MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER WWW.MVCCGLACIER.COM APRIL 27, 2012 VOLUME 44, ISSUE 16
Student trustee sworn in by Board By Connor Reynolds News Editor
Taylor Geraghty is sworn in as Student Trustee by acting secretary Susan Wagner at the April 18 Board of Trustees meeting. [Michael Frederiksen]
Moraine Valley hold events to celebrate Earth Month
A Conversation About Being Beautiful Campus tree walks
held around campus
By Kent Spencer Staff Writer Tamarra Coleman-Hill informed a small crowed of listeners in the Moraine Valley Library on the afternoon of April 23, about the dangerous world of men and woman Cosmetic products. Although the crowd was quite small, the hour-long presentation of Hill packed a punch. With the abundance of cosmetics commercials on television, each promising great results after its use, one would be lead to believe what’s sold on our store shelves is safe. This couldn’t be more far from the truth. Hill explained to the crowd that the cosmetic industry isn’t regulated by any agency to test for harmful toxic chemicals that are included
in its products. Examples of cosmetic items include hair dyes, toothpaste, body lotion, shampoo, lipstick and deodorants. It’s also important to keep in mind that chances of being effected by these chemicals highly increase with frequent exposure to them. There are only two FDA rules cosmetics businesses have to abide by. Those rules demand for cosmetic products to not be miss-branded, and for products to not include improper labeling. The only testing that companies to take apart in is when a negative health situation is produced due to the product. Hill expressed there are 12 chemicals in everyday cosmetics that are most harmful. Parabens are linked to breast BEAUTIFUL | page 2
By Stephanie Oster Staff Writer The Morton Arboretum visited Moraine Valley on Tuesday, April 24 provide information and a tour to students and residents of the surrounding area. The tour was designed to inform people of the trees around the campus. This tour was a part of the events that have been occurring throughout Earth Month here at Moraine; it was also scheduled this week to celebrate Arbor Day. I spoke to Melissa, the tour guide from the arboretum, about how the day was going in terms of how many people had come to take the tour. However, she said there had only been a handful of people to participate in the tour, and she had already
“The time seems to go so fast. Every year I say the same thing, and every year I mean it,” said Chairman Joseph Kennedy on the departure of Emmanuel Santoyo. The Moraine Valley Board of Trustees met on April 18 to honor a year of student accomplishments and to move forward with the swearing in of recently elected Student Trustee Taylor Geraghty. “I never thought it would end so quickly,” said Santoyo. The first order of business at the meeting was for Santoyo to say his goodbyes to the board that he has served on for the last year. Santoyo spoke of his experience in glowing terms and was thankful for how much it helped him grow as a person
and become more involved. Trustees were very thankful for Santoyo’s service and presented him with a plaque of appreciation. Santoyo will be moving on from Moraine Valley next semester to pursue a career in business architecture.’’ With the stepping down of the old guard, Taylor Geraght was officially sworn in as Student Trustee and presented her first report to the board on the activities that have occurred on campus in the last month. The rest of the meeting was dedicated to the achievements of athletics and clubs throughout the school year. Men’s and women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s tennis, forensics and The Glacier were all recognized throughout the TRUSTEES | page 4
Garcia examines the early history of Mexico By Kent Spencer Staff Writer A crowd gathered in the Moraine Valley Library to learn more about the impact and history of the Mexican presence in the United States on April 18. Eric Garcia, a speaker from the National Museum of Mexican Art, started his presenta-
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tion by addressing the crowed with the early history of Mexico. Garcia heavily touched on the early people of Mexico called the Aztecs. This Native American group had great accomplishments in their capital city of Tenochtitlan and are considered one of the most successful groups of people during that time. A big part of
Eric Garcia describes the history of the ancient Mexican City of Tenochtitlan during his presentation. [Michael Frederiksen] MEXICO | page 4
IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES Moraine Valley Forensics place third in Forensics. Social page 4
ENTERTAINMENT Moraine Valley hosts singer Cathie Ryan. Social page 9
SPORTS Men’s baseball breaks four-game winning streak. page 12