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INSIDE System President 213 Green Committee Elson HB to Curators approve Floyd looks at recycling (front) and • Board efforts on campus Chairman mcrease Don The SGA Green Walsworth Committee met last week listen on intellectual to discuss ways to make $13 fee increase, at the the campus more Board of Curators environmentally friendly. meeting. diversity at See page 3 newmedi a degree llniversities
By JASON GRANGER
News Editor
Perceived liberalism on Missouri's college campuses has prompted Rep. Jane Cunningham, R-86 district, to introduce legislation designed to promote intellectual "diversity." House Bill 213, also known as the Q&A with Curator "Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act," is co-sponsored by David Wasinger Marilyn Ruestman, R-131 district. The bill calls for Missouri's universi The Currentspoke with ties and colleges to try and balance Curator David Wasinger their political, ideological and reli last week to get a better gious perspectives by hiring more idea of who he really is. conservative voices. The bill also calls for an administrative position to See page 6 be created to oversee this "diversity." The bill also calls for Quick Read each public Trumpeter university to House Bill 213, also Chris Botti report to the known as the "Emily coordinating Brooker Intellectual perfonns board for Diversity Act," would higher edu require all Missouri at the PAC cation each colleges and universi year to detail ties to try to hire steps they more conselVative are taking to voices on campus to better balance the ensure intel l ectua l perceived liberal politi cal, ideological and di versi ty and See relig ious perspectives • the "free pageS on college campuses. exchange of ideas." UM-St. Louis Chancellor Thomas George brought up the bill at last week's Faculty Senate meet Check out our new Board Chairman Don Walsworth (center) presents a pin to Warren Erdman, one of three new curators appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt, as Maria Kerford, student representative to the Board of Curators, looks on. ing. ~ comic ''Shakeia's During the meeting, George said the University is in the process of Hair Salon" and the further reviewing the bill to deter rest of our comic UMSL welcomes three new curators to board nline how it will impact UM-St. Louis. mips. Before the recent Board of See page 13 By JASON GRANGER be paying attention to where the Curators meetings at UM-St. Louis, Quick Read money is going," Helton said . "I think George said one the first issue that he News Editor The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a $13.08 per credit hour fee there needs to be strict oversight of had with the bill was the creation of increase for UM-St. Louis students starting in the fall semester of 2008. The fee these fees." an administrator to oversee intellec ON THE WEB UM-St. Louis students will notice a increase would ra ise tuition from $404.88 per credit hour to $4 17.96 per credit The problem Helton said he saw tual di versi ty. slight increase in their tuition next hour. Compared to the other campuses in the UM system, UM-St. Louis received was the University has a habit of shift "We are actively trying to trim 1ChtO:u tnt semester, after the UM System Board the highest increase in student fees. ing fees when they become obsolete, administration at this point," George ctUIf, of Curators approved a $13.0S per rather than losing them. said. "So creating a new administra credit hour fee increase. Nick Koechig, senior, political sci Koechig said. "Hopefully, this will "It needs to be watched," Helton tor to oversee this doesn't make a lot Web poll results: This fee includes a $1 per credit ence, and Student Government raise participation levels." said. "The professors here want to of sense to me. I spoke to RIiP· What is your favorite hour fee increase toward the Student Association president said he views Thomas Helton, junior, political make sure college isn't the one thing Cunningham, and she agreed that music? Activity fee, which was originally pro the increase as a positive for the cam science and SGA vice president, dis you feel you aren't getting your that may not be reasonable. She said, type of posed as a $2 fee increase at the Nov. pus. agreed. He said he does not like seeing . money's worth." 'That's in there? Well, .let's et that 10,2006 SGA meeting. '1 think it's needed," Koechig said. students pay more than they already Koechig said he urges students to out.'" . The board met at UM-St. Louis on "It's going to help stUdent organiza do. remember that the fee increase is a rel George said he d Jan. IS and 19 to discuss the fee tions." "I think it's unfortunate that we atively small $1. towards liberalism on increase and other matters facing the Koechig said he hopes this will ever need to increase fees," Helton 'The chancellor dropped the pro puses, and feels the system. It did not discuss the matter motivate those not involved to partici said. posed fee increase from $2 to $1, so appeals to liberals. further when members voted on the pate, despite objections to the fee The one positive aspect, Helton it's not as high as it could have been," Thomas Helton, jurlior, political increase at the board meeting the fol raised by students who do not partici said, is the increase will enhance his Koechig said. science, agreeS lowing Friday. pate in student groups. desire to keep close tabs on how the "It's more f just the essence of The increase will go into place dur 'There's a lot of things students pay money is spent. the universi ," Helton said. "I don't ing the Fall 200S semester. that they don't take advantage of," "I know this year and next year, I'll See CURATORS, page 14 think [Cunningham] is wrong. It seems like most universities come off as more liberal. Country .• (s like if you went to a busi ness, it's going to be more conserva DJ/Danceffechno tive," Helton said. "You don't have New UMSL identity may headline Homecoming 2007 the legislature telling businesses to be more liberal." Hip-Hop/R&B ----_. ------; By RACHAEL YAMNITZ business was naming its student See HB 213, page 14 Rock Staff \Vriter chairs. Last year's Homecoming Queen Cadence Rippeto, junior, com munication and Mark King, junior, Music? Whatever. .. ~~ : BI1l213 Summary The glitz and glamour of last business admin.istration. volunteered hippie year's homecoIILing left many stu to co-chair the committee. King was This bill establishes the" Emily dents with stars in their eyes. Can the athletics chair of last year's com Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act, " This week's question: Homecoming 2007 top it? IILittee. which defines intellectual diversity Who is going to win the Student Government Association After the co-chairs were named, a for reporting purposes at public Super Bowl? Vice President Thomas Helton said budget increase for the 2007 extrava last year's homecoIILing, "Gateway to ganza was disGussed. This year they higher education institutions. The Coordinating Board for Higher INDEX Destiny," was "defmitely a success." are trying to alloca te a $60,000 budg , A record 870 tickets were sold to the et, which would exceed last year\ Education will require, as of DeC.: ' What's Current 2 dance. funds by approximately $20,000. 2008, an annua'l report descri Helton said he and the Th.': committee is planning to ask steps taken by each instituti Cam~us Crimeline 2 HomecoIILing ComIILittee members for this amount because it is closer to ensure intellectual diversity, O~inions 4-5 are now looking to build on that suc the total cost of last year's homecom will be posted on the ins( 6-7 cess. The 2007 committee met for the ing. Web site. Students must Features ----- first time on Jan. 25 to begin planning Chase Park Plaza, where the event that measures are in pi A&E 8-9 this year's bash. The week long cele - Adam D. WISeman • Editar-in-CbieJ took place las t year, has alreadv been mote intellectual div • r bration will take place Oct. 8 to Oct. S~orts 10-11 re-booked for the festivities this year to report alleged viol Amy Berry, freshman, social work, listens in during the Homecoming 13, with the dance that Saturday at a cost of $49,000. Comics 13 Committee meeting this past Thursday in the SGA chambers. evening, as it was in 2006. tutional policy. The committee's first order of of Representatives " ---Maximo_ ._-_Predicts.. __ ._ --13 See HOMECOMING, page 1 i Page 2 1:or (i:urrcnt January 29,2007 L CAMPUS LATE NIGHT PATROL 'aChe [urran I The University of Missouri-St. Louis Student Newspaper Since 1966 Ijt CRIMELINE STAFF " Adam D. Wiseman. Editor-in·Chief MONDAY, JAN. 22 Melissa S. Hayden. Managing Editor Michael Kennedy. Business Manager PROPERlY DAMAGE(2ND DEGREE) Rob Barkin. Ad Director. UNIVERSnY MEADOWS Judi Linville • Adviser . " ---.----- The victim reported damage to their Jason Granger • News Editor vehicle, which occurred sometime between Sarah O'Brien • Ass!. News Editor Jan, 20 and Jan. 21 while parked in the com Amy Recktenwald • Features Editor plex. The vehicle had the windshield broken Cate Marquis • A&E Editor out by unknown means. There are no sus- laGuan Fuse. Sports Editor pects in this incident. . Myron McNeill • Opinons Editor Matt Johnson • Photo Editor WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 Carrie Fasiska • Ass!. Photo Editor ,t Paul Hackbarth • Design Editor STEALING UNDER $500 . Rudy Scoggins • Web Editor .1 MILLENNIUM STUDENT CENTER Patricia lee • Copy Editor Mabel Suen • Ass!. Copy Editor Tobias Knoll • Proofreader The campus police were contacted about Elizabeth Gearhart • Cartoonist a theft, which occurred the day before. The Sherry Holman • Cartoonist victim indicated that he left his I-Pod in his Stephanie Clines • Page Designer jacket pocket while at work in the Nosh. While investigating the theft, informa tion was obtained about another worker at Staff Writers , Chrutwells that was suspected in this theft. · An investigation revealed that this sus Zach Meyer, Stephanie Soleta, Molly Buyat, ~ pect was not only responsible for this theft Erin McDaniel, Melissa Godar, Mark but two other thefts involving stolen cell McHugh, Tom Schnable, Rachael Yamnitz l~ phones from other employees. Adam D. Woseman • Editor·in·Cbiej This suspect was identified and arrested. Staff Photographers After interviewing the suspect, he admitted Officer Gary Clark of the UM·St. Louis police department does a routine check of a car parked in the MSC parking lot on Sunday night. Va lerie Breshears, Jennifer Clasquin to these thefts and gave consent to search his residence. Property was recovered from the suspect CONTACTUS "1 home linking him to these thefts. Warrants will be applied for through the St. Louis "What's Current" is a free service for all student organizations and campus Got a tip for a story or photo opportunity? County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for departments. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. the Thursday before publica Have a correction to report? Do you have three counts of stealing. tion . Space consideration is given to student organizations and is on a first come, first-served basis. We suggest all postings be submitted at least one a question or comment for our staff? Are a's en week prior to the event. Emai l event listings to thecurrent@umsledu. you interested in working at The Current? FRIDAY, JAN. 26 Please contact us: Your weekly calendar of campus events All listings use 516 prefixes unless otherwise indicated. STEALING UND ER $500 - LUCAS HALL Newsroom 314·516-5174 '"i , /
ROOM 201 Advertising 314·516·5316 , I MONDAY, JANUARY 29 Business 314·516-5175 " A DVD Player Ql,vned by the University . 1 and kept in this classroom was stolen some Employment 314-516·6810 time between Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. and fern . 26 Monday Noon Series , Fax 314-516·6811 at midnight , William H. Gass. the emeritus David The security locking mechanism was 'J broken allOv.i.ng the theft to occur. The seri May Distinguished University Professor in Email I [email protected] al number was entered into the computer the Humanities at Wa~hjngton University in St. Louis. will read '"The Inhumruuty system as stolen. There are no suspects in Mail I 388 M5C , ~ Museum," a section from his up and com this incident. One University Blvd. ,. ing noveL "Middle c." Til event will take 51. Louis, Missouri 63121 :1" Remember that crime prevention is a place at 12: 15 p.m. in 229 I.e. Penney community effort, and anyone having Conference Center. 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Started in Voice Acting" will be held in the SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 J.e. Penney Conference Center from 6 to 8 Aff!lIATIONS call 516-5174 p.m. The workshop will be taught by instruc Sorority Meet-and-Greet tors with many years of experience in the to learn Interviewing wn ...., .... industrY. Mu Tau Rho Sorority will host a meet-and Pruticipants will be introduced to all greet in Century Rooms B and C in the to apply. Career Services will he. I aspects of voice acting, which includes nar Millennium Student Center from 3 to 5 p.m. workshop covering key - rating radio and television commercials, doc The event is for prospective mothers and future niques at 2:00 p,m in 278 ume~tru.ies and audio books. The fee is $59. mothers at UMSL. For more infornlation e· Student Center. "Triok" ljU<~ Stllltt,i\, ";rl Call 5974 for more information. mail [email protected]. PRESS January 29, 2007 1:he (turrent Pa~ ~~~~~------~~~~~~------Green group's goal to make UMSL eeo-friendly Gov. Blunt asks for !II $40 million raise in SGA's green committee seeks ways to improve recycling efforts higher ed funding By AMY RECKTENWALD 'The library needs to recycle," waste output would cause lower Robinson said his goal was to -..-----Features- Editor said Holly Pope, junior, biotech-bio bills for UMSL, which then could unify the students with strong envi By JASON GRANGER lnore. "Anv additional funds ar~ ~\[JP l"Cc'I ' chemistry. "Lots of papers and mag mean lower tuition," Kreis said. ronmental convictions, so they have News Editor azines are thrown away." SGA Vice President Thomas a stronger voice to promote those ated," George said. "But after ye ;.II" UM-St. Louis' Student Robinson then asked, "who's Helton said the idea of the green convictions to others. and years of budget cuts. dl i ~ \1 ',, 11 l Government Association Green going to bring it from the library to committee came from William The committee has detennined to Missouri universities could see a even bring us back to where' " ." \\ ..: r~ · Committee met Jan. 24 to look at the dumpster?" Smith, freshman, business adminis file for official student organization $40 million dollar budget increase this in 2000." different environmental measures on Robinson said it is not part of a tration. Helton said Smith "has been status. The process will include the year, after Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt When budget cuts ,:onJe ti l" campus and discuss how to make the custodial worker's job to sort trash in my office every day talking about preparation of a statement of pur proposed a funding incre<1se to the Geome said "Higher edUcatiOn lI~ll ~ll University a more environmentally from recyclabJes and the committee this idea." pose or constitution and by-laws, a state's public tmiversities. ly is fue first thing cut to hdp pu ll friendly campus. proposed creating student work Helton said the purpose of the name, president, treasurer and SGA During his annual State of the State states out of the fiscal cli~ r' < ' GeI1r~ ,' Topics at the committee's sec study jobs to manage the recyclable Green Committee "is to enhance and representative. Address on Jan. 24, the Republican said. "It's unfortunate but it happen":- ond-ever meeting included recy goods on the campus through the promote the environmental initia The organization would have to govemor said it was essential that Blunt also would like to see luitil\rl cling efforts on campus and how to public policy tives on have a minimum of 13 members, a i\1issouri's college students be able to become fixed except in e:-;.trellle U<.:<.':I improve them, potential changes to department. cam- faculty or staff adviser and approval compete, not just with students in sions. ~hartwells food packaging, the K rei s from the vice chancellor of Student other states, "College costs must be COIlu"l)lI"d. ·· Express Scripts building and the for was sup Affairs and the University but world Blunt said. "And tuition must be lUl1fe mation of a student organization to porti ve Assembly Student Affairs wide. predictable. To help the family buugel . address the environmental needs and of the Committee. "As coun I propose that only in extraorJin;lJ:' concerns of the campus. Robinson said signatures tries such as circumstances should [he Craig Robinson, coordinator of have been collected to petition China and Coordinating Bmu'ct for Highc, ' Environmental Health and Safety, for the organization. India move Education be able to authorize an . aid that the formation of a student "We're hoping to make the more and exception to this rule: Nv [11i(il111. organization has "been suggested Feb. 8 Assembly Student more of their increase should exceed the r::lte 1'1 both to me by the students and by Affairs committee agenda, ci tizens into inflation. " me to students that have expressed but that's an aggressive a d van c e d Matt Blunt The bulk of Blunt" . education illl' an interest in such an schedule" Robinson srudies, the.. . tiatives focused on technolo" y .mJ organization since said. challenge '>vill Gouernor oJ .lftssourz improving standards for coilege ~n l the chancellor Helton said that only grow," Blunt said. "Missouri is dents, as well as their surroundings. .,eestablished the committee would no longer just competing with states "Missouri college stud.::ms an~ Recycling Task Force." determine the like Kansas and minois, but we are learning math and science skill - in lab:; He said the task force official status now in the global economy, competing and classrooms that arc oul. of date ." has been re-named the of the group. with India and Singapore, Shanghai Blunt said. "Talented M is S0urial1~ Green Campus Robinson and Hong Kong," Blunt said. '1f we interested in entering compe titi e Advisory Group. said the pur are to make Missouri families even industries are leaving M.i s~o wl for "Right now the pose of the more prosperous, we must ensure that institutions \vith state-of-the-art bc:ili ~ommittee wants to group is still students are equipped with advanced ties. Every one of our can1puse- ha: emphasize recycling somewhat skills in math and science." significant capital in1provement needs paper and plastic," Julie unclear, but it will Blunt proposed adding $40 million that, if completed, would help enSlm! Kreis, freshman, econom- likely seek "the to the higher education budget this that Missouri students are re ei\'ing a ics said. 'The recycling of promotion environ year to facilitate this growth, and world-class education here at horne." these things actually causes mental awareness and increasing the funding by a total of Blunt then reiterated the need for less greenhouse gases and saves the exploration and $110 million over the next three years. Missouri to approve his Lewis and water." implementation of new "Significantly, we can also make it Clark Discovery Initiative, which calls !It "Recycling programs are frac environmental recycling ini easier for Missourians to go to college for the sale of $350 million of student tured," Robinson said. He believes tiatives." by increasing need-based scholarship loans owned by the Missouri Higher the programs need "more central The group's leadership, as a funding from $27.5 million dollars to Education Loan Authority to finance ized control. student group, will be determined more than $72.5 million," Blunt said. capital improvements. "Office paper recycling is done by the students. Robinson and "Additionally, $3.4 million will be At UM-St. Louis, the improve by the custodial department, card war k- Helton said they thought that Smith added to recruit students into the ment~ would go towards improve board recycling is done partially by study proposal because it would cre the efforts and Kreis were included in the like healthcare professions and to forgive ments in Benton-Stadler Hall. the sci iShe Grounds department and partial ate more student jobs for those who to make ly candidates for the organization's loans for students who are preparing to ence department for the niversity. ly by an outside contractor, beverage qualify for financial aid. UMSLamore leadership positions. be Missouri doctors, dentists and nurs "1·1issouri's colleges and universi container recycling is done by an "Students of UMSL should care sustainable environment." The com The committee meetings are es," ties have been waiting far too long :for outside contractor, while the news about this committee's efforts, mittee has no outstanding goals at open to students, faculty and staff. UM-St Louis Chancellor Thomas this critical boost in quality," Blunt paper recycling dumpster is stri~ because cutting energy and water this time, but Helton said it would Helton said at least one of each was George said he appreciates the bump said. ''Each addi.tional day we wait self-serve" Robinsqn aid. _. consumption and lowering our draw up goals in the near future. in attendance at the two meetings. in i'unfling, but wishes it were a little means increased costs.' ~aster keys stolen from Seton Hall Residential Life is now in process of upgrading dorm seculity
By SARAH O'BRIEN "One [resident] reported that his Under the previous system, RAs a e some I oney? stuff was stolen while he was sleep had to sit at the front desk and check Assistant News Editor ing. He had left his door unlocked," in guests, but the system proved unre Klein said. liable. The department of Residential Klein said regardless of fault, he is "It's a safety issue," said Jonathan Life had to scramble to improve secu working to ensure that this type of Lidgus, assistant director of rity measures after a set of master theft never happens again. He said Residential Life. "We already will 4,teys was stolen from Seton Hall. Residential treat an evacuation as if every resi The keys were reported missing Life has lis dent is there, but we need to know if last Saturday morning when a resi tened to the there is anyone else we should dent assistant went to retrieve them. request~ of account for. We need to know who's As a result, RAs and Provincial its resi in the building." House maintenance personnel were dents, and Lidgus said the new system up into the late hours installing new is replacing should make students feel more ~ks on all of the doors in the Seton locks and secure. Hall residences. installing "With this system, only one door According to John Klein, director deadbolts per dorm building will be open after a of Residential Life, every floor has a on the sec certain time," Lidgus said. John Klein set of master keys, and this set was in ond floor of 'Therefore, all traffic moves through TIUTORS WANTED! a secured system. Seton Hall, Director oJ the same place. We are also consider ResidentialLiJe / Klein said the system is set up so which at ing putting buzzers on all doors that ,-at. a person has to deposit a key to the time did will activate if anyone tries to sneak 5T .DENT :SUPPORT SERVICES IS LOOKING FOR retneve one. not have them. through." TUTiORS IN THE FO LLOWI N,G SUBJECTS: "The key that needed to tum was "Currently, two students have The new safety measure at the res broken off inside of the lock and the deadbolts, but the others have been idential halls may be an inconven [master] set was missing," Klein said. ordered," Klein said. "I'm putting a ience for some srudent~, but Lidgus In t rn to Opertartions Mgt. Sp. Top Wo men & Gender Suld"e5. The keys are stored in a closed lot of pressure on the company to said the changes are in the name of room in each hall and there was no send them. We're also discussing safety and security. Strata.gie Mgt. Engineering 5utisucs I,ign of forced entry. Klein said this retro-fitting the Provincial [House] "Most other state colleges have Fi n:andaJ M eo .ndng E(onomies theft fits a pattern that has plagued the donns with swipe systems, on top of programs similar to these," Lidgus dorms recently. the new desk attendent." said. Business Stati51d(i l ,eg-al Environment of Blisioess Engrs.h Lit. II Organic Cbemist ry NEWS BRIEFS Financial Po lides ·Intro Cam p Politics a $1,000 "Anything is Possible" Committee meeting held last Fren{h II Resear{h He ttl ds-(ommun' (atron Boy who provided vital clue scholarship to attend college at any Wednesday in Jefferson City. It kidnapping receives of the schools in the UM System. would allow the student representa Object Orient. Pro-gramin,g +in Wasigner and his wife, Colleen, tive to the UM system's Board of scholarships councilwoman for the city of Town Curators, along with nonvoting stu and Country, started the "Anything dent representatives from Missouri Mitchell Hults, whose description is Possible" scholarship. State University and Truman State of a white Nissan pick-up truck led When Wasigner asked Hults if he University, to have a vote in matters authorities to find kidnap victims had anything to say, Hults simply concerning the universities. If you ave cOl11plet edat least 60 credit hours~ ~hawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, said, "thanks." Currently, Maria Kerford holds was honored with $6,000 worth of Before getting the meeting under the title of the UM board's student have a cumulative GPA of at least ].0 and have scholarships at the Board of Curators way Wasinger asked Hults what the representative and she said she at, least a B in the subject.... meeting last Friday. U ni versi ty of Misso uri needed to do. hopes that the bill passes. She said 15-year-old Hults, of Beaufort, Hults' response was "Git 'er done," the bill was important to have passed Mo" was an honorary guest at the the famous catchphrase of comedian so students have a voice in the Pease Icall Ms. La Verne @ 5,1 6-6554 or stop by meeting, and Chancellor Thomas Larry the Cable Guy. process because they are paying fl]eorgb offered him a $5000 scholar approximately 47 percent of the 144 MSCand p·'ck up an applicat·on. ship to UM-St. Louis. George said operating budget of these higher the University had a nationally Bill could give student education facilities. ranked criminology program, "if that Kerford said she previously is an area [Hults] would like to go representative a vote understood why bills such as this into." Sen. Chuck Graham, 19th dis one had not passed, "but now since Our T utors are paid very We B.! George also gave Hults a UM-St. trict, introduced a bill to add voting the students are paying so much, 'Louis sweatshirt, after giving it to student members to the governing they should have a voice." him, he said, "we just hope it's big boards of three Missouri universi If the bill passes it would not enough," ties, including the UM system. effect Kerford's term as the srudent Curator David Wasinger also Senate Bill 106 was introduced at representative, if passed it would offered Hults a scholarship, this one, the Missouri Senate's Education become effective Aug, 28. Paueo 4 t:hc [ nrn:nt January 29, 2007
OUR PINION EDITOR'S VIEWPO=INT-=-=--______Rolla needs the Min.eshaft to keep on digging
Something strange were then scanned, is happening at the and posted on the University of web. Missouri-Rolla. The I have also University bas a new received the lat t addition that has issue that was some up in arms, and emailed to the otbers applauding. linesl1afr sub- In December, a scribers. new student-run Sin e the fir t newspaper took issue. the Mine '113ft Rolla's campus by has be 'n compiling surprise. The paper, a subsc riber list. By ADAM D. WISEMAN appropriately named some people have the Mineshaft, has requ ted to be on been tlle subject of the list. and others many conversations ha\e peci fica ll. on many levels. been added to the list by the staff The Student Council of Rolla has members themselyes. made it part of its agenda, and the In the lateH issue. the editors of other more established student news the Mineshaft wrote a message to paper, The Miner, now has direct their readers. "Due to administrati ve competition. The competition may pressures we will not be able to pro harbor some resentment, but in a mar duce hard copies of this publication ket society, competition breeds a bet until further notice . We have been ter product. informed via our emai l account that From its rust issue, the paper has the use of school printers. or even continued to sport the motto "Where computers. violates campu policy'" the real news is buried." While it used school re, urces The first editorial from the without permission and i being criti Mineshaft stated that "The staff feels cized because contributors remai n that the campus is not currently happy anonymous, Wllich so me think is with the news that they get on a wrong. the Mine haft should . tay weekly basis, and as such we have strong and not give up. Since the fir t Buying textbooks shouldn't devised an alternative that we believe issue, the Mineshaft ha ' given its will rectify the situation." readers ckan writing and orne inter Some are saying tills is an attack esting articles. Till creates heal thy, on the existing student paper, The interesting competition between The require a major in business Miner. Others contend that it is the Miner and The M ineshaft and there fundamental light for the new paper fore makes each product better for to be printed. readers. We have a major announcement to purchases by returning them so they chase additional text or notebooks So what are the issue ') This concept of having an altcma make. a maner what major you can help others who take the class we and the profe ors seem to rely on One issue that some students have ti ve source for news is not f re ign to declare on any college camplI , you just completed. this and you may never even crack with The Mineshaft is that this new the UM-St Lalli' campus. The EDITORIALB OARD are an indirect bu iness major when it When we get in line to sell our open your books. paper is allegedJy being printed on BrainStew was an al ternati ve n s comes to buying book.. . men:handise ba k. we wait to have We 'v all had clas like this. paper from the student computer labs. paper that was printed by studems for Adam D. Wiseman At the beginning of each _chool our belief em hed. We 've all had pr fessors tell us we Another issue is the entire staff of students in the Honors College. I per Myron McNeill year and semester, we all lewl1 one We end up being treated lik would fail a clas. if we didn't pur this new paper is using pseudonyms sonally have not seen it since the fall Melissa S. Hayden hardcore fact about the nature of busi washed up. D-Li '( moyie :tars. who cha e the book, and then, we never instead of their real nan1es so that of 2005, but I hope that it make a Pau l Hackbarth ness ... being on the bottom of a deal once shareu the V IP line and red car- opened the book and pas ed the class they will not be recognized. This return. Patricia Lee never fe I: good. peb with the glitz) and glamorous, by taking good notes and listening leaves no room for the writers to take TI1e greatest thing that can happen Jason Granger Welcome 1.0 the modem-day cam- _ but now can't even get into the club. during a I ~ure . . , I , • any responsibility for their writings. on a campus is Ule f~e expre ion of pus where we estimate a student with We are told our books yalue It is not to a. these,textb pks ~ The first Mi~eshaft was c)istrib thought and the abili ty to PIIDt th90e a full-time schedule spends an aver- dropped in Ie s than four months. or not amazing because they are :;unaz nted right before the winter break. thoughts for others to take in. If there "Our opinion " reflects age of $300-$400 per semester on worse. they Ill) longer have a \alue. ing and chock full of u. eful infonna and has now continued this semester is ever a time for trying : omething the majority opinion of books. It makes a tud nl seem mor H w many times have \\" heard." tion. However. we believe these little with three new issues. The paper is new. college is it. the Edttorial Board. like an in vestor. an ime. tor eeking a thi: book isn't being u. ed. The is a "Mona Lisas" are an inv 'unent in disuibuted in small numbers around In conclusion I say thi to the taff' college education. To excel in college new edition." or "we are no longer om fu ture edu ations, only to be told the Rolla campus. It has been put on of The Mineshaft - whoever they are: you need the proper tools. but Ulese taking the. . the professor chose a that th . 200 book we purchased at steps, chairs, and in the Student continue to build your list of su b WE WANT TO tools come with a lofty price tag. different book thi s emeSler'l" the beginni ng of the semester is now Union on tables. It has even been scribers, and put out what you feel the We are sold on the idea that our It makes us think m,tybe if om 15-weeks-old and practically worth found in the racks of the other student students at Rolla need. I encourage HEAR FROM YOU tools will have a value when the maiors do not make U ' a lot of money. less. paper, The Miner. you to stan by letting everyone know semester ends and that the merchants perhaps we should go into the book The buy back price is nowhere I found a copy of the new who you are so you can get funding As a forum for public we buy them from wi ll buy them business. near the purchase price, and every Mineshaft on the Internet, and it had through advertising or student fees. expression on campus, back. We cling to the belief that we To make matter even wor e. semester we make a bad business obviously been printed on regular 8 Keep it up Mineshaft, your readers The Currentwelcomes will be able to defend our hefty book some classes re quire stude nts to pur- transaction. by 10 paper, and stapled. The pages need you. letters to the editor and guest commentaries from students, faculty, STAFF VIEWPOINT staff members and oth ers concerned with issues relevant to the University of Missouri Inellectual diversity ofHB 213 is an effort to appease Republicans St Louis.
Letters to the editor Recently, legislation (House Bill administrators, requiring universities ly associated with those of a more lib views. shduld be brief, and 213) was introduced into the MissoUli to spend more money pushes the lim eral bent, shall we say. So why does the 'right' have to get thos ot exceeding House of Representatives calling for its of legislative responsibility, and Tills is not to say that conservatives up in arms over college campuses. 200 wO{ds will be given "intellectual diversity" on the state's what's the word I am looking for? Oh, do not bear these qualities. Activism, Liberals are not demanding liberal preference. We edit let college campuses. right, sanity. however, often goes hand-in-hand views be heard in other locales, so why ters for clarity and According to Rep. Jane The simple fact of the matter is, with liberalism. are liberals the target') length, not for dialect, Cunningham, R-86 DislIict, too many universities tend to be more liberal, as So getting back to the question at If the 2006 elections taught us any~ correctness, intent or liberal voices a.re on campuses, and the a matter of course. It is not sometillng hand, why does it matter if the bulk of thing, it's that the country is tired of grammar. All letters scales need to be balanced. Why? Ok, that happened on accident the voices on college campuses are lib the conservative status quo. Voices must include a daytime tell you what, we'll get back to that. Liberals did not get together in eral? like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh phone number. Students The fmt problem with the bill is if some meeting and say, "YVhere can we I am getting pretty tired of the tenn are becoming obsolete. Fox News lost must include their stu it is passed in its present fonn, it would take over? What can we do to upset liberal turning into a fom-Ietter word. 20 percent of its viewersillp over the By JASON GRANGER dent ID numbers. require universities to illre an adminis conservatives. I know, let's take over Why is it that conservatives feel that past year. Faculty an d staff must trator to oversee the "intellectual the colleges."It does not work that News l;(jitor the word liberal is so evil? Perhaps House Bill 213 is a last include their title(s) and di versity." This is by the way. just way. Look, by the time students get to ditch effort of the Republicans to hold department(s). Editor-in about the vaguest statement 1've ever College campuses and universities UM-St Louis, ideals are fairly well onto their power. chief reserves the right seen corne out of the state House. tend to lean more liberal, at least with on knowledge. Many of them have established. They have grown up with Either way, stop willning. If you to respond to letters. In an era when universities are lIy the instructors, because they are here ingrained senses of moral judgment their parents, and for the most part, don't like hearing liberal voices on The Current reserves the ing to cut back on spending, lI'imming with a desire to teach, to help, to pass and social conscience, traits common- they shape their ideals, their political campus, go somewhere else. right to deny letters.
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CONTACTU S What does the Riverpup look like? Grace Ritter Mail: Anthony Eck Colin Post Vlada Pavlichenko Mike Kerley One University Blvd . Junior Freshman Graduate Student Freshman Freshman Room 388 MSC Psychology Biology Business Business Undeclared St Louis, MO 63121 "A beagle with long • He has long ears with • He is white and black What do you think? Send your own response "He has big ears and a "Really hairy with dark Email: floppy ears with big brown hair and a red spotted like a dalmatian [email protected] to thecurrent@umsledu The person who submits big nose. He could be brown fur and a shaved brown eyes and UMSl shirt on with a with long black ears with the best response each week wins a free T-shi~ gray or beige. " butt." smells like the river. " riverwheel on it. " a yellow UMSL shirt on. n January 29,2007 'Uthc STAFF VIEWPOINT SCIENCE COLUMN Nosh not open? What's the nu ber for Domino's? 'Science' journal reports Limited dining hours on campus hinder students' options after hours brain injury may lead It IS around 3:30 p.m. on Friday are open from 8 uation. I could used the stove over break. you to quit smoking afternoon and I am hungry. I live on a.m. to 5 p.m., not go to the din Once I turned it on, the entire campus and have a meal plan, so I bad office hours if ning hall in room filled with smoke and I was Are you a smok iti ve or negative, will just head over to north campus you are running a Provincial almost certain that the smoke detec er? What if you about physical sen and have some of the Nosh's fine bakery. House on the tors \vould stalt buzzing. There was woke up one day sations. cuisine. There are weekends and no need to evacuate the building, and forgot to After Bechara /' What is wrong with this picture? 10,000 or 25, 678 eat the fertilizer but there is a reason to cleal] the smoke? spoke to the patient, First of all, Chartwells food is more or some other they call food, stove. The dream of whose brain infor like expired TV dinners that were large number of but I learned my I really did not want to be the every smoker who is mation had been overcooked - twice. Secondly, it's students here on lesson last year. reason why the entire building trying to quit is to submitted to the Friday and for some reason this this campus, and I promised my burned down over break so I made have the desire to University of Iowa campus shuts down around 2 p.m. maybe extended stomach I would sure I was ready to put out a poten smoke suddenly database, he looked My first semester at UivlSL was office hours would never torture it tial blaze. Now, instead of sending vanish. at brain data from By LAGUAN FUSE fall \2005, and one of my favorite be a good idea. Oh like that again. smoke signals to Oak Hall, I usual Quitting smok By CATHERINE otller stroke sur things about the campus was not wait, that won't Sports Edit07' So I either ly decide to venture off campus for ing is a common M ARQUiS-H OMEYER vivors wi.th damage bav~~g classes on Fridays. I have happen because have to go into some kind of fast food. New Year's resolu Science Columnist to the same area of heaM of Friday being a relaxed day, that would make school easier and the kitchen area down the hall from Living on campus has a few tion. We all know it the brain. They but If the campus is only going to be less complicated. my room and cook on Satan's death advantages, like being able to wake is bad for us, it is get- looked at data from open from 8 a.ill. to 2 p.m., Fridays The Nosh closes at 7:30 p.m. trap marked "stove" or find some up 30 minutes before class and still ting harder to be a smoker in a non 69 patients who smoked before suffer seem more like off days. during the week, so for those of us other source of nourishment. be on time. But there a few disad smoking world and they are expensive ing their brain injury and found 19 I do not want to overlook the who do not get hungry until after all It may seem like I CalU10t cook, vantages as well, the food situation too. patients who had damage to the insula. other days of the week because they of the prime-time TV shows have but in reality I am a very good cook. currently being the most important. But it is so darned hard to quit. Of these, 13 had quit smoking, 12 are just as important as Friday, gone off, we are stuck eating what I just have a problem with that I found that it is best to keep Smokers get no sympathy, even from of them with little or no effort within a except Wednesday. I do not like ever we have stored in our rooms. stove. Before staying in the dorms, microwavable food in my mini ex-smokers it sometimes seems, who day of their injury. Vvbat was most Wednesdays. What are we, chipmunks? I preferred electric stoves over gas fridge or maybe order a pizza. What should know exactly how hard it is. striking was that the patients did not cut Most of the offices on campus Let us get back to my hunger sit- stoves. But that all changed once I is the number to Domino's? Numerous quitting-smoking programs down on smoking, they simply and drugs exist, yet people who know stopped. Nineteen of the remaining better and want to quit still smoke. fifty patients, those with other brain READER COMMENTS FROM OUR ONLINE FORUMS So the recent study in the journal injuries, also quit smoking but only Science came as a lightning bolt. A four of them met the sanle "broken patient who suffered a stroke that addiction" criteria Identity Project pride - unlike a dreaded wheel that ior as a correlation about the current music critic is passionate about injured a paJticu1ar area of his brain, The researchers think the finding can spin out of control or have an state of "Rock N' Roll" music. The music, and will hopefully get things quit smoking with apparent ease, even might have implications for under [Regarding the article, 'W7w are aimless destination - Can we use the sad thing is the aJticle is really a figured out before his own midlife without a conscious effort to quit. He standing and treating other addictive we at UMSL?' which ran in the Gateway Arch with UMSL in tbree metaphor for the ignorance of crisis. If he's lucky, 20 years from just forgot to smoke, as he put it to behaviors, such as alcoholism and .Ian. 22 issue.] D, appearing to sour right through youth. now he could be going to see Eagles researcher Antoine Bechara . overeating. It also points to the poten the Arch opening? There is a chance that the writer of Death Metal at Ameristar Casino The study came from the University tial for treatment of these addictive Comment one: doesn't know the. definition of and rolling his eyes over an alticle of Southern California's year-old Brain behaviors with drugs that target the "indie" music, but then he does call like this. and Creativity Institute, published in area of the brain. Brady case rehearing himself a "music" critic. The fact is the Jan. 26 issue of Science. Authors on In a press release from the Institute, A new identity is a illUSt. I hope he is probably misinformed, or lazy the paper were faculty members researcher Bechara noted that while all concerned will get behind this at research. lndie, (short for inde Where are they now? Antoine Bechara and Hanna Damasio, there is a need to protect functions of effort. {Regarding the article, 'UMSL pendent) was a label to describe and graduate students Nasir Naqvi and the insula associated with behaviors bands that were on "independent" David Rudrauf. TIley used information needed for survival, this area of the asks for rehearing in Brady case ' [Regarding the article 'Where are [Regarding the Our Opinion edito record labels. These bands usually from the University of Iowa brain insula is specifically involved 'Nith which ran in the .Ian. 22 issue.] Th ey now ' H'hich ran in the .Ian. 22 rial, 'Goodbye Mr. Ri,'erman? had a unique sound that major damage registry databa>e.No one was leamed behaviors. meaning that target issue.} UM-St. Louis is looking for a new labels did not pnrsue, so the bands even looking at this area of the brain for ed drug treatment might be possible. identity. but student apathy could The Missouri taxpayers should "did it themselves", usually fonning smoking or other addictions. There are plans to look at data from not be the ones paying the $2 mil their own labels, doing their own I really like how this segment The patient had suffered damage to other brain injury registries to see if the derail the school's plan' which ran lion to Coach Jim Brddy and his promotion, and booking their own turned out l Thanks for focusing on a small area deep in the cerebral cortex resul ts can be confirmed but the study in the .Ian. 22 issue.] lawyer for the incompetence of the tours. The music was generally only fe llow UMSL Student and how we called the insula, which is linked to the has won praise from other scientists for Comment one: illvlSL braintrllst 1lIld the UM Board played on college radio. and wa are making a di ffi rence. development of emotional feeling. pos- the fresh direction for research. of Curators. A toll booth should be often referred to a~ "underground" It is high time to knock the set up parallel to the Mark Twain and then later, "alternative". whole thing down and start over. building and the students would pay Eventuilly bands like Nirvana, New nickname. new colors and for $5 each way as they arrive and signed to major labels and "alterna sure a new website. leave the campus. The money tive" and "indie" became a category I guess there are only about five would be collected by Vice for music for the general public. of us who are bothered that SIU-E Chancellor Reinhal'd Schuster and This was 16 years ago. is going to move to D 1 and we can't Athletic Director Patricia Dolan According to the music critic. get more than a few hundred people until Coach Brady and his lawyer indie staJted six y~ars ago. My only to a basketball game. are paid off. Chancellor George explanation for the critic thinking would set up his piano next to the that six years ago is when iudie Comment two: toll booth and have a recital of musIc started. IS because that's Missouri Waltzes accompanied by when he found out about the White i personally feel that a major the UM Board of Curators as the Stripes (The White Stripes, like the attraction of USML is its lack of dancers. band Modest Mouse, signed to a ravenous sport community. one major label in 2000 after releasing doesn't have to attend games to previous albums on an independent How would you like to work for the have scbool Spilit. furthermore, it label). Independent music continues would be fair to say I'm not a fan of Rock In roll crisis to thrive on labels such as i\1erge, the sports we do have. Matador, Tough and Go, Fat [The following comment is regard Possum, and Dischord. busiest restaurant in town? Comment three: ing the article 'The year 2006 As far as midlife crisis. Motley marked the beginning of rock 'n' Crue would be the example best The Riverman steering wheel IS roll's midlife crisis' which ran in used with their pitiful attempts of rather cornie and out dated. If all the Jan. 16 issue.] recapturing past glory from 20 If you ans ered YES, opinions count, sports or no sports, years ago on the Casino Circllit. UMSL's new identity should defi The problem with youth is that nitely be one that matches it pur The recent article about Rock N' when something is new to you, you pose/goals/reserve [however you Roll's Midlife Crisis attempted at think it's new to everyone. I'm not then come to: want to put it]. It should be repre using the metaphor of aging males sure what VHI is teaching kids sentative of its diversity, and its engaging in calculated risky behav- about music history, but I think the The Old Spaghetti Factory 727 N. 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Employee discounts If you are age 18-60, have amblyopia ("lazy eye") and are interested in Flexible scheduling participating in either research study please contact: Metro Li ne Access Dr, Erwin Wong (Principal Investigator) at 314-516-6516 or [email protected] Set your own schedule College of ~ Washington .'2 tometry. University in StlDuis YL'l1li l SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Get your summer job early! - - ~------~ge6 ~hf[urrfnt January 29,2007 Q&A with Curator David Wasinger Wasinger opens up to his thoughts for the future of UMSL, more STORY AND PHOTO BY ADAM D. WISEMAN· EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Curator David Wasinger has been a an old couch that was missing two legs. ber must not only appreciate the value of controversial figure over the past two We spotted it on the curb while we were higher education, but have a love for the years. The CU17-ent thought it would be , driving down the road. The owner was University of Mi ssouri. interesting to find out more about him as throwing it away. We approached the a person. owner, who felt sorry for us, and paid us The CUlTe11l: \\lhat is one thing you $10 if we would haul it away. I believe miss from being in college? The Current. What is the greatest a public university should be accessible accomplishment in your life'? and affordable for Missouri residents, Curator 1-i-hsinger: I attended the particularly lower-income students. University of Missouri at Columbia, and Curator Wasinger. My greatest and my undergraduate years were some of proudest accomplishment is' being the the most enjoyable of my life. Those father of two healthy sons - Alexander, --"-- memories remind me that money does age 4, and Andrew, age 3. J love being a not buy happiness. Although my friends dad. Our oldest son was born during the One concert I really enjoyed and I were broke, we had a great time. first quarter of the Super Bowl in which was headlined by Elton John We would be showering and just getting the Rams played the New England and Billy Joel, who are really ready to go out and have fun when 9 Patriots. The day wasn't memorable for p.m. rolled around on a Friday evening. the game outcome, because the Rams masters of piano and great Now, I oftentimes am asleep by 9 p.m.! lost, but because of the wonderful addi entertainers. I do miss my youth and my energy, hut tion to our family. what great memories - memories I will can)' for a lifetime. - David Wasinger, 771e CUlTent: If you could change UM curator one thing about the University of The CWTel1t. What do you see the Missouri System, what would it be? ,,-- next 10 years holding for UM-St. lDuis? Cu rator Wasinger: I would like to The Current: How would you lower tuition. When I attended the describe your years as a Curator? Curator ~~izsinge r: UMSL is a rela University of Missouri, I believe tuition ti vely young campus, and continues to was only about $600 a semester. I had Curator Wasinge r. It has been both evolve into an excellent academic insti no money, but I was able to get through challenging and rewarding. I have tution. In the next 10 years , I expect school by sharing an apartment with two developed some great friendships with UMSL will increase both its emollment other students and watching every dime some fellow Board members, and we and its academic standards. that I spent. I understand the financial are beginning to see some positive David Wasinger, curator, is from the St. Louis area. He graduated pressures faced by students. I recall that changes at the University. It has been a ------_.. _- from UM-Columbia in 1985. we fumished our apartment by buying huge time conunitment. A Board mem- See WASINGER, page 14 Financial advisers 'CREATIVE SPIRITS' AT GALLERY VISIO share insight to finding the right job By STEPHANIE CLINES expense ' should be considered with StaO' I'Ifriler monthly expenses when compming offers. Job offers for recent college gradu Getting the employer to gi ve an TOP 10 ates may come in at a low trickle or ac tual alary amount will al 0 put a msh in like a raging ri ver, but h w can new employee in a betrer po ·ili on. students figure out what offers are be I Sometim . new employees who give for them') a salary range will end up cheati ng Reasons to To help students determine the best themselve! out of a higher salary. offer, UM-St. Louis' Alumni Most companie are fkx.ible and participate in Association hosted "Evaluating Job will allow for negotiation, but it is also Offers and Benefits," as part of its important to ask how often employees Young Alumni Club. The e ent was receive re iew and promotions. This the Relay for held on Jan. 23 in the Alumni Center, may help determine how long it will located at 7956 Narural Bridge Road take to eam one' desired salary. in Bel-Nor. "Money is the wrong remmn to get Life this April The purpose of this event was to into any field," said Mm'k Powers, a shed light on all of the things that 2002 UM-St. Louis graduate. should be taken into consideration The fomm also answered questions 1. Bragging rights. Beat when job hunting. about the differences between a 40lk every other team and rub Ben leCroy, frnancial advisor for and profit sharing. it in their face. Waddell & Reed Financial Services. "It's not which is better, but does led the informal question and answer the company even have one?" Hard discussion with help from Sam Hard, said. He said more and more compa You need the exercise 2. senior financial advisor for Waddell & nies m-e offering 401 k because it is anyway. Reed. self-directed and employers do not Lauren Comici, coordinator for have to do mlything. The employee 3. You can feel all Alumni and Constituent Relations, ftlls out a form and puts his or her own squishy inside knowing asked what factors graduates should money aside. you are doing something consider when determining "the magic Some companies have matching genuinely good with number" for a salary amount. plans while others do not. Profit shar your time. Comici leml1ed a higher salary does ing can seem 10 greatly benefit not always mean more money in her employees because it distributes com 4. There's only so much pocket and should not be the deciding pany money to the employees. time you can devote to factor when accepting an offer. Some However, most companies only dis playing your new other things to consider are cost of liv tribute money when they have had a Nintendo Wii (though ing, conunuting time and cost, weekly good year and the employee has to seriously, the new hours and the work environment. have vested interest in the company. Legend of Zelda game Participants at the discussion also "If you start putting away 10 per rules) . . learned that benefits are always a plus, cent of your income at age 2S , you will but only if they will actually use what have saved 70-80 percent of every 5. Gossip galore. is being offered. thing you have ever made by the age Seriously, people talk One company might offer a small of 65," Hard said. when they walk. er salary and all the benefits an Hard also suggested preparing for employee would ever need, while interviews and asking at least one good another may offer more money and question in every interview. Hard sug 6. You won't get any fewer benefits. In this case, employees gested going on practice interviews more Facebook messages would pay for some expenses out-of and interviewing with companies that Students Jennifer Arvay and Annette Crymes discuss a painting by Robert Langnas during Gallery about it if you say you'll pocket, expenses such as medical or the job-seeker would not accept an Visio's opening of. Creative Spirits, a collaboration of students and faculty of St. Louis Community College and UM St. Louis. The show runs until Feb. 28. be there. dental insurance. These out-of-pocket offer from , just for practice. 7. Could be a good dat ing opportunity. 8. Come on. You know Irish-American writers bring UMSL students out in full force to listen you cannot resist a good relay. By CATE MARQUIS attention. nomic stagnation drove her and other waited to be processed through immigra talked a bit about the context of each Greaney was one of two gifted Irish Irish to seek their fortunes in the U. S. , tion. I thought about pulling off the A&E Editor piece he read. 9. Two words, free t American authors who read from their much as Irish had in the nineteenth cen sweater and standing there in my tee Besides Wmch's poetr), selections, shirt. works at "Irish-Americann Literature" tlliy." shirt, but it somehow seems mde to the author also read from a wonderful The room was packed. Every seat on Thursday, Jan. 2S in the Social One of the first things I leamed was undress in a new country .as I was trying essay on Irish music, which recounted 10. It's about time we all was filled, people stood along the wall or Sciences Building. Aine Greaney and there was advantages to being Irish in to get in." the names of great musicians and Irish started laying the smack sat on the floor, in every bit of available novelist/poet/musician Terrance Wmch America," she said, in her softly accent In the question period after the read music groups of the early and mid- twen down on cancer. It's time space. Late ani va Is could barely squeeze both read from their works, in a mix of ed voice and with a very Irish twinkle to ings, Greaney talked about how different tieth cennrry. As a musician, Winch has this disease went the in to hover near the doorway. non-fiction, fiction mld poetry, with both her eyes. Ireland is from when she left "It is very played with the band Celtic Thunder on way of the dodo, and What could bring out such a crowd in serious and lighter selections. Both "Another thing I discovered was that, prosperous now, and at one time, it was their CD "Hard New York Days." this is your chance to the middle of a Thursday on the UM-St. authors were introduced by Eamon Wall in America, when a guy said he was the leading producer of software in the Terence Wmch's writing draws on his help. So get out there Louis campus? of Irish Studies progrmn atUM-St. picking you up for a date at 7, he really world. In a way, I have a little bit of upbringffig in a Bronx immigrant neigh Irish-American authors. Reading Louis. and do it. did show up at 7 - unheard of in Ireland," resentment of the economic conditions borhood. His works include 'That from works of prose and poetry. Aine Greaney, who now lives in she said in the question and answer peri that made me leave, something my Special Place: New World lrish StOlies," It all seems so unexpected. But as Boston, is the author of "The Big od after the readings . "And they bought nieces will not have to face." ''The Great Indoors" and "The Drift of writer lillJe Greaney, a blonde-haired House," "NewbmypOlt: A Photographic you dinner. All those free meals, so I did Unlike Greaney, Terrence Wmch is Things." woman with a wry smile in a blue jacket, Portrait," and 'The Sheepbreeders not starve." native-bom, the son of Irish immigrants. The two authors alternated in reading began to read from her dryly comic, iron Dance," which was released in August Greaney's essay told about how her He read selections of poetry, with sharp to the crowd. In her second selection ic and telling nonfiction essay about 2006. Her newest work, "Dance sister wamed her how cold the weather imagery and a sometimes brooding and Aine Greaney read a fictional work abou~ coming to America, not in the 1860s but Lessons," a novel set in Ireland, is being was in New York, where her flight was melancholy undercurrent, an almost an Irish women returning from America If you have an idea for the in the 1980s wave of emigration, the rea published soon. She is also working on going to land. So Greaney's first impres James Joyce-like sense. to care for her elderly father in the small next top ten list, send your son for the overflow crowd became clear. "Sins of Omission," a collection of sion of the U. S. was ''heat, since I Like Greaney, Wmch is a gifted read town where she grew up. This work idea to us: This was just plain good stuff, the kind of novellas,Greaney's first non-fiction piece arrived dressed in heavy wool sweater, er of his works, and his evocative poems while graced with comic touches, had ~ • [email protected] storytelling that keeps you bound in rapt described how the lack of jobs and eco- sweltering in the warm terminal as I also keep the audience enthralled. Wmch poignant. darker tone. ~29,2007 ~hc Q:UITcnt ResLne searches for HAs Job is 'not for the faint of heart', says Res Life assistant, former RA By SARAH O'BRIEN RAs have different personalities, ----._------but Lidgus said that it was impOliant Assistant News Editor for them to show leadership and friendliness. Residential Life is now taking RAs spend time during the applications for resident assistant semester creating programs to positions. "break the monotony of studying The job, popularly known as ar1 and homework," Lidgus said . "RA" position, offers free room and RAs do more than create pro board, and an opportunity to gain grams. Lidgus said that simply leadership experience, said hanging out with residents is anoth Jonathan Lidgus, assistant director er way to be a successful RA. of Residential Life. "We have some RAs that spend This job, however, is not for the hours in their hall, while others just faint of heart. know everybody and hang out with "Being an RA is one of the most all sorts of residents," Lidgus said. difficult jobs on carnpus," Lidgus The hiring process staris with an said. "You 're on 24 hours a day." application which can be picked up Being an RA includes taking "on at Klein's office in the Provincial call" hours. Being on call requires House on South Campus. The appli the RA to carry a pager, and remain cations are due Feb. · 16. Selected on campus. The pager number is candidates will interview with posted around the dorms, and when Residential Life sometlme between residents need help, have problems Feb. 26 to March 2. The interviews in the dorm halls, or cannot get into include private conversations with their rooms, they can page the on members of residential life, as well Photos by: Carrie Fasiska • A By CATE MARQUIS even seductive performance. Jazz is often paired A&EEditor with romance and Botti's music shows why. Botti was joined on stage by guitarist Mark Whitfield, bassist James Genus and drummer Billy Chris Botti is a striking figure on stage, with his Kilson. In the last third of the show, singer Sy Smith elegantly thin figure, spiky blond hair and black vel added her vocals to the musical mix. On Friday, gift vet jacket. When he starts to blow his trumpet, all ed St Louis pianist Peter Martin, who drew repeat resistance to his smooth charm and seductive sounds ed praise from Botti throughout me performance, are blown away, showing he is more man a pretty added piano and electric keyboard, sometimes face. simultaneously, to the jam. Andy Ezrin took on me Jazz trumpeter Botti took the stage in front of a role as keyboardist on Saturday. packed house on Jan. 26, for the first of a two-concert The concert opened with a tune from Canadian run at the Touhill Performing ;'>,ns Center. The folk musician (think Bob Dylan) Leonard Cohen, applause was thunderous as the trumpeter and his one of two in the evening, followed by a selection by band walked on stage, a rettull visit for Botti, who Miles Davis, also one of two. played the Touhilllast year. Chris Botti Throughout the evening, Botti praised Davis as The acclaimed trumpeter, who his childhood idol, reminding the audience that has played with the likes of Sting, Davis is still regarded as the greatest jazz musician Paul Simon, and even of aU time by fans of modem jazz and also recogniz Frank Sinatra, wowed me ***** ing Davis' East St. Louis origins. A&EON CAMPUS crowd with a comb ina- Where: Touhill The band's sound for both the Davis and Cohen tion of smooth jazz, Performing Arts pieces was tight and seemed technically remarkable. cool jazz and pop Center The diverse selections perfectly reflected Botti's Jan. 29 music selections. unique mixing of musical styles. Both pieces were Monday Noon Series: In the interest smooth, jazzy and beautifully executed, showing off Author William H. Gass of full disclosure, I must confess: I Botti's signamre blending of cool jazz, smooth jazz reads from his novel in am not a big fan of eithcr cool jazz and pop sounds. progress, "Middle C," or smooth jazz. In this area of On one selection after another, Chris Botti's 12 :15 p.m. in 229 1.c. music, my tastes nm more to B. trumpet soared to musical heights, revealing why he Penney Conference B. King's blues and the Roaring is both respected by jazz musicians and beloved by Center. Call 516-5699 Twenties jazz of Louis his fans. for more information. Armstrong. The band followed this up with the more pop While I respect jazz's standard "WhaL'll I Do," sliding into a riff in which artistry, I expected this bom Kilson and Whitfield got solo spots to demon Jan. 29 concert to be a bit of a strate their considerable gifts. A Time to Kill (UMSL hard-sell for me. I was Watching Kilson drum was as amazing as hear Social Justice Film Series) frankly surprised to find inghim. film & discussion will myself swaying with the take place at 6 p.m. in crowd to Botti's polished and Chris Botti plays trumpet at the Touhill on Saturday night during his last performance of the weekend. the Marillac Hall powerful sounds, in an accessible, See BOTTI, page 12 Auditorium. Call 516- 5325 for information. Jan. 30 Waging a Living film & Cross Canadian Ragweed discussion (Dept. of Criminology and Criminal Justice) : 90- countryrocks local crowd minute documentary film "Wag ing a Living,1 at 9 a.m. in the J.c. By MYRON McNEILL Labeling has no merit with CCR. These childhood friends ha ve recorded Penney Conference Opinions Editor Center Auditorium. Call and honed their sound from their origins 516-5974 for informa in Stillwater, Okla., to the music cenes in It is not the typical rock concert one Texas, to all 0 er me U.S, Their oncert tion. would expect. It is not me typical eountry schedule tallies around 200-250 dates per concert one would expect. Not even Cro s year. This band won over its fans, includ- Feb. 1 Canadian Ragweedknows what to expect ing me, one at a time. • Institute for Women's when others attempt to label them. One CCR has a fetish for clubs and bars and Gender Studies lec thillg we all know from Iistenillg to their because they are more personal and the ture Sally Barr Ebest, music or going to crowds are rowdy. The Voodoo Lounge at professor of English at one of meir con • -i : ~·f . HalTah's Casino wa not rowdy, but the UMSL, speaks on Where certs is we can crowd was intense and completely into Have All the Feminists expect to hear ' ;; &.:. ' -. ;:/.-, .. . ')~ the sounds mey heard. -- ,-: ~i\:. ~ ~ ~ Gone 7 21st Century good music. .... • r • . The band performed on a stage that The band Cross ,, was stationed above the main bar. Shortly Irish-American Women ~ . - r ' . ; . Writers: at 3:30 p.m. in Canadian after 8 p.m., it came on stage, to the audi 211 Clark Hall. Ragweed brought Cross Canadian ence's cheers. The band performed songs its music to St. like "Leave me Alone," a song many Refreshments will be Louis recently, in a Ragweed members of the audience sang along to. served. For more infor concert on Jan. 24, Other songs included "Dime bag," mation, call 516-5581 . at the Voodoo ****{t "Fighting For," "Bad Habit" and a crowd Lounge in" Back to Tulsa-Live" favorite, "S ister," a song that describes Feb. 2·3 Harrah's Casino. the youthful discovery of rock music, MADCO 30th The band is touring to support its new among other things. AAniversary Concert: A CD, "Back To Tulsa - Live." Midway through the show, lead singer celebration of Mid If I have to put a label on their music, Cody Canada said, "The stage is 15 feet I'm going to tag it part "rock star quality" off the ground but I've been higher than America Dance laGuan Fuse. Sports Editor Company's 30 years, for their sense of being hip, and country that." Touhill, 8 p.m. on Fri music great for their simplified, yet mean Cross Canadian Ragweed played at The Voodoo Lounge in Harrah's Casino .. See CCR, page 12 day, Feb . 2 and Sat Feb. ingfullyrical ability. 3 at 2 p.m. on Sun. Go online to wwwtouhill.org for OPERA REVIEW more information. TOP iTUNES 'Lucia Di Lammermoor' a letdown at PAC DOWNLOADS By SARAH O'BRIEN "Lllcia Di Lammermoor" deals with ------Edgardo hears of her death, he pulls a 1. This Ain't a Scene, forbidden Jove, and ultimately, Juliet and stabs himself Fall Assistant News Editor It's an Arms Race - untimely deaths of lovers. "Lucia Di "Lucia Di Lanunermoor" was first Boy Out Larnmermoor" is the all-too-moving produced in 1835, long after the writ Want to see an opera with bright tale of young Lucia Ashton who fell in ing of "Romeo and Juliet" (as well as costumes, angelic arias, lavish scener love with me wrong guy. numerous other versions of the story), ies and an audience of the polite and That wrong guy, a fellow named The story is heavily dependent on a econom.ically privileged? Then avoid Edgardo Ravenswood, is from a line similar plot, but is not the same as the Teatrico Lirico D'Europa's version of age of her family's traditional ene famous play. "Lucia Di Larnmermoor" at all costs. m.ies. As soon as her brother Enrico As similar as the story is to Romeo Performed in the Blanche M. fruds out, he plots against the secretly and Juliet, the opera is actually based Touhill Performing Arts Center on wed couple so on a novel by Sir Walter Scott, which Saturday, Jan. 20, this famous Romeo that Lucia was inspired by actual events. and Juliet-esque opera plummets to agrees to wed Lucia Di The real problem with "Lucia Di 2. It's Not Over - me level of a bare-bones high school somebody Lammermoor" was the peliormance Daughtry performance of the aforesaid more to Lammennoor by the touring troupe Teatrico Lirico Shakespearean tragedy. Enrico's lik- D'Europa. This piss-poor perform Say It Right - Nelly {t1:J{t{t{t 3. "Lucia Di Larnmermoor," translat mg, a man ance left me feeling cheated and lied Furtado ed as the Bride of Lammermoor (a named Arturo Where: Touhill to about the true luster of opera. very Italian-sounding name), is set in Bucklaw. Performing Arts The performance was disastrously 4. The Sweet Escape - late sixteenth cenmry Scotland - yes, On the day unthought-out and lacked many basic Gwen Stefani Center. Scotland. However, with the entire she is to be setting factors, making it unrealistic. opera sung in Italian, and the poor wed to Because of all this, it became 5. Irreplaceable - scenery coming off very un-Scottish, Bucklaw, Edgardo rerums. In a fit of extremely difficult to "suspend disbe 8eyonce it is entirely impossible to recognize anger, he removes Lucia's wedding lief' for I was already in a state of dis that it is set ill Scotland. ring and Lucia faints. Edgardo and belief that so many people had paid 6. Here (In Your Arms) - Additionally, the costurniIlg was Enrico arrange to meet and fight a upwards of $50 to see this operatic Hellogoodbye not to the performance's advantage. final duel. travesty. The entire cast, dressed in pantaloons Lucia kills Arturo in the bedcham Overall, the Teatrico Lirico 7. Suddenly I See - KT and ball gowns seemed to lack the ber, and appears in a stare of distract D'Europa performance left me won Tunstall rough edge of early Scottish attire, ed madness to the crowd gathered to dering, if this is a masterpiece, is there namely the grimy plaid and the blue celebrate the Wedding. She then falls, any good opera? 8. Fergalicious - Fergie face paint (wasn't Braveheart set now deathly ill, into the arms of her This is not me first poorly-execut around the same time?). nurse. ed opera Teatrico Lirico D'Europa has 9. Push It to the Limit The singing was what you would The duel is ultimately forgotten, brought to our campus, so the real Corbin Bleu Carrie Fasiska • .Associafe Photo Editor expect, high pitched and beautiful. which is a shame because it would question is why the Touhill PAC con Larissa Yudina, as Lucia, and Igor Borko, as Edgardo sing of their love The lower tones, however, were have been the most exciting part of me tinues to book this company. Can't the 10. How to Save a Life for each other during the opera Lucia Oi Lammermoor. The opera was drowned out by the orchestra. performance. Lucia calls for Edgardo PAC offer students a better introduc - The Fray performed at The Touhill on Saturday, Jan. 20. The familiar romantic story of on her deathbed, but then dies. When tion to opera? I ... ~uary 29,2007 'aChE [urrent Page 9 !!fEATER REVIEW Oz nightclub Black Rep's 'Ain't Misbehavin" ain't missin' the mark caters to B y CATE MARQUIS college kids A&EEditor "No one to talk with, All by even if they myself, No one to walk with, But I'm happy on the shelf Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love are under 21 for you." If you don 't know Fats Waller, you By STEPHANIE SOLETA don't know music. . "lun't Misbehavin," the cunent Staff Writer production at the Black Rep, is a musi cal bibute to this great American com Who says you need to drink to poser and musician of the early twen have a good time? Just grab a cou tieth century. ple bucks and some close friends The St. Louis Black Repertory and head to The Oz for its "College Company 's production nms through Night" and dance the night away. February 4, Wednesday through Many college students are not Sunday, at the Grandel Theater, 3610 yet 21 years old and the club scene Grandel in Grand Center near the Fox can be quite limited, but my girl TIleater.TI1e Tony award-winning friends and I recently discovered a play opens the Black Rep's Thirtieth venue where it did not matter if a Season. patron was less than 21. That venue Thomas "Fats" Waller was an was called "The Oz." Aflican-American musical genius, Anyone of drinking age should writer of irresistibly tuneful songs know The Oz does have a well with clever, fulU1y lyrics, and a master serviced bar. From signs at the bar, of the jazz and blues "sUide" piano it also had some great drink spe style. cials. Nevertheless, the most eye A large man with large appetites, catching attraction at this club was boundless energy and a "loveable its dance floor. ro gue" stage persona, Thomas "Fats" The dance floor is bright and was Waller was a star of stage, films, constantly littered with crazed records, radio and clubs that brought dancers. It is surrounded on three him fame in an era of open racism and sides, by tables that are the perfect Jinl Crow laws, from the Roaring place for those who need to sip on a Twenties and Harlem heyday of early refreshing mink. On the fowih side jazz into the swing jazz era of the for was the area where the DJ spins hot ties. mixes for dancers to get their He died unexpectedly of pneumo Collrl")' St. WII;' Black RPpertory 7bea1er groove on. nia at age 39 while on tour near The atmosphere is light-hearted, "Ain't Misbehavin'" is currently showing at the Black Reperatory Theatre in St. Louis and will run through Feb. 4. Kansas City. This son of a preacher flirtatious and fun. The scene is man was born in 1904 and learned to truly perfect for a college student play the organ in church. He won a tal songs, ranging from Tin Pan Alley and Mis beha vin '. The play opened in of songs in a non-stop, high-energy and clear-as-glass delivery, did a more who needs to take a break from a ent contest in 1918 playing a piece that early Broadway fav0l1tes to funny, 1978 and became a Broadway hit, tak perfOTIllance. straight-forward, gospel-tinged ver hard day's WOlih of studying. he learned from watching a player risque Harlem club hits. Hi s music ing Waller's music full circle. The appealing set looked like a sion of "Honeysuckle Rose." Julia Amnittedly, the noise level was a piano, and started his recording career ranged from energetic jump tunes to The joint was jumpin' indeed, a~ 1920's cluh. with little tables on the Nixon belted out the charming vaude little too loud for my taste. I could in 1922. while playing parties, in funny tunes with clever, double enten the energetic four-member cast took sides. the band in the background and ville torch song "I've Got a Feeling barely hear a word my friends were moyie houses for silent films and for dre lyrics. to romantic ballads to even the stage and launched into the song a center dance fl oor where the cast. I'm Falling" in show stopping style. saying to me, but the music kept \"audeville acts. moving blues. His songs were ubiqui and dance ensemble "Ain't decked out in '20s and '305 inspired Rakish J. Samuel Davis took the lead everyone pumped and it was He wrote the score to Broadway hit tous in the early twentieth century, Misbehavin' ." A live band played on costume , perfOlmed. Comedy wa ' a on "T'Ain't Nobody 's Biz-ness If I infused with dancing spirit. "Hot Chocolates" in 1929, which including Honeysuckle Rose, Crazy an upstage platfonn throughout in big part of the show, a.~ it i, a big part Do" in fmc comic, strutting style, The only major thing to com stalTed jazz great Loui s A..rmstrong 'Bout My Baby, and The Joint Is play, with the vested, bowl er-wearing of Fats Waller'S music. backed by the company. Little bundle plain about was the lack of parking and featured the hit song "Ain 't Jumpin'. Sixties rockers revived his piano player. front and center but with Anita Jackson, a large woman in a of energy Teresa Willian1S proved she spaces. In order to get a good spot, Misbehavin·." Waller's career got more underground, playfully sly back to the audience. representing the light brown curly wig. batted her was the best dancer in the troupe with one must arrive to the club early. another boost in 1934, when he played nrnes, like the marijuana-themed 'The composer himself. false-e. ela,hes in giggle-produci ng her high-kicking, swing dance style Otherwise, be prepared to do some at a party thrown by George Viper's Drag." Cast members J. Samuel Davis, comic tyle while slinking through a duet with Davis on "How Ya Baby" walking. Gershwin, wowing the crowd of mthe late 1970 , Mwmy Hon . tz Drummond Cren$ha ,Anita Jackson. rip-roaringl uggesti ve version of and "Jitterbug Waltz." Flirty Gutie This means that any women who sbO\v -biz notabl ' ith hi piano p11lj - ff Richard Mal tb . Jr.._ i.ncrea-\in ,) TeI;e8 !illi and Julia ' . 0 "Squeeze Me:' illiam. cemented the deal with like to go to a club to folk t:tleir ing and singing, which won Waller !l frustrated that this gifted man and his song, dance and c mi mugging t Th strutting Drummond singing and dancing on "Yacht Club stilettos . hould be warned. A long recording contract with Victor music were being forgotten, created a bring to life Waller's song', in a sel1es Crenshaw. who along with Jackson \\i ng. walk back to the car after an equal Records. "Fats" Waller produced a musical review of Waller's music and of ensemble, duet and solo perf01111- often played the comic chara ters. ~U1d ly long night of dancing can be a huge list of memorable, catching named it for his hit "Ain't ances that covered a dizzying number Julia Nixon, who had the be, t voice See M ISBEH AVIN'. page 12 painful experience. Overall, I had a great night at The Oz nightclub and I would high CDREVIEW ly recommend going to one of its College Night,. It could be fun for anyone, single or taken, male or female. Chimaira's latest effort worthevery penny To get in The Oz on College Night, you have to be at least 19 years old. The door charge is $5 By LAGUAN FUSE but judging from the music, I do not check out the lyrics to a few of the with a valid college J.D. College think I would be songs because I really could not get Night is every Sunday night and SpOI1S Editor in for a nice the songs' meanings with all of the begins at 9 p.m. relaxed evening. screanling in the background. The Oz is located at 300 Ollinaira will be releasing a new It would proba I was a little upset, however, to see Monsanto Ave. in Sauget, Ill. For album on March 6. "Resurrection" is bly be more like that their website is under constIUction more information, go to the band's first album since 2005 and shaking a can of because I wanted to look up the lyrics. www.oznightclub.com. Be sure to was produced by Jason Suecof. Pepsi before This band is releasing a CD that check it out. It is detinitely worth Vocalist Mark Hunter said, "This is opening it. only cost $10 for the regular version the time and the walk. our fourth album and we as a band are I did not Chimaira and £13 for a limited edition CD with collectively and for the first time ever know too much a bonus DVD and alternate cover. in synch and in a 'positive' new head about Chimaira "Resurrection" I did like this CD even though I space. We are all really excited about before listening carUlOt say that I am a fan of the . Now you can look the new material." to this CD, but metal/hard rock genre. For those out forward to Chimaira has sold over 300,000 uow I can say that I like what I heard. there who are fans of either the band albums and will be starting a tour on I would not put this CD in the catego or the gerrre, "Resurrection" will be a Mondays. Feb. 20. The tour will be making its ry of "greatest of all tin1e," but it is not great CD to add to your collection. The Current way to 5t. Louis on March 10 at the trash either. For those who have never heard of Heavy metal band Chimaira's new album, " Resurrection," is a Pageant. I think all the songs sounded the Chimaira, I say get the CD anyway good value and worth picking up. "Get your fix. " I thought about going to the show, same - loud and angry. I wanted to because it only costs $10. Advertising Sales Positlon Opening ten 14 • • '[he [urrcnt You think you can sell a Bikini to an Invite you to Have you win big ... very Bra! Eskimo? ever made a really big mistake? 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Page 10 'l:ht ([urrrnt January 29, 2007 Win over STL Pharmacy is just what doctor ordered for UMSL By TOM SCHNABLE Brett Ledbetter, StajJWn'ter senior, for - ward, goes for a layup The UM-St. Louis men 's basketball against St. team notched its second consecutive Louis victory as they defeated the Eutectics College of of the St.Louis College of Pharmacy Pharmacy on 90-58 on Jan. 23. Tuesday After allowing the flrst two points night at the of the game, the Rivermen went on a Mark Twain gym. 22-0 run that all but decided the game, barely 10 minutes into the action. Ledbetter l.TM-St. Louis was led by senior led the team forward Brett Ledbetter, who frnished with 22 the game with 22 points, 15 of which points came before intermission. against St. Ledbetter's stout defensive play, Louis prompted by three rust half steals, all College of transferred into easy buckets for the Pharmacy. Rivennen. Ledbetter [mished the After win game with six total steals, and shot 62 ning against Rolla this percent from the field. weekend, David Ward also chipped in on the the team is UM·St. Louis attack. Ward, like now 8-10 Ledbetter, had a big first half. The jun overall_ ior center scored 13 of his 19 points by halftime, and pulled down four of his six boards. Juniors Octavious Hawkins and Paul De Chellis pitched in with eight and seven rebounds, respectively, which contributed to UM-St. Louis' 46-17 domination on the glass. Ri vennen coach Chris Pilz said he was happy with the team's big fIrst ATHLETE half, and credited his players for get utes of the game, got it under control got to be productive and have a little OF THE WEEK ting to the free throw line 17 times. He and kind of coasted in from there." success, so hopefully this win here said tllat he felt the aggressiveness in In a game where every UM-St. where everybody got to play and get a the paint, along with executing layups Louis player got into the scoring col little confidence built up, hopefully and open shots, were the team's keys umn, Pilz hopes the win over the will carry on to Saturday's game at to victory. College of Pharmacy, coupled with Rolla," Pilz said. Photos by; Matt Johnsotl • I'I>lIo fdunr "We wanted to come in, get inside, Saturday's big win over Wisconsin Paul De Chellis, junior, forward f or the Rivermen, wins the opening score and not let them score very Parksi de, will help the team on its tip off against St. Louis College of Pharmacy last Tuesday evening. much," Pilz said. "We pretty much did upcoming road trip. UM·St. Louis won the game by a score of 90-58. what we wanted to do the first 10 min- "All 10 guys got to play, all guys See MEN'S B-BALL, page 11 PLAYER PROALE David Ward Well-traveled senior for Rivermen finds home at UMSL Ward, a junior forvvard for the men's basketball team, has been with the Rivermen since 2004 .. Ledbetter comes to St. Louis froin Division I school in Idaho Wrth one second left in the Ledbetter said that he ha, learned Away from the baske tball court, game against UM-Rolla, By TOM SCHNA BLE much aboul the game he loves at ea h Ledbetter is finishing up his academ Ward made the game win SlajJ\'f/ri ler stop he has made . ic career with a degree in marketing. ni ng shot in the team's 78- "[It'. been) a goodjoumey ... [I've] He says academics and athletics 76 win Saturday. Brett Ledbetter, senior, marketing, leamed a lot about my elf be ing so can be difficult to juggle, but he has has led the UM-St. Louis Rivermen fa r away from home. lL's allowed me learned how to prioritize - some Ward led the team wrth 23 attack as a forward on the bask >tball to see the gable played at different thing he jokes would make his mom points. He was nine-for-13 court for the past season. levels and it's helped me gain a fur happy. shooting from the field and He paced the team in scoring for ther under. tand i.ng for the game of Ledbetter plans on continuing to five-for-seven from the line most of the year, averaging 18.4 baske tball, .. work with a business he set up, in at the Miners at Ro lla. points per game. Ledbe tter said. which he helps kids through basket To top it off, he has been to the The I s 'ons ball, after his college career is over. free throw line 40 more times than he has I arn d "[I] work one-an-one with a lot of Ward's game winning shot any other player, while still maintain in his hart players and friends around the coun that improves the team's ing one of the highest free throw per time at UM-St. try that helped me. We do a lot of record to 8-10 overall makes centages on the team. Louis are ones good things as far as ... we provide him well-deserving of being But there is more to Ledbetter than that he can the kids with handouts, help them set named athlete of the week. just basketball, and UM-St. Louis is apply to his up for their successful journey and try hardly where the journey for life off the to base it on moral values and I'm Ledbetter begins or ends. court, he said. hoping to continue to do that." SPORTS BRIEF After four successful years of high Ledbetter Ledbetter likes to spend time with school basketball and two on the jun and the UM- Brett Ledbetter his family when he is not working on UMSL now accepting ior college level, Ledbetter went to St. Louis pro- his game or his homework, and he Hal of Fame noninations Division I Idaho for a season to con gram has dealt with adversity, but really enjoys music. tinue his basketball career at the high- Ledbetter credits men's basketball He does not have a particular The Athletics Department is . est level possible. coach Chris Pilz with teaching him favorite type of music, and said he currently accepting nomi na He said he enjoyed his time at that, "success is measured in doing enjoys all kinds. tions for student-athletes, Idaho, where the level of competition the best you can and the other results He plays both the piano and the coaches or distinguished serv is higher and the guys, as he said, are will take care of themselves." guitar, and when he is not listening to "more cutthroat." His time at UM-St. Louis also or playing music, he is an avid reader. ices for the Sports Hall of After a coaching change at Idaho, taught him "to look at the game in a Ledbetter and the rest of the Fame at UM-St. Louis. The Ledbetter decided that his next stop new perspective ... think more in Rivelmen will return from a three File Photo deadline for nominations is would take him to the men's basket depth ... [I've] been a' little more ana game road trip Feb. 6 before hosting Friday, Feb. 9. Brett Ledbetter charges against a player from St. Louis University in ball team at UM-St. Louis. lytical." the Miners from UM-Rolla. the team's first exhibition game last November. For more information and to download a copy of the nom Doug Purk ination form, visit the UMSL makes a Athletic Website at breakout WVvW.umsl-sports.com pass during UMSL Hockey continues undefeated streak the River UPCOMING GAMES men's win against By LAGUAN FUSE Upcoming Rivermen lot of friends on the other tearns like Southern Sports Editor Lindenwood and SLU. A lot of the par Men's Basketball Illinois Hockey Games ents are close to us since we've played University them for so long, pretty much a friend Feb. 1 Carbondale UM-St. Louis has had a hockey ly rivalry. They're a good team and on Sunday team for over eight years . The team is they respect each other so we get a lot Jan. 21. • UMSL versus Truman State - Sunday, at Southern Indiana not included in the university's 11 of fans to come watch both games." 7:30 p.m . Feb. 3 at 8 a.m. The NCAA division II varsity sports. The next game for UM-St. Louis • UMSL versus Washington University - Rivermen Instead, the team is in the National will be on Feb. 3 against Truman. UM Feb. 3 were firing Collegiate Roller Hockey Association. Sunday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. St. Louis defeated Truman 3-0 in the at Kentucky-Wesleyan on all cylin These Riverrnen are not in the Great fust game of the season and was ders as they Lakes Valley Conference either. They *All games are played at Matteson Square Truman's only loss. 3 p.m. improved are part of the Great Plains Conference. UM-St. Louis also faced off against Gardens Tri-Plex in 5t. Peters, Mo. their record There are 13 players on the A team Washington University. The last time to 9·0-1 and another 13 on the B team. The A these two teams faced each other, UM Women's Basketball over the team is coached by Tom Schneider, and The Riverrnen record stands at an St. Louis won 8-6. weekend. J ames Lambert coaches the B team. impressive 9-0-1, with the only tie Last year, UM-St. Louis lost in the Feb. 1 Adam Clarke is the captain for the coming in a game against St. Louis national championship game to at Southern Indiana Rivermen and the team also has two University that ended 4-4. Nuemann 4-3. Under Coach Tom, the alternate captains, Ben Lambert and "Our main rival is SLU," said Riverrnen won the national champi 5:15 p.m. ~. Jake Shepard. Schneider. Schneider describes the onship in 2003. This year, the The hockey team is much like other team's fan-base as a lot of support from Rivermen have their sights set on Feb. 3 ~ clubs on campus. They are funded by family and students, as well as other another championship. at Kentucky-Wesleyan ~ the university, there is a president and teams in the conference. "We have a lot of guys who are li there is a team representative at student "A lot of the regional teams support working really hard," said Schneider. 1 p.m. ~ ~~ ~~ , :E L-______government meetings. us a lot," said Schneider. "We have a "We are expecting to win nationals." ,. January 29, 2007 1:hc Q:urrcnt Page 11 SPORTS BRIEFS STAFF VIEWPOINT Women's team ends Reggie Bush took extra ... but who cares? six -game losing streak versus Oakland City Do you care if Reggie me, however, are the Bush took money or a gift constant hounds who The Riverwomen basketball team from a USC booster? Is it seek to find some got out of its slump last Tuesday win a big deal now a year thi.ng on mega stars lUng against the visiting team Oakland later? More impOitantIy, years and year's or City by a score of 70-64. do you actually feel that what feels like cen The team got off to a good start, he look something that he turies later. leading 12-0 in the first four minutes was not wOlth or did not Tt feels as if some with the help of Courtney Watts, jun deserve? one is watching and ior, guard and Jennifer Dewell, senior, According to waiting until the y forward sinking three-pointers. yahoo.com, sources say make it to the not Dewell led the women's team with that tapes could reveal that By MYRON M cNEILL level, and then they a season high 21 points and recorded Reggie Bush took unau report them. Nothing Opinions Editor five rebounds during the game. thorized gifts whi le is said or repolted Courtney Watts scored 15 points attending USc. It is a year near or around the along with six assists in the game, later aI1d he helped carry tIle New time of the so-called "crime." while teammate Leslie Ricker had a OrleaI1s Saints to a beautiful loss to the From this, awards and championships team best eight rebounds. Chicago Bear's, I might add . are stripped away. And even humiliation The tean1 shot a season best at 59.1 He helped his team go all the way to becomes a factor in the career of the ath percent from the field, making 35-of- the conference finals. He had 8 total lete who took something long ago. 43 from the field and 7-of-16 from the touchdowns for his rookie year (6 msh r carmot help but explore the fact that three-point range. ing, 2 receiving). He had 88 receptions maybe he took what he felt he was worth. for 762 yards and 565 rushing yards. He Maybe it was a gift. Appar-ently atl1letes even chipped in on defense a little. carmot recei ve gifts, but they can do other Riverwomen fall to rival He is great player and it drives me things like take schools to title games insane to know that somewhere there is while enteltaining fans worldwide mak UM-Rolla over weekend someone just looking for something to ing universities, corporations and televi dig up on hin1. sion millions of dollar·s. The UM-St. Louis Riverwomen I am happy that it really does not mat And what do they get - macaroni fell to the UM-Rolla Miners last ter. It is not like he did not carry USC to meals, tuition aI1d frat parties 7 Okay, the Saturday, dropping the team's third a winning season and the Rose Bowl. He frat parties are worth it. You get my drift. straight road loss. The team lost 66-5 1. won the Heismarm Trophy for his last Maybe he took his worth or what he fel t UM-Rolla took the lead from the year' in college. He is arl excellent, skilled his hard work was WOlth. start and the Riverwomen never could perfornler. come back. Does it make it okay for him to take Jennifer Martin made an opening money or gifts? I say no. What bothers See R EGGIE, page 14 shot at the second half tipoff to pull within five points of the Miners, but that was the closest the Riverwomen STATS CORNER would get. Martin had 14 points and seven rebounds against Rolla Nicole MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEN'S BASKETBALL Helfrich scored eight while teammate GLVC standings: GLVC standings: i Box Scores: Courtney Watts added seven points Team Overall W Team during the game. W L : January 23 1 2 STL Pharmacy 26 32 58 The tearn's overall record is 5-12 West Division West Division 14 5 : UM-St. Louis (W) 45 45 90 with a record of 1-9 against conference Southern Indiana 19 SlUE 16 4 opponents. Matt Johnson • PfJao fiJi/or Quincy Drury 14 51 January27 1 2 F r 12 The women's team will face Kristi W11ite, freshman, guard, keeps her head up while cutting across court on Tuesday night 8 urv Southem Indiana 12 7: UM-St. Louis (W) 32 46 78 11 Southern IndiaI1a next Thursday. against Oakland City. The women's team won 70-64 after losing the previous six games. Rod:r,u rs t B Quincy 12 7 i UM-Rolla 36 40 76 SlUE 11 8 UM-Rolla 11 8' UM· St. Louis 8 10 Rockhurst 8 11 1 M EN'S B-BALL, from page 10 UM-Rolla 7 12 UM-St. Louis 5 12 : ! WOMEN'S BASKETBALL East Division East Division i Box Scores: A small but spirited group of stu After the end to the six-game los to 7-10 overall and remains 2-7 in ellce standings wld possibly catapult Norther Ken ucky 14 dents attended the game, aI1d ing streak, UM-St. Louis strung the Great Lakes Valley Conference. UM-SI. Louis into l.he conference Lewis 17 2 ! january 23 UW-Parkside 15 7 seemed to enjoy every minute of the together consecutive wins for the With three road games coming tOllmanlent debate. Bellal111i ne 14 5 ! Oakland City 25 39 64 Ind ianapolis 11 7 Northern Kentucky action. This victory for the first time since wins over Rockhurst up at Missom1-Rolla, Southern Once the road o'ip i' over, the 13 5 i UM·St. Louis (W) 38 32 70 Lev 11 8 Ken tu cky Wesleyan 13 6 ! Rivermen was a big "WOO in a sea~on and Maryville midway through last Indiana, and Kentucky WcsleYaI1, a men open up a five-game home Saint Joseph's 10 8 UW-Pa rks ide 13 6 i january 27 2 F that at times has been marred by month. good road trip would improve the stand Jan. 30 at the Mark Twai n Bellal111ine 10 9 Indianapolis 11 7 I UM·St. Louis 22 29 51 inconsistency. UM-St. Louis 's record improves Ri vermen's position in the confer- Bui lding againsl Rolla. Kentucl.'Y Wes leyan 8 10 Saint Joseph's 4 14 I UM-Rolla (W) 29 37 66 .. , ~e12 January 29,2007 MISBEHAVIN', from page 9 ---- - •..... ------ Vibrating like a ringing bell, arms Both Martin and Genus also got Botti singled out for encourage Anita Jackson again took the lead sang and danced through "Lounging throughout, were first-rate, the same chuggmg like a train, Kilson's c!rum opportunities to dazzle the audience ment a young boy in the front row, a in fine form on one of the cornic at the Waldorf." J. Samuel Davis cannot be said for the Black Rep's Ining was as precise as a machine and with their artistry. Botti told the crowd middle-schooler studying trumpet highlights of the evening, "When the used a cigarette as a prop, to great sound system, which often gave the as ilTesistible as that proverbial that Genus is the bass player on who was attending his first jazz con Nylons Bloom Again," a woman's comic effect, while doing the "reefer lyrics a muddy tone and frequently unstoppable force, a hypnotic "Saturday Night Live," and gripped cert. Botti, who grew up in Oregon tongue-in-cheek war-time lament to song" ''The Viper's Drag." buried lyrics. Since the clever, dou rhythms that seeps into your head and good-naturedly to the crowd that he but went to college in Indiana, praised the scarcity of sexy stockings. The Julia Nixon followed up with a ble-entenc!re lyrics are parts of Fats your feet. wished that NBC would cancel the the Mid-West area for being the last first act ended in rollicking style with straightforward sad torch song Waller's songs' appeal, this is a Whitfield, who Botti introduced as show, because it was so much trouble place where schools still encouraged the high energy ensemble piece 'The ''Mean To Me," scolding her lover. major shortcoming. The sound was "like Keith Richards before he fell out while touring to get Genus back to an bands and orchestras, calling it the Joint Is Jumpin'." Waller's silly and very funny "Your better in the second act, so perhaps of a tree," made his red QUitar sina airport on so he could fly back to do source for future jazz and classical While the first act focused on Feet's Too Big" got a worthy, and this was a one-time problem. with sounds that evoked 'Images ~ the live TV show. musicians. Waller's biggest popular and funny, treatment from Crenshaw, Some of the staging was also a bit diverse as Jimmy Hendrix and J~hrmy Clearly, Botti thought Genus was In the last third of the show, Smith Broadway hits, written more with seated at a table with his own feet odd. The piece is more a musical Cash. His extended solo eventually worth the trouble and the audience was welcomed to the stage, where she mainstream, largely white audiences splayed out. Anita Jackson and Julia review than a play but there is a bit of slipped into a melodic "Isn't She seemed to agree. Botti told audiences belted out ''The Look of Love" for her in mind, the second act presented Nixon did a nice duet with the comic a spoken introduction at the start of Lovely" duet with Martin. that he was truly impressed' Martin, first number. With her addition, the some of the composers more risque "Find Out What They Like," fol the second act, some thing missing at . Botti followed up this with a rendi who "was with the band for eight music slipped into a more romantic or serious works, written with lowed by a crowd-participation ver the start of the production, which tIOn of the theme from the cult-fav, minutes now," seamlessly blending mode, with Smith's fine voice adding African-American audiences back in sion of insult-song "Fat and Greasy." launches directly into performance. movie-themed Italian film "Cinema with the band without even a rehears an emotional note and a feminine note Harlem in mind. Both share the same The show then shifted gears as the Towards the end of the play, there is Paradiso," a film Botti recommended al. to the music. signature catchy tunes and clever whole company sang the poignant, a song to introduce the band playing to the crowd. He also played a moving Botti and the band alternated The regular program ended with a lyrics. anti-racist ballad lament "Black and in plain sight at the back of the stage. and beautiful version of Leonard between rollicking, high energy jam moving version of "Good Moming Blue," which was recorded by Louis Instead of actually introducing the Cohen's best-known tune pieces and smoother, slower, subtler Heartache," but the encore selection The second act opened with the Armstrong, the most moving lyrics hard-working musicians, the actors "Hallelujah," after telling the audi~ pieces. The musicians perfonned of the Frank Sinatra hit "One More cast parading onto stage decked out of the evening made stronger by pantomime the roles of the band. ence that he was in neighboring studio without an intermission but they did For My Baby (And One More For in furs, in a hip-swinging company beautiful, heart-stopping harmoniz Maybe those excellent musicians . while Jeff Buckley was recording his pause be(:v..·een songs, while Botti The Road)" really capped the evening rendition of "Spreadin' Rhythm ing. The performance ended with a deserved a little bit of the spotlight. remarkable cover of Cohen's song. chatted with the audience. perfectly. Around." Anita Jackson, Teressa few more selections from the era and These issues are minor, however, Williams and Drummond Crenshaw a reprise of the title song "Ain't compared to the opportunity to hear CCR, from page 8 followed this up as a triangle of Misbehavin' ." the music of Fats Waller, presented comic characters hanging out at New While the performers, and the with such fun and style. Don't miss York's most fashionable hotel as they musicians who played tirelessly "Ain't Misbehavin'." If Canada's reference was to al talent but the others led songs as What is special about their latest music, he was right. The crowd and well. The music played directly to the album "Back to Tulsa-Live" is the he seemed in tul~e as the band per audience and the guitar solos are plus. fact that fans helped select songs that formed song after song off its new The show concluded slightly were included on the album. 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Libra Sept. 23-oa 22 "Shakeia's Hair Salon" is drawn by Current cartoonist Sherry Holman Weekly Umm ". guess I must have SUDOKU missed your calls. Yeah, I'm sure my number is 8, 6, 7, 5, 3, SYNDICATEDCARTOON 0, 9, and yes, my name is Jenny. by Linda Thistle So for a good time, for a good time call ". Scorpio 2 4 3 6 Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 That song is so going to be stuck in your head today, 5 6 8 4 Scorpio. 7 1 8 2 Sagittarius Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 4 5 6 8 You're the Riverpup. I knew it, you are the real honest to goodness Riverpup, aren't 9 3 1 2 yOU! I thoug ht you didn't exist, but here you are, Oh, I'm sorry 'mam, that's just the way 1 2 8 9 you look . Ouch, again I am so sorry about that, with all the fur and the wet dog that has 9 2 5 7 been swimming in a river smell, I thought fo r sure you 4 3 5 9 were the Riverpup. Capricorn 7 8 9 2 Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Your parents lied, your ham Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way ster didn't die because you forgot to feed him. He died that each row across, each column down and each because you didn't eat your small 9-box square contains all of the vegetables and you never did numbers from one to nine. . your homework. Murderer. Aquarius DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: * * Jan, 20 - Feb, 18 I am going to refrain from Moderate Challenging making hip replacement sur Doy ouf eel your news is a little prehistoric? * * * gery jokes this week. *** HOO BOY! Pisces Feb. 19 - March 20 e 2007 King Features Synd ., Inc, World rights reserved. Hey, you're not dolphin safe and' bet you club seals. Get Current! DISCLAIMER: Maximo Predicts is a load of Find the answers to this week's pooh. Do not believe the pre did ions. If you do, the Riverpup Grab the latest crossword puzzle and Sudoku at will eat your family and club baby seals. There is nothing worse tllan clubbing baby seals. They stay out all night, issue every Monday! they listen to that dreadful techno music, they play with glow sticks and the females dress so slutty. Page 14 1:hc [:UlT(Jlt January 29, 2007 HOMECOMING, ~RATORS, from page 1 ._ _._---_ .-_ .... _._---_ .. _--- _._ .. -... _._._.. _- --- from page 1 will jump by $22.33 per credit hour Ideas for topping last year's suc Other business at to $335. 18, up from $312.85. cess, including possible themes for Its graduate/professional 2007, were also discussed at the the BOC meeting schools will also face a $5.04 meeting. increase in fees, from $313.70 to Those at the meeting agreed they $318.74. The board also approved wanted the theme to be more con Those interested in studving a fee raise of $8.32 per credit hour, nected to UM-St. Louis than it has mass media will soon have an -ou~ raising tuition to 259, up from been at previous dances. let for those studies, after the Board $250.68. Instead of a theme that connect of Curators approved creation of UM-Rolla is facing a relatively ed to the city of St. Louis, like last two new degree programs. modest $6.60 increase, taking year's "Gateway to Destiny," or a Mass media studies will soon be tuition to $377.20 per credit hour, theme like 2005's "I'll Take You offered at UM-St. Louis as up from $370.60 There: New York, Fiji, Beijing and Bachelor of Science and Master of It will have [he second highest Paris," this theme as Ellie Goedeker, Science programs. tu ition rate in the system. despite graphic designer for Student Life, The board also ratified fee being the smallest school in the said, it should be "about us." increases across the svstem for stu UM-System. The committee members agreed dent activity, facility and health Percentage-wise, UM- this would give u1vl-St. Louis stu ,ervices fees for fi scal year 2008. Columbia's undergraduate fe es dents the opportunity to show pride The measure was approved without went up the most, jumping by 7.1 in their University. di scussion when the vote was percent, while the same school's The discussion also focused on taken. graduate/professional school only the issue of U?vl-St. Louis' Cl11Tent UM-St. Louis ' $13.08 per credit went up 1.6 percent, the lowest of lack of a mascot hour increase will raise tuition the increases. Those at the meeting discussed from $404.88 per crcdit hour to Campus residents will also see a making Homecoming the unveiling $417.96, by far the highest in the slight increase in room and board of UM-St. Louis' new identity, system. costs for fiscal year 2008. as the which will be created in the UM-Columbia, the system's board approved a totally inclusive Adam D. WISeITlaIl • &lilor.;Il·(JJiRj' "Identity Project," although that largest university, will have the three percent increase for meal Curator John Carnahan III discusses tuition hikes at the Board of Curators meeting last Friday in the decision is not scheduled to be made largest of the increase. Its tuition plans and housing. Century Rooms of the Millennium Student Center. until this May. If the committee decides to pur sue this idea, Helton said introduc WASINGER, from page 6 !fig the new identity at ._--_. . ._ ------_.. _. ._- -_ ... _. .. _.__ ._. __ ._------__ Homecoming is an "awesome idea." 771e Current: If you could meet your spare time? The ClI rren r. What is yoW' opinion the Nation? question around a bit - I love to trav The committee also looked back one musical artist - a band, soloist or Curator Was inger: I love the out of UM-St. Louis' Identity Crisis? el, but I love coming home to at previous ticket sales and saw composer - who would it be and doors and mo t sports. Some spare Curator Wasinger: I only paid Missouri the most. increases in past homecoming activ III., why? time is spent playing golf, scuba div Curator Wa singer: I'd be interest attention to one election. My wife, I love Missouri and its people, ities_ 2005 and 2006 were both ing, fishing or doing something OU[ ed in the student sentiment about the Colleen Wasinger, ran for the St. and that's why I came back to our record-breaking in ticket sales. Clirator Wasinger: That's a tough side. variety of mascots and names under Louis County Council and she won! state to live, work and raise my fam The committee's next meeting question, because my musical inter We have season tickets for the 51. discussion, since they will be leading She is a political newcomer, so her ily. will be held on Feb. 6 at 4:30 p.m. in ests range from rock to country to Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis the loudest cheers for the teams at win was a surprise to many people. Missouri is a great place to live, the SGA Chambers on the third disco, and I don't have a favorite Rams. UMSL. I have a new respect for politi and to visit. floor of the Millennium Student musical artist. Last year, I was lucky en ough to But I do think the mascot and cians. Campaigning is hard work! Center. One concert I really enjoyed was attend each of home World Series name should be as distinctive as the TIle Current: If you could give For more information, people headlined by Elton John and Billy games, including the series winner. University of Missouli-St. Louis The CUlTent, If you could visit one one piece of advice to U?vl-St LDllis can call the SGA at 314-516-5105 Joel, who are really masters of piano [I] have a favorite TV how - '"24" itself' place in the world, where would that students, what would it be') or email the organization at their and great entertainers. - with Kiefer Sutherland. be, and why'? Web site, I love the plot twists. and the act The Current: How do you view Curatur Wasinger: The harder http://www.uffisl. edu/-sga/con Th e Currell1: How do you spend ing is excellent. the last elections, in Mis ouri, and in Curator Wasinge r: I'll turn the you work, the luckier you get. tact.html. HB 213, front page 1 "How are you going to have an administrator tell students how to think," Helton said. Nick Koechig, SGA president and president of Intercampus Student Council. said the ISC will take up the i ue during a conference call in February specifically dedicated to discuss Hou e Bill 213. "Some departments across the sy tern will face problems with 213." Koechig said. "Some science class es, political cience and history classes could have issues with it." Part of the problem, as Koechig understands it, is students are not getting both sides of the debate. He specifically mentioned the evolution versus creationism/intelli gent design debate that has made news in recent years. Specifically, the Kansas State School Board voted in 2005 to have intelligent design taught in class rooms. Proponents of intelligent design hold that the universe is so complex and intricate, it must have been made by a higher power. "I understand why it comes up," Koechig said. "There have been issues that have come up across the system, but nothing really specifical ly here. I think people who teach sci ence could be impacted by this." The bill is still being debated on the house floor. If the Missouri house approves it, the bill will move to the senate before heading to Gov. Man Blunt's desk if it is approved. R EGGIE, from page 11 In a nuLshell, leave this NFL play er alone. Do not punish NFL players for NCAA football actions. And most of all do not condemn him like he was not a megastar and did not deserve extra. Poll the fans. Did they pay to see USC because of Reggie Bush? What do you think they will say? Prosecute the person who probably knew all along that he took something and now wants to report it. Bener yet, prosecute when the mishap happens. I feel a statue of limitations on these incidences is needed. It should read (oh yeah, they can title it the "Myron McNeill clause"), "infiinge ments carmot carry on to the next level of a previous player's life. If a player receives a gift or money illegally, while in college, upon leaving campus he or she can not be punished, whether he/she turns professional or goes home. .. Once they leave the campus, It IS toO late." , This would make these wannabe detectives work harder anyway. I leave you with a question. If o~e Bush was average and did not Re~", era ~;;rofessjonal and went home to "'b olDe an insurance agent or some- ec h 1 . ? thing else, would t ey comp am. Hmrnmm.