It has been through the experience of poverty that I learned not to notice what clothes someone was wearing, or whether or not they were neatly groomed. I learned to value the beautiful moments of conversation and the times that are spent together sharing what food we had. I learned that food can (and does) multiply sometimes when I really need it too … like when my extra friend comes over to visit. I learned that in the midst of a hectic and demanding world, when everything stops and nothing has gone right, and you find yourself completely without. Continue reading →

Dear Editor,
I would like to applaud the entire staff – classified, faculty, and administrators – for agreeing to a pay-cut in order to balance the college budget. Rather than balancing the budget by reducing staff, or the number of teaching days, or on the backs of one employee group, everyone pitched in, on a largely equal basis, to solve this difficult problem. President Greg Hamann led by example in volunteering to take a 5% pay reduction. Continue reading →