Prospectus News 29 JAN 2014

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Wednesday January 29, 2014 Volume 6, Number 2 Your source for Parkland College news, sports, features and opinions.

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On Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, an appeals court in Washington, D.C. struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s control of Net neutrality.

The FCC was originally able to make sure all Internet Service Providers didn’t block any content or limit bandwidth to users, and now that this has been struck down it could cause problems for just about anyone who uses the internet.

According to BGR.com, the court’s reasoning in overturning this law was that consumers have a choice in what internet service provider they want to use. Therefore, if there were restrictions on one, they could go to choose a different provider.

The problem is that most places, especially in rural areas and suburbs, usually only have a couple of options for their ISPs and they’re normally tied to their cable.

Companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast have a huge monopoly over the internet with only a few alternatives available, which usually show up in urban areas across the country.

Although nothing has changed just yet, the tearing down of Net neutrality can have significant effects on the way the internet functions depending on each individual’s ISP. Bandwidth can now be capped and websites can be completely blocked or behind a new pay wall, which restricts access only to users who have a paid subscription to the website.

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being promised from Sony for the PS4 sometime this summer, the loss of Net neutrality will have a huge impact on the service. Although it’s currently unknown how much data streaming a game on a console will take, it’s worrisome nonetheless.

Music and movie streaming services will also be impacted as the streams take up a lot of data to be delivered to a computer or streaming device, especially in HD. Internet bills can be heavily affected and having any sort of ‘fun’ online could become costly to consumers.

According to an article on theverge. com, Netflix is worried about ISPs trying to charge them a premium to bring their service to people without the providers degrading the quality of the steam. If Netflix is charged a premium, it’s likely that the monthly charge will go up which would hurt both Netflix and its consumers.

“I mostly use Netflix out of convenience as is, for 7.99 I get access to movies and TV shows that I can watch whenever I want. If the price is driven up too much I will probably stop using Netflix, especially if my internet provider also charges me to use the service,” Computer science major Charles Kent said.

Another problem that could come from the removal of Net neutrality is that ISPs could begin removing access to certain websites they don’t want people going to.

Providers could also restrict how fast someone can download things through torrents.

Students at both the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Parkland College ended up having class on Monday, despite temperatures that dipped below zero degrees, and strong wind chills that fell to -25 degrees.

According to the National Weather Service, these temperatures could cause frostbite within 10-15 minutes of exposure. Students on both campuses would eventually be out in the cold for that amount of time or more, waiting

for busses or walking to their classes.

Despite this, U of I students received an email from Chancellor Phyllis M. Wise Sunday night, informing students that the school would resume normal operations.

Whilesomestudentsfrombothschools accepted the decision, many University of Illinois students responded to the non-closure announcement on Twitter and Facebook, venting their anger directly at Wise. Offensive, sexist and racist posts began trending on these social networking sites, calling Wise names and poking fun at her heritage.

Some even started a petition to cancel classes on the U of I campus.

The petition, posted on change.org, was addressed to Wise, Dean of Students Kenneth Ballom and Reneé Romano, Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs. It was written in an attempt to raise their awareness of the dangers that were imposed upon students in the harsh conditions.

“Canceling classes is a responsible measure to ensure that the student body stays safe during these extreme weather conditions. Please reconsider telling students to risk their health and

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If an ISP doesn’t like how much data a website like Netflix takes up for someone to stream to them, they could begin charging consumers extra in order to access them. Websites that could face these added charges include Netflix, Hulu and Youtube.

According to a graphic from techtimes.com, ISPs will be able to define which services they want to provide, rather than having the internet as a whole available to their customers.

Everything could be divided by music, news, movies and other types of media and charged to the consumer rather than the internet being free by default.

No one knows how the removal of Net neutrality will affect consumers just yet, and as of right now the internet in the United States is still operating the same. Fortunately for those who do not approve of these changes made to the internet, the court battle over Net neutrality is not over yet.

Consumers will ultimately be the ones to decide how much removing the FCC will impact them. If the providers start charging for individual services, people can speak with their wallets and cancel their subscriptions.

A new market for more independent ISPs could also emerge and create competition for the major ISPs, causing them to have to leave things open for users.

Net neutrality is a long debated topic that still hasn’t come to an end.

Consumers should stay informed on changes made and voice their opinions to insure that their ISPs offer the service the consumers want to receive.

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Students who have to watch videos online or use the internet for their classes will have to adhere to data caps. If a student has all their classes online and their ISP puts a cap on how much data they can use without being charged extra, students might begin to face added costs for schooling.

Without Net neutrality, ISPs can set data caps just like phone companies.

Depending on the cap, it won’t be too hard to burn through.

Radiologist major Kerry Sisk is a bit worried about this aspect.

“A lot of the online classes I take involve watching videos and answering questions related to the video. If data is charged it’ll be hard to be able to do homework and pay for my internet,” Sisk said.

Gamers will also face problems if there’s a data cap put on their internet.

While playing online doesn’t necessarily take up that much data, downloadable games, updates and patches for games will definitely take up a huge chunk of their allotted data each month.

Computer Science major David Clark is worried about the effect on gaming services.

“I like to play games online like Battlefield 4 and Borderlands 2 and these games require a good connection to be able to keep up with everyone else. Not to mention they get major updates which can sometimes take up a gigabyte of data by themselves. If a cap is put on my internet data I don’t know how I will be able to play these games anymore,” Clark explained.

With the advent of streaming games

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safety by forcing them to attend class in subzero temperatures,” the petition read.

As of Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, there were more than 8,000 signatures on this petition. Despite the large numbers of responses, school remained in session.

Further, despite the quickly escalating social networking trend, there were also many students who were equally upset, not with Wise, but with the rest of their student body.

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Slain Purdue teaching assistant is remembered as a professor’s dream

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Purdue University students, faculty, family and friends gather for a vigil near Hovde Hall on the Purdue University campus for a teaching assistant who was fatally shot on campus Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

Bill Glauber, Don Behm and Ashley Luthern Milwaukee Journal Sentinel WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - As an undergraduate teaching assistant in electrical engineering at Purdue University, Andrew Boldt was a professor’s dream.

“Someone you hire four times in a row is truly exceptional,” Purdue professor David G. Meyer said Wednesday.

“Through his work, I knew him to be a wonderful person, very pleasant. I can’t imagine anyone not liking him.”

Boldt, 21, a senior from West Bend, Wis., was gunned down in front of other students Tuesday in a basement lab inside Purdue’s Electrical Engineering building.

The alleged gunman, Cody M. Cousins, 23, is due to make his initial hearing Thursday afternoon at Tippecanoe County Jail.

Like Boldt, Cousins was an undergraduate teaching assistant.

The slaying has shocked the campus community and left people grasping for a reason why such a horrific act occurred.

With a light snow blanketing the Purdue campus Wednesday, there was little activity, since classes were canceled. Some students returned to the electrical engineering building to recover their belongings while school officials

made plans to reopen the campus Thursday.

In an interview in his office, Purdue University Provost Timothy Sands said, “It’ll be a matter of days or weeks before we really understand.

“No one understands what the motive was,” Sands said. “Clearly, it was a situation where one individual was seeking out Andrew specifically.

It wasn’t a case of a random shooting. It was a targeted incident. It’s one of the things you hope doesn’t happen but it did.”

E.J. Williams, a junior from Zionsville, Ind., said Boldt was the go-to teaching assistant for such classes as Digital System Design and Microprocessor System Design and Interfacing.

Williams said Boldt would help students at all hours of the day, and recalled how he would often stay up until 4 in the morning to help tutor undergraduates.

“If you asked me who I thought was the top electrical engineering student, it was Andrew,” Williams said. “He liked teaching people. He really enjoyed it.”

Williams also recalled how Boldt was deeply involved in the Purdue Grand Prix, an annual go-kart event in which student teams design, build and race vehicles. Williams added that Boldt was a leader in the Cary residence hall.

“Cary is a very close-knit group,” Williams said.

Ashley Eidsmore, a graduate teaching assistant who worked with Boldt, said: “No

one can comprehend why this terrible event occurred.”

In an email, she said when the shooting occurred, she was right down the hallway and “the first thing I tried to do was to reach Andrew.”

“He was such a motivated and passionate TA (teaching assistant) and a loved individual,” she said.

She said Boldt was “the sort of individual with a positive outlook on everything, who wrote emails with exclamations of excitement and wore shorts all year long.”

Eidsmore said she was glad to have told Boldt “all the good things” faculty and staff members had said about him.

She said Boldt responded: “I’m not sure what (professor) Meyer or whoever else (might) say about me, but I’ll try to live up to whatever it is.”

Eidsmore said, “I just wish he had the chance to do so.”

“He was loved by so many,” she said, “and will be missed by all.”

More than 120 people attended a prayer service Wednesday night for Boldt at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Parish in West Bend.

Boldt attended the parish’s school for his last few years of grade school, the Rev. Nathan Reesman said.

One of his instructors, Terry Gardon, who teaches seventh- and eighth-grade math, said

she remembers Boldt as a sharp student who quickly understood the lessons and then helped others.

Her son, Sean, was a classmate of Boldt’s, and Gardon said she is grieving more as a mother and parent than as a teacher.

“I can only imagine the torment the family must be going through,” she said, as tears filled her eyes.

At the start of the service Wednesday night, Reesman acknowledged everyone was filled with “questions and sorrows” about the violent act that took a young life.

But he also sees another side.

“I’m amazed at people’s ability to come together and decide this is not going to stop them,” he said.

--(c)2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Purdue student Matthew Bruce updates friends and family after the shooting via Facebook on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

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So Social: Five steps to improve the way you use social media Scott Kleinberg Chicago Tribune If you could make a big difference in your life in just a few minutes, wouldn’t you want to do it?

Assuming you answered yes, I have five things you can do quickly and painlessly on social media that I think you’ll love.

GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH TO THE RESCUE You know all those photos that are either old and being passed around as new or totally Photoshopped from something else?

Using a Google image search can help find the potential pitfalls of believing something that’s not true.

Just go to images.google. com and drag and drop the photo in question from your desktop to learn so much more about it than you knew before.

(Note: This doesn’t work very well with Internet Explorer, but Chrome, Safari and Firefox are just fine).

FIND OUT WHEN A PHOTO WAS UPLOADED TO INSTAGRAM Maybe you never noticed it, but every photo on Instagram has a small time stamp at the top of the photo.

So say you’re searching a hashtag and a beautiful photo comes up.

Check the time stamp to make sure it says 2 hours and not 2 years. If the photo claims to be recent and isn’t, the source can’t be trusted.

VIEW YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE AS SOMEONE ELSE There are approximately a kajillion privacy options on Facebook, and you really should have a handle on all of them.

what your page looks like to the public and you can also narrow it down to a specific person.

Very useful if you want total control over what you are sharing and how good of job you’re doing.

DON’T JUST SEARCH IN TWITTER, ADVANCED SEARCH It’s super easy and helpful to go to search.twitter.com and type in a term to see what people are tweeting about.

But with so many tweets, maybe you want to narrow them down.

Go to twitter.com/searchadvanced to find many more search options. And once you figure out the search lingo, you can modify it all day long. So for example, you could type “So Social” near:”Chicago” within:15mi into the search window to find all the people tweeting about So Social within 15 miles of Chicago.

MAKE A STATEMENT IN GOOGLE+ Here’s something you can’t do in Twitter or Facebook: Bold and italicize text. In Google+ it’s super simple.

Just surround the text with asterisks for bold or underscores for italics.

Illustration by Chris Ware/Lexington Herald-Leader See that? Super quick and super helpful. And these If you go to your profile on the desktop version are the kinds of tips you can of Facebook and look for the gear icon toward just hold onto or share with your own social the right side of the page, there’s a drop down networks. menu. ___ There, you’ll see “View As.” There, you’ll see (c)2014 Chicago Tribune

Public Safety gives advice on traffic stops Parkland College Public Safety Getting pulled over is something that happens to most people at some point in their lives, and although they usually talk through the general procedures in driver’s education, sometimes it can be tough to remember it all when it’s actually happening.

As soon as you see the flashing lights behind you, slowly and safely pull over to the side of the road and stay in your vehicle.

The officer may or may not come up right away, but just sit tight until they approach.

You can roll down your window ahead of time or if it’s cold just wait until they come to you.

Once the officer gets up to you it’s going to sound something like this: “Hi, I’m Officer Boltinghouse with the Parkland College Police Department, the reason why I stopped you is because you’re headlight is out. I need to see your driver’s license and proof of insurance.”

In most of the movies the officer will ask for “license and registration”, but at least in Illinois we just need to see your license and insurance.

At that point you can dig around in your purse or glove compartment to get the necessary documents, not before.

After the officer has your

license and insurance, they’ll go back to their car and check your information to make sure there aren’t any problems with your license.

After that they’ll come back with either a warning or a ticket.

If it’s a ticket, the officer will explain how to take care of it, by either paying it or going to court to argue your case.

The side of the road is not the place to make those arguments, however.

It’s dangerous to stand out in traffic, and the officer wants to spend as little time exposed as they can, and there’s not a lot you can say that’s going to change their mind if they’re bringing you a ticket.

If you happen to not be carrying your license or insurance with you, know that you can be ticketed for both failure to display your license and failure to show proof of insurance.

Your best bet is to keep both with you whenever you’re driving.

Traffic stops can be very stressful events, for both the police officers and the drivers, but by staying calm and having an idea of what’s going to happen, the encounter can go smoothly and you’ll be back on your way soon.

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Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what

you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

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FALSE: Exposed skin can develop frostbite in a matter of minutes, especially in the weather central Illinois has experienced the past two days (windchills of -25 degrees!) Layer up if you have to go out, and watch for signs of frostbite, such as numbness or stinging.

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Professors are expected to adapt their teaching styles to accommodate a large range of students’ learning styles, and must balance the line between being a helpful instructor and an overbearing teacher.

Diarien Garrett Staff Writer Professors at Parkland are expected to provide an encouraging environment for students while also adhering to a professional code of conduct.

Though some teachers have chosen to follow these guidelines strictly, others must balance this code in order to maintain close relationships with their students in an appropriate manner.

A situation as simple as asking a student in his or her class to babysit could present an ethical issue if the student feels obligated to in any way.

Giving a student the responsibility of something to that degree can create the idea that the student and the teacher may have a relationship that goes much farther that what exists in the classroom.

This certainly does not infer that instructors should never ask students to babysit; but it does mean that instructors must carefully consider the ethical dimensions of their behavior.

“If I ask a student to do a task or favor, I make sure it is simple and appropriate. So they won’t have to feel they have to hesitate in any way.

Also, so that they can feel they will still receive an honest grade in the class,” Humanities professor Rebecca Busker explained.

Dealing with a wide range of personalities and learning styles is one of the many challenges that professors have to adapt to, and professors must develop their own individual style that ensures an educational environment for students to work in.

Furthermore, it makes a very

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the rest of the class.

“Even if students have a sense of rudeness, continue to be professional, because the teacher is the one that is setting the example for the whole class,” Robinson said.

Maintaining professional conduct while students do not cooperate can be difficult.

If a student is disrupting class or refusing to complete their work, professors must decide whether it is their job to closely lead the student to success, or provide them with the tools it will take to get there.

“I review the policies and things I expect the students to do and abide by for my class, and it is also stated in the syllabus I give on the first day of class.

From there it is up to them to follow the guidelines if they would like to succeed.

Since the majority are adults, I feel it is their responsibility,” Busker said.

The frustrations of trying to teach students that lack motivation can become a burden. However, when situations like this occur, it is expected of the teacher to behave in a professional manner and set an example for the rest of the students.

Teachers must also ensure that his or her policies will be respected, as the leader of the classroom.

“It depends on the relationship with the teacher and student. The teacher has given the rules for the student.

It is up to the students to meet the requirements and policies of the class,” Social Work major Martez Miller stated.

Natural Sciences professor Manuel Rodriguez explained that he strives to ensure that his students are at ease in his

classroom, which helps them become more confident and active participants in lectures and discussions.

Balancing the line between being the leader of the classroom and also a close mentor for students can be tough for many professors.

Conducting a classroom in a way that benefits students by making them feel like active participants can help ease the line between the two roles professors must take.

This way, professors can ensure their rules are being met, while also enabling their students to have a say in their education.

Many students feel that their performance is enhanced when they are able to connect with their teacher. This helps to create a mutual understanding between the two, and allows the teacher to create a positive and supportive learning environment.

Although professors are expected to adhere to a professional conduct, it is crucial they understand how to provide a learning environment suitable so that all the students can gain a quality education.

Creating this balance between will allow students to understand the coursework and also what they need to do to be successful in the class.

Professors at Parkland work hard to assist their students in gaining a quality education, but students must realize that they themselves must also take an active role in their success.

Establishing a connection with each professor is the first step in creating a lasting impact on one’s own education, while also creating important relationships for life.

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significant difference in the student’s education when a relationship between the teacher and the student is established. To some professors, this is a necessary aspect of their job, since it allows the teachers to learn their students’ styles and apply them to their class.

“Teachers should learn how to conduct to all students. Lessons should be taught in a way to aid all students, so that everyone can learn the material to their own styles,” 3-D animation and Game Design major Ashton Gwin explained.

Mathematics professor Brian Smith explained that he tries to conduct his classes in a way that his students can understand, and recognizes that not all students learn the same.

“I know some students learn the material a little slower than others, so I like to break it down and repeat the coursework, so that the student can fully understand the work being done in class,” Smith stated.

Parkland College is one the top community colleges in the nation, and is proudly credited on how accessible its teaching staff is for its students.

The teacher’s performance in the classroom is one of the many factors that justify Parkland’s high rank as one of the top schools in the country.

Still, it can be very difficult at times for professors to maintain appropriate conduct within a classroom.

Some students may seem unprepared to learn; others chronically absent.

General education student Tyla Robinson stated that professors must remain professional always, and not allow a student’s bad behavior affect

The success of the Internet is largely due to the fact that, since its inception, users have been able to pick and choose from all the material on it, regardless of the carrier used to access it.

This model has led to one of the greatest technological revolutions of all time. It is now in jeopardy because of a U.S. appeals court ruling last week that threw out the Federal Communications Commission’s 2010 rules requiring broadband providers to treat all Internet traffic equally - the concept known as net neutrality.

The ruling is reasonable under current law, but the FCC has the power to change its regulations and make net neutrality rules

legal. It needs to act - and users need to rise up in large numbers to keep Congress on their side.

The problem is that current rules don’t classify these providers as common carriers, the way telephone service providers are viewed.

The Supreme Court has signaled that the FCC could reclassify broadband providers to apply common carrier regulations on them, including net neutrality. That is what needs to happen.

Congress could step in, but that is a less unappealing alternative.

The money and political power of broadband operators could well trump the public interest in keeping creativity, innovation and an open marketplace the working principles of the Internet.

Internet service providers such as AT&T and Verizon want the right to profit from the use of their services by individual websites, much like the current pay TV system operates.

They would like sites to pay a premium for high-speed streaming while others have access only to slower service.

This would limit the accessibility of small businesses and startups, which consequently limit consumers’ choices.

An open Internet is a platform for innovation that is one of our most valuable technological resources.

Consumers, not broadband providers acting as gatekeepers, should be able to decide which entrepreneurs succeed.

European nations and almost every other developed country in the world already regulate broadband providers as common carriers required to serve all customers equally.

It seems so obviously right, but Congress, susceptible to lobbyists, may need persuading, if the FCC doesn’t act.

That’s where Internet users come in.

They have raised their voices before. Two years ago SOPA, the Stop

Online Piracy Act, sparked the largest online protest in history because the bill backed by the entertainment industry essentially would have instituted censorship.

The protest forced Congress to reject it.

Silicon Valley also has a role to play. Internet giants such as Google and Yahoo succeeded largely because of an open Internet.

Everyone, from users to small businesses to valley behemoths, benefits from equal, open access to online material.

--(c)2014 San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.)

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Disney’s highest grossing movies of 2013

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Iron Man 3

Domestic $409.0 million | Foreign $806.4 million

3 Frozen Domestic $263.1 million | Foreign $243.5 million as of Dec. 29

Monsters University

Domestic $268.5 million | Foreign $475.1 million

Disney’s dizzying year

Diversified film portfolio has yielded record domestic and overseas box-office revenues like “Frozen” and “Planes” could open up new series.

That “The Lone Ranger” made a disappointing $89.3 million appears to be the fluke of the bunch — the “John Carter” of 2013 — though a “Pirates”-like formula of Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski must have seemed like a safe bet. The biggest numbers might be yet to come, with Disney’s $4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm and the long-awaited final Star Wars trilogy set to start in 2015.

Disney’s record 2013 box office haul demonstrates the studio’s growing earning power through its stable of genres and moneymakers. The movies that propelled the $1.7 billion domestic and $4.7 billion worldwide totals show the value of Disney’s major franchises.

“Iron Man 3” and the sequel to “Thor” are the latest in the Marvel hero movie drumbeat since Disney acquired the comic company in 2009. “Monsters University” is one of a group of animated powerhouses through Pixar, which Disney bought in 2006. Animated newcomers

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Domestic $234.9 million | Foreign $258.4 million

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Domestic $89.3 million | Foreign $171.2 million

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Domestic $90.3 million | Foreign $129.5 million

Domestic $202.5 million | Foreign $427.0 million as of Dec. 29

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Delivery Man

Domestic $29.7 million | Foreign $8.6 million as of Dec. 15

Domestic $44.1 million | Foreign $5.5 million as of Dec. 15

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In theaters Oct. 18-Dec. 5 Domestic box office $3.3 million

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Recruiting necessary for a succesful team Alex Wallner Sports Writer Recruiting is an aspect of coaching that can be harder than it may seem. Recruiting not only takes time, but it also takes a toll on a coach, as they spend many hours a day traveling just to watch certain athletes play because they want them to be a part of a winning program.

According to Athletic Director Rod Lovett, every sport is different when it comes to recruiting athletes. Basketball’s difficulty comes from the fact that athletes recruited to a four-year university get full ride scholarships, while athletes recruited to junior colleges such as Parkland do not.

Lovett goes on to explain that athletes in sports such as baseball or softball will often choose to go to Parkland over other four-year universities because they often get only partial scholarships from both schools.

Choosing the junior college would be significantly more affordable for the student athlete.

“I think it’s difficult to recruit here because every kid has a dream of playing at a four year school and sometimes they get in a hurry for that and instead of maybe going the two year route and getting experience and then going to the four year route, they want it right away and that’s why we get a lot of transfers back,” Lovett said.

In order to be a good recruiter, coaches must not only focus on getting the best players on their team, but also on befriending the players and making them feel welcomed into the athletic family.

Recruiters must also insure that new athletes are aware of what they expect of them, so that these athletes don’t feel a sense of privilege over other teammates because they were recruited specially.

“Initiating conversations with potential players early is important. Everyone likes to feel important and wanted,” Volleyball Head Coach Cliff Hastings said.

Hastings goes on to explain that he makes an effort to get to know his athletes as well as their families, to make sure he can coach her in a way that everyone benefits.

“This potential player is going to spend less than 10% of her time at your college on the court. Who is she, what does she want to accomplish and how will she represent the team and the college in that other 90% of the time is important to know both from the standpoint of

what’s best for the program as well as what’s best for the girl,” Hastings stated.

Hastings continued that coaches must have the knowledge of how to sell their program to potential recruits. Mentioning a low record for the year prior wouldn’t be ideal to say first to a player they’re trying to recruit because it would reflect badly on the program.

Instead, Hastings explains that recruiters must recognize the special traits of their program that differentiates it from others.

Hastings also stated that a great memory is a necessary component of a good recruiter, because without it coaches will be unable to form a close relationship with their team. The ability to recall an athlete’s name during a chance meeting at a game or tournament will make the athlete feel important, and it shows that the coach has a real desire to get them on their team.

“It takes passion for recruiting to be good at it. Some coaches loathe it. I love it and look forward to it. If we settled for the ‘typical JUCO volleyball player,’ then we’d probably be a ‘typical JUCO volleyball program.’ I love recruiting girls who are of a much higher caliber and surround them with other likeathletes,” Hastings said.

It is one thing to recruit within a school’s own state, but recruiting out of state can be difficult as well. Of course, coaches can use the same methods as Hastings described, but it takes a lot more for coaches to get an athlete to come to their school from an out of state college.

Parkland’s Men’s Basketball team has players from two different states other than Illinois this year. Student Capreace Salinas comes from Milwaukee, Wisconsin while Business major Travis Hardcastle hails from Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Hardcastle explained that the recruiting process was fairly difficult for him.

“Through the help of a family friend, found out about Parkland, sent email, film, and later participated in workouts and decided it was the best fit out of all the other options,” Hardcastle said.

According to Hastings, recruiting talented athletes is at least half the battle in creating a successful team.

Hastings explained that there are many different definitions of program success, either strictly by wins and losses, or possibly by the morality and drive of the individual athletes that make up the team.

“Recruiting girls who have a long-term goal

IFORWANT YOU PARKLAND ATHLETICS Illustration by Katie Balch/Prospectus News of success and a clear vision of what they want out of volleyball, Parkland in general and life post-Parkland will help us achieve those levels of success as well,” Hastings finished.

Although recruiting can be a very difficult task for coaches, it is a very important part

of their job. When they have the passion and desire to advance their program and create a winning team, coaches are able to recruit talented athletes that will fit their goals.

For more information on recruiting at Parkland, go to http://goo.gl/Ac8zBL.

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around and then all of the slurs against Chancellor Wise, I was embarrassed and angry. Even though I don’t agree with all of the chancellor’s decisions I still respect her as a human being,” University of Illinois student Ryan Rodgers said.

“No matter what else she is, she’s a person and no one deserves that kind of verbal abuse, its ridiculous and unfortunately is seen as a reflection of the entire student body,” Rodgers continued.

The outrage from students against Wise didn’t just stop at names and racial slander.

Some students used their websites to make threats and aggressively degrade the Chancellor.

“In a room with Phyllis Wise, Adolf Hitler, and a gun with one bullet. Who do I shoot? (hashtag)fuckphyllis,” one Twiitter user wrote, which was circulated in an article on Buzzfeed. com and many other news websites.

Although U of I picked up the most attention during this ordeal, many Parkland students were also upset with their school’s decision to remain open.

“I live across town, and I have to go through about three bus stops before I make it to Parkland. I just don’t think I should be losing points or whatever if I decide to miss a day. I thought my ears were going to freeze

off!” English major Chelsey Hughes stated.

Despite the uproar that some U of I students made within the confines of their social networking sites, other students, faculty and staff saw the event as a chance to urge change on the campus and within the community.

“Fortunately, since yesterday, we have seen evidence that others share our concerns about the University of Illinois community, including a student-generated petition to condemn racism and sexism on our campus. These responses should be encouraged and demonstrate that the potential for change and transformative education come also from our students,” the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois wrote in a statement in support of Wise.

John Buysse, U of I student and writer at The Daily Illini, wrote that students should learn from this event and what happened to Wise.

Buysse encouraged others to continue to discuss this situation to fuel progress for a change.

“Chancellor Wise deserves better.

Students of minority backgrounds deserve better. This University deserves better,” Buysse closed with in his article.

Rodgers admitted that he was initially agitated by Wise’s email, and was envious of other schools that had classes closed for the day. Despite Rodger’s commute on Monday, which consisted of an initial 20 minute walk to class followed by five 10 minute

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walks in between buildings, he stated that he thought the University of Illinois made a good call.

“We can all be grown ups and decide whether or not its worth it to us on an individual basis to attend class or not…To my knowledge, no one who was dressed and prepared responsibly for the weather has suffered any ill effects and a safety message was sent out to students informing us of the effects of cold weather and some cold weather tips.

I think that’s what the University should do in a situation like this and they did it,” Rodgers said.

Tom Ramage, President of Parkland College, explained that Parkland remained open because the roads and parking lots were able to remain clear of snow. Ramage stated that the school had no reason to deny students classes that they had paid tuition for.

“Parkland College cannot protect students from any conditions they experience on their way to or from campus. If students feel that the weather warrants missing class, we respect those critical thinking and decision-making skills,” Ramage said.

Although some students responded irresponsibly to the University’s decision, Rodgers stated that he hoped others would realize that the backlash didn’t reflect the whole student body, and certainly not a majority of students.

To view a compilation of students’ backlash, please visit http://goo.gl/ sFpjsn.

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Frigid weather = frostbite

Frostbite occurs when skin and the tissue under it freezes. Most people fully recover, but severe cases can cause permanent damage to body.

Normal

Frostbite Blood vessels

What happens Blood vessels constrict, skin cools, cells rupture when fluid in them freezes

Levels of severity

• Feet, hands, face are most commonly affected

Frost nip Skin is numb, pale; pins and needles sensation Superficial frostbite Skin turns white or blue, feels hard; can blister; requires medical attention Deep frostbite Skin white, blotchy or blue; needs medical attention to prevent severe infection Bone

Source: Purdue University, Outdoorplaces.com

• In -20 F (-29 C) temperature and 20 mph (32 kph) wind, exposed skin can be frostbitten in minutes Graphic: Lee Hulteng, Judy Treible

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