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VOL. 48,

NO. 16

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POLICE REPORT: Silver or gray van suspected of hit and run in parking lotJORDIN GIGNAC

NEWS EDITOR

A student reported a hit

and run on Friday Jan.,

25 to campus police.

According to the stu-

dent, he was walking

towards his vehicle

just outside of the SRC

building at 9 a.m. when

he heard an accident

happen.

The student was not

able to see the collision or

his car at that moment.

When the student

arrived at his vehicle,

he saw a silver van that

looked like a Chevy, drive

past his vehicle after he

heard the crash.

The student said to

police that he saw two

See POLICE, Page 3

SLC announces new student

leaders for fallen positions

JORDIN GIGNAC

NEWS EDITOR

Student Leadership

Council held elections for

Operations, Outreach and

Vice President positions

last Tuesday Jan. 29.

The election started at

4 p.m. with all six candi-

dates introducing them-

VHOYHVWRWKHÀYHYRWHUVwho were present in the

room.

Andrew Beristany,

Aisha Kassimo, Tabyna

Khan, Miguel Marino,

Gretchen Dormer and

Photo by Jordin Gignac

Gretchen Dormer speak-

ing to SLC about why

she should be elected

Outreach Coordinator.

See SLC, Page 2

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Islamic Faith: PRAYING ON CAMPUS

JORDIN GIGNAC

NEWS EDITOR

For many students on

campus, religion isn’t

something they think

about all day long but for

Muslims, their religion is

a daily activity.

Some students have

seen Muslims praying

in the hallways between

classes and they wonder

if it is ever awkward but

most Muslims take pride

in their faith.

“For me personally it

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ÀGHQFHERRVWµÀUVW\HDUstudent Mohammed Khan

said. “Usually our prayers

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LVREOLJDWRU\WRSUD\ÀYHtimes a day wherever you

DUHµSince Muslims have to

pray often, the college

has had a huge impact on

Muslims and their indi-

vidual cultures.

The Courier goes in-depth with the Islamic culture and how the col-lege effects their prayer routine

MSA members listening to a student sing while they begin to pray.

´%HLQJLQ&2'µVDLGKhan. “It is comfortable

for me, I don’t feel like an

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when Muslims pray they

have to wash their feet

and their face and he

said whenever he is in

the bathroom, people will

let him go before them

because they know and

respect his religion.

Since the college has

Photo by Jordin Gignac

Tabyna Khan speaking

to SLC about why she

should be elected for

Operations Coordinator.

Sam Ortega were present

to run for the open posi-

tions.

Each of the candidates

could choose whether or

not to run for each posi-

tion before the campaign-

ing started.

Four out of the six can-

didates ran for Vice Pres-

ident including Ortega,

SLC’s former Outreach

Coordinator .

%HULVWDQ\ZDVWKHÀUVWto campaign and started

off the competition, saying

See RESULTS, Page 3

Photo by Jordin Gignac

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made rooms available to pray in, such as the library and room 3245 in the SSC, the Muslim Stu-dent Association has talk-ed about making the room by the bookstore a perma-nent meditation room for not only Muslims but for all religions as well.

According to the Co-Ad-

viser of MSA Abdulaziz Syed, Student Leadership Council helped him create a real space for praying.$ORQJZLWKWKHÀYHWLPHV

a day prayer, students have noticed their dress-ings as well.

“Our dressing is what makes us concerned about what others think about

us,” second year student Hassam Effendi said.

Although, the clothes that Muslims wear is most noticeable, the real misconception is the dif-ferent cultures within the Islamic religion.

“Everyone is different,” Second year student Samira Mohammad said.

“I want people to know that there are so many different people here from different cultures and we try to bring everyone together.”

According to Khan, Mus-lims have found a home away from home on cam-pus to feel welcomed as a religion and feel comfort-

able to be who they are.“Basically Islam is the

way of life, live the life that has been taught in Islamic ways,” khan said. “COD has wonderful staff and it has wonderful stu-dents too, wherever I go I get a great response from them and I feel like I’m at home.”

Co Advisor of MSA Abdulaziz Syed listening to an

MSA member talk about the islamic religion.

Photo by Jordin Gignac

Two MSA members be-

gin to pray and sing at 1

p.m. prayer on Fridays

in room SSC 3245.

Photo by Jordin Gignac

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CLEARLY.

YOUR JOURNEY

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Learn more by attending our accelerated transfer admission event on February 12 at College of DuPage from 10a.m.-2p.m. to receive an admission decision on the spot. Visit depaul.edu/transferinfo or call (312) 362-5551 for more information.

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POLICE, from Page 1

Police RepoRts

MONDAY, JAN. 14

ACCIDENT

A student was driving down Fawell road when he tried to slow down and jumped the curb resulting in a three-car accident.

The student swerved onto the curb and was hit by the second car.7KDWFDUKLWWKHÀUVW

car’s bumper and then struck the third car wait-ing to turn left at the light.

The second car was able to hit both vehicles be-cause it had side-swept across the road and collid-ed with both cars.

There were no injuries and no citations.

that he likes change and would like to solve any problems with SLC and prevent problems from occurring.

“I will ensure Biparti-sanship,” Beristany said.

The next candidate to make a speech was Khan who has had experience being involved in an orga-nization where she had to take charge.

“I love being able to put myself in other people’s shoes,” Khan said.

Followed by Khan was Marino, a member of the Latino Ethnic Awareness Association and said that he would like to invite more people to join SLC.

The last candidate was Sam Ortega and he said that he knew what SLC needed to succeed and he has had experience al-ready in the council.9RWLQJEHJDQDV6/&À-

nance chair Albert Knopf passed out note cards with the position title at the top and a blank line so voters could write down whom they wanted to win.

Several seconds later, the SLC president Hank Gordon announced Sam Ortega as the new Vice President.

The next position on the line was the Outreach Coordinator, as Berista-ny, Marino, Kassimo, and Dormer raised their KDQGVFRQÀUPLQJWKHLUcandidacy.

All candidates spoke about applying the need for social networking within the organization to increase student involve-ment.

The candidates had the same subject but Dormer was the one who put the most passion into her speech.

According to Dormer, the key to getting student involvement is to imple-ment an improved media marketing strategy.

Dormer said she would like to make templates for successions and once the voter cards went out, Gor-don announced Dormer as the winner.

The last position avail-able to the candidates was Operations Coordinator and all remaining candi-dates stepped in.

Each spoke about the continuing subject of so-cial media and two contes-tants stood out the most.

Kassimo and Khan both had high expectations for their spot in SLC and Kassimo highlighted her job as a social networking implementer but Khan held through to win with more votes.

The new SLC leaders are excited to start and will begin right away according to Dormer.7KH6/&RIÀFHLVORFDWHG

RQWKHVHFRQGÁRRURIWKHSSC and they continue to hold meetings every Tues-day in SSC 3245.

RESULTS, from Page 1

Former SLC member Jenna Holakovsky asking questions to the runners.

Photo by Jordin Gignac

students in the car, one male and one female driving north on Prairie Drive.

The student described the van to police and said that he was sure it could be that car that hit his.

Police checked the CCTV cameras from the parking lot and came back with negative re-sults on the van.

There has been no fur-ther information posted on the report.

4 COURIER • FEBRUARY 1, 2013

EDITORIAL

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COURIER

POLICY Winter maintenance essential While this has been

a very mild winter con-

cerning snowfall, the

weather hasn’t been

that enjoyable with

freezing rain, ice and

snow. While the college

can’t keep the howling

winds from showing up,

it has utilized mainte-

nance and clearing of

remaining precipitation

to make the walk across

campus less miserable.

When snow does fall or

ice builds up, the grounds

FUHZZRUNVHIÀFLHQWO\WRspread salt or the beet

juice mixture to prevent

slips, falls and other

accidents from occurring.

In addition to reducing

risk for walking around

on campus, diligence

in the clearing of snow

also keeps the maximum

amount of parking spots

available to students

and patrons of the col-

lege, especially crucial

during these initial

weeks of the semester.

Snowplows clear park-

ing lots, while shovels

and snow throwers

keep sidewalks and

other walkways clear.

With parking and avail-

able space at a premium

on campus, the upkeep

of the college is instru-

mental in its success.

Keeping walkways,

parking lots and pedes-

trian areas clean helps

keep travel times low,

whether by automobile

going to the college or

by foot walking from

building to building.

The increased clean-

liness also reduces the

amount of debris tracked

into the interior of the

college through puddles

of melted snow or ice and

mud or dirt on shoes. As

construction continues

and materials and work-

ers are brought into work

sites around campus,

the carpeted areas are

more susceptible to water

damage or long lasting

VWDLQVWKDQWLOHGÁRRULQJ As was released the

other day via the col-

lege’s website, tenth

day full time enrollment

rose by nearly four per-

cent, and with more

students on campus,

maintenance and up-

keep becomes even more

important to provide for

WKHLQFUHDVHGWUDIÀF As the winter season

continues, we at the

Courier hope that this

level of cleanliness keeps

up to maintain ease

of traveling and also

ensures a cleaner envi-

ronment. As always, if

there is residue brought

in from the elements

resulting in a mess,

puddle or dirty area, or

if anything on campus

needs cleaning or work to

function, please inform

facilities at 942-4440.

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5COURIER • FEBRUARY 1, 2013

OPINION

Board of Trustees

Chairman: David Carlincarlind@cod.edu

Vice Chairman: Erin Birtbirte@cod.edu

Secretary: Alli-son O’Donnellbot-odonnella@cod.edu

Dianne McGuirebot-mcguire@cod.edu

Nancy Svobodabot-svobodan@cod.edu

Joseph Wozniakwozniakj@cod.edu

Student Trustee: Olivia Martinbot-martino@cod.edu

Student

Leadership Council

President: Hank GordonSLC.Hank@cod.edu

Vice-President:

Coordinator of Outreach:

Adviser: Chuck Steelesteelec@cod.edu

Public Safety

Chief of Police: Joe Mullinmullin@cod.edu

Deputy Chief: Ray Sniskosnisko@cod.edu

Admissions

Coordinator

Julie Marlattmarlattj@cod.edu

Counseling

and Advising

counseling@cod.edu

McAninch

Arts Center

Director: Stephen Cumminscummins@cod.edu

Athletics

Director: Paul Zakowskizakows@cod.edu

Facilities Mas-

ter Plan

Director: John Wandolowskiwandol@cod.edu

Alter Ego

Productions

Adviser: Steph Quirkquirks@cod.edu

Prairie Light

Review

Adviser: Linda Elaineelaine@cod.edu

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The College of DuPage stands ready to protect you. Our professionals include fac-ulty, staff and students that have been trained to respond in emergencies. Do you know what to do in an emergency whether a fire, a tornado or a massive emergency situation? The college ties together public safety both on and off campus in three ways: 1- Campus Police stands ready for Emergency Response 24/7 to protect the College of DuPage by handling daily emergencies: car accidents, CPR assistance, ambulance calls, lock outs, noise con-trol, lock and security issues at (630) 942-2000. Did you know they also provide emer-gency information in all campus rooms for fire and tornado exiting? The college also provides fallout shel-ter facilities for surrounding communi-ties coordinated by Campus Police. Their website provides Safety Tips and Emer-gency Response information at http://www.cod.edu/about/police_department/index.aspx 2- Did you know the College of DuPage has an Emergency Response Team? This team is staffed with faculty and staff throughout the college. In the event of a real emergency they stand ready to assist Campus Police in their efforts and pro-vide information such as safe locations, exits, etc. They usually can be identified by their Orange Vests. You can become a member of this group by contacting Rick Spiers, COD Patrolman. 3- COD is located in Milton Township. Mil-ton Township has formed a Citizens Corps Council under the guidance of FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. This council identifies organized groups and

individuals that could assist not only themselves, but others in the township during major disasters. These groups after 21 hours of training become CERT Teams in Milton Township. There are al-ready 704 volunteers trained since inception. There is no cost to individuals (must be at least 18 years old) residing or working in the Township for this training or for the purchase of supplies to equip members or teams. That cost is borne by dona-tions, the federal, and local government programs. We are reaching out to you, the Mil-ton Township citizens to participate in the next training Thursday nights 2/7/13 to 3/21/2013 (7 nights 6:30pm to 9:30pm). There are on-going volunteer training events after initial training fort CERT mem-bers to enhance their learning experience. Milton Township and CERT trainees stand ready to insure that our community is capable of help-ing themselves in almost any situation for a pe-riod of time until professional help can arrive. Find out more information at: http://www.twp.milton.il.us/citizencorp.htmlHomeland Security is front and center in our minds after various catastrophic events over the years and the college is at the forefront of this important initiative with construction of the NEW Homeland Security Building. You can become a part of this movement toward a safer community by helping others through Col-lege of DuPage or through Milton Township, Cit-izens Corps Council training or by checking out the “Are you Ready” guide located on the FEMA website: http://www.ready.gov/are-you-ready-guide

Bonny Belfanz

How to get involved in campus safety

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Here’s what we have planned for you.Presentation topics include:

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FEATURES

Future Pharmacists Organization holds Lifesource blood driveROSALIE DEASTISFEATURES EDITOR

ROSALIE DEASTISFEATURES EDITOR

Nursing student, Jonathan Gon-zalez enjoys a caramel frappuccino at least twice a week.

17 year-old Tabyna Khan, who skipped two grades, sips on a white chocolate mocha at least three tines a week.

First year student, Linda Hume, grabs a caramel frappuccino or a peppermint hot chocolate at least three times a week, along with a pastry.

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If you’re inside the COD Starbucks in the SSC any-time between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., you’ll see a crowd of students in line, sitting at the bar studying with a frappuccino and a pastry, or lounging at the tables or couches socializing with their lattes, textbooks open and calculators out. According to General Manager Lynn Konicek, our Starbucks serves approximately 800 people a day and they sell around 800-900 drinks a day.

Their best sellers are specialty lattes, such as the Chai Tea Latte, the Cinnamon Dolce Latte,

Vanilla Spice Latte, or the seasonal Pumpkin Spice and Eggnog Latte.

Konicek says the top three sellers are Mocha Lattes, Carmel Macchi-DWRDQGÁDYRUHG/DWWHVAs yummy and enjoyable Starbucks drinks are, it can be frightening to learn about the amount of calories you’re con-suming every week, and how those four-dollar lattes add up to shocking amounts of cash you’re spending every month.

Some blame Starbucks for the obesity crisis in America. Others com-plain that it is over-priced and that Dunkin Donuts or McDonald’s

coffee tastes better. The Organic Consum-

ers Association claims that “If your daily rou-tine includes swinging by Starbucks for a quick latte, you may be well on your way to diabe-tes, obesity, or both.”

Unfortunately, this could be true considering one drink has roughly the same calories as a full meal, without any QXWULWLRQDOEHQHÀWV7KLVdoesn’t exclude the sa-vory pastries either. The popular carrot cake has 600 calories; the “low-fat” PXIÀQVKDYH$OOWKLVsaid, a basic breakfast of DPXIÀQDQGFRIIHHFRXOGadd up to over 1,000

calories, which equals two meals. Fortunate-ly, the adorable little cake pops are somewhat in a reasonable range with 170 calories in the Birthday Cake Pop and 180 in the Salted Caramel Cake Pop.

The average student who visits this conve-nient coffee shop at least three times a week is consuming over 1,000 calories alone every week and is spend-ing around $50.00 a month, which adds up to around $250 per semester. Not to men-tion they are also drink-ing over 20 teaspoons of sugar every week.

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This past Tuesday, COD’s Future Pharmacists Organi-zation held a Lifesource blood drive. Lifesource is the largest blood center in Illinois and dis-tributes a half-million blood products annually to approx-imately 60 area hospitals.

They also are responsible for do-nating 90% of the blood people of Chicago need. Lifesource has been running blood drives at COD for around 10 years now and usually come around four times a year.

At this most recent blood drive, 50 units were collected, which means 150 lives will be saved.

Lifesource conducts an average of 10 mobile blood drives dai-ly. Donating blood helps those who need transfusions, people suffering from anemia, car ac-cidents, burn victims, cancer patients, newborns, and more.

“Blood is especially needed ULJKWQRZEHFDXVHLW·VÁXVHD-son,” commented a Lifesource representative at the event.

Lifesource also provides free cholesterol screenings and free blood typing at their drives, and at this drive held by the FPO, they also had free massages.

Medical students who helped run the event include Ruchi Thakkar, Bhumi Patel, and Lina Hartnett, all who are a part of the Future Pharmacists organization.

“I was inspired to become a pharmacist just being around my father who owned a medicine factory,” commented 19-year-old Thakkar, who moved to Chica-go from India just three years ago. She hopes to transfer to 8,&RU0LGZHVWHUQWRÀQLVKKHUpharmaceutical education.

“To be able to guide and help people is what I love most about this career,” she added.

The Future Pharmacists Or-ganization is a group of peo-ple who support each other as they study to become part of the pharmaceutical industry.

They have guest speakers come in to help them learn more about WKLVÀHOG/DVWVHPHVWHUWKDWKDGD

speaker from Roosevelt University. They hope to expand their orga-

nization in the future. Anyone interested can contact their advisor, Mary Newberg. The next Lifesource blood drive at the college will be held by Lati-no Outreach on April 2.

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Tomorrow the Daily Herald will host a Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in SRC room 2000. It’s a free event that will have workshops for people who are currently unem-ployed, looking to change careers, and recent grad-uates who are looking IRUDMRELQWKHLUÀHOG Job seekers will be able to meet with employers and learn about a number of opportunities. They can bring in resumes and be interviewed to possibly be hired on the spot. The event also in-cluded free workshops all through this past week where job seekers were able gain informa-tion about networking, building a resume, and interviewing skills. Some of the workshops

helped people gain in-formation about the best industries to go into ULJKWQRZWKHÀUVWVWHSVto take when searching for a job, and how to make a lifelong career out of a retail position where former buyer for 0DUVKDOOÀHOGVVSRNH The point of these events is to lead up the career fair so job seekers can successfully prepare for landing a position. Seventy employers who have jobs available will be at the fair to meet potential candidates. Some of the employ-ers include Farmer’s Insurance, Kohl’s, Mei-jer, Panda Express, State Farm Insurance, and many others. They were invited to the fair through COD’s electronic job database where any-one is able to search for

job openings. Hundreds were invited, and sev-enty was the maximum amount of companies. “Every company has plenty of positions avail-able, and there’s a wide span of careers to learn about,” commented Ste-ven Gustis, Manager of Career Services. Gustis plans on keeping the Career Fair an annual event especially because of the 500 people who are registered to attend; it’s should be successful. “This is going to be great for the communi-ty, students, and alumni who are looking for jobs and better career oppor-tunities,” he added. Walk-ins are welcome at this event and job seekers can get registered as soon as they arrive tomorrow.

ROSALIE DEASTIS

FEATURES EDITOR

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Please allow me to introduce myself...

CAROLINE KOCHARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

A&E gets new editor

Caroline with super-star DJ & producer, Steve Aoki

“I want to bring new life to the section,

filling it with events & happenings

from both our campus and the global

entertainment industry.”

— CAROLINE KOCH

I want your iput!

E^mlmZed3l^g]f^mhib\b]^Zl%your art, information about your

[Zg]lg^qmlahp& whatever you want.

Your story could end up in The

Courier!

Email Caroline at arts@cod.edu

Hallway Noise: “What could we add to the Arts & Entertainment section

that would make you read it?”

=^Ûgbm^erfhk^info about movies -

ebd^k^ob^pl'B]hgmget to see many and I

always want

mhÛg]hnmhow they are.“

-HEROINA BANUSHI, FRESHMAN

Bebd^Ûg]bg`hnmahpthe artist community

is doing at COD.

I want to be able

mhÛg]hma^kfnlb\bZgllike myself.“

-ABRAHAM MELLISH,FRESHMAN“You guys could team up

with the Prarie Light Re-

ob^p%ma^grhn][^Z[e^to get the word out more

about arts at the school.“

-SOPHIE SLEZAK

“To hear more

about the music I like.

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for a magazine - so if

maZmlbgma^k^B]k^Z]bm'

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“We get our entertainment

news online so to have

better integration on the

web would make the

Courier more accessable.“

-JOSH WU, F9L9DA9C@9D9LQ9F

We head to the SRC to see what you want out of the upcoming Arts & Entertainment section of The Courier.

11COURIER • FEBRUARY 1, 2013

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Our most popular transfer majors include aviation, criminal/social justice, education, nursing, healthcare leadership, and business.

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Drop-in and appointment-based assistance in:

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THE SKINNY:A new segment featuring the latest in televison, music, celebrity & Hollywood news

CAROLINE KOCHARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Alicia Keys to sing the national anthem at New

Orleans’ Superdome this Sunday, February 3 to

kick-off the 47th Superbowl; Beyonce to perform

at halftime, rumored to reunite with members of

Destiny’s Child for new song. (Photo via Pepsi)

Filming begins this month on new TV show Girl Meets World; a spin-off of the old-school

favorite about Corey and Topanga’s daughter.

Argo wins Screen Actor’s Guild Award for

Best Ensamble Cast.

NBC’s smash-hit 30 Rock ended last night, but the

series will be alive and well in the form of a Ben & Jerry’sLFHFUHDPÁDYRUKLWWLQJVKHOYHVWKLVPRQWK

Snoop Dogg reincarnates himself as Snoop LionÀQGVKLPVHOILQDODZVXLWIRUXVLQJthe Rastafarian culture to help him sell re-

cords, failing to meet the ‘contractual, moral

and verbal commitments of being a Rasta.’

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COMICS

13COURIER • FEBRUARY 1, 2013

SPORTS

Road Warriors

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AUSTIN SLOTT

SPORTS EDITOR

Chaps win big against Madison but fall to Joliet

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AUSTIN SLOTT

SPORTS EDITOR

ConstRuCtion update Lady Chaps continue win streak with back to back road victories

PE building gets

new windows

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— Austin Slott

Forward Tyler Mason (25) battles for possession off

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We are seeking... POSITIVE, ENTHUSIASTIC, MOTIVATED

students to WELCOME new students to campus at

HEY!

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with new students!

ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ>ŝĨĞ;^^ϭϮϭϳͿďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ&ĞďϭƐƚƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĚƵĞƉƌŝůϭƐƚϮϬϭϯ

/ƚǁĂƐĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ/ŵĞƚŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞƉĞŽͲƉůĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚĂŶĚĐĂƌͲing. This experience opened the door to

ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ/ŶĞǀĞƌĞǀĞƌimagined having.”

DDP provides on campus specialists at COD to help you: Earn your associate and bachelor’s degrees in four years, at a fraction of the cost of many universities Guarantee your acceptance to GSU Lock in your GSU tuition rate for four years in your second semester at COD Compete for one of 50 GSU Promise and 13 DDP Honors Scholarships Compete your bachelor’s degree in nursing through the 3+1 BSN program for COD nursing students Complete your bachelor’s degree at GSU in University Park or the Naperville Education Center Contact Jan Ulner, your Transfer Specialist at COD, at 630.428.3375 or julner@govst.edu.Ea

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A partnership between College of DuPage and GSU

NOVEMBERTue., 6 at McHenry L 62-66!u., 8 ELGIN W 65-50Sat., 10 OAKTON W 65-51!u., 15 at Kishwaukee L 52-75Sat., 17 OLIVE HARVEY W 78-73Tue., 20 WAUBONSEE L 52-54Wed., 28 at Benedictine JV W 58-48Fri., 30 DUPAGE TOURNEY (Sauk Valley, Daley, St. Francis JV) L 66-80DECEMBERSat., 1 DuPAGE TOURNEY Consolation W 74-53 Championship Tue., 4 at Morton L 61-71Sat., 8 at Prairie State L 51-69Tue., 11 ROBERT MORRIS JV W 82-56Fri., 14 William R Bear Classic at Highland Community College vs. Ellsworth L 60-64Sat., 15 William R Bear Classic at Highland Community College vs. Harper L 62-70 vs. Sauk Valley L 53-70 JANUARYSat., 5 at Lake County W 56-44Sat., 9 at Milwaukee Tech L 60-68Sat., 12 WRIGHT W 64-51

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Wed., 16 ROCK VALLEY L 52-69Sat., 19 HARPER W 75-66Wed., 23 at Triton L 60-75Sat., 26 at Madison 7:00pmWed., 30 at Joliet 7:00pmFEBRUARYSat., 2 MILWAUKEE TECH 7:00pmWed., 6 at Wright 7:00pmSat., 9 at Rock Valley 7:00pmWed., 13 at Harper 7:00pmSat., 16 at Triton 7:00pmWed., 20 MADISON 7:00pmSat., 23 JOLIET 7:00pmWed., 27 Region IV Tournament at Harper tbaMARCHSat., 2 Region IV Tournament Semi-"nal at Harper tbaSun., 3 Region IV Tournament Championship at Harper tba!u., 14- NJCAA Division IIISat., 16 National Tournament at Sullivan Community College Loch Sheldrake, NY tba

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#defyGroupThink

Transfer-friendly!

Defy Group Think.

Tue., 27 MORAINE VALLEY 5:00pmFri., 30 at Kennedy-King 5:00pmDECEMBERTue., 4 at Morton 5:00pmSat., 8 at Prairie State 1:00pmFri., 14 DuPAGE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT DuPage - Elmhurst JV 3:00pm Malcolm X - Robert Morris JV 5:00pmSat., 15 DUPAGE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT Consolation 1:00pm Championship 3:00pmJANUARYSat., 5 at Lake County 1:00pmWed., 9 at Milwaukee Tech 6:00pmSat., 12 WRIGHT 5:00pmWed., 16 ROCK VALLEY 5:00pmSat., 19 HARPER 5:00pmWed., 23 TRITON 5:00pmSat., 26 at Madison 5:00pmWed., 30 at Joliet 5:00pmFEBRUARYSat., 2 MILWAUKEE TECH 5:00pmWed., 6 at Wright 5:00pmSat., 9 at Rock Valley 5:00pmWed., 13 at Harper 5:00pmSat., 16 at Triton 5:00pmWed., 20 MADISON 5:00pmSat., 23 JOLIET 5:00pmTue., 28 Region IV Tournament at Harper tba

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:9K=:9DDFEBRUARY Mon., 11 Kirkwood (IA) 7:00pm Sat., 16 at Johnson County 1:00pm Sun., 17 at Johnson County 12:00pmMARCHFri., 1 John A. Logan 11:00amSat., 2 Illinois Central 2:00pmSun., 3 South Suburban 11:00amWed., 6 at Heartland 3:00pmSat., 9 at Spoon River 1:00pmSun., 10 at Spoon River 12:00pm

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