Newman Center poker tourney raises over $500
The Catholic Newman Center held the "Hold 'Em for Hunger Tournament" on Nov. 17 as part of Hunger Awareness Week and the Month of Service.
Fifty-four players participated. Marco Kramer of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity took home first place, winning a poker set valued at over $100. Other prizes given away were an I-Pod Shuffle, a QT gas Card, Gift Certificates to St. Louis Bread Co., and video games. Over $500 was raised to help fight hunger.
Bobby Wassel, campus minister with the Newman Center said the event raised enough money to feed 250 starving African children dinner every day for a month. The tournament was sponsored by the Newman Center, Student Life, SGA and UPB.
KWMU names Steve Potter host of 'Cityscape'
90.7 KWMU-FM announced on Monday that it has named Steve Potter as host of "Cityscape," a weekly show focusing on arts and culture in St. Louis.
Potter has been the afternoon host of "All Things Considered" on KWMU since 2002 and has worked in radio since 1984. "Cityscape airs on Fridays at 11 a.m.
Floyd says tuition could jump 12 percent if legislature cuts higher ed
UM President Elson Floyd said the UM System could be forced to hike tuition by as much as 12.5 percent and cut as many as 568 jobs if the Missouri Legislature cuts the state appropriation to the University.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that Greg Fitch, commissioner of higher education, requested that all public universities submit a report detailing how they might be affected by a cut in state funding of approximately $100 million.
That could translate to a cut of $38.9 million to $46.7 million for the UM System, according to the newspaper.
In a written response to Fitch's request, Floyd wrote, "Reductions of this magnitude would irreversibly alter the very essence of public higher education in Missouri."
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