Lady Archers lose double-header to Waubonsee Community College
13 defensive errors contribute to team ‘giving the games away’ By: CHRISTIAN HARGAS Sports Editor The STLCC Lady Archers softball team lost both games of a double-header against the Waubonsee Community College Chiefs on Saturday, Mar. 26, at the Meramec campus. The Lady Archers were defeated, 4-3, in game one followed by an 8-7 loss…
A student’s recovery from childhood abuse drives her to success
Catherine Hawkins uses past experiences to help women in abusive situations By: Dalila Kahvedzic Editor-In-Chief STLCC – Meramec student Catherine Hawkins is graduating this Spring with a human services degree after countless people told her she would not be able to make it. “You hear people say they can never get through something; they don’t…
Peace brought in the form of justice: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s story of recovery
Radovan Karadzic, Serbian armed forces leader, sentenced to crimes commited in war 21 years ago By: DALILA KAHVEDZIC Editor-In-Chief Bombs, screams and saddened souls lined the cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina for an elongated three-and-a-half years. A horrific ethnic war did not allow children to play outside with friends, nor did it allow simple peace…
My arm hurts: an argument against vaccines
Why our trade of pain for peace of mind needs to be renegotiated By: EVAN CARLEN Staff Writer Why is it that the fear of the world is ironically pacified by needles, and their pacifier is an unbeknown solution to most of us? Furthermore why is it that year-after-year, child-after-child, we plunge more of them…
Generation Millennial: entitled crybabies or youth in distress?
Why young America should keep whining, despite criticism
Chancellor Pittman visit Meramec for open forum
Head of STLCC presents new initiatives and responds to comments By: KATIE HAYES News Editor Chancellor Pittman hosted an open forum on March 22. This was his third forum at Meramec since taking office in summer 2015. The forum focused on four initiatives the chancellor plans to implement — expanding marketing to drive enrollment, redesigning…
Search for Meramec Provost continues as July deadline approaches
Open forums held for the eight candidates in Student Center By: KATIE HAYES News Editor As the July 1 deadline for the campus provosts to take office approaches, the search continues to narrow. Open forums were held with the eight candidates for the new Meramec provost position on March 23, 24 and 25. The 50-minute…