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2/news Do you have a news tip or a stor y idea? the HaRfoRd HaRfoRdOwl Owl The Harford Owl is published eight times a year by the Visual, Performing and Applied Arts Division through participation of students in journalism and design courses. This newspaper is published as a learning tool for those students. The Owl accepts signed letters-to-the-editor, up to 300 words in length. We reserve the right to edit letters, if space is a consideration. Advertising will be accepted as deemed appropriate to the mission of this institution. Students interested in participating as staff contributors can contact the Editor in Chief, Stephanie Perkins at harfowleditor@harford.edu or the adviser, Claudia Brown, at harfowl@harford.edu. February 2011 Reconnect with Harford: By Alexa Geuss Owl Staff From student to employee and from a mom to well known author, Jamie Kleman developed the art of storytelling through words. Kleman, a graduate of Bel Air High School, published her first children’s book in 2005, and helped write the score for the hit musical It’s Not Mean to Be Green in 2008. Born and raised in Bel Air, Maryland, Kleman went to Harford Community College for one year and transferred to Salisbury University. “I always enjoyed writing, and knew that was what I wanted to do, but I figured I would give it a year and explore other options,” Kleman states. After graduating from Salisbury in 1994, Kleman worked at MBNA. In 1995, she had her daughter, Abby, and decided to stay home By Alex Brooks Owl Staff Time to weigh-in! HCC employees will challenge themselves to lose weight in the Largest Loser competition this semester. They will be head-to-head in this weight loss competition for multiple prizes, while dropping a few pounds in the process. The contest is a virtual equivalent to the Biggest Loser on television. Teams of six HCC employees will compete to lose the most weight over the course of six weeks. There will be four weigh-ins throughout the six week span from January 26 through March 16. At the first weigh-in, the teams will know what their group weight is, and the subsequent weighins will be the true tests. The team with the highest percent of weight loss will be rewarded Alum Pursues Passion, Becomes Author to write. Kleman’s first published book, Uncovered, was inspired by a trip she took with her daughter to New York. It is a story about looking around and taking in everything that you see, the big things and the small things. It’s Not Mean to Be Green is Kleman’s most successful short story, which was chosen to be performed as a musical. The musical was recently staged in the Amoss Center at HCC. “I was driving with my son, and noticed all the signs saying ‘Go Green,’ and wondered if kids knew what that meant,” informs Kleman. It’s Not Mean to Be Green is a story about a young boy’s mental journey with the phrase “Go Green.” On the back of the book, it highlights, “Going Green has never been so important, but does that mean the same thing to all of us? Turn the pages and learn how one little boy goes from dreaming of green witches, monsters, and dragons, to learning how we can all keep Mother Earth from feeling blue.” Kleman made characters that children already knew of and related them to the phrase “going green.” “It was really fun because I used Frankenstein for recycling because of all his different parts,” Kleman expresses. Kleman believes that if you have a passion you should follow it. “I’m a huge fan of mentors and internships,” shares Kleman, “If you have a passion, develop relationships with advisors and teachers with that same passion.” HCC Faculty Weigh-In... Faculty members are encouraged to keep the inches off and pounds down if they want to win prizes such as an iPod Shuffle or iPad. at the end of each weigh-ins. The prize for the winners of the second weigh-in is a group training class for the team, Editor in Chief: Stephanie Perkins Design Team: Kelly Kurtz, Bri Oxenford, Philip Roszak Photography Editor: Emily Shannahan Business/Ad Manager: Rachel Mitchell Sports Editor: Rachel Klein Opinions Editor: Michael Morey Contributing Editors: Nadia Kaczkowski and Rebecca White Copy Editor: Nicole Pierce Staff Writers & Photographers: Alexa Geuss, Andrew Windham, Jan Williams, Julie Hornback, Kirby Kelbaugh, Samantha Allen, Sara Heilman, Mike Stoneham, Alex Brooks, Kayla Bishop, Sina Naviz, John Morin, Bob Parrott, Joe Fleischman, Azman Toy, Taylor Lambert, Wendell Gowie Emily Shannahan/Owl Staff the third weigh-in winners will receive a Nutritional Cooking Seminar for the team, and the winners of the final weigh-in will The HARFORD Owl Contributed by Eyvo Johnson Jamie Kleman, a Bel Air native, has found tremendous success in her story-turnedmusical, It’s Not Mean to Be Green. email harfowl @ harf ord.edu Who Will Be Harford’s Largest Loser? each receive an iPod Shuffle. Also, as an added incentive, every faculty member who completes all of the weigh-ins will be put into a raffle for an iPad. The VPAA faculty already have a team formed and underway. Their team includes Neil Anderson-Himmelspach, a Music faculty member. Anderson-Himmelspach comments, “Ultimately, we are trying to shed a few pounds in a fun, safe, and team building environment. It will help build morale and camaraderie in the VPAA. Winning an iPad would be pretty awesome, too.” On March 16, the staff will be slimmer, there will be a winner, and everyone can have fun along the way. So you have to ask yourself, is there a better way to lose weight? Chief Adviser: Claudia Brown Business Adviser: Joseph Cunningham Freelance Contributors: Roger Hoover, Gary Matthews, Nancy Dow, Madelyn Danner, Sharoll Love, Mary Eilerman, Eyvo Johnson, Janis Jordan, Laura Fox Special Thanks: The Office of Marketing and Public Relations, Nathan Lewan, Kurt Tesnau Front Page Photography: “The Vagina Monologues” by Azman Toy/Owl Staff, “Inside the Castle” Taylor Lambert/Owl Staff, “Restaurant Review” Bob Parrott/Owl Staff, “Winter Weather” John Morin/Owl Staff Original Design: Taylor Lambert and Odin Torres
The HARFORD Owl February 2011 news/3 The Roving Harford Celebrates Black History Month By Sharoll Love Rites of Passage Coordinator Established in 1926, due in large parts to the efforts of historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Negro History Week was expanded 50 years later to become what we know as Black History Month. In February, the College Life Rites of Passage Mentoring Program will sponsor two events in celebration of Black History Month. The Hays-Heighe House will be the showcase for two historic fi gures from the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum. Founded in 1983, the museum, located in Baltimore, is home to more than 120 historic and contemporary fi gures including kings, queens, abolitionists, scientists, inventors; civic, religious, and military leaders; writers, musicians, athletes, outstanding Marylanders, and more. The fi gures will be on display in the HHH for the entire month of February. Dr. Joann Martin, the museum’s co-founder and executive director, will speak on Tuesday, February 15 at 12 p.m. in room 101 of the Hays-Heighe House. On February 17, Pin Points Theater will present Soul of Langston. Born in 1902, Langston Hughes, a playwright, autobiographer, anthologist, fi ction writer, and poet, wrote Students pose at the National Great Blacks in Wax museum, a Contributed by Sharoll Love fi eld trip sponsored by Rites of Passage. ROP is a mentoring program designed for fi rst time, full-time minority students at Harford Community College. about the wounds caused by social and political injustice. He epitomized the beauty and variety of African Americans and the American experience common to all human beings. Written by D. Porter Stewart, Soul of Langston will be shown in the Chesapeake Theater at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission is free and tickets can be obtained from the Chesapeake Theatre or by calling 443-412-2211. The Vagina Warriors Battle Abuse Women Raise Awareness Through Theatrical Production By Nadia Kaczkowski Contributing Editor “When I wanted to stage The Vagina Monologues in 2003, I was told, ‘You can’t do that in Harford County!’” “I responded, ‘Why not? There are vaginas in Harford County!’ The show sold out,’’ exclaims Stacie Beard, a prevention specialist at the Sexual Assault/ Spouse Abuse Resource Center. After prevailing over the struggles of fi nding places to stage The Vagina Monologues, mainly because “vagina” is considered a taboo word, TVM made its way to HCC in 2006, and has been performed here every year since. On February 11 and 12, TVM will be performed at 8 p.m. in the Chesapeake Theatre. The cast includes women of all ages, as well as members of HCC’s Vagina Warriors, a relatively new club dedicated to raising awareness about abuse and violence against women in our community, and helping those victims. Allison Skovira, president of the Vagina Warriors, shares, “We organize events such as trips, movie screenings, and things we can do in the community to help women who have been victims of violence;” including hosting performances of TVM. In support of the women who have been victims of violence and In support of the women who been affl icted by sexual and spousal abuse, all proceeds from performances of The Vagina Monologues will be donated to the V-Day Campaign and SARC. abuse, Jackie Cast, a performing arts major and the director of this year’s production of TVM announces, “All of the proceeds go towards both the V-Day Campaign and a charity of our choice. The club chose to donate to SARC this year, which does excellent work, and it’s local!” The National V-Day Campaign, in which the V stands for “victory,” “violence,” or “vagina,” actively promotes anti-violence against women and girls by raising money and awareness through fi lms, local campaigns, and benefi t performances of TVM and the documentary, Until the Violence Stops. “All around the world, women and girls are facing violence, and [TVM] is a way to spread awareness Reporter How does Black History Month inspire you? “Black History Month reminds me of the diversity in the classroom and inspires me to develop teaching strategies that are able to meet needs of future students.” Nick Greives, 22 (SGA Club VP of Student Activities) “Black History is American history to be celebrated and enjoyed by all. The contributions African Americans have made, and will continue to make to the world, are boundless.” Sharoll Love (Rites of Passage Coordinator) “I guess you could say it gives me courage because if [African- Americans] could accomplish their dreams in past history, I can. They had it a lot harder than I do. “ Bryon Davis, 18 (Student) Contributed by Laura Fox and tell their stories,” explains Cast. The monologues incorporate a diversity of stories and experiences, ranging from personal accounts of rape and abuse, to the fi rst time having sex, to female empowerment. Skovira expresses, “Some of them will make you cry, and some of them will make you laugh harder than you’ve ever laughed before!”
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