Current, April 20, 1989

University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 4-20-1989 Current, April 20, 1989 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, April 20, 1989" (1989). Current (1980s). 277. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/277 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (1980s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. April 20,1989 -Issue 634 New SGA President Seeks Ballot Changes -by Paul Thompson and problems with some ballots, meetings. Small said the Election Board The source said the manual pro- Board would help to disseminate editor Small is still making plans to He said that because of the large would help take the burden off of vided information about how votes information to candidates, voters assume his post. numbers of students who will now one individual and distribute re- were to be counted, who sliould and poll workers to prevent prob- Newly-elected Student Govern He said forming an Election be attending the meetings, the sponsibilities for running the elec- count them, and how first day elec- lems with the election. ment Association President Board, which he believes would ratification process would be tion more evenly_ tion returns should be stored, "We're goingto have a list of con- Terrence Small says that he hopes make the election process run more democratic. "Steve Bratcher had to take on When Rothman and McDonald crete responsibilities for th'e elec- to form a sp ecial elections board to more smoothly, would be high on "It will also createa more consis- thewhole thing," Small said. "The helped sortballots, thesourcesaid, tion board," he said_ "We're going prevent complications that tainted his list of priorities. tent process," he said. board would be able to check up on they were not only violating a rule to try to make sure everyone knows last week's campus balloting. "I will propose to the Student One of the complications with people and make sure things are on against candidates handling about the election." Small, who won the April! 0 and Assembly having -an Election last week's election stemmed from the up and up ." ballots but Were also violating a Small was critical of out-going 11 SGA election by a narrow Board of seven to 10 members, Election Commissioner Steve Small said another problem with rule against tallying results before _ SGA -PreSident Jerry Berhorst's margin, said thattheentireprocess each recommended by theexecu- Bratcher's decision to use can- the election was a failure by its all students had cast their ballots. administration for failing to run was marred by inefficiency, by- tive branch and ratified by the didates David Rothman and Shaun organizers to provide candidates Small said no one in the S GA had the election effectively. , failure to comply with proper pro- assembly," Small told the Current. McDonald to help sort ballots, an with information about the cam- informed him that. an election " I don't know why it was so hard cedures, and by lack of "It's not just going to be me action which raised questions paign rilles. manual existed. for them to set up an election com- information. appointing them. The Student about the legitimacy of - their One caller to the Current, who "I was not made aware of any mission," he said_ "Clearly this Although Small's election has Assembly will also be involved." votes, asked to remain anonymous, said manual," he said. "At no point in last election showed the need for not yet been officially confirmed by Because of a rule·change, every Bratcher said he was -forced to , that an election manual which has time were we told the rules by the more involvement." the Student Court, which is expec student organization that recieves use Rothman and McDonald been used for elections in the past election people. Wejustkind of pic- Small admitted, however, that tedtoconductarecountbecauseof activities fees will be required to , because he could not find enough was not used in the most recent ked it up as we went along." even with an Election Board, some the close margin of Small's victory, attend Student Assembly. volunteers to work in the election- eleCtion. Small said that the Election problems might still crop up. Help For Chancellor's Office Opens Eating_ Two Posts Disorilers by Shawn M. Foppe news editor by Paul Thompson UM-St. Louis is accepting editor applications for two of five assis tants to Chancellor Margurite Bar Horizons Peer Counseling is nett. The Human Resources offering a slate of events next week Department has begun advertising to help students deal witl). eating for the positions of Director of disorders. - Minority AffairsiOmbudsman and The programs, scheduled for Special Assistant to the Chancellor April 24-28, are designed to help for Budgeting, Planning and people suffering from bulimia, Institutional Research. anorexia nervosa, or compulsive overeating to deal with their prob Donald Phares currently holds lems, aM to help friends and the budget and planning position relatives of the victims of these dis while Norman Seay presently ser orders - understand them better, ves in the minority affairs position. according to Angie Boudewyns_ She 'Both were hired in Fall of 1987 as is a Horizons peer counselor and consultants to fulfill those roles one of the organizers of the after they were formed by then events. incoming Barnett. 1 think a lot of students here on According to M. Thomas Jones, campus - whether be it because of - Deputy to the Chancellor and one of problems with friends or family - her assistants, Barnett created the are suffering from eating disor roles as temporary one pending ders," Boudewyns said. "What we're review of their usefulness. The trying to do is give students some chancellor has now decided to make information on various eating .disor both roles permanent positions thus ders, letting them know they're not Scott Brandt necessitating the official adver alone and there is help." TUFF ENUFf: Tile Fabulous Tbunderbirds shook up campus - and the buildings - during their Mirthday performance last tisements for the posts. Both Seay Through the programs, she said, Wednesday. See story, page 4. and Phares have indicated that they Horizons hopes to help not only the will be applying for the pOSition. people suffering from eating disor ders but also people who are affec Lit-Mag Bungle~ Budget, Loses Funds The responsibilities of Director ted by them. of Minority Affairs includes advis by John Kilgore ing," said this year's Lit-Mag Editor publisher without going fhrough a procedures from the S.A.B.C. to ing the chancellor on any minority "Students may know someone reporter Norman Welch. "Nobody tried to bidding procedure. According to avoid similar confusion. issues and coordinating all activi with an eating disorder and don't circumvent the system." University regulations, all expen- "The information is there if you' ties and programs designed to bring know how to deal with them,." Scientists suggest that the left According to Director of Univer ditures totaling over $500 have to be ask the right questions. We just UM-St. Louis in compliance with Boudewyns said, "This program will side of the brain is better at hand sity Center Robert G. Schmalfeld, bid through the purchasing didn't ask the right questions," he the Board of Curator's mandate and help them get a better perspective ling business matte'rs, while the money which was funded for the '89 department. " said. the University's commitment to the on the people suffering from theeat right side of the brain is in charge of edition had to be used to pay for the "They might have gotten the work Welch said part of the problem is principles of equal opportunity and ing disorder." more artistic concerns. If this is '81I edition of the magazine. The done for less," Schmalfeld said. "At due to the fact that there is a new affirmative action. Boudewyns said this is Horizon'S true, the UM-St. Louis Literary money for last year's magazine, he least, that's the theory." editor for the magazine each year. The Director will also serve in the first effortata program on eating Magazine operated with only half a said, reverted back into the general According to Welch, the problem He said that he was considering sug- -position of. Ombudsman. The disorders but added that, if it is suc brain last year. fund for reassignment after -his stemmed from the fact that the gesting that, in the future, an Ombudsman assists students and cessful, a group may be formed on office recieved no notification that organization thought it understood accounting student be included on employees of the University in solv campus for those suffering to meet Due to a snafu involving business the magazine had contracted a the procedures and guidelines the magazine's staff as a business ing alleged discrimination and -discuss thire problems and procedures, the Lit-Mag has been printer. regulating financial expenditures manager. situations based upon racial, sex feelings. forced to relinquish its funding for better than they really did. Welch said that, despite their ual, or other factors before they The-'series of speakers on eating the current school year. The- surren "We had no record there was a Lit problems, the literary magazine become formal grievances. disorders is as follows: der of the funds has forced a delay in Mag last year," he said.

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