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http://hccperspective.blogspot.com December 2012 SWC Grizzlies The Metropolitan Trip Technology in the Classroom Cold vs. Virus Symptoms

Housatonic Horizons December 2012

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The latest issue of the student newspaper of Housatonic Community College

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http://hccperspective.blogspot.com December 2012

SWC Grizzlies

The Metropolitan Trip

Technology in the Classroom

Cold vs. Virus Symptoms

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Flashin’ Fashion in Action Transitioned With Weather Change .......9By ElizaBEth FiguEroaStaFF WritEr

What in the World is the Ultimate Christmas Present?......................9By ShErly MontESStaFF WritEr

Keep Your Friends Close, Keep Your Credit Cards Closer ...............10By JESSica BrookSStaFF WritEr

Four Year Master Plan ...........................................................................11By kryStlE “krySi” PiccininoSEnior StaFF WritEr

Jingle All the Way ..................................................................................12By grEg BlackWEllSEnior StaFF WritEr

Some Things Are Better Than Money ..................................................12By aManda FriotSEnior StaFF WritEr

Help Save A Life ......................................................................................13By arayanSy garciaSEnior StaFF WritEr

Structure in Success ................................................................................14By Elliott griFFinStaFF WritEr

I’m Up and Coming! ...............................................................................15By dannyy alaMoStaFF WritEr

HCC Gets Cultured ................................................................................15By SaM roSoFFSEnior StaFF WritEr

*UDI¿WL�LQ�%ULGJHSRUW� ............................................................................16By Santiago achinElliStaFF WritEr

Horizons Staff Editor-in-ChiEf

david WEidEnFEllEr

Advisor

ProFESSor StEvE Mark

MAnAging Editor

karEn FErnandEz

Editor EMEritA

dEB torrESo

Editors

SaMantha dElgado, laura guStaFSon

stAff WritErs

Santiago achinElli, dannyy alaMo, katElyn avEry, JESSica BrookS, cathryn cann, nicolE carPEntEr, ElizaBEth FiguEroa, Elliot griFFin, tiFFany harvEy, aShilE hEndrickSon, anthony horan, Sinaya hoWard, rachEl kulikoWSki, rEBEcca lEgoutE,

JEFFrEy MillEr, ShErly MontES, JoSEPh PrESton, JuStin Quinn, danyEllE Silva, StEvEn SiMko, dorEEn SPEarS, Morgan SPEncEr, Monica torrES, Jonathan WilliaMS-huntEr, lanEcE WoodSon

sEnior stAff WritErs

grEg BlackWEll, aManda Friot, arayanSy garcia, vanESSa hylton, SaBrina lEWiS, kryStEllE Piccinino, SaM roSoFF, SEMhar SaMuElS, chadran SMith

Art And dEsign dirECtors

Joy torrEz, david, kiSly, FErnando vEga

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claudE BlakE, Frank cSanadi Jr., JoicE doMinguES-torrES, Brian koSarko, Flahn Manly, EMManuEl MatEo, vonMariE navarro, kiM nguyEn, huBErt roBErtS, FErnando vEga, ElainE WhEElEr, JuStin WilliaMS

dEsign Advisor

ProFESSor andy Pinto

CT Community College Drop Out .......................................................3By danyEllE SilvaStaFF WritEr

7HFKQRORJ\�LQ�WKH�&ODVVURRP�� ...............................................................3By chadran SMithStaFF WritEr

:KDW�,I�,W�:DV�<RX��3DUW�,, ...................................................................4By d.c. WEidEnFEllEr

Textbooks On A Whole New Scale ........................................................5By danyEllE SilvaStaFF WritEr

End Of Days’ Resolution .......................................................................5By karEn d. FErnandEzEditor

ECE Transfers Stay Close to Home .......................................................6By katElyn avEry StaFF WritEr The Art of Snow Shoveling .................................................................6By JuStin QuinnStaFF WritEr

Grizzlies Win Yankee Bowl, .................................................................6By JEFF MillEr StaFF WritEr

Trying it All .............................................................................................7By SEMhar SaMuElS SEnior StaFF WritEr

Math On a New Path ...............................................................................7By rachEl kulikoWSkiStaFF WritEr Are You Controlled by Your Controller? .............................................7By nicolE carPEntErStaFF WritEr

Do I Have a Virus or Do I Have a Cold? ...............................................8By kryStlE “krySi” PiccininoSEnior StaFF WritEr

Is it Really Winter Break? .....................................................................8By BEcky lEgoutEStaFF WritEr

Cover Photos by David Wiedenfeller

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“More than half of the students in the second year of college drop out, 58.6% to be exact.”

Am I connected or disconnected?Photo by Joy Domingues-Torres

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