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Long-planned renovation looks to improve Lakeshore campus Nando Taboada Staff Reporter The College of Lake County has circulated a plan to further expand its Lakeshore campus located in downtown Waukegan, for three years. “The goal of the new College of Lake County Lakeshore expansion is to address a number of aesthetic and functional design challenges of the existing campus and the downtown Waukegan environment,” according to CLC’s master plan. “Functionally, the project provides needed new classrooms and space for One-Stop Enrollment Services, Life Sciences, Library Adult Education, Administration, and Child Care. Additionally the
existing buildings will be upgraded with new finishes and upgraded infrastructure.” Along with the new installments that began early this spring, the college plans to establish “quads” to become more student-friendly with more space for students study both inside the building and designated outdoor patios. Construction for the renovations began in the spring of 2018 and will see completion by the spring of 2021. Derrick Harden, Chief of Staff to the President and Interim Dean of the Lakeshore Campus, says he is very excited the Board’s and college’s decision to invest in the Lakeshore campus.
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“It’s not only an investment in a new building, but also a long term investment in building student success
strategies, creating equity and economic growth opportunities, and ensuring that we stay true to the mission of community
colleges,” he said. With no further updates from CLC as of now, students patiently wait for the new renovations to surface.
Library receives fresh coat of paint to make study spaces more student-friendly Sammie Wilkins Editor-in-Chief The Grayslake Campus at the College of Lake County has been revamping its library since May 2018, and is expected to finish the almost seven million dollar renovation in late September. While the operation moved back into the library for the first week of classes, the renovations are not expected to be completed until the third or fourth week of September this year. “The scope of work includes an interior remodel of approximately 50,000 sq. ft.,” the August 28th board report said. “The proposed renovation includes new
lighting, new HVAC, new ceilings, new fire safety, new carpet, and new furniture. The budgeted amount is $6,875,000.00.” While the structural and cosmetic changes have been practically completed, the furniture has yet to be delivered along with the additional new shelving to house the libraries large collection. The Grayslake Campus library holds over 110,000 books and 900 periodical titles, an audiovisual department that includes over 3,000 films and videotapes, 7,000 audio products, and hundreds of other media according to their website. Among the furniture yet to be delivered are new study
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carrels, serpentine couches, as well as more chairs and seating throughout the library. Students will also be welcomed to try out the new study pods that will be included in the redesign, which will give each student a more private, yet comfortable place to study for their classes and exams. There will also be new student-teaching sections consisting of large standup desks on either side of a professor so that they will be able to assist more than one student at a time. While the approval of the original remodel budget took place in the April 2018 Board of Trustees meeting, it was later increased to
accommodate more safety features. “At the Board of Trustees’ April 2018 meeting, approval was received for the Library in the amount of $6,075,000.00, which included approximately 5.7% contingency in the amount of $328,000.00. Due to Fire Marshall inspection additional fire alarm, fire suppression, and other Life Safety items found, staff requests additional funding to complete the project,” according to the August 28th board book. “Administration is requesting the remaining contingency in the amount of $246,700.00 (approx. 4.3%) for a new awarded total of $6,321,700.00.” While the exact date of
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the renovation completion is unknown, the Grayslake Campus library is typically open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and has all of its services completely open to its students. Despite lacking some of its furnishings, the library will soon be fully remodeled and continue to provide its students mot only with its many resources, but with an adequate and comfortable study area as well. For more information on operation hours and what the CLC library offers, visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/ aboutclc/depts/lrc or call the circulation desk at (847) 543-2619.
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New engineering dean will build on ‘active faculty’ Rachel Shultz News Editor CLC has a new dean of engineering, math, and physical sciences, and he’s a confirmed cheesehead. Richard Ammon, the new dean, recently moved to the Lake County area after a long military and academic career in Wisconsin, Maryland, and overseas. “I’m originally from Monroe, Wisconsin, which is south of Madison,” he said. “I grew up on a dairy farm. From there, I went to the University of Wisconsin (Madison).” Midway through college, he decided to join the U.S. army as a combat medic, serving during the Persian Gulf War in 1990-’91. After completing his military service, he returned to U of W to complete a degree in agronomy, a branch of agricultural science that deals with soil improvement and crop production. “From there, I ended up working for the University of Maryland,” he said. “I also worked at Hagerstown Community C o l l e g e , where I was the coordinator of manufacturing p r o g r a m s . ” He was also department chair of continuing education at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland.
After his stint there, he moved back to Wisconsin with his family, becoming an associate dean at Milwaukee Area Technical College, and then dean at Southwest Tech. “Most recently, I worked in career and technical education programs at Madison Metropolitan School District,” he said. That was the job he was at before being hired at CLC. “I knew I wanted to be a dean at this level,”Ammon said. It’s an exciting job because you’re able to work on ensuring that the strategic directions of the college are being met, that we’re going in the right path. I was also looking for a place that had active faculty.” CLC’s location in northeastern Illinois was also attractive for him. “Lake County definitely has a very robust economy,” he said. “As you look at the rest of the state, we’re benefitting from a strong economy in this region… between Milwaukee and Chicago.” Jobs and businesses continue to grow around Lake and Kenosha counties, he said, citing Foxconn’s new plant going up in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn announced last year that it would open a
Dr. Ammon has more than 23 years of higher education experience
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manufacturing plant there. “They’re going to create a ripple effect throughout the area,” he said. “Hopefully, we’ll be part of that.” “I’m excited to be in a place where there’s so much cooperation and collaboration between faculty and
administration,” he said. He is also looking forward to working with the new president, Lori Suddick and is enthusiastic about CLC’s engineering and science programs, including its mobile lab.
He and his wife Michelle have three children; two daughters and one son. Their oldest daughter is currently a Capitol Hill tour guide in Washington, D.C.
CLC president aims to be a hands-on leader for students
Anastasia Gustafson Staff Reporter
The College of Lake County is welcoming many new changes this year, including a new president. Impressively, she is packing brains and brawn in her field, bringing 18 years of education and administration experience to the Lancers’ table. Dr. Lori Suddick, who is also a first-generation college student, talked about her game plan in the next coming year. “I believe we have a great opportunity to build from the strengths of the college to propel us to a higher level of performance as we serve students, businesses, and the community, ”
she said. “It is critically important that we have a systemic framework for student success at CLC that ensures access and success for every student in attaining their educational credential and goal.” “There are plans to assess our existing practices so that we can reframe, reimagine, and reengineer our existing design to create improved student outcomes,” Suddick said. “It is my aspiration [to] build an inclusive studentready success culture that provides a personalized and culturally relevant learning experience for every student.” She is ready to work hard on these new concepts, and is eager to be a flexible
leader and tackle obstacles, she said. As a hands-on learner, Dr. Suddick intends to leave a positive mark here at College of Lake County. She wants to ensure that education remains dynamic and for the betterment of the students. “I will be at Willow Café, occasionally attending Student Club and Student Government Association meetings, watching sports events and musical performances, and even engaging in some classroom experiences,” Suddick said. For CLC, she wants to ensure that the best, most constructive methods of producing an organic, positive, college ambiance
are followed. Suddick and facilitate positive intends on upholding her student interactions and claims by becoming more social life. than an overseer and by assuming an active role as a moving part of this collegiate machine. She includes she is most excited about “exploring what’s possible and innovating ” this year, and hopes the students enjoy her policies as much as she has enjoyed creating them. “I am excited to learn my way into this new role. Mostly, I’m excited to focus on student success efforts,” Suddic said. As a hard worker and determined educator, she CLC President Lori Suddick hopes to enact helpful Photo courtesty of CLC administration,
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CLC promotes making the world a greener place Arturo Ramirez
Features Editor
The College of Lake County’s Environmental Club and Horticulture Club had hosted “Sustainability Day” on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. According to CLC’s sustainability manager David Husemoller, “sustainability is a way of looking at our world in terms of our finite environmental and economic resources and using them in a way that they remain accessible to all people in the future.” “Sustainability Day was part of orientation week to help students to be aware of the great strides that CLC is making in leading in sustainability in higher education,” Husemoller added. “We ranked number 1 in Illinois and number 8 in North America in
Sustainability.” “I work with all kinds of staff, faculty, and students from across the college to help make our campus, curricula, and community more sustainable,” Husemoller said. “I encourage all CLC students and staff to take pride in our achievements in environmental sustainability and explore what they mean for us all.” “I first came to CLC for a job and some insurance,” said Edward Popelka, CLC’s maintenance engineer and beekeeper. “Nowadays, it’s grown to be so much more than that.” “Sustainability can mean a lot of things. I think sustainability means being efficient and being effective,” Popelka continued. “Let’s say in relation to maybe solar power or wind power,
they’re so much more sustainable. You could sustain them for so many years.” “On the other hand, there’s our coal generated power plants and nuclear power plants,” Popelka added. “What are the repercussions of them? How sustainable are they really? How long can we continue to use them? We think they’d be sustainable, but they’re not. We’re ruining our air. We’re taking from our mother Earth, and what are we really doing to give back?” “The new science building is so efficient and effective at being sustainable,” Popelka said. “We have a garden on our roof to help catch the rainwater, we have a cistern system to catch the rainwater for all of the toilets. If you ever look in
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there and it looks like dirty pee water, it’s not, it just came off the roof. It came off the storm sewers, so we’re trying to recapture that and use that water before it goes somewhere else.” “I love the fact that we have an organic farm. We eat organic and don’t spray anything on it. Go eat the food from our farmers markets, it’s amazing,” Popelka continued. “Did
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you know that they also bring that good organic food right to the Café Willow kitchen?” People all over the world have an impact on the environment, every decision that’s being made matters. Horticulture students, staff, faculty, and all kinds of people play a big role in contributing positive or negative factors to the environment.
CLC students have successful first week Kevin Tellez
Managing Editor
The College of Lake County had officially begun its 2018-19 school year on Monday, August 20th, and concluded its first week on Friday, August 24th. Several of the students at CLC have gone through their first week with smooth sailing, and are eager to continue working hard and sharpening their skills throughout the school year. “My first week had gone by pretty decently,” said Anahi Rosendo, a 20-yearold theatre major. “So far, the semester is treating me pretty fairly. I’m looking forward to a lot, but most of all I’m excited to get good grades.” “My first week had gone well for me,” said 18-year-old Fermin Jude Santelices, nursing student. “I’m excited to be go to my classes so that I can get closer to earning my degree.”
“My first week had honestly been a rollercoaster,” said 20-year-old premed student Daniela Ramos. “I still need to get accustomed to managing my heavy course load for this semester, but I’m really looking forward to seeing how well I’m going to do this year, and how I improve my timemanagement skills.” “I feel as if the first week of classes had gone by well for myself,” said Gerardo Albannan, a 19-year-old computer science major. “I have been able to adapt myself and my schedule easily. My goal for this semester is to have a better understanding of my classes, and further master my time-management skills.” It’s a safe to say that the students of CLC have started their year off strongly and are looking forward to continuing with the rest of their semester with gusto.
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‘The Happytime Murders’ gets murdered by unhappy review Peter Anders Copy Editor
“The Happytime Murders” is a comedy crime film released by STX Entertainment, August 24, 2018, starring Melissa McCarthy and directed by Brian Henson, son of famous puppeteer Jim Henson. “The Happytime Murders” is what happens when a good idea is put in the hands of people who have no clue what they ultimately want out of the project. On paper, it sounds like the breakout hit of the summer and the potential launch of a new franchise, but this concept just doesn’t work in film, and I’m not sure who to blame. Is it the scriptwriter, the director, or the studio? All of the above? “Happytime Murders” follows the adventures of disgraced cop turned private detective Phil Phillips, as he investigates a conspiracy
related to a former tv sitcom whose stars are being murdered one by one. While this is a better film than an oddly similar movie that came out not too long ago on Netflix named “Bright,” it’s got a mediocre story. The problem is that the filmmakers set out to make a joke first, and come up with a story to justify it later. The storyline starts out somewhat interesting, but once it is revealed what the plot “actually” is, it leaves the audience pondering what the point of it was. Another problem this movie has, even though it sets up its world well, is the lack of style and atmosphere. The movie feels like a tv production with flat lighting and the environment looks like the set of a tv show that’s going to premiere on NBC. When you look at the concept art for this movie
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that came out almost a decade ago, there is a sense of darkness and style to it. It truly feels like a film noir and it’s unique and interesting; everything this movie isn’t. With that being said, “Happytime Murders” is not a bad movie by any means. The puppetry is fantastic, they’re well designed as always, and the movie does truly capture the feeling that
this is an inhabited universe. The film does have moments where the humor works, and some of the action scenes are pretty cool. As for the characters, Phillips is a really likable hero and his relationship with Melissa Mccarthy’s character is actually pretty fun to watch and observe their well-done banter. While the puppets are great and there are some
laughs to be had, the story itself is poorly written and many of the jokes become irritating. This all results in a film that while not a complete waste of time, will leave its viewer feeling unfulfilled. Is “The Happytime Murders” a bad movie? No, but it isn’t worth going to the theater for.
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ helps bring in new era of diversity Jacky Toledo
Staff Reporter
After receiving a 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and praise by critics for its diversity, majority of the population must have heard of “Crazy Rich Asians”, as it had a very strong premiere weekend. I was one of the first who got to see this film when it premiered, and I was immediately captivated. Even though it is classified as a romantic comedy, it never felt like one. Yes, it is about a Chinese-American woman who falls for a wealthy Singaporean man, but it is more than that, as this film focuses on a young woman trying to adapt to a new culture and family. Besides being highly praised, the film focuses on family and tradition. It takes you on an adventure and shows a different culture and country. It focuses on the importance of family and traditions while integrating new ones. When I watched the movie, I felt connected to the main character as she navigated this new world that was suddenly thrown at
her. I loved that this movie focused on the women in the family, and displayed the idea of feminism by portraying strong, independent Asian women, and how they contributed to the family. The movie had its romantic moments but it also showed the importance of family being there no matter what, and because of this, it is a movie that I recommend watching with family or a group of friends. It is an overall enjoyable movie that brings a new world to American theaters, which could be why it is being talked about so often; it is showing that there is a shift in Hollywood productions. Over the past years, we have been getting more diversity in films, for example “Overboard”, that was produced by Rob Greenberg, focused on a rich wealthy Mexican and was actually played by a Mexican lead. There has also been movies like “Hidden Figures” that focused on Image courtesy of the Popsugar website. African-American women who contributed to NASA. has been highly appreciated to see Hollywood continue diverse films in the future. This new surge of diversity by audiences, and I hope to produce more racially-
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Disney and Universal sweep the summer box office Peter Anders
Copy Editor 2018 was a great summer for Hollywood studios, especially if their names happened to be “Disney” or “Universal”. Unlike the disastrous summer of 2017, the hits of this summer were truly great and the losses, while bad, were not jaw dropping failures. This summer saw a 13. percent increase in box office earnings compared to last year. If 2017 was a slump for Hollywood, then summer 2018 was definitely a comeback year. Disney and Universal without question owned this summer, while the other four studios were secondary as both major studios took up a combined 61 percent of the total box office earnings this summer. To their credit though, Universal did not suffer any major financial losses compared to 2017, whereas “The Mummy” ended its theatrical run as a failure. The studio suffered a minor setback with the Dwayne Johnson failure “Skyscraper,” but was easily offset by the runaway success of “Mama Mia: Here We Go Again.” The true success for the
studio was “Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom,” which delivered an astoundingly large profit. Even with the humiliation faced with Disney in their battle for 20th Century Fox, Universal is continuing to show they are a force to be reckoned with. Then there is Disney, who ate up 41 percent of the summer box office earnings. Although “Solo: A Star Wars Story” was a financial failure for Disney, as was “Christopher Robin,” this was nothing but a flesh wound to the entertainment giant. While suffering from some losses, Disney also released the two biggest hits of the summer: “Avengers Infinity War”, “The Incredibles 2”, along with the successful “Ant Man and the Wasp.” The studio ended the summer $752 million richer than when it started out. 20th Century Fox, who is currently in the process of being merged by the juggernaut Disney, only released three films during the season: “Super Troopers 2”, “The Darkest Minds”, and “Deadpool 2.” This film later saved the studio from the losses incurred by the other two financial failures, ensuring the summer ended up being profitable for the studio whose future was
looking increasingly bleak. Last year Paramount suffered an embarrassing defeat with the underperformance of “Transformers: The Last Knight,”but this year they managed to hit gold by limiting themselves to one big budget film: “Mission Impossible: Fallout.” It delivered a small profit, and with the studio releasing “Book Club” and “A Quiet Place,” it carried the studio easily through the summer. Sony had a hit, “Hotel Transylvania 3,” and while striking out with “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (co released with Lionsgate), “The Equalizer 2”, “Superfly”, “Alpha”, and “Slender Man”, the Adam Sandler animated hit managed to bring the studio into profitability. Not only did Time Warner, now WarnerMedia, manage to swiftly defeat the attempts by the justice department to block their merger with AT&T, but they also managed to have a good run this summer at the multiplex. They were the number two studio last summer, and after releasing multiple hits before, they only had a few releases this summer: “Life of the Party”, “The Meg”, “Tag”, “Rampage”, “Crazy Rich Asians”, “Teen Titans Go To The Movies”, and
“Oceans 8”. Only “Tag” and “Life of the Party” were underperformers, while the other releases ranged from massive runaway successes. The studio did not have breakout hits this season, but they were never aiming to, and they enjoyed a sizable profit margin by the end of the season. STX Entertainment had the summer’s biggest losers: “The Happytime Murders”,“Mile 22”, “Adrift”, and “I Feel Pretty” all lost the studio money. By the end of the summer, the studio had lost a combined $200 million. For a studio whose founders sought to minimize financial risk by making mid budgeted films, the fact that they lost more than Lionsgate and Global Road combined, is troubling. When you also consider that indie darling A24 ended the summer with a sizable profit margin despite being a fraction of the size, it makes one wonder if the model STX is trying to follow is the correct way to go. This is not to mention the fact that “Mile 22” and “The Happytime Murders” were supposed to launch franchises for the studio. Summer 2018 was a massive season for Hollywood. The big major studios all managed to
have a successful season for the first summer in recent memory, and with the impending mergers taking place in Hollywood right now, it is nice to see that there is indeed enough box office to “go around”, even in a Disney dominated landscape. It may also help that the releases this summer have been not as numerous, with tent poles actively having avoided competing with each other as much as reasonably possible, and studios releasing event films year round instead of oversaturating the summer with big blockbusters most definitely helped in this regard, 46 films were released this summer versus 48 released last summer. Earlier last year, discussions were being asked if the “age of the movie theater” had passed with the rise of tech giants entering the media field and the emergence of streaming as the dominant way to consume entertainment. This summer showed however, that even with the increasing technology, people will ultimately turn out in droves for a movie if they have a desire to see it. The philosophy will always remain, make good movies, and people will be more likely to turn out to see them.
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Indictments reveal Trump’s lack of transparency Daniel Lynch
A&E Editor
There is a very significant development in the presidency and in affect, the entire country. An investigation into the 2016 election revealed coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of president Donald Trump, thus leading to any matters that arose, or may arise, being investigated within the scope of 28 C.F.R. 600.4a’, or the Code of Federal Regulations. In 469 days since it began, to the time of writing this seven people have been convicted thus far All of these individuals pled guilty with the exception of Richard Pinedo and Paul Manafort who were found guilty by a jury. Michael Cohen, in his guilty plea, said that he committed his crimes “in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office.” Essentially citing president Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator. Though not commenting on the Michael Cohen case
President Trump said of the Manafort case, “It’s sad what they’ve done to Paul Manafort. He happens to be a very good person.” Furthermore he said “They went back 12 years ago to get things he did 12 years ago.” In reality the charges against Paul Manafort go back to 2010 where he falsified tax returns and then starting in 2011 comitted ‘Failure to report foreign bank accounts,’ which were both committed annually until 2014.He then separately committed multiple accounts of bank fraud in 2016. So to the president’s claim that these charges are long in the past, is categorically false. Rudy Gulianli the president’s lawyer, has detailed in full on cable news that he’s trying to convince the American people to not impeach the president assuming it comes to that. “It is for public opinion. Eventually, the decision here is going to be impeach or not impeach. Members of congress are going to be informed by their constituents. So our jury, as it should be, is the American people,”
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Gulianli said. He has presented a large amount of misleading information and making statements that he recants very soon after like the “Truth isn’t truth” statement. It’s hard to say if he’s being effective at changing the opinion of the American people or not, but it’s certain his goal is to create loyalty for Trump to avoid impeachment. What this ultimately means is that at its worst, the charge of intentionally coordinating with a hostile foreign government and interfering with free and fair elections. At its best, it seems to be an infiltration of foreign agents into a political party’s campaign. Upon being aware of that to an extent, the Trump Administration fired duly appointed law enforcement officers in order to prevent that from getting out, which could be obstruction of justice depending on the levels of coordination. President Trump could always attempt a defense of not knowing, but between conflicting statements from the president and the president’s lawyers, the conclusion seems to be that there was coordination within the administration
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and the campaign. However, just being aware of crimes committed by a presidency isn’t enough. If there are to be any consequences for this there are massive legal hurdles for a justice department to indict a sitting president, and if he isn’t going to be indicted then he may get impeached. That would require a majority of the House of Representatives filing charges against the president, and the case would then be tried by the Senate.
Although the Republicans currently control both houses of congress, that could change in the 2018 midterm elections. The general consensus is that the democrats are likely to take control of the House in this coming election, but the races for the Senate are far more competitive. While the legal troubles for the president seem to be mounting, it seems like the fate of this presidency could be decided in the upcoming midterms with an emphasis on the votes of every individual.
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Voting leaves a lasting impact on government Juan Toledo
Opinion Editor
In 2016, 43.3 percent of people from age 18 to 29 voted in the general election, a percentage that’s doubled by people older than 60. As a result, a much older generation elected the oldest sitting president. Elections are determined by their turnout. Likewise, whichever party or candidate has the highest turnout wins the election; unless you won the Electoral College. If I haven’t lost you yet, then you know just how confusing government can be, especially when the politics aren’t at their most civil. It’s an incredibly polarizing period in American politics, one in which the Republican party is willing to resort to guile means to maintain its grasp in the House and Senate in order to protect the GOP. So, researching information on candidates that you trust and will best represent your vote can be a daunting task, but it shouldn’t deter anyone from voting because there may (potentially) be a day when someone may threaten to revoke that right, just like it
happened to the residents of Randolph County, Georgia. Georgia’s Secretary of State, and republican candidate for governor, Brian Kemp aimed to remove seven out of nine polling places in Randolph County. Kemp claims that closing down the polls would save the county money, and that the polling places had disability compliance issues; however, county residents have a reason to suspect a sinister motive. Kemp has been called a “master of voter suppression” by his political opponents. “I think it was an effort to suppress the vote,” Bobby Jenkins, 66, a retired Randolph County school superintendent said after a meeting “This is one typical strategy in the Republican playbooks.” A strategy that lingers locally, but not quite to the same degree as what the Randolph County residents had to bear. During the spring, Grayslake Democrat Sam Yingling stewarded a bill that would have let Lake County voters decide how their chief assessment officer is hired. In August, Governor Rauner issued an amendatory veto
effectively killing legislation, but Yingling had bipartisan support from county commissioners from both political parties. Fox Lake Republican Judy Martini, was among the few county board members who supported the referendum proposal and opposed asking Rauner to veto the bill. She said she was “very disappointed” by the maneuver. “Residents want accountability, and that’s why this bill was popular,” she said. “I believe democracy works at its best when we empower the voters to decide what role government has in their lives. Unfortunately, that empowerment was taken away from the voters by this veto.” Defeated on the issue, Yingling blasted Rauner in a news release and said the governor’s maneuver denies Lake County residents the ability “to make our property tax system accountable to us in November.” “The people of Lake County are sick and tired of Governor Rauner ignoring our local concerns,” Yingling said. As a Washington Post story recently reported, a doctored image has Trump
sitting at 50 percent approval rating. So, half of Americans are sick and tired of President Trump ignoring our national concerns. Politics aside, Trump was elected by a generation that lived a much different reality than the one millennials do, and one nowhere near as technologically complex
as the growing Gen. Z. voting ensures that you’re representing yourself, your voice, your beliefs and trusting whichever candidate you support best represents those qualities; and, no matter which end of the political spectrum you align yourself with, that’s a right that’s not worth taking for granted.
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Women’s cross country team eager to start new season Brandon Ferrara
Sports Editor
The Women’s Cross Country team at the College of Lake County is ready and eager to compete in their upcoming fall season after a historic conclusion last year. “The most exciting part of every season is to watch our ladies grow both physically and mentally, and this year is no different,” head coach Jorge Colin said.
“I don’t think they realize yet that we have Skyway Conference Championship title to defend.” The 2017 season created a milestone for the athletes, as they have not had a conference title since the year 2000. Not only was that an accomplishment, but they also qualified and competed in the national meet for the first time ever. The team placed 39th in the country, and the girls were able to showcase their seasonlong improvement.
“Historically, our teams always improve during the season,” Colin said. “This year, my coaching staff will be hard at work to bring in the best women’s recruiting class in the program’s history.” Many factors come to mind when hearing the word “coach”, and one of them includes the coachathlete interaction and relationship to help them improve. “I truly enjoy getting to know our athletes’ personalities and learning
from them,” Colin said. “We have some strong personalities out there, and watching them become a single unit is fun to see.” Another factor involved in coaching is helping athletes set goals for themselves, whether it be individually or as a team. “Each one of our ladies [has] individual goals for the season,” Colin said. “As a team, our expectation is to make the Academic AllAmerican list and defend the Skyway Conference Championship.”
The Women’s Cross Country team officially kicks off its season on September 8, 2018 at Concordia University for the Ken Weidt Classic. Last year at this same meet, they were the only junior college to compete, and finished ninth out of the 14 teams total. This season they hope to start off strong, yet continue to build a winning tradition at the college.
SPORT
MEETING
DATE
Women’s Soccer
Bryant & Stratton College @ College of Lake County
Monday, Sept 3rd; 5pm CT
Men’s Golf
College of Lake County @ Oakton Community College
Wednesday, Sept 5th; 12:30pm CT
Baseball
Oakton Community College @ College of Lake County
Wednesday, Sept 5th; 3pm CT
Volleyball
College of Lake County @ McHenry Community College
Wednesday, Sept 5th; 6pm CT
Men’s Soccer
College of Lake County @ Morton College
Thursday, Sept 6th; 4pm CT
Women’s Tennis
College of Lake County @ Carthage College
Thursday, Sept 6th; 4pm CT
Women’s Soccer
College of Lake County @ Elmhurst College (JV Team)
Thursday, Sept 6th; 6:30pm CT
Volleyball
College of Lake County @ Kankakee Community College
Saturday, Sept 8th; (Tri-Meet) 10am CT
Women’s Cross Country
College of Lake County @ Ken Weidt Classic
Saturday, Sept 8th; 11am CT
Women’s Soccer
South Suburban @ College of Lake County
Saturday, Sept 8th; 11am CT
Baseball
Morton College @ College of Lake County (2 games)
Saturday, Sept 8th; 12pm CT
Men’s Cross Country
College of Lake County @ Ken Weidt Classic
Saturday, Sept 8th; 12pm CT
Men’s Soccer
South Suburban @ College of Lake County
Saturday, Sept 8th; 1:30pm CT