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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 8-21-2006 Current, August 21, 2006 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, August 21, 2006" (2006). Current (2000s). 294. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/294 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]. SINCE 1966 nr E r August 21, 2006 . VOLl1ME .,0, ISSlJl' 1188 CAMPUSNEWS Campus pofice hold Stormdamage totals $750,000 public hearing The UMSL Police will By MELISSA S. HAYDEN , bi&,oer," said Jonathan Yordy, coordina- Quick Read Another roof, above Touhill hold a public hearing ---- tor for Public Relations and Fund Performing Arts Center' Desmond Lee News Editor The roof and gym floor of the Mark Monday, Aug. 28 at 1 Raising. Theatre, was damaged. Repairs for these Twain Athletic Buiding and the roof of p.m. in the Gallery 210 Kochin said he is also waiting to hear damages will cost approximately the Touhill PAC were damaged by the $100,OCKl. auditorium as part of its Repairs to the UM-St Louis campus back from the insurance adjustor. "I've for damages cauSed by the storm that hit July storms that swept through the city. effort to be accredited by called several times,. but we've been 'There are also a lot of minor things, Wednesday July 19 and Friday July 21 playing phone tag," he said Those repairs will cost about $600,000. but I've been telling people it should the Commission on are likely to total around $750,000, Right now, at the top of the list is cost less than 1 million dollars," Kochin Accreditation for law according to Frank Kochin. damage to the Mark Twain Gymnasium. said. Enforcement Agencies, Kochin, director for Facilities Kochin estimated the repairs at almost and pulled it back," he said. Yordy said the high winds "all over" Inc. People can also mail Management, said he does not have an half a million donars for roof and floor He said the gym's roof was fairly were the main cause of all the damage. comments to the agency . exact list of all of the damages and costs damages. new and was put on about one year ago Pepsi is in: at 10306 Eaton PI., Suite for repairs at this time . • 'The main roof was a total loss, the for roughly the same amount the repairs New contract gives UMSL 320, Fairfax, Va. 22030- 'The list keeps gl;!tting bigger and wind just lifted up the roof membrane are going to cost see STORM DAMAGE, page 14 $71 ,000 over 7 years. 2201. Coke is out INSIDE Old contract gave UMSL COMING TO AMERICA $40,000 over 1° years . No blind taste test WTC gives personal required look at 9111 Pepsi offers better See page 12 deal, so Coke is out Political science By MELISSA S. HAYDEN professor named News Editor Fulbright scholar July 1 began Pepsi-Cola's seven year, $71,500 exclusive beverage con Kenneth Thomas won tract with UM-St Louis and ended the a prestigious Fulbright school'S lO-year, $40,000 contract scholar grant fund his to witb. the Coca-Cola Company. studies of the Canadian Jonathan Yordy, coordinator for provinces. Public Relations and Fund Raising, See page 3 said the "IO-year contract with Coke was just up." "We had a committee and [Pepsi Kicking off the '06 Cola] had the best offer for the University," said Gloria Schultz, direc soccer season tor for Business and Management Check out the line-up Services. for the Rivermen and Schultz said the University and Pepsi-Cola both have 120 days to back Riverwomen soccer out of the agreement; she added that teams in a special: two Mike Sherwin • Managing &iilor the reaction to the switch to Pepsi has page spread. Andreas Dimke,' freshman, business administration, walks away from the Wal·Mart on St. Charles Rock Road on Thursday night after been good. 'The students are excited See pages 8-9 picking up groceries, and looking for an international phone card. Dimke, who is from Nuremburg, Germany, came to UM·St. louiS on a and are going 'yeah' ," she said. tennis scholarship and plans to study here for four years. Student GDvemment Association President Nick Koechig said he ON THE WEB STUDENTS FRO MABROAD GET SET FOR THE hree days before the fIrst day of schooL advisor and international admissions officer. "loves" the Starbucks line from Pepsi TAndreas Dimke, freshman, business Burris said most international students come and Gatorade products. "I'm a really administration, wanted to call home, but with a FI or 11 visa. big fan of Gatorade," he said. 1rhcQ:umt he did not have a phone. Fl visas for students who want to study OIJM are at Yordy said the Pepsi contract After shopping around Northwest Plaza an accredited university in the United States. 11 offered the University an "overall bet Web poll results: What FIRST DAY Thursday evening, he decided he would use a visas are for students in exchange programs who ter package" and that Pepsi has broad calling card instead of paying for an internation want to receive academic training, similar to an er range of products. "Mountain Dew are your plans for al cell phone plan. internship. is also the single most popular drink," summer 2006? Dirnke needed an international calling card Burris said bet\veen 100 and 130 internation he said. because his home is actually seven and a half al students normally come through the Office of Pepsi's lineup included products he OF SCHOOL hours away by plane in Nuremberg, Germany. International Student and Scholar Services each said are considered to be higher end Dimke is one of more than 400 international fall. products. Pepsi's line of Starbucks students admitted to the University this fall. Last week, between 180 and 200 students products and its Sobe products are IN A NEW COUNTRY Some are exchange students planning to study attended a weeklong international student orien "more perceived as upscale," accord one or two semesters, while others, like Dimke, tation, where students Jeamed where to find dif ing to him. plan to stay and graduate from UM-St Louis. ferent resources on campus. "Pepsi also has a slightly younger ''This year we've had the most students since demographic than Coke," he said. STORY BY PAUL HACKBARTH • DESIGN EDITOR 9/11," said Annette Burris, international student see INTERNATIONAL, page 15 In addition, he said Pepsi offered a broader fountain selection, even including Dr. Pepper, which is not a Pepsi product. Dr. Pepper is a product I will be working. of the Dr. Pepper/Seven-Up Corporation. I will be taking Campus police arrest suspect in dorm burglary However, Dr. Pepper is not the on! y summer classes. non-Pepsi product the contract will allow on campus. Some Coke prod I will be relaxing. By M IKE SHERWIN behind the bed. After distributing that image to ucts will continue to be sold on! Y in Then, police said, McMillon Quick Read other campus police officers and St. the Millennium Student Center's C /vlanaging Editor I will be taking a stepped out from behind the door, A summer camp counselor staying in Villa Louis County Police assigned to Store. trip. dressed in a unifonn with patches on Hall came home to find an open window MetroLink, a county officer said he Yordy said the process of removing and a uniformed man in his dorm rocm . I don't know. A former Police Explorer Scout the shirt. recognized the uniform as that of a Coke machines and moving in new used his uniform to talk his way out of Joshua Hamilton, 20, of Police Sdy the man, who was actually a County Police Explorer. Pepsi machines has gone a burglary that was interrupted when a SpringfIeld, Ky., was with the victim burglar, acted like a police officer, asking The officer returned to the precinct smoothly. "It's interesting to see the for ID. Police tracked the man down and .This week's question: resident returned to his dorm room when they entered the dorm and found and found a flyer from the same day as Pepsi machines dance onto campus during the crime, according to police. the suspect. he faces charges of burglary in the first the burglary stating that McMillon was and the Coke guys kind of dragging What do you think about degree and stealing under $500. paying for Metro passes? However, the same uniform helped "My friend opened the door, and at a former Police Explorer no longer along with their machines," he said. UM-St. Louis police identify the sus first I thought it was a friend trying to with the program but still had a uni "It ha~ been a hassle getting all the pect, leading to his arrest one week scare us," Hamilton said. "He looked form. Coke machines out and receiving all INDEX later. like a police officer and he asked us for ered from interviews with witnesses On Aug. ' 3, Griemel arrested the new Pepsi machines, but we knew Police say the suspect, Jeremiah our IDs." that the burglar was seen walking McMillon who was charged by the St. it would be," Schultz said. What's Current 2 McMillon, 19, entered a Villa Hall 'The thing that threw me off," he toward the UM-St Louis South Louis County Prosecutor with burgla Randy Ezell, service technician for dormitory around 8 p.m.