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THE STUDENT VOICE OF M-ST. LOUIS SINCE 1966 I \'VWW.THECURRENTONLINE.COlvl I VOLUME 43; ISSUE 1289 I SEPT 28, 2009 Student diagnosed with first case of H1Nl

~ ANNA MARIE CURRAN According . to the email; News Editor the student diagnosed did A campus-wide email was not live on campus and "self sent last Friday on behalf isolated" before going into of the Office of Universiry the wellness clinic to be tes[­ Health, Wellness, and Coun­ ed for the virus. The email seUng stating that a student a[ also said that additional hand the University of Missouri - sarutizers to be placed outside iPhone, iPod touch and Miz­ St. Louis had been diagnosed of main entrances, elevators lOU'S school of journalism with the HIN1 virus, com­ and buildings would soon be See Business & Tech, page 6 monly known as Swine Flu. arriving. The Wellness Cen­ This is the first diagnosed case ter also urges for students to at the university although continue to be cautious and CHERA MEYER I THE CURRENT there have been documented wash their hands with soap cases a[ other universities and and water frequently or to schools in the region, includ­ use an alcohol-based hand Battle of the banners ing the recent death of Hazel­ sanitizer. wood Central High School 'Bright Star' is Keats poetry Student organizations displayed banners in the MSC bridge to advertise their selections for See H1 N1, page 3 and tragic romance Homecoming King, Queen and Court last week. freshman, Asia Conley. See Film, page 15 Express Scripts pledges $2.5 million donation

Our Opinion: Puppy mills ~ ANNA MARIE CURRAN 5upponers'" of the University. disgrace Missouri News Editor Including the most recent dona­ See Opinions, page 22 Tuesday night, the University of tion, Express Scripts Inc. has do­ I D£X Missouri-St. Louis hosted its own nated $4 million to UM-St. Louis. 18 th annual "Founders Dinner" at Express Scripts's donation will help News 2-5 the Ritz-Carlton hotel in down­ srudems who need financial aid Statshot 4 town St. Louis. The dinner began and will also in part be used to fund around 6 p.m. and at the dinner a areas of growth at UM-St. Louis in BusinessfTech 6-9 donation of $2.5 million from Ex­ the future. Sports 10-12 press Scripts Inc. and an additional All of Express Scripts Inc.'s do­ $500,000 from Express Scripts nations were contributed as part of A&E 14-17 Chief Executive Officer and Chair­ UM-St. Louis's Gateway for Great­ Features 18-21 man George paz and wife Melissa ness Campaign. was announced to a crowd of ap­ UM-St. Louis received a $2.5 million donation from Express Scripts and a $500,000 Opinions 22-25 proximately 650-700 "friends and See DONATION, page 3 donation from CEO George Paz (second from right), at the Founders Dinner. Classifieds 26 wj~~~~J B.~ R Comics 27 MON. 68 ruES. 67 WEQ 68 1HRi 74 FRI. 69 SAT. 66 SUN. 69 Puzzles 27 Whafs Current 28 47 44 51 ~ 58 52 52 53 2 l1Chc [urrrnt I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 Got a tip for us? www.thecurrentonline.com· Let us know. [email protected]

1:hr (UJrrrnt VOLUME 43, ISSUE 1289 (iovernment .offersmore money for college EDITORIAL .. BRIDGET RYDER sion of SAFRA increases the "Typically a full-time ~(U­ tion. Under the SAFRA, all Editor-in-Chief...... Jessica Keil Staff Writer maximum Pell Grant award dent takes 28 hours-14 loans will go through the Di­ Managing Editor...... Matthew Hill from its current $5,350 for hours a semester. When you rect Loan program. George News Editor...... Anna Marie Curran Next fall, college students the 2009-2010 school year take a full Pelt Grant and put said that the bill would Features Editor...... :...... Brian Craycraft in the U.S. may see the fed­ to $5,550 for the 2010-2011 that over tuition, it covers "[eliminate] the middle Assistant Features Editor...... Sequita Bean eral government pay more of school year. SAFRA also in­ about 66%," George said. man." BusinessfTech Editor...... ~ ...... ' ...... Gene Doyel their tuition. On Sept. 17, sures that Pell will continue SAFRA does not change For students, this would Sports Editor...... Cedric Williams Assistant Sports Editor...... Anthony Padgett the House of Representa­ to increase roughly with the the required expected family mean that when applying for A&E Editor...... Cate Marquis tives passed the Student Aid rate of inBation reaching a contribution as determined their loan they will no lon­ Copy Editors ...... Stacy Beckenholdt, Rebecca Nuckolls and Fiscal Responsibility maximum award of $6,900 by the FAFSA for receiv­ ger have to choose a lendet. Proofreader...... Chera Meyer Act, (SAFRA) increasing Pell in 2019. ing a Pell Grant, though it Those students with existing StaffWriters ...... Afton Anderson, Jason Beckring, Nick Bishop, Grants, changing the lending George said this is sig­ does provide year-round Pelt loans would have to sign a Aaron Holdmeyer, Jen O'Hara, Matthew B. Henry, Andrew Phipps, system for student loans, and nificant because, although Grants for eligible part-time new promissory note. Bridget Ryder, Andrew Seal, Joe Schaffner, Mark Webber directing additional monies the Pell Grant has increased students. SAFRA does, how­ Critics of the bill, like John to school maintenance and in the 2007-2008 and ever, change the way federal Kline, R-Minn., say that by DESIGN other education programs. 2009- 2010 school years, loans are passed on to stu­ removing the competition Design Editor...... Gene Doyel Chancellor Thomas George from 2004-2007 students dents. Right now, schools and choice of the private sec­ Assistant Design Editor...... Chris Stewart is glad to see greater financial receiving Pell Grants saw no have a choice between using tor, students will also lose the Photo Editor...... Sofi Seck Assistant Photo Editor...... Michelle Kaufman assistance for students. change in the amount of their Federal Family Education loan discounts and techno­ Page Designers ...... Phii Freeman, Zachary James Kraft "It's not money out of our awards, despite rising COSts of Loan Program (FEELP), logically advanced customer Staff Photographers ...... Ahmad Aljuryyed, Jennifer Meahan, budget, it's federal money living and ruition. which provides loans from service private lenders offer. Chera Meyer coming in and the students Currently; a full Pell Grant private lenders backed by the George said that in 1995, Web Editor...... Zachary James Krah benefit," George said. covers about (Wo-thirds of federal government, or the UM-Sr. Louis left FFELP IIlustrators ...... Paul Maguire, Cody Perkins Though this legislation the COSts of anending the Direct Loan program, which program for Direct Loans. has not yet gone through University of Missouri-Sr. provides loans directly from BUSINESS the Senate, the House ver- Louis. the Department of Educa- See PElt GRANT, page 3 Business Manager...... Dan Pryor Advertising Director...... Christina Lee Distribution Manager...... Claire Beeman Training Director...... Chris Stewart Psychology program recognized Adviser ...... ·...... Charlotte Petty

-www.thecurrentonline.com .. JOE SCHAFFNER St. Louis to be notewonhy. lescent development, educa­ solving strategies to address Staff Writer This reinforces the program's tion, learning and personaliry academic, behavioral and MCMA (P. desire to deliver graduate theories are characteristics of social-emotional issues. Con­ '!-W The ' National Associa­ students with above-par psy­ the field. sultation, interdisciplinary - tion of School Psychologists chological services to schools For the UM-Sr. Louis Ed. collaboration, and systems­ The Current is the student newspaper at the University of Missouri­ (NASP) is an organization throughout the area. S. degree program, 60 hours level intervention are a few of St. Louis, printing weekly through the fall and spri.ng semesters on that represents school psy­ "Recognition as a NASP­ of graduate coursework de­ many data-based techniques Mondays. Advertising rates are available upon request; terms, condi­ chologists in the United approved program puts signed to prepare school designed to do so. The UM­ tions, and restrictions apply. The Current, financed in part by stu­ States. Recently, the Educa­ UMSL on the national psychologists to become da­ St. Louis Ed. S. program dent activities fees, is not an official publication of UM-St. Louis. The tional Specialist in School school psychology map, tabase problem solvers are often works closely with the University is not responsible for the content of The Current and/or Psychology (Ed. S.) degree Donald Gouwens, clinical as­ required. Additionally, 500 Special School District in its policies. All materials contained in each printed and online issue program at the University sistant professor and co 0 rdi ... · hours of supervised practi­ Town and Country. are property of The Current and may not be reprinted, reused, or of Missouri-Sr. Louis has re­ nator of the school psychol­ cum and 1400 hours of in­ NASP approval makes reproduced without the prior, expressed and written consent of The ceived full approval from this ogy at UM-St. Louis, said. "It ternship under a school's fac­ UM-St. Louis' Ed. S. gradu­ Current. organization. The approval conununica.tes to prospective ulry and field supervisors are ates eligible for National Cer­ CONTACT US - denotes national accredita­ students and employers that demanded. Students starring tification in School Psychol­ tion, and UM-Sr. Louis' pro­ graduates of our program are our in UM-St. Louis' or any ogy. A test is administered Address 388 MSC, 1 University Blvd gram is the only one in Mis­ highly crained professionals NASP-approved Ed. S. de­ several times a year for certifi­ Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400 souri. who will provide children, gree program should expect cation and would provide ed­ Newsroom 314-516-5174 NASP recognizes only the youth and their families with three years of work. ucational specialists who pass Business/Advertising 314-516-5316 highest qualiry of education the best school psychological The Ed. S. degree program with national recognition. Fax 314-516-6811 in school psychology. Trained services available." was founded at UM-St. Louis According to Charles E-mail (General) thecurrent@umsl,edu reviewers measure the com­ Ed. S. degree programs are in 2005 within the Division Schmitz, dean of the College E-mail (Advertising) [email protected] prehensive content of course­ designed to prepare school of Educational Psychology of Education, this was the E-mail (Employment Inquiries) [email protected] E-mail (Tips) [email protected] work as well as the supervised psychologists for work in and graduated its first cohort first year UM-St. Louis was Twitter umslcurrent field and intern experiences, school settings. Education in in May. It focuses on devel­ qualified to receive the dis­ and have found those at UM- psychology, child and ado- oping multi-tiered problem tinction. SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 l1:hc Q1]rrmt I 3 -St. Louis' a ter ative fo

~ AARON HOLDMEYER applicants for admission," the vided students with a method informally," Mont~oue said, Daniel*' a graduate stu­ involved. Even though they Staff Writer policy says. for solving discrimination­ "and therefore don't have dent at Ulvf-St. Louis, par­ didn't get to vote ... their The planner defines dis­ related problems. Orinthia many of these panels con­ tici pa ted in a similar stu­ voice was heard, at least. I The 13 th page of the Uni­ crimination as being based Mont~oue, the associate vice vened." dent misconduct comminee think sometimes other stu­ versity of Missouri-St. Louis on "race, color, religion, sex, provost! dean of students, ex­ Montague said that if a which dealt with academic dents might have a bener un­ 2009 student planner begins national origin, age or dis­ plains that most of the com­ panel is needed, it will be dishonesty, disruption of derstanding for the cultural with the red words, "Dis­ ability, or Vietnam era vet­ plaints are filed infonnally made up of five iridividuals. classes, failure to follow uni­ and historical moment you're crimination Grievance Proce­ eran status." To comply with and typically the problems The filer of the complaint versity bylaws, etc. in and the way that it affects dures for Students." this, the university has set up are resolved before having to chooses two, twO are chosen He said that the panels individuals." Underneath, the campus a system where students can create a panel, which is the by the accused and the four were effective and provided Looking back at his expe­ policy for dealing with dis­ report and resolve problems. final and most severe step in previously chosen choose the an educational experience for riences working with these crimination is laid out in four That is known as the Dis­ the process. The panels are last. students who are chosen for panels, Daniel said that he simple points. "It is the policy crimination Grievance Pro­ conducted "as often as neces­ These persons can be stu­ the panel. felt the panel was a "good of the University of Missouri cedure. sary," Montague said. dents, faculty, or staff whose "I really enjoyed the pro­ way to involve students." to provide equal opportunity Since its inception in "We attempt to assist stu­ interests do not come into cess," Danid said. "I enjoyed for all enrolled students and 1982, the procedure has pro- dents with resolving issues conflict with the situation. the fact that a student was See DISCRIMINATION, page 26

H1 N1, from page 1 DONATION, from page 1 According to the Center Some UM-St. Louis stu­ "Everyone talks about The campaign was also and I think University of recognized here tonight by for Disease Control and Pre­ dents have expressed that it or knows someone who announced at the Found­ Missouri-St. Louis is a won­ the great turnout," Forsee vention, the severity of Bu they feel there is too much knows about it," Butler said, ers Dinner. The campaign derful 0 pponuni ty to make said. outbreaks throughout the hype on campus regarding "It's like an urban legend. I was begun in 2005 with the those dreams come true." The paz's were also this 2009-2010 fall and sum­ the H1N1 virus. Danny think if everyone is as cau­ goal of raising $100 million The chancellor of UM­ year's recipients of the annu­ mer is unpredictable. The Coonen, junior, criminol­ tious as they usually are dollars by 2012, but accord­ St. Louis also said that he ally awarded Des and Mary CDC states that it is likely ogy, said that he feels too when the flu goes around, ing to Martin Leifeld, vice thought the Founders Din­ Ann Lee Medal for Philan­ the virus will affect a greater many people are being "ba­ everything will be fine." chancellor for University Ad­ ner had been a "fantastic thropy. The UM-St. Louis percentage of communi­ bies." The email sent om con­ vancement at UM-St. Louis event" and that it was a great website says that the Des and ties than was seen in 2009 "It's the fiu," Coonen tained information r~gard­ the University is already well "kickoff" for the Gateway to Mary Ann Lee Medal for spring and summer. said. "Get over it. There ing the H1N1 virus vaccina­ underway to meeting that Greatness Campaign. Gary Philanthropy "recognizes and If people think they is only a small portion of tion as well as information goal. Leifeld said that includ­ Forsee, the president of the shows appreciation to donors might have contracted the people who actually have se­ for the seasonal flu vaccina­ ing Express Scripts Inc. and University of Missouri sys­ who provide significant sup­ H1N1 virus, they are asked rious complications with it." tion. the Paz's donations, UM-St. tem, e."'Cpressed similar feel­ port to the university." Des to self isolate until their Edwin Butler took a Both vaccinations will Louis has raised $83 million. ings and said that he was very and Mary Ann Lee (the origi­ symptoms have subsided. similar stance and said that be available soon at the Of­ George Paz said that the pleased with the Campaign nal recipients and namesake According to the CDC, if everyone was cautious it fice of Health \Vellness & Gateway for Greatness cam­ for Greamess as well as the of the honor) were present at persons who believe they should not become a prob­ Counseling. paign was wonderful and Founders Dinner event in this year's Founders Dinner. may have contracted the lem. Testing for diagnosis of also necessary in the current general. Forsee said he has At the dinner, there were virus should stay home un­ Butler added that "every­ the HI N 1 virus is available economic situation in both confidence that UM-St. Lou­ also 4 alumni honored aside til they have been without one seems to know some­ at the Office of Health Well­ St. Louis and the nation. Paz is will surpass the goal origi­ from paz: Mark Bardgett, Ro­ fever for at least 24 hours thing new" about the virus ness & Counseling on cam­ said that he feels it is the duty nally put forth for the Cam­ berta Farrell, Sharon Fiehler, without the use of fever­ or "know someone" who pus. To make an appoint­ of the community to hdp paign for Greatness and go and Beth Fitzgerald. All of reducing medications. con ([acted it. ment call (314) 5165671. provide opportunities to stu­ on to greater things. Forsee the above alumni were hon­ dents. also said that he thought the ored for their "distinguished "When we look at the number of people at the din­ service to the university, their PELL GRANT, from page 2 ability to grow and prosper ner was indicative of the sup­ professions, and their com­ in a given city, it really is port UM-St. Louis has from munities." In 2003, however, increasing the Pell Grant is go to community colleges, all about the students," Paz its community. At the Founders Dinner, UMSL-St. Louis returned to that with Direct Loan pro­ $2.55 billion to historically said. "At the end of the day, "Its so important for stu­ the donors of other gifts to FFELP because groups like gram, the Congressional black colleges and universi­ we have to provide the abil­ dents, for the faculty, for the the University were also an­ MOHELA, the Missouri Budget Committee expects ties and minority-serving ity and the opponunity for community to have that kind nounced. The dinner con­ Higher Education Lending to save $87 billion in in­ institutions, $4 billion to those students to get ahead, of support, which I think is cluded around 9:30 p.m. Association, offered signifi­ centives and subsidies that renovate and modernize cant rate cuts for students. would normally be paid to schools, and $1 billion to While SAFRA also guar­ private lenders. fund early childhood educa­ antees to keep interest rates $10 billion of this mon­ tion programs. around six percent . for stu­ ey is allocated to help pay George said that students dent loans, George said that down the national deficit should keep in mind [hat SAFRA does not provide for and the rest will go back this legislation has yet to subsidized loans for gradu­ into the system to help be passed in the Senate and ate students, but rather only fund education programs. may go through some minor unsubsidized loans. $40 billion will be used for changes before it is finalized. Another advantage of Pell Grants, $10 billion will 4 I nc lDlrrmt I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 Now that we've asked you, it's your turn to ask us! www. thecurrentonline. com [email protected]

VERBATIM POLL Should medical Marijuana be legal in the state of Missouri? "1 would think they would be

sick of rne in action rnovies by • Yes, Smoke' em now. I do a lot of them because if you got' em I'm asked to do a lot of them." Are we really having -Bruce Willis this debate still? No, it is not legal for a reason "I'm trying to remember if I've met her before. What is she, the governor of Guam?" -George W Bush, referring to Sarah Palin This week: How do you feel about digital textbooks?

"1 grew up in Texas and that's Answer at where the space program started 'W'Nw.thecurrentonline.com when I was a kid. That immedi~ ately replaced my desire to be a CRIMELINE rowboy." -Dennis Quaid September 21,2009 Stealing Under $500,00 - Parking Lot F Between 9-17-09 5:00 PM and 9-19-09 3:00 PM person(s) unknown stole the victim's bicycle from a sign which was on the parking lot F near the UMSL Police Department. The victim had "He's a jackass." his bike locked to a pole, and it appears that the suspect cut the lock and stole the bike. This -Pres. Obama bike is described as a Giant Brand bicycle valued at $125.00. There are no suspects in this on Kanye West incident.

Stealing Under $500.00-0ak Hall ,. 1111 never going to explain that. Two bikes were stolen from the front of Oak Hall. One bike was stolen sometime between When you do an artistic flourish 9-22 6:00 PM and 9-23 4:30 PM and the other one was sometime in the last week or so. In like that, to describe it, to ex­ both incidents the bikes were locked to a fixed object and the perpetrators cut the cable and plain it, would just invalidate the stole the bikes. The first bike is described as a K-2 Brand full suspension mountain bike valued at $400.00. The other bike is a Jamis Brand mountain bike valued at $350.00. There are no , whole stroke in the first place." suspects in these incidents. -Quentin Tarantino

T h 1I r" d a \'. S E I' T t· .\1 B F I{ .2 -L .:2 0 (Il) "I am very disappointed. There Stealing Under $500.00-Millennium Student Center are no moral victories in this Around 2:30 PM the victim's backpack was storen from the bookstore's" cubby storage area." league." The victim advised that he saw a subject pick up his backpack and walk out the front doors. -Steve Spagnuolo The victim told the suspect that the backpack belonged to him, at which point the suspect ran out of the building with the victim chasing behind him. The victim continued to chase the vic­ tim across parking lot Etowards the Millennium Garages, until he lost sight of the suspect. The victim returned to the Bookstore and then called the Police. The UMSL Police were notified and of the day, when responded, but were unable to find the suspect or any of the victim's property. Video surveil­ all is said .and done playing this lance in the bookstore is being reviewed in an attempt to identify the suspect. game ... it doesn't matter what you did in t he field, it's the lives Remember that crime prevention is a community effort. Anyone with infor­ mation concerning these, or any other incidents should contact the Campus that you touch off the field." Police. Please report any suspicious people or activity to the UMSL Campus -Albert Pujols Police immediately by calling 911 if it is an emergency, or the main number of 314-516-5155. --....

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 I ~hc [;urrrnt I 5 Post-doctoral fellow selected as Fulbright Specialist ALUMNI HONORED AT FOUNDERS DINNER According to a press release University of Missouri-St. Louis posted on their website on Sept. 15, postdoctoral fellow in bi­ ology at the University, Karen E. DeMatteo received the honor Bardgett graduated from University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1986 with a bachelot-s degree In of being selected as a "Fulbright Specialist" for a projeCT that psychology, retUrned in 1989 for his lviaster's degree in the same subject, arid then received his doc­ will be conducted at the "Universidad Nacional de lv1isiones" tOrate in experimental psychology from the university in 1991. Bardgett currently {s the director of in Argentina. The project will begin in November. the Interdisciplinary lvIinor Program in Neuroscience at Northem Kentucky University in Highland The program that DeMatteo will be participating in, the Heights. Bardgett has published numerous publications and presentations, many of which were co­ authored with students. Bardgett is also known for The "classroom clinic" he created to help teach the Fulbright Specialists program, began in 2000 as a "comple­ functions of the brain to young students. ment" to the Fulbright Scholar Program. The Fulbright Scholar Program, according to the program's website, is a pro­ gram that works to increase cultural awareness. "The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educa­ tional exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government Farrell graduated from UM-St. Louis in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Chemistry. She then and is designed to 'increase mutual understanding berween attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she earned her l\'1aster's and Doctoral de­ the people of the United States and the people of other coun­ grees, also in Chemistry. Farrell was selected in 1985 by Science Digest as a "Top 100 Innovations and tries.'" The programs website says. " ... The Fulbright Program the 1\.len and Women Behind Them" for her assistance in the cloning of lignin-degrading enzymes. has [had] almost 300,000 participants." Farrell is currently a professor of biological sciences at the University ofWaikato in Hamilton, New The "Specialist Program" differs from the Scholar program Zealand where she has taught since 1996. She also owns 40 commercial patents and has written 90 in that it aims to promote links not only between countries research papers and book chapters. but between "academics and professionals and their counter­ parts" at universities allover the world. The projects that the Program sponsors are shorr term (roughly 2-6 weeks) endeav­ ors conducted at Universities in over 100 Countries around Piehler graduated with a Master's degree in business administration from UM-St. Louis in 1984. the World. While the international travel costs of individual Fiehler is a member of the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and participates projects receive funding from the United States Department in numerous other boards in St. Louis as well such as the St. Louis Zoo Association and the Board of of State Bureau of Educational and Cultutal Affairs, the indi­ Junior Achievement. She currently holds the position of executive vice president and chief admin­ vidual universities decide at their discretion whether they will istrative officer for Peabody Energy in St. Louis. Fiehler received the YWCA Leader of DistinCTion cover expenses in the country. award in 2008 and was honored as St. Louis Business Journal's Most Influential Business Woman The project that DeMetteo will participate in will consist award. Fiehler also acts as vice president on the Chancellor's Council at UM-St. Louis and partici­ of training in "noninvasive techniques" to better understand pates in Bituminous Coal Operators' and National .wHning Associations. how animals that "require large tracts of land" (landscape car­ nivores), travel th.rough Misiones Argen tina. Landscape car­ nivores include animals such as 'aguars, bush dogs, pumas etc. In the press release, De fatteo expressed her excitement for Fitzgerald graduated from UM-St. Louis in 1977 with bachelor's degrees in both elemencary and the upcoming project, saying that it ,'.'ould help her to im­ early childh od education. She continued with her Master's degree in early childhood education at prove her spectrum of "teaching e 'perience" for studultS at \Vebster University and then went on ro open the St. Louis attraction for children, The Iviagic House UM-St. Louis. (Kirh.'Wood, M o.). Firzgerald has and currently serves on numerous councils and organizations in­ "I am very excited about this opportunity." DeMatteo said, cluding U 1-St. Louis' College of Education Leadership Council and Roc~,vood Board ofEdllcation. Fitzgerald al 0 received the 2001 College of Education Dean's Award for Outstanding Service to "This award provides me with a chance w expand my ~e;:;.;:hing Children (from UM-St. Louis) and the y~ CA Leader of Distinction award in 2002. experience on multiple levels." Originally from St. Louis, D eMatteo received her Ph.D. in ecology evolution, and systematic from Saint Louis Uni­ versity. She then went on to UM-St. Louis where she is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biological Sciences. DeMatteo has Paz graduated from UIv1-St. Louis in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. conducted "field research" in many Latin American countries paz was then employed at numerous corporations including Gen America, LEe Partners Group Inc. including Argentina, Brazil, the Galapagos Islands, and Para­ and Coopers and Lybrand UP (Now Pricewaterhouse Coopers.) Paz now is employed as chairman guay. Del\1atteo has also published and co-published numer­ and chief executive officer of Express Scripts Inc, which he joined in 1995. Paz serves as a chair on ous works on her research. DeMatteo has typically studied both the University's Chancellor's Council and on the University's recent comprehensive fundraising Neotropical carnivores like those she will encounter on the campaign, "Gateway for Greatness". Paz is also a participant of the American Institme of Certified project she will participate in beginning in November. Public Accountants and Missouri Society of Public Accountants.

CORRECTIONS State of the University Address to be held The Current regrets that sometimes in the making ofthis pub­ Lication, we make mistakes. What we do not regret is correcting Wednesday, Sept. 30, the "State of Penny Conference Center. Items included in past State of the our mistakes. PLease Let us know of any correctiom that need to the University Address" will be held in The address will be given by Chan­ University addresses have included the be made. the J. c. Penny Conference Center on cellor of Uniyersity of Missouri-St. productivity of faculty research, pro­ On page 7, the phoro on the Staff Spotlight incorrected North Campus. The address is open to Louis, Tom . George. This will be the grams at Ulvl-St. Louis, the Univer­ named the chef as "Merwin Mosely." His name is spelled Mar­ anyone who is interested and will begin sixth annual State of the University Ad­ sity's participation in the community vin Mosley. The article should have been credited to Stacy at 3 p.m. concluding around 5 p.m. At dress that George has given. George and a welcome extended to new facul ty Beckenholdt, Copy Editor for The Current. the address, the "Chancellor's Awards gave his first State of the University members. At previous State of the Uni­ On page 7 of the Sept. S issue, the women payed eighteen for Excellence" will be given out in ad­ Address in 2003, barely 14 days after versity addresses, musical groups from holes of golf per day instead of 9 as previously stated. dition to numerous faculty and staff he assumed the position of Chancellor UM-St. LQuis have performed such as Let us know ofany correctiom that need to made. E-mail us at awards. After the address, there will from interim Chancellor Donald Drie­ the UM-St. Louis Afro Cuban Ensem­ [email protected] or drop by 388 MSC be a reception in the lobby of the J.C. meier. ble (200S). 6 I ~hc Q:urrrnt I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 h iPhone, iPod touc and Mizzou's school of journalism

~ ANDREW PHIPPS courses in \vhich students can her iPhone, there's bound to stand that they are not as tures from Linden Learning, Staff Writer check on assignments using be five playing games, listen­ capable as the iPod Touch," which can be sent directly to custom iPod applications or ing [0 music or ochenvise their \vebsite says. an iPod. Being a student at the download recordings of lec­ disrracting chemselves from Marcel Bechtoldt, a sys­ Still, some like Ashley Missouri School of Journal­ rures. studies," he said. "All the tem administration at Ui'v1- Smith do not believe that ism has become synonymous Reaction from UM-Co­ news a Journalism student St. Louis, helped in a study anythi ng has with being a I'vfac user, as lumbia journalism students needs can be bener acces ed done about the scalability of changed so drasti­ Apple-branded laptOps have who have made it through on a computer. using iPods and iPhones for cally in journalism become recommended pur­ (he program without chese Ashley Smich, a 2009 deli ering information to or academia to chases for irs students. Begin­ accessori s had mixed views graduate of the School of students. make such tech­

ning rhis fall semester it has about the new requirem 11(' Journa.lism, thin ~ the new < ome[hing unique about nologies required also meant being an iPhone "The idea ot this prom o­ requ irement brings che rela­ the iPod is probably the for students. or iPod Touch user. tion o-oes ro show ho\ far the tionship berween the school ease- f- us and the learning "111ere is nom­ Freshmen maJonng in J-5chool is testing [he idea of and pple into question. curve. As I look at instruc­ ing that is going journalism or pre-journalism hand ling assignmems with­ HI remember my fre hman tional technologies" mose are on in college now at the University of Missouri­ our setting foot in rhe cia - year ... \ye were all strongl.­ things that are probabl para­ chat v,'a5n't going Columbia are now required ro m , ' H arri o n lvHl f; Id, a enc uraged ro purch< p­ mount," Bechtoldt said. on five years ago to have "a Web-enabled au­ enio r In M -C olumbias pIe laptop ," mlth said. 'J B h toldt also cites [he that all of a sud­ dio-video play r. cc rding m agazine journalism p ro­ grad uated wi h honor ' im f t that [eeli o logi . like the den you need an to (he School of Jomnalism gram , ~a j d . "Given the power my 1ac. bur [here is nO[hino­ iPod Touch re already m ak­ iPhone whereas web ice, this requirem m of rhis technology r k now that I could nO[ have done n in g their wa, onto college befor o u w uld is be:r m er by Apple's iPo 1. (hat thi is a great srepping­ a P ." campuse in the hands of Stu­ be set wi th a pad TouJl or iPhone. Sf ne for the p rooram ." 'X'hile rhe chool of Jour­ dent". "We 1w 'S k ep that and paper,' Smim Eimer of rhese d evice. D r ,\V 0 ubner, a st:n iC) r nalism recom mends Apple's in mind when thinking about scud.

, < " h~ all (he featurcs (he Mi - in UM- olum bias news p roduct fo r its requiremen m aking dunb vailable in a somi eho 1 of Journalism journalism p rogram, bel i Ye. it doe ' nor mandate them. mobile package and that is intends to implem nt ro that th required iPod might \X1h il e comp e tin~ M P.) play- w hat '; e ha e been doing," achieve its a demi bi c­ be di tracting to rh fresh­ r could be u -ed th y do he says. r i ve s"~ rhe iVebpagc states . m 11 w ho are requir d to uy warn ag. inst it. uch d vices Already, the University of 1he services implemenr them. "p rform orne of th func­ M is'ouri-St.Louis has been by M -Columbia hav be n "For every one fr shman tions rhat the chool im nds ofF riog mpeg-3, RSS en­ ILLUSTRATION BY to cnt / -lev 1 journalism doing homework on his or to implement . . . but under- abled d wnloads of select lec- ZACHARY JAMES KRAFT

The ons aug t of the digital textbook, over the classic paper textbook

~ AARON HOLDMYER Staff Writer are identical copies of reg­ pnntmg the entire book if finds that the digital-text­ you want to build a library walking away with," Gur­ ular paperbound versions you wanted to, but not at one book trend has not caught of your books you can't do mich said. The bookstore With the tum of the cen­ except that they reside in time," Teri Volger, textbook on at UM-St. Louis. "We · that with the digital. Then staff does acknowledge the tury and the digital revolu­ a digital format, typically supervisor at the Univer­ offer [a digital version] as if you just want to take the changing of times but as of tion, many things are be­ a PDF. These files can be sity of Missouri-St. Louis an alternative [to] every class, do well and get rid of now they are going to stick coming archaic such as the accessed from computers, bookstore, said. "1 think you title that's available for our the book later you can't sell with the hybrid policy of of­ LP, 35mm film and now the E-book readers and even are limited to ten pages a books," Schultz said. "We it back ... its more economi­ fering both paper and digital book; more specifically­ iPods, however the abil­ day." Volger also said that to have them here and they cal to get the used book." books. the textbook. This trend can ity to access these books on access the books you must really haven't gone over Tim Gurrnich, another This approach seems to be seen as competition for multiple platforms is bound consistently operate un­ well here." She finds that staff member in the text­ be consistent with student's paper-bound books In the by the proprietary nature of der the same username and the main reason is that stu­ book department at UM­ concerns. "If 1 can read on past couple of years with the these texts. In order to in­ password. Another security dents are very conscientious St. Louis, finds this to be computer screen its fine," release of Amazon's Kindle sure a profit, the publisher measure imbedded in these about price and content. "If the case as well. "A lot of Robert McKenney, junior, _ and Google's attempt to dig­ will often set limits to the digital textbooks is an expi­ you can get a used book for people seem to walk away philosophy, said. "It's just itize the world's libraries. files, similar to those found ration date after which they a fourth of the price of a new when they hear that it's go­ that a physical object is nic­ Now the trend is progress­ on protected MP3 files that wil) be inaccessible. book, you can get the digital ing to expire and . that they er ... it's something I grew ing towards textbooks. ensure copyright compli­ Gloria Schultz, UM-St. for approximately 33% [off can't sell it back and there up with, and I'm used to it The digital textbooks ance. "You can wind up Louis bookstore manager, the original price], but if is nothing physical they are in that sense." SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 l1D1c ([urrcnt I 7 8 I ~hc Q:umnt I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 Facebook launches ac book ite, you get on it, then Myspace cries

~ SEQUITA BEAN "People often update Asst. Features Editor their status to reflect their thoughts and feelings, or to Since it was founded in mention things they feel like 2004, the social-networking sharing. Sometimes that in­ site Facebook has evolved cludes referencing friends, four times to support more groups or even events they user content such as music, are attending-for instance, videos, phoros, chat, and nOW posting 'Grabbing lunch third-parry applications. with Meredith Chin' ot 'I'm There is now so much con­ heading to Starbucks Cof­ tent that, in response to user fee Company-anyone want complaints, Facebook created some coffee?'," said Facebook Facebook Lite, a site that engineer Tom Occhino in a runS faster and does not sup­ press release. port all the content that regu­ Since its launch in the lar Facebook does. Basically it United States and India last was designed for people with month, Facebook Lite devel­ slower connections. opers are debating whether Facebook Lite has a simple to add the chat feature due layout. Instead of being bom­ ro high demand from user­ barded with newsfeed con­ submitted feedback. tent of users' every move on "If Facebook Lite added the homepage, Facebook Lite the [chac] messenger I would GR EAT simply allows only fo r stams convert," Kayla Shoals, soph­ updates, new phoro uploads, omore, psychology, said. "I birthdays and wall messages. like that there are no apps, The sidebar still has the "Peo­ which means no viruses ... ple You May Know" feamre the font is huge, which makes and advertisements, but the me happy. It's a little calming, ads are less noticeable. not too cro\\Oded, but they "To me, Facebook Lite need to add the messenger." GOOD looks like Facebook ....vhen it sers who like to use Face­ first came out," Anna Moore, book applications like Farm­ freshman, undecided, said. viile, Honesty Box and Mafia ''I've always thought the first \\7ars will be disappointed. developments of Facebook Facebook Lite does not sup­ were better anyway." port those or any other ap­ The motives of Facebook plications. Users who enjoy HOR,RIBLE Lite have been speculated Facebook from a networking since the announcement of standpoint will apprieciate its launch earlier this year. It the less-crowded feel of Face­ was originally intended for book Lite's homepage, which use in countries where high­ does not include information speed internet is non-existent on their friends' applications. such as India. Critics have "I didn't join Facebook accused Facebook of wheel­ ro see whenever one of my ing out the lite version ro halt friends became Uno Cham­ the growing popularity of pion," Moore said. "This lite Twitter, a social microblog­ version is perfect for me. I ging site. Due to new devel­ just want ro keep in touch, opments, Facebook users are not know everyone's busi­ now able to "@reply" their ness. I simply adore Facebook friends in status updates, like Lite." ILLUSTRATION BY ZACHARY JAMES KRAFT Twitter. 1IChrQ:urrrnt Printed Using Soy Based Inks SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 I 1rhc ([nrrrnt I 9 UM St. ouis' inside look at th Ranken Technical follege elpe~ience

~ JEN O'HARA average university or college my students are in u.niforms, Staff Writer in that technical colleges they all have haircuts. That's "The thing that provide more hands-on not only an expectation, really kind of Among several other experiences and occupational that's pan of their grade. distinguishes colleges and universities in practice for a specific major. That's what companies are between us and the St. Louis area,Ranken As to what separates a looking for. You go to a them, is that ' Technical College is located technical school and an company and you talk to the I have a 98% in the Central West End average college: "With CEO or production manager placement rate. of St. Louis and is home to beyond a shadow of doubt, or plan t manager: and you 98% of my kids over two-thousand students. the work-based learning ask them what they want. get jobs within Ranken began in 1907 by and the applications They want work ethic and six months," an immigrant named David component" President Stan that's a tough thing to teach." Shoun said.. '1 Ranken Jr. He offered $1 Shoun said. ".Although we Ranken offers sixteen also have a 90% million and said that he teach theory and things of different occupation-al completion rate, wanted to establish a school that nature, that's not the programs, including welding, which is just for training immigrants for most important thing we electries, roboties, carpentry, unheard of' new trades. According to do, so to speak. Most of the automotive, and plumbing. Although Rankens' website, Ranken students here spend more Ranken distinguishes itself they no longer is "the first non-profit time in the laboratories than from other schools in that, continue in this trade and technical school they do in the classroom." unlike other technical schools manner, Ranken to be accredited by the Ranken also teaches in the St. Louis area, Ranken students were North Central Association occupational habits for is accredited. Ranken srudem welcome to stay in the since the development of who resided at UM-St. Louis of Colleges and Schools." life after graduation. credits are transferrable, and University of Missouri­ their own dormitory; Walker during the summer of 2009, Ranken is one of several "The other thing that .,. students can attain four-year St. Louis' residential areas Hall students no longer need as Walker Hall is not op~n technical colleges located in we pride ourselves on is degrees. Also distinguishable while attending Ranken. to reside at UM-St. Louis during summer classes. St. Louis. Technical colleges that we teach a work ethic are Ranken's placement Jeremy Surron, Director of during the school year. The are different from the component," Shoun said. "All and completion rates. Residential Life" said that exception was one student Captain of industry: Spiro's serves it up to UM -St. Louis

~ ANNA MARIE CURRAN and I came to this country dous, very challenging, [but] on the [teaching assistants] TC: Is opening a restau­ year, and a half we opened News Editor as a refugee ... my father at the same time there was to teach the courses .,. you rant what you always planned up another restaurant and a came first and then the rest flexibility on the hours; as far know, the 100 level courses, to do after you graduated? couple years later we opened Spyridon Karagiannis, of the fan1ily. We've SK: I was plan­ another one and so on down originally from Greece, grad­ always lived in St. ning to teach at a the line. All of our recipes uated with a master's degree Louis ever since we junior college but are family recipes. We have from University of Missouri came to America, that fell through a good friend that my fa­ - Saint Louis in history in through grade school, because they re­ ther knew who was a chef, 1974. Karagiannis also re­ high school, military quired was a doc­ and he helped us gear them ceived his bachelor's degree service, Washington torate degree and to the restaurant, you know, in history from UM - St. University under a all I had was a mas­ mass production instead of Louis as well. Karagiannis be­ work study program ter's degree. In the home cooking. My two older gan the restaurant of "Spiro's" scholarship, then beginning, they brothers and their wives were in 1974 after he graduated military service; I was wanted a master's more knowledgeable about from UM - St. Louis with his one of the very lucky degree . . . but I the restaurants and cooking. brothers' and there are now ones that never saw did teach at Notre Myself? 1 learned it on the four Spiro's restaurants in St. combat, [I was] just Dame College .. . it job. Louis. The original Spiro's is a clerk typist. Then was a small college TC: Do you get very many located on Natural Bridge, a I came back, attend­ in South St. Louis. students or faculty from· short distance from the UM - ed UMSL, gOt my 1 taught American UMSL? St. Louis campus. According bachelor's degree and History over mere SK: Sometimes. The situ­ to Karagiannis, Spiro's has al­ worked on my mas­ part-time. ation is it's a commuter col­ ways been a family affair, run ter's. At one time I TC: How were lege and we're too far to walk by him, his brothers and their was even considering things ' when the and once people get in their families. going and getting my MICHEllE KAUfMAN! THE CURRENT restaurant first car they just go back to their The Current: How did you doctorate in Greece Owner of Spiro's Spyridon Karagiannis opened up? neighborhoods [but] we get end up at UMSL all the way in Balkan studies but SK: The first our fair share. UMSL and from Greece? then that fell through. as I'm concerned the faculty but at UMSL it was [taught six months in business we the community have been ex­ SK: Actually my village is TC: What was your expe­ were more dedicated then by] the professors. They were did not have an outside em­ tremely helpful in the success in Albania; 1 did have at one rience at UMSL like? the faculty I had at Wash U demanding which was very ployee, it waS strictly all fam­ of the restaurant. time an Albanian passport SK: Oh it was rremen- because at Wash U they rely important. ily members, and within a 10 l1rlu: Q::urrrnt I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Volleyba I k oc soff ash , st. Joe's, pushes record to 12-6

Shelby Crawford and Kayla Kinzinger head for the net at the Tritons-Pumas game Saturday. Kelsie Rankin leaps into the action as the Tritons defend home territory against the Pumas.

~ CEDRIC WILLIAMS Wash U. 30% to 18%, while right time. the country." have to get to that ball.' We will get one of their biggest Sports Editor registering 60 kills and just It was certainly a tough The statistics seem to bear don't want to let anything hit tests of the season, trus Friday 13 attack errors. night to be a Triton. that out. UM-St. Louis ranks the ground." night, when they will travel After last week's three­ "It was a good win for us," Fortunately, Friday's mal­ in the top five in the GLVC UM-St. Louis' most im­ to Romeoville, ill., to take game homestand, the Uni­ head coach Trent Jones said. aise hardly affected Satur­ in every category bur service pressive defensive standout on GLVC preseason favorite versity of Missouri-St. Louis "I 'thought (we) were excited day at aU, as D~if-St. Louis aces. this season though, has been and nationally-ranked Lewis women's volleyball team to be playing at home for the blasted another GLVC foe, Ifit wasn't for the poor set­ libero Carolyn Holrstein, j u­ University. passed the midway point of first time in a while.n St. Joseph's College 25-18, ting and hitting night against nior. The Flyers are 14-3 this its season. On Friday night though, 25-15,25-20, to get back on Ulndy, the Tritons would She is the player most of­ season and were ranked No. Ironically, the team's UM-St. Louis suffered a ter­ the winning track. rank in the top three in every ten asked to stand in the line 13 lU last week's national performances in those three rible loss against GLVC rival The Tritons are 12-6 over­ offensive statistical category. of fire against an opponent's poll. It is expected that Lewis games summed up what the and NCAA Division II No. all on the season, and 3-1 in Defensively, UM-St. Louis spike attempt. will move into the top _10 season has been thus far. 12 Indianapolis. GLVC play, but four of those is a much-improved club. HallWay through her first when this week's poll is re­ Last Tuesday, in a 25-13, The Tritons won the first losses have come against op­ The Tritons rank right at the season as a full-time starter, leased later today. 21-25,25-18,25-23 win over game easily, but could not ponents that were ranked at top of the conference in team Holstein has been just fan­ Friday's match at Lewis is Washington University, the sustain their play and even­ some point during the sea­ blocks and block percentage. tastic, as .DM-St. Louis' li­ scheduled to begin at 7 p.m;, Tritons looked every bit like tually lost the match 20-25, son. The question remains, While middle hitter Weslie bero. The 5'7 fireball from and will be webcast mrough the team experts predicted 25-20,25-18,25-19. can UM-St. Louis really Gaff, sophomore, ranks sec­ Brownsburg, Ind., leads the Lewis' athletics site, www. would contend for the Great That night, in its fifth compete against the best in ond in the conference in total GLVC wim a whopping 346 LewisByers .com. Lakes Valley Conference match against a ranked op­ the conference? blocks-and blocks per game, digs and a 5.5 digs per game UM-St. Louis' next home championship this season. ponent this season, UM-St. "I think when we play our and leads the l~oue in solo average. game will be next Friday, Oct. UM-St. Louis complete­ Louis could not seem to do best, we can beat anybody in blocks. Those numbers are ri:lOre 9, when the Tritons will host ly overpowered the NCAA much right. They did not hit the country," outside hitter "We talk all the time than twice that of any other Drury University at the Mark Division III No.4-ranked well. Liz Cook, junior, said. about our defense being player on me t~, and rank Twain Building at 7 p.m., Bears, as four Triton players They -did not pass well. "If we work hard and ex­ about attitude," Jones said. ­ amongst the best libero's in and will be broadcast live qn hit double-digits in kills on The defense never seemed to ecute, we have the potential "We want our players to be­ me country. me universiry's campus radio a night when the team outhit be in the right place at the to be one of the best teams in lieve that no matter what, 'we Holstein and the Tritons station, "The D."

VOLLEYBALL Sep.27 ROCKHURST DON·DALLAS FIELD 2:30 pm Oct. 2 LEWIS ST. LOUIS, MO. 7:00 pm Oct. 2 DRURY N/A 7:30 pm Oct. 3 WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE ST. LOUIS, 'MO. 3:00 pm

WOMEN'S SOCCER MEN'S GOLF Sep.27 ROCKHURST DON DALLAS FIELD N/A Sep. 28 at Ulndy KP Intercollegiate Noblesville, Ind. N/A Oct. 2 DRURY Springfield, Mo. 5:00 pm Sep. 29 at Ulndy KP Intercollegiate Noblesville, Ind. N/A SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 I Ue Q::urrrnr r 11 Three penalty kicks, one'sa win er TUESDAY AFTERNOON SHOWDOWN

~ MATTHEW B. HENRY This penalty was shot The remaining rime in Staff Writer by 0' lv1ara from about the the second half ran out and 12-meter mark and into the UM -St. Louis was head­ The University of Mis­ upper right of the net. ing into its second overtime souri-St. Louis' GLVC game The games second pen­ game in three da. . against Wisconsin-Parkside alty kick and a goal were in At 8:20 of the overtime. on September 13 began with favor of Wisconsin-Parkside 0'1vlara \vas on another an unplanned military air­ with 14:18 remaining in breakaway and the \Viscon­ craft fly over d uting the U.S. the second haH~ making the sin-Parkside goalie was hit National Anthem. It ended score I-I. with a yellow card. with UM-St. Louis' first Next was a goal by Wis­ This set up the game's victory of the season, on a consin-Parkside with 10:31 third penalty kick and the second penalty kick goal, in remaining of the second second penalty kick attempt the first overtime, by Johnny half of the game for O 'Mara. O'Mara, sophomore. It was a shOt from about "I've never had two "I have not ever been in a the 30-meter line and went penalty kicks in a gam ," game where there were two over UM-St. Louis' goalies O 'Mara said. penalty kicks by one player out stretched arms and into "(Then) it was kinda like and one penalty kick wins the net. That made the score everyone was climbing on the game," head coach Dan 2-l. me .. . it was aweso me to just King said. With 1 :02 remaining in win th game." 1he first half of the game the second half, and after "TI1e first one i JUSt the with \Visconsin-Parkside a U 1-St. Louis goal was " Y I always go, O 'Mara produced no scoring. called back for off-sides, said on the selections of "Wisconsin-Parkside is Back Ryan Vines, senior, where to shoot the ball, but a technical team and they knotted the game at two, [on the second] I juS[ waited make many more passes be­ with an assist from midfield­ for the goalie to move. I kin­ fore shooting," King said. er Blair Spencer, senior. da thought he would go that "Our plan for us is sliding "I knew it didn't matter if way and I waited for him to one of our defensive mid­ we lost two to one, or three make a move." fielders up in bet\veen our to one," Vines said. King was ecstatic about mid-fielders and forwards to "So I JUSt pushed up and the win. create an offset." was in the right place at the "We were down and Then in the second half, right time." down late and had to throv.... with 42:00 minutes remain­ Spencer said, "(\Ve) re­ everything at them. I'm ing, the Wisconsin-Park­ ally fought for everything, proud of how the boys came side's goalie was called for a pushed everybody up and through," King said. penalty. Vines put it away."

Above left: Johnny O'Mara, sophomore, business marketing, keeps the ball away from Hardin~ www. player Steve Hedeman at the game on Tuesday. Above right: Blair Spencer, senior, business. and Harding player Chad Marshall take the ball to new heights at Tuesday's game. Below: KylE t ecurrenton ine.com Wogtech, junior, nursing, races the ball away from Steve Hedeman at the game against Harding on Tuesday. Women's soccer loses one and tiesthe other in two game home stand

~ ANTHONY PADGETT tons had five while Quincy attended the game on Sun­ goal of the season from inside second goal of the game and to Sarah StOne, senior, whc Asst. Sports Editor had only three. day were treated with a the goal box off of a cross pass her fourth goal of the season then scored her first goal 0 Hannah Sayre, sopho­ well-fought game from both from Caitlin Farrow, fresh­ off of a penalty kick. the season sailing the bal On Friday night the Tri­ more, made her return to the teams with plenty of shots men. Rockhurst would not However, once again over the goalie and in the tons hosted Quincy, but un­ team after suffering a concus­ and edge-of-your-seat plays. go down so easily. Rockhurst tied it up in the right side of the net. fortunately they were shutout sion nearly two weeks ago. ''After the tough loss on They tied the game in the 37th minute and the game Then for the third time 0 while Quincy was able to She played all 90 minutes Friday to Quincy," head 22nd minute when Amy would go into the second half the match, Rockhurst scorec score twice in the first half of the game and recorded coach Bobby Lessentine said, Lindley scored her second tied at 2-2. the tying goal in the 70d and ultimately win 2-0. fi ve saves while allowing two "we were looking for a spark goal of the season for Rock­ The Tritons would regain minute when Christie More· Despite losing the match, goals. today." hurst, on a shot from the the lead in the 66th minute land scored her second goa the Tritons had 15 shots, 6 on On Sunday the Tritons The Tritons clearly came middle of the goal box. when the Hawks were called of the season 20 yards ou goal, while Quincy had 12 hosted Rockhurst who en­ ready to play and rook an ear­ The Tritons would quickly for a foul outside of their goal from the box. shots, with seven of them on tered the game ranked 8th ly 1-0 lead when Anne Nes­ bounce back just one minute box and Maggie Gabris, se­ goal. In corner kicks the Tri- in the GLVC. Those who bit, senior, scored her third later when Nesbit scored her nior, had her shot deflected See SOCCER page 12 12 I ~hr lDJrrEnt I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

MEN'S S OCCER WOMEN 'S SOCCER VOLLEYBALL MEN'S TENNIS WOMEN'S TENNIS Team GLVC Overall Team GLVC Overall Team GLVC Overall Team GLVC Overall Team GLVC Overall (W-L-T) (W-L-T) (W-L-T) 1Yt1:Il CW-L) (W-L) (W-L) (W-U (W-U lW:ll Drury 6-0-0 9-0-0 Bellannine 5-1 7-1-0 Lewis 4-0 14-3 Drury 9-0 19-9 Saint Joseph's 0-0 1-0 N. Kentucky 5-1-0 8-1-1 Drury 5-1 8-2-0 N. Kentucky 3-0 12-5 Rockhurst 8-1 20-8 Indianapolis 0-0 2-1 Bellarmine 4-2-0 6-2-1 Indianapolis 5-1 8-2-0 Indianapolis 3-1 17-1 N. Kentucky 7-2 15-9 Ky. Wesleyan 0-0 4-2 Rockhurst 4-2-0 6-3 Quincy 5-1 7-3-0 Drury 3-1 11-5 Indianapolis 5-4 13-13 Bellarmine 0-0 0-0 Quincy 4-2-0 5-4-1 N. Kentucky 4-2 7-2-0 UM-St. Louis 3-1 12-6 Bellarmine 5-4 9-11 Lewis 0-0 0-0 UW- Parkside 4-2-1 8-2-1 UW-Parkside 4-2-1 5-2-2 Rockhurst 3-1 8-8 S. Indiana 4-5 8-10 N. Kentucky 0-0 0-0 Lewis 4-3-0 5-3-1 S. Indiana 4-2-1 5-4-2 Bellannine 2-1 5-3 UM-St. Louis 4-5 5-16 S. Indiana 0-0 0-0 UM-St. louis 3-2-2 4-3-2 Rockhurst 3-2-1 4-3-1 UW-Parkside 2-2 14-5 Lewis 2-7 4-20 UM-St. louis 0-0 2-0 Saint Jos~ph's 3-3-1 5-4-1 Missouri S& T 3-3-0 3-4-1 S. Indiana 2-2 8-8 Quincy 1-8 4-15 Quincy 0-0 1-1 S. Indian~ 3-4 3-5 Ky. Wesleyan 3-4-0 5-4-1 Missouri S& T 2-2 6-14 Saint Joseph's 0-9 10-14 Drury 0-0 0-0 Indianapolis . -:t·1 4-3-2 UM-St. louis 2-4-1 2-5-1 st. Joseph's 1-3 6-11 III. Springfield 0-0 0-0 Missouri SSt - 4::3;1 . 2-4-1 Maryvill;e 2-4-1 2-6-1 Quincy 1-3 2-13 Maryville 0-0 0-0 Ky. Wesleyan 1-0' 3 ..:8 ' Lewis · .., • . . 1,.5-1 2-6-2 III.-Springfield 0-4 6-10 Rockhurst 0-0 0-0 III.-Springfield 0-6-1 1-7-1 .. - ' . IH.-Springfield [}:7 2-7 Maryville 0-4 1-10 Maryville 0-6-1 0-8-1 Saint Joseph's . Q.-i .. 0-9 Ky. Wesleyan 0-4 0-12

SOCCER, from page 11 Women's golf finishes 7th, men 18th In the closing seconds encouraged by how they Louis will go on a tough ~ MARK WEBBER 188 to finish 60th. Brittany fident in achieving that goal," of regulation and with the played. two-game road trip againSt Staff writer Rodgers, freshman, unde­ Earle said. game tied 3-3, Rockhurst "Today was a total team conference rivals. On Friday clared, shot a 187 ro finish in On the men's side, UM-St. looked like it might make effort," Lessentine said. "[It at 5 p.m., the Tritons will be Both the men's and wom­ a tie for 58th. Louis's Matthew Rau, junior, the play to win the game was] disappointing ro lead in Springfield, Mo., to play en's golf teams were busy last Beyond the tournament, marketing, led the team with when it had a free player three times aRd let them Drury who is now second Sunday and Monday. The Earle believes good things a 150 to tie for 45th, while break into the clear, but back in, but we are starting in the GLVC with a 4-1 University of Missouri-St. can be expected in the future Ryan Penfield, junior, busi­ the Hawks were called for to hit our stride." conference record and a 7-2 Louis women's team finished of his team. ness administIarion, was their second off-sides call of On Friday while the overall record. 7th place at the Screaming "Our team is very young, close behind with a 151, the game, and the score re­ Tritons were playing Quin­ Drury will be a formi­ Eagles Golf Classic hosted by and we have not even begun which tied for 53rd. mained tied. cy, Missouri S&T hosted dable opponent as they have Southern IncUana, while the ro reach our potential. We Tim Cochran, junior, po­ In overtime, both teams Drury. Both are teams that scored 28 goals in 9 games men's team finished 18th at have three of the best play­ litical science, tied for 69th had chances to win the the Tritons will compete while only allowing 4 goals the Great Lakes Regional in ers in the conference, and with a 155, while Matt McK­ game. against on their upcoming to be scored against them all South Haven, Mich. once the entire team comes iernan, junior, business man­ However, neither could road trip. season. At Southern Indiana, the together, we will be rough ro agement, rounded out the capitalize and the game end­ Drury entered the match Then on Sunday at TritOns women's team shot beat," Earle said. scoring for the Triton men ed tied at 3-3. ranked first in the GLVC, noon, the Tritons will be 341 in the first round on the The team already has two with a 160 and tied for 97th. Sayre played all 110 15th in the nation, and heacUng to Rolla, Mo., to Sunday of the Classic, but records for UM-St. Louis. At Like the women's team, minutes and recorded 10 had yet to lose a conference take on Missouri S&T who shot 324 in the final round to the Drury Invitational, the the men's golf team has rea­ saves while allowing the game. The result of the game is ranked 9th in the GLVC earn their 7th place finish. women's team scored a tearn son ro be looking forward. three goals. After the match, was an upset as Missouri . with a 3-3-0 conference re­ While TritOns coach James record 317 on the first day For numerous re-asons, such Lessentine was disappointed S&T beat Drury 1-0. cord and an overall record of Earle was not enthusiastic and left the invitational with as injuries and an early depar­ his team didn't win, but was Ne..u weekend UM-St. 3-4-1. about the outcome of the a record 640. ture of a student, head coach tournament, he was encour­ "We had taken 4th place Troy Halterman's team has aged by improvement from and in the process beat the been playing short-handed. Ilyo 11m the first day to the next. number 13th ranked team With only four men instead "We didn't play our best in the nation (Upper Iowa) of the required five, Halter­ happy for the first day, but I was very and several teams we had not man believes his team will get proud of how we bounced bested before," Earle said. a big boost once the team is you UMSL, back and posted a good score This week the Tritons fully loaded. and I'ma the second day," Earle said. are playing in the Midwest "We have had to play with Shweta Galande, fresh­ Shoorout at Annbriar Golf adversity, but I believe we let you fin­ man, undeclared, led the Course in Waterloo, Ill. have exceeded expectations," ish, but team with a 158, which was "Annbriar is a great course Halterman said. good enough for 13th place and I think it will set up ex­ This Sunday the team Disney's overall. Alpie Koerner, senior, cellent for us. Every tourna­ leaves for the NCAA Divi­ The Little early childhood education, ment we hope to keep mov­ sion II Preview in Indianap­ Mermaid shot a 163 to tie for 22nd, ing up in the standings. We olis that will be played on while Clara Vila, junior, psy­ have definitely got the atten­ Monday, Sept. 28 and Tues~ had one chology, tied for 28th with a tion of the other teams in the day, Sept. 29. 165. conference. We have set a goal "We are probably going of the best Leslie Fischer, senior, psy­ as a team to make in to the to play the best competition tritons of chology, finished with a 179 NCAA East Regional Cham­ we have had in a long time," all time ... to place 51st and Carly Ball, pionship in May, and every Halterman said. "It will be a junior, undeclared, shot a week we play I feel more con- good test for the guys." SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 I ~hf Q1)rrrnt I 13

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Jazz great Sonny Rollins rolls through To ill

.. CHRIS STEWART than the sum of their pans . Asst. Design Editor Any suppositions about the limits of either Rollins or the There are a numbet of saxophone he plays are scat­ reasons musicians and other tered as he continues to mas­ performance artists some­ ter, delight and reveal with times have relatively brief ca­ his music. reer spans. 'W'hether to stan For jazz enthusiasts, the a famil or go into rehab, opportunity to see Rollins many musicians say goodbye perform is not one to be to their beloved stage after a missed. To be able to hear the decade or so of performance. melodic expression of some­ More than that can be con­ one who played with John sidered quite an achievement. Coltrane, Thelonious Monk At 8 p.m. on Saturday, and Nfiles Davis at the height Sept. 19 at the Touhill Per­ of their careers is a. rare treat. forming Arts Center, Sonny Playing as part of Jazz St. Rollins stepped on stage with Louis, Harlem native Roll­ a s;L'{ophone in his hands. ins performed for (\"'0 hours Sonny has been playing that without intermission along saxophone for audiences lon­ with Clifton Anderson (trom­ ger than most people at the bone), Bobby Broom (gui­ concert have been alive. tar), Bob Cranshaw (bass), planned outlines in which at the end of a long-winding When it comes to stereo­ Kobie \X'atkins (drums), and chaotic improvisation can piece to prepare to build up types abour who listens to Sammy Figueroa (percus­ flourish. The idea of com­ to the next. Rollins, ever jazz, it may seem to be the sion). pressing the naturally wild playful, would occasion­ music of more mature gen­ Rollins has been lead­ into methodical discipline is ally squeeze in passages of erations. ing jazz bands since he was a potent one found in spiri­ nursery rhyme songs or folk When it comes to the 21-years old, though Jazz St. tuality as well as art. runes, much to the audience's performance of jazz, how­ Louis' press program informs The music Saturday wove delight. ever, it as lively, youthfUl, of his "legendary sabbaticals," jinglingly hypnotic themes If jazz is truly the only and energetic as any genre one of which involving the tOgether and was marked American art form, Rollins is of music-not the kind of scudy of Zen Buddhism in by instrument-spotlighting one of its last living interpret­ thing you would expect to Japan and Yoga in India in trade-offs well known to jazz ers able to tap into the wealth see a 79-year-old doing on the late 1960s. enthusiasts. of influences, bom in his mu­ a Saturday night. Bur like Such scudies lend them­ Rather than have an in­ sic and life experience, that every great anist, he and his selves to jazz, a genre that termission, Rollins and his originally combined to give instrument add up to more is based on painstakingly ensemble would tempo down rise to the unique style.

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Theodore Walter II Sonny" Rollins revived a beautiful jazz night at TouhiU last Saturday, September 20, at 8:00 p.m. .

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Surrogates head of hair. It is a little un­ eyes are burned out and its ~ruce Willis, Radha Mitchell nerving ro see, to say the internal computer is fried. Touchstone Pictures, PG-13 least - some people should The plot thickens when From the opening scene JUSt be bald, especially Wil­ Greer finds out that the sur­ of "Surrogates," it is clear lis. rogate's operator also died that something is not quite It is an idealistic society: when his surrogate did - right. The reasons are plen­ anyone can be anything they something that is never sup­ ty: maybe it is the plastic, want to-men can be wom­ posed ro happen, thanks ro robot-like actors, or perhaps en, women can be men, multiple fail-safes. Indeed, it is the cliched club scene. and the old can be young, the unfortunate young man Or maybe, JUSt maybe, it all thanks to the surrogate is not just dead but his brain is Bmce \'Xtillis's hairpieLe. technology. The film echoes has also been liquefied. You see, in the world of both the iconic "Blade Run­ Greer goes on ro uncover "Surrog,ltes everyone is ner" and "Matrix" movies, a massive conspiracy regard­ perfect: perfen hair, perfect but does not come close in ing Surrogates and the so­ teeth, perfect skin, perfect terms of qualiry. called Dreads, or humans, figure, and so on. There is 111e plot is a little convo­ that have rejected the use of a caveat, however: they are luted but still ea..-,-y enough surrogates and live in their "Bright Star,~ the newest nevertheless is no pushover embroider this haunting film. perfect because they are ro­ to follow: \)7ith the advent own, walled-off squalid film by acclaimed director and tardy responds that at The lighting is dramatic, and bots. Humans have been of surrogates, crime has communities.

Jane Campion ("The Piano"), least she can make a living the photography striking. relegated to "operators," or dropped [Q an unprece­ The "Dreads" are led by is a lush, dreamy drama about with her work, unlike their The tale is tragic but slovenly "meatbags" that den ted low (though exactly The Prophet (Ving Rhames, the ill-fated romance between poetry. Fanny truly knows muted, in contrast to the do nothing bur sit in tlleir why is never explained). FBI in a rather unflattering role), poet John Keats and young little of poetry but she is at­ glorious visual surroundings. chairs remotely connolling agents Greer and his part­ who ... okay, maybe the plot beauty Fanny Brawne. The tracted to the handsome Ke­ The ill-fated romance about their cybernetic doppel­ ner Peters (Radha MitchelL is not that easy to follow. film is beautiful but languid, ats. Disapproval by Brown, two beautiful, young people gangers. in a rather lmv-key role) are First, what is the deal ·with with the pace of an English and her mother's (Kerry Fox) works as drama, thanks to the Willis's charaner, FBI called ro the scene of a mur­ the moniker "Dreads"? Only country brook, but it is the worries regarding any in­ skill of the director and these agent Greer, is no excep­ der outside a night club--one one person, The Prophet, perfect contemplative style volvement with the penniless fine actors. rion. His < surrogate" looks of the first murders in years. actually has dreadlocks. for this tale of tragic love and if talented poet, leads Keats Handsome Ben Whishaw, just like him, only about The poor robot surrogate poetry in the gorgeous Eng­ and Fanny to conversations who starred in the little-seen 20 years younger with a full is completely broken; its See SURROGATES, page 17 lish landscape. in secret. but haunting "Perfume" as a In 1818 near London, the Director Jane Campion, medieval serial killer, is ten­ 23-year-old poet John Keats who also wrote the screen­ der, shy and courtly as the (Ben Whisha'N) is staying play, handles this kind of gifted poet. Abbie Cornish­ Also in Theaters wi th his friend and fellow historical drama of confining looking gorgeous and fresh as poet Charles Armitage Brown social rules and romantic ten­ well-is marvelous as Fanny, Jennifer's Body. Juno scribe Diablo Cody wooed audiences with her smarmy 2007 quirk­ (Paul Schneider), where they sions like no one else. With growing from a self-absorbed fest. With her follow-up TV project The United Stlltes ofTara she all but gave away her secret seek a quiet country setting "Bright Star," she contrasts teen into a caring young identity as a closeted Gilmore Girls fan masking her love for sounds-nothing-like-real-people in which to work. Next door the lovely pastoral country­ woman. Paul Schneider, dialogue by filling it with hip pop culture references and lots of filthy-chic snappery. Now, are pleasant, friendly neigh­ side, gracious manners and who was so very good in the with the undeniably juicy Jennifer's Body, she reveals another layer of her personality; her ap­ bors, the Brawne family, beautiful young people with under-rated "Assassination of parant fetish for making up teen slang and bombarding us with more "teens all have lots of which includes 17 -year-old harsh realities of life, death, Jesse James by the Coward dirty sex!" preaching than a Focus on the Family newsletter. Much more impressive would Fanny (Abbie Cornish). wealth and poverty in the Ford," as the sometimes devi­ be a movie where teens actually seem like teens. Jennifer's Body has it's pleasures (no pun Pretty Fanny is exceed­ early nineteenth century. Un­ ous Brown, is strikingly good intended), including copious gore and a few scathing rwo-liners; but it just makes us want ingly proud of the fashions like many films about histor­ in a pivotal role that provides to take a shower in liquid School ofRock, a film rwice as charming and realistic, though it's she designs and makes her­ ic figures where you get little a counterpoint to the re­ true-there are no decapitations. B- -The Current's Secret Movie Insider. self but Brown warns Keats of the art that made them served Keats. against letting her distract famous, "Bright Star" has a The pace of "Bright I Can do Bad All by Myself. Ah, Tyler Perry. Sweet, subtle Tyler Perry. His latest film him, describing her as shal­ wonderful sprinkling of Ke­ Star" is contemplative but is thoughtful, succinct, and revelatory. Irs examination of contemporary issues deftly moves low, vain and uninterested in ats' poetry. it suits the subject and the from heart-renderingly seriously scenes of penetrating drama to deeply humorous portraitS poetry. The harsh description The setting is a lushly ro­ small, confined world of this of American life. More than anything, Perry is a master of understatement. C+ -The Cur­ may actually be prompted by mantic English countryside. drama. For those who love rent's Secret Movie Insider. Brown's unacknowledged ro­ Every shot looks as gorgeous poetry, romance and histori­ man tic in terest in Fanny. as an oil painting masterpiece. cal drama and do not have to Love Happens. It's obnoxious when people assume that they actually knew anything Despite his attraction, Colors are vibrant, costumes have fast-pacing, Jane Cam­ about celebrities, but I'm going to go ahead and guess that both Jennifer Anniston and Ar­ Brown relentlessly ridicules are gorgeous, and physical pion's "Bright Star" is an ex­ ron Eckhart are smart enough to know not to do a movie like Love Happens. The first sign of Fanny whenever she and her beauty suffuses the film in cellent choice. It is now play­ a bad project is when it's poster/cover is interchangable with a dozen other films of the same family visit, mocking her in­ the attractive lead actors and ing exclusively at the Plaza genre. The second sign is when it's called Love Happens. Ah, who are we kidding. C- -The terest in clothing and her nee­ the location. Attention to de­ Frontenac Cinema. A -Cate Currents Secret Movie Insidu. dlework skills. 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"Muramasa: The Demon having the wherewithal to SONGS Blade" should nor exist. bring "Muramasa" overseas By all rights, it is a relic of without losing anything in a bygone era: beautifully- translation. Their risk paid rendered, hand-drawn and off in a big way. presented in two dimen- "Muramasa: The Demon sions-the kind of game not Blade" is the tragic taJenf a seen in this age of polygons possessed girl and an amne- and bump maps. siac boy. It is a game about Gen- The girl, Momohime, roku-era Japan, something has been possessed by me entirely foreign to the aver- demon swordsman Jinkuro~ age American. He seeks to finda way out of 01 Party in the It is a 2D, side-scrollinKher: body an~ ~eg;Un his-own.­ USA hack-and-slash role-playing - Kislike, meanwhire,'is a fugi­ pertly animated, be it Mo­ ing fresh are sword breaks. If there is one thing . Party in the USA game and all of the vot5=etive searching for his forgot­ mohime casually glancing After a certain number of wrong with this game, it is work is in Japanese. To top it ten past. around as she dashes through hits, swords break, requiring repetition. The backgrounds Miley Cyrus all off, it is for the Nintendo Each character has his or a forest or K.isuke guarding a quick swap out from an in­ are beautiful~ but after back­ Wii. her own campaign - and against an enemy's blade. game men u. They never stop tracking through the same Usually, the likelihood of each campaign has two dif­ The game plays - like or take away from the ac­ forest three times, it begins 02 Whatcha Say a game like this coming to ferent styles of play available. the stunning love-child of tion, which is good, because to wear a little. Whatcha Say {Single] our shores is slim to none. It The "Muso" mode is aimed "Devil May Cry" and "Con­ action is what "Muramasa" is Also, the RPG elements Jason Derulo is roo costly,-and the payoff at beginners and players who tra." With over 100 differ­ all about. of the game never really might nor be worth it if the to want to take it easy, while ent swords, the porential The story, while quite in­ come into play. They are 03 I Gotta Feeling game underperforms. It is "Shura" mode is for stalwart, for massive combo chains is teresting in places, tends to simply used as a way to in­ simply too risky. hack-and-slash veterans. endless. Juggling enemies in drag and takes too long to crease the player's strength, The E.ND. Someone, somewhere The hallmark of "Mura- the air and racking up com­ really begin. It is evident that instead of being a core tenet. The Black-Eyed Peas decided ro give this game a masa is its absolutely gor­ bos is easily done, despite the true attraction for play­ "Muramasa: The Demon chance. geous hand-drawn back- the simplistic two-button ers is the fighting. Both char­ Blade" cannot be recom­ 04 Down Two companies are re- grounds and sprites. Many control. acters use a style of figh ting mended enough. It is one of Down [Single} sponsible for allowing Amer- of the backgrounds are based It is a testament to Vanil­ known as "Obura," which the finest Wii games to date jcan gamers to experience on the work of Japanese art­ laware~s skill that they man­ must be Japanese for "kill­ and can be enjoyed by both Jay Sean this gem of a game: Vanil- ist Hokusai, best known for aged to pack so much control ing everyone all the time," old-school and new-school laware, the developer, and his "Great \Y,fave" woodcut. into just those two buttons. because that is basically what gamers alike. A -Andrew 05 Paparaui Ignition Entertainment, for Both characters are ex- What keeps the endless fight- happens. Seal The Fame Lady GaGa

Dethklok brings (deth' metal back 06 Cowboy Cassanova Cowboy Cassanova They are the most hardcore death adds to the band's popularity and le­ consists of Small and session musi- spin-off from the show. {Srngle] metal band in the world. At their gions of fans. cians, who play below a massive "De'thalbum II" is good. It is re­ Carrie Underwood · shows, fans have to sign waivers stat­ The band members, naturally, are projection screen displaying images ally good. It is just ... lacking some­ ing that their families will not sue in extremely incompetent at anything of the animated characters from the thing. The latest songs are missing case of accidental death. Megadeth that does not involve death metal. show. that crucial hook that made Dethk- 07 Empire State of and Metallica look like Miley Cyrus Shopping, everyday conversations, When "The Deathalbum" came 10k's first songs so memorable. Mind next to them. and having girlfriends all out in 2007, it was humor­ With their first album, Dethklok The Blueprint They are also entirely fictional. prove to be beyond Deth­ ous. It was more of a spin­ had a number of memorabk songs: Jay Z . They are Dethklok, the animated klok. off to the music featured in "Murmaider," "Go into the Water,". stars of Adult Swim's "Metaloca­ Dethklok consists of: the show. For example, two "Awaken," "Thunderhorse," and lypse." lead singer Nathan Explo­ of the songs,"Murrriaider" "Hatredcopter." 08 Run This Town This fall sees the release of their sion; SkwisgaarSkwigelf, and "Go into the Water", The lyrics were tight, and tlie ver­ Run This Town {Single} latest imaginatively-tided album, the lead guitarist; Toki Dethklok were supposedly recorded bal hooks and guitar licks were par­ . Jay Z "Dethalbum II," a sequel to the 2007 miles below the earth's SuI- Wartooth, a rhythm guitar- /I Dethalbum II /I ticularly memorable. release, "The Dethalbum." ist and keyboardist; Pickles, face in the Dethsub studio "Dethalbum II" has 12 so~gs, and For those unfamiliar with "Metal­ a drummer; ' an.d William Murder- deep within the Mariana Trench. only two of the songs are memorable. 09. Forever ocalypse," a television show on Adult face, the band's bassist. The songs were ' actually remarkably One is the eighth track, "I Tamper Forever/Single] Swim, Dethklok is the world's most However, in reality, Dethklok decent, but many people thought with the Evidence at the Murder Site ' . Drake . popular death metal band. They art consists of two people: series co­ it was just a marketing ploy for the of Odin", and that is mostly because . also excruciatingly brutal-at every creators Brendon Small (who voices show. it stood out against the cliched titles 10 Use Somebody live show, fans die. Whether a mas­ Explosion, Skwigelf and Pickles) With a second album, Smalls is of Dethklok's other songs, like "Burn sive speaker falls in to the crowd, or a and Tommy Blacha (who voices showing that he is serious about es­ the Earth" and "Deth Suppott." Only By the Night gian t, re-awakened ancien t lake troll Wartooth and Murderface). During tablishing Dethklok as a legitimate Kings of Leon decimates Finland, the death toll the band's tours, the band usually death metal band instead of just a See DElH, page 26 SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 1~hc lDJrrcnt 117 Steel rain'sJa(k An onof talks with The Current ~ ANNA MARIE CURRAN of the name having meaning and building something around ST: The only advice I would have is that all you can do is News Editor it. SOrt of get out there and tour and that's SOrt of the only way Steel Train, made up of band members Jack Anronof, Evan to, you know, figure it our and make it happen. I think that it's Winiker, Dan Silbert, Jon Shiffman and Justin Huey will be TC: So did you guys all go to high school together? one of those things [about} being in a band that no-one can playing a show at The Pageant on Oct. 1 with Hanson, Hel­ tell you how to do. You can't really go to school for it, you JUSt logoodbye and Sherwood. ST: No, not all of us, but I've kn-own two of the guys-we have to do it. It makes it interesting. went to private Jewish school when we were like 10 years old The Current: Where is Steel Train from? together, in New Jersey. TC: Who are some of the band's musical influences?

Steel Train: We started in New York City bur most of us TC: Has playing in a band always been what you wanted ST: As a band it's kind of allover the place but you know are from New Jersey and one of us was [from] North Caro­ to do? ... we can all agree on the Beatles, and The Arcade Fire and lina. The vibe of the band is much more New Jersey than any­ Tegan and Sarah. I don't think we draw as much influence thing else. ST: It definitely evolved into that bur it's always been sort from actual other bands as we do just from sort of living our of what I wanted to do with my life. lives; it's really what our music is about if that makes any sense. TC: What genre of music do you guys consider your work to be? TC: If you weren't a musician what do you think you TC: What is Steel Train hoping to achieve as a band? would be doing? ST: This is always the toughest question. I don't know. We're ST: We're hoping to continue to be as lucky as we've been, some kind of rock band. ST: I'd be very unhappy doing something. you know? We've been able to continue tOuring and mak(ing] records for some years now and that's pretty nurs .. . if we can TC: How did you guys decide on the name? TC: What's the craziest thing that you've ever had a fan do? find a way to stay on the (direction] that we've been on I don't think anything would make us happier. ST: The name was in this song we used to play years ago, ST: One time someone threw a salt shaker and hit our bass when we were in high school and we would play it in the com­ player in the face, so that was pretty crazy. mon room with, like, all our friends and it was one of those W hat band should we thter..vleva­ things where people just started calling us that, and it just sort TC: Do you have any advice for people who want to Start thecurrenH lps@uJ11s~edu - of became what it was ... which I kind of like ... I like the idea their own bands?

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~ MATTHEW HENRY (now New Orleans). John Onuska, but in 1989 a ors College is an application the whole process very com­ deal of reading and discus­ Staff Writer "When the founders of decision was made to make process in which letters of fortable, laid-back and easy,'" Slon. "Students can know Honors College tried to think the program into a free­ reference, grade scores and Taylor Courtney, freshman, that their views are important An anniversary IS tak­ of a name that would have standing college, and Fred test scores are evaluated. Ap­ biology, said. and that those views help the ing place at the University historical resonance here, and Fausz became the dean of plicants must have an average Another srudent, Tedan class move along," Bliss said. of Missouri-St. Louis: the honor the notion of books, Pierre Laclede Honors Col­ of 28 on the ACT and be in Hu, freshman, biochemis­ "Students enjoy being taken Pierre Laclede Honors Col­ learning, and knowledge, it lege. In 1997 the college was the top 10 percent of their try, had a long-distance in­ seriously, and treated as indi­ lege turns 20 years old this seemed Pierre Laclede was put under the leadership of school class. To transfer into terview. "I was in California viduals." year. The Honors College is an excellent choice," Rob­ Bliss. the college, a student needs and was interviewed by Dan The goal of the college is named after Pierre Laclede, ert Bliss, the dean of Pierre The mission of the Pierre a 3.65 GPA or above from Gerth over the phone, and to "bring out the best in our a French fur trader who set Laclede Honors College, Laclede Honors College is "to their previous institution. the whole thing was very students by giving them dif­ up a post at the confluence said. attract good students to the Students also go through comfortable, easy and slow ficult courses, but courses of the Missouri and Missis­ "[The college] started as can1PUs, [and] to give them an interview process to enter moving," Hu said. where they have an inherent sippi Rivers in 1763. Laclede an honors program in 1979," a challenging general educa­ the college. "I personally had Pierre Laclede Honors interest," Bliss said. brought along his library of Bliss said. The first director tion program," Bliss said. Dan Gerth, assistant teach­ College classes are much books from Novelle Orleans of the Honors Program was Admittance into the Hon- ing professor, and he made smaller and involve a great See PLHC 1 page 19 SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 I ~( ltnrrrnt 119

PlHC, from page 18 "Honors College places a very high value on their writing program. Writing is actually across the curriculum, not just in the writing course." "I felt the Honors College had a good opportunity to do something more with my college experience. At Honors College you are a litcie more challenged and I liked the idea of a more liberal-type setting," Courtney said. About ')30 students are majoring in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, business, engineering and nursing, but the college also nurture5 athletes. "In the school year of 008-2009, Honors had 3u :;cholar-athletes with strong recognition from olleyball, men' '0 eer and tennis. We need good srudents whatever their extracurricu­ lar inc rests but a healthy vJri ty of extracurri ula.r interests mak s a igo ous community of 1 arn r . And, c r ainly n t least, individuals who have al ready njoy d success in sports an in aead mics have leamed som e valuable lessons about time management,"' Bliss ·said. ( ildren of students and faculty thrive at University (hOld Development (enter AHMAD AUURYYED I THE CURRENT ~ BRYAN CRAYC RAFT Full-time paid staff is al­ the longevity of some of the Robert Keel started teach­ st'lldents to study that area nology-ho\-v sodal groups Features Editor ways on duty, and students stafF members. ''I've been ing at the University of ofsociobJgyf shape technological develop­ are not counted in the child here 18 ears, and we have Missouri-St. Louis as an ad­ ment and how technology, in On the South Campus of ro teacher ratio. teachers who have been in junct profes50r in 1989. He RK: It's our nation's lon­ turn, shapes us. the University of l'v1issouri­ For infants and toddlers, the center 30 years, which is bec.ame a full-time professor gest running war-and one St. Louis, 70 children rang­ that ratio is 1-ro-3, for two­ pretty unusual in the child in 19 l 4. of our most expensive. It's not TC: Your courses are very ing from 6 weeks to five year-olds, l-to-6, and for care field, , N avin said. a war on drugs, cimer-it's a technobJgy-based. Why is years of age are being given preschool children, 1-(0-8. The center provides a The Current: What got war on our citizens. We are tbat? Do you think it helps the best care that a parent's All are much better than the variety of activities that you interested in sociology? arresting and incarcerating students learn better? child care dollar can buy­ state requirement for such take the children beyond hundreds of thousands of cit­ courtesy of the University ratios. the confines of the center. Robert Keel: I was a fresh­ izens every year and isolating RK: I began using the web Child Development Center The main area of the One example is the annual man at the University of and marginalizing hundreds as a means of making course (UCDC). UCDC is a large space divid­ Fall Festival that is coming .t\.1issouri-Rolla back. in 1970. of thousands of others. We materials available to my stu­ "We've been in operation ed into four sections by low up soon, held at the Theis We had a peace rally to voice are also ignoring the potential dents about the same time since' 1975, in some capac­ partitions. Adele Meister, Pumpkin Farm on Hanley concerns about and opposi­ benefits of various substances use of the web became avail­ ity. [The center] is open to the child care coordinator, Road. All the Eunilies are tion to the Vietnam War. for medicinal and therapeutic able. It's sort of mushroomed children of faculty, staH~ hosted a brief walk-through invited, and they bring food This peace rally, along with a use-including marijuana, from there. I had the oppor­ students, and the commu­ of one of the sections. for a potluck meal with ta­ number of other things, stim­ MD MA [commonly known tunity to work closely with nity," Linda Navin, Child "We have a very open en­ bles set up in a greenhouse ulated my interest in under­ as "ecstasy"], and heroin, to ITS here on campus to bring Development Center direc­ vironment, we are all in this at the farm. standing human behavior­ name a few. Further, V·le are .l'vfyGateway to our campus, tor, said. "We have some great big area that used to be ''Almost everybody why people do the things perpetuating confusion and and I guess that influenced pre-school openings, but a gymnasium," !vleister said. comes. It is a very well-at­ they do. I ended up raking distortions that in most cases my ideas about technology in we're pretty full-which is "We have the dramatic tended fan1ily event. They both a cultural anthropology simply exacerbate the prob­ the classroom, too. I do think typical, we usually have a play housekeeping area, take a wagon ride, and there course and introduction to lems we have--erroneous that, if used appropriately waiting list." and then we have a writing [are] baby animals. The only sociology, and found the per­ distinctions between alcohol and creatively, modern infor­ The UCDC, however, is center ... and then there is thing we fight with is getting spectives offered by these dis­ and other drugs, up until re­ mation technologies can help different from many child a manipulative center with them out of, there-they ciplines to be distinctive, rel­ cently. Gttle real attention or students learn better than our care operations. the puzzles, we have a math don't want to leave when evant, and somehow in tune concern [is] directed to the traditional methods-but "We are not set up as and science area, here's our it's time to go home," Navin with the way I was coming to reality of still over a quarter that is because students today an hourly campus student block area, which can con­ said. understand the world around of our population using to­ are less likely to be traditional drop-in child care center," tain a variety of things from Everybody at the UCDC me. Most importantly, I was bacco on a regular basis. Tall<: learners. Lavin said, describing how trucks to blocks to hardhats is doing much more than struck by the significance· of about health care costs. the center only enrolls chil­ ... and then our music cen­ just watching children for what we call the "sociological TC: "What is your favor­ dren in full-day or half-day ter," Meister said, continu­ the day. Lavin described imagination": understand­ TC: "What other sociobJg­ ite thing about teaching at increments. ing the tour. how the center's miS5ion IS ing the individual as a part ical interests do you have? UM-St. Louis? "We are set up as a labora.:. "We work on our fine three-fold: of a broader social context, tory school. Our function is motor skills, our gross mo­ "We pride ourselves on that we are social beings, and RK: I am interested in a va­ RK: [My] colleagues. and to provide opportunities for tor skills, and we have a su­ having a very high-quality our behavior is shaped by the riety of sociological concerns. students, the action in the students ana. faCldty to ob­ per fantastic playground." education-based program. groups to which we belong. The subject of drugs and so­ classroom, and the opportu­ serve and research best prac­ The .UCDC is an open­ When UMSL education stu~ Who wouldn't be interested ciety is a sub-field within the nity to serve my communi­ tices in early childhood." door center where parents dents observe, they are see­ in studying that? study of deviant behavior, in ty-I am St. Louis born and The center has 15 full­ are always welcome at any ing best practices, and when general. I've always been in­ bred. time staff and 15 to 20 part­ time. A parent library is on parents bring their children TC: You're probably most terested in how we define and time staff, most of whom are site, and parent education here they are receiving best known for the Drug and respond to those on the mar­ 1he interview was conducted education majors. The ratio programs are available. practices, when faculty want Alcohol course you teach at gins-the outsiders within. .by Sequita Bean) Assistant of children to staff members One of the testaments to to do research here they can the UM-St. Louis. Why do I also have an interest in the Features Editor for The Cur­ is very favorable. the quality of the center is research best practices." you think it is important for social construction of tech- rent. 20 I nr ~rrrnt I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 College of Nursing unveils ewadditions at ice cream social .. MARK WEBBER marion about the College of lege." Staff Writer Nursing. Many schools of Nursing students can nursing around the country choose different fields of Everybody at the Uni­ have waiting lists due to the specialization, and students ve'rsity of Missouri-Sr. Lou­ strong inrerest in nursing ca­ attending the College of is College of Nursing Ice reers-the health care field Nursing at UM-Sr. Louis Cream Social was all smiles can be a well-paid avenue are varied in their choices, in on Wednesday, as the Nurs­ to take if students have the part because the opportuni­ ing Deparrment celebrated knack for ir. ties and needs in nursing are the grand opening of a new At UM-St. Louis, the Col­ so diverse. assessment lab and srudent lege of Nursing has increased "I would say that most lounge at Seton Hall. Nursing its capacity so that more stu­ of our BSN students accept srudenrs, meanderers walking denrs can be admitted into positions in hospitals follow­ by, and even srudenrs from the program, which is part ing graduation," Sebastian other colleges came together of the reason they have com­ said. "After gaining experi­ for a buffet of ice cream that pleted some of the renova­ ence, many may move inro included assorted flavors and tions in Seron Hall. other equally important and roppings. Dr. Julie Sebastian, the exciting areas, including long "I was told about this dean and a professor at the term care, primary care, pub­ evenr from a girl I work College of Nursing, offered lic and community health, with," Debbie Lodes, a visiror some information about the and specialty organizations, Students and faculty wait in line for ice cream provided by the College of Nursing to ro the college, said. "I have college. to name a few." commemorate the grand opening of a new assessment lab and student lounge at Seton Hall. been trying ro decide [on] the "\Y./e have roughly 800 sru­ "Of course, we are always best nursing program for me. dents enrolled in the College thrilled to talk with anyone aware of the nursing program lobby on the ground floor of As more students enrolled So many people here have of Nursing," Sebastian said. who might wish to consider was part of the idea, the lee Seron Hall in order to make in the undergraduate and been nice about answering "This includes pre-nursing a nursing career," Sebastian Cream Social was also a way it a better place for students graduate programs, it be­ my questions. Oh, and the students, BSN studenrs, said. "We have an accelerated for the college ro celebrate to gather and socialize, study, came clear that they needed ice cream is pretty nice, roo." and graduate students in BSN progran1 into which we the unveiling of something and communicate in a college more space to accommodate As good as the ice cream the MSN, Ph.D., and DNP accept students who have de­ they helped create together. . setting. contempo~ learning and was, the event was also an op­ programs. Of those, about grees in other fields, as weU as Sebastian said that the The coUege also deter­ teaching styles. The new as­ portunity for U!v1-St. Louis 450 are not yet nurses, so how to transfer into the nurs­ College of Nursing, as a mined that they needed ad­ sessment lab and student srudents and nnure nursing that would be the number of ing program." community, determined that ditional space for students to lounge accomplishes bom of students to get some in for- prospective nurses in the col- While making people they needed to refurbish the learn health assessment. these needs. Mademonarchs.com features UM-St. Louis events .. AFTON ANDERSON \'{.ebsite also has about 133 pIe," Darren Nesbitt, junior, ard, senior, psychology, said. on the Levee performance on an online magazine and a Staff Writer followers that regularly blog communications, said. "We did all of this on our August 1. known. entity in St. Louis," in response to what the stu­ Mademonarchs.com's mis­ own, therefore we are 'made.' Mademonarchs.com is a Skip Jones, junior, giaphic i\1ademonarchs.com is a dents post. The "On Look­ sion is to change the public's We want to see things hap­ vehicle that local artists can design, said. "We would like social networking site created ers," a count of the website's perception about things to do pen, so we will make it hap­ use to get their music heard. to expand beyond the U.S. by four students at the Uni­ visitors, totals over 59,000. in St. Louis. The creators also pen for St. Louis." "Some of the artists we have We want to be a strong pres­ versity of Missouri-St. Louis. The site also features infor­ want to spread their refusal What started out as a featured include Black Spade, ence in the cultural commu­ The students, including Adri­ mation about events happen­ to be without fun, innovative website is now not only a TeEpoe, Teresa Jenee, and nity." an Walker, Darren Nesbitt, ing in St. Louis. activities to do, and to repre- social network, but a physi­ Rockwell Knuckles," Adrian Their next event, ''Wait­ Jhonna Woodard, and Skip "We are an online media . sent a positive change in St. cal manifestation of the aims Walker, junior, sociology, ing for the DJ," is Sept. 30 Jones, blog under the pseud­ presence that is specific to St. Louis. and ideals of the Made Mon­ said. at 7 p.m. The event will be onyms Octavious, Mr. Nes­ Louis and specific to each one "We wanted something archs. The website's creators The Made Monarchs hope co-sponsored by Soul U and bitt, Twiggy Loveforkix, and of our lifestyles. We all have that was original, but fit each host social events, many of their website 'Yill expand in to held at Mercury Bar and The Skipper, respectively. a very positive outlook on St. of our personalities. We don't which feature local artists and a full-fledged business. The Restaurant. The venue is lo­ The website features com­ Louis, as well as its oppor­ think we're better than peo­ groups. Some of the featured website already has bloggers cated in the Cupples Station edy, fashion, current events, tunities and advantages. We ple, but we are confident in artists appeared at the open­ all over the United States and Disuict downtown at 1025 and ~and-picked videos. The want to share that with peo- who we are," Jhonna Wood- ing act of Lupe Fiasco's Live abroad. "We want to_become Spruce Street.

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~ MARK WEBBER the Rye" and even Dr. Se­ sight into these bannings so Staff Writer uss's "The Lorax". that we as a society can pre­ Shelly Meile, freshman, vent from furthering these From Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 accounting, a student in bannings and becoming a is Banned Books Week, a Gerth's class, was angry that totalitarian society I think celebration of the freedom these books were banned in the Banned Books Week to read, according to the the first place. should be more widely ad­ American Library Associa­ "Most of the books that dressed in the community tion (ALA). we talked about were said because I had never heard The ALA website, http:// to be banned for a reason," of the Banned Books Week 'vvww.ala.org, says Banned Meile said. until I began to attend Books Week is an annual "But you can tell that UMSL." event that highlights the they were really just banned Ryan Schuster, freshman, benefits of free and open ac­ because people were scared secondary education, also cess to information, while about the reality in the believed that more should be drawing attention to the books. Also, they have done done. «Most of these books evils of censorship by spot­ some stupid banning. Did are banned for ludicrous lighting actual or attempted you know that they banned reasons," Schuster said. book-bannings across the Dr. Suess's 'The Lorax'? "OEren, ironically, be­ United States. ['The Lorax' is] the story cause people interpret them The observance of about the little guy that tries as advocates of what they're Banned Books Week stresses to save the trees. Yea, they actually opposing. These the importance of ensuring banned it because it is per­ books deserve attention the availability of unortho­ ceived by some as promot­ as they are challenged for dox or unpopular view­ ing an unfair anti-industrial ridiculous reasons and in points for all who wish to agenda." many cases are some truly read and access them. Andrew Burich, sopho­ great works of literature." At the Pierre Laclede more, pre-engineering, did Dr. Robert Bliss, the dean Honors College at the Uni­ a report on the classic "Of of Pierre Laclede Honors versity of Missouri-St. Lou­ Mice and NIen" by John College, had more to add in is, Daniel Gerth, assistant Steinbeck. light of celebrating Banned teaching professor, offers a "I chose this novel be­ Books \Xfeek. project in his "Against the cause it is an excellent novel '"' M y father opposed cen­ Grain" course that high­ and has been banned on sorship for many reasons," ligh ts Banned Books \)/cek. numerous occasions for its Bliss said. "But the one I The project allows students 'vulgar language.' I feel that best remember is 'the censor to research and do a report the Banned Books Week is a is always an ass.' on a book that has been great idea by the American That is to say, no matter banned by some son of or­ Library Association. It really where you set the bar for ganization. gave me insight that several what is acceptable or unac­ The books the students novels I enjoy are banned ceptable, you will always choose oEren include famous for foolish reasons," he said. involve yourself in utterly titles that have been banned "I am angry that 'Of absurd arguments. I think by different organizations Mice and Men' was banned Dad got his quote from 'the over the years such as "Brave in several places but I'm glad law is an ass', from Charles New World", "Catcher in that the ALA gave me in- Dickens's 'Oliver Twist.'"

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\Vi th each new semes­ sligh tly-used, moderately­ one that is not susceptible ter it's guaranteed that the used or brand-new websites. to thunderstorms or the dis­ ILLUSTRATION BY PHIL FREEMAN moans and groans over the To be fair, with digital crepancies of internet pro­ Missouri is widely regard­ guns and abortion. sections. It seems that there is ever-rising price of text­ textbooks, they often throw viders. ed as "the puppy mill capital" 1here is plenty of legisla­ a sizable block of voters that books will be heard. Of us a bone offering the print It is true that one has the of the United States. Some­ tive activity regarding abor­ disapprove of the use of red little condolence is the $20 edition of the book for a dis­ option of printing out their times Pennsylvania is accord­ tion. Eight Republican-spon­ light cameras, and our rep­ or $30 we occasionally get counted additional fee, bur online textbook, but digital ed that honor, but this is not sored House bills this year resentatives are on the job back when we sell our book how many struggling stu­ textbooks often consist of a competition that our state take up various aspens of in Jefferson City, conducting back at the end of the semes­ dents are going (0 have an numerous aspectS that are should try to win. limiting a woman's right (0 a the people's business. ter. Now online-viewable, extra $50-$100 to purchase not readily printable. For By some accounts, Mis­ safe and legal abortion. We have found one glim­ difficult -(O-navigate digital a hard copy? If students are one, printing out a copy souri is home to more than One of these bills, HB mer of hope for these sad textbooks are catching on. going to be forced to pur­ of an interactive video has

4,000 breeding operations 46, seeks (0 create the crime animals in puppy mills. We Sell-back value? $0. Never chase an online textbook proved to be somewhat of that can be labeled as puppy of "coercing an abortion." applaud Beth Low, Democrat mind the fact that digital could we not receive the a challenge. Give us a pdf mills, so our state has cer­ On the Senate side, two bills from the 39th District near textbooks expire shortly af­ hard copy many of us might file or printable version of a tainly earned serious consid­ dealing with abortion have Kansas City, for sponsoring ter a course ends. At least prefer for free? textbook and we would be eration for the dark honor of been proposed. HB 1004, which, if passed, with a print edition of a When looking at digital perfectly happy. Simply put, puppy mill capital. Meanwhile, the other fa­ "establishes the Puppy Mill textbook we have the option textbooks, it seems impor­ we just want our money's We will not go into the vorite subject of the Missouri Cruelty Prevention Act to to keep our textbook for ref­ tant to note that the inter­ worth. details here of the sordid con­ legislature-guns-is also prohibit large-scale commer­ erence in future courses. net is not exactly a picture Digital textbooks may be ditions under which these getting plenty of action. Six cial breeding of dogs that We understand the ap­ of reliability. As if finishing the way of the future but it helpless animals in puppy House bills take up various is harmful and unhealthy." peal of digital textbooks: assignments is nOt stressful seems to us that there are mills live-this information aspects of concealed carry, Unfortunately, no hearing they are more eco-friendly, enough, let us throw in the still quite a few wrinkles to is widely reported and easily with two separate Republi­ on the bill is currently sched­ and they can use interactive possibility that the internet smooth out before pulling available. Rather, we want to can-sponsored bills seeking uled, and the bill is not on diagrams and/or videos to is down or that a website the swi tch. Throw in a few encourage Missouri legisla­ to lower the legal age to carry the legislative calendar. help explain difficult con­ is malfunctioning. It also additional printer-friendly tors to do more to cleanse our a concealed weapon from 23 The Missouri legislature cepts. However, it is &us­ seems presumptuous to as­ qualities, easier navigation state of the scourge of puppy to 21 (Happy birthday kid. needs to reexamine and re­ trating to be charged $80 sume that every student and maybe a longer shelf mills. Have a beer and here is your adjust its priorities, and find and up for a textbook that in a class has access to the life and then we can talk We have noticed that gun). some time to think about has a $0 sell back price. Not internet as readily as they about the switch to digital our lawmakers in Jefferson Another crucial issue that something else besides the to mention the wiggle room can open a hard copy of a textbooks. Until then, let City have been busy this has occupied the legislature same old tired issues of guns one has with a print copy book. Call it old fashioned us keep our old school, hard session. They keep grinding this year is Senate Bill 211, and abortion ... and red-light of a textbook does not ex­ but there is something com­ print-copies that we can tote away at the same old things which seeks to limit the use cameras. How about stop­ ist with a digital textbook; forting in knowing there is -to class with us at our con- that occupy them every year: of red light cameras at inter- ping puppy mills? there is not a price break for a hard copy of the material, venience. SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 l1rhc (tnrrrnt I 23

Tech 0 ogy taking over ta ki g Campus fare extraordinaire Once upon a time, in a her emotional, physical and If there is one thing I complain about my meal. faraway land called America, even mental health. Even know for sure in this life, it If I compare Chartwells' the way to ask if little Bobby social interactions past ado­ is good food, but let me put breakfast to a couple of or Sue wanted to come out lescence and into adulthood some things our on the table breakfast buffets I visit on and play was to walk a quar­ are important and allow us to (no pun intended): I'm a occasion in the St. Louis ter of a mile down the block live healthier in general. guy and I do love to eat. area, Chartwells ·wins hands and knock on the door. These However, these days, we I won't eat octopus or an­ down. days, Bobby or Sue receives have technological toys that chovies on my pizza or steak That's because in my a text message saying "What allow us to spend less time tartar. I haven't and don't opinion, the Marriott at R U up 2?" We used to make with our children. Some \vant try sushi. the airpon, as well as the friends just by walking to parents use video cameras to I have however, eaten Westin Downtown, have school or by waiting in line keep an eye on their children at many places in my life, buffets that cost $15.95 or for something. Now, we have without having to walk an ex­ from the very exclusive up­ more and don't provide an our headphones plugged into tra t\venty feeL tion to avoid one another, scale restaurant to that hole increase in nutritional value. pleasant evelY day. our ears, or we're busy Twit­ Parents also have elec­ will it not do us more harm in the wall diner at three in When I eat the same Last but not least there is tering " .. . is standing in line." tronic mobiles placed above in the long run? the morning--don't ask me amount of food at Chart­ Deanna who always makes Let's face it, life has be­ the crib to entenain babies A new television show on why I was there at 3 in the wells, I pay at most $10 and things run so well at Provin­ come toO easy. I am willing to so th T do not have to wor­ Dis t 1 Channel, "The morning. I don't have to tip. \'7hat cial House and even on the admit that I check my email ry about entenaining their Colonists", is a series in­ Here at the University about that $6,76 price for worst of all days to work: at least rvvice on an average babies themselves. While volving a social experiment of Missouri-St. Louis there all you can eat at Provincial Sunday. day, and that I JUSt might be making parents li v~ asier. that tests individuals' sur­ is an organization called House's Dining Hall for Finally there are events in love with my digital cam­ what is this doing to the fu­ vival skills should the world Compass, U.S.A.lChart­ lunch and dinner? Besides, I I've attended, like the recep­ era. ture generations' mental and we kn w come to a stop. \- ells . Chartwells operates wouldn't complain if I v.rere tion for the President and However, I find it disap­ emotional capabilities? It can All technol gical features­ (ho e places where many to get one bad meal there, CEO of the Federal Reserve pointing that some people arguably be damaging. minus the cameras filming of us eat everyday like the because it's less than $10. Bank of St. Louis, that have quite literally cannot gi e up Even children have be­ th m- have been removed. Nosh in the Nfillennium Also with Chartwells been impeccably produced their technological contrap­ come technology-savvy. On Not only does this include Student Center and the Pro­ comes what I call the biggest and even contained \von­ tions and face the real world. more than one occasion, I trivial technologies such as vincial House Dining Hall. reason of all for loving the derful food. On any given weekday at have witnessed children un­ cell phones, iPods and com­ I feel Charrvvells' prod­ organization: the people. All I know is, for my school, I cannot count how der the age of 10 pulling a puters, bur also cars, heating uct and service is second There is Miss Madie, money, when I'm able I will many people have iPods cell phone out of their pocket and air conditioning and to none. Sure, they aren't who, in my opinion, makes be eating at a Chamvells­ shoved in their ears, or text to call or text someone. electricity. The show's par­ Vince Bommarito's place, an omelet that the 1v1arri­ run establishment. For me, and check the internet via Instead of focusing on ticipants include a nurse, an Tony's, down by Busch Sta­ ott and Westin would pay it is a no brainer. their phone in the middle of what could be the next great aerospace engineer, and a dium, but they don't try to highly for her to produce. I will even make an of­ class. American novel of our time, mechanical engineer, among be. We should be glad they Anthony and Tony on the fer for any takers out there: Has anyone thought abour society is more focused on others. aren't! I've never gotten out grill produce a Philly Chees­ I am looking for a home­ what this is doi ng to oUf so­ what girl is going to win the \'V'hat would happen to of Tony's for less than $250 esteak sandwich that would cooked meal to compare ciallives? heart of some reality star for the rest of us ordinary folk when on a date. make Philidelphia proud. to Chartwells. Oh, :tvliss Socializing is how our so­ six months, or who said what should all technology sud­ The last thing I want to Then there are the cashiers Madie, you will win hands ciety has managed to advance on Facebook. denly stop? do is pay those prices for at the Nosh like Stephanie down. this far. Humans naturally Studies show some Ameri­ At this rate, humans will dinner in order to be con­ or those at the Provincial A-fatthew B. Henry is a thrive off of social interac­ cans spend more time on the not have to come face to face fident that I won't need to House who are so incredibly staffwriter for The Current. tion. computer than they do with with another human being Psychological studies show their spouses. No wonder the unless we have to reproduce. LETTER TO THE EDITOR that the amount of interac­ divorce rate in American is Indeed, technology even To Whom It May Concern: tion a baby receives from climbing. has that covered! \YJe were misquoted in the September 14, 2009 issue of The Current. birth until its first birthday If technology is increas­ fen O'Hara is a staff writer We were misquoted as having said that Sigma Pi was advertising free alcohol when this is really has influence on his or ingly allowing our popula- for The Current. not what we stated. We mentioned that we heard Sigma Pi was promoting alcohol, which by definition, is not what was put in The Current. Sigma Pi never advertised free alcohol. Of course, all of this is putting aside the fact that everything we said was pure speculation, of which we informed the reporters multiple times. For this reason, we are requesting a retraction of all our statements and so-called quotes, as well as an apology from The Current to all members of Greek Life for the trouble these mistakes among the Staff of The Current have caused us. We, along with the other members of Sigma Tau Gamma and the rest of Greek Life, would appreciate The C'urrent's cooperation with this matter considering the damage caused by this misquotation .. - Editor's Note: This letter was submitted by the same inidividuals from Sigma Tau originally quoted in our September 14 issue who will remain anonymous. 24 I 'Uthr Q}]ITcnt I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 Flavoredci garette ban will not change anything Last week,. the Food and will defend to the death your rettes will not Stop them. A or none. answer is simple: There are al­ Drug Adminiscration banned right to light up." cigarette's flavor is not the For that matter, if the FDA ready laws in place to prevent flavored cigarettes. To me, it looks like the reason it is smoked. is so worried about America's the sales of alcohol to mi­ "Tobacco products with FDA is worried about a de­ There are two issues at youth, why have they not yet nors-much like how there chocolate, vanilla, clove mographic that is not even hean here. One is that the banned flavored alcohols? are already laws in place to and other flavorings .. . lure allowed to purchase cigarettes FDA should not be banning Flavored alcoholic beverages prevent the sales of tobacco children and teenagers into legally. any kind of cigarette. If I am such as Mike's Hard Lem­ to minors. smoking," the FDA said in I know the idea behind the of legal age, I should be able onade and Smirnoff Ice have Teenagers will smoke and an article in The New York ban-if flavored cigarettes to choose what kind of ciga­ been around for years. drink if they want to. There Times. are not available, then kids rette I want to smoke, be it They are widely regarded will always be someone will­ Now, I am not a smoker, and teenagers will not be able clove or regular. I mean, if as "alcopops", or beverages ing to make a quick buck by as those of you who read my to get mem, and therefore they are all bad for you any­ to which fruit juices or other buying teenagers what they article last week know. How­ they will not smoke. \ ays, why not smoke one flavorings have been added to desire. ever, "I disapprove of what A noble idea, perhaps, but that tastes good? improve taste to make alco­ The FDA's ban on flavored flavored cigarettes, the FDA you say, but I will defend to a flawed one. Second, if you are going hol more palatable. cigarettes is not going to is starting a slippery slope the death your right to say it," If I know anything about to ban certain types of ciga­ These "alcopops" are also change anything. that could end in both the as Evelyn Beacrice Hall once teenagers (and I should, I rettes, why not ban the most considered a "gateway" to They need to strike at the banning of all cigarettes and said. \vas one once), they will find popular type of flavored ciga­ introduce teenagers to drink­ root cause of what makes limiting your freedom of I guess a better way of a way to get what they want. rette: menthol? This ban does ing. teenagers wan t to smoke­ choice. putting it would be: "I disap­ And if they want to smoke, not make sense at all--either And yet, the FDA has not and that is not flavored ciga­ Andrew Seal tS Opinions prove of you smoking, but I the absence of flavored ciga- include all flavored cigarettes, banned them. Why not? The rettes. By banning the sale of Editor for The Current. Who controls the black hair care industry? As a black woman, I can products at about $9 billion. wholesalers out of business. patronizing beauty supply men. In return, she opened say that most of us take great Aron Ranen is a renowned \.(fhen I watched his docu­ stores and try my best to use up schools and contributed pride in our hair. It makes documentary filmmaker and mentary, I felt ignorant and products distributed by black her philanthropic endeavors us special and unique and professor. out of touch with my com­ business owners such as Car­ to the black community over because of this black women I rec ntly viewed a series munity. I have noticed the ol's Daughter. and over again. love their hair. of documentaries he made Ki)rean presence in the in­ \"x'by is this so impor­ I do not see this happen­ The black hair-care indus­ tided "Black Hair Documen­ dustry, but I did not consider tant? Is it racist to favor black ing now, but it only makes try is a multi-billion dollar tary" about the black hair the notion that this same ce­ beauty-supply owners over sense that black neighbor­ industry. care industry. nario could be taking place Koreans? hoods would profit at least in Every year, black worn n In it, he interview d Ko­ all around the countl, . In my opinion, it is not, be­ pan from the billions of dol­ spend up to thousands of rean and black b amy supply lhere are some black­ cause black people in Ameri­ lars spent on hair. dollars on hair-styling, exten­ owners, distribution repre­ owned companies that dis­ ca have few business ventures An organization called sions and products. sentatives of black hair care tribUte products, but ac­ that can be used to uplift the Black Owned Beauty Sup­ HO\vever, it seems the products, and other industry cording to the documentary, impoverished neighborhoods ply Association was formed black community, myself in­ retailers, and showed that salon quality products such that disproportionately ex­ to encourage black beauty For more information, cluded, has never stopped to Koreans have an overwhelm­ as Kizure seem to be the only ist in the black population. suppliers to unite and sup­ visit www.bobsaone.org, or think who is controlling this ing control of the black hair­ product market that is not in­ Madam C.]. Walker, the first port each other, in addition watch Ran en's "Black Hair industry. care industry. fringed upon by the low cost woman millionaire, made her to lobbying state and federal Documentary" on Youtube. Some estimates put the Ranen also reveals tactics of many Korean-sold goods. fortune by selling hair prod­ representatives on behalf of Afton Anderson is a staff annual revenue for black hair used by Koreans to put black I personally have stopped ucts to black women and the organization's interests. writer for The Current.

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SCIENCE COlU N Climate change should be concern of G20

The G20 Summit, a meet­ Rdther than talk about the ing of leaders of the world's protesters themsel es, let us biggest economies, took place examine their topic: what the this week. There were protest­ global (conomv can do about ers there. b1,)bal warming. Usually, that is all the Global warming and cli­ Feeling alilt ehome sick? coverage protesters at meet­ mate change is something ings get from the mainstream the whole world faces but the Tips on how to stay happy while far from home media. What the protesters reason this must be dealt with are saying, who they are or now and by all of the world's One of the hardest parts n,nion,ll students expect to offer and you should why they are there is never industrial economies, is that of life'" as an international friendships to just come to take some time and explore explained. w are reaching a threshold, student is the feeling of be­ them, but this is not true­ it. Do not only go to the All that changed this sum­ beyond which nothing we do ing awa from home. There you have to try to make tourist-y places. Try finding mer \vith the protests at the will matter. Once we cross grov.'th, burning of fossil fu­ comes a time when you real­ friends. Finding friendship a coolliule off-campus cof­ town hall meetings about that thr shold, catastrophic els or forest destruction-for ize that you're going to miss in the States is easy, but fee shop that you can make heal th insurance reform. In climate changes may take someone else to take respon­ birthdays and anniversaries you have to put in some ef­ your regular place, and you fact, most of the coverage was place. This is not a limited sibility. Because the G20 and little moments that you fort. You cannot sit in your will find that the more you about the protesters who got effect where only the natural represents the world's biggest cannot get back. This real­ room and expect friendship go there, the more you will to have their say on a vari­ world will be lost while hu­ economies and the forces of ization along with the lone­ to come to you. You cannot make friends with the other ety of topics, whether it had man life and industry goes globalization, it is the perfect liness of being international always expect to be invited regulars. much to do with the health on, but one where everything body to address this global can create some intense to do things and go places­ Make sure your diet re­ insurance industry, health about living on earth-air problem. emotions too hard to handle sometimes you have to do mains healthy. Don't get care or our status as the only quality, habitable land, food All economies are con­ at times. the inviting. Is there a stu­ sucked into the fast food developed nation without we can grow and drinkable nected now and use of re­ Being homesick sucks. dent you know interested in frenzy. I know it's hard, but decent health care for all citi- water-may be impacted. It sources in one area affects us Some students may not art or music? Invite him or I have found that a poor zens. even holds the potential to all. want to admit how much her to a museum and a cof­ diet can actually make be­ However this week, in the make the planet uninhabit- The Chinese or Indians they miss home, but the fee shop. Are you a sports ing homesick worse. If you run up to G20 Summit, the able. cannot claim the right to truth is, no matter how old nut? Invite someone to go to find yourself in that boat, mainstream media has re- Addressing climate change burn coal to catch up with people get, major life chang­ a soccer game. re-examine your eating hab­ turned to type, again report- is suffering from a phenom- the U.S. or Europe when it es are traumatic, and inter­ This might sound like its. Being homesick does not ing only that there were pro- en on known as "the tragedy heats everyone's planet, JUSt national students are going "tough love" but I have have to lead to poor eating testers, without telling us the of the commons," based on as the developed nations like through major life changes. fOW1d them to be greatly habits. who, what or why. something observed in old ours cannot continue to emit It's okay though because helpful to me in my years in After trying all of these Since double standards are medieval towns. There was greenhouse gases at our pres­ there is nothing wrong with the States. These techniques things, if 'your homesick­ inherently unfair, the Science often a common area that ev- ent rate. Sustainable, low­ being homesick. have also worked for many ness continues and leads Column this week is going eryone could use, such as for carbon emission economies One of the best ways to . of my international friends into heavy depression, think to cover a little bit about the grazing sheep. The idea was also offer opportunities for avoid feeling homesick is to over the years. You have about seeing a counselor. protests at the G20 Summit. that since the commons be- economic grown-in new in- integrate yourself as fully as nothing to lose by simply We have counselors special­ What do protests at an longed to everyone, everyone dustries and new jobs-as all possible into your new way trying them. ly trained in international international economic sum- would take care of it. What economic change does. of life. If you can, get a job Think of it this way: relations at the university's mit have to do with science? actually happened was its re- Change is always hard but at school and attend as many your family and friends are health center. They will lis­ One of the things groups sources were exploited but no the G20 meeting is a good social fun!:tions as possible. no more than a phone call ten to your concerns and are protesting is the contin- one wanted to do the work to place to start on something Throw yourself into college away, and you can always needs and help you find a ued lack of effective steps by maintain it. the world will take up again life and you'll find yourself keep in touch through mail way to adjust to your life in world's biggest economies to The world's biggest econo- at the climate-change Sllm­ missing home less often. I or the internet. They will al­ the states. deal with the biggest crises mies are behaving the same mit in December. have found that making new ways be happy to hear from Now, get out there and humanity faces today: global way, waiting for someone Cate Marquis is A&E Edi- friends is the easiest way to you and even happier if a try new things. That's why warming and climate change. else to rein in unsustainable tor for The Current. combat the feeling of being visit to your new city is an you are here after all! ~~~~--~~~------=---~~-----=~c------~ homesick. extended one. Soji Seck is Photo Editor I feel like most inter- Also, St. Louis has a lot for The Current. 26 I ,,[:hr [:uITrnr I SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

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The Hammered Dulcimer Revealed Bryson Gerard discusses the history and evolution of the hammered dulcimer and demonstrates various music styles and performance techniques for it. Located in 222 J.e. Penney Conference Center, from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM. For more informa­ tion contact Karen Lucas at 314-516-5699 .

Winning the Battle with Procrastination How many times have you gotten sidetracked from doing an assignment? College students can easily fall into a cycle of procrastination. Getting at the reasons behind the procrastination is the key. This workshop will illustrate the steps and techniques to become a person who does NOT procrastinate. Located at 255 in the MSC-Center for Student Success, from 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM. For more information contact Chad Hoffer at 5300.

Homecoming Karaoke Contest Come and sing your heart out for some great prizes. Anyone can enter to sing and there is no pre-registration. Judges will narrow the top 5 participants, and the audience will choose the top 3. The top three singers will receive great prizes! Lo­ cated in the Pilot House from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. For more information contact D' Andre Braddix at 314-516-5205.

SOFI SECK} THE CURRENT Waffle Night Come enjoy a night of waffles, syrup, and other waffle foods. Guest servers are professional staff from various departments on campus. Located in the University Meadows Christian Bourne, freshman, engineering participated in fI safe driving smart nosh /I Last Thurs­ Clubhouse, at 6:30 PM. For more information contact Allison Labaali at 314-516-7504. day in the MSC nosh. The event was put together by Health, Wellness, and counseling with help from the UMSL police department. A field sobriety check was set up in the middle of the nosh to show the effect of driving after drinking alcohol. Homecoming Blood Drive Show your Triton Pride by joining the Office of Student Life for the 2009 UMSL Homecoming Blood Drive. The blood drive will be held on Tuesday, September 29th from 1Oam-3pm in Century Rooms B&e. Each donation can save up to three lives! All dona­ )~ h UT ~ d

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