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Nicki Kostrewza
Agora Staff
MCCC security personnel have been given
the ability to carry and use registered weapons
while on duty.
According to Randy Daniels, vice-president
of Student Services, the policy is meant to cre-
ate a more secure campus.
Daniels also noted that all the security oIf-
cers are retired police oIfcers and are certifed
to carry frearms.
'Security guards will have their qualifca-
tions and be background checked, so I see no
problem with it, Garrett Gaut, an MCCC stu-
dent, said.
According to the new college policy, all of-
fcers on campus must gain a Concealed Pistol
License (CPL), which allows them to carry the
frearm. The permit is to be kept current, and
as a condition of employment for all security
personnel.
These oIfcers must carry this documentation
with them while they are on duty, along with
their driver`s license. OIfcers are also required
to attend sidearm training not less than once a
year, or whenever the college has scheduled the
training.
I like it, as long as they know how to use a
gun, MCCC student Brook Willer said.
The policy also states that the sidearm shall
be carried in a manner that is considered safe
while on duty or in uniIorm. The sidearm will
also be fully loaded, and will not be left in un-
secured locations.
The college will not issue, own, or purchase
any oI the frearms. The college will also not
issue or purchase any ammunition needed for
the frearms.
The policy limites the use oI frearms too se-
vere situations. Harm to the oIfcer or others in
any form of bodily harm, sexual assault, or loss
of human life fall into this category. Discharg-
ing the weapon not in these circumstances is
not allowed.
An oIfcer cannot open fre in an attempt to
apprehend a person while under suspicion that
they were connected to a crime, according to
the policy.
The only time an oIfcer can use a frearm
to affect the arrest, or prevent the escape of
someone, is when they have witnessed a mur-
der, rape, robbery, arson, or an assault which
resulted in a loss of human life.
All students dont support the new policy.
Honestly, that makes me feel less safe, said
Hope Laurain, another MCCC student. 'The
idea that they can shoot someone and possibly
kill them is very nerve-racking, even if it was
for my own safety.
II a frearm is discharged either acciden-
tally or intentionally there are certain proce-
dures that must be followed.
The Vice President oI Student Services and
Security Supervisor will be notifed. Then the
details surrounding the incident will be inves-
tigated.
Bon Appetite!
Lorrie Mayzlin
Agora Staff
The road through the north end oI campus will be closed soon
due to construction.
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, a school-wide email was sent out with
the following message:
Campus road between the Gerald Welch Health Education
Building and Life Sciences Building will soon close to begin site
preparation Ior the new Career Technology Center.
All parking lots will remain open; however, lots 3-7 will only
be accessible through the south entrance of campus once the
road closes.
The road will remain closed until building construction is
complete in the Fall oI 2013.
The road closure will take place on the north driveway en-
trance to the college, and will begin just east of the entrance to
Lots 1 and 2. In order Ior students to get to the parking areas
behind the L-building and behind the A-building, they will need
to use the south entrance.
Some students werent happy about the road closure.
Will Schwab said he is frustrated as the college begins prepa-
rations Ior the new Career Technology Center.
'Basically, it eIIects me a lot because I have to fnd another
way around; they just made a bigger headache, Schwab said.
Kylie Schmitt said she was worried about how the construc-
tion will affect parking, even though the college announced that
no parking lots will be closed.
I feel that its going to be an inconvenience because it will
take longer to get over to the parking in that area. I also feel that
it will cause more traIfc to build up going in and leaving the
college, she said.
No oIfcial date Ior the road closure has been released.
Campus road closing soon
New college
policy arms
security

Michelle Dangler
Agora Staff
'Thock- thock- thock- thock- thock-
thock . . . Whiiirrrrrr! . . . Hisssss-
POOF!-sssss . . .
The enticing din oI a restaurant
kitchen preparing to open veg-
etables and herbs being chopped,
heavy cream whipped in a mix-
er, and oil set afame in a pan.
The sights, sounds, and smells that
await people curious enough to ex-
plore the Cuisine 1300 kitchen are
enough to set their mouths watering.
The Iresh, vibrant colors oI carrots,
parsley, and other vegetables.
The scent oI sweet, creamy butter.
A pan of oil suddenly alight with
bright, dancing fames, ready to begin
searing a succulent pork roast.
The amazing part oI this particular
kitchen, however, is not merely sen-
sory delights, but who runs it.
Operated by second-year culi-
nary students, Cuisine 1300 provides
MCCC students the opportunity to
gain experience in restaurant manage-
ment through on the job training.
Each student will rotate through the
stations, said cheI Vicki Lavalle, an
instructor of the culinary program. So,
someone will start out as the matre d
and be the highest point of the restaurant
of supervising the dining room staff.
Then they`ll rotate down and be serv-
ers, and try the three different posi-
tions. Then we have what`s called a
captain. They come and cook tableside
for you.
Along with the second years,
the frst-year students in the Culi-
nary Program also have jobs to do.
Their responsibilities include Iood
preparation, baking bread, mak-
ing soups and stocks, sauces, salad
dressings, among other things.
It is also, as a frst project oI the year,
the responsibility of the second years
to research and put together a packet
of different recipes to use for the
menu. CheI Kevin Thomas picks and
chooses his favorites from these.
The students love the program and the
opportunity to work in the restaurant.
Its cool and fun. I like it, said Kirst-
en Sutherland, a frst-year student.
Each student, when asked why he or
she loves the program, seems to have
his or her own unique reasons. Each
student has a favorite part of the pro-
gram that makes him or her happy to
be in the restaurant.
Everything. I just like chopping,
baking, sauting, anything really,
Sutherland said. I just like cooking in
general.
Sutherland was grinning ear to
ear as she spoke about the pro-
gram and the restaurant. Her pride
in the program was obvious.
However, it is not only the culi-
nary students who beneft Irom the
student-run Cuisine 1300. Anyone
can enjoy the variety of high-qual-
ity foods from around the world,
all priced for a modest budget. .
sive item on the menu is $14.
See CUISINE 1300, Page 2
Culinary restaurant Cuisine 1300 opens
photo by Michille Dangler
Uu|nary students run Uusne 1300. 1he students deve|op the menu, prepare and cook the food and a|so || other typca| restaurant postons.
photo by Michille Dangler
First-year culinary students arent afraid to turn up the heat in the kitchen.
Chorale, band amaze audience
Pg. 7
The section of road that will be closed is marked in red.
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At the Back to School BBQ this year,
The Agora asked students to submit story
ideas, and ideas poured in.
One particular suggestion was to write a
story about why there arent many beauti-
ful people on campus.
As silly as this
sounds, because
true beauty lies on
the inside of each
of us, I was start-
ing to wonder if this
anonymous sugges-
tion was hitting the
nail on the head for
what is wrong with
our campus.
In the last issue
of The Agora, I cre-
ated a seek-n-fnd
stumper for students
to fnd on campus,
a bit of campus history and something to
look forward to for students to read and
participate in.
Out of my own pocket, I offered a draw-
ing for all correct entries for a $10 Amazon
giIt certifcate.
I received absolutely no responses. I was
deeply disappointed. I know that I person-
ally told many students about the contest,
and how they should enter the drawing.
Crickets!
That failure to respond had me won-
dering. After all, the contest was not overly
diIfcult to participate in.
Then, while sitting in my German class,
I overheard one of the more boisterous
classmates say, Hey, have you read the
latest rag?
When the student in front of her said,
What rag? she replied with, The Agora,
its a joke.
I said absolutely nothing to this student,
but felt my heart break in the process. I
know how hard many of us work on get-
ting the student newspaper out on time,
every time. I am sad that many students do
not read our school newspaper.
Its not a rag; at least the Michigan Press
Association feels we have a quality news-
paper, since we took third place in the en-
tire state of Michigan for community col-
lege newspapers.
What makes a school great is the dynam-
ics of a student body; when the student
body cares about their school and works to
make it better.
Outside of Student Government and oth-
er clubs on campus, we do not have that
dynamic with the general student body. Its
very sad.
Joke or not, we work very hard on The
Agora. We all receive a grade at the end of
each semester for a class.
I guess I am fnding myselI with the
anonymous suggestion asking where have
all the beautiful people gone, and why
have they been replaced with students who
could care less?
What makes
a college
great?
The NBA lockout saga is starting to
turn into a joke.
Millionaires are arguing with billion-
aires about how to split money that the
majority do not need. Players arent in
serious danger of medical issues after
their careers end,
as NFL players
are. Owners are
asking for money
that they have no
need for.
However, there
is a good side to
the lockout.
Currently, the
NBA game is
horrible. Players
cant play defense
without being
called for a foul,
ball handlers trav-
el almost every time they catch a pass
or pull a crossover move, players stand
in the corner for three-pointers and just
wait for a pass, and the vast majority of
players can hit a three too easily.
This is without even bringing up one
of the stupidest rules in sports: the no
charge circle under the basket.
Players have become too good for
the game, and the rules arent being
enforced as they need to be. Although
I highly doubt the lockout will even
remotely fx the NBA game, as the
NHLs lockout did for it, I have a sliv-
er of hope that the NBA will again be
watchable in the future.
Besides just the immediate effects
on the NBA itself, the NBA lockout
has given the college game a huge
boost.
Freshman stars like North Carolinas
Harrison Barnes and Ohio States Jar-
ed Sullinger decided to stay in school
and develop their game, instead of go-
ing for the instant money in the NBA,
then riding the bench for years on end,
unable to develop such as former
collegiate players Brandan Wright and
Hasheem Thabeet.
Many college teams also will have
more continuity, with players who
had been expected to jump to the pros
sticking around another season. The
all-around talent level in the college
game is at an all-time high, with in-
coming freshmen being more prepared
than ever for the game.
Without the NBA lockout looming,
theres no possible way that a team like
North Carolina would have returned
all fve starters, when three were guar-
anteed to be frst round picks.
Being a diehard college basketball
fan (and maybe the largest North Car-
olina fan in the entire state of Michi-
gan), seeing so many talented players
staying in college Ior an extra season
is a huge bonus.
For teams as good as North Carolina
or Ohio State to return a majority of
their starters is nearly unheard of these
days. North Carolina returning every
player from the previous season hasnt
happened since 2009, when Tyler
Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, and Wayne
Ellington did the same.
That 2009 team ended the season
with a championship, and Im hoping
the 2012 team does the same.
Without the NBA lockout, this up-
coming college basketball season
wouldnt be anything outside the norm.
Superstar freshmen would have bolted
for the draft instead of returning, and
many top teams would have freshmen
inserted into the starting lineup before
they are ready.
The only downfall to this is there
is less parity between the superstar
teams and the mid-majors, which rely
on team chemistry to win over talent.
But having the chance to watch ridicu-
lously talented teams with chemistry
outweighs the negatives.
Come December, when North Caro-
lina travels to Kentucky, fans will be
watching NBA-level talent all over the
foor without the downIalls oI the
NBA game. Any basketball fan will
want to watch this game, and it could
be a preview of the national champion-
ship game come April.
We can all thank the NBA players
and owners inability to strike a deal
for that December game, and for the
upcoming college season. All we need
now is for the new collective bargain-
ing agreement to up the NBA draft en-
try age by a year, so every season can
be more like this.
Both the college game and the NBA
will reap the benefts.
NBA lockout makes for better NCAA
Lorrie
Mayzlin
Agora Staff
Tyler Rogoff
Agora Staff
While walking through the Health building, stu-
dents may have noticed a couple oI fyers Ior some-
thing called C.E.R.T.
C.E.R.T., or Community
Emergency Response Team,
is a Citizen Corps organization
that trains average citizens in
proper disaster preparedness.
The training that C.E.R.T.
provides has many benefts,
both for those who receive the
training and those who know
the trainees. It is helpful at
home, workplace, and wher-
ever else a trainee may be.
When receiving training,
new team members are taught
how to handle many disaster
situations, such as earthquakes,
weather disasters (tornados,
etc.), fres, and many others, when regular emer-
gency responders (police, fre, EMS, etc.) cannot
be called or respond to the situation immediately.
C.E.R.T. trains beginners in basic frst aid, CPR, tri-
aging, scene assessment, crowd control, and other
necessary life-saving skills.
Outside of this basic training, the local team may
also provide extra training to broaden their members
knowledge in the area of disaster preparedness.
If students want to join, there are many teams
across the United States, so it is Iairly easy to fnd
one locally. There are, according to their website,
over 1,100 communities and growing that have
formed teams and listed themselves on the C.E.R.T.
Directory. Anyone who is interested may join.
One community happens to be Bedford. To join,
contact Kenneth Kilman of the Bedford Township
Team via email or telephone: klkilman@aol.com or
(419)-261-4020.
There is much more to learn about C.E.R.T. and
how it operates. That information can be provided by
the local team or the C.E.R.T. website: http://citizen-
corps.gov/cert/about.shtm.
There is currently one event still being advertised
for C.E.R.T.: Citizens Preparedness Exercise. Sat-
urday, November 5. As the fyer put it: 'Victims
needed (people from the community pretend to be
injured to help the new team members with their
training).
To learn more, or to register for this event, contact
the Monroe County Emergency Management via
the web: www.co.monroe.mi.us/emd, or by phone:
(734)-240-3135. Anyone, C.E.R.T. team member or
not, can participate in this event.
C.E.R.T. is a fantastic group to join, with many op-
portunities for new and old members. With the CPR
and other life-saving skills training as a part of its
program, C.E.R.T. also looks fantastic on job and
university applications.
After becoming a member, students gain leader-
ship skills, a new knowledge base in disaster pre-
paredness, new friends, and a greater sense of be-
Join local Emergency Response Team
Knowledge of emergency disaster preparedness could save lives
Michelle
Dangler
Agora Staff
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
The most expesive item on the menu is $14.
With tempting menu items like the Aspara-
gus Bisque, described as a crab 'souIfe, and
Bacon Wrapped Trio, which consists of scal-
lops, cream cheese and almond stuffed dates, and
Boursin and mushrooms all wrapped in bacon
as appetizers, it is diIfcult to not drool.
Taking this years menu to an even higher level
is the Lobster and Bacon Spaghetti, a combination
of simple but yummy foods served in a rich, savory
cream sauce, cooked to order by the Captains at your
table.
Something else that students might notice on this
years menu is next to some items there is a little
symbol with gf. This symbol means that the meal
is Gluten Free (GF). This is the frst year that Cuisine
1300 has noted which meals are GF.
For students and faculty who want to try
any of the aforementioned items, there are a
few things to know about the restaurant.
To eat at Cuisine 1300, students must book a reserva-
tion. It is not a walk-in restaurant.
To book a reservation, go to the Cashier`s OIfce in
the A building or call the oIfce at: (734) 384-4231.
Only lunch is served in Cuisine 1300, so seatings
are scheduled for 11:30 and 11:45AM.
Opening day was Friday, Oct. 21. Cui-
sine 1300 will only be open Mon-
days, Wednedays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
The restaurant will be closed on Tuesdays and week-
ends, and the following days: Nov. 3, Nov. 16 and
Nov. 21 through 28. The last day will be Wednesday,
Dec. 7.
When booking a reservation, be aware that of the
restaurants accepted method of payment. Cuisine
1300 accepts cash and personal checks only.
Bon appetite!
Cuisine 1300
photo by Michille Dangler
First year students do most of the preparation work so that the second year students can focus on cooking
for the restaurant, as well as managing it.
2012 Michigan Community College Press Association Judging Form
Second place
Category: Features (administrative story)
Headline title: Bon Appetite!
Name: Michelle Dangler
College name: Monroe County Community College
Comments: This is a lively story with some of the best description Ive seen in
this years entry. I wanted to drop what I was doing and visit the restaurant the
students create from their culinary skills. Great writing, especially about a
program. Her photos are excellent as well.