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LOUIS New Biology Sharpton makes campaign stop at UMSL degrees The Democratic presidential candidate approved by sharply criticized the Bush administration over Curators the war in Iraq BY WILL MELTON · · sic,f/w~·t~---- --·-- -- BY WILL MELTON StajJWriter Current and future UM-St. Louis While Democratic presidential students will soon have two more candidates were visiting other degree programs to choose from, colleges or restaurants in the St. pending . the final approval of Louis Area, Reverend Al Sharpton Missouri's Coordinating Board for put UM-St. Louis at the top of his Higher Education. The programs, list when campaigning for the one a Bachelor of science in Missouri primary, which will be biochemistry and biotechnology held on Feb. 3. Sharpton has and the other a Master of science in actively participated in issues biochemistry and biotechnology, concerning St. Louis in the past. .. were recently approved by the UM In September of 2003, Sharpton System Board of Curators. joined in local protests about the Shirley Bissen, associate closing of city schools. Sharpton professor of biology, is the director also rallied with activists in 1999, of biotechnology for the biology protesting minority labor opportunities and blocking off a portion of 1-70. --"-- He returned to St. Louis on Jan. 28 to address a large audience of These programs will students, faculty, staff and "build upon the community members in the Century Rooms of the Millennium Student foundations of all the Center. courses that are "Since the withdrawal of needed to get a firm Congressman Gephardt, many The Reverend AI Sharpton, Democratic presidential candidate, speaks in the MSC Century Room on Wednesday. His "Don't be taken candidates found their way to St. for granted," slogan urges people to get out and vote to let their voice be heard. i background in Louis. I've been coming to St. biochemistry and Louis a long time. So, the reason I biotechnology, and can get here first is that I knew how miles down the road, turn the to get here; the rest of them are corner, and go through the building. Newspaper get hands-on trying to [md their way." Sharpton How come Bush couldn't show us photographers experience." said. on~ picture of one missile in Iraq?" Andrew Sharpton attacked George W. Sharpton said he SUppOIts a $2 Cutraro, of the --Shirley Bissen, associate Bush's actions in Iraq, arguing that increase in minimum wage, Post-Dispatch professor of biology President Bush mislead the rescinding trade agreements that and Wiley American people into believing that have exported American jobs to Price, of the --" they were in imminent danger, due other countries, a job creation St. Louis to Iraq's weapons of mass program to rebuild highways, American take department. Students can already destruction. Sharpton recalled an schools and POlts, universal health photographs earn an undergraduate certificate in incident during the Cuban Missile care and ending the Bush tax cuts. of Rev. AI ~ either biotechnology or Crisis in which Adlai Stevenson, He opposed school voucher Sharpton as biochemistry, as well as a graduate United States Ambassador to the programs and said that the federal he rides the certificate in biotechnology, United Nations, went before the UN govemment's job is to focus on escalator to through the biology department. with pictures of the missiles in public education. the third floor However, the new degree Cuba. "The job of government is not to 3: of the M SC on "In those days all we had was a select who you think can make it; ~ Wedneday. programs will merge these IA specializations through a joint little Kodak Instamatic camera," the job of government is to help :r.. Sharpton said. "Now, if in Kodak every child try to make it," il ~ venture between the department of s· biology and the department of Instamatic camera days we could Sharpton said. "' chemistry and biochemistry. Teresa take pictures of the missiles in Thiel, professor of biology and Cuba; I couldn't understand given Wesley Harris, professor of all the technology today-we have chemistry and biochemistry were cameras that can take pictures 30 see SHARPTON, page 3 instrumental in designing the '" programs. These programs will ·'build upon the foundations of all the courses that are needed to get a Water main break closes South Campu firm background in biochemistry and biotechnology, and get hands­ on experience," Bissen said. BY BECKY ROSNER As of now, biology students Classes cancelled on South Campus; icy weather affects both campuses ~ have to take courses in many different areas, such as physiology, wide, Samples also said that the South ecology and environmental Campus libraries closed at 5 p.Ill. that A water main break on South biology. This merge will allow day. Campus resulted in the cancellation of students to focus on more specific Inclement weather proved to be the all classes and activities for the day and topics such as molecular biology or cause of the water main break. They do evening on Tuesday. cell biology. These new programs not usually break unless extreme Bob Samples, director of University will "be a much more specialized temperatures occur. Free lemonade and Communications, said that the main • education," Bissen said. water were provided for these students water line on South Campus burst. The . Biochemistry is the study of by the cafeteria Residential Life also burst was identified between 2 and 3 chemistry and chemical reactions teamed up with the Mark Twain am. on Tuesday and affected the entire in biological organisms. building so that students were able to South Campus. Biotechnology is basically a take showers. 'We arranged to make "As a result, all buzzword that refers to any of a sure that there day and evening number of disciplines such as were shuttles to classes and I!o. molecular biology, biochemistry, --"-- take students to activities were cell biology and immunology in an It was better for us the Mark TWain cancelled," applied setting, and will benefit to be prepared for Building to take Samples said. students looking to study those showers," John Crews identified the worst case fields. Klein, director of the burst and fixed it scenario because Residential Life around 3:30 p.m. things like this and Housing, that same day. The said. problem took nearly don't happen very According to see NEW DEGREES, page 3 12 hours to locate often. Klein, there were and fix. As a result, really no students in the - John Klein, director of complaints abbut dorms lacked hot Residential Life and the problem. water for most of Housing Students Mike Sherwinl tbe Current INDEX the day. Signs were --,,-- understood and Bul'letin Board 2 While a water main break closed down UM-St. Louis' South Campus on Tuesday, the North Campus • .--- -~-- - -- . -- - .---.- - .- -- -- - . -~ - - . put up immediately took proper allover South Campus and an remained open for classes and activities. However, the icy road conditions kept many students at ~e~ __ _ _ _ ____ _ 3 pr=autions as soon as they identified announcement was placed on My home on Monday and Tuesday. Above, a lone student walks from Clark Hall last week. the burst. These kinds of instances do gpi~Jon~ ___ _ _ _ 4&5 Gateway to inform students of the not happen very often, so most people 5 circumstances. Monday and Tuesday. Some professors troubles getting onto campus on whether or not their classes are S~j~J:l_c~ Column were caIm, even though the cold All classes related to the College of cancelled classes for the two days. Monday. The campus was shovele-d cancelled is to look on My Gatewav 6&7 weather was probably the worst that we .f~A~~~~~-- - - Education, Honors College, College of Early Sunday morning people woke up and the parking lots were cleared, for Professors should post have seen yet this winter. ~ Nursing and College of Optometry to an ice storm, which covered all the most part, ''It was better for us to be announcement or e-mail about class ?~Qr:!~_ _ 8 & 9 Shuttles did continue to run on were cancelled for the entire day. These roads, streets and vehicles in the area prepared for the worst case scenatio cancellations. To fmd out if th A & _~__ ___ __ _ __ ______ ~ 0 & 11 Monday and Tuesday, even though the cancellations did not affect any with thick layers of ice. because things like this don't happen University is closed, cal! campus e weather was bad. Many students were . or _c~P~!:rot ?~>'s_ __ __ ___ ______ . ~. activities or classes on North Campus. Snow followed the ice later that very often," Klein said. not able · to make it to classes on ch~k your local teleVISion and radio In an e-mail that he sent out student - night. Some commuters may have had Students' best bet to find out stallons. ·f ' Page 2 ~he Cur rent February 2,2004 "lite Current Jason Granger· Editor-in-Cbief Nichole LeClair· Managing Editor Rimante Ivoskaite • M Director Mindaugas • Business Manaf!,er Ada.monis ~ Judi Unville • Faculty Mviser Becky Rosner • News Editor Mike Sherwin • Photo Director/Prod.