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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2010s) Student Newspapers 1-24-2011 Current, January 24, 2011 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, January 24, 2011" (2011). Current (2010s). 68. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s/68 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 (2010s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. JAN. 24, 2011 VOL. 44; TheWWW.THECURRE CurrentN T-O N L I N E .COM ISSUE 1333 Sodexo is here, so what’s new? By Ryan Krull Page 2 PHOTO BY CHENHAO LI ALSO INSIDE Professor Mourned CAKE fans rejoice Nonverbal psychology 3 UMSL gives a memorial for Frank Moss 9 Cake’s latest album pleases fans old and new 10 Professor Miles L. Patterson’s new book 2 | The Current | JAN. 24, 2011 | WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM | | NEWS TheCurrent VOL. 44, ISSUE 1332 News WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM EDITORIAL Sodexo same as the old trough Editor-in-Chief...............................................................Sequita Bean News Editor.....................................................................Ryan Krull for professionalism and high course, would be good.” tional brands such as Einstein Features Editor.................................................................Jen O’Hara RYAN KRULL Sports Editor..............................................................Cedric Williams News Editor quality customer service.” Chartwells had been the Bros Bagels, Quiznos Subs A&E Editor.....................................................................William Kyle Diggs said that all Chart- food service provider for and Burger King. Although Assoc. A&E Editor........................................................Cate Marquis Although the semester wells employees were given UM-St. Louis since 2002. none of these national brands Opinions Editor..............................................................Andrew Seal is only a week old, all signs the opportunity to apply for Like Chartwells, Sodexo is a are currently in place in the Copy Editors............................................................. Lauren Wilding indicate that the transition positions with Sodexo. national food service compa- Millennium Student Cen- Proofreaders............................................. Sara Novak, Racheal White from Chartwells to Sodexo as Given that Sodexo has only ny and is no stranger to Mis- ter, Diggs did say, “there are Staff Writers......................................Minho Jung, Demarko Timmons, the University of Missouri-St. been in operation on campus souri with a presence at the new and exciting plans in Matthew Poposky, Ashely Atkins, Janaca Scherer, Thomas Grate, Louis’ food provider has been for week, several visitors to University of Missouri Kan- the works.” Though he said Mary Grace Buckley DESIGN a smooth, if inauspicious one. the Nosh said that it was too sas City, Central Missouri he was unable to elaborate at “Very few large undertak- early to judge Sodexo. Mat- State University and Missouri this time. Design Editor.....................................................Zachary James Kraft ings ever go without some thew Balcer, an employee of State University. Anybody Coonrod also hinted at Photo Editor............................................................Jennifer Meahan glitches; however, the issues The Pony Expresso on cam- hoping that Sodexo would similar possibilities, though Web Editor.........................................................................Louie Liu have been minor and we are pus, fell in line with many shake up the dining situation like Diggs he would not di- Staff Photographers........................................................Nitesh Jain, Yumeto Yamazaki, Zhang Zheng, Chenhao Li now in a good place,” Be- other students when he said on campus has surely been vulge any specifics. “There Illustrators...........Zachary James Kraft, Karlee Sellars, Stephen Peterson nard Diggs, Director of the that he has not formed an disappointed by the con- are several exciting plans in Millennium Student Center, opinion yet. “We’re going to tinuation of the Chartwells’ the works and they will be said. After a week on campus have to give them a chance status-quo. But changes that unveiled as soon as possible,” BUSINESS many students seem to not to prove themselves. If they are likely to be popular with Coonrod said. have noticed the change or keep the prices the same and the student body may not be Ad Director............................................................Zachary Schwartz feel as though any changes make the food better that, of far away. Sodexo offers na- Distribution Manager........................................................Ryan Krull made have been minor. Business Manager........................................................John Wallace “So far it seems like the Advisor......................................................................Charlotte Petty same stuff,” Brent Ham- brick, senior, English, said CONTACT US while sipping on a Gato- Address 388.MSC,.1.University.Blvd rade he purchased from the Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400 Nosh. “I had a salad yester- Newsroom 314-516-5174 day and it tasted the same Business/Advertising 314-516-5316 as Chartwells.” Hambrick Fax 314-516-6811 wondered if the new provider E-mail.(General) [email protected] was buying their ingredients E-mail.(Advertising) [email protected] E-mail.(Employment.Inquiries) [email protected] from the same wholesaler as E-mail.(Tips) [email protected] Chartwells. There has been Twitter umslcurrent only slight change in per- Facebook The Current sonnel behind the counters ABOUT The Current in the Nosh and at Aromas. The Current is the student newspaper at the University of Missouri- Sodexo has aided the transi- St. Louis, printing weekly through the fall and spring semesters on tion in being less noticeable Mondays. Advertising rates are available upon request; terms, condi- than it might have otherwise tions and restrictions apply. The Current, financed in part by student been. activities fees, is not an official publication of UM-St. Louis. “Sodexo has hired some The University is not responsible for the content of The Current and/ of the previous workers from or its policies. All materials contained in each printed and online is- Chartwells which is typical sue are property of The Current and may not be reprinted, reused, or in the industry,” Vice Pro- reproduced without the prior, expressed and written consent of The vost for Student Affairs Curt Current. Coonrod said. “They of The Current accepts letters to the editor. All letters should be brief, course will be trained in the and those not exceeding 250 words will be given preference. The Cur- rent edits letters for clarity and length, not for dialect, correctness, in- Sodexo way of doing busi- ness and will meet the high tent or grammar. All letters must be signed and must include a daytime ‘Simply to Go’ sandwiches provided by Sodexo in The Nosh inside the MSC. phone number and, where applicable, student number. The Editor-in- expectations that Sodexo has CHENHAO LI / THE CURRENT Chief reserves the right to respond to and to deny any letters. WEATHER AFFILIATIONS MON. 30 TUES. 26 WED. 25 THURS. 34 FRI. 25 SAT. 31 SUN. 34 21 25 17 22 19 20 25 NEWS | | WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM | JAN. 24, 2011 | The Current | 3 UMSL professor mourned across the globe The UNDERCURRENT by Yumeto Yamazaki “How do you feel about funeral protests?” “I believe that it is disrespectful in spite of the reason for the protest. That should be at least some kind of reverence for the dead. ” Toni Rowell Communications Graduate “I feel protests for anything have their place, but at funerals people should be left to grieve in private and the protests should be left for another day.” Darnell Scott Communication Senior “I believe that we have the right to express what we think but we have to think about other people’s On Friday, a memorial for Frank Moss, Curator’s Professor Emeritus of Physics, was held in the J.C. Penney Conference Center. feelings too. Express your opinions CATE MARQUIS / THE CURRENT at the appropriate time, place and use appropriate words.” CATE MARQUIS Moss’ groundbreaking for very, very large portions continue doing science. It Chia-ning Kuo Associate A&E Editor research on stochastic reso- of my career.” was extremely inspiring for Gerontology nance established a new field “He was just an incred- everyone else in the group.” Graduate Frank Moss, an interna- of study spanning neurobi- ibly energetic, wonderful and “He had an incredible tionally renowned scien- ology and physics. Stochas- completely down-to-earth hunger for all knowledge. FROM THE WEB COMMENTS tist and Curator’s Professor tic resonance is an effect in person,” she said. He loved art, he loved read- “Is the removal of red light Emeritus of Physics at Uni- which background “noise” Among Moss’ awards were ing, he loved learning about cameras a good idea?” versity of Missouri-St. Louis, enhances perception of weak the 1994 President’s Award everything,” said Bahar. - From issue 1332 has died. Moss, who had stimuli. Moss and colleagues, for Research and Creativity Moss’ death impacted the been battling lung cancer and including Wilkens, first de- from the University of Mis- international scientific