Mari West

After winning the Division II Junior College Championship just weeks ago, the Kishwaukee Kougars travelled to Toledo, Ohio and captured and exciting third place win the in national championship.

The duct work and piping of the Student Center is running ahead of schedule.  According to Rob Galick, Vice President of Finance and Administration, the exterior pre-cast concrete walls with the Prodema installation is beginning in two weeks.  The given name “Prodema” comes from the name of the wood panels that will surround most of the second floor exterior of the building.  The roof is 60% complete and should be finished in the next few weeks.

Gas prices have varied in the Northern Illinois region has seen many highs and lows depending on the prices of crude oil.  With crude oil being the primary component in gasoline production, gas prices will continue to rise and fall depending on the cost of crude oil set up by the supply and demands on the global commodities market. This is one of the most important factors in determining the price of gasoline.

Those who smoke have designated areas around campus where they can have their cigarettes.  Despite those areas, students are standing closer to the doors and smoking in areas outside.  There is no consideration for those of us who do not smoke.  After all, who wants to walk by someone smoking and have to be subjected to it?  As a non-smoker, cigarette smoke affects and subjects others to what is called “secondary smoke.”  The statistics are alarming as lung cancer is the number one cause of death, NOT heart attacks, strokes and other such illnesses.

Kishwaukee College received more loan applications this fall semester than the total number for last year, with 400 loans submitted in August alone, said Steve Ullrick, Vice President of Student Services.

The Financial Aid Office was closed every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon until further notice so the loans can be processed.

With Kish’s Campus Expansion Project and the enlargement of the parking lot, the reactions heard throughout the halls are those of complaining because students can’t find a closer spot or are still walking too far to end the building.  What about the students that don’t have the luxury of parking closer that have a temporary injury such as a broken ankle, leg or arm, a back problem or someone who just had surgery?  These students have to