wwwmuskegonccedubaywindow

Monday November 7 2011Issue 3 Volume 12

MCC Menrsquos Cross Country 8 Occupy MuskegonGrand Rapids 5 Art Prize 7

MCCrsquos ldquoShort Circuitrdquo sets World Record See story page 3

Career-focused

We specialize in three of the top five career fields business technology and health Our courses give you the skills employers want And wersquoll transfer as many of your credits as possible mdash even occupational and experiential credits Keep working toward the career yoursquove been dreaming of We offer flexible schedules and generous transfer scholarships Call or click today

Get where the world is going

BusinessTechnologyHealth

Come visit our campus at 6191 Kraft Avenue SE Grand Rapids or 643 S Waverly Road Holland

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Transfer-friendly

News 3 MCC World Record Enrollment Decrease

Features 4 Halloween Costume Contest Drinking and Driving Education

Opinions 5 Occupy Muskegon Grand Rapids

Opinions 6 Occupy Muskegon Local Activism David Sedaris Information Commons Behavior Entertainment 7 Artprize Three Musketeers Movie Review Sports 8 Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo Menrsquos Cross Country Kring and Zimmer All-Region Blohm Out for Wrestling Season

Editors

Erica Scott ndash Editor-in-ChiefBenjamin Glick ndash Opinions Editor

Andres Lazo ndash Sports EditorChris Cordle ndash Photo Editor

Staff

Writers Bianca Bova Desire Burley

Stephen FoltynewiczRichard Rodriquez

Casey Webb

PhotographyKimberly PageAshley Shira

Julia Sugarbaker

DesignLayoutAlec Batchelder Kenneth Bryant

James Carey Kimberly Page Ashley Shira

Tammy Wilhelm

Advisors

Federico Martinez Teresa Sturrus Sheila Wahamaki Julie Weller

Tuition is up and student enrollment is down at Muskegon Community College this fall But the news isnrsquot all bad says MCCrsquos top administrator Despite a 27 decline MCCrsquos fall enrollment is still the 2nd highest in the schoolrsquos history said President Dale Nesbary The number of student credit hours is also down 61 percent ndash meaning that students are also taking fewer classes Nesbary said there are several likely reasons for MCCrsquos enrollment drop MCC board of trustees earlier this year approved a 58 percent tuition hike for students this fall the college has also been hurt by the elimination of federal aid for displaced workers who can no longer afford college The problems have forced MCC to look at other resources to help financially-strapped students he said ldquoWe added programs to help the students with expensesrdquo said Nesbary ldquoThat way the number of enrolled students

Enrollment Decrease Result of Rebounding Economy Nesbary says

ERICASCOTT

would remain high or eventually increaserdquo According to the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Community College Weekly Enrollment Report a total of 27 community colleges have reported a student enrollment decrease this fall Those schools have included Grand Rapids (178 percent) Westshore (185) Jackson (127) Kellogg (104) Delta (27) Macomb (22) Montcalm (21) and Oakland (59) ldquoThe economy plays a part in the decreaserdquo said Nesbary ldquoThe more the economy improves the fewer students feel the need to get an education ldquoThere is a direct relationship between education level and income People not knowing this will cause them to drop out of school and lower the collegersquos head countrdquo Many MCC students have elected to continue their schooling because a degree will increase their chances for long-term financial stability ldquoI gave up my job to continue with schoolrdquo student Seanice Johnson ldquoI was losing sleep and I did not have time to study I was getting Arsquos and Brsquos but when I started working my grades dropped I was not going to give up my education for a jobrdquo

Muskegon Community College which has earned many accolades since becoming the arearsquos first college 85 years ago added the prestigious title of ldquoworld record holderrdquo this week The National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) officially informed the College on Thursday that its dragster ldquoShort Circuitrdquo built and operated by MCC students and faculty established the 48-volt world mark of 4847 mph over a quarter-mile on Saturday at the US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich North Muskegonrsquos Ryan Lubbers an MCC student and the Motor Sports Club president was behind the wheel but achieving the global standard belongs to hundreds at the College according to Al Thomas the MCC Automotive Technology faculty member who has guided the Short Circuit project since its inception in 2008 ldquoThere have been four years of many many people working on thisrdquo he explained ldquoWhile my Hybrid and Alternative Fuels class was the main group in designing and building this car doing the research and development and putting together the components that other classes could not they were not alone Hundreds of students have been involved not only in automotive technology but in welding machining CAD electrical graphics and throughout our entire Technology Department wing Automotive Technology instructor Allen Thomas fourth from the left poses with his students and the world record-setting Short Circuit electric dragster at US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich Pictured left to right are Ryan Lubbers Lucas Mayhugh John Broadbent Thomas Pete Studeman Adam Green Eric Wilson and Jedidiah Kuepfer ldquoWhat happens here typically is we build the cars in classes where the work is applicable If wersquore working on steering then we do that in alignment and suspensionrdquo Thomas singled out the dedication and contributions of Dave McCloud an MCC student and retired engineer whose

MCC Becomes a World Record HolderCourtesy of Muskegon Community College

involvement dates to being part of the very first class that ldquodesigned and hatched the ideardquo Owning a world record has only whetted the competitive zeal of Thomas and his students ldquoI did this so my student could see successrdquo he noted ldquoThe means arenrsquot as important as the achievement We did our homework and shot for a couple of records that we could legitimately achieve the eighth-mile and quarter-mile The eighth-mile which we didnrsquot get was set back in 2003 The quarter-mile was wide open No one owned it Back then it wasnrsquot technologically feasible to go that distance ldquoShort Circuit is a constant work in process Wersquore learning every time we take it out Quite honestly wersquore trying to figure out what happened on Saturday because it didnrsquot go as fast as we thought it should Our calculations said we should have gone 93 miles per hour based on our previous testing with an accelerometerrdquo Thomas explained that the racing season is rapidly coming to a close so the MCC crew may have to wait until next spring for a crack at a new record Like those who went before them the current crop of MCC students will use the winter months to tweak the vehicle for its next outing For his part Thomas says he must seek alternative sources of funding if MCC hopes to eclipse the eighth-mile world record ldquoWe would need to add some technological expertise and funding somewhere between $7000-10000 for a battery pack and the same amount for a pair of new motorsrdquo he explained Whether or not a new record is on the horizon Thomas says his MCC students are interested in acquiring the skills associated with the emerging alternative fuel field ldquoI think the opportunity exists for employment in the field beyond these classesrdquo he explained ldquoA lot of our students are interested in making a vocation and a future out of battery or electric car opportunities I started the Hybrid and Alternative Fuels class four or five years ago Itrsquos popular Itrsquos been full every time wersquove offered it ldquoWhat has happened is wersquove ridden numerous waves of popularity for electric power over the years Therersquos been some push then a decline Wersquove watched this over and over Itrsquos been a cycle I think we have the most momentum wersquove ever

had right now in part because of the federal governmentrsquos push to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and the fact that we are now producing huge amount of ethanolrdquo

Automotive Technology instructor Allen Thomas fourth from the left poses with his students and the world record-setting Short Circuit electric dragster at US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich Pictured left to right are Ryan Lubbers Lucas Mayhugh John Broadbent Allen Thomas Pete Studeman Adam Green Eric Wilson and Jedidiah Kuepfer

Photo courtesy of MCC

3The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

NewsNews

4 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

FeaturesFeatures

Muskegon Community College Student Halloween Costume Contest Voterrsquos ChoiceAwards GreatPrizes to theldquoBest Dressedrdquo

Erica ScottThe Bay Window

The Halloween Costume Contest continues Monday October 31 2011 was Halloween On that day MCC held its Halloween Costume Contest Students were encouraged to dress up and participate Costumes were worn to the Student Life Office (Room 103) between 10am and 1pm and pictures were taken of their costume and posted under Special Events on the MCC website Students voted for their favorite costumes by visiting wwwmuskegoncceduevents and submitting an email to Campus Life Voters could only vote once

The 1st place winner gets a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles the 2nd place winner gets a $30 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles and the 3rd place winner gets a $20 gift certificate to Barnes

and Nobles This yearrsquos winners whom will remain anonymous are 1st place Wicked Witch of the West 2nd place Edward Scissorhands 3rd place Medieval Warrior

Last yearsrsquo winners were 1st place Gumby 2nd place (tie) Medieval Princess 2nd place (tie) Butterfly- ladybug 3rd place Man dressed as a woman

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeThird Place - Medieval Warrior

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeSecond Place - Edward Scissorhands

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeFirst Place - Wicked Witch of the West

On October 19 the Coalition for a Drug Free Muskegon County and Muskegon Alcohol Liability Initiative (ALI) were on

the MCC campus to promote safe driving habits In order to give students a feeling for how hard it is to drive while impaired there was a computerized Drunk Driving Simulator set up in the Student Union A student could head outside to the main parking lot where they had the GEM car available to test drive They had a small course set up with orange safety cones that you had to drive around This would not be much of a challenge except for the fact that they had the students wear special goggles on their head which blurred their vision Needless to say there were a few orange cones that took quite a beating that day Even though the day was overcast it still was fun for anyone who got an opportunity to drive the car There was talk of possibly doing this again in the spring for those who were unable to attend this event

Educating Students The Dangers of Drinking and DrivingKimberly Page The Bay Window

Photo by Julia SugarbakerStudents were encouraged to try a drunk driving simulation program provided by Muskegon ALI

DIGEST

PRioRity RegistRation Muskegon Community College Priority Registration for Winter Classes starts on Monday November 07 Donrsquot forget to sign up and get those classes in your schedule early The more credits you have now the earlier you can sign up Go to httpwwwmuskegonccedupages2022asp to view the earliest date you are elgible to register on WebAdvisor

Check out Muskegon ALIrsquos Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcompagesFacethebook-Muskegon144257355639633

If you are attending college and have student loans maybe unemployed without health insurance or on the verge of losing your home then yoursquore just like 99 of all Americans The wealthiest are the 1 of Americans and they have the most political influence The time has come to admit that the system we follow has a problem Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is a people empowered movement for democracy that began on September 17th with an encampment in the financial district of New York City There are many smaller public outcroppings coming forth throughout the US and now throughout the world The one purpose and goal in mind is to show solidarity for the people who occupy Wall Street The world is now listening There are a wide variety of complaints and goals from the Wall Street protesters The environment labor standards housing policy government corruption World Bank lending practices unemployment and increasing wealth disparity Many people have been affected by many aspects of the same system and are symptoms from the same problem Whether we agree or not is not the problem We all know that there are investment bankers getting rich on Wall Street while things for the rest of us are getting tougher This movement is not about a victory but rather a movement of sustainability Muskegon now has it chance to show solidarity Occupy Muskegon was first presented on October 15th in Hackley Park and has been a presence ever since Facilitators from West Michigan have made their way to New York to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations and have came back to help facilitate and educate others of the main objectives in OWS There is no single person in charge it is strictly a horizontal organization something our current system shows no knowledge

of A horizontal organization is a type of social organization which implies equality for everyone participating in a group or society There is no hierarchy and it is the opposite of a vertical organization in which some people make decisions and others obey them This method is used to take decisions through general assemblies Occupy Muskegon (OM) began its occupation at 557 W Clay a private residence owned by former Muskegon City Commissioner Scott Sieradzki As this is being typed the site has been moved a half block down to a new site located on 6th and Clay Ave with regards to the seniors living in the area Daily general assemblies are held at 600 pm at the 6th and Clay Ave campsite Saturday and Sunday rallies will be at 1200 pm at Hackley Park Friday October 21st started the first designated march between noon and 300 pm called ldquoOperation Cash Backrdquo at the Bank of America on Henry Street What they wish to accomplish is that anyone with money in any Bank of America withdraw it or transfer it to a credit union or smaller bank Show solidarity and be a part of the movement for the 99 of Americans This is a US wide event As you may know Bank of America has made the decision to charge $5 monthly fees for debit card users It has been met with consumer backlash calls for boycotts and the start of a migration away from the big bank to smaller banks and credit unions There will be ongoing protests

every Friday at the same times but different locations will be discussed at general assembly meetings Anyone interested should attend Also everyone is welcome to join the occupation at the Clay Ave site as long as they are respectful of the neighbors For more information on assemblies general meetings and information please follow them on Facebook by searching for Occupy Muskegon They are currently working on a domain and a website will be up very soon If anyone would like to volunteer at OM they are in need of people to help

KENNETHBRYANT

Photo by Kimberly PageProtesters from Muskegon and Grand Rapids gathered recently at a rally held in Grand Rapids

setup share ideas and help organize the OM assemblies Also OM is in need of donations Donations should include coffee hot cocoa rain ponchos and cold weather gear They are living in tents Food donations are also being accepted Another great website to gather information and become educated in group dynamics of the peoplersquos assemblies is httptakethesquarenet Now is the time to have your voice be heard Become involved and stay informed

Photo by Kimberly PageSome ldquoOccupyrdquo movement members preferred to remain anonymous and wore masks to the rally in Grand Rapids

5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Occupy Muskegon Grand Rapids Movement Let Your Voice Be Heard

DIGEST

gRafitti fiLM and aRt The MCC Art and Design Club will be hosting a free film in the Overbrook Theater on November 09 2011 at 500 pm The film ldquoExit Through the Gift Shoprdquo will be focusing on the work of a famous and evasive grafitti artist named Bansky The film has won 19 film awards and was nominated for an additional 13 film awards This film will kick off a fundraiser for the Art and Design Club They will be selling wooden squares with different paint finishes for any MCC student to make their own grafitti Various sizes and price ranges will be available The club will hang these grafitti squares on an external wall of the MCC campus

OpinionsOpinions6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011

Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Information Commons Misbehavior

BIANCABOVA

TAMMYWILHELM

Photo courtesy of Muskegon Community CollegeDavid Sedaris literary humorist

The Information Commons lab at MCC is a place where students go to get assignments done Of course there are those who need to get their games played and unwind from classroom stress There are rules to be followed no eating no talking on cell phones no open drinks and talking is to be done quietly if it is academic related Students know this yet the immature ones see how far they can go with breaking them From infancy one has pushed the limits to see what they could get away with But this is college and that kind of behavior needs to be left out of this setting

Most people who are subject to those who choose to break the rules do not report it for their own reasons But when given a survey regarding this subject they gladly gave their opinion When asked ldquoWhen those who are breaking the rules andor being disruptive do you think that the innocent student should be the one who goes to the adjoining quiet room (like they are the ones being punished)rdquo ndash Fourteen out of fifteen students surveyed wrote ldquoNordquo When asked ldquoInstead of the ones who are obeying the rules do you think that the ones breaking the rules or being disruptive be the ones sent to the quiet room After all shouldnrsquot the ones breaking the rules be the ones made to use the old computer equipment and not the ones obeying ndash Many said lsquoyesrsquo and some even said they should be lsquomade to leaversquo One person said that they ldquoshould be grouped upon majorityrdquo That is clearly one person who thinks rules are meant to be broken When asked ldquoRules have been

put in place for everyone to be able to take advantage of the computer lab When rules are broken do you feel that steps should be taken to make sure these people are not repeat offendersrdquo ndash All fifteen students agreed Many students added that there should be a step process If there is not one in place there should be and it should be enforced Why do some students make those in charge go to a level that is meant for grade-school Those who break the rules will always be around But if those in charge ldquoenforcerdquo the rules there will fewer incidents that occur

Last Wednesday night on the stage of the Frauenthal Theatre Muskegon was graced by the presence of one of Americarsquos greatest literary minds After an amusing and poetic introduction by MCCrsquos Mary Tyler David Sedaris appeared reading not from his latest publication Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (a series of stories he professed at the reading which uses animals as characters as a method of fending off potential litigation when writing about people that may not appreciate what he has to say about them) but from older works which bore not only the kind of observational humor he is best known for but also a nostalgia for the antics of his

childhood that was rather bittersweet at times Though the highlight of the evening by far was when Mr Sedaris read from his own diaries everything from the kind of people encountered in line at hotel coffee bars to bon mots gleaned from radio programs to dirty jokes shared by readers at various signings was subject to scrutiny in his thin slightly drawling voice which complimented perfectly the kind of off-the-cuff wit that evidently effortlessly comes to him By the end of the evening the audience was in tears from laughter Though to simply call him Americarsquos preeminent humoristmdashwhile it is truemdashis to undermine his personal presence When off stage Mr Sedaris seated at a modest folding table in the theatrersquos lobby signing books was not only unpretentious (a rather great feat of the ego for someone who has had all eight of their books on the New York Times Bestseller List) but exuded a certain indefinable warmth taking the time to speak to each of his readers asking questions about their lives and sharing stories of his own before signing their

David Sedaris Brings Wit and Wisdom to Muskegonbooks with little personal inscriptions that generally summed up his thoughts of them Hilarious kind charming and stylish David Sedaris is the quintessential modern American folk hero and we here at MCC owe a great thank you to the Muskegon Writerrsquos Center for bringing him here for us to enjoy

Occupy Muskegon Movement Continues into its Third Week of Local Activism Staff Reports Muskegonrsquos ldquoOccupy Muskegonrdquo recently completed its third week of local activism and solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together movements The Occupy Muskegon group which is part of a movement that has now spread to over 1600 citiesworldwide is protesting against social and economic inequality corporate greed and the influence ofcorporate money and lobbyists on government The peaceful and leaderless movement promotesdemocracy and a system of government free of the control of the wealthy and corporate entities Using the voice and actions of local citizen-activists an occupation site has been established at Sixthand Clay Avenues in Muskegon The site has been continuously occupied to demonstrate thegrouprsquos resolve and support for the Wall Street protesters Occupy Together and in solidarity withsimilar movements in other cities Occupy Muskegon has organized several recent events including protests outside local national bankbranches a drive to convince people to transfer their money out of these large financial institutions tolocal banks and credit unions letter writing campaigns to corporate leaders and marches todemonstrate unity In the near future additional events focused on community awareness andinformation dissemination will be announced Occupy Muskegon General Assembly meetings are open to the public and are held Monday through Friday at 600 PM at the occupation site at Sixth and Clay Avenues in Muskegon and at the Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon on Saturdays and Sundays at noon

WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR

WRITING OR ART

The Bay Window is looking for MCC students to submit their original works in the paper This could be a poem short story comic strip photograph etc If you are interested have questions or comments contact Bianca Bova at baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542

The Three Musketeers An Agonizing Failure

The time is the 17th century the place is France and the Cardinal seeks to relinquish power from the King ndash what havoc is to follow That havoc is the black mark that is left on the cinemarsquos reputation Itrsquos getting clicheacute to say that a movie is clicheacute but this one is Itrsquos come to a point where ldquomindless action movierdquo has become its own genre and although it felt like it was going to be really unique early on that creativity turned out not to be anything special The movies main protagonist would have to be DrsquoArtagnan the young adventurer that leaves his home to join the Musketeers on their quest for glory adventure and the service of France DrsquoArtagnan ends up making all the wrong decisions and as soon as he leaves his home village he gets shot After arriving in Paris and fighting alongside the Musketeers he befriends

STEPHENFOLTYNEWICZ

them and joins their ldquocliquerdquo Soon after this he meets a girl and spends the rest of the movie trying to gain her favor - the Musketeers just go along for the ride Later it is found that the Cardinal is trying to take control of France by starting a war with England and itrsquos the Musketeers and drsquoArtagnanrsquos job to save their country (and win the girls heart at the same time) Outrageous adventure is soon to ensue When it comes to swashbuckling action unnecessary fight scenes and an overwhelming sense of awesomeness then this movie undoubtedly gets an A I mean come on there was a blimp fight On the other hand if a complex original or excessively creative storyline is what you seek then look elsewhere They tried to keep the movie at a constant apex whenever action was involved and so nothing was special At no point in the movie did I gasp or feel a manifestation of apprehension The costumes acting and animation were unquestionably great but without at least a morsel of originality or suspense it just seemed to drudge on and on and on I caught myself yawning through the ldquoclimacticrdquo fight scene I just couldnrsquot get into it at all The character development was shallow

on even the most important characters Athos Porthos and Aramis aka the Three Musketeers At first it looked a lot like Pirates of the Caribbean but it turned out to not be in same league An OK movie but Irsquod suggest waiting until it comes out on DVD

ArtPrizersquos Efforts a Disappointment

BIANCABOVA

We were there We voted We read article after article in the aftermath of the top ten And we the public after casting our votes were outraged by the results as we watched them unfold on the stage and on our televisions What does this say about us as a city As a society And what moreover does it say about Artprizersquos future Wersquove heard it all that any discussion is good discussion that Artprize has met an early demise that next year the real artists will come back to prove themselves the venues more selective and voters more diligent that Artprize will rise to the occasion and Grand Rapids will claim a place as a new world art center Radical in its inception and disappointing in its execution Artprize now faces an uncertain future which raises questions of form and content but also that of the most base argument in all of art history What constitutes art What makes art good or real or important While Artprize has attempted to engage all of these questions as is the case with such infinite endeavors it may have sacrificed itself to find the answers

Photo courtesy of Summit EntertainmentPromotional poster for the Summit Entertainment movie ldquoThe Three Musketeersrdquo

Photo by Kimberly PageFirst Place Crucifixion by Mia Tavonatti

Photo courtesy of artprizeorgSecond Place Metaphorest by Tracy Van Duinen

Photo by Kimberly PageThird Place Rain by Lynda Cole

ATTENTION MUSICIANS

If you know a band (especially thosebands that have members currentlyattending Muskegon Community College)that would like to be interviewed and pictured in an upcoming issue of The Bay Window send an e-mail to baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542 If you want to inform MCC about an upcoming gig give us a shoutout

7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

EntertainmentEntertainment

8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Andres Lazo Sports Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Hawks NestHawks Nest

Photo courtesy of MCCMuskegon Community Collegersquos 20112012 Menrsquos Jayhawk Cross Country Team

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

The Jayhawk Cross Country team has qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Associationrsquos national championship meet on Nov 12 at New Mexico Junior College The team clinched an invitation with their 5th place showing at the NJCAA Region XII Championship meet Oct 29 in Lansing ldquoOur times were incrediblerdquo said Coach Mike Smith ldquoWe have never been that fast before Last year at the same meet and same place we ran 21830 On (Oct 29) we ran 21530 We took three minutes in a year Everyone had a personal best ldquoThose times would normally take second or third in the region but I think our region is so strong that wersquoll place seven teams in the top 25 at nationalsrdquo

Blohm Out for Wrestling Season Richard Rodriguez The Bay Window A preseason shoulder injury will keep freshman heavyweight Tyler Blohm off the wrestling mats this season ldquoIt sucks but I can only think about getting healthy again and ready for next yearrdquo said Blohm This just shows how ready the guys are for the season The teamrsquos intensity is noticeable said sophomore Calib Rought who describes the team as ldquorsquoready to huntrdquo The teamrsquos season schedule will be published next issue

Kring and Zimmer Earn All-Region

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

Congratulations to MCCrsquos Matt Kring of Whitehall who captured all region accolades for his ninth place finish at the NJCAA Regional XII Championship on Oct 29 The cross country event was held in Lansing MI

Kudosrsquo also to MCCrsquos Samantha Zimmer who captured all region honors and qualified for the national championship meet with her ninth-place finish in regional cross country competition in Lansing MI Zimmer an Oakridge graduate covered the 5K course at Grand Woods Park in 1913 The Jayhawk team placed seventh in the regional competition

Photo courtesy of MCCMatt Kring

Photo courtesy of MCCSamantha Zimmer

RICHARDRODRIGUEZ

The last week of ldquofall ballrdquo is here and then onto winter practices for the menrsquos baseball team During the past couple of weeks the Jayhawkrsquos have been participating in a series of inter-squad games The games provide coaches with an opportunity to get their final look before deciding who makes the final roster cuts Highlights have included transfer student Trent Brisboe who has absolutely ldquomashedrdquo in the games He recorded five doubles and two singles in 7 at-bats He also recorded a series-ending double play ldquoI hope to keep playing like this as well as the team while making a run in tournament play (next spring)rdquo said Brisboe

Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo

Photo courtesy of MCCTyler Blohm

Contact Ashley Shira at baywindowmuskegonccedu

Menrsquos Cross Country Making Tracks

Join the Bay Window as a Sports Photographer

Career-focused

We specialize in three of the top five career fields business technology and health Our courses give you the skills employers want And wersquoll transfer as many of your credits as possible mdash even occupational and experiential credits Keep working toward the career yoursquove been dreaming of We offer flexible schedules and generous transfer scholarships Call or click today

Get where the world is going

BusinessTechnologyHealth

Come visit our campus at 6191 Kraft Avenue SE Grand Rapids or 643 S Waverly Road Holland

800-686-1600 | davenportedulettinga | davenporteduholland

Transfer-friendly

News 3 MCC World Record Enrollment Decrease

Features 4 Halloween Costume Contest Drinking and Driving Education

Opinions 5 Occupy Muskegon Grand Rapids

Opinions 6 Occupy Muskegon Local Activism David Sedaris Information Commons Behavior Entertainment 7 Artprize Three Musketeers Movie Review Sports 8 Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo Menrsquos Cross Country Kring and Zimmer All-Region Blohm Out for Wrestling Season

Editors

Erica Scott ndash Editor-in-ChiefBenjamin Glick ndash Opinions Editor

Andres Lazo ndash Sports EditorChris Cordle ndash Photo Editor

Staff

Writers Bianca Bova Desire Burley

Stephen FoltynewiczRichard Rodriquez

Casey Webb

PhotographyKimberly PageAshley Shira

Julia Sugarbaker

DesignLayoutAlec Batchelder Kenneth Bryant

James Carey Kimberly Page Ashley Shira

Tammy Wilhelm

Advisors

Federico Martinez Teresa Sturrus Sheila Wahamaki Julie Weller

Tuition is up and student enrollment is down at Muskegon Community College this fall But the news isnrsquot all bad says MCCrsquos top administrator Despite a 27 decline MCCrsquos fall enrollment is still the 2nd highest in the schoolrsquos history said President Dale Nesbary The number of student credit hours is also down 61 percent ndash meaning that students are also taking fewer classes Nesbary said there are several likely reasons for MCCrsquos enrollment drop MCC board of trustees earlier this year approved a 58 percent tuition hike for students this fall the college has also been hurt by the elimination of federal aid for displaced workers who can no longer afford college The problems have forced MCC to look at other resources to help financially-strapped students he said ldquoWe added programs to help the students with expensesrdquo said Nesbary ldquoThat way the number of enrolled students

Enrollment Decrease Result of Rebounding Economy Nesbary says

ERICASCOTT

would remain high or eventually increaserdquo According to the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Community College Weekly Enrollment Report a total of 27 community colleges have reported a student enrollment decrease this fall Those schools have included Grand Rapids (178 percent) Westshore (185) Jackson (127) Kellogg (104) Delta (27) Macomb (22) Montcalm (21) and Oakland (59) ldquoThe economy plays a part in the decreaserdquo said Nesbary ldquoThe more the economy improves the fewer students feel the need to get an education ldquoThere is a direct relationship between education level and income People not knowing this will cause them to drop out of school and lower the collegersquos head countrdquo Many MCC students have elected to continue their schooling because a degree will increase their chances for long-term financial stability ldquoI gave up my job to continue with schoolrdquo student Seanice Johnson ldquoI was losing sleep and I did not have time to study I was getting Arsquos and Brsquos but when I started working my grades dropped I was not going to give up my education for a jobrdquo

Muskegon Community College which has earned many accolades since becoming the arearsquos first college 85 years ago added the prestigious title of ldquoworld record holderrdquo this week The National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) officially informed the College on Thursday that its dragster ldquoShort Circuitrdquo built and operated by MCC students and faculty established the 48-volt world mark of 4847 mph over a quarter-mile on Saturday at the US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich North Muskegonrsquos Ryan Lubbers an MCC student and the Motor Sports Club president was behind the wheel but achieving the global standard belongs to hundreds at the College according to Al Thomas the MCC Automotive Technology faculty member who has guided the Short Circuit project since its inception in 2008 ldquoThere have been four years of many many people working on thisrdquo he explained ldquoWhile my Hybrid and Alternative Fuels class was the main group in designing and building this car doing the research and development and putting together the components that other classes could not they were not alone Hundreds of students have been involved not only in automotive technology but in welding machining CAD electrical graphics and throughout our entire Technology Department wing Automotive Technology instructor Allen Thomas fourth from the left poses with his students and the world record-setting Short Circuit electric dragster at US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich Pictured left to right are Ryan Lubbers Lucas Mayhugh John Broadbent Thomas Pete Studeman Adam Green Eric Wilson and Jedidiah Kuepfer ldquoWhat happens here typically is we build the cars in classes where the work is applicable If wersquore working on steering then we do that in alignment and suspensionrdquo Thomas singled out the dedication and contributions of Dave McCloud an MCC student and retired engineer whose

MCC Becomes a World Record HolderCourtesy of Muskegon Community College

involvement dates to being part of the very first class that ldquodesigned and hatched the ideardquo Owning a world record has only whetted the competitive zeal of Thomas and his students ldquoI did this so my student could see successrdquo he noted ldquoThe means arenrsquot as important as the achievement We did our homework and shot for a couple of records that we could legitimately achieve the eighth-mile and quarter-mile The eighth-mile which we didnrsquot get was set back in 2003 The quarter-mile was wide open No one owned it Back then it wasnrsquot technologically feasible to go that distance ldquoShort Circuit is a constant work in process Wersquore learning every time we take it out Quite honestly wersquore trying to figure out what happened on Saturday because it didnrsquot go as fast as we thought it should Our calculations said we should have gone 93 miles per hour based on our previous testing with an accelerometerrdquo Thomas explained that the racing season is rapidly coming to a close so the MCC crew may have to wait until next spring for a crack at a new record Like those who went before them the current crop of MCC students will use the winter months to tweak the vehicle for its next outing For his part Thomas says he must seek alternative sources of funding if MCC hopes to eclipse the eighth-mile world record ldquoWe would need to add some technological expertise and funding somewhere between $7000-10000 for a battery pack and the same amount for a pair of new motorsrdquo he explained Whether or not a new record is on the horizon Thomas says his MCC students are interested in acquiring the skills associated with the emerging alternative fuel field ldquoI think the opportunity exists for employment in the field beyond these classesrdquo he explained ldquoA lot of our students are interested in making a vocation and a future out of battery or electric car opportunities I started the Hybrid and Alternative Fuels class four or five years ago Itrsquos popular Itrsquos been full every time wersquove offered it ldquoWhat has happened is wersquove ridden numerous waves of popularity for electric power over the years Therersquos been some push then a decline Wersquove watched this over and over Itrsquos been a cycle I think we have the most momentum wersquove ever

had right now in part because of the federal governmentrsquos push to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and the fact that we are now producing huge amount of ethanolrdquo

Automotive Technology instructor Allen Thomas fourth from the left poses with his students and the world record-setting Short Circuit electric dragster at US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich Pictured left to right are Ryan Lubbers Lucas Mayhugh John Broadbent Allen Thomas Pete Studeman Adam Green Eric Wilson and Jedidiah Kuepfer

Photo courtesy of MCC

3The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

NewsNews

4 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

FeaturesFeatures

Muskegon Community College Student Halloween Costume Contest Voterrsquos ChoiceAwards GreatPrizes to theldquoBest Dressedrdquo

Erica ScottThe Bay Window

The Halloween Costume Contest continues Monday October 31 2011 was Halloween On that day MCC held its Halloween Costume Contest Students were encouraged to dress up and participate Costumes were worn to the Student Life Office (Room 103) between 10am and 1pm and pictures were taken of their costume and posted under Special Events on the MCC website Students voted for their favorite costumes by visiting wwwmuskegoncceduevents and submitting an email to Campus Life Voters could only vote once

The 1st place winner gets a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles the 2nd place winner gets a $30 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles and the 3rd place winner gets a $20 gift certificate to Barnes

and Nobles This yearrsquos winners whom will remain anonymous are 1st place Wicked Witch of the West 2nd place Edward Scissorhands 3rd place Medieval Warrior

Last yearsrsquo winners were 1st place Gumby 2nd place (tie) Medieval Princess 2nd place (tie) Butterfly- ladybug 3rd place Man dressed as a woman

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeThird Place - Medieval Warrior

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeSecond Place - Edward Scissorhands

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeFirst Place - Wicked Witch of the West

On October 19 the Coalition for a Drug Free Muskegon County and Muskegon Alcohol Liability Initiative (ALI) were on

the MCC campus to promote safe driving habits In order to give students a feeling for how hard it is to drive while impaired there was a computerized Drunk Driving Simulator set up in the Student Union A student could head outside to the main parking lot where they had the GEM car available to test drive They had a small course set up with orange safety cones that you had to drive around This would not be much of a challenge except for the fact that they had the students wear special goggles on their head which blurred their vision Needless to say there were a few orange cones that took quite a beating that day Even though the day was overcast it still was fun for anyone who got an opportunity to drive the car There was talk of possibly doing this again in the spring for those who were unable to attend this event

Educating Students The Dangers of Drinking and DrivingKimberly Page The Bay Window

Photo by Julia SugarbakerStudents were encouraged to try a drunk driving simulation program provided by Muskegon ALI

DIGEST

PRioRity RegistRation Muskegon Community College Priority Registration for Winter Classes starts on Monday November 07 Donrsquot forget to sign up and get those classes in your schedule early The more credits you have now the earlier you can sign up Go to httpwwwmuskegonccedupages2022asp to view the earliest date you are elgible to register on WebAdvisor

Check out Muskegon ALIrsquos Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcompagesFacethebook-Muskegon144257355639633

If you are attending college and have student loans maybe unemployed without health insurance or on the verge of losing your home then yoursquore just like 99 of all Americans The wealthiest are the 1 of Americans and they have the most political influence The time has come to admit that the system we follow has a problem Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is a people empowered movement for democracy that began on September 17th with an encampment in the financial district of New York City There are many smaller public outcroppings coming forth throughout the US and now throughout the world The one purpose and goal in mind is to show solidarity for the people who occupy Wall Street The world is now listening There are a wide variety of complaints and goals from the Wall Street protesters The environment labor standards housing policy government corruption World Bank lending practices unemployment and increasing wealth disparity Many people have been affected by many aspects of the same system and are symptoms from the same problem Whether we agree or not is not the problem We all know that there are investment bankers getting rich on Wall Street while things for the rest of us are getting tougher This movement is not about a victory but rather a movement of sustainability Muskegon now has it chance to show solidarity Occupy Muskegon was first presented on October 15th in Hackley Park and has been a presence ever since Facilitators from West Michigan have made their way to New York to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations and have came back to help facilitate and educate others of the main objectives in OWS There is no single person in charge it is strictly a horizontal organization something our current system shows no knowledge

of A horizontal organization is a type of social organization which implies equality for everyone participating in a group or society There is no hierarchy and it is the opposite of a vertical organization in which some people make decisions and others obey them This method is used to take decisions through general assemblies Occupy Muskegon (OM) began its occupation at 557 W Clay a private residence owned by former Muskegon City Commissioner Scott Sieradzki As this is being typed the site has been moved a half block down to a new site located on 6th and Clay Ave with regards to the seniors living in the area Daily general assemblies are held at 600 pm at the 6th and Clay Ave campsite Saturday and Sunday rallies will be at 1200 pm at Hackley Park Friday October 21st started the first designated march between noon and 300 pm called ldquoOperation Cash Backrdquo at the Bank of America on Henry Street What they wish to accomplish is that anyone with money in any Bank of America withdraw it or transfer it to a credit union or smaller bank Show solidarity and be a part of the movement for the 99 of Americans This is a US wide event As you may know Bank of America has made the decision to charge $5 monthly fees for debit card users It has been met with consumer backlash calls for boycotts and the start of a migration away from the big bank to smaller banks and credit unions There will be ongoing protests

every Friday at the same times but different locations will be discussed at general assembly meetings Anyone interested should attend Also everyone is welcome to join the occupation at the Clay Ave site as long as they are respectful of the neighbors For more information on assemblies general meetings and information please follow them on Facebook by searching for Occupy Muskegon They are currently working on a domain and a website will be up very soon If anyone would like to volunteer at OM they are in need of people to help

KENNETHBRYANT

Photo by Kimberly PageProtesters from Muskegon and Grand Rapids gathered recently at a rally held in Grand Rapids

setup share ideas and help organize the OM assemblies Also OM is in need of donations Donations should include coffee hot cocoa rain ponchos and cold weather gear They are living in tents Food donations are also being accepted Another great website to gather information and become educated in group dynamics of the peoplersquos assemblies is httptakethesquarenet Now is the time to have your voice be heard Become involved and stay informed

Photo by Kimberly PageSome ldquoOccupyrdquo movement members preferred to remain anonymous and wore masks to the rally in Grand Rapids

5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Occupy Muskegon Grand Rapids Movement Let Your Voice Be Heard

DIGEST

gRafitti fiLM and aRt The MCC Art and Design Club will be hosting a free film in the Overbrook Theater on November 09 2011 at 500 pm The film ldquoExit Through the Gift Shoprdquo will be focusing on the work of a famous and evasive grafitti artist named Bansky The film has won 19 film awards and was nominated for an additional 13 film awards This film will kick off a fundraiser for the Art and Design Club They will be selling wooden squares with different paint finishes for any MCC student to make their own grafitti Various sizes and price ranges will be available The club will hang these grafitti squares on an external wall of the MCC campus

OpinionsOpinions6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011

Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Information Commons Misbehavior

BIANCABOVA

TAMMYWILHELM

Photo courtesy of Muskegon Community CollegeDavid Sedaris literary humorist

The Information Commons lab at MCC is a place where students go to get assignments done Of course there are those who need to get their games played and unwind from classroom stress There are rules to be followed no eating no talking on cell phones no open drinks and talking is to be done quietly if it is academic related Students know this yet the immature ones see how far they can go with breaking them From infancy one has pushed the limits to see what they could get away with But this is college and that kind of behavior needs to be left out of this setting

Most people who are subject to those who choose to break the rules do not report it for their own reasons But when given a survey regarding this subject they gladly gave their opinion When asked ldquoWhen those who are breaking the rules andor being disruptive do you think that the innocent student should be the one who goes to the adjoining quiet room (like they are the ones being punished)rdquo ndash Fourteen out of fifteen students surveyed wrote ldquoNordquo When asked ldquoInstead of the ones who are obeying the rules do you think that the ones breaking the rules or being disruptive be the ones sent to the quiet room After all shouldnrsquot the ones breaking the rules be the ones made to use the old computer equipment and not the ones obeying ndash Many said lsquoyesrsquo and some even said they should be lsquomade to leaversquo One person said that they ldquoshould be grouped upon majorityrdquo That is clearly one person who thinks rules are meant to be broken When asked ldquoRules have been

put in place for everyone to be able to take advantage of the computer lab When rules are broken do you feel that steps should be taken to make sure these people are not repeat offendersrdquo ndash All fifteen students agreed Many students added that there should be a step process If there is not one in place there should be and it should be enforced Why do some students make those in charge go to a level that is meant for grade-school Those who break the rules will always be around But if those in charge ldquoenforcerdquo the rules there will fewer incidents that occur

Last Wednesday night on the stage of the Frauenthal Theatre Muskegon was graced by the presence of one of Americarsquos greatest literary minds After an amusing and poetic introduction by MCCrsquos Mary Tyler David Sedaris appeared reading not from his latest publication Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (a series of stories he professed at the reading which uses animals as characters as a method of fending off potential litigation when writing about people that may not appreciate what he has to say about them) but from older works which bore not only the kind of observational humor he is best known for but also a nostalgia for the antics of his

childhood that was rather bittersweet at times Though the highlight of the evening by far was when Mr Sedaris read from his own diaries everything from the kind of people encountered in line at hotel coffee bars to bon mots gleaned from radio programs to dirty jokes shared by readers at various signings was subject to scrutiny in his thin slightly drawling voice which complimented perfectly the kind of off-the-cuff wit that evidently effortlessly comes to him By the end of the evening the audience was in tears from laughter Though to simply call him Americarsquos preeminent humoristmdashwhile it is truemdashis to undermine his personal presence When off stage Mr Sedaris seated at a modest folding table in the theatrersquos lobby signing books was not only unpretentious (a rather great feat of the ego for someone who has had all eight of their books on the New York Times Bestseller List) but exuded a certain indefinable warmth taking the time to speak to each of his readers asking questions about their lives and sharing stories of his own before signing their

David Sedaris Brings Wit and Wisdom to Muskegonbooks with little personal inscriptions that generally summed up his thoughts of them Hilarious kind charming and stylish David Sedaris is the quintessential modern American folk hero and we here at MCC owe a great thank you to the Muskegon Writerrsquos Center for bringing him here for us to enjoy

Occupy Muskegon Movement Continues into its Third Week of Local Activism Staff Reports Muskegonrsquos ldquoOccupy Muskegonrdquo recently completed its third week of local activism and solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together movements The Occupy Muskegon group which is part of a movement that has now spread to over 1600 citiesworldwide is protesting against social and economic inequality corporate greed and the influence ofcorporate money and lobbyists on government The peaceful and leaderless movement promotesdemocracy and a system of government free of the control of the wealthy and corporate entities Using the voice and actions of local citizen-activists an occupation site has been established at Sixthand Clay Avenues in Muskegon The site has been continuously occupied to demonstrate thegrouprsquos resolve and support for the Wall Street protesters Occupy Together and in solidarity withsimilar movements in other cities Occupy Muskegon has organized several recent events including protests outside local national bankbranches a drive to convince people to transfer their money out of these large financial institutions tolocal banks and credit unions letter writing campaigns to corporate leaders and marches todemonstrate unity In the near future additional events focused on community awareness andinformation dissemination will be announced Occupy Muskegon General Assembly meetings are open to the public and are held Monday through Friday at 600 PM at the occupation site at Sixth and Clay Avenues in Muskegon and at the Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon on Saturdays and Sundays at noon

WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR

WRITING OR ART

The Bay Window is looking for MCC students to submit their original works in the paper This could be a poem short story comic strip photograph etc If you are interested have questions or comments contact Bianca Bova at baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542

The Three Musketeers An Agonizing Failure

The time is the 17th century the place is France and the Cardinal seeks to relinquish power from the King ndash what havoc is to follow That havoc is the black mark that is left on the cinemarsquos reputation Itrsquos getting clicheacute to say that a movie is clicheacute but this one is Itrsquos come to a point where ldquomindless action movierdquo has become its own genre and although it felt like it was going to be really unique early on that creativity turned out not to be anything special The movies main protagonist would have to be DrsquoArtagnan the young adventurer that leaves his home to join the Musketeers on their quest for glory adventure and the service of France DrsquoArtagnan ends up making all the wrong decisions and as soon as he leaves his home village he gets shot After arriving in Paris and fighting alongside the Musketeers he befriends

STEPHENFOLTYNEWICZ

them and joins their ldquocliquerdquo Soon after this he meets a girl and spends the rest of the movie trying to gain her favor - the Musketeers just go along for the ride Later it is found that the Cardinal is trying to take control of France by starting a war with England and itrsquos the Musketeers and drsquoArtagnanrsquos job to save their country (and win the girls heart at the same time) Outrageous adventure is soon to ensue When it comes to swashbuckling action unnecessary fight scenes and an overwhelming sense of awesomeness then this movie undoubtedly gets an A I mean come on there was a blimp fight On the other hand if a complex original or excessively creative storyline is what you seek then look elsewhere They tried to keep the movie at a constant apex whenever action was involved and so nothing was special At no point in the movie did I gasp or feel a manifestation of apprehension The costumes acting and animation were unquestionably great but without at least a morsel of originality or suspense it just seemed to drudge on and on and on I caught myself yawning through the ldquoclimacticrdquo fight scene I just couldnrsquot get into it at all The character development was shallow

on even the most important characters Athos Porthos and Aramis aka the Three Musketeers At first it looked a lot like Pirates of the Caribbean but it turned out to not be in same league An OK movie but Irsquod suggest waiting until it comes out on DVD

ArtPrizersquos Efforts a Disappointment

BIANCABOVA

We were there We voted We read article after article in the aftermath of the top ten And we the public after casting our votes were outraged by the results as we watched them unfold on the stage and on our televisions What does this say about us as a city As a society And what moreover does it say about Artprizersquos future Wersquove heard it all that any discussion is good discussion that Artprize has met an early demise that next year the real artists will come back to prove themselves the venues more selective and voters more diligent that Artprize will rise to the occasion and Grand Rapids will claim a place as a new world art center Radical in its inception and disappointing in its execution Artprize now faces an uncertain future which raises questions of form and content but also that of the most base argument in all of art history What constitutes art What makes art good or real or important While Artprize has attempted to engage all of these questions as is the case with such infinite endeavors it may have sacrificed itself to find the answers

Photo courtesy of Summit EntertainmentPromotional poster for the Summit Entertainment movie ldquoThe Three Musketeersrdquo

Photo by Kimberly PageFirst Place Crucifixion by Mia Tavonatti

Photo courtesy of artprizeorgSecond Place Metaphorest by Tracy Van Duinen

Photo by Kimberly PageThird Place Rain by Lynda Cole

ATTENTION MUSICIANS

If you know a band (especially thosebands that have members currentlyattending Muskegon Community College)that would like to be interviewed and pictured in an upcoming issue of The Bay Window send an e-mail to baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542 If you want to inform MCC about an upcoming gig give us a shoutout

7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

EntertainmentEntertainment

8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Andres Lazo Sports Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Hawks NestHawks Nest

Photo courtesy of MCCMuskegon Community Collegersquos 20112012 Menrsquos Jayhawk Cross Country Team

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

The Jayhawk Cross Country team has qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Associationrsquos national championship meet on Nov 12 at New Mexico Junior College The team clinched an invitation with their 5th place showing at the NJCAA Region XII Championship meet Oct 29 in Lansing ldquoOur times were incrediblerdquo said Coach Mike Smith ldquoWe have never been that fast before Last year at the same meet and same place we ran 21830 On (Oct 29) we ran 21530 We took three minutes in a year Everyone had a personal best ldquoThose times would normally take second or third in the region but I think our region is so strong that wersquoll place seven teams in the top 25 at nationalsrdquo

Blohm Out for Wrestling Season Richard Rodriguez The Bay Window A preseason shoulder injury will keep freshman heavyweight Tyler Blohm off the wrestling mats this season ldquoIt sucks but I can only think about getting healthy again and ready for next yearrdquo said Blohm This just shows how ready the guys are for the season The teamrsquos intensity is noticeable said sophomore Calib Rought who describes the team as ldquorsquoready to huntrdquo The teamrsquos season schedule will be published next issue

Kring and Zimmer Earn All-Region

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

Congratulations to MCCrsquos Matt Kring of Whitehall who captured all region accolades for his ninth place finish at the NJCAA Regional XII Championship on Oct 29 The cross country event was held in Lansing MI

Kudosrsquo also to MCCrsquos Samantha Zimmer who captured all region honors and qualified for the national championship meet with her ninth-place finish in regional cross country competition in Lansing MI Zimmer an Oakridge graduate covered the 5K course at Grand Woods Park in 1913 The Jayhawk team placed seventh in the regional competition

Photo courtesy of MCCMatt Kring

Photo courtesy of MCCSamantha Zimmer

RICHARDRODRIGUEZ

The last week of ldquofall ballrdquo is here and then onto winter practices for the menrsquos baseball team During the past couple of weeks the Jayhawkrsquos have been participating in a series of inter-squad games The games provide coaches with an opportunity to get their final look before deciding who makes the final roster cuts Highlights have included transfer student Trent Brisboe who has absolutely ldquomashedrdquo in the games He recorded five doubles and two singles in 7 at-bats He also recorded a series-ending double play ldquoI hope to keep playing like this as well as the team while making a run in tournament play (next spring)rdquo said Brisboe

Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo

Photo courtesy of MCCTyler Blohm

Contact Ashley Shira at baywindowmuskegonccedu

Menrsquos Cross Country Making Tracks

Join the Bay Window as a Sports Photographer

Tuition is up and student enrollment is down at Muskegon Community College this fall But the news isnrsquot all bad says MCCrsquos top administrator Despite a 27 decline MCCrsquos fall enrollment is still the 2nd highest in the schoolrsquos history said President Dale Nesbary The number of student credit hours is also down 61 percent ndash meaning that students are also taking fewer classes Nesbary said there are several likely reasons for MCCrsquos enrollment drop MCC board of trustees earlier this year approved a 58 percent tuition hike for students this fall the college has also been hurt by the elimination of federal aid for displaced workers who can no longer afford college The problems have forced MCC to look at other resources to help financially-strapped students he said ldquoWe added programs to help the students with expensesrdquo said Nesbary ldquoThat way the number of enrolled students

Enrollment Decrease Result of Rebounding Economy Nesbary says

ERICASCOTT

would remain high or eventually increaserdquo According to the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Community College Weekly Enrollment Report a total of 27 community colleges have reported a student enrollment decrease this fall Those schools have included Grand Rapids (178 percent) Westshore (185) Jackson (127) Kellogg (104) Delta (27) Macomb (22) Montcalm (21) and Oakland (59) ldquoThe economy plays a part in the decreaserdquo said Nesbary ldquoThe more the economy improves the fewer students feel the need to get an education ldquoThere is a direct relationship between education level and income People not knowing this will cause them to drop out of school and lower the collegersquos head countrdquo Many MCC students have elected to continue their schooling because a degree will increase their chances for long-term financial stability ldquoI gave up my job to continue with schoolrdquo student Seanice Johnson ldquoI was losing sleep and I did not have time to study I was getting Arsquos and Brsquos but when I started working my grades dropped I was not going to give up my education for a jobrdquo

Muskegon Community College which has earned many accolades since becoming the arearsquos first college 85 years ago added the prestigious title of ldquoworld record holderrdquo this week The National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) officially informed the College on Thursday that its dragster ldquoShort Circuitrdquo built and operated by MCC students and faculty established the 48-volt world mark of 4847 mph over a quarter-mile on Saturday at the US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich North Muskegonrsquos Ryan Lubbers an MCC student and the Motor Sports Club president was behind the wheel but achieving the global standard belongs to hundreds at the College according to Al Thomas the MCC Automotive Technology faculty member who has guided the Short Circuit project since its inception in 2008 ldquoThere have been four years of many many people working on thisrdquo he explained ldquoWhile my Hybrid and Alternative Fuels class was the main group in designing and building this car doing the research and development and putting together the components that other classes could not they were not alone Hundreds of students have been involved not only in automotive technology but in welding machining CAD electrical graphics and throughout our entire Technology Department wing Automotive Technology instructor Allen Thomas fourth from the left poses with his students and the world record-setting Short Circuit electric dragster at US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich Pictured left to right are Ryan Lubbers Lucas Mayhugh John Broadbent Thomas Pete Studeman Adam Green Eric Wilson and Jedidiah Kuepfer ldquoWhat happens here typically is we build the cars in classes where the work is applicable If wersquore working on steering then we do that in alignment and suspensionrdquo Thomas singled out the dedication and contributions of Dave McCloud an MCC student and retired engineer whose

MCC Becomes a World Record HolderCourtesy of Muskegon Community College

involvement dates to being part of the very first class that ldquodesigned and hatched the ideardquo Owning a world record has only whetted the competitive zeal of Thomas and his students ldquoI did this so my student could see successrdquo he noted ldquoThe means arenrsquot as important as the achievement We did our homework and shot for a couple of records that we could legitimately achieve the eighth-mile and quarter-mile The eighth-mile which we didnrsquot get was set back in 2003 The quarter-mile was wide open No one owned it Back then it wasnrsquot technologically feasible to go that distance ldquoShort Circuit is a constant work in process Wersquore learning every time we take it out Quite honestly wersquore trying to figure out what happened on Saturday because it didnrsquot go as fast as we thought it should Our calculations said we should have gone 93 miles per hour based on our previous testing with an accelerometerrdquo Thomas explained that the racing season is rapidly coming to a close so the MCC crew may have to wait until next spring for a crack at a new record Like those who went before them the current crop of MCC students will use the winter months to tweak the vehicle for its next outing For his part Thomas says he must seek alternative sources of funding if MCC hopes to eclipse the eighth-mile world record ldquoWe would need to add some technological expertise and funding somewhere between $7000-10000 for a battery pack and the same amount for a pair of new motorsrdquo he explained Whether or not a new record is on the horizon Thomas says his MCC students are interested in acquiring the skills associated with the emerging alternative fuel field ldquoI think the opportunity exists for employment in the field beyond these classesrdquo he explained ldquoA lot of our students are interested in making a vocation and a future out of battery or electric car opportunities I started the Hybrid and Alternative Fuels class four or five years ago Itrsquos popular Itrsquos been full every time wersquove offered it ldquoWhat has happened is wersquove ridden numerous waves of popularity for electric power over the years Therersquos been some push then a decline Wersquove watched this over and over Itrsquos been a cycle I think we have the most momentum wersquove ever

had right now in part because of the federal governmentrsquos push to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and the fact that we are now producing huge amount of ethanolrdquo

Automotive Technology instructor Allen Thomas fourth from the left poses with his students and the world record-setting Short Circuit electric dragster at US-131 MotorSports Park in Martin Mich Pictured left to right are Ryan Lubbers Lucas Mayhugh John Broadbent Allen Thomas Pete Studeman Adam Green Eric Wilson and Jedidiah Kuepfer

Photo courtesy of MCC

3The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

NewsNews

4 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

FeaturesFeatures

Muskegon Community College Student Halloween Costume Contest Voterrsquos ChoiceAwards GreatPrizes to theldquoBest Dressedrdquo

Erica ScottThe Bay Window

The Halloween Costume Contest continues Monday October 31 2011 was Halloween On that day MCC held its Halloween Costume Contest Students were encouraged to dress up and participate Costumes were worn to the Student Life Office (Room 103) between 10am and 1pm and pictures were taken of their costume and posted under Special Events on the MCC website Students voted for their favorite costumes by visiting wwwmuskegoncceduevents and submitting an email to Campus Life Voters could only vote once

The 1st place winner gets a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles the 2nd place winner gets a $30 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles and the 3rd place winner gets a $20 gift certificate to Barnes

and Nobles This yearrsquos winners whom will remain anonymous are 1st place Wicked Witch of the West 2nd place Edward Scissorhands 3rd place Medieval Warrior

Last yearsrsquo winners were 1st place Gumby 2nd place (tie) Medieval Princess 2nd place (tie) Butterfly- ladybug 3rd place Man dressed as a woman

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeThird Place - Medieval Warrior

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeSecond Place - Edward Scissorhands

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeFirst Place - Wicked Witch of the West

On October 19 the Coalition for a Drug Free Muskegon County and Muskegon Alcohol Liability Initiative (ALI) were on

the MCC campus to promote safe driving habits In order to give students a feeling for how hard it is to drive while impaired there was a computerized Drunk Driving Simulator set up in the Student Union A student could head outside to the main parking lot where they had the GEM car available to test drive They had a small course set up with orange safety cones that you had to drive around This would not be much of a challenge except for the fact that they had the students wear special goggles on their head which blurred their vision Needless to say there were a few orange cones that took quite a beating that day Even though the day was overcast it still was fun for anyone who got an opportunity to drive the car There was talk of possibly doing this again in the spring for those who were unable to attend this event

Educating Students The Dangers of Drinking and DrivingKimberly Page The Bay Window

Photo by Julia SugarbakerStudents were encouraged to try a drunk driving simulation program provided by Muskegon ALI

DIGEST

PRioRity RegistRation Muskegon Community College Priority Registration for Winter Classes starts on Monday November 07 Donrsquot forget to sign up and get those classes in your schedule early The more credits you have now the earlier you can sign up Go to httpwwwmuskegonccedupages2022asp to view the earliest date you are elgible to register on WebAdvisor

Check out Muskegon ALIrsquos Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcompagesFacethebook-Muskegon144257355639633

If you are attending college and have student loans maybe unemployed without health insurance or on the verge of losing your home then yoursquore just like 99 of all Americans The wealthiest are the 1 of Americans and they have the most political influence The time has come to admit that the system we follow has a problem Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is a people empowered movement for democracy that began on September 17th with an encampment in the financial district of New York City There are many smaller public outcroppings coming forth throughout the US and now throughout the world The one purpose and goal in mind is to show solidarity for the people who occupy Wall Street The world is now listening There are a wide variety of complaints and goals from the Wall Street protesters The environment labor standards housing policy government corruption World Bank lending practices unemployment and increasing wealth disparity Many people have been affected by many aspects of the same system and are symptoms from the same problem Whether we agree or not is not the problem We all know that there are investment bankers getting rich on Wall Street while things for the rest of us are getting tougher This movement is not about a victory but rather a movement of sustainability Muskegon now has it chance to show solidarity Occupy Muskegon was first presented on October 15th in Hackley Park and has been a presence ever since Facilitators from West Michigan have made their way to New York to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations and have came back to help facilitate and educate others of the main objectives in OWS There is no single person in charge it is strictly a horizontal organization something our current system shows no knowledge

of A horizontal organization is a type of social organization which implies equality for everyone participating in a group or society There is no hierarchy and it is the opposite of a vertical organization in which some people make decisions and others obey them This method is used to take decisions through general assemblies Occupy Muskegon (OM) began its occupation at 557 W Clay a private residence owned by former Muskegon City Commissioner Scott Sieradzki As this is being typed the site has been moved a half block down to a new site located on 6th and Clay Ave with regards to the seniors living in the area Daily general assemblies are held at 600 pm at the 6th and Clay Ave campsite Saturday and Sunday rallies will be at 1200 pm at Hackley Park Friday October 21st started the first designated march between noon and 300 pm called ldquoOperation Cash Backrdquo at the Bank of America on Henry Street What they wish to accomplish is that anyone with money in any Bank of America withdraw it or transfer it to a credit union or smaller bank Show solidarity and be a part of the movement for the 99 of Americans This is a US wide event As you may know Bank of America has made the decision to charge $5 monthly fees for debit card users It has been met with consumer backlash calls for boycotts and the start of a migration away from the big bank to smaller banks and credit unions There will be ongoing protests

every Friday at the same times but different locations will be discussed at general assembly meetings Anyone interested should attend Also everyone is welcome to join the occupation at the Clay Ave site as long as they are respectful of the neighbors For more information on assemblies general meetings and information please follow them on Facebook by searching for Occupy Muskegon They are currently working on a domain and a website will be up very soon If anyone would like to volunteer at OM they are in need of people to help

KENNETHBRYANT

Photo by Kimberly PageProtesters from Muskegon and Grand Rapids gathered recently at a rally held in Grand Rapids

setup share ideas and help organize the OM assemblies Also OM is in need of donations Donations should include coffee hot cocoa rain ponchos and cold weather gear They are living in tents Food donations are also being accepted Another great website to gather information and become educated in group dynamics of the peoplersquos assemblies is httptakethesquarenet Now is the time to have your voice be heard Become involved and stay informed

Photo by Kimberly PageSome ldquoOccupyrdquo movement members preferred to remain anonymous and wore masks to the rally in Grand Rapids

5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Occupy Muskegon Grand Rapids Movement Let Your Voice Be Heard

DIGEST

gRafitti fiLM and aRt The MCC Art and Design Club will be hosting a free film in the Overbrook Theater on November 09 2011 at 500 pm The film ldquoExit Through the Gift Shoprdquo will be focusing on the work of a famous and evasive grafitti artist named Bansky The film has won 19 film awards and was nominated for an additional 13 film awards This film will kick off a fundraiser for the Art and Design Club They will be selling wooden squares with different paint finishes for any MCC student to make their own grafitti Various sizes and price ranges will be available The club will hang these grafitti squares on an external wall of the MCC campus

OpinionsOpinions6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011

Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Information Commons Misbehavior

BIANCABOVA

TAMMYWILHELM

Photo courtesy of Muskegon Community CollegeDavid Sedaris literary humorist

The Information Commons lab at MCC is a place where students go to get assignments done Of course there are those who need to get their games played and unwind from classroom stress There are rules to be followed no eating no talking on cell phones no open drinks and talking is to be done quietly if it is academic related Students know this yet the immature ones see how far they can go with breaking them From infancy one has pushed the limits to see what they could get away with But this is college and that kind of behavior needs to be left out of this setting

Most people who are subject to those who choose to break the rules do not report it for their own reasons But when given a survey regarding this subject they gladly gave their opinion When asked ldquoWhen those who are breaking the rules andor being disruptive do you think that the innocent student should be the one who goes to the adjoining quiet room (like they are the ones being punished)rdquo ndash Fourteen out of fifteen students surveyed wrote ldquoNordquo When asked ldquoInstead of the ones who are obeying the rules do you think that the ones breaking the rules or being disruptive be the ones sent to the quiet room After all shouldnrsquot the ones breaking the rules be the ones made to use the old computer equipment and not the ones obeying ndash Many said lsquoyesrsquo and some even said they should be lsquomade to leaversquo One person said that they ldquoshould be grouped upon majorityrdquo That is clearly one person who thinks rules are meant to be broken When asked ldquoRules have been

put in place for everyone to be able to take advantage of the computer lab When rules are broken do you feel that steps should be taken to make sure these people are not repeat offendersrdquo ndash All fifteen students agreed Many students added that there should be a step process If there is not one in place there should be and it should be enforced Why do some students make those in charge go to a level that is meant for grade-school Those who break the rules will always be around But if those in charge ldquoenforcerdquo the rules there will fewer incidents that occur

Last Wednesday night on the stage of the Frauenthal Theatre Muskegon was graced by the presence of one of Americarsquos greatest literary minds After an amusing and poetic introduction by MCCrsquos Mary Tyler David Sedaris appeared reading not from his latest publication Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (a series of stories he professed at the reading which uses animals as characters as a method of fending off potential litigation when writing about people that may not appreciate what he has to say about them) but from older works which bore not only the kind of observational humor he is best known for but also a nostalgia for the antics of his

childhood that was rather bittersweet at times Though the highlight of the evening by far was when Mr Sedaris read from his own diaries everything from the kind of people encountered in line at hotel coffee bars to bon mots gleaned from radio programs to dirty jokes shared by readers at various signings was subject to scrutiny in his thin slightly drawling voice which complimented perfectly the kind of off-the-cuff wit that evidently effortlessly comes to him By the end of the evening the audience was in tears from laughter Though to simply call him Americarsquos preeminent humoristmdashwhile it is truemdashis to undermine his personal presence When off stage Mr Sedaris seated at a modest folding table in the theatrersquos lobby signing books was not only unpretentious (a rather great feat of the ego for someone who has had all eight of their books on the New York Times Bestseller List) but exuded a certain indefinable warmth taking the time to speak to each of his readers asking questions about their lives and sharing stories of his own before signing their

David Sedaris Brings Wit and Wisdom to Muskegonbooks with little personal inscriptions that generally summed up his thoughts of them Hilarious kind charming and stylish David Sedaris is the quintessential modern American folk hero and we here at MCC owe a great thank you to the Muskegon Writerrsquos Center for bringing him here for us to enjoy

Occupy Muskegon Movement Continues into its Third Week of Local Activism Staff Reports Muskegonrsquos ldquoOccupy Muskegonrdquo recently completed its third week of local activism and solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together movements The Occupy Muskegon group which is part of a movement that has now spread to over 1600 citiesworldwide is protesting against social and economic inequality corporate greed and the influence ofcorporate money and lobbyists on government The peaceful and leaderless movement promotesdemocracy and a system of government free of the control of the wealthy and corporate entities Using the voice and actions of local citizen-activists an occupation site has been established at Sixthand Clay Avenues in Muskegon The site has been continuously occupied to demonstrate thegrouprsquos resolve and support for the Wall Street protesters Occupy Together and in solidarity withsimilar movements in other cities Occupy Muskegon has organized several recent events including protests outside local national bankbranches a drive to convince people to transfer their money out of these large financial institutions tolocal banks and credit unions letter writing campaigns to corporate leaders and marches todemonstrate unity In the near future additional events focused on community awareness andinformation dissemination will be announced Occupy Muskegon General Assembly meetings are open to the public and are held Monday through Friday at 600 PM at the occupation site at Sixth and Clay Avenues in Muskegon and at the Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon on Saturdays and Sundays at noon

WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR

WRITING OR ART

The Bay Window is looking for MCC students to submit their original works in the paper This could be a poem short story comic strip photograph etc If you are interested have questions or comments contact Bianca Bova at baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542

The Three Musketeers An Agonizing Failure

The time is the 17th century the place is France and the Cardinal seeks to relinquish power from the King ndash what havoc is to follow That havoc is the black mark that is left on the cinemarsquos reputation Itrsquos getting clicheacute to say that a movie is clicheacute but this one is Itrsquos come to a point where ldquomindless action movierdquo has become its own genre and although it felt like it was going to be really unique early on that creativity turned out not to be anything special The movies main protagonist would have to be DrsquoArtagnan the young adventurer that leaves his home to join the Musketeers on their quest for glory adventure and the service of France DrsquoArtagnan ends up making all the wrong decisions and as soon as he leaves his home village he gets shot After arriving in Paris and fighting alongside the Musketeers he befriends

STEPHENFOLTYNEWICZ

them and joins their ldquocliquerdquo Soon after this he meets a girl and spends the rest of the movie trying to gain her favor - the Musketeers just go along for the ride Later it is found that the Cardinal is trying to take control of France by starting a war with England and itrsquos the Musketeers and drsquoArtagnanrsquos job to save their country (and win the girls heart at the same time) Outrageous adventure is soon to ensue When it comes to swashbuckling action unnecessary fight scenes and an overwhelming sense of awesomeness then this movie undoubtedly gets an A I mean come on there was a blimp fight On the other hand if a complex original or excessively creative storyline is what you seek then look elsewhere They tried to keep the movie at a constant apex whenever action was involved and so nothing was special At no point in the movie did I gasp or feel a manifestation of apprehension The costumes acting and animation were unquestionably great but without at least a morsel of originality or suspense it just seemed to drudge on and on and on I caught myself yawning through the ldquoclimacticrdquo fight scene I just couldnrsquot get into it at all The character development was shallow

on even the most important characters Athos Porthos and Aramis aka the Three Musketeers At first it looked a lot like Pirates of the Caribbean but it turned out to not be in same league An OK movie but Irsquod suggest waiting until it comes out on DVD

ArtPrizersquos Efforts a Disappointment

BIANCABOVA

We were there We voted We read article after article in the aftermath of the top ten And we the public after casting our votes were outraged by the results as we watched them unfold on the stage and on our televisions What does this say about us as a city As a society And what moreover does it say about Artprizersquos future Wersquove heard it all that any discussion is good discussion that Artprize has met an early demise that next year the real artists will come back to prove themselves the venues more selective and voters more diligent that Artprize will rise to the occasion and Grand Rapids will claim a place as a new world art center Radical in its inception and disappointing in its execution Artprize now faces an uncertain future which raises questions of form and content but also that of the most base argument in all of art history What constitutes art What makes art good or real or important While Artprize has attempted to engage all of these questions as is the case with such infinite endeavors it may have sacrificed itself to find the answers

Photo courtesy of Summit EntertainmentPromotional poster for the Summit Entertainment movie ldquoThe Three Musketeersrdquo

Photo by Kimberly PageFirst Place Crucifixion by Mia Tavonatti

Photo courtesy of artprizeorgSecond Place Metaphorest by Tracy Van Duinen

Photo by Kimberly PageThird Place Rain by Lynda Cole

ATTENTION MUSICIANS

If you know a band (especially thosebands that have members currentlyattending Muskegon Community College)that would like to be interviewed and pictured in an upcoming issue of The Bay Window send an e-mail to baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542 If you want to inform MCC about an upcoming gig give us a shoutout

7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

EntertainmentEntertainment

8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Andres Lazo Sports Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Hawks NestHawks Nest

Photo courtesy of MCCMuskegon Community Collegersquos 20112012 Menrsquos Jayhawk Cross Country Team

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

The Jayhawk Cross Country team has qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Associationrsquos national championship meet on Nov 12 at New Mexico Junior College The team clinched an invitation with their 5th place showing at the NJCAA Region XII Championship meet Oct 29 in Lansing ldquoOur times were incrediblerdquo said Coach Mike Smith ldquoWe have never been that fast before Last year at the same meet and same place we ran 21830 On (Oct 29) we ran 21530 We took three minutes in a year Everyone had a personal best ldquoThose times would normally take second or third in the region but I think our region is so strong that wersquoll place seven teams in the top 25 at nationalsrdquo

Blohm Out for Wrestling Season Richard Rodriguez The Bay Window A preseason shoulder injury will keep freshman heavyweight Tyler Blohm off the wrestling mats this season ldquoIt sucks but I can only think about getting healthy again and ready for next yearrdquo said Blohm This just shows how ready the guys are for the season The teamrsquos intensity is noticeable said sophomore Calib Rought who describes the team as ldquorsquoready to huntrdquo The teamrsquos season schedule will be published next issue

Kring and Zimmer Earn All-Region

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

Congratulations to MCCrsquos Matt Kring of Whitehall who captured all region accolades for his ninth place finish at the NJCAA Regional XII Championship on Oct 29 The cross country event was held in Lansing MI

Kudosrsquo also to MCCrsquos Samantha Zimmer who captured all region honors and qualified for the national championship meet with her ninth-place finish in regional cross country competition in Lansing MI Zimmer an Oakridge graduate covered the 5K course at Grand Woods Park in 1913 The Jayhawk team placed seventh in the regional competition

Photo courtesy of MCCMatt Kring

Photo courtesy of MCCSamantha Zimmer

RICHARDRODRIGUEZ

The last week of ldquofall ballrdquo is here and then onto winter practices for the menrsquos baseball team During the past couple of weeks the Jayhawkrsquos have been participating in a series of inter-squad games The games provide coaches with an opportunity to get their final look before deciding who makes the final roster cuts Highlights have included transfer student Trent Brisboe who has absolutely ldquomashedrdquo in the games He recorded five doubles and two singles in 7 at-bats He also recorded a series-ending double play ldquoI hope to keep playing like this as well as the team while making a run in tournament play (next spring)rdquo said Brisboe

Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo

Photo courtesy of MCCTyler Blohm

Contact Ashley Shira at baywindowmuskegonccedu

Menrsquos Cross Country Making Tracks

Join the Bay Window as a Sports Photographer

4 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

FeaturesFeatures

Muskegon Community College Student Halloween Costume Contest Voterrsquos ChoiceAwards GreatPrizes to theldquoBest Dressedrdquo

Erica ScottThe Bay Window

The Halloween Costume Contest continues Monday October 31 2011 was Halloween On that day MCC held its Halloween Costume Contest Students were encouraged to dress up and participate Costumes were worn to the Student Life Office (Room 103) between 10am and 1pm and pictures were taken of their costume and posted under Special Events on the MCC website Students voted for their favorite costumes by visiting wwwmuskegoncceduevents and submitting an email to Campus Life Voters could only vote once

The 1st place winner gets a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles the 2nd place winner gets a $30 gift certificate to Barnes and Nobles and the 3rd place winner gets a $20 gift certificate to Barnes

and Nobles This yearrsquos winners whom will remain anonymous are 1st place Wicked Witch of the West 2nd place Edward Scissorhands 3rd place Medieval Warrior

Last yearsrsquo winners were 1st place Gumby 2nd place (tie) Medieval Princess 2nd place (tie) Butterfly- ladybug 3rd place Man dressed as a woman

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeThird Place - Medieval Warrior

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeSecond Place - Edward Scissorhands

Photo courtesy of Campus LifeFirst Place - Wicked Witch of the West

On October 19 the Coalition for a Drug Free Muskegon County and Muskegon Alcohol Liability Initiative (ALI) were on

the MCC campus to promote safe driving habits In order to give students a feeling for how hard it is to drive while impaired there was a computerized Drunk Driving Simulator set up in the Student Union A student could head outside to the main parking lot where they had the GEM car available to test drive They had a small course set up with orange safety cones that you had to drive around This would not be much of a challenge except for the fact that they had the students wear special goggles on their head which blurred their vision Needless to say there were a few orange cones that took quite a beating that day Even though the day was overcast it still was fun for anyone who got an opportunity to drive the car There was talk of possibly doing this again in the spring for those who were unable to attend this event

Educating Students The Dangers of Drinking and DrivingKimberly Page The Bay Window

Photo by Julia SugarbakerStudents were encouraged to try a drunk driving simulation program provided by Muskegon ALI

DIGEST

PRioRity RegistRation Muskegon Community College Priority Registration for Winter Classes starts on Monday November 07 Donrsquot forget to sign up and get those classes in your schedule early The more credits you have now the earlier you can sign up Go to httpwwwmuskegonccedupages2022asp to view the earliest date you are elgible to register on WebAdvisor

Check out Muskegon ALIrsquos Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcompagesFacethebook-Muskegon144257355639633

If you are attending college and have student loans maybe unemployed without health insurance or on the verge of losing your home then yoursquore just like 99 of all Americans The wealthiest are the 1 of Americans and they have the most political influence The time has come to admit that the system we follow has a problem Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is a people empowered movement for democracy that began on September 17th with an encampment in the financial district of New York City There are many smaller public outcroppings coming forth throughout the US and now throughout the world The one purpose and goal in mind is to show solidarity for the people who occupy Wall Street The world is now listening There are a wide variety of complaints and goals from the Wall Street protesters The environment labor standards housing policy government corruption World Bank lending practices unemployment and increasing wealth disparity Many people have been affected by many aspects of the same system and are symptoms from the same problem Whether we agree or not is not the problem We all know that there are investment bankers getting rich on Wall Street while things for the rest of us are getting tougher This movement is not about a victory but rather a movement of sustainability Muskegon now has it chance to show solidarity Occupy Muskegon was first presented on October 15th in Hackley Park and has been a presence ever since Facilitators from West Michigan have made their way to New York to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations and have came back to help facilitate and educate others of the main objectives in OWS There is no single person in charge it is strictly a horizontal organization something our current system shows no knowledge

of A horizontal organization is a type of social organization which implies equality for everyone participating in a group or society There is no hierarchy and it is the opposite of a vertical organization in which some people make decisions and others obey them This method is used to take decisions through general assemblies Occupy Muskegon (OM) began its occupation at 557 W Clay a private residence owned by former Muskegon City Commissioner Scott Sieradzki As this is being typed the site has been moved a half block down to a new site located on 6th and Clay Ave with regards to the seniors living in the area Daily general assemblies are held at 600 pm at the 6th and Clay Ave campsite Saturday and Sunday rallies will be at 1200 pm at Hackley Park Friday October 21st started the first designated march between noon and 300 pm called ldquoOperation Cash Backrdquo at the Bank of America on Henry Street What they wish to accomplish is that anyone with money in any Bank of America withdraw it or transfer it to a credit union or smaller bank Show solidarity and be a part of the movement for the 99 of Americans This is a US wide event As you may know Bank of America has made the decision to charge $5 monthly fees for debit card users It has been met with consumer backlash calls for boycotts and the start of a migration away from the big bank to smaller banks and credit unions There will be ongoing protests

every Friday at the same times but different locations will be discussed at general assembly meetings Anyone interested should attend Also everyone is welcome to join the occupation at the Clay Ave site as long as they are respectful of the neighbors For more information on assemblies general meetings and information please follow them on Facebook by searching for Occupy Muskegon They are currently working on a domain and a website will be up very soon If anyone would like to volunteer at OM they are in need of people to help

KENNETHBRYANT

Photo by Kimberly PageProtesters from Muskegon and Grand Rapids gathered recently at a rally held in Grand Rapids

setup share ideas and help organize the OM assemblies Also OM is in need of donations Donations should include coffee hot cocoa rain ponchos and cold weather gear They are living in tents Food donations are also being accepted Another great website to gather information and become educated in group dynamics of the peoplersquos assemblies is httptakethesquarenet Now is the time to have your voice be heard Become involved and stay informed

Photo by Kimberly PageSome ldquoOccupyrdquo movement members preferred to remain anonymous and wore masks to the rally in Grand Rapids

5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Occupy Muskegon Grand Rapids Movement Let Your Voice Be Heard

DIGEST

gRafitti fiLM and aRt The MCC Art and Design Club will be hosting a free film in the Overbrook Theater on November 09 2011 at 500 pm The film ldquoExit Through the Gift Shoprdquo will be focusing on the work of a famous and evasive grafitti artist named Bansky The film has won 19 film awards and was nominated for an additional 13 film awards This film will kick off a fundraiser for the Art and Design Club They will be selling wooden squares with different paint finishes for any MCC student to make their own grafitti Various sizes and price ranges will be available The club will hang these grafitti squares on an external wall of the MCC campus

OpinionsOpinions6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011

Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Information Commons Misbehavior

BIANCABOVA

TAMMYWILHELM

Photo courtesy of Muskegon Community CollegeDavid Sedaris literary humorist

The Information Commons lab at MCC is a place where students go to get assignments done Of course there are those who need to get their games played and unwind from classroom stress There are rules to be followed no eating no talking on cell phones no open drinks and talking is to be done quietly if it is academic related Students know this yet the immature ones see how far they can go with breaking them From infancy one has pushed the limits to see what they could get away with But this is college and that kind of behavior needs to be left out of this setting

Most people who are subject to those who choose to break the rules do not report it for their own reasons But when given a survey regarding this subject they gladly gave their opinion When asked ldquoWhen those who are breaking the rules andor being disruptive do you think that the innocent student should be the one who goes to the adjoining quiet room (like they are the ones being punished)rdquo ndash Fourteen out of fifteen students surveyed wrote ldquoNordquo When asked ldquoInstead of the ones who are obeying the rules do you think that the ones breaking the rules or being disruptive be the ones sent to the quiet room After all shouldnrsquot the ones breaking the rules be the ones made to use the old computer equipment and not the ones obeying ndash Many said lsquoyesrsquo and some even said they should be lsquomade to leaversquo One person said that they ldquoshould be grouped upon majorityrdquo That is clearly one person who thinks rules are meant to be broken When asked ldquoRules have been

put in place for everyone to be able to take advantage of the computer lab When rules are broken do you feel that steps should be taken to make sure these people are not repeat offendersrdquo ndash All fifteen students agreed Many students added that there should be a step process If there is not one in place there should be and it should be enforced Why do some students make those in charge go to a level that is meant for grade-school Those who break the rules will always be around But if those in charge ldquoenforcerdquo the rules there will fewer incidents that occur

Last Wednesday night on the stage of the Frauenthal Theatre Muskegon was graced by the presence of one of Americarsquos greatest literary minds After an amusing and poetic introduction by MCCrsquos Mary Tyler David Sedaris appeared reading not from his latest publication Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (a series of stories he professed at the reading which uses animals as characters as a method of fending off potential litigation when writing about people that may not appreciate what he has to say about them) but from older works which bore not only the kind of observational humor he is best known for but also a nostalgia for the antics of his

childhood that was rather bittersweet at times Though the highlight of the evening by far was when Mr Sedaris read from his own diaries everything from the kind of people encountered in line at hotel coffee bars to bon mots gleaned from radio programs to dirty jokes shared by readers at various signings was subject to scrutiny in his thin slightly drawling voice which complimented perfectly the kind of off-the-cuff wit that evidently effortlessly comes to him By the end of the evening the audience was in tears from laughter Though to simply call him Americarsquos preeminent humoristmdashwhile it is truemdashis to undermine his personal presence When off stage Mr Sedaris seated at a modest folding table in the theatrersquos lobby signing books was not only unpretentious (a rather great feat of the ego for someone who has had all eight of their books on the New York Times Bestseller List) but exuded a certain indefinable warmth taking the time to speak to each of his readers asking questions about their lives and sharing stories of his own before signing their

David Sedaris Brings Wit and Wisdom to Muskegonbooks with little personal inscriptions that generally summed up his thoughts of them Hilarious kind charming and stylish David Sedaris is the quintessential modern American folk hero and we here at MCC owe a great thank you to the Muskegon Writerrsquos Center for bringing him here for us to enjoy

Occupy Muskegon Movement Continues into its Third Week of Local Activism Staff Reports Muskegonrsquos ldquoOccupy Muskegonrdquo recently completed its third week of local activism and solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together movements The Occupy Muskegon group which is part of a movement that has now spread to over 1600 citiesworldwide is protesting against social and economic inequality corporate greed and the influence ofcorporate money and lobbyists on government The peaceful and leaderless movement promotesdemocracy and a system of government free of the control of the wealthy and corporate entities Using the voice and actions of local citizen-activists an occupation site has been established at Sixthand Clay Avenues in Muskegon The site has been continuously occupied to demonstrate thegrouprsquos resolve and support for the Wall Street protesters Occupy Together and in solidarity withsimilar movements in other cities Occupy Muskegon has organized several recent events including protests outside local national bankbranches a drive to convince people to transfer their money out of these large financial institutions tolocal banks and credit unions letter writing campaigns to corporate leaders and marches todemonstrate unity In the near future additional events focused on community awareness andinformation dissemination will be announced Occupy Muskegon General Assembly meetings are open to the public and are held Monday through Friday at 600 PM at the occupation site at Sixth and Clay Avenues in Muskegon and at the Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon on Saturdays and Sundays at noon

WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR

WRITING OR ART

The Bay Window is looking for MCC students to submit their original works in the paper This could be a poem short story comic strip photograph etc If you are interested have questions or comments contact Bianca Bova at baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542

The Three Musketeers An Agonizing Failure

The time is the 17th century the place is France and the Cardinal seeks to relinquish power from the King ndash what havoc is to follow That havoc is the black mark that is left on the cinemarsquos reputation Itrsquos getting clicheacute to say that a movie is clicheacute but this one is Itrsquos come to a point where ldquomindless action movierdquo has become its own genre and although it felt like it was going to be really unique early on that creativity turned out not to be anything special The movies main protagonist would have to be DrsquoArtagnan the young adventurer that leaves his home to join the Musketeers on their quest for glory adventure and the service of France DrsquoArtagnan ends up making all the wrong decisions and as soon as he leaves his home village he gets shot After arriving in Paris and fighting alongside the Musketeers he befriends

STEPHENFOLTYNEWICZ

them and joins their ldquocliquerdquo Soon after this he meets a girl and spends the rest of the movie trying to gain her favor - the Musketeers just go along for the ride Later it is found that the Cardinal is trying to take control of France by starting a war with England and itrsquos the Musketeers and drsquoArtagnanrsquos job to save their country (and win the girls heart at the same time) Outrageous adventure is soon to ensue When it comes to swashbuckling action unnecessary fight scenes and an overwhelming sense of awesomeness then this movie undoubtedly gets an A I mean come on there was a blimp fight On the other hand if a complex original or excessively creative storyline is what you seek then look elsewhere They tried to keep the movie at a constant apex whenever action was involved and so nothing was special At no point in the movie did I gasp or feel a manifestation of apprehension The costumes acting and animation were unquestionably great but without at least a morsel of originality or suspense it just seemed to drudge on and on and on I caught myself yawning through the ldquoclimacticrdquo fight scene I just couldnrsquot get into it at all The character development was shallow

on even the most important characters Athos Porthos and Aramis aka the Three Musketeers At first it looked a lot like Pirates of the Caribbean but it turned out to not be in same league An OK movie but Irsquod suggest waiting until it comes out on DVD

ArtPrizersquos Efforts a Disappointment

BIANCABOVA

We were there We voted We read article after article in the aftermath of the top ten And we the public after casting our votes were outraged by the results as we watched them unfold on the stage and on our televisions What does this say about us as a city As a society And what moreover does it say about Artprizersquos future Wersquove heard it all that any discussion is good discussion that Artprize has met an early demise that next year the real artists will come back to prove themselves the venues more selective and voters more diligent that Artprize will rise to the occasion and Grand Rapids will claim a place as a new world art center Radical in its inception and disappointing in its execution Artprize now faces an uncertain future which raises questions of form and content but also that of the most base argument in all of art history What constitutes art What makes art good or real or important While Artprize has attempted to engage all of these questions as is the case with such infinite endeavors it may have sacrificed itself to find the answers

Photo courtesy of Summit EntertainmentPromotional poster for the Summit Entertainment movie ldquoThe Three Musketeersrdquo

Photo by Kimberly PageFirst Place Crucifixion by Mia Tavonatti

Photo courtesy of artprizeorgSecond Place Metaphorest by Tracy Van Duinen

Photo by Kimberly PageThird Place Rain by Lynda Cole

ATTENTION MUSICIANS

If you know a band (especially thosebands that have members currentlyattending Muskegon Community College)that would like to be interviewed and pictured in an upcoming issue of The Bay Window send an e-mail to baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542 If you want to inform MCC about an upcoming gig give us a shoutout

7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

EntertainmentEntertainment

8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Andres Lazo Sports Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Hawks NestHawks Nest

Photo courtesy of MCCMuskegon Community Collegersquos 20112012 Menrsquos Jayhawk Cross Country Team

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

The Jayhawk Cross Country team has qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Associationrsquos national championship meet on Nov 12 at New Mexico Junior College The team clinched an invitation with their 5th place showing at the NJCAA Region XII Championship meet Oct 29 in Lansing ldquoOur times were incrediblerdquo said Coach Mike Smith ldquoWe have never been that fast before Last year at the same meet and same place we ran 21830 On (Oct 29) we ran 21530 We took three minutes in a year Everyone had a personal best ldquoThose times would normally take second or third in the region but I think our region is so strong that wersquoll place seven teams in the top 25 at nationalsrdquo

Blohm Out for Wrestling Season Richard Rodriguez The Bay Window A preseason shoulder injury will keep freshman heavyweight Tyler Blohm off the wrestling mats this season ldquoIt sucks but I can only think about getting healthy again and ready for next yearrdquo said Blohm This just shows how ready the guys are for the season The teamrsquos intensity is noticeable said sophomore Calib Rought who describes the team as ldquorsquoready to huntrdquo The teamrsquos season schedule will be published next issue

Kring and Zimmer Earn All-Region

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

Congratulations to MCCrsquos Matt Kring of Whitehall who captured all region accolades for his ninth place finish at the NJCAA Regional XII Championship on Oct 29 The cross country event was held in Lansing MI

Kudosrsquo also to MCCrsquos Samantha Zimmer who captured all region honors and qualified for the national championship meet with her ninth-place finish in regional cross country competition in Lansing MI Zimmer an Oakridge graduate covered the 5K course at Grand Woods Park in 1913 The Jayhawk team placed seventh in the regional competition

Photo courtesy of MCCMatt Kring

Photo courtesy of MCCSamantha Zimmer

RICHARDRODRIGUEZ

The last week of ldquofall ballrdquo is here and then onto winter practices for the menrsquos baseball team During the past couple of weeks the Jayhawkrsquos have been participating in a series of inter-squad games The games provide coaches with an opportunity to get their final look before deciding who makes the final roster cuts Highlights have included transfer student Trent Brisboe who has absolutely ldquomashedrdquo in the games He recorded five doubles and two singles in 7 at-bats He also recorded a series-ending double play ldquoI hope to keep playing like this as well as the team while making a run in tournament play (next spring)rdquo said Brisboe

Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo

Photo courtesy of MCCTyler Blohm

Contact Ashley Shira at baywindowmuskegonccedu

Menrsquos Cross Country Making Tracks

Join the Bay Window as a Sports Photographer

If you are attending college and have student loans maybe unemployed without health insurance or on the verge of losing your home then yoursquore just like 99 of all Americans The wealthiest are the 1 of Americans and they have the most political influence The time has come to admit that the system we follow has a problem Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is a people empowered movement for democracy that began on September 17th with an encampment in the financial district of New York City There are many smaller public outcroppings coming forth throughout the US and now throughout the world The one purpose and goal in mind is to show solidarity for the people who occupy Wall Street The world is now listening There are a wide variety of complaints and goals from the Wall Street protesters The environment labor standards housing policy government corruption World Bank lending practices unemployment and increasing wealth disparity Many people have been affected by many aspects of the same system and are symptoms from the same problem Whether we agree or not is not the problem We all know that there are investment bankers getting rich on Wall Street while things for the rest of us are getting tougher This movement is not about a victory but rather a movement of sustainability Muskegon now has it chance to show solidarity Occupy Muskegon was first presented on October 15th in Hackley Park and has been a presence ever since Facilitators from West Michigan have made their way to New York to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations and have came back to help facilitate and educate others of the main objectives in OWS There is no single person in charge it is strictly a horizontal organization something our current system shows no knowledge

of A horizontal organization is a type of social organization which implies equality for everyone participating in a group or society There is no hierarchy and it is the opposite of a vertical organization in which some people make decisions and others obey them This method is used to take decisions through general assemblies Occupy Muskegon (OM) began its occupation at 557 W Clay a private residence owned by former Muskegon City Commissioner Scott Sieradzki As this is being typed the site has been moved a half block down to a new site located on 6th and Clay Ave with regards to the seniors living in the area Daily general assemblies are held at 600 pm at the 6th and Clay Ave campsite Saturday and Sunday rallies will be at 1200 pm at Hackley Park Friday October 21st started the first designated march between noon and 300 pm called ldquoOperation Cash Backrdquo at the Bank of America on Henry Street What they wish to accomplish is that anyone with money in any Bank of America withdraw it or transfer it to a credit union or smaller bank Show solidarity and be a part of the movement for the 99 of Americans This is a US wide event As you may know Bank of America has made the decision to charge $5 monthly fees for debit card users It has been met with consumer backlash calls for boycotts and the start of a migration away from the big bank to smaller banks and credit unions There will be ongoing protests

every Friday at the same times but different locations will be discussed at general assembly meetings Anyone interested should attend Also everyone is welcome to join the occupation at the Clay Ave site as long as they are respectful of the neighbors For more information on assemblies general meetings and information please follow them on Facebook by searching for Occupy Muskegon They are currently working on a domain and a website will be up very soon If anyone would like to volunteer at OM they are in need of people to help

KENNETHBRYANT

Photo by Kimberly PageProtesters from Muskegon and Grand Rapids gathered recently at a rally held in Grand Rapids

setup share ideas and help organize the OM assemblies Also OM is in need of donations Donations should include coffee hot cocoa rain ponchos and cold weather gear They are living in tents Food donations are also being accepted Another great website to gather information and become educated in group dynamics of the peoplersquos assemblies is httptakethesquarenet Now is the time to have your voice be heard Become involved and stay informed

Photo by Kimberly PageSome ldquoOccupyrdquo movement members preferred to remain anonymous and wore masks to the rally in Grand Rapids

5The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Occupy Muskegon Grand Rapids Movement Let Your Voice Be Heard

DIGEST

gRafitti fiLM and aRt The MCC Art and Design Club will be hosting a free film in the Overbrook Theater on November 09 2011 at 500 pm The film ldquoExit Through the Gift Shoprdquo will be focusing on the work of a famous and evasive grafitti artist named Bansky The film has won 19 film awards and was nominated for an additional 13 film awards This film will kick off a fundraiser for the Art and Design Club They will be selling wooden squares with different paint finishes for any MCC student to make their own grafitti Various sizes and price ranges will be available The club will hang these grafitti squares on an external wall of the MCC campus

OpinionsOpinions6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011

Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Information Commons Misbehavior

BIANCABOVA

TAMMYWILHELM

Photo courtesy of Muskegon Community CollegeDavid Sedaris literary humorist

The Information Commons lab at MCC is a place where students go to get assignments done Of course there are those who need to get their games played and unwind from classroom stress There are rules to be followed no eating no talking on cell phones no open drinks and talking is to be done quietly if it is academic related Students know this yet the immature ones see how far they can go with breaking them From infancy one has pushed the limits to see what they could get away with But this is college and that kind of behavior needs to be left out of this setting

Most people who are subject to those who choose to break the rules do not report it for their own reasons But when given a survey regarding this subject they gladly gave their opinion When asked ldquoWhen those who are breaking the rules andor being disruptive do you think that the innocent student should be the one who goes to the adjoining quiet room (like they are the ones being punished)rdquo ndash Fourteen out of fifteen students surveyed wrote ldquoNordquo When asked ldquoInstead of the ones who are obeying the rules do you think that the ones breaking the rules or being disruptive be the ones sent to the quiet room After all shouldnrsquot the ones breaking the rules be the ones made to use the old computer equipment and not the ones obeying ndash Many said lsquoyesrsquo and some even said they should be lsquomade to leaversquo One person said that they ldquoshould be grouped upon majorityrdquo That is clearly one person who thinks rules are meant to be broken When asked ldquoRules have been

put in place for everyone to be able to take advantage of the computer lab When rules are broken do you feel that steps should be taken to make sure these people are not repeat offendersrdquo ndash All fifteen students agreed Many students added that there should be a step process If there is not one in place there should be and it should be enforced Why do some students make those in charge go to a level that is meant for grade-school Those who break the rules will always be around But if those in charge ldquoenforcerdquo the rules there will fewer incidents that occur

Last Wednesday night on the stage of the Frauenthal Theatre Muskegon was graced by the presence of one of Americarsquos greatest literary minds After an amusing and poetic introduction by MCCrsquos Mary Tyler David Sedaris appeared reading not from his latest publication Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (a series of stories he professed at the reading which uses animals as characters as a method of fending off potential litigation when writing about people that may not appreciate what he has to say about them) but from older works which bore not only the kind of observational humor he is best known for but also a nostalgia for the antics of his

childhood that was rather bittersweet at times Though the highlight of the evening by far was when Mr Sedaris read from his own diaries everything from the kind of people encountered in line at hotel coffee bars to bon mots gleaned from radio programs to dirty jokes shared by readers at various signings was subject to scrutiny in his thin slightly drawling voice which complimented perfectly the kind of off-the-cuff wit that evidently effortlessly comes to him By the end of the evening the audience was in tears from laughter Though to simply call him Americarsquos preeminent humoristmdashwhile it is truemdashis to undermine his personal presence When off stage Mr Sedaris seated at a modest folding table in the theatrersquos lobby signing books was not only unpretentious (a rather great feat of the ego for someone who has had all eight of their books on the New York Times Bestseller List) but exuded a certain indefinable warmth taking the time to speak to each of his readers asking questions about their lives and sharing stories of his own before signing their

David Sedaris Brings Wit and Wisdom to Muskegonbooks with little personal inscriptions that generally summed up his thoughts of them Hilarious kind charming and stylish David Sedaris is the quintessential modern American folk hero and we here at MCC owe a great thank you to the Muskegon Writerrsquos Center for bringing him here for us to enjoy

Occupy Muskegon Movement Continues into its Third Week of Local Activism Staff Reports Muskegonrsquos ldquoOccupy Muskegonrdquo recently completed its third week of local activism and solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together movements The Occupy Muskegon group which is part of a movement that has now spread to over 1600 citiesworldwide is protesting against social and economic inequality corporate greed and the influence ofcorporate money and lobbyists on government The peaceful and leaderless movement promotesdemocracy and a system of government free of the control of the wealthy and corporate entities Using the voice and actions of local citizen-activists an occupation site has been established at Sixthand Clay Avenues in Muskegon The site has been continuously occupied to demonstrate thegrouprsquos resolve and support for the Wall Street protesters Occupy Together and in solidarity withsimilar movements in other cities Occupy Muskegon has organized several recent events including protests outside local national bankbranches a drive to convince people to transfer their money out of these large financial institutions tolocal banks and credit unions letter writing campaigns to corporate leaders and marches todemonstrate unity In the near future additional events focused on community awareness andinformation dissemination will be announced Occupy Muskegon General Assembly meetings are open to the public and are held Monday through Friday at 600 PM at the occupation site at Sixth and Clay Avenues in Muskegon and at the Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon on Saturdays and Sundays at noon

WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR

WRITING OR ART

The Bay Window is looking for MCC students to submit their original works in the paper This could be a poem short story comic strip photograph etc If you are interested have questions or comments contact Bianca Bova at baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542

The Three Musketeers An Agonizing Failure

The time is the 17th century the place is France and the Cardinal seeks to relinquish power from the King ndash what havoc is to follow That havoc is the black mark that is left on the cinemarsquos reputation Itrsquos getting clicheacute to say that a movie is clicheacute but this one is Itrsquos come to a point where ldquomindless action movierdquo has become its own genre and although it felt like it was going to be really unique early on that creativity turned out not to be anything special The movies main protagonist would have to be DrsquoArtagnan the young adventurer that leaves his home to join the Musketeers on their quest for glory adventure and the service of France DrsquoArtagnan ends up making all the wrong decisions and as soon as he leaves his home village he gets shot After arriving in Paris and fighting alongside the Musketeers he befriends

STEPHENFOLTYNEWICZ

them and joins their ldquocliquerdquo Soon after this he meets a girl and spends the rest of the movie trying to gain her favor - the Musketeers just go along for the ride Later it is found that the Cardinal is trying to take control of France by starting a war with England and itrsquos the Musketeers and drsquoArtagnanrsquos job to save their country (and win the girls heart at the same time) Outrageous adventure is soon to ensue When it comes to swashbuckling action unnecessary fight scenes and an overwhelming sense of awesomeness then this movie undoubtedly gets an A I mean come on there was a blimp fight On the other hand if a complex original or excessively creative storyline is what you seek then look elsewhere They tried to keep the movie at a constant apex whenever action was involved and so nothing was special At no point in the movie did I gasp or feel a manifestation of apprehension The costumes acting and animation were unquestionably great but without at least a morsel of originality or suspense it just seemed to drudge on and on and on I caught myself yawning through the ldquoclimacticrdquo fight scene I just couldnrsquot get into it at all The character development was shallow

on even the most important characters Athos Porthos and Aramis aka the Three Musketeers At first it looked a lot like Pirates of the Caribbean but it turned out to not be in same league An OK movie but Irsquod suggest waiting until it comes out on DVD

ArtPrizersquos Efforts a Disappointment

BIANCABOVA

We were there We voted We read article after article in the aftermath of the top ten And we the public after casting our votes were outraged by the results as we watched them unfold on the stage and on our televisions What does this say about us as a city As a society And what moreover does it say about Artprizersquos future Wersquove heard it all that any discussion is good discussion that Artprize has met an early demise that next year the real artists will come back to prove themselves the venues more selective and voters more diligent that Artprize will rise to the occasion and Grand Rapids will claim a place as a new world art center Radical in its inception and disappointing in its execution Artprize now faces an uncertain future which raises questions of form and content but also that of the most base argument in all of art history What constitutes art What makes art good or real or important While Artprize has attempted to engage all of these questions as is the case with such infinite endeavors it may have sacrificed itself to find the answers

Photo courtesy of Summit EntertainmentPromotional poster for the Summit Entertainment movie ldquoThe Three Musketeersrdquo

Photo by Kimberly PageFirst Place Crucifixion by Mia Tavonatti

Photo courtesy of artprizeorgSecond Place Metaphorest by Tracy Van Duinen

Photo by Kimberly PageThird Place Rain by Lynda Cole

ATTENTION MUSICIANS

If you know a band (especially thosebands that have members currentlyattending Muskegon Community College)that would like to be interviewed and pictured in an upcoming issue of The Bay Window send an e-mail to baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542 If you want to inform MCC about an upcoming gig give us a shoutout

7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

EntertainmentEntertainment

8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Andres Lazo Sports Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Hawks NestHawks Nest

Photo courtesy of MCCMuskegon Community Collegersquos 20112012 Menrsquos Jayhawk Cross Country Team

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

The Jayhawk Cross Country team has qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Associationrsquos national championship meet on Nov 12 at New Mexico Junior College The team clinched an invitation with their 5th place showing at the NJCAA Region XII Championship meet Oct 29 in Lansing ldquoOur times were incrediblerdquo said Coach Mike Smith ldquoWe have never been that fast before Last year at the same meet and same place we ran 21830 On (Oct 29) we ran 21530 We took three minutes in a year Everyone had a personal best ldquoThose times would normally take second or third in the region but I think our region is so strong that wersquoll place seven teams in the top 25 at nationalsrdquo

Blohm Out for Wrestling Season Richard Rodriguez The Bay Window A preseason shoulder injury will keep freshman heavyweight Tyler Blohm off the wrestling mats this season ldquoIt sucks but I can only think about getting healthy again and ready for next yearrdquo said Blohm This just shows how ready the guys are for the season The teamrsquos intensity is noticeable said sophomore Calib Rought who describes the team as ldquorsquoready to huntrdquo The teamrsquos season schedule will be published next issue

Kring and Zimmer Earn All-Region

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

Congratulations to MCCrsquos Matt Kring of Whitehall who captured all region accolades for his ninth place finish at the NJCAA Regional XII Championship on Oct 29 The cross country event was held in Lansing MI

Kudosrsquo also to MCCrsquos Samantha Zimmer who captured all region honors and qualified for the national championship meet with her ninth-place finish in regional cross country competition in Lansing MI Zimmer an Oakridge graduate covered the 5K course at Grand Woods Park in 1913 The Jayhawk team placed seventh in the regional competition

Photo courtesy of MCCMatt Kring

Photo courtesy of MCCSamantha Zimmer

RICHARDRODRIGUEZ

The last week of ldquofall ballrdquo is here and then onto winter practices for the menrsquos baseball team During the past couple of weeks the Jayhawkrsquos have been participating in a series of inter-squad games The games provide coaches with an opportunity to get their final look before deciding who makes the final roster cuts Highlights have included transfer student Trent Brisboe who has absolutely ldquomashedrdquo in the games He recorded five doubles and two singles in 7 at-bats He also recorded a series-ending double play ldquoI hope to keep playing like this as well as the team while making a run in tournament play (next spring)rdquo said Brisboe

Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo

Photo courtesy of MCCTyler Blohm

Contact Ashley Shira at baywindowmuskegonccedu

Menrsquos Cross Country Making Tracks

Join the Bay Window as a Sports Photographer

OpinionsOpinions6 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011

Benjamin Glick Opinion Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Information Commons Misbehavior

BIANCABOVA

TAMMYWILHELM

Photo courtesy of Muskegon Community CollegeDavid Sedaris literary humorist

The Information Commons lab at MCC is a place where students go to get assignments done Of course there are those who need to get their games played and unwind from classroom stress There are rules to be followed no eating no talking on cell phones no open drinks and talking is to be done quietly if it is academic related Students know this yet the immature ones see how far they can go with breaking them From infancy one has pushed the limits to see what they could get away with But this is college and that kind of behavior needs to be left out of this setting

Most people who are subject to those who choose to break the rules do not report it for their own reasons But when given a survey regarding this subject they gladly gave their opinion When asked ldquoWhen those who are breaking the rules andor being disruptive do you think that the innocent student should be the one who goes to the adjoining quiet room (like they are the ones being punished)rdquo ndash Fourteen out of fifteen students surveyed wrote ldquoNordquo When asked ldquoInstead of the ones who are obeying the rules do you think that the ones breaking the rules or being disruptive be the ones sent to the quiet room After all shouldnrsquot the ones breaking the rules be the ones made to use the old computer equipment and not the ones obeying ndash Many said lsquoyesrsquo and some even said they should be lsquomade to leaversquo One person said that they ldquoshould be grouped upon majorityrdquo That is clearly one person who thinks rules are meant to be broken When asked ldquoRules have been

put in place for everyone to be able to take advantage of the computer lab When rules are broken do you feel that steps should be taken to make sure these people are not repeat offendersrdquo ndash All fifteen students agreed Many students added that there should be a step process If there is not one in place there should be and it should be enforced Why do some students make those in charge go to a level that is meant for grade-school Those who break the rules will always be around But if those in charge ldquoenforcerdquo the rules there will fewer incidents that occur

Last Wednesday night on the stage of the Frauenthal Theatre Muskegon was graced by the presence of one of Americarsquos greatest literary minds After an amusing and poetic introduction by MCCrsquos Mary Tyler David Sedaris appeared reading not from his latest publication Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (a series of stories he professed at the reading which uses animals as characters as a method of fending off potential litigation when writing about people that may not appreciate what he has to say about them) but from older works which bore not only the kind of observational humor he is best known for but also a nostalgia for the antics of his

childhood that was rather bittersweet at times Though the highlight of the evening by far was when Mr Sedaris read from his own diaries everything from the kind of people encountered in line at hotel coffee bars to bon mots gleaned from radio programs to dirty jokes shared by readers at various signings was subject to scrutiny in his thin slightly drawling voice which complimented perfectly the kind of off-the-cuff wit that evidently effortlessly comes to him By the end of the evening the audience was in tears from laughter Though to simply call him Americarsquos preeminent humoristmdashwhile it is truemdashis to undermine his personal presence When off stage Mr Sedaris seated at a modest folding table in the theatrersquos lobby signing books was not only unpretentious (a rather great feat of the ego for someone who has had all eight of their books on the New York Times Bestseller List) but exuded a certain indefinable warmth taking the time to speak to each of his readers asking questions about their lives and sharing stories of his own before signing their

David Sedaris Brings Wit and Wisdom to Muskegonbooks with little personal inscriptions that generally summed up his thoughts of them Hilarious kind charming and stylish David Sedaris is the quintessential modern American folk hero and we here at MCC owe a great thank you to the Muskegon Writerrsquos Center for bringing him here for us to enjoy

Occupy Muskegon Movement Continues into its Third Week of Local Activism Staff Reports Muskegonrsquos ldquoOccupy Muskegonrdquo recently completed its third week of local activism and solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together movements The Occupy Muskegon group which is part of a movement that has now spread to over 1600 citiesworldwide is protesting against social and economic inequality corporate greed and the influence ofcorporate money and lobbyists on government The peaceful and leaderless movement promotesdemocracy and a system of government free of the control of the wealthy and corporate entities Using the voice and actions of local citizen-activists an occupation site has been established at Sixthand Clay Avenues in Muskegon The site has been continuously occupied to demonstrate thegrouprsquos resolve and support for the Wall Street protesters Occupy Together and in solidarity withsimilar movements in other cities Occupy Muskegon has organized several recent events including protests outside local national bankbranches a drive to convince people to transfer their money out of these large financial institutions tolocal banks and credit unions letter writing campaigns to corporate leaders and marches todemonstrate unity In the near future additional events focused on community awareness andinformation dissemination will be announced Occupy Muskegon General Assembly meetings are open to the public and are held Monday through Friday at 600 PM at the occupation site at Sixth and Clay Avenues in Muskegon and at the Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon on Saturdays and Sundays at noon

WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR

WRITING OR ART

The Bay Window is looking for MCC students to submit their original works in the paper This could be a poem short story comic strip photograph etc If you are interested have questions or comments contact Bianca Bova at baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542

The Three Musketeers An Agonizing Failure

The time is the 17th century the place is France and the Cardinal seeks to relinquish power from the King ndash what havoc is to follow That havoc is the black mark that is left on the cinemarsquos reputation Itrsquos getting clicheacute to say that a movie is clicheacute but this one is Itrsquos come to a point where ldquomindless action movierdquo has become its own genre and although it felt like it was going to be really unique early on that creativity turned out not to be anything special The movies main protagonist would have to be DrsquoArtagnan the young adventurer that leaves his home to join the Musketeers on their quest for glory adventure and the service of France DrsquoArtagnan ends up making all the wrong decisions and as soon as he leaves his home village he gets shot After arriving in Paris and fighting alongside the Musketeers he befriends

STEPHENFOLTYNEWICZ

them and joins their ldquocliquerdquo Soon after this he meets a girl and spends the rest of the movie trying to gain her favor - the Musketeers just go along for the ride Later it is found that the Cardinal is trying to take control of France by starting a war with England and itrsquos the Musketeers and drsquoArtagnanrsquos job to save their country (and win the girls heart at the same time) Outrageous adventure is soon to ensue When it comes to swashbuckling action unnecessary fight scenes and an overwhelming sense of awesomeness then this movie undoubtedly gets an A I mean come on there was a blimp fight On the other hand if a complex original or excessively creative storyline is what you seek then look elsewhere They tried to keep the movie at a constant apex whenever action was involved and so nothing was special At no point in the movie did I gasp or feel a manifestation of apprehension The costumes acting and animation were unquestionably great but without at least a morsel of originality or suspense it just seemed to drudge on and on and on I caught myself yawning through the ldquoclimacticrdquo fight scene I just couldnrsquot get into it at all The character development was shallow

on even the most important characters Athos Porthos and Aramis aka the Three Musketeers At first it looked a lot like Pirates of the Caribbean but it turned out to not be in same league An OK movie but Irsquod suggest waiting until it comes out on DVD

ArtPrizersquos Efforts a Disappointment

BIANCABOVA

We were there We voted We read article after article in the aftermath of the top ten And we the public after casting our votes were outraged by the results as we watched them unfold on the stage and on our televisions What does this say about us as a city As a society And what moreover does it say about Artprizersquos future Wersquove heard it all that any discussion is good discussion that Artprize has met an early demise that next year the real artists will come back to prove themselves the venues more selective and voters more diligent that Artprize will rise to the occasion and Grand Rapids will claim a place as a new world art center Radical in its inception and disappointing in its execution Artprize now faces an uncertain future which raises questions of form and content but also that of the most base argument in all of art history What constitutes art What makes art good or real or important While Artprize has attempted to engage all of these questions as is the case with such infinite endeavors it may have sacrificed itself to find the answers

Photo courtesy of Summit EntertainmentPromotional poster for the Summit Entertainment movie ldquoThe Three Musketeersrdquo

Photo by Kimberly PageFirst Place Crucifixion by Mia Tavonatti

Photo courtesy of artprizeorgSecond Place Metaphorest by Tracy Van Duinen

Photo by Kimberly PageThird Place Rain by Lynda Cole

ATTENTION MUSICIANS

If you know a band (especially thosebands that have members currentlyattending Muskegon Community College)that would like to be interviewed and pictured in an upcoming issue of The Bay Window send an e-mail to baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542 If you want to inform MCC about an upcoming gig give us a shoutout

7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

EntertainmentEntertainment

8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Andres Lazo Sports Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Hawks NestHawks Nest

Photo courtesy of MCCMuskegon Community Collegersquos 20112012 Menrsquos Jayhawk Cross Country Team

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

The Jayhawk Cross Country team has qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Associationrsquos national championship meet on Nov 12 at New Mexico Junior College The team clinched an invitation with their 5th place showing at the NJCAA Region XII Championship meet Oct 29 in Lansing ldquoOur times were incrediblerdquo said Coach Mike Smith ldquoWe have never been that fast before Last year at the same meet and same place we ran 21830 On (Oct 29) we ran 21530 We took three minutes in a year Everyone had a personal best ldquoThose times would normally take second or third in the region but I think our region is so strong that wersquoll place seven teams in the top 25 at nationalsrdquo

Blohm Out for Wrestling Season Richard Rodriguez The Bay Window A preseason shoulder injury will keep freshman heavyweight Tyler Blohm off the wrestling mats this season ldquoIt sucks but I can only think about getting healthy again and ready for next yearrdquo said Blohm This just shows how ready the guys are for the season The teamrsquos intensity is noticeable said sophomore Calib Rought who describes the team as ldquorsquoready to huntrdquo The teamrsquos season schedule will be published next issue

Kring and Zimmer Earn All-Region

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

Congratulations to MCCrsquos Matt Kring of Whitehall who captured all region accolades for his ninth place finish at the NJCAA Regional XII Championship on Oct 29 The cross country event was held in Lansing MI

Kudosrsquo also to MCCrsquos Samantha Zimmer who captured all region honors and qualified for the national championship meet with her ninth-place finish in regional cross country competition in Lansing MI Zimmer an Oakridge graduate covered the 5K course at Grand Woods Park in 1913 The Jayhawk team placed seventh in the regional competition

Photo courtesy of MCCMatt Kring

Photo courtesy of MCCSamantha Zimmer

RICHARDRODRIGUEZ

The last week of ldquofall ballrdquo is here and then onto winter practices for the menrsquos baseball team During the past couple of weeks the Jayhawkrsquos have been participating in a series of inter-squad games The games provide coaches with an opportunity to get their final look before deciding who makes the final roster cuts Highlights have included transfer student Trent Brisboe who has absolutely ldquomashedrdquo in the games He recorded five doubles and two singles in 7 at-bats He also recorded a series-ending double play ldquoI hope to keep playing like this as well as the team while making a run in tournament play (next spring)rdquo said Brisboe

Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo

Photo courtesy of MCCTyler Blohm

Contact Ashley Shira at baywindowmuskegonccedu

Menrsquos Cross Country Making Tracks

Join the Bay Window as a Sports Photographer

The Three Musketeers An Agonizing Failure

The time is the 17th century the place is France and the Cardinal seeks to relinquish power from the King ndash what havoc is to follow That havoc is the black mark that is left on the cinemarsquos reputation Itrsquos getting clicheacute to say that a movie is clicheacute but this one is Itrsquos come to a point where ldquomindless action movierdquo has become its own genre and although it felt like it was going to be really unique early on that creativity turned out not to be anything special The movies main protagonist would have to be DrsquoArtagnan the young adventurer that leaves his home to join the Musketeers on their quest for glory adventure and the service of France DrsquoArtagnan ends up making all the wrong decisions and as soon as he leaves his home village he gets shot After arriving in Paris and fighting alongside the Musketeers he befriends

STEPHENFOLTYNEWICZ

them and joins their ldquocliquerdquo Soon after this he meets a girl and spends the rest of the movie trying to gain her favor - the Musketeers just go along for the ride Later it is found that the Cardinal is trying to take control of France by starting a war with England and itrsquos the Musketeers and drsquoArtagnanrsquos job to save their country (and win the girls heart at the same time) Outrageous adventure is soon to ensue When it comes to swashbuckling action unnecessary fight scenes and an overwhelming sense of awesomeness then this movie undoubtedly gets an A I mean come on there was a blimp fight On the other hand if a complex original or excessively creative storyline is what you seek then look elsewhere They tried to keep the movie at a constant apex whenever action was involved and so nothing was special At no point in the movie did I gasp or feel a manifestation of apprehension The costumes acting and animation were unquestionably great but without at least a morsel of originality or suspense it just seemed to drudge on and on and on I caught myself yawning through the ldquoclimacticrdquo fight scene I just couldnrsquot get into it at all The character development was shallow

on even the most important characters Athos Porthos and Aramis aka the Three Musketeers At first it looked a lot like Pirates of the Caribbean but it turned out to not be in same league An OK movie but Irsquod suggest waiting until it comes out on DVD

ArtPrizersquos Efforts a Disappointment

BIANCABOVA

We were there We voted We read article after article in the aftermath of the top ten And we the public after casting our votes were outraged by the results as we watched them unfold on the stage and on our televisions What does this say about us as a city As a society And what moreover does it say about Artprizersquos future Wersquove heard it all that any discussion is good discussion that Artprize has met an early demise that next year the real artists will come back to prove themselves the venues more selective and voters more diligent that Artprize will rise to the occasion and Grand Rapids will claim a place as a new world art center Radical in its inception and disappointing in its execution Artprize now faces an uncertain future which raises questions of form and content but also that of the most base argument in all of art history What constitutes art What makes art good or real or important While Artprize has attempted to engage all of these questions as is the case with such infinite endeavors it may have sacrificed itself to find the answers

Photo courtesy of Summit EntertainmentPromotional poster for the Summit Entertainment movie ldquoThe Three Musketeersrdquo

Photo by Kimberly PageFirst Place Crucifixion by Mia Tavonatti

Photo courtesy of artprizeorgSecond Place Metaphorest by Tracy Van Duinen

Photo by Kimberly PageThird Place Rain by Lynda Cole

ATTENTION MUSICIANS

If you know a band (especially thosebands that have members currentlyattending Muskegon Community College)that would like to be interviewed and pictured in an upcoming issue of The Bay Window send an e-mail to baywindowmuskegonccedu or give us a call at (231) 777-0542 If you want to inform MCC about an upcoming gig give us a shoutout

7The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Erica Scott Editor-in-Chief Issue 3 Volume 12

EntertainmentEntertainment

8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Andres Lazo Sports Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Hawks NestHawks Nest

Photo courtesy of MCCMuskegon Community Collegersquos 20112012 Menrsquos Jayhawk Cross Country Team

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

The Jayhawk Cross Country team has qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Associationrsquos national championship meet on Nov 12 at New Mexico Junior College The team clinched an invitation with their 5th place showing at the NJCAA Region XII Championship meet Oct 29 in Lansing ldquoOur times were incrediblerdquo said Coach Mike Smith ldquoWe have never been that fast before Last year at the same meet and same place we ran 21830 On (Oct 29) we ran 21530 We took three minutes in a year Everyone had a personal best ldquoThose times would normally take second or third in the region but I think our region is so strong that wersquoll place seven teams in the top 25 at nationalsrdquo

Blohm Out for Wrestling Season Richard Rodriguez The Bay Window A preseason shoulder injury will keep freshman heavyweight Tyler Blohm off the wrestling mats this season ldquoIt sucks but I can only think about getting healthy again and ready for next yearrdquo said Blohm This just shows how ready the guys are for the season The teamrsquos intensity is noticeable said sophomore Calib Rought who describes the team as ldquorsquoready to huntrdquo The teamrsquos season schedule will be published next issue

Kring and Zimmer Earn All-Region

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

Congratulations to MCCrsquos Matt Kring of Whitehall who captured all region accolades for his ninth place finish at the NJCAA Regional XII Championship on Oct 29 The cross country event was held in Lansing MI

Kudosrsquo also to MCCrsquos Samantha Zimmer who captured all region honors and qualified for the national championship meet with her ninth-place finish in regional cross country competition in Lansing MI Zimmer an Oakridge graduate covered the 5K course at Grand Woods Park in 1913 The Jayhawk team placed seventh in the regional competition

Photo courtesy of MCCMatt Kring

Photo courtesy of MCCSamantha Zimmer

RICHARDRODRIGUEZ

The last week of ldquofall ballrdquo is here and then onto winter practices for the menrsquos baseball team During the past couple of weeks the Jayhawkrsquos have been participating in a series of inter-squad games The games provide coaches with an opportunity to get their final look before deciding who makes the final roster cuts Highlights have included transfer student Trent Brisboe who has absolutely ldquomashedrdquo in the games He recorded five doubles and two singles in 7 at-bats He also recorded a series-ending double play ldquoI hope to keep playing like this as well as the team while making a run in tournament play (next spring)rdquo said Brisboe

Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo

Photo courtesy of MCCTyler Blohm

Contact Ashley Shira at baywindowmuskegonccedu

Menrsquos Cross Country Making Tracks

Join the Bay Window as a Sports Photographer

8 The Bay Window Since 1926 Monday November 07 2011Andres Lazo Sports Editor Issue 3 Volume 12

Hawks NestHawks Nest

Photo courtesy of MCCMuskegon Community Collegersquos 20112012 Menrsquos Jayhawk Cross Country Team

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

The Jayhawk Cross Country team has qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Associationrsquos national championship meet on Nov 12 at New Mexico Junior College The team clinched an invitation with their 5th place showing at the NJCAA Region XII Championship meet Oct 29 in Lansing ldquoOur times were incrediblerdquo said Coach Mike Smith ldquoWe have never been that fast before Last year at the same meet and same place we ran 21830 On (Oct 29) we ran 21530 We took three minutes in a year Everyone had a personal best ldquoThose times would normally take second or third in the region but I think our region is so strong that wersquoll place seven teams in the top 25 at nationalsrdquo

Blohm Out for Wrestling Season Richard Rodriguez The Bay Window A preseason shoulder injury will keep freshman heavyweight Tyler Blohm off the wrestling mats this season ldquoIt sucks but I can only think about getting healthy again and ready for next yearrdquo said Blohm This just shows how ready the guys are for the season The teamrsquos intensity is noticeable said sophomore Calib Rought who describes the team as ldquorsquoready to huntrdquo The teamrsquos season schedule will be published next issue

Kring and Zimmer Earn All-Region

Richard RodriguezThe Bay Window

Congratulations to MCCrsquos Matt Kring of Whitehall who captured all region accolades for his ninth place finish at the NJCAA Regional XII Championship on Oct 29 The cross country event was held in Lansing MI

Kudosrsquo also to MCCrsquos Samantha Zimmer who captured all region honors and qualified for the national championship meet with her ninth-place finish in regional cross country competition in Lansing MI Zimmer an Oakridge graduate covered the 5K course at Grand Woods Park in 1913 The Jayhawk team placed seventh in the regional competition

Photo courtesy of MCCMatt Kring

Photo courtesy of MCCSamantha Zimmer

RICHARDRODRIGUEZ

The last week of ldquofall ballrdquo is here and then onto winter practices for the menrsquos baseball team During the past couple of weeks the Jayhawkrsquos have been participating in a series of inter-squad games The games provide coaches with an opportunity to get their final look before deciding who makes the final roster cuts Highlights have included transfer student Trent Brisboe who has absolutely ldquomashedrdquo in the games He recorded five doubles and two singles in 7 at-bats He also recorded a series-ending double play ldquoI hope to keep playing like this as well as the team while making a run in tournament play (next spring)rdquo said Brisboe

Brisboe Shines in ldquoFall Ballrdquo

Photo courtesy of MCCTyler Blohm

Contact Ashley Shira at baywindowmuskegonccedu

Menrsquos Cross Country Making Tracks

Join the Bay Window as a Sports Photographer