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Photo by Greg Gancarz | The Prospectus Education | Parkland Homework Club Center for Academic Success Become a mentor or tutor to local elementary students celebrates 10-year anniversary Page 2 Greg Gancarz since its founding, and grades and not just a place for students from class so we’re sort Staff Writer some even before it was place to fi nd help when to study or get their of like the secondary Education | located in room D120. struggling. He says it homework done because line of defense. It Michigan Public Schools in The Center for Omar Adawi, one of is an all-around “one- “if they need help, they should be important for Danger of Closing Academic Success, the CAS heads, has been stop shop” for students’ can get it right away.” students to make it to located in room D120, tutoring at Parkland learning needs. Often times, those class and try and get the 38 schools in Detroit and celebrates its 10th since 1993, when the According to Sue offering tutoring or best understanding they other urban communi- anniversary this year, center was little more Jones, another CAS general assistance can,” Castellon says. ties might close due to having offi cially opened than a peer tutoring veteran and the current are student workers When even the tutors underperformance in the fall of 2006. organization in a small head of the math lab, like Ashley Bumpus, get stumped, most said CAS offers a wide room in the C-wing. student success stories who has been a CAS they give a shout out Page 2 variety of tutoring and It took two location are one of the big things employee since the to “The King of the instruction. It gives changes before the she takes away from her fall semester of 2014. Sciences” Adawi, who students access to both CAS, then known as the work in the center. Bumpus says it’s a great they say is always there Community | student and faculty “Cooperative Learning “Students really place for students to be, with the right answer. This year’s Black History tutors that can help with Center,” fi nally wound should come on in. We’ll whether you’re getting For those interested Month theme is “Moving subjects such as writing up in D120 in 2002. Four adapt to what they need. tutored or are the one in a tutoring position, Forward” composition, chemistry, years later Adawi and It’s painless,” she said. doing the tutoring. Bassel Abu Jabal, a mathematics, and more. other staff formed a “The need for this “I see familiar faces new CAS tutor, strongly Read about on-campus Students can also make task force that added kind of place is so all the time and a lot recommends taking events open to the com- use of private study additional tutoring massive, I’m not at all of students are in the advantage if a position munity rooms and numerous departments and surprised it’s grown as same boat I was, so I is offered. computers with Internet offi cially founded CAS. big as it has,” she says. can relate to them and “It’s great for Page 3 access. “[It’s] a common In addition to help them out,” Bumpus résumés and it’s a good CAS is free for all mistake for students to numerous new says. review for yourself Parkland students, wait too long before they computer programs and Alan Castellon, who’s for material that you Politics | as long as they are seek help,” Adawi says, tools added in recent been a CAS tutor for wouldn’t normally Trump’s ‘running war’ with currently enrolled recommending that years, CAS also employs over three semesters, remember. I’m really the media in classes. A login at students come down as around 20 peer tutors says the center is a big excited to start working the main entrance is soon as possible. year-round, according help, but the real key to here,” Jabal states. The batt le continues into required to gain access. According to Adawi, to Tracey Hickox, the student success is to not Getting a tutoring his presidency Many of the faculty CAS is an excellent CAS director. procrastinate. position is not an easy tutors have been place for students to get According to Hickox, “We help students task, however. Student Page 4 helping students at CAS help maintaining good the center is an effi cient grasp the lessons SEE ANNIVERSARY PAGE 4 Student theatre production “Kazam!” opens Feb. 9 EvyJo Compton it ties in with Parkland’s “As the audience, you character had already twist to the way the play Department. As a Staff Writer anniversary,” Bean said. get introduced to all the been blown up or eaten is performed. student production, it “I don’t usually script it possible characters… by a shark.’” “During intermission, is directed by theatre “Kazam!,” a musical out. I usually sit down and then…the show “Kazam!” is set in we ask the audience to major Tyler Cook. mystery production at a computer and start starts to go on its the not so distant past, fi ll out a ‘Who Done It’ In addition, all the written by Kerry Bean, typing.” journey,” he said. “I try as part of Parkland’s card which they use to technical aspects of the a communications The play is a twist to write these shows 50th anniversary. guess the murderer,” show are being designed professor at Parkland, on the old style of so that, yes, you know Bean says this creates he said. “We are always and run by students. and put on by students melodramas, with who the victim is, but unique struggles for the asking… the actors “In many respects, premiers Feb. 9 at neither the actors nor when you get to the characters. to step in and out of the whole theater Parkland’s theatre. the audience knowing end, the culprit could “Why can’t they use character. We’ve even department is involved “‘Kazam!’ was who the murderer is. still be almost any of their cellphones? Well, incorporated the stage in this. I wrote “Kazam!” commissioned by the With many plot twists the other characters. it’s 1967,” he said. “It’s crew into the play.” but Tyler Cook gets Parkland Theatre and layered comedy, the Keeping that in mind, the way the world was Bean notes the actual creative independence. to fi t the Secondstory unfolds itself until I sometimes have to like [in] Austin Powers production of the play It’s his show, too. And Stage space and for the fi nal moments when employ some pretty when he travels to get is being done by many Tyler Cook has many the annual Student the murderer is fi nally wild plot devices: ‘I his mojo back.” of the students and Production. In addition, revealed. could have sworn that Bean has also taken a staff of the Theatre SEE KAZAM! PAGE 3

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David Saveanu and College Hills students “Students in education Staff Writer and what is involved with the classes, occupational therapy, program. media advertising, a variety Parkland’s Homework “Teachers from Garden of classes are encouraged to Club gives Parkland students Hills recommend students volunteer,” Nudelman said. the opportunity to volunteer who they feel would benefi t Nudelman started the club as mentors and tutors to from the program,” after in 2007 with Lauren Smith, local kids at Garden Hills which the selected students, the community outreach Elementary School down the who range from 3rd to 5th coordinator, after simply road. grade, spend an hour or deciding, “let’s have an after- The program uses student two every week with their school program,” he said. volunteers to tackle the Parkland mentors. Many The Homework Club meets school’s problem with literacy. students get very comfortable twice a week, every Monday It gives the elementary school with their mentors and begin and Wednesday from 3–4 p.m.. students a safe space to learn “look[ing] forward” to the Volunteers are encouraged to and progress after school club meetings, partially come twice a week, but are ends. because of this individual only required to commit once Brian Nudelman, an English attention. a week. professor at Parkland, is the “Parkland students work It works on a very organizer of the homework one on one with the Garden organized, strict schedule club. Hill students,” explains to maximize the amount of “The kids that we work with Nudelman. time spent helping Garden at Garden Hills are at least The club is convenient Hills students. The school a grade level below where for Parkland students as dismisses at 3 p.m., after they’re supposed to be,” well, with Garden Hills which the students meet at the Nudelman said. “Sometimes Elementary School being less club where they begin with Homework Club Logo two or three grade levels.” than two miles away from the 15 minutes of “mindfulness,” He emphasizes the Parkland campus. which Nudelman describes the volunteer helping the also pass a background check importance of volunteers in “It’s an easy way for as a time after the long school Garden Hills student with through the elementary solving the problem Garden Parkland students to do day where “both tutors, and any homework they have. school that can take up to a Hills Elementary has with some volunteering: it’s the kids, depressurize for a Nudelman looks forward few weeks to process. literacy. geographically close, and little bit.” to more volunteers this year To get involved contact “With a college student a pretty well organized The club then moves on and encourages everyone in Brian Nudelman at reading books with the program,” Nudelman said. to the reading, which is his classes to join. [email protected] or students, talking about them, “It is a true collaboration specifi cally structured to help All is needed of the visit the table at the volunteer re-reading them, we found it between the schools.” the students. For 30-minutes volunteers is “commitment,” fair to learn more about the helps with the Garden Hills Parkland students do not Parkland volunteers read Nudelman says. Homework Club. The fair will students’ literacy,” Nudelman have to be in education classes aloud to the Garden Hills Nudelman says he needs be held at the Student Union said. to volunteer; students from all student, before switching volunteers that can uphold on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 11 He goes on to explain the study programs are invited to roles and talking about it. The the once a week attendance a.m.–1:30 p.m. process of pairing Parkland enlist in the program. last part of the day involves requirement. Students must Michigan says 38 underperforming public schools could close

David Eggert The plan drew sharp being used more aggressively. Associated Press criticism from teachers’ In deciding which schools Corey Williams groups. will actually close, state Associated Press “Simply closing schools and offi cials in the coming weeks upending the lives of students will look at whether there LANSING, Mich. (AP) — won’t fi x any problems if the are nearby schools that Michigan announced Friday root causes are adequately rank higher academically that it plans to close up to addressed,” said Steven Cook, and could handle additional 38 underperforming schools president of the Michigan enrollment. in Detroit and other urban Education Association, the “Our goal is to make sure communities, potentially state’s largest teachers’ that every kid in the state affecting 18,000 students and union. of Michigan has access to a marking the fi rst time that the The move follows attempts quality education so they have state could close traditional by Republican Gov. Rick the skills necessary for a high- public schools explicitly for Snyder to use state law to wage job, a career or college. academic reasons. exert near-total state fi nancial That’s the only way really Despite the announcement, control of some cities, to end multi-generational some schools likely will resulting in successfully poverty for a large majority remain open. State offi cials guiding Detroit through of the children in the schools next will determine whether bankruptcy but also the man- that we’re serving,” said a closure would be an made Flint water disaster. Natasha Baker, the state’s “unreasonable hardship” In 2015, Snyder took over school reform offi cer. for children with no better the offi ce charged with The Education schools to attend. Lawsuits turning around the lowest- Achievement Authority, the challenging any closures also Photo by Paul Sancya | AP Photo performing schools by state-run entity that was are likely. In this Dec. 9, 2016 fi le photo, Education Secretary- transferring its functions to intended as a turnaround The announcement came designate Betsy DeVos speaks in Grand Rapids, Mich. a department that reports district for Detroit’s lowest- in conjunction with the DeVos, Trump’s choice for education secretary, has to him instead of the elected performing schools when release of Michigan’s school spent over two decades advocating for school choice state Board of Education. He Snyder created it in 2011, rankings, which are based programs, which give students and parents an alternative cited unsatisfactory progress said it was disappointed to on standardized test results, to traditional public school education. Her confi rmation and said no schools in the see eight of its 14 schools on students’ improvement over hearing was scheduled for Jan. 17. bottom 5 percent had been the list for possible closure. time and the gap between placed in a state turnaround Sixteen schools on the list are the best and worst pupils. standards. Other cities such Thomsen with the Education district as authorized under a in the Detroit Public Schools Michigan law says the state as Detroit and Chicago have Commission of the States. “It 2009 law. Community District, while can close schools that have closed several schools at seems to happen more at the The law lets the state impose another is a separate charter been in the bottom 5 percent a time to address falling individual district level.” one of four intervention school in Detroit. for at least three consecutive enrollment, sparking protests Twenty-fi ve of the schools models, including closure, “Today’s public years if other forms of state for safety and other reasons. targeted for closure are in if a school’s “redesign” plan announcement comes intervention have not worked. Fewer than half of states Detroit, a predominantly is not working. Last week, a without input from districts, State-ordered closings have school accountability black city with the worst GOP state senator introduced educators or community. This appear to be rare nationally. systems that allow for academically performing legislation to repeal the should make us all question Texas has closed entire closures and the option “has school district of its size in the intervention law, calling it the validity of this action,” school districts for failing to been used infrequently U.S. The rest are in cities such defective and in need of a said Education Achievement meet attendance and other by states,” said Jennifer as Kalamazoo and Saginaw. fi x now that state powers are SEE SCHOOLS PAGE 4

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Peter Floess there will be an “AIDS White Man’s Experience Staff Writer Awareness Information Reading the Autobiography Table.” of Malcolm X.” During the month of According to the Parkland “My talk is basically my February 2017, the theme website, the table “will help personal story of encountering of Black History Month at raise awareness on campus Mr. X through reading a book Parkland will be “Moving about the impact of HIV/ he closely worked with Alex Forward.” AIDS in the African American Haley to create, titled ‘The “For African Americans,” community, promote HIV Autobiography of Malcolm X says Marietta Turner, the testing, and encourage ,’” says Rutledge. Dean of Students, Black treatment for those with HIV/ “Sometimes the book gave History Month “offers AIDS.” me a headache, sometimes opportunities for more On Feb. 8 and 22 in room anger, sometimes profound awareness of achievements U140 at 1 p.m., Counselor guilt, sometimes admiration, that create pride in our Donna Tanner-Harold will and sometimes even hope. history and culture, as well host a workshop on “Black Some of his foundational as, topical information which Male/Female Relationships.” beliefs about white people keeps us ‘Moving Forward’ “My goal for the students were downright poisonous— which is this year’s theme.” who attend the workshop,” ideas he himself later The Black History Month says Tanner-Harold, “is to repudiated. Yet, how could a Committee thought the theme gain an understanding of book that contains poison be was “appropriate because of recognizing and developing so good for my soul? That’s Photo by Tae-Gyun Kim | AP Photo some of the events that have healthy, respectful, and what I have been trying to put In this Aug. 26, 2016 photo, Loretta Augustine-Herron happened in our country” in caring relationships.” into words,” Rutledge says. holds a photo that shows her with President Barack 2016, says committee chair On Feb. 9 at noon in U140, On Feb. 16 at 1:15 p.m. Obama when they were working as community Nick Sanders. the department chair of the in Harold and Jean Miner organizers in Altgeld Gardens, a public housing project “The killing of unarmed Social Sciences and Human Theatre, the artist Alicia on Chicago’s far South Side. For many black Americans, black men, the killing of Services, Joseph Walwik, will Henry will hold a lecture. it’s not so much what policies Obama proposed but his police officers by civilians, give a lecture on “Little Rock Henry’s art exhibition mere presence in the Oval Office that has mattered most. a very divisive presidential before the Nine.” “Home: Works by Alicia Augustine-Herron says, “If he never did anything else election” and Obama leaving Walwik will explore Henry,” will be in the Giertz for African-Americans, just the fact that he occupies the office are some examples the educational and Gallery Feb. 13–March 28 White House, it lets us see ourselves in a different light. ... Sanders gives. socioeconomic reasons as well. On Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. We see a chance for us to fit into the United States society Below are some of the behind the nine African there is a reception for the in a way we’ve never fit in. Just knowing that opportunity events that will take place at American high schoolers’ exhibition with a gallery talk. is not everybody else’s, it’s OURS, too. ... The sky is the Parkland during the month. decision to try to integrate the On Feb. 17 at 11:30 a.m., in limit. And it was never that feeling before.” On Feb. 1, from noon all-white Little Rock Central the Student Union cafeteria, until 1 p.m., Turner will do a High School in September C&C Kitchen of Rantoul will in U140, the Student Life American community to presentation on “Mindfulness 1957. cater a luncheon. They will be Wellness Coordinator, Sara be health advocates and in a Busy Life” in room U140. On Feb. 13 at noon in room servicing a meal and dessert Maxwell, will host a lecture to encourage each other “Stress is a common U140, Sanders will give a for a cost of $10. called “Stop Lying, Doc! to go to the doctor for component of life and how lecture on “Light vs. Dark: On Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. in The Relationship of Medical routine physicals and to one handles it can impact a The Real Divide in the Black M128, volunteers will help Professionals and African seek healthcare from a person’s emotional, mental Community.” the Wesley Food Pantry at Americans.” professional when needed,” and physical health,” Turner The Parkland website says Parkland repackage rice. The lecture will explore says Maxwell. says. “Research has talked this lecture “will examine the On Feb. 21 at noon in the mistrust between African Sanders hopes all Parkland about stress factors from deep divide in the African room C118, there is event Americans and medical students attend Black History life; including work, family American community about called “Black Lives Matter: professionals and where Month Events, so they can and school causing higher skin complexion and how Mainstream Media v. Reality.” this mistrust “possibly “understand that black rates of high blood pressure, lighter and darker skin Members of Black Lives originates and how it affects people have a lot to be happy diabetes, obesity and strokes complexions are perceived Matter Network’s midwest the relationship between the about but” there are still for African Americans by mainstream society.” chapters will talk about African American community many ways the community compared to other races and On Feb. 16 at 11:30 a.m. principled resistance, and overall health outcomes,” can move forward. More ethnicities.” in room D116, humanities political education, and says Maxwell. information about these On Feb. 7 from 11 a.m.–1:30 instructor Steven Rutledge community building. This lecture is also “about events can be found on the p.m. in the College Center, will deliver a lecture on “A On Feb. 27 at 11:30 a.m. empowering the African Parkland homepage.

FROM PAGE 1 in the fall of 2009, so I am about seven-and-a-half- years here as an instructor KAZAM! in the Communication resources available to him, Department, as well as like his faculty advisor Jacki the Theatre Department.” Lowenstein,” Bean said. Bean says. “At first I wrote While this play is going to these little amusing murder entertain its audience, it has mysteries for my churches also gives students great as social events,” he said. learning experiences. “This is probably the 7th or “[The] great thing about 8th of these I’ve written. The having a community theater is character types are similar, learning from staff members and so are the plot devices. and other experienced It’s really a farce…it just actors,” Bean said. “Student takes on the character of a actors will learn a lot from melodrama.” these interactions.” Bean hopes theatre-goers While getting good learning take away three simple things experiences, students also from seeing the play. benefit in another way, as all “My goal is for people to be proceeds over the total cost entertained, to have laughed, of the play will be put into and to remember how fun live two scholarships: the Randall theater is,” Bean said. Millas Scholarship Fund “Kazam!” will be performed and the Theater Production on Feb. 9–11 at 7:30 p.m and Award Fund. Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. in Parkland’s “Part of the money goes Second Stage. For more to help with [the] theater information or to reserve scholarship…money is seats, go to theatre.parkland. specifically targeted to help edu/kazam.html. The theater theater students learn their is also reachable by email craft,” Bean said. at [email protected] or Before coming to Parkland, over the phone at 351-2528. Bean served as a pastor. He Tickets are $10 apiece, and continues to be involved with there will be refreshments the church today. served during intermission. “I started teaching here Page 4 | Wednesday, January 25, 2017 thePROSPECTUS | www.prospectusnews.com POLITICS Trump’s ‘running war’ on the media undermines trust David Bauder unsubstantiated and salacious media’s ‘deliberately false AP Television Writer allegations regarding his reporting.’” The article said relationship to Russia, Trump that Spicer’s “criticism of the NEW YORK (AP) — Donald and his team condemned news media’s fake news reporting Trump’s “running war” on the organizations that disclosed resulted in a media meltdown media is continuing into his details, calling out CNN and on social media.” presidency, with statements BuzzFeed as “disgraceful” It’s a crucial time for over the weekend calling into and refusing to take questions Spicer’s reputation. A press question the extent to which from a CNN reporter. secretary whose word can’t information from the White Confronted by “Meet the be trusted has no value to House can be trusted. Press” host Chuck Todd on anyone, said Terence Hunt, White House press Sunday with “falsehoods” a longtime White House secretary Sean Spicer on stated by Spicer, Trump correspondent and editor for Monday will hold his fi rst adviser Kellyanne Conway The Associated Press who daily press briefi ng, at which called them “alternative recently retired. he could face questions about facts.” She accused Todd of “You can’t tell lies in the a statement Saturday night Photo by Andrew Harnik | AP Photo laughing at her and said he White House,” Hunt said. that included demonstrably President Donald Trump, accompanied by CIA Director- symbolizes how Trump has “Somebody will smoke you false assertions about the designate Mike Pompeo, left, waits to speak at the Central been treated by the media. out, on issues large and small. crowd size at Trump’s Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. One person who has been The president’s integrity inauguration and a promise in Spicer’s position, former and credibility are at stake by the new administration National Committee and inauguration. White House press secretary in everything you say, so be that “we’re going to hold the also worked for President But he also made statements Ari Fleischer, said it seemed super careful.” press accountable.” George W. Bush, is known for that were quickly disproven: clear to him that Spicer was If the White House can’t be Some Trump supporters fi ghting tenaciously for his that the Washington Metro acting on orders from his trusted to tell the truth on a will no doubt cheer the employers. His briefi ng on system recorded more boss. Press secretaries have relatively trivial matter like continued antagonism toward Saturday followed a Trump riders on the day of Trump’s to walk a fi ne line between crowd size, the public will the media that was central to appearance at the CIA where inaugural than when Obama reﬂ ecting the thinking and wonder about the reliability the Republican’s campaign the president criticized the was sworn in for his second wishes of the president while of information on important for president. Now the stakes media for reporting his term, that Friday was the trying to help the people topics like terrorism or the are higher. criticisms of the intelligence fi rst time that white ﬂ oor covering him do their jobs, nuclear capabilities of North Press secretaries have community. He also took covering was used on the said Fleischer, who, like Korea, said Ben Mullin, been lied to by their bosses, exception to stories saying Washington Mall, amplifying Spicer, worked for George W. a managing editor at the or misled reporters through the crowd for Friday’s empty spaces, and that it was Bush. Poynter Institute who does the omission of information, inauguration was smaller the fi rst time spectators were Fleischer said he never a podcast on the relationship but veteran journalist Dan than those for predecessor required to pass through knowingly delivered false between Trump and the press. Rather said Sunday it was the Barack Obama. Trump magnetometers to enter the information to the press while Rather, a former CBS fi rst time he could recall false declared that journalists are Mall. at the White House. anchor who famously tangled material being delivered in “the most dishonest human Spicer’s briefi ng, during “You can’t do that,” he said. with the Nixon White House this way. beings on Earth,” saying “I which he did not take “It will shorten your career.” during the Watergate era, “I hope that people will have a running war with the questions from reporters, When Spicer faces said the situation saddened stop, pull back for what we media.” was televised live on Fox the press on Monday, he him. in television call a wide shot Spicer made two News Channel and MSNBC. needs to elaborate on his “I don’t think the American and see what is happening,” unprovable statements in his CNN did not air the session argument, “take the hard people as a whole, whether Rather said. “This is a briefi ng: that photographs but showed highlights later. questions and demonstrate they supported Donald deliberate propaganda of the audience at Trump’s Trump’s fi rst pressreasonableness,” Fleischer Trump or not, want a situation campaign.” inaugural were intentionally conference after he was said. where the press secretary to Spicer, a longtime framed to minimize the elected, held on Jan. 11, also The conservative website the president comes out and Republican operative who appearance of support, and took aim at the media. Coming breitbart.com led its site knowingly tells a lie,” he said. most recently was the that Trump drew the largest hours after news reports with an article headlined: spokesman for the Republican audience ever to witness an revealed intelligence offi cials “White House press had presented Trump with secretary Sean Spicer blasts

FROM PAGE 2 are independent public schools that are especially prevalent in Detroit. Other SCHOOLS charters have been closed by universities and others who Authority Chancellor run them. Veronica Conforme. The state’s charter She and Chris Wigent, school group, the Michigan executive director of the Association of Public School Michigan Association of Academies, backed Friday’s School Administrators, said announcement. the state used ﬂ awed data. “Nobody likes to see State assessments have a school close, but we changed every year since the support the state taking this 2014-15 academic year, “so responsibility seriously,” said there is no consistent data Dan Quisenberry, president upon which to base these of the group. “Our kids closings,” Wigent said. deserve better.” Until Friday, the state had Williams reported from only once before ordered Detroit. Associated Press school closings for academic writers Will Weissert in reasons. Those closures Austin, Texas, and Don Babwin in 2010 and 2011 involved in Chicago contributed to this two charter schools, which report.

FROM PAGE 1 offered by recommendations. For students interested in taking advantage of D120, the Center for Academic Success ANNIVERSARY is open Monday–Friday, 8 tutors must maintain a a.m.–5 p.m. Students can also certain level of excellence call CAS at 217-353-2005 for in any subjects they teach, more information. making GPA very important. Band: The Magniﬁ ers. Album: For The People. Song added to rotation: Anarchy Sucks Positions are often only

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