MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER WWW.MVCCGLACIER.COM MARCH 6, 2015 VOLUME 48, ISSUE 12
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By Brendan Sullivan News Editor As Moraine Valley Community College’s student newspaper, we feel it is our mission to keep the student body informed concerning any impacts to our school. This election period we sent out a questionnaire to the five candidates for the two positions for Moraine Valley Community College District 524 Board of Trustees in the April 7 election. The two candidates with the most votes will be elected to a six-year term, and the board will be set until two other seats come up for reelection in 2017. The seats in contention are that of Board member Patrick D. Kennedy, who is not seeking reelection, and Tom Cunningham, who is hoping to win his first reelec-
[Andrew Hall] tion after being elected in April 2013 to serve two years of an unexpired term. In the questionnaire the trustee hopefuls were asked
to introduce themselves with a brief bio, 150 word limit background and qualifications section, and four short questions limited to 50 words. Three of
the five candidates responded. These answers are presented as they were received from the candidates. For more information on other April 7 elections,
instructions on registering to vote, and finding your polling place, you can visit www.cookcountyclerk.com . ELECTION | page 4
Board convenes for special meeting By David Alexander Staff Writer The Moraine Valley Board of Trustees met to oversee the financial situation of the college for the next fiscal year. The topics discussed at the meeting consisted of a preliminary report on the current finances of the college, as well as the
standard Administration Report, followed by the Student Trustee Report, and then closed off with a plethora of miscellaneous items. This was considered a special convention for the Board, as they had reviewed and approved a potential budget for the college proposed by Treasurer Robert Sterkowitz. He
drafted and submitted a budget proposal that would allow the school to reduce the amount of expenditures the college has in a year. This proposal is expected to reduce the cost that taxpayers have to spend on the college, as well as allowing the school to invest more on paying off the interest accumulated by the
construction of the new Health Fitness Center. This, in turn, would reduce the operation costs without sacrificing any of the amenities that the school has already acquired. However, the budget review sparked debate during the meeting, and it was the only section of the meeting that was openly challenged.
Trustees Eileen O’Sullivan and Tom Cunningham proposed the Board modify their pay; they wanted the Board to vote for donating a portion of their pay back into various scholarships and student financial aid. The Board voted to abstain from voting on the subject, but stated that they were BOARD | page 4
IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES Women in Action and SGA start organ donation compaign. SOCIAL PAGE 3
SPORTS Women’s Basketball bounced in the Region IV quarters. PAGE 12
ENTERTAINMENT Harvey makes its Moraine Valley debut in the Menker Theatre. SOCIAL PAGE 1