MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER WWW.MVCCGLACIER.COM JANUARY 25, 2013 VOLUME 45, ISSUE 10
Blackhawks partner with Moraine By Phil A. Bianco News Editor
Executive Director of the Moraine Valley Foundation, Sue Linn; Elizabeth Queen of the Chicago Blackhawks Charities; Chairman of Moraine’s Board of Trustees, Joseph P. Murphy; and College President, Sylvia Jenkins show off the Blackhawk’s donation. [Marketing]
The Blackhawks and Moraine Valley, bet you never thought those two would go together. The Chicago Blackhawks have partnered with Moraine Valley in an effort to reach out to fans in the southwest suburbs. The deal was announced on Jan. 10 at the groundbreaking for Moraine Valley’s Health Education and Wellness Center (HEWC). The Blackhawks gave Moraine Valley $250,000 to help fund the construction of the HEWC. In turn, the Hawks will have naming and logo rights for the fitness area of the Center. Executive Director of Moraine Valley’s Foundation, Sue Linn talked about how this unlikely partnership came about. “Our first contact with them was in the year they won the Stanley Cup. They told us BLACKHAWKS | page 2
What if it happened here?
Police Chief Patrick O’Connor believes Moraine’s 24/7 police force is prepared if there were to be a shooter on campus. [Mike Frederiksen] By Kevin M. Coyne Features Editor After the Sandy Hook shootings, school safety is of paramount concern. In a heinous action that took less than 20-minutes, an individual was able to shock and disgust an entire nation.
In an effort to provide students, faculty, staff and the entire Moraine community with piece of mind, Moraine Valley Community College Chief of Police, Patrick O’Connor discussed the College’s policies and procedures surrounding disaster preparation. “Our main focus is that ev-
eryone gets to go to school, gets to go to work, and at the end of the day, gets to go home,” said Moraine Valley Chief of Police, Patrick O’Connor. O’Connor mentioned that students and staff should remain in their classroom or office with the doors closed and locked. Each individual should remain out of sight by taking cover under a desk or table. During a lockdown situation, everyone should remain in the building to ensure that the shooter is unable to gain access to the building. “Our response time is a minute. We are fully armed and prepared to engage an active shooter. What we ask is for students, faculty, and staff to remain in their classroom or office so that we are able to identify the shooter and engage the shooter WHAT IF? | page 2
College President Sylvia Jenkins, Board Chairman Joe Murphy, and Vice Chairman Patrick Kennedy listen as CFO Bob Sterkowitz speaks about Moraine’s enrollment numbers for the spring. [Erica Sinnott]
Enrollment numbers deceive By David Alexander Staff Writer Starting one week earlier than usual may have contributed to the less than average enrollment for the 2013 spring semester at Moraine Valley Community College. Bob Sterkowitz, Moraine
Valley’s Chief Financial Officer, divulged this piece of information during the first College Board of Trustees meeting of the semester held on Jan. 16 in the D Building. Sterkowitz further revealed that enrollment was down by 9% coming into the new-year ENROLLMENT | page 2
IN THIS ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Tamburitzans, ethnic dance troupe, comes to FPAC. SOCIAL PAGE 7
SPORTS Men’s Basketball roll’s to third win in a row. PAGE 12
FEATURES Phi Theta Kappa expands student success program. SOCIAL PAGE 6