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Sept. 30, 2010 Vol. 46 Issue 3

USIP speaks to students about child soldiers Shane Rice - News Editor -

Child soldiers have been utilized in wars and on battlefields throughout history.

They are often forced to fight and made witness to some of the most horrific acts imaginable.

On Sept. 22, David S m i t h ,

national educational outreach officer of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), spoke to STLCC-Meramec students, faculty and staff about this worldwide epidemic.

“Children forced into this sort of life often witness or commit atrocities including rape, beheadings, amputations and burning people alive,” Smith said.

“They are lethal combatants but are also victims.”

Child soldiers are defined as any child younger than 18, who are part of any kind of regular or irregular armed force or armed group in any capacity.

Approximately 80 percent of conflicts involving children as an armed force are younger than 15.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) reported that children as young as 8 years old are used for combat in some 30 conflicts around the world.

At any given time, there are approximately 300,000 child s o l d i e r s involved in conflicts of war. In fact, 40 percent of the world’s a r m e d organizations have children in their ranks.

Children are combatants in nearly threequarters of the world’s conflicts and are used to pose hesitation and refrainment for those they stand against. The use of children in Third World countries

like Burundi, Colombia, Liberia and Iraq is nothing new, based on statistics provided by the USIP. According to Smith’s presentation, many of these areas use children because children are vulnerable and often intimidated.

“They can be tenacious and easily influenced. Many groups use opiates, marijuana, alcohol and even sex to alter a child’s perception of right and wrong,” Smith said.

The first U.S. soldier killed during the war on terrorism was killed by a 14-year-old soldier in Afghanistan, based on a report by the CFR and the U.S. Government. Based on Smith’s presentation, army leaders in conflict zones manipulate children into thinking that what they are doing is for political or religious growth and that anyone who opposes them is the enemy.

“Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. The prolific use of children as soldiers and in other roles of violent combat is a serious global problem,” Smith said.

The USIP and outreach officers like Smith have developed new and innovative ways to demobilize the use of child soldiers and conflicts around the world. According to a report released by the USIP in 2007, armed groups, communities and local organizations must begin to understand and address the social and legal consequences of recruiting child soldiers.

As an independent, nonpartisan, national institution, the USIP focuses on resolving and preventing international conflicts that plague the moral fibers of humanity. Smith said by empowering others with knowledge, skills and resources, people can better engage the peace-building efforts around the globe.

“The most effective

way to stop the use of child soldiers is to end the conflicts in which they fight. Child soldiers will be used by [warring] parties for as long as the war continues,” John Prendergast, senior advisor of the international crisis group, said in an interview with the CFR. With help from the USIP, America has passed two laws that directly affect the use of children as soldiers. The Child Soldiers Prevention Act prevents American money from going to countries that support the usage of child soldiers.

There is also the Child Soldier Accountability Act which allows the U.S. to charge any child soldier commander that comes into the United States under U.S. laws and penalties.

The world is entering a period where negotiating and dealing with unfamiliar cultures is becoming increasingly important to the promotion of foreign interests, President Richard Solomon of the USIP said.

Smith said there are several ways the USIP uses non-violent methods to assist in deconstructing zones of conflict. By mediating and facilitating with those areas in conflict and teaching conflict management skills, the USIP is able to achieve their goals of creating peace around the world.

“Societies that are well functioning, democratic societies rarely are in conflict with each other,” Smith said.

“It is essential that the United States, working with the international community, play an active part in preventing, managing and resolving conflicts.”

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September 30, 2010

What’s happening at STLCC NEWS BRIEFS

MoPIRG makes their way back to Meramec

“Assassins” Oct. 6 to 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. the Meramec’s theater will stage, perhaps “one of the most controversial musicals ever written,” according to Meramec website.

“Assassins” tells the story of nine individuals who tried assassinating the president of the United States.

Based off the tales of John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, the group will take students on a “nightmarish roller coaster ride.”

This play is directed

by Michelle Rebollo, with set design by Darren Thompson, and musical direction by Jerry Myers.

This play is for mature audiences only.

Scripts are on reserve in the Meramec Library. For more info call 314-984-7562.

Simpson Lake Clean-up The Meramec Service Learning Program will be continuing their clean-up at Simpson Lake.

On Oct. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., volunteers will replace mulch around the grounds, pick trash up throughout the park, and possibly remove invasive honeysuckle.

Gloves and tools will be provided along with lunch.

This project is held every semester and is partnered with St. Louis County Parks.

For more information or to pre-register, contact Donna Halsband at 314-9847893.

Food Revolution Sponsored by Treat America and STLCCMeramec, Food Revolution is a way to show students, faculty and staff a healthier way to eat.

On Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center quad, a varitey of booths and sponsors will have samples of healthier alternative to the day-today snacks people consume.

Food Revolution asks, “Do you know what you’re eating?”

Special speakers Jackie Stege, Jay Snaric and the Wellness Committee will talk about what is really healthy and ways to build an herb or vegetable container garden.

In addition, there will be resources, resources and more resources on nutrition and the value of a good diet.

For more information call Donna Halsband at the Service Learning Center at 314-984-7893.

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Students Trang Nguyen and Steven Vollenweider debate the existence of MoPIRG in March 2010. A reaffirmation election discontinued MoPIRG fees for students.

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During the fall semester of 2010 at STLCC-Meramec, the Missouri Public Interest Research Group (MoPIRG) has been reestablishing itself.

MoPIRG is a studentdirected, state-wide, nonprofit organization that is currently working on social and public relation issues that arise amongst citizens.

Students, organizers, advocators and researchers across the state of Missouri can investigate problems and find practical solutions in areas such as health care, voting rights, affordable education, etc.

“Having a MoPIRG chapter on campus allows

students to get involved,” said Jarod Gregory, the project organizer and director for MoPIRG in St. Louis.

With this organization, students have the ability to speak to other students about specific issues, campaign and work with the media. Aside from this, there are internships available for students. Handson work is required.

In addition, it involves learning important skills that can make an impact on significant issues, such as public speaking and leadership development.

“MoPIRG is useful because they are offering help for students at no cost to them.

However, any organization is only as strong as its weakest member,” Candace Freie,

meramec student, said.

Meramec was home to last remaining PIRG chapter in Missouri for 25 years. In March 2010, students voted against funding for MoPIRG, which eliminated support for the organization. However, the organization has come back to Meramec to make a change.

Gregory stated that MoPIRG received grant money to run the New Voters Project for schools in St. Louis.

Meramec is one of them.

This campaign, taking place on Sept. 28, will give students the opportunity to sign up and register to vote.

This way, students will be able to vote in the upcoming election and voice their opinions.

“The motto for this campaign is ‘keep them paying attention to us,’” Gregory said. “It doesn’t matter whether democrats or Republicans win the election in November. We want people to get out, vote and enforce that whoever is in charge will have to pay attention to what citizens want when it comes to making decisions.”

MoPIRG also released a guide that focuses on the health care reform bill. “Our priority has been to make health care affordable,” said Gregory.

The reform bill, passed by legislation, consists of cost-

cutting ideas for everyone including students, families, smaller businesses and the nation as a whole.

“It's estimated that these reforms will cut $1.4 trillion off the deficit over the next two decades,” Gregory said.

On Sept. 23, young people received new consumer protections and benefits.

Insurance plans allowed young adults to stay on their parents’ plan until age 26.

In addition to this, no insurer can drop a policy when a person gets sick because of paperwork errors. Anyone has the right to appeal any denial of care.

On Jan. 1, 2014, several changes will be initiated.

Health insurance plans will no longer be able to deny coverage or hike rates due to a pre-existing condition. The common insurance company practice of charging women more than men for coverage will be against the law.

Also, society will have the ability to get the same benefits as those in Congress.

Lastly, coverage will become more affordable, especially for those who are barely making ends meet.

However, in order for a person to keep health insurance premiums low, they must buy coverage.

“MoPIRG is bringing back the voice and speaking up for Meramec,” said Gregory.

“Having a MoPIRG chapter on campus allows students to get involved.”

- Jarod Gregory, project organizer, MoPIRG

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Service learning aims to keep lending a helping hand Kurt Oberreither - Staff Writer -

For 13 years, the service learning program has provided students with opportunities to give back to the community, both locally and nationally.

Service learning at STLCCMeramec was established by Donna Halsband, coordinator of service learning at Meramec, as a small project and has grown over the years into an award-winning program. It emphasizes class projects and interdisciplinary collaboration.

“It is important to understand the distinction between community service and service learning,” said Linda Krull, service learning office manager. “Community service is just volunteering while service learning offers the applied educational aspect as well as the opportunity to give back.”

While it is not required that the students complete service learning projects, professors may choose to require so many hours or offer incentives for participation.

“In the classroom we try to match up our instructors with

community partners whereby they can do community service in conjunction with what they’re learning,” Krull said.

Service learning also brings together different departments throughout the campus for events like the Hunger Awareness food drive and Cancer Awareness Day. Krull said other schools within STLCC like Forest Park have service learning, but none of them are as extensive as Meramec’s, and it is because of Halsband’s dedication that the program has developed into what it is today.

Service Learning has also extended beyond the classroom.

“It’s a great team builder, and it’s also a way to give back,” Krull said.

Marina Allen, vice president of service for Phi Theta Kappa, has participated in numerous service learning projects through classes and said it gives a broader picture of your surroundings.

“Each person giving a little bit of time, the combined effort of that, is phenomenal,”

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Student volunteers help clean up Simpson Lake in April 2010 by cutting away invasive honeysuckle.

Allen said.

Krull said she has witnessed friendships spark through service learning as well.

“You share this experience and you become friends in a week with people you’ve never met before,” Allen said.

Allen and Trevor Martin, another student active in the program, developed a lasting friendship while on a service learning trip to New Orleans to gut houses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Meramec is the only community college in the state to be recognized in the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and has met the criteria for the past two years. Service

learning hopes to do the same this year, Krull said.

Allen and Martin both said service learning has made their college experience more engaging.

“Once you get involved with doing some kind of service learning, you get to contribute, and it just makes you feel good that you’re giving back,” Allen said.

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Below is a print preview that students and teachers, using the 3-D printer, will see before printing the product.

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September 30, 2010

Technology in education

3-D Printer: A new learning tool for students and teachers Luelana Bustamante - Staff Writer -

STLCC-Meramec students have a new ally to enhance their educational experiences.

The Digital Arts and Technology Alliance (DATA) received a 3-D printer at the end of June called Z-Corp.

650. The machine cost about $67,000 and currently resides in the architectural technology department.

The 3-D printer may include prototypes for industrial objects, sculptural

Even though the 3-D printer is new for Meramec students, the ability to print in 3D is not something recent.

The first 3-D model printer was launched in the market in 2000 by Z-Corp., the same company responsible for the Z-Corp. 650.

Huelsmann said in order to print it in 3-D, the Z-Corp.

650 uses gypsum powder.

To complete the process, the person needs to create a 3-D model in the computer and import the document into the Z-print software.

model cost $5 of material, including the gypsum powder and the binder,” Huelsmann said.

Huelsmann said in architecture technology, they intend to use it to create scale models of buildings and design ideals, models that faculty may use to demonstrate teaching ideas, and models that students can create their own building designs to put it on their portfolios.

Since the department got it the 3-D printer, the students

“We can now transform ideas that up to now have only been witnessed on a computer screen.”

- Mary Huelsmann, coordinator, architectural technology

studies in the fine arts, stage designs in theater, room and furniture designs for interior design, and even models of medical conditions for the health care industry.

“We can transform ideas that up to now we have only witnessed on a computer screen into tangible 3-D color models that can be held in our hands,” said Mary Huelsmann, program coordinator of the architectural technology.

The software breaks down the model into individual and horizontal layers that are transmitted to the printer one layer at a time.

By laying down powder, it is possible to account for voids in a model and recapture unused powder to use it again in other model building projects, Huelsmann stated.

“But this is not a cheap process. Each cubic inch of

3-D Printer at work Before

Below is a print preview that students and teachers, using the 3-D printer, will see before printing the product.

After Below is final product of the 3-D printer.

haven’t had the opportunity to use it yet.

The architectural students’ first assignment was to create a 3-D house model Huelsmann prepared for the class and translate it to the paper, with all the proportions.

“This is a teaching tool as the students are learning how to visualize three dimension space and notions of proportion and volumes,” Huelsmann said.

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Annual Media Literacy Week returns to Meramec

From Oct. 3 to Oct. 9, people will have the opportunity to learn how to make an app, fact-check politicians, and better understand mental health and substance abuse.

Locations for Media Literacy Week: Truth or Consequences vary between Webster University, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, the Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis University and STLCCMeramec. The majority of events will be held on the Meramec campus during the week.

The Media Literacy Week

Kick-Off will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Webster University in the Sunnen Lounge, with a message from the president.

The return of Media Literacy Week introduces a number of technological- and political-based presentations and panels.

Speakers will introduce ideas that can help attendees understand media phenomena of the modern world.

Some presentations will focus on media filtering in public schools; understanding the truth and consequences behind how media represent

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mental health and substance abuse; and others will focus on how the increasing reliance on media has affected journalism.

John Messmer, Ph.D., political science professor at Meramec, will be giving a presentation with Frank Baker, consultant and media literacy expert, called “Fact-Checking the Politicians: Lies, HalfTruths, and the Consequences of Each.”

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OPINIONS

September 30, 2010

Self-improvement Pursuit of Happiness A deal with the ideal Joe Douglas

- Editor-in-Chief -

One of the great paradoxes of happiness is that people who strive for happiness will never be happy, but those who accept their misfortunes a n d imperfections have the opportunity to be happy now.

It sounds crazy, but it’s absolutely true. Happiness can’t be achieved by reflecting on the past, dreaming of the future, or looking for it now.

It’s almost contradictory to the title of this column, “Pursuit of Happiness.”

In reality, though, pursuing happiness comes from finding it within you here and now, not chasing it in an ideal relationship or in a dream job. Having those can make happiness seem easier to obtain, but it also makes it conditional.

We have an imagined view of ourselves where everything is going right and we are at the pinnacle of life.

We imagine being completely healthy, married to the perfect spouse, working a dream job, being intelligent, or having a lot of friends. We compare who we really are, which may be opposite to some or all of

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the above, to the “idealized self,” dubbed by Karen Horney, one of the founding psychoanalysts of modern psychology.

The further we are in reality to the person in our dreams, the more insecurities and negative feelings take root.

There is a constant pressure to meet the expectations that the idealized self places on us; the greater the difference between the two selves, the greater the pressure.

“I need straight A’s or I can’t be successful. I need this to be happy. I need that.

I can’t get anywhere in the world unless I’m beautiful or handsome.” These are all selfdefeating thoughts created by the idealized self.

It takes work and years of determination to reach the ideal self, if it’s even possible.

Often our standards are set too high, making reaching the idealized self nearly impossible. The pervasive, self-defeating thoughts that come from comparing yourself to your ideal self can sometimes develop into narcissism, perfectionism or self-belittling.

During my high school years, I became a perfectionist.

I couldn’t settle for a B and getting a C was death. I had to be perfect company or I was a worthless individual

that didn’t deserve new friends. I beat myself up and raised my expectations higher and higher, believing that improvement came from meeting higher expectations.

I didn’t realize until I graduated from high school how much harm it was doing to me. I was distressed by the pressure from my ideal self.

It became so bad that it was harming my health.

While reading stories of perfectionism on the internet, many people suggested the same remedies: lighten up.

Take a break. Lower the bar.

Be satisfied with your efforts.

Pat yourself on the back.

See mistakes as growing opportunities.

I started taking their advice little by little. I lowered my unnecessarily high expectations and let myself make mistakes.

In order to overcome self-defeating thoughts and impossible expectations, change the ideal self’s qualifications.

Make the real you the ideal self. Be comfortable with your misfortunes and weaknesses.

See them as growing opportunities and pieces of the real you.

Make a deal with the ideal.

“If I change you, we can both be happy.”

Politics and Media Keeping Them Honest Media literacy should be everyone’s objective Patrick Olds

- Opinions Editor -

With such a vast amount of information available, it’s difficult to wade through the fluff to get to the cold hard facts.

It’s so hard, sometimes, to get to the truth.

With it being so difficult to get to the actual truth, it makes it even more challenging to formulate an informed opinion on any subject.

For STLCC-Meramec students and those of surrounding colleges, Media Literacy Week begins Oct. 3.

The goal of Media Literacy Week is to help people strain the information that is out there, especially in cyberspace.

Media Literacy Week will receive the help of Meramec’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, whose study topic for this year is “The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril and Promise.” Don’t mind the title; it’s ambiguous, but the general meaning is to help people understand the value of being one’s own fact checker.

The duty of Phi Theta Kappa that week is to educate people while promoting good habits of attaining information.

Eric Meyer, asst. professor of English at Meramec and Honors coordinator, is leading the event and is a strong believer in the cause. He said there is misinformation being promoted as fact – and that should be questioned. As he says, “It’s not their choice.

Facts are facts. You can’t choose not to accept them.”

Meyer does his best work educating students on the benefits of becoming responsible handlers of information, including how they attain it. He compared it to flying a plane. He said you have to know how to triangulate your position, take your position and two other points-of-view and see what you can conclude. This idea makes sense -- the more perspective you have, the stronger the credibility of the argument.

In a very real sense, people should apply media straining techniques to the upcoming election. There will be more than the usual amount of media out there reporting on a possibly momentous election.

It would be in the best interest of our country if we decide to hold people responsible, and I’m not just talking about the politicians.

A tool that people should

utilize is evaluating the levels of credibility of media outlets.

For example, there are certain credible news services, such as the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, which would have a high level of credibility as opposed to a blog on the Internet that would have quite a low level. The reason for this is simple. Newspapers have a history and usually are held accountable. Names and faces are associated with the stories. For blogs, sometimes, you don’t know any of that info. If it is information from a blog, it doesn’t allow for one to completely discount this. It just means you should go out of the way to fact-check the claims.

The roots of our democracy are in ancient Greece and they had a very simple democratic system that held individuals accountable.

The general population took it upon themselves to make sure their democracy survived. It’s our job, in the present day, to ask the right questions and get to the facts. Otherwise, we will have no part in our own future and we will be resigned to the fact that others will be making unchecked decisions on our behalf. That shouldn’t happen, especially in a democratic republic like ours.

Adult Content Sex Keeping abreast of the chest Jacob Hight-

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***Explicit Content*** All kinds of love-making can be transformed into a celebration of partners.

However, f o c u s i n g attention on the chest, whether with a male or female partner can be a unique approach.

Genital-focused sex is usually geared around orgasm. While pleasuring the chest may result in orgasm, its goal can be meditative, thoughts cease, while floating on an ocean of ecstasy for an indefinite period of time.

The male and female chests are comprised of the same tissues. However, because the male chest is not developed in the same way, it is often overlooked as a hot spot.

Then again there’s always the amusing misconception that if a man pleasures his nipples or chest this will somehow cause him to want to have sex with men or somehow feminize him.

There are various approaches to pleasuring the chest, each focusing on a different area; all of the techniques that follow work on both male and female partners.

Especially with male partners, a good way to begin a lengthy session of stimulating the chest is by rubbing the hands together vigorously until they are quite warm, almost hot. The hands should then be cupped over the partner’s nipples and pressed gently against the chest.

This heat will sink into the chest, beginning to awaken distracted or sleepy nerves inside the chest. This heating process may be repeated several times.

The nipple is more suitable for a topical approach,

caressing, pinching, light scraping, kissing and gentle biting. Saliva or some sort of wetness can maximize these surface sensations.

While the female nipple may demand a more gentle approach, the male nipple may require more vigorous stimulation at first, near painful pinching to awaken desensitized nerves. Though, vigorous priming may not be necessary on a regular basis.

While the nipple itself can be engaging, all the good stuff is underneath, and inside.

Using gentle massage on the tissue beneath the nipple can cultivate waves of a unique type of pleasure that build upon the last, rising out of the depths of nothingness.

These permeating waves do not simply vanish when the massage ceases, as with stimulating the nipple; these waves hum, linger and engulf.

Gently massaging the tissue behind the nipple will begin to deepen the sensations. If there is room, imagine a silver thread connecting the chest muscle and the nipple, gently massaging this thread deeper inside the breast will drive the pleasure deeper still.

Behind the nipple on the chest muscle, right where the nipple would lie on it, there will be a shallow hollow.

Gentle circular motions work well on this spot.

A trickier spot to manage is along the edge of the chest muscle, near the crease of the armpit down the side of the chest to about an inch away from the nipple. A firm, gentle pressure along this line can be surprisingly effective, though may take time to work out properly.

While not for everyone, taking the time to fully engage the chest can provide delicious results and make for an interesting way to switch things up and to explore pleasure’s potential in a new way.

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September 30, 2010

Coin flip: Students flip over cafeteria

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The newly redesigned cafeteria is a great place to grab a bite to eat and hang out with friends.

The cafeteria offers healthconscious students with a suitable alternative to the standard fast food joint or gas station varieties of Mark grab-and-go snacks Livingston and sodas. The cafeteria is located on campus in the Student Center.

Treat America offers a hot breakfast that includes everything from biscuits and gravy, omelets, cereal and breakfast sandwiches. Daily breakfast specials change every day, but the price stays the same at $3.35.

Lunch offers beef, veggie and turkey burgers. Other menu items include hot dogs, brats, chicken sandwiches, chicken wings, fries and onion rings.

Lunch specials for students cost $4.30 and include an entrée, fries and soda.

For those with hungry appetites, go for the Daily Plate Special which includes an entrée, two sides, and a roll for $6.50.

What’s more, all short-order foods are cooked with trans fat-free oil.

Health nuts, as I like to refer to them, can find organic foods from soymilk to organic food bars.

The cafeteria also offers things to take on-the-go: salads, fruits, poor boy-style sandwiches, yogurts and even slices of pie. Yum. Bottled sodas, energy drinks, canned iced-coffee, toaster pastries, slices of pizza, nachos and bags of chips start to add up a bit; however, that’s the stuff that the students love.

The quick snack for the road and impulsive buying is where the price issue comes into play. In the consumerdriven market we live in, marketing and advertising is everywhere.

Therefore, the price is bound to be higher.

Is the cafeteria expensive?

Well, that depends on your perspective.

Do the items in the cafeteria cost a lot of money?

I suppose they do, but we choose what we want to eat.

W h a t students fail to acknowledge is the fact that we don’t have to spend money on gas, bus fare or tipping.

P r i c e s d i s p l a y e d on products include tax, versus everything else, where tax becomes a hidden expense.

I believe once all these variables are levied into the equation, the service and product rendered becomes more in-line with the rest of the market.

The real problem I saw while investigating this topic was not how expensive the cafeteria was, but the expensive foods we sometimes choose to eat.

Healthy foods, especially organic, will be expensive anywhere.

The best part, you can grab something to eat, sit down in the dining area, watch television, work on homework, chat with friends, surf the Internet via the school’s free Wi-Fi. Students can do all of this without having to brave the elements or give up the coveted front row parking spot that good fortune allowed that day.

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There are two general opinions being formed on campus about the cafeteria a positive and a negative one.

Within the next year, the contract for Treat America will be up for renewal.

There are many factors that should be evaluated, including affordability, variety of healthy foods, selection and value to the overall campus.

These main ideas are essential to deciding whether this food service should be retained or whether they should be cut loose.

Very simply, when looking at the cost, it is difficult to defend some of the prices. For example, a simple pretzel with Vitamin Water costs just less than five dollars.

For a snack and drink, that price is obscene. To get an actual lunch with some sort of protein and a drink will sometimes carry the price to the seven or eight dollar range.

Whether it is the market, inflation or profit dictating these prices, it’s quite difficult for a college student to keep up with them.

It’s hard to imagine that the market is responsible because you can get equivalent fast food for either the same or a cheaper price. Tax is included in the overall price, but even if you subtract that, the prices are still inflated.

Assuming that Treat America buys things in bulk

and gets better prices than if bought individually, one has to wonder why there is such a dramatic mark up. The cafeteria does have full reign over the campus with no other option to choose from and that makes it easier to raise prices.

Why do this to college students when a good Patrick portion of them are Olds getting financial - Opinions Editor aid to begin with?

It’s challenging to understand the thought process.

If a community college is billed as a cheap alternative, why does it make sense to go all out for profit in the cafeteria?

Being that most college students could care less about eating healthy, it’s easy to forget about those that do.

This cafeteria does a good job of providing some options for healthy foods. It could be increased though.

If more effort was made to increase healthy options of fresh fruit and vegetables at affordable rates, it would be easy for college students to acquire a healthy mid day snack. It probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to have a fruit or smoothie stand also.

This idea of adding healthy options adds to the value of selection. Not saying that there isn’t a good selection of unhealthy foods everyday, there is.

How about Meramec takes a lead and shows its interest in feeding its student population with food that actually contributes to energy, wellness and overall health. Does a slice of greasy pizza and a soda loaded with sugar really contribute to that?

Overall, this campus benefits from the current food provider. Some real research should be done to decide whether a more affordable, healthy food provider might be attained.

If that is possible, there is no reason this should be an easy decision to renew the contract. Why doesn’t the administration treat Meramec to a better option?

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Making It CLIQUE: a guide to different gro Stephanie Stough - Managing Editor -

People form groups in social settings; it’s human nature. At STLCC-Meramec, students form various cliques-- from divas, to slackers to the gamers and everyone in between. Below are descriptions of different groups that people may or may not fall into. Where do you fall?

The Overachievers

Someone who is an overachiever is more than likely the person in class who shows up 10 minutes early.

In classrooms, overachievers are easy to detect. They usually raise their

The Slackers They might as well be famous for asking “Do you have a pencil I can borrow?” They exist in almost every class but no one knows why they even bother coming to school at all.

They tend to make a grand entrance around 30 minutes after class has begun, without pen or paper.

They will more than likely ask the teacher if he or she has any extra handouts from last class.

Undoubtely, the slacker in class is the person who gets away without contributing a single bit to group projects.

hands on a regular basis and constantly ask questions and give examples. These are the best people to partner up with for class assignments.

Generally, they are the students who took a lot of college credit courses in high school and are at Meramec to prove that was no waste of time.

The Divas No, that’s not a S W A T t e a m heading toward the masses, it’s a diva, strutting her stuff as she walks from class to class. Girls that demand things from others can be known as “Divas.”

They fix their hair and makeup in the mirror in the bathroom, hogging the sinks from those who are waiting to wash their hands. Generally, they text throughout class, daring not to miss the latest gossip.

They try out for every campus play because they cannot get enough drama in other aspects of their lives.

The Artists Everyone knows an artist.

Most of the time, they fill up their notebooks with sketchs and doodles in the place of notes during class. They can’t help themselves from taking in inspiration from everything a r o u n d them. They spend the majority of time on campus in the dark room, developing their latest portrait masterpiece and are always on the prowl for models.

They create works of art from things like a simple piece of yarn to blocks of wood.

In general, artists can found in Humanities East dragging around drawing boards, art supplies, and any props they plan to produce as artwork.

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oups in the student body

The Hippies

What clique fits YOU best?

What clique on campus would you fit best in? Answer the questions below by circling the answer that is most like you. Total up your points by adding up the numbers that correspond with each letter under each question.

What time do you usually get to class?

A. Whenever you feel like leaving the drum circle.

B. About ten minutes early—you need to ask your teacher about last class’ lecture.

C. A few minutes before class starts--you file your nails and text the latest gossip.

D. As soon as your game ends in the cafeteria.

E. You’re already on campus because you could never tear yourself away from your project.

F. About 30 minutes late—after all, the teacher said it’s better to come late than not at all, right?

A=6, B=4, C=1, D=2, E=5, F=3

How do you spend your free time on campus?

It’s Friday at noon and all the hippies are lounging around the drum circle.

They chill and feel the music as they hit their bongos in a rhythmic fashion.

Don’t forget about the surrounding hippies dancing with hula hoops.

Other times of the week, they congregate here to smoke, give chain massages and play hacky sack. In general they advocate for peace and love, dude. In class, most of the time, they smell of cigarette smoke and cheap incense.

The Gamers

Unless a comic book convention is taking place, student gamers can generally be found in the cafeteria actively getting involved in a game “Yu-Gi-Oh!”, in the library playing “World of Warcraft” or walking to class using a PSP or Gameboy.

Gamers are probably guilty of missing a few classes after not wanting to interrupt an extreme game of “Pokemon.”

They can be identified on campus because of the bags under their eyes from neglecting sleep after long intense nights of Halo.

Forget textbooks, their backpack might be filled with trading cards and comic books.

A. Catching some Z’s in the library.

B. Playing hacky sack, dancing to the drum beats, and setting a new hula hooping record.

C. Playing your portable game device, after a game of “Yu- Gi-Oh!” or “Magic: the Gathering” in the cafeteria.

D. Dragging around your drawing board and art supplies is tiring, so you find your niche in the dark room.

E. Fixing your hair in the mirror, hogging the sink from those waiting to wash their hands.

F. You have no free time between all of your study sessions.

A=3, B=6, C=2, D=5, E=1, F=4

What types of classes are you enrolled in?

A. Theater III. You cannot get enough drama!

B. Watercoloring, Ceramics II and Portrait Photography, just to name a few.

C. Biology, Oral Communications and sometimes College Composition, depending on how much sleep you got the night before.

D. Comic Book Illustration and Introduction to Programming.

E. Organic Garming and Environmental Studies. What other classes are there?

F. Analytic Geometry and Calculus III and Bio-organic and Analytical Chemistry. You didn’t get all of that college credit in high school for nothing.

A=1, B=5, C=3, D=2, E=6, F=4

How much time do you spend on campus?

A. As much time as you feel like spending.

B. Until the second the library closes, you get as much studying in as possible.

C. Until the second the library closes, you use the wireless internet to play as much “World of Warcraft” as possible.

D. You leave campus in time to make it to your hair and nail appointment.

E. Until you reach perfection with your latest masterpiece.

F. Since you’re either late to class or don’t come at all, you barely earn the title of “commuter.”

A=6, B=4, C=2, D=1, E=5, F=3

What phrase are you more likely to use on a regular basis?

A. “You got pwnd, noob.”

B. “That is so fetch!”

C. “I pulled an all-nighter last night.”

D. “Can I borrow a pencil?”

E. “Gulliver is a work of art.”

If you scored 5-7:

You’re most like a diva.

16-20:

8-11:

You’re most like an overachiever.

12-15:

You’re most like a hippie.

You’re most like a gamer.

You’re most like a slacker.

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September 30, 2010

Newly formed Hook and Hack club creates following

Students flock to new club that provides friendly environment for recreational activities Joe Ray

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The Hoop and Hack Club is drawing interest from the recent Club Days. Students continue to sign up, but since the organization is still growing, they are unorganized.

The club is run by STLCCMeramec student Julian Anderson and moderated by Gary Gackstatter, associate professor in charge of instrumental music, and Ambre Tiggs, who is a part faculty member of the physical education department. Hoop and Hack picked six companies around St. Louis to sponsor them. GO MUSIC in the Loop, STL Hoop Club and Fire Technicians Performance Troupe were among the six.

Hacky sack, which is also called footbag, is also associated with the club. Anderson said why the two sports were brought together.

“Footbag is associated with our second sponsor, Ambre Tiggs, as backpacking and hacky sacks are great ways to exercise and highlight outdoors sports.

As for performing arts, hula hoops focus on hip strength and standing coordination while Poi is specifically associated with arms and hands, thus

connecting Hoop and Hack as an ampersand,” Anderson said.

Hoop and Hack members Mark Wilson, Corey Allen and Tony Acinelli represent the footbag aspect of the club. They are very active members in the SGC, Camp Zoe and World Championship Footbagging committees to help promote the sport.

Right outside of the cafeteria people can come sign up and starting hooping.

Anderson is usually at the meetings and many people can learn from her on the basics of hula hooping. There are also variable materials including the Poi and hacky sacks students can use.

The club usually meets on Mondays for lessons around 2 to 3p.m. and also meets on Wednesdays for workshops from 5 to 6 p.m., where they can learn to make hula hoops and Poi. Anderson says the there is small attendance at the workshop and plans on conjoining the two together on Mondays.

The meetings on Monday start at 2 p.m. where people can sign up from different lessons.

Members can choose from hula hooping, hacky sacking and Poi. Many members who have

PHOTO BY: JOE RAY

Meramec’s recent Club Days attracted attention to the newly formed Hoop & Hack club. The Hook and Hack club focuses on recreational activities such as hula hooping, footbagging, and other random activities.

already learned the lessons usually hula hoop and swirl the Poi. According to Omar Bajwa, Meramec student and member of the Hoop and Hack club, Poi comes from New Zealand where they were used as weapons. The

Poi is suspended from a length of flexible material, usually a plaited cord. Poi are usually spun around while dancing to music, and on occasion they are lit on fire and swirled around.

Bajwa explained that they hold drum circles on Friday at 12

p.m. to display the Poi. “Usually Anderson comes and joins us with the guitar during the drum circles while people hoop and hack. We got a good, decent crowd from it; we had about 30 or 40 different people in a day,” Bajwa said.

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A day in the life of a Renaissance man

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Remembering the life and times of the late Arnold Greer Arnold Greer is described

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by his colleagues as a vibrant man. He was a beekeeper, blacksmith, pilot, scuba diver, biology instructor and the original department chair of biology at STLCCMeramec. As the department chair, he was fundamental to the creation of the science department at Meramec. Greer was known for teasing those he liked and bringing the biology department together, said Janet Bast, biology lab technician at Meramec.

After Friday evening department meetings he would take the faculty to his 20 acres of property where he had built a lake. He would have a barbeque and the faculty could fish or swim in the lake.

“Greer had a nice lake that came almost to his house and everyone, faculty and his children, went swimming.

It helped bring the faculty together, outside of the formal,” said Dr. Robert J Gillespie Jr., an instructor hired by Greer in 1963.

Janet Bast, also hired by Greer, remembers Greer as a jokester.

“He told me ‘oh yeah, I crossed a green parana and a sunfish. They are fun to catch because they fight so much.’ I was young and stupid and he was my boss and I believed him! He was a jokester, he was fun. Everyone liked him. He was a very laid back individual, very intelligent,” Bast said.

Without a hiring committee at the time, Greer hired all the original biology department faculty.

“He was rather proud of the fact that the biology department got along so well and was compatible,” Bast said.

Originally from the Midwest, Greer taught college in Santa Barbara, Calif. before he was recruited by Joseph Cosand, Ph.D., the first chancellor, to help start the Junior College District that is now St. Louis Community College.

Before the community college had a campus in 1963, the faculty taught at Roosevelt High School in the evenings.

“We had to make a presence and have classes before we built buildings,” said Gillespie.

Gillespie said he was thankful Cosand had recruited Greer.

“He must of thought a lot of him and we were rather lucky he did because when we started, Arnold, with his background in teaching, provided outlines, syllabuses and led the selection of labs and texts. Arnold brought all

Arnold Greer, who passed away in 1998, was the original department chair of biology at STLCC-Meramec. Greer retired in 1982 due to health problems.

the materials and helped us organize,” Gillespie said.

Instructors who taught at Roosevelt were then split between the Forest Park campus and the Meramec campus.

“The biology department was very close. We worked together at Roosevelt and sharing materials, ideas, and tests you get close, you just have to,” Gillespie said.

For Gillespie, Greer was a mentor.

“He always knew if you had something you didn’t understand. He would go sit down and go over it with me until I got it,” Gillespie said.

Marty Greer, hired by Arnold Greer to teach the anatomy and physiology lab, said that Arnold Greer was a great teacher and that people understood that his teasing was playful. Marty Greer later

way of speaking, almost conversational, incredible... he knew so many fields,” Bast said.

Throughout the years, Arnold Greer taught many courses at Meramec including zoology, biology, marine biology and human sexuality.

Marty Greer attributes her husband’s knowledge and interesting stories from his life full of experience.

“He had a lot of life experience to share; he paid for his flying lessons with the money he earned as a fairer, someone who shoes horses.

He also spent time working at a mental institution in Illinois, and spent a year teaching high school in Alaska where he would go moose hunting,” Marty Greer said.

In high school he was the senior class president at 17 and played basketball. Arnold

poorly and was told he was too stupid to go to college so he had no faith in that test. He received his master’s in biology from Stanford,” Bast said.

In the summer of 1982, Arnold Greer, 52, had a cardiac bi-pass surgery. A few days after the surgery, he had a stroke in the hospital and lost the use of the right side of his body. He spent another three months in the hospital with health complications.

Arnold Greer learned how to rely on his left hand and with a leg brace he was able to manage a heavy limp.

However, returning to teach the fall after he suffered the stroke, Arnold Greer had speech impediments and the students complained to Gillespie, the department chair at the time. They said they were unable to get the material and that is was unfair to the

“Everyone was so sad at his retirement party.

No one wanted him to go and he didn’t want to go.”

-Janet Bast, lab technician, biology department

became Arnold Greer’s second wife and mother of his fifth child.

Bast had Arnold Greer for zoology when she was a student at Meramec.

“He had an easy way of lecturing, a smooth and relaxed

Greer married his first wife at 19 and had his first children while he was in college. He got his bachelor’s in agriculture from University of Illinois and began teaching high school.

“He did not believe in IQ tests. In high school he tested

students. Gillespie was forced to confront Greer.

“It was the hardest thing to remove him from the classroom when he thought he was doing a good job. It was one of the hardest things I had to do here,” Gillespie said.

Arnold Greer was only six weeks away from full retirement when he was forced to resign. Gillespie wrote a letter to the dean of instruction at Meramec asking to keep Arnold Greer employed in an administrative capacity to allow him to reach full retirement. Gillespie, in his letter, explained how Arnold Greer taught 15 to 18 credit hours in addition to his department chair obligations without extra compensation during the first two years of the college and that the college should respect that contribution.

“The entire faculty and college president supported him staying until full retirement but chancellor Greenfield said ‘if he can’t teach, get him out,’” Bast said.

Arnold Greer did not want to retire.

“Everyone was so sad at his retirement party, no one wanted him to go and he didn’t want to go,” Bast said.

At his retirement party, Arnold Greer was honored for his contributions.

“Many got up and praised his contribution to the department and college as a whole. I talked about his support of excellent instruction with the students coming first, always asking how is it going to affect the student,” Gillespie said.

Arnold Greer had been an advocate for students.

“He said ‘we aren’t locking up the microscopes because if we lose one a year then it’s worth it for the students to have access to them,’” Bast said.

Tragically, in the same year before his stroke, his son died in a parachuting accident. Marty Greer said that it was some time before Arnold Greer adjusted but that after retirement Arnold Greer remained active. He and his wife started a craft business making toys and decorative items. Arnold Greer would use a band-saw with his left hand to cut the items out of wood and Marty Greer would paint them.

They bought a motor home and traveled coast to coast going on craft show vacations for several years. Arnold Greer died of pulmonary fibrosis and other health issues in September 1998.

Arnold Greer had brought a cedar tree from his property to the office for Christmas one year and often he would bring honey for the faculty from his bees. He would also take people from the department up in his plane. Arnold Greer brought the biology faculty together and the excellence of the Meramec education is in part because of his initial strength of experience said Gillespie.

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Peace Out

What’s there to do in the Lou?

Meramec students spread the love Kelly Davis - Copy Editor -

Sept. 21 is the day for peace, love and happiness.

Every year students and faculty at STLCC-Meramec celebrate Peace Day, a holiday that influences serenity.

From 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Student Center quad, people of all ages celebrated this holiday by relaxing, having fun and participating in enjoyable activities such as making tie-dye shirts and hula hooping.

This event was sponsored by clubs and volunteers from Meramec.

“The clubs brought

people together and speak,” said Hoop and Hack member William Schear. “If we made a difference, today was a success.”

The Global Justice Club, who abides by the motto “Be informed, be involved,” set up tables where students could make tie-dye shirts, free of charge. The colors for this activity included pink, blue, yellow and orange. Blake Fisher, president of the Global Justice Club, said, “We did shirts because it’s fun, plus it gets people’s attention.”

Aside from shirts, the club also designed a peace chain.

Students and faculty could write their names or draw on

PHOTO BY: NATE CORLEY

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These students hula hoop during Meramec’s celebration of Peace Day.

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“I’m glad people had fun today,” said Emily Wagner, Meramec student and member of the Global Justice Club.

“Plus, I feel it’s important to be aware of things going on in the world.”

The Hoop and Hack Club spread hula hoops of all colors and sizes across the grass for people to pick up and play with. People threw them, rolled them, and twirled the hula hoops around their waists, arms and necks. Meramec student Cory Hunter said, “My favorite part of Peace Day was hooping. It made a lot of people happy.”

A dangerous performance art called Poi fire dancing (no fire was involved) and pavement chalk drawing were also on the list of activities.

“We drew a candy mountain with a lake that was covered in sprinkles. Playing with chalk was awesome,” Schear said.

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Justice Club. “They sell merchandise from families who need help,” said Emily Penner, a co-worker for the fair trade store.

There was a wide variety of merchandise: wall hangings, clothing, bed covers, jewelry, baskets, purses and figurines. Some of the items were more peculiar than others such as the elephant pooh paper.

“These gifts can make a world of difference,” Penner said.

World Peace Day originated in 1981. The United Nations General Assembly, a resolution sponsored by Costa Rica and the United Kingdom, wanted a day to forget about war, politics and pain. People around the world devoted themselves to the ideals of peace. This day of peace was held on every third Tuesday in September.

In 2001, the date was changed to a new date, Sept. 21.

Hunter said this holiday spreads peace to every country and reminds the people what peace is like.

“We are the voice for the voices,” Fisher said.

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Oktoberfest Meramec campus hosts German culture extravaganza Luelana Bustamante - Staff Writer -

Free German food, root beer, games and live music marked the first Oktoberfest at STLCC-Meramec. The event sponsored by the Student Activities Council happened Sept. 22, from 11a.m. to 2p.m, at the Student Center quad and attracted approximately 500 students.

Students such as Paola Beltran enjoyed a few traditional games such as “crossbow shooting game,” “donut mustard” and “matching” to get prizes like a green German hat, chocolate donuts and German pins.

“I liked the whole activity, but the shooting game was my favorite. The music was good too. My friends and I tried to dance but we felt silly because everyone was looking at us,” said Beltran.

The music went on for almost two hours, presented live by Charlie and the Bavarians, a German band formed by three musicians

hired to entertain the event.

Dave Stanley, a retired worker who plays tuba for Charlie and the Bavarians as a hobby since 1966, said this is the busiest month for the band.

“We just had a party last Saturday and we have three more gigs next week because of the Oktoberfest,” said Stanley.

For Chris Genhart, who has German ancestry, the free food was the main point of the party.

However, in his opinion, the food was kind of Americanized since they served the sausage inside buns, similar to hot dogs.

“But people still could get the spirit. It’s like Taco Bell.

There is not real Mexican food,” said Genhart.

In Christi Becker ’s opinion, a freshman who has the opportunity to hang out with her son, also a student at Meramec, events like these are helpful to new students.

“When you are new, it is stressful and events like that can help making new

PHOTO BY: SARAH SOUDERS

Charlie and the Bavarians perform at Meramec’s Oktoberfest celebration. Charlie and the Bavarians was the German band hired to entertain at the event.

friends,” Becker said.

Nicole Hammerschmidt, who was in the root beer line, said, “This kind of fun

PHOTO BY: SARAH SOUDERS

Meramec students participate in the “crossbow shooting game.” This activitiy, as well as many others, were all part of the Sept. 22 celebration of Oktoberfest that took place on the Meramec campus.

activities are a great break and help us go through the day.”

Not even the rain drops could prevent a five-minute waiting line in front of the free-food tent. As an option, the students could choose from sausages (bratwurst) with buns, potato pancakes (kartoffelpuffer), apple sauce, pretzels, apple strudel or donuts from Dunkin’ Donuts, which quickly dissapeared.

The root beer tent was another one which attracted a constant line. The students could get their own mugs and serve themselves as much as they wanted.

The party started 15 minutes earlier and finished almost one hour before scheduled, as soon as the root beer and the food

disappeared.

Nowadays, the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, is the largest festival in the world.

With some six million visitors from all around the world, this event happens every year from Sept. 18 to Oct. 3.

“There was not enough root beer in my opinion,” said student Antony Austwick.

As a suggestion for the next year, Austwick said he would like to have more food, root beer and games available for the students.

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September 30, 2010

Book review: ‘The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating’

Novel describes bond between bedridden woman and snail Clinton Borror - Staff Writer -

Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s true story “The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating” was published in 2010 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. The story is interesting and a good read.

The book begins years after Bailey is first infected with a mysterious disease. The disease resulted in several problems for Bailey, the most recent of which is that her mitochondria ceased working correctly, as well as her heart and digestive system.

At this point, her blood cannot be pumped with enough force to make it through her circulatory system if she does anything much more complex than roll over.

One of Bailey’s more bizarre friends brings her a pot of violets with a snail in it to keep her company. At first, Bailey has no interest in the snail, but she cannot take it back to the forest where her friend found it, given that she is bedridden. It takes some time to even be sure that the thing is alive.

In her sickened state, she searches for simple and less stressful occupations for her mind. The snail suffices as one, and turns out to be the perfect

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pet.

The snail lives off dead flowers sent by friends and relatives, and later, mushrooms.

It doesn’t cause her emotional strain watching it, or physical strain to care for it, yet she finds that it is a graceful and interesting creature and much more active than herself.

Bailey writes about the creature as if it were an unusually elegant puppy.

She makes the creature seem charming.

The book is partially biographical and partially written in a more scientific context, with information about snails from Bailey’s many researched sources, and a few of her personal hypotheses.

While less than beautiful, the writing is pleasing. With the exception of a few necessarily alarming sections used to better explain Bailey’s illness, the book is light-hearted. It is an easy read that will make most readers smile.

Bailey is a skilled writer who takes into account that readers will understand that she went through something terribly unpleasant when she was ill. She understands that most readers will not grasp how she did this, and so she shows them.

Throughout the book, she focuses on the little things that got her through each day, and this is why her writing is enjoyable to read.

The point when the reader is most drawn-in comes when Bailey’s writing begins focusing on just what was going on inside her little friend’s mind. Snails have memories.

They have complex lives.

They have brains.

Bailey uses research to imagine what a snail’s world looks like, or more accurately, smells like.

“The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating” is a pleasant book to read for anyone who would like to see things through the eyes of both a snail and a nearly immobilized woman, and still grin.

PHOTO BY: COURTNEY STARK

Ceramics instructor Ruth Reese’s piece is displayed in the Humanities East building.

September 30, 2010

The fantasy game

A history of the new dimension in sports for all to play Shane Rice - News Editor -

Fantasy football has become an obsession for a lot of NFL fans. What was once just an idea between three friends has evolved into to a sports phenomenon.

According to a report

by Collin Cowherd of ESPN in 2009, approximately 27 million people play fantasy football and spend an average of nine hours per week playing during football season.

In the mid- to late 1950s, a man by the name of Wilfred Winkenbach started the first ever fantasy sports game— fantasy golf.

The idea was to pick a group of professional golfers and the lowest combined scores at the end of a tournament would win.

Later, Winkenbach used this same idea for home runs hit in baseball games and then pitching statistics were used.

In 1962, Winkenbach, while staying in N.Y., met with Scotty Stirling and George Ross, writers for the Oakland Tribune. They discussed his original fantasy sports idea

and applying it to football.

The three worked through the night and, after a few drinks, the structure for fantasy football was created.

With the rules in place, sports fans could start drafting players from various teams to create a fantasy team. After selecting their players, friends could play each other in weekly games.

Once home in California, Winkenbach and his new partners started the first ever fantasy football league called the Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League, or the GOPPPL. This original eightteam league included ownercoach combinations gathered from friends at the Tribune and the Raiders; along with other sports-minded acquaintances.

The GOPPPL quickly grew from the American Football League (AFL) and reached the more prominent National Football League (NFL) across America.

Fantasy football was originally played using phone lines, type writers, and a mimeograph machine.

Approximately 30 years

FCOMMENTARY or the love of the game

later, the birth of the internet changed everything.

Online play allowed players to update their rosters anytime they wanted. Points of their games could be posted hours after the last game and then calculated by an impartial computer instead of members.

After the birth of instant messages and e-mails, players could then discuss and trade players between each other.

With less work involved, leagues could be based on a greater variation of statistics and be presented in many new and exciting ways.

As the media era grows, so does fantasy football’s capabilities. Major websites and broadcasters compete for their share of the ever-growing amount of participants.

With approximately one million fantasy players expected to play this year, according to NBC Sports, fantasy football has evolved yet again. Thanks to streaming media, players can now watch their fantasy players on video.

ESPN, along with Yahoo media, has developed a way for live footage to be used for fantasy players.

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Sam Bradford and the St. Louis Rams scrimmaged at Lindenwood University in the off season.

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The Rams may have a victory under their belt, but don’t crown them NFC West Champions just yet.

Be ready because the Rams will reach at least six wins this season.

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September 30, 2010

PHOTOS BY: DAVID KLOECKENER

Above: Meramec Magic baseball players observe their teammates playing at Busch Stadium from the the St. Louis Cardinals’s dugout on Sept. 19. Below: Magic ballplayers gather in a show of team unity.

Busch Stadium: where the Magic happens Spencer Gleason - Sports Editor -

It is often that a young athlete dreams of playing their sport on the biggest stage. Playing basketball on an NBA court, football on an NFL field, hockey on NHL ice or baseball in a major league ballpark is a dream come true. For many, where their sports heroes call home is considered sacred ground and a baseball game at Busch Stadium means watching some of the greatest baseball players the world has to offer.

On Sept. 19, moments after Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright won his 19th game and the Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres 4-1, the Lewis and Clark Community College Trailblazers and Meramec Magic stepped onto the baseball diamond to play a game.

The rain that had poured

earlier in the day had ceased and cooled the temperature to 74 degrees and, with a cloudy overcast, the lights came on at Busch.

At 4:11 p.m., Michael Bibas threw a strike for the first pitch, and a college baseball game began.

“I didn’t expect it to rain,” said Magic head coach Tony Dattoli.

“I looked out the window and it was coming down pretty good, but fortunately the St. Louis Cardinals did a great job making sure we got out on the field. That’s the important thing; that we get an opportunity to fulfill our obligation to these boys and lucky enough we got a chance to play.”

The Trailblazers took an early lead, leading 2-0 before a Magic hitter held a bat.

Once the Magic came to the plate, however, they began chipping away displaying controlled swings and, after four consecutive hits to right

field in the second inning, the Magic led 5-2.

The Magic tacked on two more runs in the bottom half of the third, giving them a commanding 7-2 lead.

Through the middle innings, despite the Magic hitters going silent, the Magic pitchers kept their game plan intact.

Dattoli’s constant rotating of pitchers not only kept the Trailblazers’ hitters off balance but also gave his 17 pitchers the experience of a lifetime.

“We got everybody in, which is nice,” said Dattoli.

“Everybody got ample opportunity to play out on the field; pitchers out on the mound. We even let a couple of our sophomore pitchers get some at-bats, which is nice.”

The seventh inning began with the unplanned flight of several Scott Air Force Base pilots flying overhead—and then the wheels came off of

Meramec’s pitching.

Allowing four walks, two singles, a bases-clearing triple, and a wild pitch, the Trailblazers were able to scratch their way back into the ballgame tying it up at 7 apiece.

It stayed that way until the bottom of the ninth.

All Meramec sent to the plate were four Magic batters. After a leadoff walk, shortstop Larry Shisma stole second base and moved to third after a failed pickoff attempt on Nate Young at first base.

Matt Robinson hit an infield single that was bobbled, and Shisma found himself in the arms of ecstatic teammates at home plate.

It was a game where the Magic’s lineup card had 32 names and where four different defense groups rotated taking the field.

There was the hustling of 17 different pitchers from the first base dugout to the

same mound where Adam Wainwright had thrown just a couple hours before.

It was a dream game come true for the 55 Magic baseball players who stepped foot onto their sacred ground. With their magical victory taking place at Busch Stadium, Meramec won in walk-off fashion 8-7.

“That’s the most important thing,” said Dattoli, “To get these guys the opportunity to play a game on this field. Some of them might see it in the professional ranks; have the opportunity to play some professional baseball, but the realistic version is it’s just not going to happen.

So for those guys, getting a chance to play out here on this ball field is an incredible experience.”

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