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JAN. 18, 2011 VOL. 44; TheWWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM Current ISSUE 1332 UM PRESIDENT STEPS DOWN Gary Forsee unexpectedly resigns By Ryan Krull Page 2 ALSO INSIDE New tutoring online ‘True Grit’ review Ferguson in a nutshell 3 UMSL offers new tutoring option for students 7 Guns, grit and blood in this western remake 10 Find out what you’re missing in Ferguson 2 | The Current | JAN. 18, 2011 | WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM | | NEWS TheCurrent VOL. 44, ISSUE 1332 News WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM EDITORIAL Forsee no longer UM president Editor-in-Chief...............................................................Sequita Bean News Editor.....................................................................Ryan Krull Features Editor.................................................................Jen O’Hara RYAN KRULL dened when I learned that Chancellor for Academic Af- men to the university at a Sports Editor..............................................................Cedric Williams News Editor Gary Forsee had decided to fairs. “He supported UMSL time that those skills were es- A&E Editor.....................................................................William Kyle step down,” said UM-St. Campus needs in a very posi- sential to the ongoing success Assoc. A&E Editor........................................................Cate Marquis Gary Forsee is stepping Louis Chancellor= Thomas tive way. Whenever he came of our campuses,” George Opinions Editor..............................................................Andrew Seal down as president of the Uni- George. “President Forsee is to our campus, he met with said. “Students in particu- Copy Editors............................................................. Lauren Wilding versity of Missouri System. recognized and respected faculty, staff, and/or students lar benefited from President Proofreaders............................................. Sara Novak, Racheal White He made the announcement statewide and nationally as and tried to learn everything Forsee’s innovative approach. Staff Writers......................................Minho Jung, Demarko Timmons, on Friday, Jan 7 at a special a leader who strives to im- he could about UMSL. We’ll It was President Forsee who Matthew Pooposky, Ashely Atkins, Janaca Scherer, Thomas Grate, UM-System Board of Cura- plement strategies to make miss him.” worked with [Missouri gov- Mary Grace Buckley DESIGN tors meeting. higher education more ef- A Kansas City, Mo. native, ernor] Jay Nixon to forge Forsee made public his de- ficient and effective. He is Forsee received a Bachelor of agreements that held in-state Design Editor.....................................................Zachary James Kraft cision to step down later that extremely interested in qual- Science from Missouri Uni- tuition flat for two years. Photo Editor............................................................Jennifer Meahan day in a system-wide email ity outcomes and that at- versity of Science and Tech- That level of commitment to Web Editor.........................................................................Louie Liu to UM faculty, staff and titude has been reflective of nology in 1972, then called students was unequalled na- Staff Photographers........................................................Nitesh Jain, Yumeto Yamazaki, Zhang Zheng, Chenhao Li students. In the email he re- the collective successes of University of Missouri-Rolla. tionally.” Illustrators...........Zachary James Kraft, Karlee Sellars, Stephen Peterson vealed the decision was made the four UM campuses.” The Before becoming UM-Sys- Forsee ended his farewell to focus on his wife, Sherry, UM-System is comprised tem president, he was the email with a direct message who is recovering from can- of the four campuses of the Chairman and Chief Ex- to the UM students. “Thank BUSINESS cer. University of Missouri, Mis- ecutive Officer of the Sprint you for all that you do and “After a long working ca- souri University of Science Nextel Corporation, receiv- for the many ways you make Ad Director............................................................Zachary Schwartz reer, LOTS of moves and and Technology, University ing many accolades from the this a great university,” he Distribution Manager........................................................Ryan Krull working regularly from mul- of Missouri–Kansas City and business community for his said. Forsee has also made Business Manager........................................................John Wallace tiple locations, it is clearly UM–St. Louis. leadership during the merger clear that though he is step- Advisor......................................................................Charlotte Petty time for us to get Sherry’s “President Forsee was the between the formerly sepa- ping down he, “will continue next six months of treatment right leader for the UM-Sys- rate Sprint and Nextel. to be a strong and loud advo- CONTACT US completed and to focus on tem at the right time,” said “President Forsee brought cate for all that you do.” Address 388.MSC,.1.University.Blvd our family and great friends,” Glen Cope, Provost and Vice his exceptional business acu- Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400 Forsee said in the email. Newsroom 314-516-5174 “While our priority going Business/Advertising 314-516-5316 forward will be our fam- Fax 314-516-6811 ily and Sherry’s full recovery, E-mail.(General) [email protected] you can count on our contin- E-mail.(Advertising) [email protected] E-mail.(Employment.Inquiries) [email protected] ued full support for this great E-mail.(Tips) [email protected] public research institution.” Twitter umslcurrent Forsee has been system Facebook The Current president since 2008. Ste- ABOUT The Current phen Owens, General Coun- The Current is the student newspaper at the University of Missouri- sel of the University of Mis- St. Louis, printing weekly through the fall and spring semesters on souri system, has been named Mondays. Advertising rates are available upon request; terms, condi- interim president while the tions and restrictions apply. The Current, financed in part by student search for a full time replace- activities fees, is not an official publication of UM-St. Louis. ment is underway. When The University is not responsible for the content of The Current and/ asked to comment, top ad- or its policies. All materials contained in each printed and online is- ministrators at the University sue are property of The Current and may not be reprinted, reused, or of Missouri-St. Louis were reproduced without the prior, expressed and written consent of The unanimous in their praise Current. for Forsee’s tenure as system The Current accepts letters to the editor. All letters should be brief, president as well as their sad- and those not exceeding 250 words will be given preference. The Cur- rent edits letters for clarity and length, not for dialect, correctness, in- ness over his departure. “I was certainly sad- tent or grammar. All letters must be signed and must include a daytime PORTRAIT OF GARY FORSEE COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ST. LOUIS phone number and, where applicable, student number. The Editor-in- Chief reserves the right to respond to and to deny any letters. WEATHER AFFILIATIONS MON. 39 TUES. 40 WED. 36 THURS. 31 FRI. 26 SAT. 20 SUN. 31 28 35 22 24 4 14 15 NEWS | | WWW.THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM | JAN. 18, 2011 | The Current | 3 UM- St. Louis encouraging a higher The UNDERCURRENT by Yumeto Yamazaki male minority graduation rate “What do you think of electronic cigarettes?” persistence and graduation rates,” UM- as encouragement by professors to have JEN O’HARA Features Editor St. Louis Chancellor Thomas George students use campus resources or pro- “I think they might be a good said. “Overall minority graduation rates viding “timely and useful feedback” of alternative because the nicotine The University of Missouri-St. Louis have consistently gone up over that past assignments. content is much lower. But at the has been attempting to further increase several years which is good news. How- Another effort that has recently taken end of the day any amount of graduation rates of male minorities. ever, when the statistics are separated by place at the University is the Access to nicotine is dangerous. ” Compared to other groups, these par- gender, minority females are graduating Success program. Commonly known as Scott Graydon ticular demographics have a lower rate at almost a two to one ratio over minor- “A2S,” the nation-wide program encour- Psychology of completing college. Although UM- ity males.” ages graduation rates among minority Sophmore St. Louis has had an overall twenty-five In the six year graduation rates for students. percent increase in graduates, minority 2003-2009, females graduated at 53 Otherwise, UM-St Louis does offer male students are still the least likely to percent, while males graduated