The Maneater -- Volume 77, Issue 15

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Columbia, Missouri • Friday, October 15, 2010

Vol. 77, No. 15

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Diversity at MU Series: Part 3 of 3

Still a long way to go for diversity course ZACH MURDOCK Associate Editor

This is the third and final part of a three-part series on the diversity general education course requirement. After two white students scattered cotton balls on the front lawn of the Gaines/ Oldham Black Culture Center in spring 2010, students, faculty and the Columbia community called into question the progress MU has made on diversity issues. In the weeks following the incident, town hall meetings and forums, held by the Legion of Black Collegians and Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative, amplified sentiments about a need for better and more effec-

"...slow change seems like no change,” Chief Diversity Officer Roger Worthington

tive diversity education and inclusion on campus. But since 2004, the issue of creating a diversity course requirement has stalled. Administrators point to a variety of hurdles that have slowed the requirement’s progress, but six years after a task force recommendation and student backing, a requirement has yet to be finalized. Former Four Front Co-Chairwoman Jackie CookEberle, now Jackie Gold, was part see DIVERSITY, page 6

GRANT HINDSLEY/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior Heidi Hadler helps junior Kelsey Hinds get through the last steps of donating blood while collection staff member Sherry Harris finishes up during the Homecoming Blood Drive at the Hearnes Center on Monday. The blood drive ended at 6 p.m. Thursday.

25th annual Homecoming Blood Drive surpasses 4,000-unit goal MADELINE O’LEARY Staff Writer

KATIE CURRID/ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Tan Time’s contract with the Student Recreation Complex is set to end Dec. 31. Tan Time and the university are at odds regarding Tan Time’s option to renew its lease after the fall semester.

Heat’s on between MU, Tan Time SALLY FRENCH Staff Writer The Spa, the tanning salon in the Student Recreation Complex, plans to take MU to the Missouri Court of Appeals in a lawsuit regarding whether the company has the option to renew its lease for the spring semester. Operated by Tan Time LLC, The Spa has been in legal battles with MU since 2008, when MU informed the company that its services would no longer be needed by the recreation complex due to health risks posed by

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tanning beds. The contract between MU and Tan Time ends Dec. 31, and MU does not plan to renew the lease contract beyond that date. “The university will not be renewing the lease contract beyond Dec. 31, 2010, and has informed The Spa partners of this decision,” Recreation Services and Facilities Director Diane Dahlmann said. But Tan Time’s lawyer said the company has the right to remain in the recreation center regardsee TAN, page 6

The largest student blood drive in the country surpassed its own expectations Thursday night as the final number of collected units of blood was announced. With an original goal of 4,000 units, MU and the American Red Cross ended the 25th annual Homecoming Blood Drive with a total of 4,217 units to put in the bank. Each unit of blood can be used to save up to three lives, amounting to around 12,000 possible lives saved, an American Red

Cross news release stated. Based on the final tally, MU’s actual number of possible lives saved was even higher. Other blood drives will also be happening around the region in different satellite locations, Homecoming Blood Drive Committee member Deli Shirazian said. Some of these locations include Kansas City, Saint Louis, Chicago and Springfield. “In 1985, the American Red Cross collected 1,600 units of blood over a period of time,” Red Cross Representative Lane Scholz said. “We have grown over

the years.” Shirazian attributed part of the growth to an increase in nonGreek involvement. Non-Greek students and members of the community were able to schedule appointments at a table at the new student center. Walk-in appointments were also accommodated, a policy different than that of years past. “The major difference between this year’s blood drive and previous years’ is that there is no deferral day,” she said. “There are just four straight days of blood drive. see DRIVE, page 6

2010 MSA Presidential Election

MSA presidential candidates square off in first debate of election AMANDA CAPUA Staff Writer The three candidates for the Missouri Students Association presidency debated issues concerning MSA’s effectiveness and the diversity climate on campus at a debate Wednesday. The presidential and vice presidential slates were also asked specific questions about their platforms and how they planned to work for students if elected Nov. 8. Josh Travis and Michelle Horan; Eric Woods and Emily Moon; and Ben Hansen and

Kaitlin Oxenreider are the three declared slates. A question regarding diversity on campus, specifically pertaining to Homecoming events, was posed to candidates by a member of the audience and sparked discussion among the slates. Travis said different groups and ethnicities celebrating Homecoming in different ways was not a problem but that he believes there are very clear divides on campus based on race, religion and participation in Greek life that do need attention. “This speaks to a cultural problem on this campus, one no

On themaneater.com

From coal to biomass

Check out The Maneater's video coverage on the campus political climate during election season. Watch our photo slideshow on the Filipino American Students Association's Barrio Fiesta on Wednesday.

The MU Power Plant is preparing to transition from burning coal to biomass, an alternative Campus Facilities calls more sustainable. News, page 5

one really wants to talk about, one no one really listens to when people do talk about it and one no is willing to stand up and fight for,” Travis said. “Homecoming is just a door to walk into the room when we talk about diversity on this campus.” Hansen said he did not think having the two Homecomings was a bad thing. “It’s not different because it has to be, it’s different because of tradition and what’s happened since then, for better or worse,” see MSA, page 6

Basketball back in action The Missouri basketball team opens up its exhibition season Nov. 5 with a few new faces and returning aces. Sports, page 21


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