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VOLUME 33 The season to b e jolly: December 6, Author Frank McCourt con tinues the au~obiographical 1999 story he began in "Angela's Ashes" in the new book ISSUE 973 "'Tis. " ..... See pages 6-7 http://WlNlN.ulnsl.edu/studen"tli fe/curreni: UNIVERSITV O F MIS SOURI - S T. LOUIS Faculty'Council demands -.. III D: more involvement in ·cGI . .cIII c. decision-making process GI iii BY BRIAN DOUGLAS "In order to restore the cOIili ., .• . ,. , . , q ., ... , . ... ,., .. .".,., . ",. " . ..•. ,.. of The Current staff dence of the faculty in her adminis tration, Chancellor Toullill must In response to Chancellor inlplemem steps to meaningfully Blanche Touhill's fonnation of a task involve the faculty in the campus' force for campus-wide strategic planning and governance. At future planning, the Faculty Council passed meetings the Faculty CoUl)cil will a motion Thursday which reiterated consider whether effective steps its call for greater faculty involve have been taken," the motion said, ment in the planning and decision Judd acknowledged that the making process. motion was not satis Dennis Judd, pre factory to all members siding officer of the of the council. Faculty Council, Criticism of the described the motion motion ranged from as a middle-ground statements that it was Gary Grace, vice chancellor for student affairs, explains the new policy for overdue stUdent proposal. Previously, too harshly worded to accounts to Tilly lashel, a junior. Judd had expressed the complaints that it was view that the faculty's overly vague. confidence ill The fOlmation of Chancellor Touhill the Chancellor's task Administrators want to was so badly marred Touhill force followed the that a change in leader recent controversy ship might be the only over a system-level way to resolve the situ audit of UM-St. cut delinquent payments ation. The proposal Louis' budgetary was presented in practices. The investi response to the fonna gation, headed by BY SHAVON PERKINS Wlllter 2000 semester," the letter read balances must be less than $500. tion of the task force James Cofer, vice ..................... .. ........... .. .. ......... staff associnte in part. Prior to the start of the Fall 2001 and the Chancellor's president of UM B¥~M~ The letter continued, ",AJthough semester and each . c- rne!>ier there statement of her will System Finance and """ · " " : Dajjl)! · &;;txn;.;;;t~· " · ' · '-·· Earlier this semester, students with we expect students to comply with after, account balances must be paid ingness to receive Administration, was delinquent accounts were notified of this payment policy. some students in full, questions from the fac in response to a r port Judd (t1-WIRE) EVANS,IDN/ llt - new policies for paying student fees may prefer to make financial pay Krueger warned students that, ulty. generated by the The millennium might bring a and tution. James M. Kmeger, vice ments in stageB. Thus, you may pro unless thye make other ~ell1ents, TIle motion begins by saying that Faculty Council' Select Committee plague of new computer chancellor of Managerial & p~ t due accounts will be sent to a viruSE.os, and students aren't tect yoor emolJlment at the University "The Faculty Council finds that the on Fiscal Practices, which had Technological Services, sent a letter by blinging YOlrr account balance to collection agency. ready for them, Northwestern faculty of the University of expressed no confidence in the University administrators said. to students with past due account bal less than 1,500 e.xcluding Wlllter Tony Georges, director of the Missouri-St. Louis has often been Chancellor. WJth the FBI warning that ances telling them the faced cancd 2000 charges b~ Dec. 1 .1999." Office of Finan~ i a1 Aid, ·d that thi excluded from meaningful participa Judd aid he felt there had been a many viruses will be set to lation of classe' if tbey ill 00 pay , len r reads tb decreasin is a prabl m that the University faces tion in major iuitiativ and gover relll chang on campus. "explode" at the tum of the their account in full. balan e polic, will be in effect as fol every year. nance processes of the campus." "J think th cultllie of the canlpllS century, NU students need to ''By Dec, 13, 199 , students are lows: h io! to th tart of Fall 2000 "In many ways, coming to UM L The motion goes on to call for has changed from a year ago when I. prepare their computers for expected to pay ti1ei.r past due bal semester, accowlt balances must be is a bargain, but it is expensive in its more faculty involvement in the really was fearful that we wouldn't tbe worst, said Roger Sarnn, ances in full or face. financial holds Ie . than .$ 1 000. Prior to the tart of planning and decision-making Information security coordina and cancellation of classes for the the Wmter 2001 erne: tef, account see ACCOUNTS, 'page 9 processes of the campns. $<!e FACULTY COUNCIL, l'a,~ Ii tor tor the I'torthwestern N.etwork Security Group. (OOlpUtersin the flUsiness world anG even NU's academ· it departmeJilts are updated South·African students v.isit campus December regularly to check for new BY .JOE HARRIS riculwn, . virus~5.; Safian said, and stu aenE$ are fatting behind. senior editor . M , enyana. said curriculum SGAmeeting "The')! need t<o get in the changes at UWC 'hould be high qn habit of updating, " he said. A delegation of students from tqe their aaend.a. She said she would like "They need to treat it Hke a . University of Western Cape South tQ see UWC' curriculum competi cat. With a ear, you need to Africa) visited the University of tive with others around the world. cancelled ,·ml it witb gas, check air pres Missouri-St. Louis campus on Dec. ''1 think the sy tern in America is :;t,\Fe in the tires and take it in 1. The delegation hoped to le2l:n qllite liberal " fsenyana sru.d. "For f<:ir tune-ups. A lot of people mote about residential life, financial us you' 11 find Olrr cumculwn is rea BY .JOE H ARRIS . " .. ~ ..... just let their computers sit." aid and student leade.rship. sonably structured. II you are going senior edito/' N!.J Information Techno1:{)gy The delegation is made up of three to do commerce, these are your posts weekly updates to anti students: Nkatek:o Mayimeli, Bella course and you have to chose one or The Stndent Government vita.l pro&rams SUdi as McAfee Msenyana., and Sandi Mbu. All three hvo. Here I realize that you can do a Association's December meeting, first Aid fflftlle PC and Virex are involved in the student govern combination of the weirdest of things scheduled for Dec. 2, was canceled for the McKintesn, Safian ment at UWc. but come out with a good product." due to a lack of partici pation and will said. Rayvon Armstead. the UM-St. South Africa is in the middle of not be rescheduled. .. "There are a tetat of about l:ouis International Program Illany political and institutional D. Mike Bauer, SGA chair. said .new viru-ses; evW/ !ioo Coordinator, said the visit wa. changes. 1-1bu said the process has Students from South Africa meet with UM-St. Louis SOA repre that nothing much could have been , mooth1 " he ~id. "rn <I.e.part designed to promote cooperation. been difficult accomplished even if the meeting was . meJIts tfi€y genetaliy nave sentatives Wednesday to discuss the different aspects of their "It adds to our diversification and 'The difference between Amelica student governments. held. comput-er tCll keejJ' ~ple the internationalization of our cam and South Africa is that currently "We were sensing that there was ~bem, updated. ~~ts have Mhu said that while things have none from their campus. She said the going to be a low tumout," Bauer to 00 it themselves/' pus," Annsteadsaid. 'Through oW' South Africa is in the process of center we promote a lot of programs, change " Mbu said. "At the heart of gotten better bet\veen blacks and delegation would like to initiate an said. "In addition (acting pre ide.nt) A virus that .~tC'tld<. camp\is . such as international delegates and change is to make. SUl-e than the whites in South Africa, institutions exchange program be~veen the ~vo Steven Wolfe, (comptroller) Bryan in: Ap1::i ~ left facu~ty~d this which traditionaJJy eJ ed blacks still universities. Shaw, and myself could not attend de(Jiirtmenta! c~tefS things of nature.. " inequalities that were the result of suffer. ''VI'hat we would like is to irnple (the December meeting)." ne~tlnsc;at'hed \Ntl~le .. The delegates learned a lot about 300 years or so are changed over a attackiqg t he terminals Qf higher education in the United States period of say two or three years Mayimeli said the delegation ment an exchange between us and Without the SGA' three top offi lTI'Ore t-han 40 $tud~rits, satian particularly differences· in admis which is quite different and difficult learned that U1vl-St. Louis has four cers and a quorum, which basn't been said. sions, financial, residential, and CW'- to do, ' South African exchange students, but · see DELEGATES, page 9 achieved at the last two meetings, S'tudents have tCH!pdate issues facing the SGA couldn't have ttwit c~mput~rS before it's been addressed. The biggest issue, toolat'e, Saficlr.l .said. voting on nell;.' members of the 'We, need t{) fix this ahead Can you Student COW1, remains tabled. of time, " he said. "Some' of Bauer said SGA busine.