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Students that are gifted with an apartment or house in the Champaign area know very little of the horrors commuters face when getting to and from school every day.

The hassle of waking up extra early to get ready, driving extra far to make it to class and spending more money on gas are just some of the many difficulties these out-of-town drivers are faced with.

Some students face a long drive that causes them to clock more than 30 minutes behind the wheel each way. This means that on average, a student could spend an hour or

more just to get to school and back home.

The long drive then gets reversed in a student’s return home, or is put off for just a little bit longer while a student drives off to a dead end job that typically has nothing to do with whatever career field the student is attempting to pursue.

Because of these long commutes, many students are beginning to find out that taking classes at Parkland might cost them a little more than originally anticipated.

“I probably spend around $400 a month on gas alone just to get to school. When I decided to go to Parkland, I did so mostly because it

would be so cheap. Now that I know how much it costs to actually get there, I am almost considering just switching to all online classes,” Computer Science major Carly Matthews explained.

With gas prices soaring, students are forced to spend a lot of money just to make sure their car can get them where they need to go. However, for some students, the amount they spend on gas isn’t the only thing their commute is affecting.

For Nursing major Erin Long, the longer drive means that she has less time to sleep and get ready for school each morning.

“My first class is at 8 am,

and I have an hour drive to get to school, which means that I either get to choose sleep or doing my makeup. Sleep pretty much always wins,” Long commented.

Long and several other female students agreed that that while gas money was an issue, their biggest concern is the fact that they did not have adequate amount of time to get ready in the morning. It was either go to school without a shower, or as Long so eloquently puts it, “I set my clock to a disgustingly early hour in the morning and fight every inch of my body to get out of bed.”

While these two things are certainly negatively affecting

students, the long drive to Parkland takes the punishment one step further. Students from out of town that forget anything they need for the day are faced with two choices-either drive all the way back home and retrieve it, or go without it.

In some cases, students can run out and purchase a second copy of whatever they are missing, but on a college student budget, this is very rarely a possibility.

Agriculture major Stephen Reedy discussed his morning routine.

“If I sleep past my alarm or something, it means I just

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WednesdayApril 24, 2013Volume 5, Number 16

Your source for Parkland College news, sports, features and opinions.

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1 We buy reusable shoppingbags and use them for gift

wrap. They are comparable inprice to a paper gift bag, and theyprovide recipients with somethingthat they can use.

— Carrie TurneyIndependence, Ky.

2 We tryto buy

food grownlocally or inthe UnitedStates. Thissupports oureconomyand cutsdown on the fossil fuel used totransport food across the world.

— Julie FuerstenbergSammamish, Wash.

3 I make my own laundrydetergent from Ivory soap,

washing soda and borax. It takesme less time to make 31/2 gallonsof detergent than it would take todrive to the store. I also stoppedusing fabric softener; I use vine-gar in the wash, and skip thedryer sheets.

— Dawn DisneyTucson, Ariz.

4 For gift-giving, our familyhas a rule: We purchase

items only from garage sales. Itkeeps down costs for us and helpsothers find a good home for theirused items. It’s fun to see whofinds the best gift or bargain.

— Stephanie ThompsonGig Harbor, Wash.

5 Our two girls bring hometons of paper from school. I

save the sheets that have printingonly on one side and use them forcrafts and for printing emails andrecipes.

— Jeanine MartinVoorhees, N.J.

6 We purchased a kilowatttester that shows how much

electricity is used by the differentplug-in devices around our home.This enabled us to see where wewere using the most energy —and where we could cut back.

— Julie FuerstenbergSammamish, Washington

7 This past summer, I pur-chased cups with lids and a

Brita water pitcher. Now, insteadof using bottled water from thestore, we just refill our cups withthe water from our pitcher.

— Robyn WilgisWindham, Conn.

8 I got my son, Raymond, abento lunch box from

Laptop Lunches. It has five con-tainers as well as a water bottle,fork and spoon, so it’s reallyhelped us cut down on waste. It’smade making lunches more fun,as I’ve become creative with the

foods I put in the containers. Wealso bought reusable sandwichbags called Happysacks. Theycome in different sizes and cutepatterns and are machine-wash-able.

— Heather VanMartenManahawkin, N.J.

9 During the summer, whenwe have the air conditioning

on, we minimize the use of ourstove and oven. We move ourtoaster oven and slow cooker tothe screened porch and use thoseinstead as much as possible. Lessheat in the kitchen means lessenergy needed to cool the house!

— Kary PhillipsMount Crawford, Va.

10 For my children’s “notrash” lunches, I made

reusable cloth napkins. For my12-year-old daughter, I made nap-kins from fabric printed withflipflops and soccer and volley-ball themes. My 4-year-old sonhas “Toy Story,” “Batman,”“Spider-Man,” and race car-themed napkins. We all use clothnapkins at home too.

— Karyl HokeRedwood City, Calif.

11 My kids and I pick oneor two days each week

when we don’t drive our car. Ifwe need to do errands, we walk.This reducesour carbonfootprint,supports ourlocal busi-nesses andgets us anextra doseof fresh air!

— Carolyn ThomasArvada, Colo.

12 We signed up for the freeNational Wildlife

Federation Backyard Habitat pro-gram ( http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife.aspx). This helped us change ourbackyard to make it more wel-coming for wildlife. Our yardnow has a butterfly garden and anowl house, and we have addednative plants that provide food forbutterflies and birds.

— Liza AyusoMiami Shores, Fla.

13 We keep empty pitchersin our kitchen and bath-

room and collect water from thefaucet or shower while we arewaiting for it to get hot. We usethis water for plants, pets, bird-baths and more.

— Sandi HornungGrayslake, Ill.

14 My girls, Kenzie andLaney, and I are avid

crafters. Instead of buying scrap-booking chipboard, we cut cerealboxes into shapes and cover themin patterned paper.

— Kimmie YoungLevittown, Penn.

15 Our kids are environmen-tally minded but had a

bad habit of using lots of papertowels. No matter how much Inagged, our family went throughalmost a roll a day. So I gave aroll to each person and told themit was a contest to see who couldmake their roll last the longest.

— Claire McLauchlinRochester, N.Y.

16 We have a row of rainbarrels hooked up to col-

lect rainwater from our roof gut-ters. We then use it to water ourgarden and flower beds.


17 We shop for kids’clothes, toys and books

at thrift stores, consignment shopsand on Craigslist.org. We’re notafraid of hand-me-downs; after aquick clean, they often look asgood as new and work just aswell!

— Caroline HuddersSeattle

18 We installed a laundryline. We live in the

Southwest, so we can line-dry ourclothes year-round. As a bonus,my older kids (ages 8 and 10) andtheir dad help hang and takedown the laundry. Less work forMom, everyone spends time out-side and we save on the electricbill!

— Lynn WilsonAlbuquerque, N.M.

19 Instead of buying fruitsand vegetables that have

been shipped across the country,we buy a share in a local CSA(Community SupportedAgriculture) farm. Its organic fruitand veggies taste great, so mykids eat more of them, and welove to visit the farm and seewhere our food comes from.

— Leslie HarrisGlenview, Ill.

20 We keep a second recy-cling can upstairs in the

bathroom. This makes it conven-ient for our family to recycle tis-sue boxes, magazines, toilet papertubes, packaging and shampoobottles instead of throwing theminto the trash.


21 I help organize a Put &Take in my church com-

munity. People donate householditems and clothes that they nolonger want, and others take whatthey need. Instead of used thingsbeing thrown away, they go topeople who need them. It benefitseveryone.

— Trisha LuongLas Vegas

22 Our electric water heateris the biggest energy

user in our home, so we putkitchen timers in each bathroom.This way, we can make sure ourfamily of five keepstheir showers five to10 minutes long. Wealso bought a timerfor our water heaterand set it to heat water for 4 hoursa day, rather than 24. We have yetto run out of hot water, and we’vereduced our electric bill by 30percent.


23 Last Christmas, my hus-band and I picked out

hooded animal towels for ourthree children. A local seamstressembroidered the kids’ names onthe backs. The towels were aninstant hit! The kids know to hangup their towels after using themso that they are dry and ready touse for the next bath. This hassignificantly cut down on theamount of laundry we do.

— Tracy KnudsenSpicer, Minn.

24 Styrofoam is not readilyrecyclable where we

live. We crush ours into smallpieces and use it asfilling in our beanbagchairs! We also usecrushed Styrofoam pieces aspacking material.

— Julie Fuerstenberg,Sammamish, Wash.

25 We live in Florida, andwe keep solar flashlights

among our hurricane prepared-ness supplies. We don’t ever haveto worry about replacing batteries.


F O L I O L I N E M c C l a t c h y - T r i b u n eF O L I O L I N E

EARTH DAY — GREEN TIPS FOR THE HOMEMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

BY ALICIA POTTERFamilyFun magazine

What can one family do to protect the envi-ronment? Plenty. We invited our readers to sharetheir top green tips for the home — simpleactions they’ve taken to reduce their impact onthe environment that other families could adopt.As you’ll see, we received great advice fromfolks all over the country, but we owe specialthanks to Julie Fuerstenberg ofSammamish, Wash., who appearssix times on our list. Her family of five hasmade numerous small changes in their everydayroutines to help keep the planet green.

As all of our “ecofamilies” show, small steps— taken together — can add up to big benefitsfor the Earth.

Readersshare 25 great greentips

Let ’s go

ILLUSTRATIONS

BY BOB DALY/

FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE

Water collectedfrom faucets orshowers whilewaiting forthem to heat upcan be used forpets, plantsand more.

The elephant gives birth to the largest living offspring.

(Find the answer on page 5)

See DRIVE on P. 5

Student commuters face difficulties

Photo by JoJo Rhinehart/Prospectus NewsThe Parkland College signs on the interstate welcome many student commuters back to school daily. Many students from out-of-town drive thirty minutes or more to arrive at school.

Ted SetterlundStaff Writer

One of the problems for students this time of year is figuring out the classes that they want to take for next semester.

What some students might do is just get a head start and register for the classes that go for their degree. But if a student is not going for a degree or is unsure of their next step, registration might be a bit tougher than they expect.

For both degree seeking and non-degree seeking students, the best way for a student to get help for registration in the summer and fall semesters is to go to the Parkland Counseling and Advising Center.

Located in the seconds floor of the A Wing, the center “provides assistance in academic advising, career and transfer planning, and personal counseling to currently enrolled students at Parkland College,” according to the counseling website.

John Sheahan is the director

for the Counseling and Advising Center.

“A lot of students this time of the semester experience varying degrees of stress,” Sheahan said. “Some of the main times are at midterm and often times when registration starts because registration

tells the student that their semester is coming to an end, and they need to be thinking ahead to the summer and the fall.”

“Sometimes it forces them to make decisions that they have not thought about or may be ready to make. And that is why

we go and try to help students make the best decisions for them,” Sheahan continued.

Students that are also looking to transfer into a four-year institution may also want to look into the advising center. The Parkland Academic Advising website says that

for upcoming transfers it is recommended to inform a counselor or advisor as soon as possible.

There is a feature on the website where students can look up course patterns from other universities that are related to the classes that they took at Parkland. Despite this feature, students who are ready to graduate are dealing with complications regarding the credit hours that are required for them to graduate.

Some universities might require classes that are different than the ones provided at Parkland, while other universities require more credit hours than normal. This has issues for many degree-seeking students who have not acquired the information needed from the center.

Elementary Education major Lauryn Taylor is just one of those people who are having issues with several extra classes she needs just to graduate.

Stressed students seek help with registration

Illustration by Alisha Kirkley/Prospectus News

See STRESS on P. 5

1 We buy reusable shoppingbags and use them for gift

wrap. They are comparable inprice to a paper gift bag, and theyprovide recipients with somethingthat they can use.

— Carrie TurneyIndependence, Ky.

2 We tryto buy

food grownlocally or inthe UnitedStates. Thissupports oureconomyand cutsdown on the fossil fuel used totransport food across the world.


3 I make my own laundrydetergent from Ivory soap,

washing soda and borax. It takesme less time to make 31/2 gallonsof detergent than it would take todrive to the store. I also stoppedusing fabric softener; I use vine-gar in the wash, and skip thedryer sheets.

— Dawn DisneyTucson, Ariz.

4 For gift-giving, our familyhas a rule: We purchase

items only from garage sales. Itkeeps down costs for us and helpsothers find a good home for theirused items. It’s fun to see whofinds the best gift or bargain.

— Stephanie ThompsonGig Harbor, Wash.

5 Our two girls bring hometons of paper from school. I

save the sheets that have printingonly on one side and use them forcrafts and for printing emails andrecipes.

— Jeanine MartinVoorhees, N.J.

6 We purchased a kilowatttester that shows how much

electricity is used by the differentplug-in devices around our home.This enabled us to see where wewere using the most energy —and where we could cut back.

— Julie FuerstenbergSammamish, Washington

7 This past summer, I pur-chased cups with lids and a

Brita water pitcher. Now, insteadof using bottled water from thestore, we just refill our cups withthe water from our pitcher.

— Robyn WilgisWindham, Conn.

8 I got my son, Raymond, abento lunch box from

Laptop Lunches. It has five con-tainers as well as a water bottle,fork and spoon, so it’s reallyhelped us cut down on waste. It’smade making lunches more fun,as I’ve become creative with the

foods I put in the containers. Wealso bought reusable sandwichbags called Happysacks. Theycome in different sizes and cutepatterns and are machine-wash-able.

— Heather VanMartenManahawkin, N.J.

9 During the summer, whenwe have the air conditioning

on, we minimize the use of ourstove and oven. We move ourtoaster oven and slow cooker tothe screened porch and use thoseinstead as much as possible. Lessheat in the kitchen means lessenergy needed to cool the house!

— Kary PhillipsMount Crawford, Va.

10 For my children’s “notrash” lunches, I made

reusable cloth napkins. For my12-year-old daughter, I made nap-kins from fabric printed withflipflops and soccer and volley-ball themes. My 4-year-old sonhas “Toy Story,” “Batman,”“Spider-Man,” and race car-themed napkins. We all use clothnapkins at home too.

— Karyl HokeRedwood City, Calif.

11 My kids and I pick oneor two days each week

when we don’t drive our car. Ifwe need to do errands, we walk.This reducesour carbonfootprint,supports ourlocal busi-nesses andgets us anextra doseof fresh air!

— Carolyn ThomasArvada, Colo.

12 We signed up for the freeNational Wildlife

Federation Backyard Habitat pro-gram ( http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife.aspx). This helped us change ourbackyard to make it more wel-coming for wildlife. Our yardnow has a butterfly garden and anowl house, and we have addednative plants that provide food forbutterflies and birds.


13 We keep empty pitchersin our kitchen and bath-

room and collect water from thefaucet or shower while we arewaiting for it to get hot. We usethis water for plants, pets, bird-baths and more.

— Sandi HornungGrayslake, Ill.

14 My girls, Kenzie andLaney, and I are avid

crafters. Instead of buying scrap-booking chipboard, we cut cerealboxes into shapes and cover themin patterned paper.

— Kimmie YoungLevittown, Penn.

15 Our kids are environmen-tally minded but had a

bad habit of using lots of papertowels. No matter how much Inagged, our family went throughalmost a roll a day. So I gave aroll to each person and told themit was a contest to see who couldmake their roll last the longest.

— Claire McLauchlinRochester, N.Y.

16 We have a row of rainbarrels hooked up to col-

lect rainwater from our roof gut-ters. We then use it to water ourgarden and flower beds.


17 We shop for kids’clothes, toys and books

at thrift stores, consignment shopsand on Craigslist.org. We’re notafraid of hand-me-downs; after aquick clean, they often look asgood as new and work just aswell!

— Caroline HuddersSeattle

18 We installed a laundryline. We live in the

Southwest, so we can line-dry ourclothes year-round. As a bonus,my older kids (ages 8 and 10) andtheir dad help hang and takedown the laundry. Less work forMom, everyone spends time out-side and we save on the electricbill!

— Lynn WilsonAlbuquerque, N.M.

19 Instead of buying fruitsand vegetables that have

been shipped across the country,we buy a share in a local CSA(Community SupportedAgriculture) farm. Its organic fruitand veggies taste great, so mykids eat more of them, and welove to visit the farm and seewhere our food comes from.

— Leslie HarrisGlenview, Ill.

20 We keep a second recy-cling can upstairs in the

bathroom. This makes it conven-ient for our family to recycle tis-sue boxes, magazines, toilet papertubes, packaging and shampoobottles instead of throwing theminto the trash.


21 I help organize a Put &Take in my church com-

munity. People donate householditems and clothes that they nolonger want, and others take whatthey need. Instead of used thingsbeing thrown away, they go topeople who need them. It benefitseveryone.

— Trisha LuongLas Vegas

22 Our electric water heateris the biggest energy

user in our home, so we putkitchen timers in each bathroom.This way, we can make sure ourfamily of five keepstheir showers five to10 minutes long. Wealso bought a timerfor our water heaterand set it to heat water for 4 hoursa day, rather than 24. We have yetto run out of hot water, and we’vereduced our electric bill by 30percent.


23 Last Christmas, my hus-band and I picked out

hooded animal towels for ourthree children. A local seamstressembroidered the kids’ names onthe backs. The towels were aninstant hit! The kids know to hangup their towels after using themso that they are dry and ready touse for the next bath. This hassignificantly cut down on theamount of laundry we do.

— Tracy KnudsenSpicer, Minn.

24 Styrofoam is not readilyrecyclable where we

live. We crush ours into smallpieces and use it asfilling in our beanbagchairs! We also usecrushed Styrofoam pieces aspacking material.

— Julie Fuerstenberg,Sammamish, Wash.

25 We live in Florida, andwe keep solar flashlights

among our hurricane prepared-ness supplies. We don’t ever haveto worry about replacing batteries.


F O L I O L I N E M c C l a t c h y - T r i b u n eF O L I O L I N E

EARTH DAY — GREEN TIPS FOR THE HOMEMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

BY ALICIA POTTERFamilyFun magazine

What can one family do to protect the envi-ronment? Plenty. We invited our readers to sharetheir top green tips for the home — simpleactions they’ve taken to reduce their impact onthe environment that other families could adopt.As you’ll see, we received great advice fromfolks all over the country, but we owe specialthanks to Julie Fuerstenberg ofSammamish, Wash., who appearssix times on our list. Her family of five hasmade numerous small changes in their everydayroutines to help keep the planet green.

As all of our “ecofamilies” show, small steps— taken together — can add up to big benefitsfor the Earth.

Readersshare 25 great greentips

Let ’s go

ILLUSTRATIONS

BY BOB DALY/

FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE

Water collectedfrom faucets orshowers whilewaiting forthem to heat upcan be used forpets, plantsand more.

LifestyleProspectus News Wednesday, April 24, 2013 www.prospectusnews.com

Jenna VolpeStudent Health 101

A recent Student Health 101 survey found that 75 percent of respondents try to incorporate at least one food into their diets just for the health benefits.

Some of the world’s most powerful foods are right at your fingertips. Nutritious, low-cost options can be found in your very own grocery store, kitchen cabinets, and spice rack!

1. LEGUMES Legume is the technical

name for dry beans, peas, and lentils. What’s so great about these little wonders? They are:

Loaded with fiber and high in protein.

Packed with essential nutrients, such as iron, potassium, and zinc.

Inexpensive, easy to find at any grocer, and simple to prepare.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, beans, peas, and lentils keep you fuller longer and can lower the risk of developing heart disease and type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes.

You can�t go wrong with whatever type of beans you prefer� such as lima, black, pinto, garbanzo, or soybeans. The USDA recommends eating a ½ cup serving of beans daily. Change it up with lentils (which come in many varieties) and peas, too.

Legumes are popular among vegans and vegetarians. But even if you’re a carnivore, you can enjoy these fantastic foods.

2. SWEET POTATOESThese root vegetables have

a similar texture to white potatoes, but pack a more powerful nutrition punch. They offer:

An abundance of beta-carotene (responsible for their orange color), which gets converted to Vitamin A in the body and has antioxidant properties.

Ample fiber, potassium, B vitamins, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and folate.

According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the antioxidants found in sweet potatoes help protect the body from damage caused by free radicals, atoms in the body that cause cellular damage, which can weaken healthy cells and increase the risk of some cancers.

In order to reap the health benefits of sweet potatoes, the USDA recommends consuming a minimum of

three servings per week of these or other orange vegetables. Sweet potatoes can be found in regular grocery stores and are extremely versatile. You can cook them in a microwave, bake them as oven fries, or even purée and add them to brownies for a secret nutritional kick.

3. QUINOAPronounced “keen-wah,”

this grain-like food is actually not a grain at all! The Whole Grains Council refers to it as a “pseudo-cereal,” which means that it is prepared and eaten like a grain and has similar nutritional properties.

There are more than 100 varieties of quinoa. You can find the white type in many grocers, and in health food stores you’ll also see red and black quinoa. You can also find quinoa-flake breakfast cereal and quinoa flour.

The Whole Grains Council explains, “Quinoa is related to beets, chard, and spinach, and the leaves can be eaten as well as the grains. It’s been designated a ‘super crop’ by the United Nations for its potential to feed hungry [people] of the world.”

So why is quinoa so great? It is:

High in fiber.

Full of protein, containing a whopping eight grams per cup.

Considered a “complete protein” by many nutritionists; it contains 19 out of 20 essential amino acids necessary for building cellular material.

Edwina Clark, a registered and licensed dietitian and nutritionist in Boston, Massachusetts, explains, “Quinoa is one of the few plant-derived proteins that is complete, making it an excellent protein choice for vegetarians and vegans.”

Quinoa is also rich in potassium, which can help control blood pressure.

Quinoa is prepared like rice

(one part grain to two parts water), though it cooks more quickly—an added benefit for busy students. You can prepare it on a stove, in the microwave, or in a rice cooker—a super-easy option. Quinoa has a mild, nutty flavor that makes it extremely versatile.

Clark suggests, “Use quinoa in place of rice, pasta, or couscous for a delicious and nutritious twist to your meal.”

4. ORANGESThis ubiquitous fruit can be

found just about everywhere, even convenience stores and gas station markets. Oranges have antioxidants

and are famous for containing immunity-boosting Vitamin C, which increases your body’s protection against illness and allows iron to be absorbed more easily.

Just one orange provides 100 percent of your recommended daily intake of Vitamin C. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend eating an orange or other Vitamin C-rich foods every day as part of a balanced diet.

5. WALNUTS AND OTHER TREE NUTS

Tree nuts are great to snack on or add to salads, pasta, and other dishes for some crunch and nutrition. This group of nuts includes:

AlmondsBrazil nutsCashewsHazelnutsMacadamiasPecansPine nutsPistachiosWalnutsAlthough you might be

thinking, “Nuts are high in fat and calories,” the fats in tree nuts are healthy omega-3 fatty acids—polyunsaturated essential fatty acids that help the body function properly. Omega-3 fatty acids can help reduce blood pressure and lower cholesterol. (And tree nuts themselves are cholesterol-free.)

Walnuts in particular are rich in antioxidants and Vitamin E. They contain a good balance of fiber, protein, and fat to stave off hunger. Tree nuts are great to munch on while studying.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends eating one ounce of tree nuts daily: about seven shelled walnuts (or 14 halves).

Tree nuts can be pricey, but a little goes a long way. You can find walnuts and slivered almonds in most salad bars and grocery stores. Try crushing them on top of yogurt or tossing them in trail mix for a healthy snack.

A note of caution: Allergies to tree nuts are relatively common. If you’re feeding a crowd, make sure everyone knows you’ve added them to your recipe.

Incorporating nutrient-dense foods into a balanced diet is a simple way to enhance your health and wellness. There are many other “wonder foods,” so be sure to use lots of variety!

Copyright 2013 Student Health 101

Best foods to power up your plate

Illustration by Theresa Schiffer/MCT

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Marcy Darnovsky and Karuna JaggarLos Angeles Times

Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so many of us are simply struggling to get by.

But the case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday challenging two patents is a different animal, with enormous implications for both our health and shared humanity. The patents in question are on two human genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, commonly referred to as the “breast cancer genes.”

We all have these genes in the cells of our bodies, but certain variants in some people significantly increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Learning whether you have these risk-elevating mutations can be important because it gives you the opportunity to consider

increased surveillance (such as cancer screenings and mammography) and even surgery to remove healthy organs.

The patents give one biotechnology company, Myriad Genetics Inc., sweeping control of the two genes. Myriad’s monopoly harms women’s health, impedes cancer research and raises important ethical questions about control over the human genome.

Myriad’s patents cover both the normal versions of the genes and all mutations and rearrangements within them. This monopoly has prevented other scientists and doctors from using the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in research, medicine, diagnosis and treatment.

With revenue from the patents approaching half a billion dollars a year, Myriad frequently restricts access to these genes. It sends cease-and-desist notices to prevent other researchers from working with them.

Myriad’s strict patent enforcement means its test is the only available one to

determine whether a woman has a genetic variant that increases her risk of cancer. Women cannot get a second opinion about the results, even when faced with a decision about removing healthy organs to reduce their cancer risk. And too many women cannot even have the test because it is too expensive.

Furthermore, since Myriad’s test focuses on the variants that have already been identified, some women, especially women of color, are more likely to get ambiguous results. They are told they have a genetic variant but that Myriad doesn’t know whether it increases their risk of cancer.

The lawsuit before the Supreme Court next week has united women’s health organizations, research groups, genetic counselors and breast cancer patients. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation, the lead plaintiffs, make a straightforward argument (full disclosure: Breast Cancer Action is also a plaintiff; Center for Genetics and Society has signed several briefs): U.S. case law and

patent statute plainly say that patents can be awarded only for human inventions.

Genes are not inventions but products of nature. You can’t patent the sun; you can’t patent a new species of insect you find in a forest; you can’t patent the speed of light. And you cannot patent human genes.

Beyond U.S. patent law lie broader questions: Should we treat human genes as private property to be exploited for profit rather than shared resources managed in the public interest? Should we allow corporate ownership to penetrate deeply into areas previously considered outside the commercial realm?

Several international organizations have taken up these questions, declaring the human genome part of the “commons” _ akin to the moon and the air we breathe. The Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights, ratified by the U.N. General Assembly in 1998, states that the human genome “is the heritage of humanity” and “in its natural state shall not give rise to financial gains.” In 1999, the Parliamentary

Assembly of the Council of Europe declared that “neither plant-, animal- nor human-derived genes, cells, tissue or organs can be considered as inventions, nor be subject to monopolies granted by patents.”

The World Medical Association, an umbrella for 84 national medical associations, states that “human genes must be seen as mankind’s common heritage.”

Despite these strong declarations and the robust legal precedent for limiting patent protection to inventions, much of the human genome has been patented in a rush to profit from the incredible amount of information our genetic makeup holds, often to the detriment of our health. We believe there has been a misapplication of patent law, as acknowledged by the U.S. solicitor general’s amicus brief on our behalf.

It was not always this way, and it need not stay this way. In 1955, Jonas Salk, who had invented the polio vaccine, was asked who owned the patent on

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What is wrong with the New York Post?

Thursday morning, the tabloid newspaper’s front page featured a huge photo of two young men with backbacks, with the giant headline: “Bag Men: Feds seek these two pictured at Boston Marathon.”

In the online story, the pair’s faces had big red circles around them. Yes, sort of like targets. Turns out, the young men had nothing to do with the blasts.

Thursday afternoon, the Post backpedaled: “Investigators have now cleared the two men whose pictures were circulated last night in an email among law enforcement officials, sources told The Post today. Authorities determined neither had any information or role in Monday’s attacks at the Boston Marathon.”

After an appropriate hail of criticism, Post Editor Col Allan, incredibly, defended his decision to smear two innocent men. And yes, that was a smear.

“We stand by our story,” Allan said in a statement sent to several news organizations. “The image was emailed to law enforcement agencies yesterday afternoon seeking information about these men, as our story reported. We did not identify them as suspects.”

True. The story didn’t identify the pair by name, and did not call them “suspects.” But by making a lame pun about their backpacks, the Post leaped past any kind of journalistic restraint and implied the men were suspects in the case. How could you read the photo and the giant headline any other way?

ABC News tracked down one of the young men, actually, a teenager, slimed by the Post:

“Salah Barhoun, 17, said he went to the police yesterday to clear his name after he found

himself tagged in pictures online. He had just gone to watch the race, he said, but soon after the explosions, he was singled out by Internet sleuths as looking suspicious. Federal authorities passed around images of Barhoun, attempting to learn more information about him, sources told ABC News.”

When the FBI did release photographs of two men it is seeking in connection with the attacks Thursday afternoon, they didn’t look anything like the two young men whose lives the Post tried to ruin.

News organizations have performed spectacularly this week, but it is their unfortunate lapses that will be remembered, and probably taught as cautionary tales.

On Wednesday, CNN, Fox News and the Associated Press erroneously reported that an arrest had been made in the case. Other outlets, including The Times, then reported what those other news outlets were saying. NBC and the New York Times did not report the faux arrest, nor did they report what others were saying.

But CNN had a double dose of egg on its face when veteran reporter John King said his sources told him that the arrestee was a “dark-skinned male.” King qualified the statement as much as possible, and cautioned not to leap to conclusions, but once he uttered the phrase, the damage was done.

Claims feed into stereotypes and affirm our worst prejudices. A Saudi Arabian kid running from the blast must be the suspect. A couple of swarthy backpack-toting kids watching the race must be the suspects. The New York Post promulgated both those stories.

This is how hysteria starts.---

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“I have to take 12 extra classes that I did not know I needed to take, just so that I can graduate on time,” Taylor explained.

Issues regarding academic advisory are not just a problem at the college. There are other community colleges around the country that are experiencing similar problems.

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Despite problems like Taylor’s, other students feel that Counseling and Advising Center has helped them organized their classes, and the center is taking great lengths to help students get what they need out of school.

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the vaccine. “The people,” he replied. “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”

A ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in this landmark case could effectively outlaw human gene patents. It would be a victory for all who put the public’s health and interests above efforts to privatize what all of us should share. And it would restore our genomic heritage, the very DNA in our bodies, to the rightful owners _ the people.

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On Sunday, Parkland College saw its eight sophomores play their second to last home game at the softball field sweeping a double header from John Wood 5-2 and 6-3. The wins pushed the record of this club to 27-9 overall and 14-4 in M-WAC play.

The Cobras were fueled in both games by pitching performances from sophomores Alison Kimble and Taylor Hull.

Kimble allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and those didn’t come until the seventh inning of the first game and didn’t reflect how dominantly she pitched. Game two was the Taylor Hull show as she limited the John Wood bats to just 3 runs late in the game.

“Ali threw a good game the first game and Tay came back and the last inning kind of bit her a little bit but we had a good enough lead already,” Head Coach Chuck Clutts said. “Our sophomores hit the ball well too.”

It was a team effort from the Cobras on Sunday. On a day when the sophomores were thinking about playing their last home games, they were also thinking about winning.

“They never said anything about it, they just wanted the wins,” Clutts stated.

For sophomore Tana Rentschler, getting two wins on a day like this one was important.

“It pretty much just mean’s a lot because nobody wants to go out with a loss,” she said.

Freshmen players came up big to help send the sophomores out on the right note.

Erin Hettinger contributed a two run triple and Alex Jacobs an RBI single to help fuel the offense in game one.

In game two, Raeshel Braden led the way with a homer and four RBIs in which the Cobras pounded out seven hits in a row in the third inning

to break it open. “It was really good that we got

two wins on sophomore day and they played really well, the sophomores did,” Clutts said.

However, wins and losses was not the story of the day on Sunday for the softball program as a whole.

Lauren Klein (Warrensburg-Latham), Tana Rentschler (Mattoon), Paige Roytek (Mattoon), Tabitha Davis (Sullivan), Raeshel Braden (St. Teresa), Taylor Hull (MacArthur), Kelsey Kniepmann (Greenville) and Ali Kimble (Cumberland) will play their last home game as a Cobra

Thursday against Lincoln Land.

Sophomore day was held Sunday despite the last home game not being until Thursday.

“We wanted to have it on a weekend so everybody could get here,” Clutts explained.

The festivities began 15 minutes prior to first pitch as the eight sophomores were introduced one by one and accompanied by parents to the third base line.

Once all players were introduced, pictures were taken of the group for parents and

family to have as keepsakes.In addition to those keepsakes, the

players each were given a gift bag of memorabilia from their time at Parkland from Rod Lovett and the athletic department.

The activities didn’t stop there. Once the games were complete, parents of the players provided a meal of fried chicken, macaroni salad, potato salad, chips and taco dip and cookies for dessert.

Players sat back and enjoyed great food while reminiscing about their careers at Parkland and talking about the season they’ve had so far.

Clutts instructed the sophomores to get up and say things they enjoyed about Parkland in front of everybody.

“Placing third at Nationals was awesome and all the new friends I’ve made,” Raeshel Braden announced in front of parents and friends listening to her favorite things about Parkland.

“I enjoyed meeting the new freshmen and helping them out as well as placing third at Nationals!” 2012 All-American Kelsey Kniepmann stated.

“All the new people I’ve met and just getting to play softball,” Taylor Hull said.

Tana Rentschler had something similar to say about her time at Parkland.

“The best part at Parkland was

probably the girls, these girls that I’ve played with,” she explained. “They are my family, they are my sisters and I’m with them all the time and it’s actually been really fun.”

Once each girl was given her opportunity to say her favorite thing about being a Cobra, it concluded the festivities of an event that Parkland would like to continue to do annually.

The feats accomplished by this group include 74 wins so far in their career and a team grade point average of 3.51 the previous spring which is the highest ever for a softball team at Parkland.

Each player also won individual recognition for all conference, all region or all-american status.

“This is a great group of young ladies,” Clutts said. “These girls had two priorities, academics and softball and they stuck to that. They’re very much pro-Parkland, they love Parkland College.”

He went on to add, “It makes a coach feel really good that he’s recruited the right type of people and that they also play damn good softball.”

The last home game of the year is Thursday at 2:00 p.m. against Lincoln Land at the softball field. Come cheer on these Cobras as they finish their careers and continue to move toward postseason play!

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As a full time student, it is difficult sometimes to manage all the work that comes with classes. Adding sports to that schedule makes that task even tougher.

Today some student-athletes are finding it difficult to manage a sport along with academics. As an athlete, they have priorities both on and off the field to balance.

For women’s basketball player Stephanie Barmes, the task is a difficult one to handle.

“Honestly, it’s quite difficult, but just making sure that when I get assignments, to do them first and make sure that my academics come before basketball,” Barmes commented.

Some student-athletes use their sports as an excuse to put off assignments, which results in bad grades. This responsibility to stay on track falls solely on the shoulders of the student. Athletes don’t have much time during their season to waste. They need to prioritize their free time for their studies.

A good athlete excels in whatever sport they play,

but also takes care of their business in the classroom.

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Charles Warren agrees that athletes need to take care of schoolwork before anything else.

“To be a student-athlete nowadays, you have got to be more of a student than just an athlete,” Warren said. “It used to be, athletics were more important than academics, but now, academics are way more important than athletics.”

“To be a student-athlete now, you definitely need to concentrate harder on your books than it would have been maybe 10 years ago. Being a student-athlete now, you are working on your academics strong as well as pushing yourself to the best that you can be athletically,” Warren continued.

Many student-athletes struggle with the skills to excel in the classroom and on the field because of time commitments. Coaches give time to study and talk to teachers, but the responsibility still falls on the athletes to jump to the occasion and do what it takes to get the job done.

For Parkland dancer Chloe Kerns it is more about

managing the time within in the day and dedicating each minute to academics before athletics.

“It’s a lot of time management, you really have to develop your time management skills, because in high school, you could put off your work until the night before,” Kerns said. “Here you’re trying to manage all of your practices and then your 12 credit hours or more, so you really have to develop your time management skills because without them, you will be pulling an all-nighter.”

Managing your time is also very important. There are only 24 hours in a day and with classes, sports and sleep, athletes need to fit studying for those classes somewhere in the mix.

Junior college athletes seem to have a much easier time receiving help, since junior colleges are much smaller than Division I universities and there are fewer students in each class.

At Parkland, with the help of many different sources and regularly checked e-mail and online classrooms, athletes find it much easier to talk to their instructors when issues occur.

This happens to be a major difference between universities and junior colleges. Certain universities may have libraries, but do not have dedicated centers like the Center for Academic Success where instructors specialized in their fields work and help students with their needs.

Parkland is a lucky college, in that they not only have a special center filled with intelligent individuals, but is a college that focuses on helping the students to achieve better grades in their academics and make school the priority for everyone.

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Shortly before Brian McGreevy pitched his dark novel “Hemlock Grove” to Hollywood as a potential television series, he began to wonder if TV might not be the right fit, after all.

McGreevy and writing partner Lee Shipman had just learned of a blockbuster deal that video-streaming platform Netflix struck to produce “House of Cards,” a polished political drama starring Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey. He was instantly intrigued.

“I took one look at Lee and said, ‘Well, there’s the future of this business,’” McGreevy recalled.

“Hemlock Grove,” which debuts Friday on Netflix, where all 13 episodes will be available for streaming, is part of a new wave of slick, sophisticated scripted original shows that - finally - are bringing more buzz and prestige to online video.

“It used to be that some kid on YouTube was your typical online star,” says Deana Myers, a senior programming analyst for media research firm SNL Kagan. “Now, you’ve got Kevin Spacey. That’s impressive.”

With backing from major Hollywood studios and creative involvement from such big names as Tom Hanks, Jack Black and Jerry Seinfeld, “netcasters” including Yahoo Screen, Amazon, AOL On Network, YouTube, Hulu and Crackle are invading territory once reserved for traditional

TV and giving rise to new rivalries.

“We’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time,” says Erin McPherson, head of original programming at Yahoo. “The stars have finally aligned. The hardware is there. The software is there. The interest is there. And the consumers are there.”

Still ahead: Soap opera fans eagerly await April 29 - the resurrection date for “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” which will begin airing new episodes via Hulu and iTunes. On May 26, Netflix will make another big splash when it unleashes new episodes of the beloved cult comedy “Arrested Development.”

“We’re starting to see people throwing more money into original online programming than they ever have, and it’s showing in the quality,” says Josh Cohen, a co-founder of Tubefilter.com, a site that covers online video.

It helps, of course, that more consumers are becoming comfortable with the idea of viewing video on devices other than their TV sets.

“I have a lot of friends who used to say that they would never watch shows or movies on a small computer screen,” says Larry Tanz, CEO of Vuguru, a production company founded by Michael Eisner for Web-exclusive programming. “Then the iPad came along, with its crystal-clear images, to stop that conversation ... Now people see the benefits and the convenience and the

quality.”When it comes to content

quality, Netflix, with “House of Cards,” is leading the way. Reportedly produced with a budget that topped $100million, the series - released in February - has the feel of an HBO-style drama. And it earned rave reviews from TV critics who typically have ignored online programs.

Tanz calls “House of Cards” a “game-changer” - one that could portend a battle between traditional television entities and online platforms for creative talent and America’s attention spans. Others are taking a wait-and-see approach. Netflix, after all, has yet to release viewer data for “Cards.”

“I feel like they would be bragging if the audience was huge,” Myers says. “(The viewing numbers) might be OK for them, but maybe they don’t want to be compared with ‘The Walking Dead.’”

Whatever the numbers are, there’s no denying that the creative community is more enamored with Internet-only options. Producers and writers are attracted by what Tanz calls “a move-faster mentality,” which hastens the time it takes to move from script to screen and avoids development gridlock.

“There’s also willingness by creative types to be flexible in making deals because everyone wants this to work,” McPherson says. “And it’s much closer to independent filmmaking. Artists tend to get

more creative control than at a network.”

McGreevy, who has worked as a scriptwriter for years, notices the difference.

“One thing I really like about

Netflix is that it’s a Silicon Valley company with a Silicon Valley ethos,” he says. “They’re so much more efficient and so less pretentious than the typical Hollywood studio. And

they get things done.”---

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