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SportSWomen’s Basketball jumps out to 4-1 start.page 12

EntErtainmEntLynn Peters opens her art exhibit, “Port Hope.”Social page 7

in thiS iSSueFEaturESStudents celebrate Eid al adhar in the U building.Social page 1

By Amel Saleh Editor-in-Chief

Joseph Campbell said, ”A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. ” This describes a soldier, hands down.

For the brave men and women who fought and died or survived during the past wars American faced, Moraine Valley recognizes you. On November 11, 2011 at 10 a.m. a Veteran’s Day ceremony was held. Approximately 75 people attended, and philosophy instructor, Dr. Richard Wolf, gave a heartfelt speech. There was a wall monument to honor fallen Illinois soldiers as well as a local Purple Heart Veteran Fallen Warrior group.

John Domina, Jr. is Vice Com-mander of Purple Heart and a former army soldier who served in the Viet-nam War between 1969 and 1970.

“I formed a bond with the men I worked with. I remember once there were about 85 of us, and 400 of them, we fought for 3 hours. After going through everything, it was an honor to serve. It makes you a more disci-plined person.”

Moraine Valley honors fallen warriors

Combat to College member Jose LeDezma and Dr. Richard Wolf walk the honorary wreath to the wall monument set up in the U building. [Rick Hoppenrath]

By Anthony Rojas Social Editor

Two years after walking out of a pris-on cell in Iran, journalist Roxanna Sa-beri walked into the library of Moraine Valley.

Saberi spoke to students and faculty at Moraine not to demonize the Iranian government, but to sanctify the Iranian people. She began by detailing the citi-zens of the country and the cultural dif-ferences they share with America. For instance, Saberi, a native of New Jersey and North Dakota, had to wear a tra-ditional headdress, in her case a jibab, while in the country to conform with the cultural laws in place.

Saberi also spoke about the role of women within the Iranian society, not-ing that there are still many women who are hopeful in pursuing their careers and personal lives, a reality in sharp contrast with some popular beliefs de-meaning the role of women in Middle Eastern societies.

Yet, on January 31, 2009, Saberi was

Wall Street protest streamed live to the world

Protestors occupy Duarte Park after having been evicted from Zuccotti Park in the early morning hours on November 15. [David Shankbone]

By Connor Reynolds News Editor

Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement were forcibly evicted from their camps at Zuccotti park around 1 a.m. ET on November 15, starting a day long chain of events in the Occupy movement, which were documented live by protester Tim Pool.

As part of the organization We are the Other 99, the 25-year-old Pool, armed with a Galaxy S II phone and multiple battery packs, was able to doc-ument the historic event of that day from start to finish. All said and done, Pool streamed live from 1 a.m. ET until just after 10 p.m. ET with only a few brief interruptions due to power short-ages and the need for nourishment.

As his streaming continued, ma-jor media outlets began to pickup the stream including Time.com, Al-Jazeera English and the Huffington Post. All told, the total viewers reached by the end of the day came out to 250,000.

“Having a bigger audience just means there are more people who are

interested and who are learning about what’s really happening at the move-ment, and that is the obvious benefit to having this huge support base,” Pool said of his large following.

Direct results of this were evident as he received two battery packs as his was dying to keep the stream going. He also saw the results as people came down from where they lived or worked to bring him food and drink.

Pool became part of the Occupy Wall Street movement in its fourth day, September 20, after traveling from Vir-ginia to Zuccotti Park.

“It kind of just rang with me when I heard about it just before it started. You know, a protest is a protest and I didn’t really think this was going to be any different but by the end of day three I was hearing about it and I was like ‘wow, there are people still down there sleeping in the park and its rain-ing. That’s crazy’,” said Pool. He went on to describe a video he had seen of a man being dragged away, bloodying his hands, for no reason other than using a tarp to cover his electronic equipment.

Pool continued, “As soon as I saw that I looked up a charter bus from Virginia to New York, I booked a ticket and was there by the end of the day.”

Shortly after arriving in New York, Pool met Henry James Ferry, a mem-ber of Occupy Wall Street from day one. Ferry then went on to found We

are the Other 99, with Pool handling many of the technological and media responsibilities. The group came about from the need to establish an indepen-dent media outlet that wasn’t funded by Occupy Wall Street donations, in or-der to maintain a more unbiased cover-

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Student truStee Corner | EmmanuEl Santoyo“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a

mystery, today is a gift - that’s why they call it the present,” - RW Emerson.

This was the quote I presented in my article on November 4. I had three students who gave me feedback on what this quote meant to them and all the re-plies were excellent. I had one student who said, “Whatever happens yesterday doesn’t matter anymore. Learn from your past. Today is a new day, new be-ginnings, new starts and a new ending of your day. Also make sure you are proud of what you have done, because to-morrow may not come.” In my opin-ion this comment is right on target. If we have made past mistakes let us not dwell but learn from them because those mis-takes don’t matter anymore. Let me remind you, we can’t change our past but we can change our future. Sometimes I feel that I take for granted a lot of things that are in the present because I often dwell in the things of the past. Then the Thanks-giving holidays come around and I am reminded that I should be thankful for what I have now.

As Thanksgiving comes around I want us all to take a moment and think about the things that we are thank-

ful for. The littlest things that we take for granted can be something huge for someone else. I attended this seminar called Invisible Children about Africa and the things they have to witness ev-eryday of their lives. Down in Uganda there are children being kidnapped ev-ery night to be raised as soldiers to fight against their own people. The kids have to be at a constant struggle with surviv-al, not knowing if they will live tomor-

row. After I saw this, I felt thankful to be where I am at now. I feel thank-ful for everything that I have seen, felt, heard, tasted and smelled. I am thankful that I don’t have to run every day just to survive another night. I am thank-ful for my friends, family and for ev-ery breath that I get to breathe.

I am thank-ful for a lot as the holidays come around but I think

it’s more important to be thankful be-fore and after they come as well. While you’re eating that delicious slice of pumpkin pie with that whip cream on top, I wish that we all can say and give thanks to someone or something that has some meaning to us. Hold no grudg-es, try to forgive and forget and let us have a great Thanksgiving. Enjoy your days off! Thank you!

Emmanuel Santoyo

corrEction In the Novem-ber 4, 2011 issue of The Glacier, the front-page story regarding a luncheon celebrating the end of DADT incorrectly stated that the event was solely sponsored by GLOW. The event was in fact co-sponsored by both GLOW and Combat 2 College.

The Glacier regrets the error.

By John Choi Staff Writer

As a part of the Phi Theta Kappa In-ternational Honors Society, the Alpha Iota Lambda Chapter endeavors to in-spire high-achievers on the Moraine Valley campus to play a part in the com-munity of which they belong.

For this semester, the committee has

come up with the idea of a “Unity in the Community” Week. Vice President Abel Landeros states that the committee started thinking about this during an Il-linois regional Honors conference.

“We were broken into sections to dis-cuss things we can do for our communi-ty with other chapters in the region, get-ting into modern issues.” It was after the conference that the committee chose to study how technology separates people by doing research, and the Unity in the Community Week came to be.

As of now, a pep rally on Monday,

November 28 is scheduled to kick off the five-day event, with the inclusion of a game day and a cultural lunch on the days that follow. The committee is look-ing forward to collaborating with differ-ent groups on campus to ensure that the event will be a success.

For more information about the event, please call (708) 974-5353 or contact Demetrius Robinson via e-mail at [email protected].

John Choi can be contacted at [email protected].

Honors Society propoes Unity in the Community Week

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Approximately 50 people gathered to listen or relate to the stories of six Arab American women on November 14 as part of the observance of Arab Ameri-

can History Month. The six women on the panel discussed

their identification, post 9/11 experi-ences, college life, heritage and tradi-tions. The panel featured Nina Shoman, Suha Abunijmeh, Souzane Naser, Sun-dus Madi, Deana Zayed and Reem Adil-

by. The purpose of the discussion was to clear misconceptions people may have embedded in their minds about Arab culture and Arab women in society.

Shoman began the discussion with a general introduction of the women and a brief biography of each of them. Four out of the six women were MVCC fac-ulty while the other two were students.

Shoman went on to reflect on what it meant to identify as an Arab, “It’d be a big mistake for me to forget who I am and where I came from.” Naser grew up in a home where her upbringing was fairly liberal. Both parents spoke Arabic and encouraged her to become politi-cally active. She regularly attended pro-tests for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that has been going on since 1948. Her memory of 9/11 is still vivid. She was an undergrad at the University of Michi-gan-Anarbor. When it was announced to the class, she felt belittled. “I remem-ber thinking, ‘Please, please don’t let it be the Arabs’,” said Shoman. Optimis-tically, however, she felt as though this would be a platform to educate people, and now works as a career counselor educating people everyday.

Abunijmeh is an Italian Arab Ameri-can woman who grew up in Palestine and later moved to the U.S.

“It wasn’t always easy, sometimes I felt like an outsider,” she recalled. Al-though her mother is a Christian Ital-ian, she was still raised according to Is-lam and made it clear she is proud of her heritage.

Madi’s story lured much attention. She grew up in a strict, culture focused family. Recently, she married an Irish American man who converted to Islam. When beginning to express her 9/11

experiences, she was on the verge of tears. Her messaged emphasized the false notion that one rotten apple spoils a bunch.

Zayed lived in the U.S. until the age of 12 when her father sent her to live in Palestine for a few years in order to instill cultural meaning into her life. He encouraged her to constantly strive for education. She explains, “Education is a big deal, even in our religion. There’s a text in the Quran that goes along the lines of ‘teach your daughters before you teach your sons.’” Although she was overseas, her 9/11 experience was just as similar to Arab Americans living in the U.S. She received negative com-ments and treatment to such an extent that her father implored her to remove her Hijab (head covering). Despite the pressure, Zayed continued to wear it. “There are just as many good people in the world as there is bad. We’re not all alike,” she said.

Aldiby is the Vice President of Arab Student Union. For her, 9/11 occurred while she was attending middle school. She was frequently called names and while in the eighth grade she was as-saulted simply for being an Arab Mus-lim.

The remaining 15 minutes was open for questions. Other Arab Americans sitting in the audience briefly shared their thoughts while other asked ques-tions. A military perspective was even given regarding the 9/11 time frames. The women at the lecture closed the floor for questions and thanked every-one for attending.

Amel Saleh can be contacted at [email protected].

Panel discusses Arab American women’s experiences

(From left to right) Suha Abunijmeh, Sundus Madi, Souzane Naser, Nina Shoman speak as part of a panel in the library lounge on November 15. The focus of the panel was to discuss their identification, experiences, college life, heritage and traditions. [Rick Hoppenrath]

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arrested and charged with having alco-hol in her apartment and for being an American spy. She was then sentenced to eight years in prison until she con-fessed her crimes. What happened next was what Saberi called, “psychological torture.”

She was first put into solitary con-finement for two weeks, with noth-ing to keep her going but singing the American national anthem. The guards questioned her relentlessly, telling her that no one was coming for her, that she would never see her family again, and that by the time she was released she’d be an old woman. Finally, Saberi falsely confessed to being an American spy.

It was after she talked with other prisoners, however, that the journalist realized she couldn’t confess to a lie. Saberi told the audience that she felt ashamed to confess to something like that when looking into the face of the students, women, and fellow journalists who had kept their dignity even in the face of imprisonment.

So Saberi rescinded her plea of guilty and dealt with the anger and mind games of the prosecutors. Thankfully, by this time word of her capture had gotten out and everyone from Hilary Clinton to President Obama was calling for her release. Though the guards tried

to assure her it meant nothing, Saberi said she finally felt the support that let her know she wasn’t alone.

After a two-week hunger strike, weeks of solitary confinement, psy-chological torture in which the guards would blindfold her during long inter-rogations and being threatened with a long imprisonment and even execu-

tion, Roxanna Saberi was released from prison. According to the judges who presided over her case, she was accused of being a spy with a “hostile” country, but the United States was not a hostile country because the two nations were not currently at war.

Saberi shared her story of her release with students and faculty as a means to

educate the world on what can happen when freedom of speech and human rights are ignored. “I wouldn’t want it to happen again, but I am glad what hap-pened happened because it’s something people can learn from,” Saberi said.

Anthony Rojas can be contacted at [email protected].

Roxana Saberi tells her story to Moraine Valley students during her presentation on November 9. Saberi’s book “Between Two Worlds: My in Captivity in Iran” recounts her experience as a prisoner in Iran. [Rick Hoppenrath]

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in.’ He said no and I said ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking the law. They don’t care. They’re above the law and they proved it. What we have are individuals who don’t care, and are self-serving. They get a paycheck and they don’t care otherwise.”

The actions of the city of New York and the NYPD on November 15 clearly brought a new energy and dedication to the Occupy Wall Street Movement as over 32,000 protestors participated in

multiple marches and demonstrations on November 17 as part of a planned day of action.

The effect of Tim Pool’s work was just as drastic. His reporting allowed the whole world to see for themselves exactly what was happening in lower Manhattan on November 15. Pool also streamed live video for the November 17 day of action for which numbers seemed to have clearly risen from the 250,000 on the day of the Zuccotti

eviction. Pool claimed that he did not think of

himself as a journalist, but rather just a person bringing free information to masses. Increasing transparency was clearly one of his main objectives in joining Occupy Wall Street and We are the Other 99, and his success has been evident.

Connor Reynolds can be contacted at [email protected].

age. As Pool has become involved with the filming and streaming, he has seen his role with the organization change from more technology driven to more creative and on-air.

Speaking as to what he has been able to take away from his experience participating in and filming Occupy Wall Street, Pool said, “I’ve learned a lot about politics for one. To see poli-tics work on such a small scale; it’s very enlightening. What can sort of bring me down is that everyone is right and everyone is wrong. Everyone wants the same goal. We all want to get to the same place but individuals disagree on how to get to that goal.”

Pool’s day on November 15 began by filming the eviction of Zuccotti Park and ended after it had been reoccupied, and the police did not follow through on their 10 p.m. curfew. In between there was hardly any stretch without tension or action. Following the evic-tion, a crowd headed to Foley Square where a brief General Assembly was held to coordinate the actions to be taken as the day progressed. Soon af-ter, it was announced that a temporary restraining order had been filed allow-ing occupiers to retake Zuccotti Park with all of their tents and sleeping bags until a hearing determined the legality of the eviction.

The rest of the day saw Pool and Oc-cupy members marching to a Mayor Bloomberg press conference, a con-struction lot at Sixth Avenue and Ca-nal Street, and finally back to Zuccotti Park. Upon arriving at Zuccotti, Pool revealed to the viewers of his Ustream that the park remained occupied by members of the NYPD as well as secu-rity guards hired by Brookfield prop-erties, the owner of Zuccotti Park. At this point the hearing had yet to occur, and the temporary restraining order that allowed Occupy Wall Street mem-bers back into the park still applied. Pool documented this ignorance of the court order by talking to many police officers there and asking them if they had read the court order. Some said yes, some said no but most just gave him the silent treatment.

“The fact is that the NYPD for those five hours, from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. refused to adhere to a court order. If the police don’t answer to the courts whom are they answering to? What are we as a people supposed to do when the police will take orders from a pri-vate company and not the courts that are supposed to empower them,” Pool said.

Speaking on the subject of the re-sponsibility of individual police officers to adhere to the court order Pool said, “they’re criminals; just following or-ders is not an excuse. I actually talked to one of the police officers saying ‘Are you aware of the injunction filed, the TRO, saying that you have to leave the premises and allow the occupiers back

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The veterans who sat behind the ta-ble filled with scrapbooks and plaques of remembrance of fallen warriors seemed cheerful and willing to share their stories.

Christina Finn delivered her story

about why November 11 means so much to her. Finn organized her own non-profit organization called Pa-triotic Pillow Project. “I care about you, I care about all the students in this school, I care about everyone and that’s why I do this,” Finn says.

Veteran’s Day means more than just remembering those who sacrificed for this country; it means appreciation for an entire entity greater than just a day.

To the men and women who have died for us, they will never be forgot-

ten. The men and women, who are currently serving, are supported by Moraine and you will always be in the thoughts of students.


Dr. Richard Wolf speaks at the Veteran’s Day event held in the U building on November 11. At the event a Wall Monument to honor fallen Illinois soldiers as well as a local Purple Heart Veteran Fallen Warrior group was on display. [Rick Hoppenrath]

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By Ingrid Doering Staff Writer

It can be a challenge sending in re-sumes and applications, but when an interview is scheduled, it means that the company applied to thinks that one does have the necessary skills to per-form a job.

On Thursday, the JRC held a work-shop led by advisor Laura Kockler on interviewing strategies for those inter-ested in improving their interviewing skills. Before someone goes into actual interviews, practicing is recommended, whether in front of a mirror, family, or during mock interview days held every semester on campus. The idea is to stay fresh, and to practice often.

When one is called for an interview, the most usual kinds of interviews are usually through a meeting or on the phone. Kockler warned that when a company calls, it may not be to sched-ule an interview, but it is to interview a candidate right there. Therefore, the workshop recommends not answer-ing unknown phone numbers when in public, and to call back at home during a time where one can focus in a quiet environment, have notes ready, and be dressed up enough to get into an inter-

viewing mindset.When an interview is scheduled,

Kockler warns that a candidate should avoid a ‘no call no show’ at all costs, as a company will put that on file and will seriously impair chances of getting hired for that company in the future.

During an interview, being too modest can have a negative impact on whether or not a candidate is hired. It is okay to be honest about weaknesses, though strengths and skills are very important to mention and be taken se-riously. Talk about accomplishments, explain how situations were previously handled and, if it hasn’t been person-ally experienced, explain what would be done.

A candidate should always ask ques-tions, as this shows a great deal of inter-est to the employer. By showing interest to an employer and impressing them, an interview can be the gateway to get-ting a job.

The JRC can be reached on the sec-ond floor of the S building for more in-formation on interviewing skills and to schedule an appointment with an advi-sor.

Ingrid Doering can be contacted at [email protected].

Advisor Loaura Kockler lead the JRC workshop on interviewing strategies. The goal of the workshop is to help student in the employment process. [Joshua Hoppenrath]

JRC shows students how to succeed when interviewing

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Moraine Valley Board honors and looks to future By Connor Reynolds News Editor

The Moraine Valley Board of Trustees met on November 16 to honor George Concaildi, review the student event on campus and to he the results of the fi-nancial audit performed on them.

Student Trustee Emmanuel Santoyo gave a detailed compute presentation on the activites and events the stu-dent body had participated in, in the last month. One event covered was the blood drive, which exceeded its target donation of 63 pints, gathering 76 pints for local blood banks.

An R.H. Perry representative was rec-ognized in attendance as the firm is in charge of the search for Moraine’s next president. The firm was responsible for the hiring of Dr. Vernon Crawley 21 years ago.

Moraine’s finanical audit was pre-sented to the board, coming back com-pletely clean.

John Concaildi was honored for his years of service to the university which began in 1967 and will end this year with his retirement.


John Concaildi was honored at the November 16 Board of Trustees meeting for his service to the college dating back to 1967. Con-caildi worked in developmental math and had been a full time faculty member since 2002. [Rick Hoppenrath]


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Mastery LearningIf you will be taking Math 095 or

098 this Spring, you may want to consider this new and exciting class format. Mastery-Based Learning is a class format that provides students with the flexibility to spend more time on topics where needed, and less time on topics already familiar. Some key aspects of Mastery-Based Learning:

•Class sections will meet face-to-face in a computer lab and will use MathXL, an online homework web-site.

•A student must successfully com-plete each chapter before moving on to the next chapter.

•Students may finish the course early, and 095 students have the po-tential of starting 098 work in the same semester and be able to pick up where they left off the following se-mester.

•Students who do not finish the required course material successfully, will earn a grade of “F”, but will be able to pick up where they left off the fol-lowing semester.

•Successful students are self-mo-tivated and feel comfortable meeting deadlines.

If you are currently registered or if you are interested in registering for

one of these Mastery-Based Learn-ing sections and have questions about whether it is right for you, contact the faculty member listed for the section or Chris Riola at (708)974-5765 or [email protected].

“I Hate Rabbits” magic showAustralia’s number-one magician,

James Galea, is bringing his “I Hate Rabbits” magic show to Moraine Val-ley Community College on Saturday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m. He will perform in the Dorothy Menker The-ater, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Tickets are $25 for the general public, $20 for seniors and $15 for students.

Energetic and effortlessly cool, Galea is vastly different from the ste-reotypical “pull a rabbit out of a hat” magician. His unique talent reigns in the field of close-up magic, where he astonishes audiences with his sleight-of-hand card tricks.

Tickets for “I Hate Rabbits” and other upcoming performances can be purchased at morainevalley.edu/fpac, by calling (708) 974-5500, or at the Box Office located on the south end of the Fine and Performing Arts Center.

For news media inquiries, call Jes-

sica Crotty, coordinator of College and Community Relations, at (708) 974-5281, or e-mail her at [email protected].

Art Club Garage SaleThe Moraine Valley Art Club will be

hosting the “Art Club Garage Sale” in the Student Union on Tuesday, No-vember 29 and Wednesday, November 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Art Club will be selling un-claimed student artwork for $2 to $10 per piece, and mystery bags for $1 each. (Prices may change without no-tice.) This may be a great opportunity to pick up some great works of art as gifts for the holidays.

For more information, call Tyler Hewitt at (708) 974-5219 or email him at [email protected].

“Port Hope” ExhibitionMoraine Valley faculty member

Lynn Peters’ art installation will be on display in the DiCaprio Gallery No-vember 14 - December 15

Port Hope is an installation piece that incorporates three elements in its construction: rearview mirrors, a roadside sign, and book titles.

“It began in 2009 when I was look-ing for an object to be a vehicle for

writing words on, something I could make in multiples using clay. I wanted something absolutely ordinary, but that had a life of its own.

Then I began looking for a context in which these objects might sit.”

The Port Hope sign was something the artist saw by chance one day on a road trip with her parents.

Initially, Lynn planned to inscribe the mirrors with extracts from her journals, but she wanted the work to honor her father and so decided to use book titles because he was never with-out a book by his side and had passed his love of reading onto her as a result.

Open auditionsOpen auditions for “After Ashley will

be held on December 12 from 6-9 p.m. in the John and Angeline Oremus The-aterPerformances Feb. 24-26 & March 2-4 in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater

Sign up in advance in F150, Fine and Performing Arts Center or contact Craig Rosen (708) 974-5432 [email protected].

For the audition, prepare a short monologue. Cold readings also will be provided. Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Callbacks are Wed., Dec. 14.

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Is the holiday season starting too early?

Student opinionS

It’s never too early to get ready for the holidays.

Can we please get through Thanksgiving first?

“Not at all, you have to advertise early. The earlier the advertis-

ing, the better business will be.” -Thomas Lytle

“It really ticks me off when stores skip over Thanksgiving, because

thats a valid holiday too.” - Taylor Brooks

“I think it’s too early. The snow isn’t even on the ground yet. All I see are

Christmas trees, not a turkey in sight.” - Casey Kmoop

“Businesses should worry about pushing earlier holidays. Otherwise the advertis-

ing dates will get earlier and earlier.” - Tim Sipple

Maggie Wyczynska is The Glacier’s enter-tainment editor and has been described

as clever, witty and hardworking.

“If you think it’s too early to decorate, be

my guest and wait un-til there is ten inches of

snow on the ground.”

“Christmas commercials and businesses decorat-ing should at least have

to hold off until af-ter Thanksgiving.”

By Lauren Jacobsen Staff Writer

As I walked down the seasonal aisle in one of my favorite stores last month, I found all the usual things that one would find in October.

Halloween costumes and other Hal-loween decorations were all around me, but what I also found made me groan - Christmas Decorations. They had Christmas trees, ornaments, wrap-ping paper, Christmas CD’s and all of the other things that go along with the holiday.

Now don’t get me wrong I love Christmas, in fact, it is my favorite holiday, but what I don’t love is when stores and society in general rush the holiday. The holiday season, is definite-ly starting too soon lately. It seems that they start advertising earlier and earli-er each year. I mean Christmas decora-tions in October?

I think people can agree that this is bit much. I understand people want to get a jump start on their Christmas shopping for that year, and that’s fine but it doesn’t mean that stores have to cater to them by bringing out all of their decorations before it is even Hal-loween.

With all the Christmas commotion that is being created we are forgetting about holidays like Halloween and of course, this upcoming Thanksgiving. It’s like they are just being swept under the rug and we are focusing too much of our energy on this one holiday.

With businesses rushing the holiday season it becomes more of a nuisance than what it should be. The classic Christmas song by Edward Pola de-scribes what it should really by like, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” People don’t want to have to be reminded of Christmas and all of the stresses that they have to deal with.

By rushing the holiday season peo-ple begin to feel that if they don’t have their Christmas shopping done and all their decorations up before December, they will fall behind and have to rush to catch up to the rest of society. Christ-mas commercials and businesses deco-rating should at least have to hold off until after Thanksgiving.

In our society it seems that we are obsessed with rushing and wanting ev-erything right now. We love Christmas so much, let’s decorate as soon as pos-sible and make it a three-month wait-ing period.

We should just take it one holiday at a time, that way we can really ap-preciate the holiday and what it really means, the way it is supposed to be.

Lauren Jacobsen can be contacted at [email protected].

By Maggie Wyczynska Entertainment Editor

Well it’s November, and department stores are beginning to display deco-rations, and if you turn on the radio, you’ll be surprised to hear Christmas carols playing.

Every year the holiday spirit gives promise of fun times, good food and gifts that are strong enough to hold our excitement for the rest of the year.

So, of course you get those avid com-plainers that love to voice their opin-ions on how it’s too early for Christmas and how it gets earlier every year.

When I hear those carols on the ra-dio, or see the Christmas trees go up in all the department stores, I instantly get excited. I don’t understand where this great hatred for Christmas has come from, it’s supposed to be a season of happiness.

Christmas doesn’t get earlier every year, people just get increasingly bitter about it.

Around November, the stores get ready for the early holiday shoppers, who I might add, are very smart to start early so that the last weeks of Decem-ber are stress free. It happens the same time every year and to me it just seems that pessimistic people resent this time of year more as they age, for no better reason than the fact that it takes up their time.

Instead of thinking about how the holidays bring families together and that hot cocoa will soon become a reg-ular thing in the house, they ponder about how they have to spend money or how cold it’ll be. This is irrelevant, because Christmas is a great time of year for families. It shouldn’t matter how early the season starts.

It is truly beautiful to see all the

houses adorned with lights, and kids get excited for what’s to come.

If you don’t like listening to the carols, change the station; there are plenty of stations that still aren’t play-ing holiday music. If you think it’s too early to decorate, be my guest and wait until there is 10 inches of snow on the ground. And by all means, wait until the week before Christmas to get your holiday shopping done.

I think I’ll take my holiday spirit and use it to stay cheery during the season. So, I’ll sip my hot cocoa from the inside of my decorated house in mid-Novem-ber, because if you ask me, it’s about time we started this.

Maggie Wyczynska can be contacted at [email protected].

Lauren is currently in her second year here at Moraine Valley. She is major-

ing in English and plans on transferring to DePaul next fall. Future aspirations

include working in the field of jour-nalism and writing professionally.

Lauren Smith, Views Editor

[email protected]

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View froM the hill

By Bill Droel Moraine Valley campus minister

Today the words “globalization, computers and technology” are rou-tinely equated. Yet the Roman Empire of long ago was an example of global-ization without computers.

The Roman’s Apian Way, for exam-ple, was an information technology. The closest thing to a computer at that time and place was the Roman Abacus.

“Every age is an age of information,” writes Robert Darnton in a “Chronicle of Higher Education” article about wrong assumptions regarding technol-ogy.

When Johannes Gutenberg invent-ed mechanical moving type and the printing press in about 1439, commu-nication became rapid and widespread. “Some people thus thought books su-perseded every other type of communi-cation,” said Darnton.

With the invention of the Internet, some now conclude that books are ob-solete. Yet Gutenberg’s invention is hardly outdated.

More books were published in the United States last year than in any pre-vious year. Over one million new titles will be issued worldwide this year.

It is preposterous, writes Darnton, to claim that all information is now in cyberspace. Only a tiny fraction of legal documents and a tinier fraction of gov-ernment reports are online.

Only about 12% of books are avail-able in one or another electronic for-mat.

Most young adults are careless about what they send through cyberspace. So fair warning: If you send a malicious

or embarrassing e-mail or text or even an audio message from a cell phone, it will linger on a satellite for thousands of years.

Just ask any scandal-plagued official or celebrity. On the other hand, says Darnton, it is incorrect to say that all digital information is eternal. In fact, “digital texts degrade far more easily than words printed on paper.”

So there is still a need for libraries, for archives, and, I believe, for daily newspapers and monthly magazines.

One new technology does not elimi-nate its predecessor.

In some cases, Darnton concludes, “the new technology is reinforcing old modes of communication rather then undermining them.”

To value books and libraries is no reason to be allergic to computers. It is silly to chain, bolt and lock a type-writer to one’s desk as a protest against change.

On the other hand, it is wrong to so hardily embrace the computer that one forgets how to hold a pencil or doesn’t know which side of a book is up or down.

We are making our way as we go, sorting out the benefits and limitations of cyber-information.

We must remember, however, that every technology influences the envi-ronment in which humankind devel-ops. For that reason

I am not so worried about the con-tent of the Internet. I am instead wor-ried that the computer is, in the words of the Boston Globe columnist Maggie Jackson, “nurturing a culture of social diffusion, intellectual fragmentation and sensory detachment.”

Our technology, she says, could be “eroding our capacity for deep, sus-tained, perceptive attention.”

Many young adults, in my opinion, suffer from partial attention disorder.

They flit from one thing to the next, including relationships, without pon-dering the meaning of it all.

According to Jackson, today’s young adults “rely on fragments, snippets and push-button answers.” She cautions that “in moving too far or too fast or too often, we risk losing ourselves.”

The antidote is not the elimination of computers. It is a deliberate pro-cess of face-to-face communication be-tween two people sensitive to interper-sonal meanings that lurk below surface appearances.

The process of genuine conversa-tion has to be sustained and multiplied among many people over many days and years.

At the moment, there is on our cam-pus and elsewhere a big appetite for computer technology. Is there an appe-tite for meaningful conversation? Peo-ple are hungry for information, albeit often trivial or repetitive.

Are people interested in the fruit of reflection upon information, which is wisdom? For example, is any Moraine Valley teacher helping students to write and to tell stories?

I don’t mean the cliché-ridden tid-bits found on Facebook. I mean sto-ries that convey wisdom. Please let me know about any story writing or story-telling class on campus.

Bill Droel is at [email protected]. His blog is at www.chicagocatholicnews.com.

By Ryan Kiefer Graphics Editor

One of the most insane bills ever to go through Congress is about to be passed.

PROTECT IP (S. 968)/SOPA (HR. 3261), currently being considered in both houses, is literally an Internet censorship bill. If passed, it would au-thorize the U.S. government to create internet blacklists, throttle users and block access to specific sites without warning, all in the name of curbing pi-racy.

It’s the biggest threat to an open In-ternet in the history of the web itself, and it is crazy.

How bad would it be? Sites such as YouTube, which currently are allowed to host user-generated content under the terms of the DMCA, would likely have to shut down as the “safe harbor” provision they exist under would be

completely destroyed. Posting something with any copy-

righted work in it at all—be it a video of your kids at play, or you singing ka-raoke, or even if it’s only playing in the background—could land you in prison for up to five years.

Even sites that link to infringing content, without hosting it directly, are liable to be shut down, have payments blocked to them and disappear from the Internet.

While larger companies may be able to ride it out more easily, Internet start-ups would face an imposing challenge, knowing their small-but-growing site has the potential of being blocked, shut down and defunded without warning if it hosts or even links to any infring-ing content. PROTECT IP/SOPA would kill innovation and stifle the Internet’s voice.

Worse yet, it has Congressional sup-port. The House version of the bill has

over 40 co-sponsors. It is literally being passed with lobbyists and the movie in-dustry in mind. Hearings held for the bill on Wednesday specifically disal-lowed any dissenting civilian groups to be present to have their voices heard.

Sites such as Boing Boing, Ars Tech-nica, Techdirt, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Software Founda-tion, Demand Progress and Groove-shark have already blasted this bill for its potential to kill the web.

Google, Yahoo, Facebook, eBay and many other web companies are also worried about it and have sent letters to Congress describing their staunch opposition to it.

It will kill the Internet as we know it, and we shouldn’t let it pass.

Ryan Kiefer can be contacted at [email protected].

teCh ValleyStop Online Piracy Act will kill the Internet

The importance of using new technology responsibly

Bill Droel is the Moraine Valley cam-pus minister and a regular contribu-

tor to The Glacier. He blogs at Chicago Catholic News, and is an editor for a newspaper for the National Center for the Laity. He can be contacted

at [email protected].

Ryan Kiefer is the graphics editor and a regular contributor to The Glacier. Prior to working for The Glacier, he regularly

wrote a blog for the Chicago Tribune. He can be subscribed to on Facebook at facebook.com/ryan.kiefer and fol-

lowed on Twitter at @ryankiefer.

“The antidote is not the elimination of comput-ers. It is a deliberate

process of face-to-face communication between two people sensitive to

interpersonal mean-ings that lurk below

surface appearances.”

“It’s the biggest threat to an open Internet in the history of the web itself, and it is crazy.”


By Bill Knobbe Staff Writer

The 2012 elections are still a year away, and in politics anything can hap-pen in just the blink of an eye.

Off-year elections though, some-times lend hints as to where the people are leaning on certain issues and how satisfied they are with current leader-ship. The elections earlier this month may hint toward what is going to hap-pen in 2012. There were three key ini-tiatives on the ballot in two states that may shed some light on next Novem-ber. Two of them were in Ohio, typical-ly seen as a bell-weather state in every election. The third initiative was the personhood amendment on the ballot in Mississippi.

The first Ohio initiative opts the state out of the “individual mandate” proposed in the health care bill passed by the Obama administration last year. This is a stab at that law, which will re-quire nearly all Americans to purchase health care insurance starting in 2014. This shows that some people are not happy about the new health care laws that will come into effect in a few years.

The other initiative in Ohio focused on a controversial law that would limit the ways the state employee workers’ unions. It took the ability to negoti-ate things such as benefits, pension, and issues related to seniority off the table. The voters of Ohio overturned the new law, making this a big win for

the unions and Democrats. Unions and their influence have been an issue for many years now in politics. Recently, some states really began to restrict the way unions can negotiate. Unions have faced a huge decline in the last 40 years and it seems as if this downward trend might finally be leveling out. A message was sent out of Ohio: leave our unions alone. During the current financial cri-sis, workers want more protections for their jobs.

In addition, a personhood initiative failed to pass in Mississippi. This was ac-tually a surprise to many people, since Mississippi is one of the most conser-vative states in the country. If passed, this proposal would have recognized a fetus as a person at the moment of con-ception, thus outlawing abortion and certain contraceptive methods in Mis-sissippi. This issue has deeper effects in the state, given that Mississippi is one of the poorest states and has some of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and STI’s in the country.

So what predictions for the outcome of 2012 can be drawn from this month’s election? On the health care debate, I think it is too early to say much about it. It seems people are more confused about it than anything. The other two though are more interesting.

Let’s not let these issues fade away before we do the right thing.

Bill can be contacted at [email protected].

By Nadia Ahmad Classifieds Manager

In my philosophy class we had a discussion about academic cheating. Frankly, I do not condone cheating whatsoever so let me make this clear now.

My professor had given us a scenario about being in a calculus II class. Your parents are about to buy you a new car, grandparents are going to pay for the insurance and there was going to be a big celebration in honor of your gradu-ation.

All you had to do was pass this one class. You show up every day, do your homework but fail every test. Then your professor says those magical words, ‘the final will not hurt you but it will definitely help’.

Once class is over a student comes up to you and says that they have the final exam in their bag with the correct answers and offers it to you.

Would you take it? My answer was simple. Yes! If I failed every single test and the answers to the final were right there in my hand, I would use them.

To me, it would only be cheating if I were to have either written the answers on my arms, in an open notebook in my backpack, or even had the answers

texted to my phone. Yes, technically it’s cheating and I

don’t deny it. I would most definitely feel bad about not passing the test on my own.

I would feel like the biggest loser, but honestly, I still wouldn’t hesitate on taking that sheet to study off of and pass that class.

The majority of the people in my class except two older students agreed with me.

They can deny it all they want but even Adam ate the forbidden apple. I believe things happen for a reason and I told my professor that if God chose to put the test in my path then so be it. I would be a fool not to take it.

My professor then began to say that I had some nerve to blame God. I re-sponded by saying that I don’t blame God at all but I am thankful for God’s assistants for bringing that sheet into my life. In light of the new rules on cheating here at Moraine Valley, I have no intentions on cheating at all.

I’m just saying if it were in front of me or anyone else for that matter, we’d all probably take advantage of the op-portunity.

Nadia Ahmad can be contacted at [email protected].

By Nicole Bracken Staff Writer

It has been seen time and time again that the ideals of beauty may not be what are best for a person’s health. Tanning happens to be one of the most common harmful beauty trends.

Despite the known fact that tanning leads to cancer, the Skin Cancer Foun-dation states, “On an average day, more than one million people in the United States use tanning salons.

Of these, 71% are girls and women aged 16-29. In this age group, melano-ma, the most serious type of skin can-cer, is the second most common form of cancer, and women under the age of 39 are twice as likely to develop it as men.”

Here on campus, there seems to be plenty of students with the tell tale bronze glow of frequent tanning.

There is a good chance that some of them have many misconceptions about tanning due to Hollywood and misin-formation. One L.A. Tan advertisement states, “A base tan is your natural SPF.”

On the contrary, a base tan does not magically protect skin cells from the damaging UV rays that bombard it while tanning. A tan itself is proof that damage is being done.

It means your body is producing melanin, having already sensed the damage long before you do. If a “base tan” has been achieved, it may barely slow down the burning process, but in no way, blocks the destructive ultra violet rays.The number of new cases of skin cancer each year surpasses the combined cases of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer, it is time to take preventative actions against it now.

The first step is to eliminate tanning all together. Healthy skin is beautiful skin, but if you cannot part with the tan, the best route is sunless tanning. These come in sprays, lotions, gels, foams, and even gradual tanners that can give the desired color without the harmful UV rays.

The best option would be to pur-chase one that contains SPF to provide protection from daily sun exposure.

The easiest way to get into this habit year round is to replace your normal moisturizers with one that contains SPF.

Remember that sun damage is ir-reversible and possibly life threaten-ing, so make sure to stay informed and make the best decisions for your health.

Nicole Bracken can be contacted at [email protected].

By Lauren Smith Views Editor

Like the other hundreds of people that went into the M Building on a cold and windy November morning,

I sat and heard Roxana Saberi talk to us about her experiences in and out-side of captivity. Granted, it was the same story that I’ve heard all year, but the reality of it became much more tan-gible coming from her. I thought, “Here is a woman just like us, who’s been to so many amazing places, and instead of hiding her scars left by what happened to her, she stood on stage in front of all of us and shared it.”

It wasn’t the fact that she wrote a book that made meeting her special, or that everyone else was making such an excited fuss about her being here. It was the fact that her story was an ex-ample of how far mental strength can carry you.

She valued communication so much that even after staying true to her be-liefs in prison, she still desired to ana-lyze the experience. This way she could teach others what she learned. I don’t think I could have done that, and it was enlightening to meet someone who could.

We live in a society that thinks in a selfish state of mind. Everything is for a personal purpose, so just doing some-thing nice for another human being is

a foreign concept to us. When we run across someone like Saberi, who genu-inely wants to teach what she’s learned so that other people can take away a unified message, it’s amazing because it is so rare.

I was brought up to think, like a lot of other people, that we live in a dog-eat-dog world, and the only people you can really trust are the essential ones like family and friends.

Imagine my surprise when Saberi said, “We must speak for those who have no voice.” I was completely thrown off by that statement, and my question after that was, “Why?” After all, in the end of this, it’s all about if the other person would do it for you.

I didn’t realize it then, but people did speak for her, even complete strangers. In fact, if it weren’t for them, she would not have been freed.

When she could not speak for herself in prison, it was the voices of other peo-ple that verbally spoke for her release. When Saberi came to Moraine she was paying the favor forward by telling us to do the same.

Communication saved Saberi’s hu-manity and possibly her life, and by letting us in on her experiences she taught complete strangers of the power of communication.

Lauren Smith can be contacted at [email protected].

Roxana Saberi comes to Moraine to forward a favor

Healthy skin is beautiful skin

To cheat or not to cheat?

2011 elections send a message for 2012

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Men’s Basketball

Connor Reynolds News Editor

Kim Young is a second-year guard on the Moraine Valley women’s basketball team.

Young is one of the few returning key players from last years successful team. During that season she was named to the 2010 Illinois Skyway All-Conference team.

Young leads the nation in three point-ers made this season due in large part to he performance in the first games of the season where she knocked down 10 three point shots in a win over Lincoln Land College in the Lincoln College Clas-sic

Lane Barlow is a first-year member of the Moraine Valley men’s basketball team.

Barlow is in his second year of col-lege basketball having transferred into Moraine over the summer from South-west Baptist University in Mississippi.

Prior, Barlow played at St. Rita High School. Barlow has a been a key role player on the team this year putting up consistent points with his high of 13 coming in a loss to St Xavier. In that game Barlow also had eight rebounds and two steals.


Holmes posted a season high 28 points, but it wasn’t enough to move past the Cougars as the Cyclones lost 80-77. Holmes also recorded 11 rebounds and four blocks. Barlow had 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals, and Bridges and Masiulionis banked 10 points each.

The 2-2 Cyclones have displayed in-tensity and agility that will make them fun to watch throughout the season. The Cyclones will journey to Kishwau-kee Community College November 19 before returning home against the fifth ranked Parkland College Cobras on November 22. The Cyclones also will be looking to upset the 16th ranked Kankakee Cavaliers on the road No-vember 29. The next three games will provide a tough task for these young Cyclones.

Sean McDermott can be contacted at [email protected].

Sean McDermott Sports Editor

The Cyclones took on rival Prairie State in the 2011 Region IV champion-ship falling in four sets.

The Cyclones lost 26-24, 19-25, 15-25 and 15-25. Bianca Hull and Kelly Stack led the team in kills with 10 re-spectively. Hull recorded her sixteenth double digit kill match of her successful 2011 season. Stack had her thirteenth double-double in kills and digs. Dani-elle Donahue had 27 digs and Molly Duckwall had 38 assists.

The Cyclones received many awards for their 2011 season as Stack and Hull both were unanimous choices for the NJCAA Region IV All-Region team. Stack and Donahue were named to the Region IV Final Four All Tournament team. Stack and Hull were also named to the first team All-Skyway Confer-ence tournament. Donahue and Molly Duckwall were named to the second team All Skyway team.

The 2011 season can be summed up by the word “persistent.” The women refused to go quietly into the night. The season began with great optimism. Coming off a superb 2010 season that included a ticket to the NJCAA Tour-nament, though girls only had five re-turning players.

Coach Coughlin had to do a lot of work to find the team she wanted to carry on the tradition of many years of Cyclone volleyball success.

“We had huge contributions from Allison Pytko, Colleen Gardner, Akane Murao and Ashley Cunningham,” said Coughlin. “We were also fortunate to have Cyclones Women’s Basketball players Jessica Contant and Raven

Phillips who helped tremendously.”The 2011 season can be considered

a roller coaster ride. The women had winning streaks of six games and two three game streaks. The Cyclones also had losing streaks of three and four. Every game the Cyclones were tough to put away. Many of the Cyclones losses involved four of five game sets.

“Our ball handling skills kept us competitive in so many of our match-es,” said Coughlin. “Our inner fighting spirit were huge factors in our 20 win season.”

The Cyclones finished the 2011 cam-paign with a 20-19 (7-4 conference) record and runners up in the Region IV. Cyclones can hold their heads high after this crazy season. The women fought hard all season, battled through injuries to key players and were mis-matched in height virtually in every game.

“It was going to be hard to follow the 2010 season accomplishments but we had a great time achieving new goals, making new friends, learning new skills and making great memories.”

The 2011 season is now in the Mo-raine Valley archive. Next year look for the Cyclones to become a force in the ISCC as well as the Region IV.

Sean McDermott can bye contacted at [email protected].

“Our inner fighting spirit were huge factors”


Women basketball begins with high expectations

Shaneka Boyd takes a jump shot during a scrimmage against the Northwestern Women’s Club Team. Boyd is in her first season with the Cyclones. [Rick Hoppenrath]

By: Frank Gogola Staff Writer

Women’s basketball picked up right where they left off last season. The Cy-clones are ranked seventh nationally, and have started out on fire, currently standing at 4-1.

The Cyclones opened their season on November 4 against Lincoln Land Community College. Moraine Valley took a commanding lead early into the game and lead 34-27 at halftime. After a Moraine Valley second half run, Lin-coln Land Community College started to chip away at the score. In the end, the Cyclones were able to hold on for a 76-73 win. The Cyclones were led by Kim Young with 32 points (10 3-point-ers) and six assists.

On November 5, the Cyclones took on Lincoln College. In their second game of the season the Cyclones start-ed off on a bad foot, falling behind 36-26 at the half.

After the defense changed to a 2-3 zone and the offense found their shoot-ing hand, the Cyclones got back to their normal selves.

Kim Young lead the team with 21 points and 6 steals. Natalina Cifaldi added 14 points, 6 assists and 5 boards. The defense was anchored by Shek-ela Quarles, who blocked shots and grabbed 9 boards. In the end, the Cy-clones won 68-59.

The Cyclones played their first home

game against Malcolm X College on No-vember 8. Moraine Valley started out very poorly with numerous turnovers and missed shots. Despite the Cyclones outscoring Malcolm X 41-29 in the sec-ond half, they still fell short losing 60-57

Coming off a bad loss, the Cyclones needed to regain form. The opportu-nity fell into their lap on November 10 against Triton College.

Moraine Valley dominated this game in an easy win. After all was said and done, the Cyclones massacred Triton 95-22.

The Cyclones used balanced scor-ing from all players and great defense to dominate in all areas of the game. Jessica Contant led all players with 14 points. Kelly Foley added 13 points, Natalina Cifaldi added 12 points, Kim Young chipped in 11 points and Shane-ka Boyd finished with 10 points.

On November 15, Moraine Valley took on Harper College. As an encore to their domination of Triton College, the Cyclones handed the same punish-ment to Harper College. The book was closed early as Moraine ended up with a 71-26 victory.

Through the first five games of the season, the Cyclones are averaging 73.4 points per game while only allowing an average of 48 points per game.

Frank Gogola can be contacted @ [email protected].

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Sean McDermott, Sports Editor

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No lockout here; men begin 2011-12 campaignSean McDermott Sports Editor

After an inadequate 2010-11 cam-paign, coach Shannon looks to bring the young, versatile Cyclones men’s basketball back to glory.

The 2010-11 Cyclones compiled a re-cord of 10-21 (7-8 in conference). “Last year, we weren’t tough enough mental-ly, and we also got off to a slow start,” said coach Dedrick Shannon. This season marks Shannon’s eighth year as head coach of the men’s team. The Moraine Valley alum (1995-96) earned 2008-09 ISCC Coach of the Year honors as well as the Skyway Male Coach of the Year award.

With the loss of All-Region IV and All-Conference second team member Louis Green (transferred to Seattle University) and All-Conference first team member Morris Woods (trans-ferred to Eastern Illinois University) the 2011-12 Cyclones are without any returning starters.

The Cyclones will have a starting line-up that will consist of 5’10’’ guard Lane Barlow, 5’9’’ guard A.J. Bridges, 6’8’’ forward/center Richaun Holmes, guard/forward Modestas Masiulionis and 6’4’’ forward Mike O’ Donnell. “All of them (the starters) bring something to the table,” said Shannon. With a core of young and untested players, the Cy-clones have a tough and challenging path ahead of them.

The Cyclones started the season against Marshalltown on November

4. The Cyclones started the game off sluggish, but rebounded in the second half and won 69-58. Masiulionis lead the Cyclones with 18 points. Bowl-ing Green recruit Holmes contributed with 17 points, four blocks and eight rebounds. Mike Jackson (Thornridge) had 15 points and five rebounds.

Southeastern Community College provided a tougher challenge for coach Shannon’s Cyclones.

The two teams battled into overtime, with the Cyclones coming up on the losing end 71-68. Holmes continued his stellar play earning his first triple-double of the season with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Masiulions lead the team in points once again with 16 points. Barlow and Johnny Bald-win both added nine points to the box score.

The Cyclones played Triton College for their home on November 14. The Cyclones took a 35-33 lead going into halftime and the second half was a up and down battle. With 5.7 seconds left in regulation, Holmes scored the game-winning basket propelling the Cyclones to a 69-67 victory.

Holmes recorded nine points with seven rebounds and four blocks and O’ Donnell and Jackson had 15 points each.

The 2-1 Cyclones took their talents to hostile territory when they took on the varsity team of St. Xavier Univer-sity. The game was tightly contested between the Cougars and Cyclones.

Poor showing in Nationals

By Bill Knobbe Staff Writer

The NJCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Championships proved to be too tough for two of the Cyclones.

The national championships were held on November 12 in Hobbs, New Mexico. The field featured 288 of the best junior college runners from across the nation on an 8k course that was 3,500 ft in elevation, on a day on which winds were gusting at 35-40 miles per hour.

Moraine Valley qualified to runner for the race, Jon Altman and Adam Gurke. Both runners were overcome by the conditions, Adam Gurke also having to deal with a season long knee problem which flared up on him during the race and was only able to finish in 268th place with a time of 33:42.

Jon Altman could not tough out the rough conditions and battling illness he succumbed to the course and did not

finish.This was the end of what turned out

to be a somewhat disappointing season for the men’s team.

On a positive note they did have three runners earn All-Conference honors and sent two runners to the Na-tional Championship.

In cross country the only part of the season that really matters is the final few races and the men as a team fell just short at the end of the season. They missed winning the conference by only seven points, then one week later at the regional they missed going to na-tionals as a team by two points. To cap it all off, the two runners they sent to nationals had disappointing races.

The men have gained much experi-ence this year and hopefully the re-turning runners will keep this season in mind next year, and will come out strong when it is time to shine.


New Mexico’s elements too much for men

Cyclone running season endsDovgin and Pizano end impressive careers By Bill Knobbe Staff Writer

Two women finished their running careers at Moraine Valley with stellar performances at the NJCAA Division I Cross Country National Champion-ships, November 12 in Hobbs, New Mexico.

This 5k race featured 268 of the best female junior college runners in the nation. Representing the Cyclones in this race were Alex Dovgin and Cande Pizano.

This was not an easy race, not only because it was the toughest competi-tion the ladies have seen all year, but the site was 3,500 ft in altitude and winds that day were gusting between 35-40 miles per hour.

Battling all this Alex Dovgin was able to place 83 with a time of 21:30. Also with a great performance on the day was Cande Pizano who came in with a time of 22:58 to place 171.

For both Dovgin and Pizano this was

their last race as Cyclones. Both have had several outstanding

accomplishments over their two years at Moraine Valley. Alex Dovgin earned All-Conference twice, All-Regional twice and ran in two NJCAA National Championship races.

Pizano was named All-Conference twice and ran in two NJCAA National Championship races. Both were mem-bers of last season’s Conference cham-pionship team that went on to take second in the regional and 26th in the National Championship in 2010.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with the honors they earned and the contribu-tions they made to our program over the past two years.

Wherever they choose to run next year, they will help their teams tremen-doussly and their talent will continue to radiate. We will miss them,” said Coach Horstmeyer.


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Lane Barlow drives past St. Xavier defenders for an easy lay up. Barlow had 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals in the 80-77 loss to St. Xavier on November 12.

[Rick Hoppenrath]

Nadia Ahmad Classifieds Manager

Kul-am wa-antum bikhair to every-one, which is Arabic for, “may you have blessings and well-being every year.”

November is Arab Heritage Month. This cultural celebration was created to help eliminate discrimination, big-

otry, and racism against people of Arab descent by educating the public about Arab culture, civilization, and contribu-tions to society.

The commemoration of Arab heri-tage was developed by the Advisory Council on Arab Affairs and has suc-cessfully hosted Arab Heritage Month every year since 1991.

On Thursday, November 10, the Arab Student Union held an Eid Celebration. Eid al-Adha (Festival of the Sacrifice) was observed on Sunday, November 6 and is a four-day event that marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia that all healthy and ma-ture Muslims must make a journey at least once in their lifetime.

To honor this event, the Arab stu-dent Union hosted a celebration with Arabic music and delicious food catered by the Al Bawadi Grill.

The grill served rice, chicken shish kabob, pita bread, hummus, and falafel (a deep friend ball made of either chick-peas or fava beans) to hungry students

Twenty years of Eid at Moraine

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Moraine Valley took a visit back to the golden age of rock and roll with “Ricky Nelson Remembered,” a show put on by his two twin sons.

On November 13 the audience mem-bers gathered in the Dorothy Menker Theater to watch the performers bring back rock and roll. Originally, the show was not a part of the schedule but due to popular demand and a sold out show prior that weekend, it was added on.

Matthew and Gunnar Nelson lost their dad at age 18 to a plane crash on

December 31, 1985. They began to tour covering their father’s hit songs with stories about their lives. The twins are 44 but began their musical career at the mere age of 12. The talent must have passed on because they put on a very fun and well put together show. The show sold out on Saturday and was nearly packed full on Sunday.

The audience was very enthusiastic about seeing their legend live on. The Nelson twins started out by explaining whom their father was and what it was like growing up in a spotlight setting. In between the songs they covered, there were clips of home movies and celebri-

ties talking about how wonderful Ricky Nelson was in his prime.

There was a lot of background knowledge that normally wouldn’t be remembered, such as the TV show Ricky Nelson starred on with his fam-ily. “The Adventures of Ozzie and Har-riet” in a sense gave him the big break he needed to enter his successful music career, and the twins showed the audi-ence clips of a lost episode.

Everybody in the audience seemed star struck when the sons played their renditions of the hit tracks and every-body seemed to be having a good time singing along to the hit songs. The Nel-

son twins were even kind enough to pose for pictures for the fans.

Every song was vividly remembered by the fans in the audience who lived along side Ricky Nelson’s legend. It was the twins and their father’s music for all of us to experience. The twins played the songs incredibly on electric and acoustic guitar with no accompani-ments. It was obvious that they were passionate about their family and their legacy. Everything they had to show was a privilege to experience.


Nelson twins bring back rock and roll

Traditional Arabian food, music, dance, art pieces were included in the MVCC Eid al-Adha celebration. Moraine also commemorated Arab Heritage Month. [Rick Hoppenrath]

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By Joe Salah Staff Writer

Among the abundance of di-verse clubs stationed at Moraine Valley, the Forensics Team cer-tainly seems to shine bright. After months of tenacious dedica-tion spent sharpening their abilities, the forensics team’s efforts paid off when they received first place at the Kishwaukee College Speech Team Tour-nament on November 11 and Novem-ber 12 along with 20 individual awards. The team competes constantly with other community colleges and four-year universities alike in three types of speech-oriented competitions. One of the categories, entitled public address, is a student-written original speech on a topic of interest and social merit. Another is oral interpretation, which is a dramatic performance from a play. Finally, there is the limited prepara-tion segment, which is an impromp-tu speech on an assigned topic. This mode of competition allows the mem-bers of the team to show the opposi-tion what they can do on their feet. Their victory this year is nothing new. The Moraine Valley Forensic Team is enjoying its third victory this year alone.

Lead by speech professor John Nash, this army of sharp-witted verbal assas-sins became Skyway Conference Cham-pions at Northwestern University, received gold medals in both the Over-

all Team Sweepstakes and Individual Events Award at Phi Rho Pi and placed first at the Illinois regional tourna-ment, Illinois Central College Tourna-ment and the College of Lake County Tournament.

What’s even more impressive is that these achievements were all accom-plished throughout the previous couple of years as well.

Moraine Valley’s Forensics team’s pure domination of the competition is impressive, and for the other partici-

pating colleges, probably substantially intimidating. Looking past the many victories these students have achieved, participating in activities that exercise your mind is ultimately beneficial to-wards not only your communication skills, but also your overall intellectual capabilities.

Vice President for Institutional Ad-vancement, Margeret Lehner, com-mended the achievements of the foren-sics team saying, “the skills our students are gaining through hard work will give

them excellent skills that can be used in their careers and personal lives.”

Studies show one of the corner-stones of a successful job interview is the overall presentation of the appli-cant. Being an artisan at wordplay will definitely help your chances, and Mo-raine Valley’s forensics team has defi-nitely ascended beyond having a way with words.

Joe Salah can be contacted at [email protected]

The members of the Moraine Valley Forensics team display their awards after their second consecutive victory this year. This latest win was at the Kishwaukee College Speech Team Tournament. [John Nash]

Forensics team no good at losing

An attempted conversation with an artistBy Anthony Cox Staff Writer

“A sabbatical is a funny thing. I would always have to explain to people, ‘No, I’m not unemployed. I’m not on vaca-tion. I’m not retired,’” ceramics profes-sor Lynn Peters said.

Peters has recently come back from a year off in Vallauris, France. Vallauris is the home of the Chateau Grimaldi, where Picasso spent the last 30 years of his life. The seaside French village also has a long pottery tradition that Peters found inspirational.

Peters has brought back some of the ceramic pieces she created in France to display in the DiCaprio Gallery. Her solo show is going by the title “Port Hope”, after another resort village, this time in her native Canada between Ot-tawa where she was born and Toronto where she went to school.

Her “Port Hope” installation piece includes 78 ceramic casts of rearview mirrors, each with the title of one of her favorite books. The exhaustive list of books includes many metaphysical and self-help classics such as “The Pow-er of Now” by Eckhart Tolle and “The Alchemist” Paul Coelho.

I met with Peters for a moment as she was hanging her show with gal-lery coordinator Jen Kiekeben. Notic-ing Jiddu Krishnamurti’s “Freedom of the Known” on her list of books I was very impressed and asked her if she had actually read it, knowing few who had. I was afraid she took it the wrong way

when she said she had, then when into a monologue to herself underneath her breath.

“Of course I have. I could imagine him asking another student that, but why would he ask me that?” Peters said.

It was only at the opening for Port Hope, after she had already decided to

decline a face-to-face interview, that I got some clue into what was going on; that perhaps she was deciding on the spot how she would transcribe our awk-ward moment later.

“I love to keep journals,” she told the crowd of students and professors in the DiCaprio Gallery. “I write down every conversation I have with all of you. I journal conversations from everyday life as an observation into the ways our verbal communications can be made into art.”

Peters had originally intended the wall of rearview mirrors to be inscribed with phrases from her journals, the bits of wisdom she collected privately from people at Moraine Valley over the years. She decided on the booklist instead as a gift to the school, and as an honor to her father, who encouraged her love of reading.

We may find out someday which pearls of wisdom Peters has seen fit to pluck from the halls of our simple com-munity college. Until then, we have plenty of good books to catch up on.

Anthony Cox can be contacted at [email protected].

A piece from professor Lynn Peters’ new exhibit “Port Hope.” [Rick Hoppenrath]


By John Choi Staff Writer

Moraine Valley has strived to provide stu-dents with quality off-campus learning opportu-nities, the Study Abroad Program being one of the prime examples.

Annette Kuklinski, a former Moraine Valley student, recently trans-ferred to Lewis University to study Russian and train for a career as a translator with the FBI. As a way to expand her horizons, she entered into the Study Abroad Program and spent her fall 2010 semester in Seville, Spain. Look-ing back, Kuklinski refers to the four months as the best time of her life.

Kuklinski, being interested in lan-guage, found the trip as a means of learning a language where it originat-ed. She was also able to immerse her-self in the culture, which is primarily dominated by the religions Christian-ity, Judaism and Islam.

Another gain, she said, was learning to be independent and take care of her-self. With the Study Abroad Program, students like Kuklinski can find out what it feels like to be on your own and responsible for directing your indepen-dence.

“I absolutely loved Spain. It was amazing. The men had the ‘macho’ in-side of them,” Kuklinsi said.

The student was also able to learn about the food in Spain on her adven-ture, sampling the “fantastic” tastes.

“I wish Moraine offered the program for a year so the students are able to see everything that goes on, not only one part of the year,” she said.

A list of available programs are post-ed on the college website. For more in-formation, please contact Merri Fefles at (708) 974-5393 or via e-mail at [email protected].

John Choi can be contacted at [email protected].


“I had experience beyond people my own age had. I wanted to vol-unteer, in fact, I wanted to lead,” guest speaker Thomas C. Henniger said about his time served as a Ma-rine.

In order to commemorate one of the cornerstones to the United States’ military, the Moraine Val-ley club Combat to College re-cently hosted a celebration for the 236 birthday of the Marine Corps, called the United States Marine Corps 236 Birthday Ball

The event opened up with a message from James F. Amos via YouTube. Amos, the incumbent commandant of the Marine Corps and gave in his message a brief his-tory of the Marines.

A Corporation of Marines was cre-ated by a resolution of the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775.

The ceremony carried on with a speech by Henniger, an alumnus of Sheppard High School. He started by dedicating his speech to his daughter, Alicia, who is a member of Combat to College in North Carolina where she

studies. Henniger began his career with the Marines when he and his friends signed into the buddy program. The buddy program was advertised as the ability to choose your bunk mate, but was oftentimes not enforced.

Henniger’s became a part of the Marching Band at the military’s school of music. He then became an M60 gun

instructor, but took some time off when his daughter was born.He found adjust-ing to a civilian lifestyle difficult, but was soon called back for Desert Storm.

After Desert Storm, he worked as a police officer and volunteered for the Chicago Police Academy as a class com-mander.

In the meantime, he was studying

at Northwestern University, got into the Chicago Symphony, and became a forensic evidence tech-nician. Then came September 11.

“September 11 hit us hard” Henniger said as his eyes filled with tears, “a little harder than most.” Throughout this portion Henniger seemed wrought with emotions, making it noticeable that the day was very traumatic for him.

“I implore you to take care of yourself and take care of your family,” Henniger said to the au-dience, “Happy 236 Birthday.”

Moraine Valley presented Hen-niger with a ceremonial gift and Henniger had the honor of cut-ting the cake and was given the first slice. As part of a traditional ceremony, the second cake was given to the oldest Marine, stu-

dent and vice president of Combat-to-College, Richard Nowak, to signify the passing of knowledge and the third piece was given to the youngest, Com-bat-to-College member Jose LeDezma, to signify care for the young marine.


Marine Corps celebrates 236 years

Members of Combat to College and Thomas Henniger (third from left) came together to commemo-rate the 236th birthday of the Marine Corp. [Rick Hoppenrath]

The flag of Spain, where former MVCC student Annette Kuklinski spent a semester as part of the Study Abroad

Program. [Lauren Tucker on Flickr]

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By Joe Salah Staff Writer

Society as a whole is slowly but surely coming to the inevitable realization that our beloved land of “opportunity” is transforming into a line of unemployment.

Fortunately, not everybody falls victim to this rut’s gravita-tional pull, and former Moraine Valley student and Glacier alum-nus, Matthew Hopf, is among the.

Matthew Hopf began work-ing at Moraine Valley’s Glacier at the start of 2005, and remained throughout the spring semester. During his employment he un-dertook positions including staff reporter, editorial assistant, and opinions editor. After completing his associate’s degree at MVCC, Hopf continued his road to em-ployment by transferring to East-ern Illinois University and receiv-ing his master’s degree in public affairs reporting.

The former Glacierite is currently employed as the city/county govern-ment reporter for the Quincy Herald-Whig in West-Central Illinois, which

includes covering all news regarding government in the city of Quincy and Adams County. Though, now a report-er, Hopf started off with a different ca-reer in mind.

“I started at Moraine in hopes of be-ing a history teacher,” said Hopf, “after

my first year, I decided that teaching wasn’t for me. I had always followed news and politics, and it was some-thing I had thought about before but never attempted.”

Hopf directs a substantial amount of credit to Moraine Valley’s Glacier.

“The Glacier reinforced the values that one needs to work hard in order to be successful at any job. The Glacier embedded within me practices for reporting fairly and accurately that I use every day,” he said.

Although the opportunities in the field of print journalism seem to be deteriorating rapidly, any-thing is possible when unrelent-ing dedication is applied. Hopf didn’t simply get lucky; he dedi-cated his education and time to-wards achieving his goal.

Hopf urges students, regard-less of intended career field, to ap-ply for internships whenever they are available. Although you’re sacrificing your summer and a good amount of your free time, it compensates for itself in the long run when you find secure employ-ment. For those interested in journalism, though, Hopf warns

of the long nights, weekends and holi-days full of work; a side-effect of jour-nalism because “News never sleeps.”

Joe Salah can be contacted at [email protected].

Matthew Hopf interviews former govenor Jim Edgars. He now is a political reporter for the Quincy Herald-Whig in West-Central Illinois. [Matthew Hopf]

Journalist shares his story of success


Student ClubS24 Karats

Meets 3-5 p.m. For more information, contact Adrienne Stewart at (708) 974-5678.

Alliance of African American Students (A.A.A.S.) Meets Thursdays 3-4 p.m. in U209. For more information, contact Alex Elvira at x5487.

ALAS: Alliance of Latin American Students Meets 12-1 p.m. For more information, contact Ronny Anderson at (708) 608-5487.

Akido Club Meets first & third Wednesday 10 a.m. in C122. For more information, contact Janet Kotash at (708) 974-5246.

Anime Club Meets Thursdays 3-5 p.m. in U111 or B183. For more infor-mation, contact Amani Wazwaz at x4060.

Art Club Meets Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 p.m. in F263. For more informa-tion, contact Tyler Hewitt at x5219.

Arab Student Union Meets Mondays 2 p.m. in U209. For more information, contact Nina Shoman Dajani in the Multicultural Student Affairs office in the S building.

Action, Social & Political Empowerment (A.S.A.P.) Meets every other Tuesday 2:30 p.m. near Espresso Love in L, 1st floor. For more information, contact Anette D’Silva x4023.

Asian Diversity Club Meets first Friday 2 p.m. No location decided yet. For more information contact John Choi [email protected].

College Bowl Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 p.m. A251. For more information, contact Ted Powers (708) 608-4177.

Combat to College For infomation, contact Debbie Wills (708) 974-5759.

Creative Writing Club Meets Mondays 11-12 p.m. in A241.

Culinary Arts & Hospitality Club Meets Mondays 3 p.m. in M144. For more information, contact Michael O’Shea x5597.

Cyber Security Club Meets Fridays 5:30 p.m. in T513. For more information, contact Kathleen Hanratty.

Drama Club Meets Wednesdays 5:15 p.m. in M building Moraine Room 2.

Down 2 Dance Meets Saturdays 1 p.m. in G200. For more information, contact Demetrius Robinson at (708) 974-5353.

Fashion for a Cause Meets every other Thursdays 4:15 p.m in U building. For more information, contact Maura Vizza x5742.

Filmmaker’s Club Meets Wednesdays 4-5:30 p.m. in F229. For more informa-tion, contact Dan Pal at (630) 942-2800.

Freethought Society Meets first & third Wednesdays 4:45 p.m. in F263. For more information, contact Tyler Hewitt x5219.

GLOW: Gay, Lesbian Or Whatever Meets Thursdays 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. in U209. For more infor-mation, contact Matt Cullen s4101.

Green Club Meets Thursdays 3:15 p.m. in L242. For more information, contact Stephanie Presseller x5412.

Hip Hop Xclusive Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 p.m. in M building. For more information contact Demetrius Robinson at (708) 974-5353.

International Women’s Club Meets every other Tuesday 2:30 p.m. near Espresso Love in L, 1st floor. For more information, contact Anette D’Silva x4023.

International Conversation Partners For more information contact Elizabeth Boucek x.5427.Kung Fu Club

Meets Fridays 1:22 p.m. in U111 or outside between D & A. For more information ,contact Courtney Reese x4067.

Mastadon MVCC’s literary magazine. For more information contact,

Ted Powers (708)-608-4177Meeting, Planning, and Travel Club

Meets Tuesdays & Wednesdays 5-6 p.m. in M203. For more information, contact Mary Beth Walsh x5569.

Music Club For more information, contact Tammi Carlson (708) 974-5636.

P.E.P. Meets every second and fourth Tuesday 10-12 p.m. in U205.

Psychology Club For more information, contact Mitchell Baker at (708) 608-4058.

Recreation Therapy and Recreation Management Meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12 p.m. in B156. For more information, contact Donna McCauley x5227.

Rock Solid Ministry Meets Mondays 4p.m. in D-126. For more information, contact Michael Shannon.

Science Club Meets second & fourth Wednesday 6 p.m. in C106. For more information, contact Keith Nabb.

Ski Club For more information, contact Michael Wade at (708) 974-5594.

Speaking Life Meets Mondays & Wednesdays 3 p.m. in S216. For more information, contact Terry Chambers x5647.

Stay Strong Meets first and last Fridays 1 p.m. in U111 or U209.

Ultimate Frisbee Meets Tuesdays 3 p.m. or Wednesdays 5 p.m. in quad. For more information, contact Jessica Crotty x5281.

Web Technology Meets first Friday in T building. For more information, contact Demetrius Robinson at (708) 974-5353.

Women Empowerment For more information, contact Dawn Fry at (708) 974-5717.

Compiled by Hal Jwayyedand faculty, giving members of the MVCC community a little touch of the Arab world.

The Arab Student Union at Moraine Valley Community College is a group that is designed to respect all Arab students by educating their members of both Muslim and Christian faiths, other students, and faculty members to come together as one unit and learn about the diversities of the Arab na-tions.

“It offers the opportunity for others to be exposed to the culture they live around and may not know a lot about. Events like this can help resolve some fear and misunderstanding towards those who don’t deserve it,” said at-tendee and MVCC alumnus Jen Szymc-zak.

“This event is not only about the Eid but to share the Arab culture to the community and help correct cer-tain stereotypical ideas that others might have,” said Nina Shoman-Dajani,

the club advisor for the Arab Student Union.

Many of the participants felt that the celebration was a success worthy of the holiday. If you are interested in joining the Arab Student Union or would like to discuss the club in more detail, contact Nina Shoman-Dajani, club advisor, at (708) 974-5475 or [email protected].

Nadia Ahmad can be contacted at [email protected].

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Students that are look-ing for a different way to pay off their library fines don’t have to look very far.

The Library is holding a ‘Food for Fines’ fundraiser from November 1 through November 18. Students can bring in nonperishable canned or boxed food as payment for a fine on one item off of their account. All the proceeds will be di-rected to the Zone 32 Food Pantry in Chicago. During these dates, all paid fines will also go to the food pan-try.

The food drive hasn’t gotten as much attention has the Library has hoped. Zone 32 is in need this time of year, as well as a lot of the food pan-tries in the area. With the holidays coming up, library representatives feel the giving spirit should be on people’s mind. The Library wants to at least double what they have collected so far.

Students don’t have to have a fine to contribute to the cause. The Library is more than happy to receive any type of donation, big or small.

The Library also encourages mon-etary donations for Zone 32. The food

pantry uses those donations to buy larger quantities of food at discounted prices. This year has been tough at the pantry and they have been running low on supplies. But so far the Library has collected about four and a half

boxes of food and they ex-pect more.

“People have responded very well to the need to the food pantry,” said Librar-ian Fran Hoak.

Last year, the Library had a similar food drive and had a good turn up. They hope to increase awareness of the fundraiser to give as much as they can.

“The Library has been trying to do more outreach activities, like the Pumpkin Contest in October. You’d see students come into the Library and have fun that normally wouldn’t stop by. We want to be able to give back to our students and also our community,” said Terra Jacobson, the Man-ager of Library Services.

“We look forward to coming up with new ways to get in-volved in the Moraine Valley campus,” Jacobson continued.


The Moraine Valley Library is now accepting donations in the form of canned goods and other non-perishable items. In exchange for donations, students who have book fines on their record will recieve a deduction off of their

total owed balance. [Mike Frederiksen]

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By Anthony Cox Staff Writer

Lynn Peters says she must have driv-en past the sign outside of Port Hope, Ontario a thousand times before notic-ing it earlier this year.

“When is a sign a sign? When you are ready to see it!” says Peters.

The little Canadian town on the Highway of Heroes is the inspiration for an installation piece of dozens of ce-ramic rearview mirrors with the titles of some of Peter’s favorite books, hang-ing currently in the DeCaprio Gallery. The titles are as diverse as the transcen-dentalist classic Leaves of Grass to Tea Party favorite, Atlas Shrugged.

Peters works with ceramics, glaze and other media to create portraits of regular people aspiring toward the ex-traordinary.

Six ceramic casts of bicycle tires make up the series “All My Friends Are Superheroes”. Inside the wheels are whimsical portraits of her friends with inspirational pieces of wisdom like “Suck it in (What happens, happens).”

Other pieces were spawned on her recent sabbatical in France, at Val-lauris. One piece features the ceramic portraits a man and woman in contem-porary French dress in front of a white wall adorned with a Banksy-ish stencil of a tiger and the quote “La vie es 1 Illu-sion”, or “Life is an illusion”.

“Liberté, égalité, fraternité” is a trip-tych of three portraits suggesting again the democratic sublimity of Whitman. “Liberté” is a man in a headscarf toting a sack on his head with the Statue of Liberty on it, irreverently upside-down. “Egalité” is a man in a top hat, holding in his arms a gigantic fish. “Fraternité” is a man and woman in a ferris wheel booth.

Peters also takes inspiration from old photographs of working people with a regal air from the Depression

Era. “Odalisque” is new

take on the tradition-al form of a reclin-ing woman, this time with a construction worker reclining on her lunch break. “It’s OK” features a smil-ing deliveryman in a jumpsuit, burdened with armfuls of pack-ages. “I’m used to it,” he says.

Few of the characters portrayed are exotic by any means. They are the kind of mythological everymen (and ev-erywomen) of American folklore you might find in Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion.

A radical exception being “Man with Red Turban”, a contemporary update of Jan van Eyck’s “Portrait of a Man”. His

Finding inspiration from all around you

face is wrapped tight in scarlet expos-ing nothing but thin circular spectacles and the business end of a cellular phone tucked into the folds.

Throughout the gallery is evidence of Peter’s pursuit of an un-ironically af-firmational view of life, one that might translate seamlessly into successful commercial art.

It speaks vaguely of convictions without alienating any particular point of view. But for what it lacks in confron-tational edge, it makes up for in choos-ing to ruminate about what is good in life, rather than the opposite.

Anthony Cox can be contacted at [email protected].

Lynn Peters: New Work is on display at the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery from November 14 through Deceber 15. [Rick Hoppenrath]

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Ride” which came out on GameCube in 2003, that was just a racing game and nothing more. It can be called a canon “spinoff” game, if you will.

Last year, we got “Kirby’s Epic Yarn” which was made for the Wii, but I don’t consider it a “real” Kirby game because he doesn’t suck up his enemies and bor-row their abilities like he does in the original Kirby games.

When Kirby sucks up one enemy, he becomes a new person with a new kind of power to use. I think that is one of the coolest features about Kirby be-cause there are a variety of powers to discover and try out.

In “Kirby’s Return to Dreamland” the abilities are back. The special powers in this game are similar to “Kirby Super Star” because of the combo attacks you can use with the special powers. You will be happy to know that the game is a mixture of “Kirby’s Adventure” (Nin-tendo 1993) and “Kirby’s Super Star” (Super Nintendo 1996.)

Developer Hal Labs promised us that they were going to release a “real” Kirby game back in 2005. There was a video demo that showed the full game play, however it never saw the light of day.

Instead, we finally got the “real” Kirby game that we were all waiting for. Now the only question is, was it worth

By William Shaw Staff Writer

I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who at first thought that the movie “Immor-tals” is a rip-off of Zack Snyder’s film “300”. From a technical standpoint, they are almost exactly the same.

Before the time of man, there was war between the gods and the titans. The gods inevitably won the war, and imprisoned the remaining titans with-in Mount Tartarus.

Fast forward into the future, and we have the vengeful King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) declaring war on all of humanity and to overthrow the rule of the gods. To that end, he decides to re-lease the titans.

In order to do so, Hyperion needs the Epirus Bow, and seeks to force the

virgin oracle Phaedra (Freida Pinto) to find it. There is only one man who can stop Hyperion, a man named Theseus, chosen by Zeus himself.

Anyone familiar with Greek mythol-ogy should be very familiar with the names and the events surrounding those named before. Be forewarned however, Immortals makes no attempt at following lore.

Instead, it opts for the more stereo-typical plotline of the hero chosen by destiny to save the world. While such tropes aren’t inherently bad, the mov-ie’s story makes no attempt to try any-thing new or original.

Though the actors try their best, the blockbuster formulae the movie follows prevents it from reaching its full poten-

tial. That’s not to say every part of the movie’s plot is bad. One of the more in-teresting aspects is the relationship be-tween the gods and humanity. It’s one of the better parts of the movie, as it not only delves into humanity’s views, but the gods’ views as well.

If you’re going to be watching this movie, the main reason will be for the fighting. The major fights themselves are very similar to “300” in that the fights are obscene, gory, and slowed down in order to show some of the more stylized kills.

There is however, a much heavier emphasis on obscene fight sequences, due to the nature of the movie’s more mystical storyline. In the end, this will be very hit or miss depending on your tastes.

“Immortals” is a movie that tries its best to follow the blockbuster formulas and deliver a solid storyline heavy with action, and a bit of romance.

Unfortunately, the story never reaches its full potential due to a lack of originality, and a forced romance. To its credit though, it’s beautiful mix between sets and CGI set the stage for some intense action sequences.

Unfortunately though, try as it may, “Immortals” has done little to set itself apart from the competition.

William Shaw can be contacted at [email protected].

Waging war amongst the gods

By Nia Robertson Staff Writer

The modern day Zorro, the new la-dies man, and the most recent heart-throb is “Puss in Boots.”

Everyone wants to be a kid again and watch those memorable animations, and now, you can. “Puss in Boots,” made by the creators of “Shrek,” has once again made a movie that children and adults alike can appreciate. Almost every joke has a double meaning and succeeds at bringing a smile to your face.

In “Puss in Boots” we learn about the main character’s life through ad-venture. Essentially, it is the story of a hero. The plot is made up of love and adventure; and the unexpected twists make you sit on the edge of your seat.

Humpty (Alexander) Dumpty is an old friend of Puss that has to try to prove that he is still someone to be trusted. After he works his way back into the heart of Puss they go on an ad-venture to find the Magic Beans.

Yes, these are the magic beans from Jack and the Bean Stalk; anyone who watched “Shrek” knows that they al-ways reference the childhood stories. As the story progresses we see Puss fall in love with a beautiful young cat that works her feline wiles.

Watching “Puss in Boots” makes you truly feel like a kid again. With all the laughter and wonderful magical ef-fects, you feel like an 8 year old all over again. Following the story of Puss and meeting a different side of Humpty makes you see those childhood stories in a different light. Every person got a great laugh and a warm feeling as the love story unfolded.

The warmth of the hearts filled the air and the laughter of the children filled your heart. This movie is great for a family outing, a date, or a child birth-day celebration. Everyone should take a moment and join the adventure of “Puss in Boots.”

Nia Robertson can be contacted at [email protected].

Puss is the cat’s meow

Rating

rElEaSEd October 28, 2011

ratEd PG

lEnGth 90 min.

StarrinG Antonio Banderas Salma Hayek Zach Galifianakis

puSS in bootS

Rating

rElEaSEd November 11, 2011

ratEd PG

lEnGth 110 min.

StarrinG Henry Cavill Stephen Dorff Luke Evans

immortalS

The gods watch over the world as they plan their next move. [Universal Pictures]

By Chrissy Diedrich Staff Writer

Remember the little pink puffball hero who flies and inhales his enemies while using many different abilities?

He’s back and hungrier than ever in Kirby’s Return to Dreamland. Kirby wasn’t as big a seller as Mario or Zelda was. Kirby games were almost always likely to be released on the last lifespan of each console. Most of the time, peo-ple didn’t take Kirby seriously and as a result they missed the chance to play Kirby games.

I believe it was because he was too cute, cuddly and well, pink! Many people normally avoided playing Kirby because of the above reason as well as the lack of difficulty and length of his games; you can normally finish a Kirby game in just a day or two. The Kirby games were not designed with adults in mind, but I still feel if you can look past that you can still enjoy Kirby games as well as any other games.

Kirby fans will be excited to know that Kirby’s Return to Dreamland is a genuine Kirby game. This is his first real game since his last debut in 2000 for Nintendo 64 called “Kirby 64: Crys-tal Shards.”

I am not talking about “Kirby’s Air

waiting for? I can honestly tell you I think it was worth the wait! If you can look past the fact that the game is easy, you can still have a lot of fun playing this game as a single player.

I suggest you try playing this game with four players. In “Kirby’s Return to Dreamland” as a single player you are stuck playing as Kirby, however, if you have two, three, or four players you can be anyone you like.

With more players, you can even be the mysterious masked Meta Knight with his powerful sword attacks. You can also be King Dedede with his al-mighty smashing power horse hammer attacks or, you can even be Dedede’s servant Waddle Dee. You can also be Kirby. Now, I can’t imagine 4 Kirbies running amok, but it’s the player’s choice.

This could be the end of Dreamland as we know it. Is Kirby getting too pow-erful for his own good? While “Kirby’s Return to Dreamland” may not be su-perior to “Kirby Super Star” in every aspect, I would say without further ado that Kirby got a nice welcoming home. Go buy the game and find out for your-self.

Chrissy Diedrich can be contacted at [email protected].

Nostalgia over an old pink friend


By Ryan Kiefer Graphics Editor

After months of being in open beta, Minecraft is finally here.

It’s already been a smash suc-cess. In the several months prior to release that the game was in open beta, it sold more than 4 million copies. It’s an impressive feat for indie company Mojang, who managed to pull this off with little advertising, distribu-tion or partnership deals.

The game’s premise is simple: build. When you first spawn, you’ll ap-pear in a very blocky world. The whole world is made of blocks, each of which represents different substance such as dirt, tree trunks, metal ores and so on. Punching repeatedly on a block will cause it to fall to the ground and be picked up. From these basic blocks, you can craft more complex blocks, which can then be constructed into all sorts of things.

Now, this is really where the building aspect comes in. If you weren’t the type of kid to play with building blocks and Legos as a child, stop reading now. This game isn’t for you. It’s the sort of game which inspires you to create a dazzling structure and show it off once you’re done.

It’s simple to do, and the possi-bilities are limitless. The world is also populated with various creatures, both

good and bad. Docile creatures such as sheep, pigs and chickens roam in small flocks and can be hunted for food and materials. In addition, monsters such as zombies, bow-wielding skeletons and the nasty, exploding creeper spawn during the night and can be fought.

You will learn to despise creepers, as they will inevitably destroy what you have built and generally ruin your day. Killing creatures, harmless or harm-ful, yields experience orbs which can be expended on enchanting your items much later in the game.

Unfortunately, though much more insightful than when first publicly downloadable, there’s no real tuto-rial to help you understand the game. Vague prompts are provided through an achievements system, which directs you to build more advanced items such as the crafting table, but it doesn’t tell

you how. In fact, there’s no sys-tem in-game to tell you how to craft various advanced items you need to progress.

This requires you to keep a browser open outside the Mine-craft window to look up how to make anything useful in the game. It’s a stunning omission from an otherwise feature-com-plete game, and it’s just enough to turn off any potential new-comer.

You also have two bars you need to manage: health and

hunger. Your hunger bar slowly de-pletes from a lack of food. Weirdly, your health bar isn’t initially refillable: though it can be recharged with po-tions, you can’t make them until rather late in the game.

Instead, it slowly refills when your hunger bar is full. It’s a strange me-chanic that forces you to run from battles when your health is low, and it takes some getting used to.

Despite its weaknesses, the game of-fers nearly limitless play opportunities, which itself more than justifies getting it. Mojang has previously pledged to offer updates with new game features post-release, so it’s likely going to get better as time goes on. You simply can’t pass this one up.

Ryan Kiefer can be contacted at [email protected].

The building blocks of gaming“I Hate Rabbits”

• Saturday, Nov. 19 @ 7:30 p.m.• Dorothy Menker Theater• General Public $25

Seniors $20 Students & Staff $15

“Holiday Concert”• Friday, Dec. 2 @ 7:30 p.m.• Dorothy Menker Theater• General Public $12


“Merry Christmas Music”• Saturday, Dec. 3 @ 7:30 p.m.• Dorothy Menker Theater• General Public $12


“Christmas Music & More”• Sunday, Dec. 4 @ 3:00 p.m.• Dorothy Menker Theater• General Public $12


“Christmas in Cape Breton”• Saturday, Dec. 10 @ 7:30 p.m.• Dorothy Menker Theater • General Public $35


Contact the box office at 708-974-5500 to be added to the waiting list.

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laSt iSSue’S SudoKu

This still from the game shows a few things that can be built around the world. [Mojang]

See the solution to this week’s sudoku at mvccglacier.com/sudoku

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for Sale / for rent/ SerViCeSSerViCeS wanted

Nadia Ahmad, Classifieds Manager

[email protected]

Classified ads are accepted at the Glacier office (U207) at the rate of 10 cents per word for students and Moraine employees, 20 cents per word for everybody else. Ads are subject to editing and must be in by noon seven days prior to issue release. The final fall issue will be December 9.

T-Mobile/BlackBerry Brand Ambassador We are seeking the most influential, outgoing and socially connected leaders on campus to join a Campus Ambassador Program. Ambassadors will be selected from 50 Colleges to be an integral part of an extraordinary nationwide campaign! Great pay & incentives offered! Please email: [email protected] with your resumes to be considered.

Sahara Henna Designs and Body ArtLocated in Palos Hills. Specializing in temporary tattoos and the art of Henna. Traditional, contemporary and custom designs for all occasions: home parties, weddings, engagements, bachelorette parties, summer fun, individuals, birthday parties, fests, fairs, fundraisers, promotions and grand openings. Register on our website for promotions and updates. To book your appointment or for further information contact Susan Ismail(708)-296-5974 www.saharahennadesigns.com [email protected].

For Sale Jeep Hardtop for CJ-7 and YJ Wrangler (76-95). Gloss Black. Tinted windows. $500 or better offer. Call Matt at (773)-573-6360.

CineVerseOak Lawn’s weekly film discussion group, will examine the comedy “Home For the Holidays” (1995) starring Holly Hunter on Wednesday, November 30, from 7-10 p.m. We will examine the musical romance “A Song Is Born” (1948) starring Danny Kaye on Wednesday, December 7 from 7-10 p.m at Oak View Community Center, located at 4625 W. 110th St. in Oak Lawn (check building signs for room number). For more info, call (708)-529-9028 or visit cinever-segroup.blogspot.com.

Editing and Journalism!Interested in a career in Journalism? Get started right here at MVCC! Contact Amel Saleh, Glacier Editor in Chief, for journalism services at (708)-646-1118 or e-mail her at [email protected].

Your Ad Here!Looking for a quick and effective way to get your car sold? Not to mention a cost effective way to sell your property! Place your ad here for quick results. Check header for details. Contact: Nadia at [email protected].

Jobs AvailableFull Time Jobs (40 hrs. weekly)We do not place in temporary but “temp to hire” and direct placement. Entry level through management in the Office sup-port and Industrial areas.Servicing the greater Chicagoland area since 1999! Please go to our web-site to view examples and or apply for consid-eration.www.sedonacompass.com (708)-239-5400.

Customer Service (Staffing Specialist) Full time positions Monday - Friday in Customer Service (8am to 5pm) in Alsip, Illinois. Will assist in aiding people in job placement. Must have Computer/Internet skills and previous contact with clients in an office environment. Busy office and growing. Should possess strong organiza-tional skills and have ability to multi-task. Starting wage $12 hrly. Call Doreen (708)-239-5400 www.sedonacompass.com.

Tired of Getting Ripped Off?I am in the automobile program at Moraine and will do tune-ups, oil changes, starters, alternators, brakes and all minor auto repairs. I will make you an offer that you cannot resist. Call Andrew (708)-289-5046.

Gymnastic Instructor!Join a growing company based in Addi-son. Part time or full time. Travel required. Starting pay $10 - $12 per hour. Gymnastic background is helpful but not required. Call (630) 458-9211.

We Help Build Your WebsiteNeed an affordable website built? Chicago-based firm offering web design, develop-ment and marketing! Visit us at www.idigitize.us.

Want To Be Featured?Are you involved in a club or organization that needs more members? Get press at-tention and help your club grow! Contact Anthony Rojas, Features/Social Editor. Email at [email protected].

Resource Data Services!Palos Hills inside sales office is looking to hire a few motivated, hard working individuals. No experience necessary. Hours are Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pay is $8.25 per hour VS. high commision plus bonus. Call for more information at (708) 974-2738. Or apply in person at 10717 S. Roberts Rd.

For rent3 bedroom 1 bath ranch home in Worth, IL. Huge yard, 2 car garage, close to shopping, schools, Metra. Rent is $1350. Security deposit 1 1/2 months rent. Offered by Prospect Equities Call Melita Loya (708)-945-6262.

Need Extra Cash?Earn extra cash and do homework on the job. Driver/babysitter needed immediately 3-5 times a week. Live in Orland Park. Pick up two kids from school at 2p.m. and watch over at home till 3 or 4 pm. Good pay. Debbie Thompson (708)-203-3424.

Dresses for Sale!Selling dresses in a variety of styles. If you would like to see what kind of dresses are available and want to try some on, please contact Patricia to schedule an appoint-ment at (708)-642-9038.

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Nadia Ahmad, Classifieds Manager

[email protected]

Criteria influencing hiring decisions

The line of communication is one of the most important things during the hiring process. {Rick Hoppenrath}

By Maggie WyczynskaEntertainment Editor

In today’s tough economic stand-ing, finding a job isn’t an easy task; so you want to have as many factors in your favor as you can.

The more you study up on how to have a successful resume and interview, the better your chances are of landing the job. There are 5 criteria that influ-ence hiring decisions.

First and foremost, the interview is the most important part of trying to obtain a job. The way you look and present yourself are the make or break point. The employer will be watching your every move to see if you are right for the position, so make sure that you portray a professional person. You must speak intelligently and formally as well. It shows that you care about how you are represented.

The second criterion is experi-ence. Looking for your first job is prob-ably going be the hardest to nail from your lack of experience. There are a lot of ways to make yourself look better, though, such as volunteering. Take on big tasks when you volunteer and make

sure you are good at what you are doing. You can obtain ref-erences and experience, per say, that you can flaunt on your resume.

One thing to always have with you is a positive attitude. No employer will hire you if you look like you’d rather be at home in bed, even though most of us would be. You have to be interested and invested in the position you are apply-ing to. The more invested you are, the better your work per-formance will be and employ-ers know this.

Communication is a big criterion to keep on top of. If you can easily communicate with your interviewer, it shows that there won’t be future problems or miscommunications that can lead to problems. It’s important that your employer can see that you are capable of critical thinking. Be creative and show your wonderful personality, but remember to keep it professional. The last criterion is an understanding of what your employer needs. Study up

on the position you are applying to and the company as well.

Understand the requirements of your position and the skills that would be beneficial to it. Make sure to let your employer know any skills you possess that will benefit the entire company. Keep yourself together, study up, and your interview should go by smoothly.

The only thing to do after that is to wait for the call letting you know you are hired. And if you aren’t, don’t get dis-couraged, another company will give you a well-deserved chance.


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Rick Hoppenrath, Photo Editor

[email protected]

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