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October 19, 1998 The University of Missouri-St. Louis Vol. 32 Iissue 933 Arts Center Art imitating life design comes under fire
...... BY BRIAN .. DOUGLAS staff edltor The senate budget and planning commit tee passed a resolution that petitions Chancellor Blanche T ouhiH to reconsider the current plan of the proposed Performing Arts Center. The resolution, passed Friday, calls on the Chancellor "to cease implementation of the current plan for the Performing ArtS Center, and participate with the campus communit}' in establishing a process intend ed to reexamine the scale and the design of the faciEty, so that any Performing Arts Center built on the campus will reflect the campus' overall educational and program matic needs." The resolution indicated that the com minee supported "the expansion of per forming arts programs and a perfonning arts facility on the UMSL campus." Touhill has previously-said that she will not consider changing the Center's desigr:. The resolution cited concerns about the potential risks to UM-St. Louis' budget and programs which might be posea by the operational costs of the proposed Center, as well as a belief that the present design of the facility is geared more towards commercial use than educational needs. Stephanie Plattl TIle C,{;Tent Touhill remained adamant that the build Peruvian artist Polo Ramirez Zapata demonstrates the Pre-Columbian technique of creating ceramics in the J. C. ing as currently designed is academic in Penney Building Oct. 7 while Jennifer Gindra provides commentary for a group of 2nd graders from St. Ann nature, and said thelt she is not troubled by Elementary school. Ramirez was on campus to celebrate Peru '98 , a part of Hispanic/latino Heritage Month the idea of using revenues from commercial sources to assist ",,-jth the operational costs of the proposed Center. .. • Enrollment campaign declared a success
BY JOSH RENAUD dIe. .-.---.---.-... -- --.. -- .. ---.-... ---.-... -~.... ~ ..- ..- .....__ .. _ ._.- .... _.- •... dent volunteers calling people who had b(')en admitted, but of the Current staff Accord.ing to G race, the increase was the result of a con who hadn't registered yet. to try and convince them to come The effort of the administration, faculty, and staff to certed effort by faculty and staff to retain students already here." increase enrollment has paid off according to the recent enrolled and to pursue more new students. Nelson said that in order to increase the University'S visi Enrollment Summary from the Office of the Registrar. "We see ourselves as a comprehensiyc, full-service universi bility, they began an advertising campaign that included TV The official on-campus enrollment for this semester is ty," Grace said. "A university is defined by its classes. We commercials and they worked hard to get information to the 12,140, which is a 2.4 percent increase over the 1997 fallsemes don't eVer want to abdicate the traditional underclasses. press. ter. In add.ition, the number of on-campus credit hours Freshman are important to student hfe, so we want to build "This has benefited the school," said Jim Krueger, vice jumped 3.8 percent over the 1997 fall semeSter figure to ~tcl~~." . chancellor for Managerial and Technological Services, 110,463 this semester. The campaign to recruit students began earlier this year. "because We have better-qualified students, .a more diverse stu "Most of our numbers are up," said Gary Grace, vice-chan Grace said that faculty and staff did more follow-ups and dent body, and more full-time students." cellor of Student Affairs. "Vle have fewer students in educa spent many evenings making phone calls. . Krueger said that student fees provide approximately 45 tion, and we had a decline in nursing, but that was a planned "'I{fe did calling campaigns," said ]ac¥ Nelson, vice-chan decline. It's hard to find a negative in the whole kit and caboo- cellor for Academic Affairs. "We had faculty, staff, and stu- see Enrollment, page 6
Alcohol Awareness Week Curators give approval
. ' . ' , ' to Fine Arts expansion '::: .:' :' : ::: :" to focus on responsibility
BY SHONTA DODSON Issues. A mOVie, "Binge Drinking special to the Current Blowout," will be showing at the Printmaking facility Promoting the safe usage of alcohol is University Meadows Clubhouse on the purpose behind National Collegiate Wednesday. A mocktail party in the to highlight new Alcohol Awareness Week. University Center Lobby will be held on The theme, "make choices you can live Thursday, and all drinks are on the house. BFA addition with," reflects that idea. Information, red ribbons and pledge cards BY DAVID BAUGHER ''We just ask, if you are going to drink, will also be available in the University senior editor please do it responsibly," said Michael the week. The Board of Curators gave final Hachmeister, directOr of Horizons Peer approval to the construction of a new wing Educators. to the Fine Arts Build.ing at a meeting in Hachmeister, a graduate student, has Columbia, Friday. worked with the program for the past two The low bid of $1.5 million, submitted years. The other five members of the orga by Orf Construction Co. of Bridgeton, nization are undergraduates. Mo. includes plans for an addition to the Horizons Peer EducatOrs are the main building, according to a system sponsors of Alcohol Awareness Week, but other organizations help out as well, by spokesman, who added that non-construc advertising, distributing information, and tion related expenses would bring the wing's total cost to about $1.9 million dol either coming to the activities planned, or helping to put the activities together. lars. The activities going on throughout the BF A coordinator Dan Younger said Stephanie Platt/ The Current week are in different locations arounn the that the extension, which will occupy part Kathleen Fisher paints in a stUdio of campus to give as many students as possi of the building's parking lot, would greatly the Fine Arts Building. The Curators ::,, :. : ble, the opportunity to participate. expand the department's facilities. approved the addition of a new wing "We are trying to have [the activities] at "It almost doubles our size," Younger to the structure Friday, which will a variety of places, so that different people said. include a new printmaking facility. can come to our events," Hachmeister said. He said that it will also provide office ished." The week kicks off with a visit from and classroom space for Des Lee Endowed Younger said that the new wing would 105.7 The Point, who will be set up on the Professor for Art Education Louis University Center Pano. There will also be Lankford. make it possible for the program to add the Fatal Vision Goggles demonstrations. "It's an even clearer path toward getting art of printmaking to its list of majors, with Tuesday, at the Honors College, there will an art education major," Younger said. the creation of a 3,800 square foot print be a forum with UM-St. Louis police offi "That's something he has to work out with making facility. The department has cer Kevin Hanebrink about alcohol-related education and art...It's an idea that has already aquired] eff Sippel, a master print.- become a proposal but it's not yet fin- see BFA, page 6 m:be Qturrent October 19, 1998
N a m e d UM·St. Lou ! S 9 9 B B e s Campus Put it on the Board: The Cumnt EIJe11is Bulletin Board is a service pro uided fire ofchmge to all student organizahons ana UniL>ersity departments and , divisions. Deadline far submissions to The Cwrent EWlts Bulletin Board is 5 David Baugher· Editor-in-Chief pm. eJJeJy Thursday befare publicaiion. Space ronsideratioll is given to student Ashley Cook • Managing Editor organizations and is on a flTSl·romeJlTSt-served basis. We suggest aUsubmis Pam White • Business Manager sions be posted at least tuxJ u:eeks pnor to the event. Send submissions to: Todd Appel, 7940 Natural Bridge Road, 5L Louis MO 63121 ar fax 516-681 J. Judi Linville • Faculty Adviser All listings use 516 prefixes unless otherwise indicated. Tom Wombacher • Advertising Dir, Brian Douglas • News Editor Commun t y B u d n 9 Program Amy Lombardo • Features Editor Ken Dunkin • Sports Editor Stephanie Platt • Photography Dir. Illinois . Monday, Oct. 19 • Alcohol Awareness Week: a~~~---Ir=::~, oct~~-;-' -~-----1 A&E Editor • Monday Noon Series: The Ethics of Information Table from 11 a.m. to 2 ! : SOUP AND SOUL FOOD (free lunch Virtue and the Value of Change in the p.m. in the U-Center Lobby. Contact: • UMSL Jazz Ensemble will be play- and a time for prayer and medita- Em Sbell'mei • Prod, Manager Hunters Society of Ivory Coast, West Horizons Peer Educators, 5730. ing the music of Duke Ellington tion) from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dave Kinworthy • Sports Associate Africa-A Slide Talk. Joseph Hellweg, under the direction of Dr. Don N. at Normandy United Methodist Mary Lindsley • Ad. Associate lecturer in anthropology, UM-St. Louis, • The Political Science Academy Parker in the J.C. Penney Auditorium Church at 8000 Natural Bridge Rd . explains why hunters recently trans Meeting at 7:30 p.m. will be at the at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Wesley Foundation Todd Appel • Prod, Associate formed their regional, secret society home of Professor Martin Rochester. Campus Ministry. Everyone invited. Craig Holway • Business Associate into a national anti-crime force. This Maps are available in the political sci • Biological Society Meeting at 2 Contact: Roger Jespersen, 385- event will be held in 229 J.C. Penney. ence office in 347 SSB. Tim Braun, St. p.m. in 111 Benton Hall. Anyone is 3000. Jeremy Pratte • Web Editor Contact: Karen Lucas, 5699. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney, welcome. Contact: 6438. Marty Johnson • Cartoonist will speak on victim's rights, • Play: "Stories of Hope." This play • Alcohol Awareness Week: The Point Friday, Oct. 23 will be performed by the women of at 105.7 will be here from 11 a.m. to • Biological Society Meeting at 4:30 • Alcohol Awareness Week: "Let's Start." The play is based on Staff: Cory Blackwood, Kevin 1 p.m. on the U-Center Patio along p.m. in 111 Benton Hall. Anyone is Information Table from 11 a.m. to 2 their efforts to turn their lives in a with the Fatal Vision Goggles that will welcome. Contact: 6438. p.m. in the U-Center Lobby. Contact: positive direction after facing their Buckley, Shonta Dodson, Joe Harris, Anne Porter, Josh Renaud be available to show how alcoho"l Horizo"n Peer Educators, 5730. legal problems. This event will be affects driving abilities from 11 a.m. • Stretching: Warm-ups and Cool held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: to 1 p.m. Contact: Horizons Peer Downs, Learn how to properly warm up Monday, Oct. 26 The Women's Center, 5380. 7940 Natural Bridge Road Educators, 5730. and cool down. Proper stretching • Monday Noon Series: Making St. louis, Missouri 63121 technique will be demonstrated and History: Some Ph ilosophical • American Red Cross Blood Drive • Missouri Baptist Medical Center discussed. The class meets from 2 Reflections on Holocaust from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m . in the U Newsroom' (3 14) 516-5174 Mobile Mammography Unit will be in p.m. to 3 p.m. Contact: Rec Sports, Historiography. Paul Roth, professor Lounge on South Campus. Sponsored Advertising. (314) 516-5316 the J.C. Penney Parking Lot from 9 5326. of philosophy at UM-St. Louis will dis by the American Optometric Student Business. (314) 51 6-5175 Fax. (314) 516-6811 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact: 996-5170 to cuss some of the reasons for the I Association . Walk-ins welcome. schedule an appointment. Thursday, Oct. 22 controversy surrounding Daniel I Contact: Angela Ernst, 772-1098. • Poetry and Short Story Reading Goldhagen's recent book, Hitler's 1 email: Tuesday, Oct. 20 Series. Poetry reading by Spencer Willing Executioners. This event will I Monday, Nov. 2 current@jinx,umsl.edu • Introduction to Weight Training, Hurst at 12:30 p.m. in 493 Lucas Hall. be held in 229 J.C. Penney. Contact: ! • Monday Noon Series: Elections website: learn how to use the Fitness Center Contact: Karen Lucas, 5699. Karen Lucas, 5699. 1998: What's at Stake for St. Louis. http://www.umsl.edul and weight room to achieve the goals E, Terrence Jones, professor of po liti studelltlifelcurrelltl you desire. Contact: Rec Sports, • SOUP AND SOUL FOOD (free lunch Tuesday, Oct. '27 cal science, describes what the out 5326. and a time for prayer and meditation) • Introduction to Weight Training, come of tomorrow's elections will CUnent Is published weekly on from 12:30 p.m, to 1:30 p.m. at learn how to use the Fitness Center mean for the st. Louis Region. This Mondays. AdYertIs~ rates available upon 1:. request Terms, condltlons am restJIctIons • Spanish Club Meeting at 2 p.m. in Normandy United Methodist Church at and weight room to achieve the event will be held in 229 J.C. apply. The CWTent, IInanced In part by student 542 Clark Hall. 8000 Natural Bridge Rd. Sponsored by goals you desire. Contact: Rec Penney. Contact: Karen Lucas, 5699. actMtles lees, Is not a1 offlcIal !lliJIIcatioo of UM the Wesley Foundation Campus Sports, 5326. Sl LouIs. The UnIversIty Is ..,t responsible lor the • Biological Society Meeting at Ministry. Everyone invited. Contact: • Flu Shots in the Marillac Hall content of The Q.nent 00' Its policies. conmentary and coIurms refteet the opIrjon of 12:30 p.m. in 111 Benton Hall. Roger Jespersen, 385-3000. • Student Social Work Association Lobby from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., the in . , JJ I J J I I \ r) J ("' \ l I ~~ J ---.r , ~ ~ J -.J ~ ~ ::::...J --l Rude and riotously funny!" Dennis Dermody. PAPER IIlrnagine B oogie Nights, but f u nny!" David Poole. COVER l' A Trey Park er fibn No concerts in town? We have something better every night. Making sex safe again! Laser Ught Shows at the McDonnell Planetarjum f( ,- , . • ~ .. rt More colors, more lights & great 3D visual effects And you won 't have to find a scalper .... St.Louis to get in . Cheap tickets w ith your Student 1.0. p ~ Science Center" for ticket information and show times for --"= I") G I. Everest and Laser Light Shows, call 289- HIGH The Playground For Yo ur Head '" See the ultill1ate feel good RIOvie October 23rd October 19, 1998 Page 3 Amy Lombardo, Features Editor Phone 516-5174, Fax 516-6811 =1 Get Tbisy Life's 'squeaky wheels'set poor example Today's society is full of many pleasant people. These are the indi Visiting scholar talks about women of yester, viduals who say "please" and "thank you" in the appropriate sit teenth century. BY AMY LOMBARDO uations. They wave from thei r car Haley begins the night by reading a piece by Doris pull staff editor when you let them our in Davenport, an African-American lesbian poet. The heavy traffic, and say "excuse me" On Monday, September 28, Shelley Patricia Haley visited the UM selection tells of a debate in eighteenth-century Europe . when they accidentally bump into St. Louis campus to discuss the lives of three prominent African over the intellectual abilities of white women and black you in the hall. . American female innovators of the nineteenth cemury. She also met men. Is it the superior of the lesser race (black men) who ~ Unfortunately, for every polite on Tuesday, September 29 , for a Brown Bag discussion on how our have more power, or the inferior of the higher race man or woman I have met, there diverse society can approach ancient cultural studies. . (white women) ? Black women were nor even in the run- has been about 15 vnth the exact Her lecture was part of the Visiting Scholar program for 1998-1999. nIng. . opposite disposition. Hosted by the UM-St. Louis Institute for Women's and Gender With this, Haley sets the tone of the rest of the ' I find that those anti-nice per Studies, this annual event celebrates the role of women in society by evening, which focuses on the African-American female sons are usually on the lookout for inviting accomplished female scholars to discuss their work and their whose merits are often overlooked. any occasion to be as rude as possi unique views on the subject. "Each of these women realized that they had a unique ble, especially when they have a Haley is a professor of classics at Hamilton College in New York, responsibility and perceived that education, by default, a small amount of control in the sit where she is also a chairperson. She has written a number of articles on classical education at that time, Was the tool of liber uation. For instance, when they are gender and race in ancient history and literature, and is currently ation for both their race and their sex," Haley Fhe customer and I am the employ working on a book titled "To Educate My People : Nineteenth ee. Century Black Feminists and Classics." The book asks "African said. Last week at my lovely job as a American Women in Classics: What's a nice woman like me doing in She shows slides of the women in their retail sales associate, I encountered a field like this?" everyday lives - on their wedding day, work more than my fair share of this Haley strives to have the accomplishments of the African ing in their garden - as well as reading breed. This American woman recognized. She found a copy of "Fanny Coppin's excerpts from their works. She relates their one is my Reminiscences of School Life and Hints on Teaching" (Volume I of stories which include the struggles of being favorite. the African-American Women Writers Series, 1910-1940), which she bought out of slavery, only being able to It hap admits is much tOo long of a title. attend school for two days a week because pened to be "[fhe book] was being eaten away and poorly preserved in the they couldn't go on washing day, cleaning day ~e weekend archives of Overland College," Haley said. or ironing day, and the risk of not being mar for the infa- She succeeded in getting it reprinted and published. riage material because they took "gentlemen's m 0 u As this year's visiting scholar, Haley spoke about women who went courses." Columbus AMY LOMBARDO against the accepted idea of that era, that blacks were unable to be edu Haley also stresses the fact that these DaySale.Not Features Editor cated. women wrote down their experiences, allow everything in Haley illustrates this point with a quote from John C . Calhoun: ing generations after to know them. the store was marked down, but "If there can be found a negro who can conjugate a Greek verb, I "It's really important that we leave a written the items that were had been will give up my notion of the inferiority of the negroes." account of who we are and what we've done marked vnth red tags. In an unin "John C. Calhoun could not conjugate a Greek verb," Haley said, even if it's just a journal that you keep every tentional error, one of my fellow day,'" Haley said. "You never know whether in "but we won't go there!" ~{Qrkers had accidentally marked The talk highlights the lives of three individuals - Francis "Fanny" one hundred years if people are going to say, one particular item as 40% off - but 'Hey, you know that woman who went to Jackson Coppin, Anna Julia Cooper and Mary Church Turell- who it was not. A perfecdy nice gende UM-St. Louis? . .'U all graduated from Overland College in the second half of the nine- Haley man brought up his purchase, and was dismayed because it had not rung up on sale. We adjusted the price because it was our fault. No October focuses on t ragedy problem, right? Well, the next ay a lady came into the store. She hart been behind of violence tllat hits home ~ the man in line the day before, and witnessed the entire incident. BY ANNE PORTER ----- ~.---.- .--.------~--- ~ "I've been up all night thinking of the Current staff about it," she said in a huffy tone, October takes time out to focus on health by recog "and I've decided that I want that nizing National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. item at a discount, too. After all, he Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft wrote "Vio.lence Among got it, so should 1." Intimates, An Epidemiological Review." The book states Okay, honey, just the fact that that for women between the ages of 14 to 45, battering is you wasted an entire evening con the cause of more injuries than rape, auto accidents, and templating this is a serious window muggings combined. The Federal Bureau of ~nto your mentality. Maybe you If you were a superhero, Investigation reports that 30% of women homicides in should consider a hobby. But, per the United States are murders by husbands or intimate haps more importantly, why do who would your sidekick partners. This is a tOtal of at least 1,500 murders per year. you think that because someone Dr. Mindy Mechanic is a clinical psychologist at UM else got a deal, you deserve one, be and why? St. Louis and also the director of a nationally funded too? This may be a bit of insecurity study on domestic violence. The Institution of Mental showing, or maybe JUSt a bloated Health supports the study on how violence affects ego. "Marc Dacascos-He's honest and a women physically and psychologically. My manager explained that the good fighter." "[It will] help develop strategies for prevention of fur ~product had been incorrectly iden ther violence," Mechanic said. ·Dale Hampton tified as on sale, unbeknownst to Mechanic's study will look at 350 women over the Senior/Music Performance the initial customer. The item was ne~t three years. The study will focus on how battered now marked correctly, and that was women cope with abuse and how depression and post the price that she would have to partum depression are related to abuse. The study will pay. research how previous experience affects how women This gave our little god-complex "Jim Carrey. Because really deal with violence and the intensity of violence. her oppOrtunity to blow up, cause a funny in spandex. The villain In the last six months, Missouri eliminated the legal scene, threaten our jobs, blah, blah, clause that marital rape was acceptable behavior. Police would die of laughter." ~blah. I stopped listening after she can press charges against abusers, even if the victims may began spouting out phrases like ·Wendy Wright not want to or will not press charges. "incompetent staff" and "loyal cus Sophomore/Psychology "[The state of Missouri] was pretty much behind the tomer for years." times," Mechanic said. The batrle drug on umil the Leaving an abusive relationship is more of a complex "customer is always right" clause "Batman, and sidekick Spawn, process than just a step. It usually takes six or seven stepped in. I must believe that who because they both would stand attempts to leave an abusive relationship before the rela ever thought of that id ea didn't tionship is completely terminated. equal for equality, justice, but plan on the selfish and greedy to "A woman is more likely to be killed by an intimate ftake such advantage. Spawn's new perspective woul4 partner than anyone else ... [and] attempting to leave Needless to say, she got the dis always leave room for learning." abuse increases that risk," Mechanic said. Stephanie Platt/ The Current count. This 25-year old woman had Stalking is another large part of domestic violence. -Anthony Smith Drawings by children age 8-12 hang in the succeeded in creating enough com "[It is] an intense scrutiny of behavior," Mechanic Floor Maintenance Kathy J. Weinman Center. The pictures were motion to get her way. A little old said. done by young victims of abuse. to still be so spoiled, in my opinion. That includes accounting for every moment the Then again, she's a little young woman is outside the home and every cent she spends on The major effect of domestic violence is "when peo to be so obsessed with such "lea, because she is my bestest groceries and such. Some women have been fired from ple feel ashamed and isolated," Mechanic said. Domestic insignificant things. A mere quarter friend." jobs because domestic partners check up on them too abuse cuts across all economic and socioeconomic lines. ff a century under her belt and much by calling and shovnng up at the workplace tOo The best prevention is to teach future generations that ·Jennlfer Sweeney already so unhappy with life. frequently. This behavior is also known as surveillance. domestic abuse is not acceptable. The battery in a rela Sophomore/Computer Science . I suppose it is true that . the Rates of violence parallel with a comparison of lesbian tionship will escalate because the abuser tends to promise squeaky wheel does in fact get the and gay relationships. When heterosexual. relationships he will change, and the victim continues to hope the vio grease. I worry about what kind of result in violence they are more dangerous because lence will come to an end. message we are sending out to chil "Bill Clinton because he can women, on the whole, are weaker than men physically. Most women, however, do survive abusive relation- ' dren, though. We tell them not to talk his way out of any situa The consequences of male-oriented abuse are generally ships to have happier, safer and much healthier relation whine or throw fits because it's tion. Besides, no one likes him not as severe because the attacks by women are not as ships. The best thing to do if a friend or loved one is immature, juvenile behavior not fit now so he'll most likely get lethal Or as frequent. involved in domestic violence is to just talk to them, to for big boys and girls. And yet, if an killed first." Mechanic has noticed a trend of violence in relation listen and to support them. adult cries about something long ships as beginning at younger ages, even in courtship If interested in Mechanic's study, call (314) 516-6737 enough, even if it is an unreason ·Harmony Wade relationships like high school and college age women. at the Center for Trauma Recovery on the UM-St. Louis able request, they get it. Anyone Sophomore/Criminal Jus~ice During these years, 25% of women reported abuse. south campus. else see the inconsistency here? I hope so. Page 4 ~be (turrent October 19, 1998 Them 'good ole THE STtiDENT VOICE OF UM-ST. LOUIS Editorial Board boys' are back David Baugher Editor in Chief THE Despite all its terrible weaknesses, television should be commended occassionally for doing something right. Ashley Cook ClJ ~R.n.r This week's kind words go out to The Naslwille Network Managing Editor & for their rerun resurrection of "The Dukes of Hazzard." Editorial Page Editor Mail "The Dukes," for tho'se of you who aren't afficienados Brian Douglas Letters to the editor Fax Telephone News Editor 7940 Natural Bridge Road (314) 516-6811 E-mail of truly good television, is the classic '80s series, fea [email protected] (314) 516-5174 turing Tom Wopat (who later had a brief role on the sit 'Our Opinion" reflects the maJority St. Louis, MO 63121 opinion of the editorial board com "Cybill") and John Schneider as Luke and Bo Duke, i.... two good ole boys who "never meanin' no harm," spent several seasons entertaining viewers by managing to 1 OUR OPINION get themselves chased down what seemed to be every 1 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 11------. dirt road in the state of Georgia. The show was wonderfully mind- Horizons advocates for less. Every plot was pretty much Downtown St. Louis the same. The Duke boys would be minding their own business when a week of awareness suddenly the evil Boss Hogg would needs UMSL students try to frame them for some kind of The Issue: Alcohol is a serious problem on many col Downtown St. Louis IS important to the UM-St. Louis stu crime. This would inevitably result lege campuses. Underage drinking, drunken dent! Downtown is where ...the sports teams play, the in the Dukes being chased along Alcohol driving, and addiction plague students at nightlife is, thousands of the jobs are, the cool people LIVE! dirt cowpaths by the entire local Awareness Week universities allover the country. OK, so may I'm exaggerating a little. Nevertheless, I think police force which appeared to con That's why this upcoming week is so the fate of downtown St Louis is inextricably tied with the fate sist of two inbred rednecks named is fast approach CI t h . DAVID BAUGHER important. Alcohol Awareness Week, spon of the metropolitan area, both economically and image-wise. e us, w 0 were apparently hlred··· .. ·_ .. ·:········; .. ·· .. · ···.········· ing and Horizons ft I Edltor-In-Chlef sored by Horizons Peer Educators, will fea That is why I introduced a resolution in the SGA Assembly a er ow SAT scores prevented them from taking night extension courses at the Hazzard wishes to bring ture a series of events designed to bring on October 1, 1998. My resolution, "Re: UM-St. Louis in attention to it Downtown St. Louis," focused on the importance of down County Community College. these problems to the attention of students The Cletuses were not exactly the hardest cops to town, and my belief that all the major higher education institu with events here at UM-St. Louis. Horizons should be get away from. Bo and Luke probably could have eluded tions of the St. Louis area should be part of the downtown scheduled credited with their laudable attempt to them by simply waving a shiny, distracting object in front revitalization process, including UM-St·. Louis. bring alcohol-related problems out in the ?f t~eir faces. But before they could do this they would " throughout the I admit targeting the funds from the sale of Mercantile open. Let's hope their message does not fall ineVitably round a corner and run into a highway con- ' week, which are Library was not a particularly good way to make my point. I on deaf ears. struction site causing them to do a lot of fancy driving designed to show certainly appreciate the contribution the Mercantile Library Among the scheduled events is an open manuevers around fleeing workmen while the Cletuses can and should make to the UM-St. Louis campus. students the forum with the UM-St. Louis Police and a would helpfully crash into a pile of gravel. What kind of However, my main point is still that UM-St. Louis needs to effects excessive demonstration of "Fatal Vision Goggles." In construction a highway crew was doing on a dirt road contribute something to Downtown St. Louis. was never entirely explained. drinking has on addition, Horizons will sponsor an on-cam Finally, anyone who is interested in the revitalization of Eventually, of course, the police would catch up to the people. pus movie showing and a mocktail party, downtown and attracting young people to the City of Saint Dukes and put them in jail, where they would sometimes where drinks are both free of charge and Loius should contact Metropolis Saint Louis, at 206-3246 or stay for as much as three minutes before staging a jail alcohol. A local radio station will even be on http:; /www.mstLorg. break (less if Cletus didn't remember to lock the ceiL) We Suggest: hand to draw attention to the week. This would lead to yet another car chase in which things We urge. UM-St. Louis students to edu We ask that -Joe Frank would look pretty bad for the Dukes until they would cate themselves and their friends by partic defeat Hogg and his cronies by crashing through a students get ipating in these activities. We ask that stu "Bridge Out" sign and jumping a creek while yelling, involved in dents cast off the uninvolved image that Parking still a problem "YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAA." (Hazzard apparently had a lot this week, go has plagued this campus by taking advan of bridges that were out. Maybe they didn't maintain Again I find myself writing about the parking. The situation them properly. I guess the county highway department to the events tage of information distributed at tables in here is desperate; many students are finding out they· have to must have been too busy redirting the roads.) All in all the University Center and wearing the red and read the leave the house very early to get here and find a 'parking it made for wonderful theater. ribbons that are offered there. Only by shed information. place. This is OK except many of us have responsibilit ies at The thing that I love most aoout "The (Dukes" is that ding our apathy can we find what true home or at work before we come here to study. I live in west it never bothered with such trifling concepts as a story awareness means. ern S1. Charles County and cannot leave the house until about line. The shows writers, in a bold master stroke of "Make choices you can live with" is the 9 a.m. because of commitments. My first class starts at 10 effieciency, apparently decided that instead of the tired So what do slogan of the campaign and certainly its a.m. and I do not get here until 9:40 or so. I now have a 10- old method of thinking up a new plot for every show, they would simply come up with one storyline and use it you think? message should not go unheeded. Michael 20 minute job of finding a place and sometimes it is 10 or Hachmeister of Horizons put the cam more minutes to walk to class now. I am late often because for pretty much every episode. After all, if something Let us hear from paign's modest, realistic goals in perspec of this. I am sure this is repeated by other students. My ques works, why change it? you on this or tive. tion is this: when is this situation going to get fixed? For instance if you like this column, I could simply run ~t again next week. How about it? No? Maybe I'll just any issue ina "We just ask that if you are going to -Bill Doyle Jump my car over a creek instead. letter to the edi drink, please do it responsibly." "YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAA. " That, clearly, is not too much to ask. tor. Ahead of my time GUEST COMMENTARY I'm not as young as I thought I was. I'm not even as young as other people think I am. While studying for midterms, a classmate asked my age Focus of hate legislation misplaced and was shocked to hear I was 27. Alumni disadvantage "Twenty-seven!" She said. "Man, I thought you were, like, 23!" I fight in a bottleneck of daily traffic to receive my I want to talk about something really argue that because of the particularly I wasn't quite sure how to take that statement, coming college degree. However, some days I wonder if it is ugly. As many of you already know, heinous nature that accompanies many from a 19-year-old. really worth all those hours of sleepless nights, test Matthew Shepard, the 21-year-{)ld col- acts which have hate as their basis, "Thank you ... 1 guess," I said, feeling it, at first, a com papers, study groups, etc. I am currently ajunior and lege student from Laramie, Wyoming who stricter punishment is justified and nec pliment. it seems that my parents and I never imagined that was found tied to a post, tortured, and essary. That just doesn't ring true with Later on, I realized that it wasn't quite as great as I the price of going to college would cost an arm and left for dead, passed away in the hospital me. Let the crime speak for itself. The thought it was to be mistaken for a younger person; that a leg. Also, I want to mention the cost of the wear as a result of his injuries. The alleged rea- man was tortured, and thus far no miti- meant that I was in fact no longer one of those younger and tear on a Mercury Topaz with two full tanks of son for the attack: Shepard was gay. gating factors have been brought to light. people. Suddenly, I felt that 19 was light years away from 27. gas a week. I remember feeling shocked If that isn't enough to outrage, At 23, I was at the University of I am currently majoring in and horrified when the incident then society has problems that Iowa, and I remember being horrified Elementary Education and was announced on the news. tougher laws won't fix. to find that their "non-traditional stu- j hopefully, I will graduate in the But what did not surprise me, Another thing that bothers dent organization" (for "older" stu- "( sadly, was that a few days later, me about this kind of legislation next two years. My profes dents) began with those folks aged I heard that there was a call to is the way it tends to undermine sors, classmates, and friends 24. Back then I was depressed, expand and toughen "hate existing laws. When we start are helpful and are a joy to be thinking I was on the cusp of becom crime" legislation. Yes, you setting up special classifica- around by keeping my spirits ing "mature." read that one right; it saddens tions, it destroys ideas of equal- up while I fend for my life to Now, when I go out to a store, GAl L RIMKUS make the grades. I make the me. Why? I certainly don't BRIAN DOUGLAS ity and sends a message that fresh-faced salesc I erk s c a II me ...... P.-.~.I:i.L.IO~... <::g.9..~ ...... Guest Commentator hop from North to South cam support this kind of brutality Guest Commentator the laws as written are not good "ma'am," and young WOUld-be boy Managing Editor pus daily. I hope to find a parking space on North - I find it reprehensible. So why would I enough to protect some groups. It scouts open the door for me. campus when I return in my private personal shuttle. be opposed to the legislation? The thing assumes the law must have special treat Maybe it's about time to consider altering that famous j Sometimes, I find a parking space and make it to that I find particularly disheartening is ment to function properly. Where does family trait I inherited - going gray about 20 years ahead of class on time or I walk forever and I someday arrive that we even feel the NEED to classify this end? All kinds of groups will be pop time. to class during the regularly scheduled class time. the offense in any category other than ping up, demanding special status and My friends have always told me that I seem much older I feel that I am an active leader on campus and in horrible. It disappoints me that people special protection from special laws. In than my true age. I try to think of it as a compliment, but the community. I also nearly lose my mind while need to label it a "hate crime" in order to such a system, true justice is sorely lack lately it is losing its charm. So, I'm thankful to my youth holding several different officer positions to several make a special fuss over it. Can't we just ing. ful classmate for taking me for a little younger than I am. active organizations on campus. I have encountered be shocked and outraged because a Lastly, contrary to the hopes of the I'm a senior, and along the way I've picked up a few and met many members of the administrative staff at human being was murdered? Isn't that activists, tougher legislation will not wipe things that I think would be of use to you freshman who've the University during my frequent attendance of enough to provoke us? Why do we need out hate crimes. In all likelihood, by mak just survived your first college midterms. Here are some things you might want to remember: school functions. I have found that the administra a special category? ing target groups more visible and reduc- ~) AII-nighters are great for passing that next set of tests, tors try to avoid interaction with the general student This whole thing is colored by the fact ing crimes against them from the level of but come your senior year, it'll take three days to get over population at all costs. The only times they interact that I do not condone homosexuality. On acts committed against human beings to it, instead of one afternoon and a bottle of Gatorade. with (us) the students are to greet us at orientation that point, I admit squarely that I am acts committed against members of a By now, you are probably realizing that "studying" in utterly biased. But I certainly didn't feel specific group, they will only contribute to personally thank us for letting them have our hard high school is more like "scratching the surface" in col complacent about what happened to to more discrimination. Because, ugly as -earned money and at graduation to thank us, again, lege. Learn to review material daily. Shepard. I was horrified. I did not say, it is, we all know that bigots won't see and ask us for more money for an alumni association Get in the habit of taking some lunch from home, and by "Well he was gay, so he deserved it." I what happened as a horrible crime that does nothing to benefit us. Most university the end of the first month, you'll have saved enough cash alumnus associations give discounts for their mem was frankly so disgusted by the descrip- against Matthew Shepard, a living, to get yourself a nice mini-tape recorder to catch that lec bers for ridiculous stuff like hotels, food, school tion of what had been done to him that I breathing human being; they'll see it as ture you're always daydreaming through. memorabilia, etc. It would be nice if we had such couldn't say much of anything. something that happened to "some gay Finally, remember that midterms are just that - the mid- ., privileges. Proponents of the legislation will guy." die of the term; even if your grades aren't all that great, you still have eight weeks to improve your game. October 19, 1998 tlrbe: Ken Dunkin, sports editor phone: 871-2192 fax: 516-6311 e-mail: kdunkin@rocketmail. ~ :;om ==l Off the Wall F Women's tennis debuts with winless season Video games BY DAVE KiNWORTHY seemed to be a standout." of yore pale staff associate The Riverwomen could have played The Riverwomen's tennis team, a with the talent of Quincy and beside today's first-year program led by Head Coach Bellarmine, but without a full team, the Lisa Schuito, finished its season with a team was overmatched. Remember the old record of 0-16. Motivationally, Schuito kept her Nintendo baseball game and As a first-year sport, Schuito had a players excited and wanting to play each how much fun it was playing few goals to start out the season. and every day. it for hours? I sure do. "Our goal was to have a full team, "I just kept reminding them that this The combination of video with six players and to win at least one was our first season and we have to games and sports has always match," Schuito said. "We did not even expect that we are not going to do very been one of may favorite com have a full team for the first half of the well, but if they give 100%, they should binations. They have come a season because of eligiblity require not feel ashamed and feel good about long way too. One of the ear ments and Clearing House and so our each match." liest games that I owned was first six matches, we had to give up two Coming into the GLVC, the the old Atari all-sportS base points to start out." Riverwomen were not expecting to tear ball. The game was probably Throughout the season, the women through the league. one of the worst games ever remained patient with the first year pro "They came in hopeful, but not unre made, but for years it was my gram and improved each and every alistic," Schuito said. "As practices got favorite. The graphics, what game. 'more into the seasons, it got harder and little there were, were poor, "They got more consistent with their harder every match. Michelle every player in the game shots," Schuito said. ENROLLMENT, FROM PAGE 1 Protesters hold Anti-Columbus rally ------_._- percent of the general operating space. often than not they are there to bring violence," Kaminski said. budget, and the increase has helped 'There have been problems, but Capitalism, imperialism He also said he supported the Palesttnians in their dispute with Israd financially. we have worked through them,D calling the country a "settler nation" and terming Israelis nOt "real "That's very posi tive for us," Nelson said. "\'1/ e needed to reduce Jews." Krueger said, "because that means the wait list, and we reduced it sub criticized at annual event "Those are Europeans," Kaminski said. 'Those are not the people of we have some extra income we can stantially by asking faculry members the Middle East." put back into the academic programs to take extra students in their sec BY DAVID BAUGHER .... -...... The progranl, which lasted about an hour and a half, was heckled senior editor to strengthen them." tions, by adding sections, and by hir very briefly by bystanders in twO instances, but was never interrupted. Grace said that the 4,000 credit Criticism of capitalism and imperialism was the main topic of ing more faculty. Overall, it went hour increase would probably gener very smoothly." Monday's annual "Ami-Columbus Day" rally, sponsored by the Pan ate around $750,000. African Research Organization and the Sisterhood Exchange. Grace added that the University "Weare discussing whether we bought portable classrooms to move "We will no longer recognize Christopher Columbus as anything Should plow these resources back arts students off the wait lists. He but a liar, a murderer, and a thief," said MiChael Perkins, president of the into more re cruiting, or whatever also had high praise for the contri Pan-African Research Organization. else," he said. "It's an open question butions made by the faculty and Perkins called the celebration of Columbus Day, a "lie" and a "myth." at this point." staff. The enrollment increase has pro "We got fantastic cooperation "For some it was a day of death, it was a day of mourning, it was day vided many benefits for the from the academic depanments," of murder, it was a day of shame, it was a day of enslavement," Perkins University, but Krueger eXplained Grace said. "Everybody really pulleJ said. "We hope that today we can reflect back on our past the historical that more students created a greater t~gether. It wasn' t a one-person job truth, the genocide of a race, and the disenfranchisement of African this year." people throughout the world." demand for classes and parking Asa Asante, also a representative from the Pan-African Research Organization, said the rally was pan of a larger "war" against "the heinous, incredible crimes of imperialism" world\Vide. "It's a glorious day today to die in the struggle but we did not come here to die," Asante said. "\'l/e came here to live, but once you are clear BFA, FROM PAGE 1 that it is a war being fought of the oppressor against the oppressed, exploitator against the exploitated, you understand that many lives are maker from the Tamarind Institute gram." lost in the past, today and in the future." in Albuquerque. Younger said Younger said Sippel is already He said students have an "obligation" to become involved by joining Sippel adds "instant prestige" to the teaching advanced printmaking or creating organizations expressing their views. program. courses this semester and old print "The struggle is being waged," Asame said. "The struggle will be "His name is well-knmvn in the making equipment has already been waged. What part will you play in that struggle?" arts communiry as someone to work pulled out of storage. Tim Kaminski, an organizer with the Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist with," he said. ''We're hoping that "We took up one of the little League, blamed capitalism for many of the world's problems. along the way not only will he be senior studios and set up a print "Imperialism isn't an accident, it's a system and it's the highest stage creating really great printmaking making facility," Younger said. "It of capitalism," Kaminski said. students but that he'll attract anists will be nothing like the actual faci.l.i, He called the United States an "imperialist menace" and an "illegiti to come here and work at the facili ry next year but at least he's starte~ mate nation." ties from across the counny." so the presses are set up and he's got "Every time the United States takes a defeat such as it did in Somalia, Sippel said that he was happy to a couple of students." I smile and I cheer because every time the United States is defeated it is be a pan of UM-St. Louis. Younger said other improve a victory for the oppressed people of the world," Kaminski said. aI thought that it would be a ments to the building will include He also criticized American law enforcement and the penal system wonderful opponunity to begin a added classroom space, storage calling the U. S. "one of the biggest violators of human rights in the Stephanie Platt/ The Current new printmaking faciliry," Sippel space, and expansions to the dark world today." Michael Perklns, president of the Pan-African Research said. "I've went in and taught at room and woodshop. "The police are nothing but an occupying force within the commu Organization addresses observers at Monday's annual Anti other schools where there is an The project is expected to be nity," Kaminski said. "They are not there to serve and protect, more Columbus Day rally. existing program or facility but I completed next summer. thought it would be rewarding to come in and develop my own pro- 'UMSL Connection' to bring television IKldS' program Q~QP es . - experience to campus community to create newVOle rs SHONTA DODSON through Citizenship Education .~.- ....- ...... -..... -...... - ...... -.-...... special to the current Clearing House (CHECH) located Second episode of TV show Kids voting Missouri is a program on the University of Missouri designed to educate children about Campus. CHECH (pronounced the election process. check) provides Government teach scheduled to be shown soon It is a pan of the bigger Kids ers in precoUegiate classes with cur Voting USA program, which teaches riculum material about citizenship children about democracy, voting, and government. BY KEVIN BUCKLEY ------.-~- - . ------~. ...---.-.-- and the elections processes. UM -St. Louis students wishing to special to the Current After learning about these aspects get involved with the program can For the first time in UM-St. Louis' history, students will be able to of government with their teachers, contact Marsha Clark at 516-6823. regularly see what is happening around the campus on a television students are then able to go to the screen. Having already been initiated at the beginning of this semes polls with their parents, and vote on Make Tracks Over ter, The UMSL Connection video magazine is building steam to important issues and candidates. become one of the main forums for information available to the cam "Some parents have actually come pus. out to vote for the first time," said This new sight and sound presentation can be seen on any of the Marsha Clark, a directOr of Kids campus calendar monitors, and on specially placed monitors in main Voting Missouri. She also went on to hallways, once every two hours from 9:00 to 2:00 and from 5:30 to say that, although that was not the 7:30 on its announced show dates. According to Todd Austin, The purpose of the program, it was a side Connection's founder, the original intent of this program was to edu benefit. . cate communication students on the processes of producing a televi Though students cast their votes sion program. However, there is more to The Connection than one on actual ballots, the results are not might think. "This medium takes practically every resource you have included in' the regular election on campus ... " Austin said. Skills such as writing, business, marketing, results. and administrative duties go hand in hand with technical aspects in Kids Voting USA, which began ten years ago, has now spread nation- . order to make an effective program. Another reason behind Austin's wide. interest in such a project is the fact even in a major television market Missouri is JUSt one of fony states like St. Louis, it is difficult for a media involved student to pursue his to be involved with the program. or her interests because of the lack of facilities and awareness. The Missouri chapter was piloted However, the other side of The Connection has to do with servic at Ritenour in 1996, and presently ing the students and facility of UM-St. Louis, by presenting them involves twelve Missouri school dis with information and stories that interest and affect them. Todd Austin, founder of "UMSL Connection," sits in his edit tncts. TOLL FREE INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS At this point, The Connection is looking for staff in all of its ing suite. The "Connection" premiered early last month. Kids Voting Missouri is licensed . e e aspects and trying to get involvement from minority students so it 1 SOO SUNCHASE ______~ __~~·~k~lt~h~e~w~e~b~a~t~~~~~~~~ can truly represent and report to UM-St. Louis' diverse students and r j faculty. As the hard work progresses, the equipment improves and Ir------~ JUST FOR STUDENTS! and JUST FOR FUN! more people take an interest, The Connection will come closer to its I Try the problem below and retum the solution to the Department of goal of possibly selling to cable (Higher Education Channel). For Mathematics and Computer Science clo Q. Dotzel, 356 CCB by Monday, Nov 9. rnclude your name, address and telephone number (or e-mail address). Austin, the ideal situation would involve students at home being able Students submitting correct solutions receive a Certificate of Merit issued by to know what time The Co~nection would be airing and simply view the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Each month (with the it like any other television show. .00 exception of December), a new problem will be printed in this space. The most As for the future of The UMSL Connection, Austin is certain that successful solvers will be eligible to take part in a national competition in June. Good luckll each program will be an improvement from the last, thanks to his very dedicated and hard working staff and interns. People such as HEAVIER OR LIGHTER AND WHICH ONE? Jackie Anderson, Scott Bullock, Jason Christian, Joe Harris and Dan DOCUME NTBINDINGS Any style, size or color Tuck are just a few of the devoted personnel who make production Problem provided by Jon Bjomsson, luland possible. However, The Connection staff is working with minimal c;:=::::::;-;:==;:o equipment resulting in a lot of hard work in order to complete a good show. This results from the fact that The Connection is sustained like any other student organization. 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A Night at the Roxbury is a ten-minute Saturday Do not fear, the Butabi brothers are destined to Night Live sketch stretched toO far. The hilarious enter the Roxbury. The boy's get rear-ended by a SNL sketch Roxbury Guys, from which A Night at club regular, Richard Grieco (himself). Grieco, the Roxbury is based, lacks the elements needed to fearing a lawsuit, eSCOrts them into the club, where make a full-length film. Add together the facts that rwo women mistake them as men with status. The the film lacks a plot, drags on endlessly in some Butabi boys have never made it past the opening parts, lacks dialogue, has about as much depth as line and aren't too sure what to do now that they the Jerry Springer Show and you have the latest have the girls' anention. sophomoric flick from Paramount Pictures and After this scene, the film drags on with few SNL Studios. laughs for about 30 minutes. The funniest part of The Roxbury Guys are two brothers, Steve the movie is the last 15 minutes when, in true SNL (Will Ferrell) and Doug (Chris Kanan) Butabi, style, the srory parodies The Grad~jate and Jeny who feel that they are the coolest of the cool, the McGuire. It might not be worth sitting through masters of suave, and basically God's gift to the the entire movie for these ending scenes, but at world. The Butabi boys spend their time bobbing least the viewer doesn't go away empty handed. their heads and club hopping. Their ultimate g02J This film is like most current SNL episodes, is to make it into the club of all clubs, the Roxbury. good at the beginning, mind-numbingly dull in the Yet, they're not on the list to get in and their middle, and hilarious at the end. Unfortunately, moe. friends "Mr. Lincoln" and "Mr. Washington" can't this just isn't enough to keep the audience's atten moe. some of their current popularity is their use of the inter convince the club bouncer Otherwise. The brOth- tion or suppon. "Tin Cans and Car Ti res" net to promote themselves. With several web sites and -Stephanie Platt Sony 550 Music chat rooms dedicated to them, they are the rock band of Music Review Released 9/8/98 the World Wide Web. Ever hear a song, or whole album, that just makes you "If life were a canoon, we'd be the soundtrack," said want to get up off your duff and get down? Well moe.'s Al Schnier, a guitarist and singer of the group. Their fly Everlast shows his own style "Tin Cans and Car Tires" is just such an album. Track 1, by-the-seat-of-your-pants attitude about the album that "Stranger Than Fiction", will get you going and the rest enjoyably comes through makes this statement true. Alternative/Rap guitar and a very ordinary bass beat, yet the of the tracks will keep you going. The runes, which are Their peppy, jamming songs that sound like a combi Everlast song is one of the best released recently by any mainly rock but sport elements of country, blues, jazz, nation of Primus, Leonard Skynard, and the Grateful "Whitey Ford Sings the Blues" artist, yet alone a former hip-hop singer. and eve n bluegrass, are lively and hm. It is a reflection of Dead, are great for enjoying a~ a party or by yourself Seven years ago Everlast burst onto the The 18 track dise has blown me away. the fun the band had in writing and recording the album. while studying. It'll keep you tapping your pencil on scene with House of Pain. The group was Throughout the disc the styles change. You The band has been around for eight years, formerly your desk if you choose the latter. Rob Derhak's snappy huge; "Jump Around" has been one of the can never tell where he is going musically from named "Fi e Guys Named Moe" but changed to just bass (reminiscent of Primus), AI Schnier's and Chuck moe. when they lost their sax player. They are aU from biggest songs in the '90s. song to song. One song can be an old school Garvey's guitar and vocals, varying from bluegrass to Utica, NY, and formed when they were in college. Their After three albums and years of tours anthem, the next a sweet sounding melody, rock, and Vinnie Amico's sprightly drums make the early music included a lot of excessively long improvisa music's variety very enjoyable. A few of the tracks aren't House of Pain broke up. DJ Lethal quickly and the next a cry for all the wack rappers to [ional ongs and twO of their early albums aren't even in very memorable and move along slowly, but most of joined Limp Bizkit and Danny Boy went off stop remaking the same horrible music over print anymore. While chef still kept some improvisa them, especially "Stranger Than Fiction" and "Big and did his own thing. Then there was and over. tional quality t the music in "Tin Cans and Car Tires" World", make the album worth buying. Everlast, the man who had once been part of This disc has a style all its own. Any House tbey have definitely reached a mature style that keeps "We're serious about a lot of what we do," Derhak Ice T's famed Rhyme Syndicate. of Pain comparisons need to be checked at the thou 'ands of fans following them as they tour the coun said in a phone interview, "But we're funny, sarcastic He had become bored with the rap scene door, Everlast built a stronger house v.... ith a try (they hit St. Louis September 30). They are an under people, and so is our music ... I never expected this banD and his music too. It took a conversation with new foundation. Only time will tell if he ground band that is fast-gaining popularity "lith their to get beyond the joke it was." I, for one, am glad it did. . his record label for Everlast to see that he had makes good on his new style. I wouldn't bet second major label release. One thing responsible for moe.'s official web site is at http://www.moe.org. recreated himself into a new type of musician. against him. -Jeremy Pratte The song "What It's Like" came from his -Ken Dunkin early writings. The song is simple, an acoustic Sports Analysis Some advice lor Cardinals' mana ement on winning ned vear For the St. Louis Cardinals to be a success in the 1999 campaign, here is enjoy his offseas on? He needs to sit back without distraction and get away organization. He should play more often and at least split time with the aging what the owners have to focus on: from the game for a while. Then his mind will be fresh going into the 1999 and inconsistent Ron Gant. The only problem is what to do ·with John 1. Starting Pitching- the Cardinals should have si gned Andy Benes last season and he will be prepared once again for the media frenzy around his Mabry? This important utility player would stan on almost any other MLB year, but now they have the opportunity to sign him again this offseason. locker asking him one simple question: "Can you beat your record from last team, but he remains content on the bench in a Cardinals uniform. This man Look for the Cardinals to take a hard and long look at trying to sign San year?" should be recognized and not get lost in all of the shuffling around by free Diego starter Kevin Brown or re-sign Texas Ranger Todd Stottlemyre. 4. Re-signing of Brian Jordan and Delino DeShields- Jordan led the agency. 2. A Decent Shortstop- Placido Palanco is not the answer. Luis Ordaz is team in batting average after coming off of an injury-prone 1997 campaign. not the answer either. GM Walt Jocketty should take a long look at the DeShir:lds played better than average and if it were not for a bad last couple -Dave Kinworthy Cincinnati Reds' Barry Larkin. He is one of the most legit shortstops in the weeks of the season, DeShields would have finished the season above .300. game and still has a few years in him. The only question is whether or not he Jo~dan, although in the shadow of McGwire the entire season, ,vas the team's is burned out from all of the losing in Cincinnati over the past few years. most consistent player by far. Allowing him to file for free agency would be 3. The Media to Back off McGwire- Tme, McGwire did hit 70 homeruns a mistake the Cardinals would never live down. this past season, but can the media at least allow this phenom to relax and 5. Play JD Drew everyday- This phenom is the future of the Cardinals Music Review Soul Coughing has something for everyone Soul Coughing does it stray from their tried and true mix of dance, rap, Preg nanl? 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