Author: Jonah Marshall

Student Karolina Granda on left in a pink ruffled v-neck blouse poses with Dr. Pamela Haney wearing a green, long-sleeved zip-up Moraine Valley Sweatshirt, dressed as a student.

Posted on: April 29, 2026 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Pres. Haney, Karolina Granda swap roles for a day

Photo provided by MVCC Marketing By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 21, student Karolina Granda, 20, studying communication on a pre-law path, switched roles with Dr. Haney and became President for a day. Haney took over Granda’s role and followed her school, extracurricular, work, and even her mandatory Dunkin’ schedule! Student’s perspective Granda attended a Board of Trustees meeting, providing input as Dr. Haney would. The meeting discussed…

Posted on: April 6, 2026 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Segovia wins Student Trustee election

Photo provided by MVCC Marketing Department By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer Last week, Moraine Valley’s student body elected a new Student Trustee. Michelle Segovia will take on this role until next Spring; she will be sworn in at the April Board meeting on Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 p.m. She will be replacing last year’s Trustee, Garrett Weigel. Segovia won the election with 110 votes or 42.9% of the total…

Posted on: March 26, 2026 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Student Trustee candidates convey goals at forum

Graphic by Logan McQuaid, Graphic Design Intern By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer On March 25 in U111 Dean of Students and Compliance Officer Kent Marshall moderated a candidate forum for the four candidates campaigning to be the Student Trustee of Moraine for the 2026-27 term. They answered a series of questions from Marshall and audience members. The Glacier is providing a summary of their responses below to help students decide…

Metal pin on button that states "Your vote counts" in red, white and blue theme.

Posted on: March 16, 2026 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

Students voice opinions on voting in the Illinois midterms

Image from Presenter Media By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer The Illinois midterms have been competitive this year with the Republican race for Governor and an open US Senate seat. We asked students at Moraine to give their thoughts on voting in the midterms. The importance of voting from Moraine students Some students at Moraine believe that the way they can do their part as students is to vote. Leyla Toledo,…

Posted on: March 10, 2026 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

What to know about the 2026 Primary races: Illinois General Assembly

Graphic by Logan McQuaid, Graphic Design Intern By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer The Glacier is committed to providing information on candidates running in the Illinois Primary on March 17, 2026. Our fourth installment focuses on the Illinois General Assembly. We have focused on only the Senate and representative Districts closest to Moraine’s District to keep the length of the article manageable. Like the US Congress, there are two legislative houses…

a split image of the US House and Senate with people icons in blue and red indicating the party of the current Illinois members of Congress.

Posted on: February 26, 2026 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

What to know about the 2026 Primary races: US Congress

Graphic by Logan McQuaid, Graphic Design Intern By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer The series we started earlier this month continues with our third installmennt. This week we focus on the Illinois primary elections happening in March for the US Senate and House of Representatives. One-third of the Senate is elected every two years, the term is six years, and there are no term limits. Current Democratic Senator Dick Durbin is…

A showing the scales of justice, a file cabinet, and a dollar sign with arrows pointing to and away from it to show what the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Comptroller. respectively, do at the state level.

Posted on: February 10, 2026 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

What to know about the 2026 Primary races: Statewide officers

Graphic by Logan McQuaid, Graphic Design Intern By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer Last week, The Glacier launched a series on the offices that have elections in 2026, and focused on the Governor’s race. This week, we turn to other statewide offices that work in tandem with the Governor’s office. What does AG do: The Attorney General (AG) of Illinois is the highest ranking legal officer and enforces state laws, represents…

A collage photo of the gubernatorial candidates in 2026 shown on a blue background for the Democrat candidate and a red background for the Republican candidates.

Posted on: February 2, 2026 Posted by: Jonah Marshall Comments: 0

What to know about the 2026 primary races: Governor

Graphic by Logan McQuaid, Graphic Design Intern By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer Prepare for the onslaught of political ads just beginning to ramp up as the Illinois primary is just seven weeks away. There are several offices that are up for election in 2026, and The Glacier is starting a series on election coverage to inform our readers of what is at stake this year. Graphic by Logan McQuaid, Graphic…