College accuses employee of stealing $5.4 million
The Forest Park campus has been buzzing for the past week in reaction to news that St. Louis Community College is accusing an employee of stealing $5.4 million over 10 years. […]
Month: May 2019
College, union disagree on raise
Adjunct faculty members at St. Louis Community College have received two 3 percent raises since they voted to form a union in 2015, and now they’re asking for a third. The college has agreed to another raise, but it’s only offering 2 percent, and the union wants 5 percent, saying it needs to make up for all the years that salaries remained flat. “I have to teach at both St. Louis Community College and at (St. Louis University) in order to earn enough to make a living,” said Russell Tallant, an adjunct who has been teaching Spanish at Forest Park since 2013. “I’m working 65 hours a week just to make one salary.” […]
38-4 Lady Archers have an eye on a bigger goal
The 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. […]
FIRED UP: ‘The Avengers’ epic finale is heartbreaking
“Avengers: Endgame,” the epic finale of “The Avengers” franchise, is finally here. I’ve been waiting for this moment since the release of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie, “Iron Man,” in 2008. “Iron Man” premiered on May 2 of that year. I saw it when I was 10 years old, and I was blown away. […]
UNCENSORED: ‘Protect and serve’ instead of instilling fear
It was a beautiful Thursday afternoon. I had just left school, feeling great about a test I took that morning. All the windows in my car were open, except the driver’s window, and I was listening to one of my favorite Desi songs, singing at the top of my lungs, moving one of my hands to the beat while keeping the other one on the steering wheel. My eyes were glued to the road. […]
