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Battle of the ban Smoking on campus still an issue, enforcement from the college through staff on the rise NATHAN CAMP EDITOR IN CHIEF

Caution: Cigarette smoking may be haz-­ ardous to your health. If you are one of the four approximated col-­ lege students smoking nationwide, you see that message every time you take out a cigarette. For those that don’t smoke, the warning is obvious. As the tobacco ban was put into place on Aug. 6, visions of fresh air and cleaner walk-­ ways were set into mo-­ tion by the college. No longer would one walk through the parking lot to be greet-­ ed by a face full of smoke at an entrance before going to class. Rumors of students who would rebel and start smoking in the buildings soon came and passed. As of Aug. 29, the campus police have had contact with over 120 people concerning the to-­ bacco ban and those that have had to be asked to abide, according to Dean of Student Affairs Sue Martin. She also noted that those asked to stop were understanding of the ban and very cooperative.

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ABOVE: Students are asked to put out their cigarettes after being caught smoking outside of the SSC. BELOW: Cigarette waste litters the gravel area and a drain by the BIC Walkway on the south side of the building. “The intent for imple-­ mentation at this time is to educate students, employees and visitors of the new policy,â€? said Martin. “If it is noted that the same individ-­

uals are consistently in violation of the Tobac-­ co Free policy then the Police will begin to en-­ force the warning and or Ă€QHV DV DSSURSULDWH Âľ The tobacco policy

does allow smoking in vehicles as long as smoke and waste is con-­ tained in the vehicle. “Tobacco use is per-­ mitted inside private vehicles. The improper disposal of tobacco and tobacco-­related products from a vehicle while on College of DuPage premises is prohibit-­ ed.â€? According to the Tobacco-­Free Campus Policy No. 10-­160. For students such as 28 year old Addison resident Patrick Callaghan who takes numerous classes and commutes via Pace Bus to the campus, it pro-­ YLGHV VRPH GLIĂ€FXOW\ IRU how to take smoke breaks

between classes with a busy schedule and no vehicle on campus, but “it could give me the motiva-­ tion to quit,â€? he remarked. With the estimated 25 percent of the student body affected by the ban, there is the other 75 percent that don’t smoke. The tobacco ban does allow students to smoke in cars, but does not offer alternatives such as chew-­ ing tobacco or E-­cigarettes due to the harmful affects that these products can still cause despite not having the stigma that cigarettes have due to sec-­ ond hand smoke and the effects on non smokers.

For more information about the tobacco ban, please visit cod.edu/tobacco or contact Sue Martin at martinsu@cod. edu. Photo by London Summers

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Bank that there was suspicious activity concern-­ ing a number of students WKDW ZHUH DOO RQ Ă€DQFLDO aid. COD has estimated

that $354,000 have been lost during the past four terms of classes. For more information, contact Joe Moore at (630) 942-­2371.

SERVICE LEARNING AND VOLUNTEER FAIR Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Student Resource Center (SRC) Lower Walkway between the bookstore and the Student Services Center (SSC)

All students are invited to attend! Local community partners will be available to talk to College of DuPage students about Service Learning and volunteer opportunities. Questions? Contact the Career Services Center, (630) 942-2230, servicelearning@cod.edu. For Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 (voice) or (630) 858-9692 (TDD).

COD hosts African American and Latino parent summit The inaugural summit will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat-­ urday, Sept. 29 in SRC 2000. The session will be available in both English and Spanish with free lunch and entertainment. For registration informa-­ tion, call Kelly at (630) 407-­5773, or email kkoz-­ erka@dupage.k12.il.us Wheat Cafe, Culinary Market open during fall term Student run Wheat Cafe will open on Wednesday, Sept. 5 and the Culinary Market, which offers items made by students will open on Tuesday, Sept. 11 from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs-­ days. The Wheat Cafe will be open for dinner on Wednesdays as well as lunch on Thursdays and Fridays through Nov. 30, with lunch at 15 dollars a plate and dinner at 22 dollars. To make reservations, visit OpenTable.com

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ImportantEmails Board of Trustees Chairman: David Carlin carlind@cod.edu Vice Chairman: Erin N. birt birte@cod.edu Secretary: Allison O’Donnell bot-­odonnella@cod.edu Dianne McGuire bot-­mcguire@cod.edu Nancy Svoboda bot-­svobodan@cod.edu

Joseph Wozniak wozniakj@cod.edu Student Trustee: Olivia Martin oimartin1015@gmail.com Public Safety Chief of Police: Joe Mullin mullin@cod.edu Deputy Chief: Ray Snisko snisko@cod.edu

Admissions Coordinator Amy Hauenstein hauensta@cod.edu Counseling and Advising counseling@cod.edu McAninch Arts Center Director: Stephen Cummins cummins@cod.edu

Student Leadership Council President: Hank Gordon SLC.Hank@cod.edu Vice-­ President: Tim Ziman SLC.Timothy@cod.edu Coordinator of Outreach: Jenna Holakovsky SLC.Jenna@cod.edu Adviser: Chuck Steele steelec@cod.edu

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COURIER POLICY The Courier is published HYHU\ )ULGD\ ZKHQ classes are in session during the Fall and Spring Semester, except IRU WKH Ă€UVW DQG ODVW )ULGD\ RI HDFK 6HPHVWHU and the week of and the weeka fter Spring Break as a public forum with FRQWHQW FKRVHQ E\ VWX-­ GHQW HGLWRUV 2QH FRS\ free, additional copies DYDLODEOH RQ UHTXHVW Views expressed in editorials represent opinions of the ma-­ MRULW\ RI WKH (GLWRULDO Board, made up of all the Courier editors. The Courier does not NQRZLQJO\ DFFHSW DG-­ YHUWLVHPHQW WKDW GLV-­ criminate on the basis of sex, creed, religion, color, handicapped sta-­ WXV YHWHUDQ RU VH[XDO orientation, nor does LW NQRZLQJO\ SULQW DGV WKDW YLRODWH DQ\ ORFDO state or federal laws. The Courier encourag-­ HV DOO VWXGHQWV IDFXOW\ staff, administrators DQG FRPPXQLW\ PHP-­ EHUV WR YRLFH WKHLU RSLQ-­ ions on all the topics concerning them both in and out of school. Writers can express WKHLU YLHZV LQ D OHWWHU to Letters to the Edi-­ tor. All coresspondence and letters for publica-­ WLRQ PXVW EH W\SHG DQG signed with the author’s GD\WLPH SKRQH QXPEHU The editor-­in-­chief PD\ ZLWKROG WKH DX-­ WKRU¡V QDPH RQ UHTXHVW 'HOLYHU DOO FRUUHVSRQ-­ dence to BIC 3401 be-­ WZHHQ UHJXODU RIĂ€FH hours or mail to the Courier, College of DuP-­ DJH )DZHOO %OYG *OHQ (OO\Q ,// /HWWHUV DOVR PD\ EH VHQW E\ H PDLO 7KH subject heading to the message must read “Let-­ ter to the Editor.â€? The ZULWHU¡V Ă€UVW DQG ODVW names, street address, FLW\ VWDWH DQG FRPSOHWH phone number with area code must be included IRU LGHQWLW\ YHULĂ€FDWLRQ E\ WKH &RXULHU 'HDG-­ line for letters meant for publication is noon 7XHVGD\ ( PDLOV FDQ EH sent to editor@cod.edu Letters are subject to editing for gram-­ PDU VW\OH ODQJXDJH length and libel. All letters respresent WKH YLHZV RI WKHLU DXWKRU

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Tobacco or ashtray ban? The college was sup-­ posed to be in store for a big change with the Aug. 6 initiation of the tobacco ban on cam-­ pus, but for a while, it didn’t seem to be there. )RU WKH Ă€UVW IHZ GD\V after the ban was set in place, there were nu-­ merous campus patrons still smoking cigarettes, and little was being done to stop them. To paraphrase a staff PHPEHU LI \RX¡UH JRLQJ to ban tobacco use, then \RX KDYH WR HQIRUFH LW RU QRERG\ ZLOO OLVWHQ The Courier had no-­ ticed an increase in HQIRUFHPHQW QRW RQO\ from the campus po-­ lice but also from col-­ lege staff armed with information cards. According to Dean of Student Affairs Sue 0DUWLQ WKH LQLWLDO PRYH-­ ment is to educate about the ban and to inform. Some students that the Courier talked to

FODLPHG WKH\ KDG QR LGHD of the ban or that it af-­ fected the whole campus. The tobacco ban does allow smoking in cars as long as the smoke and all waste from the ciga-­ rette is contained inside RI WKH YHKLFOH EXW ZLWK WKH RQJRLQJ PRYHPHQW IRU OHVV YHKLFOHV RQ FDP-­ pus to ease up parking spaces as well as going green such as the Pace Ride Share program that the college is starting up where students can FDU SRRO RQ WKH ZD\ WR FDPSXV WR VDYH RQ JDV as well as time and the aforementioned space if PXOWLSOH VWXGHQWV WUDYHO in the same car, or Pace %XV VHUYLFHV LW HOLPL-­ QDWHV WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU that student to smoke LQ KLV RU KHU YHKLFOH E-­cigarettes were VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ FLWHG LQ WKH SROLF\ DQG DUHQ¡W DOORZHG because according to WKH )'$ DQDO\VLV WKH GRVH RI QLFRWLQH GHOLY-­

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KDYLQJ GHVLJQDWHG VPRN-­ LQJ DUHDV DQG HYHQ WKH construction of smoking huts could be a feasi-­ ble option that would PRYH VPRNHUV DZD\ from the main entrances to create clearer air in general as well as pro-­ YLGLQJ D VKHOWHU GXULQJ inclimate weather. +RZHYHU WKH WREDF-­ FR EDQ LVQ¡W RQO\ RQ WKH college. The Courier does QRW DGYRFDWH VPRNLQJ on campus, breaking the tobacco ban, but if \RX DUH SURSHUO\ GLV-­ pose of the waste from the cigarette and be courteous to others. The tobacco ban was D RQH ZD\ VWUHHW DQG there is no turning back now. Despite being in the informational stages, if something isn’t en-­ forced, no one will listen RU DELGH E\ WKRVH UXOHV Either the tobacco ban or the smokers are JRLQJ WR KDYH WR TXLW FROG WXUNH\ IRU WKLV WR ZRUN

CourierStaff Editor in Chief Nathan Camp 942-2683 editor@cod.edu

A&E Courtney Clark 942-2660 arts@cod.edu

Graphics Grieta Danosa 942-3113 graphics@cod.edu

News Jordin Gignac 942-2153 news@cod.edu

Sports Austin Slott 942-3066 sports@cod.edu

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LettertotheEditor Former Courier Editor talks COD Economic class separation. It’s something you normally don’t see in a college environment, especially a community college. Students are all there with similar goals in mind. But at COD, the rich are rewarded while the financially struggling are overlooked. This is all thanks to the “running-a-college-like-a-business� mentality that COD President Robert Breuder adopts. Take Premium Parking for example. Under Breuder’s administration this policy rewards students with a guaranteed close parking spot...if they can dish $75 a semester that is. Or that fancy new Waterleaf restaurant where the cheapest dinner entree is a whopping $18. Not convinced? How about Breuder’s blatant disrespect toward students and student organizations? His administration canned Courier adviser Cathy Stablein two years ago, replacing her with an incompetent outsider who acts only as a babysitter instead of a mentor. Also, last year was the the third straight year that tuition was increased under Breuder’s administration.These actions are important to note and students bear the brunt of them. Last year, tensions were high among faculty and administration during bitter contract negotiations where Breuder and the Board of Trustees attempted to diminish their work, reduce their pay and tamper with insurance policies. Surely these are not the attributes of a good leader, but of a maniacal tyrant. As a former employee of the college and student for three years, I can say without a doubt in my mind that when you cross the threshold of COD, it is pretty clear that Breuder is the king and the students and staff are the peasants who till the land, but can never enjoy it. This should not be. A college is a place of growth and development, but Breuder only wants physical growth and cosmetic development. Welcome to COD, a place where if you play some harmless football outside, administrators will call the police on you, unfortunately I speak from experience. A place where your tuition dollars are thrown into a hoity-toity fine dining restaurant or waterfall. A place that doesn’t value your well-being, only your money. Nick Davison Former student

Want your voice heard? The Courier accepts letters to the editor from students, staff, faculty and community members. Letters are due by noon on the Tuesday prior to publication. Letters must include the author’s name, occupation (student, staff or community member) daytime phone number and street address for idenity verification. Letters can be dropped off at the Courier office during regular business hours or e-mailed to editor@cod.edu.

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Getting involved Student Life Fair showcases clubs and organizations that the college offers ROSALIE DEASTIS FEATURES EDITOR

College of Dupage offers FRXQWOHVV FOXEV WKDW Ă€W the personalities, hob-­ bies, and passions of any student. From ethnic clubs such as Japanese Culture, to pre-­profes-­ sional clubs like Chemis-­ try Bonding Club, it’s safe WR VD\ WKHUH LV GHĂ€QLWHO\ something for everyone. If you visited the Stu-­ dent Life Fair on Wednes-­ day, it was apparent that all clubs and organiza-­ tions are ready to jump-­ VWDUW D IXQ Ă€OOHG \HDU ,W was a great time to obtain all the information need-­ ed about how to get in-­ volved in the college and be a part of something. All of the clubs offered are equally import-­ ant in their own ways but a few are excep-­ tionally interesting. The face of the college and the people who are Ă€UVW DSSURDFKHG ZKHQ LW comes to promoting the college and why to attend here, are the Student Ambassadors. The group has been around for 5 years and they are heav-­ ily involved with count-­ less hours of community service, various events at the school such as open houses, college fairs, college visit days, and much more. “Becoming an ambassador is over-­all an awesome opportuni-­ ty to meet people and it

Alter-Ego Productions draws a crowd with their table at the Fair with free giveaways. also always look great on resumes,â€? commented Sarah Maharaj, a soph-­ omore who has been a Student Ambassador for over a year now. Each year they also have pizza with the president of College of Dupage, better known as “Pizza with the Presidentâ€?. At this event, improvements, new ideas, and concerns are dis-­ cussed to continue bet-­ tering our school. To be an ambassador, you must maintain a 3.0 GPA, and obtain at least 35 hours of volunteer service. For more information con-­ tact Rio Almaria in the RIĂ€FH RI $GPLVVLRQV Around for a couple de-­ cades now and still going strong is Students for Animal Defense, which is

an organization that ded-­ icates a lot of their time to spreading awareness about animal cruelty, promoting veganism, and running events that help give off a certain mes-­ sage. Every year, activists attend the largest animal rights protest in the Chi-­ cago area on Black Friday (Nov. 23 this year). The organization also annual-­ ly holds the biggest bake sale at the college where they not only raise money for their club, but to also educate people about veg-­ an food. This year a few of the many activities they will be running include a clubbing event to promote against seal clubbing, a trip to Indiana Dunes in a few weeks, and yesterday they ran an event called

Service Learning and Volunteer Fair Wednesday, Setember 5, 2012 starting at 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Student Resource Center, Lower Walkway Learn about COD’s Service Learning oportunities. Free.

Paralegal Club: Inter-­ viewing Techniques and Resume Writing Thursday, Septem-­ ber 6, 2012 starting at 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM BIC 1407. Free. jonesj33913@dupage.edu

ForYourInformation No classes – Labor Day Monday, September 03, 2012

Internship Search and Success Seminar Tuesday, September 4, 2012 starting 4:00 PM -­ 5:00 PM.Learning Commons SRC 2102 Radiography (X-­ray) Participants will learn Advising Session KRZ DQGZK\ WR Ă€QG DQ Thursday, Septem-­ LQWHUQVKLS LV KLV KHU Ă€HOG ber 6, 2012 starting at of interest. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Call (630) 942-­2611. HSC 2116

Advising Session – Basic Nursing Assistant (BNA) Thursday, Septem-­ ber 6, 2012 starting at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Health and Science Center, Room 1234.

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Pay Per View where stu-­ dents were paid a dollar to watch a video that shows under cover clips of factory farms. To get LQYROYHG Ă€QG WKH JURXS on Facebook and attend WKHLU Ă€UVW PHHWLQJ WKLV coming Wednesday at 4. Another organization that might ketch your attention is the Disney College Program, which offers paid internships for students every year from January until May or August. Students live right outside of Disney World grounds in Orlan-­ do, Florida, work a full time job at the park, and learn about valuable busi-­ ness philosophies, while earning college credit. “It all truly shines on resumes because Disney

is such a well-­known company and an amazing place to start a career,â€? said campus represen-­ tatives that were at the Fair on Wednesday. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA, be 18 years of age, and have at least 12 credit hours completed at the college to participate in the program. Appli-­ cations will be available early next month. Joining a club or be-­ coming an active member of an organization is a fantastic way to make the most out of your time here at College of Dupage, whether it’s supporting a cause or simply gathering with people to embrace sim-­ ilar qualities, talents, and interests.

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Chaps win season opener, continue winning streak against Erie

Photos by London Summers

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Alter Ego Entertains A Look at Free Upcoming Events Around Campus hosted by Alter Ego Productions COURTNEY CLARK A&E EDITOR

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COD Students’ Art is Too School For Cool Art Exhibit Too School For Cool Student Art on Display in Wings Gallery COURTNEY CLARK A&E EDITOR

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rass themselves, the college or their families,â€? Thomas said. “Young people, in any arena that you choose, generally don’t realize the repercussions of their actions when stuff ’s happening.â€? However, he does not plan on letting this past season’s controversial end interfere with this year. “It can’t be a handicap‌ the last thing people want to hear is excuses for not winning the game,â€? Thomas explained. According to Thomas, the team cannot afford excuses as they face a challenging schedule this season. “There’s no one team that you look at and think we should win that game,â€? Thomas said, “each one is a unique problem for us.â€? Among the problems that other teams are going to pose is their unpredictability, meaning new adjustments for every game. An obvious challenge for the Chaps will be facing scholarship schools that Thomas says are able to recruit over the top of the college because they offer scholarships.

“Money drives a lot of the deals and we’ve lost some kids to other scholarship schools‌ but there isn’t an excuse for us not being good.â€? Acting as a constant motivation for Coach Thomas are the goals he wants the team to accomplish this upcoming season. “I want us to be recognized for a few things,â€? Thomas said, “I want people to be in awe of how hard we play, how disciplined we are in what we do and that we will win and lose with some integrity and some sportsmanship.â€? Thomas also emphasized the importance of the college’s perception of the football team. He feels that the team has built up a good reputation with students and faculty, but last year’s final game was a little setback. “We don’t need to reinvent ourselves but we need to repair our perception,â€? Thomas said. “What happened in the last game happened, I can’t deny that, but the perception was that we did something that was more

disrespectful than what had actually happened.� Thomas hopes that having a good reputation with students will lead to an increased interest and sense of pride for the football team. “We’re a school of 30,000 students, if we could get half of those students to come to our games, we would need a bigger stadium,� Thomas said. As far as on the field is concerned, the coach hopes to win enough games to qualify for a bowl game by the end of the season. “In junior college, it’s hard to get to a bowl game,� Thomas said, “Our realistic goal would be the bowls in either Maricopa County or New York.� But for now, the Chaps are taking their season one game at a time and are just trying to complete the goals they have set for themselves. “Our cause is to get an education, get a scholarship when we leave here and put a good product on the field that represents our college and every student on our campus,� Thomas said.

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The Chaparral football team started their season off with a bang, defeating Erie 30-0 Saturday. The Chaps had no problem moving the ball on the Erie defense, but their first few drives stalled once they reached the redzone. “The field shrinks on you a little bit, it gets more challenging,� Head Coach Gary Thomas said. Fortunately, the special teams were still able to rack up points for the team on those drives, thanks to Kicker Matt Cotiguala’s three field goals. “Special teams were great today,� Coach Thomas said. One of the biggest question marks going into Saturday’s game was which quarterback was going to emerge as the starter. Byron Dawkins, a more traditional pocket passer, and Patrick Ivy, a speedy quarterback that likes to scramble, traded off on taking snaps throughout the game.

“Coming out of camp, Ivy and Dawkins were relatively even,â€? Thomas said, â€œâ€Ś They both bring a unique style of play.â€? Both Dawkins and Ivy showed off their unique style of play during Saturday’s game. Dawkins completed 10 passes in 20 attempts for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Ivy, on the other hand, only passed for 35 yards, but he ran for another 43 yards on seven carries. “We tried to put them in a position to make easy throws early, but at the end the wheels kind of fell off,â€? Coach Thomas said. The passing game may have been a little shaky at times, but it was the Chaps’ rushing offense that dominated. Arguably the biggest play of the game came in the third quarter when halfback Tyreis Thomas broke off a 78 yard touchdown run. Thomas shared his thoughts on the team’s performance. “We did play a little slop-

py at times, but what matters is we won the game,� Thomas said. Thomas led the team in rushing with 101 yards on five carries. In addition to the rushing and special teams, another strong point in the game was the shutout by the defense. “I’m not going to complain anytime we shut someone out but we have to clean some things up,� Coach Thomas said. Despite a few slip-ups in execution, Coach Thomas believes that it was a solid start towards finding their identity as a team. “Our identity might be a little schizophrenic at times, it will change for what we’re trying to accomplish,� Thomas said. Ideally the team will only get stronger, as the starting wide receivers return from suspensions stemming from last season’s on field scuffle with Joliet Junior College. Next, the Chaps will play Wisconsin-Whitewater JV.

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