University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1990s) Student Newspapers 4-21-1997 Current, April 21, 1997 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, April 21, 1997" (1997). Current (1990s). 238. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s/238 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (1990s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Riverwomen enter GLVC 8' Heads in ,a Duffel Bag offers little more t han a tourney with confidence. catchy rlame. See page 7. Seepage 5 1 f :. The Student Voice 30th Anniv{!rsary of UM-St. Louis 1966-1996 Issue 888 UNIVERSITY OF M/SSOURI-ST. LOUIS April21J 1997 Senate Possible land Under Cove(r) swap to link committee Honors College, approves South Campus budget by Kim Hudson news editor allocations UM-St. Louis and the city of Pagedale are by Bill Rolfes currently negotiating a land trade that will con­ news associate nect the South Campus and the Pierre Laclede Honors College. The books are now closed as the The University wants to obtain about seven Senate Student Affairs Committee acres of land in the far northwest comer of St. approved by a five to one vote (he Vincent County Park. To get it, the University proposed 1997-98 student acti'l'ity is negotiating a trade with Pagedale, which budget allocations. The Senate also owns that section of the park. decided to recognize a new student In return, the city will get a roughly equal organization on campus. portion of land that the University owns. Bob The committee in its Tue:sday Samples, director of University Communica­ meeting discussed the allocations for tions, said the University is offering a tract on almost an hour and decided the Stu­ Salerno Drive near the St. Charles Rock Road dent Activity Budget Committee entrance to the park. He said the University had (SABC) was fair in its distribution of purchased the property, but it could be used in funds. the trade. Student organizations requested "I do not think we view [the tract on Salerno a total of $674,720, but the SABC Drive) as strategic property," Samples said. had only $362,,000 to allocate. Currently, students must use Bellerive and The eight members (If the SABC Nonnandy Drives in order to access the Honors met with representatives from stu- Photo by Ashley Cook College. Samples said that the University hopes to change this with the land swap. The new tract Students enjoy some sun at the new Summer Cove, located between the University Center and J.C. Penney. The see Meeting, page 9 will connect the South Campus and Honors Summer Cove offers barbeque, chips, soda and other similar menu items. For a Hst of ai!ocations, see page 12. see Land, page 9 New SGA president To leave or not to leave? Inside sets goals for term Murky policy on/aculty tardiness leaves students in dark For a review of Computers are high on the agenda by Jerry Weller sity of Missouri system prescribe So wha t call students do? Litmag's Watermark, of The Current staff any guidelines for students or fac­ Department chair, Mi ke see page 3. ulty, but there are general provi­ Murray of the communicatio ns by Jerry Weller A few tardy instructors have sions covering "employees" and department, advised students to of The Current staff Jim Avery their students wondering: Jus how "non-exempt employees". talk with their professor before Editorial: long do I have to wait? Wright said that faculty are gen­ they do anything drastic. Tardy instructors The new Student Government As­ changed." It's a question that doesn't seem erally considered to be employees, "It's always best to use com­ sociation president says he knows what This year's election took on added to have a clear answer. but that there are issues of aca­ mon sense and talk to the instruc­ deserve 10 minutes, students want him to do. importance because the SGA president Vice chancellor for academic demic freedom that come into play. tor first regarding classroom then students "The students have spoken. The will play an integral role in the selec­ affairs, Roosevelt Wright, said each While there isn't an official policy or attendance," Murray vote shows that they are concerned tion of the next student curator; a stu­ department or school has the free­ policy on tardiness, Wright ob­ said. should leave. about computers," Jim A very said. dent from UM-St. Louis will fill that dom to deal with faculty tardiness served that administrators and fac­ Wright added that the next ap­ Avery was confident he had picked post. on a case by case basis. ulty members generally agree that propriate step would be f or stu­ Editorial .................. 2 an issue that really resonated with stu­ "1 look forward to being a part of "If there's a policy about when faculty should be on time for class dents to go as a group to the dents, but even he was surprised at the the process ofselecting this individual," students could leave, the policy barring extenuating circumstances. professor's immediate superior. Features """ ................... 3 margin of victory. Avery said. "I want someone who will would be a department, college or "There is a general expectation "If students have a concern "I did expect victory but not neces­ do the most for students." school policy," Wright said. "My among faculty and administrators about a professor's attendance or A & E ............. 5 sarily by as much as I won," Avery Avery sees new SGA vice presi­ office doesn't originate a policy; that the faculty have a responsibil­ tardiness, then they should col­ said. dent Michael Rankins as a hard worker neither is there a stated policy in the ity to attend class in a timely fash­ lectively let that concern be Sports ............. 7 During the SGA presidential de­ and doesn't foresee any problems in collective rules." ion," Wright said. "Instructors are known to the appropriate admin­ bate against Barb Collaso, A very prom­ working with him. Rankins ran on the Neither the UM-St. Louis Fac­ the caretakers of their classes. They istrator. This could be a depart­ Classifieds ........ 11 ised students: "Whatever it takes, I plan ulty Handbook nor the Collected are responsible for the class, the ment chair, associate dean or a on seeing that this computer situation is see Term, " age 9 Rules & Regulations of the Univer- classroom and the course." nean," Wright said. New dean Normandy Hospital, U explore appointed possible nursing partnersh-p for School by Kim Hudson news editor "[Normandy Community Hospital] would of Business Normandy hospital and University love to be partners with UM-St. Louis, " officials are currently negotiating joint UM-St. Louis has selected Dou­ efforts for the future of the Nursing -Bob Charles glas Durand as the new dean of the School of Business Administration. School. director of marketing Bob Charles, director of marketing His appointment becomes effec­ for the Nonnandy Community Hospi­ Normandy Community Hospital tive July 1. tal, said that UM-St. Louis and hospital Durand currently serves as de­ officials have met to discuss future emergency room, intensive-care unit, St. Louis in 1993. Charles said that partment head and professor of com­ cooperative efforts involving the Nurs­ adult and pediatric floors, pharmacy, the new hospital hopes to acceptresi­ puter infonnation systems at South­ ing School. radiology department, social services dents in osteopathic medicine as early west Missouri State University. "We had a nice lunch with the and outpatient surgery services. Charles as 1998, in the spirit of the fOID1er Durand is no stranger to UM-St. Chancellor [Blanche Touhill) and the added thatmatemity labor and delivery hospital. Louis. He held numerous posts from dean of the Nursing School," Charles suites will be opened pending a search "We would like to do that again," 1971-1981, including area coordina­ said. "We hope to come up with some for an Obstetrics and Gynecology di­ Charles said. tor in behavior management. agreement." rector. He said that this new concept He added that the hospital is seek­ "1 started my career in higher '.f' The hospital officially opened on will help provide better care to deliver­ ing to make the University part of that education at UM-St. Louis, so this io April 1, foll owing final inspection for ing mothers. vision. "We would love to be partners kind of a homecoming for me," Medicaid and Medicare compliance. '1nmosthospitals,deliveringmoth­ with UM-St. Louis," Charles said. "I Durand said. "It's a wonderful school However, Charles said that licensing ers are admitted to a labor room and are think all that dispute was resolved by that made outstanding progress in it, officials have been studying how the later moved to a delivery room," Charles the community." first 30 years, and 1'm delighted to be hospital handles live patients since said. "With the suites, the mothers are Charles said thathe feels the hos­ a part of the continuing momentum.' March. admitted to that room and stay in that pital fulfills a need in the community Durand succeeds Robert Nauss "TIley watch us work with live room." and is looking to foster an educa­ who has opted to pursue teaching ant patients," Charles said. "That proved Nonnandy Community Hospital tionalrelationshipwith UM-St.Louis. research with the University. Naus~ Photo by Ashley Cook that we do a good job." was once known as Normandy Osteo­ "We look forward to a long affili­ has been with UM-St.