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VICTORY Lady Archers clutch Regional Championship SPENCER GLEASON SPORTS EDITOR Coming off of an 83-82 double overtime win against rival North Central Missouri College on Jan. 19, the STLCC Lady Archers headed into their final nine games of the regular season with an 11-5 record. They still had games against Region XVI rival Three Rivers Community College, nationally recognized Cottey College, as well as two games against Metropolitan Community College (MCC)-Penn Valley, a team they would potentially face in the playoffs.

Considering the loss of four of their top scorers over the course of the season, who averaged 40 points per game, Head Coach Shelly Ethridge and her coaching staff looked to the nine players on roster to stay on track.

“We’re going to take one game at a time, especially right now, and try to figure everything out and dealing with all the adversity we’ve been dealing with. The kids know that they have something special just with their team right now and their chemistry, and that’s what we’re focusing in on,” Ethridge said following the victory over North Central.

“We’ll let the game play out for itself. I know deep down the kids would still like to win the regional tournament and we certainly can do that. We can do it, but we’re going to approach each game one day at a time and focus in on the little things that are going to make a big difference for us,” Ethridge said.

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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers students free tax work ASHLEY HIGGINBOTHAM ASST. NEWS EDITOR Every Wednesday until April 10, any student, faculty or community member can visit the Business Administration building at STLCC-Meramec and get his/her taxes done for free by accounting students. This is the 11th year STLCC has taken part in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

“On the student side, this serves as an internship,” said Robyn Barrett, Associate Professor of Accounting.

The first four weeks of the program students are learning everything about taxes in the classroom.

“It was a lot to take in at first,” accounting student Jenny Williams said.

“But [the accounting department] was very focused on making sure we know everything.”

After the training, BA 216 is turned into an office where real clients walk in the doors.

“It was very scary,” said accounting student Pam Tohtz, “just thinking about how we’d handle actual people and their taxes.”

The students go directly from studying to real-world work experience.

“It’s great because students are going to school and they get a job [for free],” Barrett said.

Students who have questions or need assistance have four CPAs available, and the accounting department has oversight of all student work.

“If the students do make a mistake, it is not a problem to go in and fix it,” Barrett said.

VITA is a program that started at STLCC in 2003 and offers students the tools to prepare taxes and work in a business-like setting. There is a checkin desk at the front door and desks are set up with everything students need to electronically file the community’s taxes.

“The people who come and see us are mostly repeated customers,” Barrett said.

Both students said they love doing something for the community.

“People are very patient and appreciate the service,” Williams said.

Tohtz said a perk of this job is working with the public.

“I found out that doing this, I enjoy working with people,” Tohtz said.

Tohtz is taking courses to achieve her AAS degree in accounting, and Williams is taking accounting classes.

Students do not have to be accounting majors to be in the VITA program. To be eligible for VITA training students need to have completed ACC110, be currently enrolled or have completed ACC114 and make an appointment with Barrett. If a student meets the course requirement Barrett will consider professors comments and the student’s GPA. “We are looking for good students with positive attitudes,” Barrett said.

Once all of the requirements have been met and the student is accepted the tax training begins.

“The number one reason why community members should come to us is because we offer a way to get taxes done for free,” Barrett said.

The VITA program focuses mainly on the elderly, low income families and students, but welcomes anybody.

“It is a wake-up call for some students,” Barrett said, “because they have this picture in their mind of what

they want to make and when they see these other incomes they think, ‘how do they survive?’”

Barrett started as an adjunct in 2003.

In 2009, she began working in the VITA program alongside accounting professor Markus Ahrens. In 2012, she took over the program from Ahrens.

“I think this is a great program because it’s completely free,” Barrett said.

All three said the VITA program was beneficial for student participants and the community.

“If you do it yourself,” Tohtz said. “It still costs you because you have to buy the program. This way saves you money, and who doesn’t like saving money at this time?”

Except for March 13, taxes will be done Wednesdays through April 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The accounting department is accepting clients by appointment only. Call 314-984-7514 for more information or to make an appointment.

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NEWS March 7, 2013

STLCC-One account holders run risk of fees

Sky Club hosts storm chaser Reed Timmer

Alumni face ‘abandonement’ fees without cancellation

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On Wednesday Feb. 20, STLCC-Meramec’s Sky Club hosted “extreme storm chaser” and meteorologist Reed Timmer in the Meramec theater.

Timmer, who starred on Discovery Channel’s “Storm Chasers,” spoke about his experiences as a storm chaser and answered questions from the audience. Timmer’s book “Into the Storm” was also available for purchase and an autograph session was held after the event.

Sky Club president Arielle Byington said the club worked hard to spread the word about the event.

“The word really got spread out to the community. We did the best we could trying to get the audience that we wanted to come and we were really pleased with the varition of people coming,” Byington said.

Byington said Timmer was open and personable with the audience.

“He was a really great speaker and he was open to making himself available to the audience. He was just really personable,” Byington said.

Sky Club sponsor and Meramec professor Joe Schneider said the event was a great way to reach out to future students.

“It wasn’t just the student body, it wasn’t just faculty and staff.

There were a lot of people who came that were not involved in the Meramec community at all. I think that’s the best way to help to sell this place to future students to show the things we do here,” Schneider said.

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Higher One card as debit, according to the Higher One website.

“It can only bring the account to zero so it won’t overdraft the account,” Perry said. “Some students use it as their primary checking account and it is a great option for new account holders.”

Perry said that Higher One is “very transparent” and does not possess hidden fees. However, the website stipulates that a monthly deposit of $100 must be placed into the account in order to avoid the $3.95 fee. The Terms and Conditions and Related Disclosures posted on the Higher One website note that an abandoned account fee of an undisclosed amount will be assessed from the account once no activity has been recorded for six months.

A student does have the option of closing the account when leaving STLCC, but it is not required.

In order for students to close their account, they must contact customer service. Student can call the number found on the back of the Higher One card or tweet @Askhigherone for more information and assistance. The Higher One staff is available Mon.Fri., 7 a.m.-10 p.m. and answer tweets Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-7 p.m., according to the website.

Student Governance council attend MCCA SGC participate in semi-annual event NICHOLAS ROUSSEAU STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) conference is held twice a year giving students from STLCCMeramec a chance to meet students from Three Rivers in Jefferson City. According to Vice President of the Student Goverment Council Oscar Zamora, who attended MCCA, the main goal of the weekend is to “teach and form new leadership leaders.” People who are chosen to attend are those with a leadership position in the school.

This year Mo. Rep. Mike Thompson met with the group and gave a brief explanation of bills and how the House of Representatives works. There was also an orientation presentation and a workshop of the House of Representatives.

“A mock legislation was held and the members played important roles on two mock bills to what steps are needed,” Zamora said.

Zamora described the MCCA as a once in a lifetime trip.

“At this age, it is [special.] You don’t care as much as a kid, but as a growing adult it is mind opening and very interesting to me,” Zamora said. “It makes you feel closer and more a part of the process.”

Another topic at the conference were events that are hosted by student organizers at other community colleges. Also, how different the other school’s student life is and how the clubs are run.

Another Meramec student who attended the conference, AJ Feicht, said he really enjoyed seeing the Capitol, meeting the legislators and visiting with the other community college students from Missouri.

“I would say the mock legislative session we held in the House of Representatives in which we proposed and then debated and voted on fictional bills under the guidance of a legislator and the tour of the Captiol itself. That was fun because they took us up to the outside of the top of the dome. This is not normally done, but our group had a connection to the speaker of the senate and he was able to work that out for us. It was really amazing,” Feicht said.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A FRESHMAN’S PERSPECTIVE

Dear Editor,

ASHLEY HIGGINBOTHAM ASST. NEWS EDITOR

This is a ‘Community’ College I have been noticing that not a lot of students have been attending on-campus events. I understand that STLCCMeramec is a community college, but still.

That is why it is called “community” college, right? We are a community, and communities stick together. I feel like we need to get our heads out of our butts and realize that there are talented students here. Attend one of the art showings. Go see a play. Do something, for crying out loud.

Is this just a “pit stop” for the next destination and is there no need to sight see? Well, “life is a journey, not a destination.”

If Katie from the Nicholas Sparks book, “Safe Haven” did not get off the bus to look around she never would have decided to stay in Southport, North Carolina. She never would of met Alex.

Stop and have fun while we are all in community college before we transfer to a university or join the work force and become another paycheck.

THE POPE? NOPE! CORY MUEHLEBACH STAFF WRITER

Sith Lord!

Right now, at a Vatican not so far away, allegations revolving around sex scandals are forming like mud in the rain. Pope Benedict XVI has been given the privilege of being drizzled among the unsavory mud pie of accusation. Coincidentally, as people may have heard, the pope has resigned. But does anyone know the real reason?

The facts are perhaps a bit askew, as their sources are, to put it politely, doubtful. Sources in states surrounding the Vatican have an anonymous European spokesperson who has sent letters accusing the pope of covering up multiple sex scandals, homosexuality and child abuse.

Some sources are even a suggesting the

February 28 I had the misfortune of eating in the school cafeteria. The young “lady” at the table next to me was busy calling her male friends “faggots” and using phrases like “that’s so gay.” This is not the first time I’ve encountered this situation in the cafeteria (or elsewhere on campus); in fact, I’d say on the rare occasions I do eat in the cafeteria, it’s about a fifty-fifty chance I’ll end up sitting next to students of this ... caliber.

I decided to eat somewhere else.

I think it’s really unfortunate that these students don’t realize that using this sort of language, which demonstrates a complete lack of respect for those around them, reflects poorly on their character, their background and their school. The cafeteria is a place for Meramec’s diverse student population to relax and eat on campus; it is not a private lounge, nor does the white noise of the mob mask careless conversations.

The cafeteria is not your parents’ basement. If you learn one thing while passing through, or out of, Meramec, let it be to learn the power of language to affect the world around you for better or

pope was a party to them. “The Pope, whose given name is Joseph Ratzinger, has a meeting with the Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano on February 23 to beg for immunity against prosecution for allegations of child sex crimes,” Shannon Barber wrote for the website Addicting Info.

Something about this story seems a bit funny. For the sake of argument, I am going to fancy the idea the pope is in fact involved in sexual scandals. It is not extraordinary for a member of the Catholic Church to be involved with such a thing, and it would not be a big deal if it were just another priest. But this is the freakin’ pope.

The guy who is chosen by God himself to govern all the people who live on that big blue sapphire orbiting through the cosmos that we inhabit. Perhaps he is the supreme evil we have been looking forward to. Of course, I mean the sith lord.

Joe looks like the Sith Lord which is not merely a coincidence in my view. Now we have to find some dude who looks like Luke

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for worse. No one is negligible; no word is negligible, and each gathers together like a billion breaths bringing either lifegiving rain or the winds of catastrophe.

Every conscious being has the power to add to the substance of the world around it through action and word. Just a few famous “faggots” that have done so are: Achilles (however mythological), hero of Homer’s epic “The Iliad” and inspiration for millennia of generations; Alexander the Great; who conquered the ancient world and set up a network of libraries, such as the Library of Alexandria, and schools across his empire; Michelangelo, master artist of the Renaissance; Walt Whitman and Gerard Manley Hopkins, poets who changed the course of poetry forever; Pythagoras, father of the western musical scale, father of the Pythagorean Theorem and more; Tennessee Williams and Oscar Wilde, playwrights who’ve left their mark on the theatre; Herman Melville and Maurice Sendak, authors who left their mark on adult and children’s literature respectively; Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, icons in modern art. The contributions “faggots” have made to the world spans all ages

Skywalker and pretend Obama is Darth Vader. By the way, Mr. President, I urge you to reject that “offer” from the pope in return for your birth certificate — it is fabricated anyway. Maybe then Obama could focus on that “moon” with lasers he has been talking about. Something about it being called a star and capable of mass murder? Whatever the case, I am sure we can call Hans Solo and that fat slug thing to combat the new evil empire.

If that doesn’t work, people can always start recruiting small children to fight against the sith lord. I mean pope. People could give them swords made of pure energy; that certainly could not go wrong in anyway. But if people are against child labor, and/or child soldiers, may I suggest a new strategy: governing the church as a social entity and not enabling those “escapes” from the law. If you are accused of a crime with overwhelming evidence and are say, the frikkin’ pope, you should be tried just like everyone else. I think resigning disables the whole “chosen by

and fields; this list is just a small one.

Just as every time you eat peanut butter you are touched by one contribution of the African-American community, there is not a single day that goes by where your life is not influenced in a constructive way by a homosexual or someone from the LGBT community.

Women have had to fight for respect and equality; African-Americans have had to fight for respect and equality; all kinds of minorities fight for respect and equality constantly and across the world. I think it is very sad that each of us as minorities has to fight the same battle over and over again. It shows a profound and world-wide ignorance of the human light which resides within each and every single human being, the same light that changes the world for better or worse, the light that is innately equal because it possesses no other qualities than luminance.

As always, but especially when in public, choose your words wisely.

From one light to another, Jacob Hight Student

God” thing anyway.

Along with the sudden uproar of Italy against the church’s pope, various cardinals are being accused as well.

To note, Cardinal Keith O’ Brien — Britain’s cardinal — resigned recently for being accused of “inappropriate acts,” notably his encounters with young priests in training. Though he has not been convicted, his resignation seemed to persuade officials that he was in fact guilty.

I am sure trials will be set in motion as the pope’s ability to forgive and pardon may have vanished as of late.

I think the world should step up and stop fearing the Vatican. To me that means no more escapes from the law or pardons from the pope. The pope, along with the other officials of the church, whether they be criminals or falsely accused members of the Catholic Church, should be treated like any other human being ever. Tried fairly, perhaps with a lightsaber or that fat slug thing.

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March 7, 2013

HE EATS / SHE EATS A vegan and a carnivore walk into a Local Harvest...

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so spend it with ... a fellow classmate!

GRETCHEN DANIELS COPY EDITOR Is there a better way to forget about the week’s stresses than meeting friends and family for Sunday brunch? For a vegan, quite possibly. Adapting lunch and dinner to my new vegan diet has been an easy transition.

However, breakfast is dominated by eggs, butter, milk, cheese and yogurt. For weekday mornings I usually grab fruit on my way out the door, but what options would I have when eating out?

Alex and I decided to venture to Local Harvest’s Kirkwood location for Sunday brunch to scope out the options. If one is searching for a relaxed brunch away from the hectic crowds that often overwhelm an enjoyable morning meal then we have found the spot: Local Harvest in Kirkwood.

When I walked in the cafe — which also serves as a grocery store — I was greeted by the staff with a friendly smile and a hello.

The cafe seating takes prominence at the front of the store and is flooded with sunlight through the front wall of windows.

To place an order travel to the back of the store because the deli counter is disconnected from the seating area by grocery aisles. Listed on the chalkboard above the counter was one option for me: vegan French toast. So, I ordered the vegan French toast, breakfast potatoes and coffee, which cost just under $14. Pay at the front cash registers and take a seat.

Being quite a superstitious person I had a premonition this meal was going to be good. For my table number I was given 42. This may seem like an insignificant detail, but anyone who is a fan of “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” knows the value of 42.

So, while drinking my coffee and listening to the background music of Sarah McLachlan and Ray LaMontagne, I prepared myself to be gastronomically delighted.

Now, I must admit I have found one major drawback to veganism: coffee. I adore coffee, and if there were no adverse affects to drinking liters of coffee

ALEX KENDALL PHOTO EDITOR a day I would probably do It is statistically said that eating breakfast so. But, I am not a black will jumpstart your coffee kind of girl, and metabolism and I hate soy milk. At thought process for Local Harvest I added the day. However, soy milk to my coffee many people simply because it is the most skip this key meal for common vegan option numerous reasons: for places to provide, rushing late to school and I keep hoping that or work, becoming my taste buds will adjust. sick in the morning from However, after ruining a eating too early or simply perfectly good cup of coffee not waking up in time. For again I am done with soy me, breakfast is a time to sit milk. down before the busy day Our food arrived starts, read the paper quickly, and oh my, in print or online and the portions were big. enjoy some toast and Two large slices of orange juice. brioche disappeared When Gretchen under a confection and I decided to go of blueberry and out for breakfast, blackberry preserves, I was a little weary blueberries, vegan on where we were cream cheese and going. I typically eat syrup. This was much at home and avoid the more rich than my usual busy commuters in the banana. The vegan French morning. Pondering over toast was delicious, but Other Locations: where to eat, Gretchen next time I will ask for Grocery suggested Local the syrup on the side.

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Website of the grocery store, C o n v e n i e n t l y, the Local Harvest cafe http://localharvestgrocery.

Local Harvest is only seats 40 and caters to a one mile west from com wide array of diners.

STLCC-Meramec. It looks After ordering at the like I have a new place to eat deli in the back of the grocery lunch and study.

Local Harvest Grocery 12309 Old Big Bend Road, Kirkwood, Mo., 63122

Popular Brunch Items: Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast Burrito Stuffed French Toast (regular and vegan options)

store I sat down, number in hand, waiting to dive into the breakfast I had ordered. The cafe section is an interesting addition to the grocery store. The tables and arrangements were reminiscent of a local night time diner, but without the nighttime drunkards or dirt-stained floors.

For breakfast, I dined on the breakfast burrito. The burrito was compiled of farm-fresh scrambled eggs, fresh potato hash, mozzarella and black beans rolled up with a tortilla. On the side was a salsa that put a little kick into the burrito.

The breakfast burrito also comes with fruit salad. This salad can vary depending on the fruit available.

Typically a pancakes and eggs kind of guy, the breakfast burrito did not fail to impress. The eggs were cooked to perfection, with no burnt edges or gooey centers. The hash potatoes were an excellent compliment to the eggs and the black beans. When available, Local Harvest will substitute a spinach tortilla for the traditional wheat.

The meal reached a little over nine dollars, Local Harvest has a wide menu range from a classic and award-winning biscuits and sausage gravy breakfast to options for vegetarians, vegans and everything in between. The menu is based on seasonal and locally tracked ingredients, with 50 percent of the products coming from local farms and sources. Grocery items are marked with “STL,” “150” and “300” mile stickers to indicate how far the items have traveled.

In addition to the cafe and grocery store, Local Harvest offers tastings and classes to the community. Previously, the store hosted a wine and chocolate tasting where a local winery representative paired together wines and chocolates. Recently, for a small fee the public was invited to attend a bee keeping class.

As Local Harvest states on the website, “ Local food is healthier.

The shorter the time between the farm and your table, the less likely it is that nutrients will be lost from fresh food.”

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The Forest Park dental hygiene students clean your teeth for the low price of $30. As students, you will recieve another 50 percent off. Clean teeth and x-rays for $15.

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Friday Night Movie STLCC Meramec Student Center

Come spend your Friday night watching new releases such as the Life of Pi and the Hobbit for $1. Student Activities Council will even throw in popcorn and soda.

Redbox cannot even beat that. Movies start at 7:30 sharp every Friday.

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Would you rather pay $50 or $0 to complete your income taxes? That was an easy decision. Meramec account students have been certified to help you with your income taxes through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. They are availble Wednesday between 1:30 and 5:30 p.m.

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by STLCC and other organizations KURT OBERREITHER SR. STAFF WRITER Most students have taken advantage of the discount various movie theatres offer, but few reap all of the rewards a student ID offers.

So, stop digging for change in mom and dad’s couch cushions, open your wallet and find that student ID tucked behind all the Hollister gift cards. The fact is STLCC student IDs are free and could save you some money.

STLCC-Meramec student Shane Halloran said he discovered a discount when he made a purchase at Schiller’s Camera.

“I was surprised when the cashier asked me if I had my student ID,” he said. “But I was glad I was saving money.”

According to the STLCC website, the college has arranged discounts with companies such as Adobe, Sprint and Microsoft. And when students use the Apple Educational Store they can save as much as $200.

Halloran said he was not aware of the discounts the college offers.

“That’s pretty ‘beat,’” Halloran said.

What is more, some vendors offer individual discounts for college kids. Is it lunch time on campus

but the prices (and options) in the cafeteria make your wallet go limp and your appetite flee? Whip out that student ID. According to http://giftcardgranny.com, a gift card directory for those who want to save some cash, fast food restaurants from McDonald’s to Waffle House might be willing to cut students a break. The website says not all of the franchises honor the student discount but stores in college towns are more likely to cut students some slack.

Outside of Kirkwood, students can save some money on entertainment. Enjoy sports? Well, St. Louis Blues fans with a student ID can purchase $20 mezzanine level tickets and $38 plaza level tickets for select Thursday and Friday home games. And baseball fans can watch the Cardinals by taking advantage of college night at specific home games throughout the season.

No matter how embarrassing the photo is, put that student ID to use. Next time you get the bill, ask about a student discount. What is the worst that can happen?

Student Advantage Card http://student advantage.com

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St. Louis on a student’s budget Metrolink Across St. Louis

Metrolink offers affordable transportation to students around the city. Students recieve 10 percent off of monthly passes, seven day passes, one way tickets and round trip tickets. Make sure to remember an ID when purchasing a pass or ticket.

City Diner by the Fox

The St. Louis Blues 1401 Clark Ave.

Like hockey? Cool. Students can save on tickets for select Thursday and Friday night home games during the 2012-13 season. Get a ticket for $20 in the Mezzanine Level or $38 in the Plaza Level by presenting a valid student ID at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center.

The St. Louis Cardinals 700 Clark Ave.

The St. Louis cardinals welcome students back to the academic year by offering $10 tickets for select home games.

Next fall, make sure to check their wensite for the 2013 season college days.

541 N. Grand Blvd.

Students with a valid ID are eligible to recieve 10 percent off his/her bill at this homestyle diner. The City Diner is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. except on Saturdays and Sundays when they stay open until 3 a.m. for the bar crowd.

The Grove Deli

The St. Louis Symphony 718 N. Grand Blvd.

Enjoy select concerts at Powell Hall for only $10 in advance.

Day of student tickets may be purchased for only $20. You may order up to 4 tickets per concert, but one valid student ID must be presented at the time of pickup for each student ticket purchased.

8144 Big Bend Blvd

The Grove Deli is a hop skip and jump away in Webster Groves. They offer students 10 percent discount on their sandwichs and salads. The Grove Deli has free wi-fi and free live music starting at 9 p.m.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre 527 N. Grand Blvd.

J. Crew

The Fox Theatre plays the best of broadway in a classy 1920s environment and offer students discounts on select productions. This discount is available at the Fox Box office two hours prior to show time with a valid school ID (limit two tickets each).

J. Crew offers students up to 15 percent off their total clothing purchase. It is located inside the galleria.

Urban Outfitters

1428 St Louis Galleria

1428 St Louis Galleria

Urban Outfitters also offer a 10 percent discount of all of products. Make sure to sign up at http://urbanoutfitters. com for updates on student discounts.

8 ART&LIFE

March 7, 2013

A new kind of cafe on campus STLCC-Meramec Circle of Concern teams up to help students in need CASSIE KIBENS STAFF DESIGNER Deborah Caby, student, co-president of TRIO and VP of membership for Phi Theta Kappa, received approval for STLCC-Meramec’s first on-campus food pantry, Brown Bag Cafe, on Friday. The administration approved the proposal and now Caby is searching for an appropriate space for the Cafe through a meeting with campus life. The purpose of Brown Bag Café is to assist students who can not afford a daily lunch. “[Brown Bag Cafe is] a project that allows a student to get a daily lunch, in a brown bag, a self contained meal that they can microwave or something, and then refer them to services, through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families office.” Caby said.

Brown Bag Cafe is a collaborative effort Caby said. TRIO, TANF, Service Learning, Campus Life, The Student Government Council and Phi Theta Kappa are all involved. When Caby learned that staff were feeding people from their desks and out of their offices she decided the Brown Bag Cafe was something that had to happen, and soon.

“How can we retain our students at this school, or at any school, if they’re going to school hungry?” Caby said. “It’s about retention, giving people the nutrients they need to learn.”

Caby hopes to open Brown Bag Cafe

in April. Her goal is to have it running by April 1st.

“The Brown Bag Cafe is a temporary fix but it’ll refer people to the permanent services that they need to take care of their needs while they’re in school.” Caby said.

Debbie Corson, part of Service Learning kicked off the first food drive of the calendar year March 4th with a food drive held in the cafeteria. There were food barrels to decorate, a barrel toss game in which winners received a prize and brown bags with the list of appropriate items to bring in to benefit the drive. Members of Phi Theta Kappa and Service Learning were present.

“I think there’s a lot of need in our community and giving service while you’re learning can make a difference and the impact of that learning,” Corson said.

“I was eager to start working and helping out and being part of a community,” Taylor Jones, Phi Theta Kappa member, said.

As a member of Phi Theta Kappa and volunteering with Brown Bag Cafe Jones said it is “a great way to put both together; work and school.”

The food drive will go until the end of March. Items collected will benefit Circle of Concern and Brown Bag Cafe. This school year about 5,000 items have been collected.

PHOTO BY: TEGAN MAZUREK The Kirkwood Harmonics, a barbershop group, perform at the STLCC-Meramec chorus performance. The performance showcased several choirs at Meramec as well as groups from the Kirkwood area.

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Come fly away Morocco, China, England, oh my. A look into the Study Abroad program at STLCC-Meramec CASSIE KIBENS STAFF DESIGNER Photography in England, archaeology in Morocco and Spanish language immersion in Costa Rica are just a few of the Study Abroad programs STLCC offers.

“It is very important for students to get experience with study abroad,” Chris Sulincevski, Coordinator for International Programs, said. “Because it’s very important for their personal growth, as well as for their academic growth.”

Each year STLCC proposes a variety of international study abroad programs.

This 2012-2013 academic year there are more than 10 programs offered.

Professors volunteer his/her time and academic knowledge to organize and lead an international program. It takes about a year and a half to get a trip through the process of planning and acceptance by the college.

“To run a study abroad trip you have to have a sense of humor and patience, and realize that a group of students will often times have unique personalities,” Michael Fuller, Professor of Anthropology, said. “And be able to successfully be able to make sure that person enjoys the trip as much as everyone else.”

There are two types of international trips: semester abroad and short-term programs. Semester abroad trips are semester-long programs and cost around $7,900 plus airfare and insurance. Shortterm programs are 7-20 days and range from $2,000-$4,000 per person. A student participant must pay tuition in addition to the program’s cost. Students should not allow finances to stop them from taking an opportunity to study abroad, Sulincevski said. He said it is all about the planning.

Grants and loans can go toward study abroad, and Sulincevski said he could help students with that.

“It’s so important for students to step outside of their own little world and be a witness to a drastically different culture or even just another culture,” Angela Hamilton, Associate Professor of English, said. “And to see that not only are there differences but almost more importantly there are a lot of similarities.”

Hamilton planned her first trip through STLCC for this semester to Istanbul, Turkey, but due to economic reasons and

safety concerns the trip had to be cancelled. Hamilton is no stranger to Turkey. She spent a year there doing a faculty exchange, a year teaching fulltime at a Tu rk i s h University and a year there on sabbatical. While on sabbatical Hamilton planned her 8-day trip to Istanbul. Hamilton said she would like to eventually develop another trip.

“I want to recreate what I got out of traveling for my students,” Hamilton said.

Fuller is leading his 19th trip through STLCC, a 10-day trip to Morocco for 25-30 students next year with his wife, Neathery Fuller, a sociology professor at Meramec. The last time he visited Morocco was 10 years ago and he is ready to go back to dig up new stuff. Fuller said he has to look at a place and what it has to offer and say “I want to do this.”

“I try to go somewhere that I still have a curiosity about. I don’t want to take [students] someplace that I’ve been so many times to that same place that I’m totally burnt out about it.” Fuller said.

Roze Brooks, recent Meramec student, now studying at University of MissouriKansas City, went to Canterbury, England with Professor Fuller in fall of 2010. She went with about 16 other students for three months. Although this was her first time out of the country, she was excited because she had wanted to go to England since she was very young. Brooks’ obsession with England started after she watched “101 Dalmations,” but she benefited from the cultural experience.

“I definitely benefited from the trip in terms of cultural experience.” Brooks said.

“There is no better means of understanding a history and national identity that is different than the one you’re born into than actually experiencing the culture.”

Some Study Abroad programs require a certain minimum GPA. Some programs also offer college credit. In order to find out more about prerequisites for various programs and to answer other questions, Chris Sulincevski advises students contact him at csulincevski@stlcc.edu.

Top right: Participants pose under the Mycenae archaeological site in Greece.

Bottom left: Students on the Canterbury Study Abroad trip Spring 2010.

Bottom right: Students pose in front of Stone Henge on a Study Abroad trip.

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SPORTS March 7, 2013

Lady Archers win Region XVI, keep national tournament hopes alive Story continued from page 1 SPENCER GLEASON SPORTS EDITOR Fast forward a month later and the Lady Archers, who won five of their last seven regular season games, have found themselves atop the Region XVI. With the District Championship game held this Saturday, March 9 at STLCC-Forest Park against North Arkansas College, the Lady Archers are one win away from a National Tournament playoff bid.

“It’s been an amazing ride. It really has,” Ethridge said before Tuesday’s practice. “To see the team progress as they did, from game to game to game, and to be able to peak at the right moment was just a pleasure to watch. I’m so proud of this team.”

With the first game of the Region XVI Tournament against the regionally ranked No. 2 Cottey College, on March 2, the No. 3 Lady Archers went into the tournament as underdogs. Heading into halftime up by one, 18-17, the Lady Archers came alive in the second half en route to a 56-36 win.

“The first half was just back-and-forth and both teams were very nervous. It was obvious that both teams were just trying to get comfortable in the game,” Ethridge said. “We needed to settle down after that first half. We couldn’t wait for that first half to get finished and in the second half we could finally start playing.”

The win gave STLCC a chance to play in the Region XVI Title game on March 3 against No. 1 MCC-Penn Valley; a team they had just played 11 days before.

“I think it was very beneficial for us. It certainly gave us a lot of confidence going into the Regional Tournament,” Ethridge said. “It also fired up Penn Valley too. But after we beat them here, it gave us a lot of confidence and we had a good game plan, playing them within a week’s time and seeing them again.”

The back-and-forth competition ended with a 66-54 Lady Archer victory and their second Region XVI Championship in as many years. The win also gave Ethridge and Assistant Coach Melanie Marcy their third straight Region XVI Championship.

“It’s been exciting being a part of the coaching staff and helping the team get to the point where they are,” Assistant Coach Lemetrius Jackson said. Jackson, who played for Ethridge and Marcy when they coached the now defunct Meramec Magic in 2010-11, was part of their run to a National Tournament appearance.

“I give all the credit to the team. They had to play the games. We could tell them what to do, but they actually went out there and played,” Jackson said.

As the Lady Archers begin practices

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PHOTO BY: DAVID KLOECKENER STLCC Lady Archers’ freshman guard, Kalah Martin, dribbles passed Metropolitan Community College (MCC)-Penn Valley Lady Scouts’ defender, Mallory James, during STLCC’s last home game on Feb. 20. The Lady Archers defeated the Lady Scouts, 56-51. The two teams faced each other again in the Region XVI Championship game on March 3. The Lady Archers defeated the Lady Scouts, 66-54, for the title.

for their next challenge, the coaching staff still has the same “one game at a time” mentality that helped them achieve a Regional Championship.

“We’re still doing one game at a time. But every year amazes me in some different way. Last year was so rewarding.

Now this year, with the kids hanging in

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The Music Department at Meramec offers courses and ensembles for all students.

You may take classes for general education credit or pursue the Associate of Arts in Music degree to prepare for transfer into a Bachelor of Music or Music Education program.

there and believing and trusting in us and the program, it’s just as rewarding,” Ethridge said. “To see everybody step up their game and understand that they all have a roll on this team has been just one of the most enjoyable experiences and everybody is pitching in. So it’s been very, very rewarding and humbling.”

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