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• Oakton students raise awareness about violence against women Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Oakton Community College students will join in the "One Billion Rising" global campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and girls this Valentine's Day. The college's Women's and Gender Studies Program is joining organizations from more than 160 countries worldwide to participate in the campaign calling for one billion men and women to raise awareness about violence against women.
  

   
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  Suburbs rise, join billion dancing women to change world Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  On the most romantic day of the year, groups around the suburbs will rise up, speak out and dance as part of a worldwide effort to end violence against women. Says 71-year-old Mary Shesgreen, one of the organizers and a longtime member of Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice: "Dancing feels wonderful. It feels liberating. It feels empowering. It's aesthetically expressive. Dance is a very strong and liberating force."
  

   

• Exhibition showcases works by Oakton art faculty Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Koehnline Museum is holding a free gala reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, for a new exhibition by two of Oakton Community College's senior faculty members who will be retiring after long careers with the art department.
  

   

• Celebrate Greek Culture at Oakton Community College Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  It will all be "Greek to you" when Oakton Community College hosts a month of events as a part of "Coming Together in Skokie." This year, it will be a celebration of ancient and Greek contemporary culture.
  

   
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  Oakton soccer player named to Junior College Scholar All-America Team Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  The National Soccer Coaches Association of America recently named Oakton Community College men's soccer player Bobak Khalili of Schaumburg to its 2012 Junior College Men Scholar All-America Team. This is the first year that NSCAA has had such a team.
  

   
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  Oakton College appoints new diversity leader Jan 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Oakton Community College in Des Plaines recently appointed Michael Anthony as its new assistant vice president for access, equity, and diversity.
  

   

• Glencoe man gets 10 years in federal fraud case Jan 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Glencoe man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for defrauding investors in a now-defunct sleep disorder business. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Kenneth Dachman was sentenced Thursday.
  

   

• Elgin CC to host ISCC Tip-Off Classic Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference men’s and women’s basketball season will kick off this weekend when the conference’s eight schools converge on the Elgin Community College Events Center for the league’s second annual Tip-Off Classic.
  

   

• Enroll in Oakton’s Basic Nurse Assistant Training program Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  As baby boomers age and health care needs increase, health career professionals will be in high demand. Begin your health career journey by enrolling in Oakton Community College's Basic Nurse Assistant Training program.
  

   

• Landscape exhibition continues at Oakton Jan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  Nuances of Landscape: Paintings by Mary Porterfield and Nina Weiss, an exhibition featuring two local painters with very differing styles of capturing scenery on canvas, continues through Friday, Jan. 25, at Oakton's Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
  

   
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  A look back at inspiring people in the suburbs Dec 31, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kukec's People features a look back at the people who inspired us in some way, including local and national heroes.
  

   

• The Soapbox Dec 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  School partnerships, service awards, a coat collection -- good. Gambling expansion, strike threats -- not so good. See what Daily Herald editors have to say.
  

   

• Oakton hires new head of finance Nov 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  Oakton Community College has selected Bob Nowak as its vice president of business and finance, managing Oakton's business and finance functions, including accounting, business services, facilities, public safety, risk management, and budgeting.
  

   

• Oakton’s Empty Bowls fundraiser Saturday Nov 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Oakton Community College will conduct its ninth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 1, benefiting area food pantries and soup kitchens. The event will run from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the college's Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road.
  

   

• Empty Bowl fundraiser at Oakton Saturday Nov 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  Oakton Community College’s Ninth Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 East Golf Road, features hundreds of unique ceramic bowls donated by professional and student potters from throughout the Chicago area.
  

   
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  Oakton students brave cold to experience homelessness Nov 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  With the sun rising behind them, a handful of Oakton Community College students huddled around a fire Wednesday morning to keep warm after spending a night out in the cold to experience firsthand what it would be like to be homeless. "The biggest problem for me was the ground was so hard. I had a rough night of sleep last night," said Ryan Alm, 20, of Des Plaines, a junior majoring in sports management.
  

   

• Speech by survivor of Nazi doctor canceled Nov 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Nazi physician Josef Mengele was infamous for torturing and killing Jewish prisoners during the 1940s in the name of “science.” Hear a firsthand account from one survivor of “The Angel of Death” 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 in Room P103 at the Oakton Community College Skokie campus, 7701 North Lincoln Ave.
  

   

• Oakton’s Empty Bowls raises funds for food pantries Nov 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Make a difference in the fight against hunger at Oakton's ninth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the college's Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road. The event features hundreds of unique ceramic bowls donated by professional and student potters from throughout the Chicago area.
  

   

• Oakton program looks at Jesus as a Jew Nov 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  For centuries, studies of Jesus downplayed or ignored his Jewish historical context. These studies have served as a source for anti-Semitism, a professor argues at “The Jewish Jesus” 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Oakton Community College’s Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. (Room P103).
  

   
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  McHenry County College leads in enrollment increaseNov 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  McHenry County College had the highest rate of growth in head count and full-time equivalent enrollment in the last five years among all community colleges in Illinois, officials said. The fall student head count is up 33.9 percent — from 5,374 students in fall 2008 to 7,914 students now. MCC leads the pack of community colleges that posted five-year gains. In the Chicago suburbs,