COURIER

JORDIN GIGNAC

STANCES VS.

STUDENTS

COD students prepare for the 2012 Presidential Election and focus on top-­ics discussed by the two candidates that will affect their future.

Students tackle the issues of Education, Jobs, and healthcare to decide on their vote for the 2012 Presidential Election.

Romney and Obama both have their stances on issues, but the issues that will affect students the most are student loans, Obamacare and the cre-­ation of jobs in student’s futures.

Students around cam-­pus said that student loans are what keep them working towards getting

a higher education and if Romney took that away, there wouldn’t be enough reason to go to college.

“If I didn’t get the Pell Grant, then I would not be in school,” Criminal Justice major Andrea Robinson said.

Other students agree with Robinson on the fact

be available to students and without any limita-­tions.

“I think college is some-­thing that anyone should be able to afford,” Second year student Robert Sum-­ler said.

On the issues present-­

“I think the Pell Grant should be as

accessible as possible... It shouldn’t be

privatized at all,”

PATRICK PECKEN

“Some people don’t need [the Pell

Grant]... it allows students to work

harder when it isn’t given to you

right off the bat,”

JOHN WU

ed about health care, many students and fac-­ulty members said that if Obamacare were taken out, students would lose the healthcare that they have with their parents.

“If Romney wins he promises to rescind

Obamacare,” Political Science Professor Chris-­tian Goergen said. “If he succeeds, some students would lose healthcare they now have with their parents, could be denied healthcare based on pre-­existing conditions

and some other negative effects.”

Business Management major Michael Batts said that both stances on healthcare are interesting because they both used to

A student became a victim of theft in the OCC’s men’s locker room last Friday.

The victim was said to be in the men’s locker room changing when we left his locker unattend-­ed to go to the bathroom down the hall of the men’s locker room.

The victim came back

his belongings on the ground and his debit card missing from his wallet along with $50 cash and a piece of pa-­per with his pin number on it.

Between the day that the victim had his debit card stolen and the day he reported to police, he received a text message from his bank saying he had a couple thousand dollars on his account.

The victim told police that he should’ve only had around nine dollars on his account and not a couple thousand.

Robber steals debit card, deposits $3,000JORDIN GIGNAC

POLICE

Key to counselor and student success is communication and clarification of roles

Students often talk about the disconnect between the student population and the counselors, but the solution

-­cation

Students discuss the

disconnection between stu-­dents and counselors that

Counselors want to clear up confusions between when to go to a counselor and when not to.

“I have an idea of what might work so we can discuss the possibilities,” Counselor Carol Giegerich said.

According to Giegerich, a counselor should only be sought for testing, plan-­ning and counseling of academic needs, an emo-­tional problem with some-­thing outside of academics

like withdrawals, exceed-­ing number of credits and completion rate.

Giegerich also said that there are a lot of students who get confused between who a counselor is on cam-­pus.

“[Other places besides the

voices of authority but they are not counselors,” Gieg-­erich said.

Giegerich admits that there have been some mis-­conceptions about counsel-­ors but students only have issues with the service they receive.

terrible because they made me go through the same process,” First year student John Ho said. “[I waited for

ten minutes late.”Ho said that since his

on edge about going back

discuss more of his career path.

bad so it makes me not want to go back until it’s necessary,” Ho said.

Some students agree with Ho like second year student Alex Belfka that had a time when she went

because she had to switch classes and they put her on probation on accident.

Belfka said that the counselor she originally had was really rude while

mistake and she was sent back and fourth to differ-­ent desks.

“Does anyone know how to do their job?” Belfka

HELP

JORDIN GIGNAC

ELECTION

PLAYOFFS!PAGE 14

LAPS & CHAPSPAGE 13

“To create jobs, you have to invest

in renewable technologies then

invest in small businesses,”

MICHAEL BATTS

What can these guys

do for us at COD?

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‘If a student has a bad expe-­rience with a counselor, then see a different counselor. [As a counselor] I should have taught you something and if I’ve done that, then I’ve gone my job.’

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POLICE REPORTSPOLICE, from Page 1

Police listened to the

victim as he stated that

there were three deposits

all totaling around $3,000

to his account.

The victim’s bank said

that the thief was using

his card to deposit money

said.

Giegerich said that the

only problem she sees is

“There are so many

students needing help and

not enough counselors,”

Giegerich said.

Though, the problem

with most students is that

some counselors aren’t

caring enough.

Second year student

-­

but his counselor seemed

to be very vague and not

guide him enough until he

was put on probation.

different counselor and he

said that she helped him

get on the right path.

“She seemed like she

HELP, from Page 1

TUESDAY, OCT. 16

INCIDENTVictim was in class with

her belongings including

a book she was borrowing

from a friend.

After class, the victim

went up to talk to her pro-­

fessor and left her belong-­

ings on her desk.

After talking to her pro-­

fessor, she went back to

missing.

She asked her professor

if he saw anything and he

said no, but to report it to

police.

The victim went to po-­

lice and reported her $37

book stolen.

Police have not found

anything on a suspect at

this time.

ACCIDENT

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17

Police spoke with Unit

1 and Unit 1 stated that

she was driving in Parking

Lot C and took a left-­hand

turn, into an open parking

stall.

While turning, Unit 1

admitted to striking Unit

2’s vehicle.

Unit 1 advised that she

did not observe any dam-­

age to Unit 2, so she did

not leave any information.

Police were able to make

contact with Unit 2.

After police saw the dam-­

age to her vehicle, Unit 2

advised that the damage

was new and that it was

not there previously.

cared, so it made me care

Giegerich said that if a

student is unhappy with

a counselor then they

should simply change

their current counselor.

“If a student has a bad

experience with a coun-­

selor, then see a different

counselor,” Giegerich

said. “[As a counselor] I

should have taught you

something and if I’ve done

that, then I’ve gone my

job.”

Students can schedule

an appointment with a

counselor in person in

room 3200 in the SSC.

Giegerich said that if

students want to avoid

the long lines, that they

should schedule their ap-­

pointment for the spring

semester before registra-­

tion during October or

November.

into and withdrawal mon-­

ey as well.

Police advised the vic-­

timized student to cancel

his account so that the

thief could not use his

card any longer.

There is no further

information on who stole

the victim’s debit card.

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be on the same page and now Romney is opposing what he made happen while being a governor.

“[Obama’s stance is more accurate because doctors] will be paid less by the government but they are going to more money because there are more people able to go to a doctor,” Batts said.

The creation of jobs has been a growing prob-­lem since the Recession

ELECTION, from Page 1 and student’s futures are going to be affected after the votes are tallied in order to elect Obama or Romney.

“Obama is pushing for an overhaul of our

through higher taxes for top income earners,” Goergen said. “Romney wants to lower taxes for all and cut regulations to entice businesses to hire.”

Student Camila Slakov-­ic said that she opposes Romney’s stance on job

creation because that means less money for her.

“Personally, I don’t like it and our checks are really low because we get paid minimum wage so being a young adult we wouldn’t want to be paid even lower,” Slakovic said.

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COURIER

POLICY Just past the half-­

way mark for the se-­

mester, parking still

remains an issue on

campus, but why?

Premium parking

spaces plague the lots by

making spots unavailable

to students without the

pass. It is still not an

uncommon sight to see

vehicles going up and

down aisles searching

for an available parking

spot while empty premi-­

um spots just sit there.

We live in a nation

based on capitalism, and

those that have more,

can get more, but a

community college park-­

ing lot isn’t the place

to demonstrate that.

College is about op-­

portunity, and commu-­

nity colleges offer more

opportunity through

lower costs of tuition

work to take that away?

Enough parking dis-­

turbances are caused

by construction, general

maintenance and limited

spots already without

throwing in reserved and

other specialized spots.

The initial premium

spaces, when introduced

in 2010, offered a better

parking spot to students

who were willing to pay a

little extra for the assur-­

ance of a closer space.

What sometimes gets

forgotten, is that with

each premium space,

a space that could be

used for unrestricted

parking gets used up.

As has been made

very clear by the col-­

lege, the addition of a

parking garage is very

unlikely, due to high

costs of construction for

the initial structure, so

one could ask why the

college is restricting

available parking for a

commuter college if it is

so valuable and literally

essential to business?

And that’s the key, the

college’s focus on having

a business mentality

has brought them to

selling parking spaces.

The low $75 per se-­

mester cost goes towards

maintenance and running

the premium parking

program with addition-­

al funds going into the

budget, but at what cost?

The college is an edu-­

cational institution, not

a Wal-­Mart, and needs to

be treated and regarded

as such. The focus should

be to educate students

and provide the future

with the resources to be

successful, not milking

as much money as pos-­

sible out of students.

Just because it can

be sold, doesn’t mean

it should. During the

duration of continued

construction and main-­

tenance, premium park-­

ing is an extravagance

that isn’t helping the

college out and other

alternatives need to be

reviewed and better

utilized such as the Pace

Ride Share program.

Or we could just start

selling front-­row seats in

classrooms to students.

Students pay premium

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OPINION

Board of Trustees

Chairman: David Carlincarlind@cod.edu

Vice Chairman: Erin Birtbirte@cod.edu

Secretary: Alli-­son O’Donnellbot-­odonnella@cod.edu

Dianne McGuirebot-­mcguire@cod.edu

Nancy Svobodabot-­svobodan@cod.edu

Joseph Wozniakwozniakj@cod.edu

Student Trustee: Olivia Martinbot-­martino@cod.edu

Student

Leadership Council

President: Hank GordonSLC.Hank@cod.edu

Vice-­President: Tim ZimanSLC.Timothy@cod.edu

Coordinator of Outreach: Jenna HolakovskySLC.Jenna@cod.edu

Adviser: Chuck Steelesteelec@cod.edu

Public Safety

Chief of Police: Joe Mullinmullin@cod.edu

Deputy Chief: Ray Sniskosnisko@cod.edu

Admissions

Coordinator

Julie Marlattmarlattj@cod.edu

Counseling

and Advising

counseling@cod.edu

McAninch

Arts Center

Director: Stephen Cumminscummins@cod.edu

Athletics

Director: Paul Zakowskizakows@cod.edu

Facilities Mas-­

ter Plan

Director: John Wandolowskiwandol@cod.edu

Alter Ego

Productions

Adviser: Steph Quirkquirks@cod.edu

Prairie Light

Review

Adviser: Linda Elaineelaine@cod.edu

ImportantEmails

One issue you will be asked to consider this November is “Pro-­posed Amendment to Add Section 5.1 to Article XIII of the Illinois Constitution.” Sound confusing? Try reading the amendment. I recommend that you vote ‘NO’ on this amendment for the following reasons.The amendment is written in language that is ambiguous

It introduces terms like “emol-­

in the amendment is so convolut-­ed that even lawyers disagree as to its meaning. When lawyers dis-­agree, can law suits be far behind? We the taxpayers will be paying for the defense of this amendment in those lawsuits. The language in our constitution should be clear and direct instead of convoluted and confusing. If you don’t understand the language in this amend-­ment, you should vote ‘NO.’ The legislature created most of

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Everyone gets angry when they -­

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College of DuPage Retiree

Dear Editor, Dear Editor, I am requesting that you correct several points in your recent Editorial “Mind Your P’s and Q’s: Off-­the-­cuff re-­mark leads to potential trial”.

when I speak at board meet-­ings, unless I state other-­wise, I speak for the CODFA Senate, and by extension for all full-­time faculty.At the October 15 Board meeting: I did not state, or infer, that President Breuder’s comments rose to the level of sexual harassment. I did not comment on, and am not aware of, an investi-­gation of President Breuder over his September 14 com-­ments, or any other matter.Sincerely,

Bob HazardAssistant Professor, EnglishVice President, CODFA

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENTAlumnus with talent

The Wings Gallery is now featuring pho-­tography by Vincent Glielmi, an alum-­nus of the college. Glielmi received his Associate of Fine Arts degree at the college before moving on to the University of Illi-­nois-­Chicago to get his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography. He has been taking photos for 5 years and is inspired by “trav-­eling and music.” Gliemi took “intro to photography and travel photography, but mostly drawing and painting classes” during his time here. He took the photos on

display “mostly in the South, most in Texas, some out west in Cali-­fornia and New Mexico,

and a few from Chicago.” He said most of them were “trip-­based, I go on the road with an

idea in my head and I seek that out, that’s mostly how it’s been for a couple years.”

There are two portraits being displayed that he took at conventions. He said he plans to keep going to the con-­ventions and taking similar portraits be-­cause he eventually hopes to make a book. He currently does a lot of wedding pho-­tography but he says he really loves “the documentary, journal-­istic style” the most. His advice to aspiring photographers is to “be really persistent and edit. Keep your best work in the public eye and just keep going.” For more information, you can view his work in the Wings Gallery from now until November 8 in SSC 2210 or go online to www.vincentglielmi.com.

Former student Vincent Glielmi displays photography exhibit in Wings Gallery

COURTNEY CLARK

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Vincent Glielmi, COD alumnus, enjoys travel photography and does wedding photog-

raphy on the side

Photo by Nathan Camp

New art in stairwells Out of storage, art-­work from the college’s permanent collection, featuring works by pro-­fessional Chicago-­based artists, now graces stairwells in the BIC. Although most of these artworks ap-­pear to be new, many of them are almost 30 years old and have been in storage at the col-­lege. These works are all part of the college’s permanent collection. Barbara Wiesen, art gallery curator at the college, said “Because of renovations we’ve had no choice. We’ve had to store a lot of artwork but

places to put them up.” Some of the faculty may have even seen some of the works before. Some of them were previously hung in the McAninch Arts Center lobby, the library, and other plac-­es around campus. The current pieces will

remain in the BIC stair-­wells for quite awhile. Wiesen said, “Ideally, the goal is to rotate [the art-­work] every 3-­5 years.” The art was created by professional Chica-­go-­based artists. The artists featured are Craig Anderson, Fred Bruney, Matthew Girson, Steven Hayman, Stacie Johnson, Paul Madalins-­ki, Jacqueline Moses, and Robbin Murphy. Some of the works were donated to the collec-­tion. “Retaining Wall” by Stacie Johnson, which is now up in BIC stair-­well 5, was donated by Johnson to the college for “educational, aes-­thetic purposes” when she moved to New York. “Untitled (Scotoma) #6” by Matthew Girson, dis-­played in stairwell 2, was also a gift of the artist. Wiesen said she is “anticipating new works being donated down the road” and “excited to see the campus as kind of a public museum.”

BIC stairwell art is rotated out, plenty more artwork in permanent collection storage

COURTNEY CLARK

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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CLEARLY.

YOUR JOURNEY

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Starving Artist Name: Samantha RagusinMajor: Graphic Design and ManagementAge: 20City: Naperville

How would you de-­scribe your art?It’s graphic design so I do a lot of logo design, poster design, and digi-­tal illustration as well.

inspiration?

music, family, and my friends inspire me a lot. I look at other artists’ work and try to think about how I can improve my work.What do you love about your art?

abilities. Depending on the project, I’m able to come up with things I never thought of before. I never stick to a theme or concept so it’s always different. What do you hate about your art?Depending on the project, sometimes I might hate the way it comes out but that’s only when I don’t put in as much effort as I could have. I know not every project will be award winning but I always try my best.How did you get your start?I started because I’ve al-­ways loved art ever since I was little. In high school my parents said I should take a graphic design class. I wasn’t that interested

once I got into the class and started designing artistic pieces. I’m going to Dis-­ney World next semester to work for them. I’ll be taking a couple classes while I’m there. I’m really excited. I think it’s going to be a good experience. People you admire?

-­mire how no matter what, my little sister can push through anything and come up with creative ideas. She

to me. My mom and dad have always been really encouraging and supported me in my art and told me to do what I love, so I am.Plans after COD?I plan on getting a bache-­lor’s degree in graphic de-­sign and eventually working for an ad agency or graphic design company of some sort. I would like to design logos, posters, things like that for the rest of my life.What are some of your other hobbies?I don’t know. Art takes up a lot of time. I spend a lot of time with friends and I also do a lot of creative writing and short stories.

Contact Info:Theatre DepartmentAmelia H. Barrett(630)942-2100barrett@cod.eduK101A

Connie Canaday Howard(630) 942-2137canaday@cod.eduK101B

Music Department Lee R. Kesselman(630) 942-2552kesselma@cod.eduK111C

Kenneth N. Paoli(630) 942-2584

paolik@cod.eduMAC293

Graphic DesignJohn V. Callegari(630) 942-3418calleg@cod.eduK151E

Photography DepartmentJeffrey N. Curto(630) 942-2527curtoj@cod.eduMAC 274

MAC DirectorStephen B. Cummins(630) 942-3007cummins@cod.eduOCC 149C

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FEATURESCOD gets hypnotizedAlter Ego Productions brings in comedy hypnotist Frederick Winters to perform

This past Wednesday, Alter Ego Productions hosted comedy hypno-­tist, Frederick Winters to entertain and help with quitting smoking. Winters has per-­formed over 2,000 shows, has hypnotized over 155,000 people, and Campus Activities Magazine named him 2010’s best male artist. Winters kicked the show off with a brief introduction and jumped right into what every-­one was anxious to see. He chose a handful of enthusiastic people from the audience, sat them down on the stage, and went on to put them in a state of mind where they are “sleeping” but still aware of their physical beings and surroundings. “Everyone is capable of being hypnotized and it is easier than you think,” Winters com-­mented in the beginning of the performance.

Winters had the volun-­teers engage in a num-­ber of comical activities such as dancing and riding horses, while in this “sleeping” state. He also had them forget

their own names at one point, and one student was hypnotized to for-­get the number four. “It was so entertain-­ing and interesting at the same time,” com-­

mented Freshman Jes-­sica Malpede, viewer in the audience. Frederick also specializ-­es in hypnosis for smoking cessation which took place before and after the event. “Because COD has enforced the tobacco-­free campus rule, we decided we would have an event to help people quit smok-­ing if they choose,” said Special Events Produc-­er Erin Richardson. Alter Ego Productions’ mission is to build com-­munity with events that encourage positive in-­volvement on campus. They hold many events each month and their next

one will be this coming Wednesday on Halloween. They will be having a Halloween party with con-­tests and free food. Other upcoming events this semester include Open Mics, a trivia show, Jam on the Side, and their End of the World party. They currently have

active members. Mem-­bers help plan, set up, and market events. Meetings are every Monday at 3:00 p.m. in the Student Life Lounge, SSC 1200. Anyone in-­terested can visit their

ROSALIE DEASTIS

COURIER FEATURES EDITOR

Comedy hypnotist Frederick Winters begins to tell the crowd about the show in store. Ranging from simply forget-

ting information to acting out of the ordinary, Winters was able to keep the crowd, and participants, engaged.

Photos by London Summers

Top: Students dance on stage after being hypnotized. Winters explained that the

Right: Winters engages participants during the event.

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Son of an artist and writer, adjunct professor in philosophy and liberal arts at the college

-­ly completing his Doctorate of Philosophy of Education, James Magrini is a man of a

Magrini comes from a family -­

ent’s old-­world Eastern European

-­

writer and his father was tech-­nical draftsman, engineer, and

“My ability to draw and paint was undoubtedly inher-­ited from my father’s side of

He earned an Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design from COD, a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Fine Art and Art History from Elmhurst Col-­lege, and a Master’s of Phi-­losophy and Critical Theory

As a young man, he was em-­ployed as a freelance graph-­ic artist but was in dismay after learning that all the

little or nothing to do with

When the opportunity came about to teach art an elemen-­tary school in 1993, Magri-­

In 1999, Magrini and his wife

Faculty Spotlight: James Magrini

Magrini produced a portrait for Nicole Kidman from his art studio. Photo Courtesy of James Magrini

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COURIER FEATURES EDITOR

See MAGRINI next page

The body as a canvasROSALIE DEASTIS

COURIER FEATURES

Asia Club comes together

cultures while learning about history, art, mu-­

In 2011, faculty mem-­bers Shaheen Chowdhury, Lubna Haque, and Naheed Hasan came together to create the club, originally

India, and Bangladesh but

the group decided it would be a great idea to pay

-­edge about all of Asia,

-­ing around 50 members, also collaborates with a lot of other cultural/eth-­nic clubs at the college such as Chinese Club

-­

For centuries, Henna body art has been prac-­ticed in India, Africa, and

the henna plant brings

-­na interesting and the importance of it to differ-­ent cultures,” said club

Henna is important when it comes to wedding cere-­monies for certain cultures

Usually Henna tattoos are traditional designs but Asia Club offered people to

-­ed, such as Hello Kitty or

for men or women of any

this was a great time to

present Henna because of

Funds made at the table on Wednesday will go

Education Fair, where they will be selling Indi-­

-­ing a trip to Northern

Asian clubs around the state to collaborate and

Holding their 3rd an-­nual Spring Fashion Show during March or April of 2013 featuring Asian attire, other clubs are welcome to join and questions can be brought

“It’s important to ex-­

the increasing number of

communities,” commented

From the drawing pad to teaching, Magrini utilizes strong work ethic and ability

Henna on campus offers alternative views on cultures, self-expressions

Asia Club member, Soph-omore Disha Patel draws a traditional Henna design

club event on Oct. 24.Photo by London Summers

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silk screens for clients. He attended Warhol exhibits and analyzed his painting techniques and advertised in the New Yorker, New York Magazine, and the New Republic. Magrini and his wife even produced canvases for celebrities such as Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow. His latest return to art and silk-­screening since 1998 was when he was awarded First Place (and a cash prize) in this year’s Western suburbs (Hos-­pital) Adventist Health Systems Breast Cancer Awareness Art Contest. Magrini had seen an ad in a local paper stating that this event was spon-­soring an art contest for breast cancer awareness month. Contestants produced works that in some way related to the experience of enduring the disease, either in them or in a loved one. “My mother-­in-­law is a breast cancer survivor, so I just thought of dusting off my old silk-­screens, printing implements, paintbrushes, and giving it a shot,” said Magri-­ni about the contest. His winning artwork, which is panels that

with a Pop Art sensibil-­ity, and modeled after Warhol’s silk-­screens of the 1980s, now hangs in a permanent collection on display at La Grange Memorial Hospital.

MAGRINI from last page

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Women Veterans FairSaturday, Octo-­ber 27, 2012 12:00 PM -­ 5:00 PM. Student Services Center Atrium. Free.

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Students, faculty and community members all laced up their running shoes in preparation for Saturday’s Laps with the Chaps 5K Run. The course consisted of running a lap around the track and then proceeded to lead runners under the Health and Science Center bridge, through campus parking lots, passing the baseball and

-­ing back around to the

The winning runner was DuPage resident Andy Enright, whose winning time of 17:16 was enough to give him the best time on the day. After the race, a med-­al ceremony was held to congratulate runners with the top times. The race had an im-­pressive turnout and brought out more than 150 participants consist-­ing of several students from the college, com-­munity members and employees of the college. Amongst these students

was Student Leadership Council Outreach Co-­ordinator Jenna Hola-­kovsky who ran in order to promote awareness about her club, Students for Animal Defense. Even numerous nurs-­ing students showed up for the race, sporting fake injuries and even carrying around an IV. The fundraiser success-­fully brought out several people and raised money foradditional scholar-­ships for potential and current students looking to attend the college.

PHOTO

TOP: Runners take off from the starting line to begin the race at 4 p.m.Bottom Right:

Middle:

Above:

The second annual Laps with the Chaps 5K brings crowds, funds

Fundraiser takes offAUSTIN SLOTT

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SPORTS

CHAPS WIN

The Chaparral men’s soccer

team out-­dueled the Kankakee

Cavaliers Wednesday, winning 6-­1

The team ended their regular

Chaps looked to continue their

The Chaps encountered some

-­

er Luke Jarvis and athletic saves

leading to goals that exploited

weaknesses in the Cavaliers’ de-­

The Chaps continued their pur-­

-­

with less than 15 minutes to go in

more goals to that lead and the

-­

Kelly shared his thoughts on the

-­

The Lady Chaps looked dom-­

over the Triton Trojans at

-­

The Lady Chaps had pre-­

The Chaps took the lead

-­

-­

-­

own to continue the team’s

the Chaps have outscored the

One statistic in particular

the Chaps had a massive 31

This is a testament to the

the Lady Chaps as they man-­

surge, one cannot overlook

Francesca Karas allowed any-­

shared his reaction to the

game and how the team read-­

match-­up

“We didn’t prepare any

Chaps continue win streak, advance to next round of Region IV playoffs

championship game against HarperAUSTIN SLOTTSPORTS EDITOR

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Photos by London Summers

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See LADY CHAPS, Page 15

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Kelly said. “We missed

a lot of chances early in

the game, which makes

Chaps extend their win-­

Despite this, Kelly

on preparing for their

-­

-­

The Chaps will play the

12-­6-­1 Morton Panthers

the Region IV playoffs, a

team that already handed

of the season.

effort, I think we can win

than today and if we play

the way we did today then

-­

“We knew the opponent

The Lady Chaps will

IV championship game

where they will play the

Harper Hawks.

-­

ready knocked off the

Chaps twice this season,

winning tight, one-­goal

for redemption and there

is no sweeter place to get

it than in the champion-­

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LADY CHAPS from Page 14

CHAPS from Page 14

Raquel Salinas kicks the ball away from the sideline.

Priest Bonsu dribbles the ball past Kankakee defenders.

Photos by London Summers

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