December 2010

Vol. 14, No. 2

Students want to
believe they eat
modestly and pick
healthy options...
but it's not true
by K.H. Kennedy
Ink Spot contributing writer

$10 billion is spent to

advertise all types of food
and beverages to America’s
youth.
Companies use an inte-
grated approach to adver-
tise food that combines tra-
ditional media, such as tele-
vision, packaging, in-store The Seminar in Biology
advertising, sweepstakes Class decided to take a look
and the internet. These at the cereal habits of ARCC
campaigns often involve Cambridge Campus stu-
PHOTO SUBMITTED
cross-promotion with a new dents, who were quite sur-
Scott Klasen rocks it with Damascus Calling, a five-piece Christian rock emsemble for which he plays bass. The
movie or popular T.V. show. prised by the results.
group is in the process of mastering its first album. Of the 6,100 televised First, a survey was given
advertisements seen each

‘If you don't know me by now’

to 188 people; 84 males
year by young adults, 25%
of them are for cereal. See page 9

Scott Klasen reaches his hands out to all students
by Chris Johnson
staff writer
Scott Klasen, a student at Anoka-
Ramsey Community College (ARCC), is
the big man on campus.
“Scott is like time: he is always
there,” said ARCC student Elliott
Kvamme. That is probably because
Student artist, honored
Klasen is a tutor at ARCC. According to bright. Those are all marks of a great by Kathy Yaeger
Heidi Haagenson, the Academic Support tutor.” staff writer
Center Coordinator, “Scott is a star in the Klasen tutors students in math up to
Accademic Support Center. Many, many 1400, which encompasses many stu- Anoka-Ramsey
students come to him specifically in dents. Klasen also tutors environmen- Community—College
order to get tutoring help because: he is tal science, psychology, and chemistry (ARCC) student Anthony
patient, he seems to be able to get right students. VanSickle received the
to the center of the students’ questions, People’s Choice Award for
he has a good heart, and he is very See page 8 his drawing entitled
“Homebound” at the 24th
annual IMAGE Art Show

ARCC to align with Anoka Technical

Alignment of campuses to reduce administrative budgets and benefit students
by Kathy Yaeger
staff writer
Anoka-Ramsey Community—College
(ARCC) will be aligned with Anoka
Technical College. A national search will
begin immediately to find one president
to lead both colleges. Once a president
is chosen an alignment date and admin-
istrative structure will be set by the new
president.
A listening session was held at ARCC
on Oct. 11. Vice chancellors Lori Lamb
and Scott Olson were there to hear con-
cerns and field questions from the
crowd. A number of topics were dis-
cussed but they wanted to make some
points clear:
• This is an alignment not a merger
• Each campus will maintain its own
mission
• All bargaining units will be hon-
ored.
Chancellor James H. McCormick
stated in a press release, “After review-
ing all of the information surrounding
the potential for aligning services in
Anoka and Ramsey counties, I am con-
vinced that an alignment is in the best
interest of the system and our students.”
ARCC interim president Jessica
Stumpf, stated, “Initially this alignment
will accomplish decreasing administra-
tive costs to benefit students and fac-
ulty. An alignment will also provide
more course opportunities for students.”
According to the Board of Trustees a
number of different administrative
models were considered to strengthen
campuses during budgetary cuts. After
looking at other successful alignments,
such as Bemidji State and Northwest
Tech, the board decided aligning the
campuses is the best option.
Stumpf added that she was in sup-
port of the decision to merge with
Anoka Tech. She said, “This will not be a
burden on ARCC because Anoka Tech
has its own faculty and administration.
Actually, removing this presidential sal-
“For over 42 years, Anoka
Technical College has been
offering degrees, diplomas,
certificates and courses for
learners seeking skills training
for life. At Anoka Technical
College (Anoka Tech), we have
outstanding faculty and staff
who are committed to creating
success for students.”
~ Dr. Shari Olson, Interim President
Anoka Technical College
ary from the budget will result in funds
that can be used to add more faculty.
“ARCC is a strong college and I think
it will be enhanced by this alignment.”
See page 8
organized by the East
Central Regional Art
Council.
Mary Minnick-Daniels
of the East Central Regional
Arts Council stated, “The
People’s Choice award is
quite an honor. Not only
were those attending the
show opening able to vote
for People’s Choice but
many of those votes came
from other regional artists
making it a high honor,
indeed. I feel the appeal
was not only the finely
wrought execution but that
the true power of
‘Homebound’ comes in the
raw emotional power of the
piece.”
“This is a fine piece of
art and is well-deserving of
this accolade.”
The exhibition opened
Nov. 6 and ran through Nov.
20 at the Isanti County
Historical Society Heritage
Center building. Art was
featured from over 100 art-
PHOTO BY KATHY YAEGER
Anthony VanSickle’s
award-winning draw-
ing “Homebound.”
ists from the five-county
area.
After graduating from
Cambridge-Isanti High
School in 2009 VanSickle
became a full-time student
at ARCC. Although he has
been drawing since he was
a young boy, he stated, “My
skills dramatically
improved once I started
taking art classes at Anoka-
Ramsey.”
ARCC art instructor
Marko Marian stated, “Tony
has been my student for
two semesters and his level
of craft, along with his
artistic vision, has served as
a model to students around
him.”
See page 8
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Heidi Haagenson
Signs copies of her new book
page 3
new Seed plAnTed
Seeding of innovative biofuel crops
editor’s note: The incorrect ver-
sion of this story ran in the november
2010 edition of the Ink Spot.
by Holly Buboltz
staff writer
On Oct. 19, 2010, innovations
and new ideas were put into action.
On a 10-acre plot at the
Cambridge Campus of Anoka-Ramsey
Community College (ARCC) the first
seeds have been planted that will
potentially create new jobs in the
community and create new depart-
ments and experiences for the stu-
dents at ARCC.
The seeds planted are called
Honeycress, which is a type of weed.
This is the first of two new biofuel
crops, the second being Camelina.
These crops work together and yield
as much as 100 gallons of biodiesel
per acre of land in a year.
Appealing to chemistry, agricul-
ture, biology, business, and econom-
ics majors are these new seeds and
the biodiesel process. In the future
students interested will receive train-
ing and participate in research devel-
opment. “We are excited to have Ever
Cat Fuels from Isanti as our business
partner in this training program. Our
“The Mcgyan® Process uses inedible oils and chemically combines them with an alcohol (such as
methanol or ethanol) to produce biodiesel in seconds with no chemicals, no waste, and no use of pre-
cious water.” -Clayton McNeff
ARCC Vice President Mike Seymour plants Honeycress seeds.
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Campus 
news briefs
ultimate goals are to help prepare
people for green jobs and to help
 Buy cheap concert tickets
create a clean and renewable energy
source," said Jones.
at book store 
The McGyan process is used to
turn these crops into the useful The Cambridge Campus Bookstore will be selling $18 tickets
biodiesel fuels. This process is put for just $10 for a variety of entertainers performing at the
into use at the Ever Cat Fuels loca- Richard G. Hardy Center now through April. Tickets currently
tion in Isanti. McGyan is a combina- available are:
tion of the three names innovators of
this process; McNeff, Gyberg, and Yan. •Robert Robinson, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010,7:30 p.m.
At this seeding event was Clayton Robinson is a two- time Minnesota Music Award winner for
McNeff, whose father was one of the Best Gospel Artist and Group.
pioneers of the McGyan process. His
family has personally invested $7
million into this process. • Billy McLaughlin & Simple Gifts, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010,
Biodiesel technologies and the 7:30 p.m. Simple Gifts, a six-piece ensemble led by award-
McGyan process contribute to a winning musician, Billy McLaughlin, presents “ A Small Town
greener campus, energy efficiency, Christmas.”
and new jobs, says McNeff. Stephen
Jones, ARCC Coon Rapids Campus, PHOTO BY HOLLY BUBOLTZ
said, “We (at the Professional Training
Center) have been developing curric-
Clayton McNeff (left) discusses
ulum and training programs for the planting with ARCC Vice
 MnSCU request more
past two years to prepare people for President Mike Seymour.
the new green jobs that will result
funding 
McNeff added, “Thousands of jobs are
from the state's initiatives in energy The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of
potentially available [through this
efficiency and renewable energy
process]”. Trustees will request $630 million annually from the state in
industries. We are excited to be
Putting this unused 10 acres just 2012 and 2013. The request is the amount set by the
awarded a $100,000 grant from the
across from the community center on Legislature as the base last session. The request amounts to
Governor's Workforce Development
the Cambridge Campus at ARCC to a $49.7 million increase and would provide funding to pre-
Council to develop and deliver train-
use is among the many benefits that
ing for people interested in working serve quality in instructional and student support services,
will be reaped from this crop.
in the bio-fuels industry.” Clayton provide 21st century equipment in classrooms and laborato-
ries, invest in systemic efficiency improvements and sustain
cutting-edge workforce development programs.
 Haagenson signed copies
of book in Cambridge 
Academic Support Center Coordinator at the Cambridge
Campus Heidi Haagenson signed her book, “The Tenney
Quilt,” at Scout and Morgan Bookstore in Cambridge on Dec.
4. The book is based on a historical signature quilt which
Haagenson now owns that has been in her family since it
was made in 1928 in the little town of Tenney, Minn., where
her mother was born and raised. As a fundraiser to buy a
cook stove for the town hall, 700 participants, representing
the people of Tenney and its surrounding area during the
late 1920s, paid 10 cents to have their names embroidered
onto the quilt. “The Tenney Quilt,” emerged from my desire
to learn more about my own personal history,” says
Haagenson. The book is available for sale at Scout and
Morgan Bookstore in Cambridge, Minn., at common online
outlets such as amazon.com, and is in circulation at the
libraries on both Anoka-Ramsey Community College cam-
puses.
 Resource brochure 
PHOTO BY HOLLY BUBOLTZ Several years ago, Anoka-Ramsey Community College coun-
selor, Isabelle Schmidt noted that the college did not have
updated resource lists to refer students in times of crisis or
concern. Recognizing Anoka-Ramsey as a first-responder in
some instances to the needs of the community through stu-
dents, Schmidt began putting together local and regional
community service contact information for the five county
area where most students at the college reside: Chisago,
Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine.
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Money can’t The Ink Spot asked...

buy you love wHAT do you want

by Cody Carlson
for christmas?
Ink Spot staff writer

I
t’s amazing to see so many people in debt -- especially my fam-
ily members. As I watch them try to make ends meet, I think to
Ryder
“An offical Red
myself, will I be like that in the future?

200-shot
At 19 years old I still live with my parents, (no, not in their base- combine-action ir rifle.”
range model a t Kvamme
ment). I’m not financially ready to move out onto my own. There
have been times where I have had opportunities, but I’ve turn them –Ellio
down. Why get rid of what you already have?

I do what I need to do. I do my chores, I help with groceries and I

pay rent. As soon as I turned 18, I started to pay rent. My friends
ask me why I pay rent and do chores, that I should do one or the
other. I tell them that I want to do both. I am at the age where I
need to take responsibility . When I move out on my own, will I “Slippers.”
expect my mom to come over and do the chores that I need to do
around the house? Nope.
–Amanda Mar
tin
Of course you need money to live in this world so that you can buy
food and other stuff. But what if people don’t have money? How do
they survive? How do they eat? Rich families look at poor families
and say that they don’t love each other. That’s crazy. People that do
that make me sick.

The kids of the rich families like to make fun of the kids that aren’t “Tuition money.”
that rich. “Oh, your parents are poor, so that’s why you don’t have
these awesome shoes”. Money can’t define how much a family
loves one another. But “rich” people look down on the “poor” peo- – Ruth O’Hara
ple.

As the Beatles song goes,

I don’t care too much for money,
Money can’t buy me love
Can’t buy me love, everybody tells me so
Can’t buy me love, no no no, no

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Rachel Kempen
Future game designer
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Cities as Text PHOTOBY K.H. KENNEDY

Dr. Claudia Kittock (at left), along with

by K. H. Kennedy Dr. Kate Maurer, will be teaching an
Ink Spot contributor innovative hybrid class this spring to
introduce students to Minneapolis and

O
kay, so I must admit when I noticed St. Paul.
this new humanities course I thought
it was “Sex in the City”. However, after
doing a little research I stayed up until 12:01
as both observer and Tut. This will be the largest exhibit in the
a.m. to make sure I was the first to register for
participant in city Science Museum’s history.
this amazing class.
life.
This is the perfect opportunity to explore and
Dr. Claudia Evarts-Kittock and Dr. Kate Maurer
his escapade means experience the Twin Cities, while fulfilling
have created an honors course that allows for
only five seated degree or transfer credits. This will be a phe-
experiential study and exploration of
classes for the entire nomenal chance to learn, laugh and experi-
Minneapolis and St. Paul, through a wide vari-
semester with the receiving a “Go-To-Card” that can be used for ence Minnesota from your perspective.
ety of perspectives. These include creative
rest of the coursework being done on the trains and buses throughout the metro area. Seating is limited so hurry and register for
endeavors utilizing: nature, history of the cit-
road. One highlight will be attending the King Tut this groundbreaking course at ARCC,
ies, cultural and ethnic diversity and interpre-
exhibit at the St. Paul Science Museum featur- Cambridge Campus.
tations of personal emotions and reflections
Dr. Kittock said that each student will be ing authentic artifacts from the tomb of King

what will
you do?
by K.H. Kennedy

C
an I an
overfed,
co m fo r t-
ably clothed and
housed women
really under-
stand poverty?
Here is what I’d
have to abandon
to adopt the lifestyle of my 1.2 billion
neighbors who live in desperate poverty
today. First, all furniture is taken and I
am allowed one set of clothes. I get to
keep a pair of shoes because I am the
breadwinner, but my children’s shoes
must go. Electricity, water and applianc-
es were just taken. On the bright side I
get to keep a box of matches, but our
home disappears. Sorry, government and
medical are miles away and without
transportation, I am on my own. The
World Bank estimates that 1.2 billion
people live in this kind of grinding pov-
erty right now; surviving on less than
one dollar a day.

Reality check; U.S. politicians spent a

staggering $4.2 billion on campaign TV
ads in the run-up to mid-term elections.
Am I taking crazy pills? 16,000 children
around the world die each day from
hunger-related causes, while 72 million
This cartoon by ARCC student Cole Wickstrom expresses views on the dependence of electronics and technology. Wickstrom Americans are obese and yet we look
regularly produced cartoons for The Crier, a student newspaper at St. Francis High School, while he was a student there. the other way.

Here is some good news: U.S. shoppers

spent more money Black Friday weekend

sEE THE VIDEO

compared to last year, $45 million to be
exact, according to a key annual survey
released Sunday by the National Retail
Federation.

Go online to our web site Right now Student Government is col-

lecting winter clothes to support “New
www.MyInkSpotNewspaper.weebly.com Pathways”, homeless families. Right

to view a video from the Thursday, Dec. 2 concert.

now you can go to Kiva and give a
micro-loan to people from the poorest
countries. Right now you can go to
Heifer and buy a goat that will change
View other videos from the semester while you’re there. one of your neighbor’s lives. Right now
you can choose to give. What will you
choose?
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Vice president credits many with institution’s success
by Angelina Geinosky
Contributing writer
Michael Seymour is the vice president
of operations at the Anoka-Ramsey Com-
munity College (ARCC) Coon Rapids Campus.
Seymour is an anomaly; at least that’s how he
described himself.
“In the way that I work, play, and view life,
I’m a little bit different. I have the comfort
from across all social classes, in the way that
I can be up on 65 at fat boys, with a table
full of bikers and feel at home, or I could be
hobnobbing with professionals, doctors and
lawyers, and have a foundation to converse
with everybody,” said Seymour.
He has worked as the vice president of
ARCC for the last eight years. Seymour said
that now there isn’t a second that he is not
thinking of the institution. He stated that
after being involved with the college for as
long as he has, his career became bigger then
himself.
Seymour said that ARCC helped him to
mature as a person, stating that he has grown
much more patient since he took on the role
of vice president, but admits that if he had
been asked 12 years ago, he would never
have imagined himself sitting in the vice
president’s chair.
Seymour said that he has been part of
many changes he has been a part of at ARCC
over the last 12 years. He admits that noth-
ing is really done by one person. He said,
“A lot of people contribute to the success of
ARCC. I would never say, so and so works for
me, but that they work with me.”
Seymour said that he feels the biggest
impact he has had on ARCC is what he calls
the coming together of the Coon Rapids and
Cambridge campuses over the last decade.
He stated that when he came on as the
vice president, the campuses were like two
separate entities, and now the relationship
in regard to business alignment as well as
student services is better than ever.
He accredited the faculty and students
for helping to make the institution what it
is today, acknowledging that every new day
ARCC students aren’t losing their faith
by Josh Gloe
Contributing writer
It is often said that college students, even
if raised in a religious household their whole
lives, often lose their faith once they begin
to attend college. A recent survey conducted
at Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC)
gives a snapshot of various religious beliefs
and attitudes of 43 students attending the
college.
Regarding the initial issue presented,
where many students lose their religious
faith after and during their time at college,
66.7% of respondents actually said that
they expect their faith to be stronger in five
years than it was at the time of the survey.
Just 4.8% said that they thought it would
be weaker in five years, and the remaining
28.6% of students said that they expect their
religious faith to be about the same in five
years.
Of those same students polled above,
76.9% of them are currently active in
their church (attending a church service at
least once a week). 7.7% of them attend a
few times a month. The remaining 15.4%,
although they are a part of an organized
religion, do not regularly attend any of their
ARCC Vice President Michael Seymour says the hardest part about his job is finding a balance between it and family.
presents new obstacles that challenges the
established perimeters, obstacles that he and
the faculty have to find solutions to in order
to keep the “highly regarded” reputation ARCC
has earned over the years strong.
Seymour said that after time “It seems
easy. People just look around and they see
that thing are not that bad. We have facilities,
nice technology, nice do-able workloads, and
all those other things that make for a nice
place to work. Safe environment, civil people,
doesn’t just happen. It takes leadership from
the president down or the students up.”
Seymour moved to Minnesota because of
a job offer, he started working as a technol-
ogy professor at a small university located in
Austin, Minn. Seymour said that the market
was too small for his career in Austin, which
is how he ended up at ARCC, where he
started his path towards vice presidency.
religion’s church services.
When asked the broader question of
whether or not they believe in any sort of
God or supernatural creator, 93% of respon-
dents said that they did believe. Many of the
students explained that they were raised
to believe in a God and their views haven’t
changed. Others said that it makes logical
sense to them that there is a supernatural
creator of some sort, or that they believe in
a God because of what they have read in the
Bible.
The 7% of students who did not believe
in any sort of supernatural creator reasoned
that there is no evidence supporting it, but
that there is evidence to refute it.
Although 97% of the students who were
surveyed believed in God, just 83.7% belong
to an organized religion. This likely directly
correlates to the question, “In your opinion,
would the world be overall better off without
religion or with it?” The same percentage,
83.7%, as those who are in an organized
religion answered “better with religion” to
this question.
Those who believe that the world is bet-
ter off with religion argued that groups of
faith help morally guide, and that believing
in a higher power gives people hope, joy, and
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Seymour worked as what he calls “one of admitted that it was a dull, unfulfilling job
the first technology directors of the school.” and decided to pursue a more technological
He described that as a technology instruc- career. Seymour said that he had learned a
tor he usually thought in a mathematical lot in the way of computer functionality due
business-like manner, which he says is the to the ever changing technological advance-
sort of thinking he is required to use as the ments in the television production field.
Vice President as well. Seymour is now living with his wife Karla,
Seymour was born in Milwaukee, Wis. and their two children, Tori, 15 and Tyler,
1964, but he was raised in Sheboygan, Wis. 11 along with their dog Murphy Macray in
for the first half of his childhood with his Andover, Minn. Seymour stated that besides
little brother Mando, and his parents Eufemia hunting with Murphy, he mostly enjoys
and Jerry Seymour. . He explained that his spending time watching his children partici-
mother was full blooded Latino. pate in their own distinct activities. However,
Seymour attended Ferris State University he stated that he is happy to take advantage
and earned his associate and bachelor in of all the time he can get with his family; he
television production, and also earned his admitted that the hardest part of being the
master’s in teaching there, as well. After at- vice president of ARCC is finding a balance
tending Ferris State, Seymour initially worked between the college and his family.
making and editing training videos out for
the corporate offices of General Motors. He
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peace.
Students who disagreed, 16.3%, said that
religion has created war, division, and preju-
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college students will lose their faith after
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lITeRAllY One In A MIllIOn
ARCC student John Loomis suffers from rare bone disease
by Josh Gloe
Contributing writer
With every bump in the road, pain shot
through the leg of a young John Loomis.
He had yet again broken his leg, this time
in the middle of a Cub Scouts meeting.
Although it was one out of many times he
had to deal with a broken bone,
that did not dull the pain.
Loomis is one of the untilNot
Loomis, now 18 years old,
and an Anoka-Ramsey Commu- extremely rare cases later, in March of 2010,
nity College student, was born in that he did not
with brittle bones, technically
known as osteogenesis imper-
inherit his brittle
fecta. The student estimates bones from family that I had the flu. Well,
that he has broken a bone
around 50 times in his life. He
has undergone much pain, suffering, surgi-
cal treatments, and hospital time.
Through such hardship in his life,
Loomis’ faith carries him through the good
times and the bad, and he has developed
a love for music. He explained that he
continues to develop his passion in his
faith and in his music, and it helps fuel him
when times are tough, as well as when life
is not as difficult.
Loomis is literally one in a million. Only
one out of every million people diagnosed
with osteogenesis imperfecta do not receive
it genetically. Loomis is one of the extremely
rare cases in that he did not inherit his brittle strength to carry on. “It is the most important
bones from family members.
Throughout his life, Loomis has had
countless surgeries and medical procedures
to suffer through, aside from the pain of
breaking bones. In one notable case, in Janu-
ary of 2007, he had a major surgery on his
back.
“I had extreme scoliosis,” he said, “and I
had to have my vertebrae fused together.”
After a lengthy amount of time spending all
day in his bed for week after week, and after
a slow recovery, Loomis’ back is essentially
immobile. “Now I can’t bend my back,” he said. always a big part of his life. If he couldn’t
Loomis said he kept track of those last
few moments before surgery, because he
knew he would be limited after the pro-
cedure. In reference to the morning of the
surgery, he said, “I got to crack my back for
the last time at 7 a.m. that day.”
A couple of years later, in September of
2009, Loomis had an external fixator inserted using this to further his love of music, God,
into his leg through what he described as a
very painful surgical process. This was done
She sang before she could talk
by Alyssa peterson
Contributing writer
Anoka-Ramsey Community College stu-
dent Angelina Geinosky, 21, of Warrenville,
Ill., has an incredible passion for singing.
“My mom told me that I could sing before
I could talk. I don’t know if I was influenced
by Disney movies, or it could be my father’s
love of music, all I know is that apparently I
have been singing my whole life,” Geinosky
said.
Her choir director and mentor, Gordon
Krauspe, “inspired me to really go out there
and do something remarkable with my tal-
ent. He helped me discover my true passion
of music,” Geinosky said.
Geinosky showed off her talent in sev-
eral school choirs and even participated in
in hopes of extending the length of one of
his legs, as one was shorter than the other.
“I had five osteotomies,” he explained,
“and the external fixator was on my femur. I
had to daily use screws and bolts to lengthen
it.” This was, he explained, yet another severe-
ly painful process. Loomis ended up having to
stay almost completely immobile in his bed
for several more months,
December of 2009.
three months
Loomis began feeling se-
vere abdominal pain. “At
first,” he said, “I thought
members. after not eating for five
days and being in quite a
bit of pain - and that’s saying much for me - I
told mom that I thought I was going to die
one night. She said, ‘Well, I guess we should
take you into the emergency room.’”
“Well, they poked and prodded, and final-
ly, after about five hours, found the problem. I
had burst my appendix, and it had been burst
for three days. The doctor said that I would
have died that night if we had not come in.”
Throughout all of this, the suffering,
the near death experience, and the reasons
to want to give up hope, Loomis has held
his head high and grasped a higher power.
His religious faith has given him hope and
part of my life,” he said.
By writing and performing music for the
Catholic Marian group Schoenstatt (Ger-
man for “beautiful place”), which is a global
organization with several groups located in
Minnesota, he combines his spirituality with
his love for music.
Loomis has been playing piano for 10
years, cello for eight years, guitar for two
years, and the drums for two years.
Throughout his times of hardship and
troubles, pain and suffering, music was
physically play an instrument, he would be
listening to it or singing it from his bed dur-
ing his times of recovery.
Now on the rebound, Loomis is planning
on working towards his Associates in Fine
Arts degree in the area of music at Anoka-
Ramsey Community College. He plans on
and the people around him.
the Midwest Young Artists. “One of the things
I have learned over the years about my love
of singing,” she said, “is that although I love to
sing on my own, I enjoy singing much more
when I am singing in a choir.”
Geinosky’s favorite singing part in her
choir was the alto. She enjoyed it so much
more because she usually got to sing the
harmony.
Geinosky concluded, “I really enjoy all the
hard work and teamwork that comes along
with chorale music because it helped me
learn restraint and balance in my singing. I
just love how people are blessed with the gift
of song, and I think it’s amazing that, when
trained, I can use my voice the same way a
person uses any other kind of instrument.
Plus- it makes me happy.”
Where are students
coming from?
18.62%
25.03%
Students take variety
Survey of ARCC students
of paths to education
by Joe Schmitz
Contributing writer
The question for students graduating
from high school is: what is the next step?
For some students the next stage of life
is college and for some the next step may
be work.
A recent survey of 16 Anoka-Ramsey
Community College students showed that
56.3 percent of them went to school direct-
ly out of high school. Also, 25 percent of
those surveyed didn’t go directly to college
out of high school, while the other 18.6
percent are talking PSEO classes through
their high school.
Chad Jameson, a graduate of Centen-
nial High School, stated, “I took a year off
because I didn’t know what school I wanted
to attend. I know I want to major in but I
Majority of ARCC students use
loans to pay for schooling
by Angelina Geinosky
Contributing writer Do You Use Financial Aid
In a poll of 30 Anoka-
Ramsey Community College
(ARCC) students taken on April
13, 2010, two-thirds of the
students who participated in
the survey stated that they 33.5%
currently receive financial aid
to help pay for their college
expenses.
The majority of students
asked in the poll said that
tuition was the most challeng-
ing expense at ARCC, with the
cost of books at a close second. The poll
results indicate that more than half of the
students would benefit from an increase in
the maximum of financial aid awarded to
them each semester.
Of the 20 students who said that they
currently receive financial aid from ARCC,
16 of the polled students receive aid by
loan, and four by scholarships. However, 15
percent of the students who said to have
financial aid where unsure of what type of
aid they received. At ARCC, however, only
December 2010 // Page 7
High
school
Work
place
56.36% PSEO
couldn’t seem to find a school I felt com-
fortable with at the time.” Jameson is cur-
rently working at Splatball to save money
for school and plans on attending St. Cloud
State University next to major in business.
The survey also showed that of the 16
students currently attending ARCC, only 50
percent of them knew their major heading
into college.
The opinions of the students surveyed
showed that a majority 62.5 percent
thought it is a better idea to go to college
directly after graduating from high school.
Although 25.0 percent thought it would be
best to take a year off, 12.5 percent doesn’t
think it matters at all.
Whether a high school student wants
to attend college the year following high
school or not, the survey shows that it is
ultimately the student’s choice.
To Pay For College?
Yes
No
66.5%
five of the 30 students currently receive the
already existing Pell grant.
In addition to loans granted by ARCC,
some students receive loans from private
lenders. Karla Seymour, director of the
financial aid offices at ARCC, Coon Rapids
Campus, stated that private lenders are
banks, such as Wells Fargo, and US Bank.
Seymour stated that these loans usually
have a higher interest rate, which may be
why only one fifth of the students surveyed
stated they receive additional loans from
private lenders.
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Anthony Vansickle at the 24th annual IMAGe art show, standing proudly
PHOTO BY KATHY YAEGER ARCC to align with Anoka Technical
with his PCA winning drawing "Homebound" PHOTO BY KATHY YAEGER
Anthony Vansickle at the 24th annual IMAGe art show, standing proudly
ARCC to align with Anoka Technical
From page 1

Student artist, honored

FromFaculty,
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with his PCA winning drawing "Homebound" students are encour- ABOUT ANOKA

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byMichael
Michael Relitz
Relitz
who’s worried about
the ‘freshman 15’?

She’s had the best of both worlds

by ‘wow, I don’t have to take something that’s much enjoyed.”
Contributing writer
Contributing writer hard for me.’ I always enjoyed literature and
reading, and it never dawned on me that
Maurer has been teaching in one capac-
ity or another since 1989. Before coming to
who’s worried
by Joe Schmitz
Contributing about
writer BY THe

looking
Some teachers
Some
by Michael
looking
teachers obtain
toward
towardRelitz
obtain their
teaching at
teaching
their degrees
degrees
at universities,
universities,yet yet
I could study for something that I have an
affinity for.”
ARCC she taught at the University of Min-
nesota Duluth for nine years. Maurer stated,
the ‘freshman
For most col- 15’?
NUMBeRS
others preferwriter state schools
schools and and smaller
smaller com- com- lege
by Joestudents
Schmitzthe
Contributing
others prefer state Maurer explained that she was drawn “I wanted to come to a teaching-centered “freshman 15”
munitycolleges.colleges.Dr. Dr.KateKate Maurer,
Maurer,member member Contributing writer BY THe
munity
of thethe Anoka-Ramsey Community College
to teaching by example. “I had some re- school. I had some philosophical differences weighs heav- 52.6% exercise
of Some teachers obtain
Anoka-Ramsey their degrees ally good role with the approach of the four-year school.”
(ARCC)
lookingEnglish
Community towardCol-department,
teaching at“We has had the yet
are
universities, best
encouraged to get to models -- some Those differences were enough to convince
ily on their
For most col- minds; NUMBeRS
5-6 times a week
of both worlds. without exercise
lege students the
others
lege prefer
(ARCC) state schools and smaller com-
English professors who her to make the move to the smaller cam- the college15” lifestyle
Maurer was
has born know
in Little Falls, our
Minnstudents individually “freshman 21.1%
52.6% exercise
munity
department, colleges. Dr. Kate Maurer, member I just would pus of ARCC. could
and raisedbestinofSt.both Cloud, Minn where she at- weighslead heav- to exercise
of the
had
tended
the Anoka-Ramsey
a parochial
Community
high school. and spend
College time with them. ” do anything Comparing ARCC to the University of weight gain. every day
(ARCC) English
worlds. department, has Maurer
had thegrew best for. They were Minnesota Duluth, Maurer said, “I like that ily on their minds;
The exercise
“freshman
5-6 times a week
up
of bothbelieving
Maurer worlds.
was sheborn could be whatever she~ Kate Maurer amazing, which it [ARCC] is very student orientated. To me without
wanted to be, thanks to Little
her mother’s praises. 15” is the slang
the college lifestyle 57.9 % exercise
in Little
andIn
and
Maurer
raised
raised
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her early
was
in St.
in
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St.post-secondary
Cloud,Minn
Cloud, Minn where
Falls, Minn
education,
where she at-
she at- to be like them.”
made me want that doesn’t mean, bend over backwards
and do whatever the students want, but it
term
couldused lead for to the 21.1% exercise
more than 1 hour
Maurer weight
weight gainedgain. by every day
tended aawas
tended engaged
parochial
parochial high
high in school.
scientific
school.Maurer studies.
Maurer grew
grew Maurer went on to obtain her bachelor’s means I’m given the freedom to spend time first-year college
She
up believedshe
up believing
believing thatcould
she a person
could always had
be whatever
be whatever she
she degree at the University of Minnesota Du- with you, to help you to get to know you as The “freshman
to
wanted
wanted studyto something
to thanksthat
be,thanks
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her a challenge
mother’s praises. luth and followed that with a masters from
praises. opposed to, just ‘get them through, don’t
students.
15” is the slang 21.1%
57.9 %exercise exercise
to them, herbut
In her
In early
early shepost-secondary
soon became ill
post-secondary and fell
education,
education, Marquette University in Milwaukee where care about them, push them on through.’ We termOne used way fortothe between 30 and 60
behind. avoid the
weight gained by extra more than 1 hour
Maurer was
Maurer was engaged
engaged in in scientific
scientificstudies. studies. she also got her doctorate. are encouraged to get to know our students minutes
weight gain is
SheMaurer
She believed
believed recalled,
that “Whenalways
that aa person
person I was ahad
always sopho-
had While at Marquette University in individually and spend time with them.” first-year
exercise.
college
more
to study
to studyin something
college
something I got very
that
that was
was sick. I ended up
aa challenge
challenge Milwaukee, Maurer worked as a teacher’s as- Maurer explained that she is happy with students. In a 21.1% exercise
missing
to them,about
to them, but she
but she a soon
month
soon became of school,
became andfell
ill and
ill and if
fell sistant (T.A.). She stated, “I was a T.A., which her decision to make the move to a smaller
recent
Onesurveyway toof 21% exercise
between 30 and 60
you miss a month of chemistry and calculus in our field means you run the whole class. 19 Anoka-Ramsey
avoid the extra less than 30 minutes
behind.
behind. school and has no future plans on moving Community minutes
when they recalled,
Maurer
Maurer are not easy
recalled, “When
“When for Iyou
I was
was toaabegin
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with, you will never (ARCC) students,
more in
more in college
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was
ended atup that
up are the professor.” She added, “Once I started involved in teaching courses at ARCC such exercise.
52.6
In a
point
missing
missing inabout
her education
about monththat
aa month Maurer
of school,
of school, and
and had ififan doing that I really liked it. I wasn’t quite as: college writing and critical reading, Brit- recentpercent
survey said of 21% exercise
epiphany. She added, “That’s when I realized, that they exercise five to
19 Anoka-Ramsey six times per week
you miss
you miss aa month
month of of chemistry
chemistryand and calculus
calculus sure where I was going to go but I found ish literature, introduction to literature, and and 21.1 percent said less
they than 30 minutes
exercise every day.
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hard for Three students of the 19 surveyed said they
with,you
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will ’ I never
always
never enjoyed
catch
catch up.””Itliterature
up. It was
was at at thatand
that once I had to be in charge of a classroom, one day teach a special topic Shakespeare (ARCC) students,
exercise threesaid to four times per week, while
reading,
point in
point in herandeducation
her it never dawned
education that Maurer
that on me
Maurer had
had that an
an and I really enjoyed it. First it was to pay the course. 52.6 percent
Iepiphany.
could study three more of the students
five to sixsaid they perexercise
epiphany. Shefor
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added,
added, “That’sthat
“That’s when
when I have an
II realized,
realized, bills and it quickly became something I very that they
one to two
exercise
times each week.
times
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week
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affinity for.”
‘wow, I don’t have to take something that’s and 21.1 percent said they exercise every day.
that
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average,said active

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four times
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look the
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for exactly one hour and four of the 19 ex-
degree music,at the University or of Minnesota Du- Exercise
pirated
Milwaukee,
luth and followed
movies,
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software
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a a sometime
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in the past.
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University “I was a T.A.,
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1989. Before differences
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buy them. TheI try before you buy state of
liked it.
music, and those were in casesCompar- when it was resident Jammie Thomas-Rasset
the art of watching films. She also was foundto
hopes
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of Lino Lakes, Minn. of the “I19just students
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by Michel Relitz Not everybody is in line
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Minnesota Duluth, think-
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would help. “A work out partner helps make it more fun;
Game on! Anoka-Ramsey Community provement in the overall design of games. event better.”
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Kempen spoke about story-lines, graph- are SheAll this
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psych instructor believes college
is time to discover one’s true self
by Rachel Kempen
Contributing writer
Since 2006, Jennifer Liberty-Clark,
a proud member of Cambridge’s Anoka-
Ramsey Community College (ARCC) psychol-
ogy department, has been connecting with
students on more than just an intellectual
level.
To her, college is more than just shuf-
fling students around, and memorizing
certain facts. It is about a time in a student’s
life to reinvent, and discover their true
selves.
“We are all like onions, with many layers.
Peeling them back is finding our true self.
I feel like it’s a life process, for sure, but as
far as my career goes the onion has been
peeled. I have found the inner core, the
thing that was written for me to be, and
to do long before I was born,” said Liberty-
Clark.
However, Liberty-Clark didn’t always
know that she’d end up with her career path
as an educator. It took her years of peeling
back the layers, and a twist in the road to
find her purpose in life.
Psychology wasn’t anything new to
Liberty-Clark growing up. Her uncle, George
Petrangelo, was a psychology professor at
St. Cloud University. Although, it wasn’t so
much his two master’s degrees and doctor-
ate that impressed her, but his knowledge
for people, and how he interacted with
them, mentioned Liberty-Clark.
It wasn’t until college as a freshman that
Liberty-Clark truly got hooked on psychol-
ogy, she said. The final push was a general
psychology course. By 1991, Liberty-Clark
received her bachelor’s degree from the
University of Wisconsin-Stout in psychol-
ogy with an emphasis in human resource
management.
While working at a bank Liberty-Clark
went on to earn her master’s degree in 1995
at St. Cloud University with two focal areas
in counseling psychology and vocational
Career counselor once struggled too
It took years for Mary Ann Larios to discover her own calling
by Angelina Geinosky
Contributing writer
Mary Ann Larios is helping students find
their career paths everyday as a career coun-
selor at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
(ARCC); ironically she didn’t always know that
this is what she would one day be.
Larios actually changed her career path
several different times in her life before she
discovered her calling as a community col-
lege counselor. After graduating from high
school, Larios attended Macalester College
in St. Paul Minn., initially majoring in vocal
performance. However after her freshman
year she said that she decided to change her
major and transferred to Saint Benedict Saint
John University where she pursued a career
in interior design.
After graduating from St. Benedict in
1982, Larios decided it was time to “go out
and see what was out there.” She moved to
“If they leave my classes seeing
‘the cup half full rather than half
empty’, I’ve done my job.”
~ Liberty-Clark
rehabilitation. However, has life would
have it, by the time she graduated with her
degree the State of Minnesota had changed
their licensing laws. “Basically, counselors
were made obsolete with only a master’s
degree, because insurance companies
wouldn’t pay for them,” said Liberty-Clark.
“I was very disappointed and so went
back to the bank to work while I figured
out my route. I ended up working for Dale
Carnegie Training in their Minnesota branch
selling training/consulting services to for-
tune 100 and 500 companies. I also began
actually training our customers. I did that
for 10 years when I took an adjunct posi-
tion at Century Community College teach-
ing lifespan psychology,” said Liberty-Clark.
Slowly after that she eased her way
out of the training and development field
and into teaching at ARCC, Liberty-Clark
explained.
Since then she has been teaching
students about more than just theories of
psychology, and the theorists that cre-
ated them; she has been teaching them
to believe in themselves, and embrace
education, and how they can be the voice
of change in the world. If nothing else,
Liberty-Clark hopes to teach students that
they are worthy of a college education, of
being successful and grabbing happiness as
their own. “If they leave my classes seeing
‘the cup half full rather than half empty’, I’ve
done my job,” added Liberty-Clark.
Colorado Springs, Colo. and lived with her
older sister. However, due to the struggling
economy at the time Larios was decided to
move to Phoenix, Ariz. where she had heard
there were jobs available in the interior
design field.
Larios worked as an interior designer
and enjoyed it for about six years. During her
mid-20s however, she started working as a
volunteer with soon-to-be moms and real-
ized that counseling was what she calls her
real passion. “
I found I was getting so much more
reward and satisfaction from this volunteer
work then I was when I was an interior de-
signer,” Larios admitted.
Larios decided to go back to school and
received her master’s degree in counseling
from Arizona State University and later went
on to gain her doctorate in human services
from Walden University .
At first Larios was intrigued by junior
PHOTO BY KATHY YAEGER
ARCC psychology instructor Jennifer
Liberty-Clark wants her students to
learn to believe in themselves, embrace
education and see how they can be the
voice of change in the world.
high and high school counseling, but after a
couple of informational interviews, she said
she could sense that these schools were not
for her. It was a friend of her husband’s who
introduced her to community college coun-
seling, and after a couple more informational
interviews she knew that this was the job she
was meant to do.
“Typically people in a community college
are in the realm of wanting to improve their
life through education, and it’s really exciting
to be a part of that,” she said.
She admits that even though she loves
working at ARCC, her job can be hard some-
times because she doesn’t always know the
outcome of the students she has helped. “I
might have some students come talk to me
about a personal issue, or their career or
whatever it is, and that might be the end of
it. But I don’t know how their life progressed,
and I think when your in a community col-
lege setting that’s typically the case,” Larios
December 2010 // Page 11
An OVeRCOMeR
by Kirsten ellison
Contributing writer
“I think the
most interesting
thing about me
is what I have
overcome in life,”
said Michael Relitz,
a student from
Anoka-Ramsey
Community College
(ARCC).
After getting
involved in alcohol
and drugs, Relitz
went into rehab
and has been sober
for over two years
and is currently maintaining a 3.9 grade
point average in college. Relitz said, “I have
learned a lot from my past mistakes and it
has made me a better person.”
At the age of 24, Relitz met his wife
Catherine and married her six months later.
Shortly after they met, his wife joined the
Army and they then spent their first four and
a half months where she was stationed, in
Campbell, Ken. His wife was deployed twice
during that time and during her second de-
ployment, lasting 15 months, he moved back
to Minnesota and then enrolled at ARCC.
When asked whom his heroes are Relitz
responded, “My number one hero is my wife.
She is a strong woman who served proudly
in the United States Army and became a Ser-
geant.” Relitz enjoys spending time with his
wife. Their hobbies include camping in the
summer, fishing and watching T.V. He also
enjoys playing poker and golfing.
At one point in his life, Relitz didn’t have
any goals, but now he has big dreams and
is determined to achieve them. “My biggest
dream in life is to start a family with my
wife, get a good job and raise my kids to be
the best that they can be,” he said. He also
aspires to someday create a television series.
“I have a lot of great ideas that I can hope-
fully someday bring to life, and bring people
out there in T.V. land some enjoyment,” Relitz
stated.
said.
Now after what Larios calls “a long jour-
ney,” she is happy to say that she has found a
perfect match for her life. What she says she
loves most about her job is the diversity of
her workload. She says that her work excites
her because she is not always doing the
same thing over and over again.
Along with counseling Larios also takes
part in many different mental develop-
ment workshops at the school, in addition
to teaching an online career development
course. Larios said that she really enjoys the
educational environment of ARCC, saying
that she is confident in knowing that her
work associates are always supportive of her
and her different ideas.
For Larios, it is both the faculty and
students at ARCC that makes coming to
work everyday a treat. She is admits being
overwhelmed by her colleges’ fantastic work
ethic, as well as the willingness of students
at ARCC to succeed. She says she loves know-
ing that she can make a difference in their
lives and thrives on it, stating, “I wouldn’t
call it helping people, because people help
themselves, but I enjoy being on that journey
with them. To me, it’s very exciting.”
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biggest fan
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It”s back one more time everybody, if you Ink Spot staff writer
have a lull in your music life here are

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some personal recommendations brought officially have
to you by the Ink Spot staff. become the
new biggest
Cody Carlson: fan of a certain
• “Forget You”- Cee-lo Minnesota rapper.
Green Prof put on one of
• “Just a Dream”-Nelly the best shows I
• “He Loves Us”- personally have
David Crowder seen. When Prof
Kathy Yeager:
• “Shake That”-Eminem A rapper that asso- hit the stage,
• “Never There”- ciates with the I nudged my
Cake Stophouse Music
• Anything sung by Group, based out of way to the
Aretha Franklin
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the south side of front row.
Chis Johnson: Minneapolis, Prof
• “Policy of Truth”- played an 18-plus
Paul Diethelm performs in the food court on Nov. 16, 2010.
Depeche Mode show on the Nov.
• “Don”t Want to Know 19 at The Varsity

paul diethelm performed at ARCC

if You”re Lonely”- Theatre in
Husker Du Dinkytown. Prof
• “Give Blood”- Rain put togethr one of
Machine by Cody Carlson the most active,
Holly Buboltz: Ink Spot staff writer jaw-dropping, and
• “Sparks Fly”- Taylor phenomenal shows
Swift Paul Diethelm performed in the food I can speak for.
• “The Story of Us”- court at the Anoka-Ramsey Community
Taylor Swift College on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The overall entire
• “Innocent”- Taylor Swift His genre of music ranged from R&B to show was very
Chase Mccargar: country. He was asked by a couple of peo- good; other
• “Trapped in My Mind”- Kid Cudi ple to play their favorite songs; he per- Minnesota rappers like Mike Dreams,
• “Gorgeous”- Kanye West formed the popular Lynrd Skynrd song K-radio, and Laslo also put on quality sets,
• “Fire”- Prof “Sweet Home Alabama“ he later sang but I could not wait for Prof to hit the stage
Johnny Cash’s hit “Folsom Prison Blues“. and when that moment came, I nudged my
ARCC student Benjamin Rydlund said, way to the front row to make sure every-
“His smooth instrumentals went into my PHOTO BY CODY CARLSON
GeT $10 TICKeTS ears like drinking a nice cold glass of lem-
onade on a hot summer day.”
Paul Diethelm sings “Folsom Prison
thing was right there for me.

TO LOCAL Diethelm is a guitarist with over 30
years of experience. He is a singer, song-
CONCeRTS. writer and a top-notch performer. He was a
member of the Jonny Lang band and
together they have sold two platinum sell-
ing albums. Diethelm has a studio based in
Tickets for shows at Minnesota and has a arsenal of vintage
the Hardy Center in Cambridge and contemporary gear.
Diethelm also specializes in radio jin-
are for sale at the bookstore. gles and songs for music and televison
which can be heard around the world.
Blues” during a concert at the
Cambridge Campus. He performed
as part of the Cofeehouse Series.
Past performers in the Coffehouse
series have been Jerry Fraiser, Glenn
Everhart and many many more.
Find more information on Paul
Diethelm on his website http://www.
pauldiethelm.com/index.html.
If any music fan wants to go out and have
a good time, enjoy some music, and sup-
port the Minnesota rap scene, I strongly
recommend going out and seeing this man
play. Prof, much like the entire Stophouse
group, offers high tempo, meaningful songs
with a catchy hook and great lyrics to fol-
low. He has released an album, “Project
Gampo,” and a few other mixtapes. To find
his music go to stophousegroup.com.

STUDENT RUSH
tickets are just $5. Arrive at the box
office 30 minutes before each show to You’re due to “You better check yourself before you wreck yourself.”

get the discount. Seat location
depends on seat availablity.
See calendar at:
hardycenter.com
DeCeMBeR SHOWS
• Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., Robert
Robinson, gospel Christmas
show
• Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., Billy
McLaughlin & Simple Gifts,
acoustic Christmas show
watch this
“Ironman” and “Sherlock Holmes,” you know you can’t go wrong.
The pair plays off one another in somewhat less than witty banter. In
fact it is rude, dry humor, yet enticingly hilarious. Peter (Downey Jr.)
says what is on his mind whether it be bashing Ethan’s (Galifianakis)
dog, Sonny, or telling him he’s an idiot in lengthy and intelligent
by Holly Buboltz
Ink Spot staff writer
sounding phrases. Ethan does what he wants, from taking a pit stop
for a marijuana purchase to feeding his dog a waffle at the table.
D
While it is evident that Downey Jr. has much more skill as an actor,
ue Date” featuring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis is a
Galifianakis possesses a newborn charm that you will surely find
hilarious must see. Appealing to teenagers and 20-some-
entertaining.
things, this movie is about a man named Peter Highman
(Robert Downey Jr.) and his tumultuous road trip with a stranger
One aspect of this movie that I found to be a bit annoying was the
named Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis). Highman is forced to
fact that bad things kept happening with seemingly no end. These
endure an excruciating cross-country trip after Ethan gets them both
kicked off their flight to L.A. and put on a no fly list.
untimely terrible events, like Peter getting put on a no fly list or get-
ting shot, that kept recurring one after another started to become a
bit tiresome by the end of the film.
From the beginning moviegoers can be assured they will be in for gut
wrenching laughter. With quotes like “You better check yourself
before you wreck yourself,” and “Dad you were like a father to me,” it
Despite some quirky aspects to this movie, it was enjoyable and
hilarious. For your own sake I’d recommend seeing it in theatres,
is sure that audiences will be repeating these sacred words for
months and years to come. With SNL mogul and “Hangover” actor
rather than being left in the dark while your friends around you quote
the movie.
Galifianakis, and Downey Jr. the star of countless hit movies like
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News from
STUDeNT GOVeRNMeNT
by natasha Klobe
Vice President
The smoking policy has been in
ongoing discussions since last year.
Before the Interim President made her
final decision, she asked for our
comments. As of now, the plan is to
Natasha Klobe move to a smoke-free campus in
January 2011.
Thr Winter Clothing drive went
really well! All of our donations went
to New Pathways again! Please stop in
to the Student Government office if
you have any items to donate to New
Pathways, we will see that it gets
News from
PHI THeTA KAPPA
by nate Schleif
Public Relations, Alpha Delta Upsilon
This has been quite a busy month
for Phi Theta Kappa. We are starting
to pull everything together for our
Honors in Action program. The topic
this year is The Democratization of
Information. We are focusing on how
Nate Schleif language (i.e. grammar and spelling)
has changed over the years. We have
created a test and have given it out
to people from different generations.
We’ve been The residents at Grace Point Crossing
working have been the older generation whom
with seniors we have tested against college
students at ARCC. Megan Aho and
to see who Douglas Sjerven have been working
is smarter. with the residents at Grace Point
Crossing, and the two of them said
Residents that they have been having lots fun.
When the test results came back from
at Grace- both of these groups, the Grace Point
Point Cross- residents scored, on average, higher
ing scored than the college students! This goes to
show that things like texting may be
better on making some of us lacking in basic
spelling grammar skills.
and gram- We also held a teacher
appreciation dinner on Nov. 15. There
mer tests was at least 20 teachers that were
than ARCC present. The theme of the dinner was
students. a crock pot luck. We had one wall of a
classroom full of various dishes all
cooked in crock pots. All the teachers
that were there said they had a good
time and were appreciative of our
News from
HeART’S ABLAze
by Scott Klasen
Hearts Ablaze President
Hearts Ablaze has been doing a lot
this semester and we’re still keeping
things rolling. This semester’s small
group is on Wednesdays from noon to
1p.m. in room F107. We’re been having
some great discussions and an even
Scott Klasen better time!
Also, every other Thursday night at
9 p.m. we go to hearts ablaze half off
appetizers at Applebee’s for a fun time
there!
We are still working on getting the
“Clothes Line Project” off and running
in the spring.
Kirsten Kennedy and Natasha
Kolbe traveled to Winona State
University and attended the MnSCU
“Social Justice and Leadership Retreat”
It was an amazing experience, and we
are hoping to get some of the
entertainment from the weekend to
come to the Cambridge Campus; watch
for it in the spring.
In March, Cambridge will be
hosting a multi-media concert event
called, “A Girl Named Vincent” The
There was a festive atmosphere
and the air was filled with the
laughter of our guests during the
faculty appreciation dinner on
Nov. 15. At least 20 teachers were
present. Meals were served from
various crockpots. All the teach-
ers said that they had a good time
and were appreciative of our
effort to acknowledge all that
they do. Again, I say thank you on
behalf of Phi Theta Kappa.
effort to acknowledge all that they do.
So again, I say thank you, on behalf of
Phi Theta Kappa, to all the teachers
here at ARCC.
I also want to say good luck to all
the students here at ARCC. Finals week
is soon upon us, and we all know how
stressful it can be. Just relax and all
your hard work will soon pay off.
of fellowship and a time to meet new
people. Our last Applebee’s night of the
semester is this Thursday, Dec. 16 at
9p.m. Everyone is welcome!!!
Hearts Ablaze is doing a Toys for
Tots toy drive- be sure to get involved,
let your classes and friends know about
it, it will go through till end of the
semester. The box is in front of the
activities center and another by the
front door. The toys go to local kids and
will sure brighten their Christmas!
We are planning on caroling on Dec
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show will be some of Edna St Vincent MEETINGS ARE HELD
Millay’s early poetry set to music, Tuesdays, 12:15 to 1 p.m., G201
historical and biographical narrative,
and images.
Our last meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 7 FOR MORE INFO
2010 at 12:15 p.m. in G201. Office: E-203A
If you are interested in becoming a Phone: (763) 433-1890
part of student government, please E-Mail:
stop in the office or just show up to a studentgov_cc@anokaramsey.
meeting! We are looking ahead to edu
spring semester and looking at
Advisor: Cindi Gilbert
everyones schedules to pick a date and
time that works for most everyone!
Have a safe and happy holiday and Look for us on Facebook!
winter break!
MEETING ARE HELD
Wednesdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.,
Room F223
FOR MORE INFO
kathleen.hoffman
@anokaramsey.edu
Advisor: Kathleen Hoffman
17- Meet at the college around 4 p.m. MEETINGS ARE HELD
(before that we plan on dropping on the Wednesdays, noon to 1 p.m. F107
Toys for Tots at a drop site in town) and
Thursday, 9 p.m., Applebee’s
go house to house singing Christmas
songs. Afterwards we may come back to
the school and play a Wii. Then there is FOR MORE INFO
a Party at Leigh’s house at 7 p.m. and we heartsablaze.arcc@gmail.com
are all welcome; it is a Christmas mur- Advisors: Jennifer Liberty Clark &
der mystery party so you can dress up Brad Wold
formal if you want! The party is also a
potluck. Event details subject to change.
For club information you can also
check us out on our Facebook group page and ask questions.
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News from
VeTeRAN’S CLUB (VMSO)
by dan Heinks
Adviser
The Vet’s Club sponsored the Honor
Guard from the Minnesota National
Guard, in honor of Veteran’s Day, on
Nov. 6 at the college flag pole. Snacks,
coffee, and punch was served.
The Vet’s Club meetings are held
Dan Heinks
Help us
plan future
events.
CHOIR
News from
by Alicia Kase
On Nov. 12 members of the ARCC
Student Concert Choir packed their
purses for an all-day tour. The students
caravanned to the Coon Rapids
Campus where they participated in an
exchange concert with the Coon
Rapids Campus’ Concert Choir.
Alicia Kase Afterwards, they all traveled down
to the U of M School of Music and
enjoyed a brief lunch in the cafeteria.
However, this was not what they were
here for. After lunch, everyone gathered
into the choir room for a Clinque with
the U’s Director of Choral Activities
Kathy Saltzman Romey. The students
performed two of the pieces they were
STUDeNT NURSeS ASSOCIATION
News from
by Shay Carchedi
Good afternoon fellow nursing and
pre-nursing students! The SNA would
like to say HUGE congratulations to the
graduating class of 2010! All of your
hard work has finally paid off and we
wish you all luck in your upcoming
Shay Carchedi careers!
Our spring semester schedule for
SNA meetings are still being
coordinated, so look for signs in our
information window (located next to
E241). The meeting dates will also be
News from
GSA
The Gay Straight Alliance is looking for new club members, and also
looking to fill officer positions. We will be having officer elections in January
2011. Please watch for signs around campus as to the exact date of
elections. Also, watch for signs around campus about our new meetings time
on the second Wednesday of each
month at 1 p.m. in the Vet’s center. All
vets are welcome to attend an help
plan future events. We sponsored a
bowling and pizza party at Junction
Bowl on Friday, Dec. 3 at 5-7 p.m.
currently working on for Ms. Romey:
“Erev Shel Shoshanim,” a Hebrew love
song by Moshe Dor and Josef Hadar
and arranged by Jack Klebano, and
“Gloria in Excelsis Deo” from Franz
Joseph Haydn’s “Heiligmesse” and
arranged by Russel Robinson. She in
turn offered advice and constructive
criticism to help the students improve,
not only on those two songs, but in
their general choral skills as well.
After the Clinique, everyone
traveled to the Rosedale Mall for some
supper from the food court, and some
shopping for those who weren’t
hungry. Then it was back to the U for a
choir concert in the Ted Mann
Auditorium.
posted in the Student Life office area.
Keep in mind that our meetings are
geared towards helping each other to
be successful, and we want to see
more of your glowing faces at the
meetings.
This semester we would like to
focus on and create more
opportunities to practice our skills and
learn from each other!
At our last meeting, we were
privileged to hear Beth Knudtsen-
Spears speak about her specialty area
of alternative medicine. It was a great
December 2010 //Page 11
MEETINGS ARE HELD
Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Vets Center
FOR MORE INFO
veterans_cc@anokaramsey.edu
763-433-1390
Advisor: Dan Heinks
we HOnORed
OUR VeTeRAnS
In honor of Veteran’s day,
the Vet’s Club sponsored
the Honor Guard from the
Minnesota national Guard,
on nov. 6.
The students had a blast and many MEETINGS ARE HELD
are eager to enroll in Concert Choir Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30
next term to see what the next Day a.m. to 12:45 p.m. E244
Tour has in store. They all agree that
Ms. Romey is a rock star and are eager
to participate in another Musical
FOR MORE INFO
Clinique with her. Advisor:
If the above events sound like the Sharri VanAlstine
perfect day to you, then don’t forget to
enroll in the Spring Semester 2011
Concert Choir for one credit or as a
free extra-curricular. Don’t worry if you
can’t read music, or have never had
any choral experience before, Concert Cambridge Campus Concert Choir
Choir is for students of all skill levels. welcomed everyone to come to the
All you need is a love for music. Winter Concert on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in
However, this semester is not yet the evening. They performed alongside
over, and the students of the the Guitar Ensemble.
discussion and we want to thank her MEETINGS ARE HELD
for taking the time to speak to us! Some Thursdays, noon
If you have any questions about
Room E241
the meetings, or want some more
information about the Student Nurses
Association contact: Alanna Tuttle FOR MORE INFO
atuttle6698@msn.com or Deb Mansell Office: E-203D
dfmansell@msn.com Phone: (763) 433-1839
We are wishing you a great Alanna Tuttle:
Christmas holiday and a Happy New atuttle6698@msn.com
Year!
Deb Mansell:
dfmansell@msn.com
Advisor: Gwen McDonald
and location. If you are interested in becoming a member, please stop by the
GSA office in the Student Club area; talk to Dr. Claudia Kittock; or talk to the
president Jennifer Miller.
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InTROdUCTIOn TO HOlISTIC HeAlInG
ARCC instructor Valerie Lis teaches
introduction to holistic healing.
Natasha Baer, is the program direc-
tor for Integrative Health and Healing
(IHH) at Anoka-Ramsey Commu-
nity College(ARCC). “The program was
started in 2004 by Sheila Judd who
had a passion for alternative medicine
and wanted ARCC to be the first in the
community to offer certificates and AS
programs in this field,” said Baer. “Our
professors all hold at least a master’s de-
gree, plus many of them hold additional
certificates in the field of integrative
medicine.”
ARCC offers an Associate in Science in
Integrative Health and Healing Degree
and a Certificate in Integrative Health
and Healing. Both of these programs
are offered at the Therapeutic and Holis-
tic Health Center (THHC) on Round Lake
Boulevard in Coon Rapids.
Some classes that are offered include:
*Energy Healing
*Movement and Body Manipulation
Therapies
*Introduction to Massage/Reflexology
*Aromatherapy
*Mind/Body Connections
*Spirituality and Healing
*Basics in Business and Ethics in Holistic
Healing
*Introduction to Qigong
Baer receives five to 15 calls per week
from students interested in this pro-
gram. She relates, “It continues to grow
and classes are mostly full. We have
recently expanded the program to offer
some day classes and this fall will be
offering the intro course on the Cam-
bridge campus.” She can be reached at
763-433-1707 or her email address is
natasha.baer@anokaramsey.edu .
LIKE TO WRITE?
by Rosalie Young
Contributing writer
In Anoka, a northern suburb of Minne-
apolis, people are learning to heal patients
without touching them. Often thought of as a
product of the hippie generation, alternative
medicine is now being taught at the least
expensive community college in the state of
Minnesota. Anoka-Ramsey Community Col-
lege (ARCC) offers these new-age classes in
therapeutic touch, energy healing, massage,
reflexology, wellness coaching and body ma-
nipulation therapies for college credit. Sound
intriguing?
To begin the journey in the realm of holis-
tic healing, the first step lands the adventurer
in a class called the Introduction to Holistic
Healing. The soft-spoken, professor, Valerie
Lis, offers a comfortable seat in a packed
classroom where four chairs share a table.
The 20-pound text book lies center stage in
front of each student with a myriad of de-
signer notebooks residing upon or near their
inspiration. As most classes involve all new
relationships, a getting-to-know-each-other
exercise binds the students closer in spirit.
With a relieved sigh, the class absorbs the
announcement that there would be no tests
in this class; but projects, research papers
and journaling online will be the method of
class evaluation.
Each class period is started with a center-
ing exercise. One form is a guided imagery
session. An example would include, “Now
close your eyes. Try to relax your body from
the soles of your feet to the crown of your
head. We will now take a journey. Imagine
yourself in a forest in northern Minnesota. It
is a hot summer day, but you are in the deep
woods where it is cool and dark. Everywhere
around you is the rich smell of green growing
things and damp earth. Breathe it in. Your
eyes are filled with a deep, deep relaxing
green. The forest floor is dappled with light
drops. You can hear a stream gurgling a few
feet away. Look up-- is that a deer? Yes, a doe
and twin fawns are drinking right there. They
are sooo close. Your breath startles them and
they bound away with one little one paus-
ing long enough to look you in the eye. You
smile, it is so sweet….”
This class offers an awakening experience
into the other-worldly sensitivities. Mentally,
physically and spiritually we combat, engage
and interact with the forces of nature. This
class is the beginning of understanding
what is involved in the field of integrative
medicine. “The ‘woo-woo’ effect is one such
interesting element,” says Lis. “When energies
are flowing throughout the classroom and
students can tap into the flow, a ‘woo-woo’ or
‘hairs-standing-up-on-the-back-of-your-neck’
phenomena can be felt.”
The intuitive responses that a mother
feels for her child are waves of energy that
can be directed, enhanced, developed and
used. Biofeedback is a therapy whereby a
patient learns to control the energies and
effects within themselves. “Women in our
culture are allowed to develop their right-
brain centers while men are relegated to the
left brain development,” says Lis. “Although
the make up of the class is customarily only
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when 10 students were polled on their experience in this class, 100 percent of the respon-
dents vowed they would return and take more energy healing classes.
ten to 20 % male, the numbers have been
increasing as the society allows men to be-
come more right-brain oriented.” Right brain
in this instance refers to the sensitive side of
problem solving.
A skill for ridding the self of unwanted
behaviors is one that Lis uses in her Emo-
tional Freedom Techniques (EFT) business
and teaches this skill to her students.
The students are introduced and invited
to develop relationships with other Comple-
mentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
practitioners. Different types of alternative
medicine practices were presented in a mini-
exposition forum during one class session.
This included aura-chakra readers, herbal-
ists, massage masters, ear-coning therapists,
hypnotists and EFT practitioners.
“Have you ever had your aura read?”
asked the diminutive lady, Michele Bergh,
sitting behind a desk. Most of the students
are newcomers to alternative medical tech-
niques and are astonished and yet intrigued
with the cards showing their individual
full-body auras. A laid-backed elderly student
had a glowing yellow essence with a pink
brain-chakra. The card read that she was cre-
ative, easy going, intellectual, philosophical
and optimistic. On looking at the scan, Bergh
asked, “Are you tired?”
“Unbelievably so,” was the student’s
response. “I’ve just come from a very difficult
math class and it can be a lot of work to
switch to the other half of my brain.”
Pupils are taught how to diagnose an
ailment through energy scanning with only
their hands gliding over a subject without
touching it. As with most individual learning
abilities, the students’ outcomes are varied.
When 10 students were polled on their
experience in this class, 100 percent of the
respondents vowed they would return and
take more energy healing classes. Before
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they became students in this field, they were
asked what they thought they’d be learn-
ing: one student, Mike, replied that he was
looking for alternative options for health, but
he had no idea how much more there was to
‘alternative’.
In the three-hour, once-a-week class, con-
cepts that the traditional American medical
model have tried to suppress are entertained
and researched. Students are encouraged to
acknowledge their ‘gut’ responses and look
for a better understanding of the spiritual life
force that medical science can’t prove, and
therefore ignores.
Not only are these classes offered at
ARCC, but all around the metropolitan area
of Minneapolis and St. Paul, education in
the CAM categories of mind-body medicine,
energy medicine and biologically based prac-
tices are offered. St. Catherine’s University,
the largest women’s university in the United
States, is located in the heart of St. Paul and
currently offers a master’s program in Ho-
listic Health Studies. One of the pioneering
programs in the country with its inception
25 years ago, St. Kate’s has the distinction of
helping to shape this growing field.
The basis for St. Kate’s master’s program
is this, “Health is influenced by the intercon-
nection of the physical bod, emotions and
thoughts, spiritual beliefs and rituals, cultural
identity and practices, and community and
environment. All living systems coexist in
a web of relationships, inseparable for the
whole.”
If this subject strikes an interior answer-
ing tone, a nod of acceptance and recognition
of truth, learn more about the ARCC program
by contacting Lis. She explains, “Intro (to
Holistic Healing) is special. I love the trans-
formation of individuals-especially those who
were skeptical.”