After 25 years, Shirley decided to goback to school after being laid off fromher job.

She and her daughter enrolledtogether at HWC in 2009. Shirley had

been interested in sociology for years.She was compelled to pursue it aftertaking Professor Betty Harris' SocialScienceclass.

VOLUME 20, NUMBER 7 “KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP SINCE 1989” MARCH 2012

Contraceptiontimeline

One of the things used for con-traception and hygiene in the pastcentury can be found under akitchen sink.Find out more on page 9

Animator drawsupon talent and skill

HWC studentAnne Jurack explainswhat inspires her to create things, fromthe abstract to the completely hilari-ous.

See her work on page 8

CCC makes committment tostudent health and wellness

Healthy Campus initiative being implemented district-wide while the Courage to Quit campaign compliments tobacco-free policy at all

cam puses.Learn what resources are available on page 3

Mother and daughter motivateeach other to excel at HWCNatalie Hogan and Chamberlon ClarkStaff Writers

continued on page 10

Women’s History Month Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month commem-orates empowering women that havemade a difference throughout history.

“Women’s History Month is reallythe result of a long struggle and fight bythe women of this country and all overthe world to claim their rights towards

Liliana Santoy and Natalie HoganStaff Writers

Aesthetics, publicimage no concernfor HWC neighbor

Deep below the surface, elec-trical transformers power theCTA.Read more about it on page 3

continued on page 2

Illustration by Marisha Hekmatpour

Illustration by Anne Jurack

Women’s committeepreparing for March

‘Breaking the Cycle’: Chicago’s2012 Teen and Women's HealthAwareness Day Sat. Mar.10 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.Ford City Shopping MallFREE

‘11’ Jazzy Divas CelebrateWomen’s History MonthFri. Mar. 167:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.The DuSable Museum740 E 56th Place Advance Tickets: $25.00At Door: $30.00

‘My Sister’s Keeper’; TheSignificance and Legacy ofHistorical Black Women’sOrganizationsFri. Mar. 23 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.The DuSable Museum 740 E 56th PlaceGeneral Admission: $10.00

‘Girl in the Iron Mask’Previews: Sat. Mar. 10, 8:30 pmSun. Mar. 11, 3:30 p.m.Show Opening: Mon. March 12,8:30 p.m.Show runs Mar. 15 - April 15West Theater in the RavenTheater Complex6157 North Clark StreetGeneral Admission: $18.00

Events for women, bywomen, about women

Shirley Lewis (left) and Sharice Lewis (right) are a Mother and Daughterboth working towards earning degrees from Harold Washington College.

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To boost college readiness, wehave:

Doubled our dual enrollment pro-gram giving high school students theopportunity to take college credit class-es for free;

Created Level Up, a summer bridgeprogram that provided recent highschool graduates a refresher in Mathand English. On average, participat-ing students were able to reduce theirtime in remediation by 1.2 semesters.

Developed the DevelopmentalEducation Initiative (formerly CASHto ROI), which IHE has written about,that groups students into learningcohorts and offers tutoring and onlinereinforcement combined with intrusiveadvising. Among program participantsin a Reading 99 course, for instance,91% were successful (earned a C orbetter) compared to 40% of their peerswho did not participate in the program

To boost retention, we:Are launching wellness centers

offering social/emotional support ateach college

Have introduced intrusive advising,and through investments in advisors,have cut our student to advisor ratioin half (920:1 to 450:1 as of this semes-ter.)

Are adopting an early alert systemto help identify at-risk students andtarget them for additional support.

To boost the relevance of our pro-grams, we:

Have launched College to Careersthrough which we are working closelywith industry experts to better alignour occupational programs in a hostof fields, from healthcare to trans-portation/distribution/logistics.

To boost completion, we are:Working to introduce stackable cre-

dentials, and expand block or “pre-dictable” scheduling so students canbetter plan their academic pathwaysand better manage their academicdemand around other obligations likefamily or work.

Finally, to boost efficiency, we are:Streamlining our procurement

process to reduce approval steps, time,and costs

Have added a student online pro-ductivity suite (with email and collab-oration tools)

Have opened a Center for Teachingand Learning as a resource for facultyto share ideas and build develop [their]craft

CCC Director of ExternalCommunicatoins Katheryn Hayes sentthis update on the reinvention of citycolleges. The format was edited to fitthis page.

equality in everyday life, professionallife, education, health care and basical-ly in the political right by the way tovote," said Loretta Visomirskis, chair-person of the Women's StudiesCommittee at HWC.

The committee is concerned withimplementing the issues that concernwomen, women’s history, and the polit-ical aspect of women’s lives in the U.S.They also organize the commemorationof Women’s History Month on campusin March of every year.

“It is very important for people toget an idea of what women and menhave gone through. It’s something thathaving the idea of the struggle from thepast. People don’t have an idea to putthings into perspective,” said BettyHarris, committee member.

“We also advise and sort of adver-tise the airing of the fairly known film‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’”

It was based on a true story aboutthe stoning of a women in Iran who wasaccused of infidelity. It’s really a shock-ing film, but it really does open thewhole communities eyes to the situation

of women in certain parts of the Islamicworld,” Visomirskis said.

Visomirskis will be hosting a screen-ing & discussion of the film on March19 & 21 from 12:30-1:50 pm in room303.

The committee has supported pro-grams to be added to HWC as theWomen’s Studies courses and theWellness Center. The committeeupholds different classes that are desig-nated just for women’s studies and class-es that are infused with woman’s histo-ry and women’s issues.

The Women’s Issues Committee arenot the only ones involved in the eventsthat are being organized but also cur-rent and former students.

W.I.C.K.E.D and the PsychologyClub will host 'Student Panel &Workshop; Healthy Mind, HealthyBody' on March 20 from 4:00-7:00 pmin room 103.

"These events are open to everyonewho is interested in learning more aboutthe issues that women faced throughoutthe years," Visomirskis said.

HWC WSC celebratesher-story for WHMfrom page 1

Five years ago, the Schoolof the Art Institute of Chicagochose a landscaping class todecide where the ugliest lot indowntown Chicago was. It wasdecided to be next door toHWC.

The motive of the SAICwas to do more than just inves-tigate. They promptly set theirstudents to submit design pro-posals for beautifying the area.

Students submitted designs tomake the area into more than a pieceof art. They wanted to help start agreen movement in the city by design-ing green walls climbing up the sidesof the buildings.The high visibility ofthe area was to be a billboard for newideas.

The owner, CommonwealthEdison, told people interested in thespace's rehabilitation that large powertransformers that supply energy to theL are housed underground in thearea.

Heavy metal plates cover the holeswhere the transformers are housed.Com Ed states that building on such asite is a liability.

John Madsen, an instructor ofArchitecture at HWC, says that theArt Institute wasn’t the only schoolwith a class working on the issue.HWC students, under the direction

of Madsen, also proposed designs forthe site.

A picture hangs in Hader’s officeon the 11th floor with a design for agreen wall by Lauren Reed, a studentfrom Madsen’s green design class.The design seems doomed to die onthat wall, as it is deemed too danger-ous to allow anyone access inside thefence protecting the site.

“It’s kind of tough for us becausewe’re a 2 year college,” Hader said."These things don’t happen quickly."

"If it was your money or mymoney we’d pull it out, slap it on thething and say ‘let’s go do this," he said.

As a matter of funding, Com Edhas shown previous interest in sup-porting some of the changes.

Mark Shouger, General Managerof The Wit hotel and member of theChicago Loop Alliance, says The Witand its owner Double Tree by Hiltonwere also very interested in rehabili-

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CCC promotes healthy habitsCCC has started a “Healthy

Campus” initiative this spring.The goal is to provide a clean and

health conscious environment toenhance productivity and the overalllearning experience. It will encompassall seven campuses, the district office,and the seven satellite locations.

Healthy Campus will focus on threeareas; providng support for quittingsmoking, healthier vending machineand cafeteria food options, free yogaand exercise classes.

The “Courage to Quit” campaignstarted March 1. CCC will providesmoking cessation classes andgroups.The program is based on theresearch of Dr. Andrea King. King isbased out of the University of Chicago.

Also working extensively withHealthy Campus will be theRespiratory Health Association ofMetropolitan Chicago [RHAMC].They along with Dr. King collaboratedto create the Courage to Quit curricu-lum in 2007.

“The program is structured aroundsix sessions delivered over seven weekswith the quit date scheduled for thethird session,” said RHAMC Policy

Coordinator Anne Dienethal. “Each session will include informa-

tion, and practice skills for participantsto reach their smoke-free goals.”

Courage to Quit will be fleixible withstructures that can be tailored to fit theneeds of different groups or individuals.Keeping tobacco cessation at the fore-front of public consciousness has beena challenge in terms of growth.

“There remains a great need forfunding which will allow employers andsupport services to provide smoking ces-sation programs and medications toclients and staff throughout the city,”Dienethal said.

The smoking cessation resources are

provided by thewellness centers ofall CCC campuses.

The next step inthe healthy campusplan would likelybe a rethinking ofthe kinds of foodoptions that arecurrently beingoffered at city col-leges. The idea is tonot only have morewholesome food

choices, but to make sure that they areaffordable.

“Last year we did a survey. We talkedto the students and listened to what theyhad to say,” says Associate ViceChancellor of Student Affairs PrestonHarden. “One of their main concernswas that if we do have the healthy food,will it be too costly?” We’re currentlyworking on how that could be facilitat-ed.”

Drawing inspiration from First LadyMichelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” ini-tiative, CCC wants to round outHealthy Campus by offering some fit-ness classes as well.

Oratorical

FestivalChamberlon ClarkStaff Writer

Chamberlon ClarkStaff Writer

HWC held it’s annual OratoricalFestival on February 16.

The festival was started by SydneyDaniels in 1988. Because of his manyrespected contributions to the event inyears past, the festival was given theofficial title of “The Sydney R. DanielsOratorical Festival.” The event is heldevery February in celebration of BlackHistory Month.

The first place finalist wasLaShunda Winston for her piece onFredrick Douglass. She is a second-year theatre major here at HWC.

Second place went to MonikaMarkgraf Lee for her piece on TupacShakur.

Third place went to Jason Monsourfor his piece on Malcolm X.

Fourth place went to KennethCunningham for his piece on MatthewHenson. Cunningham is a certifiedpersonal trainer and was awarded aPresidential Scolar Award. He is in hissecond HWC semester.

Fifth place went to Brittany Vernonfor her piece on Alexander Haley.

Empty space next door not justfor the birds

“Healthy Campus” illustration by Marisha Hekmatpour

The empty lot west of HWC is owned byCommonwealth Edison. Efforts to improve theappearance of the area have been made overthe past several years, to no effect.

Taylor LillyContributing Writer

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tating the site.“We had about $50,000 from

Double Tree to invest into this effort,”Shouger said. “This effort has to be ledby the students and the schools."

Shouger expresses worry that thecommunity, and Com Ed, would ques-tion the hotel’s interest as purely self-serving. He emphasizes that The Wit iswilling to work closely with anyone will-ing to take up the project.

“I think Com Ed still wants to moveon this ... ," Hader said.

Commonwealth Edison has notresponded to interview requests.

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Blight next door

HWC studentreleases single onAmazon andiTunesBy Jason Astorga Contributing writer

HWC’s very own Nehemiah Frankhas released a single, ‘Make My Move’,available on Amazon and iTunes.

Also known by his stage name,Nehemiah Akbar, he has been makingmusic since the age of 17. That is whenhe met DJ Montana in Virginia.

“I heard this Cuban style kind ofbeat [from DJ Montana] and I thoughtthis sounds kind of cool…I like this…,”Akbar said.

Nehemiah Akbar met several otherstars, such as Clarence Collins from therhythm and blues band, ‘Little Anthonyand The Imperials’, to help him withhis music career.

Akbar then met Chris Hine, a sportsreporter for the Chicago Tribune andworked on an unreleased song titled‘Seen You Before’.

“I noticed that Chris can play [thepiano] really well…this guy can playanything. So we wrote four songstogether,” Akbar said.

Find it on YouTube.

The graduation deadline has beenextended to March 19. This is toaccommodate potential diploma hold-ers who need more time to see an advi-sor and check on their graduate status.

Students must have a minimumgrade point average of 2.0 or better.

If students are interested in receivinga second degree, they must enroll andcomplete a minimum of 15 additionalcredit hours after the posting of the firstdegree.

There is no fee to apply. The follow-ing is a list of steps to follow in order toproperly facilitate the graduation appli-cation process.

1. Go to room 101 [Advising Office]2. Set up an appointment with an

Advisor.3. Fill out Application for Program

Completion.4. Advisor will complete degree

audit and submit it to the Registrar.5. After final semester, the Registrar

will look over your info to make sure allof your graduation requirements havebeen met.

6. You will be notified when you canpick up your diploma/certificate 10weeks after your final semester.

This years commencement ceremo-ny will be May 12, at the UIC Pavillion.

Graduationdeadlineextended againThe Loop Players will be performing

‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ thisspring.

The show will run in room 103 fromMar. 21 to Mar. 31.

Weds. March 21, 7:15 PMThurs. March 22, 2:00 PMFri. March 23, 7:15 PMSat. March 24, 2:00 PMWed. March 28, 7:15 PMThurs. March 29, 2:00 PMFri. March 30, 7:15 PMSat. March 31, 2:00 PM

Loop Players in fora shock this spring

Deadline is March 16 for thisyear’s scholarship.

Applicants must be graduating thisspring.

Five awards of a $1000 each willbe awarded to qualified individuals inMay.

Application packets are availableon the eleventh floor outside of room1146.

Information is also posted in thelobby.

The Friends ofHaroldWashingtonCollegeScholarship

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Forensics clubsprings to lifethis semesterChamberlon ClarkStaff Writer After being absent from HWC the

past few semesters, the architectureclub has formed again with some newadded ideas.

Future president of the club, TaylorLilly, explains the club’s new approachas they prepare to make another run.

“We are going to try to fix a coupleof mistakes that were made in the past.The last time the architecture club washere, there were problems with theclub’s budget so we are going to try tomake sure that doesn’t happen this timearound,” said Lilly.

“When I first arrived [at HWC] andasked about the architecture club, therewasn’t much information about it. Thistime I want to have more of an out-reach to the students here and havemost of the senior members stickaround for at least another year so wedon’t have a constant new [chain ofcommand]” he said.

The club hopes to visit manynotable architectural buildings andmonuments around the city and learnof the history it reflects.

“We want the club to explore a lotof the architecture that Chicago has tooffer us. Having our school located inthe city and downtown gives us a big

advantage over other schools that arefrom areas like the suburbs that are notas accessible to the architecture ofChicago,” said Lilly.

“As of now, the club is thinking of alist of places that the club can visit.One place that is a definite on our listis the Farnsworth House. We know ouradvisors, [John Mattson and DoloresOchoa], can also help us come up withsome good places that would be worthvisiting,” he said.

When visiting these architecturalmonuments and places, Lilly hopes thatthe club can not only enjoy the experi-ence, but learn a lot from it as well.

“The most important thing to real-ize about the places we visit is the his-tory and the purpose for the certaintype of construction because everyarchitect has their own philosophy onhow someone should build and why,”he said.

Going on trips and viewing archi-tecture around the city is one aspect ofthe club that is going to be done out ofHWC but Lilly and the club are alsoare trying to incorporate themselveswith architectural projects within thecollege.

The Harold Forensics Society (HFS),a new club at HWC, was founded asan alternative to the inactive forensichonors society known as Phi Rho Pi.

”I was trying to resurrect it,” saidfounder and president of HFS JesusAnaya. “I was told that I would need tofind a faculty advisor to help out. Thedepartment chair (Larnell Dunkely)suggested that I start my own club cen-tered around the same theme,” Anayasaid.

The goal of the HFS is to providestudents will as much preparation andknowledge in the field of forensics aspossible. There will be on-campusmeetings as well as the possibility ofsponsoring an annual open invitation-al debate tournament each semester.

At these tournaments, members willget the chance to demonstrate all of theideas and concepts that they will havelearned.

Non-students are also permitted to

be a part of the HFC, but they will notbe considered “official” members.

“Club members must be enrolled inat least 6 credit hours at the college,”Anaya said.

“Other individuals are definitelywelcome to join in on future lectures,events, discussions... anyone with goodintentions,” he said.

While most people know aboutforensics as having to do with science asit pertains to the justice system, anoth-er important part of it involves speechand discussion.

Students will become better famil-iar with the art of public speaking, writ-ing, and augmentation.

The HFS hopes to not only improveawareness on forensics, but to increasestudents thinking, speaking, and writ-ing skills. The club invites everyone nomatter their skill set or previous back-ground in the subject.

Daniel CollinsStaff Writer

Arc Club backto draft again

6 - MARCH 2012 PHOTO POLL THE HERALD

“In thefuture when getting aninternship your social net-work will be visible.”

Anabel Bonilla

“Ourinternet

image is abig deal inour gener-

ation. We put out a lot aboutourselves without thinkingwhere it goes, so of courseIʼm a bit concerned.”

Brittney Santos

“ No, I am not concernedabout my online imagebecause I am aware of whatI put online.”

Samone Ulatsen

“ I say becarefulwhat youput on the netbecause

itʼs always someone watch-ing and it can get you introuble.”

Brandon Sargent

“ I have no social net-working profiles, I onlyexist in reality.”

Nate Hutchins

Yes, I amconcernedbecause Ihaveheardfuture

employers look at this onlineimage when looking forprospective employees.”

Brittany Vernon

“No, I donʼt let it concern me.”

Andrés Pérez

“ Yes I am very concerned,because I care about myreputation.”

Hocine Droueche

“ No I usu-ally donʼtpost pic-tures ofmyself toooften. If Ido it is of

family pictures, which donʼtconcern me, or I donʼt thinkit will affect me in thefuture.”

Jacqueline Gonzalez

“Since Ionly have people I know onFacebook, I donʼt feel theneed to worry about myimage.”Jay Zhao

Are You Concerned AboutYour Online

Image?

Within the walls of room 1005 stu-dents embark on a voyage into the past.Textbooks and traditional lecture arenot found here. Instead, the classroom istransformed into an arena in which“reacting” games are played.

Humanities 207: The Great Books ,“Reacting to the Past” was inspired bythe gaming pedagogy that was firstpracticed in elite schools, said instruc-tor Kamaran Swanson. It is conductedentirely through intellectual games.

“When I first [played] it at HaroldWashington [four years ago], it was notvery successful,” he said. “I had studentswho weren’t prepared for the roles.Attendance is important—if you haveimportant characters who are not show-ing up, then it’s game over. Over time,I’ve been tweaking it and learning howit works at Harold Washington, and nowit works well,” Swanson said.

The games allow students to embodycharacter roles as they explore historicalcontexts through memorials, or speech-es, and questions of ethics and moralconduct through critical thinking.

The first game played took place inthe Forbidden City in Beijing, China, in1587 during the Ming dynasty. In it, stu-dents were introduced to Confucianthought and confronted with a task: per-suading the emperor, Wanli, in the selec-tion of his successor.

“I am the first Grand Secretary tothe emperor Wanli himself. My role inthe class is to keep the decorum during

the memorials and also provide guid-ance to the emperor and the rest of thesecretaries within the Grand Secretariat.Essentially, I have most of the power ofthe classroom,” said Gina Osterholt.

Unlike other courses at HWC, thecontrol of this humanities class is in thehands of the students. They alone con-duct the game, while the instructor takesthe role of gamemaster andobserves quietly.

“The biggestdifference is thehands-on inter-action betweenthe students andalso the fact thatthe students runthe class,” saidOsterhold.

Punishmentsare also decided by the students. Thosein charge agreed that proper punish-ment included sitting in front of theclass in a “seat of shame” when demon-strating disrespect, such as a cellphoneringing, and might even go as far as exe-cution of a character in the game.

Osterholt finds that not only does theclass sharpen leadership skills, but it alsobenefits students outside of the class-room.

“It is [empowering ] because a lot ofthe responsibility falls on the students, soin order to have a productive class, thestudents have to be productive. I feel

that giving students that kind of respon-sibility really helps them learn how tobetter themselves in everyday situa-tions,” she said.

One of the ways the gaming peda-gogy style is helping students is by learn-ing how to speak eloquently in front ofan audience. Isamar Cervantes wasfearful of speaking in front of a class

prior to taking thecourse.

“The speech[component] con-quered my fears,” shesaid. “And now, I canincorporate this[ability] into otherclasses,” Cervantessaid.

Although con-ducted via games, theclass requires a high

level of discipline and independentresearch on behalf of the student.

“Working on your own and alsodoing outside research is a really bigpart of the game because our gamebooks don’t provide an extensive knowl-edge of the historical period,” Osterholtsaid.

In order to deliver fluent, well-informed speeches, students must takethe time to prepare by seeking more in-depth reading texts outside of those pro-vided. In doing so, the students have astronger chance at winning the game.

“[The class] is challenging me totake on personal responsibility to knowmore [by] doing research on my own inorder to fulfill my character role,”Nehemiah Akbar said, who played therole of emperor.

He stated that although the class isfun, it is not for everyone.

“If people are used to the tradition-al methods of learning in a college envi-ronment, then this class is definitely notfor [them],” Akbar said. “If you are upfor a challenge of taking personalresponsibility of your education, and areinterested in having a new experiencein how to learn, I”d say this class is def-initely for you.”

In the end, Akbar believes that muchof the knowledge and retention of thematerial is due in large part to this self-sufficiency. He believes to have learnedsignificantly because of this.

“I feel that I’ve learned way morethan I would have originally learned ina traditional setting,” he said. “I’m nevergoing to forget this. It’s fun. I didn’t evenrealize I was learning.”

A French Revolution/Rosseau gamewill follow the Confucius game, and theclass will conclude with a gameSwanson co-wrote: “Charles Darwin,The Copley Medal, and the Rise ofNaturalism: 1862-64”.

Philosophy instructor uses games to help students learnEvelyn LuvianoStaff Writer

8 - MARCH 2012 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT THE HERALD

March is the nationally recognizedmonth dedicated to the celebration ofwomen's influence and contribution tohistoric events. As stated by the Libraryof Congress, Women's History Month(WHM) is the expansion ofInternational Women's Day, March 8th.The evolution of WMH began withWomen's History Week initiated by theEducation Task Force of SonomaCounty (California) Commission on theStatus of Women in 1978.

The week of March 8th was set asthe celebratory week and, "was metwith a positive response," as school asschools began hosting their renditionof Women's History Month events. Thefollowing year, the initiative gained localsupport and by 1981 received politicalsupport as "Senator Orrin Hatch andRepresentative Barbara Mikulskicosponsored the first jointCongressional Resolution proclaiming aWomen's History Week."

After only six years, in 1981, "theNational Women's History Project peti-tioned Congress to expand the celebra-tion to the entire month of March."Since this approval, the Resolution hassince been approved every year by boththe House and Senate.

Illinois ranks high in the number ofjobs and salaries paid within theMultimedia and Animation industries,according to U.S. Dept. of Labor sta-tistics.

Women, such as Anne Jurack, areable to compete on a level playing fieldin this growing industry. They arejudged on their portfolios and creativi-ty, not their gender.

GF: What are you pursuing here atHWC? How could the program bebetter or improved?

AJ: I’m currently in my last semestertowards my Associate degree in DigitalMultimedia Design. I love the program;the only way it would be better is if itwere extended into a Bachelor’s pro-gram!

GF: Where can you go from here?

Can you get a career with anA.F.A.? Is there a job marketfor women animators?

AJ: Anywhere I want,really! The lucky thing aboutart careers is that it so heavilydepends on the work and effortyou put into your portfolio;

I’m sure a lot of places willconsider applicants with onlyan A.F.A. if their portfolio isimpressive enough. That’s a long shot,but there’s always networking and free-lance. The more you do, the more

people recommendyou to others, andthe more work youget. I think there’s ajob market for ani-mators in general;entertainment is ahuge industry inAmerica, and as long

as companies and studios want to keepproducing, they’ll keep looking for tal-ented and creative people.

I know there are a lot of talentedwomen out there who can do it! I hopeI’m one of them.

GF: Can you name any women ani-mators that you admire/look up to?

AJ: Recently, I really love NatashaAllegri. She works for Cartoon Network

and has a really simple, great style. I

also like Kate Beatonwho does the webcomic'Hark! A Vagrant'.

Some others are KatieCook, Natalie Dee,Lindsay Small, and AllieBrosh.

GF: What got youstarted as an animator?

AJ:I’ve always likeddrawing, and when I

started using computers and seeing thepotential to bring my work to life digi-tally, I was hooked.

I’ve been inspired by Pixar films,comics, amateuranimation aroundthe web, my artteachers, myfriends, and thetechnology avail-able to me.

Everything justkind of screamed,“Anne! Makethings!”

Animator inspired by everyday lifeGregory Fairbanks Jr.Editor-in-Chief

Marisha HekmatpourArtistic Director

Womenmarching on

A Brief History of Birth ControlA Brief History of Birth Control

The pessary is the oldestknown device used as a contraceptive. Egyptiansutilized mud, grass, and

even crocodile dung to makeancient diaphragms.

Margaret Sangeropens the first

birth control clinicin the U.S.and is

promptly imprisionedfor 30 days.

In 1961, the FDAapproves Enovid,the

first widely prescribed oral con-traceptive. This wasthe birth of thesexual revolution,allowing women the

power and freedom offamily planning forthe first time in

history.

1800 B.C.

THE HERALD ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT MARCH 2012 - 9

1916

Charles Goodyear, mixesIndia-rubber with sulfur,accidently discovering howto vulcanize rubber. Thisreplaces condoms made fromanimal parts. The ComstockLaws made condom mass pro-duction illegal though,until around 1930, when

courts began to challengethese decades old decency

laws.

1930

What as the most pop-ular form of birthcontrol between 1930

and 1960?Lysol Disinfectant.

Due to the illegalityof other forms of

birth control at thetime, Lysol was effec-tively branding itselfas a feminine hygieneproduct and contracep-tive. This, of courseturned out to be com-

pletely false. Infact, women routinelyhad to seek medical

help after using thismethod. Some died.

1930-1960

1961

Rachel Banning

“I had thought about sociologybefore. That was the first class I hadtook here, with Betty Harris, and justfrom her with the same passion for it,from what I had learned from her inthe class had just made me interested,”Shirley said.

Shirley will be graduating thisspring. Afterwards, she will be attendingMount Holyoke College in SouthHadley, Massachusetts next fall with afull scholarship.

"There’s no other place like HaroldWashington…I found a lot of supporthere. It’s like a big family," said Shirley.

Sharice started attending HWC outof high school. She is studying pre-medand plans to become a doctor.

She started her academic career atKennedy-King College, and then trans-ferred to HWC. She took time offwhen her mother lost her job and wentto work. After a year, Shirley decidedshe wanted to go to school, and theycame to HWC together.

Sharice had taken off a few semes-

ters to work and help her mother payfor expenses for the year. After hermother deciding to return to school,she decided to join her mother.

“Originally I wanted to be a doctor,[ I said] let me, you know, slow it down.For now I decided [to focus] on being aRegistered Nurse. After that, I willprobably work my way up to be adoctor,” said Sharice.

Sharice will be graduating with herRN certificate and of Pre-med by 2013.The two students are fortunate to haveeach other to push forward and be suc-cessful. They work hard even whenthings get overwhelming.

“She was a lot of help because [oth-erwise] I would have been totally lost. Ihaven’t been in classes in a long time.She was right there to help with all theanswers, I stuck to it, Shirley said.

Her message to students who havebeen out of school for many years andwho are coming back to receive ahigher education.

"Your education [may be] delayed,but it's not denied."

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The Choir from St. Ailbeʼs, seen here, was the featured musical guest at the Sydney R. Daniels Oratorical Festival. The festival took place on Feb.16 as part of HWCʼsBlack Heritage Month celebration. This yearʼs first place finalist, LaShunda Winston is a second year theatre major. Visit TheHeraldHWC.com to see more photos.

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