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Current, February 09, 1984

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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]. Feb. 9, 1984 University of Missouri-St. Louis {ssue ,,73 PACformed Association. Long outlined the objectives of the committee: "to reverse the A group of approximately 75 fact and trend toward lower state students and faculty. met support, lower salaries, higher Thursday, Feb. 2 in the J.C. Pen­ tuition, and lowered administra­ ney Auditorium in a successful tive services." effort to form a political action Featured speaker Chancellor .committee to represent UMSL's Emeritus Herbert Schooling of interest to the Missouri state the University of Missouri­ legislature. Columbia offered the committee The group also elected its first some irsights into the history chairman, Political Science pro­ and structure of the political fessor Lance Leloup. action group recently formed at The meeting began with Pro­ UMC. Schooling noted a very fessor William Long, president favorable response from the of the University Senate, intro­ Columbia community. ducing fellow conveners of the After the floor was opened, committee. They include: Barb , Barbara Couture of the UMSL' William Curtis Willis, president of the Student Affirmative Action Office moved Association; .Sonja Stary, presi­ that "this assembly take the BIRTH OF A PAC:· E. Terrance Jones, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (far left), John dent of the American Association necessary action to establish a Parks-Clifford, associate professor of philosophy (left) and Lance LeLoup, new chairman of the of University Profess-ors, UMSL political ' action committee for political action committee (far right) after meeting last Thursday. An unidentified reporter is to the chapter; and steve Leonard, pre­ See "PAC," page 6 sident of the UMSL Alumni left of LeLoup. " Legislative Affairs Committee needs new ideas we're still open to ideas and Kevin A. Curtin "For some reason, students The new committee has ' no editor new members." just don't vote," Firasek said, I Perhaps our budget yet, but Firasek said he As a standing comittee of the "and consequently state rep­ The Student Association's may make a modest request once Association, the Legislative resentatives and senators don't Legislative Affairs Committee he has determined what direc­ Affairs Committee is open to any pay much attention to students. chairman, Tom Firasek, hopes tion the committee intends to interested student who wishes to In order for students to get more his infant committee can serve committee might take. He said that this semester serve on it. Presently there are political clout, they should regis­ as an informational tool for the may be too late to initiate any six committee members, accord­ ter to vote, find out who their rep­ UMSL .campus. The committee action because the state legisla­ ing to Firasek, who hopes that resentatives and senators are, ture has already begun its ses­ was formed by the Student membership and student par­ serve as a link Association Assembly during its find out which district they are sion and this is an election ticipation will increase. in, and begin writing letters to year. January meeting. "We're not fully organized the legislators about what needs However, Firasek noted that " We hope to inform ourselves yet," Firasek said, "but I'm sure and a source ... ' to be done. there is on Missouri House bill and other UMSL students of what there are many things that could "Perhaps our committee that does directly affect all is going on in Jefferson City," be done." Firasek emphasized Firasek said. "We're still trying might serve as a link and a source - University of Missouri that he would Ike student politi­ for information and addresses," to figure the direction that this -Tom Rrasek students. cal awareness to be first on the Firasek said. committee should take, and committee's goals. "House Bill 998 would put a non-voting student on the UM Board of Curators," Firasek said. "A letter campaign to the House New education budget shows gains, losses of Representatives would cer­ WASHINGTON, D.C. (CPS) - The president proposed "pret­ tainly increase our chances of Using a little sleight of hand, the ty much the same budget in fiscal tions' Ozer says the larger Pell Education experts, Ozer getting this legislation passed Reagan administration last week 1985," echoed Mary Hatwood awards will push some students noted, were "not able to ask poin­ through the House. When it will unveiled what it hailed as the Futrell, president of the National out of the program altogether. ted questions of Bell with the be voted on depends upon the "Iargest federal education budget Education Association. In his budget presentation, press looking in." priorities of the House Rules in U.S. history, but which in fact Bell argued the administration Committee, but it's important Last year, Congress added Education Department spokes­ amflUnts to a small cut in student was enlarging the Pell Grant pie man Michael Becker denied any for students to show their sup­ financial aid. about $450 million to the admin­ as well as the size of the slices . . port for this bill. " istration's proposed college bud­ attempt to manage the news, say­ With the new proposal, the He claimed the president was ing there simply was no room See " Affairs," page 2 administration asks Congress to get. Now the president wants to .asking for $2 .8 billion in Pell cut "just about what Congress large enough to seat both groups appropriate some $6.5 billion for Grant funding, up from $2.773 at once . . student aid, but to change the added last year," Saunders said. )illion last year. But to Education Secretary The experts almost uniformly rules for distributing it. But Ozer points out that while hailed the proposed GSL in­ College lobbyists in Washing­ Terrel Bell, who announced the 1e Reagan administration last budget in two briefings Feb. 1 in a creases, but were unhappy about inside ton estimate the rules changes ~ ar asked Congress to appropri­ small Department of Education the.budget's other features. could translate into ' a loss of Ate $2 .773 billion for Pell Grants, Bell would eliminate funding more than a million grants and auditorium, the new budget's key Congress actually appropriated is attitude. . for NDSLs, Supplemental Edu­ loans during the 1984-85 . $2 .8 billion. cation Opportunity Grants, and academic year. "The administration is again Bell's proposal, therefore, State Student Incentive Grants President Reagan's new aid proposing a major ,philosophical actually was for level funding, because they duplicate other budget means "that students will shift in federal student aid," he and represented an increase only programs and they don't work have to borrow a lot more and told assembled reporters, " a from the administration's request well. work a lot more," said Peter return to a traditional emphasis of a year ago. " Federal Funds appear un­ Rogoff, head of the National on parents' and students' respon­ Ozer also says the administra­ necessary as a s-timulant to state Coalition of Independent College si bility for financing college tion was trying to stretch its efforts," explained Bell, noting and University Students. costs." math by claiming to propose a state spending for grants has Changes in the ways students In asking parents and students $295 million increase in College continued to expand in recent can get Pell Grants would elim­ to pay a greater share of their Work-Study funding. years as federal funding has inate 300,000 of the grants, mean­ college costs, Bell wants them to The Reagan administration declined. ing more students would have to make down payments of up to figures include the 20 percent - B\.tt the administration's argu­ go into debt with stude,nt loans, $500 to their colleges in order to or at least $60 million - of the ment that states will compensate according to Kathy Ozer, lob­ qualify for Pell Grants. funds that colleges put up as for elminated NDSLs, SEOGs, byist for the U.S. Student· Asso­ their part of the work-study pro­ and SSIGs "Is just hokum," Saun­ ciation. He also wants to make all gram. The actual federal increase ders contended. An d if Congress approves, students take a "needs test" to would be 42 percent, not the 53 ,Most lobbyists saved their there would be 913 ,000 fewer determine how much they can percent Bell claimed at his biggest criticism for the ,pro­ grants and fellowships awarded borrow under the Guarantee.d presentations. posed restructuring of student Student Loan program, and to in 1984-85 under other programs, Bell presented the budget aid to make students make some estimates Charles Saunders, increase their interest payments twice, once to the educationcom­ sort of down payment. under the National Direct Stu­ legislative director of the Amer­ munity and once to the press. "[We are) strongly opposed to dent Loan program. ican Council on Education. By dOing so, the press was una­ it because of the impact on The new budget would also let When all the ~umbers are ble to get any immediate reac­ families with incomes between students get up to $3,000 in Pell added up, this year's Reagan tion to the budget proposals, and $6 ,000 and $14,000," said William Grants, up from the current max­ college budget looks very much did indeed write initial stories Blakey, ~awyer for the House imum of $1,900 . emphasizing the record-high like last year's, Saunders points See "Budget," page 3 out. But- the U.S. Student Associa- overall education request. page 2 CURRENi Fe o. Y, 1§H4 Mishaps are common nationwide

PASADENA, Calif. (CPS) - In students' Bunsen burners with lab supervision, use of face the latest of a steady series of gas) had been left on and ignited. shields, safety shields, and serious mishaps at college chem­ Often, however, the danger to exhaust hoods can help minimize istry labs nationwide, a Califor­ lab students is less obvious. chemical accidents. nia Institute of Technology stu­ Rutgers, the State University . Furthermore, Renfrew added, dent was critically injured Jan. 4 of New Jersey, for instance, had lawsuits against colleges and lab while conducting a "routine" lab to close its Smith Hall laboratory instructors are occurring "quite experiment on campus. facilities two years ago after the often these days, especially if Second-year graduate student Occupational Safety and Health there's a feeling that the lab was Ramsay Bittar was severely Administration detected dan­ not maintained and safety stan­ injured when a glass flask he was gerous levels of estradio ben­ dards were not practiced using in a basic, inorganic syn­ zoate in the building. properly." thesis procedure suddenly burst, Seventeen students and faculty Indeed, lab accidents happen sending shards of glass through­ members have sued the school, "fairly frequently, and some of out the lab. claiming they suffered side­ the elements of omission exist in PhYSicians say one piece of the effects from· exposure to the almost everyone," said John William Cu glass severed Bittar's main neck cancer-causing substance. Walker, director of Risk Manage­ CHECK, MATE: Don Lawrence (left) and Byran Krause artery, depriving his brain. of And in 1982, 60 UniverSity of ment and Insurance at the Uni­ (right) duel in the foreground while Behrooz Vakil (left) and oxygen for up to two hours while Washington chemistry students verSity of Alabama-Birmingham. the blood vessel was surgically were exposed to a still-unknown Steve Kandoll battle at the rear table, part of the UMSL And although many schools try Chess Club activities. grafted back together. chemical vapor which mys­ "I don't recall a more serious teriously engulfed the Bagley to dodge potential lawsuits by laboratory ,accident in the 12 Hall building one afternoon. claiming they are protected by years I've worked here," John Such incidents are rare, the doctrine of sovereign immunity Berkaw, Bittar's advisor, told the according to Steven Foster, pro­ - which keeps state agencies Affairs Cal Tech newspaper. gram manager for the National from being taken to court - "peo­ ple have found that institutions But similar mistakes have Association of College and Uni­ from page 1 though it may begin to work in endangered students - and left versity Business Officers, be­ can be gotten at by suing specific individuals" instead. Walker said. conjunction with the new PAC faculty and schools open to law­ cause univerSity labs tend to formed just last week. suits - at a number of other cam­ adhere to proven 'safety standards. "I now recommend that all The committee has scheduled "The lab procedures tend to be The Legislative Affairs Com­ puses over the last several years. teachers carry liability insurance its next meeting for Monday, very sound, based on the fact that mittee has no immediate plans A UniverSity of New Mexico available through such places as Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. in Room 262 of there aren't [more) accidents," for an intensive lobbying effort, student, for instance, is suing the American Chemical Socie­ the University Center. Firasek $2.7 Foster said, adding that he didn't according to Firasek. It is not a that school for million after ty," said Renfrew, "because if strongly encourages all those know of many lawsuits resulting political action committee, al- he was severely burned by acid there's an accident, there's likely students interested to attend. during a lab class last summer. from such incidents. to be a suit." The student alleges the univer­ "But college (lab) teachers in I Edward Bittar, the injured Cal sity and instructor did not prop­ general don't have the safety Tech student's brother, says the erly maintain safety standards training that good industrial sec­ family has not considered legal in the lab, and failed to consider tor scientists receive," noted Official Notices action yet, while Bittar remains the danger of inexperienced stu­ Malcolm Renfrew, safety colum­ in "very guarded" condition in The Student Activities Bud­ skills. "Get Yourself Hired" dents handling the acid. nist for the Journal of Chemical Education. the hospital. get Committee will meet Sun­ will be held Thursday, March 1, Last April, a University of Ten­ nessee laboratory nearly burned "Even with reasonable pre­ day, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. in Room and Friday March 2, from 12: 15 "We're thinking in terms of down before officials discovered cautions, [accidents] can hap­ 119 J.C. Penney Building. to 1 p.m. in Room 215 SSB. For saving the man right now," he several gas jets (used to supply pen," ~e said. Things like good more information call 553-5111 said. The Senate Student Affairs or visit the Placement office in Committee will meet Monday, Room 308 Woods Hall. Feb. 13, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 119, J.C. Penney Building. The Career Planning and Placement Office is offering a The University Libraries workshop on cover letters and Committee will meet Friday, resume writing for all interes­ Feb. 10, at 1:20 p.m. in Room ted students. The workshop will Good luck to our 318, Lucas Hall. be held Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23 and 24, from 12:15 to 1 The Career Planning and p. m. in Room 215 SSB. For more athletes in Sarajevo Placement Office is sponsoring information call 553-5111 or a student workshop on develop­ stop in the office, Room 308 ing effective interviewing Woods Hall.

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. Seven.up". "7UP". "UKE Cola" and "IBC Root Beer" are trademarks Identifying products 0( the Seven.up Company' 1983. At VMSL, call Capt. Mike Sloan at 553-5176 Feb. 9, 1984 CURRENT page 3 • Programs only 'adequate, 'study says NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (CPS) - The study, based on solicited French and Soviet graduate many irate responses from peo­ recently ranked in a U.S. News Eight of every 10 undergraduate and unsolicited opinions of col­ schools, moreover, generally are ple whose schools are slighted. and World Report survey as the programs are only "adequate' or lege deans, also says state col­ better than American grad "We do get those who believe best undergraduate program in worse, a just-released study of leges and universities are gen­ schools, Jack Gourman, a politi­ their schools should be ranked the country. undergraduate programs erally better education buys than cal science professor at Cal higher, but not often," he said. Penn State University, Gour­ contends. private colleges. State-Northridge, found in his Among his more controversial man said, "is competitive' with compilation of acamedicians' assertions this year is that many the private University of Penn­ opinions released last week. state public colleges are better sylvania and Carnegie-Mellon, Gourman has pu blished his ed!lcation buys than private ones. and Illinois State University is rankings of schools for the last 30 He contends Berkeley " com­ years, but says he doesn't get too pares favorably" with Stanford, See "Programs," page 6 Budget

from page 1 of their college costs in order to -To raise the NDSL interest Subcommittee 011 Postsecondary qualify for a Pell Grant. rate to 8 percent, from the cur­ Education. -To allow students to use rent 5 percent. In its new higher education money from their College Work­ -To eliminate all federal • budget unveiled Feb. 1, the Study jobs or other federal loans funding of the Supplemental Reagan administration proposed to make their Pell Grant down Education Opportunity Grant -Raising funding of the Guar­ payments. program and the State Student anteed Student Loan program by -To increase funding for the Incentive Grant program, which $586 million. College Work-Study program by help pay for state need-based -To require all students who an advertised 53 percent, al­ grant programs. apply for a GSL to complete a though at least $60 million of the -To create a variation of an "needs test" to deterrnine how increase would come from col­ individual education account. much of a loan they can get. Now leges, not the federal budget. into which families can deposit only students from families -To let colleges distribute up up to $1,000 a year toward educa­ earning more than $30,000 have to half their College Work-Study tion costs, deduct the ' money to take the needs test. funds as grants, and allocate up from their taxes, and then earn - To keep Pell Grant funding at to $100,0,00 of the money to tax-free interest. about $2.8 billion, the same as cooperative education and in­ The president formally sub­ this year, and raise the max­ ternship programs with mitted the budget, which covers -- Margie Newman imum grant a student can get businesses. the fiscal year stretching from UNDER CONTROL: The main console of UMSL's new cable from the current $1,900 to -To eliminate new funding of Oct. 1, 1984 through Sept. 30, TV production studio is getting its finishing touches this $3,000. the National Direct Student Loan 1985, to Congress last week. week. The studio is located on the first floor of Lucas Hall. -To make students pay their program, which provides low­ Congress will debate the pro­ schools up to $500 or 40 percent interest loans to students. posals. It approves, disapproves or amends them. If the House and Senate dis­ agree over specific budget items, PI SIGMA EPSILON they will form a conference com­ mittee to work out the dif­ THE PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS FRATERNITY ferences. _ PRESENTS NOW 3 LOCATIONS TO .. SERVE YOU! Ot.I~O.&. SPRIN6 BREAI< INDAVTONA BEACH ~ ·"s

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COMPLETE TOWING SERVICE FREE TOWING IF WE DO WORK COUPON 10% OFF ALL LABOR 429-7999 Mon.- Fri. 8-5:30, Sal. 9-12 ------897451. Chartes R'ock Road page 4 CURRENT Feb. 9, 1984 .editorials UPSTREAM, downstream In last week's issue, we reported that It's too soon to predict what this new the University of Missouri is continuing to political action committee will do or how operate its UPSTREAM program. effective it will be, but its formation is a UPSTREAM is short for " University Peo­ clear indication that there are a sur­ ple Striving to Recover Excellence and prisingly large number of people on the Mirth," and if there's ever been anything UMSL campus, where UPSTREAM has more acrimonious toward the UM faculty floundered along, who are ready to look and staff, it's hard to remember what it reality in the eye and begin to combat the was. negativity they've felt with real action. And although they're acting as private Actually, forming the program wasn't a citizens, they are working to better the bad idea, because it was originally University of Missouri more quickly than designed to keep univerSity people happy UPSTREAM could by solving our fiscal enough so that they wouldn't vent their crisis instead of our apparent lack of frustrations out on students. While we're "mirth." pleased that no professor has galloped Although the program has good inten­ onto the roof of the SSB Tower with a high­ tions, its ability to reverse the negative powered rifle in hand, it's hard to imagine attitudes of faculty, staff and students that the same group which has taken wage falls short. From the student perspective, freezes and salary cuts would get together it would be much better if the fine talents to form glee clubs and hold golf of Pat Pini could be directed toward a tournaments. more realistic goal and the UMSL pro­ gram administrators would volunteer to At the same time that the university reconsider UPSTREAM's future with the lOW hat do you want 7 organizes this UPSTREAM group, another University of Missouri. coalition in the UMSL campus community We believe that UMSL community A report on the last UPSTREAM meeting, has formed a political action committee to members should politely refuse to join get the state legislature to realize that our UPSTREAM and concentrate their or a synopsis of the U. Senate meetings7!11 situation is indeed a desperate one and energies toward voter awareness and that the taxpayers have to begin thinking legislative lobbying on behalf of Mis­ --- -- about state spending and taxation. souri's higher education. letters ----EAGLE. PENCil CO NEW--- YORK --- 7hank you for service This is a note of thanks for the efforts of really catch fire, the old gripe about the 10 minutes not enough Beta Alpha Psi, the UMSL student organ­ rising cost of textbooks should die down. ization that successfully operated the Students now havae a viable alternative Dear Editor: "just a few more minutes" to finish up a book pool this year. Because of their marketplace for thier use texts, and a There is a situation that has been bug­ lecture. Because the students are polite, efforts and better businesS" practices, varied price scale for the purchase of old ging me ever since I came to UMSL. It they usually don't leave while the teacher students are given more options to con­ books for current courses. may seem like a small one, but it leads to is still talking. Also, because they are sider when purchasing and selling their This student group is also offering a tax co~siderable aggravation among students. polite, they hate walking into their next textbooks. preparation service to St. Louis area dis­ You may not be fully aware of it, but we class late. It is also amazing that the pro­ Beta Alpha Psi is an accounting club advantaged and elderly citizens, in con­ only have 10 minutes between classes on fessors who get very upset when students which lists its purpose as becoming junction with the School of Business Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Stu­ walk in late are the very ones who never let further acquainted with the accounting Administration and the Internal Revenue dents who have to go all the way across them out on time. So if you can't have environment, providing an exposure to ca­ Service, the fine folks who made the tax campus find this an amazingly short span mercy on the students, do it for the next reer opportunities, and becoming better forms so complex that have placed many of time. professor who gets all the late arrivals. acquainted with fellow accounting stu­ people in a confused, if not disadvantaged, The problem has been made even worse This may seem like a small problem but dents and the accounting faculty .~ ' state. by some professors. It may not seem like it can lead to a student going all day Sounds as though Beta Alpha Psi would Beta Alpha Psi's future plans call for a big deal to start class three minutes ear­ without being able to use the restroom - be a particularly selective group with blood drives and a return of the book pool ly, but it is to the student who consistently which leads to fidgeting students who nothing but its own self-interests in mind, next semester. Certainly members are has to walk in "late." It gets worse due to can't concentrate on the lecture. This also doesn't it? getting their exposure to the accounting the fact that every clock in every building explains the practice of students packing Yet even though they operated the book environment, but they are also giving the has a different time on it. And Lord help up books and putting on coats near the end pool at a marginally small profit, the community a better alternative to cutting you if you need to speak to a teacher of a lecture. I know it is irritating to group's efforts to keep the book pool a costs, and eaSing the price of a higher after cl as s. teachers but in many cases it is necessary. reality serves to reward the campus education. But what is really aggravating is you Your help in this matter would be stud~nts as a whole. If the operation can teachers - and you know who you are - greatly appreciated by us! who consistently hold the class overtime, Name withheld Write a letter to Against abortion ad your editor and Dear Editor: any ads that offer abortions. I was very sad and upset to see a private We must respect life and work to protect use your public ad for abortions in the Current. It is as bad all living persons, which most assuredly as accepting an ad from a professional includes the unborn . . hit man. vOIce. I strongly encourage you and the rest of Sincerely, the Current staff not to accept in the future Paula Schelling

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The university is not responsible for the Current's contents and policies. B)ue Metal Office Building, or t~e University Center Information Desk. They may, also be mailed to Letters Editorials expressed in the paper reflect the opinion of the editorial staff. Articles labeled "Commentary" are the opinion of the individual writer. to the Editor, Current, 1 Blue Metal Office Building, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63121. Feb. 9,1984 CURRENT page 5 Black universities in dire straits, sources say (CPS) - "Without a doubt, black Black colleges are suffering said black leaders are living in "a back burner long enough, and we For the nation's one million universities are facing some of some of the same financial prob­ vacuum of political direction." need to make it a priority." black collegians, the schools the most serious times they've lems confronting other small, "I - all of us - are making Saving them, they say, is ~ust offer much more than refuges ever faced," lamented Bill liberal arts institutions as the excuses," Shelton added. "Where's as important to educating black from racism. They are often the Rouselle, public relations direc-' college-aged population declines our follow-through? The black Americans as integrating pre­ students' best chance for getting tor of Black Collegian magazine. and costs rise, they say. college situation has been on the dominantly white schools. ahead. Victimized by the success of The black schools, however, breaking the color barriers at have fewer resources and smaller larger schools, racked by the endowments with which to funding problems common to all "reposition" themselves to go more letters small schools, and punished by after "non-traditional students." certain Reagan administration Black students, moreover, are policies, predominantly black more sensitive to financial aid colleges almost universally policy 'changes than other stu­ report they've hit a terrible dents. Angered about annoying ad crisis. At least a half a dozen black "Any number of black students Dear Editor: schools face financial problems has not gone to school because I am appalled and somewhat men as active participants in Current so hard-up for adver­ that could close them down, sources they heard about Reagan's pro­ saddened to be identified with a society and women as passive tising income that it can't be report. posed cuts in financial aid, and university newspaper which sex-objects. My assumption is more selective by choosing Most prominantly, Fisk Uni­ they don't think there's much of a would use an advertisement based on the appeal of the ad egalitarian material? Does the versity, one of the nation's most­ chance for them," Howard's such as that appearing on page itself, not an appeal for talented Current advertising depart­ respected black schools, recently ~illespie contended. five of the Jan. 26 issue. I'm or experienced actors, but ment perhaps think this would spent almost the last of its $14 " They've become 'would be' referring to the ad for "good rather an appeal for" good look­ be a great opportunity for million endowment, drained by students, thanks to the Reagan looking coeds" to " appear in ing coeds." We, as consumers of aspiring young (and good look­ past mismanagement and hard administration's shenanigans," female roles" in the television · television, should be more ing) sex objects? I, for one, economic times. The non-stop he said. series " Legmen." I've never outspoken about forcing net­ would rather not be associated pressure and hustling for funds The Reagan administration, seen " Legmen," but I'll stick works to provide programming with such a retrogressive en­ to get the school through week to however, raised federal funding my neck out and predict that it's which accentuates more realis­ terprise" Do I have to transfer week convinced the school's of historically black colleges by just another mindless, ill-con­ tically the roles played by all to another school? president to resign in exhaustion. 3.5 percent last year. ceived series which portrays members of our society. Is the William F. Corey Bishop College now owes the But the money went to "the U.S. Department of Education $7 black schools which have the million in housing loans, $2 financial resources already," Corbett encourages columnist, million of which must be repaid Rouselle said. by June 1985. The increase also followed Dear Editor: My overall experience here, Room 250 University Center The department already for­ several years of shrinking funding. I'm writing to respond to however, has shattered my publishes a whole booklet with gave a Bishop loan of $3 .5 mil­ Other small schools have been Mike Luczak's column ("Stu- image of UMSL as a " cold" current information on them) lion, according to department dipping into money provided . dent Feels He's Lost in the campus. As a student who's that I now flinch when I hear Comptroller Ralph Olmo. under the Title III program, Impersonal UMSL Crowd," very happy here, maybe I can someone grumbling that there's The schools threaten to join a established to aid historically Jan. 26) . Mike said that he felt help a bit by sharing some per- nothing to do at UMSL except go lengthening list of black colleges black colleges and other " dev­ lost and lonely in this " imper­ sonalexperienc~ . to classes and leave. that haven't survived the last eloping institutions." sonal place." Wishing that he Like Mike, I felt discouraged My suggestions to those who decade. The 264 predominantly­ knew more people, he asked, at the beginning of my second want to get out of that rut: Drop black colleges of 1974 have dwin­ Black colleges' percentage of "Does college have to be such a semester here. Then I tried out by Student Life. Watch Around dled to a mere 105, said Craig total Title III appropriations lonely world?" for a play, started training for UMSL in the Current for Shelton, an Xavier University dropped from 55 percent in 1978 Peer Counseling, and joined the meetings and events. Seek out student who also leads the to 38 percent in 1983. Psychology Organization. The organizations that fit your in­ cold fronts at UMSL disap­ terests. Trying new things is National Organization of Black " It follows the general trend in I admire Mike's openness. the country right now of almost peared after I started sticking difficult, but in time, you'll pro­ University and College Students. His column took me back to putting civil rights on the back around and taking advantage of bably find extremely worth­ One reason for the fatality rate when I was a new student hav­ burner, indeed, of turning off the the student life. while people, activities and is the success in integrating ing some of the same feelings. other schools. burner altogether," Rouselle said. resources. It takes extra effort To this day, I occasionally wish . I've seen so many great stu­ " Black institutions started He added the schools can't even to sample what's here, but it's my peers were more friendly dent organizations in action because black students couldn't address the impact of federal worth it! and talkative in class. (the Office of Student Life in go anywhere else," explained policy changes on black colleges Maureen Corbett Bonnie Gillespie, a senior fellow because of yet another policy at Howard University's Institute change: the newly-staffed U.S. for the Study of Educational Civil Rights Commission's re­ To clear up a misconception Policy. fusal to study the impact of stu­ " That reason is no longer dent aid cuts on black colleges. Dear Editor: Greeks have received coverage 'fecognize these limitations and true," he continued. "Black stu­ " One way you have of not After reading Frank Wetter's including Alpha Xi Delta and Pi accept responsibility for sup­ dents have other opportunities, knowing something is not to letter to the editor in last week's Kappa Alpha building the plying the Current with approp­ and they are taking advantage study it, to ignore it, and that's issue I felt impelled to write to World's Largest Ice Cream Sun­ riate press releases and pictures of them." what the administration is doing clear up a miscon~eption which dae to raise funds for Cystic when available.. We should also But the fatality rate is accel­ to us," Rouselle argued. Fibrosis and the work of Alpha keep in mind that the purpose erating, sources say, because of he implied in his statements behind a service project should the recent recession and some Black leaders themselves are regarding a " biased college Phi Umega ana Heta Alpha Psi not be publicity but rather the Reagan administration policies. at a loss for what to do: Rouselle newspaper." While Mr. Wet­ in the Red Cross Blood Drive accomplishment of helping ter's fraternity is indeed de­ and campus bookpool which someone less fortunate than serving of coverage of its raised funds for campus scholar­ ourselves. community service projects, to ships. I'm sure that there are I appreciate what the Current imply that the Current has many other projects which I has done over the p.ast several failed to cover such activities in have failed to mention and yet years to recognize the work of the past is completely unfair. I were covered by the Current. campus organizations and hope can recall in the recent past pic- that this letter serves to correct . tures in the Current of Pi Kappa Greeks on campus do a great the improper picture Mr. Wet­ Alpha's Pumpkin Pie Eating deal of community service and ter painted of the Current as a Contest to raise funds for St. deserve press coverage for it, "biased college newspaper." Vincent's Orphanage, Tau but we must remember that the Sint;erely, Kappa Epsilon's Keg Roll to Current staff, just like each of Dav

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(CPS) - All that happened to The Dartmouth Review, a pio­ . ' ~ The question," said Dwayne The Review's stories have Since advertiser support typ­ the conservative newspaper neer of the new wave, is growing Rohovit of the Iowa ACLU, "is "toned down," added Jim New­ ically is minimal - the Davis Davis Dossier during its first "at an exponential rate," former freedom of the press." ton, publisher of the rival The Dossier, for example, attracts year of life was that a homosex­ editor Mike Collette said. Off­ Administrators usually fight Dartmouth, but it has a hard time three ads per quarter - the ual student politician threatened campus paid circulation rose by them because they're. angry over "finding the middle ground be­ papers risk increas~ng depen- to sue, administrators barred it 40 percent ~ or 3,000 people - in the papers' deliberately pro­ tween"excessive and boring." from University of California­ the last year. vocative styles, though one "You have to be spicy, but you dence .on the lEA if they don't Davis dorms, and one of its " Most of the papers support teacher is suing the Dartmouth shouldn't be smart-ass," added establish wider support. an the advertisers publicly apologized themselves now, " said John Car­ paper for libel. John Carlson of the conservative other hand, they could risk losing · for buying space in it. son, founder of Student Magazine Dartmouth officials have rep­ Washington Spectator at the lEA support if they moderate Then some of the paper's other in Colorado and of Students for a rimanded the Review twice for University of Washington. their stories in the pursuit of _advertisers dropped out. Better America, a conservative supposed racism and sexism. wider support. And then it got into a name­ student group. One editorial about affirmative But moderation has its risks. calling contest with the Califor­ Only one of the 34 papers has action, entitled "Dis Sho' Ain't "No one notices (the Spectator) " If any of (the lEA's) papers nia Aggie, the school's major failed, said Bill Jensen, grants No Jive, Bro," was written in a unless it attacks a popular liberal changed their editorial policy newspaper. director of the Institute for jive dialect. Womens' Studies " professor," contended a reporter (away from support for defense The Dossier survived anyway. Educational Affairs in New York. courses almost always are called for the riJ al Washington Daily. Editor Mike Hart even thinks the The lEA, a conservative think­ "Lesbo Studies" in the paper. Even Canola, a supporter of the spending and free market econ­ future for his paper looks good. tank, founded by former Trea­ San Diego State University's California Review, observed omics), the lEA would probably The next issue is about to appear. sury Secretary William Simon student government dropped "there's really not much pick­ drop its support of the paper," His experiences aren't atypi­ and wr~ter Irving Kristol, has funding of the conservative Cal­ up" of the paper at UC-San Diego. Carson speculated. cal of the 34 avowedly-conser­ given money to most of the ifornia Review in the wake .of a vative student papers that have papers to help launch them. Review article many students sprung up on the nation's cam­ This year alone, the lEA has construed "to be in favor of puses over the last three years. contributed some $350 ,000 to 24 rape," recalled Christopher Air Force scholarship They're surviving, though to do papers "that are, without excep­ Canola, then a Review staffer so some are toning down their tion, intellectually conserva­ who now writes fo·r the Daily stridency and even accepting the tive," Jensen said. Guardian on campus. availiable to students help of unconservative groups "The money is a seed grant," Review Editor Eric Young dis­ like the American Civil Liberties he explained. "We're not fund ing missed the readers' anger by College students with four receive commissions as Air Union. ongoing operations. In fact, most claiming that the woman who led ' terms remaining to degree com­ Force second lieutenants upon But survival itself is no mean of our concern' with our app i­ the effort to withdraw funding pletion may qualify for Air degree completion. trick when the fatality rate for cants is with determining whe­ "was so far into feminism and is a Force ROTC. publications is so high, when the ther they can complete the projects bona fide homosexual, so her Advantages offered by Air student press in particular is in a they're undertaking, if they've credibility is nothing." Air Force ROTC Detachment Force ROTC include: $100 per depression, when many adminis­ made the editorial and produc­ But such scrapes have led 207 at Parks College in Cahokia, month tax-free while in school; a trators have been openly hostile tion fund-raising plans they'll some editors to consider a Ill. , will interview applicants for guaranteed job upon graduation; toward the papers, and when be needing." retreat from provocation. positions in the two-year ROTC excellent salary with regular many of the papers themselves Sometimes they've needed Young resolved that, "We're program. As the "Gateway increases; 30 days annual vaca­ try to attract attention by affect­ other kinds of help. The ACLU not here to rile people, but to Detachment," Air Force ROTC tion with pay and free medical ing a cultured disdain for non­ two weeks ago began represent­ generate thought" Detachment 207 offers classes care. conservative and certain not­ ing the Hawkeye Review in its The Dartmouth Review is on the UMSL campus. very-powerful American groups. crusade to distribute in the "1itriving to tone down the con­ Successful applicants will Interested students should Some papers even are thriv­ University of Iowa's dorms. troversy to bring to it more attend a six-week training contact Capt. Michael T. Lilley at ing, largely because of off­ legitimacy," current Editor Dorn encampment with pay during the (618) 337-7500, extension 230 or campus subscriptions and the Conservative papers at North­ Bishop reported. "There're no summer of 1984, attend AFROTC (outside Illinois) toll-free 1-800- support of foundations and wealthy western and Columbia have also more jive talk articles or classes for four terms, and 851-3048. friends like Charlton Heston and had trouble distributing on -anything." President Reagan's brother. their campuses. Winter Park, Colorado PAC Spring Break Ski Trip MARCH 25-31, 1984 $191.00 from pag~ 1 tion of chairman of the commit­ laws and designate a time and • Six Night's Lodgrng In Luxury Condominiums tee. No other nomination fol­ agenda for their next meeting. • Three Days Lift Tickets the UMSL community." The lowed, and LeLoup was elected Before closing the meeting, • Optional Charter Bus - $78.00 motion was seconded by 'Barb unanimously. LeLoup emphasized to the as­ • Discounted Extra Daily Lift Tickets Willis and unanimously paslOed. .. sembly that, while involved in • Discounted Group Lessons Neal Primm chairman of the the assembly established an the PAC, the members were act­ • Discounted Ski Equipment Rentals UMSL History Department, organizing committee of 12 ing as private citizens and not as CONTACT COMPETEVENTS 521-2207. 7908 FLORISSANT RD. nominated LeLoup to the posi- members to prepare a set of by- members of one body or another.

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from page 3 Among them are Alabama, The best state schools, he con­ Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, tends, are Indiana, Michigan "neck and neck" with the inde­ Idaho, Kentucky, MissiSSippi, State, Michigan, Minnesota, pendent University of Chicago. Montana, New Mexico, North Rutgers, State University of New But other states don't have one Dakota, South Carolina, South York at Buffalo, Ohio State, Tex­ college that rates above "good," Dakota, Vermont and West as, Virginia, Washington and he found. Virginia. Wisconsin.

The University Program Board presents An Evening With Dizzy Gillespie Thursday, February 16, 198~ VVhytakethechance7 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. J. C. Penney Auditorium I ------I I Pocket this and call the I I I Reserved Seating­ I I UMSL ESCORT PROGRA~ I $5 UMSl Students $7 UMSl Facu Ity and Staff between 8:15 -11 :15 p.m. $9 General Public on the campus Hotline Special Guest The UMSL Jazz Ensemble 5155 Advance Tickets On Sale At The Unive~sity Center. L ______~ ______J AdditionallQformation 553-5536 Feb. 9, 1984 CURRENT page 7 al'ound OMSL febl'uary

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. • Today is the last day any student ton Hall. Moss, a Universityof Missouri • A physics seminar features "Ran­ lighting system. The fee is $175. For may drop a course or withdraw from professor, is a renowned solid state dom Walks with Traps and Their information, call Jo'e Williams at 553- school without receiving grades. physicist. The material discussed will Applications," a lect.ure by C. H. Wu at 5961. be on an undergraduate level. A 3:30 p.m. in Room301 Benton Hall. Wu • Today is the last day any student physics club meeting will be held at is a professor of electrical engineering • The Women's Center and the may place a course on pass/fail. 12:30 p.m. prior to the lecture. at the University of Missouri at Rolla. Counseli:1g Center sponsor a lea­ Call 553-5931 for more information. , dership training for women work­ • The University Program Board Film • The Muscular Dystrophy Associa­ shop from 1 to 5 p.m. in Room 107 A Series presents "Breathless," star­ tion sponsors its Ninth annual Dance­ • Don Greer, director of the Instruc­ Benton Hall. Call 553-5711 or 553- ring Richard Gere and Valerie Kapris­ A- Thon at the Gargoyle in Mallinkrodt tional Technology Center at UMSL, 5380 to preregister. ky, at 7:30 and 10 p.m. in Room 1010 Center at Washington University from will teach a video production work­ Stadler Hall. Admission is $1 for stu­ 8 p.m. tonight to 8 a.m. tomorrow morn­ shop on Mondays, today through April • As part of Black History Month, the dents with an UMSL 10 and $1.50 for ing. Both couples and individuals may 16, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The course Associated" Black Collegians present the general public. sign up to dance in the UniversitY'Cen­ will provide experience in the total pro­ "Ebony Voices," readings by St. ter from 10 a.m. to noon. Spectators duction process, including color and Louis poets Karim Hazz, Derek Hug­ • The Physics Club hosts a discus­ are welcome and attendance prizes black and white TV cameras, mi­ gins and Almeda Duncan, at 7 p.rn. in sion by Frank Moss on noise and will be given. Pi Kappa Alpha Frater­ crophones; ::Judio .mixers and quartz the Summit lounge. chaos at 1 :30 p.m. in Room 301 Ben- nity is the dance coordinator. r ------111 51..-_W_e_d_"_e_sd_a.... y at the movies • Women's Basketball vs. Lincoln • As part of Black History Month, the "Breathless" tells the story of University at 5:30 p.m. in the Mark Associated Black Collegians present Jesse Lujack(Richard Gere), a root­ Twain Gymnasium. Admission is free "1984, The Need For Black Politi­ less petty thief who accidentally to UMSL students with an UMSL 10, cal Empowerment," a lecture by shoots and kills a cop and then $1 fol' UMSL faculty and staff, senior Zaki Baruti, a community activist and heads for the L.A. home of a former citizens and children, and $1.50 for educator, at noon in the Black Culture flame in a stolen car. non-students and adults. Room, 254 University Center. Monica (Valerie Kaprisky) is a serious French architecture stu­ • Men's Basketball vs. Lincoln • The Women's Studies Program dent with enough dreamer in her to University at 8:30 p.m. in the Mark Twain Gymnasium. Series presents "Security vs. Risk: be attracted to Jesse despite Images of Women in Film," a dis­ herself. cussion by Carmel Calsyn, at 1 p.m. in Jesse identifies with Marvel Com­ • As part of the Foreign Language Lecture Series, "Reader Oriented Room 318 Lucas Hall. Call 553-5467 ics' Silver Surfer, a tragicomic or 553-5391 for more information. superhero; Monica reads Faulkner. Literary Criticism and Aesthetic Although an unlikely pair, the two Perception Theory: An Introduc­ live their entire lives together in just tion," will be presented by Mia De­ Weer, a doctoral candidate at Wash­ • The UMSL Psychology Organiza­ three days. tion will hold a meeting at 2:30 p.m. in ington University, at 2 p.m. in Room "Breathless" is a remake of Jean­ Room 316 Stadler Hall. Luc Godard's 1959 French new 110 Clark Hall. For information, call wave classic, "A Bout de Souffle." 553-6240. This version is rated R. • ------411 61~ __T_hu_r_sd_a..-y S_a_tu_rd_a.... y -----1111 1-1 __ • Jazz trumpet player Dizzy Gilles­ pie will perform two concerts at 7 and 9 p.rn. in the J.C. Penney Auditorium. Admission to each performance is $5 • Volunteers from UMSL will offer • The University Program Board con­ for UMSL students, $7 for UMSL free income tax preparation ser­ tinues "Breathless" as part of its Film' faculty and staff, and $9 for the vices to disadvantaged and elderly Series. See Friday for more informa­ general public. Tickets may be pur­ persons beginning today at 10 loca­ tion. chased at the University Center Infor­ tions in the St. Louis metropolitan mation Desk. Additional tickets will be area. For information on center loca­ • Men's Basketball vs. Harris­ sold at the door. For more information, tions and hours, call 553-5627 from 1 Stowe State Collegeat7:30 p.m. in the call 553-5536. to 3 p.m. The program is coordinated Mark Twain Gymnasium. Admission is free to students with an UMSL 10, $1 by the UMSL school of Business • The Counseling Service offers Administration and co-sponsored by for UMSL faculty and staff, senior "The Learning Game: How to Beta Alpha Psi, the national _ citi.?ens and children, and $2 for non­ Study" from 3 to 5 p.m. in Room 427 accounting fraternity, and the Internal students and adults. SSB. The workshop will attempt to Revenue Service's VITA program. teach an organized, systematic way of learning. Admission is free. For more information, or to preregister, call • The Psychology Organization will 553-5711 or drop by Room 427 hold a repeat meeting at 2:30 p.m. in ----111 211-__S_u"_da ..... y SSB. Room 316 Stadler Hall.

• KWMU (FM 91) airs "Creative ter Branch of the St. Louis Public Li­ Reaching the students of Aging" every Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. brary, 3309 S. Grand Blvd. Another One of this wee'k's topics is "Heart topic is "UMSL Offers Fitness for and Flowers: The Story of Valen­ Any Age" with Gail Greenwald, a metro St. Louis tines" with Mr. and Mrs. Howard physical education lecturer at UMSL, Miller, collectors of antique Valen­ and Josephine Monroe and John tines. The Miller's collection will be on McDonnell, participants in the Active display through Feb. 29 at the Carpen- Older Adults Program. v' ~ mtIIrOpOIitsn n&#cflt in /fIIissowi v' OvBl' 11,000 studa.ts calendar requirements v'100% commut8t' campus v' OvBl' IJO% studsnts Material for"around UMSL" should be. smpIoyed UI 01' ptIIf-time submitted in writing no later than 3 p.m. Friday of the week before publica­ . \ • tion to Tina Schneider, around UMSL editor, Current. 1 Blue Metal Office Building,8001 Natural I:3ridgeRoad, CURRENT St. Louis, Mo. 63121. Phone items - cannot be accepted. Material may be UnlvwWty of ~ St. l.oI* 8001 NnnI Brtdge "-I edited or excluded to satisfy space or St. l.oI*, MD., 83121 content requiremen ~s. (314) 55U175 page 8 CURRENT Feb. 9, 1984

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I hope this crashed cars, Steve, bathrooms on Linda, I Valentine's Day is your best of all Bob and Bob, fire, V.P. Fair, 21 -8-day engagements, As you know, Dear Huns, Buns and Funs, crys, fights, true friendship. Happy past Justwishing you a very HappyValen­ Happy V.D. Thanks for making the Roses are red, tine's Day! Valentine's Day, Violets are blue, UMSL campus a much better place Scruffy (T/F/F) P.S.: Try and stay sober at your next to visit. Without you three, school Babydoll: And I will always continue to love only party, you might like it! wouldn't be the same. Happy Valentine's Day. We've made you. L Love ya, Mon & Wife Barb: it through thick and thin together for M.K The Jerk From the first time I met you I knew I twenty months. I'm going to work To my valentine, To Fran T., had found someone who is sweet, hard at our relationship because I LT., I You're a special person to me, and I love you always. Happy Valentine's kind, and considerate all year round. love and care for_you very much. I'm This is the time when you need a being your valentine means much. Day. Have a real special day! always thinking of you. friend, you just need someone near. You've always sho)Nn and I can see Larry B. Love, Your "True" Valentine Your pussycat, I'm not looking forward to the night I'll that we're good friends and will never D.S.K spend thinking of you when you're lose touch! Happy Valentine's Day. To " Hoops" #35, To the Wild Party Animals: J., not here. Love, ThaQks for putting upwith me. You're Have a great V-Day. Too bad we can't Another year, another love note! Love, N.Dog a really special person and I just get togetherto become the infamous Hope there are many more years and JW. wanted to tell you Happy Valentine's three wild party animals. We could love notes to come. I can't wait for Laura, Day and I love you. tear the city apart. Mardi Gras! Lisa T., Thanks for being there. The Lonely Wild Party Animal Love, S. You mean moreI to me than anyone. I Signed, Love, Glenn Tiger #64 know May 1986 seems far away but it Chris Todd: Happy Valentine's Day. Glad to have will be here before you know it. Hi there handsome, just wrote you to I have heard many exciting things ya as a Daughter. You were always Love always, , say Happy Valentine's Day. Love lit­ To Lisa B. : about you! I want to get to know you my favorite love. A Secret Friend tle Bit This is to make up forthe comments a better if you know what I mean! If you Jerry year and a half ago. Please be my ex­ want to meet me I'll be in the Sumrl),it Lisa, Just because we don't see or barely Valentine Valentine. by the snack machine at 1 :00. Happy Valentine's Day to Kathy S. Happy Val entine's Day to the talk to each other it doesn't mean You're a Buddy, ? Hope we can spend some time sweetest girl I know. together. that I still don't think or care about Love, Love, you. Fish Alicia and Carolyn, Love, Jerry John Love, Squeezabltl In marketing class, Wendy: Hey Jude, Dear Tina, You're both a smash, Bet you thought I forgot. Just want to To Pam, Roses are red, violets are blue, Especially when you make a pass. I bought you a dozen roses but mycat say thanks for everything and I love Violets are blue, daisies are gold. NOTHING is better than being with If you'll be our "tutors," ate them. Come over some time and - you. With the feelings we share, our love you! We'll be your suitors. help me kick n kill my cat. will never grow old. So why don't you say, Happy V.D., Dan Your little Sig Tau Dear FUBARettes, And we'll be on our way. Jerry - J. and P. Dear Bert, May the gentle northern winds car­ Thank you so much for your friend- ' Bill, Happy Valentine's Day to a true ess your buns and the golden sun Donna: valentine. I am glad you belong to Dear Wimp or should I say #1 Flirt: To my favorite and only true Valen­ ship, your love and for the most fun warm your breasts and if that doesn't and memorable eleven months ever. me. work, I'm always here with eager After all that you've read about your­ tine. Happy Valentine's Day. Wish I Love, The Easter Bunny self I though I would tell you how spe­ could spend it with you. I miss you. I thank God for putting you into my hands. life. Happy Valentine's Day! The Flirt and FUBAR cial you are, not only to me, but also to Love, Jerr MOD, the FUBARettes. Love, Ernie You are so cool and totally bichen, Lisa, Love you always, To all my Moms and Dads: • and on this day for you I'm wishen, "Just a Date" Happy Valentine's Day. .... I am content when wakened birds, On Saturday the 13th we did meet, True love for us now for me and for before they fly, test the reality ' of From the 12 year old, you, we'll bee-bop through life to the Liebschen: ~ KevinH . and from that day forward I've been misty fields, by their sweet ques­ swept off my feet, you really came in 8-52's. Love ya! tionings; But when the birds are Be my butterbuns and make me the Cindi happiest hubbs in the galaxy. . Cindy: ~ and stole my heart, so on this day and gone, and their warm fields return no forever more, I do profess I love you more, where, then is paradise? Love ya babe, Now I know your weight and size. I still can't believe my eyes. When I and more! Love, Yourbubbs Happy Valentine's Day to all the TKEs. Teddy finally get to see those legs, (II !), no Love, To Shari D.: longer will you have to listen to my Thank you Calvin Klein, you make Marilyn My favorite Dee Zee. Happy V.D. begs. their shapes so fine. Thank you Levi Kathye, Strauss, for bringing down the house. Like frogs to wanton, boys are we to Love, Me ~ Hupper Thank you Chic and Lee, you bake Happy Valentine's Day to my best the Gods. They kill us for their sport. Delta Zeta daughten Have a fantas­ Hey you: To Mary Beth: . those buns forme. HappyValenti!}!:'s Happy Valentine's Day! Day, to you from Joe the K tic day, Alita! ' ~ ove , How ya been? Last semester was ~ 1 was nervous and shy for our first Love, Teddy rough but I got over it. By the way, date, even though I just couldn't wait. Marilyn VW's aren't my style either, but how Everything turned out well and good. Roses are red, Violets are blue, To D. Wibbenmeyer, 'bout let's meet in a stairwell some- Better than I could ever hope it where and get generic? would. I may work seven days a week, Roses are red, Violets are blue, If you But I still love you. meet us in the bathroom, We'll give From an avid admirer Guess Who your VD present to you. (A Coke!) LAW.: Hubs: I 2,000 miles is a very long way. St. Love, Mary Ann, Macrogirls Mein herz gehort zu din You're right. I Louis to South Bend. But keep in can't V(ear a mumble bunny on my mind we still have plan A, B, purple Valentine's Day wasn't just for finger. I can't wait till April 22, 1984. dresses, and Colorado. As J.T. says: I couples. Of course, we are a couple r Happy V-Day Hubs. I love you!! love you, I love you, I love you ... of lunatics. I am in debt to you not Forever, Liebchen F.JW. only for $1 .50 but also for unequaled friendship. Happy Valentine's Day, The Men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity kiddo! wish all the women of U MSL a Happy Another Wench Valentine's Day. G.O.M.AB. Captain Sloan, I just wanted to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day because I couldn't stand the thought of you not havln" any friends 0611 campuS. " page 10 CURRENT Feb. 9, 1984 feat ures/a Perry celebrates 35 years at UM

Linda Briggs the Rev. Jesse Jcrckson spoke to reporter students in the new building_ He recalled a story involving , Few things on the UMSL cam­ UMSL's first chancellor, James pus can be traced back to the Bugg. Right after the University university's inception. The Olym­ of Missouri had obtained the pic-sized pool and country-style campus from the Normandy School clubhouse that stood in the mid­ District, UMSL acquired a house dle of the grounds in the early in Bellerive Acres (the neigh­ days have long been razed, borhood alongside UMSL, near rooted out and replaced with a Benton Hall) for the chancellor'S surface of new sod. Buildings residence. According to Perry, tower over the once vacant fields maintenance man Bill Amann of the Bellerive golf C04rse. Bugg (now supervisor of the building Lake is one of the few remaining trades at Physical Plant) was features on campus. And Vice requested to take one of the chan­ Chancellor for Administrative cellor's couches to Columbia to Services John Perry is one of the be redecorated. few original administrators. While driving down Interstate Imagine that UMSL's first 70, Amann began smelling smoke, . operating budget was only $360,000. so he pulled off the road to check Compare that figure with the out his pickup truck. He saw that current $33 .5 million used annu­ the couch was on fire. So that the ally to run the university. Yes, truck wouldn't burn up, UMSL has grown and Perry has Marg Amann pulled the couch off the ridden along with the jerks and truck bed and set it in a ditch, STEADY PROGRESS: With 35 years of service to the University of Missouri, Vice Chancellor for gyrations of the expanding unknowingly on top of a layer of Administrative Services John P. Perry hasseen UMSL move from its beginnings well into the com­ campus. straw that a farmer had spread puter age. Not only has Perry had a pivo­ over his field earlier in the day. tal role in the fledgling univer­ So he took a sabbatical from in that nebulous realm of abstrac­ university. In the old days, there After calling Perry back at UMSL sity's development, but he also UMC in 1956 to ol,>tain his mas­ tion. Perry's role at UMSL in­ were few electric typewriters, no and recounting the fiasco to him, can boast of serving UMC some ter's degree in hospital adminis­ volves being the unseen backbone copy machines, and no com­ ' Amann contended with state 15 years before UMSL existed. tration from Northwestern Uni­ of university operations. puters or word processors. All troopers about the fire spreading This year, Perry celebrates 35 versity. Returning to the Colum­ Remaining in, the background checks were written on account· over the field, while Perry con­ continuous years of employment bia campus in 1959, Perry served and yet actively involved with ing machines, and secretaries fronted the chancellor. To his with the University of Missouri. as associate director for the the university's growth, Perr}, kept carbon copies of letters or disbelief, the chancellor's re­ ~ !'fve had- an interesting ca­ University of Missouri Medical has had the chance to witness other records in file cabinets. sponse was an amused, "I never reer," he said. "I don't think too Center. And just as soon as he some major, and some not so , "The mechanization that's did like that damned couch many persons can say they've settled into that career, he was major, but nevertheless interest­ taken place over the years is anyway." helped to start a new university." snatched from tiospital adminis­ ing, events in the university's amazing. We take things so for With the campus including Sitting in his office in Woods tration to act as business history. granted," he said. over 12 buildings instead of the Hall, with an expansive view of administrator for the newborn Perry was active on the Colum Perry was at UMSLin the 1960s clubhouse which served as the the bustling campus behind him, St. Louis university. bia campus when the first black when most other campuses were only building for classrooms, and Perry reminisced about his ex­ more than 10,000 students com­ periences with the university. pared with the first graduating With a bachelor's degree in class comprising about 250 stu­ ,business administration from liThe mechanization that's taken place over the years dents, Perry finds it hard to feel UMC fresh in hand, Perry began at home at UMSL like he once his career at the university in is amazing. We take things so for granted." did. "One ofthe good things about 19411 as an examiner in the auditor's the school back then was that I office. Around this time, he and . -John Perry knew everyone - students-and his wife Verna, began having faculty. It was a lot of fun," he their children, Martin and David. said. " Of course, the faculty and After a year's absence from the Though his title has been students were accepted into the bursting at the seams with staff I work with now are tre­ university and experience gained changed within the last few years university system in the 1950s. demonstrations and student pro­ mendous." from working at another com­ from UMSL's business officer to He recounted a lawsuit having to tests concerning the Vietnam As Perry views UMSL's pro­ pany, Perry returned to UMC and the vice chancellor for adminis­ do with the law school that paved War, So why didn't UMSL partake gression in the 1980s, he sees that the accounting department in trative services, Perry's respon­ the way for equal treatment for in the uprisings? " Our students the "typical" UMSL student is 1949 and through the next few sibilities remain basically the students, regardless of race, were older and working while much different than students years worked his way up to the same as in the early days. He color or creed. going to school, which gave them' attending residential universities. position of assistant comptrol­ supervises the cashiers, Payroll Perry witnessed the increase less time to become concerned " If UMSL didn't exist as the ler. department, Physical Plant, po­ in female enrollment in th'e 1950s with social issues," he said. state's major urban university, In the early 1950s, the Univer lice, Personnel Office, Bookstore and 1960s. "There probably ar~ But UMSL had its share of many students wouldn't attend sity of Missouri had built a new operations and the budget - in more women than males now political inspiration. Perry college at all. College tuition is hospital on the Columbia cam­ other words the bUsiness end of overall in the university sys­ remembers that speakers would just too high now. Even with pus. "The dean of the medical the university. Without Perry's tem," .he said. He added that as talk. about the war and other working part time or full time in school had just fired the hospital administration, to many students, more and more students attend current topics from the platform some cases, students are having administrator, and he needed a Hamlet would not exist to won­ college, women of all ages are near Bugg Lake. He could see the a hard time meeting costs," he replacement. He looked around, der if he should exist or not, and going back to school. students scattered all over the said. and put his finger on me," the theory of relativity would' He watched the technological hill by the lake. Right after Ben­ Perry said. remain (maybe where it belongs)' advances that have affected the ton Hall was built in the mid-60s, See "Perry," page 11 Program offers alternative to the classroom go to graduate school in the help­ about some of the problems fac­ problem for many senior citizens visitors take their clients gro­ Tom Mueller reporter ing professions need this kind of ing the elderly today, Coping today, particularly as the social cery shopping or to the bank to field experience to enhance get­ with the recent loss of a spouse security and welfare systems cash their social security checks. If you're looking for another ting into graduate school. after many years of married life undergo drastic reductions and Activities depend on the indivi­ big lecture class with lots of This course is different from is one such problem. In the eligibility requirement changes. dual client and his or her condi­ reading assignu{ents and home­ other courses at UMSL because it sessions students discuss death Keeping track of these changes tion. "The clients vary consi­ work, there are plenty from gets students out of the class­ and dying and learn how to help and helping the client to inter­ derably in their capabilities and which to choose. However, if you room and into an actual work set­ the person deal with this emo­ pret how he or she is affected by interests," Calsyn said. "Some are looking for a class that gives ting where the rewards are more tional loss as well as the inevi­ them is one important thing the clients are physically in fairly you pratical experience working than making a passing grade. tability of their own death. visitor can do. Since the bureau­ bad shape - one stroke victim's with people, your choice is a bit "It's a chance for students to Students are not expected to cracy is very intimidating to speech is seriously impaired. We more limited. One choice for learn something about them­ solve their clients' problems for many senior citizens, they may have a client whose memory loss students who enjoy helping selves," said Calsyn. " One of the them. Rather, training stresses need special help. One visitor, is very severe - she can't re­ others is the Friendly Visitor things my students say they got active listening and helping the Sue Uhlmansiek, worked through member what she's eaten that program, offered through the out of this course is that they client to express his or her own much red tape trying to obtain day. psychology department. changed their view of how they feelings and deal with the pro­ financial aid for one of her cli­ " On the other hand, we have . The Friendly Visitor program interacted with their own pa­ blems himself. Many times ents who could not afford the clients who are very, very men­ began in 1978 with the purpose of rents and grandparents, and it merely having someone there to drug she needed to treat her tally alert who have better sending student v{)lunteers to made them just stop and think a listen is of great help to the arthritis. Said Uhlmansiek of memories and are better read visit isolated senior citizens in little bit about what was going senior citizen. Calsyn commen­ her endeavors, " It took a long than many students at UMSL. the community. The program is on." ted, "We're not looking for people time to do, but we got the money. Based on these capabilities it open to all UMSL students, but is who always know the right thing I really felt like I accomplished varies considerably what you can particularly appropriate for There are no crowded lectures to say, because none do, We're somethjng - and I learned a lot do," he said. students conSidering a career in to attend and no lengthy text­ looking, really, for people who from it.,:-- Since the client's relative the helping professions such as books to read in this course. keep the conversation going. health and needs determine to a social work and psychology. Said However, students are required We're not looking for problem Dealing with the bureaucracy large extent what can be done on Robert Calsyn, director of the to attend two four-hour training solvers." is just one of many ways visitors program, "Students planning to sessions in which they learn Financial burdens are another help their clients. Oftentimes See " Visitors," page 13 Feb. 9, 1984 CURRENT page 11 Holliday double feature to brighten weekend Both are Columbia Pictures and way hit of the same name, and New York City, trying to make a (Holliday) who has just had her Nick Pacino were directed by George Cukor, name for himself in Washington, film critic starring a novice film actress by name emblazened on a huge who was known as an " actor's the name of Judy Holliday. D.C. He hires a writer (Holden) billboard, situated over Times This Saturday, Feb. 11, KETC, director," and a "woman's direc­ Kanin also wrote the screen­ to teach his girlfriend (Holliday) Square in New York City. Channel 9 is offering up two tor." He won an Academy Award play for "It Should Happen to up-town manners and culture. She becomes a "name" per­ superb Judy Holliday films. At 8 for directing "My Fair Lady" in You. " The fact that the nearest this sonality overnight without any­ p.m. "Born Yesterday" (1950) 1964. opulent oaf, from the salvage one having ever seen her. Law­ and at 10:30 p.m. " It Should Hap­ "Born Yesterday" was adapted yard, had ever come to culture ford is a wealthy businessman pen to You" (1954) will be shown. from Garson Kanin's 1946 Broad- was the rust between his ears, who, intrigued by the puzzling makes for continuously funny billboard, searches out its film situations. namesake, and begins passion­ Holliday's award-winning por­ ately pursuing her. Automation byA. Ward trayal of this unschooled young Jack Lemmon is the last mem­ classics woman is filled with warmth and ber of an amorous triad. Lem­ sincerity. Naturally Holden mon's vast comedic talent was doesn't remain just her teacher, clearly apparent in this, his first \\ My, tha+'s G\ \\ Yes, she.'s Fe.line but slowly becomes enamored Hollywood film. He plays a II happy c.C\+ Fine. +OdCAY l 11 After Holliday's success on with her; playing the role with down-to-earth suitor who attempts Broadway, she was given the decorum and classy restraint. to woo her away from Lawford starring role in the 1950 film, Crawford plays the moneyed and the fast lane. Watching these going on to win an Academy junkman in a provocative fashion, two Near Classics will surely Award, as Best Actress for this, without sympathy or any redeem­ brighten a dull winter evening. her first leading film role. She ing qualities. His officious man­ was an actress with a natural ners is a perfect set-up, as his comedic talent and an efferves­ paramour (who he calls a "dumb 'Breathless' cent personality, coupled with a broad") becomes intellectually rare talent for characterization. emancipated and retaliates. She died of cancer, in 1965, at the " It Should Happen to You" co­ to be shown age of 43 . stars Peter Lawford and Jack The University Program Board In addition to Holliday, "Born Lemmon, along with Holliday, will present " Breathless,"'.'star­ Yesterday" stars Broderick and in a similar mode as "Born ring Richard Gere, Friday and Crawford and William Holden. Yesterday." Holliday expertly Saturday nights as part of its Holliday plays the ultimate plays, again, a seemingly witless weekend film progfam. The film / "dumb blonde" in this story of a soul who aspires to a higher sta­ will be shown both nights at 7:30 low-life ingrate (Crawford), who tion. This is an extremely funny and 10 p.m. in Room 101 Stadler is a wealthy junk dealer from film about an unemployed model Hall. Perry

from page 10 As it is, the staff has had no have seemed back when golfers' A beautiful woman is like a symphony. salary increases in the last four footprints were still etched in the It can drive you crazy Because of these financial bur­ years, he added. "We have to grounds. Eventually, he'd like to dens on students and their fami­ decide in this state that we have retire from his administrative if you think someone else is scoring. lies, Perry finds it essential that the ability to support the schools. position and take up some other the state enact tax increases to We have a dedicated, competent activity. He couldn't say what ac­ assist public education. Of course, staff and faculty members who tivity yet - it's still a vague an election year makes the deserve to be paid more," he said. thought in his mind. He'd like to .. possibility of tax increases vir­ continue his hobby of woodwork­ tually impossible, he said. So, Perry's plans for the future ing and furniture refi nishing, UMSL has a few rough years seem as uncomplicated and which he does in his spare time. ahead. unhurried as the campus must One of the projects he's just finished includes a shining set of antiqu e parlor furniture which • • • • • • • • • • • • had belonged to his wife's grand­ FRIDAY & SATURDAY mother. "I'll probably complete a few more pieces and give them NIGHTS to my boys," he said.

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"I had gotten too much into off with diplomas, then went back Family Participation Program at the routine physical things that a a couple years later to get their St. Louis Children's H~spital. nurse does. I needed to be able to bachelor's, master's and Ph.D.'s," While serving as a staff nurse give the emotional support that said Lanns. "That helped." during that program's first year teaching offers." She added that the UMSL in­ of existence, she's also put the Still, the basis of the unit is structors are also helpful to stu­ finishing touches on her bach­ children and Lanns said that she dent nur:ses when the combined elor's degree in nursing at UMSL. spends a lot of. time improving workloads of both job and school Lanns is proud of her academic children's attitudes toward the seem insurmountable. "They accomplishments - on Jan. 8 she hospital. " A lot of times kids were behind me last year when I gra~uated summa cum laude think that being sent to a hospital said, 'I don't know if I want to do - but is quick to talk about the is a punishment for something," this anymore,'" she related. program at Children's Hospital. she said. "I like the adult learner con­ Since parents of hospitalized cept of the UMSL program," she children often spend a great deal said. " It encourages autonomy 0 0 0 oftime at the hospital, Children's. III needed to and recognizes you as a nurse, as decided to create a unit where give the someone who brings skills into parents could stay 24 hours a day the program." and perform much of their emotional Away from nursing, Lanns child's care, she explained. "In enjoys music - " I played the BeST OF BOTH WORLDS: UMSL alumnus Brenda Lanns has effect, the parents live at the hos­ support that flute in high school but gave that found a job at St. Louis Children's Hospital that combines both pital," Lanns said. The 10-bed up to work my way througll ' of her professional interests - nursing and teaching. unit is the first such hospital teaching school" - and likes to dance as wing in St. Louis. well as read fiction. She recently ottersoll bought a house in Jennings and " What I like about being in­ admits to spending a lot of time volved in it is that I have to do a - Brenda Lanns decorating it. lot of teaching," said the 1974 She foresees unlimited oppor­ Dance-a-thon scheduled Kirkwood High School graduate, Lanns received her nursing tunities for nurses. " A lot of peo­ who first considered being an certificate from the Lutheran ple are leaving the profeSSion Does dancing all night seem businesses will be served elementary school teacher be­ Medical ' Center School of Nurs­ because they're tired of day-in, like a dream come true? The throughout the dance. fore choosing nursing. " It's very ing in 1978. Before moving over day-out nursing," she said. " But Muscular Dystrophy Associa­ Attendance prizes will also rewarding since we teach parents to the Family Participation Pro­ there are a lot of other oppor­ tion will hold a Dan.ce-A-Thon be awarded. Those attending how to take care of their children gram at Children's she was a tunities, such as in preventive jor UMSL and Washington may win coolers, jackets, while they're still in the hospital. staff nurse in that hospital's car­ medicine and what I'm doing. University students tomorrow T-shirts or hats. This makes caring for the chil­ diology unit. You don't have to be just a staff at 8 p.m. in the Wash. U. student Music will be provided by a dren at home later much easier," Three years ago Lanns thought nurse." center. live D.J . with large screen vi­ Lanns said. of going back to school to earn She admits to have had second deos for some songs. Recently, Lanns was assigned her bachelor'S deg~ee in nursing. thoughts herself recently, when The dance will continue until Singles and couples can par­ two children with tonsillec­ She spoke with Donald Bowling, she instructed other nurses how 8 am. Saturday morning, with ticipate in the 12-hour dance. tomies. Taking care of the assistant dean of the UMSL to put information into the unit's dancers receiving spon­ Those unable to dance the en­ children at times meant taking Evening College, who told her new computer. But she quickly sorships for each hour they tire time can attend for what­ care of the parents as well, she about the' School of Nursing that let the idea of a computer career dance. T-shirts and hats will be ever length they wish. explained. " I had to give one of was to open in the fall .of 1981. pass. " I like what I do and intend given to all sponsored dancers. For more information call the mothers a lot of support," " He got me on the track," she to do it for as long as I can," Refreshments donated by local 423-2366. she said. said. she said.

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derstandably reluctant to let any in the program and 10 students. from page 10 Many students enter the pro­ clients who need visitors than gram for similar reasons. They man into the house for fear the According to Calsyn, more stu­ there are students in the pro­ a visit, an important quality of are interested in helping people,. social worker will stop by and dents are needed. "We'd love to gram, .so some clients have to be students who wish to be visitors but don't know with which spe­ misinterpret the situation. But have double that (number) be­ turned away each semester. is that they are flexible and can cific sector of the population the student persisted, keying cause we could easily train that Students who are interested in tailor the visit to suit the indi­ they want to work. The practical upon their common interest of many students and supervise this 'challenging program should vidual client. Calsyn noted the experience gained in the Friendly playing the piano to eventually them; that would double the num­ contact Calsyn at 553-5420 or following example: "One visitor Visitor program can help stu­ win her confidence. ber of clients we could serve." through the psychology depart­ had a client that he visited in the dents make that important ca­ Currently there are 20 clients Right now there are more ment. morning and what he would do is reer decision. read the Bible with her. In the As part of the program, stu­ afternoon he had to switch gears dents attend a supervision ses­ and he would visit an elderly gen­ sion every other week. The tleman and play poker with·him. sessions are small group dis­ That kind of showed the range of cussions in which the students Seems just like starting over' clients we have in ' the program talk about their visits and report and the versatility that a visitor any physical or emotional changes in their clients. They also discuss !-thought I had done my days front of the men's restroom. I has to have." Katherine Ann Huber knew my class wasn't meeting within the group any problems reporter as a freshman. I thought all Students who do feel versatile there, but I had searched the they may have had with their those awful embarraSSing mo­ enough to enroll do so for various Remember that terrible feel­ clients and get feedback from the ments were over. Done. Finished. hall and every other room was reasons. Some have had good ex­ ing you had as a freshman other visitors. For example, one Juniors, by the natural order of numbered. Room 308 seemed to periences with grandparents or entering UMSL. That feeling of be missing. visitor had a client who refused life, are supposed to be above elderly neighbors and are in­ being swallowed up by this vast, to let him visit her. The student such humiliating errors ofjudg­ A friend of mine walking by terested in helping other senior spread-out campus, and floods made numerous calls to her, but ment. Wrong again. saw me standing there with a citizens. Kim Worlow, a current of students. hopeless look on my face, and to no avail. When he brought up visitor, commented, "I took care Remember sitting in Biology this problem in supervision, the came to my rescue. (Oh, yes. I of my Grandma and Grandpa 101 thinking that you were in group pieced together various have fr ~ ends . About four. Every when they were old and it was Chemistry 102, or even worse once in a while I catch a glimpse comments the woman had made interesting just to sit around and si tting in Russian 203 expecting column of one of them as a stream of during the phone calls and de­ talk to them. They always had Early American Literature. students carries me along.) these big stories to tell." duced that she was probably There you were 'sitting quietly afraid to let a man into her home. "What's wrong, Kate," he said. Other students participate for waiting for the instructor to This turned out to be the case. I arrived at UMSL on Jan. 16 "They've moved room 308, or more practical reasons. Annie come in and leCture on the glories Apparently she had had a bad ex­ full of confidence. By noon I had it doesn't exist, or something. Moran is a social work major who of Washington Irving, but in­ succeeded in proving that trans­ It's right here on my schedule. is taking the course to find out perience several ears ago when stead she came in speaking gib­ fer students have no choice but I've got a class there in two whether or not she would enjoy her social worker erroneously berish, waving het hands around to be freshmen twice. minutes and the room doesn't working with the elderly on a ca­ rep~rted that she had a man liv­ wildly. And what was really bad " Everyone walks in the op­ exist," I said hopelessly. reer basis. "I'm not sure about ing with her. That report caused was that th~ students spoke gib­ posite direction of class the "308 Lucas," my friend said that career field, but I wanted to problems with the welfare de­ berish, too! first day, " I assured myself. I patiently. expose myself to it," she said. partment, so the client is un- What could you have done? found excuses for all my little " No, 308 Clark. Right here. As I see it you had two choices. foul-ups, and had myself con­ 308 Clark Hall," I said. YVeTTe ALBRIGHT You could have waved ' your vinced that the morning was "Kate, calm down. You're in PROPRIETOR hand around, praying that the moving along pretty well when I Lucas, Clark's next door," he strange noises coming from found myself looking for said. your mouth matched theirs, room 308. Following a break be­ I gathered up what was left of and try to get it straightened out tween classes I discreetly chec­ my shattered dignity and than­ MOUND CITY SECRETARIAL SERVICE the next day, or you could have ked my schedule, hoisted my ked him. I was halfway to class THESES . STATISTICAL. MANUSCRIPT slid under your desk 'lmd tried backpack to one shoulder, and when a terrible thought struck AND BUSINESS TYPING - SPECIALIZING to hide there .for the next 50 confidently strode off to class me. Tomorrow I would have to IN RESUME DEVELOPMENT minutes. only to find mysetf standing in find my way from Clark Hall to Mastercard & Visa Accepted ,Thank goodness you only front of what I thought was my Benton Hall, on the other side (314) 427-4500 8112 ST. CHARLES ROCK RD. By ApPOINTMENT ST. LOUIS. MO 631 14 have to go through that awful destination. of campus. Man-Sat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2 blocks West of Hanley indoctrination once. Right? You can imagine my dismay "God, " I prayed silently, "just Wrong. Student Rates with I.D. in finding myself standing in don't let me fall in Bugg Lake!" ." classifteds------~

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Bock, who set a pool, school and . bad," Fowler remarked. "The The nine-man meet held at is able to manage the more dif­ the last splash in the pool Satur­ association meet record in the women are improving steadily." Principia University in Illinois ficult dives," said HancoCk, add­ day evening, the UMSL River­ 400-meter freestype (3:22.59). The Riverm ~ n ' s next contest last Tuesday saw Swain break ing that Swain is stronger than men dominated the St. Louis First-place finishes were also takes place in Grinnell, Iowa, UMSL school records on both the the other divers and better all Area Collegiate Athletic As­ turned in by. Wilson in the 100- ,this Saturday in the Buddha In­ high and low boa·rds. , around. sociation annual swim meet, meter freestyle and freshmen vitational. Grinnell College looks In the one-meter event Swain This will mark Swain's second winning the championship by Hofer in the 200-meter to be UMSL's toughest competi­ took first place with 464 points to trip to the nationals. He com­ nearly 60 pOints. backstroke. tion, according to Fowler. break the 454-point records set peted in the 1983 championship, The UMSL men (8-2) chalked Bob Swain took first place in "The Grinnell team has more by his present mentor, Jim Han­ held at California State Univer­ up 186 points in the weekend con­ the 3- and 5-meter diving events. depth than we do," he said. "The cock, in 1982. The score qualified sity-Chico, in March and placed test, followed by Saint Louis Coach Rich Fowler had expect­ men will have to swim very well him for the trip to Hofstra 38th out of 40 divers. University (5-5) with 128, and ed the men to do well, but was to beat them. University in New Yorkwith a49- Both Hancock and Swain him­ Washington University (2-6) with surprised by such a large first­ "Our goal is to make the top point margin. self expect him to do better this 101 points. place finish. three out of the nine teams there. Swain turned in another out­ year. Swain was not eligible to In addition to bragging rights _ "A 20 or 30 point win is what I If we can do that I'll be really standing performance on the 3- compete last term, and has been as the best in St. Louis, the men thought we were capable of. I happy." meter board of 479 points, again in only six meets this season. broke several records and placed didn't think we'd win by as much The women swimmers take a . breaking Hancock's school rec­ With daily two-to-three-hour first or second in all but one as we did," he said, adding that two-week break as they prepare ord of 395 points also set in 1982. practice sessions, and a number event. their key to success was, once for UMSL's final match of the Swain exceeded the qualifying of more difficult dives he is Senior Bob Chitwood took first again, d'epth, "which is important season against DePauw Univer­ standard for that event by 59 learning to master, Swain is place in three events and broke in any championship meet." sity on Feb. 18 here at UMSL. points. optimistic about his perform­ school, pool, and association The Riverwomen (0-9) did not At 6-foot-2, 190-pounds, ance at the nationals in March. meet records in two of his three fare nearly as well as the men. * * * the UMSL sophomore is able "I know what I can do. If I do as heats - the 50-meter freestyle The 36 pOints they chalked up Riverman diver Bob Swain to get in the water without a well as I think I can, I expect to (22 .26 seconds) and the 100- placed them far behind the first­ walked away from the six-school than a diver, but Coach Hancock finish in the upper semifinals," meter breaststroke (1 minute, place Saint Louis U. Lady Bills Principia Diving Championship sees that as more of an asset than Swain said. SRol'ts Cagers practice under full' inoon Daniel A. Kimack practice was in order - no mat­ sports editor ter that it ~'S 10:30 p.m. on a Saturday night. Central Missouri State Univer­ "1 thought we gave a very poor sity's Ron Nunely stood patiently effort both mentally and outside the Mark Twain Gym­ physically," Meckfessel said. " I nasium, ocasionally snapping his wanted to make a point that I fingers to the sounds of a port- wouldn't tolerate that kind of performance. M IAA Standings "It was our second-largest 1. Northwest Mo. State U. 6-0 crowd (1700) and a lot of people 2. Central M. State U. 6-1 paid good money to see the game. 3. Northeast Mo. State U. 4-3 We didn't give them their mon­ 3. Southeast Mo. State U. 4-3 ey's worth." 5. U. of Mo.-Rolla 2-5 The Mules, now 6-1 in the 6. UMSL 1-6 MIAA, gave the paying ' cus­ 6. Lincoln U. 1-6 tomers a quick idea as to how the­ game would progress. And a few able stereo. The electrifying on-lookers had enough after a23- guard smiled, fielded reporters' 2 CMSU cushion with just three questions and smiled some minutes remaining in first half more. action. Inside the gym, however, the With 12 minutes to play in the basketball Rivermen waited for initial stanza, Nunnely canned the last few fans to find the exits both ends of a one-and-one William Curtis before replacing game jerseys opportunity. The tallies geared a DOWNRIGHT DISGUSTED: Coach Rich Meckfessel wasn't pleased with UMSL's first-half play with practice sweats. Smiles streak of 17 consecutive CMSU against Central Missouri State University. Chico Jones, left, and Jerry Zykan, right, were equally were sacreligious. points by the senior backcourter, displeased with the Rivermen's 83-59 loss Saturday night. Behind Nunnely's 32 points, and it was interrupted by only the CMSU Mules embarrassed two UMSL buckets. - the Rivermen' 83-:-59 Saturday ~' Yeah ," Nunnely explained MIAA battle uphill; up, up, up evening in Missouri Inter­ while suppressing a boyish grin, collegiate Athletic Association HI was getting some good passes to make the post-season party. with some experience." play. And UMSL Coach Rich Daniel A. Kimack See "Rivermen," page 16 sports editor Currently in sixth place, the men' The Riverwomen, picked to Meckfessel decided a little extra cagers are hoping for miracles, finish fifth in the conference dur­ Not too alarmingly, the basket­ in the way of conference upsets, 'ing a similar preseason poll, are ball Rivermen, and women,' to qualify. in a little better shape than the could be heading for a disap­ " We're all but mathematically men. Unfortunately, that doesn't Kickers finiSh second pointment - not making the Mis­ eliminated," he explained. " We bill them as a likely candidate. souri Intercollegiate Athletic would have to win the rest of our Tied for fourth place at this Last weekend the UMSL each division would advance to Association playoffs. games (at the University of juncture with Rolla and Lincoln men's soccer team competed in the semifinals. to Prophets or VISIOnaries Missouri-Rolla, 2-5; and North­ (aI12-5), Larson and company are the National Collegiate Soccer By the luck (or perhaps mis­ weren't needed to make the pre­ east Missouri State University, still entertaining hopes for a Tournament hosted by Eastern fortune) of the draw, the River­ dictions, only the MIAA coaches, 6-0 ; and home against Lincoln playoff appearance. Illinois University at the Dell­ men, along with St. Louis Rivermen coach Rich Meck­ University, 1-6; Northeast Mis­ " As long as we beat NEMO (1- wood indoor soccer facilities. Community College at Floris­ fessel and Riverwomen coach souri State University, 4-3; and 6) , Lincoln University and Uni­ The Rivermen finished second sant Valley, Indiana . and Mike Larson. Just for variety, Southeast Missouri State versity of Missouri-Rolla, we in the tournament with a record Wisconsin-Madison comprised throw in the inklings of a couple University, 4-3). Then it would still have a shot at it," Larson of 1-1-1. Group B - easily the toughest players. take some surprising results for said. The feat, however, is an The field of participants division in the tournament. The UMSL Rivermen, 7-13 and NEMO and Rolla to lose their arduous one. included outdoors National 1-6 in the MIAA, are far off the 15- games." Southeast (6-1) is also slated Champion Indiana University On Friday night, the UMSL .13 pace oflast seaso!!. The record with the Riverwomen in con­ and local soccer powers Saint kickers paired off against the was good enough to qualify Meck­ In the preseason coaches' poll, ference battle, a high hurdle for Louis University and Southern talented Florissant Valley Nor­ fessel and cohorts for MIAA tour­ UMSL was picked to repeat as Larson to reach his season-long Illinois University at Edwards­ semen. The Rivermen created nament play. fourth-place finishers, just goal: "The [goal] for this year's ville. two quick scoring opportunities "It's been a disappointment so ahead of Lincoln. Meckfessel team is to finish fourth 'in the The 16-team field was divi­ but were thwarted both times far," Meckfessel said of his thought the pick wo uld be MIAA and to make t!le playoffs," ded into four groups; each by the stalwart goaltending of club's performance. " We knew accurate, but after a roller­ Larson said at the beginning of group containing four teams. Flo's Tom Unger. The best the conference would be much coaster season, opinions have the season. " Even' third is The format of the tournament chance came when .John improved over last year. In spite changed. reasonable." called ror each team to pl ay the O'Mara struck a shot which of that, we haven't played up to Third? Perhaps not, but Lar­ other three teams in their divi- . Unger just managed to kick 'our capabilities;' had 'we, we "We just don't have the com­ .son, along with Meckfessel. will sion. Two pOints were to be wide. HI thought it' was in," petitiveness and tenaCity we had would have made the playoffs." do his be~t impersonation of the awarde(l for a wi)'!; one point for ' O'Mara said. M~ckfessel Realistically, Meckfessel last year," added. Great Kreskin to make the MIAA . ' . . . ' ( '. . .. ~ . ' ,' ..... ': ~ While Team USA takes on the attend UMSL, where he was con­ . ," ~:. -::"~. • ~ -0., • world in the Winter Olympics, . .~ and the St. Louis Blues battle the fronted by a friend who wanted to ',: know if he would be interested in . . Calgary Flames and the arch rival Chicago Blackhawks, the playing hockey in a new area UMSL hockey team has the college league. Starr refused week off. several times, but eventually Due to a conflict in the gave in and agreed to play. schedule the Saint Louis It turned out to be a good deci­ .' University-UMSL hockey game sion for Starr, as he led UMSL to scheduled for last Thursday was the league title, arid he hopes to canceled, and goaltender Mark repeat that feat this year as well. Starr and defender Rick Peter­ ''I'm not real sure what our chan­ son are anxiously awaiting the ces are this year, but I think if we return to action, play the way we are capable of Starr, a two-year performer playing, we can definitely win," for UMSL, started playing hoc- he said. . key when he was seven years old For Peterson the notion of while growing up in Boston. playing hockey was sort of thrust "Hockey was real big up there, upon him. and I decided to give it a try," "I remember when Iwas about Starr said. Starr continued to four my neighbors would put all play hockey for the next five the equipment on me and start years, But after his fifth year his taking shots at me," he said. In family moved to California other words Peterson was a where hockey is not exactly a target for his older friends, some prevalent sport. of whom were in high school He was only in California a when he was four. He started playing in the year before he moved to St. Webster Groves Hockey Organ­ Louis. Once in St. Louis he re­ ization when he was four and kept turned to the ice. It was at this on playing right through to high time that Starr tried hi s lu ck in school, where he played for the goal. "I really enjoyed pl aying Statesmen of Webster Groves goal, and decided to stick with it High School. Peterson also after awhile," he mentioned. played --Junior B hockey as a Despite being a fine goalie, member of the Affton Amer­ Starr was also making a name for icans, a teammate with Jim himself in baseball. In fact, it was baseball where Starr stood Demos, who now also plays at out most. During high school UMSL. Peterson is a solid defense­ Starr played on both the Parkway Central baseball team and the man who can let go with a wicked slapshot that gets him a lot of club hockey team. He also played Junior B hockey for the now assists and a few goals. . ,' '" defunct Rockets, Peterson, although not ex­ .. ' ~, After high school, though, tremely aggressive, has had a . '., Starr stopped playing hockey. He few run-ins this season with in­ attended St. Louis Community juries. On two separate occa­ If the academic wars are getting you down, declare a cease-fire. Take a break College at Florissant Valley, sions Peterson required before accepting a baseball stitches. with a rich and chocolatey cup of Suisse Mocha. It's just one of six deliciously scholarship to the University of And at the end of the season, New Orleans. In all, Starr played Peterson will find imself re­ Generaldifferent Foods flavors® from . c.ftf1w

from page 14 tinued to dominate play, pa­ play. "This game made it all The second half opened with a In the fourth period, both tiently working the ball for a good worthwhile," Lance Polette bang. The bang came from the teams continued their fine play. The game quickly turned into shot. Their patience was reward­ said. foot of Wilson, who hit a rocket After several near misses by the the Terry Brown show as the Nor­ ed when Chris Nelson placed a From the start, the Rivermen shot past a stunned IV defense. Hoosiers, the Rivermen went seman star scored two goals to low drive into the corner for played with poise and confidence Wilson's goal must have ahead 6-4 on a goal by Finklan~ . give Flo a 2-0 lead at halftime. UMSL's first goal. "I sa~ Unger against a superior skilled angered the Hoosiers. In the Indiana came storming back. The Rivermen regrouped dur­ come out and I just tried to keep Hoosier team. UMSL took an : ensuing moments, Indiana put on They scored a power play goal ing the intermission. Assistant my shot low and hard," Nelson early 1-0 lead on a goal by Polet­ a display of soccer that ' was only seconds after Pallett had coach Gary LeGrand urged the explained, teo O'Mara assisted on the goal. pleasing to the fans if not the been whistled for a holding team to "take fewer chances in _ Moments later, Scott Huber UMSL players. penalty. Indiana forwards began the defensive backfield and to ' Indiana pulled even when For nearly five minutes pressuring the UMSL defenders substitute more often." This broke 'away from the defense. Freshman Rod Castro pushed a Indiana applied constant pres­ into mistakes. Their strategy strategy created a more dis­ Huber lured Unger out of posi­ loose ball past UMSL's Scott sure to the UMSL goal. Graham paid dividends when Dan King Ciplined plan of attack, The kic­ tion. He passed to an unattended Graham, UMSL regained the made several key saves during scored an easy breakaway goal. kers began moving the ball Pat 'Delano who made the score lead with the help of a Nelson; power play goal after a Hoosier the barrage. Finally, the River­ Neither team was able to score quicker and playing better 3-2. defender had been sent off for men were able to work the ball further. The game ended 6-6. positional soccer. Florissant Valley gained con­ tro.!. of the rebound. They coun­ tripping. into the Hoosier defensive third. " I am very proud of our team's Kortkamp's pass to Steve Hoover The rejuvenated lineup tered with a four-on-two break The fast-paced game was knot­ performance. They gave Indiana' barely missed the goal. Kort-. all they could handle," LeGrand created n umerous scoring which Tom Wilson broke up with ted at two when Mike Hyla and kamp regained control of th~ ball opportunities, but the Rivermen a strategic foul. Off the ensuing Mark Laxgang combined on a said. in the corner and then laid the couldn't score. UMSL' dominated free-kick, the Norsemen scored. give-and-go. The Hoosiers cap­ Later that afternoon, UMSL ball back to a rushing Fryer, who the better part of the third stanza Pallett scored a goal late in the tured their first and only lead of _ beat Wisconsin in a meaningless \lade the score 5-3 with a long but was stopped by Flo's red-hot game to make the final score 4-3. the game on a blast from the right game. The Rivermen had already blast. been eliminated from title con­ goalie. Then, disaster struck - "We got caught looking ahead to point by Dave Boncek. tention. UMSL defender Frank Finlang Indiana," Kortkamp said. The see-saw battle continued. IU wasn't finished yet. Iker lost the ball to a Norseman who The next foe awaiting the Pallett beat the Hoosier goalie to Zubizerrata made the score 5: 4 on Saint Louis University de­ scored on a breakway. The oppor­ Rivermen was the Indiana send the teams to the locker a solo run. Along the way, feated host Eastern Illinois Zubizerreta beat no fewer than tunistic Norsemen grabbed a 3-0 Hoosiers, two-time defending room tied 3-3. University in the tournament lead as the third period ended, national champions, The. three UMSL defenders. final. The Rivermen refused to be­ Hoosiers were heavily favored, come discouraged. They con- but the UMSL kickers came to HYPNOSIS Individual Sessions by Free Seminar on Hypnosis, Self Hypnosis AppOintments ThIrd Saturday of Every Month Tapes Available

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