University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1990s) Student Newspapers 9-16-1996 Current, September 16, 1996 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 16, 1996" (1996). Current (1990s). 213. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1990s/213 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]. The Student Voice 30th Anniversary of UM-St. Louis 1966-1996 • • • • · Issue 863 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS September 16,1996 0, picnic start fall off with bang ~XPO proof Entertainment complements there's more recruiting process at EXPO by Kim Hudson ingmusic at age 4. He picked up the soprano news editor sax at age 1 and has been playing ever since. ;:to school He was attending Southern I1linois Univer­ The EXPO, held September II from 10 sity at Edwardsville when he went to Wash­ a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; ington D.C. in 1992 to play at the Inaugura­ than. just recruited many new students for UM-St. Louis tion of President Bill Clinton. He hopes to student organizations while offering games return someday, obtain his Ph.D. and teach. and entertainment. Since that time, Henderson has started his classes Many student organizations held own label called Boy Blue Records. His CD ,I. fundraisers at EXPO but the UM-St. Louis called Lend Me Your Ear will go national on by Jennifer Lynn Softball Team ran one of the most elaborate. Bigga Figga Records and be distributed by of The Current staff Its "Quarterback Challenge" featured a large, Sony Music in January. He stayed with rap­ inflatable cage with a football game back­ per Hammer for a short time. "That"s where Underneath blue and yellow tents, this drop. The backdrop I learned aJo about year's EXPO offered UM-St. Louis students had three holes that the record industry," "live music, entertainment, free food and a day contestants threw he said. ~ of fun. footballs through. The "Quarterback Henderson was The festivities offered many opportuni­ Three throws cost$1 asked by friend and ties for students to test their skills while I and contestants kept Challenge" featured a University Program donating money for a good cause. throwing until they large, inflatable cage with Board member For $.25, the Sch.ool of Optometry chal­ missed or after their Wesley Smith to per­ lenged students to throw a round eyeball into failed third attempt. a football game backdrop. form at the UPB­ a cardboard eye, and with the donation, help The prize was aCar­ The backdrop had three sponsored EXPO af­ to care for needy people in the St. Louis Area. dinal Baseball Jer­ holes that contestants ter Smith saw him The booth als() offered brochures detailing sey, awarded to the perform at the Mis­ ~ optometric services available to students. male and female threw footballs through. souri Black Expo. He Some of the booths at EXPO were set up winner. performed songs off to get students involved in specific organiza­ . Carl CIa yto n, of his new CD and i tions. According to Ian Mackie, president of assistant coach for got rave re views the Rivcrmc u Hockey Club, his organi zati n the softball team, acted as the link betw ecn from students at the EXPO. "I would defi­ was looking for new members .. the University and 62 Sports Group, owner of nitely compare him to [national soprano sax "We're here to get m ore fans and poten­ the football game. He said his company has players] Kenny G. and Najee because he's tial players," Mackie said. backdrops appropriate for many sport). His just as good jf not better," said UM-St. Louis Their booth. was giving out hockey sched­ company ha'i provided games for such colle­ student Donya Proctor. ules, and they also .had a free raffle for season giate and profes ionai teams as the Saint Finally, the UM-St. Louis Dance Team ti Louis Univer.ity Billikens and lhe Sl. Louis perfonned on the lawn in front of the Thomas At the United Service booth, people Parcel Ram' and ' ardinals. "Yuu namt! It, \\t: g ol Jcncl~vn l.d)I .... I} . SLUdenl.!. gathered aruund could re eive information about the com­ the backdrop f r it," Cl ayton said . to watch members dance to "Shimmy Shake," pan y and spin a whe 1 to win free concert Soprano saxophonist Vondell Henderslln "We have w(lrked very hard for great mo­ UM-St. Louis student Brian Van Haag partakes in the Bungioe Run. and his band provided musical entertainment ments Like these," Team Captain Sharhonda was provided by. Henderson, who graduated Swearengen ~aid. "We can show the greater see EXPO~ page 8 from Nommndy High School. began study- t:alllpu~ t:ommunity what we can do," Hospital near campus opens, no UM-St. Louis connection by Kim Hudson and optometry programs into the ested in reopening the facility as a 34 minutes from the time of picking plans to extend th e University before Houston-based organization, they had news editor closed hospital and use therernaining hospital. According to the August 30, up a patient unti11eaving the hospital she voted whether to close Deacon­ [0 obtain a certificate of need from portions of Marillac Hall for residen­ 1993 edition of the St. Louis Post­ to return to service. ess-North. These plansineluded prop­ the s tate of Missouri . The Normandy Communi ty Hos­ tial space, Samples said. Dispatch, community leaders and 20 In constrast, ambulances had a erty from St. Vincent's Park to the This certificate required that the p ital, formerly known as Deaconess "We had a master plan developed churches stood with the doctors in lO-minute average transport time to railroad cutoff, near Florissant Road, facility have an emergency room and Hospital-North. isreopening witbout in 1993 where eventually all the aca­ support of are-opening. neighboring Christian Hospital­ and from the Metrolink North Station that it be opened by a certain date. any affiliation to UM-St. Loui s. Ac­ demic programs would be moved According to the August 30, 1993 Northeast and a 56-minute average to Bel-Nor. "They are way behind schedule," cording to Bob Samples, director of from South Campus," he said. edition oftheS! Louis Post-Dispatch, time of pick-up until the ambulance "Wehave no connection with tile Samples said. "but they may have communications, the University sub­ "Marillac would be reverted back to the hospital handled 67 percent of the left the hospital. This increased re­ hospital so 1 wish them well." obtained an extension. mitted a bid to buy the closed facility dorms [like it was when the Univer­ ambulance calls made in North sponse time may have increased mor­ Samples said the Uni rsity is We rea fly want to see the hospital from its owner, Metropolitan Medi­ sity purchased it in 1980]." County befDre its closing in February tality rates among trauma patients still watching th e property where the opened properly." cal Center. However, the University with­ of 1993. At that time, it took the being transported by ambulance in hospital si ts. Normandy Community Hospital Members of University adminis­ drew their bid after being approached Normandy Fire Protection District North County. He said that because hospital sup­ is scheduling a grand ()pening for tration hoped to move the nursing by a group of doctors who were inter- five minutes to respond to a call and Touhill said she had longstanding porters also received help from a November. Inside Legwork: Sexy Legs fiasco revived by Doug Harrison This new sign, also on ply­ managing editor wood, depicts a young female in a low-cut, short, red dress. A fraternity's promotional ma­ The fraternity tried to recreate terial for an upcoming social event the female images painted on precipitated a day-long debate the sides of World War II fighter Wednesday between members of planes, Stanze said. the Sigma Pi fraternity and admin­ According to Stanze, the istration officials. sign was taken down almost as Ron Chamberlin tries to According to Nick Stanze, soon as it was put up. turn Pi Kappa Alpha member and fonner president of "We put the sign up around 9:00 [a.m.] and by 9:30 [a.m.], around. Page 3 the fraternity, and Demond Powell, current vice president, the frater­ the sign was down," he said. nity posted a large plywood sign in Powell said that Don Editorial . .. 2 front of the University Center McCarty, Student Services Wednesday morning to promote its Coordinator, acting in accor­ upcoming Sexy Legs contest. dance with Rick Blanton, in­ Features . 3 The contest, an annual event at terim Director of University Sigma Pi, was the focus of a contro­ Center, removed the sign and photo; Lisa Lawry versy two years ago in which Tonya took it to a waste disposal area. A & E . ..... 5 Hutchinson, a UM-St. Louis stu­ After retrieving the sign, Sigma Pi members John Jauss and OanHayse stand by the sign that some thought were dent, filed a grievance with the Stu­ the fraternity members then set innappropriate. dent Court against the fraternity. up a 3 p.m. appointment with Sports . ..... She said the fraternity had vio­ Lowe "Sandy" MacLean, Vice 9 lated her civil rights as a woman Chancellor for Student Affairs, to sign," Powell said.