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Campus Implements Anti-Terrorism System Editor-In-Chief Elect, Assured the Sabe That He Would Carry Through with This Change in the Following Year University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 4-28-2003 Current, April 28, 2003 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, April 28, 2003" (2003). Current (2000s). 151. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/151 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 (2000s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME 36 , April 28, 2003 Your source for campus newS and information ISSUE 1086 Umverslty· . PIayers take to th e stage See. page. 10 ~ .. THECURREN TON LINE.COM UNIVE R S I TV OF M ISSOURI - S T. L OUIS Current appeals eC1Sl0n BY .JASON GRANGER' Missouri State University, Harris­ anticipated; so News Editor Stowe State College, the University of we' re pretty Missouri and Linn ·· State Technical happy," Bowman Newspaper Students of the UM System College, Southwest MissoUri State said . "The bottom . received more bad news from the state University took a 6.6 percent cut, line is we're going to legislature last week as they · Missouri Western State lose money. We can outlines announced a 10.8 percent cut in higher College took a 4.5 only hope that it's the education. percent cut · and 10.8 percent cut and not reasons its Fears are now on the rise about a Missouri Southern something higher." tuition hike as high as 19 percent to try State College received Bowman said his funding to cover the most recent .cut This no cuts to their funding. biggest fear right now is would be on top of the 3:2 percent In fact, Missouri Holden vetoing the proposal and should be tuition hike announced by System Southern State College going with a higher cut to the higher President Elson floyd. Floyd's plan is would receive an education ystem. restored based on inflation rates, and he said he increase. Approximately 'Everybody in the Capitol is was hoping to keep tuition increases $74,445,922 has been would cut almost eJqJeCting him to veto the plan," pegged at an inflationary rate. When cut in this newest round $44 million dollars from the UM Bowman saio.. 'This is a partisan BY NICHOLE · LECLAIR Floyd made the announcement, he of withholdings, System alone, The proposed cut is not -- .. -----------... -..------ --.- -- . ~ - - issue. Neither side will admit the state Features Editor was banking on no new budget GUts bringing the two-year finalized, however; the plan still has to has a problem and try to fIx that from the state level. total to nearly $500 be approved by both chambers of problem." According to the Department of million, the legislature. According to Marty Oetting, UM UM-St Louis will become the With the The House has passed its own System official, this issue is far from only university in the nation without massive budget for the Department of over. a student-run media source if The cuts of last Higher Education, indicating a "I predict the House and Senate Current's funding is not reinstated. --"-- year and $16 million cut would suffice. will approve a plan that resembles the On April 25, The Current this newest House Budget Committee GOP proposal, the Governor will veto appealed the Student ActivitieS and The bottom line is, round of cuts Chairman Carl Bearden has said it, and we will be back in special Budget Committee's $0 allocation we're going to lose officials in the UM in the past that budget proposals session in early June," Oetting said in for next year. is the first time in This System are saying from either the House or the a press release. "Wllether any better the paper's 39-year history that money. We c~n only they cannot absorb Senate are not set in stone. The cut agreement for higher education could funding has been cut by SABC, the hope it's the 10.8 any more layoffs or will be somewhere between the $16 be reached at that time is hard to and without that backing the. percent cut. firings without million proposed by the House and the predict." newspaper will have to close. affecting the goals $89 million proposed by the Senate. In other legislative news, the Although The usually Current of the University, Lawmakers in the House and proposed merger between the UM - Nick Bowman, Associated becomes self-supporting via including Senate are trying to balance a SystelU and Nort..l}west Missouri State by mid-Detorer, the ents of the U.niversity advertisi.ng teachin-g, projected $1 billion budget shortfall University has been pllt on hold money allocated SABC is of Missouri lobbyist hi' research for the upcoming fi cal year. TIle because of the budget crisis and the required as seed money for print,ing and public ~]\\ severity of the shortfall has led approaching end of the legislative and business costs. G seIVice. )'I 11Je \ lawmakers to recommend session. Bowman said, however, that The main reason for the loss of --,,-- Gov. ~ ~o\ reductions in budgets to every state he believes the merger will pass the funding, according to theSABC, was Holden ~ agency and to propose new taxes in an legislature as soon as the next session the salary structure of TIle Current. Higher Education, the Senate to a class ~ unacceptable. attempt to bail out the state. begins in July, . 'The majority of the salaries since appropriation mark-up lists the first-graders ~ ~ These cuts would Nick Bovnnan, A sociated "ruM System President Elson] the 1997 to 1998 school year have following schools as receiving a 10.8 Thursday force university tuition to Students for the University of floyd want it to happen, and not changed," said Editor-in-Chief percent cut: Central Missouri State he said orcmo:sed rise if the state Senate does not go Missouri lobbyist, said that while he is [Northwest Missouri State University Stanford Griffith. "It wasn't too much University, Southeast Missouri State cuts of along with his proposed ta'l. increases. upset higher tducation is receiving yet President Dean L.] Hubbard wants it then. Some salaries have actually University, Lincoln University, million According to Nikki Krawitz, UM another cut, it could have been worse. to happen; so the legislature will pass decreased" He agrees that the Truman State University, Northwest secondary education were System vice president for fmance and "It was the smallest cut we it," Bowman said. commission for advertising sales should be lowered but said that this decision was made before the funding decisions of the SABC. No changes can be made lIDtil the close of the fiscal year. Jason Granger, Campus implements anti-terrorism system editor-in-chief elect, assured the SABe that he would carry through with this change in the following year. New setup mirrors national precautionary.guides 'That is Very encouraging," said ill . Jeff GrieSemer, comptroller of the BY MELISSA MCCRARY With the computer system, UM­ Low risk of terrorist attack. The following measure.s may be applied: Student GovemmentAssociation and Staff Writer St. Louis Police can automatically • .Refining and e..~err:ising preplanned protective Oleasures call for more assistance with a touch chairman of SABC. • Ernruring that personnel receive !raining on HSAS-, depanment­ ofa button. Members of the SABC also There have always been or agency-specilic protective measure questioned whether Current emergency plansfor natural disasters The location of UM- St. Louis is the was • Regularly assessing facilities for \1llnerabilities and taking spending more than necessary on and terrorist attacks at UM-St. Louis, right in the center of where a possible measures to reduce them printing. but since September 11 and the attack could occur. Within a miJe­ "I always see papers on the racks recent war with Iraq the anti­ and-a-half from the University is at the end of the week," said SABC terrorism .policy has been modifIed. Lambert airport, where recently a General risk of attack. In addition to the pJeviously outlined protective member Marc Jerrolds. "Are you According to AI Wurt, UM-St. high level of security has been e measures, the following may be applied: printing too many? Could you cut Louis police lieutenant and enforced, and about 15 minutes from down on that?" emergency management coordinator, campus is the Arch, which has been • Olecking communicalions with designated emergency response "We print about 6,cro copies a this proactive security program is a barricaded for the last couple of or command locations week," said Managing Editor Anne workable and flexible plan that will months. • Reviewing and updating ~y response procedln"es Bauer, "We refill the racks provide for the basic needs of the The levels of security have been • Providing the public with necessary infoIInation throughout the week, which is why University. determined by color codes. Red is the you usually see them full There is The police feel that the most highest alert, followed in descending also a base rate for printing; after a important thing is to provide safety order by orange, yellow and finally Significant risk of terrorist attacks, In addifi.on to the previously outlined certain number of copies, extras cost and security to the campus and to be green. A week ago, Lambert protectr..'e JDeaSl.Ire8, ~ fono~.ng may be applied: very little. If we were to cut a ready to protect against any possible International Airport was considered • Increasing surveillance of critical location$ thousand or so, it would hardly make incident, Woo said.
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