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,…
By Karolina Granda, Editor-in-Chief The power of journalism Moraine Valley Composition II students should be familiar with the dystopian societies presented in 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Both books express a rather selfish nature amongst main characters who aim to lead a life free of government-instituted knowledge interference. They fight for a life fluent in expression, reading, listening, and speaking. To summarize, both central characters…
Photo from Reuters By: Karolina Granda, Editor-in-Chief How is Carney emerging as the leader of a global resistance to Trump? Carney’s leadership of global resistance to Trump can be seen through his verbal remarks at the World Economic Forum’s 2026 foundational meeting in Davos, Switzerland. According to the BBC on January 22, 2026, “Minister Mark Carney seemed to challenge Donald Trump in a speech at the World Economic Forum in…
Photo from Reuters By Karolina Granda, editor in chief Power dynamics In the movie Mean Girls, Regina George uses her wealth and status to establish a power dynamic over the entire student body of North Shore High School. The meaner she becomes, the more support she gains and the more powerful she is. This comes to an end when reality literally strikes her in the face, and she is hit…
By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer Following the longest Government shutdown, lasting over 40 days, comes the American peoples’ questioning of Chuck Schumer’s career. Senate Minority leader, Chuck Schumer, detested the new government shutdown bill proposed by Congress over the weekend. Schumer gave a speech on the Senate floor in which he stated, “Democrats are united as the party of lower healthcare costs and improving our healthcare system. We will not…
Photo courtesy of Jose Luis Magana / AP file By Alim Useini, Staff Writer The United States finds itself at a crossroads of ideology and identity; a nation where differences of opinion have been magnified into divisions that seem, at times, insurmountable. Headlines chronicle conflicts of belief, partisan discord, and, tragically, violence that has no place in a democracy. Most recently, the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk shocked a…
Image generated by Word Press AI In November, I wrote a piece that tried to put people’s nerves at ease after Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election. I was clinging to the hope that our three branches of government would somehow remain on equal footing. Looking back on that piece, I realize how naive I was. The term “First 100 days” originated when FDR came into office in 1933…
