News
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Wireless problems cause headaches on campus
March 8, 2024Forest Park students and employees are reporting widespread problems getting wireless service on campus this semester, creating various levels of inconvenience and frustration. […]
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‘Celebrity Chef’ leaves college
March 8, 2024The resignation of a well-known Forest Park faculty member was quietly approved by the St. Louis Community College Board in January. […]
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Iconic sunken fountain to be filled with dirt
December 15, 2023Many Forest Park students and employees don’t even know that the campus was built around a giant sunken fountain in the quad. That’s because plumbing problems have kept it from spraying water for more than 10 years. Now the college is planning to fill it with dirt and vegetation. […]
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‘Noxious’ odor causes concern
November 17, 2023Students, faculty and staff have been complaining of an intermittent odor in classrooms and hallways of the West Wing at Forest Park in recent months. […]
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Construction begins on Transportation Center
November 17, 2023St. Louis Community College broke ground on its new $48 million Transportation Center on the Forest Park campus. […]
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Student government leaders want to listen
October 20, 2023All Forest Park students have opinions about what should be done differently on campus, but many don’t realize that there’s an organization whose main purpose is to represent their viewpoints. […]
Features
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New defibrillators could save lives
March 8, 2024White metal boxes with glass fronts that look like fire extinguishers have popped up all over campus in the past two months. […]
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Students have many choices for cheap fall fun
October 20, 2023Fall is a favorite time of year for many St. Louisans, but it can be a stressful time for Forest Park students due to classes, homework, jobs and upcoming final exams. […]
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Exhibit reflects life of artistic searching
September 29, 2023Amanda Nutter is the art department secretary at Forest Park, but she’s also an avid artist and storyteller. Her work will be on display through Oct. 5 as part of an exhibit in the Forest Park Gallery of Contemporary Art. […]
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Modern Brewery has come a long way since its early days in a small garage with no air conditioning and a clientele largely limited to middle-aged men. […]
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Former student gets praise for short film
April 28, 2023Kevin Coleman-Cohen was employed as a St. Louis youth worker when he saw a homeless teenage boy performing oral sex for money on an adult male under a highway overpass. Fifteen years later, Coleman-Cohen made “Pretty Boy,” a short film inspired by the disturbing encounter. […]
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College helps students dress professionally
March 24, 2023Students are often short on money, but they need food, toiletries and professional clothing for job interviews, work and school. Two programs at St. Louis Community College have their backs. […]
Sports
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Students form new intramural sports club
December 15, 2023Want to get some exercise after a slow day of classes? Four students have come together to form a new club called Forest Park Intramural Sports. They’re inviting others to join. […]
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Archers lose in nationals
November 17, 2023No. 7-seeded St. Louis Community College’s hope of advancing to the Final Four of the NCJAA Division II men’s soccer tournament in Arizona came down to a penalty kick in overtime Nov. 14 against No. 2 seed Phoenix College. […]
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Sports in a pandemic
March 5, 2021The pandemic not only has affected Forest Park’s faculty, staff and the general student population but also several STLCC’s athletic teams in the 2020-21 season. […]
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Errors plague Lady Archers in national tourney losses
July 12, 2019A wildly successful softball season for the Lady Archers softball team ended abruptly at the NCJAA Division II national championships in May in Clinton, Miss. After compiling a 40-4 record and No. 6 ranking nationally, the team lost both its qualifying games. […]
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38-4 Lady Archers have an eye on a bigger goal
May 10, 2019The STLCC women’s softball team is on fire, winning its first Division II Region 16 tournament in dominant fashion against the Mineral Area College Cardinals while gearing up for a trip to the district tournament. […]
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Archers swing into postseason
April 26, 2019The St. Louis Community College softball team is on a roll heading into the postseason. A doubleheader sweep on April 22-23 boosted the Archers’ overall record to 34-3 as they head into Region 16 play on May 3-4 at Meramec. The team moved up from No. 13 to No. 9 this week in the NJCAA Division II rankings. […]