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29 years of hope, medals at MVCC

Special Olympics Illinois athletes and volunteers poured their hearts into this year’s games held at Moraine Valley Community College for the 29th year in a row. [ Erica Sinnott]

ELECTION SHIFTS POLITICAL PARTY POWER BALANCE

Drug testing program proposed for employees

By Kevin M. Coyne Features Editor

Special Olympics Illinois (SOILL), held the 29th Annual Motor Activities Training Pro-

gram at Moraine on Nov. 7 in the G Building. In the packed gym over 150 people showed up to ensure the event ran smoothly.

At the start of each Special

Olympics event, an opening ceremony must be completed. This year, the Athlete’s Oath, was read by one of the enthusi-astic athletes from SOILL Area 7.

Volunteers from MVCC recreational therapy, An-drew, Stagg, Richards Cen-tral, Richards South, and Chi-cago Christian High Schools, helped athletes through a

Uncovering PTSDLocal businesses honored at EDCSS awards dinner

By David Alexander Staff Writer

Executive Vice President of Administrative Services, An-drew Duren, presented a plan to begin pre-employment drug screening of all potential Mo-raine Valley Community College

employees at the Oct. 17 board meeting.

The plan presented before the Board is estimated to add an additional $10,000 annually to Moraine Valley’s operating costs. The proposal - which has already secured the blessing of

PTSD is a psychological disorder that has affected over 200,000 com-bat Veterans according to the V.A. [Erica Sinnott]


According to the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs, over the past 10 years of war, more than 200,000 combat veterans have come home with cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). On Nov. 1 a five-person panel spoke to Moraine stu-

dents about PTSD; the symp-toms, diagnoses, causes and coping skills.

Moraine’s five-person panel consisted of two members from counseling, Matthew Cullen and Terri Easkin, and three mem-bers of the psychology depart-ment, Ericka Hamilton, Amy Williamson, and Nike Shizas,

By Lauren SmithStaff Writer

Usually, the awards dinner is hosted at different locations, however, “it was brought to my attention that this would be a great opportunity to bring people to our campus, which have not already been,” said

Moraine Valley’s President Sylvia Jenkins.

Moraine Valley hosted the 2012 Business Champion Awards Dinner, for the first time, on Nov. 1.

The Corporate Commu-nity & Continuing Education (CCCE), a department of Mo-

plethora of events. Over 90% of the athletes were wheel-chair-bound.

“This event is a testament to the College and their long-

By Phillip A. BiancoNews Editor

Billions of dollars spent, and a campaign season that seemed to last forever with attack ads flooding the airwaves in most states. Something must have changed when all was said and done, right?

It turns out, no. After Tues-day’s national elections, most things are the same. Barack Obama (D) is still our president, and the Republicans still con-trol the House, while the Demo-crats maintained their majority in the Senate.

The Republican Party was dealt a major blow in this elec-tion. Despite all of the money they spent, they have little to show.

This has led some GOP lead-

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ENTERTAINMENTPopular puppet show hits Moraine Valley.SOCIAL PAGE 7

SPORTSWomen’s Volleyball heads to national tournament.PAGE 12

FEATURESTraveling poster shop vis-its Moraine.SOCIAL PAGE 1

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FALL STAFF

Hello Moraine Valley stu-dents and faculty. I hope the beginning of November has treated you well. Have you seen the talent show? Who was your favorite perform-er? If you performed, I want to congratulate you on your courage for showcasing your talents.

Today I want to talk about judg-ments. Let’s face it. We’ve all been the: making assumptions about people be-fore really getting to know who they are. As bad as it is to be judgmental, it is an easy place to get caught up in.

We all have been on the receiving end of someone’s judgments or unwar-ranted stereotypes. How did that make you feel? Do you believe you are a part of the stereotype you’re often placed in? It is fact that, as humans, our minds try to categorize the people we come into contact with based on their appearanc-es. Picture this: a guy with 12 piercings and 7 tattoos. Unknowingly, your mind places him in a category. Is that fair?

What’s even worse than the catego-rizing is the decision to act upon them. You may see that guy and subconscious-

ly categorize him, but will you decide to give him a chance and get to know him? Will you shut him out because of your pre-judgments?

Sometimes we miss out on the best individuals because of our prejudices. The one with all of the piercings and tattoos, the one that you might shut out, may end up being your best friend, and you’d never know. Think about your best friend right now, and what category you put that person in when you first met that person. In my experience, I judged my best friend upon meeting her. I potentially could’ve missed out on the one that I now call my best friend.

During the next few weeks, I want you to pay attention to what you do when you categorize people. If you find yourself shutting them out, try and change that. Give someone a chance that you never thought you would’ve. As always, give me a call if you need anything at (708) 608-4165 or email me at [email protected].

the four employee unions active at Mo-raine Valley - has a groundswell of sup-port among students and faculty at the College.

The policy will become operational Jan. 1 of 2013 if approved by the Board. The new rule will see any new employees hired by Moraine Valley undergo a man-datory pre-employment drug screening, bringing Moraine Valley in line with standard contemporary practice in the workplace.

Another provision of the law will re-quire any of the approximately 1,800 current employees of Moraine Valley to submit to a drug test if there is prob-able cause, for instance an inexplicably disoriented staff member. If and when this becomes part of the College’s rules, a large section of Moraine Valley’s stu-dents and staff are standing solidly be-hind the measure.

Among them is Merri Fefles, Moraine Valley’s study abroad coordinator and an assistant professor of history and politi-cal science who said, “I don’t have a prob-lem with pre-employment drug screen-ing”. Fefles questioned why the policy is needed now.

Chauntai Mack, the Work Investment Act (WIA) Youth Program Coordinator at Moraine’s Blue Island Education Cen-ter echoed the same theme saying that if the drug screening regime is implement-ed, “it would be something that provides value in terms of ensuring that people are at their best,” although she pointed out that it would also add to Moraine Valley’s financial challenges.

The WIA Coordinator also wondered if “something had come up that needed to be addressed” that necessitated the proposed drug screening regime. She was of the opinion that “if there have not been any issues” regarding drug in-

fluenced behavior on the College’s cam-pus, the drug screening regime could be implemented later, especially in light of the College’s tenuous finances.

Corey McBride, a Moraine Valley stu-dent who was on his way to take a drug test for a USPS job opening, feels that “teachers and anybody applying for a job should be subject to drug screening to make sure everyone has their right mind about everything.”

Kedrick Robinson, another student, was of the opinion that “it is a good idea because you don’t want that kind of in-fluence or role model around the school.”

David Alexander can be contacted at [email protected].

If Moraine Valley’s Board of Trustees ap-proves the proposed drug testing policy, it will cost $10,000 annually. [Emalee Kay]

ers to call for a new Republican Party, one much broader than the current. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who was almost chosen as Mitt Romney’s running mate said, “It’s a wake-up call. It’s a wake-up call,” while talking about the Republicans disappoint-ing performance in the 2012 election.

“The Republican party just lost market share,” explained Tim Pawlenty, the for-mer Republican presidential candidate.

The Democrats, on the other hand, are feeling pretty good. They didn’t win the House, but no one expected that to happen. They did maintain the Senate, and more importantly, the presidency.

Already, Vice President Joe Biden has claimed that the Democrats have a mandate on tax reform, and what’s even more shocking is that some Republican leaders have expressed interest in work-ing with Biden and the Democrats to solve the country’s financial woes.

Speaker of the House of Representa-tives, John Boehner (R) has said that he

is “ready to be led” by President Obama. Not long ago, this would have been politi-cal suicide for Speaker Boehner - who had made repealing Obamacare one of his key issues.

Both sides seem to be willing to work together to stop the country from going off the impending fiscal cliff – the combi-nation of spending cuts and tax increas-es that are set to occur if Congress and the White House don’t come together on a solution, fast.

Obama holds the cards now, and with Republican leadership claiming they are willing to negotiate, many have claimed that it is up to the president and his par-ty to play them as they want.

So far, President Obama has indicated that immigration will be at the top of his list of problems to solve. Latinos sup-ported Obama and Democrats by a large margin in this election.

Republicans too may be looking to get something done on this issue. Conserva-tive talk show host and Fox news com-

mentator Sean Hannity stated his new stance on immigration, “I think you con-trol the border first. You create a pathway for those people that are here…and that is a position that I’ve evolved on. Because, you know what, it’s got to be resolved.”

Many other voices in the Republican Party have echoed the same sentiment, saying that the party needs to evolve to expand its base and stay relevant.

Many critical issues lay in the near future, issues that must be solved. Whether it’s the fiscal cliff, tax reform, immigration, global warming or rising inequality, both parties need to find bold solutions. How exactly this is to be done is still unclear.

Phillip A. Bianco can be contacted at [email protected].

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Moraine staff presents ‘ideas worth sharing’By Joshua C. Johnson Staff Writer

Six speakers, six ideas, one day, infi-nite possibilities; this was the theme of the Center for Teaching and Learning’s open forum.

According to the Center for Teaching and Learning, “A primary goal of each talk is the production of a high quality video that captures the ideas presented and then makes the ideas available for sharing via social media. Each video will be promoted through campus wide email and with social media. This event featured six faculty speakers sharing their passions and ideas with the com-munity”

This event featured six Moraine Val-ley staff members who talked about ideas that they were passionate about. “These are their ideas worth sharing,” according to the library news

Troy Swanson, Department Chair of the library, introduced the speakers. Swanson was proud to be a part of such a magnificent under taking.

Each speaker received 15 minutes to present about the topic of his or her choice. These topics were close to each member’s heart, something that af-

fected their lives in a pow-erful way. After each talk the audience was able to ask questions of the speak-ers for about 5 minutes. The topics covered a wide variety including of top-ics, including interracial is-sues and finding ones self. There were two speakers per hour with time left-over for questions and dis-cussion. The entire event lasted until about 2pm but audience members hung around to talk to speakers about their chosen topics.

The first featured speak-er was Tamara Coleman-Hill, assistant professor of Communications at Mo-raine Valley. Her topic was “Why Integration Still Matters: Forced Bussing and Its Impact on My Life”. Her experiences of growing up in Cali-fornia came into play in her speech, which added invaluable personal con-nection.

After Tamara Coleman-Hill was Dawn Wrobel. Dawn’s topic was “A Hedgehog’s Guide to the Universe:

Finding a Sense of Place within My Personal Geography.”

The event also featured Stephenie Presseller, Sustainability Manager at Moraine Valley. Her topic was “Walk-ing The Walk On A Long And Wind-ing Road Towards Being Sustainably Yours”. Stephenie is the queen of green at Moraine. She plays an important role on campus and with her help the campus has been brought to a whole

new level of sustainability. The event enjoyed high attendance.

Last, but not least by any means, was Sandra Beauchamp, a composition and literature teacher here at Moraine Valley. She told her captivating and touching story of her adoption and her experiences of being an adoptee.

Joshua C. Johnson can be contacted at [email protected].

Teachers at Moraine have much to offer to students. This open forum sponsored by the Teaching and Learning Center is a great opportunity for students to learn from experts. [Thomas E. Adamo]

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who served as the moderator. Each member of the panel discussed

PTSD as it is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Over the years, the DSM’s defi-nition of PTSD has changed immensely from being known as “shell-shock, battle fatigue, and stress syndrome.”

“PTSD was created in 1980. When you think about it, it’s a relatively new diag-nosis, we haven’t been dealing with it for a very long time,” said Ericka Cullen.

Throughout the lecture each mem-ber of the panel discussed the differ-ence between PTSD in a civilian setting as opposed to a combat situation. Most combat related injuries are due to an improvised explosive device (IED) or a rocket propelled grenade (RPG).

While working for Military Times in Springfield, VA, Christian Lowe was embedded with the U.S. Marines during OIF and OEF. Lowe is now working as a managing editor at U.S. News and The World Report. Lowe described his time in Iraq and Afghanistan, speaking about the prevalence of rolling over an explo-sive device.

“After being embedded with the Ma-rines during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Free-dom-Afghanistan (OEF) I started to realize, and so did most of the Marines, that if we were going to be blown up, it’s going to happen and it’s out of our con-trol,” said Christian Lowe.

Members of the five-person panel dis-cussed the civilian version of PTSD and how the DSM now is describing the type of trauma and the length of time at which an individual has symptoms of PTSD. If an individual is suffering from symptoms for less than a year, their condition is called acute stress disorder, whereas over a year is categorized as PTSD.

“With PTSD we are all going to have a reaction to the trauma. The reaction is how we deal with the trauma and to what extent. Some people feel that we should not focus too much on the trauma but more on the symptoms and causes,” said Amy Williamson.

In addition to working on classifying PTSD as opposed to acute stress disor-der, researchers are focusing on differ-ent programs to help what Hamilton de-scribed as “the walking wounded.” Many programs are based out of various Vet-eran Affairs outposts or private agencies. Some combat veterans have taken mat-ters into their own hands to help those who former Green Beret, Rick Iannucci, described as his “wounded brothers and sisters.”

Prior to a deployment, active military are told that they will face death and injury. There are many tactics and cop-ing skills that are being deployed to help combat wounded veterans. Being able to cope with PTSD or TBI is an immense challenge and the symptoms could lead to further violence or an inability to hone the most basic life-skills.

“It’s really a fact of war. They tell sol-

diers before going over there that death and injuries are going to happen. It’s not that it might happen or it could happen, it’s going to happen. So they prepare soldiers for the death and injury they’ll witness during a deployment,” said Mat-thew Cullen.

One of the most important factors regarding PTSD is the fact that certain noises or situations trigger a reaction, as Williamson mentioned, and dealing with that reaction is what must be con-

trolled. By harnessing military training and life-skills, Horses for Heroes-NM, helps veterans assess a situation as they did downrange.

“We use the same tactics that we used in Special Forces; situational analysis, combat readiness and see-one-do-one. We teach our veterans to assess a situation for potential threats and understand the dif-ference between a hostile area and a safe shopping center,” said Rick Iannucci.

At the end of the lecture, each mem-

ber of the five-person panel recapped the symptoms, trauma, coping skills and the prevalence of PTSD. After speaking with members of the Teams, a common pas-sage describes our elite warriors. It’s a passage in the Old Testament: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8).

Kevin M. Coyne can be contacted at [email protected].

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IN BRIEFKatie Armiger to perform

Up and coming country sweetheart, Katie Armiger, will be performing in the Dorothy Menker Theater on Satur-day, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Armiger began her musical career when she was 19. She has been voted as Country Weekly’s number one hot-test bachelorette in country music.

Her latest music video for her song “Best Song Ever” was voted number one on GAC’s Top 20 Countdown for four weeks.

Her new album “Confessions of a Nice Girl” promotes her vibrant story and devotion to her fans. Tickets are $25 for the general public and $20 for students. Tickets can be purchased on-line or at the Moraine Valley box office in the Fine and Performing Arts Cen-ter.

Board of Trustees meetingThe Moraine Valley Community Col-

lege Board of Trustees regular month-ly meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Board Room, Building D in room 219.

Veteran’s Day ceremony In memory and honor of all U.S.

veterans, Combat 2 College is hosting the annual Veteran’s Day celebration. The organization’s president, Jose Le-dezma and Illinois VFW commander Joe Stachon will be in attendance and will present a wreath in honor of those veterans who have lost their lives in the war on terror.

The ceremony will also feature the Navy Band Great Lakes, MWCS-48 Color Guard. There will also be an Il-linois Order of the Purple Heart Wall featured in U111.

This exhibit will feature titled pho-tos of Illinois soldiers who have fallen during the War on Terrorism.

Dan Finn, past Military Order of the Purple Heart state commander will set up the wall, which will be open for viewing until 1 p.m.

The Veteran’s Day ceremony is open to the public. It will take place on Mon-day, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m. in Building U. Guests are also invited to visit the Il-linois Order of the Purple Heart Wall. For more information on this ceremo-ny contact General McArthur III at (708) 608-4144.

Medical presentation on spine sur-

gery Moraine Valley’s Career and Health

Science Programs have teemed up with Northwestern Memorial Hospital to host the Medical Education Series. On Wednesday, Nov. 14 there will be a presentation on “Advances in Spine Surgery” from Dr. Zachary A. Smith.

Smith is a neurosurgeon at North-western Memorial Hospital and assis-tant professor at Northwestern Uni-versity’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

The event will take place in the Dor-othy Menker Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts Center. It is free and open to the public. For more infor-mation call Mari Smith at (708) 608-4039.

“Below the Surface” Chicago-based artist, Michael X.

Ryan will have his art “Below the Sur-face” displayed Nov.15 through Dec. 21 in the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gal-lery in the Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Ryan’s pieces consist of drawings, mappings, and laser-cut wood sculp-tures that focus on patterns made or discovered while travelling in places where he lived or visited.

His work dwells on the change in landscape when moving from rural to

suburban life. The Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, Monday through Friday. The reception will take place on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with an artist’s talk at 3 p.m.

Food For FinesHere is an opportunity to take care

of student Library fines. The Library will be collecting non-

perishable food items until Nov. 20 in exchange for student Library fines.

All food items donated will be giv-en to Project Care, the food closet on campus for hungry students. Dona-tions can be dropped off at the circula-tion desk in the Library. Textbook and reserve fines are excluded.

Arab Heritage Month In response to Arab Heritage Month

there will be a movie viewing of “Am-reeka”. Having made it’s international debut at the Cannes Film Festival, the movie follows the story of a mother, Muna, and her son, Fadi, as they leave the West Bank to pursue their dream of an aspiring future in a small Illinois town. The showing will begin at noon and go to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 in U211.

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standing commitment to helping those with cognitive delays and intellectual disabilities,” said Professor Donna Mc-Cauley, full-time faculty member of the recreational therapy program.

Events such as bowling, modified basketball, bocce, color and sound maze, and a dancing event kept the ath-letes and volunteers moving from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the gym. Each ath-lete went station-to-station and partici-pated in each event to the best of their ability.

During each event, a professional DJ, and Moraine Valley graduate kept spirits up by playing upbeat music and fueling the ever-popular Special Olympics dancing competition.

“The College can pride itself on pro-viding a community event for indi-viduals with disabilities and provide members of the Moraine community and surrounding communities with a chance to help those with a disability,” said McCauley.

Each year SOILL holds hundreds of events, from assessment rounds and school day games, to Winter Games, Summer Games, and the Special Olym-pics National Tournament. This event was for individuals who will not partic-ipate in other SOILL events and have the most severe physical and intellec-

tual disabilities. “This is our 29th year and we can’t

wait for the 30th. This event is for both the athletes and the volunteers. We are able to expose the volunteers to our amazing athletes, said McCau-ley. This program brings a smile to our athletes face and although each vol-unteer doesn’t know what to expect until they show up, they always bring enthusiasm and love working with the athletes,” said McCauley.

In the coming months, Special Olym-pics Illinois will continue to host events such as the 29th Annual Special Olym-pics Illinois Motor Activities Program. Volunteers are always welcome. Each Special Olympics event brings immense rewards to the athletes, coaches, volun-teers and games management team.

By volunteering individuals are able to witness compassion, respect, inclu-sion, acceptance, passion, and above all, humanity. As McCauley stated, each event is for both the athletes to compete at the highest-level possible, and to show each volunteer the won-der of each Special Olympics event.

If anyone is interested in volunteer-ing at an event, please visit www.soill.org.


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Special Olympics is a unique opportunity to bring together courageous athletes and gen-erous volunteers. [Erica Sinnott]


raine Valley and the Economic Devel-opment Council for the Southwest Suburbs (EDCSS) sponsored this event.

Together, these groups work togeth-er to combine education and business by providing individual community members with skill development train-ing, and by establishing partnerships with local businesses to ultimately cre-ate job growth in the communities that feed into Moraine Valley.

“We all have seen proof that when business leaders work with educators, the entire community wins… (We) strongly support the economic devel-opment of the southwest suburbs and it is our pleasure to work with the EDC-SS,” stated Moraine Valley President Dr. Sylvia M. Jenkins in her opening remarks regarding the awards ceremo-ny and the partnership between CCCE and EDCSS.

The Business Champion Awards Dinner allows local businesses to come together to be recognized and cel-ebrate accomplishments made during the year.

The awards are based on the merits of sustainability, training and develop-ment, and excellence in government and philanthropy.

The EDCSS President, Jeff Hobson,

first Vice President Andrea Ramirez-Justin, and second Vice President Bola Delano gave out the awards.

According to the guidelines listed during the ceremony, the Sustain-ability Award is given to “a business committed to reducing its ecological footprint through the incorporation of environmentally sustainable prac-tices.”

This year’s recipient was the Future-Mark Paper Group, represented by the Vice President of the company, Steven C. Smith. FutureMark was recognized for their conservation of paper that saves 2 million trees every year.

The training and development award was presented to the Smith Village Se-nior Living, who is also partnered with Moraine Valley’s recreation therapy program. The Resident Service Direc-tor, Amanda Mauceri, represented this senior living community

The Excellence in Government Award was given to the Mayor of the Village of Alsip, Patrick Kitching. It was noted by the EDCSS award pre-senters that since he took office, the fi-nancial state of Alsip has dramatically improved by lowering the vacancy rate by 8.4 percent.

This award was also given to the Executive Director of the Southwest

Conference of May-ors, Victoria “Vicky” Matyas- Smith. She was credited for her dedication to the organization for the past 20 years, while working with town members to improve public transporta-tion, roads, waters, sidewalks and other projects to improve communities.

The last award of merit, the Philan-thropy award, was given to Patrick Mc-Shane, President of the Disabled Patriot Fund. This organiza-tion was recognized for its dedication to financially help-ing military fami-lies who were dra-matically affected by their military experience.

However, the surprise of the night fell on Coordinator Eda Schrimple, who was recognized for her kind heart, consistent positive energy and her hard work for putting the Business

Champion Awards Dinner together. In receiving her award she said, “I just love what I do, I love my job.”

Lauren Smith can be contacted at [email protected].

Moraine Valley’s President Sylvia Jenkins spoke about the ben-efits of bringing local businesses to Moraine Valley at the re-

cent Business Champion Awards Dinner. [Erica Sinnott]

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Billy Barker Views Editor

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Twitter: should private lives stay private ?

By William BarkerStaff Writer

Twitter began as a way to spread information and links using 140 character messages as a means of short, sweet, and effective communication.

Since its creation in 2006, it has collected a total of 500 million active users, with a total of 340 million tweets on average per day. Being that as it may, the con-tent of twitter has changed drastically from simple exchanges to downright abu-sive language in the form of repetitive messages with the sole purpose of abusing fellow users.

More popular accounts use cruelty to assume power in the form of a collection of followers that encourage abusive behavior in order to watch the victims of cyber bullying for their own enjoyment.

Bullying is possible on any social media site, but the real danger of Twitter is how easily and quickly information can be spread no matter the integrity of the information.

Recently, a rumor was spread through the site with the subject of Justin Bieber’s health. The bit of gossip alleged that the pop star had contracted leukemia, causing a wide spread panic in fans. The site began posting a hashtag in support: #baldfor-Bieber. Many devoted fans began to shave their heads in support of their hero and it was a strong and passionate cause that had dedicated members until it was discovered that the rumor was fake, leaving hundreds of fooled teenage girls with shaved heads and tears in their eyes.

There has also been a string of fake deaths cir-culating Twitter. You would think this trick was pulled maybe a few times, but in 2012 alone there have been rumors of the pass-ing of Morgan Freeman, Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Johnny Depp, Taylor Lautner, Mick Jagger, Justin Bieber, Jackie Chan, Miley Cyrus and several others including Bill Nye, Bill Cosby, and Paris Hilton. Some are still in some confusion as to who is and who is not dead and allegedly dead on the site. This leads to a huge amount of confusion in the minds of civilization.

It’s obvious that the power of the spoken word in the case of Twitter is getting out of hand quickly. The benefits are not outweighed when the spread of false-hoods has the ability to spread across the globe in a matter of hours. It’s only a matter of time before a simple joke leads to the complete disarray of an entire na-tion and a laugh between friends and the internet causes a disgruntled pedestrian to escalate a conflict based on a completely untrue blurb of information. With the passion of a people behind an idea, the spark could be something as simple as a tweet. It would be such a shame if the world must come to that.

William can be contacted at [email protected].

By Abbas HaleemStaff Writer

Twitter is a powerful social network for making and maintaining relationships, and learning from others. Many think that problems can be caused with the popu-larity of the site, but I disagree.

Unless privacy settings are activated, Twitter accounts are accessible to the casu-al Twitter user. The privacy setting may be limited, so that only a person following a user can see the user’s content. Further privacy allows accepting followers. Without

this, a user is allowed to read the tweets of another user without following them.

If someone were to be bullied via Twitter, it would be visible to the public, again, unless privacy settings are activated to prevent this. This means that cyber-bullying can be not only caught, but also acted on through Twitter. It is another means for the judicial system to stop one person from harm-ing another. Furthermore, the tweets by a cyber-bully can be used as evidence to prove them guilty.

A lot of people on Twitter do it for the satis-faction that comes with having a lot of followers. Many users want attention and want to be famous, however Twitter is also an easy way to access al-ready popular users, such as news companies and celebrities, as well as contact friends. News is be-coming more and more of a digital business, as most people today are able to search the web for news updates. Twitter is meant to express ideas to the public, not for privacy.

With Twitter, users are basically marketing themselves to others over the Internet, sharing

what they choose to, and making it entirely in their control. Twitter is meant to be a public platform, so although it doesn’t have to be, it is the intent, as people are not typically forced to post certain things. Something I like about Twitter is the humor element of it. So many accounts are created with the sole purpose of entertainment as opposed to the basic, privately looped users. There are accounts that focus on posting “memes”, fun facts, or even mocking sports commentators by commentating phrases that cannot be said on public television or radio. There are accounts dedicated to White Sox satirical sports commentary, one of which takes on the persona of Comcast Sportsnet’s commentator Ken “The Hawk” Harrelson.

The entertainment accounts create a reason for users to regularly check their Twitter feeds. Without them, there would be very little reason to use it, as the non-entertainment accounts would likely put off the typical user. Twitter is great for wasting time between classes or when waiting on someone. Because I typically only use it to pass the time, it does not affect my private life negatively.

Abbas can be contacted at [email protected].

“The ability to spread

information worldwide in

a matter of hours regard-

less of its integrity can

have dire consequences.”

“Privacy settings pre-

vent people from being

victim of cyber-bullying.

The problem can be solved

by changing settings.”

“It’s broadcasting all of the gar-bage in the world in my opinion.”

-Kyle Carpenter

“There’s a lot of bullying and the beni-fits don’t outweigh that type of behavior.”

-Mohamad Hussein

“It seems useful but, I don’t have one because I think it’s hurt-ing people more than it’s helping.”

-Daniela Harrera

“People try to bring other peole onto twitter and then it just turns into

a constant part of people’s lives.” -Daniel Becker


Is it ok to scalp tickets? How about scalping tickets for campsites at national parks? How about tickets for an otherwise free Mass with Pope Benedict XVI?

Is it ok to hire someone to stand in line for you? Is it ok for a private group to pay a crack-addicted woman not to have another baby? Is it ok to have overweight people compete in diet-ing and exercise for a monetary prize on TV? Is it ok for public facilities, including commu-nity colleges, to sell “naming rights” to a private company? Should police cars carry advertise-ments?

What do all of these questions have in common? According to Michael Sandel, a popular teacher at Harvard University, each is an example of the market invading what was once beyond dollars and cents. “The corrosive tendency of markets [is not simply because of] an increase of greed,” he writes in What Money Can’t Buy (Farrar Strauss, 2012). It is because economic values are applied “in spheres of life where they don’t belong.”

Each of the examples above and many more can be morally wrong if they fail one or both of two tests, Sandel details. First, people who sell their services or agree to some behavior in exchange for money must be free to make the transaction. That is, they must be competent and not coerced. Children, for example, are not free to sell their new bicycle for a lollipop. The mentally handicapped are not free to do menial jobs for pennies. An addicted person is not free to sell reproductive rights. An obese person is probably not free to sell the spectacle of his weight loss to a TV show.

Also akin to this first test, people have to be roughly equal in their capacity to buy scalped tickets or an upgrade to an express line and the like. If rich people ex-clusively buy national park campsites, the idea of a public park doesn’t make sense.

The second test, says Sandel, has to do with the inherent quality of the goods or services in the proposed transaction. Lots of exchanges in areas like “health, edu-

cation, family life, nature, art, civic duties, and so on…are corrupted or degraded if turned into commodities… To outsource them is to demean them, to value them in the wrong way,” he concludes.

I attend a fair number of wedding receptions. The best man customarily gives a poorly thought-out and poorly delivered toast. The best man does a lousy job be-cause he is not an experienced public speaker. In fact, he doesn’t even realize that preparation is the key.

Some brides and grooms now attempt to improve the reception by buying a prepared toast through one of several Internet services. It comes with specific ref-erences to the couple because the service asks for answers to standard questions. Is it ok to have a canned toast at a reception? This goes a step further. Couples can now rent a toastmaster. He comes in the same style tux as the groomsmen and is of comparable age. He is an accomplished speaker. Everyone is pleased with his remarks. He eats at the head table and then disappears. No one is the wiser. This this service ok?

The philosophy that supports the market is called utilitarianism. It is based on weighing positives and negatives, doing a cost-benefit analysis and arriving at a bottom line.

I have a proposal for Moraine Valley College. After final grades are submitted each semester, any student can go to the registrar’s office within two weeks and pay $100 to change a B to an A. Any student can spend $75 to change a C to a B. There are no other grade-change possibilities ($175, for example, does not change a C to an A; a D cannot be upgraded.) No teacher can be involved in the grade change. The extra money goes only to the tuition line of Moraine Valley’s budget with the goal of holding down every student’s tuition. This grade-change policy will be publicized. Other colleges and all high schools are welcome to know what we are doing.

Moraine Valley is a bureaucracy. It will thus take me a little while to implement my proposal. I have to lobby the new president, convince the Faculty Senate, and cajole the trustees. For now, what do Glacier readers think?

Contact Bill Droel at [email protected].

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Who is the MPAA?By Kevin M. CoyneFeatures Editor

In a famous stand-up comedy skit, George Carlin reviewed the 7 words “you can’t say on TV.” Carlin divulged his list at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Az., on July 23, 1978. Carlin’s list extended from profane to downright offensive.

Carlin missed one word on his list—the R-word—“retarded.” Over the years the R-word became common speak, despite its offensive nature. Although Carlin’s list is quite offensive, the R-word would stand in the eighth spot under a word that is used to describe part of the female anatomy.

A campaign titled “Spread the Word to End the Word” is in full swing, attempting to dissuade folks from using the R-word. It may seem like the “language police,” as Ann Coulter mentioned on Piers Morgan Tonight. Coulter’s use of the R-word was directed at President Obama.

On Oct. 22, Coulter tweeted, “I high approve of Romney’s decision to be kind and gentle to the retard.” Coulter believes that the R-word is acceptable in lieu of words such as imbecile, idiot, cretin or moron. Unfortunately some folks agree with Coul-ter. Those folks however may not fully understand the implications of their actions.

Using the R-word, as Piers Morgan put it, “Is equivalent to using the N-word to describe a black person.” Piers Morgan has a good point, reaching further, how is it possible to compare the two words? When the R-word is used to describe a person, place, thing or idea, the person using the word is showing either distaste or disap-proval, thus stating that whatever the person deems unacceptable is intellectually incompetent. Therefore, by the same definition, anyone who has an intellectual dis-ability is also distasteful or unacceptable.

Using the R-word is the same as using the N-word to describe someone as “les-sor or incapable.” On both accounts, using either word is wrong, egregious, asinine, preposterous, idiotic, moronic, stupid, dumb and unintelligent.

Think about those individuals who have an intellectual disability—do you see them as lessor or unintelligent? After interning at Special Olympics Massachusetts, I can attest to the true intelligence, sincerity, and honesty that individuals with in-tellectual disabilities display to each person they encounter.

I implore anyone who reads this article to visit www.r-word.com and read how people who use the R-word hurt, degrade and disrespect those who have an intel-lectual disability, cognitive delay or even a learning disability.


End the use of the R-word By William BarkerViews Editor

Parents feel that their children are exposed to a great knowledge that will shat-ter their innocent view of the world and cause them to be miserable, hard working adults like the vast majority of the population. In an effort to maintain this inno-cence, many programs were put into place under government supervision with the sole purpose of keeping sex out of the minds of children. The MPAA is the institution that categorizes movies with ratings pertaining to how much or how little sexual content is found in movies.

Movies, as with any form of art, can open the mind to a variety of questions elementary to existing on the planet Earth. In this view, the restrictions of such mentally stimulating questions at its very core is causing children to refrain from wondering about their place in the world, thereby actively taking away individuality. The rating system tells you what your children should not be thinking about, but who are the ones that decide what is okay to see and what isn’t. Why have they been given that responsibility?

McCarthyism instigated a need for investigation of the Screen Actors Guild in which William Hays, Eric Johnston, and then President Richard Nixon headed the questioning. Those in question were asked “Are you, or have you ever, been a mem-ber of the communist party and are you a member of the Screen Writer’s Guild?” This questioning is designed to alienate the artist. The government wanted control and Nixon, with the help on the newly established MPAA, was going to get it.

Soon after the trials, Eric Johnston, former head of the MPAA, issued a state-ment as follows, “The communists hate our films because they project an idea that they hate. Freedom as a way of life for all citizens.” This contradicts the previously mentioned acts. This is a statement that was taken in public, not whilst confined in a courtroom.

The 6 major movie distributors, companies like Paramount and Disney, control 95% of the distributed movies in the United States. All 6 of those companies are owned by larger conglomerates like Disney and General Electric that effectively con-trol over 90% of all media in the country. These companies are interested in what can make them money, because they are, at the core, dedicated to revenue. Why then do we rely on a rating system approved by these businesses without questioning what basis the regulations are derived from?

William Barker can be contacted at [email protected].

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ATHLETES OF THE ISSUEColleen Gardner

Libero Volleyball

Diana DinhRunner

Women’s cross country

bus, Nebraska (30-10). Selfless defenders, a balanced offen-

sive attack and bench support have been the key for coach Coughlin’s un-defeated 2012 season.

“We have a team that is like no oth-er team that makes the most of every opportunity to help the team,” said coach Coughlin. “We have a genuinely hard working bunch of athletes that bought into our coaching, our system and our goals to challenge each other to become better players day in and day out.”

In 45 years of existence, Moraine Valley Community College has an opportunity to win its first Athletic National Championship. I said this

team is dangerous from day one and look at the volleyball team now, sit-ting with the number six seed at the NJCAA National Tournament with a 35-0 record. The Cyclones have the momentum to continue to steam roll through their upcoming opponents at the national tournament.

Let’s break out our green and black and support these women before and during the national championship. If the girls keep up their play that they’ve had all season, the Cyclones won’t come home empty handed. Good luck Cyclones bring home our first National Championship.

Sean McDermott can be contacted at [email protected].

By Frank Gogola Staff Writer

Behind solid efforts by three na-tional qualifiers, the Cyclones raced to a fourth place finish at the NJCAA Region IV Division I Cross Country Championship on Oct. 27.

Held at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL, the Region IV Championship featured nine teams, out of which the Cyclones finished in fourth place.

In the end, the men’s cross country season came as close as a team can get, but unfortunately did not qualify for the National Invitational.

“It was a good, solid race and a nice way for the team to finish the 2012 season,” said head coach Mark Horst-meyer. “All our guys gave it every-thing they had out there on Saturday.” However there is good news for the Cyclones.

Even though the team didn’t qualify for nationals, three Moraine Valley runners who finished with impressive individual times at the Region IV will go to the National Invitation.

The NJCAA Championship will be

held on Nov. 10, and will take place at Rend Lake Community College in Ina, IL.

Phil Culbertson, recently named to

the All-Region IV team due to his re-markable success this season, led the way for Moraine Valley finishing in 10 place with a time of 27:55. Ryan Alt-

man finished in 18 place with a time of 28:42, while Thomas Cira followed closely and rounded out the Moraine Valley national qualifiers with a time of 28:52 as he finished in 20 place. Culbertson, Altman and Cira will look to take their recent success into the NJCAA Championship.

“We are very proud of the effort our runners gave out there, es-pecially the three qualifiers,” said Coach Horstmeyer. “We are very pleased to see all three of them qual-ify for the National Championship. Rend Lake is a very fast course, plus there will be extremely fast and tough national competition.”

We are hoping for our three runners to turn in their best efforts of the sea-son and finish their season in great shape,” said Horstmeyer.

No matter the end result in the NJCAA Championship, Nov. 10 will be the final race of the season for all three runners so hopefully they each will enjoy the experience and finish on a personal high note.

Frank Gogola can be contacted at [email protected].

By Sean McDermottSports Editor

Colleen Gardner is in her second year as a Moraine Valley Volleyball member and the lone returnee from the 2011 season.

The Mother McAuley alum has had a tremendous 2012 campaign earning nods on an All-Conference tournament team, All-Region IV and All-Conference first team member. Gardner played in 35 games this season and recorded 51 kills (0.44 kills per set), 21 assists, 813 digs (7.07 digs per set) and 33 service aces.

Gardner looks to help propel the Cy-clones to the National Championship game and Moraine Valley’s first nation-al championship.

Three qualifiers for men’s cross country

The men’s cross country in action at a practice held in early September. Coach Horst-meyer was thrilled with the men’s successfull 2012 campaign. [Thomas E. Adamo]

Diana Dinh just finished her first sea-son as a member of the 2012 women’s cross-country team.

The Sandburg High School alum car-ried coach Horstmeyer’s girls all sea-son. Dinh finished her 2012 season at the NJCAA Region IV Championships where her 22:14 finishing time was good enough for 24 place and helped the Cyclones finish in fifth place out of seven teams.

Dinh will look to improve her overall times for next summer/fall to help the 2013 women’s Cyclones cross country team become a contender for the ISCC and Region IV.


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Women looking forward to 2013 season

The women cross country team at one of their early practices. The Cyclones will look to become a dominant force in 2013. [Thomas E. Adamo]

By Sean McDermott Sports Editor

The women’s cross country team fin-ished their season Oct. 27 finishing fifth out of seven teams at the NJCAA Division I Cross Country Champion-ship ending their 2012 season on a high note.

The 5K course at Sauk Valley Com-munity College in Dixon, IL provided a tough challenge for coach Mark Horst-meyer’s women. Diana Dinh led the way for the Cyclones as usual finish-ing 24 out of 58 runners with a time of 22:14.

Shortly behind the Sandburg alum was Amanda Gerzon, who ran her best race finishing in 26 place with a time of 22:18. Angela Flores finished in 27 (22:26) followed by Maritza Najera (33, 23:14), Alexis Vanoskey (38, 23:49), Nancy Ibarra (40, 24:05), and Sury Ro-sete (55, 28:03).

“The girls had a great finish to their season,” quoted coach Horstmeyer on Moraine Valley Community College Athletics website. “Some of the girls ran personal bests, and that’s a terrific way to end the season. The girls made

really good strides this season, and they have a lot of positives to build on for next fall.”

Throughout the 2012 season the women did make major strides in im-proving their overall team times. In the beginning of the season, the Cyclones finished their meets near the bottom of the standings.

After the Cyclones injury and ill rid-den last place finish at the soggy and miserable Brooks Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wisconsin (finished 37 out of 37), the Cyclones strung a pair of 4 and 5 place finishes out of seven teams in their fi-nal two meets in the Illinois Skyway Conference championship and Region IV championship.

The Cyclones plan on having almost all of their 2012 runners back for the 2013 campaign.

Expect the Cyclones to come into the next season experienced, rejuvenated and motivated to improve from their late season success and win the ISCC as well as the Region IV championship.


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Sean McDermott Sports Editor

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35-0 and National Championship boundBy Sean McDermottSports Editor

With a perfect regular sea-son record under their belts and a number three national ranking, the Cyclone volley-ball team took their unbeaten streak to the NJCAA Region IV final four championship that was held on Nov. 3.

The Cyclones who’ve played superb volleyball all season long took on McHenry Com-munity College in the first round of the Region IV tour-nament.

As the Cyclones have done in their previous session against the Scots, Moraine Valley shut the book on the hopeful Scots’ season in three sets 25-18, 25-8 and 25-9. The Cyclones used quickness and efficiency in this semi-final match against the Scots.

“The McHenry Scots found themselves in big holes at the start of each set,” said head coach Gloria Coughlin. “They had no answer for our offen-sive system that was running on all cylinders.”

ISCC Conference Player of the Year, Kara Kentner led the team with 11 kills of 21 attempts, 12 digs and 14 kill assists. The Cyclones hit .322 in the collective team effort.

All Conference first team members Gina Ryan and Au-tumn Seiler added nine kills.

For the Region IV crown, the Cyclones were paired up with Kankakee Community College, who proved the Cy-clones their toughest five set victory of the season.

This time the Cyclones didn’t give the Cavaliers an opportunity to win, as the Cyclones cruised to a three set victory giving them the Region IV tournament cham-pionship.

“This was absolutely a team effort to win not only this championship match but for the entire season,” stated an ecstatic coach Coughlin. “It takes a group of true team players to have the success we’ve endured throughout the season. We have hitters that are as excited about their teammates’ kills as well as their own.”

The Cyclones still hold an undefeated record heading into the NJCAA National Championship held in To-ledo, Ohio Nov. 15-17. The Cyclones (35-0) clinched the number six seed in the tournament and will take on the eleventh seed in Central Community College-Colum-

Women’s soccer ends season 6-7-2Katlyn Beckow (pictured in green head band and black jersey) defends the net against a Morton Commu-

nity College player. The Evergreen Park alum has been a vaulable asset this season. [Mike Frederiksen]

Cyclone’s midfielder Jessica Zambrano kicks the ball at the Waubon-see goalkeeper in their 1-2 loss. [Mike Frederiksen]

By Frank Gogola Staff Writer

The women’s soccer season came to an unfortunate end on Saturday, Oct. 27 as they lost 1-2 to the Waubonsee Commu-nity College Chiefs in the Re-gion IV quarter-finals.

After trailing 0-1 at the half and falling behind 0-2 in the second half, the Cyclones an-swered as Angelina Brcic got the Cyclones on the board and cut the Chiefs’ lead in half with 11 minutes remaining in regu-lation.

“After we closed the gap, we played the most intense 11 minutes of soccer of our entire season,” said head coach Jim Knawa.

“We had a couple opportuni-ties to score, but we shot high and shot wide; we just came up a little short.”

In the end, the game and the Cyclones’ season ended

in utter defeat with a 1-2 loss. “It was a very well fought game, and the girls played for a full 90 minutes out there,” said Knawa. “The girls gave it their all and left their hearts out on the field”. Knawa’s words quote also re-flect the women’s entire cam-paign, which ended with a 6-7-2 record.

“We lost some close games, but we were in every single game this season,” said Knawa. “There wasn’t one game where I can honestly say the girls gave up and rolled over”.

The drive, focus, and de-termination of a few girls in particular earned them end of season honors. Captains Monserrat Espinosa and Michaela Sheeran were named to the All-Region IV sec-ond team and All-Conference first team.

Also earning nods were Steph-anie Navarette and Patricia Tuxford who were named to the

All-Conference second team.Tuxford will be the lone re-

turnee girl of the four recog-nized for their outstanding play this season who will be return-ing to next year’s team.

In addition to Tuxford, Knawa hopes to bring back seven other girls who he believes will be-come the next leaders for the 2013 campaign and hopefully help lead the Cyclones to suc-cess.

“Some teams may be able to return only one or two players, but we are fortunate enough to have eight players returning next season,” said Knawa. “We will begin scouting high school players in the spring, but hav-ing a solid core of players re-turning for another season is always a good base to build upon”.

Frank Gogola can be contacted at [email protected].

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Kevin Coyne Features Editor

[email protected]

Early in his life, Jeremy became de-pressed and distant. For Moraine Val-ley’s department of psychology Professor Laura Lauzen-Collins, Schizoaffective Disorder has taken her son’s rationality but most importantly, his safety.

Schizoaffective Disorder is an inca-pacitation ailment in which there is a loss of contact with reality (psychosis) and abnormal mood problems. Jeremy’s

SOFA 2012 art fair comes to Chicago By Anne ParkerEditorial Assistant

When attending any art gallery, it is easy to become manipulated by the amount of workmanship and pieces waiting to catch the attention of a view-er.

The Sculpture Objects, Functional Art and Design Fair (SOFA) is no exception when it comes to an intriguing amount of incredible art, even on it’s nineteenth time around.

The annual SOFA fair took place in Chicago at Navy Pier. Those lucky enough were invited to the opening night on Thursday, Nov. 1, where pro-spective collectors, architects, and art-ists among others could have a sneak peek of the art and commune with dif-ferent members of the art community. The event continued for three days con-cluding on Sunday, Nov. 4.

Nearly 70 international galleries and dealers were in attendance from more than 10 countries. An array of art was provided in the gallery including works from glass, embroideries, and sculpture.

Artist Tim Shaw of Kirra Galleries used his favorite method of glass for his pieces. His vibrantly colored, vessel-shaped objects could not be missed as one of the first galleries inside of the event. To give variety to his collection

The Sculpture Objects, Functional Art and Design Fair (SOFA) takes place in down-town Chicago, where artists have a chance to display their work. [Mike Frederiksen]

“Paradise Contained” he included the lidded ginger jar, to give insight into Shaw’s “personal study of landscape and love of romantic poetry.”

Another artist, Rik Allen, of Blue Rain Gallery, displayed his work that, no pun intended, would be described as out of this world. His pieces from his “Launch” collection included blown glass and met-al sculptures depicting rocket ships and

colorful space helmets. Materials used involved silver and steel, which were ac-companied by colorful shades of blown glass. When looking closely, small sur-prises are hidden inside of the pieces, such as little stairways to nowhere or solitary chairs with open space around them.

“I love it when people make up their own stories,” said Allen. “It extends

what’s going on with the pieces.” Moving along through the gallery, it

was not uncommon to see unfathom-able stitching and sewing. “Heartthrobs and Avatars” by Matthew Cox of Packer Schopf Gallery was one of the more sur-prising art pieces. Upon first looks, the detailed and colorful embroidering is what attracts the eye. However when moving closer, an X-ray fills the next half of the space of the subject. Some of the works included pop culture icons such as Miss Piggy and David Bowie, along with Greek or Eastern culture such as Gane-sha or Minotaur, “creating a new entity.”

Among SOFA veterans there were newcomers, including a new gallery at the event from Craft Scotland of Edin-burgh. Angus Ross, a Scottish furniture designer, displayed tables and chairs cre-ated through the method of steam bend-ing. One of his pieces at SOFA entitled “Bulb Table” was created with oak and scorched oak, an intricately designed end table with a round and flat top.

SOFA Chicago will return on Nov. 1-3 of 2013, with the opening night preview on Thursday, Oct. 31. There will also be a celebration for 20 years of SOFA Chi-cago. To view more of the SOFA Chicago 2012 artwork visit www.sofaexpo.com.

Anne Parker can be contacted at [email protected].

By Maria Villafana Staff Writer

For Professor Laura Lauzen-Collins, caring for her 14-year-old son, Jeremy Browning, is one of her most important priorities. Recently, Jeremy was diag-nosed with schizoaffective disorder. Jer-emy is now battling with the debilitating illness and has been doing so since he was 3-years-old.

Lighting the path for Jeremy Browing


This week in the Student Union Building, a traveling poster store setup shop in hopes of drawing in close to 10,000 students. Owner Ross Robinson was impressed with Moraine’s new caf-eteria.

Robinson will travel all around the country, spending a week at each col-lege or university. With a display of over 4,000 posters, Robinson aims to sell over $1,000 a day.

“I purchase the most popular posters ahead of time, from 27 different compa-nies all over the world. I’ve done this for

The Lauzen-Collins held a funraiser to help their son, Jeremy Browning in his fight against schizoaffective disorder. [Submitted]

32-years. When I first started I was at-tending way more colleges and univer-sities than I should have; now, I attend the top colleges and universities,” said Robinson.

Robinson mentioned that he’s setup shop at College of DuPage, Elgin Com-munity College, Benedictine University and Prairie State University. In addi-tion, Robinson will be in St. Louis next week and will travel to other colleges in Colorado, Florida, and California.

“I was here at Moraine over 15 years ago and I am really impressed with the new student center. The College set me up with a beautiful location and I am

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Poster fair owner Ross Robinson speaks with a student in the U building. [Erica Sinnot]

Poster store travels to MVCC

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Alumnus succeeds as computer science techBy Anne ParkerEditorial Assistant

Daniel Alverth, a former editor-in-chief for The Glacier, has achieved his goal of pursuing a career in computer science. Alverth was a student at Mo-raine Valley from 1998-2001.

Alverth received his Bachelor’s in computer science from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he partici-pated in the Association for Computing Machinery.

“I love programming, ever since I started pursuing the craft,” said Alver-th. “There is no limit to what you can do and there is always more to learn.”

Alverth chose to begin his college education at Moraine Valley because of the accessible route and the cost, al-lowing him to complete his general re-quirements before transferring to UIC.

“When I got to UIC, I only had to take a math class, a science class, and the rest were computer classes.” said Alverth.

Alverth’s passion is computer sci-ence, so it may seem odd that Alverth would choose to work for The Glacier.

“A friend of mine was the editor-in-chief and he introduced me to the staff,” said Alverth. “I wanted to get in-volved. It was a good experience.”

Alverth began working as a reporter and then became the views editor. His favorite story was covering the Battle

of the Bands event. “I think the staff really came togeth-

er for this event,” said Alverth. “We captured video footage, photographs, and band reviews. It was nice to see so much participation for this story, from the event itself, to the editorial.”

Currently, Alverth is a senior soft-ware engineer for Nokia. He began working for Nokia in July of 2012. Al-verth and his team works with a divi-sion titled “Test Automation.”

“Typically my work consists of writ-ing and updating Java code files,” said Alverth. “My responsibilities include developing and maintaining software which is used by other teams within the company. I also create automated test cases which test my work against different inputs.

Similar to working in The Glacier of-fice, Alverth works in another group-like atmosphere.

“We work in what are called “pods,” which are enclosed areas with desks,” said Alverth. “They fit about 8-10 em-ployees. Typically an entire project team will share a pod. So, my team members are in eye-view and we dis-cuss project details casually. It’s a casu-al and relaxing atmosphere at Nokia.”

Alverth has taken some tips and ben-efits from his work as an editor-in-chief of The Glacier. While having experience in journalism is not necessary for work-ing in software development, it is still a

useful tool. “I can say that working on The Gla-

cier helped me to keep my grammar in check, which comes through in writ-ing emails and instant messaging for work,” said Alverth. “The Glacier also practiced consistency in wording which helps for the same reasons.”

Alverth will always be taking on new challenges as senior software engineer for Nokia. His challenges extend into working with the marketing aspect of the company. By creating products that are aesthetically pleasing and function-al, Alverth will help Nokia stay ahead of the competition.

“If you want to stay marketable, you need to keep your skills “current” which means you must always be learning new technologies,” said Alverth.

As Alverth moves on in his career, he is still able to always look back on his time with The Glacier as a worthwhile experience.

“Cherish your team and your time at Moraine,” said Alverth. “I miss the people I knew at The Glacier. These times are fleeting and you may never forget the people you worked with. It’s too bad we need to let go of the ones we love and move on to the next phase of

our lives. It seems to be an inevitable truth of life which conjures great reck-oning.”


Daniel Alverth worked at The Glacier as the editor-in-chief. Alverth is now work-

ing at Nokia. [Dan Alverth]


Students dress to impress this Halloween

By Katie Clancy Chris PiekosJorge Guzman Staff Writers

Halloween is a chance to be some-one other than ourselves. Whether it was scary or not people all get to be someone other than ourselves for a single day.

It is a way to escape reality even for a day and that makes Halloween so much fun and eventful. There are peo-ple who put effort into their costumes and people who just throw a mask on and go door to door begging for candy.

In the tradition of Halloween, witches, werewolves, ghost and ghouls, superheroes, villains, cops and robbers all showed up on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 in the U building at Mo-raine Valley Community College for the Halloween costume contest. Many students participated in the contest and it was a major success. From solo costumes to couples costumes, many onlookers had time to “ooo and ahh” as the contestants walked the plat-form to show off their outfits. For those who did not have a costume in mind for Halloween yet, Wednesday’s

event was a great way to get ideas.

Halloween is a time when people of all ages can dress up as their favorite character. From face paint to high heels, students got into character, and some got into character a little too much, but it was all in good fun. Some students even stopped and stayed longer than they wanted to, because it was an eventful show, and they were having fun.

The youth usu-ally either wants to be a dancer or some-one famous like Lady Gaga, and for the guys, the villain from “Scream” is always a major play during Halloween season.

Also, there are those who chose to be someone they grew up enjoying. Which was the case with Jesseliy who was dressed like Mario. “Growing up

loving Nintendo, Mario was a must,” said Jesseliy.

Hopefully Moraine can keep the event going for years to come and we can make each year bigger and better. Halloween has come and gone but this

Students pose in their Halloween costumes at the 2012 Moraine Valley Costume Contest This year fea-tured plenty of unique and traditional costumes. [Jessica Normandy]

year once again proved Halloween is one of the most eventful and spectac-ular events of any holiday.

Katie Clancy can be contacted at [email protected].

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MVCC students take center stage at talent showBy Tom BunchJasmine Peete Staff Writers

With close to 30,000 students, Mo-raine Valley has a plethora of divers students. From culture to ethnicity to hidden talents, MVCC encapsulates a truly diverse student population. On Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, Moraine Valley’s student union held a talent show to showcase Moraine’s finest performers. Students showed off a variety of tal-ents. To kick off the talent show, a rap performance took the audience by storm. Following Derrick B.’s rap per-formance, Malcolm Smith took cen-

ter stage, showcasing his vocal ability. During the two-day auditions, plenty of talents were exposed. Moraine stu-dents witnessed a plenty of perform-ers, from singers, dancers, rappers, guitarists, to one stand up comedy act. There were four Judges Karen Town from Marketing, Bill Finn from Athlet-ics, Alicea Toso from Admissions, and Tom Hensal from The Performing Arts.

Each judge was charged with pick-ing the top three performances. Soly Jaime danced into third place with a Latin flavored dance. Taylor Geraghty sang into second place, performing “Love is You,” by Chrisette Michele. Jessica Pyrkowski took first place and won the grand prize of $200 for her cover of a song by Barber Streisand. Students were delighted to see some of

symptoms began at an early stage of his childhood, when he would tell his par-ents that he saw animals and objects surrounding him or that he would have imaginary friends.

Everything changed at the Lauzen-Collins’ home when at the age of three, Jeremy told his parents he hated himself. Lauzen-Collins was concerned about her son’s safety, but she was unaware of the disorder that was troubling her son.

Lauzen-Collins enrolled Jeremy in a private school, and later he settled into homeschooling. It wasn’t until Jeremy was 7 years old that he revealed yet an-other alarming symptom of this condi-tion; Jeremy began hearing unfamiliar voices.

“Jeremy did not want anyone to know about this for fear of incomprehension from others. There is always a stigma and misinformation about psychological disorders. Sometimes Jeremy’s mental state make him feel as if he is in the Ma-trix movie,” said Lauzen-Collins.

Additionally, aside from false percep-tions and extreme depression, perhaps the most ravaging symptom Jeremy Browning has demonstrated is suicidal thoughts and actions. He attempted to end his life on June 6, 2012, because he was unable to manage his symptoms.

“He has been on a merry-go-round of psychiatric medications and hospitaliza-tions. We realized that the counseling, therapy and medication Jeremy was receiving were not aiding him,” stated Lauzen-Collins. Jeremy is now obtain-ing help at a residential facility in Utah. She continued, “He is safer here as he re-ceives 24-hour care. He has stabilized on his medications. But unfortunately, this treatment is extremely costly.”

A fundraising event took place on Oct. 7, 2012, at Bourbon Street. added Lauzen-Collins. For more information about schizoaffective disorder, Jeremy’s struggle with the psychological disorder, and to provide donations please visit www.lightingthepathforjeremy.com.

Maria Vallafana can be contacted at [email protected].

Moraine’s best performers. One student said about Soly Jaime performance, “It was the greatest thing I’ve seen in all my days, I genuinely think she should have won.” “I’m so excited, Barber Streisand is a great influence,” said talent show winner, Jessica Pyrkowski.

Jasmine Peete can be contacted at [email protected].

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24 Karat Dance Team Contact Adrienne Stewart at 974-5478.

Action, Social & Political Empowerment Contact Anette D’Silva at 974-4023.

Alliance of African American Students Contact Alex Elvira at 974-5487.

Alliance of Latin American Students Contact Alex Elvira at 974-5487.

Anime Club Call 974-5717.

Arab Student Union Contact Nina Shoman-Dajani at 608-4349.

Art Club Contact Tyler Hewitt at 974-5219.

Artistic Metal-Working

Contact James Greer at 974-5423.

Asian Diversity

Contact Wenney Tse at 974-5797.

Bass Fishing Contact Rhett Wheeler at 974-4262.

College Bowl Contact Ted Powers at 608-4177.

Combat to College Contact Jeremy Kingery at 608-4068.

Criminal Justice Club

Contact Michelle Furlow at 974-5723.

Culinary Arts & Hospitality Club Contact Michael O’Shea at 974-5597.

Cyber Security Club Contact Kathleen Hanratty in T520.

Cyclone Spinners

Contact Maura Vizza at 974-5742.

Drama Club Contact Craig Rosen at 974-5432.

Down To Dance Contact Cheryl Powers-Rojak in G200.

Filmmaker’s Club Contact Dan Pal at (630) 942-2800.

Forensics

Contact Mike Shannon at 608-4047.

Freethought Society Contact Tyler Hewitt at 974-5219.

Gay, Lesbian Or Whatever Contact Martha Mazeika, at 608-4320.

Glacier Contact Ted Powers 608-4177.

Green Club Contact Stephanie Presseller at 974-5412.

International Women’s Club Contact Anette D’Silva at 974-4023.

International Conversation Partners

Contact Elizabeth Boucek at 974-5427.

K-Fu Club Contact Courtney Reese at 974-4067.

Mastadon

Contact Ted Powers at 608-4177.

Meeting, Planning, and Travel Club Contact Mary Beth Walsh at 974-5569.

Music Club Contact Tammi Carlson at 974-5636.

Muslim Student Association Contact Demetrius Robinson at 974-5353.

Operation Snowball- Blizzard Edition Contact Mary Vicich at 974-5418.

Peers Educating Peers

Contact Klaudia Mallett at 974-5722.

Phi Theta Kappa/ Honors Organization Contact Demetrius Robinson at 974-5353.

Psychology Club Contact Mitch Baker at (708) 608-4058.

Recreation Interdisciplinary Strategy Club Contact Teresa Hannon at 608-4193.

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

Rock Solid Ministry Contact Michael Shannon at (708) 608-4047.

Science Club Contact Keith Nabb at 974-5592.

Student of Honors (S.H.A.R.P) Contact Ryan Nagle at 974-5679.

Ski Club Contact Michael Wade at 974-5594.

Student Ambassador Program Contact Alicea Toso at 974-5356.

Ultimate Frisbee Contact Jessica Crotty at 974-5281.

Women Empowerment Contact Dawn Fry at 974-5717.

Xclusive Contact Demetrius Robinson at (708) 974-5353.

STUDENT CLUBS very glad to have a chance to set up some of the most popular posters in the U.S., Europe, Thailand and all over the world,” said Robinson.

Ross Robinson is the sole-proprietor and manages the moving poster shop alone. Robinson started his career in merchandising in New York City where he owned a record store. After taking 10,000 lbs of records around the coun-try, Robinson decided that posters are easy to move around and he’s able to

move his product without damaging his merchandise.

“When I first started in New York, I was selling records and making around $500 a day. When I started traveling with the records, I started making close to $2,000 a day and it opened my eyes to the idea of moving my products all around the country. I decided to switch to posters since records are about a pound each and I used to move about 10,000 lbs of records, which could scratch and get ruined in transit,” said

Robinson. Robinson’s posters will be on sale all

this week in the Student Center. Rob-inson will eventually travel to his most profitable college, Colorado College, where admission cost is nearly $50,000 a semester and he’s able to entice some of the top students in the country to purchase his wildly amusing and artis-tic posters.


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Moraine speech team hits the ground running


Since early July Moraine’s 23-per-son forensics team began preparing

for the upcoming speech season. On Oct. 13 Moraine hosted the MVCC Appel-Quest Speech Tournament in which 15 other colleges and universi-ties competed.

MVCC speech team became the 2012 Skyway Conference champions after beating host college, Illinois Central College, and other colleges and universities. [John Nash]

Of the 15 teams, both two-year and four-year colleges and universities, the top three finishers were College of Du-Page, University of Wisconsin at White-water, and North Central College.

On Oct. 14 MVCC competed at North-western University and took the com-petition by storm after being crowned champions of the Skyway Conference. One MVCC speech team member, Tom Murphy, brought home two trophies,

one for interpreta-tion and the sec-ond for impromptu.

At the 2012 ICC Fright Fest Speech and Debate Tournament,MVCC took the bronze after a hard-fought battle with host team Illinois Central College.

“Not only did we really come to-

gether as a team, we showed the other schools that Moraine Valley will be a force to be reckoned with this year,” said director of forensics, John Nash. Under individual awards, team cap-tain, Lauren Smith placed first in com-munication analysis. Also placing in communication analysis was Angelica Krizka, second place, Ann Cheng, fourth place, and Kelly Bressinelli, sixth place.

In speech to entertain, Luke Longlois took first place. Under per-suasion, Talia Rekosh took sixth place. In duo interpretation, Luke Langlois and Justina Pauplyte, placed in sixth place. In prose, Onute Jureviciute placed third and in dramatic interpre-tation Jurevicite placed sixth. Lastly, in program of oral interpretation, Liz Salim placed third.

MVCC’s next tournament will be held on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10 at Kishwau-kee College. MVCC Speech will per-form on Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m., Nov. 27 at 5:00 p.m. and Nov. 28 at 6:00 p.m. in Moraine Rm. 3 in the M-Building.


7EntertainmentTHE GLACIER NOVEMBER 9, 2012 VOLUME 45, ISSUE 7

Fallon Sweeney Entertainment Editor

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Inappropriate puppets present Avenue Q By Joshua JohnsonStaff Writer

Did you watch Sesame Street as a kid? If so, Avenue Q is the show for you! It’s like Sesame Street for adults (if Sesame Street was sod-omized by a screwdriver.)

Nov. 1 through Nov. 4, the hit musical Avenue Q was shown in the Dorothy Menker Theater. This four day show was packed each night. Tickets were 12 dollars for commu-nity members. Tickets for students and the elderly were 10 dollars. This show was not appropriate for children and was rated M for ma-ture content.

Avenue Q features a mix of peo-ple and puppet actors. A warning: this show did contain puppet nudity.

This production is a part of the the-ater’s main stage series. The show has also been featured on Broadway.

The house opened at 7 pm on the first three nights. At the beginning of the line, the Drama Club had a table where attendees could pay to send messages to the cast back stage. This endeavor was a

smashing success. After entering the theater, guests

were given brochures with a list of songs and some information about the cast of this musical. At the start of the show, a monster-like voice (like the voice of Cookie Monster) told the audience to turn off their phones for the show. Then the show started with the help of a mag-

ic talking sun on a subway, displayed on TV screens on top of the stage.

The show starred a puppet college student trying to find his way in life. He happens upon an apartment for rent, which happens to be on the street Av-enue Q.

He ends up meeting Gary Coleman, who is the superintendent of the build-

ing (and a former child star.) Inter-estingly enough, a young white girl played the role of Gary Coleman.

The show was full of all sorts of funny monsters and people all try-ing to find their way. Some of the highlights include the “Money” song (they went out into the au-dience and hustled money - big laughs.)

Many people were well pleased with this performance. Assistant stage manager Justina Pau said, “This Musical is increasingly rel-evant to our Moraine Valley Com-munity since it deals with char-acters in an average student’s age range (in the early 20’s). It talks about finding out who you are and your purpose in life. It also deals

with setbacks you might face. Overall it is an entertaining show filled with heartwarming messages and [raunchy] comedy. I loved working it and got a deeper understanding of music through it.”

Joshua Johnson can be contacted at [email protected].

Avenue Q is about a twenty-something puppet trying to make and find his way in the world which leads him to Avenue Q, a neighborhood of wacky puppets also finding themselves. [Erica Sinnott]

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‘Ralph’ features videogames favorites

Classic videogame characters (good and bad) make cameos in Disney’s newest film about a game villain who wants more from his existence. [Disney Animation]

By Catherine DruryStaff Writer

The latest movie to come from Walt

Disney Animation Studios is computer-animated “Wreck-It Ralph.”

The film, which opened in theaters on Nov. 2, was directed by Rich Moore (“The Simpsons”) and had the celebrat-ed John Lasseter (“Toy Story,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Cars”) of Pixar Animation Studios

serve as executive producer, tells the story of it’s namesake Wreck-It Ralph.

Wreck-It Ralph, voiced by the legend-ary actor and Chicago native John C. Reilly, is an arcade game character that has unwillingly been put in the role of being the villain, but longs to truly be recognized as a “good guy” and become a hero.

After realizing that all the glory and praise in his arcade game, Fix-It Felix,

Jr., already belongs to it’s hero of the same name (voiced by Jack McBrayer) and that the other characters there strongly dislike him, Ralph (as he would rather be called) decides he must brave the rest of the arcade in search of win-ning a medal to show he can do more than just wreck things.

Of course, Ralph does end up doing some unintentional wrecking in his quest as he moves from one game to the next, which threatens the safety of the entire arcade.

The opportunity finally presents it-self, but you will have to see the movie to find out if Ralph succeeds in finally becoming the hero he wants to be.

The movie, though mostly intended for kids, was very comical and equally

entertaining for adults. Plus, with this movie, you have more of an advantage the older you are because then you are easily able to catch more of the refer-ences.

Also, you can actually remember most of these arcade games and it is very nostalgic, even the imagined game Fix-It Felix, Jr. is supposedly celebrating its 30 years “plugged in.”

I strongly recommended this movie, especially for those who enjoy reliving their childhood, have children, or just like very lighthearted comedies; it is just truly creative entertainment in the Dis-ney tradition.

Catherine Drury can be contacted at [email protected].


Denzel Washington plays an acoholic plane pilot who must deal with the conflicts life throws at him including a woman with a heroin addiction and harrowing flying situations. [Paramount Pictures]

By Jorge GuzmanStaff Writer

Academy award winning ac-tor Denzel Washington has done it again with his heart-wrench-ing performance as pilot Whip Whitaker in the emotional and heartbreaking film “Flight.”

Directed by Robert Zemeck-is, (“Cast Away” and “Forrest Gump,”) “Flight” will not disap-point his lifelong fans as this can be added to his catalogue of great work.

“Flight” delivers raw emo-tion throughout the movie and keeps the audience engaged dur-ing every single second of the 2 anda half hour movie.

The movie boasts a great sup-porting cast that includes Harling Mays (John Goodman), Hugh Lang (Don Cheadle), and Nicole Maggen (Kelly Reilly) who portrays the rivet-ing heroin addict whose life is on its last breath.

After unforeseen circumstances, her life is crossed with Whip’s, who figures out they have much more in common than what is seen on the sur-

face. This relationship leads to some intense moments throughout the movie.

However, the movie soars on the amazing performance by Denzel Washington who nails every single aspect of making Whip Whitaker the main attraction.

Pilot Whip Whitaker is on the sur-face a great man, however it is behind

closed doors that we see the major problems that haunt Whip every sin-gle day of his life.

Whether it is his addiction to alco-hol and cocaine, or the fact that he has no relationship with his son from his previous marriage, Whip suffers from denial and his decisions in the film will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The plane crash scene will have your

heart racing at maximum speed and will not let up from there. “Flight” delivers on many dif-ferent levels that anyone can appreciate and relate to.

The movie touches many se-vere life issues like alcoholism, religion, parenting, drug use and addiction.

What is wrong and what is right really comes into ques-tion in this movie, which is highly recommended to any-one who wants to see a drama-filled plane ride that will surely not disappoint audiences who love the great art of storytell-ing.

The raw emotions that are delivered in this must-see movie will leave an impact and

will put into perspective the real life issues that ordinary people deal with everyday.

For better or worse, “Flight” is a very compelling and well-written movie that maintains a high ride for all viewers.

Jorge Guzman can be contacted at [email protected].

Denzel’s newest effort takes ‘Flight’

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By Phillip A. BiancoNews Editor

With political turmoil and social up-heaval abound, Public Enemy returned with their second album of the year, “The Evil Empire of Everything.”

The long-standing political hip-hop group put in a good effort on this one.

The album is typical P.E., intense, po-litical charged lyrics over loud, boom-bap style tracks.

There is a downside, that is, after about track seven all the songs start to sound the same. Still, there are many tracks worth listening to. Here are my favorites in no particular order.

The album beings with a track titled “The Evil Empire of.” It sets the theme for the whole album: criticism of racism in American culture.

The track features a mixed version of the infamous Zimmerman phone call – George Zimmerman’s call to the police the night Trayvon Martin was killed.

Ziggy Marley teams up with Chuck D (lead rapper) and the P.E. team on the next track titled, “Don’t give up the fight.”

This song features a haunting piano and a soul-lifting drum beat. Marley captivates listeners with his short verse where he sounds ever so like his father, Bob.

The next track, “1 (Peace),” is P.E.’s way of voicing their opinions about

what technology has done to the human mind.

“Humans turned into damned ma-chines and they don’t even know what the f*** it means,” rapped Chuck D over the guitar heavy beat.

“Beyond Trayvon,” compares the slain Trayvon Martin to Emmitt Till, a black boy who was brutally murdered during the civil rights movement.

P.E takes aim at “stand your ground” laws, which they call legalized lynching.These laws have become popular re-cently. They state that a person does not have to make an effort to escape some-one trying to harm them; instead, they can essentially shoot first.

The next track, “Everything” (feat. Gerald Albright & Sheila Brody), is one of the most enjoyable on the album.

The song features a jazzy, soulful beat with reflective lyrics that make you think, “Do I really need that?”

Another notable track is “Riotstart-ed.” Tom Morello makes an appearance with his signature guitar riffs. Chuck D proclaims, “mind over matter,” in the chorus.

This album was politically charged and most of the tracks were well pro-duced.

However, the whole album started to blend together after Flava Flav’s annoy-ing solo track, “31 Flavors.”

Overall, this album was a success. Its worth the $10 if you want to hear hip-

Racism, violence and America, that’s P.E.

hop legends take on the world over 90’s style beats.

Public Enemy’s newest release covers topics like racism. politics and violence with moving, thought provoking lyrics matched with retro beats. [Enemy Records]

Phillip A. Bianco can be contacted at [email protected].

11Career CornerTHE GLACIER NOVEMBER 9, 2012 VOLUME 45, ISSUE 7

Resumes and cover letters covered at workshopBy Anne Parker Editorial Assistant

A key factor for students when land-ing a career involves having an impec-cable resume and cover letter.

The first of many fall workshops from the Job Resource Center, Success-ful Resumes and Cover Letters, took place on Tuesday, Nov. 6 in the S build-ing from noon to 1 p.m. Job Resource Center Specialist, Laura Kockler, gave the presentation, emphasizing the im-portance of a professional resume and cover letter and how it can impact ap-plying for a job in the work force.

Discussed during the workshop was what a resume is and what it should contain. A resume is a tailored and concise summary of work experience, skills, education, and accomplish-ments, written to invite a potential em-ployer about why a candidate should be hired for a certain position. However, it should be relevant for the position.

“We don’t need to put our whole life on the resume.” said Kockler. When listing contact information, a name, address, and phone number should be used, however most problems come

from the email address provided. “There should be a professional

email address, like your Moraine Val-ley email address,” said Kockler. “I have two emails and that helps me stay or-ganized.”

All resumes should have an objective or summary that lists work experience and accomplishments. However, there are different ways of formatting a re-sume, depending on what suits the po-tential employee writing it.

A chronological resume lists work experience and accomplishments from most current to least current. This re-sume is found to be easy to read for em-ployers.

“Keep in mind that it is important to use bolds sparingly when writing a chronological resume,” explained Kock-ler.

A functional resume uses two to three skill headings that are relevant to the position.

“This type of resume is good for people with skill sets, but not as much work experience,” said Kockler. “It is easy to organize and shows how they are qualified. Each person is different, and there is not one way to write a tai-

lored resume.” A final format when writing a re-

sume is to use a combination method. This type of resume can take pieces from both a chronological and func-tional resume. A functional resume can group a position or experience in a chronological pattern under a skills-based heading. A functional resume al-lows the employer to visualize how pre-vious positions connect to the one that a person is applying for.

When organizing a resume, relevant experience and skills should be pre-sented higher on the resume.

“Your resume should cover not so much on what you did, but what you ac-complished,” said Kockler. “Even if your first job was at a Starbucks and you are applying for a nursing position, you have transferrable skills, such as people skills and knowing how to be social with others, which are still necessary for a nursing position.”

When writing a cover letter, it should also be tailored for the position and make a connection to the employer.

“Send out a cover letter with your resume to wherever you are applying.” said Kockler.

The first paragraph of the cover let-ter should state where the job listing was found, whether in the newspaper or from a friend. The second paragraph should highlight two or three skills to show qualifications or why a person should be hired. The third, otherwise known as the “schmooze” paragraph, should detail why the person wants to work for the company. It is a good idea to research the company to find out why they are hiring.

“Like the interview, it is important to explain why you want to work there,” said Kockler.

The final paragraph should list con-tact information. When listing refer-ences, which should range from three to five sources, it is a good idea to list coworkers and to ask them permission before writing them down.

“Make sure to keep updating and making corrections to your resume,” said Kockler. “It’s more about quality.”

More information on writing re-sumes and cover letters can be found at www.morainevalley.edu/jrc.


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