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Jobs, internships offered at fair Sara Wallscetti Staff Writer The Job Resource Center (JRC) hosted its Job and Internship Fair in the M Building of the campus, offering local employers a chance to meet potential employees face-to-face.

“There are always new job seekers, and the job fair offers a one-stop shop for people who are looking for a job,” said Job Resource Specialist Tamima Farooqui.

Farooqui facilitated the event in coordination with the Moraine Valley Academic Community and the Job Resource Center. For seven years, Moraine has offered this event to students and alumnus in order to provide adequate opportunities during and after their academic ventures.

Tammy Kintz, a former MVCC student, learned about

the fair from an e-mail issued by the JRC. “I’ve been looking for a job for a while now but it seemed that everywhere I looked that they weren’t hiring,” said Kintz. “I heard about the job fair here so I decided to check it out.”

Attendees were mainly comprised of students, but the fair was not exclusive. The M Building was filled with community members looking for new opportunities as well.

Initially, many students were not aware that they had to come in formal clothing or that it was a good idea to bring resumes. Fortunately, those that were unprepared were allowed to change into the appropriate slacks and ties on the M Building’s

Manor Care representative Anita Sipek shares information with MVCC student. [Erica Sinnott] second floor.

Thanks to the donations of Neat Repeats Store, many students who were not aware

that they would have to come dressed professionally were able to borrow their clothes and impress potential em-

ployers.

Companies were situated within Moraine Rooms 1 and JOB FAIR| page 7

SpaceX launches innovation Medical majors

explore options

By Joshua Mira News Editor Civilizations traditionally tend to focus on only expanding their territory on the ground and the seas. Unfortunately, people generally forget to look up once in a while.

Over the past two decades alone, starry-eyed entrepreneurs have begun to invest heavily into the final frontier, pouring billions of dollars into research and development contracts with state governments to see if they can boldly go where no man has gone before.

Elon Musk, one such entrepreneur, sold his previous creation PayPal, and went on to establish one of the most famous and prolific companies of this decade, and stands as one of the few to specialize in space exploration and inter-

Students pursuing careers in the medical field met representatives to explore transfer options. [Erica Sinnott] Sara Wallscetti Staff Writer Mission patches from the AsiaSat8 satellite launch were awarded to students who answered questions during the presentation. [SpaceX] stellar development.

SpaceX, a multi-billion dollar private company, recently

held a seminar in the L Building to show space fans and SPACEX| page 4

Medicine can be a very difficult field to break into. Requiring eight of years of rigorous study and double the regular college tuition, medical school can easily drain a

person physically, mentally, and financially.

However, Moraine Valley’s Academic Center came together and invited multiple schools for the Health and Science Fair, an event where multiple college medical proMEDICAL | page 7

IN THIS ISSUE SPORTS Cyclones crowned champions at Region IV tournament.

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ENTERTAINMENT PUSH Physical Theatre astounded the audience at Menker.

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FEATURES Student Life organized a special Sweetest Day Celebration for students.

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STUDENT TRUSTEE CORNER | EAMON ALMILADI

Hello MVCC Students! It’s hard to imagine that we’re already past the midway point for this semester. I hope that you have become buckled in and are going strong in all of your classes.

As we approach the later stages of this semester, it’s important to remain vigilant and focused and to finish off the semester as strong as possible.

Remember, if you find that you need help in any of your classes, the Tutoring Center and the Writing Center are great resources that you can use to get the help you need, and it’s completely free for students!

Just as with any other Fall Semester, and whether we’re ready to admit it or not, the plight of cold weather is steadily approaching. Let us not fret, but instead prepare for what is to come. Have you thought of getting your Flu shot yet? Typically, Flu season begins in October and peaks in mid-December to mid-January. While I realize that no one likes to get shots, now would be a great time to look into doing that. According to the Center for Disease Control, it will take about 2 weeks after your vaccination for the necessary antibodies to develop to help protect you against the Flu; that means if you get your shot now, you have a better chance of remaining Flufree throughout the upcoming winter months.

If you drive to campus, now would also be a great time to begin winterizing your vehicle. Getting an oil change, changing your wipers, checking your tire tread, and ensuring that your car battery is in good working order would be a great start in making sure that your car is ready for the harsh and trying conditions of the months to come. If you happen to take the bus to campus, Student Government is

Faculty Adviser Ted Powers powerst@morainevalley.edu

Graphics Editor Vasilika Mikosz graphics@mvccglacier.com

Editor-in-Chief William Lukitsch editorinchie@mvccglacier.com

Online Editor Jake Coyne online@mvccglacier.com

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News Editor Joshua Mira news@mvccglacier.com

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Contributing Staff David Alexander Dimka Atanassova Nadine Ismail Sara Wallscetti Izabela Kokoszka Valerie Razo Anthony Francis

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currently working on a solution where students could wait inside and be notified about bus arrivals, so be sure to look out for that in the coming weeks.

Halloween is coming up! It’s always an exciting time for those of us who enjoy the scares, the candy, the dressup parties, and the like. But while it’s a time for much fun, I would just like to remind everyone to remember to remain safe and be responsible. Look out for your friends and yourselves

David Kowalski Special Contributors Eamon Almiladi Glenn Carpenter

and let’s make the most of this scarefilled, adventurous time.

On that note, if haunted houses are your thing, the Music Club on campus will be hosting its own Haunted House. It will take place on Oct. 29 and Oct. 30, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the U Building. There will be a small entrance fee, but all proceeds will go towards the Food Pantry on campus. So come out, enjoy the fun, and help support a great cause!

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Educational expansion in Central America

By Jackie Cronin Editorial Assistant Most people in developed countries take reading comprehension for granted, while in rural countries people can barely interpret a grocery list.

Debra Gittler and her organization, however, have made strides to combat the rising crisis of Central and Latin America’s subpar education.

Gittler, an executive of the educational non-governmental organization (NGO) ConTextos, recently gave a presentation in the L Building on the underwhelming education systems in Central America.

ConTextos’ mission is to give students in undeveloped countries the opportunity to develop advanced literacy skills; including interpretation, analysis, and critical thinking.

The organization mainly works with El Salvador, but has also expanded programs to other Central American countries like Honduras and Guatemala.

“I went down to Central America about eight years ago to start a national educational reform starting from MidMexico to Belize,” Gittler said.

In her presentation, Gittler posited that the majority of the people in El Salvador only receive a third grade educa-

tion. And it is not just the students who are in need of help. The teaching methods need a revamp as well.

“These kids are taught to only read and copy,” Gittler explained. “They aren’t taught to think about it. It is strictly dictation and there is no creativity there.”

The NGO has expanded their range of educational aid to the parents in conjunction with the children.

“El Salvador has gone through many years of war, and all those people lost an education,” Gittler said.

Gittler believes that her goal is not only to provide educational aid to these countries, but also supply them with professional advisers to show teachers how to give students proper education.

“One of the goals of an entrepreneur is ‘What can I create that the world is missing.’ But sometimes it is not a thing that we are missing, but a service that we need to provide. These kids come from the worst country in the world and they want to be heard,” said Gittler.

ConTextos has been achieving success since its formation in 2009. Most recently, the organization has set up a program in the Dominican Republic.

“These countries that we work with are the most violent countries in the world, and they are right next to [Amer-

Debra Gittler explained how her organization is working to provide quality education for children in Central America. [Izabela Kokoszka] ica],” Gittler noted. “If we don’t address the education problems, it’s going to continue to increase and spread. We need to start in these countries because

there is hardly any opportunity there.”

Jackie Cronin can be contacted at editorialassistant@mvccglacier.com

4 SPACEX| from front page budding engineers alike how science fiction becomes nonfiction.

Theresa Kurth, a Structures Engineer from the company, primarily showcased the three main rockets that the company uses when performing tests while delving into the inner workings of SpaceX. “The company was founded in 2002… and we mainly focus on developing technology that would enable us to reuse the rockets we build. We do this so that we are more cost efficient and environmentally friendly,” said Kurth.

Consequently, SpaceX equips their rockets with advanced flight avionics and guidance systems, enabling them to ascend and descend from almost any angle without damaging the spacecraft.

As well, Kurth stated the company’s desire to ensure that their personnel and cargo are as safe as possible while on a mission.

“We are developing command modules with the ability to separate from the rocket, and take steps in creating safer rockets,” explained Kurth.

To achieve this, the main rocket that they use, the Falcon 9, is outfitted with 9 engines from the get-go.

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resilience to engine damage, which prevents mission abortions.

Furthermore, she elucidated that these advances in rocket technology and safety measures are simply stepping stones for SpaceX’s penultimate goal. “Elon Musk’s objective for SpaceX is to establish a human presence on Mars.”

As unbelievable as some in the audience found the concept, Kurth reinforced the company’s goal, noting SpaceX has remained competitive with other aerospace companies such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin for contracts from the US Air Force and other sectors of the government, all for the sake of gaining experience.

“We are the only private company that has been allowed to deliver cargo to the International Space Station,” Kurth commented.

At the end of the presentation, Kurth expressed to those wanting to work in the aerospace industry to “work hard and play hard,” join design and engineering teams, and to never stop aspiring to higher levels.

Joshua Mira can be contacted at news@mvccglacier.com.

SpaceX Structures Engineer Theresa Kurth spoke on innovative technology. [Erica Sinnott]

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IN BRIEF The Rocky Horror Picture Show On Nov. 7, the Moraine Valley Filmmakers Club will be screening “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” In tradition of the cult classic, there will be a live shadow cast performing along with the film.

Show begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Union.

Day of the Dead Buffet Enjoy some Latin American cuisine in commemoration for past loved ones.

The Day of the Dead Buffet will be on Oct. 29 in Room U111 from noon to 2 p.m. The cost is six dollars and all proceeds will finance the Alliance of Latin American Students’ trip to the Illinois Council on Higher Education Conference.

Cabaret For all you old chums out there, opening night of “Cabaret” is on Oct. 30 at the Fine and Performing Arts Center in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www. morainevalley.edu/FPAC/tickets.htm, or calling the Moraine Valley Box Office at (708) 974-5500. Tickets are selling fast!

Millee Tibbs Art Exhibition “From the Mountains” Artist and photographer Millee Tibbs will be showcasing her photographs of the American West, in which

she has folded, crumpled and re-photographed to create altered landscapes.

From Oct. 30 through Nov. 21. Tibbs’ work can be found at the Fine and Performing Arts Center in the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery.

Travis: A Soldier’s Story In honor of Veteran’s Day, there will be a special screening of the award-winning film “Travis: A Soldier’s Story.” The documentary centers around the true story of Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, who is a quadruple amputee after being critically injured while serving in Afghanistan.

The film will be showing on Nov. 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Beverly Arts Center on 2407 W. 111 St., Chicago, IL. Haunted House Get ready to go Boo in your pants.

The Moraine Valley Music Club will be holding their annual Haunted House in the Student Union on Oct. 29 and 30, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Price is only $3, and all proceeds will go to the Moraine Food Pantry.

D Building in Room D219. For more information, call Mark Horstmeyer at (708) 974-5275.

Annual Pumpkin Contest Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in decorating a real or artificial pumpkin for the Library’s Annual Pumpkin Contest. The library staff would like to note that no carved pumpkins are allowed. Pumpkins can be dropped off on Oct. 27. Voting begins at 8:00 a.m. on Oct. 27 and runs until 9:00 p.m. on Oct. 30. Winners will be announced at 1:00 p.m. on Oct. 31.

Books are Fun Book Fair The Student Union will be selling over 250 books, with genres ranging from cookbooks to New York Times Best Sellers. A portion of the profits will be donated to the Student Government Association Book Scholarship.

The fair will take place on Nov. 4- 5, at 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Costume Contest Enter if you dare! The Student Union will be hosting a costume contest in honor of Halloween on Oct. 31 starting at noon. Enjoy the various costumes students create! Come with your friends and join in on the fun!

Jazz Faculty Showcase Moraine’s musical faculty is putting on a Jazz Showcase on Oct. 26, starting at 2:00 p.m. and continuing throughout the night. Come support the staff and enthrall yourselves and your friends with the jazz! For more information, go to http://www.morainevalley.edu/ FPAC.

Board of Trustees Meeting There will be a Board of Trustees Meeting on Nov. 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the

Millee Tibbs Art Exhibition Artist Millee Tibbs is bringing her work, dubbed “From the Mountains”,

to Moraine’s Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery from Oct. 27 to Nov. 24. Come to the reception being held on Oct. 30 and enjoy yourselves with your friends!

For more information, go to http:// www.morainevalley.edu/FPAC. Teaching, Learning, and Community Event Wanting to become more in tune with your friends and the community? Desiring to expand on your social skills and learn more about people?

Then come on down to the L Building on Nov. 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and explore the possibilities! For more information, go to http://lib.morainevalley.edu/Home.aspx.

Food and Drink Choices Seminar Pondering on why you eat certain things or drink at specific times? Want to find the answers on why your brain is so easily affected by such small things?

Then head on down to the L Building from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Nov. 6! More information can be found on the MVCC website.

Moraine Valley Open House The college is holding an open house on Nov. 8 from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the M Building. Students are encouraged to participate in the even if they are able, and should bring persons outside of the college. Family members are recommended. For more information, go to http://www.morainevalley.edu/admissions/events.htm.

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Lipinski, Brannigan fight for the House Joshua Mira News Editor As elected officials, all Congressmen are held accountable by their constituents, and must answer to them when their terms have finally been completed. For House Representatives, that time comes every two years.

Democrat Daniel Lipinski, the Representative for the Third Congressional District of Illinois, must once again campaign to reassure his constituents’ faith in him while defending himself against his opponent.

Lipinski recently took the opportunity to prove his worth to voters through hosting a public forum with his challenger, Republican Candidate Sharon Brannigan. The forum was held at Moraine Valley’s T Building on Oct. 16.

The forum, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, gave both candidates a chance to explain their plan to improve the country, with the overall goal of the night to compel the audience to vote for the right cause.

Lipinski began his side of the forum by elucidating on his 5-point proposal

for the House. Strengthening the country’s manufacturing ability, improving the transportation infrastructure, investing in innovation, and improving education and worker training were simple points of contention, but nonetheless important to maintaining the U.S. as a world power.

His more abstract ideas, however, consisted of “stopping fast track authority” of the Executive Branch. The President, in recent times, has been shown to override some aspects of Congress, such as authorizing drone strikes without congressional consent or using Executive Privilege to make deals with other heads of state.

This type of fast track authority, he believes, should be halted so that the House “can bring trade agreements to the floor,” among other things, without having the superseding presence of the President.

Brannigan, on the other hand, had a very different means to solving America’s problems. In response to the national debt, she advocates lowering the corporate tax rate to 15% permanently.

The argument she makes is that is will encourage companies to hire here in-

stead of outsourcing jobs to other countries.

She also supports finishing the Keystone XL Pipeline, commenting that it will strengthen America’s energy independence.

As well, Brannigan was more than critical of Lipinski’s policies throughout his tenure, citing many perceived problems of his office and commenting on Rep. Lipinski’s unwillingness to solve them.

Brannigan, in particular, This map represents the area of the 3rd Congressional was highly condemning of District of Illinois. [nationalmap.gov] Lipinski’s support of the Affordable Care Act, stating that it is crip- the audience’s questions, responding to pling small businesses. Herself a small inquiries about the situation with ISIS business owner, she passionately ex- and the Ebola outbreak. Closing statepressed her feelings on the manner. ments followed soon after, with Bran“At this point, and for the past few nigan and Lipinski thanking the audiyears, I have been stuck at a fork in the ence for attending. road… On one hand, I need to be able to “What makes America great is people grow my business and hire more help, participating in their communities and but can’t because the ACA represents in their government,” stated Lipinski. a burden that I cannot possibly absorb and be able to keep my business.”

Joshua Mira can be contacted at news@ Afterwards, the candidates answered mvccglacier.com.

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JOB FAIR| from front page 2, their banners draped over tables and employers waiting to screen the first applicants.

Establishments like State Farm Insurance Company were offering internships for students, although not for pay. Employers such as these were given fewer glances than the ones who offered money.

Manor Care, a retirement home, offered paying positions as a nurse or as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).

”We are looking for people who actually care for what they do,” Manor Care representative Anita Sipek said.

Silver Leaf Resorts was present as well, offering jobs as advertisers for their company. Resort representative Jason Gardner was explaining what Silver Leaf was searching for in potential advertisers. ”We want people who are money hungry. People who aren’t afraid to go out and do what they have to do to sell our resort to people”.

Though this will be the seventh year the job fair has been held, the event doesn’t seem to have lost its appeal.

New companies are constantly signing up to fill in opens spots and students always looking to further themselves in their careers. ”It was a great turn-out this year and we hope people are taking advantage,” said Farooqui.

Sara Wallscetti can be reached at wallscettis2.student@morainevalley.edu

MEDICAL | from front page grams promote their schools.

On Oct. 25, representatives from surrounding colleges came to Moraine Valley to promote their schools and try to convince students to consider transfer to theirs.

Lining the bridge between buildings L and B were college recruiters, all trying to grab the attention of students passing by. Some students had stopped to talk to them and sign up for mail-outs, and others inquired about their medical programs.

Large schools like Rush University were there, as well as other community colleges and small private schools.

All of them were advertising their health programs.

Some colleges offered more in the medical field then others. The University of Chicago offered only a degree in Kinesiology, while Benedictine College offered a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and a reputable pre-med program.

Michael Kalynyu, a representative from Benedictine, said, ”We want our students to feel comfortable, but we also want to get across the point that the Med-field is very competitive. If you want to go far in that field you need to be ready”.

Also featured was Moraine Valley’s very own Academics Community.

They showcased their Phlebotomy, Nursing and CNA Programs and handed out information sheets about their classes.

As well, Moraine Valley and Kankakee Community College advertised their collaboration in the Medical Laboratory Technology program.

Moraine does not have this program, so the college teamed up with Kankakee to offer these programs to students here at in-district prices, a very generous proposition from another college.

Students were very pleased with the courtesy and the aid that was shown to them during the fair, as all of the medical programs that were present explained their programs to the fullest detail.

Students were also treated to complimentary snacks and merchandise from their schools. Olivet Nazarene University offered pens to students, while other colleges held raffles for free school-themed wares.

All in all, the Health and Science Fair was considered a success by all involved in the event. The fair was completed its objective of getting the information of others colleges programs to MVCC’s students.

Normally, trying to get students to become interested in expanding their knowledge of medical science is difficult, but the Health and Science Fair managed to effectively grab their attention.

Sara Wallscetti can be contacted at wallscettis@student.morainevalley.edu.

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Should the US stop all air travel from West Africa?

“Obviously, even our own

“...it could result in an exo-

medical care professionals

dus of potentially afflicted

are not prepared to diag-

refugees to more countries

nose and treat this disease.”

on the African continent.”

Sara Wallscetti Staff Writer

By Joshua Mira News Editor

The spread of Ebola to the US has ensued chaos and hysteria among the As one of the world’s major superpowers, the United States has a responsibility to American people. Some suggest that we completely close all direct flights from aid those who are in desperate need. Doing this duty sometimes includes exposing West Africa to the U.S., arguing that doing so will stop the infection from ourselves to dangerous elements. breaching major American cities.

The Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa are in dire straits, with many of their Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan took a health screen before he stepped citizens becoming infected with the virus daily, and many more fleeing from the on a direct flight from Liberia to the U.S. He showed region to neighboring lands. symptoms of the virus on his way to the U.S., but This is precisely why the United States cannot afford was cleared to fly anyway. After admitting himself to respond the Ebola outbreak by shutting down interto the hospital, he was not diagnosed properly and national traffic to and from the country. sent home.

First and foremost, closing down the airports and Duncan died on Oct. 8 at Texas Health Presbytecutting off routes in and out of the region would stall rian Hospital and spread the deadly sickness to two medical aid and significantly cripple West Africa’s atmore confirmed cases. tempts to combat the spread of the disease.

On Oct. 13, Amber Vinson, one of the nurses Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, the four who treated Duncan, flew to Cleveland and caught most affected countries, are barely keeping their naa returning flight back to Dallas. It was later discovtions together in the face of this outbreak, unable to ered that her mild fever was one of the first sympkeep up with the mass hysteria among the public. toms of the Ebola virus. “[The disease] respects no borders,” said Liberian Before Vinson took the trip she had to be cleared President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as she urged world

by Texas Health Organization. Obviously she was leaders to aid West Africa. put at risk treating Duncan in the first place. Even It’s not only the disease that threatens border sea low-grade fever should have alarmed someone at curity. Should the virus be left unattended to in these Texas Health Organization. countries, coupled with travel restrictions, it could reYet she was still cleared to fly. In doing so, she sult in an exodus of potentially afflicted refugees to [Marlis Nazon] exposed fellow passengers to Ebola, who all in more countries on the African continent. turn could have carried it to the reaches of the U.S. Currently, multiple governments in Africa are emThough none have shown any symptoms, most have chosen to quarantine broiled in political corruption and civil war. The Congo in particular has been in long themselves. and bloody one since 2013. The introduction of Ebola through refugees in countries Texas Health Organization is responsible for that gross oversight that put where the government cannot maintain order would only worsen the situation. unknowing passengers at risk.

As well, choosing to halt travel is choosing to ignore these affected countries, as It may seem cruel and un-ethical to want to quarantine a large part of the it would pose a problem to volunteer groups wanting to help alleviate some of the African continent but we must protect our home country. Unfortunately, that burden on the governments’ medical teams. may come at the hefty cost of losing a few good people along the way.

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is If we shut down all direct flights out of West Africa, people probably try to fly a volunteer organization comprised of doctors that assist in medical operations out through other avenues. Unless customs agents are prepared to investigate around the world. In particular, they tend to focus on destabilized areas without foreign travelers extensively, there is a good chance that infected persons could proper facilities. trickle through.That way, a victim of this virus may be quarantined before they MSF Director Brice de le Vingne commented, “We have increased our capacity a leave the country. lot. Now we have reached our ceiling.”

Screening passengers isn’t working. Obviously, even our own medical care Vingne, in the same vein as Sirleaf, went on to say that governments around the professionals are not prepared to diagnose and treat this disease. The only pos- world should step up to the responsibilities that have to help contain the spread of sible prevention is isolation from West Aftrica. the virus by sending more medical aid to West Africa.

Although the situation was horribly underestimated, need swift, great action “[Governments] are deploying as we speak, but we still don’t see results on the to stop the mass pandemic from hitting the states. Only a calculated move can field. The speed of the deployment is still lower than the speed of the epidemic, and stop the Ebola virus. that is problematic.”

Sara Wallscetti can be contacted at wallscettis@student.morainevalley.edu.

Joshua Mira can be contacted at news@mvccglacier.com.

“Yes, we have our own stuff to worry about.”

“Yes, because I’m germaphobic. Ebola freaks me out.”

“No, because the disease can travel other ways.”

“No, they deserve medical attention.”

-Robert Pyrkowski

-April Balasa

-Amanda Bount

-David Lyons

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Human evolution through technology

By Joshua Mira News Editor Ever since the discovery of fire, humans have been striving to further their development of new technologies and to overcome the limitation of our own mortality.

However, many say that we are still in the infancy of our growth as a species, and that we can evolve to even greater heights. It is one thing to create technology, but it is another to become it.

Transhumanism, or the philosophy of transforming humans into something greater through the use of technology, has seen a surge of expansion in civilized society, spurred on by the recent advances in biotechnology.

In the area of Nanotechnology, machines smaller than the eye can see designed to enter the human body. The advantage of here is that they can enter

the body without harming the host.

In normal circumstances, injecting foreign elements into a human body can be fatal, as the body may reject the chemicals. However, Nanotechnology is applicable in these situations as they can be used to deliver medicine and enzymes.

A breakthrough at Pennsylvania State University saw researchers using nanotechnology to deliver Melanoma-fighting drugs directly to the cancer cells.

“The drug is packaged into a lipid ball significantly smaller than the width of a hair to make it soluble in the blood stream and prevent negative side effects,” said Penn Prof. Galvin Robertson in an excerpt from Science Daily.

As well, Transhumanism is not limited to biotechnology, but covers a wide spectrum of sciences outside the medical field as well. The most outstanding example of this would be the field of Ar-

tificial Intelligence (AI) AI is a digital consciousness constructed by humans. It is a computer program that can think and feel as a regular person can. It can solve problems and equations as a normal computer, but it can also ponder philosophy.

While the concept sounds simple, the process of trying to create such a being is one of the hardest in all of modern science. Millions of dollars are poured in yearly to further the advancement of AI, and the progress made has been marginal.

This is due to the fact that constructing an authentic intelligence is harder than raising a human child. While both beings are required to mature, only humans are naturally designed that way.

Machines have a much more difficult time replicating that level of intelligence.

Conversely, developments in the ro-

botics industry have resulted in a bionic leg. Vanderbilt University’s Prof. Michael Goldfarb, in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, created the first thought-controlled prosthetic limb. “[The prosthesis’] ability to do so is a function of how well the prosthesis control system coordinates… with the movement of the user,” as explained

by Prof. Goldfarb in the journal Science Translation Medicine.

As a species, we have finally come to the point of being able to interface directly with machines. While we may have only scratched the surface, Transhumanism has the potential to elevate ourselves above some of nature’s restrictions, opening new doors and giving us endless possibilities.

Joshua Mira can be contacted at news@ mvccglacier.com.

Newspapers for sale False advertising

By William Lukitsch Editor-in-Chief

Tribune Publishing Co. and Wrapports LLC, owner of Sun-Times Media, are negotiating a deal that could result in the acquisition of seven daily and 32 weekly suburban newspapers by the Chicago Tribune.

Local suburban publications have been run by the Sun-Times for the past 25 years. Wrapports purchased the SunTimes, which faced bankruptcy in 2009, for roughly $20 million in December of 2011.

Media Blogger Robert Feder, published under Chicago Tribune Media, first reported negotiations between the Chicago media giants earlier this week, citing unnamed sources. Feder relayed that a change could take place by November, according to talks between CEO of Tribune Publishing Jack Griffin and Michael Ferro Jr, chairman of Wrapports.

Naturally, many questions have arisen regarding the quality of these publications following the shift, and has left some skeptical on the future of Chicago journalism.

Anna Marie Kukec of the Daily Herald reported in a recent article that mayors of local towns expressed concern with the potential changes. Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik explained in an interview that she views multiple news sources as a positive thing for the local community, and was disappointed to learn that the stories may start heading south in her town.

Local newspapers are the primary outlets for local news, and provide an important and exclusive view of the communities they represent. Under the

Sun-Times, Suburban papers have exercised a good degree of autonomy as far as content and coverage go. If and when the Tribune takes over could mean the dissolution of quality local news coverage that is centered on the community.

Our local, The SouthtownStar, would be gobbled up by the buy. Should Tribune Publishing LLC choose to shorten the publication, it could be stripped down to the bare essentials along with the rest.

A step in this direction means Chicago is getting closer to becoming a onenewspaper town. The Sun-Times has faced financial issues in the past, and, frankly, the pay scale for print journalism isn’t heading upward.

For a good portion of its life, the Chicago Tribune has upheld a conservative political stance. It wasn’t until 2008 that the newspaper backed a Democratic candidate for president. The Sun-Times traditionally followed a populist ideology in editorial content. Competition between the two has ensued since the late 1800s.

Many journalists would argue that it’s this sort of competition that drives journalists to find pressing stories. Journalistic integrity is achieved by providing unbiased factual information. That is the foundation of quality news.

Citizens of small townships should have readily available sources of information regarding everything from local politics to local sports. Now, as megaconglomerate news agencies have been bought and sold, the view has narrowed, and bias is increasingly apparent in print, online, and broadcast journalism.

William Lukitsch can be contacted at editorinchief@mvccglacier.com.

By Valerie Razo Staff Writer It’s election time and public access channels are bombarded with a slew of political smear ads, once again.

Smear campaigns have been around since United States presidential races began. In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson paid the Richmond Examiner to disparage John Adams’ anti-Federalist ideology. Consequently the paper glorified Jefferson’s Federalist alignment and Jefferson took the presidency.

Flashing forward, we see that the race for Illinois Governor has been littered with cutting smear tactics from both sides of the hill. Both Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner have approved campaign commercials attacking each other’s credibility. In this day and age attacking the opponent takes precedence over demonstrating actual value.

Quinn approved an ad that focused on the investigation of Rauner’s former firm, GTCR, which owned a chain of nursing homes. The company faced a multitude of pending cases regarding inadequate care. Accusations of gross negligence were inferred, in an obvious attempt by the Democratic Party to secure the elderly vote. Rauner denied the matter wholly.

The Republican Party responded by funding an ad campaign that essentially blamed Quinn for the deaths of 95 Illinois children due to inadequacy within the Department of Children and Family Services.

Rauner stated in his ad “Pat Quinn

is, in the end, responsible for the failings at the Department of Children and Family Services. If it was a oneyear problem, or a temporary problem, you could say, ‘Okay, maybe … it’s not really his responsibility,’ but he’s been governor for several years now.”

Often, these ads seem to defocus on the real issues such as economic problems. More attention is called to the negatives of the opponent then on the individual capacity.

No one is exempt from accusations in any political campaign, or any other faculty of the public eye. Being in the limelight means facing criticism. But politics is a different kind of monster altogether.

Too often, voters align with candidates based on superficial social issue that have nothing to do with a candidate’s true ideology, convoluting the true subject.

One way or another things from the past will reach the surface and make headlines. Investigations performed on the opponent, and whatever is found it is used against them.

There are no secrets when one is running for a position in office, for the past always finds a way to make itself present.

Unquestionably, smear campaigns make it easy for voters to be disillusioned.

The best way to combat misinformation is to research the facts before forming premature opinions. The more you know, the better.

Valerie Razo can be contacted at ravov@ student.morainevalley.edu.

10 CROSS COUNTRY | from front page It would seem that Hostmeyer’s idea of how to prepare his runners for what for future meets was “to find the best competition.” “We don’t focus on placing as much because we run against 4-year schools. So we get Freshmen and Sophomores running against Juniors and Seniors”.

The Men and Women’s Cross Country Team held another match at the Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wisconsin on Oct. 18. Both teams felt the tension rise as the pressure from Coach Horstmeyer, galvanizing them into giving it all they had.

Horstmeyer left no room for justifications as to why they wouldn’t show improvement. “We get better every week. The more we run, the more we improve. And this is how you get better”.

The Women’s team took 38th place.

Competing against 42 other teams. The Men’s team, however, took home 37th, facing 45 other teams in this match.

Finishing in first was the always reliable, Aileen Gorman. Taking 271st place for her-self, with the time of 24:27. It would seem that the cool weather had not slowed her down. Following behind her was Amy Miller, taking 411th Place with a lamentable time

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For the Men’s, this week saw a new star runner take the lead.

Anthony Briante led the pack, taking 378th place, and with the time of 27:47. Closely behind him was Braulio Castellanos, taking 421st place with a time of 28:12. Then came the original lead in 442nd with a time of 28:22, Yousef Khazneh.

“We’re very pleased with the outcome, but they know they still can do better”, commented Horstmeyer.

The Cross Country Team seemed to have hit their stride this meet. When asked if he thought it was unfair that younger class- The Women’s Team set the pace in Cross Country this season. [Glenn Carpenter School Photographer] men would have to run against more experienced runners, the best form his runners, no matter way Collegiate Conference and NJCAA Horstmeyer said, “No, all it does is get what they are facing.

Region 4 Division I Championships on us more completive, and we underThe team has kept a steady pace Oct. 25. stand. And it get us to our best when when at these meets, but they will we run in our Conference”. Leaving no need to step it up if they wish to make Sara Wallscetti can be reached at wallroom for debate, Horstmeyer expects an impression at both the Illinois Sky- scettis2@student.morainevalley.edu.

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Soccer struggles Sara Wallscetti Staff Writer The Women’s Soccer Team is struggling to maintain their presence in the Skyway Conference, with 4 wins and 3 losses.

The Cyclones took on Prairie State College again on Oct. 13. and brought home a win of 4-0. Alyssa Braun scored one of the goals with assistance from Esmeralda Padilla.

The Cyclone’s played great once again in their match against Morton College, dominating them with their teamwork and taking the win with an ending score of 3-1.

The victories kept coming with the Cyclone’s match against Daley College.

On Oct. 17 the Women’s Soccer Team won with a whopping score of 5 goals against nothing, leaving Daley with no chance of making a come back. Within the first 5 minutes, Alyssa Braun scored the first goal of the match, setting a great beat for the remainder of the game.

Unfortunately, the winning streak didn’t last for the Cyclones. In their game against College of DuPage Chap-

arrals, they were defeated in a hardfought match-up. The Cyclones were nervous and uncertain as to how it would go.

The Chaparrals refused to budge in their defense, forcing the Cyclones to scatter to try and confuse them. Regrettably, these chinks in the armor allowed the Chaparrals to slip in and score a goal. The Cyclones reconsolidated their defense, however, holding out against the Chaparrals and ending the game of a loss of 1-0.

Sadly, the hits kept coming to the team when their match against Oakton Community College left them with a dismal defeat.

“The girls just couldn’t keep it together today,” Head Coach Jim Knawa said.

It’s not over yet; see if the Cyclones are able to pull themselves out of this gloomy pattern in time for the Conference Make up On Oct.24. Hopefully, the Cyclones will be able to make a repeat of their last performance at the Conference.

KICKED | from front page significant let down against an Elgin squad who failed to notch a single win in conference play this season (04-2).

The 2014 season was a step backwards from last year when Moraine Valley tied for second in Skyway (4-3).

That team finished the year 9-6-1 and was only eliminated from the postseason by penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie in

regulation.

Jose Garcia and Jonathan Salas were bright spots during an otherwise disappointing season. Both shined late in the year as the team struggled and finished the season with five goals apiece to lead the team. Salas also notched two assists.

Connor Reynolds can be contacted at layout@mvccglacier.com.

Sara Wallscetti can be reached at wallscettis2@student.morainevalley.edu.

Danny Vallejo played his first season with the Cyclones after transferring from Reavis High School. [Erica Sinnott] CHAMPS | from front page Valley. Down 1-2 during the second set, Dominguez rolled her ankle and the Cyclones were forced to take a medical timeout. But a rush of adrenaline woke up the duo; they went on to win the next five consecutive matches, including a tiebreaker at the end.

“That was a really strong win for them,” Selvaggio commented. “They showed a lot of grit there.”

Another highlight of the series came with Claudia Maka, who beat out College of DuPage to take the title of fourth singles champion “They gave us some fights, but we were prepared,” said Selvaggio. “We handled it.”

After healing from a short two-week break, Selvaggio wants to have her team training over the winter at the HFRC for Nationals next spring. With half of the

team comprised of returning players from last year and impressive new additions, Selvaggio feels confident that the Cyclones will be a contender in Arizona.

“I think we can totally hang with all those schools down there,” said Selvaggio.

This marks the fourth consecutive year that Moraine has gone to Nationals. With the impressive drive of the regular season, and the high morale of the team, the Cyclones may have what it takes to take another title.

“Now we just have to keep up that confidence, keep working hard, and get ready for the big test,” said Selvaggio. “It’s been a really good season, and we’re really proud of that. But we’re not going to let it get to our heads.”

William Lukitsch can be contacted at editorinchief@mvccglacier.com.

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Cyclones crowned Region IV champs

By William Lukitsch Editor-in-Chief The Moraine Valley Women’s Tennis team is ecstatic after taking first place at the NJCAA Region IV tournament.

“We proved ourselves. We are the best program in the state,” says Head Coach Nicole Selvaggio.

Since the beginning of the season, Selvaggio and her Cyclones have been striving toward the Regional title and a spot at nationals. After delivering an almost undefeated season, save for a single game in regular season, they have met their goal.

As for Regionals, Selvaggio said the Cyclones were simply the best team there; that’s all there is to it.

“We went into it really prepared,” explained Selvaggio.

“We’d seen all these teams before, we didn’t really have too

many surprises. But anything can happen at the Regional tournament.”

And a lot did happen over the long grueling weekend, where the Cyclones went at it against colleges from around the state for intense 12-hour days of straight tennis. Their regular season record put them ahead at the start, earning six out of nine first seeds and giving them six initial points.

But the tournament showed a few challenges for the ‘Clones on the court. Kait Seldal and Liz Dominguez, a tour-de-force for the team this season, fell in their first doubles match against Sauk CHAMPS | page 11 The Women’s Tennis Team took first place at the Region IV tournament. [Glenn Carpenter School Photographer]

Racing to finish Kicked out of qualifier

By Connor Reynolds Layout Editor

Sergio Villarreal competed at the Elmhurst Earlybird Invitational [Glenn Caprenter School Photographer] Sara Wallscetti Staff Writer The Cross Country Team has finally responded to Coach

Mark Horstmeyer’s challenge to utilize what they have experienced in previous matches in upcoming matches.

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The men’s soccer team’s season came to a close Oct. 18 with a disappointing defeat to Truman College in the qualifying round of the Region IV tournament.

The Cyclones fell in a tight game that was only decided by a single penalty kick after regulation time and overtime resulted in a 1-1 tie. Moraine Valley had previously defeated Truman Sept. 27 3-0 in a rough game that featured a combined 10 yellow cards.

Moraine Valley had the upper hand when Jonathan Salas assisted Jose Garcia in the 67’ to take a 1-0. However, Truman came right back 9 minutes later with an equalizer.

With the loss, Moraine Valley closed their season without a win in their final 4 games, which dropped their record from 6-5-0 to 6-8-1.

Part of this slump can be attributed to the loss of key defender Ivan Velazquez who had contributed two assists before breaking his ankle against in a 0-4 loss against College of Dupage Oct. 11.

Jordy Padilla served as a key player for the Men’s Soccer Team in the regular season. [Erica Sinnott] In their final regular season game on Oct. 14, the Cyclones were able to pull out 4th place finish in the Skyway Confer-

ence by way of a 1-1 tie with Elgin Community College.

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Student Life celebrates Sweetest Day

Student Life organized a special dating game for students to play during the Sweetest Day Celebration.[Izabela Kokoszka]

By Joshua Mira News Editor

Sweethearts, sweet tooths, dance teams and the latest event held in the U Building all had one thing in common: they all enjoy a good burst of speed every now and again.

Moraine Valley recently hosted the two-day Sweetest Day Celebration from Oct. 15 to Oct. 16 in celebration of the holiday for lovebirds and sugar lovers alike, Student Life presiding over the days.

Students were greeted with swathes of red and pink streamers in commemoration of love as they entered the Student Life Building, with romantic songs abounding and heart shaped balloons fluttering through the air.

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Menker audience awestruck by PUSHers

By Dimka Atanassova Staff Writer PUSH Physical Theatre pushed the boundaries of conventional concepts and electrified patrons with a dazzling performance on October 18.

The troupe’s five barefooted PUSHers created a totally awesome, thrilling theatrical work. Their very first number, “The Natural World,” explored the metamorphosis of living things through movements. Although conflicting for survival, the creatures offered each other kindness and support. In “The Natural World” wild creatures conveyed the message to the diverse human world the importance of fostering healthy relationships.

“Evolution of Aviation” was performed over a medley of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag,” and Richard Strauss’ “Thus Spoke Zarathustra.” Heather Stevenson, Jonathan Lowery, and Avi PryntzNadworny transformed their bodies as gliders, sans props. Their arms hovered sideways like wings as they simulated banking for landing, vaulting and catapulting off each other. PUSHers used their vocal chords to recreate motor turbulence, emitting the genuine sound of a whirring engine.

Founding members Darren and Heather Stevenson, acted as concept developers, costume designers and masters of nonverbal expression, performing solo and two-some mimes.

Darren Stevenson’s “The Soldier (or A Child’s Bedroom)” solo dance narrated the profound grief and frustration of a child leaving home. The actor imitated packing bags and fondling childhood treasures as he moved onstage. Darren,

PUSH Physical Theatre performers act out a visually stimulating dance number. [PUSH Physical Theatre] a British native, dedicated his performance in honor of the British Holiday Remembrance Sunday, commemorating the sacrifice of men and women of the armed forces.

“The Visit” was inspired by Heather Stevenson’s experience working as a college student at a nursing home, where she befriended a resident with Parkinson’s disease. In this number, she brilliantly portrayed a lonely woman being visited by daughter and granddaughter.

Heather and Darren Stevenson’s only joint number was “Parenthood,” based on an actual event of their busy artistic career and parental frustration. Dealing with sleep deprivation while pacifying a crying infant and toddler, the mime was beckoningly real and engaging, and conjured bursts of laughter from the audience.

Innovative manipulation of time and space was visually expressed in “Job” with a projected quote on the backdrop from the Book of Job: “My spirit is broken, my days are quenched, I am marked for the grave.”

Dressed in black and white office attire, the performers communicated by miming and and juggling within a gigantic apparatus called “cyr wheel.”

Former Cirque du Soleil member Pryntz-Nadworny played the Biblical character’s plight and propelled himself around the stage within a 60-pound steel ring, keeping in constant motion while simultaneity acting out insurmountable obstacles, wrenching pain, despair, and frenzied agony.

“Red Ball” featured the interplay of I-Pads and a flashing ball, disappearing and appearing projected in them, sug-

gesting the existence of real and virtual worlds.

The last number of the evening, “Galileo,” was created by Darren Stevenson and performed with all five PUSHers. It was an epic, galvanizing, jaw-dropping, wide-eyed series of physical feats with excruciating extortion.

Darren and Heather Stevenson, artistic directors in Rochester, NY, founded the award-winning PUSH in 2000. Their avant-garde choreography of physical illusions and architecturally sculptured bodies conform in motion, expressing the manifestation of their creative credo: Human power is unlimited optimism and self-esteem is the guiding light in trial times.

Dimka Atanassova can be contacted at atanassovad2@student.morainevalley.edu.

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Hispanic heritage exemplified through craft

By Jackie Cronin Editorial Assistant Fall is probably the most underrated season when it comes to celebrations.

Columbus Day, Sweetest Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving are just a few.

While these holidays only last one day, the festivities of the Hispanic culture are celebrated for an entire month each fall.

Hispanic Heritage Month was originally only a week, approved by President Lyndon B. Johnson. President Ronald Reagan later lengthened it to a month. Each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, citizens whose ancestors immigrated from Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, celebrate their history, culture, and contributions to the states.

In honor of the month, four local Hispanic vendors participated in showing off various homemade craftworks in the U-Building on Oct. 21.

“What’s nice about this is that the people who are Hispanic can come out and show how talented they are,” commented Angie on the craft show.

Angie displayed her handcrafted works, mostly of fall-themed decora-

Local Hispanic vendors gathered in the U Building to showcase their wares. [Erica Sinnott] tions, such as fake foliage leaves arranged carefully together to make a beautiful centerpiece. She also had pumpkins detailed with glitter and ribbons.

Other vendors at the craft show were selling hand-knit scarves - a perfect accessory just in time before the cold weather of November starts. Another table was selling knock-off designer pieces like purses, wallets, and jewelry.

“We’re here because we’re contributing to the Hispanic heritage by coming together and celebrating and speaking the language,” said Betsy, owner of La

Bella Fashion.

A young woman named Sabrin sold hand-made headbands and other hair accessories, such as head chains and clips. Alongside her mother, Sabrin first started selling the accessories on Instagram a year ago. She also paints nails and continues to use her Instagram for her growing business.

The extensive talents of the vendors were very evident at the craft show.

Crafts have always played such a dominant role in their culture and it still shows today.

“Crafts are very important in our

culture,” Angie said. “We are inspired by our ancestors and how they did things.

We pass it on to the newer generation, who live here in the States.”

The Hispanic culture has such an influence on the world, especially here in America, as we share a border with Mexico and do business with other Central and South American countries.

Hispanic Heritage Month is a great celebration for Hispanics to be proud of their traditions, cultures, and talents.

Jackie Cronin can be contacted at editorialassistant@mvccglacier.com.

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Panel discusses Sexuality, Gender, Coming Out

By William Lukitsch Editor-in-Chief A One Book, One College event titled Sexuality, Gender, and the Coming Out Process, allowed five panel members to openly discuss what it’s like to be LGBTQ in contemporary America.

Hosted by the Moraine Valley Library Department, the panel discussion was joined by four faculty members and one student, who have all dealt personally with the obstacles of navigating through the stigmas associated with LGBTQ people. Matt Cullen, Moraine Valley Counselor and advisor for GASP, led the panel into questions.

Director of the FPAC Tommy Hensel shared his ‘coming out’ story with the audience, reflecting on the life experiences he’s had as a gay man. Hensel drew a strong parallel with James Baldwin’s novel, citing memories he had of friends being disowned and ostracized because of their sexuality. It wasn’t until 30 that he revealed his sexual orientation to his family, nervously. He was met with love, and counted himself among the lucky thanks to the unfaltering acceptance of his parents.

Braelyn Zavala explained how the

The Library Department organized a panel to discuss the issues individuals face during the coming out process. [Erica Sinnott] LGBTQ community recognizes three main aspects as the bedrock of a person; sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The way transgender people express themselves is rooted in these three attributes, and it’s not always black and white.

Zavala is MVCC student who identifies as transgender, and began the transition upon enrolling at Moraine.

“I never really thought about the LGBTQ thing until after I graduated high school,” said Zavala. “I always thought that there was something kind of different about me, but I kind of pushed it off

to the side.”

Zavala grappled with finding a niche during awkward teenage years. After doing extensive research, and reading numerous articles, Zavala decided to let the secret go.

“I feel like the coming out process is kind of lifelong,” said Zavala.

Hensel went on to describe what it was like growing up Central South Carolina; a place he said wasn’t exactly a “hotbed of liberalism.” As a boy, some of the activities and interests Hensel pursued seemed questionable to his family.

“When you’re growing up in that at-

mosphere, it’s not really oppressive; they were responding to what they knew,” explained Hensel.

He reminisced about choosing to play piano over sports, and how his preferences essentially weren’t deemed masculine enough to meet societal standards.

The panel members went on to discuss further methods for tolerance and acceptance, giving participants a coherent, well-rounded view of life in the LGBTQ community.

William Lukitsch can be contacted at editorinchief@mvccglacier.com.

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Students serve up National Dessert Day

By Daniela Trinidad Staff Writer With Halloween approaching fast, some students were looking for an excuse to fulfil their sweet tooth cravings that couldn’t wait another week.

Chef Rose Deneen, with the help of her Baking I class and other culinary faculty, took advantage of National Dessert Day and hosted a bake sale in the U Building on Oct. 14.

“We sold a wide Variety of items, including Red Velvet Whoopie Pies, Mini Apple Pies, Cream Cheese Brownies and Rice Krispie Treats that resembled candy corn,” said Deneen.

Working for various restaurants and caterers, Deneen has put over 20 years of pastry chef experience under her belt. The bake sale was organized in coordination with the Moraine Valley Marketing Department and Student life to give culinary students a solid chance to practice their craft and sell their wares to fellow students and faculty.

Student Life Employees jumped into the mix as well to facilitate the program and generate interest among

Rose Deneen brought her baking class to the U to sell treats for charity. [Erica Sinnott] students.

“I helped host the event, so I went around writing down the things they were selling, trying to get the people around to get involved and to participate,” said Student Life Employee Chris Walker.

Student Life Manager Demetrius Robinson was very excited to recognize the day at Moraine for the first time, and explained that the event was created in part to help showcase the Culinary Arts program at Moraine.

“This was the first year Moraine

Valley has celebrated National Dessert Day and I think it was a huge success in our eyes,” stated Robinson.

Money accrued from at bake sales like this one is used to purchase food and supplies for the culinary department, and to fund special events.

“We will be going to Ronald McDonald house in Oak Lawn in December to donate and help the guests decorate Gingerbread Houses, so we use the bake sale proceeds for events like this,” explained Deneen.

National Dessert day is going out and indulging in that sweet craving.

Students and faculty members lined up for a taste, and the Culinary Arts department was able to raise generous donation for the Ronald McDonald House as a result.

“The students were very excited to showcase their food, but it was a lot of our staff and administrators that couldn’t wait for the culinary arts program to come over,” stated Robinson.

“They indulged in it more then the students did.”

Daniela Trinidad can be contacted at trinidadd6@student.morainevalley.edu.

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SWEETEST | from front page ticipate in the dating game show that Student Life had prepared for their enjoyment. Comprised of boys and girls, students were divided into balanced groups and seated at a table. They were then given a list of questions to ask their partners.

What would be your chosen superpower? What type of bird would you be?

Would you run and save me from an active volcano? Questions designed to elicit a strange combination of honesty and absurdity, entertained players throughout the days.

MVCC Student Megan Malloy stated, “It was really nice for the college to have this event. I’m having a pleasant time hanging out with friends.”

Also available for students of relatively quicker wit was the speed-dating portion of the celebration. Four boys and four girls were given one minute and thirty seconds to ask each other questions and familiarize themselves with either friends or strangers.

Rounds of dating were held throughout the day, and numerous participants flocked to the student lounge to be shepherded by the Student Life organizers into dating groups.

After rounds of both regular and speed dating, the most compatible partners were given blow-up plastic baseball

STUDENT CLUBS Compiled by The Glacier 24 Karat Dance Team Contact Jehan Chapple at (773) 844-3541.

Action, Social & Political Empowerment Contact Annette D’Silva at (708) 608-4023.

Alliance of Latin American Students Contact Stella Okeke at (708) 974-5487.

Alliance of African American Students Contact Stella Okeke at (708) 974-5487.

Arab Student Union Contact Nina Shoman-Dijani at (708) 974-5229.

Art Club Contact Kevin Daly at (708)-927-0764.

Asian Diversity Club Contact Wenney Tse at (708) 974-5313.

Tamina Farooqui at (708) 974-5313.

Business, Finance, & Entrepreneur Club Contact James Snooks at (708) 974-5785.

College Bowl Contact Ted Powers at (708) 608-4177.

Combat to College Contact General McArthur at (708) 974-4144.

Students participated in a speed dating round. [Erica Sinnott] bats, meal vouchers to the student café in the U Building, and a lunch date to seal the deal. Unfortunately, the lunch dates weren’t held as planned.

“It was a shame that they couldn’t set up the lunch dates, but I still had fun,” said MVCC Student Izabela Kokoszka.

To send off the Sweetest Day celebration with a bang, Student Life Advisor Demetrius Robinson enlisted the Legacy

X dance team to perform a passionate and romantic number for the U Building.

MVCC Students Joseph Fay commented that the Sweetest Day Celebration was “really generous for the school to host” and that “a lot of cool and interesting things were happening that day.”

Joshua Mira can be contacted at news@ mvccglacier.com.

Fashion Valley Couture Contact Dominique McDowell at (708) 608-5722.

Filmmakers Club Contact Dan Pal at (630) 336-5471.

Forensics - Phi Kappa Delta Contact John Nash at (708) 974-5556, Krista Appelquist at (708) 974-5222.

GASP - Gender And Sexuality Progress Contact Jeffrey McCully at (708) 608-4377.

Matthew Cullen at (708) 608-4101.

The Glacier Student Newspaper Contact Ted Powers at (708) 608-4177.

Go Green! Club Contact Stephenie Preseler at (708) 974-5412.

Honors Program Contact Alicea Toso at (708) 974-4191.

Indian/Pakistan Student Union Contact Stella Okeke at (708) 974-5487.

Inter Club Council Contact Demetrius Robinson at (708) 974-5353.

International Women’s Club Contact Annette D’Silva at (708) 608-4023.

International Student Club Contact Alia Ibrahim at (708) 974-5756.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Contact Daniel Cristman at (708) 974-4284.

K-Fu Club Contact Courtney Reese at (708) 608-4067.

Legacy X Dance Team Contact Demetrius Robinson at (708) 974-5353.

Mastadon Contact Ted Powers at (708) 608-4177.

Mathematics Club Contact Keith Nabb at (708) 974-5592.

Model Illinois Government Contact Krista Appelquist at (708) 974-5222.

Music Club Contact Tammi Carlson at (708) 974-5636.

Phi Theta Kappa Contact Demetrius Robinson at (708) 974-5353.

Psychology Club Contact Nicholas Shizas at (708) 974-4121.

Mitchell Baker at (708) 9744058.

Recreation Management/ Recreation Therapy Contact Donna McCauley at (708) 974-5227.

Relay for Life Planning Committee Contact Alicea Toso at (708) 974-4191.

Rotaract Club Contact Sue Linn at (708) 974-5335.

Rugby Club Contact Student Life Office.

Student Government Association Contact Bradley Custer at (708) 608-4272.

Student Nursing Organization (S.N.O.) Contact Georgina Murphy at (708) 974-4122.

Ultimate Frisbee Contact Jessica Crotty at (708) 974-5281.

Women in Action Contact Ewa Fredette at (708) 947-5322.

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McBride gives in depth look at Baldwin

By Joshua Mira News Editor Homosexuality, while much more socially acceptable in today’s society, continues to fight off criticism against it. Some still view the persecution of gays as righteous, never realizing the damage that they are doing.

However, many are now coming to the defense of gays, preaching and fighting for their rights. Moraine Valley, in doing its part, recently held a presentation about one of history’s most prominent gay authors with one of the world’s most prominent experts on him.

As discussed in his seminar hosted in the L Building, world-renowned scholar and Northwestern University’s Graduate School Dean Dwight McBride examined James Baldwin’s life and the novel’s origins from homosexual persecution.

Living life as a homosexual in the 1950’s was a very difficult ordeal, no matter where in the world you were.

Living life as an African-American homosexual in the United States during the 1950’s meant being shunned for

two reasons.

Baldwin was born to a very poor family in August 1924, living in New York City. Later in his life, he moved to Greenwich Village to study painting under Beauford Delaney, but was expatriated out of the community after he was discovered to be gay.

Incidents such as these led Baldwin to become the author of “Giovanni’s Room,” a story about an American homosexual residing in Paris trying to come to terms with his sexual orientation, in an attempt to expose the cruelty being impressed upon the gay community.

Released in 1956, the book was expectedly met with fierce resistance.

However, with recent progress in homosexual acceptance, the book has drawn the attention of scholars and activists alike.

McBride explains that the first time Baldwin showed his publisher the novel, his publisher told him to burn the book, and warned Baldwin about the danger of alienating his readers by writing it.

“Baldwin wrote as much, if not more, but has not been given the same kind of critical attention until very re-

Dwight McBride gave a speech in the Library Lounge on James Baldwin. [Erica Sinnott] cently,” stated McBride.

As well, McBride further expressed the danger that Baldwin put himself in by choosing to actively support homo-

sexuals. Coupled with the fact that Baldwin was an AfricanAmerican, the entire ordeal was a powder keg of controversy.

Regardless of the pressure, Baldwin went ahead and published the book, drawing massive negative attention in the process. However, as time passed, more and more people began to look at his work because of controversy surrounding it.

McBride explains, “Baldwin provided a generation of African-American and American readers with characters who were racialized, sexualized, class inflected in complex ways.”

In spite of the massive opposition stacked against minorities and homosexuals in the past, this actually came to Baldwin’s advantage. Many readers of his works nowadays were initially attracted to them because of the controversy.

Joshua Mira can be contacted at news@ mvccglacier.com

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Entertainment

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‘American Songbook’ celebrated at Menker

By Dimka Atanassova Staff Writer The latest installment of the Moraine Valley’s Fine and Performing Arts Center Academic Series, the Great American Songbook concert, marked Moraine’s third tribute to American classical musical treasures of 1920s to 1950s.

The Moraine Valley Chorale and Chamber Singers unveiled their concert on October 11 in Dorothy Menker Theater. The event replaced the 14year tradition of Festive Folk Songs and Spirituals. Memorable Hollywood and Broadway melodies served as the centerpiece of the show, as the Chorale recognized immortalized singers, composers, and musicians of the era.

Narrator Jeanne Vaughn set the stage for the evening with a special patriotic reading before the program opened with the majestic chords of the national anthem.

The artistic baton of Maestro Nicholas Thomas led the 70-member Chorale and 9-member Chamber Orchestra who were joined by accompanying pianist Beverly Holt. The crowd cheered as thrilling, fiery emotions

Moraine Valley’s Chorale and Chamber Singers. [Erica Sinnott] rumbled through the venue, and the fun-filled evening of music, lyrics, and memories began.

Due to popular demand, repeated favorites were performed to the pleasure of both choristers and patrons.

“Sing, Sing, Sing” and “Chattanooga Choo Choo” especially received tremendous response from the crowd.

The audience was invited to sing in synch along the swing “Ja-Da, Ja-Da, Jing, Jing, Jing,” which was a sooth-

ing and appealing hit in 1918. The swing era continued with the slinky tempo blues ballad “Cry Me a River,” a song made famous by actress Julie London’s film “The Girl Can’t Help It” in 1956.

Distinguished characteristics of the Great American Songbook are romantic love themes expressed with profound emotion. Renditions of “All the Things You Are,” “Embraceable You,” and “Our Love is Here to Stay” cap-

tured the essence of those timeless themes masterfully.

The concert’s spectacular grand finale was the encore “God Bless America” that touched the souls and hearts of the audience members, who applauded the chorale fiercely.

The Chorale demonstrated their strong skillful voices, blending harmonies and following rhythmic complexities with marked artistic discipline and dedication. The performers handled masterfully the capacity of 14 variously styled medleys and songs after their short, six-week rehearsal time. They have been equally confident and enthusiastic in the irregular offs, bright swing or jazzy tempos, and carried on the smooth or exuberant tonalities.

Orland Park resident Maureen Mayer expressed overwhelming satisfaction with MV’s Chorale’s concert.

“It was an enjoyable evening of remembering my favorite songs from an unforgettable era,” said Mayer.

Dimka Atanassova can be contacted at atanassovad2@student.morainevalley.edu.

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Bill Murray makes for a funny ‘Saint’

By Valerie Razo Staff Writer Budding writer and director Theodore Melfi has created an intriguing dark comedy, casting seasoned actor Bill Murray to star in his first full-length release “St. Vincent.”

The plot circles around alcoholic gambling degenerate Vincent (Bill Murray) whose habits impel him to take on babysitting duty for his next-door neighbor Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) as a means to gratify his unquenchable thirst.

Murray’s Vincent is a far cry from Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters. Vincent spends most of his time at the bar or at the horse track, and the rest with a prostitute named Daka (Naomi Watts).

Dead broke and out of options, Vincent discovers his neighbor Maggie is desperate to find someone to watch her son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher), and will pay handsomely for the job.

The relationship seems serendipitous to Maggie, as she agrees to pay Vincent $12 an hour to watch Oliver after school during the week. It’s there that

Vincent brings young Oliver to the bar for a night out. [Chernin Entertainment] the young 12-year-old’s education truly begins.

Oliver is immediately impressed with Vincent, because he treats Oliver like an adult, bringing him to tag along in very adult settings. Disregarding Oliver’s age, Vincent brings him to a bar and even in-

troduces him to his quasi girlfriend Daka (Naomi Watts). Throughout the movie their friendship grows as they spend more and more time together.

All the while Maggie has no idea what is going on in her son’s life. Taking a cue from Vincent, Oliver stands up to a bul-

ly and gets into a fight. Maggie starts to second-guess Vincent as an optimal babysitter, and conflict ensues.

One of the highpoints of this film was the cinematography.

There could’ve been more camera cuts, where some scenes rolled for way too long. But the transitions flowed nicely from scene to scene.

The plot on the other hand becomes a bit predictable near the end, making the whole movie feel a bit lengthy. At times Murray seemed out of place in his role.

If the movie had a better lead it may have been better overall.

Although Bill Murray is a great comedian and actor, he was not the right casting choice. There were some things that were not fully resolved. The theme of the movie did not make much sense, and left the audience seeking resolution.

The script injected a few noteworthy jokes, but the movie as a whole was unsatisfying.

Valerie Razo can be contacted at razov@ student.morainevalley.edu.

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‘Fury’ emerges as an authentic portrayal

By David Kowalski Staff Writer If war is Hell, this film is its incarnate. Starring Brad Pitt and Logan Lerman, “Fury” explicitly portrays life in a Sherman tank in late World War II. It’s April, 1945. The DDay invasions at Normandy have taken place as the Allies advance eastward towards Berlin. The crew of a battle worn Sharman press forward through Nazi Germany, led by Staff Sergeant Don Collier (Pitt), crewmen Boyd Swan (Shia LaBouf), Trini Garcia (Martin Pena), and Grady Travis (Jon Bernthal) who find themselves saddled with greenhorn typist Norman Ellison (Lerman).

Horrific war images inhabit great war films, and “Fury” is no exception. The graphic nature of scenes is enough to leave the audience a little shell shocked by the end. Director David Ayer leaves nothing up to the imagination as enemies and allies are slaughtered on screen.

The film also perfectly portrays the horrors German citizens were subjected to within the final month on

A soldier’s commitment is tested on the battlefield. [Sony Pictures Entertainment] the European front. Many who were left in the wake of the SS draft were murdered by their own army, specifically members of the SS, who Collier especially hates for their wanton bloodlust.

Unfortunately, the SS are not the only ones to be feared as US soldiers who have not seen booze nor bosom for months find themselves hedonistically indulging themselves with every town they capture. Although

some, like Collier and Norman, have no interest in such activities, there are many, even our own heroes, that do.

Beyond the brutality this film exceptionally portrays the plight of war. One of the crucial elements that

makes this film work is the mis-en-scene that cinematographer Roman Vasyanov places within it. Images of muddy roads and enemy bodies being bulldozed into mass burial pits seal the message that this is a war unlike any fought before or since. As the faces of men are sheared off, and battle smoke settles on the field, the audience can not help but appreciate all the suffering soldiers meet.

Steven Price’s musical score evokes the savagery of the battlefield with its pounding war drums and violent chanting. The claustrophobia of the tank is portrayed spectacularly by the cast and the camera, as tight angles reveal characters during their time in the machine of war.

“Fury” is definitely Oscar-worthy.

It’s portrayal of war make it a must see for the year.

David Kowalski can be contacted at kowalskid@student.morainevalley.edu.

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Slipknot returns for another ‘Chapter’

By Anthony Francis Staff Writer In the six years since Slipknot’s release of “All Hope Is Gone,” many detrimental things have happened to the band’s core structure. They have always been “the nine” and that was apart of their mystique.

The unchanging, unflinching lineup was a seemingly unbreakable family.

That viewpoint changed with the very untimely passing of their bassist Paul Grey in 2010, and their dismissal of Drummer Joey Jordison in December 2013. Those events seemed to signal the end of “the knot” as their fans lovingly call them.

But the surprising announcement of their new album “.5: The Gray Chapter” in late August and it’s subsequent release on Oct. 20th raised many questions as to how their sound could survive all these events.

Bloggers and fans speculated over the last few months if Slipknot could or should ever release another album in the wake of their traumatic hiatus.

Many also questioned if the band will keep any semblance of their lyrical style, as Jordison and Grey were

Album art for ‘.5: The Gray Chapter’ [Roadrunner Records] key contributors in song writing on previous albums.

Slipknot responded to the issue of

new members by keeping the identities of the new masked bassist and drummer anonymous.

Listening to the album shatters all doubt regarding the band’s musical capability, and it can be confidently said that Slipknot is back and in rare form.

Their guttural sound and thrashing lyrics are firmly embedded in the album.

The fact that this record even in name is a monument to their fallen band-mate is also ever-present.

Some feared that lead singer Corey Taylor’s softer vocal sound from Stone Sour would bleed into this new album.

Taylor has refined his incredible vocal abilities over the years, and the sound that emanates from these tracks is pure Slipknot. The brutal breakneck speed of the main body of this fourteen track album is balanced by a few slower paced tracks like “Goodbye” that are reminiscent of “Vermilion Pt. 2” from 2004’s “Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses).” “.5: The Gray Chapter” is an album for die-hard Slipknot fans and new listeners alike, and their triumphant return marks a new chapter in the band’s impressive discography.

Anthony Francis can be reached at francisa9@student.morainevalley.edu

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Career Corner

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JRC gives advice on selling your brand Joshua Mira News Editor

Everything that you’ve ever done in your entire life can be seen by everyone in the world, so there is a decent chance that someone right now is looking at your information.

The Job Resource Center (JRC) argues that what people should see from you is a mature, courteous and lawful citizen, especially to potential employers.

Just recently, the JRC held a workshop on proper social media and networking etiquette, expressing that students in this day and age should be taking advantage of online networking as a job-hunting tool.

Tamima Farooqui and Erin Holman, JRC Jobs Specialists, gave the presentation on Oct. 23 to both walk-ins and students who were in attendance from a class.

Farooqui and Holman primarily spoke on the benefits of today’s social networking structure and how those applying for a job should treat the websites such as Facebook or Twitter.

Students were advised to create a separate account on social media websites in order to differentiate their per-

sonal lives from their public lives. The JRC also advises that one should have accounts in multiple places to maximize coverage.

“Websites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are great tools for people wanting to connect with others,” said Holman.

These networking sites are very useful for students who cannot actively spare the time to meet employers in person, allowing them to sell themselves in a professional and convenient manner.

“We are giving [students] tips on how to create a reputable brand for themselves,” said Farooqui.

LinkedIn in particular was a very popular choice amongst employers searching for potential employees, with the presenters showing that over 94% of hiring companies use LinkedIn for profiling purposes.

Furthermore, the JRC actively endorses LinkedIn as the number one networking site that all students should use when establishing oneself, both Farooqui and Holman referring to it as “a more professional Facebook.”

As well, recognizing that the information that you upload online is visible

Tamima Farooqui talks on how useful LinkedIn is for finding employers [Erica Sinnott] to anyone is another thing that the JRC encourages everyone to remember. As such, they stress politeness and courtesy when networking.

General rules that the JRC noted would be to avoid associating oneself with delinquents and troublemakers online. They also state that any photos or statuses posted should be appropriate and positive.

Holman stresses that “you should post relevant things when you want to

attract employers” and to not “abuse… the features on the site.”

The speakers, while mainly clarifying online behavior, also underscored the importance of networking in person.

Farooqui and Holman explained that following up an online chat in person will make an applicant much more memorable.

Joshua Mira can be contacted at news@ mvccglacier.com.

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Love was in the air as Moraine celebrated Sweetest Day on October 15-16.

Pictures by~ Izabela Kokoszka, Josh Mira, and Erica Sinnott