Graphic by Gabriela Pawlikowska, Graphic Designer By Jonah Marshall, Staff Writer President Donald J. Trump signed his first bill last week, The Laken Riley Act. The bill was signed into law on January 29th, 2025 after it got bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. Who is Laken Riley? The act was named in honor of the 22-year old Georgia nursing student who was murdered while jogging at Augusta…
Photo by Zuzana Fudala, Staff Writer By Zuzana Fudala, Staff Writer Technology has come a long way, from our primitive ancestors making the first precursor tools, to the present where we have machines to help us make things, technology has advanced greatly. Recently, we have seen the rise of affordable 3D printing to the public and it has since gained popularity with all the things one can create. While it…
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…
