April 8, 2014

.com Volume 7, Number 24 Student Newspaper of April 8, 2014 Lindy’s Awards Muslim students seek Page 4 Filip Jönsson awareness of culture profile Romain Polge Investigative Reporter Page 7 In spring 2013, Lindenwood University opened a prayer room for the Muslim students. Located Shotgun team in the Spellmann connection center, the room is mainly used wins nationals every Friday for the weekly Page 8 prayer, the Jumu’ah. “Providing a designated place for Muslims to pray was a big step but there is undoubtedly much that can still be done,” said Matthew J. Potholes Aragon Bruce, assistant professor of religion. Starting in the fall semester, prove to be Bruce will teach a brand new religion class, “Islam and the a menace West.” Brett McMillan The course will be divided into Investigative Reporter three parts. In the first third of the semester, Bruce will be teaching Chunks of St. Louis area roads about basic beliefs and practices are missing, and paying for repairs of Islam. The second part will may mean cutting other projects. be focused on the evolution of Mike Foppe is the maintenance relationships in history between superintendent for the Missouri the world of Islam and the “West.” Legacy Photo by Romain Polge Department of Transportation’s In the final third of the course, the Maxime Brissac leads a group of Muslim students in prayer. Lindenwood’s prayer rooms were added to St. Louis district. He said there students will read short pieces the Spellmann Center Connection in the spring of 2013. are 25 percent more potholes in written by modern Muslim writers his district than last spring. that address different modern What do Muslims think about the class this fall. Like Bruce, Usonbek Sali, a The extra wear and tear is issues. relationship between Islam and “I look forward to see how finance student from Kyrgyzstan, resulting in increased spending. “My primary aim with the the West?” a class about Islam, taught in a thinks the university could do Foppe said that during the last course is to have students engage Maxime Brissac, a junior Christian university, will go,” more for the Muslim community five years the St. Louis district the though of contemporary exercise science major from said Brissac. “Of course, I have on campus. averaged $650,000 a year on Muslims,” said Bruce. “How do France, conducts the prayer every an a priori about the class but I am pothole repairs. Muslims understand their faith? Friday and he will be taking the really curious.” Continued on Page 2 MoDot’s fiscal year ends July 1 and as of March 24 it has already spent $725,000 repairing potholes. Foppe said the cost of Colleges unite for ‘green’ movement repairs could reach $1 million by July. towards expanding it somewhat,” when trying to fulfill campus-wide operations.” “Sometimes we have to juggle said President Evans. initiatives. President Evans said Lindenwood things a little bit. We may have Recycling is a major concern Lauer said, “Our biggest issue has made many changes to campus some monies here for this project, for the LU Sustainability Alliance; to tackle is changing behavior.” life that promotes sustainable or this road improvement here, they recently hosted a “Dumpster However, she said it was the practice, including; energy reducing we were hoping to do,” Foppe Katie Brosamer-Senger Dive” event to see just how much students that created the recycling features on the new construction said. “The budgeting comes from Investigative Reporter of the waste that Lindenwood program on Maryville’s campus. projects and expanding campus a little bit higher than me, but I Sustainability means to provide generates could have been recycled While Maryville receives a technology. have heard them say, ‘We’re not a way to address ecological, social, or composted. budget to accomplish some of these “We have also spent considerable going to do this project, because and economic concerns, by creating They collected data that sustainable projects they propose on money on the expansion and we had to buy this material for ways that they can all work in will be used to apply for grant campus, LU does not have a direct updating of campus technology this project.’” harmony. funding that will hopefully bring a budget for sustainability. to, among other things, encourage While some scheduled road A lot of local colleges in the area, comprehensive recycling program Kothe said, “There is currently paperless communication, and projects may have to be put off including University of Missouri- to the university. no direct university funding for paperless quizzes, tests and class to restructure the budget, Froppe St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Aaron Kothe, president of the the sustainability projects we have projects,” President Evans said. said it is unclear what specific Washington University, St. Charles LU Sustainability Alliance, said, proposed, but we hope this will It is clear Lindewood will soon projects may be put on hold. Community College and Maryville “This gave us an opportunity to change in the near future.” start to make strides in sustainability. The National Weather Service are members of Association for the impress upon people just how President Evans said, “We Kothe said, “If Lindenwood said the St. Louis region just Advancement of Sustainability in absurd our waste practices are here are always looking for fiscally wishes to continue its historic role finished its coldest winter in Higher Education. AASHE offers at Lindenwood.” responsible ways to reduce energy as a quality institution, it must 13 years with an average daily awards to colleges who promote Kothe said the dumpster dive consumption that makes the most embrace ecological as well as temperature of 29.5-degrees. Most and provide sustainable practices on project indicated that 78 percent of sense in the context of our overall financial sustainability.” area communities accumulated their campus. the waste Lindenwood generates approximately three feet of snow Maryville University has made and sends to the landfills could have as well. many changes in the last few years been recycled or composted. The large amounts of to promote campus sustainability. This finding corresponds very precipitation this winter made The Center for Sustainability was well to the numbers Scott Roberts, it challenging for crews to get created in June 2011 by President CEO of Always Green Recycling, every hole 100 percent dry before Mark Lombardi. gave last year in an interview where patching, Froppe said. Moisture Peggy Lauer, Director of he said he estimated 75 percent heats in a repaired pothole as the Sustainability at Maryville, said, of potentially recyclable material temperature rises and that causes “It is President Lombardi’s goal to generated by Lindenwood is still crumbling. create a Center for Sustainability going to the landfill. Froppe said some areas may around each of Maryville’s core The LU Sustainability Alliance is potentially have to be retreated values.” looking to change these numbers by later in the summer. President James Evans for hopefully started in the near future a The large number of potholes Lindenwood University said that dorm recycling program. means MoDot may not be the while there are no immediate plans “We are excited for the upcoming only busy group this spring and to create a sustainability center start of a dorm recycling pilot summer. Street damage is creating on campus, they are working with program in Blanton Hall. This extra business for area mechanics the LSGA and LU Sustainability program will hopefully lead to as well. Alliance to reduce the campus’ recycling opportunities in dorms Richard Donnini, lead carbon foot print. campus-wide,” Kothe said. technician at Christian Brother’s “We are working with both the Getting students in the habit of Automotive in O’Fallon, Mo., Legacy Photo by Emily Adair LSGA and the LU Sustainability sustainable practice is the problem said he has seen more pothole Junior Daniel Coker searches Lindenwood’s garbage for recyclable Alliance to review our present both the LU Sustainability Alliance material during LU Sustainability’s Sibley Day event. recycling program, with an eye and Maryville University run into Continued on Page 2 Page 2 NEWS April 8, 2014 Announcements LSGA Elections Spellmann stairs “Names that built The student government LU” profiles 28 campus will hold elections April buildings named after 14-16 for president, vice Lindenwood personnel. president and treasurer and Each week, we will April 23-25 to fill eight uncover the stories senator positions. behind these people, and Elections will be held how they shaped LU. via the home page of LU Legacy Graphic by Cameron Poindexter Connect. Here are the candidates for each: Executive Board President Legacy Photos by Jennifer Bruhn Jacob Hedlund Construction on the Spellmann Center stairs began during Nikki Napolitano Spring Break. The fence which was erected on Feb. 21 Vice President remains. Above is a look at the stairs in March, and below Morgan Albertson is construction progress as of April 7. Mary Boudreau Treasurer Dylan Callaway Dylan Paul Senate Morgan Albertson Mary Boudreau Dylan Callaway Ashley Franklin Mitsuru Koyama Dylan Paul Elizabeth Petersen Sam Rudloff Spring Into Service The fourth annual Spring Into Service will take place Saturday, April 12. It will begin 8 a.m. in Potholes the Spellmann Leadership Continued from Page 1 “Backup isn’t so bad Room. The service day, related damage this year until it is one of the warmer sponsored by Campus Y, than in the past. days and then I-70 is benefits multiple charities. Hitting a pothole most just completely packed,” Register at Lindenwood. often results in tire damage, Hubbard said. edu/springintoservice. he said, and those repairs In early March, MoDot can range from $150 to opened a public MoDot Image from Mary Ambler Archives $800 depending on the pothole campaign asking Franc McCluer meets with President Harry Truman during his time as president of vehicle.

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