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Matthew .D Moss

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Open access to this Animation is brought to you by Parkland College's institutional repository, SPARK: Scholarship at Parkland. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Parkland College, Zach Trueblood, Matthew D. Moss, Peter Floess, Jacob Kenter, and Bill Kirby WEDNESDAY September 16, 2015 thePROSPECTUS Volume 9, Number 4 News | Lifestyle | Opinions | Sports | Entertainment | Wildﬁ re Humans of Parkland Book Review Baseball Ellnora

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Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 7 Page 8 Many perks to surg tech profession Zach Trueblood is very challenging. The Staff Writer concepts we’re teaching are some things that most people Parkland’s Surgical don’t think about in their Technology program has a everyday life. So it’s always 100 percent employment a really good feeling when placement rate for those you see them get it and have students that actually seek them understand what you’re employment. In fact, the teaching,” Masters said. amount of jobs has often Carolyn Ragsdale is outnumbered the amount of the Surgical Technology students graduating from the Program Director. She’s program. also a Certifi ed Surgical Job security is just one of Technologist and fulltime the numerous perks to the faculty at Parkland. She’s profession. been teaching at Parkland “I like the fast paced, since 1989 and in the director never know what’s going on, position since 2010. change-up,” said second year Ragsdale teaches a full surgical technology student course load, oversees Brittany Dahlman. contractual obligations with Surgical technologists play the hospitals they work with, a pivotal role in the surgery makes sure students are process. The assistance compliant with the rigorous of a surgical technologist screening process, and is is needed to aid surgeons in charge of the outside and maintain the general accreditation. cleanliness of the operating Ragsdale started at Illinois room. State in the nursing program. Dahlman put it bluntly- She wasn’t crazy about it and surgical technologists are shifted to surgical technology the “sterile freaks” of the as she loved the idea of always operating room. They are not thinking on your feet. there only to hand vital medical According to Ragsdale, instruments to doctors. They the job is never redundant. are there to make sure the It changes with every environment and the surgery single patient and it can be are completely sterile which challenging for students but Photo courtesy of Surgical Technology | Parkland College in turn keeps patients safe is ultimately the reason that Students in the Surgical Technology program assist in a practice surgery during class. from infections. many are drawn to the fi eld. This program received the annual Merit Award from the National Board of Surgical Becky Masters, who “When they graduate Technology and Surgical Assisting in 2013-14 for its 100 percent graduate pass rate. is a Certifi ed Surgicalfrom the program, they Technologist and a full-time are prepared to go into any is a second year surgical but it was in an uncontrolled injuries via the response faculty member who teaches operating room in the United technology student alongside environment. I wanted to be role. Now he wants to be in surgical technology classes, States. They are ready to be Dahlman. They both able to see all the grossness the action and assisting with obtained her certifi cation employed. Some choose to remarked on their enjoyment altogether in a more surgeries. at Parkland. She noted the continue their education but of the more gruesome aspects controlled environment,” Dahlman had somewhat rewarding challenges of the they don’t have to,” Ragsdale of the career. Christopher said. of a medical background as program and the profession. said. “The job I had before this I Christopher is a former “Surgical technology Charles Christopher could see some gross aspects fi refi ghter and had seen many SEE TECH PAGE 5

Speech and Debate Team oﬀ ers beneﬁ cial skills

Matt hew Moss use in every aspect of her life. Staff Writer With her major, she is looking to become a criminal defense attorney. Parkland’s Speech and Debate She believes that the skills she learns Team seeks to improve students’ from speech and debate, including the critical thinking and speaking skills, acting skills, will help her in the legal which can help them both inside and arena. outside of the classroom. Team membership comes with the Brian Cafarelli, one of the team’s perk of a scholarship, which pays for two coaches and a communications all of the next year’s class expenses instructor at Parkland, says making except textbooks. the team the best that he can is his The team competes at various goal. tournaments throughout the country. “Our business is trying to The team has travelled to national make perfection,” Cafarelli said. competitions in Oregon, North “Improvement is a process of losses. Carolina, and Pennsylvania, among We try to bank those losses and others. improve on them.” The team placed second at last year’s Cafarelli believes the speech and national tournament. Eric Miller, a debate team is something every Photo by Brian Cafarelli | Parkland College former member of the speech and Parkland student should join. Left to right: Nick Scott , Ethan Young, Mario Flemming and Eric debate team, brought home a fi rst- He says the public speaking prowess Miller stand with their awards after the Illinois Intercollegiate place award in public narrative. garnered from the experience can be Forensics Association State Tournament on Saturday, March 7, 2015. In these national tournaments, two- applied to many different career paths year schools like Parkland square and open up unique opportunities. Parkland, has had an interest in me,” Addams said. “It’s bettering my off against four-year universities. Being good at public speaking is speech and debate since before her acting skills.” Cafarelli doesn’t think competitors not a requirement to join the team. high school days. An aspiring actress, It is not only acting skills that from four-year schools have an Learning is part of the experience and she was attracted to her high school’s Addams wants to gain from her advantage over Parkland students. improvement is the only expectation. speech team by the connections she experiences in speech and debate. “Everyone competes equally,” Anna Addams, a fi rst-year criminal drew between speech and acting. She also seeks to improve herself as a justice education student here at “Speech is a competitive acting for person and acquire skills that she can SEE SPEECH PAGE 5

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Students California wildfire incinerates homes can apply earlier for college aid

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Aspiring college students will be able to apply for federal financial aid three months earlier than now and submit a previous year’s tax return, changes aimed at helping more people pay for school, the White House said Sunday. Under the current system, Photo by Elaine Thompson | AP Photo students planning to start school A wildfire burns across a hillside in Middletown, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. Two of California’s fastest-burning in the fall of 2017 must wait until wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds January of that year to fill out of homes and businesses. the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The new system Ellen Knickmeyer raced out of her house with the family resources. will let them complete the form Olga R. Rodriguez dog, blankets and mementos. Four Brown had already declared a as early as October 2016, the Associated Press hours later, she could see the flames state of emergency for the separate month that marks the traditional from where she sought shelter. 111-square-mile wildfire about 70 start to the college application MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) “We said, ‘OK, this thing’s a beast,” miles southeast of Sacramento that season. — An explosive wildfire burned Molini, 53, said. has turned the grassy, tree-studded The government uses that largely unchecked Monday after Whole blocks of houses were burned Sierra Nevada foothills an eerie white. form to determine eligibility incinerating homes, apartment blocks in parts of the town of more than 1,000 Mark Ghilarducci, director of the for Pell Grants and federally and hundreds of other buildings as it residents that lies about 20 miles north Governor’s Office of Emergency backed student loans. The White raced through rural communities in of the famed Napa Valley. On the west Services, said this summer’s fires are House said requiring applicants Northern California’s Lake County, side of town, house after house was the most volatile he has seen in 30 to wait until January slows down leaving at least one person dead and burned to their foundations, with only years of emergency response work. the aid process and makes it sending thousands fleeing down flame- charred appliances and twisted metal The main cause behind the fast- harder for prospective students lined streets. garage doors still recognizable. spreading fires is dry conditions from to determine whether they can But it’s not the only one. A second Firefighters on Sunday afternoon the drought. afford to go to college. massive wildfire, less than 200 miles could be seen driving around flaming “The bushes, the trees have Some 2 million college away is blamed for destroying 135 utility poles to put out spot fires. absolutely no moisture in them, and students are eligible for federal homes as it spread through Amador Homeowner Justin Galvin, 33, himself the humidities are so low that we are Pell Grants but miss out because and Calaveras counties in the Sierra a firefighter, stood alone at his house, seeing these ‘fire starts’ just erupt into they never apply, said James Nevada. That fire was 30 percent poking its shin-high, smoking ruins conflagrations,” Ghilarducci said. Kvaal, the deputy director of the contained. with a piece of scrap metal. Lake County saw devastation in just White House’s Domestic Policy The California Department of “This is my home. Or it was,” said the last two months. In late July, a Council. Forestry and Fire Protection confirmed Galvin, who spent all night fighting wildfire east of Clear Lake destroyed “If we are not even reaching Sunday one fatality in the Lake County another massive fire in the Sierra 43 homes as it spread across 109 students who are currently wildfire that raced through dry brush Nevada foothills. square miles. As firefighters drew enrolled in college, we wonder and exploded in size within hours. In Valentine said most of the close to surrounding that blaze, how many more students would addition to the homes, officials also destruction occurred in Middletown another fire erupted several miles be in college if they knew this aid counted two apartment complexes and Hidden Valley Lake, as well as from the community of Lower Lake on was available,” Kvaal said in an and 10 businesses destroyed by the among numerous homes along a Aug. 9 and more than doubled in size interview. flames, department spokeswoman shuttered state highway. overnight. President Barack Obama Lynn Valentine said. Wind gusts that reached up to 30 Residents in the area had to evacuate planned to announce the Valentine couldn’t provide details mph sent embers raining down on from their homes two times in as many revisions Monday during a on the circumstances of the death. By homes and made it hard for firefighters weeks. meeting Monday with high Monday morning, crews had gained 5 to stop the Lake County blaze from East of Fresno, the largest wildfire school students in Des Moines, percent containment of the 95-square- advancing, Berlant said. in the state continued to march Iowa. mile blaze. Four firefighters who are members westward and away from the Sierra’s Tring to make college more In addition, up to 1,000 structures of a helicopter crew suffered second- Giant Sequoia trees, fire spokesman affordable, Obama has capped such as barns, sheds and other degree burns during the initial attack Dave Schmitt said. The fire, which some student loan payments outbuildings were burned, said Cal on the fire. They remained hospitalized was sparked by lightning on July 31, and signed legislation lowering Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant. in stable condition. has charred 211 square miles and was certain interest rates. Recently, A shift in the weather was expected The fire continued to burn in all 36 percent contained Sunday, the U.S. however, he dramatically scaled for the first part of the week as a directions, triggering the evacuation Forest Service said. back his plan for the government trough of low pressure approached of a stretch along Highway 281, Firefighters have maintained a to rank colleges based on their the West Coast. The National Weather including Clear Lake Riviera, a town precautionary line around Grant performance and value. Service said that would mean a cooling with about 3,000 residents. It was Grove, an ancient grove of Giant To assess a student’s financial trend with increasing winds, higher threatening critical communications Sequoia trees, and set prescribed burns background, the federal aid humidity and showers, then more infrastructure as well as a power to keep the flames from overrunning it. system crunches the numbers widespread precipitation Wednesday. plant, Cal Fire said. Some fire came through the area from a family’s tax returns, which The week will end drier and warmer. The fire erupted Saturday afternoon but it hasn’t done much harm, fire can be electronically downloaded In Lake County, residents fled from and rapidly chewed through brush spokesman Frank Mosbacher told the from the IRS for students who Middletown, dodging smoldering and trees parched from four years Fresno Bee. apply online. In advancing telephone poles, downed power lines of drought. Entire towns as well as The grove is named for the towering the start date to October, the and fallen trees as they drove through residents along a 35-mile stretch of General Grant tree that stands 268 Obama administration will billowing smoke. State Route 29 were evacuated. Gov. feet tall. There are dozens of Sequoia Teri Molini said she first heard word Jerry Brown on Sunday declared groves in the Sierra Nevada, and some SEE AID PAGE 5 of the fire Saturday afternoon and a state of emergency to free up trees are 3,000 years old. Page 3 | Wednesday, September 16, 2015 thePROSPECTUS | www.prospectusnews.com LIFESTYLE ER receives thousands of Tricycle injuries HUMAN each year OF PARKLAND Lindsey Tanner AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO (AP) — Tricycles might seem pretty tame but they send thousands of kids to emergency rooms each year and are even linked to a handful of deaths, new research shows. Here are three things to know about tricycle risks: THE NUMBERS More than 9,000 tricycle- Christian Waggoner related injuries were treated in U.S. emergency rooms in 2012 and 2013, or nearly 5,000 each year, according to the study by researchers at Medical College of Georgia and Emory University. Scant previous research on the topic prompted the study, which involved an analysis of data in a national injury surveillance system. The system collects information on emergency room visits for nonfatal injuries linked with consumer products, run by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission. THE INJURIES Two-year-olds were most frequently injured. Skin gashes were the most common injury and heads Photo by Sarah Powers | The Prospectus were most commonly injured. Less than 3 “Right now I’m studying Graphic knack for that,’ or ‘you have an eye for a long time that was going to make percent of the kids had to Design. I actually grew up wanting to for that.’ Then I began to believe that the move with us. We drove west in be hospitalized, but those be a structural engineer. I always liked maybe I do. January, but when we got out there, youngsters had serious art and I also wanted to be a journalist, A year ago, I took two college art our “roommates” ended up just not injuries including limb so I ended up just combining all my showing up. They decided to stay out in amputations, fractures and passions and realizing that I really Philadelphia. internal organ damage. wanted to communicate through art. I needed So we’re out there with not quite The study was published I was in ballet for nine years, so music enough money to make it on our own. We Monday in the journal and dance has always been a big creative something to break had to face the defeat of moving across Pediatrics. release for me. For a couple years now, the country to stay in an Extended Stay The safety commission I’ve been interested in dance hooping through and get with our cat and our plans, and the receives occasional reports and doing tricks. I picked up a hoop, thought that if we don’t turn back now, of tricycle-linked deaths, starting doing it, and it really helped back into releasing we may not make it. including nine from 2010 me get motivated and feel connected in That put me in a pretty deep creative through last year. Most were a community. I usually try to hoop for an that creativity rut for a little while. I didn’t know how drownings, after tricycles hour every morning and an hour every to start creating again. I was really tumbled into pools. Other night. through myself no down on myself and I felt like I couldn’t causes: fatal head injuries When I put on music and think, ‘oh I clearly communicate what I wanted or being struck by a car. really want to listen to this new acoustic matt er how bad to when I was in a rut like that. So I THE ADVICE CD,’ I’ll throw in a hip-hop record and needed something to break through and The American Academy just throw myself for a loop to see what things are. get back into releasing that creativity of Pediatrics says most happens. I feel like I get lost while I’m through myself no matter how bad children don’t have the [hooping], but it almost helps me start things are. balance or coordination to and fi nish my day, because it’s good classes, which was my fi rst real college It was pretty humbling because I ride a tricycle until around physical exercise, it’s stimulating. I experience. I took a two-dimensional thought that [Champaign-Urbana] age 3. really connect to music through moving, design class, and that kind of opened up was the last place I’d want to end up, Low tricycles, with big so it helps get things pumping for me. the door to the art world for me. but when we came back, we found an wheels, are safest, and I fi nd that the days I wake up and hula- I took a semester off, though, because apartment really quick, I had my family helmets should be worn, hoop are the days I do better working I thought I was moving to Colorado to around again, my fi ancé and I got our the academy says. Proper in my sketchbook, and come up with go to art school out there. For about 9 jobs back, and everything just fell back supervision is advised, better brainstorming ideas for class. months, my fi ancé and I planned this into place. It’s interesting because I including keeping little I’ve always been interested [in visual big move, saved up for it, lined up our thought that this was just the place I cyclists away from pools communication], and I’ve had a lot of jobs for transfer, and planned to start didn’t want to be, but here we are, and and streets. teachers and peers say, ‘you have a our new life. We knew this other couple we’re happy.”

Obama promotes search tool with college-speciﬁ c data Jennifer C. Kerr students — at a time when school. Also available: the Buffalo. system cautiously welcomed Associated Press America needs our colleges median earnings of former Obama had said the the new approach. to focus on affordability and students who received federal government would design Molly Corbett Broad, WASHINGTON (AP) — supporting all students who fi nancial aid, at 10 years after a college ratings system president of the American President Barack Obama enroll.” entering the school, with a that would judge schools on Council on Education, on Saturday debuted a The department’s original comparison to the national affordability and return on acknowledged the interest redesigned online tool with scorecard had allowed users average. investment. Many in higher in having accurate data college-specifi c information to search schools by majors Searches also show education quickly criticized about earnings for college about student costs, loans offered, ZIP code, size and graduation rates and typical the idea and worried that graduates, but she said the and potential earning power, campus setting, among other student debt and monthly the rankings would be revised scorecard still needs scaling back a planned things. payments a student would arbitrary and unfair. GOP work. ratings system that critics The updated site provides owe for each school. opponents in Congress called “Developing a system derided as too subjective and fresh data to help students “Students deserve to know it government overreach. of this size and scope is a unworkable. choose the right college, with their investment of resources The administration complicated and nuanced The College Scorecard — an emphasis on cost and post- and hard work in college ultimately scrapped plans to endeavor and the department at https://collegescorecard. graduate results, department is going to pay off,” said use the ratings as a basis to has done so without any ed.gov — provides a snapshot offi cials said in promoting the Education Secretary Arne parcel out billions of federal external review,” she said. of what former students of changes. Duncan. dollars in fi nancial aid, and Signifi cant data limitations each school might earn, how For example, the scorecard He kicks off a seven-state, decided against rating the exist, she said, such as one much debt they leave with, offers the fi rst comprehensive back-to-school bus tour on more than 7,000 colleges and single earning number and what percentage can look at after-college earnings Monday; Obama is set to universities in the country. for an entire institution — repay their loans. for students who attended appear at the fi rst stop, in Instead, the government regardless of whether the “Everyone should be able all types of undergraduate Des Moines, Iowa. The two said earlier this summer student studied chemical to fi nd clear, reliable, open institutions, based on tax will host a town hall meeting it would take a different engineering or philosophy. data on college affordability records. on college affordability and approach, offering students College search sites, such as and value,” President Barack Someone heading to college access. and families more data ScholarMatch and StartClass, Obama said in his weekly could see the proportion of The updated scorecard falls to help them make better are using the new scorecard radio address. “Many existing students at a school who well short of the president’s choices — and draw their own data to develop customized college rankings reward earned more than they would original plan, proposed two conclusions. searches for students on their schools for spending more have had they entered the years ago before a crowd Leaders in higher education websites. money and rejecting more job market right after high of 7,000 at the University of who opposed the ratings Page 4 | Wednesday, September 16, 2015 thePROSPECTUS | www.prospectusnews.com OPINIONS In Review: Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and A Great American Land Grab

Peter Floess relations with the tribes. Government Staff Writer trading posts would sell Indians the goods required for civilization.” Quick quiz: Why are Jackson, By the 1830s, many Cherokees Mississippi, Jacksonville, Florida, and within the Cherokee Nation had Jackson County, Alabama named for adopted many aspects of white President Andrew Jackson? Answer: culture, some (including John Ross) Because Alabama, Florida, and even owned slaves. As Chief, Ross Mississippi were the three states he meant to protect Cherokee land as did the most to establish. either an independent nation or as a The author of Jacksonland: state within the United States. Ross President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee was popular with the Cherokees. Chief John Ross, and a Great American According to Inskeep, “He Land Grab (Penguin Press), Steve understood how devoted the people Inskeep, believes that Jackson, more were to their homes…He came to feel, than anyone else, was responsible for as Jackson did, that the people spoke the settling of the “Deep South” by through him.” Ross remained the white settlers, plantation owners, and leader of the Western Cherokees until their black slaves. the Civil War, guiding the Western During Jackson’s life as a real estate Cherokees through the Trail of Tears dealer, military and political leader, he to present-day Oklahoma and its tried to clear the South of the Native aftermath. American population: Cherokees, The best part of Jacksonland is the Chickasaws, the Choctaws, the that I knew very little about John Creeks, and the Seminoles. Ross, Jackson, or the United States in By 1816, Jackson, his relatives, the 1830s before I read the book, so and his business partners controlled there was a lot of new information to 45,000 acres in what is now Northern learn and understand. Inskeep tries Alabama. The land was either sold as to balance his two main subjects and plantations, farms, or cities. he balances them quite well. Ross Martin van Buren, one of controlled his public image more Jackson’s main political advisors careful than Jackson. Due to the fact and a key person in his government, that Ross believed he represented the remembered Jackson’s first objective future of the Cherokees, he was very as President was “the removal of the careful to create the image of being a Indians from the vicinity of the white “well-bred country” gentleman, who population and their settlement beyond could control his emotions. Conversely the Mississippi.” Unfortunately the scenes of Andrew Jackson, who for Jackson’s administration, the was much more emotional, are a little Cherokees elected John Ross (who more memorable in the book. was of mixed heritage; he could The story of Jackson and Ross is “pass” as either Cherokee or white) important because their battle changed as their Chief in 1828. Ross, who was how many white Americans viewed “well educated by the standards of minorities. Many white abolitionists the frontier,” had been part of the originally thought that freed slaves in Cherokee delegations to Washington, Image courtesy of Steve Inskeep | Author the United States should be removed D.C. since 1816. to West Africa, but after 1830, some By 1828, as leader, he believed the Cherokee Nation was in the four a peace treaty where Washington activists “concluded that if Indian that his duty was to carry out the corners area of the present-day states promised to respect the rights and removal was wrong, so was African Cherokee constitution (which he of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, borders of the Cherokees. removal…a new movement declared helped daft) that said the current and Tennessee. Washington passed the Indian that slaves should be immediately boundaries of the Cherokee Nation In 1791, George Washington’s Intercourse Acts which stated “the emancipated and allowed to live free are “reserved forever.” At the time, government and the Cherokees signed federal government…would manage in the United States.”

Seeking ‘16 spark, Walker proposes vast union restrictions for prohibiting automatic withdrawal of union dues to be used for political purposes and forbidding union organizers to access employees’ personal information, such as their phone numbers. Lee Adler, a labor law expert at Cornell University, said Walker’s proposals would eliminate workers’ rights and make it more difficult for people to join the middle class. “Mr. Walker could only be making these type of proposals to satisfy his most backward-looking, wealthy contributors, just as he pursued, as governor, policies advanced by these people that sought to destroy school teachers and other public employees’ rights in Wisconsin,” he said. The reaction from labor groups and Democrats, their traditional political ally, was unexpectedly blunt. “His campaign is floundering and so he does what he always does when he can’t think of Photo by Seth Perlman | AP Photo real solutions, he attacks In this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks in Eureka, Ill. In workers,” said AFL-CIO dire need of a spark to rescue his limping presidential campaign, Walker is turning to the issue that first thrust him into spokesman Eric Hauser. the national spotlight four years ago, fighting unions. Added Democratic National Committee spokesman TJ Scott Bauer unfair labor practices and for workers at all levels of American workers.” Helmstetter, “By seeking Associated Press making it more difficult for government. Experts were taken aback to dismantle unions — the unions to organize. “Our plan will eliminate by the scope of Walker’s backbone of the middle class MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Labor law experts said the big government unions proposals, which seek to that gave us weekends, paid Republican presidential such an effort, if successful, entirely and put the American undo decades of law and vacations, and child labor candidate Scott Walker would substantially reduce people back in charge of would gut the landmark laws — Scott Walker is again called Monday for sweeping the power of organized labor their government,” Walker National Relations Labor Act placing his political ambitions restrictions on organized in America. planned to say later Monday, — adopted in 1935 and signed and the demands of his labor in the U.S., seeking “This will not be easy,” according to excerpts of into law by President Franklin billionaire benefactors ahead to replicate nationwide Walker said in a statement his speech released by D. Roosevelt at the height of of middle class Americans.” his successful effort as to The Associated Press. his campaign. “Federal the Great Depression. Walker rose to national Wisconsin’s governor to curb “Many — including the union employees should work for “I’ve never seen anything prominence in 2011, when the power of unions. bosses and the politicians the taxpayers — not the other like this,” said Ann Hodges, just six weeks after taking At a town hall meeting they puppet — have long way around.” a professor at the University office as governor, he in Las Vegas, Walker will benefited from Washington While Walker could enact of Richmond who has studied proposed effectively ending propose eliminating unions rules that put the needs of some of the proposals via labor law for more than 40 collective bargaining for for employees of the federal special interests before needs presidential executive order, years. “This will take the most public workers in government, making all of middle-class families.” others would require an act breath away from anyone Wisconsin. In the face of workplaces right-to-work While some of Walker’s of Congress or changes in who’s worked in labor protests that often numbered unless individual states vote proposals would affect federal regulations. The goal, relations for any length of in the tens of thousands, otherwise, scrapping the private-sector unions, many Walker said, is “to achieve time. ... It’s pretty draconian.” federal agency that oversees specifically target unions fairness and opportunity for Walker’s plan also calls SEE WALKER PAGE 5 Page 5 | Wednesday, September 16, 2015 thePROSPECTUS | www.prospectusnews.com

FROM PAGE 1 and general studies courses will be held on Tuesday, Sept. FROM PAGE 4 since he was 25 years old. like English and Biology. 22 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The Walker was all the buzz The start of the second year second will be on Friday, Sept. in Iowa a couple months TECH focuses more on surgical 25 from 1-3 p.m. WALKER ago, said attorney Mike technology. These open houses will be Mahaffey, a past state well, dabbling with the CNA Entry to the program held in the mock operating Walker muscled the changes chairman of the Iowa program and a number of requires a completed Health room. Interested students are through the state legislature Republican Party. “He other jobs. Career Application and encouraged to come as well — even after Democratic does not come up as much Christopher is in the an application fee along as current students. This is a lawmakers fl ed the state in as he did two months ago,” fast track portion of the with other screening after way for their families to see an unsuccessful effort to Mahaffey said. “And that’s a class where all the surgical acceptance into the program. what they do as most of their stave off his plans. problem.” technology classes are taken Students take a national job consists of them behind Democrats responded by Another former Iowa GOP at once. certifi cation exam. If passed, closed doors. The club, forcing Walker into a recall chairman, Matt Strawn, said Dahlman elected to take they are certifi ed to work in Ragsdale, and Masters also election in 2012, which he while fi ghting unions may her general studies fi rst and any state. Other programs are want to raise awareness about won — making him the fi rst not be the biggest issue on then do surgical technology limited to the state of Illinois the fi eld and help combat any governor in U.S. history to the minds of Iowans, it’s portion. Both students and this provides a mobility misconceptions. do so. He went on to make a good one for Walker to explained that the program is aspect for surg tech students. Ragsdale encourages any Wisconsin a right-to-work take on because it reminds quick and keeps you on your Their pass rate for the 2014 interested students to contact state earlier this year. Under them of his victories in toes but if studies are kept National Certifi cation Exam her to set up times to observe right-to-work laws, workers neighboring Wisconsin. up with then it’s more than was also 100 percent. the classroom experiences can’t be required to pay Walker, 47, says he intends manageable. Surgical Technology Week of the surgical technology union dues as a condition of to be more aggressive in Parkland’s Surgical at Parkland starts on Sept. 21 program. She is reachable via employment. this week’s second GOP Technology program is a 2 with a potluck hosted by the email at cragsdale@parkland. His decision to focus on debate, while insisting he year program. The fi rst year Surgical Technology Club. edu. fi ghting unions at the national isn’t concerned about his focuses mainly on elective Two different open houses level comes as Walker seeks standing in the race. to gain momentum for a “None of this intimidates presidential campaign that us,” Walker said at a recent has fallen behind following campaign appearance. “I FROM PAGE 2 must use their 2016 tax return. colleges to use their billionaire businessman think if people are looking The new system will let them leeway with Pell Grants Donald Trump’s rise to the for someone who is truly use their 2015 return. to take students’ unique top of early opinion polls. going to shake things up and AID Using older tax information circumstances into account And some of Walker’s wreak havoc on Washington, could cause signifi cantwhen necessary. comments drew derision they want someone who’s got allow students to use earlier changes for some students, “We anticipate there may be — such as when he said real solutions and someone tax information so they do such as those who take a a little more work for colleges earlier this month that he’s who is truly tested. I’m the not have to wait until the “gap year” to work after high to do to adjust fi nancial aid not a career politician, even only one on that stage that following year’s returns are school but whose ability to packages,” Kvaal said. “But though he’s been in offi ce fi ts the bill.” fi led. pay for college would still be overall, we believe that the For example, a student based on their senior year. earlier tax data is a sound applying for aid for the 2017- Kvaal said the basis for awarding federal 2018 academic year currently administration will ask student aid.” For those turned off from joining the team by the fear of public speaking, Addams says the best way to overcome the fear is to Cafarelli said. “I don’t think face it, over and over again. it’s fair to say that Parkland She is nervous going into students are not as smart, every competition, but her or gifted, or talented as nervousness subsides once students from four-year she gets going. [schools].” “I just shake off my Nathan Stewart, who nerves and I just dive into is also a coach and a it,” Addams said. “You’ll communications instructor get over your nerves pretty at Parkland, says providing quickly.” students with opportunities She reiterated that the to enhance the thinking and benefi ts of being on the team communication skills they far outweigh any public use every day is the primary speaking fears one might mission of the team. Giving have. students the ability to think Anyone looking to join the and act for themselves is team should contact Brian an important aspect of the Cafarelli or Nathan Stewart Sponsored by team’s philosophy. in C127.

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Photo by Zonghui Li | The Prospectus Catcher Will Duggins (12) and Pitcher Ross Learnard (4) warm up before their game against Lincoln College on Sept. 2, 2015.

Jacob Kenter reasons. Staff Writer “(The Parkland Baseball players) are always really good and Coach The Parkland Baseball team Garcia is really good at placing is working towards winning a players,” Fox said. championship this year with some Joe Bayle, a sophomore infielder key transfer players helping out this for the team, said his high school season. coach had known Garcia so he came With so many places to play for a visit and he said he loved collegiate baseball, one might Parkland after that. wonder why players would choose Mike Enriquez, a sophomore to play at Parkland. pitcher who transferred from Lewis Parkland is consistently University, said he really likes being competitive in baseball and that on the Parkland Baseball team. definitely makes Parkland an “We have good team bonding. At enticing option for transfer students. Lewis there was some separation Most players cite the team’s between upperclassman and reputation as well as the opportunity lowerclassman, but here we (don’t to play for Coach Dave Garcia as have that),” Enriquez said. Photo by Scott Wells | The Prospectus reasons for their decision to come Bayle said he also enjoys playing Sophomore forward Marie Lukusa scores a goal during the second half to Parkland. baseball for Parkland and noted the of a match against Illinois Central College on Sept. 9, 2015. The Cobras Ryan Fox, a pitcher for the team, competition is about the same as it dominated the Cougars by a score of 11-0. said he picked Parkland for those was at Northern Illinois University.

Photo by Scott Wells | The Prospectus Rightside hitter Hayley Gray tips the ball over the net during the second set of the match against Lincoln on Sept. 9, 2015. The Cobras went on to defeat the Lynx in three sets.

Photo by Rod Shilts | Marketing and Public Relations Photo by Rod Shilts | Marketing and Public Relations Parkland Women’s Volleyball huddle up during a match against Lincoln Women’s Volleyball outside hitter Lizzy Barnard spikes the ball against in the Donald C. Dodd’s Jr. Athletic Center on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Lincoln in the Donald C. Dodd’s Jr. Athletic Center on Wednesday, Sept. 9, Parkland won 3-0. 2015. Parkland won 3-0. Page 8 | Wednesday, September 16, 2015 thePROSPECTUS | www.prospectusnews.com ENTERTAINMENT Ellnora Fest celebrates iconic instrument

Photo by Ruben Aguilar | The Prospectus Pictured are wooden guitars hanging from the ceiling of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts during the Ellnora Guitar Festival Sept. 8-12. Artists around Champaign-Urbana were given wooden guitar cutouts to paint and display during the festival.

Bill Kirby Janet Hamilton, a member their sense of self-esteem. Staff Writer of the Parkland Guitar They can attend the event Ensemble, said that exposure with their family and it helps This year’s Ellnora can be very inspiring. build their overall social Guitar Festival, a week long “Going to the guitar festival emotional development,” said celebration of America’s most and hearing new music can Nancy Kemna, Director of the iconic instrument, took place inspire you to be a better Parkland Child Development Sept. 8-12 at the Krannert musician and be motivated Center. Center for Performing to learn more about the In past years the festival Arts. The festival offered instrument,” Hamilton said. has featured many seminars 29 performances from both The Parkland Guitar and clinics hosted by local local and worldwide artists- Ensemble hopes to play for business. It has also featured 14 of which were free to the the festival in the future. performances by local public. This year the guitar festival schools in the lobby before Dr. Young Kim, Director also featured a gallery of and after concerts. of the Parkland Guitar paintings by local artists. “Having local students Ensemble, said the festival With a common theme, artists play before and after offers fellow musicians painted original designs in concerts provides them with and others in attendance the shapes of guitars. The the opportunity to be heard the opportunity to hear artwork was on display in and engage the community. something new and different. The Studio Theater. Artists Having seminars and clinics “The festival exposes of all ages used spray paint, in local business can increase people and musicians to new oil paint, acrylics, recycled awareness of the community, music at a very high level,” metals and more. because, people come to the Kim said. The Parkland Child festival from all across the The Ellnora Festival brings Development Center had four country,” said Dyke Corson, together many different pieces featured in the gallery. owner of Corson’s Music. genres of music with the goal “Having paintings by the For more information about Photo by Ruben Aguilar | The Prospectus to expose listeners to new children is a wonderful way the Ellnora Guitar Festival, go Jeremy Gustin, the drummer of Star Rover, performs on styles and artists they may for them to participate in the to www.ellnoraguitarfestival. Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at Krannert Center for the Performing not have heard before. community. It helps build com. Arts during the Ellnora Guitar Festival.

Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell wins Miss America pageant Wayne Parry was back for the first time I really wasn’t there to feel Associated Press after resigning the crown in that ball. If there was any 1984 following a nude photo question as to whether or not ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. scandal. Pageant executive he cheated and somebody (AP) — Miss Georgia Betty chairman Sam Haskell else felt the ball and decided Cantrell is the new Miss apologized to Williams, who that it was deflated, then yes, America, but her crowning served as head judge, on I guess he did cheat.” moment was nearly behalf of the pageant. The 1st runner-up was overshadowed by a three- “I want to apologize for Miss Mississippi, Hannah decade old pageant scandal, anything that was said or Roberts, who earned a and a still-raw debate over done,” Haskell told Williams $25,000 scholarship. Her whether the NFL’s reigning as they stood on the stage and talent was classical violin. champions cheated on their the audience bathed her in The 2nd runner up was Miss way to a Super Bowl victory. applause. “Vanessa: Welcome Colorado, Kelley Johnson, Cantrell rode an opera back!” who performed an original performance of “Tu Tu Cantrell was asked during monologue and won a $20,000. Piccolo Iddio” from “Madame the question and answer Scholarship. Butterfly” to the title in portion of the pageant whether Miss Georgia’s win ended Atlantic City’s Boardwalk New England Patriots New York’s dominance at Hall on Sunday night, besting quarterback Tom Brady the Miss America pageant. 51 other competitors in the cheated en route to his team’s Last year’s Miss America, nationally televised pageant. run to a Super Bowl title last Kira Kazantsev, was the third She won a preliminary season by using footballs that consecutive Miss New York competition earlier in the were improperly deflated. A to win the title. week, also with an opera league-imposed four-game “I can’t believe it’s been a Photo by Mel Evans | AP Photo performance. suspension of Brady was year since I was backstage Newly crowned Miss America Betty Cantrell touches her “I’m still so overwhelmed, I recently overturned by a getting ready to compete, crown at the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, don’t know what to say other federal judge. just as the contestants are 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. than thank you! “ Cantrell During the pageant, right now,” Kazantsev said at told reporters moments after Cantrell said, “I’m not sure” a press conference Tuesday Shoes” parade. were vying for the crown. being crowned Miss America. when asked if Brady cheated. afternoon in Boardwalk Hall. Most of the shoes had The U.S. Virgin islands, She won a $50,000 “I’d have to see the ball and “ designs specific to thewhich competed last year, scholarship along with her feel it” she said, before adding, Preliminary competition contestant’s home states. New could not field the required title. “If there’s any question, then in talent, interviews, Jersey, for instance, had dice minimum number of entrants Cantrell is due to make the yes, he cheated.” evening wear and swimsuit and Monopoly money on her this year, pageant officials traditional pageant-winner’s Asked by The Associated competition ran through shoes in a nod to the pageant’s said. It is eligible for future frolic in the Atlantic City surf Press to clarify her remarks Thursday. Atlantic City history. Miss competitions. on Monday morning. afterward, Cantrell said, “It On Saturday, the Miss Idaho had a potato. Wayne Parry can be The pageant also marked was kind of a funky question to America contestants hit the Contestants from all reached at http://twitter.com/ the return of Miss America ask me if Tom Brady cheated. Atlantic City Boardwalk for 50 states, the District of WayneParryAC 1984 Vanessa Williams, who I’m not a football player and the annual “Show Us Your Columbia and Puerto Rico