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VOLUME 53, ISSUE 5 | THURSDAY OCT. 26, 2017 | WWW.MERAMECMONTAGE.COM
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Police tackle adjunct professor at Board of Trustees meeting
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Photo by Melissa Wilkinson Forest Park adjunct faculty Brett Williams (right) gives Chancellor Pittman a report card at a union march on Oct. 23. The report gives Pittman failing marks in all subjects except for ‘prioritizing buildings over people.’
Photo by Noah Sliney Wildwood adjunct professor Steve Taylor is escorted from the Oct. 19 BOT meeting by armed police officers.
SSAC occupies Meramec in campus resistance Students camp out, march on campus in show of solidarity with adjunct professors Melissa Wilkinson | Editor-in-Chief
Meramec’s Student Social Action Committee (SSAC) hosted an occupation and protest march to draw attention to “the plight of adjunct professors in their struggle for fair pay and treatment,” according to member Michael Marino. The occupation, which lasted four days—Monday, Oct. 16 to Thursday, Oct. 19—represented the four years during which adjuncts have been trying to negotiate a contract with administrators. Marino, who slept on campus three out of the four nights, said he considered the event successful. “By the end of our efforts, our numbers had doubled, and I saw firsthand a campus that was willing to organize and struggle for its future,” said Marino. Protesters originally organized at the traffic circle on Big Bend but soon relocated to the quad for safety purposes. Students pitched tents and held signs with messages such as “Welcome to Pittman-ville” and “our educational staff deserve better”. “We slept out there...to let the administration know that we stand with our professors—all of them, adjuncts included--and we would like them to bargain in good faith, not only with the adjuncts union in pursuit of their contract but with the students who are
seeking alternatives to reduction in force in response to budget cuts,” said Marino. SSAC member Katherine Johnson said she joined the organization after reading an article covering the budget crisis in ‘The Montage.’ According to Johnson, the administration is planning to demote many fulltime faculty members to adjunct professors in order to cut costs. “Adjunct professors make less than poverty wages,” said Johnson. But according to Chancellor Pittman, STLCC pays the highest rate among community colleges in the state of Missouri. “Adjunct faculty are, in fact, part-time employees,” said Pittman. “Equating contracted work to an ‘annual’ wage is inaccurate and misleading to students and the public.” A pay raise was one of several demands made by Forest Park adjunct professor Steve Thomas at the Oct. 19 Board of Trustees meeting. Specifically, Thomas said adjuncts are requesting a three percent pay raise retroactive to January, less time between paydays, 100 dollars per credit hour in class cancellation fees (should a class be cancelled) and recognition of service--
protection from being replaced after they have served the college for some time. The final demand, noted Thomas, would cost the college nothing. “We want a three percent raise, but we know about the money and that they don’t have the money,” said Thomas. “From there it’s an issue of what they can offer us. That’s why I made the point to have some sort of seniority system where we get some assurance that we have some value to the college, that they can’t just go and hire anyone to replace us.” Chancellor Pittman said he has been in negotiations with the SEIU bargaining unit but both parties have yet to reach an agreement. Pittman has called in a federal mediator to help facilitate an agreement. Amna Habib, Chair and Vice President of SSAC, announced at the Oct. 19 board meeting that on Oct. 2 her organization voted to establish an official subcommittee called the Reduction in Force Prevention Coalition. The RIFPC was established to make sure students are adequately informed and to generate proposals that the college could take to readdress the budget crisis. Habib said that the RIFPC has developed five proposals for the board to consider. All five were to
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Lying Heavy
A Perspective on Autism
Archers Softball
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Now loading: STLCC delays new website launch ‘Website refresh’ unveiling moved to April 2018, MAC to establish blog Melissa Wilkinson | Editor-in-Chief
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Chancellor Jeff Pittman announced via a Sept. 27 email that the launch of STLCC’s new website will be delayed until April 2018. “While much work has been done to establish a new website space from the marketing context, after examining the existing content that has been developed, I believe there is still more that needs to be accomplished to completely build the site out in a manner that provides comprehensive functionality with programming and services for our students and staff,” said Pittman. Pittman cited a variety of reasons for delaying the launch, including recent staff turnover in the web design team, the need to acquire more data regarding site content and the need for further user testing. “Right now the website design team is two people,” said web designer Ben Shasserre. “And I’m one of them. The people that are actually pressing the buttons and making things work is down to two people.” The website, originally set to debut in October, is supposed to give STLCC a, “new, more modern presence on the internet,” according to the email.
Ben Shasserre, who teaches web design at Meramec, is part of the team building the new site. Shasserre described the new site as “a visual refresh”, responsive and easier to navigate. “We looked at the data and a majority of students [initially] access the website through their mobile phone. And then they realize that it doesn’t work that great on mobile and switch over to desktop,” said Shasserre. “We
want to make it so students can access all the data they need in a quick, easy, good looking format.” The new website will also be easier to manage from the back end, according to Shasserre. This means that users can control their own content as opposed to requesting a change from the designers. Shasserre said the change will empower users to “see the website as part of their own work” rather than as
a separate entity. According to Shasserre, the coding and design are nearly done and the current focus is on uploading and integrating content. “It’s about getting all the content in there that we need to make everything make sense and to not lose all the different department’s information,” said Shasserre. “We’re trying to go through the review process before it goes live. Me and my counterpart, we’re focusing on making sure all these other systems work together with the new site.” According to the email, STLCC’s Marketing and Communications team (MAC) will establish a blog in the coming months. The blog will be used to keep viewers updated on the status of the website as well as to collect feedback on functionality and design. Shasserre said that after working on the project for nearly two years, he is confident in an April 2018 release of the new website. “All the other entities...are finishing up their timelines in February, March,” said Shasserre. “With the amount of work that we have left I really feel that april is a reasonable timeline.”
SSAC and adjunct union protest for fair wages, treatment campus with their SSAC allies on Monday Oct. 23 in order to raise awareness for their cause. Protesters marched up and down Big Bend chanting and holding signs. The march ended with protestors approaching Clark Hall and handing a ‘report card’ for Chancellor Pittman to Provost Carol Lupardus and Dean of Students Kim Fitzgerald. According to SSAC President Xavier Phillips, Chancellor Jeff Pittman will meet with the SSAC at a future date. Despite this small victory, according to Marino, the fight is far from over. “We may start with the adjuncts but we will not end there,” said Marino. “We will no longer accept cuts to higher education as policy. The students are prepared to lead the way if necessary.”
Adjunct faculty and their student allies march on the sidewalk by Big Bend on Monday, Oct. 23. Protesters chanted and waved signs to demand fair wages and working conditions for adjunct professors.
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be announced at the Oct. 19 board meeting. One of their members was removed for speaking out of turn, however, and only three proposals were mentioned: a student advisory to STLCC’s marketing campaign to contribute to enrollment efforts, a partnership between the computer science program (which is set to be deactivated) and local businesses to increase enrollment in said program and revenue generation via hosting public events on campus such as concerts. Pittman said in a later interview that he “would be pleased to reinstate the Student Advisory Committee,” an organization which last year met with him or the trustees a few times. The adjunct faculty also marched on
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Left: SSAC member Katherine Johnson holds a sign during the campus occupation. The sign features several hashtags: welcome to Pittman-ville, faculty forward, our educational staff deserve better and campus resistance. Right: SSAC members set up a ‘campsite’ on the quad. Students ate and slept on campus from Monday, Oct. 16 to Thursday, Oct. 19.
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Photos by Noah Sliney Steve Taylor is tackled by police at the Oct. 19 BOT meeting. Taylor, adjunct professor at Wildwood, was protesting what he said was a violation of his first amendment rights when he began approaching the board table.
Board of trustees meeting turns violent
Wildwood adjunct professor Steve Taylor tackled by police while approaching board table Melissa Wilkinson | Editor-in-Chief The Oct. 19 STLCC Board of Trustees meeting became unexpectedly violent when Wildwood adjunct professor Steve Taylor was thrown to the ground by a police officer. After the first speech in the citizen’s address section of the meeting, many audience members applauded the speaker. Vice Chairman Rodney Gee silenced the applause, inciting Taylor, who began yelling from the back of the room about the injustice of the situation. “When the first person was done giving their statement people were clapping,” said Isaiah Wilson, a Meramec student who attended the meeting. “After that, Rodney Gee told people to stop clapping, that it was a disruption to the board meeting. And the faculty member that was tackled was trying to stand up for our freedom of speech.” Gee had established at the meeting’s start that anyone speaking aggressively or out of turn would be asked to leave the room. Following protocol, Taylor was asked to leave. Taylor, however, refused to leave and began walking up the center aisle toward the board members, at which point he was thrown to the ground by
a police officer. Taylor continued yelling as he was escorted from the room. He was later taken to a hospital for medical attention, still escorted by police. Many audience members called the police action unjustified. Luke Barber, a Meramec student in attendance, described the event as “an unlawful arrest.” “A faculty member was body slammed face first into the ground, dropped on his head,” said Barber. “This is a first amendment issue of freedom to petition and freedom to assemble.” But Gee said he felt afraid that Taylor was going to attack him when he approached the board table that night. “The first amendment right doesn’t give anyone the right to assault or to batter,” said Gee. “I have the right to protection as well.” According to Forest Park adjunct professor Brett Williams, Chancellor Pittman also expressed concerns. “[Pittman] said ‘that man was going to attack us,’ and I said ‘you don’t know that,’ and he said ‘we felt like we were going to be attacked. That police officer was protecting us,’” said Williams. While Gee said that Taylor “rushed”
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at him, Steve Thomas, adjunct professor at Forest Park, said he saw a very different scene. “He just walked toward them,” said Thomas. “This is not a man who’s threatening. He had his hands in the air with nothing in them. They just wanted to shut us down from speaking.” The situation left many feeling “frustrated and attacked,” according to Williams, who likened the event to police treatment of those protesting the Stockley verdict. Williams said he has been protesting for for the last month and saw many peaceful protesters attacked by police with no justification. “I don’t think talking or even yelling constitutes being tackled...A colleague of mine was tackled to the ground for saying there was a violation of the first amendment. I think that’s egregious,” said Williams. At the beginning of the meeting Gee announced that the behaviors exhibited at the last board meeting, during which many speakers went over time and spoke out of turn, would not be tolerated this time. This included audience applause after each speaker during the open forum section, despite applause being allowed during the administrative
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presentations. Gee’s statement raised questions of hypocrisy among many audience members, according to Thomas. “It was clear to me that we could clap when they congratulated each other from administrator to administrator,” said Thomas. “I felt the same frustration Steve was feeling...I was clapping like many in the room were. You can’t allow this for one thing and not another.” Wilson said he also disagreed with the no applause policy. “I think if other people are being applauded for their achievements and their accomplishments...you should be able to clap for speeches,” said Wilson. Board meeting policies have already changed due to the outpour of attendees at the Sept. 28 meeting. During that meeting, speakers were given no indication of when their two minutes of allotted time would be up until they were over. The Oct. 19 meeting introduced a cue card held up for each speaker when they had 30 seconds remaining. Whether future policies will be changed after the most recent meeting’s events remains to be seen. The next Board of Trustees meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 30 at the Cosand Center.
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Submitted Photos Two of Joe Chesla’s pieces currently on display at the Sheldon art galleries. The pieces, which are made with rusted metal, are all untitled.
Lying Heavy: sharing the beauty of rust
Sheldon gallery features professor Joe Chesla’s unique cross between scupture and printmaking Stephen Buechter | Staff Writer Meramec professor Joe Chesla’s work is being shown in an exhibition at the Sheldon art galleries until Nov. 25. The exhibition, called ‘Lying Heavy’, features a number of Chesla’s rust and paper works. The pieces on display are made of rusted metal on prints, with some graphite added later. According to Chesla, the process is done by placing rusting metal onto archival paper in a mild acidic bath, leaving behind imprints. Graphite, charcoal and other materials are then added to the imprints. “It’s a conversation between what [the material] wants to do and
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what I want to do and how we can work together,” said Chesla. Chesla said that the job of an artist is to take something beautiful, interesting or intriguing and present it in a way that makes it more intriguing for the viewer.” Chesla said his current work is an example of this. “A lot of people view rust as a very negative thing,” said Chesla. “It’s not a negative thing.” Student Maria Sanchez said that Chesla’s approach influenced her own art, and much of the class. She said he is “very open to mixing art” and that the gallery demonstrated this concept.
“It was a good way of representing sculpture and printmaking in one show,” said Sanchez. “Because of his experience in sculpture and materials and being able to use that in printmaking is what I think made [the show] really interesting.” Sanchez said that she believed being on the Meramec campus played a role in Chesla’s work because the studios at Meramec are very high quality. “I tell everyone that I know that these are the best studios in the area,” said Sanchez. “Because you go to, say, Webster and you pay so much more, and I mean, their stu-
dios don’t even compare.” Sanchez also cited the abundance of “really talented” artists on Meramec’s campus as potential influences. “[Sharing things students find beautiful or interesting] happens every day in the [Meramec] studio. So the kids will always come upon something that’s really intriguing or they just fall in love with it, and my job is to get them out of the love affair and to learn how to use that material,” said Chesla. For those wishing to expand their creative output, according to Chesla, “It’s all about work.”
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International Club president Grace Dada (left) discusses club hoodie designs with members at their meeting Monday, Sept. 25.
Culture shock: club encourages diversity on campus International Club gives members a chance to learn about different cultures Brad Riaz | Staff Writer
Meramec’s International Club is a hub for the considerable diversity on campus, according to president Grace Dada. The club is designed to give students the opportunity to get up close and personal with each culture represented within the club. Dada said she not only wants the International Club to be a community in itself, but she also for the members to make their own impact. The club is looking to help society in a time where that help might be needed. “We don’t want it to just be our club. We want to impact our communities, especially now,” said Dada. According to Dada, one of the ways that club plans to extend its reach is by attending the Festival of Nations in Tower Grove park. The
festival features different vendors selling food and crafts from their home countries. “We encourage our members to go and see what other countries have to offer,” said Dada. Dada said that attending the festival gives International Club members an opportunity to represent and teach about their cultures. In return the public gets to learn about these cultures in an interactive way. The club also hosts an annual end-of-schoolyear cultural banquet where attendees can view different cultural performances and sample a variety of ethnic foods. According to Dada, club members dress up for the event in either formal American clothing or traditional clothes from their country of origin.
“This year [the banquet] is going to be bigger since we’re incorporating our sister campuses and other international clubs from SLU and UMSL,” said Dada. Although food is a big draw, said Dada, there are benefits to club membership beyond the edible. The club puts students in the center of club meetings, an opportunity that may not be given at other points in life. This gives members the opportunity to learn about people outside of a classroom setting. Not only is that knowledge important on a personal level, but having the International Club on a resume is physical proof of that importance, Dada said. Students also aren’t required to be international to join the club. Dada said that despite the start
of a new semester, the International Club is already teeming with fresh faces. “All of our previous members graduated and all of the current members are new members,” said Dada. According to Dada, this semester the club is focused on raising money and establishing scholarship funds. One of the ways to raise the money is the Six Flags booster program, where members are given the opportunity to work as temporary employees at Six Flags. Any pay accumulated during their shift goes into the scholarship fund. International Club meets in the Student Center every other Monday with two sessions, starting at 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. respectively.
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We are not puzzles waiting to be solved
Growing up autistic in a society that doesn’t understand Mary Wilson | Staff Writer
natural instincts are wrong is not a new one; it is only relatively recently that autistics and otherwise disabled people are kept out of institutions and live in the community. It’s possible, in many people,
good nor bad. It simply is. For those autistic children not diagnosed, who slip under the radar, they may spend their whole lives wondering why they struggle in a society made for typically-
through years of training, to make someone ‘appear’ typically-developing, but that doesn’t change the underlying neurology: an autistic person will always be an autistic person. It’s just how our brains are wired, which is neither a good thing nor a bad thing, just as a typicallydeveloping person’s brain is neither
developing people. Autistic people are more likely to struggle with mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression; one theory for this is that autistic people are forced to disregard their instincts and assimilate to a culture not designed for them.
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If there’s one thing that humans have in common, it’s fear of the unknown. While the diagnostic rate of Autistic Spectrum Disorders has been rising, largely due to more in-depth diagnostic criteria and understanding, autism is still not fully understood. I was identified as possibly autistic in sixth grade, then received a formal diagnosis at age 18. Throughout my life, from an undiagnosed kid struggling to comprehend social cues to a teenager unable to maintain friendships to now, I have been surrounded by inaccurate stereotypes and misinformed people, from occupational therapists to pediatricians, psychotherapists and teachers, family members and friends. Because people don’t understand autism and autistic people, we are feared. This shows up in ways that may not seem like traditional expressions of fear. The autistic children who are diagnosed are often forced into Applied Behavioral Analysis, developed in the 1970s by Ivar Lovaas. It involves changing behaviors into new, preferred ones. Eye contact, however painful, is good. Self-stimulatory behavior, such as hand flapping or rocking, is bad. I’ve compared self-stimulatory (stimming) behavior to Google translate for autistic people. Flapping my hands is how I focus, how I organize the information around me or maintain my cool in stressful times. The belief that autistic people’s
The true cost of eating healthy
Is healthy food more expensive, or do people just not want to pay for it? Nowadays there are a lot of people that want to get fit and stay healthy but don’t want to pay the price for it. Some people think it’s too expensive to eat healthy so they continue to eat junk foods and claim there’s nothing to be done about it. But in reality, healthier food isn’t more expensive at all. The tomatoes, broccoli and carrots may appear to be too expensive so you buy a bag of chips instead. There’s nothing wrong with that, but ask yourself this: Why don’t you want to pay the price for healthier foods? Is healthier food actually more expensive than junk food or is your mind just making you believe that? Recent research has shown that some families can’t afford healthier foods because they don’t make enough to afford it. But in reality, it isn’t what you make, it’s what you chose to spend your money on. A lot of people have a budget, such as myself, and if families or students want to eat healthier, they could budget to eat better. For example, instead of picking up a box of Twinkies for $2.97 at Walmart, you could pick up a box of whole grain granola bars for the same price. You can live healthy and eat healthy on a budget. Now, enough budget talk. Let’s talk about why healthy foods are better than junk food. The ingredients that are used in healthier food are better than what’s used in junk food.
Micronutrients help the human body with its daily functions. If your body lacks micronutrients, you could be at risk for health problems. According to the blog AlyG, healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, potatoes and high-quality meats, typically contain more micronutrients than junk foods. Healthy foods are more natural than junk foods. Junk food tends to be full of sugar and is more than likely processed. Whole foods like fruits, vegetable, lowfat dairy and lean meats are healthier for the body and available in healthier, unprocessed forms. The nutrients that are in healthier foods benefit your body more than what’s in junk food. Listed above are a couple reasons why I believe that healthier foods should stay at the prices they are and why they’re better than junk food. I enjoy burgers and fries just like most people in this world but they aren’t feeding my body the nutrients and giving me the energy that I need like healthy food does. Like I explained, if we all budgeted our money better to eat healthier then it wouldn’t be so hard to buy and eat healthier foods. Healthier foods aren’t more expensive than junk food, it’s just that people more often choose to take the easier route and eat junk food. Invest in yourself by replacing some of the junk food that you’re buying with healthier foods.
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Christina Perkins | Staff Writer
On average, the autistic person’s lifespan is almost two decades shorter than non-autistic people, with suicide as the leading cause of premature death. The consequences for not fully accepting and understanding autistic people are clear: we are teased and trained to not act autistic as children and dying as adults. If we don’t end our own lives, then our lives are often ended for us: murders of disabled people, especially autistic people, are more common than many realize. Their names are forgotten by most, and their murderers, usually family or caretakers, have lesser punishments than if they had murdered a non-disabled person. These killings are sometimes called “mercy killings.” Is it ever a mercy to kill someone just because they are different? Until people realize that we are not puzzles, waiting to be solved, we are not people incapable of empathy, not empty shells, not mysteries, but instead human beings, whole and worthy of education, happiness and love, just like every other human, this will likely continue. We can do better. We must do better. Lives depend on it. So, the next time someone is flapping their hands in class or at the grocery store, think before judging. The next time someone doesn’t make eye contact, or takes a minute to process what has just been said, remember: understanding autism is the first step towards acceptance. Acceptance saves lives.
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Archers softball winds up for spring season Despite many players out with injuries, coach has ‘big expectations’ As preseason comes to an end, STLCC Archers softball is gearing up for their spring season. Head Coach Kristi Swiderski is helping them prepare for tough games. “I have big expectations between the girls that are here from last year and the girls that are coming in this year. Talent wise, we’ve got all the ability in the world,” said Swiderski. According to Swiderski, her team has already faced some challenges this fall despite the season having not even started yet. “Over half of our team is out with injuries, which is why we had a Missouri Baptist player out in right field for the second game,” said Swiderski. “If we get healthy, I think the sky’s the limit.” Currently two players are returning from surgery, with another going into surgery and a second potentially going in. Swiderski said that the strength of her team in the spring will be determined by how well her players heal in the offseason. Some new freshmen players have already shown their potential, according to Swiderski. “Sara Shepard, she is pretty dominant on the mound,” said Swiderski. “I think Chloe Johnson and Sarah Goers as far as hitting. They can hit the ball over the
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Archer Kacy Bergfeld bunts a ball at the Oct. 14 game against Missouri Baptist.
fence at any time. Abbey Lavely can hit the ball over the fence also but she is very consistent hitter and she will do a great job at shortstop for us. Anna Counts can drop a punt like no other.” Archers softball season officially begins this spring.
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Several Archers huddle during the Oct. 14 game to discuss play strategy.
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“When I came to Meramec I didn’t know anybody, so I joined the frisbee team with open eyes. My teammates were a very big help with allowing me to fit in and play my game style with them. The hardest part about Frisbee is making sure you’re making the perfect passes and knowing how to coordinate your wrist to the disk. I feel like my teammates are very passionate about the game and our team plays very competently. If anyone wants to join the frisbee team, we are still looking for more players. This sport is a unique one.“
-Madison Kokotovich, Frisbee Player