EDITORIAL You said it- 'The Quotes of the Year.' Eveyone Students took advantage ofthe great from UM-St Louis Baseball Coach Jim Brady weather last Wednesday to play to Dean of the Honors College Frederick Fausz volleyball at Mirth day. For more ' has something to say. Mirthday pictures, see photo page FEATURES (10). UM-St. Louis' definition ofMirth day- "A day offun. " SPORTS UM-St. Louis soccer stars are making it big with the St. Louis Ambush. Issue 794 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS April 25, 1994 More Obstacles For Higher Education Funding

by Clint zweifel the problem is through tax refunds and 'There is nothing there to protect rector of Metropolitan Studies, said the ed~orial director budget cuts. The University will be part the University," Phares said. "It's areal UMSLPAC, a UM-St Louis political of those cuts, he said. nightmare in terms of how we are go­ action committee, is writing a letter to Funding for higher education in Phares estimates the amendment ing to cut the budget." University facu1ty, informing them of Missouri has never been an easy task. could cut the system's total $510 mil­ Lance LeLoup, UM-St. Louis the possible effects of the bill. LeLoup The state is 42nd in state funding per lion budget by $60 million. Phares said professor of Political Science and di- capita income. this could cut the University's funding See Voters, page 3 Some people are saying funding per student by 23 percent might be even.harder to come by, if an "I don't know how they're going to amendment introduced by Mel come up with $60 million," Phares Hancock, R-Springfield, gets on the said. 'There has been talk that it could ballot and passes. The amendment entail a closing of a campus." needs 130,000 signatures to get on the He said UM-St Louis receives November general election ballot about 13 percent of the University's Supporters say the amendment will budget, and could get close to $8 mil­ give more power to the voters by re­ lion gutted from its budget quiring voter approval on all state tax "It's kind of silly," Phares said. increases. 'The people have already been asked to Donald Phares, professor of Eco­ approve this once. Why should they nomics at UM-St Louis, said tax in­ have to approve it again?" creases that had been previously ap­ He said another problem is that proved by the voters will now be above budgets from all state programs cannot the Hancock limit for tax increases. be cut equally, since some programs Those taxes were originally not part of have restrictions. Phares said elemen­ the state revenue pool, but the amend­ tary education and highway funding ment will put those monies in that pool. have those restrictions that limit the Phares said the only way to deal with amount by which they can be cnt by. Two Sides SODletiDles Collide When It CoDles To 'The Big Story'

by Clint ZWeifel William Reed, police chief of St editorial director Louis Community CollegeatMeremac, said he has a "real good working rela­ With university police on almost tionship" with the campus' student every campus, it is easy for student newspaper that includes a relatively newspapers and campus police to open exchange of information. conflict when doing their jobs. - "If there is . g we're.woIk- Student newspapers want to pr0- ing on, we give them all the information vide information to the campus and are we can, unless it's an on-going inves­ always hoping for that "big story." tigation that could hamper our investi­ Campus police, on the other hand, must gation," Reed said. be prudent They want to provide in­ Reed said he considers an octive Photo: Cinde Poli formation and solve crimes, while I LOVE SCHOOL, WHEN IT'S OUT: A student taking part in some protecting the innocent See Media, page 3 astronaut activities during UM-St Louis' Mirthday. The.ride consisted of three concentric circles of steel tubing, with a harness for the rider in the middle. The ride performed a series of 360-degree flips, supposedly giving the occupant the sensation of running through space. Many student organi­ zations manned booths throughout the day, showcasing their groups and recruiting new members. Here's A Second Glance At Stories Making Headlines This Year

"Our main goal was to get signatures, representing Colescott Rally support for the high prices of the books," Gray said. "We have a lot of concerns, but we have to start somewhere. A lot of other major universities operate under different systems by R~U Korando than UM-St Louis." editor-in-chief A debit credit card system will be instituted to allow UM-St Louis students to charge up to $500 in University More than 100 students and faculty gathered in front of Bookstore merchandise- including textbooks. The mer­ the Thomas Jefferson Library (TJL) to listen to several chandise charged at the bookstore will be forwarded to the students' cries for a removal of a painting in the library. cashiers office as normal tuition payment Robert Colescott's paillting "Natural Rhythm: Thank " ... It just goes to show that students can get something YouJanvanEyck," has been the targetfor criticism by UM­ done if they just get involved," said Andy Masters, Student St Louis' Office for Equal Opportunity, the Associated Government Association president. Black Collegians (ABC) and students since it was placed in theTJL Nkrwnah Zuberi said if the administration did not meet Board Passes Nursing Merger the protestors' demand (of taking down the painting), the protestors would go in and take it down themselves. Proposal "In my analysis, there is a new generation ofstudents on this campus who are fed up with the way things are," Zuberi by Clint Zweifel said. editorial director Karl Beeler,UM"StLouis assistant to the vice chanceI­ lor for Student Affairs, said it was the largest gathering in UM Board of Curators approved a proposal to merge protest since the late 1980s, when students rallied in re­ UM-St Louis and Barnes College of Nursing programs by sponse to Apartheid in South Africa. Fall Semester 1994 at the Board meeting Feb. 3. The proposal will be sent to the Missouri Coordinating MetroLinked Board of Higher Education for its approval. If the plan is approved, Barnes and UM -S t Louis can negotiate a contract . A CRY FOR HELP: More than 100 students and faculty gathered in front of the Thomas Jefferson Library (TIL) to listen to merge the programs. by Clint Zweifel to several students' cries for a removal of Robert Colescott's "Natural Rythm: Thank You Ian van Eyck." It was the largest The proposal will bring a baccalaureate degree in Nursing editorial director gathering in protest since the late 1980s, when students rallied in response to Apartheid in South Africa to UM-St Louis. The University already has a program for registered nurses who wish to complete their bachelors UM -s t Louis students will have an ad vantage over the "We want to see students at the UM-St Louis take Student Protest Prompts degree. UM-St Louis also has masters and doctoral degrees average MetroLink user this semester. advantage of MetroLink," Hancock said. Change in nursing. Barnes offers a four-year baccalaureate degree An agreement between the University and Bi-S tate will She said officials at MetroLink hope that once students program. allow registered students at UM-St Louis to ride on the try the rail system, they will continue to use it in the future. UM-St. Louis Chancellor Blanche Touhill said com­ MetroLink free of charge during the fall semester. "We want them to continue using MetroLink: after the by Jeremy Rutherford and bining the ocademic and clinical resources of both schools UM-St Louis and Bi-State have implemented a Pilot Pilot Program is complete," Hancock said. "Hopefully, they Chris Sutherland will benefit srudents academically. Program in which registered students at UM-S t Louis can will see the benefits of it" of The Current staff "TIils joint venture enables the University and Barnes have a "free ride" sticker attached to their studenddentifi­ Andy Masters, Student Government Association (SGA) College to utilize and share their resources to best benefit the cation card. The sticker will also enable students to ride Bi- president. said he also believes the Pilot Program may On Oct 25 , members of the Student Textbook Reform students and the community," she said. "It is a private and . State buses for the fall semester free of charge. prompt students to use MetroLink. Committee held a petition drive in an effort to create LindaHancock,cooununicationsofficialatMetroLink, "People may not realize how beneficial it is until they use changes in UM-St Louis' required textbook purchases. said the program was put into effect in hope that more it," Masters said. "When people become accustom to the Tony Gray, of the Textbook Reform Committee, said See Review, page 3 students will try the mil system. advantages, I'm sure they will continue to use it" the committee" gathered about 600 signatures. Page 2 THE CORRENT April 25, 199~ '

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DistrictJ lldge Russell Clark, who ruled student newspaper aplus to the campus . to keep an open relationship with the public partnership which is advantageous for all parties A friend, who said Davis sought refuge with, over the and in March of 1991 that the reports are overall can actually help campus snident press bllt said "personal pri­ involved." course of the last weeks of his life, came forward with new police deter crime. vacy" a priority. Taylor said he does public reCord and must be turned over information about the events surrounding Davis' death. '''Newspapers can really help po- not release names and other details in a to the campus' newspaper, The South" The source gave a detail.ed account of his knowledge lice publish infonnation," he said. "It report to ensure this privacy. west Standard. Bauer discovered that a Student Handcuffed, Escorted indicates to a student if they are ar- 'There are times when the paper SMS baSketball player had been sus­ about the death of Davis to Cape Girardeau Police, who told restedtheir names or pictures will ap- would like us to give them more infor­ pected bf a rape on campus, but the Out of Student Court Meeting him not to speak with anyone about the incident pear in the c3mpus newspaper." mation and we can," Taylor said. ''We police had never conducted an investi­ ''They (fraternity members) asked me for a trash bag," Reed also said the campus newspa- take some heat in the press when we do gation. the source said. '''They said they were going to clean up ... by Dana Cook per also helps the police department those things. Bauer said that case is typical of the everything started to sound fishy. of The Current staff with non-criminal activity, such as "My biggest reluctance is protec­ relationship between police and the ''There were two (KAP) fraternity members there when publishing that a parking lot is closed tion of the victim or witneses and make media. She said their relationship is I walked in. They told me, 'do not implicate the fraternity.' for a school activity or event . sure they're not victimized another time. one of need. When the the police need UM-St LOuis student and news editor of The Current, " Reed said trust is the most impor- . Wedon'tgooutofourway[togiveout the media, they make themselves 'Clint Zweifel, was handcuffed and escorted out of a Student tant asset for a solid working relation _. names]. We restrict it Wetalk it over available to talk and even hold press Court meeting to hear the appeals of the student groups that ship between the poli,ce and media. - with them and answer questions based conferences. were expelled from the Student Government Association Jones Edges Peery; Students "(Newspapers) need to trust us to on the report Nonnally police reports '.'1 have found out in the city (SGA) for failing to comply with attendance policy. Kel tell you the information we have," Reed .are not released." (Springfield) here that the police say Ward, chief justice of the Student Court, asked Zweifel to Turn Out In Droves To Vote · said. "If we say it's going to be forth- . Tracy Bauer, a reporter for the we hurt their efforts to do their job," leave on a number of occasions, but Zweifel refused on the Bauer said. "But, they're the first ones coming, we will give it to them when Springfield daily News Leader, filed a basis he had a right to be there, by Jeremy Rutherford on the phone when they want to see we're through, when it's not going to lawsuit against Southwest Missouri "I had already covered the fact that they were expelled news editor something in the paper. jeopardize a case we're working on." StateUniversity(SMSU)inl990fornot from the Assembly the week before," Zweifel said. "Not ... the police sometimes don't give William Taylor, police chief at turning over police records. She took a much worse was going to happen to these groups. They had Thirty votes separated the top three fmalists in. the WashingtOri University, saidhe likes case concemingpolice reports to U.S. us the information we need. They are careful about not giving us the infor­ already been unrecognized organizations. To me, it seems election for Student Government Association (SGA) presi­ . mation that could hurt their investiga­ ridiculous that a student government that stresses student dent Chris Jones, current University Program (UPB) direc­ tion." unity has excluded an organization from involvement" torofprogramming, was the front-runner with 220 votes and Bauer said her case against the will take office July 1, 1994, police has "opened a lot of doors for Hazing Death Sweeps Over Jason Peery (206 votes), Frank Richter (190) and Bill student newSpapers." Ross (86) followed, ''More student editors were taking SEMO Kel Ward was the unanimous choice for vice president their cases to court. It's a win for the His 345 votes was ahead of rllllIler-up Christine McGraw first ammendment," she said. (207), Jennifer Czarnik (127) and Brent Miederhoff (68). . Bauer said the sometimes violote by Russell Korando and . relationship !he press has with the me­ Clint Zweifel In the election for comptroller, students chose Elizabeth Titlow (324 )overcurrent SGA Vice-PresidentDaveRoither , ilia will continue, since both profes- of The Current staff sions conflict when trying to do their (310). Roither campaigned to eliminate the comptroller 'Ride MetroLink Home to job. Thirteen Kappa Alpha Psi members or former members position. "One day [the police] are saying were arrested by the Cape Girardeau Police Department and Jones said he was honored and thought it was especially we're the bad guy," she said. ''The charged with the death of Michael Davis. a good race race because it was so close. ·'DeBaliviere Place other day they want to talk to us. They're Davis, 25, a senior at SEMO, was found barely alive in "It came down to the wire," Jones said. "A lot of it dealt talking outofboth sides oftheir mouth. " . his apartment Cape Girardeau Police said Davis' death was with the four candidates being well-known on campus. They Voters from page 1 related to a hazing ritual, and died from head injuries had good support. I'm just glad it was a good race." Apartments sustained. According to the election tallies, nearly three times the said the bill, which he calls the"most ''This is one of the most intense homicide investigations students than last year's election turned out to vote. Classical, Rehabbed Apartments in the extreme revenue limit in the United because of the number of people involved," said Sgt. Carl Tony Gray, election chairman said: ''This is an indica­ Historical DeBaliviere Neighborhood States," has a good chance of getting on Kinnison of the Cape Girardeau Police. tion that student involvement is on the rise." the ballot "It undermines the democratic pro­ Students from page 1 1 BR- $350-$490 cess on tax increases we the people voted on," he said. 2 BR-$450-$685 He said many citizens, who are not A student from UM-Rolla said be "Ross Perot," but was changed at dent agreed that regardless of why the truly informed about the details of the ' while those numbers m:e. important, the last second. cartoon ran in the newspaper, it needs 3 BR-$585-$745 amendment, are prone to sign the peti­ another issue exists. Recently in the '''The person (that checks the con­ to stop. tion. UM-Columbia newspaper, a cartoon tent of the cartoon) is from France," the "It's just a matter of common "They don't understand what it re­ was the center of attention. The cartoon student said. "And while I am not sense," Gray said. ''The way you want people to treat you is the way you ally means," LeLoup said. "(petition­ depicted a caucasion male, titled defending the person, in order not to ers) ask if they're in favor of lower should treat them. Until people realize 361-5290 "Donald Trump", and a smaller, dark cause controversy, Ross Perot was that, all of this will continue." taxes . Of course they're in favor of male, titled ''Eddie Murphy," with a . erased and a new (cl1ar.:¥;ter) was drawn lower taxes. I'm in favor oflower taxes, Representatives from each of the "Manypeopledon'thavetheinfor­ large nose and ears, A student from in. She did not know that the distorted four campuses enjoyed the chance to mation. If they're standing in fron t of a UM-Columbia said she was not de­ features-originaily drawn to be Perot­ address these issues. Sears said more Walmart [signing the petition], they fending the cartoon, but that ''Eddie would cause mixed feelings." teleconferences will be planned for the don't have the details of the issue." Murphy" was originally supposed to Both Gray and a UM-Rolla stu- future.

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A look back at the • "Quotes of the Yearl1 "I can't stand all the self-righteous, pompous jackasses of this world, "That's a tough situation to put a by Russell Korando (editor's note: See Vox Populi Award) freshman in:. A Berlin Wall side; East editor-in-chief their contributions are so trivial in na­ Berlin, 1962 situation." Well, it's all over for me. My ture. They need to lighten up and get a Jim Brady work here is done. life." There, did you here that? That Jim Brady, UM-SL Louis baseball "I would be the ftrst to agree that was Chancellor Touhill and Vice coach books are too expensive." Chancellor Maclean exhausting Gloria Schultz, UM-St. Louis large sighs of relief. Some feelings got hurt along the thread of American behavior that "I picked up a disabled student off way-mine included-but The ties a gang-banger in LA, to the the concrete by the Social Sciences Currenl was nevernegligentofliable maladjusted middle-class white kid, Building." or slander. No lawsuits have been who murders his family and friends Frank Richter, UM-SL Louis stu­ filed against the paper to my in Middle America dent,giving a quote toa CWTentreporter knowledge. BesidesClintZweifel' s All that matters to anyone, any· who was covering his bid for SGA arrest, which only changed an asi­ more, is the pursuit of a comfortable president "There are actually people still nine student policy from CUl7ent job, that will allow the comforts going to UMSL games, with the way investigative reporting, no one from afforded by hedonistic fantasys. And the Billikins are playing?" the paper has been called on the mat to save our souls from damnation, Kevin Slaten, KFNS Radiu wik - for bad reporting. the media covers the installation of a UMSL Politics You know, I wish this last col­ Catholic Archbishop with 6O-POint wnn was being written by a student­ headlines and live televised cover­ editor, who has spent five years of age. Time to feel good alx>ut our­ "Many people drink one or two his life with UMSL at the center, "If we fail, it's not because we're selves again. cups of coffee in the morning to wake content with the debt accrued and trying to fail." But on the way home from wad. up and get them going, but I blast to money spent for his college educa­ the next day , there is ayoung woman Jones, after winning the election Metallica and Led Zeppelin everyday Fraternity Hijinx tion. Unfortunately, ... holding a sign reading "Will work for SGA president It's funny, but after Frederick instead." for food.," pacing the off-ramp, dili­ Andy Masters, UM-St Louis Stu­ Fausz issuedhi~ obscenely arrogant gently working commuters' emo­ dent Government president letter to the editor in the Dec. 6 issue, tions for nickels and dimes. Back to Tom Preston, from the Communi­ reality. cations Department, was the only This column is beginning to other faculty member to write us. I wander. The time and space is short, have wondered if it was because of though. I would just like to leave a the response to Fausz's letter in a few things to consider. column. Patricia Washington, press sec­ Why weren't more students retary for St Louis Mayor Freeman "Yes, I did have one on my car for awhile ... Apparently there were writing letters? All year, I tried to Bosley, Jr., delivered the keynote several people who had them on their car, and we didn't think it was a big gauge how well the paperwas doing address at this year's Missowi Col­ deal. We found out The Currenl was asking questions about this, so we by the response we got from our lege Media Association (MCM<\) thought we could get in trouble, so we took them off." "There was a fight on the side of the readers. When students did bother awards banquet Mastcrs,following amonrn-Iong in vestigation into the disappearance house ... two guys started a fight right to write, the letters were just nasty Washington graduated from and illegal use of Continuing Education parking stickers. in front of us ... two officers tried to defenses of the FACTS we presented Southeast Missouri State and worked take him down and handcuff him .. _he in stories abou t their organizations. as managing editor for the SI. Louis didn't want to be handcuffed" so We I actually enjoyed those letters. American. Her eomments as to the had to wrestle him to the ground" I have already taken them home, so current state of American media and Richard Galleano, fanner Bel; some day my child can say to me, its future, were not very flattering. "[UM-SL Louis] graduates more Ridge police chief, commenting on the 'Daddy, these people sure thought She is exactly right African-American students at the un­ brawl at the Sigma Tau Gamma fra­ you were a geek.' 1bat is the nature Washington told more than 100 dergraduate level than any other college ternity house during Rush Week, wtIere of American society. When atta:ked; "'This was supposed to be "YearofUnity." student-journalists that today's pr0- me OJ university in the state of Missouri." alcohol was in abundance counterattack with ten-fold the vo­ fessionals never ask, 'Why?' The I saw the "Yeill' of Division." There was a lot of Norman Scay, director, Office of racity. (See Pearl Harbor and Viet­ immediacy of modern technology backstabbing. Things that were done to bring us Equal Opportunity nam.) This pattern of behavior together, were really dividers." crosses allraciallines. It is the single See Column, page 2 Kel Ward, U1vl-S t Louis SGA vice president­ elect, talking about current SGA President Andy Masters' "Year of Unity" theme VOX POPULI AWARD FOR 'I1IE BIGGEST WAS7E OF "INK AND SPACE" "The black fraternities and Greek fraternities arc really " ... Everyone I've talked to has given up on The Currenl as a different-not in aracist way." relevant, reliable source of news at UM-St Louis. Doug Haldeman,Pi Kappa " ... Just when I was convinced that The Currenl could not get any The rest of the story .. • Alpha president worse, your ad-rag reached a new low in the Nov. 22 issue. Cory Schroeder's outrageously ignorant article about "A Thanksgiving Con­ troversy" was a total waste of ink, paper and space." " ... Since you have failed in all of the most basic journalistic "It seems ludicrous that a student government that stresses student unity has endeavors, why don't you publish all advertising in the next issue and excluded an organization from involvement" save this university further embarrassment?" Clint Zweifel, UM-SL Louis student, after being handcuffed by UM-St Louis l Frederick Fausz, UM-St Louis Honors College dean Police for trying to attend a Student Court meeting "This is the lowest point in the season and my coaching career." Tom Redmond, UM-St Louis soccer coach, follow·· ing his team's fifth straight loss against Missouri Valley . lastfall " ... I'd like to meet] ackNicholson, because everybOOy thinks I look like him. I'd like to go up to him and say, 'I hear you look like me. '" Lowe S. Maclean, vice chancellor for Student Affairs "If they don't meet our demands to take the painting down,we'U take theappropriate measures and go in there and. take it dowll ourselves."· .. . 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, - Janet Berlo, professor of an, and Frank Moss, Moss received the Presidential A ward for Re­ professor of physics, have been named recipients of search and Creativity, which recognizes a UM faculty Presidential Awards made annually by the Univer­ member for a sustained record of I ationally and AI/Along The NewswTre sity of Missouri system. . intemationall y prominentresearch orcreati vity. Moss' Berlo was chosen for the President's Outstand' current research in neu:rOsciencefocuses on "stochastic ing Teaching Award, which honors long-term resonance," in which background noise actually adds, achievements in teaching in the UM system. She is rather than inhibits, the detection of a weak signal. Nursing School Honor 190,(XX) members of Sigma Theta Tau 1994-95 academic year . . from '321 chapters in colleges. internationally recognized for her' work in pre­ Moss has developed this area into a subject of Society Chartered Sm it h . Speaks ' at Columbian and American Indian art history. worldwide interest Student Awarded Researc h Conference The School of Nursing Honor So­ Fulbright ,J!' ciety was chartered April 7 as an offi­ Herm Smith, professor of sociol­ cial chaptcr of Sigma Theta Tau Inter- Eric Baumer, a graduate student in ogy, was the keynote speaker at the VOX POPULI ... VOICE OF THE PEOPLE' national Honor Society of Nursing. criminology and criminal justice, has Undergraduate/Graduate Student Re­ When the 180 members from UM-St. been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship search Conference at Southeast Mis­ Louis were inducted, they joined . for study and research in Malta for the souri State March 30. Smith spoke on "Sex, AIDS and Americans. " Gateway Writing Project Receives $15,000 communication english majors psychology majors all other majo~ The Gateway Writing Project has received $15,0C() in federal funding. Dear editor, wrong they are. Communications, holding a gun to the head of a Euro­ Directors Leslie Handley and]aneZeni English and Psychology can't be at the pean-American child, I now feel even say the funds will provide fellowships A friend of mine found the enclosed bottom of mental development in the more justified in questioning whether of $500 for teachers chosen to partici­ diagram on a campus bulletin board. evolution of the human species because . the coverage of the debate was racist, pate in the project's swnmer institute. Although I find it humorous,l suspect it is the foundation from which all personal, and/or biased. Although T SIFE Student Group that the student who posted it probably learning has come. Without language only raised questions concerning the N OWHIRING thinks that their major is superior, al- . and communication, "all other majors" specific article, and never once men­ Wins Awards though they are too embarrassed to cannot exist. What your .diagram . ac­ tioned its author's name, in my com­ admit what it is, as the "all other ma­ tually shows is thal communication mentary, the writer interestingly enough The Students In Free Enterprise jors" category in.dicatcs. So, this is an and language came fIrst-before other reacts personally. As an instructor in .Pizza Makers (Slappers) • Order Takers Club was recently awarded "Rookie of open leuer to whomever is responsible. majors. So, instead of jX)sting your argumentation; questioning is my job. ·Drivers the Year" honors at a regional compe­ The individual who made the no­ ignorance for all to see and laugh at, I When questions are taken as accusa · tition in Atlanta, Ga through the Stu­ tice is clearly distraught and ' disillu­ suggest you try learning something tions, that says more about the dents in Free Enterprise FOW1dation. sioned when itcomes to reality. Firstof while you're in coUege, although it will individual's attitudes than my own. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY The club's achievements also wererec­ all, it is the work ·of someone who obviously be difficult for you since you [Note: that the object in the preceding ognized in a special proclamation by obviously lacks basic communication arc already at a mental disadvantage. sentence is "attitudes," not "indi­ We Offer: -Flexible Hours • Weekly Paychecks • % theMissouri HouseofRepresentatives. skills, and therefore is unable to vidual,'l Of Sales For Drivers • Opportunity For Advance­ Carol Murphy, assistant professor of maintain a relationship-Dthcrwise Sincerely, Another question: Why so dcren­ education, is the faculty sponsor. they wouldn't be spending their time Jay F. Manning , English graduate sive? ments - Health Insurance Available • Fun, Friendly, jX)sting ludicrous diagrams. Secondly, student Although my comment3r),certainly Working Atmosphere • Hiring Incentives • And Meet Stephen Hill Lhey ,ITe probably frustrated beeaLlse did criticize stercotypes and supported More ... . they never learned how to write, due to Dear editor, claims that all debated well with spe­ Friday, May 6at5:30p.m. at theSt a lack of language skills, flunked cific examples and corroborating ma­ Louis ScieoceCentcr. Hill will present freshman composition, and thus are Thank you for the opportunity to terial, it never directly tagged anybody Also Accepting Applications at all PAPA "Cosmic Catastrophes." only able to make pic tures. And thirdly, engage one of your writers in dialog. a "racist." However, the 'counter­ if they had taken the time to be a little Yet after reading this man's contin ued, commentary of April IS, as well as any JOHN'S Units Or Call Our Employment Hotline Som e inform ation provided by the more introspective and undocumented criticism of the only future AD HOMINEM attacks on L-______~t U~nM-Ss t. Louis office of Communica- 423-0656 psychoanalytic.!ll, a.-m thought about Afri~-American in a March 28 debate Zuberi or defense of what we now lbeir own limited bram capacity. they and the deh"berate--DELIDERA'ffi-­ know is a deliberate choice of a race­ would have realized how pathetically choice of an African-American child baiting photograph, would certainly JOE reinforce the notion that the original article, as well as its intent, wasinfact Crystal Garden Apartments racist, personal, and/or careless , [Note: PESCI BRENDAN the use of "original article," NOT a • 1 & 2 Bednn. Garden Apts. • Special Discouts to Staff & person, as the key referent in the pre- FRASER M OIRA ceding sentence]. ' • Electric Stove & Refrig. Students of UMSL Ify ou want End of dialogue. KELLY PATRICK • Swimming Pool • Easy Access to Light a degree Please don't take my constructive DEMPSEY J OSH • Laundry Facility Rail System criticism of an isolated' editorial as go ~o Harvard. criticism of all The Current's efforts HAMILTON Southwest Corner of this year. Thank you very much for Hwy. 70 And North Hanley 426-7667 Jiyou want your genuinely kind coverage of Fo­ rensics and Debate this year, and con­ an education gratulations on the many awards duly noted in Russell Korando' s fine article. go to DO YOU HAVE Your awards, as well as the school­ Simon Wilder. record 134 won by the Forensics and Debate squad this year, are well-de- ASTHMA? . served. I won't be further distracted by one inflammatory article-the facts The Asthma Center at Barnes West County Hospital above, coupled with the high tllillOut is seeking individuals with moderate asthma, among students who voted in the SGA ages 18-65, to aid in asthma research. elections, in part due to your coverage, shows that UM-StLouissLUdents have Individuals will receive physical exams, . a lot of which LO be proud. Best wishes free medication and compensation for their time. and continued success, . If you are interested please contact 851-8508. Sincerely, (If you are a woman of childbearing C. Thomas Preston, Jr., a~sociate potential you must be surgically sterilized professor of Communication or have a reliable method. of birth control.) The Hooter Recruiter May Want ERS YOU!

If You Are: Personable, Cheerful, .r.='".;:;r.. .. - Community Involved, •- I~" , . Lr\v~ Fame, Fortune and Flexible Hours . NOW You Should CalL .. UNION STATION th Star s Frid y, April 29 HIRING 436-8888 I-:ATURI...... I::~; April 25, 1994 THE CURRENT page 7 .Mirtbd ay: A Day Of Fun For UM-St. Louis by Jeffrey Struyk you lose your lunch, the ride next would spin in different directions, where two contestants would run a features editor to is certainly should have. This giving the occupant the sensation sprint while tethered to the start­ ride consisted of three concen­ of spinning through space. ing line with bungee cords. Head­ Webster's Dictionary defines tric circles of steel tubing with· a Other attractions included a lining the entertainment was a Ca­ "mirth" as "joyfulness, gaiety, or harness for the rider in the middle. Karaoke stand, Sumo-style wres­ nadian band called The Earthtones. merriment." In short: fun. On Once strapped in, the circles tling, sand volleyball and a game Mirthday ran from 10 a.m. to 2 Wednesday, the p.m. and reopened from UniversLiy Program . "" . ~ '-"~ 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the Board (UPB) held its evening students. There annual Mirthday Cel­ was a two hour break for ebration on campus. the ride operators and "We think · it was · oth er workers. extremely successful," "A lot more students said Shawn Gittons, showed up in the accountant for the ev ening," Gittons said. University Program There was a steady turn­ Board. out all day. The weather The Mirthday cel­ was perfect and every­ ebration opened at 10 one seemed to enjoy a.m. Many students set themselves . up booths to promote The Mirthday Cel­ the organizations. ebration is held every Some set up carnival spring on a Wednesday. games with prizes. As the name implies, The largest attrac­ Mirthday is meant to be tion was the Rock-O­ fun for everyone. It pro­ Plane, a ferris wheel vides a carnival-like that rotates its occu­ setting on campus and pants through 360-de­ Photo : Jeffrey Struyk most of the attractions gree flips. If that "MIRTH" TONES: The Earthtones, a Canadian band, h~adlined the entertainment at the are free to UM-St. Louis wasn't enough to make Mirthday Celebration. students.

Photo: Jeffrey Struyk Fraternities and Sororities Come Together BE A STAR: The Karaoke attraction at Mirthday gave UM-St . Louis students the chance to show off their musical talent. for "Greek Week" "Steps Astray" Marks by Jeffrey struyk "Every ooe [of the sororities] has features editor pretty much held up their end this year," Jolly said 'They're making it quite a NUDlber Ten For LitMag The signs are posted arOlll1d the Uni­ fight" versity Center. Greek Week is here. Doug Haldeman of Pi Kappa Al­ we can give thanks to those who have Greek Weekisaweekofcompetitioo pha said that success in Greek Week put in the work," said Donald Barnes by Michael O'Brian and fun between the six oocial fraternities depend~ on how strong the chapter is LitMagmanaging editor. "This project associate features editor and scrorities at UM-Sl Louis. The com­ and how well it works as a team. took a lot of time and dedication, and "Greek Week starts during rush," petitmiocludesa1h1eticevents like&XX:el', we appreciate the work of those in­ Haldemann said. "It starts in the fall. The Alumni Center was standing volleyball and softOOll as well as non­ volved." athleti: everuslike Sing, TalentandTrivia So far this week we're winning be­ room only for the unveiling of Steps Astray contains 28 works of There is also a series of parlor games like cause we had the best pledge class in LitMag's 10th anniversary publica­ fooseball, darts, ping pong and rroL the fall. We replenished all the guys tion : Steps Astray. poetry, five works of fiction and nine "It's been really competitive." said that l!I1lduated last year. Greek Week Faculty, staff and students turned works of visual art. It is the accom­ Jim Dempewolf, a sigma Tau Gamma: starts back then and you have to smrr out to celebrdte the magazine's release. plishment of 35 artists. The work se­ member. " The oorcrities are relatively training months ago. You can't start Astray Photo: Je ffrp~ Struyk "I am amazed at the quality of the lected for Steps was chosen close together. Beforecoming into today. training the day before or even the magazine, we are really happy with from the submissions of 89 authors, the Pikes (Pi Kaw1 Alpha fraternity) week before. We've been preparing all FACE OFF: Sigma Tau Gamma and Pi Kappa Alpha members compete the producl," said Nanom Sweet fac­ yielding 298 poems and 45 works of were ahead. [They had] 33 JX)ints to our semester. It's been our focus all semes­ in the Fooseball portio n of the Pa rl or Games at Booze Bar in St. Charles. fiction. The selection committee has 27. The Sig Pis (Sigma Pi frntemity) also ter, as well as scholastics. We do feel ulty director. ''We owe a lot of thanks been going through the selection pro­ had 27. It's been really close." like that's why we're in the lead to Chad Reidhead for the amount of cess since thedeadlinefor submissions Roxanne Joily. Zeta Tau Alpha s0- work he did on the layout." rority said the week progressed well. See Greeks, page 8 Waging War Against Some of the authors whose work in mid-March. was accepted for publication had "The selection process was the Political Correctness comments to say about the magazine. toughest part," Barnes said. "All of the "1 like the layout," said author of work we viewed was of high quality." "War Dog" Robert O'Brien. "I am There was a reading of work by happy with the way the work looks on authors in attendance. Sweet opened page." up the reading by saying "Now I turn Speaking of his poem "A River the mike over to the people we are here Hom e," Hari Campbell said, "I to honor: the authors." thought it would be selected because Especially strong in presentation of its nalure. It's my 'Richard Burton' was a reading of an excerpt from piece." Campbell pointed out how the "Sometimes You're the Bug, Some­ poem had a romanticized style which times You're the Windshield" by po­ he was targeting for the women etry editorJ ulie Earhart and Mary Alice readers. "It looks very nice," said Edna "I'm glad it's over. It was really, Brown, author of '''The Girl I Was." See LitMag, page 8 really hard. It was busy." ''This is the sort of occasion when Jennifer Davis Senior Social Work Students Achieve Honorable Status

by Michael 0' Brian "Busy but very interesting, noth­ associate features editor ing extraordinary. I didn't get to "': spend as much time as I wanted The setting was the Airport to with my friends, due to my busy Hilton Sunday. The reason was academic schedule." the induction of 63 students and Merly Miner three faculty members into the Senior I• . - Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Anthropology "We are honoring the aca­ demic accomplishments of a se­ lect few students," Chancellor Blanche Touhill said in remarks commending the inductees. "You "Very busy, very challenging, I have to have the desire to suc­ enjoyed it.The instructors, they all Photo: Rob McEwan ceed, and the desire to be the did a great job." best." she said challenging the Ron Walkerdech A WAR AGAINST POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: (front row, from left) assembly for the future. Junior David Spade, Jeremy Piven and Chris Young ; (second row) Sarah Trigger The requirements to be ac­ Business and Megan Ward ; (b ack row) Jon Favreau. cepted for Phi Kappa Phi are: Chancellor Touhill congratulates a good character, 10 percent "PClJ' is a movie about the students new inductee to the HonorSociety. by Jeffrey Struyk completion of Junior and Senior against the school administration (the Forty students were inducted. TealL res editor requiremenls and a 3.70 G.P.A. Establishment). "PClJ' throws a twist Miles Patterson, President of into the campus scene. The Establish­ The c.up that holds your com~..e is a Phi Kappa Phi, congratulated the and focused on the Bush, Clinton is political "It's been all right, but it could have threat to the environment, ihe harn­ ment (which also the head of inductees and carried the pro­ and Perot debates of 1992. correctness) encountges other groups been better." burgefin yOUI.' bun comC15 courteSy of a ceedings. The feature lecture was Patterson was used as an expert . Steven Wells rourrJeredarUnialand the girl that you've like the Womynists, Jerrytown, the by Patterson concerning on this subject for different groups Afrocentrists, Gay act.ivists and the Junior asked out . ~ a "womM." "Nonverbal Communication and during the presidential election Business and Marketing You've just had your Erst lesson in Causeheads to impose their own beliefs Politics." Patterson showed of 1992. political correctness (p.C.) from Port video clips of past presidential After the presentation of the Chester University, or "PCu." See PCU, page 8 debates beginning with the awards and the lecture, a recep­ In tne tJ,lldition of "Animal House," Kenedy versus Nixon in 1960, tion and banquet was held. :.::' : ";;::':,' :" :: page 8 THE CORRENT April 25, 1994 PCU, from page 7 Movie Actors Visit St. Louis on the rest of Port Chester Univer­ gets the Womynists protesting against sity. Instead of the students against the "penis party." No group on cam­ by Jeffrey Struyk the Establishment, it's The Pit against pus has seems to have the ability to features editor PCU and political correctness in think on their own and blindly fol­ general. lows the rest of the group in protest. Last Wednesday, two actors Droz (J erem y Pi ven) is the leader The survival of The Pit depends on from the movie "PCU" were in I of The Pit, a coed dorm where no their ability to get all the groups to St. Louis, promoting the movie behavior is too offensive and no put their differences aside and re­ and discussing the idea of it' s lifestyle too bizarre. When incoming spect each other's views. central theme, political correct­ pre-freshman Tom Lawrence (Chris The characters in The Pi t are very ness (P.c.). Young) finds himself paired up with unique and C()lorful. Along with Dmz Jon Favereau (Gutter), just Droz for orientation, he has no idea in The Pit is Katy (Megan Ward), completed the role of Elmer he will be hurled into the war against bass player for the Pit's resident band Rice in "Mrs. Parker and the political correctness. who immediately develops a crush Round Table" and also co­ The Establishment is headed by on Tom. Another Pit resident is Gut­ starred in "Rudy." On televi­ President Garcia-Thompson (Jessica ter(JonFavreau), the somewhat slow sion, he has appeared in "The Walter), a woman intent on using her party dude whose failed beer run Untouchables" and "Angel position of authority to convert Port leads to an encounter with George Street." Chester University into an image of Clinton and the best Pit party in his­ Sarah Trigger (Samantha) her own views. When she threatens tory. Pigman (Jody Racicot) spends has appeared in "Grand Can­ The Pit with eviction resulting from most of the movie working on a the­ yon" (as Steve Martin's love a $7,500 property damage bill, Droz sis to prove at any given moment, a interest), "Don't Do It," "A Gift decides to hold a fundraising party to Gene Hackman or Michael Caine From Heaven," "Paradise," and cover their losses and continue the movie can be found on television. war against political C()rrectness. On campus, other factions con­ "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey." Droz' plan has one slight prob­ spire to shut the Pit down. Rand On television, she performed in lem . In order to raise enough money, McPherson (David Spade), leader of HEO's "El Diablo." they need to get the entire campus the wealthy Balls & Shaft Fraternity, "PCU" deals with politically involved. Even the theme of the party despises everything The Pit stands correct student groups at Port for and joins Garcia-Thompson in Chester University. Groups like her quest The Womynistsareheaded the Womynists protest a theme ~- $--2--5-- cOUPON ------,1~ up by the militant played by Viveka party ("Everybody Gets Laid") Davis and the Causeheads, led by and men in general. The their ditzy spokesman, excuse me, Causeheads protest a different spoJcesperson Moonbeam (Becky issue each week. One week it's Photo : Jeffrey' Struyk r OFF ~J .~d( Thyre) both want to see The Pit shut nuclear arms, the next week they Jon Favareau and Sarah Trigger FIRST JUMP sp,eci,(lt 8 down. Caught in the middle is protest red meat. ~ Cf. Samantha (Sarah Trigger), Droz' :J COURSE S,p·urt9- ' '. ~ "It's a sensitive issue," fascist. " nists or minorities or homo­ former girlfriend, whose loyalty to Favereau said. "A lot of these "[Political correctness] has sexuals, but rather You're mak­ the Womynists is weakening as she ~ LEARN TO SKYI;)IVE!1 groups don't want people say­ its validity," Trigger said. 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.. , oil • . w ••~-¥ ... , $?f-. RTS l April 25, 1994 THE CURRENT page 11 BigtilDe: Forlner UMSL Stars Are Kicking It Up For Antbush by Cory Schroeder sports editor players. He saw something else in them that no one else saw." For three former Rivermen soccer LaPosha is in his fIrst season with stars, life as a college kicker was only the the Ambush, but he already has got beginning. some recognition. He was named to the Terry Brown, Mike LaPosha, and NPSL Second All-Rookie team for his JeffRobben, all have made the successful stalwart work as a defender. transition from wearing UM-St Louis ''I've had him (LaPosha) every­ red to St Louis Ambush blue. where this year," Doran said. "But I The Best "It's a great feeling to be wearing an think: I've found a spot for him in the Ambush jersey in front of my hometown backfield. He's always been a crowd," Brown said. midfielder, but he's been willing to AndWorst The trio is now an integral part of the learn the defender position." Ambush's championship hopes. Those After a successful rookie season, Of 93-94 hopes got a little bigger with a 26-6 LaPosha is only all to willing to make thrashing of the Cleveland Crunch in himself better. "I need to work on my strength," by Pete Dlcrlsplno game one of the National Professional LaPosha said. "You're not playing associate sports editor Soccer League (NPSL) championship series. against kids anymore. This game is a lot This is The Current's last issue of The Ambush advanced to the more physical." the school year and I thought it would championship by defeating the Mil­ Brown, the last leg of the UM-St be nice to give the UM-St Louis waukee Wave two games to one in the Louis triumvirate, only played one sea­ athletes credit and some criticism as first round. Robben, who shares time in son for the program, but cites the well. goal with Bill Cowie, has been instru­ Rivermen tradition as a key to his suc­ I have compiled the "For Pete's mental all year in St Louis's success. He cess. Photo: Dave Floyd Sake" Top Ten listfor the best athletes only allowed 15 points in two starts "The Rivermen have always been a Division II powerhouse," Brown said. of the year, and the athletes who were against the Wave and made 15 saves GET ON DOWN: Former Rivermen goalkeeper Jeff Robben makes a kick save for the Ambush against the disappointments. against the Crunch on Thursday. Cleveland Crunch on Thursday night. Robben only allowed three two-point goals and made 11 saves. "The year I played we won the:MIAA. Remember athletes: thislislismy "Robben's played great all year," Being from a successful program helped personal opinion and the comments I Ambush head coach Darryl Doran said. 278 career saves and 31 shutouts. His school, but he took a chance on me. He Don Dallas. LaPosha was a solid con­ ease the transition to the pros." make do not necessarily agree with "He's really stepped it up during the career goals against average is a stag­ always had confidence in my abili- tributor while playing the midfield p0- Brown has bounced around profes­ your coaches comments. playoffs and has played more consistent " gering 0.79. ties." sition for the Rivermen, scoring 28 sional soccerfor a few years now playing "For Pete's Sake" Top Ten Best Robben is used to being the best in "It was a tremendous experience Robben's teammate, LaPosha, points over two seasons. for the Cleveland Force and the St Performers of 1993-94. the business. His name is at the top of the to play under coach (Don) Dallas at shares a similar story. "Posh" played "Playing at UM-St. Louis honed Louis Stonn before hooking on with list of virtually all the UM-St Louis UM-St Louis," Robben said. "I wasn't two years for UM-St. Louis including my abilities," LaPosha said. "Coach 1. Jenny Burton, women's soc­ See Ambush, page 12 cer- Led the Riverwomen with 20 goaIkeeping records. He accumulated highly recruited coming out of high one under thelate, legendary head cooch Dallas knew how to get the most out of goals and eight assists for 48 points. First team NSCAA Division II All­ South Region performer. 2. Amy Cole, women's volley­ More '11lan An "Eye"hd ball· Madefirstteam All-MlAA (Mid­ America Intercollegiate Athletic As­ sociation) in her first season with the Rivermen Senior Is Riverwomen. Alsoafour-timeMIAA "Setter fIf the Week" last fall. Shattering Records 3. Jeff Eye, men's basebaH­ Finished career as UM-St. Louis all- by Pete Dlcrlsplno time leader in RBI's and doubles. A aSSOCiate sports editor four-year lettennen who will be sorely There's an old saying: Keep your eye open for the missed. obvious. 4. Todd Rick, men'ssoccer-Led On the UM-St Louis baseball team, the obvious is Rivermen with seven goals and eight the play of senior Jeff Eye. assists for 22 points. Made NSCAA Eye, the designated-hitter for the Rivennen, has Division II All-Midwest Team. been on fire since the beginning of the spring and his 5. DebbieKampwerth,women's numbers have soared. volleyball· Made second team All­ 'When we get towards the second half of the season, MIAA. Led MIAA this season in Jeff just turns it on," said head coach Jim Brady. "He is hitting percentage (.364). just that type of player. He's a gamer." 6. Doug Wiese, men's soccer­ Ttmling it on has been exactly what Eye has done All-timeassistleader at UM-S t Louis. lately. He recently became the UM-St Louis all-time Also made NSCAA Division II All­ leader in RBIs and doubles. Midwest Team. 'The career records were a big boost to my confi­ 7. < Christiana Hampton, dence," Eye said. "Plus Donnie (Jolliff) has pushed me women's basketball- Led team in too, because he is right behind· me in the career records. steals with 107. Averaged 11.6points We're great friends and we like to push each other on the a game in first year at illvi-St Louis. field." 8. Jeff Peer, men's baseball­ Photo: Dave Floyd One of the main reasons for Eye's hot streak. was Leads team in homeruns and RBI's. getting switched to the leadoff spot for two weeks. Jeff Eye Also is leading team with a .476 hat­ "In the leadoff spot I was getting better pitches to ting average. season has gone. swing at and it helped me see the ball better," Eye said. hitting I 9. DJ Martin, women'ssoftbalJ­ "I'm the ball well right now, but would of liked Eye, a former standout at Hazelwood Central High Leads her team witha.352 average in to start out better in the beginning of the year," he said. School, ha~ been with the Rivermen all four years and first year with the Ri verwomen. Also "He has been the main reason we've been on a tear these his numbers have been consistent throughout. lasteightornine ballgames," Brady said. "Rehas carried us." leads team in doubles. "What a great player, what a great career," Brady Since the team is playing better, Eye would like to 10. Pat Hahn and Rich Durbin. said. "Wh~n it is on the line, that's the guy you want at men's tennis- Have a doubles record continue on his hot streak and help the Rivennen get back to the dish." 2 the Both the World Series. of7- on year. are lone bright Eye's average has risen to a .398 clip and he is spots in a down season for the tennis "I liked to see us get on a roll and win the conference second on the team in homeruns with seven. team. However, Eye isn't quite satisfied with the way his See "Eye"ful, page 12 Honorable Mention Chm Sanders, golf team- Has had an outstanding senior year . Was named MIAA PJayer of the Week for ~ RivelWomen Sail Past Quincy his performances at the Boatmen's • I~stport Cine' Bank/Bent Creek Classic and at the by Rob Goedeker Rivennen Invitational. Athlete of the Year of The Current staff "For Pete' s Sake" Top Ten Worst The illvi-St Louis women's soft­ Performers of 1993-94. Jenny BurtOD,...--______--, ball team has won four games in a row, 1. Colleen Duffin, women's after sweeping Quincy University in a softball· Was supposed to be teams' doubleheader 2-1 and 7-2 Wednesday. cata1ystin leadoff spot Struggled with In that span, Nicole Christ and Dina a 227 average at beginning of year, *Broke Single Whelchel have been on an offensive got hurt and hasn't been heard from Season Goal onslaught against their opponents for since. the Riverwomen. . 2. Greg Shepherd, men's base­ Scoring Mark Christ has gone 6-for- 12 (.500), ball- Pre-season All-American can­ With 20 with two doubles and a triple. She has didate who led nation with 11 saves upgraded her batting average by 15 last year. Has not been the same this percent to .357 to lead the team. year, has 5.40 earned nul average and ""Finished With Whelchel has gone 7-for-13 (.539), is no longer the teams' closer. with a triple and three RBI's, adding to 3. Jeff Hulsey, men's soccer­ 48 Points, her team-lead of23. She has improved Lost goalie job to teammate Todd GoodEnough her batting average to .344. Photo; Dave Floyd Molski and never won it back. Molski Senior pitcher Jill Stockdale has started the big games, while Hulsey For Second On continued her success. With the win DOWN AND DIRTY: Riverwomen outfielder D.J. Martin slides safely into watched. AU-time I.lst last Wednesday, she improved her second base in a game eariler this year. 4. Ginger Heaton, women's record to 18-10 and lowered her ERA 197 for her career. She surpassed the accomplishment !Dare ' special to volleyball- Made All-~llAA fresh- to 1.32. Stockdale also became UM-St. mark previously held by Lucy Gassel Louis' all-time strikeout leader with (1984-87) of 195. What makes the See Pete's $ page 13 See Quincy, page 13 page 12 THE CURRENT April 25, 199~ "Eye"ful from page 11

tournament," Eye said. "Then we can style and the way were capable of get into the regionals again." playing." Rivermen, Ichabods Duke It With being a senior, comes certain Eye has enjoyed his tirneatUM-St leadership responsibilities and Eye has Louis wi th Brady. fulfilled them. "It's been a lot of fun and a lot of "He established himself as a leader hard work," Eye said. "He's just like Out For Postseason ts a couple of years ago," Brady said. ''He any other coach, he can be the greatest knows what it takes to get the job done guy when your winning and the worst by Russell Korando and he's always there to help other when your losing." editor-in-chief people." One thing is for sure, Eye will Eye is also confident with the ability always have a Ion of memories to recall lfutory will have been made S atur­ of this year's Rivermen team. from his days as a Rivennan. day, after the UM-St Louis baseball "We started slow at the beginning "I remember going to the World team played Washburn University in of the year. Then a couple other guys Series, setting my career records in game 1of their playoff-important series. and myself stepped up and used our RBIs and doubles, and staying over Satmday's game marked the first experience to help the others out," Eye .300 every year," Eye said. game ever between the Rivermen and said. "We're getting them to play our "1 love the guy," Brady said. Ichabods, which was played in Topeka, Kan., but as of press time, the teams were 0-0 all time rivals. Not exactly a Red Sox/yankees type rivalry yet, but the games that were played were the UPBulletins kind to get it off to a good start. ~Ol (L weI! kno ...... n 'O:; 'fhc T~n Commondrnent5 The Rivermen will have either ad­ vanced to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) by beating the Ichabods in two of three games, or they will have missed the boat to the opportunity to advance to their second straight College World Series. Other action with championship implications saw Northeast Missouri State travel to Missouri Southern; Southwest Baptist at Central Missouri THE State; and Emporia State at Pittsburg OUT BY AN EYELASH: Rivermen outfielder Dan Chinnici's headfirst slide into third is in vain as the Northeast State. The four winners of those play­ Missouri State third baseman applies a diving tag. Chinnici has been hot with a .405 batting average. offs will advance to Warrensburg to .HIGHLANDER decide the MIAA champion and the Although unranked in the NCAA named preseason AllcAmerican by son. Eye has risen his average to .398, berth into the World Series. Division llTop 20 Poll, Washburn was Collegiate Baseball magazine. which is 90 points higher than his ca­ The Rivennen will have faced two an outstanding 20-4 against opponents After posting a m.i.niscule ERA last reeraverage with the Rivermen. He has of the toughest pitchers in the confer­ outside of the MIAA, and 13-6 in the year of 1.04 and setting a.school record also been the catalyst for getting runs ence. Scott Dial leads the Ichabods North Division, for second place. with 11 saves, Shepherd's ERA has across the plate.with five homeruns and APRIL 29th with a 9-1 record and 1.91 earned run The Rivermen were 23-11 going rocketed to 5.40, giving up four earned 33 runs batted in; second on the team. average in a workmanlike 61 innings into weekend play, following a close runs in six innings pif.che.d. He has Brady has been waiting all year for 7 p.m. & 10 p.m. pitched. Rivermen skipper Jim Brady shave 5-4 win at home Wednesday blown four saves this season. someone to pick up the hitting slack said they will have to be sharp to have against NEMO. Usual zlief ace Greg "He has not had any work," Brady behind team leader Jeff Peer. Peer beaten Washburn ~s top guns. Shepherd sUIprisingly started the game said of Shepherd. "If he started the hasn't cooled off all year, batting a J.C. PENNY AUDITORIUM "We feel one of the keys to beating because Brady said he wanted him to game shaky, I could have taken him . torrid .476 and driving in 38 runs. Washburn is getting in 10 their bullpen," get a confidence builder under his belt, out early, but it was a confidence builder "We need people 10 come through Brady said. "They have a couple of before playoff time began. for Greg, and I think it set the table for with hits with men in scoring position quality starters; we have to keep their Shepherd was tied with Rob Rogers this weekend." and less than two outs," Brady said. "If eight and nine hitters off base. with three saves, but is offpacewithhis Senior Jeff Eye has stared do",'Il this team is going to win this weekend, ''Their probably more fearful of us 1993 performance, which saw him pitchers in the second half of the sea- it has to generate some offense." than we are of them. Now that the weather has been a little more coop­ Ambush from page 11 erative, it has allowed us to get our batting eyes back. We need to continue to make adjustments at the plate, the Ambush last season. He had been rentlyon the Ambush roster, does Doran the Crunch's home turf, Richfield inJUItfisince Feb. 12 before Thursday consider UM-S t. Louis as a hotbed for Collesium, on Tuesday, a lot ~ show to your frierMjs. though." ... But to . nigbt's.gamein wlriCh.hescored a two­ recruiting ~ Out of action. Riverrnen all time point goal. "Well, I'm always looking for St points leader, Craig Frederking, was a "He' s always been a potent scorer," Louis players," Doran said. "But I'll pivotal player in the Ambush's success Doran said. "Unfortunately, he got hurt definitely being watching the UMSL eariler this season but was sidelined by earlier this year, but I'm looking for roster." a leg injury last winter. Frederlcing is him to be a major contributor in the The Am bush resumed their best of unsure as to whether he'll return next championship. " five series with the Crunch, Saturday season. He was the Ambush's number With three Rivermen players cur- night at the Arena. They will travel to one daraft pick last summer.

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Martin singled to left to tie the . Stockdale faked the bunt to draw in than twa full seasons to break the mark most under head coach Harold game at one a piece. the infielders and then poked a perfect which took Gassel four years to ac- Brunibaughinhisfive"yearsofservice, Throughout the game, the single past the third baseman. The Coen Completes complish. • but Brumbaugh isn't satisfied yet Riverwornen failed to take the lead shonstop picked up the ball and threw ''It was a really big goal," said "I',m going forabout33 to 34 wins," with numers in scoring position. wild to first, giving the RiyerWomen StOckdale. "It's just fun to go out there said Brumbaugh. "With the 14 games In the sixth, Whelchel led off tlxi the 2·1 Victory. . Boston Marathon .and know that your doing better than we have remaining, I would like to win inning with a single and was stranded After a low scoring first game, the last season." :: . atleasflOofthem." in second ' with one out, after being Riverwomen's bats exploded in the with my duties as basketball coach, it by COry Schroeder Last year, Stockdale set the single- The Riverwomen got off to a slow bunted over py Martin. second game to crush Quincy 7-2. became difficult to find time. I would sports editor 'season strikeout record of 103, which, sfiiif'in the fustgarne of the double­ Stil.cey Rathbun led offthe seventh Robyn Horace lead off the first have to run as early as 4:30 am in the this year, she has already surpassed t¢r against Quincy, falling bebind inning with a walk. After Chantel inning with a walk. Angie Bianca layed morning." . 'with 111 andcollntJng. With 14 games early by one run, but the tough pitching Mennenga popped up for the first out, down a bunt to put runners at the cor­ After 27 miles of concrete and as­ A late bloomer, Coen didn't start remaining, .who knows how many of Stockdale kept them in the game. Robyn Hornce bunted safely to first to ners. After Bianca stole second, Christ phalt,Jirn Coen strode across the finish running seriously until he turned 28 . strikeouts Stockdale will accumulate In the bottom of the fourth, Christ . put runners on at first and second, but hit a socrifice fly to put theRiverwomen line with a smile on his face. Now at 41, he plans on running three before the end of the season. lead off with a double. Whelchellayed they were both stranded with one out up 1-0. Then Whelchel singled to Coen, UM-St. Louis women's marathons a year. With the two-game ' sweep of down a successful sacrifice bunt, and the game went into extra innings. make it 2·0, driving in Bianca from basketball head coah, completed the "I ran the St Louis marathon at Quincy, the Riverwomen improved moving Christ to third. With one out, . In the top of the eight, ..Quincy third. Boston Marothon in .three hours, four 3:05:17 and that was with little prepa­ threatened to take the lead and steal the . With the help of five errors by minutes andeight seconds. He fInished ration," Coen said. "That was when I game from the Rlverwomen, but with Quincy, the Riverwomen scored one 1522 out of 9300 racers. knew I could be a good runner. " runners at first and second and one out, run in the third, two in the fifth, and two "H's so special," Coen said. "For Coen's road to soccess hasn't exactly TERM PAPERS, Stockdale fanned Quincy's Morris for more in the sixth for a 7-2 victory. three hours, you're an elite athlete." been unscathed by bizarre circum­ her fourth strikeout of the game. Junior pitcher Debbie Rothe re­ In long distance nmning, the Bos­ stance. He's been hit by a car while In the bottom half of the eighth the corded her fifth win of the year and ton MarathOn is comparable to theS uper running; two ribs were broken. He es­ Riverwomen scored the winning run improved her record to 5-5 with a2.81 Bowl. It was held for the 98th year and caped. a poten tail mugger and ducked a ERA . . RESUMES, on Stockdale's pinch hit infield single, was won by Cosmas Ndeti for the thrown trash can. which scored Whelchel from second. TheRiverwomenwilltravel to SIU­ second consecutive time. 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