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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2010s) Student Newspapers 5-3-2010 Current, May 03, 2010 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, May 03, 2010" (2010). Current (2010s). 15. https://irl.umsl.edu/current2010s/15 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 (2010s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 2 I ne Q:urrrnt I MAY 3, 2010 NEWS-4!l EDITORIAL ~ ANDY PHIPPS to learn (mrselves, and when grants ayailable through the not always that easy with an Editor-in-Chief. .............................................. .......... ... ... .. ..Jessica Keil News Editor things happened, we didn't state for free money as long organization at UMSL with Managing Editor........ .. .................................... ............ .. .Matthew Hill know what would be the af as it's used for community it being a commuter campus. News Editor. ........................................... .......... .. ... ........ .Andy Phipps Some University of 1vfis tereffects," Wilson said. service,' Rosner said. Sometimes if people live off Features Editor. .......................................... ...... .... .......... Sequita Bean souri-St. Louis student or The Ulv1-St. Louis His Currently Rodriguez is campus it's not always that BusinessfTech Editor............................ ....... .....................Andrew Seal easy to get up to campus on Sports Editor. ......................... .. .. .. ..... ....... .. ................ Cedric Williams ganizations have received panic Latino Association, working with the mayor of A&E Editor. ... .... ...................... ........ .. ........... .......... " ...... Cate Marquis funding decreases from the which provides counseling Normandy to try and secure a Friday," Beeman said. Assistant A&E Editor ...... ...... .. ................................. .. ...... Joe Schaffner Student Activity Budget and scholarships to Hispanic ou tside funding to keep the Rosner defended the Copy Editors .......................... ..... Stacy Beckenholdt, Rebecca Nuckolls Committee for the upcom srudents who are struggling group afloat for the next year. policy of mandatory 10 per Proofreaders ..... ................................................ Grace Searle, Sejin Lim ing fiscal year. The cuts come in adjusting to college life, Meanwhile her own College cent budget cuts, saying that Staff Writers ....................................... Samuel Abraha, Ashley Atkins, coupled with increases to received no funding for fis Republicans received a $515 such regulations are neces Pat Canoy, Michael Fredrick, Jen O'Hara, Matthew Poposky, some organizations' budgets cal year 2010-2011 after they decrease to their budget for sary to hold student groups Amanda Roach, Janaca Scherer, Chris Stewart in addition to funding be failed to file a budget by me next year when the group ran accountable and aim the ing provided to new orga .submission deadline and had afoul of SGA rules when its budget. "There has to be some nizations for the first time. received no fundlng the pre representative missed what method to eliminate some DESIGN However, some student lead vious year. Lauren Rodriguez, SGA deems to be an ex.ces- money from groups and to Design Editor .................................................. .................. Gene Doyel Photo Editor ............................ .. ...... ... .. .... ................. Jennifer Meahan ers have questioned SABC's junior, anthropology; an ac . sive nwnber of meetings. make cuts places, because the Page Designers ...............................Zachary James Kraft, Phil Freeman method in dolling ou( the al tive member of the group According to Rosner'J SGA cuts are very hard to make at Staff Photographers .................. ......... .... Ahmad Aljuryyed, Riki Tanaka locations and whether or not and treasurer of the College held 12 meetings is past year times," Rosner said. Despite Sofi Seck, Leanna Bales they are fair. Republicans, said that she and any group whose repre Rodriguez and Beeman's crit Web Editor........... .............. ........ ..... ..... ........ .. .... Zachary James Kraft Some organizations re begged SGA comptroller ~d sentative misses three overall icism, Rosner believes that lIfustrators ............. .. ........ Jeffery Grossman, Paul Maguire, Cody Perkins ceived no funding this year SABC committee member or two consecutive meetings attendance is necessary in or because of lapses in leader Dan Rosner to let the group gets its budget frozen. If a der for SGA to keep students ship. The UM-St. Louis Gos submit the budget late so that group's budget was frozen at and organizations informed BUSINESS pel Choir received no 5.ABC the group could receive fund the time budget requests and about what is happening on Business Manager......... :..... .. ........... ... .. ...................... ........... Oric Sui hmds this year after their ing and continue its work allocations were made, they campus. He feels that consis Advertising Director ..... .. ....... ........... ... ... .......... ............... Tommy Bach SGA representative failed to on campus. Her request was automatically received a 10 tent absences by an organiza Distribution Manager .. ..... .. ... ...... ......... ... ... ......... .. ........ Erin Sturguess tion's representative breaks Adviser..................................... ... .. .. ........ .... .. ... .... ....... Charlotte Petty attend meetings, which got denied. "1 think that the uni- percent cur to their funding their budget frozen. In the ersiry has an obligation to for the following year. down this process and could end, the group was not gi en minority students to ensure Rodriguez is one of the serve as an indicator of the a budget allotment for this that the have the services student leaders who are ques strength of a group's leader www.thecurrent-online.com reason. that . they need in ord r to tioning the fairness of this ship and their responsibility "There were a lot of things be successful in life. It's on practice. in handling allocated funds MC MA that came up against the thing if a person doesn t hay "I think that being tough from SABC. U gospel choir as far as with the motivation, but if access on the rules is important. "You are allowed nvo the budget being frozen and to programs and funding isn t However I think there consecutive [absences] , or The Currentis the student newspaper at the University of Missouri-St. there was so much stuff going available what options do should be an option if an three per year. We've had 12 Louis, printing weekly through the fall and spring semesters on Mon on, so we were working hard the· have?' Rodriguez said. SCA rep were to miss the. meetings this year, so that's a days. Advertising rates are available upon request; terms, conditions, trying to get things settled,)' Rosner said that there are meeting to submit an excuse fourth of our meetings if they and restrictions apply. The Current, financed in part by student activi Krystal '~fi1son, sophomore, other avenues for such groups .. Because I know that some miss all three meetings, and ties fees, is not an official publication of UM-St. Louis. The University communications and gospel to peruse for hll1ding, in times you ma, be sick; things I think that's a pretty high is not responsible for the content of The Current and/or its policies. All choir president, said. cluding co-sponsorships and come up, life is unpredictable rate," Rosner said. «There materials containec in each printed and online issue are property of In the case of the gospel grants &om the state. «There and I think that should be an needs to be some level of ac The Current and may not be reprinted, reused, or reproduced without choir, the president and vice are a lot of co-sponsorships option." Rodriguez said. countability for the money. the prior, expressed and written consent of The Current. president of the group were available for a lot of these or Her feelings are echoed by I mean, we're handing out The Current accepts fetters to the editor. All letters should be brief, and transfer students who had re ganizations as well. There is a Claire Beeman senior, busi money and weJre really only those not exceeding 250 words will be given preference. The Current cently come to Ulvl-St. Louis diversity initiative co-'spon ness administration and trea asking for sometimes an edits letters for clarity and length, not for dialect, correctness, intent or and were unaware of how sorship that is available, UPB surer of PRIZM. The group hour-not a lot of time." grammar. All letters must be signed and must include a daytime phone student organizations were does a lot of co-sponsorships fell victini to the 10 percent In addition to the 10 number and, where applicable, student number. The Editor-in-Chief structured and administered. ... [SGA gives] out $250 at cut when their budget was percent cut, PRlZM lost an reserves the right to respond to and to deny any letters. "There were things we had a time, which is more than frozen. additional $400 from their CONTACT US to learn, it wasn't like some.:. enough money to do a sub ('It would be nice if they requested allocation for next one just took us by the hand stantial amount of program would be a little but more year