UMSLdowns Quincy, VOLUME 35 shows October 15, improvement 2001 ISSUE "1032 ... See page 3 UNIVERSITV OF MISSOURI - ST_ LOUIS INSIDE UMSL 10 of 13 iri state in funding dollars 'Teach-in' in UM President Pacheco views UMSL as a "developing university'~ no changes seen in future SGAchamber BY ELIZABETH GRINDSTAFF percent, but the average for UMSL is · · ···· · ··Sidllwrii~;jphoi~g;~ph~;··· ·· ·· ·· 12.5 percent. Chancellor Touhill said, "UM-St. provides The numbers speak for them­ Louis enrolls and graduates more selves: UM-St. Louis currently African-American students than any •. forum for receives 12 percent of the money allo­ other public university in Missouri." cated to the University of Missouri In comparison to the state average debate system but has 22% of the FIE, or of non-traditional students, which is full-time equivalent. 33 percent, 50 percent of students The Interim Committee Hearing attending UM-St. Louis are non-tradi­ on Equity Funding (Oct. 10) tackled tional students. She defined anon-tra­ this issue and heard testimony from a ditional students as over the age of 22 variety of participants. There was a or part-time students. full house in attendance, ranging from She said, "Our students tend to be students, to faculty, to community older, and many are the heads of members. households. We also find that most of Testimony presented by our students work more than 20 hours Chancellor Blanche Touhill shed light a week to support their families and to on the importance ofUM-St. Louis to pay for their own education." the St Louis community. Brian King, a senior, was the oniy "The University of Missouri-St. student who testified on behalf of Louis is the largest provider of col­ UM-St. Louis. He falls into this non­ lege-educated workers in the region," traditional student category. she said. ''More than 80 percent of our Lawrence Barton, a professor of ... See page 5 graduates live and work in Missouri" chemistry, stressed some of the .. John Bockman, the managing inequities in the funding of UM-St. CEO of Edward Jones, in his testimo­ Louis. Based on the figures he pre­ ny said, "Edward Jones is a major sented, he said, "It suggests that we BRIEFS beneficiary of [UMSL]. In fact, 10 are under-funded with respect to • percent of the people in senior man­ almost all the regional universities." agement at Edward Jones are gradu­ Barton mentioned several pro­ UM· System holds ates of UMSL." grams that are currently thriving, like Chancellor Touhill called UM-St. the philosophy department's M.A. meeting, passes Louis a "diverse university" as she program. This slide is what UM-St. Louis Chancellor Blanche Touhill used to end her testimony on Wednesday discussed the percentages of women, "The philosophy department's afternoon to the Missouri House of Representatives Subcommittee on Equity Funding. tolerance bill African-American, and non-tradition­ M.A. program has been rated number al undergraduate students. three in the nation by a major external said Barton. Barton's solution is to increase funding to grow or create strategic '"The vast majority of our students "On the other hand," Barton con- funding for UM-St. Louis. He said, programs, and its students bear a dis- BY NICK BOWMAN rating service, and it bas won support are women," said Chancellor Tmmill. to the amount of $300 ()()() for the tinued, "the department cannot afford "We're not arguing equalizing fund- proportionate share of financing the Senior Editor Women account for sixty-two percent National Endowment for the to replace faculty who have retired. ing. Just 16 percent to 18 percent campus. of UM-St. Louis students - eight more Humanities seminars and institutes. The possibility that the philosophers instead of 12." She said, "I believe, if given more The University of Missouri than the state average. No other department in the state of will lose most of the reputation they In her presentation, Chancellor resources, the University of Missouri - Board of Curators passed the fol­ The state average of Aftic.an­ Missouri, including private universi­ have worked so hard to establish is Touhill pointed to two critical deter- lowing bill in a phone meeting last American undergraduate students-is 7 ties, has been the site of even one, real." rents faced by l.JM-St Louis: it lacks · ·· · ·· · ··· · ·· · ·· ·;; · ~u~~ ~~:··;;;; · ~; ········· ··· · · · week: - WBEREAS $ e ex:1nI.ordj,pary Ne xa 1---: ....... ne Ie 5 or e-shoppers events of September 11 have for~ ever changed the United States of BY JULIE GIRARDIER Currently, e-commerce purchases are but also in the state in which it was ini­ will tell the high-tech sector of our track credit cards, purchllSes, !'lames America and the international ·········.. ····· · ····· · ·St~j/w;~·i~;··· · ······ · · · · ·· · ·· ..... taxed. in the same manner in which cat­ tially ordered. Many in NGA fear a economy that it is 'open season' for and addresses. The Center will also community; and alogs and telemarketers are taxed. strong e-<:onunerce system in which special Internet taxes," Cox said in his compile a database of all customers' WHEREAS, the Univen,.ity of Convenient e-commerce shopping Jennifer Holder, executive presi­ this ta1(ation does not occur will take testinlOny July 26 in Congress. personal infonnation and habits. Missouri community is profoundly may soon be a thing of the past. dent of NoInternetTax.org, expressed a money out of the pockets of local and 'That's why it's so critical that we act, With Internet businesses already in saddened by the loss of so many In August of this year, 44 of the 50 concern with the taxation by saying, state agencies. They want to insure and act quickly." a decline following the "dot.com" lives to acts of terrorism and has members of the National Governor's 'The bill is a violation of the both states are allowed to tax the prod­ The clock is ticking down for the boom of the late 90s, many are con­ responded with spontaneous and Association (NGA), including Jesse Commerce Gause for a state to force uct. SSTP. The Internet Freedom Act, cerned the SSTP will only worsen the heartwarming expressions of per­ Ventura of Minnesota, signe1 a letter an out-Df.state vendor to collect and Represt!ntative Christopher Cox which was once the standard for regu­ problem. Many can only speculate on sonal support for those who have to congress supporting the remit taxes to a state where they have (R-California) has introduced H.R. lating the Internet, is set to end Oct. 21. the outcome of the Streamline Sales suffered the loss of loved ones and Streamlined Sales Tax Project no physical presence, or nexus." 1552, that in simple text would extend Many in the Internet industry fear the Tax Project, but with the way things friends; and (SSTP). The NGA wants to add taxation, the moratorium on Internet taxation SSTP ",ill be detrimental to e-com­ are going, an answer to taxation on e­ WHEREAS, the American The SSTP is a proposition to add a not only from the state in which the for another si1( years, until 2008. merce. Under the act, a National Sales commerce may be closer than we people have united in their com­ flat-tax rate to all Internet purchases. 'product is produced and distributed, "Failure to renew the moratorium Tax Collection Center will be set up to think. mitment to uphold the principles of individual freedom and justice CTS gives graduate students for all; and Kofi Annan addresses UMSL, 9 others in UN speech '. WHEREAS, the University of Missouri remains committed to the work in public policy action free and open expression of ideas, and to the preservation of individ­ BY FARIKA RUSLI side, insurance, and daily operations. ualliberty, academic freedom and Staff \'(Iriter Lin Wu, whose background is freedom of the press; and accounting, sometimes spends her WHEREAS, the Board of The Center for Transportation time studying natural resources man­ Curators has received. numerous Studies (CTS) is completing final agement, with topics that include lIT communications indicating the funding for three projects, which has a and urban planning. Probably it is one need to clarify and articulate potential of$650,()(X) in research funds of the rea~ons she is interested in University policy with respeCt to for UM-St. Louis. working for crS. the display of patriotic symbols This center, which lies near the "To be honest, my (involvement) in during a time of national concern Thomas Jefferson Library, also offers a this center is a big surprise to me," she over acts of terrorism against the number of graduate research assistant­ said. United States of America; and ships in research · projects in Graduate assistants also said that WHEREAS, the Collected Transportation Public Policy, they were interested in working in Rules and Regulations of the Transportation Network lillalysis, and crs because they can gain new expe­ University of Missouri do not pre­ Efficient Utilization of Public and riences, make friends with other inter­ clude individwils from displaying Private Transportation. Research assis­ national people, waive tuition, and patriotic symbols that express indi­ tants work from 10 to 20 hours per build a resume for their future working vidual support for the United week and are supported with tuition environment States of America, nor does the waivers. "What I like here is the working Board of Curators see any necessi­ Although crs was founded in atmosphere. When I work through the ty to make such a modification in 2()(x) and opened its doors to the pub­ deadline, when I look for the data, or the Collected Rules and lic in January 2001, it now houses go to the conference and listen to the Regulations: eight graduate students and four seminar, I ohtain good experiences.