University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 9-24-1981 Current, September 24, 1981 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, September 24, 1981" (1981). Current (1980s). 46. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/46 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]. .Sept. 24, 1981 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI·SAINT LOUIS Issue 403 Library hours static UnnSLsoccersquad Lacey Burnette see where any monies will come from. All I can see is a kind of Any plans that might have disaster ... been made about reinstating the Krash's latest budget disap­ former library hours have been pointment came last week when rated No. 1 in poll put in limbo by the release of he received his assigned budget­ never had a losing season and sylvania. a team that didn't lose assigned budgetary savings, Jeff Kuchno ary savings. Krash is expected have made nine consecutive a game all season and defeated according to Library Director to save almost $15,000 in his appearances in NCAA post­ the Rivermen en route to captur­ Ronald Krash. The UMSL men's soccer wage payroll budget this year. season playoff action. UMSL's ing the national championship. "While we will be constantly squad has been ranked first He has accumulated about best season came in 1973, when "Lock Haven got on top last reviewing the hours, at this among all Division n schools in $8.000. the Rivermen went undefeated year and never lost," Dallas moment I don't see us extending the nation in the latest poll "I had hoped to put that and captured the Division II said. "I think we were rated them," Krash said. released by the Intercollegiate money towards increasing the national championship. second almost the entire sea­ In response to university-wide hours," Krash said. Soccer Association of America (lSAA). son." budget cuts this year, Krash Initially the assigned budget­ The ISAA on ly started ranking "It's a tremendous feeling to teams by divisions, though, in This year, Lock Haven has reduced library hours by 18.9 ary savings are figured by percent. This was done by be ranked number one," said 1979. Prior to that year, every already lost two games and is Budget Manager Robert J. Prof­ opening a half-hour later in the UMSL head soccer coach, Don school that was a member of the presently ranked 10th in the fer. Proffer said the budgetary morning, closing one-and-half Dallas, whose team boasted a association was ranked together, nation. The Bald Eagles were recovery program has been in 3-0 record going into Wednesday regardless of size. picked number one in the pre­ hours earlier on MondllY-Thurs­ effect at UMSL for a number of night's match with Southwest ''I'm sure we were ranked in season poll. day, and by eliminating Satur­ years. An estimated wage-pay­ Missouri State. the top ten in 1973. but we day hours altogether. He had roll savings amount is figured hoped that the hours could be "It's good for the school to weren't number one," Dallas The ISAA rankings are com­ for every department on have this kind of recognition and said. "Since the ISAA started piled each week by several reinstated at a later date, but he campus. The amount represents for the kids on our team. It's the breakdown in 1979, though, committees of college soccer does not envision that happening what the budget department has in the near future. also a great thing for the kids we've consistently been in the coaches who cast votes for teams determined may be saved by "We almost have to start who played for us in the past top ten in Division in their particular region of the each department through em­ n." praying if we want the money because they are the ones who Last year, for instance, UMSL country. The results of the ployee turnover; employees who we needed to open those made our program strong." had one of its finest teams ever, regional voting are then sent to leave and are not immediately Ironically, UMSL has never but never reached the top spot the national committee. which hours." Krash said. "The way replaced, vacant positions that money is spent at UMSL is so been rated number one in the in the national rankings. That selects the top ten teams in the well defined that it is difficult to [See "Hours," page 2] nation before this week's poll distinction, instead, was given to nation. even though the Rivermen have Lock Haven University of Penn- [See "Poll," page 2] Optometry: filling a need Barb DePalma "Wc review approximately 85 determine what the optometric percent of the reasonably quali­ needs of the state are," said After more than ten years of fied applicants," said Davidson. Davidson. "This amount of study and planning. the UMSL "The committee meets weekly to graduates would be required to School of Optometry opened on make selections on the basis of keep the optometrist-to-patient June 1. 1980. The main pur­ the available information. Most ratio stable." poses of the school are to students who have applied to the The fees for the four-year educate students in order to fill School of Optometry have a program total $3,000 per year the national need for optome­ bachelor's degree in the for Missouri residents and trists and to allow Missouri sciences. This is not required, $8,500 per year for non-Missouri residents the opportunity to however, for admission. We residents. The reason for the study optometry within the state have received students who have difference in tuition is that at less cost than at other schools degrees in other areas. In fact, non-Missouri residents are re­ of optometry. we encourage some of our quired to pay the full cost of "UMSL is the only optometry students to major in other areas their education. The school has school in the state," said David because it allows them to becom 16 faculty members, eight full­ Davidson. associate dean of the more well-rounded in the field of time and eight part-time School of Optometry. "Up until optometry. A well-rounded per­ members. 1980, UMSL had no professional son makes for a better qualified "The faculty was chosen from programs. The University of optometrist. .. a nation-wide facuIty recruit­ Missouri system wanted the The first class accepted into ment," Davidson said. "They school. St. Louis was chosen the school consisted of 31 stu­ were selected on the basis of because it provided the best dents. There are 33 students in their credentials. The ratio of population for a clinical base." this year's class. The maximum students to faculty is approxi­ number of students entering a mately six to one. When the FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A business student ponders a problem class is limited to 40, with school reaches full capacity, we in the Computer Center. In the last 10 years, enrollment in the Students who apply to the approximately 25 of the spaces would like to have 25 full-time School of Business has doubled [photo by Sharon Kubatzky]. School of Optometry must have completed at least three years of reserved for Missouri residents. faculty members, but this de­ college. They must also have "The number of students we pends on the budget at that completed college-level prerequi­ accept was chosen on the basis time. " School of Business site courses in biology, general of a study that was conducted to [See "Eyes," page 3] chemistry, organic chemistry, physics. mathematics. psycho­ realizes $85,000 profit logy. social and behavioral sciences and English. center staff member who taught inside Sharon Kubatzky Before being admitted stu­ two courses, two part-time dents must take the Optometry instructors, made cuts in depart­ Perha ps the other depart­ College Admissions Test The Royal court ment expenses and equipment ments at UMSL should take note (OCAT). This test is designed to funds, candidate travel funds, Meet the King and of School of Business Dean measure generally acquired and .made part-time wage payroll Queen candidates Donald Driemeier's formula for knowledge as well as knowlede reductions. success. He traded in $40,000 of physics, chemistry and biolo­ for the 1981 "We tried to cut items that homecoming e­ for $125,00 when UMSL made gy. two percent across-the-board would minimize direct impact on lectlons ..... page 7 budget reductions. the students," said Driemeier. "Because of increased enroll­ " We got by without cutting a The students are then review­ Rah! Rah! ment, higher fees, and an appro­ single course." ed by the Admissions Committee priation for optometry, the Uni­ Driemeier felt that the reason before their acceptance is final­ Cheerleadlng tryouts were held last week and the new versity actually had as much for the school's getting the ized. The committee consists of squad appears to he more enthusiastic than ever money this year as it did last $125,000 back from the two faculty members both inside and before .•.....•..•..•....•.•.••.•••.•••••.•••..••..••••••..•••••••••• page 8 year," stated Driemeier. "But percent cut was because of the outside the optometry school, the school wanted to redistribute greatly increased enrollment in professional optometrists and editorials .......... 4-5 some of that money." the school of business.