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Fall Issue 3
October 20, 2017
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St. Louis Community College at Forest Park
SGA back to full speed By Timothy Bold The Scene staff Forest Park’s Student Government Association has all 11 members for the first time in more than a year. “None of the (races) were contested, so we were able to accept the full board,” said Donivan Foster, Campus Life manager and SGA adviser. The association serves as a liaison between students and the administration. Members also Foster develop programs and plan events on campus and in the community. Last fall, only eight people signed up to run for SGA. They were all appointed, and Williams the election was canceled. The new SGA president is Tony Williams Jr., 27, an audio engineering major. He replaced Chester Henderson. “It’s not that I wanted something out of it, like power or prestige,” Williams said. “(I wanted to) give something back to the student body.” Most of last year’s SGA members graduated, but they left a legacy of holding blood drives and making contributions to causes such as breast cancer awareness. Foster is optimistic that the new SGA also will make some positive changes. “It’s a very diverse group,” he said. “That’s the type of student government you want to have on campus,” he said. The other SGA members are Vice President King Nkopuruk, Parliamentarian Diamond Jones, Corresponding Secretary Abeku Pearson, Recording Secretary Jasmine Armstrong, Treasurer Kara Noland and Representatives at Large Dalia Alshawi, Jared Borja, Destini Clark, Abdul-Garar Olubogun and Kenneth Baker-Payne. Nkopurnk, 30, a general transfer student, is from Nigeria. “I was part of the student government when I attended school at the University of Calabar in Nigeria,” he said.
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Archers head for postseason
Men’s soccer team is 18-0, ranked No. 1 in nation
By Timothy Bold The Scene staff One year after the St. Louis Community College men’s soccer team got to within one game of the NJCAA Division I national tournament, the Archers start a new quest backed by an unbeaten record and No. 1 national ranking. The team, with only five sophomores and 17 freshmen, completed the regular season Oct. 16 by pummeling the Lindenwood University-Belleville JV 5-0 to improve to 18-0 and a five-game shutout streak. The team also extended its regular-season winning streak to 34 matches dating to the 2015 season. The team hosts the Region 16 Tournament opener on Oct. 21 against MCC Blue River on the Florissant Valley campus. A win would vault the Archers to the semifinals at 2 p.m. Oct. 24. The championship game is set for 2 p.m. Oct. 28. The Archers climbed to No.1 in the NJCAA poll in late September for the first time since 2002. “I think we continued building up to that ranking since 2015, finally getting recognition from the polls,” coach Tim Mosby said. “The region is so much better than last season.” A strong freshman class more than offset the loss of several rising sophomores as the team averaged 4.3 goals per game and a 19.2 shooting percentage. “We lost a lot of returning players due to academic reasons,” Mosby said.
Photo by Darian Jones
No. 4 Noah Vezzu, a freshman midfielder for St. Louis Community College, battles for the ball in a game earlier this season. Co-captains Chris Eduardo, a midfield-forward, and defender Connor Summerhill, both sophomores, like the newcomers. “They’re very mature and really good players,” Eduardo said. Summerhill, one of nine players from Great Britain, relishes the challenge of being a co-captain. He said, “I feel being
the leader is lots of responsibility doing a good job keeping everyone focused and ready to play.” The Archers’ British invasion helped lead the team to an 18-1-2 record last season and the team reloaded this year with seven new imports, including leading goal
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Hurricane relief Ceramic technician Marija Lajsic, 30, left, discusses artwork being sold in the Student Center to raise money for hurricane relief with art major Molly Svoboda, 19.
Photo by Miles Glixman