All Events Current And Coming Up For The Meramec Campus:
LAUREN JOHNS ART & LIFE EDITOR:
A new semester at Meramec has begun. It’s time for students to stuff their bags to the brim with homework to procrastinate on and keep one’s mind on overdrive. However, a new semester is about more than daunting reading assignments, tasks and classes people want to forget about. For a distraction from all the mayhem, keep these upcoming event dates in mind. The perfect antidote for a monotonous routine. January: 30: Campus Expo in Cafeteria from 10-1 pm Students join clubs 31: “Keep it Real”Diversity Game- Learn more about the community. Refreshments included. 2-4 pm in BA105. February: 1: Technology Workshop (join Campus Life and Career Development to improve your technological skills and prep for the workforce, refreshments included) 2 pm in SC200 Live Drum and Dance Performance by Djougoukan Percussion in the cafeteria, 12-2 (presented by BSEEC to honor Black History Month) Afterwards, attend a workshop to learn some dance moves in SC125 4: STL County Pet Adoption Service Works members play with animals and help them find forever homes with adoptive “parents” from 4 pm-5:30 pm 7: DIY scrapbooking Student Activities Council gets crafty, students can bring supplies from home or use what’s provided. 11: Rose Hill House Valentine’s Day Dance Service Works students make valentine cards and dance with the elderly from 4-6pm. 12: First Student Government Meeting at 2 pm in SC201. 14: Valentine’s Candy “free sweets for the sweeties.” 25: “Thriving Through Homelessness,” presented by Tyra Leesman for the Service Works Club, from 4-5 pm in SC204. Hear the experiences of a Meramec student who has faced homelessness and poverty. March: 1: Faure Requiem concert Meramec Concert choir and St. Louis Philharmonic at Lindenwood. 4-8: Stressless Week on-campus activities to escape the choas of Midterms. 10: Spring Instrumental Concert by Symphonic Band and Orchestra at 3 pm 11: Campus Kitchen Project Service Works Students cook and pack meals for the homeless. Transportation: campus vans @ 3:15-6:30 pm. 14: STL Day- a day of Ted Drewes, Imo’s, Fredbird. 23: Missouri Stream Team Confluence Trash Bash from 8:15 am-1:30 pm.
