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DORIAN ROBERTS STAFF WRITER In the shadow of the recent Sandy Hook shooting, students in America must once again reassess their feelings regarding safety at school. But Meramec students need not worry according to Campus Chief of Police Paul Banta. Banta said the officers on campus are trained for a situation involving an intruder on campus. “We are prepared as we can be for an armed intruder,” Banta said. “We attended the A.L.I.C.E. (Alert-LockdownInform-Counter-Evacuate) training which was put on by the St. Louis County S.W.A.T. team. It’s training for students and faculty on how to protect themselves in a situation where there is a intruder on campus.” Meramec is armed with nine full time officers in the college’s employ, each trained and armed with semiautomatic weapons, tactical bulletproof vests and shields. Three officers are always on duty on-campus to ensure the safety of students and the campus is equipped with cameras, which stand constantly on guard for suspicious activity. “We’re prepared as much as we can be prepared, but if someone is coming on this campus willing to lose their life trying to shoot other people it’s difficult to stop that from happening,” Banta said. “We’re taking all the precautions we can take.” Vice President of Student Affairs Linden Crawford said the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) are proactive in the pursuit to prevent incidents from occurring on campus. “All students see a video in their classrooms which include a brief active shooter scenario, and I think from our perspective we would like to expand on that a little bit,” @themontage
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Crawford said. “As far as prevention, the other thing I would say is in looking at current students or students that cause disruptions on campus. We are very active proactive with our Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) on campus.” Banta said the campus police would be in control of an active shooter situation until they can hand the situation off to the local police department. “If we have an active shooter on campus we will be mitigating the situation until we can turn it over to the S.W.A.T. team,” Banta said. “If somebody is here and they’re actively shooting people my men are going to go and take them out.” Banta added the campus police prepare through training programs and drilling. “We just did an active shooter drill with the Kirkwood Police Department and the entire police department across the district,” Banta said. Banta said the “tools” include a pop-up alert system on all campus computers, a text alert system and several other warning systems to better divert students from danger. “There are numerous tools in place to alert students,” Banta said. “If there is an intruder, we can quickly inform everyone on campus.” Crawford said the schools takes counter-measures everyday to prevent a problem before it happens. “We are actively involved in an Internet based prevention. You may submit a review anonymously if need be,” Crawford said.
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NEWS February 21, 2013
Princeton Meramec Global Studies holds panel economic Women from Middle East share stories of culture professor presents on campus KAVAHN MANSOURI EDITOR IN CHIEF
JOE MAKOTO OPINION EDITOR Princeton economics professor, economic commentator and former Federal Reserve official Alan Blinder gave a presentation at STLCC-Meramec on Feb. 8 as part of a book tour promoting “After the Music Stopped” Blinder’s new book focuses on the government response and political backlash that resulted from the 2008 financial crisis. “[Blinder’s] got a good reputation, and I thought I would pass a few things on to my class,” Stephen Walsh of Lewis and Clark Community College said when asked why he attended. The hour-long presentation focused on themes from Blinder’s book, including his support for stimulus spending and bank recapitalizations. Both provoked political backlash, but were necessary to prevent an even worse outcome Blinder said. “The policy paradox is that once the crisis became acute, policy makers took bold, comprehensive and effective actions that were highly unusual. We normally don’t intervene that much in markets in the United States for good reasons,” Blinder said. “All the policy activism - coupled with the horrible economy we were stuck with - lead to a backlash against the Federal Reserve, against the [Obama] administration, against the Congress, especially the Democrats in the Congress, against Keynesian economics, and more broadly against policy activism. Against the government jumping in and trying to do something.” At the end of the presentation audience members lined up to ask Blinder questions. One attendee asked Blinder what would happen when interest rates rose and the Federal Reserve began to run an operating loss. “It’s a good question. It could be true that in the future the Federal Reserve starts running losses because of either capital losses as the securities go down in value as interest rates go up, and the interest rate that it itself paying out relative to the interest it’s taking on its securities turns less favorable than it is now. That could happen,” Blinder said. “In fact, I would go further than that, that almost certainly will happen at some point of the unwind from the crisis. What’s often called the exit from the extraordinary policies. Is that a problem? I don’t think so.” Blinder’s event, coordinated with STLCC and Left Bank Books, was well attended with community members, students and faculty all present to listen to Blinders presentation.
On Friday, Feb. 15 the STLCCMeramec Global Studies Program hosted the International Panel, where women from Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan shared their experiences in the Middle East. Assistant Professor of Sociology Amanda White, Ph.D., helped set up the event, which was previously hosted in November. White said the International Women’s panel was so successful last year that the Global Studies Program decided to host it again. “We did this event in November and it was so well received we wanted to do it again,” White said. Asma Alamary was a new addition to the panel and represented Iraq. Alamary spoke about women’s right activism in Iraq and her experience as an activist. Alamary said she was happy to speak at the panel, share her story and the
difference in culture between the U.S. and Iraq. “I was nervous,” Alamary said. “I was worried also. I didn’t want to be judged by my culture based on what I said at this panel. That was the only thing I was worried about.” Associate Professor of Communications Denise Sperruzza said students can leave with a new perspective after events like these. “I think the students had some things to say that were very insightful and that are going to benefit our students a lot by opening their minds and creating awareness about different cultures,” Sperruzza said. White said the panel served as an opportunity to expand students’ minds for those who have not experienced culture outside the U.S.. “Many of our students may not leave
Missouri; they may travel to another state and see how culture is different there, but not necessarily leaving the country,” White said. “I think it helps students to realize that cultures are different across the world.” White said the panel brings the culture of Middle Eastern nations to students’ doorsteps. “Instead of making them travel to see it, it brings it to them. So it lets them realize that the world can be a very different place from what we experience. I think that’s important for us to understand; that there are different beliefs and traditions that can be very different from ours,” White said. Hearing the panel speak about their experiences can grant students a new perspective White said. “For them to hear these stories make them more personal to students,” White said. “I think its much more personal to hear it from these students.”
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As prepared as they are for an actual assault, eliminating the problem before it occurs is just as important according to Crawford. The BIT is a task force set out to numerous prospective situations to maximize correct responses Crawford said. The team, made up of Banta, Crawford, Meramec counselor Jason Duchinsky, campus police officer Michael Beach and Access Office Manager Linda Nissenbaum are in place on campus for immediate response to behavioral issues. “I would say that in the three years we have been implementing and utilizing our BIT team, our team has become very mobile in responding to a variety of campus incidents,” Crawford said. “We feel good about the things we’ve done.” Crawford said although the BIT can reach out to students, random shooters can possibly escape their reach. “A random shooter wouldn’t fall into the
constraints of our BIT team but in terms of working with student disruption, we try to step out and intervene with student issues so they would not escalate to such a level,” Crawford said. Banta added that shooters often have mental issues, and that students can help by reporting this sort of behavior to the BIT team. “If you look at the recent shootings that have occurred at schools, most of the shooters have had mental health issues,” Banta said. “If somebody is likely to hurt themselves or other we ask people to report to us if they think someone is going to be in that state of mind so we can be out in front of it and get that person to do counseling and maybe get an idea of whether they could be violent or not.” Crawford said she believes the campus is safer as a whole thanks to the police force and the BIT team.
“We have become more effective at dealing with behavioral issues,” Crawford said. In 2011, more than 120 BIT reports were filed and responded to. According to the FBI database on reports of violence there were only two cases of violent assault on campus in 2011. That’s a 98.33 percent effectiveness rating. According to the BIT, behaviors to watch out for include being, disruptive, threatening or intimidating, and unusual behaviors. Banta said it is important that students communicate to keep Meramec safe. “We can’t be everywhere at once; we need students to be our eyes and ears,” Banta said. “We want to stop [crime] before it happens.” To file a BIT report, students and staff can either visit http:/www.stlcc.edu/forms/incidentreport.html or by clicking the Behavior Incident Rpt Form link under the Need to Know section of Meramec’s homepage. All reports are anonymous.
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4 OPINIONS February 21, 2013
INTROCEPTION
AMERICA KICKS ASS
KAVAHN MANSOURI EDITOR IN CHIEF
MASCOT AMERICA LILLY HUXHOLD GRAPHICS EDITOR
THE FIRST STEP IS FAILURE Let’s talk about the f-word — failure. In today’s educational structure, the word failure is avoided and rephrased in every fashion possible. Red pens have been retired for its softer, kinder counterparts, purple and blue. So what does this mean for students’ achievements? Is it really better to reward everyone, even if they really are not the best? Failing is not always the weak string on the instrument; sometimes it can make the overall piece even sweeter. Success is the ultimate goal; we cannot climb that high ladder without learning the necessary skills to ascend. We experience; we fail. It is like learning not to touch a hot stove. Common sense should not merit an award. Rewarding students just so they do not feel left out does not teach them the discipline and disappointment of failure. So suck it up and follow the proverb “If at first you don’t succeed,//Try, try, try again.”
ENVIRONMENTAL CHOICES TEGAN MAZUREK STAFF WRITER
Do not Feed the Fire Waste not, want not is not only an adage with sound advice, but it is an adage that could save this country. The average American spends about $151 on food each week, yet every year $165 billion of food is wasted. Despite the increasing strain on the American budget, food is still being constantly tossed into landfills. Food prices have been rising since the 1950s and food
They are hard to miss. Running around the field, giving it there all for the fans. Dressed in their team’s colors they run the length of the field, knowing they can change the way the match ends. Of course I am talking about one of the most American traditions of all time — the sports mascot. Whether your mascot is Fred Bird of the Cardinals or Louie of the Blues mascots make and break teams with their performances on and off the field. With a flip there, a mascot-on-mascot fistfight there and harassing away fans over there, mascots give it their all 100 percent of the time. The origin of the mascot ranges back to the Revolutionary War, where Eric the Bald Eagle led many of the guerilla style attacks on the British. Eric the Bald Eagle’s courage on the battlefield is one of the untold
waste has been on the rise since the 1970s. This waste not only puts a strain on the American wallet, but our natural resources as well. Uneaten food wastes water, energy, land, soil quality as well as damaging ecosystems with excess use of chemicals. The precious resources used in the process of creating the things we eat go down the drain. According to Dana Gunders of the Natural Resource Defense Council about 10 percent of the U.S. energy budget, 50 percent of U.S. land and a whopping 80 percent of freshwater is used in our food system. All of that effort only to leave about 40 percent of the food created in the garbage. There is absolutely no breathing room for squandering the resources available without serious consequences that are already starting to appear.
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stories of the Revolutionary War that fueled the revolution and birthed our independence from Britain. (NONE OF THIS IS TRUE.) The legacy of Eric the Bald Eagle lives on in our sports mascots today. Leading their team on the sideline, working harder than the coach and the star player. Some would say that mascots are the backbone on this country. Whether they are entertaining us during halftime by jumping through hoops of fire or throwing free shirts into the crowd mascots keep this nation free everyday. So next time you see a mascot giving it his all, remember that they are the backbone of America. Remember to let them borrow your American flag pants for a while and give them the respect they earn everyday, working hard to make sure our sports teams win every single game.
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But change starts with the individual consumer. There are many changes the consumer can make to conserve the nation’s resources. Many people throw out their food because it is labeled expired, appears inedible or has become stale. The expiration date of many food products allows a great deal of breathing room, said Gunders, and refers to peak quality. Much of the food that has reached that date has not gone bad. It is a good idea for people to know when food expires instead of constantly referring to the date printed. For food that has gone bad or for scraps of food, composting is a simple way to put the food waste to good use. The nutrients from the food are put back into the soil and recycled. Some cities offer curbside recycling, which not only benefits the environment but the saves the city money. The composted
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food can be utilized as energy to produce electricity and freeing resources, which would save money and create jobs . Consumers can also plan more meals instead of going to the store for one huge gathering of random food. Not only can this benefit health, but also families eat the food they buy instead of letting it go to waste. As a family project, a garden can be beneficial to the whole community. You can save money on vegetables and fruit, reduce waste through composting and recycling rainwater and possibly turn a profit on the produce you grow. While the waste of our food and resources is unbelievably unjustifiable, the collective small changes in consumer habits would protect livelihoods and lifestyles for generations.
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OPINIONS February 21, 2013
Top Heavy Colleges Money is coming back to Meramec, but will faculty and students see any of it? JOSEPH MAKOTO OPINIONS EDITOR Good news for Missouri public higher education; money is coming back as the state budget crunch alleviates. But this may not be good news for students or faculty if the new money is simply spent on more administrators. There has been a well documented, long term trend in higher education of administrative costs skyrocketing while student services and professor support withers. It is difficult to notice when this happens because differentiating between purely administrative functions and those that actually help students and professors is not easy. Also, there is a legitimate need for administrative functions and these needs grow as the institution becomes more complex. When public higher education is tasked to be many more things to many more people, the seeming need for managers grows. Office fauna have more mundane ways of protecting their turf like office politics, policy inertia, inflating a sense of worth through sophisticated wording and excessive reliance on credentialing; all are well known and well worn techniques. When fully engrossed in protecting turf, it becomes easy to forget the goal of the institution itself; to train and educate the next generation of workers to be effective in larger society. This goal, which is the main societal goal of public higher education, becomes secondary, or even tertiary to the more everyday tasks of keeping his/her immediate superior happy, fighting at the department level for a larger share of the funding stream or to expand his/her influence. Administrators are especially well honed at recognize and exploit these realities. Students, being transient and relatively poorly organized, are far less able to compete for resources and needed support. It would be a shame, if unsurprising, if the recent increase in state funding goes to these parochial goals of managers and not to students. Possibly higher level administrators are aware of these realities and will take steps to counter this trend. However, being a realist it is likely that this long established trend towards more administrative costs will continue for now.
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Pheromones Making sense of scents Scientists have long debated whether humans, like animals and insects, use chemical signals called pheromones to attract a mate. There are studies which prove bodily scents activate different areas of the brain, but scientists have yet to pinpoint the composition behind the secreted chemical. The effects of the pheromone are said to be subconscious and relatable to other sensory outputs, thus, making the question of how they are sensed another complex answer. So what do they know? The nose knows how to make sense of scents. Neurobiologist Noam Sobel collected the tears of women watching a sad movie scene. As Sobel hypothesized, the tears did not elicit empathy in the male subjects. However, they reduced the men’s sexual arousal.
In 2005, scientists in Philadelphia collected the sweat of 24 donors of “varied gender and sexual orientation” and asked 82 heterosexual and homosexual men and women to sample them for appealing scent. The study showed that homosexual men preferred the scent of gay men and heterosexual women. The scent of gay men was the least preferred by heterosexual men and women and by lesbian women. Rice University Psychologist Denise Chen, PhD, asked men to stop wearing deodorant and scented products for a few days. Chen then had the men place small pads in their armpits as they watched pornographic videos and became aroused. The men replaced the pads with fresh ones to collect the sweat when they were not aroused. Sure enough, the women’s brains reacted differently when smelling the sexual sweat. It activated the orbitofrontal cortex and the right fusiform cortex which are known to help in perception. Both cortexes are in the right hemisphere, which is generally
associated with smell, social response and emotion. University of Bern Professor Claus Wedekind, PhD, recruited females to smell the shirts worn by men for three consecutive days and rate them for attractiveness. He concluded that women preferred the scent of the men which had the DNA most different than their own. This area of the DNA focused on the HLA (human leukocyte antigen) which is largely associated with the immune system. By choosing a different HLA, women are ensuring that their offspring has a robust immune system.
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INDEPTH February 21, 2013
Philematology: Study of kissing
Have you ever Wondered why? is a simple behavior among WE HUG.Hugging humans that conveys trust and affection, as well as the comfort of touch. It reduces blood pressure and releases oxytocin, a feel-good hormone that plays a significant role in relationship bonding. is WE BLUSH. Blushing involuntary
part of the fight-or-flight system in our nervous system, and is caused by adrenaline forcing blood vessels to dilate for improved oxygen flow. Sociologically speaking, some anthropologists think it’s a way for humans to show that they are disappointed in themselves for breaking a social rule or custom.
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Smiling is an instinctive reaction that can be both voluntary and involuntary. Interestingly enough, fetuses in the womb have been observed smiling at around twenty-six weeks, yet after birth will not smile until the sixth week. Happiness causes smiles and releases endorphins in humans, but in other animals, baring teeth is usually seen as a sign of anger or fear. Pschology Today and Bryn Mawr University
Lips may have first been used for eating and later communication, but now lips are most commonly satisfying a different hunger. So where did this act of endearment begin and what is it about two lips locking that makes time stop? A kiss triggers a cascade of neural messages and chemicals that transmit tactile sensations, sexual excitement, feelings of closeness, motivation and even euphoria. Kisses can convey important information about the status and future of a relationship. At the extreme, a bad first kiss can abruptly curtail a couple’s future. Kissing may have evolved from primate mothers’ practice of chewing food for their young and then feeding them mouthto-mouth. Some scientists theorize that kissing is crucial to the evolutionary process of mate selection. Some indigenous groups in Australia, Africa and America were introduced to kissing by Western Europeans, indicating that kissing is a learned behavior. Altogether, about 10 percent of ethnic and social groups do not partake in any form of kissing. One possible biological reason that humans kiss is that our pheromones “talk” to each other when we come in close contact, and the activity of kissing stimulates estrogen and testosterone. Eighty-six percent of adolescents in the United States kiss romantically, making it the second most common form of physical intimacy after hugging. Scientic American
8 ART&LIFE
February 21, 2013
French art travels to St. Louis The Kemper Museum presents cubism GRETCHEN DANIELS COPY EDITOR As in any cultural American city, St. Louis is home to dozens of museums of various focus. Citizens wishing to learn about the history of Missouri, transportation or the Cardinals will find a museum situated in the greater St. Louis area that provides his/her inquiring mind with a wealth of knowledge and exploration. For many college students several of these museums have the added benefit of being free of admission. The Mildred Lane Kemper Museum Art Museum on Washington University’s campus is one such museum. Opened in 1881, the Kemper houses a permanent collection as well as temporary exhibits. Karen K. Butler, assistant curator, collaborated with The Philips Collection in Washington, D.C., to co-curate the current Georges Braque exhibit. “The museum has always collected art of its time, and we have a number of significant art works,” Butler said. “We have a number of important Picasso’s.” The permanent collection features a number of pivotal artists such as Max Beckmann, Jackson Pollack and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The museum is also home to the Newman Money Museum, which chronicles the history of currency over the centuries and includes a library. At present, the Kemper is hosting three temporary exhibits that run through April. One of those exhibits displays 42 works from the French painter Georges Braque. A friend and collaborator
of Pablo Picasso, Braque created Cubism with Picasso in the early 20th century. “When we do a temporary exhibition our goals are to produce a scholarly show that is not only relative to the Washington University community but the community at large,” Butler said. “Braque has been over-looked by critics. It’s a period that is really fascinating.” This exhibit is a collection of Braque’s work from 1928-1945 focused on the time before and during World War II. “Shows like that often have a thesis. They ask questions about how art is conditioned. Prior and during World War II, what does it take to make a still life during that time?” Butler said. “He used sand and created very textured surfaces. [The paintings] can be very fragile.” After the George Braque exhibit leaves the Kemper it will travel to The Philips Collection to be displayed from June 8 to Sept. 1. “The exhibition was co-organized. Working together made it much more successful. It is certainly a benefit to co-curate a show,” Butler said. “There is more impact in who sees the show.” Going beyond the exhibit itself, the Kemper worked with St. Louis’ independent radio station KDHX to host the Kemper Braque Film Challenge, where local filmmakers made short films based on Cubist principals. These films will be screened at the Kemper on April 12.
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February 21, 2013
‘Easy Brown Bag Recipes!’ Circle of Concern offers easy nutritional options for the budget conscience student ASHLEY HIGGINBOTHAM ASST. NEWS EDITOR Last Spring, Pam Garvey’s Composition 1 service learning class applied for a philanthropy grant because the students wanted to do more for Circle of Concern than donate food. They applied for and received a grant to purchase something the pantry could use — a pallet jack. The paperwork took longer than expected to get the jack, and the semester ended by the time the pallet jack was available. However, the students came back to the class so they could deliver the pallet jack and help move the collected food from the truck to the pantry. This was the first of two grants the students applied for. The students visited the pantry to write down food items that are available and decided to make a cookbook. “The students designed the book and looked up all of the recipes,” Pam Garvey said. It took a second grant to be able to print the books, but it was accepted. 256 copies of the book were printed and some were taken to Circle of Concern, while some are currently being sold in the bookstore for $5. “The bookstore receives no profit from this,” Garvey said. “The money made goes back into the fund to print more books for the pantry.” Garvey and Debra Corson, Service Learning Coordinator, both say that
they have received nothing but positive feedback and even received a personally written letter by STLCC Chancellor Myrtle Dorsey. “I think people were surprised at how yummy they looked,” Corson said. The cookbook was not the first service learning activity Garvey was involved in. She also sponsored Food Revolution on Earth Day, which informed students about easier ways to eat nutritious foods. Another theme of the Food Revolution was Nutrition and Economics, which was to inform students about inexpensive ways to eat healthy. “These are all strictly student focused,” Garvey said. On March 4, Service Learning is sponsoring a food drive kickoff called March Madness. A food truck will be on campus encouraging students to donate canned goods. Activities such as decorating barrels and a “barrel hoop shoot” will be available to play. This event will occur on STLCC-Meramec’s campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “What’s so important about this is that Missouri is one of the worst states in food scarcity right now,” Garvey said. “We have 15 percent of our state that has food scarcity. This event will hopefully encourage students to donate and to understand the importance of donating food.”
SUBMITTED PHOTO Pam Garvey (left) views final copy of the “Easy Brown Bag Recipes” cookbook created by her students with Sada Lindsey food pantry director for Circle of Concern.
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NUTRITION FACTS 1 8 TABLESPOON 1/4 CUP 4
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Saturated Fat Polyunsaturated Fat Monounsaturated Fat
22g 12.4g 22.6g
Dietary Fiber Sugars
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SPORTS February 21, 2013
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RACHEL ZINK STAFF WRITER The Stanford University’s Center of Teaching and Learning describes a teacher as someone who is seen by students as approachable and a valuable source of advice even on matters not directly related to the course. Lisa Whitney, a Meramec physical education (P.E.) instructor for several years, had more life lessons to give to her students than P.E. Whitney was battling ovarian cancer for the second time and continued to teach. Whitney fought for her life and through her battles came fatigue and extreme discomfort. On Feb. 3, Whitney died from ovarian cancer, and she suffered no more. She was 51. “She saw the best in everyone,” Kevin Kelly said, a long-time friend and coworker. “She really touched the students she came into contact with. She really wanted her students to succeed.” Whitney worked as a fitness instructor and also taught Dance Aerobics. With Meramec being a community college, Whitney had students of all ages. According to Kelly, Whitney became more than a teacher. She became a friend to her
students and had a warm heart toward all of them. “There was an older couple [Whitney taught] and the woman had lost her eyesight,” Kelly said. “Lisa went and cleaned the couple’s house because she wanted to. No pay or anything.” The same couple that Whitney assisted in their home attended her memorial service at South Gate Church on Feb. 9, to show their respect and gratitude toward their former friend and teacher. “The stories [were] unbelievable,” Kelly said. “The way people got up and spoke about how Lisa had touched their lives; her love for others came through.” A women’s risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in her lifetime is 1-in-71, according to the American Cancer Society (A.C.S.) and ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer among women. In October 2012, A.C.S. estimated that 22,280 women in the United States would receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer for the entire year. They also estimated that 15,500 women previously diagnosed with ovarian cancer would die from it in 2012.
Feb. 26 1 p.m. vs. SWIC
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SUBMITTED PHOTO Lisa Whitney, 51, died of ovarian cancer on Feb. 3. It was her second stint battling cancer. Whitney taught in the physical education department at Meramec for several years.
Whitney’s memorial service program read, “She saw the good in everyone, was easy to love and loved others so very well.” Whitney’s love of teaching shined through until the very end. It was a job she truely cherished, according to Kelly. In a hallway in the Meramec P.E. building a picture of Whitney hangs on the wall. Her face is smiling and glowing just as Kelly remembers. “She started the semester [in Fall 2012] but was unable to finish,” Kelly said. “I’m a better person from having worked with Lisa. Just from being around her, seeing the way she lived. She accomplished so much.”
3 p.m. vs. Joliet Junior College *baseball home games played at Heine Meine Field
Softball Mar. 3
10 a.m. vs. Waubonsee Community College
Mar. 4
2 p.m. vs. SWIC *softball home games played at STLCC-Meramec
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Sliding into a new season STLCC Archer baseball team hopes for a successful 2013 season ASHLEY HIGGINBOTHAN ASST. NEWS EDITOR After finishing the 2012 baseball season with a record of 31-30, the STLCC Archers began their 2013 campaign 297 miles south of St. Louis, Mo. in Millington, Tenn. The Feb. 15 season opener against the Ellsworth Community College Panthers at U.S.A. Stadium was a kick-off to what Head Coach Tony Dattoli hopes to be a successful season. “We’re young and we’re going to go through growing pains as we did last year, but talent-wise, we’re right on par,” Dattoli said in ‘Baseball Team Primed for Rebound in 2013’ on http://stlcc.edu.
The Archers lost, 6-5, to the Panthers, but got their first win of the season on Feb. 16, shutting out the Falcons from Southeastern Illinois Community College, 5-0. With their first six games being played in U.S.A. Stadium, the start of 2013 finds the Archers with a 1-3 record. The Archers have two more games remaining at the same facility that played host as the U.S.A Olympic baseball team’s training facility from 1986-1996 before returning on Feb. 26 for their home opener. The Archers’ will face nationally ranked teams, such as the No. 18 Crowder
College Roughriders from Neosho, Mo. The Roughriders, who finished 2012 with an overall record of 44-17, will be visiting the hometown Archers on Mar. 23 and Mar. 24 at Heine Meine Baseball Field. “We play against nationally ranked teams, so that by regionals we will be playing our best,” Dattoli said. Although the season is young, Dattoli said he can only push the team so far. The rest of the work is up to the players. “A coach can only have control over so much,” Dattoli said. “[The rest] matters on the team.”
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