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• • • e ....... OUlSVl ar ma Vol. XLVIII, No. 12 The U of L Stude~t Newspaper November 5, 1976 ""L"'". • - • Photog1raph by Mike Heitz Dana Walker, candidate from the Busine~ School, was crowned Homecoming Queen for 1976 Saturday, at halftime of the U of L-Tulsa game. She was crowned, in the rain, by Dr. James G. Miller (right), U of L president. Ms. Walker was awa!l'ded the queeri's trophy by P. Stephan Phelps (center), SGA President. - . Dorm councils regroup by Janet L. Ulrich The University's resident dorm councils have undergone some extensive changes in their governments this year. According to Associate Dean of Students Harold Adams, the reorganization could be better terms as reconstruction. "We have tried to put together a good council with a sound basis." He added that the council's main objective is to propose changes that are needed within each separate dorm. "The councils are kind of a direct · route to me; they're a real asset in finding out the problems of the students. The residents are more apt to talk to their representative than members of my staff. The reps are students who live in the dorms , whereas my staff just has to work organizing the program," said Adams. The dorms use the money that has been allocated to them through the university's general budget to organize their general social and service programs. Dan Livingston, president of the dorm council at Unitas Towers hopes to promote more activities that involve resident students. He said, "We need to get some activities that will keep a few people here on campus on the weekends. Since nothing's usually happening, the dorms become deserted on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays." livingston also mentioned the immediate need of a study lounge in the Tower. "There are some big renovations that need to be made. We need somewhere to study, other than our own rooms. The way it looks now, the construction for the lounge probably won't happen this year, but we're trying to push the addition through housing now." Student claims damage by towing Joy Maxberry, president of Threkeld Hall, has been asking for furniture for Threkeld's study lounge. "We've got a place to study, but those rooms really need to be furnished adequately. And since our constitution has been approved by the SGA, we might be able to work a little more efficiently on those problems that are bothering us ." So far , Threkeld's council, which is composed of two hall reps from every floor, a secretary and a treasurer, have ordered vending machines and ironing boards which will be installed in the study lounges by next semester. by Rick Yetter Having your car towed away at U of L could cost you more than the combined price of a parking permit, ticket, and towing fee. This semester, some students are finding their cars have been damaged when towed away. The problems most often reported involve mechanical difficulties in the cars' transmission and steering mechanisms, and damage to the cars' exterior finish. Students are claiming the damage to their vehicles has resulted from improper towing techniques used by the wrecker service. "Reported incidents where towing resulted in damage to vehicles are few," said Assistant Director of Public Safety Bob Wood. "We don't claim that towing never causes damage to some types of vehicles, but the number of reported incidents which are actually v~rified are very few." But when cars are damaged , it may be difficult to find out who is responsible for making an adequate adjustment. Pam Lawson , a graduate student in the School of Education, claimed her 1975 Ford Granada had been damaged by being improperly towed. Upon claiming her vehicle at the Public Safety holding area, she became aware that the car's steering and automatic transmission "failed to operate the same way it did earlier that day." Lawson said that when the car's transmission was placed in the "park" position and the engine started , the car immediately started moving in reverse. Public Safety was notified of the damage and they informed Lawson that Downtown Texaco, the wrecker service that had towed her car, "had insurance to cover any damage due to towing." Lawson then contacted Downtown Texaco and told them about the mechani- . cal problems her car had developed since being towed. A representative of Downtown Texaco then came to U of L to assess the damage. Having fmished examining the automobile, lawson said that the mechanic told her that the problem had been caused as a direct result of the towing operation. Downtown Texaco • then repaired her car. Lawson said the n!pairs made by Downtown Texaco did not completely correct the problem, and wanted to take her car to an authorized Ford Motor Company repair center. She then wanted Downtown Texaco to pay for the repair service an authorized Ford mechanic would make. Lawson said that she spoke with Marvis Preston, manager of Downtown Texaco, about such an arrangement and Preston refused saying that if the problem was still there then Downtown Texaco would repair it for her. "When we can do the repairs , we aren't going to pay Ford Motor Company to do them," Preston said. Preston denies that :any meeting between himself and Lawson ever tood place, and that any problem connected with her car as a resul1t of having been towed by his wrecker Stervice, was sa tisfactorily corrected. The Department of Public Safety has no facilities for the operation of a wrecker service. They must call for an independent wrecker servic~! · to come onto Public Safety in selecting a wrecker service includes getting the best service for the price, 24 hour towing capability, fast response time, and a number of wreckers available for service at any given time. Wood said that Downtown Texaco met all of these requirements. RE. Todd, director of purchasing for U of L, said "that to his knowledge there exists no formal written contract between the university and Downtown Texaco." The towing service the Department of Public Safety utilizes is not bid out by the university in a formal procedure. "Rather," Wood said, "there exists a · verbal agreement between Public Safety and Downtown Texaco." "We've basically been listening to everyone's complaints, and everyone seems to think that aside from the renovations, we need to promote more activities where the girls and the boys of the dorm could meet each other," Maxberry said. She also said, "Sunday night we had a dance, and the guys were complaining about not knowing the girls. We're going • to see if we can't do something about that problem soon." campus and tow the vehicle to a holding Photograph by Michael Brohm lot behind Miller Hall. U of L students live under the threat of having their mode of transportation towed Criteria used by tht~ Department of away. Recently, some students have had their autos damaged because of towing.
Object Description
Title | The Louisville Cardinal, November 5, 1976. |
Volume | XLVIII |
Issue | 12 |
Description | The University of Louisville’s undergraduate newspaper. The title of this publication has varied over the years, but with the exception of the period 1928-1930, when it was known as the U. of L. News, the title has always been a variation of The Cardinal. |
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Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals University of Louisville--Students--Periodicals |
Date Original | 1976-11-05 |
Object Type | Newspapers |
Source | Scanned from microfilm in the Louisville Cardinal newspapers collection. Item Number ULUA Cardinal 19761105 |
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Collection | Louisville Cardinal Newspapers Collection |
Collection Website | https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cardinal |
Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections |
Date Digital | 2019-01-29 |
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Full Text | • • • e ....... OUlSVl ar ma Vol. XLVIII, No. 12 The U of L Stude~t Newspaper November 5, 1976 ""L"'". • - • Photog1raph by Mike Heitz Dana Walker, candidate from the Busine~ School, was crowned Homecoming Queen for 1976 Saturday, at halftime of the U of L-Tulsa game. She was crowned, in the rain, by Dr. James G. Miller (right), U of L president. Ms. Walker was awa!l'ded the queeri's trophy by P. Stephan Phelps (center), SGA President. - . Dorm councils regroup by Janet L. Ulrich The University's resident dorm councils have undergone some extensive changes in their governments this year. According to Associate Dean of Students Harold Adams, the reorganization could be better terms as reconstruction. "We have tried to put together a good council with a sound basis." He added that the council's main objective is to propose changes that are needed within each separate dorm. "The councils are kind of a direct · route to me; they're a real asset in finding out the problems of the students. The residents are more apt to talk to their representative than members of my staff. The reps are students who live in the dorms , whereas my staff just has to work organizing the program," said Adams. The dorms use the money that has been allocated to them through the university's general budget to organize their general social and service programs. Dan Livingston, president of the dorm council at Unitas Towers hopes to promote more activities that involve resident students. He said, "We need to get some activities that will keep a few people here on campus on the weekends. Since nothing's usually happening, the dorms become deserted on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays." livingston also mentioned the immediate need of a study lounge in the Tower. "There are some big renovations that need to be made. We need somewhere to study, other than our own rooms. The way it looks now, the construction for the lounge probably won't happen this year, but we're trying to push the addition through housing now." Student claims damage by towing Joy Maxberry, president of Threkeld Hall, has been asking for furniture for Threkeld's study lounge. "We've got a place to study, but those rooms really need to be furnished adequately. And since our constitution has been approved by the SGA, we might be able to work a little more efficiently on those problems that are bothering us ." So far , Threkeld's council, which is composed of two hall reps from every floor, a secretary and a treasurer, have ordered vending machines and ironing boards which will be installed in the study lounges by next semester. by Rick Yetter Having your car towed away at U of L could cost you more than the combined price of a parking permit, ticket, and towing fee. This semester, some students are finding their cars have been damaged when towed away. The problems most often reported involve mechanical difficulties in the cars' transmission and steering mechanisms, and damage to the cars' exterior finish. Students are claiming the damage to their vehicles has resulted from improper towing techniques used by the wrecker service. "Reported incidents where towing resulted in damage to vehicles are few," said Assistant Director of Public Safety Bob Wood. "We don't claim that towing never causes damage to some types of vehicles, but the number of reported incidents which are actually v~rified are very few." But when cars are damaged , it may be difficult to find out who is responsible for making an adequate adjustment. Pam Lawson , a graduate student in the School of Education, claimed her 1975 Ford Granada had been damaged by being improperly towed. Upon claiming her vehicle at the Public Safety holding area, she became aware that the car's steering and automatic transmission "failed to operate the same way it did earlier that day." Lawson said that when the car's transmission was placed in the "park" position and the engine started , the car immediately started moving in reverse. Public Safety was notified of the damage and they informed Lawson that Downtown Texaco, the wrecker service that had towed her car, "had insurance to cover any damage due to towing." Lawson then contacted Downtown Texaco and told them about the mechani- . cal problems her car had developed since being towed. A representative of Downtown Texaco then came to U of L to assess the damage. Having fmished examining the automobile, lawson said that the mechanic told her that the problem had been caused as a direct result of the towing operation. Downtown Texaco • then repaired her car. Lawson said the n!pairs made by Downtown Texaco did not completely correct the problem, and wanted to take her car to an authorized Ford Motor Company repair center. She then wanted Downtown Texaco to pay for the repair service an authorized Ford mechanic would make. Lawson said that she spoke with Marvis Preston, manager of Downtown Texaco, about such an arrangement and Preston refused saying that if the problem was still there then Downtown Texaco would repair it for her. "When we can do the repairs , we aren't going to pay Ford Motor Company to do them," Preston said. Preston denies that :any meeting between himself and Lawson ever tood place, and that any problem connected with her car as a resul1t of having been towed by his wrecker Stervice, was sa tisfactorily corrected. The Department of Public Safety has no facilities for the operation of a wrecker service. They must call for an independent wrecker servic~! · to come onto Public Safety in selecting a wrecker service includes getting the best service for the price, 24 hour towing capability, fast response time, and a number of wreckers available for service at any given time. Wood said that Downtown Texaco met all of these requirements. RE. Todd, director of purchasing for U of L, said "that to his knowledge there exists no formal written contract between the university and Downtown Texaco." The towing service the Department of Public Safety utilizes is not bid out by the university in a formal procedure. "Rather," Wood said, "there exists a · verbal agreement between Public Safety and Downtown Texaco." "We've basically been listening to everyone's complaints, and everyone seems to think that aside from the renovations, we need to promote more activities where the girls and the boys of the dorm could meet each other," Maxberry said. She also said, "Sunday night we had a dance, and the guys were complaining about not knowing the girls. We're going • to see if we can't do something about that problem soon." campus and tow the vehicle to a holding Photograph by Michael Brohm lot behind Miller Hall. U of L students live under the threat of having their mode of transportation towed Criteria used by tht~ Department of away. Recently, some students have had their autos damaged because of towing. |
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