LI rm:hc Q:urrrnt I OCTOBER 31, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I NEWS 1Ch(Q:urrrnt VOL. 45, ISSUE 1359 WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM EDITORIAL Cardi als craze sweeps over the . Editor-in-Chief. ............................ .................... .. .Matthew B. Poposky Managing Editor. ............... .... .... :.. ... ............. ..... ... ...... Janaca Scherer News Editor.. .... ........ .. ... ... .. ... ...... .... ... .......... .... .... ....... .Minho Jung Universit of issouri and St. Louis Features Editor.. .. .. .. ... .... .. .................. .. ..... ... ..... .. ........ Ashley Atkins Sports Editor.... .. ...... ........ ........................... .. .. ............ Owen Shroyer OWEN SHROYER A&E Editor.. ...... ...... ....................... .. .................. .. .. .. .. .. Cate Marquis Sports Editor Opinions Editor.... .... .......... " .. .. .. .... ..... .. ................. .... Jeremy Zschau Copy Editors .... ........ ... ........ .. .............. Sara Novak, Johanna Hoffarth There has been a sea to nil drumming of the Rangers' hot bats had St. Louis Cardinals won Staff Writers .... ........... ... .... ................ .....David von Nordheim, of red on campus lately, Astros in the season's final been crushing opponent their 11 th World Series Greg Laine, Yusef Roach, Ryan Krull, Maddie Harned, Endea and "'"ith good reason as game, highligqted by Chris pitching. After going dow n championship. Wilbert, Angie O'Dell, Eli Dains, Dan Spak, Mavis Hollis, Sha­ the Sf. Louis Cardinals Carpenter's complete game three games to two, the In a season with a ron Pruitt, Joseph Grate, Aladeen Klonowski, Hali Flintrop just won their 11 th World shutout, and wild card Cardinals came home to perfect ending, the i DESIGN Series title. Cardinals hats clinched arrer the Phillies try to bring the tide back C ardinals gave fans so and jerseys have been a came back in the ninth to St. Louis. many great memories: I Photo Editor .... .. ................. ..... ... .......... .. ... .. ...... .... .Jennifer Meahan common sight for students inning to beat the Braves Game 6 of the 2011 Alberr Pujols' three home Web Editor ................. .. .. ....... ......................................... Yusef Roach walking around campus, in exua innings. 'vvorld Series will go down run game in the World Staff Photographers ......... ... .. .... ............ Nik.ki Vahle, Jarred Gastreich, and surely now they will be But that was just as one of the greatest Series, the new players Sarah Lowe, Erica Thompson seeing World Champions the beginning of the games ever. Game 6 David Freese and Nick Illustrators .......... .. ..... .. ............... .... .. .... .. .. ................. .. 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