ver 100 facultymembers attendedTuesday’s boardmeeting in supportof their negotiation

team with mediation in sight.The COD Faculty Association

(CODFA), led by President andPhotography Professor GlennHansen, has been bargainingfor a new contract since theprevious agreement expired inAugust. Currently they are theonly group without one out ofthe four at the college.

The labor contract affects var-ious personnel matters includ-ing pensions, retirements,salaries and healthcare statusof 295 full-time faculty mem-bers.

The current proposal fromthe college offers a 3.15 percentsalary increase and ultimately

Tuition is on the rise as theBoard of Trustees approved a$4 per credit hike in a 5-2vote at Tuesday’s meeting.

Under the proposal, in-dis-trict students will be paying$136 per credit hour includ-ing tuition and fees. The in-crease also affects rates of outof district and out of statestudents to $323 and $393 re-

spectively. According to administra-

tors, the three percent in-crease stems from unfulfilledpayments from the state, softenrollment rates, anticipateddecrease in property tax andsalary increases from unionnegotiations.

Following a closed session,President Robert Breuderemphasized that nobodylikes tuition increases.

“The reality is, we shouldget $54 million from the stateif they followed their ownstatute,” he said.

Student Trustee LydiaWhitten and Trustee KimSavage voted against the $4hike. Trustee Joseph Wozniakabstained from voting due toa lack of information.

Savage stated that the

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Over 100 full-time faculty attended the board meeting, fashioning green wristbands to show a united front during contract negotiations.

College, village reach new agreementThe college is one step closer

to transferring jurisdiction andending a year long dispute be-tween the Village of Glen Ellyn.

The Board of Trustee’s unani-mously voted in favor of anagreement between the college,the village and DuPageCounty, signed by Village Pres-ident Mark Pfefferman andPresident Robert Breuder thismonth.

If the village and DuPage

County approve the agree-ment, the 273-acre campus willbe under the authority ofcounty sheriffs, but will con-tinue to receive water andsewage services from the vil-lage while paying the applica-ble taxes.

“We reached a compromisewhere we will continue to sendthem (the village) various taxeswe collect such as salestax…but when it comes to mat-ters of construction, we will ad-here to the ordinances andcodes of DuPage county,”

Breuder said.Board Chairman David Car-

lin said, “it’s about time,” re-garding the agreement andlooks forward to a mutuallybeneficial relationship.

Under the terms of agree-ment, the college would resolvefriction with the village for atleast five years. At that pointthe college can choose to de-annex, modify or renew theagreement three or more timesat the end of every five yearcycle for a total of 20 years.

The college pursued to de-

annex from the village after itfelt that the building regula-tions were unnecessary. Thisled to a lengthy legal battlewhich cost taxpayers over$500,000 in legal fees.

Both parties patched a dealafter DuPage Circuit CourtJudge Terence M. Sheen ad-vised mediation in January.

The village board will con-sider approval of the agree-ment Monday. After that,county committees examine itbefore consideration of the fullcounty board.

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Photo by Chris JohnsonStudent Trustee Lydia Whitten shares her concerns in discussion.

Photo by Chris JohnsonBoard Chairman David Carlin.

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board had agreed last yearnot to increase tuition if theyreceived more than four outof twelve state payments.Since the college has receivedfive, “I would not like to seeus raise the four dollars,” shesaid.

Savage was the only votingmember of the board to op-pose the proposed tuitionhike, voting alongside Whit-ten, who only has an advisoryvote.

Board Chairman David Car-lin warned that without thehike, curriculums would be atrisk of being cut. “With thelocal property tax cap anduncertainty in Springfield, tu-ition is the only option,” hesaid.

The college has a contin-gency fund totaling $101 mil-lion, often referred to as the‘rainy day’ fund, which isused as a safe net in such cir-cumstances when the statedoes not follow through onit’s payments. Carlin said thatthey would prefer to “leave italone,” as it would deplete infive years if they did not ex-pect any state funding.

Timeliness of the approvalwas a concern for TrusteeNancy Svoboda, who asked ifthe decision could be post-poned to the next boardmeeting. However, Breuderretorted by claiming the votehad to be made that nightdue to billing requirements

and academic calendar dead-lines.

Whitten’s concern with theproposal was that the studentinput was not accounted.“The Student LeadershipCouncil has taken the generalopinion of students, they donot want to support this until

they have better informa-tion,” she said.

SLC plans to hold a TownHall Meeting, where studentscan directly inquire about thetuition increase with Associ-ate Vice President for Aca-demic Planning andAssessment, Joe Collins and

Senior Vice President of Ad-ministration and TreasurerTom Glaser.

English Professor and VicePresident of the COD FacultyAssociation Bob Hazard alsovoiced his opposition to thetuition increase in front of theboard, “Every time we raisetuition, we close the door onthe dreams of those who canbarely afford to come here,”he said.

When asked about financialaid, Associate Vice Presidentof Marketing & EnrollmentManagement Earl Dowlingsaid, “With a $4 increase, theneediest family who files forfinancial aid will receive anaverage federal Pell grant of$3000.”

Dowling also responded tosoft enrollment rates withnoted projections of a fivepercent increase in fall ratesand 19 percent increase insummer.

This spike in tuition is thefifth consecutive with a sig-nificant $13 increase in 2010,a $3 boost last spring andnow another $4 is beingtacked on to make the CODthe most the expensive com-munity college in Illinois.

4.15 percent raises in the fol-lowing years, in exchange foradditional giveback.

“We’re ready to negotiatenon-stop starting tonight untilthe deal is done,” said Presi-dent Robert Breuder after theboard meeting.

Some unresolved issuesnoted in a Daily Herald articleinclude the college wanting toend ‘supplemental’ retire-ments, in which employees areeligible for additional compen-sation of up to 100 percent oftheir salary after retirement. In-creasing the percentage facultypay of their health insurancepremium to 20 percent (cur-rently 10) and eliminating fulltuition waivers for employeesand eligible dependents, re-quiring them to pay one-thirdof the cost.

“If there is respect for the fac-ulty, then we ask that it beginby demonstrating respect for acontract that has evolved over40 years of give-and-take nego-tiations,” Hansen said. Hecould not disclose informationabout specific bargaining is-sues.

“There is an agreement thatsays details of any offer cannotbe shared,” he said in an emailWednesday, “Breuder has re-vealed more information aboutthe status of negotiations thatwe, non-team faculty knew…Our negotiation team has held

to the ground rules and havebeen very tight lipped, muchto the frustration of the fac-ulty.”

On Tuesday, the board ap-proved a new deal with IllinoisFraternal Order of Police UnitNo. 741, which represents thecollege’s police force. Collegeof DuPage Adjuncts Associa-tion and International Union ofOperating Engineers, the re-maining two unions had theircontracts approved last year.

“We don’t treat one group ofemployees at the expense ofothers, we’re talking about eq-uity here,” said Breuder, whohopes to forge a deal by theend of the academic year.

“The contract encapsulates ahistory of our relationship.There is a spirit to be honoredbeyond the words,” saidHansen.

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Photo by Chris JohnsonSenior Vice President of Administration Tom Glaser presents the financial report.

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President of CODFA Glenn Hansen (above) and Vice PresidentBob Hazard (below) voice their concerns to the Board.

Board of Trustees advance through the agenda on Tuesday.Photos by Chris Johnson

Incident3:50pm 2/16/12

Theft under $500SRC Cafeteria, victim is fe-male.

Summary: “I got to the cafe-teria to hang out with somefriends at approx. 2:30pm. Iplugged my phone into thewall because the battery wasgetting low. I was hanging outwith a bunch of my girl-friends, just chatting away.We were hanging out forabout an hour or so. I turnedaround to grab my phone andnoticed that it was gone. Mycharger was still plugged intothe wall. I didn’t notice any-one suspicious or walkingclose to me or my belongings.Once I knew my phone wasstolen, I immediately came uphere to report it stolen. Iwould press charges if theperson who stole my phone is

caught.” R/o advised victimto try to retrieve her serialnumber from her cell phoneprovider and give it to our de-partment as soon as possible.

Incident9am-3:30pm, 2/14/12.

Parking lot Fawell C3Complainant stated:

“ I’m missing my front li-cense plate (N105393). I lastremember seeing it on my caron Tuesday (2-14-12) at ap-prox.. 9am , at home beforeleaving to go to COD. I ar-rived at COD at approx.9:30am, and parked in FawellC3. I don’t know if my frontplate was still on my carwhen I parked. When I re-turned to my car at approx.

3:30pm, I discovered my frontplate missing. I’m not sure ifit fell off while I was drivingto school. The Secretary ofState told me that I have tomake a police report.”

CollisionUnit one is female, unit two

is male.Over $1500 in damage done2/20/12 at 10am in FawellLot C.

Unit two was travelingsouth in parking lot C. Unittwo stated he saw unit oneproceeding to turn right(south) into the lot, and struckthe vehicle. Unit one statedshe was traveling east fromPrairie into Lot C, then turnedsouth bound. Unit one stated

she thought unit two was be-hind her. R/o observed dam-age to front bumper of unitone and the passenger siderear bumper of unit two.

Hit and runBetween $501-1500 in dam-

age.2/21/12 at 10:30amUnit two was parked bydriver in Fawell lot E parkinglot approx. 10:30am when hereturned he noticed that unittwo had been struck in thefront right corner prior to2pm.

CollisionUnit one male, unit two is

female.Between $501-1500.2/21/12 College lot 1, westentrance to Fawell C1.Unit one and two were enter-ing Fawell C lot from the westentrance. Unit one and twostopped while on the ramp.Unit one backed up whendriver noticed an empty spotto position his car. Unit onestruck unit two in the frontend with the rear end of unitone. No injuries were re-ported.

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Employee, residentscrutinizes board

Professor of AnthropologyJohn Staeck criticized mem-bers of the Board of Trustees atTuesday’s meeting regardingtransparency, voting proce-dure and the Illinois OpenMeetings Act.“Why can’t we, who put youin office, hear and learn whatyou are talking about,” Staecksaid to the board.Staeck felt that due to thefact that the board agenda wasreleased to the public only 24hours prior to the meeting thata violation of the Open Meet-ings Act had occured.Staeck argued that thetrustees could easily put theagenda and their “talkingpoints” on the web for publicviewing.“In Congress, in the samefederal level, has to be open,why don’t you? If you’re notviolating the law in the OpenMeetings Act, you’re certainlyviolating the spirit,” Staecksaid.Staeck also referenced howhe is tired of coming to meet-ings to “forcefully, but po-litely” ask the trustees to dotheir job.“How do we know you’redoing your job? I believe you

are. You’re telling me you are.But we can’t see it,” he said.According to Staeck, the $101reserve fund or contingencybudget is twice of what mostfiscally conservative agenciesrecognize as tremendous.“Why do you have $101 mil-lion of our tax money, andwhat are you doing with it?We do have a right to know,”Staeck said.According to the Open

Meetings Act, “failure of apublic body to post on its web-site notice of any meeting orthe agenda of any meetingshall not invalidate any meet-ing or any actions taken at ameeting.However the Act clearlystates that the agenda for aregular meeting must beposted at the “principal officeof the public body and at thelocation where the meeting isto be held at least 48 hours inadvance of the holding of themeeting.”The $4 tuition hike was asurprise addition to theagenda, being added within 24hours prior to Tuesday’s meet-ing.Staeck feels that the boardand its seven members mustbe held accountable for issuesregarding the board’s trans-parency.

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Students ought to be re-spected at a college, plain andsimple.

That didn’t happen at Tues-day’s Board of Trustees meet-ing, where a $4-per-creditsurprise tuition hike waspassed with five out of seventrustees voting in its favor.

Instead, failed leadershipwas witnessed through put-ting the budget struggles onthe back of students whilewasting money on a spatwith Glen Ellyn and otherabusive spending within thecollege’s operating budget.

Citing soft enrollment num-bers, three-plus percentsalary increases from facultyunion negotiations, and lackof state funding as primaryreasons for causing a $6.1million deficit in the college’soperating budget, raising tu-ition will apparently help

close that gap. But there areother alternatives that needto be explored.

Student Trustee Lydia Whit-ten voted against the tuitionhike, hoping to inform morestudents about the ramifica-tions of the increase and pro-vide additional data to thestudent body at large.

Trustee Kim Savage alsovoted against the $4 spike intuition, while TrusteeJoe Wozniak ab-stained from votingdue to lack of infor-mation.

The college has $101 millionin a contingency budget,which is essentially a “rainyday” fund. This reserve iskept so students don’t feelthe burden of tuition hikes.

It is disgusting when thecollege has enough money inits operating budget to duke

out a legal battle with the Vil-lage of Glen Ellyn or con-struct $1,019,481 waterfeature in the SRC SouthPlaza, but comes up $6.1 mil-lion short in its budget.

Although President RobertBreuder noted a trend ofneighboring community col-leges boosting their tuitionrates, at the end of the dayCOD is still the most expen-

sive community col-lege in the nation.This is why tackingon another $4 is sim-

ply unacceptable. The college didn’t even

grant the courtesy of lettingstudents know before the de-cision was made. A CODNews Bureau story appeareda day after the board ap-proved the tuition hike.Where is the transparency?

The administration didn’t

respect the student bodythrough the complete lack ofinformation provided on thishorrible decision.

The same can be said forStudent Leadership Council,who again failed its con-stituents by not informingstudents when they knewabout this important decisiona week in advance.

Despite the lack of statepayments, the college shouldnot have been banking on Illi-nois state government to de-liver on its end of the bargain.

Similar issues sparked lastspring when the college pro-posed a $6 per credit hour tu-ition and fees increase due touncertainty of receiving statepayments.

It was foolish and utterlyincompetent to not foreseethis financial calamity andboth the college administra-tion and board should beashamed. This $6.1 millionshould have been accountedfor in the budget.

Board Chairman David Car-lin said that the only otheroption other than raising tu-ition is to cut curriculum.Why not dip into the contin-gency funds? Taking the $6.1million out of the bulky $101million in the rainy day fundcould fill the deficit for thisyear and at least stave off an-other tuition hike.

This could at least create agood cushion of time to allowmore state payments to comein. If the college was relyingso heavily on the state pay-ments coming in on time thatit drove them into a $6.1 mil-lion deficit, then why not takefrom the contingency fundand wait it out a little longer?

COD has had three consec-utive increases in tuition ap-proved by the board since2009. Stop bleeding the stu-dents dry through constantspikes in tuition and look toresponsibly manage the col-lege’s operating budget sothat problems like this don’tkeep popping up.

Staff Editorial

$4 tuition hike is unacceptable

Poll Results:

Last week’s answers:

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Is a $4-per-credit increase intuition justified?

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Is Whitney Houston agood role model for aspir-ing muscians?

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OPINION

When I first tried Spotify, aSweden-based music stream-ing service that recently be-came known in the UnitedStates, I expected it would bea tragedy for the music indus-try.

How could any artist everexpect to make a profit whenthis program allowed anyoneto listen to millions of songsfor free?

Spotify already has around15 million songs and is con-tinuously growing by about10,000 new songs a day.

There is a Premium mem-bership which costs $9.99 amonth, benefits including theremoval of the advertise-ments that play in betweenevery few songs or so, unlim-ited streaming, and Spotifyfor mobile.

After a little research, I sawthis program as beneficial forthe musicians. In this day and

age, we are all about conven-ience.

No one wants to get in a carand drive to a store just tosearch for the CD when theycan just go online and down-load or stream their favoriteartists right away.

Spotify pays artists mini-mums based on their streamcount, which means morerevenue for the artists.

The artists will begin tomake the money on theirmusic that they had lost foryears due to illegal down-loading.

The music industry losesover $12.5 billion per yeardue to piracy, according tothe Recording Industry Asso-ciation of America. As peoplestream music, the record com-panies will be paid, which al-lows them to in turn, pay themusicians.

There are many ways topurchase music online includ-ing iTunes and Amazon. Itwas hoped that these types ofoptions would decrease the

number of illegal downloads,but Spotify has the bestchance at creating a real de-crease by offering completelyfree music.

Now with all this free musicavailable at our fingertips, wewon’t even have to wait thefew minutes of downloadtime to hear our favoriteartists.

Spotify also makes it easierto share music with friendsby creating public playlists orsharing music choices on Spo-tify through Facebook orTwitter. It is not only a largedatabase of free music butalso a type of social-network-ing site, which broadcastsyour music on Facebook asyou are listening to it.

For people interested in dis-covering new music, there iseven a “New Album Re-leases” playlist created bySpotify that you can subscribeto and stay updated.

The effects of internetdownloading and streamingare visible in stores. Best

Buy’s CD section has signifi-cantly reduced its size to avery minimal collection ofartists.

Vinyl albums are usuallydifficult to find anywhere butsometimes can be purchaseddirectly from the artist’s on-line merchandise store.

Now even if someone didwant to go to a store to find ahard copy of an album, itwould be unlikely to find itunless the musician or musi-cal group is widely known.

Internet downloading andstreaming allows for recordcompanies to save money onthe production of album cov-ers, CDs, tapes, and vinylrecords.

By using Spotify, you aresupporting your favoriteartists while not paying adime and with a statementlike “Millions of tracks, anytime you like. Just search forit in Spotify, then play it. Justhelp yourself to whatever youwant, whenever you want it,”how can anyone resist?

By Courtney ClarkStaff Correspondent

Spotify positively impacts music industry

Occupy COD calls for action

In a recent staff editorial in the Feb. 10 edi-tion of the Courier, the author mentioned thatthey felt the SLC was not hearing the voice ofthe students because they had not sparked anOccupy College Of DuPage here on campus.

We are hoping that this article will do justthat. Occupy College Of DuPage has started,and we invite you to join us.

The author explained that they felt that theprotests associated with the Occupy move-ment were very relevant to us college stu-dents, and that we need to be involved.

We students are among those worst hit bythe current state of the country and our econ-omy.

Student loan debt in the United States has of-ficially reached $1 trillion this year, surpassingall credit card debt ($100 million).

While tuitions at schools across the countrykeep rising, students are left to make the ago-nizing decision between getting the educationthey need and deserve, or giving up on theirdreams in order to avoid massive amounts ofdebt.

I myself have $28,000 in debt at 22, and I stillneed to finish my degree.

On top of the massive amounts of studentsin debt burden themselves with the promise ofa good job after college that would pay offloans, it is becoming harder and harder tofind.

Recently our country has seen drastic layoffsand an unemployment rate at the highest ithas been since the Great Depression.

Companies are consistently outsourcing jobsto foreign countries, while eliminating the jobsonce held by workers in the U.S. These actionshave led to one in two Americans living at,below, or very near the poverty line strug-gling day to day to get by.

We turn toour politiciansto changethings, and correct thewrongs done to theAmerican people, buthave found that ourvoices are ignored, infavor of those voicesof the 1 percent thatcan back up whatthey are saying withlarge amounts offunding, that the aver-age American couldnot offer.

It is time to turn thetables, and let our voices be heard.

We are the 99 percent. We are the averageAmerican, chasing the hope of one day livingout the American Dream.

But in recent years we have watched thatdream grow dimmer with each passing day.We are the people of this country. The govern-ment is meant to derive it’s just powers fromthe consent of the governed.

We no longer give our consent. Join us as wetake back the power from those who haveused their wealth to oppress. You are strong,and you have a voice, and you have morepower than you think you do.

You are braver than you seem, stronger thanyou look, and smarter than you think! Wehave heard you, now make them listen too!!!All are welcome, everyone. All political ideolo-gies, or even those of who are have not gotteninvolved with politics before.

The time is now! We are unstoppable, an-other world is possible!

Join us!

MaddieCOD Student

Facebook: Occupy Col-lege Of Dupage

Twitter: @CODOccupy

Gmail: occupycollege-ofdupage@gmail.comchecked daily.

• We will be holdingweekly General Assem-bly meetings (GAs forshort) on Wednesdays atthe Glen Ellyn campus.

Location and times tobe announced, so sendus an email, or join usonline!

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Facilities Master PlanDirector: John Wandolowskiwandol@cod.edu

Student Leadership CouncilPresident: Justin LeMaySLC.Justin@cod.eduVice-President: Kathleen Vega SLC.Kathleen@cod.eduCoordinator of Outreach: Paul Simmons SLC.Paul@cod.eduCoordinator of Finance: Umiar ShahSLC.Umair@cod.eduAdviser: Chuck Steelesteelec@cod.edu

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Fencing class sharpens their skills for another semester

Kindergartner teacher and avid fencer Renee Tomita ofElmhurst stands in full garb.

Music major Cassandra Velazquez 19 lands a hit on Animation major Amy Zahn 19 as the class practices on the raquetball courts.Photos by Chris Johnson

In the soon to be reno-vated racquetball courts,every Wednesday night, ap-proximately 20 people cometogether to face each otherin the fencing classes taughtby professor Mike Blan-chard.

Blanchard has been in-structing the fencing classesat the college for the past 11years and has been fencingfor the past 32, but his startin the activity sparked hislove.

“I wasn’t good at manyother sports, but then Ifound fencing” Blanchardsaid. “Watching old movieslike Zoro got me inspiredinto fencing and partially

because it was a truly indi-vidual sport.”

Blanchard’s love for fenc-ing comes through to hisstudents and shares thesame love of fencing withthem and opens up theirworld to the sport.

According to Blanchard,there are no current stu-dents in his classes in-volved in a separate club ororganization for competi-tion outside of the college,but in the past, it has oc-curred.

“Even though a lot of peo-ple don’t necessarily usethe specific techniques, itsall just building blocks andthey find what works forthem in regards to theirstyle,” student Rich Collissaid.

Fencing has proved itselfto be a versatile sport ac-cording to the preferencesand abilities of the peopleinvolved.

Aside from being an indi-vidual sport, it also allowsfor changes in techniqueand experimenting to findout what would work tothem. The fencing classes atCOD cover the basics inlevel one and in level two,it involves more techniqueimplementation as well asimprovising.

“Students in the higherlevels will often ‘fence-down‘ to our level if theyare ahead of their partnerbecause the point of theclass is to learn, and theyknow that,” said studentRenee Tomita.

By Nathan CampStaff Correspondant

COURIER • February 24, 20128

FEATURES

Drop the bass:With a growing trend of

electronic music, often re-ferred to as Dubstep, explod-ing in the undergroundtechno scene, students cannow blast the bass as chaotic,rhythm-less noise infuses.

Ozzie Ahmad along withstudents Neal Zeleznak andGreg Sebian-Magrow unoffi-cially formed the ElectronicDance Music Club on campusfor fans of Dubstep a place tocongregate.

Ahmad is the President,Zeleznak is the Vice Presidentand Sebian-Magrow is one ofthe club's officers.

The absence of an adviser isthe only obstacle stopping theclub from reaching officialclub status at the college.

Electronic dance music“switches between fast andslow” and “the beat is easy toget down to,” claims Ahmad.

According to Ahmad, thegoal of the club is to unify stu-dents with a common passionfor electronic dance music.

There is also a Facebookgroup, called Sound Share,that was created to bring elec-tronic dance music fans to-gether.

Students can share photos,videos, movies, play lists,events, rumors, and anythingelse related to the genre ofelectronic dance music. EDMdiscussions and its events willbe held at each meeting.

Zeleznak, who is also a par-ticipating member in theStrategic Financial Society,said the two clubs could col-laborate to promote “net-working among students andsharing common interests.”

He hopes this symbiotic co-operation will lead clubs todraw more people to their or-ganizations.

What the EDM club mem-bers really hope for, accordingto Ahmad, is to “host a localshow to demonstrate toeveryone we are set out to ac-complish.”

Ahmad claims that the bandDaft Punk is “the godfather ofelectronic music for America”and that they, along with theband Justice, "started a revo-lution."

Other popular electronicdance bands mentioned in-cluded Deadmau5, Skrillex,and The Bloody Beetroots.

Electronic dance bands haveplayed at many music festi-vals, such as Spring Awaken-

HAVEN highlights homelessness

As students walked downthe hallway behind Star-bucks Tuesday afternoon,they were greeted by an un-familiar sight: homeless peo-ple.

Of course the studentswere not aware that thesepeople were not homelessbut rather Human Aestheticsfor Valued Equality andNondiscrimination(HAVEN) members.

HAVEN president JennaHolakovsky and club mem-bers, Conrad O’Mahoneyand Krista Hildenbrand,were staging a homelessdemonstration.

“Our club allows membersto create their own eventsand this demonstration is aperfect example of this,” Ho-lakovsky said.

The club aimed to raiseawareness of the homeless-ness problem in the worldand gauge students’ reac-tions to a homeless personbeing in their own college.

“There are more homelesspeople in the U.S. than many

may expect,” Hildenbrandsaid.

Using homemade signswith homelessness statisticswritten on them, HAVENmembers challengedpasserby’s to look awaywhile their fellow peersseemed to be in need.

Intensifying the authentic-ity of the demonstration, theclub members placed a haton the floor for donations tobe thrown into.

“All of the money we col-lect will be donated to theChicago Coalition for Home-less,” Holakovsky said.

Had students stopped totalk to these “homeless”people, they would havelearned a little bit abouthomelessness and HAVEN’sstance.

HAVEN presented star-tling facts like 770,000 chil-dren enrolled in PublicEducation are homeless and3.5 million Americans peryear experience homeless-ness.

Holakovsky described howmore public housing shouldbe given to the homeless aswell.

“More money should bespent on the homeless peo-ple in America… foreclosedhomes can be used as publichousing for them,” Ho-lakovsky said.

In addition to demonstra-tions, the HAVEN club vol-unteers at food pantries andsoup kitchens around theDuPage area.

“We just want to help thecause,” Holakovsky said.“We respect and support thebeauty of humans and be-lieve that we should helpthose in need.”

By Liz ImbrognoStaff Correspondent

By Austin SlottFeatures Editor

Photo by Drew Richardsonsee ‘drop’ page 10

From left: Conrad O’Mahoney, Jenna Holakovsky, Krista Hildenbrand and Nick Moutvic

Student club aims to inform campus on perils of living without a home

New Dubstep club looksto unite students, fans ofelectronic dance music

Fans dance to Dubstep DJ NiT GriT at a recent concert.

Photos by Josh Tolentino

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Free Screening "Miss Repre-sentation"Wednesday, February 29, 20126:00 PM - 9:00 PMA film that focuses on theunder-representation ofwomen in positions of powerand how women are por-trayed in modern advertisingand the media.For more information, call JasonFlorin, (630) 942-2043.

Admissions/Financial AidReps at Addison RegionalCenterWednesday, February 29, 20126:00 PM - 8:00 PMAdmissions and Financial As-sistance reps on hand to an-swer questions during thiswalk-in session at AddisonRegional Center.For more information, call (630)942-4600.

"Applying for Scholarships101"Thursday, March 1, 2012 12:00PM - 1:00 PMStudent Services Center,Room 2220, noon to 1 p.m.Free.For more information, call (630)942-2251, or email: finan-cialaid@cod.edu.

"Research Basics: The Re-search Process"Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:00PM - 4:30 PMStudent Resource Center,Room 3017 (Library, secondfloor), 3 to 4:30 p.m. Learnhow to navigate the COD Li-brary and find books and arti-cles on various topics. Free. For more information, call (630)942-3364.

Waterleaf Ferarri-CaranoWine DinnerThursday, March 1, 2012 7:00PM - 9:00 PMWaterleaf fine-dining restau-rant will host a Ferarri-Carano wine dinner with aspecial four-course prix fixemenu.Reservations: (630) 942-6881.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTsmART DatesFeb. 258 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterTheatre 2Club MAC- GoodLoveliesCombining three partharmonies with sassybanter and inspiredlyrics, this group wasawarded the 2010 NewEmerging Artist at theCanadian Folk MusicAwards. For more in-formation contact theMAC ticket office at(630) 942-4000.TICKETS: $36adult/30 senior/22youth

Feb. 258 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterMain StageLA Theatre WorksPresents “The Ri-valry” by Noran Cor-winLA Theatre Works of-fers an electriyingdramatization of thehistory making Lin-coln-Douglas debates.For more informationcontact the MAC ticketoffice at (630) 942-4000.TICKETS: $42adult/40 senior/32youth

Mar. 38 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterMain StageNew Philharmonicwith Van Cliburn Sil-

ver MedalistVan Cilburn SilverMedalist Yeol eum Sonjoins NP o perform oneof the most famousconcertos of the Ro-mantic period. Formore information con-tact the MAC ticket of-fice at (630) 942-4000.TICKETS: $38adult/36 senior/28youth

Mar. 128 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterMain StageCollege Music- Chamber OrchestraMembers of the CODChamber Orchestraperform under the di-rection of DanPasquale D’Andrea.MAC Lobby. For moreinformation contact theMAC ticket office at(630) 942-4000.TICKETS: Free

Mar. 157 p.m.McAninch Arts CenterMain StageCollege Music- Student Music ConcertMembers of the College’s musicalgroups perform mixedrepertoire. For moreinformation contact theMAC ticket office at(630) 942-4000.TICKETS: $4

How would you describe your art?

I don’t know. I like really abstractstuff, isoteric art that makes yousearch for the meaning and does-n’t just spell everything out foryou the second you look at it.

Where do you find inspiration?

All around me. I know it soundscliche and corny, but its true. Imean everything from old artfrom the renaissance period toart being made today it just allinfluences me and affects me dif-ferently.

What do you love about your art?It’s something that is just mine.None of my friends really doanything similar so it’s all reallyunique and its something that Ifeel I’m really good at.

What do you hate about your art?

They say that you’re your ownworst critic and that’s true. I’m a

perfectionist and if it isn’t exactlyhow I want it I’ll just throw itaway or erase it if I’m not com-pletely happy with it.

How did you get your start?

I started drawing when I was lit-tle and I wouldn’t say its thesame but it just grew and addedonto new stuff like painting andrefining my skills

People you admire?

Old tattoo artists especially, someof the older Sailor Jerry stuff andPicasso.

Plans after COD?

I will go to Columbia

What are some of your other hob-bies?

I play guitar and I play in a fewbands. I don’t think work quali-fies as a hobby, so mainly music.

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SPORTS

The Chaps were unable tosink down their shots lastWednesday, losing to JolietJunior College 49-70.

COD shot poorly the entiregame and simply could notget their shots to fall.Throughout the season theChaps have struggled toscore offensively andWednesday night was nodifferent.

When you are unable toscore it makes every otheraspect of the game harderand more difficult.

“It’s tough for our play-ers,” Head Coach Don Klaassaid. “We’ve struggled onthe ball offensively but ourguys work their butts off in

practice everyday, I wish wehad more success.”

The Chaps have continu-ously made improvementsas the season has gonealong. Joliet had a very obvi-ous athletic advantage overthe Chaps and outhustledthe Chaps on many posses-sions.

“Our guys have been giv-ing it their everything, theyhave great attitudes” Klaassaid. “Our practices are highspirited and they’re con-stantly improving, we justhaven’t been hitting shots.”

The Chaps tried to slowdown Joliet’s up-tempogame plan, using the major-ity of the shot clock for everypossession.

Unfortunately, the Chapsshot poorly from all over thefloor. COD shot just seven-

teen percent (four fortwenty-three) from the three-point line. Chaps sophomoreShooting guard YeremiahCrutcher led the team inscoring with 15 points.

“Basketball is simple. It’seither you make shots or youdon’t make shots. Either youmake the extra play or not,”Crutcher said. “It’s very sim-ple, we didn’t make plays sowe lost. We’re going to goback to practice tomorrowand try to get better so wecan make these plays andwin these games.”

After the crushing 49-70loss to Joliet, the Chaps lookto rebound quickly as theseason winds down to aclose. The Chaps host theHarper College Hawks to-morrow at 7 p.m. in the lastgame of the regular season.

By Josh TolentinoSports Editor

Wolves BLOCK Party

A late run was not enoughas the Lady Chaps were un-able to avenge the Joliet Jun-ior College Wolves, losingtheir second matchup 56-61last Wednesday on KlaasCourt.

The Lady Chaps and theWolves battled back and forthrepeatedly trading leads withseveral ties.

Despite giving up an earlylead, the Lady Chaps foughtback and executed several keyruns to cut into the Wolveslead. The Wolves largest leadcame with 10:29 remainingafter Wolves guard KeairraCollins converted on her third

straight three pointer to ex-tend the Wolves lead toeleven at 10-21 to force a CODtimeout.

After a quick timeout, theLady Chaps came out with re-newed energy, slowly cuttinginto the lead. Lady ChapsPoint guard Raven Hurleyforced two key steals whichhighlighted the 13-3 run intohalftime. Leading 28-26 at thehalf, the Lady Chaps enteredhalftime with a huge momen-tum swing on their side.

Coming out of the half, theLady Chaps jumped out to a42-31 lead to force a Wolvestimeout with 12:34 remaining.The strong run out of halftime

Joliet Junior College continue Chaps rough home stint

Track and Field breakrecords at NCC Meet

Lady Chaps fall toJJC late in second halfBy Josh TolentinoSports Editor

Photo by Chris Johnson

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Guard John Johnson is stuffed at the basket by a Joliet player.

Lady Chaps Guard Gigi Lacayo looks to penetrate the paint against a Wolves defender.

Hurdler Becca Hoder runs through hurdle drills at last Wednesday’s practice.

see ‘upset’ page 14

Long practices full of pa-tience and endurance arewhat put together an awardwinning Track and Field pro-gram at COD. Last Saturday’sCardinal Classic Meet held atNorth Central College provedhow much practice the teamhas done as the Men’s andWomen’s teams both boastedtremendous success.

22 Personal Records wereset at last Saturday’s meet,one of the most Head CoachJane Vatchev has ever seen setin a single meet.

“They improved so much,we’ve seen lots of improve-ments in the past coupleevents,” Vatchev said. “It’sshowing that all their hardwork in the gym and at prac-tice is paying off, they’re selfachieving this early in the sea-son. It’s a great sign for us.”

With solid performancesfrom many athletes, CODcontinues to impress otherfour year universities at theircompetitions. Vatchev isproud of her team and whatthe work the continue to putup with.

Second year team captain

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The Wolves quietly foughtback; gradually cutting theLady Chaps lead back to sin-gle digits. JJC kept up thetempo, pushing the ball intoCOD’s interior. JJC recapturedthe lead with just 2:30 left inthe game, going up 53-51 withtime winding down. TheWolves went up 55-51 with1:52 left. Desperately lookingfor answers, COD took atimeout.

Lady Chaps ForwardAlexandra Capeles cut thelead down to 53-55 convertingon a mid range pull upjumper with 1:40 left on theclock. Capeles led all scorerswith 21 points.

Excellent defense by theLady Chaps resulted in a cru-cial steal down the stretch byguard Hashika Barral. Barralpressured the Wolves into

commiting a turnover and ranthe court in what seemed likewhat would be an easy twoon one fastbreak with Capelestrailing with. Barral drove tothe left and looked to pass toCapeles. After stopping for aslight second, Barral turnedthe ball over right under thebasket in what could’ve beenthe game tying basket.

JJC converted on the LadyChaps turnovers and madetheir late game free throws tosecure a 56-61 lead over COD.

“We didn’t make the bestdecisions,” Wolves HeadCoach Shaun Sanderson said.“It came down to reboundsand converting on mistakes.My ladies came through lateto get the win. It’s alwaystough to come here againstCOD. Their record does notspeak for their teams talent.”

Despite several mistakes,the Lady Chaps showed disci-pline throughout the gamebut committed several keyturnovers at crucial times of

the game. COD committed 11turnovers in the first half andjust six in the second half.

“We limited our mistakes,”Lady Chaps Head CoachChristopher Cotton said. “Wedidn’t have many turnoversbut when we did have them,they were timely turnovers.”

Despite losing a close game,the Lady Chaps displayedperseverance and a winningattitude until the final whistle,something they’ve been try-ing to work on all seasonlong.

“They showed hearttonight,” Cotton said. “I thinkwe are one of the strongest 4-8teams in the country. Hope-fully we’ll be able to bumpsome teams around and outin the playoffs.”

The Lady Chaps prepare forthe playoffs as the season iscoming to a close. The LadyChaps close out the regularseason tomorrow at homehosting the NorthwesternUniversity Club.

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Photo by Chris JohnsonChaps Forward Jermaine Townes defends the basket.

Lady Chaps Center DD Buttgereit drives to the paint.

Head Coach Christopher Cotton draws up a play during a timeout at Wednesday’s game.

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Q: What is your favoritething about Track andField?

A: I love the competitionbetween everybody, andalso the new people wehave on the team. We’re alllike a family. I have moreexpecience then everyoneelse so I have a lot morehelp to offer to all of myteammates.

Q: Least favorite thingabout Track and Field?

A: Running (Sarcasm).

Q: Favorite Pre-gameritual?

A: Listening to my iPodand getting pumped up.

Q: Who inspires you?

A: My coaches and team-mates.

Q:What do you do in yourfree time?

A: Work in the P.E officeand spend time with all ofmy friends.

Q: Plans after COD?

A: Transferring and con-tinuing to compete in trackand field.

Q: Favorite Track Athlete?

A: Lolo Jones

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Name: Becca HoderSport: Track and FieldYear: SophomoreMajor: Physical EducationAge: 19

Becca Hoder has been leadingher team trying to go aboveand beyond in her perform-ances. Hoder is currentlytraining to qualify for theHeptathalon, a combinedcompetition of seven trackand field events.

“Becca has continued to im-press and lead the team,”Vatchev said. “She’s workinghard and determined to over-achieve.”

Men’s runner Ivan Tambaalso stood out at last week’smeet placing 2nd in the 60Meter Dash with a time of7.01. Tamba also placed 4th inthe 200 Meter Run with a finaltime of 22.80.

“Ivan came out with impres-sive times,” Vatchev said. “Hereally stepped it up, when hescompeting up against 50 guysand comes in 4th place, thatsays a lot about him.”

Men’s Runner ArteviusNixon finished in 5th place inthe 400 Meter Dash finishingin 51.19.

“He (Nixon) was in a verycompetitive race. In his lastfifty meters he definitely putit into another gear,” Vatchevsaid. “He stepped up at thevery end.”

With 22 new personalrecords set at last Saturday’smeet, there is much promisefor the future.

“Overall we had a greatmeet,” Vatchev said. “Weregoing to keep going back towork and train our hardest.Were going to have to practicethe best we can in order toachieve our top goal which issending everone to Nationals.

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Ivan Tamba sprints during Wednesday’s practice.

Artevius Nixon sprints through drills at practice.

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