Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for two-year colleges, is accepting applications from students interested in joining. The induction ceremony for Nu Pi, the Sinclair Chapter of PTK, for this quarter will be held on Feb. 9 in the Auditorium in Building 12 at 7 p.m., and all students are welcome to attend.  To be inducted at the ceremony, all application materials must be in by Feb 9. In order to be eligible for membership, a Sinclair student must have a 3.5 grade point average... [Read more...]

Giustino Bovenzi Sports Editor clarion@sinclair.edu   The definition of a hybrid, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, is something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two separate components performing essentially the same function. “For most people they hear the word hybrid, and they just think better gas mileage,” Chrysler College Automotive Program Coordinator Tom Freels said. “But hybrid really means the combination of both better emissions and gas mileage.” Sinclair’s... [Read more...]

Chelsea Brannan, a Sinclair Community College student, remembers her life before her weight loss. “I was a mess,” said the 22-year-old Communication major. “I’d been overweight pretty much my whole life.” In August 2010, Brannan and her sister, Heather Newland, decided to try another diet. Until that point, Brannan said she had tried everything, including diet plans such as Atkins, with no success. Brannan said her sister encouraged her to try again. Brannan  began by cutting fast food... [Read more...]

Love and romance will be in the air. And on Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Student Leadership Association (SLA) will fill the basement level of Building 8 with hearts, chocolates and crazy fun. “The purpose of this event is to create a fun atmosphere on Valentine’s Day, so come share the love with SLA” said Jasmine Rogers, student event planner for SLA. “We are going to have a blast.” The event is free and open to the public. DJ Clay Hampton will provide the musical entertainment... [Read more...]

“The difference between Ruby Bridges and other civil rights icons is that she entered the history books when she entered the first grade,” said Michael Roediger, executive director of the “DAI” Dayton Art Institute, in his introduction. The 57-year-old Ruby Bridges spoke softly in front of a sold-out lecture hall at the DAI on Jan 19. Bridges was brought to Dayton by the DAI, the Sinclair Visiting Scholars program and the DP&L Foundation. Bridge’s talk was planned to accompany the ongoing... [Read more...]

The office of Financial Aid at Sinclair Community College, located on the third floor of Building 10, is intended to be a resource for students who have questions or need information about scholarships, grants and loans. Often students don’t use the Financial Aid Office as their first source for information about financial aid, said Tina Bunch, financial aid scholarships Officer. “Make sure that you’re checking with us because there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” said Bunch, adding... [Read more...]