Sept. 27, 1984 University of Mlssourl-St. Louis Issue 491 Officials, students opposing merger Aery said education officials social and political nature, that Shar.on Kubatzky editor-in-chief were concerned with the duplica­ would not be compensated for by tion of programs offered at the any gains in efficiency through a Top officials from UMSL and different state institutions. For merger of the two institutions." Harris-Stowe State College tes­ example, Harris-Stowe only USML student Kaye Stein­ tified against the proposed offers a program in elementary metz, who also happens to be merger of the schools at a House education, whereas UMSL pro­ state representative for the 74th of Representatives hearing Mon­ vides degree programs in district, testified briefly at the day in Jefferson City. elementary and . secondary hearing. Calling the plan "totally education. Aery said that by "I am very typical of other without merit," UMSL Chan­ merging the two institutions, it students in St. Louis," she said. cellor Arnold B. Grobman told . would be possible to obtain-"the "I have a modest income, a full­ the House Committee on Higher best of all worlds - a free­ time job, and a family, and I com­ Education that "academic and standing public state univer­ mute to ' school. I have a keen intellectual damage" to UMSL sity." But Grobman and Givens desire for the best possible and increased cost to the state disagreed. education at the least possible should be deterrents in "The members of the Board of cost. implementation of the proposal. Regents (at Harris-Stowe) agree­ " If yo u will continue UMSL in The suggestion to merge fully that the state and the tax­ the fine condition it now exists Harris-Stowe and UMSL into one payers must be concerned about and hopefully improve it, I'll be a institution separate from the the duplication of offerings in better citizen and be able to bet­ University of Missouri system state institutions," Givens tes­ ter help the state." was made two weeks ago by tified. "But we don't feel the full Student Association president Shaila Aery , commissioner of significance of the unique mis­ Greg Barnes testified as well. He the Coordinating Board for sion of Harris-Stowe was presented the committee with a Higher Education, as part of recognized." Givens said that the petition with nearly 1800 several recommendations for school's track record of 107 years signatures opposing the merger strengthening public higher and the fact that Harris-Stowe and said that it demonstrated education in the state. Aery tes-_ serves a diverse socioeconomic that "UMSL is here to stay, tified Monday along with Grob­ population should be within the University of Missouri man and Harris-Stowe president considered. system." Henry Givens. Harris-Stowe currently has an He told the committee that Aery stressed that the ideas enrollment of over 1,200 although UMSL sees itself as the outlined in the proposal had not students. Last year the school "stepchild" of the UM system, yet gone before the full coor­ graduated 85 students and its "we have no desire to become dinating board and should be yearly budget was $3 million, -­ an orphan." seen as "the beginning of discus­ Givens told the committee. Grobman also testified sion.' She said that the board Grobman said that Harris­ regarding other suggestions would hold public hearings on the Stowe has a "symbolic value of made for UMSL . The report Sharon Kubatzk:' suggestions in October, Novem­ enormous importance to the indicated that UMSL , if it did not HEADING FOR A VICTORY: UMSL Riverman forward Joe ber and December, discuss the black community of St. Louis. merge with Harris-Stowe, should Osvath (No.6) goes up for a head ball against Memphis State proposals, and then make recom­ For that reason any infringement conceptrate primarily on University Friday night. The Rivermen defeated the Tigers 5-0. mendations to the gover.nor and on its present autonomy would Story on page 13. the general assembly. have adverse consequences, of a See "Merger," page 6 Student organizations given direct funding committee in order to compen­ Wallace said if in the next OrganizaUons Receiving funding comes out of the budget James Tuxbury committee's allocation, which is sate for an expected drop in three years, if the organizations assistant news editor Direct Funding presently $208,860 . enrollment in the next three need more money, they will still Direct funding, a proposal Current $19,000 According to Wallace, a major years. be able to go before the budget which will guarantee certain Forensics 3 ,667 snag in getting the direct funding If enrollment does drop con­ committee to ask for it. campus organizations a fixed Peer Counseling 9 ,700 package passed was that the siderably in the next three amount of money over the next Student Activities budget committee didn't want to years, both the bud get committee At the end of the three-year three years, was approved by the Budget Committee 6,000 give all of the money away to the and the student organizations trial period. the budget commit­ Student Activities Budget Com­ Student Association 22,600 eight large groups, leaving no­ would know what their tee will evaluate the program mittee this summer. University Center thing left over for the 35 other allocations would be, Wallace and decide whether to expand it. In a well-attended meeting, Advisory Board 9,400 funded organizations on said. This would make planning drop it or keep it unchanged. the quorum decided which University Players 16,69? campus. easier for both groups. Wallace said. University Program organizations will receive direct Board 72,650 The direct funding budget for funding, and how much they are the eight organizations stands at to receive. According to $149 ,709 . This amount rep­ UMCstudents nominated Associate Dean of Student more campuswide in their activ­ resents 76 percent of the budget Affairs Dan Wallace, the groups ities. This, according to Wallace committee's total allocation. chosen are "hard-hitters for was a major factor in the selec­ When the additional allocated for first U M curator seat impact on campus." tion of the eight groups. amount is added to the direct Three UMC students have Student Association president The eight organizations Each student pays a set stu­ funding amount, the figure been selected as candidates for Greg Barnes said that he had met chosen for the pilot term include dent activities fee at the begin­ reaches $168 ,778 or 81 percent of the first student curator for the with leaders from the other UM the Current, the University ning of each semester based on the total amount. University of Missouri. campuses to choose the can­ Players. the Forensics and the number of credit hours he In most cases, the allocation Missouri Governor Chris­ didates. Thirty students from Debate team, Peer Counseling, takes. This fee is then split into for direct funding was less than topher S. Bond will select the UMC applied; the committee the Student Activities Budget four groups: the University Cen­ what was asked for by the groups. first curator from the three narrowed these to seven finalists Committee, the University Pro­ ter, Athletics, Student Services The only exception was the case names given him: J ohn Austin who were then interviewed. gram Board, Student Association fees, and the budget committee. of the University Program (Jay) Felton. Dan Viets alld Scott "The governor will hopefu ll y and the University Center It is then the budget committee's Board .. Watson. It was deci ded last appoint the student in time for Advisory Board. responsibility to allocate its por­ Wallace explained that the spring that the first student the October curators meeting." These organizations were se­ tion of the money to the different lower allocation is a double curator wo uld be a student from lected because they tend to be organizations on campus. Direct safeguard built in by the budget the Col umbia campus. See "Curators," page 6 in this issue---------------r Controversial SIGI - Losing hold? editorials ......•. .. page 4 Watergate figure G. Gordon This friendly computer will Riverwomen soccer has been features ... ..... .. .. page 7 Liddy says the Soviet Union help students make big de­ a national power the past classifieds .. ..... page 10 wants a nuclear freeze in the cisions . concerning career three years. Is it slipping crossword .. .... .. page 11 U.S. choices. now? around UMSL. ...... page 12 page 3 page 7 page 13 sports ...... ....... page 13 page 2 CURRENT Sept. 27 , 1984 I ~umsl up-date Seven students winners Parliament member in Association elections One vacant seat in the Arts and said of her victory. "Whatever I each. Rogers received 10 write­ Sciences division, one graduate start, I always give it my best in votes. to speak at UMSL seat and five new student/ shot. I don't believe in dOing any­ transfer seats were filled in this thing halfway ." Three ballots were cast in the Edward "Ted" Rowlands, a member of British Parliament, will week's Student Association elec­ graduate division. Tosh Maron speak on Monday, Oct. 8, on "The Situation of Small Nations: The Six seats were open in the new tions held Monday and Tuesday. received two votes and was elect­ Example of Grenada and the Caribbean. " 'I:he seminar.is student/transfer division. Elec­ tion officials had thought six ed. Sue Jansen and Ravi Kamur scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m . in the McDonnell Conference Election officials reported a each received one vote, creating stud ents had been elected, four Room . Room 331 SSB. low voter turnout, with a total of a tie for the second seat.