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In the fall of 2015, STLCC-South County Education and University Center (SCEUC) will be implementing a new program called 7-one-7. The program divides a semester into two seven-week chunks with one week off in between.

Instead of taking four or five sixteen-week classes, those classes are remodeled to fit into a seven-week schedule. Students will only have to take two or three at a time. After the seven weeks are up, so is the class, followed by seven more weeks of different classes.

STLCC is not the first college to do this.“Trident Technical College went from

quarter hours to semester hours, and in the year they went from quarters to semesters, they saw their enrollment tank,” Fitzgerald said.

After seeing these results, Trident broke their semester in half – leaving them with a seven-week session, one week off and another seven-week session. It also allowed students to focus on courses more so than trying to balance four or five classes at a time. Within a few years, Fitzgerald said their enrollment skyrocketed.

“What they found was that students did better in their classes. They got better grades. Because they only had two or three courses at a time, it allowed them to really get into the courses,” Fitzgerald said.

By “improved grades,” students were getting As, Bs and Cs. There were less Ds, Fs and “incompletes” recorded. The withdrawal rate had gone down as well.

STLCC adopted this model from Trident Technical College in South Carolina after seeing their success.

Fitzgerald said STLCC has had a concern with their enrollment dropping and has been looking for creative ways to fix the problem. She said enrollment is more than simply recruiting students, it is also retaining them.

Meramec student Janeth Calderon said the program sounds great. While she does not attend any classes at SCEC, she said she would if they brought the program to Meramec’s campus and would feel more inclined to stay at STLCC.

“I feel like I would get stuff done faster,” Calderon said.

At the SCEUC, the same number of classes and sections will be offered as there were last fall. What they are focusing on is how successful the students are in taking those courses while they are there.

When administration made the decision to implement the new program, it was up to the department chairs to designate teachers to classes.

SCEUC and Meramec Communications Professor Denise Sperruzza is a faculty member that will be teaching with the 7-one-7 program in the fall. She said this structure is a new.

Planning the curriculum is different than the planning of a regular sixteen-week class because with a longer class you are covering more in that amount of time than if you took three 50-minute classes.

She said she is thinking about breaking her class into chunks: one chunk as a lecture, one an activity, etc. Basically, she will be using the flip method.

The flip method is where teachers post their lectures and lessons online for students at home and then they do their homework in the classroom.

“I think it’s an opportunity for faculty to do some fun and engaging things in the classroom that when you meet for 50 minutes at a time, you just can’t do,” Sperruzza said.

Fitzgerald said she believed the program would draw current and prospective students in as it gave them a new way to learn.

She said the beauty of this has been that STLCC has around nine academic areas that are onboard. She said they have the core academic support they need and a nice partnership between student and

academic affairs. “I have asked to refrain from calling it a

‘trial’ or a ‘pilot,’ because that sounds like you’re just taking a stab at it,” Fitzgerald said.

She said many colleges across the country offer classes in the 7-one-7 format. STLCC is committed to this program, and now it is a matter of committing the students.

“For some students, I think it’ll keep them engaged and they’ll actually learn better. I just think it’s going to be tricky to get

the right students in that schedule,” Sperruzza said.

She said her concern is that the program is so accelerated and the students will have to have that much more discipline. It is unlike a regular semester where if a student is not

doing well in a class by midterm, they have the rest of the semester to make it up.

She said if they are not really cut out for accelerated-type courses, they will not be successful.

“It works for students everywhere else,” Fitzgerald said. “So we think it’ll work for St. Louis Community College students as well.”

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“ For some students, I think it’ll keep them engaged and they’ll actually learn better.

- Denise Sperruzza, Communications Faculty

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TRIO hosts 4th annual Awards Dinner

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The 26th International Festival and banquet will be hosted by the International Club April 11 in the Student Center cafeteria. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a buffet served at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Nitro Lapin Quartet. An international variety show featuring dancers from Philippine, Colombia, Bulgaria and India will close the event from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Tickets for STLCC students and staff are $5 and can be purhcased by contacting Campus Life at 314-984-7641. Tickets must be purchased by April 4.

disAbility Awareness Day set for April 24

The Access Office will host disAbility Awareness Day at 10 a.m. April 24 in the Meramec Theatre. The event includes an awards ceremony at 11 a.m. and a keynote titled “When Your Mind Betrays You: A One-Woman Show on Living with Bi-Polar Disorder.”

Montage hiring editors, deadline April 17

The Montage student newspaper is currently seeking students interested in writing, reporting, design and layout, photography and multimedia to assist with producing 14 issues each year and a Back-to-School Magazine during the summers. The Montage hires staff all year long.

Students intersted in editor position must apply by April 17 in SC 220A or by contacting FacultyAdviser Shannon Philpott at sphilpott@stlcc.edu.

Global Gathering focuses on Syria

The Florissant Valley Global Education Committee will host a global gathering April 6-9 on the STLCC-Florissant Valley campus. The gathering is designed to expose students to the richness of a culture or world religion. This semester’s focus is on Syria.

For more information, contact jpapier@stlcc.edu or 314-513-4510.

Recycling Extravaganza set for April 25-26

The STLCC-Forest Park campus will host a Recycling Extravaganza for Earth Day on April 25-26. The event will be hosted on campus parking lots.

Commencement date, location announced

Spring 2015 commencement services will begin at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 17 at Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University.

Empathy Week keynote speaker announced

Dr. Tony Victor, advanced Imago clinician, will present “Finding the Love of Your Life and Forming Successful Relationships” at 12 p.m. Monday, April 6 in SC 125.

Victor’s presentation is in honor of Empathy Week. The event is sponsored by the Meramec Counseling Department.

PTK recognized at Missouri PTK ceremony

The Meramec chapter of Phi Theta Kappa was recognized as a distinguished chapter at the Missouri Regional PTK awards ceremony in March.

Meramec was one of the three Missouri community colleges to be recognized for having the highest combined scores for Honors in Action and College Project submissions.

Student Justin Smith was awarded the outstanding chapter officer and adviser Jeffrey Schnieder was recognized with the Horizon and Paragon awards.

The Meramec PTK chapter is now in the running for International Awards to be presented in April.

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When can a police officer search you or your car?

When ever they want, if you give them permission

Do you have to give them permission?You do not have to give them

permission. If they don’t give me permission, I’m going to need to have some sort of reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Either one. I’m going to have to have articulable facts why I went ahead and searched that vehicle.

You are allowed to deny any search of your property. For your person, an officer any time there is an encounter that is consensual will have to have reasonable and artiulable suspicion. At anytime a police officer can ask the subject.

Does it make you look more suspicious if someone says no?

You know you look more suspicious if you say no. It [the Fourth Amendment] still protects your rights to unreasonable search and seizure. Police can’t

search without having some sort of suspicion or probable cause.

It may make you look more suspicious but at the end of the day the police officer can’t do anything about it.

Are you required to step out of your car during a traffic stop?

Yes, if you are requested to do so.

What defines a traffic stop?Speeding, running stop signs

and inproper lane usage.

What doesn’t fall under a traffic stop? Say there’s a house burgulary

in the area and the guy is driving an orange Chevy El Camino. How many orange Chevy El Caminos can there be? The person may not make a traffic violation but I have articulable reason to go ahead and stop them and make a traffic stop.

There is also something called a pretextual stop. For example, if you pull out of a drug house or you’re driving through a well-

known drug infested area and you commit a small traffic violation. So what’s illegal in Missouri? Having a license plate cover is illegal. Not

having your license plate light out is illegal. I could pull you over for that little stuff.

Am I pulling you over because your license plate light is out? No, I’m pulling you over because you just pulled out of a drug house.

Can you refuse to sign a ticket?You can. Does it matter? No.

I’ll just give you the ticket and it goes on.

Refusing to sign isn’t going to change anything. I’m not even going to waste my time if you refuse to sign the ticket. It still goes through the system.

Signature or no signature it still goes through the system the same way.

Are you always required to show your ID?

If you and I were just walking down the street and I’m the police officer and I just want to know who you are, I can just ask for your ID. Same as a search, basically showing your ID is the same as a search. Are you going to hand it to me?

If you do, you’ve just given up your constitutional rights.

But yes, you have the right unless I have some reasonable suspicion or probable cause that you are about to commit a crime, have committed a crime, or are committing a crime.

However if I tell you that you’re a suspect in some sort of criminal investigation, then yes, or you have committed a crime and I articulate that crime to you then you have to show that ID.

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Clothesline Project promotes domestic abuse awareness

STLCC-Meramec hosted the Clothesline Project the week of March 23. The national project was designed to bring awareness to the issues of violence against women. Students and staff were encouraged to write messages on t-shirts about their experiences or incidents that happened to someone they know.

Each shirt’s color had a different meaning. A white t-shirt represented a relative or close friend who lost her life to

abuse or violence. A yellow t-shirt symbolized battered or assaulted women. Pink and gray represented survivors of rape and/or sexual assault. Blue t-shirts represented survivors of incest and/or sexual abuse and purple was for women physically attacked for sexual orientation.

The exhibit also featured audio screams and bells ringing, signifying how often women are attacked or killed.

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Making your new place home

Running alone can get really monotonous after a while and sometimes it can be hard to know what to add to mix things up.

Cross-training exercises are

great ones to add to a running regimen.

Cross-training is any exercise that gets the blood pumping yet isn’t too tiring.

If a training program is being followed it will be written in the schedule as cross train days.

However, if a program is not being followed it is a good idea to do cross training exercises at least two times a week and after long run days.

When I first started training for my half marathon, I was completely lost when it came to cross-training.

Cross-training should be an easy activity that does not make it hard to breathe.

Personally, I would just go for walks or run at a really easy pace for a short distance, but eventually that became boring as well.

I decided to dig out my old bike, and luckily all it needed was some air in the tires and everything was good to go.

Now on cross-train days, biking is my go-to event.

It is a good workout and works on leg muscles, helping with running.

Swimming is another cross-train activity that you can do when the weather warms up.

It is pretty easy to find a pool and swim a few laps.

If getting a bike or finding a pool is a problem, there are plenty of other events that can be done.

Walking is easy to do, or even playing a game of basketball with some friends can be nice to add.

Whatever gets the heart pumping and sweat dripping is perfect for a successful cross-train workout. ILLUSTRATION BY JASON WATERS

The best part about moving out and getting your own place is decorating it. Girls want their apartment to look cute,

welcoming and fun. Guys will pretty much settle for a TV, an old couch and a refrigerator full of beer.

Never underestimate Wal-Mart. It has this stigma with it of “white trash” and “cheap-made materials.”

Wherever you stand on this spectrum, the store does have its diamonds in the deepest of ruffs.

While my parents loved and supported me, I was on my own financially. So when I moved out, I had to buy big kid furniture, on top of paying bills and everything else.

I decided I wanted a bookshelf, so after looking at IKEA’s website and being rudely awoken to how poor I was, off to Wal-Mart I went.

I found a shelf for $15 and it has been the best little shelf I could have hoped for. Given, I could not afford a screwdriver and had to use a butter knife, it was totally worth it.

My personal holy grail of savings is the flea market.

There is nothing cuter than an old, hole-in-the-wall store filled with antiques and great deals.

Stores like Savers have everything from books to picture frames to kitchen ware to furniture, all at a great price.

My favorite thrift store is St. Vincent de Paul in South City. This store is huge and has plenty of furniture and other household items.

There was once a nice loveseat running right at $100. This is something that would have cost a minimum of $500 at a name brand store.

The beauty of St. Louis is how many things it has to offer. Any area within this city is going to have a good find.

Even Big Lots has cute things for your house, and yes, they are very affordable.

Of course we cannot wait for the day we can afford to shop at Stein Mart and Home Goods.

Until that day comes, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.

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When they are in the shower, people sing their favorite song with no regard to pitch, tone, rhythm or volume.

They draw spectacular pieces of artwork in notebooks when no one is looking, and they take amazing pictures that stay forever on their memory card.

What all these actions have in common is that they are done with no one around, no one to see for fear of judgment.

Why do we do it? Why are we afraid to take the

stage at the local karaoke bar, but willing to belt it out to our comb, singing to the audience that is the bathroom mirror?

Everybody is shy to some ex-tent, some just more so than oth-ers.

Even if you are not a total introvert, stepping forward and showing off your talents can be terrifying.

This shyness is not limited to singing alone.

Not too long ago before the Internet, these people would never be able to share their talent with the world.

If there was no one within earshot, the best singer may go unheard and there would be no

one to have their lives changed by the music.

Without someone looking at their drawings, museums would be devoid of thought-provoking masterpieces.

There was a time where being shy was a death sentence for tal-ent.

The good news is that the Internet has given us the ability to share talent while still staying anonymous.

Websites like DeviantArt give people ways to showcase their best drawings, ranging from fan art to original work of their own.

Flickr allows people to upload those amazing pictures they took on vacation and show it to mil-lions of people around the globe.

Many people have heard of Justin Bieber.

He got his start singing cov-ers of songs on YouTube, getting the attention of producers every-where.

However, videos do not have to be of the person performing.

The visual can be a collage of pictures illustrating a point or just the lyrics of the song on screen.

The biggest benefit of these websites is that you are not seeing people face-to-face.

Someone can record their tal-ent on camera, then put it online and never look at it again.

So go out and show everyone what you can do. Even if you still feel embarrassed about other people seeing your work, the good news is that anonymity thrives on-line.

No one has to know who ex-actly may be behind the master-piece, but the world misses out when something amazing is hid-den away.

I think I speak for all of us when I say I am sick of this cold, rainy weather. The Midwest is a great place to grow up, but the weather is about as fickle as a compulsive liar.

It rains – just kidding, here comes the fun. It is warm – oh, is that a cloud? Of course it is.

People from the Midwest know with each year that comes, they will get to experience every season, while not necessarily in the right order.

It has snowed in July and it was 70 degrees a few weeks ago. April showers have been in August and there have been a few Christmas’s spent in shorts.

And let us not forget the tornadoes that quickly dissipated and turned into bright, sunny days.

The forecast really does not mean much, but it is sweet that the weather people try.

I am fine with winter, but if it is going to be cold and snow, then it better be cold and snow. Stop teasing us with beautiful spring days just to replace them with wet, gloomy ones.

People are ready to go to the lake, wear their swimsuits and have fun.

They need to have picnics in

the park and go for runs in their neighborhoods. They need to drive with the windows down and watch baseball games.

I would rather be burning hot than freezing cold. I want to complain about my sunburn, not frostbite.

Unfortunately, there is no

solution to this problem. The only thing people can do is make the best of it, but that is hard when you have no idea what to expect.

You could always move to Florida and enjoy 70 degree weather almost year round. If someone does like the cold, they can move to Alaska where the

temperature is never above 40 degrees, if that.

For those of us stuck here in the Midwest, we only have about a month left of this super finicky weather.

The summer will be beautiful, albeit with a few rainy days thrown in. It will soon be time

to go to Ted Drewe’s and Mr. Wizard’s.

We can run in Forest Park and spend our weekends at the zoo.

Until then, put on a coat, a tank top, snow boots and an umbrella. Summer will be here soon enough and our days will be spent in a sunny wonderland.

OPINIONS 5April 2, 2015

Many remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a strong, courageous and strong-willed individual.

Dr. King , along with many others, fought for equal rights and it is a disgrace that in 2015, there is still discrimination almost anywhere we go.

It may not be as evident as it is in places such as Ferguson, but dig deeper and it is surely there.

To prove this point, Indiana recently passed the Religious Freedom Bill which in other words can be called the anti-gay law.

Companies and businesses in Indiana (such as restaurants) can deny service based on their own religious belief of any sexual

orientation they do not agree with.

These businesses can deny their services if they think being gay is wrong, which is absolutely atrocious. It is sickening.

Indiana does not have a law in place against gay discrimination either.

Shunning someone because of what they believe in and who they are as a person makes no sense.

What makes this situation even worse is that Arkansas has a similar law in the works that should be passed sometime this week.

Seriously?As states are fighting to

legalize gay marriage and move on with this topic as a nation, bills are being passed to deny services to individuals because they are gay?

How are we supposed to move forward as a nation and feel equal in any sense if these discriminatory actions against them and their sexual orientation continue?

Denying somebody their

rights, which former politicians and activists have fought so incredibly hard for, because of who they love and choose to marry is the most ridiculous thing to ever exist.

Everyone should be free to love who they love and that should not be questioned.

It is no wonder so many people are suffering from depression.

Many kids and adults find it hard to come out and tell their friends and family they are gay, but knowing they can be denied services in public places makes it even harder.

Being the United States of America once meant something.

Being the United States of America included holding these truths ‘to be self evident, that all men are created equal,’ whether it be by race, by religious belief, by sexual orientation — whatever the case may be.

The March Madness Final Four championship games are being held in the state of Indiana, but should they be?

Sports celebrities such as former NBA star Charles Barkley

has stated publicly that sporting events should boycott the state while the bill is in place.

Let us keep in mind this decision was brought to you by an old white man in a suit who obviously does not understand

the concept of “Separation between Church and State,” or the “Pursuit of Happiness.”

I say Indiana lets go of their ignorant, self-righteous attitude so we can all be Americans and let freedom ring.

Is freedom free?

DALILA KAHVEDZIC ART & LIFE EDITOR

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LIVIE HALLOPINIONS EDITOR

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INDEPTH6April 2, 2015

UnconventionalHolidaysOrigins of

Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Hanukkah are all holidays that everyone knows,

celebrates or at least recognizes. Of course, there are other holidays that might seem

less orthodox that are celebrated every year.Those holidays are...

Pi day - March 14A day celebrated by math teachers,

March 14, or 3-14, is the numerical representation of the first three digits of the number Pi (3.14).

This day is celebrated by the mass consumption of pie, the food.

This year’s Pi day was special because the last two digits of the year, one and five, are the next two digits of the number Pi (3.1415).

This phenomenon will not happen for another hundred years, on March 14, 2115.

Flag Day - June 14Not to be confused with the Fourth

of July, which is America’s birthday, Flag Day is the celebration of the flags birthday.

In 1885, school teacher BJ Cigrand arranged for his pupils to observe June 14, the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes, as ‘Flag Birthday.’

From there magazines and newspapers across the country contained articles with Cigrand advocating this day of observance.

After decades of celebration on a smaller scale, in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson declared Flag Day an official holiday and President Harry Truman made it a nationally recognized federal holiday.

April Fools Day - April 1The origins of this holiday are unclear,

going as far back as 1702. The population, then, wondered what the basis of this holiday was.

Throughout history people would treat the April 1st, or days close to it, as a day to be jovial and make jokes.

The prevailing theory of the meaning behind this holiday is that it marked the changing of the seasons from winter to spring.

This is generally what would give people higher spirits, implying that there was no official start to April Fools Day. But that it was something that people naturally adopted over time.

AUSTIN SCHUMANN ONLINE EDITOR

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Star Wars - May 4“May the Fourth be with you” is a

common phrase uttered on this day. It is a play on words of the famous quote from the Star Wars movies, “May the force be with you.”

This holiday was not created by the officials of Lucasfilm, but once it started to spread across the internet, it was quickly adopted by the film company and celebrated by all those that loved the movies.

In 1979, when Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first female Prime Minister, her political team made a newspaper ad using the phrase.

Star Wars has a long history with the month of May. All six live-action movies debuted in May. And George Lucas’s birthday is May 14. Many businesses hold sales on this day for Star Wars fans.

World Penguin Day - April 25

In conjunction with Penguin Awareness Day on Jan. 20, World Penguin Day celebrates the tuxedoed, flightless birds that live in Antarctica and zoos around the country. April 25 is the day that penguins begin their annual northward migration.

These two holidays are commonly used by organizations such as Greenpeace to promote awareness for climate change and how it affects the penguins.

People celebrate this day by dressing up in tuxedos or in all black and white. They carry around penguin plush toys, donate to penguin charities or any number of other penguin related activities.

Arbor Day - VariousArbor day is a day to make the world

a greener place. The first Arbor day was celebrated on April 10, 1872 and was the idea of Nebraskan journalist and former politician, Julius Morton.

Morton came up with the idea after studying agriculture to plant as many trees as he could, creating entire orchards and encouraging neighbors to do the same.

Morton was able to make it an official holiday when he joined the state board of agriculture.

The next official Arbor day took place 10 years later and was celebrated on April 22nd, Morton’s birthday.

Now, Arbor day is celebrated all around the world with the uniqueness that different countries (and even different states) celebrate it at different times, according to the local climate and when their state or national trees are in bloom.

Missouri’s Arbor day falls on the first friday in April.

Guy Fawkes Day - November 5

Anyone who has watched the movie “V for Vendetta,” no doubt remembers the line, “Remember, remember, the 5th of November.”

The origins for this holiday come from a plot to destroy the English parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder on their opening day, November 5th, 1605.

At the time King James I was on the throne and was leading England in a prosecution against the Catholics. Guy Fawkes, along with Robert Catesby and a handful of other Catholic conspirators, devised a plan to assassinate the king, his son and the house of lords, while kidnapping his daughter and installing her as a puppet queen.

Fawkes was discovered early in the morning of Nov. 5 with barrels of gunpowder and matches. He was quickly arrested.

At the time this day was celebrated as Bonfire Day. The population of London celebrated the fact that the assassination attempt failed. Though over time, history looked at Fawkes as less of a traitor and more of an activist which turned the idea of the holiday around.

Fawkes is the poster boy for movements like the online hacking group Anonymous, in which all members of the group wear Guy Fawkes masks whenever making appearances.

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peace

Hectic lives with busy schedules cause grey hairs and nobody wants those - despite the grey hair trend going on. Bring some peace into your daily routine to even out your constant hectic schedule and say bye-bye to grey hair.

DALILA KAHVEDZICART & LIFE EDITOR

1. Set the morning alarm to go off earlier, then go back to sleep.

We often get the feeling of “UGH” when we hear that miserable alarm sound going off in the morning. Set the alarm for 30 minutes earlier and get a feeling of relief when you realize sleeping for 30 minutes is a choice.

2. Take time to be alone.Nobody around, no phone,

no form of technology. Just lay there and think. Be alone with nothing but the thoughts bouncing around in your head.

3. Make a list.Forgetting things seems to be

a lot more common in today’s society. Whether it is forgetting a phone in a restaurant or missing a deadline, it is much easier to write it down instead of trying to remember it all. Make a list every day of what should be accomplished and work on it effectively.

4. Make time for a hobby.Constantly going to school or

work provides little leway to do what we actually want to do. A hobby usually provides us with relaxation and inner peace since it is something we enjoy to do without getting credits or money for it.

5. Exercise.Physical activity releases

endorphins. Endorphins are hormones that can elevate moods and increase happiness significantly. Feeling better about yourself can do no harm either.

Providing only five of many ways to relax, relaxation is highly important for both health, happiness and reduction of stress. Ideas on how to relax vary from person to person, so some of these may scream ‘no’ just make sure to incorporate some in every day.

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STLCC – Meramec drawing Professor Nate Gaefcke took an interest in art when he was four years old and since 2014, he has been sharing this interest with Meramec students. Gaefcke teaches Drawing II, Figure I, Figure II and Figure III.

“My sister was always coloring in coloring books and she was much better at it than I was. I wanted to beat her, so I started really putting in an effort to color in the lines. From there, things built momentum and I am where I am today,” Gaefcke said.

Not only is he an art professor but he is also an artist, Gaefcke said.

“Most of my work is in drawing and printmaking, but I am classically trained in painting as well. As for showcasing my art, I regularly have work in my shows. Just this past fall I had work in two national publications; ‘The Figure: Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture’ and ‘Art Journey Portraits and Figures; The best of contemporary drawing in Graphite, Pastel, and Colored Pencil,’” Gaefcke said.

Gaefcke said he recently decided to take a break from

exhibitions. When school work eases up a bit he is going to submit his work to more of the national shows.

Not only does Gaefcke teach part time at Meramec, but he also attends graduate school at Fontbonne University.

Gaefcke said he agrees with most students that finding time is a challenge. He does promotional work for the Shen Yun Performing Arts Company as

well as Human Rights Advocating for the Missouri Falun Dafa Association. The Missouri Falun Dafa Association is a high order of Chinese exercise of the mind and body. It has a long history and was made public in 1992 by Master Li Hongzhi.

“I’m helping to raise awareness about persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China and abroad. With Shen Yun promotions, I am helping to

revive the 5,000 years of Chinese culture that is in grave danger of being lost,” Gaefcke said.

“Spare time, what’s that? As for spare time, I don’t have any at the moment. I do meditate frequently though, which might be considered time for relaxation,” Gaefcke said.

Artists should do what they enjoy or they shouldn’t be doing it, Gaefcke said. He said that he absolutely enjoys what he does.

From coloring to teaching

Art Professor Nate Gaefcke works with a student March 31 in Drawing II. Gaefcke said his interst in drawing began as a child.

PHOTO BY ALEX WHITE

DOMINIQUE CAMPBELL STAFF WRITERMeramec art professor shares his love of drawing with students

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Art Exhibit features Meramec students’ artworkKirkwood Ober Anderson (OA) Art Gallery viewing hosted March 6-28

PHOTOS BY DALILA KAHVEDZIC

The Kirkwood Ober Anderson Art Gallery hosted local artists, including Meramec students, at its exhibit March 6-28.

The gallery featured works

including paintings, drawings, ceramic work and sculptures. Many of the pieces were for sale.

Art gallery guests browsed the artwork and were offered light refreshments during the opening

reception from 6-9 p.m. March 13. Art professor Margaret Keller helped spread the word to Meramec students, encouraging submissions to the exhibition prior to the February deadline.

From left to right: ‘Long Shadows’ piece done with pastel on paper by local artist Lisa Ober and ‘Master of Disaster’ bronze piece by local artist Archie St.Clair feautured at the OA gallery.

‘Tse Geddie’ piece by Meramec student R. Brownell McGrew

SPORTS12April 2, 2015

For the love of the game

Remember the name Andrew Reidt.

The former STLCC Archer pitcher signed a major league baseball contract with the hometown St. Louis Cardinals last June and now wears the bird on the bat for the Cardinals’ Gulf Coast League affiliate.

Reidt is the latest, in a long line of former STLCC players, to sign with MLB. But he is the first to sign, as a former member of the STLCC Archers. Previous players played for the individual campuses, when Meramec, STLCC-Forest Park and STLCC-Florissant Valley had their own teams.

The greatest names, of course, came from Meramec. Names like T.J. Matthews, Brian Boehringer and David Freese once played at Meramec.

Matthews pitched for the Cardinals from 1995-97 and again in 2001. His self-proclaimed greatest contribution to the Cards came when we was traded away to the Oakland A’s in the middle of the 1997 season for Mark McGwire.

But Matthews was no slouch. He had a 2.15 ERA in 1997 before being sent to Oakland.

Boehringer played for the New York Yankees those same years — 1995-97 and again in 2001. He won a World Series with the Yankees in 1996 and a National League Pennant with the San Diego Padres in 1998.

Freese — as the city of St. Louis will always remember — was a World Series hero in 2011, becoming the sixth player in MLB history to win both the National League Championship MVP and World Series MVP, in the same postseason.

Back to Reidt — the 6-foot-6 right-hander, last played for the Archers in 2012. He went 6-3 that year and was second on the team in strikeouts, with 38. After his stint with STLCC, Reidt transferred to Cameron University in Oklahoma.

His try-out with the Cardinals was set-up by STLCC Head Coach Scott Goodrich. And the big club signed him that afternoon.

At Rookie-A ball, Reidt was 4-1 last season and had 24 strikeouts, to his three walks. With stats like that, Reidt will be playing in front of family and friends at Busch Stadium soon.

Tack on another

SPENCER GLEASON EDITOR IN CHIEF

at .500Archers sitJust passed the midpoint,

STLCC baseball has a 13-13 record

UPCOMING BASEBALL SCHEDULE

April 3 4 p.m. & 6 p.m.

vs. MCC-Maplewoods*HOME

April 41 p.m. & 3 p.m.

vs. MCC-Maplewoods*HOME

April 111 p.m. & 3 p.m.

@ North CentralMissouri College

April 121 p.m. & 3 p.m.

@ North Central Missouri College

April 161 p.m. & 3 p.m.

vs. Three Rivers C.C.*HOME

*Home games at Heine Meine Baseball Field

Freshman STLCC pitcher Colby Holloway throws the ball during the third inning of the Archers’ game against Kaskaskia College on Monday, March 30. STLCC was shutout 13-0.

PHOTOS BY DAVID KLOECKENER

SPENCER GLEASON EDITOR IN CHIEF

STLCC Archers’ sophomore catcher Devon O’Bryan hits the ball down the third base line against Kaskaskia College. O’Bryan is hitting .338 this season.

After hitting the 30-win plateau last year, the 2015 STLCC Archers’ baseball season sits right at sea level with a 13-13 record.

They are just past the halfway mark and STLCC has 20 more games before their postseason

begins.The season has seen the

Archers hit a pair of four-game winning streaks. But they have slid with a couple three-game losing streaks.

Sophomore outfielder Brandon Gutzler leads the

offensive squad with a .395 batting average and 28 RBIs.

His eight home runs place him in the top-20 for the NJCAA.

The Archers have 11 double-headers left this season and STLCC will host six of those at Heine Meine Baseball Field.