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By TONY TRAINA Managing Editor

AND ROLLING If last season’s men’s basketball squad was historic and record-breaking, this season’s team seems determined to rewrite the record books. The Billikens (18-2, 5-2 A-10) seem poised to set another record for most wins in school history, with hopes of making a deeper run into the NCAA Tournament. The 2012-13 team set a school record with 28 victories,

1, which coincides with the date the presidential search committee intends to have a new president in place.

Perry Draper, the vice The first meeting of the president of finance, reyear for SLU’s Student Govminded students that Anernment Association was nual Funding Kickoff Meetbrief, consisting primarily ings will be held on Jan. 30 of updates from the execuand Feb. 1. tive board about happenings Vice President of Acaaround campus in addition demic Affairs Ann Knezetic to a presentation by represaid that plans to alter SLU’s sentatives from Atlas Week. registration process are in SGA President Vidur their formative stages and Sharma provided some new asked for comments and recinformation on the ongoommendations as she begins ing search for a university to draft a “comprehensive president and the future of list” of issues and possible student housing. According improvements. to Sharma the presidential Nebu Kosearch prolenchery, an cess is “movintern with ing along [The presidential the Atlas pronicely” and gram, and that there candidates are] Renee Richwere “more diverse in ter, a senator sitting presievery sense of in the Coldents than the word. lege of Arts expected.” and Sciences, Sharma -Vidur Sharma, talked with also touched SGA President the chambers on housing, about deadtelling senalines for anytors that one intereststeps are ed in participating in Atlas currently being taken to imWeek. Atlas Week is a weekprove the residence options long series of events held for students. every spring, during which “Melinda Carlson, the numerous student groups new director of housing… host internationally-focused is leading a housing master speakers, seminars and other plan creation,” Sharma said. productions.

The master plan will outThe group is currently line the current and future accepting nominations for needs of student housing their “Coffee and Converalong with where the unisations” program until Jan. versity can build, what needs 27. Three members of the renovation and what to do SLU community will be sewith the existing stock of reslected from the nominations idential buildings. It will outto share their international line the goals and strategies experiences with students for university housing over in an intimate setting. The the next 10 years. According deadline for any other Atlas to Sharma the plan is to have event submissions is Feb. 5. the master plan done by July

By WOLF HOWARD News Editor

is comprised of six board trustees and five other members representative of key stakeholder groups: SGA, the College of Arts and SciIn a matter of months, ences, the School of Law, the Saint Louis University will School of Nursing and the instate its 32nd president.

Faculty Senate. These memUntil then, however, the bers have been entrusted Board of Trustees and Presiwith the ultimate respondential Search Committee sibility of carrying out the have their work cut out for search and evaluating canthem. didates, while using care to Since the retirement of have the SLU community’s Lawrence Biondi, S.J., and best interests in mind. the creation of the Presi“It has been a good, workdential Search Committee ing commitin Septemtee and that ber, plans for has helped finding SLU’s It has been a us make next presigood, working p r o g r e s s ,” dent have committee and commentsteadily prothat has helped us ed Smith. gressed and “So there are reportmake progress. has been edly right on -Jim Smith, Search very little track. Eleven discord... carefullyCommittee Chair they’ve been selected able to work individuthrough als, headed things.” by chairman of the Search AGB’s role in the process Committee and board trusthas been no small one, eiee Jim Smith, have spent the ther, as Ferrare and four othpast three months working ers have provided the Comtowards an efficient and sucmittee with guidance both in cessful way to fill the presiassembling the Search Comdency position. Aiding in mittee and in conducting the this effort is search firm AGB presidential search. The firm Search of Washington, D.C. and their managing partner Dr. James Ferrare.

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DSC completes nine-month fundraiser Global focus reaches far beyond campus

By WOLF HOWARD News Editor

After a nine-month effort, the Disability Services Club (DSC) has completed its fundraising campaign for Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a non-profit Christian organization. The club reached their collection goal of $22,000 on Jan. 4.

The money the group collected paid for most of the 495 boxes, or 106,920 meals, that were packed during the Make A Difference Day site DSC hosted last semester.

Volunteers spent the day

placing pre-packaged food citing,” DSC President Morinto boxes to be sent to chilgan Elliott said. “The most dren in need throughout the difficult part was the fundworld.

36 raising. Raisboxes went ing $22,000 to Haiti, 252 was much While packing, you to South harder than I get this feeling that Africa, 180 expected.” to the DoElliott you are making a minican Refound the difference for hunpublic and experience dreds of children.

27 boxes inspiring. to Ethiopia “While -Morgan Elliott, through a packing, you DSC President variety of get this feelFMSC parting that you ners, with are making 216 meals in each box. a difference for hundreds of “The process went very children. Even though you well and was extremely exare thousands of miles from

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those children, there is a very personal connection to each child that eats those meals,” she said.

Fundraising efforts were lead by Elizabeth Puzniak, the vice president of DSC. According to Puzniak, the group collected roughly $1,000 through two “Friday Fast to Feed” events held last year. “Fast to Feed” called attention to the difference in the average price of a meal for student’s eating in Busch Student Center, which was calculated to be roughly $8, See “DSC” on Page 3

Moolah: Oppulence, elegance, Shriners

By ADNAN SYED Contributor

Situated at 3821 Lindell, the Moolah Temple, with its unique architecture, is a well-known structure in the SLU community. Its bowling alley and theater are great attractions for many St. Louis residents and it’s a popular apartment complex for SLU students. However the history displayed on the face of the building is often overlooked.

Michael Megarbane, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences first noticed something special in the countless Arabic inscriptions on the temple’s exterior.

“I pointed it out to my cousin that the engravings in fact say Allah in Arabic,” said Megarbane. Allah is the Arabic word for God,

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“God”: Inscriptions on Moolah’s front, reading “there is no conquerer but God.” and is used by Christians, Jews and Muslims all over the world. Further examination revealed other inscriptions such as, “There is no conqueror except God,” a repeatedly common inscription in early Moorish de-

signs in ninth and 10th century Spain.

Construction of the Moolah began in 1913, and last October marked the 100th anniversary of the building’s cornerstone being laid.

The name “Moolah” comes from the title of the Shriner community that built it. The Temple was constructed as their first home.

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Let Us Introduce You: Joe Koerner Latin professor expresses love of language and his work

Jessica Winter / Associate News Editor

A former student and now Latin professor at Saint Louis University, Joe Koerner embodies those ideals most revered in any teacher.

His love of SLU, appreciation of his students and passion for his work are enough to make any student want to study Latin – including his 13-year-old granddaughter.

“She decided, on her own, to start studying Latin...and [we’ll] text in Latin,”

said Koerner. “Spell check goes crazy.”

The language professor, born in Hays, Kansas, received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at SLU, where he was also an eight-year ordained Jesuit scholastic. He starting teaching Latin at SLU High School during the last year of his regency and later went on to receive his Masters in Philosophy and Letters from SLU. Deciding, however, that teaching philosophy wasn’t exactly his forte, Koerner proceeded to explore busi-

ness and marketing where he eventually developed his own consulting firm, Qualis Co. When he found himself ready to retire from his business 20 years later, he was once again confronted by his love for Latin and began teaching at Webster University and later SLU. “I’ve always had a great reverence for and interest in ancient times,” said Koerner.

Taking this interest in history and combining it with his interest in the languages – Koerner has studied not only Latin but German and

DSC: Club raises $22,000 for hunger charity Continued from Page 1

compared with the $0.22 cost to provide a meal to a child in need. The club asked BSC patrons to give up lunch for the day in order to donate the money that would have paid for their food.

The rest of the fundraising money came from soliciting in local businesses and asking for donations from family and friends. “[DSC] placed posters around the Central West End as well as donation jars in local businesses to help spread the word of our event,” Puzniak said. “It is amazing how many people stop to donate when you stand around a Schnuck’s and ask for donations.”

Kate Sulkowski, the DSC treasurer, recommended working with FMSC because of her experience with the program in Chicago.

“I had packed before with Girl Scouts and my church at home and never really thought anything of the event,” Sulkowski said. “Then over Christmas break I did another pack and something about this one hit home.”

Once Sulkowski found a packing site for the event and received approval from the University, DSC got to work.

Sulkowski stated that they had the largest MADD site and rasied the most money of any group at SLU. Disability Services Club now intends to assist Good Shepard Lutheran Church with their own FMSC event.

The church intends to pack over 300,000 meals this October, and DSC is working to have the date of their packing event coincide with that semester’s Make A Difference Day. “If we get the funds the

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The team: (from left) P. Gruenke, E. Puzniak, K. Sulkowski, M. Elliott, B. Israel, K. Seroka and K. Rowe. church wants to up the meal pack to 500,000,” Sulkowski said.

According to Morgan DSC also hopes to work with the Disability Services Office this semester in order to im-

prove the campus accessibility map, which marks accessible parking, entrances and routes between the Frost, Medical and Law campuses, amongst other important designations.

Events Calendar International Affirmative Action Debate

Thursday, Feb. 6, 8:30 a.m. with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m.

(Center for Global Citizenship) A group of four SLU students will engage in a British Parliamentary debate with four students in Afghanistan on the U.S. history of affirmative action and its applicability to Afghan society.

Dean’s Breakfast Series

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 8:00 a.m.

(Cook Hall) The Business School invites SLU Alumni and ShipWorks founders Wes Clayton and Bryan Nottingham to give a presentation.

Continental breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m.

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The building’s architecture follows the revival form of Moorish architecture, a signature of early Shrine Temple. The Shriners vacated the building in the 1980s in order for the group to move closer to their members in West County. The building stayed unused until it was officially reopened in January 2005 and took on its current form as a bowling alley and theater.

Despite the religious overtones in the name an architecture of the Moolah Temple, Shriners are not a religious group but an extension of the Freemasons founded founded in 1870 on the principles of “fun and fellowship with a purpose.”

Freemasonry is the oldest, most widely-known fraternity in the world, dating back hundred of years to when craftsmen gathered in shelter houses to learn crafts.

The Moolah Shriners still maintain a strong presence in St. Louis. Patrick Hensley, a graduate of Saint Louis University in 1995 and a current shriner, found out about the organization through his uncle, who was also a shriner.

“He’s my best friend,

so after finishing graduate school, he told me about it,” said Hensley.

Hensley joined in 2001, and was later elected to the equivalent of the board of directors, where he served till he was appointed a “Potentate” for the year 2013. He was the youngest elected Potentate in Moolah Shriners history.

Shriners pride themselves on community service, and one of the most notable philanthropic efforts by the Shriners is the Shriners’ non-profit hospitals network, which Hensley said he cherished most about the organization. The St. Louis location was built in 1924 and moved to its current location on Lindbergh Blvd in Frontenac in 1967.

“We’re also currently building a hospital in Tijuana, Mexico,” said Hensley.

According to Hensley, part of the reason the Shriners decided to build in Tijuana was due to tight border security, which delayed many patients, in addition to issues of aid not reaching the proper recipients.

Once the hospital in Tijuana is completed, a total of 23 will encompass the Shriner’s hospital network in North America.

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has helped in identifying many of the people that the committee has spoken with for the search, whether that be candidates or people with recommendations. AGB has also played a large part in identifying best practices for the search and in helping to create the position profile for the new president.

The profile was built input from two campus forums, the Madrid administration, the Arts and Sciences faculty committees, SGA, the Faculty Senate, college deans and essentially every other group on campus.

“That’s another part that has been good: all of the work that has been done to identify the position description,” said Smith. “I think that was important because we were able to explain what we were trying to do in the search, and we got a lot of feedback that was helpful in designing

the position description.” we think that any one of In the profile, the comthose three could be a good mittee has provided a depresident—and it won’t be tailed and thorough descripany more than three,” stated tion of every aspect that they Smith. felt each candidate should Currently, the committee reflect and value. Overall, is still taking nominations those include a commitment and is in the process of idento the Jesuit mission, a decitifying candidates, talking sive and inwith them clusive leadand reducership style, ing the pool [The candidates an ability to to a more are a] good mixeffectively manageable ture of Jesuits, layfundraise on numb er. behalf of the Reference men, laywomen... university checks and -Jim Smith, Search and a vision background for future checks have Committee Chair education. been a critiS m i t h cal part of said that the search, candidates must not only and by the end of this stage vouch for these characteristhey hope to have around tics, but must also somehow 10-12 people – at which prove to the committee that point the interviewing phase they will effectively portray will begin. th and follow through in In an effort to ensure coneach of these departments. sistency with each interview “If we recommend three and to encourage an open [candidates], it’s because process, the Search Commit-

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Greek as well – has given the professor a deep appreciation of everything his subject symbolizes.

“The Latin language brings together a forceful aesthetic and emotional content to our insights and understanding,” he stated. “For those people who do like the language, they find a certain mental and aesthetic satisfaction in [it].”

So what of those people who claim Latin is a dying language? Koerner claimed that Latin has never exactly been spoken conversationally, but rather by those of higher education in ancient times and will always be relevant in the translation and understanding of such ancient texts. Furthermore, he pointed out that appreciation and investment in a language does not have to come from its practicality and usefulness, but rather can come from acknowledging it as an art form.

“We place a lot of emphasis on what we can use and transform into our careers and so on, but if you take a look at the high schools and other universities, [Latin] is still around,” Koerner stated.

“I have a feeling it’s going to become a little more prominent again as it once was.”

The language professor, a trained voice and former stage actor, marveled at how content he is in his life, his work and being back at SLU once again.

“Arriving back at the place where I started...I’m very grateful,” said Koerner.

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tee is creating standardized questions and will interview each candidate as a group.

After thorough evaluations and various meetings, they look to ideally have two to three candidates by the end of Feb. whom they will recommend to the Board.

While unable to disclose any specific profile information about the individual candidates, Smith did reveal that included in the group are Jesuits, women and even current presidents of other universities. Despite the most crucial steps still ahead, he remains appeased about the search progress thus far.

“It’s a good mixture of Jesuits, laymen, laywomen... and from there we think there’s a high likelihood we’ll have a good president from the groups we have identified,” said Smith. “It’s going to be interesting going forward...we have a lot to do yet.”

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January 23, 2014 arts@unewsonline.com Molly Rippinger, Arts Editor Kendra Cruse, Assoc. Arts Editor

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Restaurant Week: Good food isn’t hard to come by in Clayton. On the left is a classic hand crafted pizza complete with artichokes and pesto from Crushed Red. One of Libertine executive chef Josh Galliano’s stand out dishes - Illinois-grown asparagus with black garlic romesco, Midwest caviar, fried potato balls and a boiled farm egg - is shown on the right.

Thanks to Clayton’s Restaurant Week, college students have nearly no excuse to skip out on some of the finest dining the city has to offer. Through Jan. 26, restaurants will be offering three-course, pre- fixe menus for only $25.

Those new to the pre-fixe game should know that this is one of the best ways to eat out, and also happens to be one of the most economical checks you’ll pick up too.

The way it works is that for this week the chefs slim down their menus to only a

few dishes for each course.

While it may seem like this limits your options, in truth, it actually makes your decision a heck of a lot easier because the three or so dishes are typically the most popular items or the chef‘s specialty.

Just take a look at The Libertine, one of Clayton’s highest-acclaimed restaurants that opened this past spring. For their first Restaurant Week, Executive Chef Josh Galliano is stacking the menu with all of their fan favorites, such as the beef cheek ragù with pappardelle and ash roasted carrots or the innovative sunflower seed fried rice served with

Chinese bacon and a sunny pizzas of Crushed Red will side up egg. Typically, these be a safer bet. Actually, dishes alone would cost Crushed Red has one of the anywhere from $15 to $20, most college-friendly deals but with going on Restaurant with a menu Week it designed costs almost to feed two College students have half of the people with usual price one appetiznearly no excuse to per plate. er, two miniskip out on some of If the sized salads the finest dining the Americanand a pizza eclectic for $25. city has to offer. cuisine of T h i s The Libermenu certine seems tainly does like too big not skimp of a jump on options from Pickleman’s for a SLU with eight kinds of salad student, then perhaps the and 10 varieties of pizza chopped salads and craft providing plenty of possi-

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Historic building is a beacon of hope

By KENDRA CRUSE Associate Arts Editor

As many of us SLUdents do, I live in the Continental Life Building. It’s not “oncampus”, but not quite off campus either; the location is great. You might be surprised to learn you can live there cheaper than Front Door will offer. And she’s a looker, too.

The Continental is such a pretty place, I like to refer to it as “my movie star of a building.” It’s just so glamorous that even my vegan self can’t help but want to wear a fur coat and smoke a cigarette a la “Cruella de Vil” around that place.

You may have heard through the grape vine, or walking down West Pine, that the elevators are down for the count in the 22-floor building. Spending countless hours (and leg muscle) climbing up and down those daunting stairs the past few weeks has given me time to contemplate the building’s majesty.

The Continental has such a rich history. It used to be a central landmark in the happening, hurried life of metropolitan St. Louisans. Sadly, it’s become little more than a bro’s party hub, but that’s quite an improvement from where it once was.

Standing tall for over 40 years, the Continental gracefully scrapes Midtown St. Louis’ skyline. Construction was completed in 1930, and the Art-Deco design gives the edifice an appropriate “Gatsby” feel. Originally office space, it was the finest of its kind in the city. As owners and occupants came and went, the building dwindled through the decades. As

old as it is, the poor thing had trouble keeping up with more modern building codes and fire safety regulations. By 1974, the year that marked the beginning of the building’s devastation, all the ceiling tiles were combustible, stairs weren’t continuous between all floors and it didn’t even have a fire alarm system. Ultimately the Continental was left lonesome for a number of years.

Utilities were shut off causing the undrained pipes to burst and ruin much of the original furnishing and decor. The outside began to suffer too. In April 2001, after 22 years of sticking out like a sore, empty, rotting thumb, renovation began as state historic preservation tax credits financed the installation of over 100 apartments.

The Continental Life Building now stands in the heart of St. Louis as a symbol of hope. Before St. Louis started to gather infamy as one of the most dangerous places in America, people thought of this city as a great place to live. That memory lies in the beautiful and sad, abandoned buildings seen in every neighborhood from Chouteau’s Landing Downtown to our nextdoor-neighbors in the Central West End. Also in these buildings lives great potential for the cultured, flourishing, renewed city that St. Louis could be. St. Louis is full of people who care about this place they call home; hope is alive. If a building as giant and complex as the Continental can be turned back around, any building can. St. Louis can be brought back to the splendid city it once was.

bilities. And not to knock Pickleman’s, but these pizzas might be a nice change from the usual asiago or buffalo chicken that kids pick up on the way home from Humphrey’s. At Crushed Red, the fire-roasted vegetable pizza is loaded with artichokes, portabellas, tomatoes, red peppers and topped with rosemary and mozzarella.

Another popular pie should satisfy any cheesy-beefy craving as it combines sirloin steak with parmesan cream, onion, tomato, Gorgonzola, rosemary and mozzarella.

While Clayton Restaurant Week certainly gets people to explore their local eateries, there’s also another

St. Louis winter activities

By EMILY DRENOVSKY Staff Writer

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Courtesy of The Continental Life Building Facebook

Continental: The Continental Life Building went through a long rough period before it was restored into the towering dreamboat it is today.

The top picture shows a clock that has adorned the facade since its establishment in 1930.

Although the holidays may be over, St. Louis can still expect many more weeks of wintery weather and consequential college student cabin fever. Luckily, winter activities still abound within a short distance from campus will keep you from feeling trapped in your dorm or apartment.

With the Winter Olympic Games kicking off in Sochi on Feb. 6, it’s hard not to be inspired by the best of the best of extreme winter sports. If anything, Forest Park is one of the greatest places to channel your inner Olympian in St. Louis.

Break out the sparkly spandex, sharpen those blades on your old skates and get ready to show off your skills at the Steinberg Skating Rink. Conveniently located in the middle of Forest Park, the Steinberg Rink is an open-to-the-public amenity perfect for skaters of all levels of expertise. Whether or not your skating skills are of Olympic quality, one can simply enjoy experiencing the lights and decorations surrounding the rink, as well as the cozy open fire pits and the Snowflake Café. The Steinberg Skating Rink is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Admission is $6 for everyone with an additional $5 to rent skates. The last day to skate will be Feb. 27.

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part of the annual event that greatly benefits the St. Louis community. Each table will be given the opportunity to add on an “extra helping” to their check, which will go directly to Operation Food Search. Each month, this local charity helps feed over 150,000 individuals at over 265 food pantries and soup kitchens in St. Louis.

Restaurant Week is one of the busiest times for eating out, so all of the participatingrestaurants strongly encourage guests to call ahead for reservations. More information along with full menus can be viewed on The Clayton Restaurant Week website.

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Beth Bombara Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m.

Focal Point HEARDing Cats Collective presents Hear What You Don’t See Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Regional Arts Commission 2014 SLUMFEST Hip Hip Awards Jan. 25, 7:00 p.m.

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Theater The Meeting Through Jan. 26

Harris-Stowe State University Emerson Performance Center

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Through Feb. 2 Gaslight Theater The Last Vinyl

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And if ice skating still does not meet your extreme sporting expectations, there is always the centuries-old tradition of sledding on Art Hill in front of the Saint Louis Art Museum. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the tradition of sledding has existed since the park’s opening in 1876.

It was 109 years ago when workers at the World’s Fair in 1905 were famously photographed sliding down the hill in front of the Art Museum on random flat objects, including folding chairs.

Since then, all it takes is a decent amount of snowfall for St. Louisans to come out and slide down the hill on sleds, skis, saucers and even pieces of cardboard and plastic.

Which poses the challenge, how creative can you be with your sledding object?

Image courtesy of Shakira’s Facebook page

Collaborations: Shakira has teamed up with numerous chart-topping artists during her impressive career, such as with Rihanna in her most recent single (above) and Beyoncé in thier 2007 hit “Beautiful Liar” (right).

Then, there is always the option of leaving it up to the pros. The St. Louis Blues offer $22 tickets to students for specific home games, which is quite the bargain considering tickets are typically about twice that amount.

All it takes to cash in on this deal is to present a valid student ID at the Ford Box Office located on the Clark Avenue side of the arena.

With the Union Station Metrolink stop one block away, the Scottrade Center is easily accessible for SLU students. There’s no better way to relieve some new semester stresses than getting your friends together and watching the pros duke it out in an action-packed battle on the ice. The discounted ticket rates only apply to certain home games. Such games include Jan. 28, Feb. 4, Feb. 6, March 13, March 27 and April 3.

Image courtesy of Beyoncé’s Facebook page

Shakira and Rihanna’s collaboration as a recent contribution to iTunes’ charts on Jan. 13 provides a sense of déjà vu, although surprisingly, this is the first time the Colombian and Barbadian R&B singer have joined forces. In the past, we have seen Shakira receive big attention with a single featuring another powerful female leader in music – Beyoncé- with “Beautiful Liar” in 2007.

Juxtaposing Shakira with a big-name female R&B artist seems to be a fortunemaking formula for a single.

Back then it was Beyoncé’s soulful voice accentuating the vibrato and fluctuation of Shakira’s Latin style, and today we are hit with Rihanna’s edgy, unapologetic, Caribbean flavor added to the power of Shakira’s vocals.

Even though seven years have passed, listeners are drawn to the combination.

Fans of both Shakira and Rihanna (some of which inevitably overlap) will buy the song for the simple fact that it is the combination of the two fierce artists. Without listening too intently, it will be an automatic download out of simple fandom.

Both singers are due to come

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are always enjoyable, the lyrics tend to lack a resounding impact. Personally, I find the Spanish version of her 2009 hit “Gypsy” much better than the English version, because not understanding the lyrics means I don’t have to ponder how boring the words “I’m a gypsy, are you coming with me” rhyme lamely despite the cool, gypsy-esque sound of the song as a whole.

“Can’t Remember to Forget You” is better enjoyed when the lyrics of the chorus are ignored as well. The chorus simply repeats one too many times and by the end it just sounds like Shakira is whining and we miss Rihanna who at least had some wit in her lyrics about the regretful situation. I know that they weren’t the ones who wrote the song, but deliverance is key.

Ultimately, we love our powerful female vocalists of today. When they put their voices together a fan fantasy results and the best of all worlds is a reality, but definite competition ensues.

We won’t forget about them and they reassure us that they’ll keep pushing onward in the industry because even though they try to be beautiful liars, they can’t seem to remember to forget us.

Images courtesy of Steinberg Rink and Saint Louis Art Museum

Winter: Day or night, St. Louisans love enjoying the colder weather with fun outdoor activities in the city.

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By MOLLY RIPPINGER Artss Editor

With award shows in full swing, too many people are rushing to Red Box in order to rent the lastest nominated film rather than checking out the numerous shows coming to the stages across St. Louis. Considering the fact that most modern movies can almost always be bought or downloaded and viewed at your best convienence, we figured SLU should try to appreciate an art that in its nature is more intimate and enriching. So no need to thank us, but here’s your Spring Semester round-up of our favorites plays and musicals coming to The Fox, Peabody Opera House and even right here on campus with SLU Theatre.

Images courtesy of Middletownand Medea’s Facebook pages

Images courtesy of The Fox Facebook page

Images courtesy of The Peabody Opera House Facebook page

Fox: “Mama Mia” plays Feb. 7-9, “Jersey Boys” runs Feb. 19 - March 2, “Once” takes the stage April 8-20 and “The Wizard of Oz” comes to town on May 13-18.

Peabody: “Man of La Mancha” plays Feb. 7-9, “Peter and the Star Catcher” runs March 7-9, “Ghost” takes the stage March 25-30 and “Blue Man Group” comes April 25-27.

SLU: “Middletown” will run Feb. 21 -22 and 28 as well as March 1. “Medea” will play April 25 26 and May 2 -3.

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Big league bound Two selected in MLS draft

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orward Adnan Gabeljic and Midfielder Alex Sweetin will be taking their talents to Major League Soccer (MLS) next season. Gabeljic was drafted last Friday to Sporting Kansas City while Sweetin was drafted by the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday.

Gabeljic was the final pick of the second round and Sweetin was taken in the third round of the draft.

Gabeljic will join the reigning champions of the MLS as Sweetin joins an expansion team who began playing in the league four years ago. They will join Brandon Barklage, Brad Davis and Jack Jewsbury as Billikens who play in the MLS. “It was exciting for everyone associated with our program to see Adnan get selected,” Head Coach Mike McGinty said to Saint Louis Athletics about Gabeljic getting drafted. “Adnan deserves this. He has been a tremendous student-athlete during his time at SLU and is a great role model for our younger players.”

Gabeljic was a key reserve for the Billikens during the past two years. He started a few games this season when Robert Kristo was injured for the early part of the 2013 season. During his Saint Louis career, he had 14 goals and seven assists, including three game-winning goals. According to mlssoccer.com, they define Gabeljic as a “special kind of kid… he’s big, strong, powerful and then has legitimate trackathlete type of speed.” While his athletic ability has never been in question, the site claims that Gabeljic “struggles in his understanding of his team and tactics.”

Sweetin was a fifth-year senior after redshirting in 2011 due to an injury that occurred in the preseason. This season he was selected as Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year. He had seven goals and seven assists this season. During his SLU career, he scored 18 goals and had 22 assists. Mlssoccer.com defines Sweetin as a “creative player with excel-

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Sweetening the pot: Midfielder Alex Sweetin gazes down the field during a match in the fall. Sweetin was selected by the Union, Tuesday.

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Women lose in Billikens travel to Pittsburgh: Late rally, three-point shooting aid victory roller coaster game

By BRIAN HAENCHEN Staff Writer

For the first time this season, it was No. 19 Saint Louis’ offense, not its trademark defense, that saved the day Wednesday night in Pensylvania. Behind their best shooting performance since the start of the season, the Billikens staged a late rally to knock off Duquesne 76-72.

SLU took control of first place in the Atlantic 10 with the victory, which was its 12th in a row and improved its overall record to 18-2 (5-0). It also marked career-win number 400 for coach Jim Crews, who has gone 46-9 since taking over the program last season.

“Our seniors have been through it,” Crews said. “They have good wisdom and poise about themselves. They move on to try to do the next right thing when we screw up or are behind. They’re pretty resilient that way.”

Saint Louis seized a 68-64 lead—its largest of the second half—with 4:13 remaining following a trey from Mike McCall Jr., but the Dukes responded with five unanswered points. Micah Mason, who hit a pivotal 3-pointer from the far corner earlier in the half, capped off the mini-

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run and re-energized the crowd with his fifth triple of the evening to give Duquesne a 69-68 advantage.

Jordair Jett answered with a layup for SLU on the ensuing possession, but the Dukes came right back with three free throws to take a 7270 lead with less than a minute remaining.

But the Billikens were undaunted.

On the ensuing possession, Austin McBroom caught a pass from Jett and launched the eventual game-winning shot: a 3-pointer from the far corner with 50 seconds left.

“They didn’t get rattled, not at all,” Duquesne coach Jim Ferry said. “They kept playing. We got up eight.

They kept playing. How many teams have been to the NCAA tournament twice and have five seniors?”

“This season, we’ve been in circumstances where we had to fight,” McBroom explained. “We had to keep fighting and eventually it was going to fall into our hands.”

Per usual, Saint Louis was led by a balanced scoring attack with McCall (13), Grandy Glaze (12), Austin McBroom (11), Rob Loe (10) and Jett (10) all finishing in double figures. Jett became the first Billiken since H Waldman

to have 10 or more assists in a game, picking up a careerhigh 11 dimes en route to his first career double-double.

Three Dukes scored in double-figures, including Ovie Soko (18) and Mason (15). As a team, they shot 50 percent from the field with 8 3-pointers on 15 attempts.

However, it struggled from the charity stripe, knocking down just 16 of 24.

Statistically, it was the best performance anyone has had against SLU’s trademark defense thus far this season.

The 72 points scored and 50 percent shooting were both season-highs for a SLU opponent, while the Dukes’ 53.3 percent 3-point percentage was second only to Wofford, which hit 54.5 percent of its 3-pointers.

“We’re pretty good on defense and they made our defense look not too good,” Crews said. “Tonight, they had our way with us most of the time.”

“We worked for two days on how to defend these guys and how to play offense against these guys and score against them - which nobody in the country has been able to do,” Ferry explained. “Our guys executed great, all the way down to the end. We had a couple of missed layups at

the end of the game, but we got the executed shot we were trying to get.”

It was a big night for the Billiken offense as well. As a team they shot 50 percent from the field (best since the start of the season) and 52.6 percent from behind the arc (first time over 50 percent all season). Saint Louis had assists on 20 of its 26 buckets and turned it over just nine times.

On the other end of the floor, the visitors registered five steals and blocked two shots.

“We’re very fortunate to come out on the top end of that,” Crews said. “They’re so competitive and go right at you. They did a great job of getting spacing on us. Their two big kids had their way against us. But we were pretty good offensively throughout the night. We were still able to find a way to win. Different guys made big plays to win.”

The two sides exchanged buckets through most of the first half, but Duquesne was ahead most of the way, building an 8-point lead late in the half with a triple from Mason at the 3:15 mark.

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WHO TO CHEER: RICHARD SHERMAN Though his comments were slightly arrogant and inappropriate following Sunday’s NFC Championship game, it is commendable and clear that Sherman still has a passion for the game, something that is lost in many other athletes. His firey interview made it clear how much he still cares for the game and his drive to win.

By CASEY WAUGHN Associate Sports Editor

The 5-12 Billikens hosted the 8-10 Richmond Spiders on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Chaifetz Arena where they lost by a final score of 67-58.

The loss marks the Bills seventh straight, keeping them winless in the A-10 at 0-5.

The game was characterized by turnovers and fouls committed at crucial points, and a flat second half. The final score did not reflect how close the two teams battled, with four lead changes and four ties on the night.

The game opened with the starters, redshirt junior Desirae Ball, redshirt sophomore Jamesia Price, sophomore Denisha Womack, and freshmen Erin Nelson and Olivia Jakubicek, being introduced to Applause, by Lady Gaga.

The game got underway quickly after that, and the Spiders jumped out to a 6-0 lead to begin the game. SLU answered, and narrowed the lead to 8-4. Nelson started the game hot, going 3-3 from three-point range and scoring 10 of the first 15 points of the game. The Bills then went on a 7-0 run which was interrupted by the second media time out to put them up 11-10

and give them their first lead of the game. A 6-0 Richmond run prompted a 30 second timeout by SLU down by a score of 21-17 with 5:23 left in the half.

Senior Halee Castleman, who checked into the game at the 11-minute mark and gave the team a new spark, took a charge to end the first half. At the break, SLU led the Spiders 28-23, their largest lead of the night.

The second half opened with Richmond striking first, and going on a 7-0 run, prompting a SLU timeout with a score of 30-23. Adding to the lack of energy out of the locker room, SLU was charged with two straight offensive fouls on Womack out of the timeout, giving her four fouls less than four minutes into the second half.The Bills spent the second half chasing a constant two or three point Spider lead. With four minutes to play, SLU trailed Richmond by a score of 55-52.

Following the media timeout, Castleman perfectly threaded the needle inside the low post to Womack, who made the easy bucket and tied the score at 55 with three minutes remaining. In the last three minutes, things began to

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By CASEY WAUGHN, Assoc. Sports Editor WHO TO JEER: TIGER WOODS’ SCHEDULE We’re not jeering Tiger. We’d NEVER do that. Well, there may be a few things in his past. He’s teeing off his 2014 season this weekend at Torrey Pines; it’s about time! Tiger played just 16 events in 2013, a paltry number compared to many of his Tour companions. You’re 38 Tiger, treat us to more rounds of spectacular golf.

WHO TO FEAR: CREIGHTON’s OFFENSE After hitting ten straight three pointers to open the game and 21 total, Creighton proved that their offense is a force to be reckoned with, putting up 96 points on fourth ranked Villanova in Philadelphia. After making nine three pointers on the night, Ethan Wragge proved that Doug McDermott is not the only offensive threat.

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Scoreboard Men’s Basketball Wednesday, Jan. 15 St. Bonaventure 27 33 60 Billikens 28 38 66 Saturday, Jan. 18 Fordham 16 32 48 Billikens 30 40 70 Wednesday, Jan. 22 St. Bonaventure 36 36 60 Billikens 34 42 76

Women’s Basketball Saturday, Jan. 18 St. Bonaventure 24 38 62 Billikens 30 30 60 Wednesday, Jan. 22 Richmond 23 44 Billikens 28 30

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Swimming and Diving Saturday, Jan. 18* Men 1st of 3 Women 1st of 3 *Tri-meet vs. William Jewell & Bellarmine Track and Field Saturday, Jan. 18* Men 7th of 7 Women 9th of 10 *at Illini Classic

Calendar Friday, Jan. 24 Track and Field @ Gladstein Invite (IU) Swimming and Diving 5:30 p.m. vs. Evansville Women’s Tennis 2 p.m. @ Illinois

Saturday, Jan. 25 Women’s Basketball 11 a.m. at Rhode Island Women’s Tennis 2 p.m. vs. Western Illinois Women’s Basketball 3:30 p.m. @ St. Bonaventure Swimming and Diving 2:30 p.m. vs. Western Illinois (Senior Night) Men’s Tennis 6:30 p.m. vs. Eastern Illinois

Briefs Tennis gains four new commits for next fall

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Billiken tennis added four commits.

Tennis coach Jon Zych announced four commits to the tennis program for the upcoming season. Paarth Dodhiawala has joined the team for the spring, while Brandon Harris (Edwardsville, Ill.), John Nogalski (Overland Park, Kan.), and Charlie Parry (Wilmette Ill.) will join the Billikens this fall.

Dodhialwala was ranked No. 62 in the state of California, while Harris was the No. 14 junior in Illinois.

fall apart and SLU committed three crucial turnovers. With 1:15 left to play and Richmond up 60-55, the Billikens began to play the foul game.

A three-pointer by Womack kept the Bills hope alive as the score was 58-62 with 40 ticks left in the game. A turnover committed by Nelson trying to find Ball for a three-point attempt with 17 seconds remaining sealed the game for Richmond, and the game ended with a final score of 6758.

“We showed a lot of fight in some areas, and struggles in other areas,” Castleman said. “Right now, we’re a rollercoaster team. We need to find a balance between the highs and lows. This was a winnable game and we need to snag those wins that we can.” Aside from Nelson, another freshman who stepped up in last night’s performance was Jakubicek, who scored a career-high 17 points in 35 minutes of play, which led the Bills in scoring. Several of her buckets came at crucial points on the night.

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Women’s Basketball: Desirae Ball drives through the lane at Chaifetz Arena on Jan. 22 against Richmond. The Bills went on to lose 67-58. help my team with; it’s always something to keep working on. I try to take the positives of each game and build on them. I think that it’s just something that will motivate

me to keep working hard so that I can help my team in any way possible to win in the future,” Jakubicek said.

Two Billikens didn’t see the bench the entire game,

as Price and Ball played the whole 40-minute contest. Nelson sat for just two minutes in the first half. SLU only had eight players in the box score at the end of the night. Even

with just three players coming off the bench, SLU outscored Richmond 14-5 in points off the bench, largely due to the efforts of Castleman. In her 23 minutes, Castleman added 11 total points, and had two key assists into the low post to keep the Billikens’ hope alive.

“Basketball is a game of runs. Any night, any one person can step up. I don’t care about numbers, I just care about winning and losing,” Castleman said.

One of the things that the Billikens look to improve on for coming games is to come out stronger in the second half. “We had a lead in the first half and I think as a team, we’re trying to work on carrying over our play as a team into the second half and playing the whole 40 minutes together,” Jakubicek said.

Though they fell short, the Billikens did have positive moments on the night, highlighted by the thirdstraight game shooting over 40 percent from the field. The team’s man-to-man defense also held the Spiders to just 1-10 from behind the arc on the night. The Bills will look to regain hope in A-10 play at Rhode Island on Saturday.

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making it to the third round of March Madness before being bounced. SLU moved up to No. 19 in the rankings this week, their best position of the season.

At this point last season, SLU was 15-5 (3-2 A-10), having just beaten the then-No. 9-ranked Butler Bulldogs. Led by a stout defense that ranks sixth in the country, giving up just 57.3 points per game, this season’s edition of the Billikens has picked up right where last year’s left off. Even when the offense struggles, as it did last Saturday against Fordham when the team shot just 38 percent from the floor, the Billikens’ relentless defense befuddles opponents, giving them opportunities to win.

After topping Duquesne 76-72 on Wednesday evening, the Bills stretched their win streak to 12 games, topping last season’s high of 11. The winning streak is the team’s best since the 1993-94 season, which ended in an NCAA Tournament berth. They also added on to their road record, which remains best in the nation at 7-0.

“The great thing about this year is that we have five seniors who really know what it takes to win,” senior wingman Jake Barnett said. In fact, the Billikens are one of three teams in the country that have started five seniors this season, as Barnett has been inserted into the starting lineup at times.

Senior Dwayne Evans continues to lead the team in points (15.5 ppg) and rebounds (6.4 rpg), but led by a 31 point outburst against Rhode Island, classmate Jordair Jett is averaging 19 ppg in A-10 play. He joined Evans and guard Mike McCall Jr. in the 1,000 point club on Saturday, making SLU one of four teams in the country with three 1,000 point scorers. “[Jett is] one of the best players in the conference,” McCall said after Jett scored his 1000th point. “He’s stepped up for the team offensively and defensively.”

While the Billikens have fed on traditional Atlantic 10 bottom-dwellers Fordham and Duquesne, their two losses have been hard-fought battles with top ten powerhouses Wisconsin and Wichita State.

The meat of the A-10 schedule also lies ahead, as the Billikens make trips to La Salle, A-10 newcomer George Mason, VCU, and finish at No. 13 Massachusetts.

An NCAA Tournament berth would mark the third straight appearance for the Billikens, something the program has not accomplished in the modern era. While still early in the season, ESPN Bracketlogist Joe Lundardi projects SLU as a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, a position that can still be improved upon significantly with the strength of the Billikens’ upcoming conference schedule and the A-10

tournament to be played in Brooklyn.

“It’s hard to win one game, let alone 12 in a row,” SLU head coach Jim Crews said. “It is a great tribute to these guys. One of the great staples of this team over the last three years is that we win all kind of different ways – different guys step up at different times and we win different kind of games. That’s a great asset to have, how they go about their business from that standpoint.”

Crews earned his 400th career victory on Wednesday night, his 46th at SLU. The Billikens have the weekend off before a short homestand, hosting Richmond and then George Mason. After Massachusett’s loss to Richmond last night, the SLU sits alone atop the Atlantic 10 at 5-0, it’s best start since 1964-65. the No. 12 Minutemen are one of 6 teams that have one loss, making for what promises to be an exciting finish to the conference season. ESPN’s Lunardi currently projects five A-10 teams to make it into the NCAA Tournament, again showing the conference’s depth.

“Being a senior is awesome,” Barnett says. “The big difference between all your other years is that you realize this is your last shot. No second chances.” For the Billikens, this means looking forward to March Madness and making a deep run into the Tournament.

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Men’s Basketball: Forward Dwayne Evans pounds his way to the basket against St. Bonaventure on Jan. 15.

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to cut into the lead for Saint Louis from the charity stripe, but he missed both free throw attempts and gave the Dukes an opportunity to further extend their lead. However, a 10-second violation against Colter gave the ball back to the Billikens, who cashed in with a trey from freshman Mike Crawford that sliced the score to 36-31 with 2:36 remaining. Crawford’s 3-pointer sparked a 9-0 run that was finished off by a triple from Loe on SLU’s first possession of the second half.

As a team, the Billikens

shot 44 percent from the field with four 3-pointers on 12 tries. Not to be outdone, the Dukes shot at a 54.2 percent clip with five treys. Duquesne held a 15-13 advantage on the glass and blocked a pair of shots.

“We had to work really, really hard to do what we did today,” said Ferry. “They’re a great defensive team and it showed down the stretch.

That will give them a chance to win every single game.”

SLU will enjoy its first bye week of the conference season before returning to action next Wednesday against Richmond. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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lent vision.” However, the site claims that his biggest challenges are “his size and his ability to withstand the physicality of the professional game.”

“He returned for his fifth season to graduate and work on his game. He’s done that and he’s ready for this next step of his career,” said McGinty to Saint Louis Athletics after Sweetin was selected by the Union.

In 2013, three Billikens played in the MLS. The most notable Billiken in the MLS is midfielder Brad Davis. Davis is a six-time MLS all-star and has won two MLS Cups in 2006 and 2007 with the Houston Dynamo.

Midfielder Brandon Barklage played for the New York Red Bulls and midfielder Jack Jewsbury, who plays for the Portland Timbers, are former Billikens.

Internationally, the Billikens are well-represented.

Vedad Ibisevic, who played one season with the Billikens, is the most well-known Billiken abroad. He has scored a combined 19 goals playing for VfB Sttugart in Bundesliga and for his native BosniaHerzegovina in international and World Cup qualifying play.

Defender Tim Ream, a 2009 graduate, is currently playing for the Bolton Wanderers in the Barclays Premier League and midfielder Dipsy Selolwane plays profession-

ally in South Africa, as well as for the Botswana national team. Selolwane graduated in 2001.

Another alum who made a splash internationally is 1993 SLU graduate Brian McBride. McBride played in the MLS for the Columbus Crew and the Chicago Fire, and in the English Premier League for Fulham FC, where he was the team captain.

He also played On the U.S. national team from 19932006 and was on three World

Cup rosters for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 tournaments. He retired, and remains, the thirdhighest national team goal scorer for the U.S. Two players from the fall roster, goalkeeper Nick Shackelford and defender Jon Roeckle, remain unsigned by an MLS team, but McGinty believes they will “land with teams” in the near future.

This is the fifth time in 14 years that multiple Billikens have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft.

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Still looking at the pinstripes Taking the hypothetical award for most controversial film of the year goes to “Wolf of Wall Street”.

In a film showcased by excellent performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, the obscenity of the film has taken precedence.

The film is an ostensibly accurate account of Jordan Belfort, the real wolf of Wall Street, who amassed considerable wealth through stock market manipulation, securities fraud and money laundering.

If the felonies were not enough, the movie also showcased the way these men on top of the world spent their fortunes on prostitutes and blow. Our editorial board described these scenes as a continuous, chaotic mess of sex, drugs, sex, money, sex and still more sex.

The lewdness of this film has become the main talking point, with the king of curses being used 506 times, a record that could perhaps be something of a reward within itself.

However, amidst all of the obscenity and insanity that is depicted in this film, the message of the film, as well as the stellar acting by DiCaprio and Hill, has not been given the attention it likely deserves.

The message of the film is an accurate showcase of the high and fast times of the

richest men in the United States in an era when their behavior did not receive such scrutiny. Before the scandals in the 90s and the near economic collapse of 2008, these men played high-stake games with the earnings of others and used illicitly accumulated funds to fuel their debauchery.

Such a message for some has led them to completely boycott a movie that they see as unjust, and yet another artful representation of the privileged few that have all of the money and none of the morals.

An open letter from Christina McDowell, the daughter of one of these men explained the ridiculous tendency that Hollywood has in glorifying (we’ll get to the glorification eventually) while not depicting the countless lives destroyed due to their behavior. She writes about how her own despicable and desperate father had accrued over $100,000 in debt under her own name without even telling her. She finds it incredulous that the movie chooses to portray the wild men of Wall Street, and will likely win numerous awards for the performance. She laments how often Hollywood chooses to portray the richest, and how the stories are not told of the people whose investments were squandered.

And Christina does have an excellent point. Hollywood has been able to teach

us that only the wildest and most extreme representations of story can capture American’s short attention spans. Hollywood has convinced us that the lives broken by these men are not worth portraying in its most popular media.

Many people argue that through all of the sex, cocaine and cash, the movie creates a critical lens through which to see the film. After watching the film, very few Saint Louis University students should feel the penchant for money laundering; the more likely response is that of disgust, which is the intention of the film. The makers and actors of this film will likely dominate the awards season because they offer an inside, yet critical look at a group of people that are now looked at by the general populace with a unique mix of contempt and curiosity.

However, it is also important for the average viewer to understand whose lives are being portrayed and how much our eyes are fixed on those at the top. To quote a line from another movie starring DiCaprio, “Catch me if you Can”: Christopher Walken asks a young DiCaprio why the Yankees always win. DiCaprio answers, “’Cause they have Mickey Mantle?”

Walken shakes his head and answers: “No, it’s ‘cause the other teams can’t stop staring at those damn pinstripes.”

Not a bird nor a plane, but a drone There have been a couple of developments in the use of drones that may require people to rethink their use.

First it’s important to talk about drones as we know them. The use of drones proliferated during the war on terror, with their use spread across Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The results of the drones were often deadly for people living on the ground in these countries. While official figures are difficult to ascertain, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham suggested that the fatalities from drones could be as high as 4,700. The use of military drones received renewed criticism last December when it was discovered that 17 people in Yemen were killed at a wedding party from a drone strike. Regardless of how many fatalities the military drone has caused, the military use of unmanned aircraft has and will cause a great deal of controversy.

As well as military aircraft, the use of drones is increasing to law enforcement. In fact, the St. Louis Police Department is considering using drones as a way to cut costs and improve efficacy in comparison to officers on the ground or with helicopters.

While drones patrolling the St. Louis skies will not become a reality in the very near future, the use of unmanned aircraft by law enforcement will eventually become a reality.

However, recent technological developments have brought drone technology to new arenas: specifically commercial and personal use. Dominoes and Amazon created commercials to

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heavy fanfare about using drones to deliver pizzas and other products. A new project that is also receiving attention is called the Pocket Drone. The Pocket Drone is currently on a website called Kickstarter, which allows individuals to personally fund technological products. The Pocket Drone has been so popular that while the pledged goal to begin the project was $35,000, the idea has received over $315,000 with several more weeks left to fund the project.

These new areas of application for drones bring new ethical questions for their use. It’s easy to criticize the use of drones for military purposes for a number of reasons. It’s difficult to discern militant from civilian targets, despite the military’s continual assurances.

There are also noted examples of how the operators of drones develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In addition, though, the government use of drones must be properly coded to law due to the potential misuse of drones that could infringe on American’s fourth amendment rights. However, there is also room to concern that private companies’ use of drones could violate privacy rights as well.

Even individuals could misuse the new technology provided to them. Any new technology provides opportunities for abuse, and it is up to the law and the individual to keep up with the new technology.

When I was young, I met the son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Only later, I finally realized who I actually met, and that who I am, is the product of his dream.

A product of the dream knows they are leaders that their actions have consequences, and their decisions affect more people then themselves.

A product of the dream finds will from unrest, motivation from misery, tolerance from being just.

A product of the dream knows their neighborhoods are places that reflect the realities of their environment and they appoint themselves stewards for righteousness.

A product of the dream stands firmly for their beliefs, is an advocate for their rights, and should uphold nobility in their actions.

A product of the dream congregates around the table with respect for the people they share meals with and inclusiveness with the people they drink with.

A product of the dream realizes they have the ability to reach their career goals, if they so choose to pursue them, their only restriction are the hours in a day.

A product of the dream will one day become parents who cherish every moment of their young child’s lives because they know they will grow up too fast and those times are so precious.

A product of the dream has comfort in their lives every day, comfort derived from peace, prosperity and from their accomplishments.

A product of the dream can wake up to a majestic, vibrant sky, and no matter what age, circumstance, or situation, they are people who will make a great difference in their own lives and the lives of others.

And when they lay their heads to rest, they are loved, balanced, and unique.

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Fast-tracked agreement will harm environment islators, press and the general public alike for as long as it has been in the works.

Any concrete information regarding the document comes from WikiLeaks, the site noted for releasing classified information from anonymous sources.

The Obama administration is hoping to pass this agreement through fast track negotiating authority.

Multiple aspects of the TPP are highly controversial, and fast track wouldn’t allow for any modification or compromise in Congress. It would reduce congressional power simply to a vote of approval or disapproval.

The Camp-Baucus bill that would allow “fast track” of the TPP, would grant the president the power to independently choose tradenegotiating partners, initiate negotiations and control the content of the agreement.

Congress would have to forgo the power to filibuster or amend the document.

Fast Track is not the usual route these things take.

Constitutionally, Congress is the branch in charge of setting trade policies. With fast track authority, the executive branch circumvents congressional contemplation and public participation. In fourth-grade social studies we learned basic checks and balances; the President should not be able to take over powers held by Congress. Ron Kirk, former U.S. trade representative, has said that there would be too much public opposition should a democratic process be mandated, that the TPP would never pass without fast track authority.

The history of agreements like NAFTA along with the speculation of trade experts shows that the TPP would benefit only an elite

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I t ’ s Kendra Cruse been 20 years full of criticism since the enactment of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As a trade policy, it was designed to mutually benefit Canada, Mexico and the United States by eliminating barriers to trade such as tariffs and other regulations. While it’s hard to determine the direct results of NAFTA on trade, the economic impact of NAFTA on each nation involved, although positive, was negligible. Critics are not only skeptical, but will go as far as saying that the agreement was a disaster and that it failed. Why? The agreement benefits large corporations, while environmental protection, public health and workers’ rights have suffered.

Twelve countries accounting for 40% of the global economy - Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam - are currently negotiating a trade agreement that has been called “NAFTA on steroids.” Authored by 600 corporate advisors (including usual suspects like Walmart, Monsanto, Halliburton and Chevron), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be the most widespread trade agreement in history. It has been kept in secret from leg-

minority. With corporate authorship and fast track authority, this is a glaringly obvious truth. The TPP would undermine the sovereignty and autonomy of the included nations, by making more room for corporate greed than existing environmental and public health regulations.

Some countries, like El Salvador, have outlawed mining in an effort to conserve the natural environment. Even with existing legislation, companies could sue such countries for loss of potential profit. Similarly, as tobacco companies are aggressively seeking to expand in Asian countries (where 60% of smokers live) through the TPP, it could hinder the ability of these countries to regulate distribution and marketing of tobacco. GMO and countryof-origin labeling would be made illegal, even in countries like Peru that already such requirements. The TPP would make way for sweatshop labor conditions, as seen in the “maquiladoras”, or factories that exist as a result of NAFTA. Corporations’ profits would continue to grow as they “race to the bottom.”

Fast Track can be stopped, and Missouri has a crucial role in making this happen.

Representative Lacy Clay did not sign the Delauro-Milller letter promising to vote “no” on fast track, although 151 of his colleagues did. He refuses to take a public stance.

Call your House representative today and urge them to vote “no.” In a country that claims to value democracy, elected officials should act in the best interest of the people. Congress needs time to debate and amend a trade agreement that affects all of us.

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A rational minimum wage The fight for a new minimum wage has taken on new pertinence over the past year, w i t h McDonald’s employees across t h e countr y protesting for wages of $15 an Ryan McKinley hour.

This growing debate is a classic example of the Business vs.

Labor debate.

Proponents of business claim that increasing the minimum wage will increase costs beyond what they’re capable of covering, causing businesses to hire fewer workers or to fire workers.

Proponents of labor claim that the minimum wage at its present state does not give workers a living wage, and that today’s wages reflect a decreased interest in the livelihood of the common worker.

Proponents of both arguments are correct. However, the perception of job losses may be sharply exaggerated compared to actual job losses in response to wage increases. While there is a debate in the literature, many studies suggest that a 10 percent increase in minimum wage would have minimal effects in regard to firing based upon added costs.

It’s also important to note where the minimum wage is set in comparison to the minimum wage of years past in the United States.

The national minimum wage in 1968, set to inflation, was the highest America has had at $10.60 an hour, which was 55 percent of the median full-time wage.

Today’s minimum wage, in contrast, is $7.25 an hour, which is 37 percent of the median full-time wage today.

The United States has the third lowest minimum wage relative to the median of all Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, which consists of over 30 developed countries.

This lower minimum wage has also been shown to increase the gap of inequality between the poor and rich, with some studies suggesting that around half of the increase in inequality can be attributed to falling minimum wages.

It’s clear to see that the minimum wage is much lower today than it was at its high-water mark in 1968, and it can also be seen that the wage today is not enough for workers.

Several months ago McDonald’s created a website that was intended to help workers living at or near minimum wage to budget their expenses based upon those wages.

The website was sharply criticized for illustrating the difficulties of living off the wages they give their workers.

For example, the budget assumes that the person working full-time is working a second job, and without that other job, workers couldn’t cover all of their expenses. In addition, the budget didn’t set expenses for groceries, gas for a car, heating, childcare, clothing and several others.

Frankly speaking, McDonald’s was extremely foolish for publishing that budgeting website for its employees because there is now a new swath of Americans that can see how difficult it is for workers to live off minimum wage, which will increase pressure for a wage increase, something executives at McDonald’s and other service companies would like to avoid.

This pattern of inequality

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and poverty can be reduced or even turned around by a modest increase in the minimum wage. For example, a study by the Department of Labor has shown that a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage will reduce poverty by two percent.

While it is relatively unlikely that McDonald’s workers will end up receiving $15 an hour, there are some more moderate gains that minimum wage workers can hope to see due to the increased national attention to their situation.

The most intelligent solution would be to increase the minimum wage to around $10 an hour, which would be near the internationallyaccepted 50 percent of the median full-time wage.

From there, the minimum wage should be indexed at the 50 percent of the median full-time wage level that will automatically adjust to changes in the economy.

The political challenges of indexing minimum wage to a percentage rather than a specific price are many; democrats, often seen as the labor-friendly party, often avoid indexing the minimum wage because the issue becomes solved and politicians can no longer use that specific issue for political capital.

In fact, most minimum wage increases of the past several years have been citizen-led ballot initiatives rather than legislative action.

The most important thing that these protests are doing is that they are forcing the average person trying to buy a Big Mac or watching the news on television to reflect on the importance of a living wage for every worker.

As ballot initiatives have shown, the populace has gladly (or grudgingly) accepted nearly every single proposed increase in the minimum wage.

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Senior Legacy Symposium April 23, 2014, 3:00 p.m.

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Stop by for 20 minutes to view a presentation

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