Monday, November 18, 2013

What do you know?

No, really, what do you know? We're just not hearing a thing about the ethics of a candidate for a statewide office soliciting campaign contributions while serving as a trustee of a state-funded institution. 

What should we be talking about?

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Conflicted...

Or maybe just confused. We here at MW have been pondering this latest attempt of the sherriff to get himself some publicity and get back at Mr. Van Horn for calling him out publically, causing the sherriff to get only half the number of votes as Cheryl Graeff despite his decades of "public service" and name recognition.

We kind of agree that it'd be nice for a community college to support more local players, but we feel really uncomfortable agreeing with Mr. Killquist, even when we're pretty sure Mr. Brewer is on the opposite side of this one.

Its interesting to look at the various team rosters on the website. The JAL womens team has only one player from Chicago (tho Countryside is pretty close), and six players from central or southern Illinois. The Rend Lake College men basketball has NO Chicago players. 

So how is it that JAL mens basketball has SIX chicago players? And only four local (three in-district)? Whats that Chi-town connection?

The differences between the hometowns of baseball and softball players is even more startling--the baseball team has ONE in-district player! 

If Title 9 gives men and women teams the same recruiting budget, what explains the difference? 

Now, we understand that the only reason to have sports teams is to compete and preferably to win. But the college has put a lot of effort into all kinds of missions and goals and key values and such, all based on the role of COMMUNITY college.

Theres just something fishy here.