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BY BROOK REINHARD .... ' ..... 1 ... , • • ••• •• " ...... ;- • • •• ,,,.,,. , . , ...... , ••• • • • • ••• Oregon Daily Emerald' Speed oj service)· cost, Jactors in choice CU-W1RE) EUGENE, Ore. - The BY NICK BOWMAN percentage of each sale at the register. If a student prepays $50 or more, the Oregon Legislature reached a com •• •• •• •• • ••••••• •••••••••••••••• • • • • •• • _ ••• ••• • • ••••• • ••• • t ...... For every purchase, regardless of the discount is raised to 10 percent, promise Thursday that tables ' a pro Senior Editor . amount, one dollar goes directly to the and after $101, it 1S posed tuition increase and dulls pro Visa may be how the world pays, company. UM-St. Louis catering ser capped at 15 per- gram cuts for higher education. but if the world wants to dine at The vices spent over $11 ,000 in credit card cent. . Student leaders cheered and Nosh or anywhere else at UM-St. transactions last year. Student University of Oregon officials were Louis, then they had better bring cash. Gloria Schlultz, who had attended reactions to the dismayed as legislators avoided As of Friday, March 1, a meeting with Evans and other cam decision has been action on a University-backed ChartWell's, the group in charge of pus administrators, mentioned that a mixed. amendment to budget proposals that campus dining, has decided to no large part of the decision to pull the "Personally, would have allowed individual longer accept credit card purchases at machines was that the credit card I always pay with Oregon University System schools to any UM-St Louis campus locations. process slows down the lines in the cash,soitdoesn'taffect raise tuition .rates up to 3 percent The main reason that was given for cafeteria. me," freshman Shaunte beyond normal levels. the removal,' according to Linda ''They were really looking to speed Fortson said. ''Besides, As part of the compromise, legis Thacker, administrator for general up service in the lines," Schultz said. there's an ATM upstairs if lators agreed to restore $5 million to manager Bob Evans, was that the Signs were posted on Monday anyone needs cash." the undergraduate education budget machines slow the cashier's lines. explaining the changes that students Sophomore Dani Stoll dis for OUS. The increase will fund Some employees also mentioned that could expect, as well as giving stu agreed, saying "Not everyone exclusively "student-professor" costs, the removal was a cost-saving matter. dents a revised version of the carries cash on them. For some including salaries and academic bud Thacker, who serves as the accountant Millennium Cash Plan. With the plan, one like me who doesn't eat on gets. for the division, had no knowledge of students may still use their credit cards campus every day, purchasing a meal 'This is a solution that all of us can trThey're going to lose the latter reasoning. to prepay-for their food. 1\venty-five plan is rather pointless. They're going live with," said Joelle Lester, execu "I was never approached about the dollars is the minimum a stu4ent may to lose business, at least mine." tive director of the Oregon Student removal as a cost-saving matter," purchase ahead of time. Also, a five Evans was out of town until business, at least mine." AsSOCiation, an Oregon higher educa Thacker said. percent discount will be credited to all Thesday on business and unavailable . Dani Stoll tion advocacy group. Major credit card companies take a food bought using Millennium Cash. for comment. Sophomore Legislators have been meeting all week in their second special session to solve to the state's $846 million budget deficit. Although several bud get proposals are being discussed, OUS is likely to face $48 million in cuts, which include almost $9 million Mayo£ Slay; speaks on stadium deal in reductions at the University. The budget, and its tuition amend Mayor Francis ments, is being debated in the Senate team. Slay spoke about BY ROBERT ALTON CLARKE ...... "If the team sells by 2014 then the Budget and Finance Committee, and the Stadium deal Special to the Cun·ent city, state and county will get a piece house representatives are watching for the Louis St. of the profits of the sale," said Slay. the process. Cardinals on University President Dave Mayor Francis Slay said the Slay said that the deal is very berl~' . Feb. 28 .at the Stadium deal for the St. Louis efidal for the city as a whole. Frohrunayer said Thursday's decision home of Cardinals was good for the area dur 'This deal is by far better than any to table the budget will make his and political science ing a speech at the Political Science other publicly financed stadium than other administrators' jobs more frus department Academy's monthly meeting held on any other in all of America, and we trating. He said the amendment, if the chairperson Feb. 26. got it right here," Slay said. "This is Legislature decides to pass it later, Lana Stein. would help the University avoid dras Slay, who spoke at political sci going to give us an opportunity for us tic program cuts. ence department chairperson Lana to transform our downtown, to create The amendment would have Stein's home, said that the funding some real excitement" increased the amount of money OUS for the stadium would come from Slay also talked about the concern could receive in tuition dollars by new revenues produced from the over "Brain Drain," which is where $8.4 million, OUS director of govern Stadium. college graduates leave the St. Louis ment relations Grattan Kerans said. "We (are) not asking the average area. Slay said he is very much inter Under the proposal, the University tax payer to reach down into their es ted in creating an environment that could have increased tuition more pocket to pay for it," Slay said. "If will keep the "tremendous pool of than $100 per student over this year's you don't go to the game, and you resources" the area has in the various cost and other previously proposed don't stay in a hotel in the county, institutions of higher learning that are hikes. you're not going to pay for it." producing a "talented work force that T1Ill Young, a student representa Slay said the deal would be of the area needs." tive for the State Board of Higher minimal risk to taxpayers. Two ways the administration Education, said the legislature "If the ballpark is going to cost plans on doing this is by working attempted to balance program cuts more than we think it will cost, the with UM-St. Louis in the area of biol and student access. Cardinals will pick up the cost," said ogy to help make St. Louis the center "It's a pretty wise move on the Slay. "If they don't build th e stadium of the 'Bio-Belt.' Second, Slay wants Legislature's part," said Young. "At there will be a 100 million dollar to take full advantage of the well least it's in line with our goals." penalty. If they don't build phase two, developed technological infrastruc He pointed out that when the bud (which is) the ballpark village then ture the area has to bring more infor get-cutting process started in October, they wilJ forfeit the land." mation technology industries to St. the State Board of Higher Education The ballpark village will be an Louis. flagged in-state undergraduate educa adjacent area to the Stadium that will In his closing remarks, he thanked tion as its No. 1 goal. include residential, commercial, the audience and the host and reflect Kerans said the Senate's action parking, and other amenities. ed his renewed hope in university stu Thursday was unexpected, but not out Slay said there is also a plan in dents in the St. Louis area. of character with a legislative body place if the owners decide to sell the during a special session. "Anything that happens today can unhappen tomorrow," he said.
Announcement Blind student questions treatment
BY DAN WIEGERT 'They didn't send my books off to clear?' I was so embarrassed and Jackson also enrolled in Spanish 1 Beginning Wednesday the brailler until July 28. It was about dazed, and not fully knowing what I taught by Zeta Arreaga. When Staff Editor morning. Feb. 27. pUinglotL two weeks before class started. I was was answering to, I said yes," Jackson Jackson asked for help, Arreaga said the located in valley behind Last semester, a blind student worrying because it takes a long time ff l just want said. "I walked out after he did that that she must have documentation Garage N and'Lucas Hall. will faced what she considers unfair treat to Braille books. But I ended up get and I dropped the class the next day." from the Disability office. Jackson be designated Construction ment from a professor in the foreign ting everything on time," Jackson Champagne said that Chastity felt the policy is unfair because it Only"padting. The new desig language departrilent. said. people to dropped out of his class without dis requires extra monitoring of the stu nation will n:main in effect Chastity Jackson emolled in According to Jackson, Director of cussing the reasons with him dent. IbrQu.ghout COIlSIn1Ction of ibe French 180, taught by Roland Disability Access Services Marilyn "I, along with my faculty col "To me it seems like something Pelfoaning Arts Cenfel; which Champagne, the head of the foreign Ditto contacted her. Ditto said that get the leagues, have becn compassionate that was done in high school," is scheduled to be oomp1eled in language departrilent Jackson says Champagne was thinking about giv with her and have been accommodat Jackson said. Spring of 2003. that she had mixed feelings about the ing her back all of her money, and ing to help her succeed at the Although Jackson considered legal class from the beginning, because she having her drop all of her language facts. " University," Champagne said. "We action after dealing with Champagne, ,. . heard that Champagne didn't think a courses because of the problems that want her to succeed if she does." she later declined to pursue the matter. blind person could pass his class. she was experiencing with getting her Jackson also had problems taking 'We got a lawyer, but I don't think "But later when meeting with him books on time. - Chastity Jackson two other foreign language courses. that it would have ever gotten set INDEX before the semester started, he talked "I was getting the French 180 UM-St. Louis student Jackson was assigned a reader when tled," she said to me in what I considered a degrad books one chapter at a time, but she took French 101. Throughout the Jackson, also a student of the .~~!.I.~~n. .. .!~!?~r..~ ...... f ing manner, like he did not think that [Chanlpagne] wanted the whole book Jackson said she came into class semester, the reader was inconsistent Honors College, had taken four years Features 3 ---- ... _...... - ..- . ~ ...... I was smart enough to be in his class," brailled," Jackson said. on Sept. 11 and Champagne talked to in showing up to class. of French in High School. She took .c?pi':li .() .':l~...... 1 Jackson said. On Sept 6, Jackson wrote her about the assigrum;nts in French. "When I was supposed to take the two French courses at UM-St. Louis, Champagne an e-mail telling him that French 101 final, the reader didn't French 101 and 170, where she ~.P'g.~.~...... 5. She encountered other problems Jackson said he quickly and angrily with the class when the disabilities she would be absent from class, and show up," she said. "I had to take a received grades of a B and an A, Arts ft Entertainment 6 told her that she is responsible for ...... ' ...... office failed to send off her French she knew what the required class keeping up with assignments . delayed grade in thal class, but I did respectively. .Classifieds...... _. .. ..- ...... -.9. . 180 text to be retranslated into Braille. work was. "Then (Champagne) said, 'Is that end up with a B." ~.?f~!.: ~g~ .. .~y.~ ...... ;...... ~ ...... _ . .~ 1 Page 2 "lire Current March 4, 2002
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Born in that the Board of Curators stop 'The secret police could detain Pretoria, the investing in companies working in someone for 30 days without a trial, son of a conser South Africa, which in effect, sup move them and keep them 30 more vative Afrikaans ported the apartheid. The Board was days torturing and sometimes killing farmer and not quick to act. Eventually they them," Venter said. 'The horror years schoolteacher, agreed to reduce investments and were from '8S to '90 [when] there he described began a proactive work with the were five states of emergency, troops University of Western Cape, said . the enormity of went into the townships and death Robert Baumann, fonner uM-St. squads were used more and more." the oppression Louis student and current assistant Venter, taught under a biased edu and fear. director for international studies. cational system, began to see a differ Apartheid and the present status of ent view during his life experience$. South Africa were the topics of dis "The education system taught that cussion Feb. 26, at a tabletop presen blacks were unreliable," Venter said . • tation given by Cecil Abrahams, for He did a presentation in high school mer rector of University of Western to answer the question whether the Cape, South Africa, who joined the blacks should have more rights. "I UM faculty this semester. thought they should eventually, but at Abrahams began his presentation that moment they were not ready," he by painting the mental picture of said. black Africans born under the The reality of the oppression of apartheid system. blacks did not hit him until he too "The government designed became oppressed. schooling; they were given menial Following high school, Venter jobs, dilapidated houses and poor joined the compulsory military. resources. South African blacks were "The military tries to break you branded eternally as third-class for psychologically so it can build you eigners in their own country," into what they want. We were com Abrahams said. During apartheid, manded to do push-ups for two whites had a monopoly of 87 percent hours- it's impossible-and then pun of the land while the remaining 13 ished for not being able to do it. !real percent was used as townships or ized these guys [government] did not shantytowns for blacks. have our best interest at heart." Dawid Venter, sociology professor After the military, he went to col also on exchange from Cape Town, lege at WitWatersrand University in ft5ince 1945, approximately a million experienced apartheid from his birth Johannesburg, where Venter's eyes to its death. Born in Pretoria, the son and ears were opened to apartheid. As and a half [citizens] left the country in of a conservati ve Afrikaans farmer a Christian, he attended racially and schoolteacher, he described the diverse Bible studies on campus. One enonnity of the oppression and fear. evening he was asked to give Moses, opposition or to avoid apartheid." Everyone in the system was a black student, a ride home to his affected. " ... separation of migrant lovmship. - Dawid Venter workers from their families, forced sociology professor removal from home~ to inadequate S~~ VENTER, page 8 Junior Lui Wan Art student Ship plays a . Japanese game called Ninin Baori at ~apt u res the Japanese ., Dinner held spirit of flag Feb 23. BY EMILY UMBRIGHT the print, "TIus flag is presented on Staff Editor behalf of a grateful nation as a token of EDITOR . , our appreciation for the honorable and We see them everyday proudly bil faithful service rendered by your loved lowing in the air, the one symbol that one." EMILY UMBRIGHT captures the spirit and integrity our Wanting her artwork to go to good Features Editor country was founded on. Have we use, Hutt returned the gratitude that ever really thought about what it Jefferson Barracks had given her and phone: 516-4886 means to receive the American flag her family by formally presenting her from the people who fought to keep work to the cemetery on Jan. 24, fax: 516-6811 • America free and full of opportunity? where it hangs on display. Fme Arts student Jessie Lee Hutt "I wanted to take the pictures down has. there to thank them," she said. 'They 'They have such a precision when were so pleased to have someone say Irish writers they're folding the flag. I felt like I was 'you guys are doing a good job.' I had pretty patriotic before, but I looked at presented the same thing to the VFW Mutsumi Igarashi! The Curren! share their past the flag in a whole new way after that," BY SARA PORTER ...... Hutt said. Senior Writer Hutt reflects on the emotion that over Japanese Dinner satisfies Mary O'Malley, a poet, and came her during her Charles Fanning, a writer/editor, father's funeral at came to the UM-St Louis campus Jefferson Barracks on Feb. 26 to share their childhcxxi Memorial last spring. UMSL memories, their connection to students' appetite Ireland and the notion of setting It was the power wit nessing the flag cere~ and the idea of immigration. mony that inspired her BY FARIKA RUSLI Dinner because I spent seven years because I grew up with a Japanese Fanning, editor of various nov ...... -...... -...... to create the waterless Staff 'X/riter teaching English in Japan from 1992 neighbor. TIus year's event was less els on Irish American fiction, such lithograph for her until 1999," Yates said. "I know fonnal, but still a lot of fun," as 'The Exiles of Erin" and ''Frnlay printmaking class. The Tickets sold out two days before Japanese students here personally, Baumann s3.id. Peter Dunne and Mr. Dooley: The print memorializes her the seventh Japanese Dinner held on and I am happy that we have more Game time was the most interest Chicago Years." Fanning read father, Lee Russell Feb 23. Japanese students this ye.ar." ing part of the evening. In the first from his upcoming book of mem Hurt, who fought in According to Sudo Kei, president Besides dinner, the students also game, each couple who competed oirs, ''I've Never Been TIlls Far, both World War II and of the Japanese Student Association, presented entertainment. used their mouths to get a donut, But, I've Been to Norwood," about the Korean War. they did not get the budget from Ten Japanese students sang the which was hanging on a pole while his childhood experiences leading "It was . so awe Student Activities. Instead, the orga Japanese songs "Hana," "Momiji" their feet were bounded to eacb to his Irish-American history. some to be presented nization decided to run the event by and "Anosubarasllii Aiwo other. Fanning says that he intends to put with the flag. You 're selling 100 tickets for $S each. Some Mouichido." "Han a, " described the The other one was competed in a his memories in a larger scope just trying to take it all of their members also volunteered landscape of the spring day in Tokyo sitting position. Each couple sat about his childhcxxi. in and trying to be real iI-:.r I- '"""--'ir for the Japanese Festival at the with magnificent cherry blossom down in a line with one big plastic 'These reminisces are about proper," she described. Botanical Garden to raise money. CHana), their national flower; bag covering them. They acted as if what I remember about being 12- ''1 wanted to do a sketch of what it at Troy." They did not sell more than 100 "Momiji," expressed the autumn the couples were only one person years-old," Fanning said. 'They • looks like to be presented with it." Hutt received a medal and patch in because the preparation involved h10W1tain covered by a lot of red or because the guests could only see the are bits and pieces that come to ''1 was pretty patriotic before," she memory of her father. only 18 Japanese students who are yellow maple leaves falling down on fIrst person's face and the second mind." continued, "but I looked at the flag in "I was almost crying when they members of the Japanese Student the river. In "Anosubarashii Aiwo person's bands. The second person Fanning's reading focused on a whol~ new way after that My dad, presented me with the medallion. I Association. Some other internation Mouichido," six girls and four boys had to feed the person in front of him four important places he feels when he was alive, would get upset if went dOVon there honoring them and al students also volunteered. sung about the splendor of love. or her. shaped his young life. He called people didn't salute the flag. I tried to they ended up honoring me on behalf They cooked borne-style food "This year we made it different. "Actually I'm already full, but I these places 'The Rock," 'The draw what it would look like if he of my dad. It wa~ a great feeling." themselves at home. The food served Last year we had the taiko drummer still have to eat bananas and chips. Bell," 'The Crazy Roads" and , were presenting the flag." The entire experience comes as a included Japanese style omelets, from ,Vashington University, but Now I feel so dizzy. But I got a 'The Pond." Each one made a • However, Hutt's depiction was not climax that showcases the artistic kaisou salad, miso soup, sushi rolls, tonight he could not come, so we. Japanese toy as the prize," Guest Lui mark on his life, he said. drawn exclusively from memory. knowledge she gained at UM-St. teriyaki chicken, fried sweet potato, decided to entertain ourselves," Wan Ship said. 'The Crazy Roads," which was ''1 was very small when he went Louis. rice balls, croquette and green tea ice Usher Sachiko Fujimoto said. The dinner ended at 9 p.m. after based on the Newpont area where into the service," she said. "I did some "It says something about our art cream. The next performance was origa the quiz about Japanese culture. The Fanning was reared, had both a sin research to find the color of his uni department and American patriotism," Among the guests there were mi, a Japanese paper folding tech guests, who were 90 percent interna ister and a gcxxi side. ''1 remember 0 form." she said. ''1 have really enjoyed being Pamyla Yates, the director of the nique. Akiko Egashira, the volunteer tional students, were all satisfied, just walking around the sights of sin The print depicts her father as a sol a part of the UM-St. Louis Fine Arts Center for International Studies and working for The Charless Home, as Sudo Kei expected. and of the forbidden," Fanning dier standing behind an American flag, DepaItment." Robert Baumann, assistant director taught the guests to make a hat. "I went to last year's event, too. I said. "The dirty magazines and with photographs from her childhood The print will also be on display at of Center for International Studies. "I think I always go to every think I bad more fun tonight," Guest in the background. Hutt inscribed on the BFA Senior Show later this spring. "I always go to the Japanese Japanese dinner. Probably it was Cell Chow said. see IRISH WRITERS, page 7 Page 4 _ Igarashi "·utsuml by .... /J DiTector p/Jotograp Y Daniel Teater Leslie Fogarty Marnie Ruthne Matt Fiske Freshman / Communications Junior / Mass communications Sophomore / Political Science Freshman / Undecided I enjoy going" to my friends " Snuggling up with" that special " Jacuzzi and jumping in and out I enjoy getting a bunch of someone while watching a If the ponds are frozen, I usu· of it in order to shock my sys· friends together and going to movie. Nice and ally go play pond hockey. tem. It is quite a rush. Art Hill to sled. warm. " " " " ') March 4, 2002 ~k Current Page 5 R-m en start season 4-0 .I oUis thought that we were ready to play and ing ourselves up a win." with the wind blowing the way it was, "Not to be out done or out shined we demonstrated that over the week In the second game against it turned out to be a nail biter. was Brody Jackson and his perfor Hiver me end." Southwest Baptist, the Rivermen "We had to bring Keith in again to mance," Brady said. "That's just Baseball 'They met my expectations. Even claimed an 18-4 victory. bail us out. Sure enough, he came Brody. He really is focused on having though we played four good games, "We jumped up right up off the bat through when we really needed him an outstanding senior year. BY HANK BURNS both tearns weren't bad. Northwest with a six run fIrst inning," Brady said. to." "He came out of the gate and gave Staff Editor Missouri is a good terun. Rivennen outfield us the push that we needed and it was This is kind of wli.at we er Brody Jackson, who just nice to see him step up early and With doubleheader sweeps over expect and I think the guys was named offensive do the job for us." Southwest Baptist and Northwest expect it as well,"Brady fWe looked like a finely player of the week and Brady feels confident with out Missouri on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24, the said. hit four homeruns over fielder Jim Reiter, despite his slightly UM-St. Louis Rivennen baseball On Saturday, Feb. 23, the four game homes hobbled knee. team now has a 4-0 record. The team the Rivermen defeated tuned machine that j ust tand, was once out "He played a little bit with a is ranked 20 in the Collegiate Baseball Southwest Baptist 9-4 in matched by a tweaky knee and he's a catalyst.," Newspaper's National Collegiate the fIrst game of their dou Southwest Baptist out Brady said. "He steps up and we knew Athletic Association Division II poll. bleheader. went out there and did the fielder during the dou his talent and he's gonna be a guy that On Sunday, Feb. 24, the Rivermen 'Things kind of went bleheader on Sunday, kind of sets the table for us. He played defeated Northwest Missouri State 7-3 back and forth," Brady Feb. 24. The Riverrnen up to my expectations." in the first game and 7-6 in the second. said. "We waited for an little things you expect a defeated them 7-3 in 'This is just the type of club that Rivermen Head Coach Jim Brady was opportunity and when it the first game and 7-6 we've got. Everybody works together. impressed with his team. happened for us, we took in the second game. One guy feeds off the other guy and "We looked like a fmely tuned advantage of it. good team to do ~ " "He caught a ball Jimmy's kind of the first one in the machine that just went out there and "Greg Bierling gave us . Jim Brady that he caught outside order that sets the stage for everyone did the little things you expect a good really four and two-thirds Head Coach the fence and he put it else." team to do," Brady said. "It's nice to quality innings and to get a UMSL Baseball back in the park," The games scheduled to be played see us setting the tone early, because key out in the bottom of the Brady said. '1t would vs. Pittsburgh State at Pittsburgh State that's what we need to do. The month flfth. He did that for us and we were "Really, we swung the bats well. have been a three-run homer." on Saturday, March 2 and on Sunday, of March, from a league standpoint it's able to score two or three more runs in They made some just outstanding . Jackson's performance over the March 3 were cancelled due to poor a critical portion of our schedule and the bottom of the fIfth and in the bot defensive plays to keep the score from weekend was impressive to Brady, weather. They play in the Missouri we've gotta be ready to play. I really tom of the sixth and we ended up pick- really being inflated. Then, at the end regardless of the play. Southern Tourney on March 8-10. Brady Ball: Part I UMSL coach is success with dedicated teams BY HANK B URNS had a losing season here and we played accountability and responsibility to, ''When it's time to take care of the 'That 'builds character. I don't think .. . -...... Staff Editor extremely tough schedules. It's a great dedication." books, you don't put on your baseball there's enough of that." credit to the players that have come Dedication is what Brady has been spikes and go walk into the classroom. A ball club, such as the Rivermen, Maintaining a winning record over through the ranks here. I've been very teaching his athletes from the begin You take care of business in the cla~s with 16 straight winning seasons is one the course of a season takes strength fortunate. I've had some great assistant ning. It applies not only to an athlete's room When it's time for baseball, you that may have a lot of character. This and conviction. Well, if that is the case, coaches." life on the field, but their life off the worry about baseball and you take care could be attributed to Brady's vast will UM-St. Louis baseball Head Coach Brady has been very fortunate. field as well. of it When it's time to socialize, you do to win. Jim Brady and the long line of athletes Under him, the Rivermen have gone "Motivation comes from within," that.," Brady said. "We all have our niche and really that have trained under him are of a from a good team to what Brady would Brady said. "You've gotta provide a Accountability is parrunount in the ours here has been about trying to be privileged few in the game of baseball. call a "perennial power." This has been stimulus for them, something to make coaching style that Brady and his staff the best that we can be within the con Brady, who began coaching the Brady's goal from when he took the job them want to go out there day in and have developed for his team. For Brady, text of what we play," Brady said. '1 Rivermen i.n 1984 as an assistant and as skipper. day out., sacrifice and work harder than this is an important point to put across think that's what we've done and that's became head coach in 1986, had a ""in 'W e've always had to really bite anylxxly else and put the time into it on to his athletes to use in their daily lives. going to continue. As long as I walk on ning season every year as head coach. and scratch and claw for everything that and off the field Those are things that 'That's what we're trying to get the field, my goal is not to compete. Brady now has a 463-260 career we've achieved," Brady said. "It's a are important. I'm not saying you gotta across to them is that you can't be afraid My goal is to win. Competing is great, EDITOR record. great credit to the players that their pas do it eight hours a day and seven days a to make a decision and then if it turns but it's about winning. Nothing else is ''I'm the all-time wllmingest coach sion and their will to win is every bit as week But the time that you're given, out to be not what you would like or satisfactory. " HANK BURNS ...... , . .. . . _" ... in the history of this school." Brady strong as my own. I've been surround you maximize that time." what was expected, you gotta stand See the March 11 issue of The Sports Editor said "I don't want to jinx anything or ed withjust some great., great kids over Brady feels that college is a lesson in behind it and give your reasons why," Current for Brady Ball: Part II, the final anvthing like that because we've never the years, guys that we've taught managing life. Brady said. of a two-part series on Jinl Brady. - I ~l dl """~ ' ; phone: 516-5174 itt I r' " fl fax: 516-6811 Rivermen guard Carter has COMING UP a passion for basketball Baseball "A lot of people told me there was travel by bus at UM-St Louis because March 8-10 a big difference between Division I all the schools in tbe Great Lakes en • Missouri Southern dl ~ er and Division II play," Carter said. Conference are within four to five Basketball Tournament in Joplin, "But I've found that the Great Lakes hours of a bus trip." Mo. BY .JOHN WALTON Conference is about as tough as the The other difference is the size of Division I competition." the arenas. 'The Savvis Center is much Special to The Cw -rem March 8-10 'The game ofba~ketball has grown larger than the Mark Twain Building," • 2:30 p.m. vs. Harris Deryn Carter, a 6-foot 2-inch guard all over the country," Carter stated. Carter said. "Many of the Division I Stowe in St. Louis, Mo. for the Rivermen basketball team, is "Many players who don't get the arenas we played in were larger, too." from Elgin, opportunity to play There are future opportunities in Illinois. HThe training m Division I basketball for Division II graduates. Softball Carter is a is schools come to Some go on to the NBA's develop senior and Division II mental league. Others travel overseas March 4-8 spent his just as intensive schools. I'm aver and play on teams in foreign countries. • Rebel Games at junior year aging about 35 'There aren't too many Division II Winter Park, Fla. playing for minutes a game players in the NBA," Carter said. the St Louis as it is in playing for the "Devean George is a guard for the March 13 Billikens, a Rivennen." Lakers in Los Angeles who played for • 3 p.m. vs. McKendree Division I Division I play. ''The training is a Division I1 team." (DH) in St. Louis, Mo. terun in the just as intensive as Carter is majoring in history. After National same it is in Division I graduation he would like to remain in Collegiate You lift the play," Carter said. the game of basketball. RESULTS Athletic "You lift the same ''I might have the chance to play ~ LQui Association. weights and weights and train overseas," Carter said. ''If it doesn't RiverWO,..D.1.J0 as hard." happen, there are other possibilities. He trans just Basketball Softball ferred from There are two I'm never going to give up the grune of the B illikens train just as differences basketball. I want to coach, so I might Men Season Record: 2-2 to the between the differ be doing that in the future." The women were Rivermen, a hard. " ent playing levels. Feb. 28 scheduled to play Division II 'The traveling • Kentucky Weslyan 89, Olivet Nazarene on tea, because - Jim Brady situation is the UM-St. Louis 59 Saturday, March 1 and he was not Guard major difference," total average UMSL Basketball Missouri Western on getting Carter said. Reb. 82 3.3 Sunday, March 2. The enough playing time. He was also "When I was playing at St. Louis • UW-Parkside 93, games were cancelled offered a scholarship to play for UM University, we flew to places like Points 417 16.7 Northern Kentucky 87 due to poor weather. St. Louis. North Carolina and Memphis. We Assists 86 March 1 • Lewis 70, Wisconsin-Parkside 58 • Kentucky Wesleyan 80, America's past-time brings some time-honored traditions Southern Indiana 77 Spring is hobbling ever closer and atmosphere for a new season of base of the grune, look forward to a great for one run and might not always March 2 with it comes the full swing of the ball. It will be much needed and pitcher's duel. High scores tell a story, make a huge difference in a game's • Lewis 77, 2002 baseball season. There is much desired, especially considering how but low scores tell a greater story. A outcome, but it is a momentary thrill Kentucky Wesleyan 65 to look forward to. Great teams, great this week's snow and low tempera pitching duel, one in which the final and a big one at that. food, great atmosphere and are all tures wiped out both the UM-St. Louis score is 3-1 or 2-0 conveys a story of part of that great game known as base baseball and softball team's games control and will power. A great pitcher 1. Little league baseball. Women baU . tins weekend. has pinpoint accuracy, is able to hurl Baseball has long been part of Below ru"C the top fIve things to the ball at maximum or a 10weT veloc another cliche, the American Dream. Feb. 23 look forward to with the coming of the 4. Hot dogs and peanuts. ity when necessary and is able to stay So, it's only natural that the start of • Bellarmine 61, 2002 baseball season. Who couid go to a ballgame with calm, cool and collected on the each new baseball season is the start of UM-St. Louis 76 out these classic twin beasts? The hot mound. Games like that are at a pre a new dream for a whole new set of lit 5. High skies and green grass. dog and peanut combo is definitely the miun1 these days. tle baseball and softball players. They Sure, it sounds pretty cliche, but classic order among those attending each dream of growing up to have the baseball is a symbol of rebirth. Once baseball games. 2. The homerun. talent and stardom of their favorite WEB the temperature actually raises and the Although a great pitching match up baseball stars. Watching these children www.umsl.edu/ 3. Great pitching. is well worth watching, a game in move closer to the dreams can at times THE OF wind chill actually rises higher than services/athletics ABCs SPORTS that of Siberia, the grass will grow A great grune consists of many which two or more power hitters are be extremely funny, but also extreme back greener than ever and the other things. But, arguably tl:ie greatest of present is quite exciting. When a hitter ly heartwarming. They remind every HANK BURNS for the latest sports news plants and trees will experienc~ lota! these is great pitching. Many of base truly connects with the ball and lets it one of their own dreams and what and information growth. This, of courSt" will all set the ball's true fans, those that are students ride. Sure, the homerun is only good they have accomplished. Page 6 <'f/re Current March 4,2002 BY CATHERINE j, MARQUiS-HOMEYER , ·· ··· ··· .. ··· ·Si~Jijjd;:i~· ~ : .... ············ very Catholic kid has strug gled with what to give up o . for Lent. It has to be some Days' puts out E thing you really enjoy, so it really is a sacrifice, but do you really have the willpower to give up some thing big, like chocolate, for more than a month? With that thought in mind, what would be the bigge Gallery 210 will present "Graphic Work by Robert Stackhouse: Drawing and Merritt releases a Magnetic solo project Prints from the Belger BY RYAN MEEHAN man and a prostitute in an tive and well struc While each of these would probably ...... " ...... Music ,;r7n·ter unmarked alley. tured, it often meanders be the perfect abstract accompani Foundation." Gallery 210 Merritt's darkly satirical in experimental noise ment to particular scene from the The 1999 three-disc album goliath lyrics and seductive Cole that fails to inspire. The movie, they lack any conscious listen is open from Tuesday- "69 Love Songs" by the Magnetic Porter croon make anyone of opening track, a 40 sec ing interest Nonetheless, the sound Fields gained singer-songwriter his compositions immediately ond piano piece, is track does produce a few offerings of Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Stephin Merritt such huge critical recognizable. His composi lovely in its slow use of Merritt at his best. "This Little acclaim that he is currently thought by tional vehicle of choice is a heavy keys and Ukulele" moves quickly and sweetly For more information call many to be one of the greatest song short and sweet pop song. thoughtful outlook. Yet along witll a ukulele that manages to writers of his time. "69 Love Songs," Similar to Tom Wait's the engaging mood it imitate cliche synth-pop delightfully. 516 -5592. hosts exactly 69 tunes about the many "Swordfish Trombones" or captures is quickly Merritt reaches his greatest height psychological afflictions accompany "Raindogs," Merritt wallpa neglected by the next with "Maria, Maria, Maria." A melan- 8 ing romantic love. The album has a pers his tunes with a complex song "Cricket Sounds." . choly tearjerker, Merritt's mournful full clip of two-minute pop songs that array of well-timed audio odd While the song is cer- lyrics of love n' longing gently ebb • A percussion ensemble run from melancholy to outrageous ities that are driven through tainly admirable in its and flow on the surface of a slow joy while always being sensual. His with the solitary sound of the Eban-& Charley ingenious sounds country music guitar strum. "Eban songs of love and loss do not seem to singer and his lone piano. which imitate crickets, and Charley" is probably a movie concert will be held at apply to the comparably sunny affairs Merritt recently released it seems to have no with a great soundtrack accompani populated by movie stars. Rather they his flrst solo project, ll}e intentions for the lis ment. The soundtrack's major flaw is 7:30 p.m. in the MSC. The tell the tale of those who live solitary soundtrack to the independent tener. how little it succeeds on a pure audio existences, known only briefly during film "Eban and Charley." "Cricket Sounds" level. Longtime Merritt fans should concert is free and open the spawn of their doomed romances. . Merritt specializes in the art of story Merritt utilizes his gig as a sound highlights the soundtrack's greatest definitely check out a few of the songs Each of the songs tell a different telling and uses melody to set the track writer to explore song structures flaw ; that much of it seems like . it because they are really good. But for to the public. Please call story. He spins tales of lust such as a emotional tone of the plot. His ear for different from the pop framework ·he would be better accompanied by a all the rest who have not yet been Las Vegas Roxette; who has been mood and circumstance makes it usually employs. The resluts of the movie. This is the sarne fate suffered introduced to Merritt, his work with 516-6646 for more infor- treated badly by an ex-marine, or a seem that he would be a brilliant tech- excursion are often mixed. While his by ''Titles,'' "Tea his band, the Magnetic Fields, is high quick interlude between a one-leg nician for a soundtrack. work is always conceptually innova- Party" and "Victorian Robotics." ly recommended. mation. 13 A jazz combo concert will 'No Man's Land' is dangerous territory Transmogrify at Jitters be held at 7:30 p.m. in the BY CATHERINE from the ridiculous situation but the BY MATT SCHORR of musical styles to offer. Their style is fllm has a serious side as well. The a fusion of reggae, rock, punk, funk, MARQUiS-HOMEYER Special to the Cun-ent tThe film director, Danis Tanovic, never really Provincial House Villa. The Staff Editor ska and calypso. lets the audience forget the overall sit Thursday, March 7, at 9:30 p.m., ''We play a variety of upbeat, fun concert is free. Please call "No Man's Land" is a fIlm that uation' and the film veers from comic the Jitters Coffee House in Bellerive music that just about anyone can get treads into dangerous terrain - it is a veers from to tragic as it unfolds. The script, also Hall in UM-St. Louis South Carnpus into," Trost said 516-6646 for more details. comedy set in the Bosnian war about written by Tanovic, is outstanding and will host Transmogrify, a local St. The band has already released their two soldiers from opposite sides, comic to tells volumes about this sad little civil Louis band first CD, entitled Timmy, Age 5, which trapped together in a trench between war and all its participants in a most Transmogrify consists of five band they will be giving away free copies of enemy lines. effective and moving way through the members. Andy Trost plays lead guitar at the concert as well as Transmogrify Although it is comic, this Bosnian tragic as it humanization of humor. The humor for the band, and he is generally cred T-shirts. Also, Trost said the band will 14 film is also ultimately chilling as it sharpens the absurdity and ultimately ited with creating the band. Frank be playing some new songs they have subtly drives home its points about the tragedy of what is happening. Alvarez and Aaron Shayne . are yet to record at Jitters. A jazz ensemble concert that war and all involved in it. The film unfolds. ' This a wonderful film because it Transmogrify's vocalists. David Watt, "TIns is our second show and is in Serbo-Croatian, French and works so well on so many levels, both who is the band's newest member, we've started to build up a fan base. will be held at 7:30 p.m. English, with English subtitles, and it to bomb it. The two trapped soldiers funny and sad. It is a thinking person's plays the drums. And UM-St Louis So far that's only a cluster of hyperac is no surprise that it has been nominat lack a radio and their efforts to explain film, not simple entertainment, but it is student Matt Trost plays the bass gui tive 16-year-old girls, but we're work in Provincial House villa. ed for an Oscar. Also, it was a hit at the the situation non-verbally to the shoot well worth the effort for a little insight tar. ing on that." Trost said. Cannes film festival in France last ing parties on both sides doesn't seem into human nature and into that unfor "As with any Transmogrify con "Not that we have anything The concert is free and year. to help much, although it generates tunate conflict. Although it is unclear cert, the fans can expect fun. Our against sixteen-year-old girls,"Trost TIrrough a series of comic-tragic plenty of laughs. I do not want to give if this weightier film will beat the music is always upbeat, and we're added. open to the public. Please mishaps, a Bosnian (Branko Djuric) away too much of the story, but new comic fantasy "Amelie" for the Oscar, always willing to hang out with every The desire to build a larger fan base and a Serb (Rene Bitorajac) end up complications arise and soon the U.N. it is a must-see for tbinking .film fans. one. And there may even be a contest is why Transmogrify will be peIform call 516-6646 for more trapped in a trench between the oppos peacekeepers and the press are Too bad both films can't win; they are or two throughout the night," Trost ing here at UM-St. Louis. ing armies. Neither side is sure who is involved too. both excellent works of the filmmak said. details. in the trench, so they are both hesitant There is plenty of humor derived er's art. Transmogrify has a vast repertoire see JITTERS, page 7 <1~ Current · Marth 4,2002 Paoeb 7''-'- 1 .I R...... I SH...... WRITERS,...... from page...... 3 ...... , ...... " ...... "." .. met in her life. "In Poet Mary every pub you would see these men smiling and chatting up the O'Malley came ladies," O'Malley said. to the UM-St. Two of O'Malley's poems, Louis campus "Divorce" arts "The Art .of Home on Feb. 26 to Maintenance," deal with two factors share Iler child in a more modem Ireland: divorce and Ilood memories, therapy. Iler connection . "The 1997 referendum was passed to Ireland and finally legalizing divorce in Ireland," the notion of O'Malley said. "It was odd for every setting and the one, even those of us who believed in the idea of divorce." idea of immigra In "The Art of Home tion. Maintenance," O'Malley deals with the subject of therapy, wmch is now a major issue in Ireland, a fact she fmds amusing. "It used to be if people were in trouble, they would go to confession; Kevin Ottley! The Cunent now they go to therapy," O'Malley said. places where the older kids would go Groucho Marx in 'You Bet Your . O'Malley spent a great deal of to be alone." Life.' "Fanning says that he wrote time traveling ' with musicians; this "The Ponds" section features his about his childhood home because it influenced her writing with some of memories on Wilhot Pond, a place gives him a sense of familiarity. her poems such as "Spanish Lady." Panning once visited and skated on 'The small towns I 'grew up in "I like listening to musicians talk," when he was younger. Fanning were my neIghborhood," he said. O'Malley said. ''They will refer to described one particular incident in "Most people write on their neighbor- ' lines in songs [andl even borrow which he skated on the pond to hood, it is where you are comfort- tides." • impress some older children. able." She also paid tribute to some of her "I skated until I realized that I 0' Malley also writes of her neigh- literary heroes, such as poets cuuld not explore the other side," he borhood of Connemara, Ireland, a Adrienne Rich, Robert Pinsky and ~aid, "I couldn't see the other side, so place that she felt had a large effect on singer, Jo Haney. Haney was featw:ed 1 felt the ice for support." her life as well. in O'Malley's poem, "Jo's Thrown Fanning also says he likes to deal "I grew up in a small village and out of School." This poem about \\"ith his Irish ancestry in his poetry, neighbors · would go to and return young Haney getting thrown out of which he says being a quarter Irish from New York and Chicago. It used school and meeting his father 's coffin American was constantly atwar with to be people would stay in one place on the way back. llis "Yankee" English-American side. all of their lives, but nowadays people "[Haney's] father died before he "On my father's Irish side of the move about with relative ease." said anived home and they didn't get the family, we found out very little about O'Malley. chance to inform him," O'Malley their past, " Fanning said. "On the O'Malley is the author of two explains. Yankee side it went back 16 genera books of poetry, 'The Knife in the Because of her constant writing of tions." Wave" and "Asylum Road." women's troubles or some of the In his writing, Fanning paid trib Much of O'Malley's poems dis- darker issues of Ireland, O'Malley ute to his father who died in 1971 of a play some of the hardships of women says that she has been labeled a femi heart attack. in Ireland. Her poem "Long Walk" is nist writer, a title she doesn't agree "He was a handsome man and very about a Galway woman in a bad mar- with. quiet," he said. "He never laughed riage and is based on a true story. ''My poems are based on stories," • aloud at home until we got a Tv, and Another of her poems she said. "They are not consciously he used to laugh at Ernie Kovacs, Jack "Connemara Men" deals with some feminist because I always thought of Benny and his personal favorite of the more flirtatious men O'Malley myself as equal." "There's some diverse musical With live music, free CDs and T think. of anything. Give me a minute, ta~tes here, and we want to get in shirts, and several possible contests, dude." touch with that. College students can the evelting should be well worth the Jitters is open every Thursday make or break a band, and we want to trip. around 7:30 p.m. and hosts karaoke, fi nd out as soon as possible," Trost ''There's something I want to say garnes, public rants and, of course, . ' ·d . to tile fans," Trost said, "but I can't coffee. • ", offers everything from Art to ~oology. Coming home to southwestem Illinois for the summer? Why not take a summer course or two at Southem Illinois University Edwardsville and " transfer them to your college or university. The SlUE College of Arts and Sciences has hundreds of Summer Session courses from which to choose, from Art to Zoology. Check out our course listings and other summer session info on our website:· www.siue.edulSUMMER, or call toll· free in Illinois Hl0().447-SIUE, or .. (618) 650-3705. SlUE: Leam ore. S O UTHERN I L L I O [ u E R SITY E D WARDSVILLE OPENS FRIDAY, MARCH 8 IN THEATRES EVERYWHERE Page 8 ~kCurrent March 4, 2002 ore Earths in the Milky Way? Mars might harbor some sort of life. dence for the Gaia theory comes similar to those of Earth's atmos radical for many scientists who feel NASA was ready to send probes to tThe central from observations about gas phere-a higher proportion of oxygen the idea that the Earth is "alive" is mars to investigate the possibilities. At composition in Earth's atmos and lower proportions of nitrogen. more science fiction than science, but the time an atmospheric chemist phere. Lovelock noticed that the Therefore, Lovelock predicted that all many serious scientists now consider named James Lovelock, who was atmospheric concentrations of we need to do, to find out if a planet Gaia a major competitor in earth sci working for NASA, was in the idea behind several impoltant gasses are dif contains life, is see if that planet has ence. In addition, Gaia theory has process of creating a revolutionary ferent than what a chemist atmospheric gas concentrations simi become a powerful tool for those theory that he believed would enable would nonually expect. If a lar to what we observe on Earth. Mars interested in the search for extra ter scientists to determine whether or not chemist were to fill a beaker contains the same chemical elements restrial life. Recent research has used there was life on Mars without send the Gaia with the same gasses that are that Earth does, so if Mars contained Lovelock's ideas about gas composi ing a probe. present in our atmosphere, they life wouldn't those life fonns affect tions to search the far reaches of the Lovelock had been working on would react with each other the Martian atmosphere in similar Milky Way for living planets. BY MiCAH ISSITT what he called the Gaia hypothesis. hypothesis until the oxygen was depleted ways to Earth organisms? One recent study conducted by the Sc~:e ; :i c ~" c~i;i;~ ;;isi" """'"'' ' ''' The central idea behind the Gaia and high levels of nitrogen and Lovelock stated that he could Potsdam institute in Germany used hypothesis is that the earth is not a carbon developed. On earth, already tell Mars was devoid of life the Gaia theary coupled with a tech dead sphere with life living "on" it; howeve.r, oxygen is present at from conducting spectrographs, tests nique of "planetary modeling" to pro In Ancient Greece, before the instead the earth itself is a living sys is ... the earth much greater concentrations that allow the chemical composition duce an educated guess about how invention of telescopes or the Apollo tem. Simply put, Earth is alive. than expected. to be determined from examining sun many planets in the Milky Way might 11 mission to the moon, the philoso Lovelock observes that the Earth Why doesn't oxygen light retlected off of Mars. NASA sci contain life. These scientists believe pher Democritus theorized that there functions just like any living creature. itself is a liv- become depleted in Earth's entists did not agree with Lovelock's there may be as many as half a million might be other worlds, like Earth, with The lithosphere (soil, rocks, moun atmosphere? Lovelock believes hypotheses about the effects of life Gaias in the Milky Way. This is by far living creatures. Since then people tains, etc.) is like a planetary skeleton that life fonns regulate the con fonus on atmospheric gasses and the largest estimate ever produced. have been fascinated by the possibili while the hydrosphere (rivers, oceans, centration of elements in our many felt that the Gaia theory was Gaia may be just one living planet ty of alien planets and alien creatures. Jakes, etc.) is analogous to a circulato ing system. atmosphere, keeping them at unrealistic and so Lovelock felt he had among millions. This may lead us to Today the search for extraterrestrial ry system and the atmosphere (clouds, levels that are conducive to the to leave NASA to continue investigat ponder whether the Earth is akin to a life is a high-tech emerplise. Scientists air) is similar to a respiratory system. development and evolution of ing the possibilities of the Gaia cell embedded in the cellular matrix of use sophisticated radar and viewing In addition, the Gaia theory hypothe Simply put, life. hypothesis. Eventually NASA sent a an entire universe. With these fruitful equipment to search the heavens for sizes that life fonns function similarly How does this relate to find probe to Mars and detennined, finally, new methods of investigation at our planets that might harbor some type of to the various proteins and other mol ing life on Mars? Lovelock also that Mars is a dead planet. disposal, it is possible that we rDight life. ecules that drive an organism's metab believes that any planet that In recent years knowledge and find many planets that contain life Tn the 19605, there was quite a bit olism. Earth is alive.' contained life would show char acceptance of the Gaia hypothesis has long before we have devised a method of speculation about whether or not Some of the most convincing evi- acteristic chemical properties grown significantly. Gaia is still too tovisi t them. VENTER, from page 3 UN~aUE INTERNSHlP OPPORT-UN~T-v ''1 remember these long riot lights; from his family because of racism. Apartheid fizzled out from the late Doreen Moreosele, a UM-St. OGILVY PUBLIC RELATIONS WORLDWIDE, they were skinny and it looked like an "I took two black friends horne, '80s up until the first free election in Louis psychology ' major from 200 I Agency of the Year alien planet The roads were unpaved and my father wouldn't talk to them." 1994, but the devastating effects are Botswana says there are still prob Seeks interns for Fall semester 2002 to implement an award winning and there were no street names or In 1986. Venter became involved lasting. Abrahams discussed land lems. public relations campaign. numbers on the houses," Venter said. with African Enterprise, which redistribution issues, crime, economic ''They are trying to reconcile, but • Internship work is done all campus. Venter attended the South African arranged social events for black youth problems and AIDS. The new consti there is still hatred and killing. Blacks • Open to ulldergraduates entering their junior or . enior year ofstu dy. Leadership Assembly held in 1979. It from townships. On one occasion he tution, which includes a nine-year kill blacks. There are no more signs, • Studen ts with maj ors in public relations, communications, marketing, was a four-day event, the largest gath was the only "whitey" on a school bus guarantee for free education and the but you can still feel fear." adverti-ing and j ournalism are urged to applE ering of churches since the 1900s headed to the all-white beach in building of a million new housing "I think there is a lot of frustration;" E-mail resume to: intemprogram@ogilvypLcom ,where Desmond TuTu spoke. Durban. When they got off the bus, the structures, holds seeds that have been Venter said. ''The white population or fax it to (202) 466-5680. Deadline, March 7. 2002. "Organizers of the event arranged police were called and a confrontation planted to bring the land back to wants to forget and flee. Since 1945, for blacks to stay in white houses in occurred. Venter mediated peacefully fruition. approximately a million and a half Pretoria It was the first time I heard a and agreed to move off the beach According to Abrahams, other [citizens] left the country in opposition black story from a black perspective: before any clubbing took place. Venter changes include guaranteed income or to avoid apartheid. The black and we shared the same morals and they still wears a Notre Dame hat in mem for the desperately poor, health care white students I teach in Cape Town didn't seem like communists." ory of Paul, a young man who was on without cost, electricity, . drinking feel as though nothing has changed ... 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Page 10 '11t.e Current March 4, 2002 Williford speaks at Monday Noon Series BY FARIKA RUSLI digital process like computer multi Lex Williford, Would like to congratulate the following students for their Academic Achievement ...... , ... . " ...... , . tasking or a CD set on shuffle so that the author of Staff \Vriter when one gets stuck, one simply "Macauley'S The Feb. 25 Monday Noon Series moves on to something else, just leaps Thumb." spoke C~:;;;~:"[~;ions! 0 presented Lex Williford, the author of over to the next track to keep up at the Monday "Macauley's Thumb," which won the momentum," Wiliford said noon series on Randolph S Abrams Kevin E GaYlOrd " Linda S Nolle According to him, not being stuck Iowa Short Fiction Award. Feb. 25. Gregory A Acosta Amanda LGeil Matthew J Norrid Williford, an assistant professor of in the linear groove of writing or work Williford dis Christine M Ahalt Leslie A Georgen Jeffrey S O'Hearn English at the Univentity of Texas-El ing on a single project anymore would Syed KAhmad Candice M Gerling Kristina K O'Keefe Paso, is a visiting writer in the UM-St help writers stay productive while let cussed the Najeba Akhi Anthony L Gennanceri Michelle LOchs Louis English Department MFA ting things that had us stuck cook in the process of writ Rebecca M Albers Yael Gilboa Joseph S Ogolin Program for one semester and is teach unconscious a while. ing fiction. Michelle F Albin Mary J Gipson Cynthia L Olmsted on trying, it is a key to being Gregory Anderson Jennifer R Gong Monica I Olteanu ing a literary editing course and gradu "Keep Peter J Anderson Timothy E Gosejohan Matt W Opfer ate workshop in fiction. He is also the a good writer," Williford said Miriam Assad Angela M Green Callie E Overbeck guest editor of Natural Bridge Among the audience was Denise David C Aubuchon Ava L Griesbauer Tina M Palazzolo Magazine and co-editor of The Mussman of the Center of Academic April R Auslander Shaun T Griese Rasa Pargauskaite Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Development. Jacob 0 Bailey Jeffrey 0 Griesemer Melissa S Parrott Short Fiction. "I came here because I am interest Robert J Bailey David C Grieshaber Jeffrey L Paulus Unlike the previous sessions, which ed in creative writing. I have written a Amy Lynn Baker Charlotte J Gross Matthew S Payne were held in Ie Penney Building room book for children and have recently Timothy R Bakula Jason R Grover Brittney H Peck 229, this Monday Noon series took joined a writer's group," Mussman Neringa Bandzeviciute Carlos J R Guevara Marina Pernik place in JC Penney room 75. said Christopher Barbour Sarah M Haas Yevgenia Petrova Williford discussed the process of Mussman thought Williford had Jeffrey T Barteau Sonia THacker Jennifer L Pfeifer writing fiction, mostly about "stuck interesting ideas. She also said that Ibtihal G Bawazeer Matthew C Hall Voravan Phansuwan ness." having the listener's participate made it Laura A Beck Fadhila A Hameed Benjamin L Phelan Christopher Becker Kevin R Hamilton Marcia C Pickup According to Williford, stuckness educational and f'un. Glennon M Becker Lena R Hampton Kassandra L Pierre almost always lies at the heart of what 'Mr. Williford is my professor in Heather L Bell Tanaga N Hampton Justin 0 Poplawski stories are about, some fear ""Titers writing workshop. He is very sympa Carrie S Berend Nicole J Hankins Colin C Post have to face, some blind spot, they thetic and empathetic to writers and Beth A Bergman Matthew P Hanlon Pierce W Powers have to check and check again, some their problems. I learned a lot today. He Matthew S Bober Erin J Hargrove Andrew J Preuhs change, they have to make before the introduced a lot of literature I had not Jeremy 0 Borage Erwin E Harijadi Spiro Minas Psara character can change and move,on. known before," graduate student, Gregory Bowe Kristen E Harre Sean E Ragan "Writing is not an analogue process, Karen Hayden said Jeffrey Neil Box Matthew C Harris Elissa D Ralls inherently stuck in its own linearity," The Monday Noon Series is held Joe R Bradlo .Morgan L Haslag Bina Bhupen Rana Williford said, quoting an essay pub on Mondays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Michael G Brasher Tammy L Hawkins Erin E Ray lished in the Novel and Short Story JC Penney Building, room 229. For Dan E Brassil Angela M Heaton Shar S Reinhold Writer's Market on Dec. 15, 200l. more information contact the Center of Tammy E Brice Courtney Heffernan Marc-Andre Richard Mutsumi Igarashi! 710e Cum"'l "Writing is more analogous to a Art and Humanities at 516-5699. Elizabeth Brockland Michael S Hembrock Althea Richardson Jennifer Brockland Aiesha D Herbert Michael A Roche Angela Brocksmith Lori K Hennanson Samantha L Roland Don Broekelmann Jamie W Hill Emily GRoos Lindsey Brooksher Solange M Hinkle Charles E Rosene III UMSL .students create mural masterpiece Kevin D Brown Ryan K Hollrah Neal A Ross Nicholas G Brown Nathanael J Holthaus Tiffany L Ross ,. BY AMANDA MUELLER accepted and began work on the lion was given a 24-inch by 3D-inch Schulte also had different campus Jason E Bruns Rachel E Holycross Stephanie T Ruzicka ...... ".-...... _ -.-.. ... -. .. _-- .. . large project. piece of poster board to put their groups paint the tables. Staf!W'riter Jenny M Bryant Jamie R Hoog Heather M Saldana ''The drawing [and] designing ideas on," Schulte said. "We took "We also opened it up to the orga Christina M Bullock Jill Marie Huber Ryan R Sandhaus Two UM-St. Louis students took about one month to complete, most of the proposals and put them nization to paint the tables,'; Schulte Bradley Buntenbach Nicole L IIseman Christopher Schaefer incorporated student ideas to paint but the whole project took about all together, overlapped them and said. "We had a few people helping Jamie L Burke Rytis Ivoska Thomas J Schaefer Michelle I Burmann Rimante Ivoskaite Amanda L Schilly the mural that hangs in the Pilot two-and-a-half to three months to distorted them so it didn't look like a with the mural, and more people Michael 0 Byrne Sandra M Jaeger Aaron Schmeerbauch House. finish," Schulte said. group of banners." wanted to help so they painted the Robe rt S Caito Julie James-Pallade Catherine Schoeffler m October 2001, Luke Schulte They worked on the painting in The idea was that to promote tables." Charles D Cappel Elise M Jenkins Lisa M Schrage and Abi Borrego were asked to cre their free time, sometimes spending UM-St. Louis as a community cam Schulte and Borrego also helped Timothy S Carlock Anthony N Jercinovic Jessica M Schuetz ate the mural by Gloria Schultz, 18 hours a day working on the mural. pus, and not just a commuter cam design the whole room, from the car Keith J Carron Guillaume A Joasson Maggie T Schweigert director of auxiliary services, and by In exchange for their time and effort, pus. Schulte and Borrego used pet and the layout of the room to the Daniel J Carten Melissa L Johnson R Elaine Sedeora Reinhard Schuster, vice chancellor Schulte and Borrego were given everyone's ideas to create that sense painting on the floor. Schulte also Kevin F Casso Nicole M Johnson Robert Carl Seipp of administrative services. Schultz independent study course credit. of community. painted a vest in the same multicol Craig S Chadbourne Janet E Kain Emily M Semar and Schuster wanted something to Their ideas for the mural came "TIus is the largest piece of art ored theme of the Pilot House. TOhe Anthony P Chan Jessica L Kain Dong Choon Seo promote the UM-St. Louis commu from all over campus. work the Missouri school system vest was presented to Chancellor Pek-Yee Chan Doug M Kappauff Samantha L Shear nity as a whole. Shulte and Borrego "Almost every student organiza- owns: Schulte said. Blanche M. Toubill. Ph ilip P Chau Martin Kardos Patrick J Shelton Christopher Chierek Raghu P Y Kavali Melissa A Sherer Christopher Chitwood Jamie Kayser Allison R Shinn Jolene L Chitwood Andrea Kelle Christine M Shoults Amanda L Christie Colleen M Kelley Matthew Shymanski John S Chudy Christopher M Kellner Christopher Sidla The Andrea M Clark Zerazion T Kidane Jennifer L Sims Daniel S Clark Mathew M Kientzy Derek C Since Scott A Clark Joseph A Kinealy Rajinder K Singh Yolonda L Clark Scott J Kirchoff Barbara H Skudrzyk James L Clauser Toni R Kloepfer Valerie J Slaughter MAKE THE GRADEl Nancy A Cleveland Julie A Kluesner Courtland R Smith Sarah N Cluck Katie A Knight Christina M Smoot Current, Chad E Cohen Miwa Kubota Daniel M Smoronski IMPROVE YOUR STU DY SKIL LS Doug W Coleman Scott C Kuelker Hannah E Soaib David M Collet Matt J Kueny Yunbo Song Matthew R Collier Selena K Lambrich Derek S Steele Timothy R Connor Milissa G Lammert Charles Stegeman Jr Michelle C Conway John Lampros Christina Steingruby Carrie A Cooke Robert A Larosa Christopher Stephan Sarah J Coonen Tommy W Lau Kristine M Stitz pick one Megan E Cox Thuy Le Yuliana Sutisna Bryce H Craft Kylie A Lebrun Jennifer S Swanson Charles J Craw/ord Chad N Ledbetter Kelly A Sweeney Shannon M Cross Supriadi Legino Jason G Tatman Ryan S Crump Aimee C Lemoine Griffith E Taylor David M Curran Natthawut Robert F Tehan Nicole E Dagenais Lertpitayakun Joshua J Thomas up·every Lau ra A Dale Robert S Lewis Jim J Thomure Deirdre M Dales Chun Li Emily J Trevathan Martin R Damm Kyle R Loechner Brittany G Trice Andrew L Davidson Benjamin 0 Logan Matthew R Trost Julie 0 Davidson Nicholaus J Lograsso Jesse L Trostadurray Katherine Davidson Julie A Longinette Amy Thuy Truong Heather B Davis Jonathan D Lottes Lee M Turnock Edward N Deal Keith B Loveless Paul J Van De Riet Monday. 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