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The Current UMSL’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS
Vol. 50
Issue 1530
April 10, 2017
Zika Best Repelled MSC Bridge Renovation Begins
by Preventative
Measures at WCW
GIUSEPPE VITELLARO / THE CURRENT
MICHAEL PLUMB / THE CURRENT
Renovations on the MSC bridge began at the start of spring break and are expected to be finished in May.
Kat Riddler of an effort to beautify the space, tigating potential HVAC upgrades,”
Roberta Lavin speaks at the WCW event about Zika. Editor-in-Chief and several renovations will take she said.
Kat Riddler other viruses spread by mosquitoes. place on the bridge by the end of Baize explained that the project
Editor-in-Chief Once an infected person is bitten by
a mosquito elsewhere on their body, A fter spring break, many may the project.
have noticed the “pardon our
began with preparing the bridge for
“The bridge is undergoing inte- renovations to the area and painting.
A pril showers bring May flow- the mosquito becomes infected for dust” signs and renovations that be- rior renovations with the hopes of “The majority of the flooring
ers—as well as standing water about a week and can transmit the gan along the Millennium Student bringing a fresh and updated look to work occurred during spring break.
for breeding mosquitoes. disease to others whom it bites. It Center bridge on March 24. a highly used space on campus. The There will also be lighting upgrades
The What’s Current Wednesday is hard to document how many cas- According to Emily Baize, CSM project scope includes fresh paint to the bridge interior, and those are
discussion for April, led by Roberta es of Zika have occurred because project manager, the renovations on the bridge interior, new flooring, planned for mid-May,” she said.
Lavin, associate dean of academic symptoms can be mild. taking place on the bridge are part and lighting upgrades. We are inves- continued on page 3
programs in the College of Nursing, While the symptoms seem mild
was centered on the successful re- for adults, the virus poses a larger
sponse to the Zika virus. The dis- danger for women who contract the St. Louis Science Center One of
Four to Host Apollo 11 Exhibit
cussion was held in Century Room virus and are pregnant or plan to be-
C of the Millennium Student Cen- come pregnant. Zika can cause mi-
ter at 2 p.m. on April 5 and was the crocephaly and severe brain defects
last session of the monthly What’s for the baby. The virus has also been
Current Wednesday programs for linked to complications like miscar- Chris Zuver
the semester. riages, stillbirth, and other birth Staff Writer
The Zika virus was first identi- defects. The Centers for Disease
fied in 1947 in Uganda and is part Control has noted increased reports
of the virus family Flaviviridae. The of the rare nervous system disorder F or the first time in 46 years, the
Apollo 11 command module Co-
name Zika comes from a forest in Guillain-Barré syndrome in areas af- lumbia will leave the Smithsonian’s
Uganda where the virus was first fected by Zika. National Air and Space Museum in
discovered. Before 2015, Zika out- Blood and urine tests can be ad- Washington D.C. It will travel on a
breaks primarily occurred in areas ministered to find out if a person two-year tour titled “Destination
of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the has Zika, and individuals are usu- Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission.”
Pacific Islands. ally tested following recent travel The command module is the
Those infected may or may not to areas known to have the virus. If only portion of the spacecraft to
have visible symptoms. Symptoms infected, the individual should get complete the first mission to land a
that can occur are fever, rash, joint plenty of rest, drink fluids to pre- man on the moon safely and return
pain, red eyes, muscle pain, and vent dehydration, take medicine him to Earth. Its national excursion
headache. Those symptoms can last like acetaminophen to reduce fever is in celebration of the coming 50th
for several days to a week. Usually and pain, and potentially take pre- anniversary of the Space Race.
people infected with Zika do not go scribed medicine after consulting The tour will begin in Space
to the hospital, though they rarely with a healthcare provider. There Center Houston in October this year
die from the virus. Once a person is currently no vaccine for the virus. and will conclude at the Museum of
has been infected with the virus, it One measure individuals can Flight, Seattle, where it will be from
is likely that they are protected from take to avoid contracting the Zika March 16 to September 2 or 2019.
COURTESY OF NASA
future infections. virus is preventing mosquito bites. St. Louis is, honorably, one of the
Zika can be transmitted through The CDC suggests wearing long- four locations in the nation in which
mosquito bites, from pregnant sleeved shirts and long pants, this event will take place. Part of the
women to their fetus, through sex- treating clothing and gear with per- tour will be hosted at the Saint Lou- Astronaut Buzz Aldrin plants the U.S. flag on the moon.
ual activity, and possibly through methrin or buying pre-treated items, is Science Center starting on April ni, president and CEO of St. Louis city of St. Louis. We feel very hon-
blood transfusions, though that and using Environmental Protection 14, 2018, and will extend to Septem- Science Center in the press release ored because we know that for many
has not yet been confirmed by the Agency–registered repellents with ber 3. for the event. “We are the only mu- people, this will be a once-in-a-life-
CDC. Zika outbreaks occur season- active ingredients like DEET, picari- “St. Louis played a vital role in seum in the Midwest to host this ex- time chance to see these artifacts.”
ally with the mosquito cycles, like continued on page 3 the Space Race,” said Bert Vescola- hibition, which is so special for the continued on page 4
What’s
Inside:
UMSL Voices, pg. 4 O’Malley, pg. 5 War on YouTube, pg. 7 Ameren Accelerator, pg. 8
2 CURRENT STAFF
April 10, 2017
EDITORIAL
Editor-in-Chief
Kat Riddler
Managing Editor
Lori Dresner
News Editor
Lori Dresner
Features Editor
Leah Jones
Sports Editor
Lance Jordan
A&E Editor
Daniel Stawhun
Opinions Editor
Nathan Watson
Copy Editors
Zachary Lee
Janeece Woodson
Staff Writers
Chris Zuver
Christian Chen
Janeece Woodson
Danyel Poindexter
DESIGN
Design Editor
Giuseppe Vitellaro
Photo Editor
Now hiring!
Web Editor
Leah Jones
Multimedia Editor
Math Problem of the Week
Aleeah Harden
Cartoonist/Artists
Amanda Royer
Suppose you have a fair coin (equally
Mike Diliberto
likely to land on either side, and call
one side “heads” and the other side
BUSINESS
Business Manager
Jasmine Walker
Advertising Director
Michael Plumb
“tails”). What is the probablility that
Ad Representative
Now hiring!
you flip as many “heads” as “tails”?
ARMYDRE2008 / FLICKR
Distribution Manager
Now hiring!
Email solutions to covertdj@umsl.edu.
Social Media Director
Victoria Bauer
Archivist
Zachary Lee
The previous puzzle (on writing 100 as a sum of two primes) was correctly
answered by Kathy Furgason. There are six ways to decompose 100:
CONTACT US 100 = 3 + 97 = 11 + 89 = 17 + 83 = 29 + 71 = 41 + 59 = 47 + 53.
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April 10, 2017
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MSC Bridge Upgrade Begins Stanford’s Knight-
continued from page 1
The project is expected to be fin-
Hennessy Scholars
ished in mid to late May. The project
cost is approximately $135,000 and Program Seeks
UMSL Students
is being paid for from the campus
maintenance and repair budget. A
discussion about bridge renovations
has been going on since fall 2016, ac- the globe to receive full funding
cording to Baize. Lance Jordan to pursue a graduate education at
Larry Eisenberg, associate vice Sports Editor Stanford. Each student will receive
chancellor of facilities manage- a full fellowship, tuition, room and
ment, said that the bridge work is board, and a stipend that would sup-
connected to other renovations that
will take place around campus soon.
Eisenberg said, “We do hope to
W ith enrollement
ginning in early May for
graduate-level students, Stanford
be- port some travel and research. The
program will provide the first three
years of funding for the student. If
extend these appearance updates University is seeking independent the graduate program they choose is
through the academic quad and all thinkers to apply for an exciting op- longer than three years, the school
the way out to Alumni Circle over portunity at the Knight-Hennessy in which they enroll will fund the
the summer. This will mostly in- Scholars program. balance of the fellowship.
volve replacing broken walks, clean- The Knight-Hennessy program “The idea is when you finish,
ing brick, and improving planters, is Stanford’s new graduate-level you will have no debt, and what you
tree wells, and plant material. We fellowship aimed at preparing the choose to do next will not be influ-
hope these efforts will give some next generation of global leaders to enced by the need to repay student
KAT RIDDLER/THE CURRENT
highly used areas a fresher appear- address the increasingly complex loans,” Watchel said.
ance and create a better environ- challenges facing the world. “We’re There are two things
ment for students.” looking for people who are indepen- Knight-Hennessy Scholars can ex-
dent thinkers who can hold a con- pect when attending Stanford. The
trary point of view. You might say first is a first-rate graduate educa-
MSC Bridge renovations entering from the MSC. people with a rebellious mind,” said tion in whichever field they choose,
Jeff Watchel, executive director of and the second is building a network
the Knight-Hennessy Scholars. with the other Knight-Hennessy
“They don’t necessarily have to Scholars that will last a lifetime.
be loud and disagreeable,” Watchel Admission criteria for the pro-
added. “But [they should be] people gram has been published on the
who can feel confident in an idea or program’s website. The application
opinion and carry it through.” Be- launches May 1 and is due by Sep-
fore being named executive direc- tember 27.
tor of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Along with the Knight-Hen-
program, Watchel served as chief nessy application, students are also
of staff to the president of Stan- required to apply to a Stanford grad-
Lori Dresner ford University, John Hennessy, for uate program of their choosing by
News Editor whom the program is named, along November 15. Students cannot be
with Nike CEO Phil Knight. part of the Knight-Hennessy Schol-
T he following is a series of dai-
ly crime and incident reports
issued by the University of Missou-
a.m. a visiting bus struck and dam-
aged a light pole in Lot W; there
were no injuries. At 11 p.m. UMSL
March 31: At 7:08 a.m. UMSL
PD and Facilities Management re-
sponded to a call regarding five
Watchel felt that the civic mind-
edness of University of Missouri–
St. Louis students and willingness
ars program without first being
accepted into one of the graduate
programs, and students must apply
ri–St. Louis Police Department be- PD took an informational report re- individuals who were stuck in an to help others in their community within five years of receiving their
tween March 14 and April 6. garding a vehicle repossession by a elevator in Clark Hall. made UMSL unique. “We think that bachelor’s degree.
March 14: At 7:47 p.m. an UMSL tow company in Lot JJ. At 11:30 p.m. April 1: No incidents were re- people can have a significant impact Stanford is located in the heart
student who suffered a fall at the a credit card found in the Thomas ported on this date. at the local level, and that seems like of Silicon Valley in California and
Recreation and Wellness Center was Jefferson Library was turned in to April 2: At 1 p.m. UMSL PD that was an important value in stu- offers a comprehensive range of
treated by paramedics and released. UMSL PD and held for safekeeping. found a broken window and an ap- dents at UMSL,” he said. fields with over 125 graduate degree
March 15: No incidents were re- At 11:54 p.m. UMSL PD and Resi- parent burglary to an office in Seton “In the last year of John Hen- programs.
ported on this date. dential Life checked the welfare of a Hall; it is unknown whether any- nessy’s presidency, he started to “Being at a research university
March 16: At 7:51 p.m. an UMSL student following a friend’s request; thing was stolen. At 3:24 p.m. a bur- think about what he was going to do provides the opportunity to create
student was transported from Oak all was found to be in order. glary was reported in the Provincial next, and saw a great void in lead- new knowledge for the next gener-
Hall to the hospital after expressing March 23: No incidents were re- House kitchen; nothing was stolen. ership in all areas in government, ation of students. What’s particular-
suicidal thoughts. ported on this date. April 3: At 10:15 a.m. a non-stu- in the private sector and the public ly exciting about Stanford [is that]
March 17: At 2:37 p.m. an UMSL March 24: At 9:37 a.m. an UMSL dent was escorted off campus after sector, and thought that we could there’s an entrepreneurial approach
student reported that a red and staff member reported that a box trespassing at the Patient Care Cen- make a difference in that area and to what we do,” Watchel said.
white cab had struck and damaged containing contact lenses was sto- ter. At 2:40 p.m. a car key found in develop this fellowship program, “There seems to be no limit to what
their car and left the scene of the ac- len from their parked car in Lot OO. the Social Sciences and Business and that’s how I became involved,” students feel they can accomplish.”
cident in the West Drive Garage. At 4:50 p.m. two vehicles were in- Building (SSB) was turned in to explained Watchel. For more information on the
March 18 to March 19: No inci- volved in an auto accident at the in- UMSL PD and held for safekeeping. The program will select up to program visit knight-hennessy.stan-
dents were reported on these dates. tersection of Grobman Drive and April 4: At 2:16 p.m. a student 100 students annually from across ford.edu.
March 20: At 7 a.m. a Hyund- Lucas Lane; there was minor dam- reported losing keys in Stadler Hall.
WCW Discusses Zika
ai car key found on West Drive was age but no injuries. At 9 p.m. a set of keys found in Lot E
turned in to UMSL PD and held for March 25 to March 26: No inci- was turned in to UMSL PD and held
safekeeping. At 6:45 p.m. a juvenile dents were reported on these dates. for safekeeping.
Prevention Methods
who suffered a fall from a bicycle in March 27: At 5:09 p.m. two ve- April 5: At 8:30 a.m. an UMSL
the West Drive Garage was trans- hicles were involved in an accident employee who suffered a cut hand
ported to the hospital. At 9:20 p.m. in the West Drive Garage; there was was sent to Concentra. At 7 p.m. a
UMSL PD located an iPad left in minor damage but no injuries. Visa card found in SSB was turned continued from page 1 than two months old, sleeping un-
Villa Hall and held the item for the March 28: At 1:04 p.m. a car key in to UMSL PD and held for safe- der a mosquito net if air conditioned
owner. fob found in Lot F was turned in to keeping; the owner was notified. At din, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or screened rooms are not available,
March 21: At 10 a.m. an UMSL UMSL PD and held for safekeeping. 11:19 p.m. UMSL PD was called in or para-menthane-diol. The CDC and using abstinence or a condom to
employee reported being harassed At 2:34 p.m. an individual not affil- to assist the St. Louis County Police warns people not to use insect re- avoid spreading the virus through
by a non-student. At 5:01 p.m. a wal- iated with the university requested Department with a shooting that pellents on babies younger than two sexual activity. Travel advisories
let found at the Blanche M. Touhill an ambulance for psychiatric help; occurred on the Metrolink at the months old and not to use products are also available on the CDC web-
Performing Arts Center was turned the individual was transported to Metrolink UMSL South Station. At containing oil of lemon eucalyptus site so that individuals can take pre-
in to UMSL PD; the owner later DePaul Hospital. 11:25 p.m. one university vehicle was or para-menthane-diol on children ventative measures when traveling
retrieved the item. At 6:57 p.m. an March 29: At 11:33 p.m. UMSL involved in an auto accident in the younger than three years old. Lavin in those areas.
UMSL student reported that their PD was called in to assist the Nor- Quad; there was minor damage but said that DEET-based products are What’s Current Wednesdays
backpack that contained keys and mandy Police Department in no injuries. the most effective for avoiding mos- is a monthly forum for faculty and
personal items had been stolen at searching for a runaway juvenile; April 6: At 10:08 a.m. UMSL PD quito bites. student discussions about current
Marillac Hall. the juvenile was taken into custody was called in to assist the Division The CDC also suggests staying events, co-sponsored by The Cur-
March 22: At 7:47 a.m. UMSL by Normandy PD. of Family Services and the Norman- in places with air conditioning and rent and The New York Times, with
PD took an informational report af- March 30: At 1:30 p.m. an iPod dy Police Department with a child window and door screens, taking support from Community Outreach
ter an UMSL staff member reported found at Marillac Hall was turned in abuse report. steps to control mosquitoes inside & Engagement at the University of
concerns about a student’s welfare; to UMSL PD and was later retrieved and outside the home, using mos- Missouri–St. Louis.
all was found to be in order. At 7:55 by the owner. quito netting over babies younger
features
4 April 10, 2017
Stories Subvert Stigma and Stereotypes Apollo 11
about Mental Illness at UMSL Voices Exhibit
Leah Jones port, global rates of depression rose continued from page 1
Features Editor 18 percent from 2005 to 2015, with
more than 300 million sufferers 11-flown objects, models, vid-
I
“ think that a lot of people, when-
ever they hear that someone has
a mental illness, they [think], ‘Oh, I
worldwide, making depression the
leading cause of ill health and dis-
ability around the world. The re-
eos, and interactives exhibits. There
will also be a 3-D tour, consisting of
high-resolution scans of the Colum-
wonder what is wrong with you?’” port ends with a call for increased bia module performed at the Smith-
says Anna McEntire, senior, busi- investment in mental health issues. sonian in spring 2016. The purpose
ness administration. While people However, the Trump administra- of all of these features is to educate
are always confronted with these tion’s recent budget blueprint calls visitors about the journey of the
stereotypes, stigmas, and stories for cutting funding from the Nation- Apollo 11 crew – Neil Armstrong,
that other people want to tell about al Institute of Health by $5.8 billion, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin.
them, UMSL Voices seeks to un- or 20 percent, which would hinder Apollo 11 met President John
dermine these labels by enabling investment in this growing issue. F. Kennedy’s challenge in 1961 of
LEAH JONES/THE CURRENT
University of Missouri–St. Louis Carson and McEntire hope that “landing a man on the moon and re-
students to tell their own stories. UMSL Voices will be one small step turning him safely to the Earth.” The
On April 9, UMSL Fraternity and toward making this investment on exhibit will cover the story of the
Sorority Life held its second annual UMSL’s campus. In addition to the 953,054-mile voyage to the moon
UMSL Voices event at 7 p.m. in the UMSL Voices event, Carson spoke and how it was accomplished on
J.C. Penney Auditorium to give stu- From left to right: Jessica Carson and the Anna McEntire about Counseling Services’ “Ask, July 24, 1969. “Destination Moon”
dents who have struggled with men- lower at the second workshop, with feel really strongly about mental ill- Listen, Refer” campaign, for which will explore the mission and tell the
tal illness a platform from which to just four people attending the April ness awareness and suicide preven- both women handed out brochures story of the more than 400,000 em-
be heard. McEntire, a member of 4 workshop, Carson said that that tion because I do know people and I while tabling for the UMSL Voices ployees of NASA who aided on the
Alpha Xi Delta, and her friend Jes- still meant that there were a lot of have friends who have gone through event. The campaign helps to train 20 missions, which took place be-
sica Carson, senior, biology, pre-vet- stories from which to choose at the it,” she said. “They didn’t realize people to identify those at risk for tween 1961 to 1969.
erinary, tabled in the Millennium event. Solid Lines Productions acted how much everybody around them suicide by recognizing risk factors The tour, organized by the
Student Center on April 5 to raise out the experiences about which the loved them. Mental illness runs in and warning signs and then giving Smithsonian Institution Traveling
student awareness about not only students wrote in these workshops. my family; depression and anxiety people the tools to respond and get Exhibition Services (SITES) will
the event but mental illness, depres- The act of storytelling, therefore, run in my family. So, I just really like help for people who may be strug- provide the module, itself, and more
sion, and suicide prevention. became a powerful tool for engaging to help people when I can.” gling. The training can be accessed than 20 unique artifacts from the
Carson explained that though audiences with experiences which Carson said, “The whole goal online and takes about 20 minutes historic mission.
Greek Week was cut short, con- audience members might not have behind this event is to let people to complete. Among these artifacts will be
sisting of only three days this year, had themselves. know that they are not alone and “So you ask them what is go- a star chart which shows the posi-
Greek life decided that UMSL Voic- McEntire spoke about how she that it is okay for them to be strug- ing on in their life—and most of the tions of the sun, moon, and stars at
es was an important event which thought that the acting would make gling through what they are strug- time, people just want you to ask the time of the Apollo 11 mission; a
they still wanted to hold. the event more personal than just a gling through—and that we are here them—and then they will give you survival kit with equipment to help
Greek life teamed up with Sol- simple reading of events. “I can sit to help.” a response, you just listen to them, the crew survive in case of an emer-
id Lines Productions to put on the here and tell you everything that I “I am really excited for [UMSL and you don’t try to provide advice gency; and Aldrin’s extra-vehicular
event. Solid Lines Productions spot- have been through, but I feel like Voices] because I feel like mental or anything. Then you refer them to visor which he wore while on the
lights social issues such as mental it won’t make as big of an impact health is something that is really get help,” Carson explained. surface of the moon.
health through their performanc- as if you are sitting and watching common now, a lot more common According to the brochure, pub- This tour will be the first time
es and then attempts to engage its somebody act out the struggles that than it used to be,” McEntire contin- lished by Partners in Prevention, a that the Columbia module will leave
audiences through dialogue and someone else had,” she said. “I think ued. “And I like that it is going to get coalition of universities in Missou- the National Air and Space Muse-
commentary afterward. “Students that the impact [of ] the actual act- people’s stories and struggles out ri, these changes in behavior that um since its public opening in 1976.
that go to UMSL were able to share ing of it will be [more effective] than there so that people know that just may indicate that a person might Originally, the module traveled on a
their stories [about their] mental somebody just standing up there because somebody is smiling down be struggling with depression do 50-state tour throughout 1970 and
health [struggles], and they [Solid and telling their story because most the hall doesn’t meant that they are not necessarily have to be negative 1971 before resting for display at the
Lines Productions] are going to put of [the stories] are anonymous. We okay on the inside. They could be changes. Instead, the brochure lists Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries
on a performance of those stories,” don’t know whose story it is at all. dealing with something huge, but diverse factors such as trouble con- Building, before the current Nation-
Carson said. So the question of whose [story] it is we don’t know about it.” centrating, slowed thinking and in- al Air and Space Museum was built
UMSL held two workshops pri- is going to leave people in a lot more According to a report released decisiveness, and pessimism, among on the National Mall.
or to the performance to give stu- suspense and [encourage them to] by the World Health Organization others. This traveling exhibition is a
dents a chance to compose some think about a lot more.” on March 30 of this year, McEn- The brochure does not advocate preview of part of a new gallery
of their stories. The first workshop McEntire went on to talk about tire is right: Rates of mental illness, for acting as a counselor. Instead, opening at the National Air and
had about 20 students, according the importance of challenging the specifically depression, are rising it says that concerned friends and Space Museum, which is scheduled
to Carson. Though attendance was stigma around mental illness. “I worldwide. According to the re- family should ask, listen, and refer. to open in 2020.
Expert Linguist Discusses African American English
janeece woodson American English (AAE), in which estimations of each other.
Staff writer Scott-Rhodan appeared. The doc- “There’s nothing unnatural
umentary, titled “Talking Black in about the way that the language has
“They say it’s a broken lan- America,” has been in the making developed over the centuries giv-
guage, but we say, broken to who?” for three years, and will soon be en these circumstances,” said Wol-
Dye Scott-Rhodan, a businesswom- shown on television to the general fram. “Now you have these white
an of South Carolina, said when public. As the first scholarly docu- cities with segregated black neigh-
she spoke to a team of videogra- mentary dedicated to AAE, the film borhoods. The distinctions between
phers about the way her accent has epitomizes linguists’ recent inter- black and white speech become
shaped her life. As a Gullah, or a cre- est in what Dr. Benjamin Torbert, much more dramatic and much
ole-speaking descendant of African associate professor and graduate more ethnically associated, which
slaves brought to the coastal Amer- program director in the English de- is why the whole notion of the con-
COURTESY OF TONY EVANS
ican South, Scott-Rhodan feels com- partment at UMSL, calls “linguistic struct of ‘talking black’ and ‘talking
fortable with her voice and speech social justices.” white’ is a development of the last
patterns in the presence of her fam- “It’s very important for sociolin- hundred years.”
ily and friends, but she has noticed guists in particular to return linguis- “What you’re not saying is that
that others who speak a mainstream tic favors to the community, that is, everybody in my life doesn’t speak
variation of English seem to feel dif- to pay people back by arguing for the correctly,” said interviewee Sabri- From left to right: Dr. Walt Wolfram and Benjamin Torbert
ferently about her language. value of all varieties,” said Torbert, na Moore, when speaking about the In several ways, the documenta- proposition was not to make Ebon-
According to several experts in who has both studied under and pressure which educators and oth- ry is a response to what is referred ics mainstream, but rather to have
linguistics, this is not an uncommon worked alongside Wolfram. ers put upon young people, which to by linguistics as the Oakland Con- educators recognize that AAE ex-
experience. One of the documentary’s pur- then perpetuates the belief that troversy of 1996, in which Oakland, ists, and is deeply rooted in the cul-
On April 6, Dr. Walt Wolfram, poses is to weaken stereotypes about there is a clear right or wrong use California schools recognized AAE, ture of some of their students.
William C. Friday Distinguished speakers of AAE variations, many of English. She elaborated on the or Ebonics, as a linguistic structure After a 50-year academic inter-
University Professor at of which, but not all, are ethnically experiencing of ‘code-switching,’ used by many students. Aggravat- est in North American and Caribbe-
North Carolina State University, black. As many of the linguistic ex- or the use of one form of English ed by the media, many members of an English variations, Wolfram has
and an expert in ethnic variations perts in the film explain, dialect is at home, and the use of a different the public were angered that ‘bro- grown more concerned with the
of the English language, previewed one way in which people can make form of English in the workplace or ken English’ would be accepted in
a new documentary about African immediate, but not always accurate, at school. schools. In fact, the school board’s continued on page 8
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April 10, 2017
5
Irish Series Comes to an End “Bollywood Musical
with Reading By Mary O’Malley Revue”: Explosive
Daniel Strawhun
A&E Editor Dance, Enticing Music
T
“ here is nothing like live mu-
sic, live theater. It’s always
better to go to the cinema than to
COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DUBLIN
Danyel Poindexter
Staff Writer
tering the musical: How was Shan-
kar going to be different?
This is when an incredible cre-
watch movies at home. If you want
to have a beer, it’s always better to
have it in the tavern than at home.
C ombining culture, music, and
the modern world, Indian danc-
ers graced the Blanche M. Touhill
ative combination of colors, ex-
pressive dance, and modern music
takes the stage. With only a few
Things come alive when they’re Performing Arts Center with their slow songs, the musical’s prime fo-
performed,” said Dr. Eamonn Wall, production “Taj Express: Bolly- cus appeared to be on hyping up the
Smurfit-Stone professor of Irish wood Musical Revue” on March 31. crowd. The opening of the musical
studies and professor of English, as Presented by Dance St. Louis, the introduces the Oscar-winning song
he introduced the final installment musical features the vibrant colors “Jai Ho” from the movie “Slum-
of the 2016/2017 Irish Lectures and Mary O’Malley reads from a collection of her poetry. and sounds of Bollywood that cre- dog Millionaire” and continuously
Concerts Series. The series came to ed by a man from the department start with the idea—a sort of rhetor- atively venture into a different path plays with well-known Bollywood
a close on April 4 with a poetry read- of the marine to do a residency on- ical poetry, where you start with an from the tradition of both modern movies and music. As the cast per-
ing by Irish poet Mary O’Malley. board this fabulous ship called the idea is...It’s not that I don’t have an and old music. Formerly referred to forms dance numbers, the audience
O’Malley’s reading certainly Celtic Explorer...Most of this book idea, [but] it’s something that I’m as Hindi cinema, Bollywood is an was treated to live music by guitarist
lived up to Wall’s opening remarks. came out of that particular journey, exploring myself, you know, rather appellation for India’s film industry Chandan Raina, percussionist Anish
From the moment the poet took the and this poem started on the deck, than something I want to get down. that has focused on dance, storytell- Kale, and flautist Avadooth Phadke.
podium, the room seemed overtak- where they gave me a little place to The images and the cadence would ing, and explosive music. It is a term The synchronization of flawless
en with a hushed electricity. O’Mal- stay out of the way with a desk. And be the strongest. They’d be the two most often used by Westerners but dance moves and high tempo mu-
ley has a palpable presence, the kind there I very happily stayed.” main starters, I would think.” since has become one of the largest sic made this experience energizing
that can be felt as clearly as the sun’s Aside from writing poetry, When asked whether she writes film genres in India. and revitalizing. The audience was
heat or a draft of cool air. There is O’Malley also teaches at Villanova for herself or with the reader in Narrated by Mikhail Sen, the increasingly excited, some throw-
a sense of gravity and depth in her University in Philadelphia, Penn- mind, O’Malley said, “I don’t write musical opens with the story of an ing themselves out of their chairs to
personality that inspires solemn sylvania, where she occupies the for either, I’d say. And this might aspiring music composer named sing along, others shouting from the
contemplation in the observer. Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies as sound a bit precious, but it’s the Shankar, who wants to make it big balcony areas.
O’Malley opened the reading a professor in the College of Liberal truth. I mean, of course I write for in the world and receives his first When the dance crew needed
with a poem titled “The Shark’s Arts and Sciences. Her experience as myself—there’s no question about break by being assigned to create to change dress or needed a quick
Dream.” Describing the poem’s a teacher shone through in the Q&A that…It’s a compulsion. I wouldn’t music for a brand new Bollywood break, the narrator and guitarist
titular character, she read, “His portion of her reading. Rather than have written poetry if I had any movie, “Taj Express.” He struggles, took over the show with hilarious
dreams are hard as glass; his fin, a stand awkwardly while the timid way of avoiding it. And that’s the however, to make a name for him- commentary, instrumental breaks,
lesson in the principles of abstrac- members of the audience formulat- truth.” The question brought O’Mal- self outside of the traditional In- and lessons on new dance moves
tion, is as sharp as an iceberg. Its ed their questions and then worked ley to talk about a period of her life dian and Bollywood music scene. and breathing techniques. In other
deadly beauty cuts through the un- up the nerve to ask them, O’Malley when she quit writing poetry alto- Through hard work and disappoint- words, there was never a dull mo-
known, elegant as the mind of God, asked her own question of those in gether. She said, “I did manage to ing turnouts, Shankar realizes that ment throughout the progression of
and as indifferent.” Much like the attendance: “How many of you here avoid writing it [poetry] for about the movie he has been assigned to this musical. The way these dancers
shark in the poem (which is a bask- actually read poetry much?” Most ten years. Completely. Now I’m not represents his current troubling sit- could accomplish so many unique
ing shark, a common sight off the audience members raised their talking about not being able to write, uation. “Taj Express” plays as the dance moves back-to-back, never
coast of Connemara, Galway, where hands. In response to those who had I mean consciously avoiding it.” The musical focus and typical Bollywood faltering or immobilizing a synchro-
the poet grew up), O’Malley’s poet- not, O’Malley asked, somewhat rhe- period to which she was referring love story between two very differ- nized dance, is quite stunning.
ry also “cuts through the unknown” torically, “Is there anyone here who occurred while she was living in ent protagonists. Kareena Kaboom, Integrating a national audi-
to reach a state of divine and indif- doesn’t like music? Anyone here Portugal and raising her children played by Tanvi Patil, and Arjun, ence, the musical also united mod-
ferent elegance. She is in this way a who doesn’t like song?” When not while teaching at a university there. played by Hiten Shah, believe they ern Western beats with modern
true poet: not simply a gifted ma- a single hand rose, she said, “Right, She said, “Any art form is hard if come from two different worlds. Ar- and traditional Bollywood tem-
nipulator of language, but someone well we’re in business then, because you’re serious about it. The life of jun rescues young people from the pos, dance-line structure, and foot-
who, through her gifted manipula- the two are very close together, as an artist isn’t easy…I didn’t succeed streets while Kareena wishes to be step arrangements. The substance
tion of language, achieves commu- I’m sure you know.” [in leaving poetry forever] because free from the pressures of being a of this performance never left the
nion with the extraordinary. O’Malley’s questions to the au- I would have cracked up if I hadn’t celebrity in Bollywood. audience stale or irritated. The ag-
Much of the poetry that O’Mal- dience helped make the Q&A ses- done it.” Needless to say, the plot of this gressive dance moves that offered
ley had selected for the reading dealt sion feel natural and unforced, as Ultimately, O’Malley said that sub-story has little to do with the spirited charm were just the right
with the sea, a place she has scarcely if it were a conversation or class she writes “to serve the work itself.” essence and quality brought in the breath of fresh air for anyone who
ever been without, having grown up discussion instead of an organized As a native Irish speaker, O’Mal- overall musical. The sub-story dealt needed a nice night out and a great
on the western coast of Ireland and event. Soon audience members ley has translated many traditional with a crazy rollercoaster of implau- stress reliever. This captivating per-
later living in Lisbon, Portugal, for grew comfortable enough to ask Irish poems into English. She has sible outcomes, which the main sto- formance could easily have anyone
ten years. As a preface to her poem their own questions. One student also translated the work of Spanish ry even comments on toward the in love with Bollywood if they were
“Sea Road, No Map,” she told the asked whether O’Malley starts writ- poet Federico García Lorca into En- end. The sub-story simply functions not already.
audience about her experience liv- ing her poems with an intention- glish. O’Malley’s poetry is available as a path to the main problem cen-
ing aboard a marine research vessel al idea or with an image, to which through Salmon Poetry and Car-
as poet-in-residence: “I was invit- O’Malley responded, “I find that to canet Press.
ARTS CALENDAR
COURTESY OF THE TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
COURTESY OF THE TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
COURTESY OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
On April 10, the Arianna String Quartet will welcome the “Taking It to the Streets” is the newest exhibition to be On April 15 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., UMSL’s Fine Arts de-
Amara Piano Quartet to the Touhill Performing Arts hosted by Gallery 210 on the UMSL campus. The exhi- partment will host “The FAB 9’s Big Day Out!” at the
Center for a shared concert. The concert will begin with bition “focuses on contemporary urban experiences ... of Sculptureworks Ferguson gallery. The art exhibition an-
two pieces to be performed by the Amara Piano Quartet: deep interest to the communities of North St. Louis Coun- ticipates the Fine Art department’s annual Senior Thesis
Joaquin Turina’s Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67 and An- ty, North St. Louis City and all of Metro St. Louis.” The show, which will be held on May 11 in the Fine Arts build-
tonin Dvorak’s Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 87. Af- artists featured in the exhibition all address the themes ing. The FAB 9 consists of Katie Collico, Jianing Han, Laura
ter the piano quartets have been played, members of the of race, social injustice, gender, and sexuality in some ca- Howell, Afton Joiner, Samantha Kennedy, Samantha Laca-
Arianna String Quartet will join the Amara Piano Quartet pacity. “Taking It to the Streets” at Gallery 210 will be ac- din, Brian Lewis, Don Quon, and Tom Thompson. “The FAB
for a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Sextet “Souvenir de companied by a concurrent exhibition at the Kranzberg 9’s Big Day Out!” will feature a variety of media, including
Florence.” The Arianna String Quartet with Amara Quar- Arts Center, “Art Alive on the Streets,” which will fea- sculpture, painting, photography, prints, and mixed media.
tet Concert will begin at 8 p.m. Admission to the concert ture many of the same artists. Admission to Gallery 210 Light refreshments and appetizers will be served. All ages
is free and open to public. The concert is presented by the is free and open to the public during normal gallery hours. are welcome. Admission to this event is free and open to
UMSL School of Fine and Performing Arts. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. the public.
sports
6 April 10, 2017
UMSL Rec to Host Second Annual Goose Chase 5K
Lance Jordan on April 29 at 9 a.m. during Mirth they can prior to the event. I think cago, and they had an assistant di- ter.Last year the Goose Chase 5k
Sports Editor Week. The course will be finalized it’s important for participants to re- rector of fitness and wellness spot only had 19 participants. This year
within the coming weeks. There will alize they have to start small and open up here, and I was interested the staff at the RWC would love to
S ecily Shambaugh, assistant
director of fitness and wellness
and avid runner, attributes 5ks to
be adjustments to the course from
last year, as there was a little bit of
confusion for the runners.
work their way up to that 5k dis-
tance. There are a lot of programs
online, or they can email me. I’ll be
in it. I thought it would be interest-
ing to start a program from scratch
and building it from the ground up.”
see this number double, if not ex-
ceed that. This run is one of the
RWC’s annual staples, which the
prompting her running career and Students can register at the Pro happy to suggest a running plan for As assistant director, Sham- planners hope to see grow year af-
to doing much longer distances, Shop located in the RWC on the first them,” she said. baugh oversees all fitness and well- ter year.
such as a 10k and half marathons. floor, or online at umsl.edu/campus- Shambaugh received her under- ness programming, group fitness “I think it’s just a great way to
It was no wonder Shambaugh recreation. Students will only pay graduate degree in health, fitness classes, fee-based classes, special spread our school spirit throughout
and the entire Recreation and Well- $5, while faculty will pay $10, and and public health from Purdue Uni- events, and the new Whole U, locat- UMSL,” Shambaugh says. “And it’s
ness Center (RWC) staff were excit- community members will pay $20. versity in West Lafayette, Indiana. ed in the Millennium Student Cen- a great way to get some exercise in.”
ed to bring back the Goose Chase 5k There is, however, a way to reg- “Growing up, I was always in-
for its second year.
“Prior to our facility being open,
ister for the Goose Chase 5k for free.
“We will be have some golden eggs
volved in sports and athletics. I
went to college and actually started Escape the Stress of Finals
with Intramural Sports
they ran a 5k every year during placed around campus. If people off as a biology major and then re-
homecoming week called the Fro- find them, they’ll have a free en- alized that science and math wasn’t
zen 5k. The year I started, it had try into the race,” Shambaugh said. what I wanted to do forever. So, I
to be rescheduled due to weather, Hints for the egg’s locations will be got started teaching group fitness at Lance Jordan based on speed. Finally during the
and that gave us the opportunity posted on the RWC’s social media the campus rec center at Purdue and Sports Editor Shooting Relay, each player cannot
to create a new run,” Shambaugh accounts throughout the month. then kind of figured out how I could begin playing until after their team-
said about the creation of the Goose
Chase 5k.
So how did the infamous Uni-
There will be geese-related priz-
es, including a special wooden goose
for the runner who finishes first.
change my major to do something
along those lines,” she said.
Shambaugh then received
B etween work and studying for
final exams, some students say
it would be nice to have an activity
mate makes the specified shot. Each
station can be attempted twice per
team, and the highest score will be
versity of Missouri–St. Louis geese Also, the RWC staff will providing her master’s degree in recre- that lets them release some stress kept.
become involved in the RWC 5k snacks to participants before the 5k. ation, sports, and tourism manage- and forget the troubles of their im- On May 3 the RWC will host the
event?“We called it the Goose Chase Shambaugh does offer some ment at the University of Illinois pending college algebra exam. Sand Volleyball Night Tournament.
because of the famous geese on cam- suggestions for first-time runners Urbana–Champaign. Lucky for University of Missou- Three players must be registered by
pus and thought it would be a funny who are thinking of participating Shambaugh has been with the ri–St. Louis students, the Recre- the deadline with up to 10 players
way to incorporate them and moti- on April 29. RWC since it opened. She recalled ation and Wellness Center (RWC) on their roster. The Sand Volleyball
vate people to run,” she said. “I would definitely say utilize applying for the brand new facility: offers such relief with five one-day tournament will take place on the
The Goose Chase will take place our indoor track or treadmills if “I was at DePaul University in Chi- tournaments to close out the spring Oak Hall sand volleyball court.
semester. The Ultimate Frisbee Tourna-
Triton Softball Recap: Tritons First up will be the Backyard
Games Tournament on May 1,
which will allow up to three play-
ment on May 4 will allow a maxi-
mum of 14 players on a team’s roster
and will be played on campus at the
Split Two Doubleheaders ers on a team. Three different pop-
ular backyard games with be played:
Cornhole, KanJam, and Ladder
grass field north of the Mark Twain
Athletic Center. Matchups will be
30 minutes in length. The brack-
Lori Dresner tional run after a sacrifice fly by Ol- Tritons once again pulled ahead of Golf. Cornhole is a game in which ets will be based on the number of
News Editor son drove in Walker. the Saints in the first inning 3-0, on small bags filled with dried corn teams that register.
The Saints got on the board for a three-run homerun by Stupek. The are tossed at a target consisting of Stability Ball Volleyball Tour-
T he University of Missouri–
St. Louis Tritons softball team
faced the Saints in a doubleheader
the first time in the fourth inning,
scoring two runs to make the game
3-2. This would be the only time that
Saints, however, fought back in the
second inning, scoring two runs at
the bottom of the first to come with-
an inclined wooden platform with a
hole at one end. KanJam is a game
played with a flying disc and two
nament will end the spring semes-
ter on May 5 and will be open to all
students, faculty, and staff. Stability
at Maryville in the final games of a the Saints would score during the in a point of tying the game. cans in which you deflect the disc. Ball Volleyball is a new, fun version
10-game road trip on April 4. The game, however. In the fifth inning, In the second inning, the Tritons Finally, in Ladder Golf, each play- of volleyball played with a normal
Tritons won over the Saints in the Olson continued to shine for the Tri- jumped ahead of the Saints 5-2, after er has three golf ball bolas. A bola volleyball. The twist is that every
opener 5-2, but dropped the closer tons, singling to left to score Walk- an RBI single by Olson scored Ryan is two golf balls attached by a nylon player holds a stability ball and can
to the Saints 5-6. er, which gave the Tritons a lead of Logan, senior, business. The Tri- rope. The object of the game is to only make contact with the volley-
In the doubleheader opener, the 4-2. The Tritons scored the final run tons scored an additional run in the wrap your bolas around the steps of ball using their stability ball to get
Tritons took an early 2-0 lead during of the game during the sixth inning third inning after Stupek scored on a the ladder. the volleyball over the net.
the top of the first inning on an RBI after Kaitlin Fraser, junior, biology, groundout by Rachel Matthies, red- Not a fan of the backyard games? All tournaments are open to reg-
double by Serena Olson, sophomore, reached on a fielder’s choice, scor- shirt junior, criminology and crimi- Students can put their basketball istration now with no registration
accounting, which scored Morgan ing Alex Stupek, senior, nursing, for nal justice. skills to the test in the Basketball fee, so register before the deadline
Hill, redshirt freshman, psycholo- a final score of 5-2. Despite their strong perfor- Skills Team Combine on May 2. for each tournament. If a team de-
gy, and Erin Walker, senior, elemen- The Tritons continued to show mance in the first three innings of Teams of three will run through five cides to forfeit before the start of
tary special education. In the third similar impressive performance in the closer, the Tritons did not score basketball stations: Speed Halftime, the tournament, a $25 forfeit fee
inning, the Tritons added an addi- the closer of the doubleheader. The Continued on page 8 3-Point Shootout, Obstacle Relay, will placed onto the team captain’s
Dribble Relay, and Shooting Relay. RWC account.
At the Speed Halftime, teams will Each of the five tournaments
have 30 seconds to try and make a allow any male and female combi-
layup, free throw, 3-point basket, and nation, and all equipment will be
SPENDING half-court shot. Next up, teams will
have 60 seconds to shoot 20 3-point
shots in the 3-Point Shootout. At
provided by the Intramural Sports
Department.
For further information on
THE SUMMER the Obstacle Relay, teams will be
challenged to complete basketball
dates, times and registration visit
umsl.edu/campusrecreation or IM-
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the Dribble Relay, teams are judged
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April 10, 2017
7
The War on YouTube: Wall Street Jounal’s Witchhunt
Chris Zuver In the video, Klein claims to asked these major companies what Kjellberg, who has the most in terms of web traffic. Millennials
Staff Writer have contacted the user GulagBear they intend to do with this informa- popular channel on YouTube, was have made it clear that they are con-
to ask about these claims. Gulag- tion. Companies such as PepsiCo, no stranger to hit-pieces from the sistently willing to turn to alterna-
Y ouTube has become a widely
popular platform for a variety
of content. A seemingly endless
Bear was happily obliged and re-
vealed extensive data about the
history of their uploaded video and
General Motors, and Twenty-First
Century Fox replied that they in-
tended to suspend their agreements
media: they would often attack him
with petty claims about the content
of his videos and even his personal
tive outlets for their entertainment
and news as opposed to the old-
guard media.
number of channels exist that are its monetization. with Google. Eventually, these com- life. Eventually, Kjellberg began to And YouTube is one of, if not the
monetized through Google—the Klein reports in the video that, panies pulled out of Youtube adver- mock the media in his videos and biggest, platforms for these outlets.
corporation that owns YouTube— according to the records, the vid- tising altogether. make obvious jokes such as pretend- And so it seems that there are
and their automated advertising eo-in-question had been uploaded In their defense, last week on ing to be a Nazi. multiple factors coming into play
system. Many of these channels’ on June 29, 2016 and had become April 3, the WSJ released a state- Three writers from the WSJ here. For one, I think that corpora-
owners are capable of their high monetized on September 1, 2016. ment claiming that they would then watched all of his videos over a
tions have become more concerned
turnout rate of content because of Yet, the monetization had stopped stand by their article and insisted course of months and cherry-picked with ethics in these times. Recent-
this revenue. days later due to YouTube’s auto- that the screenshots in question from them nine anti-Semitic jokes ly, companies have withdrawn their
However, many videos from mated filtering system for what is were indeed taken on March 23 and he had made. They took these jokes support for Fox amid reports of sex-
such channels have become demon- deemed “offensive content.” 24 and had not been manipulated. and presented them to Disney, one ual assault claims against one of the
etized at an alarming rate in recent The screenshot in the WSJ ar- The WSJ claimed that YouTube told of Kjellberg’s sponsors. Because of network’s hosts, Bill O’Reilly.
months. ticle shows GulagBear’s video hav- However, what troubles me
A couple recent stories might
grant us some insight on this signif-
ing 261,165 views at the time it was
taken. Yet, Klein reported that the
Outlets like the WSJ and also The Times, London, about the situation with YouTube
is that outlets like the WSJ and also
icant trend. most views that the video ever re- have effectively conflated truly racist, anti- The Times, London, have effectively
progressive content with YouTube channels which
On March 24, the Wall Street ceived before it was taken down was conflated truly racist, anti-progres-
Journal published an article enti- 261,406. Klein went on to conclude sive content with YouTube channels
are in no way promoting such agendas.
tled “Google’s YouTube Has Con- that the viewership data on the vid- which are in no way promoting such
tinued Showing Brands’ Ads With eo proves that the screenshot that agendas. Many of these channels are
Racist and Other Objectionable Vid- the WSJ used had been taken in the simply providing entertainment or
eos.” The article went on to show a brief period before the video was them viewer counts were “unreli- this, Disney decided to sever ties news often with a slight dash of hu-
screenshot of a video uploaded by a taken down; thus there had been no able and variable”. with Kjellberg. mor. Though some of the content
YouTube user known as GulagBear. recent presence of a Coca-Cola ad While the data that Klein pro- The WSJ then published an arti- from these outlets may challenge
The screenshot shows a Coca-Cola when the WSJ article claimed that vided in his video doesn’t prove be- cle titled: “Disney Severs Ties With people’s opinions, most are in no
ad playing on a video with a racial- there had been. yond a doubt that WSJ altered the YouTube Star PewDiePie After An- way offensive outside of the possi-
ly-insensitive title. Klein also discussed how the screenshots of GulagBear’s video, ti-Semitic Posts.” This article was bility that they may irritate people
Ethan Klein, a member of the WSJ’s report that Google’s auto- the fact remains that the publica- followed by a slew of articles from who don’t agree with them.
duo operating as H3H3 Productions, mated system placed ads for major tion has made no attempt to retract various media outlets making sim- Is this a signal of a war between
a channel on YouTube, was one of brands including Amazon.com and statements they made previously ilar claims. old media and new media? Per-
the first to speak up about this ar- Microsoft Corporation on five dif- in an article in February which es- So, what does this all mean? haps. Is there a reason for concern?
ticle in a video he released, as the ferent YouTube videos “peddling sentially labeled YouTuber Felix Statistically, Kjellberg’s channel, I think so.
video’s statistics were not accurate- racist and anti-Semitic content.” Kjellberg (a.k.a. PewDiePie) as an and many other YouTube channels,
ly reflected in the article. The WSJ article states that they anti-Semite. have eclipsed the mainstream media
Is an American Blackout Possible? Not Really
Christian Chen 2010, which destroyed more than a even those types of attacks are un- rate, but as always Hollywood likes were responsible, then we would be
Staff Writer thousand centrifuges at an Iranian likely. Studies have shown that you to exaggerate things. Realistically, if looking at World War III.
nuclear fuel plant. Chillingly sophis- are more likely to experience a pow- the power were to go out for a long In addition, you would need a lot
W hat would happen if the
entire country lost power for
an extended period of time due to a
ticated, the worm reportedly target-
ed frequency converters controlling
the rotational speed of a centrifuge.
er failure because a squirrel electro-
cuted itself on a live powerline.
Yet, there’s another theory that
period of time, people would feel
confused and slightly elated at first.
After all, no power means no one
of knowledge of the power grid, as
well as resources and skilled people.
Taking down the power grid isn’t
cyber attack? This is a scenario ex- U.S. Senator Ed Markey, a Dem- people think could cause a nation- can work. However, you’d quick- just a one-man show. Think about
plored in the National Geographic ocrat in Massachusetts, claimed that wide blackout called the Game ly have traffic issues, and car acci- how long it took for Osama bin Lad-
TV movie “American Blackout.” In one well-placed keystroke could Theory. This one says that a hack- dents would skyrocket. Commuters en to plan 9/11. If such daring ter-
the film, a cyberattack on the United damage the power grid enough to er could set their sights on a few would be stranded at airports and rorist attacks like 9/11 took years to
States power grid sends the entire plunge the entire country into dark- smaller substations and attack subways. On day two, the food in- plan, imagine the time it’d take to
country into complete power fail- ness. As scary as this sounds, other them. Once the smaller substations dustry could collapse due to the fail- plot an attack on the United States’
ure for 10 days. As terrifying as such people disagree on how likely an are down, the overload could shift ure of transportation infrastructure. power grid. America is a superpow-
a scenario may be, and although it event like this is. to other, smaller substations, even- Transportation would thus grind to er and thus is not an easy target for
may be theoretically possible, it is For example, John McDonald, a tually leading to a cascading failure. a halt. There would also be fears of such an act of terrorism. People
practically impossible. grid expert at the Institute of Elec- Supporters of this turn to the black- looting. By day three, riots over food working in cybersecurity will ex-
This is not to say, however, that trical and Electronics Engineers, out of 2003 as an example, when and water would occur, and law and pose the threat one way or another,
America’s power grid is invinci- said that such an attack is difficult. arts of the Eastern U.S. and Cana- order would slowly collapse. By day and the United States government is
ble. Enemies of America could at- Extensive firewalls and strict rules da were without power for at least four, you’d have total anarchy. Water currently working on ways to bet-
tempt to take down the power grid regarding thumb drives and CDs, in a day. Now imagine that happening shortages would lead to illness, and ter protect the power grid. In other
through any means possible. Leon addition to strategic changes in op- to the entire country for 10 days or if things got really bad, the National words, attacking the United States’
Panetta, former U.S. secretary of erations, are just some of the defens- more. Guard would get involved. In short, power grid would be a death wish.
defense, called the potential attack es. I beg to differ, however. If you are The good news is that we’re not without power, society would pret- The scenario in “American
a “Cyber Pearl Harbor,” and for good a smart hacker, such defenses can completely defenseless. One possi- ty much collapse in a short period Blackout” is possible but difficult to
reason: If foreign enemies were to easily be circumvented. ble solution to cyber attacks is the of time. pull off in real life. Because of Amer-
penetrate the grid security and at- Some people say that attacking development of algorithms that Yet, launching a cyberattack ica’s status as a superpower, in ad-
tack the grid, the results could be the power grid is actually easier randomly identify specific nodes to against the United States’ power dition to current efforts to better
disastrous. Cascading failures could than you would think. A nationwide protect in a grid at different times. grid is not practical. First of all, the protect the grid and the risk of ex-
take months or even years to repair power outage could result from This would minimize a cascading potential perpetrators would likely posure during the planning of such
and replace. hackers attacking a handful of sub- failure. be exposed. There’s no such thing an operation, attacking the power
As a small-scale example of stations, which would cause a chain As for the scenario in the movie as the perfect crime these days. In grid is practically impossible.
what such an attack would look reaction that would eventually lead “American Blackout,” I must say that addition, the international response
like, there was the Stuxnet Worm in to a cascading failure. Then again, for the most part, the plot is accu- would be huge. If a foreign enemy
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