University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1990s) Student Newspapers 3-28-1991 Current, March 28, 1991 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, March 28, 1991" (1991). Current (1990s). 43. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s/43 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 (1990s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • • rl • Issue 695 University Of Missouri- St. Louis March 28, 1991 ~~ ., UMSLStudent Campus Wins Contest • by Lauren Tsugita Praises Current staff The four University of Missouri System campuses collaborated to host Touhill the first Philosophy Department Es­ say Contest by Max Montgomery Flyers announcing the essay con­ news editor test were distributed in November, 1990. The deadline for the submis­ Blanche Touhill, UM-St. Louis sion was on January 25,1991 and tile interim chancellor, will begin her of­ results were announced on March 12, ftcial duties as chancellor on April 1, 1991. 1991. The rules of the essay contest ., Atapress conference on Wednes­ stated that the papers could be on any John Onuska addresses guests at the Honors College KUDOS!: day, March 20, C. Peter Magrath, UM topic of philosophical interest and of open house (photo by Michelle McMurray) System president, presented Touhill any length from five to fifteen pages as the university's sixth chancellor. ADMINISTRATOR AT WORK: Blanche Touhill will officially long. No other restrictions of fonnat Faculty, staff, students and com­ begin her duties as chancellor on' April 1. (photo by Nicoie Menke) were placed on the essays because it munity citizens are praising Touhill was the fust time and the UM cam­ · New College Facility president of the University of Hous­ saying that no other person would chanccllor and that he has enjoyed tilt> puses wanted to see what wouldresult come close to being as perfect for the relationship very much. ton. Nineteen students from the four job as Touhill is. "Blanche has worked through Lhe Touhill will become the firsi campuses; UM-St. Louis, UM- Kan­ · Opens With Honors Lawrence Friedman, University ranks from assistant professor tfl this chancellor of UM·St. Lc) uis that has sas City, UM- Rolla, and UM- Co­ Senate chairperson, said that he position. Throughout all of that time been chosen [rom within the campus iwnbia submitted essays. itself. Magrath said Touhill is the College sophomore, said "People doesn't know of anyone who is more she has never forgotten herroots, and Ot those nineteen submitted, eight by Max Montgomery right person to fill the position and to complained initially about traveling, suited for the position. to me it seems one of the mm:t impor­ students were from UM-St. Louis. news editor continue the forward process of the for instance if you forget something "I can't think of anyone who has tant steps to becoming a very success­ Lawrence H. Davis, associate ful administrator is to remember those university. Magrath was asked if he professor and chairperson of the phi­ An open house. to celebrate the you have to travel all the way back, more experience, more knowledge, • roots." recommended Touhill to the UM losophy department, stated that he new home of the Pie.rre Laclede but it is a real nice facility." more concern and also more appre­ Touhill joined UM-St. Louis in Bo ard of Curators. wa~ pleased that they received so many Honors College was attended by about Onuska said that actually the ciation for this institution than Blanche 1965 when the university began. She "She was my first choice, butI wanted essays and that it shows a genuine 150 students, faculty, staff and com- building is just as close to the main 10uhill does," Friedman said. is replacing Marguerite Ross Barnett, growing inter~t in philosophy. • munity citizens on Wednesday, March campus as south campus is and that He also said that he has worked who left UM-St. Louis to become See TO UHILL, page 4 Senior George Getz of UM-SL 27 on the Incarnate Word Academy the location is not a disadvantage. very closely with Touhill as interim Louis won the fust prize of$250. His grounds. "It's a plus if anything. Not only essay was entitled "Contemplating Last fall, the Sisters of Charity of are we back together, but it's much Aristotle." • the Incarnate Word entered discus­ nicer than a cinder block building," Student Assessment Meets Opposition Darren Melton ofUM-Rolla won sions with UM- St Louis regarding Onuska said. "Here we have windows by Tim O'Brien testing to evaluate curriculum" said In the general education assess­ the second prize of $150 with his the lease of a portion of the property in every room, fresh air, parquet floors, Current staff Board of Curators member Webb R. ment motion passed by the curators, essay entitled "Civil Liberties." • for the Honors College. and the ambiance really enhances what Gilmore. '''The reason [for assessment] mention is made of the "C-BASE Arrangements were completed we are." TIle judges, one from each cam­ is to evaluate curriculum, not the stu­ test" developed by "the Center for pus, also decided to award four hon­ early in January and two months ago Onuska said that in just two A motion passed by the Univer- has dents. We are intereste..i in the perfor­ Educational Assessment" at the Uni­ orable mentions. • the Honors College moved in. months it become home and ev- sity of Missouri System Board of mance of the students in the aggre­ versity of Missouri-Columbia. Of the four honorable mentions, John T. Onuska, director of the eryone enjoys it Curators which mandates general as- gate; that is the objective of our under­ The motion states that the Board three students were from UM-St. Honors College, said that when the "I haven't heard from everyone sessment testing for all undergradu­ graduate programs and why we are of Curators at its scheduled meeting Louis: Maria George. Robert New- opportunity arose for an organization individually, but virtually every one ate students has provoked controversy here!" II to lease the facility, his hand was the connected with the college is happy to over the primary goal and implemen- on May 2, "will receive and vote upon comer and Robert Card. ftrst one in the air and it never went be here," he said. tation of the tests. Paul A. Matteucci, Student the final recommendation of the ad­ "UM-St Louis is very pleased down. The Pierre Laclede Honors Co1- The 5-3 vote in favor of the edu- Reprentative to the Board, remarked ministration and faculty of the Uni­ with the results," said Davis. "This is a wonderful opportunity lege was inaugurated in the fall of cationalasseSsmentmotionconcluded "if you pin the assessment exam re­ versity as to what particular general "Within the philosophy depart­ • for the Honors College to be back 1989. Onuska describes it as "a small the two-day Board of Curators meet­ sults to the students, the .trend may education test or tests shall be imple­ ment, I hope that this first essay con­ together, in one place, and to grow," select college within a larger univer- ing, which was at the University of turn to stunt innovation in teaching mented by the University of Missouri test will create an enthusiasm and Onuska said. "We can begin outreach sity complex." Missouri-St.Louis on March 14to15. and teachers may end up teaching to System and, absentaffrrmativeaction cohesiveness for our und ergraduate , work for the campus and expand on Before moving into its new The vote followed a 90 minute debate the tesL" to the contrary at that meeting, hereby majors. campus activities." quarters on the Incarnate Word on whether the goal of educational During the debate, representati ves directs the implementation of the C­ "Among the campuses, I just hope The fact that the building is so far grounds, it was housed in Lucas Hall ' assessment should be to evaluate the from the clifferent UM campuses de­ BASE test. that this is an experiment of coopera­ off campus brought up some contro­ and for brief period in one of the institution or improve the academic fended their individual systems of as­ "C-BASE is an abbreviation for tion and that there will be more of this sessment testing which reflects the versy. university's houses on Natural Bridge perfonnance of individual students. cooperation in the future," expressed Burzin Sumariwalla, Honors Road. "The focus I would like to see is diversity of their curriculum. See TEST, page 4 Davis. New Teachers Have New Ideas Tl1e. : . ··· ·Fever!s-' . ··· H' ·ere!. by Betty J. Johnson was sponsored by the Student Na­ and they have a lot to offer." Current staff tional Educational Association, Stu­ Teachers, according to Gainer, dent Missouri State Teachers Asso- must be enthusiastic after they begin St. Louis school administrators ciation, Student Council For Excep­ working on the job. t said at a recent confererence that tional Children and Kappa Delta Pi. "After the .'honeymoon period,' today's teachers must have motiva­ Smothennan likes new teachers new teachers need to maintain a high tion, maturity , and an excellent ap- because they bring innovative ideas level of interest and enthusiasm," she said. 0' pearance. to the classroom. f The administrators, Jane Bennett "I like the new teacher," A teacher, according to Gainer, (Special School District), Franklin Smothennan said. "The new teacher should "have the capacity for a sus­ McCallie (Kirkwod High School), is young in mind and fresh in ideas.