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Ari Shapiro talks to the college about Mitt Romney and his job covering the Presidential campaign

Student shares memories of Vietnam War

ARE PERMIT PARKING PASSES NECESSARY?

What

Why

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“[The permit passes are]

essential to getting to my

Ultrasound classes on time,”

“The students who have more

money will be able to afford

them as apposed to students

who are not wealthy enough,

so I think they are unfair,

“There’s not that many of

them, but there’s parking all

over, so I’ve realized [that

the people who buy the

passes are] all just lazy,”

Grasping his cane in one

hand, student and em-­

ployee Randolph Herber

began his speech on Vet-­

eran’s day and his per-­

sonal experience during

Vietnam.

Personal stories from

many veterans left few

eyes dry in the crowd

as students and faculty

members heard stories of

In the other hand, he

held a cell phone that

played Reveille that

brought all of the veter-­

ans present to rise and sa-­

the duration of the song.

He told his story short-­

ly after the song about

his welcome home from

Vietnam while holding his

-­

ing in a line of soldiers

down the streets of Chica-­

go, he was on the end and

When the ceremony

started, however, there

and through the loud voic-­

his head as the crowd

cheered.

“That is what patrio-­

tism is to me,” Herber

story.

Grasping his cane in one

hand, Herber began his

speech on Veteran’s day

and his personal experi-­

ence during Vietnam.

Personal stories from

many veterans left few

eyes dry in the crowd

as students and faculty

members heard stories of

In the other hand, he

held a cell phone that

played Reveille that

brought all of the veter-­

ans present to rise and sa-­

the duration of the song.

return home, he led into

should give to soldiers

who have fought in any

war.

Raising his arm in

to those who serve before

lowering his arm.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7

ACCIDENT

A student was backing

out of a parking spot

when her car was struck

by another car driving

behind her.

The student called COD

police and they assessed

the situation.

Police did not specify

who’d fault it was, but

both cars received dam-­

age.

Driver of the car backing

out had minor paint dam-­

age to her rear bumper,

while the other driver had

a small dent and scrapes

extending from the front

fender to the rear fender.

Police said there were no

injuries and no citations.

POLICE REPORTS

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7

HIT AND RUN

Around 3 p.m. Wednesday

a student parked their car

in parking lot Fawell B.

The student headed to

class and did not return to

his or her car until ap-­

proximately 11 p.m.

The student told police

that it was dark and he

or she could not see any

damage on their way

home.

According to the student,

he or she did not notice

the damage until around

9 a.m. the next morning.

“My car was parked in

my driveway all night so

nobody could have hit it

at my house,” the student

said.

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served the damage to his

or her left rear bumper

and fender area and

wrote that the parts were

pushed in.

Nothing further has been

noted about who could

have hit the victim’s car.

FRIDAY, NOV. 9

ACCIDENT

A student was backing

out of a parking spot in

Fawell E around noon on

Friday.

The student said that he

looked both ways (left

and then right) before he

pulled out.

The student then struck

a car driving past him in

their driver’s side.

“I never saw him,” The

student backing out said.

The student who was

driving past said that the

student backing out was

the one who hit him.

Police have nothing fur-­

ther and did not indicate

who was at fault.

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GET TO KNOW

AID LOAN SPECIALIST JENNIFER PRUSKO

Veteran’s Day brought celebration and thanks to those who have served, but for Financial Aid Loan Specialist Jennifer Prusko, it doesn’t end there.

Financial Aid Loan Specialist Jennifer Prus-­ko told the audience how she works part time for the USO (United Ser-­vice Organization) and explained what she did while she was there.

about USO from her mother and started volunteering with them

Undergraduate.Since 2001 Prusko has

been volunteering for USO by coordinating welcome home events, arranging opportunities for soldiers to do fun activities while they are home and making happy moments for them.

“I literally fell in love with it,” Prusko said.

Prusko start-­

Family: Single, two brothers, two sisters and two parentsHobbies: VolunteeringFavorites:Color: GreenFilm: Sweet Home Al-

abama and Pirates of the Caribbean seriesMusic: “Anything but

country.”Actor: Johnny DeppTravel: Wants to go

to Australia and En-glandFuture:with where I am now.”

ed out as a volunteer and received the 2007 volunteer of the year award and in2010 she was asked to become a part-­time employee for USO.

“I still view myself as a volunteer,” Prusko said.

Prusko has not been an average volunteer for USO, she’s put in a lot of work to help out because she cares.

“What I’ve done is brought structure because it was a much smaller group of volunteers and now were almost up to 400 volunteers,” Prusko said. “I’ve created two or three times a year, little social outings just for our O’Hare group.”

According to Prusko, her volunteering work does not just stop at USO, she continues to help veterans at the college as well.

“Now that I know about the veterans lounge, for their meetings, I’ll make cupcakes or chocolate dipped strawberries,” Prusko said.

According to Prusko, the hardest part that she has experienced during her time spent in the USO was when she had to help the

JORDIN GIGNACNEWS EDITOR

MLK scholarship seeks students to submit applications by deadline

JORDIN GIGNACNEWS EDITOR

With a majority of scholarships having a deadline that has al-­ready passed, students often forget about other scholarship possibilities later in the year.

The 17th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast with Bene-­dictine University that was held last year was a success with a whole ballroom of people in attendance.

The Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. scholar-­ship for $1,000 has only had three students start the application with no

one marked down as applied as of Nov. 9.

According to Commu-­nity Relations Specialist of Marketing Rebecca Gavillet, the college posted the scholarship a month ago and is sur-­prised no one has com-­pleted an application.

“We want to encourage students to apply, we don’t want the money to go to waste,” Gavillet said.

Last year’s MLK breakfast with Bene-­dictine is posted on the college’s website along with photos from the event.

Photo courtesy of Press Photography Network/Special to College of DuPage

See JENNIFER, Page 4 See MLK, Page 4

Dr. Collins congratulating MLK scholarship winners before they arrive on stage at last years ceremony.

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JENNIFER, from Page 3

mothers who have lost a soldier called the Ameri-­can Gold Star Mothers.

“That was the most heartbreaking thing I had to do,” Prusko said. “There’s nothing I could say to them, like ‘every-­thing will be okay’ when it’s not.”

Prusko said that she has had more ups than downs while working with the USO and some

of them are linked to the people she has met.

“I’ve met a lot of people through it and it gave me opportunities that I prob-­ably wouldn’t have had,” Prusko said.

Bill Murray once gave Prusko a Hershey Kiss and then a kiss on the cheek, which she said was humorous.

Prusko said that her only hobby is volunteer-­ing because she really enjoys the joy it brings

people.“I gave a guy a sand-­

wich one time and you would’ve thought that I gave him the world like it was just a very good feeling to give back,” Prusko said. “I don’t see myself ever leaving the USO.”

Prusko works for USO every Saturday and then some for the men and women veterans coming home to the U.S. and their families.

Do you know any-

one that you think

should be the next

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son? Let the Courier

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To apply for the schol-­arship, go on to Tuition & Aid then click “Schol-­arships”.

Complete a STARS ap-­plication thoroughly to be eligible for the MLK award by December 7.

All winners will at-­tend the breakfast at Benedictine and present a reading from their essay.

MLK, from Page 3

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COURIER

POLICY Looking around cam-­pus, aesthetics and curb appeal are important to the college with new renovations, and the ever-­present construction crews, but something doesn’t quite add up. In the spring semes-­ter of last year, the Courier took a look at many of the new furni-­ture items, including chairs and couches in abstract patterns and

with the new design. While expensive, the furniture was said to last longer and stand up to the use of a busy college, making the expense worth it in the long run. Walking through hallways inside of the Berg Instructional Center, students and faculty are now con-­fronted with clogged

hallways with plastic benches lining the halls and creating clutter. It is not to say that additional seating isn’t an advantage for the student population, as

-­um and with the amount of students on campus, it allows for more stu-­dents to meet up, work on projects or just take a break between classes. However, if aes-­thetics are so im-­portant, stick to it. In the Courier article from February 10, 2012 entitled “The Price is Right”, Vice President of External Relations Joe Moore stated that the furniture was chosen for it’s durability because it isn’t residential furniture like most people buy. This furniture from the company Coalesse was

areas including, but not limited to, community colleges and airports. Taking into consid-­eration the amount of people that use these seats, the initial cost of around $1300 for couch-­es and $600 for chairs might seem staggering

up as they are sup-­posed to, they will pay for themselves, keeping replacement costs at bay. Each space on campus has had clear designs and ideas, and the ster-­ile gray benches detract from the environment or setting that the furni-­ture and those involved with the design pro-­cess worked towards. The addition of the benches is an obvious after thought, and if the college is going to spend

money on improving the appearance, instead of spending money on

only to be thrown away and replaced in a few months, why not invest in better furniture? The installation of the new benches has provid-­ed seating, but also adds to the congestion in busy hallways. Better plan-­ning and follow through needs to go into these projects to aid students and create the best en-­vironment for learning, relaxing and commuting. Moore went on to say that the Coalesse furniture was chosen because it created a sense of community and a place of gathering, but the new benches don’t go along with the original aesthetic and should be rethought.

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OPINION

On behalf of all of the

Letters that I received,

I have realized that

the counselor’s story

was misinterpreted.

The students and staff

who wrote letters to me

had the same effect, aside

from all the praising com-­

pelled by counselors, they

all noticed the protests.

Benjamin Carter wrote,

“… It seems that the ma-­

jority of the complaints

being leveled against the

as mere complaining” but

isn’t that what they are?

Since these “com-­

plaints” seem like

whining, these issues

aren’t taken seriously

when they should be.

Amanda Shields wrote,

“… I had tried multiple

times over the last year

and a half, before I met

Carol Giegerich, to get a

straight answer or any

answer or return phone

call at all from COD

about admissions.”

Shields wrote about her

negative experiences to

me as well as her posi-­

tive ones and honestly,

the college should have

returned your phone

calls within a year.

Any successful work-­

ing industry will try to

satisfy their consumer

as much as they can,

not wait for a cus-­

tomer to make some-­

thing out of nothing.

Students should have

an equal effort relation-­

ship with the college

not a 50/30 effort.

These students are not

just complaining because

they want to or that they

can, many students con-­

fessed their negative ex-­

periences to me because

they’d like to see change

and they know I can

make their issues known.

Complaining is what

makes restaurants im-­

prove their food, service

and quality, big busi-­

management and jour-­

I decided to write the

article based on my

experience in the coun-­

it was negative and I

wanted to know if I was

alone on the issue.

My circumstances

were both different and

the same as many peo-­

ple that I interviewed.

My article was an effort

to speak for the students

have had with the coun-­

for a reaction of change

Evidently, when I inter-­

viewed Counselor Carol

Giegerich, she helped

me straighten out my

schedule aside from the

time that I had asked to

sit down with her for and

for that, I say thank you.

Many students, includ-­

ing the ones quoted in

the article, are looking

for a counselor to help

them but they are not

aware of the good and

the bad, because they

have only seen the ugly.

The students who are

said to be “complain-­

ing” are not in any es-­

sence whining about

the counselors, they are

expecting better from

the people who work for

one of the top communi-­

ty colleges in Illinois.

Response to Counselor letters

JORDIN GIGNAC

Board of Trustees

Chairman: David [email protected]

Vice Chairman: Erin [email protected]

Secretary: Alli-­son O’Donnellbot-­[email protected]

Dianne McGuirebot-­[email protected]

Nancy Svoboda

bot-­[email protected]

Joseph [email protected]

Student Trustee:

Olivia Martinbot-­[email protected]

Student

Leadership Council

President: Hank [email protected]

Vice-­President: Tim [email protected]

Coordinator of Outreach:

Jenna [email protected]

Adviser: Chuck [email protected]

Public Safety

Chief of Police:

Joe [email protected]

Deputy Chief: Ray [email protected]

Admissions

Coordinator

Julie [email protected]

Counseling

and Advising

[email protected]

McAninch

Arts Center

Director:

Stephen [email protected]

Athletics

Director: Paul [email protected]

Facilities Mas-­

ter Plan

Director: John [email protected]

Alter Ego

Productions

Adviser: Steph [email protected]

Prairie Light

Review

Adviser: Linda [email protected]

ImportantEmails

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FEATURESGlobal Education CelebrationCOD celebrates International Education Week with annual Global Education Fair

International Edu-­cation Week was Nov. 12-­16 this year and its purpose is to celebrate

-­ternational education around the world. The

and the U.S. Department -­

mote studying abroad. COD recognizes this

their annual Global Ed-­ucation Fair to highlight the many Study Abroad programs and opportuni-­

The event was this past Wednesday in the SRC Library Walkway and people were able to learn

-­tries and cultures stud-­ied by COD students.

that related to the committee they were representing, such as the France table having chocolate French cook-­ies available and the Middle East Commit-­

Eastern countries.

event made it clear that the college has a Study

everyone. One group was

DuPage Italian American Organization). This is a

welcoming the COD community to participate in their Italian studies.

Nov. 26 at their next meeting in 2625 C at noon. Mirta Pagnucci, Italian and French Pro-­

Study Abroad program.

member and is excited

France through COD this coming summer. “It’s going to be

experience the French language and culture while living in Bor-­deaux,” she commented. Another organization

the Community Col-­lege Initiative Program (CCIP), which brings students underrepresent-­ed countries to commu-­

develop their education. For the 2012-­2013

-­zil, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Pa-­

are attending the col-­lege. The students’ ages

they are living in apart-­ments near the college. They will be re-­turning to their home countries in the mid-­

One student is Vincentia “Naa” Ad-­

studying business at COD through CCIP.

-­ing my time here,”

“I am also very pleased with how and nice accepting ev-­eryone has been.” People were also able to vote in the photo con-­test at the Global Educa-­tion Fair, where twelve students who studied abroad in the 2011-­2012 school year submitted

the many places they

traveled. The winner was student Kristen Schlottman who submit-­

Rican demonstrating

pads into chocolate.-­

graph captures all the

relationship between ecotourism and preser-­vation that I witnessed during my visit,” ex-­plained Schlottman.

PHOTO BY LONDON SUMMERS

Top, the Global Ed. Fair Photo Contest winner was Kristen Schlottman who submitted this photo she took in Costa Rica, of a man making chocolate. Bottom, Lisa Wijayani in an Indonesian student studying business through CCIP.

PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTEN SCHLOTTMAN

Students and Canticle Ministries partner up to support World AIDS Day

ROSALIE DEASTIS

FEATURES EDITOR

ROSALIE DEASTIS

FEATURES EDITOR

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with HIV, one child dies

virus, and 40.2 million people currently live with HIV or AIDS.

-­cle Ministries has been leading, supporting, and providing services

locations in Aurora and Wheaton, who have

HIV virus in some way. They provide hous-­

ing programs and ba-­

people until they are independent enough to

This organization does advocacy work as well, with student, church, and civic groups. Something else they

their thoughts, emotions, and worries with another person who knows what they’re dealing with.

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cuses are bringing awareness about this virus to help reduce the

the negative stigma. They have been work-­ing with COD students in Human Services and Advocacy classes

Every year they work closely with the college, where the advocacy

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“We’ve had some excellent partners,” commented Jeana

Stewart, Co-­Director

along with David Allen. “The students show

dedication and the

In the past, Canticle Ministries and COD have held a number

Services/events. They have had years where people could have

virus, AIDS walks, and students have volun-­teered by teaching En-­

glish to clients who could

computer training to the clients who weren’t experienced with them. Another important

-­cle Ministries pro-­vides is their Schol-­arship Program. This program gives

high school students by HIV/AIDS who want to attend college. see on page 8

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FYIFall Dance Fusion

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Cooking with Jean-­Louis: Stocks and Sauces

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Thanksgiving Recess

SLC Blood Drive

Poinsettia Sales

Last Day to Withdraw – Second 8-­Week courses

College Theater – “A Christmas Carol”

Student Erin Hague created this banner last year for World AIDS Day.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN HAGUE

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENTAll Things Considered

Ari Shapiro, NPR White House Correspondent, spoke on Tuesday No-­vember 13, in the Turner Conference Center. He spoke about his journey as a journalist covering Mitt Romney’s campaign and also gave some general insight into the election’s outcome. He talked about many

met over the course of the year, traveling from place to place and said “There are voices I will always remember from this past year.” He also talked about a story he did on the voters’ gender gap in Daytona, Florida. In a large crowd of white males, he found only one Obama supporter. He also mentioned something that got him a lot of negative feedback from listeners. He did a show where he played a clip of a woman who claimed that she didn’t like the Obamas because

Shapiro said he loves that he gets “to hear peo-­ple’s stories, put them on the radio, and let listeners judge for themselves.” He said there were two times when he saw a different side of Gover-­nor Romney that he said most people didn’t get to see. He said in an off the record conversation,

Romney seemed genuine,

sincere, and relatable and that was something that Shapiro felt Rom-­ney had trouble getting across on camera. The second time Shapiro said he saw this side of Rom-­ney was onstage at the

in Denver, Colorado. Shapiro then went on to list reasons why both

Romney and Obama struggled in this election. He spoke about de-­mographics and how social media changed this election. He spoke to many undecided voters and said there is no single

issue they are stuck on. Michael Renland, a physical therapy stu-­dent said, “I went to get

extra credit for a class and it ended up being really entertaining.” Another student, Chris-­tie Lacey, said “He was a really charismatic speaker and it was really cool how he cited different facts not necessarily in the news.” Shapiro answered many questions after the event ranging from topics of foreign policy stances, NPR, Romney’s position, debates, etc. Shapiro said he majored in English in college and that the most important thing is not your major but learning “to read and write and think.” He said his favorite stories so far deal with “average people in ex-­traordinary moments.” He feels like he is per-­forming a “public ser-­vice by sharing a voice who needs to be heard that nobody would have heard otherwise.”Shapiro said “When I can keep someone in their car even if it will make them late for work, that’s a great moment.”

NPR Correspondent Ari Shapiro talks about covering the Romney campaignCOURTNEY CLARKARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Ari Shapiro spoke and answered questions about the recent election and his experi-

Photo by London Summers

JOEL JANCHENKOMajor: Associates of Fine ArtAge: 20City: Indian Head Park

How would you describe your art?Art and music are a culmina-tion of creativity and I search for the exploration of sound

to see what boundaries have been crossed, what history has been written and what

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of unique self-disciplined

Wednesday small group jazz class and in a Wednesday community big band, which

another group which plays

-

We all like different things so

also play the kalimba and do

the fact that everyday is a new day and a day to keep pushing yourself and whether

STARVING ARTIST

“A Christmas Carol” is premiering in the K Building Theater Friday, November 23 at 7p.m. Auditions were held at the beginning of the term but rehearsals began 6 weeks ago. The cast consists of 47 student actors and 17 young actors. Amelia Barrett, the director said this script by William J. Norris “was written for COD

premiered here in 2006 and we do it every two years.” She said it has be-­

come a family tradi-­tion for people in the area to come see the show. One time when they didn’t perform “A Christmas Carol” there was a big uproar and people were very upset. The show is an hour long with no intermis-­sion “to make it family friendly, so everyone from toddlers through grandparents can come and enjoy it.” Since they are not performing in the MAC due to construction, they have “had to make a lot of adjust-­

people on the new stage,” said Barrett.

Many people have seen “A Christmas Carol” before and Bar-­rett has previously di-­rected it but she says, “With a different cast and a different stage, it becomes a new show.” They are also run-­ning a food drive supporting People’s Resource Center. Non-­perishable food items will be accepted at all performances. The show runs until December 2. Tickets are available at the

630-­ 942-­4000. They can also be purchased online at www.AtThe-­Mac.org.

COURTNEY CLARKARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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The Chaparral men’s basketball team followed up their home debut win against Elgin with a victo-­ry over Oakton Communi-­ty College Saturday. “Overall I’m pleased with the game,” Head Coach Don Klaas said. “Our defense was pretty good, especially in the

that’s pretty athletic like [Oakton] to 16 points.” The Chaps got out to an early 13-­2 lead and never really looked back. The team continued to build upon the lead, at times extending it to as much as 24 points. The Chaparral offense was clearly in rhythm,

man. This was a much different story for Oakton who continuously settled

for forced jumpers. “We just want kids to handle the basketball and make good decisions. That’s playing together, helping each other get good shots and playing

everything inside out,” Klaas said. One can also attribute Oakton’s lack of offense to the Chaps’ stout defen-­sive play, disrupting and contesting the majority of

Oakton’s shots. Although Oakton’s athleticism is undeniable, they could not equal the talent the Chaps brought to the court. They had an especially

up against the Chaps’ big men, particularly 6’7” center Ryan Rader. “Ryan had a very nice game, he bothered a lot of people and he’s getting an idea of how to play that middle,” Klaas said. Rader led the Chaps in scoring with 14 points. After the game, the coach further assessed his team’s defensive perfor-­mance. “We still held them to 52 points, but I thought we broke down a little bit mentally in terms of de-­fense [in the second half],” Klaas said. “Everything we do is based on defense, that’s why we’ve won a lot over the years.” The Chaps are now 2-­1 on the season and will next play Olive-­Harvey College at home, Satur-­day Nov. 17.

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The Chaparral women’s basketball team routed Oakton Community College 72-­35 Sat-­urday Nov. 10. The Chaps wasted no time getting out in front of Oakton, making the score 24-­9 midway

Fueled by aggressive inside play and solid ball distribution, this looked like a different Lady Chaps team than the one that lived and eventually died by the three ball one game earlier against Elgin. “That’s something that we talked about right after that Elgin game,” Head Coach Cris Cotton said. “I think the young ladies understand the concept, they did show it more today, but can they continue to do this on a regular basis, that’s the big question.” The Chaps ended the half on an 8-­0 run and took a 38-­15 lead into halftime. The second half was more of the same as the Lady Chaps continued their dominance over the Oakton squad.

Chaparrals amassed a 37 point lead and went on to win 72-­35. Another key to the team’s suc-­cess was its relentless crashing of the boards, especially offen-­sively.

It was not uncommon to see three or four offensive rebounds in a single possession for the Lady Chaps. “We had 13 offensive rebounds

Cotton said. “We had 18 total and I’m very happy with that, but having 13 in one half and

be a better balance of that.” However, one major concern

-­cient free throw shooting. “We started out in our scrim-­mages shooting very well, we were shooting 80 percent from the line and we’ve dropped dras-­tically since then,” Cotton said.

night just 15-­27 from the line. “Right now we’re shooting very poorly from the line,” Cot-­ton said. “Today, with the large margin of victory, it could have been larger if we simply would have shot just 70 percent from the line.” But the coach is optimistic that extra work in practice can

for free throw shooting. In addition to Saturday’s victory, the Lady Chaps also defeated Malcolm X College Tuesday night, giving them a 3-­1 record to start their season. Next up, the Lady Chaps will host Olive-­Harvey College Sat-­urday Nov. 17.

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