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BY PAUL HACKBARTH edly involved in the theft Five base surcharge _~ " .' ____ " ___" ...... • _ •.. __ _• ._ _...... '··.·HM ...•...• _ News Editor ball players were suspended, but -~ since then, all five players have been Two weeks after arrests were reinstated, according to Pat Dolan, under new made in connection with a theft from director of athletics at UM-St Louis. Dick's Sporting Goods in West Dolan released an official state County, no charges have been filed. ment regarding the suspensions, "Chances are, charges won't be which states, 'Tho players served \> Metro plan filed until April," said Lieutenant Paul one-week suspensions; three players Banta of the Des Peres Police served two-week suspensions, Department said last Thursday in a including missing the first four games BY PAUL HACKBARTH AND phone interview. of the season."
HALEI PAIGE Banta said the reason for the delay Dolan said the University plans to is that a prosecuting attorney from the reassess the situation if a prosecuting N;;;;;liditor ar;;[StajJWni;;--- St Louis County Court has not been attorney from the county court choos assigned to the case as of yet. es to file formal charges against any After Metro proposed three The players' names will not be of the baseball players. new plans for student passes, UM released until formal charges are The UM-St. Louis Rivermen St. Louis has proposed an alter made, Banta explained. baseball teari1 will play with a full nate plan that hopes to be a com Adam D. Wisemanl The Current The decision was made to suspend roster against Bellarmine on prollllse among . students, the the baseball players who were report- Saturday, March I L University and Metro. The current For years, the Benton-Stadler Hall science complex has been in need of renovations. Now, UM agreement with the University St. Louis stands to receive $18 million from the proposed sale of MOHELA assets. ,~ expires in August 2006. Reinhard Schuster, vice chan cellor of Administrative Services, outlined the new surcharge pro MOHELA plan will help fund Curtis testifies at Capitol. posal in a fax memo dated Feb, 24. - . The surcharge proposal is an alternative to the fixed price sys tem that Metro proposed last in favor of legislation for It) month. Under the fixed price sys Benlon-Stadler renovation tem plan, UM-St. Louis would purchase 26,000 passes at a rate of voting student curator $16.99 per pass. This amounts to But many at UMSL want the plan to fully fund $31 million project $441 ,740 for one year's worth of Maria Curtis Metro passes for students, .. BY SEAN MICHAEL BY MELISSA S. HAYDEN Student Currently, the pass program Under the Lewis and Bruce WIlking, professor and chair Staff Writer Representative ~ budget totals $155,000. This fig StajJWriter Clark Discovery Initiative: of the department of physics and ure is based on the amount of astronomy_ 'The claim is that it to the &;ard of money collected by students who $18 million of the $450 million would not. The way it's being pre The Board of Curators passed a Curators favors currently fund the program The UM-St. Louis Faculty Senate sale of MOHELA assets would fund sented, it's kind of a win-win situa- resolution in January opposing the legislation that through a 75-cent per credit bour and Student Gevemment the renovation of Benton and tion." student representative having a vote, would give the fee built into the infrastructure fee. Association passed resolutions Stadler Hall!;. ~zzou would W:tlling said the MOHEI.A sale but several bills in support of the stu student curator That leaves $286.740 in encouraging the Missouri legislature receive $80 million. appears to be the most immediate dent curator are moving along in the amte_ remaining costs, which would be to use money from the Lewis and way to get the money needed for the legislation process. supported by a new surcharge. Clark Discovery Initiative to fully What the SGA and Faculty renovations of these buildings. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Reps. Bryan Schuster collected data from fund renovations of Benton and Senate are calling for: According to Lav;.Tence Barton, Pratt and Jim Avery testified before University files and records and Stadler Halls. chemistry professor, Benton Hall is the Missouri House Higher explained. However, one UM-St. used that data to propose this new According to both resolutions, Full funding of the $31 million the oldest building on campus and Education Committee to roll their Louis student disagreed with Curtis at surcharge plan. approximately $450 million will be renovation project. UM-$t. Louis Stadler Hall is "two years younger." respective bills, HB 1308 and the hearing. In the memo, Schuster outlined generated by the initiative "to sup leaders say the campus should He recalls talk of renovating the HE 1229, into substitute legislation. Charles Stadtlander, senior, public how the surcharge would bedivid- port higher education and life sci receive more, since UM-St. Louis undergraduate teaching labs since In addition, Senator Chuck Graham policy, and president of the Log .,. ed, The plan calls for students who ences projects." This money will students make up approximately 1990. of Columbia is still waiting to have Cabin Republicans of Greater St. are part-time to pay one surcharge come from a portion of the sale of 91 percent of MOHELA loan 'The labs are beginning to show his bill, SB673, heard. Louis, told legislators he agreed with and students who are full-time to Missouri Higher Education Loan users in the UM System. their age. It's getting to be more of a Student Curator Maria Curtis the board's resolution. pay a different one, Authority assets. challenge for the instructors to teach favors the proposal and testified for it 'The Board of Curators is sup According to Schuster's calcu The Faculty Senate's resolution Missouri. Not everyone agrees," said in those facilities," Spilling said. in Jefferson City that Tuesday. posed to serve as checks and balances lations, a part-time student would states that renovations of Benton and Christopher Spilling, professor and One of the biggest problems, 'We're working very hard to get for the administration, and there is a pay $4 per credit hour and a fun~ Stadler Halls will cost $31.5 million. chair of the chemistry and biochem according to Wilking, is the improp these bills passed, and I think it's problem when the administration time student would pay $2 per 'The money has to come from istry department er functioning of the hoods, which incredibly important to the students applies direct pressure to the student credit hour. These surcharges somewhere, and I think the governor '1 don't quite understand what all are used to remove gases from the that they receive a vote on the Board committees who are also selecting the would be added into the 75 cents is being creative in where he's look the implications are for students or if chemistry labs. of Curators," Curtis said. student curators," Stadtlander said. that goes toward the infrastructure ing for sources of money to improve this would make it more difficult for 'The students favor this bill, and fee. higher education in the state of students to get financial aid," said see SCIENCE LABS. page 12 they support it very strongly," Cmtis see STUDENT CURATOR, page 12 For example, a student with 12 credit hours would pay $24 for the ---._------_._-_._------,~ surcharge plus $9 to be put toward the infrastructure fee, which Author and syn would total $33 with subsidy for a dicated sex semester Metro pass. Columnist focuses on columnist Dan In the memo, Schuster noted Savage talks to that the purchase of passes would a crowd of close be voluntary and said the survey to 200 on I ~ showed that only 1 in 3 students gay rights and ex-gay Tuesday night in on campus favor "acquiring" a the Millennium Metro pass. Student Center. This proposal has not been reparative therapy His appearance approved yet, so alternate plans was sponsored for the future of Metro passes still by the University hang in the balance, Schuster said, BY NAKENYA SHUMATE Carpenter said, ''We are always Program Board, - - - - - ....- - - trying to find people that students PRIZM and ~ He added that keeping the passes StajJWriter ,. would mean an increase in fees for would be interested in." Student Life. the service of using Metrolink. ''PRIZM has been very active in In addition to Schuster's study, Stepping out into the sea of advertising and promoting the talk," the - Student Government applause, Dan Savage, author of the said Carpenter. Association will distribute its own syndicated column 'Savage Love,' Throughout his career, Savage has survey to shed light on the fre made his appearance at UM-St. promoted gay civil rights and dispels quency in which students use Louis. the negativity of stereotypes against I Metrolink. ''We want some sort of Shanna Carpenter, senior, com gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgen numbers for Metrolink when we munication, and member of the dered individuals and couples. sit down and talk with them about University Program Board, said At the heart of Savage's talk was students passes," SGA President Savage was chosen because "he the topic of ex-gay reparative therapy D ' Andre Braddix said. stood out as someone young and and Love Won Out, a movement pr0- for gay people, While the topics like crowd. ''If you believe that someone ever the two people married say that it The SGA surveys will have close to the students' age and he moting homosexuality as curable and these may seem like heavy subjects, can be ex-gay, then you believe that is. There is no normaL" students rate the importance of would also draw a crowd." When preventable, the two hour talk was inspirational, someone can be ex-straight," Savage Jennifer Lowe, faculty member of !!II receiving a free pass and will ask Savage was selected to speak, the Love Won Out, according to light, moving and chock full of bursts said of the ex-gay reparative therapy the Mercantile Library, said she was students to voice their opinions on Office of Student Life, the University Savage, "is about hardening hetero of laughter from the audience. and Love Won Out program. definitely a fan of Savage. Program Board and PRIZM worked sexuals' hearts toward gay people." Throughout the talk, Savage Savage spoke out about gay versus see METRO PASSES. page 12 together to advertise his talk. Savage also focused on civil liberties bestowed nuggets of insight onto the straight marriage: ''Marriage is what- see SAVAGE, page 7
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The UM-St. Louis women's soft supports needed to attract and Aptitude testing for Intensive Conmentary and cnIurrns reflect the opYrian ci ulate interest in public policy the indiviIkJal auth ~ -:'". . ~ c~.~ . ,.. crimeline ',1 ~ ---=- - .. - The following incidents were weekend, and when she returned on reported to the UM-St Louis Police Tuesday, Feb. 28, she found a win Department between Feb. 25, 2006 dow was broken out. Nothing was and March 3, 2006. Remember that taken from inside. crime prevention is a community effort, and anyone having informa March 1 - Property Damagt'i tion concerning these incldents Stealing Under $500 - Parking Lot should contact the campus police at AA at the Fine Arts Building 516-5155. 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The Chinese Student Association - Mainland held the start of Lent annual event, which featured tradi ~ UM-Kansas City Chancellor tional Chinese music, drama and r Guy Bailey announced Wednesday dance performances and a Chinese that he considers that campus' meal. Dancers between the ages of 5 Student Government Association to and 15 from the St Louis Modern be 'dysfunctional' and 'not repre Chinese School performed the Lion Father Bill Kempf mart Clinic Office located at 400 Fountain Lakes Blvd. • St. Charles, MO 63301 Page 4 '11.e Current March 6, 2006 :~- .. Ec!itor's Viezvpoint UMSldese es more Expose yourself to sex I heard more sex in they still provided a peek three days last week than into opinions of commu I have over the course of nities with which I'm not 4l tromMOHElAsa ie three years in college. very familiar. 1bis conser Okay, so I didn't vative look at sexuality Although the editorial board of The Our students have utilized ing science labs, water-damaged ceil actually hear people gave me a very different Current has previously opined that MOHELA the most, and we have con ings and buckets set up to catch rain engaging in intimate perspective on sex's Guv. Matt Blunt should not proceed tributed 24 percent of the total water. activities (thankfully). I impact on society and with selling off billions of dollars in MOHELA assets. That,s not just in the Our facilities are in complete sham did, however, attend how spirituality affects assets from MOHELA, it looks as if UM System UM-St Louis students bles. three events that focused the intimate actions of ~ that plan is a near certainty. have made almost a quarter of If the Governor and the Board of completely on some . KATE DROLET others. So, now the question we face is: MOHELA,s statewide assets that will Curators toured Benton and Stadler, aspect of sexuality. Managing Editor That same evening I how should those: funds be dispersed be ;Old which are put to shame by even high While opinions in each went to the Stndent Life most equitably? So, our University,S governing school science labs, they would surely seminar differed significantly, they all sponsored. 'I love the female ofl¥.lSm' The UM-St Louis Faculty Senate bodies have good reason to insist that revise their capital improvement list reinforced the same message: sex program. The presentation fit right and the Student Government if MOHELA is to be sold, UM-St Not only have UM-St Louis stu impacts our society. between the tawc!rY and tasteful two I Association have rightfully passed res Louis should reap a considerable share dents disproportionately built up The University Program Board had already attended. Focused mOre olutions calling for a change in the cur of the benefits, or at least enough to MOHELA's assets , our campus, sci hosted Dan Savage, author and infa on women's health than a mainstream rent plan, ': he Lewis and Clark fully fund the $31 million renovation ence laboratories are in dire need of mous syndicated sex columnist, on view of sex, the speakers brought Discovery Initiative. of Benton and Stadler Halls. That pro- . repair. Tuesday night. Not certain of the pro audience members outside of the That plan would give the UM ject has been number one on the Rather than give Mizzeu $87.5 gram's actual topic, I went with comfort zone just enough to expand System $141 million for capital Coordinating Board for Higher million for a new,Health Sciences friends because I happened to be on the way we see sexuality. improvements. Education,s capital improvement list Research Center, couldn't the campus and wanted to support UPB At one point, they separated the Of that, UM-St. Louis would gel for the last seven years. Governor instead shift $13 million programming. Discussion ranged men and women to discuss gender $18 million for the Benton-Stadler Now, since UM-St Louis students back to the students who actually used from homosexual rights to Savage's specific concerns. I have to applaud Hall research complex and $6.5 mil have proportionally invested into MOHELA loans in the first place? graphic recollection of lewd and the courageous few who openly lion for the Center for Emerging MOHELA in much greater numbers On March 10, UM-St Louis stu bizarre questions asked by readers of talked about their concerns, etnbar Technologies. than our other UM campuses, we dents and faculty can let the his column, "Savage Love." rassing firsts and sexual preferences. Twenty-four million doUars deserve to have the renovation of our MOHELA board know our thoughts The audience, which comprised an , '1 love the female orgasm' opened an doesn, t sollnd like a bad deal, does it? science labs made a top priority. on the Lewis and Clark Discovery equal number of hetero- and homo educational dialogue and empowered However, while UM-St. Louis While researching for this week,s Initiative and the MOHELA sale in sexual people, fielded questions that both men and women to respect their would get 17 percent of the funds for news story on the Benton-Stadler ren general. A public hearing will take fueled Savage's presentation. While I sexuality. the UM System, our students currently ovation plan, our reporter and photog place at the Lodge of the Four Seasons found some of his political and reli Each of these programs highlight make up a whopping 91 percent of rapher were given tours of the science in the Lake of the Ozarks at 12:30 p.m. gious labels offensive, I'm glad I ed a different side of sex. I felt offend MOHElA users within the system. complex. They saw badly deteriorat- Caravan, anyone? exposed myself to cultural issues I ed during the first, comfortably inter don't normally encounter. ested during the second and a tad On Thursday afternoon, the awkward during the third. But that's Interfaith Campus Ministry office good. I came out of this week with a held 'Conversations and Controversy: better grasp of and greater respect for what the sects think about sex.' this mysterious human force. Clergy from Islam, Catholicism, We all hold varying moral stan Judaism and Protestantism gathered. dards concerning sex. Regardless of CIA profs could better serve students to share their religions' beliefs on hot how we regulate its existence in our topics like premarital sex, birth con own lives, we shouldn't ignoresexu trol, abortion and homosexuality. ality. Don't be afraid of it. You can In the Feb_ 27 is ue of The intelligence gathering is vital to the staunchly adhere to a practice of While panel members weren't expose yourself without actually ClInent, it was reported that faculty security of America's citizens. objective fairness during their lec quite so explicit in their explanations, exposing yourself. members of UM-St. Louis' history Apparently some people believe it tures? Most do, and I have been priv and political science departments is fine for CIA field agents to risk and ileged to have met many wonderful opposed a planned on-campus CIA even lose their lives in foreign lands, UM-St. Louis professors. sponsored course. so that certain "patriotically Yet, I have also met some UM-St. As a UM-St Louis graduate stu impaired" people can sit safely in Louis professors who hawked a viru dent, and one who has al ways their academic havens and pontifi lent streak of anti-Americanism. I believed that the best part of any uni cate about the dangers of the CIA! suspect that the disgruntled profes versity experience is the student's Indeed, Louis Gerteis, history sors who now oppose the presence of Roe v. Wade: the decision exposure to a free currency of ideas, department chair, was quoted as say the CIA on the UM-St. Louis campus I am disappointed at the demonstra ing that the inclusion of CIA. faculty might better serve their University if tion of faculty arrogance. members "would be bad for the they actually practiced those often hasn't been overturned just yet Also, given the fact that our University," because the CIA profes extolled ideals of diversity and inclu nation is presently engaged in a glob- sors would not have the same objec sion. Editorial al war with Islamic jihadists, the fac tivity as other faculty members. Back around 1970, do as well. ulty 's opposition to the proposed CIA Frankly, his comments are ludi Larry Blandino & when abortion was a With two new Bush oard course reeks of left-wing intolerance, crous. Does Gerteis really believe Graduate student, Education crime in Missouri, my appointees on the made all the more unseemly since that all UM-St. Louis professors administration friend Mike got a call Supreme Court, abor MIKE SHERWIN from a woman he tion opponents believe KATE DROLET knew. She had just had the court would over an illegal abortion and tmn Roe. That is not a MELISSA MCCRARY was bleeding badly. done deal. Four justices: PAUL HACKBARTH President's fiscal policy is compassionate She called Mike John Paul Stevens, PATRICIA LEE because his father was' David Souter, Ruth a surgeon, and she was Bader Ginsburg and CHRIS'TlNE ECCLESTON When researching the fiscal poli permanent reduction on taxes on cap duced an ideologically-driven rant afraid to go to an emer BEN.JAMIN ISRAEL Stephen Breyer are fum ADAM D. WISEMAN cies of President George W. Bush, ital gains and dividends were com void of any facts. Perhaps the only gencyroom. Staff Writer supporters of Roe. That MABEL SUEN something Mr. Israel apparently passionate to anyone who holds any reason Mr. Israel could have for Mike called. his dad block includes the two failed to do for his piece last week, investments. The compassion of these opposing these compassionate and asked him to help. oldest justices, Stevens, LINDSEY BARRINGER one clearly discovers that the tax cuts has been reaped by helping reforms is that they are in stark con "I don't care if she bleeds to death," 85, and Ginsburg, 72. A fifth, Anthony MEUSSA S . H AYDEN President's fiscal policies have been ' our economy rebound from a reces trast to the socialist fiscal policy he Mike's father said. "She had an abor Kennedy, 69, is widely regarded as the tremendously compassionate and sion and withstand a war. The pro seems to advocate and are perceived tion. She deserves it." swing vote. "Our opinion" reflects the majority .It could take years to get to the high opinion of the Editorial Board. hardly conservative. posed elimination of the estate tax is to primarily benefit the "rich," which She kept calling around and finally According to the Cato Institute, a compassionate to those whose estates would in Mr. Israel's mind be those found help. court-Roe took three-so it is possible comparison between Preside!}t Bill are large enough to trigger the estate who have over $1.5 million in assets. To most UM-St. Louis students, that another new justice will be on the Clinton, considered a champion of tax. The estate tax is a favorite of the While $1.5 million in assets, COll those days may seem hard to imagine. court by then. LETTERS the entitlement society, and Bush far left and is a socialist wealth redis trary to Mr. Israel's assertion, is not But they may be on their way back. By 1973, legislatures in New York, ~, MAIL shows that through the first three tii.bution mechanism, making it con enough to be considered "rich," As I write this colwnn, South Washington, Hawaii and Alaska legal 388 Millmnium Student Cmter years of their presidencies, Clinton's tradictory to all of the capitalist ideals wealth accumulation has and hope Dakota Gov. rvlike Rounds seems on ized abortion, and all but New York One University Blvd total spending increase of 3.5 percent that made and will continue to keep fully will continue to be a cornerstone the verge of signing into law a bill required 30 days residency before an St. Louis, MO 63121 and non-discretionary spending America a great nation. of the American socioeconomic land making it a criminal offense to perfonn abortion could be perfonned. . FAX decrease of 0.7 percent pales in com President Bush's spending is virtu scape. Wealth redistribution by means an abortion on a woman unless it was The pro-choice Alan Guttmacher 314-516-6811 parison to Bush's 15.6 and 20.8 per ally unparalleled in its compassion as of numerous, high, and unnecessary to save the life of the mother. Doctors Institute estimates that about one mil cent increases respectively. A chart only President Lyndon Johnson can taxes that are socialist in their nature could serve as much as five years in lion women had illegal abortions in the -" E - MAIL from the House Budget Committee compare to Bush in terms of spend will only serve to undermine our prison for performing an 'abortion . United States in the 19508 and 1960s [email protected] shows that all forms of spending vir ing; however, Bush's spending makes prosperous economy. Mr. Israel State Sen. Jason Crowell (R-Cape when every state criminalized abortion. Letters to the editor should be brief, tually flatlined under Clinton and has a mockery of conservative fiscal pol appears unaware that America is the Girardeau) introduced a similar bill in Women will get abortions. Making and those not exceeding 200 words will ramped significantly under Bush. icy. Bush's income, capital gains, and greatest capitalist economy in history, Missouri last week-only the maximum it illegal just means that the woman be given preference. We edit letters Also according to the Cato Institute, dividend tax cuts and proposed elim which has and vvill continue to playa penalty for doctors would be 15 years. will have more difficulty finding a safe for clarity and length, not for dialect, " ... Bush has expanded a wide array ination of the estate tax are both com large role in the nation's greatness as The intent behind these bills is place to do so. Making it illegal means correctness, intent or grammar. Alllet-. of 'compassionate' welfare state pro passionate and are steps toward a whole. Perhaps Mr. Israel should clear: the legislators want to challenge that the poor will have an especially ters must be signed and must include a grams." Bush's spending has been bringing his conservatism in line with not let the facts get in the way of his Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court. hard time. Making it illegal means that daytime phone number. Students must overwhelmingly compassionate and his compassion. anti-Bush agenda and socialist ideol The 1973 decision said that states women will have less control over include their student ID numbers. scarcely conservative, but some of his Apparently President Bush's fiscal ogy. could not outlaw abortions when the when to have children. Faculty and staff must include their reforms have been both compassion policy is not compassionate enough . fetus is not mature enough to live out In an ideal world, no unwanted title(s) and department(s). Editor-in ate and conservative. to satisfy Mr. Israel's socialist zeal,or Jonathan side the womb. Both South Dakota and chief reserves the right to respond to Maas .babies would be born. In in ideal letters. The Current reserves the right Bush's tax cuts were compassion maybe Mr. L~rael has no clue about Senior, Accounting and Finance Missouri already have laws that would world, there would be no unwanted to deny letters. ate to anyone who pays taxes. The Bush's fiscal policy and merely pro- make abortions illegal if Roe v. Wade is pregnancies. We do riot live in an ideal)4) reversed. illinois and four other states world_ . 1_. - --~ Kevin Nelson Lauren Lamperti Michele Landeau PaIge Estes Senior, Business Freshman, Business Senior, History Junior, BIology ------"------" ------,,------" -----.:....- I would give the money to my,mom. Leave it to my mom, so that Give it to my parents. I owe them Bono. He does great human She has been major IntIuence In my when she dies, she can 1eave it a for six years of college! rights work. to me. life and has helped shape 1he person that I ... todQ. ------,,------" ---';;-:-:---::-'- ---'-----'-- " --'-:-:-- March 6,2006 7kCurrent page) + Science or religion: which shoUld be taught? The weird case of social analysis using library catalogs The recent American Association for "prove it" by producing facts or beliefs as you Design, he or his children are free to the Advancement of Science conference the data to support it. wish, because they study biology in the public school and ~ in St. Louis addressed the issue of Any scientist is free to are matters of faith, do not have to learn about your beliefs if RALEIGH MUNS F-word and N-word, we stack up like attacks on evolution. Rather than tip challenge the theory and not something open they chose not to. VMSL Reference Libran'an this: toeing around the issue of teaching an in fact, it is their obliga to verification or test If Intelligent Design is science, on The overall UM System has an "alternative" to evolution and fears of tion to do so. ing. And no one can the other hand, it can be taught as sci FIN ratio of .371. What does this appearing to attack someorie's religion, Scientists have even challenge you on that. ence in public schools but only if it On a couple of occasions I've pub they did what scientists have been hesi been known, on occa . Science, . on the stands up to scientific testing, just like lished analyses of libraries by using UM-St. Louis := • tantto do and approached the issue sion, to call eac4 other other hand, can only any other scientific theory. the library catalog to see how many 333 (31 Fs to 93 N's) A head-on. They tookup the challenge of insulting names, in the CATHERINE MARQUIS- comment on what it Scientific th.eories do not get toler items they own using the F-word and proponents of Intelligent Design to treat heat of debate, but in the can test or verify. It ance, they get testing. If it holds up to how many using the N-word. You can UM-Columbia := it as science. end, only the data mat . HOMEYER has no comment, and the rules of science and the data support read about my first foray into this area .383 (70 Fs to 183 N's) The curious thing was that this pr0- ters. There is no "toler Science CoLumnist no say m, matters of it, it becomes the reigning theory. via "Nasty Word Score Card" in the duced a storm of complaints, notable in ance" for supporters of faith because those Theories shift all the time when new book Alternative Library Literature UM-Kansas City == the letters' to the editor in the Post scientific theories, only are things that cannot data comes to light But they are not 1992-1993 (5th floor of the TJ .452 (52 F's to 115 N's) Dispatch, with cries of "intolerance" by data that supports the theory or not. That be tested by science. They are different confirmed because we do not yet know Library, ' call number Z716.4 .A47 the scientists at the convention. The is the one unique thing about science. spheres, not competing theories. the answer to a qu~on, like the origins 1992/93). UM,Rolla= ~ complaints sounded mucl) like someone If proponents of Intelligent Design So if Intelligent Design is religion, of life, or if the theor)' asks a question First, I personally consider the F .042 (1 F to 24 N's) had disparaged someone's religious want to have it taught in science classes, you have every right to expect toler that 'cannot be tested by scientific word to be an overused and fairly beliefs, not challenged the data behind then it has to stand up to scientific ance, to not have people ~tion or means. harmless Anglo-Saxon epithet Its use, mean? It's not clear, but feel free to their scientific theory. debate and scrutiny, just like any other challenge your belief. But.. tben you do One of the first things one learns in for me, increased after my hitch in the discuss the possible implications So this raised the question: which is scientific theory. Supporters of not get to teach that ·belief in science science class is that some questions are Navy as I fondly recall going home amongst yourselves. it - religion or science? .Intelligent Design and Creationism like classes to other people's children. testable, and are scientific, and other from boot camp for Thanksgiving and Literally, it merely means that the In religion (or culwral tastes, music, to repeat that evolution is "full of holes." In our nation, with separation of questions are outside the reach of sci. asking Mom to "please pass the UM libraries are three times more ~ politics, and any number of areas where Unfortunately for them, it simply is not church and state, you have the right to ence. That is religion. You do not get to f_ing butter." For purposes of my likely to own a book with the N-word opinions differ), it is .best to show true. There is no scientific debate about not have your religious beliefs chal pretend it is science. research r look for all variations of the in the title than with the F-word in the respect and tolerance towards other's evolution because the issue was long lenged, which means you, or your chil . So, supporters of Intelligent Design F-word including the version that ref title. beliefs, both ~ it is the polite thing ago resolved by overwhelming evi dren, can be excused from taking sci can have it either way but not both. erences one's female parent r personally think that a value to do but also becaUse it cuts down on dence. Intelligent Design, on the other ence classes, or at least biology. You are Either it is religion, in which tolerance The N-word r consider to be a per approximating 1.0 is a good indicator fights. Buthere is the funny thing, hand, wants to cherry-pick which facts also free to send them to a religious will be the rule but you do not get to fectly vile pejorative telm commonly of a well-rounded collection. A LO folks: scientists do not have to express it accepts: But if it is science, you have school that teaches any subject anyway teach it as science in science class. Or it applied towards those with a surfeit of library is neither afraid to collect .. respect or tolerance for the scientific to accept all the facts, not just the ones you like. Our history is full of those is science, and it takes the same chal melanin in their skin. I recognize its items with problematic words in the theory of another scientist. Just the you like. exceptions. But your rights end at the lenges as any other scientific theory. existence, but refuse to utter it aloud title, and also doesn't lean one way or opposite: it is the right thing to do in sci In religion, the rules are just the edge of other people's rights. If your So ,which is it - science or religion? in any context. The N-word is just the other. Wash U, for instance, has an ence to demand that the other guy opposite. You can embrace or reject neighbor does not embrace Intelligence mean. ' FlN'ratio of .938. Harvard weighs in The WorldCat database covers the -at a healthy .951 while my alma library holdings of over 23,000 mater, UCLA, drifts downward with a libraries. By searching WorldCat for .686 value. keywords using the F-word (as well as I couldn't wait to see how Bob the mother F-word), and comparing Jones University (BJU) measured up: the number of items found to the BJU owns a single title with the F results of a keyword search for the N word (tucked away in a chapter head· word, I came up with an arcane ratio ing), and 9 titles with the N-word. No TABOR will not work for Missouri colleges which r posit loosely reflects library surprise that BJU isn't big on collect and societal comfort with topics of ing controversial sounding titles of sex and racism. I call it "the FIN ratio any type. of library social paranoia." You can'use this approach to do "Rocky Mountain Majesty" does Jefferson City are actually consider Now I'm enduring financial aid cuts, to oppose TABOR and think about WorldCat indicates that there are interesting analyses with any pair of not describe the current status of ing following in Colorado's example. increased student loan fees, and the the deserving students who will be 2,632 F-word titles in libraries world terms, though you'll need a longer Colorado's education system. Since TABOR didn't work in Colorado- risk of monstrous student loan inter denied the opportunity to go to col wide, and 1,931 N-word titles for a essay than this to establish your 1992, Colorado's TABOR legislation in November, voters decided to sus est rates through the sale of lege because of this dangerous legis world-wide baseline FIN index of methodologicalbases. This was meant radically reduced fundiiJg for public pend the law for five years-and it MOHELA to Sallie Mae. TABOR lation. TABOR is bad for students 1.36. You can use this FIN number for for thought stimulation purposes only, education, driving up the cost of won't work here. will only drain more money out of and bad for Missouri's future. evaluating individuallib rari~s. and in no way reflects the official ,- tuition at public colleges and univer I've dealt with tuition increases higher education and burden students So if we use the MERLIN Library . opinions of UMSL's or any other sities 22 percent in only three years. every year ' since enrolling in the like me further. Dawn Berkbigler Catalog to check out the four UM library (except for maybe BJU's, r r can't believe that politicians in University of Missouri - St. lAJuis. r urge our leaders in Jefferson City Senior, Sociology campuses by keyword searching for think) . .. . J-.J', .> M U SORG SKY 'S W i '. March 9 . Thursday at 8pm Pictures at an Exhibition contains all you can ask for: beautiful melodies played by a lush. full orchestra. Plus music inspired by van Gogh's "Starry Night"' and a modern violin concerto played by a stunning young artist Leiia Josefowicz. Pascal Rophe conducts. The SLSO makes the music. You make the pictures in your mind. .,.-- .... ", " , • uref (\~ some men just need a little push. • ~~AAM~ ~ ~I ~1~llllI~ mmA~~n ~~m~nm~~~~ HlM~ . 1 AmM mrIM Mm~[W M~~~~~~~tr ~M~~ Jt~mh~ ~~n~ HIW~f ml~~~~W lOOn ~f~t~ml J~f~ ~~rnl ~~~mr rn~rm rr~~r ~~~~~~~w ~ ~~rnr ~~m U' ~~Uf ~t~ S UP[~s~lIU m~~~~~~~~ ~~~n~~~ ~~lM~~ !t4=:;~;:=le ~mMH~!I~~~o~~L:o~1t~f~~!m~ ~~ll~t~~~~~ ma~[HmM ~a "== .~~ For renog .....ona, go to www.fUmnrttnwLlOOfJ1 ~ --- in theatres everywhere march 10 Page 6 '1~ Current March 6, 2006 Stories by Melissa McCrary • Photos by Adam Wiseman Braddix has become natural bom leader addition to serving as Student class, the students with the top five Government Association scores did not have to take the final," E ident, being a member of Pi he said. Kappa Alpha, working as a New '1 was one of the top five out of Student Orientation mentor and 200. While some students often being the former director of missed classes, he was a real interest HOIjzon's Peer Educator,;, D'Andre ing professor, which is why I kept -Braddix worked with the Alumni going, even though I didn't have to. Association to develop and create the To this clay, he still speaks to me and organization Students Today Alumni -knows my name," Braddix said Tomorrow. h SGA president, Braddix has Braddix, junior, criminology, numerous respollSlbilities :md daily received the "You Make the tasks. Difference 2005" award for his Some of his job duties include involvement in STAT's creation. attending many out of town engage When STAT began about a year ago, ments, meeting with the Board of the organization only had three active Curators, OI'ganizing receptions and members; however, member,;hip has being a part of various committees now risen to over 100 students. such as the Student Advisory Board Moreover, in 2005 STAT received the for the Touhill Performing Arts "Organization of the Year" award. Center, the Trailb!azer Committee, As a child, Braddix did not always the Homecoming Committee Band hold numerous positions or partici- the Martin Luther King Committee. -pate in many activities. Growing up "Anything I do is to represent stu in lllinois, he said that he watched a dents and students' interests. I am the lot of television and often had to be first student that a lot of faculty and forced to go outside and play. His staff go to for input on certain mat interest in being involved began ters. I try to figure out the concerns of when he attended Gateway Christian students and ways that we can adjust High School in Soulard and began to them," he said lUll track. '1 think that we [UMSL] have a "Most people have a family like lot going for us. The people who are the 'C1eaver,;,' but mine is different," my friends are administration too, not he said. "My family is hilarious. just students," he said Sometimes my friends or my mom In addition to his involvement will just call and repeat a joke they with different on-campus organiza heard and just hang up." tions, he also wOIks in University Because of the availability of Relations and is in the process of get major,; and the affordability, Braddix ting a job with University decided to attend UM-St. Louis. Development Braddix remembers his first day Braddix hopes to pursue a mas at the University and how his second ter's degree in criminology at UM-St professcr that day became one of his Louis and said that he is contemplat favorites. ing working in the future with proba 'My favorite class was criminolo tion or parole on the federal level, but gy with Bob Bursik. When he came his dream job would be to work for into the room, originally I thought he the FBI. was the janitor, but then he started lecturing and he was brilliant In his see BRADDIX. page 7 Professor reflects on' 37 -year career at UMSL aving worked at UM-St. Senate. Many suggestions are made to working in the St. Louis region. Louis since 1969, Dr. E. to Chancellor George. Jones said that he was enthusias- • HTerrence Jones, professor of "Chancellor George is a firm fac tic when he began working at UM political science, has taught approxi ulty governess," he said St. Louis. mately 5,000 students and has had Other than working on the Budget "I was only 28 years old and the the opportunity to meet many signif and Planning Committee, Jones has University was only six years old. I EDITOR icant people throughout his career. also served as a consultant to more was excited about building the polit Before working at UM-St. Louis, than 50 governmental and non-profit ical science building and assisting MELISSA McCRARY Jones received his doctoral degree with the forming of other depart from Georget9Wll University and ments like tropicology and criminol Features Editor taught at Kansas City State --"-- ogy." University. Jones began working at I was 28 years old, In his career, he has received an UM-St. Louis 37 years ago. 'Outstanding Teacher' award and phone: 516-5174 In addition to being a professor at and the University various other honors for his adminis fax: 516-6811 UM-St. Louis, Jones also has an was only six years tration involvement. extensive background working in old. All of his favorite University administration positions. memories are people-based. He was the dean of the College of "I have had numerous students Amnesty lntl Arts and Sciences for 14 years and - Terry Jones from classes who have gone onto be Terry Jones, professor of political science, has served in currently is the internship coordina Political Science Professor influential in their own areas of various administrative pOSitions at the University, in addition tor for Fellow Public Policy work. I am happy that I had a part to writing a book about politics and policies in urban America. collects cell Research Centers and is the chairper with helping and teaching them. I son of the University's Budget and --,,-- take great joy in watching my former Jones said he loves his job and When he is not busy at school, Planning Committee. students succeed," he said. "Teachers appreciates the University for its Jones enjoys hiking and biking and is phones for Working with the Budget and organizations and has had a book, accomplish more through others than overall objective. a big baseball fan. Planning Committee, Jones has to 'The Metropolitan Chase: Politics directly themselves." "I like the people and the mission women's shelter make major decisions about strate and Policies in Urban America," jones described where he is from of the University. It has been reward gies that the University must use to published. and what his family is like. ing and I have been very fortunate to Jones' Favorites set goals for itself and contribute to One of the organizations that "I grew up in Brentwood. Less be at a University that thinks that BY ADAM D. W ISEMAN .. _-- _.--. . the budget proposals for each year, Jones has worked for over the last 20 than 10 percent of UM-St. Louis's making the community is good and Book: A Canticle for Sta.f!Writer including parking money, Touhill years is the Leadership in St. Louis faculty are native St. Louisans." whose main mission has been to pro Leilxlwitz by Walter Miller finances, administration and depart Program. This organization selects In 1999, Jones married Lois vide services to the community," he Movie: Bull Durham Amnesty International spent ment budgets. 60 .individuals involved in adminis- Pierce, director of the School of said. Music: Scott Joplin, 1960s most of last week sitting out on the Comments and reviews regarding tration and puts them in a nine month Social Welfare at UM-St. Louis. His "I hope that we can continue with era Folk Music Millennium Student Center bridge the budgeting of the University are program that runs from Sept. to May. son, from a previous marriage, is a our mission, become even better Motto: 'The world is run collecting old cell phones for the brought up at the committee and the The program is designed to help political science professor at Brice known and help the performance of by those who show up" third year in a row. University Assembly and Faculty members understand the challenges University in Houston. the Metropolitan area." - Members of Amnesty International were asking students and faculty to bring in old or unused cell phones so that they could be used to save lives for the 'I Love Female Orgasm' teaches UMSL students some sex education ~I Donate-A-Phone program. Michele Landeau, member of Amnesty International, said, Fun Female Orgasm BY MEREDITH TATE how to jump over orgasm obstacles. equal if not greater number of males 'The problem with having no sex "People don't know about how StaffWn'ter They also encouraged the audi were in attendance. education, 'or constantly being told to giving a cell phone may save a Facts ence to share and learn from each oth One male student, who would like say 'no,' is that when we're·ready to life." ers' experiences, which was entertain to remain anonymous said, "We be sexually active, we can't even Once the cell phones are given ing in itself. learned that it's important to take your begin to know how to say 'yes' [[[in .". to Amnesty International, they are Sex educators Marshall Miller and Solot and Miller have mastered time, slow down and most important a healthy, safe, responsible way]]] ," taken directly to the Bridgeway • Average length of time it Dorian Solot provide UM-St. Louis the ru.1 of creating a comfortable .ly, practice, practice, practice!" said Solot. Women's Shelter. From that point, takes a woman to have an students with the know-how to have atmosphere where sex is a welcomed The program offered by Miller and The popular duo from New York the phone is sent to a refurbishing orgasm: 10 minutes. safe, healthy, fun and rewarding sex. topic. Solot provided- men, women, gays _met while attending Brown company, where the phone is "We don't ask that you turn off More often than not, the clitoris is and lesbians alike with sound infor University where they discovered brought back to working status. • Average length of time it your cell phones before we begin," ignored in sex education, and the mation to make healthy decisions. their interests in orgasms. They have The phones are returned to takes a man: 2 to 5 minutes. said Solot, '~ust that you set them on female orgasm is considered a taboo Miller said, "Almost everyone is been traveling around the country Bridgeway to be handed out to vibrate." topic. going to be sexually active at some stopping to talk with students and women that are leaving the center. • Sixty-three percent of college With that being said, the Pilot Olivia .Ayes, of the Office of point in their life, those who are more other organizations. They have visit Student Life said, "I expect com The cell phones are programmed women say they have had House-full of guests last Thursday informed make healthier decisions." ed over 200 schools and made with emergency numbers and serve erupted in laughter. plaints, but the students need a variety The educators aim to educate, not appearances on NBC, CBS, The multiple orgasms. as a defense for the women who The sex talk was full of funny on campus." encourage, which is an argument O'Reilly Factor and more. To catch have been abused. puns intended, but also covered topics The variety was greatly appreciat against sexual education in schools. them on their toUr, or to learn more Source: in a serious and appropriate way. ed judging by the lack of open seats. They present factual information to about the topics they teach, check out _- www.sexualityeducatioR.com Solot and Miller touched on the The presentation may have then: audience and what they do with their website at www.sexualityeduca see AMNESTY, page 7 mysterious g-spot, the clitoris . and seemed like a female topic but an it is up to them. tion.com. f' March 6, 2006 ~k Current Page 7 BRADDIX. from page 6 SL 'stuaent Tailgating has been one of his favorite memories here. 'ldentifying the sense of a commu nity and rallying together against other competitive teams has been great." When asked about what he likes to do in his free time, he said, 'What free time?" Braddix believes that his aunt has been the greatest influence in his life . .~ BY MELISSA MCCRARY Natural.,r' in January. She contracted Hepatitis C from a 'The release of the CD is fulfilling blood transfusion in the 70s and has since I have been working on it since been battling and struggling with ill August of last year. I couldn't have nesses ever since. Her courage inspires planned it better. I am only 25 and him: "She's a fighter," he said. Brian Owens, senior, music, has never had to work a 'nine to five' job Whether people are looking for been involvedwithm.usic since he was other than music and the military," someone to listen to their suggestions .-' a child, but it was just recently that he Owens said. for or concerns about the University, or has started to make his love for music The music on his CD is a combina is just looking for a friend, Braddix is a professional career. tion of contemporary jazz, blues and there. Growing up, Owens shared his pas gospel. Some songs on the track sion for music by participating as a include "Come Rain, Come Shine," singer for his church. Once he reached "Sunny Side of the Street" and the title junior high, he put his vocal talents to track ''B Natural." Braddix's Favorites ... fJ work. Owens said that his favorite song is "I was really shy when I was ''B Natural" because it is inspirational. Movie: Anchorman younger and 1didn't like performing in 'The name 'B Natural' comes from Margaret Clarke! 71Je Cun-enJ Food: Sushi front of people at .first," he said. "My my first name being Brian and the first UM-St. Louis student Brian Owens, senior, music is elated about his recent CD relea.se. He sits at Color: Blue senior year in high school was when I letter is B and being natural can be the piano March 4 in the Music Building's studio located on South Campus. Music: Country became really involved, after 1 found described as a theme or state of exis Motto/Saying: "If you're early, that I could make money doing it." tence," he said . . Fitzgerald, Sam Cook and Otis shared the stage with Christine 'American Idol' was across the hall you're on time. If you're on time, ~ After graduating from high school, Fellow members from Redding. I definitely admire James Brewer, Grammy-nominated mezw from us." you're late and if you're late, Owens entered the United States Air CommonWealth helped provide the Taylor as a musician." soprano. Owens also did a tribute con In St. Louis, Owens has performed . don't bother showing up.""Worry Force and became a lead vocalist for music for the CD. The other mUsicians Owens said that there are quite a cert for jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves, in at the Bistro, the Pageant, the Sheldon about the things you can change their band.of Mid-America at Scott Air on the album include Adaron Jackson few musicians in his family. Denver in November 2005. and the Orpheum Theater. and not the things you can't." Force Base in 200l. on piano and organ, Miles Vandiver on ''My dad turned down a profession Since 2002, Owens has made guest At UM-St. Louis, Owens is under "I was statio~ed at Scott Air Force drums and percussion, Zeb Briskovich al music career at about the same age appearances on ABC's "Good the direction of his vocal teacher and Base for three years and became more on bass, Jason Swagler on saxophone as me. He sang in the army and it Morning America," BET's "Jazz trainer, Jermaine Smith. Smith, who .1and more comfortable with singing. I and flute, Shaun Robinson on guitar, saved his life. My brother is a good Discovery" and ''The Wayne Brady also teaches and specializes in perfor also became a solo singer in networks Bob Borgsted on guitar and Anthony gospel singer and is in the stage of pur Show." mance arts, has been Owens' music of music and for a band called Wiggins on tmmpet. suing his own career. Everybody in my Owens said that being on '''The teacher for the past year and a half. CommonWeaJ.th, in 2002," he said. Acupelo Music has had a huge family sings." Wayne Brady Show" was really inter "His album is excellent. He is a "At that point, making a CD wasn't an influence on Owens' life. Groups such In the past four years, Owens has esting. wonderful performer vocally and visu option. I needed to promote what I do as Take 6, 'a Grarnmy-winning had the opportunity to open for leg "I was a music guest on this nation ally," Smith said. ''He is not just a great and I love recording, getting into the Christian vocal jazz group, and Jim endary jazz artists like Ramsey Lewis, ally syndicated talk show. I got to singer, but has the gift to give visual ~ studio and having things created." Henry's and the Acupelo Gang have Boney James and SpYIO Gyra. In spend time in L.A. and it was funny stimulation while performing." This 25 year-old, Belleville, m. res been some of his favorites. March of last year, Owens did a per because while we were having our "B Natural" can be bought online at ident recently released his first CD, ''B "I like Nat King Cole, Ellen formance in O'Fallon, ru., where he own music competition for vocals, http://cdbaby.comlcd/brianowens. AMNESTY. from page 6 Although this past week the group Organization members said last for getting phones but also [for] getting the cell phone drive because they try to was looking for phones on Tuesday, week's event was successful. The out the info about abuse towards make the public aware of abuse but Wednesday and Thursday, Amnesty group collected nearly 20 cell phones women in our society," she said. also provide ways to help. International accepts cell phones all while out on the bridge and many other Amnesty International will be host The UM-St. Louis chapter has been the time. students told the club that they would ing several event~ soon on campus. on canlpus since 2003 and works "We want to make people aware of bring their old phones to the Office in Aninesty will be sponsoring a speaker closely with the St Louis division of .4 bow they can help," Landeau sai.d, Student Life . on torture concerning the war on terror, Amnesty International. . "and it's not only when we are on the Landeau was happy with the col in addition to showing the movie The organization's mission state bridge that people can turn in their old lection of cell phones. 'Lord of War.' ment is to undertake research and unused cell phones." ''The event was successful not only This event and others are similar to action focused on preventing and end ing grave abuses of the right to physi cal well-being,and the right to mental integrity on protecting til -freedom of conscience and expression and on ensuring freedom from discrimination within the cootext of its work to pro mote all human rights. Adia Brown, senior, Spanish, stops to see what Amnesty International's table was needing Thursday on the MSC bridge. ~ UNIVERSAL.'-...!/. Current Ilvlte you 18 slop .y The Cuprent's lable on the MilleRnlum Sludent Center Bridge Dn Thu rsday, March 9th II U:DD PM to pick up I pass 10 see GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA Passes are avallable on a tirSH-.:oma . fi rs t- served basis. No p~H cha sEl necD ssa ry. Wh ile suppli es last. Employees 01 all promotional partners and their agencies' SATURDAY, lVIARCH 11, 2 & 8 p.m. are not eligible. One pass par person. J. 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Page 8 Quarts of spilled beer and even more cheer • Flogging Molly performs Irish punk at POp'S BY MABEL SUEN NighiiijeEditor- - Smack dab in the middle of its ''Black 17 Tour," Flogging Molly made its stop at Pop's in Sauget, ill. on March 2 where the mid-size venue was as packed as a can of sardines (and would smell just as pleasantly later on). Projection screens on either sides of the stage captured on-stage activity while fans of all ages over flowed the floor, balcony and bar areas. The opening band, a 3-piece punk rock/alternative outfit called Steerjockey, hailed from Cape EDITOR Girardeau, Mo. While putting on a CATE MARQUIS decent display, their backwoods demeanor was not enough to get the pre-St. Patrick's Day party started. A&E Editor The Dead Pets, a punk rock sextet phone: 516-5174 complete \vith saxophone and trum fax: 516-6811 pet, came out clad in red, black and pinstripes. Showing their obvious dislike towards emo bands and even urging all emo kids to jump off of a Rogers Sisters nearby railroad bridge, they amped up the noise with plenty of "oi's" and paid tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis with a Mike SherwlnJ The Cunwt album dwarfs rockin' rendition of "Great Balls of Fire." Dave King, guitarist and yocalist, and Bob Schmidt, mandolin and banjo player with Flogging Molly rock Pop's on Tuesday night. While their lovable thick United past legends Kingdom accents sometimes made me wish that the screens came com club between sets died down and an Alternating between slow sway topics of politics, heritage and simply apparently I was wrong as an overly BY ZACH MEYER plete with subtitles, actions spoke opening western theme with mariachi worthy, harmony-filled laments such just having a good time with a pint or enthused crowd member bared his louder than words as the singer leapt trumpets played over the speakers, an as ''Whistles the Wrnd" and fast two or three or more. behind for all within a closely k¢t 3- Music en'tic off of a speaker into the audience uproarious and slightly intoxicated paced, jig-inducing tunes such as ''Bring back our troops from Iraq. . foot radius to see. As the band crowd erupted into a chaotic fervor of "Devil's Dance Floor," the talents of thanked everyone from the bottom of Comprising two sisters that can mid-set. They finished their set of I think we should send Dick Cheney beer showering madness and arrn-in each musician in the mighty septet over there with a instead," said their hearts and proceeded to dedicate rock ten times as hard as Gwen group vocals and audience shout gun arm action as Flogging Molly took to complemented each other whether Stefani, and a Hawaiian guy that alongs for the slightly buzzed crowd King in light of the vice president's one of their final songs to each and the stage with "Drunken Lullabies." through furious fiddling or amorous recent shooting incident to a profu every last individual in attendance, I sings like Dave Dederer from The with an anthem-like song containing Presidents of the United States of the lyrics "We're coming backlWe're Even in the outer skirts of the audi accordion breakdowns. Time-hon sion of applause. couldn't help but wonder, ''Even that ence and as quite possibly the least ored traditional acoustic ballads were With drink in hand and flst in air, guy?!" America, The Rogers Sisters make coming backlWe're coming back to you." Irish person in the entire place, I was countered with electric guitar solos raucous fans became more and more Flogging Molly returned to trum the B52's look like a bunch of pan sies. The next to take the stage was The knocked sideways by the experience and the like. uninhibited as the night progressed. peting applau,se (and with an actual and pride of traditional Celtic music Playing audience favorites such as The floor became a mess of beer bot trumpet) to do a much anticipated Their newest release entitled, Briggs, a four-piece street punk band 'The Invisible Deck" is an ode to from Los Angeles that played a set of combined with punk rock at its "Salty Dog" and "Rebels of the tles and nearly passed out bar patrons encore ending with "Sentimental ! absolute best In addition to the stan Sacred Heart" from all three of their Johnny." Most left drenched cheap minimalist rock and roll, a capturing feel good punk with stereotypicaliy huddled closely and dizzily bumping, in dard bass, drums, and guitar, an studio albums "Swagger," ''Drunken bashing, dancing and chanting along of what music was like just before, gravelly, guttural vocals that would beer and the sweat of strangers, with acoustic guitar, tin whistle, fiddle, smiles on their faces, nonetheless, and during and after Nirvana came out make their London punk rock prece Lullabies," and ''Within a Mile of happily with neighbors. banjo and accordion fused the two Home," the entrancing Irish rasp of "The title comes from a card dents proud. Towards the end of the set, I a sense of unity and good times had in styles together. lead singer Dave King emphasized thought I had seen everything, but trick our father used to do when we As the disc jockey's music in the mind. were kids," says Jennifer Rogers, "It's mind-blowing, like real magic. Plus, we thought the word 'deck' had a lot of different implications - decks are stacked and played, pe0- ple and halls are decked, there are tape decks. The word 'invisible' has Now-showing 'In Cold Blood:' a double meaning too; it can mean Black Rep's "Relativity" powerless or it can mean sneaky." Starting from the opening track of "Why Won't You?" the album Perfect companion to 'Capote' demands the listener's attention with riddles protaganist with lyrics like, ''Why won't say what's wrong! Why won't anyone believe BY CATE MARQUIS your story?" A&EEditor '''The Invisible Deck" takes a internal dillemas' slight turn from The Rogers Sisters' previous albums. Perhaps the most obvious change is the emphasis on ''In Cold Bold," the 1967 film Jennifer Rogers' sultry guitar. Laura adaptation of Truman Capote's land BY MYRON McNEIL Africa - hence, African Americans. Rogers, drummer and backup vocal mark book of the same name, is the Sta!fWriter The other side of the argument is ist has also improved her skills, perfect companion piece to the Oscar current genetic science, which does . upgrading from ferocious and pri nominated film "Capote." "In Cold not support the idea of either races or mal beats to ferocious and primal Blood," starring Robert Blake, is Ever had to choose sides? What racial superiority, and sees race as ~ complex beats. Also, Miyuki showing at the Tivoli Theatre for one would you do if one of the sides sep more cultural than biological. These Furtado, bassist, lead singer and week only, through Thursday, March arated you from your family? Would biologists feel that if an ideology is front man, has suddenly and dramat 9. you choose that side? These are to label and categorize itself as a sci- ically increased his vocal talent. If This is a rare chance to see this some of the dilemmas examined in . ence, it must follow scientific proce on previous albums he sounded classic film on the big screen, as it the play ''Relativity,'' which ran at dure. More importantly, have acC\:l more like a drill sergeant making was meant to be seen, and an excel the St. Louis Black Repertory rate proof to back your assertions. demands of his troops, Furtado now lent bookend to . the current Oscar Theatre through March 5. The feud of these opposing sides ~ sounds as if he's been rocketed into nominated filni. "Capote" tells the The main character Kalina has a history. Kalina's mother and story from the viewpoint of its author, Davis, who is played by Bianca father shared the belief that blacks a rock-god status. Photo courtesy United Artists: Sony Pictures Classics Another good addition to the while ''In Cold Blood" tells the story Jones, is a young African American were superior and brought up their album is that Jennifer Rogers sings of the same crime from the viewpoint Seymour Hoffman plays Truman Capote in the Oscar-nominated female who is forced to choose daughter ' under this tntelage. far more than on previous albums. of the killers. Together, they are a per film "Capote." The film's complement "In Cold Blood is playing between a new scientific way of However, she excels in school, earns The stifling "Never Learned to Cry," fect cinematic set. at the Tivoli through Thursday, March 9. thinking versus an old scientific way degrees and is promoted several mainly sung by the two females "Capote" has the Oscar-worthy of thinking. However, the older way times. The catch comes when she is t shows the darker side of Jennifer performance of Philip Seymour of thinking about science connects informed that her graduate/profes Rogers, as she pants, "Do yourself a Hoffman as author Truman Capote, on to more film successes. as they hurtle towards their fateful to her past and-more sional work will be with Iris Preston, favor/ and never learn to cry." and seeing the films, ''In Cold Blood" In his search for realism, director meeting. importantly-4ler faInily. who is played by Monica Parks. Iris "You're Littlest World" is an and "Capote," side by side is a fasci- . Richard Brooks shot much of the film Another area where the two films Dilemmas. The play, which was Preston, a highly acclaimed scien ethereal tune, with flowing bass nating look at two sides of the same in the actual location of the murders. diverge is in the reporter who appears written by playwright Cassandra tist, is also the lifelong nemesis and lines and piercing guitar riffs that story, both for where they intersect Actual pictures of the Gutter family in ''In Cold Blood," clearly a stand-in Medley, is full of dilemmas. Not enemy of her mother and father's sound as if Jennifer's amplifier is and where they diverge. appear in the house and the horse in for Capote, but strangely, without only is Kalina, forced to choose scientific ideology. . (H about' to explode. Flanked with Truman Capote broke new literary the film was actnally the daughter's either his name or flamboyant person between competitive sides of scien So, what do you do? Betray your ghostly lyrics, the song is a huge dif ground with his "non-fiction no\;'el." horse. ality, a sort of placeholder for his role, . tific philosophy, she is forced to deal family for academic honors and join ference from their previous hits like, ''In Cold Blood" features Perry Smith "In Cold Blood" and "Capote" dif a hidden person in a more homopho with the fact that one side will pro in with the enemy? Or support your ''I Dig a Hole." (Robert Blake) and Dick Hickock fer in viewpoints and the films both bic era The local police chief Alvin mote her fw1her into her career, family's assertion about science and However, the best song on the (Scott Wilson), two small-time crimi start and end in different ways, but in Dewey, played by John Forsyth, is . while the odier will help promote help write the book? album by far is "Money Matters." nals recently released from prison the middle they converge in an eerie teamed with a writer, just as in her mother's book and the family's . Freeing herself from the grips of With down-stroke bass riffs mixed who break into the remote, rural overlap. "Capote," but actor Jeff Corey's ideal about science and African racist doctrine and the overly protec with blasting chorus, The Rogers home of the Clutter family, wealth, Many of the scenes in "Capote" writer, Jensen, looks and sounds more Americans. tive thoughts of her mother, Kalina ¥) Sisters are exploring completely respected Kansas farmers, and kill are nearly reproduced from the earlier like.another policeman than the color However, joining this side would chooses to work with Dr. Preston. new territory but still maintaining them all during a 1959 robbery that black and white film, in a clearly ful Capote. be like committing scholastic sui By doing so, she confronts the their hard-pop-rock roots. The song netted the killers about $4D. deliberate homage, with some shots The director chose this route, cide. The ideals of her family go notion of supporting racism or a sci sounds as if The B52's and U2 col The senselessness, the random carefully reproduced, and similar sec clearly, to keep Capote's own persona against her scholastic achievements entific thesis without proof. She also laborated to pump out one of the ness, and cold-bloodedness of the tions of dialogue from Capote's non from distracting from the criminals' and show her direct defiance to her establishes her own. identity by best songs of 2006. crime gripped that area, but after fiction novel used in the overlapping tale, but it makes it all the more sUrre scholarly peers and elders, who breaking away from her mother's While The Rogers Sisters are still Capote's book, it gripped the world. central portion of the film. Many of al to watch it after seeming the con favor loyalty also. extreme influence. mainly underground, their following Then there is the chill in the sur the film's carefully and artistically temporary "Capote." Okay, what are the sides? One The play offers several insights has started to grow vastly. In 2004, prisingly strong performance of composed shots became iconic, as are The 1967 film still retains its side of the scientific fence is an' idea into racism, cience, family' alle they toured with The Hives, thus Robert Blake, now notorious for his the film's shots of windswept, deso power, especially in its visual tone that early social scientists shared giance, social allegiance, identity winning them the favor of rock crit own murder trial. His riveting perfor late landscapes, and foreshadowing in and as it reaches its dramatic conclu aoout what it meant to be Black. and success. All of these ideas and ics from Seattle to their hometown mance is a central factor in the emo sounds. sion. The musically score by Quincy One of the central themes of this qualities are presented in the form of of Brooklyn, New York. Be on the tional power of this classic film. His Gever crosscutting ties together Jones is heavy on dissonance andjazz idea was that black people were dilemmas. lookout for their upcoming album obvious talent raises questions of why the parallel storylines of the cl~-cut genetically superior, due to their Ask: yourself, "What would you ~ the young former child star did not go Gutter family and the ex-con killers which will hit the U.S. March 27th. see C?LD BLOOD, page 9 direct lineage and connection to choose?" '11. Current !1arch 6, 2006 Page 9 COLD BLOOD, from Pc!fi~? ...... _._._- ... Police ,elv on eXIra eves, ears for safetv watch it after seeming the contem porary "Capote." BY BRIAN E. OLIVER the info1l1lation to the police. That is do to reduce the chances that they The 1967 film still retains its Staff Writer why he suggests people report any will be victimized. power, especially in its visual tone thing even remotely suspicious to ''First, be a hard target," Clark and as it reaches its dramatic con Crime rarely occurs on the UM police. said, "like the way you dress, act and clusion. The musically score by St. Louis campus and Detective Tony "Anytime anyone's on campus behave. Criminals will examine Quincy Jones is heavy on disso Griemel of the UM-St. Louis Police and sees something relevant, c·all the . behaviors of victims. Maintain eye , nance and jazz influences but, as Department made it clear that one of police. Get involved. Police can't ~ontact with people. Don't leave was common in that era, some his goals is to ensure that violent . solve as many crimes without the valuables out. Keep your wrist watch times seems a bit heavy-handed. crime continues to remain an uncom help of the community," Qriemel in your pocket; carry your person "In Cold Blood" bears some dated mon occurrence. said. close to your body when you're out ness and marks of its era, in stiff "We have a minimum of two uni Another way students can reduce in public." ness in early dialog, in a self-con formed officers on duty at all times," the likelihood of becoming a victim "Second, stay public. Stay with scious, studied film noir style,' and he said. ''I do a monthly crime analy- of a crime is by not being an attrac other people. If you ride the in its Freudian-inspired pop psy' " sis and I may do more if there's a pat tive target for an offender. Metrolink, stay at the front. Wait with chology, but the film is still com tern of offenses. If I have a problem, . To avoid being an attractive target, others. Give the illusion that other pelling and absorbs the viewer. I'll make a recommendation for extra Griemel offered these suggestions: people are there." Regardless of its flaws, one police." "Park under a parking lot light. Walk Clark explained that one tool peo- . should also not that this very suc Griemel added that the safety of in groups. Park in the same area as . pIe can use to reduce the likelihood cessful fIlm was made in an era the stndents is the primary concern of your group. Keep your eyes open of being victimized is to get on a cell much closer to the one in which the UM-St. Louis Police Department ,people." phone and act like they are talking to Capote wrote, and therefore • and that one way the police try to According to Griemel, most prop someone. reflects some of the contemporary keep crime low is by keeping in erty crimes are Climes of opportunity. "Third, have a plan. Program your Kevin Ottley/ 71Je C/llTem view of the book's subject. That touch with police departments from Therefore, people can reduce their cell to call the police. Give up your An emergency call box stands illuminated after dusk outside the alone is worth something, for it other St. Louis universities. They chances of being victimized in this money, but don't necessarily agree to Millennium Student Center. The call boxes are scattered through gives us a window back in time. share information about crimes · that way by always locking their cars, get in anybody's car. And if you feel out the campus t o be used by students, faculty and staff in Seeing both "Capote" and "In have occurred and the ·individual s houses or apartments, nevecleaving threatened but are around other peo- events of crises. Cold Blood" is highly recommend who may have conunitted. these windows open when they are not ple, yell 'fire. '" . ed for both fUm and literatnre \'" crimes. This way, individuals who home and never leaving valuables in A good idea if you are approached buffs, although I suggest seeing target universities are tess likely to be plain sight. by someone who demands your with credit car'ds and a driver's "Notify somebody if someone "Capote" first. They are like book successful in crime and are more Officer Gary Clark of the UM-St. money is to take all the money out of license. starts alllloying you. Don't tolerate ends, a Rashomon-like attempt to likely to be caught. Louis Police Department offers a pre your wallet or purse and drop it or .. A ftnal way Clark recommends annoying behavior. Let the police see the many facets of the story. He said, however, that the police sentation every year for UM-St. reducing the chances of being victim know about it," Clark said. throw it on the ground and then walk . The only perfect topper would be can only act when they have informa Louis . stndents and faculty called away. This way, since the criminal is . izing is to do something to the ,ater this semester, Clark will r to read Capote's book, if you have tion. They receive information from "Streetwise Survival." He explains usually just after money, he or she would-be ctiminal before a crime offer the "Streetwise Survival" class not already, or re-read it, if you staff, faculty and stndents who report that there are four things people can will not also have a wallet or purse occurs. for faculty and staff. have. ANNOUNCING TH E ANDALAFTE MATHEMATICAL COMPETtnON The Departm ent of The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science will sponsor the Andalafte Mathematical Competition on Thursday April 6, 2006 at Defense and Strategic 1 :00 pm in 100 Clark Hall. This will be a three hour exam, open to all UMSL Undergraduates, Studies consisting of five challenging problems, accessible to students who have completed at least Math 1900. 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Photoshop knowledge useful. For more info, contact us at 314-516-5174 or email: [email protected] Page 10 "1I.e Current March 6, 2006 Riverwomen C oseoulseas·on BY LINDSEY BARRINGER the lead again. was fun to be part of such an achieve St. Louis Women's BasketbalI earned Riverwomen also won five of their Sports Editor At times, the Norse led the ment." back some respect. last seven games. Riverwomen by as many as 13 Jerome injured herself in the The 2005-06 Riverwomen team "I am proud of the players for points. At the half, the Riverwomen Pittsburgh State game but did not improved from a 6-21 overall record their corrunitment and for helping me On Thursday, UM-St. Louis guard were down by seven. The final score know it would be her last official during 2004-05 with no wins on the build this program," said Buchanan. Courtney Watts shot a jumper for the was 72-62. game. For a few games following, road to 16-12 and 9-10 in conference "I am thankful for my coaching staff final shot of the season at the GLVC '1t wasn't one of our best games, she played roughly five minutes and . play. This season marks the first win- for their time, effort and continued tournament quarterfinals against the but it was still an accomplishment," last faced an opponent during the ning season since 2000-01 and Coach belief in me, the players and the Norse of Northern Kentucky said Riverwomen guard Crystal Wisconsin-Parkside game. Buchanan's first trip to the tourna dremn." University. Lambert. Jerome said despite her injury, her ment since coaching UM-S t. Louis. The Riverwomen ended the sea The Riverwomen got the bid as The trip to the GLVC tournament coach and teammates made her final The Riverwomen also had the most son without a win in tourna.i"11ent play, the #4 seed in the West Division after ended the college basketball careers season memorable. wins since the 1999-2000 season. but the players are happy witl:l their winning their last regular season of seniors Lambert and Nikki Lambert also had mixed emotions "Last year at this time, we finished achievements. game 61-56 at Southern Indiana. Jerome, who have been pla.:,oued with about the season coming to an end. . a poor season but we set goals and "We had a lot of goals this ,seasm,l NKU was the #1 seed from the East injuries throughout the season. 'Tm hurt that [the NKU game1 began work on reaching those gO;lls and we reached them. Our main goal Division. Lambert played on Thursday but was my last game and because I love last March," said Coach Buchanan. was to make it to the GLVC touma The Riverwomen's Jennifer Jerome, who was unable to play the game so much, but I'm also '1t has taken a lot of sacrifice and ment and we did that. We are proud Martin started the game against the because of a tom ACL, cheered for blessed because of all the pain I have dedication in order to turn this pro of ourselves and so is the faculty and Norse with a lay up that was shortly her team from the bench. endured," Lambert said. gram around." school," said Jerome. followed by two foul shots from "It was hard being a senior and Head Coach Lee Buchanan said The Riverwomen st:aJ.ied their sea Buchanan is already preparing for Jennifer Dewell. After a shot by making it to the tournament and not that the seniors have meant a lot to son on Nov. 17 with a win over another winning season. "'VVe will Nicole Chiodi of NKU, however, the playing," said Jerome. "I have mixed the team. He said they will remember Saginaw Valley State. They went on continue to work hard, play hatrland Norse went on a 10 point scoring emotions, but regardless of my this season for the rest of their lives to win the next four games, "lith their represent lJMSL in a first class man spree and UM-St. Louis never had injury, I am happy for the team and it because this was the season that UM- first loss to Southern Indiana The ner," he said. _._ -_._----_._------.-.. _-_._------Catching up with the Rivermen ... Yankees to make a comeback B Y ,UGUAN FUSE Sports Assa.:iate Editor It is time for the New York Yankees dynasty to reclaim its throne. It has been too many years since the last Yankees' World Selies victory. H.o ~ ec\/er, all. of that ,is going to change in 2006. I know a lot of pe.ople may be sur prised to find out that I offer my full baseball support to the New Yon Yankees, even though I live in St. EDITOR Louis. Honestly, the last time I was a Cards' fan was when Ozzie Smith LINDSEY was playing at shortstop. Since then, BARRINGER it's been all Yankees. Sports Editor The end of December was big for the Yankees' roster. In my opinion, the Yankees outfield will be a very phone: 516-5174 important factor to the success of the Matt Johnsonl The Current team. Two transactions helped· to fax: 516-6811 Tony Soaib, Rivermen sophomore, recieves a pick off throw at first base during the game Sunday against St. Joseph's. Rivennen lost guarantee depth in the Yankees' out three of four games during a pair of doubleheaders during the weekend. . field. First, New York re-signed veteran outfielder Bernie Williams to a one 'SPORTS BRIEF year contract on Dec. 22. The next day, in one of my favorite off-season transactions, New York signed for Getting to know Riverman Scott Lavelock mer Red Sox outfielder Johnny Lambert and Damon to a four year deal. Signing Damon may have come BY KIMYATA .JARRETT started in 29 games. He ended the sea and still continue to learn." Every baseb~ player bas dreamed as a shock to some people, but isn't Sta!fWriter son with 20 hits and 15 runs. He was Last year, UM-St. Louis fell to of playing for the major leagues. "We this why people hate the Yankees. I Griffin named also named a GLVC Academic AIl Quincy twice. Lavelock said he "cannot all work for that, but if I could play for hear a lot of Yankee-haters, usually Conference selection. wait to get back at them" the major leagues I would play for the Cardinals' fans, complain that the With a year of UM-St. Lollis base This season, Lavelock has started in ''Each time that [Quincy] beat us, it Kansas City Royals or any team that Yankees "buy" players instead of athletes of ball under his belt, Scott Lavelock, " tl1r!+ of the four games and has gotten was by one run," he said. The team wants me," Lavelock said. "actually recruiting them." Yeah, so? sophomore, communication, is back to off to a good start. He is tied for third in plans to prevent a repeat of last season. His favorite player is Mike If I was a MLB owner and I had as play first base for another season. runs and RBIs. His balting average for Outside of playing baseball, Sweeney. '1 met him one day when I much money as George Lavelock has had a passion for base this year is aJready .300, compared to Lavelock just likes enjoy having free was working out and he was a very nice Steinbrenner, I would do the same the month ball since he was six years old. "I start last year's overall .215. time. "I like to hang out with my team person."· . thing. ed playing baseball at six years old and Lavelock said that there is a big dll mates. We have fun when we hang out Lavelock chose to come to UM-St. Damon is a great lead-off hitter Crystal Lambert and Jonathan have loved it ever since." ference in playing now as a sophomore together," he said Louis because it was the best opportu and last season he had a .316 batting Griffin were named the UM-St. Louis Lavelock comes to the UM-St. versus playing as a freshman. "I had no Outside of practice and games, nityfor him to get a lot of playing time . average with 35 doubles and six athletes of the month for February. Louis from Pleasant Hill, Mo, where he idea what to expect my freshman year," Lavelock does some sports announc and a way to get better: '1 work as hard triples. Damon has a .290 lifetime Lambert, after starting the season on played three years at Pleasant Hill High he said ing. as I possibly can to make myself better batting average and 130 home runs in the bench because of surgery, aver- School. During his senior year, he was When it was time for this season, he "I announce for Prepcast, which is therefore, I won't have any regrets," he his career. . aged 12.3 a first team all-conference selection, was much more prepared. "I was so . an organization that announces high said. Williams has played for the points per played in the state All-Star game and much more comfortable at the plate and school games," Lavelock said He The UM-St. Louis baseball team is Yankees since his MLB debut on game. She start was named the most valuable player. I knew what to expeet," Lavelock said hopes to be a sports announcer when he . looking for awin Saturday on the road July 7, 1991. Last season, Williams ed in seven of Last year, as a freshman, Lavelock "I have learned how to handle pressure graduates .. . against Bellarmine. played in 141 games and started 99 eight games of those games in center field. He had during a .249 batting average with 64 RBIs. February. The 2006 season will mark the Lambert also 16th consecutive season for Williams helped the in New York. Riverwomen Williams. will become only the get a bid to the Lambert seventh player in franchise history to GLVC tourna play for at least 16 seasons. The other ment with a win six players are Lou Gehrig, Bill _ against Dickey, Frank: Crosetti, Yogi Berra, Southern Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford. Indiana, the By signing Damon, the Yankees final game of will be able to use Williams in a vari the season. ety of positions. He may spend some Jonathan time in the outfield as well as being Griffin aver- designated hitter. aged 17.5 Let's not forget about the other points a game. Griffin big names in Yankee Stadium's out He had three 20 field, Hideki Matsui in left field, point games for the season. He is the Cas Koziatek Gary Sheffield in right and Bubba second best leading scorer in UM-St. Freshman, Business . Crosby as a back-up. Louis history with 1,723 points for his Overall, the Yankees' outfield is career With the Rivermen. Thera Is money "to be made otfof '" solid for the 2006 season. Will the Both athletes of the month finished lIlY friends. Also having a reason to Kiek ass basketball, especially What is March Madness? It consumes my Ife for a month! addition of Damon give the Yanks their basketball careers with UM-St. get drunk on a school night, in one when Kansas roses. the boost they have needed for the word '-jlhing'. Louis as now they will focus on grad " " last fe!V seasons? I guess I have 162 uation. " games to watch to find out. March 6, 2006 -&e Current Page 11 "Conversation Sto by E. Gearhart RATES ATTENTION ! (40 words are free for students, staff, and faculty.) 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DiBcuss this with family members eagles *** before making a deci STUDENT CURATOR, from page 1 SAVAQE~ from page 1 "-"" ------='------=-.---""------=----- :::..---=------ According to Stadtlander, the "By the time a student is qualified of Curators than an individual from '1 missed going home to dinner feelings of transgendered people Naturally, the author of a sex administration also has the ability to to apply for the position on the board, the community or a member of the with my fiance [so I could see him)," they do get overlooked, as one listen advice column answered questions lobby the legislature to support or they have put years of their time into alumni. Lowe said as she waited for Savage er commented," she said after the from the crowd during the last half of oppose a particular student. He said the University. A rigorous application '1 believe that a student curator to appear on the stage. '1 have been talk. "the talk. Those Dot present missed he feels the purpose of the board process and three rounds of inter receiving a vote is absolutely neces reading his column for a long time." Helen Al-Jureidini, senior, art personal answers to questions, would be defeated and a hostile envi views are among the items required," sary. We are the major shareholders," Her impression of Savage was that he education, said simply that she came including, ''Where can I find a nice ronment would be created" Curtis said. She noted the average Curtis explained. was "brutally honest [and] sort of to see Savage. guy to hit me, and how can I reintro '1t's inappropriate for the adminis student age on campus is 27 years However, Stadtlander said, "It is insulting and helpful at the same "I read Savage Love every duce anal [sex) into my relation tration to actively work against the old, and certain students have full my belief that the legislation in its time." week," she said. Al-Jureidini said that ship?" student who pays tuition to go to the time jobs. current form does not have the votes ''He is a master rhetorician, much her general impression of Savage is "With laughter and attention to University," Stadtlander said. He As Curtis explained, the curators' to pass out of the Higher Education warmer in person than in his column. "that he is extremely intelligent and each, Savage responded to over a expressed his concerns about this resolution came because certain Committee and reach the floor for He gets to the bottom of gender extremely funny." dozen anonymous and public ques extreme conflict of interest with the members on the board believe a stu consideration." issues by using examples and analo She was satisfied with his advice tions. The talk was ultimately a blend legislative director of ASUM before dent is too young or immature to han Against his opposition of the stu gies that everyone can understand. I to people, and said, '1 think he's got a of good-natured humor, insight into ~ he testified. He said if the legislatiop dle the responsibility. dent curator vote, Curtis holds fast to wish he'd run for office," said Lowe. level bead." sexual issues and awareness of wbat changed, then he would SUpp SCIENCE LABS, from pagel .--.. -~ - .- . - .--. -----.------.------, Spilling believes he and .his stu dents face a challenge in the organic chemistry lab in Benton Hall because they do not have sufficient hood w al space "to do any tflpibly sophisticat ed chemistry." • • "Typically students in organic chemistry have a fume hood at each work station, and we have one for about six or seven students," Barton said. "I think we're doing a good job teaching in our labs in the space that is available, but the space isn't opti mized for what we would like to do, so we could do a better job," Wllking said. A different kind of problem devel oped for Wllking because physics labs were overequipped. He explained all of the physics labs are equipped with gas and water lines, which are never used for the classes taught in them. One time, students had accidentally kicked or bumped one of gas pipes on the benches until it developed a leak. '1t was an electronics lab, so you do have the potential for sparks and things to ignite the gas. It was a pret ty touchy situation there for a while," he said. The gas lines were perma nently shut off following the incident. In addition to the teaching labs, many professors have offices in these buildings that are becoming a breed ing ground for problems. Some professors have resorted to using space heaters to keep warm since the heating units in the build ings do not always wor~ properly. Barton feels the administration has been cooperative in getting minor and cosmetic repairs accomplished, but the renovations of the undergraduate labs has to be the number one priori ty. ''The issue is not whether this should be done or not. We've got the support of the administration on this. We've got plenty of the support of the Senate. The problem is that there's been no capital funding from the state legislature for capital improvement," • Spilling said. Inu I~ METRO PASSES, from 40 and higher) page 1 the increase and whether or not they support the current Metro pass pro gram.Many students are already looking at the consequences of the uncertain future of the Metro pass program. Kevino Arrington, sophomore, nursing, said, '1f I'm forced to buy a Metro pass, I will probably purchase . ~ a parking pass instead." Arrington said she appreciates the free passes she has been receiving each semester because they allow her to save money while she finishes school. Bernard Owens, senior, English, said, "Students who have no other methods of transportation in order to get to school have no choice but to pay for the pass." He said the free passes are helpful especially for stu dents who already spend a great deal of money each semester commuting to campus by alternate means. ~u. ar WA con zeet WIth 'oz. ( sUldent activity fee allocations. Introduction to Advertising course BY JAYI NADAL with the basic supplies for classes, '1t's a wonderful way for students choosing the places where the actions Bailey said Sofya Galich would at UM-5t. Louis participated in the Staff 'riter such as backpacks, notebooks or pens. without a lot of money to help these can be undertaken," Miller said. represent UM-Kansas City at meet ADDY awards last month. The stu Participants in the program will children, especially because the 100 Miller chose the school during her ings of the Board of Curators, dents volunteered at the ceremony, receive a picture and biography of the percent of the money goes to the pro last trip to the island. Miller said she Intercampus Student Council and hosted by the Ad Club of Greater St Donating money through fundrais child they choose to sponsor. gram," Coker said. wanted to find a school with children Associated Students of the Louis which is part of the American ers and buying cards painted by Sri The Golden Key National Honor The program also compels the par who represent the different ethnic I University of Missouri. Advertising Federation, a national Lankan children were just some of the Society is leading the way in ongoing ticipants in the program to write at groups of the country. f. Galich was elected last Spring as non-profit professional organiza past ways of helping the children after efforts for the tsunami reconstruction least one letter to them. The money collected from the SGA vice president She became tion. the tsunami devastated their schools project Jady Miller, associate professor of sponsor a student program will be SGA president after the elected pres The ADDYs recognize creativity back in December 2004. Golden Key member Mary Ann criminology and criminal justice and placed in an account, and the students ident Marcus Leach, was in the advertising industry. Now, concerned students at UM Coker, student coordinator of the pro head of the tsunami reconstruction who take the summer course in Sri impeached and removed from office Students interested in the Ad St Louis have a chance to help in a gram, suggested the idea. She said she campaign on campus, has continually Lanka will buy the items for the chil on Feb. 16. Corps group can contact Kristy different way by joining to sponsor a thought that creating a concrete pro assisted the students during her visits dren. The changes enacted hy the Tucciarone, faculty advisor . and student program at the University. griun. was the best way to get the stu to Sri Lanka. She said she affirms that Miller and Coker will have one ~ chancellor effectively remove all assistant adjunct professor in the The program, which begins March dents involved. the program is a great opportunity for information table set up between major functions from the student Department of Theatre, Dance and 6, seeks to sponsor 54 children from ''Busy people don't think in the children to learn English through March 6 and 16 on the second floor government and transfer power to a Media Studies, at the Sri Lankan schools that faculty, abstract if you ask them for money to letters, in addition to letting the Sri rotunda of the Millennium Student council of students appointed by [email protected] staff and students helped rebuild reconstruct a library," Coker said. Ymka children get to know who is try Center and another table from March campus administrators. through donations. ''They think in concrete actions." ing to help them. 8 to 14 in the Nosh. Students who are TIlls new program will allow stu The cost of the program is $20 to ''I have a colleague living there interested can stop by between 10:30 dents to provide Sri Lankan students sponsor one child. who is touring the whole island and is am. to 2 p.m. on those days. ~~------, TE , •• ~ .. Healthy Adult Men and Women :Looking for Tuition Assistance? Would You Like to Study WO:RK OR FUN? and Get Paid for it? Now you don't have to make a choice. Have fun at work when you join the TGI FRIDAY'S TEAM! 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