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SGA President, Vice President pass the torch Bret Bennette Editor-in-Chief

As Student Government Associations (SGA) President Blake Banovitz and Vice President Ryan Stivers finish up their one year term, they pave way for new SGA President Liam Morrison and Vice President Keith Berman.

Morrison and Berman both have big shoes to fill as the office of Banovitz and Stivers racked up a very respectable list of accomplishments in the 2011-12 term.

Some of the accomplishments include raising $20,000 for the ‘Green Fund’ pilot program, taking part in the ‘Master Plan’ committee, creating a smoking proposal that they presented to CLC’s board of education, creating a new SGA logo and Facebook page, donating money to the ‘Wish Tree Foundation’ and were able to have the first full student senate for the first time in over five years.

Those accomplishments are just a few of about 20 changes SGA has made in this last year, according to Banovitz.

Out of all the great accomplishments throughout the year, there wasn’t one that particularly stood out to the President.

“(Our greatest accomplishment was that) we left a legacy for new SGA’s to build upon and improve on a lot of the things we didn’t do well enough. I hope (Morrison) will see all of the things that (Stivers and I) have accomplished,” Banovitz said.

Stivers feels accomplished that they expanded and improved SGA’s role on campus.

“I would say the single biggest achievement is that we convinced the administration that it was in their best interest to give student government an expanded role on campus,” Stivers said. “I think we have drastically increased the power of the student government office here at CLC. Now weather our next generation will be able to maintain what we’ve done I do not know.”

Though Banovitz and Stivers helped change the landscape of student government in a year, their term is not quite over and they both are staying hungry for change as there is still work that needs to be done.

“We still need to get out and meet the students,” Banovitz said. “I’ve heard a lot of students complaining that they don’t see the SGA out communicating with students.”

Stivers wants SGA to keep

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Blake Banovitz has high hopes for Liam Morrison and Keith Berman. their feet on the accelerator as their term nears its end.

“SGA needs to facilitate change on campus. They don’t just need to be the messengers. We have to continue to advocate on behalf of the students. We did that this year with the smoking proposal but it has to go beyond that,” Stivers said.

With an entire year under their belts, Banovitz and Stivers have worlds of wisdom to share with the new President and Vice President. “(My advice to Morrison and Berman is to) question everything. Do not be a

rubber stamp,” Stivers said.

“Use your position and exposure to get across student needs. That is our primary goal and it is often forgotten.

We are here for the students, not the staff.”

Banovitz believes that the new leaders need to continue SGA’s legacy.

“I think (Morrison and Berman) need to continue what we have done and use the tools needed to continue on SGA’s legacy of being the student’s voice,” Banovitz said. “(Morrison and Berman) still need to work on getting out and getting SGA

shown on campus.”

Banovitz believes that Morrison is very personable and will communicate with all of the clubs to get what they need next year, but he questions Morrison’s communication skills with the higher administration here at CLC. Stivers believes that Berman has the fight to keep making changes all throughout next year.

With a new regime, Morrison and Berman have a lot to learn from the current President and Vice President.

Romney, Obama shift toward general election Joshua May

Managing Editor

Mitt Romney continued his surge toward the Republican nomination Tuesday. The former Massachusetts Governor decisively swept primaries in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

Newt Gingrich’s campaign has announced that he would suspend his campaign and endorse Romney next

week.

“I do think it’s pretty clear that Gov. Romney is ultimately going to be the nominee, and we’ll do everything that we can to make sure that he is, in fact, effective,” Gingrich said at a North Carolina campaign stop Wednesday.

Gingrich’s departure leaves only Romney and Texas Congressman Ron Paul in the field. Paul has yet to win a primary or caucus but promised to stay in the race and make an

impact at the convention.

“If tomorrow, Romney had the absolute number, I would probably continue in a modified way to maximize the number of delegates to go to the convention,” Paul said.

Romney has amassed nearly 700 delegates towards the goal of 1,144 delegates to clinch the nomination.

Without a credible challenger, Romney continued his shift toward the general election.

“After 43 primaries and caucuses,

many long days and more than a few long nights, I can say with confidence and gratitude that you have given me a great honor and solemn responsibility, and together we will win on Nov. 6,” Romney said.

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UIC prof. pushes for a diverse academia uri Toch

Staff Contributor

Dr. Kevin K. Kumashiro, Director of the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education and Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, addressed a group of CLC students and faculty on Apr. 23 and described some of the ways that schools could become more inclusive.

Kumashiro talked about the need to see issues like multiculturalism in ways that eschew simple solutions.

For every problem (such as educating our students) we need to understand the ritual for what it is—a system of questions – who is winning, who is losing, who made the rules, and what stories we tell the losers so they keep playing the game.

He said that many people want a simple questioning narrative, looking to blame the “teacher,” the “unions,” the “parents,” without looking for more complicated rationale, like cultural bias,

curriculum non-alignment, teacher training, revenue and housing to name a few.

One disturbing trend that Kumashiro noted is the re-segregation of public schools.

He said that in the 1990s the government abandoned many of the strategies that were used to integrate schools (like busing) and therefore schools are more segregated than ever because housing (which determines where students go to school) remains very segregated.

Kumashiro said that innovations like charter schools and vouchers, which were expected to increase desegregation, have actually increased segregation.

For Kumashiro the questions are key: When we blame “unions” what are we masking?

Who is not at the table?

Diversity cannot be fully understood without looking at related issues of justice, access, and equity.

Kumashiro put a lot of power in stories and how

we frame our discussion.

Different stories lead to different outcomes, so, for example, the way you frame a talk about taxes (are taxes a “burden’ or an “investment” could affect the outcome of the debate.

According to Kumashiro, we need to constantly question our frames – the “common sense” we bring to situations.

“Everyone knows that students with this background will struggle.”

For things people have little investment in, this is relatively easy, but for more complicated issues like educational reform or opinions about sex and sexuality, this can be very difficult.

People are very comfortable with their prior learning.

Learning is very often really a process of unlearning. It is not a comfortable process (not affirming, but challenging) and this makes us resistant (either consciously or unconsciously) to many things.

Even “facts” can be integrated into our world view

Speech team takes bronze Ashley Henry

A&E Editor

The CLC Forensics Team attended the 2012 Phi Rho Pi Speech Tournament in Schaumburg, Ill. from Apr. 9-14.

The tournament included fifty-eight Ill. community colleges with over five-hundred student participants.

The Lancer team took home a bronze title at the conclusion of the national tournament with two major standouts. Logan Nagel placed gold in impromptu speech, as well as a bronze in prose reading and after dinner speaking.

The second standout of the tournament was Stacy Bagrova. She placed gold in informative speech as well as a bronze placing in communication analysis.

“Our students held the keys this year to their success,” said CLC faculty and forensics team coach Lynn Harper. “They were some of the most hardworking students we’ve had in a long

time.”

CLC has placed bronze at the National Phi Rho Pi Speech Tournament for the past three years.

Additionally, despite three budget cuts in the past five years, the team continues to grow and excel, thanks to the hard work of Harper and her co-coaches.In addition to the bronze placing in the tournament, the forensics team placed third at regionals at Southeastern College in Harrisburg, Ill., as well as placing third at state at Illinois Central College in Peoria, Ill. Among the awards taken home by the Lancer team, was a prestigious award presented to Coach Harper, the Collie-Taylor Award.

This award is given to the team coach who is most recognized by the students participating in the national tournament.

“The award is voted on by the students for the coach who best exemplifies the highest qualities in coaching and activities,” said co-

coach and CLC faculty Joel Chmara. “She is the best ambassador of speech.”

A vast majority of the current CLC forensics team will be leaving the Lancer family this year, and will be continuing forward with their academic careers. Lupe Bandillo will be transferring to the University of Illinois at Chicago, Stacy Bagrova, Logan Nagel and Leo Bekerman will all be transferring to the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, and Amanda Collins will be transferring to Northwestern University.

Additionally, Alli Alleman will be moving to Chicago, Ill. to pursue a career in theater.The lone two members returning to the team are Rebecca Townsend, who will be returning as the Team Captain, and Samantha Nuccio. Students interested in joining the Lancer forensics team, are in luck says Harper.

“Getting started in the summer is the ideal time to get started.”

without impacting our learning.

This is why fact-based lectures often do very little in the way of promoting deeper understanding or a learning experience.

Deeper learning must address the theory of resistance – learning through crisis should be a goal because it is a reality.

This does not mean creating situations that are inherently adversarial but to address tension and not pretend people do not often have already formed opinions.

The result of all this, hopefully, is a less oppressive environment for teachers, staff, and most importantly, students.

Oppression relates to the barriers we put in the way of ourselves and the students engaging in meaningful, healthy dialogue.

It is a climate that hinders the flow of ideas and hence creativity.

Kumashiro students engaged in dialogue about the issues he raised.

He noted that people often come to lectures expecting to have told certain things and this has evolved into the

traditional lecture.

Students and teachers might be disappointed in this experience and he postulated that a true learning experience is not about transference of knowledge, but an understanding that they are a participant in the process (the need to question everything, including the framing of the instructor).

Learning should be a very dynamic and interactive experience.

Although Kumashiro did not focus on community colleges, several ideas of his might be addressed more readily within a community college environment.

For example, he gave a shout out to locally developed curriculum (where instructors develop a course based on their own readings, assignments, and experience).

He seemed to be saying that if all classes are exclusively text-book driven, this blocks the more creative teacher from developing something that is original and challenging in areas of multiculturalism or any other topic.

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The most talked about potential Vice Presidential candidate has been freshman Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

Rubio’s popularity with the Tea Party, Hispanic roots and the importance of his home state has many pundits declaring him the best choice Romney could make.

An early endorsement of Romney by Rubio and a number of joint campaign stops have fueled the fire, but Rubio has consistently tried to dampen the speculation.

“Up to now it’s all been theoretical, we have a nominee now, and our nominee, Mitt Romney, the leader of the Republican Party, has a vice presidential process in place. And I think from this point moving forward, I think it’d be wise for all Republicans to kind of respect that process, myself included, and say moving forward, we’re going to let

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his process play itself out,” Rubio said.

President Barack Obama has unofficially begun his campaign by visiting colleges around the country discussing student loans.

“This is something Michelle and I know about firsthand,” Obama said of student debt, “I just want everybody here to understand. ... I didn’t just read about this. I didn’t just get some talking points about this. I didn’t get some policy briefing on this. Michelle and I -we have been in your shoes.

Like I said, we didn’t come from wealthy families.”

Obama looks to increase his already sizable lead in the polls among young voters. Obama leads Romney among registered voters by six percent according to the latest Gallup Poll.

Romney will also lose the sizable fundraising advantage he held over his Republican opponents. Obama pulled in over $53 million in March and has about $130 million cash on hand.

Romney has $10 million on hand but is expected to raise more after seizing the nomination.

Phi Theta Kappa welcomes new officers and members Theresa westberg Staff Contributor

On Apr. 23, 2012 the Alpha Alpha Pi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa held an induction ceremony for the new members as well as the 2012-2013 officers.

This year was the second annual new member induction ceremony for the honor society, but the first year that the officers were part of the induction process.

During the induction comments were shared from several current officers: Pablo Astudillo, Bryan Helrigel, Ryan Becker, Valerie Perron, and Stacy Bagrova. Comments were also made by the Phi Theta Kappa advisor Bob Lossman, Darl Drummond, Vice President for Student Development, and Yamizaret Guzman, Illinois Regional Northeast President of Phi Theta Kappa.

When Guzman gave her comments, the new Phi

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Theta Kappa officers were bequeathed with their new distinguished titles.

The officers for the 20122013 school year are: Caleb Town, Phi Theta Kappa President, Raynard Pritchett, Vice President of Leadership, Belinda Myburgh, C o - V i c e President of Membership, Enrique Ontiveros, Co-Vice President of Membership, Melissa Jurik, Vice President of Scholarship, Carlton Kindred, Vice President of Service, Jennifer Lee,

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‘Recyclemania’ part of CLC’s green initiative

Employees grow concerned about privacy

Matt O’Connor

Anum Hashmi

News Editor

This spring, CLC participated in the annual Recyclemania competition, which is designed to encourage recycling efforts and reduce waste generation.

This year CLC reached a three year low in waste production.

In 2010 CLC produced a total of 152,000 pounds of waste over the 8-week stretch. The following year waste production was reduced to 135,500.

This year, the trend continued as CLC produced a total of 115,000 pounds of waste.

In January 2001, Recyclemania started as a competition to encourage recycling between the students

of Ohio University and Miami University. Currently, there are over 605 colleges and Universities involved in the 8-week recycling extravaganza.

Schools are categorized based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis.

They are similarly judged on which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling.

Winning schools receive an award made out of recyclable materials as well as the right to host that category’s special traveling trophy for the coming year.

The college has made tremendous strides in improving and maintaining its ‘green’ status. CLC

recently received the Green Business of the Year Award from the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.

The award was given in recognition of the work performed by the college’s Sustainability Center as well as the Green Economy Center.

Steps toward reducing CLC’s carbon footprint have also been put into place.

The plan has been put into place following President Jerry Weber’s signing of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2009.

The ultimate goal of the plan is to reduce CLC’s carbon footprint to zero by 2041, according to Dara Reiff, CLC’s sustainability coordinator.

Staff Contributor

Employers growing concern for what kind of employees they hire has sparked an increase in measures to investigate an applicant’s background.

One particular measure has many people up in arms against a possible invasion of privacy.

The practice of employers requiring applicants to supply them with their social media passwords is “Okay but its invading your personal privacy”, said CLC student, Jen Roth.

Others have even stronger opinions concerning this controversial measure.

CLC student Ramsha Mall, 19, feels that there is no place for this in the professional world pointing out, “that’s private

info. It’s against privacy.” and, “That’s more social. Your work is more professional so you will behave differently,” Mall said.

Some also believe that the information on one’s Facebook is no concern of the employer.

CLC student Sohail Khan, said, “Whatever is not public is not their business.”

There are some however that don’t believe it is that bad.

They contend that because they are hiring you and they should know about your background and how you are as a person.

And there are some that also believe if the employer requires such information, “just clean out your mess before you go”, said CLC student and staff member, Doug Shimizu.

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Students find ways to cope with finals stress Cassandra Direnzo Staff Reporter

As finals approach, students have to fight through all the major assignments and the cram-everythingyou-learned-this-wholesemester finals that take up a good percentage.e of students’ final grades.

At the end of the semester, within just a couple of weeks, teachers have extensive writing assignments due such as research papers or presentations, amongst other assignments, while having the grand final to prepare for.

On top of all the schoolwork, most students work at least part time jobs, diminishing their time even more.

As everything is stacking up on students, they have

found various ways to cope with all the stress.

CLC student Amanda Dioszeghy likes to take things in small doses, even with working almost 30+ hours.

Dioszeghy stated, “I’m taking every assignment and test one step at a time. I plan what I’m going to do before I actually do it.

If you look at it all at once it’s overwhelming and you don’t want to do anything or you get really stressed really fast.”

When the stress starts getting much more tremendous, Dioszeghy tries to be patient with everything and continuously reminds herself that the end of the semester is incredibly close and soon she will be able to relax and enjoy the summer.

Some other students cannot seem to fully pep talk themselves into calming their way through finals, as CLC student Andie Borchardt has other alternatives.

Borchardt tries to relieve her stress onto her friends and boyfriend.

But when she doesn’t have them around because they’re busy studying themselves, she simply stated, “I eat a lot and listen to classical music.”

Music seemed to be a popular option for most students dealing with the end of the semester finals.

Many students played music while studying, helping them focus more on their material, while tuning out the rest of any un-wanting sounds of family chatter,

television, etc.

Not only are there unwanting sounds to deal with, but also many CLC students become victim to the distraction of the wonderful Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, etc.

With the Internet consuming up even more time, for the web-obsessed college students, many have promised to not log onto most of these sites for the remaining days of the semester, creating a pact amongst friends.

While stress seems unavoidable, there are some who are not phased even by the word of finals.

Those students stated that they had already been doing very well in class, getting A’s and did not seem quite concerned about their finals, feeling like they knew their

material very well.

Even with students doing well in class, there are still assignments.

Major assignments are more likely to stack up than smaller ones along with tests.

All which can sometimes be a burden of stress on many people for the last couple of weeks.

Regardless, students come up with options that work for them and battle the stress, whether it is through taking little steps at a time, talking to friends or studying with a group of friends, eating, listening to music or ridding of all the distractions.

In the end students will become victorious to the stress, study and work hard and take on the finals.

CLC holds seminar for sexual assault awareness Maria Isabel Garcia Opinion Editor

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness month, CLC Women’s Center invited guest speaker Gail Stern to conduct a presentation on sexual assault on Wednesday.

Stern is an educator who has almost 20 years of experience in violence prevention, education, and advocacy. She is also the co-author and producer of Sex Signals, a non-

stranger rape prevention program that is presented to various universities and military facilities every year.

The overall essence of her presentation was to encourage people to stop perpetuating victim blaming when people are sexually assaulted or physically abused.

Stern argued in opposition to society’s norms of holding individuals who get raped responsible for their misfortune.

She feels that people must break

away from the “Just World Hypothesis,” a fallacy theory that claims, “good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people.”

In order to disprove this theory, she used Bill O’ Reilly as a prime example, who was ignorant to the facts on a rape and murder case of 18-year-old Jennifer Moore.

O’Reilly implied college student Moore was rapped and murdered at her own expense. He mentioned that

the girl was completely drunk, improperly and promiscuously dressed, and voluntarily got into the rapist’s car; therefore, she asked for it.

However, Stern mentioned the facts that O’Reilly didn’t: she was violently forced into the car by the use of the rapist’s gun. These facts are proof that Moore was not responsible for her rape or murder.

Stern explained that the “Just World Hypothesis” is highly ac-

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SGA VP Stivers turns life around at CLC Courtney Gillen Features Editor

Many perceive community college to have a negative connotation and that nothing outstanding can come from it, but CLC student Ryan Stivers has all but proven such thoughts to be untrue and rather views it as a second chance.

After being a high school dropout for two years, “My mom started getting a lot of flak from some people and that because of her I was a failure and I overheard the conversation, it really irritated me. I immediately got my GED and I ended up getting in the 99th percentile in just about everything,” Stivers said.

“I just told myself ‘If I’m going to do this than I’m going to take it very seriously.’

Pretty much since then I’ve spent probably 40 to 80 hours a week at this school.”

Stivers is not the average college student, he is a part of Phi Theta Kappa, the Honors

Program, an Honors Scholar, SGA Vice President, President of his own club (World Politics Organization), and a full time student at CLC on top of it all.

“I think that when you hit rock bottom, all you have to go is up and you kind of define yourself by your success. I’m a lot more motivated than your average student because I’ve seen where I was and I don’t ever want to be back there and because of that I will work twice as hard for the same grade. I’m the kind of student that sits there and spends ten hours on a paper, brings it to the teacher, gets feedback, and writes it again.” Stivers makes it known that when he does something, he completes it to the fullest of his ability.

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Stivers (right) dropped out of high school but went on to earn his GED and become active in extracurricular activities at CLC. He hopes to attend an Ivy League school in the fall.

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On top of the scholarships, Stivers is looking at some of the most sought after colleges in the country: Lake Forest College, Northwestern University, and Cornell University.

As for his choice in colleges to transfer to, “They have really good social policy programs, Northwestern in particular has a great handson program and so does Lake Forest,” Stivers said. “(Wanting to be a high school history teacher is) kind of ironic because I had such a horrible experience in high school,” Stivers said.

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cepted by the public because it is easier to believe than it is to understand.

It allows justification of actions done by people that do harm to others. In the same way, it is easier to believe that women are wrong and responsible for the bad things that happen to them as a result of what they do, how they act or dress. But it is harder to understand that the male may have imposed against a woman’s will. This shows the inequality and treatment between males and females. Stern simply suggested that more people need to stand up and correct

maybe, that if I had had better teachers in some regards that I might have turned out differently. I think a lot of students slipped through the cracks in high school.

One of the things we lose sight of in high school is that it’s not just about getting good grades, it’s about making yourself well rounded and finding out what you’re interested in,” Stivers said, “but Cornell doesn’t have a school of education so I would major in History and have to teach at the college level instead of high school. It would be an entirely different life choice, but it’s the Ivy League so it’s hard to turn it down.”

While Stivers’ success

shines through, it was not earned easily.

“The reality is that I’ve had to work a lot harder to get to where I want to be than I would have had to if I had just done it right the first time, but I’m lucky that in America we give second chances and that for me this opportunity exists because of how our education system is structured,” Stivers said. “If you volunteer and you participate in student activities, your life is going to be so much easier.”

In the end Stivers comments that even though it was a harder road to get to where he is, in the grand scheme of things it worked out for the better.

those who use victim blaming as a form of understanding issues of sexual assault.

According to CLC Women’s Center coordinator, Teresa Aguinaldo, sexual assault has been a problem on college campuses, but primarily for four-year universities.The National Institute of Justice found that one of five women are victims of sexual assault while in college.

For this reason, CLC is currently following Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The Amendment prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational programs or activities, which includes the acts of sexual violence as a form of discrimination.

Also as part of Title IX in

the Clery Act, school’s staff and employees including counselors, advisors, social workers, school administrators and instructors are required to take action and report cases of students who have encountered sexual assault harassment that have occurred on or off school grounds. Additionally, in order to fight against sexual assault for the remainder of April, the Women’s Center is working with CLC police to assist staff and students in S.A.F.E. training. The event runs today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grayslake Campus in Room T326 and T328. If interested contact the Women’s Center as soon as possible at 847-543-2771 or womencen@clcillinois. edu

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Mild winter, warm spring common abnormalities C Zev ginzburg

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In the fall of 2011 meteorology broadcast companies like AccuWeather released a prediction that the winter that just ended would have been the worst in Chicago history.

One of the long range meteorologists working for AccuWeather, Josh Nagelberg said ““People in Chicago are going to want to move after this winter.” Multiple media outlets like NBC 5, WGN and ABC 7 reported prediction numbers in the range of 50 – 58 inches.

Residents throughout the area were weary of the news because in February 2011 a very memorable blizzard paralyzed the city, including Lake Shore Drives emergency closure.

The winter season came and went, and these predicted 50 inches did not materialize anywhere near what experts thought. The entire winter was unseasonably warm with record setting temperatures in March, which according to the National Weather Service for Chicago hit above 80 degrees nine times.

Those nine consecutive days now occupy spots 14 – 22 on the books for March’s warmest days since record keeping began. In a new poll from Yale University and George Mason University titled “Extreme Weather, Climate & Preparedness in the American Mind,” participants were asked a series

of questions to see if the strange weather – which has been global – could be perceived by the general public as a result of climate change. It cited 35 percent of participants were directly affected by the abnormal weather being that there was a rise in natural disasters in the past year including an increase in tornadoes across the Midwest and as far south as Missouri and most recently Dallas.

The notion that climate change was directly involved with the recent weather was somewhat

agreed upon by 47% of the participants. CLC Meteorology Instructor Eric Priest differed from public perception.

“Weather can be forecasted only in the immediate whereas climate is an appreciation of data over time,” Priest said. It is too early to tell whether the abnormal season is due to climate change because weather can only be examined in the short run.

Attributing cause is premature in part to the lack of data which govern by a body of

facts.

“It takes 30 to 40 years for weather patterns and behaviors to be attributed by a meteorological effect,” Priest said.

Making generalizations about Climate change can only happen in the long run.T he abnormal weather wasn’t a localized phenomenon.

Priest cited Europe as having below average temperatures this winter, whilst North America experienced warmer temperatures.As far as the prediction made by AccuWeather

Priest dismissed the notion one can predict numbers at the rate they had but furthermore called the exaggerated claims about how bad the winter would be “irresponsible.”

He explained that “long range meteorology is not good enough to make predictions like AccuWeather had done.As the transition to spring began to take hold it has shown below average temperatures for April which may be another thing to be misperceived about the public. Abnormalities are common.

CLC Art Gallery announces student award winners

Public Relations Three hundred fifty people attended the opening reception for the 2012 College of Lake County Student Art Competition Exhibit on April 13.

The exhibit, which features 76 pieces of art created by students in the past academic year, runs until May 13.

The juried exhibit includes painting, drawing, computer graphics, photography, ceramics, jewelry, digital media and sculpture.

At the opening reception, CLC awarded approximately $1,200 in cash prizes and purchase awards.

The Lake County Art League (LCAL) presented two $500 scholarships.

Previously announced major awards: Kenneth Greenberg (Mundelein) won a $500 LCAL Scholarship for his tri-tone digital photograph, “Devon & California – Bus Stop.”

Kelsey Moore (Mundelein) won the $500 Phoebe Boyd Scholarship for an

untitled oil painting.

The two winners of $50 LCAL Merit Awards were Tomiko Ferdman (Libertyville) for a porcelain piece, “In Tune with Shino” and Keiko Johnson (Old Mill Creek) for “Fifteen,” an oil on canvas.

Johnson’s work also won the $150 Steve Mendelson Memorial Award, given by Ken and Carol Mendelson in memory of their son.

At the reception, the following additional award winners were announced: Two $100 Emerging Artist Awards, selected by the CLC art faculty, were awarded to a student in his/her first semester.

The 2D award went to Leah Pibolis for “Abandoned Farm House,” an India ink and pastel.

The 3D award went to Caitlin Washburn for “Domed Necklace,” in copper and brass.

Awards of Merit, sponsored by CLC

Student Activities, were presented to Tomiko Ferdman for “Fleeting Moment II,” a porcelain; Carol L. Herrington for “All Tacked Out to the Nines,” a watercolor; John Michael for an untitled ceramic; Susan Schneider for “My Blue Heron,” an oil; and to Miguel A. Arellano, Jr., an untitled tessellation pen and ink.

Purchase Awards, sponsored by the CLC Foundation, will become part of the CLC permanent collection.

Those chosen were Kenneth Greenberg for “Devon & California – Bus Stop,” a tri-tone digital photograph; Amanda McLaughlin and Scott Michaels for an untitled collage; Dan Paulson for “Moon Shadow,” an oil on canvas.

Photographer Michael Brown was the competition’s juror.

To view the exhibit, enter through the C Wing and proceed toward the Library/Learning Resource Center.

For further information about the gal-

lery, call curator Steve Jones at (847) 543-2240 or visit http://gallery.clcillinois.edu.

The gallery is free and open to the public. Hours for the exhibit are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; and 1-5 p.m.

Sunday.

The Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art on the Grayslake campus is a project of the College of Lake County Foundation and is located at 19351 W. Washington St. Established by the CLC Foundation in 1981, the gallery is committed to displaying the works of Illinois artists and increasing the visibility of nationally known artists in Lake County.

The gallery promotes tours and educational programs in conjunction with its exhibitions. For more information, contact curator Steve Jones at (847) 543-2240 or at sjones@clcillinois.edu.

Or visit http://gallery.clcillinois.edu.

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CLC students find ways around gas prices Amanda Connell Staff Contributor

Students were asked on April 8 at the Grayslake campus whether their driving habits have changed as a result of high gas prices.

Five of the students asked said that their habits have been altered by the recordbreaking prices that can be seen in the Chicago-land suburbs.

April Officer, 38, a part time student at CLC, shared the car with her husband even before gas prices increased, but now she makes her husband pay for gas most of the time.

Though it hasn’t changed their already limited driving habits, she said it has affected her.

“It has limited family visits to Indiana,” said Officer, “because we can’t afford gas for the trip.”

While Officer is content

leaving the price increase on her husband’s wallet, fulltime CLC student Jeannette Engel is not as relaxed in doing so to her parents.

When she borrows their car for all of her transportation needs when friends cannot pull through to get her where she needs to be, she makes sure to contribute.

“I pay to keep the tank at at least a half tank,” she said.

Students have also cut out unnecessary driving in order to cut down on gas expenses.

Janita Denham, 25, a full time CLC student said she was an avid driver before the gas prices increased. “I used to get in my car and drive down the block. Now I suck it up and walk.”

Drivers in the Chicago suburbs welcomed some relief from the anxiety of gas prices this week as the prices fall from last week’s record-breaking numbers.

Industry experts attribute

the high cost of gasoline to Middle East tensions, pipeline disruptions, refinery problems, and now, the seasonal switch to the pricier summer blend.

Despite the fall of prices, drivers are still eyeing the gas gauge nervously and looking for relief for their wallets.

A movement began among social media sites encouraging people to avoid the pump on April 15.

This same movement has worked to lower gas prices in the past and some CLC students are confident that it will work again, if only for a short time.

“People can’t stop using gas forever,” said Denham who does not believe that the movement will be a permanent success.

Other students seem adamant that the idea will fail.

Full-time CLC student, Michael Miller, 20,

Photo courtesy of Flickr

Gas prices have spiked sooner this year than average.

suggests that it might raise gas prices because companies might attempt to regain the money lost on the day of the boycott by making gas more expensive the following day.

Ally Alleman, 19, a parttime student at CLC doesn’t have any confidence in the movement.

He said the issue has little to do with the opinion of

the public and is all about money and politics.

She added that other types of fuel come into play as well since cars are not the only mode of transportation using gasoline.

Planes will still contribute to fuel purchases.

“We should all cancel our vacations to Hawaii as well,” she said. “If we want this to work, we can’t drive or fly.’

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Five kings, one crown:Watch the Throne Joshua May

Managing Editor

The HBO series “Game of Thrones” returned for a second season Apr. 1.

Based on George R. R. Martin’s series of New York Times bestselling novels, “Thrones” captivated viewers and won praise from critics.

The recipe for “Game of Thrones” success is no secret but few fantasy movies and shows get it right. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ storytelling and great performances from Sean Bean and Peter Dinklage are what make the show great.

“Game of Thrones” proves that drama, character development and an immersive fantasy world are not mutually exclusive.

HBO hired a linguist to create an entire new language for a nomadic tribe on the show but it is never used unnecessarily.

The show is also strong because of the depth of Martin’s writing. The books and series are set in the mythical land of Westeros.

A land dominated by seven major houses, all of which are seeking to claim the Iron Throne, a collection of swords welded together by a dragon’s breath.

The house that controls the Iron Throne holds sway over the Seven Kingdoms

of Westeros and secures numerous advantages for itself and its allies.

The show’s immense popularity has led HBO to increase its budget to over $60 million. The special effects, battles, and costumes have all improved on season one’s already great production.

Season two begins with an impending civil war after the beheading of Ned Stark, Lord of the North (Bean) at the hands of King Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) at the end of season one.

The situation is worsened by the fact that Joffrey is not the son of late King Robert Baratheon but the product of incest between Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) and Knight Jaime (Nikolaj CosterWaldau) of House Lannister.

Their brother, Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) is appointed hand of the King in an attempt to control the violent young king.

The additions of Houses Greyjoy and Tyrell are sure to add even more drama to this season. A total of five nobles have claimed Lordship of the Seven Kingdoms and civil war appears imminent.

So far, “Game of Thrones” has perfectly balanced all of its story lines. It’ll be interesting to see if it can continue its attention to detail and character development as the stories arc expands.

Photos coutesy of Flickr

Tyrion Lannister, known as “The Imp”, comes to the capital to reel in his nephew.

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Pastels, florals dominate spring fashions Emilie Schwenk Staff Reporter

The annual spring trend I hope never dies are very feminine spring florals and pastel colors. While this trend is similar to the effervescent patterned and bright colored trend that is also in style right now, it differs in the silhouettes they are shown on.

All over floral patterns are gaining popularity on the same feminine silhouettes as pastels, as well as some edgier (but still girly) styles.

We see draped sweaters in sheer knits, cut-offs and bare midrift tee shirts and, of course, in all over patterns on denim as we already ex-

plored this season.

Some noteworthy and affordable brands at the forefront of this trend are Wildfox white label sweaters, J Brand and 7 For All Mankind jeans, Diane Von Furstenberg has a spring collection full of silk shorts, pants, and full suits in an all over floral pattern.

The interesting thing about this trend is that flowers come back into popularity as the weather warms up every year.

This year, with so many different styles of silhouettes and lifestyle branding, the floral pattern has been adapted into a variation of every type of style you can imagine from the primmest and

proper shift dress to the rebellious and edgier looking bustier tanks and shredded knit sweaters.

Pastel shades are on the other side of the women’s wear spectrum. Pastels are not just colors when it comes to a spring wardrobe. The feminine silhouettes that are popular this year are more than enhanced with a light splash of color.

While some would worry about the colors washing out fair skin tones earned over a long winter, right color choice will compliment the wearer in a way that makes their eyes brighter and hair shinier with just a hint of feminine softness that fits with the overall feeling of

spring. For those of you still sporting your spring break tans (or those who may have been on the beach too long), a lighter shade will not only have the previously mentioned benefits, but could bring you from too much sun, to a healthy pre season glow.

Accessories and cosmetics brands are also in on the pastel craze. Nail polish brand, O.P.I. has recently come out with a collection of colors called “New York City Ballet” that features pastel shades of most of their bestselling colors.

Top labels like Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel have embraced spring with a combination of soft colored

makeup palettes and nail polishes as well as featuring popular accessories like Chanel’s most popular quilted bag in pastel blue and pink.

Ralph Lauren Collection’s Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show fully encompassed this trend with a line of lengthy skirts, pants, and sweaters in blooming patterns and was strewn with pastel colored shoes, hats, and handbags.

Soft colored pastels although a transient fad is here until the summer heat sprouts a new crop of fashion, and with a touch of girly flowers, is the ultimate wardrobe choice to show your effeminate side.

Photos courtesy of Flickr, collage by Kelley Byrne

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CLC shows romantic drama ‘Almost Maine’ Matt O’ Connor News Editor

John Cariani’s, Almost Maine, premiered Apr. 20 and is running through Apr. 28, at CLC’s James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts.

The play was directed by William Teoh.

Teoh is a 23-year-old CLC student from Waukegan this production was a Theater Student Showcase.

The play captivated the hearts of the audience through quirky relationship humor.

This Professional Premiere Production peers into the relationships of 10 less than perfect couples.

The play is caught capturing glimpses of each relationship’s struggles and often making light of their dysfunction.

The play delves into many relationship issues.

Some include what actu-

Pete and Ginette who struggle with a new found closeness that leaves them too close for comfort.

Following the opening romance, Glory (Alyssa Klein) runs into an unexpected repair man East (Lucas Tressler) who falls in love with her on sight, but her complicated past restrains her from falling for the man seeking to ‘repair her heart’.

The many faces of love are a constant theme throughout the performance, and the many ups and downs that come with it.

“Relationships are not that simple, and ‘Almost, Maine’ shows that.

Ashley Henry • The Chronicle A typical romantic comCLC’s James Lumber Center shows romantic drama ‘Almost Maine’. edy portrays how couples handle a relationship. ally brings people to fall in stages and types of relation- strains couples face and atThis show talks about the love. ships. tempts to bring to light the journey to discover what What does love mean?

That includes marital underlying problems that lies behind the relationship,” And why does one fall in problems and young teenage bring people together and Teoh said. love? love. tear them apart.

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’Cabin in the Woods, a perfect nod to classic horror Kelley Byrne

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This film is everything you shope from a horror movie nand more. It’s scary when it needs to be, perfectly ecampy, a bit of homage to thorror classics, but above eall--amazingly fun.

It’s hard to express what exactly makes this movie twhat it is. ’ It starts off like any other basic horror film. A group of -college age friends want to sgo on an adventure, a nice vacation in the woods in a ecousin’s cabin. t There are attractive girls ”and boys and a little illegal drug use thrown in for good measure. But of course, there’s something scary there and someone, if not everyone, will die.

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Joss Whedon’s Cabin in the Woods involves five friends who venture into the woods for a weekend of horror. film is another boring throw Have Eyes, Friday the 13th, neric horror film is one of away horror flick aimed as and even Asian horror. the key points to this film. In cheap fun for a teenage date It’s literally the ultimate order to make the plot work, night, but it definitely isn’t. inside joke and the trailer the characters must transThis movie will surprise you is part of this. So if you’re form into the generic horror at every turn and if you’re a seeking the greatest experi- movie archetypes that fans fan of horror films you will ence possible, it’s best to know and love. love this movie. just see the film without any The title of the film is inThe film has nods to Evil previous knowledge. tentionally vague because it Dead, Hellraiser, The Hills The setup of being a ge- plays off of the classic hor-

ror story lines that have been so successful in the past.

The twist here is that their environment is completely controlled by an office that is literally from hell.

As one of the girls is vomiting blood on a dock, the office is watching on giant screens, and partying like her pain isn’t real.

They bid on the way the kids will die, and some of the options are hilarious. Most are explained like “Mermen” or “Zombies,” there’s an Evil Dead reference with “Deadites” and a random unexplained “Kevin.”

The movie gets progressively more entertaining and ridiculous, and by the end of the experience, it is literally a reference free-for-all and that’s what makes it so enjoyable.

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Kinetix utilizes multiple genres for unique sound Tiffany Lapetina

Staff Reporter

With a sound infusing rock, funk, and pop, Kinetix knows how to pump up the crowds at their shows. The band consists of Eric Blumenfeld, Josh Fairman, Pete Koopmans, Jordan Linit, and Adam Lufkin.

Growing up in various cities, they all met at the University of Denver. Fairman and Linit grew up together in Columbia, Mo., and have been playing at blues bars since they were 15. Koopmans grew up in a small town outside of Boston; Lufkin in Denver, and Blumenfeld is a local of Lake County, growing up in Deerfield, Ill. The band has been playing together for seven years and have recorded four albums, the first being a self-titled album, then “Talking to Faces”, “Let Me In”, and finally “Afraid to Fall”. They are probably the only band I know that can perform covers just as good as their originals, and frequently bust out Bob Marley’s “Sun

is Shining” in an upbeat funky fashion.

Other covers have included Michael Jackson’s “Wanna be Startin’ Something” and Deadmau5’s “Ghost N Stuff”. My favorite song of theirs is called “Round N Round;” mid-song they bust out Nelly’s “Ride with Me,” making it flow back into “Round N Round.” The first show the five of them played together was on the University of Denver campus at a college party. As their name spread, they started touring and selling out shows in various cities. Their main musical influences are the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Parliament Funkadelic, Michael Jackson, Dave Matthews Band and Jamiroquai.

“We do have a secret heavy streak. I, personally, will shred some metal,” Linit said.

The craziest crowd they have performed for was a late night set at 10,000 Lakes Festival, preceded by Widespread Panic. “People were getting crazy,” Linit said.

Some of their favorite festi-

vals they have performed at have been Summer Camp in Chilicothe, Ill., Bella Fiore Minn., and Wakarusa, Ark. “Waka was probably the coolest lightshow we have ever had. We had a wonderful time, great festival,” Linit said. The band is currently traveling on their spring tour. The tour consists of cities in the Midwest area.

They started in Col. then went to Lawrence, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Fargo. Then they head off to Summer Camp and Bella Fiore music festivals to kick off their summers. I interviewed the guys before their show at the Double Door in Chicago and they were very excited for the special horn section they brought in for the night.

“Tonight’s gonna be really cool. We’re gonna bring up a horn section so its gonna be different. We’ve done it before in Denver and we know that our fans there like it so we’re really excited to do it here. We sent the horn players music to learn and they

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Kinetix members came together from across the country. learned it before they came here. This is one of the first times we have hired a horn section outside of Denver,” Linit said.

The horn section added to the robust Kinetix flavor.

I enjoyed this show just as much as their previous shows at the Cubby Bear, Martyrs, and Sheffield Gar-

den Walk. This band never loses its touch, and are one of those live acts that you have to see. They exude a raw talent and originality that is hard to come by.

If you are going to Summer Camp this year, you have to check them out. If not, they will be back in Chicago before you know it.

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Letter to the Editor: Facebook harmful Erik Perez

Staff Contributor

I constantly see people with their computers, or using their phone.

On Dec. 27, 2010 TIME Magazine stated that if one were to add up all those minutes and hours people spend on Facebook it would add up to thousands of hours.

“If Facebook were a Country it would be the third largest country in the world.”

With that many people using Facebook to communicate it can become very time consuming.

Since Facebook was introduced at the turn of the century more than seven million people use it to communicate and the majority spends the most of their time using it.

Here at the CLC we are not the exception.

The problem with Facebook is not how many users it has but how much time it consumes.

Consider the fact that,

unfortunately, many users spend too much time on these social network sites.

Time can easily be spent reading other peoples information or commenting on other people’s profile then concentrating in doing homework or paying attention in class.

I notice that pictures from someone’s wall seem to attract people to stay glued to the monitor.

I see it all the time at school.

One can easily be spending too much time on Facebook and that can become a problem here on campus.

To call Facebook a mere “social site” is striping it of its crowning achievement.

It commands a not-soniche market that lives and dies off of active users, active attention and active advertising revenue.

In other words, Facebook would not be the same without its current active users.

While Facebook has had its share of controversies, its

detested attribute is its most profitable, the retained attention of its users.

According to Facebook’s own published statistics, 700 billion minutes are spent on Facebook each month.

At first glance this requires no explanation as to why this is an alarming and awe-inspiring statistic.

Much of this usage occurs where productivity needs to be focused and unwavering, at the workplace.

To understand the detrimental effects of Facebook on the CLC community one should understand the average college student.

The demographics of our community college cannot be simplified to fit into one category.

It is better to think in terms of the major appeals of our college for the average student.

Community colleges like this one, offer courses at significantly lower prices.

Other state or private in-

stitutions can charge twice what we are paying.

We have experienced professors with challenging courses to prepare us for our time at a future university.

Community colleges offer extrinsic services and products as well including wireless internet, financial aid and tutoring.

Facebook is counter-productive to any and all goals of the college student and the college itself.

It draws students to constantly and needlessly check trivial life updates during class time that is better spent taking notes or doing research.

It then turns our attention to ‘Farmville’ or any number of games that offer a short-term, digital reward of a fantasized farm (of all things).

While entranced in such games they are lured to buy gifts and items for friends who share such fondness of Facebook games and items (to the tune of $150 million).

Facebook is capturing the attention of students like us in a way that teachers, colleges, and universities cannot.

The solution to solving how Facebook is reinventing our time here at CLC and elsewhere is to have students attend a mandatory seminar at the start of the semester where we would have a credible person come and speak to us on how to manage time accordantly.

Even if a person does not have Facebook we would all benefit from the seminar because we would get tips on how to better manage our time.

And who doesn’t need help with that nowadays?

Using Facebook while in class can have devastating consequences to the point of affecting a student’s grade or ending up in the dean’s office if the teacher finds out a student is violating a class policy.

Another example is of an employee using Facebook while at work.

How often has an employee squandered valuable company time to access Facebook?

There is more time spent opening a new window, typing in the URL, and opening a window that would pass as work in case of an ever-vigilant, roaming boss.

In this instance of the distracted employee they are deferring from the trademark capitalist slogan of “time is money”.

Perhaps the employee has problems accessing Facebook’s URL because of their company’s firewall.

Facebook mobile has said employee covered.

This makes Facebook accessible everywhere. Simply use a smart phone and download Facebook’s free application.

Integrated to fit for just about any smart phone platform their outlets for access are only limited to technology with a display and interactive ability.

How many millions or billions of dollars are lost to corporations and | companies alike with such wasted time?

Currently there is no reliable information for such data.

Even before Facebook’s dominance, corporations and companies alike realized the devastating distractions of media sites that specifically were unrelated to the majority of employee’s day to day tasks.

Firewalls prevent the computer’s access, but cannot prevent mobile access.

It becomes a slippery slope when trying to prevent mobile access within the shadowy confines of employee bathrooms, decrepit break rooms, and subjugated smoke areas.

While employees often enjoy the exodus from work tasks on company time, students suffer from the distractions of Facebook’s features.

Facebook is counterproductive. It can add up to a lot of lost time.

The effect of Long term use of Facebook while in class can be devastating to the point of affecting a person’s grade.

Let’s not allow Facebook to steal valuable time and instead let’s do our best to do well in our community campus.

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Facebook changes privacy policy for worse Maria Isabel Garcia Opinion Editor

In the last century, advances in technology have been occurring frequently to assist the process of human progression. New forms of technology, including the social media tool Facebook, have created revolutions in communication that have linked more individuals in a global network than was ever possible in the past.

Technologies like Facebook are changing the way people interact with family, friends, and even strangers.

Since its invention, Facebook has also been changing, but along with the changes come possible repercussions that are not always inherently good.

The new changes in the world of Facebook are immensely infiltrating on the privacy of its users and the way it’s being used. Recently, Facebook launched the Facebook Timeline, which a new profile design

that is meant for users to share much about themselves as possible to allow their “friends” or friends of a friend’s who they’re unfamiliar with to know them better.

The Facebook Timeline changes from the original profile to a list of the individual’s most recent updates to a complete summary of their entire life since birth. The innovation includes photos, videos, status updates and locations that they’ve visited.

The new profile is divided into two main columns, with a line down the middle representing the passage of their life timeline.

Users have also been encouraged to add life events that haven’t been shared on Facebook, especially the ones that occurred before the person joined Facebook.

Additionally, the Facebook team has created a new side scroll above the side chat list that enables users to see every single piece of their friends’ activity such

as commenting and liking statuses and pictures, wall posts, tagged pictures, added friends, check-ins and shared media.

Depending on privacy settings, other users can see a person’s activity through a mutual friend without being friends. Friends of mutual friends can even comment on tagged pictures, posts, or comments of someone without their consent.The recently added Facebook “check-ins” and via mobile posts also show the users location that is displayed to the public in their recent activity as well as in their friends newsfeed. People have the option of ‘checking-in’ whether they’re at a specific store, gym, school or restaurant.

Even though it is optional for the individual to checkin, friends may check-in their friends without needing their approval.

Meanwhile, any posts that are made from all modern Smartphones, Androids,

and iPhones that have GPS, automatically display their near by location underneath the post for friends to see.

Facebook is known to be one of the world’s fastest growing social networks.

From the year 2008 up until now, Facebook’s active users dramatically increased from 100 million to approximately 800 million users.

Out of the entirety of Facebook users, about 20 percent are between ages 13-17, while 26 percent are between the ages 18-25. Almost half of its users are high school and college students. They are prime target groups for strangers who intend to do harm by stalking or threatening them.

The new Timeline even has the ability to surface vast information about a person that was previously hard to access. Most of the information requested including birth date and other additional personal information may also encourage identity theft.

Moreover, since the Timeline holds more data than before, Facebook suggests

for users to “complete” their Timeline profiles in order to capture more information to make it more accessible to marketers for their advertisements.

The new profile even makes it easier for companies, employers, and other organization groups to perform background checks on various people and again, the ‘Facebooker’s’ authorization is not needed.

Facebook’s initial intended purpose was to enhance the human ability to maintain or reconnect with family and old friends far away and near by. It allowed actual friends to share their highlighted life events, personal interests and entertainment, as well as an exchange of knowledgeable information through comments, pictures and videos.

The new Facebook changes have implemented the improper way people use Facebook today. If it’s not late already, people should reconsider the information they choose to display, while keeping in mind possible viewers of their profiles.

Letter to the Editor Uri Toch

Staff Contributor

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The Opinion piece titled “Voter fraud destroys our nation’s integrity” read more like argumentative essay for an English class than for a journalistic audience.

Leaving aside the rhetorical title, which I think should have had a question mark at the end, there was scant evidence given to buttress the author’s claims.

The evidence seemed to rest on the Project Veritas website.

When we teach basic research skills at CLC, we generally advise students not to rely only on .com websites, especially if the source might not be objective.

The article identifies the website as owned and operated by a political activist, James O’Keefe.

Political activists are not, by nature, objective.

In an attempt to learn more about Mr. O’Keefe I used a library database and found a

New York Times magazine article written by Zev Chafets on July 31, 2011.

The article said that O’Keefe was arrested and plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering federal property under false pretenses, as well as paying a $1,500 fine and was sentenced to three years of probation.

The charges arose from an incident 18 months earlier when O›Keefe and three confederates, two dressed as telephone repairmen, walked into the New Orleans office of Senator Mary Landrieu and gave a bogus story of needing to check the phone lines.

I don’t think O’Keefe is the type of guy to use as a source when your article is evaluating our nation’s integrity!

This is especially the case since there are other issues surrounding voting that have a far greater impact on electoral integrity, such as voter caging.

I’m not asking you to believe me, just use library databases (or reputable websites) to do your own research.

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The American Conservative’s Dictionary Blake Miles Staff Reporter

I am a conservative. As you read this, your mind will generate and apply any number of meanings to the word “conservative” based on your past experiences with research and observations of people who claim to be conservative, or interpretations of how they were portrayed by people you trust and admire.

American Conservatism is a political ideology that seeks to conserve the founding principles of the Constitution of the United States and utilize it as a guide for which all policies and laws are passed within the nation.

Conservatives view the individual as solely responsible for all of their successes and failures. Failure is not permanent and can be used as an opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed the next time. When government seeks to save others from failure, they intervene in the vitally important process of learning from mistakes.

Consider the General Motors bailout.

My intent is to make you think for yourself.

If you disagree with what is said below, ask yourself why, do your own homework, and respond. Your freedom to argue and challenge positions is one of many things that make this country great. If you agree with anything below, consider what makes you agree with it and look to other situations where applicable.

To anyone who is offended by anything I wrote below: I frankly don’t care. My intent is not to hurt feelings, but speak the truth as I perceive it. Freedom of speech was created so people can say precisely what they believe, without fear of reprisal or condemnation.

In no way is this complete, nor is it speaking for anyone other than myself. There are many more topics, but these were the most vital. So ladies and gentlemen, I give you Conservatism Defined.

CapitalismCapitalism in the purest sense of the word is an economic system that allows for inspiration and dedication as a direct result of incentive.

Without the incentive of

profit, there is no wisdom behind working harder than is necessary or expected. The concept of the “American Dream” is not simply about cars, houses, or entertainment, rather it is about the freedom to decide your own pursuits of happiness (another constitutionally defined inalienable right). For many, that happiness comes in the form of raising children. A brand new Mercedes may be the source for others. Do not ask me to share my profits to pay for your Mercedes and I will not expect your work to pay for my family.

ConstitutionThe United States Constitution was written to define our system of government and establish a sanctuary from the tyranny of dictatorships. The foundation of American laws and rights were based on the simple concept that the creator of the universe and life bestowed certain inalienable rights on humanity which cannot be revoked by other humans. When man “creates” rights, they can be just as easily taken away. As more “rights” are created and revoked, tyranny reestablishes itself as the order of the day.

CorruptionWhen a government accumulates or borrows tremendous amounts of money from taxes, debt, or simply printing more, every person with connections to legislative branches at the state or federal level becomes a potential sugar daddy.

This is “lobbying” in a nutshell. Even if you disagree with conservative principles in this article, only a fool could ignore the corruption that stems from legislators having access to massive sums of cash through appropriations bills that can be written to award taxpayer dollars to lobbyists from their home district. The less money the government has access to, the less corruption exists.

is a dangerous road of inefficiency leading towards a destination where lives have a tax-subsidized price tag.

The government inflates the price of health care whenever they use tax dollars to pay the costs of health care, because it’s artificial competition for the private health care providers. More private providers with less regulations leads to greater competition and lower costs.

Again, government creates inefficiency and waste. Dangerous attributes when lives are at stake.

ImmigrationMake the immigration process more efficient and streamlined. Talented people who want to become American need to be able to do so without spending 10 plus years in what appears to be a take-home version of a TSA security line. More bureaucracy yields more inefficiency. Illegal immigration is a direct result of this inefficiency. However, it is not an excuse. No taxpayer funds should be used to assist illegal aliens, as that is an incentive to break the law. Fix the root of the problem, and apply existing laws and punishments to those who have broken the laws.

MarxismThere will always be greedy people, just as there will always be lazy people.

Greedy people are inspired towards selfish incentives.

Lazy people are not motivated without the right incentive.

Without incentive, there is no inspiration or dreams.

Kill the dreams, and you kill the soul. Once the soul of a nation is dead or depressed, you have an army of slaves at your command who, simultaneously, are too afraid to speak up, yet too dependent to revolt. This has been the history of Marxism in every nation that it has been tried. It’s not a “great theory on paper” corrupted by man as some suggest. It’s simply a foolish path to utopia that ignores reality, destroys Healthcarethe will of the individual Bureaucracy creates an and leads to hell on earth. inefficiency that is directly proportional to the amount Progressive Taxof power and assets it has at The progressive tax conits disposal. cept means you pay a greater Dependence on the gov- percentage of taxes the more ernment for all health care you earn through work.

If all men are created equal, what justification exists for one to pay a greater percentage of what they earn? If cigarette taxes are used to decrease smoking, what results from increasing taxes on ingenuity and hard work?

Occupy MovementA collection of Marxists and Anarchists who seek to redistribute wealth from those who have to those who have not.

They organize their assault on big business and the wealthy while using iPads, iPhones, MacBooks, and other devices which were created a direct result of the economic system they seek to destroy. I see them as “useful idiots”, a phrase used by Soviet Dictator Vladimir Lenin to describe American Communists working in Hollywood during the 1940s.

Unfortunately for Occupiers and the rest of America, these folks are ‘useful idiots’ for powerful Marxists who hope to cause enough violence and strife in the streets so that riots will break out.

Dangerous pawns being used on a dangerous chess board.

RightsRights are endowed by our creator, and cannot be taken by man. Any rights that are conceived, legislated, and granted by man can be just as easily removed by man.

For instance, the “Right to a Pension” was recently removed in Greece when the Greek government realized they could no longer afford it.

Naturally, riots ensued.

This is the danger that arises when man arbitrarily creates “rights” that requires others to pay for them. I do not need to pay for, nor do others need to pay for my right to life, liberty, or my pursuit of happiness. Those are actual rights.

TaxesAccording to the Constitution, “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States…” Make the tax rate flat across the board for all items purchased. Eliminate

taxes on investments since the money invested was already taxed once and more investments of income will be made, rather than saving it to protect it from taxation.

WarWar is sometimes a necessary evil in a world filled with lambs and wolves. The Constitution serves as a road map for what warfare is justifiable and what is not. If the freedoms and rights as outlined in the Constitution are threatened by enemies, foreign or domestic, warfare to varying degrees is a viable option. Our nation needs allies who view rights and freedoms in the same regard, and pressure or fight those nations who treat their people as slaves to the “greater collective good”.

Slavery and tyranny are unacceptable as they forcibly revoke the right to life, liberty, and the opportunity to pursue happiness.

The only way to defeat tyranny is through the force of words, and/or arms.

WelfareEntitlement spending (Health, Welfare, Pension) makes up for $2.8 billion of the United States estimated expenditures during the fiscal year of 2012.

When someone becomes dependent on anything, it creates an interesting relationship with emotions ranging from resentment and despair, all the way to love and adoration. When the government is the source of all of your sustenance, you become dependent on the government.

The emotion of adoration keeps lawmakers that support welfare popular and in positions of power.

From the perspective of those lawmakers, welfare recipients are a guaranteed vote as those who want to reform welfare become instant enemies in the eyes of the welfare recipients. Welfare creates a dependency of government which is difficult to break.

This is especially disheartening considering that since 1980, annual spending on welfare has gone from around $100.5 billion to $786.5 billion in 2010. The purpose of welfare was to be a safety net, not a spider web of comfort.

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Ideological stubbornness creates divide Zev Ginsburg Staff Reporter

When one draws lines in the political arena it is natural to divide. “I’m on this side, and you’re on that side,” is the general sentiment and it feels like we’re all players in a political league that operate in two different conferences.

Some individuals encourage the sentiments that encourage division within the political arena because it is the ideology that drives these individuals. Anyone could easily turn on any media outlet and see the flag waving of each side, whether it be liberal or conservative.This could be a very serious issue due in part to conservative or liberal individuals who love their teams. Proud liberals and proud conservatives fight for the ideology more than individual issues and as such meaningless and empty

goals that resemble a trench war. Often times proponents of each ideology define the same terms in very subjective and acrobatic ways.

They will cite the principles of “conservatism,” or “liberalism,” as the dominant force in making political decisions.

The problem with citing these ideologies as core fundamental tenets is that they are riddled with hypocrisies.Conservatives will beat the drum of individual liberty, and reliance on the self should be granted as a method for living life. At the same time these conservatives drive on roads paved by the collective, use progressive benefits such as maternity leave and when at that fine age of 65 join a union known as the AARP. It is almost silly to call these things liberal ideas but at the very least these are progressive ideas that the

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collective very much rely on.Furthermore the lack of compassion for the human element in society is depressing when it comes to conservatism.

Often times conservative pundits complain about the rise in food stamp participants and get uneasy. The next step for an inquisitive political mind is to entertain the notion of not providing food stamps – what will happen?

By denouncing the use of food stamps it seems that conservatives are for people starving. Now clearly this is only speculation yet if one were to define the opposition to the idea of food stamps it would include people starving.To define the tenets of an ideology and ignore room for adaption or even evolution of a society would be detrimental to the possibility of compromise.

Endorsing such a dictionary

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takes one side further away from the other and creates a no-mans-land that erodes a capacity for the middle to prosper.Avoiding that type of rhetoric allows one to be free of verbal attachments to empty and flaccid ideology

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Marmol, Soto lead struggles for last place Cubs Sam Greenberg Sports Editor

“Wait ‘till next year.”

That has been the mantra of Cubs fans for 104 painstaking years. This offseason saw a complete front office overhaul and a change in the “Cubs Way.” But the first three weeks of the 2012 season have been nothing but disappointing.

The Cubs are 6-13 and dead last in the Central division.

New team president Theo Epstein said that 2012 would be a rebuilding year, but fans still held on to some small shred of hope that the Cubs might surprise.

Their .235 team batting average is a dismal twentyfifth in the league.

That is due to the lack of hitting from well, almost everyone. A few players, like Starlin Castro and Bryan LaHair, are living up to expectations, with batting

averages of .333 and .364, respectively.

Among the long list of those underachieving, is catcher Geovany Soto. In his fifth full season with the Cubs, Soto is batting an anemic .140. That is by far the worst among everyday players. Since his rookie season in 2008, when he hit .285, won the Rookie of the Year award and was an AllStar starter, Soto has steadily declined.

Not to mention, his defense has left much to be desired. Through 19 games, Soto has thrown out only four of 16 runners and had already committed three errors. Also, from my point of view, he is one of the worst catchers at framing pitches close to the strike zone. He needs to learn to help out his pitchers and improve his overall game quickly, or he could find himself on the pine, or suiting up in a dif-

ferent uniform.

On the mound, the pitching staff, other than a few exceptions (yes, I’m talking to you Ryan Dempster), has been an eyesore.

Carlos Marmol, who was a short time ago one of the most dominant relievers in the game, has completely lost it. He has a 5.42 ERA with six hits, four runs and six walks in just 6.2 innings.

The coaching staff took one of the most promising, sure-handed middle relievers, threw him into a closers role that he obviously wasn’t ready for and he hasn’t had his head in the right place since.

I know it’s only been three weeks out of an extremely long season, but the Cubs have given fans very little to be excited about. A couple walk-off wins and shipping Marlon Byrd to Boston (good riddance, he was hitting .075) are about the only

bright spots. Could a package The “golden boys” that have assembled in the front office said that they have a plan, but it will take time to put into place. Time, and patience for that matter, is something that fans of the North Siders ran out of long

ago.

Although the immediate future might be bleak, once Alfonso Soriano releases his $19 million stranglehold on the organization and the Ricketts family pours some money into their team, there could be hope for the long term.

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Cubs Catcher Geovany Soto (18) is struggling in 2012.

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Bears take McClellin with 19th overall pick Matt Ferguson Staff Reporter

With the nineteenth overall selection, the Chicago Bears selected defensive lineman and outside linebacker Shea McClellin to fill their pass rushing need at defensive end opposite of Julius Peppers.

The Bears selection of a DE with their first round pick comes at no real surprise. The question is whether they chose the right man for the job.

In a draft that was supposed to be teeming with 4-3 DE’s and 3-4 OLB’s the Bears seemed to take a stretch with McClellin. With the Jets selecting the best 4-3 DE prospect in Quinton Coples, the Bears were forced to look lower on their list for DE. That being said, both senior analysts for ESPN, Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay, had McClellin going late in the first round to teams like Green Bay, who held the twenty-eight selection or New England with the twenty-seventh pick, with DE Chandler Jones going higher in the draft.

For those who are not familiar with the Jones family, Chandler has a younger brother named Jon “Bones” Jones who is quickly becoming the best UFC fighter in his weight class and has another brother who is already in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens.

At the time of the Bears pick they had an opportunity to draft the 6’5 266 pound Jones, but chose the smaller McClellin.

The reasoning for this was McClellin’s superior versatility.

McClellin played OLB for the Boise State Broncos but was frequently blitzing on passing downs. He recorded 46 tackles to go with seven sacks, one forced fumble, and two interceptions in his 2011 campaign. His 20.5 career sacks ranks him sixth in Boise State. history.

He possesses strong hands and a seemingly endless motor that impressed the Bears coaching staff.

The Bears staff was also impressed with McClellin’s overall agility and ability to pressure the Quarterback. McClellin says this is from his experience chasing down chickens in his youth.

The Bears intend for his skills to be tested against larger game.

He may have struggles with some of the stronger lineman, but shows uses in coverage schemes as a potential linebacker, passing downs as a defensive end and on special teams where he enjoys playing time. Although McClellin may not be the cookie-cutter defensive end like Jones, but he is sure to find success with Julius Peppers on the opposite side of the line.

Even the slower Israel Idonije posted 13 sacks in two seasons since Peppers arrival.

McClellin fills a need for the Bears, but only time will tell if The Bears drafted Shea McClellin with the 19th overall pick in Apr. 26 draft. The defensive end/ outside linebacker out of Boise State will play opposite Pro Bowler Julius Peppers. they made the right choice.

Losing streak puts a stop to hot offense Sam Greenberg Sports Editor

Sitting at 15-11 after a win over Rock Valley College on Apr. 12, the CLC baseball team had complete control of their season.

They went on to beat Prairie State in game one of their Apr. 14 doubleheader, but unfortunately that was the last time they saw the top side of the scoreboard for awhile.

Game two against

Prairie State started the downturn with an 11-0 loss, before two games against Highland Community College were cancelled due to weather.

The Lancers then headed to McHenry County College for a double header on Apr. 17, but dropped both games, 7-6 and 4-1.

Heading into a four game homestand, the team had high hopes to turn their luck around.

The familiarity of Grayslake provided no

relief.

The Lancers dropped all four games to sink their record to 16-16.

Moraine Valley outscored CLC 15-3 on Apr. 21 and Kankakee plated 19 runs in their two wins on Apr. 22.

The streak had hit a season high seven games and CLC’s offense, which had been their bread and butter all season, had gone quiet.

The Lancers offense only managed to plate

17 runs, to their opponents 56.

Of the 12 pitchers that have recorded a minimum of five innings, only four have an ERA under four.

“We’ve had guys pitch great games, but we booted the ball around a bit,” Head Coach Heath Cummings said.

CLC bounced back in a major way against Olive-Harvey College on Apr. 26.

The offense erupted for 23 runs and CLC snapped their losing streak with a 23-10 victory.

The bats stayed hot in game two, which was called after just three innings.

Those three frames saw CLC plate 17 runs to Olive-Harvey’s two and record their second straight win.

CLC hopes to continue their upswing when they welcome South Suburban College to Grayslake for a doubleheader on Apr. 28 and continue the home stand with two games against Illinois Valley Community College on Apr. 29.

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Late season surge gives Lancers new hope Joe Copeland Staff Reporter

The CLC Softball season is rounding third and heading for home.

They have four games remaining, against the College of DuPage and Harper Community College.

Those games will all be on the road.

The Lancers have not been a sensational road team this season, boasting a 6-11 road record.

However, they have won four straight on the road.

Those wins were 5-0 and 10-2 over Moraine Valley Community College and 10-6 and 6-4 over South Suburban College.

Following these final stretch of games, the team will shift their focus to regionals and possibly beyond.

Head Coach Sue Garcia was able to shed some light on how regionals work for softball.

“Our district is made up

of nine teams, with a single play in game for the eighth and ninth seed.

The remaining eight teams play a double elimination series, and then the top four teams play for the chance to go to nationals in Clinton, Mississippi,” said Garcia “Our chances are as good as any ones, even better than some.

We haven’t played our best ball of the season, yet we are improving each time out and no one should count us out.”

When you boast the offensive firepower and pitching strength that the Lancers do, it is easy to see why there is plenty of optimism.

Shannon Cooley has proven to be the ace of the team, compiling a 15-8 record thus far with a 2.76 ERA and 147 strikeouts.

On the offensive side of things, the Lancers are led by their powerhouse Brenda Botzenhart.

Botzenhart is hitting .534

with 9 HR and 54 RBI’s. All three lead the team.

However, she has not been alone in her offensive production.

“Alexis Lopez is a pleasant surprise, didn’t get a chance to see her play in the fall as she was injured and she didn’t start practicing with us until January,” Garcia said.

“Alexis catches and plays second, hits third in the lineup and has a strong accurate arm, does a nice job behind the plate.”

Lopez is hitting .358, which is second only to Botzenhart. Her .942 fielding percentage is also good for third on the team.

Deanna Wise has also had a stellar season to date. She is 19 for 22 in stolen bases while scoring 36 runs, second on the team.

Coach Garcia had nothing but praise for Wise.

“Deanna Wise is another good player, she is an in-

fielder from high school and we have her playing out of position either in left or center field,” Garcia said.

“Deanna reads the ball well off the bat and has the speed to track down balls in the gap.”

Softball is a sport where teammates become very close on and off the field.

The Lancers are no different and with the end of the season on the horizon, some players have mixed emotions.

Sophomore infielder Mary VanderMeer echoed this sentiment.

“It’s bittersweet, I’m gonna miss everyone especially Shannon Cooley….Not.” VanderMeer said.

It’s that kind of joking and fun that epitomizes the 2012 CLC Softball team.

Win or lose they were having fun doing what they love.

“I think the team’s temperament is pretty even keel when it comes to wins and

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Our chances are as good as any ones, even better than some.”

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losses.

“We learn what we can from a loss or win and see what needs fixing or what is working for us, so we can continue on that tread,” Garcia said. There are always more smiles to go around after a win.”

For now, the team must put all sentiments aside because business is at hand.

With the unity this team has, combined with the offensive artillery and an ace, there is no reason this team can’t make a deep run come Regionals. One thing is for sure, win or lose this team will go down swinging and they will have a smile on while they do it.

Long, tough season tests young Tennis squad Matt Ferguson Staff Reporter

We have seen in sports that it’s not how you start a season, it’s how you finish it.

The Lancers find themselves in an underdog role going into regionals after ending the season with a 1-7 record.

Their most recent loss came against Elgin Commu-

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I believe many of us played the best tennis of our season.”

- Ricardo Hernandez, Tennis player

nity College.

The Lancers fell just short losing 5-4.

Despite the loss, Ricardo Hernandez has been optimistic for the season as a whole.

“Our last match was a battle,” Hernandez said.

“Although we lost, I believe many of us played the best tennis of our season.”

The Lancers began the season with a rough start.

They have goneg winless in their first six meets.

The bright spot came against Waubonsee in a 7-2 victory.

That was a solid win against a team that has been a pain for CLC athletics in

multiple sports over the past year.

“I thought we had a rough start, but we improved in the last matches of the season,” said Hernandez.

Despite their recent loss to Elgin, the Lancers have indeed played better compared to earlier this season.

They only won seven of their first 54 individual matches during their six game losing streak.

They ended the season winning 11 individual matches in two games.

“I knew I could do better, but I couldn’t seem to win,” said Hernandez.

“At the end of the season I started playing with more

confidence and improving my errors that I had during the first matches.”

The Lancers will need that confidence going into Regionals.

Success in Regionals leads to Nationals.

That is where many players on the Lancers team hope to find success.

Even if the Lancers fall short of their Nationals aspirations, the season will not be wasted.

The team showed improvement and determination despite adversity.

“Tennis has helped me stay in shape, and has helped me keep myself busy,” said Hernandez.

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I knew I could do better, but I couldn’t seem to win.”

- Ricardo Hernandez, Tennis player

“It has helped me build confidence and team work.

It also helps me with my mental game, not getting angry and staying positive.”

You can break down a season into wins and losses to determine a successful season.

But in the end, it’s how you finish and what you take from it that really hits home.

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