Graphic by James Landgraf, Former Graphic Design Intern Hello fellow students, I pray everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I want to take a moment and thank all the Moraine Valley students, clubs, organizations, faculty, and staff for their efforts to contribute to others for the holiday season. I was able to join the Phi Theta Kappa club and make Thanksgiving cards for children in hospitals. The Next Generation Business…
Photo by Sawyer Cranston, Staff Writer The word retard is very controversial for many people, but why is that? Many people don’t know the meaning or where it came from. According to the Cambridge Dictionary retard is French for delay, lateness or slowness, falling behind. It has been used as a medical term for mental retardation. Merriam-Webster describes it as “mild to severe impairment in intellectual ability equivalent to an…
Photo from stereogum.com By Maria Trejo, Staff Writer Gracie Abrams launched her music career in 2020 with her first two EP’s Minor (2020) and This Is What It Feels Like (2021). After opening for Olivia Rodrigo for her SOUR Tour (2022) and Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour (2023), she gained recognition for her emotionally raw songwriting. She went on to release her first studio album Good Riddance (2023) while also embarking…
Photo by Jan Kopischke, Student Publications Advisor Republicans start their majority off in the House by going after transgender people. No one should be surprised. Republicans won a slim majority in the House and the Senate this election cycle. That means that their far-right agenda will be more than likely to become reality after former President Donald Trump won the Presidential election. As evidence of their far-right agenda, Nancy Mace…
Photo by Carmen Tedeschi By Carmen Tedeschi, Christian Fellowship, Outside Contributor This year marked the fourth time Christian Fellowship collaborated with Phi Theta Kappa on campus to make Thanksgiving cards for children in the hospital. Our annual event was Nov. 12 and 13 in the Cafetereia. We delivered the cards to Cards for Hospitalized Children (CFHC) on Nov. 14. Last year, both Christian Fellowship and Phi Theta Kappa made about…
How to be okay about the 2024 presidential election results. On Nov. 6, Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the 2024 presidential election beating out Vice President Kamala Harris, winning every blue wall state (Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan) that Harris needed for victory. These results were not what half the country wanted to hear. The next four years are going to be tough. Some of us are going…
By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer In the 2022 midterm elections, many pundits predicted that there would be a “red wave” in the House of Representatives. However, after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June of that year, Democrat voters were highly motivated and sent a strong message at the ballot box. The “red wave” turned out to be more of a trickle, with the Republicans taking a slim majority…
Photo provided by MV Speech Team Press Release courtesy of Krista Applequist The Moraine Valley Speech Team hosted a forensics tournament in Building A Friday and Saturday October 25th-26th. There were 19 schools in attendance including: College of DuPage, College of Lake County, Elgin Community College, Harper College, Highland Community College, John A Logan College, McHenry County College, Morton College, North Central College, Oakton Community College, Northern Illinois University, Prairie…
