The sculpture of a man’s head in Forest Park’s Annual Student Exhibition seems to scream with frustration. The piece, called “Emancipation,” won second place in fine arts. It reflects artist Joseph Hellbergh’s belief that people often make life more complicated than necessary. […]
Anatomy and physiology courses can be difficult, particularly if students don’t have access to models of the human body, bones, muscles, organs, glands and blood vessels. That’s not a problem at Forest Park. […]
Robert Babione’s age is often the first thing people notice at Forest Park. “I’m asked by the younger kids if I’m a professor a lot,” said the 76-year-old culinary arts major. “I find it OK, though. It’s refreshing.” Babione is one of many “older” students at Forest Park. Some have returned to college to improve their career prospects. Others are looking to stay busy after retirement. […]
Forest Park student Sejla Grahovic, a Bosnian refuge who has overcome many obstacles, wants to help others better appreciate their own lives. About a year ago, she self-published an autobiography called “While You Played, I Ran.” It’s meant to encourage unhappy teenagers in particular. […]
The Forest Park theater department will present “Discipline 27 II,” a play about the influential jazz piano and synthesizer player Sun Ra. “It sings for his life, his philosophy and his music, said director Mary Hurley, a mass communications professor. “And there will be live musicians.” […]
Sweaty palms during a test are an obvious sign, but math anxiety can take many forms. “One way to identify math anxiety is to ask a set of questions,” said math Assistant Professor Michael Lueke. “A typical question might be, ‘Have you made academic plans based on your anxiety?’ For example, you want to be a doctor, but that requires math, so I will be an art major.” […]
The “N-word” wasn’t always used in a negative way. That’s according to Allen Jones and John Johnson, who gave a presentation called “Origin of the Word Nigger – Its Sacred Meaning” at Forest Park as part of Black History Month. […]
The Forest Park Fine Arts Club is returning to campus to promote the visual arts. “We want to cater to not only fine arts, but graphic design and any other artistic practice,” said Treasurer Darryl Reece, 19, a graphic communications major. He studies drawing and painting but is expanding into concept art. The club recently submitted a mission statement to Campus Life. […]
Many college students work part-time jobs, but Forest Park’s Julian Keaton is already running his own business. The business administration major owns and operates Stereo Assault, a music marketing and management company. […]
Sarah Muhsen is an artist, but she draws on people instead of canvas. She decorates the hands and arms of Forest Park students and faculty with henna tattoos, continuing an art form that has been around for thousands of years in the Middle East, India and Africa. […]
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