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Vol. 51 Issue 1547 The Current November 13, 2017 UMSL’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS UMSL Students Take First Place for Civic Engagement Nationally KAT RIDDLER of eligible UMSL students voted last nor’s office where students can learn with Associated Students of Univer- planning for voter registration and Managing Editor November. more about how to serve on state sity of Missouri to host lunch-and- education efforts in fall 2018. UMSL students voted at a 17 per- boards and commissions, working learns for local elected officials, and atricia Zahn, Director of Com- cent higher rate than students na- Pmunity Outreach & Engage- tionally when controlled for factors ment, was a guest speaker at the such as the age of the school’s stu- Student Government Association dent population according to UMSL General Assembly Meeting on No- Daily. vember 10. Zahn carried two awards Zahn was pleased to share that up with her to the podium to speak UMSL also competed in the All about student voting. In Campus Democracy Challenge The awards were the first of where 300 universities around the their kind. Zahn traveled to Wash- nation competed for excellence in ington, D.C. for three awards for student voter engagement. UMSL the University of Missouri-St. Lou- placed first in the competition. is’ students being civically involved “We have a responsibility to our and voting. Thirty awards were giv- community and that’s part of who en out total. we are as a university,” she said. Zahn stated that in 2012, accord- “That’s why we educate people– ing to data gathered as part of the for citizenship. That’s why we have National Study of Learning, Voting public education.” and Engagement conducted by re- After the results of 2012, UMSL searchers at Tufts University, UMSL created a civic engagement coali- was an outlier with 61.7 percent of tion that meets every month. They eligible UMSL students voting in already have programs in the works the November election. Just last for next year. This winter, they are THE CURRENT MICHAEL PLUMB/ year, the number rose to 67.4 percent hosting sessions with the Gover- ALL In Awards given to UMSL this year for high civic engagement. General Assembly Passes Resolution Among Full November Agenda Kat Riddler set up interviews on the campus. Managing Editor The accreditation process certifies a quality of learning and ensures he Student Government As- best practices are followed. They Tsociation met on November 10 are looking for five criteria that can at 12:30 p.m. in the SGA Chambers be found on the SGA portal on Tri- for the second to last meeting of the ton Sync. They will start advertising semester. the process in the spring and host The Senate Joint Resolution open forums. In the fall, HLC will (SJR 001)-Resolution on Shared conduct interviews for the student Governance was brought before opinion section. the General Assembly for a vote Patricia Zahn, director of com- this meeting after being introduced munity outreach & engagement, the previous month. The resolution shared with the students awards states that shared governance is a UMSL was given because of high problem at the University Assembly SGA website screenshot. Students can fill out an anonymous form for suggestions, questions, or concerns. student voter turnout in elections. level with representation for faculty on TritonSync. rights. In a debate setting, members There were several guest speak- UMSL was number one of 300 uni- being 38, students 13, and staff 3. The Parliamentarian Ryerson be- were asked to speak to the Speaker ers. The first was Alan Heisel, Spe- versities nationwide for student civ- resolution was sponsored by Sena- gan the SGA meeting giving some of the House instead of individuals. cial Assistant to the Provost for ic engagement. tor Daniel Pogue, junior, mechani- tips to parliamentary procedure. There were some non-voting mem- Accreditation, who spoke about the Xavier Blackwell, coordina- cal engineering and co-sponsored He explained that resolutions can bers present, so Ryerson noted that Higher Learning Commission ac- tor of leadership education, spoke by Senator Patrick Archer, gradu- be made by anyone in the senate they could not vote and they could creditation. The commission has about several opportunities that ate, mathematics, and Senator Dan- or general assembly. He noted that seek to have the floor, but they were 1300 public and private universi- students have to be more involved iel Ryerson, senior, pre-engineering. there are some motions that need not automatically given the right to ties in 19 states that are accredited in the spring semester. The Spring The resolution was passed by the prior notice like resending/amend- have the floor. Ryerson requested through them. UMSL must sub- Expo is in January and registration General Assembly. The full resolu- ing something, changing bylaws, or any parliamentary procedure ques- mit a long, in-depth report to sub- on Triton Sync opened November 1. tion can be found on the SGA portal changing the nature of a member’s tions be directed to him to answer. mit to them before they come to continued on page 3 What’s Inside: Senator Ellis, pg. 4 UMSL Symphony, pg. 5 Volleyball, pg. 6 DNC, pg. 7 2 November 13, 2017 CURRENT STAFF EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Michael Plumb Managing Editor Kat Riddler News Editor Aubrey Byron Features Editor Now hiring! Sports Editor Roderick Wilbon A&E Editor Chris Zuver Opinions Editor Kyle Mannisi Copy Editors Daniel Brown-Schnurr Staff Writers Harold Crawford Mike A. Bryan Austin C. Hayes Staff Photographer John Deasy Tyler Obermark DESIGN Production Editor OPEN General Assembly Passes Resolution Among Photo Editor OPEN Web Editor Full November Agenda OPEN Multimedia Editor continued from page 1 ed, please fill out the form on Triton in the SGA Chamber. Check out Tri- Coca-Cola donation request fund is Roderick Wilbon The last day to register for the event Sync for MLK Day 2018. tonSync for the proposed numbers $2,918.81. She assured the assembly Cartoonist/Artists is January 1 at 5 p.m. The Last Lec- In the President’s Report, Sean based on CPI. There is also a link to that the Coca-Cola donation fund Amanda Royer ture series will be April 24, but they Burkett, senior, criminology and provide feedback and suggestions will carry over to next semester if Mike Diliberto are looking for students to nominate criminal justice, asked students to if students could not attend: http:// all is not used this semester. Risius teachers on Triton Sync now. A pro- check their email for forums asking www.umsl.edu/studentlife/sga/ pointed out the Triton Snack Pack BUSINESS fessional development program will for student feedback on the Strategic suggestions.html Road renovations initiative. Students may ask for Business Manager take place on November 16 at 11 a.m. Plan. SGA had a restructure meeting will be happening in phases, please snack packs at several locations on Cassandra Filip Advertising Director on south campus with Angela Duck- after the meeting to discuss the in- check your email this semester and campus: Student Social Services, 144 Michael Plumb worth. Email [email protected] ternal committee’s next step in re- next semester for road closings. Millennium Student Center; Veter- Ad Representatives if you are interested in attending. structuring the organization. More Vice President Sammi Risius, ju- ans’ Center, 211 Clark Hall; MSC Op- Now hiring! MLK Day of Service is looking for forums are to take place before next nior, media studies, discussed that erations, 218 MSC; Nursing Admin Distribution Manager students interested in short term meeting. Fees and tuition increase the Sodexo co-sponsorship mon- Building front desk; School of Social Chris Zuver leadership opportunity. If interest- meeting will be next Friday at 1 p.m. ey balance is $344. The remaining continued on page 8 Social Media Director Aubrey Byron Archivist Steven Doerhoff CONTACT US 388 MSC, 1 University Blvd St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 [email protected] thecurrent-online.com presents Newsroom 314-516-5174 [email protected] Business/Advertising 314-516-5316 [email protected] Fax 314-516-6811 Editor-in-Chief Sate (verb): to satisfy an appetite or desire; to fill to excess. [email protected] Internships and Volunteer Positions Sentence: Craving some Thanksgiving goodness and [email protected] Letters to the Editor [email protected] can't wait for the big day? 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