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For more information, please contact [email protected]. r._,· VOLUME 37 October 11, 2004 Your source for campus news and information See page 10 Usher's latest release Mock weddings will Honor society recruits election judges recognize 'National BY PAUL HACKBARTH • Golden Key teams with Election Assistance Commission to recruit Staff Writer students for help at the polls this November Coming Out Day' To prevent another banging chads voting process at polling places. from students providing this service. get more college-aged students to incident in this November, one Golden Key and the EAC are St. Louis was noted for its become judges. The EAC feels that student organization is trying to get working together on a project called problems at the polls in the 2000 college students would be able to students involved in the election Help America Vote College Program presidential election. There was a learn the new computerized voting Ceremony will take place at noon on process by offering them jobs at the (HAV'CP). This program aims to hire shortage of election judges in the systems easier. polls on Election Day. Golden Key students as election judges in the city area, and in some cases, many poll All chapters of Golden Key Oct. 11 at the North Campus quad International Honour Society, in of St. Louis, St. Louis County, workers failed to show up on nationwide are participating in cooperation with the Election Jefferson County and St. Charles Election Day in St. Louis. However, HAVCP, and this is the first year that B Y GARY SOHN only important to the GLBT, but also Assistance Commission (EAC), is Connty. Students will be paid for Golden Key and the EAC are trying Golden Key has been involved with Sta,ifffrrlter " .. ....-- . PLHCSA because it helps students trying to recruit students as election their work, as well as for training to to make sure that these same the EAC. The EAC was created in express themselves. judges for the November election. learn how to be an election judge. problems will not occur this time by 2002, so this is the frrst presidential "PLHCSA is actually not a partisan Golden Key set up an information HAVCP was designed to help having younger students get election since then. With the help of Men and women will "marry" or issue-based organization," Patrick table on the second floor of the with the shortage of election poll involved. Golden Key, the EAC is trying to get members of the same sex to show their said. 'We just want to make sure that Millennium Student Center on Oct. 4 judges by allowing college students According to the EAC, "the more election judges by looking for support for public awareness of same­ our Honor Students know that we are a and 5 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each to work at the polls and assist their average age for a poll worker is 72." poll workers at colleges such as UM­ sex unities as the Pierre Laclede venue for expressing themselves." day. Students could sign up to work state or local government. At the Joe Garavaglia, chapter president of St:. Louis. Honors College Student Association Most of the participants getting as election judges, who help with the same time, the government benefits Golden Key, and others are trying to (PLHCSA) hosts mock ceremonies in married are not members of the GLBT see ELECTION, page 12 honor of National Corning Out Day. community, but are "straight" Dan Prengel, freshman, English, according to Patrick. She said that this and chair of the "mock wedding" is important to point · out because it One of these things is not like the other... event, said that he came up with the "shows just because it only effects the Human idea to do a mock GLBT doesn't wedding of san1e­ mean that others are sex marriages after not affected by this rights seeing another --"--We see this as an issue." advocate speak on Sarah Messmer, the same topic. opportunity to raise junior, English and "After seeing awareness on this PLHCSA member, advocates Candace Gingrich issue ... this plans to marry her speak at UM:SL, I November we are friend Suzie in the decided to look into mock wedding the Human Rights going to be choosing event She says that discusses Campaign to help representatives that this event supports out the GLBT [Gay are going to make a cause that she is Lesbian Bi-sexual proud to be a part sweatshop Trans-gender decsions on same- of. community 1 on sex marriages. Messmer said, same-sex marriages '1 think it is a good because I wanted to - Jeanne Patrick cause to support labor create awareness on PLHCSA President because I feel that why this is an gay and lesbians UMSL Amnesty chapter important issue to --,, -- should have the them," Prengel said. same rights arid co-sponsors talk at SLU The event will feature same-sex privileges as heterosexuals." couples "getting married" and Patrick went on to say that this will BY M . K. STALLINGS exchanging vows to one another. Some not be the last time that students will Staff Writer couples may hold hands and kiss if hear about same-sex marriages. She Mike Sherwin! The Currem they so desire, but PLHCSA officials said that this issue is especially Anna, a trained border collie, goes for a dip in Bugg Lake near Benton Hall on Saturday afternoon important to bring up and discuss A young Bangladeshi woman told said that they want everyone to know in an attempt to scare off the Canada geese that congregate on campus. When Anna's swimming because it will have an impact in future a small St. Louis University audience that this event is only about bringing efforts failed to drive away the geese, Jennifer Hizer, the dog's handler, brought out a small awareness to same-sex marriages on legislative decisions. of her painful experiences earning kayak and the two worked together until the geese took off. Hizer and Anna work for WyndSong, 'We see this as an opportunity to twenty cents per day at a sweatshop. National Coming Out Day. a geese management company contracted by UM-St. Louis. PLHCSA volunteers will be raise awareness on this issue. We have She shared her story, with the help of handing out pamphlets alxmt same-sex to remember that this November we translator, on Oct. 5. marriages provided by the Human are going to be choosing Along with others, the young Right Campaign during the representatives that are going to make Bangladeshi woman is touring thirty­ ceremonies. decisions on same-sex maniages," Counseling Services educates one colleges in the United States. She Jeanne Patrick, sophomore, Patrick said. wants better working conditions, political science, and president of better pay and time for her baby. She PLHCSA said that this event is not see MOCK WEDDINGS, page 12 students about depression wants workers rights for herself and 1.8 rnillion other Bangladeshi BY PATRICIA LEE workers. She wants satisfaction from Wal-Mart. Wash U. got the debate, but Staff Writer "Wal-Mart revenues are 9.1 As part of National Depression billion dollars ... more than the GDP Screening Day, UNl-St. Louis of 166 countries," Charles did they get drag queens? Counseling Services offered free Kernaghan, Executive Director of the depression screening sessions at National Labor Committee for various locations on campus. On Oct. Worker and Human Rights, said. 6 and 7, they offered free depression Bangladesh is noted for having screenings outside Villa Residence good labor laws that are poorly Hall and on the second floor atrium of enforced. Workers, as young as theMSC. thirteen, sew in sweatshops owned by The screening consists of a or associated with major American questionnaire with questions about the corporations. symptoms of depression. It also During her pregnancy, the young screens for generalized anxiety, woman spoke of being kicked in her bipolar depression, and post-traumatic stomach because she fell behind stress disorder and can detennine the production schedule. Three months degree of depression. after giving birth via cesarean-section Counseling Services also offered Chris Sullivan, Counseling Services intern, and Gloria Lubowitz, the employer made her return from educational materials about mental Counseling Services staff psychologist, offer depression and maternity leave to continue workino health at their tables as part of the anxiety screenings as a part of National DepreSSion Screening Day. fourteen hour days. '" Kernaghan refers to the conditions program. depression screening programs on to let people know there is a cure for it Bangladeshi workers are subject as In 1991, a non-profit group called Thursday. and it's one of the most easily treated the "race to the bottom." Screening for Mental Health set aside ''The group started National mental disorders," Gloria Lubowitz, Corporations that can no longer Oct. 7 as National Depression Depression Screening Day to senior psychologist for Counseling afford to pay union protected Screening Day. Various places disseminate information about Service: , said. employees relocate to wherever the throughout the country offered various depression and bipolar disorders and see DEPRESSION, page 5 labor is least costly.