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Former math adjunct Steve Taylor is still banned from St. Louis Community College’s four campuses because of a run-in with STLCC officials at a board meeting last fall.  That’s causing a problem for Wildwood City Council, which holds some of its meetings on STLCC’s Wildwood campus. Taylor was elected as alderman for the city’s 4th Ward earlier this month. “They’re still not allowing me on campus, even though I am an elected official,” he said. Wildwood City Administrator Ryan Thomas called the ban “unfortunate.” Officials are looking for alternative sites. […]

Many Forest Park students, faculty and staff want stricter gun control in light of the recent Florida school shooting, according a random survey conducted by The Scene on campus. Education major Lynette Farmer, 35, doesn’t think people with mental illness should be allowed to own firearms.“I’m not saying guns don’t protect people,” she said. “But you’re getting guns in the hands of the wrong people who don’t have the mind frame to know what to do with it. I’m just sick of kids getting killed.” […]

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. […]

Adjunct faculty members at St. Louis Community College voted on their first union contract last week, but as of press time, no one would confirm the results. The Scene could not get information from representatives of the Service Employees International Union, which represents more than 800 adjuncts; the union bargaining committee; or the college bargaining committee. […]