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www.thecurrentonline.com ANNOUNCEMENT Student organization SGApushes for more Metro pass support budgets due Monday
Student organizqtion By SARAH O'BRIEN Quick Read began charging the university twice budgets are due January as much as before for the free pass Metro pass program comparison . Assistant News Editor 50 far this year, the Cashier'S Office has 12, online budget forms program. not reached its goal of selling 3,300 are accessible from the "They were charging $120,000, UM-St. Louis Metro MetroLink passes may be on their passes to keep its offer to sell passes at then bumped it to $470,000. We can Student Life Web site at $45 per semester. If the program ceas https:l/fusion.umsl.edu/st way out of the UM-St. Louis system only speculate why," said SGA pres Student status requirement: Student status requirement if a major response from the student es, students would pay $125 per ident Nick Koechig, senior, political udentlife/budgetsl Full-Time population fails. semester from Metro. science. Currently enrolled students The program, which offers unlim "We are not necessarily saying . INSIDE ited semester Metro rides for a $45 that the pass is gone," Koechig said. Student Age: Student Age: fee has not hit its 3,300 sold mark in an in-depth schematic, wliich con The program, however, without a order to keep the current offer. trasted the prices that were offered by sudden influx of purchases, may lead No age restrictions Under 23 Some believe that there has not Metro with those that the UM-St. back to harder negotiations, or the been a positive response to the new Louis program is offering. ending of the program. Costs: Costs: program because the Metro does not With the program offered directly "We will do everything we can in reach the residential areas of all the through MetroLink, roughly only order .that this program not be cut," $0.38 per day $1.06 per day commuters, such as those coming to 3,000 students would be eligible to Koechig said. $2 .67 per week $7.41 per week UM-St. Louis from the St. Charles receive the student-discounted price $11 .45 per month ' $31.81 per month area. of $125 per month. Student Government Association The MetroLink passes became an $45 per semester $125 per semester members distributed to the assembly issue two years ago whe~ MetroLink See SGA MEETING, page 9
Take a look at HAVING ABALL-OON AT THE BASKETBALL GAME Pike house Media Studies The Current gives you an fire ruled inside view of the new Media Studies degree program at UMSL. accidental See page 6 • Fraternity's fire emergency systems found inoperable three months prior
B y JASON G RANGER News EdiJOr
UMSL hockey The ftre at the Pi Kappa Alpha house that took the life of Brian players ro into Schlinler has been ruled an accident, according to sources in the Normandy Sl Louis Fire Protection District. Jason Sheilds and Jeff Ron Fritz, captain with the district, Palliser came to UMSL said no signs of foul play have been from Louisiana to play found at the inline hockey. house, and the Quick Read ruling is the incident was The fire at the Pi See page 12 "just a tragic Kappa Alpha fra accident." ternity house on ONTHEWEB "We know Natural Bridge that the fire started at killed student the couch," Fritz Brian Schlittler last AdIm1 D. Wiseman • EdiJor-in£biej said. "We are November was still thinking it ruled an accident. During the basketball games at the Mark Twain this past Thursday night, children enjoy balloon animals during 'Pack the Stands' night. \Va~ started by a Three months ea r- Web poll results: The night featured a face painter and a balloon conton;ionist. The women's basketball team lost to Southern Indiana 67-62 and the lier. fire inspectors men's team lost by a score of 72-59. cigarette. We What is your favorite know it wasn't fo und smoke type of movie to watch? electrical, and detectors discon nected and the there are no fire extinguisher signs of any uncharged. accelerants at Nickname suggestions are in Suggested Names for UMSrs Identity Project the house." An accelerant-sniffing dog was The Identity Project reaches phase two, but even brought in to try and find any traces of accelerants, such as gasoline or even hard alcohol, but the dog some question the cost invested in the search found nothing. "The [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco By MELISSA S. HAYDEN Quick Read and Firearms] even investigated," Fritz said. Sci-FilFantasy }t'Janaging Editor The 'nickname committee for The UM5L More troubling, according to Fritz, Identity Project has narrowed down a list was the fact that the house had been of six possible suggestions, including Mudcats? Holding tradition inspected just three months before the ThrillerlHorror UM-St. Louis' search for a new or Archers? The Gateway Arch re-vamped identity and its Web site keeping the Rivermen. However, two . is a symbol of St. Louis, with a river theme, mudcab, fire, and found to be lacking in sever for submitted name possibilities gen anonymous ~uggestions asked whether and archers are usually pre found in the Mississippi al areas. River, are a unique name. Romance erate.d not only six nickname the money used for the project is being cise at hitting their goals. Fritz said every smoke detector in options, but a bit of conu'oversy as well spent. the house was disconnected during the Comedy well. yearly inspection, and fire extinguish At last Friday's Student ers needed to be charged. Government Association meeting, lected in the project's processes. However, since the house was tech Action Bryan Goers, chief justice for Student Two of the anonymous submis nically a private residence, the inspec Court and student-athlete member to sions expressed concerns over the tor had no sway over the actions of the the Nickname Cornminee for The amount of money being spent on the students. Fritz said the inspector was II Porn lJMSL Identity Project, announced project. concerned and did take some action. the six possible nicknames that had "Who cares?" . one submission "He stayed until the members had This weeK's question been narrowed down by the commit- said. "Why don't you spend a linle Tritons? The god of water in Aviators? St. Louis' strong replaced all the batteries in the smoke association with aviation his Did you get what you tee. time worrying about the quality of the Greek mythology keeps with detectors," Fritz said. "Were they the tradition of river in the tory and the fact that planes wanted for Valentines The new nickname choices, he education and school experience constantly fly over campus. operational at the time of the fire, we Day? said, were the Archers, Mudcats, rather than the stupid name the University's mascot while don 't know." depicting players as warriors. make aviators a possibility. Aviators, Tritons, and Red Thunder. sports teams are called? THAT is The Normandy Fire Protection INDEX The Rivennen, the university's cur what will improve the school's District conducts the inspections as a rent nickname, also is going to image." favor to the University. Fritz said What's Current 2 remain a possibility. The anonymous submission was when the University is inspected, the Camf2us Crimeline 2 The six names will be posted on from someone listed from the project district lumps the fraternities in and the project's site at as "other," from choices that also inspects the houses. The sorority hous Of2inions 4-5 www.nickname/urnsl.edu. included faculty, staff, students or es are owned by the University and Features 6-8 On March 1, students, faculty, alumni. subject to University rules. staff and anyone else can go to the The other submission from a stu "They're always really good about 10-11 A&E Web site to vote for the name they" dent suggested the nickname should letting us in to inspect." Fritz said. Red Thunder? Associating Rivermen? Why break a Sf20rts 12-13 feel best suits the campus. be "The Biggest Waste of Money "We've never had any problems the identity with the schoors 40-year old tradition when Those six names were brought up Ever." before. Comics 15 'color of red and gold makes UMSL has been long known at the meeting, but nicknames were this another option. for being the Rivermen? Maximo Predicts 15 not the only things submitted and col- See IDENTITY COST, page 9 See FRATERNITY FIRE, page 9 Page 2 'OChe tturrfJlt February 12,2007 CAMPUS MyYIEWMAKES ITS DEBUT The Universi[y of Mi~tJJII1i-St.louis Student ;>;ewspaper SinL'e' i%6
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This film is episode two of Irish Band to Perfonn AfRlIAnONS the Perception of Gain Among African "Race: The Power of an lllusion," a three Campus Recreation will host "High Score" American Caregivers of Persons with part series that addresses the topic of race . doubles darts tomnament at 9:45 p.m. at the Alzheimer's" at 10:30 a.m. in 331 Social issues. A one hour cliscussion will follow Misla, a traditionallrish Band, will perfonn Golden Greek~s , 500 S. Florissant Road in Sciences & Business Building. This event the film. This event is free and open to all at 12:30 p.m. in 205 Music Building. The Ferguson. Teams consist of two people. The is free and open to the public. Call 5632 for students, faculty, <}I1d staff. Call 5270 for event is free and open' to the public, Call 7299 tournament is free and open to sUldents, facul MCMA ~ ty, staff, and alumni. Refreshments will be more information. more infonnation. for more infonnation. \U.!!! provided. COLLEGIATE !>fiBS . February 12, 2007 1rhc Q:urrrnt Page 3 Shuttle bus r,outeschange for second 'lime Emerging Leaders New routes are combination of two previously proposed schedules program will expand
By JASON' GRANGER & North Route to two s·emesters . STEPHANIE CLINES News Editor & Sta./JWriter • Main Circle I Ufliversity Drive • SSB/CCB New program will require students • General Services Building More changes have been made to • Mark Twain Gym routes transportillg students to · and to. complete two service projects from class, in an ongoing effort to • Regional Center for improve the UM-St. Louis shuttle sys Education and Work By PAUL HACKBARTH provide students leadership experi tem. ences beyond the classroom and Some confusion arose as to • Mansion Hills Design Editor campus. whether the routes went back to the • Fine Arts Building Starting this academic year, the old .system, however, Nick Koechig, • Hollyvvood Park Becoming a leader on campus mentors and mentees will do hands Student Government Association just got more in vol ved as the on service projects, a day-long proj president, said the new routes are • North MetroLink Station emerging leaders series is expand ect for the fall and a semester-long more a combination of the two previ • Millennium Student Center ing its programs to turn average stu project for the winter. ous systems. dents into student leaders on cam Another addition to the emerging "TItis route is actually a little bit pus. leaders series is a weekend trip to different," Koechig said. 'The idea South Route The emerging leaders series is Columbia where the mentors and I behind this was, a couple of people sat the provost's program, which ini mentees sit in on .a lecture about down with Leo [Gutierrez, director of • Normandy Hall tially focused on teaching leader service learning and participation in parking and transportation] and talked • South MetroLink Station ship and service skills to a handful teambuilding activities at UM- . to him to see if we could get students of students, explained Tobias Columbia. ' to class faster." • lV1ariliac Hall Shorts, Student Affairs adviser for No schedule of the lectures has One of the biggest changes is actu • Provincial House the Office of Student Life. been set "until guest lecturers have aIly a return to the old system, as • Nursing Administration The series, initially an eight a confirmed teaching or work Normandy HaIl once again has a stop week long program started in the schedule for the upcoming year," on the South Route, and the Benton • Oak Hall 2005-2006 school year, "has grown Shorts said, "but the program is Stadler HaIl stop has been eliminated. • Barnes Library to incorporate two separate pro fmnIy set to take place on Fridays The routes are no longer color grams," he said. in the afternoon when classes are • University Meadows coded, in an effort to make them more The first part, called the emerg typically not scheduled." understandable, and are now simply • Millennium Student Center ing leaders campus series, has Shorts said the split of allowing the north and south routes. become a lO-week progran1 held in two semesters instead of one was in Other stops on the South Route are the faIl semester to develop students response to earlier program partici the South MetroLink stop, Marillac into strong leaders at the University, pants. Hall, the Provincial House, the according to Shorts. While about six current leaders Nursing Administration building, Oak Hollywood Park, the North "It incorporates a mentor-men tee have been chosen as mentors for HaIl, the Ward E. Barnes Library, MetroLink stop and the Millennium program that utilizes previous pro next fall, the applications for future University Meadows and the Student Center. gram participants to help create a men tees will not start until the sum Millennium Student Center. Koechig sees the new routes as an strong and active college experi mer. Applications require a short New routes often take some adjust improvement over the previous route Angela Cbae • SlaffPlXJI!Wapber ence," especially in leading and written essay and an interview. ment, but Koechig said he is pleased and said that students are finding them developing student organizations, "Students interested in partici Kesley Ortmann, freshman, English, boards the shuttle bus to with the way things are running now. more effective and making use of go to her dorm after classes on Friday, Feb. 2. Shorts said. pating in the program will have the ''I like the route a lot;" he said ''It them, but he has heard so..me com The second added aspect, called opportunity to apply for the emerg gets students to class a lot faster, plaints from the student body. the emerging leaders community ing leaders campus series through which is the goal." 'Tve heard all good things about series, will be held for ten consecu out the summer and students inter The new northbound route starts at the morning route," Koecllig' said factor in running the shuttles after 3:30 offered to take students to and from tive weeks during the winter semes ested in the community series will the Main Circle of University Drive, 'The only complaints about the after p.m., so a new pIan had to be c.on the store to do their weekly shopping. ter. Students in this program will be able to apply late in fall semester then continues to the Social Science noon routes are there can be a bit of a structed For more information about the conduct "a semester-long service '07," Shorts said. and Computer Science Buildings, the wait, plus having only one shuttle after 'There definitely was a higher cost shuttle routes, students can call 516- project working with a local agency Admission is limited to about 20 General Services Building, Mark 3:30. There's only one shuttle after with last serneste.r's routes," Koechig 4190 or visit the Department of to foster strong skills in both leader students each semester, he added. Twairi Building, the Regional Center 3:30 p.m., so that's led to some com said. Parking and Transportation's Web site sllip and community development," Student, who complete the program for Education and Work, Mansion plaints." In addition to transportation to and at www.urnsl.edu/-asd/ parkingand he said. will wear the provost's cord at grad Hills, the Fine Arts Building, Koechig said cost was becoming a from class, shuttles are now being transportation. The new program is designed to uation.
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Water main break in MSC gym last Wednesday. tion to provide solutions to parking problems of residents. causes evacuation Manaois said many students do College of Education not drive to and from their classes, but A water main break last Monday at they still have to pay for a parking the Millennium Student Center forced receives $150,000 gift pass. This fee does not apply to resi the evacuation of students, faculty dents living in the University and staff into the cold weather. The Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Meadows Apartments, who currently The break prompted emergency contributed $150,000 to UM-St. do not have to pay for a pas,. sirens and lights to activate, alerting Louis' College of Education at the The idea behind the resolution, the building to the problem. end oflast month. The money will go according to Manaois, is to have a The building was evacuated for support the establishment of the col nominal fee for or provide free park approximately 20 rnintues before the lege's Science and Math Education ing to all residents. He said there maintenance =ws could determine Central. would still be a fee for any other park thete was no threat from the water The Central will be located on ing done by these residents on C<1lll How would you liket o work for the main break. South Campus in Marillac HaIl and pus. Damage was limited to the first will feature a science laboratory, Jonathan Lidgus, assistant director floor of the MSC. updated computers with Internet for Student Life said the goal was not busiest restaurant in town? accessibility, a library with science to take away parking for students that resources, a mathematics edncation are paying for it, but to make more Transfonner problem caus lab and a rooftop observatory for spots. "We do have a really big park astronomy. In addition, Sigma ing problem," Lidgus said. es gym to lose power Aldrich's contribution will pay for a mobile science outreach van and it If you answered YL - J Power was restored to the Mark \\-ill enable the college to expand its University Development, Twain Gymnasium last Tuesday in available online course options and University Relations merge the afternoon after it had been out provide spxialized workshops. then come to: since last Monday. Accoring to Sigma-Aldrich's Web The power went out Monday as site, it is a St. Louis-based life science The offices in Uni versity the result of a malfunctioning trans and technology company that pro Development and University former. The building remained closed duces biochemical and organic chem Relations have been merged into a for the duration of Monday and power ical products and kits. The~e products single division called University The Old Spaghetti Factory had still not been restored Tuesday are "used in scientific and genomic Advancement. The offices include morning. research, biotechnology, phannaceu alumni and constituent relations; The power outage led to the can tical development, the diagnosis of development; media, creative and 727 N. Fi rst Street cellation of Monday'S and Tuesday's disease and as key components in printing services: and special events. recreational activities and the move phannaceutical and other high tech The new division reports to Vice Located two blocks north of the Gateway Arch in ment of the men's and women's bas nology manufacturing." Chancellor Tom Eschen. Vice ketball games to Fontbonne Chancellor for University Relations University. Although, power was Dixie Kohn retired from that position Laclede's Landing restored Tuesday afternoon, those RHA petitions for parking Dec. 31,2006. Kohn remains at UM activities remained cancelled and a St. Louis teaching and coordinating as few classes that were to be held in the At last Friday's SGA meeting, well as directing the Blanche M. We are currently hiring for all positions gym were moved to other locations Carlo Manaois, senior, psychology, Touhill Performing Arts Center. The on campus. said the Residential Hall Association Touhill now reports to the Office of Normal activities resumed at the members are petitioning for a resolu- the Provost. No experience necessary! You must be 16 to work here, 19 to wait tables Some of the great benefits include: Employ@e discounts Flexible scheduling Metro Line Access ---'urrent Set your own schedule Pick one up every :Monday or check us out online at www.thecurrentonline.com Get your summer job eartyl Page 4 '([he ~urr(flt February 12, 2007
OUR OPINION EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT Is flag desecration wrong? Or a Right? "I definitely expect anAl Qaeda flag. The ed people to be upset, reaction was not met but you know what? I with as much hostili don't really care what ty, if any, like it was they think of US dese duripg the protest of crating tlle flags of ter Hezbollah and rorists." Leigh Wolf, a Hamas. member of the College These events are Republicans at San similar to many con Francisco State cerns that people University, said this have over the dese past October while cration of the talking wi th a reporter American flag. Is it from the student news right? Should we let By ADAM D. WISEMAN paper, the [XJpress. it happen? My family Controversy Editor-in-C};iej has fought and died sparked when the for the flag, how dare College Republicans at they desecrate it? SFSU decided to stand and walk on the The same can be said for the flags of flags ofHezbollah and Hamas in protest Hezbollah, Hamas, and Al Qaeda, if against terrorism. they represent you. The group did not realize at the But the action of the Student beginning of the protest that several of Government at SFSU is nothing but a the symbols on the flags represented reply to try and make everyone happy, Allah, or God, in the Islamic faith. and their actions to reprimand the Some heated exchanges took place College Republicans is >vrong. betw~~ some students and the College I do not enjoy seeing the American Republicans, and the flags were altered flag burned, walked on, spit on, or any in order to take the religious signili other act to desecrate. But, if some one . cance out of the protest. wishes to, they can . "The goal was to desecrate Just as everyone has the right to do . Hezbollah and Hamas, not Islam.," Wolf the same to a Hezbollah flag in its Movie passes, Schmovie passes said in the article. entirety. They altered the flag to not The protest went forward and the include Allah, but did they need to? Is it members of the College Republicans now a prerequisite to not offend a reli We here at The Cllmmt are proud be thrown from the balcony to join ing about this. We offer this program walked on the flags amid the protesters. gious group, in order to protest? to offer the students. faculty and staff said friend much quicker, sans movie as a service, a favor if you will to the Unfortunately, these events led to a That is the thing that allows us to be of UM-St. Louis the opportunity to go passes. fine folks of this University. But it resolution by the student government at Americans. We can be different. We do to the movies each week. We are well 4.) We have a staff meeting every must be understood that it can become SFSU in November of last year, stating not have to agree. You can live your life, aware of the fact that movies have week at 2 p.m. in our office, we ask quite tiresome to have our news line that the College Republicans tried to and I can live mille. become increasingly expensive. and that you respect that fact and lea\'e us tied up by people wanting to know if incite violence. If the group is found The College Republicans of SFSU many folks cannot afford it. And for alone for a while. An yone who ' the new movie passes are in. guilty of the, allegations they could be have the right to protest the terrorists, as that we are happy to say, "Go to a knocks. know that during this time. an In the past.. The Current has gone sanctioned to apologize or even full much as others have to protest the war movie on us." electrical charge will be pas ed so far as to ri:quire anyone wishing to removal from the University . . in Iraq. As pleased as we are to offer this through your body, sort of like in the pick up a ticket to present a student i.eL Just this past January the organiza Even if the protest offends some pe0- EDITORIAL BOARD service, there arc some thing> we need movie ·The Green Mile'. care\. Any person \vithout one was tion's members held a similar protest ple, it is our right as citizens to protest to clear up, and we have some rules we 5.) The proc s is flTSt come, fi rst tumed away. We do not want to do that against Terrorism and they stepped on freely. Adam D. Wiseman are introducing in order to receive a served. so if you come to get the pass this year, we just ask for a little lmder Melissa S. Hayden movie pass. for we feel there is some es the day of the movie. odds are good standing. There are times when it is Myron McNeill confusion regarding thi. most ex 'el we will be oUl of them. We cannot inappropriate, for we are a newspaper, STAFF VIEWPOINT Paul Hackbarth lent of programs. control your procrastination. Do not and we do have to go about the busi Pat rid a Lee 1.) Anyone who cares to pick up a complain to us. If you annot get a ness of collecting the nev . . Jason Granger movie pass must sign a legally binding pas from us, you will just have to go The above rules were just modest ' Communication is key, Amy Recktenwald contract guaranteeing The Current out and spend the money, or wait until proposals in the strictest Swiftian LaGuan Fuse receives your first-born child. This is it comes to Redbox. sense of the tenn. The point here. is we (ate Marquis important, for the office does get 6.) We get the pas es when we get need everyone out there in UMSL Sarah O'Brien messy, and we, five or six year down the passes. No , e do not know when land to understand that sometimes not negativity the line, will need cheap labor to help they will get here. No, we cannot get there are factors beyond our control. "Our opinion" reflects keep things clean. them here faster .. No, \ve do not care We do not have a pass for everyone on It is another blis something else or at the majority opinion of 2.) Anyone who calls asking for that you made a special trip to the third campus, and we post all pertinent tering cold day in 5t. least take the week the Ewtorial Board · Norbit passes will automatically be floor of the Millennium Student information about the movie passes Louis and I am dili off. subject to death by tickle torture. Center for the passes. It's just the MSC online. Any questions you have about gently trying to com And now, I am WE WANT TO Unfo!1Wlately, it has come to this, and people; it'g not Everest. them can be answered there, not by pile thoughts into brought to my topic we feel we have no further recourse. 7) We do not care if you want a tying up our main phone line. We even words that look like of choice -- commu HEAR FROM YOU Do not call. All that information is on movie pass or poster or shirt or hat or . post ticket availability on the Web site. sentences. nication. our Web site, coaster or whatever. However, we can Each year, The Cun'ent even goes I then hope that Communication can As a forum for public www.thecurrentonline.com. not allow you to take 12 Black Snake so far as sel10usly considering discon these sentences are be defined as the art expression on campus, 3.) One pass per person please. You Moan posters. You are not the only tinuing the program. We do not want cohesive enough to of speaking and lis The Currentwelcomes are not the only one who wants to go one who wants to see Christina Ricci to have to do this, we just ask that you be considered a fami tening with the letters to the editor and to the movie. Anyone asking for "a chained up by Samuel L. Jackson. respect what we are doing, and show ly of paragraphs with hopes of delivering By MYRON McNEILL guest commentaries pass for their friend downstairs" will All we ask is for a little lmderstand- some basic decorum. the last name editori a message or receiv from students, fa~ulty, al. OpiniOns Editor ing a message, staff members and oth Mental block, depending upon ers concerned with GUEST COMMENTARY writer's block and which side of the issues relevant to the many other blocks, however, are pre fence you are on. University of rvtissouri- Valentines day brings love, and awareness venting me from forming this family. From here, I am drawn to think of 5t Louis. I am peeking over at life inspira the beauty of communication and By MONICA LAUER FARRELL ing ghostly images of a tiny body and ing chance at life, even with only a sin- tion's workspace, hoping that it will how it relates to the · current state of tiny heart into focus. . gle, weaker ventricle (the right side). A assist me in this compilation. society. Guest Commentator Letters to the ed itor "The neonatologist told me holiday that celebrates romantic love However, life is so complex and I must say that we have corne a shoulrl be brief, and there is no aorta," I said in a sad voice. evolved to have a secondary meaning meaningful that words sometimes long way and still have quite a dis those not exceeding Valentine's Day, 1995, will linger in "Oh, I can usually fmd one," she said, for me, as a holiday of hope. corne up short of their attempt at tance to travel. 200 words will be given my memory for a long, long time. The and she did, although it was small and When the Congenital Heart description. One unique thing that is often said preference. We edit let four month old baby who squirmed in not functional. Information Network (affectionately So, where do I go from here? I do about coinmunication is that it is 90 ters for clarity and my womb had a heart defect, and my My baby had no left ventricle. known to its members as "CHJN", not want to write a "complaint edito percent nonverbal. length, not for dialect, neonatologist said that her odds of sur "Why do we hear more about www.tchin.org rial," something detailing a flaw in Communication seems to be correctness, intent or vival were slim. hypoplastic left heart syndrome than
·They should name a • Eightidtis, an infestation Mail: What do you think? Send your own response "I would name it after me "The Scurge-of-Jojo, You "Idiocrazy for all the One University Blvd. disease 'Your Disease' so I'd be famous· can't wre this with a people that just do stu of eighties music, " Room 388 MSC to thecurrent@ums/.edu. The person who submits so if someone asks bandaid," pid things, it's a pan Louis, MO 63121 the best response each week wins a free T-shirt. st. you what you have demic. • Email: you could say 'I have [email protected] your' disease, • February 12, 2007 .m:hc lturrmt Page 5
SCIENCE COLUMN STAFF VIEWPOINT Is a rose without its fragrance still the same? Show me the money, or
Roses are scent of roses has priority so scent cult to breed for. at least where it's going red, violets been lost to breed simply has been Floral scent is produced by an are blue, but ers who are far overlooked. assortment of volatile organic chemi you more concerned It is not clear cals, including benzenoids, alcohols, noticed that about how it how exactly roses fatty acids and others, which are pro UMSL is spending lots of money on looks. lost their scent, but duced by an array of enzymes and cel Commercial there are some lular reactions controlled by multiple projects on campus, but is the may not cut flowers rarely hints. The pig genes. but it is true and the come from local ments that give us The enzymes are in a few function greenhouses any all those varieties al categories, such as synthases, money being spent appropriately? The first thing many peo more so the indus of color have the methyl transferases, and car ple do when receiving try is more con same biochemical boxymethyltransferases. flowers is smell them. cerned with how precursors as the By manipulating the mix of various "Follow the Is the money Roses especially are val flowers survive By CATHERINE scent compounds. enzymes and substrates, the com money." going toward these ued for their big, intoxicat shipping. Often MARQUiS-HOMEYER Once, roses carne pound an enzyme acts on produces This motto things worth i t'7 ing fragrance. But lately, if they travel from in relatively few another compound. By having them sounds like the When asking you sriiff those roses, the South America, Science Columnist colors but all roses react in various sequences, researchers task or lead for a why things cost so scent is very faint. Where did it go? Asia or Africa, were fragrant. can produce a variety of secondary good investigative much nowadays Why have roses lost their scent? another industry Now we have lots compounds. reponer, but stu you get answers People buy flowers for their fragrance gone globaL of color varieties, but few with fra- Over a thousand scent-specific dents should take like competitive as much as their beauty but modern Other plant characteristics have grance. compounds have been identified, but a this advice every bids, inflation, cost commercial flower breeding has been trumped scent, like producing flowers An article in Science News from particular scent may be a combination now and then. of living, and the focused on durability and the ability of continually, adapting well to green September 2005 points to that connec of as many as a hundred compounds, Have you ever plain and simple flowers to be shipped long distances house conditions, resisting disease and tion, while also citing the complex although a few particular ones may stopped to think By PAUL HACKBARTH fact that we are just rather than their smell. producing larger, attractive blooms .. nature of the genetics of scent' as being dominate. about how much Design Editor willing to pay Like commercial fruits and vegeta All have ranked higher in growers' one of the problems. Many genes con money is being more. bles that have lost their flavor, the agendas. Appearance has been the top tribute to scent, making it more diffi- See ROSES, page 14 spent at this Everything has a University? I went back and looked price tag, including things like using through all of the stories in the past the help of a consultant fUID with the STAFF VIEWPOINT four weeks of The Current, where Identity Project, what some may call monetary figures were mentioned in a mere $17,000 compared to say, $2 regards to U1v1-St. Louis and costs of million to tear down an old building. some amount. Below are my results After all, what's $17,000 to help fmd Dobson, Evangelicals are detrimental to society and the dates when they were men our campus identity? tioned: First off, let me clarify that I an1 in • The estimated cost for help from full support of either finding a new The other day, I happened to be Elsewhere in Eve, not from evolu Never mind the fact that Muslims Creative 501 , the consultant ill the identity for the campus or helping to channel surfing and settled upon Fox Leviticus, there are tion. So, we're all believe they are "right," Jews believe Identity Project, is S 17,000, accord promote the cunent identity more on News (shudder) and the show Hannity passages saying that cousins? I need a they are "right," and Buddhists ing to D' Andre Braddix, Identity campus, but just for fun, what else and Colmes. Dr. James Dobson, wearing clothes of shower. believe everyone is "right." Project committee member (Jan. 22). could $17,000 buy? founder of "Focus on the Family" was mixed blends is an The most distress Now, I do not want this to sound • \Vith an annual 9 percent interest The funding for renovations to on the show, and what he had to say abomination, as is ing aspect of all this like an anti-Christian creed. In fact, I rate, the University is racking up a bill Benton and Stadler Halls got short was not only anger provoking, but planting two types of is Dobson and his am a Christian. of about a little less than $10,000 per changed from the sale of tllOHELA's in tri guing. seeds in the same Evangelical ilk are so However, the Evangelicals are tak month to pay in its lawsuit settlement assets last fall. $17,000 would not I wanted to see what this guy was field. closed-minded and ing the religion and pervelting it, to baseball head coach Jim Brady make up for the full promised all about and what he really believed. So, according to so opposed to hear twisbng it to fit their own agendas, (Jan. 22). amount, but could it help in one lab? Therefore, I went to the Focus on the this, I anl going to ing other viewpoints, such as trying to marginalize thc gay • The homecoming committee ha5 Th e Metro pass program, which Family Web site, and therein found hell, because I have a By JASON GRANGER they become a~ dan community, one of the most vibnll1t, already rebooked Chase Park Plaza to may be extinct corne next semester, some of the most vile, hate-filled poly-cotton blend gerous as extremist fa<;cinating commLUuties in our coun hold this year's homecoming with a needs funding so the University can propaganda I have ever had the dis Beatles T-shirt, and so Staff \¥In"ter Muslims who strap try today. price tag of $49,000 (Jan. 29). offer the pass to students, who reap pleasure of reading. is the farmer in bombs to their Dobson and his brethren, men such • To demolish Old Normandy the benefits of MetroLink. The pass First and foremost. on the Focus on Kansas who has corn and wheat in the chests. as Pat Robertson and Jeny Fallwell, Hospital, the University will fork our program costs $441,000. With the Family's Web site, endorsed by same field. Granted, there is not much in the believe they are doing God's work. an estimated $2 million . but bids are $17,000 subn:acted fTom that total, Dobson, is an attack on gay culture. In I doubt Dr. Dobson would stand way of modem history that shows Something tells me, however, that still bei ng accepted (Feb. S). the remaining balance would be the eyes of theSe folKs. homosexuality behind these points, as t am willing to Evangelical Olristians carrying out God would n t welcome the spread of From lhi~ , we know where the $424,000. is a sin, an abomination. bet those wonderful. expensive suits violence or acts of terrorism (although intolerance and hatred. God is love. I money is goi ng. but it begs th e ques That may not be much of a differ Citing Leviticus 18:22. Focus on he has are not 100 percent cotton. it should be noted that the Ku Klux do not think he would abide by these ti on. 'where is it coming from?· ' ence, but while the University cannot the Family, as is the modus operandi All this belabors a point that Klan believed they were doing God's beliefs. The answer: various parts of the change the prices on certain things, it of evangelical Christians and right Evangelical Christians constantly work and many of them are Southern I have grown weary of having to Uni versity's operating budget. should at least consider altematives. wingers nationwide, they believe that hammer home. If you do not believe Baptist). listen to their venom-filled diatri bes Students may argue that th e money Whatever UM-Sl. Louis sets as its God views being gay as a sin. part of the Bible, they say, you do not They do, however, attack through against those who do not believe as being used fo r these things is theirs, prloriLies, be it science labs, Men·o What these people fail to mention believe any of it. They view it as the words. Quick to judge, they cast their they do. Perhaps if they came to the but the dollars going into and out of passes, or the Identity Project, the is that pretty much everyone else in word, not open to interpretation. hatred at those who disagree, ooldly understanding that nothing about reli the budget are not tracked, so it may money should follow those priorities. the world falls into some form of Take this belief, for instance. Man claiming that they are "light" and YOll gi.on is factual, that it is faith and faith be th e students· money Or it may be So, UM-St. Louis, ask yourself. abomination. sprung from the loins of Adam and are "wrong" if you disagree. only, they would begin to see the light. from another source. what are your priorities? LETTIRS TO THE EDITOR
SGA Responds encompassed the entire campus. the bridge was the idea of Michele administration. However, the hands of Discrimination tence e-mail be sent to four of my Many student~ on our campus will Relay for Life is going to be the largest Landeau, the SGA Vice-Chair. There both the administ.ration and the studem M . Pernell's comment about my professors, and she refused to do say that Student Government doesn't Big Event we have had on campus. It are so many bright, ambitious, and governmem are tied at this point as we "different agenda" is typical of her that. I wonder what else they would do anything. Others argue they do was the vision of Student wonderful student leaders on campus continue to go into debt on the pro attitude. refuse to do if asked by someone work, but not in the interest of the stu Governments before us that the Big It is the case in any government that 10 gram due to a huge incre ase in prices Instead of implying a nefarious else. dents. Others, a select group, see the Event be a requirement for philanthro great accomplishments can be offset by MetroLink. We a, SGA will con inten t why not Slick to the facts . I had 1 b be clear, if a quad was rolled inner-workings of Student py every year, SGA decided this year by one mistake, one failure . tinue to try and conmmnicate a<; clear to produce a doctors note to get a into their office, after supplying a Government and criticize decisions we to try and set the bar higher by bring Each member of SGA tries to listen ly and effectively with the student handicapped sticke r at UMSL. doctors note, they would require as a body make. While any action ing the entire UMSL community to srudents concerns on a daily bas is. body. We are always open to sugges UMSL, therefore, -,:,'nsiders me to another doctors note to send out a made by the SGA will be interpreted as together. As much as we would love to address tions and criticisms, so please never have a handica p. How many times note like the one that I requested. an action of all of the members of The Green Committee is accom every concern and to alleviate all prob hesitate to contact us. 314.516.5105 or should an individual have to prove to Shame on you. SGA, it is normally the vision of an plishing so much and has had record lems for student, on campus, we do [email protected]. the un iversity that a handic ap individual backed by a better part of attendance. This committee was the work within limitations. For example, exi s t s~')')? Am I the only one who the oody that makes headlines. Relay vision of SGA Parliamentarian the MetroLink pass program has been Nick Koedlig-President found her com ment about the John McGah an for Life started with one person, the V,rilliam Smith. The Wmter-Warrn Up chanlpioned by student government Thomas Helton-Vice President quadraplegic offensive ,) The one Senior President Nick Koechig, and has now v.-ith free coffee and hot chocolate on representatives in every meeting with Shanna Carpenter-Comptroller thing that I asked for wa a two sen- Secondary Education
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Media studies "encapsulates the for 2006 and beyond. Advertising is a radio stations. including engineers and Professors show what media studies are and arts and sciences," said Tucciarone. "It hot career." writers. Other possibilities are art is a sc ience because we can McPhail confirmed this by using directors, creative directors and media what it means to students pursuing majors measure the eifecti ve- google.com as an example. buyers, with regional newspapers, ness or ineffective- - "It's not even 10 years Internet ne\\ s sources and specialized ness of the old and it made $1 bil magazines. B y AMY RECKTENWA.LD Tucciarone, adjunct assistant professor media." lion last year," McPhail The media studies proposed degree in advertising.) McPhail said, is designed so that the students are not F"a lUres Editor On a more basic level, what this called the the He also pointed out entering the workforce without experi means for students is that there will be classes are "a mix . that Anheuser-Busch has ence. more opportunities to study media, of theory and an am1Y of people work "It's impor1ant for students when Last week. the Board of Curators how to use it effectively and how it is practice." ing on their media. For they go out to have experience," said voted to approve a new bachelor's of used to communicate a mass message. The media just the Superbowl adver McPhaiL science degree in media studies to be "It's not just TV and radio, it's a lot covered by the tising alone, the company The degree requirements include offered on the UM-St. Louis campus. more than that," said Tucciarone. ,·It University is are spending $2.6 mil the following coursework: This naturally raises questions for the can be any medium to communicate a include print lion per 30 seconds of Introduction to Media Studies, students. What are media studies? mass media message." radio, television, advertising. Introduction to Information What will the degree entaiP As Dr. Torn McPhail. Center for film and Internet What this means for UM Technology, Media Theory, The official definition for media International Studies fellow and inter Included in the St Louis students is that there Introduction to Theatre Technology studies is this: "Media Studies is a dis national communications fellow, media studies classes is an array of job opportunities and a choice of Introduction to cipline that examines, in a critical fash explained, media studies is the are courses in advertising, available to them with media stud Cinema, Introduction to Advertising or ion, a vast range of media technologies "applied side" of communication. including advertising copy ies. Jobs, not restricted to produc Introduction to Radio and TV. Si..'( as well JS the necessary skills to pro When they fonned the department wIiting and advertising tech tion alone. hours of practicum or internship will duce media messages in a variety of out of the corrununications depart nique. It C,ill be in advertising or at, any be required also, as well as nine hours platforms and genres, including the ment, they took out the mass corrunu "Advertising is hot right company with any sort of marketing, of electives in areas of the student's Internet." (Courtesy of the UM-St. nication portion of the department to now," Tucciarone said. public relations or media commurUca interest.
Louis Dance, Theatre and Media create media studies as a part of the 'That's according to the tions department. It can also include ------_ .. _- Studies Web site and Dr. Kristi theatre and dance department. Bureau of Labor Statistics all the jobs available at television or See IM iEDJA STIU.D.lES. page 8
Media studies chair says degree is long overdue
Broadcast Writing and Reporting," B y PA.UL HACKBARTH Murray said JJes(r;n Editor Murray said media broadcast writ ing and reporting is one of his two favorite classes to teach. With the success of UM-St. Louis "For a lot of our students, it's a alumni Mike Owens and Frank transformative experience, in a sense, Cusamano. both from KSDK Channel that it does get them involved in the 5, viewers may be surprised to know community because of the strategies th3t those reporters did not graduate I've been using, of having them inter- with a degree in view people in media studies. the city." The M Board --"-- Murray said. "I of Curalors recently Believe it or not, I once always j\lke that anpro\'<.:d the new it's almost like a degree on Jan. 26, a covered Richard Nixon at team taught TOP degree Mike the Kiel auditorium .. .it was course with Murray, chair of Ihe very surreal and covering people who theatre , dunce and [are] ICJders in media studies it with the national press the communi department, says is was funny. ty," long overdue. Murray tries "This is a long - Micluel Murray, to demystify the time coming for us," commenting on covering the 1968 process of Murray said. elections as a srudent journalist broadcast writ "Anytime you can ing and repOlt provide a better ing in his class. Michael Murray, chair of the media studies department, talks to his broadcast writing and reporting focus to what you're --,,-- "The attempt class on Feb. 1. Murray has taught media classesat UM·St. Louis since 1982. doing, it helps you to have them defme yourself a lit- interview peo during the 1968 elections. He covered revolves around broadcasting, having when it was a golf course," Murray tle better. In the field of communica ple, news makers, sources and mostly minor stories, although he did those contacts with people who are said. tion, you may not know what that reporters, forces them out of their speak of a larger one, still alive and available to talk about is Murray called St. Louis a center means, and it can mean a lot of differ comfort levels, and makes them think "Believe it or not, I once covered helpful," he said. piece for media in the state, which he ent things to different people." about how the news is gathered and Richard Nixon at the Kiei auditori To better understand the field of said is beneficial to students smdying Murray has been teaching media processed," Murray said. um," Murray said_ "He did a rally for media studies, Murray said professors media studies. Murray said students studies classes, including Broadcast Media history, his other favorite high school kids. It was very surreal often go elsewhere in the country to living in a big market such as St. Louis Writing and Reporting, Media Law, class, has always been an interest of and covering it with the national press see how things work in other areas, can get experience at internships early Audio and video techni· Media History and an introductory Murray's. was funny. While I was covering the Murray spent time in Cambridge, on, so they can ask themselves, "Is cians are just some of mass media course, since 1982. He "I worked for Channel 5 on the story, I was interviewing the national the jobs you can get a England, and the University of this the kind of deadline pressure I degree in media stud· became chair of the media studies occasion of their 40th anniversary in reporters, asking them about their Nevada in Las Vegas, for visiting enjoy?" ies. department this year. 1987 and wrote their history, .. , I had backgrounds." appointments and fellowships. "It's not ~lDusual for professors to "M y old strategy used to be to the opportunity to interview all of the Murray said that keeping in contact Despite his travels, Murray is a tell their students 'don't expect to get teach the large lecture class, the large remaining people who were involved with people in the media field has local professor. a job out of an internship,'" Murray Professions to introductory class, to get to know the in that program from 1947." been useful to him. "Some of our professors used to said, "but we've actually had students, and hopefully have them in As a student, Murray worked for "A lot of times when I'm working brag how long they've been here and I instances where people [at UM-St. get with adegree either Media Law, Media History or CBS and the News Election Service on a research project, which really would always joke that I caddied here Louis] do get jobs out of them.'" in media studies
Advertising and . Promotions Manager KSDK reporter shows inside look at broadcasting profession (average annual salary: $66,560) By PAUL HACKBARTH clothes," Rubin said. viewed the boy's friend and mother. Art Director At KIDK, Rubin said she was a one "It's har-d covering those stories, but 2 ($63,750 Design Editor per year) person band, taking the photographs, what's harder than that is talking to the v.'riting the stories and doing most of the victim's farnily versus their neighbors," • Director ($52,440 per KSDK Channel 5 reporter Ann work by herself. she said. year) Rubin said she was not sure at what age Rubin discussed what goes into pro Rubin said she covers many stories she wanted to become a reporter, but ducing the stories she files. Rubin and dealing with death or destruction, but • Producer ($52,440 she was very young. other reporters at KSDK participate in the types of stories she likes to cover per year) "When I was very little, when daily story budget meetings, where they best are "the ones that make a difference bombs were going off in Beirut for the bring story ideas from news releases or for that one person." 5. Copywriter ($45,460 first time, I remember I wanted to be the from talking with their sources. Rubin also answered questions one reporting with bombs going off per year) "It's decision by committee," she about a reporter's relationships with behind me," she told a group of about said. "We see what people me interest sources and how they are changing in lS media smdies students, ed in from our little room and what gen today's markets. b. Fi lm and Video Editors Rubin visited a Broadca<;t Writing erates discussion." "Some of my sources men't just per year) ($44,750 and Reporting class at UM-St Louis on Rubin works with reporter intems in sources," Rubin said. "111ey're people I Feb. 1, when students held an open dis helping them create resume tapes. keep in touch with, almost friends." 1. Pub ic Relat ions cussion about the field of broadcast "Interns go out on stories with me She noted, however, that nowadays Specia list ($44,390 per reporting and journalism. and they practice what is called the it is harder to protect joumalists when it year) Rubin started at KSDK in February stand-up, where they are in front of the comes to confidential sources. 2003. Sbe recalled her initial interview camera," Rubin said. "The shield laws designed to protect 8. Camera Operator with Ava Ehrlich, executive producer of She said while some reporters, espe journalists men't holding up in court," ($38,900 per year) special events at KSDK, being some cially weather forecasters, speak from Rubin said_ what unusual. spontaneity, Rubin said, "I script every At the end, Rubin left the following 9. Audio and Video "She gave me 10 minutes," Rubin thing and then memorize it." advice for smdents interested in pursu Technicians ($33,130 per said. "I was in the lobby and I didn't Rubin said it takes a lot of time to ing careers or internships in the broad- . year) even take my coat off but I handed my write and produce a story for television. cast field: "Find something that makes tapes off and a few months later, she "For a one and half minute story, I you unique, whether you're a good 10. Radio and Te levision called me." spend about eight hours putting it writer, you're a harder worker." Announcer ($22,820 per Rubin started off as a reporter at together, calling and setting up the inter year) KVVU in Las Vegas, Nev., and a views," Rubin said. "And I try to allow (RIGHT) Ann Rubin, reporter for reponer and bureau chief at KIDK in myself one hour for writing," KSDK News Channel 5 tells the Pocatello, Idaho, During her first inter Rubin is a general assignment Broadcast Writing and view in Pocatello, "the news director reporter, which means she covers many Reporting class about how she If you have an idea for the ended up as a TV reporter for a asked me, 'why should I hire you?' and different stories. She recently covered next top ten list, send your St. Louis station. Rubin visited I said, 'because I can start right now' the story of an 8-year-old Shiloh, IlL idea to us: campus Thursday, Feb. 1 and he said 'OK,' so I had to call my boy killed after an 84-year'-0Id woman [email protected] parents to tell them to send me some drove into a Shiloh schooL Rubin inter- Carrie Fasiska • ,'&ista>JI PIJOIO ulito)' February 12, 2007 'Utile [urrent Page 7 Job outlook for media field includes more than 1V
By AMY RECKTENWALD ---- ... - --_ . Features Editor
What students may think of when they hear media studies are jobs in television or radio. Yet the field encompasses so much more. So what jobs could a media stud ies degree holder expect to find? How do they find and earn those jobs? "They can really go into any industry," said Teresa Balestreri, director of career services. "They need to narrow their focus into what function they want to fill in that industry." Some of the fields of employ ment Balestreri named include advertising, public relations, mar keting, sales, acting, graphic design, television production, broadcasting, hospitality, writing and editing. Balestreri said that media studies students are different from other Photos by: Angela Clouse • Staff Photographer majors. Students who study nursing can expect to become a nurse. With Alphonso Hines, junior, biology and Tom Matz, sophomore, science and media studies were Thursday's talent in the TV Productions class that meets in Lucas Hall. media studies, "the title of the major doesn't equal the title of the career. There's not a specific job title for media studies." The job opportunities are surpris TV production class puts students in anchors' seats ingly open, especially for any com pany that has a public relations, advertising or media relations department. Hands-on lab lets students be producers of 1V show Local examples of such compa nies include the St. Louis Science By AMY RECKTENWALD within the studio environment, as opposed to going .. .. _--_._ _. -.-._----_._--_..... Center, the Missouri Historical --- _ _._ out with a camera and shooting and coming back Society, the Boeing Company, and Features Editor and editing it. Studio productions can be live or even UM-St. Louis. Jobs can span taped. from the corporate world to non If media studies is a balance of theory and prac Reus said in this class, the students learn how to profit, from higher education to gove tice, then TV Studio Production, taught by Sharon direct as if they are directing a live TV show. ernment jobs to working for a Reus, is the poster child class for media studies. TV studio production differs from movie pro municipality, like Hazelwood or TV Studio Production is offere.d every semester, duction, said Reus. The difference is that multiple O'Fallon. for students with an interest in the process behind cameras usually tape the sanle progranl from differ The key to finding job prospects how studio programming is produced. ent 31lgles and are "switched," or directed, on the is to do some research. Students The class starts with half an hour of lecture, fol spot. should evaluate their skills, interests lowed by two hours of hands-on practical experi Movies, however, shoot each scene over and and values to narrow down what ence working in the video production lab in the over again, with just one camera from different career appeals to them and fits their basement a ~hla1 l. 31lgles that are later edited together. lifestyle. Talking to faculty and advi "Students get a ba: ic understanding of how stll Students have a function.ing stodio willi ju-t sors is a good resource to determine clio TV producti os are made. from creative devel about everything needed for a full production. what the possibilities are and what opment all the way through the editing process. It's Equipment includes a switcher. audio mixer. tape steps are needed to break into their 311 interesting mix of book learning and hands-on decks, TelePrompter, cameras. lighting and micro field of choice. Talking to people experience, both technical and creative," Reus said. phones. workiJlg in that indusuy is al.so sug According to Reus. the goal for the students is to For editing, they use FinalCutPro, which is state gested. have a broad understanding of how TV production of-thE-art digital editing. Reus said that some of the Once the preliminary research is is done, and to know enough of the verbiage and equipment is not as sophisticated as some studios, done, students need to put their edu techniques to go out and get an intemship at a TV but that it is a full working studio used during the cation into practice. station. The students pelfonn almost every portion week for some university programming. "To get into this field you have to of the producti on proce s. In the lab, students get a good basic working have some experience - internship, "I do some directing, so they Lan see how it's knowledge of how to operate in studio. Reus said part-time employment, shadowing," done, but during the third clas , they start directing, that the class requires a lot from sttldents in initia Balestreri said. "It's a trend in just and from there on out, it's all them," Reus said. tive. that field." "Most of the time. we are working in a hands-on 'They dig in and get involved in the process. It Emily Rapko McEneny, assistant situation. They leam to operate the can1eras, I11n makes the class more interesting and they learn director of career services, said that audio, direct and edit. In addition. they write treat more," Reus said. the most important aspect to getting ments and scripts and ultimately produce their own Reus has worked in media for 25 years, and into the media studies field is degree four minute video segment" Reus said. when she does hiring, she looks for people with related experience. 'The course describes itself a<; a survey class and internships and real world experience. "The more samples or experience lab combined. It starts with an overview of the stu "It's invaluable," she said. "It makes a difference you have, the better your chances," dio production process. including reviewing various when someone can tell you to plug the cable into the McEneny said. types of studio productions, It briefly covers audio snake 31ld you know what they're talking about." The field is competitive to enter, and lighting techniques as well as crew stations. Students take turns in all aspects of the studio but research into wage and employ Then. practice sessions and group productions crew. Some of these functions include producer, ment trends through Onet Online or give the students the opportunity to direct and serve director, ""Titer, floor director, tape operator, talent, the Occupational Outlook in all studio crew positions in rotation. editor, and camera operator. Each job fllls a differ Handbook (both available through Daniel Duncan, ophomore, communications, ent role in the production process, so the students the career services Web site) show said, "II's a good class, You le31·n a lot more than in get a broad range of practical experience. positive trends. a normal classroom setting. It's hands-on and you "This is a fun class to teach, and I think it's fun General media and communica get to see behind the scenes." for the student~ too because they reall y get a taste of tion workers are paid $41,900 per Duncan said that the time goes fast because the whal it's like to make television," Reus said. "I've year in the United States, with a pro Danny Duncin, sophomore, media studies, operates camera 2 during the TV class is fun and they get to use what they leam worked in various TV settings and I try to give them jected growth of job availability of productions class that meets in Lucas Hall from 1 to 3 :30pm on Thursdays. The class foc uses on shows that can be created as much real world knowledge as possible." 16 percent over 10 years. The average national income for producers is $53,900 with a 17 per cent projected job growth. For advertising and promotion managers, the U.S. average salary is Professional voiceover actor offers quick course to ins and outs of job $68,800 per year, or $72,800 in Missouri, with an average U.S. job growth of 20 percent. B y M YRON M c N EILL tackled issues that dealt with an industry that ------...------Salary and prospects depend on OpiniollS Editor is lucrative. but requires what he calls "tons the actual job title and where the job of leg work" for those in the beginning is located. Career prospects are not stages. limited by geography, with the For those imagining what a career in Elmore discussed issues the many types exception of jobs in the directing, voiceovers would be like. the lecture in the of voiceovers present, including agents, editing and film industries. Ie. Penney Center Room 72 on Feb. I voiceover coaches and demos. marketing According to Balestreri, small offered a glimpse into this profession. and script reading. Simply put. this lecture independent producers are every Mike Elmore, a could haw been considered the first chapter where, but major productions are noted voiceover actor, of. or introdllction to, a voiceovers how-to going to be limited to the east and presented 25 students manual. west coasts within the United States. with an introductory The lecture was hands OIl, as the adver Most careers utilizing media course on the tisements claimed. Each attendee received a studies only require a bachelor's voiceover industry. He ,Clipt that \vas read and recorded twice for degree. Graduate work, either a mas discussed the ins and coaching and critiques from Elmore. More ter's or doctorate degree, is only outs of working in 311 are to be given by a follow-up call from his necessary for individuals looking for industry that he says. boss, who is as serious as Elmore is about jobs in higher education as instruc "has millions of jobs. introducing people to the voiceover indus tors. for thousands of work try. The student's personal interests ers." Mike Elmore Elmore del ·ed deeply into the idea of have the greatest impact with apply The lecture started "cold readings" of scripts, which he felt was ing an education in media studies to at 6 p.m. Those who filed in early were treat important for beginners who a.re not versed post-graduation career possibilities. ed to the sounds of Sara.h McLachlan. and knowing of certain concepts like "studio Job prospects start with a decision. Simulating what was to be described later on etiquette." Elmore detined studio etiquette "Focus the degree either at pro in the lecture as a "cheap home studio," "s one's behavior in the studio, and the prop duction or critical examination," Elmore set up his microphone, speakers. er ways of dealing with the client, studio McEneny said. From there. students computer, interface and headphones. engineers and sound crew. should research and get practical Reading from a newly revised outline of Danny Brown and Katy Beck practice a commercial at the Introduction to Voiceovers: ...... _- - --- experience in the field to pave the his presentation, which coincided with the __ Getting Started in Voice Acting seminar on Thursday night at the J.C. Penney way to a media studies career. handouts he gave to the audience, Elmore SeE' VOICEOVERS. page 8 eConference Center. Page 8 'UChc Q:urrcnt February 12, 2007
Ad Corp helps turn students I I GOING TO SKI SCHOOL
into creative ad consultants I
By ANDREW TONNER students hand.<;-on experience similar Staff Wt'itel' to that of a real advertising corporation. Those experiences include For students interested in gaining client/service relations, teamwork, some practical experience and wOfking copywriting, graphic design and com creati vel y v.ith others in the field of munications via multiple channels. advertising, there is an organization on "It's the best resource if you want to campus that will help fulfill those par get into adveltising," says Ad Corp ticular needs. president and co-founder Sharon Ad Corp is the advertising club fOf Schweizer. the UM-5t. Louis. It offers opportuni Ad Corp is in a cooperative affilia ties for students to advance their tion with the Ad Club of SI. Louis, knowledge and skills in advertising, ad which allows its members to gain spe development and creation and net cial knowledge of the advertising working with organizations both on industry. Ad Gub of St. Louis is an campus and within St. Louis. affiliate of the American Advertising Members of the organization are Federation which repfesents more than able to utilize their creative skills in the 50.000 advertising industry profes work that is presented to the club. The sionals. group mainly offers advertising sen'ic Ad Corp members will tind them es to other UM-St. Louis organizations seJves participating in events that are anrl events presented by the Office of involved with the Ad Club of St. Louis, Student Life. such as cha.rity work, Ad Stock battle Once Ad Corp has collateral offi of tile bands consisting of only adver cially set up, however, it intends for iL~ tising professionals, Art Uncorked services to be made available to small (wine tasting and art auctionJart only businesses Of any other prospective by advertising professionals), the Ad organization. Club Annual Golf Tournament and Ad Corp plans to offer a free adver the Addys, an advertising award cere tising campaign to these businesses mony. ba5ed on what specifics they want, Meetings for Ad Corp are held on what is available on the client's budget both the first Wednesday and Thursday and the type of targeted audience. of evelY month in the Pilot House. This could be something along the located in the Millennium Center, at 2 lines of an on-site promotion, event p.m. marketing and planning, brand man For more information about Ad agement, and printed material like Corp, contact President Sharon Matt Johnson • Pboio FdiIOf' posters, invitations, mailings and so Schweizer at [email protected]. Vice on. President Adriana Hughey at A group of students prepares for their first ski lesson at Hidden Valley Ski Resort outside of Eureka, Mo. last Friday evening. These kinds of business arrange [email protected] or faculty advisor Campus Recreation sponsored a 'Ski Hidden Valley Rec Trek," one of four Rec Treks the organization will hold this semester. ments between the members of Ad Kristy Tucciarone at Corp and the clients will help give the [email protected].
M ED IA STUDIES, f rom page 6 ----.--- - ~.-- ~- - -.-- -- ._- - Research Studies for Adults with Amblyopia Since the degree is a bachelor's then, the first class of incoming with the final degree approval of science, it does not require SlU freshmen and transfer student coming. The department will also dents to tuke a forei gn Janguage majors in media studies will be the be hiring more instmctors as the ChLS. Fall 2007 semester. enrollment increases as well. You are invited to partiCipate in research studies conducted at the Degree approval has been a Tucciarone said that she had McPhail said that as the enroll University of Missouri-St. Louis, College of Optometry and long proces·. It first needed enjoyed working with the ClllTicu ment grows, the department is also Washington University School of Medicine. approval from the College of Fine lum person to determine what the going to need more state-of-the-art Arts and Communicati ns. students will need. media labs with digital equipmem, In studies at UMSL (450 Marillac Hall) you will be asked to look at patterns on a Then it went to the Faculty "I'm exc ited for the students." so students receive ample hands on computer screen and make perceptual judgments. Study sessions last 1-2 hours Senate for approval. From theft" it Tucciarone said. According to experience in the classroom. and 10-20 hours are needed to complete the study. wa sent to the UM-Sy tern for Tucciarone and the department ~ kPhail said that media studies You will be paid $12.00 per hour of partieipation. appro l. Web "i teo th e curriculum w ill in now more re~evan than ever to The. orh r titre ampuses were "focus on the role of media tech students. In studies at WU (Neuro-Imaging Center) you will be asked to look at patterns on a allowed to review and approve and nology and their historical. cultur The importance of media stud comment on the degree proposal. al. social, internationaL legal. ethi ies to the students is that "tThe computer screen during a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain Then the degree was sent to the calor economic implications." media permeates our lives," scan. Study sessions last 2 hours and 6-8 hours are needed to complete the study. Bow'd of Curators, who approved McPhail feels that in 10 years McPhail said. You will be paid $25.00 per hour of participation. the degree dUJing their Jan 25 and time. media studies will rank as "It provides us with our world 26 mCl?ting on the UM-St. Louis one of the top five majors in enroll VIew. Our students should be If you are age 18-60, have amblyopia ("lazy eye") and are interested in campus. The final step is to get ment at UM-St. Louis. on campus. focused on global or international participating in either research study please contact: approval from the Coordinating "J think it's going to be a terrif events, which we leam about Board for Higher Education. ic degree and many students are through mass media," said Dr. Erwin Wong (PrinCipal Investigator) at 314-516-6516 or [email protected] McPhail saidys it is likely that going to want to major," McPhail McPhail. "IVledia plays a promi the degree will likely be on the said. He anticipates enrollment in nent role in the lives of modem agenda for the CBHE in March or the media studies classes to society, li ke agriculture did 200 April. If it meets with approval increase ovef time, especially now years ago College of ~ Washington tometry University in St.louis VOICEOVERS, from page 7 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ---_ ...... __ .. _. __ ._---_.
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In the submission, the stud t [the project's] plan." Braddix said the cost to get this also limited. InspectioDs at the fraternity hous [Schlittler] had have made a right said, "believe that the sevent n Seven thousand dollars will go project completed was a "necessary He said as an example, a set es did not begin until another fire in turn instead of a left, he'd be with us grand UMSL forked over for . ' s toward the "design and development expense," and he did not agree with amount of people work in the 1999 at UM-Columbia took a stu today." less-than-spectacular website, d of web pages for initial idea submis arguments he had heard about the Infonnation Technology Department dent's life. Jonathan Lidgus, assistant direc any of the other crap included, uld sions, finalist voting and logo vot cost at UM-St Louis and those people From 1973 to 2003, 77 students tor of residential life, agrees that the have perhaps been better sp t on ing." He said "it is so short-minded" already have a certain amount of died in 49 donn and Greek housing fraternities and sororities need to improving the quality of the ports Five thousand dollars will cover because anybody can say any money wDrk to do. fires, according to the National Fire take steps to prepare for an emer teams (or any other groups) ere at the "concept and design logo for the being spent on campus should be "It isn't a good idea to throw [a Protection Association. gency. the school, and not wasted 0 decid final name selection." spent on other projects around cam project] like this in their face on top The fratemity 's past casts some However, unlike the sororities, ing which Dew fancy masc should Additional charges for assisting pus. of that," Braddix said. "Even if questions about the fire, Fritz· said. the fraternity houses, including the be pictured on their unifo the campus' staff with promoting the "Are [they] really looking at the you're utilizing campus people, there He hopes the fire will spur the other old Pi Kappa Alpha house, are not The $17,000 estimate om 501 project, according to the contract, bigger picture?" Braddix asked. is going to be money associated UM-St. Louis fratemities to take fire subject to University rules. Creative, a Missouri-base um, was would cost $75 an hour or an unde "You're getting people affiliated with it" prevention seliously. "We cannot enforce it on Sigma announced last month b D' Andre termined anlOunt depending on what with the campus, you're building an He said canlpus employees would Also, Fritz hopes the members of Tau or Sigma Pi either," Lidgus said. Braddix, senior, climi logy and is needed by the campus at the end of alumni base. have also had to be paid to work on the Greek organizations will take "Because we don't own the build criminal justice and 8t ent repre the project. r think the best way to look at it is this project, the same as paying the steps to plan for an emergency. ing, we can't really enforce any sentative to the Nickname Braddix said this had been esti as an investment" professionals at 501 Creative. Chief among these steps is know thing." Committee. mated at approximately $1500, Braddix said the committee chose '1t is a small expense to pay to ing how to get out of the building, Lidgus said he hopes other stu According to 501 ative's pro which mayor may not be needed, so to bring in the outside company build a campus community," Fritz said. While it may sound child dents have learned a valuable, if po sal to the Universi $3,500 is the the project could cost a little more or because things had not previously Braddix said. "If we didn't think it ish, he said one of the most effective tragic, lesson, from the fire. price to "facilitate co .ttee discus a little less, but the $17,000 was a gotten done in prior nickname com was worth it, we wouldn't be doing ways to prepare is to have fire dlills. "University wide, 1'd like to sions, attend meetin and to 1create fair estimate. mittees and campus resources are it. " If the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity encourage them to be safer," Lidgus had taken these steps, Fritz said said. Schlittler may still be alive. Two members of the Pi Kappa SGA MEET G, from page 1 "You have to know how to get Alpha fraternity were displaced in out. Odds are good, in a fire, you the fire. Lidgus said one of them is Will Smith, 'shman, business second Thursday in February," as won't be able to get out the way you living in Oak Hall, and one is stay administration, s ggested that the described in the General Election nonnally do," he said. "If he ing with a friend. passes be offere at a flex rate, as Rules for SGA, cited as the official opposed to bein ' purchased in bulk guideline for the conduction and fonn. election of officers and representa The Metro p s program has been tives at the University. offered to all S Louis area universi The second Thursday in February Through discovery from that negativity is not always the best ties in its path r a flat rate, howev passed last week, and dates have research, I must say tbat many way to draw inspiration or analyze a er, Washingto University is paying been amended in order to legalize the inventions, creations, ideologies and circumstance. more per per n, per pass for access would-be unconstitutional elections. feelings were created out of love I know it is hard to not think of to the Metro. ''I'm just going to be honest about and the cold, stark environments of negativity in a society that seems to , that Washington this." Helton said, "We're not really negativity that many African focus on things closely associated to University ys much more per per following the rules, we ran into some Americans faced and lived in. loss, punishment, scandal, death, son, per p s than UM-St. Louis lag time." Universities, medicines, civic have-nots, and hatred on a daily does," sai Thomas Helton, junior, The election dates have been groups, chants, ways of being and basis. political sc nce, and SGA vice pres rescheduled, however, and applica more -- all of these were created and However, we can see good ident. tions will be made available on utilized while African Americans things. I am realist, but I recognize etro ha<; commandeered Monday, Feb. 12. faced negativity. the need for a good sigh of relief on e system." Brian Rails, senior, marketing, I see where their actions commu occasion, and sometimes reality is Wiil 800 passes still needing to expressed his concems with the con Carrie Fasiska • Assistant Plxuo Edito)" nicated and continue to communi an illusion. be soli b the end of the semester, the tinual tardiness of the executive Mark Bacon, senior, political science, raises his hand to speak cate the idea that negativity as a More importantly, we can learn s and MetroLink could be board. at the SGA meeting this past Friday afternoon. mindset or way of thinking is count from the accomplishments of many "I feel like you guys haven't read er-productive to achievement. who excelled directly in the face of the constitution," Rails said. "We said. "And the constitution has been Campaigns will begin after the fil Universities like Bethune- racism, hatred, lynching, lack of haven't met the budget deadline, amended for the last two years in ing process, slated to take place from Cookman College, scientists like opportunity and many other things we're behind on elections, and it con order to legalize the election. My March 5 through March 23. Elections George Washington Carver, intel that were pit against them hannful O:her Business cems me that you haven't read your concem is that students aren't aware will be held April 18 and 19. lects like WEB. Dubois, and ly. own constitution." of the campaigning dates if they are "This oversight was obviously not authors like James Baldwin and We should learn that negativity in Also discussed at the meeting Mark Bacon, junior, public policy in flux, students become misin done purposely," Helton said. "As Langston Hughes communicate a world where communication, ver vere election dates for Student agreed with Rails and expressed his fonned and are discouraged, which soon as we realized that we 'd made a many messages with their historic bal or nonverbal, will always exist (iovemment officials. The date was own concems. essentially leads to illegal campaign mistake, we sent it straight to the footprints that we all can learn from. We must choose, however, the way ,riginally set for "no later than the "Everything has been late," Bacon ing." committee" They conununicated the idea in which we will think.
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By CATE MARQUIS ally appealing effects, especially for the "Deja Vu" - Still in theaters but probably also on DVD, this science fic j\&E lTditor transition from man to beast. This is a better date movie than one might tion thriller starring Denzel Washington A romantic movie for Valentine's expe.ct, for the right couple. is also a great love story. It is one of the Day is a familiar favorite date for the "Blood Diamond" - This adventure best date movies from last year. day, but that raises a question - what thriller, featuring terrific acting from If you are staying in: are you going to see? Whether you are Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly Classic drama: Cla<;sic Hollywood's r going out or staying in, here are some and Djimon Houns,'u, is about conflict "Casablanca" is the iconic love story set good movie choices for valentines. diamonds also has a romantic story, against the backdrop of \'VWlJ, with the Choices for romantic date movies in with tinges of classic films such a<; incomparable pairing of Humplrrey theaters are surprisingly thin right now, "Casablanca" and "King Solomon's Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. so here are several rental movie sugges Mines." If the '50s are your romantic ideal, tions, for a variety of tastes. "Music and Lyrics" - Opening on pick "Breakfast at Tiffany's," worth The suggested films have "eye Valentine's Day, this stars Hugh Grant seeing just for Audrey Hepburn. candy" for both genders and are not just and Drew BaITym< reoThis seems like For thriller or Hitchcock lovers, pick A&E ON CAMPUS chick flicks. This is not the definitive an unlikely romantic pair, but they are "Rebec'Ca" (Laurence Olivier and Joan list of romantic movies. Rather, they are surprisingly cute in this romantic come Fontaine) or "Notorious" (Cary Grant just a few suggestions, some of them dy about a has-been pop singer who and Ingrid Bergman). Another classic Feb. 12: familiar, some not. persuades a reluctant writer to collabo with great romance is the jilin where Video artist Cynthia If you are going out: rate on ""TIting a song that might be his Humphrey Bogart met future wife Pach ikara talks about her "Painted Veil" - This best choice key to a comeback. Lauren Bacall, "To Have and Have "Shadow Work" exhibit film for most couples features beautiful This is the only decent romantic Not." that contemplates the photography, a romantic setting and comedy choice in th.eater, right now. Classic romantic comedy: Once, notion of "body-as strong drama with fine acting from Someone posed "Norbit" as a date romantic comedies were the best of screen," at 12:15 p,m " Edward Norton and Naomi Watts. movie (actually, it was supporting actor Hollywood, before they became formu Gallery 210 auditorium, "Blood and Chocolate" - For super Terry Crews, in a recent phone inter laic geme films. natural lovers, this stylish werewolf view), but go that route only if your date Light refreshments, Free, thriller has a surprisingly romantic thinks mean and ta')teless jokes about Info: 314-516-5699, Audrey Hepburn starred in the classic "Breakfast at Trffmy's," one theme, plus very imaginative and visu- overweight women are hilarious. See VALENTINE MOVIES, page 11 of the great romantic movies of all time. Feb. 12: "Unspeakable Acts," a seven-scene play OPERA REVIEW addressing the topic of sexual assault on a univer sity campus, 7 p,m in the The riddle of Turandot: What does it take to get good actor ',? Pilot House at the MSC. Question-and-answer ses sion follows , Free. Info: By SARAH O'BRIEN 314-516-5711 or e-mail Assistant News Editor [email protected]. sphinx," Puccini's fin masterpiece, , Feb. 14: Romantic Teatrico Lirico D'Europa per 'Turandot,' is ' Valentine's Day concert by formed Giacomo Puccini's master set in the Grammy-winning hus opera, Turandol, Sunday night to a full ancient, forbi band and wife team, 7:30 house in the Anheuser Busch Theater den city of Peking. The p.m. at Touhill. Tickets at the Blanche M. TouhilI. Turandot is Puccini's operatic twist opera was $45, $40, $35. Info: 314- on the famous Greek myth of Oedipus staged at the 516-4949, and the Sphinx. The Opera, however, Touhill Performing A is set in ancient Peking, China, and not Feb. 14: Misla, a tradi Center last the entry gates of Thebes. Sunday. tionallrish band, in con Turandot is cert, 12:30 p.m. at rm the name of the Turandot 205 Music Building, Free. leading female ***-t?-t? Info: 314-516-7299, role, who plays the Ice Princess of Peking, and Synopsis: Puccini's Feb. 14: "The Story We the sphinx char twist on the Greek Tell," an hour-long film acter of the myth of Oedipus from a three-part series Greek tale. and the Sphinx set called " Race: The Power Turandot, in ancient China of an Illusion," 4 p.m. in translated from the Student Government Persian as the daughter of Turan Association Chambers at allows any who wishes to be her suit the Millennium Student or three riddles, bowever, if one is Center. Discussion follows. answered incorrectly their heads are Free. Info 314-516-5270 removed and placed on bamboo sticks for all to see. or e-mail Turandot swears that no man will [email protected]. ever possess her, and avenges the death and debauchrnent of an ancestor Feb. 14: Deadline to sub tom from her palace by a rival prince. mit to campus publication, After many deaths, a stranger Litmag II is Feb, 14. Essays, comes along and falls in love with the fiction, poetry, photogra cold-hearted girl. Taking a chance will quit her presence, and sunender opera by Puccini. The music is there, continuously, not only by offstage nui stomping around on stage in makeup a phy and artwork are with the girl's riddles, he surprisingly his life to her. However it is not until the story is definitely there, however sances such as a moving curtain, or a character). accepted . answers them correctly, but to a faithful servant ends her life, for love the acting-if you can call stumbling viewer's sneeze, but by ChOlUS per I have never performed opera, so I Tumadot's dismay. and protection of the stranger's name around stage in costume and makeup fOlmers on front and center stage I The am not familiar with the task of Feb. 15: 'Cafe Europa' at The princess begs her father to does the princess' heart melt. She acting-wa~ continually poor. performers, while properly trained in singing loftily and staying in character, break the vow that she has killed so reciprocates the love of the stranger, Even the lead male, Calaf, man singing, seemed to have skipped out the Touhill - 7:30 p,m, in however, if you're the best the compa many by, and collapses in despair over whose name she finds to be Calaf, and aged to merely trump around on stage on acting class, ny has to offer-shouldn't that be on Lee Theater at the Touhill. thoughts of losing her purity. presents their unity to her father in the looking more like Conan the Not only were on stage performers your resume? Tickets $40. Info: 314- In order to win Turandot's heart, court, declaring, "His name is Love. " Barbarian than any self respecting breaking character almost constantly, 516-4949. the stranger bargains with her, if she Teatrico Lirico D'Europa has done Tenor. the leading roles completely lacked can find out his name by daybreak he a brilliant job botching this popular The atmosphere was broken almost character (again, unless you idealize See TURANDOT,page 11 TOP iTUNES DOWNLOADS AT THE TOUH1LL
. 1. This Ain't a Scene, Hungarian State Folk Ensemble thrills PAC crowd with first-rate show it's an Arms Race - Fall Out Boy By CATE MARQUIS in India, its history in repelling the The visual scheme for the second A&E Editor Mongol invasion, conquests by the half, "Our Treasures," shifted to brilliant Ottoman Turks and then by Austria color, for both the costumes and the It is always a treat when Dance St. With authentic dances, folk costumes backdrop images. Louis brings one of its first-rate perform and music, the troupe of dancers and The dancers performed a sel1es of ances to the Touhill stage. musicians took to the bare stage with a group and solo dances, couples dances The Touhill Performing Arts Center backdrop of stylized, modem art project and dances for men or women. Each is a beautiful venue and few programs ed images that included film of the piece moved smoothly into the next highlight that as well as Dance St. Louis' Hungarian counuyside, a hand tracing without a pause, as dancers ran on or off performances. sand artwork or shadows of dancers. The stage, sometimes after a quick costume Dance St. Louis brought the visual effect was both evocative of the change. 2. Glamorous - Fergie Budapest-based Hlmgarian State Folk past and contemporary. Hungarian dances from a number of Ensemble to the Touhill on Feb. 9 and A group of musicians playing violin, areas were presented but nearly all the 3. Cupid's Chokehold 10. The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, drum, bagpipes and other traditional dances showcased the perfOlmers' ath Gym Class Heroes established in 1951 to preserve ancient instruments added to the total image of leticism. The dances were often staged folk dances, is considered one the the Hungarian culture. The clarinet-like as if they were being performed around 4. Nelly Say it Right- world's greatest folk dance groups . tarogato and the hit-gardon, a stringed a village square or a campfire. Furtado The performance showcased the instrument carved from a tree trunk and Musicians played in a tight grouping on dances from across the country. This played percussively, complemented the stage, and other dancers looking on, 5. The Sweet Escape included the peoples around Europe's dancers. clapping and calling out, as soloists Gwen Stefani largest river, the Danube, which bisects The first half of the program, which danced. Matthew Hill • Sla{[ Photographer present-day Hungary, to the central, was titled "From Father To Son," fea Most were high energy, high kicking, 6. It's not Over- Daughtry The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble at the Touhill Performance Art rolling plains of the country, to the tureda black and white, with an occa stomping dances, and often involving Center Friday and Saturday night. Carpathian Mountains and isolated, sion splash of red, color scheme of both 7. Here (In your Arms fancier legwork than any "Riverdance," mountainous Transylvania, which was the backdrop and the dancers' costumes. but with leg and boot -slapping tossed in. Hellogoodbye traditionally part of Hungary but is now Black and white stills of a winding The dancers' movements were often Tyrolean elements from the Alps on the tary recruiting dances called Verbunk. part of Romania. dirt road on an open plain, mountain a high-speed, dizzying blur of hip-twist western border of Hungary. 8. Don't Matter- Akon Verbunk are quick, athletically stunning Hungarian dances and culture were ringed valleys and black and . white ing, back-kicking, high-stepping dances. Gypsy dances were represented as dances that were performed at parties in influenced by its peoples and history, its close-up footage of a flowing ri ver creat Some dances made one think of well, as the Gypsies, or Roma, had a 9. Irreplaceable- Beyonce the 18th century as a way to recruit founding in the Middle Ages by the ed images of the physical lay of the land, Cossack dances and other East heavy influence on Hungarian national young men into the military life. Magyar peoples who traveled from the a backdrop for dances that looked both European high-jumping dances, while culture. 10. Fergalicious- Fergie East, the Gypsy minority that originated forward and back in time. other dances showed more Gelman or Among the dances were men's mili- See HUNGARIAN, page 16 February 12, 2007 '([he Q:urrrnt Page 11
VALENTINE MOVIES, from page 10
One of the best films of the clas best version yet of this classic tale recent, magic-themed "The sic era is "Philadelphia Story," witl1 of romance and tragedy, starring the Illusionist." Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and great actor Gerard Depardieu in Overlooked costumed James Stewart. classic form, plus Vincent Perez and romance: Another great classic is the orig gorgeous Anne Brochet. An overlooked but surprisingly inal "screwball" comedy "Bringing A more comic French romance is charming costume romance is Up Baby," with Katharine Hepburn the color-filled, offbeat romance "Stage Beauty." Set in Restoration and Cary Grant again and featuring "Amelie," or the tragic, comic, England, it focuses on a rivalry a tiger named Baby. Fellini-directed Italian "Nights of between an actor and an actress, There is another film often at the Cabiria." when the law that only men can top of "best movies" lists - "Some French but no subtitles: legally portray women on stage is Like It Hot" with Marilyn Monroe, "Chocolat" is set in France but it is starting to give way. It is sexy, dra Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. in English. While oot exactly a matic and romantic, starring Billy Love needs no words: romance, this film with Juliette Crudup in a remarkable perform Two great silent films that are Binoche andJohnny Depp is still all ance. also great romantic comedies are about love. Another more comic, overlooked Charlie Chaplin's "Gold Rush" and Shakespeare and love: You can romantic costume film is Heath Buster Keaton's "Seven Chances." pick "Shakespeare· in Love," but I Ledger's "Casanova," which is not "Gold Rush" is a bit more bitter prefer the film adaption of a list of conquests but about the sweet and "Seven Chances" is more Shakespeare's "Much Ado About woman who is the downfall of the cornic in tone, bnt both are great Nothing" - Kenneth Branaugh and great lover. films. Chaplin considered "Gold Emma Thompson are perfect in this Contemporary love: Rush" the film he wanted to be fun frolic through Shakespeare's Hugh Grant's commitment-pho remembered by. comedy. bic romantic comedy, "Four When watching the jaw-drop . Laurence Fishburne's hot and Weddings and a Funeral," is about ping stunts in Keaton's "Seven sexy version of "Othello" is a good love and death, sort of. Chances," remember that it is choice too, even if it does not end If you do not hate Woody Allen, Keaton, not a stunt man, doing all well for the lovers. his "Manhattan" and "Annie Hall" Jima" i~ the companion piece to "Flags of our Fathers." Both films were directed those daredevil tricks. If you have Love in costume: are bittersweet masterpieces about Ea!;;t"rpod, the legendary actor and director behind such movies as "Unforgiven" and Baby." trouble finding "Seven Chances," For fans literature or historical love. Keaton's most famous film "The films, "Impromptu" is a winner. Offbeat romance: General" is also romantic too. This is a · fun and romantic film Some of the best offbeat movies Music and motion tell it all, plus a about an unlikely attraction between about romance include "Eternal rs from Iwo lima' is a triumph few title cards. composer Frederick Chopin and a Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," Romance in a romance lan noble woman named Aurora, who "Garden State" and the German-lan guage: . publishes as writer George Sand. guage "Run Lola Run," or the lesser . ence of American soldiers involved in ly human. Foreign films offer some of the This stars a very young Huge Grant known film by the same director the famous photo of the planting of Countries demonize the enemy in best romantic movies. One of these and Judy Davis. "Heaven." the flag, ''Letters From Iwo Jima" warfare to make them as inhuman as is the 1990 French "Cyrano," the Another good one is the more focuses more on the battle and the possible. Because this is the second in black and white, in time just before it, again making a per half of a more familiar story, director . TURANDOT, from page 10 subtitles, told from the feet book end. Eastwood is able to hold up a mirror our enemies in one of the The film starts, in color, on a to us and allow us to see the humanity battles of World War IT placid, green modem-day Iwo lima, of the enemy. The only value of Teatrico Lirico Calaf's decision to take Turandot's rid beautiful music. However the poor like a film that where historians explored the caves, Because the war is already lost, D'Emopa was its comic relief-well, dles, and then si.ng about the pleasures acting skills of this company are universally Japanese soldiers made their final their personal heroics in a last stand the intended comic relief. The charac of the wedding night, and of women excruciating, and very difficult to embrace. stand and uncovered a bag of letters seem honorable and righL We get to ters Ping, Pang, and Pong-ministers assmedly to the princess' dismay. The miss. Everything was in place for a . Yet, that is what has happened with from home. know enlisted men, some fervently to the royal. family-semi-succeed in princess, who is obsessed with purity, successful opera: setting, story, music . qu)t Eastwood's "Letters From Iwo This discovery takes us back to the patriotic, and others fighting for more creating a whole character- and I and freedom from the wicked ways of and costume. It is ea<;y, however, to Jima." days before the fateful battle and., personal reasons, through their actions mean one character. men, fights sort of hard against the tra rum the good with just a tidbit of Although "Letters From Iwo lima" more importantly, into the personal leading up to the battle and through The three most likely attempted ditions of marriage. This theme is used bad-you know what they say, one and "Flags Of Our Fathers," lives of the soldiers. The film finds the flashbacks to their earlier lives at separate personalities, yet they blend a lot, most likely to encourage free bad apple ruins the bunch .. Yet jn this Eastwood's film telling the other side conunon human element in all wars home. ed into the only thing enjoyable about thinking women to submit to "love". case, it was more like one huge, af the battle, can stand on their own as where the individual soldier is patriot We especially get to know a young the performance. Turandot is an excellent opera, important, bad apple, ruins the classic films, it is best to watch them as a pair. ically fighting for his country, regard enlisted man, a baker who has a preg Ping, Pang and Pong lament derived from an excellent myth, with opera. "Flags," the American perspec less of what the schemes and plans of nant wife back home, whose story is a ti ve, should ideally be seen flrst, and his country's leaders may be. common t1u-ead in the whole tale. then the other side of the battle At this point, the Japanese soldiers Often the story of these Japanese "Letters" because the mirror-image all know the war is lost, and they are soldiers is like that of any soldier- in nature of several of the shots deepens truly defeuding their homes, as Iwo any war. Many of the elements are their meaning in each film. Jima was considered part of their universal to war, like dreams of home, & Another reason is that, in truth, the homeland, albeit a far OUtpoSL and others are more speciflc to the second film "Letters' From 1wo lima" We follow the lives of a few enlist Japanese Imperial Forces and their is the better film. ed men and officers sent on a desper society. 1Jrhc [:urrcnt Unlike "Flags of Otrr Fathers," ate mission to defend this small island which primarily deals with the experi- from a foe they have been told is bare- see IWO Jr INVITE YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL SCREENING OF
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N' t Page 12 'ijChc [:urrrnt February 12, 2007 STORY BY PAUL HACKBARTH • DESIGN EDITOR PHOTOS BY MATT JOHNSON • PHOTO EDITOR ATHLETE o EWEEK ason Shields, fonvard for the fOfl'vard for the B team. When S J Rivcrmcn roller hockey team. transferred to U1vI-St. Louis. "he has always loved ho ckey so me he was going to try out and then much that playing would often take made [the team] ." priority over other events. Shields encouraged Palliser "I would mi ss a lot of school to go come to St. Louis and play for play. It really was much of my lifc in Rivermen. Palliser was hesitant at firs the summer:' said Shields, sophomore. but he had no ties keeping him English. Baton Rouge. Shields, who has been with the ''I'd seen all there was to see in team since December 2005, came to Louisiana, so I came up," Palliser said. UM-St. Louis to play after leaving After he joined the team, Palliser Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina left noticed some differences in playing for him without a home and schooL the Rivermen. "My house and school, University 'The skill level is just amaz.ing:' he Jeremy Scott of New Orleans, was flooded. I trans said. "Up here, you havE' to know what ferred to LSU [Louisiana State you're going to' do before yo u get the Jeremy Scott, junior, forward, University], but they only had tempo puck." for the Rlvermen inline hock rary places," he said. Palliser said he and Shields differ in ey team, led the team's for While looking for other schools to their backgrounds when it comes to wards with goa ls, assists and attend, Shields found out about the hockey. points in the first 10 games Rivermen roller hockey team at UM "I grew up playing ice hockey of the season. St. Louis. whereas Jason grew up with roller "I thought I'd try it out ,md I made hockey," Palliser said. the team," Shields said. As for the future of the Rivermen Currently, Scott has 16 Tom Schneider, head coach for the tearns, Schneider said he would like to goa Is, 13 assists and 34 A team, said Shields started 'out on the see roller hockey become a school points so fa r this season. B team and "worked really hard at sponsored spDrt and receive funding practice and eamed his spot on the A Jason Shields, forward for the Rivermen, slides Jeff Palliser, forward for the B·team, skates from the Student Government Against SEMO last Sunday, team. We're really lucky he came up to past a Washington University player last weekend. toward the puck during a game against UM·Rolla. Association. Scott recorded two goals St. Louis," Schneider said. The roller hockey tearn won the and four ass ists and against Shields' decision to come to St. national championship during the Western Kentucky, he scored . Louis paid off as the Southside "We have four pro players on the play with in the pros, but then again, come out of Louisiana. Back at LSU, 2003-2004 season and has been to one goal and had one assist Snipers, a team in the Professional team and had another one, but he was the majority of pro players are in col Shields met his furure teammate, Jeff every championship since. The team Inline Hockey Association, recruited injured this year," Shields said. lege," Shields said. The games with the Palliser, junior, pre-med. was undefeated last year, but they lost Scott graduated from st. him last November. Shields plays with Shields said that playing in college Snipers are usually closer in the score "We played hockey together and we in the national chanlpionship. So far defenseman Adam Clarke of the and in the pros is not that different. than in collegiate games, he added. hung out in a club league together," this year, they are rated second in the Charles West High in 2004. Rivermen. "In college, it's very close to what I Shields was not the only player to said Palliser, assistant team captain and nation. SPORTS BRIEF Dewell, Ledbetter named Student-Athlete of the Inline hockey wins over month of January Jennifer Dewell, forward for Kansas State after mercy the Rivervvomen basketba ll team, and Brett Ledbetter, for ward for the Rivermen basket rule called in 10-0 shutout ball team, were named stu dent-athletes of the month. By RACHAEL YAMNITZ play after Kansas State forward Nate Dewell led the team with Staff iViiter Buckner got two minutes for board 9.7 ppg and was perfect from ing. tne free throw line in January. Wetton's second assist came on Ledbetter had an average The UM-St. Louis Rivermen inline the Rivermen's next goal by forward 18 .6 ppg in January and led hockey team has reason to be confi Jeremy Scott. Defenseman Cory Purk the team in scoring in four of dent in its ability, with a 12-1-1 rounded out the first period, scoring nine games. record. with an assist from defenseman Eric Going into Saturday's game Thompson. against Kansas State, who had a The first goal of the second period record of 1-12-2, the Rivermen were came at 1:03, when team captain and. UPCOMING GAMES feeling more than confident, and they defenseman Adam Clarke scored did not disappoint. with an assist from McFarland. The Rivermen made quick work of Lambert then scored his second goal Men'sBask etball the Kansas State Wildcats, scoring six of the game with an assist from Feb. 15 goals in the opening period. The game Iverson. was called in the second period, due James Wetton finished the game vs. Drury to the "mercy rule," after UM-St. strong, scoring the last two goals. The 7:30 p.m. Louis scored four more goals within first came unassisted at 5:40 into the the first seven minutes, giving the second. Welton scored the final goal Feb. 17 Rivermen a 10-0 lead. of the game less than a minute later, vs. Rockh urst The sCOling did not start for the with an assist from McFarland. Rivermen until the third minute of the The UM-St. Louis Rivermen 7:30 p.m. first period when forward Wally needed only about 20 game time min Iverson scored with an assist from utes to put down Kansas State. forward and assistant captain Ben Clarke, sophomore, education, credit Matt Johnsoo • P/;'!IO Edilor Women's Basketball Lambert. ed the team's success to the "people Adam Clarke, team captain and defenseman for the Rivermen inline hockey team, attempts to keep a Less than a minute later, defense behind the scenes who have been so Truman State player away from the goal during a game last weekend. In the game against Kansas State Feb. 15 man Eric Thompson scored with an supportive this year." on Saturday, Clarke scored the team's first goal in the 10-0 shutout. vs. Drury assist from forward Tim McFarland. The Rivermen hockey team's suc Shortly after that, defenseman James cess on the ice can be attributed to the 5:30 p.m. Welton scored his flTst of three goals team's chemistry off the ice. status. That tournament takes place In addition to their National being a recognized sport. Official with an assist from defenseman Doug "A lot of the guys are friends out April 4 through April 7 at the Championship goal, the Rivennen are recognition from UM-St. Louis Feb. 17 Purk, to give UM-St. Louis a 3-0 lead. side of the arena and hang out togeth Matteson Square Gardens complex in grasping at another brass ring. They would make the University only the VS. Rockhurst Welton received his first of two er," Clarke said. St. Peters, Mo. The Regional tourna are working for a sponsorship from second school university in Missouri 5:30 p.m. assists on the next goal, which was The Rivermen are looking to ment will take place March 4 at the the Athletics Department at UM-St. to have a recognized inline hockey scored by Ben Lambert on the power rerum to their National Champions same complex. Louis, and move from being a club to team. 1:hc By TOM SCHNABLE couldn't get in the offensive flow," Pils SaiD. "We just were not strong enough or StajJ Writer tough enough on the offensive end to get really good shots." "Pack the Stands" night last Southern Indiana's defense stifled the Thursday turned out to be a disappoint Rivermen attack, and the Screaming ment on the court as the UM-St. Louis Eagles were able to convert 19 UM-St. men's ba~ketbaU team fell to Southern Louis turnovers into 19 points. That, and Indiana 72-59 The game was another a decisive advantage of 32-18 for Points setback as the Rivermen struggle to fInd in the paint, were the keys to victory for consistency in the Great Lakes Valley the USI attack. Conference. . The second half brought out a much UM-St. Louis got double-digit point different UM-St. Louis team, one that totals from four of their players, a more was able to control tempo more and fin balanced scoring attack then the 40- ish the opportunities they could not fin pornt games the team received from ish in the first half. Whereas Southern Brett Ledbetter and Troy Slaten in the Indiana had an 11 point advantage in the previous two games. Along with fITSt half, they were only able to outscore Lebetter's 12 points and Slaten's 10, the Rivermen by two in the second. David Ward had 11 points and Stanley Pilz hopes the second half intensity Boateng had 10. can give the team momentum going into The Rivermen got off to a marginally the remaining part of the schedule. He better start than the 13-0 score USI start sees the team's effOlt as being the key. ed out with in last week's game, answer 'We'll have to have a lot better effort ing the Screaming Eagles first bucket offensively and· the same defensive with one of their own. UM-St. Louis intensity," Pilz said. "If we get that Adam D, Wtseman • EOilor·il1-CbieJ failed to capitalize on early chances [effOlt] and we can execute, we should around the basket in the first half, how have a little better luck down the Jennifer Martin, senior, center for the Riverwomen, drives to the hoop against a Southern Indiana player this past Thursday at Mark Twain gym. Martin finished the game with 9 rebounds and 22 points. ever, and USI had amassed a comfort stretch." able lead only 11 minutes into the action. With five games remaining before Coach Chris Pilz credited the team's the GLVC tournament, the Rivermen defensive effort and thought the problem would have to pull off an impressive was on the offensive side of the court, streak to qualify for the postseason. The especially USI's defensive pressure on Rivennen's games at home on Feb. 15 Riverwomen suffer fifth consecutive loss leading scorers Ledbetter and Slaten. against Drury and Feb, 17 against "They took Ledbetter and Slaten Rockhurst may be the last chance to see By LAGUAN FUSE 8:27 left in the game, and tied the player like that," Hering said. came together and played like we did away outside, and are other tllfee guys this year's group of seniors play. score at 60 with 3:06 left in the game. "I was looking to attack the basket last year, which is a good thing, but it Sports EditOl' USI went up by three after shoot more," Martin said. "1 missed a lot of kinda stinks it is towards the end of The UM-St Louis Riverwomen ing 3-4 from the free throw line and shots, even though stat-wise it looked the season," Dewell said. STAFF VIEWPOINT lost their fifth consecutive game on held on to the lead for the rest of the OK, I missed shots that I should have Dewell finished the game with six Feb. 8 to the University of Southern game. made." rebounds, six points and tlu'ee assists. Indiana 67-62. UM-St Louis' record "We have yet to put together a The Riverwomen were able to Forward Taylor Gagliano finished falls to 5-16 and 1-13 in the Great complete basketball game frOIn out-shoot the Screaming Eagles the game with nine points and led the The proof is in the trophy Lakes Valley Conference. beginning to end and have all the tlu'oughout the game. UM-St. Louis Riverwomen with five ' steals. UM-St. Louis started the game stats in our favor," said Coach Shelia finished the game shooting 42 per Gagliano shot hit two shots from We have all seen it says people have come strong and went a 7-0 scoring run in Hering, cent and USI finished \vith 34.9 per- . behind the arc and made three out of by now, Oct. 27, 2006. in for all different kinds the first two minutes of the game. "We have pulled out some really cent four from the free throw line. Adam Wainwright of reasons. The Riverwomeri held on to the close· ones and just have not been The Rivervv'omen grabbed. 31 Guard Leslie Ricker finished the strikes out Brandon "Right around lead for most of the first half, but the able to pull it all together," said rebounds in the game while the gamev.ith nine points, six rebounds lnge to give the St. Christmas, we had lots Screaming Eagles went on a 14-0 Jennifer Dewell, UM-St. Louis for . Screaming Eagles dominated the and three assist'>. Louis Cardinals their of people coming in scoring run, bringing the score to 27- ward. boards, pulling down a game total of "We need some definite momen 10th World Series getting their Christmas 24, UM-St Louis continued to battle Center Jennifer Martin finished 45 rebounds. tum going into these last five ball chanlpionship. Ecstasy card pictures taken," back to try to regain the lead before the game v.ith 22 points and shot 8- '1 think we played a lot better last gam ;' Hering said. is what followed. Vickerman said. the end of the half, but US1 would go 16 from the fit:!ld and 6-10 from tl]e night ' Hering aid "We played a The Riverwomen have fi ve More than 100,000 Certain fans have into the locker room leading 37-29, line. Martin led the team with nine much better te ROSES, from page 5 CLASSIFIED ADS ----- The scent of roses can be invoked the scent genes. Although the technology for pro Classified ads are free for studen~ faculty and staff. 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I can predict it. \ . t, Page 16 1:hc ~urrrnt February 12, 2007 HUNGARIAN, from page 10 These dances involve jumping, with a staff, they were originally done room dance are derived from peasant stamping, kicking, and boot-slapping with swords. dances of the 16th and 17th centuries. in complex rhythms, at a break-neck Women's dances included the cir The program opened and closed speed. The dancers wore spurs on cle dance, which trace back to ancient with a musical homage to Hungarian their boots for some of these dances, Greece. One of the most strildng composer Bela Bartok, who was one creating a sound akin to tap-dance. dances was the bottle dance, a vigor of the founders of ethnomusicology, For other dances ,. clapping was part of ous woman's dance from the Sarkoz the study of music in its culrural con the mix. region of Western Hungary, per text, and who collected peasant songs The dances were inspired by formed with a bottle of red liquid hal and folk music from across Eastern ancient and medieval war dances, and anced on the dancer's head,. Europe. preserved by isolated shepherds, The couple's dances included The program as a whole presented which were also featured in the Hungary's national dance, the a lively and entrancing evening and a evening's presentation. While the Czardas. Numerous variations of this peek at the vibrant culrure of shepherd dances are now performed fast-paced, whirling 19th century ball- Hungary. Iwo JIMA, from page 11 There are stories of enlisted men Shot after shot is beautifully buman face of the narrative, heart grumbling about indifference of offi framed, and you often recognize shots breaking as the young baker Saigo. cers, officers who are faced with orders that are perfectly matched to "Flags of Tsuyosbi Ihara was simply wonderful they know are wrong and stories of Our Fathers," giving you a shiver of as the inspiringly ' brave fanner personal bravery to save a buddy or the recognition, and revealing meaning to Olympic borseman Baron Nishi, who whole company. actions that seem puzzling in the other seemed to be able to do what others Eastwood's films are often very film. could not visually storing, and this one is no The director skillfully blends sever Actor Ken Watanabe, w.ho some of exception to that rule. The transition al stories, but wonderful acting per you may recogllize from "TIle Last from color to black and white, by grad formances bring the humanity and Samurai," is very compelling as ually desaturating the color, is brilliant poignancy to the tale to the fore. General Kuribayasbi, a man who had ly done. Kazunari Ninomiya is the very srudied in America and knew that the barbaric picture that had been painted was not real, yet like any good man, loyally defended his country. It seems surprising that the famous ly right-wing to libertarian Clint GETUSC.COM JOINRED.COM Eastwood drew these parallels between soldiers on either side of a war, but this may explain part of the film's across-the-board appeal to audi ences, regardless of viewpoint The fact that our country is involved in a war, although a very dif ferent kind, also makes us open to the soldiers' tale. While recognizing bis talent, I often find Eastwood biased or preachy, like his film last year, but there is none of that in this film.. HEART, from page 4 Eleven years later, my daughter is a veteran of three open heart surgeries, all performed before she was four years old. When people meet my sprightly daughter for the first time, they can't tell she has been through so much. It's the same for a growing num ber of children and adolescents who are surviving open beart surgeries at a young age and are emerging into adult hood, pioneers in a new medical world. As the first generation to grow up with congenital heart defects (CHD), they are presenting new challenges to a medical profession used to battling clogged arteries and strokes. As an academic advisor, I have worked \vith many of these young pio neers. It is for my daughter's sake and theirs that I spread the word every Valentine's Day about Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. This year its runs from February 7 through 14. The students who have CHD, and the young people I know through our local family support group "Heart to Heait," have issues that adult cardiolo gists have never encountered before. The oldest survivors with my daughter'S condition are only in their mid-twenties. How long can their weaker right ventricles continue to do the job of the left ventricle? How long will the complex repairs that many of these young people have hold up? Can women with single ventricles have successful pregnancies? It's my hope that the awareness we raise each February 14 will result in additional research into the causes and cures for congenital heart defects. I want my daughter and my college students with CHD to have an oppor tunity to make a difference. The internet allows adults who have congenital heart defects to give each other support, information and opportunities to advocate for them U.S. Cellular® gets me ... selves. Information on these resources is available at: even when it's not about me. . http://tchin.orgladultslindex.htm The issues that concern them aren't always medical. I asked a cardiologist who works with this group what he found to be their biggest challenge. I expected the answer to be fatigue, or arthyrnias. He said, "Health insurance." RED It shouldn't have surprised me. I remember a student with CHD who told me he had to take an overload of courses to graduate by a certain date _ when his parent's health insurance would no longer cover him. ·So I wish all who read this column a "Happy Valentine's Day!" For those MOTOROLA IS APROUD PARTNER OF (PRODUCn REDJI of you with congenital heart defects know that there are resources availabl~ CELLULAR IS ACONTRIBUTING PARTY TO (PRODUCT}RED~ to you, and you are most certainly not u.s. alone. As for me, there are still linger A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS fROM THIS PRODUCT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE GLOBAL FUND, TO HELP WOMEN AND CHILDREN ing memories of that cold February day in 1995 when I discovered that AFFECTED BY HIV AND AIDS IN AFRICA. there is hope for even babies with the U.S. Cellular and Motorol a will coll ectively make a $17 contribution on the sale of eac h red MOTORAZR phone to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. most complicated heart conditions. Like my daughter. Monica Lauer Farrell is a senior academic advisor in the College of Business Administration at the University of Missouri-St. Louis