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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 (1990s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOICE OF UM-ST. LOUIS ovember 16, 1998 The University of Missouri-St. Louis Vol. 32 Issue 937 Arts Center focus Parents, administrators of Council debate meet about Child Center BY ASHLEY COOK again," Roeseler said. "It's in a location ...that would senior editor Traffic, safety iSS11es then blow a fuse somewhere else outside the building.'" The chancellor attended Friday's Faculty Council meeting ro Schuster said that Union Electric brought in more participate in an open discussion on the pros and cons of the pro power from Bellrive ro South Oampus when the apart posed Performing Arts Center. prompt gathering ments at University Meadows were built, but that more Chancellor Blanche Touhill said that she felt that there would was needed ro accommodate future growth. be sufficient scheduling of academic events and commercial enter BY ASHLEY COOK senior editor "[Union Electric] under prises ro justify such a venue being built on campus. stands that as we develop "That's why I'm trying ro take this year in order to work with Parents of children from the South Campus Child more and more, we need more AMS [the consulting firm hired by the University] and the Budget power," Schuster said. Development Center met and Planning [committee], and work with the various departments A parent at the meeting 'with administrators Nov. 4 and get a better handle on the percentage bf commercial versus aca expressed his concern that the to discuss safety and parking demic [events]," Touhill said. old electrical equipment still concerns. Touhill said that contrary to some council members' com posed a hazard ro the chil ments, she felt that operating deficits would not present a problem. dren's center, even with FIRE SAFETY "I think that one never knows what's going to come, but I do prompt police response to fire Reinhard Schuster, vice have some ideas how to backstop budgets so that deficits can be sltuanons. chancellor for protected," Touhill said. "That's something that I would like to "We've dodged a bullet Administrative Services, said discuss with the Budget and Planning committee." t",,-ice. I have every confidel1oe that two recent electrical The chancellor said that the University was working to reinstate in you and your staff to take fires on South Campus were the theater program sometime next year, possibly in the spring. care of the children once you likely due to old equipment The program was "phased out" a few years ago in l budget cut. have been alerted, but it's that which couldn't handle sHong Touhill said that there just wasn't a space large enough to accomo interim space between an power surges. date the present needs of the University. event occurring and you get- "The electrical service to "Last year, I went to several events in the].C. Penney auditori , ring on site that makes it a this part of the campus is um that were over-subscribed. You could not get into the audito possibility for disaster," he very old and antiquated... as rium," Touhill said. said. this property is developed, Touhill also talked about providing space for future events, Roeseler said that with the there will be more of a when the University might be able to offer lectures from speakers new fuse design that there who would draw a crowd too Lvge for present halls. demand for power," Schuster wasn't much chance for future said. fi . "I go to universities where they have lecture series where the !res occurrmg. students come to lecture series because [the spe~.kers) are out As earlier reported, a fire last month, located in the "That possibility should be standing people," Touhill said. eliminated, and I say should basement under the Center, John Onusb, professor in the English'Department, said that he . f h because anvthing can happen cau e d an evacuatiOn ate . , " f felt that the emphasis on building the center would ne gatively 'ld h K h J Stephame Platt/ The Current as I m sure you re aware a , ch I ren to teat y . . h" affect efforts to increase quality of education in other areas on . C Vinita Henry, professor of Optometry takes even m your own orne, W emman enter. . campus. · f her children Emily (right), 4, and Elizabeth, Roeseler 5ald. R o b ert R oese I er, d!rector 0 . • "Our students are being short-changed," Onuska said . .rwe . . . al af 'd th 1., to their vehicle at t he Chilo 'Development institution s ety, Sal at have got to educate our students. We have got to put something Center Thursday afternoon. PARKING PROBLEMS step:; ha d bee n tak en to 1essen into general education, all these things ilia are m e cruciaL~ue ParentS also raised several the h'kelihood of aClClitional fires such as the one last but not building a theater for a commercial venue." concerns over the recent change of South Drive to one month which was caused by a power surge thit caused way, which requires parents to driYe around the back see To u hill, page 7 a cable to overheat and bum its insulation . .rwe put a fuse in to prevent this from occurring see MeeUng, page 8 Police investigate several electronics thefts Qn campus
BY SUE BRITT staff associate Recent incidents of computer thefts on the UM-St. Louis campus remain unsolved. Campus police are continuing their investigations. Over the last year several computers and other electronics have been stolen on the UM-St. Louis campus. These thefts have occurred in several different areas of the campus and in a variety of circumstances. Last month, computers still in their boxes were stOlen from Benton Hall. This month, electronics were stolen from a locked classroom in the Social Sciences Building. In July, boxed computers were stolen from a locked room in Marillac Hall. 'We receive reports from a variety [of sources and circumstances]," Captain James Smalley of the UM-St. Louis police department said, "Sometimes [the com puters] are already installed. Sometimes they are waiting to be installed," Smalley said. "[The thefts] are just kind of spread out. Naturally, we investigate all the thefts." Smalley said that the variety was 'not only concerning the rypes of items taken and the locations they were taken from but also the methods used. Several of the thefts occurred from locked rooms. "If it's a person's office and they report that the door was locked when they left," Smalley said, "the door was still locked when they returned." Stephania Platt/ The Current Some of the most recent thefts occurred in Stadler Hall Two incidents occurred on Sept. 27 and 29, when a laptop computer, scanner and printer were stolen. In Senior communication major Sandra Tricamo converses with her mother·in·law October, two addotional computers were taken from Stadler Hall. Mary Tricamo about drawings of the Washington Avenue Edison Brothers "It seems like much of this activity is occurring around Stadler," Smalley said. Warehouse. The drawings are in Gallery 21.0 as part of the "What is a City?" The police department could not comment on the ongoing investigation. conference, which is intended to focus on the present state and potential 'We can't divulge the tactics that we use to investigate," Smalley said. "If every improvement of St. Louis. body knows what we're doing someone could come up v:.ith a way around it. But we are investigating." Newman House plans Hunger Awareness WeeK
BY SUE BRITT Hugo in Florida. But mainly they work in Third-World "'Right now, they are at a shelter with no electricity, no staff associate countries." running water. They have lots of beans and rice and they have Hunger Awareness Week, which has been coordinated by This is the fourth Hunger Awareness Week organized by lots of bottled water," Chitwood said. "But they have no way Betty Chitwood of the Newman House for the past three the Newman House, the Catholic student center. Chitwood of getting back to their village. The bridges are out. It could years, begins today and will tun through Thursday. said each year it has grown. She said the president of the take anywhere from a month to three months to get back. Money will be raised by T-shirt sales in the University Student Government Association from four years ago sug Twenty of these children are under the age of five. This year Center lobby, FAST for hunger donations, a soup sale in the gested that Newman House involve the entire campus and a part of the money that I'm going to be collecting is going to Underground and the Hunger Banquet on Thursday. make the event a week long. go to Honduras." The majority of the money raised will be given to the orga "It's been wonderful," Chitwood said. "I have met some Statistics provided by Oxfam state there are 160 million nization Oxfam America. Oxfam is an organization that of the most wonderful people." children under the age of five that are malnourished and that mainly aids people in Third-World countries by helping peo One of those people is John Geerling, MD, MA theolo every 2.5 seconds a child dies from hunger related causes. ple to help themselves, Chitwood said. gy, who has traveled to Honduras, volunteering for the orga They report worldwide 840 million people do not get enough "They show them the best way to farm their land. They nization Farm of the Child. Geerling and other volunteers to eat. show them how to use the resources that they've got to the lead a group of 40 orphans to safety through the mountains Chitwood said it is not that there is a shortage of food but most productive means," Chitwood said. "And they have during the threatened arrival of Hurricane Mitch. They took that there is an unequal distribution of it. opened a group in America. They helped during Hurricane a 30-day supply of food not knowing what to expect. see Hunger, page 7 Page 2 ~be qcurrent November 16, 1998
~ __ ; .. ~._~ Put It on the ao.d: The Current Events Bulletin Board is a ~ pre>- I III vided free ofcharge ID all student organizations and University departments and divisions. Deadline for submissions ID The Current Events Bulletin Board is 5 1 David Baugher • Editor-in-Chief p.m enery Thursday before publication. Space amsidemtion is gU:en ID student • Ashley Cook • Managing Editor organizatians and is on a frrst--rorne, first·served basis. We suggest all submis· sions be posted at Ienst ttro wW?s prim" to the event. Send submissions ID: Todd P... WIite • Business MmM".~1 Appel. 7940 Naturol Bridge Road, St Louis MO 63121 or fax 516·6811. Judi LinYiDe • Faculty Adviser Alilistin&s .... 516 prvfix.. u ..... otherwiae inclc:at8d. u n Wombacher • Advertising Dir. Amy Lombardo • Features Editor Ken Dunkin • Sports Editor Monday, Nov. 16 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Contact: IWGS, different exercise splits and rep schemes J.C. Pen·ney. Contact: Karen Lucas, Stepbanie Platt • Photography Dir. • Hunger Awareness Week Clothing and 5581 or 6383. for better results. Ex perienced weight 5699. A&E Editor Food Drive at the U. Meadows. Contact: lifters 'only. The class meets from 2 p.m. Betty Chitwood, 385-3455. • Introduction to Weight Training, learn to 3 p.m. Contact: 5326. Monday, Nov. 23 Em SII&...... · Prod. Manager how to use the Fitness Center and • Introduction to Weight Training, learn Dave KinworttIy • Sports Associate • IWGS Governing Board Meeting from weight room to aChieve the goals you • Hunger Awareness Week Soup Line in how to use the Fitness Center and weight 2:00 p.m . to 3:30 p.m. Contact: IWGS, desire. Contact: Rec Sports, 5326. the Underground from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. room to achieve the goals you desire. Mary UndsIey • Ad. Associate 5581 or 6383. with Table and T-shirt sales at U. Center Contact: Rec Sports, 5326. Sue Britt • News Associate Lobby. Contact: Betty Chitwood, 385- Tuesday, Nov. 17 Todd Appel • Prod. Associate • Library Research Assistance Clinic • Hunger Awareness Week Clothing and 3455. • Monday Noon Series: R*e*s*p*e*c*t Anne Porte, • Features Associate runs Monday through Friday from Food Drive at the U. Meadows. Contact: Finding Out What It Means ... Claude .' . November 9 to November 20. Sign up at Betty Chitwood, 385-3455. • Aim: "Women Get the Vote" from 1 Evans, associate professor of philosophy, craig Holway • Business Associate the TJ Library Reference Desk for help p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Women's Center Washington University, discusses animal with research papers or projects. • Life In the Spirit Seminar from 7:30 211 Clark Hall. Contact: The Women's rights attacks on hunting and fishing. Jeremy Pratte • Web Editor Contact: 5060. p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Newman House Center, 5380. Contact: Karen Lucas, 5699. Josh Renaud • News Assistant at 8200 Natural Bridge Road. Contact: • Monday Noon Series: "A Choice Model Betty or Dennis, 385-3455. Thursday, Nov. 19 Tuesday, Nov. 24 of Self-Control: Idand Ego In the • Hunger Awareness Week Clothing and • Student Social Work Association Staff: Kevin Buckley, Joe Pigeon". Leonard Green, professor of psy • Hunger Awareness Week Soup Line in Food Drive at the U. Meadows. Contact: Meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Harris, Courtney Irwin chology, Washington University, presents the Underground from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Betty Chitwood, 385-3455. the Evening College Conference Room on Catherine Marquis·Homeyer some of his research on the choices with Table and T-shirt sales at U. Center the third floor of Lucas Hall. Contact: pigeons make at 12:00 p.m. in 229 J.C. Lobby. • "Fermats Last Theorem" this PBS spe Kettenbrink , 924-6402. 7940 Natural Bridge Road Penney. Contact: Karen Lucas, 5699. cial will be shown in 229 J.C. Penney at st. Louis, Missouri 63121 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served. • Ufe In the Spirit Seminar from 7:30 p.m. • Poetry reading by Irish poet Ciaran Newsroom. (314) 516-5174 Sponsored by the Math Club. Contact: • "Impact of the New York Times: Its . Carson, poet and musician, Belfast, to 9:30 p.m. in the Newman House at Advertising. (314) 516-5316 Agenda Setting Role and Influence". A Nothern Ireland, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 6599. 8200 Natural Bridge Road. Contact: Betty Business. (314) 516-5175 discussion with Howard French, p.m . in 493 Lucas Hall. Contact: 5753. or Dennis, 385-3455. Fax. (314) 516-6811 Reporter, The New York Times from 1:30 Friday, Nov. 20 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in 331 SSB . Contact: Wednesday, Nov. 18 • Hunger Awareness Week Clothing and Monday, Nov. 30 email: 5753. • Hunger Awareness Week Clothing and Food Drive at the U. Meadows. Contact: • Monday Noon Series: A Preview of a [email protected] Betty Chitwood, Renaissance Madrigal Feast. The UM·St. Food Drive at the U. Meadows. Contact: 385-3455. website: • Spanish Club Meeting at 2 p.m. in 542 Betty Chitwood, 385-3455. Louis Madrigal ensemble, with director http://www.umsl.edul Clark Hall. • Mr. Martin McKinsey, Translator of John Hylton, professor of music, UM-St. studentlifelcurrentl • Weight Training Programming, learn Modern Greek Literature: Reading trans Louis, performs seasonal Renaissance • Institute of Women's and Gender advanced training techniques to make lations from Ylannls Rltsos and Nlkos music in 229 J.C. Penney. Contact: Karen Studies Governing Board meeting from your program work for you. Learn to use Engonopoulos. The reading will be in 78 Lucas, 5699. CUrrent Is pI-.ed ~ CIt Mondays. ~ rateslMIIabIe upon 1:I8CJl8Sl lenni, cardIIonI nll8SIIIctkn apply. The Cwrent, bleed k1 part bot student activities fees. Is not 111 oIIIc:IaI p MCMA U HUNGE a a eness EK~~-St. Louis "Every 2.5 seconds, a child (lies from hunger related causes." March 16 - 20, 1998 Mon. - Thurs., Nov. 16th, INFORMATION TABLE U. Center Lobby Tues., & Wed., Nov. 17th & 18th, SOUP LINE from 11:30am - lpm in the Underground $2.00 donation for Homemade Vegetable Soup Thur., Nov. 19th HUNGER BANQUET from12:15 - 1:15 in the IC Penney Lobby Local Hunger contacts, served by University Personnel Look for "Fast for Hunger" canisters located in The Underground & in U. Center Lobby to donate money for "Oxfam" and "Farm of the Children" in Honduras * Meal Plan Deductions * Clothing and Food Drive at University Meadows Contact Betty Chitwood - 385-3455 (FULFILL) This advertisement paid for by UPB, Student Activities, and The Current at UM-St. Louis ~. November 16, 1998 'Q[:ije QCu rrent Page 3 Amy Lombardo, Features Editor Phone 516-5174, Fax 516-6811 =1,"-_G_e_t_Th_is_F • In the numbers? Amy explores numerology Hey, baby, what's your sign? 'Night of Poetry' showcases UM-St. Louis talent I'll admit this tired line will no longer get you the digits from a For her poem, In Praise of Shadows, MacKenzie member of the opposite sex, but BY ANNE PORTER describes with the epitaph, "Were it not for shadows, I'll also bet the farm that every staff associate there would be no beauty." The poem itself tosses in one reading this knows the Poetry can be dull. Especially in those classes where variations such as the "scents are her colors." answer to that questIOn. the directions were, "Write a Haiku ... you the Astrology is pretty mainstream three line, 5-7-5 sylla . these days (I'm a Virgo - Poetry can also be September 1). Horoscopes are in read by the author almost every newspaper and mag behind the poetry azine imaginable, giving the mass- The listener also ~ es advice on health, love, work eccentricities that and luck. they are listening. If you've ever eaten in a Wednesday . Chinese restaurant, odds are sented "A Night you've seen a placemat or menu UM-St. Louis with the Chinese zodiac on it as Donald F well. Depending on what year you j. were born, you could be a pig, dog, donkey, monkey or various other assorted animals. Each one has it's own little personality paragraph that highlights the traits that you are supposed to possess. I was born in 1974, which, I believe, makes me a tiger (not bad, con sidering the alternatives). ~ ..~ .. ~..... ~.9..~.~.~ .. ~.l?g .. not everyone All I remem- Features Editor proves you ber is that, according to the chart, they do or they look like. Christia.n Science Monitor. MacKenzie is working on an I should be a creative individual or Finkel ended with the poem Cold Snap which tells anthology of her to work to be published in the future. ~ something along those lines. the story of the women and children that live in the But there is also another way MacKenzie writes about cats, poetry, and bats. Larry Rice Home for Battered Women and describes to learn about the innards of your About cats and poetry, MacKe=ie said it is a "poem about poetry although [it] may not seem to be." In a the day in which the children play and the "night [that] complex and special self, besides clinches the city in its icy fist.» in-depth therapy, of course. It's English Professor Howard Schwartz recites poetry at Left Study of Two Cats, MacKenzie believes, "with cats it's called numerology. Some of you Bank Books as part of a Utmag reading. instinct," but with humans it's something learned. may have heard of it, others may not have. In either circumstance, I I Landmarks of St. Louis find it pretty interesting, so I ' . - thought I would share the basics 'm70u"today. - I know what you're thinking. celebrated at Gallery 2:1:0 + Don't all of these see-the-future, know-yourself systems involve numbers? BY A NNE PORTER------But neither can we turn away." Yes, they do. But this is specif staff associate The exhibit includes the basis for Twain at its loca ) ically designed to deal solely with The St. Louis Arch, the Edison Brothers Building, tion on Market Street by photographs and rough numbers, and hence, is a phenom and the future Thomas Eagleton Courthouse: these are sketches. The sketches present the framing that Twain enon all its own. all considered major components of St. Louis City. does to the buildings that surround the location. The Actually, it's not exactly a new Gallery 210 in conjunction with the "What is a City St. Louis Art Museum loaned these pieces to show the discovery. To name just a few, the Conference" has compiled works by local and national process and planning involved in such a work. Chinese, Japanese, Greeks, artists that are the basis for these great buildings that "Artists in Transit" is funded by the Bi-State ~ Hebrews, Egyptians, Phoencians make St. Louis so well-known. Development Agency whose goal is to combine public and Mayans all developed and Wh at is your best excuse "Planning Place- Models, Marquettes, and Drawings art and the transit system. Local artists included in this used number systems to make of Major St. Louis Public Artworks" is a collection of are Rod Baer and Tim Curtis. J predictions and explore their for being late? both national and local artists which shows the plans, Curtis has included in "Arts in Transit" his models inner selves. Like most good studies and models for the buildings as they are known for his MetroLink art which show on a small scale what charting systems, it takes a kind today. he has accomplished at Future Perfect, located at the of cure-all approach to life. The Richard Haas, a printmaker and muralist, loaned his Sixth Street and Washington MetroLink Station. issues covered are vast - talents, "I had to run an errand for my works "Facades of the Edison Brothers Stores" to the Future Perfect combines trees, gold leaf and net to cre goals, hidden qualities, opportu- mother." Gallery. The Facades gives details as to the history of ate a 16- foot by 16-foot illusion of nature. ~ nities, challenges, cycles of life, ·Scott Howze St. Louis Rod Baer, career, romance and prosperity. Junior/EE/Comp Sci through the use another artist fea I'm going to give you a simple of a horse and tured in Arts in ~ little exercise to try out at home. rider to repre Transit, has To arrive at your number, all it sent St. Louis included Dancing takes is a small amount of math placed before a Chairs. knowledge (just basic addition, "My best excuse for being late is pseudo-tile "He is a terrif don't freak out on me) and about that my car ran away and I had to monochrome ic craftsman as one minute of your time. The go catch it." backdrop to shown by his chart assigns a number to every create the illu model," said ·James T. McNichols letter in the alphabet. A=l, B=2, sion of marble. Suhre. The Freshman/Music Education C=3, D=4, E=5, F=6, G=7, Terry Suhre, Dancing Chairs H=8, 1=9, and then the process Gallery 210's poses two chairs repeats itself, J= 1. .. R=9 ... director, says of dancing to create S=1. .. 2=8. Haas, "He is a a square dance rit Now take the letters of your "Some guy accosted me in the most generous ual. The final name and add the numbers. For Underground and wanted me to man," and Chairs will be example, I'll use Amy, because answer a question for the ,:.®! A? would illustrate mounted at street • that's my name, and add paper." further to level and facing 1+4+7=12. Now take the 12 and describe as traffic. add the 1 + 2 = 3. See how easy this ·Stephani Crawford opemng the . In 1947, Eero 5th year/Communication ,i~ is? My number is 3. works Haas Saarinen sketched . The chart says that 3's are play- sent himself as, Stephanie Platt/ The Current a model for what is ,,' d l' h A model of Laclede's landing's Bass Band at Gallery 210. kn h S ful, creative, inspirational, opti qUite a e Ig t- own as t e t. mistic and enthusiastic. One ful surprise." Louis Arch. The basis for the sculpture in the sketches "I book calls it the "sunshine num got caught in traffic." Bernard Edison, CEO of the Edison Brothers Shoe shows just how long it takes to create a work on the ber." ·Stephanle Dooley Company, commissioned the Facades as "gift to the magnitude of the Arch. The Arch is the most readily f Some people who actually Freshman/ Accounti ng city." Although they were meant to add to the com- identifiable symbol of St. Louis and the world knows know me may beg to differ on mercial value of the building than really add to public St. Louis just by the Arch. !I this conclusion, but who are they art value, the Facades do both in that they make the The Model for St. Louis, the Thomas F. Eagleton to argue with the numbers? building recognizable as a part of St. Louis architecture. U.S. Court House Project, is in the design process by I really don't have the time or The Serra Sculptures also known as Twain is still a Mary Miss. Miss' proposal for the Project is in Gallery space to list the qualities of all the "I missed the shuttle bus and controversial work in the St. Louis area, probably one 210. When completed it will be located at Walnut and different numbers, so if any of of the most contemporary works in St. Louis by one of 11th Streets. Miss' goal is to create a private sanctuary had to walk from South you are just dying to know what it the most highly-regarded contemporary artists. in a public place. means to be a 5, I suggest visiting Campus. " Charlotta Kotik,of the publication Around the Gallery 210, where art is just a walk away, is located the campus library where I'm sure Corner, describes the controversy of Serra's work a·s, in Lucas Hall. The hours of operation are Tuesdays, ·Lauren Kurt k-~ there are books overflowing with "We cannot comfortably judge his WQIks hampered as noon to 8 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to Freshman/lnt. Business details on the topic. we are by a barrage of aesthetic values of past centuries. 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Page 4 ~be <[urrent November 16, 1998 Important Notice: THE STUDENT VOICE OF UM-ST. LOUIS Editorial Board . Read this column David Baugher Editor in Chief THE CUnR£HT It came in a plain white envelope, with a bulk mail stamp in the • Ashley Cook right hand corner. "NOTICE" it trumpeted in large red print. Managing Editor & "IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SER Editorinl Page Editor Mail VICE," it continued cryptically. Letters to the editor Fax Telephone My service? Which of "my services" they were referring to was 'Our Opinion" reflects the majority 7940 Natural Bridge Road (314) 516-6811 E-mail (314) 516-5174 not made clear but of course I had to open it. I certainly was not opinion of the editorinl board St. Louis, MO 63121 [email protected] going to miss vital information about my service. This could be a' very important service, one that I've come to depend on without even knowing I had it. Maybe they were raising the price of my service. They might be about to cut off my service, and I had only • OUR OPINION now just found out I had one. Well, darn it I was going to fight this all the way to the top. I wasn't going to lose my service, not without an argument anyway. Open discussion about the ·Performing In fact, rather than information about my service, it turned Out to be an advertisement containing information Arts Center focuses 'on financial concerns about their Internet service, which, coincidentally, they wanted to sell me. Ohhhhh. An honest mistake, I'm sure. The Issue: The Faculty Council meeting several more in the planning many. These sorts of typos happen. After all, ~ Wednesday was turned over to stages, and the new student cen The chancellor said that stu they wouldn't intentionally mislead me D A. V loB A. UGH E R Can UM-St. Blanche Touhill for an open dis ter and parking garage now dents would not 'be paying tick into opening up their junk mail by mak- Editor-in-Chief Louis and the cussion on the proposed under construction. ets for their seating to attend ing me think the local utility was about to surrounding Performing Arts Center. The problem is that while it is events included under academic cut off my electricity or something. community Opponents proposed that it great to build up the capital planning, and it's a good thing It seems I had become yet another victim of the latest and realistically was unclear as to where all the improvements, attention is so far because you won't fill half of the most aggressive strain of bulk mailing, junk mail designed to scare removed from the education of you into reading it. This follows in the proud tradition of "junk support the money was going to come from, 1,600-seat venue with either and there was some fear that students, that the good inten paying or non-paying students. mail disguised as official-looking documents" and the ever~popu- Performing overblown operating cost losses tions spent on providing for This campus just doesn't gener lar "junk mail that calls you repeatedly by your first name." I Arts Center? would mean cutting short devel future students come at the cost ate that kind of attendance. This last is a special favorite of one-cent, CD-of-the-month~ clubs who apparently feel that the fact that they can read my first opment in other areas of cam of a quality education for those The chancellor's argument name off a mailing list gives them a special insight into my per pus. currently paying tuition. was that you have to have the sonal taste in music. The CD people are constantly tl)~ng to rope The chancellor said that she Cutbacks in space and staff "vision " to see what is to come. me into some kind of special offer from hell that I need a slide We Suggest: would handle the center's debts have been occurring for the last Planning and vision are vital rule to figure out. "Buy ONE CD at regular price and get TWO several years, with new cutbacks • by "backstopping" them, like she when it comes to something as more for 1 cent each for the first year with purchase SEVEN The Performing has with other budgets on cam and consolidations to come costly as this, but will there be a additional CD's at half cost over the next five months, then just Arts Center pus, like the Honor's College and soon. All this, wh ile popular new return of economic health to the buy THREE more CD's for $5. 99 apiece sometime before the will have a bet College of Arts and Sciences. programs are being added. surrounding community as in next full moon unless the spring equinox falls on a Thursday in ter chance to The chancellor said that she Change is a good thing, as is years past when large events which case you can also buy. .." Don't worry, there is "no com-• thrive if this felt the cost estimates were on moving forw ard in providing a were well-attended? It seems mitment" and I can "cancel anytime." campus and target, and that debts would be varied and inclusive education un likely. But worse than the CD club people are the credit card tele for st udent s. What a venue like this marketers who don't allow me to hang up by speed-reading the nearby capital handled. It's the old argument allover The new Perf orming Art s requires t o be successful is a benefi ts of "theirnewnoannualfeecreditcardwithnodownpaymen and economic again: which takes preceden ce, Center will ~e a bright an d shin vita! and involved campus com tandnoservicechargewhichwillallowmetodelvelopalineofcredit structuring can ed Ucational infrastrlle,t'ure or ing star j.n t he loc.al.arts commu munity, stron g programming, and whichisespeciallyvalueabfeforacollegestudentssoifyoucouJdjus-' tanswerafewsimplequestionswhichwillonlytakeaminutewe continue to capital improvement s? JE~ ni,ty, b,ll . ,'>}' iJ.1 it be .9f much 4se to q locatjon that is well organized improve. Of course, in a complex struc students? The chan cellor said from the top down, from a secure canstartyollrapplicationimmediately." I hate these people but have to admire their lung capacity. ture like a university, voices w ill t hat the center was for the com and attractive local economy to In the end, I suppose we'll just have to get u ed to this new ' be strong for both sides of t he mu nity of st udents, t o provide a well-organized capital struc aggressive breed of salesman. Maybe we can even adopt some of issue - we. have t o bui ld to get them with a place to attend lec t ure. his techniques. So what do tures and concerts , students, some say; we have to At the moment, t his campus is To find om more read next week's column. It contains impor Kudos t o students an d facult y you think? have teachers and programs to far from meet ing t hose goals, tant infonnation about your eroce. offer first, others say. Who is alike in t he music department and whether or not they are met Let us hear right? w ho work hard to plan and pe r years down the road before costs from you on A balance of the tw o would be form events, but how many of t he overwhelm t he university will this or any the optimum answer, of course. general st udent populat ion are depend on t he long-term commit Remembering issue in a let And, efforts have been made in goi ng to return to this area at ment of the chancellor, this cam ter to the edi both directions, w ith new acade night after the long commute pus, and the local and arts com home to attend eve nts? Not those who served tor. mic programs recently added, mun ities. You might have wondered Wednesday why you didn't get , GUEST COMMENTARY any mail, or why you couldn't get into the bank to make a Appealing withdrawal - or maybe you didn't even notice. For those slightly more well-infonned folks on campus, it was a day to pause and thank US veterans for their service. excuses 11m's right, it was Veteran's Day. Study time - Toddler stye A long-standing holiday that was officially renamed by ... Excuses, excuses. C ongress in 1954, Veteran's Day is a holiday that gives When a classmate told me she had studied for n't she JUSt study after he goes to bed or where he America the opportunity to show its appreciation for the sac three hours the previous night -uninterrupted - I takes a nap?" If you are, there is no doubt you are Many studen ts have had the experi ence. The little yellow envelope under rifices made by the men and women of the armed forces in felt the green starring at my toes and rising up my not a parent. After chasing a toddler all morning, times of need, both past and present. ' body until I looked like the Budweiser toad. Do when he takes a nap, you take a nap. As for your wiper. The fine at the cashier's office. Wednesday evening, local news channels included stories you know what three hours of uninterrupted studying afrer he goes to bed - that is so cute. on events honoring veterans around the area, from official cer Many have al so tried the convenient study time is to the mother of a toddler? You see, that is when you do everything els e you emonies downtown at the Soldier'.s Memorial, to elementary Nonexistent. It is a fantasy she plays in her head have to do as a mother; wash clothes, pick up escape fo r the ticketed offender, the student court appeals process. students' exhibits honoring family veterans. as she gets up for the tenth time to see what little toys, clean bathrooms, fix lunches for rhe next Maybe those news reports were the The court serves a vitally important junior needs this time. day, and check the photo album to make sure the only indication to some that VeteRsl's role in this regard but its job is trivial Let me describe my study rituaL I man sitting on your sofa is really your D ay had taken place. That's unfo rtu ized by students who have forgotten to place multiple toys on the living room . ... husband because, with everything else nate, because while Memorial D ay, place their sticker in the window or have floor, make sure the juice cup is full and going on, you have trouble remember- more than a day to stay home and bar simply not obtained a sticker in the first suitable snacks are within reach of tiny ing sometimes. becue and toss 'the footbaii around, is a piace. According to Chief Justice Steve hands, and switch the television to Fortunately, you adapt. I have day to honor the wa r dead, Veteran's Bartok, some of these students file Nickelodeon. (Note: Do not believe learned to be creative in working study Day offers something more: the appeals under the guise that their stick any mother who says she does not use time into my toddler-filled days. I read opportunity to thank those who have er fell off. Clearly, this old standby is the television as a baby-sitter from time assignments in the bathtub while my served while they are still around. being used by some offenders as an ASHLEY COOK to time. She is most likely a liar.) husband feeds Tommy breakfast. I Don't miss o~l t on that cha..T]ce. excuse fo r their parking violations. This Managing Editor Finally, I curl up in my overstuffed RA N 0 I SA. R :;;~~ keep books in the car so that I can read In this generation's time of anti-gov- cheapens the appeals process. chair to read an assigned chapter in my Guest Commentator at stop lights and trains. I take my lap ernment protests and senciment, men and women are still Doubtless, some stickers do fall off book - hoping, praying for just thirty minutes top to the doctor's office and the dentist's office. called to serve, and they serve with little thanks from the coun- , and some students have good reason to before my son, Tommy, decides he needs me des- I study terms while I cook dinner or sit v..~th try they protect. file appeals. Not every situation is Cut perately. Tommy when be takes his bath. Those 2, 3, and I won't miss this opportunity. To the members of my fam and-dried. But students who use the "it As I fInish the third line of text, there is a crash 4 second intervals do add up, and with the help of ily who have given of themselves to keep my freedom intact, I fell off" excuse to cover up genuine strong enough to make the floor shake. In the a very supportive husband, r do get nw studying thank you. To my grandfather, buried in Jefferson Barracks parking infractions only serve to weak two seconds it had taken me to read three lines, done (most of the time). with five orhers who lost their lives in Germany, and whom I'll • en the claims of legitimate appellants Tommy has managed to pull the television and Before you start feeling sympathy for me, never know excep. as a young man in a photograph, I thank with real reason for an appeal. the VCR Out of the entertainment center. This is ponder this: I would not change anyrhing! you. It's time [hat students took a little how the mother of a toddler studies - in 2,3, and Raising my son is the best job I have ever had. I To my father who served in the Navy at home and abroad, 1 responsibility for their actions. The 4 second intervals. By the way, some may say my learn more from him than I will ever learn in a for which [cason I was born in Spain on a military base, I thank appeal s pr·:.cedure provides due process son is a demon because of his mischievous stunt - classroom. Some mothers go to school, raise you. to those who deserve a hearing to air not true. He has always been mechanically-ori- multiple children, and work outside the home. To my big brother who missed his little sister's wedding their exten uating circumstances. ented and merely wanted to see how the televi- Please reserve your sympathy and admiration for because he was called to serve in the Gulf War, I thank you. S tudenrs who receive tickets they sian works. Some kids snuggle with stuffed ani- them. And, the next time you turn to a fellow War is ugly. It isn't to be glorified or glamorized. But to earned should take their medicine and mals at bedtime; my son snuggles with the dust- classmate to complain about having to study for those men and women who have served both in peacetime and pay their debt to society rather than buster (or whatever appliance happens to be avail- three whole hours, make sure she is not the wartime, we thank you fo r defending us and ensuring our clog the only recourse for genuine able) when he goes to beQ Go figure. mother of a toddler - she may send you to your rights to freedom of expression, even if we don't often choose . ~ appeals. You might be saying to yourself, "Why does- room for a time-out. to use it to express our gratitude. November 16, 1998 'aCbe (!Current Page 5 Ken Dunkin, sports editor phone: 871-2192 fax: 516-6811 e-mail: [email protected] ==j0ffthe Wallr • Pro wrestling Volleyball wins 1 of 3 secrets really no big secret as regular season ends A few weeks ago after enjoy ing a few hours in front of the BY JOE HARRIS and .348 respectively, and Leslie Armstrong made of the Current s"taff .-~-- TV, I learn something that will all of the Riverwomen's 48 assists. The Riverwomen volleyball team finished their change my life forever, profes The season ended -w-ith a 15-6, 15-8, 15-710s5 regular season on a down note dropping two of to Truman State. sional wrestling is fake! their final three regular-season matches. ''\11 e never got into a rhythm against Truman I don't think that I would The losses came against Great Lakes Valley State," Silvester said. ''\11 e didn't know a lot about have ever known if it weren't for Conference rival SIU-Edwardsville and intrastate them so we never had a good feel in the match." the great work of those who rival Truman State. The lone win came against The Riverwomen had a tough time hitting the made the "Secrets of Indianapolis. ball as they posted 18 team errors for a .122 team Professional Wrestling The Riverwomen finished the regular season hitting percentage. Revealed." with a 16-10 overall record and 9-7 in GLVC play. Defensively, though, the Riverwomen Come on, you mean to tell ~e loss to SIU-Edwardsville also dropped the remained tough. Holly Zrout led the team with 18 • me that Hulk Hogan doesn't Riverwomen to 4th place in the GLVC's Green digs and Kristen Brugnara followed with 14 digs. Division. really beat peop~e up? Or that Zrout also had two solo blocks. even worse, that they don't real The weekend started off well with the win o;er The 4th place finish in the Green Division Indianapolis. ly hit each other? How can I means that the Riverwomen will face Fon Wayne "We blocked well and we served well," Head ever go on? in the first round of the GLVC tournament. Fort Coach Denise Silvester said. "By blocking well we Seriously I think that is the Wayne is the No.1 seed in the GLVC's Blue eliminated a lot of Indianapolis' offensive Division and is hosting the tournament. way NBC and the makers of the chances." "I think the girls are ready for this match," show expected fans to resound. The Riverwomen won the match II-IS, 15-12, Silvester said. "It will be a really big challenge fac They expected most fans to 15-9, 15-4. ing Fort Wayne on their home floor in the pre watch the show and be amazed Michelle Hochstatter, Susan Kleinschnitz, and miere match of the 1st round." that these Nicole Wall led the Riverwomen in kills with 17 Fon Wayne will benefit from a sizable home men, and a 11, and 10 respectively. The Riverwomen also had court advantage. Silvester said that they have large few women, 21 team blocks. and enthusiastic crowds. don't really The next day would not be as kind to the Silvester also believes that the pressure will be get dropped Riverwomen as they fell to SIU-Edwardsville 15- on Fort Wayne. 7,7-15,15-13,15-8. on their "Fort Wayne has a lot riding on this match," head after "We served well and passed better," Silvester Silvester said. 'They need to win at least one said. "Even though we lost, I am still pleased with each move. match in this tournament to move on to the Stephanie Platt/The Current our performance." regional tournament, so they have the most to They really Susan klelnschnitz (left) slams the ball back to two Truman players Wall led the Riverwomen with 12 kills lose." thought in the November 8 game at UM-St. Louis. Hochstatter and Kleinschnitz each posted a .429 there were KEN DUN K I N millions of sports e d ito r interested people who would be .' influenced by the show - they Sports Opinion were drastically wrong. The show was made to reveal Women's b·ball secrets of the wrestling trade WWF rivalries provide fun for fans that had been handed dov,'I1 to face tougher through years and years of teaching. As a child, I used to go to Mass on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. entertaining event that I love the most. I was amazed that the m akers conference play and then rush home in time to sit around for an hour and The scary music of "Gangrel" or even the exotic looks of 'I! of the show really thought this then watch WWF -wrestling at 11:00 a.m. "Sabel" would keep any spectator in suspense. 'The Rock," would blow the roof off of the BY JOE HARRIS I thought nothing of it. I saw -wrestlers trying to beat the "People's Champ" is fantastic an d crowd-appealing wrestling world. This isn' t quite of the Current staff each other up and actually thought at one point that it all with his "People's Elbow" or even his "Rock Bottom." the same type of suhject as their The Riverv.'Omen basketball team is looking to was real Even the whole "Kain" and "Undertaker" rivalry has take another step forward in the '98-'99 season and to "Secrets of Magic" show s. In the Now, I look at the WWF in a new light. People always captured my interest. Imagine if you would, twO guys who imprm e upon laSt year's 14-12 overall record, try to tell me that the WCW is better than the \V\X1F, but I stand at seven ft. and weigh over 300 Ibs . trying to fight one magic shows, there is m uch Getting over .500 las t year was the first step in stick with the old and now the new. another. Now in reality if this happened, someone would made of illusion and trickery. In Head Coach Shelly Ethridge's rebuilding plan. This \X7resders like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and the get hurt. Wrestling is an act and the people have bought into wrestling, it is "what you see is year the expectations are raised. "Undertaker" are drawing fans throughout the nation. The It. what you get," and not m any '''\I,I e definitely have a better squad, but since we whole deal with Vince McMahan and his problem with The Survivor Series was held in St. Louis this past death-defying tricks to reveal . moved to a 22 conference gan1c schedule it may not Austin is a wonderful crowd-drawer. Sunday, and it was sold Out for nearly tWO weeks before the That is where the show lacks. . reflect how much better we are," Ethridge said. No person who saw Austin destroy McMahan in the event occured. Even the lowly St, Louis Rams could not For a show that is supposed to Though the tougher competition may not leave hospital would not want to see the end result and that is even accomplish that. break apart the foundation of the Riverwomen with an overly-impressive win-loss why -wrestling is so popular over the entire country right Wrestling may have looked real when I was a child, but the sport, it really didn't even record, Ethridge believes that the tougher competi now. People love to see the enemy or the so-called "bad the actors and their ablilities to keep me coming back to cause a crack. tion will help the team in the long run. guy" lose. They come to watch their heroes fight and find out what happens next is what keeps me lured into the How could anyone not know "You don't JUS t want to go get wins and not play emerge victorious while the "bad guy" looks like a fool and spOrt of vlrestling. that the characters could be very competitive teams," Ethlidge said. "You stan to sulks in his own state of being a loser. get lackadaisical and over-confide nt and that's when fake? And the major deal of 1 do not know what it is about the sport of -wrestling -Dave Kinworthy you start losing ballgames." now, but I love it. I believe now that it is fake, but it is the wrestling being fake, ever hear of The Rivcrwomen have a simple team goal - to get anyone getting arrested for inca the conference tournament, preferably in the top assault from these matches? four overall. Didn't think so. Attaining this goal will be tough considering the I know there may be someone Riverwomen only have four returning lettermen Riverwomen finish season at GLVC out there whose world this show from last year's squad. The four returning lettermen really changed in some way. It are Melanie Marcy, Krys tal Logan, Lindsay Brefeld, Soccer's 7-12 record masks great end-oj-season play may have really destroyed some and Angela Stewart. BY DAVE KtNWORTHY lose four players from this people the same way that many Marcy \V:1S the Riverwomen's leading rebounder ------staff associate year's squad. respond when they find out that and shot blocker last year. Logan was close behind Although the women's Those players are Shannon their parents are Santa Claus. Marcy in rebounds and has improved her overall soccer team finished the sea Humphrey, Michelle Hogan, That is only a minor part of the game. With more consistent shooting from Brefeld and son with a record of 7-12 over Lynn Lueddecke and Wendy real world though. Stewart, the Riverwomen should have a solid nucleus all and 4-6 in conference play, Hollon. Among the four play Wrestling is meant to be of players fa miliar wi th Great Lakes Valley the Riverwomen showed dra ers, they accumulated four enjoyed for what it is; a show for Conference play. matic strides as they finished points total. These women men. It is the soap opera and The newcomer should also contribute heavlly. the season. worked hard to execute the ballet for men, with choreo Sara Mauck should see considerable time at point Junior Carrie Marino led type of system that Head graphed moves and enou gh scan guard and when Tawanda Daniel gets into physical the Riverwomen this season Coach Beth Goetz has been dals to make the people on "As condition she will be looking to take the place of with 13 goals and five assists. working to implement. They the World Turns" blush. The Almetre Brandy. Brandy was one of the key players Three of her goals were good led by example and showed sport has come to new highs and from last year's squad. She did not rcturn this season, enough for game-winners. their competitiveness when it lows and the informed fans real Ethridge fe Is though that the team has what it takes Jennifer T erbrock added two came down to crunch time. ize this and love wrestling even to replace the players that left the program. goals and five assists and Sarah ''These girls brought expe , more. "I could really go on about every player on the Kalish finished the season rience to the game," Goetz The show didn't blow the te:tm," Ethridge said. "We have depth.at every posi with a bang, adding four goals said. "Their effort really foundation of my world, tion, that is one thing we've got compared to last year. We won't lose anything we go to our bench." of her own. showed towards the end [of though I did find it mildly inter if One of the benefits of the team depth is that The Riverwomen were the season] because they real esting. lhe part about "blading" Ethri Ige has more height this season. solid in the nets with ized they only had a few games (where the wrestler cuts his head "I have more size than I've ever had," Ethridge Samantha Grashoff playing all left." with a razor blade to cause sa id . "1\'e always had a problem getting height. This 19 games for the Riverwomen. The Riverwomen took bleeding) was interesting, if not year we have four six-foo t forwards." She kept the Riverwomen in great strides in making it to , gruesome. The wrestlers make a The Riverwomen also fea ture the tallest player in every game with the exception the GLVC tournament this small incision to cause profuse the GLVC, 6'4" junior Jennifer Lttleton. Littleton, a of the team's loss at year, something that UM-St. bleeding. Weird, but to each center, comes from Mineral Area Junior College. Rockhurst 4-0. Her goals Louis fell short in achieving their own I guess. \'{lith the added player Ethridge will again put the against average was 1.58. last year. Although they even defensive side to the game first in the team's game Wrestling will survive this Opponents only scored more tually lost to No. 2 seed plan. show as it has survived every than two goals off of her only Southern Indiana 3-1, the "Defense is defll1itely what I live by," Ethridge other scandal and allegation. As five times. Her grace and pres Riverwomen are headed in the said. "It's not necessarily what we do the best, but it's Stephanie Platt/ The CUTTent ~ they say in acting, the show ence will be a positive contri right direction under the guid certainly something We try to take pride in." must go on. bution for next year's run. ance and supervision of Coach Jennifer Terbrock (right ) uses her head in a The Riverwomen will only Goetz. recent game against Lewis. Page 6 m:be ([urrent November 16, 1998 Amy Lombardo, Features Editor Phone 516-5174, Fax 516-6811 cantile and ore west of the Mississippi is UM-St. Louis campus omas Jefferson Library BY ANNE PORTER staff associate The Mercantile Library was located at 510 Locust Street in downtown St. Louis, but because of a decline in usage the library moved to the UM-St. Louis campus. The Mercantile Library is now located directly below the Thomas Jefferson Library on the North Campus. John N. Hoover, a director at the Mercantile Library, equated the decline to a shift in the way all the art, theater, and cultural Centers have consolidated into one area. Many of these cultural centers have been locat ed near colleges and universities in the St. Louis area to allow greater accessibility for the people. One example of this is the Art Museum. According to Hoover the "overall reason was to channel rich research collec tions." Many proposals were considered, but UM-St. Louis was the most enthusiastic and showed the most poten tial for future development with abilities such as Internet access. By moving, the Mercantile has been allowed more room to expand the collections, greater access and security, and the combination of a shared location with the Thomas Jefferson Library. The growth occurs in two ways: archival and dona tions in fields and strengths. Hoover said, "donations many things [from] the greatest collections come that way." He described this in more detail by adding that donations allow "greater definition of subject strengths." Hoover has also met with many faculty and staff members and has discovered that there is an interest to develop some of the lesser collections. The "interest of faculty and students" is reason enough to grow for the future. Two professorships have been created through the Mercantile Library in addition to the amount of endowment. In order to provide students and faculty with a place TOP RIGHT: The West Wind Statue by Thomas to study, the Mercantile has matched the hours of the R. Gould in 1.870. It was a gift to the library. general library and may in the future possibly look at adding scudent staff to help the library users. TOP LEFT: A railroad signal from the John W. One of the most interes~ing areas of the Mercantile Barriger III Railroad Collection. Library is the rare book reading room. One book that can be loc;1ted there is the New England Primer that was BOTTOM LEFT: Library Clerk Elisabeth Baron printed ia Worchester, Mass. It is one of tbe oldest text reshelves books in the rare book vault. books printed in America. The first textbook with arithmetic, west of the Mississippi, was printed in MIDDLE: A first edition of The Glass M enagerie 1820 in St. Louis, and this book can also be on display in the Cultura l Cornerstone Exhibit on located in the rare book reading level 1.. room. In addition to very old BOTTOM RIGHT: Reference Librarian Charles E. books, the Mercantile also has Brown displays an original photo of an early general sections of circulation Cardinals player from the St. Louis Globe- ~ including an in-depth collection of Democrat collection. New York best-sellers. According to Hoover there is a "very [old] tradition with older books as well" as new. Some of those older documents are Ph otos included in the Wayman collection which is compiled of early St. Louis City documents by from maps to memorabilia from the 1904 World's Fair. This type of collection is just a part of one of the Stephanie Platt main themes of the collection which is travel and of the Cu rrent Western Americana artifacts that focus on the develop ment and depth of this region. Many early American staff periodicals and early 19th-century American poetry are also included in this theme. Charles E. Brown, a reference librarian at the Mercantile, invites "the community to come and use the facilities to [their] heart's content." The Mercantile is the oldest library west of Mississippi and because of this they do have quite a massive collection of open stacks. These open stacks are much more acces sible to the general public. Ironically, the Mercantile collection is more widely known about by people from cities other than St. Louis. This same collection was looked at by U.S. Grant and Will T . Sherman many years ago, who also attended the Mercantile. Sherman's descendent even donated some his books and artifacts to the collections. The Mercantile includes in its collection a bust of Henry Shaw, who was the creator of Shaw's Garden. The collection also possesses a bust of George Washington and a large selection of Teddy Roosevelt artifacts from his books to campaign buttons. James Audubon has some of his famous works decorat ing the Mercantile with some works like the "Quadrupeds of North America." From the Civil War era, they have a collection of let ters written by a soldier, called Robin's Paper, and vari ous maps as well. From the Mexican War, the Mercantile has many woodcuts, engravings, and prints that depict the action of the war. If interested in viewing any of the artwork and peri odicals described above, JUSt go to the Thomas JeHerson . Library and go down one level. It is a great deal of his tory that is close and intriguing to see. November 16, 1998 ~be BY SUE BRITT In October 1997, Kuban began running for the state rep he's educated, or whatever." staff associate resentative seat while attending UM-St. Louis and working Enz refused to comment on any the specifics of the cam UM-St. Louis graduate, Chris Kuban, 24, lost his bid for for Missouri Foundation for Fair Contracting. In August of patgn. state representative for the 99th District in South St. Louis this year, upon his graduation, he took a leave of absence "The election is over," Enz said, "The voters have spo County on Nov. 3. from his job to begin his campaign full time. ken." Kuban was defeated by incumbent Republican candidate Both candidates seemed surprised by the level of hostili Kuban said that the brochures he sent out in South Catherine Enz by about 2,000 votes, a 60-40 split. Kuban ty and each reporred the other had engaged in negative cam County were not tabloid journalism but ta bloid-style said it was the closest race between an incumbent and a chal patgnll1g. brochures. He said that the term is used to describe the way lenger in South County. "TIus gOt to be a very nasty campaign on both sides," the brochures are folded and that the brochures addressed "Out of all the other challengers," Kuban said, "I had Kuban said, "She said I support partial-birrh abortion. And I the issues, Enz's record and contained a letter and bio from come up with the most votes." don't. She said I suppOrt state-funded abortion. And I Kuban. Before Kuban came back to St. Louis to finish his degree don't." "It was a tabloid style. It wasn't tabloid journalism," in communications he worked for the governor in Jefferson Kuban said that Enz referred to him as, "the young Kuban said. "That [type of brochure J is just what the politi City, first as an assistant scheduler then as a constituent liai Kuban," and complained that he was living in his parent's cal realm calls tabloid-style." son. home while running for office. . Kuban said that the campaign was an incredible learning "[The title, constituent liaison is] just a fancy title that "This was a blatant case of trying to use someone's age experience for him and that he honestly doesn't know what means that I gOt to handle the questions and calls from [the against them," Kuban said. he will do next. He is considering starting his own commu citizens of Missouri] ," Kuban said. "When people called the Enz said that Kuban resorted to the use of "tabloid jour nications firm but is still undecided. governor's office for any reason, I was expected to get them nalism." "It was an interesting campaign and I'm glad it's over," Kuban answers, anything that had to do with state government." "I was surprised at some of his tactics," Enz said, "because Kuban said, "and now it's time to get on with real life." ik. HUNGER, FROM PAGE 1 NOW HIRING Earn Extra Holiday Cash This inequality is demonstrated at the Hunger Banquet, where 15 and will eat it off a piece of paper that resembles a leaf because that's Weekend/Part Time Help Needed percent of the guests v.rill be served as so-called "First World," 25 per how 60 percent of the people get their daily food." NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY ce nt as so-called "Second World," and 60 percent as Third Worl d. Students can make donations in the Underground at the cashier's "People will receive food as the world distribution of food is," with cas h or, for those in dorms, from their meal plan with their student Chitwood said. "Fifteen percent receive a full meal, 25 percent receive number. Also at the Underground, the "Soup Line" will serve home beans and rice and 60 percent will receive rice and will si t on the floor made soup and a roll or "souphowl" for $2 on Tuesday and Wednesday. TOUHILL, FROM PAGE 1 ~ John B. Hylton, Music ].c. Penney auditorium, de spite education," Touhill said. Want to escape Department chairperson, supported problems the space presented, such as Touhiil said that in the future the those winter blues? AUTO DRIVEAWAY the chancellor's statement that there no orchestral pit, one small dressing athlerics program would be built up was sufficient programming from his room, no backstage area, and inade- to increase the draw of students to (J..Il ....p (,d:.llIs. G..Il ... ( "'~V;(Il . COMPANY \ department to fill the new venue, say quate lighting. this campus, but that "under her "';(Il pIlOp(ll. ing that in fact her estimates were "We're going to do this anyway, watch" the change would be to work low. because we've got the students to do on music, theater, art, and commuru • Door to Door "We are already doing from 30, 40, it ... the students do very fine things," catiON. . ~ to 50 musical events a semester; sev Madsen said. "I know that very few of Touhill said that she wasn't look • 60 Offices you are aware of that beause we don't ing to simply meet the short-term Vienna eral this week," Hylton said. "I have } • Since 1952 to say I haven't seen many of you at ever see you at perfonnances." needs for space, but that she was Cancun those events, but we do them, and Don Parker, director of the looking to the future. faral are frotn St. Lou l. , ..ch .... bau d 01'11 • flT purn,u" "raJ do hOt an dJck 1;Uat,wbkb on • Trucked or many are rather well-attended. Some Percussion and Jazz Ensemble, said ''I'm giving you a vision of a build total bet...... U Md $I0. lnt'J Stud..,t ID m.., n,quJ,..cI. F." .. . r. valid b- dapvt..uru In Jew Driveaway are not, but we don't have a decent that tills University needed a large, ing that our students can come to • .-s0Cll ~ d I", £ubi lKt tQ chan,.. R. rtrlctlonl ap pl,.. Ca.h br 0Vt' low dofp,utk fara Md fa~ to performance space on this campus, so well-known venue in order to that they can listen to lectures, they oth.,. ¥llQf'id wick dcltlnatJonl. 0011 '- fo rJH tD onfu )'OUr Eunllpud • Insurance why would you come?" increase this campus' attraction of can listen to music, watch a play, and students. they can listen to the symphony," beyond Federal William Richardson, director of liiliiii4l1 Travel ""' bands, said that bands were having " [Students] look at facilities and T ouhiil said. CIEE: Council on Intornational Requirements Edoc i t iooal E>.cltangr difficulty due to lack of adequate per they say 'I want to be there, I'd like a .....----C-o-r-re-c-ti-o-n------. formance space. chance to perform in that facility, I'd "We have to do something with like the chance to be a part of that,'" In Issue 936, the date for 1-800-2Council 1 155 Francis PI. 726-2886 ~ Ciaran Carson's Nov. 17 the band because the band is too large Parker said. "I remind people of that poetry reading was listed www.counciltravel.com to fit in any existing space on campus because sometimes we fo rget why we incorrectly in the Bulletin -- are here - it's a public institution. We that would not either cause some Board. kind of physical damage to our ears or need to be able to attract students to cause tremendous pains for the peo this campus, not only students in the ______----, ple that are surrounding us," surrounding area, but also that mix Richardson said. "\Y! e retain the ture of students, hopefully interna notion that the bands ...are among tional students." some of the best-kept secrets that the The chancellor said that she felt that the center would be for all the slim University has to offer." Mark Madsen, director of vocal students, prov-i.ding an important part studies, told the council that his Stu of their education. dents would be putting on a produc- "Performing arts and culture and downl • non of "Man of La Mancha" in the communications; that's part of one's "i lost IOmg in a week!" - slim JUST FOR STUDENTS! JUST FOR FUN! Try the problem below and return the solution to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science c/o Q. Dotzel, 356 CCB by Mon., Dec. 7. Include your name, address and telephone number (or e-mail address). Students submitting correct solutions receive a Certificate of Merit issued by the look better & Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. 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Dotzel, 356 CCB Pregnant? ~f$NE~"PIXAR .,r,rN&.~ november 1S [lit(@») Page 8 '!rbe ([urrent November 16, 1998 Movie Review Music Review Tired stereotypes ruin promising 'Shadrach' Lynyrd Skynyrd is a welcome blast from music's past Shadrach ly family. Inhabiting a rundown shack with a What happens after this requires a great sus Opened Nov. 6 at Plaza Frontenac; yard full of trash and farm animals, slovenly pension of disbelief. The Dabneys remain car Lynyrd Skynyrd All the songs were recorded in Running time: 98 min earthy Mom (A ndie McDowell) languidly monish stereotypes, but the story is mid with Skynyrd's First 1971 twO years before the group's Based on a short Story by William Styron, out much discernible comedy or charm. The drinks beer after beer, tossing the empties away Rock-MeA Records first major label release. Though very Shadrach is directed by Susanna Styron from a as she calls to one of her children to bring her behavior of the Dabneys and Paul's parents It would be a major understate raw on some tracks, their future screenplay that she co-wrote. The story sound another. Dad (Harvey Keitel) , a moonshiner by seem unrealistic for this time and place, and no ment to say that Lynyrd Skynyrd greatness shines throughout most ed like a thoughtful drama about prejudice, fam trade (what else would he ben, punctuates all explanation is given for their surprising actions. played a role in '70's music. To many tracks. ily and humanity. his speech with strings of foul language which Amazingly, Paul's parents decide to leave they were one of the top bands of All the great ones are here and in The Story is told through the eyes of 10-year seem to have nothing to do ",-ith what he's say him in the Dabneys' care while they attend to their era. their original forms. "Simple Man" old Paul, wh ose pleasant but lonely life as the ing. 1be offspring are characters in this same some out-oE-tOwn family business, commenting On the recently-rereleased debut sounds different but still has the well-dressed, well-behaved only child of a vein. The effect is crude and comic. only that the Dabneys "have fallen on hard album Skynyrd fans C of the School of Nursing and eton H all to get to the been writ ten for wrong-way drivers. Children's Cente r. One parent felt that the one-way drive was well Roeseler said that the change, which added 75 worth it to avoid the previous hazard of high-speed, parking spaces to South Campus, was planned the two-way traffic, but others sugges ted Roeseler create best way he could to please the greatest amount of a loop around lot X by the Ward E. Barnes Education people. Library that would allow student and parents to "It is an additional burden to drive aro und, I real access that area safely and quickly, avoiding the long ize that," Roeseler said. "I hope it's something that drive around. you can accept that gives us a little more parking Roe eler said that several of the solutions offered space." were good, and that he knew the present situation novemberlS . . Parents were concerned because there had been was an Inconvemence. www . bugslif~ovie.co~. incidents of near head-on collisions from drivers "We're trying to create parking solutions that are going the wrong way. safe and consider as many people are possible," Roeseler said that approximately 50 tickets had Roeseler said. IN MANY COMPAN IES IT TAKES YEARS To PROVE You CAN LEAD ... 3 of 4 med school students who took a commercial MeAT prep course took Kaplan ~ Shouldn't you? Call today for a class schedule and to enroll! WE'LL GIVE You 10 WE EKS. 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MARINE OFFICER November 16, 1998 ~be Qturtent Page 9 Movie Review 'Life is Beautiful' is well worth the subtitles life is Beautiful clown with a soft heart that is capable of stealing the game. Guido is able to continue to survive the torture (Italian with English subtitles) audience's. He steals Dora away from her fascist fiance of the concentration camp and keep his spirits up Not rated at their engagement party. He rides in on a white horse because of his desire to save his son. \ Running Time: 2:12 that was vandalized by anti-Semitic hoodlums. It is a The most touching parts of the concentration camp The Italian work Life is Beautiful is the film that will subtle foreshadow of the events to come as Guido and scenes are the little ways Guido is able to communicate \ win the O scar Award for best foreign film. Dora ride off into the distance. with Dora and tell her that he and Giosue are still alive. It has been a long time since anything so moving, so The film then jumps five years into the future. Guido From the camp, Guido is still able to tell her that he well wrinen, and so powerful has been shown in a movie and Dora are now married and have a son Giosue. Their loves her. theater. It is by far the best film of the year. It is worth son is like any other little boy. The thing he wants most The film is powerful. It is more than just a film about standing in long lines. It is worth paying full price. It is in life is a real tank. survivors. It is a film about humanity. It successfully even worth suffering through subtitles. On Giosue's fifth birthday, the Nazis come to take proves that even in the darkest of situations, humor and The film tells the Story of an Italian Jew, Guido Guido, his uncle, and Giosue to the concentration camp. beaury can survive. But most importantly, it proves that (Roberto Benigni), and his method of survival during Dora hurriedly follows them to the train station to life is beautiful. one of man's bleakest periods, the Holocaust. Yet, this demand that she be allowed to get on the train bound for is not a depressing documentary. Nor is it disrespectful ' the concentration camp. Dora, who is not Jewish, feels -Stephanie M. Platt to those that survived the hideous conditions in the con that it is better to die v.~th her family than live without centration camps. It is rather a stOry about a desire to them. live not only for yourself but also for the ones you love Giosue is tOO young to know the most. horrors of war and his father tries to The beginning of the movie is quite different from prevent him from ever finding them bugs for hire. the second half. It is light and humorous. It follows out. He tells his young son that it is Guido to the Tuscan town of Areno where he attempts all a game. It is the same game that to open a bookshop. In the meantime he works as a his father made him play when he looking for versatility in a performer? meet waiter for his uncle. On the way into town he meets his was five years old. The goal is to be tuck &roll. no sag cards, no unions, no agents, lawyers "princessa" Dora (Nicoletta Braschi). He wins her over the first to earn 1000 points. The or insurance to deal with, nothing but raw talent with his clever stunts and charming words. The humor winner gets a real tank. Guido is able but how much you askl is so well-written and acted, it is impossible to do it jus to rum the life-saving act of avoiding these guys will work for crumbs (literally). tice by summarizing it. the Nazis into a game of hide and Rl)bet t o Benigni (left) and Giorgio Cantarini in they're also travel-size for your convenience. Benigni is very similar to Charlie Chaplin. He is a seek. Every little action becomes a "Life Is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella.)" remember the name ... tuck and roll! Theater Review 'Lord' can't compete with 'Riverdance' " Riverd'ance" alternately compete in a stree t dance The music varies from Charlie December 17-20. Dance St. Louis H aunting a cappella singing, fid with three Irish traditional dancers. Daniels' style fiddle-playing to a can be reached at 534-6622 for more dle playing, flamenco dancing, They mimic each other, and the Kenny G-sounding, plaintive sopra information about upcommg per novemberlS Russian folk ballet, pirouettes, audience laughs and loves it. It is no sax to powerful and loud march fonnances. (not """",dUal.,,) www.bugslifemovie.com OOJSNEYi P1XAA leaps, switch kicks and Irish dance pure city soul and jazz vs. old world ing-style drumming. The orchestra, -Pam White were all part of the "Riverdance" dance, and both the audience and situated at one side of the stage, stage show perfonned through the dancers seem to enjoy the juxta plays instruments such as the gadul Nov. 15 at The Fox theatre. The posmon. ka, bodhran, darrabukkas, dunbeg show is known for the Irish Dance The show begins with'a circle as and ouda. T roupe's full-stage, fast-paced a backdrop, a medieval atmosphere The "Riverclance" show current scenes of dancers doing traditional celebrating the coming of the sun ly has three companies performing routines, but the show is also a won and the saving of the harvest. It con throughout the world. Tour dates derfully developed Drofessional pro tinues through dance and song, are given on their website at duction that holds the viewer's sometimes with a spiritual effect www.riverclance.com. CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS interest with artistic variations of long velvety dresses, candles, an a "Riverdance" was presented by scenes and music. cappella voice that rings clear as a Dance St. Louis, which is also pre The City of Ferguson's Parks and Recreation I expected this show to be a lot beU with the sound of a musical senting "Christmas at m e Fox n with Department offers the following holiday events: (.. I like Michael Fladey's "Lord of the instrument. It is sometimes poeric, " Il.tcraclre. Decembes- 10-13 nd Dance" that I saw recently on PBS an d often full of action and drama. "A Dickens' Christmas Carol" television. (Flatley choreographed THE CHRISTMAS CRAFT JUBILEE th the "Riverdanc.e" main Irish dance Saturday, Dec 5 , 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at January Wabash Park numbers before starting his own I.------~- - -~ I show.) But the music is so rich and THE WAY OF LIGHTSIWINTER WONDERLAND TOUR the numbers are so varied that th "Riverdance" is much more inviting Wednesday, Dec,16 5:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. and interesting. .00 Our Lady of the Snows, Anheuser-Busch, The show indudes 13 scenes, and Kiener Plaza, Tilles Park .is loosdy plotted around the dra matic story of Ireland as homeland, MAGICAL ROCK SPRINGS CHRISTMAS with many of its people moving nl away in a struggle to survive. But DOCUMENT BINDINGS Thur., December 3 , 3:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Any style, size or (olor the story is depicted in such an Christmas Lights in Alton's Rock Springs Park uplifting way. "In dance. and song A trip to the Alton Belle we gift our children" chants the nar ,I ratOf. "\\Je will not go down. \Y/e kinko·s® Let Ferguson's Parks and Recreation Department make your Holiday Season fun and less will not be beaten dmvn like grain" stressful. Leave the planning and driving to them. 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He would like to know how he per- , . puts together an Opera for Young People at geared towards children is rare. thus, 'Joshua's Boots,'" McNichols explains. formed. He hasn't been able to .listen to or the Center of Contemporary Arts (COCA). " [Ibere is] not a lot of work that is written The production is set up as a test-run for watch any re cordings of the !production. This year, one UM-St. Louis junior was able wi.th young people in mind, so we find our school audiences. l. "What you sound like on the ,ins:ide and to be a part of it. selves co'mmissioning new works," Felter said. "Based on what we learned this fall, we'll what you sound like OIll .the outside St. Louis native Robert McNichols began The entire event is treated as it would be in make a few adjustments and present it to the ~ctually are two totally different things, and that's playing the cello nine years ago, the summer a professional situation. Everything is built general public," Felter said. scary because I don't have a clue," M·cNichols before he started the sixth grade. At specifically for that particular show from the Although McNichols misses performing, said. "On the inside of my head I hear that I'm Normandy High School, he picked up the ground up. The children are paid and provid he's getting along working at his church as the singing the right pitches, and that's it!" electric bass guitar. He also acquired a third ed 'lVi.th stage and music direction, lighting, minister of music and as a desk clerk for the instrument, the piano, which he plays at the sets and costumes. UM-St. Louis Residential Life Office. He is First Congregational Church. He has played "I like to do these for the St. Louis Youth Symphony Orchestra rypes of productions and the Missouri All-State Orchestra. because it allows young UM-St. Louis But it wasn't his instrumental talent that people to have the { landed him a role in this year's production at opportunity to step into COCA. It was his singing abiliry. This would the shoes of a profes Department of I\1usic not surprise most people who have met sional,~ Felter said. "As a i McNichols. It's almost impossible not to result, we have high stan notice his deep, distinctive voice the minute he dards for them as well." presents a perfonnance by begins to speak. "Joshua's Boots" "It's a big thing, a big break for me," takes place 15 years after McNichols said. "I'm only 20 years old and the end of the Civil Wa.r. singing in the lead role in an opera with the Joshua, played by Opera [Theatre] of St. Louis." McNichols, is a young man forced to flee from The opera "Joshua's Boots" 'IV'aS the fifth T4e Universit1f Robert McNichols his home in Tennessee to Simple lifestvle changes can prevent stress-related illnesses in students e bncert EAnA BY COURTNEY IRWIN always take care of themselves properl y, ~ she said. special to the Cu rre nt Many UM-St. Louis students complaining of illness 1~he baton goes down at With the fall semester drawing to a close, college stu es are suffering from respiratory, ear, nose, and throat dents are more likely to suffer from stress -related ill infections. Magnuson suggests that students make ness in greater numbers. This is due in large part to hec lifestyle changes to prepare their bo dies for oncoming 7:30 p.m .. tic school schedules and outside activities. In order to stresses. combat such ailments and keep one's health in balance, Simple tasks such as avoidi.ig caffeine, walking out the UM-St. Louis Heaith Services is offering tips for side for ten minute , and taking short naps are just a few Wednesday, November 18, 1998 students to stay well and survive final exam week. ways to reduce one's chance's of becoming sick. University Health Services Administrator Nancy Magnuson even encourages students to engage in diver Magnuson, described how higher levels of anxiety sion tactics like coloring, blowing bubbles, or playing at the Pierre Laclede I-Ionors College affect student's health. "When you're under more stress with koosh balls . than usual, it takes its toll on your body. The actual ill "Taking a break from your responsibilities and hav Convocation I-Iall ness might not appear right away but it eventually ing fun is a good way to relieve tension," she said. catches up \'lith you." 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The corrections are as follows; ''The Rules" that were establi shed and define the reasoning behind what "The schedule for spring break Spring Recess 1999 officially begins happens in horror movies. Scream 2 told us that sequels are never as good that was published in this current at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20 as the original. 1 Still Know What You Did Last Summer does an excellent year's calender is actually the sched and classes resume again at 8:00 a.m. job of proving this point. ule for last year," said Karl Beeler, on Monday, March 29. Julie James aennifer Love Hewin) returns in 1 Still KnO"..v What You Did associate vice-chancellor for Student Beeler is assured that no similar Last Summer now as a college student still tOrmented by what had happened Affairs. problems will arise because this mis- • to her and her fri ends two summers ago. Julie is struggLing to get on with Beeler is hoping for a "public ser print is, "the only date that is incor her life but her dreams refuse to subside. Fate allows her the chance to rela,;: vice announcemem" that would, "let recr." when she and her newfound friends from college win a trip to the Bahamas. However, they come to realize the killer Ben Willis (Muse Watson) is on the island. This makes their vacation anything but relaxing. 1 Still Know What You Did Last Summer offers the same predictability that its predecessor 1 Know What You Did Last Summer did. The way the writer plays with your mind by leading you to believe every character in the movie could have been the killer except the killer him/herself is always a pleasant aspect of the movie. It was well-acted, well-written, and I was just overall pleased with the movie. If you liked the original, then you'll enjoy 1 Still KnO" BY SUE BRITT ...... _...... _--_ ...... , ...... -.. . staff associate journalist talks about Lewinsky coverage, laments decline ofpublic trust Invited to a media forum Wednesday, were twO Caliendo asked Tuft her opinions as to why, after Tuft said the use of unnamed sources may con sies involving alleged fabrications were also a con St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporters and news direc the media covered Watergate, press popularity was tribute to the decline of the public trust in the tributing factor to the decline of approval and trust tors from KMOX and ChannelS. Only investigative hi gh and now, after Lewinsky, it was low. media. of the public regarding the press. reporter of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Carolyn In reoard to the comparison of attitudes of peo "There have been questions, even in my mind of "As an investigative reporter it breaks my heart," Tuft, made it to the forum. Despite this setback ple toward the press changing from a high approval who these unnamed sources are," Tuft said. "The Tuft said, "because I can't get to every investigation Stephen Caliendo, associate professor of political of the times after \Xfatergate to the very low W ashington Post's reporter, saying unnamed that I reaUy want to get to because there are so many science at' UM-St. Louis was pleased with the approval rating now T uft agreed there were real dif source, and he has an unnamed source, but it's actu stories out there. Why would you want to make one results. He said that interesting commentary was ferences b etween the Lewinsky matter and ally a reporter from The New York Times." up?" made regarding the state of the media today. Watergate and that that may have had some effect Tuft said the Boston G lobe columnist controver- "Let me stan by reminding my class and telling that contributed to the decline in approval of the the visitors how this whole thing came about," media. Caliendo began, "how the idea [was] to have local "Watergate was a compiicated story. It was a media folks come in here and talk to us ." s tory of crime. Ir was a story of a break-in. It was a Caliendo explained how, in class discussions, the story of deception. T here were real crimes question was posed that if the polls were showing involved, Tuft said, "Lewinsky is an easy story. Sort the public was tired of hearing about Monica f tabloid type ... I think the public view the Thinking About Making aMov e'? 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