- � HARPERNEws HARPER HUB 11:=.. , tn harbinger.harpercollege.edu Monday,October 7, 2013 46THYEAR . ISSUETHREE I FREE Government .Shuts Down 40-billion­ By Michelle Czaja a Hanan Aqull one key duty in the Constitution, four years ago, yet Republicans shutdown over Obamacare is New_sEditor & OfficeManager to pass spending bills that fund are trying to revoke the law. unnecessary. Wion states, "The dollar c.ut the. government. If it does not, According to CNN, "The Patient purpose of Obamacare is to America facesthe biggest ordeal most functions of government, Protection and Affordable Care expand coverage and lower cost yet, as the government shuts from funding agencies to paying Act, the actual name of the law, for consumers and the country. on food down.People all around the world out small business loans and requites ·au Americans to have It does expand coverage but it is are puzzled as the government processing passport requests health insurance." For the first debatable as to whether it lowers shut down on Tuesday morning, grind to a halt. Some services year, citizens will be taxed $95. For cost." stamps Oct. 1. like Social Security, air traffic every consecutive year, the tax will Harper students are not Republicans and Democrats control and active military 'pay, continue to increase. affected greatly by the shutdown. By Juan Cervantes could not agree on a spending will continue to be funded, as the Americans question whether Social services such as passports Sta.ffWriter plan.for the fiscal year that started Congress still gets paid," according the government shutdown is are closed, however, unless you Tuesday as they wrangled over to CNN. nece-ssary. Philosophy professor are a federal employee, students The House of Representatives Obamacare. "Congress has only Obamacare was put into effect Matt Wion thinks the government receive their paycheck. approved reforms on Sept. 9, allowing a 40 billion dollar food stamp cut over the. next 10 years. The food stamp reform State tundinu decreases tor Harper will start in July 2014, and w:ill By Crystal Rohan renovations. Although the tuition effectively deny an estimated 3.8 SportsEditor may have been raised at Harper million Americans from obtaining College, it is aefinitely not being nutritional aid. Governor Pat Quinn recently wasted. 217 to 210 representatives announced a $35.9 million state­ Students seem to . agree allowed the decision justifyingthe funded renovation at the College when asked about the recent food stamp cut, saying that it will of Lake County's Lake Shore construction going on at Harper: help encourage Americans to get Campus, and while Harper College "Construction is always a pain, but jobs. They also made the argument has also been undergoing some I feel like Harper College is putting that Americans are only abusing new renovations this fall,its state the money to a good cause," said government nutritional aid. funding seems to be decreasing Student Tim Mednick. Certain local business owners each year. He went on to say that Harper feelthe same way. One.owner;who The decrease College needs the renovations, and wished to remain anonymous, in funds forces by completing them, it is opening states, "A lot of times what people Harper to itself up to a lot of new students. do with food stamps is, they take increase tuition Mednick thinks the new th� food stamps, and they sell the for students. renovations will help the school food stamps. They sell the cards The college increase its humber of students, that are not really stamps any receives an as well as-improving academically. more. estimated $6.6 Currently at Harper College, So, then they take the money million in 2014. there are some big construction that they take for food stamps, Pat Quinn This does not projects under way. The two big and use them to buy something really compare to College of Lake projects most students are talking else. There should be criteria - County's $35.9 million. about are the parking garage for being on a government Tuition at Harper College has being built and the expansion of program, a socioeconomic status, been increased the last three building D. establishing a real need, like a years. This year there was a $2 The parking garage is supposed woman with children who can't increase per credit hour. to help with the already hectic support herself. " GR!SELLE OUINONES A $35.9 million state-funded parking situation. The hope is that The bill would require food Harper students race to climb the rock wall outside of the PerformingArts Cen- . renovation would definitely the parking garage will help shift ter on Wednesd�, Sept. 25. See story, page 9. help with the financial stress the traffic and create better access See Food Stamps, Page 2 college and its students are feeling into the parking lot. this year. Despite the renovations "The tuition increase has benefitting the students of Harper definitely had an impact on me College, some students still think Devastating floods in Colorado financially," said Student Jill Zelek. it is unfair forthe state to decrease While the state funds increase funding. By Nlcole Wagner for a school like College of Lake When asked how she felt about StajfWriter County, they are decreasing for the $35.9 million state funded schools like Harper College, renovations at College of Lake. Picture sitting at your window Oakton Community College, and County, Zelek said, "They are watching the rain start to come College of Dupage. both community colleges that are down in easy strides, completely The decrease in state funding is struggling. Giving money to one unaware of the natural disaster I . deepening the financial burden for over the other isn't fair." soon to befall not only your home, some students at Harper College, This is an issue that Harper but also your family and friends. like Zelek. College has been struggling with Now picture this tragedy not She continued to explain how for years. It has been making only consuming your county, but her parents struggled paying for small tuition increases each year ravaging multiple ones. her tuition last year. This year she to avoid a dramatic increase- in Murky, contaminated water had to use all of her work money tuition. filled the streets fromoverflowing to pay forher tuition. Harper College is dealing Colorado creeks, creating lands­ WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Since state funds are decreasing with the state funds decreasing lides and causing roadways Jamestown, Colorado, Sept. 15, 2013-The small mountain town of 300 has at Harper College, the school dilemma as best it can without to split, leaving little previous been cut off because of the Boulder County flood. FEMAUrban Search & Res­ has been forced to raise its jeopardizing the quality of cue (US&R) teams deployed to the state to help in Search and Rescue opera­ .. See Flooding,Page 2 tuition in orde_r to do any ki�d of education it intends to provide. tions. Weather Index Contact us Advertise · FIND ON F ACEBOOK Today Tomorrow News 2 Cartoon Strip 16 Have a good story? 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In addition to displacing Sept. 13, President Barack Obama, counteractive, as most of the Mann, disagrees with the cuts and aid because "she makes enough communities, the destruction declared an state-of-emergency people that receive food aid are. policy changes: "Give them less money to support her daughter, affected businesses, farms, road.s, for Boulder, Larimer, and El Paso generally single parents, children, opportunity to get food that they but she doesn't make that much bridges and homes. 19,000 homes counties. disabled persons, or people that need that they can't afford, so it . money." Montes feels the program have been damaged and destroyed, The Federal Emergency Mana­ don't make enough money at the leaves more people without food." can be easily abused by people and the water took eight lives in its gement Agency (FEMA) have end of the month to make ends Mann believes, "There are people who don't need it, by simply falsely fury. deployed four rescue teams . to meet. who are taking advantage of food filling out application forms. The main flooding and dow­ the area. Howev�r, rescue teams The bill could also hinder people stamps," however, she feels, "There Regardless of the controversy npour began Sept. 11 and con­ are currently at a· standstill in who are currently trying. to sustain are plenty of people who actually that comes with the new reform, tinued forthree days. This massive preparation for the government a family as· a single parent and . need the food stamps as well." the decisions of our politicians amount of flooding not only shutdown.