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"A chance to go out to eat and A winter storm brought an average of 8 inches of snow. CHENHAO Lit THE CURRENT get some flowers and a good dinner." to guide that LoyerS more specific issues MARY GRACE BUCKLEY professor who wished remain anony Staff Writer mous. "My students had to listen to me in our reading." Nigro ~, id. So perhaps lecture more man I normally would in concentration is rhe solution. Brittany Frehse The snoWStorms that hit St. Louis ear a seminar class. But everyone has been Still, some faculty will admit snow Business lier this month may not have reached the very flexible, and we've managed with da}-s do haw their advantages. Senim level of snow-pocalypse as some claimed no serious problems." hIf me weather is very bad, classes are
it would, bur the weather did manage to Class time is not me only area mat likely to have low attendance anywa. T. shut down the University of Ivfissouri faces a crunch. Outside of class, even SO students who do manage to come St. Louis on Feb 1st and 2nd. Ice and, though a snow day technically gives stu often haw to sit through repetitions of "Attacks on Journalism later, snow covered the en tire St. Louis dent -more time for homework, many material when the a((endance gets back reek of desperation" metropolitan area, and some outlying fall victim to procrastination and the to normal. Snm-\r days preempt this kind - From issue 1335 regions received as much as 15 inches feeling of vacation. of problem," Sylvia Cook, Professor of of precipitation. This affected many of "The disadvantage is when we go back English, said. the university's commuting students, the and people feel disoriented and perhaps "I think everyone would agree that demographic considered by the admin feel that professors should extend dead a surprise vacation is beneficial," Nigro isuation when deciding whether or not lines. However, doing so could affect the said. It is like Knut the polar bear. His mother
to close campus. entire syllabus and grading scheme, as One group of people who did not get left him for dead l so zookeepers inter The two recent cancelations brought most of us teach more man one course," an impromptu vacation was me Sodexo vened with nature and hand raised him. the total number of snow days to three Kathleen Butterly-Nigro, Professor of food service emplo ees who \vere still 501 now what of Knut? An aggressive this semester. That is more than in the Women's and Gender Studies, said. responsib]e for the meals of on campus bear that cannot be controlled and last rwo years combined. Teachers have been finding alterna students. disobeys the laws of his keepers. Israel? Unfortunately for both srudents and tive ways to make new -assignments "\Y/e've been proactive with snow days Anybody? faculty, classes are now a full day behind available, like the Internet, mough mat getting oUI emplo ~ 'ees in here to Provin many syllabi. has its setbacks. cial House to feed the boarding students -Student "Certain activities get shifted our of "One option is to use the Discussion to make sure no one goes hungry " Char me classroom and onto the students' Board, but many students do not have lie Kirby, Sodexo District lvlanager, said out of class time (screening certain film computers at home, so we cannot make "When it's bad we have a gtoup of peo clips/segments, for example). Discus that a requirement. What I have done ple we starr calling at mree-mirty, four sion time for certain topics gets squeezed this year so far is to review major points o'clock \vaking them up, seeing who can so that we can stay on crack," said one in our readings and provide a study come in and who can get whom." 4 I 'OChc lturrrnt I FEB. 14, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I NEWS World of W·ngs comi g to Millennium Student Center
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he said. "\~ can't run it ourselves due to proximity issues. at Provincial House on somh campus and in The Nosh later. RYAN KRULL They have to come on sight and do an analysis and they have Already, the credit card swipe has become part of the cash reg News Editor all sorts of parameters that they have to satisfy before coming ister, speeding up the previously sluggish process. in." The \X/o\Xr and Einstein Express will be able to be staffed "\V'hen it was announced that there was a food service com Beginning this fall, some familiar food franchises will be by Sodexo personnel. pany change I think a lot of people automatically thought ev coming ro the lvfillennium Student Center. Charlie Kirby, The Pilot House will contain the \Y,fO\Y./ and will also likely erything would change and it will to some extent overtime." the disuict manager for University of Missouri-St. Louis' new hold the SubwaY' if a deal Can be worked out with mat fran Kirby said. "But due to the time frames we were all put under food service provider Sodexo, said that a \).:0\'(' Cafe and chise. "The J\:lexican concept could go av/ Ii hes 8,2 1 LitHag is a student produced literary magazine aimed at giving a UMSL students a creative writing outlet. - No Identifying information on submitted work - Hard copy submissions go inside green LitMag box outs ide Lu cas Hall 485 - Submit work with cover sheet including: Name, Phone number, E-mail address all work must be Send E-Mail Submissions to previously unpublished [email protected] - Prose word limit: 20 pages, 5-6 per work - Poem page-length limit: 10 pages total, 3 Max. - Deadline: 212412011· -Artwork number limit: 5 / All Genres UM- st. Louis Tritons against Drury university after the Pack the Stands event on Thursday night. NITESH JAIN I THE CURRENT against Drury. pushed their lead to 13 points at halftime and ballooned that CEDRIC WILLIAMS The Triton women were just one \yin away from clinching a lead ro more than 20 points early in the second half. Sports Editor spot in the playoffs this year and were hoping to earn that play Drury eventually won the game 73-47 to clinch its second off berm wim a big \\fin over the much bigger Lady Panthers. straight GLVC West Division championship, while also assur Everything was set up for Pack me Stands Night to be a Drury used its size advantage to build a 32-25 lead at half ing the Panthers would get a home game in the first round real party for me University of 1\1issouri-Sr. Louis men's and time and seemed poised for a breakout run in the second half. of next weekend's GLVC Postseason Championship Tourna women's basketball teams last Thursday night at me Mark But UM-St. Louis JUSt would not allow it. ment. Tv.rain Building. The Tritons held Drury to just 12 points the entire second Losses in other GLVC action Thursday night allowed UM The university was mrowing its annual basketball celebra half and on twO separate occasions held me Lady Panthers St. Louis to also clinch a spOt in the playoffs. BUt the Tritons tion, and asked all UM-Sr. Lo.uis students, faculty, staff and withoUt a bucket for more than five minUtes. still have more work to do if they are to earn a home playoff alumni to come out and be a part of a night of free admission, Somehow Drury still managed to lead in me game's final . game for themselves. free food ~d free prizes in suppOrt of Triton hoops. minute, but uM-st. Louis guard Caiclyn Moody, junior, phys UM-Sr. Louis will play twice this week on the road, first at The Triton players and coaches were all pretty fired up ical education, tied me score at 44 \vith a three-pointer from Maryville Universiry, on Thursday, Feb. 17, then in the regular about the chance to play in what annually is me biggest home the top of the key with just 17 seconds left. season finale against Missouri S&T on Saturday, Feb. 19. crowd of me season. It was Moody's third three-point make of me game, and she If the TritOns can win both those games, and get a little help Unfortunately, me visiting Drury basketball teams were finished with a team-high 13 points. from omer teams around me league (specifically at least one very rude houseguests and sapped all me fun out of me eve Unfortunately, me emotion of (he moment did not last, ioss each by Kentucky \'Vesleyan and Lewis) , UM-St. Louis ning, first by knocking off me Triton women 57-50 in over- and Ul\1-St. Louis was outscored 13-6 in me extra period, would get to host a first tound playoff game when the GLVC time, men by pummeling me Triton men.73-47. . sending me Triton women to their fourth straight loss. Tournament begins on Saturday, Feb. 26. Drury came to me Mark Twain wim a fum grasp on first The marquee match up of Pack the Stands Night was sup The Triton \vomen earned the 12th and final spot in me place in me Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division on posed to be me men's showdown between the 16-6 Panthers GLVC Women's Tournament with a 75-53 win over Rock bom me men's and women's side. and me 14-8 Tritons. hurst this past Saturday. But the UM-St. Louis men had a chance to reclaim the lead But the hard-fought, division-championship battle most That 12th slot means UM-St. Louis will play No. 11 Quin it had had in me division for most of rh:e season, uit could pull anticipated happening on Thursday night never materialized, cy University in a first round playoff game at Quincy's Pepsi off the upset over the Panthers. as Drury pounced on UM-Sr. Louis early. Arena on Saturday, Feb. 26. The UM-St. Louis women also had huge stakes on me line The Panmers led by ten points for most of the first half, 6 I '([he ~llrrrnt I FEB. 14, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I SPORTS Women's so tball and basketball anno nces new s·g ees for 20 -2012 Lawrence, a 5'7" guard, averaged 14 points, three rebounds ers/Pitchers to \X7"atch" by ESPN Rise magazine. CEDRIC WILLIAMS and 2.5 assists per game as a junior. Last season, she shot a Rucledge is a three-time all-conference selection and a three Sport s Editor sizzling 5 percent from the Roar, and sank 9 mree-pointers, dme News Gazette all-area selection, who helped her team to including a school record with nine three-pointers made in conference championships as a sophomore and a junior. The Unive rsity of Mi ouri-St. Louis Athletics Depanmem one game. As a junior, she posted a .579 batting average, a .600 on announced recen tly the signing of sev ral stlldenr-athkt wans, a 6' 1 n forward averaged ten points, seven rebounds, base percentage and a .711 slugging percentage. Rutledge O\vns ho have i ned on to become Tritons once they graduate three blocked shots and two s(eJls per game bst season. She school records for stolen bases in a game (5) and a season (31). high school this spring. is also a standout track & held performeI, where she qualified Schwarztrauber preps at },.1ascoutah (Ill.) High School and The list of eight names released b) the athletic department for the srate championship meet in me discus and shot put. plays club softball for Black \X-idows 18U/Midland Magic. indud s three women's basketbal l players and five WOlDen's The five oftball signees r Bri Q ALITY, AFFO DABLE HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN, MEN A D TEENS • sro testing & treatment • birth control services • emergency contraception • pregnancy testing • GYN exams • HPV vaccine - females & males ages 9 - 26 • options education & information • abortion services - abortion pill (4 - 9 weeks) -surgical abortion (4 - 22 weeks Same day and next day appoi including evening and Saturda P-J Pia ned Parent 800.230.75261 www.plannedpa-renthood. From the stage ofTouhil1 on Feb 5th, Stop Kiss, a play about a lesbian relationship. YUMETO YAM AZAKI/ TH E CURRENT LGBT play 'Stop Kiss' re eives standing ovation tion) as she ends her day rocking out only to The story does feel toO choppy at cer The play is a powerful drama that seriously THEATRE be interrupted by a friend of a friend, Sara tain points and the chronological place speaks to the injustices that people in the Les (Vanika Spencer, junior, theater and dance), menr of certain Rashback scenes seems at bian, gay, bi-sexual. transexual (LGBT) com "Stop Kiss" ended its run at the Touhill who she soon finds out has a lot in com times ambiguous. Theatergoers who en muniry face. At the end of the production Performing Ans Cenrer over the week mon with her. The two humorously speak joy spice in their theatre entertainment three University of 1vlissouri-St. Louis profes end, starting off its final fim by playing to of their past and develop a quick friendship, will likely find "Stop Kiss" appealing. sors sat down with the audience to have a light a nearly packed house on Thursday night. \vhich later on turns into something m ore. Aside from no breaks, and at last count, round table on the topic of gender identity. Set above a "rjbrant and colorful New York The entire cas( of "Stop Kiss" performed [en cunain drops, me SCO fY is compelling Touching on (he major psychological, per backdrop, "Stop Kiss" brings together two amazingly, from the enjoyable puns on life in and has a nuance of sexualirT rarely seen or sonal and cultural behaviors of identity, one unlikely future lovers. The play, directed by a big city to the sly, sexual overtones. The char spoken of on stage. All the supporting cast couJd easily see corollaries from the play that Tlaloc Rivas and wrirren by Nev,r York City acters all pulled out an enjoyably convincing m embe::s did a good job of accemclting, but traverse more than just the stage. All in all the based author, Diana Son, poignantly tells a tale. The only complaint an audience mem not inhibiting, the main story of Sara and experience is one of a kind and the play's long story of a budding relationship be(\J,reen (\.,,0 ber might legitimately be able to make would Callie's budding and evolving rdationship. running time of nearly fWO hours should nor omen, who before meeting each other, had have to do with the length of the show. At an Their nascent relationshi p is put to [he test be a deterre'nt for anyone interested in better never considered themselves anything other hour'and 45 minutes "Stop Kiss" can at times \\'hen a heinous act is committed by a charac underscanding the LGBT communiry. than straight. induce the feeling that the next scene should ter who is onJ spoken of The details of this A -Zachm] James Kraft, Design Editor The plot begins as a normal day for Callie be the last. The nonlinear structure of the sto eyent are revealed slowl:- throughout, adding (Ashier Bauman, senior, secondary educa- ry does not help subdue those feelings either. to the overall emotion of ,: Stop Kiss." 8 I 'UChc ltUITcnt I fEB. 14, 2011 l WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I IA&E IGI "Unknown" (everyvvhere) - Liam Neeson is hoping for another hit like uTaken" in this thriller about a man who wakens from a coma to discover someone else has assumed his identity and not even his vvife recognizes him. Also stars Diane Kruger, vvith screenplay co-authored by Stephen Co rn well, who is the son cif legendary sp . novelist John LeCarre, and directed by Jaurne Collet-Serra, who helmed" Orphan ./l J NUARY 27-FEBRUARY 17 Gallery, Visio introduced" Digital" on Thursday, January 27 wh ich lasts until Februa ry 17. YUMETO YAMAZAKI! THE CURRENT ig-tal'age shers in e photograph-c pote tial "1 Am Number Four" (everywhere) - D.l Caruso directs riSing star Timothy O!y tion, being a prospective U ·1-St. Louis student from floris phant, "G lee's" Dianna Agron and star-hopeful .Alex Petty ART sant Vailey University. fer, in a tale of nine teen space aliens hiding out on earth Also in included in the exhibition are several pieces by Vir after an enemy species destroyed their planet. "Smallville" Gallery Visio is currently exhibiting a collection of photog ginia Harold, who specialize:; in inkjet portrayals. In the use of writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar helped adapt a novel raphy primarily by University of Missouri-St. Louis students inkjet, the final outcome is a naturally glossed, hard to scratch co-authored by disgraced memoirist James Frey, in this Dis under the collective title of "Digital." The photographs (on portrait. Thus, thes~ pieces require \'ery little additional pro ney production. tained in the current exhibition range from realism to c\:pres tection, and are also freed of the potential glaring impacts of sionism, pertaining to tOpics as daily as a Rower and as far a COYer-slip or other protective screens. Harold's work varied re~ching as a robot getting drunk on martinis. from scattered photos in a subwa system, creating a wondrous Visio claims in its descriptil~i1 of" the exhibition that "This collage of the ovcrJlI scene, to the intricacies and extravagance UMSL student e:_hibition features artists and designers in all of a dancer's body in motion. forms of digital art; digital painting, computer baseJ illustra In addition to being on display for the viewing pleasure of tion, digitally manipulated photography, digital manipula an passerby with a spare moment, the work exhibIted in Visio tions of traditional forms of art, ·mixed media with digital ele this month are also all for sale to any interested buyers. While ments, CGI, etc." a few pieces range as high as $100, most are within the range "Cedar Rapids" While only seven artists are actually being exhibited at Vi of $25-50. Even at the upper range, the work is all reasonably (select theaters) - Indie comedy fresh from Sundance, abouta sio, the variety of moods and expressions within the works is affordable, even to the poor college student archetype. clueless Midwesterner insurance agent (Ed Helms) attending still astounding. Visio claims that its "Digital" exhibit is meant to educate his first business convention and taken under the wing of a One artist, Danny Reise, has dedicated an entire wail of and create interest among UM-St. Loujs students, EKUlty, staff group of "veterans" including John C. Reilly. From "Youth in pieces based on old industrial strllctures to the exhibit. Dubbed and alumni for an increasingly popular torm of artistry in the Revolt " director Miguel Arteta . "Ghosts of Industry," numbered one through five, each pho world of photography. .fu the world advances further and fur tograph depicts similar scenes of rustic ruin, while managing ther into a highly technology-dependent age, it is necessary to to portray entirely separate portions of the indusuial growth ensure that old and new generations are exposed to the growth the world has experienced throughout the ages. Perhaps one of of digital art. the most groundbreaking factOrs of Reise's work, however, is Gallery Visio will continue to showcase "Digital" through the use of a digital inkjet on canvas. Through this stylization, February 17, this coming Thursday. Take a moment to stop by. Reise's work, despite being captured digitally, looks as though and view the exhibit's exquisite digital work. One piece may it was painstakingly painted for hours on end, adding a very even scream "take me home," and home will suddenly become majestic texture to the pieces. a more cultured locale for years to come. Another artist, Jacob Lucas, portrays scenes of strife and Visio will next exhibit the "Lifeblood" collection, starring war using a very unusual medium: Lego figurines and struc on February 24, through March 24 There will be an opening tures. From what appears to be a robbery, to a vicious forest reception, probably including food and drinks, on February batde, Lucas portrays human violence using one of America's 24, from 4:00 (0 7:00 p.m. most familiar childhood playthings. Lucas also happens to be B -Matthew B. Poposky the only non-UM-St. Louis student hosted within this exhibi- A&EI I WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I FEB. 14, 2011 l1rhc (turrmt I 9 Channing Tatum a d Ja -e Bel form strong team -n Kevi ac onald' Roman Britain ta e " he ag e" man Britain, Marcus determines to travel beyond Hadrian's But this story is not a history lesson, nor evep a panicu MOVIES \Vall to recover the Eagle. He takes along a slave as a guide, a larly serious film, despite the book's historical underpinnings. Celt named Esca Qamie Bell) whose bravery so impressed him This film is JUSt entertainment. After all, we are talking about "The Eagle" is an entertainjng adventure tale, a son of bud that Aquila rescued him from a death sentence. Beyond the Channing Tatum. dy picture in a historic landscape. Starring hunky Channing wall, the Roman is in the slave's country. Jamie Bell does the heavy lifting in acting, while Tatum Tatum and talemed Jamie Bell, it is based on Rosemary Sut The title is a bit of woid play, as Aquila is Latin for eagle. is mostly called on to look noble and hunkJ > which he does cliffs young adulc novel "The Eagle of the Ninth." Director Kevin lvlacdonald, who also helmed "Last King of . splendidly. Yet the partnership and scenes bervveen them work \~?ith a premise that sounds vaguely like last year's "Cen Scotland," made the right choice to shoot mostly on location Still, rhe strong supporting cast and SCQ(tish scenery help .turion," this sv.rords- and sandals action-adventure tale is set in in Scotland, eschewing a lot of eGl scenery. The ",veeping a great deal. Besides Donald Sutherland in a small but meaty second cemury Roman-ruled northern Britain, \Nhere a Ro photography of the wild Scottish land~c,l pe is breath taking role as Marcus' uncle, striking performances include Mark man legionnaire and his Celtic slave venture into the wilds of and does wonderful things for 5ctting the epic tone of this Strong as a former Roman soldier and Ta..h.ar Rahim as a fear Scotland beyond Hadrian's Wall. 1he Roman is on a quest to storr som warrior of the blue-painted Seal people. discover what happened when his bther's Nimh Legion mys 1he dlrector brought back much of his '"Last King t- S Ot \X'hile the film might do good things for Tantm's car er, teriously vanished \vithout a trace, along with their military land" teanl for thiS' projec , including screenwriter Jerem}' there is en ugh to this fi lm that one has to wonder how much standard, the Eagle. Brock arid ci nematographer Anrhony D od 1am le, who better it might h ve be n with a stronger actor, such as Briton Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives in Roman Brit films also include Slumdog Millionaire, ' " 12 Hours" and Tom H ardy in the role. ain to take over a remote outpOSt near Hadrian's '\' all, which "28 Da\ sLater.' Th r is acti n although not 0 much that i[ verwhelms marks the end of the Roman world and rhe begi,!ning of un The scory of a young soldier in fa r off land, of a proud [h stO ry. TI1 r is magnificent seen ry and enough charac conquered Scotland. Twemy years earlier, Marcus' father {Ala empire: now facing inrractabl oppa. itian b) r chnalogicall) r [, plot and atmo h re to keep us interested. 0 erall, "The dar Lakloth) led his storied legion into Scotland and never inferior ClppOnel1( in < distant and harsh lands ape h;u ho s Eagle" off;-rs plen[) of o ld-fashio n ed ad entur , if not much rerurned. ~farcus bears a sense of shame and doubts ahout hiS to today but no overt paraU Is are drawn . The film p r ents a histOry. father but is determined to redeem the family honor. mixed "it\..... of the Roman Elllpire, admirable for melr orga B -Cafe J\1arqllis Recovering from battle wounds at the home of his uncle nization, but arrogant as a conqu rinO' power. nethel , ir Aquila (Donald Sutherland) in a more civilhed portion ofRo- takes a soldier's eve view. 1:hr liurrrnt I VlTEYOU A 0 FRIE 010 A SPECIAL SCREENI G Stop by The Current office or log-on to thecurrent-online.com beginning today for your chance to receive a screening pass for two! Pa~s are \Ill a first crJme. i{sI serve h . The Roman epic adventure "TH E EAG LE" I a Focus Features FiiiilNuiiiberfoiii.com • "liki" us onl Faeebook: Facebook.comilAmNumberFour release directed by Kevin Macdonald. IN THEATRES 2.18.11 WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM 'Zone Se/YI/nar sh/nes on a hot saRje~t A c rding to James R.\XJ: Linsin, Psy D., Counseling Psychol A SHLEY AT KINS ogist and Coordinator of O utreach Health, Wellness & C ounsel Staff writel' ing, bullying can have long term "fte,:rs on a persons selt~ t' steem On Friday, February 4, rhe University of Missouri· 'r. Louis' and can lead to deprc· " ,j on and anxic'Cy. Individual could develop Safe Zone Program has red a seminar on bullying, which spor trust issue'; and relationship problems. lighted a documentary called "Bullied." "If the buIll ing is encouraJ;;c:d or ignored, it can send the mcs Guests arrivcd early and gathcrt: J around room 211 of Clark cage lhat inflicting hun ull others is ~l(ccprabl,' l)chavi(H," Linsin Hall. "The turnout was more than expectcd and there wa, ralk of sai I. "'jhis in rum could cause later problems with so cial interac being overcapacity. Fortunately, '15 everyone' filed illto [he room, tions and a lack of respecr for laws and allthori[y~" enough seating was fDund. The room remai ned silene :IS :mendcL's \ \(/h<:Jl the fiJ rn came LO a conciu.,ion, Linsin ["ad a discus- were introduced ro Safe Zone programming. i n. Whar ' larrcd our as a room of quiet and shy individuals, A part of the Teaching Tolerance series from tbe Southern Pov wlu,·d into :11l lnt(lrInarive di scussi on aboul N;lbozny's slOry and erty Law Center, the film centcred on rhe story or Jami<: N:tbmny what rll(: school board should have d ne about it. Attend es m:rde and The physical, sexual and verbal harassment Nabm,IJY suth:red rheir ow n personal confe,siolls of what they experienced in high throughout junior high and high school bccaus of his sexual ori ,moo!' bringing rhe subjecr even closer ro home. Although some entation. As a result, he filed a lawsuit against the school di rricr individuals had to excw;e themsel ves hom [h" seminar (0 contin for failing to protecr him. ue on with rlleir school day, a majority stayed behind ro furcher The event attracted educators from the organization known s dis uss their though ts and experiences. Safe Connections. I heir mission is to n~du e the incidence an [ So ial work graduate scud 'm and Proje t H.A.RT prevention impact of sexual and domestic violence, along wid1 reb tio nship educo. t r fo r :ue onneceions. Terrell Borum, believes the l:vcm violence through education, suppOrt services .w d public sp eak Vias w ndcrfuL ing. "A lot of what we deal with are issues around homophobia," Located in St. Louis, they have been active sin c J 76. Borum snid. "We ta lk about masculiniry, a.nd the ways that boys "It is one of the components of our program--ge cring kids to are able to express rhemseJves. Mainly their emotions and tcd do something without having ro stand Out, call th e cops or be ings." the snitch in school," Koree Claxton, Project H.AR.T (H ealthy A~ for Susan Kashube k-West, the evcnr allowed her to put a Alternatives for Relationships among Teens) manager, Sate on fa 'c to Jamie N abozny's storr necrions, said. "[ wa. reminded how imponant it is to pay attention to what Aside from Projecr H.A.R.T and [heir work on campus, rhe i. happening in our schools and how rhe systems in place often organization also works with male groups that focus on boys and fail kids be ause they d o not protece them," Kashubeck-West, their issues. It was mentioned thae even in a Gall ge s tting, boys professor f counseling, said. "\'(7,,: need ro protect all kids." are still throwing around abusive terminology. Ling Ng, Counseling Graduate student, explains the ' Students watch the video about bullying on Friday, February 4. PHOTOS BY YUMETO YAMAZAKI! THE CURRENT I FEATURE'S 12 I rochE Q:UITrnt I FEB. 14, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I '. ~ ~.~.~.I. ~y', .~ ~~ ~ ~.~ ~; ...... Karen Cummi gs: Coordinator of art education at the niversityof issouri St. Lo is enjoy working with students, teacher] is technical skills. ence could be bener and more MINHOJUNG giving them guidance and ad They have to [be] compas engaging. I thought that the St aff writer vising them on how (0 inter sionate and excited ro work best ",ray that I could make Karen Cummings has been act with their future students. with. kids. That really needs to that change would be to teach working as a coordina(Or of I also continuously work with be the focus. They really want teachers [about] how [to] cre-' art education at rhe Uni',ersi graduates that are currently to be \-vorking with students ate those experiences. I think t) of M issouri-St. Louis 'Since teaching. [1] ob erve them in in the classroom. The subject my inspiration comes from she joined the universit) 's their classroom [sJ . If there is they teach an,d skills are sec my stUdents. faculty in 2006. Recently the problem the, are struggling ondary. is ouri Art Edu(;l(' on / \:3- with, I give them advice. ~o. TC: 'fl'lce )IOU hlXlJe hanged a .a don aWJ.rd d her for her I wor with them befo re th . ~ TC: \What did ),Oft study in your major from engineaing to outstanding p rfo rmance in a leave f,/ISL and I also work coLlege? Did you. hfl!le a clea.r ar . education, do YOll hay tmy higher edu arion. with them after tht:y start picture of what you. would d{J omment for 5tudf!1lts who have t ching. back thenr If not, what l1wti not decided their major ),et? VJe urrem: an you tell Mted YO lt £0 do what Y0ft are us about yOUi' expel'imce hut: TC: W'hat do 'Oll t ell your doiilg now? KC: When I \ as in high at M -St. Louis? What do 'ou students? What do you t/Ji lk are school, I n ouraged students do? the rnost i'tnporraJ/t t]ual(fica KC: I actually wasn't lan] to a t f; ur y ar uniyersiries tions for fl good te d er IJas? an educati on major. I seart d or c mmuni r colJeg [and] Karen Cummings: I Out as an engineering major. try (0 take thing that imer- rna ed here in Jul, (o f] KC: (I teach them] h w Then, I b came an Jrchirec t them . Find sam ching that 2 6 for the position here t de lop [heir cuni ul um , tur major. TIH~h, I came into mil< . ill m x ired and wanr at UM L. I'm an art h ' (Ory how t determine what they an du at.i on and [I] found to 1 am. I did not encourage Dr. Cummings stands in front of a supply cabinet. coordinator. I work primar want their students to learn this is \ hat I w need to do. a lot of my rudents to [en ZHENG ZHANG I THE CURRENT il wirh undergraduates and and know at the end and how I wasn't a rodent that knew ter] an shoal b uSe 1 didnt some graduates in art educa to dev lop activities dnd e..xpe th ( I want[ d] to b an art think th r [were] ready to T : \ ' nat are you.r ji.-l tur possibl:- graduate students at tion preparing them (0 teach riences to get that outcome. teacher. \Vh 0 I was t a hing mak that decision \ h n they ;Ia.m? SL)me Foint, guiding and sup an in the classroom. So, ba That is bas icall, what I o. I in high ch l, I "\ oul hear [wer ] 1 or 1 y old. I KC: I hope to be [ae] porting teachers s the tan sically what I do is to teach don't chink [the most imp r about students' art experi- encourag d chern to try ther L ontinuing to work working in their classroom (s] . students to become teachers. I tant qualification of a g od n -es . I felt that their experi- things. vim undergraduates and .~ .~~~.~. .~ . ~ ~. ~. ~rY .. ~ p~~~ ~. g. ~ .~.:. ... i dred oving: Fig ng o er rig t to love ward, both were arrested and taken to jail for interracial mar back to Virginia. Th y setded into a home and raised their JEN O'HARA riage. They pleaded guilty to breaking the Racial Integrity Act children. In 19 5 Richard and lildred were both in a car ac Features Editor of Virginia. cident. Richard was killed and Iviildred lost sight in her righr The judge ruling their case proclaimed, "Almighty God cre eye. For the rest of her life, she shied away from the limelight, For those who have faced the challenges and triumphs of ated the races '.vrute, black, yellow malay and red, and he often refusing to do intervie\ s. She did, howeyer, speak out overcoming stereotypes when it comes to interracial relation placed them on separate continents. And but for the interfer at a press conference on the 4 0th anniversary of the Supreme ships, give some credit to one Mrs. Mildred Loving. She was ence v.;rich his arrangement, there would be no cause for such Court decision. Loving reminisced on her past and expressed born as Mildred Jeter in 1939, part African-American and marriages. The fact that he separated the races shows that he her thoughts on the subject. part Native American. did not intend for the races to mix." . She also was noted for making statements supporting gay Her quest for justice began at age 11, when she met her They avoided the initial one-year jail sentence by leaving rights, like "I am still not a political person, but I am proud future husband growing up in Virginia. Richard Loving, Cau the state and agreeing not to return to Virginia. After living that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help casian and six years her senior, and Mildred became friends. in Washington D.C. for a few years, they decided to fight for reinforce the fove, the commiunent, the fairness and the tam As they grew older, they grew closer and began dating. At, 18, their right to return to Virginia; they missed their family and ily that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or Mildred became pregnant. So, Richard and Mildred decided frierids and were not allowed to return unless they lodged and straight seek in life. I suppOrt the freedom to marry for all. to get married. traveled separately. The Lovings wrote to Attorney General That's what Loving, and loving, are all about" The two married in \Vashington D.C. Five weeks after their Robert F. Kennedy asking for his help. He referred them to NIildred never intended on becoming a well-known histori marriage, police burst into their bedroom in the middle of the the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). cal figure. She was quoted as saying, "When my late husband, night and demanded to know who Richard was sleeping with. The ACLU provided two lavvyers to present their case, Ber Richard, and I got married in Washington, D.C. in 1958, it When he responded "my wife," the police did not believe him. nard S. Cohen and Philip J. Hirschkop. The case pulled in wasn't to make a polidcal statement or start a fight. We were When the Lovings responded by showing their marriage li the Lovings' favor, as the Supreme Court voted unanimoLlsly in love, and we wanted lu be married." Despite this, she did, cense, the police responded, "It did nbt count." Soon after- in June 1967. Soon afterward, Richard and Mildred moved in fact, become a noted inspiration for millions. FEATURES I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I FEB. 14, 2011 I ~he (tUITCTIt I 13 Valen e pre-'show app o h Students attend Speed Dating in the Pilot Ho'use on Thursday. ZHEN G ZHANG I THE CURR ENT ASHLEY ATKINS "We thought it would be something n w, fun and exciting of the w m n' gestures. One becl oned ' 0 er here boo!" Staff writer for campus," Sheppard said. Throughout the night a few more potential suitors joined Walking into the event, one could ee tabl and booths ser the parcy fashionably lare >, on taking a submarine andwich The University of Missouri-St. Louis' Pilot House rurned up, each containing nvo sheet of qu tionnaires. The ques [0 hi table. His dare wa amu ed specially when the suitor into a miniature congregation for the hopeless romantics last tionnaires consisred of icebreaker questions for the couple_ pIa, oed a game of rag team \ 'jth one of his buddies mid-discus Thursday. Hosred by the Black Leadership Organizing Coun such as "If you could live an vh r in the world, wh r would sion. Almost as if he were sa ring, You will li ke him better." cil (BLOC), the event, entitled Speed Dating, was thrown just it be?" Ir also contain d questions ab out hobbies and intere (s, H left the event, onl), to return with a larg apple cranberry days before Valentine's Day. The purpose of the social project all with the intention of making the participants fee l more drink, One coupl created a sandal b.T secretly not rotating. \vas to promote mingling and finding new people in a new comfortable. At another table a man a([empted ro leave, joking that his exciting way without having to go through awkward introduc The social kicked off'vhen (he small gro up of men congre dat as mean. tions and silence. gating in the hallway got up enough nelye to join the \vomen "I really thought thar it was a very good event. I like the Publicity for the event reached our to a nearby university. already seated at the tables. Sheppard stood befof the crowd fact that [ill reJ was nor a lot of people here, I fe 1 like the Harris Stowe students found ou( about the function from a and announced the rules of the game. The firs t rule .. as that numbers made it a little more intimate," nosadavbeji ghre friend's Facebook profile. the gentlemen would be the only people moving around from Ikanone, BLOC member, junior, pre-med/psychology, said. "I "I wanted co try something different, something new," Ma table ro table. Secondly the men only had tW minut with met some really cool people roday. ' rie Avery, senior, criminal justice, Harris Stowe, said. "Hon each lady. 'Finall' , no one was ro pUt down his or her speed The 0 erall feeling of the night v as th satisfying accom estly, I have a fear of rejection so I was like '1 am going to date. The nwnber of attendees came ro a 50/50 man to wom plishment of making new acquaintances. conquer my fears.'" an ratio. Because the crowd was so small, a few claps of en Phoroaraphs were taken throughout the event for the or Vice-President of BLOC, Presiaent of Black Greek Coun couragement (0 extend the conversation time ro three m in Utes ganization' records. They were clearly proud ro bring people cil, member of Zeta Phi Beta, and graduate student of psy was negotiated. (Og ther and give them a private platform in which rhey ould chology, Shakina Sheppard, seemed to be the one in charge The first switch was a liule uncoordinated but the men 'were openly xpre their priva te feel ings with a compler strang r. of the even t. able to get over to rheir next per pective partner \.vith the help 53 percent of women say they would 190 million Valentine's Day ca rds are 15 percent of women send flowers to break up with their significant other if exchanged on average every year. themselves on Valentine's Day. they did not receive anything on Valen tine's Day. 14 I '([hE Q:urrrnt I FEB. 14, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I OPINIONS n OUR OPINION SEAL OF APPROVAL Shoddyj rnalism t rns Priceless treasures oplnl• • ns into one s de rye our protection It i ' no secret: me lmrne[ in ord r t profit fr n (he [hem wim in ess nt ques H o ni 1 ubarak' O-year an article on CNN.com. has h:.mged jOU fI1~ Ii om. The terror (iL r s w. Be k him If tion ' . reign ha finally c me to Thankfully, for every in rcdibl}' quick rise f [he i perhaps (he most guilry of He does n an end. ow the Egyptian looter, there is an Egyptian information superh ighway thi ha\,,,,king hi e..xpan ive p ople Can STart the proce s \\'jl1ing to sacrifice his or her h s led to [he decline of prinr kn' ledge about h \-\' the f etti no- up a fr e and equal life (Q protect the priceless m d ia. v lu of th dollar will c 1- em o-acy. artifacts thar make up their It is a well-kn wn fKt, lap'e and v,by h is lis t n rs Bur bile the unrest has national heritage. and yet in me newspap r should put their tr t in r.h e " i[n lit tm rn (a s or br ught abom go d, it has Indeed, as unrest spread busines , it is anI }" pok n of valu ' of gold. that (h magazine' 0 t i b ad me dark dm nsides the night of January 28, a in hu hed tones: pri.nt media Of cour e (h t Gol - d fray d if it arrrac(s a t least t 0, Early on the night of multitude of citizens spread is dying. li ne International, a pr ci 11 four _rud m to apply. Janu 1" ~ 8 not 1 ng after ou t around the Egyptian In an age wh r bi gs are metal future end r, is a ~l v i bw ly giv h' in rh prot tS b gan in Cairo, Museum of Ca.iro, linking breaking m ajor n \ S lil' rh maj or ' ponso! of his sh o v S ad quat tim e to p pIe r k inro th M u arms and protecting the Monica Lewinsky candal do So not fa-r r inr it at all- [ pond. seum . Pric less Egyptian l'vluseum from more looters. to secure the area. and website like C N .co m nor does th b t that B ck is gmems lik his ev lye antiquiries, including some Those: y;mdals already inside In Iraq, at least 40 major are amongst the most vi 'ited a Goldlin spok sp r n . around generating ntro- from the reign of King Tu were arrested and taken into pieces were stolen, of which in the world, print media ' E en locally, h ddy 'our v [SY, If D avi _ga tankhamen, were damaged custOdr by the Egyptian only around 13 have been quickly becoming a thing of nalism is prevalent. El liott jecrs enough rime to or scolen, army. recovered, A great deal of the past. Davis, the reponer hind rhem, .... h e ' and v\'har they do, Among those relics miss \'(1hile many of the dam the museum's above-ground Helping it al ong is a n w Fa.' News Channel 2's "Yo u his segm nt uld not be ing, according (Q an article aged artifacts are able to be storage rooms were bro age of sh odd T journali m tac aid for It" segment, fre near! . as popular or effective. on C .com, are "a gilded repaired, many of the miss ken into and 3,100 excava tics. quently uses onfromari nal H tile int rview tani wood statue of King Tut ing pieces \vill never be seen tion site pieces were stolen. Now more rhan ever, 0 - t ne and incorrect jnforma lik Davis' only contribut ankhamen being carried by again. The black market for Thankfully, about 3,000 called "journalists" have been tion co prejudge his imerview to the rise of shodd, journal a godde > parts of a a gilded illicit Egyptian antiquities is have been recovered thus far. abandoning the very ten tS subjects. ism. wood statue of T utankha notoriously hard to crack. _ The underground storage of journalism in favor of a bi Take Davis' recent piece In this rime when blogs men harpooning, a lime The protection of a na rooms, many of which were ased, opinionated fervor. Ap on our university's own and new ebsites rule, stone statue of [Pharaoh] tion's antiquiries should be locked, were also broken parently, getting both sides of UMSL Magazine. classically-trained journalists Akhenaten, [and] a statue of utterly paramount during a into, to the rune of 10,00 the story is no longer profir Instead of allowing Bob are now more needed than Nefertiti making offerings." regime change. Egypt is not mlssmg objects, 2,500 of able. Samples, Associate Vice ever. Getting both sides of At least 17 artifacts are the only nation to have had which have been recovered, Pundits, both right vving Chancellor for University the story is crucial, and helps damaged or missing thanks their shared ancestry come according to an article in the and left wing, are cropping Communications, co calmly transform a piece from being to the looters. While it is ap under attack during a time Marine Corps Gazette. up everywhere. explain why the magazine is opinionated inro solid jour palling that some Egyptian of strife. Those that would seek to Opinionated blow- valuable, Davis uses confron nalism. citizens would scoop so low The National Museum profit off their nation's his hards like Glenn Beck, Bill tational tactics, like moving Unsigned editorials reflect as to pillage their shared his of Iraq was heavily damaged tory are despicable. Regimes O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, in really close to people, us the majority viewpoint o/The cory to enrich themselves, and looted during the 2003 come and go, but a nation's Keith Olbermann, and Chris ing his physical closeness to Currem's Editorial Board: it makes a horrific sort of invasion. Though various historical wealth should en Matthews are telling people invoke a sense of unease. Andrew Seal, Rym2 Krull, Jen sense. antiquities experts and rep dure. Regional armies need what to think and how to He also has a tendency co O'Hara, William Kyle) Ceder Under Mubarak's iron resentatives from the Ameri to work with antiquities ex think it. interrupt people when they ic Williams, Jennifer j\1eahan) fist, 80 million Egyptian can Council for Cultural perts to formulate strategies They are fear-mongering try and explain, pestering Zachary Kraft. citizens suffered from pov Policy asked the Pentagon to to protect priceless' relics erty and rising food · prices. ensure the Museum's safety, from loorers and vandals. "You have to expect that no promises were made. The destruction and some people are going to be American forces, how vandalism of the treasures Wha· doyou ? desperate and look for any ever, did delay engaging from King Tutankhamen's • means necessary to try to forces inside the Museum. tomb is unforgivable, but by improve their lot," said Kara By doing so, they may have working together, cOuDtries Let us. know. a Cooney, assistant professor prevented collateral damage can ensure that no future of Egyptian art and archi from occurring. However, tragedies like this happen. tecture at the University of massive looti~g went on Andrew Seal is Editor-in California, Los Angeles, in while U.S. forces attempted Chieffor The Current. OPINIONS I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I FEB. 14, 2011 I ~hc (DJrrcnt I 15 SCIENCE MATTERS ,POP CULTURE WITH POPOSKY ools i love and ot er mm-es' shou d real y • .CI nce trivia sma en u Valentine's Day is a love (associated with pleasure), America has too many Does humanity really it-or-hate-it kind of holiday. adrenaline (excitement and "Dummies". Books, that is. need books teaching them Detracrors call it a made-up arousal), o)"ytOcin and vaso Too many " [insef[ subject to point-and-click at little holiday, although it is no pressin (sense of well-being here] for Dummies" books. cows and chickens for end more made-up than Hallow and nurturing). Having all Case in poim: there's now less hours on end, to rhe een, another holiday based that altered chemistry also a "Farmville for Dummies" point that they lose their jobs on pre-Christian traditions. aB-ecrs sophisticated mental book. and/or shake their children In the case of St. Valent~ne's functions., such as body im This is going overboard, to death? Not likely.. . not et, Day, a Roman day devoted ro age, . different areas of the people. This will not be a at least. Humanity has not romance was re-purposed as a brain involved in cognition full-out bash on the "for de\'olved to quite that point. saint's day, and in Vicrorian and emotion are affected, as Dummies" series, but hon Take another xample. '-- ~ Matt~ew ~ a: Poposky; times, as a day for cards that well as producing that racing (ate Marquis esrl when the \';'orId is Amazon.com al lists a "for could be romantic, or JUSt as heart. getting to a point where a Dummies to help those hav exp n ed in this lightweight likely, silly or even insulting. Once in love, chemi,stry simple poim-and-click gan1 ing difficulties under ral1d imica tion. 1h s, players us But what was once fun has Jakes over. Blood levels of \Y/I h ve aU heard of fools in 01 ing rai iog digital co \'s ing the age-ol Imabination ing the ''for D ummies" edi been remade by marketing nerve growth factOr a sub in lov . Research indi tes and potatoes requires a book Land of "Dung on' and tion will likely actually be into an obligation to spend stance important' in human that all this altered body ' fo r D un mies" playing the Dr gon." Thi. is sligh rl} at a fuf[h r d i 'advan tage for money. People are made ro social chemistry, which in chemistry also creates a "10 game, omerhing i wrong. more understandable: a having read this work than feel inadequate if they do not creases particularl:· in those is blind' effect, altering one's Look it up. Go ahead. game which has \'\' 11 oYer 20 had they m ade the effi n to splurge on roses, whose prices who have just fallen in love. rational judgment. take a m o ment. Yup Am - guid of its own is certai nl actual! acquir even th e are hiked for the occasion, or The sensation of "love at first Then th r is heartbreak zon.c ill is lling «Farmville mor omplicate and h far most ba ic of player's manu crowd into overbooked res sight" has a scientific basis. Love hurts. Rejection is the f r Dwnmies ' for anvwhere more potential for nfu ln O' als from Amazon.c m. Oh taurantS. \Voe to those \vith When in love, the plea . other side df romance. While from $ -20, de ending on players than does Farmville . and the price djfference is no out a romantic date. sure center of the brain is incurable romanrics like to the retailer and the qualif) . Howe er, this still s ems a e 'cuse: the "Player's Hand Forget that. Let us put stimulated, as shown by }"1RI propose on Valentine's Da., of the copy being purchased. moot point to publish such a bo k" runs only ten dollars a little fun back in the day, sca.ns. Love lowers serotonin calculating people like to ~ hat does this book teach bo k, and for an encicdy dif mOre th~"-n the "for Dum \"Iith some science trivia on levels, something seen in ob break up before. 'o ung (or, in most cas old) ferent reason than "E)rmville miL'S" edition. Grow up and love and heartbreak, whether sessive-compulsive diso~ders, The pain of heartbreak is players to accomplish? 'N'hy, for Dummie.<,.·' In this case, learn things the proper way you love or hate the holiday. and one becomes obsessed linked to activit), in brain re they learn to work a digiral there are already entire pl ay from time ro time. It is hon How long does it rake to \'vith a new love. gions associated with pleasure farm, of course! er's manualswrirren to help estly embarrassing to live in fall in love? Is there love at But the trick is staying and addiction and areas in Again, this is not a bash players of the game learn a \vorld where somebody can first sight? in love. Researchers indi volved in motivation and re against the entire series of anything they could possibly make money off of a book It only takes a fraction of cate there are three phases ward, according to a Journal "for Dummies books. The wish to learn about the game called "Farmville for Dum a second to fall in love, ac of love - lust, attraction and of Neuroph siology srudy series is actually published by "Dungeons and Dragons." mies." The game requires cording to an October 2010 attachment. Lust is the hor Breaking up can be as hard as a wide variety of contribu There are manuals to learn no more concenrration than survey of research. Stephanie mone-driven phase, while in breaking an addicrion. tors. With over 15,000 ti des basic game play elements, drinking a glass of wine, and Orrigue, a Professor of Neu the attraction phase, there is On the lighter side, you in circulation in the presem how to create one's own class, the fact that there are "dum tOlogy at Syracuse Univer increased blood Row ro the could spend Valentine's Day day, the series has cerrainly and even monster manuals mies" in this game is rarher sity, found ~at it takes about pleasure center and one be with your favorire car. _-\. done some good to gain such and basic story manuals to disturbing. a fifth of a second to fall in comes fixated on the love in srudy in the Journal of Con a popular following. The help rhe less, shall we say, The fact rhat such a title love. 'The research also found terest. 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Did Freddy need to multi-hundred page manu lvIatthew B. Poposky is a in love, rewiring in the re lasting relationship. Cate lvlarquij- is Associate come back that many times? als \vould certainly take SttljlWhter iJi" The Current. lease of euphoria-inducing How about the other side A &E Editor and a columnist No, of course not. more than the roughly 400 chemicals such as dopamine of the topic? for The Current. _ I We agree with Matthew. a ter . Let: us know at t.hecurrent-online.com Do you? www.thecurrent-online.com 16 I ~hc ~urrrnt I FEB. 14, 201.1 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I OPINIONS oint/C un er o • t Is Bristol Palin the best standard for sex education? ~ ...... -...... -...... -...... ~ ...... -. --.. een mother possibly best to Si g e mom n t a odel f r speak on teen sex education abstinence-only education \'V'ashington University IvIany are ~ aying that the crite for telling his sr, ry in It appears that once again, take equal blame in thissitu vvould probably use the mon Student Health Advisory \vhole thing has nOL~ing to hopes that others not make drama has hit the Palin fam ation. ey more wisely. Committee wanted to have do with her last name, but the same mistakes he djd. ily, except not with momma The largest question that But more questions arise, Bristol Palin come to their everything to do wi th the . HO\vever, it almost goes "Sarah." arises out of this situation is like where is Bristol Palin's campus to speak about teen hypocrisy that comes with withom saying that if 'Y(lash Sarah's. daughter Bris why -i'ould Bristol Palin be son while she is travelling abstinence. O stensibly, this a teen mom espousing teen ingron University asked the tol Palin has been in · the Sr. talking about teen pregnancy around the country and infuriated quite a few Stu abstinence. Iron Man star to come and Louis limelight for the past on a college campus? Sure, it speaking about abstinence dents. But really, who bener speak about abstaining from few weeks in regards to a Sex would make sense in a high and teen pregnancy? Home Many people who op than a teen mom? drugs no one \-\'ould utter a Week at \Vashington Univer school, where there are an in Alaska? Traveling around posed her going to \Vashing It is not unthinkable that single word in protest. The sity. abundance of teens. with her? ton University said they were singer Chris Brown might complaints about Bristol Bristol Palin was sched But at the college level Neither situation really offended over her speaking one day be able to be an Palin are entirely fueled by uled to talk at Wash. U. would it not be wiser to talk sounds like a good way to fee: approximately $20,000. influential case as to why a deranged, obsessive hatred about teen pregnancy and about safe sex rather than ab raise a son. Where was her But any outrage over what domestic violence is bad for for her mother. abstinence. The talk. rumored stinence? son when she was ' Dancing Bristol was being paid is il both members of a relation Just a quick anecdote was to cost \Vash. U . several Face it, 20+ year-olds have \-vith the Stars, making it al legitimate. WashingtOn Uni ship. Likewise, who would demonstrating how deep the thousand dollars and come already made up their mind most to the end? versity is a private school make a better anti-drug ad illogical and obsessive hatred directly out of student fees. about abstinence versus, well, Maybe Bristol Palin needs and Palin is a private citizen, vocate, particularly one with for Bristol Palin has been After protests from stu not being abstinent. to be rethinking the way she whatever they work out be a message directed to the col known to run: when she dents on Facebook and an And what qualifies Bris is raising her son rather than tween them is their business. lege aged crowd, than Robert m~de it to the finals on the extremely negative reaction tol Palin to charge such trying to inform others for an But for most of the "oF Downey Jr.? Robert Downey most recent season of Danc on the campus, Bristol Palin outlandish fees (Palin js said outlandish cost. fended" it would not have Jr. could talk about the time ing with the Stars there was and Wash. U. both decided to charge anywhere from However, the story has a mattered if she was appear he accidently broke into his an article of the Huffingron that it would be best for the $15,000 to $30,000 for each happy ending, wi th Bristol ing pro bono. neighbor's house and passed Post that alleged, in all seri lecture to be cancelled. appearance)? Palin not visiting Wash. U., No matter what Bristol out in some kid's bed. He ousness, the existence of a Both parties viewed that Sure she had a son at a and hopefully staying home Palin does, it will be met with could also talk about how his vast right wing conspiracy re the turmoil surrounding the ' young age and she is the to be a good mother to her feigned outrage and genuine smoking crack cost him mil sponsible for keeping her on event would overweigh the daughter of a vice-presiden son. hatred by some who just can lions of dollars in lost movie that show. That right there message Bristol Palin was in tial candidate, but there are Let us just hope that not tolerate actions done by roles as well as very nearly demonstrates that much of tended to share. millions of teenage mothers Wash. U. will think a little anyone related to the former costing him his life and ca the criticism coming at Bris The entire situation of across the world who would bit more next time before governor of Alaska. The fra reer. . tol Palin is coming from a Bristol Palin speaking at teach students more about they hire a poorly qualified cas surrounding her teen ab But by the same logic section of America's left, not Wash. U. brings up hundreds the actual situations that can speaker and pay them an ex stinence soap box is just. the utilized by the Palin-haters, rooted in sanity. of puzzling questions. Wash. arise with unplanned preg orbitant amount of money. latest example. Downey would be a hypo- U . and Bristol Palin both can nancy. On top of that, they OPINIONS I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I FEB. 14,2011 l1:he ~rrrnt I 17 STAFF VIEWPOINT STAFF VIEWPOINT Online COMM classes Piggybacking on a revolutio seem a bit redundant Communication is an in a society that is becoming ever-growing major, and more and more reclusive due "Millions are in uproar in aWEARness, the Kenneth even minor, for many col to online networking and cell Ca.iro. Rumor is they heard Cole Foundation which sup lege students. Having ' the phones. our new spring collection POrtS clean-up efforts in the ability to not only effectively Many aspects of our lives is now ava.ilable onl.ine." So Gulf of Mexico, among other communicate your thoughts, tOday have lost the personal reads a February 3rd post pet causes of Cole's. but also the thoughts of the touches of face to face con from American fashion de He has undertaken similar company or business that tact with other individuals. signer Kenneth Cole's Twit projects in the past, advocat you work for to clients is ex Instead of inviting people to ter aCCOW1L To make mat ing for increased AIDS/HIV uemely valuable. a Pility personally, why nor ters \vorse) not only did he awareness, so it is nor as if Despite the concepts that create an event on Facebook? incl ude a link to his online Cole does not know how to are taught in Communica Instead of calling to make s(Qre, he "tagged" Cairo in the be socially conscious and tion courses, it almost seems dinner plans, v/hy not just aforementioned post, making tasteful at the same time. Sharon Pruitt as if we are losing the main send out a mass text? Instead it visible to anyone search Fashion and larger global is aspect that students are in of mak.ing new friends in a snidents to be off campus ing for Egypt-related updates sues do not have to exist in importance of cui (ural sen tended to learn. By purring class, why not e-mail them to - and work on assignments in on Twiner. Cole managed (Q entirely different worlds. It is sitivity ontO long-suffering COM.M classes online, Stu get the missed assignment? their own time is extremely (rivialize an entire revolution possible for [he evm to build rants about how inconve dents are missing out on the Being a producr of our helpful to those work.ing or in 142 characters or less - all upon one another and work nient and oppressive it is to most important goal that generation, it is easy to un with famUies. The option in order to s 11 v.erpriced de in tandem to bring about and have to be so "politically cor should be taught in these derstand why schools are to do work at three in the signer shoes. support positive change. rect" these days. However, it co~ses: face to face commu jumping on the bandwagon morning is definitely a desir This kind of opportunistic It is commendable that he is not a matter of Cole being nication skills. to catch their students' inter able quality for many college advertising leh a bad taste in has us d his clout in (he past "edgy" or "ahead of his time," AlmOSt 30 Communi est with their computer en students. rhe mouths of many, despite to bring awareness to issu but ra'(her a question of taste cation classes this semester rapt lives. But doing it with However, being in college the ap logy Cole posted on that are bigger than both him and simple empathy rowards alone are being taught on Communication courses is requires some-sacrifices, espe his Faceb ok page in the and the fashion industry but our fellow man. line. Some of the courses may not something that should cially when it comes to soci.J h urs foHm ing the originaJ chat doe not earn him a pas ole's PR team. should have lecture sections to them, be done lightly. After time, free time. Actually si tting in rw T. 1:a.king light f a revo from ever bein g call d Ollt be re- . al uating their career but in quite a few cases, there students can become condi the class will require srudems Iuti n \vh r p pi r d ·jng on anything in the futu re. ch oices if sa m thin this are not. There are a few class tioned to thinking that all to put forth more of an ef in th t1' tS [ fi gh t for " h at Arc mpting to (Lu n a pr fir rastel es mad it past them . es required for the Commu communication will be done fon, reading the text, ,".l1d re they belie e in, all in ord r to fro m the very r al truggl s of Hisrory is being made in nication degree that are solely screen to screen, rather than taining some of the informa p ddl . hi wares, is hugelr in others is deplorabl - and, to g) pt - th e significanc of . taught online. face to face. tion that rhe course requires sensiri put it in fashion t nns, tack,),. that goe far beyond r leas A COMM class that is \Y/e keep losing all of the you to learn. H wever, ' this is n t the All are on Egypt riohr ing a line of lothing in taught solely online does not interaction that people like Online clas.es are best first time that Cole bas done no\v and Col ' post '\ a an fresh spring colors, and ole make any sense. Students our parents and grandpar left to a minimum. Do not something like this, though ill-advised attempt ro garner should have realized that be take the class to learn and ents grey\, up knowing. Many go overboard. Stick vvith an his pre''-1QUS .,coons were a a portion of that attention r~. 're he hit the submit but refine their communication studentS today do not know even balance of just . one or lot more rastC'ful; during the and place jt ontO him and bis ron. Unfortunately for him, skills to a poim that would ho",>' to make small talk be (\''10 and you will not drown Gulf c·~l crisis his company busin s ventures. nothi!!g is ever ([uly forgot make them look desirable cause they are so used to in anti-social behavior or toO produced shins with slogans JUSt as troubling are (he (en when it takes place on (he to future employers. Get Simply chatting with friends much lecture course load. such as "I Clean Up Well" slev,! of people coming to the Internet. t.ing rid of the social aspect online. Janaea Scher r is taff and "SuppOrt (he Gulf." defense of Cole's statement Sharon Pntitt is a ntaff that often defines a successful Online classes are nor all writer and a columnist for The All of the proceeds from and in the process changi ng \f/riter for The Current. communicator does not seem bad and it is easy to under Current. the shirts \ re donated to the c n ersation from (he like-a wise choice, especially stand their value. Allowing Like wha yous e? Do you agree Would ou lik to har . . ? y urow OPI Ion. with Sharon? Let u ow c t t lecu r ent-onrne.co www.thecurrent .... online.com FEB. 14, 2011 _ I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM 1 I PUZZLES CURRENT HOROSCOPES I LIBRA CURRENT WO RD SEARCH (SEPT. 24 ~ OCT. 23) This week will be very The Libra is one of clever Va ntine's Day lonely. Do not talk to ness and skill. Try to place anyone beacuse they will your hands on a hot stove riot talk back. as fast as you can, or don't. On this Monday, you will Tau rus, you normally go to a lu nch eon to to uch your stay home watching soaps. cats and th en fall asleep Thi s will change your life in next to a hai ry cat. Make two ways. Yo u will find out i ton ight th e night and marry you have amnesia and that an ape. yo u ca n eat an entire box of ice cream sand wi ches. GEMINI ,,~ SAGITTARIUS (MAY 22 - J UNE 21) lIriJ (Nov. 23 - DEC. 22) Recently, your twin fou nd You ca n't stop thinking about a magic rune. You thi nk the prob lems Earth is facing . it's going to be helpful to All you do is hear poilu 'on hum anity but of course a th is, human ri ghts vi olatio ns white bald guy will use it that. Just take it easy and have a healthy glass of milk. for evil. Stay tuned . 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AR~ YOU HILARiOUS/WITTY? . iF YOU ANSWERED "KINDA" TO THE ABOVE QUESTiONS, . i·stOp BY 388.MSC A-ND FILL OUT AN APPl.ICATION.TURN IN SOME SAMPLES OF YOUR STRIP, ALSO. . .· OR YOU CAN E",MAIL US AT [email protected] 20 I ~h( [urrmt I FEB. 14; 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I I WHAT'S CURRENT Your weekly calendar of campus events. "What's Current" is a free service for student organizations. Submissions must be turned in by 5 p.m. the Thursday before publlcation; first-come, first-served. Listings may be edited for length and style, E-mail event listings to [email protected], with the subject "What's Current." No phone submissions. Procurement Services hosts the surplus tag sale on Friday on the J.c. Penney B~ilding. The sale YUMETO YAMAZAKI I THE CURRENT runs monthly and items including desks, computers, tables, chairs, and printers are sold. Get published: 2011 litmag now taking submissions! At 7:30 a.m.; located in 485 Lucas Hall and is open to all. 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