BY ANTHONY PADGETT • ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

At the annual "Pack the Stands event ThUIsday, a UPS worker wheeled Out a large black box marked 'UPS fa center court during half time. Over a.microphone he then stated that a signature was needed to deliver the packag€. Curtis Coonrod, vice-provost for Student Affa.irs, answered the request walking to center court amidSt waving and screaming fans. 2;2- alumni and currem studemsfilled the M ark Twain bu.ilding for the e\ em in anticipation for the unveil- . g of the new University of ~1issouri-St. Louis mascot. . . ~ Chancellor Thomas GeorQ.e also 'Ji alked our ro ce nter court for the mascot's unveiling: He ia.rer said that he ' couldn't be mo~e pleased" wim the number of people that turned out. It vas ~ e biggest crowd yelrrus 'ear t.o attend a home game for eimer team. Throughout the night. orb the \\ om~n >s and men's basketball [ e~ pIa; e against t. J s h .., .In addition to a ne\\ mascot, M- t. Louis al inrroduc d thcir brand n seven- mber cheerleading squad for· the event. 'Both the ne Ch .... rl ading squad and ilie un 'led ascot iValked around the stands and mingled it.h fans. Yet it was the mascot:s unveiling thet as is'( d in Hterall "acking th. stand . Afrr the U P box was v heeled our, much of the crowd stood up from thei.t: seatS in ] clpari n. Lrh all eyes on the package something began to break our of it. Red furS wim gold naus fir t punch d rhrough the sides of the box ;md then ripped up the from before emerging. Whar did emerge was a red Triton \i ith golden e es fins and palms. • Since 1966, i-Sr. Louis sporrs teams ,. re known a the Rivermen,' but due to th ne's exclusion of women athletes it was. chang d to the Tritons in 1007. After the name -hange. tridems were displa. ~d on all uni 'ern . 1erchandise but the uni erir:y till did Il,Ot ave a physical mascot to represent the name or symbol- thar is until Thursda . In ancient Greek mythology:. Trjton , as sea. messenger born of Poseidon and Amphitrite the god and goddess of the sea. Today at U1\1-$t. louIs me Triton is an amphibiQ us red "creature who shakes i~ tail at sportS games and bares no resemblance to me mythical Triton, After the unveiling of the mascot Chancellor George said that he thinks it is "terrific. ... '-'It captures everything that we are about here, and I think that makes it exciting because it s not the same old, same old ,~ George said. "\'Qhen you say, Triton, people always ask what it is ... We are one of the very few universiti with the Tritoh as our mascot." . .

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EDITORIAL NE MASCOT UNVEILED Al PACK T ESTANDS Editor-in-Chief ...... , ...... Jessica Keil Managing Editor..... ,...... :...... Matthew Hill Mark Masella, jLlllior, accollllting re­ News Editor...... Anne Ma rie Curran cently transferred ,to UM-St. Louis and Features Ed itor...... Sequita Bean said that he is pleased with s!=hool spirit BusinessfTech Editor ...... ~ ...... Andy Phipps. here, as \vell 'as with die new mascot. Sports Editor...... Cedric Williams "I was very impressed," Masella said. Assistant Sports Editor...... " ...... Anthony Padgett A&EEditor ...... Cate Marquis "There w-as a lot of school spirit [at the . Asst. A&E Editor...... : .. .Joe Schaffner game], which I didn't think UMSL had, Opinions Editor ...... And rew Seal but they definite!. do now. I come from Copy Editors ...... Stacy Beckenholdt, Rebecca Nuckolls a big see school and I was excited to Proof r~ a d e r...... ( hera Meyer see what UMSL had to offer. Staff Writers ...... " ...... Aa ron Holdmeyer, Some srudems however were still atthew B. Henry, Jen O'Hara, confused by the mascot even wer it Kevin Korinek, Chris Stewart was unveiled. Even after eeing the new IDaSGot DESIGN , . I'm still not sure what a Triton is Rob­ Design Editor...... Gene Doyel Photo Editor...... Michelle KaufmBn ert Morgan, junior general srudies said. Assistant Photo Editor...... Jennife r e'ahan GraceMarie Ritter president of SeA. Page Designers ...... Za chary Ja mes Kraft, Phil Freema n assisted in the design phase of the mas­ Staff Photog ra phers ...... Ahmad Aljuryyed, Eri n Sturg uess, Riki Tanaka COt and gave insight on the thought pro­ JENNIFER MEAHAN / THE CURRENT Web Editor...... : .... Zachary James Kraft cess involved. Fans start to fill in the seats during Pack The Stands Night on Thursday in the Mark IlIustrators ...... Pau l Magu ire, Cody Perkins "If we had pursued the idea of King Twain Building. Triton,' we would h e looked similar . the confusion of students, faculty; and although the new mascot has not been BUSINESS to other mascots like Trojan Warriors Staff is coming from.'" given a name yet, a contest will be held Business Manager...... Oan PryOf et ," Ritter said. ~ [1he mascot] i.s differ­ H owever the new UM-Sr. Louis mas- later this year to do just that. Advertising Director...... Dan Pryor ent and that s ms ro b where most of COt, like it or not. . js here to stay. And Distribution Manage r...... E rin Sturguess Tra ining Dir& tof...... Andy Phipps Ad v· ser...... 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Student.le-e-incr ease Over 33,000 employees in the UM Sys­ ~ JEN O'HARA Staff Writer tem use the time and labor system. UM­ Columbia began using the structure in May On November 29, 2009, University of 2009 . approredby SGA . Missouri-St. Loui~ put the time and labor By November 2009, the remaining 50% payment method into practice. This new of those not using the system at Columbia time and labor method allows both UM-St made the switch, in addition to the St. Lou­ ~. JESSICA KEll the -response-from the assem-' in the Pierre Laclede Honors Louis student employees and faculty em­ is, Rolla and Kansas City campuses. Edrtor~in-Chief bly members who contrib­ College on campu~, and it is ployees to report their work hours online Several . advantages cbme from using the uted to the conversation and not expected t~ fail. through the human resources link. This time and labor method online. Besides ben­ The first Student Govern­ researched the fee proposals Unlike the developmental method also allows entries for absences and efiting in the ecological aspect, it also makes ment Association meeting of in order to make an informed . advising fees, the other ap- requests for time off. the lives of university workers and employ­ the sprmg semester' conclud­ vote during the meeting. _ proved fees will not apply to The method requires entering the hu- ers easier. ed the student · fee increase "Too man} times, apathy entire colleges, but instead ,. man resource link through the UM-St Louis "Time and labor ensures consistent busi­ discussion that began at the by a small group of studen~ to specillc courses offered in website, clicking the time and labor option, ness practices and creates savings for the end of last year. - affects the rest of the student the College of Nursing and entering an employee's school identifica­ university and convenience for 'employees," The assembly voted to ap-' body Ritter said. I was im­ the College of Fine Arts and tion number, and typing in the amount of Errol Benson, assistant

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~ MATHEW B. HENRY is winning 75-53. Staff Writer Next up was St Joseph's on Pack While students at the University of the Stands Night with the unveiling of Missouri-St. Louis left for places lo­ the new Triton mascot, and with all of cated all over this rock we' call earth, that hoop-Ia the Tritons did not let the the student-athletes 'on the wo~en's crowd down. basketball team stayed in [Own [0 work The Tritons worked the boards, the out, practice and play basketball games. paint and the perimeter with precision Now we are back and our seasoh and had St. Joseph's on their heels the ,.,rith them reswned last week with entire game. three GLVC COntests at home on the Standouts in another dominating Chuck Smith Court. performance where Caitlin [6-foot- First up was Bellarmine and then 3-inch] Moody, sophomore, physical St. Joseph on Thursday which, was also education, with a new career high of29 'Pack the Stands' night, along with the points and five boards to boot, and Kel­ unveiling of the new Triton mascot. ly ' Mitchell, junior, communications, They closed out the week with a Sat­ who had 13 points and six boards. urday contest against the University of The contest ended with the Tritons Illinois-Springfield. winning 81-65. Well after the end of the Univer­ Enter the University of Illinois­ sity of IUinois-Springfield game on Springfield into the Mark Twain Build­ Saturday, the only items missing were ing and onto the Chuck Smith Court brooms and hats on the court as the and then exit the niversity f Illinois­ Tritons defeated all their foes. UM­ Springfield. The Tritons dispatched Sr. Louis defeated Bellarmine by 22 them by a score of 81-67. points, Sr. Joseph by 16 points and UIS During this closeout to their hat by 15 points. trick of a \veek, the Tritons lead by as Opening the BeUarmine contest much as 22 poims and held a double­ ~ith a 9-0 run in the first 1 :45 seconds, digit lead almost the entire game. the Tritions showed they came prepared Two standouts in this contest where: to play ... and they never looked.back. [The Captain] White, who had 17 When the first half ended, the Tri­ points and [Lefty] Ransome with 14 [Ons were up by a score of 45-21. points (nine of them from outside the UM-Sr. Louis standouts in th'e first three point arc), along with eight re­ half were Kristi [The Captain] White, bounds and six assists. senior, a~counting, with 12 points and The Tritons came into the week with five assists; m ·d Lindsey [Lefty] Ran­ a record of six wins and 10 losses and some, senior, communications, who left the week with a record of nine wins manufactured eight points and three and 10 losses. Last season their total rebounds. number of Wins was seven. Can anyone A real stand6ut during the entire say'O-Ie'?

contest was KeA.rr;ber [The Nurse] Next up for the Tritons are [WO more Vaughn, sophomore, nursing, who had home contests next week with GLVC five field goals, was six-for-eight from opponents. Thursday they have a game the free throw stripe, and pulled down against Drury at 5:30 p.m., and Satur­ Trjton forward Kelly Mitchell, junior, communications dribbles to make a shot. URiversity of Missouri-St. six rebounds. day brings in Rockhurst for a 1 p.m. LQuis women's basketball team won the game over Saint Joseph's College Thursday night at the Mark During the contest, the Tritons at tipoff. Twain Center. one point held a 30-point advantage and the game ended with UM-St. Lou- , I ., ." ~ i , ,j .J'. ,- ~ , :I J, ~ • ,/ f I ... ~ • \ • I •

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New ( ee leading' Squad debuts .They've got spirit, yes they do; They've got spirit, how 'bout you?

~ CEDRIC WILLIAMS St. Louis cheedeading squad is one ath­ majoring in ph. ieal education~ Elishia Sports Editor letic director Flanagan had for a while, a senior, who will graduate in lviay with but it wasn't until last August that they a degree in photography and a minor in 'Xfith all the hoopla for the men's were able to set the wheels in motion to art history- Toni, a junior majoring in and 'Nomen's basketball teams, and the put together a team. secondary education with an emphasis unveiling of the new Triton mascot on It began wi th fIyers and posters Ray in history' Nikki, a freshman major­

Pack the Stands Night last Thursday at put up mosdy b. ' herself around cam­ ing in political science; and Heather1 a the 1v1ark 'l"\vain Building, many fans pus to let everyone know the depart­ sophomore majoring in special educa­ migqt not have known that another ment was looking for potential team tion. University of Missouri-St. Louis team members. "They're all such talented girls ' Ray was also set to mal<:e its debut in front Ray also put together a week-long said. "They all worked so hard to get - of the fans that night. cheerleading workshop for anyone in­ ready for tonight. They've had less than Once the UM-St. Louis fans found terested in trying out. SLX wee.l<:s to work, but. they've done their seats, it couldn't have taken long Tryouts ';"ere held back in Novem­ everything they can to get ready, even for them to figure out what that new ber, and according to Ray, more than practicing during winter break, and I team was. There were seven ultra-loud, 25 girls showed up hoping to make an think tonight went really good." ultra-excited special UM-St~ Louis fans impression and be selected for the team. Judging by the reaction to the new in particular that left no question as to After several days of tryouts, a com­ cheerleaders by UM-St. Louis fans 'at: who they were rootingfor on Thursday. mittee headed by Ray and cheer cho­ Thursday's games, Ray's assessment Those speci~l fans were the mem­ reographer, Jeremy Sims, got together might have been a little modest because bers ofUM-St. Louis' new cheerleading and chose the eight best performers to it seemed most fans agreed that the ne\,,: squad. be the first members of UM-St. Louis' cheerleaders are a terrific success. The university has· never had cheer­ first ever cheerleadingsquad. "I thought they were outstanding," l~aders before, but thanks to the hard It should be noted that only s~ven Nathan Assata, a Triton fan attending , work of the students on the squad and team members performed on Thursday. Thursday's games, said. "They really got the vision of athletics dirG'ctor Lori Fla­ The eighth member ,was ~able to at­ the fans pumped up. They really looked nagan, UM-St. Louis now has its own tend the game, but Ray said she hopes goodjn their uniforms. They're a bunch recognized pep squad. she will be able to perform at future of really cute girls. They were ~ay better "This has been really exciting for Dile UM-St. Louis games. than the mascot." and the girls on the team," Sandra Ray, The seven members of the squad who The UM-St. Louis cheerleaders plan­ UM-St.· Louis' cheerleading advisor, did make theif UM-St. Louis cheer­ to . perform at each of the remaining said. "The girls worked so hard to get leading debuts are: Jasmyne, a freshman men's and women's home basketbalf ready for tonight;. I'm just happy to see majoring in elementary education; Sha­ games this season, including this week's everything go so well." ron, a juruor majoring in nursing with basketball games on Thursday and Sat­ According to Ray, the idea for a UM- a minor in pyschology; Kelsey, a junior urday at the Mark Twain Building. JANUARY 2010 11Ihe lturrmt I 7

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$5,000 - $45,000 PAID. EGG DONOROS th,-ee straight losses for Lip to 9 donations. +Expenses. Non­ smokers, ages 19-29, SAT>1100/ACT>24/ GPA>3.0 ~ CEDRIC WILLIAMS Sports Editor pulled down the rebound and passed the ball to B~asley, who raced upcourt looking for a Reply to: [email protected] What was supposed to be a big week of fun chance to ~tie the game. and excitement for the University of Missouri­ As the dock wound down, Beasley made St. Louis mens basketball team proved· to be his move and rook a shorr shot in the lane a week of frustration and missed oppom,mi­ willi several UIS defenders around him. The ties, as the Tritoris lost three straight home shot caromed off the rim and floated in the air contests, including last Thursday's "Pack the for anyone to grab it. EMPLOYMENT!!!! SECRET SHOPPER NEEDED? Stands Night" game against St. Joseph's: '. Somehow 'with all those arms and bodies You will earn $400 being a mystery shopper. "You gotta play together, play hard, play around, it vvas UM-St. Louis' Jeremy Brown, Your employment package will include funds smart, and play tough. Those are the four senior, physical education, who grabbed the for the shopping, a training assignment which things we talk about," UM-St. Louis men's rebound with 2.3 seconds left and got fouled , will be sent to you after you receive payment basketball coach Chris Pili said. "And in all by a UIS defender, giving the Tritons a chance - for the assignment. Contact Mr. Mark Brown ·those games, yve did a little bit of those things, ,.to tie the game and send it to ovenime. for more information about this job. . but this time of the year you've got to do it for Unfortunately though, Brown's first free -o 40 minutes, and we just didn't." throw attempt vv'ds short. [email protected] u The week. began with a staggering 23-point That meant he had to intentionally miss loss to Bellarmine University last Monday. the s.econd attempt and hope one of his team­ . The Knights were the NCAA Division II pre­ mates could ge.t the rebound and score before season No. 1 team in the country, and they the dock ran our. Bur DIS' Brandon Farmer looked every bit like it against ' the Tritons, grabbed the ball first and held on as the dock building a 3D-plus point lead before eventu­ ran out. ally" winning the game by a 71-48 score. "We thought this week was going to be Then on Pack the Stands Night last Thurs­ a real positive for us, Pilz said. U"lnstead, day, with an announced crowd of 2,254, the we came away without even one win. But irs highest attendance for a Ulvl-SL Louis home a long season, we'll get back to practice and

game in more than a decade, the Tritons see if we can't" get bener. l started slow, man.aged to rally back, but were The Tritons will have LO get better real eventually defeated by Sf. Joseph's 73-59. quick because their two opponents at the 4 It was truly a disappointing showing for .Mark Twain this week have been two of the UM-St. Louis, which desperately wanted to best tearns in the GLVC this season. On put on a good show for itS biggest home game Thursday, Ulv1-St. Louis will host a 15-3 of the season. Drury University squad that was ranked No. The week came to a final maddening close 19 in last week's NCAA Division II national on Saturday, when the Tritons suffered a 70- poll. 68 loss to' UIS .. Then on Saturday, me Tritons-vvill host a In that game, the Prairie Stars led by 20 13-7 Rockhurst University team, which fea­ points with 7:43 remaining, but UM-Sr. tures 2009 GLVC Men's Basketball Player Qf Louis put up a furious rally to get back within the Year, Aaron Hill. two points with 18 seconds remaip.ing when But if the TriEons can get those two wins, Beaumont Beasley, sophomore, undecided, they'll be back on track to pick up a favorable hit two free throws to make the score 70-68. slot in the GLVC P~stseason Championship After VIS inbounded the ball, the Tritons Tournament, which was th~~ £~'s No. 1 goal fouled VIS' Derrick Tribble, forcing him to­ heading into rh~ season. shoot free throws that coUld have sealed the Thurs.day's game ",rill tipoff at 7:30 p.m., game. Instead, Tribble missed and UI\.1-St. while Saturday's contest is scheduled for a .3 Louis' Adam Kaatman, senior, accounting, p.m. starr. YOUR AD HERE TH ECU RRENTADS@UMSL. EDU 8 I 1:hc ~rrrnt I JANUARY 25, 2010 Wo e 's as et a as on90 2 Triton women can get back to .500

~ MATHEW B. HENRY games at home over GLVC foes Bellannine Staff Writer St. Joseph's and Illinois-Springfield. The Bel­ Even though her team started the year with larmine win is the one that had people talking a dismal 1-7 record, UniversiryofMissouri-Sr. though. Louis women'; basketball coach Lisa Curliss­ The Knights came into that game with an Taylor never once stopped believing that her 11-6 record and-had won seven of its last eight . Tritons c'ould be one of the best teams in the against UM-St. Louis. But the Tritons domi­ Great Lakes Valley Conference this season. nated Bellarmine from the start, played what And even though UM.:.Sr. Louis still has a was probably their best game during Curuss­ long way to go to be considered one of the Taylor's three years as coach, and .won the league's best teams, the Tritons certainly rank game by 22 points. as one of the GLVC's hottest teams thanks to "That was easily the best defense we'Ve a remarkable turnaround in which the team played since I've been here,n Curliss-Taylor has won 9 of its last 12 games and finds itself said. one win away from reaching the .500 mark The Tritons then followed that v.in up for the first time this late in the sea..<;on since . "vim a 16-point victory over Sr. Joseph's and 2006. a 14-point triumph over UIS. Now the team "We have been playing well lately," Curl­ is JUSt one win away from no longer having to iss-Taylor said. "This season has been a roller see a losing record next to its name when it coaster ride, bur you can see very clearly that checks the GLVC standings. the team is getting better." "It'll be nice to get to .500, bur we don't Almost anything is better than how the even really talk about that as a goal," Curuss­ Tritons looked at the beginning of the sea­ Taylor said. "I don't want to just be .500. I son, when they lost seven of their fust eight want to be undefeated. We want to win them games, mostly by lopsided scores. But some alL" . of that early losing could be attribured to the That first step in going undefeated someday "murderer's row" -type schedule UM-St. Louis is eventually having a team that has a winning played at the start of the year, with only a few record. The Tritons will take their shot at hav­ home games and several contests against na­ inga winning record this week when they'll tionally-ranked opponents. host games against 16-4 Drury University on It's the kind of start that would crush the Thursday and 6-12 Rockhursr University on heart arid spirit of most teams, bur Curliss­ Saturday. Taylor said, rather than give in to' that, her "This is a big week for us," Curuss-Taylor . Tritons decided·to fightharder to overcome it. said. "Bur it's not the ultimate goal to just be ,"That was a really dark time for everyone .590. Our main goal is to make the postsea­ involved," Curl iss-Taylor said. "And maybe son. I really want ·that fo~ out seniors, who oW' teams in the past would've fallen apart. deserve to experience that for the first time But this team has better leadership and bet­ in their cate€.rs, after go~g through so much ter focus, from the starting five to the bottom (losing) -me previous·three years." five, that everyone just keeps striving Thursday's game against Drury will tip The Tritons were probably at their best off'at 5:30 p.m., while the Saturdayconrest this past week, when they won three straight against Rockhurst will begin at 1 p.m.

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Bur cost of each being $4, $10, $20 and $40 respectively. 5eautiful imagery in other-worldly after­ parents, (Mark Wahlberg and Rachel as creative as those romps in another Restaurants choose which certificates they want to make life sequences, but .they mostly serve to .Weisz), younger sister Lindsey (Rose world are, they still break the dramatic available, and set a limit on how many they will offer each break the pace of the narrative in the McIver) and little brother Buckley Row of the more emotionally-involving month. back-on-earth story, providing more (Christian Thomas Ashdale) , with oc­ story of the family after the murder. They frustrating distraction than enlighten­ casional visits from her hard-drinking, feel more like unneeded distractions, no See RESTAURANtC.OM, page 10 ment. . flamboyant Grandma Lynn (Susan Sa­ matter how pretty and f.rntastic. "The Lovely Bones," based on the randon). However, one cannot fault the act­ . bestseller 'of the same name, tells of the Susie dabbleS in photography, hangs ing. The gifted young .Irish actress Sao­ aftermath, and afterlife, of a murdered our with friends and has a cru;h on a irse Ronan, who was nominated for an Trailer Park 14-year-old girl. As her family snuggles boy named , Ray (Reece Ritchie). Her Oscar for her striking role in "Atone­ Movies reviewed based on their trailers. to cope with their loss and puzzles over safe-seeming world also includes neigh­ ment," is skillful and luminous in the the mystery of her murder, the girl her- bor Mr. Harvey (Stanley Tucci) and a lead role. I, self watches them from a beautiful but strange girl named Rurh (Carolyn Dan­ Stanley Tucci, as blond, bespectacled Tooth Fairy. Dwayne "The Rock' Johnson needs strange afterlife world. do). Mr. Harvey, already has garnered several money,; and· is willing FO do anything to get it. Any­ "The Lovely Bones" is an ambitious The film handles the crime itself with awards nominations for his compelling, thing. · Shoes shined? He~ n do it. Car washed? Extra if not an entirely successful film. The taste and a minimum of blood, offer­ creepy performance. Mark Wahlberg sud:sr; please? He~s_ bn it. 0 - Chris Stewart. two-worlds device is part of the novel, ing just enough to make clear what has and Rachel Weisz also do fine work, and one suspects that those who read happened, while capturing all the ten­ bur Susan Sarandon is the scene-stealer, Extrao·rdinary Measures. lJarrison Ford is" a the book will find those breaks in sto- sion and fear-no small feat. After the providing co~ic r.elief as the unconven­ curmudgeonly but briUi:ant doctor who follows his rytelling less distracting. But those who crime, the film moves on nyo tracks, tional grandmother, dolled-up in high own set of rules and . just: wants to be left alone. Too have not may be frustrated by how the alternating between Susie's surreal, visu­ heels, cocktail in hand and ever-present bad fo~ him Brandan FIflSier is a despanire YOtmg blah narrative stops periodically for visually­ ally elaborate afterlife world and what is cigarette, even while doing the laundry. blah. who has a-sick son! daughter!goldfish. To get them lovely interludes in the hntastical after­ happenii1g back on earth. "The Lovely Bones" is a kind of love­ the help they need, ·PrasJe'r is willing to go to .. :great life world. Susie is torn between feelings of it-or-hate-it film, although it is visu­ lel1gtlts:~ You're either the kind of person who has the - Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) nar­ revenge and wanting to let her fam­ ally beautiful and technically well-made. non-fiction mem<:'lr thi s is based on by their bedside rates her own story from the afterlife, ily move on with their lives. Before her Adapting a bestseller for the screen has and t~ up jusrat the , rraile~, or iou'r~ not. C -Chris watching her grieving family as well as death, Susi.e was on the verge of first ro­ pitfalls, bur this transformation appears . Stewart. her killer from a fantastical world. We mance and that unfinished part of her successful. Fans of the book seem invari­ know from the beginning that Susie is life haunts her. able to enjoy it, while those who have Legion. Dudes aJ.'e like "who are you" and then murdered and even quickly learn who The a:fi:erlife vi'Orld sequences are not read the book are more likely to be duefis mouth totally expands. Friggin' GJeepy. Wanna the killer is, unlike her agonized family. imaginative and breathtakingly beauti­ irritated by its intermittent narrative. 8- . go see it maybe on Tuesday? 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Where do all those musicals filling St. Louis stages come -from anyway? [title of show]. the new musical com­ edy at the Repertory Theac:er of St. Louis' Studio, gi'\{es one answer. This odd but very funny musical comedy is about two guys scribbling ­ a\-vay in a tiny New York apartment . trying to create a whole new musi­ cal in just three weeks. With nothing · better to do, two under-ernployed friends decided to enter a musical in a new theater festival, even iliough they have not even written it yet. COURTESY / REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS Start the clock, and the com ~dy. Two unlikely regular guys turned amateur play­ wrights struggle with hilarious results in the st. ...l See [JUMP], page 27 Louis Repertory Theater's quirkly [title of show] RIKI TANAKA / THE CURRENT Yamamoto used origami and other props to illustrate the stories, memories, and folk tales !1he told. RESTAURANT.COM, from page 9 the show, but these are all supponing features To use the certificate, a miQ.imum dol­ til you are ready to print them, so there is no Japanese performer of the performance. lar amount of food must be ordered, for chance of rosing them. The one continuous and fundamen- example, $50 of food and non-alcoholic If there is a special person you would like brings music and . tal thread is Yamamoto's personality. She IS beverages have to be ordered before the $25 to take out, do not be shy about using the whimsical, warm and a little bit odd in an al­ discoUnt can be applied. gift certificates. Let the person know that mime to Touhill together appealing way. She is also very funny, There are other restrictions set by each you want to treat him or her to a unique disarmingly so. Her traditional clothing and restaurant, such as when it can be used (din­ dining experience, and although your strug­ ~ CHRIS STEWART instruments combined with American no­ ner only, Sunday-Thursday only, etc.), what gling-student budget does not normally al­ Staff Writer tions about traditional Japan and the formal should be ordered (minimum 4 enqees, no low such extravagance, you have found a The show at the Touhill Performing Arrs setting of the splendid Touhill theater do not happy hour specials, etc.), and if a gratu­ way to make it work. A person of substance Center was billed as "Kuniko: Magical Mask prepare an audience to hear an opening bit ity will added (usually 18% before the dis­ will admire your ability to stretch a dollar Mime and Music ofJapan," but a far more ac­ about American accents. count). (who would not want more for less?). curate description is found under Yamamoto's Yamamoto riffed comedienne-esquely When you register with Restaurant.com, Using Restaurant.com to try fabulous photograph in the show's pamphlet where the about the difficulty oflearning a language that _ select the option to have special offers sent food at lesser-~own area restaurants can caption states, simply, · "Kuniko Yamamoto, differs in every region of America, and then to your email. On a weekly basis, discount refresh an overworked mind and warm the Storyteller." pointed out Tokyo's prim and proper Japa­ codes for 50-80% off will be sent to users. soul, so take the money you were going to The university's Center for International nese dialect as compared to her native Osaka. You just cannot beat that. The 80% discount uSe for the frozen-to-fryer chain-restaurant Studies Performing ArtS Series sponsored Finally she had the audience interact, trying is the greatest discount, so purch~e several grub and discover what good food really is. "Kuniko Yamamoto: Magical Mask Mime out her humorously exaggerated version on an at oncei the site will save your purchases un- B+ -Stacy Beckenholdt Music of Japan" at the Blanche M. Touhill's Osaka "hello." Lee Theater for two performances, Friday, Later in the show, she requested that the January 22 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, January lights be turned up and challenged the audi­ 23 at 2 p.m. ence to a round of "White Fox," something Perhaps simple storytelling does not mar­ along the lines of "Rock Paper Scissors" to ket as well as the promise of magic, a disheart­ set up a folk tale involving the fox, a mask ening notion considering that the hean of the of whom Yamamoto then wore as sh~ agilely performance is the captivating appeal of its­ acted out the character. ·Individuals without Group Coverage Solutions with choices are easy, just call stories. Yamamoto is a skilled storyteller in the Yamamoto has been · performing on an classical sense; she does dramatic, hyperbolic 'Independent Contractors . David Jackson international circuit for years since studying voices, is broadly expressive with her face and . . Dependents and Students 314 ..923-5531 or 800-541-4254 both in Japan and America in the 1980s. -She body, and offers tales ofbasjc morality, drama, . COBRAI Alternative www.davej?cJ

BreaSts. Boobies. Jubbly-wubbJies. Great bouncing sweater-dwellers. Did mat get your attention? Did it seem Pros: your little sis­ ; little over the top? Excellent.You.are ready ter isn't listening to for "Bayonetta," me over-me-top, over-sexed Ke$ha or Lady GaGa action game from Platinum Games. when s~e's listening 1a.;.:I.i~IiiIiII~""" to this. Cons: Taylor "Bayonetta" can be summed up in mree . Swift keeps writing the same so.ng over and words: butts, breasts, and berett~. This game, over and over an'd over and over and over qujte frankly, is absolutely ridiculous-and and over and over and over and over again. that is a good mingo From its opening scene, "Bayonetta" is a non-stop action tnrill ride. The main charac­ "Bayonetta's' gameplay seems oddly famil­ er" catsuit she wears is not actually learher­ tei, the titular Bayonetta, is a deadly fernrrie­ i~ at first, playing surpr:isingly similar to the what covers her body is actually her long fatale witch with an ax to grind. And grind "Devil May Cry" series of games. But really, black cresses. she does, be it up against a pole, up against an it is no surprise: Hideki Kamiya, the creator Upon command, her long flowing locks Oh how the mighty have fallen. How enemy or while using her weapons. of the DMC series', also created "Bayonetta." slid~ off her body (a few remaining st~ands do you like second Clad a revealing black lea.ther KaJniyas mastery of the genre is- plain to covermg her delicate areas,' of course) and in sle~.k, place Ke$ha? Does catsult, Bayonetta is me epitome of deadly see. "Bayonetta's" controls are smooth as silk, turn into demonic monstrosities, among it sting? Does defeat and sexy. Even her curves (of which there are which makes <;ontrolling the game almost them a dragon, a spider and a centipede-like taste like they say it does7 I dGn't know. I've many) are . deadly. She struts around like a a thing of beauty in motion. It is muscle abomination. never been on the iTunes charts. So take supermodel, using her dual pistols :;md dual memory and twitch gaming at its finest, all The gigantic finishers are needed because that, you cheap peddler of overproduced stiletto guns to deal out reck~ning. of which IS refined down and translated on­ . of the sheer size of rhe bosses rhat Bayon ~ tta brat-pop. Yes, dual stiletto guns. Her very high-heels screen to an exquisite bouquet of gory, dis­ must face over the course ofrhe game. These are weapons. membering dea¢. colossal titans require fast reflexes and strat­ The game takes place in a ' world very Combos are effortless and dodging is a egy to defeat. similar to ours, yet is closer to bom Heaven breeze. "Bayonetta" features its own brand of As in any game with a strong female lead,. - and Hell (call~d "Paradiso" and "Inferno" in­ bullet-time called "Witch TIm~, Successful there is a huge question for "Bayonetta:" Imma be strangling game) than we are. Bayonetta, a dark Umbra dodges activate a few precious seconds of this With all its over-the-top sexiness and strong someone if I hear Witch, has a vendetta against the heavenly ' mode, drastically slowing down -enemies and sexual ovenones, is the game exploitative in this song one more host of Paradiso and its earthly cQunterparts, allowing f9r some truly spectacular combos.. any way? Quite to the contrary, "Bayonerra" time. A repetative, the Lumen Sages. Adding to the brilliantly fierce a~tion are is very much an empowering female author­ familiarly-mixed ode Why she feels the need to disembowel an­ "Bayonetta's" finishing moves. Whether it is iry figure. She does not use her sexuality to to being the best and staying on top and gels and rip off their wings is another matter her smaller-scale 'Torture Attacks ' (think further her own ends. Instead, she kicks copi­ what have you. "Imma be up in the club, entirely, one I will not spoil here. -But suffice spike-filled Iron Maidens and a cruel Guillo­ ous amounts of ass and simply does it while doin' whatever 1 like !" WIII.I.AM declares. No one's trying to stop you, buddy. [Q say, her joUrney to vindicarion and remem­ tine), or her larger sc.a1e finishers, Bayonetta's applying her lipstick. brance is one hell of.an experience, and a well­ naked violence is gramitous. Which I might add, is also a weapon. ¥lTitten story that win keep you guessing. Speaking of naked, tbe sleek black leath- B- - Andrew S~al 'Hey, Soul Sister' 4 Tram little ex-ua thrown in. Mie me sidans and arti should always trating and universal, Scon con­ This song, with its People. For ~e People' ho red have a way to use thdr craft to tinued with a more straightfor­ -Mic the People, simple guitar/piano/ the open-mic as an event bene­ upporr causes they believe in ward and detailed speech about drum/bass set up is - for the People fiting local charity organization and their community: Langen CA1vfP's efforts. timeless. Meaning, Tapestry of Community Offer­ Neubacher, M.i the Pe ple, For "At the Community Arts and it could have sucked Off Broadway ings and Community Arts and the People event organizer. aid. Media Project, our intention is in any decade. Lord is it awful and corny Media Project. Both TOCO and CAMP are to hold space for commliniry and sugary and stupid and boring. Also, it's Charity Open-Mic Mic the People, For the Peo­ charity organizations devoTed to and to let it arise in dynamic called "Hey, Soul Sister." Really, Train? Re­ ple" is ct major project of Sdf­ progressive causes. ways: to learn how to take care ally? ~ JOE SCHAFFNER Asst. A&E Writer Sufficient St. Louis, a non-profit CAMP representative Lynd­ of each other's needs, to be a organization working tQ create sey Scott got involved with the voice for equality and sustain­ Every Sunday from 2 to 6 ocial justice and sustainable liv­ open-mic her elf by calling up ability in the neighborhood that p.m., Off Broadway is home ing in St. Louis. an. audienee member to bear­ is really excited about changing, to one of the most infl~ntial "1rfic the People" encour­ box while she rapped about her but is also bringing in a lot of re­ Well if you're ballsy open-rnics in St. Louis. ages tnusicians and artisrs to tell organization's efforts: sources thar aren'r e.'{cending to enough to repeat Th€ lik-es of Mark Gntnier, them aho\-.l.t charities they are . "When I come to CAMP, people who ve been living in the your own "name" Dave Hagerty and Rob Jone interested in raising money for, pinky swear~ 1 m gonna act right, neighborhood for a long time; in your song, then I guess you can pretty gather [Q sing their favorite and them holds an open-mic t-o I'm gonna ghe my best sel£ 1m we ask how W~ can be aurhentic much do whatever you want. So, urn, I'm songs and take a look at the help raise funds fOT tho e chari­ gonna learn to glYC life, tp give with each other. > just gonna quietly shuffle out of the room fresh talent in St. Louis. ties. light: here and pretend like' this whole little On January 17 there was a "The philosophy is that mu- Though her lyr1 were pene- See MIC, page 25" "GaGa" thing never happened . , 'II '" ,\ " \ '11 ' \ \ '11 ., \.' \ \ \, \ \ \ . \ \

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MK: The book is my-attempt to ~ AARON HOlDMEYER Staff Writer understand why Western culture . has been so obsessed with the As an accomplished author notion of artificial versions of and historian, Minsoo Kang, humanity-as automata, robots University of Missouri':'St. Lou­ and cyborgs . . is professor of history, brings I start by presenting a theory a diverse background into his of why the robot is such an in­ classroom every semester. Lat­ teresting and disturbing object er this fall Kang's new book, . for people to behold,' and then "Sublime Drean1S of Living I trace now such emotional reac­ Machines" will . be published. tionswere articulat~d from the time of the Ancient Greeks to The Current: . Briefly, ~n the modern era . you explain hOll) you got to . Readers might be surprised UM-St. Lou.is from Korea? that the ancients not only wrote s[Ories about artificial humans Dr.1vfinsoo Kang: },ify father was and animals in fantastic tales, a dipl

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~ SEQUITA BEAN ten to their stories and learn anything that they'll share with you," Features Editor Liz Yates, graduate, gerontol ~gr, said. "And for the participants themselves, it's sort of a way for them to reflect on their lives, and The Life Review Project began in 2007 as a new graduate look back ~d see all that' they've . accomplished, and reminisce course at the University of Mlssouri:St. Louis. The three credit about anything that they've had struggles with, and to learn from hour class, Interviewing Older Adults and Life Review (GER rhat to grow, and also to get a sense of renewal about the next 6130), trains graduate students on interviewing older adults, life phase of their lives, and what they [want to] do as they get older." review and video production. Older adults volunteer ro be in­ Another benefit students gain from participating in the Life terviewed and recorded by the students and are asked questions Review Project is dispelling any negative stereotypes associated about their lives, including their education, career and retire­ with the elderly and aging. "Just because you get older doesn't ment. The videos are then edited aI].d given to the participant mean you're not able to do anything. I think that by hearing these as a keepsake. Clips are made from each interview, added to the . stories by these amazing people, you can understand that life UM-System video library and used to t~ach graduate students in doesn't stop before you retire. Life goes on, and you can hear that the gerontology program. through these stories," Yates said. "We all reminisce about our life experience, and the difference "If you don't have suong relationships with persons in their here is that Life Review is an intentional 'looking back' at one's 70s or 80s, if you don't have living grandparents, it can be easy whole life story," Dr. Tom Meuser, founcier and project coordi­ to develop stereotypes about aging," Meuser said. "So by talking nator for the Life ReviewPrbject, said. ''fu we get older and we to people about their. life story, you realize, 'They're just like me, begin to prepare for theef?d of life, wheq,.er we;re doing it inten­ they're just older.' That is the real benefit." tionally, unconsciously, or less so, we are starting.to tie up loose Since its initiation in 2007, the Interviewing Older Adults ends [and] p.ut our lives in perspective. Older adults in our society and Life Review class has only been offered 'over the summer, but today are often not given an opportunity to share their wisdom along the way it has grown into a sponsored project within geron­ and to tell their stories." tology in the School 9f Social Work. And with the n.ew recording To volunteer for the project, the senior must be aged 60 or snidio, students are able to interview participants year-round. older and be able to hear well enough that they can participate iIT UM-Sr. Louis students are stiongly encouraged 'to get the el­ an interview. The interview is recorded in a brand new video stu­ ders in their lives involved In the project. "Wouldn't you love to dio located in the lower level of Bellerive Hall on South Campus. . have your grandmas life history on video for the future? Wouldn't For the student and the senior, the benefits of the Life Review you love to have your grandfather's? Invite your grandma to Project are abundant. UMSL ~o tell her life story! That would be great!" Meuser said. "·For ~e, as a student, you learn a lot about how to listen to "And they're getting a free video out of it, too!" added Yates. people and commuI)kate with orher generations; and just to lis- Di6cuM 0.6 long .Oh yOU want. only U.S. Cellular ha6 free I coming Co.L16. Text6 a: d PiX Jro1ll anyone at any time'. So neo. Ly halfi the time on the phone i6 ~ee.

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gineers fought to keep the fish from ~preading further into the filed by Michigan. Asian carp invade Great Lakes through the use of an electric fence placed in the In Missouri, the non-native species has presented an ever­ waterWays that lead from the Mississippi River system into the growing problem. The most common species of Asian carp -"Great takes. in Missouri waterways is silver carp. There have been recent Lake Michigan as Missouri ·As evidence increased that the fish were getting past the indications that their population is on the rise in the Missouri barrier, the state of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit demanding River, according to Tim Banek, invasive species coordinator that Illinois stop the advance of the carp by dosing a lock in with the Missouri Department of Conservation. continues to fight a shipping canal that led into Lake Michigan, the New York In addition to having an impact on the ecosystem they in­ vade, Banek also cited their ability to jump out of the water at the sound of a boat motor as a safety hazard to those recre­ ~ANDY PHIPPS ationally using Missouri waterway.s: Health/Science Editor "There's not many "They are a hazard" ... People have gotten broken jaws, bro­ ken arms," Banek said. 'An alien species has steadily made irs way into American markets for them ... Missomi has been actively trying to find solutions to thin waters for over a decade. This invader has the ability to swim out the grmving population of the fish in our waterways, bur upstream, propagate quiekly and use irs ever-growing numbers with little success. As a bottom feeder, the fish cannot be to destroy the narural order of any ecosystem that they enter. People aren't going to caught by traditional angling methods and has to be harvested Until now, there seemed to be no way to stop them, and fears with a net, something that was restricted to civilian fishermen. grew worse last week as they laid claim to Lake Michigan, the fish for them, because Another drawback was a Missouri law that demanded the re­ nation's largest freshwater body. lease of any fish -mat leapt into a boat or onto shore, something This alien species is hardly from another world; it is an in­ there isn't a profit." common with Asian carp. vasive species commonly known Asian carp, which is a blanket However, the Department of Conservation has changed term for eight species of carp that were Introduced to Ameri­ - Banek their regulations and as bf March 1, it will be legal to use dip can waterways in the 1990s . . nets and to keep Asian carp that jump into a boat or onto Since being introduced t~ American rivers, Asian carp shore. have increased dramacically and spread from the Mississippi Times said on Jan. 12. It is questionable whether fishermen, both amateur and River basin further north into the Missouri River and now Illinois fought against the injunction, citing possible eco­ professional, will bother to actively harvest the bony, hard­ into· the Great Lakes. Wherever they have gone, the fish have nomic impact. Last Friday, the Chicago Tribune said that to-prepare fish. From a professional standpoint, Banek said, consumed many of the resoUrces in native waterways used by . DNA of a species ofAsian carp had been found in Lake Michi­ "There's not many markets for them ... People aren't going to nacive species, putting entire ecosystems at risk. gan. The announcement was made only hours after the U.S. . fish for therr:, because there isn't a profit." Since 2002, the state of Illinois and the Army Corps of En- . Supreme conn refused to hear the injunction against Illinois

TC How wiLL this award affect the future ofyour teaching? Harold Harris: It is trivial to recognize that teachers of sci­ The science" of educa.tion ence have many more tOols at their disposal than they did HH: It is wonderful to be recognized for my accomplish­ when I first starred teaching. However, the science of teach­ ments in science education by the St. Louis Academy of Sci­ Professor Harris presented ing has benefited from researCh into how and why srudents ence, parallel with some outstanding scientists. I hope to be learri,and what "learning" IDea.I).S. The most effective teach- able to use this recognition to- further the understanding of

tI ing acknowledges that students need to construct a concep­ chemistry and physics in everyday experience by students and Prestigious Outstanding tual .model for a phenomenon that -':llakes sense to them, and the general public. -the model generally includes verbal, spatial and mathematical Science Educator Award components, all of which mu~ be developed through guided TC: How did UM-St. Louis help you attain this award? experiences. Knowledge that is truly learned is not easily for­ gotten. I have sometimes wondered what our educational sys­ HH: In the early 1990s, I was encouraged to expand my tem would be like if the examinations for courses were given responsibilities from purely scientific ones to include the guid­ ~ AARON HOlDMEYER one year after the class \-vas over! ance of srudents who wanted to become secondary teachers Staff Writer of chemistry or physics, and this included a second academic TC: What do you foresee the next 40 years bringing to the pro­ appointment in the College of Education. That has led me Harold Harris, UM-St. Louis professor of chemistry and cess ofteaching science? to the development of a Web resource of bibliographic infor­ education, was recently bestowed with the Prestigious Out­ mation about textbooks; the writing of a monthly column, standing Science Educator Award from the Academy of Sci­ HH: Increasingly, teachers of science will be helping stu­ "Hal's Picks of the Month," about trade books in science; and ence of St. Louis. Having taught at UM-St. Louis since 1970, dents to organize and make sense of a u.nlverse of materials editorship of a fe~rure, "The Cost-Effective Teacher," all for Harris pn;wided The Current with his views on the shifting available through a variety ..of media. It is easy for anyone ro­ the Journal of Chemical Education. I have also enjoyed col­ landscape of science education as well as his thoughts on this . day to obtain quick answers to almost any question, bur real laboration with the St. Louis community of secondary teach­ award. undersranding of science requires meaningful experimentation ers of chemistry and physics, and have worked on a number and the time to develop facility with the tools of science. Sci­ of projects to improve elementary and middle school science. The Current:" Having taught at UM-St. Louis for 40 ),ears, ence amounts to the application of reason to questions that \ve The Award recognizes all of those activities. l.uhat has changed about teaching che-mistl) or the academic disci­ ask of nature. It takes time and effort to reason. pLine ofscience in generaL?

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~ANDY PHIPPS Science / Health Editor Hubble Telescope upgrades Hubble Telescope upgrades will provide deeper glimpse into past .. Following their installation last summer, new optics and upgraded processing pm,ver in Burger Kingto sell beer NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have allowed astronomers to look farther out into space and into the past to and observe remnants of light that were part of the Big Bang. If you thought skyrocketing rates of obesity linked Among the objects observed are some of the oldest and most distant galaxies ever observed. to fast food consumption and the myriad health issues Once-bright galaxies, in their prime some 600 to 800 million years ago and were 1/20 the size associated with both (heart disease, diabetes, et al.) were of oUr own .Milk")' Way galaxy, show up in images as pinpoints of light. Astronomers familiar bad enough, get ready to add liver cirrhosis to that list. with the objects describe them as being early remnants of the seeds that formed larger galaxies Burger King announced this week that they would, like ours. be opening a test store called the "Burger Bar" _on Mi­ ami, Fla.'s South Beach. The location will serve up the customary Burger King fare, but with the option of get­ ting a glass of cok! suds with your meal in place of the tradirional24 oz. soda.

"ChokingG ames" A study shows that childhood "ch'oking games" more common than previously thought. . A study released this week by the Centers for" DiseaSe Control shows' that many more adolescents than prevJously thought engage in so-called "choking games," in which they cut off their ability to breathe in order to become momentarily unconscious and feel a brief sensation of euphoria. In the survey of 10,642 eighth-graders in Oregon, 30 percent COURTESY OF NASA of the sample group had heard of someone who had done it and 5.7 percent admitted that they actually had. Public health officials warned in their report about negative consequences of self-asphyxia- ...... --- --.;:;.:.::;..---.... tion such as brain damage, neurological instability and death. EPA!• EPA! EPA! Senators challenge EPA over emissions regulations while UN callsfor international action on climate change. , Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) and 35 other senators introduced a resolution to the Senate that NA Ai trod ces design for new flying suit would bar the Enviro~mental Protection Agency from implementing ally regulations on green­ house gas emissions. If passed, the resolution would restrict the EPA from being able to limit The National Space and Aeronautics Administration's Langley Research Center introdu~ed a emissions under the Clean Air Act and levy fines .against violators. conceptual design that they are calling "Muffin," though it is hardly edible. The United Nations also said this week that unless nations submit their proposals for reduc­ With a wingspan of 14.5 feet, with twin low-noise propellers run by electric motors and ing carbon emissions by a Jan. 31 deadline, the tentative agreement. reached between world weighing in at 300 pounds without a pilot, the suit would serve as a self-contained flight mod­ leaders in Copenhagen late last year would fail. ule. A Muffin pilot would get the craft off of the ground by standing upright in the suit and piloting it upward like, a helicopter. Muffin would then pitch over and be flown like an airplane, with the pilot lying on his or her stomach. JANUARY 25, 2010 I ~hc [:urrrnt I 21

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The UM~St. Louiswhatsit WHAT For many universities, a mascot appearaJ?ce. ' Now, however, it The creators of the UM-St. is a given-just pan. of the pack­ 'seems possible that the hellbenders Louis new mascot, yet to be AM I ?!! age deal. For students at Univer­ have snuck back into the hallways, - named, have said that the new sity ofMissouri-St. Louis, this was or at least the basketball couns, of mascot is the university's version not the case until Thursday night UM-St. Louis as the new mascot. of a triton. The Trito~, a figure at the annual "Pack the Stands" - While the' hellbender seems from ancient Greek mythology, event. With great ceremony, the a likely fit for the questionable seems to bear little resemblance university revealed the identity of speci ~s of the new mascot, many to the university's creation. Ac­ our new mascot. Most of the stu­ students had different theories, cording to the ancient Greeks, the dents were thrilled at the prospect considering the mascot to have a Triton was a merman sea-god who of (finally) getting a mascot ... and closer likeness to a creature from helped Poseidon rule over the sea then were confused when a giant Nintendo's "Pokemon' games, or with a conch-shell trumpet, and red lizard with suspicious resem­ perhaps a dragon or lizarq. 14is who could also be transformed blance to a hellbender burst out response is . UllSUIprising, espe­ into "tritones," which were satyr­ onro the coun. cially considering the ambiguous like spirits that influenced people A hellbender, also knmvn as a ; ppearance of the mascot. It seems and events. Never did the Greeks "vater-dog or a mud dog, among like Ulvl-St. . Louis is becoming a mention anything about a Triton other names, is a salamander na­ university without a mascot that bearing resemblarice to a lizard, tive to lv-lissouri and known to the student body can identify Pokemon or a wingless dragon. live in the cool \vaters of Missouri with, or even just identify., Overall, we are thrilled to have streams. The hellbenders were a The students ef a university a new giant red ~ascot to parade I­ Z proposed candidate for U1'vl-St. should be able to declare, without dO\\TI the courts at our basketball llJ 0:: Louis' replacement to the River­ doubt, what their mascot IS with­ 'ganles (even if it does appear to 0:: ::> men a few years back, when the out question as to its species. belong on a Saturday morning u llJ university and students came to If a person looks at the mascot canoon or Sesanle Street). We're :r:: the decision that the Rivermen of most universities, it is easy to just hoping mat somebody fills us I- excluded the female population identify what the mascot is, spe­ in soon 'on what it is. \Ve'd like to "Z c::( of EM-St. Louis. Nixed because cies incl~ded. Why is it so impos­ have a defense when one of our L w llJ of the word "hell" in its name, the sible for Ut-.~-St, Louis to provide rival schools starts chanting "'The a: hellbenders were banished from its students with a mascot who has UMSL Pokemon" or "The fight­ u. ....J UM-St. Louis by queasy adminis­ a species they can. at least ' recog­ ing ~ringless dragons ofUMSL" at I a. trators concerned "'rith the school's nize? the next away game. More money from (orporations, more (orruptionin Congcress

With this week's close decision est groups with deep pockets and too literal and unfounded interpre­ This new era of unlimited dona­ That obviously will never change; by "the Supreme Court to allow no­ the politicians they want to suppon. tation of the Constitution. tions will, sadly, further entrench now the politicians will be making limit contributions from companies M9ney and politics .are not a This ruling will accomplish noth­ the partisanship that is prevalent in more money. to politicians, an abrupt and un­ good mixture: ' ing more man to tip the balance, Washington D. C. With all the talk in the Capitol paralleled shift in the landscape of Large sums of money breed cor­ even more than it already is, towards Lobbyists for the larger special about wanting to curb the extrava­ American "politics and democracy in ruption. those special interest groups with interests will be tripping over each gant bonuses to Wall Street execu­ -/ this country, has happened. As Justice Kennedy wrote in the seemingly unlimited funds. other to get their clients' money to tives, we at The" C-urrent, hope that Arguments mat this will be an majoritj's opinion that nan inde­ An unprecedented armS" race of lawmakers inside the beltway. these same lawmakers will keep advantage for middle-class Ameri­ pe~dent expenditure is political campaign donations will be un­ So what does this mean for us? this same fiscal restraint in mind can's to participate more easily in speech," but must that. include un­ leashed for big businesses and the A skeptic would say that this ruling for themselves. But it's these same fundraising for their candidate, as limited amounts from corporations? Unions the), deal with. The victor in wouldn't aCtUally change a thing. lawmal(ers that stand to benefit the made by Newt Ginrich, are simply \Vhile Justice Kennedy's remark is this new fundraising cold- war v,rill Politicians have always shown most out of this. So any new regu­ without warrant. true, giving organizations such as only be determined when their op­ that they are suspectical to the in­ 'lations that will put any substantial This decision "benefit.§ only two corPorations an.d Unions the same ponent -can't afford to donate any­ fluence of organizations that donate limit on contributions is unlikely to groups of people; the special int~r- right as a human being is making a more. heavily to them. happen.

/ 22 I ~hc Q::urrmt I JANUARY 25, 2010 SOCIAL AWARENESS 101 Can't stop me now ndi goo m ne • becomeo-fashio ed? o. • Everyone loves Google. revolution. The word "manners" can . .. Stop! Stop it now! It is Much like Apple, Google is This was . a small portion . . bring up images of ladies a clear sign of disrespecr one of those few tech compa­ of the sites that China de­ in hats ind gloves speaking for your professor and your nies that rarely get any com­ manded Google block from softly over lunch, of parents classmates to distract them. plaints. its Google.cn search results. instructing children to re­ Yes, ir is a disrracrion when . And usually, ' those com­ And for a wonder, the com­ move their elbows from din­ you do this, arid it is rude. plaints are overshadowed pany whose only mottQ is ner tables, or an out-of-date If you arrive late, sit near by the technology that the "Don't be evil" acquiesced. older woman giving advice the door. If you musr inter­ company provides . to us. This is the China that on the timeliness of sending rupr class to get co an open Apple products are expensive broke Tibet in front of the thank-you cards. seat, excuse yourself and as heck, but oh man-the world, and the world did While the v/ord may be thank rhe students who have iPhone! Google's AdSense nothing to stop it. lhis is Out of date, its social affects to move their coats and bags purs ads into your Gmail the China of human rights - are not. The question is: to make room for you. session dynamically, but oh abuses, from exporting article on Eweek.com. Lantos when did it become uncool Speaking of class time, is kind enough to hold ope~ man-=-Gmail! Or Google' deadly lead-painted toys and ended his speech by saying: to practice good manners? another common distrac­ the door. If you are on a call Wave. Or the original Google contaminated foodstuffs to "Your abhorrent activities in Unless your jaw is wjred tion is cell phones ringing. or talking to a friend, smile search engine itself. . outright tonure of political China are a disgrace. I simply shut, there isn't any reason Professors have become ad­ or nod to acknowledge his Turns our, there is one prisoners. do not understand how your not to thank someone for ept at talking right through or her kindness. If someone group of people that doesn't ' This is the China that has corporate leadership sleeps at an extended kindness, and the ring tones, but your takes a moment to be polite like Google: China. Or, to thousands of so-called "po­ rught." professors and classmates do classmares have momentari­ to you, rerum the gesture. be more specific, the Chinese litiCal activists" locked away This was the norm for not neeq to be interrupted ly lost focus on the lecture. Finally-and this is a Politburo, the ruling group in dupgeons without cause, Google ... until now. by your leaving or entering But, cell phones ring. pretty big one-watch what in China's communist gov­ and vithout basic rights like After an attack on Google a room during class. Students are often busier you say when in the com­ ernment. To be fair, it's not redress of grievances or even servers by what appeared to We share space with one than p'eople with full-time pany of others. As a mem­ just Google that China has access to the legal system. be Chinese hackers last week, another and are not invis­ jobs, rushing from class tQ ber of a society, you have a a problem with, bur more This is the China that tried Google announced that the ible; therefore, what we do is class, and remembering to responsibility to conduct like the whole Internet. Un­ to erect the "Great Firewall of ki.d gloves were. off, and that seen by others arid may even silence a phone is not a pri­ yourself in such a way as not filtered, raw Internet can be China" in order to block its they would stop censoring affect others. ority. to interfere with other peo­ a dangerous thing: It could citizens from accessing cer­ everything on the Google.cn . In nearly every course I However, when your ple who have no choice but give your citizenry ideas, tain "dangerous" sites on the search engine. have taken, at least one stu­ phone does ring, don't ig­ to be within earshot of your ideas of what it would be like In temer. Thankfully, even This means that by Chi­ dent, upon arriving late, will nore it-we aren't, and we . conv.ersation. Limit your use to like in a non-tOtalitarian, now Chinese hackers are nese law, Google would no walk directly in front of the can't stop ~stening to.it un­ of foul language and save the non-Communist state. finding their way around the longer be able to do busi­ kcturing professor without til it StOps .. So take it our and details of your wild weekend This, of course, has to be filtering software and posting ness in China, and would be even the smallest utterance make it scop, quickly. Many for a more appropriate time. avoided at all costs. People information on _the terrible forced to pack up its bags and of an "excuse me." Many phones have bunons on· If you find yourself strug- . thinking for' themselves is goings-on in Beijing. leave, taking down Google. of these same students will _the side that, when pushed, gling with any of these, re­ bad for China, OI, again, bad Google gave in to- Polit­ cn. get up during the middle will automatically silence peat the foUowingto your­ for the . Chinese. Politburo. buro pressure and censored So. It appears' as if the tech of class. to throw something the ring. Once you've done self until the urge to be rude So, when Google opened th~ its own s~arch ' engine. The giant. is finally standing up away, walking in front of this, silence it, because guess has dissipated: I am not the doors of Google.cn, it was U.S. Congress even had some for itself the professor twice in this what? The caller might -try center of the universe, I am - forced to agree by the Polit­ pretty sdff words for Goo'g1e, But the l

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A chemical familiar to resins and to produce lear, Ted Kennedy was possibly people are now disillusioned any molecular biology stu­ hard plastic . polycarbonate. the most accomplished of his .....vith that president and the dent has recen til' been in the It is found in the linings of three brothers. inability of a democratic con­ news. The chemical is BPA, canned good , p~ tic baby As the raging liberalli'on of gress to help him deliver his or bisphenol A. In the lab, botdes. water botdes . and the enat , his 47 -year career agenda. bisphenol A was considered other food and beverage was a distinguished one that The panicked democratic hazardollS, a neurotoxin. It containers. preserved the legacy of his reaction to Brown's victory is a liquid used in preparing Although BPA has other family and carried it further could not have been at all sequencing gels, but once uses, the food an.d beverage than either of ills late broth­ comforting to those ·voters. the gel hardens it is consid­ containers are of most con­ ers could have ever dreamed. After losing their 60~vote: ered safe to handle, although cern. - His life was the personi.fica-· supermajority· in the Senate I always wondered about BPA can leach into food tion of civic responsibility with his election, the imme­ that when I was working in and beverages, especially and his devorio~ to public diate response was 'that the the lab. whe~ the plastic is heated. companies are removing service set a standard to fol­ already-watered-down health political theater, an endless A few years back, research What does the science say BPA from their products. low. care legislation was doomed. search for greater leverage on BPA started to turn up about the risks? One reason While the FDA mulls it But after he . faded away This reaction simply high­ over one another rather than some potential health con­ for concern is that exposure over, you can take your own last year, after he was laid to lights what was wr.ong with an attempt at compromise, cerns, in part becallSe the to BPA is widespread. A steps to avoid BPA. Since rest at Arlington with Jack it in the first place: Even reconciliation and moving chemical is so pervasive. The 2003-2004 stUdy by CDC canned foods have Tiners and Bobby, it became in­ though democrats hold an forward for the greater good safety of this chemical often "found detectable levels of with BPA, ftesh or frozen creasingly obvious that the incredible majofity in con­ of all Americans. used in some plastics was BPA in 93% of 2517 urine foods are better. examples these three giants of gresS, they can not agree on And until our elected even the subject of a previ­ samples from people six You should never heat . Ameriq.n poli tics set through what should be in the bill, let leader:s realize that' this is not ollS science column in The years and older," accordlng food in plastic. Glass con­ their lives were being ignored. alone pass it; . about them, but about all of Cun-erlt. to the National Institutes of tainers are a safe alternative This beCame obvious last This staggering indeci­ us, this country will continue Based on the growing Health website. Some stud­ and you ~ store food in week when Massachusetts sion and in:.fighting is what to head in . the wrong direc­ scientific evidence, Europe ies in animals found effects them too. Replace y

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{JUMP], from page 10 While Humer Bell (Ben Nordstrom) wrestles wim sto­ ry ideas, with the aid of daydreams, Jeff Bowen (Benjamin Howe mines old Broadway Bops for ideas for music and lyro! ics. To stage the play, they recruit a couple of actresses, H eidi Blicl nstaff (Amy Justman), a Broadway chorus girl/under­ study, and Susan Bl ac10vell (S tephanie D 'Abruzzo), a frie nd ,...,ho is an e..x-aCtre5S friend wi an o fIi~e job that eats up her time. 1h four talk to each o th er, themselve.< , the audience, and sing and. dance their creation as they create it. Their musical is about [WO guys writing a musical in a tiny Ne\", York apartment, b fo re a frstival deadline, with me help of twO actress friends. Of course, the name of th if new musical is [title of shovv]-because that is what it said on the fes tival's form. The authors of this production really are named Hunter Bell and Jeff Bovven, and the play is the semi-biographical tale of their show. The story is the story of writing the play and getting it staged and beyond. , There is a kind ofhall-of-mirtofs, navel-gazing, inside-base­ ball aspect to this story-within-a-story, but what really makes it so funny is its sarcastic, silly, tongue-in-cheek playfulness. The musical won a 2006 Obie Award Special Citation, a Broadway.com 2009 Audience Award for Favorite Ensemble Cast, and Hunter Bell, a Webster Univetsity alumnus, was nominated fOf a Tony Award fOf Best Book of a Musical. The production of [title of show] has been extended to run through February 7 in the Rep's Studio performance space, in the lower level of the Loretto-Hilton Theater on the Webstef ~ YOUR COMIC HERE University campus. [email protected] The Rep's websjte has in,formation on prices for student tickets, discounted "rush" tickets and showtimes. B+ -Cate Marquis • t . t I '.. I 't' t'. I I I 1t It , j I t' It ~ j I I / I tit I I r f " I , I I ~ , , ( , I ( , , , , , ( , ~ f , , • , " f • , ;" • ~ I '." I " ,' Iii , I , /' I ( , , , I I I I t I ( , I , I , f I I I I I I , I I ( ( I ( , ( I / I I I , '. ( i. " ( l l I ~ I I '-'.

28 I· 'Urhe lUIITcnt 1 JANUARY 25, 2010 ..: . Your weekly calendar of campus events.. "What's Current" IS a free service for student organizations. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. the Thursday before publiCation. First-come, first-served. Listings may be edited for length and style. E-mail event listings to [email protected] wHh the subject "What's Curref)t." No phone ~ubmi-ssions. All listings use 516 prefixes unless noted. -

Monday, Jan. 25 Peer Academic Leaders (PAls) Orientation intended for Peer Academic Leaders, supplimen­ tal Instructors, and Undergraduate tutors to prepare for their roles for the spring 2010 semester. Located in Centerfor Teaching & Learning, 519 Lucas Hall, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. For more information contact Carolyn Brown at 314-516-7131.

Tuesday,. Jan. 26 Workshop for Making a Smooth Transition Transfer students will be provided with the tools and knowledge necessary for a successful transition into UMSL as well as avoidjng trans­ fer shock. Students will be introduced to the campus community including academic, social. recreational, and profession pi development services. located in 225 Millennium Student Cen­ ter, Center for Student Success, from 1: 00 PM to 1:45 PM . For more information contact Chad Hoffer at 314-516-5300.

- Wednesday, Jan. 27 Celebration of the life of E. Desmond Lee A program celebrating Des lee's life and many contributions to UMSl and the st. louis community - from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m . in the AB Hall - a reception will follow in the Grand Terrace Lobby. For more info contact Cindy at 314-516-5442 .

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament One-night 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament with men's and women's divisions. Tournament champions win Campus Recreation t-shirts. Advance registra­ tion is necessary. Sign up in the Campus Recreation Office, 203MT. Entry deadline is Tuesd ay, Jan. 26. Located in Mark Twai n Gym from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. For more information contact Campus Recreation at 516-53 26 .

. Campus Safety Walk The Student Government Association is hosting the fLrst Campus Safety walk where students, administration, and faculty will walk in group and look for areas of improvement in ighti ng and grou nds to make the campus safer. There will be hot chocolate served at the start of the event. located in Museum Room in the Provincial House, on South Campus, from 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM . For more information contact Daniel at 31 4-5 16-7525.

-. - - .-'" . Th,-",rsday, Jan. 28 ~ 5 '. Online Courses: What you know might just get you an "A" Th is workshop is intended to give you a-comprehensive look at onl ine learning. We hope that it not only answers some questions about on~ne courses, but that it also provides you with the academic tools nece'ssary to succeed in this relatively new, and exciting, method of learning. tocated in 225 Millennium Student Center, Center For Student Success, ·from 12:30 PM t01 :15 PM. For more information contact Chad Hoffer at 314-516-5300. Gallery VisioIs Art For AIDS special fundraiser exhibit features paintings and prints for sale by guest artists and students. 1qO% of all Gal1ery Visio's proceeds go to the Will Flores Fund, which The Insider: Jnterviewing Skil.ls Workshop Discover interviewing success secrets from em­ assists children and families affected by the .AIDS virus. The openi'ng reception is Jan 21. ployers who make hiring decisions. This workshop features a representative from Enterprise. Registration _required; visit https:llfusion .umsl.edu/career/jobfairiseleccdate.cfm. located in CareerServices,·278 MSC, from 2:00 ,PM to 3:00 PM. For more info call 314-516-5111.

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