The Montage Aug 30 2018 Issue

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2 NEWS

August 30, 2018

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Students get a fresh welcome to Meramec Student Center mural now on display LAUREN JOHNS ART & LIFE EDITOR A new mural now graces the walls of the Student Center and the creation of this colorful welcome message evolved through collaboration of faculty, staff and students during spring 2018.

Erica Ciarlo of the Nursing department, worked with Michael Swoboda, graphic design professor, Lisa Wilkinson of ESL and John Schmitt of the CVT to brainstorm and initiate the process.

“There was discussion of hanging flags from different countries in the Student Center but space was an issue, as

some flags would be unrepresented,” said Ciarlo. “Also, flags can evoke emotions and feelings that are not always positive and welcoming.”

The “Welcome Wall” needed more student input before a final idea was settled on, said Ciarlo. As a result, Wilkinson brought her ESL students into the mix. “She ended up doing a poll with international students and a ‘Welcome’ sign in each of their native languages ended up being the best way to go,” said Ciarlo.

Next, Ciarlo reached out to Swoboda

and he spent more than 80 hours working with 40 of the international students, designing online and by hand, preparing the work for print and installing it on the wall. All the while, he gives most of the credit to his students.

“The Typography students in my Fall 2017 semester class were the thinkers and designers that really brought the idea to life,” said Swoboda. “The work of student Hannah Hinton — the lead designer of the mural — who also helped during the installation of the project — was crucial to its completion.”

Swoboda said he was very pleased with the final project and hopes to incorporate more unique languages in the future, including sign languages, pictographs and braille.

“A number of people have sought me out to ask if their language could be added to the mural and I always say yes,” said Swoboda. “I ask them to write their ‘Welcome’ message in whichever language on a sheet of paper and to submit it to me. As soon as we get 10 or more additional languages, we will install them as part of the mural.”

STLCC reduces tuition by 5 percent $1 tech fee increase for 2019 still in effect despite tuition reduction TYRA LEESMAN PRINT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF St. Louis Community College has reduced its tuition for students by 5 percent following bipartisan efforts by Missouri Legislature and Gov. Mike Parson to restore budget cuts that would have raised tuition by as much earlier this year. The outcome is an estimated $1.7 million savings based on projected credit-hour enrollment.

The signing of FY 2019 by Gov. Parson, which focuses in part on stabilizing higher education budgets, contributed directly to the reduction.

Missouri House Bill 2003 allocates revenue and funding for higher education, including a $2 million portion for SkillUP, which benefits SNAP recipients through education opportunities, vocational training, job search and vocational trainings.

In a March Board of Trustees meeting, a five percent increase to maintenance fees was approved in response to the cuts recommended by former Gov. Eric

Greitens.

Uncertainties in the state budget were cited in the authorization of the chancellor to reduce fees to fall 2017 amounts, if feasible.

“We were thrilled when we heard.

As soon as it happened, the next day we requested the reduction,” said Jeff L. Pittman, chancellor.

Students of STLCC who registered for the fall 2018 semester were initially billed at the increased rate, but fees have already been reassessed, and students who have already paid will be automatically refunded the difference, according to Pittman.

“Our goal is to get students through to graduation with little or no debt,” said Pittman.

Although tuition is now reduced, faculty layoffs and a suspension of sabbaticals from 2018 remain.

“These are completely separate issues. (The reduction in force) doesn’t

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actually have much to do with the tuition reduction. The tuition reduction was a decision that stemmed from anticipated budget cuts that did not happen. It was first raised five percent, and when the budget was restored, tuition was reduced again,” said Dr. Carol Lupardus, provost at Meramec campus.

Tuition rates for last year were valued the same as the now-reduced tuition, with the exception of a $1 tech fee increase for 2019.

As of now, no restorations of sabbaticals or department funding are being considered. However, according to Lupardus, most faculty and staff at STLCC are expected to receive an increase in pay.

“I think efforts have been very strategic and thoughtful to keep budget, and to be very conscientious about our spending. I think we are very good stewards of the taxpayers’ money,” said Lupardus.

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The Meramec provost, a member of the College Leadership Team, which makes suggestions and gives input to the Board of Trustees on matters like tuition changes, called increases to tuition a “last resort” recommendation.

Chancellor Pittman and Provost Lupardus both said that they foresee growth in the stability of the financial health of the college in the next year, and are hopeful that tuition reductions like this will result in better enrollment rates across all the campuses.

“We’re very financially sound at this point. This is the first time we’ve had a balanced budget in probably 10 years.

We’d be working on a $5 million deficit if we hadn’t made the hard decisions we made this year. And we are thrilled to be able to offer this reduction to tuition this year, too,” said Pittman.

“It’s really all about you (the students). Making getting a degree doable. Affordable,” said Lupardus.

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NEWS 3 USAF Veteran, History Professor, Provost

August 30, 2018

Dr. Steve Collins Promoted to Campus Provost, Wildwood TYRA LEESMAN PRINT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dr. Steve Collins, a former professor of History at Saint Louis Community College Meramec, was promoted to Campus Provost of the Wildwood campus in late June. In addition to this post, he serves as the Department Chair of Humanities for the campus, and Chair of the Curriculum Committee.

“It was really last minute, but the chancellor asked me to serve as provost, and of course I was honored. To me, it’s a service,” said Collins.

Until this semester, Collins has been teaching at the Meramec campus. His first year as an Archer was in 1999. Previously, he attended such universities as OSU in Oklahoma, Texas State, and LSU in Louisiana.

He attributes his love of teaching history to his first history professor, who made the subject interesting and relevant to him on a personal level.

With a bachelor’s degree in business, Collins entered the United States Air Force in 1987, serving later in the USAF Reserves until 1995. Following his service, he attended graduate school to focus his efforts on becoming a teacher.

“I always wanted to be teaching rather than doing research. That’s why I chose a two-year college instead of a university, four-year institution,” said Collins.

In 1998, Collins and then-wife moved to Saint Louis from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to allow her to attend graduate school. The next year, Meramec hired Collins.

“He’s such a great professor. I was not interested in history at all in school, but he made it fun,” said Syed

Ali, a former student in one of Collins’ Meramec classes.

Wildwood has a growing enrollment rate, and following the reduction in force earlier this year, several new members of faculty have been added to the campus roster.

Collins, who has been campus provost for nearly seven weeks, compares learning his new duties to “drinking from a firehose.”

As a provost, the professor does not attend to matters of bureaucracy and politics, he said. Financial Aid, Collins gratefully includes, is not in his realm of authority.

As the school makes changes to move STLCC toward a “One Campus” reality, provosts have been named at each location to ensure the smooth running of management over faculty, scheduling, and curriculum.

Provosts hold a meeting for themselves each week and discuss their topics as a group, said Collins.

“The point is to make sure that all the campuses are doing the same things. We have to be sure everyone is united, and working together,” Collins said.

Collins, who lives in Illinois, travels an hour to the Wildwood campus each day and maintains office hours there for students. The long-distance biker lives with his wife, who he married in April of this year.

The position of campus provost for Wildwood is an interim post, meaning that in the fall of next year, the spot could go to someone else. However, for the school year of 2018-2019, Dr. Collins will serve as provost.

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Greeting Those Who Gather Meramec ‘Welcome Week’ Begins with Food and Fun

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Photo by Lauren Johns

Dana Baldus, from Dancakes, creates edible pancake art for students during Welcome Week’s Take a Seat, Make a Friend, on Aug 23 in the Library Quad.

Students gather at one of the campus resource booths on Monday Aug 20, the first day of Welcome Week, or a new semester.

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Becky Helbling, Charlie Helbling and Patrick Mallory welcome students to STLCC - Meramec during the first week of classes, on Tuesday Aug 21, between Communications South and Business Administration.

‘The Human iPod’: John Rush: gave a live performance at the cafeteria in the student center on Friday Aug 24, 2018. From 12 - 2pm Rush had two song books fro students to place requests. Rush also took time to explain the music and instruments used in a few songs he performed.

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Students play volleyball in between classes during Welcome Week’s Spirit Day, while others shoot hoops and kick goals, on Aug 22nd in the Library Quad.

4 ART & LIFE

August 30, 2018

Acting As A New Character Students Audition For “The Crucible” LAUREN JOHNS ART & LIFE EDITOR The Meramec Theatre Department is launching the play lineup with “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller for performances planned for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3-6 and 2 p.m. on Oct. 7.

Professor Michelle Rebollo, director, said the theme of the play - events around the 1950’s involving McCarthy’s “witch hunt” for communists - resonates well with all the political upheaval of today.

“The plays for each year are all selected at once by me and the ‘Theater Area Committee,’ said Rebollo. “This one in particular allows for a great variety, a contrast to previous shows, opening our eyes to what happens when free speech is attacked.”

Meramec students and community members auditioned for the play Aug. 2223. Typically, auditions take three hours, said Rebello. The aspiring actors fill out information forms and cold read scripts individually or with another person.

“During this process, I focus a lot of attention on which character that person embodies best,” said Rebollo. “I don’epay attention to their extensive amount of experience or lack thereof. They might not even be enrolled here and that doesn’t hurt their chances.”

The first rehearsal occurs outside of the theater and the cast will gather in the studio or “greenroom” (a communal space for eating and relaxing). They read through the entirety of the play portraying whichever character they were cast as, while crews start measuring actors for costumes and visualizing the sets, said Rebello. For musicals, the beginning process is a little different.

Along with “sides.” performers will need to have 16 measures of music prepared for that particular production. However, there is no required dancing experience.

Evan Turek, scholarship student who made it to the semifinals of KCACF (Kennedy Center American Collegiate Festival) said that there is no dancing in the shows here, but rather “choreographed movements.”

Turek has attended Meramec for three years and been in four of the five shows each year, (which includes the children’s show they put on for kids in the area during summer). In addition to the KCACF honor, he has also received an award for his vast achievements and time commitment, given to him at the end of the year banquet.

“The college chooses those who are exceptionally active and engaged,” said Turek. “The biggest shock was with the national competition. We are just a quaint little community college so it’s rare that any of us get that far. Only 50 people are chosen out of 300.”

He said that he was scouted out during one of his performances and from there he traveled to Iowa to audition with 10 others. He said he needed to have two songs and a scene prepared.

“What people don’t realize is that our theater is such a hidden gem,” said Turek. “Our shows are free first of all, which isn’t common. However. we do have a fundraiser during each show and last year we raised $2,000 a night with ‘Avenue Q’. Not too mention, our theater is bigger than the ones on Broadway.”

In addition, Turek said how much he admires Michelle Rebollo and her unflinching ability to take risks and help students grow to become better versions of themselves.

“I never thought in a million years I would be the lead role, but Michelle took a chance on me in ‘Avenue Q’, casting me as Princeton. It was so nerve racking but at the same time it was one of the best experiences of my life.”

His advice to wannabe performers: audition, audition, audition.

“It can be challenging to put yourself out there,” said Turek. “Keith Oliver (another director) asked me to sing something on the spot once during rehearsal. I was constantly questioning how prepared I was for all of this exposure.”

Regardless, he knows that bad days

Student actors rehearse parts of their scripts during “The Crucible” tryouts, outside the Meramec Theatre in Humanities West, on Aug 22.

Photos by Syed Ali

Professor Michelle Rebollo discusses the guidelines for theater auditions for ‘The Crucible’ in the Meramec Theatre on Aug 22. do happen, and claiming you’ve never had a bad acting experience would be the biggest lie imaginable, said Turek.

Kalen Riley, another theater student, also stresses the importance of taking chances. “I have been in more productions than I can count at Meramec and have learned so much from Michelle and Keith,” said Riley. “If you’re thinking about auditioning and are too scared, or too nervous, just try it. The absolute worst thing that could happen is you don’t get a part.”

There are various other opportunities alongside just acting or tech crews, such as joining theatre or improv clubs. In addition, you can also apply to be a director and work with Rebollo and Oliver.

“This requires previous experience and only two students are selected,” said Rebollo. “After an application and interview process, the chosen ones help direct a series of pre-selected plays.”

Due to the surplus of opportunities,

Riley said that this program is like an “unsung hero.” It has propelled him to new heights.

“My work here helped me get accepted into Roosevelt University, one of the most competitive Conservatory programs in Chicago,” said Riley. “They only accept about 25 out of 2000 auditions and I was one of them.”

Riley said theater can have such an impact on diverse communities.

“We love theater because we all enjoy movies and hearing stories,” said Rebollo.

“In today’s society it’s harder to stay united, but performing changes that. We gather together despite differing political views or backgrounds and come out on the other side more open-minded.”

According to Riley, freedom of expression is the greatest thing to gain and the worst thing to lose. “Excuse my bad ‘Crucible’ reference: anyone that doesn’t allow the population to enjoy that expression of life should be put on trial,” said Riley.

Students listen as they read the script to each other during “The Crucible” tryouts in the Meramec Theatre hallway, on Aug 22.

ART & LIFE 5 Where Culture and Community Collide

August 30, 2018

STLCC Takes Part in Festival of Nations TYRA LEESMAN PRINT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The smell of curry and cilantro wafted down the central drive of Tower Grove Park. Saturday, and an estimated 120,000 visitors walked the shoulder-toshoulder path, continuing over the next 48 hours.

St Louis Community College students could be seen wandering the lanes of Tower Grove Park near Grand, experiencing the St Louis Festival of Nations.

The festival is an annual event featuring ethnic booths, dance, musical performances, arts and crafts. A few of the countries that were represented this year included Senegal, Ireland, and Syria.

“This [event] is an opportunity to be introduced to different cultures, foods, and traditions,” said Scott Armstead, the new head of the International Students Club on the STLCC Meramec campus.

“This world. This city. We need Festivals like this.

We need inclusion and diversity,” said Alderman Annie Rice, after her speech at the official opening of the event.

The Festival of Nations is a cultural celebration of the diverse international cultures of St. Louis locals. Every year, the park event opens with more than 40 booths, tables for crafts, dancing and musical performances.

Most years, the International Students Club gather to experience the event as a group.

The club includes people who are here from other countries and locals who see the value in getting to know a diverse range of ethnicities. For foreign students, they are sometimes here without friends or family, and clubs like these provide an opportunity to make new acquaintances.

“These are people and cultures you wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to come in contact with,” said Josh Lake, a festival attendee and former club member.

Armstead currently heads the club, though no students have actively signed up for this semester.

Photos by Syed Ali

Attendees of the Festival of Nations line up to explore what the multicutural festival has in store for them. The event was held on Aug 25 at Tower Grove Park.

However, students from the college still attended the event and Saint Louis Community College maintains an information booth at the festival each year. “[Students benefit from] a sense of belonging.

New friends, that’s what college is about. Experience, opening the mind, newness. It also opens up new experiences that you might not have tried before. I was NOT interested in photography until I joined the

Madison Kokotovich showcases her STLCC fan at the Festival of Nations.

STLCC hosted a booth at the two-day event.

photography club. You never know what you might be good at, take an interest in,” Armstead said.

He stressed the importance of clubs for college age students.

To enroll in the International Students Club, students may email Scott Armstead at sarmstead7@stlcc.edu or stop by the library during open hours. Attendance at the Festival of Nations is free to the public.

Dr. Sarah Fielding and a Florissant Valley student welcomes visitors to the STLCC kiosk at the Festival of Nations.

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OPINIONS 7

August 30, 2018

My Experience with Major Depressive Disorder MARY WILSON OPINIONS EDITOR The commercials are on TV - a new medication with a glum-looking person, sometimes masking their symptoms of depression, occasionally with a literal mask appears on the screen.

Then, a psychiatrist visit and suddenly, the individuals who looked sad a mere 15 or 20 seconds ago, appear happy. Sometimes the characters are laughing with friends; other times, they are interacting with family members. A reminder of the medication name, the dosages, and an urge for the viewer to ask their doctor about the new medication. As people who struggle with depression know, the answer is rarely that simple.

I have been open about my struggles with mental health disorders, but haven’t talked much about my depression, despite having been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder since I was 16 years old.

We hear when someone--most notably a celebrity or public figure--dies by suicide. We see the push for people in crisis to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We see the social media posts urging struggling individuals to “just get help,” And then, silence.

Major Depressive Disorder is estimated to affect 6.7 percent of American adults in a given year. Children and teenagers can develop the disorder, too. It’s especially widespread among college students. Each person’s experience with MDD is unique to them, but there are some common traits: individuals in the midst of a

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depressive episode can have cognitive, emotional and behavioral or physical symptoms.

When I’m in a depressive episode, I feel like a burden to all those who are around me. Helpless. Hopeless. I lose my appetite. I gradually withdraw from activities I once loved. It’s a despicable experience. MDD is one of the most common mental illnesses. Odds are, you personally know someone who struggles with

depression or struggle with it yourself. It can affect anyone, even people who appear to have the perfect life and everything one could want. As a therapist explained to me, depression puts the sufferer into tunnel vision.

All the activities the individual once enjoyed no longer bring joy or comfort, and it seems like there’s no way out of their misery. Depression blocks all the good parts of their life out and quickly sucks the victim into its trap.

I thought I had a handle on my depression. I thought that since I could still go to school, work, and fulfill all my obligations, I couldn’t be that depressed. I was shocked when my therapist told me that I had severe depression, as I was crying on her couch, not seeing a way to go forward. Functioning depression is real, she explained, and I wasn’t doing that great of a job with my day to day functioning, either. She enrolled me in a program for depression and anxiety and I am slowly on the path to recovery.

I am lucky enough to have access to healthcare and surrounded by people who tell me that it will get better, that ending my life is not the answer, and remind me that I have struggled before and survived, and I will survive this time, too. There are people, right here on the Meramec campus, who know how depression feels. The Counseling Center has counselors that are trained to listen, and can point toward resources in the community. I promise that it will be okay--not all at once, but eventually. We won’t always feel this way. Depression can block out the light and make an individual feel hollow and worthless. But there are ways to fight back.

Depression is a liar, and with a proper treatment plan, individuals can recover. It will get better. I need to believe that.

Charlottesville: One Year Later TANIA ROBIN STAFF WRITER In August of 2017, a violent white nationalist group marched through Charlottesville, Virginia.

The white nationalists and supremacists came to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee, which the town decided by vote to have removed.

A woman’s life was taken that next day while she was marching with counter-protesters when a white nationalist drove his car into the crowd. Heather Hayer was the only fatality.

An innocent life was lost, and many others were injured because of the amount of hate that was being poured onto Charlottesville that weekend.

To me, it’s obvious this kind of hate kills.

In my mind, a violent protest never should have been allowed.

Dozens of white nationalists, Nazis and white supremacists had armed themselves with guns, rifles, batons, and bats for these rallies and marches.

This should have been enough for anyone to recognize that this group was not there to protest nonviolently.

The counter-protesters didn’t arm themselves because they had planned a peaceful, nonviolent protest.

The Charlottesville riots happened just over a year ago this month. Charlottesville is still in a state of turmoil in the aftershock of last year’s terrifying events.

Yes, some political figures stepped down in Charlottesville, including their chief of police. But the town is still mourning the racist atrocities that occurred. The town is working hard to turn its spirit around and create open dialogue to fight the racism in Charlottesville.

It’s my personal hope that our cities like Charlottesville and our country as a whole, will come together to stand up for each other and learn from each other.

I hope we will embrace the differences in each other instead of focusing on the negatives, and learn from Charlottesville (and other similar situations that have erupted all over our country) to prevent them from happening again.

Everyone’s life is valuable. No one should lose their life because of discrimination.

I feel the “unitetheright” rally was so small this year because the white nationalists and supremacists were hesitant to rally or protest due to what happened last time, and the negative reputations they received from their violent rally.

This year, the counter-protesters in Charlottesville were at least three times larger, and outnumbered the opposition.

There were a number of other counter-protests around the country to stand in solidarity with Charlottesville.

We can continue working toward safe communities, by listening, being respectful and mindful of others.

I am part of a multicultural family and proud of that. I take pride in my diversity every day because it’s rare and amazing that I have two Chinese sisters, a black sister, a Caucasian sister, and I am Incan Peruvian.

Our country is unique because we are part of many cultures existing together.

Why not embrace this?

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8 SPORTS

August 30, 2018

Striving for the ultimate goal Men’s Soccer season opens with exhibitions AMANDA HARRIS PRODUCTION MANAGER The STLCC Archer’s Men’s soccer team officially started with a season opener exhibition match on Aug. 12 at Northern Illinois University, with a final score of 6 - 0.

On Aug. 18, the Men’s Soccer team played an exhibition match against Garden City Community College at the Meramec campus, resulting in a win of 3 - 2.

To prepare for the upcoming season,

Coach Tim Mosby said they are “using each training or practice to get better and get to know each other,” along with getting their “fitness up” by “doing a lot of fitness work.”

The Men’s Soccer team has a few goals in mind this year, according to Mosby.

“Obviously our goal is to win the championship and take one game at a time at this point,” said Mosby.

Going into the season, Mosby said he

sees their strengths as being pretty well rounded.

“We have good offensive players and good defensive players,” said Mosby.

He said for weaknesses, the team is still working to play as one. The team is looking to achieve the same success as the past four years, said Mosby. The Archer’s Men’s soccer team had 64 wins in four years from 2013-2017. “It’s probably one of the best in the nation,” said Mosby.

Upcoming Games Sept. 1 9:00am Women’s Volleyball @Lincoln Land Community College Sept. 1 11:00am Women’s Volleyball Lincoln College @ Lincoln Land Community College Sept. 1 1:00pm Women’s Volleyball Lewis & Clark Community College @ Lincoln Land Community College Sept. 2 2:00pm Men’s Soccer @ Lincoln Land Community College Sept. 2 12:00pm Women’s Soccer Broward College @ Eastern Florida State College Sept. 4 5:15pm Men’s Soccer Washington University JV Sept. 5 6:30pm Women’s Volleyball @ Jefferson College

Photos by Amanda Harris

Left: Ryan Khedoo and James Harrison chase the ball down the field during the August 18th exhibition match, against Garden City Community College, at the Meramec campus. Right: Savino Livornese kicks the ball out from a Garden City Community College rival, during the same August 18th exhibition match.

A look back on sports

Sept. 9 1:15pm Baseball Indian Hills Community College @ University of Central Missouri

AMANDA HARRIS PRODUCTION MANAGER Baseball 27 - 26 (.509) 9 - 13 (.409) Lost 2 13 - 13 14 - 11 0-2

Women’s Basketball Overall (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Streak Home Away Neutral

25 - 4 (.862) 3 - 1 (.750) Lost 1 11 - 1 12 - 2 2-1

Women’s Volleyball Overall (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Streak Home Away Neutral

5 - 25 (.167) 0 - 5 (.000) Lost 1 2-7 0-7 3 - 11

Softball Overall (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Streak Home Away Neutral

28 - 13 (.683) 12 - 4 (.750) Lost 1 6-2 14 - 4 8-7

Sept. 8 12:00pm Women’s Soccer St. Louis College of Pharmacy Sept. 9 1:00pm Men’s Soccer @ Illinois Central College

STLCC Archer’s 2017 - 2018 season

Overall (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Streak Home Away Neutral

Sept. 6 3:00pm Baseball Southwestern Illinois College

Sept. 9 3:00pm Women’s Soccer @ Illinois Central College

Men’s Basketball Overall (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Streak Home Away Neutral

17 - 13 (.567) 2 - 3 (.400) Lost 1 13 - 5 3-7 1-1

Photo by Amanda Harris

Chase Jones prepares to bat and Anthony Rask prepares to catch a missed ball at Busch Stadium on Sept 14th, 2017.

Women’s Soccer Overall (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Streak Home Away Neutral

10 - 7 (.588) 0 - 0 (.000) Lost 1 6-3 4-2 0-2

Men’s Soccer Overall (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Streak Home Away Neutral

Sept. 9 3:30pm Baseball State Fair Community College @ University of Central Missouri Sept. 11 3:00pm Baseball Jefferson College

Photo by Ashley Biundo

Men’s Soccer wins the Central District Championship against Illinois Central college on Nov 4 2017.

23 - 1 (.958) 4 - 0 (1.000) Lost 1 16 - 0 5-0 2-1

Photo by Amanda Harris

Archers softball team is introduced to the crowd before two April 16, 2018 games against St. Charles Community College.

Sept. 11 4:00pm Women’s Soccer Southwestern Illinois College Sept. 11 6:30pm Women’s Volleyball @ Lewis & Clark Community College Sept. 12 7:00pm Men’s Soccer St. Charles Community College @ Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex