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tudents, faculty, andemployees alikemay have to take totheir vehicles for anicotine fix, as the

college aims to go tobaccofree by August.

The college’s Board ofTrustees will rece ive a pro-posal for the implementa-tion of a campus wide banon all tobacco related prod-ucts at this Thursday’sboard meeting. The policywill be up for approval atthe April 9 meeting.

“I believe this policy willhelp ensure a healthy andwelcoming environment forall of our students and em-ployees,” said PresidentRobert Breuder in a state-ment.

If approved, the 273-acrecampus would join over 250universities and communitycolleges nationally that haveinstituted tighter regulationof tobacco use. Restrictingchew, dip and e-cigarettes aswell.

Sue Martin, Dean of Stu-dent Affairs said, “The goalis for a healthy, safe envi-ronment for employees, stu-dents and visitors that cometo the campus.” She over-sees a task force that willgather input from multiplecollege representatives andhelp in the transition to asmoke free college.

Martin said that aware-ness is key. Currently thetask force is working on asignage initiative thatwould feature postersthroughout the campus in-forming the public about

the ban before the collegestarts the fall semester.

There have not been anydefinite enforcement poli-cies at the moment. Martinsaid they will have to con-sider between keeping asimilar policy to the currentone, which regulates thedistance smokers have to befrom the door, or a new sys-tem of warnings and cita-tions.

25 feet away from thedoors of the Student Serv-ices Center, second year stu-dent Rob Carpenter, whousually has a cigarette be-tween classes feels like aban would not deter mostsmokers away, “It would behard to enforce it on such abig campus and a lot of people would rather smoke

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outside than in their car,” hesaid.

McHenry County Collegejoined other suburban com-munity colleges like Waubon-see Community College,Wheaton College and ElginCommunity College by goingtobacco free last fall. Accord-ing to their website, smokerswho violate the policy receivea $50 citation and a $100 cita-tion if they are issued two.

“When you make such acultural shift…there is alwaysgoing to be some people whofeel like we’re making themstop smoking, that’s not thecase,” Martin said. She hopesto reach a compromise withsmokers but insists that themajority supports the motion.

According to a study by theAmerican Lung Association,in 2009 the amount of youngadults (age 18-24) who smokemade up 21.8 percent of thetotal population, which is asteady decline of 24 percentsince 1997.

Kathleen Vega, Vice Presi-dent of the Student Leader-ship Council is on the taskforce as a student representa-tive. She said that in a generalsurvey conducted by SLC,they found that “about 60 per-cent were in favor of the ban.”

Vega will be attending regu-lar meetings with the commit-tees and gathering morestudent input on the matter.

Alternatives to a full banthat have been applied bysome colleges are designatedsmoking zones. Martin men-tioned that an idea similar tothat was brought up in 2008,where “huts” were proposed,but was rejected after beingruled infeasible.

“We will be providing edu-cational and cessation infor-mation for students andemployees,” said Joe Moore,Associate Vice President forExternal Affairs, “We wish tobe as sensitive as possible toour students and employeeswho may be addicted to to-bacco.”

Recently a contest wasstarted on the college’s web-site to name the tobacco-freecampaign, both students andfaculty are eligible to submitideas until Mar. 26.

The college plans to have ahealth fair week in April toraise awareness about thedamages of tobacco, howeverthe specifics about these fu-ture programs are still a workin progress according to Mar-tin.

SLC gathers student feedback, moves into election seasonStudent Leadership Council

gave members a foresightinto the coming weeks re-garding changes in club poli-cies, elections and long termplanning.

Community involvementwas a key talking point at themeeting, as SLC PresidentJustin LeMay reviewed theStrategic Long Range Plan(SLRP), which is an overviewreport on institutional effec-tiveness that identifies thecollege’s strengths and weak-nesses. SLRP also highlightspotential threats the collegemay face.

LeMay is a representativeon the SLRP council andgathers the input of the stu-dent body regarding the col-lege’s performance andrelays feedback of sugges-tions for improvement.

One of the main weak-nesses of the college identi-fied by the SLRP is the“institutional climate,” whichrelates to the student envi-ronment and how involvedstudents are with the campuscommunity.

The general consensus ofSLC members indicated thatstudent participation in ex-tracurricular activities andclubs is lacking, possiblystemming from a perceptionissue of the expectations fromthe college.

Student presence is fre-quent concern of SLC, espe-cially around the timestudent elections are held.

The first series of elections

takes place on March 21,where the positions of Stu-dent Trustee, Vice President,and President of SLC are de-termined. Currently there arethree students running forStudent Trustee, while thetwo remaining candidatesrun unopposed in their re-spective positions.

Eight potential candidateswho threw their name intothe ballot dropped out fromthe race.

Hank Gordon, the sole can-didate for SLC President saidthat he’ll take the opportu-

nity of running unopposed todirectly focus on tasks andgoals he would like to accom-plish while campaigning.

Tim Ziman, running uncon-tested for the Vice Presidentposition doesn’t think lowcandidate turnout shoulddiscourage students fromparticipating in student lifeand maintains SLC’s “opendoor” policy to reach out tomore students.

All of the candidates willshare their platform andviews in an open candidateforum held on Tuesday

March 13, where students candirectly voice their concernsto the future of student gov-ernment.

Another issue some clubswere facing this past semes-ter was finding a proper areato congregate and table topromote their club/organiza-tion.

Eileen Schroeder, OutreachCoordinator announced thatclubs will have a space desig-nated in the Office of StudentLife to organize. “Initially thearea will be maintained bythe outreach committee, with

the hope that more clubs con-tribute in the future,” shesaid.

“What’s currently calledthe Leadership ResourceRoom is going to be the ClubResource Room,” said Advi-sor Chuck Steele, “We’regoing to stock it with sup-plies, computers clubs mightneed as a workspace.”

The management detailswill be discussed in length atthe next Collegiate Councilmeeting, where Schroederlooks to “forge a communitybetween the clubs.”

By Shawn MukherjiNews Editor

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stepped off backwards andshe lost her balance, fallingto the ground, injuring herleft arm and left leg. Com-plainant did not want anymedical treatment but saidshe may seek treatment at alater date.

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We get it...smoking kills. It is this type of knowledge

that is obvious to most. The col-lege has recently approved acampus-wide tobacco ban hop-ing to enforce a non-smokinginstitution by Fall 2012.

The college should approachthis issue delicately in the bestinterest of not only the studentswho smoke, but the non-smok-ers as well.

There are many safe alterna-tives to cigarettes that smokersshould be encouraged to pur-sue. A tobacco ban shuts outthe population of students whosmoke and makes them feel un-welcome.

The electronic cigarette, dipand chew are all classified as to-bacco products.

Contrary to cigarettes, dipand chew strictly affect the userand not the environmentaround them. Sure chew anddip can cause mouth cancerand gum disease, but it is thestudent’s right as an adult to in-gest the substance, as long asthe product is legal.

E-cigarettes are another story.They contain a glycerin-basednicotine solution that can helpaddicted smokers get theirnicotine fix without risking thehealth of others.

While smoking an e-cigarette,the user exhales water vapor,which is harmless to others andwhy they are legal to smoke in-doors at most establishments.

Dip and chew are a safer al-ternative as well. At quickglance it would be difficult totell if someone was chewing to-bacco or a piece of gum, andthey are harmless to others.

These are the innovative andsafer choices available to smok-ers. Eliminating them also elim-

inates and deteriorates funda-mental student rights.

Students should be on thealert if the college looks to ig-nore a vast amount of the stu-dent body with great ease. Tohaphazardly apply a broad to-bacco ban without thinkingabout the consequences is dan-gerous.

Illinois state law requires thatsmokers must be at least 15 feetaway from an entrance, the col-lege increased that to 25 feet.With the danger of secondhandsmoke, it is understandable thatthe administration would wantto crack down on cigarettesmokers on campus.

But e-cigarettes are safe andeco-friendly while dip andchew only impact the user.

The college shouldtread lightly on tam-pering with an issuethat directly affectsaddicted smokers.

Currently the Student Code ofConduct clearly states that anytobacco use inside the collegefacility is prohibited.

However, e-cigarettes arecompletely safe for the environ-ment, other people and theuser. So why not allow this to-bacco product inside campusgrounds?

Another factor is that com-pletely banning tobacco oncampus diminishes the culturalphenomenon that comes withsmoking as well.

One in five college studentssmoke cigarettes according tothe American Lung Associa-tion. The social circles formedare all part of the college experi-ence. The college shouldn’t tryto destroy that with this tyran-nical ban.

The anti-smoking initiative is

an Orwellian style of dictator-ship, where the college is forc-ing students to not smoke eventhough it is legal elsewhere, be-yond the 15-foot radius at anentrance.

This practice is straight out ofOrwell’s 1984, where a power-ful force has complete controlover a mass amount of people,the student body shouldn’t betreated this way.

Stop trying to dictate the per-sonal decisions of students whochoose to harm themselves bysmoking. It is their choice.

President Robert Breuderpoints out the clear health risksthat come from smoking ciga-rettes. Unfortunately this initia-tive isn’t really just abouthealth.

Many people will use“health” reasons as anexcuse to take action,when curb appeal and

other factors come into play toeasily blacklist smoking.

If the college were really con-cerned about health, theywouldn’t have unhealthy foodoptions available in vendingmachines and in the cafeteria.

Panda Express and Starbucksare far from healthy. Orangechicken as an entree in a dishhas 480 calories and 21 gramsof fat while at Starbucks theyoffer some reduced fat items,but have things on the menusuch as the Iced Lemon PoundCake which contains 490 calo-ries and 23 grams of fat.

The vending machines are nobetter. The machines serveDoritos, which hold 250 calo-ries and 13 grams of fat. Twixcandy bars are also served,which contain 286 calories and14.2 grams of fat. That is a bit

unhealthy for just a snack.Don’t use the excuse of health

concerns as the primary reasonto ban smoking while otherareas of the college promoteunhealthy living. Even thougheating fatty foods doesn’t im-pact the health of others in theenvironment, neither do e-ciga-rettes, dip nor chew.

E-cigarettes smoked in cam-pus buildings don’t cause a dis-traction and may even cutdown on cigarette smokearound buildings’ entrances.

The college could better allo-cate its resources on a smokingawareness campaign and ad-diction initiative to help informthe student body instead of justbanning tobacco.

It is a gargantuan waste ofmoney to create and implementnew signage to inform poten-tial smokers that this is a to-bacco free campus. This is allthe more reason that a tobaccoban should not be pursued.

Also the fact that StudentLeadership Council is promot-ing a tobacco free naming con-test which makes it appear thatthey are in support of the ban.

Tobacco is legal for thosemore than 18 years old and thatpersonal freedom can’t besnatched from students.

The college shouldn’t dis-criminate against the studentswho smoke and should con-sider revisiting the current pol-icy on tobacco use inside thecollege.

Apply e-cigarettes, dip andchew to the rules and regula-tions. Don’t step on the rightsof a minority group of students.

Keep the safe options openbefore extinguishing the per-ceived problem altogether.

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The premium parking pol-icy is not only elitest it pun-ishes the conscientiousstudents who arrive earlyfor class and rewards thoseless interested in arriving ontime.

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A rather irritating problemhas presented itself to meafter only a short period oftime attending classes at Col-lege of DuPage. That prob-lem is the continuousinterferences the constructionon campus presents.

The construction causesstudents to be late for class,distracted during class, andinconvenienced on a regularbasis, all of which interferewith the quality of the educa-tional environment at COD.

All of this negatively im-pacts the students’ environ-ment and deprives them ofthe ability to accomplish aca-demic goals.

Construction detoursthroughout the buildings arethe first major interferencebecause they force studentsto get lost and arrive late to

class. There are many con-struction zones in progresssimultaneously throughoutmultiple buildings.

This becomes a significantdilemma because some of theconstruction zones partiallyblock off student access andstudents are entirely prohib-ited in other areas.

The access status of theseconstruction zones canchange from day to day,which means a route a stu-dent takes to class on a regu-lar basis can becomeunusable without much priornotice.

This can be very confusingfor students, especially fornew students. Regarding thisissue, COD student ArielFechter-Rudd told me, “Con-struction detours havecaused me to get completelyturned around and lost, mak-ing me late for class.”

Another student I spokewith, Jake Jenkner, a fresh-man at COD, expressed hisfeelings about the topic stat-ing, “When I first startedgoing to classes, I had noidea where to go due to con-struction. It threw me offcompletely.”

Something must be done tospread awareness of changesin accessibility of areas oncampus and to help studentssuccessfully find their wayaround construction zones.

Construction interfering inthe classroom is anotherequally disrupting issue. Itcan be extremely loud anddistracting while students arein class, preventing themfrom fully understanding thematerial that is being taughtin that class session.

Construction is nuisance to studentsDearEditor,

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FEATURES

“Illusions! They’re called illusions!”No, he’s not G.O.B. Bluth, but he

sure does share the same passion fortrickery.

His name is Christopher Carter andhe is in the business of “messing withheads.”

Alter Ego Productions invitedCarter, the professional illusionist, toperform for over 100 students and fac-ulty at the Student Lounge on Tues-day.

“We wanted to bring everybody to-gether for some good entertainment,”Alter Ego Director Erin Richardsonsaid.

He has been honored with the Cam-pus Activities Magazine PerformingArts Entertainer of the Year award, aswell as having multiple appearances

on national television programs. Carter’s fervor for illusions origi-

nated from summer stays at hisuncle’s house. He would watch hisuncle play poker and realized hecould tell when he was bluffing everytime.

This motivated Carter to start read-ing up on some of his mother’s psy-chology books to learn about bodylanguage, furthering his knowledgeon the trade.

“As a kid, I thought the one great so-cial injustice was that I did not havesuper powers, but I figured out Icould give them to myself even if onlyfor an hour a day,” Carter said.

To start the show, Carter tried a fewof what he called “warm-ups.” But de-spite their name, these illusions keptthe audience clueless.

He demonstrated his ability to read

people’s body language by taking asimple card trick and guessing audi-ence member’s cards based solely ontheir body reactions.

His talents even extended into thepractice of hypnotism. Carter broughta student to the stage and gave hersimple directions to relax her bodyuntil he eventually coaxed her to fallto the ground sleeping.

Thundering applause, jaw-droppinggasps and accusations of psychic abili-ties were commonly heard throughoutthe show as the audience was leftdumbfounded after each illusion.

But do not make the mistake of call-ing him psychic. According to Carter,he “takes psychological principles tocreate the Illusion of being psychic.”

“I’ll be the first to admit that I don’thave supernatural powers,” Cartersaid. “I have absolutely zero intention

of trying to get people to believe whatI do… there’s nothing to disbelieve,what you are seeing are illusionsfused with psychological principles.”

He may not have psychic powers,but Carter definitely has somethingup his sleeve other than observanteyes and good guesses.

For his finale and one of his mostimpacting tricks, Carter seemingly didthe impossible.

While blindfolded with duct tape, hecalled out people in the audienceusing their initials and proceeded tolist off obscure facts about them.

Carter may claim to not be a mindreader, but when he identified audi-ence members’ phone passwords, re-cent conversations and even one

By Austin SlottFeatures Editor

‘Messing heads’

Mentalist entrances, entertains student audience

with

see ‘messing’ page 9

Photos by Austin SlottStudents look on as a blindfolded Carter guesses the word written on the whiteboard.

A series of photos showing Carter hypnotizing a willing student during Tuesday’s performance.

March 9, 2012 • COURIER 9FEATURES

Everybody’s got a storyEnter COD’s Annual

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Essay topic: How College of DuPage Has Changed My Life•All currently enrolled COD students are eligible to enter (GPA is not a factor)

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student’s tattoo of a childwith a purple crayon, one canonly wonder.

“I can’t give all of my se-crets away,” Carter said.

Whether psychic, mentalistor extremely lucky guesser,Carter gave a performancethat the students will not soonforget.

“It was truly amazing,[Carter] really puts on a great

show,” Richardson said. As for any advice that

Carter can give to aspiringmentalists, he recommends tonever stop testing out your il-lusions.

“The only way to do it is topractice on people con-stantly,” Carter said. “Don’tjust imagine something, goout and try it, otherwiseyou’ll never learn.”

‘messing’ from page 8

Photos by Chris JohnsonCarter reveals illusion to student Mishall Rizvi.

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CODafterhoursExploring thecampus at night

Not many students on thecollege’s campus get to seethe glow of the signs and theresonating light from theclassrooms late at night.With the lighting necessary

to illuminate the college’slarge campus, the collegehas worked on becomingmore energy efficient,mainly through how lightsget shut off in buildings.

“The campus is openpretty much until the lastperson leaves,” said energymanager Scott Fotre. “Wecan’t just kick people outand then the custodial staffshows up to clean secondshift.”

With continuous use of thecollege’s facility for learningas well as cleaning andpreparation for the next day.In an attempt to removehuman error from the equa-tion of shutting off lights tosave energy, much of thelighting systems are beingautomated.

“We had a lot of issueswith staff and studentswhere they would walk intoa classroom, turn on thelights, then leave withoutshutting them back off,”Fotre said.

To combat this, the use ofmotion sensors as well asoccupancy sensors wereused so the lights wouldturn themselves off if theroom is not in use. In addi-tion to the motion sensorsand occupancy sensors, day-

light harvesting sensors arealso put into play which willtoggle the lights on and offdepending on the amount ofambient light allowed fromthe outside through the useof photocells.

The signs on the buildingsuse LED light which, asFotre mentioned “give off anice warmth, which was theintent. It isn’t to blind any-one, but to make them legi-ble and nice to read.”

A view of the college as seen from West Campus.

Photos by Chris Johnson

By Nathan CampA&E Editor


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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Photo by Chris Johnson

Letter tothe night

The saltwater pieces by Dana Carter hang in the gallery. The pieces are constantly changing over time because the salt keeps crystalizing.

The flag semaphores spell out one of Carter’s favorite poems.Flag semaphores were created as a universal language at sea,each flag movement spells out a letter.


Artist Dana Carter showcases unique formsof art through Gahlberg gallery opening

The latest art on display atthe Gahlberg Gallery is fromDana Carter with her Letter tothe Night collection, a multi-media experience showingCarter’s alternatives to stan-dard thought.

The reception on March 1offered opportunities pastviewing the art collection, butalso meeting Carter herselfwho draws upon many differ-ent types of inspirationshown through her work.

Entering the gallery, pic-tures of various poses of flags,also known as flag semaphorespell out one of Carter’s fa-vorite poems.

“Semaphore was created asa universal language at sea soeveryone would be able tocommunicate with one an-other,” Carter said.

As well as the inclusion ofthe drawings of the flags tospell out the poem, Carter putherself into her own workwhich is not a common occur-rence.

“This is kind of a transi-tional point in my practicewhere basically video has be-come a method of documen-tation for me with the shift oflight and shadows,” saidCarter. “I stepped into thevideos to try and processbeing an actual part of some-thing I’m doing.”

An audio display is alsopart of Carter’s gallery whereshe recalls childhood memo-ries to create the sound of rainfalling through people clap-ping, snapping and stompingtheir feet. It is projected downfrom a cone that helps to iso-late the sound towards asmaller area instead ofspreading out to direct thespeaker down.

“I’ve grown up doing thatin elementary school,” saidCarter. “It was something myfriend’s father would do thisat assemblies or any timethere was a large group to geteveryone in order and on thesame page.”

The sound that is created isdirected down and towards ajar she created out of rem-

nants of film set fabric whichwas designed to obliteratelight.

“The jar is such a tradi-tional, old fashioned art form,but this one is made in this re-ally raw way and that totallychanged it for me.”

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In addition to the jar,Carter took pieces of thisfabric and formed this art bydipping, stenciling and ma-nipulating the pieces intosalt water to create patternsfrom the salt that keeps ex-panding and changing.

“The salt is continuouslycrystalizing so the piece isalways changing,” saidCarter. “Some of them arevery fast moments and oth-ers are remnants that havebeen going for quite some

time.”Carter said that she gath-

ers inspiration from all typesof sources, but is quite fre-quently based off of litera-ture, but for the saltwaterpieces, it was based off look-ing at the stains of corrosivesalt along sidewalks andpathways.

The gallery is open Mon-day through Thursday andSaturday from 11am to 3pm,Thursday nights from 6 to8pm.

‘gahlberg’ from page 13

Photo by Chris JohnsonThe sound of rain made from recordings of people clapping,snapping and stomping are projected from the dome on topwhich helps to focus the sound and not bleed out into the restof the room.

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Graphic design students journey to the northVisit to Wisconsin design school shows opportunities, options for transfer

On March 2, students and staff in theGraphic Design program caravannedthe 98 miles to go to Milwaukee Insti-tute of Art and Design for an informa-tional visit.

The trip featured a tour as well asone on one time to talk to MIAD fac-ulty about programs and other infor-mation about the school.

The college has an articulationagreement with MIAD, according to

department coordinator John Calle-gari.

Students who complete the GraphicDesign AAS degree can transfer seam-lessly to MIAD and enter as a junior.

“Graduates of the Graphic Designprogram at COD usually come in atthe top of the junior class,” said Calle-gari. “Since COD is NASAD accred-ited, it makes transfer to four-yearschools much more streamline.”

For the same streamlined transferprocess, the college has similar agree-ments with Columbia College, Illinois

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The Graphic Design program staffworks hard to prepare students notonly for further education but also fortheir career.

“The design program at the collegehas more than prepared me to con-tinue my studies,” said graphic designmajor Andrew Lazzara. “Its a greatschool and I would be more thanhappy to attend there in the fall.”

Due to the articulation agreement,but also the notoriety of the school,

the graphic design staff introduces theideas of attending MIAD to studentsas an open option.

“The design faculty spoke highly ofMIAD and the articulation agreementis a great benefit,” Lazzara said. “It isone of my top choices for transfer be-cause I have seen the work that comesout of MIAD. It is very competitiveand astounding to see what ideas getborn.”“We have a very good program andprepare our students for a real worldcareer or to transfer,” Callegari said.

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SPORTS

ROLLER PROF It’s a mixture of track and

field and football on skates.Along with cuteness and adose of intense attitude andmakeup.

Roller Derby.All English Professor Nicole

Matos was looking for was analternate sport to Muy ThaiKickboxing and MMA fight-ing when she had her son,Alex, four, in 2008.

Instead, she found a newlove in the sport of RollerDerby.

Matos, 33, grew up on theeast coast as an avid reader

and has always wanted to ed-ucate people.

She earned her Ph.D. inNon-Western Literature fromUniversity of Massachusetts.Matos taught at UMASS from1999 until 2004, Merced (CA)from 2003 until 2005 and hastaught at COD for seven yearssince.

“I always loved teaching,”Matos said. “But when I hadmy son, I wanted to find an-other sport that wasn’t as ag-gressive as boxing and MuyThai.”

Gaining 40 pounds from preg-nancy, Matos searched for anew sport to maintain her ac-tive lifestyle outside of the

By Josh TolentinoSports Editor

English PhD by day, hard-hitting Roller Derby jammer by night,meet COD English professor Nicole ‘Nicomatose’ Matos

Photo by Steve Sterns

Professor Nicole MatosPhoto by Nick Davison

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classroom while also keepingphysical contact to a low.

A close friend presentedRoller Derby to Matos in thespring of 2010. Matos learnedthe sport through simpledrills and exhibition games.

Developing a love for thegame throughout the summer,Matos joined the ChicagoOutfit, a professional DerbyLeague team in theChicagoland area during fallof 2010.

Since then, Matos has con-tinuously developed her skillsas a blocker. A blocker is a po-sition where the player triesto keep the other team frompassing them.

“I’ve gotten a couplebruises here and there,”Matos said. “So far I’ve hadno major injuries, crossingmy fingers now.”

Being a college professor, onecan imagine how the intensesport of Roller Derby fits intoMatos’ hectic schedule.

“Derby is actually a perfect fitfor me,” Matos said. “TypicalDerby girls practice very late atnight which I’m able to do.”

A typical day for Matos con-sists of waking up at 6 a.m towake up Alex and start theday. After a full load of classesto teach she then goes backhome. Following a busy day,Matos jets off to Roller Derbypractice at 9 p.m. and prac-

Photo by Steve SternsMembers of the Chicago Outfit compete at a Roller Derby competition.

‘Derby has had the biggest effect on my teaching. It’s very importantthat teachers challenge the things that they aren’t good at.’

tices with her team until thelate hours of 11 p.m.

After completing practice,Matos returns home and typi-cally goes to bed at 1 a.m.only to rest up to repeat theschedule for the next day.

“It can get hectic at times,but it keeps me active.” Matossaid. “One might think Derbyis only a sport for those withodd hour jobs but you can besurprised of how many 9 a.m

– 5 p.m. players we have aswell. It’s a really fun intensesport.”

Despite boasting such abusy schedule, Roller Derbyhas strengthened Matos’ skillsnot only on the Derby trackbut as well as in the class-room.

“Derby has had the biggesteffect on my teaching.” Matossaid. “It’s very important thatteachers challenge the things

that they aren’t good at. Ateacher should never settleand we should always keepsetting a higher bar for our-selves.”

When Matos began derbyshe had to relearn how toskate and the technicalities ofthe game. Now a member ofthe Chicago Outfit for over ayear and half, Matos hasfound a renewed passion withher students.

“It helped me learn newthings, I had to be a studentagain.” Matos said. “I had to bea student where I wasn’t tal-ented but very enthusiastic in.It’s very humbling and reveal-ing to discover within yourselfhow much you have to pushyourself and that’s what I liketo relay to my students.”

Matos has also convertedfellow faculty member, Sociol-ogy Professor Mary-JeanCravens into a Derby player.

Presenting her story in frontof faculty at a recent In-Ser-vice day, Matos convertedCravens to the sport andhopes to transfer the wholefaculty onto the up and com-ing sport.

“I don’t think I’ll everquit. The time I finish derbywill be when we have aCOD Faculty team, we’llhave to convert them overeventually,” Matos joked.

If anyone is interested inlearning more informationabout Roller Derby they canemail Professor Matos [email protected]

Matos continues to stressthat hard work in anythingwill always result in success.

“Try new things, do thingsyou aren’t comfortabledoing,” Matos said. “It helpsyou develop a new apprecia-tion and keeps that drive inyou going to be successful.”

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-Athlete of the Week


Q: What is your favoritething about Track andField?

A: Running and competingwith the competition, itkeeps me active

Q: Least favorite thingabout Track and Field?

A: Running outside in badconditions like hot days.

Q: Favorite Pre-game ritual?

A: I always tell myself I’veworked to hard to settle forless, I always want to moti-

vate myself to do betterthan my previous r duringwarmups.

Q: Who inspires you?

A: My God

Q: Helpful advice foryounger athletes?

A: Just keep running andnever give up on what youwant. Always motivateyourself to do better atevery race.

Q: Plans after COD?

A: If God lets me continueto compete in Track, then Iwant run, if not wherever Ican go sucessfully academi-cally at a University.

Q: Favorite Athlete?

A: Morice Green.


Name: Ivan TambaSport: Track and FieldPosition: SprinterYear: FreshmanMajor: UndecidedAge: 18

Domination was the plangoing into last Friday’s meetheld at Carthage College asthe Chaps stormed in sur-passing the competition.

Additional personal recordswere broken, a season hightwenty-three PR’s were bro-ken last Friday.

“That is their best of theirseason,” Head coach JaneVatchev said. “Twenty threeis more than the past twoweeks twenty two records,I’m really, really impressedwith everyone’s times.”

On the Women’s side,sprinter Claire Wilhite soaredpast her competition winningthe one-mile run with a timeof 5:41.38, beating out theclosest competition by fiveseconds.

Wilhite also came in first in

the 800 Meter Run, toppingout with a time of 2:37.76.

“Claire was outstandingwith very decent times. Shecontinues to impress theteam.” Vatchev said.

Along with Wilhite, team-mates Christa Davenport andAnna Deufel came out oneand two in the 400 MeterDash completing the race in1:01.59 and 1:01.65.

“It was Christa (Davenport)and Anna’s (Deufel) firsttime running the 400 everand they both came out anddominated coming out insixty one seconds each. Very,very impressive.” Vatchevsaid.

Wilhite, Deufel and Daven-port all have had improvedtimes as each week passes by,a very positive sign forVatchev.

Men’s sprinter Ivan Tambazoomed past the competition

coming out first in the 55Meter Dash with a final timeof 6.61.

Fellow sprinter ArteviusNixon competed in the 400Meter Dash and finished firstoverall, coming out on topwith a time of 51.63

Men’s triple jumper BryantJennings also soared past hiscompetition in the TripleJump. Bryant leaped a soar-ing 13.22m.

In the Men’s Pole Vault,Chaparral Ryan O’Connorfinished in second place witha 4.21m leap.

On the distance side, Men’sdistance runner Sergio Mi-randa has continued to blastpast everyone in the 800Meter Run. Miranda defeatedthe other runners coming outin first with a final time of

1:55.52.“Sergio (Miranda) always

impresses. Every time he setsfoot on the track, he shows usthat he is the fastest guy onour team.” Vatchev said. “Hecontinuously displays themotivation to work hard andimprove. He is coming very,very close to being able tocompete at Nationals. We justall have to keep workinghard as a team.”

Continuing to dominateother teams, the Chaps willnow prepare for a duel meetwith Harper College whichwill be on Fri., 16.

This will be the only homemeet of the season for theChaps as they look to con-tinue to sprint past the com-petition.


Track and Field teamcontinues to impress

Photo Illustration by Elise Anderson

Photo by Chris JohnsonThe Men’s and Women’s team practices on the outdoor trackas good weather highlighted last week’s practice.

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Men’s Basketball falls inRegion IV Sem-Finals

The determination and willshown throughout the end ofthe season by the Men’s Bas-ketball team finally ran outlast Saturday as the Chaps fellto Milwaukee Area TechnicalCollege 75-79 in overtime.

After holding a one-pointlead at halftime, MATC con-tinued to pressure the Chapsstingy defense.

“We played excellent de-fense in the first half,” Headcoach Don Klaas said. “Creditto MATC for coming back andgiving us a good fight, theyhad good athletes.”

The story of the game wasfree throws. The Chaps wereunable to hit their free shotsfrom the line, which hurtthem in the end. COD shotjust 50 percent (eleven-for-twenty two), a big decidingfactor when it was all said

and done. “It’s simply inexcusable,

missed FT’s,” Klaas said. “Wehave to hit our free shots,shooting poorly won’t winyou a college basketball game.

Despite struggling offen-sively all season, the Chapsbased their game on defense,coming out ranked fifth in thenation defensively, and a featthat Klaas’ teams haveboasted for countless years.

“Big credit to our guys, theymaintained our top programbased on defense,” Klaas said.

Looking forward to nextyear, Klaas stresses to all ath-letes to focus on academicsfirst.

“Hit the books hard, I tellmy guys all the time. School-work first, play time and bas-ketball second. If they workhard all around, we’ll be suc-cessful in everything we domoving forward.” Klaas pro-claimed.




Lady Chaps exit playoffswith heads held up high

“We ended the game withour heads up. Our youngladies left that court knowingwe gave it our all, we justcame up a little short. Andthats what happens in life.You just gotta keep fighting,”Head coach Christopher Cot-ton proudly said.

The Women’s Basketballteam’s late game heroics werenot enough to defeat an over-matched Rock Valley Collegesquad who dominated theLady Chaps athletically beat-ing COD 63-72 in the RegionIV Semi-Final playoffs.

Rock Valley boasted a lop-sided fifty one to thirty onerebound advantage over theLady Chaps.

“We held a lead at one pointbut we couldn’t hold on,”Cotton said. “They out-matched us height wise andwe just couldn’t rebound theball from them.

Highlighting the game wasLady Chaps sophomore for-ward Alexandria Capeles whoput up thirteen total pointsalong with nine rebounds.Capeles was also named tothe “Region IV All TournmentTeam.”

“Alex (Capeles) and Raven(Hurley) really helped leadour team this season andhelped push through, it’ll beexciting having Raven comeback to lead next year.”

Cotton has high expecta-tions for incoming players,hoping to being next seasonjust as they ended this year.



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