March 5, 2012

Vol 43 No 10The Student-Run Newspaper of Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL 60150

Latinos Unidos makes a difference By Jessica CrawfordStaff Writer

Every drop counts for Heartland Blood CenterBy Valentina AndrianopoulosStaff Writer

The Latinos Unidos at Kishwaukee College is hosting a school supply drive event during the month of March and the club is trying to get students to participate in the event. TheLatinosUnidosclubatKishwaukeeCollegefulfillstheirgoalsbyhelpingouttheLatinoandHispaniccommunity.Theclub,whichconsistsofLatinas,LatinosandpeoplewhoarejustinterestedintheHispanicandLatinocommunity,cometogethertoserveasasupportsystemfortheHispanicandLatinocommunity.TheclubshowssupportbyplanningandputtingonculturaleventsatKish,promotingawarenessoftheLatinoandHispaniccul-ture on campus and making sure that the club is involved with activities as much as possible. OneexampleofaLatinosUnidoseventisTheWalkingTaco.StudentsmayhaveseenmembersoftheclubsellingtacostoraisemoneyforHis-panicHeritageMonth.Theclub’snexteventthattheywillbehostingistheschoolsupplydriveatKishwaukeeCollege.

The school supply drive that Latinos Unidos is hosting will be showing their support for the Family LiteracyProgramatKishwaukeeCollege.AccordingtotheirWebpage,theFamilyLiteracyProgramis a program that “offers on-site childcare with educational activities for children whose parents are at-tendingAdultBasicEducation,GEDpreparationclassesorESLclasses.” The club will be in charge of the event that will be going on throughout the whole month of March. The school supply drive will be hosted at Kishwaukee College and students can drop off any dona-tionsinanumberofplacesaroundcampus.Therewillbestationstodropoffanydonations,inboxes,intheSGAoffice,theFinancialAidOfficeandintheLibrary. Therearemanywaysthatstudentscanparticipateintheevent,anditisveryeasytogetinvolvedaswell.Studentsaresuggestedandencouragedtobuyglue,paperandothercraftsuppliesthatcanbe donated. If anyone is interested in learning more about the school supply drive that supports the Family Lit-eracyProgramatKishwaukeeCollege,orLatinosUnidos,theycancontacteitherthepresidentoftheclub,JocelynAguilar,ortheadvisoroftheclub,Anne-MarieEggleston. Again,itissoeasyforstudentstogetinvolved.Schoolsuppliesdonotcostmuchatallandcanbepurchasedatalotofplaces.IfyouhavesomeextracashonyouwhileyouareatKish,thenstopintothebookstoreandbuysomeglue,paperoranyotherschoolsuppliesthatcanbedonated.Itwillhelpand make a difference.

OnFebruary21,HeartlandBloodCentervisitedKishwaukeeCollege,hostingablooddriveforanyonewhowasinterested.TheblooddrivewaslocatedintheB-100wingjustpastthecafeteria.Accordingtothestaffthathelpedoutforthedrive,about30peoplesigneduptohelpdonateblood. “Peoplereallyneedthisblood,becausethereisreallynowaytomakesyntheticblood,”explainsKathySeury,amemberoftheHeartlandBloodCenter that partook in the Kishwaukee blood drive. WylieFince,anothermemberoftheHeartlandBloodCenter,adds,“Thisbloodsaveslivesandthat’swhyit’ssoimportant.” HeartlandBloodCenterhadtwomoreblooddrivesthatdayinDekalbatEmanuelLutheranandNeptuneHall. “Theblooddriveswerebusieryearsago,”continuesKathy,“buttherearealsomoreofthemgoingoninthisdayandage.Sopeoplehavevariousplacestochoosefromandtheyaredispersedaroundtheareamorethoroughly.” TheHeartlandBloodCenterislocatedat2428SycamoreRoadinDekalb.Itisanon-profitorganizationthatworkstowardcollectingmorethan172,000unitsofbloodannually.Wheneverbloodisdonated,100percentofthatbloodgoesstraighttothecommunities.Theyhaveatotalof17donorcentersfromwhichtheyservetheneedsof38hospitalsin12countiesand2states. AccordingtoJamieLauerofHeartlandBloodCenter“Therewereonly11unitshereatKiswaukeeCollegeofthe31thatweresupposedtoshow.Thisisanunusuallylownumber.” ThestudentsdidreceiveaBlackHistoryMontht-shirtandapairofflip-flopsfortheirdonations. “WedousuallyhaveblooddrivesatKishwaukeeatleasttwiceayear.OneinFebruaryandoneinOctober,”continuesJamie.“ButwearealsogoingtotrytoholdoneoverthesummeragainsometimeinJuly.” HeartlandBloodCenteristhefullsuppliertoKishwaukeeHospitalinDekalb.KishwaukeeHospitalisoneofthemanyhospitalstheyprovidefor.Theyneedatleast550unitsperdaytosupplyforall38hospitals. Heartlandjoinswithschools,churches,businessesandcommunitygroupstodonatesevendaysaweek.Theyareopenfrom8a.m.-3:30p.m.Mondays,11:30a.m.-7p.m.Tuesdays-Thursdays,and7a.m.-2:30p.m.FridaysandSaturdays.Alloftheircentersareavailableforwalk-indonationsandvolunteer help.

A few members of Latinos Unidos help out at a walk for diabetes.Photo provided by Anne-Marie Eggleston.

Above and at left: Heartland Blook Center visited Kish February 21. The Center provides much-needed blood to 38 hospitals in 2 states.Photos by Valentina Andrianopoulos

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Editorial/Opinion2 KALEIDOSCOPE MARCH 5, 2012

Marissa’s Musings: Siblings show support

By Marissa SkonieEditor-In-Chief

By Grace MartinManaging Editor

Igrewupinabigfamily.WheneverItrytoexplainmyfamilydynamictoanyone,allIgetisatiltoftheheadwith thatsameconfused lookon their faces. Imean, it’snot thathard tocomprehend: Ihaveadad,mom,stepdad,stepmom,sister,half-brother,half-sister,stepbrotherandtwostepsisters.However,I thinkpeopleactuallystarttogetconfusedwhenItrytoexplainhoweveryonerelatestooneanotherandhowwecametobethisonebigfamily.That’swhyIusuallyjustexplainallmysiblingsasjustmybrothersandsistersinsteadofhalf-andstep-siblings,becausetomethat’swhattheyare. MylittlesisterMicaylahasbeenthroughitallwithme.Micaylaismyrock,myconstant.Whenmyparentsgotadivorceandmovedintotwodifferentplaces,westayedtogethernomatterwhat.Upuntilmyjunioryearinhighschool,wehadneverspentmorethanaweekendapartfromeachother.Irememberbeingsoupsetwhensheleftforsummer camp in Wisconsin for an entire month. Thenatthebeginningoflastfallsemester,Ifinallymovedintomyownapartment.Itwasabigchangetogo

fromseeingsomeonealmosteverydayofyourlifetobelivinginaseparatetown,knowingoneofyoudoesn’thaveacarand both of your schedules are super hectic. But,we’vemadeitwork.Inowgohavedinneratmymom’shouseeveryTuesdaysothatIgettoseeeveryone.I

also stop by and visit whenever I have time in between classes or after class. Micayla is still the person I go running to when I need a hug or some advice orevenforsomeonetotellmeI’mactingstupid.IknowIcanalwayscountonherjustlikeIalwayshave.Surewebickerlikeanyothersisters,butIknowthatwhenitcomesdowntoit,shehasmyback. Kougars,whoisyourrock,yourconstant?HasanyoneimpactedyourlifethewayMicaylaimpactedmine?Letmeknowbyemailingmeat kscope@kishwaukeecollege.edu.

So I’ve Been Thinking: The inefficiencies of government

About a month ago I gotaspeedingticket.Yeah,I know, not exactly a goodthing. What made it even worse was the cop who pulled me over wasn’t ex-

actlyaniceguy.Not that Iexpected him to be my best buddy,butIthoughtthathewould at least respectfully wait for me to dig through my glove compartment and findmyinsurancecardandregistration. Instead, hewas really gruff and de-manding, and acted like Iwas taking up entirely too much of his precious time by being rude and uncoop-erative, when really, I wasthe complete opposite. I knew I had been speeding and having been caught, Iwas ready to pay the con-sequences. Consequences in this case amounting to $120.

Once I got the mon-ey together I made the trip over to the Circuit Clerk to paymy fine and things gotinteresting. I finally foundtheoffice,wentupthecoun-ter and tried to pay. And ap-parently they don’t acceptcheck, which was anotherproblem. I made my way to the ATM to withdraw the money, and then back up-stairs to pay. Story over,right?Wrong. As the lady behind the counter went to get my receiptshecried, “OhNo!”.This, of course, is never agood sign, especially whenyou are already nervous and late for school. Instead

ofexplaining,shejuststoodthere behind the counter with a panicked look on her face. After standing there staring at her computer and repeatedly saying, “OhShoot”, for about ten min-utes she left me to go an-swer the phone. Another ten minutesorsoonthephone,many awkward looks from the other girl in the office,and myself becoming more and more nervous and agi-tated,shefinallygotoff thephone and got the other lady to come help her. I thought maybe this meant that the problemwouldbefixedandI could then be on my way.

Instead,all Iendedupwithwas two panicked women who didn’t know what hadhappened instead of one. Finally after more freaking out the first ladyhanded me my receipt and told me I could be on my way. As I folded the receipt and stuck in my expanding filethatkeepsmypurseor-ganized I justhave towon-der.IsthisthelastI’veheardabout this speeding ticket?Or will it come to haunt me againinthecomingmonths?I think the moral of this sto-ry, aswell as the onlywayto prevent any future prob-lems,istoalwayskeepyourreceipts.

Afewweeksago,itwasmyboyfriendMarc’s21st birthday. We had made a reservation at a nice restaurantinRockford,andI was determined to get there. Iwasdrivingand,ofcourse,outofnowherethere was a huge snow-storm that night. I was really nervous aboutdrivingbut,naturally,I wanted my boyfriend to have a good time so I casu-ally blew it off. “I want to driveyouthere,”Itoldhim. The roads were terrible.Icouldn’tevenseethe road because of all the

snow. We were already running

late,andIdidn’twantthemto give away the reservation so I pushed my car a little faster. Apparently it was a little too fast. My car hit the side of the road and the warning bumps began to sound. The last thing I rememberisMarc’svoiceasheyelled“Valstop!”Therest was a confusion of swirling snow and icy road. ThenextthingIknew,wewere in a ditch on the side of the road. Myfirstthoughtwasthat I had killed someone. In the chaos of the acci-

dent,mypursehadflownacrossmylap,andIwasconvinced it was some-body’shead,arm,orothervital body part. A deep feel-ing of dread came over me untilIfinallyheardMarc’svoice asking if I was alright as my friend in the back moaned in pain. Apparently our car had spun around and hit the ditchsideways,flippingourcarontothedriver’ssideuntil it hit the bottom of the ditch,whichricochetedusback onto all four wheels. Needlesstosay,I had a panic attack. My doorwasn’topening,andIwanted out of that car. I had

justboughtthecartwodaysbefore.Isn’tthatjustmyluck? When the cops showedup,theysaidthatwe were all lucky to be alive.Therealizationofhowmuch luck we actually had started to sink in later that night. I felt stupid for worry-ing so much about my car when my best friend and boyfriend could have died. I think that day was morethanjustanaccidentto us all. It was a wake-up call.Perhapsitwasa“don’tmake decisions that could be potentially dangerous to yourfriends”warning.Butit showed us how vulner-

able we all are and it made us value one another to the fullestextent.It’sscarytothink that if anything had gonedifferently,oneofmyfriends could be gone be-cause of me. Somaybeitwasn’tthe best birthday in the world,buteveryoneendedupbeingalrightandthat’swhat really matters. I am now learning to live in the moment and really cher-ishthepeopleinmylife,because you never know what can happen as each moment passes. At least I knowonethingforsure,myboyfriend had a 21st birth-day he will never forget.

Life lessons come crashing down on 21st birthdayBy Valentina AndrianopoulosStaff Writer

MARCH 5, 20123 KALEIDOSCOPE Features/Campus Life

OnMarch7startingatNoonintheJenkinsAuditoriumtheStudentGovernmentAssociationwillbehostingacomedyshowcalledAShotofRealityfromBass-SchulerEntertainment(thesamegroupthatbrought the show Sex Signals to Kishwaukee College) and Mission Improvable Productions. AccordingtoAShotofReality’swebsitetheshowcombines,“improvcomedy,audienceparticipa-tion,andeducation”.Theshowfocusesonalcoholuseincolleges,presentingspecializedfactsaboutlocalpoliciesandstatisticsforeachcollegetheypresentat.AShotofReality’swebsitesays,“ThisshowtacklesthetopicsofAlcoholism,BingeDrinking,SocialMistakes,Assault,HeathRisks,DrunkDrivingandmore.ThegoalofAShotofRealityistotalktostudentsastheirfriendsinsteadofpreachingatthemastheirparents.” SGAchosethisshowtopromotetheir“Soberfest”usuallyheldbeforespringbreak.“Weusuallytrytopromotenotdrinking,oratleastdrinkingsafely,beforespringbreaksinceitissuchacommontimeforstudentstousealcohol”,saysAllisonVonEnde,CoordinatorofStudentActivities.“Weusuallyhandoutmocktailsorsomethinglikethat,butwethoughtthatthiswouldbemoreeffectiveandeducationalaswellas entertaining. We have really made a point this year to keep all of our presentations educational as well asentertaining”.

SGA to present A Shot of RealityBy Grace MartinManaging Editor

Kishwaukee celebrates Black History Month

Soul Food Cafe photos provided by Ashley Burrell.Somethings Goin’ Down photos by Grace Martin.

KOUGAR KORNERMARCH 5,20124 KALEIDOSCOPE Sports/Campus Life

The Kishwaukee Kougars Baseball and Softball teams prepare for their 2012 season at Kish.ThebaseballteamwillbelookingforwardtokickingoffthenewseasoninwarmweatheronMarch8.TheteamwillbeplayinginAuburndale,FLagainstCenturyCollege(MN)atabrutal8A.M.starttime. ThebaseballteamislookingforwardtoplayinginthebeautifulFloridaweatherfromMarch8throughMarch14.WhileinFloridatheteamwillbeplayinginAuburndale,Winterhaven,St.PetersburgandatDisneyWorldinOrlando. Thebaseballteam’srosterhasaprettyevenamountofFreshmanandSophomoreonthe2012team.TheKougarswillhave13newbaseballplayers added to the team and will have 11 Sophomore or returning players on the team.TheLadyKougar’sSoftballteamisalsolookingforwardtoanewseasonatKishwaukeeCollegeafterfinishinglastseasonwitha28-20re-cord(28winsand20losses)andhavealottolookforwardto. “Thepre-seasonNJCAAPollhasKishwaukeeCollegeranked11thinthecountry.”saysheadsoftballcoachBillBecker. TheLadyKougarsbegintheirseasonasadoubleheaderonMarch3againstAncillaCollege(IN)atKishwaukeeCollegewiththefirstgamestartingat1P.M.andthesecondgamestartingat3P.M. The team will also be making their trip to the warm weather and playing softball in Florida from March 11 through March 15. While in Flori-da,thegirlswillbeplayinginCocoaBeachandPalmBeachState.TheLadyKougarssoftballteam,whichhasarostermuchsmallerthanthebaseballteam’s,hasonly7Freshmenand6Sophomores.TheKougarsSoftballteamkicksofftheirfirstregularseasongamesasadoubleheaderopenerathomeagainstTritonCollegewiththefirstgameat12P.M.andthesecondgamebeingat2P.M.TheKougarsBaseballteam’sfirstgamebackinIllinoisisMarch18awayagainstKankakeeCommunity College at noon.

Baseball and softball teams begin new seasons at Kishwaukee CollegeBy Jessica CrawfordStaff Writer

Thursday, March 8 Century (MN) Auburndale, FL 10:00 A.M.Thursday, March 8 ASA Brooklyn Auburndale, FL 3:30 P.M.Friday, March 9 Chesapeake (MD) Winterhaven, FL 9:00 A.M.Friday, March 9 Chesapeake (MD) Winterhaven, FL 12:00 P.M.Tuesday, March 13 Rochester (MN) St. Peterburg, FL 11:00 A.M.Tuesday, March 13 Montgomery St. Petersburg, FL 4:00 P.M.Wednesday, March 14 Gloucester CC (NJ) Orlando, FL 10:30 A.M.Wednesday, March 14 Mott CC (MI) Orlando, FL 1:30 P.M.Sunday, March 18 Kankakee Kankakee, IL 12:00 P.M.Tuesday, March 10 Waubonsee Sugar Grove, IL 3:00 P.M.Thursday, March 22 South Suburban South Holland, IL 3:00 P.M.Saturday, March 24 Rock Valley Rockford, IL 12:00 P.M.Monday, March 26 Waubonsee Kishwaukee 3:00 P.M.Friday, March 30 Triton River Grove, IL 3:00 P.M.Saturday, March 31 Illinois Valley Kishwaukee 12:00 P.M.

Date Opponent Location Time

Kougars Baseball Schedule

March 2012LadyKougars Softball ScheduleMarch 2012

Saturday, March 3 Ancilla (IN) Kishwaukee 1:00 P.M.Saturday, March 3 Ancilla (IN) Kishwaukee 3:00 P.M.Sunday, March 11 Heartland Cocoa Beach, FL 11:00 A.M.Sunday, March 11 Chesapeake (MD) Cocoa Beach, FL 1:00 P.M.Monday, March 12 Palm Beach State Palm Beach State 3:00 P.M.Monday, March 12 Palm Beach State Palm Beach State 5:00 P.M.Wednesday, March 14 Heartland Cocoa Beach, FL 9:00 A.M.Wednesday, March 14 CC of Morris (NJ) Cocoa Beach, FL 1:00 P.M.Thursday, March 15 Lakeland (OH) Cocoa Beach, FL 11:00 A.M.Thursday, March 15 Lakeland (OH) Cocoa Beach, FL 1:00 P.M.Sunday, March 18 Triton Kishwaukee 12:00 P.M.Sunday, March 18 Triton Kishwaukee 2:00 P.M.Tuesday, March 20 Lake County Kishwaukee 3:00 P.M.Tuesday, March 20 Lake County Kishwaukee 5:00 P.M.Thursday, March 22 Elgin Elgin, IL 3:00 P.M.Thursday, March 22 Elgin Elgin, IL 5:00 P.M.Saturday, March 24 Kankakee Kishwaukee 12:00 P.M.Saturday, March 24 Kankakee Kishwaukee 2:00 P.M.Sunday, March 25 Moraine Valley Palos Hills, IL 12:00 P.M.Sunday, March 25 Moraine Valley Palos Hills, IL 2:00 P.M.Tuesday, March 27 Black Hawk Moline, IL 3:00 P.M.Tuesday, March 27 Black Hawk Moline, IL 5:00 P.M.Thursday, March 29 Carl Sandburg Galesburg, IL 3:00 P.M.Thursday, March 29 Carl Sandburg Galesburg, IL 5:00 P.M.Saturday, March 31 Muscatine (IA) Muscatine, IA 1:00 P.M.Saturday, March 31 Muscatine (IA) Muscatine, IA 3:00 P.M.

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