The Sinclair Community College baseball team is one win away from its second consecutive OCCAC Championship after defeating Owens Community College 11-6 on Friday, April 30. The Tartan Pride scored the game’s first seven runs on just one hit, a 2-run homer by outfielder Zach Stewart. But Owens fought back, hitting two home runs of their own in the fifth, cutting the lead to 7-6, chasing starting pitcher Zach Botjer from the game. Perhaps inspired by professional wrestler Hulk Hogan’s theme music... [Read more...]

A rainbow of balloons on a platform stage dominated the courtyard in front of Building 7.  The BriTe SiGnaL Alliance, a student club at Sinclair Community College, hosted their first annual diversity rally on April 29.  Gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight and transgender people from the school and beyond gathered for four hours to promote equality for all. Speaking out Several prominent community leaders spoke out about the need for equal rights for the gay community.  Dayton Board of Education... [Read more...]

Sinclair Community College announced its interim senior vice president position has been filled within the college on Thursday, April 29. Effective May 1, Senior Director of School Linkages Michael Carter will step into the senior VP role, according to a press release from Sinclair. Carter is set to fill the position through the academic year. The position was previously filled by Dr. Robert Johnson. Carter has spent nine years with the college and has aided Sinclair by leading school linkages and... [Read more...]

Spring Fling is taking Sinclair Community College to the Hollywood Oscars on May 12.  This year, though, the event is staying in Building 8, according to Student Leadership Advisor Karen Williams. “Normally we have it outside, but this year we planned on having it on the inside because we were unsure how the weather was going to be,” Williams said.  “We didn’t want to make any last minute changes.” Games, student club videos and a fashion show will be featured during the event.  Oscar-themed... [Read more...]

Whoever chose the book for my XHTML/Javascript class (CIS 137) must not understand the concept of changing technology.  How else would you explain using a 2003 technology book in 2010?  Now, the tags, attributes and elements in the old book work just fine with my 2010 browser.  That’s not the issue.  The issue is how the book teaches me to use the technology. In the chapter one exercises there’s a section on comparing how code looks in the two largest browsers: Internet Explorer and Netscape... [Read more...]

What would happen to the Peanuts gang if they were in high school today?  “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” uses this question to explore issues of adolescence, including sexuality, drugs, language and a blockhead’s place in the world. “We know those characters, we know those friendships, but they’re not healthy anymore,” said Director Brian McKnight.  “The adult world and high school has corrupted them, and they’re damaged.” Though the play’s characters are... [Read more...]