The Knockout Game
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My Silence Needs to be Heard: Comfort Women at the Kupferberg -p.11 “5 Pointz: The Institute of Volume XVI. No. 82 December 2013 Higher Burning” -p.15 Teacher Evaluation: Necessity or Burden? The Knockout Game By Coreena Owens If you have been keeping with the news, you have probably head about a violent trend called “The Knockout Game.” The Knockout Game is when a person punches another person, to the point where they pass out. This trend has gone back as far as the early 1990’s. The first reference to a knockout game occurred in 1992, when the Boston Globe reported on a case in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. Several young men fatally stabbed an MIT student after playing “Knockout.” These Knockout Games are becoming even more prevalent here in New York City. By Leticia Rodriguez in completing the forms? department, where they are carefully read.” The Knockout Game amplifies violent behavior. The authorities are not clear as to At the end of every academic semester, Vice President of Student Affairs, Every department chair receives them and why the perpetrators are really doing this. Queensborough Community College Karen Steele explained that the questions reads them before professors can review The attacks are random and bring no benefit students fill out professor evaluation forms. asked in teacher evaluation forms were them,. “Professors only get to review them to the perpetrator. What makes The Knockout These forms are distributed by the school in created by faculty themselves in order to once grades are in,” Vice President Steele Game different from other violent attacks is order to grasp a sense of how teachers are evaluate students’ instructors. The forms explained. that the perpetrators (predominately young performing in the classrooms. are used to determine whether to reappoint These surveys are intended to report black men) are just attacking people for The question is when students fill or promote faculty, or to help them get the honest opinion of students in correlation fun or out of boredom. Clint Van Zandt, a out these surveys, do they answer them tenure. (Tenure provides job security for to their professors. The evaluation forms former FBI profiler stated “It appears these accurately or do they try to get it over with teachers after completing a probationary are anonymous, thus granting the student are just random acts of violence…there’s as quickly as possible? If students were period.) When asked where evaluations body a sense of safety. A student can speak no robbery, there’s no rhyme or reason; informed that their responses on those forms go after the students fill them out, his/her mind without repercussions. it’s just simply youths making a decision surveys would have an impact on their Vice President Steele responded, “All professor, would that affect their attitudes evaluation forms go to the head of the continued on page 3 continued on page 5 Creditless Classes: Setback or a Motivator By Sanghoon Lee to five years to graduate from four-year courses to those who scored low on the enrolled in these classes is that Basic universities, but this generally happens SAT’s. Students who take Basic Education Education courses are not fulfilling this CUNY students who are not eligible only when students are full-time students. courses may not be able to take regular purpose . to take regular courses and fell into Basic By contrast, students who have to work to courses due to restrictions from the registrar. Twenty-two year-old Borough of Education courses spend more money and support themselves spend an average of five In order to take full regular courses, they Manhattan Community College student Jay more time to graduate than students who take to six years in school. usually must complete Basic Education Shin who has taken a few Basic Education regular courses. While state universities, and Mary Beth Marklein, in USA Today, courses and pass the ACT test for both math courses says, “I think I will be graduating private universities provide at least some reports that, “Nationally, four-year colleges and English. here maybe two years later [after having credits for the Basic Education students, graduated an average of just 53% of How does CUNY’s policy of Basic spent three semesters at BMCC already]. CUNY students earn no credit for these entering students within six years, and Education differ from other college I had to take a few classes to be qualified courses, though CUNY colleges still collect rates below 50%, 40% and even 30% are institutions? for the ACT exam, and that took almost the same amount of money for these courses distressingly easy to find,” according to a SUNY and a number of other private three semesters. I have a few friends in the as they do for regular classes. report by the American Enterprise Institute, universities actually provide some credits for state universities and private colleges, but Basic Education is a program for the a conservative think tank.” those classes categorized as Basic Education they said ESL or Basic Education courses students who did not qualify for the ACT Those students who are enrolled for courses in contrast to CUNY, although those actually are helpful [in earning credit] in exam. Students taking Basic Education Basic Education courses will very likely classes in other institutions only contribute their institution. I really do not understand courses must pay the same amount of tuition spend even more than five to six years to one credit per course. it.” as they do for regular classes, but not a single graduate. Basic Education exists to help Students who graduated from CUNY credit is obtained Basic Education courses provide students to enroll and contribute to better after having taken Basic Education courses Graduation is a challenging goal for English courses to ELL (English Language comprehension for their future regular continued on page 5 every college student. Some spend four Learners) students, as well as mathematic classes. But the opinion of some students 2 Queensborough Communiqué, December 2013 QCC News QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNIQUÉ Bed Bug University? 222-05 56th Ave. Bayside, NY 11364 By Nektarios Psoras a lot of attention and work, with no freezing to 122 degrees Fahrenheit” guarantee that the conflict will be According to a 2011 Bed Bugs “Sleep tight; don’t let the bed resolved. According to pest control in America survey taken by the Editors bugs bite” is a phrase commonly specialist Tony Bontrager, the NPMA “One out of five Americans Alexa Dayoan associated with childhood folklore. number of bed bug reported incidents has had a bed bug infestation in Emir Deljanin However, what was once a method has nearly doubled from early 2000’s there or knows someone who has to keep children in their beds is now to 2013 – “bad for people, good for encountered bed bugs at home or in Campus News a widespread problem across the business” Bontragers wittily points a hotel.” Emir Deljanin United States. Despite the innocent out. There are still matters that each sound of the term “bed bug,” the Bed bugs are defined as individual can take to ensure that public need not be blindsided by parasitic entities that depend on a they don’t invite a parasite to come The City ignorance. host to sustain life, which makes into their home. One measure is to Alexa Dayoan As distant as this conflict may large cities such as New York City not leave bags, personal belongings seem, it might be in your own a multicultural buffet so to speak for or any article of clothing on the floor Arts university. the opposition. Bed bugs are rapidly because that leaves the item exposed Alessandra Oppedisano It has been made apparent that increasing in numbers and becoming and the bed bug may attach itself there have been bed bug sitings progressively resistant to methods of to the item. Another precaution is Lifestyles on Queensborough Community control and extermination. changing out of your clothes and College’s campus and that the The goal of parasites are to putting them in the drier as soon as Lorissa Rosario student body may be at risk of thrive and spread which makes you enter your house. Do not bring contact with unwanted entities. communal spaces, such as movie your school bag or outside clothes Copy Editors Several Queensborough professors theaters, hotels, bars and universities into your room and place them Alexa Dayoan who wished to remain anonymous a high risk zone for taking home on your bed. These precautions Lorissa Rosario have reported exterminators more than what you bargained for. will lower your risk of a bed bug Emir Deljanin fumigating for bed bugs on campus. According to the Nation Pest infestation. Local Queensborough student Management Association (NPMA) Education is essential to obtain Gianna Digiralamo expresses fear “Bed bugs can lay one to five eggs a career so skipping out on school Typesetting and Design of what is to come “I don’t even in a day and more than 500 in a is not an option. Until individuals Jeannie Buxo want to come to school anymore; I’d lifetime.” Another factor that makes and the University work together to rather stay home than pay thousands these parasites so dangerous is their eliminate this conflict, sleep tight, Faculty Advisor of dollars for an extermination.” ability to adapt in various climates. and don’t let the bed bugs bite. Elizabeth Toohey The cost of bed bug “Bed bugs can withstand a wide extermination is steep and requires range of temperatures, from nearly High Life: How Millennials View Recreational Marijuana & Legalization By Alena Khaimchayeva and Farah Lewis debate.