Moraine Valley Community College Student Newspaper www.mvccglacier.com March 4, 2011 Volume 43, Issue 12
Enrollment up, credit down Total students hits 20,000 student mark for just the second time By Frank Florez Copy Editor Moraine Valley has something to celebrate about with this year’s record setting enrollment numbers. The spring enrollment numbers for Moraine Valley have never been higher. Last spring brought the college a student count of 19,813. MVCC has sur-
passed their own record with this year’s headcount, coming in at 20,100 enrollments for the Spring 2011 semester; this is the first time Moraine Valley has seen enrollment figures surpass the 20,000-mark. This figure is a landmark achievement for the school and a good sign for Moraine Valley going forward. Moraine Valley boasts a very diverse student body including 2,047 Hispanic
students, 1,769 Black students, 413 Asian students, 80 American Indian students and 20 Hawaiian students, according to the Spring 2011 Census Day Report. In a press release, College President Dr. Vernon O. Crawley stated that the school’s goal is to “make sure that we do everything we can to help our students Enrollment | page 4
Total enrollment totaled over 20,000 this semester which was a big increase for enrollment. However, enrollment in credit classes dropped this semester for the first time in years, falling by 144 students. [Ryan Kiefer]
Mock interview day aims to get student ready By Hal Jwayyed Staff Writer The M building hosted a common event that is sometimes misunderstood, Mock Interview Day, on February 23rd. Walking into the M building is always an impacting experience. Immediately students enter into a world of finesse and professional aroma. On this day, students, faculty and members of the community participate in a practice interview with professional employers who study the participants’ interviewing skills and then give them advice, as well as criticism, so that they can be prepared for the real thing. In any interview, it’s good for the interviewee to be prepared, mentally stable and aesthetically professional. This means, they should have a resume on hand, and dress as if they are an entrepreneur, as well as do some research ahead of time, to know what kind of questions to expect. Tamima Farooqui, Job Resource Specialist, is the mastermind behind the Mock Interview event, as well as the Job Fair event later this month; There is a lot of preparation on her end to get this set up. It requires not only her strategizing expertise, but the skill and excellent cooperation of the countless volunteers Interview| page 3
MVCC learns about Fraternities and Sororities By Anthony Cox Views Editor
Misty Williams was one of the speakers at the presentation on African-American sororities and fraternities. [Anthony Cox]
IN THIS ISSUE
Views PCP: Are the unions asking for too much in tough times? Page 9
Sports Cyclones baseball is previewed as practice resumes. Page 12
“If you’ve only seen Stomp the Yard,” says DuJuan Smith, “you may have the wrong impression about being in a fraternity.” Misty Williams, director of Upward Bound, and DuJuan Smith, coordinator of Judicial Affairs, both came to the U building last Wednesday to give a presentation on a variety of Greek letter options for African-American students. African-American Fraternities and Sororities are an important development in black history. Many black Greek letter organizations started as a response to exclusion from white fraternities and sororities. The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Features Spring break can be an enoyable experience, even on a budget F&E Page 6
or the “Divine Nine,” was founded in 1930 at Howard University. Howard was the birthing ground for five of the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities. At a time when mass resistance to segregation and disenfranchisement was still far ahead, the NPHC refused to see themselves as less than the men and women they knew they were. Alpha Phi Alpha is the oldest of the Divine Nine, founded in 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. “Alpha Phi Alpha provided a family for me, and an image of positive black male role-models when I had none,” said member DuJuan Smith. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall and Paul Robeson all counted themselves as members of Alpha Phi Alpha. Alpha Phi Alpha has a sister sororGREEK | page 2