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my side [for]the past three seasons. We had an amazing time class and dignity and we wish him and his family the best as he CEDRIC W ILLIAMS at UMSL, and lowe it all to those coaches and players," Jones continues his career." . Sports Editor said. No confirmed information was given as to what program Triton volleyball had a 64-28 overall record during Jones' Jones will be moving to, but it is expected to be announced On Monday, the University of tv1issouri-St. Louis Athlet­ tenure. LaSt season, ·Utv1-St. Louis went 20-9 and advanced to sometime soon. Jones' coaching roots are in the Kansas City ics Department announced the resignati9n of volleyball coach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991. area, near his hometown, and at least three programs in that Trent Jones, who plans to accept a coaching position at an­ The 2010 Tritons also earned their first national ranking area have either hired a new coach recently, or are still in the other school. since 1993 when the team debuted in the September 13 na~ hiring process. A native of Lee's Summit] Missouri who came to UM-St. tional poll at number 25. UM-St. Louis spent nine weeks in tv1any believe Jones is a prime candidate for one of those Louis after serving four seasons as an assistant coach at Wash­ the national rankings last season, reaching as high as no. 19. open positions and will likely surface as a coach at one of those burn University in Topeka] Kansas, Jones coached the Tritons Four players from that team made the all-Great Lakes Val­ programs. for three seasons, leading the program to at least 20 wins all ley Conference team, and two were selected to the all-region One program in particular, the UniverSity ofMissouri-Kan­ three years. team. Jones] who was named GLVC Coach of the Year fol­ sas City] an NCAA Division I program that plays in the Sum­ "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my resignation as lowing his first season at UM-St. Louis in 2008, was a very mit League, announced on Monday that it had hired former head volleyball coach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis]" popular figure among the Triton players and UM-Sr. Louis UniverSity of Kansas assistant Christi Posey as its new head Jones said in a statement released by the depa;tment. "I would volleyball fans. coach. Posey will be looking to add new assistants to her staff, like to thank the U~iversity and Chancellor George for taking "Trent has done a tremendous job at UMSL," Lori Fla­ and Jones would certainly be an intriguing candidate. ' a chance on a young coach. It was always a goal of mine to be nagan, UM-St. Louis athletic director, said in the statement Flanagan said a search for a new volleyball coach for UM­ a head coach and I was able to obtain that goal. JJ released by the department. "His hard work and dedication St. Louis will begin immediately. "lvlost importantly] I would also like to thank the former helped our program enjoy solid grmvth over the past three sea- and current players and assistant coaches that have been by sons. Trent served his student-athletes and this University with SPORTS I WWW.THE(URRENT-ONLlNE.(OM I FEB. 21, 2011 l1:hc ([urrrnt I 5 Triton Men, Women Pick Up .hri Ii g Wins At Maryville Dominguez, junior, business marketing, scored a bucket on a Young saved Maryville's bacon again at the end of the first CEDRIC WILLIAMS nifty move down the lane. overtime vi,hen he scored four points on a jumper and twO free Sports Editor Then, after a Maryville turnover, Hana Haden, freshman, throws 'in the final minute that sent the game into double­ communications, found teammate Caitlyn Moody, junior, overtime. When the Great Lakes Yalley Conference voted Maryville physical education, for a wide-open three-pointer that tied me In the second overtime, though, the Tritons proved too University into the league in 2008, one of the things league score with 41 seconds left. But the game-winning play came . much for the worn-out Saints. UM-St. Louis outscored commissioners were hoping for was that a rivalry would de­ when Haden found teammate Kelly lviitchell, senior, commu­ l\1aryville 11-0 to finally put the game away. "From a specta­ velop between the Saints and our University of Missouri-St. nications, standing alone under the basket. tor standpoint, that probably was an enjoyable game," UM-St. Louis Tritons. Iviaryville fouled 1viitchell with 4.4 seconds left, and the Louis men's basketball coach Steve Tappmeyer said. "We were Maryville and UM-St. Louis play home-and-home series four-yeas letterman from Louisville drained the second of two so so flat. That first half was just miserable. It was a good one in almost every SpOrtJ often recruit many of the same players, free throws to give the Tritons the lead and the \-\lin. "I al­ to be able to come back." and the campuses within 20 minutes of one another, fans from most pulled (Mitchell) in that final minute because she kept Gerald Fulton, junior, communications, led all scorers on both teams can easily cravel to any game when the two schools getting beat on me drive," Curliss-Taylor said. ''I'm so glad Thursday with 25 points, while Watkins added 17 points as square off. I didn't. I knew she was gonna win the game." l\1irchell led Ulvl-Sr. Louis knocked off Maryville for the fourm straight AJl those scenarios and more came to a head last Thursday the Tritons with 14 points, including three three-pointers. Her time. night at Maryville's Moloney Arena, \J;,.rhen the Ulv1-St. Louis only points of the second half came on that game-winning free The Tritons finished the regular season with a second men's and women's basketball teams traveled to Chesterfield to throw with less than five seconds left. straight overtime win, 71-64, over Missouri S&T in Rolla take on the two Saints teams. "I was really excited to make it,n Mitchell said. "Our team on Saturday. Ul'v1-Sr. Louis (16-10) clinched a berth in the Fans ' of both teams were treated to two spine-tingling ball­ worked so hard all game, and it was a really good team \vin." GLVC Championship Tournament weeks ago, and will play games, as the UM-St. Louis women rallied from nine points The Triton men came b8.ck from even further down. They Kentud.l' Wesleyan in a first round matchup, this Saturday in down for a 7 1-70 win while the Triton men followed with a trailed by 19 points at the starr of the second half, before ral­ O\vensboro, Ky. 19-point rally for a 72-61 double overtime victory. "My God lving to take a 52-51 lead with over t\vo minutes left in the Should the Tritons win that game, they would advance to that was unbelievable," UM-St. Louis women's basketball game. A rim-rockin' dunk by Justyn \Vatkins, junior, com­ the GLVC Elite Eight, which will be played at Maryville's Mo­ coach Lisa Curliss-Taylor said. "That's a great win for us." munications, and a free throw by teammate Justin Hightower, loney Arena March 4-6. The Triton women trailed by as many as nine points in the junior. communications, g~\'e UM-St. Louis a 57-55 lead with The Triton women (10-16) also earned a playoff berth this second half, and were doV'm Eve with just over a minute left. 17.2 seconds left in regulation. But Maryville's Darrin Young year. They will go inro the GLVC \Vomen's Championship But UM-Sr. Louis made a series of sensational plays in me drove the length of the court and scooped in a lay-up with 11 as the 12 seed, and Saturday will take on number 13-ranked final minute and a half to pull our the victory. First, Shayelle seconds left that sent me game into overtime. Quincy University in the tournament's first round.

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The campi tel overdone and well-known sto of tw star-cra cd lovers has nce again made its way to the silver creen wi th "Gn m 0 clnd Juliet." Releas d n Febru ry 11 y Rocket Picture the movie puts a canaan spin on the classic . tal . of f1 rbidden 1 ve. In the opening scene the little gnome will t II vi w rs that he knows that story' is over ne, so at Ie. St the) kn \ they are not being 100 P rcent oriainal. But even the putting together of the tory i nor enu rei w1ique. The be t " ay t de cri what viewers will ·ee is "Veggie Tale. ' meets hake 'peare. N or o nly is the (Ory rep titiv , but the:' kes a re too. While some pans defi nitely deserve a ad chuckl oth r pan de- serve a smack in th face for the ri ter who thought (he. \ auld be funny n t nl (he first, but the e a nd and mird time.: around. The humor in th ' movie w ill. however, pleas e: nor only the hildr n in the au i n but (h p rem taking them. The soundtrack fo r [he movie is aJ 0 horrible, It i ~ filled with poorl done '80s remakes that should stay in the grave. Elt n John mak s hi gnome-like appearance in the movie and \vi'll hJve viewer , asking, "Why?" CqURTEST TOUCHSTONE PICTURES "Gnomeo and Juliet' raises e\ eral questions as co whether it should ha e been marketed ~ o lely as a ch lldren's m ovie. O ver deeming factors. The voice cast for "Gnomeo and Juliet" is the day: the cour- of an hour and a half, we 'ee de tructi n of prop­ outstanding. James MeA a (Gnomeo), Emily Blunt Ouliet), Featherstone deserves a movie all of his own. He has the erty, graffiti, br aking and entering and ev n grand theft: auto ifichael Cain Lord R dbrick) Jason Statham (T) balt Pat­ s~e potential as the Penguins of "Madagascar,'" His hilari­ in the form f lawn mow rs. L t us no t forgq ~he scury f r! k StC\ art (William Shakespeare Ozz, Osbourne Fawn) ous Spanish accent will have all the ladies swooning and wish­ "Rome and Juliet" it eJfha tw ~ of uicid (granted it i and J im .ummings (Featherstone) all make their vocal ap­ ing they could be the one to replace his missing love. EYer), a children' movie nd the m ain chara r rs annat die but it is r arances in th fi lm. quotable line is uttered from his beak and makes the entire not entir ly v id of d th) and m ul tiple instances of murd r. . The only t\ 0 charact rs in the m ovi truly worth paying movie worth it. All in all, the movie is not horrible. Vie\v­ Do n t \vast the money fo r .. -D ti kets eith r. iew rs attention to are Shroom (RealI}? character in a kids movie ers interested in seeing "Gnomeo ~uld Juliet" should definitely \ ho do not will not ven notice its l s n -e throughout th named htoom? nome > ev ry trusty dog-like mushroom, ·wait until it hirs RedBox though. It is not worth the money to m ie . nly in. few instances does th . mo 'e r lly jum oU[. and . (herst ne, th e n igh oring heart-br k n flamingo e repetiti e jokes, stupid humor and the worst soundtrac.k a Oth r than due, [he entire lhing seem t b :"-D . fr m he yard next door. Ev kid will W3.I1 t his or her ry movie has en in a long time. D pite the movie's maj or d wnfalls th r are a few re- wn h room in the funu , The loyallirde mushroom sa s C + -/tmaca hrn r Amnesia. The Dark escent, new m-Iesto orror

in old Prussia, with onl) one rhought in his near-empty head: more ragged and the view goes all fish-eyed and cra\vling. A VIDEO GAMES he must kill a man named Alexander. persistent crunching and grinding noise can be heard. It all There are a host of unique mechanics in Amnesia prevent­ combines to be completely and utterly unsettljng. The first thing you need to know about "Amnesia: The Dark ing him from doing so and, thereby from uItimately finding At times, the game becomes a little like a game of car and Descent" is that it is all about puzzles. Puzzles and scaring the our who he is, who Alexander is and why he deserves to be mouse, with the player trying desperately to move from light­ complete and utter crap out of you. ' killed. ed area to lighted area and usually failing miserably. Amnesia It is not that the puzzles themselves are scary; the vast ma­ At its heart, Amnesia hides the heart and soul of an adven­ will force players time and time again to face the darkness and jority are not. It is just a tad hard to think when something tute game. In true adventure game style, combat is eschewed that which lurks in it. terrifying is skittering in the darkness behind you. in favor of outwitting opponents or stealth elements. Common sense says that "Amnesia" is not a game to be But why bother wirh ''Amnesia'', As it stands, the horror Sure, the undead creatures in "Left 4 Dead" are unnerv­ played in a darkened room all alone; but at the same time, genre of video games is indeed a rather crowded one. ing. But they have never made players hide in a closet, breath that is naturally the best way to experience it. Amnesia is a But possibly the best horror tide in recent years is not from . ragged bearing in their ears, waiting for them to pass by, please unique game in an era of sequels and one-ups-manship, and it one of the big studios, Frictional Games, an independent game pass by, and do not look in the closet! deserves to be treated as such. developer, did what the major video game studios couId not: ''Amnesia'''s "sanity" system is reminiscent of traditiopal Indeed, it would not be a stretch to say that "Amnesia" is scare the ever-loving crap out of veteran horror game players. health systems. Sanity is lost by venturing out into the d~k one of the, if not the', best horror games in recent years. Instea.d Meet ''Amnesia: The Dark Descent." This rather mediocre and experienCing frightening things. It is gained by taking lau­ of being a tired old weapon-filled romp against the undead name is hiding a world-class frightfest beneath its humble ex­ danum the player finds scattered throughout the castle as well and beastly horrors, it is a thoughtful, tense, and ultimately terior. Amnesia is the story of Daniel, a nineteenth-century as remaining in well-lit areas. frightening experience. Englishman who has amnesia. . When Daniel is Iowan sanity, the game goes completely Enjoy it. And make sure you lock the door! He has made his way to an ancient and crumbling mansion unhinged. The mouse lags, Daniel's breath gets louder . and A - Andrew Seal A&EI I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I FEB. 21, 2011 1~hc Q":urrmt 1- 9 Predicting the cars wih an UMS connection

The Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 27. Predictirig the Oscars is Will/should win: Christian Bale always fun and this year, there is a little University of Missouri-Sr. Louis connection too. Since many of this year's Best Picture nominees have a real-world foundation, "Variety" Comments: John Hawkes almost edges out Bale. picked ten Hollywood outsiders, all exper'ts in their fields, to assess the @ms' authenticity. Old West expert Kevin J. Femlund, associate professor of history and education at UM-Sr. Louis, Best Supporting Actress ...... gave the exam to "True Grit." He gave the film good marks for authenticity, especially'in its

\Vild West shows reference. - . Nominees: Amy Adams (liThe Fighter"), Helena Bonham Carter (liThe King's Speech "), Me­ Many Oscar contenders are still in theaters and the Tivoli is offering the rare chance to see lissa Leo (liThe Fighter"), Hailee Steinfeld ("True Grit"), Jacki Weaver ("Animal Kingdom ") Oscar-nominated shorr films. Eager for more? Consider an Oscar broadcast party. The Tivoli Theater's free broadcast of the Will win: Melissa Leo Academy Awards is on their big screen and includes prizes, trivia contests and ballots to keep score. For a more red carpet experience buy a ticket to Cinema Sr. Louis' fancy-dress Oscar Should win: Hailee Steinfeld watch fundraiser at Ivfonarch restaurant, an officially-sanctioned Oscar party. -Cate Marquis Comments: A tough call ...... Best...... Picture ...... ~ . ~~~ . ~~~~. ~. ~~.~.~ ry ...... '" ...... , ...... , Nominees: "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "Inception," "The Kids Are All Right," "The King's Speech," "127 Hours," "The Social Network," "Toy Story 3," "True Grit," "Winter's Bone" Nominees: "Exit Through the Gift Shop," "Gasland," "Inside Job," "Restrepo," "Waste Land" Will wi'}: "The King's Speech"

Will win: 11 Exi t Through the Gift Shop" Should win: "The Soci,al Netvvork" Should win: "Inside Job" Comments: Although "The Social Network" was the early front-runner, the tide has turned in favor of "The King's Speech," which is classic Oscar-bait. Comments: "Inside Job" was outstanding, finding fa ult with both political parties in the economic meltdown, but popular "Exit Through the Gift Shop" is a safer pi ck.

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Nominees: Darren Aronofsky ("Black Swan"), Joel and Ethan Coen ("True Grit"), David Fincher ("The Social Network ll ), Tom Hooper ('lThe King's Speechfl), David O. Russell ("The fight­ er") t:hc \turrrnt Will/should win: Davi d Fincher

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Nominees: Javier Bardem (" Biutiful"), Jeff Bridges CTrue Grit"), Jesse Eisenberg A SPECIAL ("The Social Network"), Colin Firth ("The King's Speech ") James Franco ("127 Hours ") SCREENING OF WiIIl.I1Iin: Colin Firth

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SHARON PRUITT '!I11C l .egl~ lld S,ingc'-r5 proved Staff write r Buriago> r'lghc th;u ni gh" show­ casing the wide oed range of "We'I';' giving YO lla spec­ rhe choi r members w ho e.t..<;­ rrum of lou r hundred ye:us of ill' conqlicrcd a l11ulritude c,r Aft'iccm-American music. We gen res . ,tut widl fie! Cl ic~ an d hollers "Mybvori{c pa rr W,), w h1.'n ,wd we end up w ich con W1l1- rher gOt into the GUs and on­ pora'ry p raise music. So wirhin wa rd with M O~OW ll , b 'C

we have j:rn, we 113vc gospel, miku with . Ie wa .~ nice (0 hear we h ave rhythm and bJucs, 1'1": rhe hisrory Ix:hind tha t ,md to have rap, we have n ~: o-s olli. see everyone- dlse in rh e ,W el l­ Wc.'rc g iving YOL1 a gumibo," ", nce fenlJy' gel[ into it," Sherr Dr. D o rr-i., Jones-Wilson, din'c­ Walker, alldi{:ncc memileI, tOJ of the Lcgcml Si ngl:fS C ho­ s:lid. ral cnsC' mbk , said. T'I1l' "'pparCll( favorite or till' ·nIC; Legend , ingers. r)nc of niglH, however; was probably rhe oldes r Afric l.ll -i\meri cn,n tile comcmpol":1ry hip-hop. choirs in t ht· cOllo!'r,', W;l S . [he :11ll11 encl' had bc..... : n ill­ (ormed in 1940 by I' CI111ed l vol we! rhrotl ~lwm l h ~ show" I ~ l!l wn Hillup> ,ill rhe inrer~s ( ch t:<.:I' ing ill! Ihe p <:d; 'JJULe~ of "p rc,;t' rving tht' indigt'rlrluS with t:)[ d.amali() I1 ~: lu ke "Sing mll.'ic of ~ h t:: H-lack Am eli " 1'1." itl " :md "Al r1gih.1 )l ow!" Durillg Dr. Jones \-\'filson, noted Inu.l i­ ,I pl.'rlv rn):1Jlc': of K:I nyc West's. cal di n.:cw r, has bce ll wi Ih thc' "Jesus W alks ," however, the S e. L(J\l j s- b;1.~I: d group for 15 H or !iTl:mPly ~hn dk when d1e: YC.HS. Lc'sr f rid ay, till: Legend crow ll nuJd nOI Sl"np tbt'ln­ S ~ll gc r s ca me to th e Touhill sdv,"-, fn lifl stClIfJ ,p,jng nlOll CT. P rfo nnillg Arcs e m'c )' for 'lhe choir nltemLcr thrived

(I Hb cK History Monrh p C l ~ Oll alldic nce p:1.I"li --ilP~ lhl'll , fill ­ CO Hll:J.fl ce rh :l.t shDwcased the ing rhei r ., f))) g~ wldh nmre ~1l'l d .1\ frica n- A. mcri C:lI1 musical 10 " more e nergy lilt · r)'JV'i' worked

waf, alma,.! ,1( fuU cap:lCiry ~JS Lege nd ~' jll g c rs ; bro ught their rhe show II> ·gan'. A ra nge of :re pel'lo~ w tf) a )0 .ful df'l.~e genres was repl'l:soc'ncc d dm­ with cOnlemporary p ra i.~e and ing the sb ow from Blues r!·, wor"hip. The audit'nce gOt on . () ~.r d ,!I) d <:v ~ l' y (h i n g ill h c~ I'll · ir feet :Lud 'I;JPped ,)jo'Dg t't> rween. Also impicmenTcd wert " , lory to -·;tory" ::l J)d (he choi.r costumes com,piimel'Jling rht fini ~ 'h e d toO

,how, s:1Slu yecl (111 stage and J1I u, ic. "{ wu ulr l kJVc rhe au­ ,cem 'ing.i y ch'l.rmed rhe ;J udi­ dic:n '(; kave with nn apprL'Ci:1- encc. lio n tor the .,;ofltribu ri O>!1 rhal "I do n't nnw all or the t\fr'lcan-Ame ricans h;.\ V{' m aue so ngs, hu r I rt:a II)" like: Ille IUward nO'! only Amcric:tn nlU­ show. '111 si ngcr, nrc 1'(:;1\1), ~\c, hoc wnrltJ mu<.ic b~ca \lse , ,good," Mi:d<;ryl:r Hu ringo, alt­ OU[ IlI W;'I(' has in uellCed all singer from the Legend Singers Choral Ensemble sings a gospel song at the Touhill on last Friday. YLl MHO YAM AZ:A.KI I THE CU P- RENT dicrlcC member, said. mw;ic," [ )r. joncs-\Xi i.J.<,on .,-,tid. I FEA fURiES 12 I '([hE (.tUITEnt I FEB. 21, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONUNE.COM I Student Profile: Student e s pave a·path fo future genera ions

with the program. JEN O'HARA Features Editor TC: How do you fiel being che veryfirst intern?

Antoinette Dickens has the determination AD: Overwhelm [edJ, bur honor[ed). Be­ to fight her way to the top and has proven it ing picked up b. Sarah Burke and the Region­ time and time again with scholarship awards al Arts Commission was a complete honor for and honors given from an array of ar as. Re­ me, because I did take a break from art and it's cendy, the Regional Arts Commission named not like I'm one of the individuals that ou see her the £lrst Katherine Dunham intern. their face vel vhere when it's omething to do with art. I just started getting back into it. Jheurrent: What ar tileR glatt tArts Com­ For them to see the potential in me is amaz­ mission and the Ratherine D unham internship? ing. Being [named] an intern of someone so great, having that endowment on my name, Antoinette Dickens: The Regional ArtS is JUS t amazing. She was an activist of famous Commission (RA ) i hat I call the cultural dancer ' that created [a path] fi r black. Hai­ hub of St. Louis. ~Th. provide m illions o f tian, and other erhnicity dan ers. dollars to art or cultural organ izations. 'They fu nd, big organizati n like Sr. Louis sym­ TC: You haoe won II Lo t of awards. phony, and C O CA Center f Creati e Art ) like the .AAF lv/ost Promising M:nor­ CA. t only do they pro id funding it St tdent Award a1ld the St. l octis om­ bue also provide assistance for arcists around en Trailblo er A ward. What is your secr-a? Antionette Dickens, pursuing a master's deg ree in communication, at th e MSC on Saturday. the reO'ion. I am the inaugural intern; the When! does this det rmination come ji-om? NITESH JAIN I THE CURRENT created it right before I came in. It was cre­ ated by Sarah Burk and Dr. Jack Burke, her AD: The fir. t thing is m upbringing. I biliry to how people that you can do it and a break." tay motivated, St yactive. husband. She noticed within th art admin­ was raised by 'my grandmother and grandfa­ that hatd ork does lead to something. istration, [cher was not any n f col r] at ther and I am a first g ner tion college stu­ TC r..-f1hat do you. /iJu be_ abo it the tabl of de ·ision. Thr ugh her dedica­ dent. Neither one of m p rent gr d uate Ti : If/hat ltd ice do yots ha e for the rtf " sity of issouri- t. Louis? tion, she developed an internship w here an fr m h igh hool either, s rh t was a big d - students just starting 0 1~ in college? Afri an-American stu nt will om into th t rminatiol f r m be ause I [hav] oung­ AD: Th community feel I g t from C and will help with gran , lur will al er siblings and u ins . nd 1 am th old ( AD: I don t want an one to rak this the the staff and stud The t-aff re- deve op and manage a diversity program ha gran h ild. I e m y position as a pr on of ~ r ng \ ay but what you've done up to [hat alI, care about th su wo uld enc ura e art adm irli cra ti n in the ina u' nc with t.h family an at 0 "" idl I wer poim almo t mearu n thing. It's ju t start­ Alr ican-Am erican communi . in e I'n the inc me ommunities. T feel I an show people ing mr. n't om iar olleg cl inking, fi rst nc, I 'lCtually ha e ro ki nd of co me up that you an make it. I feel I have a r p nsi- "r did aU thi in hi ~h schooL 1m g . jng to take

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slaves to r ad. In fo tering D ouglass' ability to r ad she treated many leaders in those c6untries, including Thomas Clarks n MINHO JUNG him as a human b . ng. fu many other prominent African­ who pIa d key role in persuading Parliament to abolish slav­ Staff writer American I d r did, he beLieved in the power of education. erv in Great Britain and its colonies. As it is detail d in his autobiography, D ouglass learned to read Douglass is also known for women's rights activism. He Weli k110wn for his dazzling oracor Fredrick D ouglass and write by bser ing the w hite children and the men he truly believed that all human beings are equal, In 18 8, h at­ was one of the most prominent leaders of human rights in worked for. H e said, "Knowledge is the pathway from slavery tended the first women's rights com'ention as the nly rican- the nineteenth century. Deli\ ('ring valuable thoughrs to other to freedom." . American . .A..fter he came ba k from a two- ear trip fro m Eu­ members of the community can make it a b..:..uer place t live After he settled down in ew Bedford, M assachusetts he rope, Douglass continued the fight for the abolition of sla . rr in for everyone. Douglass' activism is an e cellent ex' mple of started to panicipate in many public activities for (he ami­ by producing his ne'lV paper, '" orth Star wh ich dealt ";ith the positive power of public speech. In addition to h is 10 - sla 'ery m ovem Dr. H is irn re ive sp aiang abilities thrust him the issue of equality. His enclle efforts fi nally paid off, as the quent speaking abilities, writing sev ral autobiograp hie about into rh froncline of th m ovement. From then on, in spite of out om f rh Civil ~/ar final l. pur an n d to sla cry in the his effi rtS to b free p rofoundl contributed to the ri sino sup­ e heckling and m ockery he received, he nev r backed a\ ay n ited States. pon for aboliti n. fr m what he had to do i n rder to bring freedom to rican­ On Feb nary _0 , 18 ~ D ough s ie of a heart a tack after Fr d rick Douglass was born inco lavery in Tuckahoe, Americans. his peech in ' meeting of the N ational C ouncilor ~ omen Marylan in 181 8. Being s parat d from his moth t, h sp nt I ns read of conrinuiI g en 5S fi O'hts with li m ited resourc­ in WaSllingron, D . . Today, his Life-long ~ffo fo r [he d h is childh od wicll his grandmother. \Vhen Douglass ,vas es, he took an journey [Q Great Britain and Irelan in order of slavery are still known as ne of [be 0 iginal a--a[ wa. S to about 20 years old, his master's wife, Sophia rarted t [each ( gain mor exrensive suppon for the a olitjon of lavery. ( ualiry h i the alphab t even though it was against the law ro teach D illing the rrip, he w. succes fully able to win uppOrt hom FEATURES I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I FEB.21,2011 I 1!rhc Q:unTnt I 13 u -St. In• rea - The Cinderella Project makes dreams come true for local young women

high school students \,vho have been referred to the program "\Y:/e only have a few dresses hanging up [right now], bur SHARON PRUITT through guiance counselors. \ve've started getting calls from people who want ro drop dress­ Staff w rit er "They set up a big space where they turn it int a boutique . es off. We're really hoping that people come through and do where the young ladies, who are known as v1Ps, Very Impor­ drop them off and do more (han just the phone call ," Roberts Rows of silk, chiffon and satin ranging in color from soft tant Prom-Goers, can corne in and shop and they get to have said. delicate pinks (0 sea-foam greens are all nestled comfortably a personal shopping experience," hlee Roberts, dive rsit) and The prom-goers, however, are not the only ones who have together on a clothing rack and awaiting the hands of eager sen'icc coordinator in the Office of Student Life, said. Roben s omething to gain from the experie nce. :Nliriam Huffman, shoppers. A posh boutique filled with a ,dde and varied selec­ is heading the project thi year. who was invoh' d with the roject last y ar, mentions donor tion of prom dresses, all fit for a princess, is ,,,,hat the Cinder­ This is the second year that the niwrsi ty of r1 isso uri- t. benefits a weU. ella Project endeavors (0 create. The[e is one big difference in Louis has participated in coHecring dr s fI r the C inder Ua "Ie's really excitina ro arch our studems kind of r al ize, this set-up, however, all of the dresses are free. Project with aro und 50 ro '0 dresse onat d last " ar. This om times for the fi rst im , that ther ar worn n out ill re The metro-Sc. Louis Cinderella Project is a non-profit orga­ achievement is something th co nnected wim the program that ca n t affi rd to buy that dress that can't affo rd to go ro nization that seeks to help young women acquire From dresses this year hope to [ peat, not onl this y ar, bur in year to _ JiaC) '5 or cr to D illard's an mar n t have th opportuni[y to when they would nor othcf\vise be able to do so. 'The project come. Ther ar plans t mak th project into an annual 'ent art nd prom 'lith U( orne assistance from oth [ fo lks who are specifically caterS to young w'omen in 'the metropolitan area in th hopes that U 1-Sr. Lo uis will e emuall.' be om a larae \"ill.in a to step up and lend a h?-nd," Miriam Huffman, Dir c­ and is sponsored by the Community Council of St. Charles collection site ~ r th city. tor of the Hlce of Student Life, said. Count). Last year, ra k of fi [mal dre s ould be n in the fr om The dr _ . will b coUected through February 28 and will .After hosting a successful prom dress drive .in 2009. the "\\ indow of me Office of Stud m Li fe, the d nated brid _maid then be turned over ro the Sr. Charle Community Council council expanded the event the following year and the metfQ­ dre ses and prom go", n.s erving wlexpected burs of col or before eventually ending their journ y in the hands of very St. Louis Cinderella Project was born. Through (he Council, in me office. So far, the inRLLx of dresses this year is exp cted happy aspiring prom-goers . the dresses make their way into the hands of junior and senior to increase. Are you this cute?

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While Stan Nfusial is be­ can-American center field­ tioned white collar criminals, Senator Joe Lieberman al cyberemergency.'" ing bes(Owed with the high­ er Curt Flood was traded but it is relatively common (I-Conn.) is an idiot. Naturally, the aforemen­ est honor that can be given a against his \'/i11 (0 the Phila­ to talk about how deplorable Much like his maligned tioned "cyberemergency" is civilian, Albert Pujols is be­ delphia Phillies, a team that America is because Alex Ro­ (and thankfully retired) col­ poorly-defined and could be ing bes(Owed with some very at the time played in a di­ driguez pulls in a quarter of league Ted Stevens, lieber­ construed to mean almost bad public opinion. lapidated ball park in fronr of a billion dollars for hitting man does not seem to un­ anything that Homeland The parallels of Albert s racist fans. a ball around while teachers derstand how the I nterner Security could want it to con tract elrama and Nlusial', lv1ajor League Baseball make around $ 30 000 for ed­ \vorks. mean. Lieberman and Col­ Congressional Medal of Free­ save Flood tWO choices: ucating the country future. For many (if not most) lins are trying to recreate dom have causeel many (0 (Ough it OUt in Philly or That statement though, Americans, Internet use is a a litde slice of Egypt right once again bemoan the state find another career. Instead, fail s ro take into account the frequent and crucial thing. here in America. Accord­ of professional baseball and Flood (O ok his case (0 the fact that while educating fu­ Emails are sent, websites are ing to' an article on boing­ accuse Prince Albert of being Supreme C oun and argued ture generati ns is incred ibly . browsed, and a great deal of boing.net, on January 27 , greedy. that his treatment was un- important, schools do . not work is done online dailr- former Egyptian president Stan Musial's grandson nstitutional and likened it have the funds to pay teach­ So imagine what would Hosni .0,.1ubarak "effectively due process: by throwing menrioned on Sc. Louis on (0 slavery. He won the case, ers the kind of money that happen if just like that. the removed Egypt from the it out the window. Under the Air that, with all adjust­ and ver since then, the mar­ A-Rod makes. Internet could be shut off. In terner. .. [and]... nearly this act, once that nebulous menrs for inflation talcen inro ket has more or less decided ,{ajar Lt: gue Baseball, on No more tweets. No all inbound and outbound state of "cyberemergency" is consideration, the reponed what players earn. the other hand, does. Ir is a more YouTube videos. No connections to the web [in declared, Homeland Secu­ $30 million a ar Pujols is It does not take an eco­ very lucrative sPOrt, and the more anything that involves Egypt] were shut down." rity instantly has the power asking for could pay Stan nomics degree (0 understand players are paid appropriate­ the Internet. The sheer scale of this to "require that so-called

Musial's highest salary a why Albert Pu'ols, a man ly. While we cr[ that t ach­ N ow im8.gine if the Unit­ kind of action is mind­ critical companies 'shall im­ times ver. ho do s a job that literally crs ought t be paid more it ed States government had boggling, and yet, even after mediately comply with any But it is not Albert's fauh no on lse right now can do, is more 3. matter ror tare and this p wet. The power to seeing how this power can emergency measure or ac­ fo r asking for $ mill" o n a m ake su h a mind-boggling national I gislar r. h ut ff the entire Internet be misused , Lieberman and tion' decreed," according to is rear an he i certainly not am unt of money. Yet there Back ro Ibert: hile he \ a uld be in the hands of C~)Jlins are still supporting the CNET.com article. gr dy for doing 5 . He is is no ho nage of indi idu 1s is a go d player. he i not th people that think ci1at their bill. And there would be no simply requesting to be (om­ willing to compare the ki nd the end-all. be-aU f b ~ ball r.he In temer is a series of Ever so thoughtful, the judicial review of the Presi­ pensatc~d what he Is he is of m one . he mak to ome- pIa. ers. If D eWitt wants t tubes" and that info rmation Senators rewrote the bill to . dent's emergency author­ rth; Bill DeW itt is more h w h ating th tem. k cp him good . If n t? ell, i . "like dump truck. ' To be include a section that clari­ ity- we are just expected than free to tell him no. As if working and Ii ing ometimes, a $ _ borcie of fair, it was only Stevens who fies that Homeland Security to trust that the President Ir is easy eno ugh to call a day after day, in a third \ orid ine can tas te pr tty go d. thought that, and he is gone and the President do not and knows besr. It is not like $5 000 bottle of wine mo­ coumry roget ro America, Unsigned ditoriaL, reflect now. And the power to turn will not have "the authori ty an American President has ronic or levy the same at a then working some more, is rhe majority lJieupoint ofThe off the eb would be in to shut down the Internet." never made a bad call, right? $500 pair of sneakers; but equivalent to gaming the sys­ Current's Editorial Board: the President's hands (and That makes this argument Just do not mention Wa­ those cri ticisms are really just tem like a Ken Lay or Bernie Andrew S eat, Ryan Krull Jen Homeland Security's). It is moot, right? \,(,'rong. Home­ tergate or Iraq circa 2003. a waste of breath because no Madoff. . O'Hara, WiLLiam Kyle, Ceder­ still a scary thought, though. land Security would not The misleadingly-named one is forci~g anybody to buy Now, very few people ac­ ic \f1iliit'lJ7IS, Jennifer M eahan, An Imernet off-S\:vitch is have to take the entire Inter­ "Cybersecurity and Internet anything. tually compare professional ZaCh[lry Kraft, M atthew B. the essential idea behind a net offiine to cripple citizens' Freedom Act" is a terrible In 1969, the stellar Afri- athletes to the aforemen- Poposky. bill introduced and spon­ access. All they would have· violation of people's basic sored by Senator Susan to do is force companies Internet right.s, and should Collins (R-.tv1aine) and Li­ like Google, Microsoft and be viewed as such. eberman. Called the "Cy­ other major players to take Thankfully, Americans bersecurity and Internet their sites offline. Sure, some . will not have to pay for li­ • Freedom Act" (a misnomer tech-savvy citizens could eberman's idiocy for much hat do' ut In if there ever was one), the find ways around it, but longer. In January, he an­ bill, according to an article the same type of shutdown nounced that he would not on CNET.com, essentially happened in Egypt. The be seeking a fifth term in the et u know t "hands Homeland Security point is, for the majority of Senate. the power to issue decrees · regular people, it would be Good riddance. .· www. .t ecurrent-Q li.ne.com. to certain privately owned crippling. \V'hat the prob­ Andrew Seal is Editor-in­ computer systems after the lem boils down to is the way Chieffor The Currem. president declares a 'nation- the bill handles things like OPINIONS I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I FEB. 21, 2011 I '([hE [urrrnt I 15 SCIENCE MATTERS , POP CULTURE W ITH POPOSKY ews at Noon' tackles parents' Chivalry is dad, 10 g live f ar of thneedle in vaccines chivalry: the modern an

Paren ts' fears of a connec- tieth cen tury, vaccines were hould be more chival ous tion between vaccines and new and imperfect and offi­ autism has been a hot topic cials did not always acknowl­ Chivalry. 'X1hat exactly is students and faculey around for some time, with scien­ edge the risks. \V'hen some. chivalry? Why is it that in campus (yes, even faculty), tists on one side pointing to children died from contami­ today's society, for a man to more often man not, the a lack of evidence for a link nated vaccines in 1901, many hold the door for a lady, he door is only held by a man, and others, including some panicked parents strove to usually- has to be somehow for a lady, if rhe lady in ques­ parents' groups, citing a study circumvent lavvs mandating involved ''lith her? tion is physically attractive. from one British doctor that them. Honestl chivalry is a very The concept of chivalry suggestS a link. Even though The fact mat vaccines were broad term. It covers every­ seems darned near dead in the 1998 stUdy has been de­ mandated by law had already thing from courage, to valor, the modern world. Chivalry bunked, 'Nith indications that aroused objections based to helping the weak. Perhaps do e..xtend be~T ond simply its data was manipulated, the on individual freedoms and Cate Marquis the most common p rception helping females, after all. Say controversy and fears persist. religious liberty. Ptograms of chi alry h wever, is the a group of friends ar wal k­ In fact, fears and controversy employing police to force ther ,ldded to the pr em concert that a man should ing down th street. They oyer vaccines is nor really vaccinations further fanned climate of suspicion about assist a lady in any ,';ay pos­ notice and elderl man who new. suspicions. The poor, and vaccines. sible. A man hould how the j looking desperate! r for his and acqu .inrJ.nces, e _ peciall ~ ' "News at Noon," a oppressed groups like Afri­ The current round of vac­ same C !-I f( sy and kindnes I t gl as es. Having requ sred th f males. Ladies, if ) ou arc . monthly discussion of news can Americ.lns, doubted the cine t~J.r centers on the rise to any passino lady he m ets th ir help, hovYe 'er, he fi nd truly looking for a good man, worthy topics . co-sponsored medical profession's and gov­ in autism rates along with a he , ould hi. wife, mother, h.imself laughed at, ri4icule d, omebody who will ral·;· c< Ie by the New York Times and ernment's motives in insisting increased lIse ur multiple vac­ daughrer or sister. and left (0 continue hi of y u and nor berra, Y u, a The Current, takes a look at on vaccinations. cines prepared \vith m~rcury­ However take a look search alone. good gi ea\ } is whether or parents' fear of vaccines in a Improvements in vaccine containing preservative. Al­ around the world tOday. The chivalrous man not that man is chi ,alrous. discussion tided "Fear of the safety, public education ef­ though srudies indicated that }...fen mism:'H women all the would, naturally, take a mo­ D oes he hold the door? Does Needle: Truth and Lies AboUt forts rather than brute force the rise in autism is coinci­ time. Now, granted, women ment out of his oh-so-bu r he help strangers with lit

Vaccinations." and the success of the polio dental, one doctor in Britain do the same (0 men, there schedule to help the poor xpecting a return on his ac­ The discussion will be led and small pox vaccines im­ published a study suggest.ing is no denying this. \X'omen man seek his glasses. How­ tion? by Dr. Marc Spingola, As­ proved public attitudes. a link. will throw men into a ditch ever, these men, eternally Chivalry is not commit­ sistant Teaching Professor in But another round of feM The study triggered a fire­ as soon as they get bored, as juvenile in their behavior, ted for the sake of self-ad­ Biology at University of l\1is­ of vaccines was triggered by stOrm of conspiracy theory, though men had little more would rather ridicule their vancement; rarher, it is an souri- St. Louis, on Thurs­ deams linked to flawed influ­ even if the study was later worth than an old rire which fellow man, treating the less act of complete selflessness.

day, February 24 at 12: 15 enza vaccines, v,rhen a feared discredited. The fact that the has gone Rat. fortunate as litrie more than Chivalry ought (0 be done

p.m. in the Millennium Stu­ pandemic led to massive vac­ cause of the alarming increase However, this still does entertainment outlets. . simply (0 help one's fellow dent Center, room 316. Pizza cination programs in the late in autism is unknown has not not justify the way men treat As the world continues to man. However, it is also an and soft drinks are provided 1960s. Later, a "somebody helped calm fears. Today, it women ill the modern world. spiral towards a society of in­ excellent gauge of how a man and the discussion is free and else take responsibility" at­ is estimated that one in five The number of times per day stant gratification, and focus­ treats others. open to all. titude in the 1980s led to a Americans believe there is a that men around this campus ing only on self-preservation So, for the ladies ask­ A New York Times article growing number of parents link benveen autism and vac­ open a door, look back, see and self-advancemenr, hu­ ing "where are all the good from January 20, 2011, "Why who did not bother with vac­ cines. a woman approaching, and man beings seem to be ac­ men," look no further than Parents Fear the Needle," 'will cinating their children, rea- lv10re details on this story shrug, walking off, is abso­ celerating in their rate oflost the chivalrous man you be used as a starting point to . soning that if everyone else's will be explored at "News at lutely ridiculous. The num­ values. have ignored all rhese years. e..xplore the topic. Copies of kids were vaccinated, then Noon," which promises to be ber of times per day that men This article is not saying Chances are, he will treat the article vvilf be distributed their children v,rould not be a lively discussion on an emo­ around the world do this? that the entire world has . you far better than the biker

before the discussion. exposed to disease. tional public healm topic. Astonishing and disturbing. gone (0 hell. Rather, when punk you found in the bar Vaccines have a long his­ Growing distrust of gov­ Cate iv!arquis is Associate Consider this, as well. The a chivalrous man is found, it the other night. tory of public fears, with ernment since the 1980s and A &E Editor and a c~ltlmnist times most men do finally is truly wonderful. It is a rar­ j'vJatthew B. Poposky is a some historical basis. In the growing belief in conspiracy for The Current. hold me door for a lady, it ity in the modern world, and StaffIKlriter for The Current.

nineteenth and early t:wen- theories since the 1990s fur- has nothing (0 do with chiv­ rhat man is usually praised

alry. In fact, when watching and looked up (0 by his peers matter? Let us"kno·w at thecurrent-online.com 16 I 'Urhr [orrenr I FEB. 21, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I OPINIONS • 01 ICo te point

Should the Egyptian military retain control? Military control e er than Mubarak If military stays, fascism will ensue

Granted, Egypt was nor easier for a select group of employed by the military, For the past month, Omar Suleiman, which was our the failure of Egypt's doing as well as could be individuals to manage a coup guaranteeing the military's the people of Egypt have then transferred to the Su­ electoral system. hoped under the presiden­ of an entire country. power over the governance of squared off with police in preme Council of the Armed While it is valid criticism tial terms of Hosni lYfubarak. Still doubt it? Look at a the country. order to achieve their goal Forces, which may be how considering that the United However, throughout histo­ few other examples. Now) Egypt is going down of removing President Hosni the government should have States has problems of their ry, countries have very rarely, For instance: In feudal Ja­ much the same line as other Mubarak from his office. Al­ been controlled in the first own, and as America's help if ever, truly thrived under pan, especially· surrounding countries throughout his­ though, Mubarak selfishly place. It was a mistake to was not necessarily requested military control. In fact, the eras such as me Sengoku Pe­ tory and has handed politi­ attempted to stay until next have one man in pm,ver for by the Egyptian people, it is vast majority of cases end in riod, the samurai shogunate cal power completely over September (just enough time 30 years, especially if the only natural for a leader. C\'cn horrific disasters. had immense political pow­ to their military forces. The for more people to be killed), people were howing early one from another country, to There are several journal­ er, on par with that of the military is promising to make he finally made the decision signs that they do not agree want justice for this wumry. ists the orld over claiming true counselors running me strides towards establishing to step down. wi th his rule. At least wi th the upreme clu[ the [Jl of lubaraks country, and enough milital)' true Democracy and to hand This situation shines light Since Mubarak came into Council of Armed For es in ranny will usher in a new strength to make even the over power as soon as the on another power duo who rule it has been said that he po, er, the protestors m ay be age for Egypt. This new age emperor fear their blades. country is ready. tried to ignore the people: was known for shutting up able to get s me of their de­ will be one of. Democracy Flash forward to the age However, this is the "same I'vfarie Antoinette and King opposing viewpoints. Citi­ mands met. and true power of the people preceding World \Var II, thing which ,'vas said by Louis XV It did not work zens have complained of un­ The Council wants to in Egypt. where Japanese military offi­ pseudo-socialist Joseph Sta­ out toO well for them. employment in the job mar­ "maintain land" and in order HO\ ever, the military has cers actually had the power to lin. \X'hile his predecessors Not only was this protest ket became of corruption to do so one has to make the . raken over. \X''hile the mili­ veto cabinet appointments, mar have had good inten­ supported by the commu­ and abuse further demon­ people happ . . tary promises to step down thus furthering military ob­ tions, Stalin managed to turn nity, but according to "U.S. strated as the police fired tear The most important thing once steps have been taken jectives within government. Russia into a fascist state by News, for the first time, jour­ gas and bullets into crowds is to know when to bO\v Out. to guaran tee Democracy is Other countries i~ which guaranteeing military con­ nalists, unions and govern­ of protestors. Ic would be assumed that the set firmly in place, and that similar governmental styles uol. He accomplished this by ment employees joined the With these actions, of mob of thousands of people Egypt wiJl see the promised have occurred include India making several of the same action as well. course the people were d~s­ was a sign that Mubarak had land soon, what has history and Israel; both of which promises now being made by Some demonstrated this tined to grow fed up with over-stayed his welcome. taught regarding military have suffered from uncon­ the Egyptian military forces, by quitting their jobs, which their leader. They do not Military comrol is not rule? trollable growth zof their and look what happened. may have been a little hasty, need a dictator. The people the worst that could happen. Look at Nazi Germany, military forces in order to Military control is not but they felt justified by seek democracy and in order Thirty years of Mubarak have for example. When the Nazi guarantee their capacity for likely to lead to true Democ­ their decision. In their case, to achieve that they must already taken their tOll. Parry came to power, and war. However, as these mili­ racy in any country, and a it probably would have been have a say in how their coun­ The Egpytian military completely overtook the tary forces grow, so, too, does country which has felt a cold, more beneficial to report try is run. should follow the example of country of Germany, mil­ the military's conuol over dictatorial stranglehold for what was really happening President Obama has . the coups in Turkey: after a lions were killed, all in the the countries' objectives, re­ three decades is not likely to with the riots and get fired been criticized for trying to short period of military rule name of one man's .crazed sources, and people. In Israel, notice the problems until it is that way. get involved in the Egyptian (three years in the case of the dreams. Militaristic power, a large percentage of political too late. Mubarak's power was situation by contacting Presi­ 1980 coup), democracy was then, does not guarantee key positions are now occu­ handed to Vice President dent Mubarak and p~inting restored. power; but rather makes it pied by officers previously Hav AOVERTISMENT I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I FEB. 21, 2011 I ~hf [urrrnt r 17

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From 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Location ' 225 ~ SC (Center or 5tuden Success - Conference Room u­ At 2: 15 p.m. iO 1:115 p.m. Loca ion: MSC 316 Audience: Open . Description: News at Noon is _lienee : Open . Find out how you learn and process informa.ion best. Do you learn easil by listen ing. co-sponsored by e Current and The New York Times. This discu ssion focuses on the ienr IC -vatchim or doing? aybe a combination of all three is b s ' riemlspheric dominance (right or left- evidence behind the vaccine scares . Bring your voi ce to the information exchange . Pi;zza a d . rain) will be explained . Understanding more about how our brainS work makes us more engaged, drinks are served with an article from the Time. For Info: Peggy Cohen at 31 .516.4508.

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