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2 I ~h( ([urrmt I FEB. 14, 2011 I WWW.THECURRENT-ONlINE.COM I I NEWS 1C rlto rent VOL. 44, ISSUE 1335 WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM U L provides colleges in Oman and EDITORIAL Editor-tn-Chief. ......... .... .. ... ....................................... Andre w W. Seal News Editor .................................................... ................. Ryan Krull Kuwait ith a model for education Features Editor ................................................................. Jen O'Hara Sports Editor................................................... ........... Cedric Williams mentor-mentee afIiliation. tinue to expand, UNf-St. Louis' involve A&E Editor .................................................................... .william Kyle DAVID VON NORDHEIM Assoc. A&E Editor ........................................... .... ......... Cate Marquis Staff W riter "UMSL scholars have been involved ment within these colleges grows as well. Opinions Editor ........................................................ Andrew W. Seal with them from the very beginning," Many university staff members have Copy Editors .................................. Lauren Wilding, Johanna Hoffarth University of Missouri-St. Louis stu Dr. Joel Glassman, CIS Director, said. been able to witness this unique rapport Proofreaders ............................................. Sara Novak, RachealWhite dents may be surprised to learn just how "In their shon existence they have estab firsthand: during this academic year Staff Writers ....... Minho Jung, David Von Nordheim, Mary Grace Buckley far reaching the university's ambitions lished themselves as excellent academic alone, three administratOrs and nine fac Matthew Poposky, Ashley Atkins, Janaca Scherer, Sharon Pruitt are. For roughly a decade, UM-St. Lou institutions offering quality education in ulty members from UM-St. Louis have twO Oman and Kuwait." visited GUST. Chancellor Tom George DESIGN is has acted as mentor for l-.1iddle Eastern colleges: the Modern College of Since their founding, both universi even delivered the commencement ad Design Editor ......................... : ........................... Zacha ry James Kra ft Business and Science (MCBS) in Oman ties have flourished and !\ICBS now has dress for GUST's fall 2010 graduating Photo Editor........................................... .. ............... Je nnifer Meahan and the Gulf Unive rsi for Science and over a thousand students enrolled while class. Web Editor ............. ,.......... .. ................. ,.................... ,..... .. Lo uie Liu Technology (GUS in Kuwait. The G 'ST has over 3,500. Both schools This intercontinental interaction is Staff Photographers .................................................. ,..... Nit es h Jain, relationship bet\-veen the university and have a primarily economic slant to their reciprocal, as both GUST and 1v1CBS '(umetoYamaza ki, Zhang Zheng, Ch enhao Li Illustrators ........... Zachary James Kraft,KarleeSe llars,Stephe n Peterson these exotic institutions provides an curriculum, with MCBS and GUST encourage their students and faculty to interesting pe.rspec,tive on the scope of offering degrees in business administra visit the U!\1-St. Louis campus as well. UM-St. Louis' influence. tion, computer science, and economics . Students of either university are invited In 1996, a former UM-St. Louis stu and GUST offering additional degrees to complete the second half of their un BUSINESS dent contacted Dr. Joel Glassman "'rith in English and Mass Communications. dergraduate coursework at UM-St. Lou Ad Director ........................................... .. ,.............. Zachary Schwartz an ambitious goal. "The founder of the "Both schools were created by busi is, netting them an official U!\'f-St. Louis Distribution Manager. ....................................................... Ryan Krull MCBS has a PhD from UMSL,l' Dr. ness leaders in their respective countries degree. The dean of GUST's business Business Manager...................... .... ..... .. ....................... John Wallace Advisor ........................................ :............................. Charlotte Petty CONTACT US Address 388 MSC, 1 University Blvd Both schools were created by business leaders Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400 " Newsroom 314-516-5174 In their respective countries to provide high-quality Business! Advertising 314-516-5316 Fax 314-516-6811 E-mail (General) [email protected] ;\ ...-.- - 1 d·- E 1- h " . E-mail (Advertising) [email protected] nIllerican-sty e e ucatl0n In ng IS . E-mail (Employment Inquiries) [email protected] -Dr. 'GlasslTIan - E-mail (Tips) [email protected] Twitter umslcurrent Facebook The Current ABOUT 'OCh c Q:'nrrcnt Milton Blood, a Professor at UM-St. to provide high-quality American-style college is planning a visit to the UM-St. Louis' Center for International Stud education in English," Dr. Glassman Louis campus later dlis month. The Current is the student newspaper at the University of Missouri ies (CIS), said. "He contacted Dr. Joel to St. Louis, printing weekly through the fall and spring semesters on said. The CIS hopes continue. to ad Mondays. Advertising rates are available upon request; terms, condi Glassman, a former professor of his and Fortunately, the political instability vance this mutual friendship between tions and restrictions apply. The Current, financed in part by student Director of the Center for International that characterizes a number of Middle the university and the Oman and Ku activities fees, is not an official publication of UM-St. Louis. Studies, for assistance." Eastern nations has not affected either wait colleges, and it encourages more The University is not responsible for the content of The Current and! UM -St. Louis played a pivotal role university, allowing them to continue students to take part in this interna or its policies. All materials contained in each printed and online is in the founding of NfCBS, supplying to provide the students of Kuwait and tional exchange. "We anticipate that sue are property of The Current and may not be reprinted, reused, or the fledgUng college with a model for Oman valuable learning opportuni there will be more U1vfSL faculry and reproduced without the prior, expressed and written consent of The its curriculum and organization. This ties. "We are not aware of any impact students taking advantage of this op Current. joint relationship between Western and of the political activity on either MCBS portunity in the future," Dr. Blood said. The Current accepts letters to the editor. All letters should be brief, Middle Eastern education impressed the or GUST," Dr. Glassman said. "Both "This amount of interaction between and those not exceeding 250 words will be given preference. The Cur founders of the Gulf University for Sci Oman and Kuwait have relatively stable UMSL and the two schools enhances rent edits letters for clarity and length, not for dialect, correctness, in tent or grammar. All letters must be signed and must include a daytime ence and Technology, and in 2000 they governments." the international awareness of all three phone number and, where applicable, student number. The Editor-in contacted the CIS to enter in the same As both GUST and the MCBS con- campuses." Chief reserves the right to respond to and to deny any letters. AFFILIATIONS MON. 65 lUES. 60 WED. 47 THURS. FRI. 61 SAT. 61 SUN .. 62 MCMA ------------ ------------ \W . ~ -. .' 36 36 31 51 ·---< 52 32 NEWS I I WWW.THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM I FEB. 14,2011 I ~hc (torrent I 3 now-pocalypse shut dow " What would you like for University fo two days Valentine's day?" "Chocolate! II Rawan AI-Dahhan Biology Junior "For my girlfriend to not make me celebrate Valentine's Day." Nick Bova Political Science Junior "A lovely surprise." Franziska Weissgerber Social Work Graduate "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