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‘Moulin Rouge’ ballet high kicks at Touhill

ERIC NIPP AND AMANDA GREEN IN ‘MOULIN ROUGE - THE BALLET.’ PHOTO: BRUCE MONK

CATE MARQUIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF What do you think of when you version of Edith Piaf’s signature usually fats and backdrops at the Toulouse-Lautrec’s Moulin Rouge seductive “Claire de Lune” by hear the words “Moulin Rouge?” “La Vie En Rose,” revealing a screen edge of the stage, leaving it clear for posters, danced on Friday with Dovgoselets and Sundermeier on a Toulouse-Lautrec’s paintings and depicting a turn-of-the-century the dancers’ athletic pyrotechnics, energy and style by Sophie Lee. set that included a bridge and steps posters? Dancing the can-can? Te Paris street scene. Tis screen was but “Moulin Rouge” calls on its Te frst half of the ballet is comic before the nighttime Paris sky and a 2001 Baz Luhrmann movie? then backlit and rose, revealing a dancers to dance on and around and romantic, while the second light-bedecked Eifel Tower. “Moulin Rouge - Te Ballet” set of a Parisian sidewalk cafe and stairs, tables, moving easels and half becomes dramatic, with a love Tere is an emphasis on has all that, plus graceful ballet skyline as the dancers came onstage. garret towers. triangle between Matthew, Nathalie the acting as well, with Oleskii dancers, gorgeous sets and costumes Te audience was immediately Te ballet tells the romantic and Zidler. Potomkin’s jealous Zidler being a and classical music favorites. Dance charmed. tale of two young people set in the Te frst act features a wonderful particular stand-out. In both acts, St. Louis, the dance presenting “Moulin Rouge” combines Parisian world of Toulouse-Lautrec, “dueling painters” dance by Mino the dance pieces worked as well organization, brought Canada’s elements of theater with the grace the can-can and the famed Moulin and Dovgoselets that used large, as theatrical scenes as they did as Royal Winnipeg Ballet dance and beauty of ballet. Te sets rival Rouge nightclub. Matthew (danced rolling easels and an artist’s model impressive dance performances. troupe’s high-kicking, colorful Broadway and ballet’s usual tights by Dmitri Dovgoselets at the Friday draped around a coat rack. Mino’s Much as Opera Teater’s and highly entertaining dance and tutus are replaced by something evening performance), a young artist dancing consistently astounded theatrical approach has drawn new extravaganza to the Blanche M. more like lush period costumes. But just arrived in Paris, is befriended by throughout the ballet as he launched audiences to that art form, “Moulin Touhill Performing Arts Center’s the dancing is ballet artistry, with Toulouse-Lautrec (Yosuke Mino). himself high for lightning-fast twirls Rouge - Te Ballet” electrifes Anheuser Busch Performance Hall the RWB dancers on their toes to Te young artist meets Nathalie and lifted ballerinas taller than new audiences while bringing for three performances Jan. 25 - 26. popular selections of classical music (Jo-Ann Sundermeier), a young himself. them to the art of ballet. Jorden At the nearly sold-out Friday from composers such as Debussy, laundress whose dancing has just Te scene inside the Moulin Morris’s choreography has charmed night performance, Dance St. Ravel, Straus, Shostakovich and landed her a spot in impresario Rouge contains an energetic can-can audiences around the world and the Louis put the audience in the mood Ofenbach. Tese dancers astound Zidler’s (Oleskii Potomkin) Moulin to Ofenbach’s music but also some RWB dancers’ high-quality artistry by playing audio clips from the with their leaps, spins and graceful Rouge can-can revue. of the most impressive high-kicks cast a similar spell at the Touhill for Luhrmann flm before the dancers dance steps, which seem somehow Te ballet’s cast of characters and lifts in the ballet. Te frst act a delightful night of entertaining took the stage. Te curtain rose more impressive when danced also includes La Goulue, the ends with a romantic pas de deux, magic through dance. to the sounds of an instrumental in Victorian attire. Ballet sets are top-knotted redhead featured in beautifully danced to Debussy’s

NEWS FEATURES A&E SPORTS INSIDE: PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 2 Volume 46, Issue 1396 www.thecurrent-online.com CALENDAR What’s Current EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief ...... Cate Marquis “What’s Current” is the weekly calendar of UMSL campus events and is a free service for student organizations. Submissions must be turned in by 5 p.m. the Managing Editor ...... Sharon Pruitt Thursday before publication; frst-come, frst-served. Listings may be edited for length and style. E-mail event listings to [email protected], with the News Editor ...... Sharon Pruitt subject “What’s Current.” No phone or written submissions. Features Editor ...... Anya Glushko Sports Editor ...... Leon Devance A&E Editor ...... David Von Nordheim MONDAY, JANUARY 28 Pack the Stands Opinions Editor ...... Hali Flintrop 5th annual “Pack the Stands” features free food, door prizes, and face Copy Editor ...... Sarah Novak What Would You Do for a Subway Sandwich? painting, or sign up your student organization for a chance to win a $500 Casey Rogers programming co-sponsorship during the Spirit Competition, in Mark What people will do for a Subway Sandwich? Find out at this University Twain Gymnasium. Activities begin during the UMSL Women’s game at Staff Writers ...... Sean Cristea, Carolyn Hoang Program Board event, 11 a.m. on the Nosh stage, lower level of the 5:30 p.m. and continue through the UMSL Men’s game at 7:30 p.m. as the Albert Nall, Hung Nguyen Millennium Student Center. For information: Katie Green or other UPB Tritons take on Quincy. FREE to all UMSL students, faculty, staff and Paul Peanick, Matt Poposky member at 314-516-5531 or facebook.com/umslUPB. children under 6. For information: Offce of Student Life at 314-516-5291 DESIGN STAFF Town Hall: The Academic Array or www.umsl.edu/studentlife. Designer ...... 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Mavis Hollis UMSL’s 50th Anniversary Jubilee Kickoff The free spaghetti dinner will begin at 6 p.m. followed by Ping Pong Adviser ...... Charlotte Petty UMSL will celebrate its 50th anniversary throughout 2013. Kick off our Tournament at Catholic Newman Center. yearlong celebration is 6:30- 10 p.m. in Blanche M. Touhill Performing For information: Rachelle Simon at 314-385-3455 or www.cncumsl.org. CONTACT US Arts Center, with a spectacular evening of entertainment and fun featuring a presentation by bestselling author and critically acclaimed motivational Mailing Address ...... 388 MSC WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 speaker Shep Hyken, a champagne reception, music by The Fabulous 1 University Blvd Motown Review and a freworks display. Frank Cusumano, sports anchor St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 Compliment Day at KSDK (Channel 5) in St. Louis and a UMSL alumnus, serves as master of ceremonies. This is a free, but ticketed event. 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Tickets may be purchased online at http://umslstudentlife.ticketleap. Veteran Health: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder com/. For information: Offce of Student Life at 314-516-5291. UMSL Veterans Center Guest Speaker Series event will have Tara Galovski, Crimeline Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UMSL Department of Psychology, and James THEFT – POST OFFICE Sperry, USMC/RET, President of ‘The Fight Continues,’ speak on veteran want to be January 18, 10 a.m. Report # 13-012 health and post-traumatic stress disorder, 2-3 p.m. in 211 Clark Hall. An UMSL employee reported that Refreshments will be served. their debit card was stolen after they For information: Jacob Perkins at 314-516-5705. used it at the Post Offce and was later used at several locations in St. Louis City. Investigation continuing. HEARD Disposition: Report taken. Resetting US Policy in Asia: Implications for Japan THEFT – LOT E Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; former ??? January 22, 4:30 p.m. Report # 13-016 President, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan; former Deputy An UMSL student reported their park- Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan and China, speaks 5-7:30 p.m. ing permit stolen from their parked in Century Room A, Millennium Student Center. For detailed info, please sign up for car. Disposition: Report taken. see www.umsl.edu/services/cis/fles/pdfs/jas01312013.pdf. For THEFT – PLAZA GARAGE information: Bob Ell at 314-516-7299. January 24, 5:25 p.m. Report # unknown THE CURRENT An UMSL student reported the theft of their parking permit from their parked vehicle. Disposition: Report taken. thecurrent-online.com/about-us/employment JANUARY 28, 2013 3 www.thecurrent-online.com NEWS Semester begins with grand opening week for Cafe TJ

CAROLYN HOANG STAFF WRITER

Following a year’s worth of planning and travel back to the library to fnish studying. a brief opening in December, Cafe TJ opened “It’s a quaint space. Although I don’t their doors for their ofcial grand opening actually study in the library, I plan to,” Mia week on Jan. 22. Young, junior, Spanish, said. Since its opening, the cafe has been Cynthia Holman, junior, secondary supplying students with fresh Starbucks cofee, education, agrees, adding that the space is “like pastries and other assorted food items. Vending an oasis.” Students are now given the option machines provided by the Millennium Student of using an extra study space that has a quiet Center are also available for use. In honor of atmosphere, outlets to charge electronics and its grand opening week, Cafe TJ ofered 50 space to enjoy snacks while studying. RUSSELL BOCKHORST, TYLER STAHLHUTH AND ZACHARY VAZQUEZ JENNY LIN/THE CURRENT cents of any Starbucks drink ordered during Since the opening of the cafe, there has PARTICIPATE IN UMSL’S GLOBAL GAME JAM. that time. been a defnite increase in student and faculty With large windows overlooking the front presence at the library. of the library, Cafe TJ creates what many would Te cafe is the frst project the library has call a warm and cozy atmosphere for students. undertaken in the past fve years. However, UMSL hosts annual Visitors are free to chat amongst themselves, those who work on behalf of the library are surf the web and study. always circulating new ideas for ways they Prior to being remodeled, the space was used can further cater to the needs of modern-day Global Game Jam as the Interloan Library Ofce, where students students. MADDIE HARNED STAFF WRITER could request books from nearby universities. Such ideas include the possible additions Te renovation of the space started out as of more electrical outlets and more space for Beginning on Jan. 25, game enthusiasts membership organization devoted to an idea growing in the mind of Christopher books. Since the library was built in the 1970s left their remote controls at home to video game creators. Te 2012 Global Dames, the dean of the libraries. Te fnal and 1980s, most of the library and nearby participate in the annual Global Game Game Jam was entered into “Te decision was made by a library committee structures were not built with multiple wall Jam, an event hosted this year by the Guinness Book of World Records” for the consisting of seven people with input from a outlets. Information Systems Programming Club. largest number of games developed over variety of sources like Sodexo campus catering, Cafe TJ is just one of the projects University Located in room 222 of the Social Sciences 48 hours. Tis year’s Global Game Jam the MSC and other board members. of Missouri-St. Louis has planned for its & Business Building, the event began at 4 looks to be even more exciting and, most “It’s a place for the students to eat and relax, libraries. Dames hopes to build more additions p.m. on Jan. 25 and ran throughout the of all, abundant. even after the closing of the cafe,” Dames said. to the library in an efort to draw more students weekend, eventually concluding on Jan. “Tis year promises to be even more Tough the cafe closes earlier than the in to study and relax. 27 at 6 p.m. interesting,” Mirchandani said. “Tere library itself, students may still come in and Cafe TJ is open on Monday through Like that of years past, this year’s Global are teams registered in 64 countries, and enjoy snacks from the vending machine as Tursday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; on Friday Game Jam consisted of participants already 108 people have signed up for the well as relax inside. Many students see this as a from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 designing and constructing original digital UMSL Game Jam site.” major advantage, since they will no longer have a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 12 to 5 p.m. and non-digital games over the course of Adding to the challenge of the event to walk to another building to eat and then the weekend. Teams from around the is the annual announcement of a secret world enter the annual event. At each site theme on the opening day of the Global around the globe, participants converge Game Jam, which participants can to form small groups, establish ideas and interpret in diferent ways. fashion creative and inventive games that “Last year’s theme was ‘a snake biting NEWS BRIEF: they will present to their fellow gamers as its tail.’ It was held a secret ‘til after the well as to the global community. Tere keynote video presentation on the frst were 244 locations in 48 countries with day of the event,” Mirchandani said. “At Winter Expo spotlighted 11,240 participants featured in 2012’s UMSL, 13 games were created based on Global Game Jam. that secret theme. UMSL was amongst campus organizations Last year, University of Missouri- the largest sites in the world.” St. Louis hosted the Global Game Jam, Te Global Game Jam is not a making it the only site for the event in the competition in the typical sense. Tere is Te University Program Board hosted the Winter Expo on Jan. 23 in the second and state of Missouri. no set goal for the number of games to be third foor rotunda in the Millenium Student Center. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., student “I felt that holding the event on campus developed, nor is there an overall winner. organizations from all across campus set up tables where representatives could share would be benefcial to our own students Rather, the event was created with the information about their organizations and recruit new members. Te event aforded – particularly [information systems], intention of challenging participants students the opportunity to learn more about all of the diferent ways to get involved on [computer sciences] and graphic design to generate a unique and creative game campus and pick up a few freebies, as well. Te event drew a large crowd and proved a lively students – as well as provide a service during the span of a single weekend, as way to start of the Spring 2013 semester. to the community in bringing together well as spurring interest in the feld of creative people from all walks of life with game development. a passion for creating games,” Dr. Dinesh “Skills on teams range from artists Mirchandani, associate professor of [to] 3-D modelers [to] programmers [to] management information systems, said. sound artists [to] testers and designers,” “I thought that even if the event touched Mirchandani said. “Many team members just one student and sparked their interest do not know each other beforehand, so Want more current? in a productive career, it would be well it is also an opportunity to make new worth it. I think our students benefted friends, mentor newcomers and learn in immensely and made several new friends the process.” CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE. over the weekend. And our university On the last day of the event, all of the earned much goodwill in the community, fnished games are uploaded to the Global which is why we decided to continue to Game Jam website and are available as host the Global Game Jam.” freeware. www.thecurrent-online.com Te event is organized by the For more information on this year’s International Game Developers Global Game Jam, visit www.stlgamejam. Association, the largest nonproft com and www.globalgamejam.org. 4 FEATURES “LACED” opens at Galusha sees Gallery 210 ‘bigger picture’ ANYA GLUSHKO FEATURES EDITOR HUNG NGUYEN STAFF WRITER

Galusha practices but I want to be able to do it without “LACED,” renowned artist Peregrine unexpected meanings in the residen- several ways of staying harming the environment. It promotes Honig’s frst solo university exhib- cy. Featuring a youthful blond boy well that do not neces- internal peace while still being a chal- it, opened Jan. 24 at Gallery 210. resembling Macaulay Culkin, the sarily require complex lenging surrounding to survive in,” “LACED” comprises work from “Fa- subject of the piece was called “puto” SETH GALUSHA ANYA GLUSHKO / THE CURRENT equipment, but rather Galusha said. ther Gander,” “Analogue Tendril” and (meaning “fag”) for the efeminate the person’s own strength To improve his focus, Galusha prac- “Feral Imprint.” In all three, the techni- qualities in his face. Te fnal product, In today’s rapidly developing tech- and determination alone. He is also tices yoga and the art of parkour, which cal sophistication and substance of each titled “Puto,” is a portrait of the boy nological world, it is sometimes dif- concerned with environmental issues. is “Developing skills for efciently mov- piece is arresting. Honig’s collection branded with his newfound title, a cult to stop and appreciate what nature He recycles, bikes and does other ac- ing through a challenging environment” grabs the viewer, inviting thought and juxtaposition of American and Argen- has to ofer. By following the city rou- tivities in an outdoor setting. “I would (www.livestrong.com). “If you do any empathy as conventionality is suspend- tine cultures and perceptions. tine and spending their average day be- [like] other people to be more environ- sport, you kind of have to supplement it ed in favor of subjective truth. Te titular second piece in “Ana- hind computer screens, students often mental friendly, but I do not push it on with yoga. If you have ever stretched in At the exhibit’s opening reception, logue Tendril” consists of a fve-layer forget that there are some other ways them. I try to get to the point where your life, then you have done very basic the audience listened intently as Ho- silkscreen. It is highly organic and to keep their minds healthy as well as my own existence is sustainable and yoga. Of course yoga is a lot more than nig and long-time collaborator Alicia captivating. Te overwhelmingly in- their bodies. However, that does not [its] impact on the environment is as stretching, as it is tied closely to medita- Eler led a discussion of the works. Eler, tense eyes of the same boy, twinned, stop some UMSL students from par- little as possible. I believe that being tion and spirituality, but I honestly don’t a professional writer, artist and cura- are skillfully drawn to never lock eyes ticipating in activities that aid their environmentally friendly, among other know much about that aspect of it,” said tor, authored the catalogue essay for with the viewer, inviting questions. personal growth as well as the devel- things, is my duty, not because I think Galusha. “LACED.” Te world the boys inhabit seems opment of the community as a whole. the world is going to end, but because I “Parkour tests your mental focus “I’m really excited to be here. It was exclusive, inaccessible to the viewer. “In a society that is increasingly fo- believe that responsible actions prepare because if you have a lapse in attention a really nice crowd, and that’s always Tis is slightly diferent from Honig’s cused on external accomplishments you for more encompassing forms of or give in to fear, then you fall and die.” good and nerve-wracking, but I can’t approach in “Father Gander,” where that can be tallied and recorded, in- mental as well as physical and spiritual About 90 percent of my training for believe I was treated with so much re- the constructed reality is accessible ternal development and the result- well-being,” Galusha said. parkour occurs about 2-5 feet of the spect. It’s such a great space,” Honig through familiar images and provoc- ing satisfaction is often undervalued. Galusha is also very passionate stu- ground, and I strongly recommend that said after the reception. ative gazes. However, internal development often dent in the Shaolin Lohan school of others follow suit until they are conf- “I thought the opening was great. I Although it may sound like an un- leads to a higher capacity for external Kung Fu, which has existed for over a dent enough in theirs skills. I never do really liked having the artist talk right inviting piece, Honig mediates the ex- achievements as well as general enjoy- thousand years. “Our school is about something up high that I haven’t prac- in the middle about the work. I felt it clusion of “Analogue Tendril ” with- ment of life,” Seth Galusha, freshman, reaching development of the mind ticed hundreds of times on the ground,” brought a lot of context to the work out alienating the viewer. Te viewer interdisciplinary, said. through the discipline of the body,” Galusha said. because it’s pretty rich, layered,” Eler wants to enter but ultimately accepts Galusha is originally from Kansas Galusha said. In his free time, Galusha plays jazz said. that his or her presence is intrusive. City. He came to UMSL to stay in St. Galusha’s dream is to create a more saxophone and piano. “Improvising “Father Gander,” six pieces complet- Te fnal series, “Feral Imprint,” Louis and to do Kung Fu while pur- eco-friendly way of living and develop while playing is much like Kung Fu in ed between 2006 and 2007, analyzes grew out of Honig’s research into the suing higher education. “I like UMSL a new concept of staying in harmony that you must think on your feet while classic children’s stories as products legacy of military dictatorship in con- because it has a nice campus and it’s in with nature. “I want to be able to build still being relaxed enough to draw upon of adult fears and discontents. Honig temporary Argentina. Between 1976 the city but still has forest areas around underground, self-sustainable houses your prior knowledge and training,” re-imagines the stories, removing and 1983, artists and their wives were in the forest. Tat’s why I am going Galusha said. He also composes elec- their sanitized, morally-sound con- kidnapped and murdered, their chil- it,” Galusha said. to school. I like being alone in nature, tronic club music. notations. dren given to military families without “With ‘Father Gander,’ I’m not any knowledge of their birth parents’ really interested in a feminist agenda. identities. I’m more interested in people who are “Tere was this notion that Jubilee Flashback a little bit too drunk or a little bit too ‘non-subservients’ would breed young or a little bit too attracted to ‘non-subservients,’” Honig said. Te following article profles the University Players which James Fay, now associate their brother or sister. I’m interested In “Feral Imprint,” Honig views professor of theater and dance, directed. It was originally published on page seven in in those situations and not necessarily the artist as a human-animal hybrid, the Features section of Te Current on Jan. 21, 1977. Te Current is re-publishing passing judgment or putting a huge divorced from sociopolitical confnes an article from our archives every week this semester, as part of our celebration of the spotlight on them, but maybe making and therefore free to explore and ex- University of Missouri-St. Louis Jubilee. a lens for those things to be more ap- press. Te use of masks in each piece parent,” Honig said. suggests that the position is fuid: the UMSL’s acting troupe open to creative new talent In “Father Gander,” Honig con- artist can don the mask to create and structs a world where conventional remove it to re-enter society, existing Last December, as a community service, the Players put moral restraints are temporarily sus- in limbo. Honig extends the symbol- by Paul Marshall on a Christmas show for all of the elementary schools in pended, inviting the viewer to experi- ism to the relationship between mili- the Normandy School district. ence the harsh reality it depicts. Te tary mothers and their children. Tey Joining the University Players is as easy as showing up. Te Players have always been well-received, both on open-endedness of the single line of wear masks to protect their children Tat is, at least according to Jim Fay, an associate and of campus. “Response from the students and faculty language appearing in each piece tells from harm because the truth of their professor of speech and technical director for the theater here has been good,” said Fay, “Many people realize that a partial story, leaving gaps for the parentage would be mean death. here. “Just show up and you can help,” said Fay. Fay, who theatre can play an important role in education, for those viewer to fll. Honig earned her BFA in painting is directing the Players’ latest ofering, “Te Night of the in the production itself and for those in the audience as Te other series in the exhibit, at the Kansas City Art Institute. At 22 Burning Pestle,” explained, “Tere are tryouts before work well.” UMSL currently ofers f ve courses in acting and “Analogue Tendril” and “Feral Im- years old, Honig became the youngest begins on any production and the roles are open to anyone theatre production. print,” stemmed from the artist’s stay living artist to have work acquired by in the UMSL community.” Funding for the Players come from student .activity fees at the Proyecto Ace artist residen- the Whitney Museum of American “Tere are usually anywhere from six to 35 roles and production admission receipts. When asked about the cy in Buenos Aires in 2012. A piece Art. Her work has been exhibited in- available. Tere is no hard core of performers, or those fnancial aspect of the Players, Fay replied, “Teatre, by its Honig began in Kansas City took on ternationally at many notable venues. who are in every production. We always are looking for very new talent,” he said. nature, requires a lot of space, equipment, and money. Tere are also jobs that students can perform of- True, we would like to have a new fn e stage. Prop and costume designers, artists and painters, arts center, but I would have to say I’m pleased with the and handy people in general are always welcomed. Te cooperation that exists between the University Players is a volunteer organization where a players and the administration and student mechanical talent is as useful as acting ability. committees.” Te Players give the student a chance to acquire a new For those of us who are content to view the productions, and creative social outlet. “Considering the drawbacks of rather than act in them, “ Te Night of the Burning Pestle” a commuter campus,” said Fay, “the theater helps students will be performed on Feb. 24 through 27 at 8 p.m. in 105 develop a social life. It’s a closely knit group but it is very Benton Hall. “Pestle’ is a Jacobean comedy, a satirical look, easy to be accepted, just show an interest and you’re in.” at plays and actors,” said Fay. “It was frst performed in Tose individuals who may be a bit skeptical about 1608 and was a failure. However, it was revived in 1630 performing in front of a university audience can “get their and has been a success ever since.” feet wet” in front of a lesser audience from time to time. [email protected]. edu

JANUARY 28, 2013 5 www.thecurrent-online.com A&E

With ‘Fade,’ Yo La Tengo’s vision only grows brighter DAVID VON NORDHEIM A&E EDITOR

Yo La Tengo, the elder statesmen of the American underground, approach a career milestone of sorts with the release of their thirteenth studio album, “Fade.” Teir previous outing, 2009’s “Popular Songs,” found the group embracing tighter, more user-friendly arrangements. Conciseness was, ironically, an experiment in and of itself for YLT, but they made sure to throw in plenty of their signature feedback-laden guitar freak-outs for good measure. After tackling nearly every sound imaginable (including the early folk-pop outing “Fakebook” and a do-it-yourself detour as the Condo F**ks), one might expect Yo La Tengo to follow Alexander the Great’s lead, weeping because there are no more worlds to conquer. Certainly, it would be more than reasonable to give a group on the verge of their third decade of recording a little slack. But then again, most groups are not like the Hoboken powerhouse that is Yo La Tengo, and “Fade” reaches the very same standard of excellence that listeners have come to expect from American indie’s most consistent band. “Fade” is a sprawling set that is as ambitious as it is appealing, as YLT seems to embrace pop friendliness with less apprehension than on “Popular Songs.” A constantly shifting listen, “Fade” is a unique entry in Yo La Tengo’s colored discography in that it seems to attempt a diferent genre on every track, and with a remarkable degree of consistency, at that. As the frst YLT album since early masterpiece “Painful” not recorded with long- time producer Roger Moutenot, perhaps the change in personnel can partly explain the shift in dynamic. Te album begins with the enticingly psychedelic “Ohm,” which JOHN CONVERTINO(L) AND JOEY BURNS MAKE UP THE DUO CALEXICO. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTI RECORDS backs swirling, acid-tinged guitars against James McNew and Ira Kaplan’s hazy chanting. It is an excellent introduction to the album, a Sanskrit verse away from being a Kula Shaker cut. I left my heart in Tucson: After the fog has cleared, the group pedals back for “Is Tat Enough,” which harkens back to the group’s Fakebook-era folk pop as McNew’s twangy vocals and honky tonk strings intersect with chunky guitar A conversation with Joey Burns feedback. Meanwhile, the irresistible “Well You Better” casts McNew as DAVID VON NORDHEIM A&E EDITOR a subdued R&B singer, framing his mutterings between funk guitars and soulful slabs of Memphis organ. Rooted in Tucson, Ariz., border-town collective It’s kind of a new chapter for me, a lot of personal Te naked, mellow folk of “I’ll Be Around” is another standout, Calexico is the brainchild of singer/songwriter growth and change, and some of that refection and sounding like something a more adventurous Samuel Beam (Iron & Joey Burns and percussionist John Convertino. In introspection made it into [“Algiers”]. Not only Wine) would attempt, given the striking similarity in his and McNew’s anticipation of their St. Louis tour date headlining that, Craig was diagnosed with cancer. Tere’s a lot understated deliveries. Yo La Tengo’s love of obscure folk and soul nuggets with Yo La Tengo, Te Current spoke with Burns of factors involved, and on top of that, our record is well established, but their infuences have rarely been as seamlessly about his recent experiences recording in New company announced that they weren’t doing any woven as they are here. Orleans and the challenges of being a father on new releases, so we had to fnd a new home. Te fnal third of “Fade” fnds YLT retreating into comparatively the road. Calexico will be performing with Yo La more familiar territory. Te Georgia Hubley-led “Cornelia & Jane” TC: Sounds like a pretty turbulent year for you. and “Two Trains” (which is not, in fact, a Little Feat cover) fnds YLT Tengo at Te Pageant Jan. 31. Te interview is Was there ever a point where you thought that harkening back to the droning dream pop of albums like “Electr-O- edited for length; read the full interview online at carrying on with Calexico would be too difcult? www.thecurrent-online.com. Pura” and “And Ten Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out.” A horn section JB: No, not at all. It was frustrating for me because and string quartet surge alongside Hubley for the epic closer “Running Te Current: Your latest album, “Algiers,” was my wife and I thought we could just go back to Away from Me,” an impressive piece which recalls the grandiosity of recorded in New Orleans, away from your Arizona doing our jobs, that she could go back to her job “Popular Songs.” home base. How did the experience of recording By refning and expanding their trademarks while venturing into at the university and I could go back on tour and there difer from in Tucson? several excellent genre excursions, “Fade” marks yet another triumph for that things would slowly return to normal. But, I indie rock stalwarts Yo La Tengo. By all accounts, a band nearly 30 years Joey Burns: Well, we’re big fans of New Orleans. had to sit back and go, “Wait a minute, these are into their career should not sound as determined, original and engaging It’s one of those cities, like Tucson in a lot of ways, twins!” Our friends who already had kids would as YLT does here. But even without the burden of history, “Fade” remains that’s kind of a border region. It’s parallel in that just smile and go, “Yep, uh-huh.” But we’re back an excellent and essential listen, proving yet again that a new Yo La Tengo it’s connected to our Southern hemisphere. It’s got and we’re super excited, and the shows have been release is still something to make a fuss about. soul, it’s got juju, it’s got intrigue, it’s eclectic. It’s going super well. Yo La Tengo will be headlining a performance with Arizona-based got it all. TC: Glad to hear it! Do you think that these roots rockers Calexico at Te Pageant on Jan. 31st. TC: It’s a sexy city! developments have changed the dynamic [between Reprinted with permission from Playback STL. Copyright Playback STL. JB: Oh, it’s got it going on! you and John Convertino] at all? TC: So how did recording there change your JB: Tat’s an interesting question. When we frst typical approach in the studio? started, we didn’t think much about it because there really wasn’t much to think about. We’d just JB: It was really invigorating. Waking up in the hang out at the other’s house and record some morning and having a pot of chicory cofee, music, and then, I don’t know, go thrift shopping listening to old reggae vinyls to get in the mood. or something. I think John is very sympathetic Te sound of the studio was way diferent than our right now because he has kids; he’s looked after studio in Tucson. We brought with us our long- mine a lot, he’s very supportive. And making this time engineer and good friend Craig Schumaker, record, John was always there for all the sessions. but the whole time we were thinking, ‘Okay, we At one point I just turned to him and said, “Hey, want a new approach, we want new ideas. Te if you’ve got any Jack Kerouac-style scribblings, I studio was all wood foors, high ceilings, below sea would love to have your input on some of these level. It sounded quite diferent, reminded me of lyrics. Why don’t you take a couple songs, see what the sound we get on the stage. you come up with?” TC: Your previous album, “Carried to Dust,” was TC: You and Convertino have reputations for being released in 2008. What prompted the gap? pretty prolifc, especially in your collaborations JB: Well, there’s so many things. We toured a lot with other artists. Do you have any specifc projects with that record, and we ended up getting involved planned for the upcoming year? with a lot of diferent projects outside Calexico. I JB: I think I’d just like to get back in the studio had a family, I got married and had twin daughters. with everyone and make another record. 6 SPORTS

MEN’S BASKETBALL: THAT’S A WINNER LEON DEVANCE SPORTS EDITOR

Te University of Missouri- latitude to substitute players and St. Louis men’s basketball team play the foul game as needed, record stands at 11-4 after because most of the time, UMSL Tursday’s night 76-62 win at has a lead or is tied at the end of home against Missouri S&T. the game. Te month of January saw Te UMSL defense limits UMSL collect a road win over opponents to .439 percentage Rockhurst 73-65. Before the from the foor, making 25.2 road trip to Kansas City, UMSL feld goals per game. UMSL completed the second week of holds their opponents to a .340 conference play in the Great percentage from the 3 point line Lakes Valley Conference with a (40 percent or better is considered thrilling double overtime upset of an excellent rate). number-four-ranked Bellarmine. An important aspect of Te GLVC website said that the scoring defense is rebounds. double overtime win was UMSL’s UMSL grabs 36.3 rebound ppg frst since they defeated Maryville (472 is the season total) to the 72-61 on Feb. 17, 2011. UMSL opposition’s 34.9 rebounds ppg. then defeated McKendree 78-54. Because UMSL out-rebounds UMSL now prepares for a its opponents (454) with an 1.4 second-half run toward a National margin, this allows the defense KEVIN DWYER MAKES THE STEAL AS AAREON SMITH HEADS DOWN COURT. LEON DEVANCE/THE CURRENT Collegiate Athletic Association to control the glass, limiting score easy baskets. .354 percentage, 97-274 (again opposition into mistakes, giving tournament berth against GLVC opponents to one shot (the Te UMSL defense is active remember, 40 percent or better UMSL the opportunity to win Western Conference foes. UMSL goal) and not allowing multiple as they harass the opposition into is considered an excellent rate). games in the closing seconds. [a] sports a 3-3 conference record opportunities to score before 2.9 more turnovers a game. For And UMSL’s opponents have Because UMSL was picked and is 1-2 on the road and 1-0 heading down the court on the season, UMSL committed connected for a .340 percentage among the leagues 16 coaches on neutral court road games this ofense. 11.9 a game to the opponents’ of three-point shots made (83- to capture the Western Division year. Tis season, UMSL has Another aspect of controlling 14.8 a game (155 to 193). UMSL 244). title before the 2012 season scored 1,102 total points versus an opponent’s ofense is blocked has stolen the ball 88 times for UMSL shoots an excellent kicked of, UMSL was expected the opposition’s 973 points. shots. Te defensive team’s goal an average of 6.8 times a game. percentage from the charity stripe, to win this season.. Last year’s Te UMSL website has the is to harasses the ofense into UMSL’s opponents have averaged connecting on .818 percent (274- team fnished 19-9 and lost in the 2012 defense surrounding 71.2 shooting bad shots or to block 6.1 steals and stolen the ball a 335). UMSL opponents have second round. UMSL has raised (925) points per game as the the shot. As the other defensive total of 79 times. connected a respectable .701 the expectations of students and UMSL ofense scores 79.9 points categories, UMSL leads the On ofense, UMSL connects percent (188-268). Tus, UMSL fans. Te only thing that matters per game, a diference of 8.7 opponents in block shots 3.1 to on a .438 shooting percentage, defensive pressure is getting the is a deep run into the play-ofs points per game. Tat allows 2.4 ppg that can lead to transition hitting 25.7 feld goals per opposition into foul trouble at this season. UMSL coach Steve Tappmeyer baskets from defense to ofense to game. UMSL connects on the end of the game, forcing the COMICS & GAMES

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POINT/COUNTERPOINT Unsolicited Advice Living on campus COLUMN gives freshmen balance Should Tere are many reasons for students to live on Living on campus can also help the student ‘sluts’ be campus during their frst year of college. Living succeed academically. Commuting time can instead away from the family home helps students realize be used for studying. For lots of people, home can shamed? that they are now adults and must be self-sufcient. also be a distraction. Campus often ofers more Tey can no longer rely on Mom or Dad to make quiet and academic-focused areas, like libraries and sure they have three square meals or get to bed on study lounges. HALI FLINTROP OPINIONS EDITOR time. It becomes the student’s responsibility to Living on campus gives the student lots of succeed on a basic level. freedom, but it gives that freedom in a controlled It may seem to both women and men that we live in a remarkably Living on campus also allows the student to get way. It becomes the student’s responsibility to sexually progressive age. For example, Trojan is allowed to advertise involved in campus activities, clubs and life. Instead succeed, without having to worry about certain during normal waking hours on practically every channel other than of going back to their family’s house after their last adult responsibilities such as utility bills. Te Playhouse Disney, and it is now rakishly chic for monogamous cou- class they end up going to the cafeteria for dinner, student can focus on a great academic start to their ples, both of the hetero- and homosexual varieties, to frequent strip where they might happen upon a movie screening college life while treating the frst year as a stepping clubs together for date night entertainment, the way older generations or ultimate Frisbee game. Instead of spending two stone to full self-sufciency. might have focked to the theater for the trendiest dialogue-ridden hours commuting to school, they spend two hours While living on campus might pull at the purse pseudo-comedy. getting to know other students and creating lasting strings, the atmosphere is a lot like “Goldilocks Te fact remains, though, that a large and actually quite inordi- friendships. and the Tree Bears”: staying at home doesn’t nate number of people have not gotten the memo. Tese include the Living with a dormmate can also teach valuable give enough responsibility and fun, while living people skills. Learning to appreciate and tolerate the of campus might give too much responsibility mostly male Republican politicians who were forced to eat their own things that make each person diferent while sharing to handle. Living on campus as a freshman is just reproductive organs after recklessly wagging their tongues about rape space with them will help freshmen throughout the right. during the 2012 election, as well as anyone who still buys into the rest of college and life. penis-equals-key-while-vagina-equals-lock analogy that has become mysteriously popular of late. If, according to the analogy, the lock is going to get dirty from being penetrated by multiple keys, would not the penetrating keys also come out equally dirty? Sometimes old keys even get rusty and break of, but locks rarely become too rusty to func- tion. One of the worst of our contemporary society’s sadly backward no- tions regarding sex is the practice and popularity of slut shaming. Slut shaming is characterized by people, sometimes men, but most often women, advocating for modesty by harshly criticizing a wom- an they perceive to be dressing or behaving in a risqué manner by calling them slut, whore, jezebel or any of those other fun adjectives designed solely to ruin the fun of sexuality for women. Slut shaming is despicable enough on its own; it is even more despicable because it takes place primarily on the Internet, where the judgmental shamer is On-campus housing permitted to hide behind an LED screen while evaluating an unsus- pecting woman’s entire character by how much cleavage she shows in Facebook pictures. is too expensive Te truth is that the word slut is in fux. It can be used to bring the societal hammer down on women perceived as misbehaving, but Requiring younger students to live on campus is cally or socially for simply being too poor to pay? it is also proudly claimed by things like Slut Walk, for example, where a terrible policy. One may then suggest that the purpose of uni- people march for the sake of sexual assault awareness and prevention. On-campus housing equates to a signifcant versities is education. However, universities have Tose Internet trolls who associate slut with shame are, at best, behind hardship for students who are nontraditional or also always been the frst social experience students the times. come from low-income families. For those who do have with the world beyond their highly structured Te harm in slut shaming is ultimately that it associates shame with not qualify for housing or full scholarships, the cur- home and high school lives. For those who stay of sex. Tat is a myth. Te reality is that sex is an enjoyable function rent housing policies mean an additional $10,000 campus because they cannot aford student hous- or more that students and parents could have saved ing, the university changes quickly from a nurtur- of the body and hardly anything to be ashamed of. An even greater or may not be able to aford at all. While waivers are ing institution for intellectual development into a harm is that the shame is directed primarily toward women, indicating now being granted at some institutions for students business, and students are treated diferently. that female sexuality ought to be on lockdown at the hands of societal who demonstrate fnancial hardship, the entire f- Additionally, even for those who can aford to judgment. Men sufer at the hand of this censorship-by-shame far less nancial process can spur a sense of exclusion and pay, housing policies foster a culture of conformi- frequently. Slut shaming is both an assault on sexual expression and an sets a dichotomy between those who can and those ty, and students feel the pressure to live on campus assault on women. Gender equality is harmed by slut shaming. Te who cannot pay for mandated on-campus housing. because it is an expectation. Tose who make dif- women who engage in the shaming should be ashamed of themselves Students feel they are somehow not getting the full ferent living arrangements are somehow not part for their woman-on-woman crime. If perceptive, they would realize college experience. of the group unless they put forth the additional that they harm their own cause through harsh judgments. Of-campus students make their own college ex- efort. Housing policies are not too far from mar- Women dressing their own bodies or driving their own sexuality periences. Tey just have to try harder because they ginalizing a particular part of the population that indicates that they are confdent, and confdent women are a threat to are not on campus around the clock. Tis high- cannot pay or choose to live separately from the the status quo. Te threat should be acknowledged and embraced so a lights the dichotomy that exists due to on-campus campus setting. new status quo can emerge, in which the judgmental are shamed and housing mandates. All else being equal, if a fresh- If universities are really about education, why do the rest are free. Tat would be progress. man cannot live on campus due to fnances, should they care whether or not a student lives at home or he or she be punished or disadvantaged academi- down the street? 8 JANUARY 28, 2013 www.thecurrent-online.com

Celebrating 50 years of educating St. Louis Friday, February 1, 2013 Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center University of Missouri–St. Louis

Schedule of the evening 6:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception Browse through the UMSL museum kiosks Enjoy refreshments from the cash bars

7:30 p.m. Jubilee Program in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall Master of Ceremonies Frank Cusumano, BA Communication ’84 Featuring Special Recognitions and UMSL History in a Nutshell and Shep Hyken, BA Communication ’82 “Chief Amazement Officer” of Shepard Presentations 9 p.m. Champagne/Dessert Reception Music by the Fabulous Motown Revue

9:30 p.m. Fireworks Display in the Valley (viewed from the Touhill Grand Terrace and Grand Terrace Lobby)

~ continue to enjoy the music and reception ~

Admission is free, but tickets are required. UMSL faculty, students and staff can pick up tickets at the Welcome Center in the Millennium Student Center, Touhill Box Office and Ward E. Barnes Library circulation desk.