University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1990s) Student Newspapers 9-13-1999 Current, September 13, 1999 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, September 13, 1999" (1999). Current (1990s). 315. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s/315 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 (1990s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME 33 Graffiti artists from across September 13, the nation gathered downtown to paint a flood 1999 wall with their distinctive brand of art. ISSUE 962 ...... See page 6 UNIVERSITV OF M I SSOURI - ST. L O UIS - ~ - -- - ----- -- - ~ ---~ What's Administration unfazed Inside Shaw plans to beat by 'fourth tier' score deadline, change SABC application BY SUE BRITT along important areas. It also asked ... , ,, ... ... .. ,, .. staff editor some questions twice. So I thought .. that was a little unprofessional," Bryan Shaw, comptroller of the Shaw said. "I have gone through to • .':l'. ,'. Student Government Association, try and obtain as much knowledge Can't toue" t"is: The ~"i~ ~ ~'::'. before an interview process about volleyball Riverwomen is planning to initiate a change in the procedure of selecting Student the individuals as possible." rebounded from a slow Activities Budget Comrriittee Shaw said in addition to general start with two wins. members this year. student information, he would like The SA BC, made up of nine to know what student organizations .. See page 5 students, two altemates, and two the applicants may belong to, if co-chairs, reviews budget requests they hold leadership positions in of student organizations and allo­ those organizations, or if they have cates funds from been a member of U-Wire student activity the committee in and services fees. the past. He would News Shav,,' said he plans also like to know if to meet the Nov. 1 the applicants have deadline for deci­ attended other col­ Web sites offer llV sions regarding leges or universi­ committee mem­ ties and if they students cash for Jesse Figueroa! The Current bers this year by were involved in getting started student organiza­ lecture notes Students sit on benches outside the Thomas Jefferson Library. UM-St. Louis recently ranked below right away. tions there. the other UM campuses in the U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Editon. 'The new com­ Students that mittee is supposed had attended other BY KATY DALTON BY CORY BLACKWOOD to be in place by . universities "would . _ ••• • • • ••• ••• •••••4 ~ •••• '" • • age ACT scores, with average scores was the highest, with 60 percent. Da i ~lI Callaher ·;idjjed;t~; · .. ·· ·· .. ······.. .. ·.. .. · of 20-26. UM-Rolla ranked highest, Grace said "1bese magazines look Nov. 1 and very have some smt of with scores of 26-31. at graduation rate and retention rate of rarely has that ever Shaw outside knowl- (U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVillE, The US News and World Report ''If you look at ACT scores. Rolla urban community crunpuses, then any bappened. I don't edge," Shaw said. Va. - Several Web sites now are Best Colleges Editiori is currently on is going to have higher scores than residential campus. What they take off know if it's been accomplished "that they could bring to the com­ offering University of VirginIa stu· shelves, and it ranks UM-St Louis many campu es," explained Gruy for then is because our students are very recently in the past," Shaw mittee and say 'Well you know dents money for posting their below other UM schools .. Grace, vice-chancellor of Student working large numbers of hours a said. "'But I plan on beating the what. this \vorks down there." course notes on the Internet, a UM-St Louis was ranked as a tier Affairs. 'There is a reason for that. It week, sometimes are married. have Nov 1 deadline. I don't really fore­ Shaw said another line he would practice University and Honor 4 school. The rankings for tier 4 has a larger engineering school, and families and · are parents as well." see why that should be such a prob­ like to add as optional would 'be Committee offidals say may chal· schools starts at 177. and is listed engineering students, as a group. score Grace said, "We have a very non-tra­ lem.'· whether the applicant would agree lenge the University's ideals of alphabetically, so no exact numerical higher on standardized tests than other ditional student body." Shaw said th~ students interest­ . to a background check intellectual integrity. ranking is published. groups of tudents:' M aureen Zegel. the manager of ed in becoming a member may pick "We feel that selecting those in Two such sites, UM olumbia was ranked 48th in UM- . t<5ui had a 10v. er Ounlbel' Media RelatiOl menti ned tharpart . up an application from 267 power. and members ofihe SABC www.studentu.com and www.allstu­ the nation as a best buy for public uni­ of incoming freshman in the top 10 of this discrepancy could be related to University enter and turn them in in charge of over $300,000 are in dents. com, offer students up til versities. It is also ranked as a tier 2 per ent of their graduating high the fact that UM-St Louis is 34 years by Oct 1S at p.rn. power, [ we] should know whether $300 and $400 per semester, school, which puts it roughly in the s hool class. UM-St. Louis has 18 newer than the next youngest of the Shaw also said that he is th applicants bave criminal prob­ respectively. region of 51 to 121. U1vl-Rolla is a tier percent of their incoming freshman in uM sy ·tem. UM-KC Zegel also men­ attempting to make chang to the lems regarding money," Shaw said. Honor cases are evaluated on a 2 school as well. and U1vl-KC is a tier the top 10 percent of thejr bigh tioned that UM-St. Loui also has the application. He said the former "This clause is not a screening case·by·case basiS, but professors 3 school. school' clas while Columbia has 33 econd lowest alumni giving rate of applications did not ask many ques­ process. It's merely gaining as who claim notes as their intellectu· Specific statistics were listed as percent KC has ~7 percent. and Rolla the system, with UM-KC having the ti ons he thought would be pertinent much information as possible to make an infonned decision:" ) al property conceivably could press reasons for these rankings. such as has 51 percent. only giving rate lower than UM-St to the decision making proces, of '" honor charges against students who graduation rate.s. average ACT score.s. The graduation rate i. also lower at Louis. the S BC selection conmlittee. Shaw has completed a rough sell them, Committee Chairman acceptarice rates, and school rankings UM-St. Louis compared with tbe ewsweeklKaplan's "How to Get "I've modified the application. draft of the new application and is Hunter Ferguson said. of incoming freshmen. other three University of Missouri Into College" special issue, on stands The old application didn't ask very avvaiting appro\'al from administra­ Julian Bond, University lecturer Of the four UMcSystem schools, schools. with a 29 percent graduation m any questions, and it tiptoed tion. and NAACP chairman, said he does mf-St Louis ranked lowest in aver- rate. U1vl-Columbia's graduation rate see RANKING, page 7 not allow students to sell notes from his courses because they con­ tain ideas and work that are his property. "My work is my work," Bond U.niversity takes strict Children's Advocacy Services preparing said. "It is intended for use by my students, but it belongs to me." approach to reduce benefit concert atJ C. Penney Auditorium He said he warns his students every year against selling notes and would try to remove any student delinquent accounts from his class that did so. BY LISA PETTIS . .... ......... ................. ......... These Web sites also have raised fast enough for fanner Student sfaff assistant questions about the practicality of BY JOE HARRIS Government Association Vice­ substituting study guides for class senior editor On Sept 18 at 7 p.rn. in the J. C President Carrie Mowen. Mowen attendance at the University. Penney Auditorium at UM-St. Louis, had to resign from office and with­ Many professors already post UM-St. Louis Administration the band Blue Highway will partici­ draw from the Lniversity due to lecture notes on individual course took a strict stance against delin­ pate in a benefit concert for the financial reasons. home pages, but they encourage quent student accounts this year by Children's Advocacy Services of "iVlany peqple that go to (UM­ students to use the notes as supple­ placing holds on accounts that Greater SL Louis. St. Louis) are freshman and their ments for lectures and course activ­ exceeded $2000. This decision is The Orildren's Advocacy Services parents are either not able or not ities. in response to an increase in exces­ of Greater St Louis is the result of the willing to help \\ith the whole Studentu.com already posts this sive delinquent accounts. merging of the Kathy J. Weinman process," Mowen said. semester's lecture notes for two Vice-Chancellor of Managerial Children's Advocacy Centre of the "UnfOltunately, I think the finan­ University courses, BIOl 207 and and Technological Services James University of Missouri-St Louis and cial aid office is understaffed for DRAM 281.