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THIS IS "MARICOPA NOW."
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE VERY FIRST
EDITION OF MARICOPA NOW.
THAT WAS OCTOBER OF 2005. AND NOW EIGHT AND A HALF
YEARS AND 100 SHOWS LATER,
HELLO, IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE.
THIS IS A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF MARICOPA NOW.
WELCOME TO OUR 100TH EDITION OF OUR AWARD-WINNING SHOW.
NOW FROM THE STUDIOS AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, HERE'S YOUR HOST KIM GOETZ.
WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 100TH EDITION OF MARICOPA NOW.
SO JOIN US FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR AS WE LOOK AT
SOME OF THE MARICOPA PROGRAMS, PEOPLE, AND
ACTIVITIES, IT HAS BEEN OUR PLEASURE TO BRING TO
YOU DURING THIS PROGRAM'S 100 EDITIONS.
AMONG THE MANY ACTIVITIES WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS SOME REALLY STAND OUT AND SPEAK
TO OUR COMMITMENT TO TELL THE MARICOPA STORY.
MANY INCLUDE SOME HIGH ADVENTURE STUDENTS
LEARNING OUT IN THE FIELD,
WHETHER IT'S A GEOLOGY TRIP TO THE MOGOLLON RIM,
THE PETRIFIED FOREST, A SEARCH-AND-RESCUE COURSE
OUT IN THE WILDS, OR A HAIR-RAISING RIDE
DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME MEMORABLE TRIPS.
LEARNING A LITTLE OF THE CANYON'S HISTORY REALLY
ADDED TO OUR TRIP.
WELL, I CAME HERE THINKING IT WAS GOING TO BE JUST
RAFTING DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER, BUT REALLY THIS
TRIP WAS A LESSON IN ARIZONA HISTORY, GEOLOGY,
BIOLOGY, AND ARCHAEOLOGY, AND I FOUND THAT TO BE
THE MOST INTERESTING.
AS WE HIKE THESE TRAILS, RAFT THESE RIVERS, AND
EXPLORE THROUGH THESE BEAUTIFUL CANYONS, IT'S --
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT EVERY SINGLE SEMESTER.
I HOPE THAT THEY'LL GET AN APPRECIATION FOR HOW WE
CAN SEE HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED THROUGH TIME ON
THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.
THINGS LIKE THE LAYERS GOING FROM OLDEST TO
YOUNGEST, BOTTOM TO TOP, AND SO THEY CAN SEE THE
DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS.
FOR THE UNTRAINED EYE THIS IS THE OBVIOUS,
A BIG ROCK AND A SMALL ROCK.
BUT GEOLOGY STUDENTS FROM GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ARE LEARNING TODAY ON THIS FIELD TRIP THAT NOT ALL
ROCKS ARE CREATED EQUAL.
LOOK, SHOW EVERYONE.
SCRATCH THE HAMMER.
SO IT'S HARDER THAN STEEL.
IT'S HARDER THAN GLASS, BASICALLY.
SO WHAT MINERAL DO YOU SUSPECT THAT THIS IS?
QUARTZ.
OKAY.
SO MOST OF US DON'T LOOK AT A ROCK FORMATION AND
WONDER, WAS THAT MECHANICAL WEATHERING OR
CHEMICAL WEATHERING?
BUT THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS FIELD TRIP,
TO GET STUDENTS THINKING.
THESE ETCHINGS OR ROCK ART WERE CARVED BY A PEOPLE
WHO LIVED HERE LONG AGO.
AND THE PETROGLYPHS ARE SEEMINGLY THE LAST PIECES
OF EVIDENCE THAT PROCLAIM A CIVILIZATION WAS ONCE HERE.
IT MEANS INCREDIBLE AMOUNT TO GET OUR STUDENTS OUT,
ESPECIALLY COMING FROM THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA.
THIS STUFF IS JUST SO OLD, AND JUST THE CHANCE TO BE
UP THERE IN FRONT OF IT AND SEE IT IS JUST AWESOME.
THE GROUP THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME JUST SPENT THE
LAST COUPLE OF HOURS HIKING IN ABOUT TWO MILES
TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
THEY'VE ALSO SPENT SOME OF THAT TIME PUTTING UP TENTS
AND MAKESHIFT SHELTERS.
BUT WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES
A SEARCH-AND-RESCUE SCENARIO WILL BE SPRUNG ON
THEM, AND THEY WILL BE EVALUATED ON HOW THEY REACT.
HAVE YOU SEEN A GUY JUST KIND OF WONDERING
AROUND ABOUT MY HEIGHT?
HE JUST CAME OUT JUST FOR A DAY HIKE.
COME ON, HE'S GOT DIABETES.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO SEARCHING
FOR A MISSING PERSON.
WE'VE UNCOVERED A NUMBER OF CLUES.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRACKING SOME FOOTPRINTS.
AND THE ULTIMATE QUESTION IS, WHERE IS LARRY?
COME ON. GO FIND HIM. GO FIND LARRY.
THE IDEA BEHIND MARICOPA NOW IS TO SHOW YOU THE
MANY ASPECTS OF STUDENT SUCCESS.
WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN SHARING WITH YOU MANY OF
MARICOPA'S ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND HOW THESE
PROGRAMS ARE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE.
BEFORE THE TURBO ENGINE FIRES UP THE PROPELLER
STARTS TO SPIN AND THE PLANE TAKES OFF,
THESE AIRCRAFT GET A FIRST-CLASS TUNE UP RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THE AVIATION MECHANICS LAB AT
CHANDLER-GILBERT WILLIAM'S CAMPUS.
THEY GET A TASTE OF EVERYTHING.
AND WHEN THEY LEAVE OUT OF HERE WITH AN AMP LICENSE
THEY HAVE AN ENTRY-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE THAT PREPARES
THEM FOR WHAT THEY MAY SEE IN THE MOST COMPLEX
AIRCRAFT, TO THE MOST BASIC OF AIRCRAFT.
WHEN YOU'RE A KID, YOU'RE OFTEN ASKED WHAT YOU WANT
TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP.
AND A LOT OF US SAY WE WANT TO BE A FIREMAN OR A
POLICEMAN, BUT THERE IS ANOTHER NOBLE PROFESSION
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THAT IS ALSO SERVING THE
PUBLIC IN A SPECIAL WAY.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW HAVE APPREHENSIONS OR
EVEN FEARS OF TRYING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
AND I HAVE A FRIEND BY THE NAME OF ERIC, AND I'VE
TOLD HIM TIME AND TIME AGAIN, DON'T BE AFRAID.
JUST DO IT.
FUTURE NURSES CAMP GIVES STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH PROFESSIONAL NURSES IN A
HOSPITAL SETTING.
THEY GET TO SEE THE REAL SIDE OF NURSING.
IT'S NOT LIKE "ER" AND "GREY'S ANATOMY."
THEY GET TO SEE THE GOOD AND THE BAD, ALONG WITH
THE DOWNTIME AND THE BUSY TIME.
TODAY'S NURSING CAREER IS NOT LIKE A TV DRAMA.
IT HAS CHANGED FROM THE WAY IT WAS DECADES AGO.
AFTER TAKING THIS COURSE, I LEARNED THAT I DIDN'T KNOW
AS MUCH AS I THOUGHT, AND I WAS ABLE TO LEARN A
WHOLE BUNCH MORE.
IN DOING SO YOU MUST FOLLOW THAT LAW WHETHER
YOU AGREE WITH IT OR NOT.
THE ENERGY IN THIS COURTROOM IS REAL, EVEN
THOUGH THIS IS A MOCK TRIAL AND THESE ARE
STUDENTS IN PHOENIX COLLEGE'S PARALEGAL PROGRAM.
THEY'RE EAGER TO HAVE THEIR DAY IN COURT, NOT
ONLY TO PROVE THEIR CASE -- AND WE ARE ASKING FOR A
JUDGMENT OF DISMISSAL -- BUT TO DO SO WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS CHANGING HOW TRIALS ARE CONDUCTED.
THE REASON WHY SHE WAS HAVING PAIN IN THAT
AREA IS FROM RADIATION.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WALK INTO, OH, VIRTUALLY ANY
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS CURRENT AND HAVE A COMFORT
LEVEL WITH IT ALREADY.
AS THE HOT ARIZONA SUN SETS AND NIGHTFALL BEGINS,
AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE IS SHAPING FOR
PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND PHOENIX
COLLEGE FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS.
STUDENTS WILL BE PUSHED TO THEIR LIMITS,
BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.
YOU KIND OF HAVE TO BUILD UP A WALL A LITTLE BIT.
IT CAN BE DRAINING.
IT'S DESTRUCTIVE.
IT CAN TAKE OUT ALMOST ANYTHING IN ITS PATH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DO CALL IT THE BEAST.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S PUTTING OUT A FIRE; USING YOUR
TRAINING TO MAKE A HAZARD GO AWAY.
WHEN WE COME BACK WE'LL CELEBRATE MARICOPA
STUDENTS, INTERESTING PEOPLE, AND MUCH MORE.
WELCOME BACK TO THE 100TH EDITION CELEBRATION
OF MARICOPA NOW.
HERE'S KIM GOETZ.
WE CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS AT MARICOPA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, ALL OF THEM.
OUR FOCUS IS ALWAYS STUDENTS.
HERE'S A GLIMPSE OF SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS DURING
THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
A PARAMEDIC PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS AS PART OF A RESCUE OR
FIREFIGHTING SQUAD.
DIFFERENT THAN A MILITARY MEDIC, WHO IS TRAINED TO
TREAT BATTLEFIELD WOUNDS.
THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AT PHOENIX COLLEGE BUILDS ON
THIS MILITARY EXPERIENCE BY EXPANDING SKILLS THAT
HELP VETERANS TRANSITION INTO THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE.
YOU GET SHOT OR SOMETHING'S BLEEDING,
WE PATCH IT UP AND WE GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.
BUT AS FAR AS THE WHOLE MEDICAL SIDE OF, WHY IS
THIS PERSON IN PAIN VERSUS HE GOT SHOT, THAT'S THE PART
THAT ARMY MEDICS TEND TO NOT GET INVOLVED WITH AS MUCH.
AND THAT'S THE PART THAT WE'RE REALLY LEARNING.
WHILE I'M IN THE ARMY WILL BE TO CONTINUE TRAINING
OTHER SOLDIERS TO BE GOOD MEDICS.
AND WE GO ON NUMEROUS HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS,
WHICH THIS BACKGROUND IS GOING TO COME IN HANDY
WHEN WE GO ON THOSE MISSIONS TO THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES.
JERRY DURAN STARTED HIS CAREER AS A BUS DRIVER,
BUT AFTER TAKING CLASSES IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT ESTRELLA MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE HIS CAREER TOOK OFF.
NOW HE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR OLLIE THE TROLLY.
I KNEW, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE CLASS STARTED
THAT'S WHERE I WANTED TO BE.
AND IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THE
ROLE OF GROUP LEADER FOR MANY OF HIS BUSINESS CLASSES.
HE ALSO COULD TAKE CHARGE OF THE TEAM AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
AND HE DOES THAT IN A WAY THAT MAKES PEOPLE
WANT TO BE WITH HIM.
IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING TO WATCH.
PEOPLE LIKE WORKING FOR JERRY.
THINGS I LEARNED IN DR. BRADLY'S CLASSES I TOOK TO HEART.
AND I APPLIED THEM ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND AS TIME WENT ON EVERY TIME I FINISHED A CLASS WITH
DR. BRADLY'S CLASS, I EITHER GOT A RAISE OR A NEW JOB.
TAKE THE THRILL OF BEING A JEDI KNIGHT AND MIX WITH
EQUAL PARTS OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WORKOUT, AND YOU
HAVE THE JEDI FITNESS TRAINING CAMP.
IT'S A NEW KIDS COLLEGE CLASS WITH A STAR WAR'S
THEME FOR AGES 4 THROUGH 8, AND IT INCLUDES HOW TO
HANDLE A LIGHT SABER.
EACH STUDENT DEVELOPS THEY'RE PARTICULAR BATTLE TECHNIQUE.
OH, YOU'RE DOWN, BRANDON.
OH, THEY GOT YOU.
THIS ACTIVITY IS A CLEAR CONTRAST TO THE SEDENTARY
STYLE OF VIDEO GAMES.
MY MOM GOT ME INTO IT BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT I
NEEDED SOME EXERCISE, BECAUSE USUALLY I'M
PLAYING MY DS OR "THE BATTLE FRONT,"
"STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED."
CODY'S MOM CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
WHEN HE COMES HOME FROM JEDI FITNESS HE'S TIRED.
HE NEEDS A BREAK.
AND HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO SLEEP REALLY WELL AT NIGHT.
I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT CLASS, AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
IMAGINE A MOVIE WITHIN A PLAY WITHIN A MOVIE.
CANNOT -- THAT WAS THE RESULT OF COLLABORATION
BETWEEN THE THEATER ARTS DEPARTMENT AND THE FILM
SCHOOL AT SCC WHEN THEY PRODUCED A MULTIMEDIA
ADAPTATION OF THE 1924 SILENT FILM,
"HE WHO GETS SLAPPED."
STUDENTS BEHIND THE SCENE DOING CONSTRUCTION, DOING
SOME OF THE ARTWORK, DOING THE POSTERS, DOING THE GALA.
I MEAN, WE'VE JUST GOT STUDENTS ALL OVER THE
PLACE DOING PROFESSIONAL WORK.
THE ART OF MAKEUP IS CRITICAL TO THIS DRAMA.
I ACTUALLY APPLY MAKEUP TO THE LEAD CHARACTER TO HELP
HIS TRANSFORMATION HAPPEN IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE LIVE.
THIS UNIQUE COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTION GAVE STUDENTS
THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.
I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT THE COMBINATION OF FILM AND
MEDIA AND PROJECTION AND INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND HOW
IT INTERACTS WITH ACTORS AND ACTING STYLE IS
TOTALLY CHANGING THE WAY OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO
WORK IN THE REAL WORLD.
AT 73 DAVID CHILTON IS AN INSPIRATION TO ANYONE WHO
MIGHT THINK IT'S TOO LATE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
I NEVER GIVE THOUGHT TO MY AGE, YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, I DO WHATEVER I WANT TO DO WITHOUT EVEN
THINKING ABOUT, OH, I'M TOO OLD TO DO THIS OR THAT.
AND HIS 93-YEAR-OLD MOTHER DRUCILLA CHILTON SHARES
THE JOY OF HER SON'S ACHIEVEMENT.
WELL, I'M SO PROUD OF HIM THAT HE'S DOING THIS.
THAT HE HAD THE COURAGE TO DO THIS.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO HAS TO TAKE
THEIR GED TO GO BACK AND TAKE IT.
AND IT'S NOT HARD.
IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN DO IT.
YAY! I GOT MY DIPLOMA.
OH, YES. YOU DONE IT.
ONE THING IS FOR SURE WE'VE HAD SOME FUN WHILE
PRODUCING THIS SHOW.
IN THE EARLY DAYS MARICOPA NOW HAD A GIVEAWAY SEGMENT.
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO.
DON'T BE SHY. COME ON AND PLAY.
COME WIN A PRIZE NOW DON'T DELAY.
STEP UP TO THE MIC AND HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE
MARICOPA NOW GIVEAWAY.
WELL, NOW IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER MARICOPA NOW
CAMPUS PRIZE GIVEAWAY.
WE ARE HERE AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
PLAYING WITH US TODAY IS JOSE.
HI, JOSE.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE AT SCC?
FOR TWO YEARS NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING?
JOURNALISM.
JOURNALISM. OKAY.
WELL, BEFORE WE PLAY OUR GAME DON OVER THERE IS
GOING TO TELL US ABOUT SOME FANTASTIC PRIZES.
TAKE A LOOK.
THAT'S RIGHT, ELLENA.
OUR CONTESTANTS CAN WIN A VARIETY OF ORIGINAL
MARICOPA NOW GIVEAWAY ITEMS.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR EXCITING SELECTION OF PRIZES.
HOW ABOUT A FAN THAT BEATS THE HEAT?
OR DRIVE YOUR FRIENDS CRAZY WITH A REALLY NIFTY TAMBOURINE.
COMPLIMENT THE SOUND OF YOUR MUSIC WITH AN MCTV MARACA.
IT'S FUN.
WINNING CONTESTANTS CAN CHOOSE FROM COLORING BOOKS,
CRAYONS, MAGIC SPRINGS, WATER BOTTLES,
PADDLE BALLS, AND OUR FAMOUS MCTV PEN THAT NEVER
RUNS OUT, FRISBEES, YO-YOS, AND REFRIGERATOR MAGNETS.
ANSWER THE TRIVIA QUESTION CORRECTLY AND WIN.
WIN, ELLENA!
GIVEAWAY.
ALL MCTV PRIZES ARE SUBJECT TO SURCHARGES,
HANDLING FEES, OUT-OF-COUNTRY EMBARGO.
BATTERIES NOT REQUIRED TO OPERATE PRIZES.
WELL, WHAT WILL YOU BE PLAYING FOR TODAY?
ALL RIGHT.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT SOME MARACAS, SO I CAN CHA, CHA, CHA.
AND A FRISBEE TO PRACTICE WITH MY FRIENDS.
OKAY. ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR QUESTION, JOSE?
I SURE AM. I WAS BORN READY.
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS LOCATED ON THE
SALT RIVER PIMA MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY; TRUE OR FALSE?
LET'S SEE, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SUMMON MY INNER ARTIE HERE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO WITH TRUE.
TRUE. THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT SEGMENT EVEN HAD OUR VERSION OF VANNA WHITE.
REMEMBER THE LOVELY LOLA?
AND HERE'S THE LOVELY LOLA WITH YOUR PRIZES.
OH, MY GOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH GLOVE LADY.
THANK YOU, JOSE.
NOW BACK TO OUR SHOW.
GIVEAWAY.
GOT TO LOVE THOSE GLOVES.
HOW ABOUT THAT CAMPY ANNOUNCER.
HERE'S A LITTLE CLIP OF OUR OWN DON PARDO STUDIO ANNOUNCER.
YOU READY TO PLAY A LITTLE MARICOPA NOW TRIVIA?
YES, I AM.
FANTASTIC.
BUT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DON OUR VERY THROATY
OVER-THE-TOP STUDIO ANNOUNCER.
DON, TELL US WHAT ANDREW HERE CAN WIN.
YES, JEN.
ANDREW WILL SPEND HOURS ON END ENTERTAINING HIMSELF
WITH OUR BEAUTIFULLY HANDCRAFTED MCTV
TELEVISION PADDLE BALL.
IT FITS ANY HAND AND ANYONE'S PERSONALITY.
WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING TO KILL A FEW HOURS OR NEED A
BREAK FROM THOSE BOOKS, THIS SPRINGY BOUNCY BALL
PROVIDES COUNTLESS HOURS OF MONOTONOUS FUN.
YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE ENVIOUS.
FOR YOUR SAFETY AND LONG-LASTING ENJOYMENT,
THE STRING IS ATTACHED TO THE PADDLE WITH NOT ONE,
BUT TWO KNOTS.
IT'S THE MCTV TELEVISION PADDLE BALL.
NOW BACK TO YOU, JEN.
I HAVEN'T TRIED ONE OF THESE IN YEARS,
AND APPARENTLY IT SHOWS.
DURING THE PAST 100 EDITIONS WE'VE CELEBRATED THE ARTS.
MARICOPA'S FACULTY AND STUDENTS ARE VERY
TALENTED, AND WE'VE SHOWCASED THEIR ARTISTRY,
WHETHER IT WAS SPINNING LPS OR IT WAS POURING MOLTEN IRON.
TAKE A LOOK.
AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS IS USED TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART.
AT LAST THE FURNACE GIVES UP ITS TREASURE OF MOLTEN IRON.
THE CROWD REACTS WITH EAGER ANTICIPATION.
THE ARTISANS MOVE IN UNISON AS THEY CAREFULLY
DELIVER THE MOLTEN METAL TO THE WAITING MOLDS.
AS THE INCANDESCENT LIQUID COOLS, IT TURNS INTO THE
GRAY IRON OF SCULPTURAL ART.
REPORTING FROM THE THIRD ANNUAL IRON POUR AT
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THIS IS DEE ANN
KINKADE FOR MARICOPA NOW.
THEY CAN SCRATCH, JUGGLE, AND TRANSFORM.
THESE ARE THE TECHNIQUES DJ STUDENTS ARE LEARNING.
THIS GUY THOUGH IS NO AMATEUR.
RAMSEY HIGGINS IS THE INSTRUCTOR AT SCOTTSDALE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S TURNTABLISM CLASS,
A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LEARN
THE ONES AND TWO'S OF SCRATCHING.
JULLIAN IS USED TO PLAYING MUSIC IN FRONT OF CROWDS,
BUT HE WANTED TO DO MORE THAN JUST PUSH BUTTONS.
I WAS DJING UP IN SAN DIEGO FOR A COUPLE YEARS,
BUT I'VE NEVER TOUCHED TURNTABLES -- ACTUAL,
LIKE, VINYL TURNTABLES UNTIL I CAME HERE.
NOW DO IT.
ONCE STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED THEY LEARN TECHNIQUES SUCH
AS BOUNCING AND ARE EVEN TAUGHT THE HISTORY AND
PHYSICS OF TURNTABLISM.
THE MAIN THING I LOVE ABOUT THIS IS THE
PROGRESSION OF EACH STUDENT AND HOW THEY LEARN.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR PERFECTION.
I DON'T WANT SEE PERFECTION RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO SEE PROGRESSION.
AND THERE ON THE BOTTOM WAS AN OLD WOMAN.
THIS IS THE THIRD ANNUAL PRODUCTION CALLED
"RETURN TO THE AFRICAN VILLAGE."
IT'S PUT ON BY THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN STORYTELLING INSTITUTE.
STORYTELLERS SAY THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH
PRACTICE IS PUT IN, THE NERVES ALWAYS ARRIVE THE
NIGHT OF THE PERFORMANCE.
YOU KIND OF SUCK IT DOWN.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET THE LITTLE BUTTERFLIES.
YOU KNOW IT'S THERE.
YOU UNDERSTAND IT, BUT YOU LIKE DON'T LET IT TAKE OVER.
THE STORYTELLERS SAY FINESSING A STORY TO
PERFECTION CAN BE A DIFFICULT TASK.
MARILYN SUGGESTS SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.
SHE SAYS THAT HER TRIP TO AFRICA PROVIDED THE
INSPIRATION FOR THE PRODUCTION.
THE MONA LISA AND THE LAST SUPPER BY LEONARDO DA VINCI
ARE TWO DRAWINGS THAT HAVE HELPED GIVE THE
WORLD AN APPRECIATION OF ART.
FUTURE DA VINCIS ARE LEARNING DRAWING
TECHNIQUES AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
ONE SUCH STUDENT IS SARAH DOBB.
I'VE BEEN DRAWING FOR FOREVER, BUT I GUESS I'VE
BEEN REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT IT SINCE I WAS 15.
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I FINALLY DECIDED THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO DO SERIOUSLY.
SARAH'S WORK IS INSPIRED BY BOOKS AND PHILOSOPHIES.
I LIKE TO TELL A STORY.
YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO TAKE EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE
AS I GO ABOUT MY DAY.
THIS PIECE IS ALL ABOUT ENTERING THAT FINAL UTOPIA
ON A DEEPER LEVEL WHERE PEOPLE DON'T HURT ANYMORE
AND PEOPLE DON'T SUFFER ANYMORE.
BASICALLY, I DO WHAT I CALL A CUSTOMIZED ASSIGNMENT,
BASICALLY, FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S, YOU KNOW, GOALS.
PROFESSOR YOU, HE'S REALLY HELPED ME TAKE MY ART
ABSOLUTELY TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
WITH EVERY POT LORENZO BORGENNI PREPARES HE
ENSURES THE CONTINUATION OF HIS ART.
WITH EVERY STROKE OF HER BRUSH LUCI AMORA ADVANCES
AN ARTFORM PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS.
TOGETHER AS A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM THEY REPRESENT
THE ARTISTS OF THE TOWN OF MATA ORTIZ IN NORTHERN
MEXICO, A COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY
FOR THE QUALITY AND CREATIVITY OF THE CERAMIC
ART THEY CREATE.
LUCI'S STYLE IS HER OWN.
THE DESIGNS THAT SHE CREATES BEGIN WITH ONE
LINE AND THE REST IS LEFT TO HER IMAGINATION.
AFTER 700 YEARS OF MAKING BEAUTIFUL POTTERY, MATA ORTIZ
ARTISTS CONTINUE TO IMPRESS THE ART COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE.
PLUG IN, TUNE UP, AND LET LOOSE.
FOR A FEW HOURS EACH WEEK THESE STUDENTS GET TO BE
IN A REAL ROCK BAND, HEAD BANGING AND ALL.
IT'S REALLY COOL.
IT LETS OUT A LOT OF ENERGY.
AND IF YOU'RE STRESSED OUT THAT DAY JUST COME ROCK
OUT ON STAGE AND YOU'LL FEEL BETTER BY THE END OF IT.
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT AUSTIN
HARRINGTON DIGS A ROCK BAND SO MUCH HE'S BEEN
ROCKING OUT SINCE IT STARTED.
WHEN I CAME INTO THIS PROGRAM I LOVED ROCK AND
ROLL AND THE BLUES AND THAT KIND OF THING, BUT I
HADN'T PLAYED, YOU KNOW, MODERN POP MUSIC AND
THAT KIND OF THING.
SO GETTING TO DO THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW
SEMESTERS HAS REALLY CHANGED ME AS A MUSICIAN.
FOR AUSTIN PERFORMING LIVE PRODUCES A FEELING LIKE NO
OTHER AND A FINAL EXAM HE'LL NEVER FORGET.
IT'S A RUSH.
IT'S TERRIFYING, ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.
A RUSH THAT KEEPS THE MIC IN HIS HANDS AND THE
MUSIC IN HIS HEART.
SUCH TALENT.
WHEN WE COME BACK MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 100 SHOWS,
AND WE'LL LIGHT THE CANDLES.
OVER THE YEARS THE SUCCESS OF THE SHOW HAS BEEN
RECOGNIZED WITH MANY TELEVISION AND VIDEO
AWARDS, INCLUDING SEVERAL TELLYS AND AVAS,
ALL BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO COVERING THE
MARICOPA STORY, WHETHER IT WAS COVERING OUR GROWING
CAMPUSES OR STUDENT ACTIVITIES OR MEETING
INTERESTING PEOPLE.
AS THE SUN GOES DOWN ON YET ANOTHER DAY HERE IN
THE VALLEY OF THE SUN, ANOTHER BUILDING GOES UP
IN THE EVER-EXPANDING PRESENCE OF NORTHERN
ARIZONA UNIVERSITY.
COME SEE US.
COME SEE US, AND LET US HELP YOU FULFILL A DREAM.
STANDING PROUDLY BEHIND THE CACTUS HERE AT SOUTH
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF
THE NAU FAMILY.
OH, WE'RE VERY PLEASED.
THIS IS MORE -- MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR
STUDENTS TO STAY HERE, TO FINISH THEIR AA, AND TO GO
ON WITH US WITHOUT EVER LEAVING THE CAMPUS AT ALL.
WITH A SPECIAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON HAND, COMMUNIVERSITY IS
THE BRAINCHILD OF THE MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT AND RIO SALADO COLLEGE IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CITY OF SURPRISE.
AND GIVING STUDENTS CLOSER ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
WAS A MAJOR DRIVING FORCE FOR WHAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY.
IT'S VERY CONVENIENT.
I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE LIKE 30 MINUTES AWAY TO
THE MAIN CAMPUS ON GCC.
STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE NEW COMMUNIVERSITY AT
SURPRISE WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE COURSES OFFERED BY
THREE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TWO FOUR-YEAR
UNIVERSITIES, AND A TECHNICAL SCHOOL,
ALL DELIVERED IN THE SAME BUILDING.
IT'S A GOOD VISION THAT FINALLY CAME TO FRUITION.
IT IS A GREAT MODEL, NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY OF
SURPRISE, BUT THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
I THINK THAT WE'RE HOPING TO SEE MORE COMMUNIVERSITIES
BUILT AND DEVELOPED BY PARTNER INSTITUTIONS.
FIVE YEARS AFTER THE PLANNING BEGAN THE
COMMUNITY IS CELEBRATING A SHARED LIBRARY.
IT'S YOUR LIBRARY.
COME ON IN.
WE HAVE A PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN, FOR OUR
FAMILIES, FOR OUR ELDER TO COME AND SIT DOWN AND MEET
AND READ AND ENJOY.
WHILE THE BEAUTY OF THIS TWO-STORY COPPER BUILDING
IS HARD TO MISS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
FINDING WHAT'S INSIDE IS MOST IMPRESSIVE.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN STUDENTS ARE HAPPY TO BE SHARING
THE SPACE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS SO WONDERFUL THAT THIS COMMUNITY
SPECIFICALLY IS ACTUALLY GETTING THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND, I MEAN, THAT MAKES ME FEEL GREAT.
THIS EVENT IS MOSTLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR
STUDENTS TO HAVE FUN.
IT'S A DAY OF, YOU KNOW, ENTERTAINMENT, FUN.
WE HAVE DJ MUSIC, DIFFERENT RIDES FOR THE KIDS.
IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IT'S JUST A FUN DAY TO CELEBRATE SPRING AND THANK
THE STUDENTS FOR CHOOSING GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
AND CELEBRATE THEY DID WITH A BLOWUP SLIDE,
AN OBSTACLE COURSE, A BUNGEE RUN, AND THE VELCRO WALL.
EVEN WITH ALL THE FUN AND GAMES IT WAS STILL A
LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
WE HOST THIS EVENT SO STUDENTS CAN VOLUNTEER AND
DO A LEADERSHIP ROLE TO GET INVOLVED IN HOW TO HOST IT.
BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO CALL PEOPLE, CALL VENDORS,
YOU KNOW, NETWORK AROUND, TALK TO ONE ANOTHER,
YOU KNOW, SO THIS IS A GOOD ROLE FOR
STUDENTS TO STEP UP AND BE LEADERS.
IT HELPS US BECOME BETTER LEADERS, HELPS US TO BE
BETTER ROLE MODELS FOR OTHER STUDENTS.
"INTO THE STREETS" IS ONE OF MANY SERVICE-LEARNING
PROJECTS IN WHICH FACULTY INCORPORATE ACADEMIC
INSTRUCTION WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE.
I THINK SERVICE LEARNING IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE JUST GOING
THROUGH THE TEXTBOOKS AND THE POWERPOINTS AND
THINGS, AND THEY DON'T GET A WHOLE LOT OUT OF IT.
BUT IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING AND DOING AN
EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL IT
EMOTIONALLY -- THE STUDENTS WILL BE BUILDING
A FENCE FOR THE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS AT YMCA FOR THEIR
SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT.
ETHEL NEIDOFF IS ONE OF THE OLDEST STUDENTS IN THE
MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM.
AT 85 YEARS OLD SHE'S STARTING HER LIFE OVER AGAIN.
NOVEMBER 16TH WILL BE THREE YEARS THAT MY HUSBAND DIED.
THEN EVERYBODY SAID, WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO TO
THESE BEREAVEMENT GROUPS, THAT THEY'LL HELP YOU.
I SAID, WHAT BEREAVEMENT?
I'VE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH BEREAVEMENT.
I'VE ALWAYS LIKED SCHOOL.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO WRITE.
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT I ALWAYS LIKED
TO DO AND GO ON WITH MY LIFE.
I CAN'T BRING HIM BACK.
IT'S THE TYPICAL MORNING.
ETHEL MEETS A FRIEND BEFORE CLASS.
WE'RE JUST A COUPLE OF SCHOOLGIRLS.
WE'RE OFF TO SCHOOL.
SHE HEADS OUT THE DOOR AND HOPS IN THE CAR FOR
MORNING AND AFTERNOON CLASSES.
SHE GOES HERE TO RIO SALADO RISE PROGRAM.
IT WAS A CELEBRATION, CULMINATING FOUR YEARS OF
PLANNING BETWEEN ESTRELLA MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND THE TOWN OF BUCKEYE.
OUR VISION IS COLLEGES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THIS EXEMPLIFIES WHAT WE DO BEST, AND THAT'S
BECOME PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE SO MANY INTERESTING AND TALENTED
PEOPLE WE DIDN'T GET TO SHARE WITH YOU, BUT WE ARE
SO VERY PROUD OF THEM.
100 EDITIONS FEATURED MANY THINGS IN MARICOPA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO
SHOW YOU ALL OF THEM.
BEFORE WE CLOSE WE DO WANT TO SHARE ONE LAST CLIP,
THE INTRO TO THE VERY FIRST SHOW, WHICH WAS
PRODUCED IN OCTOBER 2005.
IT PROUDLY FEATURED THE DIRECTOR OF MCTV RENEE
BLATTE HOSTING THE SHOW.
LET'S ROLL IT.
THE PEOPLE, THE COLLEGES, THE EVENTS, THE STUDENTS,
AND THE FACULTY WHO DRIVE THE BEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY, THIS IS MARICOPA NOW.
HI, EVERYBODY.
AND WELCOME TO OUR VERY FIRST EDITION OF MARICOPA NOW.
I'M RENEE BLATTE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY PROUD EACH MONTH TO BRING YOU
THE STORIES THAT MAKE UP THE MARICOPA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE'S FAMILY.
EVERY MONTH OUR VIDEO CREWS GO OUT AND CANVAS
THE DISTRICT BRINGING YOU THE STORIES THAT MAKE UP
THE TEN CAMPUSES AND TWO SKILL CENTERS FROM
THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY.
WITH ME IS RENEE BLATTE, THE DIRECTOR OF MCTV,
WITH HIS RED PARTY HAT AND ALL.
RENEE, I DON'T THINK YOU'VE CHANGED A BIT
SINCE THAT FIRST EPISODE.
OH, YOU'RE TOO KIND, KIM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
WONDERFUL WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT, THROUGH TREMENDOUS
CONTRIBUTION THE ENTIRE MCTV TEAM HAS MADE TO
ENSURE THAT THIS PROGRAM GOES OUT EACH AND EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY'VE DONE SO FOR THE LAST EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS.
100 EDITIONS.
100 EDITIONS. WHAT A GREAT TEAM.
COME ON, GUYS. JOIN US.
JOIN US. COME ON IN.
COME ON IN, EVERYBODY.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE TEAM.
IT'S TIME TO CUT THE CAKE; DON'T YOU THINK?
I THINK IT'S TIME. IT'S FINALLY TIME.
BUT BEFORE WE CUT THE CAKE LET'S HAVE A TOAST AND
SALUTE AND CELEBRATE THE NEXT 100 EDITIONS OF MARICOPA NOW.
CHEERS. CHEERS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
THE PLEASURE HAS BEEN ALL OURS.