University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 10-1-2001 Current, October 01, 2001 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, October 01, 2001" (2001). Current (2000s). 65. https://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/65 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 (2000s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. New Res life II Director plans growth VOLUME 35 at. UMSL October' 1, 2001 ISSUE '1030 A. See page 3 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. i..OUIS BY KELLI SOLT ., .................... ........... .. ......... ... ........... ... ....... ...... Staff Writer Fall semester 2001, parking fines took a sharp increase and will hit stu­ dents' wallets harder compared to last y~. Parking fines shot up this year. In fact, two Violations have doubled in, cost The fines for improper parking and overtime parking at meters both increased $10. The fines for not buy­ ing a parking pass and illegal parking in ·a handicapped parking space both Duck room draws a doubled from $25 to $50. The largest hike is for counterfeiting or defacing a Colony of rock fans parking pass, which jumped from $50 to $250. The only fine that holds steady is $25 for failure to display a A. ~ee page 6 parking pass. Thes(1 cost increases went into effect at the beginning of the fall semester. Some students may have glanced over these fine summaries in the Traffic Regulation pamphlets University handed out with the purchase of a pass. Violation fines are an ad.m:inis­ to sponsor trative decision that is final pending approval by the Chancellor. Vice Chancellor Reinhard M. Schuster met • blood drive with police department heads this summer to adjust the costs. Sgt. Bruce Gardiner, manager of Parking and Transportation, said, BY DELYLE ROBBINS 'The purpose of parking tickets is to Staff Writer correct a misbehavior. When you're not succeeding in correcting a In answer to the ongoing The car of an UM-St. Louis student is ticketed for breaking parking code. The car was ticket three times in one day for failure to urgent need for blood, UM-St see PARKING, page 10 display a parking permit, Louis, in cooperation with Gateway Community Blood Services, will hold. a blood drive October 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Terrorist attacks send America into recession, experts say on the third floor of the Millenium Student Center. BY CHARLIE BAILEY ties in the job market. affected the most b . tho events are quickly. This can only be said for the they had the biggest amount to pay Health Educator Amy ·'·········· .. · · · · ·····Siajjj '-· ;~iie;:-'··· · ·· · · .. ·.. ······ The co um r confidence report the airl in. , hotel and insurance. indu - insurance co .'es who e. in -est­ out. Schoenberger of Uni ersity release.d tilis past week tares that tIies. Many of th e industrie have ments are stable enough to weather MetLife's stock has dropped only Health Services said despite the The nation's economy which has consumer .. pending is at its lowest alIeady announced layoff and orne the torrn. a little because. of their many other overwhelming response by St been in trouble for the past couple of point in the past ten years. This is ar~ 0 11 th~ borderline. Lany Seip, an analyst from Met investments, but this cannot be said Louisans to give blood since the years due to the inconsistency of the mainly triggered by the consumer's To take some stress off of the air­ Life Insurance said, "We immediately for !:Jther insurance companies with terrorist attacks, the need is still stock market, took an even bigger hit tendencies to save during trying lines, Congress has approved $15 bil­ stated that we intended to provide for less capital. urgent in the aftennath of Sept 1i. times. lion in aid for the devastated industry our investors." He then said, "Our The Dow Jones has seen a rise in "We need blood from all the The tragic events that occurred in In an article posted on (which was grounded for days fol­ estimated payout due to the tragedy the past week. closing out the week different blood types," .she said. New York, Washington and MSNBC.com on Sept. 26, Mark lowing the tragedy). that has taken place in New York and up 611.75 points. The Nasdaq also 'The blood they have now is Pennsylvania sparked a chain of Zandi chief economist of The other industry that took a in Washington is about three hundred saw a rise, closing the week up 75.61 only good for 42 days, so they events that has affected all, including Economy.com said, "Consumers are mJjor blow was insUrance. Although million." pointS. But the market hasn't been need a constant ongoing supply" big business. These effects on the getting nailed on all sides .. .layoff many of the major companies insure. This e timate was based on the stable. Schoenberger said. She pointed to business wmld should consequently announcements are surging, unem­ mOSt of the companies and people number of people who were cross­ With many of the major industries the October 5 date as a perfect cause the layoffs of many employees, ployment is rising, and the attack cer­ who were located in the World Trade referenced by Met Life, and by the in flux, and the consumer's unwill­ time to replenish supplies. and halt any new hires. This is a cru­ tainly must be having an impact on Center and at the Pentagon, the insur­ type of insurance that they are cov­ ingness to spend, economy experts Schoenberger said by then the cial blow to new employees and also our psyche." ance industry was quick to report that ered by. Because MetLife insures 86 say the nation seems to be heading for Blood Center of America, which to up-in-coming graduates bpportuni- Some of the major industries they would compensate the families of the top 100 fortune 500 companies, a recession. analyzes and processes informa­ tion on specific blood needs, will be able to have that infonnation • for Gateway and other blood SGA votes unanim ously on student court places. Some blood products, like BY RHASHAD PITTMAN past had voted in favor of hundreds of 'plasma, can be frozen and last up ., ................................ ......., .......... .......... .., ......, Staff Editor appeals, some of which were to a year. However, she said, unproven. 'That's not a component that they Student Government Association One of his goals this year was to get use a ton of." President Ryan Conner vowed earlier that power back into the hands of the There still is the need for this year in an inte.rview with The Student Court, he said, but not be as whole blood, which has a 42-day Current that a Student Court would lenient lifespan, and platelets, which only exist by Sept 25. Parking fees and ticketS have been a last five days. 'They are in dire '"This has to be a very quality group much-talked-about issue among stu­ need of platelet apheresis, which of people," he said. That promise was dentS on campus since early last school is the draVving of plateletS." They delivered last Tuesday at the first SGA year. Students ex.pressed anger and will be doing that next Friday, as meeting of the year. confusion at a SGA sponsored parking well as taking whole blood. Conner nominated Michael forum held last winter after parking Platelet apheresis takes longer - Rankins, a former SGA Vice President, fees had increased almost 400% in four about an hour instead of half an D. Mike Bauer, a former SGA chairper­ years. hour. son, and Angela Pogue, a senior major­ In addition to parking fee increases, University Health Services has ing in criminal justice. this year parking published a "Blood Donor Soon after, mem­ Student Court 2001~2002 tickets have dou­ Eligibility Check List," to help bers of the assembly bled in price. students determine if they are eli­ nominated Antwone Conner said he St.;,,", f.'rl .' ~ hk ' llt II(llllillN"S: gible to give blood. People need Belle,acrirnlluUjustice also wanted to get Mil 11 .1( -I R,ll1kin" to be Missouri residents at least and public pOlicy more involved [). Mike B.\1l1'1 17 years old and weigh at least major, and political sci­ with the search for A!1~:l~ l~t P()~!lj( ' 110 pounds. They must not have ence major Aaron Vice Chancellor given blood in the last 56 days Morgan. Each nomina­ for Student Affairs As~l'rnlllv fi(lmill(;,('!>: and must be in good health. tion passed unani­ and Register. I'ml W\Jl1t1 Bcllt> Questions about eligibility can mously. Those positions, he Aaron Morgan be directed to the He.alth Services "With this student said, have been office, which is located on the court I feel we have a temporarily filled Appro\'('d S(:'pl. 2.5, ZOO I first floor of the Millenium legitimate chance of by Curt Coonrod, Center. The phone number is 516- getting parking tickets director . of 5671. back," Conner said. Admissions. In years past, the main job of the 'The most important person besides Student Court was to decide on parking the Chancellor as far as students go is ticket appeals before it was stripped of the vice chancellor of Student Affairs," that duty more than a year ago by the Conner said. University. Currently appeals are being Conner, the second two-ternl presi­ decided by one student, staff and facul­ dent in four years, is more confident ty member.