In and would be ' home when MATTHEW B. POPOSKY her truck in the drive­ Editor-in-Chief way. We thought she was on she wanted," Lawrence the phone, and I remember ColdonSr., father, said. A University of Missouri stepping out on the porch, The police, it turns out, - St. Louis student, Phoenix seeing her silhouette in were not helpful to the Coldon, junior, undeclared, the truck. You can see past Coldons. The officer taking disappeared from her home the front 'windows to the the report offered to run the on Sunday, December 18, end of the truck from our plates of Phoenix's truck, 2011. Since then, searches house. 1 remember peep­ but reported turning up no have occurred, flyers have ing off the porch and seeing responses. He also did not been posted and lines have her. . I came back inside, and file a missing person's re­ been tied up with inquiries Lawrence saw her leave." port, citing his earlier men­ regarding the young stu­ Lawrence contin- tion of Phoenix's age. The dent's condition, whether ued the day's tran­ next day, another officer did she has been heard from scription at this point. come out :lnd say she would or seen, etc. What follo'ws "I saw Phoenix back file a report, although her is the account of Phoenix's out of the driveway and check of the truck's tags also disappearance and the pro­ pull off. That was the last came up empty. According cess followed since that time we saw her, at about to Lawrence, it was later day by her parents, Goldia 3 p.m. that Sunday. She discovered that the police in and Lawrence Coldon. didn't come back home. We East Sr. Louis received a 911 '(Sunday, December thought she had gone to the call about the abandoned 18, 2011 was a beauti­ store or a friend's house, truck in the previously stat­ ful day." Goldia Coldon, something like that. \XThen ed condition, but did not mother, said. It was sun­ she didn't come back home file a toW sheet report on it. shiny and warm. Phoenix that night, my wife was "It took two weeks for and I attended worship worried, sayill"g something us to find her truck in East together at our church, was wrong, since Phoenix St. Louis because the people Westminster Presbiterian was not home. Phoenix over there did not do their Church. She played in the isn't the type to stay out all jobs. We did not find that Hand Bell Choir that day" night and not inform us." truck until January 1, t\vo "We stopped at Aldi's "We later found out that weeks after she wen t miss­ between Belfon tane and the same day, at 6:23 p.m., ing. We had made flyer"s, 270 on the way home. her truck was towed from a called people all around the She went in her room to location in East St. Louis at country-we found the truck change and went down 9th Street and St. Claire Av­ through a family friend, to" the garage to get a bas­ enue. It was found with the who had his friend run the ketball and shoot hoops." key still in the ignition and tags. It took them 15 min­ "I was in my room and the door open. We didn't utes to find the truck. There watched her play for awhile, know the truck had been was a two-week lag in which beqluse I heard the ball hit­ towed at that time, though." we" could not search for our ting the side of the house. I "The next day we called daughter because we did always pray she doesn't break friends and hospitals, and not know where her truck the bedroom window when that night we called the St. had gone missing, or that she does that - she shoots it Louis County Police De­ it. had been found the very so hard. She's just like a lit­ partment. 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RACHELLE BRANDEL York Tlffies, in thesurnmer ia ... with the hope that there Syrian families here in Amer­ One-on-one Interview perienced the oppression in Staff Vvriter and fall thousands of soldiers will be peace and justice in ica," said a protestor. "That's Syria. As is relayed by her On Thursday March 1, defected and attacked the gov­ 'Syria," Syed said. The group why many of us are wearing On Thursday afternoon, granddaughter, this woman's the University of Missouri - ernment, bringing the coun­ raised Syrian flags over their OargeJ sunglasses to hide our while the protest for peace son was taken unlawfully to SL Louis' ~fusUm Srudent try to the edge of civil war. heads and draped scarves in the faces. Many of the people you blazed on, one protester sat prison by the Syrian military. Association - working with On February 23, 2012 the Syrian colors of black, white see on T.Y. don't normally hide apart from the others. She Her son was on- his way to the American Civil Uberties United Nations reported that and green with red stars over their faces; they 'cover their faces sat on a bench by the ponds, the Mosque when the mili­ Union, the Council of Ameri­ "gross human rights violations" their shoulders. Many made out of fear [for their lives]." wrapped in her burka, watch­ tant enforcers took him and can ISlamic Associations, Vet­ had been ordered by the Syrian signs and had shirts· and hood­ One protestor brought ing the protest unfold in all other men right off the street. erans fOr Peace and Occupy government as state policy at ies with sayings and slogans her children to experience the its glory. She watched the "There was no reason for it.

St. Louis - held a protest fOr "the highest levels of the armed demanding peace and request­ event, including a small baby Bags unfold and listened to Some people got (Q leave and peace to raise awareness for the forces and the government," ing help for Syria. The chants boy who loved to grab at the the chants echo off Clark some people didn't. My father bloodshed taking place in Syria. which amounted to crimes and speeches were led by the Bags. "My kids watch the ne\vs Hall, and in spirit she was wasn't one who got (Q leave," Syria, a country residing against humanity. The panel of hosts and representatives from and see everything we see," said raising the highest Bag and the protester's granddaughter above Israel and Jordan, has investigators who put together each sponsoring organization. the protesting mother. "When I issuing the loudest cry. said. He was taken (Q prison, had civil unrest fOr quite some the repon said it was based on Many srudents felt that the lay dm"lI1 \vith my baby at night This protester lives in where he was held for twO rime. It started in lvfarch 2011 369 interviews with victims, events in Syria hit close to home. after JUSt having watched ten, Syria. While visiting fam­ years by the Syrian police. with the Tunisian Revolution, "\vitnesses, defectors and oth­ "Syria has lv1uslims," Ad­ 15 babies who had JUSt been ily in j\merica, she can­ When she was finally able in which protesters rook to the ers v.rith "inside knowledge." eela Langrial, junior, pyschol­ shot in the head or maimed or not forget the fight raging to visit her son in jail, this streets to protest the torture Photographs, video rerordings ogy, said. "1 am a Muslim tortured from this brutal op­ on in her country. She is mother walked in and ,;vas of students who had put up and satellite imagery was also from Pakistan. I'm here to pression ... the least I can do so afraid that word will get met w ith a scrawny, old-look­ anti-government graffiti. Pro­ used to corroborate witness support my own community." is bring [my bab.] to one of back to her country that she ing man with red blood-shot te..l\Cors had to \\rithsrand direct accounts, but the investigators "If there's somerhing g0- th protests and let [my baby] is agains( Presidem Bashar e} es whose face was black assaults £Tom the government were not allowed to enter Syria. ing on in another part of the know \ hat's going on and tr) aI-Assad and his tyranny and blue and who could as President Bashar al-Assad A spokesman for the U.N. world that a1fects UMSL stu­ to let others know. It's [he l ~ t that she must hide her fa e hardly hear out of his left ear. sent tanks into restive cities said that '\,ell over 7 500" peo­ dents directly, it's really lffi­ \ve can do in this country" underneath her hijab and She began to cry and could and ordered his military ro ple had died so far in the conflicr. portam for us to tall\. about ~ ed ended his chants with: cannot take part in the pro­ not stop; th guards of the jail fire on demonsrrators in April. 'WTjth this intonnation at that," ,a\.shley Hinman, junior, t T She is so afraid that we h appen d (Q notic and asked , President Bashar [al-Ac;sad] the forefront of their minds, em'ironmental srudies, said. "5) ria, S 'ria, do not you ftar, uld nOt obtain her nam e. her, "Why are yo u crying?" is an oppressive dictator... his a group of about 50 people But what many UMSL Tell your people \\.c: are here. Students at U ni ersi ty "That is my on," she said. purpose is not to rule the coun­ met to raise awareness for the stUdents did not know is that Syria yria, do not you cry. or Missouri - St. Louis can ay but to keep rumselfin power," plight of me Syrian people. many of me people present Liberty will never die." only read about h atroci­ Continued on page 4. F-aizan Syed, prorest host, said. '[\Vi ] are standing in soli­ \-vere protesting t a risk to their ties happening in .'ria, bur According to The New darity with the people in S)T- 0\\11 li\"(~s. "Its a direct threaT to thi wom an has directly x-

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"I've got decent gas mile­ Rian Flamenco · "It's pretty bad, especially Xichen Liu "I think it's wrong, because Ebony McClure age, it doesn't affect me as Senior for the international stu­ Senior our jobs are not paying Junior much." . Computer Science dent. They wi" spend lots Information Systems -more. If gas prices are go­ Criminal Justice of money on their gas and ing to go up maybe people car." should get a pay raise to make up the difference." 4 I ~hl [uITrnt I MARCH 5, 2012 IWWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I uition hike okay for students nnamed protestor speaks on - may hurt UMSL's operations oppresion and dangers in yrla•

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A tuition Increase of special education said. only about $6.5 million Continued from page 3. tary even if they go into Neither the protestor nor three-percent has been ap­ A tuition increase that - reflective of our collec­ hiding; a person's family is her son would speak of proved for the University of is toO high could take away tive desire co keep tuition "Do not worry about in as much danger as the the event, and her grand­ Nlissouri - St. Louis. This a lot of UMSL's market­ as affordable as possible. him," they told her. "We person being sought out. daughter says they never ' is a significanrly smaller ability to students who But low tuition increases, feed him and cloth him. "If they couldn't find you, will. The fear of the event ' amount than the previously make their college deci­ continuing state funding You shouldn't cry. There's they would take one of is ingrained into both of proposed 7.7 percent and sions based on tuition cuts and increased ·costs to no reason for you to cry." your children and give you them, but-the spirit of jus­ the five percent that was ac­ cost and affordabiliry. continue operations have This woman had had five days to show up before tice is ingrained deeper. tually approved by the U.tvf "\'x7ell, obviously the tu­ put a tremendous strain on to worry about her child's they would torture your Though their faces will Board of Curators in Janu­ ition increase will affect UMSL - necessitating the wellbeing for rvlO years, and family," the granddaugh­ never be present on a news­ ary, according to a UM sys­ [students'] pocket books. elimination of open faculty her first glimpse of him had ter said. "The only reason paper, nor their names tem document tided "FY Entering the colligate positions and more than shown her all the pain and they don't kill them in jail printed in the pages of 2012 Tuition and Other world, we as students knew 60 filled staff positions." damage that had been done is so they can tell others history, they will continue Related Enrollment Fees." college wouldn't be cheap These necessary changes to him, yet they told her about what happened to to fight against the tyran­ The now-proposed and that prices were only will negatively affect the she had no reason to cry. them in jail to make oth­ nical dictatorship hold­ three-percent tuition in­ rising. It's aggravating to UMSL community, \vhich "They do not under­ ers less likely to speak out." ing Syria hostage. They crease is in place to offset hear that UMSL's tuition is forced to continue cut­ stand why a mother would This woman's son was will continue to believe the seven-percent cut to is going up," Cisar said in ting positions and saving cry for her son \'lho's in able to leave after nvo years that Syria will one day be UMSLS budget that was the res ponse to the proposed money, despite its already jail for no reason. He 'Nas and later had a family of free and they will be able resul t of Governor Nixon's seven-percent increase .. high standards of effi­ only about 18 years old," his own. He was also pres­ to speak freely once more. smaller 2012 public higher After the decision to in­ ciency in respo;nse to past said the granddaughter. ent at the protest for peace "I want them [the chil­ education budget. Some crease tuition only three­ cuts. "We have strived to According to her grand­ along with his daughter, dren] to be able to visit studen ts balked at the larg­ percent, Cisar said she un­ be more efficient and make daughter, a person is not the protestor's granddaugh-.. [Syria] again one summer," er tuition increases, and the derstands the necessity of past budget cutS as pain-· safe from the Syrian mili- ter. who related this story. said the granddaughter. three-percent increase will the increase and believes less to students a possible. be easier for them to take. students can still find a way \y'e will continue t look Still, the (h r e~-perc nt to afford a higher education. for wa s in hieh to be increase d es not 0 er Since j( was clear that more efficient, but it '.'.-ill U 1SL's budg t 10 s after a tuition hike was going to be difficult to continue the state cuts, and th r happen, I'll take a three­ making cuts of this mag­ is concern for how the percent rais e over seven nitude without [the cuts) university will make up any day. It's not ideal. but aCecting our aC :l J~mic core the difference. The math unfortunately these days and becoming noticeable sho'vvs students and un i­ it's to be e 'peCted. I could to students," George said. versifY administrators alike complain that [a] hike hap­ "~ r .c. will be meeting that UMSL is set to expe­ pened at all, but it's just over the next several weeks rience significant duress, not worth it. This is my with members of the Pro­ caught between funding advice: start applying for vost's Council, the Uni­ .cuts and the negati\'e ef­ scholarships if you haven't versity Assembly Budget fects of overburdening stu­ already. You'd be amazed and Planning CDmmit­ dents with high tuition. at how ready companies tee and colleagues from Many students were dis­ and organizations are to other UNf campuses to turbed by the earlier pro­ assist you through schooL" discuss possible solutions . posed larger Cuts, saying The smaller increase and strategies to move that UMSL is supposed to may mean fewer problems forward," George said. Download the St. Louis : ';b e a cheaper option among for students, but it exacer­ Though UNfSL cannot Public Radio app through local elite and private uni­ bates the funding problem continue to maintain rela­ the app store on your Android versities. ''1 know that pri­ for UMSL. "If the current tively low tuition in the face or Apple devices. vate colleges around the proposal holds, state fund­ of state budget cutS without state have their specialties ing to UMSL will have de­ suffering either a financial and are for some people, creased $11.5 million from deficit, failing q~ality of but I see no point in paying fall 2010 to fall 2012, and programs and facilities, or St.Louis · ~ $40,000 [plus] a year for a costs to continue operations some combination there­ degree when you can most will have increased several of, the current situation PublicRadi6 likely obtain a degree in the million dollars as well," will be managed as effec­ 90.1 KWMU same field for so much less Thomas George, chancel­ tively as possible to main­ [at UMSL]. So seriously, lor, UMSL, said. "Tuition tain standards of qualiry. www.stlpublicradio.org come to UMSL; it's cheap," increases over the same pe­ Renee Cisar, freshman, riod would have produced A Service of The Univ.ersity of Missouri-St. Louis , NEWS MARCH 5, 2012 ~hc [urrcnt 5 Sf. Louis red-light cameras to be removed by recent consideration

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St. Louis Circuit Court photo enforcement camera and a photo we Judge Mark Neill has systems, are designed to take _ at a crime scene? officially banned the city's change behavior," Dotson In court, - it still takes an red-ligh t camera 0 rdinance. sa:id. "And 98 percent officer to testify that the Throughout the of the time, it looks like photo is accurate and cameras' five-year run, we're changing behavior." explain what it depicts. I almost 270,000 notices Dotson thinks of it in feel outlawing this type have been issued at the terms of basic psychology of" technology is a step standard rate of 100 conditioning skills: if back for law enforcement. dollars for camera­ a person got a fine at a They threw the baby our captured _vehicles driving particular intersection, with the bath water." through one of the city's they would remember it Hageman agrees with 51 equipped intersections. every time they passed Sherriff Boyer. "Vie The city is pending appeal. that light, and if they did believe Missouri law IS City Counselor Patricia Hageman advocates the use of red-light cameras. "[Red-light cameras] "Throughout the pending appeal we will continue are not very accurate. " to operate our red-light cameras and people will ---Trevor Nathanson be expected to pay their violations," said Hageman. Judge Neill stated that not want any fines, they clear that Missouri cities, the ordinance has always would avoid running the including St. Louis, have been voluntary and , is red lights at other camera­ the right to enact red­ now void. People may be equipped intersections light safety ordinances threatened with having as well. This does not such as this one, and we the charge put on their account for the camera­ look forward to bringing credit, but it will not free intersections, though. this case to the appellate happen. Even before this Arnold in Jefferson courts, Hageman said. ruling, it was up to the County was the first city to University of Nfissouri perpetrators whether they adopt red-light cameras in St. Louis students wanted to payor' not. the state in 2005. Although understandably have Neill's decision - was Jefferson County is not mixed feelings about red­ a progression from a affected by the St. Louis light cameras. Many said 2009 lawsuit filed by ordinance(which applies that it was the best thing three automobilists only within the actual St. Louis has done in a long who challenged the cit}' limits), Sheriff Boyer time, and stated bluntly cOllStitur-ionaliry of the law. worries they may be soon. that the cameras "suck." On February 17, 2012, "The Jefferson "They are not very Neill stated in his final County Council voted accurate," said Trevor ruling that ' the law was approximately three Nathanson, junior, improper because it did not months ago to make rhe business administration. offer a way for someone to use of red-light or speed Certain areas may contest the - infringement cameras illegal in the have more sensitive apart from cases in which rural areas of Jefferson cameras, depending on defendants claimed they County," Boyer said. "}"1y the volume of traffic that were not the driver or that personal opinion is that passes through those the, vehicle was stolen. there are areas that these areas. Natural Bridge "[The cameras do] tools should be used by Road, for instance, has nothing to regulate and law enforcement, bur a reputation for very control the streets or certainly never to simply unforgiving cameras. traffic... and the city generate funds for the "I like it for people that presented no evidence to local government. I could­ are good at driving because the contrary," Neill said.- discuss for hours why the then they_won't get tickets, St. Louis Director of uses of these cameras are bur then people that are Operations Captain Sam not illegal. For example, bad at driving will get Dotson begs to differ. \Vha t is the difference away," said Charlie Faron, "Red light camera systems, benveen the use of a speed sophomore, business. 61~hc ~u~rntJ MARCH 5,2012 I WWW,THECURRENT-ONLlNE,COM I I NEWS Amazon's pulls over 4,000 e- book.s future for the Kindle?

Students worry about the future of their Kindles after Amazon's pull

RACHELLE BRANDEL Stafff Writ er

Recently Amazon re­ customers if it cannot make has to be marketed, distrib­ moved over" 4,000 e-books future agreements with IPG uted and publicized, just as from its site when it could and other publishers. The a print edition must be." not get the Independent company could also end up According to Matthews, Publisher's Group to sell losing even more e-books publishers .can only work the e-books more cheaply. In its online catalogue. with Amazon in two ways: Amazon, which attempts . CUrt Matthews, the the Agency model, which to sell e-books at the low­ CEO of lPG/Chicago Re­ gives publishers 70 percent est possible prices in an view Press, Inc., recently of the e-book list price, effort to increase interest posted an article on the and the wholesale model, in their Kindle devices, IPG website ipgbook.com which gives 50 percent of would not yield to the in an effort to explain why the e-book list price. He prices the IPG requested IPG could not agree to asserts that Amazon is "in­ when their Kindle con­ Amazon's terms. He broke sisting on terms for both tract came up for renewal. down the cost of a printed print books and e-books According to The New book: an author's royalty that are even less favorable York Times, the IPG as­ rate is commonly 7.5- for independent presses." serted that the prices were 10 percent depending on For University of .tvfis­ toO low, and neither side whether the book is paper- souri - St. Louis students, could come to -an agree­ . back or hardback as well as this outcome could mean ment. This stalemate result­ on the levels of sales that that certain e-books used ed in Amazon pulling all of an: achieved. The publisher in classes may no longer be lPG's e-books off its mar­ sells the book to booksell­ available for their Kindles. ket. lPG'S print versions of ersand wholesalers at half When the contracts of other such books are still for sale. of the cover price (so if a publishers come up for re­ This disagreement Ig­ book is 14.95, the book­ newal, Amazon must come nited fears concerning seller will buy the book fbr to an agreement or even the power Amazon holds 7.48). Printing the book essential e-textbooks may over the physical and digi­ runs about 10 percent per disappear from the market. tal book markets, since copy, and warehouse stor­ "I already don't have it is the dominant seller. age and transport will run many choices [for text­ Andy Ross, ",·ho is an around 10 percent for each books] but to close the mar­ agent and former book­ book, leaving 20 percent for ket even further defeats the seller, warns smaller press­ the publisher to pay their purpose of having a Kin­ es about what this' could bills and make a profit. dle," said Kristina Bohler, mean for their contracts. The difference in price senior, English. "The whole "They are being offered benveen an e-book and a purpose of e-readers is to a Hobson's choice · of ac­ printed book is that the e­ have the same books on the cepting ' Amazon's terms, book is about 20% cheaper digital market as the print­ which are unsustainable, to produce, with no need for ed market. It defeats the or losing the ability to sell warehouse storage, uans­ . purpose of the Kindle to Kindle editions of their port or printing. This does not have the same access." books, the format that con­ not include the amount 1v1any consumers hope stitutes about 60 percent of money that booksell­ that this stalemate will end of all e-books," said Ross. ers like Amazo,Il would like the disagreement Ama-. On the IPG website they save · by not having stor­ zan had with Macmillan two assure customers that the age or transport to pay for. years ago. Amazon initially electronic formats of their But Matthews makes it removed e-books and even books are available with oth­ especially clear that "an e­ printed copies from its mar­ er booksellers nationwide. book still needs all of the ex­ ket, but eventually relented This could cause Amazon pensive editorial services ... and sold Macmillan books to lose potential Kindle and if it is going to sell, it at the publisher's set price. CATE MARQUIS young teen daughter, the Hatami), is frustrated by law. system. Many challenges are with his father, who lies to .A&E Editor challenges of caring for the the lack of opportunity for Meanwhile, the couple's universal to modern life, him about her situation One of the best films of husband's confused, elderly women in her country. She daughter is torn between bur not all; some. are unique and pu~s him in danger, lies 2011, "A Sep~ation" has' father, and the problems of wants a divorce because her loyalties to both her to Iran's Islamic style of out of desperation over the a near-perfect script and is dealing wi th the Iranian legal husband won't emigrate, parents, and does not fully governmen t. circumstances that are due brilliantly edited and acted. system. The family issues and and she is hoping to take comprehend what leaving None of this would work in part to her country's laws It is a drama that resonates heartbreak are universal, but her daughter Terman (Sarina the co un try could mean for ,vithout excellent acting. towards women. everywhere - the breakup the film gives a remarkable Farhadi) with her. Her her. Leila Hatami is wonderful The film offers up no pat of a marriage.· It won the glimpse sp~cifically into life husband Nader (Peyman The script pulls all of as Simin, who seems answers and ends v,7ith an Academy Award for Best in modern Iran. Moadi) is a responsible, these elements together and wistful about leaving her open-ended situation that Foreign Language Film, Those who are familiar educated man who is angry places them i~ a, dramatic husband but focused on her forces the audience to make was nominated for Best with Iranian films are aware about his wife's decision to frame\vork that is both daughter's future. Likewise, up their own minds about Original Screenplay and of their high quality. In leave him and fears lOSing his personally dramatic and Peyman Moadi's Nader which way the characters are previously won four awards addition to having top-rate daughter. He refuses to leave socially insightful; it can seems like a man who is just going to go. at 'the Berlin International production value&, strong their apartment - where only be described as genius. trying to make his family life Simply put, this is an Film Festival, including the acting and polished and they have been caring for The story is not only work but is angry at what he excellent drama with a Golden Bear for Best Film. accessible Western style his partially-disabled father absorbing, but also filled sees as his wife's selfishness. heartbreaking, tension­ This Iranian drama has· a filmmaking," Iranian films . - which complicates the with appealing characters There are no good guys or filled story and appealing story that is both universal frequently display amazing divorce under Iranian law. the audience will care about. bad guys, just people trying characters that make it ,veIl and specific to modern Iran. fearlessness in tackling the In a culture where wives care Thanks to these characters, to live their lives. worth the effort to read the A well-educated middle­ difficult topics facing their for elderly relatives at home, the personal emotional If there is a villain, it is subtitles. class couple struggles nation. hiring someone, particularly context is never lost, r et the the inflexible Iranian system, "A ~eparation," in Farsi with the breal.'Up of their "A Separation" begins and a woman, to care for' an story still manages to make which complicates the with. English subrid , is marriage. Things are ends with a couple going older man in a home ,-",here hard-hitting observations characters' personal lives on now playing at the Plaza further complicated by the before a judge. The well­ there is no wife is fraught about the challenges of many levels. Even the young Frontenac Cinema. conflicted feelings of their educated wife, Simin (Leila with dangers under Islamic living under the Iranian legal woman Nader hires to help Grade: A ...... «. " 8 l1rhr Q:urrrnt I MARCH 5, 2012 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I IA&E 'The orax' is best k!nd of kids' film LATEST + GREATEST CATE MARQUIS must seek out the reclusive sing about their artificial, A&E Edito r Once-Ler (Ed Helms), who all-electric trees and how knows what happened to they solved the air pollution \Xlhat makes a great all the trees because he is problem by buying "bottled kids' film? A good story responsible for their loss. air." 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A Civil War veteran (Taylor Kitsch) fincjs himself on Mars, and enchants' kids while use of natural resources over 'ambitious young man who which turns out to be a lush plane"t with 12-foot tall inhabitants. impressive entertalDLng adults with mindless greed. makes his invention, the supporting cast includes Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Mark S~rong, lots of laughs? \V"onderful, "The Lorax" IS funny multi-purpose Thneed, Thomas Haden Church, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic" West,. · James Purefoy and entertaining animation? and entertaining, capruring from the trees he cuts down, Bryan Cranston. . Appealing characters voiced the appeal of the book and never noticing that they are by talented, well-cast voice adding some of director disappearing. As he sings the WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (Plaza Frontenac) actors? A classic children's Chris Renaud's playfulness chorus "what's wrong with Scary stuff, a powerfully-acted, terrifying family-drama-as-horror-film about story as the basis? 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This trees. home, cut-off from the outside world as ominous things begin to happen. beloved children's classic new character allows the Mr. O'Hare (Rob This horror film is directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau. and a truly entertaining, fun story to be more fully told, Riggle), a little guy with film with a positive message and the framing of the tale a funny-looking haircut, . FRIENDS WITH KIDS (everywhere) built in, not grafted on. in his suburbanite town of IS Thneedville's fabulous A comedy about two platonic friends who decide to have a child together That the 3-D film debuted Thneedville helps bring it wealthy purveyor of bottled without becoming romantically involved. Directed by and starring Jennifer · on Dr. Seuss' birthday - the home for a young audience. air, and serves as the film's West, along with Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott and Chris Dowd. day chosen for a national The 3-D animated film villain. 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DAVID VON NORDHEIM ASHLEY ATKINS a song that takes on the In irs third movement, electric guitar, banjo, fiddle knew that Jesus '''"as a ,.... ino Staff Writer Features Editor persona of 32 different the piece picks up in speed and drums competing for too" 1 giving Ohio the character traits such as and has almost a dance-like " Indestructible dominance. The group is . sameaffectionatc send-up 20-year-old Daniel serious, timid, calm, playful, qualityin it. The performance Machin ," alt-country as comfortable careening the Truckers reserve for Kuehler is a musical force sweer, tempestuous, angry, bet\veen student and teacher agitacor Lydia Loveless' first through rockabilly scomp- Alabama. to be reckoned with. As longing, eerie, nostalgic, could have been described as release for independent alongs with breakneck Lo d es :'>' s ,,", ng's riting an aspiring concen pianist grand, royal and solemn. a friendly race between the lab 1 Bloodsh t, has one abandon as thev are is strong throughout, and and sophomore in the AlIa Voskoboynikova, t\vo to see who could gain foot plant d firmly In restraining themselve for a all the more impressh e Department of iVIusic at director of keyboard studies, the crowd's satisfaction first. rradition and the other in smoky ballad. consi-dering that the album the U niversi ty of lvlissouri UMSL, chose the piece for Kuehler and Voskoboynikova rebellion. As impressive as her was recorded when she was - St. Louis, he has recently him because it is believed agreed · on this piece because T he album is a true fleet-fingered cohorts are, bar I out of her t ns. had the honor of not only to be difficult to force such it is considered one of the delight, an engaging the true highlight of the Her gritty refl tion on winning the 2011 M SL . characteristics out of a piano. most beautlful concertos mixture of honky-conk album is Loveless herself adultery, alcoh lis m and Concerto competition, but Kuehler's last piece ever written. sensibilici and diesel- Her b~ld, throaty delivery spirituality are tempered showcasing his own private before intermission was As his final piece came to chuggi ng punk attitude. re calls the histrionics of alt­ with a cynical wit and piano recital to friends and "Rachmaninov's Etude a close, on,e could tell that The chunh.-y, disco rted country darling Te ko Case. maturity one '"'Q uId xpe t guests at the Blanche Touhill Tableaux Op. 39 No'. 6," also ' Kuehler was geuing into the guitar riff jlJx tapose H owever, Loveles delivery from a perfo rmer twi e her P rforming Arts Center on known as "Little Red Riding music. His achievement was against . L veless' twang. is ro ted In traditional age. H r 1. rics capture (he dnesday, February 29. Hood." The lively piece, just as rewarding for him as harm liies and the untry. She demonstrat d perate ai ml ' n s of Lfe B fo re the start of his which starts in [he bass of it was for his audience of combinati n melts into an these competing si d in the rural Kuehler the piano and works its way admiring supporters. appetizingly outhern-fried of her musical pedigree region that, much ontO the stage up into fluttering notes, As he wrapped up his oncoction which can be throughout the album. "Ind\.. -tructible lachin ," a red-and-na has been analyzed as the performance, [he crowd e t described a garacre "H M any Women ' is conflicted berwe n grim" tie and greeted his chase between the big bad applauded in appreCIatiOn. country." a Lor tta Lynn-style moderni and rampant gue t. He made his way wolf and Little Red Riding Kuehler . returned to the Alrhough purists may pro-feminist ballad, i traditionalism. to his ben h and began to Hood that leads up to her stage three separate times bristle at the album s a particularly notabl Although her ound place his fi ncre r on the keys; inevitable death. to collect their approval, irrev r nt, vi ceral n rgy, sh v,r ase of her rev rence pays clear homag t he bowed his head almost Following intermission, bowing hwnbly. W'he.n the Lovel demonstrates a fa r straight-fac d h nk - a numb r of pitnk and a if he were searching for the crowd had noticed house lights went up the oenuine appreciation D r tonk. countr" touch ton rhe perfect note. \Vith a there were now two nine­ audience did not go home. and knO'> I dg of country's Rather than trip up the "Inde tructible lachine' sudden a ick in his rist foot Steinwav and Sons They bol ted towards the forefathers, making f, r an album's pace Loveless' readily demonstrates dut he began work on his first model 0 grand pianos on empty lobby, where rhey album that is just as likdy detours into more r se r ed L dia Lovel ess 1 m uch piece ~ r the night which the front stage. For the waited for the appearance to appeal to fans of Hank territory make the gut­ more than the urn of her was entitled "Prelude and closing of the show, Kuehler Qf the budding star. . As he Williams as to fans of Hank bucket dramatics all the influences. Lovele s has Fugue in D minor" by ],S. played Rachmaninov's walked toward the crO'wd, Williams III. more rousing. The blue­ obviously done her research, Bach. The piece was chosen "Second Piano Concerto" shocked by the numbers of Loveless herself appeared collar sensibilities of its and she delves much funher for him by his instructor with accompanist AlIa people that had \",aited, he In concert recently In greasy fusion of garage rock in to co un try's pas t than the because of its technical and Voskoboynikova on a hesitated. Voskoboynikova, St. Louis, opening for' and primal country bring average alt-country group musical challenge. It started second piano. Rachmaninov his instructor, encouraged The Hackensaw Boys at the southern rockers Drive­ is willing to go for fear of off strong and passionate constructed the piece after him to contin ue forward and Blueberry Hill on March 3. By Trucke'F s to mind. losing crossover appeal and worked its way down falling into a deep depression greet his fans. There was a lot Although a bipola·r Many of the album's best (i .e. Wileo). It is clear to a somber tune with the over the failure of his First of love in the room. album like "Indestructible tracks probe the absurdity that the country elements incorporation of Fugue. Symphony, and as a result Kuehler is set to make Machine" could easily of rural culture. One such are not simply sourhern­ The next piece was the piece gives off a since of his next appearance at the become disorienting example is the fifth song fried frosting on a slimy entitled "32 Variations on an longing and a melancholic Touhill on March 5, when with lesser musicians, the on the album, «Jesus Was punk cake, but rather an Original Theme in C minor" Russian nostalgia in its first he will be the featured versatile electric! acoustic a Wino," in which the expression of her love and by Ludwig van Beethoven. and second movements. pianist for the University sextet supporting Loveless Messiah's empathy for the admiration for the music. While performing this Kuehler stayed focused on his Orchestra's spring 2012 quickly puts this concerJ1. human race turns to self­ piece, Kuehler gave off a: piano the entire time, except concert. to rest. Album standouts destruction ("Nobody sense of determination. He for the visual exchanges he like "Bad Way to Go" asked . what would Jesus Grade: B+ had .personally described gave Voskobaynikova to stay Grade: A feature manic flurries of do / Because everybody it as a rainbow of emotion, WWW.THECUR e ban WZRD breaks ground Save the Dat.e! ·! with self-titled, experimental album

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Kid- Cudi fans, it is time this album, really testing Last Night?" imagine to get excited. Hip-hop artist his range and experimenting Nirvana's version with a Kid Cudi and producer Dot with different pitches. darker tone. This song Da Genius have teamed up For a first attempt, this really speaks volumes about to form a new band, WZRD. album is impressive. The where WZRD is as far as WZRD, whose style of music chemistry is apparent. musical value. It is a great is somewhat exploratOry, However, a very refined ear redemption of a classic song. psychedelic rock, has jL~s t needed for this album, Although \VZRD's rock is released their first self-titled Sll1ce the production of extremel:- experimental, this album. How'ever, the artists' psychedelic rock under the song shows that rock is theif hip-ho'p backgr? unds and influence of hip-hop can be ultimate genre. experience have inHuenced misleading. \X'ZRD closes out its first the music greatly. 'The Arrin.l" is a three­ album ,,"ith" pper Room." Kid Cudi and Dot Da minute intra. There are \Vith strings, s ~ mbols and Genius have worked t r -;ether absolutely no vocals, but the snares, this album finishes successfully before. Dot Da duo plays abour ten different the \vay it starred, throwing Genius produced sever-' I instruments. The next song all sorts of different sounds . of Kid Cudi's pre ious on the album is "High into the production. It seems Off Life, ' a song that is songs ( M arijuana"> "Day these two are having ~ome Please email [email protected] eN' Night") . Kid Cudi's "impossible to srop listening fun. The album earns four \villingness to drop his tide to. It features a hard guitar stars because the production for this record in the same fift, with drums in the is as respectable as it is with any questions year he is releasing the background, yet Kid Cudi's enjoyable. follow-up to his first album voice and Dot Da Genius's Because of the rock aspect, OP I\.I\A I ES 0 PART 2 (emided "Man on the Moon production still give it value some hip-hop fans might not OPENING RECEPTION FEB 23, 4 - 7PM III") says a lot. in the eyes of hip-hop fans. - enjoy this album. Because of February 23 - March 22., 2012 - W ZRD is by far the most Although the majority of the hip-hop influence, some CENTER FOR NTERNAT ONAL experimental thing Kid Cudi the album is made up of hard rock fans might be turned STUDIES PHc)TO CO TEST has done in his musical rock and psychedelic beats, off as well. Also because OPENING ECEPTIO AP 5, 4 - 7PM career. The pair is trying to Kid Cudi strums an acoustic of the novelty of the style, AprilS - April 19,2012 perfect a new style of music, rift and Dot Da Genius plays some eardrums might be a style that even Lil' Wayne the piano for "Efflictim." uninterested. MULTI-CULTURAL E PRESSIO S experimented with on his This is a poignant song, as For those that do enjoy O PENING RECEP T IO APR 26, 4 - 7P April 26 - May 16,2012 album "Rebirth." Kid Cudi sings about life it, WZRD may become one Kid Cudi picks up an and death. The first half of of your favorite bands. Kid electric guitar and gets out the song is JUSt Kid Cudi and Cudi and Dot Da Genius CALL FOR ART M"ulti-C ulrural Expres s i ons his " drum set, while Dot his guitar, until the piano are having some fun right Da Genius gets his bass kicks in and really expresses now; just listen to the song gui tar and keyboard, wi th the emotional goal. "High Off Life" to see that drumsticks in his pocket Remember Curt Cobain for yourself. and soundboard on deck. and Nirvana? When WZRD Kid Cudi takes his role as does their rendition of Grade: B a vocalist very seriously on "Where Did You Sleep promise of a young man and his piano

Daniel Kuehler on the Toubi11 Le Tlli!atre stage on Friday. ASHLEY ATKINS more, I like the idea of solo category m two of the three music by the wayside. I knew classical and liturgical music I have rhat structure in my life Features Editor performances. I look at it competitions. So, throughout that biology would require in my spare time, so I plan on because it keeps me disciplined Wednesday, February 29, more as an opportunity for my life, I have had many much time in the labs, which continuing to compose in the to pracrice day after day. the audience in the Lee Theater me to share with people music performances, but recently would therefore inhibit me future. I am also keeping the TC: Did you have of the Touhill Performing that I love, I am just simply the stakes are getting higher from practicing and growing possibility open of starting a any anxieties a'bout this Arts center at the U niversi ty bringing to life the music and the level of playing that musically, and since piano had duo piano performing career pe1formance? of Missouri - St. Louis was that existed in the composer's is ' required is more demanding been with me for most of my with my colleague Daniel DK: I admit I worry before dazzled by the musical styling mind while adding my own than ever. life, I decided to switch my Dickson. concerts, but once I start of Daniel Kuehler, sophomore, interpretation. TC: When did you begin to major to piano performance TC: How did you prepare playing, the music takes over music fac , in his junior piano When I was younger, I look at music as a career choice? and see how far it takes me. for this recital? What is your and I am focused on giving a recital. Winner of the 2011 used to give solo recitals DK: When I entered high TC: Where do you aspire to routine? great performance. UMSL Concerto Competition quite frequently allover the school, the stress and time take your mtlSic? DK: To prepare for this TC: Where do you want to and St. Louis recognition, the St. Louis area for - different commitment of academics DK: From here, I want to recital, I literally practiced be in ten years? aspiring concert pianist shows occasions. At age nine, I overshadowed my music. I go on to graduate school and every day and I performed DK: Hopefully in ten years, no sign of slowing down. performed for the first time tho,ught I wanted to become earn my docwrate in piano every one of these pieces many I will be touring the country 7he Current: First ' off, at the Sheldon Concert Hall a doctor. So when I came to performance. My primary goal times before performing them giving concerts and playing 7he Current would like to with other professional St. UMSL, I first started out as is to become a concert pianist. at my junior recital. In the with symphonies in the major congratulate you on the success of Louis pianists. And when I a biology / pre-med · major. If that does not work out, I summer, I usually practice for cities. If that does not work yOUi' concert! How does it feel to was 11, I returned to give my However, after I had my will have my doctorate to fall -most of the day, but during the out, then hopefully I will be a be the main subject ofa recital? own solo concert. Also when audition with AlIa and started back on so I can get a teaching school year, I go to school and piano teacher at a conservatory. Is this unfamiliar territory? I was young, I competed in taking lessons from her, within position at a university or then come home and practice No matter what life brings me, Daniel Kuehler: Now that I three national competitions the second week of school I conservatory. for about three hours, then do music will alwa.ys be a central am getting used to performing and placed ' second in my age decided that I could not leave I do' enjoy composing . homework. It is necessary that part of my life......

The Arianna String Quartet performs at the Touhill in the Lee Theatre on Friday, March 2 at 8pm. JENNY MEAHANI TH E CURRENT Arianna S ring Quartet' rid Pre iere' show thrills Touhill audience CATE MARQUIS in E-flat minor. In between of Ensemble Espanol Spanish whose works have been . with Arianna String at a festival where one of ,4&E Editor was the world premiere of Dance Theater at the Touhill performed by the New Quartet through April my pieces premiered," Stock David Stock's Quartet No.9, PAC on January 27-28 this York Philharmonic, and the quartet plans to said. "We became· friendlv The Arianna String which was written for the year. Brotherton said they Pittsburgh Symphony, announce a permanent and here we are." The quartdt Quartet, University of Arianna String Quartet. both were interested right Seattle Symphony and St. replacement in the fall. asked Stock to compose a lvliss 0 uri's artists-in- "It was a nice contrast away and planned to attend. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Arianna Suing Quartet musical piece for them, and residence, delighted an to the Beethoven with a lot "Then I saw that someone He is professor emeritus at has been hailed as one of the piece is dedicated to them. audience that nearly filled going on," Phil Brotherton, had donated tickets for Duquesne University and the country's finest chamber The evening's performance the Blanche M. Touhill master's in secondary students. I immediately founded the Pittsburgh ensembles. The members of represented music from three Performing Arts Center's Lee education, said of the new walked over and snagged New Nlusic Ens~mble. this award-winning group are musical periods, providing a Theater on Friday, March composition. Brotherton them," LeCour said. Kurt Baldwin, who on the faculty at University pleasing musical balance. The 2 with a concert offering a was an undergraduate music LeCour also liked the plays cello with the quartet, of Missouri - St. Louis. Beethoven, as its title suggests, combination of the music of major at the University of modern piece. "I really spoke before the concert, The composer attended was a serious, somber piece. Beethoven and T chaikovsky Missouri and was attending enjoyed it. I thought there introducing the quartet's the concert and even The new Stock composition with the world premiere of a the concert with his friend were a lot of interesting members and giving a brief joined the mUSlCl.anS on was lively and energetic, with new work by contemporary Darren LeCour, a music things going on,'" LeCour bio on the composer of the stage for a bow after his a modern mL'C of dissonance composer David ?tock. composition student at said, speaking on Stock's new work being premiered. composltlon was played. and lyrical elements. The The concert, titled "World Washington University. new composltlon. "There . Other musicians in the Stock said he was "thrilled" most emotionally moving Premiere," was the third in a "This guy had a couple was a nice balance, a lOt quartet are John McGrosso, by his composition's reception piece was the Tchaikovsh.-y, season-long series focusing on of free tickets," Brotherton of lyrical momen ts along violin, and Joanna lvlendoza, by the audience. "The a touching piece composed Beethoven's middle quartets. said, pointing to LeCour. with the dissonance." viola. The quartet's second performance was Incredible," as a tribute to a dead friend. The concert presented three "We saw something aboJlt David Stock's new violinist has left the . group Stock said. "You couldn't The three pieces combined pieces in total, opening with this concert when we were composltlon was performed and was replaced 'for the ask for a better premiere." for an evening that Beethoven's Quartet in F here for the flamenco and right after the Beethoven performance by Mathias The composer described delighted the audience, who minor, Op.95, "Serioso," Spanish dance concert, selections and before Tacke, formerly whh how his collaboration with rewarded the musicians and and concluding with LeCour said, referring to intermission. Stock is an the acclaimed Vermeer the Arianna String Quartet composer with a standing T chaikovsky's Quartet No.3 Dance St. Louis' presentation award-winning composer Quartet. Tacke will perform began. "We met in Brazil, - ovation and curtain calls. FEATURES I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINtCOM I MARCH 5, 2012 I nC [UITrnt I 13 Searching for Phoenix Coldon - her disappeara ce and who she is

Contiilued fimll page 1. black lady went missing in her rica can get Phoenix's Story nix took up foil fencing. She "Originally, when 1 home­ University. She wanted to. ma- hometown in South Carolia." on The View as well. She has has competed locally, region­ schooled her, she had some - jor in business nusic or llusic J C rding to La\vrence, "She saw how that family conneaions," Goldia said. ally and even nationally; reach­ classes at the Pillar Foundation business. It's a special degree in three or Q Uf da after Phoenix was impacted due to the lack of Phoenix's parents still - have ing a national level on three and she took a class in Constitu­ which you study the business wem missing, he and Coldia attention their missing daugh­ a great deal of faith that Phoe­ or four separate occasions. tional law. She fell in love with in music. That was her plan - caUed 10 'a! T V outlets but were ter was given - their anguish nix will rum up. Lawrence also "She ~as also in the Chan­ that," Goldia said. "Then she music, business and psychol­ refl cove rage due to police and disappointment. TIlls was cited that the Student Govern­ cel Choir at our church, as did some research and realized Og)~ We did shopping, visited deparunem guidelines, which around the same time as Nata­ ment Association has invited well as the Hand Bell Choir. she likes the studies about the several universities in Texas and said mat the police \-vould lie Halloway, mind you, \vilose them to come to UNfSL this The Chancel in a church LS body and the mind. Psycholgoy she decided on Dallas Bap­ have to n ti the TV outlets face V-las everywhere. Der­ Thursday ro calk further abom the area behind the pulpit and was always on the plate: ~hat­ tist University," Coldia said. in order for a sco ry to be run. rica was touched by this family's PhoenLx. The meeting will be she perfonned every week in ever she wanted to delve inro, Goldia then had heart at­ 'The major case squad was dedication to their daughter Thursday, March 8 in the Pilot both at Westminster Presbite­ psychology was alvvays there.." tacks in both July and August. a.ssign ed co search for Phoenix and Started the Black and Miss­ House of the MSC at 4 p.m .. A rian Church," Goldia said. "She Phoenix. considered biology She asked Phoenix to .go to abom fl v days after her disap­ ing Foundation. Her site has discussion will take place con­ also plays piano. She started and nursing after have com­ school at Dallas Baptist any­ pearance, ince they have more people of all colors and races, cerning Phoenix's disappear­ out playing classical and later ing to UlvfSL. Even through way, but Phoenix refused. resources and people to work not just African Americans." ance and how the Ui\.fSL com­ acquired a caste for jazz piano." these changes she continued '1 wanted her to be in a with. Even at this orne, the TV Derrica was able to potential­ munity can help. Those looking Phoenix loves many va­ to mention psychology as aD good, relatively .safe place. She stations did not get involved. ly link Phoenix's disappearance to learn a bit more about Phoe­ nenes of music but espe­ interest, according to Goldia. wouldn't go. I asked her to O ne station en said the pro­ and that of a young lady named nix can turn to page 14 for cially favors those of the Coldia then discussed a please go. I wanted her to enjoy duaion manager had said Stacy English, who disappeared further details from her parenes 1970s, such as Earth, Wind, recent situation to help elabo­ herself, to go to Dallas Baptist me story was not imeresting from Atlanta, due to several co­ concerning who Phoenix is. and Fire and The Beatles. rate on Phoenix's personality. University. I was very upset and enough co co er ' Goldia said. incidental similarities.. There is Phoenix is also a huge fan "A month or twO before she have been ever since. I love her "I ha e sent flyers to my no absolute connection at this Who is Phoenix GlIdon? of the St. Louis Art I\1useum. left the driveway, she was's-aying_ so much. I just wish she had lis­ friends, put it on my Face­ moment. Derrica also helped She loves spending time there. that she fdt that Cod \-vas ledd­ [ened and gone where she had book page, and asked for it to to redesign the Coldons' flyer Phoenix's parents have "She loves being around ing her in another direction. 1\11' wanted," Goldia said. "Since be pa.-.'Sed on.D wn the line, for Phoenix, and Coldia cites the highest opinion of their children, roo. Children are response was to tell her to make she is considered an adult, she the Black and M issing Foun­ that Derrica is available ro help daughter. Goldia cites Phoe­ attracted to her like a mag­ absolutdy sure that it V"ldS Coe! made her own choice. I ,;vish she dation got ahold of the flyer, them with anything they ask. nix's name to mean a beau­ net - she is very good with who was leading her. She didn't' had listened at times. 1 would and th founder and CEO, "1 saw Derrica was on The tiful person of distinction. them. One day we were out say what that direction was, but like to say that nobody has your Derrica \Vilson, called me her­ View with this famil - in ew "She has a very keen sense of and a linle kid who was be­ she said it m,ight require being in best interests at heart more than self She offered any help she York whose daughter is miss­ fairness. Sh very intelligent )J ing held by his mother just school a little longer and I told your parents. Parents only want could gi e, ven though 1 had ing. An hour after that epi o~e Goldia Coldon, mother, said. ran a\va~.. from his mother and her mat was ok," Coldia said. what is best for their children­ never heard of them befor. ai red, aJ). anonymous call came Phoenix's fumily moved'here hugged Phoenix," Goldia said. "When Phoenix received her dlat is why we say what we say: Derrica is an x-police offi­ in and they found that . oung from California. At 12 Llpon Phoenix has -et to decide high school diploma, her plans 'We love Phoenix very much. I cer and told me that a young, lady. I'm going ro se if D er- arri,,~ ng in St. Lou l,s, Phoe- on a major for her education. were to attend Dallas Baptist would give my life for Phoenix." Read, Right and Ru celebrates Dr. Seuss' birthday at local schools ANGELA ACTON group_ of tudents at Bryan Hill Cheryl! Spann if he could be Coonrod's appearance a very inyoh-ement in Dr. Seuss' Magi~ House, the Saint Staff Writer elementary. \Ve read Dr. Seuss' the person to lead the ent. warming experience. "He had birrhda~ re~rring to ..______• "Cat in the Hat after singing Overall, he felt that the effort a dynanlic way of helping the impact the classic On M arch 2 niversity of happy birthda to him. The of the volunteers had a superb the kids do a seek-and-find has had on our society , 11issouri - Saint Louis students children were very attentive influence on the enthusiastic bad..-wards. He had a unique from childhood to volunteered their time with and enjoyed the morning. All children. He and his students way of telling people stories, adulthood. "Even Go! St. Louis' Read, Right and the children were given UMSL are very familiar with the tying in questions as he told though you warlt Run Program in celebration of pencils to help remember the various works of Seuss and them. 1 thought the_ kids did to ring that Cat Dr. Seuss' birthday. Students universItys involvement," he found himself gening into a great job in responding and the Hat's neck, met in the Office of SULdent Curt Coonrod, Vke Provost the re'dding of the classic. to him," Par-ker said. there are things Life and dispersed to various of Student Affairs, said. "Itwasagreatreiciorcement; Spar1n hopes that a similar you do not forget elementary schools, where "My job was to take pictures it was a great story to tell kids program will com.e to the about," Spar1Il said. they shared the literary and make sure this event ran .about morals, about how to elementary school again. The celebration I h~~ar~~~/'AI genius of the Seuss-man. smoothly. The children really \vatch the house when their "We are interested ill ended \-vith a seek- At Bryan Hill Elementary enjoyed being read to and parents are not home. The anything that will motivate and-find where School in St. Louis, sULdents were interactive. Altogether, 1 seek-and-find - They had our students to become better children were celebrared before the believe this event was a success a great method of finding readers, __ better writers and instructed ~o find volunteers arrived by making and .1 am looking forward sight words and .giving kids better students. What we want words that are hats similar to the one worn by to volunteering again with an image or a stage presence, to do more often is engage our often associated the literary favorite, "Cat in the Go! St. Louis," Ralph Jenkins if you will," Parker said. students. Make learning fun. with Seuss books. HaL" Children from Preschool II, senior, accounting, said. Parker also believes that Anything we can do to make NIany others to second grade attended Rodney Parker, athletic the children's eagerness learning fun, we are all over it," celebrated Dr. Seuss' ...______.. the read-aloud session. coach, Bryan Hill elementary, to participate with their Spann said. She had expressed birthday, . including The volunteers had a good was asked by Principal pre-made costumes made her apprecia60n for UMSU; the Saint Louis Mills, the Louis Rams and dle YMCA time as well. "I read to two 14 I ~he [urrmt I MARCH 5, 2012 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I SPORTS

Jim Brady looks forward t ­ uccessful spring season

ANGELA ACTON an All-:\merican. IV10rgan vvas Ric Lessman. I played for him Staff \J\/riter the besl pitcher and offensive at Meramec, a;1d back then player in the league. He had we were a dynasty. We had The Cummt: What tum the lowest ERA. (Earned Run over 1,000 wins at iY1eramac, the b t teams ),Olt ver Average). Other teams would \\'hich is incredible. \\7e went coached? How does' the cur­ throw somebody else when to the Junior College World rmt UMSL team Jttuk up? they kne\'t he was pitching, Series both years. He was in­ Jim Brady: There is a tie for rather than using their num­ credible. He has so much a couple of teams. You have to ber one, because ther knew he knowledge and e,'(pertise. He separate eras and so forth. IV!y would beat them. He threw 98 had a tremendous influence. 6' arid Series team \vas ex­ mil per hour on the mound, Nly coach at .tY1issouri State ceptionally good. Our top nvo and on the fidd he led the con­ was Bill Rowe- the most pro­ pitchers both got drafted. \X"e ference in home l'1.ms, stolen t~ssiona1" 'm:ll-organized, be't had three all i\mericans on bases and batting a\-erage. He pLumer, best business organizer that team and those guys were \Va5 second in RBI's, and he did that I've ever been around. reall) good. We set the school it all witb a wooden bat. He He was great to play for and record for wins. It was a spel.-ial was drafted twice. First by the 1 learned a lot about how to group, it really \\ as. The. jlLSt Ttmkces then the Oakland A's, handle ph, ers. He knew hmv pIa} d the game the right \\'Jy. who he e entually signed with. to make a buck go a long way. 1: .... 003 tearn was "ery He was here trom 2004-2006. ll1e greatest may be sirnil1r, but back then we used The best pure hitter was Dan Jimmy DL'X, my predeces­ wooden bats and we were the Chinnici. He was a three-time sor here; I worked with rum dominant tC'dm in the league. All-American here. He \-vas for a couple years. I learned \\'alked through the con­ the best pure hitter we ever more about the game under ference [Ournamems. If we' had here, and the best 1:\'\'0- Jim than I learned in my en­ played agJ.inst anyone in the strike hitter I've ever seen. He tire life with everybody else. counrry thar used wooden put on a show for everybody. On a professional level, bats, we \-vould have beaten Right up there with him Whitey Herwg., having the them; that's how good we was a guy named Brian Rupp. chance to watch him man­ were. That team also beat the He was a shorr-stop for us. age in St. Louis through the tearn that won the national Another tremendous hitteL 1980s- just watching how championship. We beat them . He signed with the Cardi­ he was always two . innings when we got the chance [0 nals and now he is managing ahead. I got to know him ~g aluminum bats, 15-2. with the Kansas City Royals. personally. He is an unbeliev­ Those are probably two of On the pitching side, there ably talented man. His power the best tearns, as far as how were two guys. 110rgan was of recall was unbelievable. our team compares, once the best all-around because he TC Do we have potential this again; this tearn still has a lot _ could pitch and play the field. )lear?Whatareyourjinalthoughts? to prove. Our potential is such The other tWO best pitchers I JB: We don't really excel at that we could be pretty good. had were Andy Runzi, who was anything, but v-.~e appear to be Bur we have to play the game first-time All-American NCAA pretty balanced. And if these fundamentally, almost per­ pitcher of the year 1993 and guys buy into the concept that fectly. We have yet to display William Shanks, who was just they play every game funda­ that. We show the potential inducted into the Hall of Fame. mentally sotmd, I think when to at times, bur great teams do He was a dominant player back you see this team you will like it consistently. Kind of how in 84-85. He signed with the them. They sprint on and off the Cardinals were last ye-ar. Toronto Bluejays and went the team; they are enthusias­ TC Wf.7o was your fa- to Triple-A in one summer tic. Once they demonstrate vorite player to coach? and had three saves there. that, people come out and JB: The ' best all-around He advanced very quickly. see memo I think they have a . player I ever coached was Josh TC What about when chance to keep getting better Morgan. He was a dominant you were a player - who and better. We have the po­ player, he was the MVP of the were )Iour best coaches? tential to be good at every po­ league, he was a first team all­ JB: .At the collegiate level, sition. Our pirchers are going region, he should have been there was my assistant coach, to give us a chance every game. SPORTS I I WWW.THECURRENJ-ONLfNE.COMIMARCH 5, 201211!Chc ~rrrnt I 15 Men's basketball compete ' for conference tournament championship

OWEN SHROYER Sports Editor

'The ni ersity of Missouri The Tritons had their biggest slon, Northern Kenmcky was points and maintained the lead missed free-throw gave North­ game-winning buzzer bearers at - St. Loui. mens basketball lead of the half at six points, bm not on UMSLs schedule chis for the - majority of the .half ern Kenmcky a chance to get home in front of Tritons fans. team (l -9) \ atched closely as Drury battled back and evenm­ year. So the teams went into U1vlSL tied the game with the lead. Northern Kenmcky In a season with 25 sec­ DfLlry 17-11) defeated Quincy ally took the three-point lead this game unfamiliar with each five minures to play, then tied made a fast break 3-point basket onds of regret, the men's bas­ (18-9) and moved on to face going into the break The first other's strategy. The beginning it again with two minutes left. with seconds left, and that was kerball team was resilient. the 1i-it ns in the quarterfi­ eight minutes of the second of this game foreshadowed the With UMSL down tWO it for the Tritons' -seaso~. North­ When all is said and done, nals of me Great Lak Vall .. half were JUSt as crying, since rest, its first four buckets being points, Joshua McCo}~ junior, ern Kenmcl.;r will face the five­ chis team will remember that Conference Tournament. The for the majority of that time 3-pointers. The Tritons started communications, knocked seed Southern Indiana Univer­ they were the best in U1v1SL 1J:icons had already defeated the game was within a point. the game on a 15-3 scoring down a 3-pointer to give the sity (23-6) in the finals Sunday. hisrory, at least fOr now. Drury twice in the regular UNlSL went on consecutive run, riding momenrum from Tritons a one-point lead. .Ii: was a season vvith many The program will see some s('3.son, and looked to make 9-2 runs and finished the game their last victory. Bm although Then Charlie Woods, ju­ great milestones, records and cornerstone players leave this it three rimes with meir first snong with an II-point viaory, the TritOns for the majority of nior, psychology, hit a layup moments. The Tritons had year, including Troy Long, ever GL C tournament win. 71-60. That was momentous the .first half, Northern Ken­ and the Tritons were up by their best number of Vvins ever senior, liberal studies, Justin Drury had me Tritons way to get the programs first mcl.7 had tbe lead down to three ,.vith 25 seconds left. in GLVC play, the second-year Hightower, seniqr, commu­ working hard in me first half GLVC rournament win, mo­ three by the end of the half The Tritons wish they had head coach built up a solid nications and Zach Redel, se­ JLUnping out to a quick five­ mentum much needed heading A 3-pointer opened the sec­ those 25 second back. An o&n­ program, returning players nior, business administration, point lead, Drury sent the into the matchup az,oainst the ond half, and the game was sive rebound for Northern Ken­ and transfers combined for a but many talented players will TritOns a message that they three-seeded Northern Ken­ tied. Now Northern .Kenmcky mc.ky eventually led to a layup West Division Championship be returning, stronger and had to work if they 'wam­ mcky University Norse (23-5). had the momenrum. They to bring UMSll lead to one. and Troy -, Long, senior, lib- more experienced for nexl: year. ed to beat the underdog. Being from the East. Divi- built a strong lead of eight Then a defensive rebound on a eral studies had two stunning Lady Tritons basketball coach looks to extend winning streak

LEON OEVANCE Staff Writer

Winning basketball games league acnon. The Tritons is huge [and has meant a tant under Sherri Coale as a..t1d cont rence champi n­ lost 7 - 9 at Mary ille in lot to me and the team]. rhe Sooners fin.ished 25-8 ships is a habit (he University January despite a career-high "It \" a frustrating be­ and advanced to the N CAA of i souri - St. Louis WOID­ 26 points from Kelly Carter, cause (the su cess v e have Sw e( Sixteen during the en's basketball coach Lisa senior, elemenrary educa­ achieved] has nor been imme­ 1 9 9-~ 0 0 0 season. Before Curliss-Taylor cannot shake. tion. The Tritons lead the diate. It reql!-ires a work ethic coaching at EBTU, Curl iss­ Under Curl lSS-Taylor's di­ series 7-3 against Maryville, that some players are born Taylor served as an assistant rection, the Tritons have been and Curliss-Taylor hopes with. If you have to teach at Division II \\7ashburn Uni­ in the Great Lakes Valley to continue that trend. the "vork ethic to pIa. ers, it versity, where the team went " tournament for five years and "It. was a goal of the team is a longer process. You look 53-11. In 2002-03, \'Vash­ reached the second round in to make the tournament at to see if a players also have burn recorded a 30-4 mark the Division II ch

Are so-called "doomsday p 1~eppers" taking things too far?

00 sday: arketing reppers' 'crazy' tag will • • c e esand rama queens I vanish in tr e glo I rls S

Albert Einstein once said of God, not man; 27 percent of foodstuffs offered in the Doomsday preppers may in the end. The Spanish de­ themselves up again. America, that. if honeybees were to dis­ think the Mayan calendar's Premium 2000, along with seem insane, but in reality fe-ated the Mayans. The Brit­ a more prepared country, is appear, mankind would only prediction will be at least some extra milk and baking they are some of the best pre­ ish easily defeated and created more capable of dealing with have about four years left to "somewhat true." In spite of goods cans, gi~es my family pared individuals for when colonies on the lands of Na­ disasters than countries with live. Honeybees are going ex­ all this an.xiety, 85 percent a huge safety net whether it something does go wrong. tive Americans. The Chinese less resources and training. tinct now, and at the present say they are not ready for an be from natural disasters or We live in an increas­ successfully fended off the This same principle can be rate, they will be extinct by overwhelming event, and 39 man-made economic ones." ingly chaotic world. As the Huns. In each of these situ­ applied on a more local, per­ the end of 2012. However, percent of those who are prep­ Other survival guide neces­ climate spins huther from ations.. one side was clearly sonal level. Families that par­ Einstein also made multiple ping admit they would only sities include camouflage cords predictability (we have yet more prepared for catastrophe ticipate in doomsday prepa­ mistakes in (he mathemacics last about (wo 'seeks on the (to blend in, and avoid all the to experience a serious snow than the other and thus came ration are simply emulating and physics used in calculat­ supplies they have gathered. nonexistent predators), and a this wimer), the economy out of the situation better pre­ the activities and patterns of ing the viscosity of liquids, The only bright side Out four-in-one emergency hand continues spiraling down the pared to rebuild and recover. nations in history to guar­ from which he deduced the of this whole possible catas­ crank LED flashlight and ra­ toilet and extremists continue In situations of a more antee that, should a disaster size of molecules. Let'S not trophe is the fad mat at least dio (assuming radio broad­ to garner further support in natural variety - earthquakes, . occur, they are as prepared hold it against him, though. the economy will go up before casters survive Doomsday). every regime possible, we tsunamis or tornadoes - en­ as possible. If a global famine Nostradamus, the ancient Ma­ we all die (hypothetically), The media also influences face a serious dilemma. The tire sections of a community occurs, the family with the yans, the Book of Revelations because stores are banking on people with their endless list possibility for something to can be damaged or devas­ most stored away is going to and cable television are also to these preppers. Popular items of movies about the world cause a global catastrophe is tated. When earthquakes hit have the best chance (if un­ blame for the pandemonium in a prepper's storage include ending. In a Fox Business becoming an exponentially a country such as the United interrupted by outsiders) of of these late night "Dooms­ garden seeds, freeze dried and poll, when people were asked greater threat than at any States; we are capable of im­ remaining well-nourished day" network watchers. dehydrated food, egg powder, about which movie most ac­ other time in human history. mediately reacting. We ex­ throughout the catastrophe. The upgraded term these wheat combo, just-add-water curately predicts what will Consider the course of hu­ tract surviving citizens from A family with a stockpile of psychos have received is "prep­ meals, fruits, vegetables and happen in the next 25 years, man history thus far. There is the affected zones, begin re­ weaponry will be capable of pers"-instead of idiots, mo­ cereals. Websites are selling they responded thusly: "The a reason that the concept of construction and often make defending themselves should rons, whack-jobs, etc. They year-supply packages, and Day After Tomorrow" (37 social Darwinism garnered so improvements over the origi­ an extremist -group decide have their own set of principles even on clearance they cost percent), "Armageddon" (31 much support following Dar­ nal structures to help assure a rampage through the city regarding preparedness, which around $3,000. Preppers are percent), "Water World" win's original ideas. Granted, that such incidents are not is in order. If the economy include having a year's supply excited about this great "bar­ (nine percent) and "Planet there were those who sim­ as damaging in the future. collapses, a family that has of various items as well as be­ gain," though. "I am thrilled of the Apes" (seven percent). ply wanted an excuse . to be However, a poorer country stored a great deal of valu­ ing self-reliant, industrious, in­ with both the inventory list If the world is coming to an greedy and take away from is not only going to be more ables such as gold will find it­ dependent, thrifty and frugal. of choices and the supernatu­ end, there js nothing we can their fellow man. However, severely impacted by a natural self more capable of bartering I hate to break it to these prep­ ral customer service found at do to stop it. When it does, it is also evident from' his­ disaster but will often have TO for goods in a world that no pers, but penny-pinching and Emergency Essentials," Karen why would you want to live in tory that in rimes of crisis the beg outside sources for sup­ longer respects paper money. sovereignty will not get you far 5., a reviewer on beprepared. a manmade· cave surrounded best prepared members of so­ port. We often hear about As long as preppers are not if there is no Earth upon which com, said. "In uncertain times by off-brand cereal when all ­ ciety are those who prosper. American corporations and causing harm to their fellow to demonstrate these traits. like these, we can never be of your friends and family are Take any war in the history emergency response organiza­ man, their activities are truly According to Fox Busi­ too prepared when it comes already dead? Worrying about of mankind. 'When a war oc­ tions providing aid to foreign nothing to be worried about. ness, 71 percent of those to the everyday necessities it is like rocking in a rocking curs, it is the stronger, better­ countries in times· of disas­ They want to be prepared for polled foresee a major disas­ of caring for and protecting chair; it's something to do, prepared and/or more highly ter because those countries catastrophe. Maybe others ter in their lifetime as an act our family. The combination but it doesn't get you very far. developed country that wins cannot singlehandedly pick . shoul,d emulate their foresight. O UR OPINION JANACA'S TOP FIVE Gai'nesville High School punish­ Five reasons cartoons at the ment of students inappropriate college level aren't childish

Eve rybody can agree that Yes, the two girls are students school had no power nor re­ As college students, obvi­ No need to pay for awe­ a safe education with free­ of Gainesville High School. sponsibility in this situation. ously we are no strangers to some CG effects. No need to dom of expression is some­ Yes, they reference groups An appropriate way of stress. With midterms fast pay for amazing actors when thing America should stand in their school. However, dealing with this video would approaching, University of all that is needed is their voic­ for. Students should feel not once is a specific student have been legal action on the f\/lissouri - St. Louis stu­ es. The fine an of cartoons free to discuss their views mentioned in the video. Be­ part of Youtube (for -blatant dents need a way to catch has developed to be simplis­ on politics, art, history and yond this, the students who disregard of their Terms of their breath and ease their tic and astoundingly beauti­ social trends without fear of made this video are often Service) and possibly legal minds. \'X'hat better way ful. The variety of graphics extraordinary repercussions (all gedly) responding to action in regards to civil to rela.'( than watching car­ can range from simplistic from meir teachers, adminis­ racist remarks made against rights laws. Perhaps the stu­ toons? Sit down with a fa­ line drawings to beautiful in­ trator or peers. However, the themselves by their peets, dents should have been made vorite from years past or depth systems. The number moment a topic such as race Thus, for the school to ex­ to visit with a counselor and even a brand new one that of voice actors in the busi­ is brought into the mix, edu­ pel the girls was out of line. discuss the problematic views carne out this year. Either ness will blow your mind, cators seem to believe they Clearly, the video is full of they have developed. How- I way. stress levels will subside. as well. Mark HamiU, most that I had with my parents are enti tIed to power over racism, on both sides, So, the ever, the school had no au­ Sure, it really isn't a great famous for his role as Luke in front of the TV Those the outlying community, problem is not just a Cauca­ thority to force their students idea to watch mass amounts Skywalker in "Star Wars", with kids have the oppor­ rather than the grounds they sian and a Cuban-American out, as the situation did not and put off homework. But has played a variety of roles tunity to share with their have been given to govern. lashing out at African Ameri­ directly involve the school or watching a show for 30 min­ across the cartoon world. children some of the shows An exceptionally racist can students, but that the a dispute betw en any partic­ utes or an hour between Tim Curry also has multiple ' that they remember growing video was posted on You­ \'idco Ll~: ltains a gr":.1t deal ular students in the school. study sessions could actu­ TV shows under his belt. up (let's leave out the ones tube b 0 students h ·m of racism on aU sides. T~is Freedom 0 spe h is a ally help yow brain retain You'd be surprised at ,,:hich with semi-questionable con­ Gainesville H igh School. video, if anything, shows controv rsial topic. s pun­ m r knowledge. Here is a actors ha\" ( crossed the realm tent in them). Grab a bO\d Before this argument can that racism is a tremendous dits for differ nt political list f fi e reasons why, as into cartoon voice-overs. of popcorn and make some even begin, it is necessary pLblem in this nation and ideals entrench them 1 es a college student, cartoons 3. Cartoons can keep new memories with your to ackno'-' -ledge the inRama­ needs to be deale v,iith ' 'I; further in their hould be on your to-do list. watchers' imaginations kid while reliving some of tOry nature of this video. The a grander cale, It was not wo rship and e mingl. 1. There is no need to alive. the old ones in the process. video typicall_\ recei, (8 -tags the school's responsibility develop a greater s nse of think while watching car- Imagination is what got Shows like "1he Simpsons" such as "extrememly disturb­ to punish the students and animosicy against any view everyone as far as the:' are or "Ren and Stimp:-" all ing," "le\vd" and "not safe the punishment is not likely not aligned vvith their own, Simple and ea<; . watching today. ?o why, as soon as -we played major roles in our for work." Those hoping to to change these girls' views. it becomes easier for the doesn't require the thought are in college, do we take a generation's upbringing. locate this video need to be To be frank, the school has youth of our narjon to ex~ that shows like "CSI" or chainsaw to it. and destroy Share that with your kids. sure they are in an en~iron­ no power over the video that press similar views \;,,'ithour "Law & Order" do. It is pos­ everything that our imagina­ 5. Watchers get to relive ment that understands the was posted or the views these fear of repercussions. This sible to sit down and turn off tion stood for? \Vatching car­ their childhoods. purely educational or inves­ students have developed over does not give a high school your brain to watch an epi­ toons will help to keep your Children of my gen­ tigational purpose of watch­ the years. The job of the the right to kick students out sode. Even the more adult­ imagination alive and kick­ eration probably remember ing it. While this board school is to prevent these for expressing general views oriented TV shows these ing. Even cartoons day's era watching "Mickey Mouse", supports the viewpoint that views from developing in on the internet. This situ­ days don't have intense, hard can help. Shows like "Adven­ "Popeye" and "Betty Boop" the video should h;J.ve been the first place. If the students ation was poorly handled. to follow, miss-an-episode­ ture Time", "Family Guy" with their parents. So why dealt with by powers out­ had been racist in the school Unsigned editorials reflect and-you're-lost plots. Typi­ and "American Dad" all re­ shouldn't our children re­ side of the high school, that cafeteria, then the school the majority viewpoint o/The cally, the plot for the show quire imagination going into member watching "Poke­ does not change its terrify­ would have been responsible Current's Editorial Board: is meant for a younger au­ the show. Who doesn't want mon", "Rugrats" and "Cap­ ing content. So, be warned - for dealing with the students' Matthew Poposky, Jeremy dience to understand, so to be a kid again, even if it tain Planet"? Reliving a - the video in question is behavior. However, given Zschau, Janaca Scherer, Ashley no underlying messages are is only for thirty minutes? time that may harbor fond not for the' faint of heart. the situation, this video re­ Atkins, Hali Flintrop, Cate hidden, no deeper mean­ 4. It can be a bonding memories for some isn't a That being said, the school ally should have. been dealt Marquis, Sharon Pruitt, Owen ing needs to be taken from experience for parents. bad thing. Those moments overstepped its boundaries. with by higher powers. The Shroyer and Nikki Vahle. the plot and there are no Many of us grew up should be relished whenever large words that need to be watching the television they can be attained. Ev­ looked up in a dictionary. shows that our parents did. eryone deserves a trip down . 2. They're cheaper to "Mickey Mouse", "Pop­ memory lane once in a while: make, so look for bet­ eye" and "Betty Boop" all Janaca Scherer lS the ter graphics and awesome come to mind when reliv­ Design Editor and a col­ voice actors. ing the bonding experiences umnist for The Current. 18 I ~hc [urrrnt I MARCH 5, 2012 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I OPINIONS SCIENCE MATTERS MAD WORLD A ti biotic ve use In• anima• Wedding "nd stry "s married to feed increases SA risk same ess excessive spend"ng

People hear it from their carry this staph strain, ac­ One would think that the T wning a profit really is doctors all the time: do cording to the National In­ sharing and celebration of love what it all C0mes down to. A not use antibiotics need­ stitutes of Health, but most is the most important aspea wedding is intended to be an lessly because it just helps serious infections are linked of a w~dding; But that doesn't expression of love, but it has breed drug-resistant germs. to health care settings like come for free. The wedding been turned into a state-sanc­ Too bad big livestock busi­ hospitals. About 20,000 industry is one of the richest tioned-and-regulated practice nesses never got the message. deaths each year are attribut­ indusrries in our society today. with a focus on outlandish A recent report in the sci­ ed ro MRSA complications. Think of all that needs to be materialism. Can any aspect entific journal mBio, from The new study is led by bought for the occasion. There of life really auly escape the the Amertcan Society for Lance Price of Translational are many (mostly useless) things influence of consumerism? Microbiology, confirmed Genomics Research Institute that "need" to be purchased, of Everything we do in our lives what many scientists long (TGen), Pathogen Genom­ (ate Marquis course, but a wedding dress involves buying thi.ngs we suspected: using the same ics Division, in Flagstaff, alone can COSt as much as a probably don't even really need. antibiotics in farm animals Arizona, Marc Stegger of De­ lin-susceptible S. aureus, or semester's tuition at an in-state Puberty for girls means buying have been episo'des \vhere the as we use for infections partment of Microbiological .NISSA, \'{hich meant those in­ university. Drop five grand on a makeup and more things that women in question have been in people has potential ro Surveillance and Research, fections could be easily treat­ dress that you will only wear for promise to make her beautiful. shown nearly identical dresses, breed antibiotic resistance. Statens Serum Institut, in ed with available antibiotics. one day? \"\b)' not? It's your day! Every milestone is just a set of yet insist that the more eA'Pen­ Large commercial animal Copenhagen, Denmark and In livestock, staph strains Those three magic words new purchas . Life and death sive one somehow looks better. farming operations, espe­ Henrik Hasmanc of the Na­ had several times acqUired are meant to dissuade brides­ can all be reduced to things Does the influence of a ma­ cially confined animal feed­ tional Food Institute) Tech­ antibiotic resistance. Once to-be trom listening to the to bu , like pointless aby terialistic society really nm so ing operations, or CAPOs, nical University of Denmark, this human strain \ as pa ed common sense m st p Ie items and satin-lined askers. deep that w can't even recog­ load up overcrowded animals in Lyngby, Denmark. The to livestock, it could change . ha that [li oo rs alarm bells r eddings however may be nize it anymore? Have we really with antibiotics. In pan, this researchers conducted a ge­ in to various new strai ns and wh n Faced \vith the 0 [ion tlle most unashamed in th ir de­ reached a plac wh re, collec- is done ro forestall infections nome analysis that revealed acquire resistance. The fact of spending more on wed­ mand for conswners to indulge ively; when holding in each that could spread among so that a MRSA strain found in that· this strain originated in ding fav r than they did on their most rriv lous whims, hand rwo identical items, we many animals so close togeth­ livestock in 2003 likel) came humans means [hat its resis­ me'· first (and secon ) cars. as evidenced b, people who truly Iieve that one is better er but commercial operations from an antibiotic-sensitive tant form could be more eas­ Th " edding industry has spend upwards of a rh usand than me omer simpl, be-caus also add antibiotics to feed strain in humans. The M RSA ily uansmitt d to humans. that never-fail antidote to the dollars on things like indi -idu­ it has been branded such? ro promote fast growth and strain is readil:" p~ssed ro peo­ M RS and similar mi- voice of reas n: "It's your da} ." all hand-paimed ai Ie rUTIn rs. The onl hope is the Do­ create leaner meats. Adding ple who work with livestock crobes in meat can 1 e killed The business of a w dding But ~wha t5 the alt mati ? lr-Yo u.~ elf bridal m vement antibiotics to feed encour­ and cause 5ok.in ,md respira­ by coohng at hio-h heat, but all ws (Q indulge the m re Get marri d in the wo ds wear­ ilia( is b c ming increasingly ages the growth of antibiotic tory infections. The strain is the ri k of in fec ti n till lfuh artS of eli pen; nal­ ing organic orr n sack ex- popular lately Th dding in­ resistant bacteria §trains in found in cattle, pigs, mrke:' ists from handling the m at ity - the desire r iivt' bey; nd ange ri ngs 1 de & m (\vin dusITy revelis irs If to be pretty the animals' internal svstems. and other livestock . p cies. \yithout proper hand wash­ their mean , to be selfish, an and east n woodland berries m ney-hunfIT)' upon er Europeans were wise The researchers used a ing and tapeople \ ork­ I to be demanding. That can be and tree bark ar the r ception? 'ami nation and the fact that enough not ro use the same technique cailed whole­ ingwith the farm animals. I· empO\\ ering and freeing to a Eve rything that is of im p r­ there are women Out there who antibiotics in farm animals genome sequence typing to While public health dis­ certain exrem, but even that tance to us is 50 tied up in the ar taking the fun parts of wed­ that they used for people. examine a . wide sampling courages American patients feeUng of "finally, I can n I pursuit of ultimare!. - us 1 dings - like love, creativity and In this country, no such of the same staph strain, in­ and doctors from using confidem in asking for what I goods that it can be hard to fun - and leaving our the ma­ precautions are In place. cluding resistant and meth­ antibiotics wlnecessarily, want" that many v,'Omen ex:­ separate oneself from it. When terialism and excessive spend­ Livestock operations use icillin-susceptible (MSSA) such as for viral infections, perience when planning their watching Say Yes to the Dress" ing is inspiring. It JUSt goes to the same kinds of antibiot­ versions, both from animals public health aurhoriries nuptials has been corrupted by there are times when one can't show that while we do live in a ics families might get from and humans. The samples need to step up efforts to the Big Bad Wedding lvfachlle. help bur wonder why it is that machine propeUed by money, their doctors or hospitals. came from 19 countries · remove unneeded antibi­ It takes that ne"vfound confi­ some women are so dedicated to you can always find a way to .NIany scientists think this over four continerits. Their otics from animal feeds. dence that allows a woman to the idea of having an expensive do things on your own terms. practice is umvise and unsafe. results "strongly suggest that While the study high­ feel important enough to as­ dress to get rnanied in. Is that Sharon Pmitt is the lY1ethicillin-resistant Staphy­ Uvestock-associated · tvfRSA lighted an overlooked pub­ sert her 'wishes and takes ad­ dre.ss really all that much better Opinions Editor lUzd a col- lococcus aureus, or MRSA, CC398 originated in hu­ lic healm issue, it also illus­ vantage of mat to tum a profit. man any of the omers? There umnist for The Current. infections have become mans as l\1SSA," accord­ trates the power of genomic something people dread. ing to the paper's abstract. studies. Increasingly, we While most people thjnk Further, the line of S. au­ are able to reveal an organ­ of hospitals as the source of reus appears to have also ac­ ism's history and evolution this feared infectious agent, quired tetracycline resistance. thiough its DNA sequence. WHAT DO YOU THINK? this report highlights an­ Originally, human strains Cate Marquis ts the omer source. About hvo of S. aureus were moscly sen­ A&E Editor and a col­ Let us know at www.the~current-anHne.com percent of healthy people . sitive to antibiotics, methicil- umnist for The Current . MARCH 5 2012 ~hc ~rrrnt 19 CURRENT HOROSCOPES by The Inane Collective altered by: . Random Acts

·., ,- .-'-- ---.~ . PJSCES GEMINI ~_~·~FeB:" 20 - MARCtf.~O) (MAY 22 - JUNE 21) March has been a calm month This has been a hard month YOU ARE SO DAMN SEXY. STOP Since the new year, stress for you, a time to recharge and for friendship. It may seem BEING SO DAMN SEXY. It burns has been high in your life, de-stress. As Mercury moves like some friendships take our eyes. You may now believe but as March ends expect a out of your sign your social too much work to main­ how sexy you are when you feel lull. Use this time to sit back, life can be expected to take tain, but with perseverance overshadowed, but you mean relax and have · some fun a swing, for better or worse. a dying friendship can be the world to some people. with old friends and family. Enjoy March and be prepared!, brought back into full bloom.

" C ANCER LIBRA _=Ji ( JUNE 22 - JULY 22) (SEPT. 24 - OCT. 23) With all the balancing you've After finally your place in. the You have entered a time of While new love is flattering, now been doing, now may be a time world, use this time to en­ stability and hopefully of happi­ may be a time for distance and to accept a little help. It may seem joy your hard-won peace and ness. Be sure to reconnect with rationality. Take some time for hard at first to rely on others after prosperity. Remember not to family and friends and let them yourself this week al1d hang out years of self-sufficiency, but no hog all the glory. Share some know how life is going for you. with some good friends 'instead. one can carry the weight of the with the people who have Use the chance to brag a little! helped you find your way. .world on their shoulders forever.

~ CAPRICORN AQUARIUS l'"1rT'1--.J (DEC. 23 - J AN. 20) (JAN. -21 - FEB. 19)

With Saturn in power this week With the sun in power for your With Neptune waning, life is Life has changed drasti­ ventures in 10ve should experi­ sign this month, more and in full swing for you. All the cally this year, but only for ence more success than at any more people will be noticing faces and places can be con­ the better, as you'll . soon see. other time this month. This is your fine appearance. While fusing when moving at such Be sure to take advantage of a time, though, that requires this attention is flattering, high speeds, but you'll miss it every opportunity you see some deliberation about the dif­ try to remember the people when life slows down again. and use this time to grow. ference between lust and love. that really matter in your life.

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