University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 2-28-1985 Current, February 28, 1985 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, February 28, 1985" (1985). Current (1980s). 151. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/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 (1980s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Feb. 28, 1985 University of Mlssourl-St. Louis Issue 507 Fund drive is underway Sharon Kubatzky 15,000 alumnae. "And of those, editor-in-chief one-third will give," he predic­ ted. "This is the single most UMSL officials are hoping to effective fund-raising effort the collect pledges of over $100 ,000 university conducts." • in restricted and unrestricted Arns said he hired several funds during this year's alumni students and some experience telephone drive. callers to do the bulk of the con­ The annual event got underway tacting this year. But, he added, earlier this month and will con­ he is experimenting with work­ tinue through May. ing with volunteers. Different "I call it 'raising friends and areas of the university have sent funds,' " said Dave Arns, faculty, staff members and manager of Alumni Activities students to call alumni, asking and director of the fund drive. for unrestricted gifts or for "It's been a very effective way to pledges earmarked specifically raise money." for that area. This is the sixth annual drive. "They've been doing a good Over $64 ,000 was collected after job ," he said of the volunteers. last year's drive, Arns said. "It's pretty effective when Ne al Of the university's 20 ,000-plus Primm [professor of history] graduates, Arns said his paid calls his former students." • employees and volunteers will actually end up speaking to about See "Funds," page 3 Magrath in~ugural to ·emphasize unity II Plans are progressing for the Relations; Don Phares, chair­ April 25 inauguration of Univer­ man of the Intercampus Faculty sity of Missouri President C. Council; al.d Kenneth Pigg, Peter Magrath, 'the 17th presi­ cooperative extension program dent in the University's 146- director. ' year history. Although plans will not be The event will be held on the finalized for several weeks, the Cedric R. Anderson University of Missouri- . event is scheduled for 10 a.m. A SSB CONSTRUCTION: The ceilings and lights in the corridors of the Social Sciences and Columbia campus, the univer­ inationally prominent education Business Building are being lowered to increase accessibility and make the hallways sity's oldest and largest campus, leader will deliver the keynote brighter. but the celebration will address. Magrath will also emphasize the unity of the four­ speak. campus system, acording to Guy "The inauguration will bring Li·ghts and ceilings lowered in SSB Horton, executive assistant to together as many Missourians as the president and chairman of possible from all parts of the some of these compartments. ing project. "We do what we state," Horton said, "to·show how Chuck Wiethop The new ceilings will contain can as we get money and the Presidential Inaugural reporter Committee. one univerSity through its fou r • acoustical panels with the time," said Perry. campuses and extension serves The ceilings and lights in lighting placed flush with the Perry added that last fall Othel members of the commit­ our state. the corridors of the Social rest of the ceiling. the ceilings were lowered in tee are Jeanne Epple, a member "We want to celebrate the Sciences and Business Build­ The work is being done by some of the classrooms of the of the UM system Board of university's new beginning with ing are being lowered. This is university personnel, accord­ Social Sciences and Business Curators; Jay Felton, the student a new leader by formally being done to make them less ing to John Perry, vice chan­ Building. representative to the Board of introducing President and Mrs. noisy and brighter. cellor for administrative Magrath to the state. The univer­ Perry said that he was not Curators; Diane Skomars The original ceilings in SSB services. He said the funding sity is embarking on an exciting sure how much longer it would Magrath, the president's wife; consists of recessed com­ for the work is coming from new era and every citizen is partments. The lights were the Physical Plant budget. take to complete the work that Larry Myers, coordinator of spe­ cial assignments for Central invited to participate in the positioned high up inside The work is part of an ongo- needs to be done. Administration University day's activities." • Universities across nation increasing remedial courses (CPS) - More and more More than one out of every five high school graduation that enrollment in these classes ago planned to redirect some college freshmen are enrolling students also take remedial writ­ standards." at UMSL increased with the rises 2,400 students to nearby com­ in remedial education courses ing courses, the study shows, According to Sallyanne in enrollment at the university, munity colleges by 1986. designed to teach them what they while 16 percent take reading Fitzgerald, acting director of the but that there has been no change Likewise, Ohio State began should already know, according review courses. Center for Academic Develop­ in the percentage of students. admitting only freshmen who to a' new report by the U.S. "It's just a-sign of the times, ". ment at UMSL, there were 1,138 According to the report, only had four years of English, three • Department of Education. lamented Elaine El-Khawas, students enrolled in non-credit, four percent of the schools have years of math, science, social One out of every four entering . vice president for policy analysis remedial classes during the fall cut the number of review courses science and foreign language, freshmen, for instance, takes at and research with the American semester of 1984 . Most of these, they provide. The report sug­ and planned to send those not least one remedial mathematics Council on Education. 959 students, were enrolled in gests many four-year colleges' qualified to two-year colleges. class, said the survey of over 500 "It's a very disturbing reality Math 02 . plans to shift remedial education "The reality is that, as good as colleges and universities com­ that so many students are not Among the 500 institutions to junior and two-year colleges the policy sounds to shift piled by the department's adequately prepared for surveyed, nearly two-thirds offer have failed. ,remedial courses to two-year National Center for Education college," she said, attributing more remedial courses now than The University of C~lifornia Statistics. the problem to " a decade of loose they did in 1978. Fitzgera~d said system, for instance, two years See "Courses," page 3 ~th~~sue -----------~ First lady Big Mac Honored You know what UMSL's chan­ Basketball Riverman Bob Riverman coach Rich Meck­ editorials.... ......... page 4 cellor does, but just what does McCormack's sports career fessel has been dubbed MIAA features/arts ... ..... '. page 7 his wife do all day? started in his backyard. But Coach of the Year. He'll take classifieds .. .. ..... page 10 She's actually quite a busy now Bob, a senior, is a star on his team to the playoffs this around UMSL. ...... page 12 lady. UMSL's court. week at Central Mo. State. sports .............. page 13 (lage 7 page 15 . page 13 page 2 CURRENT Feb. 28, 1985 - ums) u~date - Sanders-will/eave post Florence J. Tipton assistant news editor Jazz course offered Janet Sanders, executive Continuing Education-Extension at UMSL is offering a course assistant to the chancellor, will titled: "Slippery Horn: The Trombone in Jazz," on Wednesdays leave the university on March 15 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., beginning March 20 and continuing through after serving for 3~ years in April 17. her position. The course, which will be in Room 222 of the J .C. Penney Build­ Sanders has started her own ing, is designed for jazz enthusiasts as well as those interested in business, the Clayton the history of the trombone in jazz music. The instructor for the Consultant Group, course is Charlie Menees, trombonist and host of KMOX radio's "Big Band Sounds." Before becoming assistant to The course outline includes a study of the jazz trombone evolu­ the chancellor, Sanders was the tion, from rhythm to front-line solo instrument, from tailgate and assistant to · the dean of women gutbucket styles to the modern idiom. Profiles of famous players at the University of Kansas. Dur­ include Kid Ory, Jimmy Harrison, Miff Mole, Jack Teagarden, ing her second year at UMSL, she George Burnis and Tricky Sam Nanton. became the assistant ,dean ' of The fee is $40 and $15 for high school juniors and seniors. For students, and for one year served more information about the course, call 553-596l. as assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. Sanders was also a speech professor for two years at both the University Long term care to of Kansas and the University of Maryland, and for six years at be seminar topic UMSL. "It really was a good job to The UMSL Continuing Education-Extension is offering a bring all of that experience "Gerontology Conference" to present current information on together," Sanders said. issues of immediate concern to those working with or for older adults.