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VOLUME 38 February 6, 2006 ISSUE 1114 Your source for compus news and information CSI student shares truth behind crimes See p. 6 TRECURIBITOIIIUflE.COM ....ii .. iiii ii.. ................................................................................. UN~ 8FMn$OURI-StWU~ Student flIes discrimination FUIU e01 Melro pass case against program uocena-o Grad School BY PAUL HACKBARTH News Editor Comparison of Current and Proposed Metro Student Pass Plans B Y PAUL HACKBARTH Current Plan: Students pay 75 cents per credit hour into the News Editor With the current contract for infrastructure fee for a semester-long Metro pass. Cost: $155,000 Metro passes ending by August Plan 1- Plan II - Plan III - 2006, a new proposal is needed, but Fixed Price Plan Variable Price Plan Semester Plan When Colon Moore, a 48-year­ none of the suggested plans from old disabled Vietnam-era veteran Metro work for the University. UM-St. Louis would from Steelville, Mo., enrolled in UM-St. Louis would Full-time students Metro, University officials and pay $1 each time a the graduate history program at the Student Government issue 26,000 Metro age 22 and under UM-Rolla, he got more than he Association met Friday, Jan. 20 to passes per year at student boards a would pay $125 for bargained for. discuss the future of Metrolink $16.99 per pass. train. semester long pass Moore registered in the co-op passes for students. master's program in history SGA President D' Andre Braddix Total Cost: Total Cost: Total Cost: between the UM-Rolla and UM-St. said Metro offered suggestions, $441,700 $475,000 $3,250,000 Louis campuses. He started classes none of which would work well for at Rolla, but when he tried to enroll the University. Currently, the bud­ at UM-St. Louis, he was met with get provides for about $155,000 for es through the infrastructure fee, students ride Metrolink every year. what he claims was discrimination. Metro passes. which is $2.75 per credit hour. In addition to the $1 boarding Now, Moore is filing a griev­ The first plan, which is similar to Schuster estimated that the Metro charge, Metro would cbarge ance case against UM-St. Louis for the fixed price system that students passes cost each student about 75 $25,000 for surveys to accurately age discrimination. pay now, would allow Metro to cents per credit hour. The new fixed record the nun1ber of hoardings. Moore claimed in an e-mail issue 26,000 permits a year at the price plan would cause the fee to With the third plan, full-time stu­ interview that the dean of the rate of $16.99 per pem1it. This jump to a $1.95 fee per credit hour. dents ages 22 and under would Graduate School, Judith Walker de translates to students paying a total Under the second plan, students receive a semester-long pass for Matt Johnson/ The On'rent Felix and two history faculty mem­ of $441,700 for passes, almost dou­ would not be charged per pass but $125. bers discriminated against him in Kevin Schneider, senior, business administration, waits for the bling what students pay currently. would pay $1 per boarding. Based the application process for 1he MetroLink Thursday afternoon on North Campus. Students pay for the Metro pass- on Metro's records, about 450,000 graduate history program. see METRO PASSES, page 10 After applying at UM-St Louis, Moore said, WIbey would not even give me the dignity of evaluating my credentials." Moore received his bachelor's No bones about it degree from Columbia College's ••• Rolla campus through the Veterans Affairs Voc-Rehab program He said he followed all of the require­ ments for the program, including a Anthropology department GPA of 3:9 in histOlY and 3.4 over­ all. He also sent in three recom­ mendation letters and a writing sample from his undergraduate offers new forensics class years that he received 100 percent on. In his e-mail, Moore claims that BY BRIAN E. OLIVER determine what type of animals the bones an adviser from the history depart­ StajJWriter came from. ment refused to admit him to the The class also features a series of forensic gTaduate program because he start­ scientists as guest speakers who hope to give ed at UM-Rolla first Moore said he students a better understanding of what pro­ was unaware of any rule that exists If you were out walking and came across a fessionals working in forensics do daily. This regarding where to start the pro­ bone, would you be able to tell if it might be semester, Ashmore's list of guest speakers gram. from a homicide? includes a medicolegal investigator and foren­ According to the UM-Rolla Would you even be able to tell if it was sic anthropologist, a criminalist and DNA Web site, "through our cooperative hnman? analyst, a retired homicide detective and two program with the University of Pamela Ashmore, assistant professor of college professors. Mlssouri-St. Louis, students may anthropology, examines this issue. in a new Jennifer Coffin is a medicolegal investiga­ initiate graduate work at UMR. class the Department of Anthropology has tor and forensic anthropologist for the St. Srudents may take up to 12 of the begun offering this semester on forensic Louis County Medical Exan1iner's Office. required hOUTS for an M.A. degree anthropology. She spoke to Ashmore's class on Jan. 30. before transferring to UMSL." '1n the class, what we work on is the abil­ CoffIn said her background in forensics ''They didn't like my age. They ity to observe and critical thinking," Ashmore was necessary because part of her job didn't want no Vietnam era dis­ said. "Students need to differentiate bones of involves looking at bones brought to her by ab1ed veteran there. They didn't different species." police and deternlining if they are human or want me," he said. Ashmore said the bones of different non-human. She also said it is possible to Judith Walker de Felix, dean of species have distinct characteristics and that determine gender, race and age within a cer­ the Graduate School, said she cDuld students \,lith backgrounds in both anthropol­ tain amount of accuracy by looking at specif­ not conunent on the case until it ogy and criminology and criminal justice ic recovered human bones. was fInished. The Buckley need to understand these differences. Amendment prohibits school offi­ Although the class has no published pre­ see FORENSICS, page 7 cials from releasing student acade­ requisites, Ashmore said it is important for mic records that could violate a stu­ students to have some background in biology R!GHT: Pamela Ashmore, dent's right to privacy. and also recommended that students first take assista~ t pro~"lOr of "I can say that the Graduate an introductory biology class. anthropology, and student Aaron An advantage of the class is that it has a lab School doesn't discriminate a.,oainst Moore look over Moore's research Felix component, which helps give students hands any applicant," Walker de display, whish involves cataloging sardo on experience working with and examining hYman ~ke! e~ ! remains. She added that the Graduate bones. A key exercise students in the class go School has a "safeguard of baving through is look at a collection of bones and Photo courtesy Jack Crosby more than one person make the decision wbether or not to admit ._-----_._-_.. ..._- _._----_ .. _-_ .... _------_._---- -_... ._ ... _---- _._- _._ - -- - - ----- - - .. _--- -_._-- each applicant." Moore contacted UM President Elson Floyd and Chancellor Thomas George, and both told him to me a grievance. After Moore Curators oppose student curator receiving a vote 51ed one with Student Affairs, he said the department argued that his case was not a "grievable issue." BY PAUL HACKBARTH bying for similar bills three years ago. representatives, and I know they want Curator Anne Ream. Ream said she voted on matters of his or her profes· Helton explained intems "talk to the vote, but I feel satisfied that we are abstained because "I think there are sor. After Moore contacted the Equal News Editor Employment Opportunity legislators one on one. They go to hearing from the students with a good more solutions than what are outlined Curtis said both of those reasom Commission, the Missouri their offices, talk to them about the in these two bills. I don't think we are inaccurate. Commission of Civil Rights and While the Missouri House of vote and try to convince them that this have really put any thought into what "There is a misconception that om the U.S. Department of Education, Representatives passed legislation to is something that's good for the --" -- we can do to give the students more of of the individuals on the board woulc smdentAffairs met \vith him. grant a vote to the student representa­ University of Missouri system." a satisfying voice," she stated. Ream lose a vote, and that is not the case' tive to the UM Board of Curators last Helton added that interns testify at the I think the stydent said she did not feel comfortable vot­ Curtis said. ' .. _._ _.-.- ._._ - _._._-- - year, how far the bill will get this year vote, too . curator receiving a ing on Missouri legislators' initiative. If the bills pass, Curtis said the see DISCRIMINATION, page 10 is unclear. However, the three bills ran into a vote is inevitable. Student Curator Maria Curtis was govemor would appoint two indi vict· Last May, the Missouri House roadblock during the Board of surprised about the resolution since it uals to be curators next round, insteac approved lIB 440 by a vote of 117- Curators meeting in Columbia on was not on the meeting agenda.

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