MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER WWW.MVCCGLACIER.COM AUGUST 17, 2012 VOLUME 45, ISSUE 1
Presseller to help drive the green economy By Phillip A. Bianco News Editor The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) named Moraine Valley Sustainability Manager Stephenie Presseller one of the 2012-2013 Community Green Chairs. Presseller was one of five selected from five different states this past July. Presseller spoke of the responsibilities that come with her new title, “my duty is to share resources that will help drive the green economy and sustainable building design. This is important because of the exponential impact these resources and our use of them will have in creating a sustainable future.” “We hope to . . . develop days of service, and possibly start a U.S. Green Building Council student chapter on campus for all those stu-
Sustainability Manager Stephenie Presseller poses in the Center for Sustainability with an award she received from the USGBC. [Thomas E. Adamo] dents interested in . . . skills for supporting and creating a sustainable future,” said Pres-
seller. The USGBC is a nonprofit community that, according
to centerforgreenschools. org, gives a “voice to [their] commitment to improve hu-
man health, support economies and protect the environment through green buildings.” The five newly selected chairs will work with the USGBC to organize and develop the Community Green project. According to Vanessa Santos, writing for centerforgreenschols.org, “Community Green is USGBC’s commitment to supporting community colleges in educating the next generation of green building professionals.” Presseller also aspires to use this new title to advance the career prospects of students at Moraine. “With this new position, our students will have the potential to graduate from Moraine not only with the existing, renowned certificates, diplomas, and other credentials we offer, but [also with] . . . the recognized, PRESSELLER | page 7
Campbell believes in STEM plan Construction brings parking for students By Laura Sparks Staff Writer
The 2012 STEM award recipients have some fun in the M building lobby after all their hard work. Moraine took home three medals. [Marketing] By Phillip A. Bianco News Editor The White House announced a plan to create a new national body made up of the best science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers in the country on July 17. The
program began in early August. The “STEM Master Teachers Corps” will feature 50 of the most talented STEM teachers from each of 50 different locations. The members will be selected locally or regionally through “a highly competitive process with set national stan-
dards,” according to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Dana Campbell, chair of Moraine Valley’s Physical Science department, co-hosted the STEM conference held at Moraine Valley in April. He welcomes the idea of the corps STEM | page 3
While students were enjoying summer break, construction crews were active throughout campus creating a new parking lot, renovating the Center for Contemporary Technology in the T building and relocating the tennis courts. Returning students will arrive on campus to discover 400 new parking spaces on the west side of campus. The board approved the plan in response to calls from outraged parents of students unable to park to attend classes for which they paid tuition, fees and books costs. “I’m grateful the board approved this plan so people can get to class,” said Andrew Duren, Executive Vice President of Administrative Services.
The new parking lot in front of the Crawley Science Hall was made possible by razing the tennis courts and relocating them to the southwest side of campus along 111th street. The tennis courts are complete, open to the public and ready for the next season of tennis. Basketball hoops are included on the courts. With the remaining referendum dollars, the T-Building, one of the oldest buildings on campus, is being retooled to accommodate the changing needs of students. “Built in the 1980’s, it has been virtually left the same over the years,” said Duren. “The building always lacked a public place for students to sit and relax, have a cup of coffee or browse the Internet,” Duren said. When construction is complete, the front of the T buildCONSTRUCTION | page 7
IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES Find out where your least favorite subject and and origami come together.
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ENTERTAINMENT Jeremy Runner star in the summer film “The Bourne Legacy.”
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SPORTS Women’s cross country gears up for the upcoming season. Sports page 2