Chivalry Still Alive

University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1990s) Student Newspapers 9-30-1991 Current, September 30, 1991 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, September 30, 1991" (1991). Current (1990s). 56. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s/56 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (1990s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Fun Page Features This Week Sports This Week Ubra: Love life pertains, Ever wonder what hap~ . Coach Brady Goes for the gold! Read and perhaps a close pened to Spuds? Hamilton's Headlines. friendship. See your horo- scope. Just For Fun! page 8 Issue 706 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI- ST. LOUIS September 30, 1991 Chivalry Still Alive Crime House Declares Rom ance Lives Prompts by Max Montgomery and kicking." news editor Preston said there is much about Warning women that men still don't under ''This House is pleased. to an stand. '''There is still an enormous nounce that ilie age of chivalry is mystery for men about women," she by Thomas J. Kovach dead," began the subject of debate said. "Men still don't quite under editor Wednesday, when two teams pre stand the way we work. They don't sented and debated their views on understand what we keep in our purses A string of cars being vandalized whether or not chivalry is alive today. or what we diScuss in the bathroom." on campus has prompted the UM-St Both teams, The Government and She said that as long as men don't Louis police chief to warn students The Opposition, consisted of a UM understand women and as long · as that safety is a priority after parking St Louis Debate Team member and a men "run around chasing their tai1s to their cars. visiting British Debate Team mem please their lady love," chivalry is "What happens is that students ber. still alive. are coming and going to their classes," Helen Berry, 21, of Plymouth, The Opposition related chivalry John Pickens said. "They don't pay England and Kristine Ockuly, 20, a to the "fairy-tale romance" of Charles attention to their surroundings. Own UM-St. Louis junior, argued that and Diana, Prince and Princess of ers of vehicles can help by hiding chivalry is dead and women should be Wales. They said the prince was like Photo: Dirk Fletcher valuables in their trunks or not bring pleased. the knight holding his love high on a ing them at all." CONCENTRATION: KristineOckuly, UMSL student, (left) and Helen Berry, Plymouth, England, (right) "Women in positions of great pedestal and Diana was the innocent Pickens said a few common items are listen while preparing to arguethat chilvary is dead. authority these days," Berry said. "We virgin. stolen out of cars at UM-St Louis are pleased that it is over." "As long as men respect women or a neutral position. At any time the middle. for six weeks. include radar dettx:tors, books and She said chivalry cannot be used and as long as Charles and Diana are during a debater's speech, if recog stereo equipment as an excuse for violence, as it was in still together, chivalry is very much nized by a speaker, audience or House The Opposition overcame The The debate was sponsored by the "With the stereo equipment, you the past, and that, in itself, is a good alive," Preston said. members were permitted to intervene Government According to the House, Committee on International Discus have people who wander around in reason for its death. After all four debaters presented with questions. chivalry still exists in today's world. sion and Debate of the Speech Com groups looking into cars," he said. Members ofThe Opposition, Kim their cases, 20 minutes were allowed At the end of the debate, House Berry and Preston are currently munication Association and the UM Three cars have been broken into Preston, 24, of London, England, and for house speeches during which any members divided to either side of the traveling to different universities St Louis' Forensics and Debate Club, Gina Adamo, 20, a UM-St Louis audience member could give a two room to determine the winner. Those across the United States to participate University Program Board and the junior, argued against The Govern minute speech arguing that either wanting to remain neutral stayed in in debates. The two will be in the U.S. Department of Communication. See CRIME, page 4 ment, stating that chivalry is "alive chivalry is dead, chivalry is not dead, MacLean Reveals Appeal Process Unfair by Max Montgomery even though theappea1 procedure was and Christopher Garza "It is a burden to the court and it is an unusual bur established for "laudatory reasons," Current staff den to the students" the system is not working. He added -Sandy MacLean that many tickets are never processed The process of appealing parking Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and it could result in delays in pro tickets has been abused and it is time cessing transcripts and diplomas. that the system be changed, said Sandy His recommendation to the Com MacLean's report also showed MacLean, vice chancellor for Studen t His report, after reviewing appeal mittee was that the responsibility for that there were six students who had Affairs. records for 1990-91, shows: student parking ticket appeals be four or more parking tickets appealed; "It is a burden to the court, and it oThere were approximately 768 transferre~ !O the Division of Admin one with 11 appeals. is anwlUsual burden to the students," student parking ticket appeals filed istrative Services, which currently The report showed that some stu MacLean said. with the UM-St Louis Police Dept handles parking ticket appeals for dents did not even bother to write an MacLean conducted an investi ·There were no recorded actions faculty and staff. appeal. One of the students wrote on gation of student parking appeal taken on 69 tickets (9 percent) of the Carol Dugan, Student Affairs two different appeal forms, "Please procedures after a disclosure by the appeals. This means that the police Committee member, said she agrees see (name of court member) for de Current last month, revealing possible department recorded the ticket ap there is problem in the court system, tails. Thank you." parking ticket appeal infractions on peals had been forwarded to the Stu and that court justices need training. Yet another student wrote, "Please the part of the Student Court system dent Court; but, the tickets had not "One of the problems is, is that see (court member's name) regarding and members of StudentGovemment been returned. you have six people who trained the following," with a list of four aren't Association (SGA). He presented his -Of the remaining 699 tickets, 385 at all as to the proper procedure," she different ticket numbers and amounts fIndings and recommendations at the appeals were either accepted or the said. exceeding $45. Senate Student Affairs Committee appeal was denied with the fme sus The issue will bedlscussed further In his conclusions and recom meeting Thursday. pended. at the committee meeting. mendations, MacLean pointed out that next Moving In TKE's Find A Place To Call Home Photo: Dirk Fletcher by Michelle McMurray Thinh Anuyen, UMSL Sr. maJoring In management associate news editor marketing and minoring In photography, shooting After 13 years, the Tau Kappa illusion for a photography class. Epsilon (TKE) fraternity has a house to call its own, and to help reach its goal of increased mem Religous Beliefs Cause bership. Chapter President Martin J. Expulsion of Students Evans III, 2l, said, ''Right now, our membership is 14, but we by Amy Reynolds upheld the recommendations of the have the unity and brotherhood schools' deans and Falwell, who College Press Service Corre that some other fraternities lack. spondent serves as college chancellor. We used to gather at various The students, their attorney members' houses, but we never Three students who were and a pastor said they were worship had our own place. I began kicked out of a baptist-affiliated uni ing at the off-campus United Pente looking for ways to acquire the versity because of their religious be costal Church. School officials said funds from the board of trustees Photo: Nicole Menke liefs may seek legal action against the the students' refusal 10 obey the rules to find our group a house." • school for its actions, which have was the real reason why they were Evans said he began looking THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The TKE's new house, located at 8992 Natural Bridge Rd. kindled a theological dispute between asked to leave, although they admit in the neighborhoods sWTound said the house needed a lot of work hardwood floors. We moved into the booth. Anothe¥closetwilibetmned the Rev. Jerry Falwell and the United the students were asked to sign a form ingUM-StLouis. In January, he before they could move in. The house house in March. There are two mem- into a dart room when the remod Pentecostal Church. stating that they would not attend found a house at 8992 Natural was previmwy two apartments, so bers living here now, but room for eling is complete. Seniors Chuck Groom, 32, United Pentecostal church services. Bridge above the Bel-Ridge auto they tore out walls and put up new six." Evans said. "We can expand into the two of New York, Guy Redmer, 21, of "They were not dismissed parts store belonging to a Pi drywall.

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