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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.
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Orion Constellation and measures Ridge Conservation Area (Shelter fromthe Marine Corp,-running .-solve a problem unless · they tell staunchly oppose it. at nearly 200 solar masses. If that #2) and Saturday, June 8, 2013, Young Americans for Liberty me about it. Harbinger: Any thing else you wasn't enough the few die-hard at Afton Forest Preserve (North (YAL), and making it one of the Harbinger: How can students want to say to your voters? astronomy fans who stuck around Entrance). For more information top chapters in the' country. get a hold of you? - Scott: I just want to thank till the end of the evening's fes about the Northwest Suburban Harbinger: What was the best Scott: I can most oftenbe found everybody forelecting me, it was tivities, they were then treated Astronomers Club go to WWW: part of campaigning? in the Student Senate office. I can a hard-fought campaign and I ap to a brilliant shooting star that nsaclub.org. For more informa Scott: I got to meet over one also be reached on Facebook: preciate all the support I received. streaked throughout the sky. tion about the Harper Astronomy thousand students. Getting to talk www.facebook.com/Scott.Lietzow If anyone wants to talk, I have an Over 600 people showed up Club contact either one of the to them and learning about all . Harbinger: You said <;luringyour open door policy; just stop by the for Astronomy Day, nearly all advisers: Dr. Page at Kpage@ their different walks of life and campaign that you wanted to try Student Senate office. If I'm not of whom attended the various harpercollege.edu or Dr. Moorthy the various issues that touch their and reduce tuition; how will you there, just leave me a message and lectures around the campus. at [email protected]. lives was a lot of fun. approach this issue? we'll get together later. COMPLETE YOUR DEGREE -AT NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY.
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also create a tall "maypole" in the in some areas of the U.S,.. there are middle of the town that the people May Day traditions that still exist, Have a Happy May Day! would dance around, brightly such as creating May Baskets. painted and lavishly decorated These are generally small baskets By Jennifer Cowell festival Walpurgisnacht, and the monastery ofHeidenheim, St. Wal with greenery and ribbons. Later children fill with flowers and Copy-Editor medieval England "bringing in the purgis. She helped bring Chris tradfffons that were added to this treats and leave on another per spring" celebration. tianityto 8th century Germany, include braiding the ribbons of son's doorstep, often an elderly For most people, May 1 comes The festival of Beltane is on the along with St. Boniface.Also on the maypole by weaving in and person. anq go�s, and they don't think Celtic calendar as the beginning this same night, the Germans had out while dancing and crowning The giver then rings the anything about it. But did you of summer. The most prominent a previous celebration they had a May Queen, whose duties are to doorbell and runs off, deliber know that the first day of May is event for this occasion was the held. The people would partici begin the May Day festivities. She ately making the giftanonymous, actually a public holiday in many massive bonfires the people lit, pate in rituals that were supposed wears a white gown to symbolize though I'm sure many children hid countries, especially in Europe? but they also participated in tradi . to protect the person from witch purity and springtime and usu in th� bushes waiting to see the There are many traditions that tions like driving cattle between craft, similar to the burning of ally some sort of tiara or flower happiness on the redpient's face. have developed forthis day over two fires, burning witches in the witches in effigy of the Gaelic crown. Many of these traditions So in commemoration of Spring, the centuries. It is said to have effigy, meaning they burned a fake people. are still celebrated in Great Britain I hope you had a Happy May Day! originated in the Roman times, figure of a witch for good luck, Probably the most well-known to this day. Perhaps there are even traditions with the festivalof Flora, god dancing around the bonfires, and traditions are those of medieva1 In America, some early Europe that you might like to pick up and dess of flowers and sp!"ing. Other enjoying the special Beltane cakes. England. On the first day of May, an colonists celebrated May Day, start doing with_ your friends, or countries also adopted a similar Walpurgisnacht, or Walpurgis the people would go "a-maying" as well. Many of these practices make up your own springtime holiday. For example, there is the Night, was a Germanic holiday · into the countryside and gather were viewed as pagan, however, traditions! It's a season of life and Celtic feast Beltane, the Germanic commemorating the abbess of the flowers and greenery. They would and banned by the Puritans. But celebration!
" bit possible really showed when to shout to the stage responses b'eingas sucked in as they were. Charlie Brown Show they all executed their lines, dance to indirect questions the charac I laughed, cheered, and found By Juan Cervantes the majority of the work. He was numbers, and epic bunny chases ters posed about problems they myself rooting for Snoopy as he StaffWriter naturally secluded and ostracized, wonderfully. There were no major encountered, such as the fairness had a epic lightsaber battle with yet also being called a good man, slip ups in the lines they had, and of a bad grade on a coat hanger . the quick bunnies. The show will The members of the Harper Col giving a secret impression of nice if there were I definit�y didn't _.. sculpture. be performed once again at the lege Theater Club held a very spe guys finish last. The show then notice any of them. The club played the music to the Student Activities Award Night, so cial event for the Harper College proceeded to a series of dialogues To add to their excellent perfor showcase live, and it was played make sure to keep your eyes open Child Learning Center students on between the cast members, and mance, they managed to keep the by Kevin Long;the club director. for that, and go watch it because May 1, 2013,. The club showcased followed Charlie as he tried·to children who attended the show The live music only enhanced the it's actually super entertaining. I the scenes of "You're a Good Man gather up the courage to speak bit entertained the entire time. entire experience. found myself chuckling quite a bit, Charlie Brown", and the event be to the red headed girl he thought The cast interacted with them and When I entered the theater I so it is definitely worth the time it gan with an entertaining musical was not human. My personal had them walk on stage, which didn't quite know what to expect. takes to watch it. Give it a chance. number that quickly captivated favorite scene was when Linus at really excited them. The kids had But, after having sat and given The show may be directed fora the children's attention. tempted to leave his towel behind, a great time, and were even more the show a fair chance, I ended younger audience, but it doesn't . The showcase began by intro but then quickly runs back to it excited when tJ:ie castmembers up really enjoying it. I knew it mean you aren't going to have fun ducing Charlie Brown in the most because he is overly attached. spoke to them. was going to be a show directed once you sit down and let your sinister of matters. The music Overall, the cast was great. The The back and forthinterac more so for the entertai'nment of funny senses become engulfed by number was sung against him by effort they put into making this , tion with the kids caused them young children, and I ended up the show.
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gia is hot, and you're covered with . THE wALKING DEAD STAR ticks. It's in the middle of nowhere By Larissa Martinez-Szewczyk we're going to be meeting new and detached," she replied. Her Staff Writer characters this season. She also hopes for Maggie in season four revealed that the fourthseason are that she will get steelier and On April 23, Lauren Cohan came feelsmore like the comic than the ' take a lea�ership role. to Harper College aild sold out other seasons have. He asked her After Barzacchini finished his the PerformingArts Center. The if she had watched the show in its questions, the questions were actress portrays the character of first season, but she had not. She's opened up to the audience to Maggie Greene in AMC's hit series "not a big TV watcher". Because of ask questions. The lines on both "The Walking bead." Maggie her own work on "Supernatural" sides of the auditorium stretched lives on the dairy with her father and "The Vampire Diaries'', which all the way back the entire Q&A Hershel, stepmother Annette, are both in the fantasyrealm, session. A student asked Cohan half-sister Beth, and step-brother Barzacchini asked if she liked the if there was a scene that got to Shawn. Cohan has also played genre or if it was just the right her emotionally, and she r�plied some min.or roles in "Supernatu time when those roles came along. that she C-Section scene with Lori ral" and "The Vampire Diaries". She answered by saying that "I got to .her.Because of her British · She has a British accent, which is like the idea of fantasy and magi accent, someone asked if it was differentfrom the Southern accent cal realism. It was also the right hard forher to learn the Southern everyone is used to hearing her time." Cohan stated that she never accent. She replied by saying that talk with. The Q&Asession started went to an acting school and it wasn't hard because she had with Harper's Mike Barzacchini that her p�rents forcedher to go always wanted that Southern belle asking her some questions. university. Barzacchini asked her accent when she was young. Since He asked her, "What do you if there was anything she does to the show tends to kill off char do after a season like this?" Her prepare "herself for a particularly acters that the audience grows response was to relax fora day tough scene. She replied by saying attached to, a student.asked her if and a half, then go back to Georgia that she listens to music or goes to Maggie were to die how wou!a she for eight months. She feelsmore a quiet place. In that case, she usu want her to die. Cohan responded at home there since she is there ally listens to comfort music from by "Off a cliff. I don't know, but for the majorityof a year. He her childhood. When asked what poison." Her favorite episode is DAVID STANTON asked her if she does anything to her reaction to Glenn and Maggie episode 312 "Clear" where Rick, LAUREN COHAN AT THE PERFORMING ARTS Cf,NTER get ready forshooting the show, was, she said that she loved the Carl, and.Michonne go off to Rick and she replied saying, "Dancing, frivolityof it and how they play it and Carl's hometown to get things what her favoriteweapon would down. For more Maggie Greene/ running, boxing, anything to feel cool, but when there's danger you forJudith. When asked if she be, she answered a golf club with Lauren Cohan, keep an eye on on my toes:' When asked about see how much they care for each thinks she would survive a real a retractable knife. A student AMC for when season four will the upcoming fourthseason, she other. She likes filming in Georgia life zombie apocalypse, she re asked if Maggie were to die, would come out. Who knows what kind revealed that shooting had already versus L.A., because in L.A. every plied "Yes, but the answer changes Cohan want to be a walker. She re of twists and turns will happen begun the week before and that thing is all about business. "Geor- every day." When a student asked plied by saying she couldn't turn it after this season?
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All opinions expressed in the Review section are those of the writer and The Harbinger do not necessarily reflect the views of The Harbinger, Harper College, its REVIEW administration, faculty or student body. 06 MAY 2013 [email protected]. Story of Jackie Robinson By Matt Sadler to shower around him, but with cally make a movie about a hero Photographer all this pessimism he brought like Jackie Robinson in 2-3 hours. hope to all the African Americans He not only changed the country, According to several movie and other minoritygroups. he changed society and baseball reviews, "42" is flawed, some Although there was a lot of forever. times inaccurate, and is not what criticism about this movie, I felt Today, in his honor, his jersey a legend like Jackie Robinson that it was inspirational and mov #42 is retired by every single deserves. The plot really comes ing. Jackie brought the game of Major League Organization. His down to Jackie Robinson's first baseball to a ·new level. From the timing, his presence, his tremen year in professional baseball with Great Depression of the 1930's dous character, and his fearless the Brooklyn Dodgers Organiza to World War II (1939-1945), the attitude brought a new dimension tion at the age of 28 in 194 7. An United States was desperately to the game and to life around executive by the name of Branch looking for a figure who would him: However; he was not the first Rickey signs him and brings him bring life back to society and fill African Americanto play profes into the Organization. Rickey was the ballpark seating. sional baseball. That honor goes looking foran African American Robinson was not like other to Moses Fleetwood Walker. He player to change the game and AfricanAmericans. He was a started playing professionally for bring vitalityback to the game. college educated, multi-sport star the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884. Jackie is portrayed as a timid and at UCLA Plus, he was an officer He was a catcher. With how passive character in the film. He is during World War II. In reality, society treated Jackie, I can only change that. Also kids love adtion risk in signing Jackie, but he takes seen as a baseball player that uses according to reviews, he was a imagine how they treated Moses in movies, and this on has plenty care of Jackie because he is his - � all the dark criticism against him, tough and feistycharacter (not 60 years before. of that. '\ investment. In the end, it pays off all the negativityaround him, and the timid and passive type.that The target audience for this The three main actors for this immensely. Ford'� character dem all the doubters in his presence to the movie describes). movie is for males 13 and up since movie are Chadwick Boseman onstrates virtues like faith,love, bottle up so much anger that he He broke the color barrier in it is PG13. There is foullanguage (Jackie Robinson),Harrison courage, patience, and wisdom. just unleashes so much fury and 194 7. AfterJackie joined the Ma and some violence. But baseball Ford (Branch Rickey), and Nicole Finally, Nicole plays Jackie's wife. so much pain in his play. jor Leagues, several other African is our national pastfme,and mos.t "' Beharie (Jackie's wife, Rachel). She is a good companion and I was not alive when Jackie Americans came after him. Tb,ey boys dream about playing in the Boseman plays his role very well, good friend to Jackie. She is also a played ball in the 1940's and were scratching, they were hun Major Leagues. I think this movie and has the added advantage good cheerleader forhim from the 1950's, though I imagine he went gry, and they had nothing to lose. will appeal mostly to African that he looks like the real Jackie stands. I feel that her character through absolute hell with all This film treats Jackie as more American boys, since Jai;kieRob Robinson. He shows passion and gives Jackie a much-needed boost - the racists, bigots, and haters of a symbol than a person. He is inson was an AfricanAmerican. In style and demonstrates virtues _ in confidence. constantly mistreating him. He definitely a symbol, but he is also the last decade or so, most African like courage, character, patience, If Jackie Robinson was alive to received several death threats, the a role model. American boys have been going understanding, and durability. day, I would love to shake his hand buses and bathrooms were segre For the most part, I think it towards basketball or football Ford brings energyand life to the "Courage is Grace under Pressure," gated, his own teammates refused would be very difficult to realisti- over baseball. This movie may cast. His character takes a huge (ErnestHemingway) Trolls, Goblins, and Wargs, Oh My! By Jennifer Cowell the movie was actually fairly close home, the Lonely Mountain. He trial after trial, including goblins, lost home? Will they be able to Copy-Editor to the original storyline, with only is chosen for the task by Gandalf, great wolves known as Wargs, and c;iefeat the dragon, if they do make minor differences. For example, a wizard known especially for a host of other enemies. To make it to the Mountain? All of this is Did you go to see TheHobbit: there were some characters his fireworks. The dwarves need matters even more complex, there answered in Tolkien's classic, The An Unexpected Journey when it mentioned in the movie that were someone both to be the lucky are other characters they encoun Hobbit. Personally, I foundthis came out last December? It was mentioned in other of Tolkien's number of their group and who is ter that aren't necessarily against book to be an easy read, especially quite a hit, wasn't it? The best works, though not in hisHobbit able to move quietly, which hob the company,but aren't exactly for · since it was written as a chil and worst part of that movie is book. Also, a major villain, Azog bits are known forbeing able to their trip, either. At the same time, dren's book. The plot is non-stop that it didn't end there; there are the White Ore, is only a passing do. Most'importantlY,be is chGsen the group finds friendsin the most action and the writing is engag two more installments coming name in the book. But the essence because the current resident of unlikely of places, as well. During ing, alinost as if the reader were out within the next two years. of the plot was the same. It will be the Lonely Mountain, a dragon this entire time, however, all Bilbo there with Bilbo as he runs from But the richness of the tale was interesting to see how close the named Smaug, is not familiar with wants is just to get back to his goblins or plays lif�-and death not thought up by Peter Jackson, upcoming movies are, however. the scent of a hobbit, so it would safe1 clean, dry, warm hobbit hole, games of riddles with a creature as I hope is common knowledge. The Hobbit, or There and Back be easiest for Bilbo to get inside and be done with adventures! "llamed Gollum. So, since summer Instead, it was created 75 years Again, is a charming tale that the mountain. But it is no easy I don't want to tell you anything is coming and a book is a fun way ago by a master storyteller named follows Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, task that he has cut out forhim. that the movie hasn't already to pass some time, I would highly J.R.R. Tolkien, who is also the which is rather like a short man The group is barely into their jour disclosed, and now it is up to you recommend that you go pick up author of the famed Lord of the with very hairy feet, as he takes ney when they end up captured by to go enjoy the book foryourself. TheHobbit fora quick, light en Rings series. Thankfully, forthose on the job of a "burglar" to help trolls, which sets the stage well for The question remains: will the joyment. 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