University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 11-2-1989 Current, November 02, 1989 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, November 02, 1989" (1989). Current (1980s). 290. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/290 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]. ~--'.~ -- -:-~~-.- .' In This Issue Happy Birthdayl Blocked Victory Campus Reminder Calendar ' page 2 ,J 'Editorials page 3 ,The University of Missouri is The home-court advantage November 7 is Election Features page 5 150. years old and the State almost gave the UM-St. Day. Be sure to vote. Sports page 7 Ballet of Missouri will have a Louis Riverwomen Volleyball Classifieds page 8 "Celebration." team first place in their own · invitational. College of S1. See page 5 Francis, however, had other ideas. See page 7 .J • November a,· 118 UDlV4uatty of" ourl~'t. Loula ,. Senate Passes Motion To Rename Bugg Lake List Shortens For by Thomas Kovach news editor Florida U. President Chancellor Marguerite Ross Barnett by Thomas Kovach private funding with half coming in unveiled an artist's rendering of Bugg news editor from area corporations, helped ex­ Lake to members of the UM-St. pand the Thomas Jefferson Library, Louis faculty on Tu~day. Chancellor Marguerite Ross establish a new computer center and Barnett and a university official at obtain money for the new Science "The lake will be deeper and bet­ John . Hopkins Univer-sity are now builiding. ter landscaped. The lake has been one of two finalists for the position Barnett also sits on nine board of cleaned, a speCial clay surface install~ of president at the University of directors in St. Louis including Civic ed and the lake is now being refilled," Florida. Progress, Union Electric and Mer­ Barnett said. Barnett will be interviewed by the cantile Bank. selection committee at Florida Craddock said that Lombardi, a Part of the plan for the lake includes University today and Friday, accor- former dean of the College of Arts trees in the memory of Dr. Eugene . ding to Patrica Craddock, chairper­ and Sciences at the University of In­ Corey. Corey, a chemistry professor at son of the English Department and diana, . said that "seemed very for-. UM-St Louis, died Nov. 28 last year a member of the selection commit­ thright and energetic:' of an abdominal aneurism. He was 53 . tee at Florida University. The other "I think what mattered to the Corey had been a faculty member with candidate, John Lombardi, pro­ V. members of the search committee the university since 1969. vost and vice-president for academic was that both of these candidates affairs, met with the selection com­ • sensed the excitement about moving Bugg Lake, named after James L. mittee for the job Tuesday and forward to doing something that Wednesday. Bugg, the first chancellor of UM-St. lesser pople regard as being impossi­ Louis, was drained three years ago to Barnett will also talk to students, ble;' Craddock said. make room for the addition of the new top administrators and citizens at the The University of Florida is a state Science Complex. Barnett said that a campus. university system divid ed into eight lake will officially start in the spring On Nov. 8, both candidates will be other universities. after being re-named. On Sept. 19, invited back to meet with the Florida The search for a pres ident began members of the University Senate ask­ " Board of Regents. A decision will in late September when the commit­ ed that alumni, students, faculty and NEW LAKE: UM-St. Louis Chancellor Marguerite Ross Barnett unveils a architectural design of Bugg Lake made by the Regents later that day. tee announced that Barnett, Lorn­ staff have a chance to re-name the to faculty members at a meeting Tuesday qp Sept. 19, the University Senate approved a proposal to rename Craddock said that she was im- bardi, Stephen Malcolm Gillis, lake. the lake. The senate will be accepting names for the lake from students, faculty, staff and alumni and the pressed with Barnett's leadership Haskell Monore Jr. and John W official dedication will be in the spring of 1990. Barnett said that the lake will have trees surrounding it and .......• "-""I t--ab= il""it): and her. nerso n,gl:t!:L9fter_a • Ryan th finalists., 'Rte lake-fl1!5 had mafly-uses-such il fountain wi ll be in the m~-{ Pl:!oto by Michelle M c Mur~y ) -.-- meeting with the committee. Gillis is deirn of the graduate as students learning how ecosystems plan have been approved through her "I was impressed with her obvious school and vice provost for academic work, professors in the Biology for salillies for the fis cal year is seven drive, ability, hwnanity and her abili- affairs at Duke University in N.C.. five-year plan. percent She added that an additional In addition, Chancellor's Award of Department have said. Excellence were handed out to three • ty to get along with people instead Honore is the chancellor at the "It was a working lake- a teaching "When we intiated our five-year one percent is added to cover th e in­ of trampling over them on the w'ay University of Missouri-Columbia creasing costs of benefits for univer­ UM-St. Louis faculty members. The laboratory;' said Biology professor plan three years ago, we indicated we winners are Scott Decker, Chairper­ to achieving what needs to be done," and Ryan is the interim president of Charles Granger in a previous inter­ find new academic programs with sity employees. she said. Florida Atlantic University at South son of the Adminisu'ation of Justice, view. "We are really anxious to have money obtained through Partnerships The job at the University of Florida. excellence in research and creativity; • (Bugg Lake) back. I think it adds an for Progress. I'm happy we are able F),orida pays $134,623. Barnett will Monore and Ryan were elminated Dr. Edwin Fedder, professor of eAira dimension to learning:' to do this," she-said. "We are committed laJsmg . re'ceive $104 ,700 this yeaL from the selection in early October. to political science and director for the salaries on this campus illld we are Barnett began her carrer at UM- Gillis sent a letter to university of­ Center for International Studies, ex­ Barnett also was pleased that new Barnett added that significant pro­ complying with our salary poli cy;' St. Louis in June of 1986. Since ficials in mid-October announcing cellen ce in science; and Yael Even, programs such as the Pierre laclede gress has been made in the area of then, she has raised $5.6 million in that he withdrew from the race. Barnett said. associate professor in art history, ex­ Honors CoUege and the engineering salaries. She said that the overall pool cellence in teaching. University Unprepared To Deal With Earthquake KWMU Seeks Money To • by Shawn M. Foppe rely on its own resources when an ear­ tion toward developing contingency probably sustain some damage and a managing editor thquake suikes. plans. smokestack collapse. Keep Programs On The Air "Most fire departments would have He said that developing a plan is very Although UM-St. Louis has no ear­ In the event of an earthquake, UM- the walls fall down around their equip­ difficult because you do not know for thquake policy, Clifton does suggest Calling it a "challenge," the comes first. • St. Louis would be demolished. That is I ment making them useless;' Clifton said. certain which building would be hit. On ' moving out of the building immediate­ General Manager of KWMU an­ As of Tuesday at 6 p.m., the sta­ the opinion of many experts who say the ' Most buildings within the St. Louis the UM-St. Louis campus, the ly. If you are caught in a building, stay nounced a fund-raising drive to keep tion had raised $22,384. university is ill-prepared for such a area are of brick construction which buildings most likelv to be effected under a desk. certain programs on the air. "We look to listene rs to SU PPO lt disaster. generally shatters when a strong earth- would be the Tower, SSB, Mark Twain, "Desks can take pretty much abuse;' Patricia Wente, general manager news and the cl assics they enjoy," None of the four campuses within the quake, similar to the one in San Fran­ and the Thomas Jefferson Library. said Clifton. "Also, doorjams are of the station, says that KWMU must Wente said. UM-System have emergency plans to sisco, strikes. Although UM-Rolla has been generally safer." Clifton also says to avoid pay several dues to keep the .shows The station al so received pro­ deal with an earthquake. That has many Clifton said that when he went to devloping a plan for the past two years, power lines and tel ep hone poles like Garrison Keehor' running. daimation for the fund-raising drive within the system worried. Rolla a couple of years ago, setting an they will not be very hard hit in the case because their integrity is generally com­ Th e fund-rais ing drive began last from St. Loui s Mayor Vincent • David Clifton is a former firefighter earthquake policy was a priority. The of an earthquake.