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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 9-25-1980 Current, September 25, 1980 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, September 25, 1980" (1980). Current (1980s). 20. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/20 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]. SEPTEMBER 2 '5 1980 ISSlIE . 37~ UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI/ 'SAINT LOU1S ASUM appoints group leader JamUy HeUeny ASUM to come to UMSL this October. "I'd like to see a good Matt Broerman has been turnout," Broerman said. elected campus coordinator for As a lobbying group on the the Associated Students of the state level, ASUM is made up of University of Missouri. Broer­ students from both the Columbia man will serve his new position and St. Louis campuses. UMSL at UMSL for the 1980-81 acade­ students on the Board consist of mic year. Steven Ryals, Sandy Tyc, and As a political science major in Yates Sanders. All are elected his junior year, Broerman has by the Student Assembly with been an observer of student the exception of Yates Sanders, government and ASUM for three who, as president of the Student years. "I know a lot of the Association, is automatically people involved," he said. He is given a seat. replacing Terri Reilly who did ASUM advocates a legislative not reapply for the position this package on topics defined as DISCUSSION: Members of the Student Assembly, UMSL's student government, debate the group's proposed bylaws at a year. [See "ASUM," page 2] Sept. 21 meeting. The bylaws were approved at the meeting (photo by Earl Swift). "I would like to increase visibility of ASUM," Broerman said. Broerman's main function Assembly adopts bylaws will be to coordinate activities of ASUM on the UMSL campus. He hopes to continue the voter Cheryl Keathley At an Executive Committee members made the appointment registration, sponsored with the meeting of the Student Associa­ of five Student Court Justices. League of Women Voters last tion, held Sept. IS, however, a Eight applications were read and year, and to bring more speak­ A special meeting of the motion was made by Wines then reviewed in an executive ers to campus. Student Assembly was held Sun· calling for a special meeting of session of the Association. On the agenda for speakers day Sept. 21 at 1:30pm so a the Assembly at which the draft Members of the Assembly reading of the newly· revised this year is Frank Wilkinson, could be read. Executive deliberated at length in their bylaws proposal could take Executive Director of the Com­ members passed the motion 6-2. executive session before reach­ place. The meeting adjourned at mittee' Against Repressive Legis­ The regularly scheduled ing a final decision. lation. Wilkinson is scheduled to 1:50pm. Assembly meeting came to order Under the Sunshine Act, A second meeting, scheduled speak Oct. 1 at 12pm in the J.e. shortly after 2pm. public' bodies are permitted to for that same day at 2pm, was meet in closed or executive Penney Building. then held. At this meeting, 21 Discussion was heard on the Congressman Bob Young has Assembly members voted to proposed set of bylaws. One [See "Assembly," page 3] also made a commitment to accept the proposal. There was area of debate involved the time one abstention. limit placed on organizations The special meeting of the seeking Assembly recognition. Students participate Assembly began with the read­ The proposal read that new ing of the bylaws proposal to the organizations would have "no • 17 members present, by Larry later than two weeks after the Wines, chairperson of the beginning of each regular In nat.ional survey Administrative Committee. semester" to submit an applica­ tion and list of credentials. The set of proposed bylaws Sue Tegarden Services, and the food service read to the Assembly members A motion made by Chuck program. were drafted by the Administra­ Gerding, treasurer of the A nationlll survey of commuter tive Committee after the .first Student Association, and Wallace said that the Office of students was recently sent out to proposal was permanently killed seconded by assembly member Student Affairs is expecting a every fifth UMSL student en­ at the Sept. 7 Assembly meet­ Karen Werner, proposed to response from at least 30 per­ rolled in the fall semester. The ing. change the deadline to three cent of the students, which is survey was conducted by the A motion made at the meeting weeks. The Assenibly voted to considered normal for a school Office of Student Affairs. of Sept. 7 called for the Admin­ accept this amendment. this size. Other changes in the proposal istrative Committee's first order "To date no information has Students were asked to return SUNDANCE COMMENTS: Robert included one allowing members of business be to consider a been gathered about your spe­ the surveys by Sept. 24, but Redford's poster in the snack bar bylaw proposal and that a to hold only one proxy at any cial needs," read a letter en­ surveys will continue to be played host to this addition this week proposed set of bylaws by ready given meeting. Other friendly closed with the survey sent by accepted up until about Oct.I. (pboto by Wiley Price). for the Sept. 21 meeting. This amendments were made before Julia Muller, dean of Student would then allow members to the entire proposal was Affairs. The letter also said that [See "SurVey," page 3] discuss and vote on the proposal approved. the "survey will be analyzed so at the following meeting. "We now have a set of that we can provide better bylaws," said Steve Ryals, services. " Under the Student Associa­ chairperson of the Student Rape seminars tion's constitution, bylaws Association, after the vote was "The survey is to find out the cannot be discussed and voted final. The bylaws went into needs and the concerns of the on at the same meeting at which effect immediately. commuter student," said Dan yield poor turnout • they are introduced. In other Assembly .business, Wallace, assistant dean of Stu­ dent Affairs. Bob Poole dinating activities with the Women's Center, after Student Some of the survey questions Assembly members voted to Rape Awareness seminars asked dealt with the residence of take part in the Rape Awareness the student in relation to whe­ sponsored by the UMSL Program at their Sept. 21 meet- ther or not the student lives with Women's Center have had poor lng.. Restroom philosophy parents or rents and how far turn-outs in the past. So. the When other members of the from campus they live. The next such seminar will be co- Student Association were asked A review of - and a tbeory based on - tbe political literature to be found on number of hours carried by the sponsored by the Women's for information on the project. tbe walls in UMSL restrooms ............. ...... cOIII.. a...,., paae .. student was also included. Center and the Student Associa- they referred the query to Ryals. tion. saying that he was handling it The survey asked what activi- The reason lor the co-sponsor Mystery writer l' - on his own, . They pw-nressed the ties the student is involved in on SIp.h' sal'd Steve Ry at s. ch' amnan opinion that student-r government David Carkeet, an assistant professor of Englisb here, bas just bad a mystery campus and how the student of the UMSL Student Associa- shouldn't involve itself with rape ti' • novel released. Called DotIbie Nepdye, it mixes murder-mystery with fine I finds out about events held on on. IS t 0 mcrease. , the publ' ICl ' ty awareness. punmansbip ............. .. ... ....................... pap 6 campus. for the event. The two organiza- "Who cares about rape?" Taking the high country Each student was asked to tions feel if they get more asked Larry Wines. Administra- rate different kinds of problems people spreading the word, tive Committee chairperson. UMSL's soccer Rivermen traveled to rocky Colorado tbis past weekend, and he or she faced as a commuter attendance would be improved. Kathy Burack of the Women's proved that tbey weren't a downstream team by returning with two notcbes in student. The survey also ques- Ryals also said that there is a Center. one of the prime motiva. tbeir belts .............................................. ,..10 tioned the student on topics such general apathy towards the sub- [See "JIIIpe," paae 3) ..........................................................L.~ a~s~s~c~h~oo~l~s:e:c!u~ri~ty~.~~U~n~iv:e:r~si~ty~ __~ ject~~o:n~ca:m~p:u:s ~. ~R~y:at~s~i:s~ooo::r:-____~ Page 2 UMSL CURRENT Sept. 25, 1980 Free workshops to be held newsbriefs Free workshops on writing held Oct. 8, 6:55-9:30pm on of Reading Skill~," on Thurs­ and study skills are being "Essential Study Skills. and Test days, OC"l. 30-Nov. 20. The conducted by the Center for Taking." The class will meet in session will be held in 207 SSB Academic Development during 207 SSB. from 2-3pm. Grisman to perform the months of October and On Wednesdays, Oct. 15-29, a "Creative Writing for Plea­ November. workshop on "Essential Study sure and Publication" is the title on-campus concert The first workshops to be held Skills" will meet from 11am­ of the last workshop to be will cover the topic of "How to noon in 332 SSB.

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