September 26, 2011

Vol 43 No 2The Student-Run Newspaper of Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL 60150

By Dietra Colclasure and Jessica PflipsenStaff Writers

A busy atrium. Multiple booths set up. The smell of applications in the air. These things could only mean one thing. Kishwaukee College was having their annual Job Fair that was held September 21. The Back-to-School Job Fair was set up by the Employment Resource Center, also known as ERC. Michelle Pease and Dawn Baker, ERC staff members, were the main members who put this fair together. It was a great place for any students who were unemployed or searching for a new career. At the Job Fair, local businesses around the Malta area presented a variety of employment opportunities. Some of the businesses that attended the fair were Avancer LLC, BioLife Plasma Services, Illinois Army National Guard, Culver’s, Maurices, Old Navy and many more. “We have a full house this year. We have 17 businesses here, and we typi-

cally have about 100 to 150 students come in, check out businesses and apply,” said Michelle Pease, the head coor-dinator of the Back-to-School Job Fair. The fair was intended to help assist students who needed to work during the semester to find a job nearby that was willing to work with their already settled-in schedules. ERC brought in specific local businesses that were willing to hire students into various positions that they were seeking to fill in temporarily. These jobs offered both full-time and part-time jobs for Kishwaukee students. The local businesses also offered flexible hours and work shifts. “I don’t know anything about the job fair except there are jobs there” said sophomore Shale Rosenquist For any Kishwaukee Students who were unable to attend the Back-to-School Job Fair or did not know much about the job fair like Rosenquist, the Employment Resource Center is located in room U-135, and the center is open to help any students looking to apply for a job. Also, outside

the room is a bulletin boarding with local businesses offering a variety of jobs and contact informa-tion to get in touch with businesses. The ERC also can help students compose professional résu-

més and practice interviewing to help them feel prepared for any up and coming jobs. A student may also go to their website, www.careercruising.com, or call (815)825-2086 x4080 to get in contact with the ERC and learn more about jobs, and even colleges they can apply to.

Kish students take opportunity to apply for jobs

Photo taken by Dietra Colclasure and Jessica PflipsenStudents filling out applications at the Job Fair.

Campus construction, slated for a 2013 completion, continues to progress with the Student Center, the Campus Operations Building and the completion of the West Parking lot on Campus.For the first few stages of planning and construction, the new structure in front of the existing building was known as the Student Life Center. The name was meant to convey the purpose of the building as a place for student activities and socializing. Roughly a year ago, the name was reexamined and changed to the Student Services Center. This name was meant to reflect that students would use the building for financial aid services, counseling services, Admissions, etc. In the last update, Student Services Center was the name that was used to refer to the new building. However, since then it was realized that the new building will contain both student services and student life, so the name was shortened to just Student Center, which is now the official name for the building. “The building is really all about improving student life,” says Rob Galick, Vice President of Finance and Administration, “This name just felt right more than anything else.” Progress on the exterior of the newly christened Student Center continues as the roof is started, the first and second story floors are poured and giant cement slabs are brought in to begin the lower walls. Each of the precast cement slabs measure 30 feet by 10 feet, and weigh 30,000 pounds each. In total, there are 15 tons of precast cement on the building right now. The building will be completely under roof this fall and work can begin on the interior of the building. Geothermal work also continues with the arrival of a giant drill, which looks something like an oil rig, and will be used to dig the wells. These wells will be used to circulate underground water that remains a constant 55 degrees, in a continuous circle to heat and cool the new building. All of the digging should be completed before the ground freezes this winter. Ground has also been broken on the Campus Operations Building. The Campus Operations Building is not a student building, but is being built to replace the 40-year-old temporary Douglas Building that is, “on its last leg,” according to Rob Galick. The building will house the Copy Center and Mail Room as well as Maintenance workshops and lots of storage. There will also be a garage that will store the fleet of cars and other machines that are used to help maintain the campus. Finally, the brand new West Parking Lot is completely finished and is now open for student use. The ring road can now be used to reach it, but it is still not completely open as construction will be continuing on the Campus Operations Building on the far northwest corner of campus. The new parking lot will be most convenient for students who use the A300 and A400 wing of the building and for students in the Caukin Building.

Kish continues constructionBy Grace MartinStaff Writer

Students got to walk around and apply to seventeen different businesses.Photo taken by Dietra Colclasure and Jessica Pflipsen

What’s Inside:

Student SafetyPage 7

Meet Karl RandPage 5

SportsPage 8

EditorialsPage 2

Facebook ChangesPage 4

Kaleidoscope staff and editorial policy

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Marissa’s Musings: Stressing out, as usual

The other day I ran into my seventh grade home eco-nomics teacher. We stopped and chatted for a while about what was new and how col-lege was going. We talked for about 15 minutes and then went our separate ways. Later that night as I was falling asleep I did what I always do when I think about that class and that teacher. During the year she would ask us ques-tions that were meant to make us think about something bigger than ourselves and one of them has always stuck with me. “Are you real-ly the person that you think you are?” When she first asked, I must admit that I was mystified by this obscure question. What could that possi-bly mean? “Of course I know who I am”, I thought. “I am Grace Martin. I live in a tiny town in the middle of a cornfield. How could I not know who I was?” The answer seemed so simple. As I looked around the rest of the class I could see the other confused and

awkward looks on the faces of my class-mates. No one had any idea what she was talking about. Luckily for us dumbfounded sev-enth graders it was a rhetorical question and she continued on with her lesson but, for whatever reason, I never forgot her ask-ing it. Every once in a while I come across a situation that makes me think about it and what it means. Could you ever really pos-sibly know who you are? As I was look-ing back to seventh grade I began to think about how much I’ve changed as a person and about everything I went through in Jr. High and High School. I’m definitely not the same person that I was in seventh grade or as a freshman or even as a senior in high school. Those ex-periences shaped the person I was then into the person that I am now. In Jr. High the answer to that puz-zling question seemed so simple. I was Grace

Martin who grew up in the middle of a corn-field. Though now I realize that the an-swer was much more complicated than that. There is so much more that defines who you are. The experi-ences you go through in life change how you view the world. Some-times in big dramatic ways and other times in small, almost insig-nificant ones. But they still change you and that change is con-stant. So this makes me wonder. What will I be like in a year? What about in five years? How much will I have changed from the person I am now? What will I think of my-self when I look back? This probably sounds strange but when I look back, I hope I see all kinds of things that I could have done differently. Not that I will regret them, but I hope that will mean that I have grown for the better.

Change for the betterBy Grace MartinStaff Writer

Stress is nothing new to college students. It’s in our face, nagging us, putting a sometimes unbearable weight on our shoulders. It comes to us in varying degrees. Personally, I’ve been dealing with working 30 hours a week, taking 15 credits at Kish, being Editor-in-Chief of this paper, moving out on my own for the first time and being in a serious relationship. I’ve stressed so much that I just got diagnosed with Stress Induced Acid Reflux. The problem is that while my doctor sat there telling me how I need to have less stress in my life, I was thinking about the homework I needed to do that night, what I was going to make for dinner for my boyfriend and me, how I needed to pay my electricity bill that week, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. It never stops. I lose sleep all the time just thinking about all the things I need to get done. It doesn’t help that I sometimes have a problem saying “No” to people when they need my help: ALL THE TIME. I know at least some of you feel the same. Undoubtedly there are readers at Kish who also work multiple jobs, have heavy course loads and some even have started their own families. Take all that and add the pressure of everyone around us expecting us to have it all together.

The point is that we need to take time for ourselves and relax. Whether it’s only an hour a day, make sure you have that time. You can do whatever you want: read a book, exercise, join a club, take a bubble bath or just get some extra rest. Or as my

boyfriend would say, “You need to take some time to breathe every now and again.” Here’s where I want your help. What do you do to relax? What relaxation tips do you have for other students? Let me know by writing to me at kcope@kishwaukeecollege.edu. And don’t forget to breathe.

By Marissa SkonieEditor-in-Chief

R.E.S.P.E.C.TBy Tim BruskeStaff Writer Respect is a very abstract thing. Most people are quick to claim they are owed it, but very few people these days are quick to deserve it or give it. You’ve all heard a teenager complain about not being shown respect, claiming that “you don’t know them like that”, or that some-thing is their “right”. I’m here to explain why that is wrong. Respect is a way of treating the people around you that tells them how valuable they are to you. The best way to earn respect from most people is to show it to them. Respect can be given to someone who has accomplished something, someone who is given the re-sponsibility of author-ity, or someone who has more knowledge or experience than you. Respect ensures that we live in a civi-lized, polite society. So, respect is a good thing. But how does one earn it? Be-low is a checklist that you can go through to make sure you’re wor-thy of respect. Earn it. The

most basic principle of respect is that it’s earned. When you want to tell someone that you deserve their respect, stop and ask yourself why. If you’re having trouble answer-ing that question, odds are they are, too. Give it. Wheth-er it be respect, or love, or kindness, or a number of other good experiences, the sur-est way to get it is to first give it. Have it. A very good way to show that you deserve some-one’s respect is to showcase how much respect you have for yourself. Why should someone else have re-spect for you when you don’t have it for your-self. Enforce it. Anyone who would let someone else disre-spect someone doesn’t seem to respect them-selves or others, and probably doesn’t de-serve it themselves. There are some miscellaneous tips about respect as well. For you aspir-ing rappers out there, rapping about how much money you have makes me not want to

give you mine. For all us guys out there, there is never, ever a situa-tion where being disre-spectful to a woman is okay. Even if she “de-serves” it, walk away. Also, you should dress the part. If you look re-spectable, people will be more likely to give you some. Do you have an opinon about the topic of resepect? Have more ideas about what makes someone re-spectable? Feel free to write to tbruske@t.kishwaukeecollege.edu with your input.

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The Counseling and Student Development Center (CSDC) at Kishwaukee College will be holding a Mental Health Awareness Week on Septem-ber 26 – 28 from 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. in the main Atrium of the College. The event is free and open to the public. The purpose of Mental Health Awareness Week is to raise awareness about mental health issues, decrease the stigma related to mental health, and help students and community members receive support. On Monday, September 26, Fran Tierney from the Ben Gordon Center and Cassandra Downs from the CSDC will be holding a Depression Work-shop in L-202 from noon -1:00p.m.; Depression Screening will be held in the Atrium; and there will be information on stress management. On Tuesday, September 27, a counselor from the Ben Gordon Center will hold a Substance Abuse Workshop in L-202 from 12:30 – 2:00p.m.; there will be information available on eating disorders and drug/alcohol awareness and Alcohol Screenings. On Wednesday, September 28, there will be a Community Resource Fair in the Atrium. For more information, contact Sittie Jackson at the Kishwaukee College Counseling and Student Development Center at 815-825-2086, ext. 3380.

Counseling and Student Development Center raises awarenessKishwaukee College Press Release

The Student Government Association hosted a free food and movie event Wednes-day, September 21st from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. in the Game Room and TV Lounge. SGA served hot dogs, chips, and soda and showed the move Ar-thur with Russell Brand. This event was held to give students the opportunity to relax, watch a move and have lunch. SGA will be doing events like this throughout the year so keep an eye out! If students have any suggestions stop by the Of-fice of Student Activities and let us know! We would love to hear from you.

SGA hosts free food and movie dayBy Allison Von EndeStudent Activites Coordinator

With two to three times more sales hap-pening at the new Kish Café will be hiring a new employee in the near fu-ture. The new face is to help quicken the pace at the ever extending lines at the cashiers coun-ter during the busi-er hours of the day. One of the more popular items that students seem to purchase and enjoy is the cheese fries, and also the sales of the pre-made salads have gone up. R o b Galick, the Vice Presi-dent of Finance and Ad-ministration also said that the café is always open to suggestions and a survey for the café is in the mak-ing. If there is something you wish to see changed or added, or if you just want to say good job, feel

free to talk to any of the employees. Amenah, who is here for her general edu-cation, thinks it’s a good

idea that they are hiring new people she says that “Having a new employee is a really good idea so we don’t have to wait.” She also suggests that the Café should have lon-ger hours because she, an many other students are here after the café’s

closing time yet still find themselves hungry. Sara, an em-ployee of the Kish Café, says that her work load

is pretty manage-able on normal days but can get a bit hectic on days where large school events, like the Job Fair, take place. The busiest hours of the day run from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sara said, “Once the lunch rush hits it pretty

c o n s t a n t businesses.”

Kish Cafe hiring due to high demandsBy Jessica PflipsenStaff Writer

Students in line to purchase their food at the Kish Cafe.Photo taken by Jessica Pflipsen

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Tech Korner: Facebook Rolls out new Changes

Have you noticed the new features in Face-book lately? Facebook, in advance of their F8 developer conference, introduced a number of new features such as subscriptions, smart lists and video chat. Subscriptions al-low for one-way commu-nication with people on Facebook. It has been compared to Twitter’s Follow button. It allows people to be more open to the world. However, if you are concerned about privacy, there are many privacy options for subscriptions. When you post something, you have the option of choos-ing who to share with. Options include “Public”, “Friends”, and “Custom”. Public means that you are sharing with every-one who is subscribed to you. Friends means you are sharing with only people you have add-ed as friends and have gone through the regu-lar approval process of becoming friends. Cus-tom refers to advanced options for sharing such as choosing exactly who and who not to share with. If you are sub-scribed to someone, they can’t see your posts, but you can see theirs, as long as they have set

their privacy to Public. To go along with subscriptions is some-thing called Smart Lists. Smart Lists are lists of friends that are automati-cally created based on specific criteria. Some of the criteria include workplace, school and geographic area. This feature allows you to keep things separate. For instance, you could have a list for school, a list for work, and a list for close friends. If you only want to see posts related to your friends, and not your coworkers, you could switch to the close friends list and see a customized news feed that includes only posts from people in your close friends list. On the other hand, if you are at work and only want to see posts from your cowork-ers, you could switch to your work list. You can also utilize lists in privacy settings. If you only want to share something with your close friends, you can choose your close friends list from the shar-ing drop down menu to limit your post to only your close friends. No one in your other groups will see the post. Another new fea-ture of Facebook is video calling. You are now able to start a video call

within Facebook. The experience is similar to that of Skype, but you are able to talk to any of your Facebook friends, even if they aren’t on Skype. The process of starting a video call is very simple, just visit their page, click the gear icon in the upper right corner and choose “Call” from the drop down menu. The Call option is only available for people who are currently online and available, however. It is required that a small plugin be installed in or-der to start video calling. It takes about 3 clicks and 10 seconds to in-stall. It also doesn’t re-quire a browser restart, which means you can start video calling within seconds of clicking the “Call” button. There are some drawbacks, how-ever. There is no group video chat, which means you are limited to talking to one other person at one time. Another draw-back is that there are no special features. Some of these features include screen sharing and file sharing. Although some people might not like some of the new features of Facebook, some fea-tures could be very useful.

By Wil IrelandWeb Editor

Local art student Emily Greer talks about her artistic career so far.“Ever since I could remem-ber, I’ve worked with what-ever I could get my hands on.” says Emily Greer, a current student at Kishwau-kee College majoring in Art. “I prefer drawing, but that’s probably because I can carry my sketchbooks everywhere I go, which means I can draw just about anywhere. I adore crafts though. Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved making art out of just about anything that I could find or was provided, whether it was a tiny bust made from a new package of modeling clay, or a pair of fake swords made from an old sheet of cardboard.” She finds herself to not be too picky when it comes to mediums of art working from drawing

on the 2D plain to working with clay and metal. She also isn’t too quick to pick favorites out of her work either. “I love my cre-ations for their different qualities[.]” She does however, have a strong connection with a piece called Perforated at the Neck. This piece she says “…speaks to me in a chilling way, since I drew it when I was in a very dark place earlier this year.”Greer’s work has been on display at the college so far twice in her enroll-ment. One was digital image called Tea Time, while the other was an incomplete ceramic din-nerware set called Real Zombies Eat Their Veg-etables. She also has an account at an art site called DeviantArt for fun,

“…it’s a gallery [where] I post many things on, and it’s not very professional. Once I feel more comfort-

able with who I am as an artist, I hope to make my own website where I will post my artwork more pro-fessionally someday.”

Greer says she draws her inspiration from, “Mostly the imaginary world I have in my mind. It is the universe where all of my stories and characters exist. But when I’m draw-ing from some external source, I often look into monster mythology books and things regarding knights, warriors, and magic. Sometimes tech-nology too. No, I’m not talking about the internet. I mean when I take things apart and see how they work inside. Also, science. Especially dissection. I have a hidden interest of taking things apart.”This semester she is tak-ing two art classes, but would happily take more if

her schedule would allow it. She’s plans on using art in a future career once she is done with her school-ing. She isn’t a 100 percent

on where exactly she wants to end up as long as she can have a creative outlet she’ll be happy. “Over a year and a half ago was when I had that epiphany. I need to find myself. I need to figure out what I want to be and what I want to do with myself. When I sit down and think of myself, my mind al-ways leads me back to art.” Greer says about how she chose her path to become a pro fessional artist.

Up and coming Kish Artist Emily Greer By Jessica PflipsenStaff Writer

Above photo taken by Jessica Pflipsen.

Kishwaukee College re-ceived more loan applications this fall semester than the total number for last year, with 400 loans submitted in August alone, said Steve Ullrick, Vice President of Student Services. The Financial Aid Office was closed every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon until further notice so the loans can be pro-cessed. “Every year, we have issues with processing student loans due to so many students applying so late for a loan,” he said. “With all the walk-in traffic and phones calls that we receive in the Finan-cial Aid Office during the month of August, we just don’t have the time to process all of these loan applications before school starts.” Ullrick asks that students be patient as the loans are being processed. “Students need to understand that it takes a few days to pro-cess a loan application. It is not something that is a 24-hour turn around even in a perfect world,” he said. As a result of closing, 130 loans were processed that week, which

meant that these students were going to receive their money in a timely manner so they could buy books, pay rent, etc., Ullrick said. The Office has processed all loan applications received before school started and are now pro-cessing those received during the first week of school. “We have made a huge dent in the number and could not have done it without shutting down for a couple of half days,” Ullrick said. Ullrick doesn’t expect any changes in processing protocol as a result of this year’s increase in applications. “The issue is not in our pro-cess, as it has more to do with the record number of applications and large number of students applying so late,” he said. “Most everything we do in the process is require to make the loan hap-pen.”

Challenges with Student LoansBy Mari WestStaff Writer

Photo by Mari West

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Getting to know Karl RandBy Dietra ColclasureGuest Writer

Have you ever walked down the halls of Kishwaukee and spotted a strange Rastafarian hat floating amongst the sea of heads? Well, the mind underneath that colorful hat is just as intriguing. 20-year-old, Karl Rand is a current sophomore enrolled at Kishwaukee Community College. Rand is on his third semester, and he is majoring in zoo science. His unique taste and style makes him stand out in a crowd. Kishwaukee’s open dress code

policies are one of Rand’s favorite things about going to school here. “The best part about college is being able to wear hats and being free to wear what you want unlike high school. For the most part, teachers are laid back and chill, and they all have a sense of humor” said Rand. R a n d ’ s fashion choices are not the

only interesting and different thing about him. Although students usually graduate after completing two years at Kishwaukee College, Rand is graduating early. After only completing three semesters, Rand has reached all 64 required credit hours. What is the key to his success? “Cramming in hours upon hours of courses during the year. I also recommend summer school. It is a great way to get ahead” said Rand.

This semester Rand has a full course load of 18 semester hours, and he has to come to school Monday through Friday. Despite his rather abundant and demanding work load, Rand says he enjoys all of his classes. He stated that this fall semester has easily been his favorite so far. “The classes are awesome and all of them have great interest to me. The teachers I have are really fun” Rand said with a smile. Rand’s favorite class this semester is world music, also known as Mus 222 (3001). For one of world music assignments, he must go see an international music class concert, and Rand admits that he is ecstatic to see a concert with music from another culture. Once Rand compiles his Portfolio and completes this fall term, Rand plans on transferring to the four year college Friends University of Central Kansas. He chose Friends because of the zoo program the school offers to its students. Gorillas are his main animal of interest to study while attending Friends University. He has hopes of becoming a Park Ranger at Virunga National Park in Uganda and Rwanda. The main jobs this entails is protecting the park lands, dealing with tourists, and overall protection of the Mountain Gorillas

that are so near to Rand’s heart. Becoming a Park Ranger in one of these exotic locations is something Rand has dreamed of achieving ever since he was a little kid, and Kishwaukee Community College was a great stepping stone to accomplishing his dream. “Kish is great because it is close to home, and I can get my gen eds out of the way. It is quick and not as expensive as if I were to get them done at a four year college” Rand said. While at Friends University, Rand also intends to do activities such as drama club, international club, music club, environmental club, and the soccer team. Rand also enjoys helping out and volunteering in his community and plans on continuing to do so even in Kansas. “Even Dorothy and Toto need a little love in their community” Rand joked. Rand is just one of the many well-rounded students who coexists in Kishwaukee’s class rooms. If you ever spot him in the hallway, he encourages you to say hello and talk to him about his various hats or future goals. And yes ladies, he is single.

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The new issue of the paper is out and that means it’s time for another war story. If any of you out there have any war sto-ries to share, feel free to contact me at tbruske@st.kishwaukeecollege.edu. Just keep in mind, the sto-ry should be appropriate for printing in the paper, so keep them tame. So there I was in Baghdad in the summer of 2004. It was my first de-ployment and I was fresh out of boot camp. My troop was charged with patroling an area in Baghdad that had alot of open areas and ramshackle shacks and what not. Generally what we would do is set up in an observation point, which means that we were setting up in a place that we could watch the surrounding area. The funny thing about this method of pa-troling is that, sitting in one place for a few hours, the neighborhood children would come up to you. They usually would come up in

groups of around 20 or so and when they would come up they would interact with you in a number of ways. Some of them would come up and try to talk to you in English as they were learn-ing it in school, while some of them would come up and ask to trade you something they had for something you had. One time I was offered a pair of really nice sun-glasses for my rifle. Most often, however, you would get children coming up and asking for things. They would ask for food, water, “futballs”, or “chookala-tah” which was essentially anything sweet that a child would enjoy eating. This last thing is important to the latter part of the story. I wake up one day to do my day’s work in pre-paring for our patrol later on. Being in the cavalry and being a driver, that was a daunting task normally. You would have to go down to the motorpool, where all the vehicles were parked, usually while in your vest

and kevlar so you didn’t get killed by one of the frequent rocket or mortar attacks and do maintainance on your vehicle. If you had a vehicle that was fairly new and was taken care of before you got to it and was in good shape that day, this process could take as little as an hour. If any one of those conditions changes, that hour can become many hours very quickly. Mind you, this is all taking place in 150 degree weather, in the vest and kevlar. Those conditions were all on a normal day, but this wasn’t a normal day. I was sick. I woke up that day with a fever and nasuea. Being that I was sick, I let my squad leader know what was up and I was off to see the medic. I went in and let him know what was going on, and he let my platoon sergeant, SFC Dorsey, know that it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to go out on patrol. SFC Dorsey agreed that I should stay in and left the decision up to me. I agreed and they

found a new driver for the day. The new driver, how-ever, was not happy about this. He took to making fun of me for not “being able to hang”. I ended up letting everyone know that I would be going out on the mission, and SFC Dorsey said that’d be fine. By the time we got to our first observation point, I had decided that this was a bad decision. The heat, the gear, the fever and paying enough attention to drive had proven to be too much for me and once we were stopped I jumped out of the vehicle and fell to my hands and knees certain that I was going to throw up. I man-aged to regain my com-posure and pull security. SFC Dorsey decided that I wouldn’t be driving the rest of the mission and put me in the back of the vehicle to pull security. The whole time we were there, we had a crowd of children around the ve-hicle asking for things.

There was one little girl in particular that was asking me specifically for “chooka-latah”. As we started off in the vehicle, she ran after us. The vibration of the vehicle turned out to the the tipping point of me throwing up, and I did. All over that poor little girl who stopped in her tracks, started crying and ran home. That little girl got more than she bargained for that day.

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Photo by Mari West

War Stories By Tim BruskeStaff Writer

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“Community” takes over on NBCBy Samir PatelGuest Writer

By Marissa SkonieEditor-In-Chief Starting September 22 and running through September 25, Feyt Productions (in association with Joiner History Room) will be hosting The Sycamore Film Festi-val. Feyt Productions started accepting film submissions months ago and they now are showing 30-40 of the final picks. These films come from all around the world including Korea, France, Norway and France. The films are being shown at the Sycamore Theater on State Street. Beyond watching the films,

visitors are invited to the Opening Night Bash, Award Celebration, con-certs and panels on topics varying from literature to acting to Humani-tarian documenta-ry projects. Many of the filmmakers will also be there to discuss their films and talk to aspiring filmmak-ers. Feyt Pro-ductions has also boasted of ce-lebrities coming including Acad-

emy Award winners. Walter Day, a renowned score keeper on Donkey Kong, will be there to cel-ebrate the game’s 30th anniversary. The Flesh-tones will perform at Blumen Gar-dens after they show their docu-mentary on Sep tember 23. “This will be the first

time the band, their documentary filmmaker and their biographer will be together at a festival,” says a press release. If you are interested in go-ing to the festival or would like to find out more, visit www.sycamo-refilmfestival.com. Tickets are available starting at $5 and go up to $65.

“Community” has fought its way on to NBC. The show revolves around the on-campus exploits of students who are connected through their study group at Greendale Community College. The show features eight main characters: Jeff Winger, Britta Perry, Abed Nadir, Shirley Bennet, An-nie Edison, Troy Barnes, Señor Chang and Pierce Hawthorne. The series also features several recurring characters who are the group’s fellow students and the teachers at Greendale. The third season premiered last week and saw a return of the core characters. Sure, it wasn’t easy for the show, com-pared to “The Big Bang the-ory” getting more viewers,

but the Greendale study group reunites, Jeff butts heads with the new biology teacher and Dean Pelton finds a new nemesis in the Dean of the Air Conditioning Repair Annex. The preview for the third season gives a recap of the events of last season’s paintball finale that saw the Greendale students de-feating rivals City College. We get to see the group in the study room minus Pierce (Chevy Chase), and Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) makes it clear that he would prefer it if Pierce did not return. It does seem unlikely that Pierce will be banished for the year, but I look forward to seeing how they resolve this issue, and whether Pierce will con-

tinue on his destructive path. During the last season of “Commu-nity,” it was believed that “The Big Bang Theory” might just crush “Com-munity” with its huge popularity, but indeed all went well and the finale of the last season was the funniest episode of the entire season. The show averages 4 out of 5 stars and holds a strong

average of 4.3 million view-ers per episode. Will Chevy Chase return in the third season or not? We will just have watch the episodes of “Community” to find out!

The cast of “Community”Photo from tvfanatic.com

By Ashley SollGuest Writer

T h e concept al-bum Amused to Death by the brilliant and incredibly tal-ented Roger Waters is a hall-mark keynote in what makes music and lyrics come together. His raw use of poetry and no-bullsh*t sarcasm are what make this album that much more delicious. My personal favorite being the

title song (and my favorite song of any genre for the

last four years) gives us a prime example of how ir-

ritatingly dim and uncaring Western humanity can truly

be. Unsurprisingly, it is a “bash record” of the first Gulf War, which Bush Sr. thought to be justified. Every song from “The Ballad of Bill Hub-bard” (which is a trib-ute to a fallen soldier) to “Amused to Death” (explained above) makes the listener - if the listener is open minded enough - want to cry out in shame, not of themselves but of the world in which they live (because even though America

is definitely not perfect, it is not the only country with

flaws). Amused to Death is an album to open your eyes and your mind and to rape it of its innocence and stupid-ity for what the majority of the people in this world are truly like. This album brings back to reality all of the “re-ality of real life” and how we all are, if not careful enough, amused to death. In the end, all I can say is that this album makes me feel, speak and do things the way humans are supposed to feel like, speak out about and put action into fighting injustice. I hope it makes you feel that way as well. I would give this album five out of five stars if that were the grading criteria, but this album deserves some-

thing better. So… after all is said and done, I recommend this album to anyone who cares to listen to brilliance and tell me what YOU think.

Perfect musical blend gives life to Amused To Death

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Film festival comes to Sycamore

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Are you attending the Syca-more Film Festival? We’d love to hear what you thought

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keecollege.edu!

campus life 7 Kaleidoscopeseptember 26, 2011

Do you feel safe when you’re on campus? Odds are, if you park near the B entrance and are ob-servant enough, you’ve seen the DeKalb County Sheriff’s squad car parked near the entrance. But did you know that Kishwaukee College has a full comple-ment of police officers? I sat down to talk with Deputy Ja-son Johnson of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s office and learned this and more. The first thing we discussed was Kish’s se-curity plan. There actually happens to be three depu-ties on campus at varying times of the day. In addition, there is a sergeant on duty from seven a.m. to three p.m. from Monday to Friday. They periodically patrol the school, making sure that ev-eryone is safe and that the

building itself is not being vandalized. They also pe-riodically patrol the parking lots to make sure the cars are not being vandalized and that everyone is safe until they reach their car. Next we discussed their concerns about safety on campus. There are many concerns that seem some-what obvious like vandal-ism, but they are also look-ing out for fights and unsafe conditions for the students and faculty. Maintaining order and safe conditions is their biggest overall con-cern. It goes without saying that always at the back of their mind is the possibility of a school shooting. One of the much less dire functions that the police liason office provides is receiving police reports. If something on campus is

stolen or vandalized and the victim wants to file a report about it, that report will go through their office. Since they are a part of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Of-fice, filing a report with them is the same as filing it with the Sheriff’s Office. In the course of our conversation, I also hap-pened across some safety tips for Kish students, both on and off campus. Acord-ing to Deputy Johnson, if you are on campus at a time when not many people are there or even someplace off campus at night, do your best to travel in groups and definetely stick to well lit, well traveled areas. From a safety standpoint, short cuts are your worst enemy. Also do your best to make sure your cell phone can be accessed quickly and is

charged in case you need to call for help. Another good tip is to, when possible, avoid situations that could be unsafe. I also looked up safety tips online and found a site with safety tips for women. Don’t be fooled though, as most of these tips are gender neutral. The biggest thing that thenon-profits.com/safety has to say about staying safe is to be aware of your surround-ings. If you know that some-thing is about to go bad in the area around you, you can remove yourself from the area. Another big thing in staying safe is your body language. Alot of times peo-ple are victimized because they present themselves as easy prey to their attacker. To avoid this, do your best to exude confidence by keep-

ing your head up and your shoulders square while you walk, keep your arms swing-ing and stand up straight. In most cases, thinking things through ahead of time will save you alot of trouble. With this informa-tion, hopefully we can all feel a bit safer at school and in our neighborhoods.

Are you safe at Kish?By Tim BruskeStaff Writer

Have you ever thought about studying abroad? Learn more

about it at the Study Abroad Open House in A-200 on October 5 1 to

3 p.m.

KOUGAR KORNERseptember 26, 20118 Kaleidoscope sports

The Kishwaukee College women’s volleyball team, coaches, faculty and staff will be participating in the annual Volley for a Cure September 28 at 6 p.m. This event was organized by former volleyball coach, Jodi Lord, and Sitarz. graduate student and member of the Future Educators Association. “The sport of volleyball has been known for supporting this cause for some time, and we decided to jump on the bandwagon and do what we could,” said Lord. Lord also said that they “encourage the college community and surround-ing communities to participate in this event.” Co-Presidents Nick Mclean and Kelsey Hayes of the Future Educators Association have been selling t-shirts for $10, which are available in sizes S-XL. T-shirts are also available in XXL but have to be special ordered. Memory Balls are also available that are in paper form that you can write your name or a message on for $1 that will be posted the night of the event. There is also a blanket that will be auctioned off in a raffle; one ticket is $2 and three tickets for $5. Lord also said that “we are accepting donated items for a silent auction held during this event.” She also encourages those in attendance to make a financial donation at the door. “This is a great volunteer opportunity for the F.E.A. to work with the Kishwaukee volleyball program.” The financial dona-tions are specifically sent to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness foundation. As a former volleyball coach at the college, Lord said “it also gives me a way to stay connected and offer support to both the volleyball team and the F.E.A.” She personally knows women that are breast cancer survivors and encourages all women over the age of 40 to have annual mammograms as well as self-breast examinations. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Lord would like everyone to “come out and support the team and support the cause.” If you are interested in participating in this event and/or would like to make a donation, please contact; jodilord@kishwaukeecollege.edu or at (815) 825-2086 ext. 3080.

By Mari WestStaff Writer

By Paige MyersStaff Writer

Women’s Volleyball organizes Volly for the Cure

In todays’ world, every-one is concerned with their weight. How can I increase my metabolism? How can I look like those girls in the magazines? Well, while you may not be able to achieve the airbrushed perfection of the models seen in maga-zines, there are a myriad of ways to increase your me-tabolism, simply by chang-ing a few little things in your daily life. From HelloSmarty.com, here are 13 ways to in-crease that metabolism and lose some weight:1. Eat Breakfast: A healthy breakfast is important. Breakfast fuels your body and mind allowing you to be productive. If you skip breakfast your body goes into starvation mode, con-serving energy and burning

as few calories as possible. This is a survival response for the times when food is less plenitful. Early nomadic man could go days without food and the body devel-oped a way to store fat and break it down slowly.2. Eat Small Meals More Frequently: Eat four to six small meals (or healthy snacks) a day. Your body burns calories digesting food, some foods like celery have “negative calories” be-cause they take more calo-ries to digest than they con-tain. Small meals will keep you satiated, stop hunger signals and overeating. Your body won’t go into starvation mode when you eat frequent meals and will burn more calories.3. Body Movin’: Regular

physical activity should be a part of any healthy lifestyle. Even if you have a weekly exercise program, your body’s metabolism will slow down if you are sitting at a desk all day. Get moving, take the stairs, bike or walk to work, go for a lunchtime walk.4. Strength Training: Lift weights or take up resis-tance training 2 to 4 times per week. Your resting met-abolic rate will increase for a few hours after strength training. Muscle also uses more calories at rest than fat, replace 10 pounds of fat with 10 pounds of muscle and you could burn an extra 100 calories a day. This may not sound like much but that’s 10 pounds a year that doesn’t end up on your love

handles.5. Include Protein In Your Diet The body b u r n s m o r e c a l o r i e s d i g e s t -ing pro-tein than sugar or carbohy-d r a t e s . P r o t e i n also helps build fuel b u r n i n g m u s c l e . Ever feel like a meal w a s n ’ t complete w i t h o u t

some meat? It’s more than just the taste. Meat or any protein such as beans or dairy make your body send the “I’m stuffed” signal.6. Vitamins and Minerals: Each cell in your body burns food energy to maintain your bodily processes. The chemical processes that convert food to energy re-quire vitamins and minerals. Keep this chemical process working efficiently by eating nutrient rich fruits and veg-etables. It’s not a bad idea to take a daily multivitamin either.7. Drink Water (Especially Cold Water) Drinking wa-ter will increase metabo-lism. Drinking cold water will make your body burn calories to raise your body temperature. If you drink between 6 and 8 glasses of water a day you could burn another 10 pounds a year.8. Got Milk? Researchers at Purdue University found that women who drink more milk tend to burn more calo-ries. Turns out that calcium decreases parathyroid hor-mone which in turn increas-es fat burning. Stick to low fat milk.9. Go Nuts! Some research has suggested small amount of peanuts or almonds or any other high calorie, high fat nut on a regular basis could increase your resting metabolic rate by 10%.10. Drink Green Tea or Oolong Tea: A study con-ducted by the University of Geneva in Switzerland found that men who took

green tea extract burned more calories than those who did not. Similar results have been found for oolong tea.11. Spice It Up: Spicy foods increase metabolism. The compound capsaicin is what makes chili peppers spicy. Capsaicin will raise your body temperature requiring your metabolism to increase to cool you off. A nice side effect of eating spicy foods is that they reduce your hun-ger so you eat less.12. Reduce Stress: Stress causes the body to release the hormone cortisol, which helps to break down protein into glucose. Your body then turns this excess glucose into fat and stores it in you stomach. Cortisol competes with dehydroepiandros-terone which is required for a healthy metabolism. Corti-sol also reduces hormones necessary for muscle pro-duction and libido.13. Avoid Sleep Depriva-tion: Chronic sleep depri-vation reduces the ability of otherwise healthy indi-viduals to perform metabolic functions such as breaking down carbohydrates or pro-ducing hormones. Univer-sity of Chicago researchers found that reducing from the standard eight down to four hours of sleep each night created effects that resem-bled the effects of advanced age or the early stages of diabetes. This happened in less than a week.

How to Increase Metabolism and Lose Weight