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…

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…

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…

SCC Students binge on knowledge

By David Demarco, Staff Editor On Thursday, April 3, just over a dozen students alongside a few faculty members gathered in the SCC College Center Rotunda to attend ‘Binge Drinking: What’s the Fuss?’, presented by Shane Roach of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA). The short and direct presentation went over what…

Lady Cougars split with Maple Woods

By Tim Kaiser, Editor-in-Chief SCC and MCC-Maple Woods played two thrilling games on Saturday. SCC (5-17) was able to rebound from a heart-breaking 7-6 loss to win game two 5-2. In game one, Maple Woods was able to jump out to an early lead. The Lady Monarchs scored two runs in the first and two…

Cougars begin second half push

By Tim Kaiser, Editor-in-Chief After nearly a month long hiatus, thanks in part to the seemingly never-ending winter, the Cougars resumed their schedule with Region XVI and MCCAC conference foe Jefferson College on March 11. SCC (4-19) was able to get their first win of the season by taking last game of the four game…

SCC Softball looks for consistency

  By Tim Kaiser, Editor-in-Chief The Lady Cougars’ season has been turbulent thus far, but they have shown flashes of brilliance. Trouble has a tendency to snowball on SCC (4-16) this season, as they have fallen victim to the “big inning.” “Our pitchers need to a better job working through adversity,” said Head Coach Michelle…

Monks visit SCC (Slideshow)

A group of Tibetan Lamas of the Deprung Loseling Monastery visited SCC from March 31 to April 3 to demonstrate Mandala sand painting. The traveling educational exhibit is called “The Mystical Arts of Tibet.”