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September 28, 1998 The University of lVIissouri-St. Louis Vol. 32 issue 930 UPB may face ProblelllS intel·rupt campus mail member shortage Delays occur Director unsure of after staffing reason for apathy dispute leads

BY ASHLEY COOK ------to resignation senior ed itor BY DAVID BAUGHER The University Program Board appears to have lost most of :>e ni o r editor last year's members. A dispute over staffing and per­ At the end of August, 14 of the 15 positions on the board were sonnel issues in the campus mail filled. As of Friday, only seven of the SPOtS were fill ed by active department has resulted in the res­ members, and six of those are newcomers to the board, according ignation of tbe departmenes super­ to Student Activities CoordinatOr Don McCarty. visor and delays in campus mail "In the process of trying to set up ,------...., delivery. the board meeti ng schedule, v:e were Mail Service Supervisor Beverlv not getting the return from the past Bateman, who worked in the c~­ members," McCarty said. pus mail room for almost 18 years, McCarty said that at the begin­ announced her resignation in a brief ning of the academic year, many of letter to Vice-chancellor for the members from the previous year Administrative Services Reinhard said that they would continue occu­ Schuster August 31. pying their positions on the board. According to a Sept. 21 memo "We had seven members from from Schuster, the mail room expe­ last year's board that indicated last rienced delays of three to four ckys year that they wanted to return, and Mowen the week of Sept. 7 and one to three they were nOtified of the meetings and days the next week. According to then we selecced SLX new members " M cCarty said. the memo, two departments logged UPB Director Carrie Mowen said that she was suprised that comphints about deL.ys in service so many of last year's members have apparently decide d nOt to during the period, while another Stephanie Platt/ TIle Cumnt return. talked of concerns about billing "There's a pretty extensive interview process that you have to delays and bulk mail issues. Mailroom employee Vernon Dickerson sorts mail in the General go through to be part of the UPB, and in order for these people Though Bateman's resignation Services Building, Wednesday. Some delays in mail service have to take that much time out of their summer not only to fill out an been reported since the department's supervisor, Reverly took effect Sept. 11, Schuster said Bateman, resigned earlier this semester over staffing issues. application but to come onto campus . . .and to be here for inter­ she agreed to work on a part-time views, that's a lOt," Mowen said. "It amazes me that school has basis during the week of Sept. 14 in in June, when Bateman, the only Schuster confirmed that he started and all the sudden we don't have anybody ." order to alleviate delays and keep full-time employee in the mail denied Bateman's request for a full­ Mowen said that she was unsure as to why so many previous the department running. room, proposed that a full-time time assistant because he felt there board members did not want to return. The problems administrative assistant be hired in was not a need for one. "I don't know what's going on in terms of the p ast board The eonELet apparently st:lrted order to ease her job duties. see M a i I, page 7 see UPB, page 8 Police arrest three in incident at 'Sexv legs' contest

BY ASHLEY COOK senior editor UM-St. Louis students charged in disturbance The Sigma Pi frat ernity's 15th annual "Sexy Legs" contest, Sept. 12, did not occur without incident, as was earlier report­ had concern for people at tbe party, , Wydra said. "The can JUSt kinda went over the stage and landed," Holt ed. Wydra said that the risk management team handled the said. "It was more of a distraction than anything." A report released by the Bel-Ridge police department situation by removing the group associated with those who Holt said that the contest continued unintemlpted, and states that officers from Bel-Ridge arrived at tbe Sigma Pi threw the can. that the incident was over quickly. house at 12:23 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 13 in response to "They were confronted and asked to leave in a very calm "It tOok a matter of minutes to get them out, and make a disturb·ance, resulting in the arrest of three suspects. manner," Wydra said. sure 1;hat all of our guests were safe from any.flying debris," The report said that a member of the fraternity said that The fraternity had help with security from two off-duty Holt said. the three suspects were "yelling and using profanity and officers who are Sigma Pi alumni, said Sigma Pi President Palette said that the incident involving the police was not when asked to leave refused to do so." JUStin Palette. related to Sigma Pi because it ,,{as not on their property, but According to Paul Wydra, Sigma Pi rush chairman, the Polette said that the guests were escorted out the back that it tOok place in the parking lot of j.W.'s Coin Laundry incident began with a can being thrown during the "Sexy gate of the fraternity by "the twO off-duty officers, myself, next door. Legs" contest. and another brother." "Once they were escorted off our property and taken to ''What happened was an aluminum can was thrown, and it Thomas Holt, vice president of Sigma Pi, said that the can hit somebody. It hit one of our brOthers, and right away we did not hit any~ne. see Arrests, page 8 Men·] grow up Vending machines vandalized, robbed

BY DAVID BAUGHER said. senior editor Damage to the bill changer and cof­ Three vending machines and a change fee/snack machine totaled about $3,100. machine were vandalized late last month Smalley said the tOols which were used resulting in thousands of dollars in dam­ in the incidents, a pry bar and wood chis­ age and the theft of more than $400 in el, were lefr behind. He said they were cash and goods. later identified as belonging to a construc­ According to Captain James Smalley tion company which had a crew working of the campus police, the first incident in the area~ on Aug. 23. He said the crew was discovered the morning of August 24 had no access to the hallway containing by a security officer in the Mark Twain the machines and had not witnessed any­ building. thing suspicious. Smalley said that the glass had been "They didn't even know their tools removed from a snack machine and about were missing until the officer started $210 worth of snacks taken. questioning them about it," Smalley said. "There had also been an attempt to pry According to Smalley, a second inci­ open the machine which bad fail ed," dent of vandalism and theft was dis caved Smalley said. August 27 when about S50 in one dollar Two other machines bad also been bills were stolen from a snack machine in attacked. A change machine in the area the music building. had been robbed. Smalley said about $160 The machine's glass front had appar­ was missing from the unit. ently been smashed with a concrete block Stephanie Platt/The Cumnt "The soda machine at the extreme west left at the scene. FBI agent Joe Murphy (left) talks with communication major Michael en d of the hall had its plastic front "The dan~age to the machine as pro­ Rohrbacker, during the ninth annual Career Days event in the J.C. Penney removed and several pry marks were on it, vided by the vending company was Building. The event, sponsored by Career Services, took place here however no entry was gained," Smalley approximately 53,500," Smalley said. Wednesday and Thursday_ Page 2 {!ibe. ~urrent September 28, 1998

N a m e d U M • S Lou i s 199 8 B est Campus Com munity Building Program Put it on the Board: The CUtmll EvenJs Bulletin Board is a seroice providedfree of charge to all student arganizo1ions mui U'ziocrsiiy departments and divisions. DendJ.i.ne for submissions to The CUtmll Events Bulletin Board is 5 p.nt W!fY Thursday before publi­ David,Baugher • Editor-in-Chief cntion. Space consideratian is given to student organizations and is on a first -come, first­ Ashley Cook • Managing Editor served basis. We suggest all submissions be posted at least two weeks priar to the event. Send submissions to: Todd Appel, 7940 Natllrai Bridge Road, SI. Louis MO 63121 or Pam White • Business Managf?r fax 516-6811. All listings use 516 prefixes unless otherwise indicated. Judi Unville • Faculty Adviser Wombacher • Advf?rtising Dir. I Brian Douglas • News Editor --- • •~~."y.qn~ ~ ~ Amy Lombardo • Features Editor Monday, Sept. 28 board, sepak takraw, pickleball and from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at I Falls Women's Rights Convention of 1 • Monda¥, Noon Series "Death of a tetherbal1 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m . Normandy United Methodist Church at , 1848 was the birthplace of the I, Ken Dunkin • Sports Editor Salesman' Arthur Miller's play will be Contact: Rec Sports, 5326. I' American women's movement and 8000 Natural Bridge Rd. Sponsored by StepharH Platt • Photography Dir. examined in a discussion led by Steve the Wesley Foundation Campus that the Nineteenth Amendment was ,'. Woolf, artistic director at the Rep, and • Visiting Scholar, Shelley Haley, Ministry. Everyone invited. Contact: I its greatest achievement. A&EEditor two actors from the play. This event Brown Bag Colloquium "Placing Roger Jespersen, 385-3000. ,i will start earlier at 11 a.m. and go Cleopatra: Women, Classics, and the Tuesday, Oct. 6 I &nSbd •• nal • Prod. Manager until 1 p.m. in J.C . Penney. Contact: Social Order" from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 • LitMags will be sold for $3.00 out- • Annual Punt, Pass, and Kick 1 Dave Kinworthy '. Sports Associate 5699 or TOO 5961. p.m. in 331 SSB, McDonnell side betWeen Lucas and Clark Halls I' Football Contest, T-shirts will be l Conference Room . Contact: Nan and the U-Center. I awarded for the best scores in each ; Mary Undsley • Ad. Associate • Visiting Scholar Reception and Sweet, 6383 or Deborah Bowman, .event as well as overall total scores. ! Tocid APPel • Prod. Associate Address "Against All Odds: Black 5581. Friday, Oct. 2 Contact: Rec Sports, 5326. 1 Women and Classics'in the 19th • Opening and Rededication of St. Brian wall • Business Associate Century" from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. • Campus Fun Run, choose the 1.5 or Louis Mercantile Library at levels 1 ! Thursday, Oct. 8 Jeremy Pratte • Web Editor in 75 J.C . Penney given by Shelley 3 mile course. T-shirts awarded to the and 2 of Thomas Jefferson Library. ; • SOUP AND SOUL FOOD (free lunch Haley. Contact: Nan Sweet, 6383 or fastest male/female times in student Public Ceremony at 11 a.m. and an 1 and a time for prayer and meditation) I Marty Johnson • Cartoonist Deborah Bowman, 5581. and faculty/staff divisions. To partici­ evening celebration requiring reserva- I from 12:30 p.m . to 1:30 p.m . at pate, meet at Mark Twain at 12:20 tions at 6 p.m. Contact: 5442. Normandy United Methodist Church at • Calling ALL organization~: Hunger p.m. Contact: Rec Sports, 5326. i 8000 Natural Bridge Rd. Sponsored by Awareness Week planning meeting at Saturday, Oct. 3 ! the Wesley Foundation Campus Staff: Joe Harris, Victoria 1 p.m. at the Newman Center, 8200 • Student Social Work Association • Rededication of the John W. ! Ministry. Everyone invited. Contact: Hellerman , Catherine Marquis­ Natural Bridge Rd . Contact: Betty, Meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Barriger III National Railroad Library at , Roger Jespersen, 385-3000. Homeyer, Gene Marshall, Anne 385-3455. in the Lucas Hall Evening Co,llege the Mercantile Library in the TJ ! I Porter Conference Room. Contact: Janice Library. Open to the public, program at ! . Monday, Oct. 12 Tuesday, Sept. 29 Black, 509-1388. • Monday Noon Series: Corruption 7940 Natural Bridge Road • Guaranteed 4.0 Workshop/Seminar ~:~:~;i~:t~ ~ecePtion at 5 p.m. I!!.~ and Contraband: The Underside of St. Louis, Missouri 63121. II from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in J.C. Penney • LitMags will be sold for $3.00 in Spanish Colonial History. Mark Auditorium. 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==i Get This F Concert gives opportunity for ~~~e ~ ~ adve nt ure Cs.~ I haven't done anything really pointless just for the sake of doing something really pointless ,0 in quite some time. That is, up until last Wednesday night. My friend, Jen, and I went to Monday Noon Series showcases local talent see Third Eye Blind back in f ebruary. Jen has a little bit of a BY AMY LOMBARDO Artists bring slides of their work and tell why they ...... , ...... ~ ...... , ...... crush on the lead singer, Steven staff editor chose their particular medium or why they decided Jenkins. It was a good time and Not many people automatically associate Monday to focus on a certain subject matter. Almost always we just happened to get back­ afternoons with cultural growth. But for those of us the artist or p erformer will speak to the audience stage (because we just happened who spend our lunch hour on the UM-St. Louis cam­ about their work and give an opportunity for ques­ to hang around and talk to as pus, we could easily do so. tions at the end of the hour. many American Theater The Monday Noon Series is a program presented The Monday Noon Series maintains a level of employees as we could find). by the Center of the Humanities at UM-St. Louis. It intimacy by focusing mostly on local talent who may The guys were very nice and hos­ is a free cultural series which includes talks and per­ not have widespread fame. pitable, giving us free beverages formances from talents in various areas. "We try to find people in the St. Louis communi­ to boot. Karen Lucas, assistant director for the Center of ty more largely. Most of the time people don't.real­ This past week, the band did the Humanities and a research associate in communi­ ize that we have some great musicians and artists and yet another show in our very cations, has been the coordinator of the Monday so forth right here in St. Louis," Lucas said. "They own beloved city. Although we Noon Series for the past three years. are both from on and off campus. We have profes­ didn't have tickets this time, we "It's a series of programs every Monday from 12 sors or other people on campus, including students." decided to go and try to see the noon until1p.m. They are free and open to the pub­ A course titled the Monday Noon Cultural members lic," Lucas said. "Students are welcome, but we al so Seminar (Ii ted as Interdisciplinary. 160) started again. We have people come from off campus." spring semester 1998. The participants attend the arriv e d There are often programs designed to relate to the Monday events and meet on Wednesday to discuss downtown topics covered in courses at the University. Many them. ~ out 10:30 professors bring their classes to sit in on lectures or "Our hope is that once they are done with the p.m., too ' presentations. One of the goals of the series is to be course that this sets a foundation for their lives, that early for the ·· as diverse as possible and cover a number of different they will have a life that includes the arts," Lucas show to be areas. said. "Once people have [an] experience and enjoy it ''We try to cover all the humanities. We have some they might think, 'Well, I don't always have to watch out, so we AMY LOMBARDO decided to Features Editor Monda::, that are devoted to things that are histori­ TV or go to a bar.'" The main idea is really to give more cultural expo­ step In to cal, sometimes anthropology, philosophy, art, music, the nearest hole-in-the-wall bar drama," Lucas said. "I try to have the programming be sure to people in the St. Louis area, especially the stu­ dents at UM-St. Louis. and have a beer. At about 11 : 15 diverse both in terms of content or subject marter, "T here are a lOt of students who have never been p.m., we left the establishment but also we try to be sure that we have men, women, and people from various ethnic and religious back­ to a poetry reading, haven't heard a classical music ~d made our journey to the the­ strin g quartet, or have never heard bluegrass ater. grounds." The itinerary may include a performance from the [music] ," Luc a.~ said. a1 try to have something for Stephanie Plattj The CUTTent We walked up to the front St. Louis Symphony orchestra one week and a tal k everybody." Geoff Seitz of ILl-MO Boys plays the violin at a Monday Noon Series where a small crowd of people about current themes in politics or culture the next. presentation. gathered and (uh-oh!) a metal barrier was blocking the side­ walk. This had not been here last time, and defi nitely presented a slight problem. W e were Art Museum highlights undaunted, however, and pro- eeded to walk directly up to the two bouncers guarding the area and engage them in conversa­ African mas~erpieces tIOn. As I scanned the small group of groupies 1 felt better. I knew f3 .. ~ .... A.~.~~.... ~ . c:t _Fl:r:.E..Fl...... _ ... _...... _...... not work. " that we still had a good chance of s pee i a Ito the Cur r en t Essentially all these works must be together to create being asked to come back and The St. Louis Art Museum is only one stop for the the ceremony in the drumniing culrures. ·!he Congo meet the band before anyone Masterpieces of Central Africa. The tour began at the red colored drummers, recommended by Nun ~ey, else because, well, we weren't in Canadian Museum 'of Civilization in Ottawa/Hull, exemplify the importance of drumming and music in tigh school. In retrospect, this Quebec in 1996 and will end in Barcelona ::it the Funacio the ceremonies, just as the masks complete the scene for probably should have made me If you could create a Caiza de Catalunya in 1999. The 195 pieces are selec- the dancing. The importance of women is shown in the feel worse, but I digress. tions from the Royal ill;illll~~11 queen and child figures. Eventually, after about a half­ class at UM SL, what Museum of Central Africa Rarely are women por- hour of chit-chat with the young and are mostly of the trayed without a child, but girl next to me about how she Democratic Republic of ,.,."",."".\ ." ,. ,.".., .",. in one instance a woman is "almost died!" when the band would it be? Congo, formerly known as tS Nti( {';) $, '}}' used without a child. In this came on stage and how she' Zaire in the Belgian Congo l~l~ : . ~~!;;il;:;~~!il:~~~~~~~I;f~1: instance, she is a figure that would "just die" if she met them, region. John Nunley is the would ha~ e sat on. top of a ~Kevin the Guitarist walked up. curator for the exhibit with staff for the leader of that "How to make a million by 21!" the help of the assistant ';W::: Ei:::}:;·";',\1 culrure. As he signed autographs I caught him checking out Jen and I, and ·Janika Barnett curator, Jackie Lewis The Yelesi helmet mask 1 thought that we had won the Junior/M IS/Finance Harris. 1~~li~f~j~;i~llfi~;'ij l with the bird was used in game. According to Nunley, ceremonies to fight sickness . He talked to me briefly, asked the · Masterpieces from and infertility. Other me a few questions, and then Central Africa is, "The notable pieces are the every- some random girl pulled up in a most powerful exhibit to IHImTttI),; day use pieces like the red car, and he left with her. ever tour the country... as combs and cups. These ~ Another half-hour passed, we "Chemical Technology." each and every piece is a MiCritE objects possess great work- masterpiece, meaning a true manship and detail. One were both getting cold and really -Ina Hammond masterpiece, not JUSt an pipe was about three feet needed to find a bathroom (the Junior/Biology/ Chemistry beer was kicking in), but J en was exhibit." long and carved intricately Nunley even recom- in every detail. It would insistent that we stay "five more mended some feature probably take two people minutes." pieces that truly reflect the just to hold the pipe in After three 'five more min­ heritage of the exhibit. order to use it, which con- utes' passed an adorable, though The first of these is the veys just how much effort rather large, groupie rook an "How to manage money." white Congo masks, which and time was used to cr~eate :xtreme liking to J en and Nunley describes as, "Very the pipe. Many of the pieces brought both of us back to the -Jaime Boykin naturalistic." The white in this exhibit were used for tour bus to meet the band ... Junior / Busi ness Marketing color on these masks repre- the enthronement of new again. Unfortunately, it was their sents different values in the leaders and composed of first time in this particular bus different cultures of the leopard skins and ivory. and no one could figure out how Congo region. The skins and elements to flu sh the toilet. Jen and I had For example, in the were considered rare and to sit there and make conversa­ Sonyge area the color white therefore used in important tion while our bladders were ''U nderwater basket-weaving." is a positive nourishment ceremonies. The Kalin used to explode. Finally, we ~ out which is used for procre- sacred masks in their cere- excused ourselves and headed to -Angio Schmitt ation. '!be Lulou believe monies for new leaders the nearest club to use the ladies' Junior/Chemistry white is viewed differently, Stephanie Plattj The CUTTent along with the use of palm room. wine and blood. This mix­ I suppose the moral of my ~sed ~ anti-~ orc~ry in ~ealf An exhibit from the Masterpieces of Central mg an . magIc. ne paIr? Africa. ture is supposed to have tale is that it ISfun to go out on a masks IS of the Kaseth vil- spiritual powers and con­ limb sometimes and do some­ lage and was used for soul retrieval. They are very real­ nect people of different worlds, meaning this world and thing simply because you can. "Class on common sense." istic as they bear a close human resemblance with teeth the next. The objects and some of the copper staffheads However, I suppose if this expe­ and beards. show the Eu;opean assimilation that occurred between rience is as wild and crazy as I've ·Rob Brill Most of these Congo societie:. Jsed drums ext en­ the cultures of Africa and Europe. ~otten lately, I should get out Freshman/computer science . sively throughout the culture. Nunley said of the mas­ The Masterpieces of Central Africa runs until Nov. more often. terpieces in the exhibit that, "All works are festival art 29, 1998. For more information, contact the SL Louis and for performing. Without drums, the mask would Art Museum, at (314) 721-0072. Page 4 \!rbe QCurrent September 28, 1998

III 11111111 I 1111111111111 ' ... i ;u .1: ;; £ ;t!lS U 1£ iII!6 - Your ad here. ThE STUDENT VO'CE OF UM-Sl'. LoUIS • • .... -...... - .-- ..- .-...... , ...... -.. -- -_ ...... , ...... __ ...... -.__ ...... Editorial Board David Baugher (l Editor in Chief TilE After I watched the tape of Mark McGwire's 62nd Ashley Cook C'U~Rr ..T homerun for the umpteenth time; I began to think about Managing Editor & more than just the homerun, more than just the record, Editorial Page EdItor Mail more than the way in which McGwire and Sammy Sosa Brian Douglas Letters to the editor Fax have helped to unite baseball in one of the most exciting E-mail Telephone News Editor 7940 Natural Bridge Road (314) 516-6811 homerun chases in memory, No, when I saw that tape, I [email protected] (314) 516-5174 'Our Opinion' reflects the majority st. 'Louis, MO 63121 thought about Konica. opinion of the editorial board ------,--._ ------Konica, a copier machine company, had the good for­ tune of having placed their advertisement down the left

> field line at Busch Stadium-directly above where Big I - OUR OPINION Mac cranked his record-breaking shot. Thus, Konica has assured itself of a kind of promotional immortality. As a sidelight to what is sure to be one of the most overplayed pieces of video UPB lacks member involvement Communication may footage of all time, Konica's image will forever be emblazoned on the needed to be successful prevent mail mess American psyche providing the back­ drop for one of the most famous The University Program Board UPB has at present received no events in baseball history. An adver­ Neither rain nor snow nor dark of The Issue: has had a challenge lately; get­ applications for the position. tiser's dream come true. night... ting members to participate. Mowen said that with only half Of course you may think that The recent resignation of the mail ser­ After starting The UPS is designed to have a board, she cannot operate the Konica just got lucky, a case of being ... I>. . ~.. y'.I.'? ...!'l.~ . IJ.. ()1i E R off with almost 15 members, with the director's directorship as intended because vices supervisor over staffing concerns in the right place at the right time. But Editor in Chief has created a predictable firestorm of a full board, duties ideally being to coordinate she is having to make up so as true as that may be, the prolifer& board members and their ideas debate. While some have suggested tion of advertiSing at Busch, or any major league park, the UPS is now much work caused by vacant while working with Student positions. administrative incompetence may be to made it inevitable that McGwire's Maris-passing round­ operating with Activity administration to Mowen also said that student blame, the more likely culprit is a plain, tripper would make some advertiser very happy. I've only half of the approve proposed event plan­ workers are helping out with simple lack of communication. One thing noticed in fact that hardly an inch of the stadium is free membership ning. Experience St. Louis because that seems obvious in the mess over the from from some company hawking something. From Ufe filled. Event Unfortunately, lack of interest none of the present board mem­ mail is that one side failed to communi­ tarpulin to the scoreboard to the outfield wall it's always planning may from last year's members and bers are interested In positions cate or the other side didn't hear that a time for a word from your sponsor. problems with scheduling have be jepordized to assist with it. serious situation was developing in the This trend of course shows no end in sight. Now even \ combined to reduce the number UPB should seek assistance the most mundane act in a baseball game has been as members mail room, one that required prompt of board members currently in from the student body in filling attention. reserved for advertising space. At the game .I attended, 1 are overloaded. active participation. vacancies. With a third of the As with most situations that explode when the Cardinals changed pitchers the PA system Don McCarty, student ser­ semester already passed, time is after brewing for months, it's impossible cheerfully announced that "this call to the bullpen was vices coordinator, said Friday We Suggest: growing short to fill the board in to tell exactly who was in the right and brought to you by Ameritech." While it was certainly nice that there are seven active mem­ time to function adequately with­ who was wrong. Probably both sides of Ameritech to "bring" me a pitching change, I have to bers, one of whom was on the out overloading ex isting mem­ deserve some of the blame. But the say that I figure Tony LaRussa probably would have take''n The remaining board last year. McCarty said bers. important part of the process is not to his reliever out whether the cell phone company liked it or positions at that another returning member With Welcome Week over, it not. find who is at fault but rather to fix the UPB should be has indicated he will participate appears that no major UPB Actually, Ameritech seems to have a lock on the whole problem and ensure that it doesn't hap­ opened up now if he can work around scheduling events are in the works anytime pitching concept. Their ads always play on the scoreboard conflicts. pen again. soon for this semester, While it anytime they display the new hurler's stats and the com­ to the general A good place to start woul~ be with Carrie Mowen, UPB director, would be optimum for UPB to pany has advertising placed over botD Jbullpens. Well, I student body said that even though she could the chain of command. Sl,Jpervisor return as many experienced guess I can recognize a theme when I, ~,~e one but I'm still instead of wait- fill the board quickly by seeking Beverly Bateman said that she has members as pOSSible, and not sure what relief pitching has to do with the quality of ing any longer out people she knew well for served under 14 bosses in 18 years. She though it is a nice gesture to give my mobile phone reception. applications, she wanted Instead says that position is now vacant. An for last year's those members every opportuni­ One way or the other however it seems we will have to to have a fair representation of members to ty to respond to inquiries about effective communicator in that role would live with advertising as an everyday part of our lives and the student population with appli­ respond to their status on the board, time is go far to relieving misunderstandings that yes even a part of our most cherished national moments. cants from all areas of campus. passing while the board strug­ could arise by relaying problems to the And anyway what's wrong with that. There's no reason requests for We applaud Mowen's efforts gles to function at a level that vice-chancellor's office before they why ads can't be as integral a part of our lives as any their participa- in seeking diversity, and encour­ meets the nee ds of the student become unmanageable and lead to feel­ other aspect of American culture, And remember this col­ tion. age UPB to continue working body. . ings of neglect and bitterness. umn has been brought to you by (your ad here). towards that goal. The UPB application process It is certainly understandable that sna­ Since UPB is not actively is long and requires much con­ fus such as this may occur from time to recruiting at this time, we sug­ sideration by the administration time but as the old saying goes an ounce gest that the seven positions So what do and director alike. This is as it of prevention is worth a pound of cure. remaining vacant be opened up Falling temperature ' should be. Given that knowl­ Vice-chancellor Reinhard Schuster has you think? to the general student body as edge, Student Activities needs to suggested that an outside consultant soon as possible, without more give the student body an oppor­ may be brought in to examine mail ser­ Let us hear from delay in hopes that some of last tunity to show its interest, and raises school spirits vices and possibly come up with a plan to you on this or year's members will return. the UPB a chance to provide this restructure the department. This seems any issue in a One spot on the board is being campus with some knockout pro­ As I was sitting at a stoplight Tuesday, preparing to pull to be a constructive first step in the letter to the edi­ held open for an international stu­ gramming for the fall semester. onto campus, I heard a loud voice droning a tune to the process. Let's hope it's not the last. tor. dent to fill, but McCarty said that muffled strains of "If you want my body, and you think I'm sexy, c'mon baby let me know. , ." I was pretty sure that' the guy sharing his monotone gift with the world was the first victim of fall fever I'd spotted this season. Other signs of the approaching epidemic surfaced as I r------J~ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1------., walked to my first class. Students were dozing on bench­ es or in the grass, while others were hanging around outside in large num­ Parking miles bers, joking around and generally act­ Y2K: Millenium Of a million headaches ing like it was a national holiday. from nowhere The initial wave of fall fever nor­ I can assure you the Y2K prob­ The world will not shut down get it a/l fi xedl, A good plan today mally hits with the first major lem is real. It will cause millions of because every computer is not is better than no plan tomorrow, cool down in temperature. Tuesday Last year I wrote about problems in thousands of industries. working right. Life will go on and I work for a company that han­ was almost cri sp, with no humidity, There may be programmers hiding the computers will be right there dles Y2K work for the nuclear power the park ing situation, Well, and the day saw the first sign of stu- guess what? It hasn't gotten out in the woods somewhere but the with us. However, many things that industry, ., I have seen and heard dents wearing sweatshirts to class, ASHLEY COOK majority of them are laughing a/l the you are used to may cease to func­ CEOs of Fortune 500 companies any better, I said then what later tying them around their waists as ---Managing'Editor-­ way to the bank. tion. The student aid check you get actually say, "The Y2K bug won 't the schooi needs to do is to it warmed up just enough for shirt- build a large garage for staff It seems the programmers of old from the government may not come affect my com pany " and then won­ sleeves, I may not have been short-sighted as anymore. The good grades you got der why the engineers were laugh­ and faculty, and create a What is it about fall weather that makes people feel so shuttle system for them. they seem, The people who origi­ in school may not be "in the sys­ ing. I have seen middle manage­ lighthearted? I myself get the urge to shut down the The students pay to go here nally programmed the computers, tem " anymore, There may not even ment say that they will "defi nitely fi x office and head for a playground as soon at that first rush and the staff is paid , so why mainly the mainframes, did so in lart­ be a "system"! Air traffic con­ all the Y2K issues and no contirt­ of cool air hits. Something about that first chilly breeze gency plan is required ." I have also do the students have to guages now termed ancient­ troll ers may find planes di sappear­ makes me feel like I'm about 10 years old and that I've Programmers of COBOL, FORTRAN, ing off of the radar only to have seen engineers and plant workers walk up.vards to a mile to got to start figuring out what costume to wear for and even a little PASCAL are now them appear in the morning news in say, "There is no way we will ever fi x get to class? Yesterday I Halloween this year. finding themselves the hottest com­ a ball of fl ame. all of th is: ' , had to park by the Mark modity in the computer industry. It is too late to catch every Yes, the Y2K bug is real. Yes, the Twain building to attend Fall has got to be one of the greatest times of the year. They are commanding two to three embedded system (all the micro­ Y2K bug will affect you . Yes, the class next to the pond , And Nothing can beat the gorgeous scenery of first the lea v e~ times or more the pay that your top processors) and every CPU . There Y2K bug will shut down parts of gov, becau se of time constraints changing and then the snow falling. Every month after of the line c++ and Java program­ just isn't enough time an d a lot of ernment and close many bu siness. I walked through the con­ September has a big celebration that you 're either busy mers are, They come out of retire- compani es aren't acting like their No, the Y2K bug will not si gnal the struction area, A real mess decorating, planning, or partying for. : ment and are instantly promoted to business depends on it (it does!) . end of the computer age or the end but if I were to go around I At press time, the weather was heading back towards project manager status and get all The government has started work­ of civilization. The dark ages are not would have missed 20 min . a summer-like atmosphere with humidity and temps near of the frills that go with that job. ing on it, but they are notorious' fo r return ing, Chaos will not reign (any of cla ss . the gO-degree mark. I guess those stricken with fall fever Before the government and mi ssing deadlines, and thi s time, more than it does today). But if you WAKE UP people! We the will temporarily have their symptoms abate. The campus doomsday announcers get all riled the deadline is hard and fast see a lot of programmers disappear, students pay to go to school won't be quite as upbeat as it was this past week , with up, I think a few things should be approaching. The best thing right ing from the fac e of the earth. you here and all we are asking is people generally seeming less stressed as the cool weath­ set straight. The power companies now is to continue the work on fix­ may want to head for the hil ls. .. for some DECENT PARKING. er lent itself to cases of fall feveL ing the bug and to get more people (nuclear, boiling water, fossil fuels, Wouldn 't it be nice if we could all hold on to some of solar, etc.) are not going to blow up working on contingency planning -Barry W. Colebank, Jr. ·BiII Doyle that fever-induced happiness until the next wave of if the Y2K problem is not resolved. (what will happen when we don 't Canadian air arrives? September 28, 1998 m:.be ([urrent Page 5

Ken Dunkin, sports editor phone: 871-2192 fa>;: 516-6811 SPOR e-mail: [email protected] =1 La test Scoopr= Women's soccer falls in two games during conference play Arena holds Riverwomen's record falls to 1-5 overall, memories. of childhood defense slips yield 1-3 and 0-2 losses

The Smurfs on Ice, the wonder­ The Riverwomen started off slow and .BY...... DAVE...... KINWORTHY...... ful Sesame Street shows, and the old staff associate due to a weather delay were never able ro St. Louis Blues playing in the Arena . recapture the momentum. are images that have stuck with me The UM-St. Louis women's soccer · UM-St. Louis gave up a breakaway goal for a lifetime. . team lowered their record to 1-5 overall as with 5 minutes left in the first half and The sad part is that the Barn will they lost two conference games. eventually lost 0-2. The Riverwomen lost to Southern Although the Riverwomen's record be torn down soon and that leaves Indiana 1-3 with the lone goal coming may not show it, Goetz believes that her me with a feeling of hopelessness from Amber Godfrey. players are working and playing and anger. The Rivetwomen's defense collapsed on extrememely hard. The Arena, which marked its all three goals and allowed all three goals to "They realize they are playing well and 69th anniversary last Wednesday, is be scored on breakaways. there is no one to blame," Goetz said. ''\VIe a monumental building that should "We just gOt stripped out of the back­ JUSt need to take some quality shots and not be tom down. People say that field and our defense lost the ball at mid­ equalize. Their play does not reflect the memories last a lifetime, but if the field and we could ·not recover," Head record. They still know that there is a lot of season left." Arena is tom down, then those . Coach Beth Goetz said. The Riverwome~ outshot Southern T a assist the Riverwomen in their scor­ memories become even more dis­ Indiana, but could not capitalize on its ing slump, Goetz has been running shoot­ torted and eventually fade away like opportunities according to Goetz. ing drills and she believes it is working. the rubble that would remain if the "We had a few more shots than "We have been working on shooting building is torn down. Southern Indiana, but we could not finish," and penetrating the defense in practice," I just cannot get over the fact Goetz said. Goetz said. ''They a~e building confidence that contrac­ The Riverwomen then took on St. and feeling more comfortable taking the tors would Joseph, a team currently ranked 5th in shot now." Senior Shannon Humphrey (center) advances the ball against UM-Rolla in a game on want to Division II women's soccer .. September 9th. destroy a building that so manypeo­ .------sports Opinion pIe have come to love. Although Women's soccer coach DAVE KINWORTHY the building ...... ,...... Too much of a good thing sports associate has been looks to promising future vacant since the !Gel Center opened up, the old Barn still remains a fLx­ When McGwire fever hit St. So where was I when the Louis r got sick. record happened? I was in the ture near Forest Park. "They have completely different atmospheres," BY DAVE KINWORTHY The fever often found me turn­ JamestOwn library Setting up a dis­ I know, a giant aquarium would s t a ff ass 0 cia t e Goetz said. "Clemson was so much bigger and ath- ing off my television, radio and play of baseball memorabilia. I Imagine if you will, a coach taking over a leg- · lecically-oriented. There is a lot of pride in athletics not do the building justice, but it ears. Any mention of McGwire didn't even see the homer live. I endary coach's job. The pressure, the pain, the at Clemson and we are taking strides with this team was a possibility for investors. It made me sick. could have really cared less. I saw blood, sweat and tears are all a part of it. . to get to that lev el of competition." . would c1ra.,;, hugecmowds and people It seemed like everywhere I the ~ghlights a few hQurs later. It -The coach has responsibilities '1 li1fe team as ~ G betz was a bit concerned with her future after wo' uld. come' :;>,t_~o see the bu .ildin g went I either saw omething about tOolj. ~ patron t ~ Uing me for me to well as herself. - 16(, Clemson- as she searched for the next st p in her off ofI-40. Mark McGwire or heard people know. First year women's soccer Head Coach Beth life. talking about him. It drove me McGwire was once my favorite But reaIistically, the building is Goetz has passed all of these roadblocks. "Coming out of Clemson, I had planned to crazy. player. Even the year that he hit not stable. How could a giant aquar­ Goetz, a native St. . Louisan, attended coach at a club level," Goetz said. "I wanted to go Don't ge t me wrong I don't .201! After the hype I can barely ium be put inside the Arena? It Hazelwood Central High School and then moved to graduate school, but fortunately Kenny needed discount his achievement. stand to see his face. In my display on twO years later to play at ,.------, an assistant. I knew I would could leak and cause even more Bre aking the record is something I had a special section each year Clemson University. always be involved to some damage to the trademark building. very amazing and the publicity he dedicated to McGwire. It was my This past year, Goetz was offi- degree, but never thought that I I just cannot face the reality of has gotten has been just. But there Starting Lineup figure, several old cially named the head coach of the would jump into college coaching seeing the building I grew up in is such thing as overkill. cards, a few magazines, and other women's soccer team. This marks so quickly." I could barely escape from uthe various items. In the past this sec­ being torn down before my very the first time that the women's Coach Hudson helped Goetz chase" hype. Eve n my own spans tion of the display was often eyes. soccer team has had a full-time turn into the tactical and strate ie page was invaded with McGwi.re gawked at, quite often. It seems like just the other day coach. Even the legendary Ken coach that she is today. Goetz h 'Pe. The hype has gotten a little I had no idea things would get that I went to see the beautiful Hudson was only a part-time was pleased to here Hudson con- our of hand. this crazy when he was traded here Smurfette and Papa Smurf on the ice coach for the Riverwomen. gratulare her when he was fi rst Articles declared "where were a little over a year ago. parading around for their youthful "Being full time has helped a hired as an interim last ear. you when 62 happened?" As if this Special newspapers, Cu[-1l1 lot," Goetz said. "It allows me to "He showed me the ropes h re audience. I remember that everytime event was more exciting than say a broadcast, extra columns when recruit more players and be choosy at UM-St. Louis," G oetz said. world serie victory or the moon will it stop? Finally, today it is I went by the Arena with my par­ about who r select." "He was very supportive and walk. over. ents, I always use to say that that Goetz is quick to point out ="'="""'~~~:::::....-'-'.~-'--"'----' when r got the job as an interim, T his even was played up more Now maybe the media will was the building where the Smurfs though that this team is nOt offi- Goetz he was really pulling for me." than Pete Rose breaking the all­ talk/write about some stories they live. cially hers quite yet. As Coach Goetz looks at the time hit record in the rnid-'80's. had neglected aU summer. The The last and final time that I was ''You have to look at this job as a three-year broad spectrum of things, she said she can only Hit 41 92 i' by far a better record Blues, the Rams, the Billikins, and in the Arena was when the Blues plan," Goetz said. ''This team is still part of Kenny's imagine better things to come from the women's in my eyes. Compared to that the high school spans have gotten the team. I would never exclude him, but I just want to soccer team. She says her typical player is "a team played the Chicago Blackhawks. I home run record means almost shaft with all the up to the build on the foundation that he has laid down." player, has a great work ethic in the cLassroom and nothing! moment news flowing with the ",,jJJ never forget that game. Initially, Goetz was all about business when she as well as on the field and plays the;: game of soccer Th biggest travesty has been baseball hype. The game was an intense meeting heard the good news that she was hired as the head for the love of the game." the overshadowing of Cal Ripken Maybe down the line I will between the two. The Blackhawks coach. Goetz fills a void in the women's so cer pro- J r. ending his games played streak. appreciate having been so close to featured now present Dallas Stars "My first thought was that I had a lot to do," gram that only she can take to the next level. H er Ripken's record will likely never the streak. r could be proud some­ goalie Eddie Belfour. Goetz said. "I was excited because it was a long - hard work and dedication to the sport of soccer is be broken. He ended the streak day that I watched most of the The Blues broke the game open awaited year." .only fitting as she is now the UM-St. Louis several weeks ago at well over home runs on TV and had the early and never looked back By the Going from a powerhouse Division I school to women's soccer head coach. 2,000 games strait. C onsidering chance to see a few in person. I UM-St. Louis, a Division II college, Goetz was a some players have a tough time doubt it though. time I saw the fourth goal scored, I little surprised by the differences. player a full season, say for exam­ looked down and saw Belfour slam­ ple McG" ire, it is even more of a ming his goalie stick against the crowning achievement. The press -Ken Dunkin ...... ! ...... ~> ...... - ••••••- ...... - •• - ...... - ...... - • •~ .." •••> ••• - . -.-....- .. ------.. --.-... ~ .. --...... _ ... .. _ ...... _ ...... ···1 cross-bar in frustration and anguish. received has been very little. Everyone laughed at the cocky ~ 1 ;' goalie and ridiculed him. It was a I sight to see. r guess all of these are just mem­ ories. To face the reality of all this, I just am amazed that my childhood 2 wins memories of the Arena are going to Volleyball 9-2 overall after be crushed by a construction com­ Riverwomen to the 15-9, 15-2, 15- vs. BY JOE HARRIS pany. i Kentucky-Wes. ! of the Current staff 9 victory. You can have all of the activists TBA : , The Riverwomen volleyball "Reyna . [Panama] had six or that you want to try to save a desert­ seven straight kills and Kristen away Ii te am continued rampaging ed building, but the Bam must come through its schedule with two Brugnara set very well for us," ...... - .-... down. I hate to admit it but the ...... , more WlllS over Kentucky head coach Denise Silvester said. vs. vs. j j Wesleyan and Southern Indiana Nichole Wall led the building which fonnerly was packed Kentucky-Wes. j I Bellarmine this week. Riverwomen v.~th ten digs, while every night, is now unstable and i 3 p.m. · 3 p.m. ! I The WillS moved the middle hitters Michelle unsafe for spectators. away I away away ; ; i I Riverwomen record to 9-2 overall Hochstatter and Susan Whether it be the Smurfs, t...... ,...... L...... j! and 3-1 in Great LIkes Valley Kleinschnitz killed eight of eleven Sesame Street or even the St. Louis Conference play. attempts for a lofty .636 hitting Blues playing a division rival in front TIle first victi.m was Kentucky percentage. of a sold out crowd, the Arena is \Vesleyan. Yorhena Panama and The Riverwomen also out­ blocked Kentucky Wesleyan 7-1. trully a building that will live in St. Kristen Brugnara led the Louis history as one of a kind. See VOLLEYBALL , page 6 Page 6 '{!Coe Qturrent September 28, 1998

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"Our confidence is growing,bm Kleinschnitz and Hochstatter, con­ we're still having trouble delivering tinue to improve in their sopho­ the knock-out punch," Silvester more years. This week they com­ Umpires should give Mac a bre"ak lit said. 'We have co want co dominate bined for 28 kills with only five and the more you win the more you errors and combined for 6 solo want [Q dominate. We're still blocks and 14 block assists. Umpires are a special breed of individuals; a fraternity of sorts. Their Louis soon. I was lucky, as an American League umpire I was able to avoid I ~ emergIng as a winning. team." "Sometimes [Kleinschnitz and work is unique. There aren't many jobs that put you on national television the area for a few years. I • Going into the match, the HochstatterJ look brilliant and and in front of 50,000 screaming fans on a regular basis. How does it feel to be the most despised man in th~ best baseball ciry Riv~rwomen's goal was to keep it sometimes they look like sopho­ Furthermore, the only time the individuals .get any recognition what­ in the country? short because of the Somhern mores," Silvester said. "But there's soever is when they blow a call or a manager or player verbally degrades Be prepared for the onslaught of boos, flying tomatoes, and the occa­ Indiana match the next day. no question that their blocking has them for a perceive d blown call. sional cold adult beverage that will be hurled toward your direction. Better 'OWe felt that we were going to be gonen better and that helps our Naturally umpires stick together. They are the only ones who under­ yet, you might consider a police escort around town. You know how in a dogfight the next day," Silvester overall team strategy." stand what mey go through. They are each other's company on the road those bleacher bums get after a few frosty brews. said. "\Y/ e didn't keep it as short as Silvester also said that newcomer and they stick by one another when somebody blows a call. Thanks again for taking me off the hook. we would like because we let them HoUy Zrouc is starting to make I believe that's exactly what Bob Davidson did last Sunday when he Don back in a couple of times after get­ some strides and is starting to make took away Mark McGwire's 66th home run because he detern1ined that a This mock letter exemplifies the situation well. To overUlrn Mac's ting a big lead." the adjustment to the college game. fan interfered \'-rith it. So of course his fellow umpires rushed to his side. 66th is ridiculous. Somhern Indiana loomed next Zrout had five digs and a solo block If fellow umpire Don Denkinger had written Davidson a letter after Earlier this year I thanked baseball for not dropping the ball on me on the Riverwomen's hit list. against Southern Indiana. the incident, here's what I think it would have said. home run race." I take it back. By not overturning the call or disciplining Southern Indiana beat the The early success does not mean Dear Bob- Davidson, especially when it was obviously a home run, baseball has made Riverwomen twice last year so UM­ that the Rivenvomen will stop Thank you for taking me off the hook in St. Louis. You're going to a costly error. I could understand if it was an ordinary home run with no St. Louis was looking for a litde working hard. find oue that rher have great memories there. implications, or if major blown calls happened rarely. 'Winning breeds complacency:' revenge. Heck, they still remember that lirde mistake I made in '85. Do you But they don'L This call may have changed me course of baseball his­ Susan Clagget led the way with Silvester said. "In practice we have remember? So I missed a pivotal call in the nimh inning of game six in the tOry, just as Denkinger's '85 call changed that world series. Nevertheless, ten kills and only two errors as the highly competitive one- on-one world series that changed the entire momentum and basically COS t the baseball stands blindly behind its umpires. Riverwomen posted a 15-11, 15-10, drills. That way the players can't .iust Cardinals the pennant. What's next? More bluwn world series'? A blown All-Star game? No 15-7 win. come in, pUl1ch the timecard, and We're all allowed to make some mistakes, right? one knows for sure. "Susan [Clagget J was definitely then go home." Well the people in Sr. Louis didn't see it that way, but man what you The only thing certain is that t-.'iajor League Baseball would screw up ,a our comeback player of the game," The schedule doesn't get any eas­ did even tOpped mine. I only gave the Royals a world series, but you may free lunch. Silvester said. ier for the Riverwomen. This week have changed the course of histOryl - Joe Harris Clagget was helped by the Riverwomen take on Lewi and Can you imagine if Sosa beats McGv.-"ire by one? Kleinschnitz's seven kills and the Wisconsin-Parkside. Both teams are serving of Leslie Armstrong. highly-rated conferenc;; foes. Since you're a National League umpire, you'll have to go back to St. "Leslie's serving was terrific," "\Ve're hoping to go 2-0 this Silvester said. 'We won 16 or 17 week," Silvester said, "' but we're points off of her serve alone." going to have to play some great The two middle hitters, volleybalL" Hmi4):~~ You WRLU,NG To Go /. " T6:~~ DIFfERENCE? Corrections : r·- - ' . -. . "\ Pulliam Journalism Fellowships Do youh;w~Othe desire to -~erve others, a sense of In Issue 929, the music review for ·Korn' gave an incorrect adventure· ~nd an interest in doing important work date for their Oct. 23 concert. 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!'Iv VICTORIA HELLERMAN ate a bond of shared humanity. It is a channel of com­ System of A Down for a moment. Special 10 Ihe Curren! munication, a way to reach people. I want to help pro­ There is eve n one song where each word of the Think Latin America can only be expressed in fies­ mote self-identity, to awaken a curiosity in others to This band opened for Clutch and Slayer On chorus is said in a different vocal style. This rapid ta, dance and song? Think again. Peru '98 in St.Louis, discover their own heritage." their recent small club tOur. They are definitely switching between styles really detracts from the Peru' 98 is the first in what will be an annual series a cultural eve'nt taking place throughout the month of derivative in one way, but unique in another. They music when overused as it is on a few songs; how­ of events. Each year will focus on a different Latin October in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, borrow heavily and directly from a few sources, ever, it works beautifully on others when not exposes St.Louisans to other, lesser known aspects of American country and will promote both academic but do a fantastic job of mixing up the influences, overused. Latin American culture. Archeology, literature and and scientific tOpics. Efforts are already underway for even in the same song. Each style is derivative, so after hearing each for ethno-botany include some of the topics that ",ill be Mexico '99. For example, on track one, "Suite-Pee," the a minute it stans to get boring. Before that can addressed. In addition, speakers from institutions such By strengthening the regional ties berween the vocalist switches between a Jello Biafra falsetto happen, however, they've switched tempos, as Harvard University and UNICEF will conduct countries of Latin America, HamiltOn hopes to foster sprint to a choppy shouting straight from Mike rhythms, and styles, so you don'dose interest. seminars and workshops. a spirit of communication and collaboration between The early and late songs on the album do this Susana Hamilton is the president of ArtS & the Latin American community. In addition, she and Patton. Then he changes gear to a slow growl, a la Barney Greenway of Napalm Death, then back to the best. The middle five or six stay planted in 1 Treasures from Latin America, one of the primaty her organization are working towards fostering per­ organizers of the event. Hamilton, a native Peruvian, manent lines of communication and understanding Jella. Deftones territory. I liked the first few and last five has lived in the United States for 19 years and is the berween Latin America and the United States. In a Musically, they imitate directly the Deftones tracks. I know these sounds have been used before, OWner of several small businesses. She considers the relationship that has often been marked with consid­ and early Faith No More. One song will have the but neve r in such a patchwork collage way. System event to be a labor of love. erable miStrust and tension., Hamilton contends that minor-keyed slow metal of the Deftones, then of A Down is interesting, derivative, yet fun and "I want to promote and preserve our native art and understanding and awareness between the twO cul­ lurch into a carnival circus oompa-oompa reminis­ powerful at times. culture in the United States because I am very proud tures is crucial to positive development on both sides. cent of Faith No More and even Mr. Bungle a lit­ of where I come from ... ," HamiltOn said. "But that's "By promoting Peru '98 and other cultural tle. Then back to the churning Deftones style, -Gene Marshall exchanges we are working towards our mutual bene­ not all. I have invested a lot of energy, time, and then a switch to more traditional metal, ala Slayer, money in this project because I believe it helps to cre- fit," Hamilton said. "It makes us stronger when we help each other." MAIL , FROM PAGE 1

"If she acted truly as a supervisor, I believe myself that there was a serious staffing problem in the mailroom. He administration for nOt informing the campus of prob­ The delays she had enough time to do the job that she was required said he did not recall her visiting his office and he said lems earlier, saying that he did not learn of the extent of Schuster said that the problems with mail selY~ce were to do," Schuster said. Bateman never spoke up at a series of meetings of unit the difficulties until talking to Schuster, whom he said "exaggerated." He said that while delays of three to four According to Bateman, in July problems worsened heads over late July and August. advised him to use the U. S. mail. days are "a little unusual," there are often backlogs. when a mail room employee was fired and she submitted "Every rwo weeks we have unit meetings where the "I am sending you this information now in an attempt "It was not unusual to have backups even when the paperwork to have the employee replaced. Bateman said managers all sit around and go over the news of the past to foil any effort by the administration to cover this mess mail room ran properly," Schuster said. ''They usually did .the paperwork was never posted in the employment two weeks ... and then I go around the table and say 'How up," the e-mail said. "More importantly, I am asking you not work on Saturdays so you'd have a big buildup for opportunities flyer that went out to the campus each are things in your unit? Are there problems? ' ... She never to come to the aid of a loyal university employee who is Monday morning." week, despite her making repeated calls and visits to took the opportunity to say anything," Schuster said. being scapegoated "for administrators' failure s." Schuster also disputed Judd's complaint that he had Schuster's office. Bateman said she spoke about needing a replacement In an interview, Judd said that much of the mail he been late in warning the campus of problems. Schuster "I've requested several times, once viTitten, and three at one of the meetings in the first week of July hut never sends Out as a journal editor is very "time-sensitive." said that he issued a memo Sept. 17 in response to the times that I know of that I can remember verbally asking mentioned it at at later meetings because she did not feel "All last week, members of the campus communit), first complaints he had received. He said there had been for help and it just was not happening," Bateman said. it would do any good. were still putting in mail to a post office that wasn't send­ no complaints of late mail prior to September. Bateman said she was put off by Schuster's office and "I cJjd it on [July 8J and to continue doing so would ing it out and not being advis ed of this," Judd said. Schuster said temps are now working in the depart­ toid the paperwork was being processed. She says she have been irrelevant," Bateman said. He said he did not wish to "inflame the situation" but ment, which has temporarily eliminated its billing service spoke to Schuster personally at least once. Schuster said the resignation came as a surprise to him felt the administration had not done a good job. in an effort to minimize delays. HI know that I went up to the office twice almost in since Bateman never talked "about being unhappy or "The one responsibilit), of administrators is to pro,"ide "Until the new people come on board, until they're tears begging," Bateman said. overworked." an em~ronment within which all of us can do our work. familiar with the sy tem, what we're going to do is rather She said two more employees left over the summer, "It's kind of hard to believe that there were all those If that isn't what they're delivering ... they don't really th n the individual units ... paying for the mail, we'll leaving the mail room severely understaffed. Bateman problems and that's why she quit," Schuster said. "She have a purpose," Judd said. absorb that cost," Schuster said. ''This should eliminate ' said that she did not submit paperwork on those employ­ never communicated that to me." Judd, who is head of the Faculty Council, said he will al most all the dela ys immediately so we're on a normal ees. The e-mail present information about the mail delivery siruation to schedule." "When they're 'not signing for the initial paperwork The mail delays and controversy have created unhap­ the Council at its Oct. 1 meeting. He said that although Four pit rt-time jobs in the de partment have already why should I bother?" Bateman said. piness in Some quarters. he had received encouragement from many other facul­ bt:cn posted and Schuster said that the list of candidates Schuster said that he did recei\'e Bateman's pape rwork Political scien ce prof ssor Dennis Judd circulated an ty, the e-mail represented only his opinions and he could for the supervisor's job have been nartowed to two. 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Lou is .j bk,eks west of 270 &. oli\'c' i 214\ 421-3443 ,3 14) 8 7 8-2 ~20 Page 8 'm::be Q[:Urrellt September 28 , 1998 Registration process remains unchanged UPB , FROM PAGE 1 members are just n?t interested anymore, or if there are issues of loyalty to "In the chemistry department, we have a 5c rin sysce:m of prerequisites," the fo~er UPB director," Mowen said. "I don't know if it is in terms of lV1ave frorn seniority to first-come, first­ Gordon Anderson, chair of that department, said. "Underclassmen can't get s~hedulmg. I.can't accomodate everybody'S needs even though I try to, 0 mto the upper-level courses that graduating seniors need . .. I don't think serve delayed after consideration It S been relatlvely difficult." this "'~ll be much of a problem in the sciences. It might be more of a prob­ McCarty said that although several of las t year's board members h"d lem ,,'nere students need to PIck up lower-level electives in other are.as." been contacted, few had responded, and that lIFB was going to have to ah B Y G E N e MARSHALL Other faculty members were not as supporti"e of the possible change in spe'ci a-I~to-i-h-e-Cu- r" r-e;;t · -·---··-·---- -.-.-.-.- --- -.. ----.--- soon to make their spaces available. pohcy. The ,:dministration has been considering a change in the registration . "Because the majority of our members are new trus year, we want to t;liP . "Ie is possible that seniors would be dosed o u t ~f non-maj or require­ p rocess tram one determmed by seniority to a first-come, first-serve sys­ mto that resource [of past members], but at the same time if by th* 1 ments. Our students are lr kely to take a general reqUIrement as a senior or tem. actlons they're showing no interest, we need to let them go," McCarty sai ~ . as a freshman. That may cause problems," Joan H ashimi, eb it· of Social Currently, seniors register first followed bv )'un iors and so on allowin u McCarty said that there was no deadline for forn1er m embers to coma t , " ) } b \\'ork, said. "I can imagine everyone trying to get in first and overburdening upperclassmen to get first choice for the classes they need to graduate. The the board by, but that the positions wouldn't be held open indefinitely. the sys tem. It's a silly approach to iL" p r op os ,~ d systen: would open registration to everyone on rhe same day. ''We're trying to give them the benefit of the doubt," McCarty ~ai . One adviser pointed out that in most situations, if a large wait list forms AccorClmg (0 MImI lamarca, re gIstrar, 11 ,525 students enrolled at UM-Sr. "\'Y/ e're playing it by ear because we really want to use those past members. for a class, new sections are opened. In situations such as Management Louis las t semester, including 8,671 undergraduate students. Lamarca said According to McCarty, the UPB does have guidelines about meeting Info rmatIon Systems, however, where computers are a limited re source, that this semester, enrollment is higher. attendance, but those are not bemg enforced at this time. only so maI1Y se ctions can be made available. D ue to a miscommunication, some of the advisors and chairs were "There is some guideline like that in the consitution, n McCarty said. "If Acco:'ding to Lamarca, the administration discussed the new registration unaware ~ f the possible policy change, while others thought the new policy they r.nISS more than I think three meetings, then their membership can be ~ process ill ~he a~ademic adviser's staff mee ri..T) g on em llment las t Friday. was alreaay in effecr. questlOned by the board. We are being a little lenient right now because When asked If there had been any student input on this i ~ su e, Lamarca "Registration for the \,\finter 1999 semester will begin N ovember 2. All we had hoped to be able to start with a full board and not go through the said "there is no srudem involvement at [his poinr." students can register on that date (there wiU be no pre-registration times as recruItment process as heavily." . Lamarca said the meeting was attended by Gary Grace, \'lce-chancellor there we re in the past)," documemation sem prematurely to business S[U­ McCarty said that the decision to send out letters to absent board mem~ tor Student Affairs, Lamarca, and the heads of advisino- for the Coli >ae of denrs last week by the School of Business Administration said. ,, _ d . b b bers informing them of their removal might happen soon . •~ LS an SCiences, the School of Business Administration, an d [he chool of There are mixed feelings concerning the possible change among the fac­ Education, among others. "We wi ll make an official 'you're no longer part of the board' letter," ulty and advisors. Grace said that those who planned rhe change in ,he re £istration process McCarty said. "I'm assuming that it will have to happen in the next week _ "We are sensiti--e to the needs of graduating seniors," Jack Rushing, chair or so." did not realize its ramifications. He said that when they w bre made aware of at A ~t and Art Hist~ry, said. "If we manage course rotation and give care­ McCarty said that two returning board members had indicated their the full effe ct the change would have , .hey decid ed not to change anything ful aavlStng, [the pobcy change] wouldn't put us in a crisis situation." interest to continue participating, including former Director Sharone ~ ~~ ~~~. u Hopkins. McCarty said that although H opkins was working with Mowen and h:rr: to continue what had been started last year, that Hopkins was having ARRE STS, FROM PAGE 1 diffIculty making the meetings. "Because he is working \\o1.th us aI1d showing us that he wants to do it, and it's just a scheduling conflict, we decided to maintain his membership the parking lot, all the brothers then they are less likel y to have a o.n th.e board even though he isn't technically meeting the attendance qualc went back inside ... " Polette said. problem," Henry said. lhcanon," McCarty said. "He wants to work." "What started the police incident H enry said that an officer had Hopkins said that he had always had plans to con Mue on the board, and was when they began ro verbally walked through the Sexy Legs that his goals for this year include representina- balance and actina- as ari,1 . h b b . assault the two off-duty police party before the assault took a dVIser to ot ers. I officers; now t hat makes it a place. Hopkins said that last year's board was a very cohes ive group that "got p oli ce issue, not a Si g Pi issue." "There had JUSt been a walk­ the Job done" for students. Palette sa id that the two alum­ through done at Sigma Pi that . "I hope [Mowen] can continue in that same armosphere," Hopkin ~ ni weren't acting as Sigma Pi's, night abom 45 minmcs to an hour w~ ! but were "acting as law enforce­ earlier before the assault," Henry McCarty said that a few people stopped by the UPB booth at EXPO mt- nt officers." said. on Sept. 9, interested in the board, but that most who were interes ted Bel-Ridge Police D epartment H enry said that when fraterni­ wanted to be on committees or to help out in some other way. i D etective Thomas F . Henry said ty houses were not located on "\'Y/e got two or three from that process that were interested in being T hursday that the arrests camp us that it caused difficulty. board members," McCarty said. : stemmed from the original peace "When you have houses off of The board spot presently being held open for an international student disturbance at the fraternity the campus, they starr creating may have to be added back into the general spots by the end of the month~ house wh en the suspects were problems for the communi ty and McCarty said. asked to leave. the coll ege both," H nry said. "If we don't see any interest from there soon, we're going to have to add H enry said that the alleged Sigma Pi President Pa lette said that slot to the list we're going to fill," McCarty said. third-degree a sault was against that the fraternity aided risk man­ ~o,,:en said that UPB was not openly seeking appJ. ~~Fs for the board one of the off-duty police offi­ agm e?t by tightenin g lip door at thIS time. - - ~I!;jl (,,~..., -

cers, and that the alleged assault secun ty. "Wl 1 we W1' Ub e acceptmg . app Iications' on a contmuous. 'basIS, but we will notI oceured in the porch area in front "We had a stricter door policy be actively recruiting," Mowen said. I this year and enfo rced it more, so of the Sigma Pi house. Mowen said that she had completed trus semester's programming fo t ~ "[The sus pect] refused to leave we didn't let as many people in," Experience St. Louis, where tickets and transportation to communi ~ and so at which time he was under Polette said. "We opened two events are offered to students, but that few board members were partici" arrest for failure to comply, and entrances last year; we kept it to patIng. p eace dis turbance," one entrance "I'm getting help from Student Activities directly," Mowen sai Henry said. "[The this year." "Because I don't have any of the board members interested in positions.'>'> ' suspect] was the ----" P olet t e McCarty said that the board's active members currently include six ne one that had also hen you have said that the members, including Jacqueline R. Anderson, J oy Edwards, Tim Peacoc • pushed the officer. numbers of houses Qff of Todd Appel, Brian Reed, and Carrie Mowen. McCarty said also include " Apparently he non - UM­ the campus, t hey in active membership are returning members Barbara Nelson and Sharonf , pushed him up on start creating St. Louis stu­ H~kins . i the porch." dents attend­ The UPB's next meeting is scheduled for today at 3:45 p.m. in room 261 Si gma Pi vice problems for the ing the party of the University Center. , presi dent Thomas community and the this year Holt sa id that he appeared to '. college both .. , wasn't aware of any be much p------'. I " incident that took lower than I " place on the porch. -Thomas F. Henry had attended I, Ashley Cook/TIle Current "I can tell you Detective Bel-Ridge Police last year. '. The Sigma Pi House sits behind a nearby laundry. Police arrest­ "We had a " from where I was ed three in a disturbance at the house Sept. 12. " situated on the ,,-- lot more non :: back porch, noth- - UMSL peo­ Want to playa dirty trick :; ing that I know of tOok place on ple last year. This year it seemed :: the front porch," Holt said. like by far the majority were on someone you know? " Detective Henry said that he UMSL students," Polette said. DOCUMENT BINDINGS didn't think any of the suspects The police report stated that all WE CAN HELP! 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