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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 2-24-1983 Current, February 24, 1983 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, February 24, 1983" (1983). Current (1980s). 87. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/87 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 (1980s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Feb. 24 , 1983 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-SAINT LOUIS Issue 445 Minorities assessed cent. The 'faculty representation Kevin A. Curtin bers and we are in a very com CO'news editor is substantially below that. petitive world as far as attracting " If the students believe that we black faculty members to our The. conditions of black stu ought to have black faculty com campus," VanderWaerdt said. dents on the UMSL campus and mensurate with representation She added that between 1979 an endorsement of state House of black students," she said, " I and 1982, UMSL had 3,686 ap Bill 834 highlighted the monthly think that is unrealistic. I don't plicants for faculty positions - University Senate meeting held think that I'll see it in my 184 of these were black. During Feti. 22 in Room 126 of the J.C. lifetime." those three years 160 faculty Penney Building. VanderWaerdt also said that members were hired,and eight The Senate heard several the availability of black faculty offers were made to blacks. reports by various committees is related to this problem. "For "That's an offer rate of five assessing the conditions of black example, for all pOSitions that we percent," VanderWaerdt said. students here. Vice Chancellor filled last year, 12 of them were "There were six hires for an for Academic Affairs Arthur C. in mathematics," she said. "The actual hire rate of 3.8 percent. MacKinney asked Lois Vander availiabiltiy of black mathe Statistically, that's about where Waerdt,Affirmative Action of maticians in general math is l. 9 we ought to be. That does not ficer, to detail the amount of percent, and, between 1979 and mean that I think we shouldn't black stud ent and faculty rep 1981, there were 2,185 doctorates hire more black faculty. 1 think resentation on campu s. granted in general mathematics. we should ," . VanderWaerdt said that the Forty-one of them went to blacks." ,The six hires break down into students' perception is that VanderWaerdt added that in one hire for administration, two UMSL doesn't have enough black other areas of mathematics, the hires for the Center for Aca faculty members. "I don't know black representation was even demic Development and three what the students' ex pectations lower than this. In the sciences, hires for the library. Offers in the are exactly, and I don't know the potential availability for School of Nursing and the politi what they consider to be ade black representation was be cal science department were TROPICAL THOUGHTS: A student takes advantage of the quate. I do know that our student tween 1.7 and 2 percent. balmy breezes the area enjoyed last week. Temperatures were in the high 60 s. representation is about 12 per- "These are all very small num- See "Senate," page 6 ~ Student Association budget request rises ter. Barb DePalma campus, then I think it is worth time students, has bee-n recom payment of $18 .90 for a full-time co-news editor Presently, the student escort every penny we spent on it. " mended by John P. Perry, vice student. The fees would be lin program is run by the UMSL The assembly voted to ratify chancellor of Administrative earized on a 14 credit hour . The Student Association held police and is funded from $7 ,500 six bylaw changes which already Services. The Student Associa basis. its first meeting of 1983 last Sun given by the Student Association. had received a two-thirds ma tion has submitted a counter Swift said that it has been day in Room 222 of the J .C. Pen " Unless we continue providing jority passage in previous meet recommendation whi ch would estimated that UMSL wil l lose \ ney Building. money, the service won 't be ings. Although the bylaws already linearize the parking fee at $1.35 One of the main points of dis there," Wines said. had been approved, an offi per credit hour to a maximum See " Assembly," page 2 cussion in the meeting was the Earl Swift, Student Associa cial hand count was needed to request that $18,462 be put into tion vice president, said that he show passage. the student escort program for hopes that an alternate method The motion to ratify the bylaw 1983-4 . The money for the pro for funding the program ~i ll be changes was met with some Enrollment drops - again gram was asked for as part of the used in the fut ure. "We are not strong opposition from members Student Association's 1983 bud forever bound to finance the pro of the assembly. A heated Sue Rell LaMarca said. get request. gram," Swift said. " I ~ould like exchange took place between assistant news editor Actually there are two situa - Larry Wines, Student Associa tions combined together that are to see the chief (William G, Wines and Roland Lettner, Stu The official 1983 wi nter se tion president, said that the Karabas, UMS L pol ~£:e chief) get dent Assembly parliamentarian, affecting the enrollment, accord mester enrollment has dropped $18.000 would be used to run the a budgetary increase. If the chief before the vote was taken. ing to LaMarca. The e'Conomy is escort program for two semes sharply, aC'cording to Mimi down but also there are fewer obtains another source of money, The assembly also approved a ters and the summer. The sum LaMarca, acting director of stud ents applying to UMSL . our funds will return to Student sixth parking committee recom mer student escort program Admissions. LaMarca explained that there are Activities. " m endation which was presented would consist of six essorts The total number of students 16,000 high school seniors in the Swift said that the escort ser by Swift. The recommendation working on both the North and enrolled at UMSL this semester St. Louis area, all of whom do not vice is necessary during the sum suggests that the assembly call South (Marillac) campuses for is 10 ,707 . Compared to last win go on to college. mer session for two reasons: (1) for a restriction on .interest three hou rs a day throughout the ter this is a decrease of 697 during the summer, there are earned on parking funds invest 12 -week session. The' escorts students or 6.1 percent. This fi She said that a greater number fewer people on campus; and (2) ed, so that interest dividends be would be available four days a gure has dropped \ even more of stUdents are dropping out for a cri,me increases in warm weather. channeled back into the Parking week, since UMSL operates on a sharply from the ' 1982 Fall semester to work or transfer to Improvements Account. shortened work week during the "I would be inclined to think semester with 1,04·0 students or another school to finish their summer session. Wines said that the service is cost-effective A linearization of parking fees 8.9 percent. education. $3 ,464 would be needed to run the as long as it works," Swift said. to $2 per credit hourup to a max "This is the greatest decrease I " I know that all three com service for the summer semes- " If it helps reduce attacks on imum payment of $28 for full- have ever seen," LaMarca said. munity colleges are up in enroll The highest enrollment in the ment," LaMarca said. UMSL is history of UMSL was during the sending more transcripts to the fall of 1981 with a total of 12,048 community colleges, LaMarca Men must register with Feds before students. said. "I think the greatest single fac- . " I think we'll continue to see a filling out financial aid applications tor contributing to the decline in decrease for 'a while in enroll enrollment is the economy.:' ment," LaMarca said. Daniel J. Johnson · Federal aid includes Guaran Nugent stressed that studenfs reporter teed Student Loans, auxiliary should " hang on" to their ack loans, National Direct StUdent nowledgement letters, because A new law goes into effect July Loans, Pell Grants, supplemen they will be needed for verifica inside 1, requiring men to prove they tal grants, colle~e work-study tion of registration, before a stu have registered for the military assistance, Missouri Student dent can get aid. draft before they can get finan Grants and some federally fun - Men who have lost their letters On guard First champs cial ai d, said Phil Rokicki, Uni ded fellowships , he said. can obtain another copy from the Francis Sullivan, a security versity of Missouri director of Selective Service, Rokicki said. The UMSL club hockey guard at the Mark Twain student financial aid. Mark Nugent, UMSL director "By law, it should only take two team captured the first St. President Ronald Reagan of financial aid, said male and Building, greets many stu Louis College Hockey weeks," he said, "but the Selec dents and visitors each signed legislation in September female students will have to sub League championship with tive Service is taking significan day.