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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 10-30-2006 Current, October 30, 2006 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, October 30, 2006" (2006). Current (2000s). 304. https://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/304 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (2000s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NICK LACHEY STRIKES AT PAC SEE PAGE 10 . LOUIS SINCE 1966 STUDENT NEWSPAPER October 30, 2006 www.thecurrentonline.com VOl.UME 4(~ ISSI IE I I'm HEATHER L. BRANDOW: 1984-2006 , Student I killed in car crash B y MELISSA S. HAYDEN News EditOT A Delta Zeta sorority member was killed in a car accident in St. Charles early Thursday morning. Heather Brandow, a 22-year-old from Mexico, Mo. was driving alone in a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu when the accident took place at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A highway patrol report said Brandow was driving westbound on Route P in St. Charles, Mo. when the front right tire of the Malibu "dropped off the edge of the roadway." She "overcorrected" the Heather Brandow vehicle, which caused it was killed in a car to rotate counter-clock- accident early wi e. Thursday morning. The vehicle then exited the left side of the road and struck a utility pole on its right side, and no safety device was being used, according to the report. Brandow was taken to St. Joseph Hospital West, located in Lake St. Louis, Mo. by a 51. Charles County ambulance. She was pro nounced dead at the hospital at 1:37 a.m. A statement released from the Pickering Funeral Home, located in Mexico, Mo., said Heather was born on July 24, 1984 in Mexico, Mo. to Larry and Kern (Baker) Brandow. She graduated from Mexico High School in 2003 and was a senior studying business administra tion and international marketing at UM-St. Louis. Members of the UM-St. Louis community mourned the loss at a memorial service held Thursday night at the Bellerive Chapel on South Campus. Father Bill Kempf led the memorial. and Brandow's sorority sisters were each gi ven a pink rose. As a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, McCaski I s. la e Tanzeena Hossain, senior, psychology, said she met Brandow through UM-Sr. Louis' Greek Life. "She was one of my corrunittee chairs for McCaskill looks to take Talent hopes to hold seat last year's Homecoming," she said. Senate seat from Talent with McCaskill charging See BRANDOW, page 14 Claire McCaskill is in the run www.c1aireonline.com outline Jim Talent; Missouri's incum secured legislation that has helped ON THE WEB ning to win the' senatorial race in her strategies for national securi bent Senator, is holding his ground in the clean up of Meth in Missouri. MiSsoori. The polls from a nUI)l ty, education, immigration and in one of the most watched ejections Talent's website states "Working Web poll results: ber of news sources including government accountability. in the United States. with Senator Dianne Feinstein (D Gallup and CI\'N show McCaskill The senate race has also Talent continues to campaign on Calif.), Senator Talent succeeded in What are you going to dress up as neck and neck with Jim Talent received national coverage issues that he has supported since passing the toughest, most compre for Halloween? the incumbent Senator. because of an advertisement that the first time Missouri put hin1 in hensiv~. anti-meth bill ever enacted McCaskill is no stranger to has Michael!. Fox telling voters office. Talent's Web site, WVvw.taI into law. The Combat Meth Act Freddy Krueger ~ Naughty Missouri pglitics. She has served to vote yes' for Amendment 2 entforsenate.com, outlines his con restricts nationally the products ....-.....-- / schoolgirl as a State Representative, Jackson and to vote against Talent tinued ambitions towards agricul needed to cook methamphetamine. I'll dress .------: County Prosecutor. and her most Michael 1. Fox states in the ture, energy. health care and immi It also provides critical tools to help as the ~ current role as 1Yhssouri' s State advertisement "As you may gration. law enforcement fight meth in our opposite Auditor. know, T care deeply about' stem Talent has also shared bipartisan communities. The President signed sex McCaskill was defeated in a cell research. In Missouri, ybU legislation while in office. Talent's the Talent-Feinstein Combat Meth gubernatorial race in 2004 by can elect Claire McCaskill, who Web site states "Senator Talent Act into law in March:' Matt Blunt. The race in 2004 was shares my hope for cures. sponsored military health care legis The Talent campaign has come close, with McCaskill getting 48 Unfortunately, Senator Jim Talen ~ lation, now law, with Senator under some fire for some of its Costumes percent of the voto. opposes expanding stem ceLl Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) to address advertisements aimed at Claire are for kids Even with the loss two years research. Senator Talent even a major issue that arose after tho fust McCaskill. Cowboy/Cowgirl ago, McCaskill has helped her wanted to crin1inalize the science Gulf War in \vhich some troops Overall, the mission of Jim Superhero cause by becoming a household that gives us the chance fot returned home with symptoms of an Talent stays the same: to serve name in Missouri. She has gained hope." illness commonly referred to as Missouri voters in the UnitedStates This week's question: Gulf War illness." Senate. name recognition through her In the heated battle between Are you going to vote campaigns and she continues to McCaskill and Talent, McCaskill Talent has served in the Missouri In the heated battle between in the elections next weeki fight continues to fight for her beliefs House of Representatives, U.S. Talent and McCaskilL Talent con With the political climate in and her party. On Nov. 7. House of Representatives and is tinues to fight tor his beliefs and his the United States McCaskill is Ivlissouri will decide to stay with currently serving as U.S. Senator party. On Nov. 7, Missouri will INDEX hoping she can capitalize on sev Talent or go with a new voice in from Missouri. decide to stay with Talent or go with What's Current eral issues. McCaskills Web site, Claire McCaskill. Willie in Washington he has a new voice in Oaire McCaskill. 2 QE~~c:Jn_s_ __ _ 4-5 Features 8 ------_._-_.--------_.__ .. __ .__ .. _----- INSIDE: Voters' Guide for Election Day 2006, pages 6-7 A&E 9 10 _Comics___ _ 4 ___ __• ____________, _____13_ Maximo Predicts 13 Page 2 ~ hE (.turrEnt October 30,2006 CAMPUS HALLOWEEN HANDS 1rhe (turrent The Universitv of MiSSOuri-Sl Louis Student N~wspaper Since 1%6 CRIMELINE STAFF Adam D. Wiseman. Editor-in-Chief Although there were several accidental Mike Sherwin· Managing Editor injuries, car accidents, and other miscella Michael Kennedy' Business Manager neous calls for service, the UM-St. Louis Rob Barkin· Ad Director ~ Judi Linville· Adviser Police Department reports that no criminal incidents occurred between Oct. 22 and Melissa S. Hayden • News Editor Oct. 28. Mabel Suen' Features Editor Cate Marquis. 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