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The nation of Haiti has snuggled for survival since its independence was claimed in 1803, in the United States Navy; will be aiding the relief efforts in Haiti as of this week. "The relief ef­ bur the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the country on January 12 brought the country to forts are formed mostly of civilian organizations," Sampa said when asked for her feelings on the its knees. "At least 52 aftershocks have hit Haiti, all measuring 4.5 or greater," Jean-Germain efforts made by the American Red Cross, and regarding the benefit concert. "The military helps, Gros, associate professor of political science and public policy, said. "[The earthquake] killed but what you guys are doing here is very important. Be it medicine, food, or funds, whatever hundreds of thousands, and left over 1 million withour shelter." Since, the American Red Cross can be given will help get Haiti back on its feet in a timely fashion." has called for donations to support rescue and relief efforts in Haiti, and the students and orga­ Students from many organizations on campus helped organb..e the concert, including the nizations at the University ofMissouri-St. Louis have rallied together to raise money and collect Office of Student Life, the Student Government Association, and members of the Inter Varsity donations in order to aid those left with nothing in our neighboring nation. Christian Fellowship. "Finding Hope for Haiti," UM-St. Louis' benefit concert for the country, took place Thurs­ Each of the artists had their own opinions regarding the effOrtS put forth. "I have a lot of day in the Millennium Student Center's Pilot House. Refreshments were served, and three friends in the military in Haiti," Jaclyn Pierce said. '~I\nyrhing we can do to support their efforts bands were present to provide music and their own insight into the situation in Haiti through­ is great." our the evening. Professor Gros, who is from Haiti, gave a speech concerning the history of the "Hopefully this will make people live life in the moment and share more love around the country, the present conditions and the severe need for aid there. world,'" Monties Gillespie, leader of Soul Era, said. Students present had strong feelings concerning the rescue and relief efforts currently being "Haiti's gonna need a lot oflove: not just today or tomorrow, but for years to come," Raspa conducted. "Quite a few students either had a personal reason to help Haiti or thought it was Johnson of Massive Hi-Fi, said a good idea, and thought this would be a great way to raise funds and awareness," Brittany "Everyone's presence here tonight shows that they care, and for such a good cause," Gros Holmes, graduate, higher education, said. said. "For me, it's good to see some idealism in the new generation. People in my generation "I found our about it from a fellow member ofInter Varsity here on campus," Eboni Sampa, feel it's generally in short supply, so it's nice to see students working so hard." freshman, accounting, said. "Many members are present, and I invited my mom because it The money raised at "Finding Hope for Haiti" will be donated to the American Red Cross' sounded like a great project to support." Her mother, Charleese Sampa, Liurenant Commander Haiti Relief and Development fund. 2 I U£ tDlrrrnt I FEBRUARY 15, 2010 Tuition freeze leaves colleges in the cold EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief...... Jessica Keil SGA approved fee increases not approved by Forsee Managing Editor...... Matthew Hill News Ed itor...... Anna Marie Curran ~ ANDY PHIPPS certain amount of trust between us and Therefore, the SGA assembly could Features Editor...... 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Because the gover­ year" Cope said. validity of the fees, listen to three con­ nor's proposal has not yet been passed as The idea behind this echoes Chancel­ DESIGN sec utive deans appeal for their votes and a part of the state budget by the Mis­ lor George's idea that students should be Design Editor...... Gene Doyel involved regardless of the outcome. Photo Editor...... Mic helle Ka ufman debate the increases for several hours, souri legislature, it was also important Assistant Photo Editor...... Jennifer Meaha n the assembly's recommendation could not to make any fee increases that could "\Ve still think it's bener ro talk about Page Designers ...... Zachary James Kraft, Phil Freeman not be approved by the chancellor and be consuued as tuition increases. it with the students because if the stu­ Staff Photographers ...... 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In a presentation to the who will make the decision on that in terms of saying diversity committee, both whether to follow through when it could happen, we cited that this " discrepancy and pave the way for same don't have a clue," Pope said at UM-St. Louis sets it apart sex parmer benefits within on the fate of the resolution from comparable universities. the UM System. becoming policy. In fact, the It also seems to go against the This may take some time, wait may be longer because the UM System human re­ but those who want it seem the Missouri legislature may sources policy manual. willing to wait. reject the resolution. The manual states, "all "It took us over 20 years "I think it's very possible, university compensation and to get protections for sexual but it's the right thing to do, benefit programs are to be orientation-just basic pro­ both in terms of equal treat­ administered without regard tections. I'm hoping, I would ment for all faculty and staff to race, color, religion, sex, personally like to see this at the university as well as just [and] sexual orientation." happen in the next year or in terms of human rights," Following the passage of two," Tang-Martinez said. Tang-Martinez said of pos­ the resolution, the measure "And I think that there are sible problems with the leg­ will be taken to Gary Forsee, times when institutions of islature. UM System president, and higher education have taken In the end, some on the Betsy Rodriguez, vice presi­ .. . leadership roles in chang­ diversity council argue that dent for human resources. ing the social assumptions." the matter goes beyond poli­ After their consideration, "We're always hopeful, tics and protocol and comes the measure will be taken but realistically, there's so down to ensuring essential to the board of curators, many factors that it depends human rights. 4 I ~ht [urrrnt I FEBRUARY 15, 2010

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~ CEDRIC WILLIAMS Allyson DeFosset. Defosset at Piasa Southwestern High Sports Editor had an all-time great season, in Brighton, Ill., where she earning the GLVC Pitcher was a four-year starter and The 2009 women's softball of the Year and NCAA All­ made the all-conference team season turned out to be one American awards after post­ and different all-state teams of the greatest ever in U ni­ ing a 22-6 record with six alJ four years. She had a lOl­ versity of Missouri-St. Louis' saves, 298 strikeouts and a lS record for the Piasa Birds, history. 0.74 ERA. and led her team to the state ll1e Tritons won 36 games This year, UM-St. Louis tournament Final Four three last year (the second most in ~rill look to a couple of re­ times. She owns every school program history), finished turning arms, a top transfer pitching record at Piasa the year with the best record and a standout high school Southwestern, and even set in the Great Lakes Valley player to replace DeFosset's the school record for home Conference (earning the team production from the pitching runs hit as a batter. its first GLVC regular season circle. Davis is a terrific player championship), earned them­ The returning Triton hurl­ who might be the key com­ selves a bid to the NCAA.. Re­ ers will be juniors Crystal ponent in a long run of win­ gionals for the first time in 20 Koehler and Amanda Seib .. ning for U M-St. Louis v,rom­ years, had twO players named Koehler pitched in 25 games en's softball. first-team all-conference, had last season, making 17 staTts Offensively, the Tritons one player named to sever­ with a 6-7 record and a 3.64 will also have to find a way to al All-American teams, and ERA. Seib appeared in 12 replace their top hitter from the coach was named confer­ games, mostly in relief duty, last year, then-senior Kelly ence Coach of the Year. but had a 3-1 record and a Essner, who led the team in It was an incredible year 3.50 ERA.. hits, home runs and RBIs. for UM-St. Louis women's Sophomore Stephanie A couple of players expect­ softball.. Benson, a prep star at Park­ ed to provide some offensive But that was last year. The way West High, who also punch this season are se­ 2010 women's softball season played one season at Bene­ nior catcher Katie Bartlett, will bring a whole new set of dictine College in Kansas, who hit a team-leading .339 duction, include seniors Sara fielder Courtney Ostendorf, ing in the Fort Hays State challenges for the defending 'will also get a shot at pitching in 26 games last season, and Estopare, Meghan Bauer, a juco transfer from 'Three Crossover Tournament in champion Tritons, and will some innings for the Triton? junior first baseman/desig­ Megan Brussman, and Carly Rivers Community College, Kansas. be decided by a team with this year. nated hitter Carolyn Oquen­ Maddock; juniors Karey and high school signees Ha­ The Tritons home opener many returning players, but a But the most intrigu­ do, who hit .295 with three Kruse, Brooke "Meyer, and leigh Jenkins, an infielder is next month on Tuesday, different kind of team make­ ing piece of the 2010 Tritons home runs and 19 RBIs in JaCee Ellis; and sophomores from Bethalto, Ill., and Paris Mar. 16, when [he team will up and chemistry. pitching puzzle might be the 2009. Heather Arras and Callis Burger, an outfielder from host a doubleheader at the Last year's Triton softball signing of Metro East high Player? expected to see Dennis. Benton, Mo. UM-St. Louis Softball Field team really had one unques­ school star Leslie Davis. more action this year, and Rounding out the Triton U~1-St .. Louis will begin against Truman State. First tioned leader: starting pitcher Davis had a stellar career hopefully increase their pro- roster this year are junior in- its season this weekend, play- pitch that day is 3 p.m. Triton en'sbaseba ll looking to rebound after rough '09 se son

~ CEDRIC WILLIAMS plate, on the mound and in the UM-St. Louis baseball is on the diamond this year nior infielders Mike Hoosen often rewarded for his efforts Sports Editor the field for the TritOns. UM­ program. is a strong group of seniors, and Ryne Moleski, senior and finished the year wi th a Ask anyone involved with St. Louis could not even get This year's Triton squad which includes catcher Dean outfielder Matt Macke, and 2-4 record. the UM-St. Louis men's base­ relief at home last season, as is no longer that very young Streed and infielders Erik outfielder Manny Flores. UM-Sr. Louis thought it ball program and they wiil the brand spankin' new base­ 2009 team that sometimes Walk and Kenny Ford. All One area where the Tri­ would have two senior start­ probably tell you the 2009 ball stadium built on South couldn't get out of its own three hit over .300 last year tons remain a fairly youthful ing pitchers this season, but season wasn't a lot of fun. Campus last year was never way. The "20 1 0 Tritons are and are be expected to make group is on the pitching staff, that idea went out the win­ The Tritons finished the ready for use, forcing the now a veteran group with 21 the same kind of contribu­ where lefty starter Gurdine dow this winter when right­ year with a 14-32 record team to play all of its "home" upperclassmen listed among tion this year. Acklin is the tearn's only re­ hander Justin Rogers was lost and in last place in the Great games at other locations. the 29-man roster that Other players who often turning senior pitcher. Acklin for the year with an elbow Lakes Valley Conference But the calendar turn to should compete very well in appeared in the lineup last led the team in Starts, strike­ injury that required surgery. West Division. 2010 has brought a whole the tough GLVe this season. year and will likely do the outs and batting average It was a rough year at the new spirit and excitement to Back to lead UM-St. Lou- same ~aain this season are se- against last year, but was not See BASEBAll, page 7 6 I '"aChE lDIrrrnt I FEBRUARY 15, 2010 Women'sBa sk tball suffer losses Tritons to finish in GLVC polls Tritons miss chance to clinch playoff spot ~ SAMUEL ABRAHA 12 first place votes. the GLVC Tournament this Staff Writer Drury was selected to fin­ year. ~ CEDRIC WILLIAMS first 11 shots of the game, KeAmber Vaughn made twO ish second in the West Di­ The 2010 GLVC Men's Sports Editor scoring on only five free free throws to make the score The 2010 Tritons baseball vision 'with 61 total points Baseball Tournament will throws for the first 12 min­ 49-43. and softball teams are look­ and received the final first be held at GCS ballpark in Heading into last week's utes of the game, and trailed Un fonun a teiy, that six­ ing to increase [earn rank­ place vore. The Panthers Sauget, Ill., with the win­ action, the University of by as much as 16 points be­ point deficit was as close as ings in their respective divi­ pushed away Rockhurst for ner of the even t earning the Missouri-St. Louis women's fore eventually trailing 31-19 the Tritons would get, as sions with top notch season second place in the poll. GLVC championship title basketball team found itself at the halftime horn. four Drury players scored play and ro clinch a berth in The Hawks received 58 and an automatic berth to on the verge of a historical In that first half, the Tri­ in double-figures to lead the their respective NCAA Di­ total points. Quincy was the NCAA Division II Tour- accomplishmen t. rons made just five-of-25 Panthers to a 94-82 victory. vision II National Tourna­ fourth with 48 total points nament. The Triton women, who shots and missed all seven of Sophomore Caitlyn ments. and was followed by Mis­ UM-St. Louis opens its began the season by winning their three-point attempts. Moody led the Tritons in In the 2010 men's base­ souri S&T, U1vl-St. Louis 2010 season at home on JUSt one of their first eight It was just an ugly first scoring with 18 points, while ball preseason poll for the and Maryville (13). Tuesday, Feb. 16, hosting garnes, needed just one more half. teammates Kelcy Hulbert Great Lakes Valley Confer­ Bellarmine was selected Harris-Stowe. First pitch win to earn the program's first Unfortunately, the sec­ and the aforementioned ence West Division, the Uni­ third in the East Division that day is at 2:30 p.m. postseason berth since 2006. ond half wasn't much better, White added 16 points and versity of Missouri-Sf. Louis poll with 51 total points, The UM-St. Louis wom­ That would also be the as the Tritons only brieRy 15 points, respectively. baseball team was picked to just ahead of Saint Joseph's en's softball team will return first trip to the postseason for cut [heir deficit to less than The twO losses last week finish in sixth place with 31 49 total points. Lewis (33), 13 lener winners, includ­ head coach Lisa Curliss-Tay­ double digits before Rock­ dropped U M-Sr. Louis' over­ votes. Missouri S&T was Kentucky Wesleyan (22) ing four starters, from last lor, who took over the pro­ hurst went on another scor­ all record to 10-15 on the one place ahead with 32 and U\\7-Parkside (15) year's GLVC Regular Season gram in 2007, and for gradu­ ing binge to go up by 16 with season, with two final home points. rounded Out the poll. Championship team. ating seniors Kristi White, five minutes left in the game. games left in the regular sea­ Southern Indiana, which lhe 2010 season marks The Tritons finished the Montrice Coggins, AIisa The final score on Thurs­ son. has placed first in the GLVC the first with the GLVC's year with a 36-19 record N dorongo, Lindsey Ransome day " as 69-48. That means the Tritons \Vest Division in borh of the newest addition Nfaryville, and advanced to the NCAA and Lacey Shalenko. Saturday's game against will have the chance to clinch past twO seasons, was unani­ bringing the nun1ber of Regionals. for the first time Everything seemed set up Drury, however, featured a their playoff spot with a ,,,in mously selected to repeat in baseball-playing instiunions since 1989. for a truly exciting week for much beuer effort by the Tri­ this weekend on their home 2010. The Screamin' Eagles in the league ro 14. The the Tritons. tons especially at the start. court. earned 9 total points and Saints v,Tjll not be eligible for See POLLS, page 7 But somebody forgot to It was less [han a minute On Thursday. Feb. 18, tell this week's opponents, into the game before U1v1-St. UM-St. Louis will host rival Rockhurst and Drury, who Louis made its nrst shot from t-,;fissouri S&T at me Mark ruined all the fun by defeat­ the field. Twain Building at 5:30 p.m. ing the Trit('ns in game5 It was only a couple min­ That game will have signifi­ played last Thursda>- and Sat­ utes later when [he Tritons cant playoff implications. urday. hit their first three-pointer. ot only could the Tritons The Rockhurst loss \vas es­ And it was only a short while clinch a playoff spOt with a pecially disappointing. UM­ after that when the team \vin, but the winner of that St. Louis had beaten Rock­ grabbed its first lead of any contest will also likely finish hurst pretty soundly four son the entire weekend. second in the GLVC West, straight times, including once Just those few improve­ earning themselves a bener already this season-a 71-51 ments meant Saturday's first draw in the playoffs. pounding at the Mark Twain half was infinitely better than The loser will finish third, Building on Jan. 30. what happened on Thursday. and would likely have to But last Thursday at Rock­ Even still, Drury led 44-39 at face 24-1 and nationally­ hurst's Mason-Halpin Field­ the break. ranked UIndy in a potential house, the Tritons just didn't The second half began second round playoff game. have it. Especially in the first with Drury quickly push­ UM-St. Louis' regular sea­ half, which may have been ing its lead to 49-39 before son finale v.Tjll be Saturday, the team's single worst half of UM-St. Louis sophomore Feb. 20, when the Tritons play all season. Hailee Deckard made a la­ will host rival Maryville Uni­ UM-St. Louis missed its yup and fellow sophomore versity at 1 p.m.

SCREENING IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 7:00PM ~ SPORTS FEBRUARY 15, 2010 I 'UChr [urrrnt I 7 Men's ba ketba I lose two m re BASEBALL, from page 5 The absence of Rogers fielder Andrew Keating, out­ season that 'will play this sea­ ~ CEDRIC WILLIAMS JUSt over a minute left in the the game. means there might be many fielder/pitcher 1vla(( Horton, son in sophomore outfield: Sports Editor game. UM-St. Louis grabbed its more starting pitcher in­ catcher John Tierney, pitcher Anthony Bonty and senior The Tritons then gOt the final lead when senior Jeremy nings available for a Dio of Zach Srurdefant, pitcher An­ catcher Robby Winkler. That is what happened on defensive Stop they wanted Brown hit a three-pointer returning hurlers, led by ju­ drew Peterson, pitcher! oUt­ The TritOns will open the University of Missouri­ and had a chance to cut into 'with 5'9 seconds left to put niors Brandon Fear and Kev­ fielder Kurt Driemeyer, in­ their season this Tuesday, St. Louis men's basketball Rockhurst's lead even more. the Tritons up 57-55. But in Sullivan and sophomore fielder Angel Recci, pitcher/ Feb. 16, with a home game team's recent four-game road But a controversial play, in Drury's Chase E11io((, who fireballer Austin SchlJer. outfielder Kenny Bechaud against Harris-StOwe at the trip against four of the top which Redel was called for an led all scorers with 22 points, Fear and Schuler each had and infielder Brian Mc­ new, finally-ready-for-play teams in the Great Lakes Val­ offensive foul and the UM­ convened a three-point play one win last year, while Sul­ Culloch. UM-St. Louis Baseball Field ley Conference. St. Louis bench was called for jumper and free throw on livan picked up nvo wins in The Tritons also brought on South Campus. First The Tritons lost all four a technical foul, effectively the Panthers' next possession relief in '09. in five high school signees pitch that day is at 2:30 p.m. games and have now lost 10 ended any real chance at a to pur his team back in the Another reason for the that are expected to contrib­ Then over the weekend, games in a row-the second­ last minute comeback. lead for good. renewed excitement in ute this season. Those play­ UM-St. Louis will play a longest losing streak in pro­ Rockhurst made a series of The Tritons managed to the UM-St. Louis baseball ers are third baseman Drew four-game series at Arkan­ gram history. free throws in the game's final get four more possessions in program is the talent infu­ Standefer, first baseman sas-Monticello. After that, This week, UM -St. Louis minute and won the game the final minute, but each sion brought by a whopping Todd Bullington, utility the team's next home game fell victim to GLVC West 68-60. one ended with a turnover 10 college transfers from player Phil Kilgas, outfielder will be Wednesday, Mar. 10, Division rivals Rockhurst On Saturday, U'\1-St. and UM-St. Louis lost 63-57. successful programs all over Michaell\.1acke and pitcher! when the Tritons will host and Drury after suffering two Louis traveled to Springfield, It is hard to believe that the country. outfielder Tyler Tucker. Missouri Western. lopsided losses to Southern Mo., to take on Drury in the the same team that began the Those new players include UM-St. Louis also has Indiana, which was ranked final game at that school's season with a school-record infielder Zach Hulbert, in- two redshirt players from last No. 2 in last week's national Weiser Gymnasium. A ca­ SLX straight wins is now in the Division II men's basketball pacity crowd of 2,000-plus midst of the second-longest POLLS, from page 6 poU, and to Kentucky Wes­ packed the arena, hoping the losing streak in school his­ leyan, which was ranked No. home team would close down tory. 8 last week. the old building in style. The Tritons hope to end The 2010 women's soft­ vote of the league's 15 head held May 7 -9 at the EastSide The Tritons played Rock­ But it was the Tritons who that streak this weekend, ball team was picked to fin­ coaches. The Greyhounds Centre in East Peoria, Ill. hurst on Thursday and fell controlled play throughout when they will host their fi­ ish fifth in the Gre'.lt Lakes collected 196 votes and 14 U!vl-St. LOllis opens its behind by as many as 14 the first half, leading by as nal tVIO regular season games Valley Conference preseason of the 15 first place votes. 2010 season Feb. 19-21 at points early in the second half many five points for most of of the season. poll. The TritOns, who had The 2010 season marks the Fort Hays State Cross­ before rallying to get within the first 20 minutes, until a On Thursday, Feb. 18, the best record in the con­ the first with the league ex­ over Tournament in FoIt five points after a layup by ju­ Drury layup in the final 20 M -St. Louis will host Mis­ ference last year, earned 144 panded to 15 teams. Illinois­ Hays, Kan. nior Eddie White with JUSt seconds cut UM-St. Louis' souri S&T at the NfarkTwain points and received one first Springfield and Maryville The Tritons' home opener over 10 minutes left. halftime lead to 27-25. Building in a critical GLVC place vote. enter the conference sched­ is tentatively scheduled for Rockhurst then went on The second half was a contest that will likely de­ Indianapolis, which ad­ ule for the first time, though Tuesday, Mar. 16, when the a 9-2 run to push its lead fierce see-saw batde. UM-St. termine final seeding in next vanced to the 2009 NCAA neither will be eligible for team will host a doublehead­ back to 12 points with seven Louis led 30-25 early in the week's GLVC Tournament. Division II World Series, the GLVC Tournament. er against Truman State at minutes left in the game. 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Monads triumph at Koken's'Naughti Gras'

On Friday, February 5, the Koken Art Factory hosted its third annual "Naughti Gras," an art exhibit showcasing a variety of erotic art by local artists inspired by the Mardi Gras holiday. In between burlesque acts, alongside multi­ media exposing the gruesome and beautiful sides of se..x, and in front of playboys in top hats and Victorians in cor­ sets, the Monads played a great show. 'The Monads have an unusual lineup that features a standup bass, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and accordion thrown in sporadically for good measure. Even with this intrinsic eccentricity, they seemed a little bit out of place. Art exhibits are events that demand a great deal of respect from their attendees, and the Monads play an unapolo­ getic brand of loud and fast punk folk. Their songs would make more sense during a bar fight than as atmosphere for schmoozing through a gallery, even one catering to the pri­ mal instincts of humanity. SOFI SECK / THE CURRENT Fortunately, this had little-to-no-affect on the infectious Members of the cast from 'The Color Purple' sang and danced at the beginning of the show Last Thursday. energy that the Monads channel. For t'.vo sets, the lvlonads stomped and yelped life into the event and took advantage versial issues that the 1985 learns acceptance and hO\v The choreography stayed of the aspects of Naughti Gras" that could complement Musical is Steven Spielberg directed to love through the growing lively and vibrant but never them. Hoola-hoopers and pole-dancers added sex appeal film version did. relationship berwcen her and overwhelmed or took away to the stage, and the dubious backdrop banner "Superfest" for fans of "'The Color Purple" tells Shug. from the seriousness of the became a security blanket, finding its way into multiple the dynamic stdry of Celie There are also many plot. chants from the boisterous quartet and the crowd. (1 iller), a timid, oppre ed, laughs, coming mostly from The most exciting dance Guitarist/vocalist Pat Eagan is a dervish, a man possessed) the book, yo ung girl who, by the age of audacious, demanding So­ sequence took place during hammering at his guitar while reclaiming traditional delta 1 , bore two of her father's phia's clever one-liners, the Act II, when Celie imagined blues and bluegrass with punk impassioned vocals. Bassist not the children. most memorable being her life with Nettie in Africa. Jenna Schroeder and fiddler Matt Shivelbine are maniacally She's especially close to sassy performance of "Hell The dancers jumped, stoic reminders of the band's parentage. mOVIe her sister Nettie (La Toya o.n leaped and skipped all over London), but unfortunate Other notable perfor­ the set conveying the tradi­ See NAUGHTI GRAS, page 9 The II-time Tony Award­ circumstances caused by both mances included "Our tional dances of the Olinka winning adaptation of Alice her father Pa (David Aron Prayer" sung by Celie and tribe. Walker's 1982 novel "The Damane), and her husband Nettie, "'Shug Avery Co­ Through dance, they were Color Purple" opened last Mister (Rufus Bonds, Jr.), ul­ min' to Town" sung by the also able to show the difficul­ Trailer Park week in St. Louis, running timately tear them apart. entire cast, and a heart­ ties faced within the tribe, Movies reviewed based on their trailers. February 4-7 at the Fox The­ As a girl who knows noth­ wrenching rendition of including war, and the pain­ ater. ing but abuse and pain, Celie "What About Love?" sung by ful rituals of female genital The Wolfman. Benicio Del Toro stars in this rollick­ The production starred has a hard time standing up Shug and Celie. cutting. ing good "tail" about a man who goes < hO\vl.i:ni' mad every Kenita R. Miller as "Ce­ for herself. The set was staged im­ "The Color Purple" takes time the moon comes out. Sounds like a "paw-g.," to· me! lie" and Angela Robinson as But with the help of her maculately and depicted the you on a whirlwind journey B ~Chris Stewart. . "Shug Avery," who tore the husband's sultry singer mis­ decade-changing time peri­ through time. This is a fam­ house down with their spine tress Shug Avery (Robinson), ods remarkably. ily drama with lessons of Dear John. Channing

John kGro , an associate professor of violin at U 1- t. ~'e think of this as th.e individual against: odel} ']" { Gro. 0 . Arianna String arlet Low ,pIa: first iolin for the quarter. Hi impre i~ den­ speaking of the first movement of o. 4, aid. «Usuall, you'll rial are only urpa cd b. hi passion for mu ic and music ee the first violin create melody- on rop, or even againSt the captures Beethoven theory. < Beethoven re fined what: the quartet could do. He other violins' more orchestral aLcompanimem. If 'ou think: cared other composers for me next 100 year '," 1\.1cGro 0 of me social happenings ot the 18th century, it isn't difficult beauti Ily at Noon Series said before demonstrating the second and fourth meters' to make the connection.' The tension the famous C minor prominence in Beetho en' work, a subtle and important me­ piece inherently creates was accented by th e playet almost The members of the Arianna "' tri ng Quartet, Universiry lodic featw:e that challenged tradirion at the time and helps mathematical precision and rigorous commirmeru. of Mi ouri-Sr. Loui ' aaist -in-residence, are inrernationall:~ provid dramatic rone in his pice s. . The quarter played the second movement of No. 4 im­ renowned for their fill kian hip. They \viU b playing me The quanet continued in this vein for an hour, expJain­ mediately afterward, demonstrating their range as musicians. entirety of Beethoven's opus 1 at the TQuhHl on February ing often 0 erl00ked aspects of Beethoven's music and ab Ut The first movement's brooding and intense mood was cap­ 20. 1he quartet rook parr in me 10nday Noon Series at rhe rring quartet in gen ral while interspersing poni ns of tured. perfectly, and due to the expertise ofme Arianna Sn-ing JC Penney building last week, providing an intimate glimpse qu.lITe . They pJ )"cd sci cred mm'cments from several of the Quartet. the tenuous playfulness of its adjunct was too. of me coming hmy and jnto the r volutionary compos r six quartet in the Opus ] 8. and the emirety f the condo inrricacies. Their engag men -it11 the music \ as truly asrounding. See ARIANNA. page 23 Sentimentality served at Jim Brinkman concert You have heard Jim Brickman's piano as Brickman soon brought a music whether or not you recognize couple of friends onstage: electric his name. In fact, even if you have violinist Tracy Silverman and singer never heard Jim Brickman's music Anne Cochran. Silverman is an ec­ you have heard his music. centric looking sort who raised a This claim holds water because laugh by stomping on a few of his Brickman specializes in the kind of pedals and jamming Deep Purple hyper-emotive textbook adult con­ riffs on his electric violin. Cochran, temporary music that plays, as he for her part, is a Midwestern rose wisely knows· to joke about during who one might peg for. a former performances, in airport bathrooms. beauty queen. Her yoice is as prac­ It is music that plays on the most fa­ (iced, safe, · and radio-friendly as miliar shortcut tearjerker themes and Brickmails piano playing~a match the most basic minor-major one-two made in Hallmark heaven. punch combinations meant to find It is easy to heavy-hand Brickman the quickest route to a vulnerable and company in print. The truth is listener's heart. Much of it isinstru­ that they are a professional and often mental and the songs are as likely to moving act. The evening\vas good­ contain the \vords "beautiful" "time­ natured., the banter between per­ less" or "forever" as they are anything formers corny but not painfully so, RIKI TANAKA / THE CURRENT else. So why does Brickman have and just self-depreciating enough (as The st. Louis erotic art show, Naught; Gras, is held at Koken Art Factory on Friday and Saturday night. The event more adult contemporary hits char­ when Brickman did an impression has mUltiple showcases including belly dancing and bands. ter over the past two decades than of a song of his being used behind a any other artist in history? Because sappy Olympics "life storyn segment) Jason Matthews is a wild card, of one song that was below break­ "naughti market" sold a variety of he has found his niche, he knows his as to disarm the audience. Once one tenuously strapped into sanity neck pace, and it was excellent. sex-related items. It is all in good audience, he delivers the goods and, gets past the use of phrases like "fol­ while ripping at his banjo with Maybe they will be moving in fun but nevertheless awkward. dammit, he seems like a plain old low your dreams" in the choruses of tribal delirium. Appropriately, that direction more but for now a Matthews remarked that "You can nice guy. Brickman and Cochran's duets, it is they all stand on the front-line of crowed speed-folk version of Rog­ look, you just can't touch," and Brickman ·brought his "Beautiful not hard to sink in to Brickman's un­ the stage-together, and each plays er Allan Wade's "If You're Gonna that seemed accurate . . No doubt World" tour through our humble cannily kind, idealized and romantic an integral part in the preserva­ Be Dumb, You'd Better Be Tough" "Naughti Gras" will continue to town Saturday night playing the view of the world. tion and advancement of roots, is quintessential Monads and good be a distinctly local attraction and Touhill Performing Arts Center's And it did not hurt mat Silver­ rhythm and rock. on them for it. continue to grow in notoriety. florid, spacious and, on this particu­ man did a solo spot, multi-looped re­ They are almost never senti­ "Naughti Gras" has been The Monads are a staple to St. lar night, packed, Anheuser-Busch mix violin instrumentalized version mental and that might be cause around for three years and has Louis music. Stepping into the va­ Hall. of "Here Comes The Sun" .about for complaint. The Monads songs gotten bigger every year. It is a riety show of "Naughri Gras" and The most cursory glance around halfway through the show. rarely achieve personallucisiiry or celebration of sex and, as such, managing to maintain their com­ the audience revealed mat adult con­ Brickman, no doubt, was back­ universal ingenuity. However, get­ a bit controversial at times. One posure and captivate in spite of temporary is still reaching the s;une stage admiring the evening view ting caught up in the songwriting woman s~ld chopsticks and served a distracting polemic is one- way demographics as ever: middle aged, out of his window, thinking about is not really the point of a Monads sushi off of her birthday suit, they have managed to diversify·. middle-class couples will still shell a childhood .Christmas in his snug show. They are candid and shame­ burlesque troupes stripped down 'black and bluegrass' over me out $40 plus gas to haul east for a ro­ Cleveland home of youm and hum­ less purveyors of fun, not beacons and entertained, photographs course of their exist~nce. A- -Joe ~antic night of life-affirming piano ming the beginnings of his next hit. of enlightenment. Eagan sang all were as graphic as possible, and a Schaffner music. Though there was more than B :-Chris Stewart 10 rar:h£ Q:nrrrnt FEBRUARY 15, 2010 SWEET JAMS This week's top 5 iTunes downloads as reviewed by The Current's Chris Stewart

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Paul Bettany plays Charles Darwin in 'Creation,' rated PG -13 for some intense thematic material. I 3 'Hey, Soul Sister' Last October, PBS aired an (Paul Berrany) is being urged by focus of the film, spooling out N o, the problem lies with the I Train excellent [Wo-hour drama "Dar­ his friend Joseph Hooker (Bene­ through a number of confusing disorganized script and poor di­ Apparantly the way \vin's Darkest Hour" about the dict Cumberbatch), and famons flashbacks and dream sequences, rection. for a mediocre pop crisis that lead to Charles Dar­ figures such as Thomas Hux­ along with emotional scenes \vith The script seems unsure what band to reinvent win's publication of "On the Or­ ley (Toby Jones), to publish his his es[ranged (or not) wife. The it really wants to say, only mat it themselves and find .....5tii .. 1 igin of Species." This Nova pro­ ground-breaking theory on the film also throws in some confus­ wants to be as emotional as pos­ their way to the duction included dialog drawn evolution of species. However, ing and inconsistent musings on sible while saying it. charts is to make their music even smoother for Darwin's letters, often verba­ Huxley's eagerness to challenge religion. The religious discussion is so and more hyper-produced. It's just a shame tim and presented as clear and religious leaders on the literal Darv.lin's work is mentioned confusing it cannot even be sum­ that nobody got that news to Hanson in historically accurate a picture of interpretation of the Bible is off­ only obliquely and in a wholly marized. The director represents time. the issues Darwin struggled with purring to the reclusive Darwin, uninformative manner, with Darwin's work by alternating before deciding to publish. It was at least in part because of op­ some gruesome time-lapse foot­ charming scenes of Darwin ex­ a first-rate drama, with polished position from his religious wife age of decaying bugs and birds ploring nature with his children production values and fine act­ Emma (Connelly). and several shots of dead pigeons. with the bizarre time-lapse se­ ing, albeit by a largely unknown In this cinematic drama, what Any information about natural quences, which tell the viewer They used to only let you call yourself a cast. is most on Darwin's mind is not selection or Darwin's theories is absolutely nothing. country singer if you So expectations were high for publication but the death of his missing. Last year was the 200th an­ had been arrested a similarly-themed new drama daughter Annie (Martha West). The letter from Alfred Wal­ niversary of Charles Darwin's at least three times, "Creation," now playing at Plaza Darwin, plagued by poor health, lace, who reached the same con­ birth and this film could have drank yourself to a stupor every night and Frontenac Cinema, starring Paul is haunted by feelings of guilt clusions about species evolving · contributed to the international had a deeply turbulent relationship with Bettany and Jennifer Connelly. that he may have played a role in and prompted Darwin to finally celebration. As is, "Creation" is life and love. These guys .took like a It promised to cover the same her death since he and his wife act, is mentioned in passing with only a missed oppormniry and Macy's ad. historic ground but despite the are first cousins. little sense of its import. a completely disappointing mess big name actors, this completely His feelings of loss of a fa­ This mess of a film is clearly of a film as well. muddled, historically suspect vorite daughter are complicated not the fault · of the cast, who If Charles Darwin and his version is a .wholly inferior film by his anger at the local pas­ seem suited to their roles and work as a subject piques .your compared to the PBS one. tor Reverand Innes Qeremy tried their best with the confus­ interest, you should buy a OVD They .sa y that before In fact, this film is such a wan­ Northam) about his treatment of ing, wandering script. Likewise, copy of "Darwin's Darkes~ Hour" you freeze to death dering mess, it is nearly unwatch­ Annie and an estrangement from sets, costumes and production from the PBS website. Bur "Cree. the last thing that able and often inaccurate. Eng­ his wife after the child's death. values are all first-rate, even ation" . is not worth your time or . you feel is warmth. lish naturalist Charles Darwin This melodrama is the real though th~film is not. money. F -Cate Marquis A soothtng warm numbness. A sweet sultry numbing warmth. :.A wonderful peaceful all-consuming What do you think about 'Creation'? Let LIS know at theclirrent-online.com warmth. A heavenly numbing warmth that wipes away all memory of earthly-strife. FEBRUARY 15, 2010 I. n [ (torrent I 11 """"'=""'=-

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Dr. Drew interacts with the audience at the Touhill on Wednesday. JENNIFER MEAHAN I THE CURRENT

~ ASHLEY ATKINS with applause when Dr. Drew appeared. he joked. He bdieves that both sexes spend most phone calls Staff Writer Dr. Drew opened the show telling the story of his conflict discussing male adequacy. The crowd burst into laughter. He with the weather in order to get to the performance. "I am struck a nerve. But, the discussion on hookups is what really The young took over the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall exhausted. My powers of concentration are maxed OUt so for­ got the crowd going. ·Some·of the female audience responded Wednesday night when talk of Loveline's Dr. Drew Pinsky's give me," Pinsky said. He then proceeded to tell the audience positively to this. Dr. Drew respo,nded honestly stating that in appearance was made known throughout campus. Orchestra of how he purposdy framed the show to rdate to the college reality someone does become attached, unless one is dealing seating filled a half an hour before the show whil~ student student. "I really want to craft the conversation to wh"'at you With a sex addict. groups had reserved seating. The volume of the crowd rose . want to hear," Pinsky said. He went on to say that the subjects The rest of the night was ·filled with back-to-hack conversa­ to an obnoxious high, all peering up at an empty stage with he would be talking about were not discussed in the '80s, a tions until Dr. Drew hit a serious note on the dangers of addic­ a podium and a pitcher of water. Was it pandemonium that time when the news of herpes was starting to stir. This made tion. The discuSsion encouraged audience members to speak enco\ifaged the crowd, or was it pure sexual curiosity? him realize that it was important for him to talk abOUt stuff on their own trials of living with or around addiction'. False cheers were projected when a tech walked out onto the such as condom use on his radio program .. "1 did not want it " AudienCe members appreciated this type of open atmo­ stage to adjust the microphone. "I have seen 'Sex with Morn to be as self-promoting," Pinsky said. He saw his controversial sphere. "It was educational and seeing him in person made it and Dad' and 'Celebrity Rehab.' 1 like what he has to say. 1 discussions as community service. realistic," said Cassi BoW, sophomore, education. "There were love Dr. Drew," Lauren Kenney, sophomore, psychology, said. To get the discussion started, Dr. Drew asked the audi­ alot of a.reas where it compared with my own life," Tyler Mei­ "I am just here for the entertainment," Suron Clark, fresh­ ence members if they could identify the subject of male and necke, senior, political science, said. Overall, the students and man, elementary education, said. As an empty spotlight ap­ female phone conversations. "I never met a guy that called gueSts of the University of Missouri-Sr. Louis seemed to have a p~,ared center stage the crowd grew silent only to fill the room hi, friends talking about how he did the " ,mo: great time on a night full of a few laughs and education. FEBRUARY 15, 201 0 ~£ ~ITrnt 13

FACULTY PROFILE Dr. Jeanne Morga Zar cchi French art historian discusses vintage, and dignity

~ JEN O'HARA cluough the middle of the tWentieth century, Staff Writer and h w different 1 change. TC: Outside of working. what sort of thingy Dr. Jeann organ Zal·ucchi is chair of the do Jot! fik~ to do? depanment 0 Art and Art HiStory. She has JM2: I love antiques. I lik to olleer vin­ penned several bo ks and has been invol ed tage watche , which is a itrle unusual but I in many projects i uding G -curating an have orne interesting pi es fro m my family. exhibit n the Bruce and Barbara Feldacker I ve learned that old watch ar 'om thing Collection in Gallery isia. that people t nd to thrm away, They don t The Current: What got you interested ill think it' ·aluable, and usually rhey'! not French art? but rh ar very inter ting b use how Dr. Jeanne 40rgan Zarucchi: I hav stud­ they reflect hiSTO rical peri ds, and how men ied France and the Fr nch lanau age ince I and women want d to be fa ruoDabi . was in jun1 r high chool. fy mother was TC: Ify ou {"ould live o.11yrl)h"~ in the world, very ~ nd of thing that wer Fr nch \ hich is whu~ would you live and why? why I have a Fr nch pelled fir t nam .. . and ] MZ: I would live in Paris, Fran e if I had she used to giv me Fr nch 'ornic books for I t of money, but I d n't. As trite as it may birthday and ChristIna resen ts, and it was und, I love t. Lo uis. I am nor a native, I . som thing w had a lor of fun with r gether. w as born and ra is d outside f ~/ash ingro n Wh n Twent to college tfyin r d d de what D.C. bud I v chis ci fOr ,erything it has I was interested in, French seemed like more to offe r-from neighborhoods, to int rest·n fun than me th r subjects. p ople wh re yo u w nt to high chool, and TC Ytmvt' pmned two books and co-au­ ethnic diver iry mat has iust gone crazy since tiJor(d one; any plans to write a neu one? I m v d her . I lived near the South Grand ] Z : l'i , in fact I'm writing one ri ght areaJ and just the cultural richness is wonder­ MICHEllE KAUFMAN / THE CURRENT now. It's a study of British tableware that was ful to xperience. I live in outh St. Louis and made for the American market during the I w uldn'r want (Q live at ywhere else. tion ervicc and we met through a ommon depending upon what the subject is-but twentieth century; and mese are patterned T C: \Vhat inspi,. d you to gn involved in profes ional organizarion. I learned by acci­ th all are able to honor the spiri~ of \vork dishes that were very widely manufactured your latest p roject featuring the works of Bruu dent that he is actually J. collector of art. I had as something honorable. The work place may and distributed. They tell a great story about and Barbara Feldacker? the opportunity to see his art colle.::tion, and be a big factory or a little room where women American culture in the twentieth century ]tv1Z: This was a very interesting project it was wonderful. It was so inspiring, because are sewing .. , or the work itself is honorable because these plates were designed to be sold that came to me completely unexpectedly be­ [his gentleman has the ability to find works and the workers have dignity. The works in to American consumers ... so you see an evo­ cause Bruce is a professional legal mediator, of art that may be cheerful, they may be sad. the Feldacker collection celebrate dignity. lution of patterns from 1900 all me way up and I am a member of me Campus Media- mey may be moving, or depressing even-

.. the label under the belief mat it is not profit- ' tee model with custom designed legs were all able enough to go on without him. . things he pulled out of his demiurgeo~s hac McQueen started his fashion career on Alexander McQueen wasn't just a design- London's famous Sevile Row. In 1996 he er, he was a creator. He was known anJ.iably was named head designer at French couture as 'Tenfant terrible" for his idiosyn~ratic house, Givenchy. He was particularly known themed runway shows. His "bwnster" pants, nwa for his "shock tactics" and his avant-garde which he presented during fall 1996 Paris runway looks. ' Fashion Week, started the infamous low-rise Fashion designer found dead The word legend is mrown around in fash- jean trend. ion a lot, but I have no qualms about using Fashion Week will not be the same wimour in his London apartment the term to describe Alexander McQueen. If the unprecedented visionary that is Lee Alex- .' you have never seen a McQueen show, look ander McQueen. More recently, McQueen The fashion world was shocked last Thurs­ he was distressed over the ' upcoming three:.. one up on YouTube. The experience will blow collaborated with the Haus of Gaga to design day morning to hear mat 40-year-old English .year anniversary of the suicidal death of his rou away. Not only did he present fashion, all the pieces featured in Lady GaGa's cou­ designer Alexander McQueen had passed friend (the woman who discovered him in but he presented in an art form that was elo- ru.re-heavy music video for "Bad Romance." away: Several news outlets ,ilCe reporting that 1994), famous fashion editor Isabella Blow, quent, raw and dauntless. He was never afraid ''I'm dead, hopefully this house will still be McQueen apparently committed suicide by and the recent death 'of his mother, who to push the envelope and never sacrificed his going. On a spaceship," McQueen was quoted hanging, but none of those reports have been passed away just nine days prior. 'vision for me sake of fashion. as saying in the latest issue of LOVE Maga- confirmed. McQueen sold 51 % of his famed label to His creativity did not stay within his clom- zine. This news comes just before the designer the Gucci Group in 2001 and then served as ing designs. Everything from extreme hair that Lee Alexander McQueen, you will be truly was to show his latest fall collection at Paris their creative director. The Times Online re­ stood one-to-two feet on top of his models' missed. Fashion Week in March. It has been said that cently reported that Guc~ will soon abandon heads, to gothic-styled make-up, to an ampu- -;- ;"'.. (~- ". ;e.~ • . ~ c- r " ,,_, \ " . :- ~ .. . ~ .. .. FEATURES FEBRUARY 15, 2010 ~f (!:urmlt 14

Students learned how to keep their hands in front of their face before kicking (left) and how to check the attacker (above). PHOTOS BY JENIFFER MEAHAN / THE CURRENT portion of time could save a life. ~ JEN O'HARA Staff Writer 4) Checking: "I think every woman needs to have safety skills," Kris Ever heard the phrase "Keeping in check?" The "check Chisolm, senior, biology, said. "I mean, walking around this As much as we would like to pretend it is not, the world can technique" does this. Keeping in safety stance, keep hands campus, especially at night. It's definitely important, espe­ be a scary place. Every time the news flashes on the television, dose to side. If someone gets too close, extend arms with cially with the way events have been happening on campus." there is a murder, rape, robbery or all of the above. palms open and push the attackers' chest. Immediately step fu other precautions, carry a small flashlight and whistle. Do In an effort to prevent attacks ' on campus, the University away and revert to safety stance again. not make yourself a target, and try to travel with a friend. of Missouri-St. Louis hosted a basic self-defense workshop last Thursday night. Other workshops will be available on the 5) &directing: February 18 and 25. To keep safety in the minds of students If the assailant lunges, chances are they will be unbalanced. . and faculty, here are some basic tips should a situation arrive Redirection is what it sounds like-it redirects the attacker. Step for protection. to the side when being leaped at, and send the aggressor to a more vulnerable position. For example, if the attacker becomes 1) Safety Stance: unbalanced and is falling toward the ground, press down on The safety Stance provides the base step for general self­ his/her shoulder to help the attacker get to the ground faster. defense. Stand with a straight posture with legs spread so the body is balanced. Balance is very' imponam for protection in 6) Defensive Stance: general. Place hands. together w!th dominate ' hand at belly Similar to the safety stance, the defensive stance is more button. Using this technique emits confidence. A person is obvious that one is being attacked. The dominant leg is put . more likely to get attacked if they do not show confidence. forward, the recessive back, with arms up near face for protec­ "Your body has to say 'I can take care of myself, leave me tion. alone'" Gary Clark, UM-St. Louis police officer, said. 7) The weakest link: 2) '~short ann is a strong arm": The more body given The pinky finger is the weakest finger. It cannot hold as to an attacker, the more likely a victim will be hurt. As a vi­ well as the other fingers, so when pulled or turned, it weak­ sual, extend an arm fully and have a friend push down via that ens a persons' hold. 1his comes in handy if a person grabs or hand. Then, re-try the same, but have a friend use the upper chokes another. arm to push down. It is much harder to force down the upper arm. 8) "Fluid Shockwave": The body's nerves are quite senSlUve. Make a 3) Fire!: fist, thumb outside of fist,. and hit the radial nerve, When someone yells suddenly out of nowhere, we are star­ the spot on the inside of the forearm. After strik­ tled. Making a single clear, crisp exclamation would have the ing with force an assailant can no longer make a fist. same effect on an attacker. Yell things such as "No!" or "Fire!" as a method of distraction. Plus, it allows others to hear you. Self-defense is needed among men and women. Just a small ElusinesstTech FEBRUARY 15, 2010 1 nE ~rrrnt 115 --- H TORY ON DISPLAY Old computers find a home Internet scammers: Capitalizing on Haiti's popularity

~ EDWARD THORNTON an e-mail to anyone; no Ie.:. Staff Writer gitimate business including a university will ever ask to give In the Internet age of tech­ you account information via nology, malicious spammers e-mail." and computer hackers have Recendy, Facebook, Twit- replaced masked criminals ter and MySpace accounts and purse-snatchers.. Cyher have all be-en created by per­ thieves can strike any time soI].s claiming to be victims of __. and everyone is considered a the earthquake and asking for target. donations. In the wake of the tragedy UM-St. Louis students are Computers of all ages take up the back wall of the technology exhibit "Grace's Place," which is dedicated to Grace Hopper, that fell upon the people of doing as much as they can an early pioneer in computing and noted for being the most well known programmer. Haiti, cyber thieves set up to protect friends and fam­ JENNIFER MEAHAN / THE CURRENT sham Web domains and sent . ily. "As far as my family and out seemingly official e-mails friends go, I just try and give ~ JANACA SHERER has it all . Candlestick telephones, on display and waiting to be gawked at. to people, soliciting dona­ them more information and Staff Writer computers from all ages, ancient copy The original thought was that tions for relief effons. Thou­ let them know they need to The University of Missouri-St. Louis machines, modems, typewriters, mice, students don't take apart their comput­ sands of dollars did not reach do research themselves," Phil­ has plenty of exhibits to keep students voicemail machines that cover an entire ers any more. Kids just don't have a feel the starving Haitian children, lip Patton, sophomore, said. busy. But hidden on the second Roor of table and cell phones the size of a brick for what it means. So we were going but instead went intO the No one is completely safe the Computer Center Building is one are all on display. to have a couple of cases with things pockets of cyberbandits. from Internet scams like this that is not your typical art show. "The sociolog) of watching people taken apart, so kids could see what they Kenneth L. Voss, director one, but to protect your wal­ "Grace's Place," named after Admiral respond to them is fascinating. A lot were. It just kind of got out of control," of computing services at Uni­ let, here are a few simple rules Grace Hopper, who did outstanding of people my age say, 'I remember Sauter said. versity of Nfissouri-St. Louis, to follow on the Internet: work to help create the modem day those tubes,' and (I did one of those \Vhicll is more than true. Com­ sem out a mass e-mail to all computer, is filled with hundreds of old wiring boards in class,'" Sauter said. puter monitors large and small line one students and faculty, warning 1. Do not respond to any pieces that some might consider junk. Every archaic part is on display with side from Roor to ceiling, copiers are them about Haitian Internet unsolicited (spam) incoming But Vicki Sauter, professor of informa­ the purpose of helping young and old jammed in the comer and all of the fraud. "The sites that were e-mails. If you do not rec­ tion science and the curator of Grace's W1derstand where we carne from, where cases are @led to the brim with floppy the scams themselves were ognize the sender, then it is Place, considets every piece a work of we are and where we are going. disks and toy computers. But there is coming up in the top lOon most likely a spam e-mail. art. "The reason we all look at art is to For six years now, Grace's Place has more that is not out on display. Exhib­ Google when you searched see where things ... have come from, been educating students on what makes its are rotated in to try and get every­ Haiti. At that time, we felt a 2. Be skeptical of indi­ and to see v.rhy things are the way they their computers tick. Vacuum tubes, thing out where visitors can view it. need to notifY students a:nd viduals representing them­ are," Sauter said. mainframes, circuit boards and every­ staff," Voss said. The first sus­ selves as surviving victims or When it cernes to history, Sauter thing that hooks them together are also See Display page 16 picious e-mails spotted were officials asking for donations sent·from a site pretending to via e-mail or social network­ be the British Red Cross and ing sites. asked people to wire the mon­ New e-mail system ey through a Western Union 3. Always make sure you money transfer. The e-mail verify the leginmacy of the Windows Live brings students savings and convenience contained many grammatical nonprofit organizations -by and spelling errors .and the utilizing the various Inrernet­ British Red Cross said it was based resoun;:es that confirm ~ ANDY PHIPPS requests and needs while saving money where technologies change, and we've an unfortunately well-put­ the group's existence. BusinesslTechno!ogy Editor and server space, the new Windows Live had several complaints over the years together fraud. Their e-mails Technological upgrades in enterprise e-mail system being rolled out on cam­ .. , And you have tb look aroUnd, you may offer services that "help 4. Never give your person­ are often a costly venture for any organi­ pus this semester provides users with a have to look at the budget, you have to people locate ones who may al or financial information to zation. But the new e-mail system being more modern and powerful e-mail ex­ look at how the markets have changed," be disaster victims, or may anyone who solicits contri­ employed at University of Missouri-St. perience while also providing new tools, Mary Fowler, director of user servIces in be .phishing scams that are butions. Providing such in­ LOUIS and other system campuses has a like live chat and online storage for files. UM-St~ Louis' Illformation Technology set up to·look like legitimate :fprmation . may compromise very small price tag: Students will also beable to keep their Services, said. . Haiti relief organizations/' your identity and make · you it is free . old e-mail account after they graduate. Voss said. "Never send yout vuln:erabie to ide~tity . the~. In a move to meet student and faculty "You get to a situation in computing See E-MAICpage 16 account name or passwo~d in - -,------~--~------. --- - - ~-. ------~--~- ---~-----.-----,------

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Fight over igita Following a nearly three-year-long search account. However, ITS is planning to make for a solution, a committee with representa­ the move final by March 29. "It's pretty well tives from all UM system campuses decided to received. With a lot of people, it has been r-ghts rna agernent: take the offer from Microsoft and implement pretty positiYe feedback," Fowler said. The their \Vindows Live e-mail system on the UN! free hosting from Microsoft replaces the old system campuses. The result for users is an - exchange software, which the universiry was Amazon and MacMillan increased amount of storage-up to 1° giga­ paying roughly $30,000 a year to license from bytes, compared to the 50 m~oabytes (1,000 the same company, Fowler said. Microsoft ~ JOE SCHAFFNER a broken leg with a Band-Aid. "Here's M ac­ megabytes= 1 gigabyte) previously given for will make its income through the ads that will Staff Writer Millan, historically a v-ery large powerful pub­ mail. Users can also utilize 25 gigabytes of on­ appear in the U5er's e-mail once they are no lishing house, confronting a new reality: that line storage through the SkyDrive feature in longer a student. The service also moves the Until recently, Amazon.com had been able it can't even set the price of its own book." their account. Files saved to the SkyDrive can storage of student and faculty data off campus to set prices for e-books unchecked. Typically, that Amazon has hijacked that major decision be accessed on any computer connected to the and into .",hat information technology protes­ that price was $9.99 for bestsellers. However, point and tried to usurp from lvfacMillan the Internet and can be shared. through e-mail. In sionals have come to call "the cloud." This is MacMillan Publishers Ltd threatened this right to charge $9.99 a book rather than $29 additio.n, me new service also works well with shorthand for cloud computing, a system in tidy cost when the company decided that they a book," lllOmas McPhail, professor of media mobile devices (particularly smartphones), al­ which data is stored in vast remote servers, wanted to change the pricing of their publica­ studies, said. "Then, of course, Amazon is do­ lowing students to stay connected off campus. sent there by users via the Internet. However, tions. For a week, neither side gave in, and the ing trus because it's fighting offWal-Mart and But. according to Fowler perhaps the big­ the reliability of cloud computing, in particu­ "buy burton" for MacMillan's books was inef­ others that also are offering discounted elec­ gest selling point for the ne'lv system is that lar that of Microsoft's, was drawn into ques­ fectual on Amazon.com. On Feb. 5 around tronic books. Other companie'> will certainl it pIeSeryes the global address book feature tion following an incident last year in which G p.m., Amazon gave in. All of MacMillan's find themselves in the same predicament. of the old system. This address book allowed T-1vlobile cellular users lost their contact in­ books are available on Amazon.com again, According to Apple Insider, two other pub­ users to search for any person in the UM sys­ formation due to a glitch in Microsoft's cloud with a $4 bump to match $14.99 hardcover lishers (Hachette Book Group and Harper rem and to 0 btain their contact information. server. prices. Collins) are now publicly on board with .Mac­ "The whole mail strategy is based on these Overall, Fowler finds the reliability to be a Amazon issued this statement: "We have l\.1i1lan's agency model. However, though this addresses, so you can get to anybody at the non-issue, as there is a written agreement with expressed our strong disagreement and the model sets e-book prices higher, retailers like University of Missouri," Fowler said. Some Microsoft guaranteeing zero dara loss. "We seriousness of our disagreement by tempo­ Amazon get a 30 percent cut of sales, and a minor bugs have been found in the system, have never had a data loss," Fowler said of the rarily ceasing the sale of all MacMillan titles. multitude of other companies, including Pen­ the biggest being that U5erS moving from the new service. "I am confident ... that we are . We want you to know that ultimately, how­ guin, still have not committed ro it. The prob­ old e-mail system to the new one have been OK there, that I feel personally that the risk is ever, we will have to capitulate and accept lem is that while retailers make more money unable to move their @es over to the new maybe less than living by the airport." MacMillan's terms because MacMillan has a and the publishing hOU5es manage to set monopoly over their own tides, and we will prices how they'd like, consumers are forced want to offer them to you even at prices we to monitor their e-book buying habits closely. believe are needlessly high for e-books." This pricing model is the equivalent of mending See RIGHTS page 21

DISPLAY, from page 15 Grace's Place has been promised more more. space in the new Business Building. Until "It turns out that when you tell people then, typewriters remain locked to their that you'll take their old computers ofF their shelves and adding machines are trusted not hands, a lot of people come out of the wood- run off during their time in the exhibit. work with old computers and old computer All objects are donated to the exhibit by parts," Sauter said. Staff, alumni and friends of the university. Grace's Place is open Monday through Along with Sauter, the donor list includes Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday IBM, United Postal Service and CitiMort- through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. gage. Bur the exhibit is always looking for For more information, call 314-516-6267.

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Unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Editorial Board: Jessica Keil • Matthew Hill • Anna Marie Curran. Andy Phipps • Gene Doyel Anthony Padgett • Sequita Bean • Cate Marquis • Andrew Seal M·zzou's circus act As Benton Stadler continues ro crum ble before our e. ' S, OK, SO WE this past week the p rc~ idem of the M issouri Students Asso­ HAVE $2 MILLION. J-VN[/ ciarion, Tim Noce, suggested that the University of Missouri -- campus in Columbia should buy a live tiger as a mascot. The HOW DO .WE -~~ACH~ t?UY tiger would cost approximately' $2 million. SPEND IT? - Nf.w CL.AIJ~ oR A To put it bluntly, tne suggestion is not only gratuitous and - So16L.ARSHI?J laughable-it is also insulting. In the m idst of an economic "G~R./ recession that has resulted in increased unemployment races, cmbacks and bankrupt businesses, M issouri gO',:crnor Jay Nix­ on has agreed to decreased funding cuts for public universities in exchange for a mition fre ze. The University of ~1i s souri-St. L ui' has im ple ment d a hiring freeze as well , and recendy turned down some (Udent fee increases thac \\'ould have provided the funding to im pro e some Ul\1-Sr. Louis courses that badly need updated quip­ ment. Even The Current has gone 'w ithout fixing rl1cir fax ma­ chine. And I\1izzou? They want a rig r. For the lY'Iissouri Student Associati n to even co nsider pur­ chasing a tiger for lvIizzou is pre tentious and erroneous. It's

_...... c. like \vatering one's lawn in front of J. child dyi ng of dehydr·· ­ tion. One of the reasons this absurd suggesd n is being made is p.:...-~-~""'~"f}';;:[;:i~i;i:;~;;;l!~l;i~i:~i·lt .:.::;:.::::'::::;:.:;:.. :.:.:.;::. ::.• to supposedJy incrLJ.se school spirit. TIlis is ridiculous because nor only does :Mizzou football bring out more seh 01 spirit than it do yellovv and black fa ce paint to p rad an endan­ [he pri [ e donors decide to , tOp funding ehe: extravagance? to keep an a.nimal contained for the novelty of haYing it at gered animal around the field would say lO thing more than Does Mizzou JUSt ship the tiger back to the zoo? Set it free school events, especially for [he purpose of increasing students'

« e have alumni "..".ho have cash t throw on exu avaganci . in the wilderne-s of C olumbia? \1aybe the school could get a spirit. not education." rem-tO-o n tiger? \X'e could also ruminate on the never-ending list of "Ways Indeed, it is reported that the li ve mascot would be fi nanced In all seriousness how 'er, \-.~; wonder if Mr. Noce consid­ w Better Spend Millions of Dolhus,'" but that is almost too through p rivat donations. G ood thing toO, considering ix­ ered th e ethical ramifica i ns f own ing a wild, endangered easy. If anything, the Missouri Smdents Association should on's tuition freeze applies to the Golden Child of the UM animal. H ow, on a clear conscience, could the school giye the think about raising money for a tiger conservancy fund to Sys tem, tOo. And although it is good that no school money tiger a happy life ifit is b ing used for the graruiwus entertain­ keep their mascot from becoming extinct. It would mean more would be spent if it \\ ere come to pas" what happens wnen ment of screaming oIl g sports f: ns? It is arrogant and selfish to the namesake than keeping one as a live tropny piece.

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- ' ~ OPINIONS FEBRUARY 15, 2010 1~h( ([urrmt 119 obetter than Uganda Easy access sleaze It is no secret that mo­ lightly. Send me to jail for seven Oh yeah, and on top of nogamy is becoming rarer It is so common people ac­ years. that, our military encourag­ as the years go on. As society rually expect to be cheated on Please, I deserve it. In es its gay soldiers to stay in becomes more open-minded, at least once. fact, I insist. the closet for their own sake. flexible and carefree, it be­ Being unfaithful has al­ You see, I've done a terri­ Yes , the Uganda bill is comes easier to be tempted most become so narural, ble, terrible thing. I happen monstrous. Yes, it is a ter­ by things we do not have. several people do not think to know several gay women rible thing. Indeed, I have It was once scandalous for about the consequences of and men-and I haven't re­ to commend President a woman to show her back their actions. ported them to the authori­ Obama for denouncing it at or shoulders in films. Now, People who cheat achieve ties. I haven't turned in my the National Prayer Break­ people gripe if there was not some benefit in some way. friends for their horrendous fast, despite the fact that the a sex scene. Their current relationships crime of being homosexual. organizers behind the NPB Girls as young as eight are may not have a great sex Bur wait, being a homo­ have ties to the creatOrs of encouraged to wear booty life, or maybe they are not For x amount of cred­ sexual isn't a crime in the the Ugandan Anti-Homo­ hatred, bigotry or fear. shorts and shirts that are sup­ receiving an emotional satis­ its, the user gets to message United States. That's cor­ sexuality Bill. At the very core of the posed to be dresses. Maybe faction. Sometimes, it is JUSt another member, or have rect-bur it is in Uganda. But who are we to point matter, people who are these are in the list of reasons the adrenaline rush people re­ a specific amount of time According to current the finger and say "this is anti-gay are people who are why cheating in a relation­ ceive, knowing they are doing to instant message others. Ugandan law, the "crime" of wrong" \vhen in our counry, afraid of what they do not ship has become expected in something they should not. \Xlithout a doubt, the creator homosexuality merits a sen­ homosexuals don't enjoy the know or understand. a majority of people's lives. In other words, people are of Adulterous Anonymous is tence of life in prison. That same rights as heterosexuals? Some bigots think that Ir is shocking and saddening thinking of themselves. reaping in the rewards just alone is bad enough, bur The thing is, there is no homosexualiry is not nor­ when more than one friend The cheaters, outside of fine, but it is curious what it if Uganda President Yow­ good reason for anyone to mal, despite the fact that of mine has shrugged off their own reputarion, are does for the conscience. eri Museveni gets his way, be against gay marriage, there are a great many ex­ cheating panners, passing it hurting others. People are free to do what­ things will go from bad to much less gay rights. amples of boch homosexu­ off as "it happens to everyone The most obvious person ever they wish short of mur­ downright atrocious. Quickly, let's go down aliry and heterosexuality in at least once." they are hurting are the ones der, but assisting people in Museveni's "Anti-Homo­ the list: "The Bible says it's nature. Normal is not some­ As ridiculous a...<; the idea they were in the relationship hurting others is definitely sexuality Bill 200C)" is bet­ wrong." Sure, bur the Bible thing immurable-it's fluid and actions of cheating, it is with originally. not among ideal ethics, even ting a lot of talk around the also says you can sell your and it changes with time. even more ridiculous that we When someone is cheated if the creator is not person­ world, and none of it good: daughter int lav ry and For too I ng bigoted and have a websi te especially de­ on, a lot of emotional dam­ ally participating in his own according to news Web site C1n't eat t bster or shrimp. fearful politician - have been signed to assist and support age is caused. . endeavors. raw tOry.com, the proposed Nice lective reading there dictating th · ( gay people an unethical behavior. For The victims wonder what If there is something law would condemn HIV champ. ext? are second-class cltIzens. the sake of not encouraging they did wrong, why they are wrong in a relationship, there positive gay men and 'repeat "It fracture traditional America in particular has a use of this site, Adulterous not good enough for their are many things worth trying offenders' to death," as well family value ." Of course it hisrory of injustice roward Anonymou will take place of partners, and will also have outside of cheating. First and as "jail for three years any­ does. Tho e good old rradi­ certain groups. Over time, the actual name. a strong possibility of devel­ foremost, cOlumunication is one who knows a gay man tioI?-al . family values,what nearly every racial and sex­ Adulterous Anonymous is oping trust issues for any re­ key; so talk to your parmer bur refuses to report them to with their nearly 45% na­ ual group has been discrimi­ a dating site that opened in lationship they have or will about what is lacking in the authorities" . tional divorce rate and ev­ nated against. .Also over 2001. have. relationship. Of course, there's also my erything. This has been dis­ time, we have gotten over It now has over 2.5 mil­ Physical harm could come If talking fails, then at­ crime: "anyone who defends prov(td time and time again. those fears and short sided­ lion users. Meaning, over 2.5 in if unprotected sex comes tempt seeing a counselor to­ in public the rights of gays "Ga.y parents raise gay ness and become one nation million people have found it into play and an STD is con­ gether. and lesbians would be sub­ chil9.ren." Except that they once more. necessary to cheat on their tracted. Sometimes, two people are jected to a seven year prison dO,ri't. If that were the case, The time for rethinking significant other via this "se­ If the couple has children, simply not meant to be to­ term." then every heterosexual par­ of gay rights is at hand, and cret" service. children also suffer emotional gether, no marter how much Seems a tad obsessive, ent with a gay child must once gays in America have In the past, religion had a damage. they like to be. right? For Americans, it be in the closet. Again, this the same rights as hetero­ large part in the smaller sta­ Also, the men and women If cheating is a "solution" shouldn't. Most states al­ has been disproved time and sexuals, we can be a shining tistic of unfaithfulness. When being cheated with may not for someone, then perhaps ready treat gay women and time again. beacon for tOlerance in the we were married in the past, know the persons prior at­ the two should not be to­ men as second-class citizens, These tired old argu­ world at large. the idea was to have one, and tachments and could very gether in the first place. Per­ forbidding them to marry, ments have been Boating Hopefully, that will help only one, partner for the rest much be hurt themselves haps if one is so desperate to forbidding them equal around forever and they all the world shun ignorant of our lives. Marriage was sa­ from the deceit. be with another person, they rights and protections, for­ amount to so much verbal bigots like Yoweri Museveni cred. Having an actual resource should think outside of their bidding them to visit a sick trash. There is not a single and all those who follow af­ When divorces or affairs to turn to that makes cheat­ own self-interests, do the oth­ partner in the hospital, and valid argument to be anti­ ter him. were brought to the arten­ ing as easy as ordering a pizza er person a favor, and break forbidding them to adopt gay. Every excuse can be Andrew Seal is Opinions tion of the public, the people is insane. things off before they become children tOgether. shot down and attributed to Editor for The Current. were shunned, mortified and In addition, religion seems even more hurt. ashamed of their actions. The to becoming sparser as the Overall, steer clear of af­ persons' actions were pun­ years go by in comparison. fairs' and just be happy with ished in one way or the other. Maybe since the idea of hell one person in your life. Even Gay rights? Infidelity? Nowadays, divorce and is diminishing in peoples' further, steer clear of the one­ What do you think? re-marriage is so common, it minds, morals are too. click-away affair. TH ECURRENT-ON LI N E.COM is not surprising to see how The site makes its money Jen O'Hara is a staff writer people take monogamy so off of credits. for The Current. 20 I ~hE ~rrmt I FEBRUARY 15, 2010

SCIENCE MATIERS THE PHIPPS PHACTOR What color is your din sa r? Ethics proposals 189 years late Once, all dinosaurs were found [0 have both types of drab it seemed, but now, melanosomes. Last week, I wrote about charged with assault by his new research points to the In addition, Benton and scumbags in politics and mistress following what he color of dinosaurs. colleagues will be examin­ wondered whether meir pres­ described as "rough sex." It is all about the bird­ ing other fossils for the mi­ ence was some fault of our Today, Jerron is estranged dinosaur connection. croscopic color-producing own. from his wife. He lives with Last month an article in organelles. It is likely other The real answer is that we his daughter and is penniless. the journal "Science" about researchers ,vill be doing the put our trust in mese people When he applied for a job newly-discovered fossils that same. because we were trained to. as an appliance salesman, he offer strong proof of the The research also They are no worse than me was turned down. According birds-are-dinosaurs theory. strengthens the argumen t rest of us, and then again, to last week's Post-Dispatch, The second one, appearing that these bristle-like struc­ they are also just as bad as the he had an application to be online in the Proceedings tures on dinosaurs were rest of us. a garbage man he had yet to of the National Academy of feathers. Since flight came chaeopteryx. The new find Anyway, while wrltIng fill out. Sciences, took a novel mod­ later, why feathers devel­ reveals mat me Alvarezsaurs about scum last week, I for­ According to mat article, candidates kiss babies at an el-based apptoach to study oped, for insulation, social were in fact dinosaurs, not got to mention a grand ex­ our state government is only event and men scream at how bird flight evolved. The signaling or camouflage, still birds, no marrer how bird­ an1ple in Missouri. just now taking up the issue their wives when they are

~ , third, appearing online in is not clear. like they seemed. Although His name is Rod Jerron, of changing the laws that drunk afrer it. Nature, is perhaps the most The fossil Archaeopteryx, clearly related to birds, mis and he was me firebrand re­ would keep an individual The problem is that poli­ fun-a discovery of color the earliest known £iying group of meropods may not publican speaker of the 1v1is­ like Jetton &om doing such a tics is not a serious business, and patterns in these feath­ bird, was the first link be­ be their direct ancestor. souri House of Representa­ thing ever again. it is a game. We would like to ered creatures, something tween birds and dinosaurs. Last, is the third publica­ tives. He left office last year Why now? think about it as being seri­ most paleontologists never The majority view of pale on­ tion, a new way of explor­ because of term limits and You see, mis type of scan­ ous, but it is a game played

expected [0 know. tologists is that birds evolved ing how feathered flight has since had a shadow hang­ dal-publicly admitted by the kids mat got picked on The report on feamer col­ from dinosaurs about 150 might have evolved. The ing over him. "rough sex" and correspond­ at recess. They are now half­ or was published by Michael million years ago. It is two competing theories are This is because, as speaker, ing assault charges exclud­ witS in cheap suits wim bad Benton of the University of thought mat birds evolved that birds were tree-dwellers he enjoyed limitless perks ed-is as old as dirt. teeth and worse bream that Bristol in the United King­ from a group of bird-footed that evolved flight by gliding from lobbyists, including Yes, this type of greed goes have power. dom and his team. Some di­ dinosaurs, the theropods, a down from trees or that they hunting trips, free meals and on all me time in mis state. Even worse to think about nosaurs may have had feath­ group that includes Veloci­ 'i ere ffi'o-legged ground­ tons of gifts which he stored It is not just Rod Jetton mat is the fact that we are me only ers. Benton's team found rap[Ors and Tyrannosaurus runners that evolved by get­ in a converted fireproof vault does it. It is the union rep­ people able to stop mem, and fossilized melanosomes, rex. But a minority held that ting a longer running jump. that was his secret office in resentatives, the politically yet, we are too passive to even organelles contain melanin, birds and dinosaurs evolved One group of researchers the capital. connected lawyers and local try. And as long as this is the type of pigment found in side by side, and the lack of [Ook a different approach to Jetton also ran a consult­ party chairmen that move case, then we get what we ask feamers, fur and skin, in the fossil evidence just had not study this, building a model ing business while he was the money around under the for, and that it is what we de- fossils of both feamered di­ made thi ngs clear. based on a Microraptor, a speaker and he used it to elic­ radar, illegally. serve. nosaurs and early birds. The The new find, from west­ four-winged, bird-like di­ it bribes from fellow lawmak­ Being active in politics In the meantime, we will lucky break is that me shape ern China's Uighur Autono­ nosaur. David Alexander, a ers so that he wouldn't kill long enough to know, there is be led by a pack of whore­ of the organelles differs de­ mous region and named specialist in biomechanics meir proposals when mey got no campaign that is entirely mongers and mieves. So, get pending on me color con­ Haplocheirus sollers, seems at University of Kansas, and to the Missouri house. run on clean money or any used to it and quit acting ferred, so the fossil evidence to dispel that doubt. It is Lawrence, someone wim ex­ This merited him an inves­ candidate that is as good as shocked when they turn out tells us me color, and even one of a group of feamered tensive knowledge of flying tigation by me FBI, mough mey are advertised. to be what we fear and know patterns, of feathers. creatures called Alvarezsaurs, model airplanes, joined a he only began to face me mu­ I have known people who they might be. They found two types: which had been believed team of paleontologists from sic when he left office. That gamer and move money' Andy Phipps is Science/ oblong eumelanosomes con­ [0 be early flightless birds. that university and research­ is when me G-Men hit him around-and how mey do Health Editor and a columnist tain eumelanin, which adds The 10-foot long, nearly­ ers at Northeastern Univer­ hard and also when he was it-and have also seen the 'for The Current. black or gray coloring, and complete fossil has a long sity in Shenyang, China. rounder pheomelanosomes, beak, three-toed feet and the They built a model skel­ which contain pheomelanin, bird-like keel shaped chest. eton, covered it with a clay which adds reddish-brown It was uncovered by a team body and added pheasant coloring. Areas without me­ lead by Jonah N. Choiniere, feathers. Their results indi­ lanosomes were likely white. of George Washington Uni­ cated Microraptor could eas­ The nearly 125-million­ versity. ily have glided from branch year old feathered dino­ Alvarezsaurs were ongi­ to branch. Doubtless, we saur Sinosauropteryx had nally found in South Ameri­ will soon see more studies feather-like bristles on its ca, but this new find is much detailing with the colors of head, tail and back, with older. It lived 160 million our feathered friends, me pheomelanosomes wim red­ years ago, in me Jurassic pe­ dinosaurs and how their de­ dish-brown stripes covering riod, 63 million years older scendants learned to By. me tail. Confuciusornis, a man the first Alvarezsaurs . Cate Marquis is A&E Edi­ bird from toughly me same discovered and about 15 tor and a columnist for The time in me Cretaceous, was million years older than Ar- Current. FEBRUARY 15,2010 IlChc [:urn:nt 121

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Monday, Feb. 15 The Labyrinth: An Art Historical Perspective Bridget Sandhoff, assistant teaching professor in the UMSL Department of Art & Art History, briefly examines the history of the labyrinth in antiquity and the Middle Ages. Sandhoff teaches primarily ancient and medieval art history, and her area of expertise is the ancient cultures of Italy. Located in 222 J. C. Penney Conference Center from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM. For more info contact Karen Lucas at 314-516-5699.

Executive Fellows Mentoring Project with Dick Navarro The purpose of this mentoring project is to help students meet their career goals after graduation. Executive fellows facilitate three sessions per program with small groups of three to five students. Business and organi­ zational leaders serving as executive fellows at the UMSL Executive Leadership Consortium provide support and guidance in transitioning from college to careers. Located in 427 SSB from 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM. For more information contact Malaika Home at 314-516-4749.

Tuesday, Feb. 16 Resume Reviews in the Nosh Need a marketable resume for your internship/job search, graduate schoo" or the Spring Internship & Job Fair on February 26th? Visit Career Services in the Nosh! Stop by any time between 11 & 1 for a resume review. For more info contact Career Services at 314-516-5111.

St. Louis Rotary Club Ethics Panel A panel of business and organizational leaders, all mem­ bers of the S1. Louis Rotary Club, serve as panelists discussing ethics to students and faculty. Tom Teasdale, executive fellow and St. Louis Rotary Club member, organizes this program each semester and serves as the moderator. Located in the JC Penney Summit Lounge from 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM. For more information contact Malaika Home at 314-516-4749.

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Ash Wednesday Mass Join the Catholic Newman Center community for Ash Wednesday Mass at 12:20pm on the third floor of the Millennium Student Center, Century Room C. All students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to attend and begin their Lenten season with us! For more information contact Liz Detwiler at 314-385-3455.

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Nick Bono or "Hunter Starr" holds the hand of the "murdered" actress "Angel Wood, II at the Catholic Newman Center's Mystery Masquerade Ball Friday. Throughout the night students, who I Thursday, :Fe9_. 18 _ .- were assigned characters, investigated the pretend murder. Home Basketball Games Come root for your Tritons at two home basketball games: women at 5:30pm, men at 7:30pm versus Missouri S & T. Located in the Mark Twain Gymnasium from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM. For more information contact Rick Gyllenborg at 516-7016.

Friday, Feb. 19 Conversations: Planning & Designing Online Learning Informal discussions designed to introduce colleagues to the essential ingredients for developing effective blended or fully on­ line courses. Second hour devoted to developing own materials. Located in 449 Social Science Building from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. For more info contact Cheryl Bielema at 516-4508.

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