University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 11-8-2004 Current, November 08, 2004 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, November 08, 2004" (2004). Current (2000s). 198. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/198 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (2000s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. November 8, 2004 ISSUE {oream s news and information 1135 See page 10 'Ain't Nothin' spaJ."kles at PAC THECURRENTONLINE.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~•••• ~~~.~ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• UNIV ERSITY O F MISSOURI-S~LOUIS Bush·reelec ed Minions crowd polls after heated campaign BY WILL M ELTON out and would have to be counted. come together. Bush said the elections earned him ~ . .. ~_ .. __ ~ ••. '."~'" ._ _. __4._ News Editor Sen. John Kerry and his running "I think it was a good idea to political capital and he plans to spend mate Sen. John Edwards were not concede. It would have looked bad it. George W. Bush was elected to a about to concede. Edwards came out for him and the party to challenge the Some students have expressed second tenn as President of the to face the crowd late into the outcome. The Democrats do not want shock and even outrage at the results, • SlaIl!S won by 0e1llOlTolt John Keny United States as droves bf people twilight and assured them that every a reputation for always challenging willie others have decided to accept lined up at the ballot boxes on vote would be counted. the elections," Joe Garavaglia, things for what they are. _ won by R.epublIc:Bn ~ Buah Tuesday, Nov. 2. However, word soon trickled in senior, accounting, and member of "The election is over and he Many people were concerned that that even with the pi'ovisional ballots the College Republicans, said. "It's [Bush] won," Brian Rails, junior, the elections might wind up in it would be statistically impossible time to let democracy do its thing." business management, said. "So, if I controversy as they did four years for Kerry to pull off a victory in Ohio Bush waited for Kerry to make his agree or disagree with him, he is my Ele'ctoral Votes by Candidate ago. As' Tuesday night progressed, and consequently would lose the concession speech before making a president and I will just have to go the returns came in and those race. public acceptance speech. The with whatever may happen in the watching campaign coverage saw a Shortly after 10 a.m. on President has said that he will try to next four years." .10//\ KJfim map turning decisively red. Wednesday morning, Keuy called reach across the divide to Democrats. There was no debating Bush's At first glance it seemed obvious the White House and conceded the On Thursday. morning, Nov. 4, victory this year. According to CNN that Bush would win. However, there presidency to Bush. Later that day Bush held his [lISt press comerence news sources he won by 34 electoral 252 286 was word that Ohio, a major swing Kerry addressed his legion of since being reelected and detailed his votes and over 3 million popular state, was too close to call. There supports and thanked them for their agenda for the next four years. votes. Voter tumout was estimated at were various accounts about how help. He said that our country is His plans include reform for Il~fI!ly ..1.~O ~~C! ~ ~ ... _... ... _.____ ._ many provisional ballots were still divided and needs to find a way to Social Security and the tax system. see E LECTION, page 14 Biologist " 'Ibis is a festival of lights, to conquer goodness and evil. " Diwali Night discusses - Sbikbar Misbra, describing the purpose of Diwali challenges packs the of research Pilot House Indian Student Association in war-tGffi event puts culiu[p on display BY MELISSA McCRARY Africa Features Editor Live entertainment, dance perfomUlI1ces, light BY C ATHERINE MARQUIS' displays and lessons about Indian h~ tage were H OMEYER shared at the 2004 Diwali Night, sponsored by the UM-St. Louis Indian Students Association. Science Columnist Over 250 students, taff and faculty attended Biologist Dr. Terese Hart fell in the event in the Pilot House on Sanu-day, Nov. 6, 10 e with the· Ituri forest of Africa to celebrate Diwali Night Of those that attended, when she first traveled there as a Peace approximately 30 people participated and helped Corps volunteer 20 years ago. She organize the event. retumed there for her doctoral Shikhar Misbra, criminal science teaching researclr, and she and her husband a~si s tant, described the purpose of Diwali. John, also a biologist, have remained, "This is a fes tival of lights, to conquer despite the challenges of doing goodness and evil. There is a story behind it that research in war-tom Central Africa. says that there was a ruler whose wife was On Wednesday, Nov. 3, Dr. Hart abducted by a demon king. 'The ruler atr.3Cked the spoke about "Why conservation and king and got his wife back and on the day there basic botany must continue in the war­ was this great festival," Mishra said. tom center of Africa" at the 14th Acconiing to the Indian Students Association's annual Jane and Whimey Harris event brochure, t,1e festival of Diwalj invokes the Lecture at the Missouri Botanical removal of darkness, ignorance, wickedness. Garden. Her lecture was sponsored by Mike Sherwinl The CUTrelll violence, greed, envy, suffering and al] other the International Center for Tropical negative elements from the face of the earth Ecology (lCTE), an interdisciplinary A professional dancer performs a 12th century devgtional dance, which uses elaborate hand gestures t o describe the t1u'ough the li ght of knowle-dge. The word program of biological research, god Krishna. Guests to Diwali Night on Friday were treated to severa: dance perfonnances duling the evening, massive "Diwali" means 'row of lights' and on the day of sustainability and conservation buffet tables of food fTom the India Palace restaurant and traditional and modem Indian music. Diwali Night, held on Diwali. Indians all over the world place lights or between the University's Biology Saturday night in the Pilot House. drew over 250 people. Dept., the St. Louis Zoo and the b~in g c':':dles around their hOID_es_ . __ Missouri Botanical Garden. see OIWALI N!GMT. page 14 Before Dr. Hart spoke, Chancellor Thomas George addressed the audience. He acknowledged the work of the International Center for Tropical Ecology in presenting both their annual fall conference, which took Month of service begins at UMSL place on Oct. 27, and the night's annual lecture. He also thanked Anna and Whitney Eiarris, who were BY M lE b!S3A MCCRA.RY the St. L ouis area and through Erica Brown present, for their financial support in innovative and productive (Left), Features Editor the establishment of the Anna and programming to re·store them to lives freshman, Whitney Harris Conservation Forum. of stability and self-sufficiency. communication, Dr. Hart's lecture was then introduced While the month of November One of the main things that the WQ!1!;3 witJ1 might seem like the time when many by Dr. Patrick Osbourne, head of the Christian Service Center does is Carrie Floyd, begin their holiday shopping, to IeTE at UM-St Louis-. provide shelter for homeless single others it is a good time to give back to freshman. "Zaire, now the Democratic women and families in St. Louis until 30Cial work, the community. Republic of Congo, is the largest permanent housing for them is found. building All month long, ¢e UM-St. Louis country in Central Africa, but you They also provide educational shehfes for St. rarely hear about it in terms of forest Office of Student Life and many other .classes, life skills training, medical Vin~~nt's toy campus organizations are promoting products," Dr. TereseHart, Director of services, counseling, social events room. the "UMSL Month of Service." the Wildlife Conservation Society in and youth activities. Volunteering On Monday, Nov. 1, a Service the Democmtic Republic of Congo, At the Service Kick-off the for' fun, the Kick-off was held from 2 p.m. until 3 said. 'The country is almost all forest." Christian Service Center described students and p.m., in the Pilot House. some of the social service activities, many o1t!ers see e IOi..OGIST, page 14 About 15 different community such as the Someone Cares Mission, organized toys agencies and campus organizations O~rntion Brown Bag, Kids Caring 4 and had talked to students about various Kids, School Supplies 4 Kids and the di!'!!ler with service opportunities and how people Homeless Resource Bank. the children INDEX can participate in volunteer work. Mohammad Witherspoon, who !IYe there. Bu lleti!l.~Boa=r-=d~~ __. _ __2 Some of the local area agencies Director of Marketing at the Christian tha ~ attended were the Christian O: ~in~io~n~$~ ______~~_ ~~' & 5 Service Center, said that there are . Service Center Inc., the St. Vincent numerous ways that students can ft f.~~!lres 6 7 Children's Home, Americorps, Camp complete service with their Wyman, the St. Patrick's Center and ,S ports_._ ._ ............. _-_-!..._.- - 11_ . organization . Operation Food SearCh. , Students can sort, package food Campaign 4 Kids and can mentor do work at the Kick-off event.