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VOL . 47 IS SUE 1418 OCT 7, 2013 . UMSL'S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS Campus Safe Walk ·s e s 0 improve safety for S s ud s HUNG NUGYEN MANAGING EDITOR Held every fall for the past five years, this year's Campus Safe Walk rook place on October 1. The Campus Safe Walk is a survey of the emire University of Missouri St. Louis campus collaboratively conducted by srudents, UMSL police, and staff from various Dffices. The safety concerns voiced during the walk are then passed on to the Safety Committee of the Faculty Senate. Volumeers gathered in Prm'incial House for oriemarion and light refreshmems at 7:00 p.m., forming groups of six ro ten members. Each team consisted of at minimum, one member of "the Student Government: Association (SGA) serving as group leader, one officer from the UMSL police departmem, one member of the Residemial Hall Association (RHA) , and studem volunteers. Teams assigned to North Campus areas were bussed using the UlvlSL Shuttle System to the Main Circle after brief imroductions. South Campus ensembles left shortly (1) UMSL Police Department; (2) Students discuss safety; (3 - from left) Participants Salvatore (afazza, Dan Kujawa, Geddy Trebus, and Tyler Brockman thereafter. \Xlhile the campus does employ perspective of what they find had only maybe four groups of Outside of this event, the safecy. maimenance staff and officers safe or not safe. Ultimately if the students going around 'with only a UlvlSL Police Department has and After the walk was completed, routinely perform safety checks of student feels that something isn't few students and now we have ten continues (0 provide periodic safety reams returned to Provincial House me grounds, studem participation safe, it is very important for that whole teams of at least six or seven reviews and maintenance of the to debrief. A series of issues were and perspectives provide useful to reach me [safety] committee," srudents," Kujawa nored. "Ir was campus. evaluated on a scale of 1 (strongly Bennett Felton, SGA president, great to have them [UMSL police information to the administration. "What we have done, are disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) and senior, psychology, said. "One of officers] with us because if there's "Police officers or those involved doing, and will cominue to do is concerns were prioritized from the main safety improvements that something that we don't know, we with the facilities and the campus have officers trained in campus most to least important. The happen each year is the addition can always defer to them. They're might see things and see mat it's safety projects. We partner with results from each team's debriefing of emergency blue lights in spots always very knowledgeable and they up to code. But to a student, up Partners in Prevention and we will be compiled and organized where students feel they would be like coming out to do [the walk]." to code doesn't exactly mean 100 offer safety programs [and] student into a formal report for the Safety important." percem safe. The big thing about ''I'm glad that we do provide this safety programs. We've always Committee of the Faculty Senate. this event is to identify those areas Since the effort was formalized, campus safety walk and I'm glad been involved in and want to This event was sponsored by the the administration doesn't see as a student parnclpation and that we have a working partnership improve safety for the students," Student Government Association problem area," Dan Kujawa, SGA involvement has indeed grown. This with the students and the police Bingham said. The UMSL Police with the help of the Office of Chair, junior, information systems, year saw enthusiastic participation departmem and I hope it improves, Deparunent also does irs own Student Life, Residential Hall said. of the Residential Hall Association. it keeps up," Gregg Bingham, annual review of the campus and Association, and UMSL Police officer, Special Operations Bureau, makes improvements, such as tree "The safe walk gives the campus "It's improved every single Department. UMSL police, commented. trimming, to enhance campus Safety Committee the students' year. I think the very first year we ou.J V1 Z 2 TH ECU RRENT-ONLI NE.COM OCTOBER 7, 2013 THE CURRENT STAFF ONLI'NE EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Sharon Pruitt Vi sit thecurrent-online.com for exclusive Managing Editor Hung Nguyen online content. This week: News Editor Hung Nguyen Features Editor Heather Welborn Sports Editor John "Sammy" Ludeman A&E Editor Cate Marquis • Album Reviews: J Roddy Walston & The Opinions Editor Open Business"'Essential Tremors" and EI Ten Copy Editor Kat Riddler Eleven's "Transitions Remix" Staff Writers Albert Nail, Siyun Zhang, Simonne Kimble, LaTwuanna Troupe, James Morris, Danyel Poindexter, More Features, Reviews, and Comics Matthew Gianino, Paul Peanick, Anya Glushko, Karlyne Killebrew "Tomervision" by Mike "MW Nash Addy Lai, Erica Elleby DESIGN Production Jenny Lin Photo/Design Editor Jenny Lin Assistant Photo Editor Open Web Editor Cate Marquis lashback compiled by Albert Nail Assistant of Production Poppy Zhu Staff Photographers Siyun Zhang, The Current has been a part of T1.1SL since 1966. In honor of the campus' 50th anniversary, we are Matthew Gianino, Adeela Langrial reprinting articles from years past. This story originaHy ran on October ,1971. For more Jubilee Artists Brett Heuer, Greg Hartl Mike "MR" Nash Flashback, visit our \vebsite at thecurrent-online.cotTI. Few actresses in the ruStoIY of film have been more prolific than BUSINESS Jacqueline Bisset. At the same time, no journalist was more on (he Business Manager Cate Marquis pulse of American politics than Gail Sheehy. 'VInat do the twO have Advertising Director Rachelle Brandel in common? Distribution Manager Open In 197 1, the era ofthe Vietnam War, sexual revolution and social Social Media Director Sara Boehlin protest) drug addiction was a provocative issue. On October 7, 1971, Advertising Associate Nicole LaVallee, Current staff members Judy Klammon and Karl Dory reviewed Richard Dortch "Believe in Me," a film produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer that sta.rred Bisset. In the film, Bisset plays Pamela, a children's book CONTACT US editor who is torn asunder by an addiction to amphetamines. 388 MSC, 1 University Blvd Even the best of performers can find themselves in a film that st. Louis, MO 63121-4400 bombs at the box office; Bisset ,vas no exception. Klammon and I Dory described 'Believe in Me" as being "too fragmented, wi(h only Newsroom emotions to hold it together." Klammon and Dory also felt that the 314-516-5174 film could have resonated with a teen audience, even though the [email protected] performers were mature. Bisset was 27 at the time of filming. Business/Advertising On December 7, 197 1, reviewer Roger Greenspun oflhe New 314-516-5316 York Times had this to say about Bisset's performance: "Given the [email protected] flarness of her material, Jacqueline Bisset, an actress I normally Fax worship just this side of idolatry, underplays Pamela to the point of 314-516-6811 indifference." Worse yet, Greenspun felt that "Believe in lYle" failed to explain important questions and contained far too many dropped Editor-in-Chief hints that did not led to explanations. According to Greenspun, the [email protected] film was not so much cut and edited as it was maimed and defaced. Internships and Volunteer Positions In 1971, New York lYfagazine's Judith Crist did not think too [email protected] much of Stuart Haggmann as the film's director and thought even Letters to the Editor worse of Israel Horovitz, who wrote the scre·enplay. Crist described [email protected] "Believe in Me" as a sloppy story about a drug-addicted intern who makes his girlfriend an addict too; it was either that or Pamela simply Twitter stopped wearing eyeliner. "You can't tell which-and couldn't care @UMSLTheCurrent less," Crist said. Facebook ITheCurrentStudentNews WANT THE FULL STORY? READ MORE AT THECURRENT-ONLlNE.COM THE U ,cu REN T By Matthew Gianino HOW DO ,YOU SPEND YOUR f~EE t iME? BARRY HYKES JR. ANGEL BROOKS JON RALSTON Senior, Biology Senior, Psychology Second-Year Master's Student, Accounting "Studying, working out, "Til, TV; a little bit of exercise, playing basketball, hanging and a lot more TV. Breaking "I bike a lot. I went on a 100- out with friends and family, Bad and Private Practice are mile ride from South City to and church. I play basketball some of my favorite shows. Saint Charles and back. It was recreationally at Mark Twain. Anything with suspense / will a 13-hour ride. and it was a good time. 1/ There are pickup games when watch. 1/ intramura/s aren't going on." MON69H' TUE 7.4 H' THU 76H' FRI 77H' SAT 73H' SUN 73H' .49 l0W 50l0W 58LOW 61 lOW 61 LOW 55l0W OCTOBER 7, 2013 ~hc ([urrrnt NEWS 3 NEWS BRIEFS Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center announces undergraduate scholarships The Whitney R. Harris World related fields. Scholarships may Ecology Center of Univeristy not be used towards smdent of Misourr-St. Louis recently stipends or cuition. A formal announced the inception of two proposal with indicated faculty scholarshi p programs: lvIarcelle sponsorship is required. Only Kranzberg Undergraduate UMSL undergraduates are Research Scholarships and eligible to apply. Thomas F. George Undergraduate Applications are due by Research Scholarships. November 18, 2013. Questions These scholarships range from and completed application $200 to $300, with a cap at packages should be sent to Robert $1000, and can be used toward Marquis at robercmarquis@ a supervised research project in umsl.edu.