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"Do not forget to vote renovations Tuesday, Feb. 5 student support By PAUL HACKBARTH Missouri and Illinois are Editor·in·Chief two of 'more than 20 states The Board of Curators named holding primaries this Tues- Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. " day. Polls are open from 6 (HOK) of S1. Louis as the design­ a.m. to 7 p.m. Check with build bridging services for the Ben­ your local municipality for ton-Stadler science complex addition polling places. and renovations Thursday at its meet­ ing here. HOK was chosen after campus INSIDE administrators interviewed three ad- . ~ ditional firms: Health Education & Research Associates, Inc. (HERA), Cannon Design and Mackey Mitchell Architects, which were ranked sec­ ond, third and fourth respectively. About $28.5 million of the $350 million in assets from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority was set aside for improvements in labs and classrooms in the science Quick Read complex. Despite a The sci- snowstorm, the ence complex UM Board of It's a gas, gas, gas includes five ~ buildings: Ben­ Curators approved Wayne Garver, UM-St an architect for a ton Hall, Stadler Louis physics instructor and Hall, Research revamp to Benton­ research scientist, converted Stadler Halls and Building, An­ a 4.1 pe rcent his Volkswagen into an heuser-Busch electric car. col o ;Y Ilnd tuition increase ior Co nse r a­ students next YEar. See FEATURES, page 6 To read tion CompJex more about (Greenhouse), the Board and the Center of Curators When the president for Nanoscience meeting, see (CNS) Build­ page 3. gets schooled ... ing. Political Science Professor The total area of the five buildings is 354,750 David Robertson teacb~s (TOP) Jus~n Nilhas, junior.· business, was confronted by a member of Hillary Clinton's staff during her daughter Chelsea's visit to the square feet. students a timely subject MHiennium Student Center 011 .an. 28. Nilhas was holding up a homemade sign for Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul. (ABOVE> Chelsea Clinton answers students' questions about social security, education and more for her mother's campaign for the The University requested the ser­ during this election year. Democratic presidential nomination. vices ofHOK at a "not-to-exceed fee See FEATURES, page 6 of $582,000," with a total estimated project cost of $50 million. The first phase will be covered by Hannegan's mixes good Chelsea Clinton rallies voters for her mother $28.5 million promised by the MO­ HELAsale. Ii food with politics The remainder will come from By SARAH O'BRIEN the United States not only to help her Quick Read said about the stigma that college Check out The Current's motber, but to encourage students to maintenancelrepairs capital pool and The daughter of presidential campuses are more geared toward review of Hannegan's Res- News Editor vote. rival candidate Barack Obama. the infrastructure fee, as well as land candidate Hillary Clinton spoke to a taurant and Pub in time for Clinton traveled to Kayak's Cof­ "The democrats in the media say grants and loans as needed. large crowd last Monday. including Last Monday in the Millennium fee near Washington University in that more conservative, and older The plans for the renovations were Super and Fat Tuesday. a student with a poster supporting Student Center, Chelsea Clinton, addition to other Missouri universi~ liberals will vote for Hillary, and the included in the request to name HOK See A&E, page 11 Republican candidate Ron Paul. daughter of presidential hopeful ties to speak to students. liberal college students are all for as the architect. (I Hillary Clinton addressed students "It doesn't matter if you don't Obama." . Student Goverrunent President ON THE WEB questions about her mother's cam­ want to vote for my mom," Clinton of the College Democrats at UM-St. Chelsea commented on how nice Bryan Goers said the plan is to build paign. said, "but please at least vote." Louis. the MSC was, saying, "It's nicer than a new building while renovations are Clinton is the daughter of Demo­ Clinton was introduced by Johna­ " I think that it's amazing that anything I had at Stanford." occurring in the other buildings. 1rbrcE cratic hopeful Hillary and former than Eftink, sophomore, undeclared, campuses aren't supposed to be for President Bill Clinton. The 27-year­ who endorses Hillary Clinton for Hillary and there are all these stu­ See BENTON·STADLER, page 3 Web poll results: old is campaigning to st\ldents across president. Eftink is also a member dents here supporting her," Eftink See CHELSEA CLiNTON,page 10 Do you plan to vote on 'Super Tuesday'? Oh , theweamer outside was frightful.

By ANGIE SPENCER Read Proofreader . " Campusciosed'Thursday evening and . Yes. .ali:day Fri1:Jay for snow. The only event "Let It Snow! Let it .Snow! Let It that was· not cancelled was the Board of Curators meeting, which was held No. Snow!" ." That is what UM-St. L6Uis;tu­ bo'th Thursday and Friday on campus. Not sure. dents were thinking last Thursday when around 10 a,m. it began to snow information." That information was It's Super Bowl and they hoped UM-St Louis would not released. Sunday, not Super canceJ classes. Students received the same e-mail Tuesday, duh. By 3 p.m., however, the school still at 3:37p.m. stating that evening class­ remained open. es were cancelled. This week's question: As of 2:46 p.m. on Thursday, the They ·then received a second re­ How did you spend your . University was plannmg to remain minder e-mail at 3:55 p.m. snow day last week? open, according to an e-mail sent to At 5:01 a.m. Friday morning, stU­ the faculty and staff by Glen Cope, dents were sent an e-mail stating that vice chancellor for academic affairs. all activities on campus were can­ However, less than an hour later, at INDEX celled. Matthew Hill • Photo EdIIOr precisely 3:33 p.m., a ' s-econd e-mail Snow covers the campus Friday morning after about 8.5 inches fe I from a snowstorm that swept What's Current 2 was sent out stating that the Univer­ See SNOW CLOSING, page 3 through St. Louis Thursday evening and Friday morning. Thursday evening classes and events and all Crimeline 2 sity would be closing "based on new classes and events on Friday were cancelled except for the of Curators meeting. Opinions .._. 4-5 ... ''r Feat u re~ 6-10 Stay· Cu';-rent E 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday ...... Thursday Friday .Saturday Sunday ,.• A& ...... "_ ... "...... ; I , ...... ;1:- witkl this, ~ <" HilLow: 45/29 Hi/Low: . Hi/Low: 5\1}35 SP?rts ...... 12-13 ~ilL~~: " 65/48 HiILCMt~ Sl '/~( .Hif!!ow: 35/25 Hi/Low: 44/31 week's weather Precip: 30% Precip: 10% Precip: 10% Cartoons/Puzzles 14 Predp: 30% Precip: 80% Precip: 10% Page 2 1Cht trUITmt February 4, 2008 CAMPUS BEATING MASTER CHIEF AT HIS OWN GAME 'Jhe Universirv of MiSSOUri-SL Louis Srudem N~wspaper Since 1966 CRIMELINE STAff Paul Hackbarth. Editor-In-Chief FRIDAY, JAN. 29 Carrie Fasiska • Managing Editor Melissa S. Hayden· Business Manager Rob Borkin • Ad Director STEAliNG OF ACREDIT DEVICE - Judi linville • Adviser UNIVERSITY MEADOWS Mabel Suen • Copy Editor Justi Montague· Copy Editor The incident occurred some­ Shannon McManis • Design Editor tin1e in November 2007. The vic­ Sarah O'Brien • News Editor tim reported that someone stole Cate Marquis • A&E Editor her mail, containing ber credit laGuan Fuse' Sports Editor card and then used it in November Tom Schnable • Asst. Sports Editor of 2007 to make purchases with­ Angie Spencer' Proofreader Ollt her permission. Gene Doyel • Web Editor The victim discovered the theft Matthew Hill' Photo Edftor Danny Reise Asst. Photo Editor I when she received a statement Distribution from tbe credit card company. The investigation is continuing. Staff Writers Stuart Reeves, Jeremy Trice, Bianca The UM-St. Louis Police De­ Powe ll, Greg Gatcombe, Scott LavelocK, partment is open 24 hours a day. Stephanie Soleta, Christa Riley, Camila ~ry01l see anyone that looks suspi­ Buechler, Chris Stewart, Jessica Keil ciOliS or out ofplace you are en­ couraged to call the UM-St. Louis Staff Photographers Police at 516-5155 or 911 if it is an emergency. Courtney A. Strong, Sofl Seck Remember that crime preven­ tion is a community effort, and Page Designers anyolle having information con­ Tom Bremer cel71ing these or any othir inci­ dents should contact th e campus police. 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By PAUL HACKBARTH and Audit Committee of the board of for the next few years," Goers said: "The ASUM fee has to go up On average, housing rates at UM­ curators stated the recommended fee "It's a shame because maybe one refendum, and we are looking at St. Louis went up by about 5.2 per­ Editor-il1-Cbiej increase for the student health center Year [the CPI] will be something.re­ [USA Today] readership program cent for the predominant plan. Rip­ was $3.66, but a resolution by the To see a complete list of tuition ally big because the legislature will and possibly looking at the Metro­ peto said members of Residential The Board ofClirators delayed students in the Missouri Student As­ and residential housing rate not fund universities as much, ' link pass program. Right now, it 's Housing Association were able to the vote on whether or not to ap­ sociation Senate recommended an increases, check out Blunt has promised an el\1ra 4.2 included in infrastructure fee. We're give their input about fee increases. prove student fee. increases after increase of $2.32. wwvv. thecurrenton line. com. percent increase in state funding to looking fo r a way to help help costs In addition, rates for meal plans administrators at Mizzou sent forth "The students didnH approve Missouri universities this year. go down on that and what options also increased on average of about .recommendations without students' that, and it said in the board docu­ fees without student's input," Goers Before the CPl was set, the SGA we might do," she said. 12 percent for the predonimant meal approval. ments that the students had appwved said. at UM-St. Louis set fee increases to . However, Rippeto noted that plan, largely because of the new din­ "We presented to the board what all the fees," Goers said. Senate Bill 389 set a cap on stu­ be no more than between 2.8 and 3 the fee committee would prioritize ing hall in the Provincial House on our student fees were going to be, Tony Luetkemeyer, student rep­ dfnt fee and tuition increases at the percent. which fees wo uld get priority if they South Campus. but they were tabled until next meet­ resentative to the Board of Curators Consumer Price Index. While the Cadence Rippeto, vice president went to referendum. Goers. said meal plans went up ing," said Bryan Goers, Student asked the board to table the vote on vote on student fee will be delayed, of SGA, said, "Because our fee in­ because of more vaIiety served and Government Association president. student fees until the students could ' a 4.1 percent increase in tuition was creases were- only about $1.06 in­ more available meals to residents on On the UM-Columbia campus, vote again. approved for next academic year. crease, it didn't affect us." Housing Rates South Campus. administrators there sent some fee "The board said we need to re­ Last year, tuition rose by 3.8 per­ However, in the upcOlning April For example, Meal Plan 1 will in­ proposals ahead to the curators for spect the student process. Twas very, cent with the CPl fixed at 3.2 per­ elections on campus,' Rippeto said Students living in the residential clude a $900 declining balance, plus approval although students at Miz­ very happy to see that. It could have cent. the student fee review committee is halls and Mansjon..,ijill coudgm,i '­ seven meals per week for next aca­ zou had voted them down_ set a precedent to the board that ad­ "Now, whatever the CPI is, that's looking for what student fees will be urns -will a so face increased rates demic year compared to $1,300 plus The document sent to the Finance lninistrators can approve student what the tuition rate is going to be up for referendUpJ. starting next academic year. three weekend meals this year.

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Barack Obama .rally "I don't know exactly where it Phase II includes reconstruction will be, if it will be adjacent or an of Stadler Hall, which has not been extension of the complex, but part renovated since its construction in of the money will go to build a new 1967. draws UMSL crowd science building and then renovate During Phase IJl workers will Benton-Stadler," Goers said. renovate the remainder of Benton "Wbile renovating it, they push HalL all the science teachers into the new Goers said the campus is going out from the snow building so they do not disrupt any to start contacting the architects and of the classes," he added. as soon as the two work together The new state-of-the-art teaching to get plans drawn up, the curators By JUSTIMoNTAGUE labs in the new building will be part could approve construction as soon thing as being too late, and we are of Phase I of the project, in addition as the board's next meeting on April Copy Editor on the brink of that. In such a state, to renovating tbe vacated space in 3 and 4 at the Missouri University of we cannot afford to wait. The time Benton Hall for new classrooms. Science and Technology campus or for action is now." Some of the labs in Benton Hall, during the summer. After a long trek through 35 , Obama also expressed llis im­ which was one of the fust buildings According to the request, ap­ degree weather in multiple inches mense pride in not only his victories constructed on campus, are 45 years proval for Phase I would occur in ,of slosh from the melting snow, an in the primaries and caucuses held so old and have never been renovated early 2009 and last until early 2011. impatient crowd filled the Edward far, but in voter turnout before. An additional 150 parking Phases II and 1lI are scheduled for Jones Dome Saturday to hear presi­ "We have doubled voter turnout spaces will be included in Phase 1, completion by 2014. dential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama in every primary and caucus that has as welL speak. been held. so far," Obama said. He Obama was joined on stage by also shared with his supporters tbat Congressman William "Lacy" Clay, he has visited 46 out of 50 states, and NEWSBRIEF Sen. Claire McCaskill and former everywhere he goes, people feel the ' Sen. Barack Obama gives a speech after winning the Iowa cau· tion. Groups are selected through Sen. Jean Carnahan, all of who are need for change. cuses in January 2008. Obama visited St. Louis on Saturday, University Singers anonymous, blind audition by an strong supporters ofllis campaign. McCaskill echoed his success which drew a crowd of about 20,000 to the Edward Jones Dome. out-of-state committee. "I was shocked by the amOlmt of in primaries and caucuses of those performs in prestigious Vocal music professors and Jim people who came out for this event," states so far. "He has received the "These young people are fired up! c

Thursday, Feb. 7 A Conversation with Kota Ezawa 7:00 pm [':'ot<1 Et. ~wa. "4.rti5t. Auditorium-Free Ezawa has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Artpace in San Antonio, Texas; the Aspen Art Museum in Colorado; and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut. His lecture complements the exhibi­ tion Lennon Sontag Beuys on view in Ga ll ery 301 through April 20, 2008.

Friday, Feb. 15 Prizewinners from the 25th International Festival of Films on Art 7:00 pm Auditorium-55 {S3 for Members}; price includes both films

Panta Rei 2U06., .;4 mhzutes. Directed!'y Lars Nilssen. Norwegian with ~nglish subtitles.

Industrial designer Jan Wanggclard created an amazing insta llation based on

Matthew Hill • FtoIoEdilnr the s.:>!ar system as seen fr om Norway's Lofoten Islands. The film follows \X 'anggaard over a three-year period, from the conception to the implememation ,. A sign warns drivers at the Natural Bridge Road entrance to campus that UM-St. Louis is closed Friday morning after about eight inches of snow fell. of his Planet Lofoten.

Zahara & Urga 2005, 60 minutes. Directed by Rax Rinnekangas . Finnish w ith English subtitles. his Spanish class, but also his plans Friday is when committee members Since the decision to close the This story of se lf-discovery involves a silent young boy living near the Arctic University happened in the late af­ to visit rus friends. share what they discussed and the ternoon, many were not informed of "I was goi.ng to take MegaBus official vote on agenda items." Circle. After seeing a strange illumination, he receives the voice of another the closing in time. Joe Moorman, up to Chicago to see some friends, SGA President Bnan Goers said, person. As a photographer, he then spends years traveling through Europe in but they cancelled the bus because "It would take more than that [a junior, biology, was one of them. search of the light that allowed him to speak. "I would appreciate it. if the of the weather," he said. snowstoQn] to cancel a board meet­ school would cancel sooner. I didn't Despite classes and other activi­ ing. Their only other option would hear in time so I had to drive home ties being cancelled, the Board of have been to maybe have a special Thursday, Feb. 28 Looking Deeper and Seeing Stronger: in that mess and almost died several Curators meeting still kept on sched­ session on Saturday, but campus 7:00 pm An Evening with Alison Saar times," he said. ule. was pretty clear on Friday." While the school closi.ng put off "They only meet every so often, In the case of a campus closure, Alison Saar, Artist. Auditorium- Free the schedules for many classes, it so canceling the meeting wasn't an the University will release the infor­ Join assemblage artist Saar as she discusses the personal and universal symbolism also affected some people's travel option," said Cadence Rippeto, vice mation to local broadcasting media. in her politicdlly charged artwork. Saa r's work is represented in the collections plans. president of Student Government Also. information can be obtained For Kellen Townsend, senior, lib­ Association. "Thursday is when all by c~lIing the campus infonnatiofi of major museums including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in eral aI1S, 'the snow not only affected of the committee meetings met and line at (314) 516-4636. Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of An and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Saint Louis Art Museum. ~ Ge t The Current in your .inbox every Mondaye www.thecurrentonline.com/register Page 4 ~he[uITmt February 4, 2008

OUR OPINION EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT How soon we forget

"Creating too attitude that planes many euphemisms flying into towers or for what happened campus massacres robs people of the were anomalies and ability to re-Iive it events like those will and therefore the not ever happen again motivation to pre­ is not good either. vent it in the fu­ Security has ture. " stepped up in airpol1s Those were the and universities since words former New then, but our level of York City Mayor alertness and intent to By PAUL HACKBARTH Rudy Giuliani stick with these new spoke regarding Editor·in·Chief rules has severely de- 9/1 \. clined. It was sad hearing the news last But how can professors look out week when the Republican presi­ for students like Cho Seung-Hui who dential candidate dropped out of the might be having trouble when they race. He seemed to be one of the few have to watch what they say in class candidates left who still cared about to make sure they are presenting a thc issues that ,ve have all since for- fair, balanced and unbiased lecture'? gotten. The Vrrginia Tech shooting was Now more than ever is when the a big deal to college students, but candidates' stances on issues have how can they keep up their shields become critical with Super Tuesday to school violence when they have approaching and the presidential things like graduation and finals to election is getting into full swing of worry about? things. The old issues that we used to Our attention span has become so and should still care about, however, short that after one tragic incident, are taking a backseat to things like we move onto the next thing. We the Iraq war, the economy, immigra­ are affected by it for a while, but our tion and so on. thoughts eventually turn to: "Well, at Sure, those issues should not be least it did not happen here" and then ignored, but things like the fear of we rationalize that it could not pos­ ote on Super Tuesday terrorist attacks and school shootings sibly happen here. are about as far from our thoughts In Frank Rich's- colunm "Never as they can get. We have become a Forget What?" which was published The issues decided today n1av be the ones that affect yOU tomorrow more relaxed society, ignoring alerts in the New York Times on Sept. i2, J J for terrorism and forgetting the im­ 2002, one year after the attacks on We have come a long way since too busy juggling class ~s, homework that opinion. Ifwe stay at home dur' pact that events like 9111 or Virginia the World Trade Center, he said, "The the colony delegates unanimously and finding a career to get involved in ing elections and primaries. om views Tech had on this country. unofficial motto of the 9111 anniver­ elected George Wa,hington as our politics. It may be that we think our will not be beard. That said, should we always be on sary may have been 'Never forget,' first president of the United States. vote will not count in the 'long fUll. Our government's power lies edge and paranoid, looking over our but by 9/12, if not before. the war on Women and minorities did not al­ Whatever the excuse, we need to toss within the people and if we do not shoulder to see if that Muslim over Al Qaeda was already fading from ways have the privilege to vote, but it out the window. cast our Yo t ,we hand over all pow­ there has a bomb strapped to his or memory as the world was invited to today, the nation may be on the blink As a generation, we can make an er and render ourselves useless. her body or if that Asian student has test-drive the war on Iraq." EDITORIAL BOARD of electing its first female or African­ impact. \Ve are the future of Amelica We are not us .Iess. We all have an a gun in his backpack? The threats may have been for­ American president. and who we elect will detemli.ne what opinion worthy of beiug heard. All it Not at all. Living like that would gotten, but the thre.ats, themselves, Paul Hackbarth Voting rights have drastically tha t future wi 11 be. takes is a few punches on a ballot and drive you crazy, but this laissez-faire are still there, if not imminent Ca rrie Fasiska changed. Gone are the times when The is ues being debated by pres­ YOll are done. ft takes only about 15 Sarah O'Brien only wh.ite men over the age of 1 I idential hopeful directly affect c l­ minutes depending on the line you Cate Marqui s could vote. Today any U.S. citizen Iege-aged studentS today. The war have to stand in. LaGua n Fuse can register to vote provided they are in Iraq is being fought by our peers. y e at The Currem llrge you to Tom Schnable 18 years of age or ol der and are not a Every UM-St. Loui. -tuden! i ' feel­ vote in the primary I elion on Tues­ Shannon McManis convicted felon. ing the stra.ins on higher educatioo day, Feb. 5. It is your ri ght as a citi­ Statistically sp eak~l g, 01 der mem­ funding and difficulty in obtairung zen ana you hould take i for;ill it .. ,. . "Our Opinion " re flects bers of the nation's population are financial aid. is worth. the majority opinion of more likely to vote than younger citi­ The gt: nerations before us may Jt doe~ r lOt martel" \\·ho ' Oll vote u can make your voice heard! the Editorial Board. zens. According to the u.s. Census never se~ the advanced effects of for or \vhere yt'u stand on an} issue. Bureau, in th e 20(H elections. citi­ g.lobal warming or watch social secu­ What matters is that yuu vote, that • Submit a letter to the editor zens age 65 and older had the highest rity funds fade away. Why should we you take a stand and let your voice registration rate (79 percent) while stand by and let someone else make be heard. WE WANT TO those age I S to 24 had the lowest (58 decisions for our future') TIle 2008 presidential dection • Write a guest commentary HEARFROM YOU percent). Everyone has an opinion and \'ot­ has the opportwlity to make history. It could be that our generation is ing gives liS the opportunity to voice What happens is up to you. • Visit our online forums As a forum for public expression on campus, LEITERS TO THE EDITOR The Current welcomes letters to the editor and guest commentaries sumer market of health care - the em­ people spend on health care thei.r O;vTI school system." Why, then, was there a The Delll,lar Lounge is a smoke from students, faculty, Healthcare Plans ployer - who is drastically less inter­ money, and then see how discretion­ lawsuit where 259 school districts sued filled hole in the wall full of thugs and staff members and oth­ ested in how effectively these dollars alY forces put our health care industry the state for adequate funding? wannabe hipsters. I would even de­ ers concerned with issues Stuart Reeves conectly identifies a are spent than the consumer. back into place. Lastly, as college students and a scribe it as ghetto on some nights. single payer system as only one step ,. Furthermore, most employees have college publication, we are painfully The only reason that place stays relevant to the University Benjamin Mason away from socialized medicine and no bargaining power over the health aware of his selling of MOl-IELA to open is because it is in the city and has of Missouri- 5t. Louis. Graduate Student lmivcrsal coverage. He then argues, benefits. It is virtually impossible to Economics private companies that are not over­ a three o'clock liquor license (com­ correctly, that socialized medicine ask for health care to be waived and to seen and may raise our interest rates pared to the one 0' clock liquor lic~rise Letters to the edi­ creates market distOltions, which will be compensated in cash instead. without repercussions. all of the rest of the bars in the loop tor should be brief, and cripple research and generally have a Now that the majority of Ameri­ There are so many things that Matt have). those not excee ding 200 negative effect on the quality of care. cans are vested in a healthcare plan, Blunt did as governor that damaged Finally, use the words "classy" and words will be given pref­ However, what Mr. Reeves fails to provided by velY few insurance agen­ Gov. Matt Blunt . our state. You are reporting to a very "sophisticated" more conservatively erence. We edit letters point out is that our cunent system is cies, they treat it similarly to socialized important audience. because the Delmar Lounge is neither for clarity and length, responsible for exactly the same mar­ medicine; they've already paid for it, College students are the near fu­ of these. not for dialect, correct­ ket distortions. so they will use it as much as possible I am appalled by your ignorant ture, please stop lying to them. PS. let me guess your 21 ~years-old, The vast majority of Americans - even when it's not necessary. This is praise of Matt Blunt's time as governor and you have been to about three bars ness, intent or grammar. Lacey Kreider today assume health care through an increase in demand. of our State. in St. Louis. . All letters must include a Senior I" employer benefits. The single most Anybody who knows the law of In your article on Jan. 28, Ms. daytime phone number. Secondary Edu cation Students must include important reason people do this is be­ demand knows that when demand in­ Montague claimed that Blunt expand­ their student ID numbers. cause the benefits are provided free of creases, prices increase. These inflated ed "access to high-quality, affordable David Glennon Faculty and staff must tax. Instead of paying $40,000 in cash, prices affect the ability of the poor to health care." I'm speechless. No, he Junior include their title(s) and which will be taxed in full , an em­ pay for health care. It is the reason,the did not. Engineering department(s). Editor-in­ ployer can offer an employee $35,000 United States pays upwards ofl7% of There are now 71,000 chi Idren in Delmar lounge chief reserves the right in cash, and the remaining amount in evelY dollar earned on health care. Missouri without health care that had . Something on your mind? Want to to respond to letters. 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Letters and commen­ taries wi ll also be printed online at www.thecur­ Is the Highway 40 rentonl ine.com closure affecting CONTACT US people as much as Elizabeth Smith Jessica Morgan Dorian Hall Bruce Cheng Kyle Cottner Sophomore Senior Junior Senior Junior Mail: they predicted? Studio Art Nursing Accounting and Finance MIS CCJ One University Blvd. ------Room 388 MSC "No because there has "Not unless you live right "I think that the shutdown "People find their own "It never affects me." St Louis, MO 63121 What do you think? Send your own response always been traffic, and by the construction. There . of 40 is nowhere near as route to get places." to [email protected] or talk about it in our many people have found are so many alternate routes bad as they predicted. The Email: online forums at www.thecurrentonline.com better routes anyway." that the impact isn't as commute is pretty stress [email protected] severe as they anticipated." free." February 4, 2008 1thc ILurrcnt Page 5 STUDY ABROAD . SCIENCE COLUMN Notes from Nanjing Should science be part of The Middle Kingdom the presidential debate?

Should science be part of the place. presidential debates? Some scien­ Other nations are already pro­ tists and others interested in science moting these changes, but we need think so. to recogruze the technological and The presidential debates have economic opportunity as well. We

. J . covered a range of topics from the could reclaim our science and tech economy and international policy edge by making dealing with global to education and health care. Rarely warming and revamping our energy included are science and technology sources our new moon shot Should issues, except where they overlap this not be part of the discussion? . de - with issues such as health care, en­ We need to take a big picture termination to retain ergy and education. look at how we use science and how absolute political pow­ A group of citizens started a we encourage students to consider By MICHAEL COSBY By CATHERINE er. grassroots petition to get the topic science careers, bey·ond just talking· M ARQUiS- H OMEYER Columnist The social consequences of science on the presidential debate about how Americans do not major that result from the ruthless aban­ first established as an imperial capi­ horizon. In fact, they are suggest­ Sciwce Columnist in science or asking teachers to as­ Since ancient times, the Chinese don that the largest international cor­ taL The city wall, built during the ing a candidate debate focused on sign more math homework. have referred to their cowlhy as "the porations are rushing to cultivate the Ming Dynasty circa 1300 A.D., still science and technology issues .. To well as innovative ideas in science Bright college students major Middle Kingdom," voicing the tradi­ enormous economic potential of the . stands in the city center today, and do so, they set up a Web site, http:// and technology. in business and aspire to be invest­ tional belief that China is the center world's most populous nation is also the name Nanjing actually meilos www.sciencedebate2008.com for When we started exporting our ment bankers because of the job and of the universe and that all foreign­ troublesome. "southern capitoL" voters to express their support for manufactwing base in the 1980s, income opportunities, not because ers are mere barbarians from the out­ Much like the Industrial Revo­ In more recent times, Nanjing the idea. people were assured it was okay be­ they are not sharp enough to study skilis of civilization. lutions that transformed the United saw the rise and success of the Na­ One of the founders of this Web cause there waS confidence that we science. 111 recent times, however, "the States and Europe, China's current tionalist revolution that overthrew site and the petition drive is screen­ would continue to be the leaders in Vie need to look at what poli­ Middle Kingdom" bas become an drive toward modernization has been China's last imperial dynasty in writer Shawn Lawrence Otto, whose science and technology innovation, cies hold down incomes for those in even more fitting name for a country tempered by the often overwhelming 1911-1912, an achievement that works include "House of Sand and even if we did not make the products science and tecimology fields. Are wbose deteJruination to preserve the. costs· of progress. These costs range is still heralded as the creation of Fog" and "Hubble." anymore. The COWltry continued to restrictive company policies on. pat­ reverential memory of its glorious from staggering environmental dam­ modem China. Faculty and students Otto was recently on the NPR be a leader in science and teclmol­ ents smothering the motivations for past is increasingly coming into con­ age to the exploitation 0,£ an lmder from Nanjing University, the college radio program "Talk of the Nation: ogy through the computer and tech inventi on? fiict witb the overwhelming desire to privileged labor force. I will be attending, were largely re­ Science Friday," describing the pe­ boom of the 1990s. There are also a number of sen­ realize an ever promising future. Nevertheless, China's emerging sponsible for the May Day protests tition. On air, he said the response However, there are signs now sitive science-related ethical is­ Though my last visit to China was middle class has enjoyed the largest against the Treaty of Versailles, a from scientist and non-scientist vot­ we are losing our science and tech­ sues we should address, including less than four years ago, so much has and fastest increase in standard of political movement that eventually ers alike has been overwhelming. nology edge. There are a number whether medical records belong changcd since the summer of 2004, living in history, and wealthy entre­ led to the fonnation of the Chinese A visit to the Web site confirms of ways in which science intersects to the individual or the health care when China's rapid grO\vth, though preneurs, often capitalizing on ties Communist Party. some of the big name scientists who with vital matters for the counhy provider, or whether employers can staggering, was not yet being touted to the government, are increasingly In a city so steeped in Chinese his­ have signed the petition. Among In the challenge of global wann­ have access to health records in hir­ as historic. joining the elite ranks of the worlds tory, 1 hope to achieve a better com­ them are Roger Beachy, head of ing, science is important both for ing decisions. Now, in 200S, China has finally richest. In short, it now seems as prehension of the forces that have the local Danforth Plant Science tracking the changes and in offering Does your DNA sequence belong displaced the United States as the undeniable as it does inevitable that shaped the development of China as Center, John Rennie, editor in chief ways to address the danger. to you or a researcher who finds an world's leading consumer. The pre­ this century will belong to the Chi­ a modem nation state, and how those of Scientific American magQ."ine, But there is another aspect: By interesting gene? Should we do ge­ diction that China must ultimately nese, yet what exactly that \\fill mean forces are still at work today. Donald Kennedy, editor in chief of pursuing alternari\-e cnergy and in­ netic tests for diseases we cannot replace .'\merica as the top global remains hard to say. [Editor's Note: Michael Coshy's the journal Science, plus _a Jist of venting new ways to bc efficient, we cure, or can someone be forced to economic and political superpower While Nanjing, the city in which "Notes from Nanjing'· will be afea­ Nobel laureates, distinguished sci­ can improve our economic picture. take a genetic test? seems all but inevitable. I wjll live and study for the next six tllre published tv.'ice a month in The entists, science ethicists, university Ti mes of change or danger also As more genetic tests are de­ As a student \'vith a ycsted inter­ months or so, is no longer among Current rotating with Thomas Hel­ heads, academics, science \\TIters pres nt opportunities. By throw­ veloped, will insurers, employers, est in Chinese culture and language, China's few economically or politi­ ton S "Ouf of Aji-ica·' column. rOll and business leaders. ing open the door to innovation by and even credit agencies be able I am fascinated by the possibility of cally important cities, it will provide can also read both of Iheir columns They may have hit ,upon sO,\l1e­ small busiLless entrepreneurs and to use that il)fpnnation to exclude witn~s.ing the historic sbi it in power an excellent antage. point for the y ond",.'>' du.-ing (he eJ lester thing. communities." ·lh ne policies and certain individuals' 1\ is more than that , iUld er:;; well QCcur i ~ io my observation oftbe immell e changes online ar wWlIl the urrenlonline.com. Science and technology are in­ incentives to use altemative energy the dis us jon over stern cells that lifetime and which many predict that have transfonned China in the BOTh swd ti ts are study ing ahroad tegral to our society and economy technologies and fre h approaches cou ld become critical in the public certainly will). 1 am, however, deeply past century. Jor the spring semester and will con­ but little talked about in matters of to how we manage the pl anet's re­ sphere. troubled by the.pol itical implications Nanjing's political history dates tinue updating readers Oil their ex­ public policies. source, we can generate new jobs There are a host of issues that of the Chinese Communist Party's back to almost 400 B.C., when it was periences in OTher countries.) It was not always so. A little and boost the economy \.I'hile help­ involve science being overlooked. background: The United States was ing to solve the climate change Should candidates not at least talk once a country of independent inno­ problem. about them? vators. For many years we were the Research is impOitant, but a lot It seems that if candidate debates leader in science and technologi­ of teclmologies for energy are al­ can cover the future of oil policy cal development in the world. Up ready present, like wind and solar, and health care, we can talk about through the 19705, we led the field only awaiting economies of scale the wlderlying issue that connects in producing technical products as or the politjcal will to put them in them: science.

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By CAMILA BUECHLER Clinical experience came easy ' for Koziatek Out of the ' 1 51 hospitals in Stab' Writer the St. Louis area. she ,,vas able. to train and work at Barnes Jewish Hosptital, In May 2007, Janice Koziatek DePaul, St. Johns Hospital, Missouri walked down to the podium to receive Baptist Medical Center, Sf. Lotlis Chil­ her nursi.ng degree from UM-St. LOli- dren's Hospital and Cardinal Glelll10n IS. Children's Medical Center. Choosing to become a nurse was not The nursing program was "incred­ an easy task for Koziatek Throughout ibly challenging" at times, but once all high school and her freshman year of of her course work was completed, she college, she debated between becom­ was very proud of herself ing a pre-med major or an education She states that after being a part major. of this "dynamic University" she has Once it came close to graduation, become one of IT\J-St. Louis' biggest she knew that she had to make a final cheerleaders. She feels very lucky to decision on a major and began focus­ have been able to graduate from such a ing on the option of nursing. "wonderful school of nursing at such a After much research and study, great institution." Koziatek realized that nursing would Once Koziatek made the decision be the perfect career for her. It com­ of working in the Labor and Delivery bines both of her passions of caring lmit as a nurse, she applied and inter­ and teaching into one. Not only can viewed at several hospitals arOlmd the she treat her patients, but she can also area. She received several job offers teach them how to cope or handle and had to make the tough decision of changes that they may encounter. where to work. She chose the hospital UM-St Louis has provided Kan­ that would offer her the best experi­ atek with the knowledge to become a ence as well as paramount leaming successfhl nurse, She remarked that the experience as a new nurse. Uni\'ersity's nm-sing program is "Fan­ Koziatck has landed her dream job tastic l "' In fact, the nursing board's working at Bames-Jewish Hospital on pass rate is number one in the state. the Labor and Delivery tmit workiug The professors for the nursing pro­ three 12 hour shifts per week gram care for both their profession, On the hospital floors, Koziatek as well as their students. In turn, this states that "nurses run the show." Matthew Hill • i'IJoJuEtli/", helps future nurses tbink on their feet as ,Yell as resolve dilemmas that they Things are looking up for recent UM·St. Louis graduate Janice Koziatek after she landed her will come across in a hospital. See NURS,E, page 15 dream job of wor king as a Labor and Delivery nurse at Barnes·Jewish Hospital. 'The Presidency' gets schooled

By CHRIS STEWART unanswered question' that people Cain. Hillary Clinton and Bamck have about our pre-- idency." he said. Obama are all poised t change the \/afJ'X'riler Answering these question" a ording "ay mericans vi w a~ .. g nder and On Mond ys and edn days t Robertson. is th goal of the ourse. r eo" Robertson sa id. at 11 a.m .. a Political ciencc cla 's 111e weekly ,cheaule balances ou r bese. are the issu s tbar have had call ed "The American Pre 'idency" the e inquisition into the nature of this election see record numbers of TOP EN meets in the Social Sciences Bui lding. the pre idcncy with up-lo-dat cam­ young people oice their opinions. Professor Da vid Robertson is teach­ paign Ira king. This renewed interest has carried vel' Reasons to vote in ing this cl ass for the th ird time and it The American Presidency course to The American Pre 'idency class. is larger than ever. is fa. I paced. Silting in on a class feel which has seen its attendance expand the upcoming It takes li ttle thought to . ce wh almost like attending an auction a th e greatly. This be.. the question: what so many student registered fo r the jam-packed room of students rapidly about next semest r . class. It is a fascinating tOpic given a di scus 'es all the late t campaign news. Regarding the fu ture of the cla " Danny Reise- .'iliistanf P/xJIo &11/07' elections rare hands-on twist due to the fa ·t that I wondered how Robertson manages Robertson plans to continue it in the Wayne Garver, an instructor with the physics department, a historic election is happening right to keep up with it aiL faIL In addressing how hectic a class turned his old Volkswagon Beetle into an electric car. 10. It beats sitting now. "1 was actually 'surplised by how about the presidency could get around through class. As I spoke with him in his office, focuocu the cia,s has been on current November, Robertson seems deter­ Professor David Rober1son told me events. The students know a lot about mined to keep up ...vith curr 111 events 9. It does not cost about how the class originated. When the race. They are bringing even more no matter how fast tbey arrive. "Excit­ Robertson first designed the class it than I expected," he said. But this does ing things are happening" he said. anything and you get was after he had just finished wliting not phase Robertson, who loves talk­ Most people will admit that they Who built the a neat sticker. a book about the Constitution. The ing about the ClIrrent election, which do not know as much as they would complexity and history of America's he finds fascinating. like to about the electoral process. 8. To cancel out the unique election process inspired Rob­ "No matter which of the three CW"­ With classes like The American Presi­ \ipte of that annoying ertson. rent front runners win, it will change dency, finding out is now easier than electric car? j Poli-Sci major who sits "There are so many impOitant and the way things are done. John Mc- ever before. nextto you in class. By CATE MARQUIS more batteries in it and painted it," he said. Bright orange. 7. It gives you a chance A&EEdilor to fulfill other civic "It is kind of distinctive," . he obligations, like jury Amnesty International advocates said. "My kids wanted me to think Those who have seen the 2006 about converting a truck, but I duty. documentary . "Who Killed The thought it was more in keeping with Electric Car?" or have noticed a the idea to keep it a Beetle." The 6. To exercise the right for human rights around the world certain bright orange VW bug on model, which Garver refers to as a to complain that peo­ the UM-St. Louis campus might 1971 Super Beetle, was the more ple cannot complain if find themselves wondering "who deluxe version of the little Gennan they did not exercise built the electric car?" import that ,vas a '60s icon. By JESSICA KEIL their right to vote .. sial fonner Attorney General under The answer is UM-St. Louis What about that eolor? "Yeah, Sia/jl'('riter the Bush administration, is often ered­ physics instructor and research sci­ I thought I might as well make it 5. To change the status . ited for iniplementillg human rights entist Wayne Garver. bright. A friend of mine painted abuses to detainees in Guantanamo Garver, however, was not in­ quo. his car orange one time and I kind Imagine, on an average sunny Bay. On February 19th, Gonzales will spired by the 2006 film to build his of liked it. So I thought, might as school morning at UM-St. Louis, see­ be speaking at the Washington Uni­ own electric car. He built Ills elec­ well make it eye-catclllng ... On the 4. To keep the status ing what used to be the grassy slopes versity campus, and Johnson and Kuhl tric way back in 1980 from a 1971 back I have a magnetic sticker that quo. of campus littered with what appear plan on bringing the Amnesty group. Volkswagen Super Beetle. says 'Electric car - it's a gas, '" he to be gravestones. Last spring, the However, do not expect. the two "It started like twenty years ago, said. 3, Because some peo­ students, faculty, staff, and visitors of dedicated Amnesty International co­ in 1981 or '82, I got interested in At home, Garver just plugs his ple are counting on UM-St. Louis, expelienced the phe­ presidents to quietly listen to Gon­ it [building an electric carl and T car into an ordinary wall socket, you not to vote. nomenon themselves. zales' speech. TIle group plans on found some articles where people but while he is out and about, re­ However, it was no act D'om God protesting alongside Washington Uni­ had converted a Volkswagen out charging is another matter. th 2. Because 3,944 Amer­ that sprouted the plastic graves, each versity students on the 19 • in California to electric power," "That's kind of a problem be­ unique from the other and housing Essentially what is most angering Garver said. ican troops who went cause a lot of places are afraid to the names of two dead soldiers (one for Johnson and Kuhl about his visit "They were using old aircraft have you plug it in, because they to Iraq no longer can. American, one Iraqi). This was part of is the idea that despite his ' notolious engines, So 1 thought 'this might be think the car will shut down all . the work of Amnesty International's are the co-presidents of the UM-St. military tactics, Gonzales will be paid kind of fun to do.' And seeing as I their electricity," Garver explained, 1. Do you really need student run chapter at UM-St. Louis. Louis Anmesty International chapter. for his visit to Washlngton UniYcrsity work as a research scientist and all, as if the car would cause a blown more than one reason Anmesty International could de­ At a coffeehouse on Florissant Rd, with Wash U student money. I built a car with an aircraft engine fuse or other electrical problem. to vote? scribe itself as a grassroots, non-par­ they described what their chapter has Yet the protest is just a tip of the if] the '80s and ran it to the Uni ver­ In fact, the electric car draws tisan organization concerned with the plaill1ed this year in order to shock, iceberg. The U1vl-St. Louis Amnesty sity a little bit then," he said. current like any other piece of protection of human rights world­ inform, and hopefully spur the Uni­ chapter also plans on organizing a dis­ But then Garver got mamed electronic such as . a laptop. The wide. versity's students into action concem­ play for Febmary 18,h, much like their and had kids, and tha{ was the end car charges on, ordinary h0usebold According to the official Anmesty ing what Amnesty believes to be hu­ work on the gravestone war protest of his electric car for a while. 110-volt current. International website, http://www. am­ man rights abuse happening currently display with the UM-St. Louis peace "It, sat in my garage until my "You do have to plan ahead, be­ nesty.org, there are over 2.2 million throughout the world. . group last year. . kids got out of high school, then I cause if you run out of charge, you members of Amnesty ill over 150 dif­ Incidentally, the main focus of the The upcoming display is cunently got more interested in it again," be have to recharge, It is an inherent Vote forME ! ferent countries. group for this semester hits close to a work in progress, Knill emphasized • said. limitation, the limited range with Here at l:1vl-S t. Louis, there are home. Johnson and Kuhl have decid­ that "it will be reaUy in yom face", When electric cars made a the batteries we have now," he over 60 members of Amnesty )ntema­ ed to focus their time on campaigning and will involve divisive information . comeback and hybrids debuted in said. tional 13 of which could be described to put an end to Guantanamo Bay, a regarding Alberto Gonzales. the 199Os, Garver got busy on his as "active" members. that is , those Unired States detention program lo­ car. that attend the meetings, cated at a US military base in Cuba. "I replaced the motor and up­ Kris Johnson and Rachelle Kubl Alberto Gonzales. the conb-over- See AMNESTY, page 1() £faded the controlling box. I put See ELECTRIC CAR, page 10 February 4, 2008 ~t ttUITmt Page 7 -r Page 8 February L

College Democrats Results of Pri marieslCaucuses • remain divided since January '08 between candidates Michigan JESSICA KEIL rime By Sta.D" Writer January 15 "Truly, it is a great year to be a Democrat," said Jonathan Eftink, president of the College Democrats at Democratic UM- SI. Louis. Eftink, sophomore, political science, would know. 100% Reporting Eftink has worked relentlessly to revive the club since his start at UM-St. Louis in fall 2007. This semester, the club has focused its sights on the Republican presidential election and began trading traditional meet­ ings for political events. 100% Reporting "As you know, we had Chelsea Clinton here on Monday [Jan. 28], and we are planning on hosting any presidential candidate who \v ishes to come to the Uni­ versity," Eftink said. Those who were present in The Nosh to hear Chelsea Iowa Clinton speak about her mother's campaign may have seen Eftink introduce her and boldly pronounce his sup­ port. However, though he is president of the College 3% January 3 Democrats, Eftink's endorsement does not reflect the group as a \vhole. Actually, the College Democrats, like the rest of the Democratic United States, have remained divided between the two main Democratic candidates, Hilary Clinton and Barack 100% Reporting Obama. "1 personally support Senator Clinton, but the organi­ zation is divided. l would say roughly half and half," Ef­ Republican tink said."Obama does have some pull on campus, and 98% Reporting there are many pro-Obama people that are students." Eftink, however, expects the division between Clin­ ton and Obama supporters within the club will begin to wane after the nomination is set in stone. Right now, though, the College Democrats have set their sights on th e "Super Tuesday" primaries and cau­ Wyoming cuses on Tuesday, Feb. 5, or, as Eftink calls it, "Super­ cal ifragilisticexpialidocious Tuesday." On Tuesday (as well as Monday, Feb. 4) UM-St. January 5 Louis students should look for the College Democrats on the Millennium Student Center bridge and in other busy campus areas. The group plans to pass out flyers reminding students of the presidential primary in Mis­ souri. Republican "It has really turned into a bipartisan effort to sim­ 100 "10 Reporting L ply make students aware that 'yes, there is a primary on Tuesday, and yes, you need to vote in it,''' Eftink re­ minded students. Therefore, students should not expect the flyers to hold any endorsements. Eftink said the flyers "give no mention to which canclidate you should vote for, only that you should be aware there is an election and that indeed you should vote." "I get calls almost every day from the Clinton and Nevada Ohama campaigns asking me if students would like to help on and off campus," Eftink said. "And I cannot say enough how we want to have more members to engage 4% January 19 with us in supporting the Democratic Party." B or lU0~e in formation about the U!vl-St. b oui Col­ lege Democrats or to pledge membership, Eftink en­ Democratic courages readers to email him at umsldemocrats@ 98% Reporting gmail.com. As for a prediction of what he thinks might happen on "Super Tuesday," Eftink is "banking" on Clinton get­ Republican ting the nomination. Yet he concluded saying, "as for the election, it ain't 0\ e:r 'til it's over, and it's got a long 100% Reporting way ' til if? done."

Make history with Barack Obama John Edwards: Hillary Clinton offers change for Family champion

By ANGIE SPENCER By CHRISTA RILEY Proofreader Americans Staff Writer

Make history! That is what this champion for women, By JUSTI MONTA.GUE New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, wants to do. The question Copy Editor Editor's Note: While John Edwards announced he is: how does she plan to do it? was droppingfrom the race last Tuesday, he will still be With healthcare, the war in Iraq and immigration be­ ''I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability on the Missouri and Illinois ballots Tuesday, Feb. 5. ing the top issues in this year's election, what does Clinton to bring about real changes in Washington .. .I'm asking Fornier Sen. John Edwards was born in Seneca, S.c. stand for? you to believe in yours." These are the first words a visi- . and was raised in Robbins, N.C. Edwards is a proud Three words are used to describe Clinton's American tor will notice when visiting the Web site of 2008 Dem­ product of public schools and the first person in his fam­ Health Choices Plan: affordable, available and reliable. The ocratic presidential candidate and illinois Sen. Barack ily to attend college. plan is in the person's hands. If people lose their jobs, they Obama. keep their healthcare. If they do not like their plan, they can Obama believes the American people are the great- . He worked his way through North Carolina State change it to suit their needs. est national resource and that the only way to cultivate University where he graduated with high honors. He " Currently, premiums are costing Americans fortunes, that resource is througb better education. Obama plans went on to earn a law deiree with bonors from the Uni­ but with this · plan, tax to support schools that versity of North Caro­ credits are given to work­ need improvement lina at Chapel Hill. ing families to help keep rather than punishing In 1998, Edwards costs down. them. by reforming No . committed ~o politics On the Iraq war, "our Child Left Behind be­ to give a voice to the message to the president ginning with funding kind of people he rep­ is clear. It is time to begin it, encourage programs resented throughout ending this war. Not next such as Upward Bound his career. Without ac­ year. Not next month. But to help children from cepting .funds from lob­ today," Clinton said. She low income families go Who has a three-part plan to get to college, and to elimi­ byists or the political UNDERCURRENT U.S. troops out of Iraq as nate the FAFSA form actiONS committee, Ed­ By Danny Reise • Asst. Photo Editor quickly as possible. and allow students to wards ran for the U.S. What do you think? Send your response to First, she plans to start apply for financial aid . Senate, and be won. phased redeployment, by checking a box on In the Senate, Ed­ meaning she wants to their income taxes. wards continued to be withdraw U.S. troops from Obama also plans on a champion for regular, the war in Iraq and bring instating his plan, the Barack Obama hard-working families, Hillary Clinton. them home. She wants a American Opportunity Presidential Candidate plan developed within her Presidential Candidate Tax Creclit, which will .Presidential Candidate taking on critical issues like quality health care, first 60 days in office. make the first $4,000 Her second step is to establish stability in Iraq while spent on college free to most students, cover two-thirds better schools, protecting civil liberties, preserving the withdrawing the troops. She plans to aid but not be the sale of the cost of tuition at a four-year public university and environment, saving Social Security and Medicare and support of the Iraqi government. make community college virtually free. Obama also getting big money out of politics. Third, she has another three-step plan to develop an in­ plans giving tax credits to families who have children As a member of the Select Committee on Intelli­ tensive cliplomatic initiative in the region. This would be a in college. gence, Edwards worked for a strong national defense group of allies banned together with goals of noninterfer­ Another concern of Obama is the 47 million Ameri­ and to strengthen the security of our homeland. He also ence, mediation and reconstruction funding. Also, she plans cans (including nine million children) who do not have authored key pieces of legislation on cyber, bio and port Dusty Lucas Adrian Walker to organize a multi-billion dollar effort to address needs of health insurance. Obama hopes to instate a national security. Edwards is a former director of-the Center on Junior Sophomore Iraqi refugees. health plan that offers healthcare coverage to all Ameri­ Poverty, Work, and Opportunity, located at the Univer­ Fine Arts Sociology Clinton wants to reform U.S. immigration laws, too. cans and includes guaranteed eligibility, comprehensive sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She says the country needs to strengthen its borders, co­ benefits, affordable premiums, subsides, simplified pa­ "Obama because Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, who he met in law "Obama. I really operate with its neighbors, implement and enforce strict, perwork, easy enrollment, and quality and efficiency in he's the man." school, were married in 1977. They have four children, think he can make but fair laws and strict penalties for those who hire illegal healthcare. a change with all immigrants, in addition to developing a path to amnesty for Obama wishes for you to be the change you would including their eldest daughter, Catharine, who is also attending law school. th~ problems that immigrants working and paying taxes. like to see in government. . we Americans are For more information, visit ,http://www.baracko­ For more information about John Edwards, visit For more information, visit http://www.hillarycJinton. facing today." com. bama.com. http://www.johnedwards.com.

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By CATE MARQUIS resl ene Maine A&E Editor ) I Mark Bacon, president of the UM-St. Louis CoUege Re­ I February 1 publicans, thinks the wide range of Republican candidates has made the primary race very interesting this year. "Usually by now we have a better idea of who the can­ Republican didate will be," Bacon said. "But I think it is still wide open and may still be until the Convention." 68% Reporting Bacon said the CoUege Republicans organization is not planning any organized campaigning events for the Super Tuesday plimary election on Feb. 5, although individual members may be participating in campaigns for their fa­ vorite candidates. However, they are doing some election work. 'There have been some e-mails sent out to our mem­ bers to work as election officers, election officials." Although Bacon said a lot of members are going to work New Hampshire on individual campaigns for Super Tuesday, there is no of­ ficial endorsement. "We haven't really endorsed anybody because we are going to wait until the primary is over to 7% January 8 'get behind a horse'. After Super Tuesday, the primary, we will see what happens there, to see who will be the likely political nominee." Democratic While the organization is noncommittal, Bacon himself 100% Reporting has his favorite candidate. "I have been going to some of these speeches and I went to a John McCain rally with my bro.ther Joe, he's an officer, and I met some young College Republican Republicans there." Bacon was impressed enough that he is planning to help 100% Reporting set up a local John McCain office in the St. Louis area. "I'll be looking for someone else to help me set up the local headquarters. It is a pretty daunting task." He is looking for volunteers, people interested in having a chance to do something more than go door-to-door canvassing. s. Carolina Bacon said many Republicans drawn to McCain are thinking about terrorism. "For a lot of people in the Repub­ january 26 lican party, the threat of terrorism is still a pretty big deal." "I think, in the back of people's minds, they still know that the treat of terror is huge," he said. "McCain's back­ Democratic ground, SUppOlt of the army, for running the homeland and 99% Reporting being the commander in chief, he is very well suited." McCain has always been a good fit for Republican views on the military but as he is approaching the Super Tuesday primary, Bacon sees him coming closer to com­ Republican mon Republican views on other issues. "I know he now JOHN EDWARDS * 100% Reporting supports making the Bush tax cuts permanent, something that fiscal conservatives feel is very important." "We'll see how things work out on Super Tuesday, and JOHN MCCAIN if things work out for him, we will probably support John McCain." Florida "I am sure people are passionate about who they support I right now but I guarantee that once there is a clear primary winner that the College Republicans and the national party 3 ~ January 29 FRED THOMPSON * will support whoever wins the primary. After the Super Tuesday primary, the College Repub­ Democratic h eWl h ve plan . .. bring in big ;ill out'Ie. 99% Reporting a emester.·' They expect to bring one in this seme ter and next fall before the election. "We have to work really hard 4% OTHER/UNDECIDED thi~ semester to get things in top notch form and we will be Republican able to have two major speakers this semester." * DRO PPED OUT OF RACE The organization is planning to have a presence on 99 % Reporting Facebook soon. as an organizing tool, but in the meantime ~ STATES VOnNG ON SUPER TUESDAY interested students can reach College Republican President Mark Bacon by email at [email protected]. McCain offers 'up Ron Paul works for . I Mitt Romney: 'bold solutions' in limited government True strength for

By CHRISTA RILEY tough times StajJ IFrilfT America's future

By ANGIE SPENCER By JUSTI MONTAGUE Republican Congressman Ron Paul from Texas is a Proofreader member of the U.S. House of Representatives and works Copy Editor for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free mar­ Arizona Sen. John McCain has served in the military kets and a return to sound monetary policies. He is known and in the Senate, but can he serve a5 the President of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney believes improv­ among his congressional colleagues and his constituents ing America's public school system is critical to the fu­ the United States? He seems to think so, offering bold for his consistent voting record. solutions to our nation's problems such as healthcare, Paul was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Pa. and gradu­ ture of the country and the economy. He believes that the war in Iraq and immigration. ated from Gettysburg College and Duke University School "while there is a proper role for the federal government McCain believes healthcare costs need to be brought of Medicine. Paul honorably served as a flight surgeon in to play in education, it is not in telling parents, teachers. under control and families should have control over the the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s. kids and local authorities what to teach or how to rull healthcare they receive. He also believes every citizen He and his wife, Carol, inoved to Texas in 1968. where their schools." needs to have health- he began his medical prdc­ He has proposed a care, no matter rus or tice, in Brazoria County, federal home schooling her circumstances. as a specialist in obstetrics! tax credit, promoted gynecology (OBGYN). Bis policy plans to school choice and char­ Paul delivered more promote competition ter schools, promoted than 4,000 babies during Elizabeth Gearhart • ill!1..raJor parental involvement between providers, put his medical career. Cur­ the responsibility on the rently residing in Lake in education and ex­ patients, require trans­ Jackson. Texas, he is the panded access to higher reoyou goingl to vote for in the parency of information, proud parent of five chil­ education while in of­ bring in innovations dren and grmdparent to fice in Massachusetts, ~residential elections? ljke new delivery sys­ 17 children. and plans to continue I tems and telemedicine, Paul returned to Con­ working for these ideas tal k about it in our online forums at wvvw.thecurrentonline.com and pass tort refoan to gress in 1997 to represent as president. elimirlate the number of the 14th congressional dis­ "We need to find a trict of Texas. He presently lawsuits and excessive way to reduce the rate serves on the House Com­ damage payments. of growth of spending mittee on Financial Ser­ "Iraq's transforma- John McCain yices and the House Com­ Ron Paul in health care in our Mitt Romney tion into a secure de- Presidential Cmuiidale mittee on Foreign Affairs. Pre.sicierr!It!J Candidate country - it's now 17 Presidential ClJlutidate mocracy and a force for He continues to advocate percent of our GDP. freedom in the greater Middle East is the calling of our a dramatic reduction in the size oftbe federal government When I was a consultant in the insurance industry, some age," McCain said about the mission of the war in Iraq. and a return to constitutional principles. years ago in the 1980s, it was ] 1 percent. The idea it To support this, McCain wants to send more troops into He has never voted to raise taxes, for an unbalanced would get to 17 percent was unthinkable. And it contin­ Iraq to provide security, to dismantle al Qaeda, to stop budget, for a federal restriction on gun ownership or to ues to move northward," Romney said. violence between the Sunni and Shia, and more. raise congressional pay. He has never taken a govemment­ He believes in implementing a one-size fits all gov­ He wants to create a secure and stable environment paid junket and has never voted to increase the power of the enm1ent-run health care program, and that Americans executive branch. ~It . Haneen Suhail Mario Mathon for the Iraqis so rebuilding the political atmosphere can should rely more on the roles of the states in leading Paul voted against the Patriot Act, regulating the Inter­ Senior Sophomore begin. He also wants to crack down and put pressure on the reform and cjealing with rising health care costs and net and the Iraq war. He does not participate in the profit­ Finance Sociology Syria and Iran. able congressional pension program, and he returns a por­ helping the uninsured. McCain wants to. secure th.e nation's border and is tion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. Romney supports a free-market, federalist approach nney~ "Because her "I am in support calling on Americans to reaJjze that America is always treasury each year. to making quality, affordable, health insurance available e Det daughter came to of Hillary (I inton's going to be a symbol of hope, that immigrants need to be He also introduces numerous pieces of substantive leg­ to every American by deregulating state markets, fixing UM-St. louis, I am campaign." g,~of assimilated into American culture and that America need islation, probably more than any other individual member the tax code, reforming the medical liability system and nn. ~ going to vote for to establish strong ties with Mexico and Latin America. of Congress. promoting innovation to Medicaid. Hillary Clinton .." For more information, visit http://www.johnmccain. For more information about Ron Paul, visit http://www. For more information on Romney's campaign, visit com. ronpauI2008.com. http://www.mittromney.com.

\ -\ \. Page 10 1:1tt O:urrrnt February 4, 2008 Student poll worker gets "But over 80 percent of our driv­ ing is under 40 miles a day, so it would work well as a commuter car. I can drive it to work and back, which ready for Super Tuesday for me is around twenty miles." By JESSICA KEll paint dry. : meaning that although "I did run out of charge one time elections are "insightful," municipal way back when and managed to plug Staff W>iter elections are not the most stimulat­ it in at a gas station next to a soda iug polls to work. she said. machine. But I went to plug it in (at On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the "Super In stark contrast, Tuesday's pri­ Tuesday" primaries and caucuses another gas station) one time, and mary is likely to have high voter will bring out voters in 24 different they would not let me. That is kind turnout, which will keep Williams states across the country. Viewed as busy with a myriad of activities. of a problem, more so that I thought. one of the most important days in "The supervisor supervises the People are kind of leery 'about you the presidential primary schedule, election poll area. We are mainly re­ plugging stuff in," he said with a the election process for this one day sponsible for voter's problems (reg­ laugh. requires a tremendous organization istration and such), thc set-up (which In fact, Garver is willing to pay effort from many different partici­ is prefaced by an official election for the charge, and even calculated pating citizens throughout the Unit­ oath), and the paperwork (Scantron the cost. "I usually offer to pay for ed States. or touch screen)," Williams said. the electricity. r have a day/night At UM-St. Louis, there are stu­ Yet if a technical problem were rates, actually," he said. "When I first dents who have chosen not only to to occur, Williams would not be ex­ vote in the upcoming "Super Tues­ started the project, Union Electric pected to fix it. She would simply day" Missouri primary, but to par­ ask her assistant supervisor to make (now Ameren UE) had a program ticipate in the polling process as back then - a dual rate pilot program a phone call to the election board well. Braving long hours and zeal­ who wouJd in turn send a techni­ where they would charge you less at ous voters, these people provide a cian. night than during the day. If you fig­ necessary backbone to American F or further efficiency, the elec­ ure the cheaper rate, which is a third democracy. tion board is also providing each of the normal rate during the day, it is Diedra Williams, freshman, po­ district with a Palm Pilot. The Palm about 3 cents per mile." Wayne Garver, research scientist and instructor in physics, turned his old VW Beetle into an electric litical science, is one of those poll Pilot is officially the supervisor's re­ "It is about $8 to $10 to charge it car. It took him about 200 hours over six months to complete the project and cost between $4,000 workers. sponsibility. up," he said. "I can drive about 30 to and $5,000. In an interview on Thursday, she However, a high school student 40 miles. It depends on the terrain. If explained what it is like to work the worker aged 15-17, will be assigned polls during such a enIcial time in it is all flat, I can drive it 40 miles on "Surp.risingly, it doesn't get a themselves because the economics more reliable too. Conversion kits to assist Williams in helping the vot­ this 2008 presidential election. a charge." lot of attention even driving down on it are pretty good," he said. "Turns are available on the Internet. ers and will probably be using the This will not be Williams' first Palm Pilot as well. This way, the When figuring in the cost to run the road. Once in a while, someone out, electric cars are the ultimate in So could just anybody build an experience in the polling process. student can verify voter addresses an electric car, Garver says- you re­ will wave." Maybe that's because recycling." electric car? "I would say you have She originally became involved last while voters stand in line. ally have to also figure in the cost of Garver's electric car looks alike an "You take a 100,000 mile car, to have some mechanical aptitude April during a municipal vote in Williams said, sadly, the hand­ the batteries. "You have to replace ordinary orange VW Bug, unless you which basically no one wants to buy, and some electronic knowledge. The Maryland Heights. picked high school student may be the batteries every 10,000 to 15,000 notice his electric car bumper sticker. but the body is generally okay, fora kits are pretty well laid out," Garver "Initially, [becoming a poll work­ one of the few young people work­ miles, so that adds another 7 cents a "I don 't know if they don't believe it reasonable price, maybe $1000," he said. "They tell how to cut stuff, but er] was for the money,." she said. ing the polls on Tuesday. mile," he said, which brings the cost or what," he said. said. you are going to have to have some "But the more thought I put into it, I Williams added that it is "cru­ up to 10 cents a mile. However, some people have no­ "You buy a kit for about $5000 ability there ... I think it would be in­ realized that by I?olling, I could gain cial" for others to know "the majori­ "It is about the same as gas at ticed and have asked Wayne Garver to $6000 to convert a pickup truck, teresting if there was a company that more insight into the process." ty of people who work election polls After speaking with an election $2.50 for a 25 miles-per-gallon car," how he built his electric car. At one and buy the parts to do a conversion, would do this, to recycle cars." are 50-plus in age. These are people judge who was interested in her he said. But there are no ' tailpipe local electronics store where Garver and it is comparable to buying a used Right now, Wayne Garver's elec­ who are loyal to civic duty and com­ management skills she became "in­ emissions, just whatever emissions has gotten to know the owner well, car. Or better, because if you go to tric car is in the garage, awaiting mitted to the election." trigued" at the prospect of becoming Williams, in turn, encourages the . power plant making electricity he spoke to some of the electronics sell the car in a few years, the motor warmer weather, which it tends to do a supervisor. younger \"ote~rs at UM-St. Louis to generates. hobbyists who come in there about is practically brand new, they hardly better in because the batteries lose ef­ Despite the 16-hour workday th.e get involved in the polling process. Surprisingly, Garver's electric car how to build an electric car. wear out." ficiency in the cold. But come spring. "insight" that Williams gained from She said if Americans can work a does not get much attention on cam­ "There is at least one other person For about $8000, a car conver­ it will be back. At the annual Earth her past polling experience pro­ 16-bour day for a $189 check in the pus. "It doesn't get too much atten­ I know who has done a conversion sion could extend the life for another Day event in April, there are usually pelled her to take the job again. This name of democracy and civic duty, tion because I usually park it in the (to an electric car). He had an article 100,000 miles., like the life of a new people in Forest Park with biodiesel time, however, she will be working so can students. garage, so I can plug it in. I did have in the Suburban Journal, but he con­ car. According to Garver, the motor and hybrid cars. Wayne Garver has in the "Super Tuesday" election. "If the elderly can work that long someone once leave a note on the car, verted a light pickup truck," he said. and controller should be good for ten never taken his electric car to show In the last election that Williams of a day. unquestionably young peo­ participated in, she said at times it saying they thought it was great," he "I would like to see more people or twenty years. There are no spark off on Earth Day, but this year, he ple can too," she said. felt about as exciting as "watching said. get interested and do conversions plugs or oil to change and it is much might. ,~

J9hnson added that "the display might rub people the wrong way." Whether rubbing people the wrong way or the right, neither John­ son nor Kuhl seemed concerned with how their group might appear to those that could be considered more "conservative" at the University. Johnson did explain that, "[hu­ man rights] has nothing to do with Republicans or Democrats, conser­ vatives or liberals." Meaning, Am­ nesty International believes tbat no matter one's partisanship, human rights abuses anywhere should be the concern of people everywhere. With these words in mind, John­ son and Kuhl told me that they are working harder than ever in order to rebuild membership for the organiza­ tion. Currently, the two co-presidents along with their advisor Dr. Gerta Ray are working on setting up a Matthew Hill • POOto Ed/ror website on MyGateway dedicated to Chelsea Clinton and Jonathan Eftink, president of the College Democrats, listen on as SGA Presi- Amnesty International in the hopes dent Bryan Goers speaks last Monday in the Millennium Student Center. . of attracting more members. For more information about the . .~~. ~L~~~ ... ~~.I~.!.~~~. f~?rr:.pq~~ . ! ~~ ...... UM-St. Louis Amnesty International chapter, or to become a member of More than one hundred students situation in Iraq. reers. Chelsea stressed the impor­ the organization, readers are encour­ and some nonstudents crowded the Chelsea said ber mother intend­ tance of creating "green" vehicles aged to email Kris Johnson. If com­ Nosh area tolisten to Clinton speak. ed to expand tax coverage for col­ as well as "green buildings." puters scare you and activists do not, Most held Hillary campaign post­ lege and university attendence and She said her mother would move Amnesty meets twice a month and is ers, barring one student who held "make it easier to apply for federal to "green" the thousands of govern­ having their next meeting on Febru­ up a "Ron Paul '08" sign. aid to go to college." ment buildings around the country ary II in the MSC at 2 p.m. Newcom­ Justin Nilhas, junior, business, "It shouldn't be difficult tq get and continue to create jobs and help ers are welcomed to attend, and can was holding up a sign supporting aid to go to college," Clinton said. the environment. expect to leave well informed on a the Republican candidate when a Clinton said her mother Want­ Clinton also stressed that it was new human rights issue every time. man who identified himself only as ed to include a box on income tax "not good to borrow oil from the Overall, plastic graves or not, be "Mike," and part of Chelsea Clin­ forms that would 'automatically sign Saudis like this administration has sure that tbis year the voices of the ton's team, stepped in front of him that individual up for FAFSA. been doing." UM-St. Louis Amnesty International and blocked him from view. Clinton also said Hillary planned . Clintori then addressed her moth­ chapter will not be silenced. They When approached, the man in­ on expanding the Americorp pro­ er's plan for withdrawing from Iraq. may be louder than ever. sisted that tbere had been "no prob­ gram that her fatber, Bill Clinton Hillary endorses a 60-day start to lem," but refused to speak more began during his years in office. withdrawing U.S. troops currently about the situation. Creating jobs was also a topic in Iraq. Clinton was scheduled to arrive of discussion. Chelsea discussed Clinton also said the United at I p.m. on Monday moming, but with the students her mother's plan States should feel a moral obliga­ was more than 40 minutes late. which combines going "green" with tion to the Iraqi people because of Students directed questions to­ increasing what Hillary calls "green tbe mass amounts of help Iraqis ward Chelsea about her mother's collar jobs." have given troops in the country. plans for improving both early and Hillary 'endorses aggressive re­ Chelsea stressed she was "proud ~\ higher education, her plan for bet­ search on green power, which will of [her] mom" and all of her moth­ tering healthcare and for exiting the create and encourage "green" ca- .er's plans and ideas. DREAM ... Anthem individual healthcare plans are designed to fit your growing needs. Solutions with choices are easy, just call NICK MORAN 314-923·5526 or 866-392-6952 www.nickmoran-insurance.com , , , . February 4, 2008 ~11C (!urrrnt Page 11 · Classic political films offer break from current race By CATE MARQUIS corruption convenience. Stars "Citi zen Kane" Dr. Strangelove (1964) - Stanley A&E1:aifor director and star Orson Welles. Kubrick's brilliant, hil31'ious Cold A Face In The Crowd (1957) - There have been some classic War satire about politics, the military Andy Griffith as a homeless musician films about politics over the years, 311d comrnw1ications gone ten'ibly who becomes a media powerhouse To take a break from the current race, . wrong. Stars Peter Sellers in multiple and political kingmaker. get a little perspective on the topic of roles and George C. Scott as a gen­ .Griffith is riveting as a man con­ politics or even get a little patriotic; eral who thinks a few nukes are not sumed by his own success, unlike as you get ready to vote in the Su­ so bad. The f-unniest political movie any role in which you may have seen per Tuesday plimary, check out these ever made. him . classic and more recent films. The Candidate (1972) - The in­ side look at running a political cam- . Classics: paign where style more than trunips Current Irecent films: substance. Robert Redford as a poll­ Mr. . Smith Goes To Washing­ driven politician is brilbant, the film Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - If ton (1939) - James Stewart stars in is thought provoking still but was you have not seen it yet, you should. Frank Capra's classic about an or­ ground breaking in its day, when this Tom Hanks stars as a good-times dinary American who finds himself kind of stuff was new to political Texas Congressman who ends up unexpectedly a member of Con­ races. as the driving force behind funding gress. Capra, who also directed "It's Manchurian Candidate (1962) PbolOC OUf1es), mOl'iewullpapers b{o,l!;Ij101.com an6-Soviet Afghani freedom fighters , BEST BET A Wonderful Life," was famous for ~ The original, not the 2004 remake, Jimmy Stewart plays the title role in "Mr. Smith Goes to Wash­ only to see his good work wasted af­ his quintessentially American films is a first-rate, mind-bending thriller ington," an everyman who is a newly elected Congressman, seen ter the war. A very good look at our ON CAMPUS about the common man. about an assassination plot, political here in the classic filibuster scene. persistent blind spot in intemational Meet John Doe (1941) -Another ambition, deceit and power, tmderlin­ policy. SCI~AP ARTS TICKETS lesser-known Frank Capra film, star­ ing the ways politicians can exploit gets into politics with noble ambi­ politics. "Citizen Kane" has money, Good Night and Good Luck ring Gary Cooper as a down-on-his­ voters fears for their own personal tions but who is con'upted by power, influence peddling and scandal in (2005) - A terrific, more recent film GO ON SALE luck guy who agrees to pose as an uses. Directed by John Franken­ is the quintessential c.autionary po­ politics, plus it is one of the greatest about journalist Edward R. Murrow's Tickets go on sale unemployed, despondent letter writ­ heimer and starring Frank Sinatra,. litical tale. films of all times. confrontation with Joe McCarthy in Monday, Feb 4, for er, the fictional creation of a cynical Laurence Harvey and Angela Lands­ Citizen Kane (1941) - Great The Third Man (1949) - A great the Red Scare of the 19508, it is also joumalist, but ends up starting a po­ bury.. iconic footage of political campaign- . thriller with a dark and cynical streak about the role of Journalism, political ScrapArtsMusic, a high­ litical movement. A great film about All The King's Men (1949) - The ing in the earlier 20th century is one of of humor, set in post-WWII Europe. power, c.ivilliberties and the public's octane, cutting-edge the common man versus media, original 1949 film , not the remake; _ the highlights of Orson Welles' film, Not about political campaigns but right to the facts. Stars George Cloo­ percussive troupe out of wealthy interests, manipulation and about a populist, common man, who although the film is not just about touching on cOITuption and political ney and David Straithaim. Canada, performing at the Touhlll Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. RESTAURANT REVIEW This is the fi rst ever concert presented by the Touhill Student Advisory Happydays Board. Tickets are $10 to UM-St. Louis students and are available by are indeed calling 4949. here again at UPCOMING Hannegan's MOVIE RELEASES

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1 -stsj:t' tf Leru happens to fatl on VINCE VAUGH N'S .f the, same cia as the day for Qrimary WILD WEST COMEDY voting ~n a host of states, nearly a na­ SHOW tioual primary. Although the big Sou­ Starring Vince Vaughn, lard Mardi Gras parade took place on 'ilnd four aspiring stand-up Pbu:.'o Collrte~ II tl'u'./Il1imf'!i.(.om the Saturday before the actual Fat comics. Tuesday, there is a evening Fat Tues­ "Taxi to the Dark Side" explores the U.S. policy on torture as it follows an innocent Afghani taxi driver who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. day parade that starts in Laclede's STARTI NG OUT IN Landing in downtmvn St. Louis. You can even combine both Super THE EVENIN G Tuesday and Fat Tuesday with a visit Politics tina their way into documentaries Directed by Andrew Wagner, to an 'old politics' themed restaurant, starring Frank Langella and Hanuegan's Restaurant and Pub, lo­ Lauren Ambrose. By CATE M .ARQUIS cated in Laclede's Landing at 719 N. Second Street. l\&EEditor FOO L' S GOLD Hanuegan's dining room is a re­ Directed by Andy Tennatt, production of the elegant 1942 Sen­ Americans who think the media starring Matthew ate Dining Room, complete with pays too little attention to the issues McConaughey and Kate dark wood, of our health care system, the envi­ Hudson. plush green Hannegan's ronment, corporate greed, war profi­ leather booths, teering and host of other issues have WElCOME HOME Restaurant found a way to take their concems di­ f,rreen accOlUl­ ROSCOE JENKINS tnnts lamps and Pub rectly to the American public though at the tables documentary film. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee, and gleaming Located at 719 In recent years, documentary starring Martin Lawrence brass and glass N. 2nd St. films have tackled topics getting and James Earl Jones. ball chande- St. Louis, MO 63102 little play in the mainstream media. liers through- In some ways, what talk radio did for out. It is like 314-241,8877 conservatives and the right starting in stepping back the 1980s, doctm1entaries have done TOP iTUNES in time, to the Hours: for unheard voices on the other side era of party Sundays - Thursdays of the political spectrUlD since 2000: DOWNLOADS provide an outlet for wpics left out bosses and 11 a.m. ' 10 pm. 1. Low - the political debate by the major po­ deals made in Fridays, Saturdays Flo Rida featuring T-Pain smoke-filled 11 a.m. ' 11 p.m. litical parties. rooms, but Even where the subjec.t is not a 2. New Soul - without the cigars smoke. left or light issue, the documentary Yael Nairn Indeed, the restaurant was found­ film has played a role in bringing Photo Umrttts)' roz rl?tItOlllllfOt-'t(Om 3. Don't Stop the Music - ed by Robert Hannegan, a SI. Louis­ overlooked topics to the Amelican Michael Moore's "SiCKO" documents the differences of health care industries in different nations. Rihanna born politician who was a Demo­ public. cratic Party boss, from Franklin D . Several issues that are hot top­ Robelt Greenwald, the filnunaker 4. Love Song - Roosevelt's election in 1932 to Presi­ ics in the current election season who exposed the impact ofWal-Mart Sara Bareilles on small town economies and the dent Harry Tnunan's administration received wider attention due at least 5. With You - shift of manufacturing to China in in 1942. Hmmegan played a key role in part to documentary films. The Chris Brown in get6ng Truman on the ticket as handling of the Iraq War, war profi­ "Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Roosevelt's Vice President, which teering, American health care, global Price." 6. Sorry - is among the historical tidbits on the waIming, corporate greed, and even An IncoIlvenient Truth - Global Buckcherry restaurant's menu. the CWTent sub-prime crisis are all warming: AI Gore's look at global 7. See You Again Every booth in the dining room among the topics that were addressed warnling facts and why both parties Miley Cyrus features a brass plate that have the in receut documentary films. resist action. is credited .,vith elevat­ 8. Take You There - name, p31ty affiliation and state of Here is a look at some of the re­ ing awareness of the extent to which Sean Kingston every Senator who voted to repeal cent documentaries that have edu­ this issue is settled as science but Prohibition in 1932_ Hence. the cated voters on issues and sparked debated only as politics. The Nobel 9. Apologize (feat. One restaurant's slogan, Happy Days il.re election season debate: Prize and Academy AW'ard helped Republic - Here Again. is the title of a Depres­ No End In Sight - Iraq: A fonner f'bo;o CDlJnl!S), ,\lagllo,", Hh", keep the 2006 film and its issue in Timbaland sion Era song that celebrates the re­ member of the Bush Administration A tank blazes through the streets of Iraq in the movie, "No End in the public eye. 10 . Piece of Me - examines the lack of planning and Sight," directed by Charles Ferguson. Who Killed The Electric Car tum of the legal beer. Britney Spears The decor of the dining room mishandling of the situation in Iraq. chae! Moore's look at health care testimony from the children of Pres. - Global warming and corporate marks the year that Hannegan re­ after Saddam Hussein's forces were and health insurance in Amellca was Eisenhmver. who coined the tenn. greed: Did you know that GM and signed his post as Postmaster Gen­ defeated. less paltisan and more close to home and other ex-military sources, look­ other car manufacturers put fully eral to return to his hometown of St. One in a selles of documentaries for many American's, and \vas most ing at the extent to which the Penta­ electric cars on the road in Califomia Louis. on Iraq war, this sc.athing expose from likely influential in making this an gon's budget is more nbout contrac­ in the 19905') ms that went 80 miles How's that for all-Americ.anpoli- a Republican insider had a speciaJ election issue. tors' bottom lines than defending the an hour, had seating for four, looked tics? resonance for the election debates. Why We Fight - Military spend­ nation, good and had a range of 60 miles on Producer Alex Gibney had a role in ing and corporate welfare: An expose Iraq For Sale - Iraq and military a charge') several of the films on this list. of the milltary-industrial complex spending; War profi teering in Iraq is See HANNEGAN'S,page 15 Sicko - Health insurance: Mi- and corporate welfare, with telling the focus in the documentary from lee DOCUMENTA.RIES. /,(l.~e is ~ \ I l Page 12 ~ht lturrrnt February 4, 2008 Women's volleyball is one man down ing. I also think some are anxious to By TOM SCHNABlE head coach in the program's history. rebuild and get back on track. We've He amassed a 40-76 record in his proven to be a team that competes co;tinue to get better, and co'ntinue Assislarlt iports Editor four seasons 011 the bench, including in the conference toumament every the traditions that we stru1ed while a 14-19 mark last season. year, having gone there tbe last two I was there with whomever the new When the UM-St. Louis women's Some of the accomplislunents years in a row. coach ends up being." volleyball team begins its 35 'h season his teams have achieved in the last But Lauer will take more with To that end, Coach Lauer knows of play next fall, they \vill be doing four years include beating nation: him than accomplishments. that the progrrull is at a crossroads, so with a new coacb roaming the ally-ranked Northern Kentucky the He says the most difficult thing and who the administration decides sidelines. past two seasons, receiving tbe first about leaving is the players he bas to go with will be of the utmost im­ That is because former coach ever Great Lakes Valley Conference ]eft behind. portance. Josb Lauer bas accepted a position Sportsmanship Award this past sea­ "I'll mi ss tbe players the most. "I hope the new coach can come with the University of Alabama-Tus­ son, and winning tlleNational Team They're a special group of young la­ in and make a good connection with caloosa as the team's top assistant. Academic All-American Award for dies, and I know they're going to be tbe terun, and continue to encourage "It's a great opportunity profes­ 2005-06, something Lauer wants the successful no matter what happens," , them to get better," said Lauer. "At sionally for myself and my family," team to win again this year. said Lauer. "I think that's what makes the end oftbe day, it's the support of said Lauer in regards to his depar­ Lauer says one of the greatest this the hardest." the fans, it's tbe administrative and fi­ ture. "UMSL's been terrific to me, achievements during his tenure was As far as the team 's reaction., Lau­ nrulcial support oftbe university and Josh Lauer but its [Alabama] kind of th e next rebuilding a program that had previ­ er said most of the players seemed the hard work and dedication of the f'f)rmer Volleyball concb step professionally for me to grow ously struggled. melancholy about his exit. coaches and players that are going to make the difference at UMSL.'· Former volleyball head coach Josh and give me the·experience 1 need to "We 've come a long way since "I tbink that overall they were ex­ Lauer recently announced that he be a better coach ." that fu'St season in 2004," he said. cited, because they know it's a great Athletic Director John Gatvilla has taken a position with the Uni­ Lauer became interim coach of "When I got here, tbey hadn't been oPPoltunity,'" he said. "At the same has announced that the searcb for the versity of Alabama. Lauer will be the Tritons in 2004 and had the inter­ to the conterence tournament in a time they were sad, because part of new head coach will commence im­ the Crimson Tide volleyball team's \\'Ilile, and we were able to kind of the UMSL volleyball family is leav- mediately. new top assistant coach. im tag removed in 2005 as the sixth

UMSL Tritons The Mitchell stumble on Report: no steroids, but ATHL£TE the long OF THE WEEK Illinois road plenty of Kelly

By TOM SCHNABLE By SCOTT LAVELOCK Assistant .pori, flJilor Staffll'iriter

Let there The M-St. Louis men 's basket­ be no confu­ baJJ team came up on th hort end sion. Despite of both games of a weekend road trip the fact that to fall to 7-1 2 on the season . Kelly :r-. [itch­ On Thursday ni ght th Tritons ell does in­ opened up the trip with a vi 'it to deed share Quincy for a match up with the the same last Hawks. name as the UM-St. Loui~- hung tough tor rnaiJ who put most of the first half of play, but out baseball's eventually fell 70-.51:> . investigative Kelly Mitchell Ti m Green Led by senior Paul Paradoski's rep0l1 on ste- Guard eight first-half points. the Tritons roid use, she has gone on the record as having Tim Green scored 12 held a 26-25 advantage in the \\an­ ing moments of the half, but then nothing to do with any controversy. points in the Tritons' re­ things went south for the Tritons "No, I'm not on steroids," Mitch­ ce nt road match against from there. ell said, amused that the question was Quincy on Thursday. Quincy went on a 13 -0 run over even being asked. "Is this supposed Green led the court the final three minutes of the half and to be a joke or something? Do you in points on Thursday, the first four minutes of the second think people will get that?" outpacing both his team- . half to take control of the game. All kidding aside, it has been noth­ mates and his opponents The Tritons cut the deficit to five ing but hard work that has helped the from Quincy. with just over eight minutes to play, second-year l1M7St. Louis basketball Previously, Green but the Hawks again answered, this player back to the hardwood. Mitch­ played for Itawamba time with a 10-0 run to put the game ell missed all but five games last year out of reach. due to a broken left foot, but she has Community College, Junior Tim Green led all scorers fought back through all the frustra­ where he was third on with 12 points on the evening, fol­ tion, all the pain and all the rehab his team for field goal lowed by Paradoski, who_only man­ to become one of this year's leading percentage He took the aged two second-half points to finish contributors. Itawamba Indians to NJ­ with 10 for the game. "Last year I sat out pretty much CAA Elite Eight and a Quincy ended the game with the whole season, and every time f; season of 27-6. four scorers in double figures, led they had a game I wanted to get out Green is a junior ma­ by Austin Chapital, who scored 21. there so bad," Mitchell said. "I was joring in accounting. Cameron Murkey pitched in 15 for so frustrated last'year. I couldn't wait the Hawks, including going 5-6 from to get back to play." the foul line. File pholo Ironically, it was a similar misfor­ Quincy managed to hold a 20-10 Courtney Watts scored 21 points in the basketball game on Saturday against rival SIU-Edwards­ tune back at Assumption High School UPCOMING GAMES advantage in made free throws for ville. The Cougars beat the Tritons 83-70. in Louisville that pushed her to pur­ the game. sue a college basketball career. ~en On Saturday, the Tritons were in she was a senior, she was forced to Men's Basketball Edwardsville for a matinee with the miss several games due to a stress Cougars. SlUE jumped on UM-St. fracture in her other foot, and it was Feb. 7 Louis from the tip, opening with a Cougars tame Tritons that ever-present drive to get back in vs. Rockhurst 10-2 11m and cruising to a 74-55 vic­ there that led to her decision. tory. "I wasn't sme if I wanted to play 7:30 p.m. By LAGUAN FUSE for the Cougars while Laura With­ ond half of the game and made 59 Edwardsville's T.J. Gray proved erspoon finished with six. The Tri­ percent of their shots. in college," Mitchell said. "Then I to be the Triton's worst nightmare, SPOl1s Edilor tons were able to score 15 points 'off The next m1-St. Louis wom­ realized how much I wanted to play F'-o.b\ ,:JC> finishing the game with 26 points, of the errors made by the Cougars. en's basketball game will be an because 1 missed it. " vs. Drury including 5-9 from the three-point Courtney Watts scored a galne­ Taylor Gagliano and Kristi away' game at OakJruld City. The The 5' 10" shooting guard ulti­ line. SlUE as a team converted 13 high 21 points when UM-St. Louis White combined for 23 points in last time the two teams met, the mately chose UM-St. Louis from her 3 p.m. three pointers. faced off against rival SIU-Ed­ the loss to SlUE. Gagliano shot 5- Tritons walked away with an 81-69 pile of college recruitment letters, wardsville 011 Saturday. Unfortu­ The Tritons managed to shoot 9 from the field and 3-4 from be­ victory. which included some from arch-rivals nately, it was not enough for the Feb. 14 just under 37 percent in the first half, hind the arc while grabbing six total After the non-conference away such as SlUE, and now after gaining Tritons to snap a two-game losing rebounds in the game. White shot allowing the Cougars to build their game against Oakland City on another year of eligibility due to her vs. SIU-Edwardsville streak. The Cougars defeated the 4-10 from the field and ended the Tuesday, the next four games for lead. Junior Adaill Kaatman scored injury, the Tritons will look forward Tritons 83 -70 and remain one spot game with four total rebounds, two the Tritoris will be the last four 7:30 p.m. a career-high 14 points in the loss, to having her for another three years *Pack the stands night higher in the GLVC standings than steals and two assists. home games of the season. The Tri­ while SIUE held seniors Sky Frazier the Tritons. Scoring in the game for the tons are set to take on Rockhurston beyond this season. . and ' Paul Paradoski to a combined This was the third consecutive Cougars was done primarily by Feb. 7 and Dnuy on Feb. 9. These Mitchell ranks among the team two point. loss for the Tritons and the team has four players. Shelton, the GLVC's . games will be the first meeting with leaders in many categories. Going Women's Basketball The losses dropped the Tritons to only won two out of seven games in leading scorer, led the Cougars' of­ the Tritons this season. into this week's action, she was third . 2-9 in Great Lakes Valley Confer­ 2008. In those two victories, neither fensive attack with a team-high 18 The Tritons will then face the on the squad in field goal percentage ence play with eight games still left team scored 70 points. points. two teruDS that recently handed at 42 percent, rebounding at 4.1 per Feb. 5 Watts finished the game shoot­ to play. Jessie Stapleton finished with down a couple of conference loss­ game and three-pointers made with ing 7-l6 from the field and 4-10 at Oakland City UM-St. Louis is two games out a double-double, ending the game es. SlUE comes to the Chuck Smith 17. Her 16 steals put her second on from behind the arc. Watts not only with 10 rebounds and 14 points. Court on Valentine's Day for the fi­ 5:30 p.m. of third place in tbe west division of the team, and her 7.3 points per game lead the team in points, but also led Brittany Imig scored 13 points in nal regular season game with UM­ the conference, where they would the Tritons in a less favorable statis­ the game and Elyse Morris chipped St. Louis and on Feb. 16 Quincy make her the fourth leading scorer. need to finish in order to qualify for Feb. 7 tical·category and finished the game in with 10 points. will do the srune. Finding a comfort zone at the col­ vs. Rockhurst the conference tournament. with over half of the team's total UM-St. Louis shot a low 35 Each game is going to become lege level did not come right off the . The Tritons return to the Mark turnovers. percent field-goal percentage in the more and more important for the bat for her, though. . .5:30 p.m. Twain Building for the start of a UM-St. Louis finished the game game. During the first half, the Tri­ Tritons as the regular season draws At tbe outset of her career last four-game horne stand Thursday with 18 turnovers, 10 ofwhich were tons shot 31 percent while the Cou­ to an end. year, she admits that she was a little Feb. 14 night when they host Rockhurst at by Watts, and SlUE managed to gars ended the half at 43 percent. There are plenty of games left in overmatched physically. . 7:30. score 20 points off of the turnovers. The Tritons improved shooting dur­ th.e season, but the Tritons need to vs. SIU-Edwardsville As for SlUE, the Cougars finished Next men's home games are Feb. ing tbe second half and ended the add a few more games to the win tbe game with 14 turno:vers. Amber 7:30 p.m. 7 against Rockhurst at7:30 p.m. and half at 38 percent. The Cougars also column if they expect to mak~ the * Shelton finished with five tumovers improved shooting during the sec- conference tournament. See MITCHELL, paRe 13 February 4, 2008 1l:hc [urrcnt Page 13

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"I think one thing that brut me MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROLLER HOCKEY was my strength," Mitcbell ex­ GLVC Standings . GLVC Standings GPCIHL Standings plained. "It was a big adjustment. Team Conf. Overall Team Conf. Overall Team (Division 1) Overall The competition's pretty good at (W-L-T) (W-L) (W-L) (W-L) (W-L) Pts this level, especially in the GLVC." Drury 9-2 16-3 Drury 9-2 17-2 Linde nwood 10-0-0 20 9-2-0 It appears, though, that she is Southern Indiana 5-6 11-8 Missouri S& T 9-2 15-3 UM - St. Louis 18 hitting her stride. After conflicting SI U-Edwardsville 4-7 10-8 Quincy 8-3 13-6 UM - Columbia 7-5-0 14 4-7-0 opinions from doctors that slowed Quincy 3-8 9-10 SIU -Edwardsvi lie 7-4 14-5 Illinois 8 UM - St. Louis 3-8 5·13 Missouri 5&T 2-8-1 5 her progress, she finally had surgery Rockhurst 3~8 7-12 Rockhu rst 2-9 7-12 Ill inois State 1-8-1 3 on her foot in July. UM - St. Louis 2-9 7-12 Missouri 5& T 0-11 3-16 So uthern Indiana 2-9 7-12 Middle Tennessee 1-10-1 3 .. The rehab process was slow and arduous, and Mitchell acknowledg­ es that the foot still bothers her and Box Scores Box Scores Upcoming Games forces her to keep up with a ·regimen February 2 1st. 2nd. F February 2 1st 2nd. F February 9 of heat anq ice every day. SIU-Edwardsvilie 39 35 74 SIU -Edwardsvill e 34 49 83 at 5t. Charles CC UM-St. Louis 22 33 5S UM-St. Louis But the extra year of learning 26 44 70 8 a. m. from the sidelines and hitting the January 31 1st 2n d F January 31 ~ 1st 2nd F February 9 weight room has 'Only enhanced her Quincy 31 39 70 Quincy 45 47 92 vs. 51. Lo UIS CC- Meramec play this season. UM-St. Louis 26 32 58 UM-St. Louis 44 34 78 7 p.m. She led the team with 16 points . in a game against Augustana earlier this year, and topped that with a ca­ reer high 22 points against Wiscon­ sin-Parkside. Keller's 35 points too much for Tritons She has also grabbed a team-lead

in rebounds on two separate occa­ By LAGUAN FUSE Taylor Gagliano was the only takes and scored 29 points off of the . sions, with her high water mark set other Triton to score in double-digits turnovers. SporlS Editor at 8 against Bellarmine. in the game against Quincy. Gaglia­ Quincy did not finish the game "I've gotten a lot stronger," The second leading scorer in no finished the game with 10 points, with as many assists as UM-St. Lou­ said Mitchell, wbo is majoring in tbe Great Lakes Valley Conference, shooting 4-8 in the game, and three is, but they did not tum the ball over business. "I think after watching, Quincy University's Jessica Keller, defensive rebounds. as much either. I learned more about basketball. I scored 35 points against U11 cSt. The Tritons did not have as many . The Lady Hawks ended the game think it helped me realize a lot that Louis when the Lady Hawks defeat­ attempts from the free throw line as with 15 assists on 32 made baskets FilePbolO I didn't see before. I can hold my . ed the Tritons 92"78 all Thursday. the Lady Hawks. In fact, the Tritons and gave up only 11 turnovers. The own, but I should still probably get a , Despite a few injuries through her career, Kelly Mitchell is now Despite four Tritons scoring in finished the game making only six Tritons were able to score 13 points . the team's fourth leading scorer, averaging 7.3 points per game. little stronger." double-digits, the team was unable free throws of the eight attempted ,off of the turnovers. As for adding all that muscle, good old fashioned way. program. to pick up a win ruld lost the second while Keller made seven out of her There were a total of 16 lead you can leave the 'roids and the "Our main goal this year is to try "I've always been competitive. r straight game. II free throws for the Lady Hawks. changes in the game and at the end of HGH to the other Iv1itchell. Beefing and make it to the GLVC conference just try to excel in everything I do, . The Tritons' record fell to 5-12 Quincy finished the game 23-33 the first half, the Tritons only trailed up a winning tradition iIi UM-St. tournament :md hopefully make it . and try to do the best I can in every overall aud 3-7 in the GLVC after the from the line. by one point with the score 45-44. Louis basketball, on the other hand, to the NCAA Toumament in Divi­ area," she said. loss. The Lady Hawks improve their Two other players for the Lady During the final six minutes of the i~ something that Kelly Mitchell and sion II," Mitchell said. "I think we If only the subjects of the other record to 12-6 overall and 7-3 in the Hawks chipped in with double-digits game, the Lady Hawks pulled away her teanlmales plan on doing the can tum the program into a winning Mitchell report were so noble. conference. in the game. with the lead as they went on a 17-6 Kristi White led the offensive at­ Megan Gavlick managed to fin­ scoring 1M and won the game with a STAFF tack for UM-St. Louis with 15 points ish the game with 18 points and five finalof92-78, VIE'NPOINT in tbe game. White finished the game total reboWlds in the game. Lindsey UM-St. Louis will fac e off against shooting 6-9 form the field including Stellftue shot 5 for 15 in the game, Quincy University one more time three shots from behind the arc. but still managed to add 12 points to til is season. Courtney Walts and Kelly Mitch­ the score. The next time these t\.vo teams Steroids, stats and solutions ell combined for 24 points in the UM-St. Louis recorded 19 as­ meet will be on Feb. 16 in the Mark game, scoring 12 points each. Watts sists in the game on 28 made baskets, Twain Building. This game will not It is time to bite the bullet. I have of Fame status of players involved and Mitchell both shot 4-7 from be­ how ver, tbe teClm also gave up the only be Senior Night for the Tritons. avoided this topic, written about in all the controversy. We cannot hind the arc and tied for the team ball 18 times in the . game. Quincy but also the fin al home basketball other issues in other sports and even wipe away from hi story the deeds high in ITlITloYers, Vi·jth five. capitalized on UM- St. Louis' mis- game of the season. made a lame joke in this week's pa­ of those who mayor may not . be per that made a phony connection guilty. between one of our women·s basket­ What about those who ha e ad­ ball players and aU the controversy. mitted guilt or are plainly guilty. M thank. Q QuI to K Ilv Mitche1l u h n Bru id':' gain J hate t or p.utting ~p mi:'. - It.. bm m~ tan.. t:8 _ tIl or But no' , 1 ha e decided t fi­ l ore Oil. Fi l, Vi bo 8l) de ide na:t\c go after that giant albatross where to draw the line and say. "Oh, which 100IllS 0 er lhe sports world: he's guilty enough~" That would the rampant use of perfonnance en­ oruy c.reate more controversy. Sec­ hancing drugs in professional base­ By SCOTT LAVELOCK ondly, baseball has already set a ball, the all-encompassing Mitchell StajJWn·ter precedent for this. Report that came out with many of Few people bring it up, but I the details last month and the daunt­ think it is an appropriate analogy. ing challenge of how to handle it spare me any alibi for him. In 1991, pitcher Gaylord Perry \ as Chiropractic all. Granted, it is not so easy to tell inducted into the Hall of Fame, de­ This is a difficult subject for me with other players. Barroid's head spite throwing illegal pitches dming Are You Ready to Accept the Challenge? because it is so disheartening to see is so big that air traffic control has his career by putting petroleum jelly The Logan Doctor of Chiropractic program includes extensive as a college baseball player. We to redirect all flights into San fran­ on the baiL His use of these pitch­ study in science, phYSiotherapy, nutrition, radiology, clinical all know that the cards are stacked cisco every time he stands up. es was so widespread tiltH he ~ven sciences, chiropractic techniques, business training and against us anyway, but when seem­ But what about guys like Roger wrote a book detailing his exploits. extensive clinical rotations. ingly the oruy way to reach the top Clemens? It is interesting that his Yet. every one of Perry's 314 wins is is to use performance enhancers, it name had never come up before the till on record, even though he clear­ Students also have the opportunity to combine their becomes that much worse. Mitchell Report, despite how much ly cheated for much of his career. chiropractic education with a unique Master's degree in Of cow-se, the reason that I just bigger he has gotten in the last Sammy Sosa has a similar situation. Sports Science & Rehabilitation (MS/DC). might not make the Majors could twelve years. When his bat exploded cork all over have something to do with the tact Personally, 1 would not be sur­ the field in 2003, no one was talking SpeCialties Within Chiropractic: that I cannot hit, hit for power, run, prised if he had used performance about excluding him from the Hall • Sports Rehab • General Practice field or throw. enhancers, and I think his j a wyers of Fame. At least not until all this • PediatriCS • Neurology On second thought, forget about are putting up a ,>veak argwnent for steroid talk stalted. • Geriatrics • OrthopediCS that. Just blame it on the fact that I him by issuing a report tbat details So, if baseball excludes play­ • Radiology • Research am not on steroids. how his statistics did not improve in ers because of steroid use but not • Acupuncture • Personal Injury I do not think this is completely direct proportion to lhealleged drug other fonns of cheating, a· double Contact Logan University at www.logan.edu for standard would exist that I do not . ridiculous to say because of the in­ use. an info packet to your future as a Doctor of credible number of professionals This is silly and seems almost think would be good for the grune. Chiropractic. who have done it. and do not try to desperate to me because it proves As much as it pains me, Barroid be­ tell me that many of the accused are nothing. Fernando VUla admitted longs in the Hall of Fame. He would free of guilt just because they have that he staned juicing and then had have had 500 home runs and 500 not been convicted in court. the worst season of his career, so stolen bases even without the ' roids. Many say that Barry Bonds stats cannot be an all-out indicator. I think Mark McGwire deserves to should be innocent until proven The bottom line is this: we will make it as well. guilty. Well, because it is after th e. never know exactly who did what. Unfortunately, there is nothing fact, he probably canDot be prov­ Not only are there cOWltless deni­ that baseball can ever do to com­ en guilty. But here are the facts: als of guilt, but there are also many pletely rectify what happened dur­ ANYWHERE IS Bonds's shoe size has gone from 10 players who did it and have never ing that era. Vi to 13 since he broke into the big been mentioned because few people All they can do is make sme POSSIBLE leagues at age 21. cooperated with George Mitchell's it does not happen again, and so 1 Oh yealJ, real natural (slight sar­ investigation. think the fOCllS of taking preventa­ ~hr (turrent casm). If that does not reek of ste­ That is why it pains me to say tive measmes outlined in the Mitch­ roid use, I do not know what does. what I am about to say, because in ell Report was proper. That should INVITES YOU AND A GUEST TO A From here on, this writer will refer no way do I condone cheating, but be something everyone can agree to him as BarToid. So do me a favor, I feel there is no alternative but to on, and hopefully they get it right. SPECIAL ADY ANCED SCREENING OF keep the records, stati stics and Hall stop insulting my intelligence and ...... J LJ I'v1 FJE:~

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H~GAN'S, fro m page 11 ."...... , .. -...... ~ ..._ ...... _.- ...... _... •.__ ...... _...... _ ...... " ...... _ . While the s tory b emnd Him­ We ordered Clam Chowder, negan's is fun for those of us who which was the creamy New Eng­ like both history and politics, the land style. It was tasty, but could restaurant is more than a place with have been a bit warmer, although it amusing theme. H ann egan 's offers anived promptly. good food, good service and very We next ordered a chicken club reasonable prices. ($7.95) and a Reuben. Both sand­ A visit for lunch on Saturday af­ wiches came with an order of fries ter the Soulard Mardi Gras parade and pickle garnish. The sandwiches found more drinkers than diners, were generous portions but not the so we were seated immediately in enormous platters that one would a cushy booth. Sitting in the Sen­ prefer to split with another diner. ate dining room is the best bet for The Reuben was very good, with atmosphere but the bar offers big plenty of corned beef, perfectly windows with a view of the street melted cheese, just enough sauer­ scene and the same dark wood and kraut and Thousand Island dressing. brass decor. A baby grand piano in­ The .chicken club, a grilled chicken dicated that there ,vas live music in breast that came with bacon, lettuce the evenings and four big flat screen and tomato, was also good, but the TV s over the bar indicated a follow­ chicken could have used a bit more ing of sports fans. salt. Our waitress, dressed in a white We decided to go for dessert and shirt and tie, with dark pants quick­ split the house-made Mud Pie. The CAMPUS RECR ly brought us the menu and took a Mud Pie was a generous portion, very . drink order. The lunch menu of­ suitable for two, very rich chocolate fered a good assortment of appetiz­ ice cream ribboned with fudge and ers, salads, sandwiches, lunch sized caramel with a crushed cookie crust entrees, pastas and even dessert. and dotted with whipped cream. It Night There were also several kids' menu was very delicious and very rich. Date: February 20 choices, more than the usual two, The menu includes information making this a good place for fami­ about the restaurant's founder and TIme: Wed 7-1Opm lies visiting the local sights. Despite history. Besides the Congressional the children's menu, the restaurant's decor, there are a sprinkling of old Place: MT Gym style is elegant but comfy in a classy black and white photos of politi­ old club way. cians and a big print of a life maga­ Appetizers included the tra­ zine cover featuring FDR. ditional St. Louis toasted ravioli The menu selections for din­ Division: Open ($6.75), baked potato skins, chick­ ner include most of the .choices for Format: One Nigh en wings and shrimp cocktail (each lunch, plus a wider selection of en­ Ft>rma ~ 10/Team + Free Snacks $6.95) but also goat cheese brus­ trees. Once again, the prices are rea­ chetta ($6.50) and grilled portobello sonable for a fine dining restaurant. mushroom ($8.50). Soups included Selections ·on the children's Skyzone Bodgeb II able Tennis Clam Chowder, Tomato basil bisque menu are more varied than usual, Date: ch 5 and chili plus a soup of the day, each with hot dogs, bow tie pasta in a Date~ February 26 for 3.95. Salads included a Cobb, choice of white or red sauce, and Time: (a personal favorite, meal-sized at chicken strips, each priced at $3.95. $8 .50), Caesar and Field Greens Desserts ranged from cheesecake to with cranbenies and feta cheese mousse to pie, including a house­ ($6.75). made Mud Pie, all for $5.50 each. Sandwiches included the usual Information on Hannegan's burgers ($6.50) but also classic restaurant and pub, including full menus and lots of history can be sandwiches like the Club (two ver­ Fo mat: stogies/Doubles sions, $7.75 and $7.95), French Dip found at its Web site http://www. ($7.50) and Reuben ($7.95). It was hannegans.admitonevip.com. a bit disappointing that the selection Their phone number is 314- 241- did not include the Depression era 8877. classic Prosperity sandwich but the With good food, a varied and rea­ ~ Us. Cellular menu offered plenty of other choic­ sonably priced menu, good service U.S, Cellular is wil'8le 8 and a uniquely political and attrac­ es, including Jack Daniels BBQ whe", )'DU matter m08t~ tlotUSG.co-n 1-888·FHJY -usee Pulled Pork ($7.95). tive setting, Hannegan's is just the - ~ ------" - -- The pastas and lunch entrees in­ place for political and history buffs cluded fettuccini chicken Alfredo looking for a bite in the downtown ($11.95), portabello and chick­ area. Happy ·days are found when en ($10.50), Madeline's shrimp dining at Hannegan's. IS BREAKFAST BORING? pasta ($11 .95), smokehouse pasta Go vote, then head down to Han­ ($10.50) and maple balsamic salm­ negan's for good food and drinks, on ($W.95). There were also Irish election mode atmosphere and a Pick up a fresh copy of The Current every Monday. stew ($10.95) and K.C. strip steak good spot for the Fat Tuesday pa­ ($12.95). rade. Page 16 February 4, 2008

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