Election shakes up Board of Trustees

By Tim Kaiser, Editor-in-Chief The SCC Board of Trustees has one new member thanks to the election on April 8. Pamela Cilek ousted incumbent Robert Proost, while racking up the most votes of any candidate. William Lohmar retained his seat by finishing in second. Cilek, who received 33 percent of the vote, is a retired…

The Road to Retribution

By Mike Dyer, Senior Writer   New to theaters this spring is a film adaptation of a successful video game franchise. “Need for Speed” is what Disney hopes to one day compete with Universal’s “Fast and the Furious” franchise. Considering when it was about to enter its fifth weekend at the box office and it…

SCC Campus proves to be a safe haven

By Mike Dyer, Staff Writer Although she has been found safe, SCC nursing student Bahia Bisharat’s disappearance from the LU/SCC Allied Nursing and Health Center campus has raised security concerns. While security at the satellite campus is the responsibility of Lindenwood University, it would be easy to wonder just how safe both students and faculty…

‘What Matters’ hits home

By Christopher Null, Staff Editor What breaks your heart and what makes you come alive? On Tuesday April 15, three local filmmakers visited SCC campus to ask its students these questions. In 2011, Dan Parris, Dave Peterka, and Rob Lehr decided to see what life was like living in poverty from their hometown of St.…

Fans unite at St. Louis Comic Con 2014

By Mike Dyer, Staff Writer What if I was to say to you that in one room you could spot Star Wars character R2-D2 beeping his way through the crowd, the Joker handing out his card, and RoboCop marching amongst groups of people donning the attire of “Doctors” past and present? To some it might…

Blues and ‘Hawks set to battle in first round

By Stefan Guilliams, Staff Writer The St. Louis Blues were thought to be the best team in the league until April hit. The Blues hit a rough patch down the stretch, plagued with injuries, questionable lineups by Coach Hitchcock, and just bad hockey. These problems cost the Blues’ chances at not only the Presidents Cup…

Photo by: Christopher Null

Trio of pro teams fill Family Arena

  By David Demarco, Editor The Family Arena, which has been limited to graduations, circuses and MMA events for the past several years, has finally returned to year-round relevance for local sports fans. For some it feels like an eternity, but it was only a decade ago when the St. Louis Steamers, River City Rage…

Missing Student Found

By Tim Kaiser, Editor-in-Chief SCC student Bahia Bisharat, who has been missing for nearly a month made contact with the authorities over the weekend. The St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that Bisharat left on her own after a internet video call with the Cyber Crime Unit.  They do not know her exact location, but…