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HARPER NEwslYI .....HARPER HUB [email protected] 46THYEAR • ISSUEFOURTEEN I FREE CoLDHousE FOR BIGOTRY: Moving Forward By Amanda Yamamae of students, the recruitment and Editor-in-Chief employment of faculty and staff and the operation of any of the Thursday, April 18 Harper-Pride _College's programs and activities Club held a Day of Silence/Speak as specified by federal laws and Out event in Building A starting at regulations. It is also the policy of 12 p.m. Many students, whether Harper College that no students they were part of the LGBT com or employee shall be subjected munity or alliances came up to the to sexual harassments, which is podium and shared their experi regarded as a form of discrimina ences as well as showed their sup tion.' port toward the LGBT community. _ The Harper College Faculty Sen The event was going successfully ate calls on all faculty to address until the horror backstage un the problem of LGBT harassment. LAUREN CoHAN POTRAYS MAGGIE GREENE FROMntE AMC rv SERIES "THE WALKING DEAD" vtsrrs HARPER CoUEGE. earthed itself. During the event, We call un faculty to devote some homophobic flyers were posted time and talk to your students, around campus which have upset colleagues and coworkers about ted many students. The anti-LGBT the poisonous effects of derogat bigots are still unknown, but this ing homoseuxlas, bisexuals, and ASTRONOMY DAY did not stop the Harper College transgendered people. Harper Faculty Senate to take action after has strong institutional resources this incident. The Faculty Senate at your disposal to assist you in wrote a letter addressing to Harp this regard. Contact your counsel er Colle�e �tudents,,&.cul_,�ta ff or colleagues of the Harper Pride and Administratlon_ the.nights of Club advisors, Kris Hoffhines and the s.tudentS and emplo}!'.fe.s have ' Monica Edwards. The anti-LGBT in Harper College as well as their bigots hide behind anonymous goal from now on. fliers, crude slurs and pseudo Letter: Anti-LGBT Harass- critical posturing. Publically ment Flyers. "During the recent bringing attention to this issue in Day of Silence/Speak Out event our teaching, as we interact with sponsored by the Harper Pride students and as we work with Club a series of homophobic fly. each other provides a concrete ers were posted around campus. mechanism through which we Harper College Faculty Senate can expose and negate the hatred unequivocally condemns this a.ct aimed at the LGBT community. - of harassment against the Lesbian, Let's work together to make all Gay, Bisexual and Transgender of Harper COilege a safe� ce (LGBT) segments of our commu for our LGBT family, friends, nity. EverY person at Har_per has collea�ues and coworkers and the right to partake in the edu concomitantly let's make Harper a cational process without fear of cold house for bigotry." facing derogation and debuman Other than the homophobic ization. An inclusive environment flyers that were posted around AslRONOMYCLUB HELDA LEARNING EXPRIENCE FORTIIE TIIEASTRONOMY ENTIJSIASTS AT AVANE. where individuals can learn and campus, there were no negative work, freefrom discrimination reactions toward the event. From Kory Mulcahey very own fourteen-inchreflect asts. As their interest grew, they and harassment, is a foundational given information by Profes- Sta.ffWrite r ing telescope. In a cooperative decided to share their passion requirement for any organization sor Kris Hoffhines, the attitude endeavor between the Harper with the community and began committed to public higher educa toward the LGBT community April 20 was a cold Saturday College Astronomy Club and the hosting annual Astronomy Day tion. As such, we strongly support have changed over time in Harper night as hundreds of men, women, Northwest Suburban Astronomers events in 1985. Each year yields the full and transparent applica during her stay. :rhe administra and children gathered in and Club (NSA), hundreds of suburban an increasingly impressive turn tion of Harper policies against tion at Harper College is more around a small, poorly insulated residents gathered during the out, and this year was no excep discrimination and harassment. supportive compared to thirteen shack in a dark parking lot on the day in the Avante Concourse for tion. While a myriad of displays As our colleagues, professors Kris years ago when LGBT students outskirts of the Harper College Astronomy Day,where .various lined the halls of Avante, children Hoffhinesand Monica Edwards so first approached the adminis campus. Despite the brisk, chilly booths were set up to teach stu fromthe Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, aptly put it in an email to all full tration to start a gay/straight air by the last wisp of winter, an dents ranging from kindergarten American Heritage Girls , and time faculty: alliance. With several meetings, electrical excitement could be felt to college about some of the many Tiger Cubs participated in arts 'Harper College does not determinations, and with the help rushing throughout the crowd. fascinating quirks and features of and crafts. They got their faces discriminate on the basis of race, of the counselors, the Harper The cause of the excitement telescopes. Later on, the activities painted with astronomy-themed color, religion, sex, national origin, Pride Club still stands tall as of to- was the crystal clea; sky and an' moved out to the Observatory to art and enjoyed learning about ancestry, age, marital status, . day. "I can confidently say that our impressive array of telescopes get a first hand view of the sky. astronomy as they participated sexual orientation, disability or current administration is much that were set up all around Established in January of 1976, in the Astronomy Jeopardy game unfavorable dischargefrom mili more supportive of the LGBT com Heinze Observatory (Building the NSA began as a small group .. tary service. This policy governs munity today" stated Professor 0), including Harper College's of amateur astronomy enthusi- See Astronomy, page 2 the recruitment and admission Kris Hoffhines. Comments & Reactions? Index Contact us Clubs &Orgs FIND US ON FACEBOOK News 2 NEW: Opinion 7 Have a good story? 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We can help FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK prefer) [email protected] with that too! @HARPER �INGER 2 The Harbinger_ NEWS 06 MAY 2013 Astronomy Club Scott Lietzow the Student Trustee Continued frompage 1 Along with this, nearly 100 people By Kory Mulcahey Harbinger: What was the tough were affordedthe rare opportu · StaffWrtier est/worst part? prepared by the President of the nity to gaze up at the night sky Scott: Trying to pick the Harper College Astronomy Club. through the Mea.de 14" Schmidt Earlier this month, three Harper students' brains and figuring Meanwhile, several lecture Cassegrain Telescope (SCT) on students foughta hard battle in out what Harper College has to series ran throughout the day, ex an Astrophysics 1200GTO mount the election for Student Trustee. become. ploring everything from extinction (source Harpercollege.edu). This All three candidates where quali Harbinger: What issues will you level events such as the Creta is the main scope of the Henize fied, but in the end it was Scott tackle this year? ceous-Permian Extinction that Observatory; one of the handful of Lietzow who came out on top with Scott: There's two issues: being wiped out the dinosaurs, to the research-grade telescopes in the 42% of the votes. Afterthe elec · on the board and dealing with cutting edge of science as NASA state. tion, The Harbinger had a chance issues there and being part of scientists contemplate sending For those interested in further to sit down with Scott and talk to student government. I'm trying probes out to the edge of the solar exploring the cosmos, the-Harper him about the campaign and what to fix our student conduct code system to study fascinating astral College Astronomy Club meets - his plans were for the coming year and rework the financial distribu bodies with unexpected proper every first and third Wednesday as Student Trustee. tion system, so that each club gets ties. When the sun set, that's when of each month in room Zl30 iJ.t Harbinger: So what made you more money each year and change Scon lJE1ZowOFAC IAllYTHE STUDENT the real funbegan. Several power 2:30 PM, and the NSA meets on want to be Trustee? it so that we don't have to take TRUSTEEWITH 42% OF THEVOTES. ful telescopes were set up around the Friday nearest to full moon at Scott: I like public policy and I money fromour own pockets and Building 0 to observe the many the Willow Recreation Center in thought it would be the �est way then wait weeks forreimburse Scott: Well, unfortunately,the wondrous features of the night Hoffman Estates. They observe to give back to the students of , ment because a lot of students tuition increase schedule cur sky, including the planet Jupiter the skies almost every weekend Harper college. can't affordthat. \ rently in place was approved whose great red dot could easily and host public observing at least Harbinger: What do you bring Harbinger: How can students several years ago and the odds engulf the earth several times over six times a year. UpcQming public to the table that's unique to you? help you do your job petter? of it coming up for a vote during the Red Giant Betelgeuse.