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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]. oct. 13, 1983 University of Missouri-St. Louis IS$ue 462 Nursing school moves toward accreditation Barb DePalma Martin said that a nursing reporter school cannot be accredited until it graduates its first class. Since Th e UMSL School of Nursing the first class graduated last has taken the first step toward May, the school decided to begin becoming accredited by the accreditation proceedings. A Co uncil for Baccalaureate and two-volume report was written Higher Degrees, the accrediting by UMSL nursing faculty, stu body for nursing schools. Two dents and administrators deal council representatives recently ing with issues looked at by the visited the school to investigate accreditation board. This report, its operation and purpose. Their along with a self-study, was sub final report showed no weak mitted to the nursing school ac nesses in the UMSL School of creditation board. The purpose Nursing. of the site visit was to clarify and " I feel very good about this," confirm any information they said Shirley Martin, dean of the had questions about in the report School of Nursing. "Here are two or study. people from outside who came to Dedicated Spectators: The rain didn't dampen the spirits of these spectators as they par "The site visitors said that it tiCipated in the dedication df the UMSL soccer stadium. school and looked quite thor was a well-organized and well- oughly. Their report was very favorable. " See "Nursing," page 2 Enrollment tally drops Funeral services held for Shuman byless than 2 % dents, age, degrees granted, en Funeral services for Charles Shuman and eventually drow by the Coast Guard about Mary Murphy-Overmann W. Shuman, a mathematics ned him. 1,000 yards downstream on reporter rollment in courses by class instructor at UMSL, were held Smith, in an interview with the hydraulic. level of student, ethnic back Proving last year's predic ground, and schools and colleges Monday, Oct. 11. , at the She the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Smith and Mr. Shuman pard Funeral Chapel, 9255 said that they had been pad tions, the fall 1983 enrollment from which students transferred. taught kayaking classes on the has dropped, but only minimally, Allen said that enrollment Natural Bridge Road. Mr. dling toward a stretch of calm UMSL campus,' using the pool Shuman drowned Friday, Oct. water. Their route led be according to Associate Registrar figures are more than Simply a in the Mark Twain Building. Glenn Allen. Final figures show head count. "Basic trends and 7 while kayaking on the Mis tween the hydraulic and a The courses stress safety and sissippi River. small island. less than a 2 percent decrease budgets are built on fall semes how to handle kayaks in rough in enrollment. ter enrollments," he added. Mr. Shuman, 36, had been Both men found themselves water. The area near the Enrollment totalled 11,558 Manager of the Budget Bob kayaking along with Herman trapped by the wall of water. Ch;:tin of Rocks Bridge has students, either part time or full Proffer said, "Everyone is given Smith, 40 , an associate pro They had been wearing life been known as exceedingly time, in the College of Arts and a permanent budget base from fessor of sociology at UMSL. jackets and had stayed with dangerous. Smith said that he Sciences, School of Business which to work." But an increase The pair had been paddling in their capsized kayaks. "Life had been lucky to escape. Administration, School of Edu or decrease in enrollment means the river below the Chain of jackets don't help very much," Mr. Shuman graduated cation, School of Nursing, School a change in campus fncome. Prof Rocks bridge when they were Smith said. "The water's too from Normandy High School of Optometry and the Graduate fer explained that in order to plan caught up in a " hydraulic" or strong." in 1965. He earned his bach School. This figure does not in current and long-range spend "hole." Mr. Shuman became en elor's degree from Dartmouth clude students in the Continuing ing, the university relies upon Kayakers use these terms tangled with a throw rope on College and also held a mas Education-Extension Division. fairly accurate predictions of in referring to river con his boat, and was unable to ter's degree from Washing "Transfer students remained enrollment trends. ditions. They are under free himself. Smith was strug ton University. relatively constant," Allen said. An increase in enrollment or a currents created in the water gling to save himself at this Mr. Shuman was Single. fluctuation slightly above a pre that thrust the water back point, and could not attempt to Surviving are his parents, Mr. Allen is charged with the res upstream. dicted drop," might result in the rescue Mr. Shuman on his own. and Mrs. Robert W. Shuman of ponsibility of recording and re At this particular location, authorization of temporary Smith freed himself from St. Louis; his sister, Susan porting various figures required a concrete slab had been spending for var ious projects," the hydraulic and went for Horstmann of Creve Coeur; by state law. Forms, to be filed in placed In mIdstream, forming said Proffer. This would be due to help to the St. Louis water and his grandmother, Mar triplicate, request information the hole, and the resulting works on Riverview Drive. not only on enrollment " head the slight increase in campus guerite Shuman of Richmond income provided by the addi undercurrent had trapped Mr. Shuman's body was found counts," but the number of credit Heigh~s . tional students. hours, geographic origin of stu- But the other half of the budget revenues comes from state ap propriations. Said Proffer, "En Salvadoran education devastated, Reinert says rollment declines would likely affect our appropriations." and hoped they would get per in San Salvador had 15 good school, for example, is in a tene Allen is forecasting a con Daniel J. Johnson mission to see them. reporter buildings before the war, the ment house and students sit on tinued gradual decline in UMSL The group stayed together and finest library in Latin America, a the floor. They have a library enrollment as fewer persons never separated during the time good faculty and a variety of pro with only 200 books. The medical graduate from high school. Education in EI Salvador is in a it was there, Reinert said. People state of " unbelievable devasta grams and departments, he said. school is under similar cir who were afraid to visit them Like other Latin American uni cumstances, he said. tion" because of the raging civil during the day did so at night. war there and the United States versities, it was a community in The only other university or The National University, a itself with no public streets run college of any quality there, inside should do something to correct major public university located the situation, the Rev. Paul ning through it and its own sec Reinert said, is the Universidad Reinert, S.J ., chancellor of Saint urity force. Centroamericana (UCA), a Jes Louis University, said here As the war began, people fled uit university with 6,000 stu Visiting Las Vegas left Friday. to the university in fear of what dents. Bombs constantly go off columnist Matt Hall with was going to happen and set up there, he said. some very astute obser Reinert and seven professors tents to live in. Guerrillas and "Students that attend know vations. page 7 and administrators from univer communists infiltrated the uni they're going at a big handicap," sities across the country were versity and students had to carry he said, " because the big com sent to EI Salvador by the arms or hire bodyguards for pro panies will not hire graduates Faculty in Exile in Latin Amer tection, he said. from UCA on the grounds that The UMSL soccer stadium ica, an organization formed by After a shooting incident, the they automatically have been was dedicated Tuesday exiled Latin American pro army destroyed the school. Win brainwashed and are pofitical night, and hundreds of soc fessors and teachers. The organ dows were shot out, library books subversives. " cer loyalists turned out to ization has its headquarters in were sold off, and lab equipment "What I'd like to impress on watch twin UMSL victories. Mexico City and its subhead was scuttled in the campus lake. you ," Reinert told the audience, page9 quarters in California. The president of the university, "is that I'm afraid our State Reinert said the organization several professors and some. Department doesn't realize that arranged for them to see all the students were killed, and the the ravages down there are going key people in the c,puntry, includ heads of departments were put in to go far beyond people being ing President Alvaro Magana and jail. killed in war or damage to pro editorials ...... page 4 h.eads of the ministries of educa perty. Long after the' war ends around UMSL/ The uniuersity has tried to con tion, justice and finance, and to there's going to be two or three classifieds ...... page 6 visit prisons and refugee camps. tinue in other parts of San Sal features ...... page 7 vador, he said, though under They were given names of im- Th .. R .. v PAIII R",inArt. S _.L .. sports ...... , .. . . '. page 9 page 2 CURRENT Oct. 13, 1983 Education grads need qualities for job search cation, to special education and There is a tight market for Jennings School District, the will have to content with, accord Nancy O'Malley secondary education. Cer teachers in special education, Archdiocesan schools and the ing to the repot. The merit pay reporter tificates are offered in math, according to Bruno. There is a northern Kansas City School Dis system does, however, reward trict are several of the districts some meritorious teachers with "Teaching is a vital and noble science, social studies, English, demand, however, for teachers that send representatives to higher pay. The average salary profession in our society today," music, physical education and who have specialized in learning UMSL. for St. Louis public school said Rosemary Bruno, coor modern foreign languages. For disabilities and behavior According to Bruno, 50 percent teachers is $14 ,000 a year, and dinator of the Career Planning prospective teachers, Bruno sug disorders. of the graduates of 1982 that were $11,000 for teachers in private and Placement Office. The gests the following: The early childhood program registered in the Career Plan and parochial schools. market for teachrs is better this - Be flexible. There is a tight focuses on children from pre ning and placement Office found year than last year and is expec market in urban cities like St. school age through the third full-time jobs. Another trend for rewarding ted to increase. Louis. The more flexible one can grade. Not many students go into With so many students in the students consists of students in A national projection, accord be geographically, the better this program because most nur School of Education, it is impor math and science taking mini ing to Bruno, calls for an increase chance one has of getting a job. sery and preschool facilities do tant to note that education is one mum certificate courses and in the need for elementary school There are often more job oppor not pay above minimum wage of the top two issues on the agreeing to teach for three years teachers in 1985 due to the tunities in smaller towns. " It is a because of the cutbacks in the national agenda, second only to in the state's public schools in increased birth rate. Other con big plus and enhances job oppor government budget, Bruno said. economic and unemployment order to have their college ditions which look promising for tunities," Bruno said. She also said that on the secon questions, Bruno said. 'loans dissolved. future teacher graduates is the - Be marketable. Teachers dary level, the market is tight in A bipartisan presidential com fact t.hat the declining 'enroll that become certified in more physical education and social mission which conducted an 18- According to the commission's ment in E;!lementary and secon than one area find jobs faster. studies. month investigation said that report, future teachers will have dary schools, which led to the Supplemental reading courses, The Career Planning and "The educational foundations of to contend with teacher pro layoff of 800 St. Louis public social science classes and math Placement Office has represen our society are presently being ficiency tests, teacher unions school teachers in the spring of courses generally prove to be tatives from various school dis eroded by a riSing tide of medioc and collective bargaining. In a 1982, has finally leveled off. In helpful. tricts come to UMSL in the spring rity." The commission reports a recent report of the "Teachers addition, there has been a 60 per - Be patient. Seniors graduat for interviews. The Ferguson/ need for a set of reforms, higher College Record," of all those who cent decline in teacher graduates ing in the spring of 1984 should Florissant School District, the academic standards and merit take a teaching job, 15 percent over the last 10 years. get their applications in to the St. Charles School District, the pay. drop out of teaching the first year UMSL currently has 3,875 schools in early April. Keep in Normandy School District, the Merit pay is a problem that and 8 percent drop out the second students enrolled in the School of touch with the school during the Kirkwood School District, the many of our education student year. Education. 'They are enrolled in spring and summer. Most programs ranging from early schools do their hiring in late childhood and elementary edu- July and August. Nursing-----=------from page 1 such an excellent report to be to be accredited. However, Mar Students must get packets turned down. By being at the tin said that it is not necessary written report,'" Martin said. hearing, the dean or director can for a nursing school to be ac Preregistration packets for There will be a special table However, she said, this is not the answer any questions the council credited before it can operate. the 1984 winter semester will set up outside the registration final step in the accreditation has. However, they cannot bring For example, she said, any pro be made availiable to stu office during the first week of process. in any new information and can gram' offered at UMSL has been dents from Oct. 25 to Nov. packet pick-up. Allen said that The next step occurs when the not say anything unless they reviewed by the general as 17 . his staff will work at the table council meets in New York City are asked." sembly of the university, and to help with the unusual since the university is accred Glenn R. Allen, associatl! in December. Three of the 18- Martin said she thinks it is a crowds that aTe common dur ited, these programs are also registrar, said that students member board will be assigned good idea to have the deans and ing the first week of the accredited. may pick up their packets to review UMSL's nursing school directors present when their procedure. and make a report to the other However, Martin said it was Monday through Friday from school is being discussed be All students must turn in members. From there the 18 will i'1lportant to get special accred 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Regis cause sometimes comments are the preregistration material itation which deals directly with tration Office, 232 Woods vote on accreditation of the made that can't be understood no later than 5 p. m. on Nov. 17 school. The council recently nursing schools. " It says to the Hall. Evening students may unless someone is present when pick up their materials after 5 to be eligible for preferential opened its hearing to the deans public that we have been re their particular program is being viewed in a rigorous manner and p.m. in the Admissions Office, scheduling. Students should and directors of the nursing presented. 101 Woods Hall, Monday turn in their packets to the schools involved. Martin said she been approved by our peers," she through Thursday. dean's office of the school in will be going to the hearings in The UMSL School of Nursing said. Martin added that it is Allen emphasized that the which they are enrolled. New York. applied for accreditation earlier important for an excellent nurs material will not be mailed Fee payments are due to the than most schools, according to ing program such as UMSL's to out to students. Cashier'S Office on Dec. 16. " I feel pretty confident," she Martin. Most schools wait three have accreditation because it said. " We do have weaknesses. 1 til four years after their first would help the students get into think it would be difficult with class graduates before wanting graduate work.
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TIME: 11 am til 7pm University Bookstore Jostens' college rings offered daily at your bookstore Oct. 13 , 1983 CURRENT page 3 ROTC practices maneuvers and, in the case of the juniors, military science student. "All Erik Schaffer this training is directed towards news editor offensive and defensive fighting tactics. advanced camp and becoming a Last Saturday, while most The juniors received training commissioned officer." people were still snoozing away in camouflage and weapon use. Advance camp, according to in bed, the UMSL ROTC squad Then war was declared. Bob Burns, UMSL cadet captain, is a six-week training program was arrayed in fine military UMSL's squad squared off with fashion at the United States held at Fort Rielly, Kan. Burns Washington University and they said that cadets are "taught the Army Reserve Training Center fought a mock battle. Each group in Weldon Spring, Mo. basic skills of leadership and used various offensive and de they become acquainted with the The group was ready to em fensive tactics. bark on a day of field training army in general." exercises along with cadets from Afterward, each group was Mark Sprick, a platoon sargeant Washington University, St. Louis critiqued by its cadet captain. on the UMSL squad, said that the Community College at Floris The criticism centered around field training exercises "provide' sant Valley, and Saint Louis how each group reacted to cer you with an opportunity to make University. tain situations and how the squad mistakes before you go to advan All in all, 240 cadets par worked as a cohesive unit. ced camp." ticipated in exercises involving "This prepares us for advan "It also gives you a chance to TENSHUN!: Part of the ROTC field training exercises at everything from basic survival ced camp in the summer," said correct those mistakes," Sprick Weldon Spring, Mo., included helicopter flights over the train techniques to land navigation Thomas Gray bael, a third-year said. ing area. Below, Mark Sprick, third year military science student and UMSL platoon sargeant, confers with other members of the UMSL squad. Looking for a challenge? Be assistant news editor for the Current.
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Items iIIustnleci not necessarily tho.. on silIe • College of Arts and Sciences .. ' ...... "...... page 4 CURRENT Oct. 13, 1983 editorials letters------ Protesting governance proposals Dear Editor: So when I manage to squeeze in the time As vice president of the Student Asso to make a special trip back to UMSL to get ciation and as a student senator, I want to a little exercise, I expect the facilities to protest the proposed elimination of stu be opened as scheduled, not taken over by dent seats in the University Senate and its a minority to the exclusion of the very peo committees contained in the latest draft ple who are paying for it in the first place. of the Campus Governance Proposal. In light of this monopolization, isn't it These bodies make most of the major ironic that the Current recently ran an decisions affecting student life on this article promoting greater utilization of campus, from the spending of our money, this excercise facility by the people for to the curriculum we study, to policies of whom it was intended, the student body? the campus library, to what this campus Sincerely, will be in 1990. Gordon W. Dyer This proposal is insulting to students in every major respect. Arguments that it is based on the need to " streamline" the sys tem are weak. If streamlining is neces sary, why are student seats the only ones Libertarians being "streamlined"? As a matter of fact, committees such as Fiscal Resources and state platforms Long Range Planning are being expanded by seven members, while a student seat is Dear Editor: Studio stumped being eliminated! Libertarian Students is a new organiza The ratio of faculty to student senators tion on campus that was recognized Mon is changed from 3 to 1 to 4 to 1 and commit day, Oct. 10, and is open to all sympa tees such as Curriculum and Instruction thetic students. by word war stay the same size, but two student seats We believe 'in total personal and econ are being taken away and given to faculty. omic freedom; that it is wrong to initiate The speech communication department Berkeley studio, and evidently wanted to If you want to streamline, streamline force against someone else's person or and the students at UMSL have been do the same for the studio at UMSL. everyone equally (percentage-wise). property, that an individual has the right patiently waiting for a television studio NACTAand NACAB have decided to flex There is no justification whatsoever for to do whatever he or she wants so long as with cable TV access to be installed on their new-found muscles and refuse to undercutting our representation. If the he or she doesn't violate anyone else's campus. Now their patience is once again allow AIl1erican Cablevision to use faculty feels that it is necessary to give rights - and that applies to the market being tested, but it's not UMSL's fault. NACAB's money to develop a new studio. themselves additional members on these place as well as the bedroom. The dispute is between American Whether or not it becomes a matter for the committees, that's fine; but it's not nec We favor the abolishment of the Federal Cablevision, which has agreed to install eourts, only time can tell. essary to take away the few seats we (stu Reserve and all taxes, government con the studio; the North Area Cable Televi But several things are certain. One is dent) presently possess. trols and restrictions on the economy. sion Authority (NACTA), which regulates that UMSL and the Normandy community Hundreds of students have already We oppose the New Right's wreckless American; and the North Area Community will not have their cable access studio answered our call to stand up and fight by arms buildup and we oppose all foreign Access Board (NACAB), . in charge of soon. UMSL students will have to go off signing petitions being circulated by the intervention, as advocated by the New developing access studios in the area. campus if they're interested in television Student Association and other interested Right and Old Left. We support removal of The dispute is over money, or speci production. NACAB and American are students. We ask each of your readers to the United States from all military allian fically, who is financially responsible for locked in a struggle of words. The money keep this fight strong by adding his/her ces including withdrawal from the United developing the cable studio on the UMSL is coming from the same source, American name to the cause. Nations and NATO and the cutoff of re campus. UMSL and American Cablevision Cablevision's gross revenues. NACAB is Virtually every student being informed lations with the murderous regime of have already agreed to split the cost of concerned that its budget would be slashed if on this matter has volunteered to sign. Communist China - a relationship that $15 ,000 to renovate two rooms in Lucas the money iis used for its original pur There is no reason why we can't have exists because the Chinese regime is far Hall. pose; that is, developing community access to thousands of signatures to present to the. more anxious to carry out a nuclear war cable TV. . Senate when the issue comes up for a vote with the USSR, than is the European ruling When American began developing a Originally, UMSL had its share of dis next month if we all work together. elite. We call for the immediate with studio in Berkeley, it signed a lease and agreements over the cable studio, but it The fight to win those seats was years in drawal of troops and "advisers" from Cen put up the money to begin construction. compromised. Hopefully, NACAB and the making; it will take an equally dra tral America and the Middle East and we This was before NACAB was formed. American Cablevision can resolve this matic fight to preserve them. It seems oppose the Zionist oppreSSion of the NACAB's but;lget is 1 percent of American situation quickly. Otherwise UMSL and that everywhere we look student interests Palestinians. We support complete Cablevision's gross revenues. American the surrounding community will still be are under attack: budget cuts, fee in worldwide disarmament of all nuclear and has used this money to develop the blacked out by a dispute of words. creases, financial aid cut backs, etc. It's conventional weapons down to police time for us (students) to make our stand. levels. We recognize draft registration is Sincerely, preparation for war and call for U.S. David A. Foote abstinence from all foreign wars. .- current Vice President, Student Association Libertarians oppose the paternalistic St.udent Senator left and call for complete personal University of Missouri-St. Louis freedom. We support legalizing suicide 1 Blue Metal Office Building and oppose all sex laws, drug laws, drink 8001 Natural Bridge Road ing ages, censorship and curfews. We op St. Louis, Mo. 63121 pose all human rights violations and call Phone: 553-5174 Says facilities for immediate abolition of the federal police-state agencies most guilty of vio Kevin A. Curtin Ken Eckert . Jeff Little lating human rights: the CIA, FBI, SEC editor ass!. sports editor circulation manager are for all and the IRS. Jeff Lamb Margie Newman reporters: photography director Of course, the biggest violations of per managing editor Matt Bewig Dear Editor: sonal liberty are taxation, which is noth typesetter Tina Schneider Linda Briggs ing but organized theft, and the draft, around UMSL editor Barb DePalma I am writing to protest the monopoliza Yates W. Sanders Jim Goulden tion of the weight room facility at the Mark which is nothing but slavery, and war, business affairs/ ad sales Laurie Bunkers Kurt Jacob Twain Building by the basketball teams, which is nothing but mass murder. typesetter Daniel J. Johnson In Liberty, Erik Schaffer Curt Melchior during times designated for the use of the news editor Cheryl Keathley Kyle Muldrow general student population. . Terry Inman typesetter Nancy O' Malley It is my understanding that it is our re Founder and Chairman Sharon Kubatzky Mary MurphY' Overmann Jeff Kuchno Norma Puleo cently raised student activities fees that UMSL Libertarian Students features/ arts editor sports columnist produc tion director Frank Russell are paying for these facilities. As an production assistants: Charmagne Schneider Optometry student carrying a 21-credit Linda Belford Marjorie Bauer hour load, I am assessed the maximum ass!. features/ arts editor Steve Christian photographers: Heather MacDonald Thomas Ah erro n student activities fee. Between work and Daniel A. Kimack Mart i Mallmann Roger Bates school I'm kept fairly' busy. sports editor Jacqui Poor Lesli e Gralnick
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Oct. 13, 1983 CURRENT page 5 Kappa Delta Pi initiates UMSLeducation students UMSL chapter, the society re Erik Schaffer Trojcak said that the initiates system in this country. said that one quarter of all the news editor quires three qualities: "high were a "very special group of For example, in international academic achievement, high math courses taught at these students" for deciding to stay in competition with other indus institutions are remedial courses. Last Sunday, 32 students in personal character, and good education "at this point in trialized nations, American "The theme of this," Trojcak UMSL's School of Education potential for teaching." history." youths finished last seven times told her listeners," is coping with were initiated into Kappa Delta Trojcak didn't exactly paint a on a total of 19 academic tests. crisis. Pi, an honor society in education. The ceremony to initiate the pretty picture for the initiates. They never finished first or The purpose of the society is to students was short, not lasting She cited statistics from the second, Trojcak said. Trojcak concluded her re "recognize outstanding con over 45 minutes. It was high National Commission's Report She also said that 13 percent of marks by saying that, as teach tributions to education." Accord lighted by some remarks of Doris on Excellence in Education and the country's 17 year olds are ers, they would have to "foster ingto Dr. Paul Travers, associate Trojcak, associate dean of the the Carnegie Report that exem illiterate. 40 percent of the enthusiasm for learning. professor and founder of the School of Education. plified the state of the education minority youths across the coun "Look at what you're doing to try are illiterate, said Trojcak. foster enthusiasm for learning, Trojcak also said that from for living," Trojcak said. German picnic to be heldat Lone Elk Park 1975 to 1980 "Remedial math After Trojcak's remarks, each courses at the public universities student received a diploma of The cost of the picnic is $2 .50 Lucas Hall. have increased 72 percent. She membership in Kappa Delta Pi. The German department is . per person. Children can go for The German department will sponsoring a "German Picnic" to half price. Those wishing to at provide bratwurst, bread and be held on Oct. 16. tend the picnic should make sure eating utensils. Everyone who The picnic will be at Lone Eik they have their money into the plans on attending is asked to Reinert------Park in Valley Park, Mo., from 10 modern foreign languages de bring a dish, such as baked beans, from page 1 things the U.S "should do in jus a.m. t05 p.m. Food will be served partment by tomorrow. The de casseroles, as well as drinks. decades of absolute desolation in tice" to help the situation in El at 1 p.m. partment is located in Room 554 Everyone is welcome. education. One generation after Salvador. another will be uneducated be 1. Repeal Public Law 507 , cause of the war." which allows anyone suspected ARTS &EDUCATION CONCERT Reinert said his group and of being a subversive to be picked in celebration of UMSL $ 20th Anniversary others are trying to get the up, without having any formal United States to make a more charge made against him, and realisitic policy toward Latin jailed incommunicado for six featuring America. He mentioned some months before any kind of legal action is taken. 2. Negotiate with the guerrillas. LBAYIIG 3. Reopen the National Uni versity. ROBERT 4. Obtain amnesty for teachers COLL.B! and Catholics, the two groups Control Data InSlitute recom under suspicion of being sub mends that you stay and earn versives. 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• The University Program Board Film • The Psychology Organization free. For further information, call 553- Series presents "Frances," starring shows the film "The Hobbit" at 2 p.m. 6183. Jessica Lange, at 7:30 and 10 p.m. at in Room 318 Lucas Hall. Admission is 101 Stadler Hall. Admission is $1 for students with an UMSL 10 and $1.50 for the general public. _W_e_d_"_e_sd_a..-,Y • The Center for Metropolitan Stu ----~\1 911- dies sponsors "Translating Re search on Child Health into a Na-' • The "Happy Anniversary" Home tiona I Policy: An Examplefrom New coming Dance will be held from 8 p.m. Zealand," by Phil A Silva, at 2 p.m. in to midnight in the Chip Room of the the McDonnell Conference Room, Carpenters Hall at 1401 Hampton • "Wednesday Noon Live," featuring 331SSB. Silva is from the University of Ave. Tickets are available at the Uni the band "Cagney" is held from 11 Otago, New Zeland. For more informa versity Center Information Desk and at a.m. to 1 p.m. on the University Center tion, call 553-5273. the door for $5 per person. Patio or in the J.e. Penney Auditorium.
• The U MSL Student Democrats • The modern foreign languages • The Women's Center sponsors • Men's soccer vs. McKendree sponsor a.lecture by Linda Steinborn department sponsors "Solo Sunny," "Nota Love Story: A Film About Por College at 7:30 p.m. on the Mark of the Missouri AFL-CIO titled "Labor an East German film with English sub nography" at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Twai n soccer field. Adm ission is free to and the Political Process" at 1 p.m. in titles, at 7:30 p.m. in the J.C. Penney Women's Center, 107 A Benton Hall. stud~nts with an UMSL 10, $1 for Room 317 Clark Hall. Auditorium. Admission is free. The film addresses the issue of por U MSL faculty and staff, senior citizens nography within the context of what it and children, and $2 for non-students means for women. expressing a point and adults. For more information, call of view that is personal, feminist and 553-5121. based on the experience of the ----~11 ~ S_a_tu_rd_a__ y women who made the film. At noon, 51 __ Suzanna Rose of the UMSL psy • A free concert featuring Baritone chology department will critique Robert McFerrin begins at 8 p./Tl . in " Not a Love Story" and facilitate the J.C. Penney Auditorium. For more discussion. information, call 553-5536. • The Greater St. Louis Marching music department at 553-5980. Band Fesival, directed by Warren Bellis, associate professor of music • The Peer Counselors offer "Pre • A general meeting of the UMSL at UMSL, is held at Lindenwood • The University Program Board con paring for Graduate School," a Marketing Club will be held at noon in College in St. Charles from 9 a.m. to 5 tinues "Frances" as part of its Film workshop for students who are inter ROQm 126 J.C. Penney. All members p.m. For information, call the UMSL Series. See Friday for more information. ested in attending graduate school and potential members are welcome. but don't know where to start, from 1 to Upcoming speakers and club policy 2 p.m. in Room 427 SSB. The work are among the topics to be discussed. shop will continue Oct. 26. Preregis tration is required. Call 553-5711 for __M_o_"_da .... y information. • The Counseling Service offers -----4\1 7 ~I "Test Anxiety," a workshop designed to help you overcome the nervous • The registration deadline for intra ness that hits before exams, from 2 to mural basketball is today at 5 p.m. 4 p.m. in Room 427 SSB. Preregistra Students, faculty and staff members • The Peer Counselors workshop, 553- 5711 for more infqrmation. tion is required. Call 553-5711 for interested in playing may sign up as a information. "Learning to Relax," is held from 1 to team or individual in the Intramural 2 p.m. at 427 SSB. Participants will • The Video Cinema Series presents Office, Room 203 Mark Twain. There learn to control anxiety and its physi "The Poseidon Adventure" and are currently men's teams with tenta • The Newman House begins noon cal symptoms with progressive mus "Vice Squad" this week on the large tive plans for women's teams. Games mass in Room 266 of the University cle relaxation. Preregistration is re screen TV located in the University will be played on Tuesdays and Thurs Center. Mass will be held every Wed quired. Call 553-5711 for information. Center's Video Room (adjacent to the days beginning at 1 p.m. Oct. 25. nesdayat high noon. All are welcome. Summit lounge). The Video Room is • The Counseling Service sponsors open Monday through Thursday from "How to Take a Test," a workshop 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m. and designed to help your exams reflect all Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission that you know, from 1 to 2 p.m. at 427 is free. SSB. Preregistration is required. Call -classifteds----~------~------~
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Steve high school students in the St. Louis purchased from Tipton, still in box. your name and number so I can get in Happy Founder's Day. Hope for Rice, UMSL Army ROTC, Room 44. area To schedule an audition time, Never has been played Comes with touch with you. many more. Blue Metal Office Building, phone call the Washington University music needle. $75. Please call 534-5560 Thomas The men of PiKA 553-5176. .~epartmel)t at 889-5581 . after 7 p.m. Oct. 13, 1983 CURRENT page 7 featuresl a · They say theres no excuse for not being a blood donor Editor's note: The following Pinch your skin. That hurts more type, A positive? In any case, article was submitted by offi than the entire actual donation. each pint is important to the cials of the American Red The physical donation time is patient who needs it. Cross. less than 15 minutes. 12. You can't afford it? It will Select a day before Oct. 19 5. You can't stand to see some cost you nothing, and the coffee, when you will be on campus, and one come at you with a needle? milk and cookies you are given on that day, try to count the num Don't look. are free. ber of strangers you see here. 6. You can't stand to see your 13. You'll catch AIDS? A pro Then think of what you would say own blood? See (5) above. ven, guaranteed impossibility. if one of them came to you, and 7. You 're r:ot sure if you would 14. You don't know anyone who face-to-face, asked you to take an be accepted as a donor? Come needs blood? Lucky you. True, hour, donate blood, and save his and find out. You might be your donation goes to strangers, life. surprised. just like the ones you see on cam On Oct. 19 and 20 the Red Cross pus. Beth Horkits was a stranger 8. You were deferred before? to you, but since she was an will be on campus for the annual Come and see if the circum blood drive. Red Cross members UMSL student, who had acute stances have changed. Perhaps leukemia, would that have made will be asking, on behalf of you could give now. strangers, for you to do just that a difference? She used blood pro - take an hour, donate blood, 9. You donated less than eight ducts from over 250 strangers. save a life. weeks ago? Good for you! 15 . You've tried, but can't give What excuse would you give a) Bring someone who has not. for medical reasons? Thanks for the stranger for not participating b) Come and get a pamphlet trying. Why don't you encourage in the blood drive? about PHEREIS. a new donor, or bring a reluc tant one? 1. You've never donated blood 10. You are a PHERESIS blood donor? Come and tell others why 16. You already gave this year? before? Now's a good time to Thank you! You know, of course, start. Tell the first volunteer you you are 1 in 10,000 and how spe cial you are to the survival of that a healthy person can give see that this is your first dona every eight weeks with no ill tion. Each step will be explained. those patients who do not have functioning bone marrow. effects. 2. You're sure you will faint? If 17. Your excuse is better? you don't eat full meals or drink 11. Your one pint of blood Prove it. Send your excuse to this enough liquids the day you do wouldn't make a difference? The paper by Nov. 1. A prize of prac nate, you might. If you forget to Red Cross needs 750 pints of tically no value will be awarded breathe while donating, you might. blood a day, 365 days a year just for an excuse the Red Cross The greatest majority of people, to meet the minimum needs of hasn't heard. though, don't faint. the 140 hospitals they serve in 18. You can't be bothered, 3. You don't have the time? this area. What if you are one of especially for strangers? Pity. BALLOON BRAID: UMSL student Karen Kientzel found a Since less than one hour is needed the 0.5 percent who have AB Look around you at all the unique way to lift her spirits Friday during a music concert in two days, isn't that a ritual negative type blood, or the 2 per strangers just on this campus. given by the band Faustus. The event was sponsored by excuse rather than a valid reason? cent that have B negative? What Then remember. You are K-SHE and Miller Beer. 4. You're sure it will hurt. if you have the most common someone else's stranger. Gosman leads Kammergild in superior performance prepped the audience. Norma Puleo There was some blurring of notes however, and called him back for music critic A delightful character, his • in the piano. several bows. manners are that of an irresist The second movement, Andan The final selection, "Concert A capacity audience greeted able, impish leprechaun, with a revIew tino, was especially rich in C for Violin and Oboe," the Kammergild Orchestra's ini Russian accent, of course. melodically, with some exquisite featured Gosman and youthful, tial concert of the 1983-84 season Here is a typical Gosmanism: The featured guest artist, legato passages, which seemed beautiful Barbara Herr on oboe. at the J.C. Penney Auditorium "Our programs this year are pianist Eugene Istomin, next to be Istomin's metier. One sen The highlight was the central Sunday evening. called Basically Bach - some of performed W.A. Mozart's "Con ses he established more rapport second movement, Adagio. A piz Maestro Lazar Gosman ap you would prefer Mostly Mozart certo for Piano and Orchestra with the music sphere. However, zicato accompaniment, deli proaches the music of his pro - but we have next year the 300th No. 14 in E flat Major." The piano at one point the orchestra, al cately hypnotic in its style, grams with a unique blend of anniversary of Bach's birth, so concertos of Mozart are master though it stayed with him, ap provided a background for the reverence, love and dedication, we decided to celebrate his works, the best of which tower peared uncomfortable in some of soloists' exquisite dancelike amply laced ~ith healthy conception. " above the concerto literature of the rubatos. melodies in interweaving humor. The concert opened with the period. This one may not be The final movement, Allegro patterns. Before a Single note of music Bach's " Brandenburg Concerto the most brilliant, or the mos-t rna non troppo, produced from The program of superior mu was played he managed to es NO. 3 in G," unique in that it is in profound, but it is truly lovely. Istomin more the sort of playing sic was rendered in superlative tablish a marvelous rapport; only two movements, both Al The opening movement, Al one expects in Mozart. fashion. Two encores were given intimate but relaxed. With a dis legro. The music and the orches legro Vivace, lacked a certain The audience seemed es in appreciation of the audience's arming charm and wit, he tra were both very pleasing. sparkle one expects in Mozart. pecially pleased with the soloist, enthusiastic applause. Las Vegas: There's not much to do besides gamble was a survival game - hvld on ---::::-----_ . ..._ -- - the Vegas State takes what free drink. And don·t ask ques Matt Hall ever one can afford. and not columnist to enough money to gamble tions in Vegas. To do so is to be throughout the entire stay or afford, for that matter. labeled an imbecile as well as I had a chance to play the risk dreaded death by bore Then there are the table an only slightly tolerable role of ajet setter by flying out dom. For all there is to do in games such as blackjack, tourist. (And just what did you to Las Vegas last weekend. In Vegas. after lOSing your shirt, lumn poker, craps and other strange want with pinon nuts anyway, a set of beneficial cir is to wire home for more funds looking games that I didn't get Buddy?) cumstances I was able to get or play Kino with all the other close to. I played some black Since Vegas is in the busi airfare to Vegas and back for losers and cheapskates while jack and did well for a while, ness of making money through slightly over $100 and was getting drunk on free drinks. The quarter slots have people until a dealer got hot and took gambling, it seems intuitively able to round up the cash to do Kino is a game. let me assure playing who want to hit fairly all my money. The poor dealprc;: obvious that th e activities that a fair share of gambling. After you, that makes playing bingo big but can't really afford the though - they would come to a take people away from gam all, there was the chance of seem risque. dollar slots for long; these are table with looks on their faces bling are not gOing to have a hitting the milion dollar slot I found Las Vegas, at least the practical people. They that would put a hyperactive lot of effort put into them, and machine. I think most people "The Strip" and the people want to play the entire time child into a coma. If it wasn't it shows. I cpuld come up with go to Vegas to get something working there, to be devoid of they are in Vegas but would for the blackjack table to lean only three things to do besides for nothing, people willing to character and culture. Las also feel cheated if they re against, some dealers, I'm gamble: sleep, eat and go to a give up $200, $300 or $1.000 for Ve g<-!s ' lorte lS gambllllg. of turned home with some of their sure. would have fallen down. show. Sleeping was the best of the chance of retiring early course. But actually there are gambling money that might But their arms never stopped the three, but. invariably peo without a monetary worry in not that many different ways have gone toward hitting the dealing and some were pretty ple don't get much sleep, at the world. I'm glad I went and of losing your money. big one. nice if you initiated the least I didn't - maybe six experienced the scene, but Slot machines have only The half dollar and dollar conversation. hours all weekend. Food is the aftertaste of Vegas is like superficial differences. such slots are for dreamers who The scantily clad cocktail cheap in Vegas, and b golly, it that of White Castle ham as the value of the coins you can taste retirement or for waitresses. who had probably tastes cheap too. Most bill burgers - it lingers a bit too put into them. The nickel slots those with bad eyes who find it seen about half a million boards advertise a dollar long. have the low-budget people easier to grasp a silver dollar tourists too many. were mar breakfast and many people After checking in at the pl aying them th .. people ..,hI) and get it into the slot. It ginally efficient. lifeless ro eat at these places. It makes Imperial Palace about mid have resigned themselves to really doesn't matter, though, bots. barely able to chirp a sense: the dollar you save on night and gambling for a few filling up their time rather because Vegas is making "thank yo u" if some big spen hours, I realized that Vegas than going for the big payoff. money from all these 'people der happened to tip them for a See "Column," page 8 page 8 CURRENT Oct. 13, 1983
Column------ludicrous that the show had a from page 7 tough act to follow. eggs may be the dollar that But eating and entertain- gets you that cool million on ment serve their purpose no the slot. But I can honestly matter how amateurish they testify that I ate some hash appear. While people are pre- browns that had to be syn- occupied, they are not losing thetic; if they were not syn- money at the slots or tables. thetic the taste is beyond Without these diversions, the explanation. Suffice it to say whole gambling gig would fall that the food in Vegas was on its face. mediocre at best. The biggest letdown for me The show I went to was not was the hotel. The Imperial one of the biggies. it cost $6.95 Palace is halfway furnished in including two drinks, both of Japanese decor. All the hall- which were brought to me ways have Japanese art and simultaneously before the show. wallpaper with Japanese-style The entertainment, I must sketching. The roof of the ho- admit, was good. There was a tel is designed to resemble a juggler, a ventriloquist (with a religious temple. But when I talking dog puppet) and a asked where the Japanese family trio of singers who restaurant was, the informa- imitated other singers. But, tion person replied that the A WARMING CHILL: JoBeth Williams, Kevin Kline, William Hurt and Glenn Close star in "The the show had no atmosphere hotel didn't have a Japanese Big Chill," the story of seven college friends reunited. at all. I'm used to going to the restaurant, but it had a Chi- Fox, the Muny or plays at nese restaurant. It's a good UMSL, which have an air of thing they are professionals ~Big Chill' left him with warm feeling excitement to them. The show in gambling. But that fact will in Vegas had an air of preten- probably not lure me back to ~o make "The Big Chill," he want tiousness. After my party had Vegas. Frank Russell been seated by a host, another Although this piece seems arts columnist ed to make a film about a group of friends who were young and group was seated near us. One negative, I would not dis- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence idealistic during the '60s but who of the gentleman tipped the courage anybody from ex- *** Y.! feel a sort of chill when they real host $5 , and the host pro- periencing Vegas for himself film ize they haven't lived up to ceeded to blush and stammer. or herself. But I would recom- Hello, there. Why is nobody their dreams. He then led them to stage side fnend taking a book along to seeing "Merry Christmas, Mr. Kasdan, who directed "Body seats. The whole scene was so read, just in case. Lawrence"? Heat," wrote the script for While not a terribly great film, seems, is to knock our collective "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and co "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawren socks off. wrote the last two " Star Wars" ce" is certainly the most inte . And that he knows how to do movies, has made a fascinating resting fall film around. With well. Trumbull is probably best film in "The Big Chill," but I Research films like "Zelig," "Risky Busi known for creating the special came away from it with more of a ness" and "Liquid Sky" currently effects for "2001: A Space Od feeling of warmth and respect for in release, as well as "Brain yssey" and "Close Encounters of his characters than sorrow that storm" and "The Big Chill" the Third Kind," although he they had somehow compromised Participants which we'll get to later, that's directed the well-done but rela their lives. saying quite a lot. tively minor science fiction film The ensemble cast contains The primary reason for seeing "Silent Running." "2001 " and eight actors and actresses who Wanted the film is the performance of "Close Encounters" were both work together exceptionally well David Bowie. His film presence special effects breakthroughs - William Hurt, former St. in "Merry Christmas, Mr. Law and " Brainstorm" stakes a place Louisan Kevin Kline, Glenn Women 18 to 45 years who are rence" is quite powerful, while among them. Close, JoBeth Williams, Mary currently using some form of birth very understated. Bowie proves Dramatically, however, the Kay Place, Jeff Goldblum, Tom control other than barrier methods himself here as something far film is more than a little silly. Berenger and Meg Tilly. It is more than a pop star; like his Although actors Christopher especially exciting to see perfor are needed to participate in a scien music, his acting can be taken Walken, Louis Fletcher and the mers who are usually over tific study of a custom-molded cervi seriously as he consistently sur late Natalie Wood make the best shadowed by gimmicks and of their roles, they are forced to special effects holding their own cal cap intended for eventual use as passes the demands of his role. a contraceptive device. Some have found the film slow wander through a plot that hasn't with actors who have already and boring while at times shock the slightest idea where it wants proved themselves in more ingly violent. Yes, it does pre to go. serious movies. sent the horrors of its World War The most interesting scenes in Kasdan's pace is a bit slow at II setting honestly and objective the film, then, are Trumbull's times and, like his friend Steven Payment will be provided ly. Whether the film relishes in wide-screen representations of Spielberg, he has an obnoxious war, however, is questionable. the brainstorm experience. tendency to be superfluously And yes, the film is slow, rough "Brainstorm" is a film that derivative of his own earlier and difficult to watch. "Merry dazzled the "Omni" magazine efforts. For further information call: Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" is, reader in me. At least, unlike Other than those quite minor though, an effort that is both most science fiction films, it points, however, "The Big Chill" stylishly and intellectually in tries to be serious. And while I is successful as a big Hollywood 361-2377 teresting, though not completely can't say it is at all satisfying in film about people that actually satisfying, but even that doesn't what I usually expect from a film, works, which is certainly a rari M'asters & Johnsons Institute happen very often. it did - yeah, I'll say it - knock ty. Backed by a steady rhythm my socks off. and blues soundtrack, "The Big Mrainstorm Chill" combines the most talen The Big Chill ted writing and acting the new **** generation of American film Good Morning Douglas Trumbull's only goal **** ~ makers has. What more could ~~... in the making of "Brainstorm," it When Lawrence Kasdan set out one ask? .
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Murphy has also been active in plaques from the university "I attended some of the men's appropriations for the proposed Tuesday night, as the UMSL soc games and saw what kind of science building for UMSL, "and cer sfa Sharon Kubatzky Soccer Just when the Rivermen from page 9 week to determine the extent of GOING NOWHERE: Marie Zarinelli marks a Cougar defen looked like they were getting the injury. der. Zarinelli and the rest of the U M8L defense held off 81 U-E There was considerably more healthy again, the injury bug UMSL's next action will be for a 4-1 victory Tuesday. jubilation by the Rivermen after struck again. Mike Pieri, who was next Wednesday against McKen the game with Benedictine than hampered earlier in the season dree College, and next Saturday after the game with SMSU. The with a pulled hamstring, injured the Rivermen face conference UMSL players thought that the his knee when he was spiked. He foe University of Missouri-Rolla SMSU soccer was more physical will have the knee examined this at Rolla. Riverwomen--- than the Raven;;', and they also from page 9 which they defeated both Met felt that the Bears' play bordered ropolitan State and Wisconsin on legal and illegal. McFetridge honored "I'm not happy with our goal Madison en route to the The Rivermen played a much Greg McFetridge, who took Southwest Missouri State Uni scoring percentage," Hudson championship. better game against Benedic over the starting goalkeeper versity raised McFetridge's win said. "The score could just have tine, and as one player said, they position for the UMSL Rivermen total to four. He has faced 27 easily been 10 or 15 goals better "There's a good chance we'll had to. There was some doubt by earlier this season, was named shots, made 14 saves and has than Quincy. see Metropolitan in the finals of the UMSL players about the this tournament," Hudson said the Missouri Intercollegiate recorded four shutouts. "Eventually, though, we'll Ravens' lofty ranking. "We've Athletic Association Player of McFetridge took over for with hesitation. His women kic played better teams this year," score more if we keep taking that kers downed Metropolitan 5-0 in the Week, through Oct. 9. UMSL gO"altender Scott Graham many shots on goal. " who held a 1.63 goals against the first-round of the Bud Upon learning that one SMSU McFetridge has tended the average after eight starts. The defense, however, is keep weiser tournament. player thought that his team was UMSL net four consecutive McFetridge was the second ing opponents close, as they have better than UMSL's, a group of games now, and has posted three player to receive the honors for allowed only six goals in the first Looking ahead to the West's no . Rivermen offered their own re consecutive shutouts after Oct. 2. the Rivermen this season as 10 games. 1 seed, Hudson said, "This team sponse: "They're horrible," they A 4-0 win over Washington Lance Polette won the distinc Hudson feels both offense and seems to want it more than the previous two years (the River- said. University and a 3-0 blanking of tion three weeks a~o . defense will have to continue to play well when they partake on women have been the West's first the Colorado College tourney, seed the past two years and also just as they did during the Na final four contenders). 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