2 l 1thE ([urrent I MARCH 7, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I I NEWS 1Ch Q: rrcnt VOL. 44, ISSUE 1339 WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM EDITORIAL UMSL professo . ay n a.ctive Editor-in ~ Chief...... Andrew W. Seal News Editor...... " ...... Ryan Krull Features Editor ...... Jen O'Hara Assoc. Features Editor ...... Ashley Atkins part in E Its 2011 Clean Air Act Sports Editor ...... ,...... Cedric Williams A&E Editor ...... ,.... ,...... , ..... " ...... ,. .... Willi am Kyle As soc. A&E Editor ...... Cate Marquis Opinions Editor...... ,...... Matthew B. Poposky Economist and environmentalist Kosnik wlorks Copy Editors...... La uren Wilding, Johanna Hoffarth Proofreaders ...... Sara Nova k, Racheal White Staff Writers ...... Min ho Jung, David Von Nordheim, Mary Grace Buckley to improve the EPA's latest undertaking Janaca Scherer, Sha ron Pruitt, Heather Welborn, Kristen Ross, Brent Hambrick, t-l1e agan Garey DESIGN Design Editor...... Zacha ry James Kraft Kosnik believes that the new· standards issued by th,e EPA Ph oto Editor...... Jennifer Mea han DAVID VON NORDH.EIM marks a victory for both herselt'and the Union of Concerned Web Edi tor ...... Louie Liu Staff Writer Scientists. W hile ·the group supported the EPA's initial Clean Staff Photographers...... Chenha0 Li , Nikki Vahle, Yumeto Yamazaki, Zha ng Zhen g 011 February 2.3 [he Environmental Protection Agency Air Act standards in its eRorts to hold companies to stricrer Illustrators .. : ...... ,. Zachary James Kra ft, Karlee Se llars, Gail f ike (EP ) released the new Clean if A t tandard for boilers and emissions standards, they felt the plan was not very economi­

in inerator:, aun lUg [ iguifi andy reduce the (Oxi c air poUu­ cal. The r urged a trimming of some of the budget excesses of BUSINESS tion from major co rp rations. The University of Missouri-St. the EPAs original proposal. Louis' own Prote_sor La-Rachel osnik was able to pla y- a role The receptive, diplomatic attitude the EPA takes to'V'tards its Ad Director...... Zachary Schwartz in the succe of th is legi "'latio n, working in tandem with a policies meant that the group's input was integrated into the act Distribution Manager...... Ry an Krull Business Manager...... John Wall ace menagerie of other experts nd icon in a wide assonment of without conflict. The EPA determines their standards through Advisor ...... Charlotte Petty fi elds. input from outside sources, meaning that anyone, whether a According to Ko nik a group kn wn as rh Unjon of Con­ s ientist, economiSt, or student can get involved. Kosnik be­ CONTACT US cerned Scientist spearheaded the initiative . 111 drafted a se­ lie es that the group was successful in achieving 'what it wanted Address 388 MSC, 1 University Blvd lect group f p ople in luding a celebrity, Natahe Portman, a with its letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson. The admis­ Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400 climate scientist and an economi t. TIle Union of Concer:ned sions standards are strong, and they effectively halved the costs Newsroom 314-516-51 74 cientisrs a nonprofit d OC.acy group involved in a number of implementing the act from around $4 billion to $2 billion, Business/Advertising 314-516-5316 of environmenral cau soucrht to bring the input of the sci­ making them borh cost-eRective and stringent. Fax 314-516-6811 entific community to the EPA lat St venture.' As a leading en­ Although Kosnik's pare in the Un.ion of Concerned Scien­ E-mail (General) thecurrent@umsl .edu vironmental economist Kosnik is in high dem~md for projects rist's latest ouring may be coming to a dose, she stili considers E-mail (Advertising) [email protected] like these. her work far from over. Kosnik remains commjued to bringing E-mail (Employment Inquiries) [email protected] Professor Kosnik has been doing 'work in air quality for her unique perspective as an economist to the ongoing envi- E-mail (Tips) thecurrenttips@umsl .edu Twitter umslcurrent Facebook The Current

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Early' Alert System aims to elp stude ts "What do you think of Albert Pujols' asking price to continue Advising suggests students enroll mid-semester wit h t he Cardinals?" "I think it depends on how much benefit he brings to the team. If RYAN KRULL other hand, a class that is dif­ given semester she may get "We are pushing mid­ the benefit is high and the team NeVIS Editor ficult early on in the semes­ 800 to 1000 Early Alert Sys': semester coUrses as a way thinks that he is worth that value, ter is likely to only get more tern referrals. of increasing the variety of then why not?" Some department heads as difficult and might wind up Clark said that a student . courses offered at UMSL as well as the University of Mis­ as a D or F on a transcript. who receives one of these ear­ well as a mechanism for in­ Lucy Huayanay souri-St. Louis advising staff It is a tough situation, but ly alert emails would be wise creasing-our retention rates," Marketing Senior are acutely aware that many UMSL now has in place an to not ignore it. said Ronald Yasbin, Dean of students may be in a unique Early Alert System and, in ~'For those who do [re­ the College of Arts and Sci­ bind early on in the semester conjunction with new mid­ spond] some outcome is pos­ ences. "Basically we have "1 think Albert Pujols is a terrific and they are doing their best semester classes ~ hopes to itive," Clark said. found a considerable number player and should get the 300 to help. help out these very students. Students are encouraged of students who get into aca­ million dollars for 10 years. I . Students struggling 'with a The Earlr Alert System is to respond promptly so that · demic [rouble because they would like to see him and his class early on in the semester . a process in which professors they might drop the class have either taken tOo many career in a Cardinal's uniform." otten find themselves in.a bit refers students struggling ear­ they are struggling in and en­ courses or have miscalculated Carlos Cuartas of a catch-22. On the one ly in the semester to academic roll in a mid-semester class. the difficulty of the schedule International Business hand, they shy away form advising who the reach out This way, a bad grade can be that they established. These Senior dropping the class because to the students and help to avoided and full time student students will otten stick with

they need to stay enrolled ensure the worst of outcomes starns can be maintained. The a course in which th T know in at least 12 credit hours in is avoided. . cur off for dropping a class they can't do well because "He is a famous player, but I don't know how moch other players get, so I don't know how much he should deserve."

"The Feds have really c racked ZihaoWang Information System down on what is called 'making Freshmen satisfactory academic progress' to­ "Are video games more harmful th n we think?" wards your degree." - From issue 1338 -Clark It's all bogus. I was in high school during theO Columbine tradegy. I was play­ order to be considered a full Associate Dean of the ·and picking up a mid-semes­ they don't want to lose their ing the same video games as they were. time student and stay quali­ College of Arts and Sciences ter one with no financial cost financial aid."Sticking with a Video games and movies are fantasy. fied for financial aid. On the Sharon Clark said that in any is four weeks in to a semester. class in which success is un­ Children know that. Parents know that. likely solely for financial aid It is all in the parenting. When a some­ Be part of the next reasons is not a wise move SO Years< ing thing drastic happens we seem to blame Peace Corps generation. anyway, said Clark. (jllobal Peace &Friendship "The Feds have really the wrong people. Blame video games, blame movies, blame Marilyn Manson. Information Event: cracked down on what is called 'making satisfactory What about parents? Tuesday, March 15 academic progress' towards Let's face it, the majority of parents your degree. So if you're not in this country are under-qualified. So, 3:00 p.m., MSC 269 [making sat;isfactory academ­ instead of being a good parent. ... they ic progress] then poor old fi­ depend on the government. Regulate bad nancial aid has a responsibil­ words on the TV, regulate violence on ity to cut you off," Clark said. video games. "You have [Q be successful in three quarters of the course -Student work your registered for in a semester to not come up on Life is calling. How far will you go? the radar screen of financial 800.424.8580 I aid." 4 l1the Q:urrrnt I MARCH 7, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I I ADVERTISEMENTS

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nation, picked up eight strikeouts in a complete game win, ment, struck out six and did not allow any earned runs in a CEDRIC WILLIAMS which featured the first home runs of the season for outfielder 3-1 win over Henderson State University. Sports Editor Karey Kruse, senior, special education, and infielder Heather Kruse had a hit and drove in a run while teammate Shan­ Arras, junior, education. non Beatty, junior, social work, had a hit and tv,tO runs batted After a 2009 season in which it won the Great Lakes Valley On Saturday, the Tritons swept a pair of wins over Okla­ in for [he Tritons. Conference Regular Season Championship and a 2010 cam­ homa Panhandle and Lincoln University. The final game of the Quad State Tournament did not go so paign where it broke the school record for home runs in a Arras was the star in the 3-2 victory over Oklahoma Pan­ ,veil for C}'ISL The Tritons lost 13-5 to Arkansas-j\lonticello. season, the Universiry of Missouri-St. Lows women's softball handle. Final details for this game were nor available at press time team opened play last weekend with fans excitedly wondering The third-year UMSL starter had three hits, including the but the Tritons still managed to go 4-2 on their opening week­ what they should expect this season. game-winning base-knock in the bottom of the seventh. end, and those are the only stats that really matter. If the first weekend is any indication, Triton fans should In a 9-2 win against Lincoln University, Leslie Davis, soph­ Ul',/fSL will renun to campus this week for classes and prac­ expect lots of offense and lots of victories. UMSL claimed omore, psychology, was a star in the pitching circle and at the rice, before heading out on the road again next Sunday, March victories in four of the six games it played at the Quad State plate. 6, when they will travel to Warrensbw-g, Missouri, to take on Tournament in Bentonville, Ark. . In the circle, Davis tossed a complete game at the Blue Ti­ the University of Centrallviissouri. The event was hosted by NCAA Division II number gers, allowing JUSt five hits and no earned runs. The Tritons will playa series of road games before final­ 13-ranked Arkansas-Iv10micello and featured teams from four At the plate, Piasa Southwestern High's all-time leading ly getting to play their home opener on Tuesday, March 22 different states. homerun hitter, blasted a three-run shot that gave the Tritons ag~nst Lincoln University. UMSL opened its season this past Friday with games more than they needed to handle Lincoln. That home date will be a doubleheader day for the Tritons against Missouri Western and Southwest Baptist. The Tritons Jacee Ellis, senior, business management, UMS:Ls all-time and Blue Tigers with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. lost the opener to Mo West 10~2 but bounced back for a 5-3 leadin°g home run hitter, blasted her first clinger of the season, win against SBU. another three-run blast. ' In that victory, Crystal Koehler, senior, business adminis- On Sunday, Amanda Seib, senior, finance and manage- 61 '"ij[:hc ([urrrnt I MARCH 7, 2011 " WWW.THECURRENT-ONUNE.COM I , SPORTS Trlto guard Gerald Fulton named First Team II-GLV

FUlton scored 20 points in that game, and finished the year The 10 league wins tie for the most by any Ur-ASL men's CEDRIC WILLIAMS second in GLVC scoring and 13th in all of NCAA Division basketball team, while the 10-8 record marks me first winning Sports Edi tor II, at 22 points a game. GLVC mark in program history. The 6'2" transfer from Ivfineral l'\.rea College hit me Joining Fulton on me All-GLVC First Team were India­ Universiry of Missouri-St. Louis junior guard Gerald Ful­ 20-point plateau 18 times. scored in double-figures in all but napolis senior guard and league leading scorer Darius Adams, ton \vas named All-Great Lakes au yConference First Team two games this season and twice went over 30 points. Southern Indiana senior center h10hamed Nrumba, Bellarm­ today, in an announcement by the league office. He netted his career high of 32 points againstWis­ ine junior guard Braydon Hobbs and Bellarmine senior guard Fulton,' a native St. Louisan, who anended HazehNood t~ ast . consin-Parkside back in December and again against Jeremy Kendle, who was selected GLVC Player of me Year, High School, be om th fir t 11SL men's basketball player o. 2 ranked Belhrmine back in January.Fulton also after leading the Knights to a 25-2 record and a No.2 national to earn First Team All-GL C honors in the program'.; history. ranked among me league leaders in three-pointers ranking. - Brett L dbetter was an AlI-G L\ C honorable mention selc:c­ made 7 1), and in frt:.:: thr,,)w shooting 88 percent). Bellannine's Scott Davenport was chosen 2011 Coach of tion in 20 ,but Fulton is the first plaver to mai

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Jennifer Weigel, one of the artist featured in the Lifeblood Exhibit, talks about her displayed work on Thursday. YUMETO YAMAZAKI I THE CURRENT "Life Blood" exhibit showcase local talent

ART LaHam in her artist's statement said that piece is intended to cording to the artist's statement, the tide comes from a tradi­ capture the "unknown medical issues of being a woman." tional quilt block from the 1930s. In Owoc's piece, the tra­ The 'Life Blood' exhibit now on display at the Gallery Visio Sivils recommended Lisa Becker's piece entitled "Miscar­ ditional block is used to create a sort of calendar tracking the uses a variety of media to express the tribulations and beauty . riage" as a standout, 'calling it the most powerfully visual and monthly cycle of menstruation. that are intrinsic to being a woman. emotionally real, while stili being direct and straight forward, The 18 pieces in the Gallery Visio are the result of a cali that In the words of Gallery Director Stephanie Sivils, Life Becker's work is a glass rendering of the female torso, with wem our for local artists to submit work that fell in line with Blood depicts "the personal journey of womanhood." red outlined holes in the center of the figure's stomach as well the 'Life Blood' theme. Much of the work is from University The artistic formats are truly diverse with glass, quilt fiber, as near the left breast. The holes represent the void that exists of l-.1issouri St. Louis students, although one piece came all the pencil, paint and digitally altered photography all represented. in a woman's womb as well as her hean in the fallour of mis­ way from Spain. ·Connie LaHam's ":t'v1ost of Life is Unexpected" utilizes the carriage. The artist is unknown and the piece is nu­ medium of photography. The installation shO\vs a young female tOrso is a consistent thenle," anced and abstract. The inclusion of this piece blonde woman, se\ eral months pregnant, on her knees look­ Sivils said about the xhibit as ,,, hole. a1 ne is reas n enough to ch ck out 'Life Blood.' ing up. In her artist's statement, Beck er aid thar the pie e "va in pir d 'L' e BI 0 ' is a traveljng exhibit currenrl n display at the "Th lood ofli e cycle never really ends e 'en when it's un­ by tWO of her fri nds b com ing pregn t ar un (he same Gallery j io on the fi rst fl oor of [he 1il1enni1l1l1 Student e pc 'r ,dl.,' im:errupted." L Ram ays in her artist's statement. tim an on f [h w men hayil 0 a baby nd the tht:: r ooin ... Cente '. 1h exhibit has pre'iously be 11 on di play ar Floris­ Tr i~ hrting [h.n righr ne.x t 0 LaBanL pi e is Ro "anne Phillip's through a miscarriage. Th wom wh miscarried had to 0 sam all Community College as well as Fan ondo. It will - h.H If.':" l'.ing pen 3n paper, LaRan1 has wrinen the words throllghthat c ' eri nee again and again W1til she final y had be aT Ul\ 5L throu h Mar· h ~ ··h.H If. .... "eral hundr d times in min, bla -k wri ring. t a h al hy b by bo, . A- - Ryan Rmfl [h:.: bl)[fOm left of [be pie c, tl hrase is wrirr n once in red. -n le! largest piece is "M 'den's D eli~bt " by Pat \ 'oe. Ae- :s I ~h( ([urrrut I MARCH 7, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I IA&E

"RED RIDING HOOD" UTwilight" director Catherin~ HatdwiCke cre-ates a twist on' this familiar fairy tale, with a werewolf-stalking a,medieval village, a young village girl fallin!d fer an orphaned woods­ man and a love triangle. Stars Amanda Seyfried, Lukas Haas, Gary Oldman ..

"BAlTLE: LOS ANGELES" A platoon of marines, led by a veteran staff sergeant played MATI DAMON stars in the romantic thriller JJThe Adjustment Bureau" COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS by Aaron Eckhart, battles space aliens invading Los Ange­ les to conquer the planet, in this big-budget, special effects extravaganza. Also stars Bridget Moynahan and Michelle .Science-Fiction thriller "Adjustment Bureau" Rodriguez. lets M att Damon and Emily Blunt sine bright

\-vhieh recently per~0rmed here at the Touhill Performing Arts MOVIES Cemer under the auspices of Dance St. Louis. The success of "Black Swan" has made ballet at hot item Fate, or some grand plan, can throw 1 ers together, bur in for film audiences. Ce.dar Lake's artistic director, French-born the romantic science fic tion thrLller "TIle justmem Bur au ' chore grapher Benoj (-Swan Pouffer, prepired Blunt for her a gran d plan in tead seems thwart the romantic attraction role as a dancer although in u u th chere is el tivel little 'pull ing tw people together. dan e in dle GIro . +

D o we control our fate or is there somerhino els thar di­ Blum and Damon haye real on-screen ch rnisrn ~ which rects our lives? 1hat metaphysical question plays a role entral adds im mens Iy to the rom an tic app < 1 f th to ry an d helps in this engrossing mriller roman e. 111e reality-que tion ing fi re up the thrill r s xcit ruent eve!. theme is [cmini em [ "In ption" but at heart "lh A juSt­ The l.11 m is rll d with 'what-if ' twists, an ther signature mem Bureau" i a romance. Thanks to the hem· Uy' b tw n of D ick' \-vo rk with tl primary on "mer n heth r w its stars, it is a d pl, effi cti, one. om rol our own d tiny. A.l1 dl0 Y lacki and Ti rrence tamp Ivfatt D am on pIa _ rising-star politi ian D avid N rri h are an1 0ng the nighLights in a strong supponing cast. "EVEN THE RAIN" has a reputation for both straight talk and having an impulsi Good n n-predictabl' ro mantic stories are a too rare ching (Tivoli only) - Gael Garcia Bernal ("fyiotorcyle Diaries," creak. chance encounter brings him an d Eli e (Emil) Blunt) in movies_ BlUfl t and Damon make one se:\.'y pairing and their "Amores Perras") stars in this highly-praised Spanish-lan­ together. Sparks fl - immediately bernreen N rris and the ris­ scenes together entice the audience to fall in love with them guage film with English subtitles. Bernal plays an idealistic ing-star ballerina but the forces soon seem to keep them apart. both and hope for their love's survival. Spanish film director, who has come to impoverished Bolivia Amy terious host of burton-down bureaucrats is behind . The characters are likeable and the story is involving but the to shoot a fiim about Columbus in the New Vi/orld, when local what i keeping them apart. \Vhen Damons Norris stumbles film is visually dynamic as well. It has terrific visual style, with demonstrations break out against a multinational corpora­ across them in the midst of an "adjustmem," things become some fine nair-ish touches. tion trying to privatize the water, even the rain. A thought­ v ry complicated for him. - Racing across a New York cityscape, Damon and Blunt, provoking mix film that draws parallels betvveen past and The film is loosely based on "The Adjustment Team" a short electrifying in a red dress, are pursued by men in gray suits and present, with a lush historic film-within-a-film. story by Philip K. Dick, whose speculative fiction works also hats, images evoking another era of film. The action sequences inspired "Blade Runner" and several ther films. Questioning are brisk and exciting, ''lith some "Inception" - like visual ef­ perceptions and reality are common themes in the author's fic­ Jects. tion and that is the portion of the film's plot taken ftom his "The Adjustment Bureau" offers a cerrific entertainment short story. breal< from the changeable weather. Damon and Blunt cre­ The star-crossed lovers are entirely new but people dealing ate sparks and the start is a winner for fans of thrillers or ro­ with a philosophical conundrum are typical of D ick's work. mance, 'which malzes it an excellent dare movie. The doldrums The film is the directorial debut f -Bourn ltim amm" co­ of larch often have few goods to offer in rerms of movie en­ w riter Ge rge 'folli who a.La wro t the script, pairing ao-a.in tertainment, so' 'TIle Adj ustment Bureau" ..' a welcome excep­ ,yith thac fran his ' star, M att Damon. aon. _ Cedar Lal

, - MUSIC .. teners just want tei get up and dance. But for some reason, ing along with their listeners. Their range of musical style an ~ they appear to have grown up slightly since the release of 'The lyric themes will allow them to remain relevant to their fans. Releasifl:g their second full-length album, Forever the Sick­ Weekend: Friday." The themes that taint most of the songs are "Bipolar Baby!" is one of those goofy songs. For return­ est Kids have once again pleased pop-punk listeners. Hitting not about stupid girls and crazy parties; they are about heart­ ing fans of FTSK, think "She's a Lady" from "Underdog Alma the stands on March 2, FTSK's latest self-entitled addition is break and love (while parties do tend to come up in certain Mater" · revamped. Jonathon ·Cook sings of his love for a girl the sarr1e old sound with a little ~aturity added in. songs). tha·t cannot make up her mind. "Bipolar Baby!" is · a classic During the creation' of the album, Kent Garrison, key­ For example, "Forever Girl" is an acoustic song that will Forever the Sickest Kids song that will instantly be added to boards and synthesizers, ultimately decided to leave the band. melt any girl's heart. The simplicity of the guitar riffs and the their best hits list. Not much information is known about why Garrison is leav­ vocals mix to create quite possibly the sweetest song that will Another song that leans towards their fun side is "Life of the ing or who 'will replace him. cross any speakers. This declaration of true love will have all Parry." It focuses on a girl who just happens ro be, (imagine Straying aw~y from their original "The Weekend" idea, (re­ the girls hitting repeat and all the guys listening for ideas to that) the life of the parry. leasing three separate short albums, entitled "Friday," "Satur­ Steal. This track is slightly different for the band and seems to day" and "Sunday") the boys decided while working on songs "What Happened to Emotion? (Killing Me)" also leans . channel Rhianna's "Umbrella," ("Party -artyl ah ahl Party - for "Saturday" that they would much prefer to write a full­ toward the more mature sound of 'Forever the Sickest Kids,' arty") wruch gets annoying pretty quickly. However, it still de­ length album. depicting the end of a failing relationsrup. The heartfelt lyrics serves a listefl and can be quite catchy. The album art channels an almost Calvin and Hobbes feel combined with the poppy background music will make listen­ Forever the Sickest Kids has once again pleased their fans and fearnres a little boy -and girl sneaking our and running ers understand the pain of heanbreak. with another amazing album that goes beyond what their past away together. The feeling projected on the front of the album W'hile many "mature" songs are included on the album, ones have been. Combining their old sound with a new matu­ does not mesh well with the sound of the album itself. FISK have not entirely retreated from their goofy side. Multi­ rity, they are proving that, not only are they here for business, Forever the Sickest Kids ha~Te been classified as a bunch ple tracks still feature the s~e old FTSK that fans have grown but they also want tb grow with their audience. of goofy boys playing even goofier music that makes their lis- to love. The variety of songs just proves that the band is grow- A- -}anaca Scherer

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SHA RON PRUITT Staff writer ju mping through a series of hoo ps balanced atop ""ell other. A crobatic <1n is a much-loved tradirion that The jumps, impressi ve en oagh on their own, h as existed in ~ hina for ave\" fWD thousand yea IS were mixed with complicated rumbling and and on Saturday, Jieb\" uary 26, Cinjllc D 'Or: parmer-work. Golden D rago n Acrobats visited rhclo'uhill -[hollgh FCJturing r:l:,t 'paced sh.ows of physi­ Perform inp: Arts C cn rer for LWO S[lIl1ning per­ cal stTcogeh, the performance al.,o included formances, 1110re delicale dClllonstl"lrions of muscle cootl'oL Haili n g from' H ebci, China, the Golden "Pas De DeLL;' a q uietly iml'ns cwo-person Dragon Acrobats are an internationally ac­ ~[('m ba(ic lXlll ct, fi nely meshed the grace ofballet claimed company who have visited every state with the skill fu l <,of1wnioI1 of a'rooatics. in ,he United Sca tes and as many as 65 countries Klthcd in ,111 eehereal bluc light, (he fwO per­ on five cominent". form ers seemed to be danCing in the fog of an '!lie gro up was founded in 1% 7 by Li en Chi ullc:lrthly lake. Chang and is currently led by company IH"si­ The real cl'Owci-pll!aser, however, was (he awe­ dcnt, Danny L han g. inspiring "Tower of Chair.I," during which one Ml!CLing for over 40 years, rill! Coldcn DL.lg­ performer halanu 'd himself <)n top of a llumber on Acrobats bave been travding rhe world to of chairs thac seemed 1'0 almost re;Jch rhe ccili ng. dn zlc Judicnccs of all ag'~~ ' Towering lwcr th,: crowd, he' -",it cross-legged "I liked when they Fi rst eamc out and it atop [h e tower of chairs and I'hyfully ca lled OUL looked like there w as only onc girl, but [here LO the audicnp.', "Onc more?" were six," Betty I-lUll, ,ludi<.:n e member, said. 'lhl! crowd urging him on, he added one '''The guys, they're rcally good tOO, . Th e wholc more chair to rhe tower and then halanced him­ show is so good." !.elf atop the formidable tower. ' lhc show bC'[','lIl with the "'Ihollsanu F-tilld He [hcn raised one arm ou £. in !i'onr of him, Dance," where' wom en stood w gcrhcr to appear srriking a Supcrrn,ln pose, Tllllch to the delight 1O be a single many armcd goddess fif';lJ[L'. of rhe audience. ' 1111' ,how continlled with contortion demon­ jVri .~,y BOf'chardt brought her Sf. Charles Slt'alions and swaying board bal:Hl cing, fOllowed gymnasric!. group 1'0 see the show. "lhc show by impressive juggling acts where rbc perform­ was

Golden Acrobats, representing a tradition that started twenty five centuries ago, perform at the Touhill on Saturday, February 26. I FEATURES 12 I ~hc ([urrmt I MARCH 7, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I

Barbara VanVoorden: living the eire s ife

Van Voorden spent most of her younger life on the road, travel­ "I thought just for the hell of it, I'm going to appl~' to Wast JEN O'HARA U to see what happens. And, they took me, [1] was acoepteci, Features Editor ing with the circus. She received her education mostly through correspondence, and was offered all this financial aid," Van\ '0 orden said. She Looking at English professor Barbara Van Voorden, the last what we know today as distance education. Children of per­ received her bachelor's and master's degrees in English. She thing that comes to mind is that she was born and raised into and formers in the circus are expected to follow in their parents' came to UMSL in 1990, where she has worked as an Englis.h still shares a love for the circus life. Her partner, TimothyTegge, is footsteps. Because of this, VanVoorden was trained in the art professor since. equally involved and spends the year traveling and performing. of antipodism, or foot juggling. Tegge and Van Voorden met in 1980 when Tegge's famil. Tegges' family owned a small circus show for 25 years. His When VanVoorden was 21, she gave birth to her circus hired her to perform. Though Tegge was married at the father began as a clown, later becoming a ringmaster who ran son. A couple of years later at 23, VanVoorden decid­ time, and Van Voorden 'was with child, the n\'0 hit it off im· his own show. Tegge gO( starred in the circus at an early age. ed to do the unthinkable; she decided to go to college. mediately. They lost toudl, but Tegge found VanVoorden in "When I was three years old, my dad thought it'd be great "In that world, that was sorr of the wild, rebellious tiling to do; 2005. It was not until then that the twO revealed their fecling~ to put little Timmy in clown makeup and that's what started go to college. That was kind of rejecting the standards of that for one another. Tegge convinced Van Voorden to return to Lh~ it all. I rode my tricycle in clown makeup and wardrobe in a community. It's kind of the reverse of running away to join the circus world and perform for the first time in over a decade. parade. I guess that's all it took. I fell in love instantly," Tegge circus," Van Voorden said. Van Voorden describes being an English teacher as a greal said. She began taking classes because work in the show-business choice segueing from the circus. "Teaching really is a perfor­

One of the University of Missouri-St. Louis' Eng­ world was slowly decreasing. Van Voorden realized in being a mance in so many ways. Your subject matter is different1 bUl lish professors was born into a line of circus perform­ single mother she would need to go to college and find a more it's being in front of an audience and making some kind oj ers. Van Voordens' grandparents owned a small circus in stable job to supporr herself and her child. connection," Val} Voorden said. the . Netherlands. Her family came over in 1950 when She began taking classes at Belleville Area College and Tegge is also a circus historian. An exhibit of circus life \vill be the infamous Barnum and Bailey circus invited Van Voor­ found that she loved it. She applied to Washington Uni­ running in the Mercantile Library until August 7 . The e.,xhibit dens' mother to be one of the European acts in their show. versity, realizing at the same time that it was a long shot. includes artifacts ranging in age, the oldest being from the 1800s.

' . ' . ' JENNIFER MEAHAN I THE CURRENT Barbara VanVoorden, ASSOCiate Professor of English and Tim ~egge, husband and owner' of the Tegge Family Circus Archives, at his exhibit in the Mercentile Library on Friday. FEATURES I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I MARCH 7, 2011 I ~hc Q1}rrrnt I 13'

Badmil1ton tournament encourage healthy competition

"I have been playing badminton fof five years," Xinliang ASHLEY ATKINS Huang, graduate stude~t, biology, said. "\Y/e have had a bad­ Asst. Features Editor minton club at [Ul\1SL] for probably about a year. Saturdays On Saturday, February 26, Campus Recreation hosted a are our regular time for exercise." badminton tournament in the gymnasium of the Mark Twain It did not take long for the women playing in the tourna­ building on the North campus of the University of Missouri­ ment to show their passion for the game. St. Louis. The tournament welcomed beginners, intermediate \\7hat starred Out as an event centered on the men .in at­ and advanced players. tendance, turned into a fierce death match benveen the female "It is for our badminton enthusiasts who love to play and players. they have the opportunity to have the whole gym, win at-shirt One of the highly recognized participants among the event and show off meir skill," Susan bibb, intramural coordinator, turned out to be staple member, Sudeshna Roy, PhD. student said. of chemistry and biochemistry. The tournament is usually thrown once a year and for me 'Actually, \vhen I came here to [U1vlSL] to study chemistry, past mIee years, Dibb has had regular faces come out to par- I had that intent and passion for playi ng badminton but rhere ticipate. . was no badminton club," R y said. "I thank Q iong for form­ Those in attendance had no ptoblem gerting into the sync ing a badminton club .[and] taking active participation in a of the game, evidenced by how quickly the beginners began to badminton club." pick up the playing style of the more advanced players. Qiong Song, post doctorate student for the college of op­ The men in me competition did not hesitate to stan me tometry is the presidenr of the badminton club. day out aggressively as a talented pair smacked the shurcle-. "She is so passionate about it and that made me come to cock, also knovm as the "birdie," back and forth, bom umvill­ the badminton club otten and play regularly " Roy said. ing to rhrow me private game they had bervveen memo Roy is also inrerested in a career in badminton. She trains Although the prize of the tournament was a t-shirt, they for the sport in St. Louis. were playing as if trophies were an option. .As the event came to a close, it \vas no coincidence that Badminton comes in fifth worldwide as the ~ost popular Huang's double gtoup would be up against Roy's. In the end, sport played. Some of irs best players have been known to almough both reams gave it all they had, Huang\ team rook come our of China. home the bragging rights. One of the gentlemen from Saturday's event, also treasurer of the badminton club at Ul\.1SL, had dabbled ' in badminton A graduate student reaches to hit the shuttle at the badminton at Henan Agricultural University in China. tournament on Saturday in the Mark Twain Gym.

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Animals studies have products made from plastic uue. The primary focus of a woman is, the better: it found some troubling eff~cts released estrogen-like chemi­ the vast majority of people proves she has the time to fr~m exposure to estrogen­ cals. The stUdy used a number (ate Marquis can. at any given time, be at­ take care of herself, and thus like substances, including de­ of common plastic c~nsumer uibuted to their physical ap­ must be at lease somewhat velopmental harm to fetuses, products used wi th food, inexpensive materials. Glass, pearance. well off. Likewise, a man who On the opposite end of this fertility problems and cancer. purchased from commer­ stainless steel and ceramics Health? That really is not is morbidly ripped will oEren spectrum are people \\rho The Narional Toxicol­ cial retailers like \)~:ral-Mart are safe for storage in the re­ important as long as one be chosen over the slight, place far roo much emphasis ogy Program, part of the Na­ or \X'hole Foods. The plastic frigerator and can safely be looks sexually and/or mon­ la.nl.'Y alternative, as this, roo, upon being on the "cutting tional Institutes of Health, items were chopped up and put in me dishwasher. Tem­ crady appealing. Because is proof of time available for edge" of fashion design. Such expressed u some concern" soaked in water or alcohol, pered glass and stainless steel honestly, that is what we all working out, and thus, finan­ individuals will often imi[ate about the effect of BPA ex­ then tested for any estrogenic are great for cooking. Glass want, is it not: to attract as cial . tability. the same attitudes as those posure of brains and prostate chemicals that leached OLlt. and ceramics \'lork fine in a much attention and compli­ W, on ro the fas hi on taught to pay too much at­ glands of infants and small In about 70 percent of all microwave. Cooking in cast mentary behavior to our ap­ end of this article. Fashion is, tention to uniformicy. Inter­ children. Links to obesity, in­ cases, estrogenic chemicals iron ,:vith a wooden spoon is pearance as possible? much like physical appear­ estingly enough, the empha­ fertility and cancer have alSJ ,vere found. After the addi­ no~ only safe bur even adds Quite frankly, physical ance of on;:'" bod)', given t~­ sis placed by such individuals been suggested. An Environ­ tion of conditions that repro­ iron to the diet. These prod­ attractiveness is ~ertainlv a too much weight in many upon fashionable appearance mental Protection Agency duced common use, such as ucts may have to be handled quality which has been held cultures the world-round. In \-vill often lead to even worse program formed ten years exposure to sunlight, dish­ and cleaned somewhat diff.::r­ in high teem since the: h('­ some instan.:cs , it is a mat­ ::dienation of peers than . the ago, to study health concems washing or microwaving, the end:' than plastics bur none ginning of time. It is also a ter of COntrol. ·There are sev­ uniform-training may result on the effects of. chemicals plastics leaching our esuo­ of this is difficult. lmcr all, quality which has completely eral schools across the globe in, often leading to immense in plastics, has produced few genic chemicals jumped to everyone used to do this, pre­ altered in meaning and re- which, to chis day, require '\.-lique" activit)- in schools results. \XIhile several nations abour 95 percent. Ironically, plastics. ption over the thousands mili tar~\' -g rade unitormi iT and workplaces, based en­ have banned BPA, the U. S. plastics labeled "BPA-free" \Xlhile other counuies re­ of ) ears humankind's L~:is­ in the attire of all of their tirely upon a code of '\vho federal governmen t has yet ro sometimes released higher move potentially hazardous tenee upon the Earth. There students on a daily basis. h ~1S the neFest i\merican Ap­ act. However, many manu­ levels of esuogenic chemicals, SLlbstances until proven safe, are some cultures in which Granted, this is a great train­ parel." facturers of plastic water indicating that the less-well Oill government seems to physical arrractiveness is ing rool ro prepare students Learn to judge those in bottles and containers heeded studied substitutes for BPA prefer to leave products on gauged by how much \-veight for the world of businc:~s socit:i.~: based upon more public concern over BPA and may be even worse. the marker until proven haz­ one ha . Both extremes can they may enter into., a world than JUSt looks. Honestly, removed it from .their plastic The researchers did point ardous. It is a stark contrast be exanlined in this category. where uniformity is praiseJ, th e results can be shocking, products, which were labeled our that some plastics did not to tederal behavior towards For instance, many poorer and difFerences are shunned. as social circles tend to grow, "BPA free." Now a new study release any chemicals. The substances that might be used cultures tllfoughout history However, such an attention rather than dissipate, when casts doubt on whether re­ study did not identif)r v;'hich as recreational drugs, where have placed great emphasis to uniformiry only proves to physical appearance . is not moving one chemical is the chemicals in the plastics were there is a rush to ban them upon an individual having trajn children to shun differ­ the prime focus. whole solution. associated \vith the release of nrSt and evaluate safety later. extra weight. The r ~s on? An ences in appearance, often Beauty does not have to be The study, published in the esuogenic substances. Nfake no mistake; this is individual \vho could afford leading ro skewed world­ only' skin-deep. Look further. scientific journal EnviroIl-­ This means determining not an argument in favor of ro eat [hat well was clearly a vie in which anybod)- who Matthew B. Popmkv is a memal Health Perspectives, \-vhich plastic is safe may not legalized chugs, merely an ob­ good match for marriage and looks "unusual" is a horren­ StaffT.Jlriterfor The Current. calls into question an even be so easy for consumers. servation on a strange quirk child-rearing. dous example of humanity. wider range of plastics, find­ So why not use non-plastic of government pr.iorities. Is it ing that most plastics leach options? While plastics are a matter of profits or people? hormone-W(c chemicals. cheaper to ship from China, Cate A1arquis is A,sociate Because most studies have other food storage and cook­ A &E Editor and a coLumnist been done wim rats or mice, ing option are made from for The Current. We agree with Matthew. i n Do you? let -us -know at thecurr.ent-online.com www.thec-urrent-online.com 16 I 'UChr ([urrent I MARCH 7 t 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I I OPINIONS Point/Cou terpoint

Should the wall street bal1kers be on trial? ...... Ga bhng with othe people's No punishment for those money has repercussions who did nothi g wrong

\X!all Street's financial Bank of America, and Mor­ say the least it shouldn't have The ans\ver to why no and need to maintain an wrong. But Wall Street want­ powerhouse of executives got gan Stanley did on Wall happened and could poten­ one from \Vall Street went ongoing relationship with ~d that money from ordinary away with fraud and theft Street. tially be avoided in the fu­ to jail in the economic crisis your customers. Wall Street banks, from savings and pen­ and none of them were sent They lied, deceived, ture. and bail-out of 2008 has a investing is a business far dif­ sion funds. Arguing that the to jail. Since when is it okay tricked, and stole their cli­ If they used the executives very simple answer: no one ferent, much closer to gam­ Glass Ste~aall Act was an to commit fraud. and theft ents and the public's money. who committed the crime in broke the law. As astound­ bling than running a store. old-fashioned law no longer and not be punished by law? Should that not spell Out the first place as an example, ing as that seems, it is true. It depends on the ability to needed, big banks persuaded It does not even begin to right there clear as day as to to prove to people who 'Nil! Corporations that do wrong do the unexpected, seeing the Clinton administration make sense as to why the '.;:by they should be in jail? take over these jobs in the fu­ do not go to jail? only people what the other guy did nor. to drop it. If there are no government did nOt do any­ They stole money that ture, not cave into the mad­ do. Bernie Madoff \-vent to . In that world of speculation, rules against it, someone will thing drastic to punish the wasn't theirs to benefit them, ness of thie ery, they could jail for his investment scam it is a 1l1atter if figuring out do it. But while most people executives of the man'." C0111- and how is th government avoid being punished and because he broke the law, how to manipulate .mone;" ~ would not steal, we have laws panies that 'w'ere involved in handlinf; it? They are not do­ having to deal with jail. b running an illegal Ponzi and use information to make against it because some peo­ crashing the United States of ing a single thing to punish It is truly sad to sa. " that scheme. The risky, complex money by out-smarting the ple would. Some people call Americas financial life sup­ the criminals. our government failed at investment speculation that next investor. Actually, there this regulation, others call port, dragging us into an All th y did WJ.S give them correctly punishing the \Vail was behi nd the stock market are some benefits to the no­ it the rule of law. An honest economic crisis. a little smack on the hand Street executives in their collapse was based in part on rules "greed is good" games­ investigation of the behavior On Rolling Stone maga­ and say, " 0, very bad" and wrongdoing. How is anyone buying and selling mortgages ~anship in investing and of the Wall Street· brokers zine's v,rebsite, it reports that let them go hoping they supposed to learn from this that rurned out to be less sol­ markets, The trick is to keep and bankers involved in this the only execu rive to serve learned their lesson, but that incident to prevent it from id than investors were told. the rest of the economy from debacle might uncover acrual jail time was Bernie Madoff, just does not ieem logical happening in the future, if Basically, telling investors coUapsing if things go wrong, law-breaking but such an in­ who according to RQIling with such a big "no no" as we do not take care of it the . "trust me," even if the broker and protect people who are vestigation is highly unlikely Stone magazine is a, "patho­ this, proper way now? . making the recommendation not playing . the game from in a political system where logical celebrity con artist." The government clearly They will never karn and knows better, is not illegal. It becoming collateral damage. money 'Nields ~nlimited in­ "Why was he the only one knows exactly what has hap­ people will go on thinking is "buyer beware." The whole We did not do that. So fluence and corporate spend­ who ended up in jail? He cer­ pened and who was involved, that they will not get into too situation is explained clearly who is to blame? Greedy ing is limitless. tainly was not the only one bur instead of taking care of much uouble for crashing an in the fact-filled documen­ bankers or naive voters? Basically, we the people involved in thieving money the problem they let them economy and they will con­ tary "Inside Job," which as­ Actually, we used to are at fault, not Wall Street from the government. off with perry fines and little tinue to think that they can signs blame to both political have a brilliant solution in types. We did not insist on Specifically, the definition jobs. get away with such crimes, parties in setting the stage for place: the Glass Steagall rules to prevent Wall Street of fraud is intentional per­ The government obvious­ rather than paying the price this mess. Act. This law separated or­ types from bringing down version of truth in order to ly has enough proof to put of jail time. Of course, most business dinary banks, which made the rest of the economy and induce another to part with them behind bars for many Does that sound morally people do not engage in this community loans and held then demanding a bail-out something of value; combine years, but apparentJy crash­ right to you? Justice should kind of unethical behavior. mortgages, from investment to keep things from getting theft · with that and then it ing the world's economy is be served! Will anything re­ Besides the fact that: most banks, which made money worse. In the world of "greed . has crime written allover it. not a big deal or anything . ally ever be done to penalize people .have moral limits on on creative speculation. 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11 Kiss Away Cancer Day" is an event which donates its proceeds. They gave kisses on some cheeks for $1 on Monday, Feb. 28 in the MSC Nosh. CHENHAO 1I1 THE CURRENT

National Fore ign Lan guag e Week

Located in J.c. Pe nney Building, Clark Hall, Lucas Ha ll, Th e ash and is open to all . National Foreign Language week is March 7- 10! There will be multiple free activities on those days, in a variety of events. Check out the flyer on the Languages and Cultures webs-ite! For information, call Beth Landers at (314) 516-6546.

Tuesday, March 8· Ward E. Barnes Library Annu al Open House

From 11 :00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. located in the Ward E. Barnes Library-South Campus. Open to all. Please join the Barnes Library staff fo r our annual open house. We 'll have cookies, coffee, and tea, plus lots of cool, free stuff. Play the Library Puzzler to win a gift certificate to the UMSL Bookstore, Starbucks, or iTunes! For information, call Betsy Williams at (314) 516-5576.

Thursqay, March 9 . Recreational Weightlifting Contest

From 1: 00 p.m . to 4:00 p.m., located at Mark Twain Athletic/Recreation Center. Men and women, in a host of weight classes, can compete in squat, dead lift and bench press events. Participants do not need to register in advance but must w€igh-in between 12:00 & 1:OOpm today. Everyone wins a t-shirt! Call Campus Recreation, 203 Mark Twain at (314) 516-5326.