Nov. 29, 1984 University of Mlssourl-St. Louis Issue 499 Merger ,concerns students Sharon Kubatzky editor-in-chief UMSL has been "inundated by phone calls" con­ cerning the proposed UMSL/Harris-Stowe State College merger. Chancellor Arnold B. Grobman said that the Admissions Office and his office have received many calls from stud ents, prospective students and their parents regarding the merger, suggested in September by the commissioner of the state Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Shaila R. Aery. The board is presently holding public hearings to discuss the proposal. "The callers are deeply concerned about the recommendations.·' Grobman said. "They are worried about the future status of our campus." Grobman sa·id he and staff members were emphasizing several pOints in response to callers. Cedric R. Anderson "The president of the University of Missouri has UM, YUM: The 15t h annual Pi Kappa Alpha Pie Eating Contest drew.a large crowd Nov. 21 . The Pikes were stated that he wo uld not accept the recommen­ rude hosts, winning the men's division for the third straight year with a time of 3 minutes, 19 seconds. In t "e dations that UMSL be separated from the UM sys­ women's division, the Alpha Xi Delta team took top honors with a time of 6 minutes. The event benefits the St. tem, nor the recommendation that UMSL be Vincent's Home for Children near UMSL. See "CBHE," page 3 Racism rampant nationwide Leno at Comedy Improv CPS - Racism still haunts blacks Most harmful, she noted, are separate councils. Comedian Jay Leno, frequent and has performed as an open­ and other minorities at mostly­ the "feeling of isolation, lack of "We're very positive about the guest on "The Tonight Show" ing act for such stars as Perry white campuses; but the best fac ulty and administrative role merger," said Joe Fleming, pres­ and "Late Night wi th David Let­ Co mo, Johnny Mathis, John thing colleges can do is face the models, and exclusion of black ident of Georgia's newly­ terman," will appear at UMSL's Denver, Tom Jones and John problem and start talking about figures and bl ack contributions integrated Interfraternity "Comedy Improv at the Sum­ Davidson. it, according to a new Association in their subject area. Council. "People are finally . mit" series on Friday, Dec. 7. In addition to his live perfor­ of Am erican colleges study. "Both black and white students starting to realize the benefits Performances will be at 8 and mances, Leno also starred in At the same time, black-white (often feel) the black student is we all can have from this. We will 10:15 p.m. in the Summit the movie "Silver Bears" student relations are taking his­ little more than a token on a be stronger for uniting." lounge. Admission is $3 for oppOSite Michael Caine and has torical turns at a number of pre­ mostly-white campus," she At the University of Arkansas, students, $4 for faculty and served as the comedy consul­ dominantly white southern said. three minority students have staff, and $6 for the general tant for "The John Davidson schools, which in recent weeks But confronting these prob­ pledged at three of the campus' public. Show" where he wrote, direct­ have taken steps to integrate lems, Spatta said, can help traditionally white fraternities Leno has been a regular per­ ed, and performed in skits their fraternities and sororities. students and faculty overcome and sororities. former at both "The Improvisa­ and monologues. Most college students and them. Last year, eight Arkansas tion" in New York and "The For ticket information, call faculty members continue to "We're encouraging campuses sororities lost privileges granted Comedy Store" in Los Angeles 553-5536. harbor racial stereotypes, said to take a workshop approach or to registered organizations for Carolyn Spatta, author of the just hold other related activities that refusing to sign a pledge not to released AAC report and vice allow students and faculty to discriminate. They eventually president for administration and realize the effects of racism and signed the pledge last January. business at California State how to deal with it," she said. University of Texas-Austin · University-Hayward. Spatta thinks instructors students, too, have been strug­ Book pool planned "And the next thing we can do especially need to ask them­ gling to integrate their Greek is to first acknowledge that these selves "How does racism aff ect systems. Jim Tuxbury During the week of Jan. 14 , stereotypes do exist. Whites my teaching?" and "How does if All the houses at UT have assistant news editor . APO will hold its book pool in have them of blacks, and blacks affeet my students' learning?" signed the university's non­ Room 156 University Center. have them of whites," Spatta Blac·k students, she said, also discriminatory agreement "and Do you feel you pay too much Hours will be 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. At for your textbooks and get too lit­ said. ~d to establish "support there are some integrated frater­ the end of the week, students can tle back when you resell them at Such stereotypes, however, groups" to share feeling of isola­ nities with a few blacks," repor­ then pick up the money in the the end of the semester?' If so, particularly hurt black students tion and frustration, "accept the ted Eric Weber, UT's same room. you've got an alternative. on predominantly-white cam­ fact that getting their degree is a Interfraternity Council advisor. In previous years, APO took 10 This year's Alpha Phi Omega puses, she said. four- or five-year goafand not let But black and white houses percent of the price of each book book pool will begin collecting racism deter them from that still function under separate sold as a service charge. This "Whenever a black student books theweekofDec. ll. Collec­ goal," and "understand the his­ governing councils, Weber said. year, students will keep all of the goes to a mostly-white campus, tion will continue every school tory and past experiences of Like Georgia, Texas' next step profits from the sold books. everybody gets the idea that this day through Dec. 18 in the lobby is a poor student from an un­ racism on their campus." is to merge the councils, but con­ According to Jean LaFond, flicts on both sides have stopped of the University Center. Hours president of the fraternity, the stable, inner-city family," she At the same time, the AAC forthe pool are from 8 a.m. until 1 explained. "But in fact, the black released its report, several cam­ it so far, Weber said. book pool is done as a "service Not much is likely to change p.m. for the un iversity, and also to get student could just as easily be puses reported historic progress When dropping off books, from a well-to-do , traditional in integrating their students. un til they merge, however. poi nts for scholarships from the "You 'd have to be the first students should tell the APO national fraternity." Other act iv­ I family in the suburbs." Black and white sororities and group to break the tradition (of workers the title of the book, and itiesthroughout the year which For the black student surroun­ fraternities at the University of allowi ng blacks into a the price which the students wish contribu te to the point total ded by a sea of white faces, the Georgia, for instance, just voted traditionally white group)" noted to receive for it. In return, the include the campus blood drive, stereotypes can harm his or her to merge under one governing Julie McNichols, president of APO workers will give them a and selling newspapers on Old schooling, Spatta said. council, after years of having Alpha Xi Delta. receipt fo r it. Newsboy's Day. in this issue • A woman's place Big win Good beginning editorials .. ... .... page 4 features/arts . ..... page 7 Staffers at the UMSL Wo­ The soccer Rivermen moved A 48-point win over Quincy classifieds . ... .. page 10 men's Center help women into the NCAA Final Four College Tu esday put the around UMSL .... page 12 make "active choices" with a 2-1 win over Cal. basketball Rivermen at 2-1 sports .. .. .. ... .. page 13 about their lives. State-Northridge. on their season. page 7 page 1 3 page 13 page 2 CURRENT Nov. 29, 1984 ~umsl up-date---. Newspapers encounter trouble UMSL grad is over pregnancy, abortion ads (CPS) - Charging violation of tioned the staff's judgment in first amendment rights, the accepting it. Mrs. Missouri Louisiana State University stu­ "The complaint raised Morgan admitted the ad was An UMSL graduate has been selected as Mrs. Missouri in a dent newspaper, "The Daily the question, do we "definitely graphic" and the recent competition. Reveille," is suing LSU for ban­ want to advertise for paper did not endorse it, but the Sally Breck, 28 , was named the winner over 20 other contestants ning all abortion and pregnancy­ Campus Observer does "believe at the Mrs. Missouri competition in Springfield. She is now eligible related advertising from school abortion?" to compete in the Mrs. America pageant in Reno, Nev., in April. - L.L. Pesson, LSU in the precepts of the First publications. Amendment and cannot deny Breck is a resident of St. Peters, and graduated from UMSL with The charge is the most serious a bachelor's degree in social work. She also earned a master's of a number of recent incidents Strother argued that including access so long as advertisers degree in education from Was hington University and is currently a as pro and anti-'abortion forces the newspaper in the campus­ adhere to its advertising code." third-grade teacher at Grace Christian School in Maryland square off on campuses wide ban violates the paper's Eastern Washington U.