The Current Online

The Current received the following awards  from the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) for work in calendar year 2011. The Current competes in the two-year college division. The awards were presented in St. Joseph on Saturday, April 14.

• Editorial Writing: First, Timothy Long, “Enroll Now-Pay Now hurts students.”
• Sports Writing: HM, Mike Williams, “Lakers finding stride.”
• Column: Third, Lavette Wilder, “Dancing with Stars while America burns.”
• Column: HM, Callie V. Hanson, “Leaning Tower of Pisa falls down!”
• Sports Column: 2nd, Mike Williams, “Shawn Egge:  Longview legend in the making?“
• Sports Column: HM, Mike Williams, “Lakers poised for title run.”
• Entertainment Review: First, Timothy Long, “Limitless alters the mind.”
• Entertainment Review: 2nd, Alex Greenlee, “Battlefield 3 is magnificently fantastic.”
• News Photography: 3rd, Rayyan Umrani,”KC protests Egyptian government.”
• Page One Design: 2nd, The Current
• Editorial Page: 3rd, The Current
• Photo Page: First, The Current, ”KC protests Egyptian government.”
• Web Page: 3rd, Current Online
• Multimedia: 3rd,  Alex Greenlee, “Lakers Carmichael, Church and Phegley talk about nationals.“

by Lavette Wilder

Electives are part of almost every program at MCC, and students can take virtually anything to fulfill the requirement. One break from traditional lecture classes is Bowling I and II offered at Blue River. Set up similarly to an actual bowling league, this physical education class gives students the opportunity to get outside the classroom.

Bowling has been offered at Blue River since 1989. Eight students participated in the first class held at Blue Springs Bowl, but the class now averages a full 32 students every semester. Bowling I and II are both held at the same time at Lunar Bowl in Blue Springs, and the students bowl together and help each other improve their game. Since the class is offered on Friday afternoons,
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by Lavette Wilder

Most students breathe a sigh of relief when they finish their physical education requirements in high school and think they’ll never take another course again. But some find themselves needing a P.E. course as a degree requirement, or taking it as an elective, while others have an interest in pursuing careers in physical education themselves. Peggy Tuter has been guiding MCC students through what she hopes will be life changing courses for 26 years. A graduate of Blue Springs High School, Tuter holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in physical education from Central Missouri State University.

“Back then, as a woman, you could be a nurse, you could be a secretary, or you could teach. Women’s sports were not popular,” she said. She and her twin sister still played every sport they could in college, though the pair focused on softball and field hockey. [...]

by Lavette Wilder
Missouri College Media Award: Third Place, Column

Call me cynical, but I’ve become convinced that World War III could break out, and the country would be too busy watching “Dancing with the Stars” to know it happened. Or Sunday Night Football. Or “NCIS.” Don’t believe me? All three ranked higher in the Nielsen ratings earlier this month than “60 minutes”, the highest rated news program on broadcast television.

Ok, yes, I’m exaggerating and, in fairness, I have no soapbox to stand on here. Quite frankly, it’s shocking that the ESPN logo is not burned into my television set. [...]