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KALEIDOSCOPEOctober 11, 2010 Vol 41 No 3The Student-Run Newspaper of Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL 60150

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What would you like to see in the Kaleidoscope?

Ashur KhanMajor: Education

• “Fixing the parking spots”

Wawo LambogoMajor: Chemistry• “More cartoons.”

Paris DentleyMajor: Business

• “The Black Student Union.”

Benjamin CountsMajor: English

• “The new changes from the Kish Referendum”

Martha TellezMajor: Nursing

• “More about the world.”

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By Marissa SkonieStaff Writer

Student Govern-ment Association elections have come and gone and it’s finally time to announce the winners. Although many positions were already filled from last semester’s elec-tions, there were still many candidates that needed to be elected for the remaining positions. Rafael Myles was elected Vice President last spring but due to the elect-ed President stepping down this term, he was promoted

to President. Myles has also served as President of the Black Student Union. Myles views himself as someone who is “bringing diversity and a new outlook for Kishwaukee students.” Due to Myles’ pro-motion the vice presidency then went to Erica Huerta. The rest of the execu-tive board includes Wawo Lambago as student rep-resentative to the board of trustees, Marrissa Fowler as appointed secretary, and Bacilisa Silva as treasurer. Most of their terms are a year long with possible

renewals or promotions. The last positions to fill were the senators. Ac-cording to senator Jocelyn Aguilar, their duties include “working with the other senators on addressing the concerns of students by providing services and programs for students, as well as helping make deci-sions on chartering campus clubs and organizations.” The other senators elected comprise of Stephanie Lo-soya, Hillary Martinez, Jose Salinas, Luis Aguilar, and Josue Gonzalez. Student Government

Association has already discussed putting on such events as the Fall Festival on October 20th in the caf-eteria. They are also in the works of planning an annual blood drive, a food drive during the holiday season, making stress packets for finals week, and a diabetes walk, among other things. Currently, they are handing out free tickets to students for the Amenti Haunted House in DeKalb. If you would like to become a part of Student Government Associa-tion then you are urged to

contact Allison Von Ende, the faculty advisor. She can be reached either through email at [email protected] or by telephone at 815-825-2086 ex. 5390. You can become a non-voting member who helps lead some of the activities and programs that Student Government Association puts on, much like Gabriela Otriz, Crystal Dalaguete, and Max Sebas-tian Dargatz do. After all, senator Jocelyn Aguilar concluded, “In all, the main task is to help the students.”

Student Government Association elects officersLast year, SGA participated in the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Parade. Photo courtesy of Student Government Association.

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opinion/editorial2 Kaleidoscope october 11, 2010

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StaffEditor-in-Chief.....Jessi HaishManaging Editor...Lexi BaisdenWeb Editor...Will Ireland

Staff Writers.....Valentina Andri-anopoulos, Sarah Bastuk, Jimmy Clark, Scott Conro, Alicia Dailey, Audrey Latimer, Hannah Paul, Marissa Skonie

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By Jessi HaishEditor-in-Chief

We’re all college students; we’re all here. Taking classes to broaden our horizons, make a name for ourselves and test our skills. We’re really here to figure out who we are, what we want to do and how we’re going to get there....wherever there is. As these budding, bright individuals we’re also forming thoughts, ideas, and *gulp* opinions of our own. In the third installment of the Kaleidoscope, the one you hold in your hands, we’ve included an extra page of editorials and opinion pieces for you to ponder. Honestly, the staff was feeling a little inspired and just plain opinionated this time around. This won’t always be the case with the newspaper, but for now we’ve got a lot to say. Whether you want to learn how to become a reverend, party like you’ve never partied before (sober) or you’re sick of waiting on the person using Facebook in the computer lab (or maybe you are the person USING

Facebook in the computer lab,) we’ve got something for you. But then again, we don’t want you to just read our opinions. We want you to be able to take something away from what staff members think and believe, but we want you to be able to inform us about what’s on your mind. I personally want to know what’s going on at Kishwaukee and what you have to say to it. Write a letter to the editor, already! I’ve been waiting patiently this semester for something. Anything. Some sort of feedback, response, whatever. I really want to know what everyone thinks of the paper: suggestions, comments, ideas and opinions. Please? That’s why I’m using my precious column space to beg of the general student population:

K O U G A R S , WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?

Letter from LexiThe Haish HandbookBy Lexi BaisdenManaging Editor

So‚ here’s my thing about Twilight....

I don’t get it.

Now for those of you who have just gotten out of jail, Twilight is a young-adult romance novel by Stepha-nie Meyer. It’s about a hu-man girl (Bella Swan) who moves into the rainy town of Forks. There she meets Edward Cullen, who seems to mysteriously hate her for no reason. Ah, but there is a twist. Edward doesn’t hate her - oh, no - he just thirsts for her blood! Edward Cullen turns out to be a vampire, and soon, the two are in love. How-ever, Edward is not the only one who wants Bella as a snack. When a hungry vampire coven moves into Forks, Ed-ward must p r o t e c t his love f r o m being e a t -en by o t h e r b l o o d -s u c k i n g fiends. It is said to be the “height of all mod-ern love stories.” Well when I first read the books, before the rabid fans were among us, I couldn’t help but notice that some things, didn’t exactly... make sense. I realize now that it was because the plot was rid-dled with holes. Edward mentions how hard it is for vampires to be around

humans. Yet, his family has gone and graduated from high school for decades. How believable is that? If you have been alive for 100+ years, would you honestly still want to be in high school? And if it is such a temptation to even be around humans, why go? High school pro-vides plenty of ac-tivities in which a person can injure themselves: bloody nos-es, scraped knees, rough housing, gym, etc. So then why haven’t the Cul-len’s gone crazy-potatoes whenever the nearest kid gets a paper cut? The only one who the Cullens seem to thirst for is Bella. Appar-ently, her gold-standard blood is more delicious

than all of the other possi-

ble prey at s choo l . Ah, and t h e n t h e r e is the

w h o l e “ f a m o u s ”

feature of the story that fans find

absolutely brilliant... Why did the Cul-lens move to the rainy town of Forks? So that their glittering skin could remain a secret to the world. Yes, instead of ex-ploding into flames, these leeches sparkle in the sun-light. How does this make sense? Sure, Forks is de-scribed as being a dark cloudy town, but clouds do

not COMPLETELY block out the sun. Therefore, they would still glitter when they went outside because their skin would reflect the sunlight. And what about interior lights? Fluores-cents? They are all bright enough to light up rooms, right? Wouldn’t that mean that the Cullens would sparkle indoors too? So this raises the question: How did vam-pires go from scary, blood-sucking killers to spar-kly teenage pubescents? Yeah. I hope that someday vampire stories can be re-deemed. Until then, I’ll be comforting Dracula. I be-lieve that he is off crying in some dark part of his castle.

By Will IrelandWeb Editor

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opinion/editorial Kaleidoscope 3october 11, 2010

By Hannah PaulStaff Writer

“Not everybody is doing it.” What a lie that seems to be nowadays. I’ve met quite a few people in my time, and there’s only one person other than myself who I’ve met that is straight edge (no drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes). It seems to be a common occurrence that if you don’t do drugs or drink, you’re instantly stereotyped as stuffy and boring. Why do I avoid these things? Because I care about my well-being and my future. I’m not going to make my studies a second priority to fun and parties and I

want to live long enough to become something. I’ve seen enough people get caught up in the legal system for various things related to drugs, and I’ve watched it ruin their families. I ’ v e heard about plenty of drug related deaths over the years, too. Just three months ago a young man died from a drug deal gone bad. Unknowingly he bought pills that were switched for a heavy dose of a heavy drug. What was just going to be a simple relaxing

evening turned into a sleep he never woke up from,

leaving behind a girlfriend, a child, family and friends. Whatever happened to the sober fun people had?

Do you need to be under the influence of a substance just to enjoy a friend’s company or a movie? It’s a lie when someone says there’s

nothing to do if they aren’t on something.

There’s movies, video games, shopping, sports, hobbies, reading-- all kinds of things to do instead. Life can

still be very exciting and interesting

while being sober, and using it to get over a situation isn’t helping you. I picture a bleak future when hear that ‘cool’ is thirteen year olds smoking pot, sixteen year

olds doing acid, eighteen year olds drinking. Does that mean future political figures are going to be junkies? Future doctors are going to be alcoholics? When does it end? After rehab?

By Audrey LatimerStaff Writer

There seems to be a trend here at Kishwaukee Community College that is really blowing

my mind. A couple of weeks ago I had a paper due in one of my classes and needed to print it off my flash drive. I raced to the library from my class with roughly ten minutes to print and turn my

paper in at the beginning of the next class. I made it to the library and stopped dead in my tracks. The entire library computer lab was full; this was not the part that bothered me. What bothered

me was that ¾ ofthe computers in use were all displaying a Facebook profile. Whether the people were updating their status or viewing someone else’s recent mobile uploads I don’t know and I really don’t care, all I wanted to do was get to the nearest open computer so I could print my paper. Eventually after waiting five minutes someone finally got up (it was not one of the Facebookers) and a computer was available. Don’t get me wrong I am in love and probably just as addicted to Facebook as the next person but, there is a time and a place to get you

social networking on and personally I don’t think that the school library is it. I’m sure I am not the only student to ever encounter a problem like this. People go to the computer labs here at Kish to

type papers, do homework, find research for papers, and participate in online classes but, when 75% of these are used by people just surfing the web for the fun of it or killing time by Googling their name to see what comes up, the purpose that these computers serve is lost. We live in a world where Smart Phones are taking overand Wi-Fi can literally be found anywhere you go in other words if you absolutely cannot make it through the day to see how many notifications you racked up that morning,check it out on your phone or personal laptop! Facebook may be an important aspect of your life but, there are people that go to school here who think that homework, papers, and classes are important too and want to do the best they can in them. So please I am asking for all the people who have been in my position: Save Facebook for home!

You too can be a reverend

Save Facebook for home

Sober fun in college? Yes.

By Jimmy ClarkStaff Writer

Is marriage really sacred anymore? I’ve been wondering this ever since I Jimmy Lee Clark became an honest to god reverend. I’m not lying or joking; if two people wished to get married I could perform the service though I would have to first look up how to do it on the Internet. To me this is a serious problem.

This means that in the eyes of the law I Reverend Jimmy Lee Clark have the same powers as that of the famous and far superior Reverend Martin Luther King and that’s not right. Marriage has become an affair that involves a couple (as long as they aren’t the same gender) getting a marriage license and asking someone that became a reverend online to marry them. A quick affair

that doesn’t hold the same awesome might of the old marriages. Why isn’t it more difficult to gain the power to marry two people when marriage is supposedly the most powerful and sacred contract that can be made? For instance in the state of Illinois if I were to marry Bill and Sue two people that hate each other and are marrying to spite their parents it is more legally binding than if a long

standing reverend with a lot of experience and stature were to marry Bill and Brad two men that love each other greatly. That is one of the many problems with the idea that I can marry any man and woman together with the legal documents. I originally became a reverend as a joke, to have a few laughs with friends over the affair and move on. However, the more I think about it the more

ridiculous the whole idea that two people (who are the same gender) with a marriage license can come to me and with a few words I can legally bind these two for the rest of their lives. So is marriage really sacred anymore? In the opinion of this person the answer would be a resounding no and since I’m a reverend you can trust my judgment.

“I want to live long enough

to become something.”

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Photo by Audrey Latimer

features4 Kaleidoscope october 11, 2010

It’s finally October and we all know what that means: autumn has finally arrived! But what is it about this time of year that makes it so special? Could it be the leaves changing color, the weather cooling off, the smell of burning foliage, or the pumpkins finding their way to our front steps? Whatever it is, autumn has captivated us all with its vibrance and its childhood reminiscences. I’m sure we can all remember a time where we would look forward to burying ourselves beneath the surface of the crumbled, dry leaves. Or a more recent memory of simply walking in the chilly evening while gazing at the setting sun, our hands buried beneath the warmth and comfort of a baggy hoodie. Perhaps it is a simple memory of Halloween approaching, as we all wait for our thoughts of costumes and candy to become a reality. But as the leaves continue to fall, and life around us takes on the form of a dark, more subtle tone, this season only brings more relishable memories to each of us. Autumn is all around us, burning the essence of change into our hearts and minds.

Jump into fall

All photos by Hannah Paul

By Valentina AndrianopoulosStaff Writer

features Kaleidoscope 5october 11, 2010

Dr. Myron and Alexandra “Lesia” Kuropas have been teaching as a team for the past 12 years and they are currently teaching Intro to Psychology at Kishwaukee. Although they have both been teaching for over thirty years they are relatively new at Kishwaukee.

AlexandrawasborninUkraine.WhenshewasthreeherfamilyfledfromUkrainetoescapethecommunisminWorldWarII.Shesaid, “I remember holding onto a doll during the air raids and hiding in a corner.” When she was on the run her family slept wherever they could, in boxcars, forests, and empty basements. Eventually she was placed in a displaced persons camp in Germany that was created by the Americans, living thereuntilshewasseven.Shesaysthatoneofherfavorite memories is when she found out that her family had a whole room to themselves at the displacement campandthatshedidn’thavetobeafraidofbombingsevery time she went outside.

Alexandra said that another one of her favorite memories is when she knew that their ship had reached Boston and that she was in America, the land of the free. The hardest thing Alexandra had to overcome was learninganewlanguage.Sheexplainedthat,“theUkrainian language uses the Cyrilliclanguagewhichisentirelydifferent[thanEnglish].I had already learned howtoreadandwritein[Ukrainian]becauseyoustartataveryearlyage,bythetimeIwasinsecondgradeIwasreadingfluently.”

As Alexandra was finding her way to America, Myron was growing up in Chicago. As a child Myron stuttered;he stuttered “all the way through elementary school, high school, and undergraduate [school]”. He explainedhow he used to be terrified of speaking up in class and how part of the reason he wanted to get his mastersin psychology was because he “wanted to figure out what was wrong, why I couldn’t be like other people”.

Growingup,neitherofthemwantedtobeteachers.“Iwantedtobeapsychologist”saidMyron,laughingatthethought.Hecontinuedtosay,“Igotmymastersinpsychology,IwantedtoworkasapsychologistintheChicagoschoolsystem,andthenIwastoldthatIcouldn’twork as a psychologist until I had been in the classroom for at least three years. I never wanted to go into the classroom but I did because I thought this was a way, the only way, that I could become a psychologist. When I went into the classroom and discovered how much I enjoyed itandlookedatwhatschoolpsychologist’sdoIdecided,IwanttostayintheclassroomandI’vebeenthereeversince.Thiswasin1956.”

On Alexandra’s mother’s side of the family there had been sixgenerations of husband and wife teachers, she knew that she would be able to get a job teaching and had always liked working with children so ultimately she decided to go into elementary education.

They met at a Ukrainian summer resort in the Catskill Mountains in New York in1964.Shewasteachingmusicandhewasteachinghistory.Alexandrawas in charge of chaperoning the girls while Myron was in charge of keeping an eye on the boys. Alexandra explained the high school students that went to the resort: “these students didn’t have [the] opportunity[to go to] Saturday school where they would go to regular school fivedays a week then they go to Saturday school that is all Ukrainian theylearned history, geography, culture, that sort of thing. Many of them lived

in areas where there weren’t many Ukrainians. So it was nice [for them].”

TheyweremarriedinOctoberof1964.Myronsharedsomeofhisfavoritememoriesfromwhentheyfirstweremarried:“one[memory]thatstandsoutatthemomentiswhenwefirstgotmarriedandwewerebuildingournest.Wewerebuyingfurniture;some of it was second hand. We lived in a 3 room apartment, I had purchased my own bed set years before so we had that, then we bought a sofa and a television and little by little we built our own little nest.” “It was just a very very pleasant time for us, we didn’thavealotbutwehadenoughtolive.OurfirstChristmaswecouldn’taffordaChristmastreesoChristmasdaywewenttothis lotwherealltheChristmastreeswereleftoverwhichtheycouldn’tsell. [The lot]wasemptysowe lookedaround realquickandopenedthe trunk and took a tree. Then we went to the store on Christmas day and there were ornaments on sale and so whatever was left we bought forourtree. It’sthosekindsofthingsthat Iremember,”hecontinued.

Since then they have traveled theworld, “We’ve been to everycontinent.Theonlycontinentwehaven’tbeentoisAntarcticaandwedon’thaveagreatdesiretogo,”saidMyron.Hehasalsospent18monthsworking in theWhite House as the special assistant for ethnic affairsunderPresidentFordin1976.HecontinuedtoworkintheSenateforsixmonthsasalegislativeassistantforSenatorBobDole.MyronhasalsopublishedsixbooksaboutUkrainianculture,includingachildren’sbook,ahistoryofanorganizationthatexceeded600pagesinlength,andaphotohistoryofUkrainiansintheChicagolandareawhichwaspublishedin2006.

The Kuropas spent time in Chicago teaching at a grade school, after they moved out to DeKalb they continued to teach grade school. When asked about their opinions on teaching Myron said, “There is nothing more rewarding. I feel like I have an impact on the future. I think, next to health professions,teachingisthemostimportantthinganyone’sabletodo.”Alexandra said that the hardest thing about teaching is that the students are there for different reasons so you have to use differentmethodsto motivate them. Myron added that the hardest thing about teaching in public school is the bureaucracy. They agreed that the best thing about teaching is when you see that you have reached the students.

They began teaching night classes for Northern Illinois University. Itwasthefirsttimethattheybegantoteachasateam.“Oncewegottotheuniversity,eventheclassthatIhad[on]myown,Ihadmyhusbandthere. We decided we liked being together and we worked well together. I went over with him to his classes and we travelled over northern Illinois including here in DeKalb, and then we retired. Then Kish called,” saidAlexandra.“It’ssomuchnicertobetogetherinsteadofjustgoingalone,”shecontinued.“We’vealwayslikedbeingtogether.We’vebeenmarriedfor45yearsandit’sbeenavery,verynicemarriage,”saidMyron.

The couple that teaches together, stays togetherBy Alicia Dailey

Staff Writer

“It’s so much nicer to be together instead of just

going alone.”

-Alexandra Kuropas

On teaching:

“There is nothing more rewarding. I feel like I have

an impact on the future.”

-Myron Kuropas

arts & entertainment6 Kaleidoscope october 11, 2010

By Valentina AndrianopoulosStaff Writer

Upon entering any local Borders or Barnes and Noble, there is an over-whelming amount of vam-pire books welcoming you at the entrance. It is not

that these books cannot be well-written, it is just that the vampire trend has been going on for quite a while now. Perhaps it’s time for some change of scenery. Some good authors you can look into include mystery writer James Patter-son, dark story writer Anne Rice, comical writer Chris-

topher Moore, and if you’re more of a romance reader, Kathleen E. Woodwiss. One of my all-time favorite nonfic-tion stories is One Second Af-ter by William R. Forstchen. Something I’d re-ally like to see return to our generation are the classics. Wuthering Heights, Fahr-enheit 451, Anna Karenina,

Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird; these are all written masterpieces. Books as timeless as these should be honored and remembered for years to come. The au-thors put thought and emo-tion into each of these stories that can never be replicated. So next time that you’re tempted to pick up

that vampire book, remem-ber that variety matters. There are so many options in our literary world today, so don’t limit yourself. Get creative. Turn that hobby of scary stories into a mix of mystery and nonfiction. You might just find that differ-ent genres have a lot more to offer than you thought.

By Hannah PaulStaff Writer

It’s October and Halloween is just around the corner, which means this month will be jam packed with scary movies. But which ones should be on that list of must see horror films? Amityville Horror from 1979 and Amityville II: The Possesion from 1982 are two great older horror movies about the haunting of a house in which a murder had been committed and the two different families that moved into the house. Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 1974 is a horror based partly on Ed Gein, a serial killer who was obsessed with the female body (and a so-called ‘momma’s boy’). Halloween from

1978 is about a boy who was institutionalized for murder and breaks out just days before Halloween. His psychiatrist realizes what Michael is doing, but he realizes it too late. T h e Craz ies , which was re leased in 2010, is a thriller about a plague of i n s a n i t y that takes over a s m a l l town after something c o n t a m i n a t e s their water supply. The Haunting in Connecticut from 2009 is about a family moving due

to their son’s health. Their new home turns out to be a former mortuary and supernatural experiences begin. The movie was

based on a true story. Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock from 1960 is about a young woman that steals a large sum of money from a client of her

employer and disappears for awhile. She encounters a motel owner that isn’t what he appears to be. Se7en from 1995

s t a r r i n g B r a d Pitt and M o r g a n Freeman is a thriller a b o u t a serial killer with the seven d e a d l y sins as his MO. M y Soul to Take is

a 3D movie from 2010 by Wes Craven about a serial killer that returns to his hometown and stalks seven children born on the day that he was claimed to be

put to rest. This movie will be released on October 8th. Children of the Corn is based off of Stephen King’s short story and was released in 1984. It is about a boy preacher getting the children in the town of Gatlin, Nebraska to murder all of the adults. A young couple stumbles into the town and soon find themselves trapped. The Exorcist was released in 1973 and is a must see horror movie about a possessed teenager. The Carmike Cinema in DeKalb will be playing this movie from October 29-31.

By Sarah BastukStaff Writer

When people think of fall they usually think of chilly weather, leaves falling to the ground, and sometimes frightening thoughts like zombies or vampires. If you like to play video games and ones that have zombies but also have co-op, then Left 4 Dead 2 is your must-play game. L4D2 is where 4 Survivors, Ellis, Rochelle, Nick, and Coach, have lived through the zombie

apocalypse and must band together to overcome the zombies and make it to the rescue vehicle. They at first don’t trust each other but agree to work together to overcome the odds. They can pick up a wide range of weapons, from baseball bats to assault rifles, chainsaws to shotguns, guitars to sniper rifles, etc. There are even bombs for them to pick up like pipe bombs, which zombies love to chase, molotovs to light them on fire, and Boomer

Bile to make them gather at where you threw it so you can make a quick escape. Is this quite a bit to survive the zombies? It can be, but not for the Special Infected. The zombies in this game are called zombies, but they’re actually infected people who have gone insane and just act like zombies. Special Infected are different since they have literally mutated and sometimes don’t even look human. There are different SI’s ranging from the Smoker, Hunter, Boomer,

Jockey, Charger, Spitter, Witch, and the Tank. Each SI has different moves; for instance, the Spitter will literally spit on you causing acid to form on the ground and hurt you the longer you stand in it. The Hunter, Jockey, Charger, and Smoker are SI you need your friends, the other Survivors in the game, to help overcome. These SI will pin you down in some way or drag you away from your friends. You are completely helpless when they have you. It’s

up to the other Survivors to save you by killing it before it kills you. This is only campaign mode, there are different modes to choose from ranging from Versus, which you can play as the SI against the Survivors, or Survival, where you try to last as long as you can. This game is rated M and is available for PC and Xbox 360 and has high replay value for people who like to play in teams. L4D fans, “The Sacrifice” releases Oct 5th for Xbox 360 and PC!

A change of scenery: try a new book

Video Game Spotlight: Left for Dead 2

Top 10 movies to see this Halloween

By Scott ConroStaff Writer

NIU Convocation Center set to hold the performance of the season when Hip-Hop/R&B artist Drake comes to town this Sunday. Drake’s Light Dreams, and Nightmares Tour kicked off in Miami September 20th and is scheduled to conclude on November 6th. Drake will be

checking in to pay Dekalb fans a visit for a Sunday show on October 17th. Drake’s solo career has taken off after his debut album Thank Me Later released in June and sold 447,000 copies in the first week. Although the album includes hits like Over, Find Your Love, and Fancy, the complete album is worth a listen. He consistently brings

up issues of fame, love, and self-examination in a moody way that can connect with listeners, while at the same time bringing the right flows and vocals to accentuate the music that can be called visionary for the genre. His tour is reported to enhance the mood of his lyrics even further. According to MTV.com, Drake said the tour setup was inspired by

Jimi Hendrix in that it has a real psychedelic vibe about it. The show has a feeling of going from day to night. And there are fireworks. The MC has been continuing to record since Thank Me Later was completed. Although there is no set date, Drake will be releasing It’s Never Enough sometime after his inaugural tour wraps up.

Drake’s career has continued to escalate. It is likely that his popularity will continue to grow and this is a perfect opportunity to see his young career while things are still moving smoothly.Tickets are still available for the show. The price range is generally $31 to $49, so avoid purchases that are asking for more. Go to http://www.niu.edu/convo/ for more information.

NIU Convo Center hosting Drake

Above left: Photo via popmatters.com

campus life Kaleidoscope 7october 11, 2010

By Lexi BaisdenManaging Editor

Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-win-ning documentary filmmak-er, Larry Lansburgh, came to Kishwaukee College to tell students and staff about his film “Dream People of the Amazon.” Here, he re-told the adventure that he had with the Achuar people of the Amazon rain forest. This section of the Ama-zon is in the southeastern part of Ecuador, where the people still live a traditional life, despite the pressures and threats from the modern world. These people are deeply connected with na-ture, and are able to de-fend their e n v i r o n -ment by two principle tac-tics that “coun-ter the money and power of multinatonal corporations and win.” Lasnburgh goes into great detail about these tac-tics that may actually come

to as a surprise to viewers. However, here is a taste of what the Achaur and many other people, have been going through with huge government corporations. According to Lans-burgh, there are several dif-ferent ways in which an en-vironment can be destroyed by government forces. First, the country will send in an “Economic Hit Man” who promises the other country very wonderful ideas. They help arrange a huge, almost unpayable loan through the World Bank, and usually,

the coun-

t r i e s will spend their loan, rebuilding dams, har-bors, etc. Once this coun-try can’t pay back the loan, the other country will make

them a deal: Instead of getting paid back, they’ll just take some of their re-sources, like oil and gas. China has been trying to get their hands on Ecuador’s oil, and the Achuar happen to have a huge supply of it in their forest. The Auchar realized that they needed to reach out for help - including to their rival tribe, the Shuar. Lansburgh wants to make clear that he does not think that all governments are evil, and he does not think that our government is evil, but reality is all over the world. This sort of chaos has been happening for a very

long time. Through his presentation, he re-

ally wanted to reach out to people. He wanted to let ev-eryone know that they can make a difference with

the environment. “So often, we say

that there is noth-ing that we can do,” he

says. “But if you choose not to suffer under that worry, you can make a difference.”

By Scott ConroStaff Writer

Kishwaukee College is working to complete a Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) facility that will offer Instructors the opportunity to enhance their teaching ability. The overall goals include:-Providing profesional development opportunities for all Kishwaukee College Faculty-Assisting faculty in exploring and implementing ideas that will enhance teaching and learning -Encouraging faculty to network and share ideas informally The TLC will be located in room A212, an old Spanish classroom between the A200 hallways. An official

date has not been announced as to when the facility will open, but a majority of the work and planning has been completed. The old classroom has been painted and couches brought in to be inviting for staff members when it opens. Finishing touches are set to take place soon now that electrical work has recently been completed. The TLC will feature a number of resources that KC Instructors can utilize to become better teachers. A number of books from the teaching section of the library will be transferred to the TLC, allowing faculty to find a helpful resource more efficiently. A wide variety of education-related articles will be available as well. The TLC will also have four computers and information about electronic resources. The Coordinator for

the Teaching and Learning Center is English Instructor Esther DiMarzio who has been with Kishwaukee College for 30 years. I have always viewed professional development as vital for all teachers,” said DiMarzio. “I am a better teacher today because of the professional reading I’ve done, the workshops and conferences I’ve attended, and the discussions I’ve had with colleagues on campus and across the country.” After accepting the coordinator position, DiMarzio met with directors of similar centers at the College of DuPage and Moraine Valley Community College to get ideas on how to construct the program. DiMarzio also read numerous articles on professional development programs and met with Vice

President of Instruction Jean Kartje to select the on-campus facility and to identify preliminary goals. An advisory committee - represented by members of the library, the administration, and media services - has been working with DiMarzio to determine professional development needs, identify possible resources, and consider ways to implement programs. The TLC will be more than just a room for faculty to find resources. Faculty will have the opportunity to attend presentations, panel discussions, roundtables, and workshops to improve their teaching methods. Dr. Bradley Smith presented the first TLC open program on Friday, October 1. The title of the presentation was “Sponges and Puzzles and Flowers…oh my!: Using

Conceptual Metaphor to Enhance Classroom Communication.” Eighteen faculty members turned out for the event, a decent turnout considering the TLC is not officially up and running. Unlike elementary and high school teachers, instructors and professors are not required to have a teaching degree, only their Master’s. This means that some instructors, although unquestionably knowledgable in their subject, may not have the teaching skills to help their students learn to their ability. The TLC’s goal is to provide a facility for instructors to work on these communication problems and help their students learn as much as they can.

By Jimmy ClarkStaff Writer

The new Veterans Club at Kishwaukee Community Col-lege is currently looking for interested students here at Kishwuakee who are either in active duty or veterans

who are interested in being a part of the club. It’s being formed by Gaitino Canzon-eri who says, “ The club will be open to anyone on active duty, National Guard, reserv-ists, or veterans of the mili-tary.” The club is designed to answer questions of the military persons that need to

know things such as GI Bill info, or benefits allowable to veteran’s that might be un-known to them. The club will also try to get a Veterans As-sociation psychiatrist to visit at certain times so they can help prevent a combat vet-eran from becoming a casu-alty of PTSD, depression, or

any other medical need that is necessary for the success of being a student. Current-ly, Mr. Canzoneri is waiting for the potential members to contact him so he can set a time and day for the meetings of the Veterans Club that will be appropriate for all poten-tial members. If you want to

join the club you can contact Mr. Canzoneri at his email [email protected], or by phone at (815)-703-8678. Or you can contact Chuck Walters in the Student Counseling Office.

“TLC” to help instructors help students

Larry Lansburgh visits Kishwaukee

Veterans looking for support for new club

Photos by Lexi Baisden

In our next issue, check out a player spotlight on Kougar Women’s Basketball player EMILY MURPHY

KOUGAR KORNER8 Kaleidoscope october 11, 2010sports

By Scott ConroStaff Writer

The soccer team has continued to play at a high level since they began a hard stretch of games on September 23rd.The Kougars started the string of games with a shutout win over Heartland College. Then they embarrassed Carl Sandburg 12-0 Saturday the 26th at the first home game in nearly a month. The next day the team beat Loras College 3-1 in another home game.

Moraine Valley hosted a game Wednesday the 29th that Coach Woita called, “one of the most exciting matches I’ve ever coached.”After the Kougars went down 3-0 after only 17 minutes a victory seemed doubtful. But the team pushed on and made it 3-1 at half time, keeping hope alive. The Kougars fought hard coming out of the half and dominated play, leveling the score 3-3. Another twist. After the sudden comeback, “we switched off for a moment,”

said Woita. “And they scored an oops goal.” Determined to make up for their unawareness, the Kougars kept pounding the goal. With 5 minutes to play, Kishwaukee tied the match at 4-4 resulting in overtime play. The game came to a climactic end when Moraine Valley scored an unbelievable goal to give the Kougars their first loss since September 11th. “The next day we looked very tired, and played

top seeded Morton,” said Woita. “Though we created plenty of chance to win, we fell short 2-1.” The team got a free “W” in the column after Kennedy-King forfeited on Saturday the 2nd. The next day Kish hosted the Daley College Bulldogs in a make-up game. The Kougars toyed with the poor puppies, allowing only one shot

on goal and winning 3-0. The 9-5 Kougars (not including the forfeit) have shut out their opponents eight times this season. They have remained strong since starting the season and refuse to allow any runaway losses. Come see the Kougars finish out the season against Truman College and Lincolnland at home on the 14th and 16th.

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The Kaleidoscope would like to congratulate the athletes that helped bring the Arrowhead

Conference All-Sports Award Cup to Kish! The award is based upon each team’s finish in conference standings. The Volleyball team

finished undefeated in the conference last fall (the Soccer team finished 11-7 but is not

considered a conference sport). The Men’s Basketball team made their way to second in the conference

this passed winter, while the Women’s Basketball team took the third spot. In the spring,

Baseball took second place and Softball grabbed third. The sports teams racked up enough Arrowhead Conference victories to come away with the Cup. This is the first time the college has earned the award since its inception in 1999. Keep up the hard work!

By Scott ConroStaff Writer

After losing at Highland on the 28th, the Lady Kougars returned home to dominate Sauk Valley the next day. A casual fan would have known KC was going to win after just a couple of minutes. The communication was superior. Once again, they punished their opponent with powerful spikes and quick reaction. The Kougars beat up on Blackhawk East on Tuesday, October 5th in three games. The next night the team played in front of the home crowd in the most exciting home match this season.

Game One-Although the game started 12-5, the Lady Kougars looked a bit sloppy. Spikes went too far and the Chargers had a couple of successful blocks. This was the first time the team had been challenged at home. Both teams had excellent defense and powerful spikes. So many times one team would spike the ball and it would come shooting back unexpectedly. The Kougars came out on top to start the match, etching out a 25-22 win. Game Two-The teams switched sides and Kish lost their focus, falling behind 1-5 they concentrated and worked their way up to tie it at 9-9. The Lady Kougars were sloppy at

times and overwhelmingly dominate at others. This was a real chess match. After the hard spikes and consistent blocks by both teams a game earlier, each was trying to trick the other. So much of the game was played in the trenches-right up against the net leading to the players overcrowding the net and moving to the wrong spots. There were short streaks by both teams but in no way were points being given away. Megan Schroeder about flattened the ball on a kill to go up 23-18, then a block by KC to score another point. Monica Sanchez spiked it too far delaying the inevitable end, which came just one volley later ending the game at 25-19.

Game Three-After losing the first point, the Lady Kougars got their power back and found the holes on the floor. The Chargers fell apart, allowing KC to put together an 8-1 run that was stopped only after a long volley. This match felt different. Both teams had quick reflexes and energy on the floor, but a small roster caught up with Chargers and they looked deflated. Kishwaukee finished the match with a 25-17 win over Carl Sandburg. When I told Coach Bailey I thought the game was exciting he said, “They are going to make me go grey.” He said he is getting used to it. He is happy that the team is pulling off the victories, none-the-less.

“We need to improve on our technique,” Bailey said. “We are still making a lot of small errors. If we eliminate that we will be fine. We definitely have a chance to go far [in the tournaments].” The team is trying to get back into a rhythm after having three weekends off in a row. But the team is still looking hot and is sure to return to excellent form when power hitting Nikki Federico returns for the upcoming tournaments after nursing a sprained knee. The team has two regular season games left, one this Wednesday the 13th and the other on Tuesday the 26th. Come out and the 2010 Volleyball season come to a close!

Chargers challenge energetic Kougars

Never giving up: Soccer team shuts out opponents