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STLCC released the 2018 Annual Security Report Oct. 1. Known commonly as the Clery Report, the Annual Security Report covers major and minor misdemeanors on all four STLCC college campuses.

The report provides facts, statistics and rates of crimes committed in 2017 as well as the previous three years.

While the goal of the report is to comply with the Clery Act, it also brings awareness to the importance of prevention, personal and public safety whilst shining light on the procedure of notifying authorities on crimes taking place, according to Campus Police Captain Benjamin Talley. “[The Clery Report] is a mandated thing that all colleges and universities have to provide,” said Talley.

Colleges are required to make the report publicly available to foster campus life and safety and to maintain privacy and security, which is why both the victim and the oppressor remain anonymous, said Talley. The report includes information about crimes committed by college students that take place on each campus and premises owned by STLCC. Crimes committed on any of STLCC’s college campuses are handled professionally by the STLCC police department along with federal law enforcement to ensure a safe environment, said Talley.

The purpose of an annual report is beyond merely reporting the statistics each year -- it is also to inform college students and staff of updated safety procedures, including fire safety reports and drills, said Talley.

“It’s a daily part of life for us,” said Talley. “What you see there is a culmination of what happens every day and the Clery Report is not a police only issue, it is an institutional obligation.” He said he and his officers have also participated in ongoing training to handle real-life emergencies.

Mary Zabriskie, J.D., director of student conduct for STLCC, and Talley, both assisted in the preparation of the 2018 Security Report. It was reviewed by Mary Nelson, general counsel at STLCC, before being published.

Crime statistics are reported anonymously in order to keep student and staff information confidential, said Talley. Students are also highly encouraged to report any criminal act or unjustified behavior at STLCC.

According to the Clery Center, The Clery Act is a “consumer protection law that aims to provide transparency around campus crime policy and statistics.” This law allows students to have access to information about crimes and assaults that take place on or around a college campus. The Clery Act categorizes crimes into seven major sections which are then split into smaller parts. Emergency evacuation procedures are practiced annually to ensure that most students know the protocol in case of an emergency, said Talley. The emergency procedures include lockdown drills, fire drills, active shooter drill, severe weather drill and safety forum, as stated in the 2018 Annual Security Report available on the STLCC website.

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#MeToo at Meramec

Students share experiences with sexual assault OLIVER PULCHER STAFF WRITER

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Since early 2017, a movement to bring about awareness of, and justice for, sexual assault has taken off in the United States. The movement, coined #MeToo, is a social media-based movement wherein sexual assault victims post their experiences and come forward about what happened to them while using the hashtag #MeToo. The movement has sparked heated debates worldwide.

With these events being widespread, many Americans have begun to take a step back and wonder whether people close to them have also been victims of sexual assault. Three of Meramec’s own students came forward with their sexual assault stories; however, two out of the three asked to remain anonymous.

Cat Manes-Boyer wished to reveal herself. “I was molested a couple hundred times by someone who was supposed to be my grandfather when I was younger,” she said. “Because of this, when a guy began to flirt with me, I couldn’t tell he

was flirting with me.

Manes-Boyer said she is still learning how to react to men because of her childhood experiences. “One day, when we were hanging out he told me to come to the back because he had built this skateboard ramp; I said, ‘Sure.’ He took me to the back where he said he had built the skateboard ramp, and he pulled out his genitals; and then he essentially coerced me into having sex with him.”

Another Meramec student, who requested to remain anonymous, said, “There was this one cook at the restaurant I used to work at - he was especially creepy from the minute I started working there. He used to say things like, ‘Too bad you’re sixteen,’ she said. “One time, he waited outside in a corner outside my work doors for me. Sometimes, I would be in the back getting bread and he

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would grab my hips; but the worst time anything happened, thank God I didn’t get hurt, he followed me into the takeout closet, and he closed the door behind us, then he asked, ‘Are you afraid of me?’”

She said he then got in her face and said “You should be.”

Another Meramec student, who requested to remain anonymous said her assault happened while she was attending Lindenwood University.

The third student, who also wished to remain anonymous, said, “Last year was when I was assaulted, me and my fiancé were on a break.” She said that she was at a party where there was drinking.

“I fell asleep on a bed in the house and I woke up to him grabbing at me. It was very uncomfortable and he continued to try and get me to have sex with him,” she said.

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Many public organizations, businesses, and schools have begun to implement new policies and reinforce old ones to prevent and help victims of sexual assault. St. Louis Community College as a whole, and Meramec itself, have readily made available the most recent security report which lists the total amount of sexual assault cases filed as well as the definitions for the various different kinds of sexual assault, the fines for anyone who commits such crimes, and the punishments for anyone who does so as well. Meramec has also posted fliers around campus with resources and people to talk to on campus who can help in any sexual assault situations in an effort to help any person who may need it.

Students who have been victims of sexual assault are encouraged to report the incident to campus police and seek out the resources available from the Meramec Counseling Department.

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October 25, 2018

The Bendy Mathematician

Professor Nancy Molik: Math Wiz, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Warrior TYRA LEESMAN PRINT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

In an Intermediate Algebra class at STLCC Meramec campus, a professor with black hair and glasses sat crosslegged in her chair and sipped a Coca Cola, patting chalk dust from her jeans. Nancy Molik tucked her feet under her knees in a position that looked uncomfortable, even to the young college students before her, and groaned slightly.

“Before anybody asks, I sit like this because I have a rare connective tissue disorder that makes my joints all loose and weird,” said Molik.

Professor Molik teaches several math classes at Meramec and suffers from a genetic condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which is a condition that can cause joints to dislocate and subluxate on a daily basis, creating chronic, debilitating pain, loss of mobility to varying degrees, and a list of other complex comorbidities.

Nonetheless, Molik approaches her classes with gusto and passion. According to Leah Keiko, a former student of Molik’s, the professor loves her job.

“It’s really clear that she loves what she does. She has this way with explaining things and sometimes she does it with pictures – it’s really easy to understand. But she really likes it, too.

I hate math and I never got why people would go and get a math degree, but then I would see her doing her thing up there at the board and it’s like she’s just really in her element,” said Keiko.

Molik got her Bachelor’s in Mathematics at Armstrong State College in Georgia before acquiring a Master’s in

Science and Mathematics from Auburn in Alabama in 1997. After teaching in Georgia for 12 years, Molik moved to St. Louis to be near family and applied to Meramec after reading about the college online.

“I thought it just sounded like fun.

When I worked at technical colleges, they’re really just for career majors. But we have arts and music majors here! You couldn’t slap the grin off my face the first time I walked across campus and saw somebody playing a guitar in the quad,” said Molik.

Though Molik spent seven years at a performing arts school, her passion is math. For math-haters and those less inclined to the left-brain, she offers advice.

“Don’t discount your personal experience when it comes to math. When students are coming back to school after a long time, I get a lot of scared people.

Even paying bills, buying gas, budgeting - those are all math. Don’t discount how that experience can help you in an algebra class,” said Molik.

The professor says her favorite thing about her job is talking to the students, working through problems with them, and not always limited to mathematics.

In her first year after being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Molik taught a student with the same rare disability and was able to connect on a personal level regarding the specific needs of their shared disorder.

Molik advises students, “Don’t be

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shy if you have a learning disability or a physical disability. It really comes down to support. Research your disability and talk to the access office. You never know when you might need a little extra help, and it’s not shameful to have that help

if you do need it. And don’t be afraid to talk to your teachers and the tutors. The scariest things ever is the first time you walk into the office. After that it’s easier!

Hunt down resources. Tutors here are free. Use them!”

Día de los Muertos

Spanish Professors Reflect on the Day of the Dead OLIVER PULCHER STAFF WRITER

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Some students may not only be celebrating Halloween or Thanksgiving this year, but also a holiday known as Día De Los Muertos.

Día De Los Muertos, translated to “Day of the Dead” in English, is a holiday celebrating the lives of people’s ancestors.

Though many Catholic-European countries celebrate a similar holiday, All Saints Day, Dia De Los Muertos is mainly celebrated in Mexico - where it originated - and in some Latin American countries, and Haiti.

The holiday is celebrated between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. Specific celebrations vary depending on the area, according to Meramec Spanish Professor Theresa Karutz. “For instance, in Mexico City in Mexico, there is a huge city wide parade of citizens to the cities graveyards, where the people go to celebrate their dead relatives,” she said.

The customs may also vary based on the geographic area. According to Rebecca Kettler, a German professor who has also taught Spanish at Meramec, “People will normally bring gifts and food that their dead relatives enjoyed when they were alive and will stay the whole night in the graveyards celebrating their dead relatives.”

Participants also often make altars within their homes with photos of their dead relatives surrounded by candles,

food, and gifts for the spirit of the dead relative. The alters sometimes remain in the home year round. “People also make Calaveras De Azúcar, or sugar skulls for the children, and Pan De Muertos, or Bread of the Dead, which is traditionally eaten at gravesites, which many St. Louis Mexican bakeries make around October, which is usually colored green, blue, or pink,” said Karutz.

In Haiti, Haitians celebrate both the Catholic-rendered All Souls Day and Day of the Dead. Haitians celebrate various Haitian spirits, the main one being Baron Samedi, who is the Haitian lao -- a spirit in Haitian Vodou -- of resurrection, alongside Baron Cimetière and Baron La Croix. Haitians begin the day with prayer and later visit the tombs of their dead relatives to clean the graves and place food on them for their relatives. They will also decorate the graves similarly in the way Latin Americans decorate the graves, but with a pronounced Vodou theme. After they decorate the grave, they will often feast and dance with the rest of the citizens while dressed up as the Haitian Laos.

Though celebrations may differ for the Day of The Dead, they all carry the same central meaning: to celebrate those who have moved on from our world and life, including death, as a whole.

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October 25, 2018

Visions

STL Choirs Combine to Showcase Mixture of Motion Graphics and Music TYRA LEESMAN PRINT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

St. Louis Community College at Meramec’s Department of Design, Visual and Performing Arts presented the Choral Showcase Concert “Visions” on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. The event featured the Chamber Singers Concert Choir and regular concert choir, conducted by Dr. Jerry Myers, and Black Tulip Chorale, conducted by Robert Stumpf.

Soloists and featured artists included Garrett Sheahan, Kyree Hamilton, Lauren Johns, Miranda Dowden, Makayla Song, Gabriella Harlow, Kyla Herbert, and Odell Jackson.

“This was a very talented group,” said Dr. Jerry Myers. “These are singers coming from a lot of different backgrounds and groups in the St. Louis Community to form this group.”

According to Myers, conceiving and executing the event was relatively easy.

As he compared his October concert plans to that of Stumpf, the concerts were “nearly identical,” which made the decision to combine the two seem like a good idea.

The concert boasted a new St. Louis – based LGBTQIA professional choir, a novelty in the area.

“It was a wonderful learning opportunity for our students. There was a wonderful chance for them to learn

from another professional conductor and to sing side by side with other singers from widely different backgrounds,” said Myers.

Concert goers witnessed the combination of music and art at Meramec as motion graphics were created by art students for the concert and played throughout the event, giving life to the music.

“We try to make all of our concerts different, but this one was really just very unique. At one point in the night we had almost 90 singers on the stage. Typically, you just come to hear the music, but [concert goers] got to visualize it through these motion graphics,” said Myers.

Dr. Tim Linder, a professor of art, worked with some of his students on the graphics, as well as Michael Swoboda and many of his students. Swoboda ran the graphics during the Sunday event.

“I’ve never been to a concert like that before. The [motion graphics] and all that visual effects stuff going on during the music just made it really overwhelming and beautiful. It’s hard to describe. You just need to go and be there in the seats watching the music. That sounds so weird, doesn’t it? Watching the music?

But that’s what it felt like we were doing,” said Azra Haddiq, a concert goer.

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The Black Tulip Chorale (LGBTQ+) choir perform on Oct 21st in the Meramec Theatre during the Choral Showcase. The Choral Showcase included visual graphics designed

by Meramec students and included Meramec’s own choir. To view more photos and video, visit: www.meramecmontage.com/artlife/choral-showcase-at-stlcc-meramec/ According to Haddiq, the crowd experienced a collective awe at the combined performances and visual augmentations. Upcoming concerts for Meramec’s singers include the Dec. 2

holiday concert, which will be held in the Meramec Theater at 7:00 p.m., and will feature all choral and instrumental groups at Meramec and the Funky Butt Brass Band.

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October 25, 2018

The Mystery of the Autistic Girl MARY WILSON OPINIONS EDITOR

Recently, I saw a new psychiatrist for the first time. Upon reviewing my medical history, the doctor paused and looked at me.

“Autism?” he said, “You’re not autistic.

Who did your evaluation? Are you sure?”

I explained that I was indeed autistic -- I had had two formal evaluations done, one at 12 years old and the other at 18.

Yes, I am sure I’m autistic.

Asperger’s, to be precise. Asperger’s isn’t a diagnosis anymore. Perhaps this is why the psychiatrist with the fancy degrees on the office wall was stumped: the common image of someone on the autism spectrum doesn’t look like me. I can talk and communicate my needs, I’m in college and doing appropriate level coursework, I am capable of taking care of myself.

Oh, yeah. I’m also a girl. Surely, girls

aren’t autistic.

The criteria used to diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder is largely based on studies of autistic boys. A quick Google search for ‘autism’ will produce a picture of a Caucasian, male toddler. Google goes on to specify that more males than females have the diagnosis. The gender gap in autism is real as there are more and more women sharing their stories of receiving an autism diagnosis later in life, often after their children are diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental disability.

More awareness, especially of autistic girls, has helped push the diagnostic rates closer to reality.

Current estimates from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts one in 59 children on the spectrum. The CDC also states that boys are four times more likely to be autistic than girls. The accuracy of this statistic is being questioned. Are boys really more likely to be autistic? Is there not enough information about autistic girls in the medical and general population?

Autistic girls are often labeled as “higher-functioning.”

Current theories on this say girls are naturally better at social skills and may be able to slip under the diagnostic radar.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM) specifies that while symptoms must be present in the early developmental

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period, they may not fully manifest until “social demands exceed limited capacities, or may be masked by learned strategies in later life.” In layman’s terms, it’s often not until puberty that autistic girls find themselves struggling to keep up with their peers in social situations.

I’ve often wondered if my autism diagnosis would have come earlier had I been born a boy.

The autism researcher Simon BaronCohen is known for his “extreme male

brain” theory of autism. That is, the brains of girls on the autism spectrum are more similar to the brains of boys who are not.

My psychiatrist ended the visit with prescription for refills of my anxiety and depression medicines with instructions to bring in the reports from my autism evaluations. Surely, I -- and the professionals who did my evaluation -are wrong about me being autistic. After all, I’m a girl.

Why Capstone Courses Suck TORI WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Capstone is the worst. It’s something most near-graduates seem to agree on and something most students have heard of if they’ve been at STLCC for very long.

But, is it really true? Yes. Yes, it is.

For those who don’t know, Capstone is a required course for anyone seeking an associate’s degree. Students are asked to look back on their experience at STLCC and evaluate their proficiency in four areas: higher order thinking, communication, managing information and valuing. Using these skills, they must create a project that will take 10 to 15 hours to complete and then execute it.

After their project is finished, they will then present it to the class and turn in a reflection paper.

If Capstone sounds like a class on how to bullsh*t, that’s because it is. Capstone is useful for one thing and one thing only: giving people an excuse to do their hobby for a grade and pretend like it’s a totally new experience. Playwrights get to write a new play or pull out an old one that’s been collecting dust on their computer

desktop for the last three years. Avid outdoors people get to finally plan that camping trip they’ve been dying to do with their friends or they can collect receipts and pictures from one they were planning on doing already. These are all fine, but no one is learning anything except for how to deal with the frustration of participating in a pointless class.

Speaking of frustration and pointlessness, the criteria for projects are vague, yet said-criteria can cost students significant points when they don’t do something the way the professor wants.

The most helpful thing in this instance

would be a rubric -- ironic, given the first part of the project is working on a rubric.

The lack of transparency is abysmal; surprisingly, not the worst part of the class.

The worst part about Capstone is that the teachers don’t even care. They say they do, but good luck getting feedback or grades on time. Additionally, the comments are as useless and trivial as “sounds good.” It took a teacher two weeks to write “sounds good?” It took me twenty minutes to write the paper in the first place. It’s shorter than this article. It doesn’t take that long to read.

To add insult to injury, the name of this class is Capstone. It should be Keystone. St. Louis is the home of the Arch, the shining Gateway to the West: the keystone is what holds it together, the final piece placed at its apex.

The entire structure would come crashing to the ground without the keystone. Obviously, STLCC is attempting to say that Capstone is the final piece in the puzzle of general education, but a capstone is a poor symbol to use -- especially in this city.

It’s the cherry on top of a laundry list of things that make Capstone terrible.

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October 25, 2018

Swinging it out of the field

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Archer’s Baseball team wins 18 - 3 during October 11th exhibition match OLIVER PULCHER STAFF WRITER The metallic clang of the bat rang out as it connected with the ball. The yells of the parents cheering for their respective children accompanied the yelling of coaches and players.

The adrenaline pumped as the batter dropped his bat and sprinted toward first base, desperately trying not to get caught. All of this is a familiar occurrence at all baseball games, especially at Meramec’s own Archer baseball games.

On October 11th, 2018, the St. Louis Community College Archers faced off against the Saint Charles Community College Cougars. The hardfought game ended with the Archers claiming victory 18-3 over the Cougars.

The Archer’s coach is Scott Goodrich. Nick Dabeer is the Archer’s second baseman, and McGuire Dean is the Archer’s first baseman.

“We have a good group of guys returning who all make good contributions and who have gelled well,” said Goodrich.

Coach Goodrich also shared the teams goals for the year. “To compete for the regional title, which currently consists of 9 good teams. And overall, to continue to improve on our goals and to get better over the rest of the season,” he said.

To prepare for the Archer’s next match, the team will look at previous strengths and

weaknesses, continue to work on their already good pitching, and continue to work on their abilities defensively, said Goodrich.

“There is a lot of the history with the program, with a lot of former players from STLCC having gone professional and with a lot of long time coaches getting their starts here. As well as the fact that despite what most people might think, this division of play offers a good level of competition which builds strong future players,” said the coach.

Archers second baseman Nick Dabeer said that his personal goal while he is on the baseball team is, “To have a good year and to help the team.”

While McGuire Dean, first baseman, said his goal was, “To win games and play well enough to move onto a team at a four year university.”

Dean said he feels the team gets along better than last year’s team. Dabeer said that the team is still working on chemistry, but seems to be gelling well so far.

“All the players are good in at least one aspect,” said Dabeer.

And winning is a team goal.

“We are finding ways to win games outside of just playing our best. We are making a lot of progress, but we need to keep working throughout the year,” Dean said.

Oct. 27 2:00pm Men’s Soccer TBA Oct. 28 2:00pm Women’s Soccer TBA @ Higher Seed Nov. 1 TBA Women’s Soccer TBA @ Region XXIV Nov. 2 TBA Women’s Soccer TBA @ Region XXIV Nov. 2 TBA Women’s Volleyball Region XVI Tournament @ East Central College

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Nov. 7 5:30pm Women’s Basketball Southeastern Illinois College Nov. 7 7:30pm Men’s Basketball Quincy University JV

Top: Billy Heil pitches to St. Charles Community College during the Oct. 11th home exhibition baseball game. Bottom: Cameron Paul slides safely into third base during the baseball game against St. Charles Community College.

Sitting Too Long at Sedentary Jobs Poses Health Risks before entering STLCC. According to Green, students who sit for long periods of time should get up and stretch. This advice applies to anyone with a job that requires inactivity.

“There are desks and cubicles now that transform into standing stations so that you can stand up for a while. Even if you don’t have that, get up every fifteen minutes.

At the very least, get up every couple hours. Stretch and walk around and get the blood flow back in your legs,” said Green.

Finding and participating in a hobby that involves cardiovascular endurance can lessen the impact of the side effects of sitting, according to the PTA curriculum.

Exercise helps maintain healthy blood flow in the limbs and brain, staving off symptoms like high blood

Nov. 9 6:00pm Women’s Basketball @ Kansas City Kansas Community College Nov. 9 7:00pm Men’s Basketball Lindenwood University – Belleville JV Nov. 10 12:00pm Women’s Basketball Hesston College

TYRA LEESMAN PRINT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF long and your legs start to tingle? That can create nerve damage, too. All your weight is pinching down against your veins in your legs and bottom and cutting down or cutting off circulation,” said Green.

Adults who sit for long periods of time are at risk for a list of diseases and disabilities, including diabetes, heart disease, deep vein thrombosis, and neuropathy according to STLCC’s physical therapy assistant program curriculum.

People who engage in long periods of sitting include students, office workers, and truck drivers.

“When I drove a truck, it was debilitating to me. Besides the weight gain, my lower back was in a lot of pain. Unless you have really good posture, you have a tendency to slouch and experience back pain,” said John Fitz, a Meramec graduate who drove for Schneider

Nov. 3 TBA Women’s Volleyball Region XVI Tournament @ East Central College Nov. 7 3:00pm Women’s Volleyball @ Region XVI Winner

The Side Effects of Sitting Sitting is an activity that students engage in for hours at a time in the classroom and longer during study sessions. Similarly, students who graduate to desk jobs experience the same inactivity as a normal, everyday behavior.

According to Gordon Green, a physical therapy assistant, sitting is among the worst hazards to the health of students and faculty.

“It can cause problems with your spine, and not only that but with digestion and your circulation. With lack of activity, your digestive tract is crunched down all the time.

You get constipated, you get backed up and your digestions slows, which of course leads to heartburn. Your blood isn’t pumping into your legs properly, or returning into your heart. You know how sometimes you sit for too

Oct. 25 7:00pm Men’s Basketball Southwestern Illinois College

Nov. 11 TBA Women’s Soccer TBA @ Foley, AL Nov. 12 TBA Men’s Soccer TBA @ Dayton State College Nov. 14 5:30pm Women’s Basketball @ Missouri Baptist University Graphic by Gina Carr

pressure, high blood sugar, muscle atrophy, and nerve damage.

“When I started working out between runs in my truck, I noticed I could sit longer without back pain. Sit-ups really helped support my posture and going for sprints and jogs made it so my legs didn’t fall asleep or cramp up from sitting, doing my job,” said Fitz.

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