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Issue date: 12/4/06 Section: News
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Ivanhoe program stages field trip
The Ivanhoe program, one which provides student mentors to children living in the Ivanhoe neighborhood, has planned a field trip for Friday, Dec. 8.
The trip, which includes an on-campus dinner as well as a jazz performance at the Conservatory of Music, was picked by the students, according to program organizer Kimberly Baker-Flowers.
This is the first year a project like this has occurred at UMKC, as well as any other university. Four student volunteers are allowed to live in the Ivanhoe House free of charge and are given the task of mentoring children in the neighborhood. - Danny Mathis
Fire burns fraternity house, kills one
A fire at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house killed University of Missouri-St. Louis senior Brian Schlitter.
Schlitter, 25, was unable to escape the house after the flames made the stairway collapse. His large stature made it impossible for him to escape through a window.
The other two residents escaped, and no one else was harmed. - Danny Mathis
Local
Judges underpaid
Citizens had to choose last Thursday how much they think Missouri judges should be paid. Some judges' salaries have remained the same for six years, mainly because many judges were hesitant to have raises and continually turned down recommendations for such awards. The approved Amendment 7 of the Missouri Constitution has denied such a privilege, even removing the idea of recommended raises. Several speakers at the hearings have argued the salaries need to be addressed.
"Everyone agrees judges are vastly underpaid," said Patrick McLarney, president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
The two final hearings were held in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau.
Smoking ban delayed
The smoking ban for Kansas City was delayed last Thursday because it needed more work. Members of the City council were expected to vote on this bill, which called for smoke-free bars and restaurants in 2008, but it was sent back to a committee for revising. City Councilman Jon Fairfield expressed his reasons for improvement and the bill's impact on the community.
Ivanhoe program stages field trip
The Ivanhoe program, one which provides student mentors to children living in the Ivanhoe neighborhood, has planned a field trip for Friday, Dec. 8.
The trip, which includes an on-campus dinner as well as a jazz performance at the Conservatory of Music, was picked by the students, according to program organizer Kimberly Baker-Flowers.
This is the first year a project like this has occurred at UMKC, as well as any other university. Four student volunteers are allowed to live in the Ivanhoe House free of charge and are given the task of mentoring children in the neighborhood. - Danny Mathis
Fire burns fraternity house, kills one
A fire at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house killed University of Missouri-St. Louis senior Brian Schlitter.
Schlitter, 25, was unable to escape the house after the flames made the stairway collapse. His large stature made it impossible for him to escape through a window.
The other two residents escaped, and no one else was harmed. - Danny Mathis
Local
Judges underpaid
Citizens had to choose last Thursday how much they think Missouri judges should be paid. Some judges' salaries have remained the same for six years, mainly because many judges were hesitant to have raises and continually turned down recommendations for such awards. The approved Amendment 7 of the Missouri Constitution has denied such a privilege, even removing the idea of recommended raises. Several speakers at the hearings have argued the salaries need to be addressed.
"Everyone agrees judges are vastly underpaid," said Patrick McLarney, president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
The two final hearings were held in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau.
Smoking ban delayed
The smoking ban for Kansas City was delayed last Thursday because it needed more work. Members of the City council were expected to vote on this bill, which called for smoke-free bars and restaurants in 2008, but it was sent back to a committee for revising. City Councilman Jon Fairfield expressed his reasons for improvement and the bill's impact on the community.
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