University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (2000s) Student Newspapers 9-5-2006 Current, September 05, 2006 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, September 05, 2006" (2006). Current (2000s). 296. http://irl.umsl.edu/current2000s/296 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 (2000s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. September 5, 206 \ \ II \ \ 1\ I II 1....... 1 i II'HI $27.5 million from MOHELAsale By BEN SWOFF'()RD way. UMSL is 'The original plan fell through in May exchange, MOHELA would receive going to realize because state legislators could not $t'1 billion in tax-exempt bonds from Staff Writer MOHElA by the numbers building improve­ decide how to distribute the funds. the Federal Department of Economic Missouri Governor Matt Blunt has ments because of The plan has changed little since its . Development of the State of Missouri. Of the $450 million MOHELA resurrected a stalled plan to sell $450 the sale," said original incarnation; instead it is the plan The MDFB will then distribute the sale ... million of debt held by the Missouri Anthony Georges, of implementation that is different. money. However, the Cooperation Higher Education Loan Authority. director of Student MOHELA benefits from the sale by Agreement is still in draft form and has • $313.9 million will be divided The original plan, called the Lewis Financial Aid at receiving funding from the Department . not been fully agreed upon. The among 22 construction projects and Clark Discovery Initiative, was UM-St. Louis. ''It of Economic Development, and the plan Gilmore and Bell law firm of Kansas .at state colleges and universities unveiled in January 2006. The sell off will benefit the Gov. Blunt, gets to move ahead with a sale to the City, Mo. prepared the Cooperation with $27.5 million to UMSL. First home game would provide money for infrastructure campus community." Missouri Development Finance Board, Agreement. Gilmore and Bell "deter­ improvements on Missouri campuses as Blunt released the revised plan on without legislative approval. mined" the agreement was "authorized • UMS~s portion will fund its gives Rivennen well as fund emerging technologies pro­ Aug. 27, saying government agencies In Blunt's proposed Cooperation under Missouri Law." planned rT incubator and · grams. and state legislators had reached a con­ Agreement plan, MOHELA's assets science labs. third straight win "It will affect UMSL in a positive sensus on the best way to proceed. would be sold to the MDFB and in See MOHELA, page 10 The men's soccer team defeated Quincy SEVEN GRADUATES FROM VASHON HIGH University 2-0 with goals by Colin Huber and SCHOOL CHOOSE UMSL AFTER GETTING A MSC has Jared Smith. The Riverwomen didn't fare so well, losing 2-0 to Quincy, but they came ' JUM'P-START fewer back on Sunday to win over Saginaw Valley • State. 'TO COLLEGE securtty , See pageS STORY BY PAUL HACKBARTH • DESIGN EDITOR problems drian Walker 'started classes Aug. 21 as a Afreshman, but unlike most freshmen, this is neither his first time on campus nor his first time being taught by a University professor. this year Walker is one of seven students from Vashon High School admitted to UM-St Louis this semester, By MELISSA S, HAYDEN with possibly more coming ill January 2007. Walker was one of 65 seniors from Vashon who NewSEditOT participated in a teaching partnership between Vashon and UM-St. Louis last spring. The partneF­ A door to the Millennium Student shi p was a jump start for students in hopes of increas­ Center was found propped open with ing high school graduation and college enrollment an umbrella bag stand after the build­ rates from Vashon. ing had been closed Saturday, Aug, Bringing high school seniors to campus also alle­ 26. Could this lead to security con­ 'Path to 9/11' viated me streSs of crowded classrooms [It Vashon. cerns in the MSC? The 65 high school seni rs were taught at Vashon "This year' been pretty..good. As . dramatizes c0m­ each morning. In the afternoon, the" were bused to far as our building is concerned, it's UM-St. Louis four da s a week to take sociology and been running pretty smoothly lately," mission's findings anthropology classes taught by University profes­ said Shawn Roby, student night man­ sors. ager for Building Operations of the ABC's two-part "I guess I was chosen because of my grades and MSC. miniseries on the fifth the potential I had. It had to be because of that, , ''I've heard occasionally when we anniversary of the World Walker said. His grade point average~ of 3.6 earned have late events, especially now with Trade Center attacks will him an early trip to college. fraternities take a look back at the Being taught at UM-St. Louis during me spring and sororities, .. Path to 9/11 .. Sunday, semester made him feel like a college student. they'll be Night managers of Sept. 10 and Monday, "Everyone asks me how my fmt day went, and it bringing in a the Millennium Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. doesn't feel like my first day. It feels like I'm a soph­ lot of stuff omore," Walker said. with them. So Student Center try to keep the building Walker's familiarity with the campus and his aca­ they'll have See page 6 extra secure because demic counselor, Carl Vlilliams, student develop­ things that the building contains ment coordinator at the Center for Student Success, they're mov­ important student made the transition from high school senior to col­ ing in and out information in the lege freshman easy. so they'll offices of Admissions, Williams helps the students from Vashon get in prop the door Registration, Financial touch with campus resources and "just to make sure Matt Johnson • Pboio Editor open occa­ Aid and other offices. 1:ht«i tnt they're successful in meir semester here," he said. sionally," he Adrian Walker, freshman, undecided, works on an assignment in his freshman Eng/ish said. composition class, Walker is one of seven students from Vashon High School who "It's on us to catch that and make Web poll results: See VASHON STUDENTS, page 12 . enrolled at UM·St. Louis this fall after taking classes on campus last spring. What did you think of sure the building is secure at night," he added. parking on campus According to rum, MSC workers during the first week? typically do not prop open the door. "Maybe during me day if we're Assembly elec:ts exec committee at first SGA meeting ruuning an event outside or some­ thing we'll prop the door open," he By JASON . GRANGER said. "For the most part our staff is "1 felt this was really conscious of making sure the Staff Writer the best place to building is secure at night." Members of the' Student 'continue my He said the MSC is ''kind of' a Government Association met and elect­ efforts in separate entity from the rest of the ed new members of the Executive tnakinga campus. Committee Friday. r "We have a lot more security con­ ' difference. n Kelcy Siddall, senior, economics, cerns with the building because of was elected SGA chair by an over­ ·SiddalI on being student information like financial IUd ' J\. \ Surprisingly, not too whelming margjn over Adam Richter, elected SGA chair and registration," he said. bad. president of the Residence Hall Keley Siddall Roby said people who are not stu­ Association. dents from the MetroLink station. It made me want to ''I want to help make a difference on already worked together," Landeau located in the parking lot near the cry. campus," Siddall said. "I felt this was said. "We get along well. We just mesh MSC, will come in the building I don't park on cam­ the best place to continue my efforts in really well." throughout me day. pus, so I can just making a difference." Both Siddall and Landeau were "Recently, we haven't had much walk on by. Siddall, who also is a member of the thankful for the chance to show their in regard to people milling around Associated Black Collegians and the leadership to not just SGA, but UM-St the building, but in the past we've School started Student Senate Organization, among Louis as a whole. had people," he said. already? other student organizations, said hi!; pri­ ''I would like to thank the assembly He said the people seen in the Ca-rie FII5iska • SlaffPbotogrr:rpber ority is to make sure SGA meetings (or the vote," Siddall said. "I will con­ MSC on a regular basis as he or the This week's question: move smoothly. tinue to serve the assembly and the Brian Rails, president of PRIZM, votes in the elections at the first other night managers are locking up SGA meeting of the year last Friday in the SGA chambers. How will the men's and He said his goals include ')ustmak­ campus to the best of my abilities." know what time the building is women's soccer team ing sure meetings are run accurately. I Landeau added: "I look forward to closed. fare this season? just want to make sure everyone has serving the campus community." "I've seen people that would try their say." SGA President Nick Koechig said The assembly also named William more this year," he said.