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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2010s) Student Newspapers 3-5-2012 Current, March 05, 2012 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, March 05, 2012" (2012). Current (2010s). 102. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s/102 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (2010s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. March 5, 2012 VOL. 45; ISSUE 1371 TheWWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM Current MATTHEW B. POPOSKY in her truck in the drive- and would be home when Missing Editor-in-Chief way. We thought she was on she wanted,” Lawrence the phone, and I remember Coldon Sr., father, said. A University of Missouri stepping out on the porch, Te police, it turns out, – St. Louis student, Phoenix seeing her silhouette in were not helpful to the Phoenix Coldon, junior, undeclared, the truck. You can see past Coldons. Te ofcer taking disappeared from her home the front windows to the the report ofered to run the on Sunday, December 18, end of the truck from our plates of Phoenix’s truck, 2011. Since then, searches house. I remember peep- but reported turning up no have occurred, fyers have ing of the porch and seeing responses. He also did not been posted and lines have her. I came back inside, and fle a missing person’s re- been tied up with inquiries Lawrence saw her leave.” port, citing his earlier men- regarding the young stu- Lawrence contin- tion of Phoenix’s age. Te dent’s condition, whether ued the day’s tran- next day, another ofcer did she has been heard from scription at this point. come out and say she would or seen, etc. What follows “I saw Phoenix back fle a report, although her is the account of Phoenix’s out of the driveway and check of the truck’s tags also disappearance and the pro- pull of. Tat was the last came up empty. According cess followed since that time we saw her, at about to Lawrence, it was later day by her parents, Goldia 3 p.m. that Sunday. She discovered that the police in and Lawrence Coldon. didn’t come back home. We East St. Louis received a 911 “Sunday, December thought she had gone to the call about the abandoned 18, 2011 was a beauti- store or a friend’s house, truck in the previously stat- ful day,” Goldia Coldon, something like that. When ed condition, but did not mother, said. It was sun- she didn’t come back home fle a tow sheet report on it. shiny and warm. Phoenix that night, my wife was “It took two weeks for and I attended worship worried, saying something us to fnd her truck in East together at our church, was wrong, since Phoenix St. Louis because the people Westminster Presbiterian was not home. Phoenix over there did not do their Church. She played in the isn’t the type to stay out all jobs. We did not fnd that Hand Bell Choir that day” night and not inform us.” truck until January 1, two DISAPPEArANCE “We stopped at Aldi’s “We later found out that weeks after she went miss- between Belfontane and the same day, at 6:23 p.m., ing. We had made fyers, 270 on the way home. her truck was towed from a called people all around the of She went in her room to location in East St. Louis at country – we found the truck change and went down 9th Street and St. Claire Av- through a family friend, to the garage to get a bas- enue. It was found with the who had his friend run the university ketball and shoot hoops.” key still in the ignition and tags. It took them 15 min- “I was in my room and the door open. We didn’t utes to fnd the truck. Tere watched her play for awhile, know the truck had been was a two-week lag in which because I heard the ball hit- towed at that time, though.” we could not search for our student leaves questions ting the side of the house. I “Te next day we called daughter because we did always pray she doesn’t break friends and hospitals, and not know where her truck for the bedroom window when that night we called the St. had gone missing, or that she does that – she shoots it Louis County Police De- it had been found the very so hard. She’s just like a lit- partment. Te ofcer came same day,” Lawrence said. tle girl with the basketball.” to take a report and basi- friends “I didn’t see her come in- cally lectured us on how, side, but Lawrence said she given Phoenix’s age, she Continued on page 13. put the basketball back in didn’t have to tell us where family COURTESY OF COLDON FAMILY the garage and went to sit she was, etc. She was grown ALSO INSIDE ProtestMan Eating for Syria Sandwich Unnamed protestor ‘A Separation’ Searching for speaks out at MSC reviewed Phoenix Coldon 73 atNew MSC art installation feeds 4one man 13 7 13 2 | The Current | MARCH 5, 2012 | WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM | | WHAT’S CURRENT TheCurrent VOL. 45, ISSUE 1371 What’s Current WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM Your weekly calendar of campus events. “What’s Current” is a free service for student organizations. Sub- missions must be turned in by 5 p.m. the Thursday before publication; first-come, first-served. Listings may be EDITORIAL edited for length and style. E-mail event listings to [email protected], with the subject “What’s Current.” Editor-in-Chief....................................................Matthew B. Poposky No phone or written submissions. Managing Editor.........................................................Jeremy Zschau News Editor..................................................................Hali Flintrop Features Editor............................................................Ashley Atkins Tuesday, March 6 Thursday, March 8 Sports Editor...............................................................Owen Shroyer Executive fellows mentoring project Faculty colloquium: writing teaching philosphy A&E Editor...................................................................Cate Marquis From 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Located in 427 SSB and open to all. and research Opinions Editor............................................................Sharon Pruitt Gary Lee, executive fellow, will be facilitating a mentoring project. From 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in 589 Lucas Hall and open Copy Editors........................Sara Novak, Caryn Rogers, Casey Rogers The purpose of this mentoring project is to help students meet their to faculty. Staff Writers.................................................................David von career goals after graduation. Executive fellows facilitate three ses- Begin working on documents for third year, promotion, tenure re- Nordheim, Yusef Roach, Eli Dains, Dan Spak, Dianne Ridgeway, Jana- sions per program with small groups of three to five students. view and award nominations. Learn to craft these statements with ca Scherer, Leon Devance, Rachelle Brandel, Angela Acton, DeAnna Prior registration is required. structure, guidance, resources and examples provided by faculty col- Monroe, Zachary Littrell, For more information, call Dr. Malaika Horne at 314-516-4749. leagues. Laptops helpful, but not essential. Reserve a seat from the DESIGN Technology Support Center at 314-516-6034. For more information, contact Peggy Cohen at 314-516-4508. Design Editor..............................................................Janaca Scherer Photo Editor....................................................................Nikki Vahle Web Editor.........................................................................Dan Spak Wednesday, March 7 Friday, March 9 Staff Photographers.......................................Jarred Gastreich, Sarah Creating online tests Capstone ourse – Financial Plan Development Course Lowe, Jenny Meahan, Ahmad Aljuryyed, Erica Thompson From 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Located in 104 ESH and open to all. From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Located in the JC Penney Conference Center and Illustrators...................................................................Karlee Sellars, There are two methods for creating online tests, and this session will cover both open to all. Stefano Ragonesi methods. MyGateway has its own test-generating function within the content Beginning in 2012, the education requirements for CFP® certification will in- BUSINESS areas, and the free test-generating software Respondus allows you to upload clude completion of a financial plan development course registered with CFP Business Manager.........................................................John Wallace a pre-existing exam into MyGateway. Topics to be covered include: creating/ Board. This capstone course requirement has been designed to enhance the Advertising Director......................................................Sarah O’Brien selecting test questions in MyGateway,Respondus download and usage, dif- knowledge, skills and abilities of individuals seeking to attain CFP® certifica- Distribution Manager......................................................Mavis Hollis ferences between “deploying tests” and setting “test options” and scheduling tion and implement an assessment of their ability to deliver professional and Advisor......................................................................Charlotte Petty exams in the Online Testing Center. competent financial planning services to the public. Fee: $995 For more information, call the Faculty Resource Center at 314-516-6704. For more information, call Erica Candela at 314-516-5908. CONTACT US Address 388.MSC,.1.University.Blvd Monday, March 12 Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400 Newsroom 314-516-5174 Statehouse Sisters Business/Advertising 314-516-5316 From 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Located in MSC Century Room A and open to all. Fax 314-516-6811 For only the second time, the top prosecutors in Missouri’s two largest metropolitan areas are women. Join us as St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer E-mail (Editor-in-Chief) [email protected] Joyce and Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters-Baker talk about their roles and experiences in the real world of law and order. Federal Magistrate E-mail.(Advertising) [email protected] and former Court of Appeals Judge Nannette Baker will moderate.