EDITORIAL . The University is spending money HISLA kicks off the The Student Voice expanding its boundaries despite Hispanic Heritage more pressing issues that deserve of UM -St. Louis some attenfjon. Month Celebration. See Page 3 See Page 5 FE ATURES Are you a people watcher or just plain • nosy? See PageS SPORTS The Women's Volleyball team went . 2-1 in the conference tournament. See Page 7 Issue 833 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS September 25, 1995 -Delta Sigma Pi goes downtown New fundraising opportunity could mean big money for student organizations by Heather Phillips tions from a greater amout of new team will draw in the members of The Current staff . Hazlewood East money than any (to Delta Sigma Pi)." High School, other product, and Tjaden has been working on the How will Delta Sigma Pi, the Knights of Colum­ the majority of project since July. She called Vol­ " business fraternity on campus, be bus, and a private their membership unteer Services and was told to call able to attend every Rams game for kids' soccer team. is over 21. The again in September. When she did free? They will be working at a Organizations money made will call back, the opportunity was not concession stand along with their from UM-St. Louis go towards Delta just extended to Delta Sigma Pi, but brother fraternity at Washington included Pi Kappa SigmaPi 's profes­ to all organizations on the UM-St. University. Alpha and the As­ sional program. It Louis campus. Amy Tjaden, senior vice presi­ sociation of Com­ will be used forre­ Tjaden sees herself as " ... the dent of Delta Sigma Pi, announced puter Machinery cruiting, sending link between the Trans World Dome last week at ~he SGA meeting about (ACM). officers to Grand and UM-St. Louis." a fundraising opportunity that is "There is a full Chapter Con­ She was unsure as to whether or being extended to all of the organi­ gamut of gress, social pro­ not other schools were taking ad­ zations on the UM-St. Louis cam­ fundraising grams, service vantage of the fundraising opportu­ pus. The Trans World Dome, the groups," Henry projects, and other nity. Tjaden later found out that she official name for the new St. Louis said. Groups thai various projects was the first person from a local domed stadium, will have conces­ have contacted and programs. college to call, so UM-St. Louis sion stands for not-for-profit orga­ Henry about a con­ Organizations recei ved the first opportuni ty . Larger nizations. They will be able to sell cession ·stand are that decide to take and more well-known colleges such food and drinks, beer, hats, and pro­ athletic organiza­ advantage of this as St. Louis University and Wash­ grams at the games. tions, high school opportUnity do not ington University are next in line. Trans World Dome held a Not­ bands, Parenti need to put in any This opportunity is a major for-Profit Fair Wednesday Sept. 20, Teacher Associa­ money. All that is breakthrough for UM-St. Louis. In 1995, at the America's Center for tions, high schools Photo: Monica Senecal involved is show­ a community where UM-SL Louis any organization that was interested. and colleges, hos­ ing up at the sta­ has suffered severe criticism for not At the Fair, Shawn Henry, the gen­ pitals,andresearch Student groups can raIse money tor their organizations In the neY( Trans-World Dome. dium, doing the being a "credible institution," Tjaden eral manager of Volunteer Services, programs. work involved, is out to prove the community spoke about the company and the Each organi- and waiting by th e wrong. opportunity that is being ex ten de.d. zation will receiye a base-commis­ percent. Organ.izations can also earn the s.eason. mailbox for a check. "This opportunity shows that Ariiong the groups represented at sian of six percent with the oppor­ extra commission through awards Delta Sigma Pi decided to sell "This is good for involvement," UM-St. Louis has support from the the Fair were two athletic organiza- tunity to earn as much as nine to ten · that will be given out at the end of beer for two reasons. Beer brings in 1Jaden said. "A new stadium and a business world," she said. Chancellor Touhill addresses the University by Susan Benton They are Karen J. Walker a devel­ The core of the address was the acquired, including more than 30 of The Cu rrent staff opment office/donor relations Uni­ future ofUM-St. Louis. Chancellor student and faculty exchange pro­ versity Relations staff member; Touhill reviewed her plan for the grams with institutions in more than The 1995 State of the Univer­ Catherine Y. McNeal, an adminis­ University in the coming years. She 20 countries. sity Address was held Sept 20 , 1995 trative secretary of criminology and emphasized an agenda that high- Touhill stre sed the importance in the J .C. Penney Auditorium. In of increased technology in and attendance were the Vice Chancel­ around the UM-St. Louis campus, lor, Roosevelt Wright, Jr., Chan­ " Vital to world linkage is main­ cellor Blanche Touhill and various In the coming months we will witness even taining and advancing ourselves as 'other faculty and staff members more progress and more change. a major hub on the information high­ from the University. way," she said. "Several years ago Touhill presented awards of ex­ -Chancel/or Blanche Touhill we realized that computer and in­ cellence to seven UM-St. Louis in­ teractive video technology had dividuals. Four awards were pre­ broad implications for higher edu­ Photo: Monica Senecal sented to faculty members. They cation, and we made a commitment c riininal justice; Peter P. Aleman of SGA President Beth Titlow addresses the student reps. are Patricia A. Resick, Professor of lights international ism, technology, . to be in the forefront of this tech­ Psychology; Carol W. Kohfeld, pro­ maintenance service and physical student services, diversity, pro­ nology." fessor of political science and pub­ plant operations. grammatic growth and strategic al- Touhill addressed the impor­ lic policy administration; Don Touhill recognized E leanor liances. tance of student services. She men­ I First SGA llleeting Phares, professor of economics; Sullivan as the Moog Professor of "In the coming months we will tioned the shift of responsibility for David Alan Bird, instructor of man­ Nursing at UM -St. Louis. witness even more progress and I addresses several agement science and information Timothy O'Rourke, Ph.D., was more change [at UM-Sl. Louis]," systems. recognized as the Fischer Professor Touhill said. See Touhill student concerns Three members ofUM-St. Louis of Citizenship Education at UM-St. Touhill spoke about the inter­ staff received excellence awards. Louis. national alliances the University has Page 6 I by Michael O'Brian Conwell and Ryan Buchmueller. ~ of The Current staff One SGA appointment, Jeremy ~ Kennedy, had transferred to Ne­ UM -S1. Louis reinstates scholarship program The first Student Government braska and his appointment was Association meeting, Sept. 19, filled by fonner alternate Jaqueline Pressure from students forces administration to reimburse University Scholars was full of twists and surprises. Miller. There was one new ap­ The flTSt order of business for pointmentsince the summer, Mark by Susan Benton "There were no letters, no warnings, no con­ the new assembly was the task of Shelton. The new first alternate of The Current staff cern for the students whatsoever," Mines said. "I electing a new assembly chair. was Tyrone Rodgers. have past bills that show the [University Scholar­ Early speculations had suggested All of the court appointments A class action lawsuit against lJM-St. Louis ship] deduction and it just didn't show up this a possible race between Don were unanimousl y accepted by the was pending involving several honors studenL~ . semester." Barnes, Steve Wolfe and possibly assembly . Students with a 3.5 grade point average or Mines, who has maintained a 3.65 GPA all last year's SGA president Chris The assembly brainstormed higher were encouraged to speak out on issue three years, said that she had spoken with many Jones. and announced this year's com­ that was overlooked by the University. other students who also did not receive the award. Don Barnes was nominated, mittees. Those committees are; fi­ The University Scholars Program is a schol­ "I spoke with at least five other people who but declared himself ineligible. He nance, communications, student arship funded through the University . It is aula' said they saw no decrease [in their bill] ," she said. is thepresidentofLitmagand there­ life, constitution-by laws-elections, matically .awarded to students with a 3.5 GPA One of those honor students is Thompson fore cannot be an SGA representa­ maintenance, safety and commu­ or higher. The program had been around for Knox, a senior and president of the Honors Col­ ti ve which is a stipulation for as­ nity involvemenL The formation many years, but this year had mysteriously lege at UM-St. Louis. He claims he received the sembly chair. Chris Jones was at of a new task force to address prob­ vanished from the UM-St. Louis scholarship scholarship for the past three years and the funds the meeting, but he was not nomi­ lems with incremental grading was awards. ended abruptly this semester. Rated for the position. also announced. According to sources in the UM-St. Louis "I was never notified that the program was Steve Wolfe was nominated SGA President Beth Titlow Financial Aid, there's no money, [The pro­ ending," Knox said. along with two smprise candidates, made·a motion to appoint and elect gram] ended in Fall 1994.