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Grocery stores and restaurants across the country have been struggling with egg prices due to the avian flu outbreak. Forest Park is no exception. On June 8, the cafeteria increased prices on all menu items that contain eggs or turkey by 20 cents. “The current avian influenza outbreak continues to affect U.S. layer hens and will now have a direct and severe impact on our café operations,” according to a letter posted on a bulletin board. The letter came from Treat America, the private company that operates cafeterias on St. Louis Community College campuses. […]

Forest Park student Ka’Saundra Reynolds is using her attempted rape to help other victims of sexual assault. The 67-year-old fine arts major has shared her story at fundraising events and in a video produced by YMCA Metro St. Louis, and through TV and newspaper stories. “It’s not (the woman’s) fault,” she said. “It’s not about sex. It’s about power.” A man robbed and attempted to rape Reynolds in March 2007. He later was arrested and convicted. […]

Forest Park student Elie Mafolo got the opportunity to come to America by winning a green card lottery.  Each year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services uses the lottery to grant visas to 50,000 immigrants from all over the world. Mafolo, 22, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, found out about it through his older brother. […]

Sherell Adams stands at only 4-foot-11 and weighs less than 100 pounds, but she makes a big impression.  The general transfer student at Forest Park recently was named to the All-Missouri Academic Team, a statewide award recognizing outstanding community college students. […]

Some people look at a Charlie Hebdo magazine cover and see prejudice, but not English professor Dan Yezbick. “It’s a common mode of satire,” he said. “It is meant to be very ironic. You show people how others appear idiotic because they are so out of touch.” Yezbick,41, gave a talk titled, “What’s So Funny About Racial Profiling? Art, Terror and Identity in the Charlie Hebdo Killings” in Café West at Forest Park last month. […]

A playful wire statue of a boy is being used to get pledges from students, faculty, staff and visitors for Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. The statue, called “Blue Ribbon Buddy,” is displayed in the Highlander Lounge, along with a poster that reads, “We Support Strong Families and Safe Children.” […]

A new club at Forest Park gives students from different cultures a chance to socialize and talk about their faiths. The Global Faith Community became an official club this semester, but members of a core group have been friends for five years. […]

The Scene won 22 awards at the Missouri College Media Association conference April 11 at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo. The MCMA is an organization of student newspapers on university and college campuses across the state. Forest Park competes in Division 4, which includes community colleges. […]

The political landscape has changed dramatically since last fall, when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Forest Park student Rasheen Aldridge to the Ferguson Commission. Developments have included a scathing Department of Justice report on Ferguson, the resignation or firing of six city officials and the shooting of two police officers. […]