Forest Park students can view an example of peaceful protest almost every day, courtesy of assistant biology professor Tommie Frison. It’s a simple affair. Tablet and speaker in hand, Frison walks from his office in D Tower to the flagpole next to the hairpin. […]
Adjunct faculty at St. Louis Community College voted 222-5 to approve their first employment contract as members of Service Employees International Union. It’s the culmination of a three-year process, starting with a union campaign and adjunct vote to organize in 2015 and continuing with on-and-off contract negotiations, campus rallies and contentious STLCC board meetings. […]
St. Louis Community College announced this month that personal information for 362 students was sent to other students in an email attachment. The information included names, email addresses, student-identification numbers and home addresses. “The disclosure was discovered when students contacted the college to inquire,” according to a districtwide email on March 1. […]
Forest Park art instructors spend most of their time teaching students how to make art, but this month they’re showing off their own talent. More than 30 pieces are on display at the campus Gallery of Contemporary Art […]
The STLCC men’s basketball team fought all season to find consistency and chemistry and in the end fell short. The Archers finished 17-13 after losing 74-59 to MCC-Penn Valley of Kansas City, Mo., in the Region 16 championship game March 3 in Jefferson City. On the same day, the STLCC women saw their season end in a surprise – a 82-77 loss in the Region 16 championship to North Central Community College of Trenton, Mo. In their season-ending loss, the men got off to a sluggish start and fell behind by 30 points in the first half, eventually getting no closer than 15 points the rest of the game. […]
It’s been a month since the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., left 17 people dead and 14 wounded. It’s time to stop dancing around the idea of stricter gun control and actually do something. A recent Gallup poll found that 67 percent of Americans want stricter laws governing the sale of firearms, a record high since the survey began in 1993. […]
The STLCC Lady Archers go fully loaded into the Region 16 basketball tournament March 2 against Cottey College in Jefferson City, Mo. They have won 11 straight games, have a 24-3 record and are ranked fourth in NJCAA Division II. […]
Michelle Parrinello-Cason is losing her job with St. Louis Community College because of budget cuts. The assistant professor of English at Forest Park found out Dec. 13 that she’s one of nearly 20 faculty members being laid off at the end of the semester. […]
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