The Courier | Volume 56 Issue 4

COD Moves Forward with COVID-19 Protocols Plus: • Movies To Curl Up To In The Fall • COD Student Monica Basili Earns Second Place in National Design Competition

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COD Moves Forward with COVID-19 Protocols COVID-19 vaccination submission now open for COD employees

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A Fun Fall Awaits Fans of Fantasy A golden age of high fantasy is upon us, so grab your gear as we delve into the latest fantasy media

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Professor Maureen Heffern Ponicki Emphasizes Importance of Social Connections During Hispanic Heritage Month

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COD Student Monica Basili Earns Second Place in National Design Competition Her community resource center design was recognized in a national competition with 60 colleges participating

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Movies To Curl Up To This Fall Autumn movie season is here, time to grab your favorite blanket and curl up!

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NEWS COD MOVES FORWARD WITH COVID-19 PROTOCOLS Bee Bishop, Staff Writer

COD students who are not vaccinated and refuse to be tested will not be allowed on campus for in-person classes and activities, according to college officials overseeing implementation of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s vaccine mandate. In addition, to encourage students to get vaccinated, COD will offer monetary incentives.

On Sept. 21, students received an email detailing proper steps for submitting their vaccination information. The deadline for submission is Oct. 1, which is also the date students must have either the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, if the student plans on getting the vaccine. According to Vice President Jim Bente at the regular COD Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 23, about 1,000 students have submitted vaccination records so far.

COD will also offer a $150 cash incentive to encourage students to get vaccinated, according to a plan presented to trustees at the meeting.

The idea behind the incentive is to provide compensation for students who would have to take off work or struggle to find transportation to get vaccinated. A few trustees opposed the motion. Board Secretary Heidi Holan said the incentive is too similar to bribery.

“As an elected member of local government, in addition to swearing to uphold both the U.S. and state constitutions, we implement and uphold our policy manual,” she said. “I found

this agenda item to be one of, if not the most, vaccinated, refuse to be tested or test positive, interesting agenda items that has come before Bente responded, “We’ll have them contacted me during my time on the board.” by a COVID support specialist and inform them Holan also expressed her dissatisfaction of the situation and that they should not be on with the mandatory vaccine or weekly testing campus. We’ll have a way of flagging them for their instructors to know that they shouldn’t be requirement for students, staff and faculty. in the classroom.”

“Executive Order 87 was given August 26,” COVID-19 support specialist is a new Holan said. “And despite two meetings since position that COD will be hiring to assist in then, while supporting our policy, I still do not believe it upholds the actions ordered in the administrative process of testing. They will be matching COVID-19 test results to an Executive Order 87.” individual, as well as contacting individuals Trustee Annette K. Corrigan was quick to who are not allowed to return to campus. agree.

There will be positions in Human Resources to “I am not for any sort of incentivising for manage faculty and staff results, and positions vaccination,” Corrigan said. “If we’re at that in Students Affairs to manage student results. point something’s very wrong. I’m not in For students who test positive, Bente said favor of this mandate, and our governor has the process will be mostly the same. The one overstepped with each and every one of these difference is, for those who are doing weekly executive orders.” testing, the college will receive the test results The motion still passed, with all members, and notify students who are required to isolate excluding Holan and Corrigan, voting in favor for the recommended amount of time. Students of creating an incentive to help encourage concerned about missing out on classwork during the isolation period are to contact their students to get vaccinated. instructors to work out how they will continue The Sept. 21 student email also mentioned with their course work. that students who are not fully vaccinated “It would really be no different than what will be required to test weekly and provide a negative COVID-19 test to be on campus. In a we have always done related to that,” Bente personal interview, Bente estimated testing will said. “Pre-COVID, if a student would have start in mid-October and will consist of 6,000 appendicitis and end up in the hospital for to 7,000 tests per week. When asked about how four or five days and be out [of school] for 10 the college will keep track of those who are not days, they would contact their instructor, and the instructor and the student would work out arrangements.”

While there is no answer yet as to whether or not COD will be providing refunds to individuals who drop in-person classes, Bente said it’s a topic that will be discussed. He is hopeful the answer will be coming sooner rather than later.

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Lastly, Bente wanted to reassure community of the college’s goals.

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“Our concern is for the health and safety and well-being of the faculty, staff, students and the community at large,” he said. “[We] just want to encourage everybody to consider being vaccinated.”

FEATURES A FUN FALL AWAITS FANS OF FANTASY John Moore, Managing Editor

If you’re a fan of fantasy, life is good, and it’s about to get even better. Whether your thing is tabletop games, digital games, literature, movies or television, there’s a dragon’s hoard of fantasy goodness out now, and more headed our way in the coming months and years.

(HBO), The Lord of the Rings (Amazon), The Wheel of Time (also Amazon), and the second season of The Witcher (Netflix), with numerous other series and mini-series in the works.

head into 2022 and beyond. While there aren’t many movies officially announced, Paramount Pictures is gambling big on the resurgence of fantasy and D&D in particular with the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons movie.

Hollywood has never been one to miss out on Tabletop roleplaying games such as Dungeons the latest trends in consumer viewing habits, & Dragons, Pathfinder and Warhammer so look for more fantasy-themed fare as we 40,000 are enjoying a renaissance with fans both young and old, as their rulesets continue to be refined and updated for a new generation of fantasy role players. The popularity of livestreamed roleplaying campaigns like Critical Role has cemented the rise of swords and sorcery in the mainstream. And the level of detail available with today’s miniatures makes visualizing tabletop campaigns easier than ever.

Last but certainly not least, books have long been the easiest way to teleport into a new fantasy realm, and this holds true today. The gender and ethnic balance found in modern fantasy is noteworthy and encouraging, with some of the best new fantasy coming from women — Jenn Lyons’ A Chorus of Dragons series and Susan Dennard’s The Witchlands series — as well as international authors such as Tomi Adeyemi, who skillfully weaves modern undercurrents of racism and oppression with magical fantasy in her page-turning Legacy of Orisha series.

Speaking of campaigns, if you’re a fan of classic D&D tabletop adventure modules, you should know about Goodman Games, a West Coast hobby shop that’s putting out phenomenal hardcover reissues of some of the best ever, such as The Temple of Elemental Evil. Updated with current 5e rules and replete with historical background information, you even get high-quality scans of the original module versions. Not for those light on coin of the realm, these premium quality tomes are a fantastic find for any collector of early D&D content.

There are so many more incredible worlds for fantasy fans to explore these days, it’s a shame I could only focus on a few of the more popular and recognizable ones. If you have a favorite fantasy world you think our readers (and I) should know about, please let us know in the comment section. Be well and go happily!

Check out the links to these games on our website!

While the tabletop is where many of these franchises and their incredibly detailed worlds began, they’re thankfully no longer confined to dimly lit basements and dining room tables.

Triple-A video game titles such as Dungeons & Dragons’ Baldur’s Gate 3 and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous are ushering in a new era of isometric computer games with modern graphics and jaw-dropping amounts of content; hundreds of hours of main storylines and side quests await intrepid digital adventurers.

Nowhere is the popularity of high fantasy more on display than television. The gargantuan success of HBO’s Game of Thrones has led to a bumper crop of incoming new series, including House of the Dragon

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FEATURES PROFESSOR MAUREEN HEFFERN PONICKI EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL CONNECTIONS DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Devin Oommen, Staff Writer

In a session sharing research and insights from her time in Córdoba, Argentina, COD Professor Maureen Heffern Ponicki conveyed many lessons that the history, people and culture of Argentina can provide to the United States. and to students at COD. She emphasized the importance of connection for every aspect of individual and community life. “My kind of hope for all of us is that you find, take, the lessons from Latin America, from Argentina in this case, to find hope by connecting with others.”

An assistant professor of political science at COD, her research examined the cities of Córdoba, Argentina; Buffalo, N.Y., and Pittsburgh to find common themes that allowed quick economic resurgence in the aftermath of economic and/or political instability. Heffern Ponicki’s presentation, titled, “Urban Resiliency: A Cross-National Comparison” included an overview of how political scientists conduct research, a brief history and explanation of which similarities between Córdoba, Buffalo and Pittsburgh led to their inclusion in her work, and which cultural, political, and economic innovations and/or examples of ingenuity she found to be most fascinating. Her research includes time spent in Argentina interviewing leaders in politics, business, community and higher education.

“My hypothesis, after talking to many of the interviewees, was that there are two main factors that help a city bounce back faster.

The first is that a city with high levels of social connectivity…bounces back faster.”

During her presentation she focused on periods of economic and political volatility in

Argentina’s history, such as military coups that overthrew the democratic government, as well as deindustrialization and convertibility crises in which the value of the currency fell.

She noted that in the aftermath of these crises, the quick recoveries all had a common factor of social connectivity that could be identified in the solutions that the people of the city found.

One such solution was the activity of small business associations.

“They call them PyMEs, Pequeña y Mediana Empresas, so they’re small business associations, and they’re very active, very strong,” she said.

Among other solutions she found social connectivity as a common theme were cooperatives and labor unions, as well as collaboration between grassroot organizations, non-profit organizations, universities and the federal government.

All of these aligned with her main message that high levels of social capital and cross network collaboration between groups allowed cities such as Córdoba and Pittsburgh to bounce back quickly after periods of instability. She also emphasized that this kind of collaboration was important at an individual level for overall health, to assist the learning process, and for groups to have greater ability to cause change by working together.

Heffern Ponicki provided a picture of many aspects of life in Argentina through the 1900s to present day. The resilience of the Argentinian people and willingness to be active in the community around them was continually emphasized in examples of labor unions, political activism and increased civic engagement. Innovations such as participatory

budgeting, a process in which citizens decide how a city budget is allocated, showcased one example of how the people of Córdoba managed to move past downturns caused by political and economic unrest.

She urged COD students to find social connectivity by joining clubs and/or finding ways to work with different clubs and attend events that push you to be around people who you may not normally have an opportunity to interact with.

To this end, she structured her session to include two opportunities at the beginning and end of the presentation for attendees to introduce themselves, share what brought them to the event, and to express their thoughts. In this way Heffern Ponicki urged students to channel the spirit of the people of Argentina by being active participants in the community around them and allowing themselves to learn from and experience important elements of different cultures and build community partnerships.

This session took place on Sept. 23 as part of COD’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

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Thursday, October 7

Can’t Stop Our Blackness: Black Latinx Narratives And Resisting Erasure by Rosa Clemente 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Join us for an impactful virtual event about the Afro/Black Latinx people featuring Rosa Clemente, community organizer, producer, independent journalist and scholar-activist, as we explore the Afro/Black Latinx experience in America and the need to unite all Latinx cultures for empowerment. This event was made possible through a collaborative effort between Elgin Community College, McHenry County College, College of DuPage, Harper College, Waubonsee Community College, Moraine Valley Community College, Black Hawk College, College of Lake County, Richland Community College, and Joliet Junior College.

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FEATURES COD STUDENT MONICA BASILI EARNS SECOND PLACE IN NATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION Eva Koureta, Staff Writer

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Monica Basili has a great passion for architecture. Her talent earned her second place in a recent national competition sponsored by the Coalition of Community College Architecture Programs (CCCAP).

During her first year at COD, after finishing her general education classes, Basili realized that architecture was the only career she was interested in. As a sophomore, Basili registered for her first architecture studio class, along with engineering classes, and immediately understood this was the field she was meant to be in.

“I began working on my project in Professor of Architecture Mark Pearson’s studio design course. The project was to create a community resource center, which would be evaluated by several reviewers. The reviewers are usually alumni, architects or professors, but this year the difference was that not only would they critique our projects, but they would also select the top six designs who should join the competition,” Basili said. The competition involved 60 schools across the nation, and she achieved second place. The resource center, created by Basili, established a stability between the necessity of large open spaces and a protected and secure

environment. It did not only provide for the society, but it was also a getaway from the stress and anxiety that urban life generates.

As an Illinois Institute of Technology student now, Basili advised young adults to chase their dreams and never give up.

“COD did help me a lot in choosing my career, my future path,” she said. “The greatest help comes from listening to your professor’s advice and continuing to challenge yourself. I learned a lot from my professors, but I pushed myself as well. I used my instructors’ tools, but it was me that decided how to use them, if that makes sense.”

Hard work and a thirst for knowledge have served Basili well.

“People should never give up,” she said.

“Believe in yourself and step out of your comfort zone. Doing massive research on the area that you are interested in helps as well.

The most important thing is to expand your knowledge, and I think this is what inspired me to create my design. The greatest factor about COD is that the professors show you the path, but it’s up to you to follow that path.”

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Talking openly and knowledgeably about race is a critical competency that students are expected to develop to be career ready. That is why College of DuPage is offering the SpeakOut and SHIFT created "Race, Power, & Privilege" E-Course. This powerfully-packaged experience helps students tap into their imaginations to grow and thrive in a diverse campus setting.

This e-course is available for FREE to current College of DuPage students. Students are invited to enroll in the e-course and participate independently, as a self-selected team, or in small groups.

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NEWS COD CELEBRATES CONSTITUTION DAY WITH ONLINE FORUM “VOTING LAWS: SUPPRESSION OR AVOIDING FRAUD?” Katie Toolan, Staff Writer

“Over my dead body!” Kaczmarek emphatically responded when she was confronted with voters that expressed concerns about mail-in ballots not being counted. She was one of the experts invited by COD to celebrate the signing of the Constitution with the virtual forum, “Voting Laws: Suppression or Avoiding Fraud?” While there were many issues discussed, one theme echoed by each of the presenters: voter fraud is virtually nonexistent.

validity of the election, in 2020, according to voting and civil participation. Finding a way to Kaczmarek, DuPage County had its highest ensure everyone is fairly represented is crucial.” turnout in history.

She explained the steps taken to prevent voter Dietrich spoke about vote counting machines suppression, specifically Black and Brown and the changes made to address the pandemic. Communities. “Despite our incredible progress, The Voting Registration Systems Division locally and nationally over the decades to handles the testing of voting equipment and expand the franchise, the racist roots of the systems. The issue of machines being hacked system, unfortunately still continue to show up and votes being changed were concerns raised in our elections leading to large gaps in voter during and after the 2020 election. Dietrich registration and turnout that especially even to explained this division’s primary role is to the day, even in Illinois, still impact black and The moderator of the forum was COD confirm the voter machines and systems are brown voters, low income voters, non-English Associate Professor of Sociology Robert working properly. “They have to meet federal speaking citizens and and voters with disabilities among others.”

Moorehead, and the panel included the DuPage standards first,” Dietrich said County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, Matt Dietrich Madigan pivoted the discussion to air his The Elections Operations Division, Dietrich of the Illinois State Board of Elections, Ami explained, is responsible for many of the frustrations with the two prevailing parties and Gandhi from the Chicago Lawyers for Civil changes implemented because of the pandemic their efforts to prevent other parties from being Rights and Jim Madigan, a retired Deputy that were already being discussed. “Some of represented on the ballot. “The two major Director of Oak Park Public Library. those things have now been made permanent,” parties collaborate in a variety of ways to ensure The County took so many precautions to he said. “Curbside voting is now something that that there are as few possible choices,” he said. make the voting experience convenient and safe election authorities are now allowed to use if This leaves many issues on the table because of under-representation, another possible reason for everyone, Kaczmarek was so disappointed they want to.” why certain people are not voting, Madigan when people still risked their health to show Madigan and Gandhi addressed voting explained. The things that are important up at the polls with their mail-in ballots. “Why suppression. Gandhi spoke about how her were seniors and the elderly and disabled organization works to prevent voter suppression to these voters are not top priorities of the people standing in line for an hour or two in and civil participation. “We believe the right to Democratic and/or Republican candidates. the hot sun when they could simply vote by vote is fundamental to a healthy democracy,” mail from their kitchen table?” Despite the she said. “Our team works to prevent barriers to pandemic and the misinformation about the

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OPINION MOVIES TO CURL UP TO IN THE FALL Alexia Lukose, Photo Editor

The breezy and cold weather has begun. Soon the trees will change to many colors and leaves will fall to the ground, filling our view with the beauty of fall. The season of fall has many things to offer, especially some films to watch and curl up to.

“Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings” Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Shang-Chi, master of martial-arts, is the son of Wenwu, also known as The Mandarin, the leader of the terrorist organization The Ten Rings. After 10 years, Shang-Chi is confronted by the mysterious Ten Rings organization that draws him back into a life he had left behind. He is forced to face his past and a path thrust upon him by his father.

“The Many Saints of Newark” Directed by Alan Taylor

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Directed by Jon Watts

This is a prequel to the drama series “The Sopranos.” Young Anthony Soprano grew up in the most hectic of times in Newark, N.J.. With the influence of his uncle Dickie Moltisanti, Anthony faces rival gangsters who rise up against the DiMeo crime family and learns to become the all-powerful mob boss known as Tony Soprano.

The sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far from Home, this is the fourth film of Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4.

Jamie Foxx is reprising his role as Electro and Alfred Molina will return as Doctor Octopus, two villains from previous SpiderMan movies. It is also rumored to involve a multiversal anomaly with connections to Loki, WandaVision and Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness.

Tell us your favorites in the comments!

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“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” Directed by Jason Reitman

"Dune" Directed by Denis Villeneuve

A single mom and her two kids move to a small town to live in their grandfather's house. They begin to find connections to the original Ghostbusters and the secrets of their grandfather's past life.

The latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestselling book with the same name.

Born with a great destiny and visions in his head that he doesn't fully comprehend, Paul Atreides must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe for the future of his family and his people.

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40. Keen on 41. Like a confection 43. At any time 44. One of the large keys on the right 46. Greek portico 47. Common workday start 48. Former President of Egypt 50. Ancient eternal life symbol 52. *Bathtub, hacksaws, Jigsaw 53. Euphemism for "darn" 55. *Blind violinist, transplant surgery, sees ghosts, with The 57. *Hotel, mother, shower 60. *Count, bite, cross 64. Hot winter drink 65. Aye's opposite 67. Financial benefactor 68. Seize a throne 69. Headquartered in Langley 70. Exclude or omit 71. Done on a Smith Corona 72. Old age, archaic 73. 6666...

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15. Bias crime perpetrators 20. Closes in on 22. Pilot's announcement, acr.

24. ID badge, two words 25. *Sigourney Weaver, outer space 26. Old Testament miracle food 27. Hits while on the green 29. *Beachgoers, police chief, need for bigger boat 31. *Boy, shadows in photographs, three sixes, with The 32. "Transylvania" daughter 33. Entertainment complex 34. Scatter 36. "Nobody ____ It Better" 38. Low-ranking worker 42. One who accepts the offer 45. Porter's head gear 49. U Rah ____!

51. Seven daughters of Atlas 54. Present 56. Food-borne bacteria 57. One in a pocketful, according to Mother Goose 58. Fish a.k.a. porgy 59. Bygone era 60. Two of a kind 61. Type of operating system 62. Prospector's mother?

63. God of war, son of Zeus 64. Director's cry 66. Be ill

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College of DuPage

LGBTQIA+ Awareness Series Guest Speaker: Chloe Davis Dancer, Actor, Creative, Author Monday, October 4 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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Chloe O. Davis is a proud Black bisexual woman and debut author who works in the entertainment industry in New York. A graduate of Hampton University and Temple University, she has centered her creative platform on amplifying the narratives of Black culture and heightening the awareness of the LGBTQIA+ community. RSVP: https://lu.ma/016idawj

Safe Zone Workshop Thursday, October 14 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Learn how you can make a welcoming and inclusive environment at College of DuPage for all and earn a Safe Zone badge! The purpose of the Safe Zone program is to eliminate homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism by creating and encouraging safe and secure environments for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer or Questioning, and Ally (LGBTQIA+) students, faculty, and staff.

Students who attend the entire workshop earn a badge.

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College of DuPage Pride Alliance Club Pride Alliance aims to create a safe, welcoming community for LGBTQIA+ students and supporters, encourage education and discussion around LGBTQIA+ issues, and provide an avenue for students to get involved with the wider LGBTQIA+ community and its various causes.

Members support, promote awareness, and educate on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and straight issues with regard to diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity.

College of DuPage Pride Alliance meets Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. in Student Services Center (SSC) 3245. Email pridealliancecod@gmail.com for more information.

Center for Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (CSDEI) |Student Services Center (SSC), Room 2225E | (630) 942-2565