Life has a way of knocking some of us down, but we often learn that it is up to us if we want to succeed. Jeannette Walls touched the lives of many people when her 2005 memoir, The Glass Castle, was published. In her book, Walls provides a detailed account of her tumultuous and rocky childhood. Because of her childhood, we see a vivid account of how she was knocked down (defeated) and how she learned to succeed. On May 2, the New York Times best-selling author will give two formal presentations in... [Read more...]

Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has been suspended for five games and is being fined $250,000 for violating NCAA rules concerning his football players selling signed memorabilia. It is being investigated but authorities believe that the players have sold or traded championship rings, signed jerseys and cleats. There are a couple of different roads we can go down here.  For one, it does seem unfair that players can’t make a little money on the side.  The fact is, Ohio State football players... [Read more...]

Students who may not want to take a full term of classes have the opportunity to take short term classes instead. One full term quarter of classes is either 10 or 11 weeks long. The shorter term classes will split the quarter into five week courses and are offered through certain classes. The names of the terms of classes are categorized by letters. For example, spring quarter runs from March 28 to June 12. The first short term classes for spring are called “A-term” and begins at the beginning... [Read more...]

Students, staff or faculty who are having issues with their personal computers can get assistance from Computer Information Systems (CIS) students at Sinclair Community College. For their capstone, eight CIS students and one Business Information Systems (BIS) student are simulating the experience of running a business.  It’s called SCOPE (Students Correcting Open-door PC Emergencies) and their office is Building 5 Room 114.  On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday they are open 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.... [Read more...]

Dawayne Kirkman said he wanted to be in education since before he went to kindergarten. Kirkman, the manager of the Huber Heights and Englewood Learning Centers, said he’d play “school” with his older sister while he was younger.  She would always be the teacher or the principal because she was older, leaving him to be the student. It wasn’t long, though, before he was graduating high school (the first of his father’s side of the family to do so) and then graduating college (Berea College,... [Read more...]

The Sinclair Community College tennis team is on their way to the National Junior College Athletic Associations (NJCAA) national championship in hopes of bringing back some titles. The national championships are held in Tucson, AZ from May 7-13. The tournament is played under double elimination rules. The original bracket is known as the “main draw,” but if someone loses in their first match they are entered in a “back draw” to where they can keep playing and hopefully win their event. Points... [Read more...]