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Parkland College Prospectus 2016 The rP ospectus 3-8-2016 Prospectus, March 9, 2016 Parkland College Follow this and additional works at: https://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_2016 Part of the Journalism Studies Commons, and the Mass Communication Commons Recommended Citation Parkland College, "Prospectus, March 9, 2016" (2016). Prospectus 2016. 12. https://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_2016/12 Open access to this Book is brought to you by Parkland College's institutional repository, SPARK: Scholarship at Parkland. For more information, please contact [email protected]. thePROSPECTUS News | Opinions | Sports | Entertainment | Racial Taboo Great Wall of Trump Basketball Unoffi cial A discussion on CAN THEY DO COBRAS See photos from racism follows the THAT? Great Wall of MOVE TO Unoffi cial St. Patrick’s screening of “Racial Trump faces great NATIONALS! Day at the U of I. Taboo” at Parkland. hurdles. Page 2 Page 4 Page 7 Page 8 International students celebrated through cultures fair Photos courtesy of the Humanities Department | Parkland College Amber Landis and Sue Kuykendall, who both teach English as a second language at Parkland, are hosting a cultures fair on Thursday, March 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the main stage of the Parkland Student Union Cafe. These photos highlight some of the many activities that will be featured during the event. Peter Floess be admitted, and has an “excellent” Staff Writer English as a second language program. He also says most international Parkland boasts the highest number students seem to fi nd the support of international students in Illinois, system for international students at a fact celebrated through events the college supportive, and most seem highlighting the diversity of Parkland to enjoy their time at Parkland. students. The most common countries of International Admissions Advisor origin of a Parkland international Christopher Jackson says that student are China, the Democratic Parkland College has the largest Republic of the Congo, India, and international student population of a South Korea. community college in Illinois with 320 An example of student who followed students, of which 200 are full-time this path to Parkland is Huizi Hu from students. a small town in southern China. She Parkland community, she has been of China. Jackson says the reasons for such could not afford to go to a four-year impressed by how much the college Parkland College is also part of the for a large international student body college. One of her friends went to has to offer to her and helpful the process of normalizing of relations are Parkland is seen to be a pathway the University of Illinois and told her staff is at Parkland. She feels that between the United States and Iran. to the University of Illinois, has no about Parkland as way to get to there. Parkland is an institution that more English language requirements to Since Hu has become part of people should know about in her area SEE FAIR PAGE 5 Sponsored by Fact or Fiction This symbol is used to represent a sarcastic phrase, sentence or message. westgateapts.com Answer on page 5 Newsroom | (217) 351-2216 | [email protected] • Publications Manager | Kelly Youngblood | (217) 351-2216 | [email protected] • Advisor | Chaya Sandler | (217) 353-2627 | [email protected] • Production Supervisor | Billi Jo Hart | (217) 351-2216 | [email protected] • Advertising | Linda Tichenor | (217) 351-2200 | [email protected] Page 2 | Wednesday, March 9, 2016 thePROSPECTUS | www.prospectusnews.com NEWS LET’S TALK: Racism A public discussion at Parkland event Photo by Zonghui Li | The Prospectus A discussion following the screening of “Racial Taboo” takes place in Parkland’s Student Union Cafe on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Scott Barnes how many people were still aspect of it,” Price said. backgrounds,” Tanner- According to Jones, the fi lm Staff Writer uncomfortable with just “We’re taught, in high school, Harold said. was produced with the intent talking to somebody who is a certain part of history. Those who were of being presented in such Discussions regarding not the same color as them.” We’re not taught the real responsible for putting the a setting. The producers racism followed the screening Ramme said that she would history that happened. Some event together considered of the fi lm require that a the evening to be a success. of “Racial Taboo” in the like to see more events like of the stuff that they showed public discussion take place Parkland Student Union, with this take place on Parkland’s in the video I had absolutely Parkland Honors Program following a screening; a the fi lm being intended to campus in the future. no idea had happened.” Director Marsh Jones played stipulation that Parkland had bring about discourse on the “I thought that this was a Associate professor, a signifi cant role in bringing matter. really eye opening movie to counselor, and director of the fi lm to Champaign and to adhere to in order to have Following the screening, see, and even the discussion— the Black Student Success was satisfi ed with the turnout the opportunity to show the audience members gathered it really pushed you outside of Project Donna Tanner-Harold and the outcome. movie on campus. around tables to openly your comfort zone, I think,” is one of the individuals “I think that the ‘Racial There will be additional discuss the fi lm and share Ramme said. “I got to talk behind planning the event. Taboo’ event went very discussions taking place at their viewpoint on the issue. with people who were from a She expressed her pleasure well,” Jones said. “I was Parkland in the coming days. Representatives from each community with maybe three in the fact students took the happily pleased with the There is an event scheduled group then stood in front of black people and then people time to attend the event and comments from the groups at noon on Tuesday, March the audience and presented from a school that had at least explained the importance of as they reported back. I think 15, and another on Thursday, young people being involved there was some interesting what was shared in their 50 percent diversity.” April 7, at 6 p.m. respective groups. Another student who in the discussions. comments made.” Both events will take place One such student was Anna attended the event was “It is good to see so many Jones believes the event in room U140 and be open Ramme. She said she learned elementary education major students come out because I achieved its intended goal. a lot from the movie and the Ashley Price. She explained think the greatest change is “I think a lot of people to the public. Even students discussion. that the event provided a going to come from people were made more aware of who did not attend the fi lm “I learned that racism unique learning experience. who are young and want to the issue,” Jones said. “…[I]t screening are encouraged is still very well an issue,” “It taught me to think strengthen relationships helped get the dialogue going to show up and join the Ramme said. “I didn’t realize differently about the history with people from other at Parkland.” conversation. Page 3 | Wednesday, March 9, 2016 thePROSPECTUS | www.prospectusnews.com LIFESTYLE Studies: Beyond scales, fitness and body fat key for health Photo by M. Spencer Green | AP Photo In this Jan. 20, 2010, file photo, a waist is measured during an obesity prevention study at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The bathroom scale may show a good number but how much of that weight is fat, not muscle? New studies are adding to the evidence that the scale doesn’t always tell the whole story when it comes to weight-related health risks. Lauran Neergaard and premature death. later in life might be good New York checked records HOW TO TELL AP Medical Writer Generally, a BMI of 25 and for survival. He tracked of about 1.5 million Swedish Most people won’t benefit above indicates overweight, 50,000 middle-aged and men who at age 18 received from a DXA scan for fat, WASHINGTON (AP) — while 30 and above indicates older Canadians, mostly medical exams for mandatory stressed Dympna Gallagher, The bathroom scale may obesity. Someone who is 5 women, who’d undergone military service, and tracked who directs the human body show a good number but feet, 9 inches would hit that screening for bone-thinning how many developed diabetes composition laboratory at how much of that weight is obesity threshold at 203 osteoporosis. Those many years later. Columbia University Medical fat, not muscle? New studies pounds. screening X-rays — known Low muscle strength and Center and thinks those tests are adding to the evidence BUT IT’S NOT A PERFECT as DXA for dual-energy low aerobic fitness each were are more for research than that the scale doesn’t always MEASURE X-ray absorptiometry — associated with an increased real life. tell the whole story when Some people have a high measure bone and also allow diabetes risk — regardless Other methods for it comes to weight-related BMI because they’re more an estimation of fat. of whether the men were determining body health risks. muscular. More common are A higher percent of body normal weight or overweight. composition range from Keeping body fat low is people who harbor too little fat, independent of the Scoring low on both added to measuring skinfold thickness more important for healthy muscle and too much body person’s BMI, was linked the risk. to “bioimpedance” scales that aging than a low overall fat even if their BMI is in the to reduced survival, Leslie WHAT DO THE FINDINGS use a tiny electrical current, weight, researchers reported normal range.