tonight inside
Ev rything you wanted to know
ab1:>ut the weekend but were
afraid to ask can· be found in
"a~terclass" on pg. 6.
The U of L Symphony Orchestra
will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at
the Music School Recital Hall.
What's even better, it's free.
This year's homecoming candi­dates
are here and you can take
a look at them on pgs. 4 and 5.
Fie·ld hockey, football, soccer
an~~ golf make the headlines this '
we·ek in sports. pgs. 8-9.
I The Louisville
Proposal to Administration
Student Senate request
commitment for Day Care
By MELISSA UHL
The Day Care Center proposal, an
administrative appointment. and the date
of Commencement were points of discus­sion
at the Student Senate: meeting on
Tue~day .
Student Government Association Pres­ident
Angela Ford gave an update on the
proposed Day Care Center. "In June ~e
submitted the proposal to the administra­tion,
and they encouraged us to go ahead,"
said Ford.
"But with the budget cut this summer.
there was a free1e on all new programs,
and this was also a new renovation."
Ford said the program is "on hold" for
now. but it will be brought before the
Budget Advisory Committee as a new
program.
The older age level of the student body
and the increased enrollment of women
(which for the first time exceeded the
enrollment of men this year) are reasons
why Ford sees day care as a top need for
student> at U of L.
The Student Senate is sending a resolu­tion
to the Administration recommend­ing
there be a commitment to have a
child care program and to provide fund­jng
to begin renovations.
·; The Louisville Cooperage property lo­~
ated directly west of the Fourth and
:Avery parking lot is the proposed site for
-:.thc: Day Care Center.
• Tom Mintier was appointed by Ford
-:and approved by the Senate as the new
; .administrative assistant to the president.
- One of his duties will be to write for the
-·SGA newsletter. Min tier is a full time
- student and a full time reporter for
ing the same question. said , "He ha~
demonstated that he has the t ime by
working on the newsletter already."
Mintier, who attended the meeting, sa id
he was able to handle the responsibilities.
He will receive tuition remission for his
work.
The Dean of the School of Education
had proposed a change in the date of
Commencement (rom the second Sunday
in May to the second Saturday in May at
the September 16 Senate meeting. S ince
all student council presidents had not
received opiniom from their schools. the
Senate will recommend a date at the next
meeting. The change was proposed to
accomodate staff and faculty who have
always had to work on Mother's Day. the
traditio~al date of Commencement.
Other announcements included:
Presidential Search
Ford. wh<> sen.'~: on thl Pr td.entinl
. Search Committee, satd that they are
interviewing 13 candidates. A recommen ·
dation will be made by December 15.
Organizations Board
The Senate approved that Ruth Ann
McElwain serve as chairperson of the
Organizations Board. Seven members
were elected to the board at the Sep­tember
16 meeting.
Escort Service
No Smoking
The Senate passed a motion that there
will be no smoking at Student Senate
meetings. The Senate defeated a motion
to have a fi ve minute break when a senate
meeting is over an hour and a half.
, I
Register
to
·vote
Are you registered to vote? If
not, it's not because you don't ha·ve
a chance. According to the U of L
chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the
national Political Science honor­ary,
you have until Oct. 6t'?registe1r.
Two stations, one in the H uma -
itie> Building and one in Davidson
Hall, will be open today until 4:30
p.m Also available are change-of­address
and change-of-party affili­ation
forms.
Anyone who is not registere·d
after today may register Monday,
Oct. 6 at the Voter Registration
Office in the County Courthouse Itt
the northeast corner of Sixth and
Jefferson Streets.
If you need an absentee ballo·t,
call the office at 584-8277.
A new movie and some French
flicks are previewed by arts edi­toro
David Inman and an album
review of Jackson Browne. pg. 7.
an independent student weekly
Friday, October 3, 1980
Vol. 52, No. 6
: WLKY. Several senators questioned his Eyeballing
: ability to schedule enough time 'for SGA
: .responsibilities. Ford, who agreed to hav-
Rob Chiles, SGA Executive Vice Pres­ident,
said that he is trying I()CStablish an
escort service to be staffed by volunteers
from campus fraternities. The escort ser­vice
would be provided Sunday through
Thursday nights from 7:30-11 :30. There
are programs similar to this one at other
urban universities he said.
Those registered who do not
know where to vote should call the
- Board of Elections shortly before
Election Day.
University College Freshman Angie Warren eyes her next shot during a break from classes Wednesday afternoon at the
basketba ll courts by the Humanities Building.
Students describe college life in England
By SUZETTE BRADY
Imagine yourself living in a castle, din­ing
with a lord, and experiencing life the
way noble's do.
If you are envious, just ask one of the
four University of Louisville students
who had the opportunity to live in Eng­land
and attend a university there this
past summer.
The students were awarded six-week
scholarships by the Kentucky Branch of
the English Speaking Union to study
abroad at a British University. Cindy
Cooper, a graduate student and Joey
Peterson, a senior majoring in Political
Science attended the University of Lon­don
where they studied Victorian Litera­ture
and the Arts in London.
Peterson described their classes in Eng­land
as being similar to ours, saying, "Our
schooling was divided between two lee·
lures a day, five days a week and we
attended a seminar twice a week. Lectures
were always taught by a famous scholar.
They were well-planned and fit the sche­dule
time to the last ~econd, offe1 ing us
little Or no chance at all to ask questions.
In seminar, we held discussions on read·
ing assignments which were led by a
tutor. this was our only opportunity to
discuss the coursework."
There are some professors with a dry
sense of humor. In England they found
the instructors often made attempts at
jokes, ~sometimes the British humor went
right over my he¥!," Cooper stated, "not
only did their jokes not make sense, but
they often used words that are different in
meaning than what the same words mean
in the United States. For example, "When
I arrvied in England I heard people con­stantly
referring to 'the tube', which turned
out to be their underground railroad
system."
Also receiving scholarships from the
University of Louisville were Bronson
Howell and John Trevathan who chose to
attend the University of Oxford. There
they studied Britain's literature, history
and society, from 1870 to the present day.
All four students had the opportunity
to learn about British culture through
various coordinated tours to museums
and the homes of famous authors used in
conjunction with the lectures. Cooper
stated, "You hear so much about the Vic­torian
literature and the authors in the
classes. but you never really understand it
all until you can go there and experience
the actual environments where they work·
ed and wrote."
Peterson echoed her sentiment, "I feel I
learned more by living in England for six
weeks than by just going to school itself,
because living in a foreign country is
more educational than the school ex­periences."
Not only did they live with a noble
family but a middle class family as well.
They were abk to go sightseeing to
numerous ,i'laces; to Paris where they say
the Louvre Museum and the Eiffel Tower;
to Stratford-on-Avon (Shakespeare's
birthplace); to London where they saw
such plays as. "The Elephant Man" and
"Evita"; to Westminister Abbey, where
the graves of Chaucer, T.S. Elliot and
other writers they were studying are bur­ted;
to Eton Colle;e where the noble stu·
dents wear tuxedos to school: to Sco­tland;
and to the Tower of London where
they viewed the "Ceremony of the Keys,"
held every night for 700 years. ·
In comparing the colleges of the United
States to those of England, Cooper said
"Dorm life in England is a lot like what'
we have here, and the food in the shcool
cafeteria was just as bad there as it is here.
We also had student J.D. cards which
enabled us to receive a discount on ad­mission
to all the places we visited.
"Punk Rock is the bill thmg in Eng-land."
Cooper stated." it was common to
see people displaying heads full of purple
ha ir walking down the streets."
Peterson particularly enjoyed the pubs.
~e Sl!id, "The pubs in England are great.
Their beer, wh ich they term a s lager, is
equivalent to American beer. However,
they prefer to drink it slightly cooled
rather than cold ."
On thing r hat Cooper wanted everyone
in the Uni ted States to know is. "Often
English people a re stereotyped as being
reserved, yet that is not true," Cooper
said.
"They are very friendly and will go out
of their way to help you. T hey are excel­lent
tn, an knowledgeable of the history
ot thelf sur ro und ings. ll you ask direc­tions
or want to know where something
is, they not only give you the locat io n, but
also a history lesson on the place."
Other British Universities participating
in th is program include the University of
Birmingham, University of Kent, and the
University of Edinburgh. Each university
offered exchange students a specific course
of study. Along with the four students
from U of L, fi fteen seniors from other
Kentucky universities were also awarded
ix-week scholarships.
The English Speaking Union is an
international organization that has been
existence since 1920. It was formed to
enable students to study the English cul­ture
and writings in a foreign country.
Since 1960, the Kentucky branch of ESU
has awarded eligible students 177 scho­larships
to England. The scholarships
include partial payment of t he board, res·
idence and tuition as provided. The ESU
also pays a portion of the air fares from
Louisville to England and the return trip.
A&S students who are interested in
more tnformation and whether they are
eligible for these scholarships should co n·
tact Dean Dr. Loi Cronholm.