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MT H E M O N T A G E

Kickin’ it to districts

Meramec makes the cut to keep the season going

H ead Coach Juergen Huettner and the STLCC Lady Archers soccer team must have taken a note from the great football coach’s handbook this season.

Prevailing through disappointments and several injuries, the team enter 2-0 in Region XVI openers against Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods. This will be the second match-up this season, as the Archers beat Maple Woods 6-0 back in September.

PHOTO BY: DAVID KLOECKENER

KENNDRA ROBERTS STAFF WRITER

Continued on page 15

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

MONEY MONEY MONEYA look at the salaries of STLCC administrators and other area two-year colleges. page 5

OUT OF THE BOXObscure classes students can take for the spring 2014 semester. page 4

COSTA RICAStudents venture to Costa Rica every year to be immersed in the spanish language and culture.

page 11

‘HAPPY ACCIDENT’English professor, Pam Garvey, talks about how she started and stuck with teaching.

page 13

>> An in-depth look into what makes people happy, complete with input from Meramec’s Dr. Vicki Ritts on the science of happiness.

International Education WeekNovember 11-15, 2013

Join us for a variety of campus events celebrating global diversity! Sponsored by the Global Studies and International Education Committee

Monday, Nov. 1110:00am-12:30pm, Cafeteria CommonsScreening of documentary “The Dialogue” followed by Peace Corps Panel discussion.

Thursday, Nov. 14 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. SC 200/201Syria: An Intimate Portrait Featuring Professor Rihab Sawah (Associate Professor of Physics, STLCC –FV) Learn about the situation in Syria from an insider who knows the country’s geography, culture and political system

International Film Festival Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

Student Center CommonsView a variety of films on multicultural topics

Display in Library of books that raise awareness of international themes

Throughout International Education Week the cafeteria will be serving international foods.

Friday, Nov. 151:00-4:00 p.m. HE134Screening of “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”A film about a young Pakistani embroiled in the conflict between the American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the call of his family’s homeland.

Wednesday, Nov. 1311:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Cafeteria CommonsInternational Entertainment featuring both professional and student performers

Tuesday, Nov. 121:00 p.m. Cafeteria CommonsInternational Student Discussion Panel

NEWS 3November 7, 2013

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Jevon Mallory remains in county jail after April 18 attack on student

Jevon Mallory, charged with a class D felony and assault in the first degree, after an April 18 attack on student Blythe Grupe, remains in the St. Louis County Jail in Clayton, Mo., with bond set at $50,000.

Mallory, a former STLCC-Meramec student who allegedly attacked Grupe in a Communications South

bathroom, was charged April 23, 2013 and bond was initially set at $10,000. After a Grandy Jury Indictment was filed on May 22, Mallory’s bond was increased to $50,000 on June 24.

Mallory is set to appear before Judge Robert S. Cohen at a 9 a.m. hearing on Dec. 16, 2013.

Meramec student receives leadership award from MCCA

Rachel Zink was honored with a 2013 Student Leadership Award during the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) annual convention.

Zink, along with Rjeem Pearson of STLCC-Florissant Valley, Aja Mullins of STLCC-Forest Park and Kyle Stahlman of the Wildwood campus, were presented with the award for

their respective campuses during the convention from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.

The Student Leadership Award is presented to one outstanding community college student from each of Missouri’s 20 community college campuses. The recipients have demonstrated excellence in leadership activities, according to the MCCA.

Zink serves as the president of Meramec’s Global Justice Club. She is a member of the Meramec campus Phi Theta Kappa chapter and serves as the recording secretary for the Student Government Association. Zink is also a New Student Orientation Peer Mentor.

The MCCA, a statewide organization, provides advocacy, education, information and networking opportunities for community college staff.

Meramec facilities manager receives senior service award from MCCAWillie Wright, Meramec

facilities manager, received a Senior Service Award from the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) annual convention Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.

Wright, along with Terry Freeman, a professor in engineering science at STLCC-Florissant Valley, Linda Basich, an administrative secretary in

the Business, Math and Technology Division at STLCC-

Forest Park and Barbara Mehranfer, a coordinator of student enrollment and academic advising at STLCC-Wildwood, received special recognition.

Recently, Wright marked 45 years of employment with STLCC. Wright started as a draftsman in 1968 with the district office. He has held the positions of architectural technician, physical facilities representative, physical plant manager and campus manager, as well as, buildings and grounds.

He was involved in developing STLCC’s five-year maintenance plan, which ensures that the college buildings are maintained and repaired on a regular basis.

JEVON MALLORY

WILLIE WRIGHT

RACHEL ZINK

The Diversity Committee is sponsoring two screenings of the film “Happy” on Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. and noon in SC 200.

The film explores the theory that happy people live longer and lead healthier lifestyles by sharing human stories from around the world, coupled with research related to how people can obtain a deeper understanding of emotions.

For more information call Denise Sperruzza at 314-984-7315.

Diversity Committee hosts film ‘Happy’

NEWS4November 7, 2013

Cracking the codeSTLCC revises student code of conductSPENCER GLEASON EDITOR IN CHIEF

Spring 2014 Registration Begins Wednesday, Nov. 6

Register online at http://www.stlcc.edu or in person at Clark Hall.

For more information, contact the Advising Department : Administration Bldg./Clark Hall, Second Floor, 314-984-7575

Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.Friday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Out of the Box Courses for Spring 2014

MUS 128: Survey of Rock MusicA year-by-year review of the music, artists, composers, record producers and others associated with rock ‘n’ roll from 1954 to the present with emphasis on the controversies surrounding this genre.

PRD:114 Coping With StressAn exploration of the nature and causes of stress and presentation of alternative ways of relieving stress, to include yoga, meditation, systematic desensitization, hypnosis and biofeedback.

PSY:219 Freud and PsychoAnalysisThis course examines the life and thought of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, as the background for understanding major developments in psychoanalytic theory. The goal is to provide students with an introductory overview of central concepts of psychoanalytic theory.

SOC:203 Criminology And DevianceThe perspective of this course is that of crime and deviance as normal aspects of the functioning of a society. In addition to the traditional focus on the criminal and the deviant, the course will examine societal forces which create crime and deviance and societal responses to them.

PSI:123 MeteorologyThis physical science course introduces reasons why we have weather and forces which create weather patterns. Topics range from global wind and radiation patterns on the macroscale, to thunderstorms and tornadoes on the microscale. Students regularly participate in weather forecasting.

Two years ago, STLCC Chief Legal Counsel Marc Fried attended a conference for college and university attorneys. During the conference, the Student Code of Conduct was addressed and Fried took note.

“They were talking about a model code that some attorney prepared several years ago,” Fried said. “I looked at it and I just thought that it seemed to be set up better. It seemed to work better. It looked better to me than what we had, so that was my motivation for wanting to make the change.”

Since then, STLCC has started the process to make revisions to their Student Code of Conduct. The Student Code of Conduct would layout what is expected collegiate student behavior. Although no timetable is in place for a finished project, the ball is rolling.

“No changes have been approved yet. They have to be looked over by an attorney and then shared with the college and get student, faculty and staff input,” STLCC-Forest Park Vice President of Student Affairs Thomas Walker said. “We’re just looking to update our Student Code of Conduct, so it will be more of a 21st century Student Code of Conduct. It’s been years since the Student Code of Conduct has been revisited.”

With the Twitter and Facebook issues STLCC-Meramec has been involved with this semester, social media will be addressed in the new Student Code of Conduct. However, according to Walker, the Twitter threat on Aug. 28 and threatening Facebook photos by a Meramec student on Sept. 13 played no role in revising the Student Code of Conduct.

“I don’t think they played a role in it at all,” Walker said. “The discussion had already been held among the vice presidents about updating our Student Code of Conduct, in addition to lots of other initiatives to make the campuses not only safer, but monitor student behavior. I

would certainly say that one of the concerns was that we didn’t have any wording that addressed things like social media in our Student Code of Conduct.”

According to Walker, students were able to have their input in the modifications.

“There was [student input]. It was just a random selection of students. It also involved a review of student discipline cases. So we could ascertain what kind of trending patterns we were having with student behaviors, to make sure that everything could be addressed in it,” Walker said. “Then students will give a second round of input, which would be more in depth. But that wouldn’t be necessary until after the legal counsel has reviewed it.”

According to Fried, there have not been any changes yet and only discussions have taken place.

“I think there are some discussions about preparing a draft,” Fried said. “There is a process to get a procedure or board policy changed and it will have to go through that process before it’s ever formally adopted and approved.”

Before there is a draft to present to the board of trustees, the STLCC campuses would be able to have their say in the final project.

“We would have to get a legal counsel to review it to make sure that everything, in terms of legalities and use of language is appropriate,” Walker said. “Then you share it with the various campuses for it to actually to become applicable to our campuses. It would have to be reviewed by our college leadership team and then approved by the board of trustees.”

According to Fried, even if something were adopted this year, it would not be put in place until the fall 2014 semester.

“My guess it wouldn’t go into effect until the next academic year. That would be my guess,” Fried said. “My own opinion is it needs to be updated. So hopefully we can get that done.”

ILLUSTRATION BY: JAKE HUNN

ILLUSTRATION BY: JAKE HUNN

NEWS 5

Crowder College: President Dr. Alan Marble $150,772East Central College: President Dr. Carl (Jon) Bauer $140,000Jefferson College: President Dr. Ray Cummiskey $191,209Linn State Technical College: President Dr. Donald Claycomb $168,468

Metropolitan Community College Chancellor Mark James $210,700President Michael Banks $153,000President Deborah Goodall $133,331President Fred Grogan $167,000President Merna S. Saliman $167,000President Joseph Seabrooks $162,754

Mineral Area College: President Steven Kurtz $158,150Moberly Area Community College: President Evelyn E. Jorgenson $180,750North Central Missouri College: President Neil Nuttall $130,315

Ozarks Technical Community College: Chancellor Dr. Hal Higdon $230,004 (2012 salary)

President Dr. Jeffrey Jochems $120,000

St. Charles Community College: President Ronald Chesbrough $198,900State Fair Community College:President Marsha Kay Drennon $144,668Three Rivers Community College: President Dr. Devin Stephenson $168,000

STLCC Administrator Base Pay in 2013

November 7, 2013

Since STLCC Board of Trustees granted Chancellor Myrtle Dorsey’s leave of absence September 2013 with full pay until her contract expires June 2014, the college has also gained the salary of Interim Chancellor Dr. Dennis Michaelis, who began his appointment Oct. 28.

As STLCC balances enrollment declining and budget restraints, the salaries of top administrators continue to take their piece of the pie.

Each year, the Missouri Department of Higher Education reports on the salary compensation of the presidents and the chancellors within the state. The 2013 report offers a comparison of administrator salaries at all two-year public colleges. How does STLCC compare?

*Information obtained from the Missouri Department of Higher Education’s 2013 President’s & Chancellor’s Compensation Survey released June 2013

Administrator Base Pay (2013) for Two-Year Public Colleges in Missouri

*Base pay does not include benefit compensation such as medical, dental, long term disability, deferred compensation and retirement benefit.

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Here is a question: What exactly is generic music? The word is used all the time when talking about what makes a song bad, but are those two words really synonymous? My opinion is that both of these questions depend largely upon how familiar the song seems to the listener.

Whenever I happen to be listening to

OPINIONS6November 7, 2013

JAKE HEIDBRINKSTAFF WRITER

MUSIC NOTES

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Nanotechnology is not small talk. Creating robots the size of a nanometer is not just a feat, it could be a revolution. From health care to building, nanotechnology seems to be the next step that scientists will explore. However, there are certain issues that must be brought up in order to control and regulate the new technology.

Imagine that little metal bugs start to organize past human control. Much of the technology is beginning to become self-replicable. This means that a single unit could use surrounding resources and replicate itself in order to get a job done, but if a little machine like this were to “go off the handle”, it could mean big trouble for humanity.

If an intelligent computer, gets a hold of important information, like that of the military, it could potentially bring the world’s defenses to a halt. This includes military satellites protecting us from asteroids or even railroads or bus stations could be effected. Or what if a group of nanobots, meant for the repair of the city, malfunctions and replicates past control? The problem with such a tricky technology is the chance that it will go haywire.

Without the idea of physical harm from nanotechnology, there lies an adjacent, yet hidden effect: economy. With the ability to mass produce things, their prices normally drop to the public. While this seems a beneficial thing, it tends to hurt economies in the fashion that the prices are so low, that there is no profit from them. If there is little profit, than there is little need for business. With less business comes less employment, and in the long run, are we left with a strong, plentiful economy, or a bustling heap of metal surrounding a once capitalistic city?

There seem to be many dangers accompanying nanotechnology. This should not repel the advancement of the technology, but should certainly give leeway to a guidebook of sorts. If we advance too quickly without caution, the technology could destroy either humanity or its civic creations. We must make regulations now, we must decide what can and cannot be done using nanotechnology. Fortunately, the benefits do seem to outweigh the chance

of mayhem, but these situations do happen and caution is of utmost importance. If we do not control the technology now in its infancy, it will control us.

CORY MUEHLEBACHOPINION EDITOR

WACKYSCIENCE

A SmallWorld

STLCC-Meramec is widely known as a two-year college, but is graduating in four semesters really as common as the name implies? It seems that an increasing number of students are spending more time earning a degree at Meramec than they had originally planned. This can be attributed to course availability, lack of time and poor advising.

One major reason that students spend more than two years working toward a degree at Meramec is that the required classes are just simply not available. In most cases this is a direct result of low enrollment. Students sign up for classes because they are required for their program. It is common for a class to be cancelled days before its first meeting. This does not give students time to sign up for another class, which slows down the process of earning a degree.

Also, some students do not have time to work classes into their schedule. Lack of time is particularly crippling to students who have jobs. Such students typically take classes in the evening when certain classes are simply not offered.

More students are also lagging in earning their degree as a result of poor advising. When students are poorly advised, they end up in courses that are not required for their degree. For example, if a student is advised to follow the degree checklist for the Associate in Fine Arts-General Fine Arts program while the program they intended to enter is the Associate in Fine Arts-Graphic Communications, they may have already spent an entire semester taking classes that they do not need.

The only sure way to come out of Meramec with a degree in just two years is to dedicate time and effort to making sure the proper requirements are met. For students who work or have families, this can be quite an obstacle.

JAKE HUNNGRAPHICS EDITOR

KEEPIN’ IT REAL

Two-Year College? Not So Much

a song by some mainstream rock group like Nickelback, the thing that irritates me the most is how similar it seems to another group in the same genre. When something comes off as being familiar to the point where I feel like I have heard it before, I begin to lose interest. In order for a song to be interesting, it has to do something that I have never heard before. But when a song has the same verse-chorus-verse structure with the same essential melody, it becomes repetitive to me, and I get bored.

Now this is not to say that just because a song is not generic automatically makes it good. Any music requires some amount of familiarity in order for it to be understood. If something seems alien to the point where I can find no way to compare it to anything I have ever heard before, like the bizarre “Metal Machine Music” by Lou Reed, I generally become bored or unimpressed. It is hard to appreciate a song that is hard to compare to anything else because there really is no way to know for sure if it will stand the tests of time. If there is no reference point, I feel like I am

just praising the music for being original, and it is dishonest to praise certain music for sheer originality, especially when you are assuming how it will fare in the future. If we have no idea how to comprehend something in the present, how can we know that we will be able to comprehend it in the future? So just because a song completely avoids any notions of a pop music formula, does not necessarily mean that it is any more impressive than a song that strictly follows the formula.

It is ultimately through a balance between familiarity and individuality that sets apart music that is labeled as good, bad or great. Bad musicians follow a formula too strictly to be taken seriously. Good musicians separate themselves from the formula but are too unique to be understood by a mainstream audience, while great musicians utilize a familiar formula, but work with it in such a way that sets themselves apart from any other group. It is not wrong to be generic in some way, but an artist who brings nothing original is absolutely worthless in the long run.

ILLUSTRATION BY: CORY MUEHLEBACH

OPINIONS 7November 7, 2013

DENNIS W. PARKS STAFF WRITER

Taking the Asterisk Out of SportsQuestioning professional baseball ethics

St. Louis’ beloved baseball Cardinals sure did not perform to their best ability the 2013 World Series. In Game One alone, multiple fielding errors committed by infielders David Freese and Pete Kozma, along with a case of bad judgment by pitcher Adam Wainwright provided enough low-lights to give the opposing Boston Red Sox the win.

The Red Sox took advantages of those miscues and held the Cardinals to just one run on seven hits to deserve the win. These things are obvious to anyone who watched the game.

A factor that may not have been so obvious is the alleged use of a foreign substance being applied to the ball by Boston starting pitcher Jon Lester.

After game one was over, Tyler Melling, a minor league pitcher in the Cardinals organization, tweeted that he thought

Lester was using a foreign substance on his pitches. The tweet was accompanied by a photo of a green glob inside of Lester’s black glove. This brought about speculation among baseball fans.

However, the Cardinals did not complain, the umpires did not suspect anything and MLB chose not to draw any conclusions. Lester and Red Sox manager John Farrell insist that the glob was merely resin.

The question however, is why was the resin in Lester’s glove? All baseball fans know there is an entire bag of resin on the back part of the pitching mound at all professional baseball games.

Whether Lester was cheating or not, he sure has broken my trust, and perhaps many others baseball fans, by not simply going to the resin bag as needed, just as other pitchers do. What makes Lester

special?No matter how hard they may have

worked to get to the professional level, all athletes that are able to compete at the professional level have been given a gift. As recipients of that gift, there should be a zero tolerance for cheating.

There are simply too many kids in grade schools around the world who would give anything to have the opportunity to play for a professional sports team, to have adults abusing that opportunity.

Several major league baseball players were suspended during the 2013 season using performance enhancing drugs. Yet, many of them will be back next season after serving their suspensions. In civil matters, the penalty needs to fit the crime.

However, other than as entertainment venue, professional sports are all about statistics. How many home runs did this

guy hit? How many batters did this guy strike out? Or whatever the case may be.

In the movie, “For the Love of the Game,” they keep statistics in baseball. For that reason alone, there is no room for cheating.

Whether it is by taking performance enhancing drugs or throwing an old-fashioned spit ball, it is an unfair advantage that is usually spelled out in black and white in the rulebook.

A mere asterisk in a record book is perfectly acceptable to indicate that a home run record is comparing a 162 game season with one of 154 games, but it does not give the full story when someone is cheating.

If someone is found cheating in professional sports, players and their records should be removed from the game forever.

ILLUSTRATION BY: CORY MONTERO

In-Depth8November 7, 2013

A smile, a laugh: happiness is universal. Everyone finds happiness in different things and even though life can be crazy, people tend to make the most of things by being happy. Whether it is personal success or something simple like food, happiness is all around. We asked Meramec students, “What makes you happy?” Here are some of our favorites.

the key tohap∙pi∙ness

n. : a state of well-being and contentment

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REBECCA BIUNDO INDEPTH EDITOR

PHOTOS BY DALILA KAHVEDZIC AND MALAIKA TOLFORD

In-Depth 9November 7, 2013

Staff Picks:MPsychology is perhaps the first

academic discipline that comes to mind when one fathoms the vastly complicated subject of happiness. STLCC-Meramec psychology professor Dr. Vicki Ritts had much to say about the notion of studying happiness.

Ritts said there is indeed a field of happiness studies and that a big piece of the positive psychology movement is happiness.

Psychology divides happiness into two categories. There is the feeling of happiness, which is a brief emotion, and then there is life satisfaction, Ritts said.

“Life satisfaction is a little broader,” Ritts said. “There are a lot of things that contribute to that. Happiness is very complicated.”

As a social psychologist, Ritts attributes most of happiness to people.

“Humans are social animals. Your social group — almost everything we can think of that involves happiness is about people.”

Other disciplines have research in the field of happiness, too, such as biology, especially neuroscience, anthropology for cultural perspectives and history to add a temporal scope to the investigation.

However, the study of happiness is also found in the discipline of philosophy, another field in which the study of happiness is a huge part. Historically, philosophy also divides happiness into two categories. As explained by Meramec philosophy Professor Dr. Aaron Champene, there are competing answers to the question “What is happiness?”

“There’s the subjective sense, in which you call yourself happy. That breaks down into a number of different positions. Hedonsim, for example, where happiness is equated with pleasure,” Champene said. “The [ancient] Greek notion of well-being isn’t really a feeling at all, it’s more objective in a sense,” he said, referring to the notion that a

person might not be the best judge of his or her own happiness.

Champene asked, “Do you want a life that is good to you? Or, do you want a life that is good for you?”

While students evaluate these questions, they may also ask the question: How do we rate the happiness of students?

Champene said in his experience, Meramec students seem relatively happy. He cited the importance of having friends, family and loved ones for happiness, as well as success.

“Being appreciated for the work that you’re doing. If that’s not essential to happiness, it comes pretty close,” Champene said.

Ritts said having enough time is key to student happiness and that reflection is key.

“You’re doing all the school stuff, but then you work, and then you try to have this other life,” Ritts said. “When you have so many irons in the fire, it’s hard to sit back and reflect.”

the study of blissHappiness 101:

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Fatty foods can decrease energy levels and leave feelings down. Replace greasy cheeseburgers with fresh wraps and salads. Superfoods like kale and spinach can reduce stress and increase happiness.

Life can be hectic and mental health can get pushed to the sidelines. Take 20-30 minutes out of each day and find a quiet place to just breathe and clear the mind.

Break out that notebook and write or draw. Whether it’s a just journal or a long term project, getting the creative juices flowing can turn a sour mood into a good one.

Physical activity releases endorphins and can instantly increase happiness. Adding exercise to a daily routine can change moods for the better over a long period of time.

A clean space can make all the difference between happy and sad days. Too much stuff? Seperate things into three piles: save, trash and donate to make room for happiness.

Sleep and rest can be one of the quickest fixes for a bad day but too much or too little can be hazardous. Seven to eight hours are recommended for the average college student.

MALAIKA TOLFORD STAFF WRITER

GRAPHIC BY REBECCA BIUNDO

What Makes You Happy?

Cassie Kibens’ Favorite Things

Rebecca Biundo’s Favorite Things

Cory Muehlebach’s Favorite Things

Jake Hunn’s Favorite Things

Malaika Tolford’s Favorite Things

This is My Jam:The Beat

by Ben Rector

Song on Repeat:Hurricane by MS MR

Watch This:Super Troopers

Place to Be:Central West End

A Good Book:Moon Palace

by Paul Auster

The Perfect Pick-Me-Up:Coffee.

Best Food Binge:Strange Donuts.

Sweet Tooth:Gummi Bears

Store of Choice:H&M

Foreign Cities:Athens, Montreal, San Fransico, and

Chicago

Feel Good Movie:The Breakfast Club

Funny Female:Chelsea Handler

A Good Read:I Hope They Serve

Beer in Hell by Tucker Max

Favorite Band:The Thermals

Listen to This:Lady Pilot

by Neko Case

PHOTOS BY DALILA KAHVEDZIC AND MALAIKA TOLFORD

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The Kirkwood Ice Rink is located at 111 S. Geyer Road, in the Kirkwood Community Center. For more information or to register online, visit KirkwoodMO.org/Recreation.

COME SKATE WITH US!Ice Skating – Fall / Winter

2013-2014 at the Kirkwood Ice Rink!

Public Skating Sessions:Held year-round. Call 822-5825 for session times or stop by the rink to pick up a monthly calendar.

Admission Prices:•Kirkwood resident adult or youth: $4.00•Kirkwood resident senior: $3.50•Non-Resident adult or youth: $5.00•Non-Resident Senior: $4.50•Skate rental: $2.00

Learn to Skate:Kirkwood Ice Rink offers a range of lessons for ages 4 through adult, Monday through Saturday. Costs vary. Call now to register for the next session: 314-822-5255

Let’s Play Hockey!Basic and Power Hockey classes available, ages 6 to 15, 7 levels of basic and 2 levels of power skating for hockey. Call 822-5825 for details

But there’s more…•Gateway Speedskating Club: For all ages. Practices held regularly on Wednesday nights and Thursday and Sunday afternoon. Visit GatewaySpeedSkating.org for more information.•Kirkwood Youth Hockey Association: Ages 4-16. Learn to play through advanced levels. Visit KYHA.org for more information.•Stick ‘n Puck: Get on the ice with your own hockey stick and puck. HECC-approved helmet required (with cage if under 18). Fees: $5/residents, $6/nonresidents. Pick up a monthly calendar at the Rink for times.•Freestyle: Freestyle sessions offer figure skaters a chance to work on jumps, spins, and more. Hourly admission fees are $5.00 for Kirkwood residents and $6.00 for nonresidents. Some sessions may be canceled; check monthly calendar for times

ART&LIFE 11November 7, 2013

Shopping on a BudgetStudents learn to eat healthy on a budgetROBERT KNIGHT STAFF WRITER

COLLEGE WRITING CENTER AT MERAMEC

Write an essay, short story, or play

using the following prompt as your

inspiration:

“Connection

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First Prize: $100 gift card

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Currents Magazine!

Second Prize: $50 gift card

Winners notified by email on December 11.

For more information, visit the College Writing Center, CN122.

Length: No restriction Deadline: By midnight,

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Three weeks of beautiful weather and scenery, seven college credits and one lifelong memory. Every year at STLCC- Meramec, Professor Marco Romero takes a group of students to San Jose, Costa Rica for a Spanish-language immersion program.

While in San Jose, students stay with a host family and have the opportunity to experience the culture, customs and food of Costa Rica. The group takes a two-day trip to Manuel Antonio National Park, known for its beautiful white sand beaches, coral reefs and diverse plant and wildlife population. While in Costa Rica, the group takes a boat to Isla Tortuga, an island in the Gulf of Nicoya. The students also spend two nights at Arenal Volcano National Park, home of multiple volcanoes, hot springs and a lagoon formed from the crater of an inactive volcano.

Professor Romero said on Arenal Volcano, stating “It erupts two, three, four times a day. Night time is the best. It sounds like it’s thundering and you see the sparks in the sky.”

In addition to experiencing the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of Costa Rica, students earn seven college credits in courses taught by Costa Rican professors. Class sizes are limited to a maximum of six students to ensure a very intimate, personal learning experience.

“Classes are guided toward conversation. They encourage you to listen and speak. They focus on oral communication,” said Romero.

Each student receives three credits in a course entitled Costa Rica: The Land and Its People. Students receive an additional four credits in a Spanish language course that is dependent on the individual’s level of understanding. Besides earning credits, there may be not be a more efficient way of learning a foreign language than spending time among native speakers.

For students interested in taking the trip to Costa Rica, there are some eligibility requirements. First, students need their high school diploma or GED. Second, they must be enrolled at STLCC. Third, a 2.0

GPA is required. Fourth, students must have completed Spanish 101 with a C grade or better.

The trip is not cheap, running about $3200. However, there are payment plans that can be followed, with the first payment due Dec. 1, 2013. Multiple $500 scholarships are available specifically for this trip. To obtain more information on these scholarships, or the trip general, students can contact Romero at 314-984-7839.

Studying abroad is a great opportunity for college students to see other parts of the world while enriching their learning experience. For the student studying Spanish, this trip to San Jose may be the perfect occasion to do so.

Romero spoke about the benefits of taking the trip, saying, "What we do in the classroom. It’s not the same as if we go and experience it. If students today at colleges and universities have the opportunity to go somewhere as a group, it can be one of the most rewarding experiences they can have."

Math challenged; grammar challenged; science challenged,. Some students find each subject or an entire discipline particularly challenging. However, likely one issue nearly all students find challenging is making their budget work well, especially when trying to eat healthily on a very tight budget.

At 12:30 on Tuesday, Oct. 21, Debbie Corson and the Service Learning office sponsored a “Shopping on a Budget” demonstration in the Student Center cafeteria to help students better manage their budget when they are shopping for food. Kari Hartel and Christine Scott led a discussion of money saving shopping tips while preparing two recipes; a vegetarian sweet potato dip and a vegetarian sweet potato chili.

Hartel is a Registered Dietician from Operation Food Search, a leading hunger relief organization serving the St. Louis region with the mission “to nourish and educate our neighbors in need to heal the hurt of hunger.” Scott is a nutrition specialist from the Veterans Hospital serving two weeks with Operation Food Search as an intern.

Here are some of the key shopping tips Hartel and Scott provided to the audience through their discussion and a variety of handout materials they made available to the small audience:

Never shop when you are hungry. So, eat before grocery

shopping. Shopping while hungry leads to impulse-buys and possibly buying extra items, both of which can bust that budget.

Use a list, and stick to your list. Having enough discipline to use and stick to a shopping list eliminates those budget busting impulse buys. Clip and use coupons. Buy non-perishable and “shelf-stable” food items in bulk, especially items that are useful in multiple recipes.

Buy seasonal fruits and vegetables, preferably those from local sources. Seasonal foods are more expensive out of season and the farther they travel. This is why Hartel and Scott made two items using sweet potatoes.

If possible, leave the kids at home. Surely every parent and older sibling is intimately familiar with how the “whine-factor” influences their behavior to drive up the cost of food shopping. While the “wine-factor” can also influence behavior, the two effects are different but easy to confuse because of the similar sound to their names.

For additional information about eating well and eating healthily on a budget readers can visit www.operationfoodsearch.org. Look in the “Services and Programs” menu for the “Nutrition and Culinary Education” selection to find the “Cooking Matters” program. By the way, the chili and dip were quite good.

Seven college credits and one lifelong memoryStudents prepare for next years Costa Rica tripBILLY GARDNER STAFF WRITER

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Students enjoy food and dance from India. The celebration was held on Friday Nov. 1, 2013. There was a turnout of students and faculty to held celebrate Diwali. Diwali has many unique colors to outfits that are used for performing and quality ingredients to make food that strikes the tastes buds of all that eat traditional foods.PHOTO BY: DAVID KLOECKENER

ART&LIFE 13November 7, 2013

A ‘happy accident’ that turned into a careerHow Pam Garvey became a teacher and stuck with it for more than 13 years

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For more than 13 years, Pam Garvey has shown up to work as a professor; at a job that she never envisioned on getting. It was just a “happy accident,” Garvey said.

Garvey giggled as she told her story of how she received her first job interview. “It is actually a really funny story; after I graduated from college a friend of mine told me to put in an application at a high school in Baltimore to teach summer school. I told [my friend] that I only had my basic English degree. [Garvey’s friend said] ‘I have a Math degree, but I am teaching Spanish because I am from Puerto Rico.’”

And her journey into teaching began.“I got the job a day before summer

school was supposed to start; they told me to teach literature, grammar and vocabulary. I was like ‘what literature, grammar, and vocabulary?’” Garvey said. “After they told me I received the job, the principal at the high school told me ‘these are the dumb ones. Just get them to pass.’ That was the only guidance I was given.”

Garvey, a native of Long Island, N.Y. and graduate of Loyola University in Baltimore, Garvey said she became an English major because she liked literature, but she admitted, at the time, she did not have a direction with literature. “Before becoming a teacher I worked at a book store and I worked for an insurance company, which I did very well, but I hated it.”

“I would bring books to read, and one day another woman said ‘you read books well,’ so I knew that job wasn’t for me,” Garvey said. “I thought ‘I have to get out of this place,’ so I quit that job and I was only working for the [school book] store.”

Garvey later decided to go back to college to obtain a graduate degree. “As part of my graduate degree, I had to do

some editing and freelance for my degree. In addition to that I had to do public readings for school and I enjoyed them so much I have done them ever since for about 17 years,” Garvey said.

Her experiences with teaching and public readings eventually led to publishing. “Now that I have been a teacher/professor for over 13 years, I decided one day at the advice of a friend to create my own book about my personal favorite pieces of literature,” Garvey said.

Her first published book was titled “Fear.” “A mentor from graduate school told me to write a book about things that terrifies you and that is what I did,” Garvey

said. Garvey’s second

book, “Things Impossible to Swallow,” evolved after a friend invited her to write it. “That book came together in a weird way. It is a collection of my personal favorite pieces that are hard to accept,” Garvey said.

According to Meramec English Professor Lisa Mizes, stories from Garvey’s books are often read by her colleagues. “They are well-written and very enjoyable to read,” Mizes said.

Mizes said Garvey’s passion for literature and life has impacted her teaching. “She is a close friend, a wonderful colleague, and an enthusiastic person,” said Mizes. “She is calm, cool, and collected about what she teaches and she is also very knowledgeable about what she teaches.”

When asked how long she expects to remain a professor, Garvey said in a resounding fashion, “I have everything planned out. I will teach for 14 more years, and then I will retire to a warm weather place,” Garvey said. “My son will be 24 years old and I will never have to experience winter again.”

“I got the job a day before summer school was supposed to start; they told me to teach literature, grammar and vocabulary. I was like ‘what literature, grammar, and vocabulary?’”

-Pam Garvey

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ABOVE: Anna Liescheidt, student, listens as Pam Garvey talks about the persuasive techniques used in a New York Times article. UPPER RIGHT: Garvey talks with Heath Mcclung, student, about a current book he is reading. LOWER RIGHT: Zach Remming listens to Garvey as she explains the process for their next paper.

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SPORTS 15November 7, 2013

Lady Archers take a second shotCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

The Lady Archers are currently the regions top-ranked team at the start of the tournament, seeking to make a second consecutive national tournament appearance.

A 2-0 victory over St. Charles Community College propelled the Lady Archers into regionals. The two teams may possibly match up for a third time during regionals, having played twice during the regular season.

Lady Archer captain Jessica Smugala said she has high hopes

for her team’s success. “I feel really good about the

win. We’ve been in the slump the last few games, but we finally got it together,” Smugala said. “If we play [St. Charles] again in regionals, we will definitely go harder and beat them again. We will be stronger.”

Sophomore center Donna Joliff said she agrees with her captain and is optimistic about her team’s abilities.

“We showed them who we are. We sent a clear message to

them after this game. We are ready to play,” Joliff said. “I love our coaches. They are the best coaches I’ve ever worked with and I will always keep in touch.”

Huettner credits his teams triumph, but he does not fail to acknowledge the strength of the team they beat.

“Playing St. Charles and winning is good. They are a great team so being able to beat them twice this season is very special,” Huettner said.

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College is the only team to beat the undefeated Lewis and Clark College team this past season.

“At regionals, if we play them again, it will be a challenge,” Huettner said. “St. Charles will come out full throttle because we have beat them twice, but we will make some changes to beat them again.”

Overall, the Archers have adapted a can-do attitude this season and it paid off for them, according to Huettner. “This year has been the most talented

group that I’ve worked with since coaching for STLCC. They are very technical and although many injuries offset the chemistry on the field many times, we always come together,” Huettner said.

Nov. 1 marked the start of traveling a road that will determine the future of the team. Huettner said the Lady Archers remain confident and optimistic.

“If we win regionals and get the chance to play at home we will be happy,” he said. “Home turf for us is always an advantage.”

PHOTOS BY: DAVID KLOECKENER

At left, Lady Archer Forward Taylor Giese (right) fights to get the ball against St. Charles Community College Cougar Sara O’Leary (12). The Lady Archers went on to beat St. Charles 2-0. At right, Forward Jessica Smugala takes a shot on goal against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Sept. 12. The Lady Archers went on to win 11-0.

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Aiming HighSTLCC Men’s Basketball team opens season

AARON McCALL STAFF WRITER

For the love of the game

One of the more difficult aspects of community college athletics is the constant carousel of athletes. With a two-year rotation of athletes, it is often difficult to maintain a nationally recognized team.

In only three seasons as the STLCC Archers, Juergen Huettner and the women’s soccer team have already won two Region XVI Championships, a District D Title and made a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tournament playoff berth.

On Saturday, Nov. 2, the Lady Archers defeated the St. Charles Community College Lady Cougars, 2-0, for the latter of back-to-back Region XVI Trophys. A kudos is in order to the 2013 Lady Archers.

With the Region XVI Title, the Lady Archers now move on to the District D title game, putting them just one win away from back-to-back NJCAA Tournament appearances, something only the Lady Archers basketball team has accomplished since all of STLCC became the Archers in July 2011.

In three seasons, Huettner’s Lady Archers have compiled a record of 40-18-3.

The 2013 Lady Archers outscored their opponents 78-31, which helped lead them to a 14-5-2 overall record. The combination of goalkeepers freshman Kelsey Hedges, sophomore Sammi Merlotti and sophomore Apolonia Thomas, shutdown the opposition with nine shutouts, plus a 0-0 tie against Southwestern Illinois College on Oct. 10.

The District D Title game will take place on Nov. 10. It will be the third matchup in which the Lady Archers will face the Lewis and Clark Lady Trailblazers. the previous two meetings have not come out in STLCC’s favor, with 2-0 and 6-2 losses respectively.

Although it will be their third meeting this season, the old cliche of “the third time is a charm” could be used as bulletin board material for the Lady Archers and their confidence.

Except, who knows if their confidence needs any more of a boost. They have shutout their last three opponents this season, with three consecutive, 2-0 victories.

Regardless of the District D Title game’s outcome and whether or not a NJCAA Tournament appearance is in their future, it is safe to say the 2013 Lady Archers have already made their mark in the Archer history books.

Lady Archers’ Soccer: Third Time is a Charm

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The STLCC men’s basketball team launched their 2013-2014 campaign with an 87-60 win Nov. 2 against the Missouri Baptist University junior varsity basketball program.

The season opener marks the beginning of a new regime for the Archers under head coach Randy Reed who kicked off his college coaching debut with a win.

“I’m just excited more for the young men than myself. I think we’ll be ok,” Reed said.

With 14 players on the roster, the Archers have nine freshmen taking the floor this season. It is a new start for not only Reed, but the majority of Archers roster this season.

“I’m just excited for these young men. It’s a new start for a lot of them; they’ve never played either so it’s just a special and wonderful day for all of us,” Reed said.

Coach Reed said he has certain expectations for his players so that they can continue to be successful on and off the court.

“I want to make sure everyone has their grades first and foremost in junior college and play together as a team,” Reed said. “Team chemistry and defense will prepare you for

a high level. I think we can win 20 to 25 games, and we’ll be very good.”

On the court, teamwork is valued, but that is only part of what it takes to have a successful team. Reed said there are two components to every college student athlete. The athlete, which is what others see the most, and the student which is more behind the scenes. Athletics and education are somewhat synonymous. Both require focus, hard work and dedication to prosper in either field. Although it’s early in the season, team goals have been set.

“A national championship [is the goal]. I came from winning, and I plan on bringing winning here,” Reed said.

At the season opener, Freshmen guard Jaylen Fulton chipped in 12 points on 50 percent shooting. At one point Fulton made a move that caused a Missouri Baptist defender to fall to the floor.

“We played well on offense but we can improve on defense and tighten up. I need to work on my defense and stop fouling so much,” Fulton said.

As the players reflect on their strengths and weaknesses, they echo the goals their coach has for them.“Play together and play our role we can go far. We can go far if we put our mind to it and all play together,” Fulton said. “That’s all it takes is for everybody to be on the same page and play as one.”

PHOTOS BY: DAVID KLOECKENER

STLCC Archers men’s basketball coach Randy Reed gives his team instructions during practice on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at STLCC-Forest Park. This is Reed’s first season at the helm of the Archers. The Archers kicked off the 2013-14 season with an 87-60 win over the Missouri Baptist University junior varsity Spartans on Nov. 2.