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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 1-20-1983 Current, January 20, 1983 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, January 20, 1983" (1983). Current (1980s). 82. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/82 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]. Jan. 20, 1983 · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-SAINT LOUIS Issue 440 Financial aid delay upsets students October, he became somewhat Richard Stillwagon, director funds in October; late changes in Jeff Kuchno It was the late notification of concerned when November rolled of student financial aid in Mis­ financial aid eligibility require- ' . no funds available that irked around and he realized that his souri, pointed out that some ments made by the federal Seibel the most. David Seibel was expecting to check had not arrived. students occasionally confuse government; and a new data pro­ see some good news about his $300 "1 went to [the Office of Stu­ tentative eligibility notices with cessing system used in Jefferson "It's a great inconvenience," financial aid check when he dent] Financial Aid and they told an actual award. City to process the information said Seibel, who added that he opened a letter from the Mis­ me that if I'm eligible, I'll get p "Students did not understand on eligible students. bareiy had enough money to go to souri Department of Higher check," Seibel said. that this was tentative," he said. school this semester. "The tim­ "We were unable to start on Education on Nov . 14 . Instead, Many students in Seibel's posi­ "A stu,Q~tJ.t expects money to be " ing is a problem. If they had let time," he said. "We had to wait the letter informed him that he tion, though, were not awarded attached to that." . I) me'know about this early in the and see what the state's cash- would not be getting any money checks. Of the 45 ,000 college The only major problem with semester, it would have given me · flow situation was. Some delays at all. students who were potentially financ·ial aid this year, Still­ more time to pull through." "1 was stunned," he said. "I eligible for grants through this wagon added, was the belated were beyond the control of the system. thought it was a notice of when 1 program, only 12,000 were issued mailing of the checks. Many of Stillwagon said he' regretted could pick up my check. When 1 checks. the checks were mailed in De­ "They (the students) should delays in the system, and hopes saw it wasn't, 1 was shocked." "The checks decision is made cember, more than six weeks · have been notified earlier, but that the same problems won't Seibel, a 21-year-old junior in Jefferson City," said Mark later than usual. we 're in the process of improving happen again. biology major, had been awarded Nugent, director of student fi ­ Stillwagon said the delay was our system," Stillwagon added. funds from the Missouri Student nancial aid at UMSL. "Our only caused by three basic factors: "There was a cumulative effect Grant Program before. Since role is to check to see if the eli­ Gov. Christopher S. Bond's "Hopefully, it's {j one-time in us being late in notifying thing," he said. checks ordinarily are issued in gibl~ students are full-time.': withholding of 5 percent of state everybody." ,Rommel, Allen at commen.cement put something back in. " Sharon Kubatzky features/arts editor Allen also said that jobs will be difficult to find and that graduates For some 600 UMSL students, will need to "tighten their belts the word "alumni" took on a new <, Id work hard." . meaning Jan. 9 as those students "Unemployment is a serious became graduates during com­ iJ ' pediment to an orderly socie­ mencement' exercises. Chan­ t ~ , he said. "To be secure cellor Arnold B. Grobman pre­ duesn't just mean to have wea­ sided over the event; UM Presi­ pons. Ecol)omic productivity is dent James C. Olson conferred imperative." the degrees. Allen is serving as ch airman of Featured guests included the German-American Tricen­ Manfred Rommel, mayor of tennial Commission, the presi­ Stuttgart, Germany, and Richard dential commission responsible V. Allen, former assistant to the for planning and organizing the president for national security national celebration of the 300th affairs. 'anniversary of German immi­ Rommel, mayor of St. Louis' gration to the American colonies. oldest sister city and son of Field During the commencement, he Sharon Kubatz.ky Marshal Erwin Rommel, was officially opened the Tricen­ · given an honorary doctor of tennial. A TOUCH OF CLASS: Members of the graduating class of 1982 contemplate their futures during humane letters during the com­ "We want to reinforce· the commencement exercises held Jan. 9 in the Mark Twain Building. mencement. Rommel has been sense of community between mayor of Stuttgart since 1974 and Germany and the United States," holds a law degree from Tu­ he said, "The intensity between bingen University. the people of Germany and the UMprofessors to teach in USSR Allen now serves as Dis­ United States seems to have fallen off. We hope to reinforce requires scholarly inves­ tinguished Fellow of the Heri­ Two University of Missouri programs with universities in those contacts." tigations as well as an exchange tage Foundation and senior professors have been chosen to the United States, Western The Tricentennial will consist participate in the UM's first program for professors and re­ counselor for foreign policy and Europe and Japan. The two of cultural exhibits and festivals search associates in both the national security affairs for the exchange program with Moscow appointments were confirmed throughout both countries and State University, U.S.S.R. natural sciences and the human­ Republican National Commit­ Dec. 17 by UM President James will include a presidential ban­ ities. The agreement was signed tee. He gave the principal ad­ Elizabeth Clayton, professor C. Olson. quet at its culmination. of economics at UMSL, and in Moscow early last year with dress at the commencement. As part of the agreement, two Allen said that the idea that Yudell Luke, professor of mathe­ UMKC Chancellor George Rus­ Graduates will face a challeng­ professors from Moscow State Germany and the United States matics at UMKC , will begin a sell and Eugene Trani, UMKC ing economical environment as will lecture and conduct re­ could drift apart stimulates him semester of teaching and re­ vice-chancellor representing the they make their way in the world, search on the UM campuses. in his work. Also, he said he has search in the Soviet Union Feb. 7. UM system. Trani was instru­ according to Allen. However, it is not yet known who emotional ties with Germany. They also will make two lecture mental in arranging the agree­ the professors are or where they "Some people believe that "I spent three years there as a trips in the Soviet Union which ment. will do their work. their obligations end when they student [at the Universities of are sponsored by the Moscow Moscow State is one of the Clayton, a member of the finish school," Allen said in an Freiburg and Munich], and two of university. leading educational and research UMSL faculty since 1968, holds a interview after the exercises. my children were born there," The agreement between the institutions in the Soviet Union. Ph.D. from the University of "But they're just beginning. UM system and Moscow State It maintains strong exchange Washington. her research fo ­ Everybody who benefits from cuses on Soviet agricultural and this society has an obligation to See "GradS;" page 2 food policies as well as the economics of law. She has writ­ ten many publications on these topiCS. Clayton will teach American inside studies at Mos'cow;' State. The courses will be taught in English and she will teach advanced The ball takes Prison pals students who will write papers that she will grade. funny bounces Sister Patricia Kennedy, a Clayton said she expects to be former instructor at UMSL, invited to lecture at other in­ The UMSL basketball teams spends a lot of time these stitutes in the Soviet Union. She are in the midst of up-and­ days writing to cri- minals. pago 7 said that one advantage of her down seasons, The River­ trip will be the opportunity to use men won two big games last week, but the River­ libraries and archiv al materials editorials. ..... ... .. .... 4 women are mired in a five­ not available to· Western coun­ around UMSL. ......... 6 game losing streak. tries. Clayton, in addition to features/arts .. ... ... .. 7-9 IN THE RED: Elizabeth Clayton, UMSL economics professor, teaching, also will spend time on page 10 ciassifieds........... ... 9 is one of two UM professors who will take part in an exchange sports... ... ...... .. 10-12 program with Moscow State University for one semester. See "Clayton," page 5 page 2 CURRENT Jan. 20 , 1983 Older Adults program comes to UMSL Creative Aging, Elderhostel and shopping for 10 percent and we had to turn 200 people ment Stores Co. and the Barb DePalma co-news editor Friendly Visitors' programs. It discounts. " away. It was so successful that American Association of Retired also presents an excellent oppor­ Marylen Mann, present direc­ we had to put it on again.

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