e Issue 741 CiNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI· ST. LOGIS October 19, 1992 University Senate Approves New Thefts Continue Education Requirements, Flexibility Aero,ss Campus by Thomas J, Kovach No increase in crimes against people -Senior seminar course in the programs will have to adapt to the of The Current staff student's major. new requirements. by Bill Farnsworth "We are working very harti But UM-St Louis officials are "For example, Engineering prob­ news editor and diligently on these thefts," said The good news from university worried about how they are going to ably .won't have to include a foreign UM-St. Louis Police Chief John senate officials is UM-St Louis will pay for the 'new requirements, espe­ language requirement," she said. Crime on the UM-St Louis Pickens, "we are trying to make an have greater "flexibility" to, install cially for new laboratory facilities. Recommendations for a change campus has continued ata rate that apprehension, not just put a ban­ new general education requirements. Martinich said he estimates the new in the University's general education the campus has never experienced. dage on the situation." "The bad news is that the Univer­ requirements could go "into the mil­ requirements came from 'an advisory In the past three weeks, 19 Some of the crimes, eight in sity of Missouri Board of Curators lions," committee on undergraduate educa­ crimes have been reported to the past four weeks, have involved has given us the rope. We can now do the theft of cash or credit cards. "But we can't do it through reallo­ tion. UM-St Louis Professor Phi- campus police. Crimes, predomi­ something useful with it or hang our­ nantly thefts of electronic equip­ Pickens stressed that all valuables cation of pro- losophy James selves," Senate Chairman Joseph ment, have been reported from should be left at home or should be grams," he said. Doyle and Martinich told senate members last Mark Twain BuiIding, Lucas Hall, secured in a desk or file cabinet, or "There's not a lot Nursing Profes­ week "We can now do the Social Sciences Building and some container that is not acces­ of fat left in the sor Maryellen The new general education re­ something useful ... the Social Sciences Tower. sible with any campus keys. quirements haven't officially been campus." McSweeney Since Sept. 25, seven VCRs, a If a credit card is discovered voted on, but Martinich said several The worse- or hang ourselves" were members camcorder, two monitors and three missing, that card should be can­ members of the Curators told mem­ case scenario that of that commit­ lap-top computers have been sto­ celled immediately as incidents of bers of the Intercampus Faculty Joseph Martinich could happen, ac- tee. - Josenh Martinich len from offices. All but three of cash advances made with stolen Council last week that each UMcam­ cording to ,., Doyle said the VCRs were stolen inasituation cards have been reported in the pus can adapt the requirements to suit -One class in mathematics/syrn­ Martinich,istocut Senate Chairman when UM Sys- where no signs of forced entry area recently. its own needs. bolic/logical reasoning. programs that are tern President were left for the police to investi­ Campus police should be no­ The Curators will vote on the is­ -Two semesters in foreign lan­ "crucial to the George Russell gate. tified when something is discov­ sue Thursday or Friday in Columbia guage and a three-hour class about the mission of the campus." appointed the committee, members The other three VCRs were ered missing or tampered with, The new requirements could start as culture of that language. UM-St Louis Chancellor Blanche were assured that paying for the new stolen Friday from a lab in the regardless of how minor the tam­ early as 1994. -One class in computer program­ pering may seem, said Pickens. Touhi1l said the school is hoping the requirements was a priority. Social Sciences Building.The lock They are: ming or software application. Any and all evidence that they money will corne from state and/or "It holds the President and the assembly was broken and removed -Nine hours in writing/critical ·Nine hours in physical and bio­ in the theft and police have ob­ university funding. Board of Curators to that commit-, analysis and a course in oral argu­ logical sciences. At least one course tained evidence from the lab. See CRIME, page 4 mentation/speech. must include a laboratory. But Touhill said not all degree ment," Doyle said. Electrifying! MacLean Recruits More International Students by Michelle McMurray editor because they believe it is safe here. They keep up with what is going on here," he said. Some of the areas of interests are M.B.A., Computer Lowe "Sandy" Maclean, vice chancellor for student Science, Engineering and Business Administration. An­ affairs, returned'recently from a three-week trip to Asia to other way the program works is sending students to school recruit more international students to UM-St. Louis. in their own country for two years and bringing them here MacLean visited many cities including Tokyo, Japan; to fmish the last two years and graduate school. Seoul; Korea; Taipei, Tawain; Singapore; Jakarta, Indo­ MacLean said there are approximately 400 students nesia; Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia; Bankok, Thailand and interested in UM-StLouis. "Next fall we would like to get Hong Kong, China 20-35 new students," he said. "Presently UM-St Louis has two percent of interna­ tional students. This has been the fIrst major effort to "Countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Maylasia, Hong recruit," MacLean said. Kong and Singapore are not in recession. They are in He said the United States is considered flexible and growth. The emerging middle class wants to send their kids other countries are not as good as we are in the Master's to college. They believe the future belongs to the children," programs. he said. "Out of 270 international students, 70 percent are in MacLean said he had an opportunity to visit a city in post-graduate programs," MacLean said. He added it is Maylasia that is building a city within a city. They plan to less expensive for the CoUll tries to send studen ts here than build a community college, and join a program with UM­ to continue building new colleges. StLouis and UM-KansasCity where students will come to Photo: Mia M. Ali "Students get an excellent education for a reasonable the States after two years of college there. That program is A UM-St. Louis maintenance man insulates a wire after is was pulled down by a passing. truck. cost The Midwest is attractive to many of the students projected to begin in 1994. Inside UMSL Students Make Early Election Choice by Matt Forsythe "undecided" choices. Who knows , perhaps these taken. As many as 50,000 people will take part in of The CUffent staff kinds of choices will eventually show up on a real the balloting and help to find out if "as ARA goes, Features election ballOL SO goes the Nation." Ross Perot, George Bush and Bill Clinton made Just because the ARA election wasn't real does Only time will tell if the nation votes the same an appearance in the Underground - well not quite not mean that it won't predict who will emerge as way as the UM-St. Louis community. The results of Check outpage 5 - but the spirit of three candidates was present last the winner of this three-way race for the White the UM-St Louis ballot have been tallied and they for a movie review and Monday as ARA, the Underground's food service, House. ARA has successfully identified the next are being sent along with the rest of the nation's students' views of the had a mock election. President of the United States in the past three numbers. The employee and customer votes are ARA services had mock elections in order to elections. With a diverse customer base in all 50 calculated by region and then sent to Philadelphia political scene in encourage voter turnout for the real Presidential states and locations, from executive dining rooms for tabulation and fmal nationwide results. "Around The Campus." election, which as everyone should know is on Nov. in New York's financial institutions to factories in The UM-St Louis results were as follows: This weeks Just For Fun 4. The voting choices were the same for ARA's middle America, ARA makes a perfect microcosm page is on page 9. election except for the addition of the "other" and from which a balanced sample of the country can be See ARA, page 4 Sports Riverwomen Break Even In Round Robin II by Cory Schroeder. loss of junior starter, Russann See Sports on Current sports reporter Overbey, to an ankle injury. page 8 for previews on Overbey had hoped to be ready for the Rivermen and The halls of Mark Twain again action but rehabilitation has been women basketball and were filled with the sounds of hits, slower than expected. digs and kills. After a long hiatus, "It really hurt our rotation. We swim teams. All four are the UM-St LOuis volleyball tearn only had a nine player roster to just starting their 1992- (better known as theroad warriors), begin with. Debbie King (fresh­ 93 seasons. retumed home for the MIAARound man) has had to step up and take Robin II (Oct 16-17). her place, " said head coach Denise The Riverwomen breezed Silvester. Campus Reminders through the first Round Robin How has King responded to (Sept.