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All Win SGA Elections University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 4-21-2008 Current, April 21, 2008 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, April 21, 2008" (2008). Current (2000s). 214. https://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/214 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]. oms SINCE 1966 STUDENT NEWSPAPER April 21, 2008 www.thecurrentonline.com VOLUME 'H, ISSllE 1248 INSIDE Ritter, Cowan, all win SGAel ections By CARRIE F ASISKA eral studies, won the election with Quick Read & RYAN SCHERR 817 votes. - Jessica Cowan, junior, psychol­ In addition to Ritter, Cowan and Hall Managing Editor & News Editor ogy, won the vice-presidential race grabbing the top SGA spots, the UMSL scientist wins with 555 votes. Themon Ryan Jr., ju­ ASUM and Metro pass referendums The new executjve members of . niar, media studies, was a close run­ both passed as well. Academy Award UM-'St. Louis' Student Government ner up with 406 votes. Association were announced at mid­ Dorian Hall, junior, accounting, Sonya Bahar, director of the night Saturday among bouquets or won his bid for comptroller with 601 year and consists of the 15 most in­ Center for Neurodynamics red and gold balloons in the 'Pilot votes. Peter Talluto, junior, finance, volved organizations on campus. was honored by the Acade­ House. lost with 349 votes. Goers said the cabinet was a "big myof Science for her work. Just 11 votes shy of the record "I just want to thank everyone help to get people for events." GraceMarie Ritter . See NEWS, page 3 total vote count for SGA elections, for voting and for their support and Jessica Cowan Dorian Hall Also, at the April 2 meeting, a I ,003 students cast their votes last help," Hall said. 2008-2009 SOA President 2008-2009 SOA Vice Presid!!nl 2008-2009 SOA CCtlnptrolle,' survey on the shuttle bus service was week. "We have very qualified people presented to the SGA. Goers said it Did last year's SGA The current SGA President Bryan in office," Ritter said after speaking Ritter and Cowan have set goals and promote involvement in com­ "is too late in the school year to take Goers announced the winners of the . to the students at ;the announcement to develop an athletic relatious com­ munity service events. any actions on the results," which make the grade? race for the top spots on next year's party. mittee,create a weekly newsletter Goers said he recommends the showed the shuttle service lacking in See OPINIONS, page 4 executive board. The inauguration date has not about campus events, promote stu­ new SGA executive members should effectiveness. Lone presidentiat candidate been set for the new SGA execu­ dent and alumni relations, continue "continue the SGA cabinet." The "'\ . GraceMarie Ritter, sophomore, lib- tives. to work for a resident parking pass SGA cabinet was created this school See SGA, page 3 MIRTHDAY 2008 Moving to the beat HiHing the tra~ ... Figure out all the twists and of a mirthful drum turns of the new Wayne Goode bike trail. By JUST! MONTAGUE Quick Read See FEATURES, page 6 Copy Edilor The 2008 Mirthday's theme was "Under the Sea," in honor of the While the theme of Wednesday's new Triton mascot. University Mirthday was "Under the Sea," more Program Board annually sponsors than 50 student organizations held the daylong carnival. activites under the sun. University Program Board sponsored the annual The celebration showcased around c'elebration_ Many students and mem­ 50 booths, sponsored by a variety of bers of the community turned out to student organizations, from the Cath­ attend the e ent and show their sup­ olic Newman Center. to Students port for UM-St. Louis. Today Alumni Tomorrow. to the Res­ "The Mirthday event was a grellt idential HOllsingAssociation. The ac­ Happy Mirthday to us way for the students to see all of the tivities ranged from riding the carni­ active student organizations and re­ val rides or grabbing a snow cone to Rides, prizes and music: member that we aren't just here for visiting the dunking booth or signing Mirthday had it all. Check classes we're here for the whole col­ up to decorate a recycling bin. ou t the concert review of lege e~perience, " said GraceMarie The theme for Mirthday 2008 was Ritter, newly elected Student Gov­ Gym Class Heroes at the "Under the Sea," meant to celebrate errunent Association president. Touhill PAC. the new mascot. However, the un­ "[Our goal for Mirthday is] wel­ derexposure of the theme left some See A&E, page 8 coming students into the spring with students confused. Kanan Pujji (RIGH1'l, sophomore, business administration, ~Iays the dru.ms ~uring Mirthday while Rob­ a day of happiness," said Themon bie Haupt, sophomore, communication, dances all day long In a grass mlnsklrt. Ryan Jr., executive chair for UPB. Is there a money tree See MIRTHDAY, page 3 on campus grounds? Take a look at part 4 in a 5 Study suggests changes part series on what it would All shook up! Earthquake take to bring UMSL to LJivi­ sion I status. for UMSL shuttle system See SPORTS, page 10 wakes up, shakes up St. Louis By CRAIG BESAND students used the most were at the Main Circle, Mansion Hills, Oak By PAUL HACKBARTH IDvf-St. Louis. lines and forecast, not predict, earth­ StaJJWriter An aftershock with the magnitude quakes by measuring how fast strain ON THE WEB HaIL Provincial House and the Uni­ £!Ii/or-in-Chief versity Meadows. of 4.6 was reported at 10:14 a.m. on builds up in the rocks, but forecast­ A study by the UM-St. Louis The study also pointed out the Fridav. Another aftershock measured ing in Missouri and Illinois is harder An earthquake that measured 5.2 Center for Transportation concluded failure to consider certain factors at 4.5' was felt Monday 12:38 a.m. since the faults are hidden. 1thr ltU"iilil.' ~ .L, on the Richter scale rattled UM-St. that many of the problems with the with the shuttle routes. Demand pat­ According to an e-mail sent out The earthquake on Friday c·ame Louis and surrounding areas early Web poll results: shuttle system are due to the lack of terns are different at each stop. by Lt. John ~Schupp, the police de­ out of the Wabash Valley Seismic Friday morning, despite its epicenter Who do you think will win information which leads to instabil­ "Shuttles will stop randomly at partment did a cursory inspection of Zone,. different than the New Madrid being more than 150 miles away, near SGA elections? ity. buildings and found no damage or Zone in the Missouri Bootheel. buildings where there is no sched­ Bellmont in southeastern Illinois. A graduate research assistant from injuries. "This zone has spurred the two uled stop, like the music building," At 4:37 a.m. Friday, the earth the center gave a presentation during Fix, who lectured on earthquakes most powetful earthquakes that I've Christie said. shook, waking up some UM-St. Lou­ the April 2 Student Government As­ The hourly demand varies in his class last week, explained that been through. In 1968, there was one ' isians, like Jonathan Lidgus, assistant sociation meeting on the shuttle bus throughout the day. Most students earthquakes are caused by a release that measured 5.4 iu the same general Director of Residential Life. area. ~, service on campus. The presenta­ utilize the shuttle between 9 a.ill. and of energy stored in rocks, and over a "My dog woke me up first and tion focused on the survey of what long period of time, the energy turns Friday's earthquake measured 2p.m. jumped on the bed about 10 seconds problems the system h1l!' and what Most of the improvements that into stress on the rock. The energy, 5.2 on the Richter scale, but as Fix after it hit," Lidgus said. "The room solutions can be asserted to make the called elastic strain energy, is similar explained, most seismologists are can be made could stem from the use started shaking, and I really didn't shuttles more efficient. to energy stored from bending a tree trading that scale in for the Moment of relatively simple and inexpensive know what wa; going on because it so Comparative deficiencies that the technologies, according to the study. branch or stretching a rubber band. Magnitude scale from zero to 10, early in the morning. After a while, I study found were unstable schedul­ Such improvements would involve "There's a limit to how much it which is based on readings from a had established it was an earthquake. ing, inefficient routing and the un­ can store and when it exceeds the seismogram, total surface area that the use of schedules, routes and maps 1 hadn't been through one before." availability of information. online. Other improvements include elastic limit, the material breaks and broke and how much energy is stored • Ritter, Ryan and Talluto Adam Richter, senior, graphic de­ "By making graphs we found how text messages and a phone number to it releases the energy quickly. In in the rocks. sign, said the earthquake woke him the routing stops are not used. The the case of an earthquake, there is a "In the Richter scale, there are call to receive schedules and notify up_ "I got up and was walking around Ritter, Ryan and Hall shuttles make a lot of stops that stu­ students of delays.
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