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Downtown construction rounds up Phase II plans By Ben Lawson Chief Reporter
The final phases of Maryville’s Downtown Revitalization project to improve the quality of Maryville’s downtown area began April 4. The intersection of Third and Main streets is currently closed for the beginning of Phase II. After upgrades to that intersection are complete, the inter-
section of Fourth and Main streets will close. The sidewalks on Third, Fourth and Main streets are currently being replaced as Phase III of the project. Businesses along those streets will remain open for the duration of the project. Gravel will be placed where the old sidewalk was removed. When the new concrete is poured, bridges
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Several administrators from Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom visited Northwest from April 7-8, still enamored with “something very special” here as when they first heard about us from former University President Dean Hubbard in 2009. Less than two years later, they are making headlines across the U.K. for implementing a student employment program, one that they modeled closely after ours. They say it has earned
us international attention. BCU first visited Northwest in January 2010, absorbing reports from leaders in Northwest’s student employment program. Since then, they initiated 200 students into their Student Academic Partners Scheme, where students are paid the equivalent of $16 an hour to analyze their respective course curriculum. From April 7-8, these men came to Northwest again to further their rela-
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STUART BRAND, BIRMINGHAM City University director of learning and teaching, talks to Northwest students and employees about their Student Academic Partners Scheme. BCU worked with Northwest to come up with a student employment plan that has become an award winning program in the U.K.
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of faculty members had their salaries redued in ‘09-’10 fiscal year.
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salary for professor of legal professions and studies, the highest average salary for public institutions.
Board of Regents vote neglects faculty, staff salaries another year By Philip Gruenwald Associate Editor
On the afternoon of March 29, seven state-appointed regents grappled with a seemingly insurmountable task: make up a gaping $1.2 million hole in Northwest’s budget while dealing with a theoretical 7 percent state budget cut, without cutting any staff positions, compromising the quality of education or raising tuition beyond students’ means. Figures were laid on the table, dissected and discarded, and then presented again. When the dust settled, the Board of Regents saw one lone faction of the budget that had been neglected yet another year: faculty and staff salaries. “The basic problem, of course, with lack of raises is that the people who are making least suffer most,” Faculty Senate President Richard Fulton said. “Because they’re the ones with children, schooling, mort-
gages – all those sorts of things that are more pressing, than people who are full professors who probably don’t have children in school, and maybe not in college anyOne still more. Their income is a little needs to higher and their expenses are not expect that as pressing.” you will be After two years of stagin a profesnant pay figures, it is estimated sion that will that Northwest reward you pays its faculty and staff anyfor what you where from 75 percent to 90 do.” percent of the market average Richard Fulton for other higher Faculty Senate President education institutions. Teachers ranging from instructors to tenured professors, University Relations staff, grounds crew and others are all under-
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Senate candidates vie for votes Missouri Academy seat not secure, received student votes this week By Philip Gruenwald Associate Editor
Debates began for the president and vice president seats for the 89th Student Senate Tuesday evening, following an ill-attended Student Senate meeting where the required 2/3rd of senators needed for quorum failed to attend. Presidential candidates were asked three questions on the Missouri Academy representation, Student Senate community outreach and their first goal in office. “I realize that a few Academy students do fill the seats, but the Academy
students right now are very proactive,” Junior Danielle Macaro said. “They love to get in, they love to help the school out as much as they can, but, you know, coming down the line, next year or the year after that, they might not want to fill the seats. So I definitely think the position, it is necessary, because they always want to be a part of campus, they want to know what’s going on and they want to be a part of student government association.” All three candidates referenced the absence of many of the senators, which had not happened at Northwest for several years. In addition, the candidates agreed on a pressing need for communication and campus outreach. “One of the things I
would love to see… is an organizational hour,” junior Justin Ranney said. “We’ve talked about it in the past. Rather than just an office hour where we sit in the office and kind of wait for organizations to come to us with help on anything for funds, to have an organizational hour to get rather than an office hour, where you can go out to the organization… you can ask them, what is going on in their organization? What events are they planning? Is there anything we can help them with?” Ranney shares a ticket with Jasmine Baudler, Riley Ziemer and Emily Hoffman called Student Focus. Junior Andrew Maddux is the presidential candidate See SENATE | A6
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(FROM LEFT) DANIELLE Macaro, Justin Ranney and Andrew Maddux debate issues Tuesday in the J.W. Jones Student Union. Voting for these Student Senate presidential hopefuls ends tomorrow at 5 p.m.
INSIDE Junior wide receiver Jake Soy learns the struggles handicapped students face on a day-today basis by spending a day in a wheelchair. See his insights on A7.