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Maryville Community Donates Funds to St. Louis County Library

Musical artists perform at the SPSC benefit concert. Photo courtesy of Dustin York.

The Society for Professional Strategic Communication (SPSC), a new student organization, hosted its first benefit concert for kids in an effort to raise money for the St. Louis County Library’s “Gift of Reading Program” and nearly doubled its goal donation price. The Donius University Center blared with beautiful acoustics from local artists like Mariah Broeker who recently won an award for ... Read More »

Autism Awareness Month Ends with Bang Full of Color

Jeff Hancock before and after the Color Run. Photo courtesy of Jeff Hancock

A little rain couldn’t stop the “Happiest 5K on the Planet.” As Autism Awareness Month came to end, runners gathered downtown April 27 to take part in the highly anticipated Color Run. Despite the cold and wet conditions the participants were eager to get covered in color. Each participant received a white T-shirt and runner headband. All runners approached the starting line fresh, white ... Read More »

Michael Pollan Serves Maryville the History of Cooking

Maryville Talks Books welcomes author Michael Pollan. Photo courtesy of Ken Light.

Michael Pollan talks cooking with fire, air, water and earth for Maryville Talks Books on May 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Chaminade College Preparatory School. The New York Times best-selling author will present his latest book, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, which discusses how the four natural elements can transform nature into the delicious culinary delights we ... Read More »

Is Tebow-Time Over?

Tim Tebow No Longer A Jet. Photo Courtesy Of NY Daily Times.

It was announced earlier this morning that NFL team, the New York Jets, have released the polarizing backup quarterback, Tim Tebow. Now, the keyword in that last sentence is “backup.” Never before in football has there ever been a more talked about backup quarterback than Tim Tebow. You may know him as the overly religious quarterback from Florida, or as ... Read More »

The Future Of ATMs

ATMs will never be the same. Photo courtesy of atmms.com

Tired of the traditional ATMs only being able to take out increments of $10 or $20? Would it not be great to be able to simply withdrawal cash down to the exact dollar amount and cent? What about being able to video chat with a bank teller via ATM? All that and more is being put to the test as ... Read More »

Among the Boston Terror, Compassion Prevails

The Yankees put their rivarly with the Red Sox aside and showed their support for Boston. Photo courtesy of the New York Yankees' Twitter.

As we learned about the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday, April 15 our nation was overcome by a pool of emotions. We were angry, sad, frightened, astonished and craved answers, but it was in the aftermath of the pandemonium that we learned about heroic and compassionate efforts that took place that day and in the days following the attack. Amid the chaos the day ... Read More »

Maryville Christian Student Organization Celebrates Anniversary in a Tasty Way

Maryville is home to multiple spiritual organizations. Courtesy of Maryville.

Maryville Christian student organization, P.U.S.H. (Pray Until Something Happens) will hold its second anniversary celebration April 17 at 7 p.m. in Buder Commons and is open to friends, family, students and faculty. “We are very excited about the direction that P.U.S.H. has taken these past two years,” President Mawuyrami Akoto said. “ We’ve had the opportunity to share the good news ... Read More »

Maryville Art and Design Program on the Rise

Student painting in Maryville's studio art program. Photo courtesy of Maryville.

There are many degrees offered at Maryville, ranging from nursing to chemistry, and everywhere in between. One of Maryville’s most innovative, and to some extent, unknown, area of study is the art and design program. The art and design program offers degrees in studio art, art history, interior design, interactive design and its most popular, graphic design. These areas of ... Read More »

St. Louis Bread Company Fights Hunger with Pay-What-You-Can Chili

The millions of Americans who are affected by food insecurity. Photo courtesy of Caitlin Johnson.

 St. Louis Bread Company has created a new menu option to draw in local St. Louis residents. However, it is not the food itself that is new but the purchase options. Panera Bread has created the Meal of Shared Responsibility social experiment. This meal consists of turkey chili in a sourdough bread bowl, and it will cost $5.89. When this order is placed, ... Read More »

North Korea Continues Nuclear Threats Against U.S.

North Korea continues nuclear threats against the U.S. Photo courtesy of Microsoft.

Unless you somehow managed to avoid the news over the past few months or you actually live under a rock, you should be aware of all the recent threats regarding North Korea’s plan of a nuclear war.  Now, whether you believe we should take these threats seriously or not, first we need to understand why North Korea is making these ... Read More »

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