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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (2000s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME 38 Aug. 22, 2005 ISSUE 1156 Your source for campus news and information See page 7 Greeks get ready for rush THECURRENTONUNLCOM ------______UNIVIRSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. lOUIS Floyd hits the road with fixed tuition proposal UM President receives positive but skeptical response
BY PAUL HACKBARTH UM tuition increases 2001-2006 News Editor 19.8% MARCELINE, Mo. - In Walt 20 Disney's hometown, Anne Cordray, a single parent of two, is worried about 14.8% the costs of sending her oldest daugh ter to college. Tuesday night, she came to hear UM President Elson Floyd discuss his proposal to guaran tee a fixed tuition rate for two to five years for new students. Cordray's daughter, Whitney, is a senior in high school and hopes to attend college in Missouri this time next year. Cordray and her daughter are looking at different schools, decid ing on which one is best for them, both academically and financially. Floyd has been traveling across the Source: Memo from President Floyd to Board of Curators, June 15, 2005 state in an effort to hear Missourians' views on the tuition freeze. His sched media in the dining hall of the would work. "If a student were to ule includes forums in 16 Missouri Walsworth Publishing Company, come in as a freshmen, they'd pay the cities and towns. where the curator serves as CEO. same rate their freshmen, sophomore, Mike Sherwin! tbe Currrtm In Marceline, a city with just over Floyd said the fixed tuition plan junior and senior year." UM President Elson Floyd talks with M arceline, Mo. resident Kimberly Corbin after a forum Tuesday 2,500 residents, Floyd, UM Curator would help students to ''better able Floyd said that the fixed tuition night on Floyd's plan to guarantee set tuition rates for up to five years for new freshmen and trans Don Walsworth and Rep. James predict what the costs of education are fer students. M arceline, a town with 2,500 residents, is one of 16 stops on Floyd's tour of the state Whorton spoke with 10 Marceline going to be." during August, September and October. residents and several members of the Floyd explained how fixed tuition see FIXED TUITION, page 3 Gov. Blunt appoints student curator from UM-St. Louis High faculty turnover I I at College of Nursing I troubles students
of my time since December 2004 in BY PAUL HACKBARTH response to i sues in the Col.lege of News Editor NUISing, and I continue to respond as issues are raised," Cope said. Since the vote of no confidence, Less than a month before the fall Cope brought in a consulting firm semester begin , nursing students fee.l ''with considerable experience in health the dean and provost seem unrespon professions colleges to investigate the sive after students learned that almost situation and recommend actions." one-third of full-time clinical profes Lori Morgan, executive staff assistant , ors have resigned or not renewed their to Cope, said more than $9,000 was contracts in the College of Nursing. spent on the consulting group. Nursing professors sign their teach Both Cope and the consulting fiml ing contracts annually. Each May, fac had meetings ith Travis and nursing ulty are asked to in.dicate whether the.y professors. The consulting firm recom will return for another year. While mended appropriate teaching work Provost Glen Cope called facul ty resig loads for nursing professors and better nations common after new deans are communication between the faculty hired, this year, the tumover in the and dean. They did not reconmlend the College of ousting of Travis. 'These initiativ Nursing was should help resolve the issues that have significantly been raised by faculty," Cope said. higher than Travis and faculty began imple prev io us menting the recommendations during years. the summer semester. "Travis has met .. W e're with most faculty concerning their losing good teaching assignments and has made MIke SherwIn! tbe Current f acu lt y ," adjustment.'! as needed to accommo Maria Curtis talks with Jeff Zeilenga, assistant vice chancellor of student affairs at UM-Columbia about plans for a new student union Me ghan date student and faculty needs for faU during a visit to the campus Aug. 15. Curtis, senior, English, was named by Gov. Matt Blunt the new student representative to the Brohammer, 2005," Cope said. Board of Curators. Her two-year tenn began Aug. 1. , president of Deb Kiel, Sue Kendig, Connie the Student Lucille Travis Koch, Jerry Durham. Pegg Ellis, Teri. Nurses Dean of College of Murray, Kim Young-Shields and Gail Association, NU/:>ing receilJed vote Rea were among the faculty who left s aid . of no confidence by for St. Louis University, Bames-Jewi,h Maria Curtis named student cu ator Brohammer fa culty in Feb. 2(}()5 and other colleges. and other These professors could not be nmsing students leamed of the faculty reached for comment. BY PAUL HACKBARTH the University from 1997 to 1999. The Intercampus Student Council "I really believe in students having turnover in the College of Nursing after "It is unfortunate that several of tbe News Editor "I was very excited," Curtis said then sent their top three choices to the a voice at every level of decision mak students approached Dean Lucille clinical faculty, who had previously after bearing the news. Her term offi governor's office, and Blunt chose ing," she said. Travis regarding scheduling conflicts. indicated that they wished to teach in Every two years, a student repre cially started Aug. 1. Curtis. The Missouri Senate is expect Curtis bas been involved in the Curie Jaeger, accelerated nursing the fall, chose to wait until a few weeks senta,tive to the University of Missouri Curtis described the four-month ed to approve Blunt's appointment Student Senate Organization, various student, wrote a letter to Cope on Aug. before classes started to resign rather Board of Curators is chosen from one long process she experienced from on when they reconvene. campus organizations and student gov 5 addressing certain nursing instructors than signing their contracts," Cope of the four campuses. This year -campus interviews to being picked by Curtis fil'St heard about the student ernment committees for tlu'ee years. leaving. Jaeger believes unresolved said. marked UM-Sl Louis' turn, and in Gov. Matt Blunt. She said the most dif curator position about two years ago After receiving the student curator issues between instructors and the dean However, Jaeger talked to profes July, Gov. Matt Blunt chose Maria ficult stage in the interview process talking with other students about cam position, Curtis resigned as student will have a "negative impact upon the sors who said they had not received Curtis as that student. was with the Intercampus Student pus governance. "I felt that my senator, a spot she won in student gov quality of education we receive," she their contracts by May. Curtis, senior, English, will serve as Council. strengths and experiences at the ernment elections last April. wrote. Travis issued comse assignments to the student curator for the UM system, 'There were 12 people from all the University would make me a good 'The student curator will obviously In February 2005, nursing faculty all contract faculty in June, and 'like replacing Shawn Gebhardt from UMc different student governments who candidate," Curtis said. '1 thought I take first priority," she said, comment voted overwhelmingly by a margin of every other dean, I issued their employ Kansas City. really knew what they were doing, had something to add to make it ing on her involvement in other orga 30-3 of no confidence in Travis and ment contracts the first week of Curtis was picked for a position knew their canlpus issues and been worthwhile to apply." nizations. voted 29-4 in favor of removing Travis August." she said. that a TJM-St. Louis student bas not involved in the campus system," she Students need to be represented at from her position. served on for six years. Sarab Welch said. ''When they asked me questions, both the university and system levels, '1 have spent a considerable amOlmt see NURSING COLLEGE, page 11 served as the last student curator from they were very direct, very specific." Curtis believes. see MARIA CURTIS, page 11
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The IWGS board & Gender many recommendations was the cre voted to install Gentile as director this Studies, Students will notice several ation of an Academic Advising spring. helps a stu changes to advising on campus over Council on campus to oversee all The IWGS board votes for director dent select the next semester. The changes will advising problems and changes. every three years in accordance with The council consists of 30 staff, classes on include the fr~OlJlentation of academ standard practice of most academic Friday after ic advising into the individual col faculty and administration from all units. Twenty board members voted. noon. leges and the creation of a Center for the colleges on campus. The council The board is comprised of the Student Success. has been meeting monthly and is director, joint appointees and any fac The changes were spearheaded by chaired by Sheilah Clarke-Ekong of Ulty that teaches two cross-listed a report by the consulting firm Noel the College of Arts and Sciences. courses and attends the meetings. Levitz, which was on campus during The Academic Advising Council is in Dr. Mushaben became the director the spring doing a consultation on charge of making advising changes of IWGS in August 2002. Many pe0- student retention. and has been going through the Noel ple credit her with bringing the pro The academic advising consulta Levitz report and enacting specific ~gram out of ObSClllity. Before her tion was a small part of the larger recommendations. , appointment, a graduate student had study. "The council has been going been running the program after several The major change that will affect through the recommendations to temporary directors had not wanted students most is the decentralization decide if it applies to UM-St. Louis the job. of advising. Most students will or if it is just generic," explained "One thing I did was put IWGS On IWGS into public affairs and public Kathy Gentile, the new director of students for the undergraduate and remember going to the Academic Greg McCalley, assistant vice the map," Mushaben said. outreach." One example of this out IWGS, has been on the board and was graduate certificate programs." Advising Center in the Millennium provost for Student Affairs and The IWGS, which offers a certifi reach are the several abuse shelter a joint appointee last year. Gentile has Many students were surprised by Student Center when they fIrst Student Success, adding "I think the ~ cate in women's studies, has been on internship programs created in the last taught courses in feminist and gender the change in leadership at IWGS and arrived on campus and may have changes are going to be good." campus for 27 years. three years. theory, popular culture and cross-cul hope Mushaben's experience will be gone back there since. The Center for Student Success During Mushaben's term, the Under Mushaben, the IWGS was tural courses in women and literature. used by the new director. According to the recommendation will advise first time freshmen and IWGS relocated from the seventh floor able to provide matching funds for an "Most of my publications and "Mushaben was part of the reason I by Noel-Levitz that the Advisory transfer students as well as undecided Tower to the second floor of Clark hall endowed scholarship for women in a research draw upon feminist and gen am part of IWGS," said Rachel Greb, Committee is in the process of enact and special case students. Deans of to allow students easier access, created leadership program as well as tripling der theory," ~aid Gentile, "I plan to junior, philosophy. ''Why they ing, campus advising will not be cen the individual colleges will be a new website and brought in numer- enrollment in IWGS core classes. work with other joint appointees and changed her, 1 don't know." tered in the MSC but "split" into each responsible for developing the advis ~ ous speakers, from Phyllis Schlafly to Mushaben has been connected with affiliates to build the program and There is a history on campus and in individual college and the Academic ing program in their respective col Shaheen Shardar Ali, former Regional IWGS since 1993. enhance the Institute's academic cre IWGS of directors serving multiple Advising Center will be turned into leges with implementation no later Minister of Health in Pakistan. "IWGS has been a tremendous dentials. We plaij to strengthen the terms. Mushaben, Gentile and a third the Center for Student Success. than January 2006 said the ''! brought in high-profile people," source of intellectual research for me," curriculum, hire more joint appointees, faculty member were nominated to run 'This requires an advising cen University's internal response report said Mushaben, "and broadened said Mushaben. attract more affiliates, and recruit more for director. ter/office in each college, faculty to the Noel-Levitz study. and/or staff advising in departments, "[The University is) aiming for and a university wide student success changes to happen by the end of the + FIXED TUITION, from page 1 center to serve undecided student, year with gradual passing off [to col students changing majors between leges) the advising responsibilities," colleges, and other special groups of said McCalley. The changes in advis apply for transfer students, as well, for However, Cordray was concerned residents before presenting a final pro 1996. This last year, the tuition rate students," reads the Response to ing are part of a larger reorganization as many years as the studen about how the UM system plans to posal to the Board of Curators. ''What increased by 3.5 percent. In past Noel-Levitz Academic Advising of Academic Affairs under Provost ''We believe that we have a respon maintain a fixed tuition with rising we wanted to do was take this tour years, tuition has increased anywhere Program Report. Glen Cope that include Academic sibility to maintain affordability and expenses and inflation. She wondered and go around the state, talk to people, between 3.2 percent to 19.8 percent The staff at the Academic Affairs taking over advising respon .. predictability of tuition," he said. how the UM system would come up and see how they feel about it," Floyd Floyd said the proposal will be Advising Center will be dispersed to sibilities from the fonner Evening Floyd also listed increased graduation with the extra money. said. Throughout his tour of Missouri, brought to the Board of Curators the individual colleges or incorporat College and the inclusion of student rates, more timely graduations and While Cordray had some doubts of Floyd found that Missouri parents that meeting in St Louis in October. By ed into the Center for Student athletics under Academic Affairs. better financial planning as benefits. the feasiblity of Floyd's plan, she was he talked to generally like the idea, but January 2006, a decision should be Success. After hearing Floyd's proposed glad the UM president visited remain cautious. reached. If passed, the fixed tuition tuition plan, Cordray said she found Marceline to learn how Missouri resi The rising cost of tuition seemed to proposal would be implemented in the the infonnation provided helpful, yet dents feel about the proposal. '1 read be a major concern of parents in summer semester of 2006. GOT she still remained skeptical. "1 like the the newspaper and go online, but you Marceline who will send their chil Boyd "lill visit UM-St Louis on Call1lH1 Current at ~ idea of having [tuition] set because I never get to ask questions or talk face dren to college soon. Annual under Oct. 5, the last stop on his statev.-ide can plan and I can budget" said to-face \vith somebody in the news," graduate resident tuition for the UM tour. His fOrunl will take placr in the A GREAT Cordray. "I know what I'm going to she said. system has almost doubled from Century Rooms of the lvlillennium have to pay and when." Floyd said he wants to hear from about $3,000 to about $6,000 since Student Center at 7 p.m. STORY IDEA? 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Ii statement is quite a simple resource center, we're ' f} one: I want to convince fighting the same uphill When a problem arises between you and a profes you that picking up this battle in trying to create a sor, you go to said professor's department and resolve 1W. YOO WAAr. I'U. GO nlROOGll paper each Monday is, in community and get stu the situation. When you wonder about class availabili All ~ f'(6SI9lE ~ate Drolet bY 'ng Editor Manag~ lesha Clay Kathy Bruns Johnny DiFiori Shelby Horgan What is your biggest Freshment, Biology - Pre-Med Senior, Mariteting Junior, English Junior, Psychology worry about starting school? • ------" ------,,------,,------"------My biggest wony would have to be that I won't have enough one-on Anticipation of graduation. Being able to impress my teachers I finally picked a major I liked. I hope one teacher-student contact. because I need to. I don't have to change it again. " " ----,,---- August 22, 2005 Science Colu1n11 , -- ~~ ~-~.~ .' -: -' , .~ . - - -' ". · Alternate energv sources available in .Iieu of pricev gasoline Sticker shock at the gas pump? We although most dealerships have a wait cells take some time to warm up and fuel. Cars can be easily adapted for bio Alternate fuels or alternative energy have all gasped at the recent jumps in . ing list. Powered by both gas and elec the cars are not as peppy as conven fuels. While both vegetable oil and cars? Electric cars have improved in price at the gas pump. Prices may drop tricity, hybrids are still fairly expensive tional cars. Cold weather is an issue. ethanol are renewable and cleaner, they range and power and are stiU made by back down a bit after awhile, but the compared to conventional cars, and Even if all the problems can be solved, are not necessmily cheaper. smaller companies. Although big U.S. , ~ . overall trend has been up. . they just improve gas mileage rather it will take a while to see hydrogen Recycled biofuel has a certain auto makers dropped them, you can buy You might try to limit your gas than freeing you from the gas pump. pumps on every comer. A 2004 article appeal. Often available free, used cook a conversion kit. Solar and wind pow usage or use public transportation. How about hydrogen fuel cells? In from the BBC reported that despite ing oil from restaurants can fuel a car, ered cars are still featured in altemative Move closer to campus or work. Ride 2000, they seemed just around the cor rnillions poured into fuel cell develop with some conversion. Some enterpris energy car races and contests. In your bike, walk. Trade in your truck or nef. Fuel cells use hydrogen and give ment, General Motors still needs to ing souls m'e already using it, driving Mexico, some cars run on compressed SUV for a smaller car. Conservation off water vapor instead of greenhouse reduce costs by a whopping 80 percent cars that smell a bit like french fries. Of air. Invented by a French engineer, the can help, but at some point we will use gases. However, energy is needed to to challenge conventional cars. The course, once more people staJt using system uses compressed air stored in all Earth's available oil. get the hydrogen, as it is not readily industry is perhaps 10 years away from used cooking oil, it will be less avail tanks to drive the pistons. The vehicles Well, cheap oil. It will get too available in usable fonn. Making this producing them. able and more costly. can travel up to 120 miles and as fast as expensive for most of us before it com process cost-effective and efficient is One alternative fuel could replace Some scientists are looking into 75 miles per hour. They still require pletely disappears. The more expensive one issue for fuel cell development. gasoline pretty quickly, and it is already other non-food plants as potential fuel electricity to compress the air. gas gets, the better other options will The extraction pr~ss gives off green filling our gas tanks. It grows in our crops, like switchgrass, a prairie grass Other altemate fuels include look. While we wait for $3 a gallon, house gases, even if the car doesn't. fields: biomass, or biofueJs, such as that can grow on more marginal lmld methanol, natural gas and propane. To BY CATHERINE MARQUIS let's look at some alternate energy for A great deal of research effort has ethanol from com or other plant that is not \L~eful for other crops. Some lemu more, visit the govemment web cars. been poured into this idea, yet it seems sources. Brazil uses sugarcane. In California ethanol producers use site regarding alternate fuels at HOMEYER The altemate fuel car most people stalled for the moment. Storing liquid Gelmany, biodieseJ from vegetable oil garbage, and some countries use com www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuels. Science Columnist can easily buy right now is the hybrid, hydrogen has proven difficult. The already makes up 3 percent of diesel husks. htrnL - Stall Vielvpoint Living through civil rights era shows history starts with today When I was nine years old and liv- to be the way it is today, because it refusing to move to study history, the Woolworth's store downtown, sat ed city and college town in the coun t' ing in New York City, my family wasn't that way years ago--in most the back of the bus changes in race rela down at the lunch counter and try. drove to Washington, D.C., on a vaca ways it was worse. History helps me in December 1954 tions that have demanded to be served. African Some were served. Some, like the tion. My parents decided to go to figure out why things changed, and and Martin Luther occurred in the last Americans could shop at Woolworth's four in Greensboro, were harassed. Williamsburg and Monticello in most importantly, how I might help King emerging from two centuries are not (a national chain selling mostly small And some, as in Jackson, Miss., were VIrginia, and we stopped at a restau things change in the future. ensuing the year mere abstractions to inexpensive items), but in much of the dragged out into the street and beaten. rant on the way. Today, I can walk into a restaUrant long bus boycott to me; things people country, including pmts of Missouri, Today, if you don't get served A sign above the door said in fancy with my African-AmeJican wife and lead the movement did 100 yem's earlier could not eat at the lunch counter. because of your race or religion or ; } script that it only served white people. eat there. At least we haven't encoun and hold the March set the stage for the When the store closed that night, ethnic background, you can sue and I had never seen anything like that. I tered those signs and nobody had on Washington in civil rights move the four returned to campus and were the federal government will back you screamed that I wouldn't go ill kicke.d us out or harassed us in 15 1963. ment. greeted as conquering heroes . They up. because it was "''Tong to eat in a seg years of marriage. By studying his And, as The retumed the next morning 'With others , However, the sit-ins apparently regated restaurant and was in tears Whenever I feel trepidation about tory, I know that the Current readers and, within days, enough students, hadn't made it to that little town in when my father convinced me that if I the future, I think of the civil rights civil rights move BY BENJAMIN ISRAEL should know, col including some whites from North VIrginia where we ate later that year. wouldn't eat in a segregated restau movement and how much it has done ment dates back to ... lege student.~ made a Carolina Women's College, joined But I'd seen enough on television to rant, I couldn't eat in Virginia, so I bet- to make the world a less mean place to Ida B. Wells in the Columnist big difference. them and filled the lunch coullter, know what side I was on. It ter go in if I was hungry. Jive. 18808. For example, on effectively shutting it down. WIthin a Those four students Ln Now, I'm 54 years old, working on But it's not enough just to know I know that many African Feb. 1, 1960, four fratemity brothers week, there were 54 sit-ins in 15 cities Greensboro----Ezell Blair Jr. , David a master's degree in history. that there was a civil rights move Americans did not accept second at North Carolina A & 1, a segregated in nine states throughout the South. Richmond. Franklin McCain and Why study history? ment. It's important to know that it class citizenship and were only kept in African-American college III Soon, students and non-students were Joseph McNeil-sure started some It tells me the world doesn't have was a lot more than just Rosa Parks their place due to violence. Because I Greensboro, walked into the sitting-in injust about every segregat- thing. That's history. Welcome back students from Do librarians think you're stupid? BY RALEIGH MUNS where everything is located, how every which prove this rule. A few que:;1ions UMSL Reference librarian thing is arranged, how everything rve been asked over the years have SM works. or eve n what's availabl . been legendarily memorable. For the Have you ever asked a librarian "Ignorance" is a value neutral and nor record, these two examples come from .un Chile Parlor e· what you thought was a stupid question, mal state for all of us until we obtain my alma mater, UCLA, and WERE and then \I;ondered if that same librari knowledge. TIle best way to obtain NOT asked by anybody from the fine an might talk behind your back to other knowledge is to ask questions. Ninety student body at UM-St. Louis. librarians about how stupid you were? nine point nine percent of questions "Uh, I'm looking for a book called To be technically honest, the answer is aske.d in a library m-e of this natural Roger the Horse? I'm sure every tibrmy "yes" but you have to be creatively Bring this ad in for $1 .00 off a Slinger "ignorance" type. In Library Land, such has it" ignorant to an extreme degree in order questions don't trigger thoughts in a (Librarian tries to find book in Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner to rate that rarest of honors: being librarian about your stupidity. Don't be online catalog) "We don't seem to have secretly made fun of by librarians. shy and ask away. 'Nuff said. that title in our library. Could you tell Complete diner style menu available When you walk into the library you The old saw states that "there are no me what the book is about'?" Takeout orders available are not expected to immediately know stupid questions." There are exceptions "It's got word, in it." (actual quote) "Ok. a book with ... words in it . .. Monday-Saturday.' 8:00 AM- 8.·OO PM What kind of words?" Sunday 8.'00 AM-2.'00 PM "Lots of words. It's got words in it. 250 S Florissant Rd. Come on! What's wrong with you? 1.5 Miles/rom the Downtown Ferguson Everyone knows this book! EvelY UMSL Campus 314-522-2020 library has itl I want to look at your www.othodge.com copy of Roger the Horse I " Come eat at the only After 20 minutes trying to find this book, after not finding the title by look ing in OCLC's WorldCat database O.T. Hodge in St. louis!! (think of a library catalog on steroids covering over 50,000 member librmies and holding over 57 million titles), after cajoling, questioning, thinking, and extensive consultation with other librarians, we solved the problem and gave the questioning library patron STUDENT PRICING whar they wanted: Roget's Thesaurus. I Some questions arc memorable just i (AVERAGE TICKET $49.00) because they're so groovy. One of my i - favorites was from a student who want ed to know "How much prozac does it take to get high?" I referred hinl to the PDR:Physicians Desk Reference which lists infonnation on legal phar maceuticals. I also told him to be sure to consult competent medical authority. (Dude I Don't do it!) For the record: you can find the PDR at the Reference Desk of the Thomas Jefferson Library. If you want to use the OCLC World Cat database, all you have to do is go to the library Web site (www.umsl.edullibrary) where it's under our alphabetical list of databases; you can find out about the word "groovy" from tlle Urban Dictionmy (urbandictionary.coml): Groovy: A word that should be used when applying a chainsaw to one of your severed hands, with an overuse of cheesy shots mld metal clashing AW:OFF C ES, sounds .. Evil Dead II - Dead by Dawn. Example: *Schwingg!* Changg l * Chronggg!* ...... " groovy ;)" (Dannon, S T. CHARLES COUNTY ST. LOUIS C OUNTY May 28. 2004). Ne>..1 column: Why libraries don't (mm copies of Abbie Hoffman's Steal (636) 916~40 40 (314) 291 -4048 This Book. Editor's Note: Raleigh Muns' col wlm will appear every other issue dur WWW.LAWCARTER.COM ing the fall semester. And he is, indeed, a reference librarian at UM-St. Louis. No, he really is. Page 6 11te. Current August 22, 2005 Determined 'senior' returns to UMSl Eleanor Hollin, 72, will graduate this December with a degree in social work BY MELISSA MCCRARY school, she said that returning to Features Editor classes on her first day was quite a nerve-wracking experience. "I was very self-conscious with Some St. Louis retirees find returning. At first, I · thought that themselves wondering what to do people would stare at me and won with the rest of their lives or how to der what this old lady was doing rid boredom when work is no there, but it turned out that the stu longer in their ordinary routine. dents were all very kind and accept A small percentage of retirees ing," Hollin said. "I am looked at as make the ultimate decision to return any other student." to school. While taking a few psychology The decision to continue her classes, she became more interested education at UM-St. Louis was in social work and is now a senior easy for 72-year-old Eleanor majoring in the subject. Hollin. Williams said that a unique thing I After retiring from advertising at about working with Hollin is that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1999, she is generally well prepared, can Hollin had no idea what to do with speak on just about any subject and the rest of her life. is learning for pure satisfaction. Hollin said that her children "r don't know very many stu motivated her to go back to school dents in school simply for their own because she was constantly com satisfaction. Most other students, I plaining of boredom. Hollin, a work with are here for their careers, Dellwood resident, is the mother of but she has had her career," four children and the grandmother Williams said. of 13 grandchildren and three great Despite the knowledge that she grandchildren. has already gained throughout her While working full time in life, she said that there is still wis advertising, she received a general dom that can be learned. associate's degree from Florissant "My favorite class was Valley Community College in Introduction to Social Work. It was 1992, which she was able to trans very rewarding," she said. "I never fer to UM-St. Louis. knew the depth of this subject. The Once her credits became trans more I listened to the news, I hear f~rred . UM-St. Louis recognized about people's problems and how her as a sophomore and she the elderly are being ignored." enrolled in some psychology class Hollin said that there are so es. many poor elderly people on Carl Williams, a student devel Medicaid who do not get enough opment coordinator for the evening adequate help from the community. college at UM-St. Louis and She hopes to connect with the Hollin's academic advisor, said that elderly and provide them with the he feels absolutely wonderful about help and SUppOlt they need. her return to college after so many '"No one can understand better years. He also said that working than people in the same age range. I with her has been a pleasure. intend to volunteer more of my time "I believe that learning is a life after graduating with the Lutheran long process and is ongoing and I Family and Children Services," believe that older adults bring a HolIi.n ~a id . wealth of knowledge to the overall After graduating this December, learning experience." Williams Hol.lin aid that she plans to enroll said. "This is mainly a culmination in graduate school and receive her of all the knowledge and personal master's from UM-St. Louis. experiences gained throughout their "My advice to anyone consider lives. Eleanor has tons of that." ing to continue their education later Although faculty members from in life is to go back as quick as they Florissant Valley Community can. v,'hen doing something better College and UM-St. Louis were in life, people have no time to feel Eleanor Hollin,72, plans to gradute in the spring with an undergraduate degree in Social Wor:k. thrilled about Hollin going back to sorry for themselves," Hollin said. Hollin returned to school after retiring from the advertiSing department of the St. Louis Post· Students look for convenience when buying books EDITOR BY GENELLE JONES I still have more stuff to buy for this semester," said Anderson. Staff Write-r MELISSA M cCRARY Purchasing books through the bookstore can be costly. The average Features Editor The buying and selling of text cost for one book can range from $50 ~ books through online SOillCes has to $120. become common among UM-St. Some wonder whether the book phone: 516-5174 Louis students. store should take action and offer fax: 516-6811 The University Bookstore and lower prices or at least a cheaper way Computer shop has everything for stu to buy and sell books back. dents' academic needs. However, the "Book Buy Back" is a successful prices are the reason many students program that is supported by the , are beginning to tum to online sources. University bookstore. Marcene Hagens, junior. business The week before classes, students the week's and accounting, likes buying her can sell their books back to the book books from the bookstore using her store for 25 percent less than what student account and selling them later they paid. Students often complain online. . that the bookstore is umeasonable and best "I feel that it's more convenient to unfair when Book Buy Back begins. buy my books from the ' bookstore "You don't always get your money because students don't need money up back, and the same book [is cheaper] front, you can just charge it now and online and plus you can get more bets pay for it later," said Hagens. money then what they give you," said Students often complain that the Asifa Khmshia, pre-pharmacy. bookstore has excessive prices. Selling books back to the book Ielesa Anderson, junior, biology, store can become a challenge when ~ Poetry Slam spent up to $512 on textbooks for the not all hooks are accepted back. Those Tenaz Shirazianl The Current fall semester alone. who find it hard to resell their books "It's ridiculous, I spent my entire often resOlt to online sources. Tuesday, 7 p.m. Jose Hernandez, freshman, engineering, shops for his books for the new semester at the UM·St. _._----_ .... _._-_._._---- _...... __._-_ .._ ...... __.... _. Louis Bookstore. bookstore allowance on my books and see BOOKS, page 8 Pilot House , . , Free and open to the public. Five winners from the competi . .·:. Jnte171 Diaries tion at UM-St. Louis will per form at the UMB Pavilion on Aug. 26 during the Massacre Tour. The grand prize winner Gary reflects on anatomical history, one specimen at a time gets a pair of tickets and din- ner backstage. Fomler Staff Writer Gary SaM left threw the ball over my head, and it rubbing my arms and legs, I noticed the peculiar sensation my poison ivy ~ UM-St. Louis for an internship with landed in a thick patch of weeds. I an uncontrollable sensation dOV;TI itching had caused. I wasn't sure what NBC Sports in New York City. His went into the bushes to get the ball, not below the waistline. I ran to the bath was happening because I couldn't 'Intern Diaries' colunm chronicles his realizing I had come into contact with room and quickly started to scratch control it. M1V Beach Party experiences working in show business a poison ivy bush. and rub below. It felt good, if not bet Suddenly the Discovery Shuttle and his personal meditations on grow Before going to bed that night, I ter, than scratching the rest of my was up and ready for takeoff. I quick- Friday, 8 p.m. ing up in Missouri and adjusting to life noticed red bumps popping up all over body. As I continued rubbing, I began ly took my paperback novel of in the Big Apple. my arms and legs. Apparently I am feeling some strong sensations. . I Jurassic Park and casually placed it on fi U. Meadows BODO, lead singer for U2, once highly allergic to poison ivy and had thought nothing of it since the inita my lap. This became even more obvi- said, "My heroes are the ones who already started to develop symptoms. I tion was beginning to be replaced with ous to everyone in the car because survived doing it wrong, who made couldn't help but scratch and rub at the temporary relief. As I started to rub they began wondering about my new The University Program mistakes, but recovered from them." itchy rash. The biggest mistake was and scratch more and more, I noticed bookshelf (1 knew I should have Board holds its annual pool There is nothing worse than being not rubbing at the infected spots, but something that had only happened to bought the hard book cover. It would party with special guest Thea lost and having to find your ovm way going to the bathroom and relieving me once before on a family outing. 'have provided more cover and \vould- Gantt from MTV's The Real around without a map or guide. I myself before washing my hands ... That time I was 13 and going with n't have been so obvious). "V World. The best part, though, found this to be true when figuring out This would eventually lead to me my family to see a movie. Out of My brothers noticed my unusually is the mechanical bull riding my own way through puberty. opening Pandora's box where I would GARY SOHN nowhere I had started to notice some quiet behavior and began to get suspi- contest. Bring a swimsuit (and As a kid, I played catch with my no longer be so innocent. New York Correspondent thing strange from down below. cious. a cowboy hat). brother. One time he accidentally Later on that week as I was still Sitting in the backseat of the car, I felt see INTERN DIARIES, page 18 August 22, 2005 ~Ire Current Page 7 Campus fraternities, sororitiesg ear UP for fall rus BY CHRISTINE ECCLESTON Fraternities hold similar recruit ·-----C opy Editor ment activities, including the three day formal rush, though one of their main tools for meeting potential new members is a series of informal rush «' • Though interested men and parties held at the beginning of each wqmen only attend several days semester. The parties provide a worth of Greek recruitment events, casual environment where potential social fraternities and sororities and current members can socialize spend months planning and prepar and determine whether or not a can ing for these activities. Six. UM-St. didate will fit into the organization. Louis Greek groups will participate If the group decides a potential Dew member would make a beneficial .~ in this year's recruitment: the Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Zeta and Zeta Tau addition to the organization, it pre Alpha sororities, and the Sigma Pi, sents the candidate with a bid, . or Sigma Tau Gamma and Pi Kappa invitation, to join. Alpha. All six of the social Greek groups On the first day of recruitment, hold a formal rush period, but inter potential new members are divided ested students can apply for mem f, into small groups and given a bership during "informal rush" recruitment counselor. throughout the year. A recruitment counselor is a Some of the common trademark member of one of the three sorori values of UM-St. Louis Greek orga ties who has chosen to disaffiliate nizations include leadership, integri temporarily from her sorority in ty, academic excellence, friendship, order to help the potential new professional development and com munity service. .. members understand the recruitmendt process and address questions an According to Panhellenic concerns. The recruitment counselor President and Sorority Recruitment cannot reveal which sorority she is Counselor Christina Stephan, junior, in, which allows her to act as an criminology and criminal justice, unbiased resource for potential new Recruitment Week is not only a members. chance for the Greek organizations After the counselors have to recruit new members, but also to ~ explained the process and answered provide interested women the questions, the small groups are com opportunity to see if Greek life is bined into three large groups. Each right for them. of the three groups of potential new Stephan explained that the most members visits a sorority room or important part of recruitment is not Mike Sherwin! Tbe Cu n-en! getting men and women to join a fraternity house for a limited amount Ryan Burgdorfer, sophomore, civil engineering, and Muhammed Lamotte, sophomore, social work, scrape paint from one of the walls of time. The sororities have the specific organization, but rather ., inviting individuals to join the of the basement in the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house on Saturday evening. The fraternity and other Greek life organizations are get rooms decorated and activities ting ready for fall rush during the first week of school. planned, including anything from Greek community. She said involve mock game shows to complicated ment encourages members to "strive for academic excellence" and partic think ofMTV shows, binge drinking elementary education, said. "They like and practicing skits." Delta Sigma Pi and Sigma Gamma skits or songs. and wild partying, UM-St. Louis' give girls a chance to meet new peo "A lot of times girls are scared to Rho. While they do not all host a "These days are invaluable for ipate in service activities. Sigma Tau Secretary Pete Talluto groups emphasize their participation ple and develop confidence and come to Recruitment because formal lUsh, each of these organiza reaching the girls who have chosen in philanthropic work and their leadership skills." they ' re intimidated by the thought of tions share a common Greek her to come out for recruitment," Delta said recruitment benefits the organi zation by finding new members with focus on academics. "A lot of people don't realize being 'interviewed' for a sorority." itage. _ Zeta Recruitment Chair Martha "Sororities are more about how much work goes into a sorority, Gamble said. "In reality, it's not an Official recruitment will take Gamble, senior, music education, different skills and abilities other members might not already possess. grades, scholarships, community especially for recruitment," interview, and we are probably more place Aug. 25 , 26 and 27. Students explained_ "It's an opportunity for service and getting involved on Weathers said. "All of the sororities nervous than they are." interested in getting involved with us to show the girls who are inter "[Recruitment] makes the broth erhood grow," he said. campus than about drinking and par have been working since the spring Co-ed, community service an.d Greek or other student organizations ested in Greek life what we have to tying," Sorority Recruitment semester doing rush workshops, themed fraternities also exist at UM can visit www.umsl.edulstudentlife offer." While some people hear the phrase "Go Greek" and immediately Counselor Bridget Weathers, junior, planning what the rooms will look St. Louis, such as Alpha Phi Omega, or call 516-5291. U N I V E RS I TY o F klJ e S Q LlRI S T L O U I S FJ\[ L 2005 New , StudentmaiI • Brand new look - same URL • Same Username/Password • Larger mailbox - 50MB • Convenient e-mail forwarding • Seamless integration with MyGateway • E-mail & calendar notification • Junkmail filtering For more information go to: http://studentmail.umsl.edu You can start using your new account on August 9th - your old e-mail messages will be transferred within one week. For assistance, contact the Technology Support Center: ~ . 314-516-6034 Page 8 BOOKS, from page 6 Half.com is a website hosted by Many professors recognize student . Faculty and staff prepare fot; fu~t day of school eBay and popular among students. problems with textbooks and try their I . f'" Students can list textbooks for sale at a best to curve courses around newer ' reasonable price for as long as they and older editions. I BY M ELISSA MCCRARY pare for parking: s'atety concerns ~d ' of .making sure that the ~amIi:Us is new semester since May and since want and there is no fee until after the "I tend to be a little worried about i congestion. dean-and safe,aIPer.faculty members' . summer school has been in session. book is sold. Features Editor using older editions but some profes- ! Bob Roeseler, Director of have to prepare for hlillgry students at ''We have had text requests, order- "It is cheaper to buy the book from sors 'write the sYllabus for students : lunch time. ing books, boxing and shelving and the University and then sell it online," using the new and old editions, and ! When coming back to school at University Police and. Institutional said Khurshia. those s tudent~ using old editions get by i UM-St. Louis, students are not only Safety, said that on the first day of Carla Cassulo, Director of have spent all summer repairing and Students can make purchases fme," ,aid Hagens. ' the only ones faced with getting them classes everybody is out working at 7 Chartwells Food Services, said that painting the bookstore," Schultz said. ~ online using a major credit card and Students are advised to take good selves back into gear. Faculty mem a.m. displaying signs, parking cones everything is important when getting "We are always busy during the first. ~ are guaranteed that they will get what care of their books. bers and staff must make numerous and directing traffic. . ready for the first day. day back. We have to make sure that they pay for. Most sellers make it clear 'They are valuable property, and if i preparations for the first day of cla~s 'We try not to distribute tickets 'We begin preparing two weeks we have a lot of cashiers for students that there is no retum policy so stu a student has a problem with a book it i es as well. during the first day, lillJeSS there are before school begins. We have to buying books. Some students like to dents are advised to "buy at their own is easier to return it and immediately I Norm Dalton. GroWlds Supervisor, emergency situations, such as students make sme that we have staff in line wait, go to class first, see what exact- risk." get credit versus an online source, said that since everything on the cam blocking fire hydrants, parked in and products in," Cassulo said. ' ~ r I&. SOll).e; professorS, re.g . and then At the University Bookstore, (especially J if a professor changes the ' handicap spots or blocking streets," Cassulo said that she expects the - pUrchas ~ their-books." instructors have the ability to hand book," said Schultz. pus is visible. the entire campus must select the matelial used for comses and Students can benefit from using the look its best for the first day. Roeseler said. "Emollment is up so first day of classes to be hectic and . Residential Life is another depart- Ifl new editions may be ordered while University Bookstore. It is located on "Some of the things that we have we will have a lot of people coming crazy. ment that welcomes a large amount of older editions might not be wid back. campus and it is owned and operated , had to do to get ready include replac the first day and we have had to take 'There will be new students trying students moving in new housing facil Gloria Schultz, director of by LTM-St Louis. Money left over ' ing dead bushes. mulching beds extra precautions for certain prob to find their ways around, students ities during the first week of school Auxiliary Services for the University after all revenues have been paid got's : aroWld various buildings, disposing of lems." purchasing meal plans and seeing being session. The Office of Student Bookstore, suppOl1S and Wlderstands toward the I\.1ilJennium Student Center i trash, keeping the grounds clean, One of the biggest concems this what is available," Cassulo said. Life must plan major events and activ student concems. and other student activities. mowing the grass and planting new semester, Roeseler said, is whether In addition to the Nosh and ities for Welcome Week. A textbook rental program has been "We appreciate the bminess and we trees and flowers," Dalton said. West Drive will still be under con Aroma's Bakery expectation of long Teaching assistants, professors and ~ successful on many college campuses do our best to provide srudents with Dalton said that all nine faculty struction or if it will be completed. lines of students, the University lecturers find themselves printing around Missouri and has been debated the excellent service that they at UM-St Louis along wi th other ways deserve." says Schultz. members in the groWlds department Bookstore anticipates a large nun1ber hundreds of copies of syllabi, making to help students save money. However, The bookstore also has other stu have worked hard and have done a "During the first day, we will be of students buying last minute books. final lesson plans, lieveloping tests a textbook rental program will cost the dent services such as: free notary, fax great job maintaining an attractive directing traffic and we 'will have peo Gloria Schultz, Director of and arranging assignmeitts. University mOre monev and possibly ing, postage tan1ps, mailing services. appearance for the new semester. ple stationed throughout the campus, Business and Management Services Regardless of whether a person is a increase student fees. - and UPS shipping. The bookstore is Besides the campus looking top in 16 different locations.," RoeseJer Administrative Services Division and student at UM-St. Louis or an Schultz said using a textbook rental open Monday through Friday from notch, the University Police and the said. the University Bookstore, said that the employee of the University, going program w ould require the University 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. TranspOltation department must pre- While some faculty are in charge bookstore has been preparing for the back to school is not an easy task. to keep the books ordered for several For further information call the years and faculty would then lose flex University Bookstore and Computer ibilitv and the desire for new material shop at 516-5763 or visit \TVWW,umsl and new editions. bookstore.com. wor e compa lll g an comp etlllg 0 ylllg activI by the Board of Curators and served nies, consulting big firrns on new ties. keeping infom1ed of relevant as UM president until 1984. During approaches and methodologie to political events and legislation and Olson's administration, the UM sys use in the busines world. staying in touch with campus advi tem created a $12 million endow Maggie O 'Toole has been sors, A SUM members and the leg ment for faculty research projects. appointed the new director of the Three AS UM lOQbytst islative director assigned to the stu After retiring from the position 0 Busine s Continuing Education pro dent. State intems receive credit internships available president, Olson remained active on grams. O 'Toole, former interim ASUM is offering one federal and determined by each department. the Kansas City campus and wrote director of the programs since two state legislative lobbyist intern Federal interns will work in two books on the history of th D ecember 2004, started her new ships dW'ing the Winter 2006 emes Washington, D .C. with Higher University of Missowi. position July I . She received her tee. Applications are open to all UM Education i 'ue and be assigned to master's degree in busines adminis students in their junior or senior year. a M is ouri congre sman's office. tration from UM-St. Louis and has Applications are due to Room 813 in Federal intems are responsible for F~~~ Without een teaching at the Uni ver ity ince the SSB Tower on Friday. Sept. 23. the same dutie as state interns. The Bor ers offers c,ulturaI 2001. O'Toole come to this position Applicants that meet all require federal intem earns nine credit homs ex ge expenences The Center for International able to relate to other busin e 's peo ments will be screened and inter for their internship. Studies is sponsoring a new program Tune in to what the Army National Guard has to offer: 1 OlJ9 -nt Spending'T oo association Much On Gas meeting @ 12 p.m. I august 26th For Your Car? I " l.. . I " -. l . ,~ 1-. f •.#~ .. n.:. , .t.· ~ . If you liVed of1 camp'tJs ybu wouldn't have to spend that extra money in gas! Living on camp.us.puts you close to campus resources. chair Studies prove that students vice chair who live on campus are more sergeant·at arms successful inthe'ir gc~demic parliamentarian endeavors. secretary • , ;I' ! student court justices . ,~ :.,{ r' r f' _ .' ..! " ~.. :,. ':. . f ..!-, .I _ For more information on how you can LIVE ON CAMPUS CALL 314·516·6877 http://www.urnsl.edulseNiceslreslife UM-St. Louis Residential Life August 22, 2005 ~Ite Current Page 9 Welcome Picnic , Spirit Day· Re~ Spo~s Day Drive-In Movie Night MTV Beach Party Snow Cones on the Bridge Game Night Psych ic Fai r Michael. Johns! ·las Vegas Hypnotist . Page 10 '1k. Current August 22, 2005 I I • August 22, 2005 <'flu. Current Page 11 It's a lon:g, difficult road to becoming student curator , . BY MIKE SHERWIN regarding the selection of tbe stu without students' opinions." dent curator' and that was it." Although the Board of Curators Editor-in-Cbief "It was really scary, because it next meeting will not take place could have been 'yes' or 'no' or 'we until Oct. 5, Curtis has already The hardest part for Maria haven't made a decision yet. '" begun meeting with University Curtis was the waiting. When Curtis called back, Dozer administrators and student govern , . After her initial application in delivered the news: Gov. Blunt ment leaders here and at the other April, Curtis would not fmd out for would like Curtis to begin as stu three UM campuses. three months whether she would be dent curator Aug. L Curtis said the Curtis traveled to Columbia for the UM-St. Louis student appoint first thing she did was make a call meetings Aug. 15 with Missouri ed as student representative to the home to her parents back home in Students Association president Board of Curators of the UM Grandview, Mo. "I called and said Tony Leuktemeyer, UM President System. 'Hi Dad, guess what!'" Elson Floyd and others. "It was difficult not knowing Now that Curtis knows that Leuktemeyer showed Curtis what I would be doing for the next she'll be serving as the student around the Mizzou campus and two years," said Curtis. "I didn't curator for the next two years, she showed her building plans for a know if I should plan on applying said she is planning on getting a new student center that is expected for graduate school at UMSL, or master's degree in public policy to be built within the next five start looking elsewhere." from UM-St Louis and she plans to years. During the first two months after continue her part time job in the The student curator is chosen submitting her application, Curtis, Office of Development. every two years, and the candidates senior, English, was interviewed After . being appointed student are chosen from one of the four along with nine other candidates curator, Curtis resigned her posi UM campuses on a rotating basis. first by then-student government tion as a student senator at UM-St Curtis replaces Shawn Gephardt, president Scott Bopp, then seven Louis, a position she has held for who graduated in May with a mas were chosen for interviews by the the last three years. She said that ter's degree from UM-Kansas City. 12 members of the Intercampus she wanted to avoid a conflict of The student curator position is Student Council. ISC whittled interest in representing both the unpaid, but expenses for traveling down the group to three, who were campus and the UM system as a to and from meetings are reim then interviewed by Carrie Dozer, whole. The runner-up in last bursed. an aide to Gov. Matt Blunt. spring's student senate election will Although the student curator Mike Sherwinl 7Yle CUlWlU When the Governor's office take Curtis' place on the student does not have a vote on the Board called almost a month later to tell senate. of Curators, former SGA President Maria Curtis gets a walking tour of UM-Columbia from Missouri Students Association president Tony her she was chosen, Curtis didn't Curtis said her motivation in Scott Bopp said the position carries Leuktemeyer on Aug. 15. Curtis, senior, English, was named by Gov. Matt Blunt the new student even answer the phone. running for student curator considerable influence. . representative to the Board of Curators. "They called my cell phone and matched her goals as student sena "The Student Curator is a great I was at work, so I didn't answer tor. "I'm doing it to support the stu voice to have. The student curator because I didn't recognize the num dents' interests," Curtis said. sits in on all sessions, whether they curator can have a lot of influence ment wing of the Student Life homey as I can make it," said ber," CUltis said. "At my lunch "You see the potential for this are open or closed," said Bopp. on policy of the UM System." office, Curtis set to painting the Curtis. "I'm going to be spending a break I get this message from university and want to help build it "It's the highest student position After getting a small, window walls blue, and hanging up framed lot of time here over the next two Carrie Dozer saying 'I'm calling and understand that it can't be built within the UM System. The student less office in the student govem- posters. "I want my office to be as years." --_. ..__ ._------_.__ ._-----_.. ._ .... ---_._._----_ ..•. _---_._---- -_._-_._ ._.- MARIA CURTIS from page 1 Curtis has already set personal goals University is not always best for the Curators, Floyd, George, the Student A back-to-school financial aid primer for herself as a student representative. entire UM system. However, she Government Association, Student , "One of the goals that I have is to be does not see a conflict between repre- Senate and other organizations over ! an educated mouthpiece of wbatthe - senting the UM system and the UM the next two years as student curator. BY BRIAN SALMO of these loans are usually guaranteed computing interest rates, someone students' needs really are."' Curtis St. Louis campus. "The previous student curators StajJ\Vriter by a state sponsored agency. may wonder how this benefits the bor also wants to see the University "I know that I was appointed to that I've known have been very good When students fill out financial aid rower. achieve the goals of the- Master Plan: represent the students of the and leave very big shoes to fill, and I paperwork, they are required to pick a Will Shaffner, Vice President of as laid out by President Elson Floyd University of Missouri system and will do my best to represent the needs Today marks the first day of a new lender. This lender, or bank, dispenses Client Relations at MOHELA, sees an and Chancellor Thomas George. not solely the needs and issues of the of the students to the fullest ex tent I' semester. For many UM-St. Louis stu the money that keeps students solvent obvious borrower benefit While Curtis is more familiar with University of Missouri-St. Louis," possible," she said, "I'm very positive , dents this means scarce parking spots, for one more semester. Then the bank "Being a non-far-profit we do not the University's issues, she Wlder Curtis explained. for the next two years. I'm very eXCit- : a deluge of syllabi and a trip to the sells the loan in a secondary market. have shareholders to please. This stands that what is best for the Curtis will work with the Board of ed and optimistic." Student Financial Aid office. The most prevalent buyer of loans allows us to spend our money on hold j This latter fact is a day of reckoning from UM-St Louis students is ing down interem: rate-s," Shaffner said. for the students who ignored those MOHELA. The benevolent mission of ~~~~~~~.~"~~~~~~~~~~j~~ ~k majlincrs from the cashier's MOREL is a nOIl-fbr-profit lean MOHELA'~ lear when applyin ffice. RfOvi c mihg to '" Ii som 0_' • for example a hom Travis negotiated th faculty to Ttavi explained the College of "Studen are threate.ning [() drop Some may view their financial aid least 98 percent of all loans made loan_ Currently if someone walks intd renew their contracts, including Nursing made adjustments to class courses. Students are threatening to paperwork and billing statements as a through his office end up with a hank they would pay close to six per matching an outside emp.loye~ ' s schedules "to ensure quality people leave and go to different colleges. cryptic, bureaucratic code keeping MOHELA. This is why a student may cent a year in interest. . That is a loan salary, which one profeS or actept e staffing all fall classes." Fall It's not just one class. All the sec them in the dark. Some may even have signed up for Bank of America as that is collateralized by a tangIole ed and decided to stay. "We are classes were rearranged, not can tions are having problems." think that other people are getting rich a lender, but receives letters from asset, the bouse. However, MOHELA beginning the fall semester with 31 celled, and Cope said nursing stu While nursing students feel they via their financial struggle. In fact, the MOHELA about their loan. and the Missouri Guarantor, the pe~ full-time faculty members - down dents are able to take the appropri are being labeled as whiners or tmth is quite the opposite. Once MOHELA begins servicing a pIe that are cosigning the loan, are ask from 36 a year ago," Travis said. ate classes to graduate on time. complainers, they believe the The people at the University's loan, the student may notice that the ing for the lowest interest rate known While students are worried Brohammer and Jaeger worry provost and dean are not focusing Student Financial Aid Office and at the interest rates fluctuate. These loans are to man for a debt which is essentially about having qualified and trained unresolved issues will cause more on the real issues. "We cannot safe Missouri Higher Education Loan not of fixed interest They can, and collateralized by the brain of party professors, Cope assured the new faculty to leave, causing their nurs ly and effectively take care of our Authority are actually spending all of most likely will, change annually. This happy 20 year aIds. hires are just that. "All of the new ing education to suffer. "We chose patients," Brohammer said. their resources to help underwrite the is because at the end of every May, A cost-saving tip that Shaffner and continuing clinical faculty this place because of the reputa Students know that no one student's academic investment. MOHELA determines the following offered was to use auto-debit when members are well qualified and tion," Jaeger said. promised them the perfect experi Anthony Georges, Director of year's interest rate based on the three repaying the loan with MOHELA. By well prepared to be excellent teach "Everybody's getting the run ence, but "they did promise us a Student Financial Aid at UM-St. month Treasury Bill. While in school, allowing payments to be di=tly taken ers, or they would not have been around, and we're not getting set in good education and they're not," Louis, says a majority of UM-St MOHELA takes the T-bill rate and from the bonuwer's bank account., hired," Cope said. stone. answers," Broharnmer said. Jaeger said. Louis students receive financial assis adds an additional 170 basis points to MOHELA will shave off up to 300 tance. it. For instance, this past May the T-bill basis points from the interest rate. "About two-thirds of our students had an interest yield of 2.99 percent, The Student Financial Aid Office receive financial aid, 60% of which add the 1.7 percent, and presto, the will be hosting reoccurring personal are Stafford Loans," Georges saieL current interest rate for a borrower in finance workshops for students in the Stafford Loans are subsidized, school is about 4.7 percent After a stu Pilot HOllse beginning on Sept. 14 at unsubsidized or a Parent Loan for dent leaves school, the interest rate noon until 1 p.m. Those who attend Undergraduate Students. A subsidized becomes the T-bill rate plus 230 basis these workshops might find them use loan is a plan whereby the points. ful with understanding the financial NOW HIRING: Government pays the loan's interest Now that it is clear how MOHELA processes. while the debtor is in schooL All three obtains loans and the fornmla used for • Advertising Representatives Give your resume a boost and your wallet life some·cash by selling advertising for the UM Quest St. Louis campus newspaper, The Current. Have you ever thought about betrtg a volunteer Young Life leader and making Representatives are paid on commission, so a differenGe in the tife at a hig-h sche-ol the more you sell, the more you earn. student? If yeu are interestetl anti WGuid like mere information, give us a call. Applicants should submit a resume and cover We'd love to hear from you! letter to Mike Pelikan, Business Manager. Bill Reazer Sarah Schumacher 314-221-9519 314-808-7688 FAX: 314.516.6811 www.stlouismidcounty.younglife.org EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 314.516.5175 OFFICE: 388 MSC SOmething 10 sollil s --.:-...... --.___11 ...... cte"t alll.llds .,...... McuIIJI.sbIII ~rst ... ---.'*-... __ ..... Emell:: The CurreJlt Is an equal Dpportunity emptoyer tree IV [email protected] Page 12 11w Current August 22, 2005 Welcome back ... Stacey TUrnerl The CummJ Student Roz Robinson enjoys a light moment with her daughters Karis and Kristen at the Welcome Back Picnic on Saturday afternoon in the MSC. The annual family-oriented event gave students a chance to enjoy free food, games and prizes. \SUM loses many key staffers over summer BV MIKE SHERWIN & member Thomas Helton, sophomore, Hossain, a non-voting member, was at PAUL HACKBARTH {XJlitical science, the only remaining the meeting. Helton said the ex-officio -- . - board member at UM-St. Louis. member was there to make sure the Editor-in-Chiej & News Editor Director of Student Life Orinthia University's voice was heard_ The student lobbying organization Montague bas stepped in to act as advi Staggenborg, senior, music, had .sUM is starting the semester with. a sor to the organization and Terry Jones, served with ASUM since last fall. She ~eleton crew after a summer of professor of {XJlitica1 science is helping said she resigned because she felt there lIllover, after the departure of the as an unofficial advisor- was a lack of communication within roup's advisor and three board mem- At the last statewide meeting of the organization and board members' ::rs. ASUM, Helton arranged for the three input was being ignored. The changes left UM-St. Louis available UM-Sl Louis votes to be cast ''I'm incredibly saddened by leav . thout a voting ooard member present in proxy by the executive board chairs ing ASUM," Staggenborg saici "I love the last statewide Associated of the three otber UM campuses. this organization, and ASUM does dents of the University of Missouri Helton said that each board member have the {XJtential to be incredibly ting July 30 in Kansas City. has a vote whether they show up or not effective. It's just that right now, per ,..-- - .- - --...-....------In July, board members Aisha to the meeting. If a board member is sonally, rm not sure that putting my ose and Jennifer Staggenborg, absent, he said, the board member's name on something I don't feel I have a If you didn't buy your textbooks at Half.com, you paid too much. mor, music, resigned from their posi- vote can be transferred to another board lot of input into is tbe best thing for Half.com has all the textbooks you need like chemistry, astronomy lOS at ASUM. member. I11.e. " The same month, ASUM's advisor, 'The day before the board meeting, Elections for ASUM 00ard mem and history for a lot less. e Aees resigned from his {XJsition as we had an executive board meeting in bers take place in September and rtudent activities coordinator in order Columbia and we were all talking January. The Student Government FOR A LIMITED TIME, SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $5 ON PURCHASES attend law school. F1ees had been a about the issues and they knew Association appoints two new board OF$50 DR MORE: SIMPLY USE THIS e(}DE: SAVEBIGNOW unding member of ASUM during his UMSL's stance," Helton saici He said members are at each electioD- Helton ·ss .n ,... __It ItpI u.s., lis 1a Y"" .10.. 0' tIda, will . .. tIrsI-IIai. iII)In ... "1If ...... ldergraduate years at UM-St. Louis_ that the board members voted in accor- said ASUM has to wait until September ss on .' Iioa ,ood fer ·flrn-U ... pu,tIIIlt of 1M or II .... m llidlg ' biPIJi"J Old 1Ia.-IioL ... Another board member, Mark dance with Helton's instructions. HoII':"'1I/7- U.h ...tt..- ptf ~ ~v~. ,I • - . UM-St:. Louis .were present, Student interim board member until the election fUla}leaves I.\SlJ1\1rexeeutive board · GG.vbmne!'lt Viae ..... 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Like a kid in gal. com or email at perez69@prepai Laclede Honors College, the Ivy a candy store, everything seems to be dlegal.com. there for you ... until 'someone steals ''I would have liked to have a ser League of the UM-St. Louis cam your candy . . pus. vice that would have handled repairing Identity theft is serious, whether it my credit as well as acting as a liaison The faculty and staff of the is as small as a skittle. or as big as a between the credit reporting agencies Honors College make an effort to banana split. and the businesses that were affected know a students name and find out The figures can be chilling when by the fraudulent activ;ty,'~ said what exactly they want from a col you think you are safe. AcCording to Shelton. ! lege experience, in all areas, the Federal Trade Commission's web There have been two recognized site, 29% of all forms of identity theft whether academic or personal. types of monetary identity theft fraud in Missouri were for the age group IS- that occurs when someone steals iden . "The honors college community 20. This number was higher than any tifying information to open new • IS unique ... there is really a special other age group, putting college stu accounts and fraud that occurs when bond between the students and the dents the highest risk for having our they access' a person's current account faculty and staff-one that keeps identities stolen or tampered with. to make illegal charges. the students engaged and returning According to the FTC, 3,905 pe0- The Federal Trade Commission ple fell victim to identity theft in the to the college" said Maureen (FTC) has released information of the state of Missouri in 2004. Credit card most recent online scam. '1t's a scam Callahan, the Honors College fraud is the leading form of identity called 'phishing' - and it involves Admissions Connselor. theft in Missouri. If you think your Internet fraudsters who send spam or The uniqueness of this commu credit card is safe there are several pop-up messages to lure personal nity not only contributes to student other ways people use your informa information (credit card numbers, retention in the college but it is also Tenaz Shirazi an 77Je C"" en! tion: health insurance, phone or utili bank account information, Social a factor in student recruitment. The College Orientation that was held at the South Campus on Friday, August 19th. The Orientaion . ties, employment, loans, obtaining res Security number, passwords, or other idence, bank fraud and government proven success that can be achieved started with Speach of Jeanne Patrick, Honor Colleges's President, and was followed up with BBO, sensitive information) from unsuspect documents. ing victims," states the FTC website. as a result of learning in a warm, Vollyball and Trivia. While there is certainly a concern The FTC suggests these tips to help comfortable and scholarly environ with internet ID theft, students should you avoid getting hooked by a phish ment has helped attract ,the largest College does not come with an design a program specifically for a are received and meet their be aware that many of the cases of ID ing scam: entering class ever this year in the inflated rate of fees per credit hour. student that enables them to meet approval, the student will be con theft were equally committed by • If you get an email or pop-up history of the Honors College. In addition, the Honors College their requirements for graduation. tacted for an interview. dumpster divers, or those close enough message that asks for personal or "There are unique courses that is one of the few colleges in the There is not a specific OPA "The interview process is not to the person to know their informa financial information, do not reply. tion. you won't find anywhere else on United States with its own campus. requirement, but most of its stu intimidating at all, just a chance for And don't click on the link in the mes Sandra Shelton, a former student, sage, either. campus, diversity in every sense of For those who desire to experi dents have earned competitive you to see whether the Honors was the victim of identity theft during • Use anti-virus software and a fire the word, and a community where ence living on-campus, the grades. College is right for you" said her sophomore year when someone wall, and keep them up to date. you won't get lost in the crowd," Provincial House, the home of the In order to apply, the first thing Patrick. used her information to obtain a cell • Don't email personal or financial said Jeanne Patrick, president of the Honors College, provides dorm ' one must do is gain admission to the Callahan asserts that the college phone account as well as several cred information. Pierre Laclede Honors College rooms, recreational facilities and a University. After being admitted, views the interview process as "a it cards with local businesses. "It was • Review credit card and bank Student Association. beautifully landscaped courtyard anytime before the semester starts, a way to get in contact with the stu devastating; it felt as if I had been account statements as soon as you raped" said Shelton. Honors College students develop for its students. student may fill out the application dent and really find out what they receive them to check for unautho Some people are angry and embar rized charges. a writing portfolio that showcases The curriculum offered is a gen to the Honors College (which is will need and expect from the rassed when they find they have been • Be cautious about opening any their mastery of written expression eral education curriculum which available on the internet for the [Honors College] while they are victimized because they did not think attachment or downloading any files and complete an independent study gives students the chance to major computer savvy). here." it could happen to them. Some may from emails. program which could include the in the field of their choice. Along with the application, stu For more information about the believe that their information is pro • Forward spam that is phishing fo opportunity to study abroad. Students may apply to the col dents are asked to submit two previ college, visit www.umsl.edu/divi tected and that it may be unnecessary information to [email protected] Perhaps the most beneficial of all lege at anytime during their college ously written essays and two letters sionslhonorslhonors.html or contact to enlist in fraud protection services. If you believe you've been Oisele Perez of Pre-Paid Legal things is that attending the Honors career. The admissions staff will of recommendation. Once materials Maureen Callahan at 516-7769. scarnrned, file your complaint a Services, Inc. offers several plans that ftc.gov, and then visit the FTC' include an Identity Theft Shield. Identity Theft website at www.con "$154 a year is worth it for the piece of sumer.govlidtheft. See www.annual mind" said Perez. She included, ''It creditreport .com for details on order •Advertising Rep. does not just help you monitor, that's ing a free annual credit report. Sports Editor the beauty of the Identity Theft Shield., You can learn other ways to avoi The Current needs your help... · they help you repair." Since .i.t has email scams and identity theft at taken Americans an average of $1 ,500 Please submit a cover letter and resume to Kate Drolet, Managing Editor, at 388 MSC, or \'!a email at current a jinx.umsledlL • Distribution Manager http://www.consurner.gov/idtheft/sca to clear the fraudulent charges from ms.htmi. ~ cing ula r Board Seat raising the barT.d.r' El1ections During the September You don't need a lecture. S'GA Meeting Just the highlights. Are you interested in politics? Have you ever considered Only Cingular Offers: being a lobbyist? Would you rather be working at the • Rollover Minutes state capitoI than sitting in a classroom? • The largest Mobile-to-Mobile Community- 50 million strong If you answered yet to any or alii of the previous questions, then you should apply to be an intern for ASUM. • The hottest devices Just stop by 381 MiUennium Center to ask any questions or • Great rates pick up an apP"ication. The deadline is September 23 at 5 pm. • Student specials to sweeten the deal ,. i . The Board of Directors is the governing body of ASUM. The board • Discounts for qualifying teachers and decides what issues the ASUM will advocate and oppose. Students from each faculty of the four campuses of the UM sys tem comprise the board. Members of the board are elected by each cam pus's student government. The board meets monthly to discuss various leg islative issues facing the students of the state. The Board of Directors also works with the ASUM legislative staff Visit ... to develop ASUM's national policy and track issues before Congress. www:cingular.com/utliversities ," Contact Thomas Helton at 516-5835 or [email protected] Some restridions may apply. Cingular Wirele ss, "Raising the Bar H and the graphi c icon are Service Marks of Cingular Wirless lLC. ©2005 Ci ngular Wireless Llt. Page 14 <7k Current August 22, 2005 lvlusic Miss Argentina will rock your socks off ... then your shirt ... and then your pants EDITOR CATHERINE BY ALBERTO PATINO MARQUIs-HOMEYER Music Critic A&E Editor phone: 516-5174 fax: 516-6811 There is primarily one word that comes to mind when listening to this Photo courtesy The Greenhomes seven song blast of garage rock mad ness from Philadelphia-based quartet Miss Argentina... and that word is "innu-EFFIN-endo. " 'Aristocrats' Bawdy, often hilarious lyrics adorn Talking about 'mv generation' the band's infectious and energetic music, a blend of '60s garage smat !takes you tered with '70s pocket grooves, '80s pop sensibilities and a tinge of soul. ! Their live shows boast a tighter backstage in with The Greenhornes than-tight rhythm section, more hooks i than a slaughterhouse, and a ballsy and charismatic female singer with alluring ! the world of harmonies, whose antics involve plen The band will open for The White Stripes at the Fox Theater Aug. 24 ty of rock 'n' roll contortionism, aU for the love of the kids. I comedy Strongest numbers include the sug BY ZACH MEYER The Greenbornes, who have gone from five cool that bands that are just stripped down, are members to three. believe that the simpler the things that people wouldn't expect, and are mak gestive and highly danceable opener .'I'lusic Critic BY CATHERINE MARQUIS music is. the better. "As far as music goes, I ing it into the mainstream," Keeler said. "No One Will Ever Know," the intrigu ing and ambiguous tale "Stalker," the HOMEYER think [having three members] just opens up the Their current focus is getting their albums Every ten years or so, rock 'n' roll changes, ~o und that much more," said Patrick Keeler, out to the people and because this generation of humorously decadent and ironic rocker A&E Editor or perhaps mutates, in style. Throughout the six drummer. music is already halfway over, The Greenhornes "Vanity," and the Kinks-esque bopper ties, the BeatJes reigned the world. In the seven The documentary 'The A cross between R.E.M. and The Byrds, their are wasting no time. Although they just released "It's All Over," where vocalist Aristocrats" is not for everyone but ties, it was Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. influences range from Black Sabbath to Buddy an EP entitled "East Grand Blues," the band is Mercedes cutely confides to her lover, for those who are fascinated by come During the eighties, hair spray and distortion Holly to The Beatles, making The Greenhomes already working on another full length album "We have the kind of nightslI wish I dy and comedians, and are not afraid fused together to create hair-metal rock, and in pleasing to almost every type of musical taste, which is scheduled to be released sometime in could sleep with me too." of a "dirty joke," it is a wonderful look the nineties, there was grunge rock and to some including country listeners. Keeler, as well as 2006. Already in stores are their previous I wouldn't necessarily recommend dismay, Limp Bizkit. efforts, "Gun For You," "The Greenhornes," and at the anatomy of a joke. fellow band mate Jack Lawrence, bassist, played this CD to someone searching solely There is no graphic footage in this And then, in 2000, bands such as The White rhythm section on Loretta Lynn's latest album, "Dual Mono." for originality, innovation or overly Stripes, the Hives, and Kings of Leon were film but the topic is definitely adult, "Van Lear Rose." Alongside with working on their new album, technical musicianship. I would, how unleashed. With these unexpected groups sud the kind of humor that professional "Working in a studio with Loretta Lynn, you they are touring internationally with longtime ever, recommend this fun bit of plastic denly on the radio, rock 'n' roll evolved once got to see a different take on recording all friends, the White Stripes. The "Get Behind Me entertainers used to call "blue." 'The to anyone who is partial to well-craft again. Bands that had been isolated to small bars together.... Part of it is seeing her have her career Satan Tour," with The Greenbornes as the open Aristocrats" is the name of a very ed, mgh octane rock from a band with and garages were miraculously sought out by go so far, and see her still do it." ing act, will arrive at the Fabulous Fox Theatre dirty joke that professional comedians its tongue planted firmly in your cheek. agents and record companies. Riding this wave The band also states that their sound is some on Aug. 24. "We're looking forward to returning have told each other only backstage For further information, please visit: of rag-tag rock is the up and coming Cincinnati thing similar to the Jimi Hendrix Experience to St. Louis. It's been about five years since we for generations. It is also the name of www.missargentinamusic.com an intriguing, if risque, documentary based band The Greenborne>5. crossed with today's rock 'n' roll. "I think it's were there." in which several big name comedians, such as Penn Jillette (or Penn and Teller), Robin Williams, Jon Stewart, George Carlin and Phyllis Diller, describe how to tell the joke, why something is funny and tell their ver sion of this famous backstage joke. The joke is raunchy. The joke is considered too offensive to tell on 'Exposure VIII' features local feminist artists at Gallery 210 stage because the point is to make it as repulsive as possible. However, the documentary is more of a fascinating Hanging on the four walls of "Chest," "Red Female Form I," look behind the curtain of comedy BY MELISSA MCCRARY "Caramel" and ''Freckles.'' than simply a repeat telling of the Features Editor Courtney Flynn, senior, art histo joke, although it has that, too. The ry, said that her favorite pieces in beginning and punch line of the joke this exhibition are Vredeveld's. are always the same but each comedy Exhibition Space A in Gallery 210 "For some reason, I find them improvises his own version of the are varying pieces of art work that very comforting," Flynn said. ''The middle part, which makes it a kind of unite four of the St. Louis area's curves and forms are reminiscent of comedy riff. In the film, almost a hun female artists in the Exposure vm a mother and s'till things are dripping dred comedians deconstruct the joke, exhibit. from them, so in a way it represents talk about techniques of comedy, and The different mixed media, paint that the perfect mother still isn't per- how jokes are constructed. It is this ings and installations were provided fect." . professional, insider view on the by artists Andrea Green, Deborah Lined along the far wall is funny business, the technique of joke Katon, Linda Vredeveld and Sarah Katon's exhibit, '':My Glamourous telling, which makes this movie fasci Colby. Life", made out of torch blown, nating to those who love comedy. Although this Exposure exhibit is soda-lime glass vessels. Each arti The joke is very old, probably a continuation of a long-running fact and bottle within the glass col more than a hundred years, dating series program launched by the St. lection, combines texture, shapes back to the days of vaudeville at least. Louis Gallery Association and for and color variety. OK, so you are dying to know the mally presented at the Hunt Gallery The last showcased artwork can joke, right? Here is the basic structure: at Webster University, Terry Suhre, be viewed on the right wall. Green A man comes into a talent booking Director of Gallery 210, said that preserves her work in crystalline office and tells the booking agent he there are some ways that this exhibit boxes, beeswax, latex and fluid sali has a great family act. The agent asks differs from the previous exhibi va to enhance one's memories and him to describe the act. That part is tions. experiences. always the same, but the next part is "Tills exhibition features the Some might think that her art improvised differently by every work of four women artists rather work is disgusting and gross, but this comedian. The man proceeds to than a mixed gender exhibition artist is trying to show that even out describe how the family does a series whose work is individually separate, rageous things in life might be keep of awful, scatological, incestuous acts, but taken in total the exhibition sakes or have sentimental values. the more jaw-dropping repulsive the addresses ongoing feminist concerns Tenaz Shlraziani The Current One of her pieces includes a wed better. After the comedian's riff on of gender, power and sexuality," Gallery 210 has been exhibiting four different artists' works, called Exposure VII, since July 1 and ding dress that is saved by wax. grossness, the joke has the agent com Suhre said. "In organizing this show, it runs through Aug. 27. This work is named My Glamorous Life by Deborah Katon. It is made by Another is human hair, which gives ment, 'That's some act. What do you I tried to fInd artists whose work torch bloYin soda-lime glass vessels and has covered the whole back wall of the gallery. life to significant memories. call it?" The man answers 'The would be conceptually coherent, but An exhibition checklist describes Aristocrats." whose approach to imagery and According to the artists' While most people might think pertains to many different people every piece of work and lists their Although most of the comedians materials would be very distinctive." statement, Colby came up with the that the phrase has to do with love, and subjects in life. prices, ranging from $50 to $2,000, know this joke, many say that they When visiting the gallery, one idea and was' inspired to complete when viewers look deeper into the On the adjacent wall, Vredeveld's People interested in purchasing don't get it or don't think it is funny. might first notice Colby's installa this piece on Valentine's Day. . pieces, they are able to see that the paintings focus on female form, the work can contact the gallery for Curiously, the British comedians, tion "Let It Be Me." In this installa The catchy phrase "Why Not expression has a variety of hidden human body and living ' beauty. more details. even if they don't care for it, get the tion, Colby uses a little girl's room, Me" can be seen on the baby blanket meanings. Whether someone is a Using oil pencil on canvas, the red This exhibit is open to the public subversive, class warfare aspeCts of trinkets, playthings and the expres that stretches across the bed, books, child or an adult in search of friends, lines accentuate the texture and the until Aug. 27 and the hours of oper sion "Why Not Me" to symbolize signs and a chalkboard that leans a lover, a perfect job or just dreams curves of women's bodies. Some of ation are Tuesday through Saturday see ARISTOCRATS, page 17 domestic life and memories. against the wall. in general, the statement presented the works displayed include from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Current ~22,2005 . Page 15 BARcelona has good eats,·cozy atmosphere Madness returns to its ska BY MONICA MARTIN roots with 'Dangermen' and we just scraped small amounts Staff write; .. onto the four dishes on the table. For drinks, we all ordered sodas. If you are shopping in the heart My friend Sara decided to be brave BY MIKE SHERWIN of Clayton and that familiar hunger and order a glass of Sangria. She Editor-in-Chief pang strikes. visit Spanish restau- called it a "wine that'll kick your rant BARcelona for a change of ass," and said it was a good wine 1\ pace from the usual burger and for people who may not normally Cover albums often signal the fries. be wine drinkers. For entrees, we rock-bottom worst of a band. All My three friends and I arrived at each ordered something different tapped out on decent original materi BARcelona on Sunday evening at to get different tastes. I ordered al? Well. take some old favorites and around 5:30 p.m. We walked in and Alas de Pollo, which is garlic pep a bit of studio time and cobble were greeted warmly. We had three per chicken wings with horseradish together a palatable-but-unimagina options of where we wanted to sit: sauce ($4.95); Sara ordered Pinchu tive record that will keep the dollars • Outside, inside smoking or inside de Maruno, which is a grilled pork rolling in when creativity has stepped non- smoking. We chose indoor tenderloin with curry cioli ($5.95); out. Often, but not always. smoking, near the bar. We were Sara's husband Nick ordered Seminal second-wave ska band seated at a round table next to the Lubina a la Plancha, which is Madness has managed to sidestep the ing from a band whose videos have window. The menus were already grilled sea bass with Romesco cover album minefield and create been on MTV ("I get up in the morn on the table. Also on the table were sauce ($7.75); and our other friend fun, fresh covers of classic tunes by ing. slaving for bread/so that every four plates and four bundles of s11- Alysia ordered Solontillo con '60s-era ska greats like Prince mouth can be fed") Madness proves .&1 verware, waiting to be used. cabrales, which is grilled beef ten Buster, Desmond Dekker and Lord itself more than capable of creating Looking around I saw the walls derloin with blue cheese. Tanamo. an enjoyable take on even the most were painted mellow colors- yel- My wings came out first, and ''The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1" well-known of ska standaJ·ds. low, red. They were not bright and they were delicious. The different . is the first new Madness album since Madness veers into Motown his screaming; they were actually spices, the horseradish sauce, and 1999, and captures on disc some of tory and blows Kim Wilde's '80s soothing and calming. The tables the tomatoes on the side caused me the band's cover song set it has been version out of the water with a Wting have a tile mosaic design of multi- to devour· them rather quickly. The playing in small clubs in England rendition of The Supremes' hit "You " pie colors. The bar was behind us tenderloin dishes came out next, since 2004 under the name "The Keep Me Hanging On." well-stocked. A TV was III th~ followed by the sea bass. Everyone Dangermen." The Kinks' "Lola" works well upper left corner above the bar, began eating hesitantly, then dove On tracks like "Girl Why Don't with Suggs' irony-laden, tongue-in turned to a sports channel. The in after determining they liked the You," Madness reminds its audience cheek vocals. restaurant was not as busy as we dishes. All of the portions were why the band is still maddeningly However, the light-hearted ebul were expecting. The noise level rather small. enjoyable after all these years. lience that makes Madness so irre was agreeable, and we were able to After eating, everyone had a dif Bouncy, bass-driven ska-pop accent sistihle becomes a burden when the hear each other, although I did ferent opinion of their dish. I ed with buoyant horns and band takes on a more serious track. ,.. have to strain a little to hear the enjoyed my wings very much, and HaJIDllond organ provides the platter Bob Marley's "So Much Trouble In waitress. was satisfied. I was full, but not for the main course of Graham the World" seems a poor fit with the Items on the menu included overly full. Sara did not like the "Suggs" McPherson's distinctive usually lighthearted Madness. postres (desserts); ensaladas (sal- spices on her dish, and said that for vocals. Lacking in the gravitas and emotion ads) and soups; tapas calientes; and five dollars, the portions should The band, with all its original al sincerity of the Marley version, tapas frias. Drinks include beers, have beeillarger. Nick said that he members minus guitarist Chris Madness' take sounds distractingly maJtinis, margaritas, and cocktails. liked his, but that it was not "Chrissy Boy" Foreman. still serves hollow and misplaced. " Non-alcoholic drinks include enough to fill him up. Alysia liked up fun with a capital "f." However, when Madness gets it Coke, Sprite, and water. Because hers, but thought her meat could The album's juiciest track is the right, the result can be magic. ''The none of us had eaten Spanish cui- have been more done. Aside from BARcelona Restaurant is one of the top restaurants in downtown riotously funny Sir Lancelot tune Dangelmen Sessions Vol. I" will sine before, we were unsure as to the portion size, everyone agreed Clatyton. If you like outdoor setting and having a blast, "Shame and Scandal" (originally provide fans with a much-needed what we should order. We decided the food was good, but that this is BARcelona would the place to be. titled "Scandal in the Family") dose of Madness. And the album to get one salad. and split it mainly a restaurant to come social telling the libald tale of a Trinidad should whet newcomers' appetites between the four of us. We chose ize, rather than eat. We split the picking our dishes. Sunday from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. faJnily, whose mother tells her son for the early albums that have the ensalada de pallo con curri, bills. I paid for myself and Alysia, BARcelona has been at its BARcelona is a good change of "Your daddy ain't your daddy, but brought Madness such a dedicated ~ which was a curried Spanish chick- and the total bill was $24.38. Clayton location for two years. It is pace from the usual burgers. If you your daddy don't know." following over the past 25 years. en salad ($5.25). Although the The service was great. The host owned by Mike Johnson and Frank are in Clayton, or even if you are It alone is worth the price of the And if the "Va\. 1" at the end of appearance was rather unappetiz- ess was very sweet and welcoming. Schmitz. Hours are Monday not, stop in for some delicious album. the album's title implies more ing, it tasted better than any of us Our server, Debra, was friendly, through Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.: food. You will not regret that you Even though the lyrics of "Dangermen" covers to come, let's Saturday from 5 p.m. to I a.m.; and did. ex. ' ~ ----.------Save Dollars and Cents With Chartwells Debit @ University of Missouri - St. Louis • Monday, August 29, 2005 Friday, September 2, 2005 t STUDENT ID Get your resume in shape now for Extra Value!! ! Career Days 2005* For deposits $25.00 to $50.00, you'll receive an extra 5% value on your deposit. 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HOMEYER Richardson, who also co-produced Film Critic the film, seized an this juicy role and makes the most of its oPPOlumity for "Asylum" has a double meaning. subtext. The character begins with a To offer asylum means to shelter or kind of alTogance and controlled rage, take in. Political refugees are offered like a penned tiger but dissolves into asylum. Asylum also has darker something else as her obsession meanings, as it was also the old term grows. Richardson shows the com for a mental hospital. Ironically of plexity of emotions with skillful course, these old hospitals for the restraint and style, giving a tour-de mentally ill were more often snake force performance. Marton Csokas as pit~ than shelters. Edgar has a powerful screen presence Set in England of the late 1950s, that might propel him to stardom, and Natasha Richardson stars as Stella he gives a compelling performance Raphael, an elegant woman whose steeped in both smoldering sexuality husband Max (Hugh Bonneville) has and an alteration between romance just taken a position as deputy director and madness. Hugh at an isolated, mral mental hospital. Bon n e v i II e ' s Asylum When her husband infolms her that sU'aight -laced, cold .. , she will be expected to socialize with Max is the perfect the other wives of staff members, and foil for Richardson's that she will "behave," we get a sense Stella but it is Ian that she has a history of not confolm McKellan's nuanced ing to expected norms and that she is and creepy Dr. somehow on probation with her hus Cleave who steals band. the supporting actor While she shows no overt resis spotlight tance, her sullen expressions speak The film is based on the book by volumes, as if she is a prisoner in her Patrick McGrath. As a child, the marriage. At a welcoming party, we author lived on the grow1ds of a men are introduced to Dr. Cleave (lan tal hospital and was inspired by McKellan), a longtime therapist at the rumors of a doctor's wife who had hospital who was passed over in favor had an affair v;ith a patient. The film of Stella's husband for the top job. Dr. itself was shot on location at an aban Cleave's favorite patient Edgar Natasha Richardson plays Stella Raphael, wife of a mental hospital's deputy director. doned mental hospital built in 1888, (Marton Csokas), who is one of the which adds a stately Gothic touch to trusted patients, is assigned to help about Edgar's violent history :illd the rigid society of the 1950s, where both troublesome object. In the repressive train wreck, the result might be pre the film's visual aspect. restore the greenhouse and gardens lisks she knows she faces from soci mental patients and women faced a and rigid warld of the little Victarian dictable but it holds a horrifying fasci This stylish, almost Gothic hOlTor around the couple's new home. The ety's wrath, she clings to the mair stem set of social rules and conse age af the 1950s, there is no esc.ape nation from which yau cannot look tale is worth the ticket price for the handsome Edgar befriends the cou with the desperation of a drovTling quences for breaking them. Any for her and no place in "respectable" away. outstanding acting performances and ple's young son and eventually the woman clutching a life raft. woman who nostalgically idealizes society for someone like ber. As cold Among the highlights of the gorgeous, iconic, disturbing pho wife and the patient meet. Even if you can guess the track of the 1950s era needs to see this film and controlled as her life with her hus "Asylum" are the outstanding acting tography and mise-en-scene. The ! The moment their eyes meet, the the story, "Asylum" (eUs its tale with and take note. band is, the mental patient is not a and beautiful photography. Like "Far compelling imagery and powerful sexual sparks fly. Against all reason, the tension of a thriller, with a quick. This is a story of a women smoth wrongly imprisoned saint. He is a From Heaven." it echoes fifties melo acting are something you won't soon she begins a torrid sexual affair that restles pacing and a taboggan lide of ering in re uictions. set in a nightmare man who killed his "'TIe in a fit af dramas of Douglas Sirk but unJjke forget The disturbing, historic period seems to become an obsession and an emational energy. velvet pri on af a worl d. This woman paranaid jealousy. Ultimately, she that film, it does not slavish reproduce story of a WOlllan at the mercy of addiction for her, leading to the kind "Asylum" is nat so much are .sit is suffocating as a person, surrounded sees no way out. and unravels under the filmmaking style of the peliod. manipulative men may not be to of disasters that addictions often have. ing af the canditians af mental ha pi by men who. hold all the power and the intolerable pressure o.f her circum The photagrdphy is more striking, everyone's taste but the telling of the Despite warnings from Dr. Cleave tals of the past, as it i a visit to the arrogantly U'eat her a desirable but stances. The film is like watching a even breathtaking, with single shots . story is first rate. ABOVE Don Johnston (Bill Murray) maintains his passivefy-melancholy personality in 'Broken Flowers,' directed by Jim Jarmusch. Johnson embarks on a quest to find a son he never knew he had until a mysterious envelope appears at his door. LEFT Don Johnston visits his ex-lover (Sharon Stone) in hopes of finding out if she bore the child he fathered nearly two decades earlier 'Broken Flowers' is a polished, sophisticated collaboration BY CATHERINE MARQUIS what he could do to make her stay. Broken C%t.H) "Ghost Dog," "Down By Law," and on one's life are major themes of the both Jarrnusch styles. H OMEYER Passi vely melancholic, he almost Flowers "Dead Man," but is less well known to story. However, the long-anticipated col seems resigned to her leaving no general audiences. There has been a lot The four past loves are a kind of Film CritiC laboration between Jarmusch and Bill matter what he does. After she of talk about whether this film, which matched sets, two by two, with a mod Murray seems less successful than one Director Jim Fans of art-house films have been departs, Johnston receives a pink stars not only Murray, but Sharon erate and extreme of each. Two are might wish. Murray is so persistently Jarmusch waiting for this. Director Jim Jarmusch envelope that contains a note, telling Stone, Julie Delpy, Jessica Lange, pleased to see him, one strongly so and low-key that there is nothing to con- Ii and actor Bill Murray seem like such a him that he has a 19-year-old son who TIlda Swinton and Jeffrey Wright, one ambivalent. The two other ex-girl trast his moments of stillness against. natural combination, especially after he did not know about, who has mn might be a mainstream breakout .film, friends are not pleased, one strongly The story is good but the film limits its Murray's performance ill "Lost in away and may be looking for him. The Don is reluctant but the relentless bringing Jarmusch a more mainstream so. Two of them have done well finan cinemagraphic artistry to occasional Translation." The pair comes together letter is unsigned and there is no return Winston wears him down. If Don had audience and higher profile. Whether cially; two have not, once again with flashes of a more visual style in some at last for the fIlm "Broken Rowers," a address. something else to do with his days, that will be the case, or whether that is two extremes. Two have conventional beautifully composed images in non dry, wry look at a middle-aged Don Johnston shows the letter to his pal Winston could not have talked him something Jarmusch would want are lives; two do not, with the pattem con dialog shots. When the actors are Juan who revisits some old lovers in and next-door neighbor Winston (the into this. Don comes up with four ex debatable but the story is more acces tinuing. The match sets, with light and speaking, Jarmusch uses his more nat hopes of finding the mother of a son he marvelous Jeffrey Wright), an ener girlfriends. played by Sharon Stone, sible than usual for Jarmusch. It may dark, moderate and extreme versions, uralistic approach to mis-en-scene. might have fathered. "Broken getic Ethiopian family man with a wife Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange and be filled with nanle actors but it is still produce a curious clockwork structure The film therefore seems to have a Rowers" was the Grand Prix winner at and house full of kids. Johnston and Tilda Swinton. At Wrnston's sugges pretty dark and heavy for rrriddle-of for the film's story. foot in two different visual styles. the 2005 Cannes Intemational Film Winston Illay be neighbors but their tion, he carries a bouquet of pink flow the-road filmgoers, so how much gen Jim Jarmusch fanB differ on which The story is good and the telling is Festival. houses are worlds apart. Don lives in ers for each visit, hoping the color pink eral audiences will embrace it remains are his best films but one divide is well constructed. The theme really Don Johnston (Bill Murray) is a an upscale, well-decorated but sterile, and the romantic gesture might get a to be seen. between those who love or dislike should be universal but the serious, middle-aged guy who made a pile of empty home, while Wrnston's crowd response from the sender of the pink Passively melancholic describes "Dead Man," a stylized, quasi thought provoking nature, despite its _ money in the tech boom and retired ed working-class house and yard are envelope. MUlTay's character throughout the Western about a man who shares the underlying dark humor, means that it early. Don spent his youth as a Don filled with toys and kids and loving The road not taken and looking film, a more deadpan version of the name of poet-painter William Blake, a is different from the flood of escapist Juan, flitting from one woman to . chaos. Clearly, Don loves being in back at life are major themes running character he played in "Lost ill film shot in high-contrast black and entertainment that fills multiplex the another without committing to a rela Winston's house, with the kids and under this film. Like many Jarmusch Translation." But as he searches for white with a painterly visual style and aters. For the more thoughtful filmgo- tionship. The film opens with a low activity, Illaking his bachelor state films, it is also about death and mor four past loves, his ambivalent yearn sly, dark humor. The look and content er, it is a must-see, especially if you are key, restrained Murray watching the more puzzling. Wrnston, who loves tality, on some levels. It also has big ing and curiosity about a son and what of the film is markedly different from unfamiliar with Jarrnusch's films. old movie Don Juan, as his latest live mysteries and fancies himself a sleuth, doses of dark, deadpan comedy, some might have been come to the surl'ace. Jarmusch's other films, like "Ghost Whether there are enough filmgoers in girlfriend Sherry (Julie Delpy) is urges Johnston to track down his ex thing both Jarmusch and Munay do Along the way, he passes young men Dog," which often have a more natu willing to take the chance on this pol moving out. The commitment-phobic girlfriends of twenty years ago to find weU. and clearly wonders if they might be ralistic look and themes, perhaps why ished, sophisticated film will deter Johnston doesn't want her to go but he out which one of them may have sent Jarrnusch has long been a favorite his undiscovered son. Like many many of his fans dislike it Curiously, mine if Jarmusch has stepped into the has no clue either why she is leaving or it and if what the letter said is true. art-house/indie director, with films like Jannusch films, death and reflections "Broken Flowers" shows elements of mainstream after all. 'Edukators' explores youth, idealism, practicality By CATHERINE MARQUIS These gentle activists and room natural beauty, with time the captors mates, Jan (Daniel Bruhl) and Peter HOMEYER and the captured form a kind of rap (Stipe Erceg), decry how hard it is to port. The businessman has a certain Film Critic be a rebellious youth these days, charm, and begins to tell them of his speaking longingly of an earlier time own youthful idealism, when he was The Edukators invade the homes of youth dissent, nostalgic for a past part of the SDS. But he also tells them of the wealthy. They re-arrange their before their time. These idealists have the old saying that "not communist at furniture into odd, sculpture-like con more in common with the peace-lov twenty, then you have no heart, but figurations, then leave a note saying e ing flower children of the sixties than still communist at thirty, then you . "your days of plenty are numbered" the later rabble-rousing revolutionar have no head." The complex relation and signed the Edukators. ies of the seventies. When Peter's girl ships between the four develop as The Edukators are not an army of friend Jule (Julia Jentsch), who is they sit in the isolated but idyllic organized subversives but only a cou struggling to payoff a debt incurred wilderness. ple of young Germans men who when she hit a rich man's Mercedes, is This is the kind of film that takes express their dissatisfaction with soci evicted from her apartment, she you down unexpected paths. The pac ety's drift towards the ever widening moves in with the two. ing is lively as a thriller to start but ,.. gap between iich and poor. Their During one of these home inva- becomes more contemplative after guerrilla performance art invasions . sions, things go wrong. All three are . they reach the cabin. While the film aim to disturb the comfort and com surprised when the homeowner, a has a balance of comic and dramatic placency of the wealthy. They take wealthy businessman named aspects, it also hits on thought-pro nothing and they carry out their stunts Hardenberg (Burghart Klaussner) voking, universal challenges of life with meticulous planning when the returns unexpectedly. Unsure how to and finding a path between one's prin homeowners are out of town. handle this dilemma, they decide to ciples and the pragmatic choices '. Rather than being a political dia- kidnap the middle-aged businessman everyone faces. Fine performances by tribe, this surptising film is more until they figure out what to do. They all the actors, and the filmmaker's about the changes of ideals and view take him to a remote mountain cabin, skill, make this journey both involv ·Grizzlv Man' Dull nes point as one goes through life. where they settle in to think about ing and enjoyable. The film makes Director and co-writer Hans how they will deal with the problem. sparse use of music but the choice of Weingartner delivers a pointed, social What looks at first to be a film the song . '~Alleluia" for soundtrack satire in the style of "Goodbye Lenin" about the anguish of frustrated youth sets the perfect emotion tone in a piv with his German-language film ''The ~ becomes instead a look at how people otal point in the story. Edukators." It is a terrific film, well path 10 cbange througbout their lives, and the This fine tale of youth and age, ide grislv e ing crafted, well-acted and full of unex meaning of ideals and values. Isolated alism and practical concerns, is well pected plot twists. in the rustic cabin and surrounded by worth the ticket price. BY CATHERINE MARQUIS entists alike, but a blood-thirty glee at his tion of a videot¥, but not the video, ~ the ens cap was still on the camera. This HOMEYER demise that would make a Nazi proud. Treadwell's unique personality is audio is not heard in this film, although A RISTOCRATS, from page 14 Film Critic captured on his tapes, as he often turned why it was not used is made clear in an ~ .. ...• _... _._ ...• _-_ ... _.-.-._.. _._ ..__ ... __ •.. _------.------.. --.--.--~ ..• --.--.-...---- .-... -- ..... _._------_. __.. __.. .__ ._. __ ... __.__ ._ .... _._._---...... ---...-.-- -.-.-..--- .... --.--..- .•..•. -. "Disturbing" is the best word to the camera on himself, standing in the emotional scene of the filmmaker listen this old joke better than American general public. giving the film a rating was problem describe "Grizzly Man," a documentary foreground and narrating the bear's ing to the t¥ through headphones comedians, some of whom thought the One of the toppers is Gilbert atic. Obviously it is not for children film by the great Gelman director behavior behind him. He often had a while Treadwell's co-worker and ex punch line could also be "the Gottfried, tossing aside his prepared but the point of the documentary is to Werner Herzog about Tlffi Treadwell, an child-like, sometimes sticky-sweet tone, girlfriend, who owns the t¥ but has Sophisticates." The punch line works routine and telling his version of the look inside the world of comedians a amateur naturalist and wildlife filmmak in conveying his idealized view of never listened to it, looks on. Before the for the mismatch between title and the joke at a comedian's "roast," as an ice bit and the structure of comedy, rather er who spent thirteen summers living in nature and wildlife. In other cases, he tape finishes, Herzog asks her to turn it +; stage act described but misses the ref breaker a few days after the 9/11 than to tell dirty jokes. Fans of come close proximity to wild Alaskan grizzly had a certain macho bravura, with an off and suggests she destroy the tape erence to nmeteenth century scandals attacks in 2ool. dy who are not easily offended will bears until he was killed by a bear in undercurrent of references to the danger rather than risk the temptation to one day about degenerated at.istocrats, which Although the point of the joke is to likely be intrigued at this chance to go 2003. Treadwell, a man who wanted to he was placing himself in. To his credit, listen to it made the secret joke both too ''blue'' be offensive and there are several backstage with the professionals. be a bear, became one with bis beloved Treadwell frequently spoke, unpaid, to Even without the audio or photos, and too politically dangerous for the telling of the joke, it is only words, so bears in a too literal sense. While school children about his work with there are graphic descriptions of how Treadwell may have desired this end in bear"S, and he clearly connected with Treadwell and his girlfriend were eaten some sense, his girlfriend who feared children, who responded to his childlike by a.bear, from the airplane pilot who bears also died with him persona and warm manner. discovered the remains and from the Werner Herzog shows both the good Yet his own footage, and Herzog's coroner, who handled the bodies. The and bad of Tlffi Treadwell. Treadwell interviews with his friends and family, coroner, who listened to the audio of the embarked on a personal study of the also reveals a darker side to Treadwell, a attacks, speaks eerily about those final Alaskan grizzly bears he loved in the man who got a charge out of courting moments. The descriptions alone are wild. Over time, he culti vared a relation danger, and who had a history of alco disturbing enough. ship with a group of bears that allow him holism and drug use with hints of vio Treadwell comes across as a man to get surprisingly close without being lence. The film also offers glimpses of with a troubled past, with dark and light attacked.. The wisdom of conditioning other passionate nature lovers who knew sides, who courted death with the bears. bears to allow close proximity is doubt hinl. who saw spirituality in his com As Werner Herzog narrates the film, he ful at best but because of it, he was able muning \\rjth bears. These views are gives his personal view ofTreadweU and to capture video footage up-close of their contrasted in the film against the views his death. He speaks admiringly of behavior. His greatest contribution may Treadwell's work as a nature photogra have been this footage, the kind most Grizzly pher. calling him meticulous and exact nature photographers could ne r attain. ing as a filnunaker, a man who would Herzog includes much of Treadwell's Man take up to fifteen takes to get a shot right. breathtaking. sometimes frightening Director A failed actor, Treadwell was both pho footage of the bears' daily lives in his Werner Herzog togenic and comfortable in front of the film canlera, and his footage reveals a great Treadwell was able to a=mplish deal of his inner life and thoughts as well this by returning to the same area of as some level of ego. On one of his last Alaska for thirteen years, to live "'1th the of a Nati e American curator at a nature tape.s. he rants on canlera about the park bears and get to know them. His arnaz museum and a wildlife biologist, who service that gave him access to the area, ing photography of the bears makes both thought that Treadwell was mostly making personal conunents that the clear the extent to which the bears habituating the bears to people, and filmmaker wisely masks. became comfortable with his presence. endangering both the bears and himself There is lots of Treadwell's amazing Treadwell's films include runTIltion Treadwell seems to bounce betwi..>en close-up footage of bears but one of the that reveals both his utopian view of the wanting to be an ''&rth FIrst'· type radi most charming parts of the film is his natural world and his deep affection for cal and a Steve Irwin nature program footage of foxes in the area, to which he the bears he studied.. wannabee. He claimed to be protecting also became close. The warmth of One of the best things about the film bears from poachers, yet an area Ylrildlife Treadwell's playful interaction with the is thar it makes clear the distinction biologist reports that poaching is not a foxes, even petting them like dogs, is between wildlife biologists and passion problem in the area Instead. Treadwell tragically touching. It makes one wishes ate amateur naturalists and eco-activists seems to be "protecting" the bears from that Treadwell had been enamored of like Treadwell.. Director Werner Herzog ecotourists hoping to take. photos of foxes rather than bears . is a master filmmaker. and as he narrates thenl. while retJ:eating Ii'om civilization In the end it was not one of the bears his own film, he makes it clear that he himself. 1be retreat from the world of he lived among for so many summers, does not agree with Treadwell's utopian man is an underlying theme in but another unfamiliar bear that wan \~ew of the natural world. Yet the direc Treadwell' commentary in his some dered into the area as fall approached tor also gives a variety of viewpoints times diary-like video footage. much that killed both Treadwell and his girl their chance to speak about Tlffi more than protecting habitat and species. friend, when Treadwell had stayed later College is a test. Treadwell and his wOIk. One of the most Although he had been featured on into the fall than he usually did. chilling parts of the film was when one TV shows like David Letterman's, "Grizzly Man" is a well-made, even of Treadwell's fellow nature-lover Treadwell's death brought him a new compelling docwnentary from one of friends described messages she received level of international attention. The bear the world's great fiJrrunakers but the dis My checking gives me after Treadwell's death, expressing not attack that killed both Treadwell and his turbing subject means this is not a film just distain for ecology activists and sci- girlfriend wa, captured on the audio por- for everyone. a free retake. Now there's a free checking account that gives you room to goof. 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No n,CCl'nm.·t'(~ 1\111." tr ;) Page 18 ~Ire Current August 22, 2005 ~------~==~~~~------~~--~--- Setbacks in remodeling tennis Morgan chooses UM-St. Louis over courts frustrates players, coaches Yankees after no agreement is reached BY FJUUtcIS LAM trated by the delays. "The fences more from Downers Grove, Ill. BY FRANCIS LAM fer from St Louis Community make them pay for their pettiness." ··· StaJ!Writer · took longer than expected to put up. said, "We want to practice by our College - Meramec, he has batted In two years, Morgan has also Staff Writer Then there was a mix-up with the selves so we're ready for when off .320 with 110 hits, 63 runs, 12 home pitched 21 games, with an overall • ~ colors for the court." Even though ical practice starts, but it's hard to The remodelling of the UM-St runs, eight triples, 19 doubles, and 72 record of 8-5 and an ERA of 4.77 on the project manager assured find other places to play tennis After being selected by the New 63 runs, 50 earned and 62 strikeouts. Louis tennis courts has had a set RBIs. Gyllenborg that the courts would be because the other schools are using York Yankees in the Major League This also contributes to why back as they look to complete the "I aim to get drafted again next completed on time, it is now not the their courts a lot for their own team Baseball draft, Josh Morgan has cho project before the start of the new year inside the top 15 rounds." Coach Brady is excited to see the case. practices." sen to return to UM-St Louis and return of Morgan. "From a UM-St fall semester. The tennis courts are Morgan commented before looking After the gates ' to the tennis . The first official match and ded rejoin the team for his senior year. located right behind . the Mark toward the new season, 'The · team Louis baseball standpoint, I'm ecsta courts were placed in the middle of ication of the new courts is on Sept. Morgan was selected in the 27th Twain Athletic bUilding, sand has to get back to the tournament and tic he's back. The things he brings to the courts instead of in between 10, but Gyllenborg hopes to have round of the draft and although he the table are immeasurable, his mere wiched between the baseball field . do a lot better than last year. We have them so as not to disturb the players them done long before then. "They went through some talks with the 26- and soccer field. They have been a lot of guys coming in so hopefully presence in our locker room will during play, the fences were slow to should be done by the first day of time World Champions, nothing was long overdue for a resUrfacing as we can do that. I've been over in automatically bond this team togeth go up. Now the actual tennis surface the men's practice, but hopefully agreed. "I talked with the Yankees er. However even ' more important they used to have large cracks in the New York for the summer playing a has to be laid over the fresh tarmac before then. For now I have to find the day before the draft, the day of . will be his presence in our lineup, court and some of the fences were summer league and am excited to and the courts painted red with the a good off-campus location that and the day after." Morgan said, coupled with an outstanding recrui.t broken. The women's tennis team practice with the new team." surroundings painted a tan color. doesn' t clash with any other "And although we talked quite a bit ing class, makes us a very dangerous were scheduled to begin practice Coach Brady had mixed emotions The colors· are the current holdup in school's schedule." . afterwards, we never got anything ballclub this coming season 2006." today on Aug. 22 will now have to about the return of Morgan to his the operation. Check out the UM-St Louis sorted out." "Not only is Josh Morgan a five find an off campus location due to lineup. 'Tm disappointed the Although the men's tennis team men's and women's tennis teams at In a disappointing season last year tool player but quite frankly, he may the holdup. Coach Gyllenborg, head Yankees were not more aggressive in is not due to start practice until the alumni match and official open for the UM-St Louis baseball team, be the most complete amateur base coach of both UM-St Louis men's their pursuit of Josh, but if you Sept 1, they too are affected by the ing of the new tennis courts on Sept Morgan stood out as the team's star and women's tennis teams was frus- snooze you lose! Knowing Josh ball player in the entire Midwest at delay. Ryan Burgdorfer, a sopho- 10. player. In the two years Morgan has being the tough kid he is, he'll truly any level." been at UM-St Louis since his trans- INTERN D IARIES, from page 6 ----_._---_._ .....•. _- _. __ .._- _._. __ ._ _... .. _-_.. _. __ ._--_._.. _. __.__ ._-----_._- _ ._------_._-_ ._- _._._- -_.__ ._.._ _._ -. They saw my oddly positioned my whole body tighten up and sud could talk to was mom, and I sure was reading material and med to take it denly. .. I think Sting described it best n't going to ask her about sex. I relied away. Our morn began getting irritated in his book "Broken Music," when he on trial and error, along with a few and turned her head around, yelling at described a similar incident: accidental discoveries. This is pretty us for making so much noise. I tried to "I lie in the darkness of my attic much how I have learned everything explain that Ben and Chris wouldn't bedroom above the dairy, where I have in New York as an actor, writer, leave my book alone, but then found successfully ejaculated into my hand Production Assistant at NBC and envi myself in a really awkward situation. for the first time .. . I have no idea what ronrnentalist at the New York Public Ben ripped the book away and every it is that has exploded into my hand in Interest Research Group. one in the car noticed my ... unfortu the dark, only that it has the viscosity On the set of 'The Producers," I nate situation. and temperature of blood. " found myself in another learning expe My mom noticed an older woman I quickly grabbed a tissue and rience when I was paired up to play nearby and insisted that I must be cleaned. my hands. After washing up husband of an older woman in her thinking about the stranger. She diag more thoroughly, I prayed to God. I early forties. Little did I know at the nosed me--even though she has never asked him to forgive me. I did not time that she would really fall into had any professional degrees or certifi know what had happened exactly, but character, even though she was old cations-as suffering from an Oedipus it felt really, really good. I med to for enough to be my mom, and even Honors College, Provincial House complex. get that moment but it kept entering though her husband was at home and Back in the bathroom as I relieved my mind every day afterwards, but I her daughter was only two rows in the uncontrollable poison ivy irrita began to become more curious about front of us. 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