ASUM Faces Un/Certain Future Terviewed Him, Admitted to Previous ., Was Released Last Week, and Crimes on Campus
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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 11-26-2007 Current, November 26, 2007 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, November 26, 2007" (2007). Current (2000s). 339. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/339 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]. THE UM-5T. LOUIS SINCE 1966 STUDENT NEWSPAPER November 26, 2007 www.thecurrentonline.com \'Oll IMI '. II, ISSl ll: L! .U THIS WEEK -----~ Suspect .. Great Porn Debate Porn King Ron Jeremy will arrested in debate Porn Pastor Craig Gross Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. in the MSC Cen assault at tury Rooms. For more info, contact University Program Board at (314) 516-5531 . Mansion Hill Photos by: Matthew HHI • PholO Edi/or - By PAUL HACKBARTH INSIDE (from I,En to RIGHTI Anna Koeppel, Quint Birdsong and David Watkins, UM·Kansas City bOard member (LErn, and Andrew Walker, Dianna Meyers, board chair for ASUM, discuss whether St. Louis board member, discuss the possibility of ASUM disbanding during Editor-in-Cbie! ~ UMSL prepares for the organization should disband or not. a meeting held Nov. 17 at the J.C. Penney Conference Center. Exactly one week after a juvenile reaccredidation male assaulted a female resident in Mansion Hill Condominiums, St. The first draft for the Louis City police arrested the sus 2008-2009 reaccredidation pect who, after campus police in process for the University ASUM faces un/certain future terviewed him, admitted to previous ., was released last week, and crimes on campus. administrators are looking By THOMAS HELTON dent Association (MSA) the student Quick Read dent Council (ISC) would take over "We knew who the suspect was," for feedback government group at UM-Colum the responsibilities of policy setting Sgt. Thomas McEwen of the Univer . Design Editor bia. Mizzou's student government, is and the internship program. ISC in sity police, said. "He was arrested . See page 3 In a letter to ASUM, members of considering dropping its members of eludes the respective student gov earlier last week by St. Louis City The sh\dent governinentat UM MSA wrote that they have "reached ASUM, the student lobbying group ernment executives from each UM police. On that Wednesday, officers Columbia is c~ling for the disband a consensus decision ' that the Co of the UM system. campus and the student curator. from our department interviewed ment of the student lobbying group lumbia campus of the University Members ofMSAcite, "The lack him. It turned out the juvenile in .- Get into Associated Students of the Univer of Missouri system should strongly said the other members ofASU1-I all of member involvement, fiscal re volved, while he actually assaulted sity of Missouri, but members from consider no longer being a member agreed any major reformation was a sponsibility, fiscal oversight and ad the woman, he was attempting to the game other campuses are not giving up institution of the [ASUM] Board of bad idea but said the board should ministrative procedures" as reasons steal her car. " just yet. Directors. " consider concerns about account why the board is "ineffective and McEwen said, "the suspect did Check out ASUM board members met Nov. After hours of discussion, no ac ability. unnecessary." indicate that he was only trying to The Current's 17 on the UM-St. Louis campus to tion was taken regarding the letter. The letter accompanied an out get the victim's car keys in order to review of video discuss, among many things, a call Andrew Walker, ASUM board mem line for the "ASUM Reform Pro steal her car." ¥ games and con~ for reformation by the Missouri Stu- ber for the UM-St Louis campus, cess" in which the Intercampus Stu- See ASU M, page 3 A campus- soles, including a wide e-mail Quick Read student 'on cam- from McEwen stated that at A Juvenile male pus who is devoted approximately involved in to gaming. OUT OF AFRIC!\., INTO THE PILOT HOlISE 9:24 a.m., on an assault at See page 6 , Nov. 13, campus Mansion f1ill police received a two weeks ago j report of an as- confessed to sault in Mansion another crime :1/.,.,j.:,: ... -)1£./ Hill Condomini- on campus. Ii. f" .' -' 'l urns. W.I I' . -. ,- According to the incident report, "the juvenile -"'-- ~ suspect knocked on the victim's door three times in a few minutes. The victim answered the door on all three occasions. The last time, the suspect asked to use the victim's cell phone. Men's basketball wins The victim agreed and let him into in Thanksgiving Classic her apartment." After the suspect completed his call, he punched the victim in the )it The Tritons defeat both Har face and ripped her clothes, the report ris Stowe and Robert Morris said. The juvenile ran from Mansion at last weekend's home Hill toward the bicycle path and the opener to bring their record victim reported a small laceration on to 2-1. her face. The suspect is being held at the See page 9 St. Louis City Juvenile Justice Cen ter on these charges, but because he is a juvenile, his name was not re leased. ON THE WEB In addition to his admittance of the assault, police said the juvenile confessed to being involved in an earlier incident in August. He confessed to stealing keys and money from a victim's purse from Web poll results: her office and later stole her car near When will you start the Nursing Administration Building shopping for the on Aug. 22. holiday season 7 McEwen said most of the same suspects are usually involved in sev eral campus crime incidents. Matthew Hill • PIx!!a Editor The Peace Bird dancers perform during Africa Nite in the Pilot House on Nov. 15. The dancers wore kilt-like skirts, other jewelry and See MANSION HILL, page 7 dress native to the nation of Cote d'ivoire. To read more coverage of Africa Nite, see PAGE 12. Express Scripts expands headquarters with second building Tomorrow. By PAUL HACKBARTH Quick Read of public affairs for ESI. • Black Friday. When Express Scripts completed Editor-in-Cbief Construction has started on a $30 its headquarters, which sits on 16 acres million, 181,000 square foot building of land, the company received the op • I already started. Less than six months after Express next to the ESI headquarters, which is tion of having first bid if it wanted to expeded to open in December 2008. Scripts, Inc. (ESI) opened its new expand to the other 11 acres, George .. I am finished. headquarters on campus, the pharma said. ceutical company is expanding with which opened in May 2007, Chancel Last Tuesday, the Fortune 500 This week's question: the construction of a second building lor Thomas George said. The second company took that offer. What were you thankful adjacent to the first one_ building will include 181 ,000 square The headquarters was built to for this Thanksgiving? Express Scripts announced last feet of office space, a three-level park support 1,000 employees, although Tuesday that McEagle Properties and ing garage and two surface parking George said it was more like 1,200 to Clayco, affiliates of NorthPark Part lots. 1,300 employees that actually work ·tf INDEX ners, will develop the new $30 mil Construction is expected to be there. lion building located in the Business, completed by December 2008. "It was mostly administrators and What's Current 2 'feclmology and Research Park on the "When we first opened on cam the IT people who canle over,' he north side of campus. pus, we had the option to do a second said. Crimeline 2 The second building will be about building, but we didn't say when," Construction equipment sits in the rain Sunday on the site where Opinions 4-5 two-thirds the size of the original one, said Steve Littlejohn, vice president See EXPANSION. page 7 Express Scripts is planning to build a second building. ·Features········ 6 II> .••. ..• r-. ..- _-= ....Jo ....... -" S I - IStay·Current _. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Weather predictions .. ,.' , ...... taken from NOAA with this 9 .Hiltow: 39/29 Hi/Low: 49/39 HilLow: 54/35 HifLow: 40/31 HilLow: 40/31 HilLow: 38/31 HilLow: 40/31 national weather Sp?rt.s. week's weather system. ~ Cartoons/Puzzles 11i Precip: 60% Precip: 10% Precip: 20% Precip: 20% Precip: 20% Precip: 10% Precip: 30% Page 2 November 26, 2007 '1\1ERRY \VIDOW' SINGS HER HEART OUT CAMPUS The Universiry of Missouri-St. Louis Student Newspaper Since 1966 CRIMELINE STAff Paul Hackbarth. Editor-ln·Chief Carrie Fasiska. Managing Editor FRIDAY, NOV. 9 Michael Kennedy. Business Manager PROPERTY DAMAGE - Rob Borkin. Ad Director' MANSION Hill CONDOMINIUMS Judi linville. Adviser The victim reported that be Mabe.l Suen. Copy Editor tween 8 a.m. on Nov. 8 and 3:15 Justi Montague· Ass!. Copy Editor p.m. on Nov. 9 person(s) unknown Thomas Helton. Design Editor removed the bedroom windows on Sarah O'Brien. News Editor her Mansion Hill condominium. Amy Recktenwald. Features Editor Nothing was taken, and the inves Cate Marquis· A&E Editor tigation is continuing. laGuan Fuse. Sports Editor Tom Schnable. Ass!. Sports Editor MONDAY, NOV. 12 Melissa S. Hayden. Web Editor Angie Spencer. Proofreader THEFT - WEST DRIVE Matthew Hill· Photo Editor Danny Reise.