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Vol. 32 Issue 914
t University of Missouri St. Louis
THE STUDENT VOICE OF UM-ST. LOUIS
:'.; . .. ' , . . . ', . :. . Grievance stricken: The I University Senate is debating the language of revised griev ance guidelines. For this story, Nursing crisis forces cuts in faculty see page 3, Nine non-regular instructors will lose contracts in August BY DOUG HAR~R ~IS~O~N ______-----/.{ ---- Durham refused to comment on the case staff writer ~~.:: ~:-& of Georgia Urban, clinical assistant professor, Enrollment by credit hours* don't have to work, but who reponedly has completed all but her dis Projected total Actual total \ Nine faculty members 'will nor have their sertation toward a donoral degree. Urban was \ I I'd like to be the one to contracts renewed in August under a plan to among the nine whose contracrs won 't be enrollment of 55 enrollment of 55 decide when I retire balance the budget of the School of Nursing, renewed. 19 7, F5 197, W5 197, F5 '97, TV5 administrators said Tuesday. rather than being thrown Some faculty members haye expressed dis '98 andJU '98 198 andJU '98 Jerry Durham, dean of the School of out on my ear. may at the choice of instructors or professors Nursing, and Jack Nelson, vice chancellor for who will be let go, citing at least one faculry ~ 419 5,754 Academic Affairs, announced Monday that -June Hertell member who was not among the nine but has Enrollment by students " COntractS of the nine non-regular instructors nursing instructor no credits toward a Ph.D. %~:~ would not be renewed, v,llen they expired ------i / ______"One would feel you were putting yourself Fall semster {9 7 Aug. 1. to which "the college has committed to pro in a more secure position by seeking a termi B5N 4-year ...... 379 South, see our story ''1his is a painful setback because it affects viding classes or programs taught by [existing] nal degree," said Virginia Drake, assistant pro M5N ...... 282 on page 3, individuals' uves," Durham said Friday. "Bur faculty" or that srudents need to proceed fessor of nursing. B5N post-licensure . ... . : ... 145 we will sun~ve." through their degree program. Durham also refused to comment on Ph.D ...... , ...... 20 Way-ans out of control: The Durham outlined "broad" criteria used to 'We also used more specific criteria to eval Carlona Wilder, a widow with several children youngest Wayans brother has select the faculty whose contracts would not uate each case individually," Durham said. still at home, who ,vill also not receive a con Post M5N ...... , ...... 9 "'released his recent endeav. be renewed. In a letter to faculty Monday, Education and experience were important, tract offer in August. See Durham wrote that selections were made according to Durham. The college was "con June Hertell, 65, is on the ust as well. She is Faculty ratio 1996·97 based on the "extent to which the existing fa'c cemed" about losing faculty ,,~th doctoral one year from eligibility fo r full retirement 44 Full-time I 48 Part-time ulty ... depends on present course offerings preparation that allows them to teach "across that each faculty member is qualified byedu all lines" - undergraduate and graduate 'does not {nclude A &S hours cation and experience to teach," and the e),,1:ent courses. se'e CUTS, page 1 0
,i~ Editorial: War with Iraq looms large but no c.iear policy has emerged to justify such Student Government Assembly searches for official constitution action. See page 4, Controversial motion Local attorney drnms is defeated despite up SGA support fo r constitutional weakness suit against University BY M ARY LINDSLEY UC-Berkeley prof BY DAVID BAUGHER ...... _-- _...... •...... __ .-.--_ .. , ...... -...... - ...... -.. staff writer argues for pre staff writer The attorney representing two UM Stu glacial settlement A resolution which would have set aside the de.ci dents in a tuition-related lawsuit against the sians of the Student Activities Budget Committee Univ rs ity system spoke at Wednesday's ~ A 1'11.eriCflS - V'Iil5 oereal' ar 'IeClnesday's' Srudenr Govmnnent Student Government A~sociation mee ti ng to Association meeting. encoura ge student involvement in the issue. BERKELEY, CAUF. The resolution, introduced by rep resentative Steve Robert Herman, an attorney with the " (U-WIRE) - A UC Berkeley \I oife, stated that since the members of the commit loca l law firm of Schwartz, Herman and professor has found evidence tee had not been approved by rhe SGA assembly as David on, filed a class-action lawsuit la t that the first humans to inhabit required in rhe SGA constitution, "any decisions America may have come momh on behalf of two UM students, claim alre,ldy made by rhe SABC regarding restrictions on before the Ice Age. much earli ing that the educational fees the University srudem groups funding are null and void." er than previous studies have charges are actually tuition, someth ing that is concluded. Sharone Hopkins, president of the University prohibited by state law. He aid he learned of Johanna Nichols, a linguist Program Board and the the statute through hi s invo lvement in and professor of Slavic studies, Associated Black CoUegians, another case against the UM System . also found that. contrary to spoke in favor of the resolu Herman is also represcming the Ku Klux common belief, the Americas non. Klan in a lawsuit over campus radio station were populated from the "['DIe constitution] says K\X/MU's refusal to air the Klan's advertise- south. that [the committee] has to mems. Nichols presented her find be approved by Jinl Avery Herman showed the statute to the assem ings at the American and the vice president and bly, along with regulations passed by the Association for the [the assembly] as a whole," Board of Curators in 1977 that aUow the UM Advancement of Science con . Hopkins said. "After look- System to charge for a variety of fees, includ ference in Philadelphia on 5taa1e HoP
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Part it un ttiii s,-....u: 7he Cun-rn1 EW1l:s Bulletin Boord is a seroice provided free of cfu:»ge to all student arganimtion., and Urriversi1y departments and dwisiOTlS_ Deadline for Doug Harrison submissions to the current EW1l:s Bu1Jetin &xm:i is 5 p_m every Thursday before publi .dilor in chief mtion. Spaa amsiderotion is given to student organizations and is 011 a fost-rome, fost Bill Rolfes· sen>!d basis. We suggest all submissions be posted at /ea.. - No Ti ckets Required - The date was changed from May 17 because of the National Hockey League Schedule. Purchase your cap and gown, order announcements, class rings, etc. at The Graduate Salute, April 6,7 & 8 in the Summit Lounge. Candidates for graduation will receive detailed information in the mail at the end of March. For further information contact the Office of Special Events at 5'-6-5442. February 23, 1998 Page 3 David Baugher, news editor phone: 516-5174 fax: 516-6811 News e-mail: [email protected] ,Grievance guidelines will get revision from Senate staff writer Senators have yet to agree on language of changes finally, the chancellor. A University Senate committee is moving for instructor is [no longer] on the faculty here," said . The changes proposed by the Curriculum and Joseph Martinich, a school of business professor. ward with plans to make changes to the wording of the University's grade grievance procedure. Instruction Committee include the addition of "Unless that's made clear, I think there have been the phrase, ''No one may substitute personal and continue to be either abuses or the per Counseling Services and University Health Services will spon David Ganz, associate dean of the school of will sor infotmation tables and eating disorder screening tests in business and chairperson of Senate's Curriculum judgement for that of the instructor in regard to ception of abuses by faculty members about the the quality of the student's work." Grades may be the University Center lobby from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Instruction Committee, presented a first draft system." . changed if there is clear evidence of "arbitrary and Other Senate members, including Martinich, Wednesday and in the Marillac Hall lobby from 10:30 a.m. to of the proposed changes for Senate members to noon Thursday. Call 5711 for more information. capricious conduct" by an instructor, or if mathe noted that the policy does not define what a grade review at last Tuesday's meeting. matical errors have been made in calculating the change is, citing instances when students receive Ganz said the language in the current policy Maj. Michael Anderson, the first African-American to spend grade. F's that are later changed to Excused or Y grades. lacked clarity as to who has authority to change a time aboard the Mlr space station, will be the guest speaker at Ganz also said the policy is worded incorrectly Chancellor Blanche Touhill, who was in atten grade when a student files a grievance. the Annual Scholarship Dinner, sponsored by the African- in the University Bulletin, stating that the appeals dance at the meeting, commented that she has "Our document seems to lack language that American Chapter of the UM-St. Louis Alumni Association. The process goes directly from the dean to the chan changed only tWO grades for students since disallows anyone from changing the grade of an . event will begin at 6 p.m ., Mar. 7 with a silent auction. Dinner cellor without mention of the vice chancellor. The becoming chancellor eight years ago. instructor without due cause," Ganz said. is at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $35 per person. Call 5833. policy appears correctly in the student handbook. Ganz said the proposal is still in the initiai t' The present policy establishes a tier system for Several faculty members at the meeting sug stages of being developed and that the committee Michael T. Elliott, assistant professor of marketing, will dis students who feel they've received an improper gested that the proposed wording of the policy is plans to have a formal procedure ready for a vote cuss U Are African·Americans Portrayed Differently in Culturally grade to follow. If the student is unable to resolve still unclear. at the March Senate meeting. SpeCific Media Advertisements?" at noon Thursday, in Room the matter with the instructor, he or she may make "This needs to make very clear who has the "Maybe what I'm hearing is that we need to 229 of the J.C. Penney Building. Call 5695 for more informa- appeals to the department chairperson, the dean of authority to change grades in two cases: when the address it much more fully than we have," Ganz tion. the college or school, the vice chancellor, and instructor is still on the faculty here and when the said. 0 Nominations for the 1998 Trailblazer Awards must be submit ted to the Office of Equal Opportunity, Room 414 of Woods '\ African-American Hall, no later than Tuesday. Trailblazers are female students, Up on the House Top faculty, staff and alumnae who were the first to occupy posi tions traditionally held by men, or who have made significant leader calls' for contributions to the University and/or the community. For nomi \ nation forms or more information call 5695. unity and pride The Speech and Debate Team, led. by Tom Preston, director of forensics, captured four individual state championships in in heritage debate and speaking events at the state tournament sponsored by the Missouri Association of Forensic Activities Feb. 13-15 at I'_BY RHASHAD PITTMAN Longview Community College in Lee's Summit, Mo. Fifteen , teams competed in the tournament. UM-St. Louis finished , ' special to the Current fourth overall. Geronimo Pratt (now Geronimo Ji Jaga) emphasized "Great Biblical Women of Color," a workshop and video con black pride to an energetic crowd at the I.e. PeMeyaudi ference, will be Tuesday, from 7·9 p.m. at the Southwestern Bell torium on Feb. 15. Telecommunity Center. James T. Elcock, Ph.D. will be guest "Be proud that your ancestors survived the worst holo speaker for the event. There is a $2.00 donation for materials. caust of all time," Pratt said. Call 940-3908 for more information. I\' After being falsely accused of murder and spending 27 years in prison, the former Black Panther Party defense Contact Mary Lindsley at 516-5174 to submit items for Newswire minister focused on the struggle for self-improvement that lies ahead for the black community. '1f we swvived slavery, then we can suMve crack ... body - but it didn't escalate to we have the brain power to lead the entire world," Pratt GUN, from page 1 that point." said. The manager told police that he Pratt recognized the fact that are some 50 million had a a permit for the gun, police blacks in the United States alpne whichp roduce anl,lally approached the manager and asked could not confirm why the food $600 billion. Considering these statistics, according to him to turn over the gun. The man services manager would have h~~ • Pratt blacks of the United States should consider itself a ager willingly handed the gun to the gun in his car. nation. He stressed the importance of freedom and liber the officer. Smalley said, however, that • ty. ~ Hazelton/ Currera The police did not make any police officers, securiry guards and • "All I care about is liberating our nation," Pratt said. "It Roofers continue to repair roofs North Building and also the Regional a~ests , Smalley said. couriers (people who carry money ~ should be a state of emergency." In campus. Park Building. The finale roofing pro "No one was formally arrested, to panks) are allowed to carry • Pratt went on to talk about prison life and how these According to Noel Bath, Manager ject for this semester Is The Thomas but what we did was we made the firearms in their cars; ' and they profitable prisons are destroying the community. for Campus Planning and Jefferson Library, In which construc manager aware that we were apply must have a licence to do so. "We have to tear these prisons down," Pratt said. "It's Construction, It will only be going on tion Is underway. ing for warrants," Smalley said. Ron Medley, district supervisor • a shame the way they're throwing our youth away." for a few more months. Bath said he did not expect any "We were going to present the case for Food Service Consultants, said Pratt's perspective on leadership of blacks is that there "The roofs have reached their age tuition Increases due to the repairs. to the St. Louis County he could not comment on the " is not anyone leader but that there's multi-leadership limit," Bath said. "They are In need "Since we set aside so much Prosecutor's Office and let them actions of the manager or the ' among blacks. of routine replacement." money aside for maintenance each decide whether they were going to worker. ''There is no more Malcolm," Pratt states. They repair the roofs that need year, the students' cost Is nothing," issue warrants." Another worker who had wit With the efforts of attorney Johnnie Cochran, Pratt the most work. They have repaired Bath said. Smalley said possess ion of a nessed the argument told police was re-tried and pronounced innocent of the crime that he the roofs of Clark Hall, the Medical -Kris Nonnan firearm is a felony. that the food service worker had went to prison for. After spending decades in==ated he felt "It is a fairly serious crime," heen warned previously for repeat i f overwhdmed to be free. But shortly after taking a breath of free.- women's center. Wendy Surinskyis the guest speak Smalley said. It would have been ed lateness, absenteeism and insub , cIom he declares that their are still many poIitcal prisoners incar FOCUS, from page 1 er, and she will share her special docwnentary. Their even more serious if he had actual ordination. 0 carated today. finale event that the women's center will present, is ly flourished it on somebody - David Baugher contributed Pratt is a native of Louisiana, not only does he have a back entitled ''Positive Strategies for Healthy had actually pointed it at some- infonnation for this article. ground in revolutionary actiVities but he also has a military back winningphotojoumalist, and author, will present kspe Relationships." This event will be held on March 24, ground. He is a Vietnam veteran. During his imprisonment Pratt cia! mulcimedia rrogram about domestic abuse. from noon to 1 p.m. Jolene Understall of the appealed the accusation 16 times. He currently has an e-mail Then on March 18, from noon to 2 p.m., "Raising Women's Self-Help Center will discuss the true .. y address and can be reached at M Sf Ch Gateway To Careers Job Fair Thursday, March 5,1998 -.'. 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Serving Individual Investors Since 1871 ~ j Page 4 February 23, 1998 I omments m } A chinchilla farm can't I \!Cl'~~f.1Qr- ~ --'---=-..::-'----'----~---'---.:urr c:nt TU E STUDENT V OICE OF UM ~ ST. LOUIS be far off for SGA Editorial Board 'm thinking of starring a chinchilla farm in my garage. Doug Harrison Though I haven't am-acted toO many interested investors, editor in chief I fm sure plenty of folks will want to board my fur-laden 1 Bill Rolfes bandwagon as soon as I pitch the entrepreneurial wave of the l ! managing editor & Mail future to the Student Government Association assembly. editorial page .,hlor Letters to the editor That's right. The way I figure it, if UPS' employment crisis last Wendy Verhoff 7940 Natural Bridge Road Fax E-mail Telephone year was worth the assembly's time and two different presenta community relations director St. Louis, MO 63121 (314) 516-6811 [email protected] (314) 516-5174 tions this year from panisan interest groups (a.k.a.. minions of the faculty) with opposing viewpoints about the proposed Performing "Our Opinion " r~j1.ects rk rnnjority op1"tlion ol rM edico ral Ixxnd SfVRISf Arts center can get on the agenda, I think my chinchilla farm ought to be just about as germane. ,------OUR OPINION ------, Indeed it seems there are few prerequisites to get on the SGA agenda beyond a pulse and some self-serving special interest. One Senate candidates need only convince who? . _. the SGA president? ... the executive Saddam Hussein: A ticking time bomb committee? that his or her pet cause or project is a good thing and have talked the talk viola, SGA representatives, who are under a compulsory atten- j dance policy, are forced to endure rela- . iven the number of military·age beli eves Iraq has already transferred im Avery, Student tively unmitigated self-promotion for as students at UM -St. Louis, weapons to Sudan, placing them beyond The Issue: Government Association long as the speaker wishes to talk. Last along with the many active- the reach of any U.N. attack. J preSident, announced in week, though, SGA's intelligence was With Saddam duty and reserve personnel who also Thus, when American and civilian Wednesday's meeting that 31 stu study here, the proposed renewal of hos casualties begin to mount, no irreMable insulted beyond any previous degree dents are vying for the 25 student Hussein in tilities in Iraq threatens to affect this evidence will prove they did not die in when president Jim Avery not only positions of the University Senate. A power, the campus. The question of whether or not vain . In fact , according to intelligence, placed on the agenda but also endorsed few weeks ago, Avery pledged that threat of mili to support such action demands atten the weapons program will only continue Bob Herman. The Clatyon attorney from } he would get 25 people to run for the tion. in another country and 11)0st likely in Iraq the firm of Schister, Schister and Slicktalk tary actions senate seats. This decision hinges on several essen itself. Both the president and his plan took lline out from representing the Ku between the tial considerations. First , proponents of ners have already conceded the unlikeli He and the 31 students who are Klux Klan in its frivolous bit of litigation againSt the University to ;I any use of force should put forward clear hood of completely eliminating Iraq's willing to serve on the senate are to United States share some dumbed down sophisny (Hermanuetics, I call it) with , ly articulated and attainable goals. As arsenal, or Saddam, through a military be commended, since the 25 posi and Iraq will SGA: University students should support the other suit he has yet, the president has failed to do so. campaign, and Clinton has warned that tions never have been filled com never go away. Clinton maintains air strikes are need strikes might have to be repeated indefi pletely. Traditionally, we the stu going against the UM System for the high crime of (gasp) expect- ed to "substantially reduce or delay" nitely. ing students to pay for their education. Fortunately, the assembly dents have snuffed the opportunity Saddam's development of chemical and Apart from the scant feasibility of was a bit more than its president, who, like a lemming to We Suggest: to sit on the senate, and this year critical biological weapons, postponing the day Clinton's plan, it also fails to meet a sec the sea, wholly embraced Hermanuetics. There are, Herman when he can unleash them on the world . ond, equally important criteria. Have all has been no different. The United would have us believe, at least t ..vo good reasons to support his At present, however, no effective other options been pursued? A whopping 12 students ran for ~ . States must act means exist to evaluate the progress of Russia has accused the U.S. of the senate. class action suit. First, the law says. } soon, but hope a "delaying" operation, casting doubt on assuming an "uncompromising" pOSition, Fortunately, with the unusually Well, not exactly. fully President the prospect of achieving his goal suc and Boris Yeltsin promises that an high number of candidates, we will "The law" Herman cites was adopted in 1867, around which cessfully. Pentagon observers have American attack "will mean a world not have to rest all of our confidence time we were, among other things, buying and selling human Clinton will con already projected difficulties in the area war." Turkey, France, China and Japan in the hands of a few students next beings, denying women the right to vote and convincing one cider alterna of "bomb damage assessment." No have also refused to endorse a military another that Native Americans had inhabited "our" land. Second, inspectors will have access to bombed option. Even Saudi Arabia, one of year. tives to the to suppOrt Hermanuetics is to "take the moral high ground.'; His sites to determine whether weapons of America's closest allies in the region, We onjy hope that these 31 stu mass carpet mass destruction are actually destroyed. has refused to allow U.S. planes to use dents are serious about sitting on words. That's an odd place to end up for a bottom-feeder like bombing of Iraq. Moreover, the location of many stock bases within its borders. the senate. If chosen, it requires Herman who is not exactly fIrmJy planted on the rock of morality piles will also remain unknown to U.S. The Clinton administration has thus time, commitment and responsibility by representing the KKK So what do officials, making the direction of so failed to meet both criteria for initiating to accurately represent 15,000 stu In Mr. Herman's world, moral conviction seems to exist only called "smart weapons" problematic. military action. It should consider dents. It is easy for them to say they insofar as it fits into his opening and closing remarks. He wasted you think? While certain sophisti cated bombs can instead a number of options which have want to be part of the senate. no time reminding SGA representatives that UM denied.minori be set to explode on a predetermined already been suggested, such as a naval On a campus where apathy flows ties access to the University 35 years ago (an ancillary reason to Let us hear from floor within a structure and leave sur blockade to counter Saddam's oil smug like a river, cynicism comes easy and join him), but he conveniently omitted his 1?resem .advOOii,:t ; you on this or rounding buildings intact, they become gling. Ot her observers have suggested a less effective when programmers lack gradual lifting of sanctions, in essence it is difficult to take students at their race-bating, hate-mongers who would have yo~ ~p~""~(ljo ~- . any issue in a complete intelligence and cari rfdt' deter the use of honey instead of brine to win word when they say they will take a tion air incendiary garbage about Aryan Pride and Christian val- h letter to the edi mine which building to hit. inspections. stand. ues. tor. Even worse, the U.S. House of Given the potential human cost of We hope these 31 candidates will But me no buts about the autonomy of separate litigation or the Representatives' Task Force on each explosion, no alternatives should prove our cynicism invalid. We hope first amendment rightS that transcend ethics or values. r d like to Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare be overlooked. 0 they are ready to walk the walk, 0 know why SGA representatives must be forced to listen to clap and clatter from this grandstanding dog and pony show? If the powers that-wish-they-were in SGA uuly believe an assembly meeting is the proper place to stage the first live performance of the G. --- GUEST CoMMENTARY ----, Gordon Lddy Show meets Rush Lmbaugh, maybe the executive .~ . committee would like to hear about my chinchilla fann. 0 , , Fo~ Y(Af?S Why should I HAS SEEN G A Cofo/Sn-fI.\T/ON Ai WAS NtvfR Blood drive seeking PPROVfD rN UMSL go Greek? Do£srtT TI4AT SeeM 7 NC.OMPfiENt a few good veins en I came to the UM-St. Louis cam pus a little over two years ago, I or at least the past four years the Sigma Pi fraternity has thought about joining a fraternity. I sponsored blood drives at UM-St. Louis. They never had second thoughts about joining, but I checked Fseem to draw a flood of donations - at least the ones I them out. I looked at all three fraternities on cam have attended have not exactly seemed clogged with people wanti~ pus to see what they had to offer, and my views ng to give blood. . quickly changed, Other organizations on campus also sponsor blood drives Everyonelooks at fraternities and sororities and throughout the year, like the American Optemetric Student they think that all we do is party. Well, they are Association which held one on Oct. 21 and 22 last semester. wrong. iN AN ONGOING Cot./fEST B£-rw£E N THE STUOENT GOVERtiMENi According to statistics I received from the American Red Cross, Yes, we enjoy throwing a great party on a Friday ASSIX..IATION (S6A) AND THE VNlvtr\S tTY PRoGRAM BOARD CVPS) the drive collected only 28 units of blood. 'To HE WHOS~ oR6A}J11 ATloN IS MO Re UsELES'S- ••• ''P-IE SOA BE-biNS TO night, but we also have much more to offer. I know every single individual on this campus, whether student, SHOW SI6Nr of VICTORY. - ~RJfNJ~f;:)W' Recognizing that while in college, much of a stu faculty, staff or administrator, has two-days worth of things to do dent's education, personal development and every day, but giving blood is worth making time for. growth does not occur in the classroom or the for- . The blood drives in January and April last year drew 39 and 63 mal educational program provided by the universi units respectively. You would think that with 15,000 students, ty or college, but in the community in which the 1,200 teaching and research staff and 1,200 student lives and works. READER RESPONSE ------administrative and suppOrt staff, UM-St Fraternities and sororities are devoted to the Louis would be able to drain a little more highest ideals of citizenship, to positively influence blood than that. If only 3 percent of the development of social skills and the formation Managing editor's opinion · Having said all this, I still must confess that everybody affiliated with this University of meaningful values and to create a healthy envi Mr. Rolfes displays a level of know-nothingism would give blood, the Red Cross would ronment for its members' academic and personal proves he is 'embarrasment' that is startling and, indeed is an embarrassment get about 500 units. growth. . . to the University, The blood drive is always a rwo-clay Joining a fraternity or sorority is a great way to to the University I would only quote John Maynard Keynes, the event This year it will be on Wednesday managing editor pass time while in college. It would get you more father of the welfare state, whose ideas and theo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Thursday from noon to 4 p.m., in I involved in school activities and community ser I' wish to comment on the recent article by Bill ries contributed to the growth of the very public room 75 of the].C. Penney Building, and Sigma Pi is sponsoring it. vices in our area. Every fraternity and sorority has a Rolfes titled "What' s My Degree Going to Be higher education opportunities Mr. Rolfes bene Kathryn Abodeely, from the Red Cross, told me that the num philanthropy. Most of them deal with the less for Worth?". fits from yet has contempt for: "Practical men ber of donors from UM-St. Louis has fallen in recent years, while tunate or children in the greater St. Louis area. For I would concede to Mr: Rolfes that academia is who believe themselves to be quite exempt from UM-Columbia has been breaking national blood drive records. I example, some of the events we coordinate are: guilty of many sins, but not necessarily the ones any intellectual influences [h;l.Ve often in fact been Unfortunately, this is yet another incident of our campus quiv Toys For Tots, Muscular Dystrophy Association he notes. The higher educational landscape is now heavily influenced by] some academic scribbler of ering in UM-Columbia's shadow. We can't even break 100 (except Telethon, dinners for elderly people during the hol littered with courses that are hard to take serious a few years back." . in April 1996 and October 1994). idays, projects with children, working with the deaf ly (e.g. the proliferating courses on "queer histo It seems we "scribblers" at UM-St. Louis have Pail of the problem is publicity. The only way I found out and sponsoring breast cancer awareness, . ry"), whole majors which are a joke (e.g., "popu failed you, Mr. Rolfes, since it is obvious you have about the blood drive was through a postcard I received from the So, the next time you second guess a fraternity lar television," which is now offered by my alma learned nothing. Maybe you should try transfer Red Cross on Thursday, (The Red Cross is always hitting me up or sorority, you'll have a better concept as to why mater, Syracuse University, so that students can ring to Syracuse and majoring in Beavis and for blood.) I hadn't seen any signs on campus. ' you should join a social fraternity or sorority on now major in Beavis and Butthead); and faculty Butthead, that seems your speed. Of course I may have been walking around campus with my our campus. I would have to say that it is the best who give far more time and attention to 'their head up my ass, but I usually notice blood drive signs. Maybe they thing I have done. I joined Sigma Tau Gamma and research than to the students who are paying their -J. Martin Rochester will go up this week. But people on this campus are busy. They I don't think college life could be better. salaries. need to'know a week ahead of time about an event so they can Is there any wonder that virtual on-line univer If you don't decide to join a Greek letter organi Correction: keep a space in their schedules open. sities , where students never have to step foot in a zation, you might want to consider joining another In Issue 913, the South Korean flag was incor Joe Osborne, a member of Sigma Pi, told me there was a possi student organization as a way to pass some time classroom or have direct personal contact with a bility that the Red Cross would not come to our campus this week rectly identified on page 5. We regret this error r while you work tOward your future. teacher, are gaining in national acceptance, even if the fraternity did not get enough people to commit in advance to and any confusion it may have caused. though they are little more than gl!=>rified high giving blood. rm sure it would be a waste of the Red Cross' time to -the editor -Timothy James tech correspondence schools? spend two days here and walk away with only 28 units of blood. 0 February 23, . 1998 m:be ([urrent Page 5 Becky Rickard, features editor phone: 516-5174 fax: 516-6811 e-mail: [email protected] f eat u res e d ito r 'il admit it. I am a fair weather BY AMY LOMBARDO roots of the festival. Olympic lover. Its not that I ...... , ...... staff writer Most Catholics know I completely ignore the WInter that it marks the beginning Olympics, but rather that I don't under Mardi Gras is one of the few times that people can let of Lent, and that it presents stand some of the spons and people's loose, get crazy and drink beyond their normal capacity them with an opportunity to some brief attraction to thern--like curling or the without falling victim to a lot of criticism. It's become tradi indulge in the sins of the Super G/Slalom thingy. For some odd tion in St. Louis to party hard through the week of Mardi flesh before they must give them up for 40 days. and unexplainable reason, I have been Gras, however not aU the participants know much about the The Catholic Church designed the Gregorian calendar, especially apathetic towards this year's which has fluctuating dates for all holidays Olympics. I had no idea that the except Christmas. Mardi Gras occurs 47 days Olympic gurus were allowing snow before Easter, to account for the 40 days of Lent, boarding events in this non-ESPN2 plus 7 Sundays. history atmosphere (and it's been a few The history of Mardi Gras extends back to years!)-until the news broke about ancient times, and has been celebrated in "Stoney the Canadian Snowboarder." Twelfth Night Revelers threw gifts to the crowd. This year, the L:lUisiana for nearly 300 years. French explorers I wholeheartedly agree with the deci- Mystic Krewe of Olympia has selected a focus of Famous landed near the'Mississippi on March 3, which hap II sion to let "Stoney" keep his gold medal Lovers and Love Stories, where krewe members will dispense pened to be the date that France celebrated Mardi HoweVer, my agreement doesn't lie in . heart-shaped beads, red cups and moon pies to the masses. Gras, so they named their landing spot Pointe du the obvious fact): 1. Evetybody knows Every year the Budweiser Clydesdales accompany them. Mardi Gras. To show their loyalty, the men got ine marijuana isn't a enhancing In New Orleans, a tradition of inviting celebrities to join the sriength briated and partied the night away. A town was later ~ drug; 2 One zillionth of an Otmce does fun has developed. Guests have included John Goodman, Dolly founded down river, and named Parton, Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Kirk n't prove that he is a"druggie" whether Nouvelle Orleans. his encounter with marijuana was first or Douglas, the Beach Boys and Harry Connick, The official start of Mardi Gras Jr. second hand or whether it was three is the second Friday before Fat Most Catholics or ten months ago. My agree Carnival clubs are non-profit organizations, . weeks Tuesday, although New Orleans \\ inent lies in the only libertarian belief I know that it often involved in chariry work of some kind. has pre-season parades popping up They are financed by dues, fund-raisers, and \ hold I believe in the legalization of as well. The length of the celebra drugs, not just marijuana but all drugs. marks the the sale of krewe merchandise. Each year, the tion is 12 days, during which there Mardi Gras party brings in about $700 million. You may be throwing your hands in Daniel Hazelton/The Current are nearly 70 parades. There have New Orleans, without question, has the the air saying, "She's crazy!" Maybe I am Two clowns enjoy themselves at Saturday Mardi Gras festivities in beginning of been nearly 2000 Mardi Gras largest and most well-known celebration in the but I still think drugs should be legalized, Soulard. Mardi Gras started Feb. 14 and runs through Tuesday. parades in New Orleans since I don't claim to know all the dangers Lent, and that it United States. St. Louis does have one of the 1857. best parties for Mardi Gras nationwide, howev of every drug, I'm a student not a doctor. Mardi Gras does nor stipulate a er. I believe that if drugs were legalized, soo- presents them general theme, instead, all of the Lsa Baeres is an U.M.-St. Louis graduate ' \ etywould w:llk around in a giggling, parades develop an individual one. with an oppor who went to the parade on Saturday, Febtuary strtmg-om, late-nite munchy, hallucina They have focused on such sub 21. She can attest to the huge crowd that tory haze-at first. Yes, it would be sad jects as legends, children's stories, tunity to attended the event. to watch friends and family go through famous people, literature, history "I walked for 45 minutes from a friend's this exploratory phase. Crimes commit and mythology. indulge in the parry to the parade. There were probably fifty ted with this drugs haze may increase, Greek, Roman and Egyptian of us ,walking together from the party. There lives1may be sensel~ly lost and all hell myths have actually supplied a sins of the flesh were so many people dovm in Soulard, too, it woulq break loose. Bus for th~ peoplel large portion of the krewes' was almost too many people. But we had a lot who ' d-~ to ~ e drugs responsibly, names, with others coming from before they must of fun!" Baeres said. recreationally, ~edicinally and academi historical figures and places, and The 1998 Soulard Mardi Gras Parade began cally, the entertainment value would be even neighborhoods on the give them up for at 2:00 PM led by Chuck Berry, a St. Louis native. priceless. parade's path. More than 150 floats followed, equipped with Think about it. Most drugs, in abused Ll 1872, the official colors of 40 days. plenty of live mlL<;ic, entertainment, and even more , abundance, are hannful Most kinder- Mardi Gras (purple, gold and ., garmers know this. If we legalize drugs, beads and baubles. green) were chosen by Rex, the The hoards of people were festive, but made it we remove much of the mystique What is your fondest memory King of Carnival. In 1892 he gave nearly impossible to navigate through the streets. Kelly Williams, also behind getting high just to be adoles them all a specific meaning: purple stands for jus an UM-St. Louis graduate, was suprised at how compressed the cently rebellious. People who think that of kindergarten? rice, gold for power and green for faith. sidewalks were. it is "cool" to use drugs because they are The total number of people involved in a parade "At one point, we went about 10 feet without even walking. We .( illegal are ... STUPID! (For lack of a can reach more than 3000 participants. It could were just being pushed with the crowd. Mysister\\las pushed togeth more appropriate word) Do we really include the captain, the king and queen, maids and er so tightly between two people, her feet were lifted off the ground!" w:mt these people procreating, purting dukes, riding members, band members, dance Williams said their "stupid" chromosomes in our gene groups, posse members and clowns, not to mention The end of the Mardi Gras celebration will take place in Soulard pool? Instead, give them their "cool" "} had a crush on my teacher." (he members of the krewe. tomorrow, with the "Lght Up the Night Fat Tuesday" parade begin drugs and let them commit self-geno- The tradition of tossing baubles off of the floats ning at 7 p.m. on 12th Street. The floats will have music and enter lot cide. -Shaggy Fabij began in 1871, when a Santa Claus masker of the tainment, and ag--..in, there will be beads and baubles for all. 0 People that use drugs because they junior/business administration are "fun", i.e. recrearional drug users, are closer to the mark. RespoIlSlbie drug use can be fun. fm not a crack head or a Ghana comes alive in J.C. Penney heroin junkie so I don't know what .E!.Y .~:r..~ . ~ ..H. . ft.:~I.~ ... P. ..~.J\ .. ! ..T .. ..~. N.(:) ...E3. . ~.c:_K.v. .... ~.. I .. c: ..K..~ . ~.[). .... International those particular highs feel like. I drink ''Making fun of that guy that staff writers Studies, Joel . alcohol, smoke cigarettes and have, on ate glue." , Glassman, it occasion, smoked pot. I don't think I LaSt Wednesday afternoon, students w~re encour took five years would go beyond this realm of drug use -Ti,rn Peacock aged to see, touch, hear and even taste the different for the program because I've heard and seen tOO many frosh/psychology and mass comm aspects of Ghana during the UM-St. Louis' Ghana Day to come to bad Stories. Have you ever seen someone celebrations. The event, sponsored by the Office of fruition. on a bad nip? It's one of the scariest Equal Opportunity, brought a little bit of Ghana to the " The things you can imagine. I can't under ].c. Penney building. It celebrated the "pioneer" stu Missouri Africa stand shooting needles, esPeciaJly dirty ''Taking a nap." dents who were the first group to initiate the new Program is a needles, in your arms to get high when exchange program, the Missouri Africa Program, chance for stu . there are so many dangers, the least of -Kawol1lza Jones between UM-St. Louis and the Universiry of Ghana dents to learn w-hich is first time use leading to addic second year/criminology ' Legan. about and tion. UM-St. Louis "pioneer" students, Sharone Hopkins, appreciate dif fm not naive and reckless. I have UPB president and business major; Vanzella Jackson, ferent cul thought deeply about the legalization of social work major; Michael Perkins, history major and tures," Holmes drugs and the possible effects on sooety. Jacinta Watson, psychology and sociology major; shared said. "Many I know there 'would be many adverse "Giving Jenny Packie a bloody their ex"periences from their travels in 1997 through students have effects but protecting me from it will nose on the playground." anecdotes, clothing, art work and photographs. Visitors not traveled -nnly make me w:mt to experience it were encouraged to interact with the exchange program outside the US Stephanie Platt/ The Current more. If I choose to try a drug I know -Schanda Tierney pioneers over an African lunch of Morgee Biram, a spicy or even the Jacinta Watson, senior psycholo can kill me, then let me commit my own junior/vocal music education chicken dish; Kdokithakia, peppermint herb vegetables Midwest. Its a gy major, sports traditional suicide for being so stupid. In the long and banana yam Roulade. great accom run, someone will.leam from my mis African clothes and is holding a The Missouri Africa Program is the brainchild of plishment to bowl of African food. takes. Communications professor, Patricia Holmes. Holmes travel over Legalizing drugs can open many new proposed a grant in 19~h, after she realized that UM-St. seas," "Getting on the school bus for uncharted terriwries. Imagine how much Louis didn't have an exchange program with Africa. UM-St. Louis is not the 'only universiry to participate progress we can make in medicine, psy the first time." After researching a feasibiliry program and traveling ro chology, sociology and biology if wide -Kim A. Parker Africa, her proposal was accepted in 1992. With the help spread drug use of a general population see GHANA, page 8 senior/psychology of political science professor and DirectOr of can be intelligently studied? I firmly believe in social Darwinism--surviv.Jl. of The Current's own features Tickets are courtesy of TCI the futest isn't a half-baked theory. fd You read editor will be in the Quad Cable and its new half-hour liJ!ce to see how our population would Tuesday 10 to 11 a.m entertainment show, EQ, evolve after drugs were legalized. "My first peck on the cheek." The Current Tuesday with FREE movie hosted by FM 101.1 the ., If we can put nuclear weapons in the hands of people like Saddam Hussein -Sherrl C. Lacy and we'd like passes. Find her and the pass River's Ken Williams and r and Bill Clinton, why not put drugs in senior/business finance es are yours. This week's Dave Doerre, premiering this me hands of the people who have to deal movie is Kissing a Fool, star month on TCI channel 3 and witrb the daily headache these two char- to thank you ring David Schwimmer. Charter Cable channel 8. 3ftffS create? 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Screa~g Eagles also DAVE KINWORTHY Southern Indiana 51 49 - 100 staff writer enjoyed a decisive free throwadvan sports associate UM·St. Louis 35 39 - 74 tage going 19-30 from the line com Southern Indiana PT FG 3FG FT eople say I have a bad At least you can say the Rivermen pared to the Rivermen's 8-18, · Joel Thomas 10 4 0 2 , ~ memory. I hardly ever basketball team is consistent; it lost . p. . Southern Indiana actually made more . Jeremy Pearson 7 3 1 0 remember important again. The men were walloped 100-74 . free throws than UM-St. Louis Leighton Nash 15 · 6 0 3 first times in my life, but I do by the Southern Indiana Screaming attempted. Rod Gatson 26 9 6 2 Kevin Herdes recall certain events that will stick Eagles Thursday night. 3 1 1 0 Free throws, or the lack there of, Ryan Kelley 8 2 1 3 in my mind for a lifetime. The Screaming Eagles took a 51- have plagued the Rivermen all year. Wayne Houston 19 5 0 9 One of the most memorable 35 lead into the half en rbute to the Th~ team is dead last in the Great John Bucher 2 1 0 0 Logan Graber 3 1 1 · moments ill my life was seeing . blowout victory. Lakes Valley Conference in free 0 Tim Tooley 3 1 However, the Rivermen showed 1 0 · first baseman Mark McGwire suit throws attempted. Brandon Groteguth 2 1 0 ·0 • up in a Cardinal uniform. signs of a pulse entering the second '''The hardest pan about free Vic Williams 2 1 0 0 I had been a supporter of the half. The men staned with confidence Totals 100 35 11 19 throws is getting fouled," Meckfessel ...... -...... _. ... Cardinals since I was a youngster, on their first few possessions on said. UM·St, Louis PT FG 3FG FT offense and began to cut into the lead. but since the disappearance of The loss drops the Rivermen to 6- Mike Harris 16 7 1 1 I players like Bob Forsch, Tito "We cut the lead to 13 points in 19 overall and 2-14 in GLVC play, Jason Logsdon 9 4 0 1 Greg Ross • Landrum and.my favorite, Rex the second half," head coach Rich Despite the loss, one of the few 8 3 0 2 Kyle Bixler 23 8 7 0 "The Wonder Dog" Hudler, the Meckfessel said. "We had four or five bright spots for the Rivermen is the Jeremiah Foots 10 4 2 0 game had been missing some- good possessions, then we missed a improved play at guard. Kyle Bixler Terrell Alexander 8 2 0 4 II thing. But once this trade hit the layup and it led to a couple of easy once again led the team with 23 Totals 74 28 10 8 scores." airwaves, I immediately went and points and Greg Ross chipped in 8 !II!II! I11III ~J The "easy scores" put the purchased a ticket to see the next points and 4 assists. ' Even though the dismal record \\ home game. Rivermen away for good. "Ross has been our most indicates this season was a total wash, The day had finally come. I Adding insult to injury is that the improved player since the start of the Meckfessel believes that the men are went to Busch Stadium to see the Screaming Eagles outscored and out season," Meckfessel said. "And close to turning it around. "If we CUt mighty McGwire hit a home run. rebounded the Rivermen 34-9 and Bixler's knocking down some shots." down on the turnovers by five per The stadium was a spectacle to 14-6 in the pOst respectively. Bixler had struggled earlier this game, then we are a .500 team this behold. A sold out crowd with The Rivermen turned the ball over season. "Against Kentucky Weslyan year," Meckfessel said. ,i standing room only tickets avail 29 times in the game. It's a problem we were out of the game and Bixler Meckfessel is confident that the able was quite a sight. that has haunted the team all season. knocked some shots down with the guard play will continue to be strong Not since the Cardinals played "T.hey (Southern Indiana) have a pressure off," Meckfessel said. '''That next year. He also believes that the the Atlanta Braves in the good defense, but most of the gave him some confidence. You can't addition of the injured Jason National League Championship turnovers were due to careless pass make shots without confidence, but Frillman and the red shined Gene Series was the stadium buzzing es," Meckfessel said. "We need to you can't get confidence if you don't Stewart will improve the team's per take better care of the ball." like this. make any shots." formance.O File photo During the game, McGwire hit Center Melanie Marcy shoots over Indianapolis center , the first N.at\W1 al League homer Elizabeth Ramsey In a conference game at UM-St. Louis of his career. It was a sight to see. Riverwomen on losing track earlier this year. The Rlverwomen did not advance to the The crowd went crazy with GLVC tournament. enthusiasm and gave McGwire a standing ovation. As he came out toward end of season of the dugout to acknowledge the crowd, I knew then and there that Team miss~s out on chance to compete in conference tournament ------spo rts Analys is-----_ T~~~~~~~:hl· ete who , ared. BY DAVE KINWORTHY us, but now they know our style of After the Cardinals signed staff writer ---"--- play. They realize now that every u.s. hockey team is big McGwire, he became a true fan one's got their number." favorite. McGwire exemplifies a The Riverwomen basketball The Riverwomen then ventured true athlete dedicated to his squad has now lost four games in a on to take on the number one seed disappointment in Nagano sport. He goes out everyday and row as its record declined to 14-10, Southern Indiana on Feb. 19. The plays hard. This is a virtue which 7-10 in the GLVC. game remained close at halftime Do you believe in miracles? No! the morning on Feb. 18 was the U.S. is lacking in many modem day U1v1-St. Louis played against v.,jth the score 40-36 in favor of A miracle is what it would have men scraping what was left of their athletes. He is one of the few Bellannine University on Feb. 14 Southern Indiana. But Southern taken for the United States' men's ice pride off the ice with small putty players who plays lip to what they and lost 76-60. Indiana continued to pour it on in hockey team to leave Nagano with knives. should be paid. The team started off slowly as the second half and defeated UM any pride. Unfortunately, all of Team The high expectations came from With dedication and a love for the teanl was down at halftime 35- St. Louis 97-70. USA's miracles were used up in 1980. the US's stunning World Cup victo the sport of baseball, McGwire 28. The team was paced by Annerte After a dismal 1-2 record in the ry over Canada in 1996. In that series has grown attached to the St. Going into halftime, head coach ' Brandy'S 22 points and Krystal preliminary round (which only mat Brett Hull, Tony Amante, and Mike Louis community. Shelly Ethridge reminded the play Logan added 12 of her own. Melanie tered for seeding in the elimination Richter led the way as the US claimed When he held a press confer ers about an imponant part of their Marcy also added 13 rebounds and medal round) Team USA's dreams of hockey dominance for the first time ence to announce that he was defense. o matter of the scored 9 points in a losing effort. gold were abruptly halted by the since the miracle on ice. donating one million dollars to an "It was time to start playing outcome, whether The pivotal point came when the Czech Republic and Dominik As a result, Team USA went to ~ organization for abused kids, the some defense and boxing out," Hasek we m!'!ke t he tourna Riverwomen took on SIU Nagano beating their chests but came ! media was envious. Here was this Ethridge said. Edwardsville on Feb. 21 at home. A The 4-1 loss epitomized the u.s. back JUSt beat up - both physically slugger that showed an emotional The women went into the sec ment or not, I am victory would guaramee UM-Sr. experience in these Olympics. They and mentally. side and actually shed a tear about ond half optimistic, but were eJ,(tremely proud of Louis a spot in the tournamem, but couldn't finish on good chances, the After being eliminated, Team a topic that was close to his heart. outscored 41-32. the girls. They have if the Riverwomen lost, the team defense was lackluster, and the goal USA's Keith Tkachuk said, "This is It was quite an event. Lindsay Brefeld led the squad in tending was below average. really turned this pro must hope that St. Joseph would embarrassing. It was a total waste of McGwire will go down in my scoring with 15 points, while loose its remaining twO games. This from a team that was expect time." Unfonunately, he wasn't over eyes as one of the best power hit- Melanie Marcy added 11. gram around. "We have to win one ot St. ed to compete with Canada for the reactmg. '{ ters that has ever played the One key note in this game was Joseph's has to lose both," Ethridge gold. Instead they leave with nothing. game. the intense defense that Bellarmine -Shelly Ethridge said. "If this doesn't occur, it will The scraping sound that may have . With all of the many records, applied to U1v1-St. Louis. They held head coach come down to a flip of the coin." woken you up around two o'clock in see OLYMP ICS, page 8 he showed the fans in St. Louis the talented trio of Brefeld, Marcy Nevenheless, Ethridge remains just what they meant to him. He and Annette Brandy to a dismal 10 ------,,------proud of her team. could have decided to go back to for 34 from the field. The team was contained her, it would have been a "No matter of the outcome, Harry Caray: An icon for major California where he lives and play also out-rebounded 50-34. close game. Every game we have whether we make the tournament for the Anaheim Angels in the Bellarmine was led by guard made somebody an All American." or not, I am extremely proud of the league baseball announcing American League next year, but Amy Siegel who scored 23 points. Ethridge also pointed out that girls," Ethridge said. '''They have he was so overwhelmed by the Coach Ethridge commented the team gained some vast knowl really rurned this program around." LaSt Wednesday was a dark day in Jack Buck caUed the Cardinals' support of the fans that he felt about what a close game it would edge from this game in particular. The Riverwomen lost to SIU the sp orts world. Long time games when they were horrible and obligated to remain here. have been if Siegel could have been "[The team] realized that they Edwardsville 79-64, and St. Joseph's announcer Harry Caray passed away winning wasn't in the cards. Then Although the Cardinals were controlled. cannot wait until the second half to won its final rwo games, thus push at age 77. came the fabulous 1960s. Harry at a low point in the year - a "She is a really good ballplayer," pll}'," Ethridge said. "In the begin ing UM-St. Louis out of the confer The spans world ;vi.U never be the called Stan Musial's 3,000th hit. I sub-.sOO record and realizing that Ethridge said. "If we could have ning, teams were not prepared for ence tournament. 0 same again. Caray the WGN veteran never realized how great of an dle playoffs were out of the ques made · the game interesting if not announcer he had been until KMOX 'tion - the fans still supported funny. One thing is for sure - began playing old clips of the games. their team. The fans of Sr. Louis Caray loyed baseball. He was the best announcer I had should be proud of themselves Caray well forever be remem heard. He had the flavor of Vin for once in their lives for the part bered as a senile old fool who was Skully and th e opinionate d style of that they played in keeping this more funny than informative. That is Jack Buck. The man was excellent. slugger here in St. Louis. i iContact the I !Athletic Tuesday Friday i Saturday a sad way for the 40 plus year veteran I will forever remember his com The Cardinals organization !Department for of broadcasting to be remembered. mercials for Bud. His "I am a Cubs sacrificed a lot of time and trou jinformation He has spav.11ed more jokes than Bill fan and a Bud man" commercials are ! !about these and \)Ie in getting this famous ftrst iother events. 24 27 I 28 Clinton, and had more imitators some of my favorites of all time. I baseman here, and the fans kept ! than Elvis. Harry was an icon. still regret that I didn't make it to him here. 0 GLVC Tournament GLVC Tournament: I GLVC Tournament I Harry was in the twilight of his Wrigley Field while Harry was doing Quaterfinals Semifinals! ! Championship . career during the '90s. H e wasn't as his famous "Take Me Out to the TBA at Kentucky Wesleyan: I at Kentucky Wesleyan I' sharp as he had been in his prime. H e Ballgame" routine. That is one of my Dave Kinworthy's column TBA 1 I 7:30 p.m. didn't quite call the game as well as biggest regrets in sports. appears every other week. I /I@I I before. So what? H e was a Chicago Harry was an icon and his voice Contact him by phone at .. ------.. ------and personality will be missed. No 516-5174; bye-mail at GLVC Tournament GLVC Tournament: landmark and deservedly so. -----·-----··--·---···1 one ;vi.U ever call a game like [email protected] .edu; Quaterfinals Semifinals: He should be remembered for him more than his later days. In his hey again. They broke the mold with or by mail at 7940 Natural TBA I at Southern Indiana j I -~t ::E~::~~:JaJt i they made him. Thank goodness. Bridge Road, 5t. Louis, M 0 I 7:30 p.m. day in the '60s no one called a game 63121 . i i TBAi better than Harry. In his booth in l_...... _.. _...... _. ._._ ...... _.. __ ...... 1 -n •• _ •• _ . .... _ •• ______._ .• __..... _ ~ ...... -.--.------.-.---_ .. -----.---_ .. L__ ".. JiJ Sponsman's Park he and a young -Ken Dunkin Page 8 'crCoc Q[uttcnt February 23, 1998 quoted or has been misrepresented MOTIO N, from page 1 ----" ---- since he's neyer once contacted us "bout Gateway of opportunity t is obvious that it such all-:ged errors." H:trrison s.lid. "It's I would be an error understandable that he's fruStr.Hed " ith constitution," Avery said. ''111erctore, on the assembly's recent actions from the SAne. but the copy used to fashion the proposed job Fair to bn:ng employers, would-be employees together at l'vlark Twain blaming the board's problems on T/;<\ motion is invalid." part to make any CII11TI1l: is ridiculous ,md should be Postal Seryice, among o thers, interested in teaching; instead it Avery said after the meeting that BY BRIAN DOUGLAS decision as of right beneath the president of UPB." special to The Current Students are advised to bring focuse s on education, including both constitutions were on file at tbe now. Hopkins also s,lid that some .1dn-un plenty of copies of their resumes as teaching, administration and coun Office of Student Activities but no one istrarors "h,lYe a problem"ith the stnIC The focus of this year's we ll as any transcripts potential seling. Seven districts are expected noticed the discrepancy. ture of UPB." Hopkins has previously Gateway to Careers Job Fair will employers may be interested in. to attend, inel uding ~l issou ri, Hopkins said he thought it was -Sharone Hopkins UPB president stated that he felt SABCs decision to be internships for college students Director of Career Se rvices, Illinois, Texds, Kentuch and oth \\-Tong to suddenly discard the 1993 redirect funding W ;15 b.l.Sed in p.m on ~ and entry level positions for grad Deborah Kettler, emphasized the ers nationwide. All of the St. constltutJon. -----,> ----- negative feelings row,lid hinl ,md r.Kial uates. personal side of the fair, de scribing Louis districts ",ill be represented. "If you want to say that it's void, error on the a.ssembly's part to make animosity to"~lrd (he board, which is The job fair will be held in the it as "one opportuniry you actually A).;.lin, students are advised co then everything from 1993 up until any decision as of right now to keep predon-unanrly Africm-Americ.m. Mark Twain Building on March 5, have to meet face to fac e \\~th your have ple"ty of copies of their today essentially has no legitimacy," SABC as it stands ",~th all the confusion SABC member Tonp Reed said from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost of emp i or ~r. " resumes, teaching certificates and Hopkins said. '~re need to go back that's been present here today," the committee \\'.15 sinlply foUmving attending the fair is $5 with pre The follo\\ing day, March 6, other relennt materials. More and correct everything that was done Hopkins said its guidelines. She said the committee registration in the Career Services Gateway is sponsoring a Teacher infonnation on either fair is avail by SGA because all of it was done Hopkins also criticized "misconcep wa..~ not even JW.lre UPB did not go to , Office or S 10 at the door. Recruiting Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 able at the Career Services website: under false pretenses." tions" about UPB and said he was the workshops when the;' decided to Last year 130 companies were p.m. in the Mark T wain Building. WVlw.umsl.edu/deptslcareer Avery admitted that there were unhappy about the v.'ay the board ~vas make the rule. represented and at least that many The cost of attending this fai r is SS under special ewnts and acti\~ties. some "discrepancies" in SGA's consti being treated by the campus in general "\Vhen we first st,med, before we are expected to attend this year's " ith pre-registration (deadline is The site, updated frequently, lists tution but said the problem was not and The Cum:nt in particular. Hopkins e\'cn knew which organization did not fair, including such well known Thursday) in the Career Smices attending emplo} ers and the qual important enough to affect SABe. said The CUrYe7!t had repeatedly "mis go to the meetings, we hId to decide names as Anheus er Busch, Boeing, Office or SlO at the doo r. ities they are seeking in appli "I think our imperfections shouldn't qUoted" and "lied" about him in edito what to do," Reed s,lid. ''TIle rule was, Southwestern and the United The fair is not restricted [Q those cants. 0 necessarily affect the committee that's Bell rials and articles regarding the success of you did not give them ,my money so already been establishecl," Avery said. UPB eventS and programming. we decided to keep that rule." 'That was in October when it was "I think the board is sick of it," H opkins proposed :10 amendment in the second group of students established. This should have been Hopkins said. 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If her contract is not renewed in Barnes College of Nursing, originally operating Durham said he's confident that once the Drake recalled the "unprecedented" rapidity grievance she filed against Koch for allegedly August, she said she will not receive full bene from the Barnes Jewish Christian Hospital college adjuStS to the changes in national health with which the Barnes program gained accredi- changing a Student's grade without Herrell's con-) fits . complex on Kingshighway. care trends and implements its new curriculum, ration. 'The school passed the accreditaqon of sent. Herrell said Koch first changed the stu "We thought when we transferred (from 'The nursing program (at UM-SL Louis) the program's teSt results will improve. the National League of Nurses and other dent's grade from the F Hertell issued to DL Barnes School of Nursing) we would have secu had about 250 students," Durham said. '''Though 80 percent is the state requirement, groups in its first year. That's " (delayed), supervised the student's rity," Herrell said of the merger between the "Overnight 450 more showed up." it is not acceptable to me," Durham said. "Ours almost unheard of." work over the fall~wing semester Barnes Hospital School of Nursing and UM-St. And they kept coming, until by 1996 there should be above 90 percent." Drake and others said they and ultimately changed the grade Louis in 1994. "I don't have to work, but 1'd like were almost a thousand students enrolled in the In the first quaner of this acadernic year, are concerned about the long- to a B. Herrell said she filed a griev- to be the one to decide when I retire rather than program. About 40 faculty membe rs trans Thomas reported UM-St. Louis' scores to be 85 tenn effects of declini.ng enroll- ance against Koch and that a com- l being thrown out on my ear." ferred to UM-St. Louis from what W,l$ known percent. TIlOugh she said the first quarter was ments and lower percentages of mittee of five faculty members Herrell, a clinical assistant professor who has by them as the Kingshighway campus, accord no indication of the final rate of passing, it was a students who pass the State unanimously sided with Hertell's taught for 17 years and been a nurse for 45 years, ing to Viriginia Drake, who served as interim good sign. boards. decision to issue the F. supervises students' clinical work in the emer dean of undergraduate studies in the firSt year More than that, several facul- But Herrell said chancellor gency room. Though the University is not after the merger. U A Size that F"1ts" ry membersci.te recent renova- Blanche Touhill ultimately upheld required to staff an instructor to supervise ER "BJC gave the facul ty at Kingshighway a Much of the college'S current financial woes tions and new furniture purchas- Koch's actions and the B. clinicals, Herrell said their value to the progran1 two-year leave of absence," Drake said. 'That are tied directly to its dependency almost entire es for the administrative offices According to Herrell, the chanel- was lmporrant. way, they could come back to the hospital if for ly upon tuicion and educacional fees. Unlike in addition to the hiring of a new arge lor reasoned that, if Hertell's F "Students get hands-on experience in the ER some reason they didn't '.;.'ant to stay" in acad some deparrrnents or colleges on campus, only development officer as indica- deficits Stood, the student would be that they may never otherwise get, and they eme. a few of the Bames College's 44 faculty are paid tions that administrators are not cannot be forced to retake the course and always say [ER clinicalsJ are one of their favorite To accommodate the burgeoning enroll for by "rate dollars," or fixed funds that are applying strict fiscal manage- compensated pay tuition again if. Herrell took pans of the program," Herrell said. "\X'hereas ments, the college took on new faculty, bringing guaranteed from year to year through alloca mem in all areas. her case to Pacheco in October. students may see three or four patients in a day the total of full-time, tenure and non-regular tions from the legislature. Durham dismisses those alle- f or by small Jim Steele, clinical professor of on [regular rounds of a hospital], they can see as faculty to 44 in 1997. Because of this direct relationship between gations, saying the development measures. nursing whose contract will not be J many 15 patients in the ER" But this year, enrollments have dropped sig the fiscal well-being of the college and the size officer "will generate revenue," renewed, said he has a grievance Herrell, who colleagues call "highly respect nificantly, do"Wn to "about 750," paralleling a of enrollments, the college can be thrown into a and that the position was an ·Jerry Durham against Koch for allegedly falsify- ed" in the BJC system, is not the only faculty national trem~ Durham said. Citing studies by financial tailspin in a single year of declining "investment." dean ing srudent evalUations of him. member who could supervise ER clinicals. But the National Leagues of Nurses and the enrollments. "Large deficits cannot be College of Nursing Steele's wife, linda, an associ- her colleagues say th e trust that ER staffs afford American Association of College Nurses, Durhan1 said the college would e},:perience compensated for by small mea- " ate professor of nursing who is her makes her indispensable. Durham said enrollments in the college are in an "almOSt $600,000 deficit" in fiscal year 1998- sures," Durham said, adding that not among the nine, said "She could walk on the floor of an ER with the "third year of a national decline." 99 if it did not cut the nine faculty. In the mean purchases like new printers for some achrunis- Wednesday she will reopen a grievance on two students any time," Drake said. "Other people But the college'S enrollments are not the time, Durham said the college is trying to deter trators helped make them "more productive points against Koch, originally filed for Koch's I. could supervise those clinicals, but there is wide only number that is dropping. Since the merger mine what is the best target enrollment for the and save rin1e." alleged falsi.fication of personnel records. , variety of experience and competence among with Bam" ,~. the number of graduates from the college. A bigger issue for faculty is associate dean Durham repeated his supporr for Koch and faculty." . program passing the required Missouri Board of "\Yfe are not clear about where enrollment Connie Koch, who declined repeated requests maintained his position that he knew of only one Durham said the decision as to which facul Nurses pr·-:>fessional examination has dropped: should be," Durham said. "We are currently in a for an interview. grievance against her. ty members to cut was "agonizing" and from 91.6 percent of graduates in 1993-94, to strategic planning process to identify the ideal According to Drake, Herrell and others, "a "They (faculty members) can say whatever unavoidable. He said the University would do 85.8 percent in 1994-95, to 77.3 percent last number." large majority" of the faculty gave Koch a vote they want about the grievances they say they've all it could to make the tranisition as smooth as year. Ideally, Durham said the college would level of no confidence in early August, shortly before filed," Durham said. . possible. The Board of Nurses requires an 80 percent off somewhere above the current enrollment Durham took over as dean of the college, "We are providing the faculty whose con pass rate or better before it intervenes, accord and some\V-here below the 1,000 mark. replacing Shirley Marrin. "The Fut\I'e" traCts will not be renewed wi th several services," ing to Calvina Thomas, assistant director for "I am prepared to accept smaller classes than Durham, who acknowledges only the "alle In the in1mediate future, Durham will deal ). Durham said. "We're providing professional education and Iicnes ure at the board. risk the quality of the program," Durham said. gation of a so-called vote of non-confidence," with the fallout of the non-renewals. In addition counseling, job placement and search assistance, 'The program has never been on probation," Durham said he hopes mission enhance said he has received several fonnal complaints to ensuring that the faculty members who are and I've met with the vice president for human Thomas said, referring to UM -St. Louis. "But if ment initiatives from the system will give the from faculty about Koch's style of management. being eIin1inated receive the services he described, relations at BJC to see what help they can give a program falls below so percent, we ask 'why college more rate-dollar instructors. Uncil then, "I have taken action by e..xploring the allega Durham has also written letters to nursing Stu US,)' did it happen' and 'what are doing to correct it'." he says the college must make hard decisions to tions," Durham said. "I have not chosen to take dents and plans to meet with them in open meet Durham insists that because the college's Schools that fall below the minin1um must sub remaine financially sound. any funher action on that basis. I have full faith in ings Wednesday and Friday. enrollment has "dramatically" declined since mit writrem explanations of possible reasons for "These are serious budget issues." Dr. Koch's ability. Speaking generally, any new In the long term, Durham said he plans to 1995, the reduction in non-regular, or clinical, the decline and articulate proposed changes to dean would be foolhardy to dismiss an associate address ways to both increase revenue and faculty (those without Ph.Ds) will not impact remedy the problem . "Faculty Concerns" d= who is wellinfonned about the operation." decrease costs, citing the "SO to 90 percent" of the the quality of the degree prograD1S. Durham said a number of related factors JUSt below the surface of these serious bud At least two of the nine faculty members college's budget devoted to faculty salaries. "The reduction in faculty matches a reduc might have contributed to the decline, in.eluding get issues are other more volacile concerns whose contracts will not be renewed have said Though a reserve account has been tapped to off tion in the number students, and some reduc admissio ns standards (which have been some faculty have about the college's integrity. they have grievances pending against Koch. set the financial losses in recent years, Durham tion (in enrollments) was purposeful," Durham increased). faculty instruction and curriculum "You can't take 23 percent of something Durham, who initially characterized the sug expects to use it up next year in addition to the said, calling recruitment prior to his arrival in changes. away and not expeCt it to have an effect," gestion of grievances against Koch as "wholly faculty cuts. "We had an in1mediate need to August of 1997 "possibly overzealous." 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