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NIVERSITY
NEWS
UMKC’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Vol. 79, Issue 8
Oct. 10, 2011
Cover article
12
A&E
The Conservatory
Wind
Ensemble
performs with a
new sound at White Recital Hall.
Photo by Johanna Poppel
5
NEWS
Miss Daisy Buckët performs
as a drag bingo host at a
fundraiser for UMKC’s LGBTQIA
scholarship last Wednesday at
Hamburger Mary’s.
Photo by Nathan Zoschke
10
SPORTS
The women’s soccer team improves to 3-0 in
Summit League play.
Photo courtesy of UMKC Athletics
Vol. 79, Issue 8
2|News
campus news
Spike in Hispanic students
helps drive enrollment
growth
++++++
Outnumbered
Male students a minority at UMKC
Teresa Sheffield
Latino students in the Student Union at UMKC. Latino
enrollment has driven enrollment increases at UMKC.
Photo by Mark Linville
Louis Trigg
Asst. News Editor
A year ago, UMKC announced a series of pledges
intended to enhance the academic experience for students,
faculty and staff.
Among them was a public initiative to embrace diversity,
particularly expanding outreach and enrollment of
underrepresented students.
Since then, it has been successful with Latino enrollment,
slightly outpacing the national growth rate from 2009-11.
According to an August Pew Center Research report, the
fall semester of 2010 delivered an all-time high enrollment
of 20.3 million college students nationwide. That record
was driven by a 25 percent spike in Latino enrollment.
In comparison, Latino enrollment at UMKC jumped 30
percent in 2010.
According to the release of the Institutional Research and
Planning’s fall 2011 Comprehensive Enrollment Report a
few weeks ago, UMKC maintained its edge as a growing
leader of diversity, particularly regarding Latino enrollment.
Latino enrollment increased 10 percent this year, up from
643 total students in 2010.
The growth rate is not only due to general population
increases, but boosted recruitment efforts by school officials.
Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Jennifer
DeHaemers cites a rise in multi-cultural activities as a
recruiting aid for Latino prospective students.
“There has been quite an effort underway for many years
to recruit multi-cultural students to UMKC,” she said,
citing recent foundations such as a newly created position
for multi-cultural recruitment in the office of admissions
and the Agapito Mendoza memorial scholarship among
others.
One of the more popular activities is an event, called
“Hispanic Youth Day,” where high school sophomores
visit campus once a year in an effort to reach out to those
youths and help assist their college planning processes.
Administrators have witnessed an increase in engagement
at the event throughout its 20-year lifespan.
“The numbers have gone from about 150 students at an
Continued page 7
Staff Writer
Since 2000, about 57 percent of all
American college enrollments have
been women, according to a recent
report by the American Council on
Education.
Fitting rather neatly into this
average, 57 percent of UMKC’s 15,492
students are female, and 43 percent are
male. “I’m not surprised at all; a lot of
my classes are all girls. Actually this
is my first year where in one of my
classes it’s all guys and one girl,” senior
Marissa Cohen said. “Even my general
education classes are mostly girls. To
hear that [statistic] is not a surprise.”
In a recent article on college
enrollment
based
on
gender,
The New York Times cites several
reasons researchers have given for
this tremendous disparity, such as
women tend to have higher grades
than men, men tend to drop out in
disproportionate numbers, and female
enrollment skews higher among older
students.
Jennifer DeHaemers, the Associate
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs,
says these numbers have stayed about
the same in the 14 years she’s been at
UMKC.
“Young men when they graduate
from high school feel like they have
more options, like working or the
military,” DeHaemers said. “Young
ladies feel like they have to go to
college to support themselves or their
families. It’s not that they don’t have
those options, it’s just that more men
choose to pursue them.”
Some students are shocked by the
disproportionate numbers.
“I feel very offended by that
percentage,” junior James Teuscher
said. “They should encourage more
men because there should be more men
that go to college.”
Some think a college degree isn’t
required for success.
people graduated from
high school prepared
for
college,
there
would be more males
in college and females
too.” DeHaemers said.
“I think we need to do
a better job of preparing
people for college, even
if they don’t go they
have better options for a
job.”
DeHaemers
also
believes the high female
enrollment
could
possibly be an aftereffect of the women’s
Male students are outnumbered by a ratio of six-torights movement.
four at UMKC. UMKC’s ratio matches the national
average.
Photo by Lindsay Adams
“When I was a young
kid there was a lot of
talk about equal rights.
“I don’t think it’s a bad thing Throughout my life there has been a
necessarily,” Cohen said. “College isn’t lot of emphasis on leveling the playing
for everyone. If they’ve found that field. This could be part of that still
niche in other fields why should it be going on, to level the playing field,”
looked at in a negative sense?”
DeHaemers said. “For a lot of women
Some students cite other reasons it’s to break out of the traditional career
for the huge gap in male and female for women. It could be a result of the
enrollment.
movement in the `60s, `70s and even
“I think part of it could be due to the `80s, of ‘I can go to college; I can have
fact that we don’t have the best sports a career.’”
teams like Mizzou, so maybe that’s why
The New York Times article also
they don’t get as many boys,” third- found these gender dynamics may
year medical student Matt Kliethermes cause women to settle in choosing their
said. “Part of me also wants to say that romantic partners because there are
it could be because more and more fewer men to choose from on campus.
professions are requiring a college DeHaemers doesn’t believe that’s
degree and the few that don’t require caused much tension on the UMKC
them are manual labor positions like campus.
construction or repair jobs and not
“If you want to look at it that way
a lot of women have typically been where there’s more women than men
interested in those jobs. They prefer to engage with, in that sense guys are
jobs you need a degree for.”
advantaged,” DeHaemers said, “But
DeHaemers said that better I believe the students that come to
education in elementary and secondary UMKC are serious students and I
schools would improve the overall don’t think women are only coming to
college enrollment rates.
UMKC to find a boyfriend or husband.
“I think that all students should be It happens, but I don’t think it’s their
graduating ready for college and with purpose for coming here.”
a good preparation in English, math
tsheffield@unews.com
and the basic areas. I think if more
News|3
Oct. 10, 2011
Group brings
Roos abortion
for controversy
Life to campus
Nathan Zoschke
Production Manager/Copy Editor
By the numbers| Abortion
19 percent of all pregnancies resulted in an induced
abortion in 2008.
61 percent of abortions were obtained by women
who already had one or more children.
42 percent of all women obtaining an abortion fall
below the federal poverty level. An additional 27
percent have incomes between 100-199 percent
of the federal poverty level.
Source: Guttmacher Institute
Teen pregnancy and abortion rates per 1,000 women
1992
1988
111
111
43
35
1996
96
2000
29
24
U.S. abortions by race
Other
9%
Hispanic
25%
70
19
U.S. population by race
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
White
36%
Black
30%
2005
84
White
64%
Black
13%
Hispanic
16%
Other
7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 women by race in 2004
Percent of unintended pregnancies by race in 2008*
Percent of all pregnancies ending in abortion resulting in induced abortion by race in 2004
Hispanic Black White
Sources: *Guttmacher Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
84.3 pregnancies
40% unintended
12% ending in induced abortion
139.3 pregnancies
67% unintended
145.7
53% unintended pregnancies
A campus like UMKC that prides itself in being
progressive may seem like an unlikely place for the antiabortion movement to gain traction.
But Roos for Life (RFL), a student group founded last
year, hopes to do exactly that.
A showing of “Thine Eyes: A Witness to the March for
Life” in the Student Union Theater last Monday centered on
the 2009 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
The film followed students from Benedictine College in
Atchison, Kan., John Carroll High School in Birmingham,
Ala. and members of the Missouri Right to Life to the
march, which drew more than 300,000 attendees, by an
estimate of its organizers.
“Thine Eyes” was narrated by Jennifer O’Neill, a
Hollywood actress who had an abortion before becoming a
born-again Christian.
Religion is the motivation for many abortion opponents,
including O’Neill, who cited Biblical evidence that sacred
life begins at conception.
RFL President Dominico Nguyen said that for him, being
pro-life is about “respecting all human life from conception
through natural death.” Many of abortion’s strongest
opponents, including Nguyen, believe an abortion is murder
and should be banned regardless of circumstance.
“It’s not your choice to kill [the baby],” Nguyen said when
asked if he supported abortion as an option for victims of
rape.
Protesters at the march held signs with messages like
“Jesus was a fetus” and “Stop the Obama abortion agenda.”
A truck at the march juxtaposed the word “choice” next to
a graphic picture of an aborted fetus.
The march, two days after Obama’s inauguration.
“For all the historic value of his election, Barack Obama
had promised to undo the progress pro-life forces had made
in the last 35 years,” O’Neill said near the beginning of the
film. “The marchers planned to get his attention.”
O’Neill’s Obama reference transitioned into analogies
between anti-abortion protesters and slavery abolitionists.
The documentary likened Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme
Court decision that struck down state abortion bans, to the
infamous 1857 Dred Scott case, which ruled that AfricanAmericans had no claim to citizenship.
A large “Personhood Now” banner carried by marchers
reinforced themes of slavery, genocide and Civil Rights.
Anti-abortion activists see fetuses in the same manner as
other groups that have been denied human rights.
One interviewee described abortion as the “modern-day
Holocaust.”
The handful of Jewish, African-American and other
minority protestors didn’t seem to mind the comparisons
drawn between fetuses and Holocaust victims and slaves.
The documentary was written and produced by Jack Cashill,
a local conservative figure whose book “Deconstructing
Obama” suggests the president’s memoire “Dreams from My
Continued page 7
campus news
Red Mango becomes
third Oak Place business
to close in past year
Last year, Oak Place was home to both Red Mango and
Larry’s Giant Subs. Today, both sit vacant.
Photo by Mark Linville
Amanda Osborne
Staff Writer
Like Larry’s Subs and Taco Factory before it, Red
Mango at Oak Place Apartments closed without warning
or explanation. Posted on the entrance is a simple message
thanking customers as well as UMKC faculty, staff and
students for their patronage. The message also states that
Red Mango has moved to a new location across from
Target on Ward Parkway.
Associate Vice Chancellor Robert Simmons speculated
possible contributing factors for the closing of Red Mango
as being “whether the owner had the correct market area”
and “a difficult economic environment for food service.”
Many students at UMKC feel disappointed and
shocked because Red Mango has closed.
Red Mango offered a variety of flavors of frozen yogurt
and other items such as fruit and protein smoothies. It
also catered to the needs of those on vegan diets, with
gluten-free products.
“It was one of the only healthy places to eat on campus
and I liked that it took Roo Bucks,” junior Kaitlin Ohde
said.
Junior Amber McCurry said she misses Red Mango’s
vegan menu.
“Though I liked Yogurtini better, Red Mango was
more vegan-friendly, so I would meet my friends there
for frozen yogurt and now there is no place close to go,”
McCurry said.
Because of its location, Red Mango was accessible to
all students, faculty and staff. Several students visited Red
Mango once a week and some as many as two or three
times. Even students who had only visited a couple of
times were surprised to learn that it had closed its doors.
“It’s going to be difficult to find a place [close to
campus] to get real fruit smoothies. No other place on
campus uses real fruit,” senior six-year medical student
Jason Zweig said.
While students were more than willing to voice their
opinions on the closing of Red Mango, the owner was not
so forthcoming. Elliott Threatt refused to comment on
any circumstances surrounding the closing of the frozen
yogurt business.
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Administration Robert
Continued page 8
4|News
Vol. 79, Issue 8
faculty profile
for teaching
Harris Mirkin Passion
drives 45-year career
at UMKC
Nathan Zoschke
Police Blotter
Lindsay Adams
News Editor
Sep. 30
3:24 p.m.
Property Damage
Someone caused damage by walking on
the roof and hood of a student’s vehicle
parked at the HSC Parking Structure.
Oct. 3
1:14 a.m.
Disturbance
There was a disturbance between two
parties over the noise level in their
suites at Oak Place Apartments.
Oct. 4
6:49 p.m.
Indecent Exposure
A male approached the victim at 52nd
Street and Troost Avenue, exposed
himself, urinated on the ground, and
asked to walk the victim home.
Oct. 5
10:39 a.m.
Larceny
The student found her laptop
missing after leaving it unattended
in the hallway at Haag Hall.
ladams@unews.com
Teaching is undoubtedly Dr. Harris
Mirkin’s passion. Mirkin’s tenure with
the Political Science Department has
spanned five decades.
But his passion hasn’t always been
clear.
A graduate student at Princeton
University in the early `60s, Mirkin
wasn’t sure what direction he wanted to
take his life.
Then he joined the Peace Corps, where
he taught students in Ethiopia and
traveled to Europe.
“I was around 22 or 23 when I went
into the Peace Corps,” Mirkin said. “In
America, you’re considered young at that
age. In Ethiopia, you’re a full-scale adult.
It was an experience of being in both a
period of my life and a different culture. I
was becoming much more aware of who
I was.”
When Mirkin returned to the U.S., his
perspective had changed.
“I drifted into graduate school like a
lot of people do,” Mirkin said. “Whatever
other options there were, I decided what
I really like to do is teach.”
Mirkin’s initial indecision had become
resolute determination to finish graduate
school, and he was eager to explore the
world outside the one in which he had
grown up.
“I was from New York, and people in
New York tend to think there is no life
outside New York, and if there is any
life outside New York, it’s in California,”
Mirkin said. “Ethiopia made me aware
there was life outside New York, and it
made me more willing to come to the
Midwest.”
37, No. 2 of The Journal of
Homosexuality titled “The
Pattern of Sexual Politics:
Feminism, Homosexuality
and Pedophilia” led the
Missouri legislature to
cut $100,000, roughly
the equivalent of Mirkin’s
salary, from the university’s
appropriations.
“Most people didn’t
read the article,” Mirkin
said. “It argued that the
current attitude toward
children is a social
construction the same
way as the attitude toward
homosexuals and the
attitude toward women.
I came up with a theory
of several stage political
battle. It created kind of
a stir. Most people didn’t
get beyond the title.”
Mirkin’s article received
national press, including
coverage in The New
Yorker and The New York
Times.
“UMKC came off extraordinarily well,” Mirkin
said. “The faculty senate
and the administrators actually read the article and
said it was a legitimate
Harris Mirkin at his desk in Manheim Hall. Although he
retired Sept. 1, Mirkin will continue teaching as an Olson
academic article and they
Professor.
stood up for the freedom
Photo by Nathan Zoschke to explore research.”
The controversy eventuphilosophy was influenced by the social
ally fizzled, and several years later, Mirkin
movements going on around
became chair of the political science dehim. The `60s saw not only the
I was from New York, and people in
partment, a position he held in the `70s
rise of the Civil Rights, but also
New York tend to think there is no life
when the department had a rotating chair.
the
feminist
movements.
outside New York, and if there is any
Mirkin retired Sept. 1, but his decision
Mirkin began to analyze not
life outside New York, it’s in California.
to pursue an Olson Professorship means
only race and gender, but also
Ethiopia made me aware that there was
he won’t be gone any time soon. The
sexuality in social constructions.
life outside New York, and it made me
special position allows him to continue to
“The realization was that
more willing to come to the Midwest.
teach while receiving his retirement.
almost all these roles, the kind
“The Olson Professorship was a good
-Harris Mirkin
of sex we like, the kind of sex deal,” Mirkin said. “I wanted to have more
In 1966, Mirkin accepted a job that’s acceptable, the kind of creatures we time to do some of the research that I
at UMKC’s new Political Science are, is a product of society,” Mirkin said. wanted to do.”
Department. Although Kansas City was a “They’re very private things, and they
This semester, Mirkin is teaching a
place Mirkin hadn’t seriously considered, change over time, even in the same culture. Western Political Thought class, and will
It’s
interesting
to
see
who
constructed
he quickly discovered that he liked the city
teach Contemporary Political Thought in
them, what purpose they serve and what the spring.
and the school a lot.
“Everywhere
else
the
teaching things reinforce the dominant social
“When you retire, often that becomes
obligations were very specific,” Mirkin constructions.”
cold turkey,” Mirkin said. “That didn’t
Mirkin’s work has pushed the envelope appeal to me. That’s what I teach and
said. “Here somebody was needed to
develop a political science curriculum. at times, sometimes stirring considerable I’m still involved with students, the
controversy.
That was very appealing.”
department and the university.”
A 1999 article Mirkin published in Vol.
Mirkin’s interest in political theory and
nzoschke@unews.com
“
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News|5
Oct. 10, 2011
$IFE
financial
corner
All about credit scores
Credit report vs. Credit Score:
Miss Daisy Buckët asks for audience participation as she calls out Bingo numbers. The winner of each round was given a prizecontaining envelope in one of the two bags on the table.
Photo by Nathan Zoschke
LGBTQIA holds bingo fundraiser at Hamburger Mary’s
$1,200 raised to support scholarship
Nathan Zoschke
The LGBTQIA Scholarship received a
boost at LGBTQIA’s bingo tournament
last Wednesday at Hamburger Mary’s.
The $500 scholarship was first awarded
last year. It was founded with the support
of alumnus Paolo Andino from Logo’s
“Big Gay Sketch Show.”
Hamburger Mary’s pink and purple
walls and Hollywood glam-style
memorabilia in the Crossroads Arts
District served as the backdrop for Miss
Daisy Buckët’s (pronounced bouquet)
flamboyant performance as a drag queen
bingo host.
Buckët’s flamboyant personality was
received with laughter as she called out
the numbers. The winner of each round
was awarded with a prize-containing
manila envelope.
After picking an envelope, Buckët
asked each winner to run through the
restaurant, and asked not-so-lucky losing
tables to pelt the winner with their
balled-up bingo sheets.
The large showing of customers pleased
the organizers. There were so many guests
that overflow traffic was accommodated
in the bar area adjacent to the restaurant,
which isn’t normally open on weekday
nights, according to Mark Mattison,
LGBTQIA Advancement Director for
Libraries.
“It was the first time we had done
it, and we didn’t know what to expect,”
Mattison said of the bingo tournament,
which was advertised primarily through
social media and word of mouth.
The scholarship’s endowment received
$1,200, which was raised from the sale
of the Bingo sheets, raffle tickets and the
auction of donated items.
“The management at Hamburger
Mary’s said to us that it was a really great
turnout and the dollar amount was a
good one to have raised,” Mattison said.
The only promotional expense went to
pay Buckët’s performance. Hamburger
Mary’s provided the space and staff for
the event and online advertising free of
charge.
“We hoped going into this that it
could be a regular event, meeting twice
a year, but this was the first time we were
doing it,” Mattison said. “Based on the
turnout, we would like to hold another
one in the spring.”
The scholarship, provided through the
LGBTQIA office, is available not only
to students who identify as gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender, questioning and
queer or intersex, but also to allies, which
are heterosexual students who support
and embrace the LGBT community.
LGBTQIA Programs and Services
connect the office to the rest of campus.
The advancement directors organized the
event.
The LGBTQIA Programs and
Services office is UMKC’s official support
and services center for the LGBTQIA
campus community.
The office began in 2003 as the LGBT
Initiative, an outreach of the Women’s
Center. Since then, it has grown in scope
to include persons who identify as “queer,
intersex and ally.”
Mattison emphasized the importance
of including allies.
“Having the allies be a part of it is one of
the reasons the scholarship is able to exist
because there’s a university and a systemwide policy of non-discrimination,”
Mattison said. “By including all of those
groups, it’s not exclusive of any groups.”
nzoschke@unews.com
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history of your credit information. This
report contains auto loans, mortgages and
all “Revolving Credit” accounts, or credit
cards. It also lists in detail if you’ve ever
made payments late, how late and how
often. Your credit score is a number from
300 to 850 that is assigned by three credit
reporting agencies based on information
in your credit report. There are multiple
factors that affect this number, all of which
are detailed for you at the top of your credit
report.
Impact of Individual Credit
The obvious impact of a credit score
is whether or not one can borrow money
at an attractive interest rate, or borrow
money at all. However, the impact goes far
beyond that. Rental applications and utility
companies run credit checks to weed out
risky renters or determine a deposit amount
for a utility account. Many insurance
companies believe that individuals with
mediocre or bad credit are a high risk and
are charged higher rates. According to the
Washington Times, 60 percent of employers
are running credit checks on some potential
hires.
Keeping Credit Safe
First and foremost, use credit cards
wisely or not at all, and be realistic with
budgets when making large purchases.
With identity theft constantly on the rise, an
individual’s credit should also be monitored
closely. It’s important to run a credit check
once or twice a year. By federal law, all U.S.
citizens have free access to one report a
year at annualcreditreport.com. Websites
like fresscore.com offer users a free trial
period, after which they can purchase their
scores for a monthly fee.
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Vol. 79, Issue 8
6|News
other news| Researchers find Facebook alcohol statuses
may reveal drinking problems
campus news
Louis Trigg
Faculty Senate sets
stage for Gen Ed
requirement reform
Louis Trigg
Asst. News Editor
Following recommendations from the General
Education Oversight Committee (GEOC), the drive
for a revision of the general education program will
begin in the faculty senate, before moving to individual
academic units for approval.
At last week’s faculty senate meeting, members of
the GEOC presented an update of the committee’s
report, which will serve as the outline for a new general
education curriculum for all students throughout the
school.
It became clear during the meeting that such a
university-wide change requires debate and deliberation
from a multilateral body.
“I don’t think anybody wants it to come back to a full
senate,” Associate Professor of Biology Jerry Wyckoff
said. “But right now, because general education is
scheduled in units, there would have to be a universitylevel group that dealt with some of the same things
that, currently, undergraduate schools could handle.”
Although the GEOC isn’t expected to deliver final
recommendations yet, it is currently preparing steps
of implementation. The committee will look for an
endorsement of those recommendations by the faculty
senate, before sending them on to individual academic
units for their approval.
Concern about the quality of general education
at the school motivated administrators to organize a
revised plan of study for undergraduates in their first
30-something hours two years ago.
“Part of the idea of doing this, is we want to make
the program more competitive,” Associate Professor of
Biology Jerry Wyckoff said.
Tasked with reviewing and recommending
improvements, the GEOC is preparing drafts of
revisions to the program’s framework.
Last January, the GEOC submitted a revised
draft document of expected learning outcomes for
students, consisting of: learn methodologies, gain
broad knowledge, apply knowledge and gain contextual
awareness.
A few senate members at the faculty senate expressed
apprehension about the maintenance of accreditation
for individual academic units, once they conform their
respective curriculums to a university-wide general
education program. As a solution, schools want to
ensure input in the process, or even lessen the number
of required hours that will become part of the general
education program.
However, Provost Gail Hackett diverted focus back
to the status of the university. Although accreditation
of individual academic units is crucial to the university’s
reputation and appeal, general accreditation of the
university is critical she said.
“Most other universities have at least 36 hours of
Gen Ed,” Hackett said. “In fact, the 30 hours that we’re
talking about is fewer than what most Gen Ed’s are.”
ltrigg@unews.com
Asst. News Editor
Students who post alcoholic
references about “being drunk” may
be most prone to significant drinking
problems or alcohol-related injuries.
Researchers at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and the
University of Washington examined
Facebook profiles of more than 300
undergraduates at those universities.
Subsequently, they split the profiles
into three categories: those that contain
no alcohol references completely,
those with alcohol references but no
mention of “getting drunk,” and those
that contained references to “getting
wasted” or other intoxicated behaviors.
In addition, they distributed
an online version of the Alcohol
Use Disorders Identification Test
(AUDIT), a questionnaire used to
measure significant drinking problems,
to the profile owners.
The last group scored the highest in
the questionnaire for being potential
problem drinkers with an AUDIT
score of 9.5. A score of 8 or higher
indicates an individual is at risk for
significant drinking behaviors.
“We found that underage college
students who referenced dangerous
drinking habits, such as intoxication or
blacking out, were more likely to have
AUDIT scores that indicate problem
drinking or alcohol-related injury,”
Megan A. Moreno, M.D., assistant
professor of adolescent medicine at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine and Public Health
said in the report.
The other two groups had average
AUDIT scores of 4.7 and 6.7,
respectively.
Colleges have long been known for
binge-drinking environments among
undergraduates, and ineffectiveness of
health centers for students who display
significant drinking problems. Because
many students do not seek preventive
health care, it may be difficult for them
to identify problem drinking.
Researchers believe innovative
analyses, such as the Facebook
approach, can help make these
problems more recognizable to parents,
friends and peers.
ltrigg@unews.com
other news| Google is still ‘Most Attractive Employer’ for grads
Louis Trigg
Asst. News Editor
Once again, Google is the “Most
Attractive Employer” for graduating
students in the world, according to a
global ranking by Universum.
The
international
reporting
company conducted two surveys, one
of college prospects seeking positions
in business and another for those
looking for engineering jobs. Roughly
160,000 career seekers were surveyed
about their preferred employment
destination upon graduation.
For the third consecutive year,
Google came out as the most attractive
employer for both categories.
Students
with
an
academic
background in business chose the
tech giant as their number one
choice, followed by KPMG, Ernst &
Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Conversely, students with an emphasis
in engineering chose Google, followed
by Microsoft, IBM and BMW.
Analysts
attribute
Google’s
dominance as a preferred employer
to the innovative characteristics of
its offices. With cool and innovative
workplaces, it’s able to provide a fun
environment for a generation it helped
shape.
Moreover, today’s graduates place
more value on innovative work
environments and starting salaries
instead of focusing on long-term
benefits like older generations.
Analysts
also
believe
other
employers should follow the search
engine leader’s precedence in order to
stimulate productivity as the workplace
continues to change. In a time when
the global attitude of employees reflects
the state of economic activity, they may
benefit from laid-back office spaces.
Apple, considered one of the most
innovative companies in the world, was
9th among business students and 7th
among engineering students.
Ostensible omissions from the
lists were popular web companies,
such as Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo.
However, as the Internet continues to
become more pervasive, analysts expect
those companies to become more
attractive to college students in the job
market.
ltrigg@unews.com
briefly mentioned| Law School debates historic patent reform
Louis Trigg
Asst. News Editor
In reaction to Congress passing the historic Patent Reform
Act on Sept. 16, the School of Law is hosting a pair of
symposiums this week. They will debate the jurisdiction and
implications of patent law and intellectual property rights.
The reform act is considered to be the biggest overhaul of
patent law in nearly 60 years.
Beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Law
School’s E.E. Tom Thompson Courtroom, the Joseph Cohen
Lecture Fund will present “Do Gene Patents Kill? The
Controversy Surrounding DNA Patenting,” a forum about
the morality of gene patents.
Some legal commentators believe gene patents provide
funding incentives for medical research, but others contend
that intellectual property rights should not govern the subject.
Daniel B. Ravicher and Hans Sauer will debate the topic
at the forum.
As executive director of the Public Patent Foundation,
Ravicher recently joined the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) to file a lawsuit that would invalidate thousands of
gene patents issued by the Patent Office. He was also named
one of the 50 Most Influential People in IP by Managing
Intellectual Property magazine.
In opposition, Sauer is deputy general counsel for
Intellectual Property for the Biotechnology Industry
Organization, which maintains its support for gene patents,
as incentives for researchers and investors.
On Friday, Oct. 14, the School of Law will shift its
analytical focus to the general effect of the Patent Reform
Act at the symposium “Fueling Innovation: Hot Topics
in Patent Law and Policy,” from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the
Thompson Courtroom.
Speakers include Christal Sheppard, who worked as
counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on the
patent reform legislation. Mark Rohrbaugh, from the NIH
Office of Technology Transfer, will also attend, along with
other leading figures, including Judge Nanette Laughrey of
the Western District of Missouri.
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News|7
Oct. 10, 2011
Latino enrollment| Continued from Page 2
event to close to 600,” DeHaemers said. “We
started tracking and a lot of those students
do end up coming to UMKC, so it’s not only
a good educational tool, but it turns out it’s a
pretty good recruiting tool as well.”
Latino student organizations, such as
Association of Latin American Students
(ALAS) and Latin Fraternity Lambda
Theta Phi also help the school’s appeal to
prospective Latino students by giving them
a formal presence on campus. Four years ago,
the school welcomed a chapter of the first
latin fraternity in the U.S., which was also
the first in the state of Missouri.
“It gives Latino students on-campus a
face in Greek organizations, so it shows
the demographics of the school,” Lambda
Theta Phi member Albert Herrera said.
“We represent a certain demographic of the
school within fraternities and sororities oncampus.”
In addition, UMKC inaugurated a
Latino-Chicano studies program earlier this
semester for students interested in studying
the dynamics of Latin American history.
“Given the kinds of demographic growth
that’s taking place in the U.S, I state
firmly that anybody’s who’s going into a
professional career needs to know about
African American populations, Latino
populations, and other minority populations
that are, in fact, becoming the majority,” said
Latino-Chicano studies program director
Dr. Miguel Carranza.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
more than half of the growth in the total
population of the U.S. between 2000 and
2010 was caused by an increase in the
Hispanic population.
The Guadalupe Center is one of several organizations that works with UMKC to recruit Latino
students.
Photo by Louis Trigg
Although the growth rate of enrollment at
the school is relatively high, Latino students
only represent 4 percent of the entire student
body, compared to more than 12 percent
nationwide.
Last year, Latino students exceeded
African-Americans for the first time 1.8
million to 1.7 million nationwide, becoming
the second most populated demographic.
At UMKC, Latino students trail white
and black students in total enrollment in
a trend that is disproportional to national
movement.
In an effort to correct that, the school
has enlarged outreach efforts throughout all
units of the administration.
The admissions office has become more
involved with local Hispanic community
organizations, such as the Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce and Guadalupe Centers.
Moreover, the Chancellor’s office assembled
a Hispanic advisory board about five years
ago, made up of local community leaders
who present dialogue and feedback about the
university’s relationship with the local Latino
community.
“By embracing diversity, that means we
want you to feel good when you send your
sons and daughters to our campus,” Carranza
said, “that they will get a good education
and that doesn’t happen overnight. We have
to go into the community and work with
community organizations.”
The school has also begun to focus on
retention of underrepresented students,
particularly those with Latino backgrounds.
According to the Pew Research Center’s
national report, only 13 percent of 25-
to 29-year-old Latinos had completed a
bachelor’s degree in 2010. Comparatively,
nearly 39 percent of white young adults
completed a four-year degree. Nineteen
percent of black 25- to 29-year-olds had at
least a bachelor’s degree.
Due to those numbers, the university
signed on to Access to Success, a national
pledge to increase access and retention of
underrepresented minorities across the
country, 18 months ago. It’s the beginning
of long-term commitment maintaining
diversity
and
improving
graduation
rates of students, particularly those from
underrepresented backgrounds.
“I think what we can’t do is breathe a sigh
of release and say ‘ok we’re doing a great job’
because we always have to keep our eyes on
the prize,” Carranza said. “That is to recruit
more students, to retain them, and to have
them graduate.”
Nevertheless, the retention and graduation
of a diverse group is only expected to enhance
the school’s reputation as a center, not only
for academic growth, but personal growth
as well. Diversity is believed to enhance
the experience of students and faculty by
balancing different perspectives inside and
outside classrooms.
“The only way we can help serve that
community is by providing access to Latino
students and other students of color, as well
as the white community but specifically for
the diversity I think it’s what makes us a
strong university,” DeHaemers said.
ltrigg@unews.com
Abortion| Continued from Page 3
Father” was ghost-written by `60s radical Bill Ayers, and that
the president may actually be Jimi Hendrix’s illegitimate son.
Cashill was among the eight present at the screening, and
vented about the media bias and poor coverage of the march,
emphasizing the strong turnout and near absence of counterprotestors.
“Ten years ago, the mainstream media spoke and it was
fact,” Cashill said. “You aren’t going to control the mainstream
media any time in the near future. We must create other
alternatives, and we must strike back.”
“A mass murderer” was Cashill’s catch phrase for the late
George Tiller, a Kansas abortionist slain in his church months
after the 2009 March for Life.
The cavernous feel of the nearly-empty theater contrasted
with the large turnout for RFL’s screening of “Blood Money”
last year.
Hoping to gain momentum for the anti-abortion cause,
Nguyen said RFL will work with the Fellowship of Catholic
University Students (FOCUS), and both groups hope to
attend the 2012 March for Life.
Contextualizing the abortion debate
UMKC does not have an abortion rights group on
campus, although several professors have researched the issue
extensively.
One is June Carbone, Ph.D., Professor of Law, who
coauthored the book “Red Families vs. Blue Families,” which
discusses the abortion debate.
During the `70s, Carbone said, abortion didn’t represent
the partisan or ideological divide that it does today.
“The Christian opposition was limited primarily to Roman
Catholics,” Carbone said. “The Southern Baptist Convention
[now considered one of the most conservative] even had a
pro-choice platform in 1972.”
Around the same time, the Title X Family Planning
Program, mandating federal funds for abortion providers,
passed the U.S. Senate unanimously and was signed into law
by President Richard Nixon, a Republican.
It wasn’t until the early `90s that Gallup polls found a
substantial difference in Republican and Democratic support
for abortion rights.
Then, both parties were transformed in terms of rhetoric
and ideology, Carbone explained.
“In moving to the right, [the Republican Party] staked
out an uncompromising rhetorical stance,” Carbone said.
“In rallying the base, abortion was a particularly useful
issue, because the real debate isn’t yes or no, but between
the absolutists who think abortion is murder, and therefore
is always wrong, and the people who say, ‘You know I really
don’t like the idea of abortion, but sometimes it’s justified.’”
Carbone referenced two highly different worldviews
underlying the abortion debate outlined by Supreme Court
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s court opinion in Planned
Parenthood v. Casey.
“In one, the child is a gift from God, and it’s the woman’s
duty to accept the child,” Carbone said. “For women who
don’t subscribe to this approach, the moral imperative is that
she should not have a child until she is prepared to take care
of it. An increasing number of women having abortions today
already have children and feel that they are struggling to take
care of the children they already have. Each is a completely
different, highly ethical system of belief.”
This rhetoric, Carbone said, appealed to groups like
fundamentalist Christians that tend to have a doctrinaire
system of beliefs.
The ideological divide doesn’t seem to be shrinking. The
Guttmacher Institute, a pro-choice research organization,
found that a record number of state abortion restrictions
have been passed this year, due largely to a sweep of the 2010
midterm elections by Republican candidates eager to appease
their increasingly anti-abortion base.
“The mindset that every abortion that can be prevented
is worth it has taken hold,” Carbone said. “In almost every
state where Republicans control the governorship and the
legislature there are a lot of measures that are probably
unconstitutional if you can get a ruling on them deliberately
made to prevent abortions. It is no longer just symbolic or
political; they really want to stop abortions.”
But unless abortion is completely stopped, the protestors
in “Thine Eyes” vow they will continue the March for Life.
nzoschke@unews.com
Vol. 79, Issue 8
8|News
‘Does American Culture Have a Future?’
Cockefair Lecture series speaker challenges pop culture
Cyrus Moffet
Contributing Writer
The question of “Does American
Culture Have a Future?” was
the subject of Terry Teachout’s
lecture last Monday at Pierson
Auditorium.
For Teachout, a former Kansas
City Star reporter turned-art critic
and book writer, who lectured at
Pierson Auditorium, a “yes” answer
may seem optimistic.
The lecture focused on the
decline of the refined arts in
American culture.
Teachout
was
introduced
by Alan McDermont, who
emphasized the Cockefair Lecture
Series’ efforts to promote the arts
and education.
The key emphasis was on the
decline of America’s artistic culture,
he said.
Teachout is a native of Missouri,
born in 1956 in Sikeston. He
spoke about his early exposure to
“refined” arts in the small town
where he grew up.
He voiced his concern about
people preferring video games to
novels, and how classical music is
being neglected.
Being a journalist, he emphasized
that anecdotal evidence needs to be
treated with skepticism. He said
that National Endowment for the
Humanities surveys since 1982
showed a marked decline in terms
of attendance of the fine arts in
the U.S. He spoke further about
cultural decline, emphasizing that
the arts used to be covered by Time
and Life on a frequent basis, but no
longer receive such coverage.
Throughout
the
lecture,
Teachout was a fierce critic of
modern mass consumption. He
said he didn’t like the thought of
growing into the thousands of
more and more TV channels. It
brings to mind a Fahrenheit 451like world, where citizens are glued
to their TV screens.
Put simply, he feared that
“something went badly wrong with
modernism,” and briefly critiqued
the role of postmodernism in
American culture as well. He was
also critical of shows like “America’s
Got Talent,” in that such shows
were too mainstream.
He encouraged the audience to
focus on the beauty of art again, as
unspecific as that might sound. He
was concerned about a mentality
that only wants more money for its
own ends.
However,
America
has
weathered cultural media changes
before. Famous composer John
Phillip Sousa testified before
Congress that “talking machines”
would ruin the arts in America.
Teachout lamented the decline
of live performances, especially in
terms of the theater. While live
theater is being shoved out of the
Terry Teachout.
Photo courtesy of Google Images
American mainstream, Teachout
said that high art will always matter
in terms of overall civilization.
He ended the speech saying he
couldn’t emphasize enough how
important high art was, and that it
is good in and of itself. “That’s why
I became a critic,” he said.
cmoffet@unews.com
Red Mango| Continued from Page 3
Simmons said, “Threatt is an alum
of UMKC and that may be why he
refused to comment; also no owner
of a business wants to talk about a
closing.” When asked what other
businesses students, faculty and staff
could look forward to, Simmons said,
“Most likely food, maybe a coffee
shop or bakery. It’s hard to say at the
moment.”
Students would like to see
a variety of businesses opened.
Some suggestions include healthy
inexpensive restaurants and a
convenience store that is not quite
as pricey as the SmartMarket located
in the basement of Oak Street
Residence Hall.
Concerns about the businesses are
varied as well. “I’m worried about
keeping business there,” sophomore
Erika Martin said.
In answer to the student concern
about the possibility of business
retention, Simmons assures that there
is a lot of interest in the surrounding
community even though the rental
space has not been officially placed
back on the market.
aosborne@unews.com
other news| UM System interim president defends lack
of same-sex partner benefits
Louis Trigg
Asst. News Editor
Last week, the Columbia Daily Tribune published a
report about the lack of benefits for domestic partners
within the UM system. The report highlighted changing
perceptions in recent years, with regard to laws throughout
the country allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry or
join through civil unions.
UM System Interim President Steve Owens issued a
statement in response, hoping to defend the university’s
position.
Owens’ statement highlighted the political ideology
of residents in Missouri, who, in 2004, voted to define
marriage as between a man and woman.
“While other public higher education institutions
throughout the country have made domestic partner
benefits available, public universities in Missouri and most
of our surrounding states have not done so,” he said. “Like
other public institutions, the UM System must consider
this within our own institution as well as within our state
and national context.”
Furthermore, Owens’ statement highlighted divisions
among faculty and staff, regarding support for an
expansion of benefits to same-sex couples.
A year ago, the UM System issued the Pay and Benefits
Preference Study, a survey created to gather the opinions
of employees about pay and benefits, to every faculty and
staff member at the four UM campuses.
On the question concerning whether “domestic partner
(same sex) benefits should receive a high priority if UM
resources become available,” 34 percent of respondents
agreed, while an equal 34 percent disagreed. The other
respondents didn’t express strong opinions on the matter.
Of the 7,000 survey respondents, 1,200 skipped the
question altogether.
Concerns about funding allocations have also impacted
the decision to forgo an expansion of employee health
benefits.
“At the same time, there are economic realities facing
the university that force us to carefully prioritize, given
declining state financial support,” Owens said.
For now, the issue is under review by the Board of
Curators.
ltrigg@unews.com
Sports|9
Oct. 10, 2011
soccer
Men’s team narrowly defeated at IUPUI
Darryl Washington
Luke Harman
Staff Writer
Sports Editor
The men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Indiana University-Purdue
University- Indianapolis (IUPUI) in its second Summit
League Conference game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 8 in
Indianapolis.
The Roos, 4-5-1 overall and 1-1 in Summit League play,
were defeated by a single goal late in the game as the Jaguars
took a 1-0 victory and improved to 3-7-2 overall and 1-0-1 in
Summit League play. The Jaguars entered the game with only
two goals against them in their last five games, and the Roos
had not conceded their previous two games against Gonzaga
and Oakland.
Unsurprisingly, defensive dominance was the story of this
hard-fought tie as both teams kept each other scoreless right
up until the 83rd minute of the contest.
Roo goalkeeper Kyle Martin recorded two saves in the game.
The game-winning Jaguar goal came in controversial fashion
in the 83rd minute.
A corner kick by Kyle Hyland was collected by Martin, who
seemed to be fouled by the oncoming Jaguar attackers before
he lost the ball.
The rebound was knocked in by Jaguar defender Galen
Cassady for the only goal of the game. Despite the goal, both
teams were very evenly matched throughout as the game came
to a close with both sides tied for total shots on goal at 13-13.
Junior forward David Sarabia had the game-high five shot
attempts, three of which hit the IUPUI target.
Sarabia’s best attempt came through a quality header that
just missed as Jags goalkeeper Tyler Keever got a hand on the
strike to tip the ball just over the crossbar.
Next up for the Roos is a road game to Peoria, Ill., where
the Roos will play Bradley in a non-conference game 3 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 10.
dwashington@unews.com
lharman@unews.com
softball
Midfielder Tom Black. The men’s team suffered a
disappointing 1-0 defeat by IUPUI last Saturday. Photo courtesy of UMKC Athletics
Lady Roos chase Pirates off the plank
Darryl Washington
The Lady Roos’ prospects appear promising with
a 3-1 season record after their victory on Sunday,
Oct. 2
Staff Writer
The Lady Roos made the North Central
Missouri Pirates walk the plank with a
14-6 blue and gold victory on Sunday, Oct.
2.
The Roos strengthened their two-game
winning streak with a 3-1 overall record in
their fall schedule.
On the mound, junior Emily Ott pitched
4.1 innings, allowing just three runs off two
hits and earning three strikeouts.
Senior Anna Sokolik and freshman
Cinda Ramos then took over for Ott,
splitting the final 3.2 innings and collecting
five strikeouts.
Senior Ashley Whiteside ignited
UMKC’s offense with the first RBI of the
game coming in the second inning as she
drove in freshman Caitlin Christopher.
The fourth inning was more of the same.
Lea Diaz, Chelsea Hartwig and Marlee
Maples all crossed the home plate for
scores.
UMKC kept its foot on the gas as senior
Kelly Fischer scored in the 5th.
In the sixth, two more runs were scored
as junior Lindsey Davis drove in base
runner Maples, and soon after, brought
home herself after a triple by Diaz.
By the seventh inning, the Roos had
extended their lead to 10-6 as Fischer
knocked in Diaz and senior Megan Ussary
smashed a two-run triple to bring Kristi
Lee and Whiteside home for scores.
In the eighth inning, the Roos scored
four more runs off of an RBI by Davis as
she scored Ramos. Wenior Megan Vicino
knocked in Maples for her second score of
the day.
Whiteside scored the final two runs of
the contest when her single brought in
both Davis and Vicino.
The Roos’ next game action is against
Washburn at 1 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the
140th and Holmes Complex Kansas City.
golf
Men’s golf places 10th at Louisiana Tech Classic
Darryl Washington
Staff Writer
Coming off the back of a first place victory
in the KU invitational, the UMKC men’s
golf team entered the Louisiana Tech Squire
Creek Classic looking for its second straight
win. The Roos competed on Oct. 3-4 in
Rushton, La., against 12 other teams over 54
holes (three rounds) and finished 10th overall.
The team struggled to gain any momentum
in the tournament, falling behind early. The
opening day’s two rounds saw them post
scores of 298 and 304.
The Roos finished the final round with a
score of 301. For the first time this season,
UMKC failed to have a player shoot under
par. Sophomore Korbin Kuehn tied for 25th
with a score of 222 (74,76,72), and senior Will
Robson tied for 32nd scoring 224 (77,74,73).
Sophomore Jack Fiscus tied for 45th place
with a score of 228 (73,79,76). The Roos will
host their only fall tournament, The Bill Ross
Invitational, Oct. 17-18 at Milburn Country
Club in Overland Park, Kan.
Women’s golf struggles at Johnie Imes Invitational
Darryl Washington
Staff Writer
The women’s golf team competed in
the Johnie Imes Invitational Oct. 3-4 in
Columbia, Mo., finishing in 13th place with
a total of 926 strokes. The Roos battled 14
other teams in the competition, playing 54hole (three rounds) over two days.
Freshman Rachel Mulkey tied for 30th,
tallying a score of 228 (79,74,75) and
sophomore Emily Isaacson tied for 40th place
with a score of 230 (80,73,77). Junior Taylor
Fisher finished strong in her final round,
scoring 76, her lowest of the tournament.
Fischer ended with a final score of 235
(77,82,76). The Lady Roos will wrap up the
fall season at the Payne Stewart Memorial,
Oct. 17-18 at Missouri State University in
Springfield.
Men’s golf
suffered a
disappointing
10th place finish
in Rushton, La.,
after a record
first-place win
at the Kansas
Invitational in
Lawrence.
Photo courtesy of
UMKC Athletics
The Lady Roos
finished 13th at
the Johnie Imes
Invitational in
Columbia.
Photo courtesy of
UMKC Athletics
Vol. 79, Issue 8
10|Sports
soccer
Lady Roos win four straight as they take
down the Mastodons and Leathernecks
UpcomingEvents
Softball
Oct. 15 vs. Washburn
Oct. 16 vs. Semiola State CC
Oct. 16 vs. Cowley CC
Men’s soccer
Oct. 10 vs. Bradley Peoria, Ill.
Oct. 15 vs. Eastern Illinois
Women’s soccer
Oct. 15 vs. South Dakota
Volleyball
Oct. 14 vs. Oral Roberts
Oct. 16 vs. Southern Utah
Cross country
Oct. 16 NCAA Pre-Nationals
Lady Roos celebrate as their winning streak continues.
Darryl Washington
Luke Harman
Arocha Ballpark, Lawrence, Kan.
Arocha Ballpark, Lawrence, Kan.
3 p.m.
1 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Staff Writer
Sports Editor
On Friday, 5-5-3 and 3-0 in Summit League play, the
Roos downed Summit League opponent IPFW (3-7-0
overall and 0-2 in Summit League play), in Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Roos came into the contest on a three-game winning
streak, and extended their unbeaten conference record to
3-0 after goals from Randi Simmons and Zaina Mayer were
enough to give the Roos a 2-1 victory.
The Mastodons got on the scoreboard early when freshman
Sydney Hoareau scored off an assist by teammate Adrianne
Mason in the fourth minute to put IPFW 1-0 up at the break.
In the second half, the Roos tied the game when Simmons
nodded home a header assisted by both Kaely Tott and Taylor
Bare in the 68th minute.
Mayer was fouled by a Mastodon defender with only 1:40
remaining on the clock and then scored home the penalty
kick, giving the Roos a late 2-1 victory.
On the defensive side, goalkeeper Jami Finnell tallied
blocked five goals.
Earlier in the week, the Roos defeated Conference foe
Western Illinois (6-6-0 overall and0-3 in Summit League
play) in a home game at on Oct. 2 Durwood Soccer Stadium,
beating the Leathernecks 2-1.
Again, the Roos fell behind early, as the Leathernecks
jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the sixth minute off an
unassisted goal by junior forward Miranda Graham.
UMKC answered back late in the first half as sophomore
Ashley Gann leveled the game at 1-1 in the 40th minute.
In the second half, Gann assisted leading goal scorer Taylor
Bare for the game-winning goal.
The strike took Bare’s total goals to six, the second-highest
scorer in the Summit League this season. Finnell held the
Leathernecks scoreless for the entire second half of play,
racking up five saves in the contest.
The Roos will return to Kansas City to take on South
Dakota at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Durwood Soccer Stadium.
lharman@unews.com
Volleyball still searching for first Summit League win
Caleb-Michael Files
Staff Writer
The UMKC Volleyball team (6-13 overall,
0-9 in Summit League play) dropped three
matches last week as they went in search of
their first Summit League Conference victory
of the season.
Saturday night, the Roos traveled to
Fort Wayne, Ind., where they took on the
Mastodons (13-6, 6-2), falling in four sets. The
Roos came out strong in the first set wasting no
time taking advantage, using a 4-0 run to turn
into a 10-7 UMKC lead. Another 4-0 run put
in a gap the Mastodons could not overcome, as
the Roos took the opening set 25-20.
The Roos lost the following three sets 18-25,
23-25, and 20-25 respectively. Emily Lucas led
the match with 16 kills, while Meier had a 23dig, 34-assist double-double. Kerkman added
21 digs which took her above Mandy Tipton’s
record (1,336) for most career digs at UMKC.
The Roos saw the court in Rochester, Mich.
on Friday night as they fell 3-0 against the
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (9-7, 4-3). In the
match, senior Elizabeth Beck led the team with
eight kills. In the first set, the Roos were tied at
11-11, but Oakland stretched the lead to 20-15
before taking the set, 25-18. In the second set,
the Roos fell 25-12 and 25-19 in the third set.
Junior Ella Meier led the Roos with 18 assists
and 11 digs.
The Roos will be in action again when they
take on Oral Roberts (14-4, 7-1) at 5:30 p.m. on
Friday, Oct. 14 at Swinney Recreation Center.
On Monday, the Roos fell to North Dakota
State 3-1 (13-6, 6-1), without stealing one set.
UMKC took an early lead in the first set, 5-1,
before NDSU battled back to tie the set and
make an 11-2 run winning the set 25-14.
The Roos lost the second set 25-16. Not
going away quietly the Roos battled back and
won the third set 25-17, but fell in the fourth
25-20. Senior libero Nicole Kerkman recorded
The Lady Roos volleyball team was eliminated in multiples matches this past week.
22 digs in the contest.
cfiles@unews.com
Sports|11
Oct. 10, 2011
U-News interviews Juilanne Hough
‘Footloose’
An ‘80s classic reinvented
Mal Hartigan
Copy Editor
The 1984 smash hit film “Footloose,”
about a misfit boy in a town that condemns
dance and rock music, will return to theaters
this October. Instead of a re-release of the
popular film, Craig Brewer decided to direct
a modernized remake starring popular dance
professional and country singer Julianne
Hough as Ariel and Kenny Wormald as Ren.
Ecstatic about her role as the lead female,
Hough credits her fame during “Dancing
with the Stars” as a factor in being cast. “I
owe basically everything I have to being on
‘Dancing with the Stars.’ I think that the
exposure that I got and the fan base that have
been so amazing and followed me from day
one, yes; I definitely would not be (wearing
that) today without that show,” Hough said.
Though many original fans may be
skeptical about the modernization of the
film, Hough is confident that old fans will
connect with the film despite stripping some
of the traditional elements. “The director had
blue tabs and white tabs. Everything that he
kept from the original was tabbed blue, and
then things he changed were tabbed white.
And you would be surprised how much of
the script was actually blue, like literally word
for word. He [Brewer] always says, ‘if it’s not
broken, don’t fix it.’ So we chose a lot to keep
in there,” Hough says, discussing the original
versus modern aspects of the film.
“The one thing that we did change that
we’re really happy we did was [that] we set
the tone of the movie right at the beginning.
In the first five minutes, there’s an accident
that happens, and … you can sympathize
with the parents of the town that just ... want
to protect your souls,” Hough continues.
When asked what old “Footloose” fans
would think of the new movie, Hough was
confident in the remake and its appeal to the
original audience.
“I know for a fact they will [enjoy this
movie], because we’ve been doing these
screenings around town, and die-hard
‘Footloose’ fans that are so skeptical about
this movie, they’re like, ‘oh, I don’t want to
see this movie,’ but they go in so ready to hate
on it, and then they turn around and come
out of the theater and are like, ‘oh, my gosh,
I’m so shocked, I loved this version, and it
was everything that I loved about the original
and so much more that they brought to this
generation.’ And what they love is watching
… their 13-year-old kids having the same
emotions that they had in 1984 when they
were 13 years old. So it’s a really amazing
experience,” Hough explains.
Her hopeful attitude toward the new film
also stems from the cohesiveness of the cast
when working together. When asked if there
was any conflict on set, she expressed that it
was quite the contrary. “We felt like we were
a bunch of kids at summer camp,” Hough
said. “We all loved the crap out of each other
… The directors, the producers, the music
guys, everything just kind of clicked and fell
into place, and I don’t think anybody else
could have played Rusty, my best friend. I
don’t think anybody else could have played
Willard, who is Miles Teller, and same
thing with Ren, [who is] Kenny Wormald.
Ariel (Hough) sitting on the car during a
major dance scene in the remake of the
original “Footloose.”
It was kind of the perfect combination of
everything. We were really happy.”
Hough’s upbeat attitude about the
“Footloose” remake will hopefully bear
positive results upon its release. To see the
new and spiced-up version of “Footloose,”
head to a theatre near you for its Oct. 14
release.
mhartigan@unews.com
theatre review
‘August: Osage County’ sears at the Rep
Lindsay Adams
News Editor
“August: Osage County” started like a
bullet shot from a gun and never let up the
entire way through.
The play takes place in the plains country
in Oklahoma during the end of a hot
summer. The action is put into motion by
the disappearance of the Weston patriarch,
Beverly, a washed-up poet and alcoholic.
The spread-out dysfunctional family slowly
converges in the Weston house for the first
time in years. The tension and resentment
slowly hit a boiling point, intensified by the
heat that is searing within them.
The show has drug addiction, alcoholism,
molestation of a teenage girl, incest, adultery,
and suicide all in a matter of three hours.
A man sitting behind me, confessed to his
wife, “Reality shows ain’t got nothing on
these people.” A famous Tolstoy quote says,
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy
family is unhappy in its own way.” This
family is unhappy in just about every way
imaginable.
“August: Osage County” is filled with
caustic wry humor that somehow doesn’t
undercut the tragedy of the family, but serves
to heighten it.
There were two intermissions for the show,
which gave the audience time to let out the
breath that they had been holding for the
whole act.
The set was a two-story house. It was
as if the audience was watching through
the outside wall of the house. People move
around in the rest of the house set even as the
action and dialogue is going on in another
room. There are rooms beyond the main set
that is utilized during the show, which adds
depth and realism.
Merle Moores, as Violet Weston, the
viper-tongued pill-popping slightly addled
matriarch, literally made a smashing
entrance. She breaks a lamp and her first
line of dialogue are an expletive. She owns
every moment of her character the entire
way through and is entirely mesmerizing. I
couldn’t take my eyes off her.
The effect of this woman as a parent
was clearly shown in her three daughters,
Barbara, Ivy and Karen.
Cheryl Weaver, as the eldest
daughter Barbara, was a fierce
presence onstage, flitting between
need for control and the final
realization that she is slowly
becoming her mother, the very
things she has blamed for her
problems all her life. She and her
husband are separated and she is Bill (Craig Benton) comforts his mother-in-law Violet
(Moores) after her husband disappears as his wife, he
distant with her daughter.
eldest duaghter, Barbara (Weaver) looks on.
The second daughter, Karen,
a classic case of insecurity and
self-loathing,
finds
abusive
uncanny depictions of horrible people.
relationships. Even when she thinks that she
The direction was brilliant. The lighting
has it all turned around, she brings in a fiancé concept was realistic, and mimicked the
that oozes sleaziness and sexual malevolence. lighting of our everyday lives.
The youngest daughter Ivy, the only one
The magnificence of the production left
that stayed near her parents, is a doormat. me speechless after the curtain dropped. It
She allows her mother to use her, and while is hard to even find words.
she wants to leave, she is unable to find the
“August: Osage County” is simultaneously
gumption.
brutal and entertaining, a show that is not
The acting ensemble shined, it is hard to meant for the audience to just watch, but to
pull out just one actor to focus on. They were experience.
so in sync and had an unbelievable synergy
ladams@unews.com
that had tangible electricity onstage. All
around there were absolutely brutally honest,
Vol. 79, Issue 8
12|Arts & Entertainment
concert review
The Composers’ Guild shows what it’s made of
Patricia Barra
A&E Editor
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, melody overcame
White Recital Hall as members of the
Composers’ Guild presented new music.
Students performed at the informal event.
The selections had a wide variety, from the
cello to synthetic sounds to the kazoo.
The show began with composer Chin
Ting Chan with “Katachi I.” The song was
comprised of electronic sounds.
The first song I heard in its entirety was
“Love Ain’t Nuthin’ But Itty Bitty Feelings”
composed by Kerwin Young. This was jazz
song that began with the alto saxophone
played by Brett Jackson. I liked how Young
incorporated all the instruments together, yet
gave each its own spotlight. The best part was
when the trumpet, played by Ryan Thielman,
and alto saxophone came together in a duet.
I love when brass and reed instruments come
together. It added strength to the song.
The next song was “L’amour est Charnel,”
composed by Teri Quinn. This was another
one of my favorites. William Vestal sang
along with Jeff Deutsch on the bassoon and
Kent Fu on the piano. It was a powerful and
moving song. The vocals just put it over the
top.
Following Quinn was pianist and
composer Tatev Amiryan with her song
“Waiting for the Dawn.” The song included
a few Armenian folk songs. Amiryan
played with such excellence and was a long
beautiful tune filled with positivity in every
note. There was part that was very heavy
and then light. The song took the audience
through a journey, which is always difficult to
accomplish.
The following song was very different. It
was a very drastic change from the beginning
of the show. “Space Kazoo,” composed by
Gregory Gagnon and Leah Sproul Pulatie,
was a song composed of three movements. It
began with “1 and 2,” followed by “Me and
You” and last movement called “No We’re
Through.” This song took the listener through
an emotional roller coaster that caused
engaged emotions of confusion and laughter.
Gagnon played various instruments, such as
the electric guitar, trumpet and the ocarina.
Pulatie played the keyboard, percussion and
the kazoo.
The last movement was a duet of ocarina
and kazoo. Pulatie kept trying to hold down
the giggles in the last movement as everyone
laughed along. It was an interesting ride the
audience took and it definitely broadened my
horizons.
The second half of the show began with
“Jaunt,” composed by Mackenzie Copp. This
was an interesting song. I am a big fan of
instrumental music so it was refreshing to
get a new perspective. This song included
instruments such as the flute, oboe, clarinet,
bassoon and horn.
The instruments
complimented each other so well and it was
a song that provided the audience with a
adventure through beautiful music.
The same instrumentalists played the
following song, “Decryption,” composed and
directed by Eric Taylor. It was beautiful. All
the instruments’ entrances gave me goose
bumps. It gave the feeling of grandness.
Grandness is the word to describe the song
as a whole.
The show closed with “Falling Through
Infinity,” composed by Nicholas S. Omiccioli.
This song had an overbearing notion of
power. The cello played by Sasha Groschang
gave it a deep feeling and mesmerized my
friends and me. It was a song you would hear
during a suspenseful moment in a movie. It
had a strong feeling that made me feel part of
the journey the song created.
The next performance called Musica
Nova, will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
13 at White Recital Hall. The Composers’
Guild next showcase will be Friday, Dec. 2 at
White Recital Hall. For more information
on the Composers’ Guild, visit roogroups.
collegiatelink.net/organization/composersguild.
pbarra@unews.com
Magestic notes and flowing harmonies
mesmorize the audience at The Composers’
Guild Concert.
Photo by Patricia Barra
concert review
Conservatory Wind Ensemble blew its audience away
Wind ensemble brings intriguing variety to White Recital Hall
Johanna Poppel
Photo Editor
An explosion of percussion struck the
audience in the Wind Ensemble’s piece
“Lost Gulch Lookout,” by Kristin Kuster.
This piece had unique percussion that is
rarely heard in a concert band performance.
It rattled through the recital hall with true
intensity. As the program described this
nature-inspired tune; “Far from merely
nostalgic, however, her forcefully lean and
athletic writing style evokes the jagged
nature of the raw terrain. Sounds consist
simultaneously of haunting beautiful
sonorities and tense dissonances … until
finally the piece implodes, shattering itself
on the very rocks it had so immaculately
colored.”
Friday evening the Conservatory Wind
Ensemble performed under conductor
Joseph Parisi and graduate conductor David
Clemmer in the James C. Olsen Performing
Arts Center, White Recital Hall.
“It was the first concert of the year. We
did pretty well, it was a good first concert.
It was a nice variety of music,” trombonist,
sophomore Kyle Hall said.
The concert began with a triumphant
and exciting start with the piece “Fanfare
A glimpse of clarinet and flute musicians playing in the concert.
Canzonique” (2002) by Brian Balmages.
“There is a strong spiritual climax in the
piece as the antiphonal trumpet solo fades,
only to be ‘caught’ by the onstage trumpet
soloist who is able to complete the phrase,”
the program said.
Next a small group of nine musicians came
Photo by Johanna Poppel
out consisting of pairs of oboes, clarinets,
bassoons, and horns to play the piece “Octet
– Partita, Op. 67” written by Franz Krommer.
The impressive sound was wonderfully and
delicately done with the small group of
musicians.
Next was my personal favorite piece,
the “Lost Gulch Lookout” that featured
the passionate percussion that radiated
through the hall. At the beginning of the
piece, the flutes played what sounded like
the reminiscent sound of wind and then it
lead up to a violent force that took place in
the auditorium when the percussion came
into play. “The music is reflective of the
craggy, colorful landscape of Kristin Kuster’s
upbringing in in Boulder, Colorado … The
visceral, gritty energy of the very canyons
themselves are, perhaps, nature’s response to
the incessant imposition of humanity into
our few remaining unspoiled areas of nature,”
the program described.
Following this song, the hall began filling
with a jazzy groove. “Graceful ghost Rag”
by William Bolcom was up next. The band
version is scored by the composer to replicate
a “pit band” from the ragtime era.
Next came “Song (for Band)” which was
also by William Bolcom which was described
as “a beautiful, soaring melody with colorful
harmonic figuration to create a poignant,
fitting tribute.”
The concert ended with “Gazebo Dances”
by John Corigliano.
jpoppel@unews.com
Arts & Entertainment|13
Oct. 10, 2011
ALL
AROUND
TOWN Five Kansas City firsts
A look at some of Kansas City’s
significant first buildings
Nathan Zoschke
First skyscraper
The oldest skyscraper, using the definition of 10 stories or more, is the New York Life Insurance
Building at 20 W. Ninth St. Completed in 1890, it was also the first building in Kansas City
to contain elevators. There is an identical twin building that was completed two years earlier
in Omaha, Neb., the Omaha National Bank Building. Both buildings feature two 10-story
wings flank a 12-story tower. The brick and terra cotta façade is a prime example of the Italian
Renaissance style.
First million-dollar house
Today, a $1 million house may not seem like an anomaly, but $1 million went a lot further a
century ago when Corinthian Hall, the four-story, 70-room Beaux Arts estate of lumbar baron
R.A. Long, was constructed. The estate at 3218 Gladstone Blvd., which opened as the Kansas
City Museum in 1940 six years after the passing of Long, was transferred to the city in 1948.
The estate, which had been altered to accommodate the museum, is undergoing a multimillion dollar restoration. The main complex, Corinthian Hall and its adjacent carriage house,
are currently closed to the public.
Luckily for prospective visitors, a large part of the museum’s collection is housed in Union
Station.
First train depot
The first large train station in Kansas City was the Union Depot located in the West Bottoms.
Several problems plagued the building, including the frequent flooding of the West Bottoms
and rapid population increase, which made the station quickly obsolete. By 1900, the city’s
population had tripled since 1878, when the station was built.
A flood that badly damaged the station in 1903 necessitated the construction of a new train
station. In 1914, Union Station opened, and a year later, Union Depot was razed.
First stadium
Municipal Stadium opened in 1923 to house the Kansas City Blues and Kansas City Monarchs
at 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue, near the 18th and Vine Jazz District and was originally
named Muehlebach Field.
The original single-deck stadium was later demolished, and a double-deck stadium was built to
accommodate the growing number of baseball fans. Over time, the Blues and Monarchs gave way
to the Kansas City Royals. By that time, the Kansas City Chiefs were also playing at Municipal
Stadium. It was also the site of the Beatles’ 1964 U.S. tour in Kansas City.
The opening of the Truman Sports Complex in 1972 meant the death of Municipal Stadium,
which was demolished in 1976.
The site of the stadium, the surrounding neighborhood of which suffered severe population
loss, has since been redeveloped with single-family housing.
First shopping mall
The Country Club Plaza is the first planned large-scale, auto-oriented shopping center in not
only Kansas City, but also the U.S. The Spanish-influenced shopping district, which opened in
1922 and was inspired by developer J.C. Nichols’ travels to Seville, Spain, revolutionized urban
design. Since then, the Plaza has been expanded.
However, another retail revolution occurred three decades later with the advent of the indoor
shopping mall. Kansas City’s first enclosed mall was The Landing, at 63rd Street and Troost
Avenue, which opened in 1960.
The mall, which contains 220,000 square feet, is a shell of its former self. The Landing was
originally anchored by Macy’s, which later became a Dillard’s shortly in the 1980s before closing.
The Landing, like the area around it, has seen better days.
nzoschke@unews.com
Top Left: The New York Life Insurance Building is the first skyscaper.
Top Right: The Country Club Plaza is the first shopping mall.
Middle: Corinthian Hall is the first million-dollar house.
Bottom Left: Municipal Stadium was the first stadium.
Bottom Right: Union Depot was the first train depot.
Photos by Nathan Zoschke
Photos courtesy of Google Images
Vol. 79, Issue 8
album review
The Morning After Girls have musical merit
Mal Hartigan
Copy Editor
If provided the appropriate soundtrack,
music can turn an ordinary moment into
something completely pivotal and captivating.
I associate certain bands with certain seasons:
sucking in the frigid nighttime air with
frost dusting my car’s windshield has been
attributed to Circa Survive for the past four
years. To amplify the elation of summer, I
usually bump some kind of fluffy pop music.
When I heard the second track by The
Morning After Girls on the album “Alone,”
the sheer ambience immediately jolted me
back into winter nostalgia.
Because the album was originally recorded
outside of a church in the Austrailian
Outback, the recordings aren’t crystal clear.
However, they create the notion that you’re
being enveloped by a live performance.
The guitars in track 2 are enthralling,
mocking styles like God Is An Astronaut
and Explosions In The Sky. The thing that
is most notable about this track (which is
also my favorite on the album) is the vocals.
The vocalists sync in a perfect and haunting
harmony throughout a majority of the song,
reminiscent of a spookier and less-polished
version of the DuPree sisters in Eisley. The
voices aren’t as sweet as that of Eisley’s family
quintet (they’re slightly more strident), but it
is unique and fitting considering the minor
key and ambience exemplified by the guitars.
The catchy guitar re-emerges more
powerfully to punch out a more melodious
line in track 5. This song sounds much
heavier, as it focuses more on the guitar lines,
and the harmonious vocals are retracted to
suit the style.
Even when the vocals don’t harmonize,
they are cordially somber and mellow, which
attracts listeners of all genres. Some songs
are more acoustic in their construction, but
there is always a tasteful guitar line laced
throughout the song to tie it completely
together. This immediately makes the music
attractive.
In nearly every song, there is a suitable
balance between instrumental breaks (mainly
showcasing the striking guitar) and the
portions of the songs that contain vocals.
Track 9 is a prime example. It’s introduced
with simplistic but tranquil guitar for the
first half of the song, and after a moment’s
silence, transitions into stifled-sounding
vocals. The harmony behind the male voice is
a soft female voice, showing their maturity at
layering vocal harmonies and making them
aurally pleasing.
I think most listeners would agree that
lyrical content is not the staple of a band’s
music. Without crafting a song to be catchy
and instrumentally appealing, it would
hardly have any alluring qualities. Perhaps
because the songs were recorded in a
setting that echoed, the lyrics are not always
decipherable, but this does not change the
fact that The Morning After Girls have
created a musically diverse album. “Alone”
could be played comfortably in any setting
(unless you’re trying to dance), especially at
dusk when you’re entwined in your lover’s
arms.
Because of the band’s use of vocal
harmony, this album receives 3 out of 5 stars.
The drawback is mainly the way that it is
recorded, which may be appealing to some. It
differs with the listener.
If you’re interested in what this band has
to offer, The Morning After Girls will be
performing on a national tour with The Black
Box Revelation. They’ll be sparking up the
music scene in Kansas City on October 12th
at the Riot Room- at 4048 Broadway.
mhartigan@unews.com
Oct. 10, 2011
album review
Staind with mediocrity
Lindsay Adams
News Editor
Before listening to Staind I had no
expectations. I knew absolutely nothing
about the band, aside from the fact that they
can’t spell the word “stained.”
The first track, “Eyes Wide Open,” is
heavier and grungier than what I usually
listen to. It isn’t pure screamo, but it is
borderline. The lyrics were fairly generic
in an angsty way. The melody, which came
through at the chorus, was nice. The lyrics
also improved at the chorus.
My hope was to hear some sort of range
through the next few tracks, but that didn’t
happen.
“Throw it All Away” and “Not Again”
continued in the same vein. They had very
simplistic melody patterns. They were a little
slower, but very similar. Neither of them
really knocked me out or impressed me. I did
appreciate the guitar solo in “Not Again,” but
it sounded way over-produced.
“Failing” employed some nice harmony,
and showed a little country influence in
the vocals and verses, but the screaming in
the chorus almost felt out of place with the
sound of the verses.
The next track, “Wannabe,” was a
disappointing follow-up to “Failing.” I really
liked the sound of the sing-songy rap section,
but the lyrics were abysmal enough as to be
amusing. It is basically the singer dissing
anyone who doesn’t like him, and trying to
convince us and himself that he doesn’t care
what people say about him, and yelling about
how they “can’t do what he does.” It sounded
like a childish post by an immature rock star
on Twitter rather than a song.
“Take a Breath” had stronger lyrics and
drive. It had more of an original, unique
sound, which made it stand out next to the
other tracks. It had some nice guitar work
and vocals. This is a song I would probably
listen to again.
“Now” was forgettable; that’s pretty much
all I have to say about it.
“The Bottom” was an improvement on
the early song on the album. It wasn’t my
favorite track on the album, but a decent one
nonetheless.
“Paper Wings” had some nice discordant
harmony and musical elements.
“Something to Remind You” was quiet and
a nice variation from the rest of the album.
I only wish that it had come earlier on the
album and that they had branched out more
with songs like this.
They seem like a white bread version of
hard rock. Staind reminded me of a very
unremarkable and unexceptional version of
Three Days Grace, who I actually like.
Ironically, in the song “Take a Breath,” one
lyric goes, “You paint me out as mediocrity,”
which is the exact word I would use to
describe Staind. They are not bad, but there
is nothing new to find here.
I was less than impressed by this album.
I felt like I was listening to reruns of several
songs I had heard before. The vocals are pretty
strong, but that is about the only stand-out
thing on the album.
Staind has a very repetitive sound. There
is not much variation on the album and it
feels a little juvenile for the seventh album
of a band.
As for the lyrics, if I wanted someone
to alternately scream at me for not
understanding them and then whine about
how much they hurt inside, I would just hang
out with a 16-year-old.
ladams@unews.com
fashion review
Method
Mod fashion for men in the Crossroads Arts District
Kharissa Parker
Staff Writer
It’s beyond trendy - that’s almost an insult.
It’s vogue. It’s grown. It’s smart. It’s swag and
sexy and everything in-between. It’s Method at
18th and Wyandotte, a perfect new location for
the sophisticated men’s store.
David Lloyd, 29, Shomari Benton, 32, and
McClaine Bryant, 30, opened Method on 15th
and Grand in April of 2010. They moved to 1817
Wyandotte in June of 2011, an artsy neighborhood
that provides just the right atmosphere for
Method. The three founders – who are all
attorneys – recognized the need to expose Kansas
City fashion and set a goal to put the town on the
style map.
Kansas City was recently ranked 37th on GQ’s
“The 40 Worst-Dressed Cities in America” list.
Method is here to set the record straight. Lloyd
states, “KC has great food and people know it. KC
has great music and people know it. What people
don’t know is KC has great fashion, too. Method
is here to make people aware.” Aside from being a
fashion guru and attorney, Lloyd is also a business
law professor at UMKC. “It’s our rules, our style,
our way,” he adds.
As soon as one enters Method, it is very
apparent that this is not a follow-the-latest-craze
type of market. The walls are decorated with chic
local art and there is a bookshelf lined with a few
impressive titles. Clearly catering to the refined
man who enjoys life outside of the box, the shop
is filled with unique clothes, wallets, sunglasses,
watches, ties and more. Method carries attire
and accessories from LA to New York, London
to Japan and creates a flawless blend of charm
and class inspired from all over the world. Of
course, the most impressive looks come from local
designers. Sozni, Sike!, E the Real, Fli By, and
Angry Ape are all Kansas City bred brands that
Method keeps in stock.
Angry Ape designer, Adam Kaleikau, 28, says
having his line in Method has really boosted his
career and has proved to be quite the asset for
his reputation as a designer. “These guys are so
relational,” Kaleikau says. “It’s about more than
business with them. They’re all for helping out the
local talent.”
Method will soon add their own clothing line
to the shelves, scheduled to release next spring.
National artists like Fonsworth Bentley and Talib
Kwali have taken notice of Method. Both have
performed at events hosted by the store. Talib
Kwali even sported one of the shirts he purchased
there on the BET Awards in 2010.
Method plays host to a wide variety of occasions,
ranging from hip hop parties and style-me contests
to book readings and political awareness affairs.
Fundraisers for both Emanuel Cleaver II and
Mayor Sly James were held at Method. “We’re the
cosmopolitan for men,” Shomari says. Lloyd adds,
“We’re always open to have new designers on our
racks and new art on our walls; our gallery space
is free.” With this type of commitment to the city,
Method is sure to succeed. Follow Method on
Twitter @methodkc and check out Method online
at www.methodkc.com.
kparker@unews.com
Vol. 79, Issue 8
concert review
Catatonic at Katatonia
Mal Hartigan
Copy Editor
What makes metal concerts so appealing,
aside from the interesting crowd that
inevitably gathers, is the intensity of the
audience. These shows always seem to draw
an interesting conglomeration of people;
teenage boys with their reluctant mothers,
lumberjack-esque men with long flowing
locks, and even a grandpa or two.
At Katatonia and Opeth’s concert, a diverse
crowd, was in abundance, which provided
energy of such severity that it propelled the
entirety of the show.
Katatonia and Opeth pride themselves on
being actual “heavy metal,” different from the
metal that’s popular today. The genres have
long been debated; some will get heated when
discussing whether a band is categorized
as heavy metal, metalcore, grindcore, etc. I
fail to find the use for this. How their fans
categorize the band has no bearing on their
musical merit.
Katatonia, a metal band from Sweden,
was the opening act for the show. The
audience was ecstatic as the band entered in
a mysterious mist, taking their charismatic
places on stage. Their opening number was
moderately mystifying to catch the attention
of the audience and to cause a dramatic
entrance. Once Katatonia began to play and
the tempo increased, adamant fans fueled
their performance. Each member of the
band sported long hair, flailing it around
on stage and prompting the crowd to do
the same. Their movement on stage was
consistent, never stagnant. However, based
on the multitude of other metal shows I’ve
been to, the crowd was rather tame. There
was no moshing, and I never saw a “circle
of death,” just drunken fans head-banging
halfheartedly.
Katatonia’s vocals were strident and
not characteristic of modern metal; there
were more yells than growls or screams,
and absolutely no pig-squealing. I was not
overly impressed with the guitar, vocals,
or bass, and there weren’t any especially
heavy breakdowns, but I did appreciate the
drummer’s cymbal work and the occasional
times he used the double bass pedal.
Katatonia’s stage presence is what made
them most enticing. Though this genre of
metal is not quite my taste, I do appreciate
a band with intense energy and dedication
to please their crowd. There was not a single
The heavy metal band Katatonia shows the menace they brought to the stage.
band member that stood frozen on stage,
and they were always in motion. Giving the
appearance that they are involved in their
music and also involved with the crowd really
brings a special connection between the
musician and the audience.
The headliner for the concert was Opeth,
a heavy metal band that’s been around since
the ‘90s. Opeth is the absolute master of
melding different, creative guitar riffs into
some of the most impressive rock music ever
created. Some guitar riffs are reminiscent of
jazz, and some are heavier, which was exactly
what the crowd craved.
Most impressive of the evening was
Opeth’s five-minute drum solo.
If you’re a fan of “heavy metal”, which
includes bands such as Metallica, Pantera,
etc., you are more than likely to enjoy this
setting, and also what Katatonia has to offer.
If you’re a fan of more “modern” metal and all
of its subgenres (metalcore, grindcore, etc.),
with bands such as After the Burial, All Shall
Perish, or Thy Art is Murder, Katatonia’s
musicianship may not appeal.
mhartigan@unews.com
restaurant review
Sweet and Spicy Marrakech Café is a hit
Jeffrey Harvey
Contributing Writer
As a resident of the Plaza/Midtown/
Brookside area for the better part of the last
10 years, I was in no way surprised to see yet
another restaurant concept open for business
in the 4116 Broadway space, just south of the
Broadway Café in Westport.
Marrakech Café has been serving a wide
variety of authentic Moroccan cuisine for
nigh on 11 months now, and is seemingly
succeeding in this perpetual culinary
graveyard (knock on wooden countertop or
cutting board).
Not having the faintest clue as to what
constitutes Moroccan cuisine, I ventured
into owner Noure Kamal’s quaint little
reproduction of his homeland to find out.
As I entered the warmly orange-painted
dining room space, I noticed a faint odor of
mothballs wafting through the air, authentic
Moroccan music playing over the restaurant’s
loudspeakers, and the fact that I was the only
patron in the establishment.
None of these observations bothered me
much. I have long enjoyed other cultures’
musical styling, and I was in fact going to be
eating alone, so the less amount of people in
the restaurant, the better.
I don’t know about you, but I feel that
dining by oneself at a sit-down establishment
is not so different from wearing a pair of
Crocs while talking on a Bluetooth and
holding your girlfriend’s purse. There’s just
no cool way of doing it.
I was immediately greeted by a member of
the café’s staff, who guided me to a booth, and
inquired if I would care for some Moroccan
tea to start off. Though I’m on a budget, I
decided to go for it.
It turns out that ordering the tea was a
tasty decision. The combination of green
tea brewed with mint leaves was sweet and
refreshing, and although served in a small
glass that quickly became hot to the touch,
it was a nice way to begin the Moroccan
experience.
When I asked the helpful employee what
the house recommended, he was quick to
point out that the couscous and kabob dishes
are the café’s specialties – and most popular
with Marrakech clientele. Being 99 percent
vegan (only occasionally do I eat fish), I
opted for the vegetarian couscous plate.
Also offered are chicken, lamb, beef and
homemade sausage variations.
All couscous entrées are served with a
choice of either lentil or harira soup, and I
opted for the already-known-to-me lentil
bowl over its tomato-based counterpart. The
soup was very comforting,
with whole soft lentils
swimming in a mildly spiced
dark broth.
Immediately
after I had finished the
starter, the entrée came out.
The meal was simply a large
portion of prepared couscous
symmetrically covered by
various cooked vegetables.
Carrots, chickpeas, cabbage,
zucchini
and
butternut
squash were arranged in
an almost pattern-like way
over the warm mound of
semolina grain, and the entire
creation was lightly covered Marrakech Café serves Moroccan cuisine, such as some of
in a Moroccan sauce that was the items shown here in the Sampler Platter.
Photo courtesy of Marrakech Café website
likely curry-based.
The plate was very warm
the atmosphere.
and filling, and in my opinion,
Overall, the experience was very satisfying
would be absolutely perfect for a lunch option
and culturally enriching. With tip, I ended
on a cold winter’s day.
But, as the doors of the restaurant had up spending around $15, which isn’t cheap by
been wide open, inviting the unseasonably any means, but definitely fair for the amount
warm air into the restaurant for the entirety of food I consumed.
You can find more information on the
of my dining experience, I felt that something
on the lighter end of the Moroccan food Marrakech Café, and download a printable
spectrum – a salad or veggie sandwich per se menu at www.marrakechcafekc.com.
– would have been more of a compliment to
jharvey@unews.com
Oct. 10, 2011
Let me tell you what I think:
No country for aging women
Teresa Sheffield
Staff Writer
Who knew a woman who made
her living off being a 1960’s sex
symbol would also be a model for
aging gracefully.
“Every age can be enchanting,
provided you live within it,” Brigitte Bardot once said.
Problem is, many women don’t
share her opinion.
We all know a woman who
makes us uncomfortable because
she refuses to accept she’s getting older. She’s a woman who has
changed the cougar’s traditional
hunting grounds of mountainous
terrain into trendy nightclubs. She
doesn’t just shop at Forever 21, she
also considers its name to be her
mantra on life.
Never Never Land Disease affects many women, an example being Amy Poehler’s hilarious mom
character in the movie “Mean
Girls.” She desperately clings to her
youth by cheerfully interrupting her
daughter’s make-out session to ask
if she needs a condom, possessing
perky fake boobs that are strangely
immune to dog attacks, and by not
so inconspicuously trying to sneak
into her daughter’s high school
prom pictures.
I’m not here to cast judgment.
If you ask me in 30 years how I feel
about getting old when the only
time my name is applicable with
the word “hot” is in conjunction
with “flashes,” and when “gettin’
low” no longer refers to my dance
moves but refers to my boobs, I’m
not sure what I’ll say.
“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been,”
Mark Twain said in “Following the
Equator.”
Why is it that in growing old,
men become distinguished and
women become ashamed? When
I see lines on a woman’s face, I
see wisdom and a witness to life.
We all want to have something to
show for our lives, and wrinkles are
a testament to our existence and
survival.
“Don’t complain about getting
old,” an anonymous person said.
“It’s a privilege denied to many.”
There’s a certain power that
comes from experience, and nothing is more inspiring to me than
a strong woman who has been
through the trials of life, conquered
them, and loves being in her own
skin regardless of what it looks like.
These are not attributes the average woman in her twenties possesses in rich supply; these are things
that are accumulated by living.
The book “Understanding Social
Problems” by Linda A. Mooney,
David Knox, and Caroline Schacht,
explains that not all cultures have
negative views on aging. Scandinavian countries provide government-supplemented in-home care
of the elderly, and in Japan the
older the person becomes, the more
they are revered and have the right
to sit at the heads of tables, enter
a room first, and are considered
heads of families.
Of course, Hollywood’s obsession with youth hasn’t done aging
any favors.
In the television show “30 Rock,”
after using a dangerous concoction of Botox, collagen treatments,
chemical peels and an infusion of
shark DNA on her face, the shallow and gullible celebrity, Jenna, is
convinced she looks great.
“Admit it, I look 10 years younger,” Jenna says.
“No, younger even,” Tina Fey’s
character says. “You look like a fetus.”
Young girls dress like 20-yearolds because they want to be older,
and middle-aged women dress like
20-year-olds because they want
to be younger. We spend half our
lives waiting to live a few years of
our lives, and the other half wishing
we could re-live them. Why can we
just appreciate where we’re at now?
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer,” author
Zora Neale Hurston once said. Our
lives follow the cycle of aging for a
reason, and constantly longing for
another time obscures the beauty of
the present.
“The other day a man asked me
what I thought was the best time
of life,” journalist and author Ray
Stannard Baker said. “‘Why,’ I answered without a thought, ‘now.’”
tsheffield@unews.com
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Stop the Keystone XL pipeline
Rosita Rique-Sanchez
A ticketing solution
Everyone knows about the parking
situation on campus. There is barely enough
space on campus to walk, and open parking
spaces are unheard of.
It’s no surprise that the average student
goes around the parking lot a few times just
to find someone who is possibly going to
leave. If you park on the streets off campus,
you are asking for a parking ticket or an
extremely long walk.
As students are searching like a scavenger
to find parking, faculty and staff don’t
seem to have a problem parking where it is
comfortable for them to conveniently walk to
class or office.
Don’t get me wrong, they get tickets too,
but it’s less likely because they actually have
parking available to suit their numbers. The
number of parking spaces to faculty and staff
ratio is reasonable. I can’t say the same for
students.
So, I’m not going to continue complaining
with no solution. Of course we all have
our ideas for our parking situation – they
shouldn’t have made it so hectic, they should
have picked a year after we graduated, they
should remove the metered parking, etc.
I agree with all of those things, but I have a
better solution – lower the cost of the tickets.
If I got a $10 ticket I wouldn’t be so mad
about it; instead, I would most likely just go
about my day, a little irritated but no big deal.
Yeah, $10 can be a lot of money, but on the
bright side, it’s much better than $30 every
time.
Think about it, we have no garage to park
in and they still charge the same $30 for a
parking ticket, the same price as when we did
have a parking garage. Give us a break.
It doesn’t even cost that much on a regular
non-campus street in the city. I could park
at a meter and have it expire, and only get
charged $10, not $30.
Do they realize we are college students
and we are already paying out the you-knowwhat to go to this school?
The only logical solution I can come up
with: if you are going to limit our parking
and still write us tickets, at least be courteous
and charge us a third of the price instead of
ripping us a new one for every ticket.
rsanchez@unews.com
When you have a job, its
hard to remember what life is
like without one. The promise
of a job is so politically
powerful, and it’s even more
apparent when the promise of
job creation is used as a cynical
trick for the conservative right
to get what they want.
Environmental activists have
been working to block the
proposed Keystone XL pipeline
from the tar sands of Alberta,
Canada to the Gulf of Mexico,
by way of the Midwest.
The debate has been won
on scientific grounds: 20 of
the nation’s most eminent
researchers have explained why
it would be a monumental folly
to speed the process of tapping
a giant carbon pool.
The risk is high as
demonstrated in a series of
disastrous leaks in similar
pipelines. Running this pipeline
across the Ogallala Aquifer, a
vast underground water table
that underlies parts of eight
states, is very dangerous.
One of the world’s foremost
climatologists, NASA Scientist
James Hensen, has stated
outright that “burning the
tar sands would mean it’s
essentially game over for the
climate.” We can stop this.
Unlike many other problems
facing our country, this one
has a single decision maker.
President
Barack
Obama
can block the Keystone XL
pipeline. No bargains required.
He doesn’t have to haggle
with the hopelessly divided
and bought-off Congress. He
himself can sign or refuse to
sign a letter certifying the
proposed pipeline. It’s that
simple.
Before being sentenced
to two years in jail for his
act of civil disobedience,
environmental activist Tim
DeChristopher told the court,
“I am here today because I have
chosen to protect the people
locked out of the system over
the profits of the corporations
running the system. I say this
not because I want your mercy,
but because I want you to join
Caleb-Michael Files
me.”
It is in that spirit that we
must stand up, and take bold
action for our future. This is a
fight we can and must win.
cfiles@unews.com
Tipping 101
I bobbled my tray of four glasses out into
the crowded dining room; Two waters with
lemon. one sweet tea, one unsweetened
tea. As I neared table No. 43, I flipped my
serious face into a sweet smile.
“Here we go,” I said cheerily to my guests.
It was my first table of the night. Two pairs
of older couples sat at the booth, one couple
facing the other. I set the drinks down one
glass at a time, ensuring that each person
had the right beverage.
“Um, ma’am,” one of the elderly
gentleman said, “this isn’t sweet tea is it?”
I smile and shake my head. “No sir, it’s
unsweetened just as you asked. Your wife
ordered the sweet tea.”
He grins approvingly and nods. Noticing
their menus were closed, I pull out my
writing tablet and say, “Alright, what are we
having for dinner tonight?”
Being a server was my occupation of
choice for three years. The hours were
amazingly flexible, which was awfully
important as a mom and full-time student.
The tradeoff was a $3/hour wage and some
change and lousy paychecks. But I got
paid weekly, so it was cool. And like many
servers, the bulk of my income came from
tips.
Tips, however, were a concept that,
unfortunately, not every guest knew how to
apply. As happy as I seemed to be to wait
on my first table, I had low hopes for a good
tip. Why? Because they were elderly, and
their track record of tipping me, well, is not
a good one. Some call it stereotyping, but I
call it experience, observation and analysis.
But the elderly aren’t the only group
that seems to lack tipping knowledge, too.
Church folks didn’t seemed to get the
memo, either.
Another group of people who get an F in
the tipping department is college kids. (Yes,
I’m talking to you.)
If you’re going to eat at a full-service
restaurant, you need to tip. Your server
is more than a messenger between the
customer and the kitchen. Your server is
going to clean up your mess when you leave,
and your server is going to take the blame
for practically anything that goes wrong.
Even when the blame should be placed
elsewhere, it’s in his or her care.
For the most part, college kids are pretty
cool to serve: polite, not too demanding and
fun to talk to.
But the three quarters and two pennies
you leave on the table tosses all of that
right out of the window. So, today, you’re
going to learn how to tip. Please share this
information with your friends, grandparents
and fellow churchgoers.
The standard amount to tip is 15 to 20
percent of your bill. The better the service,
the more the tip should be within that
range.
If you have a completely horrible server
who is rude, neglectful or disrespectful,
then tip 10 percent.
If you have a server who makes you feel
like you and your companions are kings and
queens, then try tipping a little more than
20 percent.
I know you’re thinking, “We’re college
kids, we’re broke. We don’t have money like
that!” I agree. Therefore, if you can’t afford
Kharissa Parker
to tip, you need to find a drive-thru or cook
at home.
If 15 to 20 percent seems like a lot, let’s
do the math. Pretend your bill adds up to
$12 dollars. A 20 percent tip is $2.40, and
that’s on the high end.
An easy way to figure out how much to
tip is a simple math trick: move the decimal
over to the left once. That’s 10 percent.
Multiply by two and you have 20 percent.
Based on your $12 bill and the quality
of service you recieved, your tip should
range between $1.20 and $2.40 (I try to
always tip at least $5 to be considerate of
other servers). See how little that amount
is? That’s why servers are so insulted when
change is thrown sporadically across the
table.
No, stacking the change in a cute pile
on the edge of the table does not make it
any better. Now that you know how to tip,
don’t let this be dead knowledge. Put it into
practice so that servers can pay their bills.
kparker@unews.com
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Vulnerable to vulnerability
We all know the saying,
“When it rains, it pours.”
Considering my lifelong stroke
of bad luck, this statement
resonated drastically with me
this past week.
It is logically mature to
understand that a person’s
health deteriorates with old age,
and we should be cognizant
of this concerning our elderly
family members. This past
week, one of my friend’s moms
died at the age of 54, and my
grandma fell comatose two
weeks ago. Yes, these are very
emotional and trying times, but
seeing a human whom I love
in such a fragile or diminished
state shocks me into reassessing
my daily actions.
When witnessing human
frailty and unprecedented
vulnerability from someone I’ve
considered a large part of my
foundation for my entire life,
the reality of human fragility
sucked the breath straight
from my throat. The sobering
reality of how transitory life is
was enough to make my knees
buckle with the shock.
And so, acknowledging this,
it is extremely puzzling to meet
people hellbent on the prospect
of spewing hatred or harm to
others. In the grand scheme of
things, with how life is so apt
to fluctuate, how is it beneficial
to advocate such bigoted
behavior? What good does
it do to spend time sick with
worry or frothing with malice?
Is it even worth the energy to
be so fixated on disdain toward
specific individuals?
It’s true if you think I’m
overly-sensitive. In most cases,
you couldn’t be more correct.
But when my friend’s mother
died, aside from the fact that
she was a pertinent figure
during my childhood, the most
startling part is that she is my
parents’ age.
This sunk me into reflection
of whether or not I’ve adequately
expressed my gratitude to my
parents. Thinking that one of
my dearest childhood friends
is now devoid of a mother was
perhaps most painful. I could
not imagine undergoing such
extreme grief as a young adult.
Anyone who’s experienced such
despondence has my sincerest
sympathy.
After dealing with two
instances
of
deteriorating
health and witnessing some
of my family members come
completely
unglued
with
anguish, I’ve done my best to
make a point in demonstrating
my appreciation toward my
family and friends. This isn’t to
say that I wasn’t already fixated
on this idea, because it’s been
my ultimate goal all of my life.
It just helped to reinforce the
idea.
It’s sad that sometimes a
tragic event must occur in order
for us to reassess our actions
Mark Linville
Mal Hartigan
and how they affect others. It’s
even sadder that some people
are so consumed with disrespect
and ill intent. Expending
emotional capacity with apathy
or spite does a great disservice
to those bogged down by death
and unable to exercise their
compassion.
mhartigan@unews.com
Un-happyendings
I know a lot of people who will tell you
that they didn’t like a movie because it
ended badly. My sister won’t watch a movie
where the lead couple doesn’t get together
at the end. If she does accidentally watch
such a film, she will create an elaborate
scenario after the film’s end to explain how
really they will end up happily married; the
film just stopped too early. Even if the film
is just the slightest bit ambiguous about
the “happily ever after” that apparently is
a requirement for film characters, she will
sigh and say, “well, I really liked the movie
… except for the ending.”
I never really had that problem. Some
of my favorite films have terrible endings.
For instance, the villain gets away, or the
couple realizes they can’t be together, or
the hero never does learn his lesson, or just
suffers and dies. I love films like “The Usual
Suspects,” “Memento” or “Once.”
I watch a lot of foreign films, which true
to stereotype, are often outright depressing
or have non-endings, without a climax that
often ends almost where they began.
Most of these films, needless to say, are
not acceptable to my sister.
I think the reason why I often don’t
require or even buy into the happy endings
provided by Hollywood, is that the end of
the film is only the beginning of another
story. For all we know the perfect couple
starts bickering on the honeymoon and
within months both have a loveless
marriage and cheap sex with strangers.
Often the beauty of not-so-happy
endings is that they are more what we
commonly experience. When was the last
time a knight in shining armor appeared in
your life?
The 12th of never, that’s when.
The unhappy endings are what we are
familiar with. The times when you don’t end
up winning, or you just can’t work things
out with your boyfriend. Life is made up of
mistakes, that you usually can’t fix, but just
have to learn from. I think sometimes these
unhappy endings just hit too close to home
for some people. They prefer escapism and
saccharine sweetness, to being reminded of
Lindsay Adams
how life works.
I love Jane Austen, and period romances.
There is nothing wrong with some movies
having happy endings, but don’t hate on
movies just because they don’t give you a
cookie-cutter ending. Life doesn’t owe that
to you, so why should movies?
ladams@unews.com
Taking the aid out
Most college students can agree that
dealing with financial aid is like walking on
egg shells: uncomfortable, painful and very
inconvenient.
In my five years as an undergrad, each
year is new. However, when it comes to
my financial aid, it is not. It’s always the
same old half-explained excuses as to why
financial aid is in fact not an “aid” but rather
a pain.
Many of my fellow students have been
put off by the Financial Aid office in many
ways. Reduced Pell Grants, decreased loans
and scholarships and a work-study wait list
is enough to make you want say FML.
And the worst part of the matter is
timing. With deadlines and timelines set,
applying to work, classes, scholarship,
FAFSA, etc, changing things as often as
financial aid does, really puts a damper on a
fluid college experience.
Furthermore, Financial Aid sucks at
communication. The only time the office
will contact you is to alert you of changes or
disbursement or when they need something
from you.
Last week I was offered work-study, six
weeks into the semester. I applied in June.
That is great news; however, I don’t have the
time for a third job along with five classes
and campus organizations.
Where was the aid there? Where was the
aid when my Pell Grant was reduced?
I think the Financial Aid office needs to
reassess its methods in aiding students. I
can sympathize with them in their tedious
duties and crowds of angry students. Who
wants to deal with that?
But it just seems odd that each of the
representatives can only be so helpful.
Financial Aid is a simple process, or it
should be, but the way UMKC handles
student aid is counterproductive.
It’s very disturbing when the Cashier’s
office is more of an aid than Financial Aid.
mlinville@unews.com
word on campus
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the quiet of my own
room with a cup of
hot cocoa.”
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at Californos in
Westport.”
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Music Education
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Music Education
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Connection.”
“The library.”
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“The roof of the
Student Union or
the third floor of
the Student Union
because of the
couches.”
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Haag because
there are large
windows and it is
quiet.”
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