University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 3-26-1981 Current, March 26, 1981 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, March 26, 1981" (1981). Current (1980s). 36. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/36 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]. MARCI-126.1981 ISSUE 393 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI/ 'SAINT LOU1S Funds allocated to student·groups Barb DePalma' one week later to make final cuts: After the cuts ·were made, 5469 was put into ·a reserve fund The 1981-82 budget has been for appeals. drawn up by the Student Activi­ "Groups who want more mo­ ties Budget Committee. Funds ney or think their budgets . have were a:Ilocated to · 26 of the 30 been cut too much can file for an student groups who submitted appeal," said committee mem­ itemized budget requests: ber, Dan Crone. "Appeals will Money allocated to· these be heard on April 14." groups totaled 5140,000 which is "The figures on the budget an increase from the 594,000 are just projections," Anderson allocated last year. The increase said. "The final budget will be in money generated for the written after appeals have been Student Activities accounts was heard." predicted as a result of an Each group requesting funds increase in student ·enrollment was required to submit an VISITORS FROM THE EAST: Members of the international Society for Krishna Consciousness . and the increase in the student itemized budget and justifica­ before a group of students standing outside the University Center March 25. The Krishnas visit the activities fee to 52, effective next tions for its request to the office UMSL campus to pass out a free magazine and invite people to come to their Sunday feast [photo by fall. of the dean of Student Affairs. Rick Jackoway]. - The committee met for two The budgets were then reviewed days to ' conduct hearings and on a first come, first serve basis ask questions of each group to decide which would be consi­ Renovation plans approved submitting a budget request . dered for funding. "The first meeting began at development of scholarship Members from the various ~------------------- Hagemann said. 8:30am March 3 and we held groups chosen for funding were CherY~thIey The only month food service programs as the needs arise and hearings until 5:30pm," said as funds become available. It required to appear before Julia, operations might be interrupted, committee member, Cedric R. Muller, dean of Student Affairs Plans for the renovation of the according to Bill Edwards, would also make more scholar­ Anderson. "After breaking for University Center snack bar and ship funds available to · part-time and members of the Budget director of the University dinner, we resumed hearings to Committee to ·discuss their parti­ cafeteria were approved by the Center, would be in August . students: make the first cuts: We were University of Missouri Board of The curators rejected a motion cular budgets. In other action taken by the nowhere near the 5140,000 we "The cuts · were made from Curators in a meeting held on board, a motion was passed calling for the board to · delegate had to ·give out." the UMSL campus March 20. calling for the revision of the [See "Curators," page 3] The second meeting was held [See "Budget," page 3] Bids for the estimated university's , student disiplinary 5650,000 project will be regulations. advertised in April. If a The changes were designed satisfactory bid is approved by mainly to clarify the importance' Student court resets election the curators, work on the project of academic honesty, and to· rehold the elections was Mar. 30 is expected to be completed by Bub DePalma requested that an independent provide for the handling of and 31," said Dan Wallace, the beginning of the fall group be established to run the discipline cases involving assistant dean of StudentM­ semester. The UMSL Student Court new elections rather than the academic dishonesty through the fairs, "but under the new guide­ Larry Hagemann of . handed down a decision requir­ Student Association or ASUM to academic administrative officer lines set ·by the court, · the Hagemann Interiors, Inc. , the eliminate' any biased parties on the campuses rather than ing that all parties involved in parties must be given 14 days architect for the project, the Senate and Associ.ated Stu" running the elections. through the student affairs notice for preparing their cam­ The students · also said that described to · the Curators on officer. dents ·of the University of Mis­ paigns." Physical Facilities Committee souri (ASUM) referendum re­ March 30 and 31 was too soon to A change was also made by mount a new campaign. the present food serVice area as the curators allowing special election be given 14 days notice The new election has been set a "very bland" and "not too prior to the election date; for April 7-8. "The court rejected the first scholarship programs to· be request because it was not a attractive, !lot too appealing" The decision, made March 23, Two students requested a established by the Chancellors of valid reason," Wallace said. place. reinforced the courts · stand that hearing on two points · concern­ each campus with the approval "The second request was passed "We saw a tremendous need the elections held March 3 and 4 ing the elections. They re­ of the UM President. and letters were sent to · the for the student body to · have a This change was designed to · were invalid and must be reheld. quested a hearing on two points place where they can socialize," allow for flexibility in the "The previous date· set to concerning the elections. They [See "Cowt," page 3] UMSL ProfeSsor Laue receives Thomas Jefferson award ~ espec!ally appropriate as an train, educate and give public Barb DePalma iward for higher education be­ information on programs dealing ~ause Jefferson founded the with · peace-making and resolu­ James Laue, associate profes­ University of Virginia after he tions," Laue said. "It would sor of sociology and director for ~ecame Governor. He said Jef­ teach people about negotiation, the Center for Metropolitan Stu­ ferson believed that people must conciliation and mediation both dies at UMSL, has been selected have a broad education if demo­ nationally and internationally. as the 1981 recipient of the cracy was to work. We will be submitting our University ot Missouri system's "I was pleased to be selected proposal to establish a peace annual Thomas Jefferson Award. for the Jefferson Award," Laue academy to · President .Reagan The award is presented to that said. " Since being selected, I . tery soon." member of the UM community have become interested in his !) Laue attended the University who best represents · the princi­ writings and what he did, espe­ ~f Wisconsin at ·River Falls ~les and ideals of Jefferson. cially with the Bill of Rights and ;Vhere he received the only .1 Laue will receive a 51,000 gift the Declaration of Indepen­ Danforth · Graduate · Fellowship from the Robert Earl McConnell dence." ~ver awarded to · a River Falls Foundation and a citation which graduate; will be presented at a ceremony Laue joined the UMSL faculty in 1975 and became director of :, "The Fellowship was given to April 20 at 4pm at UMSL. 100 graduating seniors each year . "The ceremony is usually held the Metropolitan Studies Center in 1976. During his six years at throughout the U.S. to pay all around that time in April be­ tuition through graduate school cause Thomas Jefferson's birth" VMSL, he has played a strong policy-making role in the deve­ 'fo ·Ph.D.," Laue said. "The only day is April 13," Laue said. stipulation was that the reCipient The citation will be presented ~pment of the field of peace- . tnaking and conflict resolution. , go into college teaching." by James ·C. Olsen, UM presi­ Laue received an M.A. from dent. Following the presentation. jl Last year he was one of three Harvard in 1962 and a Ph.D. in have will speak on the relation­ teople appointed by President 1966, both in sociology. He ship of Jefferson's ideas on farter to · serve on a national taught at Hollins College in higher education today. ~ommission investigating the Virginia and Emory University in Laue was selected by a univer­ IX>ssibility of creating a United ~tlantaduring the early 19.60's. ~ity . system committee at UMSL ~tates peace academy, to · be :( In 1965, he joined the staff of and was chosen from the nomi­ patterned after military acade­ Pte Federal Community Rela­ nees selected from the system's mies. He was later appointed .ions Service in Washington. , LAUE Laue was the recipient four campuses. vice chairman of this committee. Jefferson award given annually by the Unlvenlty of MJ.oarl [photo Laue said the Jefferson award "The peace academy , would [See "Laue," page 3] of OPI]. page 2 UMSL CURRENT March 26, 1981 ·nClwsbriv·fs UMSLAward offered / Nominations are being accepted for the UMSL award. The award, given for the first time in 1980, was created to recognize a special commitment and unusual willingness to serve UMSL through voluntary effort on projects related to the mission of the university . The award is presented to ' key UMSL volunteers such as students, alumni, faculty and staff or involved outside citizens. Nominations for this award are being solicited from students, alumni, faculty and staff and should include supporting reasons for the choice.