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HEATHER L. BRANDOW: 1984-2006 , Student I killed in car crash
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A Delta Zeta sorority member was killed in a car accident in St. Charles early Thursday morning. Heather Brandow, a 22-year-old from Mexico, Mo. was driving alone in a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu when the accident took place at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A highway patrol report said Brandow was driving westbound on Route P in St. Charles, Mo. when the front right tire of the Malibu "dropped off the edge of the roadway." She "overcorrected" the Heather Brandow vehicle, which caused it was killed in a car to rotate counter-clock- accident early wi e. Thursday morning. The vehicle then exited the left side of the road and struck a utility pole on its right side, and no safety device was being used, according to the report. Brandow was taken to St. Joseph Hospital West, located in Lake St. Louis, Mo. by a 51. Charles County ambulance. She was pro nounced dead at the hospital at 1:37 a.m. A statement released from the Pickering Funeral Home, located in Mexico, Mo., said Heather was born on July 24, 1984 in Mexico, Mo. to Larry and Kern (Baker) Brandow. She graduated from Mexico High School in 2003 and was a senior studying business administra tion and international marketing at UM-St. Louis. Members of the UM-St. Louis community mourned the loss at a memorial service held Thursday night at the Bellerive Chapel on South Campus. Father Bill Kempf led the memorial. and Brandow's sorority sisters were each gi ven a pink rose. As a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, McCaski I s. la e Tanzeena Hossain, senior, psychology, said she met Brandow through UM-Sr. Louis' Greek Life. "She was one of my corrunittee chairs for McCaskill looks to take Talent hopes to hold seat last year's Homecoming," she said. Senate seat from Talent with McCaskill charging See BRANDOW, page 14
Claire McCaskill is in the run www.c1aireonline.com outline Jim Talent; Missouri's incum secured legislation that has helped ON THE WEB ning to win the' senatorial race in her strategies for national securi bent Senator, is holding his ground in the clean up of Meth in Missouri. MiSsoori. The polls from a nUI)l ty, education, immigration and in one of the most watched ejections Talent's website states "Working Web poll results: ber of news sources including government accountability. in the United States. with Senator Dianne Feinstein (D Gallup and CI\'N show McCaskill The senate race has also Talent continues to campaign on Calif.), Senator Talent succeeded in What are you going to dress up as neck and neck with Jim Talent received national coverage issues that he has supported since passing the toughest, most compre for Halloween? the incumbent Senator. because of an advertisement that the first time Missouri put hin1 in hensiv~. anti-meth bill ever enacted McCaskill is no stranger to has Michael!. Fox telling voters office. Talent's Web site, WVvw.taI into law. The Combat Meth Act Freddy Krueger ~ Naughty Missouri pglitics. She has served to vote yes' for Amendment 2 entforsenate.com, outlines his con restricts nationally the products ....-.....-- / schoolgirl as a State Representative, Jackson and to vote against Talent tinued ambitions towards agricul needed to cook methamphetamine. I'll dress .------: County Prosecutor. and her most Michael 1. Fox states in the ture, energy. health care and immi It also provides critical tools to help as the ~ current role as 1Yhssouri' s State advertisement "As you may gration. law enforcement fight meth in our opposite Auditor. know, T care deeply about' stem Talent has also shared bipartisan communities. The President signed sex McCaskill was defeated in a cell research. In Missouri, ybU legislation while in office. Talent's the Talent-Feinstein Combat Meth gubernatorial race in 2004 by can elect Claire McCaskill, who Web site states "Senator Talent Act into law in March:' Matt Blunt. The race in 2004 was shares my hope for cures. sponsored military health care legis The Talent campaign has come close, with McCaskill getting 48 Unfortunately, Senator Jim Talen ~ lation, now law, with Senator under some fire for some of its Costumes percent of the voto. opposes expanding stem ceLl Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) to address advertisements aimed at Claire are for kids Even with the loss two years research. Senator Talent even a major issue that arose after tho fust McCaskill. Cowboy/Cowgirl ago, McCaskill has helped her wanted to crin1inalize the science Gulf War in \vhich some troops Overall, the mission of Jim Superhero cause by becoming a household that gives us the chance fot returned home with symptoms of an Talent stays the same: to serve name in Missouri. She has gained hope." illness commonly referred to as Missouri voters in the UnitedStates This week's question: Gulf War illness." Senate. name recognition through her In the heated battle between Are you going to vote campaigns and she continues to McCaskill and Talent, McCaskill Talent has served in the Missouri In the heated battle between in the elections next weeki fight continues to fight for her beliefs House of Representatives, U.S. Talent and McCaskilL Talent con With the political climate in and her party. On Nov. 7. House of Representatives and is tinues to fight tor his beliefs and his the United States McCaskill is Ivlissouri will decide to stay with currently serving as U.S. Senator party. On Nov. 7, Missouri will INDEX hoping she can capitalize on sev Talent or go with a new voice in from Missouri. decide to stay with Talent or go with What's Current eral issues. McCaskills Web site, Claire McCaskill. Willie in Washington he has a new voice in Oaire McCaskill. 2 QE~~c:Jn_s_ __ _ 4-5 Features 8 ------_._-_.------_.__ .. __ .__ .. _----- INSIDE: Voters' Guide for Election Day 2006, pages 6-7 A&E 9 10
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By PAUL HACKBARTH The jssue~ can miss three meetings or four meet Design Editor rather than the three currently allowed. ings without your budget being frozen, but it doesn't mean that that's a free for The Student Government all." Association'S proposal to alter its The pr bl . Last year, the Student Activities Budget Committee Helton said freezing budgets helps meeting attendance policy raised ques used the number of absences at SGA meetings as one criterion ensure that SGA representatives attend tions about how the change would not for deciding how to give out student funds. So student groups the meetings, but he added that only affect organizations' budgets, but SABC's decision to use attendance in also whether it calls fora constitution- who follow the rules could have next year's funding cut. allocating budget will be "looked into al change. . thoroughly because there has been During the SGA meeting last The onstitutiOn: The SGA's constitution says reps may miss up to enough legitimate concern of that Friday, Vice President Thomas Helton three meetings each year. SGA executives said they may not need to aspect of SABe." told the assembly that SGArepresenta The SGA executive committee tives would be allowed one extra amend the constitution to enact the change. decided to allow an extra absence absence per year. because they want to hold more meetc "You're allowed to miss four meet the Assembly." he said, "I don't see it as a violation." ings during the year. ings a year instead of three now, but if With the new proposal, Helton said, An additional allowed absente also "A lot of graduate students were you still miss two consecutive, then "When you'have t:Ilree absences, if you brought up questions about how the having some problems attending with your budget will be frozen," Helton read the attendance policy, you get one extra absence would affect organiza more numerous meetings on Fridays said. free absence, so [after three absences] tions' budgets. Last year's Student since their schedules are often different However, Brian Rails, president of your budget would normally be frozen, Allocation Budget Committee decided than undergraduates," Helton said. PRIZM, asked how Helton planned to but what we're going to do is our sec to cut 5 percent off clubs' budgets for . Next 'semester, Helton listed six change the attendance policy, "seeing retary will just allow one extra absence every 'meeting that a member' from proposed meeting dates tentatively , that it's written in the constitution." beyond that." their club did not attend an SGA meet scheduledJorJan. 19:Feb.9, March 2, 'That's a good question," Helton Helton said a change in the consti ing. March 16, April 13 and April 27. said. tution is not necessary because "we're SGA Vice Chairperson Michele These dares will be voted on at the next Article I, Section 7, of the last not limitirig attendance. All we're Landeau, who was a member of meeting Nov. 10. revised SGA constitution states, "Any doing is allowing for one more SABC last year explained the commit (RIGHTI elected Assembly Representative who absence." tee's reasoning behind the cuts. "It was misses two consecutive or a total of Helton said SGA is considering no secret that attendance was going to ThQmasHelton. vice president, three meetings during an academic changing the attendance policy in the be taken into effect [when considering of SGA, speaks during the SGA year is automatically suspended from constitution next year, but as for now, budget allocations]," she said. "You m~ting.()l1 Friday afternoon. Adam D. WISeIt1aI'I • Edilor-in-Chief
Sorority hosts week of breast cancer awareness events Center for International Studies awards students for U.N. Day contest By AMY RECKTENWALD ior, English, and service chair for the education, rain throughout the week breast cancer, stickers for mammo Theta Kappa Chapter of ZTA, they washed the chalk away by granlS and information on how to per By SARAH O'BRIEN Groeper, senior, studio art, and StaffWritr::r expected'ten participants. "Next year Wednesday. form a self-breast exam were all Thuyduong Phan, freshman, mathe we think we'll have a bigger turnout On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. handed out at no cost. StaffWritr::r matics. Each of these winners Zeta Tau Alpha raised $500 for because we'll have already done this 23 and 24, ZTA members had a table , In addition to the $500 raised, the received a $1,000 scholarship to UM breast cancer awareness during the [the yogurt eating contest] once. It set up so they could sell T-shiIts and sorority is continuing its collection of Since 1991, UM-St. Louis has rec St. Louis. sorority's annual"Think Pink Week. was something new this year," key chains. Thirty shirts were sold the pink Yoplait yogurt lids to raise ognized United Nations Day, Oct. 24, Locmike Doung, sophomore, psy The sorority hosted a yogurt eating Schrage said. that said either "Real Men Wear Pink" more funds through Yoplait's "Save with a scholarship given annually in chology, took first place in the essay, contest in The Nosh on Wednesday In previous years, ZTA held a lip or "Real Women Wear Pink. The t Lids Save Lives" program. Through the form of a contest. receiving a $2,000 scholarship to Oct. 23 at 12:3Opm as part of its sync contest during Think Pink Week, shirts cost of $10 each and the sorori the program the company will donate The contest was sponsored by the UM-St. Louis. Second place went to 'Think Pink Week." but it was changed to a yogurt eating ty sold out of size small women's 10 cents to the Susan G. Komen foWl Center for Intemational Studies and Eva Tucker, senior, studio art, who Think Pink Week is part of the contest because of low tumout when shirts. The Key chains were on sale dation. Dorothy Schneider, a St. Louis received a $1,000 scholarship from national Zeta Tau Alpha breast cancer the event was held. for $1 each. According to Yoplait's website at teacher, funded the contest. Schneider the university. awareness philanthropy. The pro Participants were each given five Courtney Holloway, consultant for www.yoplait.com. the company's started a letter writing campaign that The first place \vinner of a $2,000 ceeds of the contest went to the Zeta Yoplait yogurts to eat and a spoon to ZTA's national office and traveling goal is to donate up to $l.5 million largely supported the resolution to scholarship in the website design cat Tau Alpha Foundation that supports eat them with. Some participants leadership, said professors were wear and the program ensures a donation of create United Nations Day as a glob egory was Edward Cory, senior, com the Susan G. Komen FOWldation for opted to drink the yogurt from the ing the t-shirts around campus on at least $500,000 to the foundation. ally celebrated holiday. puter science. Stephen Jackson, sen breast cancer education. container instead of scooping it out. Wednesday. The lid collection boxes, which are Students were to explore the prin ior, studio art, and Claire Jacques, Five participants entered the con On Sunday, Oct. 22, the local The t-shirts are still available and located in the Office of Student Life, ciples of the United Nations and con senior, studio art, tied for second test each for a $5 fee, including Derek Theta Kappa chapter of Zeta Tau may be ordered from any ZTA mem the first floor of the Millennium ceptualize them either by artwork, place; each received a $500 scholar- Allison, freshman, anthropology; Alpha chalked breast cancer facts and ber. Student Center and The Nosh, will essay or website design for the con . ship. Matthew Amend. jUQior, special edu hung pink ribbons arouod the univer Throughout the week. ZTA mem remain on campus Wltil the end of test. , United Nations Day is celebrated cation and Ian Jones, junior, interna sity. bers handed out pink ribbons, the October. This giv-es students an addi In the artwork category, there wa, in remembrance of Oct. 24, 1945, the tional business. According to ZTA member Becky symbol for breast cancer awareness. tional week to "Think Pink" and drop a three-way tie between Toma day that the United Nations Charter According to Vickie Schrage, jun- McKenna, sophomore, elementary The ribbons and brochures about off lids for Yoplait's program. Cirkovic, senior, studio art; Matthew was put into place.
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LEITERS THE EDITOR STAFF VIEWPOINT In Memoriam: Brandow The community responds inspired those around her
I read a poem that said people to move on, to Stadtlander's commentary prompts numerous letters it was not the begirming keep living date or the ending date on because no matter Editor's Note: Although this space IS normally reserved for the editorial board's a tombstone that really where she was or collective editorial, "Our Opinion," we received so many letters from the UM-St. Louis mattered, but rather the what she was doing, community that we decided to turn over as much space as possible to print letters from dash in the middle. she was always liv ing life to the fullest. students and faculty. Heather Brandow touched more lives in her While Heather brief time here than most and I were watching and lesbians. as to how we present ourselves and for will in a lifetime. She was the Cardinals game PRIZM President asks for a By CHRISTINE As a diverse student organization, the message we deliver ... " What we one of those people oth ECCLESTON on Saturday at her debate with Stadtlander we feel it is appropriate to support all are fighting for is the right to be who ers remembered, even if apartment, I kept get of those who are still tighting for equal we are, even if that is different, and the they only met her for a Copy-Editor ting calls from a pri- r am wriling in response to Charles ity in this country. To write off these human right of equality. few minutes. She talked to every vate number that kept hanging up. Stadtlander's guest commentary in last individuals as radical and unrelated is Confonnity is not an option for the one-store clerks, waiters, professors, This went on for about an hour, and I week's paper. In regards to tl1e drag completely false and detrimental to the queer community and fighting bouncers, janitors-and left everyone started to get irritated and threatened show, it is intere li ng that he did not entire community. amongst ourselves will be our down with a smile. to call the phone company to have the oncc me ntion this year's show but I remind Stadtlander that many of fall. As the President of PRIZM I have I could compose a list of adjectives number blocked. instead continues to attack last ye ar's the rights he holds as a Queer individ become tired of Stadtlander refusing to to describe Heather-caring, dedicat Not a minute later I got a text mes show. ual started with the Gay Liberation have an open discussion with me or my ed, intelligent, fun-loving, persistent, sage from Heather that I still have : Not once has Stadtlander come to Movement that began in 1969. The organization. I do believe that an open loyal, family-oriented...:....but those "I'm your crazy caller." speak with me or an y of my organiza Stonewall Riots were one of the major debate should be had and that the pub words don't even begin to capture That was Heather. tion's leaders about the how. stated events that ignited thi s movement. lic should be 'Witness to it. who she was. She was the person who The morning after her death, I by the uni ver ity la~ t year, all of the In June 1969 , Queer individuals Therefore, Charles Stadtlander, I made everyone smile and laugh, heard the song "How to Save a Life." complaints in his letter were fo und to were tired of police raids on gay bars challenge you to a formal debate about whether it was because she was Could I have saved her life? Doesn't be inaccurate. and of the severe beatings that general GLBTA issues. If The CUJT(!nt is will telJing funny stories, using her infa matter. She saved my life by showing In addition. PRIZM has a U.S. ly OCCUlTed during these raids, As a ing, they may function as the modera mous catchphrases, or simply being me how important it wa~ to live every Supreme Court case. the UM System result, on June 27, 1969 a riot ensued tor, as I feel that they have remained Heather. day to the fullest by making every mission statement. and two UM - St. between an estimated 400 police and fair to both sides of this issue. With Heather, it was the little moment count. Louis Student Government 2.000 gay, lesbian, and trans gender If not, I am sure that a neutral mod things that mattered. Just a few weeks One thing in particular I admired Association resolutions upholding our individuals. emtor can be arranged. Let this Jetter ago she tricked me into helping her about Heather was her relationship right to host this sh ow. PRIZM will Many major cities continue to have serve to educate individuals and to shop for her Homecoming dress (and with her parents. Her mom and dad continue to exercise our constitutional Gay Pride during Jlme to comrnemo serve as my public announcement that I hate shopping ... and dresses); she were her best friends. She even said right of freedom of speech b, hosting rate this event. Drag queens and trans I am ready and willing to debate you, talked me into buying cookie sand one time that if she ever got married, such events. gender individuals have always been a Charles· Stadtlander. Brian P Rails wiches at the mall, la~ghed at me she wanted to live in a hOllse next Besides the redundant statement of part of our fight for equality and will PRIZM President while I purcha<;ed glow-in-the-dark door to her parents so they could live St:ldtlander regarding the drag show, r continue to be a part of the fight. r also Halloween socks and tea,ed me about "happily ever after." was deeply concerned by his attacks on tlnd it disturbing that Stadtlander Brian P. Rails my "fixation" with free trade. She used to always sing the song drag queens and transgender individu wou ld suggest that Queer individuals Senior It would be easy to be angry, to "Who Says You Can't Go Home" als. PRlZM is an organization that rep should put forth an image of normalcy. Business Administration wonder why she had to go so soon; it because she said it was one of her PRIZM President resents all Queer culture. not just gays r do agree that "we do have the choice would be easy to curse Highway P, to mom's favorites . Well, I have no blame the rain and to dwell on what doubt that Heather's home, dancing happened. But Heather would want around with her little wings.
EDITORIAL BOARD Drag show support mingle, and get to know one another. cents I paid in student fees. SCIENCE COLUMN Concerning Mr. Charles Mr. Stadtlander. to you I say, if you Mr. Stadtlander mak-es it very clear Stadtlander's guest column. I wish to do not like the Drag Show, plewic do Adam D. Wiseman that he is president of the Log Cabin submit til e foll ow ing rebuttal. Based on no! attend. But, please do not tran1ple Mike Sherwin Republicans of Greater St. Louis.l fully previous items Mr. Stadtlander has Getting the facts straight Melissa 5. Hayden my iew of equality and discrimination support a person who chooses to partic written oncerni ng the annual Drag Paul Hackbarth because you feel it is Ie s politically ipate in the political process. I must correct. Mabel5uen Show at ll¥Sl: I thi nk it i re aso n abl~ admit I was not famiijar wit/;l the Log to say he does not like the show. The purpose of PRlZM is to provide Cabin Republicans so I visited their about. the·stem -Gell bill ull Patricia Lee I will not go into the detai l' Mr.' a visible and positive voice to the gay, ; ~ational website. I fmUld the website Stadtlander li sts in his Oct. 23 column lesbian, bi sexual. trdl1sgender and ally interesting and educational. In the run-up to the abortion and some do because they do not apply to tl1is year's "O ur opinion" reflects (GLBTA) community on campus. This quote from the "What we midterm elections on not believe in the death sho w. r have attended all three shows. Our membe.rship is composed of all believe" section caught my eye: "We the majority opinion of Nov. 7. there has been penalty. Some even do the Editorial Board. A a "straight:' non-traditional sexual orientations and is committed to also believe all Americans have the a lot of contradictory not believe in war, (older), female UMSL student I found defeating negative GLBT stereotypes right to liberty freedom, and equality. talk about stem cell under any circum nothing offensin: with any of these and gaining GLBT equality by hosting Log Cabin stands up against those who research and stances, because to WEWANT TO shows. To the contrary, heing in such an social events, providing education to preach hatred and intolerance. Amendment 2, the them, it is still violat exuberant environment allowed me to others about GLBT issues and being We stand up for the idea that all Stem Cell Initiative. ing the commandment HEAR FROM YOU "let my guard down" and tfilly appreci actively involved in the UMSL and St. . Americans deserve to be treated equal Some of the state not to kill. With other ate the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual Louis GLBT communities. regardless of their sexual orientation." ments have started to scientific advances, As a forum for public and trans gender) community that Mr. Stadtlander states, "Trans-sexu This is a terrific statement that I fully range far from the there have been groups expression on campus, thrives at UMSL ality, including transgendered people agree with but then I compared this . facts; so it might be By CATE MARQUIS that opposed them. The Current welcomes Since Mr. Stadtlander spent the and drag queens, represent a fringe part statemynt to the following quote Mr. useful to just look at Science Columnist When vaccines were letters to the editor and majority of his coluITlil referring to the of society that has nothing to do with Stadtlander makes: "By giving this rad the science facts and new, there were sincere guest commentaries 2005 Drag Show, I would like to update being gay or lesbian and is not repre ical and unrelated group a launching what the amendment says. people who opposed . vaccination from students, faculty, Mr. Stadtlander. At the 2006 Drag sentative of our community as a ground for freak behavior associated The stem cell initiative seems fair because they believed it was thwart staff members and oth Show the following occurred: whole." This quote represents the epit with gays and lesbians is detrimental. ly straightforward. It bans a,ttempts to ing God's will that certain people die ers concerned with 1. Security was provided in the fonn ome of gender OppressiOIL . The gay community must recognize ban or restrict stem cell research. It from disease. issues relevant to the of UMSL Police. Mr. Stadtlander has brought up the that either fair or unfair, we are the ones also bans the producing of cloned In our society, they are all free to University of Missouri- 2. No minors appeared to be in fact that money from student fees are fighting for equal rights. In this role, we babies . . Nothing about funding believe as they wish. But they have to 5t. Louis. attendance. used to fund the Annual Drag Show and must always put forth an image of cloning, forcing women to donate grant everyone else the same right to 3. The hostess was entertaining, he is correct. responsibility, diversity, and normalcy." eggs (or buying them), nothing about make there own decisions about these funny and respectfuL However, PRlZM is one of many Mr. Stadtlander, would you prefer this using aborted fetuses, or mandating kinds of issues. Misleading other Letters to the editor 4."Mature Content" signs were student organizations that benetit from '.'radical and unrelated" group be forced the billions of tax dollars be used to people into agreeing with you is should be brief, and clearly displayed at the entrance to the student fees. The cost of this years Drag back into the closest? fund research that will not cure any crossing that line. There is a familiar those. not exceeding event. Show' was $3,764 and there are approx Further, talking point #6 from the . thing. All these wild-eyed claims are saying that everyone is entitled to 200 words will be given 5. A statement was read, prior to the in1ately 13,000 UMSL students who Log Cabin website states in part: among the speculations and unfound- their own' opinion but not their own preference. We edit let event starting, which explained what pay student fees. "choose fairness over disclimination, ed statements that appear daily in the facts. ters for clarity and the audience could expect. This breaks down to an average cost equality over bigotry, freedom over many flyers that show up at my door, So let us talk facts on the science length, not for dialect, 6. In addition, after the officers of of 29 cent~ per student for the Annual fear." billboards on the roads, signs outside of stem cells. Last week we talked correctness, intent or PRIZM read the opening statement, Drag Show. Since this seems to be such Mr. Staddander, I just do not see churches and ads on TV. about how scientists define the word grammar. All letters anyone who felt they could not support a contentious issue for Mr. Stadtlander, fairness, equality or freedom in your Now it is important to say that "cloning" and how that differs from must include a daytime the event was invited to leave. I am offering to personally reimburse comments. people are entitled to their own opin- . what it means to the general public. phone number. Students I challenge Mr. Stadtlander to offer Mr. Stadtlander for his supposedly Anne L. Lomson ion and moral values. There are reli- Confusion about the issue of human Junior must include their stu an altemative to the Drag Show that he wasted student fees. gious groups who are opposed to cloning is one of the issues at the cen Criminology and Criminal Justice dent ID numbers. would consider sllitable to allow After all, I feel the Annual Drag blood donations and transplantations. ter of the conflicting claims of eppo Faculty and staff must straight and gay students to mix and Show is worth far more then the 29 There are religions that do not believe nents and proponents. include their title(s) and in vaccinations. Many religious peo department(s) . Editor-in READ MORE LETTERS: PAGE 5 ple do not believe in birth control or see STEM CELLS, page 14 chief reserves the right to respond to letters. The Current reserves the right to deny letters.
Guest commentaries are typically longer (general UNDERCURRENT ly 400-600 words) on a By Carrie Fasiska • Associate Photo Editor specific topic of interest to readers . If you are interested in writing a guest commentary, please contact The Are there any issues Current's editor-in-chief John 5challom Courtney Webb Mark Youssef Lindsay RaEt important t o you on the Freshman Freshman Graduate Student Junior Schwartzkopf CONTACT US upcoming ballot ? Undecided Nursing Philosophy Computer Science F~eshman Photography "I'm for increasing the "I'm against stem eel! "If we want to be against "I am for Amendment 2 . Mail: minimum wage to $6.50 research because either way stem cell research because it it ''I'm for the tax increase. One University Blvd because makes federal because 1'1\ get paid you're killing embryos and will destroy life so it will save law the law for Missouri but if they are going to Room 388 M5C What do you think? Send your own response more." those are lives. " lives in the future, we should so a place like Washington raise taxes on tobacco St. Louis, MO 63121 to [email protected]. The person who submits apply that same idea in Iraq University can do research products they should Email: the best response each week wins a free T-shirt. because we are doing a lot lower taxes on medication [email protected] with stem cells. " of damage there for the or something." OctOJer 30, 2006 Page 5 GUEST COMMENTARY Putting the T bacK in GLBT: Why transgendered shouldn't be confused with 'drag'
By MICHAEL RANKINS minority, will be affirmed and protect lation. Transgender persons are not also serve as walls which imprison, as belonging to a minority somehow where racial equality in the United Guest Commentator ed. Furthennore, "drag" performers, "freaks" ... they are human beings who and of how traditi.onal notions regard different, in terms of worth, marginal States would be today if dlose seeking regardless of their sexual or gender ori suffer social and economic inequity ing the fotmdations of society are often ization, or vulnerability, from other civil rights for persons of color had Following a recent guest commen entation, are artists of considerable along with most other minority per nothing more than antediluvian mores, minority groups, given in to those members of their own tary featured in The Current, many influence within GLBT and other cul sons, and they fight for equality along Gender role violations speak to the As multicultumlists Sue and Sue culture, themselves racial minority GLBT students and their allies on tures who have a right to express them 'with other GLBTA persons. value of questioning many other (1999) observed, 'The sociopolitical members, who espoused an "assirnila pampus were left wondering just how ,selves, and will be granted a place on Drag performers also must be assumptions held to be beyond dynamics related to the U'eatment of tionist" approach to equality. (uany drag shows were held at UM-St campus. granted recognition for the value of reproach within our society marginalized or oppressed groups in What would life in 2006 look like wuis in 2005, since only one person Frivolous attempts to "lump" drag their. conttibutions. While typically (Mollenkott, 2(01), yet drag shows our society share many similarities, for racial minorities if earlier genera seems to have witnessed the lurid rfonners and transgender persons light-hearted and amusing, the power bring these issues to light in an enter Prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimi tions had been coerced by their own debacle described in the Oct 23 com~ gether are designed not to educate, of gender parodies can hardly be over taining format which both GLBT and nation and their' negative members to blend in, quiet down, and entary, ut to sensationalize and stigmatize. stated, heterosexual audiences often enjoy, effects" ,operate from a common maintain the appearance of "nonual Even more ~censu:g, howev~i, While some "drag" perfonuers are, in Drag represents an art which brings It is this socio-political element, foundation with frightening effects" cy" which, in so many words, meant l.ere the blatantly anu-transgendet fact, trans gender persons who feel that the constructed dichotomy of gender combined with broad appeal, which (P,304), making themselves as White as possi sentiments expressed in the coron e - they ''belong'' to the sex other than that into the limelight not in order to rein lends a drag show on a university canl Attempts to stratify minority ble? tary. While the time has long 81 ce to which they \yere born, most are not. force rigid stereotypes, but to demon pus bOtll educational value and groups have but one common goal: to Was "selling out" the wing where come to stop beating a "dead ho e" Drag perfonuers choose to engage strate their folly. immense power. 111ere are those who segregate, divide, and then conquer. with these groups ascended toward with regard to the 2005 show, time in an art; for the transgendered, there is These perfonuers simultaneously fear this sort of multicultural educa Make no mistake: transgender rights equality? No, of course not. .. nor will has also come to clarify the S !!lce of no choice with regard to who they are entertain, mobilize, and galvanize tion, and, favoring the preservation of are but one of a long line of dominoes, it ever be for gay, lesbian, bisexual, or our campus community re"arding inside. While often marginalized, GLBTA communities. Their violations ignorance, seek to defy the acquisition Ultimately, those eager to thwart transgendered persons in the United trans gender persons and ~ ir civil trans gender persons comprise 3 to 5 of gender norms are yet another of knowledge, particularly by the het civil liberties are satisfied not when the States. rights. percent or more of the U.S. population demollstration of how cultural "lines" erosexual majority. first domino faUs, but only when the Michael Rankins is a Assistant Succinctly, transgende persons, (Ettner, 1999; Israel & Tarver, 1997), are often more arbitrary than absolute. Never be fooled by those who sin very last has finally been toppled, Director of Student Life Resource like members of any other targeted hardly an insignificant "fringe" popu- of how barriers erected to "protect" gle out transgender persons (or others) I challenge any person to consider Centers,
We can't shut out groups state that lfind some Republican poli cies and values to be setting back core Transsexuals aren't an hateful political platfonn against drag Diversity Resolution for UM policies. whose politics we like American ideals such as freedom and is largely based on Ius own past I During the October 13, 2006 meet . abberant fringe in GLBT . equality. can't pretend to understand his rea In response to last week's letter to ing of the SGA each member received What will it take for rtain sup Although I feel this way, I do not In response to the article penned soning and I celtainly can't pretend to the editor, "Curator's Comments." We a copy of the resolution and the floor porters of ignorance to re, ize that this protest to the media and my political by Charles Stadtlander, I am faced understand his attack on the individu do not need to focus on the statement was opened for discussion. If any rep University is an instituti( •. which sup representatives when the College with the decision to either baffle als that put the 'T'in GLBT. made by the curator; we need to focus resentative was unclear as to what the ports and cherishes dive. ty? Republicans hold an event. In fact, I myself as to his self-loathing and His tactics remind me a lot of the on the contents of the resolution. The resolution was about they had ample Two Student overnment support their right as a student organi derogatory attack on transgendered, earliest homophile organization in the Diversity Resolution passed the time to question it. Association resolutiom' from adult stem ceUs including us and the genes are removed from the they can be paid. Some people argue and the complications that are extreme National Academy of Science defines By HOLLY SCHEIBEL Parkinson's disease, diabetes, irnmune egg-destroying a human egg- and that the ame,ndment does not allow this, ly common afterwards, such as: ovarian SCNT as cloning, and the American Guest Commentator defiCIencies, spinal cord injUlies, as well then replacetj by another cell, such as a however il does. III the fomth subsec cysts, infeltility, ovarian rupture, liver Association for the Advancement of Lately a big topic of conversation is as many others, with a current total of skin cell or a body cell. It becom a tion of ection 2, it says: and kidney failure, blood clots, stroke, Science has chosen "cloning" to emtryonic stern cell research, and 65. The adult stem cells come from cloned zygote and then a blastocyst. "No person may, for valuable con and even death. describe the product of nuclear transfer, AIrendrnent 2, Those that support the umbilical cord blood. peripheral blood. Because embryos grow fast (because sideration, may purchase or sell human The SCNT procedure was used on or SCNT. In addition, biotechnology . potwtial amendment to the Missouri bone marrow, fat, as well as a number of humans grow wry quickly in the blastocy u or eggs for [em cell Dolly, the sheep that was cloned in 1997 companies have given up on research Coastitution would like people to other tissues and organs. Using adult womb), the embryo grows very quickly, research or for stem cell therapies or by British researchers, At first Dolly ing embryonic stem cell research, as believe that cures for many illnesses and stem cells is not controversial and is an John Sherley, a researcher at !vUT, cures." seemed fine, yet she eventually bee,ame there is little hope of any cures or treat d.U ases '.vill be found that exceed the acceptable treatment. has said that embryonic stem cells cause In this ' tion, "valuable considera obese and aged rapidly. living only six mellt~; instead, they use adult stem cures possible from adult stem cells. However, using embryonic steni tumors and cancers when injected into tion" allows for reimbursement for parts years. If the cells med for Dolly were cells. If this amendment is passed, 49 Hollier, they are incorrect. cells for medical treatnlents is not bene buman tissue. These tumors metastaSize of the SCNT procedure, _uch as: defective and caused these problems, articles in the Missouri constitution will S m cells are the building blocks of ficial. One of the ways to create embry and produce chemicals that adversely removal of the egg, preservation. or what \\ill they do to humans? be changed, These changes are the y and are found in many parts of onic stem cells in research is for affect parts of the body. Therefore, they donation of egg , spell1l. or blmitocy t.<; If Amcndment 2 is passed, extremely hard to reverse. Amendment the J.cty. They grow and develop into researchers go through the process cannot be med to treat the problems that of the donor. researchers wiU be able to clone 2 harms life at a very vulnerable stage; otheF cells. Stem cells present in called Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer patients have. Women. e pecially those in low humans and many are becoming aware it does not increase the quality of life. hum~ before birth are called embry (SCNT), which means transferring a To acquire the eggs that are neces income families are VelY attracted by of this. Please protect life and vote no on onic sfm cells and stem cells after birth body cell and placing it into an egg. The sary, researchers remove eggs from this "easy" way of getting money, Though the amendment says that it Amendment 2 on November 7. are, refardless of age, adult stern cells. SCNT process begins by removing an women, wluch is a very painful process, though they are unaware of the pain and bans cloning, the amendment allows Holly Scheibel is a sophomore Treatments for many illnesses come egg from a woman's uterus. The nucle- To entice women to provide their eggs, suffering involved during the procedure SC~l, and therefore cloning. The studying chemistl)' at UM-St. Louis. 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TO PICK UP A COMPLIMENTARY If you are age 18-60, have amblyopia ("lazy eye") and are interested in SCREENING PASS FOR TWO TO SEE partiCipating in either research study please contact: Dr. Erwin Wong (Principal Investigator) at 314-516-6516 or [email protected] Posses ore available while su pplies Jast. umit one (11 per bOU5ehold, Po!» •• o re limited . Screening is overbooked to ensure capacity. No phone call s please . No purcnase nece>sory, Employee. of sponsors are ineligible. College of . Washington . tometry in This fi lm has been rated R for Violance, Same Graphic University St.Louis Nudrty, SexlI01 Content. longuage and Same Drug Use. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OPENS FRIDAY, NO\[EMBER 10 Page 6 ~h( [:urrrnt ISSOURI ECIDE This election year has developed inJo one of the most contentious ill recent MissOUl1 histDly. Wzth the battle raging beMeen Incumbent Senator Jim Talent and democratic challenger Claire McCaskill, that race appears to be going down to the wire. Missouri voters will also go Official ballot to the polls to decide if they want to raise taxes on cigarettes by 470 per cent, by either voting yes or no on Arnerufment 3. Then there is the most controversial decision voters of this state willlUlve to make, by voting either yes or no on Amendment 2, an initiative that would support embryonic stem cell research for cures of diseases. language of In the following Mo pages, there are breakdowns of the major ballot issues and elections in Missouri, as well as some of the races in Illinois that affect the St. Louis area. For links to more infomUltion on these elections and ballot issues, see WWW.tlzecllrrentonline.com. Amen ent 2 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - MISSOURI RACES Editor's note: In Missouri, (3) of subsection 2 of this sec- 1ST DISTRICT 2ND DISTRICT Amendment 2, an initiative support 0I'l\'1t:0rmllllts a crime and shall be . ing embryonic stem cell research, has PUI1lf~E~ by imprisonment for a peri garnered not only the most local to ten years or by the impo attention, but coru;iderable amounts a fine of up to one hundred of national recognition as well. With UJV'JMJ.I,l dollars, or by both. A civil the current controversy surrounding be brought against any Senate Candidate Oair McCaskill's knowingly and \villfully advertisement featuring actor this state any of subdivi Michael 1. Fox bringing even more (6) of subsection 2 attention to this heated debate, The and the state in such Current feels it is important to show entitled to a judgment the actual ballot language to clear the civil penalty of up to air about what Amendment 2 actually ' UN'U"'f.JU dollars per violation, says. Below is the official ballot lan ~g,orgj~me:nt of any finan • guage for the controversial issue. from such viola William "lacy" Clay Mark Joseph Byrne George D. "Boots" Weber William Todd Akin enjoining any further Democratic Incumbent Rebulican Candidate Democratic Candidate Rebulican Incumbent Be it resolved by the people of the The attorney general state ofMissouri that the Constitution ex.clusive right to bring be amended: for such violation. One new section is adopted by action shall be the adding one new section to be known the alleged violation as section 38(d) of Article III to read as follows: Section 38(d). I. This section shall Congressman William "Lacy" Clay Mark Joseph Byrne believes the George D. Weber is a pro-life Congressman William Todd Akin is be known as the " Missouri Stem Cell was first elected to the United States greatest issue confronting the Un~ed democrat. He accepts .the Supreme a staunch supporter of President Research and Cures Initiative." prepare an annual House of Representatives in the 2000 States of America is the threat of terror Court decision of Roe vs. Wade. He is George W. Bush. 2. To eru;ure that Missouri patients of the human election . ism. He supports the passage of the a member of Democrats for life and its He began his pol itical career in have access to stem cell therapies and used in, and the The congressman is a member of Patriot Act, but is concerned about 95-10 project, which aims to reduece 1988 after getting elected to the cures, that Missouri researchers can conducted · three committess on' Capital Hill, the potential abuses by the governrnent in abortions by 95 percent in the next 10 Missouri House of Representatives. In conduct stem cell research in the year, and , fi nancia l services committee, the com regards to invasion of privacy. years. 2000, Ak in won the U.S. congression state, and that all such research is con lAJJlJjJJ"lJJ,~ with subdivi- mittee on government reform and the He supports the Bush Doctrine of Weber believes government offi al primary by only 56 votes, but went ducted safely and ethically, any stem subcommittee on federalism and the preemptive strikes to ensure the securi cials should be held to the highest of on to win the general election with 56 cell research pemritted under fedei-al census. ty of America. ethical standards. He wants to see lim percent of the vote. He was re-elected law may be conducted in .tvlissouri, Clay opposes the wa r in Iraq but Byrne is against abortion and ~ on gifts, favors and outside sources in 2004 with 65 percent of the vote. and any stem cell therapies and cures actively supports the efforts of the believes the best way to end them is to of income wh ile in office. Akin favored not signing the Kyoto pennitted under federal law may be armed services and says Americans educate and make more services avai l Foreign policy and decisions on Accord, which was designed to limit provided to patients in Missouri, sub must honor the sacrifices of the men able to women in need. He believes the military actions should be made by the greenhouse emisions, but was felt by ject to the requirements of federal law wise gain access to and women in uniform. adoption process has too much red president and congress, not just by President Bush and Akin to be detri and only the following additional repOit shall not His father, William Clay, also served tape and needs to be revamped. He executive decis ion, according to mental to the American economy. "limitations and requirements! ~ • . confidential lilC;WLill, in congress. also favors expanding medical serivces. Weber. ~l) No person may . clone or other information. attempt to clone a human being. (2) No hwnan blastocyst may be produced by fertilization solely for the purpose of stem cell research_ 3RD DISTRICT 9TH DISTRICT (3) No stem cells may be taken from a human blastocyst more than fourteen days after cell division begins; provided, however, that time during which a blastocyst is frozen does not count against the fourteen Amendment 2 stri day limit. (4) No person may, for valuable Iy prohibits human consideration, purchase or sell human cloning and the blastocysts or eggs for stem cell ing and selling of research or stem cell therapies and cures. human blastocysts Russ Carnahan William l. Bertelsen Duane Neil Burghard Kenny Charles Hulshof (5) Human blastocysts and eggs and eggs? It strictly Democratic Incumbent Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate Republican Incumbent obtained for stem cell research or limits research to stem cell therapies and cures must what state and fed have been donated with voluntary and informed consent, documented in erallaw deems tm writing. acceptable. (6) Human embryonic stem cell research may be conducted only by JIll persons that, within 180 days of the and make available a separate effective date of this section or other concerning that same research. A wise prior to commencement of such action may be brought against Congressman Russ Carnahan sup Wi lliam L. Bertelsen believes the Duane Neil Burghard believes in Congressman Kenny Hulshof research, whichever is later, have institution, hospital, other ports ethical stem cell resea rch and war on terror is one America cannot light of the record-breaking profits of believes marriage should be defined as a (a) provided oversight responsibil other person that fails to believes congress should take a proac afford to lose. He believes the recent the oil companies in the last year, law union between a man and a woman, ity and approval authority for such make available the report or tive stance in providing lifesaving cures storms in the st. Louis area demostrate makers should take action to make sure and the only way to protect that institu research to an embryonic ~tem cell the Secretary of State how the for the American people. how underprepared the city is in the the companies are not making the tion is to pass a const~tional amef)d research oversight committee whose may obtain copies of or UUJ,"'''H~ methamphetamine problem, not just in more needs to be done to improve the expense. The congressman believes that of the public and medical and scien in such action shall be and to cover administrative costs." , • L. r ~ recei ving a state pension if they are 3. Any person who knowingly and but (ii) receives or is eligible to The trust fund would be funded '. :DID YOl! Kl"lOW •.. convicted of a felony while in willfully violates-in this state subdivi receive such public funds for purpos by a tax of 4 cents per cigarette and office or if they are removed from You can find more sion (1) of subsection 2 of this section es other than such stem cell-related 20 percent on other tobacco prod office for misconduct or after information on the commits a crime and shall be pun activities, on account of, or otherwise ucts. This would be a 470 percent Amendment 3 impeachment. upcoming election at would raise taxes www.thecurrenton ished by imprisonment for a period of for the purpose of creating disincen increase on the cigarette tax per on a pack of ciga The amendment also would line.com? Links are up to fifteen years or by the imposi tives for any person to engage in or pack. rettes in Missouri by require a two-thirds majority vote provided for many of tion of a fine of up to two hundred otherwise associate with, or prevent The tax money is estimated to 470 percent? of the General Assembly to change the issues and candi fif,ty thousand dollars, or by both. ing, restricting, obstructing, or dis generate $351 million to $499 mil or disapprove salary recommenda dates. Any person who knowingly and will couraging, such stem cell-related lion annually for tobacco control tions of the Missouri Citizens' fully violates in this state subdivisions activities. October' 30, 2006 ~h( Q:UITmt Page 7 What you need to know before voting on the LLINOIS ALLOT Incumbent Treasurer's . hopes education campaIgn reform will lead centers on him down the Race for proposal to road to rescue state re-election Illinois budget od Blagojevich is riding on a term lease with a udy Baar Topinka ha~ been modem classrooms throughout ticket destined for ' education pri vate entity or singing her own rendition of Illinois, Rreform, including a $6 billion conduct an governor J'Rescue Me' during her cam • Tuition relief for students at col investment to Illinois schools over the Initial Public paign, as she has outlined a four-year leges and universities, in addition to next four years if he wins the gover Offering that rescue plan for the state's budget. $950 million for higher education nor's race this November. would gener Topinka, who is in no way out of entities throughout the state of While the governor is leading in ate approxi • the race to choose the next governor illinois, early gallup polls over Republican mately $10 of illinois, trailing only 8 'percent Her unprecedented four-year opponent Judy Baar Topinka, the billion in ·rema1nS behind current governor Rod funding plan calls for $8.2 billion in state's treasurer, the lead is slim. proceeds." . Blagojevich. new money for education in addition According to Rasmussen Reports, The lease Topinka has spent most of her to funding a $3.3 billion contribution an electronic publishing fum special in his plan time on the campaign trail focusing to teachers' pensions. izing in the collection, publication, 'and would specifi- on her proposal to fix the state's $10 Another $3 million would be used distribution of public opinion polling cally pro~de $4 million budget deficit (which inde for building safer and more modem information, the mid-October polls billion to be placed close as pendent reports have labeled as the classrooms in illinois schools. show Blagojevich leading with 44 per- . toward the $6 billion worst in the nation) without raising Her pledge to higher standards cent to Topinka's 36 percent plan taxes during the next four years. also invovles creating a P-20 If re-elected, Blagoje\~ch wants to Besides education The money would be used for Council, a committee consisting of continue what he did during his first reform, Blagoje~ch lists the schools, road constriction, building state education leaders, who would term in office, namely, increase fund following goals on his cam- safe and modem classrooms and coordinate all levels of education ing to schools throughout the state. paign Web site for this year's public safety. and start the process of aligning state In his $6 billion promise to state election: election Topinka plans to raise the money education programs. schools, his goal aims to "increase the • To protect our priorities of through budget cuts and by estab Topinka promises one oe the first foundation level, mandated categori education, health care and public lishing a land-based casino in objectivesof the P-20 council would cals, school construction, uni versal safety while not passing on additional Chicago. In addition, Illinois' other be to create a "rigorous" core cur preschool and a host of new programs costs of government to middle class nine existing casinos will be allowed riculurn for students in illinois. and ideas targeted specifically at help and working families. to purchase additional gaming posi The state treasurer's gas relief tax ing underachieving students and • To pass "Preschool for All,", a nears tions. Her plan could potentially will also be an issue voters will be schools improve," according to his program to offer preschool to all chil build up $5 billion for taxpayers over watching. Along with Illinois ha~g Web site, www.rodforillinois.com. dren, regardless of family income. the next four years. the largest budget deficit, the state While he does not expect to win the • To pass and sign a jobs bill for On her Web site, wwwjudyfor has one of the nation's highest gas lottery to raise $6 billion, but the lot capital improvements. gov,com, she lists other highlights of prices. tery will be important in keeping his • To create a tax crectit of$I,OOO for the plan besides her promise of no Her relief tax "includes a phase carnpaign,prornise. every freshman and sophomore who tax increases. The plan's possiblities out of the state's sales tax on gas It(When the· State of Illinois created attends a college or univeffiity in include: beginning at $2 per gallon and a total the lottery iii 1975, legislators suggest illinois. Blago- • Billions in budget cuts includ cap above $2.50 per gallon," accord ed that the 'game would create a fund • To create the Veterans Care pro jevich has ing pork projects in the state budget ing to her Web site. ing source for inequities in funding gram. served as the gov and political jobs. A special legislative session to schools, but since that time, very little • To reinstate the assault weapons ernor of illinois since • Full funding of state pension address the gas tax, or a sales tax hol of that money has been used excluo ban in illinois. 2003. Before th at, he obligations. iday for gas were options she is con sively, according to Blagojevich. • To require a 90-percent capture of served as a U.S. repre • Gas tax relief in the form of sidering. The governor point~ this out as a mercury by 2009, sentative beween 1997 Topinka's proposal to cap the sales Topinka has been state treasurer failed promise to taxpayers over the • To create a $500 sales tax rebate and 2003 as well as a tax on gas at $2.50 since 1995. She has also served in last 30 years. to anyone who buys fuel-efficient cars state representative from • $2 billion road program to the state senate and house of repre According to his campaign Web in Illinois. 1193 to 1997. expand and maintain Illinois roads, sentatives. site, ''V'nder this proposal, the illinois • To increase the number of treat Injonnation gathered bridge: and state facilities. Illfonnatiun gathered from Lottery would either enter into a long- ment centers for meth addiction. from wl-m·. mdforillillOis.col1l • $3 billion to build new safe and www.jufiyjorgov.com U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -ILLINOIS RACES ------ 17TH DISTRICT 18TH DISTRICT 19T1t DISTRICT Philip G. Hare Andrea Lane Zinga Steve Waterworth Ray laHood Danny Stover John Shimkus Democratic Candidate Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate Republican Incumbent Democratic Candidate Republican Incumbent em "'To see which district you belong to, go to www.rhecurrentonline.com Page 8 '"aChe [urrcnt October 30, 2006 Student groups' Halloween dance Partying against poverty: benefits global aid organization By SARAH O'BRIEN International aims to stop hunger perma munched on candies that were provided - --- nently by creating a farming lifestyle for to them in cups on the tables. Sta!fWriter the families accepting donations, "as "We worked hard on the party to Who knew partying could help pre opposed to merely bandaging the wound make it good for the students, it goes for vent poverty? of poverty." a great cause too," Mark Petty, senior, A benefit dance party was held in the The program, which reaches over biology, said. Pilot House on Friday Oct 27 from 5 120 countries and millions of families The "hard work" showed in the Pilot p.m. until 8 p.m. Organizations includ worldwide, provide.s livestock to these House's Halloween decorations that ing U1v1-St Louis' Biological Society, communities in need and those receiv heavily covered the room. "We spent Chemistry Club and Pre-Med Club ing the donations help others by donat about $900 total for the party," J eanel1e threw the benefit bash in an effort to ing the offspring of their animals to Guenther, senior, biology, said. r help raise funds for Heifer IntemationaL other communities and families in need. However, there was some disap Heifer International is an organiza The $S charged for admission into pointment in the turnout for the party r tion that fights against poverty by work the party will be donated to this non and during the event Petty said he hoped ing "within communities to empower profit organization in order to buy ani more students would show up. disaster swvivors with the economic mals that will be sent to disaster sur Despite the low turnout, Karlien Ter means," according to the company's vivors. Meulen, sophomore, pre-medicine, Web site, wwwheifeLorg. The organiza The party not only offered an outlet showed up to attend her fLrst Halloween tion offers livestock, training and other for student"> to help Heifer parry. Hailing from the Netherlands, and resources to the survivors for them 10 Intemational's quest to end poverty, but dressed as a combination of angel and ) Matt Johnson • P6oro Edilor "rebuild their families, their neighbor they also enjoyed dancing, a costume devil, she said HaJloween is not cele Matt Hull, senior, anthropology, rides a tricycle as Kareen lIyas hoods and their hope for sustainable contest, games and a movie. DrdCula brated where she lives. "I didn't know looks on in the Pilot House Friday night during the Heifer futures . 2000 played on the big screen while stu what to expect or· what to wear," she International Halloween party. According to the Web site, Heifer dents drank: soda and water and said. ( , Spooky? Silly? Sexy? Halloween costumes aren't just for kids By STEPHANIE SOLETA Sta1JWriter \Vho says kids are the only ones who get to dress up at Halloween? Adults can have fun disguising them selves this Halloween as well. The toughest part of creating a great cos tume is fITSt figuring out what the cos tume should be. These costume ideas TOP 10 for men and women are fang-lastic! Costumes for men: Reasonsto The Beer Keg Love the Heading to a costume party, guy ? The beer keg costume is per fect for guy who are looking to get Cardinals a lot of laughs for their costume, The Superhero 1. st. Louis is rated #1 "Vhile superheroes are usually for baseball fans almost associated with children, adults can every year by some have fun dressing up like them as newspaper. welL Guys who are looking to save a danlsel in distress should consider 2. Yadi, Yadi, Yadi!! Can this costume choice for Halloween. you say clutch per The Toga former? Who can forget the famous toga 3. Brand spankin' new party from Animal House? This cos ballpark. Sure we love tume is terrific for guys who are the old Busch Stadium, looking for a traditional costume this but the new one kicks year. butt! Pedaling Passion The Monster Like blood? A ghastly monster Albert Pujols. What 4. should satisfy a guy's gory side. else is there to say? Oh, Monster costumes are a good idea well maybe MVP1! I Federally-funded Ferguson program promotes bicycling for guys who want to frighten some people this Halloween. 5. The Clydesdales. How cool is it to see those The Man in Uniform beautiful majestic horses By BRIAN E. OLIVER Fireman/Policeman: What prancing inside Busch woman can resist a man in uniform?' Stajf\'(Iriter Stadium. They make A hunlcy fireman or policeman is everyone feel like a kid sure to attract the ladies at any again. While most staff and students have seen the Halloween gathering. bicycle racks in front of the north entrance of 6. Jeff Weaver. So the Millennium Student Center, many people Costumes for women: maybe he sucked before, do not realize where these racks came from or but now he is a stud. realize they cost UM-St Louis nothing. The Witch Who would have Eighty percent of the cost of these bicycle thought? racks came from a Federal. Highway The witch costume is a really fun Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Grant idea. A lot of creepy makeup, a long 7. Turkey legs. Yes that used in part by Martin Pion, who helped devel black wig and long green fmgemails op the Ferguson RLKE. Project, and the is right, you can eat a can transform even the most demure remaining 20 percent came from Dr. John turkey leg inside the lady into a cackling horror. Sweet The French Maid ba llpark while watching The Ferguson RI.KE. Project began in . the game. Kind of 2001. It is supported primmuy by a Federal This costume is for the ladies who medieval. Highway Administrations Grant. . aren't afraid to get a little dirt under Its primary aim is to improve the air quality their nails. Always a classic, the 8. Adam Wainwright in the area by encouraging Ferguson residents French maid outfit is 5UIe to be a hit at The lore of Cardinal his and students and staff at UM-St. Louis to bicy any costume party this year. tory will remember the cle instead of using cars. The Schoolgirl cosmic curve ball that To help encourage this transition, Pion . Came Fasiskae i&« wle PholO&li lor froze Carlos Beltran to teamed with Sweet to build bike racks in the St Britney Spears made this outfit a close out the NLCS . Louis area. Sweet has been treasurer of the St. David Anson, senior, psychology, locks up his bike in front of the Millennium classic, and it can also be a splendid WOW! I Louis Regional Bicycling Foundation since its Student Center Thursday. The new bike racks were funded mostly through a Halloween costume. Add some braid inception in 2000 and said one of the goals of federally·funded grant for a Ferguson program that promotes bicyling. ed pigtails for a finishing touch. 9. Tony LaRussa. Genius. the foundation has been to try to get the St Louis region to be more accommodating for The Cocktail Bunny 10. That's a winner, bicyclists. involve four hours of classroom sessions using "improved my road awareness for cycling and It's not exactly a classic rendition of folks. We won the World He said he donated the funds for the UM material developed by the League of American improved my confidence on the road." Peter Cottontail, but the cocktail bunny Series!! Thats right, St. Louis bicycle racks because "I would hope Bicyclists. These classes are followed by two Harold Harris, professor of chemistry, costwne is an excellent costume believe it, 2006 World that UMSL students wonld take up bicycling in on-bike sessions of about four hours each. became involved in the program this year choice. What guy can resist a girl in a big way." Champions I Several UM-St. 'Louis faculty and staff when he heard it was being run by Pion. heels and bunny ears? In addition, Pion also began offering bicy have participated in the program. Pat Tansey "I know he is a long tenn bicycle com The Sexy Nurse If you think you have a great cling education courses whose aim was to pro who works at UM-St. Louis as a systems SUJr muter," Harris said. "When r heard he was idea for the next top ten list, vide participants \vith the knowledge and port analyst specialist took t1ie course in 2001. involved, I figured it would be high quality and Guys like unifoDJ]s as much as girls expertise to ride safely and proficiently on the At the time; he had been cycling with a friend send your top ten. idea idea it has been." do! Nurse costumes have alw~s been roads of St Louis. and got involved to encourage his friend and to us: a sexy Halloween staple, and c3I) be Pion's course consists of four classes with hone his skills. paired with a doctor or surgeon cos- ' thecurrent@umsl .edu ------12 hours of training, The first two classes He said that involvement in the program See BICYCLING, page 14 tume for a couples costume party. I I October 30,2006 ~hr (turrent Page 9 a Change After over 2800 Am erican deaths, over 21,000 Am erican wounded and $330 b~ll io n spent, the war in Iraq rages on with no end in sight. After $100 billion. dollars spent on missle defense, we have a flawed system that has no demostrated defense capability. ~hil e hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent on meaningless or cruel military projects, 46 million U.S.citizens have no health insurance and 18% of America's children live in poverty. With the upcoming elections for the U.S. Senate & Congress, we the undersigned call for a change in our govern~e nt ' s vision and priorities. It is time for real change. Adorers of the Blood of Julie Dougherty Winston Hsieh Mary McDaniel Catherine A. Shinn Christ--Justice & Peace Office Nancy Durbin Roberta Hudlow Kyle McGreer Stacy Simmons Susan Alan Jung Echols Erik Jacobs Pat McHughs Betsy & John Slosar Martha Alderson Ruth Ehresman Sophia Jacobs Michael T. McPhearson Bruce E. Smith Jim & J'Ann Allen Rose Ehresman Rod Johnson M'Evie Mead Mike Snider Ponehita A. Argieard Joann Eng-Hellinger Carlos G. Jove Barbara Meeker Steve Solomon Ponehita Argieard Jim Felling Ian Jove Sr. Stephanie Mertens, ASC Fran Sontag Dorothy Armbruster Joel Ferber RK Kalz Sheila Michaels Fran Sontag Kriss Avery Dan & Luisa Flynn Ann Karasek Middleton-Helmsings Joe Squillace Andy & Paula Ayers Linda Fried David Kaskowitz Jennifer Miller Greg Stevens Mike Baldwin David Gaither Mike Kaufman Richard & Carol Mock Carla Mae Streeter,O.P. Linda Barbier Bularzik Rev. James F. Geoke, SJ .J anet Kennedy Mary J. Mondello Joan Suarez Kurt Bauer Richard & Barbara David Kiamaresh Mary Ann Nye Mar.ion Sudvarg Francis Baumli Gercken Julie Kidwell Angie O'Gorman Famce Sudvarg Joyce Becherer Ian Gerrie Charles & Joan Kindleberger Rep. Jeanette Matt Oxford Abbe Sudvarg, M.D. John Bell Barb Glazer David & Daborah Kopacz Ann Perkins Mary & Howard Sutherland Harry & Nancy Berndt Mike Goeke Pat J. Krippner Elizabeth Ann Perkins Robert L. Swearingen Joyce & Steve Best Lara Grankh Ken Krippner Sharon A. Plankenhorn Andrew Tetzlaff Alicia Best Percy Green Bill Lambros Donald R. Quest John Samuel Tieman, Ph.D. Joan Botwinick Charles Guenther Rick & Rita LaMonica Fredric Raines Mary Beth Tinker Tedford P. Lewis Rev. Rebecca Turner Ronice Branding Brian Hammond Bill Ramsey Carl E. Van Alstine Michael Brockland Eli Hankirson Margaret Lewis Cathy Rauch Sasha Vine Susie Brown Jean E. Hart Niels Lindwig Lori Reed Hannah Vine Lynnea Brumbaugh Catherine Hartrich Marilyn Lorenz Robert Reinhold Jane Von Kaenel Brad Cavanagh Daniel Hellinger Mary Lutz William Madosky Michael Renner Teka Childress Debbie Vrabel John Hickey Jonathan March Ann M. Repetto Zara R. Walden Phoebe A. Cirio David Hildebrand . Leila Marquis Dr. Jim Rothwell David Weinkauff Byron & Beatrice Clemens Margaret HIlpert . . . I M H SL Cathenne Marqms-Homeyer Jack Rowe Bryan L. Westmoreland Anna Clemens G b a ne ary oare, ·Me 1· l ssa Mars h a,11 M.. D Pete Sandoval Robert Wilcox Carol Colligan, CoL Sh & W H ffm aron arren 0 an Walt er & Mona Mason Jackie Sehirn Agnes Wilcox William T. Collins P~mela Hosler . Dottie McClelland David G.F. Schmidt Carol Wright Mildred L. Connors Rich Howard-WIllms Rev. Robert McClelland E.P. & Ruth K, Schwartz Geoff Zimmerman Kathy Corley Rich Howard-Willms Sharon McClinton Ruth Shaw Jennifer Zimmerman Do you agree with this statement? Would you like to add your name? Peace Econonty Project 438 N. Skinker Blvd. I St. Louis, MO 63130 Visit our Phone: (314) 726-6406 I Fax: (314) 726-6427 website at email: [email protected] peaceeconomyproject.com and www.peaceeconomyproject.org you can! Page 10 roche [urrcnt October 30,2006 AT THE TOUHILL Photos by Carrie F asiska • ASIocl'llr,· P! Now-Nov. 30: "Influences in Japanese Traditional Pottery" pot tery exhibit at the Hotter than98 degrees Mercantile Library. Now-Jan. 5: "Point-of Nick Lachey entertains crowd during frrst solo tour View: Think Tank" photo By PAUL HACKBARTH just as good a tune as he does on his sophomore exhibit at the Public ------~------album, ''What's Left of Me," released last May, Policy Research Center. Desigll Editor especially during his performance of "I Can't Hate You Anymore" and "Outside Looking In." Oct. 30: Monday Noon Only by attending a Nick Lachey concert can While not his genre, Lachey and his band were Series: Reading by John one appreciate what it is like to be a 16-year-old girl able to pull off a rendition of the acoustic and eleC Dalton, novelist and UM again and have her life be consumed by a music idol tric sounds of Led Zepplin's "Ramble On." St Louis English professor that she has devoted her heart and soul to. Including Zepplin in his repertoire may seem out of at 12:15 p.m. atJ.c. Fans willing to pay nearly $50 for tickets to see character for Lachey but, as he said, "Being on your Penney Room 229. Nick Lachey live got a .",hole lot more than what own tour is nice because it means you can do what they paid for. ever the heck you want to His "\Vhat's Left of Me" tour, named after his Nick Lachey's do." Pumpkin Carving Contest latest album. rolled through St. Louis Thursday Even his banter in at 7 p.m. at the Catholic night and stopped at a venue that may seem surpris 'Whafs Left of 'Me' between sets was breath Newman Center. ing, in that his pop songs would seem unlikely to taking. Who knew that cater to the theater's usual audience. That venue was Concert Tour Nick Lachey was a Oct. 31: Haunted Garage the Touhill Performing Arts Center on campus. romantic~ Before singing at 6 p.m. at the Catholic \\llile he apologized for holding his concert on more love songs off his Newman Center. the same night as the World SeIies game playing in ***** first solo album, appro town . audience members did not mind, especially priately named "SoulO," Nov. 2: The University (ABOVE) Nick since he gave updates on the game's progress in released in November Jazz Ensemble will be Lachey holds between songs. . 2003, Nick swore he perfonming at 7:30 p.m. a fan's hand Throughout the hour and a half long concert, the would find love again, sold-out crowd, comprised of mostly anxious declaring "I will fall in at the Touhill. during his sold out teenage girls and college women along \,1th a hand love tonight and it rllight concert at the ful of their fathers and boyfriends they dragged just be here in St Louis." Campus Rec's Texas Touhill. During along. was on its feet the entire time. It was a saying about Hold'em poker tourna the concert, Lachey 's seemingly never-ending enthusiasm the weather. however, ment at 7 p.m. at the Lachey came throughout the pertormance showed that he cared that really got cbeers from .the crowds, when out into the Provincial House. abotIt what he W1l5 singing. The females in the audi Lachel' said, ''1 teU you, it's chilly outside but jt't> audience and sang to one ences fell under his spell when a lucky few in the sure as heU hot inside here with all these beautiful Nov. 3: Friends of Bob female audi front row were able to touch his hand. women." and Tom comedy at 7:30 ence member. However, nothing compared to the jealousy of The audience was so enthralled \Vith the pop star p.m. at the Touhill. Ladley's fans when he came out into the audience that almost every one of them had their camera (RIGHT) and sang to Angie Ecker, of St. Louis, who was left phones poised and ready. The luckier ones got pho Lachey per almost speechless after a reporter asked about her tos of him taking off his button-down shirt, reveal Rembeti ka Greek music formed at the experience. ing his tank top. However, security guards were tire (Center for International Touhill as part "I feel like the luckiest woman in the audience. lessly trying to tell fans sneaking down for a closer Studies) at 8 p.m. at the of his first I'm going to remember it a long time," she said look to return to their seats, but most did not listen. Touhill. solo tour before running off to call her husband. His first solo tour wa, a success, meaning that titled, "What's Left of Me," Most live performers sound nothing like they do not only should he come back to St Louis more Nov. 4: Ariana String after his most on their albums thanks to' technology that makes often, but the Touhill should start booking more pop Quartet Beethoven recent album. their voice sound flawless. However, Lachey carries stars like Nick Lachey. Concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Touhill A&E ON CAMPUS Nov. 4-7: 'Both Sides' Political Film Fest on Nov. 4 from 3-10 p.m. and Nov. 5-7 from 9a.m. 'Energy' exhibit depicts the -1Qp.m. Nov. 6: Kathy Griffin comedy at 8 p.m . at the beauty of light, time and life Touhill. By MABEL SUEN it utilized candle wax on black paper. Globs of TOP iTUNES ---.. -.- .. -..- .-.-.--- --.... .-..... --.----.-.----- colored wax were spotted, dripped and DOWNLOADS Features Editor swirled to create the contrast between li ght and dark. Chambers' pieces consisted of photo trans 1. My love - Justin Energy is synonymous with power and C3l1 ferred reproductions of old pictures from her Timberlake featuring T.I. come from anything, including something as family. meaningful as an old family photo to some She said that while Birhanu's pieces were 2, Smack That - Akon thing as simple as a lamp's light. more about seeing and feeling energy, her art Abigail Birhanu, alumni, art education, and emphasized the energy in the souls of the past Dail Chambers, a student at the College of of her family as a representation of minority Arts in Memphis, Tenn ., capture this mentali families as a whole. ty in their exhibit, "Energy," displayed in By creating copies of old family photos Gallery Visio from Oct. 12 through 26: that have been important and relevant to her "I think that a lot of the work that Dail and ancestral history, Chambers relates each dis I do has to do with the energy of light or the play to her social beliefs in the community. energy of memory. The whole theory that 'Things that interest me are my social energy is never lost and is always exchanged views tied in directly with myself, my daugh . means that it lasts forever," said Birhanu. ter and my family. A1l these things play a Birhanu's pieces consisted of digital photo major role in my art making," she said. 3. Fergalicious - Fergie graphs taken of various light sources includ To illustrate this, one of her pieces entitled ing lights at Saleem's restaurant in the Delmar "Evelyn's First Car," shows how people 4. lips of an Angel - Loop, an underground coffeehouse in New around her excessively purchase. Hinder York and a window display from Kansas City. The piece shows the Polaroid-sized black "I want people to go to the place that I was and white image of a young girl and a classic 5. White & Nerdy - and to experience what I did and see the beau car over a hundred times in succession, each "Weird AI" Yankovic ty in it," said Birhanu. representing an instance where Chambers has In her photos, the sources of light contrast noticed an unnecessary consumer choice in . 6. Chasing Cars - Snow ed with the darkness surrounding them, con her communi tv. Patrol trasting glow with shadow and emphasizing Chambers -explained that another one of aestheticism along with connections between her otber pieces, "Disappearing Act: 7. Welcome to the Black light and time. Manchild" represented the absence of men in Parade - My Chemical Each object was taken from at least four African American communities. Romance different angles and were displayed coincid Another piece demonstrated in the . same ing, an idea that Birhanu says was inspired by artistic manner is "Standard Girl," with the 8. Too Little, Too Late - the 20th century Cubism avant-garde move same picture of a young girl repeated several Jojo ment. times, each representing an unmarried woman She said, "The Cubists painted from many over the age of 23 in her family. 9. Maneater - Nelly different perspectives. They thought that was The student curator for the event, Andrea Furtado more true to absolute time than painting it Richardson, sophomore, English, said, "I from one side because in reality there are more think there's so much soul and spirit in their Carrie Fasiska • Associalc Photo EtiilOr 10. Money Maker - components to one object than what you see." pieces. When you look at their work, it evokes Kellie Mayhew, junior, art history, and Gallery Visio volunteer, examines a sculpture Ludacris Another piece she contributed to the exhib- w31mth. And that'warnlth creates energy." titled "Comfort" by Dail Chambers in Gallery Visio. October 30, 2006 ~hc [urrcnt Page 11 Junior outside hitter Heather Nichols bumps against Rockhurst in October. The team beat St. Joseph's on Saturday to become the sev enth-seed in the GLVC tournament. The first game is Thursday. Volleyball secures tournament spot Riverwomen on top. By JARED ANDERSON In the fourth and final game the Staff \Vriter • Riverwomen seemed to dominate the Pumas and by the fut timeout the score The Riverwomen secured a spot in Was 23-18. The Riverwomen main the Great Lakes Valley Conference tour tained control and composure as they nament by defeating the St. Joseph's won the game 30-22. Pumas Saturday at Meluer South High Christy Trame, middle hitter, had a to end the regular season with a .500 tremendous game against the Pumas ATHLETE record in their conference. with 16 kills in 31 attempts, one service The 75 fans in attendance witnessed aCe and four defensive digs. OF THE WEEK what Coach Josh Lauer would call the Senior Erin Denton had 13 kills in 28 Riverwomen's "A" game .. attempts, one service ace and 14 defen The first game would start out most sive digs. Also"junior Claudia Medina ly even with the teams each having four and freshman Lauren Hampton both had points by the fut timeout. 10 kills each and combined for nine total However, by the second timeout the defensive digs. Riverwomen would lead by five points Libero Josyln Brown had 19 defen with a score of 10-5. They would score sive digs as she helped keep the momen another five unanswered points before tum in the Riverwomen's favor. the Pumas responded. Junior Natalie Bamard was on fire . The Pumas battled back but could with four service aces and nine defen not keep up as the Rivelwomen stayed sive digs. strong to win 30-24. Winning the game secured the The Riven)-,omen fell behind in the Rivenvomen as the seventh seed in the Christy Trame second game early on but never gave up upcoming GLVC TOUlnament. against the Pumas and made them work Coach Lauer is extremely proud of Christy Trame is a middle hit for every point. TIle Pumas would win how his team has performed on and off 3()':25 but ould· not win altain for the' the court. ter for the UM-St. Louis vol rest of the match. . "No matter what challenges we leyball team. She played a . The third game was very close and faced, we held strong and I anl really season with Indiana State by the second timeout the score, would proud of that." where she led her team with be 23-20 in the Riverwomen's favor. The Riverwomen will be playing 111 blocks and was second Excellent play on both sides of the Rockhurst at Sill-Edwardsville on Riverwomen outside hitter Claudia Medina helped her team finish the regular season with an 8-8 con· in kills with 237 befo re com net made the final score 30-27, \vith the ll1ursday, Nov. 2. ference record. The team will play Rockhurst in the GLVC tournament's first round on Thursday. ing to UM-St. Louis. In the last regular game of the season, she had 16 kills and four blocks in the win against the st. Joseph's Sophomore proved to be Pumas, which secured the seventh seed in the GLVC Tournament. They will take on second seeded Rockhurst key ingredient for success on Thursday, Nov. 2. By MOLLY BUYAT then 13th-ranked Lewis and also netted the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over SlATS CORNER tal!\Y/titer Saint Joseph's that helped clinch a bid to the GLVC Toumament for the WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL The UM-St. Louis Rivermen finish Rivermen. GLVC standings: ing with a winning 9-7 -_ record and 6-6- Huber was also recently named the 2 in the Great L By LAGUAN FUSE ized what it takes to get back there. It Taylor Gagliano, Leslie Ricker and ball-handlers. Once they get comfortable School. Shalenko recorded 72 assists her The UM-S1. Louis men's and - - -- takes a lot of hard work and a little bit of Amanda Miller. with our syste~ I think they're going to senior year at Collinsville High School. women's basketball tearns Stajj'Wi·iler luck and you have to continue to get bet Gagliano ended the last season with be major players in the success of this Mitchell averaged J 2 points and five wil l face S1. Louis University The UM-St Louis Riverwomen fin ter as the year goes on. They're excited 211 points and 90 rebounds. Ricker fin year." rebounds in her senior year at in exhibition games on Friday ished the 2005-2006 basketball season about the opportunity and the challenge ished the season with 147 rebOlmds and The tallest players to enter their first Assumption High School. White aver Nov. 3. The women's game with a 9-10 conference record and to get back there." 774 minutes played. ivliller ended last year in an UM-St Louis jersey both aged 14 points and three assists her sen will start at 5 p.rn. followed earned the number four seed in the Last season's team leader in points, season with 114 points and 91 rebounds. stand at six foot. Nichole Helfrich led ior year at Louisville Male High School. by the men's game at 7:30 blocks, free throws and re.bounds, Buchanan has added five new fi·esh Beech Grove High School in points The UM-St. Louis women's basket GLVC Toumament back in March, p.m. at SLU, The Riverwomen faced the Northern Jennifer Martin, will be entering her last men to the line-up as well as a six-foot scored, rebounds and blocked shots. ball team also has the addition of a new Kentucky Norse in the first round of the season with the Rivef\'lomen. Joining sophomore from Beech Grove, Indiana. Alisa Ndorongo (the "N" is silent) wa, assistant coach, Sheila Hering. toumanlent. NKU defeated UM-St. her on the court will be last season's UM-St Louis will now be the home of named team MVP her senior year at "She's young and enthusiastic," said Louis 72-62 and the Norse went on the team leader in assists, steals and minutes four new guards and another six-footer, Normal High School and average J 3 Buchanan. "She played over in Ireland, UPCOMING GAMES win the GLVC Tournament. played, Courtney Watts. except this one is a center from points and seven reboUllds. played pro ball, so she knows some of That was last year. The 2006-2007 season \\·ill be the Bloomington, ill. TIle newest guards to the the little tricks and all of the things that it VoneybaU This year the Riverwomen have senior year for boLh Jennifer Dewell and 'We're looking for them to step up Riverwomen's locker room are Lindsey take to be successful." seven returning players from last year's MeganAlberts. Dewell was last season's rigbt away," said Buchanan. ''We need Ransome, Lacey Shalenko, Kelly The first game of the 2006-2007 sea GLVC Tournament team. tearn leader in three pointers and Alberts their input and their production everyday Mitchell and Kristi White. son for the Riverwomen will be an exhi Nov, 2 Ransome averaged 18 points, seven 1 "Our seven returnees are very, very finished the year with 100 points. in practice and of course in each game bition game against the Division St. vs. Rockhurst eager to get back there," said Head The junior class for the Riverwomen we play. We have a nice mix of new rebounds, five assists and five steals per Louis Univen,ity Billikens this Friday at Coach Lee Buchanan. 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You will run into a house that is rea lly scary looking, or maybe a barn. There you will October 30,2006 ~h( [urrrnt Page 14 BRANDOW, from page 1 COLIN HUBER, from page 11 ------ Hossain said Brandow was the could tell cared a lot about the people will take place Monday, Oct. 30 at 1 . This year, not only did we make it player and a huge asset to our team Huber said. Althletics Chair of the 2005 she was close to," Hossain said. p.m. at the East Lawn Memorial Park to the tournament but we know that this year." "A lot of players knew that they Homecoming Conunittee. "She real According to Hossain, her sorori inMepco,MO we can achieve so much more." The 2006 season did not look too would have to step up into the start ly put herself into things she was ty and the Delta Zeta sorority are "all The funeral home's statement said Head Coach Dan King also had promising on paper. The Rivermen ing positions, and we knew that some into," Hossain said about Brandow's pretty close" and they do a Jot of flower memorials were suggested by nothing but good things to say about lost a lot of older players and were freshmen players wollld be starting commitment to the Homecoming activities together. She said that was the family to be made to the Delta his key goal scorer. really counting on the incoming as well. The freshmen have exceeded . Committee and everything else she how she and Brandow would hang Zeta Foundation, 202 E. Church "Colin puts in extra time and freshmen to step it up. our expectations, and ev.eryone on witnessed Brandow take part in. out as friends. Street, Oxford, Ohio 45056 or they always hustles," King said. "He gets It seems that it was no problem at the team is working towards the Brandow had a "really vibrant" '1 always wanted to hang out may be sent in care of Pickering to practice early and works out hard all. "When we ended last year, we sanle goal, which is something we personality and always had positive more with her," Hossain said, "I'm Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, the whole time. He really is a great had nine or 10 starters graduate," dido·t have last year." comments about "everything," sad that I never really acted upon Mexico, MO 65265. Hossain said. "She was a lot of fun to that." Expressions of sympathy for the STEM CELLS, from page 4 be around, even when she was A wake was held from 4 p.rn. to 7 family can be posted through the stressed she was fun," she said. p.m. on Sunday Oct. 29 at the funeral home's website at www.pick "She was one of those people you Pickering Funeral Horne. The burial eringfb.com. To supporters of the amendment, those with diseases like Parkinson's or as waste, c.Quld be used to help people, the issue is saving lives and pursuing ALS might recover. to cure sick or crippled children., or BICYCLING, from page 8 a line of research that may provide Adult stern cells, while promising reverse the ravages of disease. --_ .. _--_ ._------cures for people, adults and children, for certain cures, have passed. that On the "it's cloning" issue, it is with illnesses such as diabetes and threshold. We cannot, at this point, important not lose the big picture in Harris said that by being involverl program, with over 100 people par He is not sure that the program will Parkinson's or spinal injuries, burns, make them go back, if we ever will be the terminology. For most of us, in the course, he learned several . ticipating in the classes and over 50 occur again next year, though he and a host of problems, using cells able to do thaL Both kinds of stern cell human cloning means a cloned baby. things he did not know before, proceeding on to the on-bike ses hopes it will. that for twenty some odd years have research are promising but the poten This means a cloned embryo is pro including alternatives to making left SIons. For more information on this pro been thrown away as medical waste. tial for embryonic stem cells is duced., implanted in a woman's uterus, tums and about new equipment he Pion said because the program is gram, along with information on if it Who could be opposed to . using greater. But it does not mean research and then a baby is bom. This is the needed. supported by a federal grant which will be offered next year, e-mail medical waste to save people's lives? on adult stern cells willllot go forward only way to produce a cloned human According to Pion, this year has may end this year, he is not current Pion at [email protected] or go to That is what we are talking about, too. baby since there is no artificial substi been the most successful year of the ly accepting any more new students. www.thinkbicycling.com. because it is discarded embryos from Adult stern cells have been instru tute for a uterus. ·Without a woman, fertility clinics, not something from mental in some advances but the rea there is no baby, cloned or otherwise. abortion clinics, Of course, the most son is that adult stern cell research is Opponents of this amendment often curious part is that we are talking moving forward while embryonic skip over this point and overlook the Get The Current 24 hours a day, 7 days a week www.thecurrentonline.com about the excess embryos created in stern cells research is being held back fact that producing a cloned baby is fertility clinics, which have been rou by restrictions. It seems pretty silly for banned by the amendment. tinely discarded as medical waste for opponents of embryonic stem cell Aren't mothers important? If a years and all the time that this has research to say there have been no woman has an embryo in his uterus, been going on, the opponents of stern cures, when the research has not yet and nothing interferes, a baby is born. cell research said nothing. There were been done. If stern cells, or an embryo, are i.o. a COLUMBIAr:YJ no protests at fertili ty clinics about this The destruction of embryos is glass dish, and nothing interferes, the Will Magqie Dustin Qu~en Emma cPJCTURES ____~~ UJ 1Lhr o:urrrnt Ferrell Gyllennaal Hoffman Latlfah Thompson practice and not even any discussion often cited as a reason to oppose stem cells die. No baby is born. Which of the routine discarding of embryos. cell research but the discovery of a viewpoint seems more harmful to In fact no mention of them at all until method of embryonic stern cell pro women? Visit The Current at someone thought to put that medical duction that leaves the embryo intact There are a number of nightmarish www.thecurrentonline.com waste to better use. did nothing to mollify opponents. This scenarios that opponents of the Stranger to find out how you Stern cell research holds real method harvests a single cell at an amendment are suggesting, usually promise but it is not actually a choice early phase, which is used for a ste.m without either basis in fact or mention can pick up a pass to see between two equivalent kinds of stern cell line, and leaves an embryo that that there is nothing in the amendment than cell research. Opponents like to pre develops normally, yet it did not that hints at the possibility. Yet none of tend that there is a debate between an reduce opposition. their nightmare scenarios talk about ethical and unethical type of stern cell Are embryos and real live babies what happens to the people who will Stranger research but there is not such either-or morally the same? One moral test that be denied treatments in Missouri. Or Fiction choice or scientific competition has been discussed widely is the burn that the research will go f()rw~, with Harold Crick isn't reaay to go. Period. . than between adult stern cell and embryon ing building question: if you were in a or without them, but not just .in this ic stern cell research. Adult stem cell burning building and could save only state. It will not stop scientific Fiction research is lik~ly to yield different one of these - a dish of embryos or a progress, just make it more difficult kinds of cures and treatments than baby - which would you save? for Missourians who could be helped. embryonic stem cells, Embryonic All the many years that fertility by the research and drive scientists sterns cells pluripotent, which Passes ara available an a Irst-come. first~ are clinics discarded unused embryos as and the medical industry out of the basts. No purchase neoessa MAKE YOUR FIR ST JOB COUNT. I NFORMATI ON SESSIO N THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 - - - MSC314 ItlE IUM STUDENT CENTER) 4:06 PM U.S. Cellular® gets me ... so I can always get the score. 40-Yard Dash Racquetball Indoor Soccer Date: 10/3 Date: 10/23-10/27 Date: 10125-5/6 ~ One medium l.topPing pi2 Zl1 . 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