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[email protected]. Feb. 24 , 1983 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-SAINT LOUIS Issue 445 Minorities assessed cent. The 'faculty representation Kevin A. Curtin bers and we are in a very com CO'news editor is substantially below that. petitive world as far as attracting " If the students believe that we black faculty members to our The. conditions of black stu ought to have black faculty com campus," VanderWaerdt said. dents on the UMSL campus and mensurate with representation She added that between 1979 an endorsement of state House of black students," she said, " I and 1982, UMSL had 3,686 ap Bill 834 highlighted the monthly think that is unrealistic. I don't plicants for faculty positions - University Senate meeting held think that I'll see it in my 184 of these were black. During Feti. 22 in Room 126 of the J.C. lifetime." those three years 160 faculty Penney Building. VanderWaerdt also said that members were hired,and eight The Senate heard several the availability of black faculty offers were made to blacks.