Architects to design new building
Forest Park is getting a new Allied Health Center, its first new building in nearly two decades. […]
Month: May 2017
Professor hikes, skis, climbs mountains
Earth science isn’t just a subject for professor Jennifer Collins. It is a part of her life and philosophy. […]
Employees work hard to keep accreditation
It’s easy to write off the accreditation process as a bunch of bureaucratic red tape, but the stakes are high. If St. Louis Community College wasn’t accredited, students wouldn’t be able to get financial aid or have their credits transferred to four-year universities. “The accreditation process might seem a big dry, but this is really important,” said Brenda French, Forest Park accreditation liaison. The entire STLCC district is preparing for an evaluation next year by the Higher Learning Commission, which accredits colleges and universities in 19 states, including Missouri. […]
When police approach: What to say, do
Did you know that you should keep your hands on the steering wheel during a traffic stop so a police officer won’t think that you’re reaching for a weapon? Are you aware that you can say “no” when a police officer asks to search your car because of your Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures? […]
FLIP SIDE: Rich could solve health care crisis
Dear “Doctor” Donald Trump: You’re trying to eliminate Obamacare and replace it with legislation that would cut coverage to millions. The existing law is the best thing to come along thus far, providing relatively affordable coverage to working people, a goal stated by another Republican president, Richard Nixon, in 1972. […]