The Louisville
DPS cracks down on frats
an independent student weekly
September 12, 1980
Vol. 52, No. 3
Greek parties and DPS: can they be mixed?
By DAN HARTLAGE
Campus parties.
For ages. they have been promoted as
the ideal way to make new friends. As the
Fall semester gets into full swing, such
parties become as common as a closed
clas~ during registration. Recruiting bat­tles,
known as "rush. "take place between
the variou~ fraternities and sororities, a
time highlighted by yet more parties.
Traditionally, these ~ocial functions on
the University's Belknap Campus have
been anended by the University students.
In recent weeks, however. many of these
students have become increasingly aware
of other guests from the U of L commun­ity
- namely the Department of Public
Safety.
According to the residents at U of L 's
fraternity complex. D.P.S. has been at
n;:arly every party since the first week in
August. According to the Assistant Di­rector
of Public Safety. Robert Woods.
their role is very simple. "We're just trying
to keep things under control," said
Woods.
"If you don't have a student I. D .. we're
going to ask you to leave. If you're drink­ing
out in the yard, we're going to ask you
to go inside."
While the general consensus among the
Greeks is that D.P.S. hasbegunto"crack
down" as of late, Woods said that it isn't
necessarily true.
"We're not doing anything out of the
ordinary." said Woods. "It may seem like
we'rt cracking down, but this time of the
year we just try to keep the high school
students away."
Glen Koestal, of Tau Kappa Epsilon.
disagrees. While TKE has been sponsor­ing
parties for "fifteen years," Koestel
Nystrand
speaks at
Education
Convocation
By JEAN FILIATREAU
"We want to provide the best education
possible. There are good career oppor­tunities
available for good teachers; we're
very good and we're proud of it."
These were the words of Dean Raphael
0. Nystrand, dean of the School of Edu­cation.
as he spoke Monday in M i~dleton
Audltonum at the l'trst Annual School of
Education Convocation. The meeting was
attended by the faculty, staff and students
of the School of Education.
The program included speeches by
Nystrand, Associate Dean Thomas Jeff­ries.
Associate Dean David Kapel and
three members of the Education Student
Council. There was a period for ques­tions.
and the faculty was introduced.
The topic that was of most interest to
both the faculty and students was that of
the new building that is to house the new
School of Education.
Jeffries announced that plans for the
new building are moving along well. He
added that classes will be scheduled in the
new building for the Spring semester.
The building, located at 109 E. IJran­deis,
will have classrooms designed for
special areas, such as math and language
labs, rooms for staff and faculty, and an
office for the students.
Nystrand spoke of the goals of the
school, the organization of the office of
the dean and career opportunities in the
field of education. He described the next
two semesters as a "busy jlnd active year."
Encouraging students to be hopeful about
can~er opportunities, he predicted that
there should be a teacher shortage by the
mid 1980's.
The speakers from the student council
spoke of their plans for the coming year
and goals of the '=ouncil. The convocation
was sponsored by the student council in
hopes of unifying the students and faculty.
Cathy Sadlo, president of the Education
Student Council, said, "wetbought it'd be
a great way to start off the new year,
together, as a group."
It was also announced that there is
soon to be an election for the voting
members of the student council. Ballots
for the election will be available in Jouett
Hall on Monday, September IS, from
11 :00- 4:30p.m., and on Wednesday,
September 17,from ll:00a.m.- 3:30p.m.
said, Public Safety has only begun to
appear since early August. "asking that
we drink indoors. It's ridiculous. What
they don't understand is that you can't
cram 300 people into our basement. It
just gets too hot." Koestal said.
"We're not doing anything
out ofthe ordinary. It may
seem like we're cracking
down, but this time of the
year we just try to keep the
high school students a­way."
Is there any need for D.P.S. at these
parties?
"No way," Koestel said. Koesteltheo­rized
that "somebody over there (at the
D.P.S . office) just sat back one day and
said 'Let 's start showing up at the parties.
there's nothing else to do.' "
Koestel added, "Public Safety doesn't
have to come over here to check on I. D.s.
Fall registration is over, so we always
check for valid I.D.s ourselves."
Mark Sites, an officer for Phi Kappa
Tau. doesn't really mind the presence of
Public Safety. "They always stay outside.
and for the most part they don't harrass
anyone unless they don't go to school
here."
However. Sites does agree that prior to
August D.P.S. rarely came to parties. "It
just started late this summer;" said Sites.
Public Safety's role in U of L 's frater­nity
complex becomes even more unclear.
On Wednesday, Aug. 6, D.P.S . arrived at
a party being sponsored by TK E. The
Public Safety officers requested that
everyone move indoors if they are drink­ing
alcoholic beverages. Nearly one-hun- '
dred people filed into the fraternity house,
in compliance with the officers' request.
At that time, an unidentified officer
told this reporter that his prcscn<;e was,
indeed, a rarity. He explained that a new
person was in charge of the niglllt-shift
assignments, and until the "newness"
wears off, most parties on Belknap Cam­pus
will be monitored by Public Safety.
When asked about this "new person"
on the staff. Assistanl Director Woods
said that it simply is not true.
"We haven't had any personnel c·hanges
in quite sometime. I don't know why he
(the officer) would say somethi10g like
that," Woods said.
With the appearance of D.P.S., there
have been no major confrontatiollls. The
general procedure, according to Woods,
is for the officers to "stay visible.··· and to
ask anyone who wishes to drink to remain
indoors.
Those who do not comply with requests
risk a citation. The officer will ask to see a
valid U of L I. D. If the individual has no
such identification, he must ieave imme­diately.
If the person is neither a U of L
student. nor is he 21 years of age. they are
subject to arrest.
A person who is enrolled at U olf L. and
is a minor may be cited by the officer for
drinking. But according to Woods. that
person wouldn't be arrested unless he was
being a public nuisance.
"If you're under twenty-one and you're
drinking, you are breaking the l.aw, no
matter where you are. But we're not going
inside a dorm and start searching for
Pilato: o-.....
School of Education Dean Raphael 0. Nyltrand addressed the flnt SchCloOI of
t.clucatlon Convocation last Monday In Middleton Auditorium.
INSIDE
STORIES about a "mis­sing"
SGA senator and
the staff senate meeting,
along with the "Bun­head"
column by Kelly
Sleadd. Pg. 2
CALENDAR of events
pg.3
U of L's new Mt~sic
School and all the la~est
movies at the Red Barn.
pg.4
Students partying on U of L's Belknap Campus are being encouraged by the
Department of Public Safety to remain indoors while drinking.
minors. But it's a different story when
they drink outside. That's when we start
getting complaints."
According to Woods, most of the com­plaints
are in the forms of phone calls or
letters. They usually come from the gen­eral
public and sometimes from other
fraternities.
DPS has laid down the guidelines for
the remainder of the semester. Robert
Woods stressed that compliance with the
officers is the most direct route awai
from trouble. For now. campus party-ers
will have no choice but to put up with
those uninvited guests dressed in blue.
Form·er political analyst
to chair PAS department
By YOLANDA FRENCH
The Department of Pan African Studies
(PAS) has ended it's search for a new
chairperson. Last July, Dr. Maurice
Hommel accepted the position on U of
L 's staff.
Hommel is a political scientist with
special interest in comparative African
government and international relations.
As a political affairs officer in the Depart­ment
of Political and Security Council
Affairs in the United Nations Secretariat,
he was assigned to the section of African
questions. • ·
Before coming to U of L, Hommel had
been associated with York University in
Toronto, Canada.
Training for the job started in his
homeland. "I have worked as a political
analyst and broadcaster for the govern­ment
of the Republic of Zambia." he said.
Based on his residency in South Africa.
he has definite opinions on its social and
economic structure.
"South Africa is well known for its
apartheid system. Contrary to what many
people believe it's not only a racist sys­tem,
but also one that is economically
based.
"Citizens of South Africa who are dis­criminated
against because of their color
are also economically deprived," he said.
In the midst of revolution in other
regions of Africa. Hommel believes South
Africa remains strong both economicnlly
and militarily because leading Western
democracies, such as the United States
and her allies, continue to invest heavily
there.
As department head, Hommel feels it is
essential to establish the academic credi­bility
of PAS. "We have a small faculty,
but they are well equipped to compete
with any other institution offering similar
courses."
Among the various goals of the PAS
department is the aim of teaching courses
which reflect the current position of Black
LEON Redbone comes
to town and "afterclass"
tells you when, where
and how to spend your
weekend.
pg.S
people socially, politically, and economi­cally.
Not only does this reflection include
United States, but Africa and the Carri­bean
as well.
The courses offered by PAS are also
oriented toward increasing -the social
awareness of students. Hommel expressed
hope in the development of the depart-ment
"as a place where individuals of dif­ferent
backgrounds can meet, where in­dependent
thinking is developed. and
where leaders of minorities are trained."
By January. 1981, PAS hopes to offer
an honors course. Interested students will
then be able to complete an honors degree
in Pan-African studies.
noto: Stne Mille
Dr. Maurice Hommel
WRITERS sound off a­bout
parking, registra­tion
and an evangelist
and a handy guide to
student parking lots.
pg.6
WOMEN'S tennis opens
the fall season and the
impressions of a sports
editor's first encounter
with a real live press
box.
pg. 7