Oct. 27, 1983 University of l'Ussouri-St. Louis Issue 464

UMSL quality down

CHANCELLOR ARNOLD B. GROBMAN

Erik Schaffer news editor

The quality of undergraduate education at UMSL, though rela­tively high , is "slipping" because of a lack of funding, according to Chancellor Arnold B. Grobman.

Grobman made these remarks at the first full faculty meeting of the 1983-84 school year . The meeting was held in the J .C. Pen­ney Auditorium last Monday.

One of the main factors con­tributing to the decline in quality at UMSL is the inability of the university to provide faculty and staff raises , Grobman .said.

Seventeen out of 482 faculty members received raises this year. These were limited to the schools of Business Administra­tion and Optometry , according to Grobman.

He listed a number of prob­lems that could result as a conse­quence of stagnant faculty sal­aries. Among others, Grobman said that UMSL has "lost and will continue to lose some very good­faculty members to other aca­demic institutions and to industry ."

University Players, faculty facing question of control

Erik Schaffer news editor

The University Players are in the midst of a complicated di­lemma.

According to James Fay, chairperson of the speech com­munication department , the problem is basically a question of who is going to control the theater - the faculty or the students.

A recognized student organ­ization for nine years , the Uni­versity Players put on their productions in conjunction with the theater division oUhe speech communication department. Fac­ulty members have worked with the groups in the areas of techni­cal direction, lighting and set design, and costume design .

Since the University Players are a student organization, their funding comes from student ac­tivities fees . Students, there fore, have complete cont rol of the money. They also must have the final word on decisions within the group .

As a result , many times , the students are telling faculty members - professional theater people - what to do. Both sides , the University Players and the faculty , find this situation "un­tenable ."

I believe that a program that is academically related such as ours should have the root of its control in the faculty ," Fay said . "At this point in time, many of the decisions that I consider man­agement-oriented are being as­sumed by the University Players."

According to Fay, faculty in­volvement has not dropped on the production of "Chicago," the Players' current endeavor. " It is a possibility ," Fay said . "I sup­pose it depends on the individual faculty members. "

Scott Sharer, director of theater, 'said faculty memb~rs could drop out of production for a number

I of r eason. "Faculty have professional

integrity ," Sharer said . "as pro­fes s ional people, we have a pro­fessi onal reputation to protect. If we were to look at a project and

determine that the production could harm our reputation, we

- might decide not to work on the project. " .

Sharer also said that the work load placed on faculty members is sometimes excessive in com­parison to the course load reduc­tion received.

There is also the danger of a liability suit , Sharer said. He said that it is possible for one of the students to be injured while working in a lab situation. "Then I'm sued even though I have no input," he said.

A reduction in the faculty could pose some difficult prob­lems for the University Players , according to members of their executive committee.

Lori Sacks, president of the Universi ty Players and a mem­ber of the executive committee, said the quality of productions could diminish. She said that their organization reli es on the help of the professional faculty members .

See "U. Players," page a

Because of "the current re­ward system," Grobman said some faculty members may be reluctant to provide services such as working on University Senate or faculty committees . He also said that there may be a decrease in morale and some faculty members may personal­ize their unhappiness , directing it toward their colleagues .

"I fear a new meanness may creep into our environment ," Grobman said.

"All of the above , as well as other consequences of the failure to provide salary raises tran­slates into one simple expres­sion - a reduction in the quality of the university," Grobman said.

As a result of . transferring funds in order to give raises , some schools have reduced their operating funds . This also con­tributes to a decline in quality .

"Trying to pursue a compar­able array of programs with less dollars , no matter how they are distributed, necessarily means a reduction in quality," Grobman said.

Though quality at UMSL may be slipping to some extent , Grob-

man said . UMSL still provides one of the best quality under­graduate educations in Missouri.

He attributed this to "highly qualified faculty," a smaller pro­portion of doctoral programs (which give faculty members time to focus more attention on undergraduates) , "excellent facilities ," and students who , according to Grobman, take their education very seriously.

In addressing the decline of quality , Grobman focused on four main areas: student fees , academic programs , private con­tributions , and state appropria­tions.

He said that , in the pre­liminary planning, the Univer ­sity of Missouri 1984-85 budget calls for a 7 percent increase in student fees . These fees make up about 37 percent of the ' UM budget , and , according to Grob­man , would only raise the gen­eral operating budget by 3 per­cent , which is less than the r ate of inflation.

Another way to combat the situation would be to cut back on

See "Grobman," page 2

SCUM BUMS: Gary Bonkoski (in overalls) and John Coleman participate in the Biology Club's "Skim the Scum" campaign last Friday. See page 12 for more pictu~es.

Light rail system leading to UMSL - -d [IDSI e:J Mary Murphy-Overmann reporter

The U.S. Department of Trans­portation has provided money for the planning of a light rail system in St. Louis which could make access to UMSL easier in the future .

Janet S. Sanders; assistant to the chancellor , serves on the steering committee of Citizens for Modern Transit , a group researching the light rail sys­tem. Along with representatives from McDonnell Douglas Corp., Washington University, Saint Louis University, Downtown St. Louis Inc., St. Louis Centre, and the general public, Sanders has investigated the feasibility of

light r ail transif for the St. Lou is area .

The planned line would con­nect East St. Louis , downtown, Clay"ton , Florissant, Hazelwood and the airport on new and exist­ing tracks.

In a publication by the Citizens for Modern Transit, light rail is described as "a modern, more efficient, safer and quiter ver­sion of streetcars like those· that travelled throughout St. Louis until the mid-196o.'s." Benefits listed in the publication include less traffic congestion, fewer parking problems, increased air quality, and positive economic impact.

Sanders explained U~at the concept of the system is to pro-

vide economic transit through a central corridor to major hubs of activity in the St. Louis area. The system is designed to become an integral part of St. Louis ' public transit. Buses would continue to serve the area and would provide "feeder" runs to and from the rail stations. .

"We [UMSLj would be linked to downtown in the very first phase," Sanders said .

But construction is dependent · upon a sequence of approvals. The Metro Transit Authority is compiling a report ·to be evaluated by the East-West Gateway Coor­dinating Council, an umbrella group of local governments. The report, called an alternatives analysis, iLapproved, would be

the fir st step towards fuling a grant request for building funds from the federal government.

The alternatives analysis now being compiled is expected to address specific questions re­garding management and op­erations of the system, exact cost estimates of contruction, financ­ing of operation and maintenan­ce , and fare charges.

Asked how St. Louis would han­dle their share of matching funds for the project, Sanders explained that since St. Louis had existing rail lines for use, ways were being explored to apply these assets toward local sharing of the cost. She added that St. Louis is in a good position to compete for

See "Rails," page 3

A parody on the mid­semester blues and an in­teresting photo essay about Bugg Lake highlight this week's features section.

page 9

The men's soccer team is still hanging on to its hopes for post-season play, and the defending champs of the St. Louis Hockey [..eague are previewed in the sports section. page 14

editorial ........ . .. page 6 around UMSL ..... page 8 features ....... . ... page 9 classifies ......... page12 sports ........... . page14

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Kitchen, new coordinator ofstudentac6vi6es Linda Briggs reporter

Donna Kitchen has been ap­pointed coordinator of student activities effective Oct. 19. She succeeds Curt Watts, who served as coordinator Since 1980.

As coordinator, she will act as adviser to various student­faculty groups for a number of campus activities and events . These include advising the Uni­versity Progarm Board (a com­mittee of 15 students which helps select and present movies , con­certs, lectures and theater pro­ductions), sororities and frater­nities, and faculty and staff committees.

"I like to help students develop leadership skills ," Kitchen said in speaking of her primary objec­tives in her new position. As part of an overa~1 plan to accomplish

this , she said, "I hope to hold more workshops and to provide leadership information and guidance through handouts ," she said .

Kitchen obtained her B.A. in secondary education, with ma­jors in English and psychology, in 1981. She received her mas­ter 's in education with an em­phasis in college student per­sonality in 1983. Currently, she is working toward a Ph.D. in Higher Education at Saint Louis Uni­versity.

She served as graduate assis­tant in housing at SLU in 1982, and as a research assistant at St. Louis Community College at Meramec from 1982 until the present.

"The position at Meramec was parallel to this one, but I worked with the student government and was not involved with Greek

organizations ," she said. Being a coordinator at UMSL

will be a good opportunity to en­hance skills as a teacher/ad­viser . ''I'd like to be viewed as an

educator, rather than just an adviser or a problem solver," she said.

Kitchen said that the experi­ence at UMSL should be more developmental than other posi­tions she has held. There's more room for experiment and creativity in planning. "I never advised fraternities and sorori­ties before. It will be a chal­lenge," she said.

Also , the position of coor­dinator should be exciting be­cause many students are in­volved with the program board , she commented. "UMSL stu­dents have a better background in program activities than Meramec students," she said.

Margie Newman

ANEW COORDI NATOR: Donna Kitchen was appointed coor­dinator of student activities, effective Oct. 19.

UMSL hopes for Weldon Spring expansion Kevin A. Curtin editor

The University of Missouri 's 742 acres of land in Weldon Spring, Mo., may become the home for a high technology re­search park or it could become an educational center for Mis­souri's future .

Thomas E. Jordan, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School at UMSL, said that the wide variety of options for developing the property "have not yet been presented to the decision-makers , the Board of Curators ."

Jordan is currently serving as a member of the Regional Com­merce and Growth Association high technology task force, which is investigating potential models of economic development through high technology for the St. Louis

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academic programs "in order to increase the quality of those that remain ," Grobman said .

"Program reductions would not be a responsible action by the university at this time ," Grob­man said . He said that , in the first place, UMSL is still a young campus, not fully developed . He said cutbacks in programs would be inappropriate because UMSL has not yet developed an "ade­quate program mix."

Grobman also said that UMSL was established to make higher education more accessible . "Program reduction would not increase accessibility - it dec­reases accessibility ," Grobman said .

In the area of private con­tributions , Grobman said that though funds are increasing, private contributions have "only a modest impact on our general operating budget. "

A good number of corporate gifts are "equipment gifts" or they are designated for scholar-

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region . He has also served on a UM committee which assessed the Weldon Spring site.

"The site is an excellent loca­tion for the development of an educational and research com­plex," Jordan said. "But the variety of models that they may choose from in developing the area is wide open."

"We are planning for the 1990s, the 21st century and beyond," Jordan said. "The smokestack industries of St. Louis have gone, never to return . st. Louis enjoys an excellent position for devel­opment in that its geographical location is central to the nation and its transportation potential is extremely high. There are so many ways that the Weldon Spring site could be utilized ."

Jordan said that two very basic models of development involve having corporations and busi­nesses come in and quickly develop the site, or starting with

ships or other restricted pur­poses. These gifts do not, in any substantial way compensate for the loss of state appropriations," Grobman said .

"To reverse the tide of quality deterioration , there simply must be increased state approp­riations for the university," Grobman said .

He said Missouri citizens coulfl afford to pay more taxes. Missouri citizens are 32nd in the nation in per capita income, and Missouri 50th in the nation in per capita tax collection.

Grobman also said that the

smaller businesses and having the site expand as the businesses continue to grow.

"It 's basic scientific importa­tion vs. business importation," Jordan said. "And there are very many models to choose from in between these two."

Several successful research parks have been developed across the nation, all heavily involving higher education insti­tutions. Among these are the University of Utah Research Park, the Research Triangle Park (North Carolina), the Uni­versity City Science Center (Philadelphia, Pa .), and the Princeton Forrestal Center (New Jersey) .

Jordan has been ardently pushing for planning the proper­ty , which is the remnant of a 1949 property transferral from the Department of the Army to the University of Missouri totaling 7,920 acres . In 1979 the Univer-

portion of state revenue ear­marked for higher education has declined from 18 to 14 percent in the last four years.

Grobman suggested to the faculty that each member con­tact his or her senator and rep­resentative and "engage him or her in a dialogue designed to increase state revenue."

"Collectively, we have enor­mous political power , if we use it effectively, since the St. Louis metropolitan area delegation is the largest in the General As ­sembly," Grobman said.

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sity subsequently transferred all but 742 acres of the Weldon Spring site to the Missouri Department of Conservation.

JorClan said that UMSL had considered moving its graduate school to Weldon Spring in 1970 to serve as an extension to the UMSL campus . He emphasized the importance of having an educational facility at the location.

" If you look closely at the pro­jected population growth vectors for the St. Louis area," Jordan said, "the lines intersect almost right on the spot. St. Charles County may be the third fastest growing county in the nation.

"It 's important that educa­tional needs are met . Education should prevail , because we are an educational institution. But education is not incompatible with business-funded research ."

Jordan said that there are about four relationships that

education and business can hope for. One is where the faculty of a university are utilized as research scientists. Another involves cor­porate gifts such as equipment purchases to the universities.

A third form is where the private sector contracts univer­sity research work. The final relationship gives corporate jobs to professors and graduate students.

"Again , there are many dif­ferent models to choose be­tween," Jordan said. "The pre­sent situation is one where a lot of folk are trying to think out loud, generating ideas . Which model and where to implement it have not yet been chosen. "

Jordan said that the RCGA's task force will present a report to outgoing UM President James C. Olson by Dec. l. The report will focus on the development of the St. Louis region 's economy through high technology .

Career workshop set The Career Planning and

Placement Office will spon­sor a career workshop for alumni on Thursday, Nov. 17 , beginning at 9 a·.m. and con­cluding at 3 p.m.

Sessions will include infor­mation on the importance of well-defined career goals ,

how to write an effective cover letter and resume, and successful interview prepa­ration .

Preregistration is required and the program will be limited to 40 participants. Interested alums may regis­ter by calling 553-5111 .

THE THIRD ANNUAL ST. LOUIS BLACK HISTORY

CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 5, 1983

Central Baptist Church, Educational Buildinq 2843 Washinqton Ave., St . Louis, Mo . 63103

8:00- 9:00 am REGISTRATION

9:00-10:15 am TWO WORKSHOPS 1A: The NAACP and Urban League: History and Involvement in St . Louis City and County Chairpersons: Mrs . Carrie Bash and Dr. William Harrison 1B: Black Professional Organizations in St. Louis: History and Future Chairperson: Dr. Julia Do' 'is

10:30-11:45 am TWO WORKSHOPS 2A: The Black Church As a SeU-Help Organization: History and Future Chairperson: Re •• l8alah Scipio 2B: Labor Unions and Blacks: Their Past and Future in St. Louis Chairperson: Dr. Wllilam Harrlson Exhibit of Hl.torle E.ent. In St. Loul. City and County

1:00- 2:30 pm CONFERENCE LECTURE The History of SeU-Help Organizations in St. Louis and the State of Missouri CONFERENCE SPEAKER: Dr. Lorenao Gr_ne

2:30-2:45 pm QUESnONS AND COMMENTS

2:45-3:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS: Ma.lna Neal Watson

I ,... For more InformatloD please call IDa WatSOD, ... 553-5273. UMSL

There is no registration fee for this conference. Community funds from Anheuser-Busch Compan.i ••.

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UMSL receives grant from NFL Nancy O'Malley reporter

The Education Library at UMSLwas the recipient of a com­prehensive collection of 54 books on autism, donated by the National Football League at Friday afternoon 's dedication ceremony .

The NFL Charities have pro­vided over $40,000 in grants to the National Society for Children and Adults with Autism to es­tablish library research collec­tions on autism in the 28 cities across the country with NFL teams .

"The university is fortunate in receiving this collection of re­search books ," said Virginia Workman, librarian at UMSL's Education Library. Bing Devine, public relations director of the St. Louis Cardinals, presented Workman with a plaque dedicat­ing the collection to UMSL.

St. Louis is the only city in the Midwest to have such an exten­sive collection ·on this mys­terious disease . "Autism," ac­cording to Suz Baumann, national president of the society, "is a lifelong brain disorder that pre­vents understanding of what a person sees, hears , or otherwise senses. It is a severe disorder of behavior and communications ."

Autism strikes 15 out of every 10,000 children before the age of three , and it is estimated , ac ­cording to Baumann, that 10 per­cent of the nation 's develop­mentally disabled population -about 340,000 nationwide - show signs of autistic behavior.

The collection, according to Workman, is a compilation of books , periodicals and other lit­erature in the field of education, medicine , nutrition , and coun­seling and teaching. The books will provide researchers , parents of children with autism , stu­dents , teachers and other pro­fessionals in the field of autism with valuable information .

According to Al Ward , NFL Charities treasurer , the NFL first became involved in the society when it was made aware of an excellent collection of references on autism in the li­brary at the University of Pitts­burg Graduate School of Public Health. "And our directors ," Ward said , "agreed that it should be replicated to aid researchers as well as other professionals and parents throughout the United States ."

Baumann anticipates that all 28 NFL cities will be .presented with the "NFL Charities Research Collections on Autism" by 1985. UMSL is the 18th city to receive the 54-volume collection. Kansas City is the next city expected to receive the books .

The collection, worth $1 ,000, along with the plaque is currently on display in the Education Library .

Josephine N acewicz, the national SOCiety 's book store director ; Martha Tucker, national society board member; Virginia Bada­lamenti , president of the St. Louis chapter of the autism society; and Adele Harris , director of community relations for the St. Louis Cardinals were among those attending the dedication ceremony .

Margie Newman

NFL RECEIVERS: Jo Nacewica, NSAC bookstore directory from Washington, D.C., and Virginia Workman, UMSL librarian, were the proud recipients of a collection of 54 books on autism. The books were donated by the National Football League.

Student retention plan suggested Erik Schaffer news editor

Barb Willis , Student Associa­tion president, called for the establishment of a student reten­tion plan and reported that the Student Assembly "adamently opposes" the reduction in stu­dent seats in the University Senate.

Willis made these remarks at the monthly meeting of the senate which was held Tuesday in the J .C. Penney building.

Willis based her call for a stu­dent retention plan on a number of factors. She said that 66 per­cent of UMSL students either transfer or drop out. She repor­ted , from a recent student needs

survey, that 34 percent of the UMSL students feel this is an "unfriendly place ."

She also said that UMSL faculty may have a poor attitude toward UMSL students. She quoted faculty members as hav­ing said , "UMSL students are mere grocery clerks and that's all they 'll ever be ," and , "This would be a nice place to work if it weren 't for the students."

In addition, "UMSL experiences over $880,000 in deficits due exclusively to an enrollment decline ," Willis said.

Finally, Willis said that the new procedure for electing student senators "will provide a greater participation on the part of students , thus more significant contributions."

Student senators are presently elected at large. The proposed senate bylaws provide for stu­dent senators to be chosen from within the Student Assembly.

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She justified the Student As­sembly's opposition to proposed reductions in student seats by saying, "Student involvement in senate committees is at its highest level in years ."

She also said that "Students have made Significant con­tributions in many campus areas."

In other business , the senate approved changes in the B.A. in Biology degree requirements . Biology 350, Plant Physiology has been changed to Biology 254 , General Plant Physiology and Development. Also , Biology 346, Evolution, has been replaced with Biology 246, Introduction to Evolution.

See "Senate," page 5 Barb DePalma reporter

The inadequacy of lighting around Benton and Stadler halls at night has been an issue of con­cern for evening students. How­ever, a campaign has been launched by Barb Willis, Student Association president, to im­prove the lighting by using light­ing facilities that are already in existence.

" Bugg Lake is one huge ex­panse of darkness ," Willis said. "The females on this campus can't afford to let one get raped."

said this was probably because these lights needed to be turned on manually and no one waslifred to make sure the lights were on at night. Door lamps over the back and front doors of Benton Hall

Willis began notiCing areas where " not just one man could hide but a whole troop of men." This is when she decided to go to Perry for help.

were also not being used. In one Perry said he thought the light-instance, Willis said Perry had to ing around Benton Hall was turn on the hall lights in Benton "fairly good." However, he said Hall so he could see to turn on the that the area where the sidewalks outside building lights. leading from Benton and Stadler

"This is not a major project, " Halls meet is dark. He added that she said. "I am asking them to the shrubbery needed to be trim-use what is in existence. All they med and extra light standards would have to do is increase the needed to be placed in this area. wattage in some cases. We are " One rape on campus is too not talking about major reno- many," Willis said. " Do we want a vations." female raped on campus before

Willis ' concern over the light- we begin improvements? No. I ing around Benton Hall began don't want someone to become a last summer while she was tak- statistic and have nothing done ing an evening chemistry lab. about it. " She said that by the time her lab Willis said that Perry has been ended there were not many peo- very cooperative and hopes it pIe leaving Benton Hall and were will continue. " We can't do it

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federal grants since about 75 per­cent of the planned route would run on existing track. The current estimates for construction costs is $135 million. The alternatives analysis will address methods of financing the local share of costs.

Another plus for the proposed system, Sanders said, is that it does not take any private pro­perty.

But citizens groups and local governments dispute the pro­posed system. Said Sanders , "Some people have fears of a negative environmental impact. They think of railroads and the New York City subway." Sanders added that St. Louisans have no

good models of the proposed sys­tem but that her committee was seeking a model unit for display.

Clarence Squellati , mayor of the village of Bellerive, adjacent to UMSL, said that the Board of Trustees of Bellerive no longer objects to the proposed transit system as a whole, but is still meeting with officials to iron out route locations and design as­pects of the system such as "un­sightly electrical wire."

Barring community opposi­tion to the alternative analysis due out in November , and accep­tance of the proposal for federal funding , Citizens for Modern Transit predict that construction could begin as early as 1985.

Willis said she recently walked around the Benton Hall area at night with John Perry, vice chan­cellor for administrative ser­vices, to show him the areas where more lighting was needed. Willis pointed out to Perry that some of the existing light stan­dards were not being used. She

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Is the U.S. educational system in sad shape? Linda Belford assistant features/arts editor

" If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre edu­cational performance that exists today, we might have viewed it as an act of war."

Thus begins "A Report to the Nation and the Secretary of Ed­ucation by the National Commis­sion of Excellence in Educa­tion," published in the journal of American Education, June 1983.

Is our education system in bigger trouble now than in the past? "Probably," said Thomas Schnell , associate professor of childhood education at UMSL. Why? "There are whys every­where," he said. "You hear, 'Poorer teaching, less stringent curriculum, declining standards and test scores , and less capable students ,' but the fact is each year schools are expected to do more with less," a factor the commission's report largely ignores.

There is an incredible amount of pressure on teachers to fill needs of students that have traditionally been filled by the ir home life. "Schools are expected to educate students not on ly academically but socially and phys ically, and that's not a bad idea," said Schnell. " It's just that some schools aren't equipped to do this. "

According to the commission's report, a recent Gallup Poll shows the public's no. 1 priority , above health care, welfare, and defense, to be education. " If this is true," said Schnell, "then why don't schools have the materials they need to teach with," (many teachers have to purchase needed suppli es out of their own paychecks), " and why are teach­ers the lowest paid group of pro­fessionals in SOCiety?"

One of the most disturbing facts of the commission's report is not in anything it says but in what it doesn't say. For example, the report states that "The amount of homework for high school seniors has decreased (two-thirds report less than one hour a night) .

"Does this mean," asks Schnell; " that homework isn't being as­signed, that it's there but kids aren't doing it, or that they can do it in less. than an hour?" Again the

report states that in many indus­trialized nations , students spend eight hours a day at school 220 days a year while their American counterparts spend six hours a day in school 180 days a year. " Are we supposed to infer from these stats that those students are doing better?" asks Schnell. " I don't believe our standard of living is about to decrease be­cause we don't have enough bright people."

"What the commission has done is simply arrange these facts to spread the current au­ministration's fear that, in its words , 'Our once unchallenged preeminence in commerce in­dustry, sciences and technologi­cal innovation is being overtaken throughout the world.' "

The report is full of inflated rhetoric juxtaposed in a way which takes the art of double-talk to new heights . For example, the commission assures us it doesn' t believe, "A public commitment to excellence and educational reform must be made at the expense of a strong public com­mitment to the equitable treat­ment of our diverse population." Yet at the same time the com­mission states that:

The people of the United States need to know that individuals in our society who do not possess the levels of skill , literacy and train ing essential to this new era will be effectively disenfranchised, not sim­ply from the material re­wards that accompany competent performance, but also from the chance to participate fully in our national life .

This ethnocentric babble isn' t worthy of consideration, save that it fosters unclear thinking. What, for instance, does it mean to be "effectively disen­franchised" from which "ma­terial rewards ," that accompany whose idea of " competent per­formance"? And isn' t it pre­sumptuous to assume that the next generation wants to "par­tiCipate fully in our national life, " whatever that is?

I doubt many people would dis­agree that a better educated, bet­ter informed citizenry is a goal worth a iming for, bu t whose idea

of what constitutes a better ed­ucation are we going to adopt, and to what use are we going to put this increased knowledge?

Presently, in many Missouri elementary schools a standard­ized test called the Basic Essen­tial Skills Test is being used . According to Schnell the test has sev~ral drawbacks. First, it's the

commentary legislators who are setting re­quirements. "There's something inherently wrong with politi­cians deciding what's taught in school," he said. Secondly, since the idea is for students to pass

the test, it makes teachers look bad when their students don't. And if a school'S curriculum isn't compatible with the test, it could be changed so that more students pass the test. In other words,

teachers may teaCh accoromg to the dictates of these tests . And third , since these are minimum requirements a student must meet, if curriculums are changed to fit these requirements, the minimum work becomes the maximum work.

What scho'lls ought to be doing, according to Schnell, is teaching people how to learn. "People who don't know how to adapt are going to be victims of long-term unem­ployment. Being educated isn't a guarantee you can adapt, but a person who has learned how to learn will sur'1ive the best. "

The commission "recom­mends" that all students seeking a diploma be required to take certain amounts of courses from the " Five New Basics": m~th ,

science, social studies, English

and computer science. "This could merely be a paper exer­cise," warned Schnell, " if all that's specified is the amount and not the content. of the re­quired courses." The commis­sion also recommends the use of standardized testing to measure student progress from one level of schooling to the next.

Schools of education are tak­ing a lot of heat right now. When

College taken back to court NEW YORK, N.Y. (CPS) -

Lawyers for a woman raped in a college dorm in 1976 went back to court last week to try to make the college itself pay her damages for the incident .

Madelyn Miller allegedly was raped in a dorm at the State University of New York-Stony Brook in 1976, an incident she claims would not have happened if the university had kept her dorm 's doors locked, according to Martin Rubinstein, her lawyer.

Rubinstein filed an appeal of the case in a New York state court last week. In September, a lower court ruled the university hadn 't been negligent in leaving the doors unlocked . Still earlier , another court had held the school liable, and awarded Miller $25 ,-000 in damages .

The case could help make all colleges responsible for certain vio lent crimes that occur on their campuses , suggests Leonard Territo , a criminologist at the University of South Florida.

Territo said colleges them­selves have been held liable in such cases "more and more in the last six or seven years. "

Courts have blamed rapes on colleges recently because the schools didn't accurately train their security officers , because they scheduled night classes in

isolated areas that "leave fe­males in a highly vulnerable position," because they failed to redeploy police to high-crime campus areas , or because they left employees working alone at night in unlocked buildings ,

Territo said . When the courts do blame the

schools , they usually make the colleges pay damages to the students. For example, the Has­tings Law Center in San Fran­cisco paid damages of $215,000 in 1980 to a student raped in a women 's restroom . Catholic University in Washington, D.C. , paid damages of $20 ,000 in 1976 to a student raped on its campus.

In New York, Miller originally asked for damages of $500.000. When the Court of Claims gave her only $25,000 , lawyer Rubin­stein appealed. But an appellate court in September canceled the award , and ruled the university wasn't responsible for the un­safe. cond i ti ons.

But the dorm , Rubinstein said, "has quite a number of entrances and exits, ;>nd they were never kept locked. It was a kind of dimly lit place , and was an easy place to enter and exit."

In all, it was "something of a magnet for criminal instrusion ," he maintains .

Knowing that, Stony Brook should have kept its dorm doors locked , he concludes. Landlords , whether private or public , should be "expected to have (the build­ing) properly secured ."

New York Assistant Attorney General Jeremiah Jochnowitz, who represented the university , argued instead that Miller could not sue the state because of the legal doctrine of sovereign immunity.

The concept , according to Rubinstein , effectively prohibits

people from suing governments over certain governmental actions .

However Territo , in reviewing campus rape court cases , found that courts seem to be "shrinking the sovereign immunity doc­trine" as it applies to state col­leges and uni versities.

Colleges , he said , will "never. be able to totally prevent all crime on a campus, but they can react to it with" precautions such as locking building doors , rekey­ing other locks , and expanding and re-training campus security fo rces, and holding crime pre­vention seminars for students.

If they don't respond , "There 's now enough case law in the United States to hold the univer­sity responsible ," he said.

people read this report, or hear about how terrible schools are, the easiest thing to do is what everyone else does - blame the teachers . This tends to get teachers uptight so that they're afraid to move in the classroom. Consequently, a lot of them leave fo.r lower-pressure, higher-pay­ing jobs. Then we hear how not enough good people are being attracted to teaching, which seems to mean that if you 're a teacher these days , you're not very good and don't deserve much respect, so who'd want to be a teacher anyhow?

The commission's " findings" that "not enough academically able stUdents are being attracted to teaching," or that " teachei preparation curriculum is weighted heavily with courses in 'educational methods ' at the expense of courses in subjects to be taught," may do more harm in terms of general disrespect for teaching than their intended good in helping to upgrade the quality of education. People think educational methods courses are easy A's and a waste of time. Asks Schnell, "Would you rather have someone who's taken a lot of math courses teach basic math to first graders, or would you rather have someone who's spent some time learning how to relate teach first graders?"

When we say our educational system is in a state of crisis , we're saying our SOCiety, and the quality of our lives , is in a state of cri sis, because everyone is affec­ted to some extent by our schools. When we go to make changes in education, then we need to ask certain questions relevant to SOCiety as a whole.

First of all , what are the causes for wanting to upgrade our sys­tem of education? How did it, and our society: get to be in the state it 's in? It's not enough to cite statistics which say people can't read or aren't as mathematically competent as in years past. What changes has society undergone to bring this about? And how can We update curriculums to accom­modate these changes if, in fact , we agree we want these changes?

UMSL has raised its admission requirements so that starting in the fall of 1987, high school graduates will need to have com-

pleted four units of English, three units of math, two units of science, two units of social stu­dies , and possibly 2 units of a foreign language in order to be admitted to this university. Will

these requirements insure that future UMSL students are more skilled, and have a higher quality education, or will they simply mean that these students have completed more of the same "mediocre" courses as are now offered?

More people go to college these days not because they have a thirst for knowledge but be­cause the job market demands a college degree. That a person has to take more prescribed courses, in order to get into college, in order to get a decent job, doesn't mean that person will be better educated, more socially compe­tent, or have a broader base from which to understand , make judg­ments about, and appreciate cultural differences.

On one hand , we're saying our educational system and societal ~andardsneedtobeupgradedby

teaching more people how to read well and compute mathe­matical equations, but on the other hqnd , we' re creating a gap between those who can afford "white , middle-class" culture and those who can' t or for some other reason would rather not be subjected to it. I don't remember reading where the commission asked high school dropouts why they dropped out and what could have prevented this.

That students need to be challenged is true, but more homework is meaningless unless students know what good it's going to do them. No doubt we'd all benefit if we understood what we want to accomplish in educat­ing our youth, and where we want to go as a society. Maybe we ought to s low down until we have some answers.

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Optometry school receives donations Steve Christian reporter

Two cash donations totaling $6,500 were recently awarded to UMSL's School of Optometry.

A check for $5,000 was pre­sented to the school Sept. 23 by Larry Brothers of the Mis­souri OptometriC Foundation.

"Over the past three years they have given us $25 ,000," Jerry Christensen, dean of the optometry school, said.

Most of this money will be used to improve the quality of existing equipment and to purchase more equipment for the eye care clinic, which is open to the general public, Christensen said . "Right now we have only a small portion of the equipment we will eventually have," he said .

The optometry school was also given $1,500 from the Auxiliary to the Missouri

Optometric Association. This donation will be used

to develop an infant pediatric vision clinic, Christensen said. "My guess is that we are still one or two years away from having all of the equipment needed to accurately check children's vision," he said.

The $1,500 check was pre­sented to the optometry school by Jean Vanderfeltz , a former president of the aux­Hilary association. The money was raised at an annual auc­tion at which the organization sold handcraft items that were made by members , Van­derfeltz said.

The best way to function as an eye care clinic it is to keep adding equipment to develop ' or refine procedures to test vision, and this is especially important with children, Christensen said.

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"Even on this show ("Chicago"), ·problems have arisen and had we not had a faculty technical direc­tor, we couldn't have done them correctly," Sacks said .

Another problem cited had to do with the student working in the theater shops helping with production.

" If the present technical direc­tor chooses not to work on our shows, in turn, there is no lab, and we have no dependable work force ," said Joe Kupferer, a member of the University Players Executive Committee.

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Evolution was dropped be­cause all biology majors working toward a bachelor'S degree are now required to take Introduc­tion to Evolution,

Michael Johnson reported on the actions of the Student Affairs Committee. He said the commit­tee has set up a task force to investigate University Center policies and procedures ,

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The first proposal is to turn over the University Players' funds to faculty control. "I don't think this is a plausible solution," Fay said, "but it 's one the chancellor has the power to implement."

The second proposal is to pro­vide the speech communication department with "hard money." This would be funds from the

reduction in Information Desk hours , and catering price in­creases . Johnson also reported that a subcommittee has been formed to consider recognition of student organizations.

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His final proposal suggests having the Student Activities Budget Committee grant or en­dow the department with a guaranteed amount of funds on a yearly basis , Fay said that "this money would be controlled by faculty for the express purpose of supporting the University Players ,"

"We have no interest in con­trOlling the student activities budget. All we are looking for is a little bit of financial stability," Fay said,

Fay said MacKinney's re­sponse to the proposals was that "There is simply no money," MacKinney was unable to be reached for comment.

Sacks said, in speaking for the University Players Executive Committee, that the organiza­tion does not want to be turned over to faculty controL The com­mittee said that it would like the University Players to exist "as a supplemental arm of the theater division."

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A workshop dealing with the planning and designing of pub­lications will be held Nov. 5 from 8:30 a.m , to 5:30 p,m , by UMSL's Continuing Education-Extension.

The workshop will focus on determining publication format and design based on market and budget constraints . Topics to be discussed include choos ing type , buying photography, using color , using clip ar t and original illus­trations, hiring free -lancers , and writing for a particular audience , PartiCipants will also have the opportunity to plan and dummy sample publications .

Instructors for the course will be Karen Rohne and Eliz abeth Rudder . Rohne has been an ed­itor for 10 years and has worked on technical reports , proposals , association journals, newslet ­ters and encyclopedias . She pre­sently edits brochures for Con­tinuing Education-Extension at UMSL. Rudder is a senior de­signer for McGraw-Hill Webster Division and is a free -lance designer for brochures , logos , letterheads and newsletters ,

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editorials Changes bring newoutlook

As each college and school at UMSL considers adopting new general education requirements for all UMSL students, it appears that UMSL is trying very hard to keep pace with higher education on the national level.

The timing of the proposal is amazing. It seems perfectly coordinated with chang­ing the UM admission standards. If the general requirements change, then the future UMSL graduate will be formid­able indeed.

Yet there are a few points to bear in mind while considering this latest change. The new prpposal insists that English and mathematics requirements are fulfilled before advancing beyond the 99 level of courses . There were some misgivings about seniors who had not fulfilled their requirements until just before gradua­tion. It seems logical to insure that seniors possess basic skills before assaulting more difficult classw:ork.

At the same time, with academic advis­ing suffering budget slashes like everyone

.else , it might seem hindering to not allow students· to pursue their own interests at their own pace. Also, if a student is profi­cient in English but not in math , perhaps that student would appreciate the free­dom to conquer math paranoia in due time. The student would not have the pres­sure to' complete a requirement his or her

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freshman year. That pressure seems to be a self-chosen path .

Two more important factors relate to economics . These schools and colleges must provide enough instructors to fill all course sections needed for the new pro­posal. It would be unfair to ask students to wait until sections open up .

Secondly , the placement exams would have to be modified to accommodate individual aptitude and ability . It may mean added expense from giving more than two exams. But the successful high school graduate would be left feeling awkward at best if forced into a program that bogs down the personal rate of learning.

Gaining better students by asking secondary school systems to improve their final product is a good thing. That's why these proposals and admission stan­dards are becoming more stringent. But the task of educating the college student falls back on the faculty and administra­tion . Improving the quality of the incom­ing freshman and advancing sophomores doesn't insure a qualified college student.

There are many points to weigh before a final decision is made. Some of them are out of the administration 's hands . But the responsibility of good higher education remains with the administration and the individual student's own desire to learn.

Says nuclear arms control, peace would be impossible Dear Editor:

I am so tired of hearing people say we need nuclear arms control. When will peo­ple realize this is absolutely impossible?

Peace is a very important priority for me, just like it is for any American. But the Russians have been raised differently and cannot be trusted.

We cannot have an arms control agree­ment with the Soviet Union because they are such a different society from ours. They do not have the same values as we do.

Please realize that we must be prepared or we will be very sorry. Yes, peace would be nice but it is impossible.

A concerned student, Linda Bouchard

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Insists that students should enjoy UMSL programs

Dear Editor: I am writing in support of the editorial

in the Sept. 29 issue of the Current about students taking advantage of the pro­grams offered at UMSL.

So many times I hear students say that UMSL is boring and has no social life . Then these same people turn around and denounce the programs that are provided without even attending them or finding out what they are about .

To cite just one of the many examples, during the intermission of "Wednesday Noon Live" when Billy Peek was featured , the University Program Board held a "Tootsie Look-a-like Contest." Someone whom I was sitting near ignorantly asked a friend, "Is this what our student activities fees go to?" Had he paid attention to the announcer just a moment before, he would have known that the "Wednesday Noon Live" concert series is paid by part of the student activities fees and that each con­cert costs an UMSL student an average of just five cents - hardly a large amount to be giving up for two hours of entertain­ment.

Some people that I have heard at UMSL feel that none of the programs provided should be funded through student activi­ties fees because not all of the students that pay the fees take advantage of the pro­grams . Similarly however, not all people take advantage ofthe zoo, art museum and other such institutions and they are still funded through taxes . Part of the univer­sity's responsibility is support of the arts and cultural events.

There are a number of good programs going on at this school and the fees make up only seven percent of a student 's total educational fees . The student activities fees go not only to programming, but also toward varsity athletics, intramurals , stu­dent services and use of the excellent Mark Twain facilities . How much would similar services and entertainment cost at a school such as the University of Missouri-Columbia?

I would say that there is an awful lot pro­vided at UMSL at a very reasonable price - if students would only take advantage of some of it all.

Ken Eckert

Wishes Libertarians the best of luck Dear Editor:

Having read the letter written by Terry Inman, founder and chairman of UMSL Libertarian Students, in the Oct. 13 edi­tion of the Current, I feel compelled to re­spond, in the public prints , to the expo­sition of the beliefs , oppositions, favor­isms, supports, and calls of the Liber­tarian Students as surely as Chairman

Inman felt compelled to expose, in a public letter, these same beliefs , oppo­sitions, favorisms, supports and calls to the students , faculty, administration and staff of this university.

I feel compelled to say this : Goodluck,pal.

Michael Boettge

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Draft proposal meets opposition from group

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CPS) -Giving credence to their earlier fears that forced Selective Ser­vice military registration would lead eventually to reinstatement of the draft itself, student and anti-draft groups are voicing growing concern over Sen. Ern­est Hollings' (D-S.C.) new pro­posal to establish a peacetime draft.

"There's some debate over how seriously to take this pro­posal because every year some­one seems to come up with legislation to re-implement the draft," said Alice Bell of the Committee Against Registration and the Draft.

"But there does seem to be more interest this time around," she added , "particularly with the United States having troops in the Middle East and Central America."

Hollings introduced the bill " because he doesn't believe the all-volunteer Army has worked," explains Hollings aide Mike Copps.

"Senator Hollings feels the present system perpetuates in­equity by placing the burden of the defense of our country on the poor, blacks, and the disadvan­taged," Copps said.

In addition, he said , " if you look at the demographics we won't have all that much young manpower coming along in the future, and it is doubtful an all­volunteer Army will be able to recruit the number of people we'll need to maintain our de­fense forces ."

Extends thanks for blood drive support

The draft proposal also is gar­nering more attention than pre­vious ones because Hollings is one of the contenders for the Democratic presidential nomi­nation, added Kathy Ozer, legis­lative liaison for the U.S. Stu­dent Association.

Hollings ' proposal "is very surprising to us," according to the U.S. Student Association's Ozer, " because he has been very pro-education in the past , and the draft is a very unpopular thing to talk about when you're running for preSident. "

Copps admits " there is opposi­tion" to the draft proposal, but adds "Senator Hollings is pro­posing what he thinks is neces­sary, not necessarily what everybody wants or will get him votes ."

Dear Editor: Beta Alph Psi, the national

accounting fraternity , along with the American Red Cross , would like to extend their utmost ap­preciation to everyone con­cerned with the recent success of the campus blood drive. Although we attained only 284 pints of our 300 pint goal , we would like to express our thanks to those who braved the rain to come out and give blood and also to those who

gave up theIr time and energy to help with the drive . In addition , a special note of thanks is given to Professor Jim Krueger , the faculty vice president of Beta Alpha Psi , for his help and coor­dination throughout the project.

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Hollings proposes that all men aged 18 to .24 serve at least two years in the armed forces.

Currently-enrolled college students would be allowed to finish one semester of study be­tween the time they were drafted and the time they would be induc­ted, while seniors would get one year to graduate before begin­ning to serve.

The bill, in fact, began winding its way through the Senate simultaneously with the Oct. 3 national "day of protest" against the Solomon Amendment, the ' law requiring men to show proof of registration in order to get federal financial student aid.

Observes society by reading top fiction Dear Editor:

Why do they all look alike? I have been trying to figure out why.

All young. Dressed the same. Same automaton look. Talk the same. Same mannerisms . They don't look happy. They don't look sad. They 're just there.

File them in middle-class and upper middle-class. A college, a university is not supposed to be like this, We 're here to learn about life and its diversity . Maybe not. They are here to learn how to become replacements for those parts in the Brave New World machine that get old or stop being productive. Produc­tive meanining profits for the Moorlocks (H.G. Wells , The Time Machine). Can Eloi be awakened?

So hard do they study. If they studied what matters they would know that the pieces of paper they strive for are worthless.

The Moorlocks have stolen their souls . So harshly we punish those who steal for food and a lack of material things . Yet the Moorlocks did not pay for their souls . They did not write up a contract. They just took what they wanted. Crime is only what

society does not justify. Stealing for hunger or deprivation is a "crime." Stealing to maintain control and power is government, business, religion, education.

Killing or conspiracy to kill is not a crime if done for govern­ment, bUSiness, religion, edu­cation.

Indians, Standard Oil's dealings with Nazi Germany , Kent State, Allende, Sharpeville, Vietnam -the government is not going to give itself a life sentence. Now Really! The government is not going to prosecute itself. Moor­locks do not prosecute Moor­locks. But people/Eloi are too busy to not believe a lie.

"1984," "Brave New World ," "The Time Machine" - strange how science fiction is more fac­tual than the Wall Street Journal , the Post Dispatch and the New York Times.

Strange how journalists are· better trained in the art of fiction than those who write "fiction. " What does society justify?f When our enemy does it we call it pro­paganda. When we do it , "educa­tion" is the purpose. "Double­Speak" said George Orwell who is a "fiction" writer.

"There is no evidence that the United States conspired in the plot to overthrow and kill Allen­de," said the "journalist."

Scold the ambassador to Chile , who publicly apologized for what the Moorlocks did to Allende and the people of Chile.

Reward the liars . Punish those who speak the truth . Such is the world of the Moorlocks. Inside­out.

the Eloi fight back. In the movie we cheer for the Eloi when they kill the Moorlocks. In real life we call the rebellious Eloi terrorists, communists, radicals, DO UBLE-SPEAK. The Rosenburgs . Elois that

fought back. Spies, traitors, words. Washington, George , is a re­

volutionary. Paul Revere. Trotsky, Mao Tse Tung, Ho Chi Minh, Cas­tro . No! Only Moorlocks are al­lowed to kill for a cause - for Moorlock power and control. "Historians" and "journalists."

Tell you a secret though. Moorlocks can't stand the Light. Believe it! Just read "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells . He's a "fiction" writer.

Sincerely, Scott Oppenheim

Iranian hostage featured in lecture Former Ambassador Moore­

head C. Kennedy Jr., a former Iranian hostage who is now executive director of the Council for International Understanding, will be speak­ing on "A New kind of World Peace Movement," Monday, Nov. 7 at noon in the J .C. Pen­ney Building.

Kennedy 's lecture is being presented by the University Program Board's Lecture Committee. It is free and open to the public.

Kennedy has worked in the U.S. Foreign Service since 1961. He has worked in Yemen, Greece, Lebanon and Chile , as well as Iran.

Since his release from Iran in 1981, Kennedy has worked in the areas of religion and world peace. He is considered

a specialist in Islamic and Middle East studies.

Kennedy received his un­dergraduate degree from Princeton UniverSity and his law degree from Harvard University . He is presently completing a book· dealing with Christian morality and civic duty in the quest for world peace.

On Dec. 7, the lecture com­mittee will sponsor Walter Williams, the creator of "The Mr. Bill Slfbw," in a lecture on campus. He will speak at noon in the J .C. Penney Auditorium.

Before moving to the staff of "Saturday Night Live," Williams produced local tele­vision shows in New Orleans. He also hosted a local talk show.

Williams is a graduate of the University of New Or­leans. He is also the author of "The Mr. Bill Show," which was published in 1979.

Looking forward to next semester, Vincent Price is scheduled to speak here in March.

According to Carol Aft, chairperson of the lecture committee, Price's lecture is a "special event" in honor of UMSL's 20th anniversary .

"The selection of speakers is complex," said Aft. "We (the UPB) have to be rep­resentative of the student body, its needs and wants. "

She said that the committee has not been able to bring in as many speakers as in the past because of a reduced budget.

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• The University Players' production of "Chicago" continues tonight at 8 p.m. at 105 Benton Hall. The play is a musical biography of Roxie Hart writ­ten by Bob Fossie and Fred Ebb. Adm ission is $3 for students and $4 for adults. Call 553-5148 for more information.

• The University Program Board Film Series presents a "Halloween Spec­tacular" featuring Vincent Price's "Twice Told Tales" at 7:30 and 10 p.m. at 101 Stadler Hall. Admission is $1 for students with an UMSL 10 and $1.50 for the general public.

• Terry Cooper of Wetterau Foods Inc. will lecture on internal auditing at a meeting of the Accounting Club at 1 :30 p.m. in Room 222 J.C. Penney Building.

.It "Chicago"

~ • The Athletic/Physical Education Well ness Committee sponsors "You Too Have Rights," a free lecture by Norman Flax of the social work depart­ment, from 9:45 to 11 a.m. in Room 218 Mark Twain. Flax will discuss the ad­vantages of speaking up for your rights, needs and desires. Call 553-5220 for more information.

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• The University Players' production of "Chicago" continues. See Friday for information.

• The University Program Board con­tinues "Twice Told Tales" as part of its Film Series. See Friday for information.

• The registration deadline for the beginners intramural racquetball clinic is today at 5 p.m. Interested students, faculty and staff members

may sign up in the Intramural Office, Room 203 Mark Twain Building.

• The UMSL history department's exhibit, "Mit Feder und Hammer: The German Experience in St. Louis," continues at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The exhibit runs through Nov. 13. For further informa­tion, call the Arch at 425-4465.

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• KWMU (FM 91) airs "Creative Aging" every Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. This week's topics include "Learning to Write for pleasure or Pay," with Alice Glarden Brand of the English department, and "Tips for a Safe and

Happy Halloween."

• The University Players' final pro­duction of "Chicago" is tonight at 8 p.m. See Friday for information. '

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• The Video Film Series shows "Young Frankenstein" on the large­screen TV located in the University Center's Video Room (adjacent to the Summit lounge). The Video Room is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• The UMSL Optometry Clinic offers free visual screening check-ups for the whole family from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The clinic is located on the South campus at 7800 Natural Bridge Road. For mor~ information, call 553-5131 .

• The English department sponsors . "Poetry-Conversation," a reading and disc·ussion, by Jane o. Wayne, at 11 a.m. in Room 318 Lucas Hal l. Wayne is a poetry writing teacher at Webster University and a recipient of the Devins Award from the University of Missouri P"ress. All students, faculty and staff members are welcome.

• The opening reception for "Ernes­tine Betsberg Watercolors: Sum­mer Pleasures" is held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Gallery 210, 210 Lucas Hall. The exhibit runs through Nov. 30.

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• Happy Halloween.

• Winter 1984 preregistration materials may be picked up Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 232 Woods Hall and Monday through Thursday after 5 p.m. in Room 101 Woods Hall. Registration mater­ials will not be mailed. Packets should be turned in by 5 p.m. on Nov. 17 for preregistration scheduling. Fees will be due Dec. 16.

Tuesday

• The first session of the intramural racquetball clinic is held at 2 p.m. in the Mark Twain Building. Call 553-5125 for more information.

2 Wednesday

• Volleyball vs. Blackburn College at 7 :30 p.m. in the Mark Twain Gym­nasium. Admission is free to students with an UMSL 10, $1 for UMSL faculty and staff, senior citizens and children, and $2 for non-students and adults.

• The Women's Center offers "St. Louis: Smorgasboard of Women's Sports," a discussion and slide show about women's sports in St. Louis, from noon to 1 p.m. at 107 A Benton Hall. The discussion will be lead by a representative of the St. Louis Wo­men's Sport Connection. Call 553-5380 for more information.

• The Peer Counselors offer "Over­coming Procrastination," a two­session workshop designed to com­bat this common problem, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 427 SSB. Par­ticipants can find out why they pro­crastinate and how to stop. The second session will meet Wednesday, Nov. 9. Preregistration is required. Call 553-5711 for information.

• Two short films, "A Portrait of President Harry S. Truman" and "A Portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower," continue as part of the Political Science Academy Film Series at 1 p.m. in Room 304 SSB.

• "Wednesday Noon Live," featuring the band "Steppin' Out" will be held from 11 :30 a.m. to 1 :30 p.m. on the University Center Patio or in the J.C. Penney Auditorium.

• A meeting of the UMSL Mathe­matics Club is held at 1 p.m. in Room 301 Clark Hall. On the agenda are the scheduling of officer workshops and

upcoming guest speakers. Entries for the Mathematics Club T-shirt logo contest will be accepted.

• The modern foreign languages department presents "Don Quijote De La Mancha," a black and white film in Spanish with English subtitles, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Room 126 SSB and 7:30 to 10 p.m. in Room 118 SSB.

• A black and white photography exhibit, "Carole Patterson: Por­traits," can be viewed in the Center for Metropolitan Studies, Room 362 SSB, through Thursday, Dec. 8. The opening reception is today at 1 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Fridayfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call 553-5273.

• An international seminar, "The Rejection of Collective Security," is presented by Inis L. Claude Jr. from 1 to 3 p.m. in the McDonnell Conference Room,331 SSB. Claude is professorQf government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia and has written ~xtensively on international relations, International organizations, and in particular, the United Nations. The lec­ture is sponsored by the political science department and the Center for International Studies.

3 Thursday

• The UMSL Student Democrats sponsor "Issues of the 1980s" by Tom Ryan at 1 p.m. in Room 78 J.C. Penney. Ryan is director of the Mis­souri Public Interest Research Group and was a 1 980 U.S. Senate candidate.

• A professional development work­shop on black student retention will beheldfrom 9a.m. t04p.m. in Room 78 J.C. Penney. The workshop is for facul­ty, administrators, advisers, academic

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• The modern foreign languages department continues "Don Quijote De La Mancha" from 12:30 to 3 p.m. in the J.C. Penney Auditorium.

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There ain 't no cure for the mid-semester blues Linda Belford assistant features/arts editor

Last week I thought about dropping out of society and head­ing for parts unknown - my usual reaction when paranoid. It start­ed when my phone service was temporarily interrupted due to insufficient funding . I didn 't really mind Bell's method of retaliation until people started dropping comments like, "Yeah, I had two tickets to the hockey game but couldn't get hold of you," and , "You should have gone dancing with us last night. I tried to call, but ... " Then I started feeling s'ort of estranged.

As the problem persisted , I went home one afternoon to let my family know that I did , in fact , still exist. After we exchanged greetings, my father said lowed

him $118 for school books and such. Of course I didn't have $118, and of course he knew this, so we talked about how cold it was getting until I had to leave.

Then a friend asked me to drive to Chicago with her, which I did. When we got to her friend's for dinner, I was severely rep­rimanded by our hostess for liv­ing in St. Louis and being three years behind them in a social sort of way .

"I don 't know how to explain it," she said while stapling pages of the manual she had prepared for her bosses at Beatrice Foods. "You're just ... just ... "

"Mentally slower," I helped out. "Yeah, that's it. " I didn't absorb the full flavor of

her comment until she started aerobi.cizing to the "Flashdance"

soundtrack. "You like this al­bum?" she asked.

"Yeah," I said, "but it gets old after awhile." She was dancing when we left.

Back in school it seemed like most of my profs were more interested in conveying their political views than in letting me arrive at my own - something I very much like to do , which may be why I went to a lecture put on by the College Republicans -just to see, mind you, what different folks are up to . May I recom­mend, however, that if you value your sanity , don't make a habit of this type of behavior. For a while there I wondered if perhaps I ought to reconsider my politics in light of the prospect that maybe they were right.

Well, I'm at the soccer game where they're dedicating the

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bleachers, a million people everywhere, and who do I run into but my high school Latin teacher. She asked me what I was taking ,. so I told her. After gasp­ing, she says, "You're not one of those 'libbers' are you?"

"Probably," I said. "Oh you poor, poor dear. Don 't

get me wrong," she added, "I believe women should get equal pay for equal work, but you're not, you're not a 'pure libber' are you?"

Intrigued , and dumb , I asked her what a "pure libber" is.

"Well , you know," she replied , "I think some of those women wish they were men."

I wasn 't about to confess that once, when I was 12, I wished I was my big brother 's little brother. I figured it would be spiritually uplifting to neither of

us. What do you say in the midst of such a conversation with your old Latin teacher? I didn't say anything.

Somehow we got onto a dif­ferent subject - it's these tran­sitions 'that are hard - and somehow my phone was rein­stated to its functional status. My profs, my friend 's friend in Chicago and my high school Latin teacher can believe what they want - a lot of people do anyway.

I need to tell you, though, why I started writing this in the first place. It seems like a lot of peo­ple have been plagued by a sort of mid-semester "blue" period. I just want you to know, you know?

If you see people falling down stairs, help them up. If you hear

See "Blues," page 10

Greenwald promotes good health Laurie Bunkers reporter

Are you one of the many mein­bers of the UMSL community who has yet to step foot in the Mark Twain Building? Are you truly uninterested, or afraid of just plain not knowing what you 're doing in a room filled with exercise equipment and sweat­ing bodies? Maybe your schedule has prevented you from getting involved in any of the physical activities at Mark Twain.

Whatever your reason, the Ath­letic/Physical Education Well­ness Committee is out to make a convert of you - and they might just have the programs to do it.

"We're kind of separated down here, you know. There's the Marillac campus, there's the UMSL (main) campus and then .there's the Mark Twain Building down on the end somewhere," said Gail Greenwald, physical education lecturer ahd director of the Wellness Committee.

Greenwald said that although students pay for the right to use the facilities through their stu­dent activities fees , " We don't get many people down here be­cause they don't know about us, and maybe we're not offering them what they want or at the time they want it."

Last March the Athletic/Phy­sical Education Wellness Com­mittee began taking steps to try to increase the number of people involved in activities in the Mark Twain Building. The committee conducted a survey through the Current asking students, faculty and staff what kinds of fitness­related programs interested them and what times would be most convenient. The results were used to formulate speCific fitness programs.

"The responses we got were very positive. I think there were only two people out of the 70 or 80 who responded that said they wouldn't use it," Greenwald said.

One of the times selected on the basis of the survey was the noon hour. A pilot program start­ed last summer was successful enough to be continued in the fall, Greenwald said. Noontime Conditioning Exercise runs 12 weeks, Sept. 12 to Dec. 6, from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

The noontime classes allow for five to 10 minutes of warmups, five to 10 minutes of cooldowns, with the 10 to 20 minutes in the middle concentrating on aero­bics and strength training.

" It's a very compact exercise program, but still very well-

balanced as far as warmup and cooldown, stretching, and trying to teach people how to exerCise," Greenwald said.

She emphasized that this class offers the bare minimum, and she encourages her students to get out and exercise more.

Senior accounting student Ruth Weber said she is glad the noontime program was started. " I don't do any exercise on my own, and I go home and sit and study. You Just start to feel fat and 'ech,' " she said.

Weber became interested in the noontime program because she had taken an aerobics class earlier with Greenwald and liked it. She signed up for this class when her schedule made it impos­sible for her to take the longer aerobics class.

"Half an hour is better than none at all, " Weber said."I wish I could take it three times a week, but it doesn't fit into my sche­dule."

The Wellness Committee is also responsible for an upcoming new addition to the UMSL cam­pus - a fitness trail, similar to those found in many area parks.

"All of the equipment's ar­rived, and we have walked out trail option after trail option," Greenwald said. "You have to go through the Long-Range Plan­ning Committee on campus to get an OK as to where you're going to put the trail. Then somebody has to say, 'Well, is this trail safe?' And if it crosses the street -well, then maybe it's not safe. And is it safe for pedestrians? Are you running along a sidewalk?"

Gr'eenwald believes the most recent proposal has been ap­proved. The trail, 114 miles long, begins at the Mark Twain Build­ing and works its way in to run around. the interior of the campus behind Lucas and Clark halls.

The fitness trail has 20 sta­tions , made of redwood. "They're attractive," Greenwald said. "They're about a hundred yards apart, and each station gives directions on different exercise activities. "

She believes the trail will be a real challenge because of UMSL's layout.

"The university is on such hilly ground that even if you walk the course yo u'd probably have good fitness ," she said. "But then we thought about it and decided that · was a real plus because people can walk it, and because of the lay of the land, get a good fitness ex­perience. Or. someone who is super fit and is bored and not challenged by anything, can get a

Margie ewman

KEEPING FIT: Gail Greenwald, director of the Athletics/ Physical Education Wellness Com mittee, leads an aerobics class in th e Mark Twain Building.

real challenge out of this if he runs or jogs it, because it would liefinitely be a hard course to go."

Where did the money come from to buy the equipment? "The Athletic/Physical Education Wellness Committee was very instrumental in getting a grant for that through the Student Ser­vices Fee Committee and then going about trying to figure out where to put it and have it in­stalled," Greenwald said. "We' ll also be in charge of maintenance and security checks and promot­ing it. "

The committee hopes to have the trail installed by the end of this semester. " We were hoping it would be in place by the begin­ning of the school year," Green­wald said. "It's just taken us much longer to get an OK as to where it's installed."

Greenwald is excited by an­other program still in the works - fitness testing.

"We have a Human Perform­ance Laboratory right here in the 1I11ark Twain Building. If we do it correctly and get permission through the university, we could be dOing fitness testing of the cardiovascular system, flexibili­ty, body strength, percent of body fat - things like that, " Green­wald said.

The fitness testing would be offered on a reduced-fee basis . "We'll try to do it for minimum cost to the person," she said.

Greenwald hopes to get other . services at the university in­

volved through the fitness test­ing. "We'd like to develop a net­work within the university of all Wellness offerings. For exam­ple, one of the things that we would be doing is a questionnaire with 'people on their lifestyles," she said. The questionnaire would include questions about the participant's eating and sleeping habits, whether alcohol is consumed, and how much or whether he or she smokes.

" At the end of this list we'd not only have their physical needs, but we also might have some other needs. And what we wanted to do with this is develop a net­work where I say, 'Well, I can help you here, but we could send you to NurSing for this help, or we could send you to the Women's Center for this,'" Greenwald said.

Greenwald stressed that the questionnaire would be volun­tary, but "a lot of times students might not have identified their problem or even know it to be a real lifestyle problem, and if they did , they might not know even that there's help here on campus. Again, the students pay for all these services and a lot of times they just don't know where to get it."

Greenwald said she hopes to start fitness testing by the end of this semester. She's in the pro­'cess of completing a manual to be used in the Human Perform-ance Laboratory. Gnce it's com­pleted, it will be submitted to

other members of the committee (Nursing, Student Affairs, Physi­cal Education, Athletics) to get their input. Then the final ap­proval comes from the vice chan­cellor's office where the pro­gram is screened for legal and safety problems.

If you'd rather work out on your own, but still want to follow a well-rounded program, the Well­ness Committee has you in mind, too.

Fitness charts for unsuper­vised individual workouts are posted throughout th'e Mark Twain Building. The charts ex­'plain how to properly warm up and cool down and how to mon­itor your heart rate, and list pro­grams of exercise that you can perform entirely in the main gym or that can take you throughout the building for an extensive workout. Charts are posted in the main gym, the weight room and back stairs. Charts have been written for the swimming pool , Greenwald said, but are not yet posted.

One of the most successful programs sponsored by the Well­ness Committee is the Aerobics Dance class held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. The aerobics class began in the fall of 1978, before the Well­ness Committee came into exis­tence. Over 30 students are en­rolled in the class, and, accord­ing to Greenwald, it has always been well-attended.

The Wellness programs are funded through the Division of Student Affairs, the athletic de­partment, the physiCal education department and School of Nurs­ing. Each group sets aside funds equally to help get programs started.

It was with these funds that the committee started the Noontime Conditioning class. "Anything we start we're hoping will even­tually support itself," Greenwald said. "But when you start some­thing, somebody's got to sac­rifice a little money to say, 'Here. Get it started.'"

When asked about the future , Greenwald said, " Ideally, we'd like to have morning activities and noontime activities, and hit all the time areas ween people would be willing to come in. So there are no excuses. 'That' s when I'm free and there's an ac­tivity going on.' "

So what's your excuse now?

For more information about the Athletic/Physical Education Wellness Committee programs call 553-5220.

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AI Canal to petiorm in next Summit Improv Ken Eckert reporter

Rodney Dangerfield, David Letterman, Joan Rivers - what do these three have in common? None of them are Al Canal, the zany comedian who will be per­forming Friday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m . in UMSL's new "Comedy Improv at the Summit" program.

Canal has performed at such places in St. Louis as the Golden­rod Comedy Shop on the Mis­sissippi River, Cleo 's at West Port Plaza and the Crazy Horse Comedy Lounge at the Chase Park Plaza hotel.

His performance at the "Comedy Improv" will mark the second of three such shows scheduled this semester.

"Comedy Improv" is a new concept in programming at UMSL, in which local and national comedy acts perform in a night club setting in the Summit lounge.

Each show is taped and later shown on American Cablevision, with the directing, editing and all other aspects of production com­pleted by speech communication majors at UMSL. According to Jacqui Poor, special events

Blues from page 9

someone beating on the elevator doors, please let him out. In short, if you're noticing a lot of strange behavior, remain calm. It'll pass. Soon the Hare Krishnas will be here. In the meantime, if you're wondering if you, too, may 'have this plague, I talked to some very intelligent people who have researched the matter and come to the following conclusion. You know you have the Mid Semester Blues when:

- You're thinking about changing majors, and it's your senior year.

- You're convinced education is a plot by the government to turn you into a state-automaton.

- You think you might want to join the Marines in Lebanon.

- Eating Underground food is more exciting than going to class.

- There are more doodles in your notebook than notes.

- While sitting at a lecture, in

chairperson of the University Program Board, this is a new thing in college programming.

In addition to Canal will be other performers from the Gold­enrod Comedy Shop. Other en­tertainers will be ventriloquist Robert Cain and comedians Steve Spring, Steve Pachter and Al Richardson. "This will give the UMSL community a show­case of the best comedy talent in the St. Louis area," Poor said.

Of Canal she said, "His off-the­wall humor is a cross between the comedy shtick of Jerry Lewis and the insanity of Gallagher. This has given him a cult follow­ing in the St. Louis area."

The "Improv" originated out of the successful reception given to hypnotist Tom Deluca last semester. The Deluca show was similar in format and was pre­sented before a sellout crowd.

Last spring five program board members attended the national convention of the National Association for Campus Activities in Baltimore. '''They had an abundance of comedian showcasing at the convention," Poor said . "Knowing that we had acceSs to combine our program-

the midst of professors, you real­ize your socks don't match any­thing you have on (and you don't care).

- You think visiting poets are exciting.

- You understand "Current" news stories.

- Discovering that datum is ,the singular of data makes your whole day.

- The UMSL Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Organization wants you to be a guest speaker.

- Driving by the soccer field you wonder what that protruding, slightly inclined, metal struc­ture is.

- You show up for the football game the night of Homecoming.

- You attend an UMSL Senate meeting to enrich your vocab­ulary.

- Your professors seem more radical than the kids you stayed away from in high school.

- You think the Monroe Doc­trine is a significant piece of legislation in American history.

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ming with cable television, it seemed ideal to not only UMSL, but the St. Louis area as well. Comedy is so new in St. Louis that it needs all the marketing support it can get," she said.

Following the convention, Poor approached American Cablevision. "I discussed the possibility with Ken Jaskot, executive producer at American, and the idea was received very well," she said. "The final step was approval by the rest of the program board."

Poor also secured co-sponsors for the programs - the Seven-Up Co. and three of the fraternities at UMSL. Seven-Up provided the' complementary soda, frisbees , balloons, and a banner for the first show. The fraternities, Sigma Tau Gamma, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Pi Kappa Alpha, help with publicity, setting up, usher­ing and other general staffing at the programs.

Ticket prices for the show are $1.50 for UMSL students, $3 for faculty and staff and $4 for the general public. Refreshments and T-shirts will be available for purchase . For ticket or T-shirt information call the Office of Student Activities , 250 Univer­sity Center, at 553-5536.

Canal will also be appearing during the intermission of the "Wednesday Noon Live" concert Wednesday at noon in the J.C. Penney Auditorium.

SOMETHING FUNNY: AI Canal will be among the comedians performing in the next"Comedy Improv at the Summit" program Nov. 4.

University Players present

"Chicago

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Oct. 27 , 1983 CURRENT page 11

Personal theme a good idea Evening student 1ceeps a' gain" Matt Hall

columnist

I have read more books and magazines during the accum­ulated final exam weeks over the last four years than in any other 16-week period . Don't get me wrong; I'm not talking abo.ut textbooks and assigned reading.

No , every time final exams roll around , my first instinct is to reach for a book that has been in my personal still-to­be-read pile rather than study for an exam or research (start) a term paper. This might seem like a rather difficult way to get through school , but it really isn't .

When I decide to read for pleasure, I've always already done preliminary studying or work on a term paper. And the interesting thing is that, while pleasure reading, relative thoughts pertaining to school work have always surfaced. Always. It seems that the brain never quits working, and I have learned to trust it. I now keep a small memo pad near me at all times during diversionary work or tasks. Many an innovative or at least interesting idea for a term paper has turned up. And it is much easier to do a term paper that has some kind of original idea, structure or input of the author.

It took me a while to really notice that this was going on, but when a friend of mine sug­gested that this could be done for an entire semester, it really hit me as being true. The woman, Vicki Holtzapple (an anthropologist who teaches here occasionally), recom­mended setting up a theme for

each class, a theme that is interesting and worthwhile to you as a student, a theme that does not necessarily corre­spond to the intentions of the teacher . In fact , a theme for an entire semester linking all classes could be developed.

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The purpose behind this theme is to more naturally motivate (and if you don't like that split infinitive, William Safire had a word for you in last week's Post-Dispatch) the student to study some­thing of relevance to him or her. The idea is that less rele­vant interests of the teacher, interests that go into con­structing a grading system, will be engaged through studying a person-specific theme, and thus you will not flunk out.

This seems to be a pretty radical idea, but I see the parallels to what I do during finals and other "accepted" methods. For example, watch a speed reader buzz his or her finger down the middle of the page and then tell you about the entire passage. I think that there is merit to the idea that the peripheral can be picked up while concentrating on a specific. Nonverbal com­munication seems to work this way also .

Nan Sweet, who teaches writing here, uses an idea of poet Richard Hugo, and I think it works well. Hugo writes that

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the first thing he tells his poetry classes is that everyth­ing he does and teaches will probably be wrong for them at that particular time. In his opinion there is no way to structure a class that will pre­sent the ideas and methods of poetry in a timely fashion for all the students , because they are all different individuals . In Sweet's classes, being able to say "That 's probably true and a good idea, but it 's not for me right now" saves a lot of time by not forcing the stu­dent to conform to something that he or she is not. This, of course, can be done in any class - with or without the teacher's permission.

So I think that setting up a personal theme for a class, not expecting the teacher to be timely and using non­focused studying activities can really enhance normal learning techniques and en­hance one's education. Get­ting away and just thinking helps keep your goals and motivation in line. But, by get­ting away I don 't mean that you even have to leave your home.

Some seemingly mundane activities are good for think­ing, and I call these non­focused studying activities. In fact, I wrote the bulk of this column by jotting down thoughts while fixing lunch one day last week. Some other activities I do are washing dishes, wash­ing clothes, cleaning my room, taking a leisurely walk around the block, park or campus, cooking, playing with the dog, listening to good music (per­son-specific), riding my bicy-

See "Column," page 13

Marjorie Bauer reporter

. "Keep a ' Goin ', keep a ' Goin ' " is part of a poem Joyce Marie Epps had to memorize in the seventh grade, a poem she recites often to herself - it gives her a sense of peace , and helps keep her energy up .

Who is Joyce Epps, and what is she doing? This soft-spoken , young woman is one of the 2,500-odd evening school students at UMSL. She works during the day, goes straight to class, taking 12 hours of credit work, makes a home for herself and her teen­age daughter and does volun­teer work.

Epps is especially proud of the recognition she has been given. "I was interviewed on UMSL radio , KWMU, on Mother's Day on the 'Creative Aging' program; on station KTVI, Channel 2's 'Worlds of Ideas' with the Volun­teers for Aid to Victims of Crime. I was selected to be listed in 'Who's Who .' I received, for two years, the Evening College Stu­dent Affairs plaque and I have been on the Dean's list," Epps said. Epps said her long-term goal is to be accepted into law school and practice law. "I've wanted to study law since I was a child," she added firmly .

One step on the way to law school will be her graduation from UMSL next spring and if she cannot go directly to law school she will use her degree to work in her field, in corrections, in pro­bationary work or at the courts.

Epps' undergraduate school­ing began after an unhappy divorce at age 26. She enrolled at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, and transferred into

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The reason for being an even­ing student is the practical necessity of earning a living fOJ herself and her 16-year-oI6 daughter , Tiny, who attendl University City High School. A hint of pride sounded in Epps' voice as she stated that Tiny wants to be a pharmacist. "I think I have been a role model for her, · Epps said . She has tried to be thal model for the rest of her close, supportive family. The fourth 01 10 children, Epps will be the firs. to graduate from college . "Evel1 individual should take advantagE of higher education to realize his or her maximum potential : Epps said.

Not content with working fun time and being a full-time stu­dent, Epps is a "helper and pro­moter." She is a volunteer in Ai'. for Victims of Crime, a counselor on the Hot Line Phone Line . Sht was one of the first graduatinJ class of "Good Samaritan Volun­teers" in this program. Eppt added that counselors seek out crime ' victims through police records and give counseling. food and shelter, or referrals out­side the agency's scope. Al­though she earned six hours <i college credit for her work, sht did it because her "hand goes up when the call for volunteers comes ."

Epps wishes evening students would be more a part of campUJ affairs . "They just don't seem t. get involved," she said. For thiJ reason Epps ran for Homecom­ing Queen last year. "If only I could have got the evening stu­dents to vote, we would have WOI

hands down." Epps said with a resigned look on her face. '1 wanted it for the students, nol me, to show them they are a parl of the university ."

Another fact of Epps ' involve­ment is her work as secretary of the Evening College Council. She represents evening students il the Student Assembly . And she writes ar ticles for the Evening Tide, the information shee! printed primarily for evenin~

students. To do all this requires careful

time management , according tCl Epps . This is particularly a prob· lem for evening students . "11 takes a special breed of person tG work all day, change hats and go to school all evening, " she said How does she get the homework done? She does it while she works at St. Louis Envelope Co. , where she has been an employee for 11 years. "I prop up my books, and stuff the envelopes while read­ing," she explained.

Her work, her deep religious belief in a Special Being, her warm, supportive family and her growing daughter keep Epps a' goin' . This blue-jeaned, self­assured young woman asks for only one miracle - a new car -one that will keep her a' goin' without old-car trouble.

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Biology Club takes first step in cleaning lake

FALL CLEANING: Biology Club volunteers began Friday afternoon their campaign to clean Bugg Lake, removing excessive amounts of algae that have grown on the lake's surface due to the lack of rain­fall this summer. (Above left) A volunteer holds two bluegi ll, whose home is the lake. (Above and far left) Students realize that the best way to clean Bugg Lake is to get right into the job. (Left) A group of ducks seek refuge from all the activi­ty on the usually peaceful lake. Photos by Margie Newman.

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McFerrin's voice shines in varied program Norma Puleo music critic

Baritone Robert McFerrin sang an excellently varied pro­gram in his concert of Wednes­day , Oct. 19 , in the J .C. Penney Auditorium .

A highlight of McFerrin's beautiful singing was his well­balanced diction in four languages .

McFerrin displayed nobility of style in Handel 's "Dank Sei Dir , Herr." Some slight problems with memory occurred in Scarlatti's Povera Irane, which probably went unn«;lticed by the audience.

The best rendered of the initial selections was Beethoven's "In Questa Tomba Oscura," which fit in well with three Baroque pieces. It showed his rich voice to full advantage.

The slow, sustained style of the

first three songs was nicely con­trasted by Stradella 's lively "Se Nel Ben."

From Franz Schubert's final song cycle , "Schwanengesang" (prophetically Swan Song), Mc­Ferrin next sang "Liebes­botschaft" and " Am Meer." At this point, the artist appeared to be attempting to get comfortable on stage. " Am Meer," however, which is lengthy and serenely lyrical , went quite nicely , nevertheless .

Most effective of the Schubert was the dramatic "Gruppe aus dem Tartarus ." Losing himself in the music of his favorite com­poser, McFerrin displayed flair in the expansive parts . The short pseudo-recitative section was marked by well-contrasted res­traint and artistry.

McFerrin 's able accompanist, Garland Young, had an oppor­tunity to shine here also in the particularly dramatic piano

accompaniment. In Brahm's lovely "Die Main­

acht," McFerrin gained a better command of his upper register .

Schumann's "Ich Grolle Nicht" received an excellent interpreta­tion as McFerrin began to hit stride, displaying the full range of his dramatic and vocal prowess.

In "Eri Tu Che Macchiavi ," from Verdi 's "Un Ballo in Maschera," the only operatic aria on the pro­gram, McFerrin was convin­cingly menacing, both visually and vocally. His final messa da voce was impressive.

A trio of French chansons by Ravel from "Don Quichotte a Dulcinee" opened the second half of the concert.

McFerrin became totally at ease on stage at this point and his voice acquired an extra dimen­sion of velvety timbre. Seeming to especially enjoy this set of songs, his voice had a softly

intimate quality in "Chanson Romanesque" with some nice pianissimos.

The fiery "Chanson a Boire" was animated, uninhibited and sung with gusto and savoir-faire , giving it a very authentic flavor .

The penultimate set found McFerrin's voice functioning at optimum level and I found the literature the most interesting and satisfying of the program. The group of three songs by Virgil Thomson and two by Celius Dougherty were all lovely and beautifully sung, but my per­sonal favorite was "The Little Black Boy." It moved me to tears.

Ethnic music , which the artist personally identifies with, in the hands of an experienced and thoroughly trained singer, is an experience that is difficult to surpass .

A group of five spirituals by Hall Johnson closed the program

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with the proverbial "bang" anI brought a standing ovation. Fron the rousing "His Name So Sweet; the joyous "My God Is So High, to the poignant "Take My Mothe Home," in which Jesus speak: from the cross, McFerrin showel how one can close a first-rat I concert with spirituals and main tain the artistic level of the pre vious music .

"Old Man River" was sung a: an encore for a wildly enthusias tic audience and one old friend 0

McFerrin whom he wished to honor .

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cle or tearing my bike down into little pieces and putting it bac together . It is interesting tha many of these activities couldb called role reversals. The nic thing about these activities i that they can be completed in short period of time , unlik school work , which is never com pletely finished .

I guess I should end this b stating that these ideas don constitute a magic pill for eas work and success. We will alway need to work hard , but hard wor and boring, unrewarding wor are two different things . I thin every person works hard < something , but doesn't think of ; as hard work.

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FASTWALKING: Lance Polette and the other Rivermen had no trouble getting past McKendree College Saturday in a 7-0 victory.

Kickers look for lucky 13 Curt Melchior reporter

The UMSL Rivermen soccer team is , to borrow a phrase from Duran Duran , "hungry like the wolf." This past week the team consumed two opponents as it blanked the University of Missouri-Rolla on Saturday by a 2-0 margin, and then blasted McKendree College by a conver­ted touchdown, 7 -0, on Monday evening.

Saturday 's game was doubly important. First of all, the River­men needed a victory to assure themselves of at least a tie for the championship of the Mis­souri Intercollegiate Athletic Association soccer title this season. They got what they went after.

After a scoreless first half the Rivermen came out and did what they needed to do in order to assure themselves the victory. Their assurance came in the form of second-half goals by

Mike Pieri and Lance Polette . Goalkeeper Greg McFetridge kept his shutout streak intact as he whitewashed the Miners for his sixth consecutive shutout, a new UMSL record .

The second reason for the importance of the win is that the Rivermen want to continue their string of National Collegiate Athletic Association post-season appearances.

"Our region is really tight this year," head coach Don Dallas said. The Rivermen are in the Midwest/Far West region of the NCAA's second division.

"Seattle Pacific University, California State University at Los Angeles , California State University at Hayward, and UMSL are all bunched together. Only two of the four teams go to the tournament and we still have to play well," according to Dallas .

The Rivermen certainly

See " Rivermen," page 15 Frumhoff checks UMSL shooting Men, women ranked in poll Daniel A. Kimack sports editor

University of Missouri-Rolla goalkeeper Lisa Frumhoff has the soccer Riverwomen's number.

Ironically, UMR, one of the weakest teams Coach Ken Hud­son and the women kickers played this year, was also one of the toughest.

And Lisa Frumhoff is the reason. Back on Sept. 30, Frum­hoff watched the Riverwomen pummell 40 shots her direction in a 3-1 overtime UMSL victory.

Hudson quipped later that the Rolla netminder was impres­sive, but quite a few shots were off the mark.

Frumhoff again forced the Riverwomen into an overtime situation last Saturday, before falling in a 1-{) decision to Hud­son's kickers.

We're really going to have to maul these teams. '

-Hudson "We had a lot of good shots ,"

Hudon said. "We weren't hitting soft ones, [Frumhoff] just made some outstanding saves."

Only Joan Gettemeyer, who netted a penalty kick at 108 minutes, 8 .seconds, eluded the ability of Frumhoff.

Gettemeyer took the shot after ' Frumhoff charged Debbie Lewis , who was chasing a loose ball in the box.

Ruth Harker registered the shutout for the Riverwomen .

Even though Frumhoff kept" the Miners close, Hudson was especially pleased with the spot­starting of Theresa Gettemeyer who filled in for an injured Theresa Klaus .

Also, Hudson said, Leslie Mirth and Jan Gettemeyer played better than expected .

"The defense played outstand­ing," Hudson said. " And I was ' really pleased with the perfor­mances of the Gettemeyers , Harker and Sue Paul. There was still some standing water on the field, and I didn't think the women could .play as well as they did ."

UMSL's victory not only raised th" "",mAn'" r",..orn to 1'1.-1-'1. on

the season, but it also declared them owners of the bragging rights in Bi-state soccer com­petition. The women knocked off Lindenwood College (5-0), Rolla (3-1 and 1-0), Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (2-1 and 4-1) and Quincy College (6-0).

"We had to beat Rolla," Hud­son said. "It's getting to that time of year when every game can make a difference."

The Riverwomen, ranked eighth in the nation, have yet to take on Carleton College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"We've been moving the ball real well as of late," Hudson said . "Against Rolla we controlled the whole game. UMR thought they might have a better chance play­ing us in the poor field con­ditions, but we took 30 shots before half time."

Joan Gettemeyer's goal raised her season total to seven goals and she has six assists .

Debbie Lewis leads the River­women in overall scoring with 10 goals and three assists , while Theresa Nappier leads the team in assists with eight.

Harker has started 12 of the 15 games, and has a goals against percentage of .54 , with seven shutouts .

'We7e finally to the stage where we can put some teams away early . .. '

-Hudson

"Ruth has been doing an out­standing job for us ," Hudson said. "She doesn't face very many shots because the defense is so strong."

Hudson confided the River­women are going to have to impress some people this week­end when they travel to Wiscon­sin for games with Wisconsin­Madison and Carleton College.

"We 're really going to have to maul both of these teams," Hud­son explained. "We're finally to the stage where we can put some teams away early and not slack off."

And it 's a good thing for Hud­son and his squad that Frumhoff won 't be around anymore this season.

Women's NCAA Soccer Rankings Men's NCAA Division 2 Rankings school record pOints school record points

1. U. of Connecticut 11-0-1 178 1. Florida International 13-1-1 192 2. North Carolina 12-1-0 170 2. Southern Conn. State 10-1-1 146 3. U. of Massachusetts 6-1-3 147 3. University of Tampa 10-2-0 130 4 . Cortland State 11-2-2 134 4. Oakland University 13-1-0 121 5. Boston College 11-2-0 118 5 . Seattle Pacific 10-2-1 110 6. George Mason 10-2-2 117 6. Lockhaven State 9-2-1 77 7. Colorado College 7-0-1 110 7. UMSL 10-4-0 37 8 . UMSL 11-1-2 94 8. California Hayward 11-3-0 24 9. Keene State 8-0-1 62 9. Davis & Elkins 6-3-4 13

10. California-Berkeley 5-1-3 60 10. U. of New Haven 12-2-1 12

UMSL, SLeHL underway Daniel A. Kimack sports editor

Two years ago , the St. Louis College Hockey League was nothing more than a premonition.

But last year, after enjoying its first season of competition, the league became a reality.

This year, the league begins its second full season - a season with more teams , more fans and more interest , according to Mark Starr, coordinator of the 1983 UMSL Hockey Club.

Competing in the league are Logan College of Chiropractic , Parks College of Saint Louis University , St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Saint Louis University , UMSL and Washing­ton University . Logan and Washington are the expansion teams this year .

During the league 's first year, UMSL finished second in regular league play, but defeated SLU in the playoff championships to reign as league champs ..

"The league is better than high school club hockey ," Starr said , "but not quite as good as the [St. Louis Metro Junior B Hockey League], which is for the accel­erated player ."

Club hockey, although a stu­dent organization on campus, is not funded or sponsored by the school or athletic program. All fees (approximated at $100 per player) are paid by the parti­cipants.

"We 're not trying to scorn any­one, " Starr said, "but we 'd at least like some help from [Stu­dent Activities]. Hockey isn 't cheap - we have to pay for ice

,time when practicing, league tui­tion and our own equipment and uniforms ."

Current prices range from $80 to $100 for ice time, $20 for jer­seys and $10 for uniformed socks, Starr said. In an effort to lighten the financial restraint imposed on UMSL skaters , Starr and Rick Peterson, public rela­tions , have warranted a faculty adviser, Everette Nance, direc­tor of the Midwest Community education Development Center.

"Somebody like that can go to bat for us, " Starr said. "With a credible source like Everette , we 're more likely to get response to our financial needs ."

Starr said that only a few of the club hockey programs in the league failed to receive financial help from their schools . "I be­lieve SLU and UMSL are the only teams not getting money," he said. "Whether we get $100 or $1,000, it 's not going to go a long way, but it's going to help ."

Another first for the UMSL skaters is new coach John Stew­art . Stewart, who also coaches the Webster High School hockey team , receives no monetary compensation, Starr said, but "is really gung-ho ."

Right now though , Starr added , the UMSL hockey club is just looking for an identity. While over 60 players went to try-outs over at Meramec (rated as the top team this year) , only 25 par­ticipated at UMSL.

And while last year's team car­ried only 14 players , the '83 ver­sion of UMSL hockey sports 19 athletes. Four of those skaters -Starr (St. Louis Comets), Jim

Demos (Affton Americans), Matt Guinn (Brentwood Blazers) and Jim Paporta (St. Louis Comets) - are former Junior B players , while the others have experience in metro high school hockey.

Starr, the No. 1 goaltender; Demos, last year's leading scorer; Guinn, a solid defenseman; and Laporta , this year 's leading scorer are the nucleus of this season 's club .

Back from last year are Peter­son, defense and left wing, Ken Witbrodt , last year's defensive MVP, Guinn, Demos and Starr.

Newcomers to the UMSL hoc­key club include Dave Glasby, defenseman from McCluer North High School , Joe Goldkamp, CBC High School defenseman, and Steve Vilhardt from McCluer North .

New forwards are Gerry Glenn (McCluer North) , Ray Hefner (DeSmet, Meramec and Kirk­WOOd) , Bob Slocum (St. Mary 's) and Jim Hofer, a Missouri High School Club Hockey All -Star.

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Thus far this season, UMSL is 2-2 in league play . The UMSL Hockey Club opposes Washing­ton University tonight at 10:30 p.m. at the Affton Athletic Association Ice Rink.

"We want people to realize we 're a half-way decent organi­zation ," Starr said. "People have this idea of club hockey being a group of guys renting a rink and playing with old equipment late at night. It's not that way at all ; it's really competitive."

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STANDFASTING: Not only d id Lance Polette notch his 10th goal of the year Satu rday, but he also held McKendree's goalkeeper in check.

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played well Monday evening as they bombed McKendree College 7 -0 . Scott Hu ber and Steve Hoover each had a couple of goals for the Rivermen and Polette , Tom Olwig and Kevin O'Mara each chipped in a goal apiece to help the cause. John O'Mara had three assists during the game, which upped his total to 15 for the season, which is a school record . " It was by far our easiest game of the year," Dallas said.

Next up for the Rivermen is a game Saturday, against always­tough Quincy College. "They have lost a lot of close games this year and their record is the worst it has been in a while , but they still will be tough. I would like to keep our shutout streak going and if we do that, then all we have to do is score one to beat them. We also need to shut down their Swedish kid (Claes Sandstrom),"

Dallas said. The Rivermen wind up their

season on Nov. 6 against Illinois State University . "They are a Division 1 school but their record is below 500. They play on an Astroturf field, but I don't think that will be much of a problem for us," Dallas commented.

The selection committee for the NCAA tournament will meet on Nov. 7 to determine who gets invited to its post-season party. There may be an invitation with UMSL's name on it.

What do the Rivermen have to do to get that invitation? They have to beat Quincy College and Illinois State University and then hope for a bid. Two victories in their last two games would give them an overall mark of 13 wins and four losses . With that kind of mark, they hope to be invited to the NCAA's post-season tourna­ment, where they can continue to broaden their NCAA Division 2 title hunt .

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Netters step past Stephens Kurt Jacob reporter

As the women 's volleyball season starts to wind down, the number of wins for the netters are beginning to increase. Though an 11-28 mark is nothing to shout about , Coach Cindy Rech can see her squad making steps toward improvement.

To UMSL's benefit, these steps have resulted in victories.

UMSL has won two out of its last three matches, and in the meantime, has overcome some of it weaknesses.

"We've really improved our defense ," Rech said. "We 've worked hard to become stronger defensively. Nowwe have to keep concentrating.

"At the same time, our setting has been a little off lately. We just fall into these r uts sometimes."

Last Friday, the Riverwomen took their act on the road to Prin­cipia College, competing in a tri­meet with the host school and Stephens College, which made the trip in from Columbia.

After trouncing Stephens in the opening match, 15-1, 15-3 , UMSL faced Principia, a team that has become quite an intense rival to UMSL in recent years .

The previously mentioned set­ting problems proved to be the visitors ' downfall as UMSL fell to Principia 15-6, 15-7. It seemed that all night long, sets by the UMSL players were about a foot too long, enabling the opposing hitters to pound the ball at the Riverwomen for easy points .

"I can't understand why we were oversetting," Rech said. "We had trouble with service receive all night ; all season for that matter. We just never have developed a technique we can depend on.

"We more or less controlled their strategy for them by over­setting. It hurt us that Debbie Shores was out sick but Julie Crespi did a good job in her place . I don 't know what the problem was. "

Whatever the problem was , it was soon corrected as the River ­women came back to do away with Washington Univers ity the following Monday. In impressive fashion , UMSL downed the hosts 15-9, 16- 18 , 15-7 , 15-11.

"I was pretty pleased with the way we played ," Rech said . "We let up some in that second game as the score indicates , but over­all, wewere in control mostofthe way.

"I had a chance to play every-

one and I liked the way every­body played together. Lisa Plamp is hitting the ball a lot better now and Kelly Weis did an excellent job on the back line against Wash. U.

It 's a good thing, since the season finale , the MIAA Confer­ence Post-Season tournament, is quickly approaching. Obviously UMSL won't be seeded very highly but they will have the opportunity to be a spoiler.

"Looking ahead, we'll probab­ly be in the same bracket as Cen­tral Missouri and Northeast Missouri state universities, two of the best teams in the league. Hopefully we'll be able to knock one of those teams off and gain some respectability.

"We just need to get more aggressive , keep our heads in the games and develop that consis­tent mental attitude. Right now there 's an ingredient missing that we need to find ." UMSL notes: UMSL will host Principia and Har r is Stowe State College tonight in the Mark Twain Building. Saturday, the Riverwomen will travel to Quincy College to participate in a four-team tournament that in­cludes Quincy, UMSL, Northeast Missouri State University and Loras College.

TKE remains undefeated Ken Eckert reporter

Tau Kappa Epsilon holds the distinction of being the only undefeated team of the 1983 intramural football season as it enters the second round of post­season play.

TKE, with a record of 5-0-2, defeated ROTC in their first­round playoff game Tuesday by the score of 16-0. Sig Tau dropped its first-round game 14-6 to the Grave Diggers (4-2- 0) . A­Team shutout NCFT 12-0 and

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Masters of Disasters crunched the Skids by a total of 26-0.

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All teams have impressive records and point differentials (points scored minus points scored against) .

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have equal records of five wins and two losses . In head-to-head competition, they have both beaten each other once. The Grave Diggers shut out the A­Team earlier in the season 14-0, but Monday the A-Team got revenge with a 14- 8 victory. Grave Diggers are up 20 pOints in point differential , with a 56.

Masters now stand at 5-:-1- 1 and have the largest differential at 70. TKE's record is highest and their differential is impressive at 54 .

Such inflated scores would seem to indicate that the remain­ing games would be high-scor ing ones; however, for the most part , the teams have not played other teams of their caliber. Look for a tight finish on the intramural football scene.

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Intramural soccer is underway with the Deans, Papal Lions , FUBAR and Pikes gaining first­game victories .

In the Eastern Division Oct. 10, the deans beat the Griffs 2-0 and the Papal Lions topped the Strikers 3- 2 in an over time shootout. Games scheduled for Monday, Oct. 17, had been cancelled due to rain and will be rescheduled for later in the season.

In the Eastern Division Oct. 12, Pikes shutout ROTC 2-0 and FUBAR did the same with Tro­jan 's International.

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Dallas' construction parallels stadium Jeff Kuehno sports columnist

The renovation of the UMSL soccer stadium, officially opened and dedicated two weeks ago , is nearly completed . And so is the construction of the 1983 men 's soccer team.

Like the stadium, the River­men have looked more impres­sive each day, taking new shape after what has to be considered one of the team's slowest starts ever. Coach Don Dallas' club, chock full of new personnel who arrived in August to work on the project of building a formidable team , lost its first two games of the season, a first for an UMSL soccer squad .

For several weeks after that , UMSL continued its inconsistent play. If you recall the last time I reported on this subject via the Korner, UMSL had just dropped an embarrassing 3-2 decision to Northeast Missouri State Uni­versity and was in danger of fall­ing out of contention for an NCAA Division 2 playoff berth.

Since then , however, UMSL

has added a shiny lustre to its previously tarnished exterior , winning six in a row to improve its record to 11-4, not to mention its chances of returning to play­off action for a record 12th con­secutive year. Included in the recent winning streak were tri­umphs over Benedictine College

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(the top rated team in the National Association of Inter­collegiate Athletics at the time), Southern Illinois University­Edwardsville (a Division 1 national power), and the Univer­sity of Missouri-Rolla (UMSL's archrival in the Missouri Inter­collegiate Athletic Association). Those three wins should go a long way in vaulting the Rivermen into the playoffs .

The foundation of the team's development has been its de-

Womensnubbedin West region's poll Daniel A. Kimaek sports editor

The soccer Riverwomen, wearing a record of 12-1-2 on their sleeves, were sailing to the first seed in the Midwest/Far West region of the National Col­legiate Athletic Association Division 2 playoffs, and an auto­matic bid in the prestigious tournament.

That is, until Coach Ken Hud­son and cohorts had an off-week, winning three games and tying one.

What? Three victories and a standoff doesn't resemble an off­week in your book?

Hudson's either.

commentary But in the eyes of the NCAA

selection and ranking commit­tee, UMSL's 2-2 tie with the West's second-ranked team in Colorado College sank the ship.

UMSL had been ranked first in the West with Colorado at No.2, but the dominating 2-2 deadlock propelled Colorado into the top spot , while UMSL fell to second, sharing honors with the Univer­sity of California-Berkeley.

Not only did UMSL's standoff take away the West 's top spot, but the Riverwomen also fell in the national poll .

For the majority of the season, UMSL hovered at No . 5 national­ly . But two weeks ago , Hudson saw his club climb up to third.

"There 's no way we 're not as good as teams ranked higher, " Hudson would later comment.

Surprise! The Riverwomen are now ranked eighth , nationally , and a lot of UMSL soccer fans are crying foul.

It 's a messy deal and it just doesn't seem to wash. Does it?

"No," Hudson complained. "Someone doesn 't like me; we 're getting shafted ."

Probably so , Coach. But look at what 's against you.

Members of the ranking com­mittee include coaches from California-Santa Barbara, Colo­rado College (a little vested . interest there, huh?), Carleton College and UMSL.

And guess what? Santa Bar­bara, Carleton and Colorado all picked UMSL as the tt:ird team in the West region. Hudson, of course, picked the Riverwomen first.

"When you win three games and tie another one in one week," Hudson emphasized, "you don 't

move down - there 's no justice." Perhaps not , Coach. But

maybe there 's righteousness.

"Colorado still has to play Texas A&M," Hudson said . "They 'll have a tough time beat­ing them.

"One loss could change the whole ranking and seeding around."

If Colorado loses, UMSL wins one more chance at being the West's first seed (dictating an automatic berth into the playoffs) . To do that, the Riverwomen must get by Carleton College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison - neither team figures to upset the Riverwomen.

So, with just a few games left in the regular season, UMSL has a chance to overtake the Colorado team and hold Cal-Berkeley in check. In recent national rank­ings, Colorado is seventh with 110 points, with UMSL at eighth with 94 pOints , and Cal-Berkeley at 10th with 60 pOints .

"We've got to win both of our games by slaughtering the other teams ," Hudson confessed. "But even then things are shaky as far as our ranking and tournament seed goes. "

Preliminary rankings for the NCAA women's soccer playoffs take place tomorrow evening.

And guess what: Coaches from Carleton, Cal-Berkeley and Colorado will be there.

" I don 't think we 'll get the first seed ," Hudson said . "But with a 12-1-2 record, there 's no way we can 't make the playoffs ."

The tournament fields 12 teams, at least one from each region, and as many as eight at- · large bids .

The talk around town is three teams from the Midwest/Far West region are possible conten­ders - Cal-Berkeley , Seattle Pacific (ranked fifth in the nation with 110 points) , and UMSL.

But Hudson isn 't taking any­thing for granted.

"The selection committee is tired of seeing us as one of the better teams," Hudson said after watching his Riverwomen make the NCAA final four two years running.

"We could wind up getting reamed."

Maybe so, Coach. But prob­ably not .

Although the Riverwomen may not get the West's first seed and an automatic bid , they are still prime candidates for playoff contention - granted they have an off-week and only win the next two games.

fense . In the six games since the debacle against NEMO, the Rivermen have not allowed a goal , setting a school record for most consecutive shutouts in a season. Like the permanent seat­ing that now overlooks the soccer field, UMSL's defense appears to be permanently indestructible. The Rivermen have built a sturdy wall in front of their goal and it will require a herculean effort to knock it down .

Goalkeeper Greg McFetridge, whom Coach Dallas compares to a pitcher who throws a no-hitter every game, has been excep­tional since moving into the starting lineup. The junior transfer from St. Louis Com­munity College at Florissant Valley has started seven games and has yet to allow a goal. By vir­tue of his seven shutouts, he has already tied the school's single­season record .

But McFetridge has had some help, particularly from the four vastly improved defenders in the backfield. Stopper Joe Kortkamp has been sensational all season;

All-Conference sweeper Kevin Fryer has played better since recovering from a nagging leg injury and wingbacks Tom Wil­son and Frank Finklang have gained confidence in recent weeks.

Not to be overlooked is the play of the midfielders, especially John Pallett and Tom Olwig. Both have ben integral figures offensively as well as defensive­ly, along with fellow midfielders Mike Pieri , Pat Delano and Paul Horgan. In fact, some of the "big' goals have come from mid­fielders . Olwig scored the winner against SIV-E; Pieri did the hon­ors at Rolla and Delano added an important tally against Bene­dictine.

Up front , Dallas couldn 't ex­pect much more production from his attackers . Seniors Lance Polette and John O'Mara have formed perhaps the most effec­tive tandem UMSL has had in years, Polette as the goal-scorer and O'Mara as the playmaker. After 15 games, Polette led the team in scoring with 10 goals , while O'Mara led in assists with

12, a school record . O'Mara also owns the career assist mark with 20 , a tremendous accomplish­ment considering he has been, here less than two full seasons.

Augmenting the Polette-O'Mara combination has been freshman Steve Hoover , who nailed down a starting berth mid­way through the campaign and is now second on the team in goals scored , with seven . If he con­tinues at his present pace in years to come, he could set a few offensive records himself.

Admittedly , Dallas was puz­zled earlier in the season as he tried to find the right com­binations for his construction project. Fortunately, Dallas has found the right pieces and now the only puzzled looks are those that appear frequently on the faces of UMSL's opponents .

As the evidence shows , the chemistry on the 1983 UMSL soc­cer squad is near-perfect . The construction project is almost complete. All that remains are the finishing touches - hopefully a national championship.

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