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VOLUME 37 September 13, 2004 run e for campus news and information See page 10 Three Mo' Tenors lights up the PAC Golden Key Florissant pays tribute to Doctoral candidate ~ Honor Society I victims of 9-11 , ; in :: recelVes• killed car accident Afuneral service for Ling Li, who was president ~ international of the Chinese Student Association· Maio1and recognition will take place Sept. 15 BY WILL MELTON program for educational leadership __~_ BY WILL MELTON ' .M __ • • • _ •• M _ _ News Editor --- NeWs Edito;-"- and policy studies, said that "Ling was an incredibly driven woman; she The UM-St. Louis chapter of (~ I was a meticulous student. She was a Golden Key International Honour I Members of the UM-St. Louis · true Chinese patriot. She was proud , society was presented with the! community lost a cherished friend on of her country and . would gladly Honorable Mention Key chapter! Aug. 31. Ling Li, a 33 year old explain Chinese foreign policy to , Award in Atlanta, Ga at the Golden i doctoral candidate, died in a car anyone interested." , Key International Conference in i accident on Interstate Highway 40 in Friends Peng Xiong and Fuqian August. I O'Fallon, Mo. Xie, both members of CSAM, said 'iii; Jenny Heinz, senior, graphic design, I Li, originally from the People's that Li was engaged a month ago and , said the group was very excited i . Republic ofChina, had come to UM was planning on a Florida wedding. .' because they had never won an i St. Louis in 2002 after receiving her "He loved her so much," Fuqian said. international award before. i master's degree in education from It was from her fiance that they neard ''It was one of the last two they gave ! the University of Denver, where her the news of her passing. out, we were thinking alright let's get i 4.0 GPA earned her top honors. She They described Li as a vibrant, this over with and all of a sudden they ! was also · very involved with the polite, and giving young woman who said University of Missouri St Louis," . #, ! Chinese Student Association was always ready to help anyone. .. Heinz said. 'We're going for an even i Mainland organization (CSAM) on CSAM organized a website to honor higher award coming year." j thiS campus, serving both as treasurer Li's memory. It features pictures, a The organization is an academic I and most recently as president. biography, and messages from honor society that recognizes the top 15 ! Her dissertation in progress friends. Students can view the percent of jwriors and seniors, or a 3.6 i compared the teacher education webpage at www.umsl.edu/-csam. GPA. In addition to meeting their i programs in China to those in the There has also been a memorial ' academic standards, members ! United States. Kathleen Sullivan fund established to help cover the ~. participate in various community ! Brown, Li's dissertation advisor, said costly trip her family will have to . service projects that aim to build i she bad no doubts that Li would have make from China, and also the leadership skills while enhancing the i finished the work and been awarded funeral ceremony. Any students lives of the people they help. I the PhD. interested in donating to the fund can "Members of Golden Key at the I "Ling Li was a delightful person stop in at UMB bank located in room UM-St have been very Louis chapter and a wonderful student She truly 256 in the Millennium Student dedicated to making a difference both I became like a daughter to me," Center and ask for Misty Hanison. on and off campus," Elisabeth I Brown said. "She brought a global Funeral arrangements have been Abraham, senior, psychology, and ! Casey Ulrichl lbe Cumml perspective into our department, and made for Wednesday, Sept. 15 at social director of Golden Key, said "It I lbe City of Florissant sponsored the "Healing Field" during the she was really corning into her own Gerber Chapel located at 23 W is great that we've finally gained James J. Ea.gan Civic Center on the third anniversary of the as an educational researcher and Lockwood in Webster Groves. international recognition." terrori.t attacks of 9-11. As eacb victim's name wa. read, an scholar." Visitation is scheduled from 3 p.m. to Heinz also ~d tlutt it was a great American flag was carried out and placed on the fi Id by those Randy Sommers, a friend and 7:30p.m. organization for students to participate attending the evant. There were a to1al 2,998 flags, one for fellow student in the doctoral in. "not just for the resume but also for each victim, posted on three acres of land. see LlNQ LJ, ]Ja8e 3 ~thel~p~enceyoog~the ! ________________________________________________~ __~-------- --------------------------------------~------_______ community service and the people you I meet in the community." Her favorite event is the Teddy Bear ! Safari, a program that was lauded this t Private collection of Japanese artifacts past spring when UM-St Louis named I it the student program of the year at the ! , ann:el~e:n~t~ace at the I are made public in new exhibit Children's Advocacy Services of ! sources of funding. many of the items on exhibit, was Greater St Louis on South Campus. I BY PATRICIA LEE The Shibusawa Memorial scheduled to speak at the event. CASGSL is a center that provides i Staff 'Writer Foundation provided most of the However, an illness prevented him assistance for children ages 3 through ! funding. The Japan Foundation, from coming so his cousin spoke in his 17 that have been sexually abused. I For the first time ever, a collection operated by the Japanese government, place. " Golden Key's program was a party I of Japanese artifacts from the 19th and also provided a grant to fund the Jun Inoue, associate director and for these children that offered them the i 20th centuries was publicly displayed. exhibit. An endowment fund from a curator of the Shibusawa Memorial chance to partici~ in a day of arts I Ibis compilation was assembled in gift that was donated by a Japanese Ubrary, also talked about the exhIbit. and crafts, face pamting, free food and I 1937, bl}! until recently was placed in businessman covered the rest of the "'The aim of this exhibition is to a fun time with peers, staff and i storage. cost. compare, through visual materials, the Erica BurTisl The CIITTeTlt community members. They will be ! These historical objects were part The exhibit officially opened on experiences of the United States and The Mercantile Library'S Different Lands/Shared Experiences holding the event academic again this I of a Japanese and American exhibit Sept 9, with opening ceremonies at Japan at the time and how people's Exhibition contains Japanese artifacts such as these wooden ..; year. I that was on display at UM-SL Louis. the Mercantile Library. Those present lives were changed due to engravings used as business licenses for Japanese post offices, According to Heinz, the event ! The exhibit ''Different Landsl Shared included Joel Glassman, associate industrialization," Inoue said. freight agencies and silk merchants. brings out community spirit and family i Experiences: The Emergence of provost for academic affairs and There were six themes of the togetherness and he is fond of seeing I Modem Indusnial Society in Japan director of the Center for International exhibit: development of frontier lines, Genuiier Weisenfeld, assistant exhibit included American artifacts. "the older SIblings helping the younger ! and the United States" was displayed Studies, Glen Cope, provost and vice transportation, transition from crafts to professor of art and art history at Duke Some of them were from the siblings." j from Sept 9 to Oct. 2 at the Mercantile chancellor for academic affairs and industrial manufacturing, urban University, explained their Mercantile Librnry and there was also ''I really like working with kids," ! Library. John Hoover, the executive director of development, daily life and Japan at significance. During a slide a large collection from Saint Louis .-+ Heinz said. ''It's nice to be able to i The estimated cost for insuring and the Mercantile Librnry. the 1904 World's Fair. presentation, she showed the University. provide something to kids who have i shipping the items was approximately The president of the Shibusawa Wood block prints made up a large symbolism behind the pictures. had a lot of hurt in their life. The kids I, 45,000 dollars. There were three main Memorial Foundation, which provided part of the Japanese exhibit and In addition to Japanese items, the see .JAPANESE ARTIFACTS, page 3 are always very excited about running , around to all the tables to do all the ! crafts." : The Teddy Bear Safari program was I Activist·Gi ngrich 'urges young .Americans to vote -:. also shown to other chapters of Golden i Key at an informational booth the UM- I:' BY M.K. 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