The Courier - Nov. 19, 2014

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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER \\ 19 NOVEMBER 2014 \\ VOLUME 48, ISSUE 12

THANKS G IV I N G Students talk Turkey Day traditions IN FEATURES | PAGE 9 >

Football games to watch on Thanksgiving IN SPORTS | PAGE 16 >

Tips for Black Friday shopping IN COFFEE BREAK | PAGE 17 >

NOT YOUR TYPICAL LUNCH LADY

Meet the person behind COD’s food operation IN FEATURES | PAGE 8 >

College honors notable alumni PAGE 4

Livingston Taylor performs at Club MAC IN FEATURES | PAGE 7 >

COD art showcased in New Orleans PAGE 6

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Joash Mencias OPINION EDITOR Parker Rechsteiner FEATURES EDITOR Kelly Wynne SPORTS EDITOR Ben Grote COPY & DESIGN EDITOR Ashlee Berner PHOTO EDITOR Lucas Koprowski

INDEX NEWS

OPINION

4 COD honors notable alumni

12 Mandated honors class lacks depth

FEATURES

SPORTS

7 Livingston Taylor performs at Club MAC

15 Intramural sports should be offered

8 Meet the face behind COD’s food

COFFEE BREAK

17 Five tips and more

REPORTER Taira Alabi

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Above: Pumpkin photo courtesy of Pixabay. Below, left: Lynn Konicek of Sodexo.

Photo by Lucas Koprowski. Below, right: Livingston Taylor at the MAC. Photo by Lucas Koprowski.

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NEWS

NEWS BRIEFS ‘Explore Engineering Night’ College of DuPage will welcome guests as it hosts an ‘Explore Engineering Night’ from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 23 in the Student Resource Center, room 2000. The event will provide high school students and college freshmen with information pertaining to careers in the engineering field.

Illinois Institute of Technology, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will also be on campus to provide participants with information on engineering at their respective schools.

Students encouraged to give ‘Toys for Tots’ College of DuPage will launch its 12th annual Toys for Tots Collection. The toy collection drive, organized by the United States Marine Corp.,will take place starting Nov. 19 through Dec. 10 at the Glen Ellyn main campus as well as COD regional centers.

According to COD’s website, there are several places to donate on the main campus including: the police dispatch window in the SRC, dental hygiene clinic in the HSC, registration services in the SSC, the Early Childhood Center, and Homeland Security Education Center. Donations should be new and unwrapped.

Opportunity to learn about diseases on campus The diagnostic medical imaging program presents the 13th annual Pathophysiology Panorama on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 3 in the lobby of the Health Sciences Center. The radiography, nuclear medicine and sonography programs will feature posters that share knowledge on diseases. This year some diseases that will be chronicled are ankylosing spondylitis, cirrhosis of the liver, Crohn’s disease and osteogenesis imperfecta. The event is free to attend and open to the public.

COD honors notable alumni in first ever recognition event TAIRA ALABI REPORTER

“Never forget where you came from, even when you get to the top,” Buna Dahal, an alumna of College of DuPage, said as she spoke to a class at COD. All eyes laid on the small, blind woman who filled the room with her booming voice and soothing words of wisdom.

Dahal was one of the eight alumni who was recognized at the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Reception on Nov. 13.

Dahal is an accomplished motivational speaker and leadership strategist who has spoken at the United Nations. She graduated from the college in 1996.

According to the COD alumni program, the Distinguished Alumni Award Program started this year as a way to commemorate the achievements of some of the college’s over 100,000 alumni.

Cathy Brod, the executive director of the College of DuPage Foundation explains that the creation of the program was inevitable.

“We have so many alumni doing great things,” Brod said.

Brod says that the alumni were nominated based on “how alumni contributed to their professional careers.” The alumni also had to have either earned a degree or certificate from the college or completed over 30 credit hours and had graduated over 10 years ago.

After sifting through nominations, an alumni

committee selected 40 finalists from which eight were given the Distinguished Alumni Award.

Along with Dahal, seven other accomplished alumni were selected: U.S Army Attorney Bryan T. Green, former Redback Networks CEO Dennis Marsema, “Chicago Fire” Actress Robyn Coffin, acclaimed music composer Amy Beth Kirsten, professor of speech communications Lauren Morgan, Vice President of global sales for Hyatt Hotels, Gus Vonderheide, and Director of Women’s Health at Prentice Women’s Hospital of Northwestern Medicine, Dr. Kim L. Armour.

Each individual who was presented with the award was required to do some sort of student engagement with COD students to give back to the college.

This enabled students to hear stories and ask questions from professionals who were sitting in the same seats years ago.

Nikki Maas, a music major at COD, said the experience made her feel more centered.

“It is really cool to see where COD can take you.

It makes me feel like I am in the right place,” Maas said.

Maas, attended a class where Amy Beth Kirsten spoke. Kirsten is an accomplished classical music composer who was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship among other accolades.

Kirsten, after being inspired by the faculty and organizations at the college, would definitely agree that COD is the right place to take students above and beyond in their careers.

“My parents wanted me to go to COD to figure out that I didn’t want to be a music major but the opposite happened I was really inspired by the music professors here,” Kirsten said.

One experience in particular that Kirsten counts as defining was when COD’s choir performed the first piece that Kirsten composed.

“I got to hear it, and it was such an amazing experience and was sort of the beginning of figuring out I wanted to be a composer,” Kirsten said.

One thing that many of the distinguished alumni agree with was COD’s influence in their life.

Bryan T. Green, an attorney for the U.S Army, felt COD was able to give him the basis he needed for the

rest of his life.

“I learned time management and take advantage of opportunities, I wish it was a four-year school because I would have stayed ” Green said.

Opportunity is something that COD provided for more than one of its distinguished alumni.

For Robyn Coffin, an accomplished actress who has appeared in several TV shows and national ad campaigns, the COD was her only chance at an education.

“I had no money and no plan. COD was my only option,” Coffin said.

Her only option ended up being her best option as she says her professors became life-long mentors who still advise her today.

The skills she learned from her professors ended up being impressive wherever she went.

“When I got to Columbia College, they thought I had trained at Juilliard,” Coffin said.

In the future, Brod hopes to expand the Distinguished Alumni Awards as well perhaps have a more unified way of contacting and reaching alumni.

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Counseling responds to low student satisfaction

continued from page 5 alumni program soon,” Brod said.

From the sentiments of the distinguished alumni, it is clear to see that the COD is highly regarded in many of its past students hearts.

Kirsten hopes that more than anything students can realize how great of a resource that students have right in front of them.

“There is a wonderful resource here in the faculty, they all have the experience of being professionals, tap into the resources that are already in front of you at COD,” Kirsten said.

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College of DuPage’s counseling and advising office is working to boost its effectiveness in advising students, including hiring more qualified advisers. The new plan comes after a recent student satisfaction survey found students were not satisfied with COD’s counseling and advising services.

Scott Heck, manager of student development in the department, admits there are issues with counseling and advising, but the department has already been taking steps to address them.

“We’re taking this seriously,” Heck said. “There’s a lot of things happening here that

the true fruition of those things can’t be quite seen yet.”

In the survey released last month, students cited advisers’ lack of knowledge about program and transfer requirements as the main reasons for their discontent.

Those surveyed also felt the school does not do everything it could help them reach their educational goals.

Heck pointed out the counseling and advising office’s own surveys in the past indicated general student satisfaction.

According to Heck, the counseling and advising office has identified key areas of concern, including the capacity and capability to serve students.

The department has aimed to see every single student to meet with an adviser or counselor once per semester.

To help reach that overarching goal, Heck says the college is looking to hire more workers in the department.

Heck also wants more advisers with expertise who can provide better information on specific programs.

“The college has been supportive,” Heck said. “As the college has grown, the amount of resources applied to our area has also grown.”

A common complaint among students is the department’s lack of ability to handle a large number of students. Heck cautioned the department cannot handle a large amount of people

simultaneously, as advisers and counselors meet oneon-one with students. Many students procrastinate in requesting for advising sessions, something the counseling department advises against.

“We can’t do our job without [students] participating in it,” Heck said. “We’re creating your dream together.”

Heck emphasized the counseling and advising office is trying to help students their achieve educational goals.

“We are strongly committed to student success,” Heck said. “We just need a little more time for implementing [our plans].”

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F E AT U R E S

IArtists take New Orleans Hereth believes the group is special in focus and that COD students College of DuPage’s and faculty should be nonprofit art group, IArtists, took their talents proud of the art departto the heart of their inspi- ment in the wake of school-wide dysfunction. ration. The group opened “For us to keep a ninetheir two-month art show year commitment when at the Gravier Studio everyone has forgotten, Gallery in New Orleans on and to be recognized by Nov. 14.

Brad Pitt’s organization The artist group focuses ‘Make It Right,’ the school their work on the New should feel proud,” said Orleans lifestyle, from jazz music to Mardi Gras. Hereth. “Even though [Hurricane Katrina is] These paintings are then donated to families affect- not the crisis of favor, 100 students in Chicago have ed by Hurricane Katrina. not forgotten.”

This is the first time the Along with the event at artists were able to meet the recipients of their work the Gravier Studio Gallery, new student artwork personally. was hung in the ‘Make Art professor Jennifer Hereth and former art stu- It Right’ offices, home to Brad Pitt’s nonprofit dent Karen Gehse started the COD nonprofit in the group. This is the second wake of Katrina. Although time Hereth has visited the business because of their the storm has passed and families are on their way to love for student artwork.

In the weeks before the recovery, Hereth’s painting show, longtime IArtist students are still given member Eve Reed looked the opportunity to create forward to hanging up her pieces that represent new painting and brightening a life and old tradition.

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recipient’s day.

“It’s very neat,” said Reed. “It’s a far away place, but hopefully we are able to make a difference for someone and make them happy.”

Hereth believes the exhibition would not have been possible if it weren’t for the support of COD. Not only was this the first time the COD art department took their work nationally, but Hereth believes that IArtists is the only nonprofit art group stemming from a community college in the country.

“We very much appreciate that the liberal arts and academic deans departments supporting this trip,” said Hereth. “This is unprecedented in COD’s history or any community college that I know of.”

Hereth believes that the opportunity is unique from those of any other community college and is hoping to use publicity from this trip to receive a grant for the program. She plans to

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Vito Correrio, left, and head of St. Bernard Parish Project Dunsley, right. St. Bernard provided residents with catalogs of the paintings. At the opening, families were able to shop the art and meet the artists.

continue IArtist’s donations and looks forward to more visits in the future.

For more photos from the gallery showing in New Orleans, visit our website www.codcourier. org.

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Livingston Taylor wows MAC audience KELLY WYNNE FEATURES EDITOR

The lanterns of the Playhouse Theater gleamed as Livingston Taylor played his acoustic set at the first Club MAC concert of the season on Nov. 14. As Taylor wrapped up his performance, audience members cheered with smiles on their faces.

Livingston’s brother, James Taylor, became a household name in folk music, rising above his also-talented siblings. As the night at the MAC went on, Livingston proved to Glen Ellyn residents that he does not reside in his brother’s shadow. Although Taylor has a similar sound to his brother, he brings a character to his songwriting that gives him a push in his own direction.

The atmosphere at Club MAC was aimed to keep attendees comfortable and create an incredibly intimate setting. Snacks and alcoholic beverages were available for purchase before the show as well as during intermission.

The night was arranged in an “unplugged” style from Taylor’s exclusively acoustic set to his commentary between songs.

The feel of the room was so close audience members even responded to some of Taylor’s comments. Taylor probably didn’t need to use a microphone with how well the acoustics in the venue resonated, and the crisp guitar filling the room made the show that much better.

Many audience members were familiar with Taylor, but most did not know much about him. To celebrate his 71st birth-

day, glen ellyn resident Billy Ristau came with an original Livingston Taylor record in tow, even though he had only read about the concert that morning.

Ristau expected Taylor to have an acoustic, folky set similar to his brother’s sound. He was spot on with his prediction.

Taylor took the stage with his acoustic guitar and a piano behind him.

The simplicity helped attendees focus on the music instead of becoming distracted by loud instrumentals. He took time to speak in between songs explaining how he wrote them or acknowledging his musical inspirations. Taylor even talked specifically to musicians about how he learned his chords, and also commented on a common complaint among musicians when he said, “Guitarists, do you know how bad the F chord used to hurt? Well, it never goes away. My fingers are killing me right now.” He cracked jokes and told stories of his travels, which longtime fans of Taylor found unusual.

Lifelong fans of the Taylor brothers, Roberta and Ken Klamm, have followed Livingston’s performances for the last 40 years. “He’s more free formed and he toys around with other artist’s songs,” said Roberta Klamm. Ken Klamm agreed that Taylor has become chattier with age, and his stage presence has improved over time.

Taylor brought an obvious sense of enjoyment to the room. It was crystal clear that he plays and writes because it is

his passion, not because of his family’s expectations or his own namesake. This is a man who could play hours upon hours, probably until his fingers bled, just because he loves it that much. Audience members watched in awe as Taylor’s nimble fingers moved up and down the neck of his guitar faster than someone about to beat the highest level on guitar hero. Despite his impressive skills, Taylor’s instrumentals only aided his lyrics and folk sound, steering clear of upstaging his total package.

Not only do Taylor’s lyrics come from a deeper place, but his overall desire to strum takes over as he plays. Audience members could tell by the look on his face that he had truly found his bliss. The passion he embodied throughout the night was an incredible escape from modern day music, much better than “Anacondas” and “turning up.”

The Playhouse’s atmosphere was so relaxed that audience members felt as if they were sitting in their own living room watching a talented man pick up his guitar for some party entertainment. Taylor’s stage presence portrayed him more like a friend than an untouchable figure in music, and the show should be added to the MAC’s list of greatest successes.

For more pictures of Taylor’s MAC performance and a chance to listen to his music, check out our website codcourier.org.

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Livingston Taylor playing his guitar to a full crowd on Nov. 14, 2014. He has played at the Playhouse Theatre in the MAC building on both Friday, Nov. 14, and Saturday, Nov. 15.

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THE FACE BEHIND the FOOD

Meet the woman in charge of COD’s cafeteria PARKER RECHSTEINER OPINION EDITOR

They say that the quickest way to a student’s heart is through their stomach.

The occasional pumpkin spice latte doesn’t hurt either.

For Lynn Konicek, general manager of Sodexo at College of DuPage, simply providing the food isn’t enough. She wants to do it with style.

“We don’t just want to be a basic cafeteria,” she said. “We really want people to have fun.”

It isn’t just talk. Starbucks, Einstein’s Bagels and all the options in the cafeteria on campus are run by a French company

called Sodexo. Konicek has been the general manager of Sodexo on campus for the past three years. In that time she has implemented several programs to the benefit of students, who she sees as her community, not just her customers.

Those who eat in the cafeteria regularly know that every so often, something special is going on.

Be it indoor tailgating for homecoming, complete with a football toss, or a live polka band for Oktoberfest, that’s all Konicek.

Konicek says she plans these events as a means of getting people excited about the cafeteria, but

also admits it’s her way to have some creative outlet at work.

It’s also about building community. Next week, the cafeteria is running a Thanksgiving buffet, complete with turkey, stuffing and other sides.

Konicek seemed excited to be bringing the holiday to campus in a more direct way. “You can share it with those you work and go to school with,” she said with a smile.

The St. Charles native never planned on working at the college. She was dropped here by Sodexo at the outset of their contract with the school and

quickly worked her way up to general manager.

Despite this, Konicek loves the energy at the college. Her daily schedule is hectic and busy, but that doesn’t prevent the food from being made fresh every day. The kitchen staff arrives between 5:30 and 6 a.m., everyday, to prepare the food for lunch.

Some of that staff, like the majority of the employees at the Sodexo-run Starbucks on campus, are students. Konicek says this was made a priority during her tenure.

It can’t always be turkey and gravy though. Based on student feedback, the

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Lynn Konicek, general manager of Sodexo. Sodexo has ownership of all the cafeteria restaurants, Starbucks and Einstein Bagel on campus.

cafeteria is focusing on having more healthy options and highlighting the options that already exist.

Wholly Habaneros, for example, has vegetarian options for those with a more restrictive diet. For those who are interested, Sodexo has put a map on the wall

of the cafeteria, highlighting the local sources of produce used in the food they offer. Konicek hopes to expand programs like these to get students more involved with their food.

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Azealia Banks delivers on delayed album TAIRA ALABI REPORTER

Banks finally gives us something to say thanks for. Azealia Banks, the feisty female MC who had the music scene buzzing when she released her single “212” in 2011, released her long awaited debut album, “Broke With Expensive Taste” on Nov. 6.

After two years of Twitter fights and label delays, Banks barely hinted to her album, despite a few mysterious tweets, and released it with no promotion.

Twitter was abuzz for a few hours as fans rejoiced over the female rapper finally dropping more than woes over label problems.

The phrase “Broke With Expensive Taste,” even trended worldwide for a few hours.

So, after two years of teasing and tweeting, was “Broke With Expensive Taste” worth the wait?

While it certainly has

room for improvement, Banks delivers. The album, which features 16 songs including the hit “212” and the moderate hit “Yung Rapunxel,” sounds like nothing else out in rap right now. In fact, it is hard to believe it is a rap album.

“Ice Princess,” the chilly ninth track produced by AraabMuzik, is the only song that could possibly be a hip-hop hit. Aside from this all of the other tracks are a medley of experimental sounds featuring Banks’ slick deep voice and thick New-York accent.

Her songs tell her story as well. On “Idle Delilah,” the album’s opener track, Banks raps about procrastination in the form of a spirit. She mixes it with a stellar beat that features monkey howls. On “Desperado,” Azealia tells the tale of her rise to the top and features a sample

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of New York Radio DJ Pete Rosenberg ironically saying that he has been “waiting” for Azealia Banks.

On some tracks like “BBD” and “Heavy Metal and Reflective,” Banks is at her best displaying her signature fast rap flow over heavy, hard bass beats.

Banks seems comfortable on most tracks, the only thing missing is really the hunger and fight seen on “212,” the song which is the album’s fifth track, stands out as Banks yells and screams for recognition. Her dark voice sounding so pleasant that dozens of expletives that she utters are almost unnoticeable. Almost.

Is there another “212,” on the album? No, but while Banks does not provide another breakout hit for the radio, she does provide even more evi-

dence that she is a rapper, singer and songwriter who is skilled at providing danceable music in an unconventional way.

On “Gimme A Chance,” she goes from full out singing and rapping to singing in Spanish to a salsa beat and eventually rapping in Spanish. On “Miss Camaraderie,” she proves that she can go seamlessly from singing to rapping and tell a pulchritudinous love story at the same time.

If there is anything that Banks does extraordinarily well, it’s providing music that is both pleasant to listen and also makes listeners think. For example, “Wallace,” which sounds like it details a romance gone wrong, is actually about a man with a dog’s head signified by the barking at the end of the song.

Her lyrics can be taken at

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face-value or can be interpreted to mean something more. In a world where having a excellent beat in a song and mediocre lyrics seems to be the guide to a radio hit, Banks work on “Broke With Expensive Taste,” a title that says a lot about the Millennial generation, is a refreshing body of work that will sure last longer than the average “hot song on the charts.”

Her last two tracks on the album “Miss Amor” and “Miss Camaraderie,” serve as proof that the hunger and want for success that Banks displayed when she first came onto the music scene in 2011 is still in her and is ready to set the world on fire.

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Students talk Turkey Day

Find out what your classmates are doing for Thanksgiving ASHLEE BERNER DESIGN EDITOR

LUCAS KOPROWSKI PHOTO EDITOR

Tracy Myers, 19, Fashion Merchandising

Jenny Nottelmann, 20, Baking and Pastry

What are you you doing for Thanksgiving?

Spend it with my family and work.

Any special traditions?

No, not really any traditions.

Are you Black Friday shopping?

Yes I am, if i don’t have to work I will go Thanksgiving night, and then next day and probably all weekend.

Favorite Thanksgiving food?

Ham.

What are you you doing for Thanksgiving? Spending it at my grandma’s house in Chicago Any special traditions?

Not really any traditions, but my uncle cooks and my family from all over the country comes.

Are you Black Friday shopping?

I am working Black Friday, so no.

Favorite Thanksgiving food?

I’m a vegetarian, so I really don’t know. It’s not turkey.

Samuel Lyesman, 18, Undecided What are you you doing for Thanksgiving?

To get my entire family together and to eat a good meal and maybe watch sports if they’re on.

Any special traditions?

We usually pour tin into water for predictions for the next year.

Are you Black Friday shopping?

I don’t go, but I know my sisters go.

Favorite Thanksgiving food?

Turkey.

Wesley Gryziak, 18, Fine Arts

Sam Moffett, 20, Writing

What are you you doing for Thanksgiving?

To spend it at Denny’s with my friends at 3 a.m.

Any special traditions?

Actually, our tradition is to go to Denny’s at 3 a.m Are you Black Friday shopping?

Yes. Favorite Thanksgiving food?

I typically just get coffee and bacon, just a light snack before shopping.

What are you you doing for Thanksgiving?

Going to my aunt’s house and eat food, then go to a Portillos vs.

Barnellies turkey bowl.

Any special traditions?

We play poker at the end of the night.

Are you Black Friday shopping?

I work, so, no.

Favorite Thanksgiving food?

Mashed potatoes.

Katie Rubright, 20, Baking and Pastry

Kaitlynn Bonniecki, 20, Baking and Pastry

Stephen Tuscher, 19, Environmental Science

What are you you doing for Thanksgiving?

I have to work in the morning, and then my family comes over to my house and we eat dinner. Then we look stuff for Black Friday and go out the next day.

Any special traditions?

We always fry our turkey. We make three of them even though we aren’t a big family, but we make enough so we have some to take home.

Are you Black Friday shopping?

No, I think it’s stupid.

Favorite Thanksgiving food?

Stuffing.

What are you you doing for Thanksgiving?

I will be spending it with my boyfriend and his family at his house.

Any special traditions?

They play football early in the morning and just have a huge family dinner.

Are you Black Friday shopping?

No, I’ll do that afterward, I will get whatever is left over.

Favorite Thanksgiving food?

The sweet potatoes. Normally I like the deserts.

What are you you doing for Thanksgiving?

I think I’m going to my aunt’s house, and to eat as much food as possible.

Any special traditions?

No, not really. We just make food, and it’s nice to see everyone.

Are you Black Friday shopping?

I’m going to say no just because I don’t like to fuel that fire.

Favorite Thanksgiving food?

Dessert.

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History of fashion class explores Renaissance design LUCAS KOPROWSKI PHOTO EDITOR

Whether you enjoy the rich history of textiles, or you want to become more acquainted with the evolution of society’s fashion standards, College of DuPage offers an interesting course on the History of Costumes (FASHI-1130.)

This class is driven by the passion of instructor Melissa Heischberg, who has been making Renaissance-era clothing for over a decade. She started her journey through fashion when she was a teenager while attending a Renais-

sance Fair in Wisconsin.

“I went up there when I was younger for my first time, I don’t think I was even in a costume; and I remember seeing the court and all the glitter and the layers and how amazing it was. I asked myself ‘What is this?’,” Heischberg said.

Ever since then, she has been making Renaissance costumes for both herself and for friends. Heischberg has even expanded the collection to produce for clients.

The class is a full 16-

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OPINION

A poor lesson in leadership

Mandated honors program class has no depth

LUCAS KOPROWSKI/COURIER

Students at College of DuPage make a lot of choices. We choose to come here; as the recent student satisfaction survey reveals, most of the people who attend this school selected it as one of their top choices. We choose what we wish to pursue; a student can choose to follow their passions, selecting a degree program that inspires us and revitalizes our drive to learn after the slog that is high school. And, for the most part, we choose our classes; students can select which classes they want to use to meet the criteria for their degree and have a large amount of freedom to do so. We can even choose to pursue a degree with honors distinction, if we desire.

We accept a limit to this

freedom. Obviously if one wishes to get an associate of science degree, they have to take more STEM classes. If they want to get a nursing certificate, they have to take nursing classes. And, if they want to graduate with honors distinction, they have to take honors classes, and do well in them.

The last one is of particular interest. To achieve honors status is no simple feat. At COD, the minimum GPA to get “honors” on your degree is a 3.2 — nothing to scoff at. But that isn’t enough for the honors program. To graduate as an “honors scholar,” a student must complete 15 credit hours of honors classes. This is still reasonable. The next step is where it gets a bit extreme.

In order to graduate

as an honors scholar, a student must meet all the above requirements, while also completing an honors seminar class or a leadership development class.

This might not seem like an unreasonable request, until you start to unpack the actual content of this requirement. The seminars can be double-taught interdisciplinary classes, in which students get credit for both classes involved.

The classes are usually interesting, like a combination film and biology class focusing on food running this semester, or a political science and physics combo running in the spring.

These classes are generally taught by great teachers and are academically rigorous and challenging. They also might manifest as traditional, single-teacher

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classes, but generally with a more specific focus than normal course material.

The shortfall of the seminar program is twofold.

First, the specificity of these classes means that a student might not actually need them for his or her degree, or might not be remotely interested in the subject material. Secondly, and significantly more important, is the scarcity of these classes. There are very few classes offered each semester, and very few sections in each of those classes. A cap on class size also means that students are left out in the cold.

Problem exists. Possible solution: leadership development.

Except that the leadership development curriculum is, for lack of a better term, bad. It uses a Phi Theta Kappa textbook that summarizes various “Great Leaders” of history in manner and depth reminiscent of a fifth-grade book report, combining excerpts of their speeches with articles clipped from only the best of self-help books. Turn, for a moment, to the description of honors courses posted on the program’s home page. “Honors courses... are enhanced in terms of teaching approach and depth of course content.

Classes in the Honors Program encourage interactive, cooperative learning and provide a challenging experience,” it reads. This class is lacking in depth.

The leadership lessons contained within have a heavy slant towards corporate leadership, and the textbook often attempts to draw parallels between historic examples of leadership and the business world. The class isn’t in and of itself terrible; it merely falls short of its goal, to develop leadership in a classroom setting.

Based on one of our editor’s experience in the class, the academic depth was largely instigated by the instructor, often in spite of the curriculum. A class which, by its nature, hamstrings a great teacher in encouraging introspection and deep critical though is inherently flawed. And that’s the real meat of this problem. The class doesn’t feel like it was crafted by educators — rather, by administrators. It feels like a class-by-committee. A pet project of some outof-touch administrator promising too much on a course description without understanding how it might actually play out in a classroom. Combine this, with the same problem of availability as the semi-

nar class, and you can see the ridiculousness of this whole process. It’s a bad class, that you might have to take, that you might not be able to get in.

This specific class requirement on the “honors scholar” program is not a time-tested approach. It was added after a 2009 Presidential Commission to review the honors program, put forth by college President Robert Breuder.

Among the recommendations adopted was a reduction in total honors hours, but the addition of the specific program requirements outlined above. The honors department does not craft its own policy. The administrative decision has, at the classroom level, negatively impacted students hoping for honors scholar status. The real tragedy is that there are likely many dedicated, bright students who did not receive honors scholar status due to these arbitrary requirements, simply because they could not fit these specific classes into their classes during their short time at COD. The college leadership needs to correct these mistakes before they keep deserved commendation from any more would-be honors scholars.

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OPINION

PHOTO POLL

What does feminism mean to you?

COLUMN

Fighting for the F word

Unrelated arguments keep feminism in the hot seat KELLY WYNNE FEATURES EDITOR

Han Luu“I think a lot of feminism is overly excessive. There are a lot of double standards and a lot of feminists tend to be inconsiderate toward the guy’s perspective.”

Tess Borri“Feminism to me is being equal to men and having equal rights because not all women conform to women’s stereotypes.”

Catrina Tyler“Feminism is power that’s established for and about women.”

In the modern day fight for feminism, some supporters of feminism have begun to pull ammunition from any topic in reach. From disrespectful catcalling, to a woman’s household role, empty arguments are being thrown around and taking away from the true goal: that men and women should qualify as equals.

This semester, a feminist alliance was created at the College of DuPage.

Auguste Baltrimaviciute, founder of the alliance, believes that there are many small issues that need to be tackled before women can achieve ultimate equivalence to men. She stresses that demoting men is not a part of feminism, and that feminism is a movement for women. “[Feminism is] essential.

A lot of people like to boil it down to equality, and of course that’s the end goal; but to get there it’s more complex than that,” said Baltrimaviciute.

“Equality really means to be the same, so I wouldn’t want women to have the power to catcall men on the street. It should be like dismantling the system.”

Through Baltrimaviciute’s interactions with

the alliance she has found that most students at COD are supporters of the feminist movement.

Those who don’t agree have come to her with illogical arguments or the idea that feminism is a cult dedicated to man shaming.

Baltrimaviciute explains that those who have questioned her viewpoint so far have been misinformed, or have translated the idea wrong. She chalks this up to being misled by media or praising celebrities who don’t get the point.

In my research on the topic I have found that too often any slightly related argument is shoved under the feminism umbrella.

College campuses protest sexual assault and rape in the name of injustice to women yet ignore that women are not the only victims.

Throwing the fight against domestic and sexual violence into the same pot as feminism is a mistake. These are issues faced by many, not just females.

Last year, the National Crime Victimization Survey interviewed 40,000 households on sexual assault and found that 38 percent of victims were

male. It is selfish and absurd to forget about the thousands of male victims plagued with the same life changing events, and to forget about their rights as women fight to make way for themselves. These crimes are not acceptable in any form, but should be fought against on their own gender-neutral platform.

The point of feminism is to give women the equal amount of respect as their male counterparts. It is not to overpower the traditional role of a man whether in the workplace or in the home. Personal values and roles, like who pays for the date or who does the housework, are things that should be discussed between couples, not internationally between people with individual viewpoints.

We live in a world unable to sell products without sexualizing women. Many times this is on a woman’s own terms; take Kim Kardashian on the cover of Paper magazine for example. The feminist argument that women should be able to do what they please with their own bodies does not fit with the argument that men need to be trained to ignore impulses

toward female anatomy.

Let’s be realistic here, it’s impossible to change multiple generations’ reactions to sex appeal just because part of the current population has deemed it offensive.

Feminism in some form is absolutely necessary.

I would like to see what any anti-feminist woman has to say about making only 78 cents to the dollar that her male co-worker makes. Let’s stop packing in contradicting issues and focus on the real point of feminism: that a person’s gender does not affect their worth as a person.

It’s time for college students to start asking the question “Why shouldn’t women be equal?” Now is your chance to speak up for the rights of women.

This quickly accelerating topic is going to have an effect on your life no matter what, so take advantage of COD’s new alliance and make sure your voice is heard.

Email: features@cod.edu Twitter: @kellywynne23

“The point of feminism is to give women the equal amount of respect as their male counterparts. It is not to overpower the traditional role of a man whether in the workplace or in the home.”

Jason Klima“Feminism is equality for everyone, but some Internet feminists go too far.”

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OPINION

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

‘H.O.M.E.’ wants forum on campus Under the assumption that people should hear more than one side of an issue before they make up their minds about the issue, I'd like to offer your school a proposal regarding a possible forum on campus. (This letter is a reaction to the Courier article "State Rep. Harris talks LGBT politics after Republican wave.")

I represent a group, acronymed H.O.M.E. (that "comfortable" acronym stands for the more awkward Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment), which has been active on homosexual issues for over twenty years. We (along with mil-

lions of other Americans and several billion people around the world) believe we can make a solid case that homosexual activity is immoral and should not be approved by society. Our case is based on science (physiology, biology), logic, and natural law---not on religion, though some of our members are religious.

We also believe (actually, we know) our case is essentially being ignored (censored) by the dominant media in this country because they are overwhelmingly pro-homosexual, even Fox News.

Because of the media bias (and the media are biased because they are trying to

impose their values on you and everyone else), we believe most people are much more aware of the pros than the cons regarding homosexuality. When I ask students if they have ever heard a detailed philosophical argument against homosexual activity, the vast majority say "no." If students are pro-homosexual, it's no wonder considering all the one-sided pro-homosexual propaganda (like that of Sen. Harris) they are repeatedly exposed to by the manipulative media.

But there is another side to the issue, and we think it is persuasive. I'd like to request that your school's student government spon-

sor a forum on campus where this side of the story can fairly be presented.

Two of our members, myself and John McCartney (we're both retired--John for decades was an English teacher at Marshall H.S. in Chicago and I was a freelance writer), have years of experience discussing/debating homosexual issues with high school and college students as well as with teachers and parents. We have been, for years, in our spare time, going on public college campuses where we set up information tables on homosexuality and talk to whoever is open to hearing our side of the story.

We always try to be sensitive to the emotional needs of the students, but the points we respectfully make do challenge the preconceptions many of them have about homosexual activity. (E.g., we point out that no one has yet found a homosexual gene in human beings, and we present strong evidence that societal/cultural factors---like childhood sexual abuse---can predispose a person towards a homosexual orientation. In other words, we present a strong argument that many homosexuals were born heterosexual but became sexually disoriented due to abnormal societal/cultural

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factors.)

We would like the opportunity to politely and respectfully, though of course, frankly, discuss/ debate homosexual issues on your campus. One of our goals is to dispel the common and mean-spirited stereotype that people opposed to homosexual activity are haters, bigots, homophobes, Neanderthals, etc., etc., ad nauseum. If you think COD's student government should fairly sponsor a presentation of homosexual issues by us please urge it to do so.

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SPORTS COLUMN

COD needs to add intramural sport programs for their students BEN GROTE SPORTS EDITOR

College of DuPage has a student body consisting of 28,627 students, the second largest school in the state of Illinois. In order to present itself as much more than an average community college, COD has taken steps to make itself closer and closer to a four-year institution. Like many other large institutions, COD offers clubs and competitive sports.

However, unlike these other large schools, COD doesn’t offer a structured intramural sport programs for students who wish to participate in a non-competitive sporting environment.

While COD offers a plethora of competitive sports that students can join, there are currently no ways for students to participate in a non-competitive environment. This is very discouraging for many students that attend COD who may want to participate in an activity without feeling pressure to perform at a certain skill level.

Although it’s uncommon for many community colleges to offer intramu-

Poll on Intramural Sports at COD

ral sports to its students, COD is an uncommon community college. COD’s student enrollment is higher than schools such as ISU, DePaul University and many other higher-education institutions.

Almost all sizable fouryear institutions offer intramural sports programs for their students to play together in. Most colleges that offer intramural sport programs to their students often have success with getting enough participants for the program. A high amount of participation among these programs means that more students are drawn closer together for an activity that they enjoy and this helps increase socialization on campus.

While many people may not have an opinion to intramural sports, there are many students, who take intramural sports offerings into consideration for their college selection. While it’s obviously not a major factor in the college decision-making process, there are many college-bound students who take into account the intramural sport

programs offered because they want to know they have clubs that interest them.

When asked about the topic of intramurals at colleges, Jordan Raineri, a student looking at different schools for the next year said, “All of the schools I’m looking at for next year offer intramurals, so I’m happy about that. I really like playing football and softball with my friends, so I’m pretty excited for a league that’s competitive, but just for fun. Intramurals aren’t a huge thing for me, but I’m just glad I’ll be able to keep myself occupied and meet new people when I’m not busy with class work.”

With COD being college where students have to commute to attend, it makes it very challenging to be able to meet new people and form new friendships. Intramural sport programs offer students the chance to be able to socialize on the college campus.

Any students interested in starting a club has the ability to do so by getting

Eight out of elevent students said “yes” to being interested in participating in intramural sports if offered at COD. NAME

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SPORT DESIRED

Armonn Dobbins

Yes

Flag Football

Jessica Correa

Yes

Tennis, Badminton

Anaiz Villa

Yes

Soccer, Badminton

Andrea Tucker

Yes

Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball

Sonia Monarrez

No

N/A

Christina Diaz

No

N/A

Michael Gonzalez

Yes

Any sport

Carley Polivka

No

N/A

Lauren Richards

Yes

Soccer

David Uthupan

Yes

Basketball, Flag Football, Softball

Antoinette Fecarota

Yes

Field Hockey

in contact with student life and can organize the club themselves. However, the college doesn’t offer its students the opportunity to do so when it comes to starting an athletics program. This means that the large amount of students at COD who may be interested in intramu-

rals on campus don’t have the option to start a club on their own for physical activities.

For a school that has historically been rumored to eventually evolve into a four-year school, adding intramurals for its students to participate in is a great way to start the transi-

tion into a school where students have a way to participate and not just go to school for their classes.

It gives students the opportunity to participate in activities they enjoy, meet new friends on campus and a nice way to stay active.

Email: sports@cod.edu

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Name: Logan Wright Nickname: “Frogan” Sport: Track and Field Event: High Jump What is your mindset during a game?

What goals do you have for the upcoming season?

To keep myself relaxed and just remain totally cool. I really focus on myself and try not to focus on the high jump itself. Focusing on the height of the jump can throw you off.

To make it to nationals. To qualify for that you have to jump six feet [and] eight inches, and right now I’m at 6-foot-7, so I’m pretty close to being able to qualify.

What motivates you?

Plans after COD?

I’ve just always loved track and it’s something I’ve just excelled at throughout my whole life. I’ve been at it since seventh grade, so I’ve been competing in the spor

Depends on whether or not I get a scholarship offer. If I don’t, then I plan on attending University of Tennessee.

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SPORTS

VIEWING GUIDE

Football games to watch over Thanksgiving recess

NOV. 22 WEEKEND GAMES

Minnesota Golden Gophers of 7-3, and this game will at Nebraska Cornhuskers, 11 prove if Notre Dame can a.m. on ESPN shape up its defense that has been crippling them It’s the last home game of this whole season. the season for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, so they Samford Bulldogs at Auburn will be playing their hardTigers, 6 p.m. on ESPN est to earn their redemption against the Gophers The Auburn Tigers will for last year’s game. be facing one of their rival Louisville Cardinals at teams, ironically also anNotre Dame, 2:30 p.m. on other team from Alabama.

NBC While the Tigers have fallen from their high ranking, Notre Dame will be batthey are hoping to redeem tling it out with the Louis- themselves and earn a ville Cardinals for their last victory over the opposing home game of the season. team. Last year, the Tigers Both have a current record earned an iconic win over

BEN GROTE SPORTS EDITOR

Thanksgiving is coming soon, and that means food, family, friends, and of course, football. Here are the games to watch out for during the holiday break.

the Bulldogs and will hopefully have a repeat of last year’s turnout.

USC Trojans @ UCLA Bruins 7 p.m. on ABC The rivals just located 12 miles apart from each other face off at the UCLA Rose Bowl.

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 3:30 p.m on FOX

NOV. 27 THANKSGIVING DAY GAMES Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, 11:30 a.m. on CBS Watch our Bears take on the NFC North division leader while you enjoy putting yourself into a food coma.

The Dallas Cowboys who are ranked second in the NFC Eastern division take on the NFC Eastern division leader.

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, 7:30 p.m. on NBC The second and third placed participants in the NFC Western division face off.

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COFFEE BREAK 1 Coffee is a must

Make your shopping experience easier with these tips.

ASHLEE BERNER DESIGN EDITOR

2 Mentally prepare

You will need to be prepared for all of the people running around and being rude. So instead of throwing a fit while shopping, just expect that people are going to rude by running past you, pushing you out of the way, and fighting over merchandise.

It is going to happen, it is inevitable. Don’t let those things ruin your shopping experience. Go to have fun and to get some shopping done and brush off those people who will be rude to get what they want. Also, prepare for lines. If you are a person who does not like lines, do not go shopping.

The lines are horrible and take forever.

3 Make a list

To make sure you don’t forget what gifts to buy, make a list. Make a list of the people you need to buy presents for, what you want to get them and the store that you will have to go to. That way, you are not wasting your time at stores that you don’t need to be at. Last year, I made a list of the people I needed gifts for and what I wanted to get them, and it worked so well. I got most of my shopping done that way, I stayed organized and focused on what I needed to get, and it was very successful.

4 Prioritize stores

Another thing you will want to do it to prioritize the stores you need to go to. Order them in importance from least to greatest and start with the stores that you absolutely must go to. Then work your way down the list of stores that it would be nice to get to, but if won’t be a big deal if you don’t. This way, you get the most important items you need out of the way. The stores that a lot of people like to hit first are stores like Target, Best Buy, Kohl’s, and Macy’s because those are the bigger department stores that have biggest sales. I would suggest if you need items from those stores to go there first and then to hit the mall.

5 Look at ads first

Finally, before you even go shopping, it would be wise to look at all the ads in newspapers, magazines and online. A lot of stores are going to have similar deals with bigger priced items, so to make sure that you are getting the best deal, do a little research and find out what stores are offering the best deals.

This isn’t hard to find out, all stores at this point are sending out all of their ads with coupons and deals, so just gather them all up, go through them and make your lists.

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Especially if you are one of those people that are going Thursday night and going shopping all night. Even if you aren’t a coffee drinker, some sort of caffeine will be necessary for the evening/morning. You would be surprised at how quickly you become tired.

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3 6 4 5 9 7 2 8 1

7 8 2 6 4 1 5 3 9

1 7 3 4 5 9 8 6 2

2 4 9 1 6 8 3 5 7

6 5 8 3 7 2 1 9 4

4 9 7 8 1 5 6 2 3

5 2 1 9 3 6 4 7 8

8 3 6 7 2 4 9 1 5

board by entering numbers 1 to 9 such that each row, column and 3x3 box contains every number uniquely.

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SUDOKU

No. 205

Easy

Previous solution - Medium

8 7 9 9 6 7 5 8 5 4 4 3 2 7 1 3 2 2 1 5 6 4

8 6 6

5 7

9

8 5 6 8 1 4 7

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1 4 2 2

7 8

6 7 8 4 3 5

Medium

8 6 7 2 5 4 3

5 4 5 4 2 1 7 3 2 3 6 8 8 9 7 6 9 6 5 4 6 3 7 9 8 2 8 9

No. 205

Tough

6 4 3

Previous solution - Medium

4 1 3 2 5 8 6 7 9

3 4 8 1 6

2 9 3 1 5 4 7 6 9 4 1 2 8 4 7 9 8 3

complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set of numbers with no gaps but can be in any order, eg [4,2,3,5]. Clues in black cells remove that number as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to The solutions will be published here in the next issue. see how ‘straights’ are formed.

7 9 5 6 3 1 8 2 4

8 6 2 9 4 7 1 3 5

6 5 8 1 7 2 9 4 3

1 3 9 5 8 4 7 6 2

2 4 7 3 9 6 5 1 8

3 7 1 8 2 5 4 9 6

5 2 4 7 6 9 3 8 1

9 8 6 4 1 3 2 5 7

board by entering numbers 1 to 9 such that each row, column and 3x3 box contains every number uniquely.

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How to beat Str8ts – Like Sudoku, no single number can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments. These

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1 3 4 2 5

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7 1 3 2

4 2 5 3 4 7 6 3 9 8 5 6 7 9 8 1 8 7 6 9 2 4 7 8

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5

6 1 3 2 1 3 2

1

5

No. 204

Previous solution - Tough

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