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Vol. 32 Issue 910 University of Missouri St. Louis THE STUDENT VOICE OF UM-ST. LOUIS Ii Pipe Problems: The Underground was unex pectedly Welch named student curator closed Wednesday BY BILL ROLFES meet the governor," Welch said "How many after a water staff writer people ~tthat opportunity?" main busted The Board of Curators will have its month in the lower A process that began Sept. 2 to select the ly meeting, Thursday on the campus of UM-St. level kitchen. next srudent representative to the UM Board Louis. Welch will sit for the first time as student For this of Curators ended Thursday as Gov. Mel curator. She will replace Troy Nash, from UM story see Carnahan named Sarah Welch to £.ll the post. Kansas City, and will serve a two-year term page 3. Carnahan named a total of 11 srudent rep The student curator's position rotates resentatives to college and university boards in among the campuses of the UM system. UM Blow Out: The@ Missouri, including one for the UM board Rolla will provide the next srudent curator. Riverwomen 'These outstanding students are the leaders of Welch will not have a voting position. Instead, Basketball team . tomorrow," Carnahan said. '1t is imponant she will act as a liaison between the srudents and continues win- that they have a voice on the goveming boards the Board of Curators. She said she does not ning, beating Harris-Stowe of Missouri's colleges and universicies." have an agenda of issues she mntS to address in a big way. Welch, a jtmior psychology/English major, \\~th the Board of Curators and that it is not her See page 7. was one of 14 uM-St. Louis srudents who job to address her personal issues, but the stu dents' Editorial: UM-St. Louis appued for the posicion. Three made the first issues. "My primary goal is to develop some fonn is plagued with immature, cut, and met with Carnahan in Jefferson City of commtmicacion between myself and the stu hypersensitive children. Dec. 20. Welch; Ethel Myers, a biology major; For an editorial, see and Jim Avery, Student Government dents," Welch said. tV page 4. Associacion president; each had 10-minute Welch plans to set up a web site, ~t her e interviews with Carnahan. Welch said she was mail address out and place forms on all four not nervous at her interview. She said Carnahan campuses so students will be able to correspond did not ask any surprise questions that were not with her. She said she mntS to hear from stu on her appucation. dents and not be the ''hidden srudent curator." Daniel Hazelton/ The Current "It wasn't a high-stress situation," Welch '1 mnt to try to stay as much a representative . Sarah Welch was named the new student representative to the UM Board of Curators Thursday. said. Rather, she said she was exited. "I got to of the srudents as possible," Welch said 0 ASpice Up Your World: Performing Arts theater takes center stage on campus those wacky girls from the UK are stinking up the big screen. Carnahan reccommends full funding Harmon reverses position on See page 6. from legislature for theater U project, Kiel renovation BY DOUG HARRISON Students are still debating BY DAVID BAUGHER House as a less expensive staff writer the necessity of facility. See staff writer alternative to the $50 mil page 3. lion on-campus facility. Funds sought for The proposed $49-miJlion After a Jan. 16 meeting "Chancellor T ouhill Performing Arts Center to be by Chancellor Blanche Touhill. \\~th Chancellor Blanche was able to convince the deformed frogs built on campus received a finan The state has already set aside Touhill, St. Louis Mayor mayor that these were two MINNEAPOlIS, MINN. (U cial shot in the arm Wednesday $17 mil1ion for the...E.w·ect. Clarence Harmon with stand alone projects," said WIRE) - There's no stop from Gov. Mel Carnahan, who Touhill ala peatedly drew his opposition to the Monica McFee, Harmon's ping them. Since the 1995 recommended that the state she plans to raise the remaining proposed UM-St. Louis press secretary. discovery of deformed frogs Legislarure allocate another $23 $8 million necessary to build the pe rforming arts center. In a statement released in southern Minnesota, million for the center. center from private donors. She In a letter to Touhill the day after the meeting, these strange green cre& If approved by both houses has.raised about $2.5 mil1ion in earlier this month he had the mayor called the pro tures have hopped their way of the Legislature, the recom private funds so far. proposed that the jects complementary and onto newspaper covers and mendation would complete the University fun d a renova television sets around the state's contribution as requested U Communications tion of the Kid Opera The proposed $50-million Performing Arts center. world. Now they're headed see GOVERNOR, page 3 see HARMON, page 3 straight to the Legislature. Last week Gov. Arne Carlson proposed to spend 2-yr. colleg~ $500,000 on deformed frog research as part of his 1998 Bonding Bill, which legisl& want more tors will vote on this spring. Researchers at the RElVIEMBERING A University of Minnesota and credits others involved with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency continue to search for answers to the mystery RTYR to transfer of these strange creatures. University researchers BY M A RY LINDSLEY staff writer have come across frogs with as many as nine legs in Campus marks places where legs shouldn't Officials at Tuesday's University Senate meeting outlined an initiative be. They've also seen frogs King holiday with with webbed skin behind the by Missouri community colleges knees that reduces mobility. which may ultimately affect the "This is not a local prob housing promotion University'S credit transfer require lem, it's a national and per ments. haps international problem," COMPILED BY THE CURRENT STAFF According to reports given at the said Robert McKinnell, a meeting, the Missouri Community biology professor working UM-St. Louis celebrated the Dr. Martin College Association wants to with the research. "Federal Luther King, J r. holiday on Monday with a change a 1987 articulation agree funds should be available to program honoring King's legacy and his fight ment that limits the number of Minnesota biologists, but in for equal housing opportunities. credit hours a student may transfer as much as they aren't, why The highlight of the tribute, held in the from a community college to a four not spend Minnesota do~ ].c. Penneyauditori- year university. lars?" urn, was an unan Jack Nelson, vice chancellor for - Emily Dalnodar nounced visit by Academic Affairs, said the intent of and Colleen Wmten nationally recog the proposal is to have four-year Minnesota Daily :MLK nized trial lawyer institutions accept more than the Johnnie Cochran. current maximum of 64 hours of Cochran was in transfer credit from community col DAY St. Louis to deliver a leges . WULLETIN BOARD .•..•.....• 2 . keynote address at U Communications "[The communiry colleges] want MORE NEWS . .............. 3 the King Day Participants in area MLK celebrations, I-r, Debra Moore , direct or of t he UM-St. to be abli to do more than twO years EDITORIAL •.•••••••.•••••• 4 Interfaith Service at Powell Symphony Hall. louis Public Policy Research Centers; Mary Cannon, community affairs director of work and have us count more ODDS & ENDS . ............ 5 Cochran spoke of the road African at KMOV·TV; Johnnie Cochran; Merdean Gales, president of t he Dr. Martin than two years of work," Nelson A&E ..................... 6 Americans have traveled in the struggle for luther King Holiday Committee; and Norman Seay; director of the UM·St. l ouis said. SPORTS ..•.•.•.•••..••.••. 7 equality, and reminded the audience that the Office of Equal Opportunity. Nelson referred to the effort as LIFE IN HELL •..••..•..••.• 9. journey is far from complete. "Where will "missi on creep," an attempt by two t-I"EWSWlRE . ••• . •• • • .••••.. 10 you stand in times of change and in times of UM-St. Louis Chancellor Blanche Touhill also delivered a speech year colleges to expand their role Newsroom • 516-5174 controversy?" Cochran inquired. Also making an appearance was for at the tribute. She spoke of the University'S success in recruiting and beyond providing courses that meet Advertising • 516-5316 mer NAACP chairwoman Margaret Bush Wilson, who addressed the retaining African-American students and cited fi),'Ures to demonstrate general education requirements and Fax • 516-6811 history of housing in St. Louis. She discussed the landmark 1948 the University'S commitment to equal employment opportunities. to offer more junior-level course Supreme Court case ShBlley v. Cramer, in which the Court ruled Also fearured at the ceremony were the Rev. Jean Hardge of the work. against the enforcement of racially restrictive housing policies. Westside Missionary Baptist Church, performances by the UM-St . Nelson also said the community . Bronwen Zv...rrner, e.xccutive director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Louis Chamber Orchestra and the University Singers. Children an d Equal Housing Opportunity Council, addressed the need to end dis adolescents were treated to a joint program developed by the School crimination in public housing. of Education. 0 see TRANSFER, page 1 0 Page 2 m:be (!Current January 26, 1998 Put it on the Board: The Current Events Bulletin Board is a seruice provided free of charge to all student organizations and UniversiJy departments and divisions. Deadhne far Doug Harrison submissions to The Curmu Events Bulletin Board is pm etV!I)f Thursday before puhh" 5 edItor in chief cation S~ o:msiden:ztion is given to student 0TgG1lizati0ns and is on a first-rome, fost Bill Rolfes sen;ed basis.