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From Scotland with love By CATE MARQUIS UMSl's Fine Arts department A&EEditor of theatre, dance and media studies presented Shake­ The 36th annual Missouri Regional speare classic Macbeth at Junior Seienee, Engineering and Hu­ the Touhill. manities Symposium took place on the UM-St. Louis campus on Mareh 12-14. Winners of the scientifie research GOm­ petition were announced by the Univer­ sity to the general publie on April 3. TIle three-day symposium offered regional high school students an op­ portunity to present original scientific research projeets, in fields ranging from biology to physics, to panels ofjudges. The best projeGts in eaeh of six cat­ egories were awarded prizes for the symposium's scientific research compe­ tition. The categories were: behavior/edu­ eation; chemistrylbiochemistry; envi­ Not your momma's art ronmental science: general biology; mi­ crobiology and medicine; and physics, Parental Advisory sh0wcases engineering. mathematics and computer UMSL's own Bachelor of Fine science. All this year's winners are stu­ -j Arts student's artwork at dents at Missouri high schools. Gallery 210. Projects often had a practical bend See A&E, page 9 and applied sciences were a big focus. Matthew Hill • PbaIo &iikJT "Face Recollection: Developing a Novel Members of the Zeta Phi cf\apter oLIlM-S.!:...Louls' l\I..Kappa Alpha social fraternity stand on the front P.2reh of t Qir newly renovated i miui ng :Program to in r e Recollec­ house during ao open Ilouse event celebrating its reopening. The house, located at 8826 Natu.raJ Bridge, was an ut destroyed in 2 006 tion Rates in Eyewitness Identification" during a fire where one member of the fraternity was tragically killed. The rebuilding Was funded mainly by loans and donations. took the firs t place prize in the Beuav­ iorlEducation category. The re earch By SARAH O'BRIEN The Zeta Phi chapter received structures of the Bew home, "mainly tion, or the unit that oversees the was the work of Lori Schlatter, a junior Editor-fn-Chief a $90 000 loan from their national the construction of the shell of the fraternity'S house and leases. had at Camdenton High School. Daniel Al­ headquarters, $40 000 in additional house " Greg Meyer, junior busi­ been non-existent. The old house exander Duncan, a senior at St. Charles On Saturday, the University of donations. ness administration said. While the had been behind on nre inspeciions West High School, took ecand plaee Missouri St Louis' leta Phi chaptet "What was spent outside of the frame of the hallS only took. arollnd and had been cited for having fire for "Possible Variance in cores on the of Pi Kappa Alpha opened the doors donation was about $90,000 " An­ a month and a half to rebuild, the alarms w ithout batteries as well as Missouri Assessment Program Com­ to their newly renovated fraternity dre\ M ulcheck, senior, business finer details of the llOuse took lon­ not having fire extinguishers. The munication Arts Test Based on English house. The house, located at 8826 administration and cw;rent chapter ger. chapter's housing corporation took Dialect Spoke.n." Natural Bridge Road ·has been under president said. The fraternity received many charge soon after the fire. In the Physics, Engineering, Mathe­ construction since October of 2007, Also a gift to the chapter is a donations including donations from "About two weeks later the hous­ matics and Computer Science category, about a year following the late-night sprinkler system that features fi ve Skyline Custom Homes, John By­ ing corp forn1ed again to take care of first place went to "Influence of Varying 11 BattJe of the sexes fire on Nov 29 2006 that claimed four hundred gallon water tanks ron plumbing as well as the flooring the current house as well as expan­ Salt Concentrations on Extraction of Oil the life of fraternity brother Brian which is located in the basement of throughout the house. sion projects," Meyer said. from Limestone," the project of Caitlyn Women have shown the Schlittler. the hous.e. The system was donated Heat and air was done by Bennu­ TIle new house currently is a M. Schottel, a junior at Mid-Buchanan men up continuously The fraternity managed to sal­ fully by St. Louis Faire Sprinkler cia Heating and Cooling, and Tope full two floors plus a basement that High School in Faucett, o. S cond this year in Tritons sports, vage the foundation of the house as Alliance and Guardian Fire Protec­ Plwnbing did most of the plumbing houses the DJ booth and the sprin­ place went to "Applieation of Network­ including DeFosset's all-star well as the basement area. however tion. in the new hOlls . kler system. ing Protocols to Swann Robotics.'· numbers. demolished the rest to make way for The fraternity hired Skyline A ccording to Meyer, be for the whiGh was the work of Stewal1 Boling, rebuilding. Custom Homes -to emate the main fire, the chapter's housing corpora- 5ee page 3 a senior at Jefferson City High School: See Sports, page 10 Students everywhere might be inter­ ested in the re-s ults of 'A omparison ONlHEWEB ENERGY SUMMIT of Caffeine Content between Energy Drinks and Their Nutritional Labels Uti­ lizing an HPLC: the firs t place winner in Chemistry/Bioehemistry, from Kaila Swain, a senior at Pleasant Hope High Web poll results: School. Are you bothered by the Second place went to Eryn Blake recent tax increase on Swain, also a senior at Pleasant Hope tobacco? High Sehool, for her project "A Com­ parison of the Calorie Values of nack Foods and 111eir Nutritional Labels Uti ­ lizing the Atwater System." Agriculture was in the spotlight for the winners of the Environmental Seienee category. First place went to Alex Heeb, a home-schooled senio r in UM-System addresses energy concerns Chaffee. Mo. , for "Health Impacts of Burning Agricultural Crop Stub ble." By AFTON ANDERSON souri. day, April 22 with a 9 a.m. poster Technology, and William T. Morgan Second place went to Kayla Elizabetll Yes, very much so The program ,vas designed to exhibit. The registration for every­ of the Univcrsity of Missouri-Kan­ Foulk., a junior from Camdenton High Proofread~r No, not at all foster enhanced collaboration in one who has not pre-registered will sas City, will also accompany this School, for "Identifying the Role of The University of Missouri ys­ publie and private sectors as well eonmlence at 10:00 a.m. and end at address. This event will take place Glyphosate-Containing Herbicides on Yes, but only because it tern will be sponsoring The Mis­ as to enable the economie work­ 11:45 a.m. John F. Carney, TIl, the in Jesse Auditorium. Honeybee Mortality Rates and Colony should have been a larger souri Energy Sun1ffiit, whieh will be force development. The transition chancellor of the Missouri Uni\er­ The UM system has also invit­ Collapse Disorder." increase the University'S first- ever-compre­ of energy technologies to commer­ sity of Seience and technology will cd a host of speakers to attend the The General Biology and Microbi­ This week's question: hensive discussion of researc·h in the ci alized products is also one of the give a speech, followed by the key­ event. Tht: speakers indude Dale ology and Medicine category winning Should Tom George have fields of energy m311agement. devel­ key goals of this slllnmit. The kcy­ note address by T. Boone Pickens at Klcin, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear projects were pure scicnce research. The taken a pay cut? opment, and consumption. note speaker of the event will be ,12:15 p.m. Regulatory commission, Karen Har­ General Biology first plaee was taken by This event will take plaec April T. Boone Pickens, who is also the Attendanee for this event is bert, president and CEO of the u.s. Randall S. Ray II, a senior at Wentzyille 22-23 on the University of Missouri­ founder and chainnan of BP Capital complimentary. The. University of Chamber of Commeree institute for High Sehool, for his 'Transforming Ipo­ IHDEX Columbia campus. The summit will Management. BP Capital Manage­ Missouri Chief Research Officers, 21" Century Energy, and Bob Dix­ mea batatas via Direct Inoculation with What's Current 2 entail showeases of research and ment is onc of the nation's most suc­ which consists of Nasser Arshadi of on, senior vice president and global Agrobacterium rhizogenes." development efforts in energy, alter­ eessful renewable reSOlll·ee invest­ the UM-St Louis, Robert V. Dunean head of efficiency and sustainability Crimeline 2 ...... , ...... '...... _._._-' .... . mitive fuel sources, energy storage, ment funds. His keynote address is of the University of Missouri-Co­ at Siemens· Building Technologies. 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CAMPUS FABULOUS ART AT GALLERY FAB 1Chc (turrent The University of Missouti·St Louis Student Newspaper Since 1966 CRIMElINE soo Sarah O"Brien • IEditor-in-Chief SATURDAY, APRIL 4 Bryan ,Go.ers '. Managing Editor Chris Stewa.rt· BUSiness Manager Christina lee ,. Ad [)ir,ector PROPERTY DAMAGE Dav.id tinzee '. Adviser , RBAU. fI£lD Elizabeth Swoboda • News Editor About 5 :00 pm the UMSL Po­ Paul Maguire '. Opinions Editor lice were notified that some male Jessica ,Keil • Features Editor subjects were throwing softballs Now Hiring! • Sports Editor at the scoreboard and breaking Cate Marquis • A&E 'Editor the light bulbs. Upon anival the Gene Doyel • Design Editor suspects were gone. Several light - Matthew Hill • Photo Editor & bulbs and sockets were damaaed Web Editor in the illcident. The police "'Of_ Samantha Conforti· Copy Editor Afton Anderson • Proofreader ficers observed that a large con­ Danny Reise • IDistribution tainer of softballs had apparently Manager been left out on the field after the last game, and was used to do the Staff Writers ',' damage, There are no suspects in Kimberly Hudson, Kiara Breland, >Renee this incident. Harmon, Anna EntJinger, Cedric WiI,Jiams, Ben Gemigrlani, Anna Marie ('Urran, Nimo PROPERTY DAMACE Hashi, Mary McAteer, Samantha 'Sonderen, NO DYCO FER£NCE COOER Yoshimi Tomono, LaGuan Fuse, Anthony Ilaagett, Jake Sabolo A vehicle pursuit from another Staff Photographers Police jW'isdiction ended in the Sofi Seck, Jonathan Coffey, area of Normandy Conference Matthew HDI • PboJo EdiIGf' Zachari A. Walton, Chera Meyer, Monet Center, During the pursuit, the Guests attending !he o~nin~ for this y~r's exhibit for senior thesis in photography at Gallery FAB on Thursday viewed [Mayo, Anh Nguyen suspect's vehicle drove off the work by Teresa .Mllier. Miller 15 one of rune students recieving a BFA in photography this year. road ay and onto the grassy area , Page Designers in front of the building, The sus­ Now lHiring! pect vehicle caused damage to the grassy area, leaving mts from the Cartoonists tires fOJ approximately 150 feet. Elizabeth Gearhart; Caleb True

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loan from the national frater- of the property to come out Capacity (n the new house bers expressed a desire to nity headquarters in order for and celebrate the house's is currently: at six people, build d WJII around the sprin­ the full remodeling process to opening. There was a bar­ with two double bedrooms kler tanks, iilS well as plans to' begin. The shell of the house beque at the event as well and two singles. build a sound system. and roof was completed be- as washers games and other Additional features of the The chapter is currently fore the loan was approved events including a ribbon new house include a full continuing fundraising for in August200S. cutting ceremony. up-stairs kitchen ! main floor the house by selling engraved Plumbing was completed "We all pitched in to help speaker and projection sys- bricks that hang on the walls in February of this year, as with the maintenance of the tems, as well as multiple flat of the fraternity house. The well as drywall. Flooring was construction site," Meyer I screen TVs, including a small bricks vary in size and cost, ­ not finished until March. said about the work that the one in the downstairs men's but proceeds go to the re­ The house finally began to fraternity did on rebuilding bathroom. The second floor construction fund to help the come together mid-March, the house. has a balcony at the end of house payoff the loan they , and the occupancy permit "It's amazing to finally the hallway as well as laundry received from their national was approved on April 2. have a fraternity house," facilities and built in "bunks" headquarters. The event. on Saturday Meyer said, "A place I can in the double bedrooms. While reconstruction be- invited alumni, the campus finally call home. Even the The basement is still being gan in November of 2007, it community, and all who guys who lived in the old worked on. Chapter mem- took a few months to get the

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The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity held an open house on Saturday to showcase their newly renovated fraternity hou~e. (C~NTER) T.he house was damaged severely by a 2006 fire which clal,med the fi!e of fraternity member Brian Schlittler, for whom a tree IS planted m the backyard along with some of his ashes. (TOP LEFT) The frate.... nity is selling engraved bricks that hang on the walls of the house in order to repay the loan they borrowed from their nationa,l head­ quarter. (BOTTOM LEFTl Additional upgrades to the house mclude completely refurbished and reconstructed top two floors, as well as (BOTTOM RIGHTI new furniture and a projection system in the living room that also has a speaker system.

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85% of the world's Gross National Product, and who are home to approxi­ on major news netWorks of the riots, and reporters were said to be hungri­ By ANNA MARIE CURRAN mately 66% of the world's population. ly searching the London streets trying to find somebody who was going to Basically, the heads of the largest and most powerful countries in the smash a window. There are photographs of rioters breaking glass or throwing Many times we hear about the world, as well as the head of the most powerful banks in the world, all meet trashcans, and surrounding them arc masses of journalists snapping photos. abuse of "condemnation" of a parcel every now and then and essentially decide the fate of civilization. At least There are several plausible reasons why this extra coverage has occurred. ofland by the government. Condem­ that is how some people see it. It does not take much of an imagination to It is not because the riot~ were particularly bad. On the contrary, there were nation is really Eminent Domain. The agree considering that this is a secreti ve meeting, which is not broadcast in fewer rioters, less damage, and fewer 8.lTests t!Lan in almost all previous sum­ legal definition of Emi.nent Domain any way. mits in the past 20 years. is "the power that the government It includes incredibly powerful people '-~ - ho offer \ague, liber-ambitious More likely, it is the fact that right now the public is unhappy and even reserves to tak~ pri· titles for their goals like "Builrling and Sus12.;ning Prosperity" and toss around angry with world leaders and particularly fin!J.ncial officials. Thus, the media vate property from phrases like "New World Order" in chillingly casual fashion. shows the public something with which they can identify: angry citizens pro­ an individual for Because of the clandestine and important nature of these summits (another testing a meeting of the most powerful bankers ill the world. the public use by of which is due in September in New York), there is always a fairly vocal Fox Ne'ws in particular put effort into drumming up the violence of the a state, municipal­ public backlash. Traditionally, this means riots and marches and arrests in protests, especially considering that a follow-up G20 summit is set to take ity~ private person plentiful amount. Some years are worse than others, but in general, anarchy place in New York City in September. "Is New York ready for this level of Anna Marie or corporation au­ hits the fan. violence?" asked Fox, our ever-vigilant source offairness and balance. Curran thorized to exercise What is curious about this year's London summit is not the fact that there Regardless, the summits and their protests are a larger-than-life political functions of public character, follow­ were protests and riots so much as the media's handling of these events. tradition that we are better offbeil1g informed of. ing the payment of just compensa­ tion to the owner of that property." Essentially the government takes private land and puts it to use for the good of the public. The landowner Metro cuts will influence next tax proposal either agrees to the govemment's price or has a court oflaw determine the just price that the owner should be compensated for the forced sale of the property. . While many people are outraged to hear of a government condemning D an individual's real estate, they are often unaware that this is how high­ ways, schools, city halls, and other public services are created. People generally tend to focus on the one individual who is losing his or her real estate rather than the soci­ ety of people who benefit from a new sewer system, water system, road lay EDITORIAL BOARD etc. H is important to keep this con­ Sarah O'Brien cept of eminent domain and condem­ Elizabeth Swoboda nation in perspective. According to Jessica Keil MODOT, (tvlissouri Department of (ate Marquis Transportation). ouly 8% of Missouri Bryan Goers highways are paid for through the Gene Doyel process of condemnation. It would Matthew Hill be absurd for anyone to make the argument that these highways were "Our Opinion" reflects Illustratic?l1 by Cody Perkins not necessary to build, or that tney the majority opinion of the As discussed last week, Metro mo' t likely did not review all of their finan­ haven of money by cutting the transit of their city-dwelling workers, then have in some way not been beneficial Editorial Board. cial options. Now, we have a public that is left with hurting persons--some the county will really feel a need for public transportation. In a moment of to the public, who ensure they are lacking transportation, some e en lacking job . Busines es do not have their shock and awe the county will respond by begging Metro for expansion, constantly in use. Highways, espe­ employees quite a readily available they were before. and the county is in fact, Metro is already working with officials west of the city in order cially, are key to nearly every citizen, scrambling a bit in order to pull some transit together for their city-dwelling to reinstate bus routes that were eliminated. Parts of the county seem to be because at some point or another, the WE WANT TO workers. in dire need. Sure, cuts were necessary, but is it pos ible that M tro over-cut services in As a result of the major cuts, some think that Metro is making a strategic majority of a city or municipality will HEAR FROM YOU order to apply pressure on the county to expand? maneuver for the future. As it is, the vote for Metro expansion comes up utilize a highway. Highways are nec­ The main point of Prop M in fovember was to tax St. Louis County and every once in a while. essary in order for people to travel to As a forum for public use the money to expand public transit farther west of St. Louis City. As A major effect of the damage done to businesses, which lost employees hospitals, work, and institutions of expression on campus, mentioned last week, an added bonus to Metro would have been millions of this past month, will be a huge need for expansion. education. The Current welcomes dollars used to eliminate the $46 million dollar deficit that hung over their So, why is the city hurting? Probably, but in order to get money from the Take for example University of letters to the editor and heads. county. Were the cuts necessary? Well, maybe, but not just to save money. Missouri-St. Louis. guest commentaries In fact, many people think that the Metro was relying on the county tCL,( to Some think that Metro's cuts were used to pressure the cOlmty into voting If 8% of the highways did not ex­ from students, faculty, bail them out of their deficit. It was necessary in order to maintain service. 'Yes' next time public transit expansion is an option on the ballets. ist, many people would have a much Not to say that public transit expansion is bad, rather .that Metro might be staff members and oth­ The big question is why did the city get hurt so badly by a decision made longer commute to obtain a second­ in the county? playing chess with the county in hopes to see trains travelling west-doing ers concerned with issues ary education. Highways are a key The idea is that if Metro makes cuts that are detrimental to the county (a whatever it takes to improve metropolitan, transit efficiency. relevant to the University and necessary aspect for connecting of Missouri-St. Louis. people with opportunities that ·may not have even been available to them before the highways had been con­ Letters to the edi­ structed. tor should be brief, and Afew changes that are catching on Another aspect of Eminent Do­ those not exceeding 200 Over the past few decades, the average citizen has enjoyed luxuries far young person fresh out, expenses are difficult to pay. Plus, many people are main that is constantly debated is words will be given pref­ beyond their individual earning. As a country, we acquired tons of material losing their jobs. For a young person, reasons for moving in with his or her whether the payment given is just. erence. We edit letters goods, charged billions in debt and took over as an entertainment nation. parent(s) are to (1) eliminate the hundreds of dollars of rent and utilities and The Fifth Amendment states that, for clarity and length, Recently, though, we have been reassessing ourselves as a nation. (2) consolidate the small earnings of numerous people. "no person [shalfhaveJ private prop­ not for dialect, correct­ As the economy takes a dive in the United States (and around the globe for Along with this return to crowded, yet cheap living, people have been erty be taken for public use, without ness, intent or grammar. that matter), the citizens of our country are beginning to realize their follies. getting out into their cul-de-sacs and looking to the neighborhood to pro­ just compensation". All letters must include a Thanks to the economic booms of the to late 1900s cars are bigger, computers vide services and goods that were previously provided or met by businesses. It is constantly debated as to daytime phone number. are smaller, and appliances are plastic-er. We have consumed and consumed, Neighborhood potlucks are increasing, nannies are coming back and some whether or not, in eminent domain Students must include while incorporating economic ideas like planned obsolescence (when prod­ people are even collaborating with those next door to have small, communal proceedings, people receive just ucts are made to throw out after fewer uses) and training ourselves to feel farms, growing crops and livestock. their student ID num­ compensation for their land. Mis­ entitled to whatever we fancy. And, yes, this is happening in St. Louis. bers. The Editor-in-Chief souri legislature made it clear on Dec reserves the right to re­ To the dismay of our luxurious existence, the U.S. is no longer the stron­ This could lead even to the return of the primitive, small-scale neighbor­ gest, richest, freest, country. Sure, Capitalism helped make the average hood markets. At any rate, this and other forms of sharing are spreading in 31 2006 that it was concerned about spond to letters. The Cur­ American wealthier, but it also made us reliant on those commodities. Since various parts of the U.S. and are predicted to continue spreading. attempting to ensure that Missouri rent reserves the right to most of us were so short sighted, we never even saw this gigantic collapse This, in tum, will make it less necessary to leave the neighborhood. Long citizens receive "just compensation" deny letters. coming. All of a sudden, we have to give up the TVs and cellphones that our distance commuting is a thing of the past for many people in the U.S. None­ when their land is faken. In order to Four Fathers and credit cards have earned for us. theless, we have been seeing smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, like the Smart ensure this, on Dec 31 2006 MiSSOUl1 For information on Fortunately, there have been people working for the past few decades in Car Fomvo. legislature passed lIB 1944. writing a guest commen­ anticipation of an unavoidable, lifestyle downsizing. Some of the predictions The Current believes that these changes are efficient in minimizing waste lIB 1944 provides some pro tary, contact The Cur- ' for the "American Way," that would have sounded preposterous to us ten and needless spending and are an incredible improvement to the throw-away landowner safeguards to ensure rents Editor-in-( hief. . years ago, seem like obvious changes we must undergo. culture of earlier days. property owners receive their fair \ ~ . First, young adults are moving back 'home.' For a college student, or a These changes and many others are coming. Are you ready? compensation promised by the con­ stitution. One of the measures added in lIB I 944 is that any home that was taken by a condemning authority will be compensated 25% more than the UNDERCURR T home's actual value. Another is that if a piece of property has been in the By Sofi Seck. Staff Photographer same extended family for at least fifty years it will be. compensated an additional 50% of the land's value. These new measures help to decrease the number of homes and pieces of Ho)Vh~s: tbe econGmit . property taken, because it increases the budget of each project. Because downturn.a ffected you? lance Southwick Monica Tircult Edgar Ramirez Ethan Chou Yoojin Park of lIB 1944 the number of properties Senior Sophomore Freshman Senior Freshman taken from Eminent Domain did de­ Finance Information System International Business CCJ Business Administration crease greatly. Another safeguard that every "Gas prices have "It has affected me "As an international "Food prices "It's harder to pay the property owner possesses is the op­ What do you think? Send your own response affected me personally because my stude,nt, the everywhere have tuition fee." tion to take his or her case t~ court if to [email protected] or talk about it in significantly. As they mother was just laid­ recession has gone up. I'm still he or she feels that the compensation our online forums at thecurrentonline.com. increase it makes it off recently so I will be affected my family hungry, but now I is not "just." difficult to pay for on a job hunt to help in a surprisingly have to pay more to food and bills since I pay for school." not hard way. It's eat less." See' DOMAIN, page 5 drive so much." all the same." April 13, 2009 1r:hr ~rrrnt Page 5 SCIENCE COLUMN One world, Speech . By CATE MARQUIS titudes have changed greatly. could not see past the word itself re­ At the same time, the same man However, arguments on both viled Bruce for his intelligent com­ using the "n-word" in the same one currency The last week's O'Brien Factor, sides that cast this as a generational mentary. context might have been met only kicks off "Offended Today, Gone Tomor­ debate ·are largely false . Consider Likely, the same persons who with mild disapproval, if that. That By SOFI SECK row," responded to readers who the well-known quote in which complained about the use of the ethnic slurs of any kind are now objected to the use of a telm gen­ Socrates rails against "modem" word as commentary in the satiric socially unacceptable in nearly any About a week ago, a friend ' of erally known as the f-word. While youth and declining civil society, Stagnant also fail to note its use in social circle is a far more important Earth Day mine mentioned that I should write that word would .never appear in a sentiment so universal to every a pointless entertainment context in change than any use of other kinds By CATE MARQUIS about the issue of global currency. The Current, its use in the satiric generation that if not attributed to countless movies and songs. of forbidden words. At first I was a bit hesitant to \vrite parody issue, The Stagnant, is an­ the ancient philosopher, it easily Does the use of the word only Both parties are wrong to cast on this subject, mostly because I did other matter, as O'Brien c(mectly could be mistaken for something become objectionable if the intent this as a debate between gen­ Earth Day is officially April 22 , not really have an opinion on it ei­ pointed out. said today. is intelligent, comic or social com­ erations. It is about mindset. One but this week sees the start of a series ther way, but after learning more on But the column raised another The irony is that the readers mentary? generation, like Carlin's, leans to of Earth-friendly, environmentally this subj ect, I think issue, of a generational debate. complaining to O'Brien about a O'Brien is absolutely right to the more permissive whlle the fol­ themed events in St. Louis, starting that having a single r believe that O'Brien is right. decay in civil language are likely tout the current trend to diversity lowing, the Reagan era generation, this Tuesday. Environmentalist Rob­ global currency is a Like the earlier generation'S revul­ a generation younger than George and tolerance as being more im­ leaned more restrictive. This cycle ert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks on "Our great idea, in theory. sion at the use of words like "damn" Carlin, the author .of the famOl~s portant than anger over this "bad still continues. That outrage over Environmental Destiny" on Tuesday, A short time ago, and ''hell'' gave way to reduction in "Seven Words You Can Never Say" word." It is worth noting that in the sex-themed f-word will over April 14 at the Science Center's Ex­ Chinese leaders their power to outrage, and that the comic commentary routine. Car­ the 1950s, the average white male time fade is nearly inevitable. Re­ ploradome at 7 p.m. Robert F. Ken­ Sofi Seck suggested having an same lis likely to happen to the f­ lin himself was at least half a gen­ would never use the f-word in gen­ placing that with outrage over real nedy, Jr. is the nephew of President alternate to the dollar-anew single word with this generation. Whereas eration younger than Lenny Bruce, eral conversation in "mixed-com­ "bad words" is truly the triumph of John F. Kennedy, but this member international currency. Although my the words "damn" and "hell" are whose use of that very f-word was pany" (that is, men and women to­ this generation. of the Kennedy family has devoted friend is absolutely terrified of this linked to blasphemy, the f-word is to discuss the power that society gether). Such use would have been Cafe Marquis is Arts and Enter­ his life to environmental work rather ever happening, I believe that many linked to sex, a topic on which at- gives to certain words. Those who met by shock and social rejection. tainment Editor for The Current. than politics. good things can come from this idea. The talk on April 14 is not free The first of these is that it would but tickets for · college students are get rid ot: huge amounts of global STAFF VIEWPOINT $15, with a student ID at the Sci­ currency tfading and the significant ence Center box office. Other tickets costs connected with this. Currency range from $25 for Science Center speculation would become a thing members, $35 general public, to $75 . of the past, and as a result, currency Campus living isn't so bad VI.P. tickets, which include a recep­ fluctuations would end. I believe tion with the speaker and preferred that a global currency would bring seating. greater stability to world trading con,­ By AFTON ANDERSON get an extremely small lOft by lOft dos prices are still economical. The efficiency at University Meadows is Althnugh the presentation takes ditions. room to be shared by two people price of a one bedroom at 5562 dol­ kind of steep compared to other ac­ place at the Science Center, the event The world trades about $1.2 tril­ There are plenty of people who for 4000 dollars per academic year. .. lars for an academic year is still a commodations on campus at $950 is actually part of the Missouri Bo­ lion worth of currencies a day. Ifthat complain about living on campus These buildings have commu- bargain compared to the price of dollars per month. tanical Gardens' two-day Eco Expo, market vanishes, it would save us at the University of Missouri-St. nal bathrooms, showers, and wash- shared space you could be paying The total price of this living which takes place April 18-19 at the hundreds of billions of dollars a year Louis, and many who say that it is ers and dryers that you may not be or more at our sister campuses. space, which offers a full kitchen garden. MO Bot, which is part of in foreign exchange and other costs. just too expensive for them to do able to use depending on how many We also have the luxury of not and a refrigerator, totals to 8550 the UM-St. Louis based World Ecol­ It is important to acknowledge so. While I definitely understand people are in there at the time. Here paying for parking the way you dollars per academic year. ogy Center collaboration, is well that having a global currency might that in the finan­ at UM-St. Louis, you can get a sin- would on other metropolitan cam­ At the Columbia campus, the on its way to becoming a leader for actually bring more problems for cial hardship of gle room with a private half bath puses, and these facilities have cost of Iiving in a comparable single green education and efforts in the some countries, as countries in the our country it is for around 4300 dollars. Our meal shuttles to take you to the nucleus suite where you may still have to area. The website for the Eco Expo, European zone are learning. easier to rely on plans are half that of the Columbia of campus. share a shower and have no kitchen at http://ecoexpostlouis.com/home. While the first ten years of shar­ mom and dad, you campuses and some of the cheapest These options are not as acces- is just over 7000 dollars per year. html, notes that the event.is carbon­ ing a single currency (the Euro) went may be surprised in the system as a whole. sible on.our sister campuses. Once you add in the meal plan you neutral apd also offers visitors the fairly well, problems have started Afton at how much more Aside from the dorm life, we Last but definitely not least, we are required to have, at a minimum chance to calculate their own carbon showing up as the worldwide reces­ Anderson other students are also have Mansion Hills Condos, have University Meadows. Uni­ you will easily break 9000 dollars foot print. sion deepens. paying at other universities to live University Park Apartments, and versity Meadows is also privately for the academic year to live there. MISSOuri Botanical Garden is . Although they have been liber­ on their campuses. University Meadows. At Univer- owned, so it is not quite the same When you put everything in also offering an ongoing Global Gar­ ated from the influence of currency One of the great things about sity Park Apartments, you can get as the aforementioned places to perspective, it is not so bad living den Speaker Series. The speaker for fluctuation, European countries now UM-St Louis is the University does a one bedroom for 412 dollars a live. However, it is gated and has on the UM-St. Louis campus. Our April is Dr. May B<:renbaum, the na­ face a different (in some c.ases worst) not even require incoming fresh­ month. Not only would the total plenty of parking spaces as well as transportation is great. tion's leading expert on colony col­ ippact from global inve. tors. Bor­ man to live on campus. At many fElT an acade\uic year at 3708 dol- the shuttle to take you anywhere We have the Me.trolink at ow' lapse disorder who will speak on the rowing expenses of dee.ply indebted lini ersities including the Universi­ lars be che.aper than any single unit you need to go on campus. The one fingertips and a wonderful shuttle threat this phenomenon 'poses to our oountries like Spain and Portugal are ty 'of Missouri-Columbia and Mis­ price in the l jM system, but it is bedroom in a four-bedroom apart­ bus system. It may seem expensive food chain, on April 23 at 2 p.m. and much higher than of Germany, which souri S& T, they require incoming also cheaper than about anyone ment at 531 dollars per'month is to live on campus, but really canl­ 7 p.m. The event is $10 but student has gotten the biggest savings. freshman students to get a waiver bedJ;oom unit price in the area sur- definitely comparable to the cost pus living at any University will discounts may be available. But even with its problems, the to not live on campus. rounding In,'I-St. Louis. of living anywhere else in the UM cost you. We are lucky to have ac­ While these April events are not Euro has provided a hint that a global In fact, at the Columbia cam­ The price of a two- bedroom system. The two-bedroom price of commodations for all price mnges specifically labeled Earth Day events, currency can work. It has been very pus, you may not even be allowed apartment is 494 dollars, so half 648 dollars per bedroom is still rea­ available to us. scheduling them shortly before the successful for the European Union. to bring .your car there your fresh­ the rent would be extremely inex- sonable. Afton Anderson is Proofreader date that has been devoted for de­ Around the world, countries are man year. At the cheapest, you may pensive. The M.ansion Hills Con- I must admit that the price of the for The Current. cades t.o thinking about the Earth is moving towards merging currencies. more than coincidence. April, the Since 1981, the Eastern Caribbean ~?!.~~~j1 ·9~. P'qff~ ...... __ ..__ ..... _... __ ...... _...... _.___ ..._ ..... _...... _ ... _.. __ ...... start of spring, is a good time to re­ Central Bank has provided the EC LmERTO THE EDITOR new thoughts about caring for our dollar to about a dozen island na­ While it would be impossible society as a whole. If the state's environment. tions, including Antigua, Dominica, Editor: defense of your behavior in the for the property owner to be able to power of Eminent Domain did not Once, Earth Day events were and St. Lucia. April 6 Current rings hollow. I am keep his or her land for private use, exist, the city's or municipality's merely a series of parades and face­ I think that the emotional attach­ Any . newspaper should at­ tempted to use an expletive to char­ the property owner can at least be ability to progress would be severe­ painting, often sponsored by an as­ ment that people have for their own tempt as a first principle to raise acterize your behavior, but I will sure that the full. fair market "alue ly hindered. Aside from highways sortment of corporations that have currency might be the biggest obsta­ the level of public discourse, not refrain from such. of the land is being paid. "Fair Eminent Domain provides count­ little to do with the environment be­ cle when it comes to having a singe lower it. If you think using the "F" Market Value" is defined as what less other opportunities to improve yond picking up trash and talk about world currency. word repeatedly in print promotes J. Martin Rochester a "willing buyer" would pay to a the area in which an individual recycling. Recent years have seen It might sound a bit silly, but can discourse, along with civility and Curators' Distinguished "willing seller". lives, such as improving the quality a reclaiming of the date by environ­ you imagine not having the "dol­ good taste and enlightenment, then While many are unaware, many of infrastructure (ie. Sewer pipes, mental groups and those concerned Teaching Professor of lar" anymore? It has been a part of I regret to say that you are a sorry of the conveniences of the mod­ electricity etc.). While Eminent about the state of the planet. your life since the begihning and has excuse for an editor-in-chief Your Political Science ern world have been provided for Domain can be unfavorable in the Eco Expo events at Missouri Bo­ played a role in everything you do. by Eminent Domain. While there case of an individual, if one looks tanical Garden include more than the lt is an emotional thing to have to are few property oVl'Uers who will­ at the larger pichlfe it is clear that talk by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thcse loose. HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD ingly give up their land to the state the concept of condemnation, or folks are serious about grassroots That and the adaptation ofa whole for public purposes, the concept of Eminent Domain, is necessary for enviromnental action. The schedule new system might be too much for www.thecurrentonline.com Eminent Domain is necessary to our society to progress and provide leads off a reference from the study people who are not that keen to properly provide services to our for the needs of the people. "Moving Consumer from Green change in the first place. Interest to Green Action," from In­ r do not think that people should sight Research Group in partnership spend their time \ orrying about this with The Natural Resources Defense issue. To have a true global currency C-Ouncil and HGTV They noted "78 we would ne;ed true global banking percent of Americans are willing to standards and practices. I do not see make a lifestyle change for the good this ever happening unless we actu- . of the environment, but most admit ally form a world government to they can't distinguish between the uphold standardized fiscal and finan­ reality and the hype, and .. .it is hard cial policies. The fact is that every to know what actions are truly good country has its differences. We all for the environment" The Eco Expo have different , 'alues, economies, is geared to defining what really is religions needs, and histories. Each "green" and offering practical ideas, of these on its OViD could prevent a services, and products for a more single global currency from becom­ sustainable life. ing a re.ality. With this practical theme in mind, So, courd it really bappen? Would Eco Expo offers events such as a singk global currency really exist "green" cooking demonstrations, sci­ in this day and age? It is surely not ence demonstrations on carbon diox­ going to bappen ovenright. It would ide detection, a talk by the editor of take many years of planning to actu­ "Green Car Jownal," a presentation ally get the ball rolling, since nIles by Apple on green computing and and joining requirements would have a talk on "green" building from the to be written up first. It is hard to constJuction manager of the Alberici imagine every country in the world Headquarters' Platinum LEED certi­ having a global currency, since the fied building, among others. economics of each country are very Students who drive to campus difi'erent. Introducing one universal along Highway-170 have likely seen currency sounds easy enough, but in Alberici's wind turbine near the actuallty, tremendously complicated highway. to execute. Other events focus on "green" One thing is for sure; it will be in­ cleaning products and fashions. teresting to see how things play out More events are listed at the official in this arena. Eco Expo website listed above. Soft Seck is a staff photographer for The Current. See EARTH DAY, page 12 Page 6 ~he (tllrrrnt April 13, 2009

One man versus an 'empire' - Bob Bliss By ANNA MARIE CURRAf!I By JESSICA KEIL 5fn{(\Friter Features Editor Originally from Illinois, Rob­

On April I &, a man with an over­ ert Bliss. Dean of the Honors Col­ sized pack on his back and a stack lege has been all over the world. of flyers in his hands could be found He and his wife, Paulette, have roaming the UM-St. Louis campus. traveled to France, Scandinavia His name is Gustavo Rendon. De­ and Czechoslo- spite the jovial nature of the date on vakia. Aside which he chose to protest, Rendon's from tra\

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of Missouri-St. Louis held its second annual fundraiser. University of as ~ ong as it's for a good cause, JI said lead singer Emilio of Noth­ . Missouri-St. Louis students decided to support cancer survivors last ing Still. Rock 4 the Cause was from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Pilot Thursday night and held a Rock 4 The Cause: Relay for Life fund- House. raiser for cancer survivors. ' UM-St. Louis students raised over two hundred dollars by partici- The fundraiser was sponsored by UM-St. Louis' own Alpha Phi pating. Omega fraternity and was open to all students and faculty. Five Students who came were contestants in a raffle game and were bands were also sponsored to play and to help raise funds for can­ able to win door prizes such as candles and were provided with na­ cer patients. chos and dip, water and lemonade. Rosewood, 75's, Nothing Still, Last Night's Vice and 01 'Boi were Alph Phi Omega raised $210 and gave away door prizes. Fighting featured throughout the evening. Nothing Still, who has put out cancer has become an annual event and an experience for all UM­

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university meadows • 314.516.7500 campus,housingacom/umsl Page 8 '"arhE ~rrcnt April 13, 2009 MOVIE REVIEW Mobsters and a modern Italy give 'Gomorra' atwis t By CATE MARQUIS underworld of international deals. It employee who delivers payments, A&EEdilor is based in the world of petty crime collects earrings, and counts earn­ in the projects. drugs on the street, ings. If you only go to mainstream mov­ and ruthless hits rather than a glam Two young would-be toughs, en­ ies, you will likely overlook one of the \'ersion of crime that syndicates and amored of movie mobsters and quot­ most high-profile films oflast year. It flashy wealth. No Sicilian family ing "Scarface," fancy themselves too has finally arrived in St. Louis. "Go­ drama yet the echoes of classic Mafia good for the local crime bosses. A morra," a talc of organized crime in tales reverberate throughout this well­ middle-aged tailor sends his son off Courresy modem Italy, is a crime film that is crafted film. to work as an assistant to a business­ Gangsters have an effect on everyone in Garrone's "Gomorrah." both violent and intelligent. It does Based on the real-world Gomorra man in his international waste dispos­ . not feature any actors whose nam s crime syndicate, "Gomorra" weaves al business, but both their apparently Yet, other scenes inside rooms you know and., yeah, you have to r ad together several threads to create one 1e.gitimate jobs have crime syndicate with older Italians arguing are sur­ Gomorra subtitles. grim crime tale. connections. rounded by modest antique furniture It is worth the effort for those who _ The crime syndicate has its fingers The director uses a variety of vi­ draped with lace and crucifixes on the ****i::? MOVIE OPENINGS like crime thrillers steeped in realism. in several places including the usual sual cues to connect this story to the wall. Director: Matteo Garrone The Italian "Gomorra" opens with a drugs. high-fashion production, and whole of gangster movies. Much·of They could come straight out of a striking series of assassinations in a toxic waste disposal. the action takes place in a mn-down, "Godfather" movie. Russian gangster Stars: Nicolo Manta, Gianfelice STATE OF PLAY tannirig center by one crime faction In one thread., a young boy in the crumbling apartment complex, amid movies spring to mind in other scenes Imparato 90's style political thrill­ against a rival one, but this modem projects ~ ives at the edge of the drug­ dirty, trash-strewn streets and broken of marginalized poor. people at the er starring Russel Crowe story is no period piece Mafia tale. dealing crime world., admiring their sidewalks. The setting could be for edge of society. Synopsis: 'Gomorra' intertwines as a plucky reporter (or Here, the ' crime is realistic, gritty, power, money, clothes, while helping an American flick about ghetto drug five different plots about Italians something) who un­ and straddles legal and illegal areas him mother's grocery delivery busi­ lords, except they are speaking Ital­ touched by organized crime. covers some seriously with a globalization twist. It is the ness. Another is about an aging mob Ian. See GOMORRA, page 12 suspicious things hap­ pening in the office of a CD REVIEW congressmen/corporate exec/something. Deter­ mined to find the truth, 'Mama, I'm Swollen' falls flat Crowe teams up with By ANNA MARIE CURRAN ing new sounds, starting out with a Rachel McAdams while sad and slow beginning that picked Sta!fW'r'iter Ben Affleck also gets in­ up by the second chorus. volved; possibly on the Cursive's sixth album "Mama. The song could have been greatly good guys' side, possi­ I'm Swollen" was released on March improved with stronger lyrics. It is bly with the baddies. At 1, 2009 digitally and March lOin CD frustrating for the listener to hear most theaters. form. ''l'm at my best when I'm at my Cursive is a four-member inde­ worst, I'm at my worst when I'm at pendent rock band from Omaha, Ne­ my best" over and over throughout CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE braska. the same song. More meaningfullyr­ Jasan Statham stars Their newest released album was ies would have been greatly appreci­ as a mari who is the released as a follow up to their 2006 ated. equivalent of the bus in release of "Happy Hollow. ' The label One of the last songs on the al­ "Speed". After a Chi­ it was released under is bum, "We're Going nese mobster removes Saddle Creek Records, to Hell." began witl1 co-founded by Conor a unique nonetheless his heart and replaces it . Oberst (currently singer Cursive dull slow-paced rhythm with one that requires for "Bright Eyes") and while the listener sits "Mama, I'm Swollen" electric shocks every so Justin Oberst. based in and wonders for whom often to keep it run­ Omaha, Nebraska. this music could pos­ ning. This movie is not As a whole, Cur­ sibty hold appeal. The for children unless they sive's new album lyrics for this song plan on growing up to "Mama, I'm Swollen" maiuly consisted of be profoundly badly brings nothing new or exciting to the singer repeating over and over adjusted. At most the­ the music scene. Even though one "We're going to hell, we're going can hear the evidence of interesting to hell." Occasionally lyrics such as aters. musical influences, the end result is a "you flash me that politician's smile, collection of tracks. The majority are your image is squeal..'Y clean ..What a 17 AGAIN unoriginal, lifeless, and filled with [etching smile, my what sharp teeth" Matthew Perry is a bor­ repetitive lyrics. hint that the singer is capable of writ­ ing nearly-40ish guy In general, most of the ten tracks ing lyrics that consist of more than who is granted a hearty on this album sounded similar. Track just a phrase repeated over and over 1, "In the Now," was the only track to fill the gaps of a song. boon indeed from the that did not really seem to fit with The most original song on the al­ universe when some­ the rest of the album. "In the Now" bum was the album's namesake and how he is allowed to sounded more like a catchy indepen­ the ninth track on the album "Mama, be .. ... a superhero! Just dent hit rather than the erno, punk I'm Swollen." This track began in kidding. Zac Efron also sort of feci the rest of the tracks held. a more original manner and led the gets involved, because Aside from the first track, the track listener to believe it held more prom­ nobody would pay to order flowed well and the songs fit ise than the eight disappointments see a movie based solely together in a good way. before. on Matthew Perry. The album began with the eerie As the song went on, it became and climactic beginning of "In the apparent that "Mama, I'm Swollen" Now." was really just more of the same re­ It was energetic start, but it petitive .and dull lyrics that wear the TOP iTUNES seemed to wear off as one continues listener out with their at times, lack to listen. While the lyrics were poppy of creativeness or pizz·azz. DOWNLOADS and catchy at first, the sheer repeti­ Sometimes, a band has more to tiveness of them begins to wear on offer in a live performance. Cursive one's nerves by the time the song is g~t a TV debut on March 13 on the finished. Late Show with David Letterman but Overall; the musical variety you can make .your own judgment throughout this track was very mini­ on Cursive, as they will be perform­ mal and a lot of the lyrics seem to be ing here on April 24 at The Firebird, sung in a monotonous voice. 2706 Olive Boulevard, in St. Louis. The next song on the album, More information at the venue's "From the Hips," had some promis- website www.firebirdstl.com.

01 Boom Boom Pow Black Eyed Peas 02 Poker Face Sampling of classic sci·fi could start with Heinlein Lady GaGa By BEN GEMIGNANI include some core elements. genics program. The entire Lazarus Australia and declared itself indepen­ burn anything, usually water. There is 03 The Climb Sta!f Writer Parapsychology manages to find Long series ends with a combination dent from the Earth's world govern­ no artificial gravity, and acceleration, Miley Cyrus its way into quite a few of Heinlein's of good genes. Cloning alld odd ment, develops a remarkably effective measured in terms of Eiuth gravity, If you are thinking about sampling work. Hypnosis is often used to fa­ medical procedures keeps the titular sort of anarchy, coupled with rampant must be kept within certain limits to 04 Right Round a unique and thought-provoking style cilitate instruction in "Space Cadet" Lazarus rolling well into the millen­ free-market capitalism. keep from killing the passengers and Flo Rida of fiction, classic scie.nce fiction has and a few others, for instance. Or the nia. One nove] even explores pro­ Heinlein's characters have been crew. And Heinlein's "Tunnel In The 05 Day N' Nite much to offer the intelligeot reader. characters will be some variety of longed life through brain transplants. known to take up positions for or Sky" was punching wormholes across Kid Cud! One of the greatest authors of sci­ telepath. Economics and politics can play against some hot-button issues in rel­ the vast reaches of space long before ence fiction's Golden Age was Robert "Time for the Stars" has a fleet heavily into Heinlein novels, and they atively modem politics. For instance, "Stargate." Kiss Me Thru The 06 Heinlein, a native Missourian. of them sent out in relativistic ships rarely repeat. The man apparently had there is a good chance that gun own­ Even with all the survey of space, Phone Robert Anson Heinlein was born to explore planets for human colo­ great faith in the United Nations and ership will be seen as a good thing, proper aliens are not particularly com­ Sou/ja Boy Tell '~m on 7 July 1907 in Butler, MO. to Rex nization, apparently running with the general concept of a world gov­ although a notable exception can be monplace. "Methuselah's Children" 07 You Found Me Ivar and Bam Lyle Heinlein. After Einstein's twin paradox. "Beyond ernment, because it crops up quite a found in "Tunnel .in the Sky." The had a handful of different species. The Fray growing up in Kansas City, MO, he This Horizon" does this as well. It is bit. It certainly helps when it comes death penalty is shown to have its ''Between Planet~" and the juvenile joined the Navy. He was discharged uncertain if the occasional character to dealing with other, similarly uni­ time and place. fiction novel "Space Cadet" h'ad rep­ 08 Blame it (feat. T­ in 1934 with pulmonary tuberculosis. having a conversation with inanimate fied civilizations. Spaceflight and interplanetary tilian and amphibian life, respectively, Pain) He dabbled in a nunlber of profes­ objects or the thoroughly deceased Futuristic economic setups range travel seem possibk in every single on Venus. "Double Star" had Martians Jamie Foxx sions before taking up writing, in­ counts. pretty widely. "The Door Into Sum­ one of his books, and there is typical­ of improbable form. "Have Space­ cluding real estate. Robert Heinlein Longevity is another major recur­ mer" and "Beyond This Horizon" ly an effort to be very realistic about 09 Gives You Hell suit, Will Travel" and introduced the died May 8th, 1988, after a long, ring theme, ranging from the simple have an odd mixed system that basi­ it. Faster-than-light travel is a novelty The All-American young reader to a massive, interstellar Rejects resounding career as an author. His to the long-range to the ludicrous: In cally involves the government mak­ in the few places that it shows up. All government representing an unknown books would inspire millions across "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," the ing and distributing money every year ships are roc'ket-powered, though the number of different races. 10 Hoedown the generations. low. gravity causes less wear on the based on some very peculiar and not­ sort of fuel can vary. Most rockets run Throwdown Heinlein's novels, while being body, prolonging life, while "Beyond clearly-elaborated mechanisms. The on chemical or nuclear propellants but Miley Cyrus quite varied in scope, always tend to This Horizon" featured a massive eu- moon, as a prison camp that pulled an some of the more advanced ones can See HEINLEIN, page 12 April 13, 2009 ~h[ ([urrrnt Page 9 A&E ON CAMPUS BOOK REVIEW ~Handle With Care' Gal 210 offers 'Parental Advisory' just as good as pie By KIARA BRELAND

StafJlflriter By JAKE SABOLO like child molestation, rape, school shootings, etc., Jodi Picoult deliv­ Slajj\Vriler Parents, students, and profes­ ers once again. "Handle With Care" sors braved the cold Tain on Thurs­ Everyone loves pie, or at least deals with issues such as abortion, day, April 9 fa attend the opening of Jodi Picoult does. The New York eating disorders and adoption. Gallery 2l0's latest and newest art Times bestselling author is at it Another crucial ingredient to any . exhibit "Parental Advisory." The ex­ again with her latest book, "Handle Picoult novel is characterization. hibit of works by UM-St. Louis BFA With Care." Her latest recipe is The author uses multiple character students arts is an annual event at filled with drama, courtroom sus­ perspectives, from Charlotte, Sean, Gallery 210, which is located on the pense, hot-button issues and vivid Amelia, Marin (Charlotte's lawyer) UM-St. Louis' North campus next to characters. and Piper, to illustrate many of the the Metrolink. Picoult's 16th novel tells the novel's characters. While most of The "Parental Advisory>' art ex­ story of a little girl named Willow Picoult's previous characters are hibit, in the venue's Gallery A, fea­ who was born with Osteogenesis mostly likeable, she creates charac­ tures various types of artwork that Imperfecta, a bone ters in this story that include oil on canvas, wood, iron, an disease that causes . Handle with Care the reader must judge inmge work. All of the artwork dis­ very brittle and easily likeable or unjust. played was velY creative and dein­ breakable bones. Her by Jodi Picou It Specifically, Willow's onstrates the artists' talents, as was mother, pastry chef mother Charlotte, shown by the many gallery viewers' Charlotte, and father, who only seems con­ long fixed fascination stares at- cer­ police office Sean, de- ****{J . cerned for Willow and tain pieces. cide to sue Charlotte's obstetrician not the others around her. There were a few pieces that elic­ for not detecting the disease while . Fans ofthe author wiIl be pleased ited a response more than others. The Willow was in vitro. The only prob­ with a new twist. For the first time, first piece in this category, which is Matthew Hill • Photo &Iilol' lem is that the obstetrician is Piper, the characters tell their accounts also arguably the best piece there, Leia McFadden's "Pieces of Understanding" is one of the many pieces by students included in this Charlotte's best friend. to Willow. Their explanations and was Matt Duncan's ''Not Fine," a year's edition of Parental Advisory at Gallery 210. The exhibit runs until April 25. In addition, by suing for wrong­ outlooks help define the characters work completed this year. ful birth, Charlotte and Sean must and shape the story, told over the This beautiful and deep portrait corporated words into it. At the admit that if they knew their baby course of two years. Yet the reader was done in oil on canvas and showed top of the poster, the word "pack" would be born with the bone dis­ will question if a six-year-old like a young couple in bed together. The was spelled out and in cubes in tan ease, Charlotte would have aborted Willow is really mature enough for male in the portrait whose face letters. The poster also had the alpha­ Willow. Early in the novel, the some of the subject matter told to was half hidden, was asleep, while bet and the numbers one through ten reader will learn Willow's parents the child. Nonetheless, Picoult's the woman lay wide awake facing on it as well, carved out in the same love her more than life itself, but new teclmique heavily contrib­ her lover, but with her head turned tan letters, but the alphabet used mul­ intend to go to court for money: utes to the ch'aracter development slightly away and with an unhappy tiple pieces of the material to make the family is virtually broke from throughout the novel. face. It was easy for all the viewers the letters. amounting medical bills and credit For instance, when finished, of the painting to see that she was At the bottom, there was a warn­ card debt. compare Charlotte and Amelia at ''Not Fine." ing about Pack. The message warned The situation may seem simple tlle beginning of the story, to their Many female viewers stopped and against Pack because it was danger­ to some and complex to others. As characters at the end. lingered longer at this one because ous. The.witty artist let viewers de­ the story progresses, the couple's If you are a fan of Jodi Picoult, this situation is quite a common one, cide what "Pack" is because he never decision to pursue the lawsuit plac­ you will enjoy every slice of her and easy to draw sympathy from be­ specified it. es a heavy toll on their family, in­ new book, and if you have never cause lnany people have been or still .All three of the most popular cluding their older daughter, Ame­ picked up one of her bo'oks, you are in relationships were they were art works in the exhibit all could be lia. Not only does it tear the family will gobble this one up. Filled with not alright while their partner was considered forms of "Parental Advi­ apart, life as Charlotte and Sean . twists and turns, deception and unaware of it and able to be at ease sory." The "Not Fine" poster could know it will also shatter, much like clifihangers, Picou It's "Handle and sleep peacefully. be considered the parental advisory Willow's fragile bones. With Care" is a rare delicacy. And To further illuminate the woman's of parents to a daughter to not talk to Knovm for her controversial the twist at the end of the story will sadness, Duncan used black as the tlus particular guy because he would subject matter, including topics leave readers craving for more. backdrop and dark colors for entire only make her unhappy. The "Primal' painting. This technique has been piece cQuld be considered a waming SCREENING APRIL 17, 9 PM around for years and one of the best­ of parents taking their children to at WINIFRED MOORE AUD.lWEBSTER U. famed exhibits of the use of dark the zoo to not feed the animal. The dreary colors to show sadness is Van "Untitled: Typeface Poster:' Pack - ONE NIGHT ONLY - " Gogh's "Starry Night.·' character could be a like an allusion WILCO'S FIRST LONG·FORM CON ERT FILM The next piece of arnvork in the similar to that of the popular fairy tale exhibit that garnered much attention Little Red Hood. was Michael Sirnbeck's "Primal," Some of the others work might which was also completed this year. draw excitement from people be­ The material used for this piece is cause of their bright colors. One such wood, but the shape brings to mind painting is Jen Frederick's "Primary Contains a link Gumby, only bent in the fonn of a Wars." to free primitive animal, like a gorilla. This This screen print had a back­ Matthew Hill • PboIoEdilnr downloadable is quite amazing considering the fact ground of a bold, bright red color. It "His Love" by Allen Savage is one of the many pieces by students audio of that the artist manipulated wood into had chaotic lines and dots on it, and included in this years edition of Parental Advisory at Gallery 210. 20 songs this form. the chaotic lines and blood red back­ The exhibit runs until April 25. from the DVD Corey Helling's "Untitled: Type­ ground made it easy to see where the it contained fmits, but his fillit of The "Parental A.d 'sory" art ex­ face Poster," done this year as well, title came from . choice was watelmelon. The painting hibit at Gallery 210 f UllS until April received a good deal of attention, Tbuy-Duong NgocPhan's paint­ was very colorful with reds, blues, 25, so you have plenty of time to too. His poster, which bad a bright ing "Gennan Expression Still Life" and different greens in it. The palm come out and enjoy creative artwork blue and green backdrop, was quite also was an eye-grabber. Like many trees seem to place the oil painting in right here at UM- t. Louis and also an interesting piece in that he ill- the stereotypical still-life painting, a tropical place. help to support £.llow students.

"Starship Troopers" had a couple different rac­ they invent inter-dimensional travel and times and on the grounds that there are considerably more es with which to contend. 1·10st characters are hu­ spaces become free for the roaming. males than females in the populati on. In "Beyond mans and most aliens are at the "exotic pet" level. Finally, there is Heinlein'$ tendency to build This Horizon." men and women are traditionally Time travel is another Heinlein favorite. Some­ odd family structures. On more than one occa­ paired off by the eugenics experts. times it is a case of the subject being frozen, either sion, we meet couples that seem to be around the Taken together, Robert Heinlein's works pro­ cryogenically or actual spaceitinle stasis. "Time same age only to find that one or the other ofthem vide something for almost any lover ofscience fic­ For The Stars" dilates time and space so that a year was actually born decades or even centuries be­ tion. It is recommend that the curiou pay a visit to peopJe explOling the gala'ly adds up to several fore. They might also be related. One time-dilated to the Thomas Jefferson Library on the UM-St. decades to everybody else. It's rare, but not lill­ protagonist ended up marrying his (win brother's Louis campus and ask the helpful library staff to heard of, for a character to go backwards in time. great-great-grand-niece or some such. "The Moon direct them to the respectably large co llection of And in the later books in the Lazarus Long series, Is a Harsh Mistress" institutionalizes polyandry, Heinlein 's works.

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By BRYAN GOERS BYTH E NUMBE Sports Editor

Allyson DeFosset Boys VS. Girls Girls vs. boys is one of the oldest ... ays of divid- tennis team. When it comes to golf thexe is no ques- Allyson DeFosset, senior, iug up team for anything fro m sporting events to tion that the women's team has had the better of the early childhood education, Average rank in GlVC (spring sportS) again tops the list of stand 9 oeia! occasion. Typically it is done by the boy - men's team. out performances by a Tri­ ton in a single week. This Scoring average per round \ ho to try and get an advantage over the competi- Softball currently sits atop the GLVC as the be t time she set a newall-time ranking in GlVC by gall strikeout record in a game 9 teams tion. the thinking is boy are supelioT team in the conference with a 10-2 in which she struck out 10 batters. to the girls. While mo t guys will try record. They are 26-13 overall on Homeruns hit On the season no pitcher in baseball vs. sottball This" spring every in the GLVC has come any­ 8 to argue that males are far superior . the season. Co.mpar~ that with how where close to her num­ women's team has bers. She has struck out Total number of wins athletes than girl tbe numbers from outperformed their the baseball team is doing and it is 217 batters and allowed by teams only 10 earned runs in 148 57 69 this spring seems to tell a different male COlinLerpart, in clear why softball is out-performing innings. Her ERA of 0.47 is some cases in unmatched as the next best story. baseball. The baseball team is third . 49 Win percen tage 0, in the GLVC is 1.38. The all sPOrtS $"taggering fashion. only question with the rest • .53 This spring every women's team from last in the eonference, posti.ug a of the season is how many times will she be the Athlete Team ERAln bas outperformed their maJe coun- record of"3-13, The other two teams . baseball vs . 2 24 of the Week? 9• 27 softball. terpart; in some cases in staggering fashion. The that they are ahead,of are 3~14 and 2-n. Overall UPCOMING GAMES baseb,all teamhasnGtbeenable to :keep up with the the baseball team is to:-c22'. Softball bas the thjto

Baseball ~hotos: , _ ' J. ABOVE LEn: Carly Maddock, junior, criminal justice. su~cess of the softball t~am and the women's' tfin- best pitGblrrg staff by ERAi n the cofifereflcy,whjit~ Aoril14 Plicito by Danny Reise-Distribution Manager. at SIU-Edwardsville(dh) AB()VE RIGHT: Steve Porter, senior, physical education. nis team has a l.11uch better liocord than .the men's ' @asebal1h.as the lowest. ·"hOto:Courtsey of UM-St. Louis Sports Information. . . . 7 p.m. ••••• c• •••• •• _ _._ •• _ ••••• •• ••• _•••• _.: ••• ., •• •• •• ••••••••••••• .,.., ••••• ~ ••• ,.. •••••••;. ,.:> •• , ...... > •• _, ••• .;...... ,.~ ••• • ., •• ''' ••• 'H~'''''.,...... ; ..... ,..\.pz• .•~ ..... , ... .•,'-. •..•.1- •• _., ... ::,• • 1": ...... ~ ...... , ...... l ...... , •••. ••• .._: .• __•••• ~: •• .;•.••• _"f~~ •.• _._ • • •• ~ ••••• See Sexes f;agell A(i S:ta.tslised for this story and box cu rrent as of April 10 2009 Aprii16 at Kentucky W. (dh) 1 p.m. Baseball Softball April 14 Miners take three out of four from Tritons at Central Missouri (dh) 4 p.m. Still without a home field due to unexpected complications, the team is forced to play all games on the road.

By CEDRIC WILLIAMS were supposed to be played at UM-St. open a close game with four tallies in RBI hit by Ryan Davis, senior, exer­ effort, allowing just two runs on six Louis' new baseball stadium on south the top of the sixth inning off starter cise science, a bases-loaded walk by hits. He struck out five in eight in­ J\pri! ·18 Staff Writer at Quincy (dh) campus. and eventual losing pitcher Kenny Dean Streed, junior, physical educa­ nings work. The UM-St. Louis men's baseball The rainy weather last week, Ford (0-2), junior, elementary educa­ tion, and a two-run single by Ryne Seth Cockrum, senior, accounting, noon team endured another rough week of forced the games to be moved the Tri­ tion. N1:oleski, sophomore, media studies. pitched out of trouble in the ninth to play this week. The Tritons went 1- tons' opponents' home stadiums. First baseman Mike Hoosen, ju­ . Acklin started the game, but it was earn his fourth save of the season. Women's Tennis 4 in five games this week, suffering Last Wednesday, instead of host­ nior, business management, was the Moleski (0-2) who took the mound The big blow in the game came losses to nationally ranked University ing the University ?f Central Mis­ lone bright spot for the Tritons, going when the game was completed Sun­ in the bottom of the third, when des­ Aprll17 of Central Missouri and Great Lakes souri, UM-St. Louis traveled to War­ three-for-three at the plate, including a day morning. ignated hitter Colin O'Neal, junior, at st. Joseph's Valley Conference rival Missouri rensburg, MO, to take on the nation's 400-ft. blast in the bottom of the third, The right-hander allowed five criminal justice, drilled a two-run sin­ 2 p.m. S&T. No. 28th-rankecL team. The Mules for his first home run of the season. Missouri S&T runs in the final two gle to right to score Steve PQrter, se­ For the season, UM-St. Louis jumped all over Triton pitching that The game two was a seven-inning innings to take the loss. nior,· physical education, and Kenny owns an 11-25 overall record and a day to take home a 19-10 win. contest that had to be completed Sun­ U¥-St. Louis' season-long los­ Ford, junior, elementary education. Aprll 18 4-16 mark in conference play. The Gurdine Ack1in (2-4), junior, in­ day morning due to darkness of Sat­ ing streak reached seven games when UM-St. Louis got its other two at Lewis Tritons entered the week tied with terdisciplinary busi ~ess, took the loss urday evening. In the game, UM-St. the Tritons lost game one on Sunday runs thanks to Missouri S&T fielding 10 a.m. Missouri S&T for fifth place in the on the mound, while ·teammate Erik Louis rallied from a 6-1 deficit to tie 8-2. Austin Schuler (0-4), freshman, errors in the fourth and fifth innings. GLVCWest. Walk, junior, liberal studies, led the the score 8-8. media studies, went the distance, but The Tritons return to the field The Miners sent UM-St. Louis offense with three hits including his Hoosen got the rally started with gave up seven runs in the game's first with three road games this week. On Men's Tennis into the GLVC West cellar by taking second homer of the season. a two-run single in the b.ottom of the three innings to suffer the loss. Tuesday, UM -St. Louis wiIl travel April'll three of four games in Rolla this past On Saturday, UM-St. Louis trav­ fourth. The Tritons ended the seven-game to Edwardsville, to take OLl Division weekend. eled to Rolla, MO, and was swept in The following inning was the at Joseph's losing streak in the final game of the ·r foe Southern lllinois University­ st. Both the midweek game against a doubleheader by Missouri S&T, 9-2 big one for the Tritons. They sent 10 weekend road trip with a 4-2 win over Edwardsville at the Simmons Sports 2 p.m. the University of Central Missouri and 13-8. men to the plate, scoring five of them· the Miners. Justin Rodgers, junior, Complex. and the series against MissoUli S&T In game one, the Miners broke thanks to a Missouri S&T· error, an physical education, gave a brilliant First pitch is at 7 p.m. April 18 at Lewis Do you bleed red and gold? Allyson DeFosset struck out ten batters in a game against Northern Kentucky and in doing so became UM-St. Louis' all-time strikeout leader. 10 a.m. April 13, 2009 I 1Cl1c [urrcnt Page 11 Women's Tennis SlATS CORNER

SOFTBALL BASEBALL GLVC Standings GLVC West Standings Team Cant. Overall . Team Cant. Overarf (W-L) 0N-L) 0N-L) (W-t) 1. UM - St. Louis 14-2 30"13 Rockhu,rst 13-7 27-13 2. Quincy 11-2 20-19 Southern Indiana 15-4 28-10 By ANNA MARIE CURRAN straight games. 3. Indianapolis 14-4 23-13 Missouri 5&T 7-8 13·24 It was senior day Saturday for the tennis team. 4 . Lewis 9-5 27c12 Quincy 11-4 18-17 Staff Write,. 5. 51. Joseph's . 10-6 22-1'4 Drury 9-7 19"18 Both men and women teams faced an important 6. UW-Parkside 8-6 14-14 UM - St. Louis 4-14 lh25 match against Bellarmine University. This weekend was an eventful one for the UM­ The men had a significant winwhile the wom­ Box Scores Box Scores St. Louis women's tennis team. The women had en struggled against Bellarmine's women. Even AprilS Runs Hits Errors AprilS Runs Hits Errors two important matches on Friday and Saturday though the women had a significant win the day Missouri S&T 0 0 2 Central Missouri 19 22 1 against Kentucky Wesleyan and Bellarrnine Uni­ before, they were unable to overcome Bellarrnine's UM-St. Louis 6 9 UM-St. Louis 10 10 3 versity, respectively. resilience on Saturday. AprilS Runs Hits Errors April 11 Runs Hits Errors On Friday, the match was played inside the Doubles were played first and then followed Missouri S&T 3 5 1 Missouri 5&T 9 12 2 UM-St. Louis 4 11 UM-St. Louis 2 5 4 Sunset Tennis Center in St. Louis. by the singles matches. The women's team lost 1 The UM-St. Louis tennis women's team, led by their first two doubles matches but the number 3 April 11 Runs Hits Errors April 11 . Runs Hits Errors Bellarmine 0 4 4 Missouri S&T 13 10 2 Pujitha Bandi, freshman, ~)Usiness, and Stephanie doubles, Katie Feldman, sophomore, international UM-St. louis 3 6 UM-St. Louis 8 10 3 Thompson, sophomore, marketing, showed a great business, and Katie Rynkiewich, freshman, an­ April 11 Runs Hits Errors April 12 Runs Hits Errors display of determination by winning all of their thropology, won 8-2: Bellarmine 2 2 Missouri 5&T 8 13 1 doubles matches. They ensured that they only re­ In the singles matches, Bellarmine's women's UM-St. louis °3 8 2 UM-St. Louis ' 2 5 4 quired two matches to be won in singles to win the team stayed focused on the win, and took four of April 12 Runs Hits Errors April12 Runs Hits Errors entire match. the six singles matches, assuring Bellarrnine's vic­ N. Kentucky 0 2 1 Missouri.5& T 2 6 3 In singles, Altanzul "Aya" Gamba, sophomore, tory. UM-St. Louis 2 5 0 UM-St. Louis 4 9 2 accounting, took the fourth point by beating her Stacy Goodman, junior, Spanish, and Adriana April 12 Runs Hits Errors opponent 6-2, 6-0, improving the girls' chances Garcia, senior, business marketing, both won their N. Kentucky 0 6 0 Current as of 4112/09 even further of winning the match. singles matches, contributing a point each for UM­ UM-St. Louis 2 4 0 Bandi and Thompson were playing their singles St. Louis . .The women in the top half of the team matches, but the Kentucky Wesleyan team. would showed physical difficulties having played a tiring WOMEN'S TENNIS MEN'S TENNIS I not back down and kept fighting to win. Stephanie match just the day before. Danny Reise. f)istribu.tion M{mager GLVC Standings Thompson, number 2 singles, showed great deter­ Despite the split weekend, the UM-St. Louis GLVC Standings Pujitha Bandi, freshman, business, in Team Overall Team Conf. Overci)1I' mination by closing her match, giving the girls the women's tennis team is still in the running for Cant. action versus Quincy Tuesday afternoon. (W-L) 0N-L) (W-L) (W'L) winning point. a Great Lakes Valley ConfeFence playoff berth She went 2-1 over the previous week, 1. Drury 10-0 15-4 1. Drury 9-0 13-5 Bandi did not finish her match, because UM­ ,which will be played on April 24-25 in St. Louis. her only loss coming against Bellarmine 2. N Kentucky 7-1 15-6 2. Rockhurst 7-2 13-6 St. Louis.had already won. She did take a first set The top eight teams in the conference make the where the team lost 6-3. Bandi has been 2. Rockhurst 7-2 12-9 3. N. Kentucky 6-2 13-7 win 7-5 coming back from a 2-5 score to win 5 conference championship. The Tritons sit in sev- playing in the Tritons number one slot. 4. Bellarmine 6-2 12-4 4. Indianapolis 5-3 12-9 5. Indianapolis 4-4 9-9 5. Bellarmine 4-3 6-8 7. UM - St. Louis 3-5 5-8 7. UM - St. Louis 2-5 3-10

Men's Tennis Box Scores Box Scores April 7 Total April 7 Total Quincy 3 Quincy 1 UM-St. Louis 6 UM-St. Louis 8 Dimke lifts Tritons to two game win streak 1. Pujitha Bandi, won 6-2, 6-0 1. Andi Dimke, won 6-0, 6-2 2. Stephanie Thompson, won 6-1, 6-1 2. Daniel Anthony, won 6-0, 6-2 3. won 6-1,6-1 3. Peter Hantack, won 6-4, 6-4 By ANTHONY PADGETT Tritons in a close set by a score of Altanzul Gombo, 4. Leticia Garcia, lost 4-6, 2-6 4 . Alex Cherman, won 6-1 , 6-3 9-7. Staff Writer 5. Katie Rynkiewich, lost 2-6,6-7(4-10) 5. Tim Bryant, won 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 The Tritons would dominate 6. Stacy Goodman, won, 6-1, 6-4 6. Maar Grinas, won, 6-5, 6-1 the singles matches. All six Triton (Doubles) (Doubles) The University of Missouri-St. players, Dimke, Anthony, Hantack, won, 8-2, won, 8-4, lost, 8-9(5-10) won, 8-4, won, 8-1, lost, 7-9 Louis men's tennis had just lost a Cherman, Bryant, and Grinas won April 11 Total heartbreaker to Quincy University their sets. April ta Total Kentucky Wesleyan 0 Bellarmine 2 on April 3 by a score of 5-4. It was the first win of the season UM-St. Louis 5 UM-St. Louis 7 The team was 1-9 overall and 0- for, the Tritons in the Great Lakes 1. Pujitha Bandi, won 7-5, unfinished 1. And i Dimke, won 6-3, 6-2 5 in their conference, but the Tritons Valley Conference. 2. Stephanie Thompson, won 6-1, 6-2 2. Daniel Anthony, won 6-4, 6-3 would not roll over and quit on the On Saturday, the Tritons hosted 3. Altanzul Gombo, won 6-2,6-0 3. Peter Hantack, won 6-2, 6-2 season this past week another Great Lakes Valley Confer­ 4. Leticia Garcia, won 1-0, unfinished 4. Alex ( herman, won 6-4, 6-3 5. Tim Bryant, lost 6-7, 4-6 On Tuesday the Tritons hosted ence against Bellamline. The Tri­ (Doubles) won, 8-1, won. 8-4. won, 8-4 6. Maor Gri nas. lost, 3-6, 0-6 Quincy and would win their second tons continued to play outstanding Doubles) match of the year by an impressive tennis. won., 8-4, won, 8-6, WOIl, 8-6 April 17 Total score of 8-1. They swept all three doubles Bellarmine 6 In doubles matches Andi Dimke matches and won four of the six UM-St Louis 3 junior, international business/man­ singles matches. The Tritons won 1. Pujitha Bandi, lost 1-6, 0-6 agement and Daniel Anthony, soph­ the match and beat Bellarrnine by a 2. Stephanie Thompson, lost 6-7(3-10), omore. management infonuation score of7-2. 3-6 Check out all the stats from systems, of the Tritons, won the first The Tritons may have started the 3. A1tanzul Gombo, lost 1-6, 5-7 this seaso n, more sports stories 4 . Leticia Ga rcia, fast 1-6, 1-6 and more pictures online at set 8-4. season off with a nine game losing DaMY Reise • DistrlbulIOll Mant;gr!I' 5. Adriana Garcia, won 6-2, 6-1 www.tfLecurrentonline.com. Alex Chenuan, sophomore, inter­ streak, but the last four games have Peter Hantack, senior, educaijon, seen here during Tuesdays 6. Stacy Goodman, won, 8-4 Then click on sports . Also sign national business, and Peter Hantack, been a different story, as they have match versus Quincy, had a good week last week as he won (Doubles) to get new sports stories sent senior education, of the Tritons, won won three of them. both singles and doubles matches that he played in. lost, 3-&, lost. 1-8(3-7), won, 8-2 to your email. the second set by a score of 8-l. For the season, the Tritons are 3- Tim Bryant, sophomore, account­ 10 overall and 2-5 in the Great Lakes of them are against teams in their di­ The Tritons will hope to continue Current of 411 2/09 ing, and Maor Grinas. freshmen, in­ Valley Conference. vision. There is no better time to be their success when they play at the as ternational business, of the Tritons, There are only four games left in playing outstanding tennis than right cross town opponate Washington lost the only set of the day for the the season for the Tritons, and two now at the end of the season. University on Tuesday at 4:00. SPORTS BRIEFS

The girls in this case also have scored way Championship where they beat eight ing this spring does not just stop there. the second most runs in the conference, other schools for the top stop. The only team to not out perfonu the male Softball The shinning star throughout all of the games versus the guys being near the bottom One of the second place finishes came counterpart is basketbalL In the. fall soccer was AUyson DeFosset, senior, early childhood when it comes to offense. during a head to bead match but the other had a comparable overall record. The men The University ofMissouri-St. Louis softball education, who pitched in five out of the six Tennis does not quite have the same came out of 10' total teams. The women's went 6-10-2 and the women went 6-II-J. team went undefeated last week a nearly did not games. She allowed no runs and only five hits lopsided nature as baseball and softball, team sits fifth in the conference for aver­ However ill the conference the women give up a run as well. in the games. Two of the games she started and but the women's team is still seeing more age round totals, compared to the men sit­ finished eight, going 5-6-1, and the men The Tritons played Missouri S&T early in completed tbe game with a shutout. success. The women are 4-5 in the confer­ ting in second to last. finished 12th going 2-9-1. The women the week and went into extra imungs in the first Against Missouri S&T DeFosset was nearly ence and 5-7 overall. On the individuals side no Triton golf­ also made the GLVC playoffs. Volleyball game before pulling out a 4-3 victory. The sec­ perfect. She threw a no-hitter and stuck out 14 Compare that to the men who are 1-5 ers make the top lOin scoring average on had one of the best season out of any sport ond game against the Miners was hardly that as batters, just missing a perfect game by allowing in the conference and 2-10 overall and it the men's side and two make the list on in the last few years going 23-8 and 14- the Tritons won 6-0. two walks. is clear who is having the better season. the women's side. 3 in the conference. No men's team has The team then faced off against BeJlarmine Against Bellemline DeFosset set the UM-St. The two teams have played nearly identi­ This spring has brought a lot of suc­ come close that that record this year, nor on Saturday and won both games of the double Louis record for career strikeouts with over 420. cal schedules and they are coached by the cess to the women's sports here at UM-St. will they. header 3-0 and 3-0. The second game was sus­ Thanks to the pitching of DeFosset and bat­ same person so the men have no excuses Louis. The one area that the men over take pended due to darkness and picked up on Sun­ ting and defense from the rest of the team, the in this case. When adding up all of the wins the the women is in basketbalL The women's day. Triton squad finds themselves in first place in the While the women do not boast a player women have 32 wins between three team finished 7-21 overall and second to On Sunday the team also played Northern GLVC and most likely on track to be ranked in with the accomplishments ofAridi Dimke, sports. last in the conference with a 3-14 record. Kentucky twice and came away with two more the top 25 in the country when the polls come junior, international business & manage- . The men have 12 between three sports. The men on the other hand went 14-13 wins: 2-0 and 2-0. out Monday. ment, who is 19-2 this school year, they (Wins also include first place finishes in overall and 6-11 in the conference, just do have Pujitha Bandi. freshmen, busi­ golf) The average place in the GLVC that missing out on a playoff slot. ness, who has put up an impressive 13-4 the women's teams sit at is about third, Men at UM-St. Louis should not feel record. Advantage: Women. versus the average place the men sit being too bad however thanks to the men of the Next up we have the links, which is about ninth. . inline hockey team. golf terminology for golf course. for any­ The success that the women are hav- Their 24-5 season and a national one unfamiliar with the tenu. V/hile the championship top anything that Triton men have completed their season except tearns have accomplished this season, for the regional tournaments, the tourna­ Records by team men or women. ments that decides who goes to nationals However adding all the wins and loss­ and who does not es from every sport at UM-St. Louis to­ The women still have the bulk of their . Women's Sports: gether and the men trail the women with conference play ahead of them. That being goccer (6-11-1) a record of 57-60-2 for the men and 69- said the best finish for the men's program • Volleyball (23-8) 60- I for the women. (Sports included are was a third place- finish at the University Basketball (7-21 ) hockey, soccer, basketball, golf-first place of Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational where Softball (30- 13) finishes, tennis, softball, baseball and vol­ there were six teams playing. The next Tennis (5-81 leyball.) best finish was the Triton's Invitational, • . (jolf C2 1st place finishes) The seasons are not over yet for the hosted byUM-St. Louis where the team spring sports and seeing the success that finished fifth out of seven. Men's Sports: the softball team is having versus the If one wants to look at the best finish Soccer (6-10-2) tough road the baseball team is attempt­ by the number of teams beat, as' opposed • Bas\.\etball (14-13) ing to climb, it is safe to say that the. wom­ to what place the team finished they best • Baseball (11-25) en s win column will continue to climb, finish would be in Springfield, MO where • Tennis (3-10) while the men's loss column will continue the Tritons finished sixth out of 12. • Golf (no 1 st: place fi nishes) to deepen. Despite the women athletes at UM-St. The women golfers on the other hand, • Hockey (25-5) found their stoke this spring with a first Louis accomplishing more during their place finish and two second place fin­ All recrerds cu~rent as or' 4/121@9 seasons overall, the male athletes should ished. not hold their heads to low, because they The first place finish came at the Gate- at least have a national championship. Page 12 ~hr [UITrnt April 13, 2009

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As the Bill of Rights states. it is Governor) we were able to keep a main for economic development not illegal to take land for public use company in St. Louis that has been because the ruling caused a lot of if the owner is compensated justly. growing in a recession, that has cre­ controversy. In Missouri there are but even Rendon is not protesting ated 2500 jobs, promotes diversity, restrictions, but they don't prevent hO\v much he was paid for the prop­ donated money to the University, it from happening." erty. and creates internships for our stu­ Rendon, Samples and the Uni­ Are you a student? "We did nllt want the money and dents.' versity all have solid reasons for we did not want to leave," Rendon As Samples repeatedly pointed their beliefs. and may never be said. "We just kept saying 'no ' to all out, the process of obtaining Ren­ swayed in the opposite direction. I have a research project of the offers and then it went to the don's land was carried out legally "It's a philosophical debate ' courts but our lawyer did not show according to the courts. said Samples. "Some people just up to argue that the taking of our "But that property does not be­ don't believe in eminent domain. I need help with. land was for private profit and not long to all of us, to the public," said everyone has their own definition for the public. Therefore, the case Rendon "when I was passing out of a public good, and the University The project is this. I need a few carefree (you must be carefree)., independent students to was awarded to [the University.]" flyers at Express Scripts a guard felt that Express Scripts was a pub­ help me find one professor who will attempt to answer one question about a specitJc Rendon's point is this: since the told me I couldn't because it was lic good." University used eminent domain private property." As for Rendon, he plans to bring historical is.sue. The question is: "Can you provide, with proof, the name of one person killed to obtain his land and then leased Glassberg shed some light on his son and possibly his mother on in a gas chamber at Auschwitz?" it to a private company they were whether or not this is legal under another Express Scripts camping Will you help me tind a professor on your campus who will attempt to answer this exploiting the law. He believes that eminent domain laws in the United trip soon. He hopes to get arrested question? Will you keep me advised of your progress? I can be reached at taking his land to help a private States. as many times as it takes for him to bradley [email protected] company profit does not count as "A few years ago there was a be brought back to court and con­ 'public good. ' major Supreme COUli case, Kelo v. tinue to argue for his rights as a U.S. I understand that the question wi1I be considered controversial by some academics and "It all depends on your definition City of New London, CT, where the citizen. students alike. You may be charged with "challenging authority," but it is not illegal to of what public good is," said Sam­ court decided 5-4 that it was legal to "There are many families in challenge authority on a university campus in a free society. You may have been told that it take private land for economic de­ mine," he wrote, ples. "The University was already Missouri like is "morally wrong" to ask this question, Do you think .it is? Tell me why. moving in that direction, and had velopment under the Fifth Amend­ "Families who have worked hard been legally acquiring land since the ment clause," he said. for what they have only to be told If you can find the one profe~sor I am looking for, I'll owe you a beer. At the very least. early 1990's ... by allowing [Express "The case really crystallized the their homes are 'in the way ofprog­ Scripts 1 to develop on University issue and many states put modest ress.' That method of development Bradley R. Smith, F~under property (a project supported by the restrictions on using eminent do- must end." Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust www.codoh.com H EI NLEIN, 8

"Starship Troopers" had a inter-dinlensional travel and times polyandry, on the grounds .that couple different races with which and spaces become free for the there are considerably more males to contend. Most characters are roammg. than females in the population. In She added, "It gives me the op~ humans and most aliens are at the Finally, there is Heinlein's ten­ "Beyond This Horizon," men and The official St. Louis Earth Day a green living event with music, on portunity to meet audgreet empl(jy- ~ "exotic pet" level. Time travel is dency to build odd family struc­ women are traditionally paired off Festival takes place April 26 in For­ April 16. ers before applying for tlie job. J am another Heinlein favorite. Some­ tures. On more than one occasion, by the eugenics experts. est Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Specifics. on SI. Louis events on currently employed but I would;1ike times it is a case of the subject be­ we meet couples that seem to be Taken together, Robert Hein­ the grounds in front of the Muny. The Earth Day itself, April 22, are still a change in careers." ' ing frozen, either cryogenically or around the same age only to find lein's works provide something festival, which is now the oldest in . sparse, but an UM-St. Louis scholar At the RFT booth, people had a actual space/time stasis. that one or the other of them was for almost any lover of science fic­ the Midwest, does feature parades is participating in the Missouri En­ chance to get a prize such as a five­ "Time For The Stars" dilates actually born decades or even cen­ tion. and recycling events along with ergy Summit on April 22-23 in Co!. dollar Simply Thai restaurant cou- ~ time and space so that a year to turies before. They might also be It is recommend that the curi­ product booths, but also involves lufnbia, MO. pon. Students could playa roulette' people ex.ploring the galaxy adds related. ous pay a visit to the Thomas Jef- . ongoing recycling programs. tA sym­ . -Lea-Rachel Kosnik, assistant pro­ game to get a prize as well as they up to several decades to everybody One time-dilated protago­ ferson Library on the UM -St. Louis . posium on local government and the fessor of economics, will give a talk received the RFT's information. else. It's rare, but not unheard of, nist ended up marrying his twin campus and ask the helpful library environment does not take place until titled "Small Hydropower's Potential for a character to go backwards in brother's great-great-grand-niece staff to direct them to the respect­ November. You can learn more about in the Fight Against Global Warm- time. And in the later books in the or some such. "The Moon Is a ably large collection of Heinlein's that the website http://www.stlou­ -ing," at 10 a.m. on April 23. The Lazarus Long series, they invent Harsh Mistress" institutionalizes works. isearthday.org. event's keynote speaker, 1. Boone Then on Thursday, the Tritons Other Earth Day linked events in­ Pickens, an advocate of wind power, will travel to Owensboro, KY, to' clude a Forest Park clean up action, sPeaks on April 22 at 12: 15. His playa doubleheader against GLVd "Forest Park Operation Wild Lands talk will be webcast live .. The Mis­ foe Kentucky Wesle)'an. To add dramatic effects, the enlarged the shadows of Macbeth, sunk into the audience. Project," sponsored by the Open souri Energy Summit website www. UM-St. Louis' next home contest crew had the stage covered in and MacDuff. This made the scene The production of the play did Space Council on April 26, Eco-Art umsystem.edulsummits has more de­ is scheduled for next Wednesday, white, during . the battle scenes, more memorable. have a few shortcomings. One was Exhibit and Green Living Expo at tails. April 22, when the Tritons host an­ and then brightly colored tapestry Another highlight of the play when Banquo was murdered. Al­ St. Louis Community College open­ What matters is that we take re­ other GLVC rival Wisconsin-Park­ which, with the skill of the lighting was murder of Lady MacDuff and thongh he was taken by surprise, ing April 18, ihe "Loyal Earth Fest" sponsibility for the impact of our ac­ side for a doubleheader. The game's . technicians, provided the perfect her young child. Her screams and the quickness of the battle scene, at the Old Rock House downtown, tions on Mother Earth . are tentatively scheduled to be played . backdrops for the cast and seemed . pleas to be spared because of her and his overly dramatic death de­ at the new baseball stadium, but to enlarge their stage presence. and her child's innocence, and tracted from the scene as a whole. ~~ .~C>..~~.~fr.o.".!.P..cz.~e... ?...... could be moved if weather and field The highlights of the play in­ the brutal snapping of her child's Overall, the University theater condition problems persist. cluded the final battle scene be­ neck could be heard throughout department's production of ''Mac­ It takes a while for the different director Matteo Garrone's film. tween MacDuff and Macbeth Lee Theater brought pitiful moans beth" did something anyone in the pieces in the story to connect. The If you like mob and crime mov­ which had the petfect length, in­ from the crowd. industry would admit is quite hard film picks up steam with a vengeance, ies that offer realism over Hollywood Go online to tensity, and . action to make the The last highlight of the play, to do: they did Shakespeare. In ad­ exploring the tentacles of power and high style and good story over for­ scene exciting to watch and believ­ which was not the least by far, was dition to that, they did one of his vi01ence it entails. A realistic ap­ mula, "Gomorra" is worth your time. thecurrentonline._, able. Most of the crowd seemed to the scene where Macduff learn of most famed plays justice by plac­ proach makes the violence more It is as fascinating look at modern .. com to comment.o agree with this becanse most were the death of his family. 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