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LOUIS THE PARKING FORUM I Fewer class ' offerings at night delays students' progress BY RHASHAD PITTMAN ., See the Nerd staff 11'riter Table in print When A.l1twone Belle, 31, came to UMSL four years ago with over 60 and on the web! credit hours, he had plans of graduat­ ing with two degrees in about three years. But to his dismay, that plan This week we meet Nolan's would be altered because of the lack of grandpa! Visit The Current courses available for evening students Online to see the cartoon in atUMSL. vivid color. Do you like The Nerd Belle, a senior double-majoring in Table? See page 9 for iriforma­ criminology and criminal justice and tion on how to contact cartoon­ Political Science, enrolled at UMSL in ist Marty Johnson and tell him the fall of 1997. how you feel. Belle transfen'ed from Sanford Brown Business College where he • See page 9 majored in paralegal science. About 68 of his 94 credit hours transfen·ed. A parking fee forum was held in the Student Government Chamber this past Tuesday where UMSL officials (seated from left) Jim He's been working full time and Krueger, Bob Roeseler, Blanche Touhill, and Lawrence Barton answered questions from concerned students about parking at UMSL. taking night classes since May of 1995, he says. Cunently, he's taking 12 credit BRIEFS hours and working about 45 hours per week as a margin illl.ilyst for' AG. Officials·d iscuss parking fee Edwards, a nationwide brokerage 2001 Trailblazer firm. where he buys stock on credit for BY DAN GALLI Alexander asked Touhill to freeze Students at UMSL currently pay building a niversity." . customers. winners announced special to The Current the parking fee until the student body $192 to park if they take 12 credit As "he Wa! leaving. Alexilll.der Belle's goal was to graduate with has had more time to research the ris­ hours while at UMKC, another pub­ asked Touhill if _he would approve both undergraduate degrees at the ing fees. He also asked that all future Five women will receive the Students and administrators met lic university, students pay only 540 the freeze and she responded th at she same time by May 2000. on Feb. 27 in the Student increases be approved by the Board for 12 credit hours. would meet with him March 6 but she "Give or take a semester:' he said. 2001 UM-St. Louis Trailblazer Govemment Chamber to hold a dis­ of Curators. He thanked Touhill for Touhill's response was, 'The I1lte could not "promise anylhing one way Over the years. he tried to take as Award. Recipients -include Ruth cussion on the parking fees and prob­ gr,mting a meel1n" willi fu Student will not giv us money to put up ­ oranother.'· 'many course as possible that over­ A. Bryant, president, lems at UMSL. Social Work As ociation to discuss garages. Stu dents then asked if the high lapped with both majors. But as an Mercantile Library Board of Ryan Connor. SGA president these matters on March 6. UMSL i a public univer ity but it fee would remain after the garages evening student. he ran into some Direction; Sheilah F. Clarke­ started the open forum by encourag­ Touhill said. "TIle reality is that doe n't receive enough m ney from were completed. problems along the way. particularly Ekong, chairperson, ing everyone to hold "a very mature we have to provide 5000 parking the UM System to afford these new Jim Kl1Ieg r. vice chilll.cellor for with his political science classes. Anthropology Department; discussion" and reminding students places. TIle garages and structures garages, she said. Managerial and Technological "It's always been a big prohlem in Patricia Resick, director, the forum was not an inquiSition. referred to as temponuy have to Students asked hy higher fee Service ' said. "We have built all our the political science degree, pillticular­ Center for Trauma Recovery; Hyter Alexander. a spokesperson come down." weren't charged _ ears ago when it garages with a 30 year bond. Yes. the Iy for night school people," he said. Gloria L. Schultz, director, for the Student Social Work She also said, "Our [educational] was clear that the temporary garage fee will remain." Certain classes, some of which ill-e Business and Management Association, read a letter to fees compared to other private insti­ had to come down. When asked how high the fees required clas. es, were not offered at Services; Connie Hager Chancellor Blanche TOllhill. He tutions are low." "We have ah ays said [the park­ might go. Reinhard Schuster. vice night. Belle said. Some hadn't been Silverstein, alumna and mem­ voiced the displeasure of many stu­ Touhill claimed that Saint Louis ing fee] was a user tax. People using chancellor for Administrative offered in years. he said. ber of Board of Curators, dents who are unhappy that parking University charges students $300 for the garages pay for them." Services said they would be capped, For example, Public Policy 200. a University of Missouri System. fees have inCl-eased over 400 percent the first hour one enrolls in addition Soon after Touhill had to leave the "probably at S2? [per credit hour]." requiJ-ement for all political science in three years. The fees were $3.77 to the regular charge per credit hour. meeting, but not before saying. "1 am Students also a~ked why the fees majors, hadn't been offered at night per credit hour in 1997 and are. now Student, responded that UMSL not unsympathetic but I have to pro­ were listed as "optionaL " ~ince he'd enrolled back in 1997. he $16 per credit hour. They may go up was not a private university so it vide 5000 parking spaces that will Sen. Carnahan to to $18 per credit hour next semester. should not be compared to one. last 6O-plus years. You are in essence -,<" . FORUM. pagll I() set' EVE NING C LAS SES, page III speak at VMSL Sen. Jean Carnahan, SGA .pre pares for Missouri's first woman U.S. College of Education funds work senator, will be the keynote • speaker at the Sue Shear Institute Leadership Lecture elections in April force development program Mar. 17. The address and reception are free and open to the public. The program BY STEVE VALKO had the intelim government, and BY LAURA BROWN begins at 1 :30 p.m. in the special to Tbe Current then they had the reelection," said special to The CznTent Century conference rooms in Glenn. the Millennium Student The Student Govenunent To combat this problem, Glenn A $1.4 million grant given to the Center. Association is holding an election for said that they would try and make University of !Vlissouri--St. Louis representatives this spring and wants mOl-e ballots than the estimate ofvot­ College of Education will fund an tbe whole campus to know about it ing students. Glenn said that he organization crcated to improve "I want people to hear a lot of would use attendance at the debates work-force development in the bi­ this, so you either run or vote," said as a gauge of how many ballot, state region. Professor wins Ellory Glenn, SGA vice president. would be needed. The U.s. Depilltment of Labor Jewish book award At stake are approximately 20 Glenn said the election conunit­ a\vill'ded the two-ye.ar grant in January Assembly seats, according to the stu: tee would also like to add real issues for the funding of the St. Louis dent enrollment,andtbe executive to the ballots. 'The faculty can see Regional Center for Education illl.d Howard Schwartz, English positions, including vice president. how we feel about a couple of Work. The idea for the center comes professor, won a National "I graduate, so certainly there is issues," explained Glenn. from the College of Education. Jewish Book Award for his no incumbent for vice president,'· Glenn said that the constitution 'This will be a physical place book "The Day the Rabbi said Glenn. calls for Cillldidates to have at least a where things happen." said Tom Darren BruneI n", Cllnt'lI! Disappeared," a collection of For students to be eligible for the 2.0 GPA and submit to a background Schnell. associate professor in the folk tales for children. election, they would have to turn in check, both facts being found in the College of Education at LMSL and The St. Louis Regional Education Park, located at 8225 Florissant Schwartz will receive the an application. Glenn notes that the new constitution. Glenn said that the newly appointed director of the SI. Rd., will be the permanent home of the St.