University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 4-16-2001 Current, April 16, 2001 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, April 16, 2001" (2001). Current (2000s). 54. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/54 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 (2000s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Along comes VOLUME 34 ,.~ another April 16, popular 2001 _~"~~P·A thriller 'Along Came a Spider' will almost certainly be a popular hit ISSUE 1019 • and make lots of money. It has a popular star, Morgan Freeman, in a genre that audiences can't seem to get enough of. .. See page 6 . THECURRENTON L INE.COM U NIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. LOUIS I NSIDE Don't mess with Texans ... ew ga age to open in two months BY NICK BOWMAN .': .... staff writer --"-- Baseball Rivermen "Can we park there yet?'.' seems to We are waiting for results be the question on many students' unstoppable over minds as they look out the east doors of tests done on the microsil· of the Millennium Student Center. icone concrete that was last two weeks There, they see a brand-new parking used in the garage structure. structure waiting to be filled with cars Since being swept by and trucks. If things go as plarmed, -Sam Darandari indianapolis two weeks ago, the according to Sanl Darandari, director Director of Campus Planning and Construction baseball Rivermen have gone of Carllpus . Planning and on a hot streak, boosting their Construction, students will have record to 8-6 in the Great Lakes access to the new parking garage with­ --,,-- Valley Conference and 20-13 in two months. The problem has stemmed from the open for the sununer semesters. overall. "Even if the tests come back nega­ pending results of two concrete tests. "Stl1lcturally, the building is very tive, we will be able to coat the gar-age and let it set for five weeks," said sound," said Darandari. "However, we .. See page 5 Schuster. "We're not going to rush are waiting for results of tests done on the microsilicone concrete that was anything this late into the semester if used in the garage structure." we don't have to." Earlier this year, two tests were Administrators say garages C and conducted on the concrete used in the D have become eyesores on the garage, a rapid test and a long-ternl UMSL campus, and there is unani­ BRIEFS test, both designed to test the perme­ mous agreement to tear them down as ability of the concrete, and to decide if . soon as possible. "Chancellor [Blanche TouhilJ] was the garage needed another silicone coating. TIle garages were made with asking me when we were going to get International Week rid of those awful things," said this certain concrete because of its low begins Monday permeability, which should help them DaraIldari. "We look out the window stand up longer to the elements. Salt of this brand-new building and we star-e straight ut thern." and water will nor penetrate the struc­ International Week .2001 tures as easily a regular con<..Tete. Schuster said that be would like to begins Monday witb ao have garage C down by the end of this Results w re suppos d to be given to national fashion show from tbe Dni ersity April 4. sunmler, and take D down in the next noon·1 p.m. in the Millen'nium "We are expecting the results to SWlllner, although Dar~mdari has yet to Student Center_ The week cul­ come in hy mid-week,"' said put together the demolition packages. minates with an international Darandari. "We will begin taking garage C dinner this Saturday at 6 Another prohlem in opening the down on July 1 if at all possible," said Schuster. p.m., also in the Student East Garage now is the secmity. This proposed demolition should Center Tickets for the dinner According to Reinhard Schuster, vice not affect the number of student are $5 and wi.ll be available chancellor of Administrative Services, the white lines and other minor fea­ spaces, a<; the opening of Ea.,t garage at international student Gov. Ann Richards speaks with Mark Magas, a real estate agent, before giving her speech last will add about 650 spaces, wIllie the ture bave not been painted in the booths this Wednesday during Friday. Richards, former governor of Tex.as, came to UMSL· to talk about women in political pos­ demoliti.on of C will take away 524. garage. Regardless of the result~ of tbe the Mirthday carntval. titions. test, however, he projects the garage to Temporary surface parking will be provided as well . • Awards honor those who help disabled Universities receive good marks on 'report card' BY TIM THOMPSON encourages high school students to addition, the number of degrees award­ higher education from 21 million in financing their bigher education. TIlls Students with disAbilities stafl writer take college-level courses in order to ed dm1n cr the sarne time period 1993 to 'a proje.cted 54 milJjon in _00 1. could lead to many dropouts if more Association and Disability prepare them for the many challenges increased by 14 percent This reflects nearly a160 percent rise. nmds are not allocated. Access Services presented The Missowi Coordinating Board that lay allead. TIle report also detailed encourag­ The report wasn't completely rosy, Moreover, students' dependency their "Most Accommodating" for Higher Education met at Logan Secondly, membership in the ing news in the category of equal though. Cheryl Schroeder, the public upon loans has jumped from 40 per­ awards last week to faculty, College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield AdvaIlced Placement Program bas opportunity in education. For example, infOlmation officer for the Missouri cent in 1981 to over 59 percent in 2000. staff and departments for on April 12 to receive the armual increased over the last year, further over the last eight years. the number of Department of Higber Education, stat­ 111is, coupled with the fact that the efforts made to help students progress report on statewide initiatives enhancing the likelihood a high school minorities e<lining degrees in the state ed that more progress is needed in the maximum. Pell Grant has dropped by with disabilities. 'Award win­ that were outlined in a 1996 education­ student will succeed at the college of MissOUlj increased 50 percent from area of finaIlcial assistance. nearly 44 percent over the la.~t two al plaIl. level. 4 598 in 1992 to 6,915 in 2CXXl . "Even though we have made some ners were faculty members decades, shows that more state funding The board consists of eight mem­ TIlls is just scratching the surface, More specifically, there was a 55 good progress in many areas, there is toward higher education is needed. Sorayo Gado and Nancy bers aIld is led by vice chair Marie however. The "report card" also percent increase in the number of still more work to be done," Schroeder TIle Coordinating Board, which Gleason, and staff member Carmichael of Springfield. showed some modest gains for degrees conferred to African said. "We need to make the value of was established by statute in 1974, is Nancy Kolcotronis. Outstanding The "report card" that was present­ Missouri's state-wide system for high­ Americans. This reflects a jump from higher education available to more stu­ currently drawing up an outline for accommodating department ed to the ,board on Thursday, ontained er education. In fact, between fiscal 2,763 in 1992 to 4._70 in 2000. dents of lower-income families." another Four-Year Educational Plan. It was psychology. many positives. years 1992 and 2CXXl, emollrnent at One final po~iti-ve on the report was Schroeder's comments are support­ will contain some of the same goals as To begin with, more Missourians universities and private colleges in the area of state funding for student ed by the fact that many low- and mid­ the 1996 one with, possibly, a special than ever are participating in the Core throughout the state increased by 6000 financial assistance. The state of dle-income f;upilies in the state of emphasis placed upon increases in Curriculum Prograrn that actively full-time undergraduate students. In Mis ouri has increa';ed il'; spending for Missouri continue to struggle with state funding. The target date for this Mirthday will offer plenty to do Student Court put off until Mirthday, the annual spring carnival, will be celebrated noon-6 p.m., this Wednesday next fall, Connor says outside the Millennium Student Center. Music, food, more than BY DAN G ALLI teered to be on a grievaIlce panel in ••• .. , _ •• • • • ••• •• h case aIly problems happen involving 50 booths, rides, local bands special to ?lIe Cun 'em the elections. and a competitive volleyball Ryan Connor, SGA president, Connor also reported that the tournament will be featured. armounced at tlle SGA meeting on Board of Curators had passed the April 10 that the Su.ldent Court will parental notification policy that the not be put into place until the fall SGA had previously voted to oppose. semester. "[The Board of Curators] felt it was Connor had originally plarmed to in the best interest of the UM System bring two nominees for the court to the to pass the bill," COlmar said. meeting. Ellory Glenn, SGA vice president, The Student Court 1l0lmally haIl­ was · absent from the meeting due to dles aIly grievances over the SGA personal issues, so Connor was forced elections.