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VOL. 60 NO. 12 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY NOVEMBER 10, 1988 12 PAGES ANINDEPENDENTSTUDENTNEWSPAPER
Faculty, staff say insurance
premiums equal a pay cut
B:r 'v11 H I I. 1 L KfoR
t.tfl Wmer
nt'er'l!) ol Loutwtlle emplo)­ee'
wtll mal.c a dcct'o ton lhl\ month
on I tve te\ "ed health care tn.,urancc
pult 'tC' whKh man} \Iaffer' 'a~
wtll put a ,enou' ptnch on thetr
p<x:~ethook'
You pa) more money for le''
benefit,, ,,ud ~acuity enate chatr
Rohen Stenger 'I he 111crea;.e
amounh to a p.ty cut
l.urry O'"lc:r. vtcc pre'oldenl for
adnllnl\lrall•tn. \atO the polt te'
have not -.h.111ged much e'cept m
CO\!
They are ba\lcally the arne pro­gram'
hut "t!h a premium increase.
he "'"I Snmc tncrea.,e;, are 'otgnifi ­canl
Wm~er' "til lace a 10.5 percent
tncreu'e tn the lca'l expen~tvc cov­erage.
"htle the mo'ol e'pen\lve
health ~·trt~ plan' Lost wtll e'ocalate
47.1> pcr<ent
Marvm 1urray. buoget comm111ee
Lhatr ol the Faculty Senate , e'­prc.,.,
co d"gu't over the 111\Urance
nue' dunng a No\ 1 'enale meet­mg.
It " outragcou' It wtll hun ev­eryone
. he '"'o 'Thl'o '' JU'! year
one. "'hat .thnul :rear two·>
Many group' have 'en! leuer' 10
ow,lcy c'pre\\lng concern about
the ne"' htgher cosh
Mtchael Byrne. taff Senate
chatr. 'oatd the ~en ate drafted a le!ler
a\~ing the Untver'olty to contact all
in,urance <:ornpante'> 10 get a more
compeuuve co\l and to increase the
amoull! the Univcr;ity contributes
towaro th.: monthly premiums.
llyrnc 'auJ the increa'oes will place
a huroen on a II employee>.
Rencfus have heen re!>!ricted and
the cosh have ~o ne up a ro!>s the
hoaro. he satd My concern is that
11 " a very difficult position on the
per"m' thai carry family insurance
and the lower patd employee~. Tht ~
is an awful large chunk increased m
coverage.
The executive comminee of the
Faculty cnate al~o issued a lener
which said the increases amount to a
pay cut and called for more em­ployee
involvement before any
changes are made.
The University was self-insured
before the beginning of this year.
but jumps in he;thh care co ts
prompted the Board of Tntstees to
cancel the plan .
To confront the rising co~t s. in
1987 U of L offered employt>es six
options and, for the first time,
placed a $79 monthly-limit on Uni­ver
ity contributions to single cover­age.
This year the Board , whtle plan­ning
the 88-89 budget. made a move
that anempled to protect worker's
wallet~ by rai smg the cap to $82.95
for ea h worker during the upcom­ing
year. However, all plans will be
at least $2.05 over the $82.95 cap,
expenses thai will be picked up by
the employee.
Owsley said the rates are compet­itive
wi th the other policies in the
state.
'With the health care industry
ri~e . these policies are fairly anrac­tive
to other !>late rate' we com­pared,
• he said. ' That', not any
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High demand, insufficent candidate pool
place emphasis on minority recruitment
First of three parts
De,puc ongmng recntitment ini­ll:
t!tve, , Untver,ity of Louisville of­ftctab
'·')< dllrJcting top-notch mi­nonty
lacuhy lo campus and keep­ing
them there " a tough propos ition
with no ca.,y un'owers
I thtnk we have made some
progre' tn the area or affirmative
aclton . hut nevenheles>. I m not
'all!oficd. ' 'atd Univer..ity President
Donald C. S\\a tn. "''m quite aware
that we need more black facuh . Of
the pruhlem' we face. lhl' i., one
t•l the most 1111ructable ones.
watn and other U of L adminis­tra
tor' 'oaiO the recntt!ment and re­tenlton
<: ntnch " the product of m­ten'e
nalnmwide demand for a con­'
i'olentl) 'hon '>Upply of qua lified
111tnOrH} tn\lnt~IOf\.
La'! )Car. of L hired 'oix black
faculty mcmher... but five other~ left
the Univen.i ty during the same time
period, according to an affirmative
action rcpon presented to the Bourd
of Tru'olee~ during its Oct. 2 4
meeting.
R<tlph Fit7patrick . special assistant
lo the president for affirmative ac­tion.
\aid that of the five exiting
profe.,,ors. three left the University
for higher paying positions el e­where.
' Minority facu lty are a son of
~pecia l commodity . They're very
marketable.' Fitzpatrick said. ' Many
of them qutckly recognize that they
can make two. three times the
amount of money in other endeav­or\,
and when thai window of op­ponunity
opens. they take it. •
Many offic ials sa id the cause of
the faculty ' honage can be traced 10
the low number of mmority students
who are funhenn!!, their educatton to
the doctoral level'
Blacl. " udent' comprised 5.4 per­cent
of the undergraduate population
al Kentucky., seven tradtlionally
"hite puhlic untverstlies in 1987,
and the 406 \ludenls pursuing their
Ph.D.s constituted 3.5 percent of the
state's graduate students.
'The slati,ucs are dism<~l . said
Faculty Senate c hair and Board of
Tntstee member Ruben Stenger. ' I
think its fair to say the Trustees
have said it that the si tuation is
discouraging. Our losses have been
almost as large as our gains. and
when that is the case, your progre s
is going to be slow.'
The shonage of both minority
graduate student' and faculty are
bound together in a cause-and-effect
relationship which will be tough to
break . Stenger said.
'We need 10 get more faculty to
show minority students that there are
opponunities in education. · he said .
' When many of these studems get
their bachelor's or master's. they
jump into the private sector because
industry, busmess. everybody is
looking for integration.
'Of course, you can't get faculty
members unt il you get some people
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Chantal Renee Brown, center, a sophomore communications major and newly-elected Miss Black U of L,
shares the spotlight with her runners-up Delena Pritchett (right) and Lisa Banks.
Poise., cultural awareness stressed
in Miss Black U of L competition
By BETH AHONEN
Staff Writer
A standing room onl y audience
was treated lo an c ntenaining
evening featuring 13 of the Univer­sity
of Louisville's outstanding black
students and a fall fashion show at
the third annual Miss Black U of L
Pageant Nov. 3.
Sophomore communication major
Chantel Renee Brown, of Versa illes.
Ky., was crowned Miss Black U of
L for 1988.
' It was a shock .' Brown said after
being crowned. ' I have a responsi ­bility
that I have to live up to now.
I have 10 motivate my peers and
represent them the best I can, en­couraging
them to strive hard for
what they want. •
The pageant format featured com­petition
in casual, summer and after­six
wear, while incorporating each
contestant's personal goals and a
brief question and answer session.
Judge Tony Rankin of WJYL-FM
said contestants were graoed on their
poise and compo ure throujlhout the
competitions and on thetr public
speak10g sk ill s.
Judge looked for the qualiues
most exemplary in today's young
black woman. such as a orive to
succeed and a sense of pride in his­tory
and culture. he said.
' They (the top three) ranked high-·
est in poi nts overall because they
most exemplified the qualities. Ev­eryone
worked real hard but they
exemplified them most of all ,' he
said.
While not selected as top winner.
first ntnner-up DeLena Pritchell and
second nmner-up Lisa Banks were
still pleased with their honors.
Both received roses. wtth Prilcheu
receiving a trophy and Banks a
plaque .
Pritcheu , whose goal is to be head
respiratory therapist in a children's
hospital, is pursuing a bachelor's
degree in sociology and associates'
degrees in biology . She said she was
very happy to be honored for her
achievements as a black woman and
scholar.
Banks, a senior communication
major with an eye toward a career
as a profe,sional entenainer, said
she enJoyed panicipating in all sons
of contests. but that Miss Black U
of L was a special pageant because
it was an opponunily for the Uni ­versity
's black community to get to­gether.
' I enjoy competing in pageants tn
general. It's one of my hobbtes,'
said Banks, who is also a member
of the Lady Bird ' B-leam. "There
haven't been that many activities for
blacks in the past on campus. •
Her mother. Rrenda Rank'
Daugheny , an announcer at WLOU­AM
. \aid even!\ like Mt" Rluck
of L :trc good for the hlack commu­nity
at the Untver\lly, as "'ell as
other students.
'The pageant just kmd of opened
the door for hlack women on cam­pus."
Daugheny saio . "I think 11 en
courage' mher girls when they hear
tho!>e young women up there telltnjl
thetr c<treer goab. And il ooe'on 1
have 10 be " black per,on
' It makes them want 10 achieve
more," ~ he said.
Entertainment was provided be­tween
competitions by local models
Marcia Butler. Tasha Hallowell.
Cas~a ndra Henning, Ann Shively
and Elana Williams, who were dis­playing
some of the I;Hest Myles
from Lloyd Monon's De'ign,, Mac-
1 Fashion~ and Lela's E'clw.ive De­;.
igns
Hallowell and Henmng are former
M"' Blac~ U ol L winner'
Other ctmle'>talll\ 10 th" yean
page:tnt w~re
Hermina L Roben,, SonJa D
Re:r noltl'o . RaDeena L. Co,, Vemna
Hardtmon, Lonnena Gnme,, lacy
Wilham\, Teena Caner. Synthta
Shelby . Neeka Park., and Dayna
Horrigan .
Faculty members remember Vietnam War CORRECTION
Because of a reponer's error, a quote in the Nov. 3 issue of The Cardinal from
University President Donald C. Swain stated that he thought a proposed smoking
policy took a "judgemental" view of the rights of non-smokers. In fact, Swain said
the policy took a "non-judgemental" view.
By GREGORY HARRIS
Staff Writer
While most member of the Uni­ver\
11) of Loutwtlle community re­la'
over the VcteraO\ Day weekend .
1\\0 faculty member' wtll commem­orate
the tr O\\ n w.tr expenenCe'o.
Lt Col Bn g~' Dtugutd . com­mander
of ol L., Atr Force ROTC
unll . and Ma'oler Sg1. John Retd .
chief tn,tructnr at the Army ROTC
p<l,l . b<Hh '"w combat in the Viet­nam
War. hut each brought home
unique mcmnne<,
Dtugutd . who wtll mark a 20-year
mtlllary career in December. en
ll'ted tn the Atr Force 10 May,
I 96K. :~her protesung the war as a
teacher tn Anwlmg Green. K}
I wa' a "~n-carrymg liberal bad
then . he .. md II dawned on me
that I really dtdn 1 know what I wa
talkmg ahuul.
I enlt,lco ltl go to tetnan e'>pe-cially
. he 'oaid . That "'a' the
burning '"ue at the !nne.
Although he al'oo cho.e a mtlitary
career. Reto wa'> drafted tnto his
\Crvice tn 1969
After ba,ic lrainmg. Retd was
..ent Ill a 'pectal operauons 'ochool.
th n 'erved U\ a dnll instructor at
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Finding a Job ...
Opportunltes at the Job
Placement Office are
examined ............... Page 3
Bowl Bid .. .
ColumnJst explores U of L'a
Bowl chances ......... Page 8
LT. COL. BRIGGS DIUGUID
Fon Knox. Ky . for about a year.
He wa'> sent to Vietnam a\ a
sergeant tn June . 1971.
Dtugutd amved m Vietnam in
1970, ju\1 after the Tet offensive.
He wa'o a"igned as a Sp<?!ler with
th Army s 5th Spectal Force
Gmup '>pending much of hi year
MASTER SGT. JOHN REID
in Vietnam in small camps 10 the
jungle.
He piloted a ~mall. propeller­dnven
aircraft tn searching for en­emy
troops. Flying low , Diuguid's
crah was often subjected to enemy
small-arms tire.
"The plane we u..ed would fly >O
slowly you could fly with the win­dows
open . You could hear people
shooting at you,' he said .
' I got shot down on Christmas
Day. shot up on one of my binh­days.
and shot on a panicularly
memorable day ,' he said . 'That day
sticks in my mind, but I don't re­member
what day in panicular that
was •
Diuguid also flew rescue mi>!>lons
for other airmen, or accompanied
two or three soldiers through the
jungle on scouting missions for
airstrike target .
Reid actually spent only three
weeks in the country , but he could
not tell anyone of his experiences
for ~veral year., becaw.e his as­signment
was secret
I wa> on a pectal m"'oion for
the U.S government . he said . At
that ume. 11 w:L'> very classtfied . o
one even knew we were over there.'
Reid satd the mis~ion wa' sttll
cla~sified .
When hi\ 12-man unll arrived in
Vietnam , Reid immediately knew he
wa., in a dtfferent country, he sutd .
' When I got off the atrplane , tl
was a very dramatic experience, ' he
Continued on Page 4
Cardinal
reviewer finds
that U2 really
does Rattle
and Hwn. m
Afterclue,
Page 6.
Trustees to fund their own
award for involved faculty
By BARBARA BAUMA N
Staff Writer
In an effon to demon'>!rate ~ up­pan
for outstanding faculty in­volvement
at the University of
Louiwille. the 17 members of the
Board of Trustees will pen.onally
fund a $5,000 annual Trustees
Award .
According to Board member
George Fi>cher, the award ts de­signed
to recognize the faculty
member who has made the greate 1
contribution . to undergraduate stu­dent
life dunng the year.
'The tndlvidual Tru~tee s wanted
faculty members to know that we
recogni7e the tremendou<, contnbu­tion>
and the very meaningful way~ .
111 addition to educatton, that they
Smoking ...
Cardinal Edltortal Board at­tacks
the proposed University­wide
smoklngban-ciUngsome
potential problems as well, ln
Eclltort.Ja, ............... Page 10.
can affect 'oludent life al the Umvcr­'
i ty . • Fi,cher 'nid.
The fiN Tnt'olecs' Award wi ll be
pre,ented tn the 'opnng of 19K9.
Cnteria for >election wtll be di s­cus,
ed at a Nov. 17 Award om­ml!
tee meeting .
Member~ of the Award ommtl­tee
include m ver~t l y Pre'oldent
Donald Swam. three memhers of
the Board of Trustees and three fac ­ulty
member~
Member\ from the Board mclude
commtUee chatr. Fi!>cher. Ela10e
Mu.,.,elman and Woodford Poner.
Fa ulty member\ app<>in ted 10 the
commiuee are Ruben Sten!ler, chatr
of the Faculty Senate lrom the
chool of Law, Wnod 1-.. urrens of
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Index ...
News Brtef: ............ ... Page 2
Mercia .................. Page 6
Sports ... .. .................. Page 8
Edttortals ..... ............. Page 10
Perspe Uve .... ............ Page 11
Classified Ad!J ........... Page 12
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