Artist makes sculptures that ‘deceive the eye’
Kristen Morgin’s clay sculptures must be handled with care. Otherwise, they might fall apart. That’s because the Los Angeles-based artist doesn’t fire her sculptures. She lets them dry on their own. […]
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Food pantry helps students in need
Forest Park has a food pantry, but many on campus don’t know about it. The Brown Bag Cafe is a place where students can get non-perishable food items and, on occasion, fresh vegetables. “I think it’s a great idea that they have the Brown Bag Cafe open for students to get a snack, just so they can make it through their day,” said Brenda Bell-Foster, secretary for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. […]
Student’s 3D design project is ‘Monopoly with a twist’
Buying property in St. Louis without having to pay real money is now possible, thanks to a giant Monopoly-inspired board game made by a Forest Park student. […]
Job skills served at The Bloom Cafe
A t first glance, The Bloom Café looks like your typical restaurant, but it will offer much more than breakfast and lunch. It will be a place where people with disabilities can gain job skills and build confidence with paid training and internships. […]
Sessions tackle dating, sex and disabilities
Dating and sexuality can be hard subjects to talk about in public. Now imagine talking about them to a group of students with disabilities. That’s exactly what Danielle Uding did last month on the Forest Park campus. […]
Teachers strut their stuff in faculty art show
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 […]
Forest Park adjunct went to Vietnam as a soldier, returned a journalist
Few people at Forest Park know that journalism instructor Repps Hudson is a Pulitzer Prize winner. He was an editorial writer for the Kansas City Star in 1981, when tragedy struck at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. […]
Play gives voice to refugees
Forest Park will celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month in March with a performance of “New World,” a one-act play about three refugee women from Afghanistan, Bosnia and the Republic of the Congo. […]
Student drives to school in style
When Jim Conley pulls into a parking spot at Forest Park, people aren’t staring at the 78-year-old college student. They’re staring at his car. […]
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. […]