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A look at the Mercantile Ubrary THECURRENTONLINEwCOM U NIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. LOUIS New Biology Sharpton makes campaign stop at UMSL degrees The Democratic presidential candidate approved by sharply criticized the Bush administration over Curators the war in Iraq
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Current and future UM-St. Louis While Democratic presidential students will soon have two more candidates were visiting other degree programs to choose from, colleges or restaurants in the St. pending . the final approval of Louis Area, Reverend Al Sharpton Missouri's Coordinating Board for put UM-St. Louis at the top of his Higher Education. The programs, list when campaigning for the one a Bachelor of science in Missouri primary, which will be biochemistry and biotechnology held on Feb. 3. Sharpton has and the other a Master of science in actively participated in issues biochemistry and biotechnology, concerning St. Louis in the past. .. were recently approved by the UM In September of 2003, Sharpton System Board of Curators. joined in local protests about the Shirley Bissen, associate closing of city schools. Sharpton professor of biology, is the director also rallied with activists in 1999, of biotechnology for the biology protesting minority labor opportunities and blocking off a portion of 1-70. --"-- He returned to St. Louis on Jan. 28 to address a large audience of These programs will students, faculty, staff and "build upon the community members in the Century Rooms of the Millennium Student foundations of all the Center. courses that are "Since the withdrawal of needed to get a firm Congressman Gephardt, many The Reverend AI Sharpton, Democratic presidential candidate, speaks in the MSC Century Room on Wednesday. His "Don't be taken candidates found their way to St. for granted," slogan urges people to get out and vote to let their voice be heard. i background in Louis. I've been coming to St. biochemistry and Louis a long time. So, the reason I biotechnology, and can get here first is that I knew how miles down the road, turn the to get here; the rest of them are corner, and go through the building. Newspaper get hands-on trying to [md their way." Sharpton How come Bush couldn't show us photographers experience." said. on~ picture of one missile in Iraq?" Andrew Sharpton attacked George W. Sharpton said he SUppOIts a $2 Cutraro, of the --Shirley Bissen, associate Bush's actions in Iraq, arguing that increase in minimum wage, Post-Dispatch professor of biology President Bush mislead the rescinding trade agreements that and Wiley American people into believing that have exported American jobs to Price, of the --" they were in imminent danger, due other countries, a job creation St. Louis to Iraq's weapons of mass program to rebuild highways, American take department. Students can already destruction. Sharpton recalled an schools and POlts, universal health photographs earn an undergraduate certificate in incident during the Cuban Missile care and ending the Bush tax cuts. of Rev. AI ~ either biotechnology or Crisis in which Adlai Stevenson, He opposed school voucher Sharpton as biochemistry, as well as a graduate United States Ambassador to the programs and said that the federal he rides the certificate in biotechnology, United Nations, went before the UN govemment's job is to focus on escalator to through the biology department. with pictures of the missiles in public education. the third floor However, the new degree Cuba. "The job of government is not to 3: of the M SC on "In those days all we had was a select who you think can make it; ~ Wedneday. programs will merge these IA specializations through a joint little Kodak Instamatic camera," the job of government is to help :r.. Sharpton said. "Now, if in Kodak every child try to make it," il ~ venture between the department of s· biology and the department of Instamatic camera days we could Sharpton said. "' chemistry and biochemistry. Teresa take pictures of the missiles in Thiel, professor of biology and Cuba; I couldn't understand given Wesley Harris, professor of all the technology today-we have chemistry and biochemistry were cameras that can take pictures 30 see SHARPTON, page 3 instrumental in designing the '" programs. These programs will ·'build upon the foundations of all the courses that are needed to get a Water main break closes South Campu firm background in biochemistry and biotechnology, and get hands on experience," Bissen said. BY BECKY ROSNER As of now, biology students Classes cancelled on South Campus; icy weather affects both campuses ~ have to take courses in many different areas, such as physiology, wide, Samples also said that the South ecology and environmental Campus libraries closed at 5 p.Ill. that A water main break on South biology. This merge will allow day. Campus resulted in the cancellation of students to focus on more specific Inclement weather proved to be the all classes and activities for the day and topics such as molecular biology or cause of the water main break. They do evening on Tuesday. cell biology. These new programs not usually break unless extreme Bob Samples, director of University will "be a much more specialized temperatures occur. Free lemonade and Communications, said that the main • education," Bissen said. water were provided for these students water line on South Campus burst. The . Biochemistry is the study of by the cafeteria Residential Life also burst was identified between 2 and 3 chemistry and chemical reactions teamed up with the Mark Twain am. on Tuesday and affected the entire in biological organisms. building so that students were able to South Campus. Biotechnology is basically a take showers. 'We arranged to make "As a result, all buzzword that refers to any of a sure that there day and evening number of disciplines such as were shuttles to classes and I!o. molecular biology, biochemistry, --"-- take students to activities were cell biology and immunology in an It was better for us the Mark TWain cancelled," applied setting, and will benefit to be prepared for Building to take Samples said. students looking to study those showers," John Crews identified the worst case fields. Klein, director of the burst and fixed it scenario because Residential Life around 3:30 p.m. things like this and Housing, that same day. The said. problem took nearly don't happen very According to see NEW DEGREES, page 3 12 hours to locate often. Klein, there were and fix. As a result, really no students in the - John Klein, director of complaints abbut dorms lacked hot Residential Life and the problem. water for most of Housing Students Mike Sherwinl tbe Current INDEX the day. Signs were --,,-- understood and Bul'letin Board 2 While a water main break closed down UM-St. Louis' South Campus on Tuesday, the North Campus • .--- -~-- - -- . -- - .---.- - .------. -~ - - . put up immediately took proper allover South Campus and an remained open for classes and activities. However, the icy road conditions kept many students at ~e~ ______3 pr=autions as soon as they identified announcement was placed on My home on Monday and Tuesday. Above, a lone student walks from Clark Hall last week. the burst. These kinds of instances do gpi~Jon~ ______4&5 Gateway to inform students of the not happen very often, so most people 5 circumstances. Monday and Tuesday. Some professors troubles getting onto campus on whether or not their classes are S~j~J:l_c~ Column were caIm, even though the cold All classes related to the College of cancelled classes for the two days. Monday. The campus was shovele-d cancelled is to look on My Gatewav 6&7 weather was probably the worst that we .f~A~~~~~-- - - Education, Honors College, College of Early Sunday morning people woke up and the parking lots were cleared, for Professors should post have seen yet this winter. ~ Nursing and College of Optometry to an ice storm, which covered all the most part, ''It was better for us to be announcement or e-mail about class ?~Qr:!~_ _ 8 & 9 Shuttles did continue to run on were cancelled for the entire day. These roads, streets and vehicles in the area prepared for the worst case scenatio cancellations. To fmd out if th A & _~______~ 0 & 11 Monday and Tuesday, even though the cancellations did not affect any with thick layers of ice. because things like this don't happen University is closed, cal! campus e weather was bad. Many students were . . or _c~P~!:rot ?~>'s______. ~. activities or classes on North Campus. Snow followed the ice later that very often," Klein said. not able · to make it to classes on ch~k your local teleVISion and radio In an e-mail that he sent out student - night. Some commuters may have had Students' best bet to find out stallons.
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Current Page 3 Students and members of the public crowd the Millennium Should VMSL offer Parking 101? Student Center's Century Rooms to hear Democratic presidential candidate AI Sharpton on Tuesday after noon. Sharpton would like to see feder officials. to minimum wage and rescinding al funding earmarked for colleges Sharpton responded by saying the tax cuts, I feel, would put a chill and universities, so they do not get that the Republicans have to take on the economy and would freeze it the short end of the stick. The ftnan some of the blame since they control in its tracks," Bell said. cial issues the campus has dealt with the majority of all three branches of The other side of the political was his motivation for coming to government at the federal leveL The voice on campus was encouraging. Mike Sherwinl Tbe Cummt '* UM-St. Louis, because he said it solution lies ill fixing the ''I'm really glad Reverend Sharpton illustrated that point very well. Democratic Party, which is in need decided to come to campus. I think A Nissan Altima in Parking Lot BB sits directly behind a Ford Explorer on Friday afternoon. The However, Sharpton only ftelded of realignment and revitalization. that he's very articulate in what he Explorer was blocked in by the Altima to the rear and parking blocks to the front. Students com three questions from the audience, "How can I kill a party that's believes," Ben Declue, senior, polit plained to the UM-St. Louis Parking and Transportation Department that they were unable to and of those only one was from a already dead? The only thing I can ical science, and president of the move their vehicles because other students had parked direct ly behind them. A ticket was student. Stephanie Bell, senior, do is resurrect the party," Sharpton College Democrats, said. "I think issued for the Altima's owner. political science, and president of said. that he deftnitely has a vision for the I,. the College Republicans, asked him Bell enjoyed the speech, but said Democratic Party and he has just as to explain the conditions of inner she still has concerns with much of a right to be here running cities, considering they are almost Sharpton'S policy. "I think it is dan for President as George W. Bush has entirely governed by Democratic gerous to the economy. The $2 raise to be running for re-election." "It's going to be students inter at B arnes-J ewish Hospital, is "This is a very timely pro ested in careers in industry, phar excited about the program. gram. Biotechnology fits in very maceuticals, but also students "I think it's a great program nicely with a life sciences initia that are interested in going on to for students like me who are ti ve for this state, particularly the professional schools, medical planning to go to medical St. Louis region. We're very schools or graduate schools," school," Smith said. "The combi strong in that," George said. Democratic Presidential Harvard University in Cambridge, Women in Politics.~' The event Mass., will deliver the Political begins at 11 :45 a.m. in Century Bissen said. "It attracts new stu nation of courses from biology "Right on this campus we're part Debate Cancelled dents at the undergraduate level, and chemistry will help people nering with Washington The Missouri Democratic Party Science Academy Annual Lecture Room A of the MSC. Call 516-6807 on Public Affairs. The lecture will be for further information. too. We've had questions from fulfill the course prerequisites for University, St. Louis University, recently informed UM-St. Louis that high school students that were medical school much easier and The Danforth Plant Science the debate among Democratic presi held at 7:30 p.m. in Century Room C of the Millennimll Student Center. Physics. Department to hold interested in biochemistry give us a more concentrated edu Center, The Missouri Botanical dential candidates has been can because they've heard about it cation. " Garden, The Zoo, Cortex, The celled. The debate was scheduled to The event is free and open to the colloqwum public. Call 516-5521 for more Mark Alford, professor of so that they see the title biochem Chancellor Thomas George is Center for Emerging be held on Monday in the Blanche istry and biotechnology and it's also very excited about the pro Technologies downtown-some M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. information. Physics at Washington University, will discuss "Superconducting going to look like UMSL is in the posal for the new programs. thing called Technopolis; there's twenty-first century" George is al·o a professor in a major activity in this region for Gallery 210 open in new loca Mercantile library Lunch and Quarks" on Friday at 3 p.m. The lec Lecture ture \Vi II b held in 328 Benton Hall. At least one student. June chemi tr and phy ics and is the life sciences, so this particu tion Smith, junior, biolog , who opti mi tic about the emerging lar major fits in very well with The new Gallery 210 features On Wednesday. Carlos A. The lecture i free and open to the Schwantes, professor of history, will public. Call 516-5030 for more works as a patient care technician programs at the Universi ty. that. We 're very excited about it." hvo art galleries. The new location includes a 50-seat auditorium. In lecture, "Reflecting on the infom1ation. addition ' to housing lectures and Leadership Secrets of Lewis and classes, tentative plans for the audi Clark." The fee is $1 8, $ 15 for Director to discuss "Conflict torium ask-for a French film series library members. The fee include Unending: India-Pakistan and Saturday morning anirne series. lunch and reservations are required Tensions Since 1947" and must be submitted by Feb. 2. Dr. Smllit Ganguly, director of The new location IS in the India Shldies Program and TeleCommunity Center located Call 516-7240 for more information Rabindranath Tagore Chair ofIlldian adjacent to the MetroLink station off or to reserve a spot. Culhrres and Civilizations in the East Drive. Exhibitions are free and Department of Political Science at open to the public. Call 516-5976 for Indiana University-Bloomington, further information. Statehouse Sisters to discuss women in politics will lecture on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Presidential race to be £1.is. On Friday, Missouri Sen. Rita A reception will be held at 7:00 p.m. presents ... cussed by Harvard professor Days, St. Louis County, and in Century Room C of the MSC. Career Services Missouri Rep. Esther Haywood, Call 516-7299 for more information. On Tuesday, Thomas Patterson, The event is free and open to the the Bradlee Professor of Bellerive Acres, will discuss Government and · the Press at "Statehood Sisters: Women public. Legislators Talk about the Future of UMSL Teacher Job Fair 2004 Friday, February 13, 2004 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Mark Twain Building Free Admission if Pre-Registered by Friday, February 6, 2004 $5.00 Registration at the Door Visit www.umsl.edu/career to pre-register and for the list of employers. Career Services University Your Key to Success! of Missouri St.Louis 278 MSC 516-5111 Page 4 CJIw Current Slow down! Simple pleas "es ~ Start of new year brings make a happy life • Okay, for all of you out there who I have a headache, an argument with w inter weather woes hate mushy stuff, I would avert your someone on campus or just get stuck eyes immediately. in traffic, just knowing Though sparkling like a gem, win you may burn out your wiper motor The issue I am proud to admit r am going to see her ter weather is not a treat for drivers. trying to start your wipers or, even that I am officially off can improve my mood. Your viindshield gleams radiantly worse, they may be out of service at a the singles market, as Now, for some peo- ~ with a fresh sheet of morning ice, and critical time, such as during a snow Winter weather is this past weekend I got pIe, myself included, you only have half an hour to warm, storm. engaged to a wonder also take joy in things scrape and navigate your car in order Other recommendations include ful woman. Now, some like movies, music, to brave the jammed and creeping decreasing travel speed, avoiding back in St. Louis people have ques books and other leisure roadways in a knuckle-whitening passing lanes and allowing at least tioned my desire to get activities. If you love slide to class. three timel> more distance than usual with a vengeance. engaged. "Why are music, listen to as much This scenario may sound familiar, between you and the car in front of you doing this to your music as you can. If ~ especially after deep freezes stormed you. Use the gas and the brake pedals self, man?" and so you love to read, get a this part of the country recently. sparingly because a little goes a long However, many St. forth have been asked library card. If you like Though the frozen calm outside may wayan ice. According to of me a few times in movies, I highJy rec be beautiful to look at, it proves to be wW\v.\V'eather.com, if you find your the past month or so. JASON GRANGER ommend "The Lord of a hazardous and sometimes fatal self in a skid, take your foot off the Louis drivers tend And I answer them Editor-in-Cbiej the Rings" tlilogy, obstacle course to drive in. In fact, gas immediately but make no drastic v,rith a simple "I am "Jaws," "Field of transportation accidents are the "lead movements with the vehicle. Lightly to think that a madly in love with Dreams" and "The ing cause of death during press the brake; too much brake her." And that is an amazing thing. Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." It is winter stonns," will send you deeper into That is something that is sorely simple things like that that make life according to the spin. Also, keep an snowstorm is eqiva- missing. today. People tend to focus livable. www.web emergency kit in on the material things, cars, money, So I am an engaged man, and it worldinc.com. your car just in stocks, bonds, etc. They forget about has made me the happiest man on cas e lent to a sunny what really matters. Now, do not get earth. Even though we have months the me wrong, I understand the value of of planning ahead of us, I am still summer day, as a dollar and I understand its impor happy. Because when I am figuring tance. To quote one of my favorite out whom to cut from my guest list, I If bands, Everc1ear, "1 hate those peo know the end result is spending my out-of-towners can ple who love to tell you/Money is the life with the woman whom I love. I (j () root of all that killsffhey have never know that when we are debating over been poortrhey have never had the what DJ to use or what kind of cake u (J attest. joy of a welfare Christmas." While I to get or where tD register (to be fair, ,0(J have never had a welfare Christmas. the only thing 1 will probably put up .", ., fJ We suggest I have been poor and appreciate the any kind of tight about '.vill be the value of money. But I do not think it cake). a little over a year from now, l7~r Slow down and take rules above all. we will start our li\'es together. ~~ What 1 have discovered in my 24 So here is some advice to all of , years on this e.arth is that you have to you out there. Whatever you take joy -r... it easy. Wherever enjoy the small things in life to be in, make tJlat a priority in your life. If able to enjoy the larger scope of the you have someone in your life, a sig world. For instance, I find great joy nificant other, a good friend. a you are going will just spending time with my fiancee fa vorite movie, great music, what (and yes, it does take some time to have you, make sure to take time to get used to saying that) after a long fit that into yoW' schedule. You will still be there, even day. To just be in her company, it can be surprised what the simple joys in While alleviate all the rigors of daily life. If life can do for your demeanor. abstaining from driving in dangerous if you have to go conditions is certainly the best option unavo id- for staying safe, there are ways to able occurs. This kit help ensure safety in the event that should in lude warm blankets and slower. It's not Winter's doldrums you must travel. Perhaps the most clothing, a change of socks and shoes. important of these ways i s to allow food, water. flas hlight, jumper cables, yourself ample time to reach your rags, snow scraper and shovel, map. worth not getting destination. You will have to prep compass, rnatche , first aid, candle in can have nasty effects your car for travel, pick your way a deep tin , rough material such as With weather like we've been suicide; suicide attempts. ~ through clogged roads and ci.n.:le the sand or kitty litter and a well-hidden there at all to go a EDITORIAL having, it's easy to get the "blahs", According to the National parking lot for longer than nonnal in stash of cash. Keep these items in a The temptation to hide away from all Institute of Mental Health, the above BOARD order to fmd a free spot. Take these water-resistant.. easily transportable exertions (especially those involving are all symptoms of depression and, and all other winter inconveniences container or bag. few miles an hour scraping, shoveling '"In any given i-year JASON GRANGER into consideration when you set your Since so much of the academic and multiple layers of period, 9.5 percent of alarm at bedtime. Getting up an hour world involves time limits and dead clothing) and give in the population, or NICHOLE LEC LAIR fast. Also, try to earlier is a light price to pay to avoid lines, rushing often becomes a habit to inertia is over- about 18.8 million"/ KATE DROLET a body bag. for students. Please understand, how whelming. The perva- American adults, suf- Also, while warming up your car, ever, that winter weather can bring sive community crab- fer from a depressive BECKY ROSNER avoid driving at all. do not forget to turn your heater to the hatchet down on even the craftiest biness doesn't help illness." So you see, defrost to clear fogged windows and of procrastinators. It will not discrim CAS E Y S C HACHER much either. .you're not alone, to brush the snow off of your head inate between the young and the old, It's the best policy. Still, most of us especially at this time G R E TCHEN MOORE lights, which should be on at all times or between sports cars and SUVs. have enough good of year' when insuffi- during overcast, snowy conditions. And while making it somewhere ENA dONES moments and days cient exposure to sun- ~ Make sure you clean ice, road dirt alive is a good thing, you are even that we muddle light can affect the and snow off your windows, especial better off if you make it there safely So what do you think? " Our Opinion" reflects through. We may body's balance of ly your windshield. At the same time, as well. So, next time you rush off to the majority opinion Tell us what you think! Drop us complain a lot, but melatonin serotonin lift up on your windshield wipers to class, think ahead and prepare your a line at the office, 388 MSC, really, life is okay. and cortisol, resulting of the Editorial Board. break them free in the event that they self and your car for the icy bite of or online at our Web site But "carrying on" and NI~!:,~LE ~~~~~IR in Seasonal Affective are frozen to the glass. Otherwise, winter. "pushing through" Managing Editor Disorder. www.thecurrentonline.com. isn't always enough. If these symptoms J, LETTERS Some people need a sound familiar, even MAIL little extra help, especially at this if you have fought them alone in the The Current time of year. If your own case of the past, I encourage you to get help. 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The Current reserves the right to deny letters. -n ottleY bY ~e'" h staff PhotOgrap er Naldsha Miller Craig Johnson Rachel Matthews Joe Lupo Senior Senior Junior Senior Finance Finance Civil Engineering Chemistry ----,,-..:.....- ----" ------"---- " ------"------Pa1riots I think. They've recently I think the Patriots should win won and have the heart to do it If they can run the football and because they're a better team. I again. The Panthers had a good commit no turnovers, the Probably the Patriots. They've fight but I don't think they will pull Panthers can win the game. don't even think North Carolina got the best record in the NFL• . through on Sunday. should be in the Superbowl. " ----,,------" ------February 2,2004 1k. Current Page 5 ·Get sleep and learn This finding supports other interrupted. Surprisingly, those who The best album that research indicating that sleep serves as had interrupted sleep did not do any a way to rearrange and sort out new better on the tasks than beginners. irtformation learned during the day. Oearly, this gives a game plan for Musicians have reported that learning preparing for a test or maximizing the a new piece and then sleeping result of study and practice the day you've never heard improves their performance. Studies before. The findings about slow-wave have found that skill at a simple phys sleep are particularly intriguing, since ical task, like key tapping, can there has been so much emphasis on This week: 'The Baddest of George improve by twenty percent after a REM sleep, where dreams occur. night's sleep and even more with a The fact is that we still do not know Thorogood and the Destroyers' couple of consecutive nights' sleep. why animals sleep, but clearly the However, without that first night's research so far points to both a pro sleep after learning the task, the test cessing and sorting of memories dur his biggest hit is "Bad to the Bone," features a great John Lee Hooker BY JASON GRANGER subjects showed little or no learning, ing dreaming REM sleep and this new but I am not going to talk about that esque hook that draws you right in even after two days of catching up on connection to movement-related and Editor-in-Chief here. While I can appreciate that song and makes you want to tum this song BY CATHERINE MARQUIS sleep. visual learning during non-dreaming for what it is, Thorogood has done so all the way up, to 11 as it was (musi HOMEYER According to Robert Stickgold of slow-wave sleep. v,'hat images come to mind when much better than that; I feel it would cians will get this joke. Let me hear Science Columnist the Massachusetts Institute of Stickgold, of the Massachusetts I write the name George Thorogood? do some of his frnest work a grave those amps!). The words compliment Technology, sleep appears to 'be Institute ofTechnology, found that dif Perhaps one bourbon, one scotch, or injustice to focus on that song. the music quite well. "I walked forty "involved in rehearsing, restructuring ferent phases of sleep were involved in one beer? Good, because that is My favorite song on this album, seven miles of barbed wire/l got a .~ If you are smart, you will get and reclassifying our existing world different kinds of learning. Typically, a exactly how he wants it to be. and indeed my favOli.te Thorogood cobra snake for a necktie/A brand enough sleep before a test After you view to allow us to function better." sleep cycle moves through several Thorogood and his backing band, song, is 'Who Do You Love?" This new house on the road-side/And it's study, of course. Different phases of sleep might aid phases. You start out with a longer seg the Destroyers, are some of the finest infectious number, originally penned a-made out of rattlesnake hide/Got a While business hotshots might brag with different types of learning. ment of slow-wave, deeper, non blues-rockers out there today, blend by E. McDaniel, is a rambunctious brand new gin that mamma put on about how little they sleep and stu Another researcher, Michael Stryker, dreaming sleep, and then start to alter ing classic influences like Buddy ode to early twenties arrogance. One top/And it's a-made out of human dents cramming for tests often skip it, of the University of California, San nate the non-dreaming sleep with peri Guy, Muddy Waters and especially listen to the line ''I'm just 22 and I skulVCome on take a little walk with sleep is hardly a waste of your time. A Francisco, conducted a study on cats. ods of rapid eye movement (REM) John Lee Hooker with rock and roll don't mind dying" can tell you that. me baby/And tell me who do you new study published in the latest issue In an article in Nature from February sleep when dreaming takes place. As love?" Thorogood sings the words ... of the science journal Nature describes 2002 he explained, 'We wanted to iiSk the night progresses, the non-dreaming with all the cocky swagger the song how sleeping allows the brain to do wbether, for example, studying for an phases get shorter and there is more commands. complex problem solving. "Sleep On exam and then sleeping is as effective REM sleep. Next up is the Hank Williams tune it" is not just an old saying. a way of learning as pulling an alI Stickgold found that slow-wave "Move It On Over," updated to a In the study conducted at the nighter." sleep in the first quarter of the night blues number by Thorogood. This is University of Lubeck, Germany, Stryker studied young cats that and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep a rousing pub song that sounds like researchers gave their study partici- were adjusting to a new environment in the last quarter helped with visual Williams just knew that Thorogood ;j pants a series of numbers and then a and looked at how their ' brains tests but movement tests benefited would get ahold of this song. With a simple rule for deriving a second changed as the cats adjusted to visual from the shorter cycles of non-dream rousing guitar solo that Thorogood series. Later, they asked the subjects input. The research team covered one ing sleep late in the sleep cycle. himself lays into, whenever you lis for the last number of the second of the cats' eyes for six hours and This pattern seems to favor getting ten to this song, you can just imagine selies. However, there was a shortcut looked at the changes in the visual cor a whole night's sleep rather than just a a whole pub full of people shouting trick to deriving this last number tex. The brains of the young cats were few hours. However, a normal, ade at the time of their lungs in a drunk immediately, and what the researchers rapidly growing at this stage and cov quate amount of sleep for you might en haze, "MOVE IT ON OVER COZ ., were really looking for was how fast ering one eye reduces the visual cortex not be the same amount for your YOUR BIG DOG IS MOVIN' INI" the groups of participants could find response to the covered eye's input roommate. Although getting an ad~ The last song we will look at is the backdoor solution. and devotes more to the functional quate amount of sleep is important, "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One The study partICIpants were eye. people do vary in their sleep needs. Beer." By recording this song assigned to one of three groups. Some The study found that the amount of One study even indicated that people Thorogood acknowledged that he people were given the task in the slow wave, non-dreaming sleep that who sleep seven hours actually live went by the credo of "liquor before evening and then asked for the answer the cats got affected the amount of longer than those who oversleep. Why beer, nothing to fear, beer before the next morning, after eight hours of change in the visual cortex. This was seven hours in particular should be the liqour makes you sickeL" Of course, " sleep. Other participants stayed awake contrary to the expected effect of REM favored amount is not clear. The other I am operating under the assumption all night before being asked for the (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is caution about this finding is that not all that he did not drink the beer first. If answer, while the third group was thought to have a role in processing researchers agree with the conclu he did, he was going to do some seri given the task in the morning and memories. sions, since the effect was discovered ous praying to the porcelain god. asked for the solution after a normal Another researcher, Carlyle Smith, during a 19805 study of cancer pre This is another great drinking song; eight-bour waking day. People who of Trent University, Ontario, Canada, vention. just look at the title. And the words had eight hours of sleep found the found a slow-wave sleep link, in This much is clear: If you want to support the title. "Well I ain't seen ·i shortcut more than twice as fast as another study on how memory and make the most of your pmctice or my baby since I don't know both of the other groups. Both the learning are affected by sleep in pe0- study time, then get some sleep after when/I've been drinking bourbon, sleep-deprived group and those who ple. In his study, test subjects learned wards. Furthermore, if you have a scotch and gin/Gonna get high man had been awake through the day found repetitive but precise tasks, like those tough problem to figure out, sleep on I'm gonna get loose/Need me a triple the answer at about the same. slower leamed by musicians or athletes. Then it. Maybe your brain will sort it out for shot of that juiceJGonna get drunk rate. oIfe group had their slow-wave sleep you whild y u snooze. don't you have no fearfl want one bourbon, one scotch, one beer." This is just a fun blues song (oxymoronic, isn't i(1 ). Young'uns these days do not Blues-rocker George Thorogood plays some of the finest beer understand the value of a good bar hall music in rock history. song. Nowadays, it's all Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake garbage that they sing John Kerry, the liberal choice along to. For me, give me a good Few musicians have been able to George Thorogood and the in rousing beer-hall debauchery. And make a ustainable career doing Destroyers song. Pass me a Killians it's great. cover work, and only a couple have Irish Red and I'll shout to you at the This album highlights excelled at i.t. Thorogood is one of top of my lungs to give me a bourbon for a liberal newspaper? Thorogood's biggest successes. Now, them. The guitar work on this song and a scotch to go with it. Dear Editor, Senator JohnXerry is not from the . estates in as many states, and travels • What a surprise.,.a liberal paper school of Clinton unless you look regularly in a private jet. If this is what making a liberal endorsement. I strictly at his reverence to polls. Kerry the middle class experience is like ... let would like to point out a few errors in is far more liberal than Clinton and me in! your opinion editorial. according to his voting record is even I would like to finally point out 1. The decision to go to war more liberal than Kennedy. Kerry Kerry's voting record.. If he stands was not against the will of the people may have be a veteran, but his behav against Bush so much, then why has or most of the world. Kerry voted for ior after the Vietnam War will put a he not bothered to show up for impor- , ¥ action, but has now waffled to get chill on military personnel. When he tant votes? Kerry has only shown up support for his candidacy. was tossing medals of Honor to 28% of the time on issues where Bush 2. Wrong ... read David Kay's protest the Vietnan1 War he was toss has taken a stand. I can't help but testimony to Congress. This is an ing someone else's metals ... not his wonder that if by some miracle he is intelligence issue. No one lied; they own. elected, will he bother to put in an did not have accurate irtformation. Where on earth does anyone get appearance at the Oval Office? 3. Wrong again ... tax cuts are a the in1pression that Kerry understands Budget cuts ~ stimulating fiscal policy tool. It the middle class? Kerry attended Yale Stephanie Bell worked when Reagan did it and it is University, is a kept man to a woman President, College Republicans working now. with $600 million dollars, owns three PU$ eri 'f Former editor-in-chief deferlds The Current's objectivity Something on your ~ Dear editor, UnfOltunately this student would has some pretty loaded wallets at our ! This letter is two-fold. First, to rather The Current beat a dead horse expense?) However, the writer, \Vill i ·n d?. answer a recent letter about the per- even deader (sic) by covering the Melton, is a different question. What ceived non-objectivity of The Current. "parking crisis" that plagues this cam- the campus doesn't know is that The writer asked The Current whether pus. (Incidentally, has this student ever Melton is a former board member, and or not it is tIUly separate from the parked his car in the cavemous garage I think that by hiring him to cover University. Let me tell the author of across from the Millennium Student ASUM, The Current has done a great ,- that letter that indeed the newspaper is Center?) I am glad that myoId news- injustice to his campus. Melton, as separate. From past experience, when paper has steered clear of the parking great of a guy as he is, has far too things are going awry on this campus, issue and instead covered other news. many biases and allegiances to ASUM Write a letter to the editor. you can rest assured that any journalist Stories about parking are not new, but to write a fair stOly, not to mention that worth his by-line is on the phone or in stories about current events are new, many ASUMers probably aren't someone's office trying to get the therefore they are news. retuIning his calls. Keep Melton on . story. Hell, the fun part of journalism is However, this brings me to another staff, but Jason, please re-classify him. 'PI cutting through the "no comment" and point. Recently, The Current has And tell those who question your "nothing to say at this time" and "get begun running stories about ASUM, objectivity to get with the times. the hell out of my office" that gets the student lobbying group that I am a Parking is yesterday's news! thrown at the student-journalist every former.board member of. This is fine, Send it to: day. and their stories are telling the campus Nick Bowman But sometimes good news is still what's really going on with their stu fonner Editor-in-Chief news, and that is okay too. dent fees (did you know that ASUM The Current [email protected] www~thecurrentonline.com Page 6 ctlre. Current February 2, 2004 ercantile Library displays local history i.) BY GARY SOHN library also has manuscripts and pho Library. The Baniger Libraty has over Staff Writer tographic collections for anyone inter 45,000 volumes covering railroads ested in seeing how waterway trans and an archival collection that focuses portation has evolved along the mainly on railroad transportation. Mississippi River. Gregory P Ames, curator for the The Mercantile Library, located The Library also carries the John W Barriger ill Railroad Library, inside the Thomas Jefferson Library, Waterway Weekly Journal, which cov said that the library was founded as a offers a piece of Missouri history. ers reports by government agencies source of culture and intellectual Visitors can observe paintings of west and corporations about issues that per engagement for the citizens of St em culture, models of riverboats, tain to the inland community. Louis. sculptures and rare books. "The Waterway Weekly Journal 'The Barriger library is broader in The Mercantile Library was found has been in circulation since the 1890s scope," Ames said. 'The most power ed in 1846 and has hosted many ,md has been called by liver men as ful aspect is that the transportation famous speakers, such as Mark Twain 'the bible of the river men'," said Bette material doesn't exist just in a vacuum and Oscar Wilde. It is cun-ently the Gorden, Curator for the Herman T. because it is shown through western oldest circulating library west of the Potts Inland Waterways Library. expansion, especially strong in the Mississippi River. The Mercantile Gorden is currently working on nineteenth century. You see explo Library has grown into a fully func categorizing a collection of postcards ration, Native American culture and tional museum as well, It exists today donated by James B. Swift. This col St. Louis culture." because of generous donations and lection is significant because the The Woodcock Foundation is a joined partnerships with other inde Waterways Weekly Journal published collection of western art that is also .. ' pendent libraries. The Mercantile the postcards. working within the Mercantile Library is a conglomeration of The "Some of the postcards are from Library. This foundation features Herman T Pott National Inland hi s wife and his travels across western sculptures and paintings, Waterways Library, The John W America," said Gorden. "Postcards, which can be viewed during the Barriger ill National Railroad Library, especially the older ones, add dimen library's operating hours. The Library The Woodcock collection and the sions to life that aren't there." has four paintings by the renowned Trans World Air archives . Gorden. with work-study and western artist Charles Days, and sev The Herman T Pott Inland undergraduate student help, hopes to eral bronze statues by the famous Waterways Library is a collection of have the Sv,ift collection labeled for sculptor Charles Russell. These are books, manuscripts, photographs and the public soon. Gordon says that they just a few of the pieces that one· can o other collections that cover all aspects OJ are in the process of alphabetizing the view in the Woodcock collection. ..to of river navigation in America, from are '< collection, and as of right now cur c: its origins to toch1.Y. The collection rently working on the Ks . see LIBRARY, pag2 7 ...s: holds more than 15 ,000 volumes of The John W Barriger ill National ::r.... books that cover the history of Railroad LibraJ.Y is another collection The Mercantile Library is locat ~ .. America's inland rivers and water of books and other research material ed on the first floor of the l? ways that date back to the 18_0s . The that one can find inside the Mercantile Thomas Jefferson Library. ~ University Meadows offer student apartments BY CARRIE LEWIS good things to say about them. She getting new carpet, new appli Staj/V;rriter aid she enjoys the close proximity to ances ... basically everything that isn't school and freedom from her parents. drywall is coming out" These updat She cuts living cosats by living with ed apartments will be the cheapest of UM-St. Louis offers several three other roommates. all the UM-St. Louis apaItments: one to: options for students who want to live Mansion Hills Condominiums are bedroom will be $375 a month and a within a school-related community. located behind NOlth campus at 4343 two bedrooms will be $425 a month. ~ The first of which is, of course, the Normandy Trace Drive. Mansion Hill Some of the complexes bin the rent dormitories. However. for those who only accepts students over the age of directly to the student's university are seeking more space and indepen 21. A one-bedroom unit here is 765 account and require a meal plan. dence, area apartment complexes are a quare feet and $440 per month. A Despite all the benefits of living on good option. two-bedroom apartment is 830 square or near campus, many students still There are three complexes in the. feet and $575 per month. The prefer to live elsewhere. Angie Woike, Bel-Nor vicinity that are at least par brochure for r... lansion Hills claims sophomore, anthropology, says that tially owned by the University : the tbat they offer "off-<:ampus housing her house is not too far from campus University Meadows, Mansion Hills with on-<:ampus convenience." And and th.at it costs too much money to condominiums and Hollywood Park with the apartments on the UM-St. move out on her own. .. Apaltments. A fourth is on the way Louis shuttle route. cars are not a For more information about ~ and is located at 7900 Floris ant necessity when traveling to and from Mansion H,ills Condos, Hollywood if IlL_~:::_~_~~_~!!/!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IJ!!!!!!IJ!!!!!~!!I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I!!!!~.!!!!I. Road. c1as . Park or 7900 Florissant call 314-524. ABOVE: Tatum Megli, junior in special and Amanda l 'The Meadows," as it is popularly The Hollywood Park Apartments 3446.' For more infornlation about the Jennings, sophomore in anthropoloy, 'fi'nish up dinner at their refelTed to , is located on South are next door to Mansion Hills. Being University Meadows, call 314-516- apartment in University Meadows Thursday night. Campus. This is by far the mo t in the same area seems to be the only 7500. ,--______--.., LEFT: expensive complex available, but it is thing th~ e two complexes have in also described by the UM-St. Louis common. Many people might consid Amanda student housing web page as er Hollywood Park slightly rundown Jennings, "UMSL's finest student apartments." but they are cheaper. This complex is sophomore These are also the only apartments only for students 21 and up as well. A in anthropol that allow residents under the age of one-bedroom here is only $395 a ogyand 21. An efficiency is 495 square feet month and a two-bedrocm unit is William .... and is $608 a month for a twelve $495 per month. David Hart, site Tracy, senior EDITOR month lease. A two-bedroom apart manager of Mansion Hills and in English, ment is 610 square feet and is $437 a Hollywood Park, says that he hears enjoy a good KATE DROLET month per person for a twelve-month more complaints from the residents of laugh while ---_._---, . ... __ ..... - .-----_. .. .- lease. Finally, a four-bedroom unit is Hollywood Park. 'The complex is watching Features Editor $322 per month per person for a older," Hart explained. twelve-month lease. Furnished apart There are currently four units open ments are available as well for a high at the 7900 Florissant location, with phone: 516-4886 er monthly rent. more on the way. Hart enthusiastical fax: 516-6811 Heather Wuller, freslunan, nursing, ly discussed the renovations the apart lives in the Meadows and has only ments are going through. 'They are ------_ .. _------_. _------_._------_...... _------_ .. _- st. Louis welcomes A shadow or spring? Groundhog Millsmall predicts the weather BY MELISSA MCCRARY Features Associate BY MELISSA MCCRARY hog. stood how a small animal seeing his Features Associate But can an animal really predict shadow whether spring was coming or St Louis is home to many area future weather, or is this theory just a not. Too many times I've seen where tourist attractions, including the On Feb. 2, if legendary groundhog myth? it wasn 't tme and just the opposite of new St. Louis Mills Mall. Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his Nikki Harrison, junior, communi what was predicted would happen." Tills new shopping and enter bunow and spots his own shadow, cations, feels that there is no evidence Perhaps the only logical scenario in tainment spot is located only 15 Americans can expect six more weeks that this creature can make a weather the history behind Groundhog Day is minutes away from the campus of of winter. If the animal stays above prediction. related to whether or not the animal is UM-St. Louis. One can find this ground but does not see its shadow, "I think the impact of Groundhog's done hibernating. new ''bot spot" on Hwy 370 and at Robert Montz, junior, finance, and Christina Stephen, freshman, then spring is just around the comer. Day is overrated. Some take it Many residents of Missouri have the St Louis Mills Blvd. exit. criminal justice, talk as they ride the shuttle bus around campus. Some people might have heard dif too selious realized that any type of weather is Laura Haywood, sophomore, ferent versions of this legend, but does I y , possible, and that a groundhog is not secondary education, works as a anyone really know where or how the always the best tool to make an accu manager at American Eagle at St. Shuttles: Warm on delivery tradition began? rate call. . Louis Mills, and feels that the loca According to the Encarta "I think that spring will be here tion of the mall is a good advan Encyclopedia, this event, which takes soon because the weather is so BY GARY SOHN Shelton Thomas, shuttle bus driver tage to St. Louis residents. place each year in Punxsutawney, unpredictable," said Maria for Huntleigh Transportation, has been ''1 think that the new mall is in a Staff Writer Pennsy!vania, really began in Europe. Curtis, junior, English. "It was driving shuttle buses for UM-St. Louis good location, because it is not too In Europe, the tradition of in the 60s the week of off and on for six years. Thomas says far from everywhere, and it might For many students, the shuttle ser Groundhog Day started as a holiday Christmas." that the current shuttle bus route needs help to expand and bring more vice is a warm environment, especial known as Candlema but the animal With the heavy amounts to be updated and rerouted to better business to the highway," ly during this snowy time of the year. was a hedgehog. Their beliefs were of snow and the unexpected serve UM-St. Louis students. Haywood said. "I also think that The shuttle service on campus is pro similar to those today. If the bedgehog weather that has bombarded St. "When I was driving here in 1994, • the opening of the Mills brought vided for students, faculty and staff saw his shadow, then people could Louis over the past couple of the bookstore and food court were all more opportunity for people to find who need to travel around both North prepare for another six weeks of weeks, students may be glad located in the lC. Penney Building, jobs." and South Campus. Most people agree bad weather. to spot a groundhog and which is why the NOlth-SOUth Ci.rcle The St. Louis Mills has over that the drivers are fiiendly, but that Many German and European to see a new season is the main pick-up and drop-off spot 200 specialty shops and 8 large the service has its limitations. settlers who traveled to the begin during the first for passengers. Now, all that has anchor stores including American Katie Kohlburn, freshman, philos United States stopped to live week of February. changed with the new Millennium Eagle Outfitters, Bath and Body ophy, frequently uses this service. in Pennsylvania. While Center, which now holds the book Works, Guess Factory Store, Nine Kohlburn saiel that the shuttle service inhabiting the area, store and food court. So it seems to me West, Mikasa, Burlington Coat is convenient during the winter seasoD_ they shared and prac that it would be in the best interest of Factory, Circuit City, Marshal1s 'The drivers are friendly and ticed their own tra- students if the route focused more and Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue. dependable, and they get you from ditional cus- closely to the Millennium Center." With numerous retailers that point A to point B without having to toms. The '1 like the shuttle service because sell a variety of different items walk through snow," she said. groundhog it's faster than walking. But they need such as shoes, clothing, electron Although the shuttle service pro became a more shuttles at night," said RicaI'do ics, cosmetics and novelty items, vides comfort from the snow, symbolic Lima, junior, management informa shopping has become more conve Kohlburn says that the buses some creature tion systems. nient to many local residents, times come too late. 'They sometimes because it ~!~?_~~~~~~~~~~_~tudents~ __ don't go by the schedule which makes related to me late for class." see MILLS. lJC BY STEFANIE TAYLOR ...... --.----- Staff further certification," said Balestreri. Doctorate in human sexua1ity. The writer ------. ''But psychology isn't the only field Institute routinely invites DOted sex that requires topical specialization at a perts to lecture, such as Sue Johanson, Most careers have an appropriate higher level. Lots of careers require bost of "Sunday Night Sex Show" on path of education. If a student aspires more specific specialization." the Canadian Television for Women to be an engineer, he studies engineer Balestreri recognized that there are Network, and author of "Talk Sex," ing; \f a student aspires to be a few universities that offer programs on "Sex is Perfectly Natural, But Not chemist, he studies chemistry. The human sexuality topics. "To get into a Naturally Perfect" and "Sex, Sex, and system of field-based secondary edu clinical psychology program at the 110re Sex." cation produces the desired result. graduate level is extremely competi Johanson, who has been teaching What does someone study if he wants tive," she said. "With so few programs sex in her unique and explicit way for to be a sexologist? out there, the competition would be over 30 years, has won over the favor Sexology, the study of human sex incredibly intense." of American viewers recently after the ual behavior, encompasses many While no universities in the United show was syndicated to Oprah careers, including sex therapists and Winfrey's Oxygen Network. But counselors, sex educators, and the unlike Johanson, the majority of sex ever-popular sex columnists. These --"-- advice authors have very little formal professionals give advice and share I definitely feel like training. In the sex business, profes their knowledge about sexual topics, sionals only learn from doing. but many of them are educated in psy education is the Tristan Taormino, columnist for chology or health careers and find key. Guidelines The Village Voice, and author of 'The their ''fetish.'' from education Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex (I and Milinda Lacy, junior, psychology, II)," abandoned her career as an adult wants to be a sex and marriage coun provide structure, film star to stage her own self-titled selor. and that's impor anal empire on puckerup.com, where "I just think sex is really powerful," ABOVE: Students watch out tant when you're she gives advice on all things sexual. said Lacy. ''It's a natural thing and I the window as they ride the While Taormino says she offers a don't · understand why there aren't dealing with differ- UMSL shuttle bus around hands-on guide to awesome, mind more people interested in sex profes ent people and dif campus. blowing sex, Balestreri of UM-St. sionally. [Sex1 controls so much of our ferent problems. lives. . Louis career services remains skepti RIGHT: Foreign exchange stu cal about self-proclaimed sexperts. ''1 decided I wanted to do sex coun dent and American Studies "To be writing a book, you should seling about two years ago," she said. - Milinda Lacy, junior, major Vera Gugochkina watch have attended some academic pro "I've always wanted to help people in psychology es out the window as she grams," said Balestreri. 'The advice relationships. We all need and want rides the campus shuttle bus. these authors give could be complete love." Lacy is currently studying clin --" ly opposing to scientific medicine, and ical psychology at UM-St. Louis, and readers should be skeptical." she plans to continue her education to States currently offer an undergradu Lacy, who also hopes to write a SHUTTLE, from page 6 receive a Master's and Doctorate in ------"-_._ .. _._._ .___ 0._.. ._- -- .. "_ _,______ate program focusing on sexology, few books, said, ''1 think that to some clinical psychology. Lacy said that she Indiana State does provide a human degree (Tristan) doesn't have any edu Fran Kissane, sophomore, psy had not really started looking at spe sexuality minor, which is a far cry cation, but her profession is sex. She, chology, agrees with Lima that cific graduate programs, but she said from the single sexual-based psychol more so than anyone, is qualified to more shuttles are needed at night."I she knew that there are not many ogy class offered at UM-St Louis: talk about her experiences. Maybe . like that the service exists if you schools that have a special focus on Female Sexuality. However, several anal sex is her specialty, and she may need to get across campus. But I sex. institutions do offer further training in have some meaningful advice to offer . have a car, which is more reliable Teresa Balestreri, director of career sexuality. For example, the Pan for the women she writes for, as long when getting to my classes on services at UM-St. Louis, said that Educational Institute on Human as they don't take it as medical time," Kissane said. experience is the key to anything. Sexuali~'inlndependence,110. trains advice." Even though the lack of buses at Balestreri, who received her educators and health professionals on ''1 definitely feel like education is night is a weakness in the shuttle Bachelor's in psychology from St. how to deal with teen pregnancy crises the key," Lacy said. "Otherwise pe0- service, it still has many benefits. Mary's University in San Antonio, and sexuality transmitted disease ple are just giving advice about what Anyone who wants to get acquaint Texas in 1986, said students interested counseling. works for them. Guidelines from edu ed with the campus can ride along in sex education or counseling should Similarly, the Medical Institute for cation provide structure and that's and find out where all the facilities look for an applicable practicum or Sexual Health, according to their web important when you're dealing with are located, such as the Mark Twain internship. site, was founded in 1992 to inform, different people and different prob Building, the new Blanche 11. 'Traditionally, you see sex educa educate and provide solutions to med lems every day." TouhilJ Performing Arts Center and tors that come from a health or well ical professionals, educators, govern As the mooemization and accep residential housing. Schedule for ness background," said Balestreri. ment officials, parents and the media tance of human sexuality has pro pick-up times are available in the "Secondary education teachers typi about problems associated with sexu gressed, careers have opened up for MSC Building or on the UM-St. cally receive training certification an4 ally transmitted diseases and non-mar students like Lacy. Sexperts are. no Louis homepage. from outside sources." • ita! pregnancies. longer hippie products of the sexual Anyone with qu tion or con Bales~ suggests that students The Institute for Advanced Study revolution, braless and barefoot. The cerns about the campus transporta who want to be sex therapists or coun for Human Sexuality in San training ground has gone from the tion can contact Leonidas Gutierrez. selors follow in the path of Milinda Francisco, Calif., offers five graduate shag-crupet padded seats of a utility Supervisor of Parking and Lacy. "Students should specialize in degree programs, including a van to the classroom. Transportation, at 516-5298. clinical psychology and then look for MILLS, /rampage 6 LIBRARY, from page 6 - - -- Not only does this mall "I think that the new rnall is fo have many places to shop, unique in its own way. It has Julie DUIm-Morton. Woodcock graduate student, is in the museum "In addition to books, original but it also offers a wide vari many diverse stores that most Curator of American Art, says that the program at UM-St. Louis. manuscri pt~ and art, we now serve as ety of entertainment for pe0- people might not have heard Woodcock collection's most valuable Wtlzbach said that she is currently a focus for historical and cultural ple of all ages. 110st of the about, but overall I think that piece is the statue of Haniet Hosmer's documenting a collection by ' development by having a lunch and entertainment activities are the mall is mainly directed "Beatrice Cenci." American photographer Edward lecture program," Ames said. located in the mall's wing towards children," said Duc 'The statue was sculpted by the Curtis. Carlos A. Schwantes will host the known as Sportstreet. Le, junior, business. first American woman to have opened 'Tm studying the inner works of a nex.t lunch and lecture presented by One of the attractions is Shopping and entertain- up her own studio overseas, in museum right now which applies to the St. Louis Mercantile Librarv. a St. the '1ce Zone." Here people ment are only a few things that Rome," said Dunn-Morton. "The any type of museum: Art, Science. Louis Mercantile Library enclowed sculpture is about Beatrice, who is History and Right now I'm going professor in Westem and can iceskate or watch others esse bring life to the St. Louis Zoo. from its stadium seating. The The St. Louis Mills' Ice Zone is the official site Mills Mall. The Mills fasci shown the night before her death, through this collection of 722 images, Transportation Historical Studies. The "Ice Zone" is also the horne of the St Louis Blues. The Zone, located on the nates its visitors with bright sleeping while holding a cross open in taking inventory and seeing what the lecture will continue its third part in of the St. Louis Blues hock northeast side, provides skaters a full-size rink painted walls, streamers, her hand. Sculptures during this peri collection consists of." the eries, "In the Footsteps of Lewis ey team's practice facility. for their skating pleasure. twirling exhibits and sculp- od were supposed to teach you some Wilzbach says that the Mercantile & Clark: Reflecting on the Leadership Hockey lovers and Blues tures, like the larger-than-life thing." has a large and rare collection that Secrets of Lewis & Clark." The lunch fans can come view their dark structures. butterfly that hove.rs above Dunn-Morton also says that the includes the Ariel material provided and lecture series will be held in the favorite players practice for free. For those who enjoy watching shoppers. Some have described the archives hold every journal ever pub by the TWA Archives. "I came across Millennium Student Center on Feb. 4. Another popular attraction is the movies, the Mills has an 1S-screen multi-colored floor tiles and the differ lished by the Globe Democrat. "We some Lindbergh stuff tllat hasn't seen TIle Mercantile Library is open NASCAR SpeeDPark and the ESPN Regal Stadium Theater. ent street names of each wing as even have the original photograph of the light of day," she said. during the same hours as the Thomas X Games Skatepark. The skatepark Activities are also available for places of imagination, fun and fairy the famous picture of Tl1lman holding Though there are several different Jefferson Library. For more informa has over 25 walls, ramps, boards and children to explore and participate in. tales. the paper that says 'Dewey Beats entities, such as libraries and personal tion about clippings, books arld other .. half pipes for skateboarding and bicy "A Place to Grow" allows children to The mall, located in Hazelwood, is Truman'. The photo was taken by a collections, going on in the Mercantile ar"Chival material, the curators on duty cle athletes to practice and show off learn while having fun with foam fig yet another addition to St. Louis and is photographer from the Globe Library, all the books, paintings, are available. Students interested in their moves. ures, cartoon characters, games and an another place that the public can visit. Democrat," she said. sculptures and other archive material their undergraduate cooperative pro The Putting Edge is an 18-hole interactive story book. The "PBS Kids Hours of operation are Monday The 11ercantil.e Library is also a do one thing: bring St. Louis culture to gram can contact Daniel L. Rust, miniature golf course with many chal Backyard" located near the center of through Friday from 10 am. until 9:30 great place for anyone who is interest the UM-Sr. Louis canlpus. Six years Assistant Director for Undergraduate lenging obstacles surrounded by a the Mall consists of climbing struc p.m., and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 ed in being an historian or curator of ago, the Mercantile Library joined the Program Development, or the director room of black lights and glow-in-the- tures, bridges, slides and jungle gyms. p.m. another museum. Janet WIlzbach, a University of Ntissouri system. of the progI'am itself, Ray A. Mundy. II t l... 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Hawks shot a blistering 60% from eight minutes remaining in the con Staff writer the tield while UM-St. Louis man test, Josh Hardin, junior, forward, aged to shoot only 30%. rallied the Rivermen back to Vl-ithin The U1v1-St. Louis men's basket Scott Wittenborn, sophomore, 10 points of the Hawks by scoring ball team will now have to try and guard, who saw time on the floor in all five points in a 5-0 run, which set play catch-up for the rest of the sea the first half commented on the slow the score at 52-42. That would be son as they dropped to 2-8 in the start to the game, the closest the Rivermen would GLVC with a 73-59 loss to the "We came out slow, and we all come for the remainder of the game, Hawks of Quincy on Saturday. realized that if we were going to cut as the Rivermen seemed to run out On Saturday, Jan. 24, the into the lead, we needed to make of gas, getting outscored 23-17 by Rivermen basketball team played some changes going into halftime." the Hawks to lose 73-59. host to conference rival Quincy With that, it seemed almost as if The Hawks shot 56% for the University. UM-St. Louis fell it might turn out to be a tale of two game, while the Rivermen sbot behind early in the contest, as the halves, as the Rivermen came out 32%, which fell well short of the Hawks were able to score 9 of the blazing to begin the start of the sec team's season average of 41 %. The first 11 points in the first five min ond half. UM-St. Louis raced out of Rivermen were led in scoring by utes of the game. As the game con the gates with a 13-2 run which Jonathan Griffin, sophomore, for tinued, the lead for tbe Hawks aiso seemed to get the momentum to ward, who had 19 points for the continued to grow as they grabbed a begin to swing their way. Thc game and also by Ronnie Banks, 21-9 lead by the mid-way point of Hawks seemed vulnerable but were senior, guard, who added 15. the first half. lfM-St. Louis had not easily fazed by the quick start of UM-St. Louis is now 6-11 on the trouble finding tbe net to close out the Rivermen. Quine 0 countered season and 2-8 in the GLVC. Their the rest of the first half and entered with a run of their own, which next game has the Rivermen travel the locker room facing a 43-20 pushed their lead back out to a 16- ing to play on Feb. 5 against deficit. During the Erst half, the point margin at 52-36. With about Indianapolis. Mike Sherwinl T6e Cum!.111 ABOVE: Johnathan Griffin goes up for a shot during a game Jan. 24 against Quincy University. The Rivennen were defeated by the Hawks 73-59. GRETCHEN M OORE LEFT: Griffin advances the ball down the court during the second half of the Rivennen's game. The Rivennen's next game is sched- Sports Editor uled at 7:45 p.m. Feb. 5 against Indianapolis. 'J phone: 516-5174 fax: 516-6811 "I've been around sports my whole life, but you can't play sports forever. I Questions or also I ked medicine, so with hi :t I can have th~ best of both wo.rlds." ~cal pizza Comments? -Jamie Delgado, assistant athletic trainer Send me an e-mail: joints look UPCOMING BY DAVEstaJlv.iiiter SECKMAN .... --- -. Men's Thursday, Jan. 14 was a night to remember as eight students tested their skills as judges for four well Basketball known area pizza joints. The eight UM-St. Louis students each got to taste-test a handful of pizza that not only filled expectations but their Feb.S stomachs as well. All eight of the students dug in • vs. Indianapolis at Mali<: and voted only once on what they Twain Athletic Building thought was the best cheese, pep 7:45 p.m. peroni and specialty pizza from around the area. The pizza companies that partic ipated included St. Louis Pizza & Feb. 7 Wings, Pizza Hut, Chartwells and Rivermen soccer player Alex Kerforcl sits on the sidelines after injuring himself in a game last fall. UM-St. Louis athletic trainers help Domino's. Each company donated • vs. Northern Kentucky at athletes like Kerford by treating injuries during practices and games. six pizzas for the contest, two piz Mark Twain Athletic Building zas for each category. At the end of 3:15 p.m. BY .JAMES DAUGHERTY the contest, the students decided Staff Writer that Domino's made the best spe "My favorite part of the job is cialty pizza, St. Louis Pizza and. working with the athletes. They are Wings made the best pepperoni Meet two people who keep our ath In good hands motivated to do their best, so that pizza and Pizza Hut made the best Women's letes in good shape. Chad makes my job easier. Another thing is cheese pizza. Chartwells came a Oberbroeckling and Jamie Delgado they are always entertaining." The close second in several categories. are U1v1-St. Louis's head and assistant good part of the job may be working Doug Boyer, UM-St. Louis ath Basketball trainer. Their medical training comes Athletic trainers for the UM-St. Louis with the athletes, but that at times is the letic business manager, helped the from years of school. Oberbroeckling tougher part of the job, especially athletic department organize and is from Iowa, where he got his tmder Rivermen and Riverwomen help to keep when injuries take place. Fortunately run the contest. graduate degree in psychology and for Jamie, she has never had to deal "It is a good way to reach out to Feb. 5 sports medicine. He went on to get his with anything too severe, just simple the area businesses and to extend Master's in recreation administration all athletes healthy for their seasons breaks, noses, ankles, etc. relationships beyond just athletics, from Aurora University in Illinois. • vs. Indianapolis at Mali<: Oberbroeckling though, has seen some and it helps not only to get students Before coming to UM-St. Louis, he Twain Athletic Building ugly injuries. "The worst I've seen is out to games but to also get them worked in Milwaukee as an athletic 5:30 p.m. ball, baseball, cross-country and track, enjoyable for both and for very similar a broken leg. On two occasions in involved with UM-St. Louis athlet trainer in a· physical therapy clinic. and Delgado played soccer. reasons. Before corning here, Jamie football, a player bad both lower leg ics," Boyer said. Delgado got her undergraduate degree Sports medicine is a different type . ·worked at Missouri-Columbia bones broken to .where they were at The UM-St. Louis athletic at the University of Missouri of field. It requires one to understand . amongst Division I athletes. There is a 90-degree angles. It makes it tough to department organized the pizza Columbia in nutrition and medicine and anatomy, but also the particular difference, she says. "The . treat, especially when the guy is judging contest in hopes of bring Feb. 7 fitness/sports medicine. She is current mechanics in sports. It is almost like athletes at that level are very good, but screaming." Maybe that is one good ing out more students and local ly working on her graduate degree combining the brains with the brawn. they treat it much more like a job. It's thing about not having football on fans to attend UM-St. Louis sport • vs. Northern Kentucky at here at UM-St. Louis in physical edu When asked why she chose this .. almost like they don't want to practice campus. Fortunately for the athletes, ing events. The department is look Mali<: Twain Athletic Building cation. Her goal is to work as a P.E. particular field of study, Janlie said, every day. Here, though, the athletes here on campus we have two very ing to continue the contest on an 1:00 p.m. teacber and trainer when shc gradu "I've been around sports my whole are always ready to play and enjoy it qualified sports medicine practitioners annual basis and eventually bring ates. life, but you can't play sports forever. I still." to take care of them. For those of you in several more pizza companies Their sports training goes far back, also liked medicine, so with this field I Oberbroeckling commented on who are interested in sports medicine, along with more students to partic and they both played in high schooL can have the best of both worlds." working with the UM-St.Louis ath Oberbroeckling teaches a class in the ipate in the event. Oberbroeckling participated in basket- Working here at UM-St. Louis is letes as well. Mark Twain building. February 21 2004 ~he Current Page 9 Riverwomen lose in blowout vs. Hawks Coach Buchanan and Riverwomen struggle to dig out of 1-10 standing in GLVC BY .JAMES DAUGHERTY -·--···---St'affWrite;------ The UM-St. Louis Riverwomen lost another game by blowout, 84-46, Saturday, Jan. 24 against the Quincy Hawks. The Hawks were ranked tenth in the nation, and they showed exactly why. They used their shooting and overall size to go up 13-0 to begin the game. Debi Dibella finally scored for the Riverwomen on an assist by Simone Verhulst, but it did not do much to dent the lead. The Hawks extended their lead throughout the half to 45-18 by the break. In the second half, Quincy went about business as usual and kept control of the game. They went on a 12-0 run at one point, and their defense shut down the Riverwomen altogether. The final score was 83-46. Coach Buchanan shed some light on the loss. "I scouted Quincy at USI the Thursday before the game. USI upset them that night, and I knew right away they were going to come here ready to Jesse Gater! The C"n-enl play. They basically came in and took Riverwomen basketball coach Lee Buchanan and player Ashley their frustrations out on us. To give Richmond watch the action from .the sidelines on Jan. After a some perspective on the win, they shot 15. 38% at USI and then came in here and defeat to Quincy on Jan. 24, the Riverwomen have a 1-10 record. shot 65% the first half." The Riverwomen have now had decent rotation of players. In order to five minutes of the gaIlle, two players three recent blowout losses to fourth press, to trap and to go after the hustle fouled out, which left five players to ranked Drury, eighteenth-ranked plays, you have to have fresh legs the finish the game. When your opponent Bellannine and Quincy, ranked 10. entire game. TIus is the opposite of can run the entire game because their The question has to be asked: Why are what the Riverwomen have at their dis starters are rested by an extensive these losses so lopsided? Coach posal. Take for example the Quincy bench, it makes it difficult for your Buchanan responded to this. game. Finally, there were going to be starters who can never come out. "After the break we were engrain eight girls (which is four less than an Nevertheless, even with the rotation ing our defensive principles and really average team) to suit out for the game, disadvantage, by returning to defense working on defense. Lately we have but then Ashley Richmond fell ill with the Riverwomen will be giving them slipped from those concepts, and we the flu, and they had to play the game selves better odds of winning and Jesse Gater! The CU1Tellf have to get back on that to keep the with only seven players. keeping the score down. If the score down. After all, we're not exact To put on a convincing defensive Riverwomen can couple that defense effort with seven players is a feat by with a few more players in the rotation, The Riverwomen's Crystal Lambert looks to teammate Debi Dibella (#33) for a pass during a game ly a high-octane offensive." any stretch of the imagination. They they are alrnost assured more victories Jan. 15. One of the problems with focusing on defense is that it usually requires a attempted it, though, and before the last in the future. No or inru-y halftimes this week Lock-in scores big for SAAC • Upcoming events include mascot night and banner-rais- BY GRETCHEN MOORE cs ",ere) , present for the event. throughout the m.ght to those who had · £ Ri b ball d 2003 GL'7:C h - Beth Goetz and Deron Spink the winning ticket Prizes included mg or vermen ase squa, If' C am.ps Sports Ediror helped to organize the event and athletic gear, clothi ng, St. Louis supervised throughout the night. Cardinals tickets, restaurant gift cer- BY GRETCHEN MOORE ketball game. Sport'> infonnation director Todd tificates and hotel room reservations. The first UM-St. Lows Addington was controlling the Tex:.is As the night progre ed, students Sports Editor The one and only Fredbird will be in attendance of the game student/athlete lock-in proved to be a Hold-em table as women's assistant and athletes won more and more This week's Riverrnen basket- against the 13-8 Norse of Northern success for the Student Athletic ba";ketball coach Melanie Marcy was money and in a few ca es lost. Some jl ball games against University of Kentucky. Advisory Committee (SAAC) dealing the cards at the blackj ack participants could not stay up the Indianapolis and Northern Mascots will be signing auto Saturday, Jan. 24. The Mark Twain table. whole five hours, 0 they found spots Kentucky will have some exciting graphs and taking pictures through building was host to athletes from the around the building to sleep such as events during halftime. out the night and competing against men's and women's basketball, soc the hardwood of the gym floor or the Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7:45 p.m., cer and tennis teams as well as the --"-- entranceway. one another in the halftime basket- softball and baseball teams. Students "It was our first large-scale stu the Riverrnen will host the 16-3 ball game. It will also be "Take a It was our first large Greyhounds of the University of Kid to the Game Night" where chil from around campus showed up to dent/athlete event. "There were more " Indianapolis. At halftime there will dren under 14 get free admission support their school sports teams and scale studentlat h- athletes then students, but we have to be a banner-raising ceremony to with an adult. spend the night with the athletes. lete event •.. we have staIt small and work our way up. commemorate the 2003 GLVC This weekend's final horne Upon entering the building at mid to start small and People brought friends and si gnificant championship Riverrnen baseball night, visitors were handed a stack of others and if they had fun then they games before Homecoming should work our w ay up. team season. prove to be exciting with the half fake money to play with throughout will corne back for more," women's The Riverrnen recorded a school time entertainment of the baseball the night. On the main level of the soccer coach aI1d SAAC advisor Beth record 39 wins on the season, fm- banner-raising ceremony and gym, there was a 9-hole miniature - SAAC advisor Beth Goetz Goetz said. • ishing at 39-15, and took first place Mascot night. golf course, a basketball shootout, From midnight until five in the in the GLVC regular season with a RIGHT: football toss, soccer kickoff and base morning, the lock-in was an all 23-7 conference record. In addition, ball throw. Meanwhile, upstairs on the ,, -- around success for SAAC. They UM-St. Louis hosted and won the The UM-St. Louis mascot, the balcony, gambling was the focus as would have liked to see more student GLVC Tournament, capturing the Riverpup, will be one of the Texas Hold-em and blackjack tables Both head Coach Pilz and attend but were pleasantly surprised school's first ever GLVC team mascots present on the were attracting participants and their Assistant Coach Deryn Carter were with attendance. Championship in any sport. Athletic Department's "Mascot money. A 3-on-3 coed basketball con present for the event to support Coach Goetz commented on Later this week, on Saturday, Night" on Saturday, Feb. 7. The test took place around 2:30 where the SAAC's eff'Ol1s to introduce athletes SAAC's commitment. "SAAC presi Feb. 7, will be Mascot night. Local mascots will compete in a half- champions won $300. to their fans. dentJosh Thoma'> and vice-president mascots from around St. Louis will time basketball game and be Students and athletes could play Once everyone played for a fee, Enuly Worley did an exce!Jent job be walking around the Mark Twain available for photographs and games the first hour free and try their participants started winning more coordinating the event. Evely one Building. 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One per customer ------~ ~------Page 10 11w Current February 2,2004 ~------Floetry's Floac..ism ----·~~--~~~--~----~'Live' CD reveals-- more than laid·back grooves BY LAURA HEPBURN tracks. 'Wanna B Where U R Music Clitic (Thisizzaluvsong)" is a mesmerizing collaboration between Floetry and If you are not familiar with F1oetry, Mas Def. This track stands out due to then you are missing a fresh new out the more prominent role of bass guitar look on R&B. Marsha Ambrosius and electronic influences, in tradition (songstress) and Natalie Stewart with Mos Defs signature sound. (floacist) make up F1oetry, a spunky The majority of the album is made duo with their own vision of "music." of various smooth, jazzy R&B tracks. Their previous debut album, "F1oetie," Floetry combines two contrasting eamed three Grarnmy Award nomina styles of vocalization to achieve a tions including Best Contemporary unique style. Ambrosius provides R&B Albwn, Best UrbaniAltemative powerful and melodic lines of inspir Performance (for "F1oetic") and Best ing lyrics while Stewart contributes R&B Song (also for "F1oetic"). This gentle and sometimes whispered spo kind of response to a debut album is ken-word poetry. Subtle beats and certainly noteworthy. The musicians, bass lines . accompany this vocal however, wanted more. Because so arrangement much of what Roetry does is sponta One area lacking on the album is neous and because of their incredible diversity. Too many of the songs seem chemistry with each other. Ambrosius to be slightly altered versions of each and stewart felt that a live album was other. Perhaps if the style were more EDITOR in order. exciting or catchy, it would be easier to While the tracks on "Floacisrn" listen straight through. As it is, seem too seamless for spontaneity, the "Floacism" has nine similarly mellow CASEY ScHACHER sparkling and energetic personalities R&B songs that make it obvious why the standout track ''Floetic'' was the A&EEditor of the dynamic duo manage to have a strong presence. One benefit of a live one nominated at the Grammy Awards. phone: 516-5174 album that some artists do not take advantage of is the ability to give lis Despite a few funky tracks and a fax: 516-6811 teners a taste of the personalities glimpse at Floetry's unique "poetic behind the music. Floetry, with sever delivery with musical intent" philoso al song introductions, give brief yet phy, the rest of "Floacism" is a little inspiring explanations of how they slow. For fans of the genre, it could be feel about what they do and what their a worthwhile investment. What I rec A&E hopes are for their listeners. ommend is to attend the Erykah Badu The well-recorded tracks on concert at the Pageant on Feb. 20, Calendar "Roacism" manage to keep clear, dis when Roetry will be the opening act. tinct notes as well as audience This way, you can get some of the best responses. The album feature·s nine aspects of Floetry (their chemisuy and songs from the celebrated "Floetic" charisma) while deciding on the rest Movies including "Floetic" and "Butterflies," (the music). two of the most energetic and beat -Film openings are subject influenced songs. Floetry wrote RIGHT: to change. ''Floetic'' as a mLL'iical expression of what they are. "Buttelflies" is a hit sin Sexy duo, Floetry, releases gle they wrote for Michael Jackson. sophomore album "Floacism," Win a date with The star track of this CD, however. is a "poetic delivery with musi Tad Hamiltonl- In a one of the three newly recorded srudio cal intent." promotional ploy, sexy and famous young star Tad Hamilton partici "Wonderful ly inventive ar pates in a dating appealing stories . . . wil Compelling literature show. "It is woman great lIomanit¥. compassio ~ ' - and hunro~" Jane McCafferty's collection of short stories, "Thank You for against woman until -Elizabeth Graver. auth. of me Honey Th h the Music" is an intimate portrait of interpersonal relationships 'I the smoke clears and only one beauty BY PAUL CRUTCHER that they did not. diner. Staff~Vriter Instead, McCafferty reaches into My favorite, called "Bema's remains, a woman her bag of talent and compiles stories Place," is about a woman in a hollow he falls desperately Ever read a story about a clown? that only resemble each other in their marriage. When her twenty-some Did the clown have neighbors, young intimate look at relationships between thing son visits one night with his new in love with. Stars lovers who could not seem to keep people. She writes in straightforward girlfriend, Bema, a sixty-something,., Josh Duhamel and their voices low enough not to break prose, and dialogue, for the story vet, and the couple confesses that they through the thin walls separating the ahout the clown shifts to something are actually married, the woman stalts Kate Bosworth. apartments') Were you chuckling more dynamic in a story about two on a journey to reassess her relation Rated PG-13. when the couple would hear the brothers. One story I interpreted to be ship. Her son's euphoric situation clown drop the bowling pins he was a description of crashing off a fearful gives her the courage to have an trying to juggle, mutter a profanity trip, while anxiety and terror are affair: If he can do it, why can I not do and try again only to get the same wrapped up through the gray empty it? When she confesses the hrief tan- . Torque- Motorcycle results? If there was a pin-juggling street and one huge, black winged rat. gle to her distant husband, he returns ~ gangs feud in this clown in your story there, did he also That said, "You never quite know with admitting numerous indiscre have a frumpy wife, coated in a lime what to expect when you thumb the tions. She takes a hard look at what it tale of racing bikes, green face mask, who would knock on page into the next story." means to be married, to have a com running from the the young couple's door to inform McCafferty's ability to work with mitted relationship with another per them that their bizarre philosophical multiple styles is not the only sb:ength son. After reading about Bema, you law and seeking conversations were destroying the in "Music." All that ability would be will undoubtedly view Comments like revenge. Rated PG- clown-husband's pin-juggling chi? of little interest if the stories failed to ''You are my life" and "She is my Have you ever seen them all ponder be compelling. Thankfully, they do world" differently. 13. ing questions like 'Would you still not You do not need to find yourself I think good books should affect love me if I were fat?" and "Would in one of them to relate either, even you in that way. McCafferty packs her you still love me if I were a rat?" though she provides a spectrum of pages with sn'ong images and charac Ongoing I doubt you have, and I had not characters to identify with. In one ters that you would actually want to either until I picked up 'Thank You story, we meet a father trying to meet. I admit being wholly ignorant for the Music," a collection of short recapture the joy of living amidst a through one that she wrote as a lettet~ The Big Bounce- In stories from Jane McCafferty. The parking lot full of uninterested parents to Mr. Springsteen, as I know nothing clown story is one of the little gems i;n. in minivans waiting for their kids to about that Bruce. But, there are l4 this gangster movie ''Music,'' one of 14 stories in the 201- return from a ski trip. As he wanders ways in 'Thank You for the Music" to set in Hawaii, Owen page book. I half expected the stories around outside the cars, smoking, he connect with people. You are bound to take on afamiliar tone after reading meets Lucille Ball, waiting, of all to find something; perhaps it will be Wilson plays Jack a few (because they all share their things, for Desi. They round up the the clown and his wife who strike you Ryan, . a con who author), but I was pleasantly surprised kids and get hot cocoa at a nearby as near perfect. ~ ventures to the tropics in search of a change of pace. When he reaches the beautiful BY CATHERINE MARQUIS Either you like Ashton Kutcher or shores, however, he HOMEYER you do not A career built on such ven tures as "Dude, Where's My Car?" has Film Critic discovers that crime brought him success with a core of fans, 'The Butterfly Effect" is a science although his good looks and personal soils even the fiction-thriller movie staning Ashton appeal seem to be more of a factor than purest of sand. Kutcher. I was wary about a fIlm in great talent Certainly, Kutcher looks which heart-tlutterer Ashton Kutcher good in this film, but it is hard to see Rated PG-13. Opens tries to make the leap from comedies much strength in his acting. Of course, Jan. 30. like "Dude, Where's My Car?" to seri maybe I am being too harsh on Kutcher, ous dramatic ftlms. However, the who has been very successful in the movie's "what-if," Chaos Theory, sci teen comedy genre. But an attempt to You Got Served ence fiction premise persuaded me to break into another kind of role has to be Street dancers com uy it met with some evaluation. He will not Actually, "Butterfly Effect" was nei: lose any fans over this, but he will prob pete for a chance at ther as good as the premise suggested, ably not gain any either. nor as bad as one might fear for This is not to say that the film falls success in this film Kutcher's switch to drama Overall, it flat becavse of Kutcher. It has some about the hip-hop somewhat entertains, for a B movie that script problems, with too many script subculture of street is not as "science fiction" as promised holes, uneven tone and an over-empha but more thought-provoking I than sis on special effects. The film opens ,... dancing. Rated PG- expected. However, it does little to with dark, atmospheric effects and a ref ~. ot, ). launch Ashton Kutcher's dramatic 13. Opens Jan. erence to chaos theory. ;.(') 30. career and is unlikely to lead to deeper til film roles. Kutcher is not bad so much 3 as underpowered in this role. see BUTTERFLY ';~-;;CT ~;age 11- Ashton Kutcher stars as Evan in New Line Cinema's thriller THE BUTTE!R~FL~Y~E~F:::F=E~C;,[~. ~~1:=~£!l II> ..) February 2, 2004 1lw Current Page 11 ------~.------The Grind .------is relaxing.. coffeehouse 'To Be and To Have' is BY MONICA MARTIN atmosphere, The Grind offers coffees Staff Writer and teas, as well as a variety of edible treats, but no alcohol. Nothing on the wanning documentary menu costs more than five dollars. We waited in line for less than five min If you are in the mood for an inti utes. Brennan, a recent addition to our BY CATHERINE MARQUIS The title, "Etre et Avoir" in French, refers to the first lessons of mate conversation over a hot laue, visit traditional weekend outings, ordered a HOMEYER The Grind, a little hole-in-the-wall cof latte with chocolate and caramel grammar learned in school. There Film Critic feehouse that lurks unsuspectingly in ($2.25) and a piece of cake ($3JXl), are only a dozen students, but the the Central West End. When you walk which we all split. Melissa ordered a teacher, Lopez, moves easily in, a room to the right offers pool latte with caramel ($2.25), and I January is the silly season for between teaching each age group tables, foosball and video games. A ordered a 32 oz. Sprite ($2.00). The Hollywood, when studios release appropriately for their age and prob smaller room off to the left has tables cake tasted rich and delicious. oddball films that they do not know lems. Students learn the basic sub and chairs as well as potted plants to "What I was impressed with was what to do with and real turkeys that jects of grammar, writing, reading, brighten the large windows. The bar that the latte was not scalding hot," they hope will soak up a few bucks arithmetic, some history and geogra guards the doorway leading to the Brennari said. while nothing else is there. That is phy. The younger ones learn count game room, and above that doorway You can find exceptional service at not true for the foreign and indie ing, colors, and do hands-on art pro hang plaques celebrating The Grind as The Grind. The servers are friendly films. Therefore, the pick frlm for jects. Lopez gives the older ones a great coffeehouse. Guests are beck and could very well be the person sit this week is "To Be and To Have," a instruction in math, writing and oned to sit in front of the fireplace by a ting next to you in class. They wear documentary about the students in a other subjects, with testing and light blue wrap-around couch. street clothes instead of uniforms, French, rural, one-room school and assignments given with exacting Discontentedness is unlikely, despite adding to the comfort of this cozy cof the final year for their soon-to-retire standards .along with encourage the fire being a video rather than the feehouse. The Grind serves all walks teacher. Actually, even without the ment. real thing. of life and caters to night ow Is, staying Janlfary slump, this wonderful film With the little ones, Lopez shows A combination of music filters open from 3 p.m. until 3 a.m. during would likely be the pick of the week. patience and affection, even being through the speakers, while varying the week. On Saturdays and Sundays, "To Be and To Have" takes place silly and playful as he teaches. When colors trip across the walls. Oil paint The Grind operates from noon until 3 ABOVE: in a traditional one-room school a little one falls, he picks the child up ings hang amidst a smoky haze. People a.m. Although they do not deliver, they A customer waits for a coffee drink at The Grind, a coffeeshop in house in a rural fanning area far and hugs him. The truth is that young sit in intimate groups or by themselves, do offer carryout. For intimate chats, the Central West End. from any city. Without narration, but children need this kind of affection talking, studying, reading or working fun and great lattes, visit The Grind in with subtitles, it follows the dozen from the adults in their lives. With on laptops. the Central West End. They wait to BELOW: students and their teacher, George the older children, he is more Along with a cozy comfortable serve you. Customers enjoy the ambience at The Grind Lopez, through his [mal year of reserved. In guiding, advising and teaching before retirement. encouraging them to do their best, "To Be and To Have" appeared you always feel his affection for on many filnj critics' lists of best them and concern that they do well. films for 2003, with good reason. When students and teacher say their Although this documentary played at farewells at the end of the year, they the St. Louis Film Festival last fall, kiss each other on the cheek in the this is the first theatrical run for the traditional French manner. film here. It will run at the Tivoli for Along with the grammar school one week only. Elsewhere, the film basics, Lopez teaches his students to has been a big hit, mostly because its get along with each other and be quiet, slice-of-life, unnarrated, cine kind, and he helps them learn how to ma verite approach avoids false sen resolve conflicts. The students leam timent and lets the film focus on the art and cooking and all the children, appealing children, ages 4 to 12, and even the older ones, go sledding. The their wonderful teacher. In France, children are completely relaxed and the film has become the highest natural in front of the camera, which grossing documentary ever and fllmed throughout a whole year. made a national hero of Lopez, the Consequently, they do the kind of school's teacher. things kids do, squirm and fidget, I am cautious of films that are wipe their noses on their sleeves, calle-d "heartwarming" or "feel make messes and tease. They are , good" because they are often too amusing and delightful in their natu sentimental or overly saccharine, or ralness. both. "To Be and To Have" is entire An unnarrated, slice-of life film BUTTERFLY EFFECT, from page 10 ly natural. The appeal comes from where nothing blows up and which the charm of the children themselves has the quiet pace of real life is and the quiet, slow-paced life of the bound to be a film that takes a little Then, after pouring ?ver note-. gives us a how or why for his unique the thought-provoking twist. as is highly effective. However, it seems rural an:a and school. The lack of time qr: ~~eg ; ~ ~~~g, books, whi,b piques our m'tires ~-we: lme-travel gift, beyond implying Kutcher's character Trebom must as if the first half of the film remakes narration and the quiet realism the children and their remarkable get a flashback to horrific childhood that it he inherited it from his father. weigh changes that are bad for him "Stand By Me." and the second means that you have to give this film teacher will charm you. By the end , incidents involving Treborn and After a grim, even gruesome against the benefit of others, espe resembles "Groundhog Day"-not a a little time to work its magic on you. of the film, you will likely feel like cially his likely combination. three friends, a rather gruesome opening sequence, the film tends to childhood sweetheart Do not dash out if the first fifteen this is how grammar school should thriller-like setup of what is to come be lighter weight and brings in comic Kayleigh (Amy Smart). ide~ The has potential but was minutes are not exciting. Be patient be, and you will be awed by Lopez with the adult Trebom. However, elements, such as when the scholarly The child actors in the earlier never fully exploited. No effort and you will be rewarded. and entranced by the cute kids. having set up this dark and horrific college student Trebom finds himself sequences are very good, and Eric seems to have been made to explain j This documentary seems to look It can also be a real "reality" tone effectively and evoked Chaos transformed into a shallow frat boy. Stolz as the abusive father of the events and little is done to cover back at how schools used to be, and show. Bravo to director Nicolas The surprising thing about the film is Trebom's childhood friend Kayleigh Theory, the film then turns into a plot holes. Despite having more style not just the one-room type. The ftlm Philibert for having the sense to ~ darker version of ;------..,.,.,."--...... ,,,....,...---, than substance, takes us all back to the pre-PC world, stand back and let the kids and "Groundhog Day," the movie is not before worries about pedophiles, teacher take center stage. His deci by having Treborn a complete loss when teachers were like parents, sion not to add commentary is one discover he has a as entertainment who knew their students and inter reason for the film's effectiveness, talent to go back to by any means. acted warmly and affectionately with for what we see proves far more certain points in Still, as long as them without fears of being misun powerful than the words could ever time and alter the you do not hate derstood. The teacher knows each be. And bravo to Lopez, as well, for e past. science fiction child well and nothing escapes his being what a teacher ought to be, the The chaos theory films (and there attention. No child falls between the teacher every child needs and every caution is, of course, are those who cracks or is overlooked, and no parent wants for his or her child. that every change do), it is not bad, slacking off is possible. In this Documentaries like this one are has unseen conse may even be and remote, rural farming district, life different from fictional films, where quences, the title entertaining as a seems like a snapshot of the past, things have to happen fast and every teen -orien ted being a reference to with a lifestyle suited to simple times thing has to be a big dramatic ges film. However, the changes that when traditional, small family farms ture. You know real life is usually 'fl could be wrought by it remains to be are the norm. Lest someone think not like that, and this film is far clos if a butterfly. seen Kutcher that this film takes place in some er to real life, which has its own Although Kutcher's can make the capsule of the past, before diversity appeal. This quiet, charming film has character is a gifted leap into dra made things more complex, you real, not false, feeling. Corny and student studying matic or even should note the surprising ethnic overblown "feel-good" films leave psychology, the more adult roles. diversity of the students and even the me cold, but this feel-good film is filinmakers never Photo courtesy New Line Cinema This film will teacher, who is half Spanish. Yet, the completely different. ~ really attempt to Irene Gorovaia (left) and John Patrick Amedori (right) star as the young Kayleigh and Evan in THE not do it. BUTTERFLY EFFECT. film never shows this diversity. Warm up to a Sweetheart of a Deal In'\'ite yon and a guest to At Crown Manor Apartments a special screening. Stop by The CUJTent offices One bedrooms from only $399 per month at 388 Millennimn Two bedrooms from only $475 per month Student Center to pick up a complimentary Plus, for a limited time only ... screening pass for two to see Pick your neighbor! 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