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Hepner accepts Pepper Spray Challenge Criminal Justice professor Michael Hepner has students bring in cans of food, gets pepper sprayed for Hunger Awareness Month SPENCER GLEASON EDITOR IN CHIEF STLCC-Meramec criminal justice professor Michael Hepner accepted the pepper spray challenge from his students on Friday, Oct. 3. The catch was the students had to bring in cans of food for Hunger Speaks, a Meramec Hunger Awareness charity. Meramec’s 2014 Hunger Awareness Food Drive runs from Oct. 1-Nov. 7. It benefits Operation Food Search, Circle of Concern and the Brown Bag Café Campus Food Pantry. Students and faculty can look for the blue barrels to put food items in. The food drive coincided with Hepner’s Police Supervision class learning about the use of force. It was the student’s idea — whoever brought in the most items would be able to pepper spray their instructor. Kaylee Matthews brought in 65 food
items of the 306 Hepner’s class donated. “It’s the first time I’ve every pepper sprayed someone. It was fun. I was determined,” Matthews said. “I feel kind of bad. I feel like I hurt him. I still would’ve brought in cans, even if I didn’t get to [spray my teacher]. Maybe I wouldn’t have spent two hours shopping, but I still would’ve bought cans.” Hepner, who has served on a board for a homeless shelter, said he could sympathize with those in need. “Getting food was a terrible process. Day to day, the people didn’t know where they were going to get food. Day to day, we didn’t know where we were going to get food,” Hepner said. “Little Caesars would bring in 50 pizzas that expired on their corporate timeline, but from our
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stand point [we’d still eat it]. St. Louis Bread Company donated a lot. They would drop off all of their day-old stuff.” Although the day was windy, Hepner’s class still took the opportunity to learn about the use of pepper PHOTO BY: SABREE BLACKMON spray while doing Meramec criminology student Kaylee Matthews sprays Professor Michael something charitable Hepner with pepper spray Oct. 3. for others. pistol,” Hepner said. “I’m glad they got to “Last week we did use of force and started all the way from see the dynamics of how [pepper spray] the bottom—of just being present to verbal is used, especially on a windy day. In the commands, to soft empty hand tactics to field, you don’t get to wait until the wind all the way up to deadly force—using your dies down.”
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Ferguson citizens, “displeased” with Department of Justice Community members speak out at STLCC-Florissant Valley following Michael Brown shooting aftermath SABREE BLACKMON COPY EDITOR A community assembly at STLCC-Florissant Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 24, was held for Ferguson community members to address their concerns with the handling of the case. The Department of Justice is currently investigating the City of Ferguson Police Department and the police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August. “Why are they here?” Barb Henry of University City said about the Department. “We can’t get any answers. Why are they here?” Henry and other residents at the meeting said they were growing tired of the little information coming from the DOJ. While local and national press was present, neither the DOJ nor police department officials agreed to give interviews or any public statements. The meeting started with the event organizer introducing the St. Louis County and Ferguson Police Departments, as well as members from the DOJ. The floor was not open to
the Ferguson residents to voice their concerns. Attendees were divided into groups by which organization they wished to speak with. The DOJ, St. Louis County and Ferguson Police Departments had representatives available to answer questions and to document concerns. Each attendee received a number and waited to be called on. Henry and other attendees said they were displeased with the event’s format. It did, however, give residents a an opportunity to meet with a representative of each agency; something the assembly organizers said was unique to the event. As residents waited their turns, they shared stories and recent experiences amongst themselves. St. Louis rapper and a leader of the Hands Up United action group with the alias of “T-Dubb-O” recounted his story of learning of the initial shooting. “They shot him. They shot him, and he had his hands up,” T-Dubb-O said, quoting a message he received on Twitter
from a friend who knew Michael Brown through the local rap music scene. T-Dubb-O said he rushed over to the scene in Ferguson where Michael Brown was shot and killed. “They killed him, and then to add insult to injury, they left him in the middle of the street for four and half hours,” he said. T-Dubb-O described seeing soap mixed with Brown’s blood on the pavement after the incomplete attempt to clean up the scene by police. He later joined the protests that evening. “It’s like our lives don’t matter,” T-Dubb-O said. ”It’s like they [the police] only care about the people with the money and protecting property. They don’t care about us.” Other residents shared the same concerns. “Our lives don’t matter,” St. Louis city resident Dhati Kennedy said. “I want my grandchildren to grow up and know that their lives have value.” Kennedy said he sees racial tensions in the greater St. Louis community as a generational problem that is now coming to the brink in a very public way. “This a long time coming. This is symptomatic of what has become routine,” Kennedy said. “This is everything.” He said he saw the meeting as an opportunity to articulate his frustrations and his internal
News Briefs Student contest winner receives gift card Monique S. Pennermon was announced as the winner of the $25 gift card to the Meramec Bookstore. Pennermon participated in the Business Services office Customer Service Survey. Results of the survey will be used by the Business Services office to improve processes that impact customer relations and ultimately improve the student experience. The Meramec Business Office appreciates the input from all the students who participated.
rate settings. The revised tax rate will be certified by the State Auditor’s office.
Student art displays domestic violence In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, students in Professors Tim Linder and Cindy Epperson’s class will be creating awareness posters on intimate partner violence. The posters will be displayed around campus from Oct. 27 to 31. The Counseling Department will also provide educational materials about domestic violence throughout the week.
Meramec Theatre, highlighting a variety of classical and contemporary works.
Meramec hosts author, educator Victor Rios Author and educator Victor Rios will present “Punitive Social Control, the Youth Control Complex and Restorative Justice” at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Meramec Theatre. Rios’s presentation will explore how juvenile crime policies and criminalization affects the everyday lives of urban youth in the United States. The presentation is sponsored by the Global Studies program and is free and open to the public.
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Music department hosts fall concerts
‘Snappin Sistas’ perform
The STLCC Board of Trustees voted to keep the property tax rate for 2014 at 22 cents at the Sept. 25 meeting. The tax rate for STLCC remains unchanged per $100 assessed valuation in accordance with the statutory provisions regarding tax
The Meramec Symphonic Band and Orchestra perform the fall 2014 instrumental showcase at 3 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Meramec Theatre. The Meramec Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Voices of Magic perform their showcase concert at 3 p.m. Oct. 19 in the
The ‘Snappin Sistas’ will host a photography lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 in Lecture Hall Room 103. The presentation, “Secret Spots for Photo Opps,” is part of the Peterson Lecture Series sponsored by STLCC-Meramec.
dialogue in a supportive environment where others would listen. Most of the discussions during the assembly revolved around an exchange of thoughts. Attendees said they want to continue the formation of a productive dialogue in the wake of the fatal shooting. Other attendees said some of the criminal activities that have taken place in the vicinity of Ferguson they believe damage the national image of the otherwise peaceful protesting. Florissant resident and editor of Disclosure Newszine Mary T. Moore recalled overhearing near her home an unfamiliar group of young adults planning to loot local stores last Tuesday, right before a round of scheduled protests. Ultimately, local police made arrests later that evening and a few stores were vandalized and looted, Moore said. Moore said the police presence established before Tuesday’s protests was a direct response to the criminal acts done by outside groups of young people “for the sake of something to do.” She said she believed the protests would have occurred without incident if the unrelated vandalism and looting had not taken place. The assembly ultimately lasted less than three hours. Many attendees left before their turns came — there was already a
PHOTOS BY SABREE BLACKMON Above: two men shake hands at the Ferguson community meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The meeting allowed community members to express their frustration with how the Michael Brown case is being handled by the Department of Justice. Left: The mantra “Hands up don’t shoot” was the theme of the meeting for the outraged Ferguson residents.
steady call of unclaimed numbers near the second hour into the event. Kennedy said he believed the city is “not ready to heal yet.” He said the community can not begin to reconcile until St. Louis tackles its troubled history, including its long-standing racial divisions and economic inequalities. “Before we can heal, before we can trust - let’s tell the goddamn truth,” Kennedy said.
Chancellor profile finalized by BOT ASHLEY HIGGINBOTHAM STAFF WRITER The Chancellor Profile has been approved at the Sept. 25 board meeting, and the application process has started. The Board of Trustees and the Chancellor Search Committee along with the president of Gold Hill Associates Dr. Preston Pulliams have taken people’s opinions of what they would like to see in a chancellor from the public forums, and have created a Chancellor Profile. The profile can be viewed publicly on STLCC’s website. It has four minimum qualifications, which include a doctorate degree and administrative experience ,along with 14 expected qualities of the potential chancellor. According to STLCC Board of Trustees Chair Craig Larson, the targeted deadline for receiving all
applications is Jan. 18, 2015. The Search Committee will then take over the job of reviewing the applications. They will choose a handful of applicants who will be personally interviewed. Pulliams will be working directly with the Board and the Search Committee to assist the process. “We wanted a person that would really focus on our search personally,” Larson said. Dr. Pulliams has been president of Gold Hill Associates for three years. He has three other associates who work for the company, doing the same job of consulting other schools. “We do about seven to eight searches a year,” Pulliams said. STLCC is his fourth school this year.
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STLCC requires students to take sexual harassment training Students in clubs and organizations must now take the same training as teachers and faculty LIVIE HALL MANAGING EDITOR For the first time at STLCCMeramec, students in clubs and organizations on campus are required to take tutorials addressing sexual harassment. Faculty and staff at STLCC have been required to take the tutorial each semester for a number of years. Vice President of Student Affairs at Meramec Kim Fitzgerald said STLCC is required to complete this training through the Campus Save Act, which was enacted in 2013. According to the Campus Save Act, “most higher education institutions — including community colleges and vocational schools — must educate students, faculty, and staff on the prevention of rape, acquaintance rape, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.” Fitzgerald said faculty, staff and students will have a certificate at the end of the tutorial showing they are trained in how to deal with acts of violence. She said each campus’ Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) works with their respective police departments to handle these kinds of situations. “When we see things, we address it right away,” Fitzgerald said. “We’ve got a really good police department right now and they’re out, they’re visible, they’re on top of things, they’re on it.”
She said Meramec is a safe campus and most situations can be handled in the classroom. Drugs and alcohol situations involve the BIT Team and campus police but extreme cases can have a student carted off to downtown Kirkwood, like the Jevon Mallory incident in April 2013 when Mallory attacked a female student in a bathroom. Manager of Campus Activies Chris Bathe said students in the Student Governance Council (SGC) have to do the tutorial, but he was not sure of the reason. Meramec reading professor Sandra Brady said she has always been told to take it, so she did. She said there was never a clear reason. “In the time I’ve been here, faculty have been required to complete the sexual harassment tutorial, which is available on the college website,” Brady said. “I just know that I’m told do it, and I do it every semester.” Fitzgerald said she is responsible for the unclear communication. In past years, former Manager of Student Activities Steve Brady would have administered the training. But since his retirement following the Spring 2014 semester and the transition to the new Campus Life Director Caroline O’Laughlin, Fitzgerald said she has not had the time to really explain why students have
to take the tutorial as well. She said there does need to be bigger conversations. STLCC recently hired Compliance Officer Bill Woodward and Fitzgerald said he will take over making sure the college is in proper working order, as far as regulations are concerned. This is a new position, but she said his job will “make things united.” “Prior to this, it’s been a real challenge to get four different [campuses] to be doing what it is we’re supposed to be doing,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s not that people didn’t want to – it was not clear who’s responsible. When everybody’s responsible, then nobody’s responsible.” She said the tutorial teaches students, faculty and staff how to properly handle and report instances of abuse. She said faculty is here to teach — not to counsel. They are to handle to classroom side of things. There are professionals in the counseling office who are trained to deal with those reports. The “see something, say something” campaign after the Jevon Mallory incident has brought on many reports, Fitzgerald said, and that anything suspicious is being reported. She said if anyone sees anything to report it because it can lead to an investigation. Students
The home page for the Campus Save Act website. According to the site, most higher education institutions must educate students, faculty and staff on sexual harassment issues.
have not been reluctant to report things. She said they know they have a support system and where to go with their concerns. If something was reported, Fitzgerald and the BIT Team might find the reported student’s schedule and ask their teachers if they have concerns with any students in their classes. She said the teachers may pinpoint the exact student or can
say everything is fine. Names stay anonymous. The BIT Team will look at the student’s activity — any grade fluctuations and how long they have been at Meramec. Fitzgerald said right now, that there is not a systematic way to ensure all students do the sexual harassment tutorial and that is what the new compliance officer will help provide.
PHOTOS BY: DALILA KAHVEDZIC
Meramec hosts Breast Cancer Awareness Month According to nationalbreastcancer.org, Breast Cancer Awareness month is “an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease.” People do not get checked for breast cancer as much as they should, according to the website. Breast cancer is a group of cells that form in the breast and are called malignant tumors, and
is the “second leading cause of death in women.” According to the website, men can be diagnosed with breast cancer as well with a yearly average of 2,190 diagnoses. Men and women are born with cells that can turn into cancer cells. There is not a known cure for the disease, but according to
the website, doctors are able to pinpoint risk factors that can help catch it. Types of tumors are categorized by “the size, type of cells and the characteristics that fuel its growth.” According to the website, people need to know the anatomy of their body to better understand the cancer.
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The Friendly Confines of Meramec CHRISTIAN HARGAS STAFF WRITER
ILLUSTRATION BY: MARISSA DIERCKS
Climate change is real and although it does not seem like it is a big deal right now, it is. Temperatures are rising, causing multiple atrocities around the globe. It may not seem as if climate change is prominent in our everyday life, but it is not something that is going to happen overnight. Since 1997 the world has had its hottest five years ever recorded. So, in the past 17 years, five of them have been the hottest out of every other year this planet has been a planet, according to native.org. Emissions from cars, factories and pretty much everything that runs our industrial world are slowly killing us. Emissions from cars and factories are getting trapped in the atmosphere which could raise the average temperature of the Earth three-to-ten degrees Fahrenheit, according to native.org. This may not seem like a lot but that is just the average. Some places could be raised 12 degrees while other places will become colder, according to native.org. In accordance with temperature rising, ocean temperatures are also on the rise. The rising of ocean temperatures will cause tropical storms to be more destructive and powerful, while also causing them to last longer because they feed off the warm oceanic water, according to native.org. Glaciers are melting as well, which will cause the sea levels to rise and possibly flood a lot of the coastal cities. Although flooding is bad, that is not the only problem with glacier melts. The glaciers are made of fresh water, while the ocean is
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Save the polar bears salt water. With as much water as the glaciers will move into the oceans, the currents will change, according to native.org. Changing patterns in rain and snow force trees and plants to move to places more suitable, leaving the animals that live and survive there helpless. Animals, such as polar bears, are very subject to climate change as well. The Tundra is becoming warmer and this is ruining the polar bears’ lives and killing them rapidly. With the rate that temperatures are rising, polar bears and as many as a quarter of Earth’s species are subject to extinction by 2050 at the earliest, according to native.org So, before driving two minutes to your friend’s house, consider walking or riding a bike. That sounds cliché but with all the cars in the world, if everyone decided to do something active instead of killing every living thing with cars, then the world may have a chance. If you do not do it for yourself or others, at least do it for the polar bears because they are awesome.
When a student enrolls into college for the first time, fresh out of high school or not, there can be a sense of urgency in the mind and a feeling of nervousness in the stomach. I experienced those same feelings when I stepped foot on the STLCC-Meramec campus for the first time. One realizes just how big of a step moving forward in life is, so it is extremely important to get off on the right foot and make the most out of the experience. I was no different as I saw this as the perfect opportunity to learn the true values of independence and self-determination on a larger scale. However, it was difficult getting use to the new surroundings and lifestyles of a college campus like this. During the first few days, I had no idea where I was going
and it was pretty intimidating mostly because it was such a new environment. Coming from the STLCCSouth County Education University Center, it was not easy adjusting to the main campus as there were multiple buildings instead of just one. I will admit that I was afraid of how this experience would turn out for me. Would it work? Could I manage to handle the main campus? Am I better suited for a campus consisting of only one building? I wanted to prove to myself that I could handle the pressures of being at the main campus and taking on this new challenge. So, I simply began to just ask for help with directions to my classes, which were impossible to find at first. Of all the people I asked, I received a lot of mixed responses. A lot of them admitted that they had no idea where those places would be and many others were also in the same position I was. That is perfectly fine though
because I came to find I was not the only one having trouble. There were a handful of others who were already familiar with the campus and delivered acts of kindness for which I will always be grateful. Instead of giving directions by simply just pointing in a generalized direction, leaving me to connect the dots and figure it out myself, these kind folks literally showed me the way, taking me to my desired destinations. The fantastic thing about this was they were students at STLCC-Meramec, not faculty or staff members. A simple act of kindness by one person can mean the world to another. Not only did this help me find my destinations, which I now know by heart, it also created a wonderful opportunity for me to meet new people. It just goes to show that even when one walks into a new world, excited and terrified at the same time, there is always someone ready to lend a hand if needed.
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Vegans need food, too KURSTIN MECEY STAFF WRITER There are many individuals becoming vegan every day, whether it is because of ethical or health reasons. Unfortunately for us vegans, there are few options out there for us outside of our homes and specialty restaurants. While carnivores and vegetarians have plenty to choose from at our campus cafeteria, there are few options for vegans. While trying to find something to eat between classes one day, I noticed the cafeteria offered soymilk as well as fresh fruit cups and celery with vegan peanut butter. Then I noticed all the salads either had meat or cheese in the salad, ruining the selection for me. Yes, there are some potato
chips and granola bars to choose from, but after awhile that gets really boring. It would be a lot nicer to have a meal, not just a snack to choose from. I emailed Chef Todd Segneri, asking him for ingredient information on the veggie burgers, their buns and if the cooks fried the foods separately from the meat products. He attached pictures of the food ingredient information on the veggie burgers and buns. He said meat, fish and vegetable products are cooked in the same oil, no longer making the french fries an option. Even though they offer two veggie burger options they both
sadly contain milk and egg ingredients — which is not fine for vegans. On the bright side of things, the buns are vegan. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine provides us with evidence that vegan foods promote good health and help young adults maintain a healthy weight. We are all aware of the growing obesity problem among teens and young adults in America. Not only should the cafeteria offer more options to accommodate the students’ different lifestyles and post vegan options in the cafeteria, but they should also want to help promote good health for their students.
Amend Amendment One
ILLUSTRATION BY: DALILA KAHVEDZIC
ASHLEY HIGGINBOTHAM STAFF WRITER When you hear the word “agriculture”, do you think of puppy mills? W e l l , you should, because any regulation or law that has to do with agriculture includes puppy mills. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), there is a large scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs. Take Missouri’s “Right to Farm” bill (Amendment One) that was passed earlier this year. The bill states that your farming rights can never be taken away, and that the government
cannot interfere with your farming company. This is what some people may not know. We already have a Right to Farm amendment embedded in our constitution. We have had one since before Missouri ever became a state. Why do we need another? Remember those commercials of the sad dog looking into the camera, while “In the Arms of an Angel” by Sarah McLachlan plays in the background? That is our future now that Amendment One has passed. Congratulations, that is not the only issue with Amendment One. Right to Farm makes it easy for companies like Monsanto to farm their Genetically Modified Organism on Missouri’s farms. I do not understand why people voted for this, but that is just me. “That agriculture which
provides food, energy, health benefits and security is the foundation and stabilizing force of Missouri’s economy. “To protect this vital sector of Missouri’s economy, the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in farming and ranching practices shall be forever guaranteed in this state, subject to duly authorized powers, if any, conferred by article VI of the Constitution of Missouri,” the amendment states. If the breeder would get in trouble for the conditions due to Proposition B, which places limits and regulations on dog breeding the breeder would only be charged with a misdemeanor offense. Since Amendment One has passed, that breeder can go right back to breeding their dogs the same way they were before. Their “…practices shall be forever
guaranteed.” Who cares about a misdemeanor offense when a breeder can go back to doing the same they were before? All they have to do is raise the price of dogs to pay for any court costs. Amendment One is horrible for not only dogs, but for small farmers as well. It also states that government officials cannot interfere with their farming. Do you know what that means? Welcome to Missouri, Monsanto. This amendment makes it easy for big businesses to move in because of the limited government interference. Please, farm your disgusting Genetically Modified Organisms and pay our small family operations to take their farms, and take them out of business. Maybe you can adopt an
overpriced, abused dog while you are here. Big corporations can move their farming practices into Missouri, and not have it regulated. There are so many things that could happen to ensure the stability of the small farms and the dogs that are being bred. A small change in the amendment changing how breeding dogs are included could help. If we exclude dog breeders from the fact that their business is “forever guaranteed”, that will make breeders think more before treating dogs the way they have been. Also, I think making a small change about big businesses and dog breeders can help. If we just exclude big corporations then the small family farms are still protected.
Letter to the editor In regards to the article posted in the September issue of the Montage about Treat America Dining, I would like to express my opinion. Most of the pricing is based on the cost of the food. When was the last time you went grocery shopping? Every week when I do my grocery shopping, prices go up. And I have been grocery shopping for many years. Things that happen in the world changes our prices, from droughts, hurricanes, snow, animals getting sick, not being able to feed those animals due to the weather, (heat, cold), etc. You based your evidence on fast food places. We are not a fast food place. We carry a variety of items as to what the students want and buy. The business is there and the students are buying. Also, I would really like to express my opinion on the two paragraphs about the cashiers. Apparently you must have caught us on a bad day, as we have many customers
who like us. Many customers, who take the time out of their day to stop by and say hi, or give a friendly hug. Who love us as the cafeteria mom, or the cafeteria cashier. First of all, let me tell you why you may have caught at least myself on a bad day. How many years would you say you have been working, or do you work? I have been working what will be 40 years of my life in May, 2015. I started when I 15 years old. My parents did not have to buy my clothes or pay for things I needed after I turned 15 years old. Yes they kept a roof over my head. Kept me warm and sheltered. I purchased my own food, my own clothing, my entertainment and put gas and paid insurance on my car, etc. That happened for 4 years, then I was on my own. I kept straight A’s in all my classes. I took care of myself. Secondly, I usually come to work on
a daily basis in pain. As I not only have arthritis in my knees and back. I also have two bulging disc in my back, along with severe spinal stenosis. Yes, there are days I do not smile,due to pain. But I am still at my job every day to not only be the cashier that would rather be “rolling around with a family of porcupines” or “looking like I stepped on a thorn after my dog died”. But to also be there to cheer on the student for a good grade on a test, give empathy or sympathy to those students, whom may need it, listen if they just need someone to listen, or give advice if they come to me for it. I am the person they seek to give them some sort of enjoyment doing their day. Which, by the way, I do not ever recall your face amongst all the customers I have per day. I make my customers happy. Thank you for my opinion, Cheryl M. Krull (cashier)
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Meramec hosts depression screening Counselors hope to drive out the stigma of depression ASHLEY HIGGINBOTHAM STAFF WRITER On Oct. 9, 2014, STLCC-Meramec’s Counseling Department will be hosting National Depression Screening Day in the Business Administration building, room 105. Students can drop by at any time throughout the day and fill out a short questionnaire that will be calculated and reviewed by a counselor. 32-year Meramec counselor Hope Steiner is the person who brought the screening to Meramec around 18 years ago. “I felt strongly at the time that we could try to get on board,” Steiner said. It was the second year that the National Depression Screening Day was offered, and Steiner wanted Meramec to be a part of it. “We made sure that we had a counseling staff that was well-educated, and we would also make it very clear that this was just a best guesstimate,” Steiner said. The year that Meramec first offered a depression screening, Steiner noticed the counselors were seeing a lot of students with depression and wanted to do something about it. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), an estimated 25 million people will be diagnosed with a form of depression just this year. With more research, dealing with depression can be easier to manage because of newer ways to cope with it have come out said Psychology professor Dr. Sophia Pierroutsakos. “I think we’re more aware, and we have more ways for people to learn about it,” Pierroutsakos said. While she said she agrees more people are learning about it, there still is a negative stigma attached to depression. “You can see a physical illness, but you cannot see a mental illness, and people literally do not understand it,” Psychology professor Dr. Vicki Ritts said. Both professors said reasons why people are embarrassed to admit they have depression is because people cannot see the illness. “You can see the treatment of cancer as somebody loses their hair,” Ritts said. Both professors also agree that a lot of people think that if they are just “strong enough” they can overcome the depression. “It’s like saying, ‘If I’m tougher, I can rid these cancer cells away,’ and it does not work that way,” Ritts said. Steiner said she likes the idea of offering extra credit to students who stop by the screening. “Some students can tell their friends they just went for the extra credit, when they really have been feeling down, and nobody will suspect anything,” Steiner said. Accepting that depression is nothing to be embarrassed about is what Dr. Pierroutsakos said she would like to see in the future. “I think the field of psychology is newer, and so whenever something is new, it takes a while for people to accept it,” Dr. Pierroutsakos said. She said not too long ago, people were putting mentally ill people in asylums and laughing at them. That was well before psychologists knew how to handle depression. “We’ve spent a lot of years thinking of mental illness as ‘just in your mind’, Dr. Pierroutsakos said, “which means you are not trying hard enough.” Dr. Pierroutsakos said the same neurons that govern our mental bodies govern our
physical bodies. She said our physical and mental beings are intertwined. There are both things people can and cannot control on both sides. “One we cannot control is our genetic predisposition,” Pierroutsakos said. A genetic disposition that leans toward the depression side would be a person that is born without genes that are not giving a person the best chemical regulation., Pierroutsakos said. “If we are going to think about depression as a weakness, who would want to admit that?” Pierroutsakos said. Early treatment is important in the treatment of depression. The longer someone goes without treatment, the longer that their brain gets used to those depressive thoughts, she said. “Many people think this is how they will think for the rest of their life, and that is not the case,” Steiner said. She said there are a variety of ways to get help for depression. “Early acknowledgment and early treatment are important because whatever we do, our brains get better at, and that is not something you want to get really good at,” Pierroutsakos said. She said to acknowledge the predispositions, educate yourself to ask for help and practice and do things that will make a person better early on.
“The screening should not take more than 20 minutes,” Steiner said. Once a person enters the door, a greeter will hand that person a number and a short front and back questionnaire filled with questions about that person’s emotions, behaviors and moods. Once the standardized, nationally used questionnaire is filled out, it is given back to the greeter. A counselor grabs the questionnaire and calculates it before calling the person back for the review of the assessment. “It actually screens for four different mental health issues,” Steiner said. Not only is depression looked at, but generalized anxiety, Bipolar and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are also checked. Once the counselor scores the assessment, the student is called back and is told the results of the assessment to them. Meramec will have emergency backup standbys, typically with St. John’s Mercy for extreme cases. If they fear that one of the disorders stands out, they are prepared with lists and handouts. “We can give you agencies, private practitioners and more,” Steiner said. If a student has no insurance, they are prepared for that as well. “I researched a number of places and created a handout of sliding scale agencies,” Steiner said. Sliding scale agencies are based on
financial need. A person can pay anywhere from five to 50 dollars for therapy if they do not have insurance. “We do not want anybody to slip through the cracks,” Steiner said, “and we are all valuable people, and everybody deserves help.” While the screening is not designed to do an hour counseling session, an appointment can be made and someone can be seen in a few days. Depression screenings are available all year round, so if it is easier for someone to just visit a counselor alone, that can be made possible. “We do not want anyone to be embarrassed by visiting the screening,” Steiner said. Cookies will be offered at the event, which is a way that Steiner said she hopes to let go of the stigma for that day. While this event is called a depression screening, it is not a diagnosis of depression. “We put together a list of people and agencies where people can get further evaluated and get an accurate diagnosis,” Steiner said. Steiner said she sees a lot of students every year who go out and get on medication after visiting the screening. “Depression is 80 percent curable,” Steiner said, “and if you get it identified, then the help can lift your mood, and you can finally focus and be happier.”
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Chemical Imbalances in the brain
“Early acknowledgment and early treatment are important because whatever we do, our brains get better at, and that is not something you want to get really good at,” - Dr. Pierroutsakos
Depressive Thoughts
Types of Treatment
Therapy Depending on the type of depression, different medications can be used to aid the disorder. For Major Depression, a common medication type is Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). These medications include, but not limited to Zoloft, Prozac, Cymbalta and Lexapro. For Bipolar disorder, mood stabilizers like Lithium and Lamictal are commonly used.
Alternative Approaches A lot of people use alternative therapy to help with their depression. This includes, hypnosis, aromatherapy, yoga, relaxation and meditation. A few people believe in herbal supplements like St. John’s wort (herb with antidepressant properties) can help with depression.
Medications There are many types of therapy for someone with depression. Someone who suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder might benefit from light therapy (exposure to artificial light), since the disorder is usually caused in the winter season, where sunlight is spotty. For people with Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder, Cognitive behavioral therapy (changing the way the patient thinks) can be very helpful.
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Fun Fest Festivities S T L C C Meramec students participate in the annual Fall Fest event Oct. 1 in the Student Center quad. The event sponsored by Campus Life featured games, food, music and informational booths for students to browse between classes.
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Bob, the Body Builder Self-dubbed ‘lifelong learner’ comes full circle from Meramec to body building to Meramec LIVIE HALL MANAGING EDITOR As the oldest of 10 kids, Bob Bellora, STLCC Meramec student, said it was never boring or quiet growing up in an Italian family. The experience prepared him for his own family years later. Nineteen years ago, Bellora lost his wife, 45, to breast cancer, leaving behind two step children and an 8-year old son. He then had to become a mother and a father to his 8-year old son, he said. “She died in October,” Bellora said. “The next May in third grade, they were having all the kids make a little construction paper teapot with a poem on there for their Mother’s Day present. They taped a teabag to it and said something about ‘when you’re hot and tired, here’s a teabag for you.’ He made it out to me for Mother’s Day. I still have it taped up in my kitchen,” he said. Although his family has been at the forefront of his life, he said, Bellora has also devoted his time
Vietnam War. There he worked as a linguist analyst; he translated documents and radio broadcasts from Vietnamese to English. Learning the language was intense, he said. He studied for six hours a day for a year, giving him 30 hours of college credit from the University of Texas. He took German for three years and Latin for two between high school and UMSL. Once fluent in Vietnamese, he said he now remembers about 10 words, having better memory of German and Latin. To Bellora, learning Vietnamese was harder because it had no tie to the English language, while German and Latin have similar root words, he said. After earning his Masters degree in Electronics Engineering, he took 18 hours of French through Fontbonne University. He took more French classes when he came to Meramec and said he used the language to help his wife, Carol, take her high school students to France. I’m not going to stop. Even with knowing - Bob Bellora many different languages, there never was a true desire to learn them, he said. “It was just a necessity then. In high to continued education since school, it was mandatory to 1974 while also maintaining a take foreign languages,” Bellora passion for body building. said. “And in the Vietnam War, even though I was guaranteed Bob, the Student electronics, they said that they Bellora began his college needed linguists. So I was just career at University of Missouri appointed to be a linguist.” – St. Louis (UMSL) as a physics While in the Air Force, he major. One year later, he said qualified to join the Air Force he reluctantly joined the Air Academy. He had a week to make Force after being drafted in the a decision, but turned it down
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SUBMITTED PHOTOS Above: Bob and his girlfriend, Liz Fonseca, after a 5K in Edwardsville, Ill.
because it required him to stay in the military for 10 years, which he did not want to do, he said. Instead, Bellora wanted to go to Rolla. After three-and-a-half years in the Air Force, Bob came to Meramec for engineering, which UMSL did not offer. He chose the school for the low cost. He did not have much money as a veteran, so he came to Meramec on the GI Bill, he said. Meramec’s engineering program was modeled to transfer straight to Missouri Rolla S&T,
SUBMITTED PHOTOS Above: Bob and his son, Paul, at his college graduation dinner from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.
then called University of Missouri – Rolla. He transferred to Rolla in 1976 to get his Bachelor’s degree. At Meramec and Rolla, he ran on the Varsity Cross Country Team. Even though he was busy (and eight years older than his teammates,) being on the team helped him prioritize and schedule better, he said. His past seven years at Meramec, he has taken a weight training class every semester, including this summer. Bob, the Body Builder Weight training has since been a significant part of his life, he said. “At the age of 19, I was going to a YMCA, trying to learn gymnastics,” Bob said. “The p.e. director talked to me about the fact that I was built better to be a long distance runner and gave me some books on the benefits of cardiovascular exercise where the first studies just came out. It’s by Dr. Kenneth Cooper – it’s called ‘Aerobics.’ And when I read that book, I decided that I wanted to try to stay in shape my entire life with cardiovascular exercise.” Along the way, he has tried to add in other types of exercise. He was ignoring the importance of upper body strength, he said, so seven semesters ago he took a break from karate and switched over to weightlifting. “I’m not going to stop,” Bellora said. “I will find time to go back to karate next semester, but I’m going to stay with weightlifting.”
Bob, the Professional After he received his degree in Electrical Engineering, Bellora worked for McDonnell-Douglas for 22 years, benefiting from an employment-paid Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering through Rolla. For the next 30 years, he took classes at Meramec every semester “to learn a lot of new things,” he said. He is retired now, but 40 years after his first days at Meramec, he has made it full circle to take a meteorology class and get a master natural certificate. “It’s 11 classes and I don’t know why I’m doing this to myself,” Bellora said. Studying is hard, but the classes and lectures are fun for him, he said. He started to lose sight of what the “fun” was all about until he remembered who he was doing this for – his son, his girlfriend and his teachers. He said he wants to know as much as he can for the tests and has received the highest grade on the first four. After he retired, he said he did not want to have nothing to do. He said he would have part time jobs and take morning classes, in order to have a structure and “a place to get up and go to.” After a friend referred him, he took a part time job as a supervisor at the state, county and general elections. He took the job so he could learn more, he said. Would he consider himself a lifelong learner? “Yes,” Bellora said. “I love to learn new things.”
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Meramec tutor gives back by honoring ‘Petey’ Proceeds from her published book helps current and former Meramec students in need DALILA KAHVEDZIC ASST. ART & LIFE EDITOR Long-time tutor and mentor at STLCC-Meramec Christine Salamone has found a way to honor her service dog and give back to the community at the same time. Salamone recently published the book, “It’s Not So Ruff Being a Working Dog,” with proceeds going to those in need. Salamone has suffered from a neuromuscular disease that causes her “indescribable pain,” she said, but the pain did not stop her from continuing her education, a journey she credits to her dog Petey. “The sky’s the limit. I’ve always told my kids that. The sky is the limit on what you could do and what you could be. You just have to reach for it,” Salamone said. As a director of education with support dogs, Salamone began her career in education by teaching the public about dogs who help others. “Five years after that, I got sick,” she said. Salamone’s husband had been breeding German Shepherds for a few years and his oldest dog was a therapy dog in his office. “We had her granddaughter [dog], Serena, so with her we were going to try one more time to see if he could breed her; she was seven years old” Salamone said. Four weeks later, Salamone arrived home with her husband to find Serena making deep, heavy noises. “We didn’t even say more than six words to each other, we knew we were in need of emergency care. We grabbed a cell phone, we grabbed a telephone book, we grabbed a leash, a collar and we got in the car. We called the emergency clinic saying we thought that she was torsioning and pregnant but we weren’t sure,” Salamone said. After waiting approximately 45 minutes, Salamone and her husband were called into the room. “They put the x-ray up on the screen and we saw that her stomach was a basketball; it was huge, and she had torsion,” Salamone said. A decision was to be made for surgery or no surgery. “We went home and I remember playing cards waiting for a phone call. The phone rang five after 12 and they confirmed
she was pregnant. We didn’t know what to do. We wanted to keep the babies, so they went ahead with surgery,” Salamone said. Serena recuperated quickly. “Two days later we took her out of the hospital to a specialist in Chesterfield to get a Sonogram done,” Salamone said.The sonogram showed three puppies. “We only had about four weeks left until the puppies were due so I had four vets on call in St. Louis. So she started to go into labor and she tried, but to make it long story short, we ended up doing a c-section at 5 o’clock in the morning. We had three puppies, and one puppy was Petey,” Salamone said. Salamone said she started training Petey right away and at two years old, the service dog began attending school with her at Meramec. “One time I remember going into the library and there was a bookcase, and so Petey was pulling me with the wheelchair and all of a sudden a guy screams in the library and you can see he’s getting on a chair and I’m like, dude! Dude! You’re scaring my dog more than he just scared you,” Salamone said. She took the opportunity to educate the student about how Petey was at Meramec to work for her and those in need, she said. Petey took the opportunity when Salamone noticed a student struggling mentally at school. “The most amazing thing happened,” she said. “He left my side and got in this person’s lap.
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The sky is the limit on what you could do and what you could be. You just have to reach for it. - Christine Salamone
This person was in a fetal position sitting on a bench and he grabbed Petey by his neck and was sobbing into him.” The experience was eye opening for Salamone, she said. “I kind of knew then that Petey didn’t just have ownership for me, but that he had this thing about other people and helping them,” she said. After a few years, Petey’s age became a concern for Salamone,
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she said. “I knew Petey was getting old and I knew I had to do something. We knew we were going to have to replace him,” Salamone said. Instead, Salamone acquired an additional dog to work with Petey, Magic, named after the then Meramec Magic athletic teams, joined Petey at Meramec with Salamone. “Petey ended up not only being a service dog, but Petey was a teacher. And it was amazing,” Salamone said. Magic, though, developed a neurological disorder and was put down a few months later. Petey continued to service Salamone. “I did my internships with hospice agencies and Petey was there for people. We would go to nursing homes and I would let some of those people walk with him beside them and act as if they were his dog to kind of forget about things. And Petey would make some differences. Petey knew when people were sad,” Salamone said. Petey also made an impact on the students at Meramec, she said. “It was graduation time and I decided to make Petey a cap and gown; I figured he deserved it. They gave you a card to write your name on and at the end of my name I wrote ‘and Petey’ on there. So when they announced my name, they announced ‘Christine R. Salamone and Petey” Salamone said. She credits Petey with her academic success.
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“If it wouldn’t have been for Petey I wouldn’t have made it there. I wouldn’t have been able to go every day and I wouldn’t have been able to have the endurance,” Salamone said. After losing Petey’s mother to nasal cancer, Petey also died suddenly when he was 11 and a half years old of torsion. Salamone said she did not want Petey’s legacy to die too, which prompted her book project. She gathered photos she had
ARCHIVED PHOTO Christine Salamone pets her service dog Petey in 2010 at the Meramec campus. Salamone has written a book about service dogs as a tribute to Petey.
taken in a digital photography class of Petey and the book idea evolved, she said. “So here I was with all these pictures. I kind of knew what I was going to write the book about,” Salamone said. A few pieces were missing, though, that Salamone said finally came together when she was reunited with a former student and athlete at Meramec whose daughter was suffering from an inoperable brain stem tumor. “I knew that the mom was going to have to be by her side. She’s a single mom, and I just knew something needed to be done to help them and to financially see what I could do for them. I sat down and I wrote this story,” Salamone said. “It was the spark.” Since the book published, Salamone has raised over $600 for the former student and her child. “They have been my inspiration and my forward push
the whole time,” Salamone said. The tribute to Petey offers an inside look at the life of a service dog, said Salamone. “My dog can be shared with people and they can laugh and they can smile but then they can see at the last page that service dogs are not mistreated. He’s been a helper, a teacher; he’s been a best friend. He’s been a super dog,” Salamone said. The tribute to Petey has also helped Salamone cope with her disease and daily pain, she said. “A lot of people say this is the happiest I’ve been and I say to people, this is the closest thing to being cured. The feeling that I have right now to make a difference, you know, it’s like the feeling I would have If I were cured. It’s incredible,” Salamone said. Anyone interested in ordering a book, can email Salamone at itsnotsoruff@ aol.com.
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Looking to kick it into gear The 2014-15 Lady Archers soccer team sits with a 2-9 record, four games left BRITTNEY FARROW STAFF WRITER
ARCHIVED PHOTO The STLCC Lady Archers soccer team practices on Aug. 19. The Lady Archers kicked off the 2014-15 season with a win on Sept. 4. Since then the Lady Archers have gone 1-9, for an overall record of 2-9. The Lady Archers will host their final home game on Oct. 14.
For the women’s soccer team at STLCC, it has been a sub .500 season, losing more games than winning. With a 2-9 record, the Lady Archers – which consists of a brand new roster and a new head coach – is having a rebuilding year. In both the 2013 and 2012 seasons, the Lady Archers advanced to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) tournaments. While 2014-15 Lady Archers’ Head Coach Erin Hesselbach said they made strides during the preseason she believes the team is going to have to work hard if they want to compete with the rest of the division. “I was very impressed by [the player’s] work in the preseason. There have also been times where some players have impressed me individually,” Hesselbech said. This season is Hesselbech’s first year with STLCC, and the 2014-15 campaign marks her first time as a head coach at the college level. Hesselbech made her return to college soccer after former
women’s soccer coach Juergen Huettner accepted a coaching position at Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC). As former players advanced in their college careers, Hesselbech was assigned the task of having to recruit a completely new team. This season, the roster consists of 17 girls — 14 freshmen and three sophomores. Sophomore midfielder Hannah Wisnewski is the only returner from last season. “I think they expected it to be like high school,” Hesselbech said. For many athletes, Hesselbach said junior college acts as a stepping stone for those looking to advance. Because of that, Hesselbach said it is imperative that student athletes prove themselves on and off the field. “School is important [as well]. By playing [at Meramec] they signed a contract as student athletes and we understand that school is a priority,” Hesselbech said. School-related obligations have taken players away from
practice, but Hesselbech and her assistant coach try and make themselves available to players outside of scheduled practice times. Hesselbach said this oneon-one attention gives them the chance to focus on and strengthen their individual skills, as well as allowing them to improve upon any skills that need work. Hesselbech and her assistant coach want players to utilize this extra time. While she is disappointed with how the season has turned out, Hesselbech knows the players have the potential to do well. The soccer season is coming to an end, but Hesselbech said she is still stressing the importance of work ethic. Regardless of how the Archers do, Hesselbech said she hopes the season impacts them in some way. “[If there’s anything I want to leave them with it is] consistency. I want them to stay more consistent, and to keep up the hard work in every game,” Hesselbech said.
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PHOTOS BY: ALEX WHITE Left: Lady Archers Assistant Coach Melany Marcy pretends to be the offensive player while teammates defend her. The drill helps players with their footwork. Right: STLCC Lady Archers work on layup drills during practice on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
Lady Archers bounce back The 2014-15 STLCC Lady Archers basketball team looks to finish what the 2013-14 team started CHRISTIAN HARGAS STAFF WRITER The STLCC Lady Archers are back for the 2014-15 basketball season and will kick off the new campaign at home against Rend Lake on Nov 5. Last season, the Lady Archers’ 2013-14 season ended when they were defeated by the Lady Pirates of North Central Missouri College, 77-64, in the Region XVI Championship Game last year. “There is nothing more motivating than failure, so this season we are highly motivated and determined to put STLCC’s women’s basketball back on top in Region 16,” Lady Archers’ Head Coach Shelly Ethridge said. The Lady Archers finished the 2013 season with a 17-8 record and won second place in the Region XVI Tournament, but failed to reach the NJCAA National Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. “After reaching the National Tournament three of the last four seasons, last season was disappointing,” Ethridge said. “We did not meet our expectations
of goals, so although we had a good year with a record of 178, we certainly came up short when it comes to our definition of success.” The Lady Archers were ranked 79th in total points (1586), 64th in points per game (63.4), and 20th in offensive rebounds per game (16.9) in 2013. Defensively, they were ranked 31st in points allowed per game (54.0), 60th in turnovers per game (16.9), 93rd in blocks per game (1.8), and 92nd in steals per game (8.2). “We definitely have more depth this year — meaning more potential weapons to use against our opponents,” Ethridge said. Deborah Holcomb, forward, averaged 16.2 points per game in last season. Kalah Martin, guard, averaged 14.6 points per game. Martin graduated after last season, but Holcomb will return for another season. “Our veteran leaders should bring experience and leadership. Our veterans should set the tone each day and establish a high
level of competitiveness and effort,” Ethridge said. “When a coaching staff cannot be with the team, 24-7, we need to be sure that we have a leader or leaders on the team who are continuing to set the precedent of positive representation.” The team’s reputation is also an important factor to Ethridge. “The other aspect is the reputation you build for your program,” Ethridge said. “Once you have success and studentathletes leave your program and have enjoyed their time, that word spreads and brings in other quality student-athletes who want to be a part of a program that is something special.” The Lady Archers have six conference games on their 201415 schedule. They will play three road and home games against the Raiders from Three Rivers Community College, the Cardinals from Mineral Area College and the Vikings of Jefferson College. The Lady Archers were 2-2 against conference teams in 2013.
LADY ARCHERS BASKETBALL GAME SCHEDULE Nov. 5 Rend Lake College 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7 Marshalltown Community College at Moberly, Mo. 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at Statefair Community College 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25 John Wood Community College 5:30 p.m.
*Italic games are home games. Home games are played at STLCC-Forest Park.