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...]

With the demolition of the “Lawyer’s Building,” located on 318 W. Fourth Street, Sinclair is considering using the site for additional parking spaces. An expansion in parking will alleviate some of the college’s daily parking issues. The building, bought in 2006 from a law firm, was demolished due to structural, functional and health problems that made it more cost effective to demolish the building than to renovate it, said Woody Woodruff, director of Facilities Management. Mold, mildew,... [Read more...]

For almost 35 years, the Sinclair Ohio Fellows Leadership Development Program mission has been to foster selected students to become leaders in their community, said Tom Roberts, advisor for the Ohio Fellows. In recognition of the program’s 35-year existence, the Ohio Fellows are seeking to recruit 35 new members who exhibit a high level of energy, talent, creativity and motivation as well as students who want to be leaders in the society. Faculty members are being asked to nominate students, who... [Read more...]