October 31, 2005 ISSUE 1166

VOiUME38 October 31, 2005 ISSUE 1166 Older women, younger men explore their "Prime" Itl . See Page 6 , THEel RENTONUN~eOM UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. lOUIS Sri Lankan PIC strateDV to Improve finances bv 2010 BY BRIAN SALMO ambassador -...---- ~ - ~. ---.--.. -.-.---.-. StajJWriter Touhill by the The Blanche M. Touhill to discuss Performing Arts Center has been a hot numbers button issue since its namesake began . thinking about creating a performing University's arts center nearly a decade ago. It cost deficit in 2004 approxim{ttely $52 million to build, $900,000 and some people believe that the money cowd have been more aptly $336,000 deficit in 2005 relief efforts spent. iIll Missouri tax dollars funded approximately 80 percent of the PAC. 1,925 theatre seats Terry Jones, UM-St Louis' Budget \ . BY SEAN 'MICHAEL and Planning Committee chairman. StajJWriter feels former Missouri Governor 28,000 direct mailings per year Carnahan would have given UM-St. Louis money for a number of other emails sent per year ~ . projects. 11,000 On Nov. 1, UM-St. Louis will ''The state would have given us 40 welcome Sri Lanka Ambassador or 50 million for anything," Jones said. $52,000,000 building cost Bernard Goonetilleke to speak 'The governor looked very favorably about the progress made and the onUMSL" obstacles encountered during the Jones also said the original concept UM-St. Louis Tsunami focused on building a structure that expect its revenues to match its outsourced many marketing and fiscal operating deficit was improving quick· reined in production costs on shows .. Reconstruction Campaign. had classrooms, faculty offices and a expenses until 2010. development functions. er than expected. they do produce. Goonetilleke will thank the cam 500-seat auditorium. The finished The PAC's second year in business Schankman is pleased with the "[For fiscal year 2005] we went "We would pay at least $25,000 for pus community · for its efforts to product actually includes a 1,625-seat had a management shakeup. The PAC plan's execution. from a projected $886,000 deficit to an guests before. Now we pay $20,000," raise money for the schools that auditorium. did not renew its managing director "Direct mailings have gone from actual $336,000 [deficit]," Schankman Schankman said. were destroyed in the Tsunami.. He "At the time the faculty said 'if John Dale Kennedy's contract. zero to 28,000, and e-mails have gone said. As the PAC remains conservative hopes his visit to UM-St. Louis will we're getting into the communitr Instead, UM-St. Louis Vice from 4,200 to 11,000," Schankman Another focus of the five-year plan in its production approach, anticipated encourage people to donate to the venue business we're going to lose Chancellor Dixie Kobp and said. He added that the facility's staff was to reduce financial risk by having revenues will remain flat over the next reconstruction effort. money,'" Jones said. Contemporary Productions' Steven has implemented more sophisticated the PAC produce fewer shows. five years. For fiscal year 2005, the ~ The Reconstruction Campaign The Budget and Planning Schankman began overseeing opera marketing methods that allow them to "We went from producing 30- PAC expects $2.923 million in rev was documented by criminology Committee has witnessed the operat tions. track customer purchases, which, in something . shows to around 20," enue. In 2010, revenues are projected professor Jody Miller, who also ing deficit that has ensued since the Last year the PAC developed a turn, allow the PAC to market more Schankman said. at $2.845 million. coordinated the campaign. PAC's inception. To date, the PAC has five-year plan that not only eliminated effectively. The PAC raised rental rates by Miller arrived in Sri Lanka six lost over $1.7 million and does not the managing director position, but Scharikman was also proud that the about 20 percent to outsiders and see PAC FINANCES, page 3 months after the Tsunami. hit "It was devastating to see so ~ many p]aces destroyed in Sri Lanka," Miller said. "A number of people are living in refugee camps Civil rights speech draws eager crowd, protestors and tents." Extensive damage was done to Dees himself rette or whatever else they were about his relationship with people," (tie schools acwrding to MilleI ~ Er e to sixm Q who were unoffi smo . g before they got here," said Ponita Argieard, a social work The first school, Thambilivul Maha Hate-grGUp membe"rs escorted cially recOgni7..ed as members of a Dees said. er from University City and a strong Vidyalaya in Turukovil was com- popular hate group 57 miles from "I don't blame it on St. Louis, but supporter of Dees. Ii! pleted successfully. out after interrupting program campus, were escorted out for the that was the first time in 20 years Dees has worked to increase There were obstacles in success remainder of the program by UM· and about 2,000 speeches that any awareness of hate groups and has fully rebuilding the first school. Sri St. Louis police. one has spoken out in such a rude fought against hate crimes in Lanka was in the middle of a civil Dees calmed the crowd with a way," Dees said. America. He specializes in civil war since 1982. In 2002 a cease-fire BY GENELLE .JONES Wednesday night in the MSC about joke about his late elementary Despite the constant interrup rights issues and founded the - - - . was initiated, but there is still vio Staff Writer his aid in helping all Americans seek school teacher Mrs. Johnson. tions, Dees' supporters did not let Southern Poverty Law Center and lence going on in rebel factions in ' justice through our country's legal "rbe good citizens and good peo the comments alter their perception he has written many books on the ~ Sri Lanka. The fight for justice is not yet system. ple there where two things she of him or his credibility. history of America's struggle for "It's not safe to take the 3D-mile won. Civil rights attorney Morris During his 70 minute address, impressed on us: [don't] smoke cig "The criticism is irrelevant. He is justice and fairness. path to the first school where all the Dees faced a crowd of strong believ Dees endured several interruptions arettes and [don't] drink alcoholic a passionate, committed, smart, Over the years, he has taken violence is tak:illg place," Mihl.er ers of justice as well as, an uprising from protestors· demanding that he beverages ... I can't promise you humble [person], [who] really has a down some of the most powerful said, "so the campaign is on hold group of protestors. speak about the criticis~ns against that if those people who just left profound sense of justice that comes and influential hate organizations in until I can go back to the site." She An eager crowd awaited to listen him. The comments made by protes here had met Mrs. Johnson, maybe out of his life in the South and his America. hopes that after the presidential to attorney Dees deliver a prominent tors started several shouting battles they would be different, but they understanding of the. southern men T' elections, most of the violence will yet controversial speech on with supporters of Dees. but not would have never smoked a ciga- tality ... he hqs a very special sense see DEES, page 3 settle down. The second school, Andaragasyaya Vidyalaya in Players and parents upset Kirinda, is currently in the rebuild ing stages. The school library has A chuck above the rest .II been completed and plans are ~ underway to train new lIbrarians. by UMSL baseball changes The Sri Lanka Library Association waived tuition fees to BY BRIAN OLIVER learned about the proposal a few pay for transportation. The Center Staff \Y11'i ter weeks ago and students added that this for International Studies used some action by the University seemed to of the money to buy supplies and On Wednesday, Oct 26 several show that it did not care much about books for the children to practice UM-St. Louis students and their par the baseball team or its players. ~ their English. ents met with m1-St Louis faculty to In response, Bob Samples, director "We have spent all of our money, talk about issues surrounding the UM of university communications, admit and we need to raise more to pur St Louis Rivermen baseball team. ted that the University had been lack chase computer and educational The big item of discussion centered ing in communication but started off videos to teach English to the chil on plans by the University to demolish the meeting saying, 'We want to begin dren at this school," Miller said: the current baseball field to build a dialogue." The Center for International road which would service the new To try to help parents and students t Studies has not been able to raise headquarters of Express Scripts aud better understand the actions of the enough money since the previous replace it with a new field on south University, Samples then outlined the donations, according to Director Joe campus. plans of the University in relation to Glassman. This decision did not sit well with the baseball field over the next 18 "A lot of people are focused on many parents, students or Jim Brady, months. Hurricane Katrina, and hopefully head coach of the Rivermen ba~eball For the upcoming 2006 season, the the ambassador's visit will refocus team. plan was to continue using the current • attention on the work in Sri Lanka," "It's not prudent to keep me away field for games and practices.

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