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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1990s) Student Newspapers 10-11-1999 Current, October 11, 1999 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, October 11, 1999" (1999). Current (1990s). 320. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s/320 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]. VOLUME 33 FEATURES Look out below: Area October 11, citizens took time out to lend a helping hand to 1999. local neighborhoods in Your source for campus news and information need of cleaning up. ISSUE 9&& ..... See page 3 UNIVERSITV OF MISSOURI - ST. LOUI S , .~ ;;- I, I'!. • -. :- r' ... ~ <' .~ W",at~s ;',- . .' ';',~. Inside Students to hold forum on president ,)... :., ~~ . :. ~ BY CORY BLACKWOOD Organizers hope meeting luill clarify confusion over recent events AND JOE HARRIS ., .......... .... "" ... ..................... , ..... " ... staff editors Rimk:Us said everyone has his or "Anything with "I think the students geared towards blinging peo A meeting will be held to discuss her own agenda pertaining to the pres impeachment I will not word in1peachment ple together to discuss various issues. issues concerning the presidency of .ident's office so this meeting will be recognize in that fash creates sensational 'This meeting is to bring every the Student Government Association important to clarify the issues and to ion because the people ism," Butler said. thing out in the open; it has nothing to at 2 p.m. Wednesday at 411 Clark clear up any confusion regarding together [who orga "If they want to try do with Butler," Kraus said. 'The stu Hall. The meeting is open to all stu Butler's actions. nized the meeting] . to fonn some type dents need to know what is going on. dents. Rimkus said' the meeting will not said they don't have the of witchhunt or Right now, everything is hearsay." Gail Rimkus, a senior majoring in advance any future impeachment pro power for impeach whatever, then I'm Kraus noted that this meeting will education, is one of the organizers of ceedings against Butler; rather, it is ment," Butler said. not going to get settle any disputes, and evelything this meeting. The meeting is meant to meant for students to voice their con Instead Butler would involved in that." will be said and done after the meet Time waits for no man: make sense of the recent events sur cerns about recent events. like to focus the meet Butler said to his ing. Venerable musician David rounding the SGA office. "Impeachment would have to ing on issues concern knowledge that he "People will not be able to com Bowie's latest album, 'The purpose of this meeting is for occur in a SGA meeting," Rimkus ing student fees, he said. has conunitted no plain after this meeting, especially if students to sit down and talk about One, in particular, that Butler impeachable they do not attend," Kraus said. ''I'm 'Hours,' is a strong effort. said. "This [meeting] is gathering everythir1g that has occurred in the last . facts and ideas. Impeachment would, he would like to discuss actions. totally neutral, and that's why I've few weeks and days," Rimkus said. "I at the very earliest, have to take place is another planned increase in the stu Sarah Kraus, president of decided to moderate." • See page 6 hope that maybe we can sort out.exact . at the next SGA meeting." dent parking fee . Manheim Park and a graduate student According to Article 8 of the cur ly what is going on. A lot has hap Butler said he plans on attending Butler said he would like to stay obtaining her masters in sociology, rent SGA Constitution, written in pened, and [this meeting] is needed for the meeting, but not if it has to do with away from sensationalizing this meet will help · moderate the meeting. clarification. " impeachment. ing with tenns like impeachment. Manheim Park is an organization of see FORUM. page 9 Constitutional conflict 'Granny D' in during Man arrested after stops St. Louis makes status of vice amassing huge trek for campaign finance reform president unc ertain $31,000 libraryfine BY SUE BRITT BY JOE HARRIS . ....... ...... .. 0# ' .. .. and removing, with the approval of BY NELL HIDALGO staff editor seniur editor the Assembly, a temporary Vice .. ...... .- ... _,- President, in the case of the W:asbingtOl1 State Neil's Eighty-nine-year-old Doris A conflict between the current Association Vice-President's absence "Granny D" Haddock took time Student Government Association or prolonged illness." (U-WIRE) NEW YORK- A man from her walk across the counay Constitution and Student Association Article II. Section IF gives Butler accused of hoard~ng 570 overdue promoting campaign finance bylaws ha<; put in doubt the student the power to appoint Wolfe as the books from the Bobst Library of reform to visit New York, Chicago, wide election for a new SGA vice temporary vice-president. Wolfe New York University, incurring and St Louis. president. would serve as the vice-president until $31,000 in fines, was arrested Haddock began her walk from SGA president Darwin Butler said elections could be held. He would Monday and charged with grand Los Angeles on Jan. 1 this year and he is looking into canceling the elec also have the right to run for the posi larceny and criminal possession is walking about ten miles a day, tio . He has already named Steve tion permanently in those elections. of stolen property, police said. six. days a week. She is planning to Wolfe as SGA's vice-president, and he The Bylaws of the Student George Szamuely, 44, was arrive in Washington D.C. on her was approved by a simple majority Association state something different, arrested at a SoHo gym. Police 90th birthday, Jan. 22. ote at the last SGA meeting. though. Article 6. Section 1B states "If also raided his Stanton Street Haddock was in St. Louis 'The constitution we are working a vacancy occurs among elected rep apartment Monday and recov Saturday Oct. 2 at the Aloe Plaza, under conflicts with the bylaw. resentatives after the start of the fall ered the mostly history and Meeting of the Waters Fountain, because the bylaws state that Mr. semester, the person who received the political sc.ience books that were across the street from Union Wolfe is the vice-president hands next highest vote total in that category checked out in 1997, officials Station. A small crowd attended down," Butler said. "1 will be taking it wiD fill that vacancy," said. the rally, including speakers from a up with the student court. I'm thinking Wolfe· came in second to Mowen The figure of $31,000 was variety of organizations promoting about filing a grievance to nUllify [the in the April elections, which would . calculated by adding up fines of the need for campaign finance need forl the elections." make him the permanent vice-presi a 25 cents per day, $1 per day refonn. Butler said he would then leave it dent. for recall.ed books, and $20 in At her various stops Haddock up to the court's interpretation of both The election's delay is unaccept processing and fines plus the has espoused her belief in refonn the constitution and the bylaws. able for vice-presidential hopeful Les cost of each book after fifty for the good of our nation. The 1986 Constitution, which Owens. Owens, a senior majoring in days, New York University She says our society is more SGA currently works under, states in criminology, said student-wide elec spokesman John 5e!;kman said. divided now than it was during the Article 2. Section 2, "In case of the tions for the vice-president position Tne unIversity made several civil rights movement of the Vice-President's resignation, death were promised earlier this year but attempts over the last two years 1960s. ascension to the presidency, or have not materialized. to retrieve the books from 'The tax and labor and business impeaclunent and suspension, tlle "I haven't seen anything posted Szamuely, a freelance writer for laws of this nation drive that divi Association shall elect from its mem saying that the applications should be the New York Press, who was a sion and those policies ire held bership a Ilew Vice-President." turned in at whatever time to whatev continuing education student at hostage by a corrupt Congress and Fonner vice-president Carrie er person," Owens said. tlie university from 1993 to its system of can1paign finance Mowen resigned effective Sept. 3. The school year is now in October, 1997. bribery and billion-dollar political According to Article 2. Section 2, stu Owens said, and there is no mention "We made many attempts favors," Haddock said. "These dent-\vide elections would have to be of the election. Owens pointed out here to ask for the books but he favors are paid at the expense of held for her successor since she that applications for both the Student either spumed us or ignored programs that could make our Doris "Granny 0" Haddock speaks about campaign finance resigned before Dec. 1. Activities Budget Corrlmittee and the us," Beckman said. society more fair and less trou- . reform at Aloe Plaza, across from Union Station, Oct. 2. Butler's appoinunent of Wolfe as Election Committee were available at After the matter was Haddock, 89 years old, hopes to win support for reform legis vice-president is covered under Article the SGA office, but there are no appli- referred to the university's gen· see GRANNY D, page 9 lation as she walks across the country.

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