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www.thecurrentonline.com \'01 t l!\fE ·10, ISS( T 12(15 THIS WEEK Coach Buchanan on eave System Basketball court dedication pending OEOinv estigation president Chuck Smith, UMSl's first men's basketball coach, By MELISSA s. HAYDEN administrative assistant of the Office of will be honored when the Equal Opportunity, directed all ques new basketball court in the News Editor tions and concerns about the investiga leaves for Mark Twain Gym is tion to Bob Samples, director ofuniver dedicated to him on Jan. Lee Buchanan, head coach of sity communications. 18 at 7 p.m. women's basketball, has been on paid Samples said there was nothing new administrative leave for a just Qver one to report at this time about the investi greener INSIDE month after allegations triggered an gation or the allegations. He also said investigation from the Office of Equal information concerning the investiga Opportunity. tion and allegations would not be given Buchanan, who has been coaching pastures out. at UM-St. Louis since 2003, was placed "Infoffi1ation would never be on leave Dec. 12,2006. This prompted released on an employee's perform By PAUL HACKBARTH Pat Dohill, director of Athletics, to can ance," Samples said, "We can only con .de Photo: Matt Johnson • Pl~1" Milu, cel the women's basketball team's fum people's statuses." Design Editor home game against Harris-Stowe that Riverwomen Basketball Coach Lee Buchanan was placed on paid was scheduled for Dec. 19. administrative Leave Dec. 12 from the University. Assistant Coach The Board of Curators took the Both Dolan and Cynthia Wills, See BUCHANAN. page 3 Sheila Hering took over coaching duties for now. first step, last Thursday, in its search to replace UM President Elson Floyd, after he announced his resig nation on Dec. 13. Floyd will leave the UM system CELEBRATING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. to become president at Washington State University. His annual salary 2006 Year In Review of $381,000 with the UM system at UM-St Louis will increase to $600,000 at WSu. The curators appointed them The Current reviews this selves as the presidential search past year in news at UMSL committee before entering a closed and all the stories that door meeting on Thursday. made 2006 memol'able. The search that found Floyd, according to Scott Charton, director See page 6 of communications for the UM sys tem, took nine months and cost $102, 000. He said no budget has been allotted for the search at this time. Charton said the search process could take several months not only "because governing boards are searching for the right per Get an inside look son ," but also Elson Floyd because sever UMP resirierli will at life in Israel al other top leave for If1ashington universities are Stale Un iuersity In sight into a unforgettable currently seek- tri p to the Holy Land with ing presidents. photos that give a glimspe "There is competition for the best," Charton said. into a country that seems \Vhile in the closed portion of worlds apart from our their meeting, the BOC members own. interviewed three executive search See page 12 Photos by: Carrie Fasiska • .","Ud/ d "",,, 1~IIDr firms to aid in the search process for a new president. The board heard Members of the UM·St. Louis Performing Arts Dance Company perform an interpe.rative dance on Monday during the Martin Luthr King Jr. Holiday Observance at the Touhill. presentations from Heidrick & ON THE WEB Struggles of Chicago, Baker Parker of Atlanta and Greenwood & Associates of Miramar Beach, Fla. UMSL remembers MLK at annual event Charton said no flrm has been hired yet, and Floyd will continue to Web poll results: serve as UM president until he takes How would you feel if B y AMY RECKTENWALD cony." Deborah Burris, director of over at WSU on June 1. However, the Office of Equal Opportunity. Don Walsworth said the curators Staff Whter UMSL stopped said. could terminate Floyd's contract ear offering discounted UM- St. Louis held celebrations During the event Charles Pi llar, lier. Metro passes? for Martin Luther King Day c m head of the Dr. MarLin Luther King ''When he will leave this posi memorating Dr. King's wish for an Day E say COlllest selection commit tion? I don't know. I know as long as equal America and his work towards tee, presented [he essay contest' he's in it, he's committed to serving the civil rights movement. award winners. 111e panicipants to the University," Chancellor Thomas An observance of the holiday was the conl e~t were asked to address the George said. held Monday Jan. 15 at the Touhill year's theme question in a 1000- When former UM President Performing Arts Center. The event word e ' ay. Manuel Pacheco retired in 2002, the wa. held in the Anheuser-Busch The winners for first. second and 'em'ch for Boyd began. Frank Moss, Theatre and began at 10 a. m, third place. re:pecti\,ely, were curators' professor in physics at The holiday has been observed for Lavonda Staples, masters student, UM-St. Louis, was on the faculty over 16 years at UM-St. Louis and hi tory. Todd Mannion, sophomore, search committee when Floyd was a apprm:imately 550 people attended business administration, and Ashland candidate. this year's festivities under the theme Tate. junior, undeclared. Moss said his and another com '·Dr. King's Dream: Have we Staples' winning essay conclude.d mittee member's suggestion to It woul d be hard for changed the perception socially. cul that King's dream "ha. splintered "shelf the search" was ignored. "For me to afford to get turally, and psychologically?" into 40 million individual realities." me, [the experience] was unsatisfac to school. Guest Speaker Debbye Turner, reporter for The Early Show on CBS ''I'm excited we had the down tory," he said. It would be and 1990 Miss America, spoke on Monday, Jan. 15 during the Dr.• stairs auditorium filled. I thought we unfortunate, but it Martin Luther King Jr, Holiday Observance in the Touhill. might ha\'e to open the second hal- See MLK OBSERVANCE /JURI:' 1] See FLOYD, page 7 II wouldn' t be a big problem. I don 't use the Metro pass anyway.
UMSL offers disco unt Hospital demolition prompts sorority to move out of house ed Metro passes!
This By JASON GRANGER the house to take residence in Oak Hall. "I think most of us understood Tn other Greek Life news, members In other Greek housing news, week's question: ._--_.. _-----_.- 'With the old hospital being tom why we had to move," Shilharvey said. of the Pi Kappa ,A.l pba fraternity con Metro, which owns and operates What do you think the Associate Nell'S Editor UMSL nickname should be down, the ladies thought it would be "We didn't really argue with the deci tinue to rebuild their !i\'cs after the MctroLink, denied rumors that it was for th e Identity Project'l best to move before May," Klein said. sion." tragic fire that took the life of member looking to expand its land at UM-St. Members of the Zeta Tau Alpha 'There would have been contractors Shilharvey said the Zeta Tau Alpha Brian Sehl ittle r. Louis and cause a move for the Delta INDEX sorority had to pack up their belong around the whole time. Housing Foundation suggested it According to fraternity member Zeta sorority members from their ings and move out of the sorority's "The dust from taking the hospital would be best to move before \1ay Nick Koechig, Student Government house are false. What's Current 2 house. down would have gone right into the because student, could settle in their Association president the rest of the Diane Williams, communications Campus Crimeline 2 The Zeta house was located next to Zeta house, it would have gotten every new surroundings before school started members who lived in the hOlI se are specialist with Metro, said Metro has -- -" ,._ ------the old NOImandy Hospital. which the where," Klein said. 'The noise would back up again. living with other members of the frater no CUITent plans to expand at the O"'pinions 4-5 University is prepping for a teardown be near constant." Shilharvey said the Zetas who live nity who had their own off-campus University. Fea!u r ~ , 6-7 in the coming semester. According to Zeta Tau Alpha vice president on campus will currently Jive in Oak housing. Tne fra terni ty 'S house had "I haven't heard anything about it, I John Klein, director of Residential Audrey Shilharvey, sophomore, nurs Hall, but the organization is already been located off campus on Natural don't know how that rumor started, but A&E_ _ 8-9 Life, this process would have led to a ing, said most of the members under searching for a new residence for the Bridge Road. it is just a rumor," Williams said. sports 10 headache for the sorority members. stood why t.he move was necessary. sorority. "We had some guys who had Klein said he had heard the Klein said the sorority was given She said they were ready to avoid the "We've already stm1ed looking," houses in the area," Koechig said. He rumors, and he said that same rumor C011i( S 13 the option of staying in the house until hassle of dealing with the teardoWIl of Shilharvey said. "We definitely want to said the fonner house resident have has been going around for almost 10 Maxi m,9 Predicts 13 May, but the members moved out of the hospital. find something ~oain, soon." been staying with them si nce the fire. years.
'" CAM PUS CRIMELINE MEDIA HALLS OF FAME 1Cht Q:urrrnt The University of Missouri-St. Louis WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3 Student Newspaper Since 1966 STEALING UNDER $500 • SOCIAL SCIENCE BUILDING STAFF The Instructional Computing department reported Adam D. Wiseman • Editor-in-Chief sometime between 10 am. on Jan. 2 and 12:30 p.m. on Michael Kennedy. Business Manager Jan. 3, person(s) unknown stole a TV and VCR combi Rob Borkin • Ad Director nation unit from Social Science Building room 208. The Judi Linville • Adviser items' serial number was entered into the computer sys tem as stolen, and the investigation is ongoing. Melissa s. Hayden • News Editor Jason Granger. Associate News TRESPASSING • MILLENNIUM STUDENT CENTER Editor Cate Marquis • A & E Editor A 16-year-old juvenile was seen in the bookstore try LaGuan Fuse • Sports Editor ing to conceal items. The employees reported the inci Myron McNeill • Opinons Editor dent and the juvenile left the area. Officers located the Matt Johnson. Photo Editor identified suspect in the MSC. He was identified as a carrie Fasiska • Asst. Photo Editor subject who was previously given a trespass warning Paul Hackbarth. Design Editor and told not to return to the MSC. This juvenile was Patricia Lee • Copy Editor arrested for trespassing and transported to the station. Tobias Knoll. Proofreader The juvenile's parents were notified and when they Elizabeth Gearhart. Cartoonist arrived to pick the juvenile up, the juvenile ran away Richard Williams. Illustrator from them. The UM-St. Louis police later located the Emily Horsford • Page Designer juvenile and took the juvenile to the Family Courts Rudy Scoggins. Cartoonist!Web Detention building in Clayton to be released from there.
THURSDAY, JAN. 4 Staff Writers Zach Meyer. Stephanie Sol eta, Molly Buyat, c BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE / PROPERlY DAMAGE / Amy Recktenwald, Graham Tucker, Sarah STEALING UNDER$500 • UNIVERSIlY MART O'Brien, Melissa Godar, Mark McHugh At about 11 p.m. the burglar alarm sounded at the U Staff Photographers Mart on South <;:ampus. Officers found the front door Valerie Breshears glass and . window broken out with large rocks. A mer chandise rack and a trail of caridy was found outside the Edilor·in.cbief CONTACT US building. The officers traced the candy trail toward Adam D. Woseman • BelleriveDrive. The detective did a follow-up investiga Kerry Manderbach, senior, communication, looks at the inductees of the new Media Halls of Fame that is located tion the next day anddeteimined the juvenile involved on the first floor of the Mercantile Library. A special event was held this past Saturday to honor the newly estab Got a tip for a story or photo opportunity? in pr:evious incidents was one of three individuals lished institution. Have a correction to report? Do you have involved in this break-in. Two other adults and the juve a question or comment for our staff! Are .. nile were taken into custody and admitted their involve you interested in working at The Current? ment. Some items related to this offense were recovered Please contact us: frnm the residence. The adults will face felony criminal "What's Current" is a free service for all student organizations Newsroom 314-516-5174 charges for the burglary through the St. Louis County and campus departments. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. the Courts. The juvenile will face a felony burglary charge Thursday before publication Space consideration is given to stu Advertising 314-516-5316 dent organizations and is on a first-come, first-served basis. We through the St. Louis County Family Juvenile Courts. ren suggest all postings be submitted at least one week prior to the Business 314-516-5175 The adults were released pending the application of war event. Email [email protected] rants and the courts released the juvenile back to the par Your weekly calendar of campus events use 516 prefIXes unless otherwise indicated. Employment 314-516-6810 ents. Fax 314-516-6811 SATURDAY, JAN. 6 TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 DESTRUCTION OF PROPERlY • UNIVERSITY MEADOWS Email I [email protected] The victim reported that a boyfriend/girlfriend dis PPRC Photo Exhibit ·Opening ~.~ Mail I 388 MSC pute led to an altercation with several people) which GLVC One University Blvd. " eventually led to damage to his vehicle. The investiga "Point-of-View: CASA," a photograph --- St. Louis, Missouri 63121 tion is still ongoing. exhibit featuring work by children involved in the Court Appointed Special Advocates STEALING OVER $500 • SOCI~l SCIENCE BUILDING (CASA) program will be on display at the ONTHfWfB - - Public Policy Research Center. An opening Sometime during the day on Friday, Jan. 5, a laptop reception will be from noon to I p.m. in the computer was stolen from room 449. The victim is an PPRC, Room 362 SSB . The exhibit will be employee with Schillers Camera and Video and was on display through May 4. FOI hours or doing work in the area with other consrruction workers more information call 5271 from other companies. The laptop computer was left in http·.llwww.tnecunenton\\ne.com fue IOOffi uurmg the da~, and S\lspect\s) are unknown at this time. The laptop computer was entered into the computer system as stolen. Commun~ Chorus Rehearsals - LrntRS TO TUr EDITOR - The Community Chorus will begin spring MONDAY, lAN. 8 rehearsals at 7 p.m. in room 205 of the Letters to the editor should be brief. and Music Building. The chorus perfonns choral ASSAULT-2ND DEGREE • MARIl LAC DRIVE those not exceeding 250 words will be music of all kinds under the direction of The new Chuck Smith Basketball Court at the Mark Twain Center will be given preference. We edit letters for clarity The victim reported he was assaulted by getting hit in Robert Ray, professor of music at UM-St. dedicated at the Rivermen's and Riverwomen's basketball doubleheader and length, not for dialect, correctness, the head once by an unknown male juvenile suspect Louis. The fee to join is $25. Call 5948 for game against Lewis University on Thursday, January 18 at 7pm. intent or grammar. All letters must be who ran from the area toward Bellerive Drive. The vic more information. tim said the suspect did not say anything, and the attack signed and must include a daytime phone seemed unprovoked. The victim did not request medical number. Students must include their stu THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 dent 10 numbers. Faculty and staff must attention and appeared to suffer no permanent injuries. Psychology Colloquium Psychology Speaker To Visit The victim and a witness reported the juvenile suspect include their title(s) and department(s). was with a female subject who ran away after the Ashley Guidroz, doctoral graduate student College of Nursing Symposium Stephanie Drzakowski, doctoral student Editor-in-chief reserves the right to assault. Because of a similar description of the suspect to in industrial and organizational psychology in industrial and organizational psychology respond to letters. The Current reserves previous offenses involving the juvenile, the police at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Carolyn A. Williams, professor of nurs at Michigan State University in East the right to deny letters. department interviewed this juvenile and determined be will discuss "Context effects on judgments ing at the University of Kentucky, will dis Lansing, will discuss "Considering the con in organizations: Getting the number's right" cuss issues in academic clinical nursing textualized person: A person-in-context wa~ again involved in this offense. The juvenile was ABOUT US arrested and transported to the St Louis County Family at 3 p.m. in 101 Benton Hall. For more practice and new trends for strengthening approach to goal commitment" at 10:30 education. from 11 a.m. to noon in Century a.m. in 240 Benton Hall. Call 539 for more Court in Clayton. The juvenile admitted his involvement information, ca1l5393. The Current is published weekly on in this offense. Charges through the St. Louis County . Rooms A and B of the Millennium Student information. Mondays. Advertising rates are available Family Court are pending. Center. Call 6849 for more information. upon request; terms, conditions and Gallery FAB Art Exhibit Opening restrictions apply. TUESDAY, JAN. 9 SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 The Current, financed in part by student Gallery FAB will open "Torn, Cut & Psychologist To Discuss Child activities fees. is not an official publication SruUNG OVER $500 • COMPUTER CENITR BUILDING Stitched," a book art exhibit by St. Louis of UM-St. Louis. artist M.J. Goerke. "Torn, Cut & Stitched" Basketball Doubleheader The University is not responsible for the A found wallet led to a discovery of two theft offens will run through Feb. 15. An opening Trauma at Weinman Center content of The Current and/or its policies es. TWo victims had their wallets stolen from their reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Matt Kliethermes, assistant research pro The men's and women's basketball Commentary and columns reflect the opin- offices sometime during the afternoon hours on Jan 25 in the gallery. Call 6967 for more teams will play University of Wisconsin ion of the individual author fessor of psychology at UM-St. Louis, will Unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of Monday, Jan. 8. The detective determined two separate information. discuss "Complex Trauma in Children and Parkside at the Mark Twain gymnasium. identifications were located in a trash can in a hallway of the majority of the Editorial Board. The Adolescents" at 8:30 a.m. in the Kathy 1. The women's game begins at 1 p.m. and Current requests the courtesy of at least the Social Science Building. One of the victims has an Weinman Advocacy Centre auditorium. the men's game starts at 3 p.m. Admission 24-hour advance notice for all events to be office in the Tower Building and the other, in the WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 Bring a breakfast. Juice and coffee will be is free for UMSL students with identifica covered. Advertisements do not necessarily Research Building. Some of the items were returned to provided. For more information, call 6798. tion. Call 5661 for more information. reflect the opinion of The Current its staff the owners while cash and other items are still missing. members or the University. There are no suspects at this time. Mindfulness Meditation All materials contained in each printed Basketball Doubleheader and 'Lucia Di Lammennoor' Opera and online issue are property of The THURSDAY, JAN. 11 "Mindfulness Meditation," a weekly med Current and may not be reprinted, reused or reproduced without the prior, expressed itation workshop will hold its first session STEALING UNDER, $500 • MI.ll£HHmMSTUDENT CENTER Court Dedication Perfonnance at Touhill and written consent of The Current from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. in 225 First copy is free; all subsequent copies The victim reported while she was using a computer Millenium Srudent Center, the Student The new Chuck Smith Basketball Court Teatro Lirico d'Europa, touring theater are 25 cents and are available at the on the third floor of the MSC, her purse was stolen. The Success Center Conference Room. at the Mark 1\vain Center will be dedicat company, will present Donizetti's opera offices of The Current. victim said she had her purse on the floor near her from Orientations for new members will be held at ed at the Rivermen's and Riverwomen's "Lucia Di Lamrnermoor" (in its original The Current is printed by Press Journal 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. The victim further said she remem noon on the days of the workshop. Please basketball doubleheader game against Italian with English supertitles) at 8 p.m Printing Company, a division of Lakeway bers two young persons, one male and one female, using call Sharon Biegen or Jamie Linsin at Lewis University. in the Anheuser-Busch Hall at the Touhill Publishers of Missouri. Inc., in Louisiana, Mo. Body copy is produced using the the computers next to her, but she did not see them take University Health, Well ness and Counseling The women's game begins at 5:30 p.m. Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $50, and the men's game will follow at 7:30 $40 and $35. Call 4949 to reserve tickets. Times font. For any other production ques her purse. Officers found ber purse in a staiIweil near the Services at 5711 for more information or to tions. call the main office at 314-516- bridge. The only thing missing was about $25. Building schedule a session. p.m. At 7 p.m., the dedication ceremonye 5174. Operations employees stated they saw two young juve will take place, honoring Chuck Smith, niles run away frnm this area just prior to the theft report. Psychology Discussion former men's hasketball coach and director SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 The victim was able to get most of her items back and of athletics at UM-St. Louis. ADVERTISING Iherefore, decided not to prosecute this case any further. The Department of Psychology welcomes Admission is free for UM-St. Louis stu Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra To dents with LD .. Call 5661 for more infor FRIDAY, JAN. 12 Zoe D. Peterson, clinical research postdoc All UM-St. Louis students. alumni. fac toral fellow at the Kinsey Institute for mation. Perform at Touhill PAC ulty and staff are entitled to free classi Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction fied advertisements of 40 words or less. PROPERlY DAMA.G£ I ARRIST • U~lY ERSI1Y MEADOWS at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra featuring . The Current also offers display adver A witness observed a vehicle strike the University to discuss "A New Model of Women's FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 t,sements at a rate of $8.75 per column The Pied Pipers will perform "America's Inch for off campus advertisers and Meadows gate, which caused damage. The driver was Sexual 'Wantedness': lmplications for Rape Hits on Parade" at 2 p.m. in the Anheuser identified and arrested for property damage. The suspect $7 .75 for on campus organizations and Acknowledgment" at 3:30 p.m. in 242 Busch Perfom1ance Hall at the Touhill. departments. Various discounts may was taken to the police station where he was processed Fiction, Poetry Reading Benton Hall. For more information, call Tickets are $30, $25 and $20. Call 4949 to apply. To receive an advertising rate and released from custody. Charges for property damage 5393. reserve tickets. card, contact our advertiSing or business will be applied for through the St. Louis County by Fine Arts Students staff or download a rate card from our Prosecutor's Office. Students in the Masters of Fine Arts pro Web site at St. Louis Symphony To Perform www.thecurrentonline.comladrates. STEALING OVER $500 • SETON HAll gra will read their fiction and poetry at 7:30 MONDAY, JANUARY 22 'The Soldier's Tale' p.m. in Gallery 210. 1I'be victim reported that sometime during the past The students include Seema Muhki, Monday Noon Series AFFILIATIONS few weeks, while she was away on the holiday break, Alison Carrick, Patti Jackson, Cynthia person(s) unknown forced open her residence door in Wayne Brady returns to the Touhill with Webber and Maria Balogh, all graduating Concert pianist Orli Shaham will dis Seton Hall, room 225, and stole her TV and DVD play the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra to students in the Master of Fine Arts in cuss her career, including the orchestras er. 'There are no suspects at this time. present Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" in Creative Writing program. she has played with, at 12:15 p.m. in room MCMA the Anheuser-Busch auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 7 p.m. A cash bar and 229 I.e. Penney Conference Center for Anyone hm'ing in/ormation conceming these or any other Tickets are $35, $25 and $15. Call 4949 to the winter semester's first Monday Noon \..U ASSOOATEO snacks will be available. Call 6845 for COLLEGIATE incidents should contact the campus police at 516-5155. reserve tickets. more information. Series. For more information, call 5699. PRESS January 16, 2007 1:hc d:orrtnt Page 3 "The U" on the move toMSC Bel-Nor to install traffic cameras . By AMY RECKTENWALD B y MELISSA S. HAYDEN produce the highest prosecutable online and see the information about --_._._ _ ._-- _. - --- about it," Coonrod said. He said he "get some exposure and hands on Staff'Writer image rate of any competing sys . their violation," Lauer said. News Editor was excited the studio was being built experience." tem." He said ilie traffic violation will and he could finally see the results of Along wiili tI1e new MSC studio, Driving to campus on Natural Some of the features of ATS' "Red be recorded to computer and it will Plans to move studio for campus' "lots of hard work" and "a lot of Granger said a small studio would go Bridge Road will become safer this Light Violation System" include hav be accessible to violators once they student-lUll radio station, 101.9 The U, patience." up at Oak Hall. He said the construc spring when "red-light cameras" are ing a "small, rugged all-weather have received notification by mail of from a small office in the Research Charles Granger, distinguished tion of that studio would begin after the installed, according to Bel-Nor's package" and 'Web-based violation their violation. A password to access Building to the Millennium Student teacher professor of biology and advis current construction has been complet chief of police Matt Lauer. video replay." This replay feature, the information will be included in Center and a brand new studio are er of The U, said he thought the ed. Lauer, who serves as both the according to the site, can be used for the notice. finally being realized. process actually happened rather The U will begin broadcasting this Chief of Police for tI1e Bel-Nor "court, police and traffic engineering No points will go on the violator's The studio is currently under con quickly. "I guess us older people have year from the studio and continue to be Police Department and the city's purposes." driving record as a result of being struction on the second floor of the more patience," he said with a chuckle. run out of Granger's office, located in administrator, said the cameras' According to Jonathan Yordy, caught in a traffic violation by the MSC, in what was formerly a waiting Coonrod said "hopefully" the sta the Research Building. It will continue installation would begin this March. UM-St. Louis coordinator of public cameras. area located in front of tile Center for tion would be up and running early to air over speakers on the MSC He said the cameras would be relations, the cameras will be trig Lauer said the cities of Florissant, Student Success and the Office of into this semester. "It certainly had a lot bridge, and Granger said training installed on existing state-owned traf gered when the light turns red, and a Hazelwood and Arnold already have Transfer Services. The studio walls of support," he said. would also take place in ilie studio in fic lights. car enters the intersection. some of these canleras installed. He have been built and a sign boasting of "Everybody has been so coopera his office, The lights slated to receive cam "It will increase safety and said those cameras have been found the future home of The U hangs in tive," Granger said. "It has really been 'We don't want to get over (to the eras are at the intersections of Natural decrease people mrming red lights," to be successful in recording the run front of the site. a partnership and an effort to the high MSC studio) until we're really ready," Bridge Road and both Clearview and Yordy said. ning of red lights in those areas. Plans for the new studio have been est administrator." he said. 'Then, we can go full speed Arlrnont Drives, near Woods Hall The cameras each will take a pic He said the lights are meant to be in the works since last July, just a few Granger said the support comes ahead." and the Bellerive Acres area. ture of the car that triggered them at a permanent fixture at iliese intersec months after the station first went on from the way the station is going to As far as fuis year's radio personal American Traffic Solutions, Inc. the intersection, as well as that car's tions with no plans to ever be tI1e air, in April 2006. "provide a sense of community" to the ities, Granger said there are some an Arizona-based company with a license plate. The camera will collect removed. "When you see the walls going campus. where between 30 and 40 students location in Arnold., Mo., will install no oilier information, and the cam Yordy said ilie lights were sup up, it makes it more real," said Curt In agreement with Granger's view, applying for shows this semester. He the cameras. According to ilie com eras have no ability of determining a posed to be installed over the winter Coonrod, vice provost of Student Coonrod said the station will not only said tI1e talent of last year's DJs was pany's Web site at www.atsol.com. speeding violation. break, but the installation has been Affairs. He said the location was cho be useful for promoting awareness of "outstanding." He said it was ''kind of its imaging systems are "designed to "Violators will be able to go delayed until ilie spring. sen because it was ''very visible, giving the events and issues on campus, but hard to not listen" last year. maximum exposure to ilie radio sta he said it would be a great opportunity "People can do what they want to tion." for students. He said it was important do," he said. 'The creativity explodes 'We;ve talked about it and talked for students interested in this field to when you do that."
Carrie Fasiska • /mocillIe Photo DireaDr Sheila Hering, Assistant Coach, looks at the scoreboard as she talks to the UM·St. Louis Women's Basketball team, Hering has taken over coaching the women since Coach Buchanan was placed on administrative leave on December 12.
BUCHANAN, from page 1 .. .-. - =------nment provid j ,"lr" 'n,,, ... h' - foreigner S pen, ;1,' The allegations. according to Curt continue as interim head coa h of reached at tIli~ time . .ptcy pure and simpl . Coomod, vice provost of student women" basketball while the inve ti Based on his salary of $4:2,840 a ' J the Customs Re ~ affairs, were brought to the attention gation is being carried out. She said at year, according to the Missouri "Blue '-4>,-<0<0,,00 all records by of leadership members in the Athletics this moment there are no plans of Book", Buchanan would be averaging ed by the Washington Department and then, fOf\varded to finding a replacement coach or replac $3570 a month while on administra i lu.idate the wh.ole him. "It was a collective decision that ing Hering as tile intelim head coach. tive leave. rs , leaving the [the allegations were] worthy of an 'We're just on hold light now," she Buchanan has been coaching col investigation," he said said. legiate basketball for 18 years, with 16 'rnro nt. The 20 Coonrod said the OEO wa~ in tI1e Dolan said ( I) far as she knew years as head coach. Before coming to process of completing its investiga Buchanan's placement on leave has Ulvt-St. Louis, Buchanan served as tion. not had an effect on the te.am's per associate head coach at Division I 'We would like for it to be finished formance. She said that Heling could school Southern Mississippi. Prior to as soon as possible, but we want it to give a better estimate of iliat, but that, he worked at Brescia University be thorough," he said "We want it to Hering, due to an out-of-town game, in Owensboro, Ky. , and then at be a fair process for everyone." was unable to be reached at this time. Francis Marion in Florence, S.c. Dolan said Sheila Hering would Buchanan was also unable to be NEWS BRIEFS
off on tile Millennium Student New year brings changes UMB Bank replaced as Center's south side, near ilie ponds. to Board of Curators UMSL's banking vendor The Spring Semester 2007 shuttle schedule is currently available online and more information regarding the Three new members joined the company of U.S. Bancorp, has shu ttie and its routes can be obtained If you didn't buy your textbooks at Half.com, you paid too much. UM Board of Curators after taking gained control of the Ulvt -St. Louis by calling (314) 516-4190. Half.com has a/l the textbooks you need like chemistry, astronomy their oaths of office 00 Jan. 11. banking vendor conu'act once in UMB Governor Matt Blunt appointed Bank's hands. and history for a lot less. Buford M. [Bo] Fraser of The brJl1ch opened for business on UMSL's doctoral programs Columbia, Mo. and Judith Haggard Tuesday Jan. 16, and representatives get recognition FOR A LIM ITED TIM E, SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $5 ON PURCHASES and Warren K. Erdman, both of were also available last week to ans,ver OF$50 OR MORE: SIMPLY US E THIS CODE: SAVEBIGNOW Kansas City, Mo. to the board last questions and open new accounts. The monili. The appointment of each U.S. Bank will occupy illvlB Bank's The doctoral programs of UM-St. '15 A!t ~ Iio .. ~ to i11 u.s miden!s 18 )eJf'l of lie Dr oNrer • Jtre fi rst- lime !wyen lUI Ha" tcl'l'l S5.,fl pnul)ou DIOorl for hrIt-tlme PUrcblS8 ot S.5O O'fmGrr.areltlding stlppir.i, and b8 oo tt ng . curator was for a six-year term that previous location on the second floor Louis have recei ved an 11 th place rank a tuft com ttdy l.nwt Ge o1llr pt!! us.er ID . ac.' bfler may not be: combhtsd with CKI'y otber oU t!!. CJllJfJOn began Monday Jan. 1. The three of the Millennium Student Center, ing among other small re"earch univer '" jII"""',,"" Yoti-' praIIItIilN. t.u.earl2!. 2fJO'1 at 11 ,5 ~.59D" PT. new members took their oaths dur room 256. sities, according to a list released by the ing a Board of Curators meeting in A U.S . Bank ATM has been Academic Analytics' Faculty Scholarly Columbia. The meeting began the installed in ilie MSC and has been Productivity Index. hiring process for an executive operational for approx.imately two The list wa, relea<;ed last week recruitment finn to lead the search weeks. and UM-St Louis was placed in the for the university'S new president. U.S. Bancorp is the sixth largest category for research universities with Yadda The current president, Elson Floyd, financial services holding company in under 15 doctoral prograTIlS. Blah yadda yadda yadda announced his resignatioo on Dec. the United States, and it holds $217 According to Academic Analytics' blah blah blah Getting in yadda, .. 13. billion in assets. Web site at blah blah .. , This new trio of members Use of the new U. S. Bank ATM for www.academicanalytics.com. the replaced Wee curators whose users of oilier banks will be the same $2 Chester, Pa. based company collected terms had expired: Angela M. fee as it was for using UMB'sATMfor information regarding "nearly touch just Bennett of Kansas City, Mo., merly its location on the second floor of 178,000 faculty members in close to Thomas A. Atkins of Columbia, the MSC across from tile bookestore. 7,300 Ph.D. programs at 354 univer Mo. and Anne Ream of West In addition, there is a Bank of sities in the United States." Plains, Mo. America ATM just outside of the SSB According to the Web site, the got easier. In addition to the losses and Tower, on the side facing Thomas FSP analysis measures the "scholarly new members, Curator Don Jefferson Library. productivity of faculty using their Walsworth was elected, unani After the Student GoveITU1lent publications, citations and fmancial mously, as the Board Chair, after Association implemented changes last and honorary awards won." his service as the Board of This program measurement was Curator's vice-chair. developed by Lawrence Martin, chief His replacement will be the Shuttle routes gets new scientific consultant to Academic 2007 Board Vice Chair Cheryl stops for Spring Analytics, and Antllony Olejniczak, D.S. Walker. scientific consultant to Academic Walker and Wal sworth will Analytics. serve in their newly appointed semester to the campus shuttle routes, UM-St. Louis and Washington offices for one-year terms that also two stops will retum and a new one University were the only two univer began Jan. l. They were appointed will be added this semester. sities in Missouri that ranked on the to tile Board of Curators in 2003 by According to tile UM-St. Louis list. former Gov. Bob Holden, with Web site, stops will "resume serving Washington University ranked Campus Connections is available on Current news stands now. With phone terms that will expire in Jan. 2009. ilie UMSL South MetroLink station seventh in tile top 50 large research nu mbers and e-mail addresses for every department at UM-St. Louis as well The next Board of Curators and Nonnandy Hall for the spring universities.. . . as your classmates, it combines everything you need to keep in touch. meeting will be held Jan. 24 and 25 semester." The rankings for thelist and ilie at UM-St. Louis. A new stop will be added to fonner latest FSP Index came from data U.S. Bank, under the parent routes, allowing for pick up and drop gathered and analyzed from 2005.
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OUR lON EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT aIf a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even May the force be witll as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all of you, Mike Sherwin the host of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great When a person new faces that are to streetsweeper who did his job well." moves on from an come. "~ organization that they I must make it Martin Luther King fr. have been a part of known that Mike has for many years, the poured his guts into feelings are mixed this newspaper. He from both sides of the has gi ven his all to street. make sure that the On one side you readers get the prod have the organization uct. He has worked that has stood on two for more than twenty- fee t for over 40 years, fo ur hours straight during production. and on the other you By ADAM D_ WISEMAN have a dedicated stu Mike has taken dent journalist that Editor-ill-Chief the photos, written will continue to int1u- the stories, placed ence that organization years after he is them on the pages, sent the paper to gone. the printer, and the next morning put Several years of The Current has the papers in the racks. pa~sed under the watchful eye of .tv1ike He has done this more than severai Sherwin. Photography, writing and times because he lo ves The Current. design were all aspects that Mike start I am not sure how to fully explain ed off with. He climbed the ranks all this, but The Cunelll becomes a child the way to the top and bringing with to some people. 17le Current is a child him a group of people that consider that needs to be nurtured and cared for. them selves lucky to have worked with It needs to be fed and in some cases him. defended. His awards for journalism have Mike has taught liS how to do those outshined many others that have things. His wealth of knowledge has worked for the Current and in 2005 the made us stronger collectivel y. Missouri College Media Association Th e Cunent ~ill continue without named him Photojournalist of the Mike Shef\.vin. In fact, a great leader Year. always leaves when he knows the time This past semester I had the privi is right, and when he knows that the lege to watch his excitement a~ The organization ~ill be fine without him. Current won second place for "Be"t in I am sure that the readers will agree Doing our best is another way Show" at the Associated Collegiate when I say that we will miss the won Press convention. Arguably the high derful photos, and the beautiful est award The Current has ever designs that you have given us over received. the years. It is not only his Journalistic Thank you for your support, and we honor Martin Luther King Jr. integrity that will continue, but his thank you for raising the bar. We will love for the newspaper will continue not let you down, and we shall make Following advice from civil lights activist, we can continue to celebrate to bleed into the hearts of the many you proud. EDITORIAL BOARD STAFF VIEWPOINT his dream by approaching every task as if it will be our best work Adam D. Wiseman Myron McNeill Rumors are detrimental to UMSL Melissa S. Hayden A new ye~u' pos,e,sing endle s pos step further and ay that he felt these similar to Michelangelo p::inting. sibi liLies has come to us. It i ' a ne\ two we re connected. Our pin affect. If possible. let us remember that all Rumors. They can MetroLink was look Paul Hackbarth , " Patricia Lee year for oplimisLi Ulinking and living, our oci al behavio. and vice v=a. of our actions and all of the acts we do more than just ing to exp:.tnd its land Jason Granger We all have a stake in the future . nd More importantly, we mu t remem engage in require effort and hard work confuse. They can on South Campus. we all 'have a ,take in how beau Liful ber that each feat of personal change or and thi. can be attributed to inspiration throw a serious After talking with oll r future can be. act of greatness begins within OW' from King. More imponantly, let us wrench into the the communications "Our opinion" reflects With positive thinking and hard selves. Like the man who sweeps the remember this on the other 300 plus works. manager for the majority opinion of work. we (an make a change in our streets, King believed everyone should days outside of his birthda_ ' and Black Rumors can start MetroLink, TIle the Editorial Board lives ~md the lives of olbers. Sure, e be fou nd doing onc's best. It is not History Month. from overhearing a CLII7ent was able to may not be where we wi'h to be only an artistic ap proach to life. It is an This C~lI1 be our challenge for the person running at the ascertain that Metro (financially, physically, or spiritu ally) . optimistic approach to one's lifc work. new hour, day. month, year and mouth, a misguided has no plans now or WE WANT TO We must. however, ari e and attempt Simply put, it means doing your decade. This challenge will ideally e-mail or misunder in the neru' future for to convene with our present circum best or the best that can be done. expand throughout our lives, where we standings. In any any of the sorOlity HEAR FROM YOU stances and Ii ve to the fullest of our Doing what you wish to do with great can be found doing our best. As stu way, in any form, By JASON GRANGER houses or the lrulds potential. ness in mind is similar to mimicking dents, administrators, employees, they are damaging. Associate News Editor the occupy. As a forum for public This is a part of the great ideology Beethoven. Doing what you aspire to neighbors and friends of UM -St. Unfortunately, It is a pretty sure expression on campus. and philosophy of Dr. Mrutin Luther do with hard work and effort as fuel Louis, let us be thc best. Let us be UM-St. Louis is a bet that if The The Current welcomes King Jr. As we now know, he was for your life's energy is similar to Michelangelo, Beethoven, Shake campus that is practically fueled by Current was aware of the rumor, it letters to the editor and more th an a man of social reform. Shakespeare writing poetry. And fmal speare and Dr. Mru1in Luther King by rumor. had circulated far within the guest commentaries King was a man of spiritual and psy Iy doing all things (no matter how doing our best and giving our best At The Current, we are privy to University's community. This is a from students. faculty, chological refOlID. One can even go a tremendous or minute) to its entirety is effort in what we do in life. pretty much every rumor that circu rumor that has evidently been around staff members and oth lates on campus. Some, we can easily for years, and every now and again ers concerned with throw by the wayside, easy to dismiss rears its ugly head to throw panic into issues relevant to the because they are so ridiculous. the Greek system. University of Missouri Others, we have to take quite serious According to the Director of st. Louis. ly, because if true, they would repre Residential Life John Klein, the sent a major doctrinal shift in rumor has been around for 10 years, University policy. so it has some staying power. Letters to the editor However, a good majority of the It goes to show that rumors do lit should be brief, and rumors we investigate tum out to be tle more than hurt people. All this patentl y false. More often than not, amounts to is idle gossip. These are those not exceeding • Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. 200 words will be given How do you feel about we are greeted with a blank stare and the types of rumors that one expects someone saying, "What are you talk to hear flowing over picket fences, preference. We edit let • Mike Sherwin ters for clarity and ing about?" spouted by housewives. We had cause to consider tbis length, not for dialect, the topics we've covered? • Rumors The most annoying aspect of it is, correctness, intent or recently when a rumor surfaced there really is no need for it. But peo gramm ar. All letters claiming that the sororities on campus ple with secrets, rumors and gossip were in for a world of hurt. feel such a desperate need to share it, must include a daytime ------phone number. Students Recently, the Zeta Tau Alpha that they do not stop to tlunk if the must include their stu moved out of their house near the old information is actually true. dent 10 numbers • Submit a letter to the editor Normandy Hospital as that building is . Here is a good rule of thumb: If the Faculty and staff must due for demolition. The house will be information comes from your be<;t You can make YOUr voice demolished as well. friend's roommate's boyfriend's study include their title(s) and J • Write a guest commentary department(s) Editor-in Somehow, a rumor was born, most pattner, it is probably going to tum chief reserves the right • Visit the online forums at likely out of this happening, that all out to be false, so let the rumor die. If to respond to letters. heard in a variety of ways! the sororities were going to have to it continues, all it will do is hurt peo The Current reserves the TheCurrentOnline. com move out of their residences, because ple. rig ht to deny letters.
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SCIENCE COLUMN • Will Ameren's talks of rate hikes for next year lead Do-it-yourself electricity some people searching for alternate energy sources? With high prices of gas and oil, have to be centralized or on a large Electricity is a flow, is linked to an energy to electricity. Some systems The cool thing about electricity is and global warming looming, many scale. You can even link smaller general term for electrical generator. use a combination. that there are so many ways to make people are thinking about alternative sources together. flow of electric There are several Small electrical generators often it, high tech and low tech, in small energy sources. If you lost your elec One smaller scale electricity charge. The power kinds of turbines, use reciprocating engines, better batches or large ones, centralized and tricity in one, or more, of the area's source is a home gas-poweredgener underlying this is such as steam pow known as piston engines, like the one decentralized, and they all work for last major power outages, you may ator. It will get your lights back on, the physical phe ered, in which a fuel in your car, or a small gas turbine like the same electrical uses. In Holland, be thinking about your own altemate but let's think more basic than that. If nomenon known as like coal converts the one described above. small communities often invest in energy sources. you like camping or hiking, you may electromagnetism. water to steam that Let us go back to that small gener wind turbine technology to share the For energy flexibility, electricity is have seen those little radio-flash light Here we are talking tums the turbine, or ator mentioned earlier, the hand power, and cost, among all the resi still it. Electric cars and electric light combinations that run without batter about electric cur water powered, as cranked emergency radio and light. dents. While these smaller electric rail make sense because you can ies. You tum a crank and the dynamo rent, the flow of in hydroelectric This little generator, like the kind that generating technologies are some make electricity in so many different charges a battery, which powers the electrons, meas By CATHERINE plants. Other tur sometimes powers bicycle lights, is times expensive for individuals, ways. In addition to the common gas, light and radio. Your muscles, your ured in amps and MARQUiS-HOMEYER bines are wind tur often called a dynamo. That is a mis resources can be pooled, and the -----.-- - coal and oil, electricity can be made work just made that electricity. electrical potential, Science Columnist bines, that convert nomer and in fact, it is an alternator expenses are largely upfrollt. A local with solar, wind, and even trash as Let's take a little fun look at elec measured in volts, wind energy to generator, since it produces altemat building contractor with his own energy sources. It is a very flexible tricity generation. and the electrical power and hot gas ing current. Besides the small piston wind turbine, visible from Highway power option. Electricity has been used as a energy derived. turbines, which use hot gas from engine-powered generators increas 170 at Page Ave., reportedly loves his You can even generate your own power source for around 120 years. There are a number of ways to burning fuels to tum the turbine ingly familiar to those who have suf green-power energy investment. electricity yourself. Early electricity generation often generate electricity. One of these is engine. There are systems that use fered through the power outages, Maybe neighborhoods should We usually think. of big power involved steam, sometimes generated the turbine, which is how most com solar power to generate hot gas to there were also larger versions of that band together and get there own wind plants when we think of generating by wood, just as steam power had mercial power is generated. In this move the turbine, a different system hand or foot cranked alternator gen turbines, rather than everyone one electricity. But generating electricity been for years. Steam drove the tur system, a turbine, which is a rotating from the more-familiar solar photo erators, for use in remote locations or buying noisy gas-powered genera can be a small scale affair. It does not bines that generated the electricity. engine that draws energy from a fluid voltaic, which directly converts solar emergency situations. tors. Ameren UE, watch out I READER COMMENTS FROM OUR ONLINE FORUMS
does it have to be that the AD is coach, then boys soccor, then the Comment six: remove him from the ASUM Board Buchanan on incompetent and needs to be termi Cheerleaders, now the Girl's basket Comment two: for simply sticking to his beliefs and administrative leave nanted? ball coach. What's next? It's no I agree that the coach's salary refusing to cave to peer pressure. wonder there is no school spirit. should be listed. he is an employee FIRE DOLAN NOW! From what I've seen of Dodd, he [The following comments are Comment three: As for the current staff. I must of the state, and he is getting paid is one of the few students who will regarding the web-only article at say, "job well done" on breaking while he is on leave. that begs the Comment three: consistently question and challenge wow, this is crazy. I always news stories posted on the web. I do question: what's he getting while administrators and student govem thecurrentonline. com' Coach seemed to like the guy. Hope yall however, feel that it was unneces he's not actually working. Pat Dolan must be fIred! I guess ment peers (particulary those from Buchanan placed on administrative update online when more informa sary to publish the coach's salary. the phrase 'Coaches are hired to be Columbia) to protect the interests leave, pending investigation '.J tion is found. That is a private matter that mayor fired' came back to bite the universi and money of all UMSL students. may not have anything to do with ty in the ass .... .It's time for a change. ASUM has become a complete Comment one: Comment four: the allegations. Coach Brady Lawsuit I'm glad someone stood up to her, joke. When good people like David Keep up the good work and I will it's a shame that so many coaches Dodd are thrown out for simply You guys have totally rocked As an alumus and former keep reading. [The following comments are were lost who didn't stand up up to doing their job, it demonstrates that about getting breaking news on the Cheerleader and Dance Team mem regarding the article 'UMSL loses her. ASUM is not fulfIlling its mission. web this year. Big high fives to you ber I have worked and eyewitnessed Comment five: appeal in Coach Brady case' in the UMSL students would be wise to all. Coach Buchanan's passion for the Dec. 5 issue.) vote to retum the ASUM fee to Just a question - why did you game of basketball. He, in my opin His salary should be published ASUM VS. Dodd UMSL students and to stop fInanc decide to include the coach's salary ion is a great coach who, since 2003, since taxpayers and UMSL students Comment one: ing Columbia's, Kansas City's, and in the story? has been devoted to bringing home pay it. Plus he is on admin leave so [The following comment is regard Rolla's efforts to remove elected I'm proud of you, guys!! !This is Rivermen vis tories, one of which he is still getting paid for NOT Shame on the athletic depaI1- ing the article 'ASUM attempts to UMSL representatives. me definitely of concem. against Division 1 ranked SLU dur WORKING and apparently he's ment, and AD Dolan ill particular_ expel Doddfrom board' in the Dec. ing an exibition at the Scott Trade. been caught doing something seri This stupid vendetta is going to cost 5 issue.} Comment 11V'0: Time and time again the athletic ously wrong. the University a nice chunk of department has turned it's back on Nice work here, Current. change. Perhaps it is time to review While I can understand (through Another black eye for the pro those who work day in and day out the job performance f the adm inis personal experience) that David You can post your own comment 5 gram under the oversight of Par trying to shine a light on their trator ) that di rected thi waste of Dodd's manner may rub ome peo about stories online at: Dolan. How much more obvious department. First the head baseball money. ple the wrong way, it is absurd to WH:W. thecurrentonl ine. com DO YOU NEED CHILD CARE IN THE EVENINGS 4i,;tS,'USI;tU1f.na WHILE YOU'RE IN CLASS? The Origin al Storage and Organization Store~
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By PAUL HACKBARTH are improvements to be made and I think this was one of them," Helton said. "And the students (. slaughtered the staff/admin 37-13." Juliann Sebastian became the next dean of the College of 2006 was a year of ... Nursing in April. Reel Big Fish rocked Mirthday. For the campus community, that sentence while on April 3. 'The U" student-run radio sta could be finished a dozen different way ' as UM tion broadc a~ ted for the first time on 101.9 FM. St. Louis had its fair share of headlines in 2006. April showers normally bling May Howers, Now, in 2007, The Current takes a look back at but May brought student organizations' budget the newsworthy events of 2006. allocations from the SABC. Rep. William The year started with uncertainty for student "Lacy" Clay's criticism of the Iraq War and curator Maria Cmtis (now Maria Kerford af1er President Bush at spring commencement created her marriage to UM-St. Louis al umnus a stir. Construction of the Express Scripts head Alexander Kelford last year) as her stanIS of stu quarters moved along, which graduate ·tudent TOP 10 dent representative to the UM Board of Curators Daniel Cohen ai d wa the highlight of 2006. "It was questioned because of ambiguous language WJ just neat seeing the progress made and the in a Missouri revised statute. In the end. she kept building going up," he said. Progress also meant Stories of 2006 her position and still , erves as student curator. the baseball field would have to be moved to File Photo: Adam D. WISeI11an • F.dilor·in-Cbk/ January also brought Mexi can food lovers La South Campus, but where would the ob ervatory (ABOVE) OJ Ashland Cantina Loca to the Pilot House and 65 Y~ hon go':' Tate, junior, undeclared, at UM-Sl Louis High School students got an In June, charges were performs his radio show early taste of college tife. filed against 16 baseball play for 'The U', student-run 1. The fire at the Pi The fir ·t mention of a ers in the Dick's Spotting radio station that Kappa Alpha fraternity --"-- debuted on 101.9 FM in doubtful future for the Perhaps no single event Goods theft case, but it was house that killed student MetroLink pass program not all bad news for Ule base April. Brian Schlittler ended the seemed to have enter made headlines in February. ball team <.h the Oakland A's year on a somber note. A power failure on Feb. 8 tauled the campus quite drafted Josh Morgan, gave students a snow day to as much as the outra Rivernlen pitcher and out 2. Baseball players enjoy, but the biggest news geous follies of the fielder. The Honors College arrested and charged in that month came with the lost professor Dennis (LEFT) Elizabeth thefts from Dick's arrests of three baseball play PRIZM drag show. Bohnenkamp June l. Wadawlik, junior, nurs Sporting Goods grabbed ers involved in thefts from The storms of July left ing, vacuums water from the attention of more Dick's Sporting Goods. Gov. - Michael Rankins, students living on campus room 605 in Oak Hall on than sports fans . Matt Blunt announced plans PRIZ.M member without power, which gradu South Campus in August. to sell MOHELA, and UM ate snIdent Jan Mayer said The new residential hall flooded three times last 3. Oak Hall floods, not St. Louis mourned the death she remembers most about --,,-- fall. once, not twice, but of Marcus Allen, the 2006. 'The stmms also caused three times in the fall. University's first black professor. In sports, the $750,000 in damages. Repairs to the Mark Twain Riverwomen basketball team reached the GLYC gymnasium would not be fInished until October. 4. The sale of MOHELA tournanlent but lost to Northern Kentucky in the A new redesign to The Current was u..nveiled created a stir about how fIrst round. in August, as were the new Pepsi machines. much of the money March roared in like a lion, as columnist Dan August also mill'ked the opening of Oak Hall, would go toward reno Savage visited the campus and the search for a "the fIrst residential facility that we have actual ly built ourselves. It's a real jewel and raises our vating Benton and pennanent dean in the Nursing College began. Talk surfaced of money from the MOHELA sale on-campus housing capacity to about 1,500," Stadler Halls. going toward renovations to Benton-Stadler said Chancellor Thomas George. Oak Hall also Hall, but how much would UM-St. Louis get? flooded for the fIrst time that month, and it would 5. The Metro pass pro SGA elections dominated news in April, as flood two more times by the end of September. gram faces uncertainty, did Student Court's lUling to disqualify potential Another highlight for George was when "the but a compromise where presidential candidate Muhammed LaMotte. undergraduate International Business College students pay $45 per Nick Koechig, Thomas Helton and Shanna reached its highest yet national rank of 8th by semester is reached. Cillpenter of the LEAD slate won SGA presi U.S. News & World Report ... their faculty dent, vice president and comptroller, respecti ve deserve a lot of credit," he said. A woman was 6. SGA attempts to Il'. For Helton, winning vice president was not struck by a MetroLink train at the UM-St. Louis reroute the shuttle buses, the biggest news, but the UM-St. Louis show North Station, and the Center for Student but missing color plac down softball game between students and facul Success started the Early Alert System to catch ards and failure of drivers ty/administrators. students before failing. to follow the new routes "A lot of people think of changes and cause mixed reactions. improvements to UMSL externally, more money, new buildings, more students, but internally there see YEAR IN REVIEW, page 7 7. Confusion over when student curator Maria Curtis' term limits ends with her keeping her position.
8. SGA elections allow current president Nick Koechig to run unop posed after candidate Muhammed LaMottee is disqualified .
9. Express Scripts con struction progresses, meaning the baseball field will be moved South Campus.
10. Student fee increas es, including three in March and the recent increase in the student activity fee in November means students will pay more this year. (ABOVE) Sean Hanebery, senior, business administration, and Cadence Rippeto, junior, communication, walk by the crowd at last year's homecoming soccer games Send your top ten idea idea in October. Hanebery and Rippeto were named homecoming king and queen. to us: (RIGHT) Professional drag queen Dieta Pepsi hugs Curt Coonrod, vice provost of [email protected] Student Affairs, at PRIZM's third annual drag show in October.
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FLOYD, from page 1
Moss said he worried about how ident V Lane Rawlins announced he long any of the candidates would stay would retire tins sununer. as president since previous positions "President Floyd and his wife, each of them held were for short Carmento, flew to Washington State times. on Dec. 12 for what they thought "I think of lot of them were pursu would be a job interview," Charton ing their own career and just another said, "but the offer was extended and thing to put on their vita," Moss said. the WSU Board of Regents asked that "Of the four candidates, Elson President Floyd and Mrs. Floyd attend Floyd was, perhaps, the most desir a public meeting the next day, at which able," Moss said. ''No question about the hiring was to be armounced." it, the man is well-spoken and k.'l1ew During his three-year tenure, how to answer every question, but he Floyd's accomplishments at UM-St. also knew how to deflect questions." Louis included recommending George However, Floyd seemed promising as the UM- St. Louis chancellor and to the other committee members, helping to get the campus three fund according to Moss, because of his his ing-gap adjustments. tory of raising external funding. George also said Floyd thinks out Another fmmer committee mem side of the box to solve funding issues. ber, Lois Pierce, director of the School "Landing Express Scripts here on of Social Work, said the search was an campus is out of the box," he said. exciting time for the campus. "We had Kerford's favorite memory of a chance to bring in somebody with Floyd was when she met him during new ideas and energy to the his flIst month as new system presi University," she said. dent. 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Therefore Opinions Editor The Harlem Gospel Choir members the lead singer would usually command opened their performance as it~ mem the other members during a song. bers came on stage wearing black cloth The singers often fed off of the syn r- A group or choir cannot sing with ing with orange highlights. The men's ergy they received from the audience. < U2, Yolanda Adams, Lyle Lovette, pants were black and their outer seams Many of the songs were full of inspira /" Diana Ross, Donna Summer and hosts were orange. Most of the women's tion and the audience would often join in of other top- notch acts and not perfom1 dresses, blouses and skirts were all black with excitement. well. and and they were accessorized with "Oh Happy Day" was a song that Surely entertaining and very inclu orange vests and head wraps. really brought the audience (which was sive are the acts of the Harlem Gospel The stage was not decorated and pri not sold out) to stand up, Choir to any audience. The choir which marily empty except for the nine micro The high point of the event came consists of 40 or more members who are phones, two keyboards and drums when the choir sang "Celebration." One active singers around Harlem in New which were both on two separate plat of the lead singers asked , the audience York travels with a small cast of nine forms adjacent to each other. "who is celebrating something?" In singers, one drummer and akeyboardist. This welcoming and intimate set up response audience members celebrating Founder and creator Alvin Bailey was very inviting and the audience birthdays, anniversaries, graduations dune up with the group in 1986 while unwound to songs like "I Believe I Can and Jesus were allowed to join the choir attending a celebration for Dr. Martin Fly" (a song by R. Kelly), "Bless the on stage and help sing "Celebration." Luther King Jr. Lord With Me" and"Jesus in Me Loves The stage was full as many people A&E ON CAMPUS The choir sings modem and contem Jesus in You. " came from the balcony and lower level porary gospel songs. Many of the songs The songs were sung with the audi to get on stage. Choir members wouJd are reminiscent of the sounds of gospel ence in mind. Many of the songs hand the microphone to different people Jan. 16 - May 4: greats like Shirley Caesar, Rev. James required the audience's participation. on stage as they sang. Many were shy "Point-Of-View: CASA" Coun",y ""'w'lIJlibiU.org Cleveland, and the Mighty Clouds of One of these were the song "How while others were ecstatic and full of joy a photograph exhibit Joy. Excellent is Thy Name" ,when the lead for the opportunity to go on stage. featuring work by chil The Harlem Gospel Choir performed at the Touhill PAC Sunday in Performing at the Touhill Performing would command the audience to stand The event ended in excitement with dren involved in the honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The choir consists of at Arts Center on Sunday, this small up and clap along and dance in the same the choir bowing out and thanking the least 40 active singers from Harlem, New York. Court Appointed Special ensemble entertained and thrilled the malU1er as the choir. audience for support. Advocates (CASA) pro gram at Public Policy Research Center gallery. Late-opening fllms overlooked gems . Saving the best films for last: made last year a good year for movies By CATE MARQUIS A&EEditOT Jan. 17: With the exception of some 2005 "Stravinsky's : The films that appeared on local screens Soldier's Tale" featuring early in the year, high-quality films Wayne Brady, David werefew in early 2006. Robertson and S1. Louis These exceptions included the Symphony Orchestra at award-winning South African drama Touhill PAC "Tsotsi," Terrence Malick's lush and moving "The New World," and Jan. 20: Johnny Depp's striking turn as a deca "Lucia Di Lammermoor" dent Restoration era poet in '''The opera presented by Libertine." Teatro Lirico d'Europa at This dearth of good entertaining movies as well as the meatier stuff per the Touhi ll sisted into early fall as many critics specuJated that 2006 may be one of the Jan. 21: worst years for fum s. Things turned "America's Hits on around however with the release of Parade" performed by Martin Scorsese's gangster-themed the Jimmy Dorsey exploration of what-if in good and evil Orchestra and the Pied '''The Departed." This moyie reached Pipers, directed by Bill many critics' best films list. Tole featuring Nancy Below are my picks for the 10 best Knorr at the Touhill films of 2006 plus some other recom mended 2006 films that are available at the theater or as a rental. Some of Jan. 25 - Feb. 28: my top 10 opened elsewhere to quali "Creative Spirits" a joint fy for Oscars but will open here in exhibition of select January or February. works by faculty and The Departed - Scorsese's com students from UM-St. plex film is violent and cinematically Louis and St. Louis stylish and filled with plot double Community College at backs. A Boston-set gangster-themed Gallery Visio. tale of two men , both twins and mirror opposites, a policeman infiltrating the Jan. 25 - March 24 underworld and an underworld under Spring exhibit of sculp ling infiltrating the police is typical about AI. This was one of the most (ABOVE) Leonardo Martin Scorsese. successful and important documen tural installations by Bill DiCaprio and Jack Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt taries of the year. This compelling eye Smith at Gallery 210. Nicholson star in Damon sport matching blond buzz opening and even sometimes funny the gangster cuts and clothes so the audience is documentary is recommended view themed film, 'The Jan. 26: sometimes left wondering who is ing for everyone, especially skeptics. Departed.' Jazz Trumpeter Chris chasing who in this twisting edge-of Notes On a Scandal - A chilling DiCaprio plays Botti performs at the your-seat thriller. Jack Nicholson gets psychological drama about an older William Costigan, Touhill a lot of attention for his psycho Irish teacher (Judi Dench) with a disdainful an undercover cop who infiltrates the gangster with an Italian name but wit who befriends then exploits her mob. Mark Wahlberg's outrageous relent advantage with younger teacher (Cate less cop is a sparkling performance. Blanchett) caught in a scandal. Great TOPiTUNES Blood Diamond - Breath-taking acting and a clever plot make this one (LEFT) Leonardo action, sweeping photographic vistas a must-see. DiCaprio plays DOWNLOADS and first-rate acting all with a socially Pan's Labyrinth - This visually Danny Archer, an meaningful story, t his fUm delivers on striking emotionally powerful Spanish ex-mercenary 1. Irreplaceable - many levels. It blends elements from language film from the director of from Zimbabwe, 8eyonce classic films such as "Casablanca" and "Hell Boy" is well worth reading sub and Djimon "King Solomon's Mines." Leonardo titles. A gripping action drama about Hounsou who stars as Solomon 2. Say It Right - Nelly DiCaprio and Djimon Housou are ter rebel resistance at the end of the Furtado Vandy, a Mende rific as a South African mercenary and Spanish Civil War is blended with a fisherman find an escaped slave miner who embark fairy-tale fantasy centering on a young themselves on the 3. How to Save a Life on a pan-African quest for a huge dia girl with a vivid imagination. same quest in the - The Fray mond. film, 'Blood An Inconvenient Truth - AJ ~~--- .. --.------Diamond.' 4. Fergalicious - Fergie Gore's global warming tim is not all See TOP TEN FILMS, page 9 5. Push It to the Limit - Corbin Bleu STAFF VIEWPOINT 6. It Ends Tonight - The All-American Rejects 7. Welcome to the The year 2006 marked the beginning of rock 'n' roll's midlife crisis Black Parade - My Chemical Romance Rock 'n' roll is about explosion. It is already in effect. Bands are beginning to with the electro-rhythmic without the capable, more mature creature. about dipping the fuse in gasoline and experiment with the genre's boundaries terrible popcorn rhyming schemes that "Stadium Arcadium" is not the same refusing to let go of the dynamite. It is are becoming blurred and band wagons plagued albums by other rock-rap 31tists brat-funk type album like "One Hot about having a complete and utter disre are fonning. such as Dee Dee Ramone's solo album. Minute." The band has grmvn without gard for the past present and future and Take for instance The Raconteurs' The fact is hip hop and rock are final turning into boring old men such as Paul consC{juenti y living in a perpetual state "Broken Boy Soldiers" released last ly finding a convergence that if main McCartney or The Who. of existentialist crises. year. Jack White is pushing back the tained couJd be the key to both genres' Just as the mid-life crisis man's The aging process of every genera borders that constrict the White Stripes dominance over the overtly patriotic desire to exceed beyond his physical tion of music is similar to doggy years. by collaborating with the likes of country and the self-demising ghetto rap capability can lead to injury and self MuJtiply how long a band has been out Patrick Keeler formerly of the that dominate radio play. humiliation, rock is prone to the same by seven and you get an idea of much Greenhorns and Brendon Benson. . Perhaps the .greatest feat in rock of danger. For thls reason the public ear By ZACH MEYER longer they will last. This expansion reiterates the buildup 2006 goes to the Red Hot Chili Peppers must be scrupuJous when listening. That 8. Keep Holding On - As the indie rock genre tucked its of the early foundation known as garage Music en·tic for recording a double disk album that is unless you actually want the coked Avril Lavigne sixth full year under its belt it undelwent rock that ruled the radio in 2000. As a a) was not a mish-mash of B-Sides and out hair metal to return. what many white-collar semi-elderly result "Broken Boy Soldiers" is by far "different" versions of old songs and b) In all honesty the world seems to 9. I Wanna Love You - men buying decked out Corvettes and one of the best albums to hit the shelves The Radio's latest album "Return to did not SliCk. have taken all of the Motley Crne that it Akon featuring Snoop Dogg motorcycles refer to as a "midlife cri in 2006. Cookie Mountain." This feat which goes by the name of can handle. Do the world a favor and sis." In essence thls generation of rock Another sign the rock 'n'roll genre is With a combinatiolf of bass heavy "Stadium Arcadium" is by far the make sure national rock stars are 10. Smack That - 'n' roll is in its seventh year. hitting its mid-life crisis is the cross beats, synthesizers, distorted guitars and band's )l1ost ambitious project and responsibly doing their job of ensuring Akon featuring Eminem Signs of this mid-life crisis are bree! genre. Take for instance TV On . poetic lyrics the rock element is merged proves rock is evolving into a more the longevity of rock 'n' roll. ~1uary 16, 2007 1Chf [:nrrrnt Page 9· .~~~ TEN FILMS, from page 8 A&E AROUND TOWN It blurs the lines between the two worlds until you are n ~ t sure which is Local filmmakers Departed." Best Screenplay went to real. l "The Queen," ''The Painted Veil" Perfume: The Story Of A get their chance took Best Cinematography, and Murderer - A magical disturbing "Pirates of the Caribbean" took Best vISually-lush mystery-thriller about a Local filmmakers get their Special Effects. murderous disturbed young man with chance to see their work on the big "Little Miss Sunshine" was a gIft for makina ~eat perfumes is one screen, too. named Best Comedy or Musical, of the most c r~;tive breath-takingly Cinema St. Louis, the organiza "Cars" was named Best Animated clI1emagraphic lushly beautiful films tion that puts on the annual St. Louis . or Children's Film, Best Foreign of the year. This is from the director of International Film Festival, is language Film was "Pan's "Run Lola Run." accepting submissions through May Labyrinth," and "An Inconvenient Queen - Helen Mirren's Queen 31 for the summer's St. Louis Truth" was Best Documentary. Elizabeth II unlike Kirsten Dunst's Filmmaker's Showcase 2007. The Best Actor award went to Marie Antoinette keeps her head and The Showcase presents local Forest Whitaker for "Last King of realizes the support of the people lim films of any genre, short and feature Scotland" Helen Mirren won Best Its the power of monarchy. Mirren is length, animated or live action, from Actress for "The Queen ." remarkable in a personal look at the July 21-26. The Best Supporting Actor monarchy and her interactions with More information is available award went to Djimon Hounsou for then-new Prime Minister Tony Blair from Cinema St. Louis at www.cin "Blood Diamond" and Jennifer in the days .after the death of Princess emastiouis.org. Hudson was Best Supporting Diana. A ., well-written script and Actress in "Dreamgirls." thought provoking exploration of the Sl Louis artists get their The award for Best Overlooked role of the monarch. Film went to "Running With United 93 - British director Paul chance, too Scissors" and the Most Original, Greengrass made a remarkable 9/11 Innovative or Creative Film went to film by focusing on the heroic efforts The campus' Gallery 210 is now "United 93." of passengers on United Airlines seeking entries for its "Exposure 10" Flight 93. Greengrass stays close to exhibit, which runs from July 27 to the so urce material and employs peo Helen Mirren portrays Queen Elizabeth " in 'The Queen.' Sept. 15. Entry is open to all St. Louis Sbldent tickets half-off ple orrelatives of people involved in area artists 18 and older, in any th e actual event. The result is powerful meclia, with no entry fee. A maxi at Sheldon Concert Hall and clignified. Other Best Films of 2006 mum of 10 pieces can be submitted Lives Of Others - This German and the deadline is March 2. For more language thriller and audience favorite Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Foreign Best lnelie, OVerlooked information, contact Gallery 210 at "Cabaret in the Savoy" at the at the St. Louis International Film Narrative Films: Documentaries: : Language Films: or Creative Films: UM-St Louis. Sheldon Concert Hall, launched last Festival is scheduled to return in year, continues with Spencer Day, March . . Powerful acting and an • Children 01 Men • Deliver Us From Evil • Volver • 10 Items Or Less Critics annual film singer/songwriter and pianist extra engrossing story about the secret • Little Miss Sunshine • FBI Vs. John Lennon • House 01 Sand • Science of Sleep ordinaire, on Jan. 18-2l. police in East Germany shortly before • Painted Veil • Who Killed the Electric Car • Joyeux Noel (Merry • The King awards announced In March, "Cabaret in the the faU of the Berlin Wall make this • Fast Food Nation • Why We Fight Christmas) • Sweet Land Savoy" welcomes Tony nominated worth watching. • Dreamgiris • Can Mr. Smith Get to • Only Human • Expiration Date actress Marin Mazzie who brings Letters From Iwo Jima -. Best • Stranger Than Fiction Washington Anymore • Mountain Patrol: Kekexili • Driving Lessons The St. Louis Gateway Film her one woman show, "Yes, It's seen paired with its companion piece • Bobby • Iraq For Sale • Sophie Scholl • CSA: Confederate States Of Critics Association, a professional Today.". Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our • Go For Zucker America association of St. Louis area film For the Spencer Day concert, the Fathers" this is actually the supel10r • Friends With Money critics, announced its annual win Cabaret series is offering half-off film of the pair. It is a human and per • Lonesome Jim ners for the best films of 2006. tickets to students. For more infor sonal telling of the WWIl battle for • A Scanner Darkly "Blood Diamond" was named mation on Spencer Day or the Iwo Jima but told from viewpoint of • Quinceanera Best Picture but Martin Scorsese Cabaret series, go to www.sheldon ordinary Japansese soldiers. • District B13 Renaissance took Best Director for "The concerthall.orgfcabaretseries.asp NEVE PICI( UP S RANGERS. \------_.,._------_._------.--._------_.. _"--_ .".---._.".------ Top 10 Reasons to Visit UMSL Career Services 'l.. _ ... ' " .: - 10. We're on the way to the bookstore 9. 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Martin, who leads the conference with Taylor Gagliano has scored 149 utes per game and 7.1 points per ATHL£TE "I thi nk every team has a slump." a total of 40 blocked shots, points and has pulled down 45 game. She is shooting .375 from the OF THE WEEK SPOt1S Editor said Coach Shelia Hering, '·We'rejust . Defensively, the Riverwomen have rebounds in 335 minutes played this field and .818 from the line. Dewell ha ing ours right now," managed to close the gap in games, season. Gagliano is 24th in the GLVC has pulled down 33 rebounds and has The Riverwomen are eighth in the but the team 's offense has been unable in scoring and is 12th in 3-point per five blocks so far this s~ason. The UM-St. Louis \vomen's b:ts GLVC in sh otin g percentage, shoot to produce results. centage with .381. Gagliano is shoot Nichole Helfrich has grabbed 58 ketball tearn started 2007 with a 57-55 ing .425 from the field, and are cur "I think we're a great defensive ing 16-42 from behind the arc. rebounds this season and has scored _ .. win over Quincy on Jan. 4, thanks to a rentiy 13th in (he GL C lO scoring. leanl," Hering said. "I think we're a Watts leads the Riwrwomen with 87 points in 213 minutes played. game-winning jumper by Courtney The t am has managed to make it fantastic defensive team. We 're just 435 minutes played and has scored Helfrich has 10 assists, 10 steals, and -;--\ .' . i ' Watts, t lhe li ne and is currently fo urth in struggling to put it in the hole a little 118 points. Watts has a total of 16 is cunently 13th in the GLVC with 10 ; After that, the team has struggled the GLVC with a free lhrow perce nt bit." steals a far this season and leads the blocks this season, She is shooting to find success, losing two ho me age of .772. The Riverwomen are third Manin leads the Riverwomen with team with .Q assists. .850 from the line. . . .- games to SlUE and Indianapolis and in rhe GLVC in defensiv re unding 157 points and 93 total rebounds. Watts is 14th in the GLVC in Leslie Ricker is 28-62 from the --W.· -·'· ·· .'.-- then two mad games against and 11 th in offensive rebounding. Martin is currently 18th in the GLVC assists and seve nth in minutes played. field and is I-I from behind the arc. Bellarmine and Northern Kentucky. UM-St. Loui s rank -econd in the in scoring and i" sixth in rebounding, She is second on the team with 55 ZS This dropped the Ri verwomen's confercnc in blocked 'hot with ~ 7 . She has 16 assi., ts and 58 turnovers in tUl11o \'ers, .-~ . season record to 4-9 (1 -6 GLVC) wi th A big part of that is du to Jennifer T 1 minutes played, Jennifer Dewell averages 25 min- See WOMEN'S B-BALL, jJClge i 1 David Ward Ward is a junior forward from Maryland Heights. Coach Pilz: Rivermen not in a slump He led the Rivenmen in scoring during the team's By LAGUAN FUSE our own," Pilz said. .425 from the field and .500 from behind 68- 53 loss to Northem Sports Editor TIle Rivennen are currently SL."(th in the arc. He is cun'ently in fifth for 3-point Kentucky in Highland the GLVC in 3-point percentage, shooting percentage in the GLVC. Boateng has Heights, Ky, The UM-St. Louis men's basketball .381 from behind the arc. The tean1 is also grabbed 26 rebounds so far and has 3D team has lost five consecutive conference fifth in offensive rebounding and seventh assists. Ward compiled 12 points in games, but their head coach believes there in defensive rebounding. Octavious Hawkins leads the just 24 minutes of play, is still time to tum things around and Brett Ledbetter currently leads the Rivermen with 106 total rebounds and 51 make it into the GLVC tournament in Rivermen in total minutes played with assists. Hawkins is currently third in the induding going 6-6 at the March, The Rivermen are 5-9 (1-6 469, an average of 33.5 per game, and in GLVC in total rebounds and is tied for free throw line. GLVC) at the halfway mark for the sea total points score{! with 242, an average of 12th in assists, Hawkins averages 29 .1 son. 17.3 per game. He is currently ranked minutes per game and 7.5 points per The 6'6" forward also "I wouldn't say that we're in a slump," third in the GLVC in scoring and second game. Hawkins also leads the Rivermen helped out on the defen said Head Coach Chris Pilz, in minutes played. Ledbetter has a total of with 44 turnovers and 41 personal fouls. sive end, grabbing three ''Unfortunately, we've had to play some 43 rebounds and 29 assists. Ledbetter is Nathan Whittaker has played 395 rebounds and adding a good teams, We had to play three confer currently 13th in the GLVC in free-throw minutes so far this season and has scored steal to his season totals. ence games in six days, We've lost to five percentage with ,800 and is 7th in 3-point 81 points. Whittaker has pulled down 42 teams that have been ranked in the top 25. ers made, with 32, rebounds and has 24 assists so far this sea The Rivenmen's next game We've playecl good people. Troy Slaten leads the Rivelmen in 3- son. is against the Lewis Flyers Unfortunately we've come up on the pointers with 35 made baskets. Slaten is Paul DeChellis has scored 57 points wrong side." second in the GLVC in 3-pointers made. and has 56 rebounds in 246 minutes at home, UM-St. Louis is 11th in the GLVC in Slaten has pulled down a total 38 played this season. He is currently 15th in scoring and 13th in shooting percentage, rebounds and has scored 176 points this the GLVC in offensive rebounds vvith 23. SPORTS BRIEF shooting .432 from the field. The season. Slaten is currently 19th in the DeChellis is shooting 13-15 from the Rivermen are sixth in the GLVC in free GLVC in scoring. He is shooting 25-30 free-throw line. New basketbal court throw percentage shooting ,735 from the from the free-throw line and 56-133 from Cody Kliethennes has 41 points tbis line, the field , season and is 7-9 from behind the arc. He to be dedicated "A big deal with our offense is we've David Ward has a shooting percentage has grabbed a total of 20 rebounds and is got to get to the free throw line," said Pilz, · of ,481 and leads the team in offensive 12-13 from the line, The Chuck Smith court dedi referring to the 64-59 loss to Indianapolis. rebounds with 33. He is currently eighth Ty Adams has pulled down 27 cation has been rescheduled "We've shot seven free throws in our in the GLVC for offensive rebounds, rebounds so far this season and has scored due to last semester's winter home gymnasium. That's an indictment Ward cUlTently has a total of 138 points 33 points. ice storm. The ceremony will on us not being very strong with the bas for the season, averaging 9,9 points per Adam Fear averages 4.8 minutes per be held Thursday, Jan, 18. ketball around the basket. game and a total of 68 rebounds. Ward game and has scored six points with six Smith was UM-St. Louis' first "You've got to be able to go in there also has 10 assists so far this season. rebounds so far this season. Canie F asiska • AsYxiatePholo Edilar and finish or get fouled at the hoop. And men's basketball coach . He Stanley Boateng currently has 105 The next home game for the Rivermen Nathan Whittaker, Sophomore, jumps up to make a shot during the we've not been able to finish or get fouled points this season and is currently ninth in started the program in 1966 will be Thursday when they host Lewis at game against Indianapolis on Jan 8. at the hoop, and that's nobody's fault but the GLVC with 22 steals. He is shooting 7:30 p.m. in the Mark Twain Building. and was coach for 13 years, Smith has an overall record STAlS CORNER of 171-143. SHORT FUSE UPCOMING GAMES The time has come for Brett Favre to retire MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL! WOMEN'S BASKETBALL I really wanted him to come back for probably win the Super Bowl again GLVC standings: GLVC standings: Box Scores: Men's Basketball another year. I knew the league would before Favre would leave the Packers. Team Overall W L Team W L [ January 8 1 not be the same without him. I would Even as his team has been struggling, Indianapolis (W) 26 43 69 like to thank him for coming back even Favre has been right there. Now I think it West Division West Division UM-St. Louis 12 49 61 Jan, 18 though some people said it was time to is time to go home and go fishing or Southern Indiana 16 SlUE 12 3 i vs. Lewis throw in the towel, he came back. Now, something. Quincy 14 Southern Indiana 11 4 i January 11 1 2 F Mr. Brett FavTe, it is time to go home. I was really excited to see Favre win Drury 11 5 Drury 11 5 i UM·St. Louis 33 16 49 7:30 p.m. Do not get me wrong, I still think on New Year's Eve, in what may be the SlUE 10 Quincy 10 5! Bellarmine 0Nl 35 32 67 Favre is one of the greatest quarterbacks last game of his career. But for some rea Rockhu rs t 10 5 UM-Rolla 8 7 :, January 13 2 F Jan. 20 to have on a roster, but maybe it really is son I doubt Chicago put 100 percent into UM·Rolia 6 9 Rockhurst 7 8! UM-St. Louis 19 25 44 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside time to retire and start the countdown to the game. The Bears did not just go out UM·St. Louis 5 9 UM-St. louis 4 91 fJorthem Kentucky (IN) 30 37 67 that Hall of Fall induction. Favre's stats there and take a loss, but how hard do 3 p.m. East Division at the end of the season are not too bad, By LAGUAN F USE you really have to play when your team East Division MEN'S BASKETBALL UW,Parkside 13 Lewis 13 I ! but they are not too good, either. Sp011S Editor already has homefield advantage and a - i Box Scores: Women's Basketbal Last season, Favre ended with 3,881 first round bye in the playoffs? Not hard Northern Kentucky 11 4 Kentucky Wesleyan 12 3i Indianapolis 8 6 passing yards and I really believed that at all. Bellarmine 11 4 ' January8 Saint Joseph's 8 6 Jan. 18 this year he could pass 4,CXXl yards like 8. Favre did not throw over 4,000 yards. If Favre does come back next season UW-Parkside 11 4 l Indianapolis 0Nl 28 36 64 Kentucky Wesleyan 8 6 9 he did back in 2004 when he led the He threw four more yards than he did to play for the Packers, I still will be a Northern Kentucky 5 1 UM-St. Louis 28 31 59 vs. Lewis Lewis 8 Indianapolis g 5 ! Packers to a 10-6 record. I guess I must last year. A team made the playoffs with fan. Ifhe retires, I will remember him as 5:30 p.m. Bellarmine 8 Saint Joseph's 4 1O ! January 11 1 have spent too much time watching an 8-8 record, but unfortunately it was one of my favorite athletes of all time. 33 20 53 sports movies where the old veteran still the Giants, Last year, I said I wanted him to come Men's leaders: UM-St. louis Women's leaders: 38 35 73 Jan. 20 has another great year in him, because If Favre does decide to play another back for one more year and he did. After PPG PPG Bellarmine (IN) vs. Wisconsin-Parks ide tbis was not the year I expected. year in the NFL, he should look into seeing him play, I can say as a fan that I Brett Ledbetter 17.3 Jennifer Martin t2.1 January 13 1 p.m . Instead of winning a division title like leaving Green Bay. Yeah right, like that am happy for the memories, but Brett, Troy Slaten 14.3 Taylor Gagliano 11.5 UM-St. louis 32 21 53 in 2004, the Packers ended the season 8- would bappen. I think the Rams would you can go home now. David Ward g,g Courtrey Watts 9,1 Northem Kentucky ('vV) 36 32 68 January 16, 2007 1:hE [urrcnt Page 11 WOMEN'S B-BALL, from page 10 _._- -_._------'---- CLASSIFIED ADS She has 71 toliU rebounds tills the field and 4-8 from behind the Lacey Shalenko is a perfect 2-2 season and averages 28.6 minutes arc. She has three assists and eight from the line and has played 11 min per game. She has 29 assists and 10 rebounds in 60 minutes played. utes this season. 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The one constant for those of us that live on this side conflict that encompasses so much of Israel is (ABOVE) A Hasidic of the work!: we live on this side of the world, impossible to ignore while being over there. Jewish man wears a and we are far away from the violence we see Opinions fly in the wind, and every one is will rain cover on his hat on a regular basis coming from the Middle ing to share what they think. while visiting the Western Wall for The fact is, its enemies surround Israel and it East. prayer. This is something that we as Americans has had to make a strong military in order to must understand. We might think we live in survive. The military is compulsory, so every fear of imminent attack, like another September Israeli serves (including women) in the army 11, but on the other side of the world it is an from the ages of 18 to 21, and then continues as everyday reality. a reservist until they are discharged. This winter break I spent a little over eight Israel has had to build a barrier to separate By ADAM D. WISEMAN days in Israel. I traveled through Jerusalem, Tel its society from another. This is a pain ·in the Aviv and I swam in the Dead Sea. I was taken Editor·in·Chief side for the government of Israel and it has to a Jewish settlement inside the West Bank and received recent criticism from former U.S. was at the border with Jordan and Syria while to stop bullets. President Jimmy Carter. touring the Golan Heights. The trip was interesting to me, because it felt Although the trip to Israel has given me We toured the Security Fence that was built like I was on two different vacations. more insight to the conflicts of.the region and in order to keep suicide bombers that come The fIrst was the historical and religious trip. especially from the Israeli side,.one thing keeps .from the Palestinian territories out of IsraeL Going to the Western Wall, seeing the Dome of coming to my mind as I refleCt.' While I was in Israel, I felt surprisingly safe. the Rock, and walking through the Holy I went to Israel having a concept of what the Every store and coffee shop had a guard and the Sepulcher was a fantastic experience. Retracing problems and conflicts were, and I have security on the planes wa~ second to none. the steps that Jesus took near the Sea of Galilee returned with more knowledge and understand There were armed Israeli Defense Force sol and walking through the fortress of Masada that ing of all sides. (RIGHT) An Israeli diers walking the streets and plenty of overlooks the Dead Sea are things that every I also returned with hope that one day the Flag sits atop the ancient ruins of Hummers with M60's on top patrolling the one should experience. Middle East will be a place of peace. I hope that Masada. The Dead many borders of Israel. The city of Jerusalem was as magnificent as one day the Security Fence will come down, Sea is below in the . So, the many people that proclaimed that I it was described to me prior to visiting: The her and I hope that someday some of you will take valley, and on the should "wear a bullet-proof vest" were wrong. itage of so many people and so many religions the opportunity to travel to the Middle East and furthest shore, the I needed Turns more than I needed something smashed together in a city no bigger than St. experience the history, food and ~ulture as I did. country of Jordan. i} I January 16, 2007 ~h( [urrrnt , Page 13 CURRENT CARTOOtnSTS Snapshots at Jasonlove,com II Nos [ I never really thought about it] 's 'cause they never mel1tion it, What they oughta do is redo their ads as "Steak and Shake .. ,Famous for nasty yellow pepper juice, right .' at your table" MAXIMO PREDICTS Famous tor Horoscopes for nasty yeUow pepper juice, Jan, 16 - Jan. 21 right at your table. Aries March 21-April 19 You didn't get fat over the holidays you moron, you're ove pregnant. Yes, even you Arian IJ Jimmy, what are you doing? The whole house will fall apart!" males, have fun with that giv ing birth deal through your ma n parts, In addition, you should know you were all ~g cows before you got your Crossvvord selves knocked up, Moo, "Nut'n But the Funk" is drawn byCurrent cartoonist Rudy Scoggins. ACROSS 1 Interior Taurus designer's April 20-May 20 SCON EBOROUG H E. Ge arhart concern 6 Dine When I read the Campus WAIT, HEoLP 9 Sheriff's Crimeline this week I thought MJ:1lDLe c. weapon for sure that trail of candy the 12 Hum police found was going to lead endlessly straight to you and your giant 13 Bookkeeper butt, Go find yourself a nice (Abbr,) pasture and barn along with 14 Zoo favorite Aries, Moo, moo, 15 Instruct 16 9-Across container Gemini 18 Fall, for one May 21-June 2) 20 Nurse 21 Toward the I think I was on crack for the Al RIWr, SUT :£1'= 'Iou }T."$.T stern last two weeks when I wrote PlAY!,)I&, :r. 5TA(T iEtVlNf,-, 23 Ghost's your prediction, If so, it still - shout hasn't worn off, ha ha Sarlacc 24 Hot rum drink '---~--'---_ Pit. Brad Pitt, Angelina "Sconeborough" is drawn by Current cartoonist Elizabeth Gearheart. 25 Owner's JoliPittington, pitted prunes; compound 7 Follower of 4- mentary document this prediction is real~ the pits, 27 Pizzazz 52 Tramcar Down immunizer SYN DICATED CARTOONS 29 Venus' sister contents 8 One of the 33 Mess up Cancer 31 One of the 53 Existed gang 34 CSA soldier June 22-July 22 gang 54 G-rated 9 DeSigned to 36 Rough 35 Impel 55 Bloomberg's restrict 38 Casaba, e,g, abbr, entrance 39 Tusk stuff I dropped that bagel I gave 37 Days gone you on the floor, Ha ha, you ate by 56 Idolater 'S 10 Overturn 40 Mediter- writing 11 Dweeblike ranean floor bagel. i even broke the 38 Hetero five-second rule and every geneous 57 Earth (Lat.) 17 Inclement sailing vessel 19 Up to now 42 Oust thing, Just for that, I moo at 41 Indivisible you, too, 43 Scepter DOWN 21 Billboards 45 Leader topper Bug spray 22 Retainer 46 Gilligan's 1 Leo 44 Always 2 Prior to 24 Fathe.c's /lay glace Ju"7{J'YAug, 22 45 Mecca 3 Sled gift 4S Duo pilgrims 4 Fairy-tale 26 Postpones 50 Listener 47 Expensive s1arter 28 Tweak a bill 51 Genetics So tell me, how are the tin seafood 5 Clinic doings, 30 Head abbr. man and scarecrow, you giant choice lor short movement scaredy cat lion guy, huh 7 49 Acid-alcohol 6 Fishy group 32 Supple- Huh? What did you do with them, I bet one day we'll find the bodies hidden in a ditch off the side of a road made of yellow bricks and they'll be all dawed up and chewed on, Virgo Weekly SUDOKU Aug, 23-Sept. 22 I don't care, I think you're stupid, why am I pointing to by Linda Thistle myselP I guess it isn't crack, I'm just stupid, Don't get too happy, you are, too, And that guy in the corner of your 1 2 5 6 Spanish class, Ubra 5 7 3 1 Sept, 23-0[/, 22 Hmm '" I'm pretty sure that turkey you're having for lunch If i/OU: insist 6 9 8 4 has turned bad, since it was tliat I call wrapped up in a baggie plainly the co.nflict labe led "Thanksgiving left a. 8 3 2 9 overs," The fact that the baggie a. civil war, It's was also dated Nov, 1998 also then that's civil helped tip me off, 'What rn war ... 3 2 7 6 call it ... Scorpio 6 9 4 3 0[/,23 - Nov. 21 S I'm thinking Aries has post hol r iday gift for you, Oh, you won't 4 3 9 8 get it just yet. Wait a little less ((~) than nine months and it should 9 1 6 5 be arriving on your doorstep, Sagittarius ~ 8 7 9 6 Nov, 22 - Dec 27 2008 Yeah, stop it ,., in bed, Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way Capricorn that each row across, each column down and each Dec. 22 - Jan. 79 small 9-box square contains all of the Ali i can do is picture some numbers from one to nine. pants that have too short of legs with little yellow pieces of corn printed all over them, DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: * * Corn Capris. Aquarius * Moderate * * Challenging Jan. 20 - Feb, 78 I'm going to start adding the *** HOO BOY! words "with your mom in bed" to the ends of my fortunes, © 2007 King Features Synd" Inc, World rights reserved, Although, it won't make them funny, it will just make them true for me, Pisces Find the answers to this week's Feb, 19 - March 20 crossword puzzle and Sudoku at I'm filet-ing oh 50 fine and dandy today, how about you? 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