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Public Safety
Keller blames cuts
for reduced security
By MELISSA McCONNELL .
In a question and answer session of
the Student Government Association
Student Senate meeting Tuesday
night. Dan Keller, director of the
Department of Public Safety blamed
the recent university budget cut for
reduced security on U of L campus . .
"In all probability we're going to
be giving less protection service than
mort' service," Keller said in refer­ence
to the Health Sciences Campus.
"On that campus. there are often
scare rumors going around- many
times exaggerated." he added. "There
have been very few substantiated
crimes that have taken place on the '
Health Sciences Campus this past
semester."
Keller said the crime rate on that
campus has decreased this year as
compared to last year. He also said
there are usually two or three beat
officers on duty for U of Lon the first
and second shifts, and two officers on
duty during the third shift.
The third shift officers. who begin
at midnight. patrol both the Belknap
and Health Sciences Campuses.
If funds turn up ...
Keller also said he hopes to "get the
Rape Prevention Task Force off the
ground in the next 45 to 60 days."
That organization would deal more
closely with complaints about secur­ity
around the Nursing School.
"Crimes against persons this year
have not increased to any significant
degree," Keller said. "!:>ut in this past
year there has been a s\gnificant
increase in the value of stolen prop­erty."
He added that the recovery rate
for stolen property is also high.
Other topics mentioned problems ·
about campus lighting and if the Pub­lic
Safety Department officers re­ported
lights that were out.
Keller said about once a semester
they do a random survey with the
lighting and turn it over to the Physi­cal
Plant. "It's an area we're probably
pretty weak in right now," he said.
Keller blamed the recession for the
increased crime rate and value of the
stolen property. As a result of the
recession, he said, U of L 's budget cut
will mean less campus protection.
Day care could
open in fall
By MELISSA McCONNELL
A day care center and a computer­i7ed
information center will be ready
for use in the next two years, it was
reported at the Student Government
A sociation Senate meeting Tuesday
night.
The day care center was approved
last month after the U of L Child
Care Task Force finished its report
on the project. Funds for the center
are now being sought.
According to Angela Ford. presi­dent
of the SGA. the day care center
should be available for the children
of U of L students, faculty and staff
next fall.
"This program has probably come
under more scrutiny than any other,"
said Ford. "But it will be one of the
best in the country. It's something we
can all be proud of. It's not just a
babysitting service."
The new day care center will be in
the office building on the Louisville
Cooperage property at Fourth and
Avery Ave. Ford said she hopes deci­sions
on a director will be made next
month.
The estimated $140, 170 day care
center will only be delayed if U of L
suffers another budget cut.
Ford said at least 50 percent of the
facilities will be reserved for students'
children.
Another addition to the campus tn
the future will be a computerized stu­dent
information system.
Transcripts, grades, and informa­tion
on financial aid, admissions and
student services will be centralized.•
The information system should be
operational by the' fall semester of
1982.
"It's the same computer process
banks use for checking accounts, sav­ings
accounts. etc.," said Dr. Edward
Hammond, Vice President .of Stu­dent
Affairs.
"Students will no longer have tO
wait in line," said Hammond. "They
won't have to go from office to office
getting signatures."
Under the new information sys­tem,
registration will be earlier and
students will be billed at registration
with financial aid included in the bill.
The $750,000 computer system will
allow administrators to learn the de­mand
for classes early, so that arran­gements
can be made for increased
enrollment.
In addition to the day care center.
and computer announcements. the
SGA recommended the course fee in
the School of Education be eli­minated.
"The School of Education is higher
per credit hour than the Chemistry
Department," said Cathy Sadlo, Pres­ident
of the School of Education
Student Council.
Laura Sweeney, Services Vice Pres­ident
announced that the SGA Book
Exchange made $2700 in its first
seven d11ys this semester.
The Free University catalogue will
be out today, said Tara Spencer,
assistant to the Free Univer~ity
Director.
Photo Illustration by John L. Goff
Friday, January 16, 1981 Vol. 52 No. 16
,Money's tight • • •
Budget cuts mean changes
By DENISE TYLER and
MELISSA UHL
The Pep Band is practicing a new
song, "The Budget Cut Blues." to the
tune of $21,000. Cheerleaders, peer
counselors, and clerical staff will be
singing along.
Of the $3.6 million to be cut from
U of L's budget, a proposed$137,000
will be trimmed from Student Affairs.
The most noticeable cuts will be
from student activities like the Pep
Band. "The Pep Band will wind up
, losing $21,000 in financing travel.
supplies. and expenses. This will mean
fewer scholarships," said Ha rold
Adams. assistant vice president for
Student Life.
The cheerleaqers will also be forced
to make reductions in out of town
travel with the teams. Presently. Stu­dent
Financial Aid and lntramurals
are not subject to budget cuts. sai~
Harold Adams.
Another major reduction is the
Peer Counseling Program. which will
lose all of its student wage money.
The Peer Counseling Program pro­vides
jobs to students who serve as
counselors to other students in Arts
and Sciences, University College. Life
Planning Center, and the counseling
Center.
"I'm very disappointed about that
cut. Peer Counseling was an excellent
program." said Dale Adams, assist­ant
vice president for Student Devel­opment.
He said the Peer Counseling
Program has 16 counselors. The pro­gram
is now trying to find alterna­tives
through work study program~
and grants to keep their jobs.
Besides peer counselors. it will be
harder for students to see a profes­sional
counselor. One of the four
counselor positions at the Counsel­ing
Center will be eliminated. A 25
percent reduction in staff has got to
hurt. and exactly how much it will
affect the Counseling Center is unde­termined.
said Harold Adams.
No one can really say how much
the budget cuts in Student Life will
hurt, but there will be less adminis­trative
support which will eventually
See "Budget cuts," back page
lntramur81s
U of L's cramped facilities may be closing more often
By BERNIE FELLONNEAU
Although the Intramural program
is not in line for budget cuts. it is
already having financial problems.
"We have tried to stay away from
cutting the Intramural budget," said
Harold Adams, assistant vice presi­dent
for Student Life. "It already
doesn't have enough money."
The Intramural and Recreational
Sports Department is operating this
year on a budget of $16,218 Adams
said.
"There has been a lot of talk about
not cutting the Intramural budget,"
said Charlotte Hahn: the assistant
director for lntramurals. "I don't
know how the budget for next year
will affect lntramurals, it won't be
out until April or May."
If the budget is cut, there could be
cutbacks in various aspects of the
program, for instance, trophies and
awards could be eliminated. The gyms
· could be kept open for 10 instead of
12 months. There could be an increase
in participation fees. As a last resort
some of the activities offered could be
eliminated, said Hahn.
The Intramural department re­quires
a $20 participation fee for
numerous events such as basketball.
At the end of the season, $10 is
returned to each team. The increase
in fees could result by not refunding ·
any of the money, Hahn saKI.
The cutback in gym facilities would
occur by closing the gyms for Intra­murals
for two months during the
summer, Hahn said.
The elimination of certain acti"Yi­ties
would be in areas such as the
faculty 1 staff basketball league.
"I believe that the administration is
aware of the lntramurals' shortcom­ings
and needs." said Adams. "You
have to have priorities. We can't
make any cuts in academics."
"The more people, the more the
facilities are used," said Adams. The
existing facilities at U of L were
d~gned for about 9,000 students.
I n 1972 the participation of stu­dents
in the Intramural program was
6,974. This year it is expected to be
96,822. This figure takes into account
students taking part in more than one
activity, said Adams.
While the number of students using
the Intramural program has increas­ed,
the amount of time allotted at U
of L 's facilities has decreased:
Crawford Gym
1972 48 hours a week
i 978 21 hours a week
Belknap Gym
1972 40 hours a week
1978 26 hours a week
Pool
1972 51 hours a week
1978 21 hours a week
Parkway Field
1972 40 hours a week
1978 0 hours a week
Handball Court
1972 67 hours a week
1978 30 hours a week
Adams said the Physical Educa­tion
Department must offer more
courses with the increase in enroll
-ment. This helps to put strain on U
of L 's cramped facilities.
"Nobody knows when the facili­ties'
problem will improve," Adams
said.
To meet the increase <1 mal)d the
tntrarilUral Department has been rent­ing
gyms at Manual High School,
Noe Middle School and the YWCA.
"It cost $120 just to rent the YWCA
for 10 hours," Ad~ms said.
Because so many campus activities
will face drastic cutbacks next year
the Intramural Department could be
considered lucky. Yet. the recurring
· theme is increased student partici­pation.
Campus Dimensions is working
with Stewarts Department Store to
devise a plan to have U of L students
apply for Stewarts' credit cards.
"The Student Government Asso-ciation
is going to receive 75 cents for
each junior, senior, graduate student,
fac ulty, or staff member that fills out
an application," said Rob Chiles,
executive vice president of SGA.
"Hopefully the independent stud­ent
councils will handle their own
schools." said Chiles. "I'll be happy if
we get 2,000 applications making
$1.500." The money raised through
the project will be donated to the
Intramural Department.
No date has been set for
tht' credit car~ drive but it should get
under way withingthe next two weeks,
said Chiles. The program will last for
two weeks.
"We're always open to outside con­tribution,"
said Hahn.
"It could be a success if they set up
tables throughout the campus," said
Doug Woods, president of Arts and
Sciences Council.
Numerous funding opportunities
are available to the intramural sports
program.
The surplus from last year's SGA
budget was donated to the Intramu­ral
Department to purchase new equip­ment,
SGA President Angela Ford
said.
"If there is money left over at the
end of the year the Intramural Depart­ment
will be given due considera­tion."
said Chiles.
Wood suggested that funds for the
Intramural program be raised from
area businesses.
"We have a Development Office
rhat raises funds for the entire unvier­sity,"
said Adams. He cautions indi­viduals
about going out on their own
to raise money for the program,
because it may harm what the pro­gram
is trying to do.
"Former students will help Ellis
Mendelsohn, Intramural Department
director, by donating things such as
!-shirts for awards" Adams said.
Some of the local businesses do
sponsor some of the to urnaments,
Adams said.
At least the budget problem is not
so severe that a campus wide paper
drive has been started yet.
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