Year: 2014
JUST SAYIN’: More devices, fewer smiles
You’ve heard the saying, “The best way to get a smile is to give one.” It makes sense, doesn’t it? But these days, it’s easier said than done. As a matter of fact, it’s almost impossible. Why? Because no one is looking up! Everyone is looking down — at the electronic devices in their hands. And what wonderful inventions they are. A smartphone is, in no particular order, a GPS navigator, a calculator, a day planner, a calendar, a clock, a stereo, a storage unit, a tablet, a dictionary, a book, a video camera, a still camera, a library, an Internet connection, a thermometer, a device for emailing, texting, banking and playing games. And, oh yeah, it’s a phone! […]
Basketball players make history
St. Louis Community College is sending two basketball players off to Division I programs in the same year for the first time since 1980. Cortez Conners, a 6-foot-3 sophomore guard from Forest Park, and Randy Reed II, a 6-foot-6 sophomore guard from the Meramec campus, made the National Junior College Athletic Association men’s basketball Region XVI first team. […]
Interim vice president fills the void
Deborah Carter has built a career in education following the philosophy of the artist Michelangelo, who said, “I am still learning.” “This is a very simple but powerful statement,” she said. “Education is a lifetime endeavor. Everyone should approach life with an open, eager, curious mind and take advantage of all opportunities to learn and grow.” […]
Students to create 1,000 cups for art fair
People at the St. Louis Art Fair can enjoy their coffee in handmade cups again this year, courtesy of St. Louis Community College. Ceramics students and faculty from across the district will make more than 1,000 cups to give away to people who visit the college’s booth during the Sept. 5-7 fair in downtown Clayton. […]
Defending soccer champs lose elite coach, players
The Lady Archers will begin soccer season without accomplished Head Coach Juergen Huettner for the first time since in six years. He’s taking over the Blue Storm women’s soccer program at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville this fall, and several St. Louis Community College players are going with him. […]
