University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 10-15-1981 Current, October 15, 1981 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, October 15, 1981" (1981). Current (1980s). 49. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/49 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]. Soccer Rivermen suffer first loss ... page 12 -Oct. IS, 1981 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI·SAINT LOUIS Issue 406 Early pre-registration Wage plan approved set for next semester l..acey Burnette this fall, the university was able in the three credit courses to set aside S520,OOO for salary offered at UMSL Downtown. The Office of Admissions scheduling. "Students who re­ The University of Missouri increases and S115,OOO was Another 231 students enrolled in and Records has initiated an gister after Nov. 13 but before Board of Curators approved a gained in additional student noncredit short courses. This early registration period so that Dec. 4 will also receive partial salary increase package for fa­ fees, according to Chancellor year 23 students are enrolled in cu rren tly en rolled. pre-regi­ preferential treatment, but stu­ culty and staff at its meeting last Arnold B. Grobman. One of the two credit course offerings. ac­ stered students will receive dents who register before Nov. Friday. The package, effective major cutbacks will be the cording to Turner. he was uncer­ preferential scheduling for the 13 will receive full preferen­ Jan. 1. calls for a minimum of elimination of UMSL Downtown. tain as to how many people were winter semester. Registration tial treatment." three to five percent increase UMSL Downtown offers both enrolled in the noncredit offer­ began last Monday and contin­ and includes a dental plan that credit and noncredit courses ings. ues through Nov. 13. All currently enrolled stu­ has been long sought by univer­ through UMSL's Continuing Blanche M. Touhill, asso­ dents should receive their pre­ sity employees. Education-Extension division. Other major reductions this ciate vice chancellor for Aca­ registration packets by today Tl,ere will be no mid-year The programs offered by UMSL fall were the closing of 135 demic Affairs. urges students and winter semester schedule increase in student fees. Downtown are designed to meet course offerings and cuts in to schedule appointments with sheets have.already been print­ At UMSL, faculty and admini­ the specific professional and library hours and expenditures. their advisors early so that ed. strators will receive four percent personal interests of people who The library reduced its hours by average salary increases and almost 20 percent this fall by there will not be a rush of Students who pre-register live or work downtown. staff members will receive seven closing earlier. opening later, students near the close of the before Nov. 13 will be notified percent increases. The faculty Ronald J. Turner, dean of and eliminating Saturday hours. registration period. Judee Mur­ of any changes made in the:r increases will be based on merit. Continuing Education-Extension The library will purchase nearly awski. assistant registrar, said schedules due to course clos­ The increases will cost UMSL a said that the 1981-82 budget for 5000 fewer volumes this year that students will have to begin ings, changes or cancellations total of S635,OOO. The mon~y for UMSL Downtown is' about than last year. Last year the their pre-registration process and will be given the oppor­ early so that the schedules can salary increases at UMSL will S28.000. The center will be library purchased almost 14,000 tunity to choose additional come from a general reduciton closed after the completion of books. be proce sed early. courses. Regular pre-registration will 'in -services and additional reve­ course offerings in December. The salary increases are the continue through Dec. 4. But Complete schedules and fee nue gained this year from record UMSL Downtown is one of same as those that were submit­ Murawski stressed that stu­ statements will be mailed a­ student enrollment. approximately 40 locations ted to the Board of Curators last dents who register before Nov. bout Dec. 15. Fees must be where UMSL is offering exten­ June. But the proposal was 13 will receive preferential paid by Dec. 28. Through a two percent reallo­ sion courses this year. cation process imposed earlier Last year 31 students enrolled Homecoming fun, but loses $1000 year there was a lower than Barb DePalma normal attendance." UMSL did not have a dinner/ Although the 1981 home­ dance in 1979 and 1980. Only a coming dinner/dance attracted dance was held. The dinner and more people than in the past two dance were reinstated this year years, it lost approximately in order to draw more people. S1000. This year, 220 people "The ticket price of S10 paid bought tickets to the dinner/ only for the dinner." said Watts. dance, but because of a decrease "The dance was paid for from in the amount of money allocat­ money from the budget. This ed to hold the homecoming, the price was decided on because, if proceeds from the tickets sold the price was raised the question were not enough to make a would be. would that keep some profit. people from going?" "We were planning for 310 One problem the homecoming people to attend the dinner/ committee has is reserving a dance, .. Programming Director hall. This is due to the fact that ~urt Watts said. "This num­ the committee does not know ber was chosen because over the exactly how much money it will last five years. from 1973-78, the receive until mid-April. This is attendance at the dinner/dance was over 300. However, this [See "Dance," page 3J "IN" CONCERT: The Wednesday Noon Live SerIes was forced Indoors yesterday because of rain. The performing band, Chuck Aulgur and the Nightcrawiers, played before a packed house In the University Center Lounge from 11am-1prn [photo by John KropfJ. Court to rule on U M KC suit Commuter blues As a commuter campus, The constitutionality of a Uni­ dent or non-student groups." at the time ' then threatened to UMSL has often been la· versity of Missouri regulation After losing a lower court" initiate legal action against the. banning church groups from decision, Cornerstone won an beled an apathetic school. unless it was permit­ meeting in an organized manner appeal of the university policy in uni~ersity It's difficult for many stu· ted to meet in university facili- dents to get Involved In is presently before the United the eighth U.S. Circuit Court of. States Supreme Court. school activities, because Appeals. The appellate court ties. The executive committee of of other extra·currlculars. A lawsuit was filed against the ruled that the university regu­ the Board of Curators voted to Laura Dyer examines this university by Cornerstone, a lation violated the group's right temporarily suspend its ban of You win some, sltuatlon ............. :.page 7 religious student organization on . to free speech. Presently the 'religious services and teachings . you lose some the Kansas City campus, after university has suspended its ban in the university owned build­ concerning religious groups. being denied access to the . ings. • editorials ............... 4 University Center at UMKC for The UMSL Rlvermen soc· cer squad took Its unbeaten weekly prayer meetings. Accord- Other groups protesting the Bible Study contended that its calendar ................ 6 ranking and No. 1 rating regulation include Bible Study, a meetings dealt with discussions Into last Tuesday nlght'll ing to 'university regulations, religious group at UMSL. Fol- and readings from the Bible and features/arts ..... 7-10 game against the SIU·Ed· "no university buildings or were not those of worship. grounds (except chapels as here- lowing Cornerstone's victorious wardsville Cougars and lost, classifieds .............. 9 appeal, Bible Study was denied 4.0 ....................... page l~ in provided) may be used for­ The Supreme Court is expec­ purposes ot: religious worship or a' room request -for holding ted to hand down a ruling later sports ............ 1 2-1 5 religious teaching by either stu- meetings on campus_ Its leaders this term. page 2 CURRENT Oct. IS, 1981 Faculty responds to library cuts newsbriefs. .--' - certainly do with a bigger collec­ Barb DePalma One area was the cutback in tion. Books that were published library hours. It now closes prior to 1965 are not as abun­ earlier on weekdays and is The 1981-82 university budget Blood drive to be held dant as we would like them to closed all day on Saturday in cuts have affected the library in be. The cuts in funding imposed order to add staffing to the daily Beta Alpha Psi. the National Accounting Fraternity, will be out several areas. Hours have been this year and even in the future operations. for blood this month. cut back. new book acquisitions will limit the ability of the The drive will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 21 and have been curtailed and pre­ library to collect as we should." "When you have dwindling 22 from 9:15am-2:15pm in the Fun Palace. The fraternity is viously assigned bucTgetary sav­ Larson also said that the cuts resources. you need to have full asking for all students who are physicaUy able to assist them in ings have diminished. will affect everyone using the staffing,' he said.