SUPER SMEE: Shelli Smee isn’t your typical college student. At 42, Smee has a full-life outside the classroom. She works 60 hours a week for a local cab company while caring for her teenage daughter, Piper. The Kansas City native moved to Springfield three years ago looking for a better life. Smee and Piper live at Kentwood South Apartments, a non-traditional student apartment complex on campus. Smee’s daughter jokingly calls her mom cruel for choosing the on-campus apartment. Piper enjoys being around college students while being close to class is convenient for Mom. Entering her senior year, Smee switched majors to professional writing with a minor in bio-medical science. When questioned about her intentions after graduation, Smee states, “I just want to write and be independent.”