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eC1Sl0n BY .JASON GRANGER' Missouri State University, Harris­ anticipated; so News Editor Stowe State College, the University of we' re pretty Missouri and Linn ·· State Technical happy," Bowman Newspaper Students of the UM System College, Southwest MissoUri State said . "The bottom . received more bad news from the state University took a 6.6 percent cut, line is we're going to legislature last week as they · Missouri Western State lose money. We can outlines announced a 10.8 percent cut in higher College took a 4.5 only hope that it's the education. percent cut · and 10.8 percent cut and not reasons its Fears are now on the rise about a Missouri Southern something higher." tuition hike as high as 19 percent to try State College received Bowman said his funding to cover the most recent .cut This no cuts to their funding. biggest fear right now is would be on top of the 3:2 percent In fact, Missouri Holden vetoing the proposal and should be tuition hike announced by System Southern State College going with a higher cut to the higher President Elson floyd. Floyd's plan is would receive an education ystem. restored based on inflation rates, and he said he increase. Approximately 'Everybody in the Capitol is was hoping to keep tuition increases $74,445,922 has been would cut almost eJqJeCting him to veto the plan," pegged at an inflationary rate. When cut in this newest round $44 million dollars from the UM Bowman saio.. 'This is a partisan BY NICHOLE · LECLAIR Floyd made the announcement, he of withholdings, System alone, The proposed cut is not -- .. ------... -..------.- -- . ~ - - issue. Neither side will admit the state Features Editor was banking on no new budget GUts bringing the two-year finalized, however; the plan still has to has a problem and try to fIx that from the state level. total to nearly $500 be approved by both chambers of problem." According to the Department of million, the legislature. According to Marty Oetting, UM UM-St Louis will become the With the The House has passed its own System official, this issue is far from only university in the nation without massive budget for the Department of over. a student-run media source if The cuts of last Higher Education, indicating a "I predict the House and Senate Current's funding is not reinstated. --"-- year and $16 million cut would suffice. will approve a plan that resembles the On April 25, The Current this newest House Budget Committee GOP proposal, the Governor will veto appealed the Student ActivitieS and The bottom line is, round of cuts Chairman Carl Bearden has said it, and we will be back in special Budget Committee's $0 allocation we're going to lose officials in the UM in the past that budget proposals session in early June," Oetting said in for next year. is the first time in This System are saying from either the House or the a press release. "Wllether any better the paper's 39-year history that money. We c~n only they cannot absorb Senate are not set in stone. The cut agreement for higher education could funding has been cut by SABC, the hope it's the 10.8 any more layoffs or will be somewhere between the $16 be reached at that time is hard to and without that backing the. percent cut. firings without million proposed by the House and the predict." newspaper will have to close. affecting the goals $89 million proposed by the Senate. In other legislative news, the Although The usually Current of the University, Lawmakers in the House and proposed merger between the UM - Nick Bowman, Associated becomes self-supporting via including Senate are trying to balance a SystelU and Nort..l}west Missouri State by mid-Detorer, the ents of the U.niversity advertisi.ng teachin-g, projected $1 billion budget shortfall University has been pllt on hold money allocated SABC is of Missouri lobbyist hi' research for the upcoming fi cal year. TIle because of the budget crisis and the required as seed money for print,ing and public ~]\\ severity of the shortfall has led approaching end of the legislative and business costs. G seIVice. )'I 11Je \ lawmakers to recommend session. Bowman said, however, that The main reason for the loss of --,,-- Gov. ~ ~o\ reductions in budgets to every state he believes the merger will pass the funding, according to theSABC, was Holden ~ agency and to propose new taxes in an legislature as soon as the next session the salary structure of TIle Current. Higher Education, the Senate to a class ~ unacceptable. attempt to bail out the state. begins in July, . 'The majority of the salaries since appropriation mark-up lists the first-graders ~ ~ These cuts would Nick Bovnnan, A sociated "ruM System President Elson] the 1997 to 1998 school year have following schools as receiving a 10.8 Thursday force university tuition to Students for the University of floyd want it to happen, and not changed," said Editor-in-Chief percent cut: Central Missouri State he said orcmo:sed rise if the state Senate does not go Missouri lobbyist, said that while he is [Northwest Missouri State University Stanford Griffith. "It wasn't too much University, Southeast Missouri State cuts of along with his proposed ta'l. increases. upset higher tducation is receiving yet President Dean L.] Hubbard wants it then. Some salaries have actually University, Lincoln University, million According to Nikki Krawitz, UM another cut, it could have been worse. to happen; so the legislature will pass decreased" He agrees that the Truman State University, Northwest secondary education were System vice president for fmance and "It was the smallest cut we it," Bowman said. commission for advertising sales should be lowered but said that this decision was made before the funding decisions of the SABC. No changes can be made lIDtil the close of the fiscal year. Jason Granger, Campus implements anti-terrorism system editor-in-chief elect, assured the SABe that he would carry through with this change in the following year. New setup mirrors national precautionary.guides 'That is Very encouraging," said ill . Jeff GrieSemer, comptroller of the BY MELISSA MCCRARY With the computer system, UM­ Low risk of terrorist attack. The following measure.s may be applied: Student GovemmentAssociation and Staff Writer St. Louis Police can automatically • .Refining and e..~err:ising preplanned protective Oleasures call for more assistance with a touch chairman of SABC. • Ernruring that personnel receive !raining on HSAS-, depanment­ ofa button. Members of the SABC also There have always been or agency-specilic protective measure questioned whether Current emergency plansfor natural disasters The location of UM- St. Louis is the was • Regularly assessing facilities for \1llnerabilities and taking spending more than necessary on and terrorist attacks at UM-St. Louis, right in the center of where a possible measures to reduce them printing. but since September 11 and the attack could occur. Within a miJe­ "I always see papers on the racks recent war with Iraq the anti­ and-a-half from the University is at the end of the week," said SABC terrorism .policy has been modifIed. . Lambert airport, where recently a General risk of attack. In addition to the pJeviously outlined protective member Marc Jerrolds. "Are you According to AI Wurt, UM-St. high level of security has been e measures, the following may be applied: printing too many? Could you cut Louis police lieutenant and enforced, and about 15 minutes from down on that?" emergency management coordinator, campus is the Arch, which has been • Olecking communicalions with designated emergency response "We print about 6,cro copies a this proactive security program is a barricaded for the last couple of or command locations week," said Managing Editor Anne workable and flexible plan that will months. . . . • Reviewing and updating ~y response procedln"es Bauer, "We refill the racks provide for the basic needs of the The levels of security have been • Providing the public with necessary infoIInation throughout the week, which is why University. determined by color codes. Red is the you usually see them full There is The police feel that the most highest alert, followed in descending also a base rate for printing; after a important thing is to provide safety order by orange, yellow and finally Significant risk of terrorist attacks, In addifi.on to the previously outlined certain number of copies, extras cost and security to the campus and to be green. A week ago, Lambert protectr..'e JDeaSl.Ire8, ~ fono~.ng may be applied: very little. If we were to cut a ready to protect against any possible International Airport was considered • Increasing surveillance of critical location$ thousand or so, it would hardly make incident, Woo said. to be under a Yellow Alert, and the • Coonfulating emergency plans wirhnearbyjurisdictions a difference [in price]." This plan indudes access to highest level it has reached since the • Assessing further refinement of pro!edive measures within the computer-tracked calls that the FBI war with Iraq began has been context of the cwrem threat information or state send immediate notices about Orange, see APPEAL. page 3 e lmplememing, as appropriate. condngency- and ~~ plans , . when there niight be a threat of While a terrorist attack is but a terrorism. Every call or dispatch remote possibility, the school is takes place in each station's control located close to other areas that might High riSk of femlrist attaclcs. In addition to the previously outline protective room. While people may be able to be considered targets. W u r t rreasures, the foIklwing may be applied: . INDEX purchase or buy police scanners, only went on to say, "With the intelligence law enforcement agencies bave info. given, UMSL has not been • Coon\inaIing necessaxy security efforo; with armed f~ or Jaw­ Bulletin Boa:::.=..rd=-_ _ _ 2 access to the emergency response singled out as a next possible target, ~agencies • Taking ~ons at. public events !'Ie~.... _____ ~_~_3 computer systems. but we still want to be prepared for additional ''This plan would not be anything that may happen." • Preparing to wc:JIk l\t an altcmate site or with a dispc:tsed world'~ QEj!l!~~~' .__ ___----.:. 46:5 implemented if it wasn't considered The anti-terrorism policy is also • Restrictiog lICreSS to essential pelSDJlilel only [~~Thougb~t ______~ 5 to be good," University Spokesman known as the police department's Bob Samples said, "Code 1000." The Code 1000 is Fea!!Ires __ 66:7 The plan is very simple and aims tested on an annual basis to make Severe risk.of terrorist attacla;.Jn addition to the previously outline protective ?p.orts ______.___ -' S=---&=.--:.. 9 to respond to any type of emergency sure that its operations are efficient. IDeaSIlreS, the following may be applied: within the metropolitan area. 'The Code 1000 is a generalized • Assigning emergency response persons and pre-positioniQg specially A~I;...Ente~inment 10 6: 11 Because the system at UM-St. Louis plan for all regional areas but will be trained teams Th~.Yi!!a~ Idiots 14 has integrated operations with other enacted at UMSL if needed," Chief • Monitoring, redirecting (I coostraining IIlU1SpOl18ti.o systems county. and state stations and fire of Police Bob Roeseler said. • Oosing puNic and govemrnent facilities . APclriQ.~ ~ departments, a higher level of ·This plan exists solely for the • ~ the redirection. of ptDlIIDcl to IIddri:6s emergency needs f!~ssifjAAS ..~ . ~__ 15 security exists. purpose of response, not prevention. age 2 '11w CUrrent A ril 28, 2003

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Stanford Griffith • Editor·in-Chief Anne Bauer • Managing Editor DaITef1 Woods • Ad Director Mindaugas • Business Manager Aclamonis ,Judi Unville • Faculty ;\dviser

Jason Granger. ffFrJa. ~r;R~te Mike Sherwin' Photo Director Catherine A'EEd· Marquis-Homeyer • ' (:< lim· Hank Ikwns • Sports Editorl Mon28 Mon 28 (cont.) Wed 30 Thur 1 MonS Prod AssOCiate Monday Noon Series Continuing education Student Life Memorial Lecture Endowed Professor Nid10Ie LeClair • Features Editor Elliott Reed • Cartoonist "Water Highways to the Hinterland: "Captwing your legacy" is a noncred­ The Student Leadership Awards ban- The 16th Homer Jones MemOlial Lecture Series . quet is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Lecture will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Sara Porter' Features Associate Three Rivers Vital to Colonial St. it program that provides an opportuni­ As part of the Endowed Professor Century Rooms of the MSC. UM-St Century Rooms on the 3rd floor of the Louis" will be the topic of this ty for participants to create a "legacy Lecture Series, Finn Esbensen, will Adam Bodendieck' Copy Editor Louis will be taking this time to honor MSC. The event is free and open to week's Monday Noon Series. The workbook" in which they will leave be speaking on 'Theory and Practice .Jamie KelT)' • Proofreader exceptional students and programs. series is held in 229 JC Penney information for loved ones to use upon the pubic and is sponsored by the of Fire" from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p:m. Shannon HOIIf)e • Prod .Manager Department of Economics. For more Conference Center from 12: 15 p.m their death. The -program will begin at in the MSC. A reception 'Will be held Rudy Scoggins. Cartoonist information, call Cindy Vantine at to 1:15 p.m and is sponsored by The 6 p.m. in 126 of the JC Penney Thur 1 from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more 516-5442. Amy Ganwa • Music critic Center for the Humanities. Fred Conference Center. This event is open. Storytelling festival information, call Steffanie Rockette Fausz, associate professor of history The fee is $59 per person or $79 per The St Louis Storytelling Festival will at 516-5267. The event is .free and at UM-St. Louis, explains how, prior couple. The program is sponsored by Staff Writers be hosting a special on-campus ses­ open to the public. to the Louisiana Purchase, the the UM-St. Louis College of Arts & Charlie Bright, sion entitled "Walking the Choctaw Missowi and lllinois rivers proved to Sciences, Continuing Education & Kate Drolet, Rob Huesgen, Road, From the Past to Present" The Fri 2 be vital waterways for the success of Outreach. For more infmmation, con­ Micah issitt, Melissa I-N::.Crary, festival begins at nOOIl in Clark Hall Rec Sports a multinational fur trade dependent tact Noel Koranda at 516-6793. Becky Rosner, Ashley Richmond room l19. Featured storyteller TIID Rec Sports' Golf Tournament is upon rural areas. Tmgle, a member of the Oklahoma today. Play 9 holes (for $10) or 18 Tues 6 Staff Photographers Choctaw Nation, presents a concert of holes (for $18) in our Intramural Endowed Professor Kevin Ottley, Tues 2 9 Native stories and music Medal Tourney held at St Charles Lecture Series 28 American Sara Quiroz, Lishu Qu Career Services celebrating the survival of the Golf Course located at 500 Friedens As part of the Endowed Professor Chemistry Colloquia Interviewing Techniques Workshop An Choctaw Nation.The event is free and Road. Tee-off anytime on Friday & Lecture Series, Jim WIlson will be 388 Millennium Student Center The topic of the chemistry colloquia is from 11 a.m. to 12 p.rn. in room 278 open to the public. For more informa­ tum scorecards in at course. Student speaking on 'Theory and Practice of 8001 Natural Bridge Road is "Cross Reactivity of Pneurnococal MSC. 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Investigators are pursuing the situation as suspected arson

BY .JASON GRANGER ramp can be built in the area for easy . property has been vacant for two· News Editor years and is due for " destrqction shortly. He also said the case is being investigated as a crime. . . One of the. University-owned "The St. Louis County arson .. duplexes in Normandy caught fire The St. Louis County squad is investigating · this as an last Saturday, causing billowing Arson Squad is arson," Samples said. "The · smoke visible from campus. Normandy fire department respond­ The property, which is located at investigating this as ed to the call and put out · the fIre. 8101 Everts St., is situated just off an arson. There was damage done to the build­ Florissant Road in the Hollywood ing." . Park area. Fire departments from - Bob Samples, director of ¥ Normandy, Ferguson and Mid­ University Communications BELOW: One of the Normandy County were on hand to control the firefighters Is hosed off after · fire. Normandy and UM-St. Louis he was covered in smoldering police were on hand for crowd con­ debris from the fire at 8101 trol. Firemen and police would not --,,-- Everts·St., a University owned speculate as to the cause of the fire property. The St. Loui·s County nor the extent of the damage. access to the PAC. . Arson Squad is investigating t; However, the houses in that area are Bob Samples, dire.ctor of the fire as an arson. uninhabited, and the only pwple University Communications, said the with approved access are University officials and maintenance workers. The houses, whicn all have boarded­ uP .windows, have been uninhabited for a while The flames of the fire were seen shooting up through a hole in the " roof, and bits and pieces of shingling could be seen falling into the house through the roof. One of the Normandy firemen liad to be hosed down after he was covered in debris falling off the ceiling. At one point, Jt part.of the roof collapsed and a mas­ siye amount of smoke billowed out, obscuring vision. Firemen repeatedly carne out of the house for new oxy­ gen tanks UM-St. Louis police are handling the investigation of the fire, which occurred at approximately 4:00 p.rn. 1 ABOVE: Firefighters work to put out a fire at 8101 Everts St. in The University bought . out the Normandy. The duplex is owned by UM-St. Louis. it was pur­ property as part of the Performing chased as part of the Performing Arts Center expansion project. Arts Center expansion project The The cause of the fire is under investigation. houses are due for demolition off I .. ! I ,. ApPEAL, from page 1 --~~------~------~~~----~------~--

If The Current did choose to cut before they awarded us $0." circulation, it could do itself more When asked whether he had recon­ harm than good. '"The rates we charge sidered his previous claim that the !I4NTBD! · for advertising are based on circ,u1a­ SABC's decision was based on con­ tion," explained AdYertising Director tent, Griffith added, "I still think it is Darren Woods. "We'd lose more than the job of the publications committee YOUI' hat till. Naw ~ we saved." to deal with content, not that of those The Current should have an involved with funding. The SABC answer to their appeal this week. The failed to dispel my previous under­ till that is. Bat SABC said they would be notified by standing that the funding decision was mail. based on content In fact, the only Following the appeal, the senior . response they made was, 'No, that is sametbiDg goiDg on? staff of The Current were hopeful but not the case.'" ~ stirprised by what they felt were basic "What I've found the most inter­ business questions. . esting about this entire circus is the Do yaa kDaw SDDlt ''J'm concerned that a committee way that Jeff Griesmer, Orinthia of students that know little about run­ Montague and Curt Coonrod have all ning a business, especially a newspa­ been floundering to try to explain why tbiDg JUU tbiDk other per business, is allocating our budget," this has happened," Griffith contin­ said Bauer. "One question in particu­ ued. ''Every time I speak to one of lar made me aware that the members them., they contradict the other and studeatashould , did not have a clear understanding of often contradict themselves. It's as if how print media is financed. They do they know they have really messed up not seem to understand production and are trying to hide it The problem ImDw? US aD costs, how advertising is managed, is. however, they never consulted with live etc. They wouldn:t have asked the each other for what version of the questions they did if they had an quote-unquote truth they were going tmai1 at ," understanding of our business." to give us." "I feel that The Current presented According to Granger, the appeal its case well, but I wonder if it fell on served two purposes: it gave The CUlftDt@jiDtumsLedu deaf ears," said Griffith. "I think that Current the opportunity to state its the body language told more about the case in front of the entire committee, reception of our appeal then their and it let the SABC know The Current caD US at words. I'm anxious to hear the final ''would not go down without a fight" or de.cision of the committee. And while Granger was especially pleased with Jason Granger, edilor-in-chief elect, and Anne Bauer, managing editor, confer as Stanford Griffith, I hold out hope. I won't believe any­ what he felt was professional behavior ¥ editor-in-chief, presents The Current's case to the SABC committee. Granger, Bauer and Griffith pre­ 518~S thing until I see it in writing. I was a . on both sides. 174! sented The Current's appeal to the SABC committee. little disappointed with questions that "I think we'll get our money the SABC asked us during the meet­ back," Granger said. "I am encour­ temper that with a realistic sense of think there were definitely some posi: appeal. We 'll just have to wait and see ing. They could have been asked aged by what I heard at the appeal. I what SABC has already done, · but I tive signs that can be taken from the if they come to their senses."

-----~ Salaries for The Current for the 2002-2003 Fiscal Year

------EXECUTIVE COMMlTfEE PHOTOGRAPHY Photo Director $70 per week Editor-in-Chief $250 per week EDITORIAL Under Current $50 per week Managing Editor $175 per week Section Editors $50 per week Staff Photographer $15 per assignment printed Business Manager $175 per week Staff Writers $25 per article printed Advertising Director $50 per week + commission Columnists $25 per column printed W EBSITE ., Advisor $20 per hour Web Editor $50 per week PRODUCTION ADVERTISING · Production Manager $150 per week DISTRIBUTION Advertising Associate .$25 per week + commission Production Associate $50 per week Distribution Manager . $25 per week ~. Advertising ASsistant $10 per week + commission Production Assistant $25 per week

The Current's salaries are public record. All hired staff members are paid for their work as the above table details. The Current is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Page 4

-It ottley t and projects. ment, but it is like the construction of LETTER TO THE EDITOR, was the crystallographer whose X- The St. Louis Genome an exhaustive dictionary, an essential niy photographs helped .the American Sequencing Center illustrates the on­ step to deciphering the meaning of James Watson and the British Francis going effect of jockeying for the pub­ human genes "but not the endpoint Ibe Current's $0 funding questione . Crick determine the correct structure lic eye in science accomplishments, itself. The dictionary is an indispens­ for their model of the molecule. A few years back, a private finn that able tool to the translation, but we Dear Editor, dent and faculty interaction. implies a dictatorship that could m Watson's reputation for being goal- had announced its plan to beat the must now do the translation and fig­ As we live a democracy, our ifest itself based on students' desire oriented and taking whatever steps publicly funded effort to sequence ure out the "grammar" of gene With the recent decision to cut administrators and students alike graduate from the University are necessary was confirmed by his the human genome, announced it had expression and regulation too. This the University of Missouri's newspa­ should allow freedom of speech, Missouri as historically it has a gre own admission that they couldn't finished and had won the race. step may be more challenging and per funding to $0 by Orinthia unanimous voting, and diversity reputation. have done it without Franklin's work, Newspapers gleefully picked up the more key than was originally Montague, acting director of Student awareness. This does not appear to be A few more questions that shou work they had access. to without story as the triumph of sleek private believed before we discovered far Life, via the Student Activities Budget democracy in place here at University be looked into, but which I cann Franklin's permission or knowledge. enterprise over cumbersome govem­ fewer than the expected number of Committee, the survival of the of MiSSOUl1-St. Louis, It is more of a answer here as we do not ha They were wrong to conceal her role ment but failed to look at what had genes in the sequence. Even with University's voice is in jeopardy. dictatorship, if you will. How will answers yet, include: in the discovery and not include her actually happened, The private COill­ some revision of estimates of the Obviously, our acting director of the this effect the University's reputation Why did the Office of Stude name on the paper, but maybe pany, having gained publicity and number of genes found in the human Office of Student Life has a personal or the quality of life of all members, or Life's committee cut the newspaper Franklin's single-minded focus on profitable' contracts for sequencing genome, that foundation of genetics, dislike for our newspaper for some be conducive to the necessary open funding to $0 with no explanation, her own work and technique caused other genomes, freed itself from the the Central Dogma of "one gene, one reason or another to allow the SABC environment of communication about they are supposed to be here for rer to mis the clues about, DNA and rI nQ :-x. time-consuming and, unprof- protein" fallen. If \here are fewer to cut the funding all the way to_SO the issue,s that face UM-St. Louis's quality of the student experience? :' ':'':: aboll.t 'YatsQll" andTrick right ,ill front" It¥ tile:~~k by '~ouiiciQ:g' jL was fin­ geneS" than seem to be needed, then: from $38,200, which we cannot sy.oec ­ di ver~i ty today? Well, one coril(lonly What funding, structure and of her. The real tragedy is that even if ished. Since the project had already must be greater importance in how ulate on any further because she guess that this decision canies many tics do the other UM campus's they had done the right thing and her served its purpose for them by vault­ the genes work, would not give a rea~on nor comment negative effects in the short and long papers operate under? name had appeared as co-discoverer, ing their nanie into the public eye, \Vben you read about coverage of for doing so. I believe and know that run. Does the University she still wouldn't have received the there really was no reason to contin­ the anniversary of the discovery of we deserve an explanation for her TIle letter to Stanford states that awareness of University related Nobel Prize along with them, ue, but obviously they couldn't just DNA's structure, think about decision because the newspaper does care should be taken in appealing, as and unanimous voting standards Rosalind Franklin died of cancer, stop, so they said they "were fin­ Rosalind Franklin, the Genome encourage student leadership, much consideration has already been atUMSL? probably caused by X-ray exposure, ished." Their finished sequence Sequencing Center, and what may lie increa~e UM-St. Louis's reputation, given to the original request, possibly before the prize was awardee!, and the depended on the genetic map con­ behind the public face of scientific contribute to the quality of student to instill fear of appealing and con­ Andrea Bixler Nobel Prize is restricted to only liv- strlicted by the public project, a time press coverage. experience, can show responsible past tacting our acting director, Orinthia Junior ing honorees. Fate cheated her as consuming step that they had dis­ use of funds, and does encourage stu- Montague, on the issue, Again, this College of Business well as Watson's and Crick's ornis- missed as unneeded and hadn't done, Read more letters to the editor on page 12.

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BY KATE DROLET defeat echoed through the room from StaffWn'ter 7 p.m. until 9:30. During this time, door prizes were also given away. Wmners had a variety of items to College students threw around choose from, including gift certificates thousands of dollars on April 24, toss­ to local restaurants, UM-St. Louis ing big bills onto blackjack tables and clothing and tickets to see St. wuis's placing large bets on roulette. comedy group, the City Tmprov. "Play big or go home" was the For those who did not want to try mindset of many people who attended their hand at games of luck, a silent Pierre Laclede Honors College auction also took place. Gamblers bid Student Association's (PLHCSA) on items such as certificate8 to Ted armual Casino Night. Approximately Drewes, Shop 'n' Save, Candicci's 80 people meandered through the Pilot restaurant, 0 Muggs, Rich Andrews' House- turned-1920s-style-speakeasy. and Norton's Cafe, passes to the Dealers (pLHCSA members) sat at Magic House, autographed pictures of each table, wearing white shirts and Marshall Faulk, Jay Leno and other green visors. Daron Dierkes, Matt famous figures, posters, UM-St. Trost, Sonia Hacker, Sally Truong, Louis garb and an assortment of Warren Wei, Jhanah Haynes-Mark, DVDs. Ana Alberz, Mary Brickey, Jeff Chartwell's catered the event, so Griesemer, Susan Qu and the those in attendance munched on egg Newman Center's Father Bill Kempf rolls, baked ravioli, fruit, cookies and donned the dealer garb and ran the bottled soda. tables. The live auction began at 9:30 p.m. Gamblers had a choice of several Lucky players counted their cash and games. Many tried their luck at black­ bid on the big prizes. Live auction jack; some risked their money on items included a DVD player~ a televi­ roulette, and some tried their hands at sion; an XBox game system; craps. Five dollars got each person a Killarney's bar mirrors; tickets to roll of $15,000 in play money and a Cardinal games; art museum special free t- shirt at the door. The bills pic­ passes; botanical garden special pass­ Father Bill Kempf, of the CathOliC Newman Center handles the poker table at the Pierre Laclede tured esteemed members of PLHCSA. es; Valvoline oil changes; Raging Honors College Student Association's "Casino Night," Thursday. For five dollars, participants could Laurie Bainter, fre slunan, interna­ Rivers tickets; Butterfly HOlL>e tickets; gamble at a number of table games, including blackjack, craps, s.lot machines, and roulette. tional business, placed her bets on gift certificates to 1. Bucks, Bar ltalia, Travis Guzman, sophomore, phi· ical gardens and the art museum." education administration, experienced blackjack but knew when to take a Jake's Steaks and Ruiz Mexican; losophy and psychology, came out on Bidd.ing went extremely high. this problem. break. "I was on a winning streak, but Sheldon Concert Hall tickets, St. top after an evening of gambling. "My . Some gamblers, finding that their own "My friends and I had $129,000 then I started on a losing streak; so 1 wuis Zoo special passes; tickets to favorite part was the free t-shirt," he winnings were not enough to contend combined, and we still couldn't com­ decided to walk around for awhile," "My Fair Lady"; one month of free said. ''{ won a Soprano's calendar, with the luck)' players, combined pete," he said. she said. tanning and New Lady Fitness mem­ even though I've never seen the show. money with friends and bid on items. All item~ were donated by local Shouts of victory and groans of berships. I also won special tickets to the botan- Randy Sommers, graduate student, retailers. Ho izons recruits

BY SARA PORTER and finance. "We will be doing a display called 'Beating Features Associate the Crap out of Stress, ,,, Harris said. "We will have a dis­ play with those clovm punching bags for people to punch; Horizons Peer Educators is currently recruiting new and we '>vill have stress balls and pamphlets to explain applicants for the 2003-2004 school year. This year the what stress is and how to deal with it." Educators hope to continue doing what they have always Linsin says that the approach of peer counseling can done, which is helping new students with their problem.~, be challenging for both parties. "Students respond better said Jaime Linsin, Horizons Advisor. to other students," she said. "I can explain something and "Horizons Peer Educators provides helpful informa­ they might listen; but the students might be more recep­ tion and resources to students on a variety of issues, such tive with the information coming from their fellow stu­ as healthy relationships, study skills, [and] coping '>'lith dents that are in tbe same boat." stress," Linsin said. Their main difficulty with the approach is that some­ Linsin said that many people have misconceptions times Peer Educators have problems of their own. "I will about the Peer Educators. For example, some believe that often assist the Peers with their presentations," Linsin they offer one-on-one counseling. This is not correct. said. "If students are in over their bead all they have to "[The students] pro'i d . ormation for q~ tjAD.S 0 ).<; ' ~~;'don't think they Wctul be able dot•. ' and they can make referrals fcir counseling," Linsin said. After a s tudent is accepted to be a Horizons Peer "If a student says that they are under a great deal of Stre8S, Educator, they go for a two- to three-day recruitment for example, then a Horizons Peer Educator can suggest training sessions where they learn to teach certain skills. they see a counselor." 'We learned how to be good listeners and how to work as The Horizons Peer Educators work on three main lev­ a team," McElroy said. "We also discussed what projects els. They stock information on the racks outside we would be interested in doing for the year." Counseling Services in the Millennium Center. They also In previous years, Horizons Peer Educators were paid stock information on the tables around the Nosh and give $6.00 an hour. This year, due to budget constraints, presentations on various subjects throughout the semes­ Linsin said the pay is going to be lower. "We are going ter. over our assets and our status to figure out how much we EDITOR "Right now we are doing a presentation on multicul­ will be paying," she said. tural awareness," said Christy McElroy, sophomore, mar­ Despite the challenges, Peer Educators say that they NICHOLE LECLAIR keting, and student director of Horizons Peer Educators. have been given an opportunity to leam as well as teach. Features Editor "We are putting different facts about our borne countries "Ilearned a lot about organization and listening skills," James Linsin, advisor for Horizons Peer Educators, talks Monday on poster board to show different cultures." said Vanessa Munsch, senior, German. "I also learned about the organization's current recruitment effort for the 2003- The next topic that McElroy's group will be address­ how to be more independent and creative [ill] ways of 2004 school year. "The thing we most look for are students who phone: 516-4886 ing is stress , said Peer Educator Adia Harris, senior, MIS doing things." are interested in helping other students." fax: 516-6811 nee a leader, Gender bending in the 21 st century>

BY KATE DROLET and criminology and criminal justice, --. eot. ~:,.:. -.-­ till a leader Sta!fWriter is currently pursing a Women and I" t '·· .J"f.iLt . <~ • Gender Studies certificate. ''{ took Sex I •• ' __ ._ .. -:.~. While the woman's place is not and Gender across Cultures because it BY MELISSA MCCRARY necessarily doing laundry and washing sounded interesting. What [the prof~­ Sta!fWriter dishes anymore, our society still faces sor] spoke of rang true and adhered to gender-related issues. The Institute for what I saw. [IWGS offers] a loiof "College was a great experi­ Women and Gender Studies (IWGS) enlightening and underrated classes. nce, and being the managing edi­ seeks to provide students with insight • I've gone from thinking, 'Yeah, r for the Current newspaper and and confront these problenis. women have a bum deal,' to consider" e vice president of Student IWGS is approaching its 25th ing myself as much of a feminist as a vernment had taught me many anniversary at UM-St Louis. Susan man can ·be. [Seeking a Women and, Hartmann and Marsha Dalby founded Gender Studies certificate] has the institute in 1977 and 1978. changed me for the better. I'm going to --"-- Hartmarm was a history professor at grad. school, and I plan on applyjng the time, and Dalby served as chair­ gender studies to my work. It's a woe- woman of the English department. fully under-researched area, , . Learning how to 'They told me there was a point DeRousse said. . present yourself where they remember, around 1973 or "Finding out about the institu~~ is to others is a very 1974, sitting in a conspiratorial fashion a different problem all together," in the cafeteria, talking about, 'Maybe important skill. Mushaben said. we should start to bring more stuff ill the course description book for about women into our classes,'" said 2002-2003, the Women and Gender - Clint Zweifel Joyce Mushaben, current chairwoman Studies program was listed as a minor ofIWGS. rather than a certificate. It was not list­ Mushaben joined the Institute in ed.under 'women,' 'gender,' or 'insti­ 1980, along with Suzarma Rose and tute.' The program was found in a list "-- Victoria Sork. In the' early years of Joyce Mushaben, professor of political science, is the director of the Institute for Women's between tropical ecology and writing warding things," said Clint IWGS, one woman-rehited course was and Gender Studies. certificates. Since its inception 25 weifel, 1996 alumni, political offered in each of the following: years ago, the In~1:itute bas grown sig­ cience, reflecting on how his English, history, politics, psychology nificantly. Continuing participation is tperiences at UM-St. wuis have and biology. ies but because of them..They found a all left. Now I'm trying to reshape the Gender Studies certificate. Courses are hindered because of the Institute's lack elped with his current career. "[The grandmothers of this pro­ lot of community here, a lot of intel­ program to cross that .bridge into the offered in anthropology, biology, histo­ of recognition and discrepancies . in Zweifel worked at The Current gram] put together a community. We lectual reinforcement," Mushaben 21st century. Thal means expanding ry, music, philosophy, political science, information concerning the program. er two and a half years, and was didn't have a place to meet; we cer­ said. ''We all kind of grew up together. curriculum and making it clear not sociology, art, economics, English, "Women Studies is an interdiscipli­ so active in student government. . tainly didn't have any kind of bona fide We babysat each other's kids; we went only to women, but also men, on this psychology, communications, crimi­ nary program. That means !Qat you can e received his MBA in 2ool. office .... Now we're about to start on through tenure processes together; we campus that all these gender issues are nology, nursing and social work The come in here and learn something Being involved in some of our third generation," Mushaben said. went through promotional processes now part of everyday legal life," . Pierre Laclede Honors College also about gender roles, not just women's . -St. Louis's activities and The founding mothers of IWGS together. 1 think having that core of Mushaben said. offers women- and gender-related roles, [because] men get forced into tganizations helped him meet have all gone on to other positions. people who were personally connected . Sexual harassment has become a courses. Students pursuing a certificate roles too. You study how women and y of his friends, whom he still Sork, Rose, Fran Hoffman, Kinlberly was really important for the program." . major issue in recent years. Laws have are required to take an interdisciplinary men are trained and educated to .take eeps in touch with. Also, having Kempf and Gale Radcliffe have all left UM-St. Louis's student population been enacted to protect citizens from course called Women, Gender and on the roles they have to perforril.. Why .gh positions in those activities UM-St. wuis in the last two years. is 60 percent female, marking the sig- . sexual harassment, and people are Diversity. The Institute hopes to can't 'we rethink these roles? Why ught him basic leadership skills, Sorbs now special assistant to the vice nificant changes in the last several expected to show respect to both men ch~ge the name of that course to can't we create more opportunities?" ; hich he uses on a regular basis. chancellor at UCLA decades. and women in regards to sexual refer­ Introduction to Women and Gender Mushaben said. . ! ' 'These women did extremely well "Now we're in a position to assert ences. Studies in order to clarify the require­ [and] were very successful, not in spite more leadership on carripus. To me, it's CUlTently, IWGS requires 18 hours ments. see LEADERS, page 7 of their connections to women's stud- devastating that [the founding women) of coursework to earn a Women and Travis DeRousse, senior, sociology see GENDER. page 7 April 28, 2003 .

BY MIKE SHERWIN journalists to experience Xcalibur, a School and one of the initial 64 riders. at sixth annual Multicultural Awareness Day --sia//Wriie;.- -- - ride touted in press releases with a pre­ ''I heard .the bagpipers playing, and I dictable effusion of. "x" words (x­ was thinking, 'What have I done? treme, x-citing, x-perience, etc.) and They play bagpipes at funerals. ,,, Thrill-ride enthusiasts take note: with tenuous connections to folk lore: After the first public trial, patrons Six Flags has created a medieval beast "Xcalibur recreates the rustic, rebel­ seemed generally pleased, if a bit of a machine that is just waiting to lious days of King Arthur and his woozy. ''I thought it was really incred- . unsettle a few stomachs. . Roundtable." Public relations pretense ible," said Farica Chang, 16, a student With the start of the 2003 season, aside, Xcalibur does cominand atten­ at Washington High School. ''It only Six Flags has unveiled their newest tion, if only due to its size. lasts about a minute, but you, feel like addition to the theme park's topogra­ "Looking up at the ride from .the you're up there for a lot longer. You phy: ~calibur. As part of Six Flags' ground, I admit I was a little scared," can see the whole park, and you get a Britannia seCtion and in keeping with said Moses Raputsoe, 22, a student at ' whole different perspective because the area's Old English style, the ride Forest Park Community College. . you're upside-down." looks like an enormous faux-wood Dave Roemer, general manager of Joanna Cameron, 24, was pleasant­ catapult with a giant wheel at one end Six Flags, admitted that he was a bit ly surprised--and not a little relieved. ''l holding sixteen gondolas (carrying out of the ride's target demographic. was expecting worse, but it was four passengers each). As the cata­ "This ' is for the 12- to 24-year-olds. great," she said. "[Being] upside­ pult's arm swings 360 degrees, the Me; I'm 50, and I will only take this down was the best p~." wheel spins at 16 rotations per minute. kind of ride if no one is around. That When asked about the public's ini­ At the height of the catapult's reach, way, if I scream no one will hear me." tial reaction, General Manager riders are held upside-down 113 feet in To help inaugurateXcalibur's first Roemer smiled and said, ''lim happy the air for several seconds before the public demonstration, Six Flags because they're happy. Anymore, it's arm begins its descent brought in bagpipers and fully suited not the biggest, tallest, fastest ride; the On opening day, April 18, Six knights. ''lt was scary," said Lauren important thing is the quality of the Flags invited journalists and student Sweet, a student at Pattonville High ride experience."

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The Eritrean Women Dancers perfonn during Multicultural Awareness Day Friday in the Century Rooms of the MSC. The event featured a vari­ ety of booths, demonstra­ tions and perfonnances. Included were a Tai Chi demonstration by Sam Lin, UM-St. Louis research spe­ cialist in the department of physics and astronomy, and a ,spoken word perfor­ mance by student Amber Tabares, senior, biology.

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The East Indian Sisters play the hannonium and finger cymbals while chant­ ing the Hare Krishna maha­ mantra, with its familiar With the start of the' 2003 seasonL Six Flags has introduced a new ride: Xcalibur. refrain of "Hare Krishna, , GENDER, from page 6 Hare Krishna, Krishna, t------Krishna, Hare Hare." She credits Dean Mark Burkholder ways to combine career and family. program being strengthened-" from the College of Arts and Sciences We want your partner to be able to Using archives, Mushaben and her The Multicultural as being extremely supportive of the make those same kind of choices as IWGS co-workers plan to write a book Awareness Day was spon­ Institute and its goals. well," Mushaben said. of the Institute's history for its 25th sored by the Office of "Feminism is all about self-deter­ 'There will always be a place for anniversary. Multicultural Relations, the mination. It's not saying that we want one discipline looking at how men and For more information about the Division of Academic to dictate to you that you have to go women differ. There should also be an Institute of Women and Gender Affairs, the Office of out and become a chief executive offi­ academic and intellectual space for Studies and its certificate program, Student Life and the Office cer. We just want you to be able to seeing how men and women differ ~tudents can call 516-5581 or visit of Equal Opportunity. choose that role for yourself. We want across many fields at the same time. their Tower offices, rooms ffJ7 and you to be able to pick for yourself The University can only win with this 608.

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Zweifel has gone from being a stu­ The End is Near!,.=...:...... ~ -...o..--.. AUTO DRIVEWAY CO. dent leader to a Missouri State Representative for District 178, which represents part of North • Door-to-Door Service County. He is also a research director Don't get shut out! for the Teamsters. • 60 Offices 'The hands-on help at UMSL has helped the most," Zweifel said_ • Driven Or Trucked "Learning how to present yourself to Make sure you use Market Carvery others isa very important skill." • COL & DOT Certified Zweifel has only positive things to. Meal Menu: April 28 to May 2 say about the professors and the pro-' your Plan • Expert Friendly Staff grams offered at this university. _ Monday Joe Flees, coordinator for Student Money. " Ready To Serve You Affairs and Relations, said of Roasted Garlic Top Round Zweifel, "He is a very dedicated per­ Tuesday son who displayed his effort while a student and still continues to stay ir! Rotisserie Chicken contact with many people frorq Buy in Bulk at the 1155 Francis Place UMSL" . Wednesday 314· 726·2886 St Louis M063117 Though he is not currently an Cstore or Uthart with Jamaican Rubbed Pork Tenderloin active member of the Alumni, Association; Zweifel looks forward t your unused balances. Thursday participating more once he fInds· some time. Hurry before the BBQ Turkey Meatloaf no Preseruatiues Hdded "College gives people the oppor-: Friday tunity for solving problems and for; semester ends! working through difficulties," said London Broil ZweifeL "Take many challengeS, and www.thecurrentonline.com don't be afraid of failing sometimes." 71w. Current April 28, 2003 Propelled by a dQuble by Kim Kulaitis, Ashley Compton slides into third base as Wisconsin-Parkside third-basewoman Jenny Kaeser loses control of the ball dur­ ing the first game Saturday.

UMSL eliminated from GLVC tourney The UM-St Louis softball team Riverwomen dropped a doubleheader to Saint right-fielder Joseph's on Saturday afternoon, losing Ashley Compton the first game 5-1 and dropping the sec­ attempts to run ond game 1-0 in 11 innings. With the home during the losses, the team is eliminated from the fifth inning of Great Lakes .Valley Conference the first game Tournament Saturday after­ UM-St Louis got on the board first noon, but in the opener, getting an RBI double Wisconsin­ from Kim Kulaitis for a 1-0 lead in the Parkside catch­ first Saint Joseph's then grabbed the er Jamie lead in the second, scoring four runs in Bliemeister the bottom half of the inning, all com­ gained the ing on a grand slam homerun by Jill upper-hand and Kaptain. The Pumas would add a sin­ tagged gle run in the sixth inning for the 5-1 Compton out. final score. The second game was an extra­ inning thriller as the two teams battled for 11 inrUngs before deciding a winner. UM-St Louis pitcher Jamie Beucke suffered the tough loss but pitched the complete game, going 10.1 innings. Beucke gave up one run on just five hits and struck out three. Sbe held the Pumas to just two base-runners in the first six inrUngs of the game, both com­ EDITOR ing in the fourth inning, and pitched five perfect inrUngs in those first six. HANK BURNS UM-St Louis could get no more than Sports Editor one runner on base at a time in any inning of the game, and left a runner stranded on third three times in the ,~:.. ' phone: 516-5174 game. However, they yould"not bripg borne thewinniog run. Saint Joseph's !);./, fax: 516-6811 scored the game winner in the 11 th after a leadoff double and an RBI sin- gle for the 1-0 win. , RESULTS The Riverwomen are now 13-27-1 RIGHT: overall on the season and fall to 3-13 in 1 B Casey Moran prepares to receive a throw from pitch­ the GLVC. er Danielle Moore. With the losses on Saturday, UM­ 00 St. Louis was mathematicallyeliminat­ BELOW: ed from the conference tournament "One more to go, one more to go." Kim Kulaitis (left) and April 24 The Riverwomen close out the season coach Nicky Durnin (center) and the Riverwomen rally on Wednesday, April 30, with the before the start of the last inning of the first of a dou­ • @ Northern Kentucky 5-4 games at Quincy that were suspended bleheader Saturday aftemoon, in hopes of overcoming Mount Saint Joseph 2-2 due to rain. . their 7-4 deficit.

• Wisconsin-Parkside 7-2 @ St. Xavier 1-7 26 • @ Lewis 3-3, Bellannine 2-0

• @ Quincy 7-3, Kentucky-Wesleyan 2-0

• @ Wisconsin-Parkside 3-1, Northern Kentucky 2-2

• @ Saint Joseph's 5-1, UM-St. Louis 1-0

• SlU-Edwardsville 3-4 @ Indianapolis 0-0

April 24 • Southern Indiana 10, @ Oakland City 3 Athletes seem to wear out their welcome • @ UW-Pa\1(side 9-6, UW-Milwaukee 2-7 Some sports figures stay for love of the game; fans, media.aren't amused

Those who a,re directly lnvolved in quits. What a finish. final time. nitely wouldn't have such outstand­ 26 sports, as well as the media and the Of course, after trying his hand at Although many are wondering ing numbers had he retired earlier on. • @ SIU-Edwardsville 5-0, fans, find it hard to believe when an baseball and doing miserably: Jordan why it has taken Jordan another NHL great Wayne Gretzky, in the Indianapolis 4-3 . athlete comes out of retirement: came back for what everyone thought comeback to realize that he should've eyes of many, had seen better days Some are also stunned when an aging would be the last time. Again, he won stayed away after the fIrst one, I'm when he fmally decided to call it • @ Kentucky-Wesleyan 2-0, athlete coritinues to perfonn. As for one last championship and retired. not at all confused. There are many quits. Gretzky, who also hopped Lewis 1-5 me, I'm not surprised when either MJ couldn't stay away from the people like him in sports who along to a few different cities near the scenario plays out. Athletes, for the game, though, so he purchased the would've retired and made come­ end of his career, did not notch the • UM-St. Louis 6-0, most part, love the game that they dismal Washington Wizards fran­ backs instead of playing for so long. . same outstanding nurnbers then as he @ UW-Pa\1(side 0-2 play. Sometimes, on a pathetic note: chise. And, after seeing it fail so Fonner major-leaguer Eddie did earlier in his career. However, they love it even more. than family or wretchedly, Jordan had to put on his Murray had some great years in the like Murray, Gretzky's stretched out • Southern Indiana 6-1, friends. . sneakers and show the young tearn 1980s and in the early '90s while career led to more milestones and @ Saint Joseph's 4-3 Michael Jordan, in his first stint in how it's done. playing with several different clubs. more ·success. the NBA, had the best of everything. So far, the tearn hasn't done too He could have easily called it quits in . Another baseball great who many • @ Quincy 4-9, While he most certainly cared deeply well at all,. even with Jordan. There the early '90s and felt proud of his in th~ St. Louis area are familiar with, Northern Kentucky 0-3 for his loved ones, basketball was his . are times when he's been marred by great career. However, he stayed and Mark McGwire, was mired by life, and he lived it very happily with injuries and, well, it hasn't seemed to bounced around between several injuries several years before he broke the Chicago Bulls. There be was a be that different with qI without MJ in clubs, as a designated hitter in the the single-season homerun record set THE ABCs OF SPORTS team leader; he put up huge numbers, the starting five. And it hasn't American League and even at times by Roger Maris in 1961. McGwire's WEB was paid an enonnous amount of . seemed to be the proper circum'­ as a pinch hitter and a utility outfield­ back, at one point, may as well have Check out the R-men HANK BURNS money to play and to endorse prod­ stances under which Jordan would er in the National League. Despite the been broken. ucts, and he won championships. want to end his magical career. 1,lllsavory turn his career took, he and R-women sports at Got a comment? That, in itself, is a career. Following However, the time has come, and reached career milestones in hits,

www.umsl-sports.com [email protected] one last championship, MJ called it Jordan is now ready to leave· for the homeruns, runs and RBIs. He defi- see 'HANGING AROUND. page 9 A ri128 2003 '11w Current Page UMSL makes. R-men movin' on up ... the standing NCAA UM-St. Louis baseball team splits a doubleheader and moves to 29-19 overal JlM:.SI. Lo.ois innings, allowing six runs on eight mindset of commitment," Brady con­ March 23 - In their first away April 19 - UM-St. Louis con' Regional hits and was relieved by Kevin tinued. "I believe we succeeded since series against a conference team, the ued to dominate its conference, with IJi'formen Sahrmann and later by Colby the majority has gone on to a multi­ Rivermen shined over Bellarmine. series win at Indianapolis, With an Baseball Hughes. Neither Bierling nor tude of successful careers. So, it says They swept Bellarmine in a double­ 4 victory, the Rivennen took th Sahrroann were credited with the win a lot about what we've done and what header, winning 17-6 and 14--4, one series and took more of a hold on th Tourney as the final run was scored in the we've achieved." day after the teams took a split in conference. BY HANK BURNS eighth inning, a homerun by Logan ... , ...... , ...... -- .... another doubleheader. In the second "They are a perennial power, The UM-St. ~uis men's tennis Sports Editor Hughes. Colby was credited with the March 16 - Several days after game, Tiefenauer notched his second Brady said of Indianapolis, earli team earned a bid to the NCAA 7-6 victory. Brady recorded a milestone, the victory on the season, allowing four this season. "I think our teams co Regionals for the second straight sea­ Rivennen completed a series sweep runs on nine hits in five innings of pare very favorably. I think I'd giv son after earning the school's first With a doubleheader split at March 13 - In an 11-2 blowout of conference rival Lewis, winning 5- play. Shortstop Bryan Weiss got two us a slight edge, but keep in min ever bid last year. The NCAA Wisconsin-Parkside on April 26, the win at Crane Stadium at Central 4. The game, not at all high-scoring, hits in the game and scored three runs we've got to go there to play. Onc Regionals will take place May 2-3, Riverrrien are now 29-12 overall and Missouri State, the Rivermen claimed was a departure from the three others in four at -bats. again, if this team plays up to 0 with UM-St. Louis playing at Ferris are first place in the Great Lakes their third victory since returning played that weekend at UM-St. Louis. capabilities, 1 truly feel that we are th State in Big Rapids, Mich. . Valley Conference, with a 17-6 from their Florida road trip. With the Rivermen starter Bobby Tiefenauer April 5 and 6 - The Rivermen took . best team in this league. Indy's clos uM-St. Louis received the sixth record. The Rivermen recorded a 6-0 -victory, Head Coach Jim Brady all'owed four inns on six hits in just on conference foe Kentucky­ but they're not as good as we are. " seed in the region and will travel to shutout in the first game and suffered reached career win number 500. over six innings pitched. Wesleyan in Owensboro and domi­ Tiefenauer put on another stron play third-seeded Wayne State in the a 2-0 loss. Brady, who has coached the Colby Hughes, who kept Lewis nated the series. On the first day of perfoID1ance for UM-St. Louis in th first round. The Rivermen finished Rivermen for 18 years, has never had quiet while the Rivermen scored the play, UM-St. Louis recorded 7-0 and victory, pitching nine innings an the year with a'I6-7 record on the sea­ The following is a look at a few a losing season. winning run in the ninth inning, 9-0 shutouts. The Rivennen followed allowing four runs on six hits. H son and placed third at last weekend's key games and series played through­ "1 hold the utmost respect for the relieved him and was creclited with that up with a 7-1 victory over their also struck out four batters in th Great Lakes Valley Conference out the season that have led to a num­ majority of those guys that have come the victory. Scott Davis drove in conference rivals. complete game victory. Tournarnent. UM-St. Louis was one ber 13 ranking in the Collegiate through these doors,''' Brady said of Bryan Weiss on a base hit to win the "Bobby Tiefenauer has looke of four GLVC teams to make the Baseball Newspapers Poll and a num­ his players, following the milestone. game. AprillO - Revenge is sweet, and it exceptional now that he's becom regionals but will be the only GLVC ber 14 ranking in the National "I'm a pretty tough taskmaster, and at ''It's important that we establish could not have. been sweeter for .the more of a starter, where he kind team at the Ferris State location. Collegiate Baseball Writers Poll. times I don't even like me; but my job ourselves early so that we can have Riverrnen as they swept their series knows what to expect," Brady sai Second-seeded Ferris State will face is to get these guys to reach deep into that great foundation," Brady said, with conference rival Northern earlier this season. Shepherd in a first-round match, with Feb. 27 - The Rivermen s~ their inner selves to find that formula during the series. "At the end, as we Kentucky, who knocked the "If he just lets everything fly an the winner of that facing the winner of the season off on the rmid in Florida. for success." play more and more, we'll be able to Rivennen out of the postseason in shows that belief in himself," Brad the match between UM-St. Louis and For their first match-up the team · "That successful UMSL formula, determine that if somebody beats us, 2002. The team completed the sweep continued, "he's another one that c" Wayne State. faced Salem International and played coupled with experience, allowed it's because they were better, not with a 15-2 victory, credited to be a dominant pitcher for me. He' The ~vermen tennis program them in a close game. UM-St. Louis them to see that success and achieve­ because on that day we weren't quite Tiefenauer, who pitched eight innings got great stuff, and all he has to do i earned its first ever appearance in the starter Greg Bierling threw for five ment is based on an uncompromising as prepared as we should be." and allowed two runs on seven hits. trust himself." . NCAA Regionals last year and will be making their second straight appear­ ance this season. UM-St. Louis had three players earn GLVC All­ Conference honors this year. Martin Hendin·among '03 UMSL Hall of Fame class Kardos, Mike Schaaf and Matt Val,Ilkhard. Schaaf was also named GLVC Freshman of the Year this sea­ The UM-St. Louis Athletic Department Louis to its first ever 20-win season, going 23-6 his arrival at UM-St. Louis, the tennis program successful in the classroom, earning Acade son. announced the 2003 UMSL Sports Hall of Fame during the 1972 season, and guided the Rivermen went 6-32 in four years, but it turned around All-American honors in both his junior UM-St. Louis players on this class last month. The following is a comprehen­ to the Midwest Regional title and the program quickly and went 43-27 for the next four years senior seasons and was named to the year's team .include: Kyle Aulabaugh sive look at the new members. first ever bid to the College World Series. with January on the team. In 1971, he went 13-2 Association of America Division II All-Americ (Alton, ill.!Alton), Martin Damm Jim Niederkom was the men's golf coach for in singles play and was voted MVP of the team as Scholars Team. (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Mario Distinguished Senices 18 years, from 1980-81 season through the 1997- a freshman. In that season, he led the team to its Monica Steinlwffplayed four years for Gruden (St: Louis, MoJMehlville), Marty Hendin is being inducted in the catego­ 98 season. He guided UMSL to back-to-back first ever winning season, with a 10-6 team St. Louis, and is the all-time scoring leader Martin Kardos (Bratislava, Slovakia), ry of clistinguished services for his work and ded­ MIAA Conference championships in 1992 and record. women's basketball history with 2,023 Stephen Pobst (Sikeston, ication to the UM-St. Louis Athletic Department 1993, leading UM-St. Louis to the NCAA January went 10-5 in his sophomore year and 'points. She also ranks 15th in career reboun Mo./Sikeston), Rajan Saini (Victoria, throughout the years. Hendin began his services Division II national tournament each of those 13-3 during his junior year while leading the team with 389, fifth in career assists with 315 and British Columbia), Mike Schaaf CSt. to the athletic department as a student when he years. Niederkom coached UM-St. Louis's first to a 12-7 record, its most wins .in a sea~on up to in career steals with 135. Steinhoff was named Louis, Mo.JFrancis Howell) and Matt served as the statistician and public relations per­ golf All-American, fellow inductee David that point in the program's history. He finished the .MIAA All-Freshman team and eam Vaulkhard (Victoria, British son for the.men's basketball team. Rhoads, and also coached two all-district players his career by going 14-6 during his senior season, Freshman All-American honors from Colunlbia). In adclition, Hendin was the first sportswriter and six all-conference golfers. His 18 years as finishing up his career with an overall singles American Women's Sports Foundation in h on the staff of the UM-St. Louis student newspa­ head coach is the second longest tenure of any record of 50-16. [list year at UM-St. Louis. per, The Current, where he later served as the head coach, in any sport for UM-St. Louis athlet­ James MW1den played two seasons for the During her sophomore year, Steinhoff set NCAA TOURNEY Sports Editor. Hendin was the founder and presi­ ics, surpassed only by previous inductee Don Rivermen baseball team and ranks seventh in the school record with 660 points in a single seas dent of the school's first pep club, The Steamers, Dallas. all-time records, \vith a career batting average of for a scoring average of 24.4 points per game organizing road trips for fans to support the bas­ .380. Munden was a first tcam all-region selec­ the year, also a school record. She earned ketball team. Hendill was also supportive of other Student Athletes tion in both his years at UMSL, 1972 and" 1973: A11-Conference honors each of her foUr years UM-St. Louis sports, having been in attendan.ce Craig F1"ederking was a member of the men's and he helped lead the Rivennen to back-t02back UM-St. Louis, and is the oniy women's baske at both the first baseball game and the first men's soccer team from 1989-1992 and is currently the appearances in the NCAA College World Series. ball player to score 40 points in a game, aceo soccer game for the lnvl-St. Louis programs. Rivermen's all-time leading scorer with 99 He was also the first UM-St. Louis baseball play­ plishing that feat three times, including a sch Hendin has also served as president of the points. He holds the school record for most career er to receive NCAA All-American honors, eam­ record 44 points in one game. May 1-2 UM-St. Louis Alumni Association Board of goals, with 39, and is second all-time in career ing that distinction in the 1972 season. Grayling Tobias was a two-sport athlete Directors, where he helped explain the benefits of assists, with 21. In 1991, he recorded 15 goals, a DCNid Rhoads made a quick impact to the UM-St. Louis, playing both basketball and bas • @ Midland, Mich. athletics to the future of the university and its number that stands as the second best single-sea­ men's golf team, earning All-American honors in ball for the Rivermen. He played in 85 gam long-term promotion. He has also served on the son mark in UM-St. Louis history, and his 10 his freshman season when he placed first at four during his four seasons for the basketball t First Round executive c.ommittee as vice president and chair assists in 1989 are the fourth highest total in UM­ tournaments during the year and finished sixth and scored 911 career points, which ranks 2 of the Red and Gold Club and played a signifi­ St. Louis history. individually at the 1992 NCAA Championships. on the all-time UM-St. Louis scoring list. As Northern Kentucky (21-4), cant role in re-introducing Homecoming activi­ During his career, the UM-St. Louis soccer He helped lead the Rivennen to the MIAA baseball player, Tobias was a member of vs: Southern Indiana (10-9) ties, including the Alumni Family Day, and creat­ team had a combined record of 55-17-4 and in Championship that sea~on while earning all-con­ NCAA Regional teams from 1976-1978 w ing the Tip-Off Luncheon and the UMSL Sports 1991 advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA ference honors, helping the team average 27 wins per year durin Indianapolis (13-16), Hall of Fame. tournament. Frederking was a three-time all­ In his sophomore year, he again led the that stretch. @ Northwood (18-2) region selection, earning those honors in 1990, Rivennen to the NCAA tournament where the In 1977, he was a member of the team that Coaches 1991 and 1992. He was also named a two-time team finished 12th and Rhoads finished 22nd ished third in the country at the NCAA Colle A.rnold Copeland was the first ever baseball All-American player in both 1991 and 199'2. individually. He again led UM-St. Louis to the World Serie-s. Tobias was an honorable mentio 2-3 c.oach at UM-St. Louis, starting the program in Tom January was a four-year member of the MIAA Championship his sophomore year and All-American selection as an outfielder in the 1967 season and coaching the team for six UM-St. Louis tennis team as the first singles was an all-conference selection in his sophomore He ranks 10th all-time in the UM-St • @ Big Rapids, Mich. seasons. During his final four years (1969-1972), player and was instrumental iiI turning the team and junior seasons. He also earned all-district record books with 154 career hits and is he compiled a record of 63-42-1. He led UM-St. . into a successful and winning program. Prior to honors his junior year as well. Rhoads was just as for most career steals with 78. UM-st. Louis (16-7), vs. Wayne State (24-8) HANGING AROUND, from page 8 Shepherd (20-2), ._------_._-- --_._- -_._---_... _------@ Fenis State (17-7) However, through a new workout Really, an athlete is out there for letes are out there playing past their routine and a new attitude, Big Mac satisfaction. As a whole, athletes have prime for various reasons and many of • returned and set the Major League goals that they are striving for. A big them very noble. So, while we all scoreboards on fire. While the back league pitcher may want to win 20 watch a big, mean and nasty 4O-year problems he had were recurring, and games at least one season in hi~ career. old linebacker with bad knees hold eventually led him to retire, McGwire A distance runner may try to run the down the line, we must remember that was still able to set rec.ords and attain 800 in 1:45. Or, a boxer may go for a he, too, may have a goal that has yet to many of the lofty goals that he set for knockout in the first round. Whatever be achieved. For that, let's all admire himself. the goal, long-term or short-teon, ath- the big lug and others like him.

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C ATHERINE ARQUIS-H O M EVER A&E Editor phone: 516-4886 fax: 516-6811 A&E alendar Brijul Bhakta stars in "Monkey in the Middle," a play he also wrote and directed during the "First Charlotte Bergstrom performs in "Monkey in the Middle," during Annual Charity One-Act Festival," Friday evening. The festival was held by the UMSL University the One-Act Play Festival held on Friday night. Players. Movies Film openings are subject to hange. 'Confidence' i Fun and con games April 25 " Confidence' a winner onfidence - Ed Burns, ustin Hoffman and Rachel · Ul· ts Bums BY CATHERINE ry, long reach and bloody vengeance, that he looks as if he's going t6 lick Ed • MARQUiS-HOMEYER persuade Jake, the team's leader. to go her and, jf she moves, devour her on eisz star in a well-built, S njoyable caper film tale A&E };ditor to King to try to strike a compromise. the spot. The discomfort this creates bout a con man whose life The snspicious and possibly mentally in the actors opposite Hoffman is B Y CATHERINE world. But maybe audiences weren't I a.16 complicated when he tmbalanced King is reluctantly con- almost paJpableand heightens the ten­ ,.L rea9y for a clever sex cornedy so soon MARQUIS-HoMn'ER L{)ts of films have used the device vinceO to let Vig anef his crew try sion of e ery scene he's in. Aliliough nknowingly robs a local afu![ llie'Jt:ra'ge'dy of 9..'i I.' Whatever the A&E Editor ' of starting with a guy in a fatal fix and another can to recoup his loss and then Hoffman has only a few scenes, it is 'ob boss reason, the fUm didn't do as well as it then flashing back to tell us how he got some. The plan requires a woman to his character that dominates the film Sometimes when you meet some­ should have or as Burm hoped. When dentity - John Cusack stars there. Even if you know where this is set up and they recruit a pickpocket, because you can't get the creepy per­ one you've seen on a movie screen, hi~ next project with twice the budget, all going, the trick is to give you a Lily (Rachel Weisz) to help, although forrnance out of your mind. We are n a thriller/horror film they look different in person than you 'd "Ash Wednesday," didn't even get good enough ride along the way as he her arrival unbalances the group's never sure if this is King's coldly bout people trapped expect. They may be shorter, thinner, national distribution, Burns started to spins his talc of how he got into that boys' club dynamic. On top of the planned technique for getting what he ogether in a hotel with a better looking or even odd looking - reevaluate his career direction. tight spot pressure from King, there is Gunther wants or if he really is unbalanced. urderer in their midst; they just have to look good on film. Ed Jake Vig, the character Burm plays "Confidence" gives you that ride Butan (Andy Garcia), a government We should see more of this guy irected by James Mangold Burm' distinctive gravelly voice sounds in the new thriller "Confidence," was a Girl, Interrupted); part you are looking for. This part caper agent closing in on the con men. The (Hoffman, not King). hriller, part mystery, part film, part thriller is reminiscent of story mlls out like flushing a flock of Other performances are equally upernatural, it is also a "The Sting" with a dash of "Pulp pigeons; everything's in motion, but pithy, and a great deal of the fun is the end-up of horror films and a Fiction," and the ensemble cast is a bit you can't tell where any single one is ensemble cast and the wonderfully ongue-in-cheek homage at "Ocean's Eleven," but borrowing from headed drawn characters. Rachel Weisz as gatha Christy's Ten Little past films is an old tradition in the The cast is first rate, and the story Lily is wonderfully vampish, and it is ndians. movie world. The trick is to make the entertainingly clever, even if you fig- hard to tell where her loyalties might combination into something :fresh. ure out the end. Dark comic elements lie, except with herself. Andy Garcia's t Runs in the Family - "Confidence" does, with a story that pepper the film, giving a bit of tongue- rumpled and ' oddly named Gunther ichael Douglas, Kirk Douglas keeps you alert and guessing with in-cheek, Pulp Fiction flavor to the Butan js another cunning wild-card nd more Douglas family, twists, surprises and terrific characters. scenes. Burns doesn't play his usual . menace as he closes in on the action Ius Rory Culkin, star' in "Confidence" stars Ed Burm as blue-collar character but instead does while the con is already in motion. omedy / drama about coming Jake Vig, a grifter who has just pulled a very cool, tightly controlled, unread- Along the way, we get all the fun o terms with family. off an elaborate con with his close-knit able con artist whose deadpan reac- stuff you hope for in a caper film-fast team. AB they are all set to celebrate, a tions are part of how he keeps every- cars, nice clothes, beautiful people, ' aising Victor Vargas - good problem comes up-the guy they thing under control during a con. . clever lines and plot twists. All the omedy, appealing young fleeced is a money runner for a local But the real scene-stealer is Dustin pieces start to fall together by the tars, quirky family, and real mob boss known, ominously, as just Hoffman as the weirdly sex-obsessed film's end, and we get a satisfying arm-hearted ness in a com­ King (Dustin Hoffman), and the King, coming on to Vig like a pick-up conclusion. It's just stylish entertain­ ng-of-age tale about a self­ money wasn't his but belonged to the artist in a bar while threatening to dis-. ment, not high art, but "Confidence" tyled young teen heart­ psychotic King. The assassination of member him. It isn't just Vig he works gives you your money's worth and reaker who sets out to win one of their team and' King's well­ this approach on. When introduced to doesn't leave you feeling like you established reputation for long memo- ocal beauty Juicy Judy in Photo courtesy Lions Gate Films Weisz's Lily, Hoffman is so leering have been conned. y's Lower East Side. Ed Burns burst onto the indie film scene with 1995's Sundance rawing a lot of attention hit "The Brothers McMullin," this talented son of a policeman for the terrific, charismatic has produced, written, directed and starred in a string of charac­ ast of unknowns. ter centered films set in his beloved New York.

ower and Terror: Noam the same as in his movies, and he is as very different role for Bums. That dif­ homsky In Our Times - film tall as he appears on screen, but in per­ ference caught his eye. "It was a big bout MIT linguist and polit­ son he looks almost unremarkable. You part of why I took the role," said Burns. 'cal philosopher Noam wouldn't give him a second look on the "In the past, in pretty much every part homsky, who was called street rve played prior to this, rve been able 'the most important intellect But Burm is anything but unre­ to draw from my own personality, to live" by the NY Times. markable. 'While indie filmmakers are . play some variation of myself. This hrough April 27 only at often writers/directors, Burns is a film guy, Jake Vig, is the first time I had ebster's Moore Auditorium. factory all in himself Ever since he first nothing in cornmon with the character. . .1P1 burst on the indie film scene with So it was a lot of fun to slip into the skin Russian Ark - a remarkable 1995's Sundance hit "The Brothers of a character, to be that cocky, that film that is all one continuos McMullin," this talented son of a cool." shot and a tour through his- policeman has produced, written, It wasn't just the character that wa, tory and the beautiful . directed and starred in a string of char­ different for Ed Burm. "In every other Hermitage palace in St. acter-centered :films set in his beloved fihn I've worked on as an actor, rve Petersburg. One week only New York. Not only does Burm handle always been writing a screenplay con­ at Tivoli . all these tasks with skill, but his films currently with that. rd go back to my are a marvel of low-budget efficiency. trailer and work on my script during the May 2 BUlTIS stars in the new caper film breakS, This is the first time rve been "Confidence," but this time he is only the lead; so I figured I' d better approach Chi-hwa-seoh - South Korean an actor and didn't VVlite or direct. I this one with the same single-minded- film about a famous painter have to confess I was di sappointed to . ness 1 have when I'm writing and from a famous director. The find that "Confidence" is not really an directing." name means 'painted fire,' "Ed Burns f1lm," since I like Burm' . This is where Bums got a surprise. and director 1m Kwon-Taek work. His 2001 romantic come~y . "I found that I liked acting. It was the won best director for it at "Sidewalks of New York" is an intelli­ first time I w~n't also working on a Cannes. One week only at gent, charming, sexy comedy-a valen-' script while shooting, and that freed me the Tivoli. tine to his city. The knowing and amus­ to concentrate on acting. When I look at ing film is a tale of the overlapping love the film, I can tell. The reason my work A Mighty Wind - parody film lives of six New Yorkers. Surprisingly, is better is that I was there one-hundred in the style of 'Best in Show' this daisy-chain tale was shot in an percent of the time." Photo courtesy [ions Gate Films and 'This Is Spinal Tap,' about amazing seventeen days for one million "Confidence" stars Ed Burns as Jake Vig, a grifter who has just pulled off an elaborate con with his folk music stars dollars-very low-budget in the fihn see INTERVIEW. page 11 close-knit team. April 28, 2003 ~Iw. Current Page 11

i e(·iT' i; jl *" ie ljl; No blueprint :Ior. behavior One sexy coaster BY CATHERINE MARQUiS-HOMEYER BY CHARLIE BRIGHT cult too. Don't get me wrong, this "-"'-"A&E"Editc;;:- ~. .. -- - . Senior W1"iter isn't praise for the game's AI, it's just that the interface is so clunky and the A tale of Asian-American teens graphics so archaic that it's virtually coming of age in suburban Orange "Kingdom Under Fire: A War of impossible to play. County in Southern California hardly Heroes" is a pyromaniac's dream. No, The hero units are uninspired sounds like the stuff of a controversial it's not because the game has awe­ repeats from Blizzard's "Warcraft," film, but "Better Luck Tomorrow" some flamethrowers or gasoline and the seemingly wide variety of prompted cries of outrage from the bombs. "Kingdom Under Fire" does army units is actually nothing more audience and accusations of promoting have, however, an extremely thick than a bunch of clunky guys with dif- negative values and a bad image for Asians when it was shown at the · Sundallce film festival. What could draw such a reaction to a very polished, very entertaiping film by a talented young Asian-American filmmaker? Part of the concern comes from the fact that ''Better Luck Tomorrow" is such a well-made, entertaining film, and hence can't just be ignored. The .. problem is that while the press notes describe it as a "morality tale," it is really more of an immorality tale and seems to be saying some very disturb­ ing things by the film's end, implying Photo courtesy Trailing Johnson Productions that the characters may get away with "Better Luck Tomorrow" is a tale of Asian-American teens coming of age in suburban Orange their crime. The film is so clever, the County in Southern California. '" chara(1;ters so likeable and suburban, popularity with non-Asian peers. Pride elements, thanks to French cinematog~ replies that the idea is to show a broad- , the tone so light and even comic at in their braininess and self-discipline, rapher Patrice Lucien Cochet, are a big er image. The young actors in the film ! times, that it leaves an unsettling sense along with their marginalization by the part of why the film is so enjoyable and were clearly enthusiastic about the . that the crime is less important than it social cliques of mostly white kids, give it a wonderful energy and flavor. opportunity to play something more really is. That the film is so entertaining lead them to both disdain the partying And . despite the grim sounding than a waiter or the straight-arrow ; makes you wonder about that ending, jocks and long to attain some All­ premise, ''Better Luck Tomorrow" is overachiever. High quality acting and a i where horrific things Dr maybe injus­ American bad-boy cool for them­ both fun and thought provoking. . script full of well-rounded characters . tice are just around the corner. selves. By slow, small steps, the bore­ Writer/director Justin Lin, a recent of depth who engage in surprisingly ~ But let's back up and tell you some- dom and dissatisfaction leads them to film school graduate poured everything believable and universal internal strug­ thing about the film. "Better Luck dabbling in petty crimes and drugs, and into getting this film made, including gles of growing up make the film a joy Tomorrow" introduces us to Ben the excitement and allure of gangsta his credit cards and life savings. The to watch. The problem comes late in (Parry Shen), . his best friend Vrrgil chic draws them down a dark path. But filmmaker recruited talented young the film, where there is a sense that the Photo courtesy Phantagram Games don't assume you know where this film (Jason Tobin) and a bunch of other sub­ actors fiustrated by the limited roles filmmaker is forgiving, or maybe even "Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes" is a pyromaniac's dream. urban kids (Sung Kang, Roger Fan, ends up. offered to Asian Americans,· took condoning, some clearly immoral . John Cho, and Karin Anna Cheung) ''Better Luck Tomorrow" is enter- . advantage of locations available for actions. It may be unintentional on the : instruction manual and solid card­ ferent poorly-sketched abilities, none t1 who fit the Asian stereotype: straight-A taining, with an interesting, nonlinear shots, re-used extras in shots and filmmaker's part, but it is disturbing . board packaging, both of which bum of which you'll enjoy playing. I had high school seniors concerned about structure and a balance of comic and brought in lots of volunteer help in his regardless. a pretty green color when set alight once dreamed that controlling demon­ rnaiiJ.taining that lock on Ivy League serious elements. There is just some­ drive to get his film made. The point The best thing to do with any (trust me). dudes and hot, scantily clad elf girls college admissions. Continually hon­ thing weirdly comic about a kid keep­ was to show a fuller, rounder view of intriguingly controversial fIlm, like i Imagine, if you can, the days of would always be enteltaining. It was a ing their college applications by adding ing a log of his practice of the perfect Asian-American youth, not just the with any other controversial work of ! "Warcraft" and "Diablo" in their Olig­ dream that this game has destroyed. another club or sport, they are almost jump-shot and drilling vocabulary stereotypes of perfect students or urban art, is to see it for yourself. Fortunately, . inal incarnations. Now remove all of "KUF" comes programmed on a bored with how easy it all is. The bore- words for the ACT while contemplat­ toughs. . the high quality of the thought-provok­ their cleverness and innovation, finely crafted plastic CD, much like -* dom lets them dwell on a nagging, ing robbery and selling dope. The pha­ Lin succeeds in "Better Luck ing and surprisingly entertaining replace them with graphics worthy of those of more sophisticated software painful irony. Despite all their accom­ togmphy is extremely clever, with Tomorrow," and that is part of the "Better Luck Tomorrow" makes this a Commodore 64 and dialogue craft­ titles. This disc serves well as a dlink plishments, they are always the minor­ unusual angles and shots covering up problem. Complaints about the film an easy assignment. You may be ed by Korean sweatshop workers. coaster or (if the edges are sharpened) ity kids, the outsiders, and none of their the fact that this project had a shoe­ include numerous comments about amused or you may be honified, but Voila, you've got "KUF," or as I pre­ a combat throwing disc, like the one accomplishments earn them respect or string budget. The strong photographic putting Asians in a bad light, but Lin you won't be bored. fer to call it, "FU, K!" seen on "Xena." Alternate uses The storyline is not too shabby, include Frisbee, creating shocks of and the graphics on the box should blue lighting in the microwave and appeal to prepubescent males with a placing over the eye as a ridiculously lust for blood and top-heavy dark oversized novelty monocle. elves. Here ends my praise, now for If your dream is to become an arm­ the fun part. chai.r general (or even armchair Why can't I save? Why, oh God sergeant major), then this game is not \' book difficult to and Phantagram (the developer). did for you. The people who do enjoy this ~~~~~~tic g~;~~~~Ew_. 1 you make such a damnably boring game are the same people who thinl{lL game which I cannot save in mid­ Michael Jackson is normal. Those of ~ Junka writes about a woman who I level to resume later? This rcally you who have read this may consider We all had secret crushes when we has made music her whole life, not I becomes a problem since the game yourselves forewarned against the were younger. Perhaps it was on that because of her talent but because of the I assigns hero units that must survive tauntingly sexy dark elves winking at good-looking teen idol that played the romantic fantasies it brings-exemplified i through up to two hours of extremely you from the bargain bin. Beware that sarcastic oldest son in an 80's sitcom. Or by the titles of songs from Eliza's mix ! difficult and dull hack-'n-slash com­ gaze, it leads down the path to evil maybe it was that bouncy female singer tapes, which appear at the beginning of I bat. And then, the game is re.ally diffi- and a wasted 15 bucks. who dressed in fabulous pre-Brittany each chapter to show the mood and sub- i costumes and sang in that girlish voice. jectq within. Eliza has spent her whole INTERVIEW, from page 10 i, Or maybe it was the slightly older film life so lost in her daydreams of rock star ._--.-...•._ _._ .. _._ ...• star that we lined up to see in what hind­ fantasies that she can only be herself sight tells us was a really lousy movie, when she takes a critical look at them. "Confidence" provided him with was pretty easy to just show up on the just to get a glimpse of that hundred­ Because the book is told through a great teacher. Bums' co-star is set and not have to worry about all watt smile. We have fantasized about Eliza's first person point of view, the Dustin Hoffman, a legendary actor the details you have to think about as our early crushes and imagined for a reader isn't given much to go on with noted for his immersion in roles and a filmmaker," said Burns, when while what it would be like to meet the supporting characters. Eliza's moth­ creative performances. Hoffman asked about not being in charge of ~ them, and maybe early dating was ham­ er is a hysterical bitch, her father is plays the threatening and disturbing the film. "It fi'ees you up as an actor : pered because we inadvertently com­ absent and her best friends, Andrew and kingpin that Bums' confident teanl to focus on just that role. The first pared the people around us to the object Hannah, are supportive but aggravating. mistakenly coos. Hoffman's charac­ f1lm that I acted in that wasn't my of our secret affections, kno .....ing that Photo courtesy Downtown Press Her co-workers are helpful but nosy, ter was significantly different than own was "Private Ryan;" so I knew I : the ordinary people just weren't as Elise Junka's hilarious and heartbreaking novel "Getting Over Jack and her dates are handsome but irritat- that of the original script. "The origi­ wasn't going to be offering any sug­ attractive, glamorous or just plain cool Wagner" is about a stal'-struck 26-yea ..... old copywriter. ing. But because we see the book nal character, in the version I read, gestions to Spielberg about camera as that crush. through Eliza's eyes, we can see why the story was set in New York and angles and so forth." Elise Junka's hilarious and heart~ black with body piercings and the whole and go on a blind date with a co-work­ she would prefer to shut herself up in her Dustin's character was a 300-lb The few filmmakers who do it all, breaking novel "Getting Over Jack bit What she usually gets are musicians er's grandson. After that too proves to be fantasies and her disappointment as her Mafioso type, former boxing champ. as Bums does, often have an aspect Wagner" is about a person like that, but who perform in low-rate, talentless a disaster, Eliza does some soul search­ hopes are always dashed. He was a physically ominous charac­ of filmmaking that so captures their instead of being a star-struck pre-teen bands and who have nagging mothers ing to find out what is wrong with her Because Eliza is set up as a character ter; so he intimi- heart that they take who is discovering boys by way of her that are obsessed with their little boys' life. that tries to change but fails each time, dated my charac­ on the rest to pro­ teen Illile.o-azines, the protagonist is a 26- grooming skills. So far, Eliza has not The book is very well written with a the endingx of "Getting Over Jack ter physically. tect and control year-old copywriter who still carries an been able to shake the fantasies that memorable protagonist Even though Wagner" is ambiguous. Eliza seems to --"-- Then the story got that part. When .. obsession with soap opem actou'one-hit- have eluded her from childhood, many readers may laugh at Eliza's rock be starting to accept herself and her real I started directing to 1 moved to L.A., asked if there was wonder Jack Wagner. although she tries. star obsession, some may recall their situation, but the reader knows better. As and Jamie [Foley, maintain control and one aspect of film­ When her best fiiends announce early crushes fondly. Some may even Eliza is obsessed with rock stars. She she leaves her mix tape collection and the direCtor] start­ the acting is kind of an making that really wants to date them and has fantasie,s their engagement and her sister still be in the same situation a~ her, try­ her Jack Wagner t-shirt, the readers gird ed to think about had his heart, about them being wild, tortured souls announces she's pregnant, Eliza forces ing to find the ideal mate that has been themselves for what will probably be it-What · 300-lb extension of that as Burns didn't hesi­ with dangerous behavior, dressed in herself to let go of her rock staI: fantasy conjured up in film, television, mlLsic or another blow. actors are out w ell. tate. "By far, it's there? Who are the writing. It's the .• we going to get to hardest part but ·· P LAYERS, from page 10 - Ed Burns play this part?" Writer and Director also the most satis­ said Bums. fying because it is The final performance, "Monkey Director Foley ------the one part of · INVITE YUU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL SCREENING. in the Middle," gives the audience a came up with an ....'" '" filmmaking that is good laugh. Bhatka wrote and direct­ unusual solution. not collaborative. ed the piece himself and also acts in "He came up with the idea of casting It's the only thing in the filmmaking Stop by The Current offices at 366 Millennium Student it. "Monkey" deals with stupid rela­ Dustin because be's one of those process where you are the sole cre­ Center to pick up a complimentary tionships and their inevitable twists actors who can do anything. So then ator," said Burns. "I started directing and turns. This cast of six will take Dustin came on board, and he started to maintain control, and the acting is . screening pass for two to see the audience on a familiar ride to develop the incarnation it kind of an extension of that as welL through the memory lane of bad rela- became," said Bums. But the thing that has been the most _ tionships. "Monkey" stars Brijul Foley gave Hoffman free rein to fun is the writing." Bhatka, Gary Sohn, Nicole mold the character. "It wasn't until Burns has had no fmmal training' Cusimano, Levi Locke, Kate Drolet the rehearsal period (before actual as an actor. "I fell in love with . and Kristyn Borus. shooting started) that he figured out movies; theater just isn't my thing," Gary Sooo, senior, mass commu­ how he would physically intimidate said Bums. Now that Bums ba~ a nications, performs as one of the male me. And that was when he came up new interest in acting, will he be leads in "Monkey." with the 'Let me read your palm; returning to writing and directing his 1:30 P.M. "I think this is a chance for people come sit next to me,' sexual come-on own fIlms? "I'd say about every six Wednesday. April30rn to see more of the University approach. That was all Dustin's cre­ weeks now I change my mind. I've . Players," he said. ation-I think there was a hint of it in given up tJ.ying to come up with a . AMC Esquire The entire event was completely the script, but Dustin really embraced real five-year plan or whatever . 6706 Clayton Rd student run. Each play was chosen or that and made it as creepy as possi­ because it's such a weird business. A . written, directed and performed by ble. There was more of it that got cut; thing like 'Confidence,' when I got St Louis. Mo 63117 students. The set was also designed Dustin fought to get some of it put the script, I didn' t even think I'd be by the University Players. back in. Dustin was really having fun working. I met with Jamie Foley, and . No purchase necess.ry. While suppUes last. Passes available 00 a first­ The festival was free, but dona­ watching me squirm," said Bums. two weeks later, we're shooting. I come. first-served basis. Participating sponsors are ineligible. tions were accepted. All proceeds Since Bums has appeared in more can't really make plans. I may write went to the u.s.a. films that he wrote, produced, and something this summer unless a great . The University Players were directed himself than not, you might acting job comes along." IN THEATERS FRIDAY, MAY 30th! formed in 1963 and were known as think he'd have trouble giving up Hopefully, this talented filmmaker . the Drama Group until1965. control of the film process. "No, it will continue to do both. i Page 12 ' ~~E1~~DITdR haps the SABC decision would be jus­ If the students on SABC can't tified. come to their senses, then UMSL But year after year, The Current administrators should pressure them to Reporter practices what he learned at paper has grown and improved. It handles its do the right thing: allocate a fair finances well and is less dependent on amount of money to TIle Current. The Dear Editor: that can come solely from textbooks. actually about the University'S Role learned there. student fees than most other student paper's staff has more than earned it. Journalists beCome better by inter­ and Scope plan. I hope that Blue Metal Building newspapers in the St. Louis area When I first walked into The viewing and writing and being edited. Embarrassing? Yes. But that's how has been sent to the scrap heap by TIle Cr~rrellt also makes enormous Josh Renaud Current office 2S years ago, 1 had And by making mistakes. a student journalist learns the trade. now, but University and student lead­ contributions to the UMSL communi­ Fomler editor-in-chief never worked at a newspaper. Then One memorable example: A rook­ Taking away the student newspaper ers should never kill off the newspa­ ty by participating in and promoting The Current housed in the aptly named Blue Metal ie reporter came back from an would be like removing the Bunsen per that has served as such an impor­ almost all of UMSL's student activi­ (2()(}()-01) Office Building, the paper had an all­ Academic' Senate meeting with a burners from the chemistry labs. tant training ground for journalists. ties. It informs and entertains the cam- Hazelwood, MO volunteer staff, save the editor who story filled with quotes from someone I am dismayed to hear that the stu­ was paid something like $12 an issue. named Roland Scope who had a plan dent government and administration Richard Jackoway It was an educational experience for the future of the University. Only are considering defunding the paper. City editor, San Luis Obispo L 'ETTER 'TO THE EDITOR for all of us. In fact, most of what I after questioning by editors did we I'm 2,000 miles and a quarter century (Calif.) Tribune learned at UMSL I learned in that realize that the reporter had misunder­ removed from UMSL, but I put into Editor-in-chief, 1980-81 office. This isn't the type of career stood. The Senate discussion was practice practically every day what I UMSL The Current Reader supports student newspaper Dear Editor: April Fools issue I have ever seen. Congratulations on an excellent job. I read in the Dispatch today that Student involvement wm suffer if there is some question about the future Sincerely, of The Current, so I would like to go on record as fuUy supporting The CUI7-ent. Dr. Da"id A. Ricks I like it and find it interesting and use­ Curators' Professor of newspaper does not receive funding ful. It would be a real loss to UMSL to Management arui International not have TIle Current. Business QJ1d Director of To the UM----St. Louis community, regarding a wide array of issues. faltering athletics program. InJernatiollal Business Programs TIle Current supplies students with more infor­ The Current also exists as a place for all student I was particularly impressed with your April Fools issue. It was the best The French philosopher Voltaire Ollce wrote: "I mation regarding the SGA than any other publica­ organizations to announce their upcoming events, UMSL may not agree with a thing you say, but I will defend tion or organization on campus. It has done much receive coverage of those events and bring attention to the death your right to say it." It is with a similar towards mending the wounds between the SGA and to issues they feel represent who they are and what mindset that I write this letter in defense of The student body and provides reports on meeting,. they believe in. As the SABC is charged \vith pro- i CUlTent. decisions, elections and debates. None oftllis would moting student activities on campus, removing Throughout my years at UM-St Louis, 111e be readily available without the diligent reporting of funding for The Cunent affec·ts all student organiza­ Current has infonned, entertained, angered, embar­ 111e Cllrrent~· staff. Without The CUITent, students tiOI1S. Communication with students will become First Amendment freedoms rassed and enlightened me. It ha~ made me laugh will inevitably become more removed from the much more difficult for all organizations if TIle out loud, provoked intelligent conversations with SGA and elections will be won primarily on the Clm-ent ceases to exist. my friends and professors and sometimes made me basis of who can buy the most chalk: or make the I admit that at times the content of TIre Cum:nt need protection at UMSL shake my head in disbelief. Though I have never prettiest flyer. can seem a bit trite and offensive (see the Village been a member of The CraTent's staff, I read it each Funding issues are often reported in The Crm-ent, Idiots). But The Current affects students in more Dear Editor: University's attempt to remove a free week and have used this forum to voice my thoughts from student fees to office rehabs to construction ways than the SABC seems to realize, Student speech forum from campus. in the past. Unfortunately, it seems that the end is projccts. As students, we help to pay for all. of these. involvement, access to infonnation and group par­ "Prior restraint" is the attempt by a An American university campus drawing near for this publication. By deciding to Therefore, we deserve to remain informed in such ticipation all will suffer if funding for The Current is government agency to prevent the should be a place where the First forgo any funding for The Current, the SABC is not matters. Without The Cun-ent, many of the changes no longer granted.Why would a university that dissemination of infonnation by cen­ Amendment's freedoms are protect­ only doing a great disservice to the paper but to the in funding for various projects would remain claims to "Love its Students" attempt to take such sorship, ed, not censored. students, faculty and University as well. unknown to a vast majority of studenl~ . an important aspect of student life away from them? The SABC's proposal to extin­ UMSL is a commuter campus, and as such many The Current is one of the few places where stu­ guish 111e Current's budget is a bla­ students have little opportunity to stay infonned on dents can get regular updates about our University's Travis DeRousse tant act of censorship. Sincerely, school issues. The Current often acts as a window sports teams. The Rivermen and Riverwomen Fornzer President, Mannheim Park As a fonner student and Current into aspects of University life that otherwise would receive a mere fraction of the attention they deserve Member; College ofArts and staff member, I cannot express deeply Ashley M. Cook remain unknown. The Current is the one publication at UMSL. Silencing The Current removes their Sciences Student Advisory enough my disappointment at the Fonner UM-St. Louis student to which all students have access to for information voice as well and strikes another blow to our already Council The Current is a valuable Prospective student source at M-St. Louis reconsiders a transfer Dear Editor: The Current teaches leadership the years as a student leader. Even tical way to notify the entire campus to UM-St. Louis and provides an excellent learning when they disagreed with me in edi­ community of upcoming and recent Dear Editor: employed by their student publica­ As a former student leader at environment for students going into torials; they have always ' treated me events. The newspaper has almost tion. Unfortunately, if The Current's UMSL, I feel that a valuable asset professional journalism. UMSL is a with respect. always sponsored a candidates' As a prospective transfer student to student funding isn't reinstated I will will be lost if The Current is forced to small city and its journalists are given The Current cannot playa leader­ debate before spring SGA elections, the University of Missouri-St. Louis be forced to seek other options, such shut its doors due to the lack of fund- ample opportunity to learn their craft ship role in SGA because they would While I took a lot of heat from The and president of the Missouri College as the University of Missouri­ ing frO!? the SABC. . by getting plenty of experience; jour­ lose their objectivity. However, they Current over the years, r still respect Media Association, I was extremely Columbia. This sudden upheaval The Current meets many of the nalism students from other schools have sent a representative to repre­ it as a valuable resource on this cam­ disappointed to learn of the recent loss reflects very poorly on the student SABC funding priorities. It enhances would die to get that much experi­ sent the organization as well as a pus. SABC needs to reconsider its of ftmding to your student publica­ representation and student govern- 11) the reputation of UM-St Louis ence. Without The Current, commu­ reporter to cover the meeting. They decision and continue to provide tion, The Current. ment at UMSL. through the many awards it has won mcations students as well as students have co-sponsored a number of funding for The Current. In attending UMSL, I looked for­ Respectfully, over the years in the Missouri from other majors would not gain the events at tinles with other student ward to working for The Current. A~ College Media Association as well as valuable experience they gain from organizations. Steven M. Wolfe current president of the MCMA, ouI William D. Huber by holding offices in that organiza­ its weekly publication. The Current, as stated in the SGA SGA Interim Vice President 1999- constitution states that I must attend a President - Missouri College tion. I have dealt with The Current over Election Guidelines, is the most prac- 2000 member institution in Missouri and be Media Association

SABC says The Current pays·employees too much Dear Editor: nates. My suggestions were then approved by Orinthia to operate. Many college newspapers are efficient enough was cut with an understanding that they could appeal if Montague and Curt Coonrod. to run without subsidy, and evidence indicated that the they could prove that the money was needed. If the Following the publication of the last issue of The Any suggestion that I stacked the committee to cut Current could also operate as such. After analyzing Current provides a convincing argument, the committee Current, there has been a lot of misunderstanding about funding from The Current is absurd. The Current failed to salaries of The Current employees, the committee dis­ over which I preside will restore some of The Current's SABC as well as the initial funding suggestion it made. mention that I used to write for that newspaper as well as covered a number of exorbitantly large salaries for part initial funding request. The Comptroller is the non-voting committee chair for The Brain Stew (Honors College newsletter). I am com­ time student workers. The highest paid part time employ­ SABC. pletely in favor of free press, as are the members of the ee had earned over $34,000 and counting. The current The students elected me to the position of Comptroller committee who made the decision. also made statements earlier in the year indicating that it · Jeff Griesemer last April: I interviewed candidates for SABC members in The Current's funding was cut do to substantial evi­ was operating completely on advertising revenue. Comptroller of the Student Government Association October and made suggestions for 9 members and 2 alter- dence that the newspaper did not need an SABC subsidy Primarily for these two reasons, The Current's funding Chainnan of Student Activities Budget Committe Kevin Born, campus minister for the Catholic Newman Center, talks to students preparing to Robert Barron (left), senior, chemistry, tends the campfire in front of the Millennium Student set up camp on the MSC's south lawn Tuesday night. "Spending one night in a cardboarcl box Center last Tuesday night while Glen Frei, junior, biology; David Palmer, junior, nursing, and will not tell us what it is to be homeless, but we can attemptto see, even if just a little bit, Jessica Kuenze, junior, biology, look on. what it's like. More importantly, though, we need to just try to raise awareness."

SPENDING, ·THE NIGHT OUT Students camp out in front of the MSC to raise awareness on homelessnes

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Students set out cardboard boxes Tuesday night, creating a "Shantytown Simulation," to bring attention to the plight of t he homeless. About 20 students braved the chilly temperatures and spent the night in front of the MSC. The next morning, the cardboard "shantytown" was left for students to see. .The event was part of "Homelessness Awareness Week," sponsored and organized by the Catholic Newman Center, the RHA ·and Amnesty International.

Jennifer Haines, senior, communication, and president of Heather Casper, senior, psychology, gets her bedding out Soraya Faramarzi, senior, philosophy, and member of Amnesty the CNC, gets cozy on her cardboard box with the help of a while Robert Barron settles in with a book. International, works on the large " Homelessness Awareness Week" few comforts from home. signs for students to see in the morning.

If you want_to ~elpLcontact a local service provider for the homeless

. The Salvation Army 0 Peter &. Paul Community St. Patrick Center Habitat for Humanity Phone: (314) 646-3000 Services Phone: (314) 802"()700 Phone: (314) 371·0400 Phone: (3 14) 588-71 11

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SANDRA BUllOCH IS TJ1IS IS REALLY IRRrTATlNG; SI4E'S TALKING BElNG IN/ERVlE\M:D ABOur ~F Af'I.) HoW MlAJ-! tER. ~~E "'ll~~E lW ....'''=-.. MOVIES HAVE MADE. %'S NOT TALKlNG BY CJ1ARLIE ROSE. ABOur ISSUES: OR ANYTHING IMPORTANT.

Jason Ad,m Granger 'C.'Q ~5Bodendieck _=...0.;"" [Adam's Note: First and foremost, I opposite. We're going to advise that an enraged African buffalo, a canister like to offer a fonnal apology to you avoid a threesome at all costs. of homemade napalm and a bag of doo­ of our readers for the content of Why, you may ask? \Ve'll tell you why: die on fire), so we bighly recommend Village Idiots" over the past cou­ Participating in threesomes is nowhere you take the bigh road. Besides, have of weeks. Quite frankly, it hasn't near as gcxxi as fantasizing about three­ you ever tried to find an African buffa­ been all that funny. See, I've been somes. The real can never compete lo at this time of year? They're as scarce -"",,""UIJ'"AI, and as a result Jason had with the imagined ideal in situations as students who actually vote in SGA pick up the slack And while he's a like this, and the only thing having a elections. So here's what we recom­ oH, LIKE IF A LOCAL CARiOONIST USED HIS WOW, THAT'S IT'S PA Tt£T1C. THE. guy and all, let's face it: He really threesome will do for you is complete­ mend: Start a petition. If you need help . OWN STR.IP TO MENTlON THAT IT WON "BEST PRETIY LAME. WAY SOME PEOPLE t all that funny. Truth be told, I only ly ruin the idea of threesomes forever. getting one of these going, we know IN STATEv TWO YEARS RUNNING BY SOME PEOPLE L~ SHAMaES~Y USE. him around because he promised And as any male who's ever been rele­ someone who shall remain nameless c.0LlEGE MEDIA A550CJA T10N, INSTEAD ~ THAT SJ1OU,..D THEIR PoSI110N FOR this damn ~ for me every gated to masturbating with just the aid (For a clue, see an issue of The . . . Come to think of it, being a of his own imagination will tell you, Stagnant) in the ASUM office who has ~AW1NG SOMETI11NG fUNNY OR HUMOROUS? BE SHOT. saF-PROMOTlON . guy is about all he's got going for that's one of the worst things that could plenty of experience when it comes to Does anyone think it's a coinci- ever happen. petitions. Some might even say she's a [EXAC~_'Q that the speech-stifling, fascist Threesomes contain lots of logisti­ master. [Adam's Note: It's really hard .,wers-W31l-De decided to ellsentially cal problems that most people never for us not to make a naughty joke here. down The Current after it was consider. For one, they're almost Especially given her propensity ....u'Uu"-''''' that Jason would be taking always extremely awkward affairs. towards debating. See, that makes her as the big man? Yeah, me nei- Take the most awkward scenario you not only a master petitioner, but also a .. .I almost wish I could be around can contrive, multiply it by about one­ master debater. Say it really fast. .. J so I could see Jason's "newspaper," hundred, and you have a level of awk­ Aside from the whole petition thing, I figure is going to rely heavily wardness that can only be described as any other options you are looking at napkins and crayons. The Current "threesome awkward." You know how involve ending up with your new girl­ literally be TIffi Current, as it awkward it is when, for example, you friend Bubba telling you that you've like Jason's only going to be able meet your significant other's parents got purrty lips. Anyhow, good luck with afford to print one issue and will for the first time? Take that situation all that. We can certainly sympathize. to make students pass it and imagine that you're in your under­ -Love, Jason and Adam .. Anyway, I'm sorry for wear and have something green stuck . BCA$,crAlI1. we ri6t. ",r"v./lJ in 05c..~rS ~J') tgl(~tirlg my duties as your paragon in your teeth and can't remember your Well, one more down and only one I..I;H, p. (fl(i' o-f' br;cl\S ~ +~.Jce fv.r".s. virtue and source of better living, and own name. That's how awkward we're more to go. Anyone who's been saving C.J.."'''kl~ .. hric,k ",1- rO"lJ",.., pq0f,Je. TF that I love each and every one talking. up particularly juicy questions should +ht t-hro....,,~r """J'»~.h ),ov~V€!'i -he IIr and will. never let it happen again Let's say you make it past the awk­ get them to us sometime this week. We S h""~ ,aft". ,ct 0"''':1', "';CA I k >Af' say this rather assuredly seeing as ward beginning stage and start getting will also gladly a=pt any final hate +0 e,.,.,) "''IJ p;, J: tJ,~ have one issue left).] down to the nitty-gritty: Do you have mail, love mail or quick and easy br;c; ~ j,... c..Ie \A I Note: I know I've said this any idea how hard it is to maintain a recipes. Until next time, dear readers ... Adam, but I just might hate you sense of rhythm when there's more right now than I've ever hated than two people involved? A one­ [Adam's Note: The best part about in the pastl armed, blind drummer with vertigo writing this column every week is tl::iat I stands more of a chance. What's more, can exploit it whenever I feel like it Idiots, you have the added pressure of being With that being said, I have a few per­ I recently moved in with a new the minority sex. This means that you'll sonal messages to send out But first, be kmlnw.te. The thing is, he's a guy and be too busy worrying about paying warned: If you're not a big fan of tacky 5w eet r>'\o+her a girl. Although I've never lived equal attention to both guys and not sentimentality you should probably pv.pPt) +-h,-f '> a member of the opposite sex that hurting anyone's feelings. In light of stop reading now. ,?iC k! 'w'ha.-r 't been romantically involved this awkwardness [Jason's note: Is that before, I really didn't think there a word? The program just put a red Heather'- You have always been a +-he' heCK '-..If) "",I & yOt.A going to be any problems; he gen­ squiggly line undemeath it, so I guess wonderlul mother, and I have no doubt .;:: ; 1'1 50 M/IY seemed like a pretty good guy. not Oh well, screw it] [Adam's Note: in my mind that that's not going to d he is a pretty good guy, but That's because you spelled it change anytime soon. Dylan and Blake "'-hov..t -t-h(;A1'? is one small issue that I'm having "akwardnes." Don't worry, I fixed it], are truly lucky to have you. with. My boyfriend comes we recommend that you avoid having a Dylan - Not only are you the best to visit a lot, and he and my room­ threesome With your boyfriend and big brother ever, but you'll always be get along really well - maybe a male roommate like you'd avoid the the real "Boss." Blake and Mommy are too well. I don't doubt my Syph.i.l-Gonaretic plague. lucky to have you around, and your mm-"mrn sexuality (He's most defi­ [Jason's Note: Personally, I feel that Daddy loves you with all of his heart all man), but my roommate is a the logistics change when you go for Blake -'The world you've been born more, shall! say, ambiguous. Plus, the girl, girl, guy scenario. I'd be loath into is a hard one, but you've aIreadx .'s always nwking jokes mid hinting to not bring this up. I highly advocate made it just a little bit better. Your at wanting to get it on with me AND condone these typell of three­ Daddy loves you, little monster man. my boyfriend, mid sometimes even somes. And seriously, if you have a [Wow, that kind of killed the image my boyfriend. If I thought he was friend who is 'Willing to get down, go I've worke4 so hard at cultivating over tst joking I'd be o,=>~ but I'm starting for itl the past year, huh?] I think that he's rea[ly serious. What's Ahem ... trust us, threesomes are far . en worse is the fact that I've always more trouble than they're worth. No [Jason's note: Now look what you Police Officer offantasized abOu.t having a three­ matter what, that's one pony that you went and made me do. I'm all weepy , me and think that this might actually really, really don't want to ride. and stuff. Adam is just the sweetest a good thing. Any advice? [Jason's Note: But if you do, can I thing under the sun. Can I be the godfa­ Springfield Police Department 'ncerely, come? Just asking .. . ] ther ?] I Got the 'Everybody Wants my oyfriend' Blues (and I just might like Dear Village Idiots, [Stanford's aside: I'm going to go ~ I work for a campus organization vomit in the corner now. Congrats, I "Realize Your Potential... We Do!" I that recently had its entire budget Adam and Heather.] Boyfriend Blues, slaShed to $0 by the SABe. We cOlzsid­ /ear If you have a question, send us an e­ er ourselves a vital aspect of the UMSL . First, we need to express Our deep­ conmlLmity; yet those jerks still saw fit nwil: [email protected] The City of Springfield, MO, is seeking individuals ready for a If you don't like e-nwi~ you can st condolences to your boyfriend. We to take all of our money. What would challenging and rewarding career in law enforcement. Starting now how hard it can be going through you recommend we do? . bring a question to us on the third fe as nothing more than an object of Sincerely, floor of the MSC, room 388. salary is $30,617, plus clothing allowance and paid employee ~xual desire. Well, at least one of us Bankrupted by SABC !!!DISCLAIMER!!! nows ... [Jason's Note: see above health insurance; the City of Sprin'gfield offers a competitive ben- Adam Bodendieck and Jason !garding my feelings for Adam. Jerk]. Dear Bankrupted, Granger are by no means qualified to Now, at this moment everyone is We know all about those SABC .efits package, below-average cost of living, annual advancement dispense advice. They are a couple of .., robably expecting us to recommend guys. They seem to have been on a fair- stupid college guys. Please do not and pay-increase opportunities. mt you engage in wild, kinky three­ 1y heavy power trip this year. That com­ send them serious questions. It will be lays with your boyfriend and room­ bined with what we figure must be a assumed that if you send them ques­ late. Furthennore, everyone is proba­ lack of sex has led to their abuse of tions, they are in jest and open to ly expecting us to request an invitation poor, hapless, helpless organizations The current application deadline is May 16, 2003,. for June 1, Adam and Jason's own particular ) the freaky festivities. But that's not such as yours. Bastards. brand . of humor. This column is Ihat we're going to do [Jason's Note: There are a few courses of action 2003 testing. Successful applicants will begin their Academy intended to be read as parody. So Ve're not?} you can take. Unfortunately, only one there. training in June 2004. For qualified applicants, the Springfield No, we're going to do the complete doesn't lead to jail time (They include -The Management Police Department will offer optional early hire dates beginning in December 2003.

,1.,\ Applicants must be U.S. citizens; 21 years of age at time of commission; possess 60 seme~ter hours from an accredited 'col­ lege or 2 years full:-timeexperience as a civilian or military police officer with arrest powers or possess a Missouri Class A or B cer­ tification plus two years reserve or part-time law enforcement experience or possess 30 semester hours from an accredited col­ lege or university plus 3 years ofexperience as a Springfield Police Cadet. Additional requirements include: 'no criminal record, excellent physical condition and no visible tattoos; other standards apply.

To apply, call (417) 864-1607 'and request an application or drop by 840 Boonville, Room 324, Springfield, MO 65802. For more detailed information, visit our website: www.sprin2field- · m02ov.or2. We are committed to giversity and a drug-free work­ place,: Pre-employment drug testing. We comply with ADA. EOE/AAMlFNID -..JAPc-n_·1_28-.-.2_00...... :3=----';- ~~~-,---.,----~~...:...... ,-__:;_=---~~----;------...:....-~-'lte.-C-U-Ii-. 'ri_, e_:.. _n_t_~ ______----.:. ______~ P~a:g:ge~1:..:::...5 .,.

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[email protected] or call In addition to the name(s) of the advertiser, each classified submitted much contain automatic, 4-door, power win­ a student number or faculty/staff department and title(s) prior to publication. dows, AM/FM; disc stereo, good (314) 895-1302. '96 Navy. blue camaro, V6 body, runs great. $1000. Call 636- 1995 Chevy $-10 http://www. TheCurrentOnline.com [email protected] 3.8 Liter, Aut., Rear Wheel Drive, 346-8466. White, 190,000 miles, manual 5· Air Cond., Power Steering, Power speed , new engine w/warranty, Windows, Power Door Locks, TIlt Pontaic Grand AM new cat. converter Et muffler. . N~using Wheel, Cruise Control, AM/FM 1994 Gray Metallic, 4 drs., AM/FM, . Body ft interior in good condition. stereo, compact disc system, CD a lot of new parts. Professional NQedmoney? 1·bedroom apartment· Summer roommate wanted ProNet on back. Asking $5000 . Changer/Stacker, Dual Front maintenance, runs great. Need to Work as a telemarketer. 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The l='aculty Resource Center ·is Seeking rOommate GHz, 512 MB DDR SDIWIt, 40 GB Hills Apartments, super close to seeking a student assistant who UM-St. Louis student, black ATA100 HD, DVD-Rom + CD-W 1993 Pontiac Grand Am headboard with mattress and has working _knowledge of PC and female, early 20s, smoker, quiet, campus (near the ball fields), 10 combo, ATI 32 MB video, 15" XGA­ 2-door automatic with spring, large six-drawer Macintosh computers. MIS or com­ studious, keeps to self, serious min. walk to the MetroLink. Cra~berr:y, TFT screen, 10/100 NIC , 56K with mirror, a hutch/chest, and pLiter science background is pre­ minded: Seeking female roommate $260/month plus phone and elec­ new brakes and roters all the way modem, Windows XP Home + tons nightstand. Paid $1500, selling ferred. Stop by the Faculty to share two bdr'm. apartment, tric. If you are interested, qll around, great body, AM/FM radio of bundled software, 3 yr. ext. $750 o.b.c. 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Pre-adult, tri-colored. Clean, Delmar Loop in a very safe neigh­ in search of a reliable work-study quiet and excellent pets. Priced Subletter Wanted borhood. Cheap for this area at ,to student to assist in the afternoon substantially lower than pet Graduating student seeks sublet­ hours between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. $625/month, includes water ft stores. Call 314-428-0501 . The student should have good ter for this summer for an apart­ trash. Available for sublease May people ~kills. Contact Tenesha ment in the URiversity Meadows. 1st. Call 314-726-1544 for more Davenport at 516-7230. Call Jon at 314-516-7836. info. Send. classified ads to [email protected] Restrictions may apply. Can 516-5174 for more information.

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