Sinclair Tartan Pride coach Jeff Price and Lady Pride coach Jeff Dillon both made good on preseason predictions that this year’s basketball teams would be better than lasts. The Tartan Pride finished with a 22-10 record, a three game improvement over last year’s squad, while the Lady Pride finished the season with a 19-10 record, which was nine games better than last season. Men’s basketball Nationally ranked in the coach’s poll for three weeks, the Tartan Pride began the season 14-1 before... [Read more...]

On Dec. 23, 2008, the General Motors Assembly Plant in Moraine closed its doors for good. At the time of the closing, more than 2,000 employees were shown the door. More than a year later, Sinclair Community College has served as a gateway to new careers for the Moraine plant’s displaced workers. Back to school Lonnie Campbell never thought he would become the college student he is today. Campbell, a 39-year-old Nursing major, enrolled for winter classes at Sinclair in 2007 after finding out his... [Read more...]

The smell of pine tar and the sound of a broken bat mean one thing: It’s baseball season. While the New York Yankees won its 27th World Series championship last fall, the National League is looking to looking to recapture the World Series crown that has stayed heavily on the American League’s end. The AL has won 12 of the last 18 World Series. NL East Philadelphia Phillies — After losing to the Yankees in the World Series last October, the Phillies didn’t make much noise in the offseason... [Read more...]

The smell of pine tar and the sound of a broken bat mean one thing: It’s baseball season. The New York Yankees won its 27th World Series championship last fall. While a Yankees title all but guarantees that New York will be favored to repeat, the rest of the American League made some changes to overthrow the Bronx Bombers. AL East Boston Red Sox — The Red Sox were one of the most active teams this offseason with a lot of fresh faces to show for it. Adrian Beltre, Marco Scutaro and Mike Cameron... [Read more...]

Sinclair Community College’s average student age is 27 years old. With college programs opening more doors for high school students, that number might change. Programs like Post Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) allows students with a minimum 2.5 GPA to enter Sinclair during their freshmen year of high school, according to Deborah Mosher, administrative assistant of the PSEO program. “This program is a great way for students to get college credit and the full college experience,” Mosher said. Mosher,... [Read more...]

Prepare to stand in a tent to get your books this quarter. That’s the word from Sinclair Community College Tartan Bookstore Manager Ronald Bultema and Customer Service Manager Elizabeth Schleman. “We’re trying to keep it organized in a first-in-first-out kind of process,” Bultema said.  “By us having to take over the lobby … we ran out of room for the number of people coming in, and we needed to have the organization.” That’s not the only change you can expect during the rush. ... [Read more...]