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UNIVERSITY THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS OF UMKC March 7, 2011 Vol. 78, Issue 24 3 The cannabis and cancer debate 7 Top 10 influential 12 Women’s women in history basketball stands strong Illustration by Mark Linville NEWS Mayoral candidates debate at UMKC 2 Left: Sly James Right: Mike Burke Photos by Nathan Zoschke Nathan Zoschke Copy Editor/Asst. Production Manager On Saturday, March 5, Kansas Citians eager to hear candidates Mike Burke and Sly James discuss their plans for the city’s future gathered in Pierson Auditorium. The debate was sponsored by Young Latino Professionals of Greater Kansas City (YLP) and the Kansas City, Mo. chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Young Adult Committee (NAACP YAC). Iris Hermosillo of KCTV5 News and Julee Jonez of Hot 103 Jamz moderated the debate, which included questions on city governance, public safety, infrastructure, education, civic engagement, economic development and community enrichment. Burke and James were each allowed a brief introduction, a one-minute response to each question and a one-minute rebuttal. The issues of diversity, specifically youth involvement, overarched the other topics. James said he will make the city more responsive to its youth and will appoint young people to boards and commissions at city hall. “We can’t be adverse to having people of different races, lifestyles and skills,” James said. Burke agreed with James’ statement, adding he will work to retain young Kansas Citians. “We need to keep our talented, creative young people in Kansas City,” Burke said. “We need to make Kansas City an exciting place for young people to stay.” Both candidates emphasized the contributions of young adults to their campaigns. Burke specifically acknowledged Student Government Association President Klassie Alcine, who works on his campaign as a volunteer coordinator. Alcine’s interest in city politics began several years ago when she interned at City Hall. The reason she supports Burke, Alcine said, is because of his experience. “He’s very humble, and he has so much experience,” Alcine said. “He is perfect for mayor. I walked into his office on the first day, and he knew what action plans to take to move things forward. I want someone who knows how to do that and someone who can work well with the city council.” Racial and ethnic diversity were also popular topics, which emerged in debates about board positions and public safety. James said he will work to increase the promotion and retention of minority officers, which James said is the primary barrier to increasing the diversity of the police force. “The problem you have when you’re trying to diversify is that it’s easy to get in, but it’s harder to get up,” James said. James cited his leadership as president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, where he developed an initiative to diversify local law firms. As a result, the number of African-American and Latino lawyers increased by 100 percent and 70 percent, respectively. Burke mentioned his experience in the development of the Westside Community Action Network (CAN) Center, which added Spanishspeaking officers to the Westside neighborhood, which has a large Latino population. Burke said the addition of the Spanishspeaking officers led to a 50 percent decrease in crime in the neighborhood. Burke echoed James’ promise to increase the diversity of the police department. “We need a police department that looks more like the constituency it serves,” Burke said, adding that he will work to build trust between the police and communities of color, a goal shared Vol. 78, Issue 24 by James. One area where both candidates differed was the issue of transportation. While both voiced support for building a streetcar line that would connect downtown with surrounding neighborhoods, James voiced opposition to building a light rail. “We need to stop trying to duplicate what other people did 25 years ago that we missed out on and start setting our own course,” James said. “I’d rather have our own signature streetcar line than the same old St. Louis, Denver light rail line.” Burke supports the light rail as a long-term goal, but said he would rather start with bus rapid transit and the proposed streetcar line. Other differences include city hall experience and endorsements. Burke has served as a councilman in the past, and carries the endorsements of former mayors Charles Wheeler, Richard Berkley and Kay Barnes. Burke is CEO of King Hershey Law Firm, where he works as a development lawyer. James is also a lawyer, and is a partner at the Sly James Firm, which specializes in personal injury suits. Mayor: Continued on page 20 School of Law hosts spelling bee Bradley Turner Staff Writer On Friday, March 4, the School of Education (SOE) and the School of Law (LAW) teamed up to present “Courtroom to Classroom,” which is their 6th Annual Spelling Bee for students at the Afrikan Centered Education Collegium Campus (ACECC) in Kansas City. Located at the intersection of Meyer and Prospect, the ACECC is a Contract School operated in cooperation with the Kansas City, Missouri School District and is managed by the Afrikan Centered Education Taskforce Incorporated (ACETI). More than 60 fourth and fifth grade students at ACECC traveled to the E.E. Tom Thompson Courtroom located inside the Law building to compete in this annual event. The spelling bee was originally scheduled for Friday Feb. 26 with 41st District Representative Shalonn KiKi Curls in attendance, but the event was rescheduled due to inclement weather. “Courtroom to Classroom” came into existence six years ago by the helping hand of Breman Anderson Jr., a community volunteer and alumnus of SOE who always had a dream of bringing a spelling bee to UMKC. Students were given two weeks to study a list of vocabulary words that varied in difficulty and popularity. One by one, students approached the microphone to showcase their hard work and compete for the Grand Prize as their parents and teachers cheered them on quietly in the audience. The top three contestants were given new laptops, courtesy of Kansas City Power & Light. A fifth grader at ACECC took home the first place trophy along with his new computer. According to the student, he spent a lot of time outside of school studying for the spelling bee. Although he wants to be a basketball player when he grows up, the student said he’s definitely going to consider the School of Law. KCP&L also donated $400 to provide the students with boxed lunches for the event. Each contestant was presented a medal and rewarded a $1,000 scholarship for the School of Law to be considered for when they begin planning their post-secondary education. The same $1,000 scholarships offered this year were rewarded to the students of the first annual spelling bee who, according to Virginia Dee Evans Assistant Director of the Office of Community & Public Affairs, are now in the high school and will soon be looking at schools. Along with the law school and SOE, the spelling bee would not be made possible without the help from: the Office of Admissions, University Advancement, Multicultural Alumni Committee, Kansas City Power & Light, Kansas City Missouri School District and area elected officials. The spelling bee gave young students the opportunity to experience college for the first time, which, according to the Office of Admissions Early Awareness Program’s Mission Statement, is a realistic and tangible goal to better their lives. [email protected] Winners at the spelling bee with sponsors. Photo by Bradley Turner NEWS March 7, 2011 3 Community of Reason screens promarijuana legalization documentary Samuel Towns Staff Writer On Sunday, March 6, The Community of Reason, a community of persons based in Kansas City that has skeptical religious studies on Sundays and supports the legalization of marijuana, screened a documentary titled, “What if Cannabis Cured Cancer?” The film covered the issue of medicinal marijuana, discussing the restorative properties associated with the chemical compounds of the drug. After the film screening, a group who use marijuana to mitigate symptoms of their chronic illnesses spoke to the audience. First was Mark Pedersen, who grew up in a town known for its ore refinery. Due to exposure to harmful carcinogens expelled from the refinery, Pedersen contracted cadmium lead poisoning and became very ill. Later, he was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a neurological disorder causing long-term, bodywide pain. Pedersen’s daughter, Emily Pedersen, also has fibromyalgia. In addition, Emily suffers from anxiety, among other things. She recalled a time when she was having a violent panic attack. In haste, she loaded a bowl of marijuana and inhaled deeply. Pedersen said the drug worked instantly to squelch the attack. Richard Amerine, who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, also relies on the drug to lead a life resembling normalcy. Greg Terry suffers from a form of inflammatory bowel disease called Crohn’s diease. He told the group about the first time he medicated with cannabis. A patient handed him a joint while he was in his hospital bed, and after smoking it, he found his pain subsided and other side effects related to his condition lessened as well. Greg Preuss was the last to speak at the table. He confessed that due to harmful effects of previous medications prescribed to him by doctors, he lost 10 years of his life. For 10 years, Preuss’ wife had no husband. And for 10 years, Preuss’ children had no father. For Preuss, cannabis became the antithesis of what some make it out to be. While the drug is thought to debilitate, Pedersen said it has enabled him to lead a normal life in numerous ways. All this is not proof that cannibas can “cure” cancer, but it has been shown to ease the pain associated with the disease, as well as calm the nerves of those dealing with anxiety disorders. For more information, visit www. comunityofreason.com [email protected] States with medical marijuana States in black= medical marijuana Photo Illustration by Nathan Zoschke U.S. map courtesy Google Images Personals Sports Editor seeks dependable individual. If we set a date, show up darnit. Must love sports. Editor-in-Chief seeks someone who desires to be “cool by association” ...and wants to write stories... Want to work for U-News and fall in love? Email us at [email protected] and we can begin this journey, together. Web Editor seeks computer nerd who can make videos and has dextrous thumbs. NEWS 4 Police Blotter Mark Linville News Editor Feb. 25 10:54 a.m. Larceny A university laptop was missing from the Student Union and was reported stolen. 3:12 p.m. Property Damage The roof of the old Maintenance Building was damaged. 11:37 p.m. Information Officers responded to a fire alarm in the Oak Place Apartments from burning food. Feb. 26 6:40 p.m. Information Officers responded to reports of the smell of marijuana coming from a room in Johnson Hall. Feb. 28 8:18 a.m. Miscellaneous Investigation KCPD reported a universityowned clarinet stolen from the 51st Annex building. 5:03 p.m. Burglary A faculty member in Flarsheim hall discovered his backpack and keys stolen from his office. March 2 2:30 p.m. Fire A piece of paper caught fire at the Dental School. 4:07 p.m. Illness Officers found a man behaving erratically at the 4825 Troost Building; the man was taken to the hospital for medical evaluation. 10:29 p.m. Violation of University Rules and Regulations Officers removed a boot from a vehicle parked in the pay-by-space section of the Oak Street parking lot. [email protected] Vol. 78, Issue 24 Briefly Mentioned Kasim Hardaway Asst. News Editor Shear Madness, an annual UMKC School of Dentistry ‘Fundrazor’ The UMKC School of Dentistry is now preparing for the school’s annual Shear Madness event. Shear Madness 2011 will be held on Thursday, March 3 at noon in Room 209 at the School of Dentistry located on 650 E. 25th St. Shear Madness raises money for children to attend Camp Quality, a non-profit organization that arranges full year-round support programs for young cancer patients and their families as well as a free summer camp program. During the event, students, faculty and staff set prices on their hair. Audience members are then asked to pledge money until the price that was asked is met. When the bids come to an end, the buzzing of the ‘fundrazor’ begins. In months prior to Shear Madness, students, faculty and staff work to raise money through other resources such as friends and alumni. As mentioned before, during the Shear Madness event, anyone who wants to participate in the event can set their price to have their heads shaved. However, individuals who raised money prior to the event can then use those proceeds on the outcome of the participants’ hair. If the price asked is met, their heads will be shaved. If not, the participants are able to keep their hair, but the bidding money will still go towards the proceeds for Camp Quality. Last year’s Shear Madness event raised more than $7,000. Those proceeds helped cover the costs for seven children to attend Camp Quality over the summer of 2010. To see what happened at last year’s Shear Madness event, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlHpLCIMxM to watch a brief video. The Shear Madness event is sponsored by a student organization Students Take Action (STA). According to STA’s website, the organization was founded in 1998 by dental students dedicated to compassion and comradeship through community service. STA volunteers participate in a variety of volunteer activities throughout the year. For more information on Students Take Action or the Shear Madness event, please go to www.studo. umkc.edu/sta. [email protected] Campus fast fact: Women’s Center Kasim Hardaway Asst. News Editor The UMKC Women’s Center, located in room 105 in Haag Hall, may seem like a quaint office from the outside but upon entering you will soon find it is more. Founded in 1971, the Women’s Center provides a relaxed space for students from all disciplines to enjoy. The Women’s Center was initially known as the Women’s Resource Center as a part of the UMKC Division of Continuing Education. Beyond the pleasant appearance, you will find the Women’s Center is also a department that works for the well being of women and gender rights. In 2003 the LGBT Resource Center was created and operated through the Women’s Center, which in 2005 moved to the University Center. In 2005 the office received a fresh paint job and furniture donated from the Barbara Pendleton estate. “We put on a large amount of successful events with a very small staff,” Nikeisha Fortenberry Graduate Assistant for Programming said. March is Women’s History month. The Women’s Center has several events scheduled in honor of that. Other News Kasim Hardaway Asst. News Editor Suspect of Penn Valley attack ruled incompetent for trial On Sept. 14, 2010 Governor Jay Nixon was scheduled to visit Kansas City, the next stop on his Missouri-wide tour. According to fox4kc, Nixon’s tour was made to discuss the details of a program to be implemented to expand high-speed internet service throughout the state. The program was a large budget project. It was awarded a total of $57.6 million. Nixon’s next scheduled venue, Penn Valley Community College, was cancelled after an incident “We will have a trivia table set up on March 16 in [Royall Hall] and we also have a book display [of Gender and 19th Century German Literature] in the Miller Nichol’s Library that will be on display until the 31st,” Fortenberry said. A big event to look out for from the Women’s Center is the ‘Rock Who You Are’ Fashion Show, which will be held Tuesday, March 8 from 7-9 p.m. in the Student Union Multipurpose room 401A. Photo courtesy Women’s Center “The ‘Rock Who You Are’ Fashion Show The Women’s Center is being held to promote positive body image and self-acceptance,” Fortenberry said, two This series will follow the state of women in ideals that the Women’s Center is always supporting Kansas City and bring forth their ideas in the form through their events. of Art. There will be door prizes as well as light In addition to the upcoming events, the Women’s refreshments served at the Fashion Show. Center has sponsored events like the Vagina “Her Art Project is another event to look out for,” Monologues, The Starr Symposium, Violence Fortenberry said. “It is an art series coming up in Prevention programs like the annual Walk a Mile in April.” Her Shoes and Take Back the Night. ‘Who Does She Think She Is’ is a group art For more information about the Women’s Center exhibit that will appear at First Fridays April 1 and and upcoming events by the organization please May 6 but will be on display from April 1 through visit www.umkc.edu/womenc or e-mail umkc-womensMay 13. [email protected]. The event space is at JavaPort located at 208 W. [email protected] 19th St. occurred near the humanities building of the college campus. Al Dimmitt, Penn Valley Dean of Student Instruction, along with one other person, was stabbed by assailant Casey Brezik. Brezik is now committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health as of Feb. 28. According to the Kansas City Star, a Jackson County judge ruled Brezik currently incompetent to stand trial for the incident that occurred last year. Brezik, now 23, will be assessed by mental health professionals and within six months a report of his level of competency will be produced to the courts. Competency of a criminal defendant consists of understanding the nature of the court rulings and being able to aid in his/her defense. Brezik is currently being charged with two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. Following his charges, he questioned the process. “Do whatever you want. It doesn’t matter now,” Brezik said. Brezik appeared to be displeased with the judge’s final ruling and as he exited the courtroom he shouted one last remark, “they’re hiding the truth.” [email protected] NEWS No entiendo March 7, 2011 5 Foreign language classes offered at UMKC are a challenge for students Libby Hastert Contributing Writer With over 80 percent of the American population speaking only their native language, it can be difficult for college students to comprehend their foreign language classes. Students and foreign language professors agree learning a foreign language in college is difficult. What makes it so difficult? According to Dr. Larson Powell, Associate Professor of German, college students’ desire to learn a foreign language isn’t the issue; our culture is. “Our culture, unlike many others, doesn’t think learning languages is important and doesn’t value it,” Powell said. “We are an amazingly self-satisfied, provincial culture.” According to Powell, the difference between our society and many European societies is that Americans often don’t introduce foreign languages until high school, whereas Europeans traditionally start learning before the age of ten. Introducing another language at such a late age makes it far more difficult to learn. As a result, students often rely on their native language as a basis for speaking another language. “It’s really hard to think of how to say things [in a foreign language],” junior Shannon Curry said. Curry is one of many foreign language students who labor to retrain their thinking process. This is something French Professor Nacer Khelouz sees students struggle with regularly. “It’s very common among students to not make any difference between their first language and the foreign one. They generally assume that everything should be said and written with same literal expressions translated from one language to another, using the same syntax and imagery,” Khelouz said. Each language is an entity shaped by its people, society and traditions. feeling overwhelmed from studying Teachers believe students take the wrong Student foreign languages. approach to learning a foreign language. Photo illustration by Libby Hastert Khelouz encourages his students to forget about their native language and to conceive a language foreign to them as “an island where survival skills transferred to UMKC. Now, under the instruction of Professor of are to be found in the limits of its territory.” Other factors also contribute to the difficulty Spanish Dr. Alberto Villamandos, Schaper is back on track. of learning foreign language. Although Villamandos has high expectations, Class size and teaching methods are both things students have identified as obstacles in Schaper claims to have learned more in one year that she did in all of high school. Despite these the classroom. Junior Spanish major and French minor obstacles, students seem more determined than Nicoli Schaper encountered both of these issues ever to learn a foreign language. What keeps them going? while studying foreign languages at another state Teachers seem to be the inspiration that college. While Schaper enjoys the intimate size of encourages struggling students. “I really like my teacher, Adela Collins, classes and involved teachers at UMKC, she has battled with teachers who are uninvolved with because she is passionate, incredibly helpful, an the students, assigning busy work and “speaking expert of the language and funny,” sophomore Anna Stelmach said. at us, not with us.” Stelmach said she can speak freely and ask Schaper explains there is a huge jump from Spanish III to Spanish IV because of poor questions because of Professor Collins’ teaching style. teaching instruction. Schaper said she struggled when she [email protected] Latino Youth Day Jill Schleiden Copy Editor On Friday, March 4, Latino youth from around the Kansa City area visited UMKC for Latino Youth Day. Hosted by the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs, the day gave Latino high school students the opportunity to talk with college students and experience college life for a day. Lambda Theta Phi and the Association of Latin American Students helped with the event. “Through the efforts of hardworking staff members, enthusiastic volunteers, and motivational community presenters, I think this Latino Youth Day was definitely a success,” Student Services Coordinator Marissa Garcia said. Staff members, graduate student assistants and work-study students create and facilitate the event once a semester. Student volunteers also helped for the afternoon and mingled with the visiting students to provide information and insight. One goal of the day was to motivate Latino youth to apply for college when finished with high school. “At this Youth Day, I think the students experienced more personal interactions than in the past,” Garcia said. “I am confident that they left with a sense of desire for a college education and a positive impression of UMKC.” [email protected] Photos: Student volunteers mingle with students visiting UMKC. Photos by Mark Linville Financial Corner Each week, the Students in the Free Enterprise (SIFE) Team from the Henry W. Bloch School of Management, with assistance from a group of respected business people, will answer your financial questions. What are some small issues that can become major drains on students’ financing? There are many everyday goods and or services that can become major drains on a bank account. A common mistake that many people make is spending too much on gas or oil changes. Unless your model of car specifically calls for a higher grade of fuel, you don’t need it and it could be a waste of money in the long run. Many car services will tell you an oil change is necessary every 3,000 miles. This is a common myth. Most new car models can go between 5,000 and 7,000 miles in between oil changes. Another common mistake that causes people to waste money is indulging in unhealthy habits. A pack of cigarettes may not seem to cost that much, but the costs really do add up. In addition to the money you spend on cigarettes, this habit is also going to cost you extra on your health insurance policy. Another unhealthy habit that can consume a good deal of money is indoor tanning. Not only is this habit bad for your skin but also can be bad for your bank account due to a new 10 percent tax, which went into on effect July 1, 2010. Dining out frequently is also a bad habit that can cost you a lot of money. Depending on where you eat most meals will cost you between $10 and $25 per person and that doesn’t include a tip. If you go out to eat a couple times per week that could potentially cost you up to a couple hundred dollars a month, so instead of doing this try making some simple recipes at home and save your money. Purchasing beverages one at a time can lead to a major drain on your wallet. Whether it is soda, coffee, sports drinks or water, buying each beverage individually can really add up. Instead of buying individually, buy in bulk and bring one of these beverages with you to class, work or the gym. These are only a few of the ways that can cause a major drain on your finances. Others include: buying brand name instead of generics, making impulsive purchases, buying items you won’t use, and paying ATM fees. My challenge to you is to see how many of these little problems you can eliminate from your spending habits and I think you will be surprised at how much money it will save you. E-mail your questions to the Student in Free Enterprise Team at [email protected]. NEWS 6 Safety Tips Vol. 78, Issue 24 Quilting life experience with Her Art from Officer Patrick Tedesco Over the past few weeks I have heard a lot of discussion about people not feeling safe while getting around campus. I’ve seen newspaper articles, I’ve been approached by university employees telling about near misses. I’ve even had to take a report on an incident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. With as many students as we have and as many businesses located in our area, it is truly a challenge to navigate both the foot traffic and the vehicular traffic on our campus. However, I believe there are some things we can do to not only safeguard ourselves while walking on campus but help safeguard others while we are behind the wheel. Safety tips while crossing intersections Stop at the curb or edge of the road before crossing. Never run into the street. Look for traffic to the left, then to the right and then to the left again. Listen for traffic as well. If you are wearing earphones make sure you either take one out or have the volume of your music at a level that allows you to hear sounds around you. Cross at the street corner and walk in crosswalks. Obey the traffic signals and signs. Keep looking and listening while crossing the street. Vehicles can be ticketed if they do not yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Always watch out for cars. The drivers may not see pedestrians or yield right of way. Never go between parked cars to cross the street. Safety tips while driving Observe posted speed limits. Speed limits on both Rockhill and Oak are 35 mph. Reduce driver distraction. Traffic, construction and careless drivers are distractions beyond your control. However, you can reduce the risk of an accident by decreasing the distractions inside your vehicle. Be prepared before you start your car. If you put on makeup, eat or program your GPS before you hit the road then you’ll cut down on some distractions. If you organize what you need for your final destination before you leave, you won’t need to search while driving. Take a break. Even with a hands-free device, the best idea is to pull over if you must make calls, answer texts or deal with issues involving other passengers. Pay attention to your surroundings. Not only should you pay attention to the road directly in front of you, but make sure to check your rearview and side mirrors regularly. If you’re driving around campus, watch for pedestrians crossing the street. Speak up. If you’re in a vehicle with a friend who is driving too fast, constantly switching lanes, tailgating or not paying attention to the road, tell him or her you’re uncomfortable. They may be trying to impress you, and a simple request will encourage them to stop driving dangerously. The most important things to remember whether crossing the street or driving on or around campus is to be aware of your surroundings, keep your eyes and ears open and avoid distractions when possible. Whether a student, faculty, or staff here on campus, we all need to look out for each other. As always, if you have any questions or concerns pertaining to crime prevention or safety I can be reached at 816-235-1719 or by email at tedescop@ umkc.edu. Photo by Greta Moore Greta Moore Staff Writer On Saturday, March 5, the Women’s Center hosted a quilting workshop with local artist Nedra Bonds as a part of the Her Art Project series, which runs through May. Participants were able to make quilting blocks representing a women’s issue. There will be another quilting workshop with Nedra Bonds on April 9 in the University Center. The finished quilt will be displayed in the Women’s Center next fall. As an artist and teacher, Bonds has a great deal of experience teaching others how to use quilting to express their creativity. “I’ve done other quilting workshops in Turkey, Tanzania and all over the country,” Bonds said. “My favorite part is watching the reaction of the participants. People who don’t know each other, have never met, work together, teach each other, learn from each other. That’s what’s so great about this for me.” The workshop was open to people’s different ways of creativity. All supplies are provided for people to use and explore. Bonds acts as a guide to help you find ways to show your thoughts with the tools. “You don’t sew, I got glue. You don’t draw, I got scissors, whatever way that you want to do this, I can accommodate you,” Bonds said. “Some people have to sketch it out first before they do it. I’m one that does it first and then I write what I do. You know, that’s how the brain works.” Bonds began quilting at a young age. She was taught by her grandmother. She returned to quilting later in life as a means to express life’s experiences. “My grandma said that idle hands were the devil’s workshop, when I was 6, so she taught me how to do traditional quilting, which I hated. Then I started doing this as an adult,” Bonds said. Many students were inspired to attend the event by Dr. Pearlie Johnson, Professor of Black Studies. Johnson specializes in the field of quilting art and its cultural significance. “Much of my research centers on quilts, contemporary and traditional,” Johnson said. “I recently curated an exhibit for the New England Quilting Museum in Lowell, Mass. and I’m getting ready to work on a project for 2012, a talk at the International Quilt Museum in Nebraska.” Students who attended brought many perspectives to the quilt. Many students wanted to celebrate their mothers with their quilting pieces. “The story behind my quilt is my mom. She was just diagnosed with cancer, so I wanted to show how much inspiration she’s been and how strong she’s been throughout the whole thing,” student Lia Washington said. “So it’s just an ode to my mother.” Sophomore Machon Draper also had her mother in mind. “Every piece of fabric represents a trait of my mother,” Draper said. “I have a piece of fabric with musical notes, my mother loves to sing and she has a beautiful voice. I have a piece of quilt that has different words on it like support, love, strength, which signifies some qualities of my mother. I have a piece of fabric with Princess Tatiana, which, I think my mother’s a queen, but you know. I have a pice of quilt which has the Superman symbol, and she’s superwoman to me, so it all represents her and her traits.” This was not a woman-only event. Several men attended. One male student made a quilt representing important aspects of his heritage. “My quilt shows, Ibeji, Mother of twins in Yoruba. I am a twin, so it’s a celebration of the Yoruba culture and how it celebrates Twins and the mothers of twins as well,” freshman Babajide Ajisafe said. The opportunity to work with Bonds on a quilt also brought many non-students and alumni who respect her work. Some had never quilted before. “The favorite part of my experience is realizing that everyone has talent and all they have to do is reach down within themselves and pull it out,” said Alumna and professor of African American Studies at Penn Valley Community College Geri Sanders. To learn more about the “Her Art” project series, please go to www.umkc.edu/womenc/. [email protected] Now staffing for 2011-12 School Year Advertising Manager Editor-in-Chief Business/Distribution Manager Looking for individuals interested in advertising and marketing. Must be prepared to accept sales and management responsibilities. Individuals must be driven. This is a year-long paid position. Looking for a highly organized individual who is creative, open-minded, hard working and resilient. Must be enrolled full-time, and have great time management skills. This is a year-long paid position. Looking for someone with money management skills. Responsible for distributing the paper throughout campus and surrounding areas. Must have reliable transportation. This is a year-long paid position. Your résumé and letter of intent are due by March 31. Please e-mail [email protected]. A&E March 7, 2011 7 Top 10: Most influential women Katie Vahsholtz ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Staff Writer 5. March is Women's History Month, a month-long celebration designed to increase the consciousness of women in history. Women’s History Month began as Women’s History Week in the 1970s, became Women’s History Month in the 1980s and has since gained even more traction. The theme of 2011’s celebration is “Our History is Our Strength.” According to National Women’s History Project, “Learning about women’s tenacity, courage and creativity throughout the centuries is a tremendous source of strength.” In honor of this year’s theme, in no particular order, are some of the top ten most strong, influential women in recent history. 1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton An abolitionist and social activist, Stanton was a leading figure in the early women’s movement. A small group of women and men led by Stanton and Lucretia Mott held the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. The conference was the first organized event aimed at addressing women’s rights and issues. Stanton also wrote “The Declaration of Sentiments,” a text based off the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It demanded that the rights of women be acknowledged and respected by society, and was signed by 68 women and 32 men. She famously declared “This is the winter wheat we’re sowing, and other hands will harvest,” of her Women’s Movement efforts. 7. 9. 6. Michelle Obama The current First Lady and a woman who hasn’t escaped the public eye since her husband took office. Obama is seen as a national role model for women and has even achieved status as a “fashion icon.” As First Lady, she has undertaken an initiative to reverse childhood obesity. 6. 7. Babe Didrikson 8. 1. 2. An actress who is as influential on women now as she was on women in her own time. Her grace, elegance, and all-around talent make her an actress who has withstood the test of time. She is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award. Her work for UNICEF earned her the Presidential Medal of Honor. 3. Wintour is the editor-in-chief of one the most influential and long-lasting fashion magazines in history, Vogue. She is known throughout the world of fashion for her eye for trends and support of young designers. 9. Hilary Clinton 3. Oprah Winfrey 4. 5. Eleanor Roosevelt During her time as First Lady, Roosevelt became an advocate for civil rights, worked to enhance the In the 2008 presidential race, Clinton won more primaries than any other female candidate in history. She narrowly lost to President Barack Obama. Among other achievements, Clinton is currently U.S. Secretary of State. 10. Marie Curie She was a scientific pioneer who created the theory of radioactivity and under her the first studies were conducted using radiation to attempt to cure cancer. She was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes for her work. 10. 4. Georgia O’Keefe O’Keefe was a major figure in American art during the 1920s and is best known for challenging the boundaries of the modern American style with her use of abstraction in her paintings of flowers, animal bones and landscapes. She found her inspiration in the American Southwest, and she played a central role in bringing the American art style to Europe. Didrikson was an athlete who paved the way for generations of women to come and is known for breaking accepted models of femininity in her time. She was most successful in golf, basketball, track and field and won a gold medal in the 1932 Olympics. Didrikson participated in three PGA (Professional Golf Association) tournaments and was the first and only woman in history to make the cut in a PGA Tour event. 8. Audrey Hepburn 2. Anna Wintour An obvious choice, Winfrey has been a household name for over two decades. Now, with a magazine, Sirius XM radio show, television show and an entire television network that have shared her namesake, Oprah has been called the richest African-American of the 20th century. Some even call her the most influential woman in the world. status of working women and both supported and worked as a delegate in the United Nations General Assembly. She remained active in politics for the rest of her life, and was even called “First Lady of the World” by President Truman for her human rights achievements. Photos courtesy Google Images Look for the UMKC Women’s Center’s events around campus and throughout the metro during the month of March in honor of Women’s History Month. To find more information on these events, visit www. umkc.edu/womenc/womenshistorymonth.asp. Also, visit Ms. Magazine’s Live-Blogging Women’s History, featuring a look back on women’s history each day, www.msmagazine.com/blog/blog/author/daviddismore/ . [email protected] A&E 8 Vol. 78, Issue 24 And the Oscar goes to... Patricia Barra Public Relations On the red carpet: The 83rd Academy Awards began with its famous red carpet full of hits and misses of style. Many actresses graced the red carpet with designer dresses from previous years. Marisa Tomei wore a beautiful 1950s archive from Charles James. The color and ruffles at the bottom looked great but I don’t think the dress was the best fit for her body type. The second attention-grabbing dress was worn by Oscars host Anne Hathaway. Although she and James Franco received mixed reviews as hosts, Hathaway gets top marks for her red carpet look. Hathaway wore a Valentino dress, which was archived from 1981. It was beautiful on her, and the red dress was perfect for the occasion. Rachel Zoe, her stylist, hit it on the mark with this dress. The third look of the night was Calvin Klein’s gold dress on actress and singer Gwyneth Paltrow. It fit her body perfectly and looked perfect during her performance at the awards. The fourth show-stopping dress belonged to Natalie Portman. The vibrant purple dress, a Rodarte silk chiffon gown, showed off her baby bump. The last memorable look of the night was Sandra Bullock’s red dress. Vera Wang made magic with the dress, and it made Bullock stand out. There were big hits and big disappoiments. Helena Bonham Carter’s dress looked like an appearance from a medieval queen. Oscar-nominee confidence makes her a best dressed in my book, but the dress was truly ugly. The show: The opening of the show was hilarious. It followed Franco and Hathaway through all the popular movies learning how to be great hosts (obviously it did not help). This year’s Oscars featured more tributes to movies, actors and directors than previous years. I had many favorites. My favorite tribute was about past winners of Achievement in Art Direction and Achievement in Cinematography. The two movies chosen were “Titanic” and “Gone with the Wind.” I have to admit I teared up seeing the tribute to “Titanic.” My second favorite was before the presentation of Best Original Song. The tribute was to the “Star Wars” and “ET” themes. My last favorite was a tribute to legendary AfricanAmerican actress Lena Horne. Celine Dion sang during her tribute and Halle Berry presented it. My favorite part was the last slide with one of her famous quotes, “It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s how you carry it.” Overall, I was not impressed with Franco and Hathaway. Franco looked bored and uninterested and Hathaway acted like an annoying cheerleader. It was sad to see such a poor job being done. The most hilarious moment was Melissa Leo dropping the F-word mid-acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress. Co-star Christian Bale even made a joke about it in his acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor. Here are the main award winners: • Best Actor in leading role: Colin Firth “The King’s Speech” • Best Actress in leading role: Natalie Portman “Black Swan’’ • Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale “The Fighter’’ • Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo “The Fighter’’ • Best Motion Picture: “The King’s Speech” • Best Animated Film: “Toy Story 3” • Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Social Network” • Achievement in Film Editing: “The Social Network” • Achievement in Cinematography: “Inception” • Achievement in Visual Effects: “Inception” [email protected] Photo courtesy Google Images C.D. reviews D.R.U.G.S. and DevilDriver D.R.U.G.S. Mark Linville Photo courtesy thisisdrugs.com DevilDriver News Editor Sex, ‘D.R.U.G.S.’ and Rock & Roll The debut album of the rock group known as Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows or D.R.U.G.S. presents a modern sound that is reminiscent of metal and alternative genres. “We can’t express how excited and proud we are to release our new album,” the band posted on their website. This fusion sounds similar to groups like the Used, AFI and Story of the Year. D.R.U.G.S formed in 2009 and is made up of former members from groups like; Chiodos, Matchbook Romance, From First to Last and Story of the Year. Front man Craig Owens formed the band after leaving Chiodos. “Blessings often come in disguise, and the formation of Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.) is a perfect example of how the ending of one experience can be a transformative stepping-stone toward something greater,” A press release at the bands record label website, www. decaydance.com says. The album D.R.U.G.S presents a youthful sound that would appeal to the younger high school and college-aged listeners. Each song starts with an excellent guitar riff which leads to explosive vocals from Owens. The sound of D.R.U.G.S presents a harmony of drums, guitar and bass. They also throw in a few unexpected sounds from an orchestra, acoustic guitar and some electronic sound. The lyrics of each song are very honest, explicit, and very true to life experiences. Most of their songs pertain to relationships, friends, family and the general bad experiences of life. Despite the lyrics, the general feel of the album is somewhat positive. It’s the type of music one would listen to when mad or upset and somehow are better after listening. Buy your copy at www.thisisdrugs.com Photo courtesy devildriver.com DevilDriver release the ‘Beast’ This heavy metal group from Santa Barbara, Calif. has been recording since 2003. “For us, it’s been a constant growth, musically,” front man Dez Fafara said. The release of “Beast” marks their fifth studio album. “DevilDriver tear[s] their way through heavy metal again with ‘Beast,’ the band’s fifth album for Roadrunner Records,” says www.devildriver.com. This album immediately sends heavy beats and guitar riffs to your ears as the music begins to play like a thunderstorm of hardcore metal. Did I mention the guitar riffs? They’re awesome. What’s unique about “Beast” is each song has its own sound. Each track begins with fresh riffs and instrumentals, and like true metal leads you to the in-your-face vocals of Fafara. Fafara’s screaming and growling may come off obnoxious at first, but as the music rolls on, you tend to get used to him. You may find DevilDriver’s sound to be similar to groups like other Roadrunner artists Killswitch Engage and Chimaira. “Beast” does a nice job in staying true to the traditional metal sound, and not that hair band metal that haunted the earth in the 1980s and 1990s. One drawback to “Beast” is it may sound too similar to other metal groups and music released in the past decade. However, despite the likeness of others, DevilDriver hammers their music into your music player, whatever it may be these days, and makes you wish you listened to metal a lot sooner. To check out DevilDriver, and order your copy of “Beast,” please visit www.devildriver.com. [email protected] A&E March 7, 2011 9 All Around Town Your weekly Kansas City neighborhood guide Crown Center, Union Station and Liberty Memorial Nathan Zoschke Copy Editor/Asst. Production Manager Whenever I hear the words “Crown Center,” my head fills with images of screaming kids running through fountains, the Crayola Café and bizarre stores selling overpriced, gaudy-looking cat sweaters and mugs. All that aside, Crown Center is actually pretty cool. It started as the ambitious urban renewal project of Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark Cards (the name Crown Center is a reference to the Hallmark logo, a gold crown). In its entirety, the Crown Center complex features several hotels, offices, condos, restaurants, shops, theaters and the headquarters of Hallmark Cards, which offers free tours of the card-making process at the Hallmark Visitors Center, located inside the Crown Center Shops, at 2450 Grand Blvd. Here are other places to check out inside Crown Center and nearby: Hall’s Envisioned as a national department store chain, Hall’s has remained local with only two stores, at Crown Center and on the Country Club Plaza. The Crown Center location tends to carry a lot of the clearance merchandise from the Plaza store and is a goldmine for those looking for high-end designer brands for less. Crown Center Theatres The Coterie, Off Center and American Heartland Theatres are all located in Crown Center and offer high-quality live productions. The American Heartland Theatre hosts Douglas Cohen’s off-Broadway musical comedy “No Way to Treat a Lady” March 4-April 17. Off Center features “In Trousers” March 11-26. The Screenland Crown Center, a recent addition, has added film to the mix, and features a full-service bar. For more information, visit www.crowncenter.com and www.screenland.com. Sea Life Aquarium A recently-announced $15 million addition to Crown Center will open in spring 2012. The Sea Life Aquarium will be 50,000 square feet and will open on the first and second floors of Crown Center. National World War I Museum The National World War I Museum, located at Liberty Memorial in Penn Valley Park, is the only World War I museum in the U.S. Here, one can find restored aircraft, cannons, guns, shrapnel and military vehicles from World War I. The museum is highly-interactive and offers a series of trenches with ground level views that accurately portray the horrors of one of the deadliest wars in history. The National World War I Museum is as entertaining as it is informative. To top it off, visitors can ride an elevator to the top of Liberty Memorial Tower, which offers panoramic skyline views. Admission to the museum, which includes a two-day pass, is $10 for students with an I.D. The trails around Liberty Memorial that overlook the skyline are also great for biking and jogging. Keyhole gallery presents: ‘Big Brother is watching... & he’s bored’ Cameras at the Keyhole gallery fed a live video stream online of the First Friday gallery opening ‘Big Brother is watching... & he’s bored.’ Photo by Kate Lawler Union Station A monumental relic from the glory days of rail travel, Union Station sat in a sad, dilapidated state for years until voters approved a bi-state initiative for its reuse in the 1990s. Unfortunately, Kansas City still struggles to find new uses for the station, which has been in the black only two years since its reopening. The captivating architecture of Union Station alone makes it worth the visit. For years, the ornate, hand-painted ceilings in the lobby were covered with smoke from trains. Visitors who hear echoes reverberate off the marble in the station’s grand halls can’t help but wonder what it would have been like to be a passenger in the station’s glory days. Today, Union Station features Amtrak Union Station, at 30 W. Pershing Road. service, several restaurants, exhibits from Top: Above: Liberty Memorial, across the street from the Kansas City Museum, the KC Railroad Union Station. Photos by Nathan Zoschke Experience, Science City and numerous traveling exhibits. “Diana, a celebration,” runs March 4-June display every year on Memorial Day. This event, 12 and offers visitors a close look at the life of the known as Celebration at the Station, is packed late princess of Wales. Tickets are $10. and a must-see regardless of one’s affinity to For more information, visit www.unionstation. fireworks and symphony music. org. For more information, visit www. Union Station also holds an outdoor concert celebrationatthestation.com. by the Kansas City Symphony and fireworks [email protected] Kate Lawler Production Manager The hallways of The Keyhole Gallery, located at 1903 Wyandotte in the Crossroads, were littered with “Big brother is watching…and he’s bored” flyers throughout the evening of March 4 for their First Friday Mardi Gras celebration “The Gatecrashers Ball.” The exhibit featured photographs from local artists and collaborating members of Camera Krewe Kansas City (CKKC, Camera Krewe) Roger Goldblatt, Fred Trease, Bryan Lloyd, Linda Teeter, Noshaba Bakht, Ken Mountain, Brenda Phillips, Katrina Wilson, J.W. Helkenberg, Jessica Logsdon and Joseph Maino. Though its focus was on still images, The Keyhole collaborated with SVOBODA KC to broadcast the event in a series of live streams throughout the evening. According to curator and UMKC alumna Jessica Logsdon, taking still with live images created a performance art aspect which added to the atmosphere of the evening. The Keyhole puts on events like “The Gatecrashers Ball” with its main objective in mind. “We don’t filter anything,” Logsdon said. “We don’t cater to anyone to increase dialogue, which leads to more complex shows.” Though “The Gate Crashers Ball” was in celebration of Mardi Gras, the photography exhibited wasn’t specific to the theme. Some pieces featured elements of New Orleans, La. fashion, while others ranged anywhere from Kansas City graffiti to portraits, still life and snapshots. Because looking at a photograph is a voyeuristic act, the Big Brother element highlighted human nature’s propensity to peer into privacies, by peering into our own interactions, mannerisms and reactions. The Keyhole participates in First Fridays and also features musicians, performers and live painting competitions throughout the year. To view footage from “The Gate Crashers Ball” visit http://svobodakc.blogspot.com/. [email protected] A&E 10 Word up Jillian Schleiden Depression I'll pull up my feet and wait, crouched in the astral tower of my polar city. You've gone away with your fleet, sweet-creamed sails pulling you windward, southern-bound. Left love leaves no loneliness, though, when one has been love-terrified from first kiss, a novice beginning, biting the clenched fistit may be novel. When the snowbirds land for lovely introspection, quiet air-lent thoughts give satisfaction, give pause. Caught in their claws: a telescope, with which to see far to your far awayness, last hope. In the end of the beginning a sickness developed. The impossible trust, an utter lack of reality, circulation sapping imagination. How I could vomit out your sickness. How I could light my fever to incinerate your misperceptions, your ill-planned appellations. Look through my lens. See: Copy Editor What relieved resignation to wander those morose halls of pallor, a palace under covers in our snow-bed. I have relief in clarity, now you've gone. Stay sweltered, young lover, my kodak bear gone goosed. _____________ Sir Gawain You don't even know, you don't even knowcome on, let go of all those blowing winds, the cattle lowing, imaginary friends. We halved our half-baked schemes in my car. Monte trawling our semicivilized city tar. And the jazz bands were moaning in fake old bars, and the tires were humming, "you liar, you liar." The valley became a cauldron of rainbowed rhododendrons, snarling scraggily 'gainst any penetration. You, my tired knight, loomed curiously at the brink, searching for a shaft of sunlight in which to sit and think. You settled yourself sadly on a fallen frond. Slid slickly quickly down beyondcrashed through bowed branches, came to rest in a pond, at the bottom of my dale beloved. Fractal love, flitting and flipping into shattered spinning pieces. How the flowers wept at their broken arms. I swept and I swept piles of given harms. By the rainbow mind’s eye's production may I divide the broken sun. Silken tears of every shade fell over your muddled armor the velveteen blanket hiding your tarnished soul. With mathematical fingers, prick apart the parts I detest: an equation to break the necessary way of progression. Watch me, lover, pluck out the pains you required. We will be partially perfect. And at your blistered station, you know. We all love the auroral catacombs of sadness. "No one will have you now!" the flowers cry, beat you back from their branched bowers; their first defense gone awry. I will not lift you out, captive rider, with my raincloud arms. You will not leave, punishment indeed, for an absentminded adventurer. The town progresses soundly, not needing wild saving, your historied misbehaving. Do you have creative writing under 500 words? Submit yours to A&E Editor Sarah Ashlock at [email protected] and your work could be featured in “Word up.” Vol. 78, Issue 24 Students view classic films on the big screen Kate Lawler Production Manager What do samurais, donkeys, illusions and nightmares have in common? They are all key elements to the collaboration of UMKC’s department of Film and Media Arts and the Tivoli theater’s “Great Directors Series.” The series promotes experiencing classic films from some of the world’s leading directors in theater. Screenings begin with an introduction discussing the series, film, director and themes presented. The series kicked off with “Kegemusha” on March 3, a film by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, responsible for such films as “Seven Samurai,” “Yojimbo,” and “High and Low.” Kurosawa won the Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1950 for “Rashomon,” and continues to entertain audiences around the world despite his death in 1998. Screenings run through March. They feature five titles chosen to honor creativity and innovation. The second film in the series, “Belle De Jour,” will run on March 8 at 6:30 p.m. A film by Luis Beñuel, this 1967 classic blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Federico Fellini’s “8 ½” runs on March 15 at 6:30 p.m. The film follows a director working on a project while it and his life fall apart. “Au Hasard Balthazar,” from director Robert Benson, shows on March 22 at 6:30 p.m. The 1966 classic follows the life of “Balthazar” the donkey as he is passed from kind to cruel owners. The last screening, on March 29 at 6:30 p.m., presents “Hour of the Wolf.” The 1966 horror directed by Ingmar Bergman documents an artist haunted by his past. Tickets are available the day of the show only and are $5 for general public but free to UMKC students with a valid student ID. For more information, visit www.tivolikc.com. [email protected] A&E March 7, 2011 11 Professor profile: Dr. Thomas Poe Matt Davis Staff Writer Associate professor Dr. Thomas Poe, demonstrates that sometimes big changes pay off for the better. “While I totally loved teaching in the area of religious studies and wanted to continue to do so, I also realized that entering the 1980s there was a narrowing window of opportunities to do so outside of self-identified church-related colleges and universities,” Poe explained. Poe was originally a religious studies professor at Southwest Missouri State University, where he also served as a campus chaplain amid the leftleaning religious climate surrounding Vietnam War protests. But before he picked his next subject to pursue graduate school, he consulted a career counselor. Poe came into counseling with practical needs, expecting to find a professional-level job so he could make a decent living. “He said some things to at least consider [are] the things you do when you’re not at work that you like doing,” Poe said. At Southwest Missouri State, Poe facilitated extracurricular film screenings for students. He told the counselor he enjoyed studying film. After asking the counselor if he thought there was a way he could make money working with film, he made a statement Poe has never forgotten. “He said if you can figure out how to get someone to pay you money for doing what [you could do] for free, you will never work a day in your life,” Poe recalled. Thus he chose a path in film theory and has now worked in the film program at UMKC for nearly 30 years. He has seen the film program evolve drastically from his early days on campus due to the widespread availability of home videos and DVDs. “There was not much development in film studies outside of New York City and L.A.,” Poe said of his career’s beginnings. This was due to the fact students studying in the biggest cities had greater access to film screenings and art-house cinema. “I knew that it was going to transform teaching and students’ experiences when VHS tapes were created,” Poe said. “Suddenly, all of these things could be shown.” Now the blossoming film program at UMKC features classes on subjects ranging from Alfred Hitchcock to medicine and film to film noir.Many students particularly enjoy the classes he teaches, including UMKC Film Studies major senior and Film studies Associate Professor Dr. Thomas Poe. U-News Photo/Sports Editor, Kevin Bryce. “His knowledge of films is so vast,” Bryce said. “And not only has he seen it all, he loves it all which is so evident in his classes.” Bryce, who described Poe as welcoming and friendly, said he considers him one of his favorite professors. “I came into UMKC not really interested in old movies,” Bryce said. “He just completely turned my idea of old movies on its head.” Save the date Sarah Ashlock Monday, March 7 A&E Editor • EveryBODY is Beautiful Week 2011 tables: Student Union, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. A celebration appropriate for Women’s History Month, the Counseling Center, Women’s Center and UMKC Body Image Committee is sponsoring an all-week event called “Operation Beautiful.” There will be tables in the Student Union with information and supplies. Campus members are invited to write positive body image affirmations on sticky notes and post them on the mirrors in restrooms around campus. • EveryBODY is Beautiful Week 2011 Speaker: Plaza Library, 6:30 p.m. Susan Bordo will discuss “What did Anne Boleyn Really Look Like?” as a way to examine the difference between real images of women and the pop culture representation of them. Contact Arzie Umali at 816-235-5577 for more information. This event is free. • Terrance Hayes Poetry Reading: Katz Hall room 101, 7 p.m. Hayes is the renowned author of “Lighthead” which won the National Book Award for Poetry, “Wind in a Box,” and “Hip Logic” which won the 2001 National Poetry Series. • Dr. Salman Akhtar Lecture: Katz Hall room 101, 12-1 p.m. Dr. Akhtar will be discussing “The Healing Power of Poetry.” He is Pro- fessor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and Training and Supervising Analyst at Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He is a highly sought-after public speaker and has spoken to Harvard, Yale, Brown and even the United Nations. He has published more than 30 books and has won numerous awards. • R.E.A.C.H. (Reaching out, Empowering, Acting at Community high schools, Help students get real and get motivated): Area high schools. The Multicultural Student Affairs and Admissions Office is sponsoring an event focused on the community. Give 45 minutes of your time at a local high school and engage students in the importance of academics and what it takes to be successful in college. Contact Veronica Castro for more information. Tuesday, March 8 • EveryBODY is Beautiful Week 2011 tables: University Center, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. • EveryBODY is Beautiful Week 2011 “Rock Who You Are!” fashion show: Student Union Room 401AD, 7 p.m. • Spring 2011 Graduation Fair: UMKC Bookstore, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Get 10 percent off your purchase of graduation regalia and diploma frames. Representatives from Jostens Class Rings and CB graduation announcements will be present to take orders. • In the Land of the Free: Student Union Theater, 6-8 p.m. Sponsored by the International Law Society and Co-sponsored by the Photo by Matt Davis Former Poe students have gone on to prestigious graduate film programs at universities such as the University of Southern California and the University of Texas at Austin. This is one of the reasons Poe continues to find his opportunity to share his passion for film “really gratifying.” [email protected] Midwest Innocence Project Student Organization, there will be a screening of “In the Land of the Free,” a selection from the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival. Wednesday, March 9 • EveryBODY is Beautiful Week 2011 tables: Royall Hall, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 10 • Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson: Municipal Auditorium, 7 p.m. Tickets start at $45.50. Friday, March 11 • B.o.B. and OneRepublic: Swinney Recreation Center, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for UMKC students and $30 for the public. • The Thirty Years’ War for Children Lecture: Miller Nichols Library Room 303, 12-1 p.m. Associate Professor of German at Kansas State University, Jennifer Askey will lecture on the work of Oskar Hoker and Brigitte Augusti, who both wrote historical fiction for German children during the 19th century. This event is free. Saturday, March 12 • Women Doll Artists and Entrepreneurs: Toy and Miniature Museum, 1:30-3 p.m. Mary Wheeler, collections coordinator at the museum will discuss women doll artists. The lecture is free. [email protected] SPORTS Team stands no matter what 12 Elijah Ringler Contributing Writer The UMKC women’s basketball team concluded its season with a first-round loss in the Summit League Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Saturday. Indiana-Purdue Ft. Wayne (IPFW) defeated the Roos 68-53. UMKC entered the tournament as the seventh seed; IPFW was the second seed. UMKC took the lead midway through the first half but the Mastadons went on a 14-2 run and took a 33-26 lead into halftime. IPFW led by as many as 17 before closing out the victory. Freshman Elise O’Conner led the Roos with 16 points. No other UMKC player finished in doubledigits. O’Conner and fellow freshman Hailey Houser set or matched career-high in rebounds with eight apiece. Junior Dayon Hall-Jones led UMKC with four assists. The Roos only shot 32.8 percent from the field and were only 3-for-16 from three-point range. IPFW had three players score in double-digits. UMKC had defeated IPFW 80-71 just a week earlier. Previously in the week, UMKC closed out its regular season with a 63-61 loss to Oakland on Monday, Feb. 28 at Swinney Recreation Center. Junior LeAndrea Thomas led the Roos with 15 points and four assists while sophomore Kim Nezianya recorded a double-double, registering 10 points and 11 rebounds. The game was close throughout with neither team ever going up by more than nine. UMKC out-shot (40 percent to 38 percent) and out-rebounded (38 to 35) Oakland but commited five more turnovers (17 to 12) and allowed the Golden Grizzlies to make half of their three-point attempts (7-of-14). O’Conner struggled early but stepped up in the clutch, hitting a pair of free throws and a three-pointer in the final two minutes to give UMKC a 61-60 lead with 58 seconds remaining. O’Conner had been held scoreless until then and the points were the last UMKC would score on the night. The end was decided by free throws. A questionable call sent Oakland to the line for two made shots. The Roos then had two chances as well, but missed both despite making 10-of-12 up until that point. The Roos concluded the season with a 14-16 record. Only two seniors, Sam Sikkink and Janee Williams, will be graduating from the squad. [email protected] Team unites to win in Summit League Vol. 78, Issue 24 Photo courtesy UMKC Athletics Player of the Week: Kevin Bryce Ramon Nelson Sports Editor/Photo Editor Though sophomore Ramon Nelson holds the school record for the indoor shotput, he hopes to claim the top spots for the discus and weight throw before his college career ends. But those aren’t his biggest goals. “My real goal is to go to the nationals,” Nelson said, “I really want to put UMKC on the map because I think we’re really underrated as a team on a whole.” Nelson has a unique recruitment story. He comes from a small rural village in Jamaica called Linstead. The village is completely different than a typical American town with its small roads, rich vegetation and “little shops here and there.” By the time Nelson was in high school, he saw coming to America as fundamental in pursuing a career in shot put. But even by May of his senior year, UMKC was nowhere on his radar. “I would send out a lot of e-mails to just random schools because I was getting desperate,” Nelson said. “Any schools I heard from were continually turning me down.” But a former high school classmate of Nelson’s threw him a line. The classmate was throwing shot put at Missouri Baptist University and sent Nelson one small lead. Not a name or a number but an e-mail address for what Nelson thought was the coach of Missouri Baptist. “I had no idea what his name was because I was getting so desperate, I just had an e-mail,” Nelson said. So Nelson worded the email without letting on that he didn’t have the coach’s name, included his high school distances and results. “But when he responded, he said he was no longer at Missouri Baptist,” Nelson said. “He’s at UMKC. At that time I had no idea what the acronym was, I had no idea if it was a school or not.” So after searching UMKC in Google, he discovered the place he would move to in three short months. Former track Coach Phil Groves was the name Nelson finally learned in a phone conversation, along with learning the coach was offering him a chance to come compete for the Roos. So Nelson arrived to Kansas City and UMKC, not knowing what he was getting into. “I had no idea what it was like,” Nelson said. “I didn’t know that the atmosphere could get so cold. Jackets, gloves, sweat pants, those were just not in my wardrobe.” The climate was a real culture shock for the then-freshman, and it affected his athletics. “Because since I’ve been here the climate change,” Nelson said, “I was prone to a lot of injuries and now with the patience and the dedication of the medical staff and the coaches I am where I am right now.” Despite the somewhat accidental arrival, Nelson is happy to be here competing for the Roos. He appreciates the fact that the team is in a rebuilding stage and sees it as a benefit. “I didn’t already want to be a fully developed huge team because I thought I’d always be lost and overlooked as far as coaching is concerned,” Nelson said, “and the coach-athlete ratio is a lot better.” “So my aim is [to] try to put UMKC on the map before I graduate,” Nelson said. Now, having adapted to the climate and spent a lot of time training with coaches, it doesn’t seem all to out of reach. [email protected] Sophomore track member Ramon Nelson Photo courtesy UMKC Athletics March 7, 2011 Season so far... SPORTS Photo courtesy UMKC Athletics 13 Women’s tennis review Elijah Ringler Contributing Writer Luke Harman Staff Writer The softball team, currently 9-5 in their spring schedule, began the season as fourth pick in the Summit League pre-season poll. After narrowly missing a Summit League Championship play-off spot last season, the Roos will look to go at least one step further as they aim to conquer the initial bragging rights of their Summit League competitors. The Roos are off to a great start in the season with a successful road trip to Hammond, La., in which they defeated Jackson State, Southern, Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana convincingly to claim the 2011 Lion Classic Tournament honors. Along with the team’s reward, Megan Ussary was named Summit League Play of the Week, while Deanna Friese collected the Pitcher of the Week title. Next up for the Gold and Blue ladies was another road trip to Clarksville, Tenn., for the Austin Peay Spring Classic. After an opening day of defeats, the Roos bounced back to beat Cleveland State and Ball State respectively to give them a much more deserved 2-2 record for this away trip. Emily Ott was rewarded for her back-to-back 3-for3 games in the second day victories with the Summit League Player of the Week award as her numbers for the weekend were outstanding. She hit at a .769 clip (10-for-13) with three doubles, a triple, four RBIs, two stolen bases and one run scored. Ott said it was a weekend of play where “everything just seemed to go right.” Just last weekend, the Roos competed in the UCF/ Courtyard by Marriott Invitational II in Orlando, Fla. They finished with a 3-2 record after opening wins versus Maine, University of Central Florida and University of North Florida, respectively. The Lady Roos returned home briefly before they again embarked on a road trip to St. Louis for games against Missouri State, Southeast Missouri, and the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) and University of Missouri- St. Louis (UMSL) this past weekend. So far, the season has proved successful as the team shapes up for Summit League Conference play beginning Saturday, March 12, against North Dakota State. Behind the solid coaching of Head Coach Meredith Smith and Assistant Coach Shanna Easley, the softball team looks in good form to challenge for Summit League honors this season. Ott’s all-time UMKC history batting average of .380 continues to impress, coupled with the great season Ussary and Friese are having and added to the outstanding performances of Kaelene Curry. The Roos could well be in the hunt for glory in 2011. [email protected] The UMKC women’s tennis team struggled on back-to-back days during the previous week, losing 6-1 to Houston on Thursday at home and falling 7-0 to Iowa State on Friday in Ames, Iowa. Sophomore Eva Dalvai scored the Roos’ only point against Houston, defeating Byrony Hunter (2-6, 7-6, 6-4) in the No.1 singles spot. The doubles duo of sophomores Laura Bouet and Suzan Lisenby earned an 8-1 victory in the No. 2 doubles spot, but Iowa State won two out of the three doubles matches to earn the point. Bouet and Lisenby were able to match their performance the next day, defeating the Iowa State duo of Marie-Christine Chartier and Jenna Eva Dalvai Photo courtesy UMKC Athletics Langhorst. The results dropped UMKC to 1-7 for the season. The Roos competed against Bradley on Sunday in Peoria, Ill., results were not available as of press time. They will travel to Lawrence to face Kansas on Wednesday, March 9. UMKC begins conference play against IUPUI in Las Vegas on St. Patrick’s Day. [email protected] Women’s golf review Elijah Ringler Contributing Writer The women’s golf team opened its 2011 spring season at the American Bank Islander Classic at the Corpus Christi Country Club in Corpus Christi, Texas, Feb. 28-March 1. The Roos finished 11th out of 16 teams after shooting a 953 (318-319-316), falling only one shot behind 10thplace Texas Pan-American. Sophomore Taylor Fisher shot a 231 (81-75-75) to lead UMKC, finishing tied for 26th place. Senior Kati Scholten (38th) and junior Taylor Fisher Photo courtesy UMKC Athletics Madison Maddox (42nd) were the only other Roos to place in the top 50. Summit League favorite Oral Roberts won the team title. The Golden Eagles’ Crystal Reeves was the top individual medalist with a 218 (74-73-71). [email protected] Events Schedule Kevin Bryce Men’s Tennis Sports Editor/Photo Editor Mar. 8 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Kansas Nebraska Saint Louis Lawrence, Kan. Lincoln, Neb. Kansas City, Mo. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. Mar. 9 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 3 p.m. Mar. 12 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 13 North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State Saint Louis Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Kansas City, Mo. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. Noon 2 p.m. Women’s Tennis Softball Now hiring for 2011-12 School Year Advertising Manager Editor-in-Chief Business/Distribution Manager Your résumé and letter of intent is due by March 31. Please e-mail [email protected]. 14 Disclaimer FORUM Vol. 78, Issue 24 U-News is the official newspaper of UMKC, however, we remain an independent student newspaper. The views of individual writers do not represent the publication or university as a whole. All university students are given an opportunity to join and participate in U-News. Foreign language gains Jacquelyn Hoermann Staff Writer An American student steps off of an international flight. The sun is shining in Stockholm, but the student doesn’t hear English echoing through the airport halls. The student is immersed—more like bombarded—with Swedish, German, French, Japanese and a few other tongues never heard before. A deep breath and a Hail Mary send the student up to the airport’s customer service desk. A tall, blond Swede sweetly smiles back at the student. “Hej hej!” she said. The student timidly says, “I only speak English.” With a melodic cadence the Swede quickly responds, “Okay, how can I help you?” When the Swedish attendant spoke English to me, I felt secure again. But I dreaded the long series of awkward cultural encounters to come. Come they did not. Why? Because many Swedish people speak English. And Finnish, and Norwegian, and German, and French and probably a few others they didn’t mention because they didn’t want to alienate the American girl. The same can be said for the Germans, the Norwegians and even the Latvians I encountered. Most of which were able to speak my first language to me better than most Americans can. Nothing will make you feel more intellectually inferior than realizing Europeans have been speaking multiple languages since childhood. And after that, they learned a few more. My biggest regret about studying abroad was not learning the language of the country I was studying in. My study abroad experience opened my eyes to the shortcomings of the American educational philosophy. To fulfill UMKC’s general education requirements I took Spanish. Would I say I am a fluent Spanish speaker? I was once. I’m out of practice now. Do I wish I was fluent? Absolutely. Letters to the editor Hey Mark, I read your article in U-News. The opening paragraphs caught my attention because I was literally inches away from getting hit by car this last Feb. 14 around 9:30 a.m. A woman in a red sedan sped around a line of cars that were stopped for me at the crosswalk between Miller Nichol’s and Katz [Rockhill Road]. As I looked down in anticipation of upcoming pot holes that are near the end of the crosswalk she suddenly appeared out of nowhere, bearing down on her horn, which may have been what saved me. Do you know if there are plans to improve pedestrian safety at this location soon? I hear that in other cities drivers will get a ticket if they do not stop for a pedestrian who is standing on the side of the road even if there is no crosswalk. It would be nice to have that here, so we all survive to graduate. Thanks for the article. -Senior Peter Hahl Mark’s response: To answer this question, the university has what is called the UMKC Parking and Transportation Task Force, which released its most recent report in 2009. The report focuses on the issues regarding mainly transportation, the fluidity of campus, and the safe environment for everyone on campus. Here are a few statements taken from the report. “Walkability is a major incentive for people on campus to walk to classes, meeting, lunch and other activities, rather than driving and incorporate walking as a part of their multi-modal commute,” the report says. “UMKC scored an A in categories of directness, completeness, visual interests, and amenities, security with a B in the category of the street crossing due to high motor traffic volume.” According to the report, the effectiveness of the campus design can be seen to the North, East, and the West, including both Oak and Rockhill Streets. “The campus was designed with walking students in mind, providing wide sidewalks, landscaping and visual amenities throughout,” the report continues to read. “Students, staff and visitors alike know that I took Spanish because it is slowly encroaching on English in America. Products have been redesigned to include Spanish instructions. Customer service telephone numbers offer response options in Spanish. The Hispanic American population is growing at unprecedented rates. I’m thrilled American-English has found a new friend on the playground. It’s about time. Of course, there are always going to be those who feel otherwise. For those who feel the pains of learning a foreign language, I encourage you to look across the pond. Speaking to multilingual Europeans was my reality check. They know more than one language because they interact with more than one culture, and they don’t drag their feet about it. Let’s anticipate what the critic is thinking, “Americans don’t have to study foreign languages because we don’t live on a small continent with lots of different languages.” Spare me. The cultural and racial demographics of American culture are changing and to avoid accusations of bigotry we’ve got to change, too. Critics of foreign language studies have labeled it a waste of time, money and energy. Perhaps it is a waste if you can’t see the value of learning a foreign language right off the bat. Look a little closer. In a competitive world, the strong survive. the greatest challenge is crossing the streets to the adjacent areas of campus, except to the south which is more residential and has less motor traffic.” At the time of the report, a plan was suggested to update the campus for pedestrians by observing the more problematic areas along Volker Blvd. The plan also gave three years for incorporating walkability into Rockhill Road; provide pedestrian refuge along Volker Blvd, Brookside Blvd, Rockhill Road, and Troost Ave. “As the campus continues to grow, the UMKC Master Plan is placing even more emphasis on pedestrian accessibility with plans to close street traffic on 51st Street between Troost and Cherry Streets,” the 2009 report says. This report can be found at this link: www.umkc.edu/adminfinance/parking/ images/pdfs/task%20force/Parking-andTransportation-Task-Force-Report-August-2009. pdf. For more safety tips and information, see Page 6 for Crime Prevention Officer Patrick Tedesco. Students who can speak a foreign language fluently will receive special preference from future employers. If scoring a job in today’s job market isn’t reason enough, look no further than our globalized community. Try asking an English as a Second Language (ESL) student about the value of learning a foreign language. I frequently work with ESL students at UMKC’s Writing Center. These students have taught me a lot about other cultures and oftentimes they enjoy learning about writing in a foreign language because they realize the tremendous benefits that come with learning a foreign language. In 2007, the National Endowment for the Arts conducted research on multilingual individuals. The study showed that foreign language learners were more successful academically, more culturally aware, and received more career opportunities than their monolingual counterparts. I can’t fathom a student wouldn’t thank his or her lucky stars that UMKC has foreign language requirements. I am glad my university hasn’t let me off easy. I am thrilled that the degree I will receive in May isn’t a joke but a sparking addition to my résumé. [email protected] Mr. Linville, I just caught a glimpse of your article on pedestrian safety in the February 21 [issue of] U-News. I really feel you were remiss, especially with pedestrian tips by not mentioning the excessive use of phone texting by students. They have no clue where they are and what is meandering about them. If students are getting struck by cars that often, then it is not totally drivers [fault]. I was always taught to look both ways before crossing the street. Of course that was before the wonderful world of texting and the addiction it has become. Many a time I’ve driven through the parking lot waiting to get past a student who has no idea that they are blocking traffic. Next time you decide to write an article on pedestrian safety you might want to caution people to get a clue and “hang up,” so they can watch where they’re going. Just my two cents. -Teresa L. Gipson, Library Information Specialist II FORUM March 7, 2011 Hello, my name is ‘Kasim’ but you can call me ‘tonight’ Kasim Hardaway Asst. News Editor Did I gain your attention with the title? Hopefully I did, it was my intention, I worked really hard on it. (Actually it was a friend’s Facebook status that I so cleverly snatched). Unfortunately, I won’t be re-telling tales of my insanely promiscuous sex life as the title hints to, frankly because it doesn’t exist. However, I will be talking about something just as juicy, that being…college relationships. Relationships in college are very odd. Personally I am a very reserved person, so it’s very natural for me to want to be alone. However, I do have plenty of friends in college who are in relationships that I can learn from. After a while, I started to see distinct differences between some of my friend’s relationships, and I have come up with a classification system for them. I call it CRABS: College Relationships Are BullS#!*. The Off & On-ers: They’re together and then they aren’t. They take a break and try to think things out then eventually get back together. One person gets fed up with the relationship, breaks it off, then somehow pulls the other person back in. The Off and On-ers come in various ways but they are definitely out there. This relationship classification is the most difficult to be around, especially when they are “off.” Everyone in their group of friends usually has to choose a side and it just goes downhill from there. After you have chosen your side you not only have to hear about the relationship from the ‘team captain’ of your team but you are most likely going to get it from the other person in the relationship. A couple of weeks down the line they’ll be back together, snug and happy, until the cycle repeats itself again and again and again. For those of you in this situation, make it a bit easier for your friends and try to work it out beforehand. They were probably tired of the off and on thing the third time you did it. The Married Couple They meet each other, and it is love at first sight. The relationship may have been carried over from high school, but it’s not unusual to see it develop in college. It seems as though they have been together forever, and you can never get them apart. Everyone who knows them assumes they will be getting married directly after college, or may even elope on a whim. Their relationship may be rocky sometimes but it usually is all “nice and dandy.” References to how many kids they plan to have doesn’t freak them out at all, they welcome it in most cases. This category conflicts with my belief of college dating, if you are going to date, test the waters. Why put so much time and effort into a relationship at such a young age? Do you know how many people are in the world! However, I still respect those who choose to be in such extensive relationships, where I am in life, I just don’t see why. The Sleaze Only the people interested in “getting some” are interested in the Sleaze. Everyone else doesn’t like him/her and talks trash about them when they are not around. Typically, the Sleaze is easy on the eyes but lacking in the “dome1.” From the word “Sleaze” itself, you can make a pretty accurate assumption of what I associate with the relationship classification: they get around and it’s usually not a secret either. Don’t feel bad. You think they feel bad about getting around, doubtful. Obviously, you are well aware that we are capable of making our own choices, it’s called free will and the Sleaze has it, too. The “Prioritized” I find the “Prioritized” to be the most common amongst college students and my friends. They’ll date every now and then, have an occasional “hook up2,” usually are single but may be in a relationship for a couple of months but nothing too excessive. I call it the “Prioritized” because they usually have themselves in mind when they make decisions. They don’t care much for anything else besides themselves. Should we call it selfish, no… I rather call it “Prioritized.” In some cases, their priorities are in good order. They are focused on school and their success as a student. For that I admire them, but by focusing so much on yourself, it’s easy to get lost. Where do I fall in these classifications? I would say I am an outlier (lucky way out, right?). Many of you may also find yourself sharing my stance. These (four) classifications are just a majority of what I see in my circle of friends and the people I have met during my college career. If you haven’t done so already, the next time you are out with your friends sit back and see where your friends fall, maybe you can come up with your own classification system. dome: brain, not the other ‘dome,’ ladies and gents. 2 hook up: any intense physical contact. [email protected] 15 Word on Campus Johanna Poppel Staff Writer How do you relieve your midterm stress? Alec Kirchhoefer Junior, Pharmacy “Playing the FIFA 2011 video game and eating tubed holiday sugar cookies.” Michael McDaniel Sophomore, Philosophy “I take a shower, I stretch and I lay in my bed and read a book.” Kate Sanders Freshman, Business “The gym.” Phillip Shinn Junior, Theater “Playing video games with my friend Alec.” 1 Taylor Silvestro Freshman, Theater “I take a bubble bath and watch a Broadway musical.” Clarification from Issue 21 Jacquelyn Hoermann Staff Writer In clarification of my Issue 21 forum article: To clarify, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth do not “conduct entire masses.” In my interview with Sister Martha Mahoney, she said, “sometimes the sisters conduct entire masses,” but we know now that she was not being literal. In a follow-up conversation with Eucharistic Minister for the SCN Community, Sister Maureen explained, “On Mondays at Church, the priest cannot come. Since he cannot come on Mondays, we don’t call it a mass. It’s called distributing communion outside of mass. The Eucharist for the Holy Communion was consecrated the Sunday before and is reserved in the tabernacle. I distribute that.” [email protected] Jasmin Smith Freshman, Psychology “I sit in a quiet place, read my Bible and listen to gospel music.” Poll question Who do you think is the most influential woman in history? A. Oprah Winfrey B. Eleanor Roosevelt C. Hillary Clinton D. Michelle Obama E. Marie Curie Go to unews.com and tell us your answer! Last weeks poll results What is your favorite part of March? 43% The spring weather 26% St. Patrick’s Day 17% Women’s History Month 14% March Madness Mayor: Continued from page 2 James hasn’t had the same level of city hall experience as Burke, although he has received several high profile endorsements, including Freedom Inc., which represents Kansas City’s African-American community. Both candidates agreed more than they disagreed, appearing more as allies than political opponents. “Truth be told, we’ve both adopted a lot of good ideas from each other,” James said. “And that’s a good thing, because rather than get our own ideas involved and claim ownership, we’re both willing to look at ideas that will benefit the city.” Regardless of who is elected mayor on March 22, Burke and James both agree the other will play a vital role in their administration. Alcine encourages students to vote in the election. “For students, it’s really important for us to go out and vote, because whoever our next city council members are, they’re going to have to deal with some really hard issues when it comes to the economy,” Alcine said. “It’s important for students and young adults to show that they do have power in voting.” For more information on Mike Burke and Sly James, go to www.burke4kc.com and www. slyjamesformayor.com. 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