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History through Music: Meramec Professor brings cultural enrichment to campus Dalila Kahvedzic Editor-In-Chief

A shallow, red rock canyon which spans 10 miles sits in New Mexico’s northwest corner at 6,200 feet. Around AD 850, a people formerly known as the Anasazi, now the Ancestral Pueblo Tribes, began to construct massive stone buildings. These buildings soared four or five stories high and

consisted of up to 700 rooms. Gary Gackstatter, assistant professor and music director at Meramec, has been teaching full time on the campus for nine years. Throughout the months of July through September, he explored Chaco Canyon and put together a musical piece which he will share with the campus and community on Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8. “Everything is centered around Chaco Canyon – a thousand years

ago, thousands of people came to this desolate canyon in what is now New Mexico and they built these huge - what they call great houses. They’re just massive and some of them are five stories high with the floor space of the roman colosseum - 600-700 rooms. They built 14 of them, a total of 3,000 rooms in that canyon,” Gackstatter said. “They found out later that all the major walls are lined up with the solar and lunar patterns, so these people had an intelligence

that drove the design of it.” Gackstatter has been out in the four corners area many times, he said. As you walk out, there is something out there and the English language is very poor at conveying these things. “Everybody that goes out there goes ‘man there’s something powerful out there,’” Gackstatter said. “It draws me to it and for me to dedicate this much time to it, it has to have enough power to pull that. I still don’t feel

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like I know enough about it.” Gackstatter wanted to write a piece of music about the ways the Native American culture is connected to the land, sky, each other and the spirit world, he said. “I wanted a deeper connection with nature and Native American Culture and to be able to express that through music,” Gackstatter said. “Words can’t express what’s out there – music can.”

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Story continued from p.1 During his time in Chaco, he met different individuals who helped him learn about the area, he said. “I went out there for two months and met a bunch of archaeologists and scientists and photographers and started – as I walked in the canyon, these melodies would come to me. I wrote them down and then organized it into this ten movement symphony,” Gackstatter said. “We’re going to put all the performing groups together so there will be over 150 people on stage.” Special guest R. Carlos Nakai, a world renowned Native American flute player, will be performing on Friday, May 6. The event will also host a variety of guest lecturers as well. A year ago, Gackstatter did not plan for this event, he said. “I went out there with no plans, absolutely no plans, and all these people have crossed my path quite spontaneously and it hasn’t really been any trouble. It’s all fallen together quite naturally and now it’s huge,” Gackstatter said. Gackstatter said that although this has been in the works for a year, it has not felt like work. “When you’re doing this, creativity is not work. It’s busy and it’s a lot of thought but it’s not work,” Gackstatter said. Gackstatter wants to make this

concert more than a concert, he said. “Most of our concerts – people come, they clap every five minutes and then they go home,” Gackstatter said. “This is interactive, this is experimental, it’s experiential - people are going to be immersed in Chaco Canyon. They can come listen to all these lectures, find out about this place and then really take something home with them that’s meaningful.” Civilization today is much different and has changed tremendously since the time of

“We’re all just tunnel visioned – what I’m doing – and it’s too bad. We miss a lot,” Gackstatter said. “They [Anasazi] were connected to the land and the sky and the spirit world and we’re connected to the internet.” As he spent time in Chaco Canyon, Gackstatter realized there are a lot more important things in life, he said. “To be silent for that long of a time and to have your feet on the Earth and your head in the sky, you start to get reconnected

“Every day I’m in a hurry and that’s not really how life should be. We should stop and notice the sun and the moon and the stars and the seasons changing.”

the Anasazi, Gackstatter said. “We look around at our civilization and think it’s normal and it’s not,” Gackstatter said. “It’s very fast moving, it’s a fastmoving river but it’s pretty shallow. We’ve lost our connections.” Gackstatter said individuals have their blinders on and never do anything with each other.

with things and realize there’s a lot more important things in life,” Gackstatter said. “Every day in St. Louis I’m in a traffic jam. Every day someone’s coming up behind me going 90 miles an hour honking at me, every day I’m in a hurry and that’s not really how life should be. We should stop and notice the sun and the moon and

the stars and seasons changing.” When one sees themselves as part of the Earth, the sky and the people around them, then they walk like an Indian and see things much differently, Gackstatter said. “You will never see an Indian in a hurry – they don’t hurry. They just do what needs to be done at the very moment, there’s no extraneous things in their lives. They don’t multitask.” Other should visit Chaco Canyon to have this same experience, Gackstatter said, as he proceeded to read a quote by Scott Momaday. “Sacred places are the truest definition of the Earth, they stand for the Earth immediately and forever. They are it’s flags and it’s shields. If you would know the Earth for what it really is, learn it through its sacred places. Here, you touch the pulse of the living planet. You feel it’s breath upon you; you become one with the spirit that pervades geologic time and space.” Gackstatter said the event is meant to inspire lasting beauty and bring people together. “Chaco Canyon is where a large number of diverse people came together to make something lasting and beautiful and that’s all we’re trying to do, we’re trying to bring a bunch of people together to make something lasting and beautiful,” Gackstatter said.

Performances by Meramec Symphonic Band, Orchestra and Choirs with guest artist R. Carlos Nakai. Schedule: Friday, May 6 Noon - R. Carlos Nakai 1 p.m. - Pottery by James Ibur, HE 132 2 p.m. - Film/lecture by Gary Gackstatter Saturday, May 7 1 p.m. - Anasazi Flute by David Streeter 2 p.m. - Lecture by Archaeologist Chaz Evans 2 p.m. - R. Carlos Nakai Sunday, May 8 1 p.m. - Film/lecture by Gary Gackstatter 1 p.m. - Pottery by James Ibur, HE 132 1:45 p.m. - Deborah Taffa, Laguna Native American 2 p.m. - Anasazi Flute by David Streeter 3 p.m. - Main performance

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Gackstatter, assistant professor of music, spends time listening in Chaco Canyon, June 2015.

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NEWS STLCC ATM removal affective May 2016

Allpoint ATM’s to replace campus machines

campus. The general idea is that the removal of the ATMs will not have a big impact on the campus according to the faculty On May 4 the removal of all and staff in Admissions Hall. ATMs on the STLCC campuses Vicki Kettenacker, manager went into effect. The decision to of the campus business service, also remove them was made by the felt the change will not effect the Department of Education. The campus too much because there is ATMs on the campuses are not a not much traffic with the ATMs. part of a nationwide network. One “Students now have access of the problems that arose from to funds at over 300 ATMs and the ATMs is that they were not the nearest one to campus is 0.31 miles away,” said Vicki. If students need help finding an ATM they can go to www. allpointnetwork.com for nearby locations. There is also a locator map app available through Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and Windows Phone Store. Ahsan Jafri, a business administration studies student, said the ATM machines are a big help to all the students. “Suddenly you are out of money and you do not have cash - you can just take money out of the ATM and if you don’t have ATMS at the colleges it will be very hard for the Photo by Ashley Biundo students to get some Student Ahsan Jafri uses the ATM machine located outside of the bookstore on money,” Jafri said. Redwan Saeed Staff Writer

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available to students at all times of the day. To fix that issue the institution will now use Allpoint ATMs. Students will have access to their HigherOne accounts with these ATMs free of charge. Allpoint ATMs are located in many convenient places for students to use such as Walgreens, CVS, 7-Eleven and Target. The ATMs also do not garner enough traffic for the institution to place one on the

(Above)Coordinator of school and community partnerships, Erica Malone, assists a student with the set up of his STLCC ID. Red Carpet Days is an enrollment event to help graduating high school seniors transition to college, Malone said.

“It makes their transition from high school to college less overwhelming,” Malone said. Red Carpet Days at Meramec bridges the gap between admission, completion of financial aid applications, and advising and registration, Malone said.

Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs, Janet Walsh, spoke at TRiO’s award ceremony held on Wednesday, April 27 in SC 200. The award ceremony was held to recognize and award TRiO leaders, mentors and students enrolled in the program. TRiO’s office is located in SC 202. Dalila Kahvedzic and James Claiborne

the first floor of the student center.

Lactation Station to be Installed on Campus

Final location of new place not yet finalized, fall completion expected Brittney Farrow Contributing Writer

Under section seven of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as enforced by the United States Department of Labor, employers are required to provide adequate break time for an employee to breastfeed, as well as a place for an employee to pump breast milk. Until recently, STLCCMeramec has had such a space, but it failed to meet the requirements mandated by the FLSA. Effective Mar. 23, 2010 under the FLSA, provided breastfeeding spaces for employees were ordered to meet four major requirements: they had to be set up for the exclusive, sole purpose of breastfeeding; they had to be able to lock from the inside; they had to include comfortable seating for at least two people; and they had to have electricity to allow for the use of breast pumps. The space set up at Meramec for their breastfeeding mothers did not meet the requirement for exclusive use, nor did it lock from the inside. When a student asked someone within the facilities department where she could go to breastfeed, she was told by a college employee that the whereabouts of the breastfeeding room were not known to them. On Dec. 2, 2015, the college received an email from that student detailing the incident, and the concerns about the temporary breastfeeding spot

went back and forth between the college’s Human Resources office and the legal department. On Dec. 11, Vice President of Student Affairs Kim Fitzgerald received an email notifying her that the breastfeeding area in place was not up to standard. Finding a spot to set up a new lactation room became a priority. While breastfeeding mothers on campus were never prohibited from doing so in public, privacy for students, staff and faculty was a concern. It was decided by Fitzgerald and others that a single-stall restroom would be the most appropriate space for the type of room they were looking to install. At a faculty meeting after the winter break, it was announced that the room would replace a faculty restroom in Communications North. The decision was met with resistance from some professors. Communications professor Denise Sperruzza said her concerns involved the removal of such a highly-frequented restroom. In between classes, professors can sometimes be in a hurry. If required to use the same restrooms as students, the paperwork containing student grades and other private documents could be set aside and viewed by others, violating student privacy, Sperruzza said. “[The decision to use the CN

faculty restroom] was announced at a governance meeting. It was not discussed with faculty, and the faculty were concerned [with the decision],” Sperruzza said. Despite not wanting that particular restroom to be used as the lactation station, none of the staff were opposed to building one in the first place, Sperruzza said. The staff concerns did not fall on deaf ears.

“... We need to be committed to students and their success...” “I’ve been here 29 years and I’ve spent 25 of those years over in Clark Hall. We didn’t have staff restrooms in Clark Hall. In my world, it was a restroom. I did not take into account that that would be disruptive to faculty. So that was my failure to do that,” Fitzgerald said. “So when they brought their concerns to our attention, we stopped the process and then started looking at other places, and in fact there was a small group of faculty and we asked them to help us look. We identified the space over in Social Sciences but there were some extreme costs that were going with it.” The extreme expense came from the need to install an air conditioning unit - a project that would cost at least $5,000. When

it comes to the expense of the breastfeeding room, Fitzgerald says there is no magic number, but she and Janet Walsh, Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs, we concerned with cost. “What we’re trying to weigh is somewhere between five and 12 thousand dollars to modify space versus identifying an existing space that would require minimal costs,” Fitzgerald said. The bathroom in CN was originally chosen because it would eliminate a lot of the renovation cost. Regardless of cost, Fitzgerald does believe that there is an extreme need for the lactation rooms. She said she felt that way especially after witnessing a mother apologizing to those walking into a restroom because she had to use that space to feed her baby. “That was just unacceptable to me, that someone would have to apologize for that and have to hide, it was just uncomfortable - uncomfortable for her, bad for her. We are required to find this space for our faculty and staff, we really should find it for our students,” Fitzgerald said. While the location for the room has not been decided upon at this moment, it will be available not only for staff, but for students. Sperruzza agrees with Fitzgerald that the room would be a benefit to those on campus because it would provide a private space for them.

According to Fitzgerald, there was a group that emailed her to voice their opposition to the lactation station, but she said she has also received an email from a professor who was thankful for the project because she had a student that would be in need of such a space. Fitzgerald hopes decisions about the lactation room will be set in place by the summer, but there are also plans for gender-neutral restrooms which she hopes will be completed by the fall semester. Those restrooms would not completely replace the traditional male and female restrooms already existing on campus, but would provide transitioning students and students with disabilities who have attendants of the opposite sex a facility where they could feel comfortable. “The benefit is for students. Our job is to minimize the disruptions for students. So I feel like as faculty and staff at the community college we need to be committed to students and their success, and if we can provide them with space, provide them with one last thing they have to hassle with, I think we’re obligated to do that - not just obligated to do that but we should want to do that,” Fitzgerald said. “We should want to do things that should make our students successful, and if that requires some inconveniences on our part then I’m okay with that. I am personally okay with being inconvenienced for the benefit of students.” May 5, 2016

OPINIONS

Professionalism: Leaving the work place on good terms Why thriving in our twenties is important Dalila Kahvedzic Editor-In-Chief

As a student in her twenties with expenses coming in left and right, having a job is key to survival. Not only is my money being spent on books that cost more than my cell phone and little tubes of paint that cost a whopping $13 each, but I am trying to keep my savings account active at the same time. Sometimes I eat. So what do I do when a job is no longer suitable or satisfactory? Leave in a professional fashion, of course. Our twenties are the age of exploration - the time in which we young adults find out what we like, what we do not like and everything inbetween, including situations we never thought we would be in. Our twenties are also a time for growth and development - for taking up internships and establishing contacts in selected career fields. According to the bureau of labor statistics, the median usual earnings of part-time wage and salary workers, between the ages of 16 and 24, is $193. My point is this: some jobs do not pay enough, some have coworkers you do not like and others are just plain boring. Whatever the

case may be, a job should always be left in a professional manner. The first step to take in the departure of a job is to make sure it is the right decision. Does this job no longer benefit you and your future? Is this the right career path for you whatsoever? If you cannot handle the day to day requirements of your job successfully, it may be time to rethink your career choice. If you are set on this career choice - why is it not working? This would be a good time to sit down with

management and communicate how you feel - we are adults after all. If your decision is final, give sufficient notice of your departure. This part is important: do not do it through a text message or behind a computer screen. It may be awkward and uncomfortable, but to be able to do it face-to-face requires a great deal of courage and should be done - whether you like it or not. If a letter of resignation is necessary, it should be kept simple

and positive. As much as you hate your job and cannot wait to leave - it is important to end on a high note. This employer will soon be a reference to which future employers will reach out to. This employer will let your future employers know how you left and in what fashion you did it in. Professionalism is not a one-sided expectation, it should come from both parties. This does not mean the referance will smack talk your

horrible work ethic - let us keep in mind defamation is illegal in some states. According to dictionary.law. com, defamation is the act of making untrue statements about another which damages his/her reputation. Let us have good jobs where we work toward our future and if we find ourselves not at that point, let us have the courage to end on a high note. It is a small world contacts and references will come in when we least expect them to.

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Give to Get: Why helping others drives our success How giving the fork to someone else first can expand the pie for all Evan Carlen Staff Writer

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world is one full of takers: individuals who want a bigger slice of the pie than everyone else. Having desire is not all bad but it becomes that way when you take at the expense of others. A problem arises because people look at the pie in the pan as absolute in its size and form. But it doesn not have to be that way. The game of life is not zero sum. Some individuals are keen on expanding that pie so that everyone gets a bigger slice, including themselves. This is what is known as being otherish. A world full of otherish people would be full of pie so plentiful, everyone could have more than they desired. This mentality is so hard to achieve because people are scared of either being taken advantage of for their kindness and desire to give, or feel as though such behavior puts up a facade of weakness. These are recognized fears, I will admit. I mean, who has not been taken advantage of in their life? But that does not mean the root of the problem lies in the person who gave. Feel good about yourself for being able to give your time and resources to someone in need, even if they did not reciprocate. And to those who feel it is not a May 5, 2016

strong quality to be otherish, that it shows qualities incompatible with leadership and grit, look to none other than one of our greatest presidents of all time. Abraham Lincoln showed resolve in his beliefs to end slavery in the 1800â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s but approached his predicament as a giver. When running for an Illinois political position, he conceded in favor of a rival candidate who held the same beliefs on slavery. He wanted to win but realized his rival had a better chance to win the election than he did, and he did not want to split votes to give the upper hand to a third candidate who did not believe in the abolishment of slavery. His rival for whom he dropped out of the race for went on to win the election and pass pivotal legislation in getting the ball rolling to the anti-slavery corner. Lincoln got the same slice of pie by giving the fork to his rival to use first. Not only did Lincoln get the same slice of the pie but the man who won the election returned the favor by backing Lincoln in the following election, paving the road to the White House. Lincoln gave with no strings attached but his mentality became contagious even to his adversary and came back around years later to expand his pie. This idea is one that will spread like wild fire if enough sparks are ignited in the hearts of individuals. An individuals resolve can be smothered by

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societies shroud the same way a single spark can be extinguished by a single drop of rain. But as the sparks ignited in others by

our own giving become more prevalent, a blaze will take over, no longer able to be extinguished by even the heaviest of rains.

And as the warmth of this fire resonates within you, take notice as to how much more pie can be made in the oven you have created.

OPINIONS

Home away from home: The calm of the Newsroom Dalila Kahvedzic Editor-In-Chief

At the age of 10, my parents bought me my first two-wheeler bike; hot pink with glittery streamers which dangled off of the handles. I still remember my first fall – brutal. At the age of 12, my parents decided we would move back to our home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I attended a private school where many of the students were not very welcoming to a student from America. I remember the first day of school vividly – I cried on the steps as my brother assured me I was going to be okay. I did not want to go inside. Throughout the year I had been bullied, but also made incredible friends – scared, thankful. At the age of 15, the first day of high school came around. “Panther kick-off” is what they called it at Mehlville – a day

where all the freshman would get to tour the school and meet their classmates. I watched as all the kids excitedly greeted each other after being apart for the summer. I knew not a single soul – lonely. At the age of 17, I walked a stage in a white cap and gown and received my high school diploma. I swore there was nothing that could top that. The hard work paid off – satisfaction. At 18, I could not believe it was time for college; I began my first days at Meramec – a journey I did not know, at the time, would blossom to be so grand. My routine every Tuesday for the past year has been a steady one: go to class, editor meeting at four, staff meeting at five and work into the night. If it was not a Tuesday, I would somehow always find my way to the newsroom. I park my car, walk down the narrow back way and through the automatic doors that never quite open at the right moment.

I make my way to the elevator and head up. The doors slide open and I punch in the code to the newsroom door. I walk in and it shuts behind me. Breathe in, breathe out. Everything is okay – you are in the newsroom. At 18, I found out what it was like to be a staff writer, at 19 an editor and at 20, Editor-In-Chief. E d itor-In-Ch ief encompassed all the lessons I learned at a young age, and much more. There were countless times where I was hurt, scared, thankful, lonely, satisfied and everything in-between. The newsroom is where I have shared belly-aching laughs and gutwrenching tears - a place where my heart shattered, a place where my heart moved on. Not only did I take in everything there is to know about journalism, but I learned more about myself as a person. Not only was I supposed to be a leader, but a leader amongst a group of friends – a tough call. A leader amongst a group that I

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shared the same editorial position with the year prior – how is one supposed to step above that? As EditorIn-Chief, I was forced to step out of my comfort zone. As EditorIn-Chief, I delivered both the best and the worst news - I made d e c i s ion s I did not want to make and others that were just as hard, but just as beautiful as well. All decision making required a pep talk in the mirror beforehand. Being Editor-In-Chief did not only teach me how to lead a staff but how to transition from a leader to a friend when it was needed. I grew as a

person alongside friends who became family. As Editor-In-Chief, the newsroom was my home away from home. It was a time of embarrassing, late night h a p p y dances and in-bet ween class naps. A time of bravery and courage. I have come back from Ca l i for n ia’s golden sunsets and the Grand C a n y o n ’ s breathtaking beauty – but nothing compared to the calm of the newsroom. I swore there was nothing that could top my high school graduation but I now swear there is nothing that can top being Editor-In-Chief of The Montage.

INDEPT 6

CHEAP THRILL A regional guide to summer fun on a budget 6 - Elephant Rocks

Founded in Belleview, MO, the giant elephant-shaped granite boulders are the star at Elephant Rocks State Park. The elephant rocks, which were formed from 1.5 billion year old granite, are giant boulders that stand end-to-end like a train of circus elephants. For inquiries about the park you may call 573-546-3454 and to learn more, visit http:// www.missouristateparks.net/ elephant-rocks-state-park/ index.htm

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1 - The Fin Inn The Fin Inn is a unique restaurant located in Grafton, Illinois. The restaurant is known for it’s unique décor of wall to wall fish tanks with different

2 - Snoop and Wiz in STL

3 - The Offsets

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are teaming up for the “High Road Summer Tour” coming to Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (HCA) at 7p.m. on Aug. 17. HCA is located at 14141 Riverport Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043. Tickets are available for purchase at livenation.com

The flooded Mine La Motte provides an excellent source of excitement for the adrenaline junkie. With cliffs upwards of 60 feet and water 50 feet deep, this is a great location for both cliff jumping and a bit of mine exploration. Located just north of Fredricktown, the park charges 10 dollars admission . For more information call 573783-3040.

7 - Six Flags In Eureka, there is a park called Six Flags that is made for the family. It has waterparks, rides and food. They have a variety of rides like the Batman, Screaming Eagle and many more. Besides the rides that the amusement park has, there are also water rides like The Big Kahuna. Six Flags holds concerts as well and recently added some virtual reality roller coasters. You can go there by using passes, tickets, or season/gold passes. Six Flags is meant for fun - more glags, more fun.

types of undersea critters and fish - extremely entertaining when waiting on your meal to arrive. The menu consists of different types of seafood and shellfish. For more information and menu visit fininn.com.

2 - Slide the city Join friends and family July 9th for slide the city. Slide the city is an all day event in downtown St. Louis on Oakland Ave and Tamm Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63139. This event is a giant waterslide where attendees slide down with tubes in the heat of the summer. Participates can choose a pass for a single slider, triple slider, ultimate slider and all day slider. Prices range from $10 to $99 depending on when you register and what pass you want to purchase. For more information visit slidethecity. com.

5 - Johnson Shut-ins The term “shut-ins” refers to a place where the river’s breadth is limited by hard rock that is resistant to erosion. In these shut-ins, the river cascades in many rivulets over and around igneous rocks worn smooth over many eons. It is used

1 - Raging Rivers Raging rivers is a waterpark located in Grafton, Illinois which overlooks the Mississipi River. It is a place where the family can have fun - it has pools, slides, a wave pool, food and more. Space for birthday parties are available. Their admission is under $25.

4 - Take a train to Chicago Ever wanted a small gateway that was relativley cheap? Taking the Amtrak train to Chicago might be the best bet. Round trip ticket prices are averaged to be 40 dollars, depending when the trip is and what class seat is purchased. Chicago is very well known for the Navy Pier, The Willis Tower, the Magneficent Mile and the giant silver bean. For more information visit amtrak.com and cityofchicago.org.

by park visitors as a natural water park complete with natural slides and underwater passages. The shut-ins resides on the East Fork Black River in Reynolds County. For more information visit http:// www.missouristateparks.net/ johnson%27s-shutins-statepark/index.htm

Raging rivers has a one-stop shop for all your fun-in-the-sun supplies - including swim wear, sunglasses, toys, gifts and more.

For more information, visit ragingrivers.com

Other Places to visit

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8 - Lake of the ozarks

9 - Fugitive Beach

10 - Kansas City

2 - St. Louis Art Museum

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ART & LIFE

“I don’t know much about this world but I do know one thing. When people open their hearts they find courage to do remarkable things.” -R.M. Drake

Behind the Scenes: Students experience Kansas City’s business side

Advice from professionals prepare members of Meramec’s Business Club for future careers Dalila Kahvedzic Editor-N-Chief

On March 31 through April 2, the Meramec Business Club had the opportunity to go on a field trip to Kansas City in order to expand on what they learn in class, Amy Monson said, accounting professor at STLCC – Meramec. “The students wanted to do a field trip, I mean that’s really what started the conversation,” STLCC – Meramec Business Professor Mark Tulley said. Angela Morelli, club officer and organizer of the event, took her general education courses at Meramec and is now finishing her final semester online in order to achieve her associates degree. In an email, she said she plans to intern before transferring to a four-year university. Morelli plans to achieve an international business degree with a minor in a foreign language and obtain a master’s degree in marketing and merchandising, with hopes to work as an executive for an international clothing brand. The trip allowed Morelli to practice communication skills, she said, that will assist in further developing business relationships with her peers and the professionals who made the tours possible. Morelli brought up the idea of Kansas City as the trip destination, Tulley said. “Angela and her step mom have

a lot of contacts, her grandmother owns a manufacturing company, her mom used to be integral in the major KMBC station up there. She then started her own business, got into a sports managementtype career and she does a lot with all the major sports teams,” Tulley said. “She said ‘hey, I’ve got a lot of contacts so I thought I could set up a couple of days of activities for this club,’ so that’s kind of what started it all.” Students went to numerous places including the KMBC station and Kauffman Stadium. “They [Royals] were getting ready for their opening day on Sunday and it was ESPN’s Sunday night game of the week - it was opening day and it was full of activity,” Monson said. Students had a tour guide who gave them a good perspective on the financial aspects of the field, Tulley said, including the kind of revenue that comes in, what the costs are, what people pay for, how they market and where the money comes from. At The KMBC news station, the students had a good look at behind the scenes action,Tulley said. “The tour was pretty cool- the director took us in and actually showed us the big production facility of what’s really taking place behind the scenes as opposed to what we see on television,” Tulley said. “We had a behind the scenes view of everything - how it works and how it functions – the students were sitting in the anchor

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Business Club members, Professor Mark Tulley and Professor Amy Monson pose at Kauffman Stadium during a tour of as they were getting ready for opening day.

because he or she is now the head producer – what it took, what type of commitment,” Tulley said. Monson said they talked to them a lot about scheduling and control of the theatres. The students had many benefits, Tulley said. “One, seeing how it really works, how everything works. There are so many things going on behind the scenes and so many jobs, it’s not just the anchor you see on TV or the weather person or the sports announcer,” Tulley said. “You see all these people’s jobs and careers and how they evolve because they were sharing how they started their careers. The director was saying, ‘here’s how I started and here’s how I worked my way up’ – so we got that perspective which was really neat.” Tulley said he got a kick out of the fact that everything is robotic. “Inside the production facility where the anchor is and the newscasters actually are, that’s all enclosed and everything is run by the producer and director behind the scenes but there’s somebody there The business Club poses at the news desk at KMBC in Kansas City during a tour of the news station after talking to a literally with little morning news anchor. controls moving May 5, 2016

desk, talking to the cameras, reading off the teleprompters and everybody was doing the green screen,” Tulley said. Tulley said the morning anchor was there as well and chatted with the students for a while. He talked to them about his career and how he got started, Monson said. “I think the other part [that is beneficial to students] is willing to hear someone like the producer or director talk to them about how he or she started at the ground and worked their way up

the cameras – it’s not a person behind the camera, there’s no people there,” Tulley said. Tulley said that with any job, you get to see how much work is involved. “How many other careers there are as opposed to just the anchors and newscasters,” Tulley said. “They [students] see how many other jobs are related or interrelated to that, from the producer, to the director, to the actual reporters and to the people that handle the marketing.” All the students are in business but have different interests, Tulley said. Some are financial, some are accounting, some are marketing. Regardless, there a few steps to success each student should take. “One would be a strong academic foundation - build a base, get your foundation and learn how all the pieces fit together in business, how they all interconnect. From there, get a feel for the area that you have the most interest in, that you most enjoy for more of a clear perspective,” Tulley said. “Internships – get experience, learn the real world, get exposure to businesses, companies, how they work and get something to put on your resume. When you go to interview for a job, what sets you apart is that you have some experience and you did work.” Extracurricular activities are important, Tulley said. “Whether it’s participating in clubs or campus activities or things like writing for The Montage,” Tulley said. “They make a big difference and it gives you another whole perspective.”

ART & LIFE

Last Art Gallery exhibit displays student work Final show for the Spring 2016 semester Katie Leicht Art & Life Editor

The Meramec Art Gallery is showcasing it's final exhibition for the Spring 2016 semester. The gallery has on display work done by students through their classes on campus. This artwork is done in all mediums, ranging from oil paintings, photography, ceramic figures, graphic design and many more. Some of the student artists feautured in the photos to the right are Kandice Blackford, who completed an oil piece on canvas, Anna Bonfili who entered a ceramic piece and Luke Turner who entered a self potrait from a Drawing II class. The gallery will run through May 6.

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Meramec Student fianlly earns degree after 20 years Jack Bellagamba presents the challenges faced for graduation James Claiborne Staff Writer

Jack Bellagamba, a 69 year-old Meramec student with cerebral palsy, recently gave a presentation on April 27 about his graduation coming up in May. The media portfolio presentation took place in Communication South, Room 104. Christaan Eayrs, Bellagamba’s professor and advisor attended his presentation. “Jack and I worked on putting together a presentation that highlighted some of his work and some of his writing of different contexts,” Eayrs said. This is a great way to celebrate the end of the semester and the big accomplishment of graduation that is right around the corner, Eayrs said. Bellagamba’s sister, Angie

Klump, also came to support. “Jack was home schooled for awhile,” Klump said. “Mom had got teachers from the Pattonville School District Area, which was the district that we lived in. And a couple of different ones would come to the house and teach Jack,” Klump said. As Bellagamba grew up he became more difficult to take care of. “He went into a nursing home because my mom and dad couldn’t handle him physically anymore,” Klump said. There, Bellagamba gained a new friend and mentor. “She took an interest in Jack because Jack was pleasant and friendly, and he evidently told her that he would like to continue his education. Her name was Vanetta Way and she was a retired school teacher,” Klump said. Way was able to work with Bellagamba for about two years

so he could receive his G.E.D. Bellagamba began his college courses in 1993. “He became very eager to learn and be able to hold his retention,” Klump said. “Jack was his own advocate as far as education. He loved learning so much and going to school,” Klump said. Jack’s main goal for himself was to obtain an associates degree, and he is the first in his family to obtain a college degree. Renee Dingman, who works in the campus’s Access Office, has helped Jack in the process of graduating from Meramec. “Jack has been a student at Saint Louis Community College for about 20 years or more,” Dingman said. “He has taking course work on and off.” Bellagamba uses a wheelchair and a communication device to communicate, and adaptive equipment to type all of his

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school work, Dingman said. “He has been taking online classes since 2007,” Dingman said. Scott Armstead, the adaptive technology specialist also worked with Bellagamba to make sure that he has his books in a format that

he can read well on the computer. He persevered to complete his degree, Dingman said. Bellagamba sister is working on a slide show for his graduation celebration July 10 that will include his family and friends.

Death & the Maiden: a wife, a husband and doctor’s journey to truth and justice Meramec hosts play to bring light on the Pinochet Regime and injustice so extreme that we do not have any common ground anymore.” Oliver said. “We consider ourselves a gold standard, I think America is an incredibly wonderful country, but we have skeletons in our closet.” Who are we to take the high ground, pointing a finger at other countries, when they can just as easily say we have waterboarded prisoners, we have done this, Oliver said. “We often times do that, take the high ground, and this play really sheds a light on an untouched issue of injustice. Even though it [the play] was written in the 80s, it still has a very important message,” Oliver said. Oliver said Some were apprehensive with the language and material, but shying away or sugar coating a situation of rape and torture would not be truthful. “It is meant to be raw, brutal and honest. I think that is one of the things the playwright, Ariel Dorfman, did a very good job of in writing this play,” Oliver said. Part of the job of a

director is to make a creative and safe environment for the Sayeed Sharieff actors to work in, Oliver said. Staff Writer “As director, one of the most difficult jobs is casting A wife, a husband and a a play,” Oliver said. “I worked doctor’s trek into seeking truth and with Young before and Quentin, justice – Meramec hosted “Death but not Shane. I knew he had & The Maiden” on April 13 through some acting skills, but he really April 17 in the Meramec theatre. impressed me in the audition. The play was based on the They had really good chemistry.” Pinochet Regime; a systematic Escobar said auditioning imprisonment, torture and with Young went great. rape of civilians, Associate “I auditioned with other Professor and Director of women-all who could have the play, Keith Oliver said. played the part well, but she and If you look at it from a I had a very instant thing,” Bauer global perspective, this could said. “Quentin, it was the same happen to anybody, it could thing because I liked him as a happen to you, Oliver said. person and he is a great actor.” The characters of the play The actors enjoyed include Shane Escobar, played their time working together by UMSL student Shane under Oliver’s direction. Bauer, Dr. Miranda Roberto “Our characters are interesting played by Meramec student because he [Dr. Miranda] is my Quentin James, and Paulina friend. Dr. Miranda and I start off Salas played by Meramec as friends because he helped me student Chrisnelle Young. on the road” Bauer said. “So the “We have gotten to this point scenes where Paulina is doing bad in America where we have become things to him, I am like, ‘you need to stop, that is my friend!’, ‘that is a person who has helped me, you’re having an episode’, that was easy for me because she is hurting Quentin.” I have never worked with either Young or Escobar, but they were easy to get along and act with; they are good people all around, along with what the Submitted photo director asked Paulina (Young) holds Dr. Miranda (James) at gunpoint, threatening to shoot him unless he of us, James said. confesses to taking part in tourturing her in the past.

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“It was a lot of playing off of Young because she was so profound in her actions” said James. “Scaring me to death, and the fact she has a gun pointed at my back half the time—I thought I might die at any instant. It was playing off her that led me to act better.” Everything is a constant learning opportunity and this is a school of teaching. We are all still learning, said aspiring playwright and second year Meramec student Chrisnelle Young. “It was just an interesting script and it was really challenging. I wanted to be able to challenge myself and I also wanted to grow as an actress,” Young said. “That is a probably part of the main reasons why I auditioned.” Young was a very good actress, said general associate studies Meramec student and audience member Lindsay Akers. Akers could tell Young was very passionate with her role. “She could switch her mood in like no time and could be really nice, and mean in the next second”, said general associate studies Meramec student and audience member Naz Roshan. “She was so unpredictable.” When asked about the profanity used by her character, Young replied by saying it was a little challenging as she does not use that sort of language on a daily basis. “Within the context of the show, I felt like it was not unnecessary, but I don’t feel like it was out of place, as opposed to some shows or things that you’d see on TV—those words are just kind of thrown in there” Young said. “I think for Paulina, she doesn’t really know any other way to express how she feels. Especially when she is being brought back to that period in time of her life, she is reminded of all these things and the language that she heard during those moments.” Topics, such as that of this play, need to be talked about, said

Oliver. This is not a play where you walk away feeling good—it was a reason why I did not allow the actors to take a curtain call; to let end of the play be a moment of itself. Although the play was about a difficult subject, audience members said the setting was standard to the script. “The setting made it seem really normal,” Roshan said. Akers personally thought the lighting was nice and it created a nice ambiance. Along with only three actors on stage, it made the audience focus more on what was going on, Akers said. As for Rick Wilmore, stage desinger and theatre manager, he is used to making the complex designs. “I have been at Meramec for 31 years and have made 60 to 70 stage designs,” Willmore said. “I was not familiar with this play, until I watched the movie for it.” I really wish I could say that there was something inspirational behind the decorations, but a lot of it was from personal taste and research, Willmore said. “It’s a very light set; light in color, light in feel, extra tall walls, and big windows. All to counteract the darkness that’s about to happen,” Willmore said. “I wanted something that was a little more foreboding. I painted the painting over the fireplace, so it’s an abstract piece. It’s just got a red slash through it.” As a teacher and director, you are bringing these young students into a world where you teach them the craft of acting, Oliver said. The meaning of the play is not just to display acting techniques but to display a deeper meaning. “You bring students that have never been to a play or are very limited in their exposure of types of played or dramas,” Oliver said. “Being able to have a dialogue with those students, bring up important points of the play, not only techniques of directing and acting, but also just literature in general and how plays work.”

SPORTS Christian’s Corner

Lady Archers split double-header against St. Charles Lady Cougars Madison Sundling’s walk-off home run in game two evened the weekend series Christian Hargas Sports Editor

Christian Hargas Sports Editor

A Joyful Ride To The End Being the sports editor of The Montage opened my eyes, allowing myself to see things from a different perspective, over the last school year. When I first joined the newspaper staff two years ago, my intention was to write about professional sports. When I found out I could only cover sports related to STLCC,I will admit I was kind of disappointed. I did not have the knowledge of STLCC sports or the interest in writing about it. I began to think that this was not the path I wanted to pursue. I attempted to adapt to the junior collegiate sports writing style, but I could not develop a rhythm. Around the time I was contemplating whether to stay on the staff or not, I was offered to take the position as sports editor. I had my early doubts, thinking I did not want to pursue that because I felt like I could not do it or keep any interest in it, but decided to pursue the position to see if I could see the bigger picture. It turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life. As the sports editor, not only did I finally develop a strong rhythm with sports writing, I felt like I became part of the teams I reported on. From soccer to basketball, to baseball and softball, I was welcomed with open arms and plenty of optimism from the players, coaches and department staff members. I got to work on some memorable assignments over the last year, including a profile on the STLCC Athletic Director Shawn Summe, the 2016 Cancer Awareness weekend involving the Archers’ basketball program, and their performance during the 2015-16 Region XVI Tournament in Joplin, MO.Through it all, I got to become good friends with the players and coaches through various interviews and even normal conversations. In closing, I would like to send a thank you to STLCC for allowing me to become part of the athletic and competitive sports family. I would like to extend a thank you to all of the players that I interviewed and became good friends with over the last year. I would like to extend a thank you to all of the coaches who were courteous enough to speak to me through all of the highs and lows of the season. I would like to extend a thank you to Summe for being a good friend and mentor to me as I journeyed my way through STLCC athletics. Finally, I would like to extend a thank you to The Montage for giving me an opportunity that I will forever be grateful. It was a joyful ride; one I will never forget.

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(Above) Outfielder Madison Sundling hits winning home run in game two. (Bottom left) Starting pitcher Katie Brinegar pitched a complete game, allowing two runs. (Bottom center) Starting pitcher Tiffany Link pitched a complete game, allowing eight runs on 13 hits. (Bottom right) Infielder Abbey Holtkamp motivates her teammates.

On Saturday, April 23, the STLCC Lady Archers split a double-header weekend series against the St. Charles Community College Lady Cougars. The Lady Archers were defeated in game one, 8-4. Sophomore pitcher Tiffany Link pitched a complete game, but gave up eight runs [seven earned] on 13 total hits. Link also struck out three of the 39 batters faced. The Lady Cougars scored first with one run in the first inning and another in the top of the second, before STLCC tied the score, 2-2, in the bottom half. They [STLCC] were outscored, 6-2, during the remaining five innings. Outfielder Madison Sundling had the only extra base hit of the game; a double. Sundling also scored a

run along with infielder Ariel Lipe and outfielders Courtney Norris and Kadi Starms. Following the game one loss, STLCC won game two, 3-2, behind sophomore starting pitcher Katie Brinegar’s complete game. Brinegar allowed two runs on six hits while striking out three of the 30 total batters faced. Infielders Abbey Holtkamp and Kelsey Brodbeck each had two hits, Holtkamp with the only double of game two. Holtkamp led the team with two runs scored in the second game, and Brodbeck recorded two stolen bases, also leading the team. Game two was tied, 2-2, in the bottom of the seventh inning. Right fielder Madison Sundling ended the game with a walk-off home run to give the Lady Archers the win. Following the weekend series, the Lady Archers’ record stands at 25-21.

Archers lose double-header series against Mineral Area Cardinals Cardinals offense scores 24 runs en route to series sweep of the Archers Christian Hargas Sports Editor

The Mineral Area Cardinals defeated the STLCC Archers on Thursday, Apr. 28, in a double-header series at the Meramec campus. The Cardinals outscored the Archers, 2315, during the two games. Mineral Area won the first game, 16-9, after scoring four runs in the first inning and seven in the seventh inning. Archers starting pitcher Seth Mesey allowed 10 runs on 12 hits through 6.1 innings. Offensively, infielder Wes Brooks and right-fielder Kyle Stevens each had three

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scored in game one. In game two, the Archers were defeated in game two by the Cardinals, 7-6. Cardinals starting pitcher Kenton Crawford pitched five innings, allowing four runs, while striking out seven and giving up two home runs. Pitchers Tanner Kulpa and Brett Mann entered the game in relief, starting in the sixth inning to the game’s end. Archers starting pitcher Jordan Yakel pitched a complete game, giving up six runs on 10 hits. Right-fielder Kyle Stevens had three hits on four attempts, including two home runs and five runs batted in. Following the double-header loss, the Archers’ record stands at 28-22 on the season. Photos by Christian Hargas

(Above) Infielder Colton Anderson reached base one time in four attempts, scoring one run, in game two. (Bottom left) Starting pitcher Jordan Yakel pitched a complete game, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits while striking out six. (Bottom right) Infielder Wes Brooks reached base three times in four attempts in game one.

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SPORTS

Plans for the future: Meramec’s Ultimate Frisbee Club aims to Compete Locally

Practice, fundraising, recruitment and fun Dalila Kahvedzic Editor-In-Chief

The game of Ultimate Frisbee involves a total of seven players on each team – typically consisting of three handlers and four cutters, Eric Chavez said, student governance council (SGC) representative of the Ultimate Frisbee Club at Meramec. A handler is a player who has an accurate throw and a cutter is a player who receives the disc from the handler. In order for the game to begin, the teams show they are ready by raising their hands. Handlers are the first ones to start the game, they then throw off to the cutters throughout. The players start off with lining up on an end zone. The disc is flipped to decide who gets it first. Whoever wins gets the disc thrown to them, which is known as pulling - the action of throwing the disc to the opposite team, Chavez said. The handler throws the disc to the other side and that is when their team goes in to defend while the opposing team tries to score, Chavez said. When the disc is caught, the handler can throw it to a teammate while the opposing team’s player counts to ten. The purpose of counting to ten is because each player can only keep the disc in their hands for ten seconds before they have to give it up. “Sometimes you’re just able to throw really quick but sometimes you wait until like eight seconds and you will usually have somebody behind you just to be safe. You do what is called the dump - you throw behind and therefore you’re able to have another 10 seconds to get one of your cutters open,” Chavez said. Once a point is scored, the players line up again and repeat, Chavez said. “Pretty much in ultimate, every player is going to have a pretty good back hand and flick throw, they’re all going to

be able to throw,” Chavez said. Usually the game is played until 15 points are achieved. The team decides whether the game is played until 15 or if they are running short on time. Chavez said volleyball, football and soccer all come into play during Ultimate. “It’s a very similar field to football or a soccer field, it’s kind of a combination of both in the sense that you have an end zone like football but when you’re playing the game you can toss back, you can go forward, you can do anything kind of like soccer – you have the ability to pretty much throw anywhere,” Chavez said. The game has no referee and is governed by the players. “There’s no referee, there’s nobody that really dictates – ‘hey you fouled that person,’” Chavez said. This is called the spirit of the game, Chavez said. “You have to be a team player, you have to have good sportsmanship. So in other words, if somebody were to get fouled, the people who decide that are the two players involved, the one getting fouled and the one that did the fouling – they come to a decision right away – ‘yeah I did foul you, okay, done, that’s it – that’s the spirit of the game,” Chavez said. To play Ultimate, a person has to be willing to admit to mistakes, Chavez said. If the two players do not reach a decision then players who were close to the situation would decide. “It’s all dictated by the players, the score – you keep the score as a player and as a team,” Chavez said. President and founder of STLCC - Meramec’s Ultimate Frisbee Club, Russell McDonald, hopes to turn the club into a college league in order to be able to compete with other colleges around St. Louis. “This is like our stepping platform onto that stage,” McDonald said about their friendly scrimmage with Lindbergh High School on Friday, Apr. 29. McDonald said it was both practice and fun at the same time.

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Vice President of the Ultimate Frisbee Club, Tyler Godar (far right), catches a disc thrown to him during their friendly scrimmage with Lindbergh Highschool on Friday, April 29 at Bohrer Park.

“We like to keep it competitive, I’m sure Lindbergh will do the same,” McDonald said prior to the game. In order to get recognized as a team, the players have to get athletic coordinators on board with Ultimate Frisbee being a sport that Meramec can be represented with, McDonald said. Ultimate Frisbee is exciting, always moving and something is always happening, Tyler Godar said, vice president of the Ultimate Frisbee Club. “We’re in that process right now of just trying to get people to come out every Thursday and Friday at two - it’s a lot of fun,” Godar said. By spring 2017, the team hopes to be playing different local college teams, Godar said. “That’s definitely our goal, I think, where we see our club going in the next couple of years,” Godar said. The team has done some fundraising as well. “Every Friday we did an event in the student center lobby where we sold donuts,” Godar said. Treasurer of the Ultimate

Frisbee Club, Adam Roth, makes sure the players are financially secure. “For the fundraiser we had three weeks, our goal was to sell nine dozen [donuts] per week,” Roth said. For two weeks, the team was able to sell nine dozen donuts, 10 dozen during their third week and 12 dozen donuts during their final week. Fundraising will aid the club to be able to buy supplies for the following year, Roth said – items such as water coolers, jerseys and duffel bags. Ultimate Frisbee is definitely something Godar would recommend for others to check out, he said. “If you want to learn how to play definitely come to a Thursday practice, if you know how to play and you like playing, come out to Friday practice and get to scrimmage,” Godar said. Ultimate Frisbee is a combination of other sports, Godar said, but remains different. “It’s very different than other sports, there are some sports that you kind of combine into this sport to play, but I mean they call

these Frisbees – you could also call them flat balls,” Godar said. Preparation takes place a few times a week, Chavez said. The team usually gets together in the campus quad to have a good time and also get people who do not play to throw a Frisbee around. The purpose of the club, really, is to have fun, McDonald said. “We like to come out here and be active, but also have fun,” McDonald said. Chavez said he enjoys the sport and he is always ultimate minded. “I just enjoy it. I enjoy ultimate, it’s a pretty fun sport. I actually started this year,” Chavez said. “I’ve grown to love this sport in a short amount of time. It’s a fun sport that everybody should try.” The Ultimate Frisbee Club practices on Thursdays at 2 p.m. in between the baseball and softball field on campus, and Fridays at Bohrer park around 2 p.m., unless specified otherwise. If anyone is interested in joining the club, contact Russell McDonald at rmcdonald80@ my.stlcc.edu or Nathan Nichols at nnichols23@my.stlcc. edu for more information.

(Left) Treasurer and cutter of the Ultimate Frisbee Club, Adam Roth, tosses a disc back and forth with a teammate during warm-up. (Middle) SGC Representative Eric Chavez practices his hammer throw during the friendly scrimmage. (Right) Player Richie Adams receives a disc thrown to him during practice.

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