Meet Harper College Ethics Bowl Team
The four-member Harper College team members are from Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights and South Barrington. They beat out teams from four-year universities for a spot at the national ethics bowl competition in February 2013.
Four Harper College students this winter will debate ethical issues, from plagiarism and paid maternity leave to the legalization of drugs in Guatemala, at an event that combines the art of philosophy with the intensity of a national collegiate competition. The Ethics Bowl team landed the opportunity to compete by grabbing its first-ever national championship qualifying bid at a December 1 regional contest. Harper’s squad beat out competitors from nearly a dozen Midwestern four-year colleges and universities, including the University of Michigan and the Illinois Institute of Technology, to earn the prestigious slot. Meet the team: Gilbert Morquecho, 22, of Buffalo Grove is a second-year student at Harper. During the first semester on …
