By Maria Trejo, Staff Writer Doktor Kaboom took the stage on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. drawing an audience eager for a taste for science experiments. The line was long, and buzzing with excitement from children and family members. Doktor Kaboom introduced himself to the audience. He made some fun and light-hearted comments about himself such as being a “snappy dresser.” Throughout the whole show, he was very interactive…
Photo provided by Doktor Kaboom! By Maria Trejo, Staff Writer Doktor Kaboom takes the stage on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 pm with an educational tour of modern science using comedy as it combines theater and science all in one. Scheduled in the FPAC in the Dorothy Menker Theater, Doktor Kaboom! will make this an evening the audience won’t forget. It promises to be an exciting experience for not only…
Photos of Kurt Cobain from Getty Images Friday, April 5, 2024, marked 30 years since the suicide of Kurt Cobain. The world of music and fans across the globe of Nirvana lost one of the most influential people of their generation. Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist died in his home in Seattle, Washington. The cause of death was revealed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Three days later his…
Photo by Marcus Collins, Staff Photographer By Zuzana Fudala, Staff A & E Writer Friday, April 19 saw the return of an event that has not been held since before COVID upended life as we know it. Tritones hosted Moraine’s Battle of the Bands, something that this writer has looked forward to since I started to attend Moraine Valley. There have been plenty of events on campus that I’ve attended…
Photo provided by Tao Drum By Waverly O’Malley, Staff Writer On Saturday, March 9, Moraine Valley welcomed the Drum Tao performance group to the Dorothy Menker Theater. Drum Tao is a Japanese percussion troupe specializing in taiko drums, a kind of traditional Japanese drums. The group utilizes not only percussion, but also the Japanese shinobue (flute), koto (harp), and syamisen (guitar), in their performances, adding a not insignificant amount of…
Photos courtesy of the MVCC Marketing Department By Noelle Chase, Staff Writer As a child growing up in America, I of course knew about the American Dream. Who hasn’t? In elementary school, I was taught about how great our country was and how it’s a place with one dream, The American Dream. But what was that dream? Still to this day, I don’t know, because as in the play “The…
Photo by Jermaine Logan, Staff Photographer and writer By Aimee Bustamante, Staff Writer Artist and designer, David Wischer of Wischer World, sets his new exhibit “Remember Me for 30 Days” at the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery within the Performing Arts Building on the Moraine Valley Campus. After visiting Wischer’s new exhibit on campus, it was obvious to notice his range of expertise in graphic design. Particularly, his two tapestries…
By Zuzanna Fudala, Staff Writer Frankenstein written by Mary Shelly is one of the most culturally significant gothic novels, with Frankenstein’s monster being an iconic figure in horror right next to the Mummy, the Wolfman, and Dracula. So, when I heard of a new film loosely based on Frankenstein set in the 80’s I thought, “OMG Bodacious!” The first time I saw Lisa Frankenstein, all I can say was barf…
