Modern singer-songwriter with a classic touch
Social networking has become a worldwide phenomenon. From posting opinionated blogs to advertising photos of friends and watching videos on YouTube, social media has connected individuals around the globe. STLCC-Meramec student and singer-songwriter Casey Joan Marie McDonough uses social networking for a much different purpose: to jump-start her career in music.
If there’s one place in St. Louis that college students should go to hang out for laughs, food, and fun, it is Funny Bone Comedy Club located at West Port Plaza.
Movie Review
In the novel “The Last Song,” best-selling author Nicholas Sparks once again moves his readers with an emotional story full of romance and drama, complete with a bittersweet ending while director of the movie version, Julie Anne Robinson, fails to deliver the entire package Sparks created.
Play Review
It is a rare thing to see audience members walk across the stage during a theatrical production, but that’s exactly what happened April 1, and it was no joke.
Meramec professor investigates the enigma of a spiritual healer in Brazil
In South America, 80 miles from the capital of Brazil, Brasilia, there is a town called Abadiania. In this town resides John of God who is referred to by natives as “The Miracle Man of Brazil.” Recently, an STLCC-Meramec faculty member witnessed first-hand this spiritual healer’s work.
Part-time teacher, student; full-time carefree spirit
As part-time astronomy photographer Rick Menendez sits on top of his desk, squinting his eyes, he recalls the adventures he’s had and talks about his love for anything “high energy.”
“We are so individualistic and separated in America even from our own families that live in the same house, but in Africa, they are so good at truly cherishing one another. Especially within their own families,” Peterka said.
According to STLCC-Meramec students Max Berglin, 21, and Kyle Crandall, 19, skateboarding in the county has been difficult over the years, from being kicked out of places to being threatened. In February of 2009, Crandall and his friends looked to the city for a place to skate, a place where they could congregate.
There’s one day out of the year when a person might get away with teepeeing a neighbor’s car, or filling all the toilets at the school with clear Jell-O, or perhaps even turning a best friend’s kitchen sink into a garden planter, April Fool’s Day is the day of pranks and practical jokes. Even though the origins of this day are uncertain, skeptics believe it started around 1582 while France was still under rule of Charles IX.
Movie Review
“The Hurt Locker” brings the tenacity and ferocity of the Iraqi occupation home to Americans.
Theatre Review
With mid-terms finished and finals creeping slowly to the forefront of students minds, sometimes seeing a movie is the perfect release from the stresses of college. Going to the movies shouldn't bring more problems though. The Tivoli Theatre in The Loop is just the place to get away.
Every minute of every day, a woman is raped in the U.S., and every 14 seconds a woman is battered, according to Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF). Also, according to the FVPF, nearly one in four women in the U.S. reports being abused by a current or former spouse/boyfriend at some point in her life and one out of every five women in their first four years of college will be sexually abused or raped.
"On your mark! Get set! Go!" is what the students of Tim Pedersen’s Engineering and Design class heard as their fall 2009 finals began. The class assembled and raced three go-karts for their final project. "All three karts made it around the track.
A Day in the Life of Gyla Myers
In November, the STLCC Board of Trustees voted 4-2 to close the Child Care Center facilities at Meramec and Forest Park on July 1, 2010. Two hundred and ten students currently have children in child care, and one woman is not ready to give up on the chances for a turnaround. That woman is Gyla Myers.
Every week, millions of people simply toss their Sunday newspapers in the trash along with hundreds of dollars in savings. What these people don’t realize is how each coupon they throw away is like throwing away real money. With only a few minutes each day, one can learn to find big savings on everyday items that could not only save hundreds of dollars, but maybe even make money.
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