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Feminist Alliance celebrates International Women’s Day all month long p10 NEWS

Introducing your student government candidates p4-5

SPORTS OPINION

The aftermath of Kathy Hamilton p16

What COD’s men’s basketball needs to do to become contenders in 2016-17 p20

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kelly Wynne OPINION EDITOR Maggie Curran NEWS EDITOR Lucas Koprowski FEATURES EDITOR Caroline Broderick SPORTS EDITOR James Kay PHOTO EDITOR Bethany Berg

INDEX

NEWS

OPINION

FEATURES

SPORTS

4-5 Meet the candidates for student positions

11 Former student’s web series comes to life

16 What we’ve seen since Hamilton left

20-21 MLB domestic violence case sets example

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NEWS Introducing your student government candidates Lucas Koprowski · News Editor

With a higher than average candidate turnout for the Student Leadership Council elections, The Courier reached out to all candidates running for student body president, student body vice president and student trustee. Each was emailed a set of questions ranging from why they would like the position to how they will accurately represent students. Their answers, received via email and listed below, have not been edited by the Courier. Voting begins on March 15. To vote, log into ChapLife.cod.edu with your myAccess log-in username and password.

Voting begins on March 15 and continues through March 16. Here is how you can vote:

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Log into ChapLife. cod.edu. If you have a MyAccess username, you will be automatically admitted by entering it along with your password.

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Follow instructions on the page to vote.

You can only vote for one candidate in each position. Vote wisely.

Student Body President Name: Kiley Pooler Hometown: Downers Grove Major: Mathematics Clubs: Phi Theta Kappa and Student Leadership Council Kiley’s Response: I work in the Office of Student Life as the Living Leadership Program Assistant. The program is all about finding new and innovative ways to enhance your leadership skills in your own way. While learning better ways to bring people together, lead and assist; I have also met many club officers. Through these relationships and connections I think I have a good grasp of what the students want and or need. Through our current president, student trustee, and the many trustee meetings I have attended, I have learned how the meetings function, how the presidential search has been going, how the community feels about all that is going on, as well as how impactful the trustee’s decisions are to the student body.

Name: Jorge Herrera Hometown: Glendale Heights Major: Economics & Psychology Clubs: Feminist Alliance, Astronomy Club, Marketing Club, Campus Libertarians Jorge’s Response: I am currently running for president because I want to take a leadership position to not only have a positive impact on the school, but also the student body. When I ask a fellow classmate who the president is, and what they have done for you the answer is always the same, “I don’t know,” this I want to change. I want to change this because as I have mentioned before, the students of College of DuPage deserve not only an educational, but also an amazing experience that is memorable. What makes me so relevant to this position is that I am relevant, my ability to understand and strengthen individuals, and the ability to make things happen. What I appreciate about College of DuPage is diversity, student involvement, and opportunities.

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Name: Martha Virgen Hometown: Carol Stream Major: Criminal Justice Clubs: Latino Ethnic Awareness Association Martha’s Response: Personally, I feel earning this position would enhance my leadership skills and really help me get to the know students (or community) more. With that, I will be exposed to more opportunities for getting to know each club/organization and the students in them on a deeper basis. One thing I love is trying something knew, I’m not afraid to put myself out there. As for what makes me a qualified candidate, in my high school I was all across the board involved with various clubs and sports. I never liked the idea of just plainly going to school then going home. Having a place that gives you a purpose is what I always strived for, and each activity that I did gave me a sense of purpose. From being a leader 3 consecutive years in my high school’s Latino organization, to being a freshmen orientation leader and earning a certificate of leadership, to being a part of the cross country and track team. Those all molded me into the person that I am today. My goal as president would be to make sure all the students find a club/organization that can help give them that positive drive.

Name: Michael Strange Hometown: N/A Major: Political Science Clubs: French Club

Micheal’s Response: I’m running for president because I believe I can make a positive impact and help where I can. I have a background in debate which will help position me for better negotiations that can improve the student body and our school where needed. I’m good at working with teams and achieving results. I’ll be committed to the annual goals for the upcoming year and looking forward to working with a range of people whose interests are both similar and different from mine. I enjoy attending COD and I want to convey that to every student. I have years of experience in community service and would like to continue to grow and learn on how to best service my community.

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Student Body Vice President Name: Denise Calma Hometown: Carol Stream Major: Criminal Justice Clubs: Page Turners, Student Leadership Council, Pride Alliance

Name: Ugne Narbutaite Hometown: Aurora Major: Kinesiology Clubs: Living Leadership Program, Student Leadership Council Ugne’s Response: I want to be the trusting face that students can come to. I’d like to continuing improving our organization by planning to add more projects to help our college. I’m an openminded person and love to consider everyone’s opinion. Also, being an employee at The Office of Student Life, I can get the inside on what goes on within all the clubs by interacting with each member. When needed, I am able to help each club with any questions or concerns they might have.

Denise’s Response: I am running for vice-president because i feel that there are students who don’t have a lot of say here in the college and i want to show that everyone has one. Also i am currently one of the Presidents in the Page Turners so i feel that this position can be a new stepping block for me.

I feel to gather student opinion one has to show that they aren’t that different from everyone else. So if i become vice-president i will create a page that students can use to address their concerns and then I would represent them by voicing their opinions when the time comes.

Name: Shara Refugio Hometown: Villa Park Major: Management Clubs: Student Leadership Council Shara’s Response: As a current officer for the Student Leadership Council, I have seen what the vice president do. I have helped the current vice president with his tasks. I am also a part of one of the college-wide committees which is one of the primary tasks of the vice president and I have had the opportunity to share my inputs as student representative. I am most qualified because I already know the basic duties of the position so now I can focus on thinking more ways of how the position can be of more use to the student body. Representing student opinions is easier than gathering student opinions. The vice president has connections to the people in the upper administrators of the college and they really appreciate student input so every time we give a student input they are really excited about it.

Name: Luis Fernandez Lopez Hometown: Carol Stream Major: Business Administration Clubs: Student Leadership Council, Latino Ethnic Awareness Association Luis’ Response: Being part of Student Leadership Council and Latino Ethnic Awareness Association has given me a broad perspective on what college students needs have yet to be met; as well as given me knowledge on how to be a leader. I would attend various club meetings so that I get to know the students I’m representing and listen to their opinions.

Student Trustee Name: Luzelena Escamilla Hometown: Hanover Park Major: Communications; Higher Ed & Student Affairs Clubs: Phi Theta Kappa, Living Leadership Program, Student Leadership Council Luzelena’s Response: I am interested in running to be the next Student Trustee because I believe that it is vital to have a student representative on the board in order for our college to grow. The reason I find this position fitting because of my involvement, I have created a large network of students I want to express their concerns while keeping them informed as to what is going on in the college. A personal goal of mine is to maximize the outreach and student involvement on the board. I plan on establishing different mediums to contact students and creating an environment where constant communication is practiced. I want to target the student population by using multiple social media platforms to insure that students are up to date with important information about the college and their education.

Name: Cody Castle Hometown: Bloomingdale Major: Chemistry Clubs: Honors Program, Student Leadership Council, Phi Theta Kappa, Astronomy Club, Engineering and Technology Club Cody’s Response: Our current Student Trustee, Gloria Roark, has done a fantastic job. (Especially given the Board’s environment during her tenure.) I believe that I can make this year better for students by actually drafting policies and agenda for vote, therefore making a more lasting impact on students.

I fully plan to bring action to her initiatives. This includes increasing textbook affordability in collaboration with the faculty associations (The COD and Follett bookstore’s contract is up for renewal this coming year), as well as expanding scholarship opportunities for undocumented students and not increasing tuition. (A necessity with the current state government decisions.)

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NEWS

Special board meeting talks in house counsel and Waterleaf

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Lucas Koprowski · News Editor

Deanne Mazzochi at the March 3 meeting.

The presidential search committee was able to cut the amount of presidential candidates from the initial 388 applicants to 12 as of Feb. 29.

In update on the presidential search committee’s progress, Lee Daniels, chairman of the presidential search committee, gave a small presentation on how the search committee is progressing.

During the week of Feb. 2, three consultants conducted interviews at a hotel near O’Hare Airport, and further vetted the 20 candidates to 12. At the presidential search committee meeting on Feb. 29, the group decided that all 12 of the members would conduct face-to-face in-

terviews with all 12 finalists in the process. After the committee has chosen the final three applicants, the board of trustees will have the floor to choose the next president.

Following that presentation, Trustee Joseph Wozniak requested a presentation of Waterleaf ’s progress. Dana Stewart, dean of business and technology, Associate Dean of Business Chris Faye and Culinary and Hospitality representatives Tim Meyers and Mary Beth Leone gave the presentation.

The group discussed projections for Waterleaf ’s profits, as well as students utilization of the restaurant. The restaurant is used by students Monday

through Friday every week for a variety of classes, such as Classical Cuisine, Preparation and International cooking courses.

The restaurant is now open to the public Tuesday through Friday. Tuesday is only open for dinner, Wednesday and Thursday have both lunch and dinner, and Friday is only open for lunch. As well, the Wheat Café is open on Tuesdays from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. for its Fast Casual Class and the Culinary Market is open 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Finally, the trustees also voted on having an in-house counsel for the board of trustees and president of the college with

a dual reporting relationship. Trustee Deanne McGuire had a problem with this dual reporting relationship and employment status, asking whether the college would have to provide benefits.

Both Vice Chairwoman Deanne Mazzochi and a legal consultant giving the presentation told McGuire that the hiring of the counsel and the dual reporting would comply with the Community College Open Meetings Act. The board passed the motion to hire an in-house counsel 4-2, with McGuire and Wozniak voting against. Trustee Erin Birt and Student Trustee Gloria Roark were absent.

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Analyzing Trump’s healthcare plan Lucas Koprowski · News Editor

plan. The Affordable Care Act currently fines citizens without insurance either 2.5 percent of their household income or the national average for a Bronze plan sold in the market.

Currently that’s $695 for adults and $347.50 per child under 18, as reported by healthcare.gov.

The second point is to

see this becoming more of a detriment over a long time period financially, almost like social security and medicare, but overall help Americans with paying for health insurance.

He also touched on Medicaid in this point, stating, “As we allow the free market to provide insurance coverage oppor-

Although the Affordable Care Act allows children to be added as a dependent to their parent’s plan, Trump also believes that these plans should be able to be used by any family member without a penalty or fine. By allowing this to become part of a person’s estate and exempting taxation, it would

is required in the Medicaid structure. Because of that, he believes that every state government knows their population best and can administer their programs without government oversight.

The final point talks about breaking down drug market barriers to entry to supposedly offer cheap-

modify laws that prohibit the sale of health insurance across state lines. It says that as long as the providers meet the state requirements, Trump believes any vendor should be allowed to offer insurance in any state. This would open up a lot more competition within the U.S. and allow other providers to come into a state to do business.

The third point goes into giving tax deductions on health insurance premium payments. Trump believes that since businesses are allowed to take health care premiums as deductions in their tax returns, private citizens should have the same exemption. I could

tunities to companies and individuals, we must also make sure that no one slips through the cracks simply because they cannot afford insurance. We must review basic options for Medicaid and work with states to ensure that those who want health care coverage can have it.”

The fourth point goes into Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). He says in the plan that U.S. citizens should be exempted from taxation and should be allowed to accumulate. He also believes that the plans should be part of a person’s estate, which would allow it to be passed down without fear of a death tax.

provide a private safety net for an entire family in cases of emergencies.

The fifth point looks at price transparency of medical institutions. In this short point, Trump wrote, “Individuals should be able to shop the best prices for procedures, exams or any other medical-related procedure.” I know my family in particular has been affected by medical institutions not providing pricing up front, so I know I would benefit greatly from this addition.

He then dives into blocking-grant Medicaid to states in his sixth point.

Trump said every state offers benefits beyond what

er, more safe and reliable products. Trump believes we should be moving away from special interest groups, stating, “Congress will need the courage to step away from the special interests and do what is right for America. Though the pharmaceutical industry is in the private sector, drug companies provide a public service. Allowing consumers access to imported, safe and dependable drugs from overseas will bring more options to consumers.”

This final point would greatly increase competition in the drug market for the U.S.. This would more than likely cause a

COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

After months of Donald Trump saying that he will repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with “something much better,” he released his seven-point health care reform plan last week. The reform addresses a wide array of topics, from making health insurance premiums tax deductible like with business-provided benefits and breaking down state barriers for entry into the healthcare market.

Trump said he believes his plan will broaden access to healthcare across the country and improve the quality of care already provided to citizens. “By following free market principles and working together to create sound public policy that will broaden healthcare access, make healthcare more affordable and improve the quality of the care available to all Americans,” Trump said in his reform plan on his website, donaldjtrump. com.

He is also the first republican to lay out a health care plan to take the place of the Affordable Care Act. Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and John Kasich have all talked about repealing the current healthcare system, but none have came out fully with a plan.

His first point is, of course, a call to repeal the Affordable Care Act, saying that no person should be required to purchase any sort of insurance unless a person would want the service.

One of the major reasons as to why republicans want to repeal the legislation is due to it forcing people to pay for healthcare by fining those who chose not to purchase a

significant price drop for most prescription drugs, and provide financial relief across the nation.

Past his seven points, he talked about a few more issues that he believed affect the United States healthcare system. He wrote about illegal immigration costs the United States, in his estimate, $11 billion annually, stating, “If we were to simply enforce the current immigration laws and restrict the unbridled granting of visas to this country, we could relieve healthcare cost pressures on state and local governments.”

Although that number sounds and looks significant, it’s merely a drop in the bucket for our annual healthcare costs. Statnews. com, a health care analysis website, reported the U.S. state and local governments spending roughly $515 billion on healthcare. $11 billion is only a 2 percent snip to our already rising costs.

He also glossed over reform of mental health programs across the state, saying, “Families, without the ability to get the information needed to help those who are ailing, are too often not given the tools to help their loved ones. There are promising reforms being developed in Congress that should receive bipartisan support.”

All other republicans have glossed over mental health reform on their websites with the same broadly blurred talk about reform. I hope to hear a more in depth look into the mental health reform that republican candidates have spouted.

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F E AT U R E S Feminist Alliance celebrates International Women’s Day all month long

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Caroline Broderick · Features Editor

Looking at the calendar, each day is in honor of something, sometimes borderline ridiculous.

International Pizza Day, National Eat A Doughnut Day, Wear A Tutu and Dance In The Middle Of The Street While Singing Showtunes Day. It seems easy to lose track of what days have significance; which is why the Feminist Alliance (FA) is taking actions to distinguish International Women’s Day from the rest of the days of celebration.

There is one day a year to appreciate the women in your life and celebrate the women in history.

To the FA, this is something that COD needs to appreciate. To get the attention of students, they have hung posters around the school promoting their round-table discussion of feminist topics: “Why women are better than men: a feminist discussion.” Initially, the statement catches students off guard, but the purpose was purely to grab attention.

“The title last year was ‘Make Your Own Damn Sandwich: A Discussion About Women’s Roles in the World,’ and people ended up writing things on the posters we hung

around campus,” explains FA Vice President Auguste Baltrimaviciute. “So this year we thought we’d continue to be slightly controversial with the title in order to get people’s attention and hopefully interested in coming to the discussion to express their opinions.”

Though the discussion was open to all, the FA wanted to make sure specific topics were brought into light. “Some of the topics we’re planning on discussing are feminism and its meaning/ significance, the role of men in feminism, the current elections and the

role of women in various positions such as STEM or the military,” added Baltrimaviciute.

The first step was to open students to different viewpoints and the importance of feminism through the discussion, throughout the month the FA has set up other ways to spread the importance of gender equality through selling baked goods and buttons.

The next bake sale will occur at 10 a.m. on March 10 in front of Starbucks and feature higher prices for men than women to draw attention to ongoing gender disparity in wages across the country.

“We’ll be selling baked goods to women for 78 cents and men for $1 in order to raise awareness to the wage gap. All proceeds will go toward Family Shelter Service in Wheaton,” said Baltrimaviciute.

Various buttons will be sold for $2 on Tuesday, March 15 also outside Starbucks. Proceeds will also go towards the family shelter.

“Most of the buttons will have historically and culturally significant women on them along with quotes to highlight their various achievements,” explained Baltrimaviciute.

The Feminist Alliance will hold events throughout the month celebrating women. “It’s important to realize the importance of having an International Women’s Day,” said Baltrimaviciute.

“This tradition has very historically significant roots, starting in 1909.

It recognized a specific strike led by women of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union that happened the previous year. It’s important to recognize the history behind this day and its current significance.”

PHOTO POLL: Caroline Broderick · Features Editor // Bethany Berg · Photo Editor

The Courier asked students a question on March 7, the day before International Women’s Day. The question was “When is International Women’s Day?” The correct answer is March 8.

Rachel Lindsey (1st year at COD) Oh gosh… I have no clue.

August 6th?

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Jose Vargas (2nd year at COD) I honestly cannot tell you.

I don’t know (laughs).

Samir Lal (1st year at COD) Today. I saw someone post about it on FacebookI didn’t even know there was one until today. When is international men’s day?

Himani Patel (3rd year at COD) I don’t know… um… tomorrow?

Ricardo Munguia (2nd year at COD) “Oh, (laughs) I have no clue, sorry. A guess… June 10?”

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Alumni to premiere web series Caroline Broderick · Features Editor

Picture this: you and your best friend are living worry-free and independently in your own place. Everything is going great, and you two couldn’t be closer.

Until the moment your man-baby friend runs away from home and decides that your perfect little home for two is in need of a childish, messy and hard to handle third roommate. Little do you know but this new roomie will push you to create the world’s most intricate plan filled with theft, strippers and the arrest of a homeless man just to fix the situation.

This is the exact situation that Ben and Vince struggle with in 2014 alum Tim Nolan Jr.’s web series, “Model Citizens.”

Nolan wrote and directed the screenplay, working closely with fellow alum Abby Miklas as producer.

“I would absolutely classify this series as a comedy,” said Nolan. “I'd say that if shows like ‘It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,’ ‘Workaholics’ or ‘Arrested Development’ make you

laugh, then ‘Model Citizens’ is the show for you.”

With a crew of roughly nine students, preparation for the debut of the series began July of 2014 and post-production continued until the beginning of this year. All together, “Model Citizens” is a six episode series to be released March 18.

“As of right now, Youtube, Vimeo and FunnyorDie are the three main platforms we intend on using to host our web series,” said Nolan. “We want this to be seen by as many people as possible so we're always looking for other places to post it.

We're also planning on submitting the series into film/web series festivals.”

Starting out as an idea, Nolan didn’t imagine his screenplay to come to life until he attended class at COD. “This series originated as a short film that I had written back in high school but never got around to making. When I was about to begin my final semesters at College of DuPage, I had handed in a revised copy of my

script to the [Motion Picture/Television Department] professor John Rangel with the hopes of turning it into a short film as part of an Independent Study,” added Nolan. “This independent study finally gave me the opportunity to make a project that I've had in my head for years and I am very grateful to John Rangel for helping me make this happen.”

Sometimes what a student needs is an equally passionate professor to take proposals to the next level. “John [Rangel] was the one who first came to me with the idea of participating in an independent study,” said Nolan. “If it weren't for John Rangel and him giving me the opportunity to do the independent study, I really don't know if I would have revisited this script and brought this project to life. John is a huge supporter of independent film and an even bigger supporter of his students, so the fact that I was lucky enough to have someone like him in my

corner was a huge benefit to the project.”

What helped Nolan the most about the MPTV department was how they pushed for him to thrive and gave him everything he needed. “Not only does the MPTV department allow its students to access all the necessary equipment one would need to make a film project, but it's also a place where a student can feel like they're free to do whatever they want. During my time in MPTV, never once did I feel like I had to film something or write something that I didn't want to. The faculty really push their students to create content that means something to them. More than anything, they want their students to just go out there and make stuff,” said Nolan.

The production of “Model Citizens” is another example of COD’s resources to help students to push ideas into realities.

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Micheal Kunicki (left) plays Ben and Eric Feltes (right) plays Vince in “Moden Citizens.”

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MUSIC REVIEW:

“This Unruly Mess I’ve Made” roots Macklemore as a top-tier performer Lucas Koprowski · News Editor

Drug addiction, loss and the melting pot of mixed and fumbled emotions of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have been packaged almost flawlessly in their sophomore album, “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made.” I have never been the biggest Macklemore fan, but after listening to this album in its entirety a few times I feel like the duo has changed my mind drastically.

The first half of the seven minute introduction “Light Tunnels” was fairly annoying. It was Macklemore primarily giving exposition of being late to the Grammy’s, then trying to figure out how to dress properly for the show. The second half, however, was more geared towards becoming analytical towards the whole idea of how this awards show has become more of a freak show than anything else. He explained how he looked around and realized how much they want “Britney Spears to make out with Madonna” and how the more beef and problems a celebrity has, the more attention and money they receive.

The next two tracks

were radio singles.

“Downtown” was released as a pre-album single, and is about Macklemore buying a moped and driving

shot,” the story of his graffiti hobby as a youth, and “Growing Up,” a song dedicated to Macklemore’s daughter when she was born in May of 2015, we reach my favorite song of the duo and the best track on the album.

“Kevin” is a ded-

issue. Paired with the production value that Lewis always brings, it makes for a powerful track that can resonate with anyone.

His own battle with addiction to alcohol and how it has affected his personal life has also been a huge

but so far any song that Chance has jumped on this year has made it gold.

His verse completely stole the show on the track with how

around down-

town.

“Brad Pitt’s Cousin” is about how he looks like Brad Pitt’s ugly cousin and how he has changed his entire complexion from smoking weed and being grittier to becoming more conscientious of what he does to himself.

While I’m writing this, I realize it’s weird that he combined the two topics.

Glossing over “Buck-

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ication to his friend dying of an overdose on prescription medication in 2010.

“Kevin” not only examines Kevin himself, but also the problem of prescription addiction throughout America.

Pushing the narrative further himself by placing the blame not on Kevin or his family for giving him the start on his addiction, but blaming the entire premise of giving drugs to cure mental illness. He believes it is only a short term fix for a long term

battle he’s needed to recover from. “St. Ides” is a song which uses the malt beer, St. Ides, as a metaphor for himself losing perspective on where he’s currently at in life because of his addiction and how there are no redos in life.

The next track, “Need to Know,” is another song about addiction to prescription drugs in America, but with a “Chance the Rapper” collaboration.

I don’t know what it is,

raw the lyrical prowess of the Chicago-native pushed the narrative.

The only good song out of the four tracks following that masterpiece is “Let’s Eat,” a song about how Macklemore wants to start to work out but doesn’t care enough to stop eating fried food.

The final track on this album was “White Priv-

ilege II,” a sequel to the track “White Privilege” on Macklemore’s mixtape “The Language of My World.” This almost 10 minute track is about how white privilege can blur the vision of white people when trying to look at why Black Lives Matter is an important and meaningful movement.

He pushed the idea by beating himself by saying he’s like Elvis, Miley Cyrus and Iggy Azalea by stealing the style and spotlight of the black-dominated genre.

I wouldn’t have ended with this track, because it would have made for an even better introduction to the album.

Nonetheless, the majority of the album was fantastic, full of meaning and put a message of reform and rebuilding our societal standards out into the world. Not many popular artists on the level Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are still make music that can make a difference, and that is what separates them from the rest of the genre.

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Kaleo and Firekid rock the Bottom Lounge BETHANY BERG/COURIER

Bethany Berg · Photo Editor

Middle-of-the-week concerts are as foreign to me as downtown Chicago itself, and for this concert, I got a night of both. The shivering line of almost-adults and indie experts that led into the Bottom Lounge was an excited one, with talkative groups and selfie moments galore as we shuffled

inside, excited for the night ahead. And what a night it was.

“Sold Out” signs bombarded the front doors of the venue, on-site tickets being given out at a rate so quickly that the space went from half-full to almost packed-like-sardines within a span of barely half an hour.

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Firekid performed as the opening act: a dynamic electric/bluegrass/folk influenced duo whose music I enjoyed more live than recorded. It wasn’t what I expected; the performance didn’t feel like an opening act to begin with. Lead singer Dillion Hodges loosened up the crowd practically instantaneously with his seemingly effortless charm. He included the audience in tracks like “Getaway Car” and “Gospel,” which I found were more lively and exciting to listen to live, with their southern and electric touches that weren’t in the recorded versions. Remixes with special effects using a Nintendo DS provided an

unexpected but welcome surprise, one that was thoroughly enjoyed by the house-party-sized crowd.

Then, the Icelandic indie-folk (but actually rock/blues/country/alternative influenced) quartet Kaleo opened with their blood-pumping hit “No Good,” giving the crowd a nice energy boost to restart the night.

Kaleo had a nice mix of popular and lesser known songs, starting along the lines of alternative, with “I Can’t Go On Without You,” leading into some acoustic folk with tracks like popular “All The Pretty Girls” and “I Walk on Water,” ending in a long build of heavy rock with “Fool,”

“Pretty Boy Floyd” and encore “Rock ‘n’ Roller.”

Unfortunately, Kaleo wasn’t the kind of band who worked the crowd in-between songs (saying a little more than thank you so much and happy to be in Chicago), but the crowd didn’t seem to mind. Some chattered away and others sang along with the music, while a few bounced here and there, and others waved their hands around, but there wasn’t much in crowd energy other than the vibrations rattling through our bones with every chord. The lack of conversation-esque interaction didn’t necessarily dull my experience, but it felt like something was

lacking after the comfortable atmosphere with Firekid.

Closing with “Way Down We Go,” the experience felt practically like a sing-along as voices harmonized and speakers thumped, whistles and applause erupting after, leading the group into one last deafening and electrifying encore.

Kaleo’s range of talent and Firekid’s impressive remixes and live sound made the night one to remember. My advice? Make sure to keep an eye out for both of these artists rising in the charts, because with feel-good lyrics and groovy chords, both artists are forces to be reckoned with.

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OPINION The aftermath of Kathy Hamilton’s resignation

What we’ve learned since the board chairwoman left office Over the past few months, following the resignation of former College of DuPage board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton, we have learned one thing for certain: flawed leadership is better than no leadership at all.

When Hamilton first became a trustee at COD, the college was not in a great place. Former President Robert Breuder had a vote of no confidence from full-time faculty, an inappropriate email to former Gov. Pat Quinn was released and the Waterleaf receipts were just beginning to surface.

In short, things didn’t look good. Still, Hamilton took her position on the board and wasted no time in speaking her mind— about Breuder, mainly, but also on any other college issue. She took initiative at a time when motivation was low, but necessary.

The changes we’ve seen at the college over the past few years are not all due to Hamilton’s determination, but she certainly did leave the college in better condition than when she began working here.

That being said, Hamilton wasn’t recognized

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as the glue that held the board together until she left it. In fact, she oftentimes seemed to be at the center of the issues trustees faced, mainly amongst themselves.

Hamilton more often than not straddled the line between professional and unprofessional. She was no stranger to passive aggressive commentary and had no trouble with being outspoken against Breuder and anyone who was a part of his administration, including veteran board members.

Nobody is perfect; Hamilton’s motives were often good, but her behavior was often bad. COD benefited from her passion, her drive to not only take action but to follow through as well.

However, when she left office, no one expected the downward spiral that followed. The board boycotts, which put a prolonged halt on numerous forms,

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bills and agendas needed to run the college,

lege began to resemble the mess it had been when Hamilton took office.

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were a direct result of her resignation. It was the butterfly effect: one issue led to another, which led to another, until the col-

The problem isn’t that Hamilton left. It’s that once she did, the divide on the board became an

even split. Hamilton could get things done because with most decisions, she was on the winning side of a 4-3 vote. The college benefited from having not only someone who took initiative, but also having enough people agreeing on issues to keep business moving along. With her gone, the two sides of the board had been participating in a standoff before trustee David Olsen was sworn in as the new tiebreaker. Now, only time will tell if his appointment will return the college to its former (almost) glory, or if the board will once again take five steps forward and two steps back.

It took us a long time to weigh in on Hamilton’s resignation, in part because there was no way of knowing what effect it would have on the college until we waited to see it for ourselves. However, it certainly wasn’t opportune timing for this aftermath to unfold. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has only

recently placed COD on probation, and the items that need to be addressed in order to gain back our accreditation cannot be accomplished properly until we have a new president. We won’t have a new president until the search committee hires one, and the hiring process was only complicated by the uncooperative behavior of the board. And of course, the board wouldn’t have experienced its latest drama had Hamilton not resigned. Like we said: butterfly effect.

While there were certainly plenty of flaws we could point out about Hamilton’s leadership (and if you’ve read past issues of The Courier, it is clear that we have,) what’s more important now is looking forward. Hopefully, the trustees will begin to exhibit the ambition Hamilton was notorious for, and until then, at least try to address some of the HLC’s accreditation concerns. After all, COD students, faculty and administration alike should all have the same goal to follow Hamilton’s lead and leave this college better than when we arrived.

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We talked to students around campus about how they felt Hamilton affected the college. The voice of our Opinion Editor is represented by “C.” Here’s what they had to say: Leon Hardy (1st year at COD) C: Do you think that former Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton had a large influence in getting the college to where it is today?

LH: I don’t know, honestly.

C: Do you not know who Hamilton is, or do you not know if she had an influence?

LH: I don’t know about that whole situation really.

Lauren Ellerby (3rd year at COD) C: Do you think that former Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton had a large influence in getting the college to where it is today?

LE: I mean, I’ve been here longer than three years, and she was in charge of a lot during that time.

Every year I came back there was something improved, and she probably had a lot to do with that.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Saturday I found myself looking for information on the College of DuPage website when I stumbled across an event that blew my mind. It was a day long student event called Concealed Carry with Confidence. An event targeted at students that will “Satisfy the legal

requirements for a Concealed Carry license and gain skills through the use of a state-of-the-art simulator.”

Have the school administrators been on another planet for the last few years? Why would they provide training and encourage students to carry

concealed weapons?

Coming up on April 2 you can take a class called Personal Protection Outside the Home. “Learn safe, effective and responsible use of a concealed firearm for self-defense outside the home.” Let’s get real here, there are serious lessons to be learned

about guns. How about this one, in America at least 52 percent of women murdered with guns are killed by intimate partners or family members, as reported by Everytown for Gun Research. American women are 11 times more likely to be murdered with guns than women in

other developed countries. So the notion that we can somehow make ourselves safer by carrying concealed weapons is misleading and deadly. As the parent of a student at the College of DuPage I am appalled that this curriculum is targeted at our children.

I believe this needs to be addressed by COD and a good place to start would be with an article in The Courier.

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OPINION

Bring back the Bees Miranda Shelton · Freelance Reporter

The bee population is diminishing. According to the National Resource Defense Council, bees pollinate roughly 70 of

the 100 major food crops that feed over 90 percent of the world. They are responsible for $30 billion worth of crops every year.

They are the tiny warriors that keep our planet alive and well, and they are dying.

However, there is one place in the world where this isn’t the case. Cuba has proven to be a bit of a safe haven for our little striped friends. Due to the collapse of Soviet Russia in 1991, this small, dependent country suddenly had nothing and no one to help them.

Their once booming agricultural industry was left defenseless, and the Cubans were faced with the challenge of building sustainable

farms without the use of fossil fuels, fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides.

While this proved to be quite challenging at the time, it has recently found itself to be quite rewarding. A recent study shows that Cuba’s bee population has been rising steadily, in stark contrast with the rest of the world (especially in the United States and England.)

After the country’s initial collapse, they were forced to develop a farming system now called “Acro-Ecology.”

Acro-Ecology is the process of using the natural complex systems of plants in ways that promote large scale agricultural growth. For example, instead of inorganic fertilizer, farmers began using nitrogen-fixing beans. Instead of pesti-

cides, they planted flowers that promote insects that eat garden pests.

These tactics are a key solution to a problem the entire world is now facing. With spring right around the corner, people around the world are pulling out their weed killers and bug-be-goneers, and with it they are preparing for the mass murders of these small but mighty creatures.

According to the Washington Department of Agriculture, roughly 50 percent of bees that come into contact with highly toxic pesticides will die from exposure within the following three days.

This is especially problematic in suburban areas, including the ones we like to call home. Towns well liked for their manicured lawn aesthetic will often

use these chemicals to maintain their image at a very large cost.

So if you want to join the effort to save the world one bee at a time, here are some easy first steps. If you do use herbicides and pesticides, read the labels and make sure they are an organic, chemical free alternative.

There are also countless DIY organic pesticides available on the internet.

A good rule of thumb is: if you wouldn’t eat it, don’t put it on your plants! Not only will these help keep the bee population in your neighborhood strong, but they’re much safer for you and your loved ones (especially pets) to be around. So make the right choice, and go natural this spring.

· In 2006, the US reported a loss of more than 1/3 of their hives on average.

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SPORTS What COD’s men’s basketball needs to do to become contenders in 2016-17 James Kay · Sports Editor

After an early second-round exit in the playoffs, College of DuPage’s men’s basketball team needs to make some significant changes if they want to compete for a championship next year.

While they finished their season 18-11, the Chaparrals owned a 5-9 conference record. They lost to Rock Valley College three times in miserable fashion.

The average margin of victory for Rock Valley over COD was 29 points.

Rock Valley has many returning players from last year’s team so they will be in good position to be the No. 1 ranked team in the nation once again.

The following is what I think COD needs to do to be able to contend with their conference foes next season.

Recruit two sizable players to start in their frontcourt COD didn’t have the

size to box out their opponents’ towering big men, and it cost them some games towards the end.

Moter Deng did a fine job playing center despite only being 6 foot 6 inches.

It is now Head Coach Earl Reed’s job to find two giants who can guard the paint for the Chaps.

COD is only losing one of their starting guards to graduation so putting their attention towards finding someone who can be a bully in the paint won’t compromise their positional depth.

Find go-to scorer Forward Christian Mathis averaged 17.4 points per game last year for the Chaparrals, and his production on offense will be missed.

After they have stabilized their frontcourt, finding someone to replace Mathis should be COD’s second priority. Mathis isn’t the only sophomore who won’t be on the team

next year. Guard Fredrick Joshua and his three-point shooting will also be moving on. Joshua was clutch for COD last year and provided a solid threepoint option for Reed.

Every team on any level of basketball needs a player who can take over a game and give their opponents someone to worry about.

Take advantage of returning players While they are losing four key players to graduation, COD has 12 players returning from last year’s squad. This group of twelve players watched their team get pummeled by their conference rivals and now have a fire lit under them. Experience and chemistry mean everything in basketball, and COD will have both going into next season. They now have all off-season to form better chemistry with one another, which is a luxury most community college teams don’t have.

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Develop an offense that will utilize all five players on the court When COD was going through a rough stretch during one of their games, it was because of how

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stagnant they looked on offense. They would have four players set up around the perimeter looking for the ball and wouldn’t budge from where they were on the floor. They excelled on offense when they moved the ball around quickly and found

the open man. If they can acquire two big men, COD will be able to run pick-and-roll plays that would take the pressure off their outside shooters.

If they are able to do this, COD could be dangerous next year.

MLB handles domestic violence case with vigor and caution James Kay · Sports Editor

In 2014, the NFL suspended Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for two games for his violent actions against his fiancé at the time, Janay Palmer. This drew anger from many social activists groups, and the NFL was criticized for condoning domestic violence. At first, the NFL stood by its initial suspension before the rest of the world wore

it down. The NFL didn’t have policies in place regarding domestic violence until two years ago.

In fact, none of the four major sports in the U.S. had established penalties for their players until after Rice famously knocked out the woman who is now his wife. This offseason, the MLB was faced with its first substantial domestic violence case.

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Flame-thrower and all-star closer Aroldis Chapman allegedly hit his girlfriend in the Dominican Republic last winter.

Chapman had been in the middle of trade talks with his team at the time, the Cincinnati Reds, and was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers before the incident. The Dodgers called off the trade because they were unsure whether

Chapman was going to be suspended by the MLB, let alone be charged by the police. The New York Yankees took advantage of the situation and acquired him for a couple of mid-level prospects.

Now, it is spring training, and it has been announced that Chapman will be given a 30-game suspension for his actions last winter. Chapman was

never charged with assault but was charged with holding an unregistered firearm, which warranted his suspension.

The MLB handled this case with the perfect amount of assertion and decorum. After the NFL botched its handling of Rice in every way imaginable, the MLB faced the pressure of not being overly harsh or relaxed

with Chapman’s case.

Unlike the NFL, the MLB right out of the gate conducted their own investigation before the rest of America could develop their opinions on the case and express their displeasure. By doing this, the media didn’t get the chance to sensationalize the story, which would have been an unnecessary distraction for the league.

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The duration of the suspension is hefty for the Yankees, but it sends a message to the rest of the league about how the MLB will be dealing with these kinds of investigations. Chapman never reportedly hit his girlfriend, yet still received a

30-game suspension. The rules are set up so that the commissioner has the power to suspend a player for however long he feels is necessary. If players were to do what Rice did to his fiancé, they will be serving a much harsher suspension than what

Chapman was issued. The suspension isn’t detrimental to the Yankees’ season, either, which makes this much easier for Chapman to stomach. The Yankees have two all-star closers in Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances so their bullpen won’t be compromised at

the start of the season.

This is the first suspension the MLB has issued out under the new domestic violence policy, and this case has sent a message to the players and its fans that domestic violence will not be tolerated. This is a huge

win for the MLB though domestic violence is still a lingering issue in sports.

The NHL doesn’t have a set policy for domestic violence while the NBA doesn’t have harsh enough policies for it. While there is still plenty of darkness that surrounds

domestic violence, the MLB has one case that could set a new precedent in professional sports that could turn things around.

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