University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2010s) Student Newspapers 9-2-2014 Current, September 02, 2014 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, September 02, 2014" (2014). Current (2010s). 174. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s/174 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 (2010s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOL. 48 ISSUE 1443 The Current SEPT 2, 2014 UMSL’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS Weeks of Welcome Picnic DONNA BRANDY STAFF WRITER What better way to kick of the semester and beat the heat than being at the annual Welcome Picnic during the University of Missouri—St. Louis’ Weeks of Welcome? Following on the heels of the Serendipity Sendof, the Welcome Picnic was packed with food, fun, music and exciting giveaways. Lauren Frank, freshman, business, stated, “[I] think it was a good idea to bring all [the] students together and a great way to make memories!” Playing that night was Vote For Pedro, the band who brought back old memories while creating new ones, playing songs such as Te Wobble, We Are Family and Happy. Various students took advantage DONNA BRANDY / THE CURRENT and danced to the variety of songs or just sang along taking a mental Picnicing students near the Nosh in the MSC trip down memory lane. corn, homemade potato chips, cafeteria and swiped their Student to have [because] it will come in art souvenirs, test their strength Te quickest solution to baked beans, fresh fruit, cookies, ID card, they were automatically really handy this fall,” said Marie in friendly competitions on the satisfy any gnawing hunger pains brownies, colorful rice krispy registered to win one of the two Steinbach, Manager of Event Bungee Run and the Rock Climb was to take a stroll through the triangles for dessert along with large UMSL blankets or the sixteen Services at Touhill Performing Arts and Slide and challenge each food line. It appeared everyone’s Coke products to drink. prize bags flled with donated Center. other with the life size Ker Plunk, appetite was satisfed, including Not only did everyone walk items like cofee mugs and back Parents who brought their Connect Four and Jenga games. vegetarian Clarissa Reel, junior, away on a full stomach, there to school supplies. Tey could children, friends who met or Just about everyone who attended sociology, who thought, “the food were various prizes, giveaways and even get a sweet or sour sugar came together and faculty and could fnd something to enjoy was delicious!” Tere was plenty activities for everyone. If students rush having stopped by the Pucker staf who worked the event had as well as helpful hints for the to go around and Sodexo kept stopped by the registration Powder Candy Art station. Te the opportunity to get their faces upcoming school year by stopping the tables stocked with veggie table located just outside of the bonus giveaway was “a free UMSL painted, draw on the Virtual at the Coca Cola promotion burgers, hamburgers, bratwurst, Millennium Student Center blanket which is a really cool thing Grafti Wall, receive balloon table which was providing sample tastings of their Vitamin Water Energy drink, stopping by US Bank who was informing everyone that they are ‘Te Only Bank On Campus’ or stopping by the Welcome Center who provided shuttle schedules and maps of the campus. Even Louie got in on the action taking pictures with the children, students, faculty and staf and dancing to the music provided by Vote For Pedro. Many people worked together to make this a memorable event. “A lot of the departments contribute[d] by ofering their support and showing up and encouraging students to come and encouraging everyone in their staf to come as well,” said Tegan Klevorn, Coordinator of Student Activities. Tose students, faculty and staf who didn’t attend missed ANYA GLUSHKO/ THE CURRENT out on a great time. Students line-up for free food INSIDE Natural Bridge pg 3 Painttapallooza pg 4 UMSL Art Hist pg 5 Sports pg 6 2 THECURRENT-ONLINE.COM SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 THE CURRENT STAFF THE CURRENT ONLINE EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Anna Glushko Managing Editor Kat Riddler News Editor Kat Riddler Features Editor Karlyne Killebrew Sports Editor Eric Harris A&E Editor Cate Marquis Opinions Editor LaTwuanna Troupe Copy Editors Dominque McPherson Jessica Caudill, Jane Lakayil Staff Writers Tyler Ryan, Cullen Williams, Jacqueline Irigoyen, Will Patterson, Daniel Hodges, Carmen Hense, Albert Nall, Donna Brandy, Cheryl Mitchell, Aaron Clemons RYAN BROOKS /THE CURRENT DESIGN Incoming honors students attended orientation Aug 22nd Design Editor Eric Wynen Photo Editor Ryan Brooks Web Editor Cate Marquis Staff Photographers Laurie Dresener, Donna Brandy, Floyd Key Cartoonist/Artists Brett Heuer, Greg Hartl, Mike “MR” Nash BUSINESS Business Manager Cate Marquis Advertising Director Britni Fischer Distribution Managers Michael Holmes, Social Media Director LaTwuanna Troupe RYAN BROOKS /THE CURRENT RYAN BROOKS /THE CURRENT CONTACT US New, returning students mingling at Greek Freeze ice cream social in the Provincial Students met Louie at the Welcome Kickof in Mark Twain House Dining Hall 388 MSC, 1 University Blvd St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 Campus Crime Report Newsroom 314-516-5174 WILLIAM PATTERSON [email protected] SENIOR CRIME REPORTER Business/Advertising 314-516-5316 [email protected] minor, occurred on August hit and run occurred in the Tere have been multiple 25 on West Drive. 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As for the second runs through the middle of St. around $13 million, is being campus via North Hanley Road seeing all the construction, the phase, “there is no timetable,” Louis University. It is anticipat- primarily funded by MODOT, and Natural Bridge Road may project was actually conceived Hillner said. “MODOT’s cur- ed to be more pedestrian and though Great Rivers Green- have noticed a bit of a change. on campus. Over the past few rent funding provides only for bike friendly with the addition way and St. Louis County are In June, construction started to years, the University of Mis- maintenance of existing road- of wider sidewalks, bike lanes contributing a small portion. revamp the fve-lane road into souri—St. Louis has decided to way pavement and bridges.” and a walking trail which will MODOT will provide $12.1 a two-lane road, running both take the initiative in restoring Ofcials with both UMSL connect to the existing trail million, Great Rivers Greenway east and west with a new land- the local area. Betty Van Uum, and Great Rivers Greenway are that runs through the campus is providing $500,000 and St. scaped median and wider side- Senior Ofcial for Public Afairs hoping that the fnished prod- grounds. Te walking trail is Louis County will contrib- walks. Te end goal of the proj- and Economic Development uct will be similar to that of being paid for by Great Rivers ute the fnal $400,000 to the ect, named Te Natural Bridge at UMSL, came up with the both Wydown Boulevard, next Greenway.