he Reconceiving theStudent ExperienceTeam (ReSET) an-nounced its 27 rec-ommendations for

how the school can enhancethe student experience in itsAll-College Forum Tuesday.

At the forum, ReSET Co-Chairs, Associate Vice Presi-dent of Academic AffairsGlenda Gallisath and Associ-ate Vice President of Enroll-ment Management EarlDowling read off each of the27 recommendations to the200 employees that were in at-tendance.

"Developing the proposalhas been an evolvingprocess," Dowling and Gal-lisath said.

The commission obtainedinformation and input fromits "initial meeting in Aprilthrough the early drafts inSeptember."

ReSET was commissionedby President Robert Breuder,who told the forum that hecreated the initiative for sev-eral reasons. Breuder said he"sensed then and even earlierthat we may not be maximiz-ing our growth in enroll-ment,” adding that it was"painfully obvious" that thenumbers they had used in thepast were not representing ac-curate enrollment figures.

Breuder said that he wasalso concerned with studentretention, saying he recog-nized that to label the collegeas the best, retention neededto increase. The final area ofconcern was customer service,according to Breuder.

Breuder claims that hecharged the ReSET commis-sion with giving him a"blueprint for action", ask-ing Gallisath and Dowlingto provide a "tangible", de-tailed "roadmap for im-provement."

Breuder told the Courierafter the forum, where heheard ReSET's recommenda-tions for the first time, that hesuspects that the college willbe able to "implement muchof what ReSET has recom-mended."

The ReSET co-chairs saidthat some recommendationscan be implemented immedi-ately per the President's ap-proval whereas others maytake some time to see.

"For some recommenda-tions, students would start tosee changes implemented assoon as they are approved.Others would be more longterm with an implementationtimeline that extends intoSpring 2012 as well as duringthe 2012-2013 academic year,”Gallisath and Dowling said.

After an outburst at theforum from an audience

Elise AndersonNews Editor

Committee announces recommendations for improving student experience

President Robert Breuder speaks at Tuesday’s ReSET forum.Photo by Chris Johnson

Forum audience listens intently to President Robert Breuder at Tuesday’s ReSET forum.Photo by Chris Johnson

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Police greet Occupy Wall Street protesters as they attempt to make their way across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.

"The whole world is watching!"This is what a mass crowd of

protesters from the OccupyWall Street movement shoutedSaturday as the New York Po-lice Department continuallyarrested 700 protesters block-ing the Brooklyn Bridge.

Occupy Wall Street, now onday 20, is peacefully protest-ing against what it considersto be the greed of Wall Street,labeling themselves as the "99percent" who will no longerbe brought down by the 1 per-cent.

According to an Oct. 5 arti-

cle from the Detroit FreePress, "the Occupy Wall Streetprotests -- which began Sept.17 in a privately owned NewYork park -- have spread thisweek from Los Angeles toChicago to Portland, Maine,and other cities."

The protest, once experienc-ing minimal coverage frommainstream media, receivedmore attention after themovement released a video ofan officer macing a fewwomen who were allegedlyjust standing there.

The Courier sat down withjournalism professor CathyStablein to gain insight on the

media coverage for theprotest on Wall Street.

The Courier asked Stableinwhether or not she agreed withTV news commentator KeithOlbermann's point that if theWall Street protest was a TeaParty protest that it would havereceived massive coveragecompared to what it received.

Stablein does not agree.Mass media tends to respondto spokespersons, she told theCourier, saying that when or-ganizations do not "formallyinform" the media, it tends tonot get coverage.

When asked about herthoughts on the media cover-

age for the Wall Street protest,Stablein feels that as each per-son picked it up, another per-son did as well.

She referred to a "collectiveguilt" that would cause othersto cover a news item after see-ing someone else declare it asimportant to cover. Stableinsaid that media must deter-mine a story's "news value."

The Courier also asked Sta-blein to give her opinion onthe NYPD who started releas-ing video footage of theprotests themselves after pro-testers continually released

Elise AndersonNews Editor

Students, faculty react to protests, unrest in New York City

Photo by Peter Harris

Mandy Winslow, 19,education“We would benowhere withoutcorporations.”

Andy Prignano, 21,english

“It!s sad they!re notgetting the media at-tention they deserve.”

Naniman Adam, 20,electrical engineer-ing“Police are using toomuch force andthey!re protestingpeacefully.”

‘The whole world is watching’

Photo by Chris JohnsonA protester holds up a sign atChicago’s protest.

see ‘NYC’ page 4

What do you think of the Wall Street protest?

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Students have sought toraise attention to registrationissues that veterans at the col-lege have been experiencingdue to holds being placed ontheir accounts until VeteransAffairs pays their tuition.

According to www.mili-taryfriendlyschools.com , thecollege has 1,062 military/vet-eran students. The college'sattitude toward veterans wasrecently questioned in lastTuesday’s Town Hall forum.

The forum was led by theStudent Leadership Councilin hopes to allow students togain clarification, according toSLC President Justin LeMay,on the change in paymentpolicy at the college which re-quires students to pay fortheir classes in full at the timeof registration.

In the forum, student andveteran Matt Hammer raisedthe issue regarding veteransbeing dropped from theirclasses due to the college's in-ability to accept his GI Billcertification, which he re-ferred to as a "check," or guar-antee the college wouldreceive reimbursement fromthe VA for Hammer's tuition.

Hammer, 27, served in theArmy on active duty in Ger-many for three years andseven in the National Guard.

This fall, is his first semesterat the college, where he servesas Vice President of the Stu-

dent Veterans Associationchapter on campus.

Associate Vice President ofEnrollment Management EarlDowling met with the SVAWednesday to discuss issuesthe Veterans are facing.

“I was glad to have the op-portunity to address rumorsand to provide rationale soveterans have a clear under-standing.” Dowling said.

“We really did appreciatehim taking the time out of hisbusy schedule to explain thereasons behind registrationpolicy and his openness andhonesty with us,” Hammersaid on behalf of the SVA.

According to Dowling, themain issues discussed in-cluded: veterans having tosign up for a deferred pay-ment plan, the veterans’ officespace and the email notifica-

tions veterans received re-garding their accounts.

Hammer made it very clearto the Courier that in the fol-lowing statements he speakson behalf of himself based offhis personal observations andnot on behalf of the SVA.

He also makes it clear thathis disapproval is with ad-ministration and not with theSVA who he said “works veryhard to provide things for the

veterans at the college.”Veterans are "not the typical

students, some of us had to gothrough hell to gain eligibil-ity," he told the Courier.Hammer said he understandsthat as a student he needs topay tuition, but what he doesnot understand is why theschool is treating veterans likeordinary students.

"We've earned the right tobe separated from them forthe sacrifices we've made toearn those benefits," he said.

When asked about his reac-

tion to Town Hall, Dowlingtold the Courier that hewished he could have ‘hadthe opportunity to interactwith the student veterans ear-lier in the process.”

Since then, Hammer hasclarified that the issue wasnot, as he said during theTown Hall, that he was threat-ened to be dropped from hiscourses.

Hammer informs theCourier during a recent inter-

By Elise AndersonNews Editor

Veterans, students speak out against changes in registration, financial aid options

“We’ve earnedthe right to be separated from

them for the sacrifices we’ve

made to earnthose benefits.”MATT HAMMER,STUDENT VETERAN

Photo by Elise Anderson

Photo by Elise Anderson

Matt Hammer’s Certificate of Eligibility

see ‘Veterans’ page 4

Student Veteran Matt Ham-mer

Student Justin Natalizio

Certificate courtesy of Matt Hammer

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member that appeared to bedisgruntled that there was nosection for questions and dis-cussion of the newly an-nounced recommendations,Breuder told the audience thatthey should email him withtheir concerns after readingthe ReSET report, that wouldbe available through the em-ployee portal the followingday.

Student groups engaged indiscussion over Recommen-dation 21 in Tuesday's Colle-giate Council meeting, hostedby Student Leadership Coun-cil, a forum designed to pro-

mote collaboration betweenstudent groups and organiza-tions on campus.

Recommendation 21, "Allo-cate physical space in the newStudent Services Center tosupport the goals of ReSET,especially for enhanced serv-ice to students," proposes thecollege designates the firstfloor of the SSC to CampusLife: all student clubs and or-ganizations, whereas cur-rently they are spread outthroughout campus andwould thus be forced to movetheir offices per the approvalof this recommendation.

‘ReSET’ from page 1

Photo by Chris Johnson

videos of police brutality. It is uncommon for police

departments to do this, butthey do it when they need todefend themselves, Stableinsaid. The establishment seeksto protect itself, she added.

Recordings of the protesthave also led to accusation ofalleged police brutality. TheCourier interviewed Lieu-tenant Ray Snisko, from thecollege’s police departmentfor his clarification on proper

police protocol during apeaceable protest.

"It's a matter of how peopleconduct themselves," he said.

He tells the Courier that ex-cessive force is "never accept-able" and police must allowan area for the demonstratorsto protest, saying that the po-lice try to find a middleground with the protesters.“When verbal commands arebeing ignored, mace is usedas a deterrent," Snisko said.

‘NYC’ from page 2

view, that he was mistakenand that he was only notifiedthat a hold had been placedon his account until his pay-ment was delivered to the col-lege.

Also in attendance at lastTuesday's Town Hall was SLCmember Justin Natalizio. Na-talizio decided to write an

essay about veteran registra-tion issues at the college, anissue, he said, that needed tobe addressed.

"It troubled me"...I wantedto "inform everyone (the en-tire school) about the prob-lem," Natalizio said.

‘Veterans’ from page 3

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Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Glenda Gallisathspeaks at the ReSET forum.

Nearly 900 customers vis-ited Starbucks new campus’location between Friday andMonday this week.

Between the coffee shop’ssoft opening Friday and itsofficial opening Monday, itserved up treats and hotbeverages to 865 customers,Sodexo manager RobertRyder tells the Courier.“This was a strong show-ing,” he said, noting that theStarbucks served 565 cus-tomers Monday alone.

“The opening on Fridaywent very well," Ryder said.“Student, faculty and stafffeedback was very positive.”

The approximately 300 cus-tomers who showed up forFriday’s soft opening, weremore than Ryder expected.

People enjoy having famil-iar food and drink availableon campus, Ryder said."Students and staff seem ex-cited to have a wide range ofdelicious and affordablechoices," he said.

For computer sciences majorErica Marroquin, 23, Star-

bucks’ dining area was astudy-friendly environmentTuesday. “Love it,” she said.“It’s awesome.”

Sipping their drinksnearby, biology majors EvaSkiba, 19, and Sylvia Jablon-ska, 19, also rated the newvenue “fantastic.”

Starbucks’ on-campus pop-ularity wasn’t lost on baristaShannon Carrllo. The 18-year-old comic book arts stu-dent said the coffee shop’sfirst week was “really crazy.”“I didn’t know how manypeople liked frozen drinksthis time of year,” she said.

Starbucks isn’t the onlyubiquitous corporate eaterymaking a debut on campus.

On Tuesday, Panda Ex-press started serving upfast Chinese food at theE.E. Gibson Cafeteria,where, just last month, Sub-way opened to long lines ofhoagie-hungry patrons.

Ryder expects a similarreaction from customers toPanda Express. "I antici-pate up to a 20 percent in-crease in customer counts,"he said.

October 7, 2011• COURIER 5NEWS

Starbucks’ new location sees strong turnout, Panda Express follows suitElise AndersonNews Editor

Above: A Student peersthrough the Starbucks displaycase as she waits for her cof-fee.

Left: Starbucks employee andcurrent student Kenny Schu-macher whips up a latte for acustomer.

Architecture student Young Lim gets a freshly brewed drink from Starbucks employee and Criminal Justice student Kenny Schumacher.

Photos by Chris Johnson

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CollisionDriver of unit one was backing

out of a parking space in lot Col-lege one.

Unit one did not see unit twogoing straight ahead down theaisle. Unit one’s bumper struckunit two’s passenger side.

CollisionAs unit one was parking in

College lot 1, his front passengerbumper struck unit two’s driverside rear wheel well. The colli-sion left a black streak. Unit twowas parked and unoccupied atthe time of the accident.

Hit and RunThe reporting officer to driver

of unit two who said she hadparked her vehicle in parking lotFawell D at 7:30 p.m..

She returned at about 11 p.m.to find that her vehicle had beenstruck in the left rear bumper byan unknown vehicle.

Reporting officer noticed alarge round dent on the left rearbumper. Between $501-1500damage done.

IncidentThe reporting officer spoke to

the driver of unit two, who saidthat she was stopped at the stopsign waiting to turn eastbound

onto Fawell Blvd from parkinglot Fawell E.

While waiting at the stop signshe was struck in the rear byunit one. The driver of unit onestated that she had struck unittwo in the rear bumer with herown front bumper.

Reporting officer noticed dam-age to the rear bumper of unittwo and the front bumper and

right headlight of unit one.Property theft

On Thursday, Sept. 29 at 3:20p.m. the reporting officer wasdispatched about a theft that oc-cured.

The complainant said that hehad parked his bicycle at thebike rack on the north side of the

McAninch Arts Center at ap-proximately 8:30 a.m.

He returned to the bike rack atapproximately 3 p.m. and no-ticed his bike was gone.

Complainant stated that he didnot lock up his bike when he leftit at the rack.

The blue and gray mountainbike that was stolen was de-scribed to have a high seat andbrakes that do not work.

Reporting officer spoke withsome staff at the MAC to see ifthey observed any suspicious ac-tivity, which they did not.

The Closed Circuit TelevisionCamera was active the day ofthe theft but not pointed in thedirection of the bike racks.

The estimated value of thebike is $180.

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Point CounterPointccording to a studyby the Institute ofMedicine of the Na-

tional Academy of Sciences,44,000 to 98,000 people dieevery year as a result of med-ical errors.

This number is already highenough with the educationthat doctors must receive now,so why would we lower thesestandards, thus risking an in-crease in the num-ber of thesepreventable deaths?

Doctors are people that areresponsible for a someone’slife and only the very bestshould be allowed to practice.

Because it’s our lives that arein their hands, it’s fair to askthat they be as educated asthey possibly can. New technologies are beingcreated, new illnesses arebeing diagnosed and newideas are being discoveredeveryday. Doctors need to con-

tinue their education in orderto keep up with the ever-changing world we live in.

Online programs, seminarsand medical journals are alleasily accessible through theDiscovery Health ContinuingMedical Education.

The repercussions of lower-ing the standards of the AMAwould be devastating. Medicalmalpractice cases would un-

doubtedly rise, deathsthat could have beenprevented would sky-

rocket and people would be-come less trusting of themedical professionals in oursociety.

No one would want a “C”student or a slacker to performheart surgery on them, that jobshould be left for highly edu-cated professionals.

Human error is one thing,but a patient dying because ofa doctor’s lack of knowledge isunacceptable.

n today’s society, the stan-dards for doctors are sim-ply too high. First of all,

to become a doctor, you’dneed to go through roughlyseven years of school plusfield experience.

It takes too much time to be-come a doctor, precious timethat could be spent savinglives. Nurses on the otherhand, are often the ones whodo the majority of the workand get the mostfirst hand experi-ence dealing with a variety orcases.

The “average” person couldeasily be a doctor if they puttheir mind to it.. But theamount of schooling theywould have to go throughshould be reduced.

Programs can be developedthat won’t leave those desir-ing to go into the medical fieldstruggling with years ofclasses and the debt that fol-lows after.

With today’s economic cri-sis, people can hardly affordto attend medical school for asemester.

The repercussions of lower-ing standards would dropslightly if at all.

A nurse goes through a lotless schooling but has somuch more responsibility.Lowering standards for doc-tors wouldn’t be that dra-matic, if anything, it would

allow nurses achance to advance to

a higher position. The medical field is a diffi-

cult one to even get into tobegin with. With the job mar-ket today, employers will onlyaccept practically perfect peo-ple. However, no one is per-fect.

There are people who maynot be the best in math butknow what hard work is andare willing to put their nose tothe grindstone and get the jobdone.

Should the American Medical Association have lower standards?

Yes

Researched by Matt Mertes, A&E Editor Researched by Austin Slott, Features EditorPointCounterPoint topics are selected, researched and written by the staff of the Courier and aim to reflect differing opinions on

the same subject. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the author.

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No

The Reconceiving the StudentExperience Team missed somethings with the Monday releaseof their final recommendations.

ReSET hosted an all-collegeforum to present their ideas toPresident Robert Breuder and thecollege, but chose not to answerany questions from attendees.

This is unacceptable.Students and employees de-

serve to provide feedback on ad-ministration’s recommendationsfor student success in an openforum.

Breuder offered to be availablevia email to answer questions,but a forum is meant to be a placeof discussion and discourse, andthe forum seemed more like win-dow dressing than a place to hearfeedback, ask questions and offerinput.

Nothing was posted on the col-lege’s website informing studentsabout the forum, and studentleaders claim administration did-n’t reach out to them. They didn’teven know about it.

There was no obvious signagepromoting the forum for unin-

formed but interested staff. Although the ReSET team

worked hard to implement stu-dent success initiatives, there wasno harm in soliciting live feed-back at the forum. But it didn’thappen.

In Associate Vice PresidentsGlenda Gallisath and Earl Dowl-ing’s letter to the editor in theCourier about ReSET last week,they said, “There comes a point intime where an organization shiftsfrom collecting feed-back and input…toholding employeesresponsible for pro-posing solutions to the prob-lems.”

We recognize that, but there’s noreason the ReSET team can’t atleast solicit comments and feed-back from forum attendees.

The team undoubtedly spentmany hours coming up with rec-ommendations for Breuder’s sen-ior administration to consider.But to think continued feedbackisn’t essential to the process is todiscount the valuable insight ofthe operating workers and stu-

dents of the college.Also, the 27 recommendations

listed at the forum were lessabout enriching the student expe-rience, and more about present-ing a blueprint for increasingenrollment numbers and reten-tion rates. Recommendation 23 isa good example of this: “Developand implement retention strate-gies designed to improve studentsuccess and retention.”

The student experience starts inthe classroom and is con-tinued through student in-volvement in various clubsand organizations on cam-

pus. While enrollment figures aregood parameters for measuringstudent trends, students are fartoo valuable to be measuredsolely in numbers.

If the senior administration ispresented with recommendationsthat prioritize enrollment in-creases over the student experi-ence, ReSET will be anothermodel that de-personalizes stu-dents and hurts the student expe-rience, even if it does increaseenrollment.

Our suggestion to fix this was toinvolve students more. In an edi-torial two weeks ago, we ad-dressed the lack of studentrepresentation on ReSET andhoped that our concerns wouldhave been taken seriously.

The ReSET recommendationsmissed the mark on how to im-prove the student experience.Embrace the student body, keepthe channels of communicationopen and accurately assess whatthe students’ needs are. But withthe recommendations listed, stu-dents are only guaranteed morepeers flooding the halls.

With this attitude and mindsetwithin the administration, it maybe time to push the reset buttonon ReSET.

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FEATURES

Remembering the frenzyAs an audience of 125 stu-

dents and faculty awaited thelecture of a renowned photog-rapher this past Monday inthe Health and Science Centerlecture hall, a slideshow of hisphotos projected onto twoscreens at the front of the lec-ture hall.

Photos of bright-eyed Latinoimmigrants, poverty in smallvillages, ominous shadows ofassault weapons and every-day Mexican life rolledthrough periodically on aPowerPoint show.

Photographer and writerJohn Sevigny came to the col-lege to hold a lecture on im-migration and violence inLatin America.

Sevigny, origi-nally fromMiami, attrib-utes much ofhis interest inLatin Americato his environ-ment as a child.

“Growing upin Miami, mostof my neighborswere fromSouth America,many of myschoolmateswere fromrefugee campsand I was justsurrounded by Latin Ameri-can culture,” Sevigny said.

It was this love for LatinAmerican culture as well as aneed for “a different kind ofspace” that led Sevigny toleave his job working as ajournalist for the AssociatedPress. He longed for some-thing more and he felt asthough his journalism jobwould not fulfill this need.

“I just wanted to tell sto-ries that didn’t fit in thatcookie-cutter news style,”Sevigny said.

Sevigny became a freelancephotographer and journalistand moved to Mexico, wherehe has lived for ten years. Hedocuments everyday life inMexico with his pictures andwrites journal entries abouthis experiences.

“There’s a marriage be-tween writing and pictures,”Sevigny said. “The only wayto choose what to photographor write about is by going outthere and finding it. You haveto find what moves you.”

The lecture detailed the in-creasingly dangerous issuesfacing Mexico as the drug car-

tels are becoming more andmore prominent, according toSevigny.

Sevigny talked about “bal-aceras” or shootouts outsidehis window that could lastup to five hours. Oneshootout in particular hap-pened while Sevigny waswalking through a MexicanIndependence Day celebra-tion when gunshots brokeout, leaving two people dead.

He made apparent the cor-ruption that is hurting Mex-ico. “You could buy yourway out of anything, from aparking ticket to a murder,”said Sevigny.

More chilling facts were pre-sented throughout the presen-tation; more people in Mexicohave died in the last five yearsthan soldiers in Vietnam. Two

people were re-cently hungfrom a bridge,in Mexico, for“tweeting” anti-violence mes-sages accordingto Sevigny.

“The violenceand crime inMexico isvastly underre-ported in theU.S… Insteadof reporting onwhat’s goingon in Libya,focus on what’shappening

right next door,” said Sevi-gny.

Sevigny posed the sugges-tion that the U.S. stop givingmilitary aid to Mexico, asthese weapons are just soldout the backdoor to criminalsand cartels. “The U.S. is basi-cally paying for kids to shootother kids,” said Sevigny, “Ifthe U.S. wants to help out,then stop giving military aidand money to Mexico.”

By the end of the lecture, itwas obvious that Sevigny’swords truly had an effect onits listeners, as people wereleft dying to know more.Questions about the drug car-tels and victims were askedand talk about calls to actionhad begun.

Sevigny ended his lecturewith a quote that hits hard,“In Mexico, people respectauthority, not the law.”

Many students just cameinto the lecture looking forsome extra credit in theirclasses. However, they leftwith, if nothing else, newknowledge of the crime andviolence currently plaguingMexico.

Photo by Chris Johnson

By Austin SlottFeatures Editor

“You could buyyour way out ofanything, froma parking ticket

to a murder.”

JOHN SEVIGNY

PHOTOGRAPHER

AND WRITER

Photographer, writer recounts life and work in violence-ravaged Mexico

Writer and Photographer John Sevigny has spent a decade in Mexico, documenting the violenceand poor quality of life due to powerful drug cartels

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Tours of new facilities to be provided to community

As construction continuesall over campus, the collegewill be hosting a communityopen house highlighting all ofthe new facilities on Oct. 15.

There will be self-guidedtours of Homeland SecurityEducation Center and Culi-nary & Hospitality Center, aswell as student ambassadorsproviding tours of the StudentServices Center.

“We welcome communitymembers to see what all of thedust and construction hasbeen about,” News BureauCoordinator Robyn Johnsonsaid.

The event is not only opento students and staff, but alsoanybody else in the commu-nity curious about the newbuildings.

“(The tours) are open toanyone,” Johnson said, “Wehave everyone from highschools to girl scouts sign upfor the tours.”

The Glen Ellyn Fire Depart-ment will be present at theHEC and will be providingthe community with some in-sight into the job of a fire-fighter, while highlighting thenew facility.

“There’s going to be asmoke room, [the firefighters]will show off some of theirequipment, the kids can evensee what it’s like to ride on afire engine,” Johnson said.

The fire department will alsobe demonstrating a simulatedfire rescue.

Those who attend the openhouse will also have the op-portunity to visit the CHCand the new Waterleaf restau-rant and hotel, Inn at Water’sEdge.

“People will have thechance to observe the culinaryclassrooms,” Johnson said.“They will also be able tosample some cooking fromthe new Waterleaf restau-rant’s executive chef, Jean-Louis Clerc.”

In addition to tours of thecollege’s new facilities, facultyand student ambassadors willbe able to answer any ques-tions and provide informationabout new programs being of-fered as a result of the newbuildings.

One of these new programsis the 3+1 program which thecollege, in association withLewis University, providesstudents with a new way toachieve either an Associate inArts in Criminal Justice de-gree or a Bachelor of Arts inCriminal/Social Justice de-gree utilizing the new HEC.

“There is a lot of importantinformation for students.”Johnson said, “Any studentthat registers for classes onthe day of the open house willhave no registration fee.”

Johnson believes this is agreat opportunity for CODand community members to

By Austin SlottFeatures Editor

Photos by Chris Johnson

The Culinary and HospitalityCenter (top) The HomelandSecurity Education Center(right) will be featured at thecampus tours.

gain information about all ofthe new changes around thecollege.

“I really hope people takethe time to see all the new fa-cilities and for residents of thecommunity to see what alltheir money went towards,”Johnson said.

The open house and newbuilding tours are all free andwill be open from 1 p.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15.

As National Breast CancerAwareness Month kicks off inOctober, the college will behosting “Message of Hope,”a free breast cancer aware-ness speaking event in theHealth Services Center onMonday, Oct. 10.

The event will consist of agroup conversation dealingwith the early detection, pre-vention methods and the lat-est resources available in thefight against breast cancer.

The event coordinator, com-munity development special-ist Cynthia Johnson, believesthe most effective weapon inthe fight against breast canceris “knowledge.”

“Cancer is so daunting,”Johnson said. “Women needto be aware of everythingthey can do to prevent or treat(breast cancer).”

Speakers from different or-ganizations will be featured atthis seminar to offer adviceand discuss their experienceswith breast cancer. Onespeaker will be psychologistTiffany Sanders, who willdiscuss the mental healthproblems that affect breastcancer patients and their fam-ilies.

“Some women are very self-conscious about their bodiesand cancer can add to thatdiscomfort,” Johnson said.

A Mammacare Breast ExamWorkshop will also be avail-able, which will teach womenhow to proficiently examinethemselves and detectlumps,an eye-opening andlife-saving portion of the dayaccording to Johnson.

“Over the past couple of

years, we have had a few in-stances of women that foundlumps with the Mammacarekits… some of which weremalignant,” Johnson said. “Ifwe can save one person, thenit is well worth it.”

The event will be spon-sored by a number of differ-ent organizations including:the American Association ofRetired Persons, local sorori-ties, Alpha Kappa Alpha, ChiSigma Omega and DeltaSigma Theta, Links, Inc, avolunteer service organiza-tion for African Americans

and others of African ances-try and the African AmericanLeadership Round Table, anorganization that informs is-sues for African Americans,who will explore the effectsof breast cancer on AfricanAmerican women.

According to the Office ofMinority Health ResourceCenter, the death rate ofAfrican American womenwith breast cancer is twice theamount compared to thedeath rate of white women.This is a problem that Johnsonattributes to a “lack of health

care and preventative care.” Johnson encourages fami-

lies to attend.“Breast cancer isn’t just

something one faces bythemselves, it’s a familything,” Johnson said.

“Spouses provide encour-agement to the diagnosed.”

October 7, 2011 • COURIER 11FEATURES

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COURIER • October 7, 201112 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL SECTION

The CofavoFlicks

Hungry? Hannibal Lecter sure is. But forget Subway or Panda Ex-press, human liver sounds much more appetizing to this cannibal inthe 1991 horror classic, “Silence of the Lambs.” Once respected psy-chiatrist turned cannibal, Anthony Hopkins portrayal of the manipu-lating serial killer is fantastic. Hopkins acts as an aid to a young FBIagent, Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), as she is to track down anotherpsychopathic killer who skins his victims. The film will make view-ers squirm as they see the grotesquely perverted ways that both menkill off their victims. On top of being a typical suspense-filled horrormovie packed full with plenty of fake blood and organs, this film hasa brilliant plot that involves the protagonist working alongside anantagonist, something most horror movies don’t incorporate. Withsuperb acting from Hopkins and Foster, the phenomenal directing ofJonathan Demme, and a ghastly script provided by Thomas Harrisand Ted Tally, “Silence of the Lambs” is one of my personal favoritehorror films. - Matt Mertes, A&E Editor

Silence of the LambsOne of director Stanley Kubricks first massmarket films, the psychological horror ‘TheShining’ delves into the world between thenatural and the supernatural. Based on thenovel by Stephen King, Kubrick explores thefrailty of the human psyche. Starring JackNicholson as Jack Torrance a man who agreesto take the job as the caretaker of the OverlookHotel during their off-season. Torrance bringshis family along for the stay in the hotel andthings quickly take a turn for the worse. Tor-rance’s son Danny played by Danny Loyd dis-covers he has the ‘shine’ an ability tocommunicate telepathically with both thedead and living. - Chris Johnson, Photo Editor

The Shining

What would you do if you only hThat is what Samara, creepy girl tTV from an eerie tape, gives her vthem. Although the movie is moreit carries the tone of a traditional hvillain hunts down its victims onewill definitely have the viewer oncouch as they race against time wRachel in her investigation of thisleaves all who watch it dead.- Elise Anderson, News Editor

The Ri

Ever take pictures? After watching Shutter, you’llnever want to press the capture button on a cam-era again. Originally a Thai horror film releasedin 2003, Director Masayuki Ochiai remade thefilm in 2008. A newly wed couple, Ben and JaneShaw, (Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor) leaveNew York for Tokyo, Japan where Ben found ajob in photography. Driving in the wilderness inthe middle of the night, Jane hits and kills a girldressed in an all white dress and crashes into aditch. After striking the girl, the couple ishaunted as she literally follows them around.Every photo Ben takes after the crash appears tobe blurred with the girl in every photo. Littledoes Ben know, the girl has left a permanentmark on his back giving Ben and Jane chills everytime Ben clicks on the Shutter.

- Josh Toletino, Sports Editor

Shutter

Widely regarded as one of the most influential horrorfilms and the “mother of all slasher films,” Alfred Hitch-cock’s Psycho is the perfect Halloween movie. It startsout as a seemingly typical Hitchcockian thriller, detail-ing the story of a woman who steals $40,000 from heremployer to marry her lover, but it quickly takes a dis-turbing turn. From its mysterious, dark tone to its eeriescore, the scariness of Psycho climaxes at its infamousshower scene. One viewing of this scene and you will belooking behind shower curtains for weeks. The masterof suspense proves that you don’t have to show graphicviolence or have ghosts that say “boo” to make a moviescary. - Austin Slott, Featurea Editor

Psycho As a remake of the classic released in 1977,Hills Have Eyes lived up to the atmosphere ofthe original while adding the modern touch ofmore special effects involving violence andgore. If it’s one thing the 2006 rebirth doeswell, it’s the depiction of over the top violence.The story, although formulaic follows a familyon vacation as they get stranded in the nuclearwastelands of the desert but the gripping as-pect is the portrayal of characters throughoutthe movie, as the group progresses the audi-ence builds strong ties and emotions towardsalmost all of the characters making this moviememorable. - Shawn Mukherji, Graphics Editor

Hills Have Eyes

The Mothman Prophecies follow the life of reporter JohnKlein (Richard Gere), who begins to have lapses inmemory after his wife Mary (Deborah Messing) diesfrom a brain tumor. Klein blacks out several times andends up driving to Point Pleasant, Virginia only to be-come entrapped in a conspiracy about a winged creaturedubbed “The Mothman,” who pays haunting visits tothe town’s inhabitants with prophecies and predictionsabout horrible tragedies that come to life. With a con-stant dialogue between the Mothman and Klein sparks acuriosity and creepiness that keeps your eyes glued tothe screen.- Nick Davison, Editor in Chief

The Mothman Prophecies

What are your plans for Halloween?Lauren Werner, 18

Carol Stream Undecidedmajor

••“I!m going to Illinois StateUniversity.”

Kamil Sitco, 18RosellePhysical Therapy

••“Haunted houses.”

Brittany Moore, 19AuroraMarketing

••“I!m going to U of I toparty.”

October 7, 2011 • COURIER 13HALLOWEEN SPECIAL SECTION

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ad seven days to live?that comes out of thevictims before killinge of a suspense thriller,horror flick where thee by one. This movien the edge of theirith main character mysterious video that

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TunesUnderground rapper Immortal Techniquecaptures the underlying darkness of crime-rid-den communities in America. Dance With TheDevil follows the story of a ‘try hard’ youngman, William, who ‘dances with the devil’ bycommitting a series of escalating crimes toprove himself in front of an idolized localgang. The raw lyricism, shadowed by asolemn piano tune truly resonate when themalicious group of hunters stalked their fe-male prey. They assault and cover her head,bringing her to a roof where they each taketurns violating her in graphic detail. Satisfiedin his partaking and being accepted in thegroup, William’s world takes a stomachchurning turn when he realizes that the for-saken woman is his own mother. Immediately,he takes his own life by jumping off the roof.A chilling excerpt curtailing his death holdsthe essence of the song, “So when the devilwants to dance with you, you better say neverbecause a dance with the devil might last youforever.” - Shawn Mukherji, Graphics Editor

Dance With The Devil

Celtic Frost’s eerie song “Os Abysmi VelDaath” paints the portrait of despair. With theheavily, down-tuned and distorted guitarchugging, and drawn out chord progressionsonly adds to the effect of the song. Further im-pact comes from Thomas Gabriel Fischer’svocal delivery that can only be described ashaunting, until he switches it up and utilizeshis raspy and heavier vocals for different partsof the song. The female choral parts that fillthe background add to the creepy and hollowtonality of the song. The best way I can de-scribe this song would be it makes you feellike you are falling through purgatory, con-sumed by nothingness. - Nick Davison, Editor in Chief

Os Abysmi Vel Daath

From the Cramps debut album ‘Songs TheLord Taught Us,’ ‘I Was A Teenage Werewolf’delves into the psyche of an adolescent as hecopes with the strains of life as a werewolf. Ahybrid between a horror movie and a classicpunk rock song, ‘I Was A Teenage Werewolf’ isone of the greatest songs of the horror genre. AMidwest monster, of the highest grade, thissong gives us insight into the real issues facingteenage werewolves. From the pain of gettingbraces to the uncontrollable urge to eat hu-mans this song covers the gamut of what lifeas a teenage werewolf entails.- Chris Johnson, Photo Editor

I Was A Teenage Werewolf

When the “Anti-Christ Superstar” MarilynManson himself covers one of your songs, youknow the results will be a twisted compilationof screeching guitars, melodically dark bassand drums, and Manson’s eerie vocals. Such isManson’s cover of Depeche Mode’s “PersonalJesus.” Accompanied by a music video thatdepicts Manson, as he death stares the camerawith his signature mismatched contacts,twitching grotesquely with scars on his palmsas if he’d just gotten off the cross, as well asthe rest of the band sporting typical goth out-fits. The song itself will send chills down yourspine as guitarist Twiggy Ramierez produces ascreeching cry from his guitar within the first30 seconds of the song, giving off a horrifyingvibe right away. Manson’s “Personal Jesus”not only did justice to the original, but easilyhas my vote for one of the eeriest songs todate. - Matt Mertes, A&E Editor

Personal Jesus

Staff’s frightening feastsFrom left to right: Severed fin-ger cookies made by NickDavison, Editor in Chief.Ghostly brownie cake bakedby Elise Anderson, News Edi-tor.Gummy worm mud puddingmade by Matt Mertes, A&EEditor.Buttermilk brain cupcakesmade by Austin Slott, Fea-tures Editor.

New Philharmonic broughtin its 35th year with acrescendo as they performedthe song that redefined classi-cal music, Beethoven’s NinthSymphony, at the MAC’sMain Stage.

The evening began with aMAC Chat that discussed in-fluences on Beethoven and hismusic. For example, afterNapoleon Bonaparte madehimself emperor of France,Beethoven felt inclined todedicate his third symphonyto Napoleon but was appalledby his actions and swiftlychanged his mind.

The ninth symphony cameto be because of Beethoven’sadmiration of Friedrich vonSchiller’s famous poem, “Odeto Joy.”

Also, the first timeBeethoven’s ninth was per-formed, Beethoven received astanding ovation, which atthat point in his life, he could-n’t even hear.

Later in the lecture, conduc-tor Kirk Muspratt and bari-tone soloist Corey Criderjoined that evening’s audi-ence for a brief question and

answer session before havingto scurry back to the rest ofthe orchestra.

When Crider was askedwhat he admires most aboutBeethoven’s Ninth, he simplyreplied with, “It’s the piecethat changes our whole lan-guage as human beings.”

As patrons eagerly waitedfor Muspratt to take the stage,Michele Lekas, First Violinistand Concertmaster, proudlyarrived to make sure the restof the orchestra was in tune.

Muspratt shortly arrivedthereafter and was warmlywelcomed by audience mem-bers.

The orchestra commencedtheir performance withBeethoven’s overture toEgmont, a tragedy written by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethein 1787 that is centeredaround a battle between theFlemish Count of Egmont andthe Spanish Duke of Alba.

The piece flowed beautifullycreating an image of the key

dramatic points within thetragedy.

Following a 15-minute inter-mission, the orchestra wasready to tackle Beethoven’smonumental Ninth Sym-phony. The first act beganwith the orchestra gentlysewing together a tranquilscene for the audience in thekey of D minor.

The orchestra smoothlytransitioned to the second actremaining in the key of Dminor. During the second actMuspratt charismatically con-ducted the orchestra to reacha more brisk and rapid tempo.The third movement, whichcould be considered the “thecalm before the storm,”slowed the orchestra downwith Muspratt conducting ina more gentle manner.

As the third movementcame to an end, the choir andsoloists (Michelle Areyzaga,

soprano, Denise Gamez, mez-zosoprano, John Summers,tenor and Crider, baritone)took their positions on stageas the joyous and upbeatfourth movement began.

Crider was the first soloistto perform as cellists pre-sented him with the key inwhich he would bellow, “OFreunde, nicht diese Töne!”Which translates into, “OhFriends, not these tones!” sug-gesting the orchestra becomesmore jubilant with theirsound.

Through Muspratt’s master-ful conducting, the combina-tion of the choir and soloists,and the absolute unison of theorchestra, the piece becamejust that, a joyous and glori-ous sounding work of art atwhich MAC patrons provideda thunderous standing ova-tion for.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ode to Joy:By Matt MertesA&E Editor

Photos by Chris Johnson

Baritone Soloist Corey Crider and Conductor Kirk Muspratt joke around during the pre-showMAC Chat (above), Muspratt interacts with audience during MAC Chat (below)

New Philharmonic Orchestraperforms Beethoven’s ninth

Photo by Chris JohnsonThe entire New Philharmonic Orchestra in the midst of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

“It’s the piecethat changes

our language ashuman beings.”COREY CRIDER,BARITONE SOLOIST

October 7, 2011 • COURIER 15ARTS

veryone loves a goodbook, especially Eng-lish professor LisaHiggins. So in 2004,Higgins and a few of

her students created Page

Turners; the college’s veryown book club.

Page Turners meet and dis-cuss books members havechosen and hold two annualbook fair fundraisers. Theclub is also open to collabora-tions with other college clubsand organizations, with read-

ing such books as “Like Waterfor Chocolate” with Casa deAmigos and “War of theWorlds” with the Sci-Fi Club.

Higgins likes to keep upwith books that are going tomake an appearance on thebig screen, so when newsbroke that Augusten Bur-rough’s “Running With Scis-sors” (2006) and Roald Dahl’sclassic “Charlie and theChocolate Factory” (2005)were being turned intomovies, the group eagerlyjumped on both books.

Oct. 27, just in time for Hal-loween, Page Turners will dis-cuss the eerie works of EdgarAllan Poe, including “TheRaven,” “The Tell-TaleHeart,” “Black Cat” and“Annabel Lee.”

Page Turners is open to anystudent or faculty memberwho has a passion for read-ing.

For more information aboutthe club, contact Lisa Higginsat higgins@cod.edu or at 630-942-2800.

By Matt MertesA&E Editor

Edgar Allan Poe discussed atnext Page Turner’s meeting

Photo courtesy of Lisa Higgins

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Oct. 68 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterStudio TheatreCollege Theatre - “Re-cent Tragic Events”In this comedy Andrewand Waverly, set up on ablind date by a mutualacquaintance, realizethey seem to be con-nected by a series ofstrange coincidences.Runs through Oct. 23.For more informationcontact the MAC ticketoffice at (630) 942-4000TICKETS: $8 all ages

Oct. 78 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterStudio TheatreRoseanne Cash with JonLeventhal: The ListGrammy winning singer,songwriter and artist,Roseanne Cash, takes thestage at the MAC withGrammy-winning pro-ducer and husband, JonLeventhal. For more in-formation contact theMAC ticket office at(630) 942-4000TICKETS: $46 adult/$44senior/$36 youth

Oct. 97 p.m. McAninch Arts CenterStudio TheatreGypsy Fire: Jose PorcelCompania Flamenca JosePorcel, one of the pre-mier dance troupes toperform the ancient, cul-tural dance of Flamenco.For more informationcontact the MAC ticketoffice at (630) 942-4000TICKETS: $46 adult/$44senior/$36 youth

Oct. 137:30 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterStudio TheatreCollege Music - StudentMusic ConcertCome enjoy true, youth-ful talent from noneother than College ofDuPage students them-selves as they expresstheir love and passionfor the arts thru music.For more informationcontact the MAC ticketoffice at (630) 942-400TICKETS: $4 all ages

Oct. 13 8 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterTheatre 2WDCB Jazz Cafe at theMAC! - Paulinho GarciaCome experience trueChicago talent as thebest jazz guitaristsaround will be show-cased right here at theMAC. This concert willbe recorded and broad-casted on 90.9 fm. Formore information con-tact the MAC ticket of-fice at (630) 942-4000TICKETS: $18 adult/$16senior/$8 youthOct. 148 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterTheatre 2Club MAC - CathieRyanFormer frontwoman forCherish the Ladies andrecipient of Irish FemaleVocalist of the decade,Cathie Ryan, will per-form at the MAC’s Stu-dio 2 for a show youwon’t want to miss. Formore information con-tact the MAC ticket of-fice at (630) 942-4000TICKETS: $36 adult/$34senior/$ 26 youthOct. 1510 a.m.McAninch Arts CenterMain StageJustin Roberts & TheNot Ready For NaptimePlayersJustin Roberts is a funand friendly band kidsare sure to enjoy. Forkids 3 and up. For moreinformation contact theMAC ticket office (630)942-4000TICKETS: $12 all ages.

Oct. 16 3 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterMain StageCollege Music - DuPageCommunity ConcertBand - Music by ComposerAlfred ReedCome be entertained bythe college’s very ownmusic students. Formore information con-tact the MAC ticket of-fice at (630) 942-4000TICKETS: $4 all ages

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COURIER • October 7, 201116 ARTS

Rhis past Sunday onthe McAninch ArtsCenter’s MainStage, The MilesDavis Experience

honored renowned jazz per-former Miles Davis.

Trumpeter Ambrose Akin-musire, tenor saxophonistWalter Smith III, pianist SamHarris, bassist Harish Ragha-van and drummer JustinBrown along with DonaldLacy who provided narrationwith a beat style poetry for-mat, took MAC patrons backto the decade of 1949-1959,when Davis was at the peakof his career.

Professor of Music, TomTallman, began the eveningwith a MAC Chat that cov-ered the history of Davis andhis music.

The evening included theband performing a variety ofthe famous innovator’s work,such as selections from “Birthof the Cool” and the best sell-ing jazz album of all time,“Kind of Blue.”

Lacy, who wrote the narra-tive script, had a lot to sayabout “Kind of Blue.”

“I listen to that albumeveryday. That’s my orangejuice, listening to Miles Davis

in ‘Kind of Blue’,” Lacy said.Along with performing

Davis’ work, band memberswere also given the opportu-nity to perform a solo, allow-ing them to showcase theirproficiency with each instru-ment and individual talents.

On top of Lacy’s beat stylepoetry, visuals were projectedon to three different screensdisplaying the culture andhistory that inspired Davis.

Lacy said that the visualswere meant to take audiencemembers on a guided journeyback in time so they can betterunderstand this historic era.

Lacy feels the band is doingjustice to such an iconic figurein history. He also sharedwith the Courier that he feelsDavis is underappreciated forhis contributions in history,pop culture and music.

“He had a willingness tochange and I give him muchcredit for evolving and neverkeeping the status quo,” Lacysaid.

Although having recentlyjoined the group, Lacy feelshe is apart of something bigas he hopes to give theyounger generations a trueMiles Davis experience.

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Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and pianist Sam Harris perform a duet on stage. Photos by Chris Johnson

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Americans from acrossthe Midwest have beenoccupying the sidewalksof Chicago’s downtownfinancial district to showtheir disdain for whatthey feel is the corporatetakeover of the Americaninfrastructure.Occupy Chicago, as the

group has come to beknown, is among the firstacross the country to joinin solidarity with the Oc-cupy Wall Street move-ment, protestingcorporate greed.

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Jim Roseky came infrom Indiana to expresshis contempt for thecourse he feels this coun-try is on.

“I could no longer sitby and watch my countrybe hijacked by corporateinterests, Roseky said. “Ihad to get out here andmake my voice heard.”

The Fed up with the corporatiza-tion of America, individualstake to the streets of Chicago

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Right: Pedes-trians pass bya whiteboarddisplaying cur-rent informa-tion regardingthe sit-in.

Left: Protestsigns lineQuincy Streetas organizersgear up fortheir twelfthstraight day infront of theChicago Fed-eral Reserve.

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Protester Jim Roseky talks with fellow activists as hedisplays a sign expressing his displeasure.

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COURIER • October 7, 201120

Offense rolls over Ellsworth in 37-27 conference win

Chaps declaw Panthers

fter coming off oftwo consecutivelosses the Chapssoared past theEllsworth Commu-

nity College Panthers 37-27 ina conference game on Oct. 1.

The Chaps received the ballat the 38-yard line, but due toa personal foul were pinnedback to the 20-yard line,where the offense took over tobegin the Chaps openingdrive. More problems arosefor the Chaps early afterQuarterback Bobby Vega fum-bled the ball on the first snapof the game for a five-yardloss.

On a third and fifteen play,the Chaps caught a breakafter Vega threw an incom-plete pass, when a flagthrown for defensive pass in-terference, gave the Chaps afresh set of downs to makesomething happen.

Runningback Darnell Rat-cliff was able to push aheadfor a 15-yard gain, inching theChaps offense closer to mid-field. After another snappedfumble, Vega was able to con-nect with Wide ReceiverJasper Golden in the end-

zone, launching the Chapsonto the scoreboard, 7-0.

Panthers Quarterback WillieTindal was mobile in thepocket and racked up 75 rush-ing yards, and leads his teamin individual rushing yards at350-yards.

On a second and elevenplay, Tindal kept the ball,surging ahead from the 42-yard line all the way to theChaps 25-yard line for a firstdown.

The Panthers had similarsuccess on their openingdrive, effectively moving theball down the field, capping itoff with a 12-yard touchdownrun by Panthers Running-back, Nyjee Flemming. Afterthe extra point was kicked,the Chap’s offense took overonce again.

The Chaps went three andout, unable to answer toEllsworth after their impressivescoring drive. After punting itaway, Tindal and his offensiveline stepped back onto the fieldto further their lead.

The Chaps defense was ableto effectively pressure Tindal,forcing him to scramble andthrow incomplete passes. Nearthe Chaps end-zone on the 14-yard line, on a third and eightplay, Tindal gets the ball before

the Chaps defense were able tobring him down, but the ballwas batted down by DefensiveBack Jalen Taylor-Spates.

The Panthers settled for afield goal, putting them ahead10-7. The Chaps began theirthird drive with RunningbackCharlie Davidson bouncedout to the left side picking upnine yards. The Chapspounded the ground consis-tently to slowly move downthe field.

After inching to the 17-yardline through effective runningand third down conversionsby Vega, the Chaps settled fora field goal on a fourth andtwelve. The Chaps defenseconstantly pressured Tindaland his receivers, blockingpasses and slowing down thePanthers running game untilTindal was able to escapeChap defenders and linemento make a big 15-yard break-away putting the Panthers onthe Chaps’ 28-yard line.

After the Panthers clawedtheir way to the 13-yard line,they took a field goal on afourth and 13 play, puttingthem ahead 13-10. The Chapsmade a crucial mistake nearthe end of the first half with

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Photos by Chris Johnson

By Nick DavisonEditor in Chief

Box illustration by Shawn Mukherji

Sophmore Ernest Leonard dodges an Ellsworth defensivelinesman as he attempts to run the ball down field.

Men’s soccer Hall of Famehead coach Jim Kelly has beenaway from the team for morethan three weeks due to whatthe College describes as anundisclosed illness.

Kelly has left a legacy at theCollege that will be un-touched for many, manyyears. Kelly just recentlyamassed the 400-win mark, afeat very few coaches have orever will reach.

Just over a year ago, coachKelly was inducted into theNJCAA Hall of Fame, a truehonor to any coach.

Under Kelly’s leadership,COD student athletes havebeen led countless times toprominent success and vic-tory. Kelly is in his 25th sea-son as head coach of theMen’s soccer team, a programthat has risen to national suc-cess under his coaching andguidance.

The College and Adminis-

tration would not confirmwhat type of illness Kelly pos-sesses, but players and fanshave said Kelly is battlingLeukemia.

“He’s going through a reallytough battle right now,” Mid-fielder Robby Gundersonsaid, “We pray for him to getthrough it and for him to beback as soon as he can if it’spossible.”

Although Kelly may be ab-sent indefinitely, the team israllying together, playingwith their coach on theirminds.

“We really miss him here,it’s been tough here withoutCoach Kelly,” Forward GregEfiom said.

The team has struggledwithout him, losing their firsttwo games of the seasonagainst top ranked Triton andOakton Community College.

After losing two straightgames, assistant head coachFajkus has made adjustmentsto the lineup and has gottenthe Chaps back onto their

winning ways. The team iscurrently 3-2 since Kelly’s ab-sence.

“Coach Willie (Fajkus) isdoing a good job,” Efiom said.“His system is a little moredifficult, but we’re adjusting.”

“Coach Kelly and Coach Fa-jkus have a lot of differences,”Defender Jesus Cruz said,“Coach Fajkus makes a lot ofsubstitutions but that keepsthe tempo up. We definitelymiss Coach Kelly though.”

Players have describedCoach Kelly as a long time

fighter and that he has toldthem before his current condi-tion.

“We all know Leukemia is apretty bad disease,” Cruzsaid, “We all hope everything

By Josh TolentinoSports Editor

see ‘football’ page 24

Coach Kelly leaves team due to serious illness, players hope for speedy recovery

Coach Kelly directs his team after a game earlier this season.

see ‘coach kelly’ page 22

“We’d do anything to

have Coach onthe the bench

for even just onemore game. He’sin our heads, in

our minds.”OSCAR BARRAZA

CHAPS DEFENDERPhoto by Chris Johnson

The Lady Chaps volleyballteam showed very little brightspots at Tuesday’s gameagainst Joliet Junior College,and were unable to win a sin-gle game as the Wolvescrushed the Chaps in threestraight sets.

Trailing nearly the entiregame, the Lady Chaps strug-gled throughout the durationof the match, displayingmany mental lapses amongstthe team.

The Wolves came out storm-ing the Chaps in the first set,going up quickly 9-1 forcing aChaps timeout.

The Chaps had many com-munication errors, and attimes didn’t even communi-cate with each other at all,providing the Wolves withmany easy points.

The Chaps were able to fightback and kept the score rela-tively close. However, theChaps couldn’t take control atany point during the match,and lost the first set 20-25.

“The girls have to stay posi-tive,” head coach John Pan-gan said, “We have tominimize our mistakes. Todaywas a step back towards ourgoals.”

After a quick break, theWolves were back on the at-tack again. The Wolves relent-lessly served the Chaps strongballs and went up with aquick 20-10 lead. Frustrated,coach Pangan called a timeoutto gather his team together.

“Mental mistakes, it’s thedifference from winning and

losing, I tell them every time,”Pangan said.

After the timeout, COD ral-lied to comeback with eightstraight points forcing aWolves timeout up 21-18.

The Wolves bounced backand pounced on the LadyChaps not allowing them toscore another point.

The Wolves shut the LadyChaps out after the quicktimeout, defeating the LadyChaps in the second set 25-18.

“We need to come togetheras a team,” Outside HitterTaylor Kutilek said, “Weplayed very individualisti-cally.”

The Lady Chaps took an-other step back in the thirdand final set. The Wolves at-

tacked the Lady Chaps earlyand never let up.

The Lady Chaps struggledto find points and displayedmany mental errors in thethird set. At one point, theLady Chaps were even run-ning into each other, the resultof no communication.

The Chaps constantly com-mitted timely mistakes andfell to the Wolves in the thirdset 25-14.

The Lady Chaps found lessand less points in games asthe match went on strugglingfor every point.

“We need to work harder inpractice to figure out what wehave to do to come togetheras a group,” Kutilek said, “It’snot happening right now. We

need to perform better.”The Lady Chaps currently 5-

20, have struggled to come to-gether all season.

The team looks for an upseton Tuesday at 6 p.m. as theLady Chaps travel to battlethe Harper Hawks.

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Athlete of the Week

Photo by Chris Johnson

Q: What is your favorite thing about volleyball?

A: The intensity, it neverstops

Q: What is your least favorite thing about voleyball?

A: 6 a.m. Practices

Q: Favorite Pre-gamemeal?

A: A lot of food, any carbs

Q: Who inspires you?

A: John Pangan, my coachalways pushes me to domy best

Q: What do you do in yourfree time?

A: I’m also on the softballteam for the College

Q: Any advice for volley-ball players?

A: Stay postive, and tellyoruself you can alwaysdo it.

Q: What are your plansafter COD?

A: Transfer to Dominicanand play softball there

Q: Favorite pro athlete?

A: Andy Hein

Photo by Chris Johnson

Name: Taylor KutilekSport: VolleyballMajor: NutritionYear: SophomreAge: 19Position: Outside Hit-ter/Right Side

Lady Chaps lose in three straight setsBy Josh TolentinoSports Editor

Photo by Chris JohnsonKristin Schoenle and Kelsey Wright collide going for the ball.

Chaps top Bulldogs 6-3, relentless attack on SSC

The Men’s soccer team tookcontrol of the tempo early atTuesday’s game against SouthSuburban College topplingthe Bulldogs 6-3.

Nearly a year ago, theChaps found themselves onestep away from Nationals,matching up against SouthSuburban in the RegionalFinal match. The Chaps cameup short in overtime losing tothe Bulldogs 0-1.

This time around, the Chapswere prepared as they soughtrevenge against the team whoknocked them out of the play-offs last year.

When asked earlier in theseason about South Suburban,head coach Jim Kelly remem-bers the Bulldogs as a verybeatable team.

“We lost last year to aweaker team, the boys didn’tconcentrate hard enough andthey came to the table withmore effort,” Kelly said, “Weplay them later this year andhopefully we’ll be ready thistime.”

Although Kelly has been ab-sent to the team for over threeweeks, the Chaps were able toset their fast paced physicalstyle of play early.

The Chaps took completecontrol of the game from thevery beginning, ensuring theywould finish the job this time.

After two key losses thispast week to Triton and Oak-ton Community College, as-sistant coach William Fajkusplayed around with the start-ing lineup having star for-wards Sergio Realegeno andGreg Efiom come off thebench forcing their opponentsto concentrate on the rest of

the team.Fajkus’s strategy worked

early on Tuesday as theChaps’ midfielders and de-fenders played up on the fieldwith just one forward, allow-ing many chances for shots ongoal.

Just seven minutes into thegame, the Chaps struck first.Defender Anthony Loiacaondribbled the ball nearly theentire length of the field andstruck the ball past the Bull-

dog goalkeeper to put CODon the board first 1-0.

With a confident goal ontheir side, coach Fajkus in-serted Realegeno and Efiominto the game and scoringtook off.

In the twenty-fifth minute,Efiom was double teamed justoutside the Bulldog goal withthe Bulldog goalie concentrat-ing solely on Efiom.

With an excellent touchpass, Efiom found wide-open

Midfielder Andrew Petersonwho blasted the ball into thewide open net to put theChaps up 2-0.

“I like the strategy of coachWillie (Fajkus),” Efiom said,“Me and Sergio came off thebench so the other teams willbe distracted with our otherplayers. We have been suc-cessful with this strategy andwe look forward to morewins.”

In the thirty-first minute,Efiom juked through a mix ofBulldog defenders, weavingin and out to get past them.

Efiom found himself withjust one more Bulldog de-fender and the goalie to beat.Efiom struck the ball into thetop right corner of the goal,beating the Bulldog goalie toincrease the Chaps lead to 3-0going into halftime.

“The team is coming to-gether really well,” Efiomsaid, “Our midfielders are un-derstanding more how towork with everyone and it’sall falling into place. We’reimproving as a team very wellgoing late into the season.”

Less than eight minutes intothe second half, the Chapswere on the attack again.Team captain and midfielder

By Josh TolentinoSports Editor

see ‘revenge’ page 23

Photo by Chris JohnsonChaps midfielder Angel Escobedo battles for possession against a Bulldog defender last Tuesday.

COURIER • October 7, 201122 SPORTS

turns out alright, we hope forthe best, and for his recovery.”

“Everyone knew about hiscondition,” Defender OscarBarraza said, “We were kindof prepared, but it’s differentnot having him on the bench.”

Kelly has countless awardsand titles under his belt.However Kelly’s focus has al-ways been on his player’shopes, goals, and dreams. Inan interview earlier in the sea-son, Kelly describesd hisfocus is on players and notawards.

“The best coaches aren’tthose with the most trophiesor titles on their wall,” Kellysaid, “The best coaches are theones who produce the bestquality players on the field,that’s what I want to be re-membered as.”

Kelly’s drive to producequality players on the fieldhas resulted in outstanding

athletes under his coaching.Current players credit Kellyfor helping them growtremendously as athletes.

“It’s not about the fame, thechampionships, it’s aboutyour love and care for yourplayers which seperates thegood from the great coaches,”Kelly said.

Several players agree onhow much of a differenceKelly has made on the team.

“He definitely has helpedme as a player,” Barraza said,“We hope that he’ll getthrough it so he can be backwith us on the field.”

Forward Sergio Realegenoagrees on how valuble Kellyhas been to the team and thecollege.

“Ever since I got here, he’shelped me everyday, makingme a better player,”Realegeno said, “We hadamazing team chemistry setbecause of Coach (Kelly).”

Being considered one of thetop coaches in the nation, thenews of Kelly’s sickness is aconcern of all COD fans andthe team.

The team has agreed to do aprayer before and after everypractice and event, agreeingthat Kelly will always be withthem inside their hearts andminds.

“I pray for him everyday,every night,” Gunderson said.“He’s going through toughtimes, we hope to gain himback soon. He’s always a partof this team.”

Efiom feels chills runthough his body every timethe team says their prayers forKelly.

“We definitely will neverstop praying for him, we’llnever quit, we’re alwaysgoing to fight on with him in-side our heart,” Efiom said.

Although the seriousness ofCoach Kelly’s illnes has notyet been released by the col-lege, his condition is a con-stant concern for his team andthe fans.

“We never know when hemay go,” Realegeno said, “Wenever take anything forgranted. Before every game,we say our statements. He isour motivation to go out anddo our best.”

Defender Oscar Barraza’swish sums up the thoughts ofevery associate, every fan,and every player of Coach JimKelly.

“We just miss him. We’llcontinue to pray for the bestfor him,” Barraza said. “We’ddo anything to have him onthe bench again for even justone more game. He’s alwaysin our heads, in our minds.We’re all playing for him,we’ll finish this seasonstrong.”

Without a doubt, CoachKelly has left a major impactonto his team and the college.With nothing but the best ofhopes and prayers for him,the team will continue to bat-tle with head coach Jim Kellyalways on their mind.

‘coach kelly’ from page 20

Photo by Nick DavisonHall of Fame Coach Kelly

Rochester crushes LadyChaps in 5-1 victory

Photo by Chris JohnsonTeam captain Kierstyn Harrington sprints for possession.

“Better team won,” said a dis-appointed William Fajkus,Women’s head soccer coach,after the Lady Chaps suffereda dramatic 5-1 loss to theRochester Yellow Jackets onSaturday.

As the game began, the Yel-low Jackets were swift to ad-vance the ball and attempttwo shots on the Chaps’ goal,but goalie Katherine McEvoywas quick to block both ofthem.

When McEvoy threw theball after the second attempt,team captain and midfielderKierstyn Harrington rapidlyjumped on the ball as she leadthe Chaps downfield.

After being fouled by an op-posing Yellow Jacket who re-ceived a yellow card,Harrington received a freekick on the Yellow Jackets’sgoal, which was blocked bytheir keeper.

After solid coordination be-tween Harrington and for-ward Margaret Lindbert,Harrington was able to makeit past the Yellow Jackets de-fense for the Lady Chaps firstgoal. The Yellow Jackets madean aggressive come back onthe Chaps making an attempton goal, followed by a suc-cessful goal and two more at-tempts right before the end ofthe first half.

Going into the second half

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Angel Escobedo juked pasttwo Bulldog defenders andcrossed the ball to midfielderRobert Gunderson who hadjust the goalie between himand the net.

Gunderson faked the Bull-dog goalie right and blastedthe ball to the left side to putthe Chaps up to a 4-0 leadearly in the second half.

The Bulldogs, after strug-gling the entire first half tofind a goal, finally found theback of the net in the fifteenthminute of the second half.After several saves by Chapsgoalie Jovanni Castanon, Bull-dog forward Juan Lopezstruck the ball just past Cas-tanon’s reach to put the Bull-dog’s on the board 4-1.

Just one minute after theBulldog’s first goal, they wereprovided with another oppor-tunity to score. Chaps de-fender Loiacaon tripped upBulldog midfielder LeonFabian inside the Chapspenalty box and Fabian wasawarded with a penalty kick.Loiacaon received a yellowcard for a reckless tackle.

Castanon pranced side toside on his toes as he awaitedthe strike from Fabian. Fabianblasted the ball the oppositeway of Castanon and the Bull-dog’s found themselves downby just two goals trailing theChaps 4-2.

Angered by his teammateslack of defense within theshort amount of time, Cas-tanon rallied his team to pullit together and play as a team.Efiom took charge once againand attacked the Bulldogs’defense.

Midfielder Aldair Vega setup Efiom with a pass throughtwo defenders and Efiomblasted the ball into the net toput the Chaps up 5-2.

The Chaps allowed onemore Bulldog goal later in thehalf. However Efiom assistedGunderson to finish things offin the last minute to securethe Chaps win 6-3.

“A lot of it was team work,we followed up on every-thing,” Gunderson said,“We’ve been practicing hardand now it’s paying off. We’regoing towards the end of theseason strong.”

The Chaps look for similarresults on Tuesday at 4 p.m.as Malcom X College visitsthe COD Soccer Complex.

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Photo by Chirs JohnsonForward Realegeno is pres-sured by a Bulldog defender.

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tied 1-1, the Lady Chaps’defense was helpless asthe Yellow Jackets brisklyswept across the field toscore another goal withinthe first minute of thehalf.

The ball was advanceddown towards the YellowJacket’s goal by mid-fielder Catherine Elliot asshe made an attempt onthe Yellow Jackets goal.

As Rochester regained

control of the ball, an-other goal was made asthey brushed passed theLady Chaps defense.

Defenders Isabella Par-rilli and Caraline Scallyencouraged their team tocommunicate more andtried to boost moral.

Despite their efforts, theladies continued to fallshort as the Yellow Jack-ets scored their fourthgoal with 15 minutes left

in the game. The Chaps’defense fell apart with8:25 to spare when theYellow Jackets scored onelast goal before the end ofthe game.

“It wasn’t our bestgame. We need to wakeup more for the nextone,” said Elliott.

The Lady Chaps playtoday at 4 p.m. at home asthe Harper Hawks visitCOD.

‘crushed’ from page 22

Photo by Chris JohnsonChaps defender Caroline Scally punts the ball downfield last Saturday.

an abundance of penaltiesand poor decisions.

The Panthers booted the ballto the Chaps 40-yard line, butcaught a break when ChapsRunningback Artie Monacowas chased back 20 yards. De-spite losing their prime fieldposition, Vega was able tomake big plays and move hisoffensive line down the fieldto score with a three-yardtouchdown pass to Lee, justas the first half ended, leavingthe Chaps on top, 17-13.

As the Panthers received atthe beginning of the secondhalf, Tindal effectively threwthe ball downfield only toscore on a fourth and six playfrom the Chaps 41-yard line.Tindal passed to Wide Re-ceiver Darnell Smith to climbover the Chaps four point

lead, making the score 20-17.The Chaps answered back

by pushing past the Pantherdefensive throw the air andon the ground, to end theirdrive with a touchdown passfrom Vega to Wide ReceiverDevante Miller, with ablocked extra points, leavinga three point deficit in thescore, 23-20.

Gathering momentum, theChaps defense continuouslypressured Tindal and brokepassed his defensive line forone sack made by LinebackerTramelle Davis, followed byanother sack, forcingEllsworht to punt it away on afourth and eleven play.

Seeking revenge in thefourth quarter, Tindalmarched his offensive line upthe field by mixing up his

pass-rush offensive strategy.Making it to the one-yard line,Tindal snuck the ball in theend-zone, leaving the score at27-23, with the Panthers ontop.

Starting the drive on theirown 40-yard line, the Chapsanswered back as Vega domi-nated the air with good com-munication with his receiversto fly down the filed quickly.Entering into Panther terri-tory, Davidson made a hugeplay, breaking away at the 31-yard line for a touchdown.

After kicking the extrapoint, the Chaps pulled aheadleading the Panthers 30-27,with close to eleven minutesleft in the game.

Ellsworth attempted tospark something offensively,and were able to successfully

march down the field. How-ever, the Chaps defense heldtight, putting the Panthers ina tight situation on the 14-yard line on a fourth and tenplay.

The Panthers chose to playit safe and attempt a field goalto tie the game. Defensivelineman Sebastian Pittmanwas able to block the kick andDefensive back Joshua Pettusdove on the ball, returning itto the Chaps 28-yard line.

The Chaps ended their reignover the Panthers with an-other touchdown pass fromVega to Lee, for a final scoreof 37-27.

“I thought we played prettywell. Not great, but well,”Head coach Gary Thomassaid. “We owe it to our collegeand to our fans to put on a

good show here.”Thomas felt that his team

still needs to work on fixingtheir mistakes, paying closeattention to detail, and cleanup the penalties.

“We’ve struggled a little biton offense, lost some confi-dence after the last twogames,” Thomas said. “Icouldn’t be prouder of ourguys right now.”

“I felt we played reallygood, kept our composureand the offense made playswhen we had too,” Vega said.“All glory to God.”

The Chaps hope to carrythis moment with two up-coming road games, clashingwith Wisconsin-WhitewaterJV, Sun., Oct. 9.

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