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VOLUME 36 March 1, 2004 Your source for campus news and information The latest in Sports THECUR RENTONLlNE.COM UNIVERSITY OF M ISSOU R I - ST. L O UIS I.' Human 'Back to t he Future' a success MSAlecture rights is Sold-out crowd at homecoming dance caps off week of event; Suen, Mayer take crowns examines the BY KATE DROLET Wednesday's bonfIre. Alex Kerford, Features Editor sponsored by the Residence Hall . subject of Association, won the competition. role of women After students finished enjoying On Friday, Feb. 27, a 600-plus strawberry cheesecake and coffee, crowd gathered in the Westport the Homecoming court was in Islam lecture Sheraton's Chateau on the Lake for introduced. King candidates UM-St Louis' 2004 Homecoming included Justin Kimble, James Craig Leonard, Kevin Ottley and Benny BY AMANDA .JENNINGS BY WILL MELTON dance. Students had the option of Suen. Queen candidates were Tyler StajfWriter Staff Writer choosing a chicken, beef or "Siren" Cross, Silvia Nijhoff, Jan vegetarian entree for dinner. The Mayer, Stacia Hallin, Shanna Stotler On Thursday at 3 p.m. in the When a massive human rights doors opened at 6 p.m. with a cash and Nichole Pagels. Millennium Student Center, the violation occurs, whom does the bar, and dinner was served at 7:30 Jonas Zakour, last year's king, Muslim Student Association hosted world call upon to deal with the p.m. crowned Suen as king. Candace "Women in Islam," a lecture and problem? Jamie Metzl, adjunct "My roast beef was excellent," Williams, the reigning queen, question-and-answer period, which ,professor of law at UM-Kansas City, said Rachel Aughney, senior, pre­ crowned Mayer as the 2004 presented the realities of the life and ~ said there is no simple answer. optometry. "The entire dance was Homecoming queen. role of women in the Islamic religion. Metzl visited UM-St Louis on really great. I was glad to see that so Each candidate spent the previous Kevin Ottleyl Tbe Current Maysa Albarcha was the guest Tuesday to address this question. His many people attended." ten days talking to students, hanging Dancers fill the floor of the Westport Sheraton's Chateau on the lecturer. She went over many aspects lecture, entitled "From Cambodia to Dinner was followed by a up flyers and campaigning for votes. Lake on Friday night, during the annual homecoming dance. of Islamic women's lives, including Kosovo and Iraq: How Can We welcome presented by the Voting ran from Monday, Feb. 23 wearing hijabs, marrying and verses in Enforce Human Rights Law?" Homecoming committee chairs, until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. the Quran. explored the complexities surrounding Martha DeBuhr, Emily Fislunan, joining the association and sharing included penny wars, powder puff 26. Albarcha .lhis subject Beth Grindstaff and Harrison Smith. in school spirit. football, a blood drive, banner wars, The crowning was followed by a started the Metzl is no The president of the alumni DeBuhr, who gave a recap of the a spirit competition and the Big Man night of heating up the dance floor. ! lecture by stranger to the ! association, Jackie McBrady, Homecoming week activities, on Campus competition. The winner The dance was DJed by TKO DJ. talking about field. He was delivered . a short speech about followed McBrady. Activities of BMOC was announced at see HOMECOMING, page 3 a. human Islam in rights officer opposition to culture. She for the United Nations said that Transitional Move over Soulard: Fat Tuesday at VMSL many of the images Authority in we Cambodia see ill from 1991 to America are influenced by 1993. His Maysa Albarcha Jamie Metzl curriculum culture and Featured speaker at vitae also are not tFamler human rights includes a lecture held by influential of officer for the U.N. in position on Muslim Students Assoc. the true Cambodia. Currently the United religion of adjullct professor oj States Senate l Islam. "We do...n.ot refer....to Islam. as what law at UM·Krmsas Lfly Fo r e' i -g 'IT I Muslims do; we have to refer to what . Relations I Islam teaches," Albarcha said. "It is Committee, serving as the former I similar to saying everything Christians ... senior adviser for information I do is what Christianity is." technology at the U.S. Department of i Albarcha also said that the wearing State and a Harvard law degree. ! of the hijab is a personal choice. A After positing the question laid out I hijab is a traditional head covering in the title of his discussion, Metzl j worn by many Muslim women. She gave the audience four key elements said that itis worn to cover a woman's to frame the issue: law, norms and sexuality, not her femininity . .', II morals, institutions of response and Many peDple have heard about the politics. law in some Islamic countries, saying It is important that the international that a woman's testimony is only conununity come to common worth half of a man's. Albarcha said standards of achievement and creates that the Quran had verses to show that a foundation for those goals in law. at times, a woman's testimony is worth Despite varying norms and morals, more than a man's. h~ "all people intuitively understand The only time when two women " what human rights means," Metzl are needed is if a man cannot be found said. to testify about financial matters. This FAlucation becomes a critical factor is due mainly to the fact that at the time because, according to Metzl, the the Quran was written, women did not world has to work toward changing deal much with financial matters. consciousness; it has to find a way to Albarcha also said that the Quran create human rights conscio~ness. '+ has many scriptures about the equality . In agreement Wlth MetzllS Aaron of men and women. Gillmann, Student Government "Many of the laws in Islamic representative for the Model United countries that are not Islamic are left Nations. He says people need to be from Western occupation," Albarcha aware of the problem areas in the Jonas Zakour holds his beads high, atop one of the more than 20 floats that took part in the UM-St. Louis Mardi Gras parade on said. world in order to take action. TUesday. The parade, organized by Gloria Schultz, wound down Natural Bridge Rd. from South Campus to the front of the MSC, - ~ ........ ...... -....... .. ... .•.- .- --.---- . "After that, people can proactively where a crowd of bead·hungry students and parade judges waited, --- - see WOMEN IN ISLAM , page 3 'IIiI work for change or can do something as sin1ple as boycotting products from repeat human rights abuses," Gillman said. "Nothing can be done unless students know what abuses are being Call for blood donations answered by UM-St. Louisans conunined throughout the world." people." Chris Conway, However, Metzl says that f BY AMANDA JENNINGS The Red Cross in the area is one of junior, . ' awareness in the fonn of information i StajfWriter the largest in the nation. Due to this, biotechnology, is not enough. Originally, he blamed a 1 On Monday and Tuesday, the they often provide assistance to the donates blood lack of response to a lack of I American Red Cross held a blood less fortunate regions. for the information. Then, after he worked in f drive on campus. With a national "The Missouri-Illinois area Red Cambodia, the former Yugoslavia American Red blood shortage, the gift of blood was Cross is about the third largest Red Cross on began to break up and we began to see even more needed. Cross in the nation," Parrish said. Monday in the problems, particularly the war in Sigma Pi fraternity sponsored the 'There are a lot of smaller areas that Century "'1, Bosnia Only this time, the world had blood drive at the Millennium cannot meet their demand for blood, Rooms of the the information. The U.N. was on the Student Center. While the turnout so we have to help them out." Millennium ground; yet, the world initially did was gre.ater than expected in the In order to motivate students to Student nothing. MSC, the turnout at University donate blood, the Red Cross was Center. From the first two ideas, Mew Meadows was low. In all, 112 offering a trophy to the student Conway is a moved into looking at the institutions students donated blood. The Red organization with the most donors. member of that the world has to respond to these Cross was hoping for at least 60, so Sigma Pi was the winning the Sigma Pi ,. situations. they well surpassed. their goal. organiz.ation. Everyone who donated fraternity There is currently a great need for received a free T-shirt and food. which Many students do not donate 5ee Iif.UMAN RIGHTS, page 3 blood donors. sponsored the "We have a severe shortage, because they are unsure of the blood drive. especially of 0 negative, but we need process and hesitant if they are all blood types right now," Kathy eligible. Parrish said that the process Castulik, student health educator for takes about 45 minutes to an hour, INDEX University Health Services, said. depending on the wait. Bulletin Board 2 A good reason for contributing "Students will be prescreened., and News 3 blood is that you never know when they fill out an application. They will you or a family member may be in have their blood drawn to make sure drink tea at least two days before tattoo within the last year, they are of donors, so people can give at a Red' QQinion~ _ __.

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