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October 24, 2011

Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI

washtenawvoice.com

WCC email? Just hit delete, some students say

Matt Durr
Editor

America: Ford tough through innovation

There are few things more aggravating than opening your email to find 15 new messages and 14 of them are junk. And many Washtenaw Community College students say the broadcast messages from the college are just that: junk. I just have all my emails forwarded to my gmail (account) so I dont get on WCCs system. Sometimes I just dont think those broadcast emails mean anything to me, so I just delete them, said Ethan Lula, 19, an electrical engineering major from Willis.
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College clarifies alert system

Editors Note: Since there was much confusion over a recent alert regarding an assault on campus and since so many students apparently disregard their email messages from the college we feel compelled to print the following message meant to clarify the colleges position regarding campus-wide alerts.

JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAW VOICE

William Clay Ford, Jr. spoke in the Morris Lawrence lobby about how Michigan would benefit from a second bridge in Detroit, as well as other economic issues.

If my voice fails, it was bethe students and faculty of cause I was doing so much People seem to the college for their awardyelling at the game yesterday, think that manufacwinning auto program. turing and the Ford said in the opening lines We are a very proud to be of his address to hundreds partnering with WCC, Ford automotive sector of local area business peo- are a dinosaur said of the schools recent ple and guests at the recent wins at the national SkillsUSA industry. But thats on campus. We understand Washtenaw Economic Club competition, which covered changing, and were multiple manufacturing disyour concerns and would like luncheon. Ben Solis to describe the situation that now less like the Held in the Washtenaw Managing Editor ciplines such as welding and prompted the alert. Community College Morris auto body concept design. Flintstones and beWhen an activity is reportWith the Detroit Lions off Lawrence building, Fords Many of you know this but coming much more ed that poses a threat to the to a blazing 5-1 start so ear- Oct. 17 address spanned varmy wife, four kids and I live in safety and security of anyone ly in regular season football, ious subjects, such as push- like the Jetsons. Ann Arbor. One of the reasons on campus, we make a diffi- a clean bill of health for es for energy-independent why we love it here so much - William Clay Ford Jr. is that educational system is cult decision: Should we alert his familys industry and manufacturing plants and people to possible dangers? a remade public image of the bold innovations in new terrific. Or should we wait until there environmental leadership, Ford vehicle concepts. The took time last week to share And youve got WCC, is more information so we William Clay Ford Jr. has a chairman and former CEO his satisfaction with not only which is an amazing facility. dont create anxiety? We will lot to be proud of. of Ford Motor Company also his own company, but with Recently, WCC was asked always err on the side of safety. Unfortunately, there are two significant limitations to the information we can share. The first is protecting the privacy of the person reporting the incident. The second is that details of the incident Jael Gardiner Community College. cannot be substantiated until Staff Writer In London, I went flawthe Sheriffs Office conducts lessly through the test plates, an investigation. In this case, Brad Clink had the expe- Ive never done that before, there were discrepancies in rience of a lifetime when he said Clink, 21, of Saline. It what was reported to us by the got to go to London to com- was huge. We competed alleged victim. There are also pete in an international weld- against 31 other countries, limitations to the length of ing competition. And after a and I came in second. message we can record on the long string of victories here WCC students have a hisWCC Security Alert System. at home, he finished runner- tory of performing well in These issues prevented us up in the world, a testament, welding competitions. Joe from giving detailed informahe said, to the great education tion about the incident both hes getting at Washtenaw WELDING CHAMP CONTINUED A5 in our original message and the follow up. JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAW VOICE We are in the process of Starbucks has a new presence at Bakuzios caf. updating our protocols for handling emergency situBen Solis Fortunately for Emiggio, ations. We will continue to Managing Editor along with other haters of alert the campus communiWCCs resident barista, stuty to possible dangers, but we When students of dents can spend their mornwill work hard to convey that Washtenaw Community ings waking up to the aroma message in a way that pro- College are hankering for a of a more premium cup of Joe. vides you with the informa- quick caffeine fix before an Two weeks ago, Bakuzios tion you need to feel safe. early morning class, the cam- coffee bar began serving pus coffee shop Bakuzios can Starbucks products, including Sincerely, be an easy stop on the way to the entire latte and mochaSteven Hardy the first course. laden menu. VP, Admin. & Finance But what is done out of This was kind of a soft necessity may not always opening for us, said Karen be enjoyable, according to Course, program manager of Francisco Emiggio, 23, from WCCs third-party food-serAnn Arbor. vice provider, Continental I hated it, said Emiggio, Services. Earlier this year, a computer science major, Course decided to reach out referring to the coffee. It to the Seattle-based cofwas too weak. It had no fla- fee company as a fresh altervor or taste. But I bought native to the old beans that it anyway because I needed JARED ANGLE THE WASHTENAW VOICE STARBUCKS CONTINUED A5 the caffeine. Brad Clink, WCC welding champion. visit washtenawvoice.com Hello WCC Community,

William Clay Ford, Jr. discusses technology, Both staff and students investments, and have expressed concern about his Detroit Lions, the WCC Alert message an- with the Washtenaw nouncing an alleged assault Economic Club

to help Fords company in a project to reimagine the Ford 500 Sedan into a sleeker, more exciting vehicle, according to WCC President Rose Bellanca, who introduced Ford Jr. The end result was the Ford 500 GTR, which used a supercharged, 590 horsepower power plant (engine) from one of the companys sportier Ford GT models. Because of innovation and education like this, Ford said, Michigan is on the right track to becoming a new hub for elite manufacturing.
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Starbucks adds taste, variety to Bakuzios morning grind

WCCs Clink finishes second in global welding competition

AA on foot: Your life is in danger

Adrian Hedden
Staff Writer

It didnt take Viorel Popa long at all to see what Ann Arbor police have been warning pedestrians about for ages: Theyre putting their lives at risk every time they ignore the most basic traffic laws. A lot of people do not change the light at the crosswalk, or watch out before they cross, Popa said. They are not in a safe position. It is very bad. This is my first day, and it is very easy to observe this. Popa, 44, made his observation on his first day in Ann Arbor after journeying from far-away Cernavoda, Romania, to attend a conference at the University of Michigan. The nuclear engineer said he was frightened when he saw the way pedestrians failed to practice basic safety measures at street corners. Out on the streets of Ann Arbor, from corner to corner, light to light, commuting remains a battle as motorists and pedestrians compete for safe and effective transportation. And on Oct. 7, in an attempt to keep everyone safer, the city began enforcing a new safety ordinance by cracking
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2012 Michigan Community College Press Association Judging Form

Place of award: Honorable Mention Category: Front Page Design Headline/title of entry: March 14, Oct. 24, Jan. 23 Contestants name: Staff College name: Washtenaw Community College (The Washtenaw Voice)

Judges comments: Very traditional broadsheet, with a nice mix of stories and art. This paper was very close to a second or third place finish, but I couldnt get beyond the tight headshot editing of the president candidates in the March 14 edition. I understand what Kate was attempting, and she was consistent in her presentation, but even still, as I have analyzed it, I think traditional cropping would have been more appropriate in this instance.