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MONTAGE Serving the St. Louis Community College - Meramec community since 1964 ⢠ACP Award Recipient VOLUME 55, ISSUE 8
JANUARY 30, 2020
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Lady Archers Dribble Forward Team strives toward regional tournament
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he STLCC Lady Archers basketball team is more than halfway through the season with a record of 5-11. Head coach Jacob Yorg said that the team is becoming more whole while preparing for the Regional Tournament at the end of February. âThe biggest thing for us is just coming together. With the amount of kids we have to play and the experience, theyâre just coming together more as a whole, to be more cohesive, and that team mentality is going to be a thing,
especially in the end of February when it starts with the Regional Tournament,â Yorg said. âIf we can come together, we should do really well, but itâs just getting that mindset of getting through these tough games.â With the season soon to be coming to an end, there are still tough teams to play, including Lincoln Land Community College, Metropolitan Community College, and North Central Missouri College, according to Yorg. âThe Lincoln Land game, just because we didnât play well. It was the first game right before break. Then we came back and we had a hard overtime game and we played really well. And, anytime you can play a
top three team in the nation and go into overtime and have a chance to win, that just amps you up to want to play better,â he said. âSo, I would say [Lincoln Land] right now since we havenât played Metro or Central who are in our region. I think those inevitably will be tough because they matter more in the sense of Division Two versus all the other teams.â The Lady Archers began their weekend games the weekend of Jan. 24. Yorg said that they are the rivals they are ready to play against. âWe had Metro [last] weekend, which [was] our first weekend game. And then [next] weekend, we have North Central. So those are road games and theyâll be really big for us,â he said. Continued on pg 8
Missouri legislature proposes new bills to prohibit administering âpuberty blockers, hormone therapyâ Lawmaker, Political Science Professor weigh in Mary wilson Opinions editor Missouri politicians have introduced several pieces of legislation that aim to prevent transgender youth under 18 from recieving hormonal or surgical treatment. According to the bill summary, Senate Bill 848, introduced by republican Senator William Eigel would make it so âany health care personnel licensed by a state licensing board in this state shall be prohibited from administering puberty blockers, prescribing hormone therapyâ or performing gender-confirmation surgeries âfor the purpose of gender reassignment for a child.â The bill goes on to specify that any
medical professional who âwillfully and knowingly does or assists any prohibited action under subsection 1â would be subjected to lose their license or application for license, as well as that parents or guardians would be âreported to the childrenâs divisionâ if âhe or she obtains medical or surgical treatment prohibited under subsection 1 of this section for his or her child.â â Senator Eigel, who represents St. Charles in the 23rd district, did not respond to multiple requests for comment. A similar bill, House Bill 2051, introduced by republican State Representative Suzie Pollock, would make it so that âa person commits the offense of abuse or neglect of a child if
such a person assists, coerces, or provides for a child who is under eighteen years of age to undergo any surgical or hormonal treatment for the purpose of gender reassignment.â Senator Eigel is not a medical professional. Representative Pollock is a registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist, according to her biography on the Missouri House website. Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists âwork with heart and circulation issues.â When asked for comment, Representative Pollockâs office sent a prepared statement via email. âMy only goal with this piece of legislation is to protect the well-being of children who are too young to make decisions that will have lifelong
What colleges are visiting Meramec? Tuesday, Feb. 4 Missouri Baptist University 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. LH Building
Thursday, Feb. 6 Webster University 9 a.m.-1 p.m. HW, LH, BA, & SC Webster Transfer Night 5:30 p.m.- 7 p.m. BA 105
Monday, Feb. 10 Chamberlain University 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. LH 101
Tuesday, Feb. 11 Transfer Night 6 p.m.-8 p.m. BA105
repercussions...somehow there are those who want us to accept that kids who still believe in Santa Claus are mentally and emotionally prepared to make the life-altering decision to change their gender,â the statement begins. It goes on, âAs someone who wants to see each and every young person have a happy and healthy childhood, I think itâs important we protect them from being forced into making decisions that only adults are equipped to make.â South Dakota and South Carolina also have similar bills in their legislature. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a professional membership group with over 67,000 members in the Continued on pg. 3
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Mental Health
Maryville University 10 a.m.-1 p.m. CN Building
Saint Louis College of Pharmacy 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. LH Building
UMSL 11 a.m.-2 p.m. BA Building
Saint Louis University 10 am.- 1 p.m. BA Building
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Webster University 9 a.m.-1 p.m. LH Building
Thursday, Feb. 13
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Fontbonne University 11 a.m.-1 p.m. LH Building
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