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Nov. 1, 1984 University of Mlssourl·St. Lo. Issue 496 Many denounce merger at hearing private universities. Aery said Sharon Kubatzky editor-in-chief this statement in the original report had been misunderstood. St. Louis Mayor Vincent C. The only person testifying in Schoemehl Jr. spoke against the favor of the merger was State proposed merger of UMSL and Rep. Jim Murphy, who said the Harris-Stowe State College at a report was "like a breath of hearing last Thursday, saying he fresh air." didn't think the plan would be "Harris-Stowe should be approved "even if it was a good merged with UMSL so that the idea." students it serves can be offered Schoemehl and, several other more than one major," Murphy university administrators, said. "The school as established legislators, students and citizens is a monument to political pres testified at the hearing, held by sure and misguided racial the academic affairs committee consideration. " of the Coordinating Board for Henry Givens Jr., president of Higher Education. Shaila R. Harris-Stowe, said the report did Aery, CBHE commissioner, not . sufficiently recognize the made the merger recommenda significance of Harris-Stowe's tion in a report last month. In contribution to education. addition, the report addressed Givens said the board should all of the public educational reject the merger plan and institutions in Missouri. inst.ead push for a secondary Presidents of the four-year education program to be added to institutions testified before the fiarris-Stowe's curriculum. board at the hearing, responding Currently the only degree to individual recommendations offered at the college is in made for each school. elementary education. Aery started the hearing by Schoemehl said the board saying that the UMSL/Harris should be lookjng for ways to Stowe recommendation did not increase resources for higher include closing existing education. "We're faced with a Sharon Kubatzky graduate and professional pro series of difficult choices about MA~ING A STAT~M~NT: Student Association President Greg Barnes climbed from a symbolic grams, but that new programs how to prioritize resources in the coffin at the Coordinating Board for Higher Education hearing Thursday. Barnes and the Student should be reviewed with the Association organized a protest with the theme of "UMSL at 20: We're too young to die!" in re possibility of contracting with See "CBHE," page 6 sponse to the CBHE's merger proposal for UMSL and Harris-Stowe State College_ Sagan fights 'Star Wars' system is into place?" Troupe calls fo, Jim Tuxbury assistant news editor Scientist Jeremy Stone also addressed the partisan crowd. Tuesday, the UMSL student He brought the issue down to a Grobman's ,emoval body was treated to a special ses Missourian viewpoint by interim president ofthe univer sion with Carl Sagan, a promi saying,"As people from the Sharon Kubatzky nant astronomer from Cornell Show-Me State, no one will be editor-in-chief sity, said that they are taking University. He is the author of able to show you if it really steps to make minority student the best selling book "Cosmos." works." COLUMBIA, Mo. - A state . and faculty recruitment, reten An overflowing crowd attend Kurt Gottfried, professor of representative and students tion and promotion more ed the event, held in the J .C. Pen phYSics at Cornell, was the third from UMSL called for the effective. ney Auditorium. guest. He spoke about several "removal of Chancellor Arnold Grobman said he was seeking Sagan, along with two other misconceptions which frequent B. Grobman at Friday's UM applications and nominations prominant scientists, spoke out ly occur when referring to the Board of Curators meeting for a black counselor, and was against President Reagan's "Star "Star Wars" technology. He here. studying the question of a com Wars" proposal. The proposal, stated that a major misconcep Rep. Quincy Troupe, D-St. bination of orientation and which was outlined by the presi tion is "that the system can Louis, addressed the academ1c advising programs for blacks. dent on March 23, 1983, consists actually work." affairs committee of the board, He added that "sensitivity saying that if UMSL is 'to move sessions" for faculty members of anti-ballistic orbital devices Carl Sagan "Complexity is what we 're which would be able to shoot talking about," Gottfried said. forward , "You should remove had been scheduled as well. down approaching nuclear mis factor. According to Sagan, the "The system isn't even remotely the chancellor." Troupe said George reported that he had Grobman's racial attitude was siles. This would, in effect, cost would be $1 trillion, or "one related to anything that asked Students and the director create a shield over the thousand billion dollars," he actually exists." "the epitome of ignorance. of admissions for ideas on "Any urban university can't country. said. ~ Stone compared the idea to a minority student recruitment, Although the nuclear Another problem which Sagan group of doctors creating a pill meet its mandate to the com and was seekjng new warheads would be detonated in addressed is the fact that this which would protect mankind munity as long as you have a approaches to recruitment and space, causing little or no harm · technology would violate pre from all diseases. "With man in chancellor like this one," retention and promotion of to the Earth's surface, Sagan said viously signed treaties with charge," he-explained, "a perfect Troupe said. minority faculty. that deployment of the "Star Eastern bloc countries. Sagan defense is not a realistic thing." Priscilla Dowden, member of Curator Marian Oldham said Wars" technology would cause stated that the technology would The Mondale-Ferraro cam the Associated Black she had heard complaints from four major problems. "unravel alliances which depend paign for the presitlency opposes Collegians, also addressed the UMSL students about the The first problem Sagan cited on the U.S. being vunerable." the "Star Wars" technology, and curators, citing a lack of black atmosphere at the school. in opposition to the "Star Wars" The final problem brought out calls for a weapons freeze professional staff members "Students have told me that technology is the fact that it by Sagan is the ability to deter instead. Because of its stand on and the "insensitivity" of when they walk into a won't work. "You cannot have a mine whether the Soviets would this issue the Mondale-Ferraro faculty members. classroom, the expression of perfect 'Star Wars' system," sieze the opportunity to launch a campaign sponsored the visit by Curator David W. Lewis, . the professor is that because Sagan stated. " If only a fraction strike on the United States these scientists. board chairman, said the chan [they are] black [they are] ill of the weapons were let through, before the technology is com Sagan said that the only way to cellor's removal was "not being prepared," Oldham said. "It's the U.S. would be wiped out." pleted. He questioned, "Is it bet get a weapons freeze instead of considered. " that psychology we're trying The second problem Sagan ' ter in the long run for the Soviets "Star Wars" technology is to Grobman and Melvin George, to correct." found with this system is the cost to launch an attack before the "defeat Reagan at the polls." r----in this issue-----'-------------- Change for better? Representing Successful 'Man' First time • editorials .. ........ page 4 The Board of Curators re Student Kaye Steinmetz has The University Players pre , For the first time in its four around UMSL. .. page 7 vised its policy on University more responsibilities than sented "A Man for All Sea year history, the Riv'er classifieds ...... page 7 of Missouri funds in South just studying - she's,a state sons" last weekend. Steve women soccer team did not features . ... page 8 Africa, but some students representative from Floris Givens offers a review of score a bid to the NCAA crossword ... .. .... page 9 aren't pleased_ sant in her "free time." the production. playoffs. sports ...... ...... page 11 page 3 page 8 page 8 page 11 page 2 CURRENT Nov. 1, 1984 umslu date----. Pierce leaves UMSL' Barbara Pierce has joined Casey Communications- , Inc. as·. senior account supervisor. Pierce had been director of the Office of Public Information here since 1982. Pierce resigned from the director's position last month for per sonal reasons. Prior to serving in that capacity, she directed pro mo.tion and marketing for UMSL's Continuing Education program and ear lier served as acting general manager for KWMU Radio: Before joining UMSL, she was public relations director for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Judi Linville will serve as interim director for OPI until a direc tor is named. SNEA to show films The Student National Education Association will show the Heart of Te.aching film series. _ Cedric R. Anderson "Eye for Change" will be shown today (Thursday). "Last Hour of AWARDED: Members ofthe Forensics and Debate Club show off theirtrophies. Members are Kirk Class" will be shown Monday, Nov. 5 and Friday, Nov. 9. The films McAnany, Brian Adams and Bryan Ford. are 15 to 20 minutes in length and will be shown at 11 :.30 a.m. and 12 :15 p.m. on the scheduled days in the North Room of the Educa tion building on the South campus. 'Debate t~am wins two straight The UMSL Debate team took In addition, Ford won honors Patricia Ditto of UMSL also first place in a tournament for as top speaker at the tournament. finished in the finals of poetry Skills samnar set the second straight week. It was the second straight week.