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VOL. 48,

NO. 25

The Courier’s Sports Editor, Austin Slot, talks about the NBA east-ern and western conferences and breaks them down. Page 11

SLOT TALKS NBA GAMES

Career specialist passes unexpectedly

Audrey Walker Died on April 11

JORDIN GIGNACNEWS EDITOR

Career Specialist Audrey Walker passed away suddenly on April 11 about a week after undergoing a heart sur-gery.

Walker’s supervisor, Career Services Manager Steven Gustis, said that Walk-er had called him a few days after the surgery saying it was successful then two days after he talked to her, she sud-denly passed of unknown causes.

Walker worked in Career Services at the college for 15 years and assisted over 10,000 students and community residents in their search for a job.

According to Gustis, Walker was a friendly and positive person when helping students through the job search process and they always came back thankful for her assistance.

“She was a great listener and provided honest feedback which was sometimes GLIÀFXOW�IRU�WKH�VWXGHQW�WR�KHDU�µ�*XV-tis said. “Those students were often the most successful in their job search because they would come back to our RIÀFH�DQG�WHOO�XV�WKDW�VKH�ZDV�WRXJK�

Pride Alliance throws “Night of Noise” in celebration of LGBT rights

DINA ABDALLANEWS CONTRIBUTOR

The college’s Pride Alliance threw a prom-VW\OHG�GDQFH��RIÀFLDOO\�known as the “Night of 1RLVHµ�LQ�WKH�65&��WR�celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgen-der rights or LGBT last Saturday, April 13.

Followed by the ´1LJKW�RI�1RLVHµ�ZDV�the “Day RI�6LOHQFHµ�The purpose of the day

of silence was to mourn the suicides of all LGBT youth and condemn bully-ing nationwide.

The Courier sat down with the Pride Alliance’s board members to discuss WKH�VLJQLÀFDQFH�RI�1LJKW�of Noise and the Supreme Court’s opinion on the legalization of gay mar-riage.

Tino Spears, a member

See PRIDE, Page 3

Members of the Pride Alliance get together for a photo op

at the “Night of Noise” on April 13.

Photo by Dina Abdalla

See WALKER, Page 2

The Courier goes in-depth with a col-lege rap artist known as “Spirit of Truth” while he debuts his ÀUVW�DOEXP�RQ�0D\�7 called Spiritual Warefare. Page 9

Is drinking in college a risk for students to end up in AA meet-ings? The Courier wraps up some sta-tistics and shares some surprising facts. Page 6

Get the Essai win-ners names and some of their quotes from the awards reception night on April 13. Page 7

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with them, but they un-derstood because Audrey knew it was in their best interest.”

Gustis said that Walker had a unique way to help students make the most of their abilities.

“Audrey helped students develop resumes, work with students on appli-cations for scholarships, help students prepare for interviews and she had a special way of empow-ering students who felt as though they didn’t have enough experience or skills to attain the goal they were trying to reach,” Gustis said.

Among other colleagues that Walker touched with her loving heart, Associ-ate Professor and Coun-selor Dana Thompson, was one who said impact-ed her life.

“Audrey was not just my “colleague,” she was my friend and my mentor,” Thompson said. “She was a loving, kind woman who was always available to lend an ear and help solve a problem. She had the

DELOLW\�WR�ÀQG�KXPRU�LQ�even the most trying situ-ations [and] her calmness had the ability to help me see situations from a different perspective.”

Thompson worked with Walker for the past 10 years and knew her as the President of the West Town Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and very prominent Afri-can-American Women’s Organization member.

“To say that last Thurs-GD\�ZDV�D�GLIÀFXOW�GD\�would be to minimize what I felt for her. Last Thursday I lost a wonder-ful soul in my life, as did the college,” Thompson said.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, April 20 at 3 p.m. inside the Grace Episcopal Church on First Street in Hins-dale.

Following the memorial service, to honor Audrey Walker and all that she had done for the college over the past 15 years, the college will lower the ÁDJ�DW�KDOI�PDVW�

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“I worked with Audrey for over seven

years. She had previously worked in

Personnel and was a font of informa-

tion for students and employees alike,

willing to give advice if asked but never

imposing it on anyone. She had a deep

faith that helped her to face changes and

disappointments with equanimity and if

confronted with a ‘what if?’ scenario, her

standard response was; ‘God’s in con-

trol. It’s out of our hands.’ She would

work through lunch to help a student

in need or colleague in distress without

complaint. She was everything I could

ever aspire to be as an employee and as a

human being,” - Barbara Dion, Counselor

“Audrey worked with me conducting

mock interviews with my OFTI 2600

Professional Development Class. She

provided valuable job seeking informa-

tion to our students. We will miss her,”

- Kay Gerken, Professor

“Audrey was my go to person in the CS

department. She was always willing to

KHOS�P\�VWXGHQWV�ÀQG�WKHLU�ZD\�µ - Craig Dorsey, Professor

“I was not close to Ms. Walker, but she

had helped me a couple of times in pre-

paring a resume. She did a very thor-

ough job and was a pleasure to work

with,” - Ana Krstic

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of the Pride Alliance, said

that the purpose of the

event was to “have an

environment where LGBT

students can be who they

are and not have to be

ashamed of who they are.”

Vice president of Pride

Alliance, Mallory Mack,

said that the event was

also created to help LGBT

students’ network and get

to know each other in a

safe environment.

When asked about the

recent Supreme Court

conversations on the

legalization of gay mar-

riage, President of the

Pride Alliance Cat Mc-

Donald, passionately con-

ÀUPHG�KHU�VXSSRUW�IRU�LW��“Gay marriage is import-

ant in order to achieve

equality in this country.

Denying gay rights is the

same thing as being racist

or sexist”, McDonald said.

PRIDE, from Page 1 However, board member

Brad Setter, who was an

ex-marine during the US

military’s “don’t ask don’t

tell” policy, said gay mar-

riage is not necessary but,

“others need it.”

The opinions on gay

marriage and other LBGT

issues stand clear be-

tween both sides in the

United States and the fol-

lowing months are crucial

for the Supreme Court

and US citizens to decide

what choices are right to

make.

The day of silence will

fall on April 19 and to

honor this day, there

will be a room available

for students who need

a break from the daily

stresses of life like bully-

ing in the SSC room 25.

TELL US YOUR THOUGHTS! Write a letter to the editor and send it to EDITOR@COD.EDU ************ WE LOVE HEARING YOUR OPINIONS!

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EDITORIALCOURIER

POLICY

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For Liam Grogan, transferring to Loyola from the College of DuPage was a breeze. From reviewing his transcripts to helping him line up financial aid, Loyola’s advisors helped Liam every step of the way.

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Earlier this week, Face-book, Twitter and Insta-gram put the world right in the middle of Boylston St. with the runners of the Boston Marathon. Before national media outlets could gather the facts for television, spec-WDWRUV�ZHUH�ÀUVW�RQ�WKH�scene, sharing photos and video available for anyone casually browsing a social media site. Had the sophisticates at CNN, MSNBC and Fox been outdone by a bunch of amateur smart phones? The Boston bombing scene has produced some of the most intense imag-es the American media has ever reported. Limbs. Blood. Bones. Photos sur-facing were all prefaced with a warning of ‘ex-tremely graphic content.’ There was no time, how-

ever, for the multitude of images to be censored by bias or network exec-utives. Everything was happening so fast, for a minute there it very well may have been an exam-ple of – dare we say it – balanced news reporting. It’s unsettling that the grief and chaos felt at this time challenges Amer-LFDQV�WR�ÀJKW�IDPLOLDU�feelings that came on a September day over elev-en years ago, but social media also created in-stant heroes before inter-views could be conducted; sharing stories of mara-thon runners that kept FKDUJLQJ�SDVW�WKH�ÀQLVK�line to give blood at Mass General, or the father of a fallen soldier, securing a stranger’s severed artery. Could it be that some of the false media reports

published by national news networks were prompted by cover-age provided faster by spectating civilians? What we can asses from the Patriot Day catastro-phe is the fact that the reporting of this story was a collective effort between broadcasters, internet sites and most impor-tantly, the American people. Going far beyond the call of ‘send us your pics,’ posting and tweet-ing played an essential role in the progression of the developing news. We can expect to keep see-ing social media evolve journalism in this way. Monday afternoon we shared in tragedy, but also in loud resilience: days later, ‘#prayforbos-ton’ still trends worldwide on Twitter. Sharing the

stories about the self-less citizens of one of the oldest cities in the United States bravely DIÀUPV�WKDW�ZH�DUH�ERWK�a people of strength, and people with a voice. At the end of the day, we cared about one another; social media gave us an opportunity to prove that. We leave you with fel-low journalist, Jon Stew-art’s address to Boston: “Thank you. Thank you for once again for, in the face of gross inhumanity, inspiring and solidifying my belief in humanity and the people of this country.”

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FEATURES

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: Chinese ClubCOD’s Chinese club is

not only passionate about educating people about the Chinese culture, but also acting as a support group for students and their educational goals.

They meet every three weeks and love to engage in a variety of activities together such as playing pool, karaoke, ski trips, college visits, and outings over the summer to Six Flags or to go camping.

Chinese club has vol-unteered in a variety of projects on and off campus such as this year’s Laps for Chaps 5k Run and New Stu-dent Orientation.

They also have col-

ROSALIE DEASTIS

FEATURES EDITOR

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PHOTO COURTESY OF CHINESE CLUB

According to the Nation-al Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), about four out RI�ÀYH�FROOHJH�VWXGHQWV�drink alcohol. About half of college students who drink, also consume alcohol through binge drinking. A variety of negative consequences each year result from college drinking. NIAAA states that 1,825 students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unin-tentional injuries. More than 97,000 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape. About 25% report academic consequences of their drinking such as missing class and receiving lower grades. On Wed. April 17 COD’s Counseling Ser-vices held a, “College Students & Alcohol: Myths, Facts, and Deci-

sion-Making” workshop. Retired Human Services professor who worked at the college for 24 years, Frank Salvatini discussed the myths and facts about addiction, what addiction really is, and what the early stages of compulsive drinking are. “When students come from over-controlling places and go to college, they tend to abuse alco-hol,” commented Salva-tini when asked why he thinks college students excessively drink. “Intoxication is asso-ciated with freedom. But really it’s the opposite of freedom,” he added. The U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Department of Health claim that college stu-dents and binge drink-ing has become a major public health problem. What do you think about college students and drinking/drugs? Do you have a story to tell? Email features@cod.edu.

“Students know

these are the young

years and they want

to take advantage

of it. Some drink

in moderation but

some get out of

hand.”

-DAVID GUPANA, 22

The Freedom to be IntoxicatedDrinking in college is expected, but is it leading to a dangerous future?

ROSALIE DEASTIS

FEATURES EDITOR

“TV shows,

movies, and music

have helped college

drinking to become

acceptable.”

-FERNANDO FLORES, 20

laborated with COD’s Autismerica. This past fall they joined to hold a gaming competition at the college. Last sum-mer they helped serve food at a music event in Naperville called Na-perville’s Last Fling.

“We also like to con-tribute to the community and represent COD in a positive way,” commented Min Pan, advisor, who started the club two years ago after noticing the in-creasing amount of Asian students attending COD.

On Friday, April 12 COD’s Chinese Club participated in a Cultural Night at Downer’s Grove elementary school where they sponsored a room of activities for children.

The activities, such as origami, Chinese calligraphy, and learn-ing how to use chop-sticks, helped the kids to learn about China

and Chinese culture. Chinese club currently

has about 30 members and are always welcom-ing new ones. “Next year we will continue our

mission of connecting students to help each other learn and grow,” said Jinglei He, nurs-ing student and Chi-nese club President.

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Essai authors awarded for publication

Wednesday April 17, a reception was held to present the 10th edition of Essai and the students whose work were featured in the annual publication. The yearly publication is a collection of written ac-ademic works of students that are nominated and submitted by professors.

The writings vary from in class writings, research projects and business letters.

The works were selected

based on skill and exem-plary writing. Some of this year’s student con-tributors included Anna Albrecht, Lynn Altman, Karen Arneson, Dan Barclay, Matthew Brou-sil, Chris Burkett, Jordan Colbert, Christine Ruther-ford, Samantha DeCarlo among several others.

Majority of the students were very please to have their worked published and gave thanks to their respective professors for giving them this opportu-nity.

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Daft Punk breaks silence... kind of.

Despite their work on the score of Disney movie

“Tron: Legacy,” that now seems like merely a blip

in music time, French robot-duo Daft Punk is now

ready to party with us. And a funky, disco party we

shall have!

The release of a new album Random Access Mem-ories is on its way, and after the internet frenzy

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it is safe to say everyone is talking about these two

men of mystery.

One of the most eagerly anticipated albums of

2013, Random Access Memories will drop on May

21, but work on this full length studio album start-

ed in 2008. Without any true blueprint, the robots

integrated serious electronic sounds with major

stealth, scrapping early demos left and right before

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produce the forthcoming record.

Since 2007’s ‘Alive’ tour concreted the two robots’

place in history, depicting them in a huge, LED-cov-

ered steel pyramid, fans everywhere are anxious

for a tour announcement following the May release.

But in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine,

the guys had this to say: “we have no current plans

to tour the new record...we want to focus everything

on the act and excitement of listening to the album.

We don’t see a tour as an accessory to an album.”

‘Excited’ to listen to the album would be a dras-

tic understatement for most. These androids may

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smooth vocal from Pharrell Williams, is available

on iTunes now. Check out the tracklisting for Ran-dom Access Memories below to see if you recognize

any familiar names; each week leading up to the

release Daft Punk drops a video on each of the col-

laborators to prolong the hype fans obviously can’t

get enough of. To watch these videos and so much

more, head to operationhandhug.com for an in-

depth look at this very special album.

1.”Give Life Back to Music” (feat. Nile Rodgers)

2.”The Game of Love”

3.”Giorgio by Moroder” (feat. Giorgio Moroder)

4.”Within” (feat. Chilly Gonzales)

5.”Instant Crush” (feat. Julian Casablancas)

6.”Lose Yourself to Dance” (feat. Pharell

Williams & Nile Rodgers)

7.”Touch” (feat. Paul Williams)

8.”Get Lucky” (feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers)

9.”Beyond”

10.”Motherhood”

11.”Fragments of Time” (feat. Todd Edwards)

12.”Doin’ It Right” (feat. Panda Bear)

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On Friday, Chicago

attorneys asked a judge

for the immediate shut-

down of one of the most

important concert venues

in the area, citing dan-

gerous conditions that

may cancel several tour

dates scheduled for the

coming weeks. Public

nuisance cases have been

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ing, and this emergency

injunction is just going

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day morning that the

Congress may stay open

through the weekend

until the next scheduled

court date which is tomor-

row, Tue. Apr. 23. The

lawyer from the Logan

Square theater declined

to comment, however city

attorney Judy Frydland

said inspectors visited the

theater Wednesday and

saw that several of the

issues that had raised city

questions had been ad-

dressed: carbon monoxide

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guishers had appeared

and serious electrical

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allowed to sell any ad-

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weekend. Also the ca-

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duced by about 1,500;

the balcony is already

closed for refurbishing.

Owner Eddie Carranza

has invested in repairing

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a new chandelier in the

lobby was not going to

VDWLVI\�DQJU\�FLW\�RIÀFLDOV����� The hearing on Tuesday

morning may end in a

slew of options, ranging

in everything from the

loss of the venue’s li-

quor license to “granting

police the power to force

(him) from the premises

if he doesn’t willingly

vacate immediately.”

Frydland added, “it’s

nothing personal or polit-

ical - this is the city being

concerned about safety.“

Those close to the Chi-

cago dance music scene

may have seen this com-

ing as ticket holders have

all been subject to the

often jarring experience

had as concert-goers

at the Congress. Plus,

just months ago the city

winced at the news that

Carranza would be tak-

ing over Portage Theater,

explaining to DNAinfo

that he “knows what

this community wants.”

Interesting statement

from the guy who, in the

same article claimed, ”the

audience at the Portage

would not be as “hip-

ster” as the Congress.”

For the full list of con-

ditions the city cites as

“dangerous and haz-

ardous“ (there are 26)

head to codcourier.org.

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Arts&EntErtainmEnt

I’ll be totally honest; usually when people send me music I can anticipate Garage Band loops for six minutes, but Spirit of Truth’s Spiritual Warfare album production is total quality. But don’t just take my word for it; the comment section of the album’s UGHH.com page (Underground Hip Hop) is brimming with praise. The Chicago native is inspired mostly by his tough upbringing: “mu-sic became my sense of therapy to deal with the heartbreak of being alone as a young man.” Therapy that any lis-tener could agree has evolved into a passion for the promising hip-hopartist. There is a real

ness to Spirit of Truth conveyed throughout the album in his lyrics that range from everything to politics, abandonment and even spirituality. The underlying theme with Spiritual Warfare is that it demands you to have an opinion. Good or bad, these verses are going to make you think. The inspiration for the release was “the cur-rent state of humanity” and additionally, Spirit of Truth’s adverse feel-ings about today’s rap music. He aims more to inspire others in similar situations: “[I aim to] motivate those with a similar struggle... that

blossomed with age intoa tool used to inform my fellow people at the bottom of the totem pole.” Spiritual Warfare fea-tures a host of guest appearances, some in-clude help from Army of the Pharaohs and fellow local artists, Do Or Die. You can purchase and preview the album by heading to UGHH.com and searching ‘Spiritual Warfare’ or you can go to codcourier.org to see the music video for al-bum track, Hypnotized. Catch the album release party featuring support from MC Juice, Do Or Die, and Robot Hilarious at Subterranean on May 25, 9:30 p. m. (2011 W North Ave., Chicago).

COD student rapper known as Spirit of Truth,promotes

“awareness and awakening”with self-produced album debut

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Portfolio Night celebrates a body of work from students in the Graphic Design

program. Students of the Portfolio Seminar class will be available to present

and discuss their portfolios, created in various classes throughout the pro-

gram. Their original, creative work will range in a variety of graphic design

work and illustrations, ad campaigns, and Web design, to name a few! Addi-

tionally, Portfolio Night is an exhibition of award-winning work.

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3-D Design, and Web Design.

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