November 25, 2019

Monday, November 25, 2019

VOL. 53, NO. 7

Truth Conquers All Since 1969

Students clash over free speech, claims of harassment Arturo Ramirez

Editor-in-Chief

A student club at the College of Lake County, Young Americans For Freedom, has received criticism from CLC faculty, staff and students during the semester.

CLC’s campus police arrested a student on Nov. 7 in connection with vandalizing the club’s property.

The club has its own Facebook page, which contains additional information about incidents its members say have been going on with their club. CLC students Rob Corn and Matthew Duray are active in providing information to the Facebook page. Corn is a liberal arts major and the YAF chairperson.

Duray is an Honors Scholar majoring in liberal arts and is a member of YAF. He and Corn discussed some of the incidents that he said that his club has experienced.

“Our ‘freedom week’ board was apparently removed from what we knew as an act by the administration to remove the display because people’s feelings were hurt by it,” The College of Lake County Young Americans For Freedom Facebook page said. “Later on we found out that the administration removed the display because it was vandalized.”

“They were in the wrong to remove the display after it got vandalized, but after we requested it be put back out on the floor, they put it back,” Rob Corn said.

“This is a good way to remind everyone how conservative students are treated on campus.”

“One of CLC faculty was caught putting defaming flyers on our campus. This same woman, Shannon Bassi was seen publicly booing conservative students yesterday at our black conservative panel,” CLC’s YAF Facebook page said.

Other students have different descriptions of some of the incidents and have been critical of views expressed by YAF. Sophomore Mizraim Hernandez is president of the Student Government Association, vice president of fellowship for the International Honors

Society Phi Theta Kappa, and is an Honors Scholar.

Hernandez spoke before the Nov. 19 CLC Board of Trustees meeting and said students have been harassed in person and via social media in connection with YAF programs.

He said he recognized the First Amendment but said the commentary on such topics as abortion, racism, immigration contained falsehoods and was unspportable. He added that he was concerned about what he said were one-sided events and suggested balanced debates sponsored by academic department at the college.

In an interview Nov. 21, Hernandez also described his perspective of the incident with the faculty member, who declined to be interviewed for this story.

“Shannon is a wonderful woman and a great adviser for both Sustainability Club and First Generation Club,” Hernandez said. I’ve known her for over a year.

“What actually happened was that she went into the Student Activities office to make a rolling board, just how other individuals do, but when she asked Jorge (Tennin) for permission, she was denied and the rolling board did not leave the room. When Shannon returned to her rolling board, it had been vandalised.”

“The handouts were not posted anywhere on campus despite what the YAF Facebook page might have said.

The rolling board didn’t leave the Student Activities office, but one of YAF’s members came into the office and ripped down her poster and took a picture of it. They also posted her information on social media.

“Before she could take it down, someone ripped it down similar to how someone ripped down YAF’s poster.”

Corn, however, accuses those he refers to as the left as intolerant.

“I’ve been going to this school for two years, and this isn’t anything new,” Corn said.

“The intolerance of the left on our campus is rampant.”

The YAF chairperson said he had solutions to some problems he said his club faces.

“The main thing we’ve been trying to find a solution for

is when somebody here has a conservative view never heard before or goes against political beliefs--they believe the person is somehow attacking their identity and not just speaking a view,” Corn said.

“It seems like every time we throw an event, there is backlash, complaint, or somebody is hurt by what was said.”

Corn has been the chairperson for four semesters at CLC. When he started the group, he said there was concern with Student Life about why he would want to bring such a group to the campus.

“After our first event, they wanted to insert an administrative employee in our debate,” he said. “I had to explain to them the reason why Student Life is here, for students to learn how to throw events.

“It’s not for faculty and administrators to be interfering with what students are doing under the student activities, student life department. It’s a student club. They’ve felt that our events were not formal enough for them, but we are not concerned about that. This is for people to get experience.

He said administrators have been showing some support for YAF. “We hope they continue to do that despite the constant pressure from students and faculty,” Duray said.

YAF has hosted panels at CLC. They include the “Conservative Women on Campus Panel,” “Black Conservative Panel,” “Abortion Panel,” and “Ask a Conservative Panel.” It plans to host more.

“The goals for the panels are for conservative views to be heard, but then we also include the audience and the other opposing viewpoint,” Corn said. “As the chairman, I’ve been clear about this to our members. If we throw an event, we have to include other people.

“We’ve never shut anybody out saying, ‘You can’t speak at our event, you can’t do this,’ and we’ve made a sheet that has every debate talking point on it that you could think of.

We’ve put it in everybody’s mailbox, and said ‘If you want to debate on any of these topics, let us know. Email us back.’ But we haven’t gotten a huge response from them.”

Corn is looking to involve more people for educational events, but there is research and additional work needed for this.

“We definitely want people educated on the topics,” Corn said. “So if you say we pick and choose people, then yes, we have done that because we feel that some people are more educated on the topics, and it would make it a better event if we invite those people.”

Duray said opponents should visit YAF meetings and attend events.

“If the other side feels like they’re being represented poorly, I tell everyone--even if they’re on the left, ‘come to our meetings, talk to us there,’” Duray said. “If you want to throw an event with your club and invite us, we’d be more than happy to do it.”

Alexa Waheed is majoring in political science and is president of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, general member of Black Student Union, Latino Alliance, and Sister to Sister. She is also the student trustee on the CLC Board and was at the meeting when Hernandez spoke.

“I know his story and I can understand exactly where he is coming from, especially as an undocumented student and what he does go through on a daily basis,” she said.

“My first reaction was, ‘Yes, stick it to ‘em.’ The thing is, the board of trustees--they listen to what they want to know.”

Waheed said she heard from one of the meetings that YAF does not necessarily care about the students, but they care about the well-being of the club, how they run naturally, and how they look out to the public.

Hernandez reflected on his remarks at the board meeting.

“People in the audience and the Board of Trustees were shocked, but I stood up for myself,” he said. “I expressed how I felt and my concerns. I did not speak for the Student Government Association or for Phi Theta Kappa, but I did speak up for the students who have talked to me about how this club is dividing our campus and creating a hostile environment.

“I am for civil dialogue

among students, but they aren’t telling the full story of what’s happening around campus. They are not living up to CLC’s core values of purpose, integrity, excellence, inclusion, unity, and compassion.”

The college released an official statement on student organizations and the First Amendment Nov. 21.

“The Board of Trustees and the Administration have and will continue to be involved in supporting and providing resources to ALL students,” Vice President of Student Development, Karen Hlavin said in the statement. “At the same time, the College has a responsibility to recognize and uphold freedom of speech and expression that is protected by the First Amendment.

“Allowing the opportunity for robust debates or panel discussions does not mean that the College endorses or agrees with a particular side or opinion. Rather, it demonstrates the College’s respect for differing perspectives, ideas and thoughts that are within the purview of the First Amendment. We need not agree with any opinion expressed, but we do need to respect an individual’s right to express a particular view.

“The College will continue to provide oversight and guidance with regard to campus clubs and activities to ensure such are within the bounds of the law and the College’s reasonable rules and regulations. The College continues to strive to manage the situations from all sides and to share information when it is permissible for the College to do so.”

The college’s statement opened by referring to debates during the fall semester “on political topics that are controversial.”

“The College has received information that students on both sides of these topics may have been subject to derogatory remarks,” the statement said.

“The College recognizes that these circumstances have left some students, regardless of their particular view, feeling unsafe or unsupported.”

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Philosophy, Reclaiming Eve clubs to discuss ethics of pornography Anastasia Gustafson Managing Editor

The Philosophy Club and Reclaiming Eve, a feminist-based club, will host an Ethics of Pornography discussion Wednesday, Dec. 4.

The discussion is scheduled tentatively from 1 to 3 p.m. in the B Court on the Grayslake Campus near student street.

The event will contain opinions on both the conservative and progressive sides of pornography.

The question of whether pornography is ethical will be debated.

The progressive side will argue that pornography is inherently ethical. The idea of the progressive side is that watching and participating in pornography is not an unethical act.

For example, for a progressive, pornography consumption would not be considered unethical for political, religious or social reasons.

A conservative might argue that pornography is unethical for these same reasons. In this

debate, the conservative side will discuss the ethics of the porn industry itself along with the idea of porn culture and how it negatively impacts society.

The clubs are coming together with the hopes of enlightening the CLC campus about major ethical issues within modern society.

“Higher education should provide an open, inclusive, and safe environment for students to engage in exploration of identities and knowledge,” Shanti Chu, the adviser of Reclaiming Eve said.

“Having interdisciplinary discussions like this about controversial topics such as the ethics of pornography is crucial in today’s contemporary society, given how ubiquitous the information out there is. Without a critical analysis of it, we do not know how to interpret it.”

Pornography is not only very popular in modern society, but it remains an underdiscussed issue in many American households.

According to

Pornhub’s most recent annual review, the company accounted for 33.5 billion views over the course of 2018. That equates to an average of 92 million visitors a day.

A topic with a consumer size that large and with such controversial connotations within modern society is exactly why Philosophy Club and Reclaiming Eve want to bring it to students’ attention. Their hope is to take away the stigma of porn culture during the debate to get to the root of whether pornography and its consumption are moral in nature.

“Pornography is so prolific, yet it is a taboo,” Chu said. “Why not discuss it in a safe and inclusive space since that is part of the purpose of what we do here as educators?

Both Reclaiming Eve and Philosophy Club aim to cultivate an open and inclusive space for intellectual discussion and identity exploration, which this event embodies.”

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New recording studio to help DMD students rock the job market

Andrea Morales News Editor

The College of Lake County recently opened its state-of-the-art recording studio for its Digital Media Design Program.

Digital Media and Design Professor Michael Kozien, who has been teaching full time at the college since 2004, said the college’s investment of some $100,000 for the facility will help students compete in the job market.

“The Digital Media Design Program was created in 2007 and has given students the option to take audio and visual classes qualifies the student, once they get their degree, to get an entry level job,” Kozien said.

Those DMD students now can gain more experience in their field with the equipment that the studio offers.

Kozien said he has even

CLC’s system studio is located in room L007 under the library in the Grayslake Campus.

-Photo by Alvin Foerster

been able to change his teaching method. Instead of focusing on doing only lecture-based lessons, he can now use more practical applications in the studio.

The studio is located in the basement of the library in a small hallway, right next to study zone.

The studio contains state-of-the-art equipment,

including microphones, piano, drums, and an elaborate desktop for mixing sound for student projects that can build portfolios to show

prospective employers.

Microphones include the same models used by the Beatles.

Austin O’Malley who has been pursuing a degree in business, along with being a music producer, has been attending CLC for about six years.

“It’s about time CLC got something like this,” O’Malley said. O’Malley said he has seen the transformation that the college underwent in the digital media department.

O’Malley added that he would like to see the studio in a bigger space but said he might retake a course because of what the current facility does offer.

“I might even retake digital media design so I can use the equiptment this time to better prepare to join the workforce,” O’Malley said.

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Honors Scholars builds friendships via academics Zoe Rabin

Features Editor The College of Lake County Honors Scholars consists of high-caliber students with a variety of backgrounds and strengths.

Kamden Kuklinski, Simon Sazian, and Easton Herbon participate in the program.

Kuklinski, 19, is a biology major from Warren High School.

Sazian, 18, is majoring in architecture and Herbon, 19, is currently undecided but is leaning toward majoring in clinical psychology.

“People have told me that they could see me as someone who could be good at clinical psychology since I like to help people,” Herbon said. “I enjoy psychology, so I will probably just go with that” Sazian and Herbon attended Antioch High School and have been close friends for years.

While the program itself is

Simon Sazin (left), Kamden Kuklinski (middle), and Easton Herbon (right).

Photo by Zoe Rabin

under the radar, Sazian said he heard about it through a mutual friend.

“It looked like an amazing opportunity,” Sazian said.

“At first, it looked too good to be true.”

Hnors Scholars provides the students who are accepted with full tuition,

including books and fees.

Those who are admitted are required to obtain a job on campus and take an honor’s seminar course that relates to a theme, which this year is gender.

“When I first found out that the topic was gender, I had no idea what to expect,”

Kamden said. “I had never taken a class like that in my life. I was dreading it, but it has opened me up to perspectives I had never even heard about. It allows me to check myself every now and then. It’s something that I had never explored, and now I have that opportunity.”

The course consists of all the Honors Scholars students and is broken up into different modules to look at the theme through different lenses in society.

“I got a lot of criticism from a lot of people when I announced I would be attending CLC because according to my peers, honors students didn’t go to CLC,” Sazian said. “At the end of the day, I am glad that I chose to go to CLC over attending a 4-year school right away.”

“I chose to go to CLC for mostly financial reasons, but honestly it’s really smart that I did,” Kuklinski said.

“It’s nice to go home at the end of the day and see the people I care about the most.”

Both Herbon and Sazian described their classmates as one of their favorite parts of the scholar’s program.

“My favorite part about the program is the people that I have met,” Sazian said. “These are people with great personalities that are also very high-achieving like me. It’s really nice having a group of people who are going through the same experience as you.”

“I like how accepting people are of other ideas,” Herbon said. “You can say what you think without the fear of being judged or harassed.”

More information about the Honors Scholars, including qualification requirements, can be found on CLC’s website.

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Sociology classes get cut as enrollment drops, profs say Aristidas Tankus Staff Reporter Professor John Tenuto and his spouse, Adjunct Professor Maria Jose Tenuto, have taught sociology classes at the College of Lake County since 1998.

“I teach Introduction to Sociology (SOC 121) and Deviance (SOC 223),” Mrs. Tenuto said.

Mr. Tenuto teaches Introduction to Sociology, but he also teaches Social Problems (SOC 222).

“Every other year, I do a Humanities seminar for Honors students,” Mr. Tenuto said.

Both professors said they are concerned about declining number enrollment in their sociology classes.

“For Deviance, there used to be four class offerings, and now there are two,” Mrs. Tenuto said.

“There is one face-to-face and one online. There used to be three faceto-face and one online.

“With the Introduction to Sociology classes, we’ve also seen a decrease,” she

Maria Jose Tenuto and John Tenuto in their home Photo courtesy of dailyherald.com continued. “For example, there used to be a 10 o’clock Monday, Wednesday and Friday class, and that’s off the schedule for the fall semester.”

The professors said two reasons contribute to the declining enrollment.

“At the College of Lake County, Sociology used to

be a required course for the nursing program,” Mr. Tenuto said. “It became a recommended course rather than a required course, and that was a mistake.”

“Deviance is not fully Illinois Articulated Initiative,” Mrs. Tenuto added. “It’s not listed as an IAI class, and students

are afraid that if they take the class, it’s not going to transfer. They might have been told that it is not going to transfer. Thus, they may not take it.”

The enrollment is not only decreasing in sociology classes.

“We’ve seen History classes decline in enrollment,” Mrs. Tenuto said.

Mrs. Tenuto encourages students to

take a sociology class.

“Introduction to Sociology can benefit anybody, no matter what their major is,” Mrs. Tenuto said. “They’re going to be working. It’s good to understand group dynamics.

Sociology can benefit people from business, to people who go into marketing, to people who go into healthcare.”

Mr. Tenuto added that sociology can give menaing to numbers.

“Without a social perspective, everything is just numbers,” Mr. Tenuto said. “If you don’t understand the social context of the painting, it’s just a painting. If you don’t understand the social context of Game of Thrones, it’s just a TV show.

Your life is much deeper and much more meaningful if you understand where you came from.

“At CLC, we have a commitment to introduce what we call sociological perspectives,” Mr. Tenuto said.

Global Hall shines light on international education at CLC Martin McMurray Staff Reporter The College of Lake County recently hosted the grand opening of the Global Community Hall to commemorate international students.

Situated in the B-wing, the hall gives students an opportunity to celebrate their country of origin.

It also shines a light on the international education opportunities offered on campus.

The Global Community Hall sports a large map of the world on one wall, as well as a list of all the nations currently residing in the United Nations as of 2019, along with their flags.

According to the organizer, Director of the Center of International Education Jacob Cushing, the purpose of the global community hallway is to have a physical representation of the diversity present on campus

and to remind students that the people around them might not be from the same country as they are.

Cushing said the idea for the hallway came from the fact that when foreign students study at CLC and make friends with students on campus, it is the simplest form of international diplomacy.

During the commemoration, several members of the Center for International Education came to christen the newly redecorated hallway.

Several students were present at the ceremony, and an assortment of refreshments was served.

Several students weighed in on the new hallway, and their comments were favorable.

Sophomore Umberto Rojas said his family is originally from Panama and that he was quite pleased to see his country listed on the wall.

He said he looks forward to sharing his

heritage with others.

First-year student Allan Redding said CLC has done a great job of creating a safe place for those who are of a different culture or from a different country.

Cushing said the Center for International Education, has several studies abroad opportunities coming up in the next year.

There will be study abroad opportunities in China over the upcoming spring break as well as a visit to Japan in the spring semester.

He said the center offers training in the form of the “Hidden Among Us” program.

It is available to faculty, staff and students.

It illustrates and highlights the struggles that international students overcome daily, from the culture shock to the language barriers that exist between non-English speaking countries.

The training is offered

CLC students representing their countries in student street at the Grayslake campus.

-Photo by Cody Dufresne three to four times a semester.

For more information, contact Lindsey Hobson at lhobson@clcillinois.edu.

Cushing hopes that people will become more aware of the diversity that exists on campus, and will explore the many opportunities that exist through the College of Lake County and the Center for International Education.

He said the center’s goal

is to provide each student with global education, and that could be achieved through studying abroad or even simply learning more about cultures that someone isn’t familiar with.

For more information on study abroad opportunities, visit the Center for International Education at room B127 or call Jacob Cushing at 847-543-2733.

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‘Charlie’s Angels’ takes wing with clever casting Jason Lee

A&E Editor A continuation of the film series, “Charlie’s Angels” follows the titular security team, specifically new members Sabina, Elena, and Jane, as well as their attempts to contain a dangerous technology.

The new Angels do an entertaining job, carrying this film with a lot of grace and charisma. They’re worthy successors to the team in the first two films, as they have the same spirit and charm as the original team. Kristen Stewart does great as Sabina, giving a rebellious and wild performance as the craziest Angel. She is a natural at giving off that fun punk style to the character. She’s the biggest comedic relief of the already hilarious team. Stewart brings out all her eccentricness and sense of fun to deliver on a hilarious and likable character who never gets annoying or excessive.

Naomi Scott also does great as Elena, giving a more naive and innocent performance that capitalizes on the character’s lack of experience. With how

-Photo by Frame Rated depicting Charlie’s Angels

confused and scared she gets when trying to adjust to being an Angel, Scott is an entertaining presence.

She also gives a lot of charisma and excitement in her performance.

Ella Balinska does great as Jane, giving a more mature and assertive yet still comedic performance as the former MI-6 agent.

Jane is also a feisty character to fight with, and Balinska captures that well

through her fiery spirit and passion for serving justice.

She also offers some quirkiness.

All these very different Angels are fun to watch banter, work, and bond together. Their versatile personalities and talents not only accommodate the plot well with enjoyable character development, but it also makes the team dynamic even funnier.

They’re a charming team,

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This was overall much better than expected, as it was a fun time at the theater. Hopefully we can see this team again in some capacity, especially since it’s definitely the best “Charlie’s Angels” film. Go see this on date night or all-girls night out.

It’s definitely a good fit for those.

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and I’d love to see them again.

Elizabeth Banks does great as Rebekah, a former Angel and one of Charlie‘s assistants. Banks gives a great veteran mentor role to the current Angels. She also has sass and spice to offer in her performance, with her dynamic with the Angels being pretty entertaining.

There’s also a fun stylish vibe and action to provide.

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‘She Kills Monsters’ slays audience with sharp perfomances Jason Lee A&E Editor The College of Lake County Theatre Department presented the dramatic comedy play “She Kills Monsters” Nov. 8-Nov. 10 and Nov. 14-Nov. 16.

Written by Qui Nguye, the play follows the story of Agnes, who leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her younger sister Tilly.

When Agnes finds Tilly’s “Dungeons and Dragons” notebook, she falls into a world of discovery and actionpacked adventures in the imaginary world of Tilly’s thoughts and fantasies.

“The show is fast-paced and clever about living with loss, finding your own family and being true to yourself,” said Brian Gill, CLC theatre director and the show’s director,.

The cast did a wonderful job.

Ashley Rodriguez did fantastic in the lead role of Ashley. She carried a lot of skepticism and disbelief at the fantastical elements of the story. She also had some great comedy that corresponded with the character’s naivete and growing enthusiasm.

Tanner Newman did just as great as Tilly, acting as a goofier and more childish contrast to Ashley’s more mature exterior.

A lot of other stars were in the show. They included Chantal Moody and Maiya Swedberg’s fierce and funny performances as Kaliope and Lilith, Reese Starzec’s perverted and sweet performance as the demon Orcus, and Keyshawn Wilson’s nerdy and enduring performance as Chuck. And no one could forget the evil cheerleaders played by Briana Livesay and Edith Graham. Nate Toledo,

Riley Beckett, Jannely Vasquez, Caitlin Cappitelli Cone, and Elijah JansenWeitz were also featured in great characters and performances that were key to the ensemble.

The journey did feel as if it had stakes, which especially helped, given its natural sense of true adventure and excitement.

As the journey progressesd into the crazier aspects of the story, it followed the typical structure of a fantasy game, and the excessively crude and sexual comedy was hysterical. On top of that, the set designs and costumes were top-notch.

Overall, “She Kills Monsters,” was just another reminder, with the production of “The Little Prince” earlier this year, that the CLC theatre department will continue to bring talent and joy to the upcoming productions.

-Photo by Anastasia Gustafson of She Kills Monsters poster

‘False Bingo’ hits readers with slow-burning tension Fernando Reynoso Staff Reporter Named a Fall Read by the Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune, Jac Jemc’s unique second collection of short stories, “False Bingo,’’ will leave readers spellbound by the slow burn of tension that keeps building with poetic prose and striking imagery.

Jemc visited CLC Oct. 17 for the college’s Writing Workshop & Reading and discussed some of her methods of writing. She also read two stories, “Don’t Let’s” and “Default”, from “False Bingo” to show the different styles of her writing.

Published by Paperback, Jemc takes her readers through 20 stories that vary from mundane moments in daily life that begin to spiral into a mystery or that plunge into the supernatural.

“This constantly

-Photo by Make Literary Magaine shows author Jac Jemc. shifting collection will leave readers beguiled.” said Publishers Weekly starred review.

“False Bingo” was not only named a Fall Read by the Globe and Tribune but also made

the list for the Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2019 and The Millions Most Anticipated.

“This book combines the otherworldliness of Jeff VanderMeer’s ‘Annihilation’,” The New

York Times Book Review said. “The menacing irony of Shirley Jackson and the cold feminist fury of Margaret Atwood is in these pages.”

One of the first stories within the book, “Strange

Loop,” is about an outcast who spends his days working with taxidermied animals in an attempt to avoid an unknown mistake from his past.

In “Don’t Let’s”, a woman is recently freed from an abusive relationship and is living in an isolated vacation by breath-stealing ghosts in the story.

These stories are filled with gripping paranoia and a growing ambiance of suspense along with being packed with masterful prose.

Not far from reality, most of the stories in “False Bingo” explore opposing moralities and the consequences of seemingly everyday decisions. The book makes it clear that harmless choices can destroy false feelings of security.

“This book was bound to unsettle.” the Boston Globe said.

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‘Doctor Sleep’ wakes interest in King’s shining horror tale Fernando Reynoso Staff Reporter For constant readers and moviegoers, Stephen King’s spellbound novel, “Doctor Sleep,” has finally arrived to the big screen.

After early screenings, it’s getting positive reviews by critics, and King has taken to Twitter to show his support for the movie and director.

“The first reactions to ‘Doctor Sleep‘ are nothing short of ecstatic,” King said in an interview for

Mike Flanagan and Company.

For hardcore horror movie fans, don’t expect “Doctor Sleep” to have overdone jumpscares or to be the extreme gorefest that most horror movies are known for today.

This story is more of a slow-burn suspenseful thriller with moments of horror mixed in by a talented director with a fantastic cast.

King’s fans might catch some Easter eggs during the course of the movie. The visual director Mike Flanagan took on the project of directing “Doctor Sleep” and is known

by his other projects on the Netflix streaming service. They include “Hush,”“The Haunting of Hill House”and the adaptation of King’s novel “Gerald’s Game.”

Years after the events at the Overlook Hotel in the winter of 1980, an adult Dan Torrance, played by Ewan McGregor, is a recovering alcoholic dealing with the traumas of his past. He sets out to find himself a new place he could call home.

Soon he encounters a young girl named Abra Stone, played by talented actress

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Kyliegh Curran, with similar but much stronger powers than Dan’s.

Dan must help to protect Abra after she becomes the next target of a cult known as the True Knot. The cult preys on the power of children who “shine” to remain immortal and is led by Rose the Hat, played by Rebecca Ferguson.

King’s novel was published in 2013 and is a direct sequel to “The Shining,” which was published in 1977.

Stanley Kubrick’s version of “The Shining” was released in 1980, starring Jack

Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd. KIng disliked the film because of its cold tone and lack of a family falling apart.

“I used to describe ‘The Shining’ film as something like a beautiful car that had no engine in it.” King said.

His feelings about “Doctor Sleep” are positive.

“This is a movie you should see,” King said in an interview with Flanagan. “I’m proud to be a part of it.”

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Health & Science

THE CHRONICLE Page 9| Monday, November 25, 2019

Light pollution weighs heavy on urban evenings Minha Khan

Health & Science Editor With all the hoopla surrounding pollution and the effect of all the plastic, oil and various other garbage we have polluted the earth with, it is no surprise that light pollution has been put on the back burner.

Light pollution is not tangible. It is the pollution created by atrtificial light in cities and urbanized areas.

Artificial in this case means light we have produced, including street lights, traffic lights and light-up billboards.

For many years the public was not as

concerned with curbing light pollution because the only clear and immediate impact it has on most people is the inability to see the night sky.

However, researchers have found evidence that light pollution affects a lot more than just our view of the stars.

The natural rise and fall of the sun affects humans in more ways than we think.

Our circadian rhythm follows that natural cycle and keeps our body’s regulated.

If that cycle is maladjusted in any way, it can result in quite a few health problems.

The risk of migraines, stomach issues, and even diabetes goes up when we

are repeatedly thrown off our circadian rhythm.

Light pollution affects creatures other than humans, too. Nocturnal animals are the biggest victims of the excessive lighting humans have put up wherever they live or work.

For many of these animals who wake at night and have adapted to to see in the dark, the man-made, artificial light blinds them or harms their vision This can cause them to fly into objects and harm themselves or be killed.

Bugs can also be harmed by light pollution, which could cause major environmental problems in the future as they are so

vital to the environment.

Insects are affected by man-made light in a variety of ways. For example, the light can block them from being able to mate, thus curtailing their populations. Or the bugs can fly towards extremely hot street lamps or torches and end up being killed.

On top of being a food source for other animals, insects are vital to pollinating the very crops we rely on for food.

Without bugs, the expanding human population may face food shortages in the distant future.

However, there are a few ways for us to help save the bugs. We can get rid of unnecessary outdoor

lights, turn off lights at night, and try to switch to blue lights, which attract fewer insects.

While these may feel like insignificant changes, they can add up to have a huge impact. We’re not in it alone, either.

Government officials and city planners have begun working to use light more sparingly and more efficiently.

In the future, such environmentally conscious states as Colorado hope to swap all traditional lighting in favor of night sky friendly lighting standards.

Outdoor grounds located as you exit the back exit of Cafe Willow, between A12, A13 and B5 entrances at the Grayslake Campus.

-Photo by Cody Dufresne

Health & Science

THE CHRONICLE Page 10| Monday, November 25, 2019

Faculty, students explain the chemistry attraction Tanner DeVore Staff Reporter

Chemistry is everywhere -- even the newspaper you’re holding and the process of reading this involves chemical reactions.

The chemical messages that tell your brain to flip that last page with force akin to a student stressing about finals involve similar chemical mechanisms.

Dr. Ahmad Audi has taught at the College of Lake County’s Southlake location since 2007.

He currently teaches Chemical Concepts (CHM 120), General Chemistry I (CHM 121), General Chemistry II (CHM 123), and others.

Audi recalled why he followed a path to chemistry.

“Mostly the challenge, because I figured other teachers teach it differently and tell you about different exceptions to the rules,” he said. “So I thought maybe they are messed up.”

Beth Wilson, department dhair of chemistry, has been teaching full time at the Grayslake campus since 2010.

She became interested in chemistry while taking a course in NMR spectroscopy, which led her to pursue a career involving organic c h e m i s t r y .

“The chemistry department at CLC consistently has a high enrollment,” Wilson said.

“The importance of chemistry is that it is the study of everything and explains how things work. Many activities that we perform on a daily basis, such as cooking, cleaning, and bathing, involve chemistry.”

Jorge Rodriguez, 21, pre-med major

Chemical molecules in the science building (A-wing) at the Grayslake campus hallway.

-Photo by Arturo Ramirez

at CLC, has taken General Chemistry I and II. He is currently taking Organic Chemistry I with Dr. Wilson.

“The basis it possesses in our everyday lives is the understanding of matter at an atomic level,” Rodriguez said. “The beneficial applications for humanity are limitless.

“Everyone should become interested or excited when they hear of chemistry.

I do believe this

is happening now.

Increases in STEM studies have become more prominent across the world.

Works from clubs to courses at many facilities help inspire our future.

“Chemistry is love. Chemistry is life, quite literally.

Applications of chemistry have been used since the dawn of man, the dawn of time -- from the fusion of hydrogen nuclei and helium to the innovation of soap. In short,

chemistry provides all problems with solutions.”

Audi said Chemistry for a Changing World with Lab (CHM 142) can be pretty easy, as it covers multiple interesting topics without diving too deeply into any of them or confusing students with complicated math.

Audi has been able to inspire non-science majors to convert to a science-based major through his teachings.

“Chemistry teaches you how to think critically, how to be objective, and how to solve problems,” Wilson said.

“It allows one to assess and understand current events, such as the environment, breakthroughs in medicine, and advances in technology.”

Opinion

THE CHRONICLE Page 11| Monday, November 25, 2019

Candidates should go with nuclear as energy alternative Jacob Porwisz Staff Reporter There has been a lot of conversation recently about the climate. The issues include how our current energy usage is harming our climate, and how to move forward using alternative energy technologies.

Many of the Democratic candidates running for the 2020 presidential nomination have proposed such new systems of clean energy as wind and solar energy.

To support new energy systems, Democrats are supporting a proposed legislation called the Green New Deal.

The Green New Deal says “all new homes must be equipped with solar panels’’ and calls for “a great expansion of windmills across the United States.”

Most supporter of the Green New Deal have forgotten that the clean and safe energy source of the future is already here.

It’s called nuclear energy.

The first nuclear reactor was built in 1942 in Chicago by Enrico Fermi.

The reactor lasted a year and was shut down because of health concerns and is non-functional.

Since the construction of the first nuclear reactor, nuclear energy has seen rapid expansion with “over 438 functioning reactors around the world in 2002,” according to Vox News.

However, the United States and the rest of the world recently have started to move away from nuclear energy, with approximately 388 reactors currently in operation worldwide.

This is mostly because of such tragic nuclear accidents as Chernobyl and Fukushima and the rising problem of how to take care of nuclear waste. However, most of these problems are minuscule when compared to the overall benefits of nuclear power.

While the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents are horrifying, they are

-Graphic by Zoe Rabin anomalies in an overall clean track record for nuclear energy.

The website O u r Wo r l d I n D a t a . o rg says nuclear energy accounts for the lowest level of deaths per energy production of all energy sources.

Solar and wind, which many are portraying as the “safer energy,” have a higher death rate than nuclear energy.

A Forbes article reports that nuclear energy has accounted for 90 deaths, whereas wind and solar energy have accounted for 150 and 440 deaths respectively.

When considering human cost, nuclear energy is a proven safer energy alternative over wind and solar energy.

Nuclear energy is also shown to be significantly more reliable than all other energy sources.

E360.yale.edu reports that nuclear power plants operate at much higher capacity factors than other renewable energy sources or fossil fuels.

A capacity factor measures the percentage of time a power plant is producing energy.

Nuclear energy had a capacity factor of 92.3 percent, which means that for 336 out of 365 days of the year, nuclear energy was producing electricity.

Wind and solar energy account for only 34.5 percent and 25.1 percent of capacity factor respectively, meaning that these energy sources

are far less effective than nuclear energy.

Above all, nuclear energy is the only clean energy source that has shown it can shoulder fossil fuels in the future.

Therefore, why have so many Democratic politicians forgotten about the plethora of benefits when it comes

to using nuclear energy as an alternative energy source? The answer is quite simple: waste.

Politicians do not want to deal with the waste created by nuclear energy. Some of these concerns are valid. However, if we allow an expansion of nuclear energy in the United States, we will see drastic innovation.

Additionally, there will be better ways to deposit nuclear fuel, such as using other elements like thorium to sustain a fission reaction.

We have to allow scientists to innovate with nuclear to allow for a massive expansion of this dependable and clean energy source that we have access to.

Bernie Sandres told USA Today that nuclear energy is a “false solution” and “should be phased out.”

This would be a grave mistake in the future of our energy systems.

Sanders and other candidates running for the Democratic nomination need to take a second look at their policies because the future is nuclear energy.

Nuclear energy has shown to be able to produce the same amount of energy as any fossil fuel. If the Democrat party is serious about reducing carbon emissions in the U.S., nuclear is the clear solution, as the operation of a nuclear plant releases no carbon.

This is huge in comparison to the current coal plants. Any other energy system is not up to par. We have the research and the facilities ready for nuclear. For this reason, I invite all readers to become defenders of nuclear energy and push for the one clean energy source that can help our society’s future.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Truth Conquers All Since 1969

VOL. 53, NO. 7

Students react to NBA players calling foul on China Samuel Acevedo Staff Reporter

The NBA season has begun, and every new season brings drama.

This year’s start focused not only on player statistics and playoff projectiosn but also on global implications.

Five CLC students were asked Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 onthe Grayslake Campus for their thoughts both on the season thus far and on their opinion about the impact of the protests in Hong Kong have had on the NBA. Drew Berwanger, an engineering major, has been following the action from the beginning of the season because of the changing of the teams during the off-season.

“The last few years have been a bit less interesting

to watch because of how the team’s were built, with a few teams having a bunch of the superstars on one team,” Berwanger said.

This new season is about much more than just getting people to watch and follow their favorite players on their new teams. There is an unexpected political agenda with serious consequences.

Joey Callif, a mathematics major, said that athletes’ social commentary on world events should be limited to specific situations.

“It’s not the responsibility of the NBA or its players to go out on social media and talk about it,” Callif said. “If someone asks them a specific question about it in an interview or something, then it’s

of people watching the NBA. The organization has risked financial blows because of the players and their opposition to the actions of the Chinese government.

Other CLC students, such as Kyle Rehm, a longtime Milwaukee Bucks fan, agrees it is a burden that players should not have to bear.

“NBA players should be able to say what -Photo courtesy of Fox Business they want about the problem, but they fine to answer,” shouldn’t be the ones The organizations and having to do it,” Rehm athletes of the NBA have said. “No matter what begun speaking out and they say, they will always voicing their opinions get criticized for it”. on the protests in Hong Freedom of speech Kong, and Chinese was a common theme officials have not taken it among those interviewed lightly. on campus, which to US Basketball is one of citizens is an inalienable the most popular sports right that people in China in China, with millions don’t have.

Brennan Miller, a psychology major, said players should not have to worry about their job security when they speak out on things they feel passionate about.

U.S. Athletes are frequently asked about where they stand on social issues because of their prominent platform in society, but their answers can seldom please everyone.

With so many high- ranking players changing teams and the tumultuous political landscape abroad now impacting business in America, it should make an intriguing basketball season.

Students give mixed reviews to Cubs new manager

Aristidas Tankus Staff Reporter

After a few lackluster seasons for the Chicago Cubs, management knew it was time for a change and decided to replace Joe Maddon with David Ross as their manager.

Fans are looking for improvement and hoping this will do the trick to regain their past glory, but only time will tell.

Five students were asked Oct. 31 whether the Cubs made a good choice in hiring the former Cubs catcher to become the team’s next manager. Of the five students interviewed, three students who were Cubs fans provided reasons that the team’s decision to hire Ross as

manager was a smart idea.

Jose Ruiz, a business and marketing major from Waukegan, was one of the students who said it was a good move based on Ross’ past achievements with the team.

“He knows the background of the team,” Ruiz said. “He was the reason the Cubs won the World Series, so he knows what it takes for the Cubs to be successful.”

Jordan Calabrese, an undecided major from Vernon Hills, said he is hopeful that the removal of Maddon will open the door to future success for the team. He added that not only do the fans adore Ross but in return he also seems to genuinely love the city and the fans.

Another hopeful Cubs fan was Justin Scott, a business management major. He praised Ross’ ability to connect with the younger players on the team.

“Ross has shown he is a leader of the team,” Scott said. “He has chemistry with existing team members and already has some respect in the club house. It also helps he knows the game very well.”

One CLC student, who was not a Cubs fan but watched the team, said the decision to hire Ross as manager was not a great idea.

John Kemmet, a communications and marketing major from Libertyville, said he questioned whether Ross will get along with

the players on the team.

Perhaps their previous seasons spent with with Ross as their teammate might make things a little too lackadaisical.

Nicole Jivoutskaia, a criminal justice major from Vernon Hills, said she is more of a passive Cubs fan. She also said she has not yet been sold on the idea of Ross taking over the team “My cousins and I are not convinced,” Jivoutskaia said. “Even though my cousins get mad about the gameplay, they don’t blame the manager. I don’t get mad if the Cubs lose. There are more seasons in which the Cubs can do better.”

The consensus from the Cubs fans interviewed seems to be one of

optimistic excitement but as with any major change in a sports franchise, there is always a seed of doubt.