Moraine Valley Community CollegE Student Newspaper www.mvccglacier.com October 14, 2011 Volume 44, Issue 5
New campus expands Moraine’s reach By Lauren Smith Views Editor
(From left to right)Board Vice President Patrick D. Kennedy, Alderman Nancy Thompson, Board President Joseph Murphy, Moraine President Dr. Vernon Crawley, Trustee Lisa Szynalski, State Representative Monique Davis, and Mayor Donald Peloquin cut the ribbon on October 5 at the grand opening of the Blue Island Education Center. It is Moraine’s third campus to open. [Rick Hoppenrath]
Vilella lectures on Warrior Women By David Bergquist Staff Writer Throughout time, women played important roles in history. However, in most time periods women are not as recognized and there era is not recorded in history as much as men. Moraine Valley Community College hosted a lecture on the subject of women “hell-raisers” of the Mexican Revolution. The guest speaker was Olga Vilella. The brave Mexican women of the revolution did in fact have their place in time recorded; not just relying on passing stories along like in the past thanks to the invention of photography. A woman’s importance in the Revolution was their selfless support of the troops that fought the battles. But who were these women? They were the wives, sisters, mothers and daughters of the soldiers. Even prostitutes and other “camp followers” would also join to support the revolution. These soldaderas (female soldiers) not only joined the men on the frontlines, but
they also supported them in a way that allowed the troops to succeed, by doing the many thankless tasks that go along with fighting. Unfortunately, because of women’s lower class standing, male historians have often omitted information about many of these spectacular women. The Casasola Brothers - Agustin Victor Casasola and his brother Miguel - were founders of the Mexican Association of Press Photographers in 1911. Pete Hamill hails Agustin Victor Casasola as “one of the giants of twentieth-century photography; bringing to vivid life the events Warriors | page 6
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Moraine earns ninth place in tech rankings By Amel Saleh Editor-in-Chief
Olga Vilella speaks in the U building about the unsung women of the Mexican Revolution. [Mike Frederickson]
In this issue Entertainment ‘Like Crazy’ holds a round table with director, writer and actors. Page 7
After three months of renovations on the Moraine Valley Education Center in Blue Island, the building was opened to the public on October 5. An opening ceremony for the renovated area was held October 5 to display the finished construction of the building. Administrators from all over the Moraine Valley district were in attendance including Board of Trustee members Dr. Vernon O. Crawley and community officials such as the Blue Island Mayor Donald E. Peloquin and Illinois State Representative Monique Davis. After the ribbon to the second floor was cut guests were invited up stairs for refreshments and a tour in the new area. Even though the building is at least fifteen minutes away from the main campus, the layouts of each building resembled one another, in a way to bring the Moraine Valley vibe to Blue Island. With an additional seven classrooms, a tutoring area and a lounging space, students are now able to spread out in the second floor of the building com-
Sports Volleyball struggles to win; play together consistenly. Page 12
Features Chris Carter astrounds Moraine with his mental tricks. Social FrontPage
Moraine Valley was recently ranked in the ninth spot of the 2011 Digital Community College Survey for large colleges done by e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education and Converge. The Digital Community College survey has been done for seven years now. The survey covers different categories as to how different sized colleges have made technological advances. The survey classified colleges into three categories: large colleges (10,000 or more students), mid-sized colleges (between 5,000 and 10,000 students) and small colleges (less than 5,000 students). The survey ranked colleges by examining their online admissions processes, integration of college curriculum and campus life, distance education, camRankings | page 2