·The
Louisville
Vol. 54, No. 10
Students get
profits, grief
from a cruise -· .
By JOHN DAY
Cardinal Manarinr Editor
Additional information for this
story was gathered by staff writer
Bonny Carlin.
Two enterprising University of
Louisville undergraduates cap­itialized
on the homecoming spirit
by promoting an excursion on the
Belle of Louisville last Thursday
night to commemorate the fes­tivities.
There were two problems with
their scheme, however.
One, the ride wasn't approved
by U of L, although promotional
posters for the event implied that
the cruise was in conjunction with
U of L homecoming activities.
Two, the pair didn't bother to
make provisions for a permit to
distribute alcoholic beverages or
check ID's for drinking age re­quirements.
So it came to pass that two
young entrepreneurs rented the
Belle for one night, set up a mar­keting
campaign and network on
campus and proceeded to make a
$200 profit through deceptive mer­chandising
practices and the sale
of alcohol to minors. Bill Johnson,
21, and Brad Smith, 20, organized
the trip by printing tickets, selling
them in Unitas Tower, the Stu­dent
Center and Davidson Hall,
and then pocketing the profits
from their successful venture.
There was much c.onfusion sur­rounding
the sale ofthe tickets the
week before the cruise, as rumors
circulated first that The Keys, a
Nashville band, then The Names,
a successful Louisville group,
were to perform. In fact, neither
band was approached about per­forming,
and ultimately the enter­tainment
consisted of records
played across a public address
system.
Numerous freshmen and other
under-age partyers who purch­ased
tickets were observed imbib­ing
alcoholic beverages through­out
the course of the evening. No
. check of valid IDs was made
either at the time of the ticket pur­chase
or when the beer was
served.
When contacted by phone,
Smith said: "We didn't identify the
dance as being associated with
U of L directly. There's nothing
wrong with holding a cruise on the
Belle and selling tickets to it."
When questioned about the leg­ality
of serving alcoholic bever­ages
to minors, Smith said, "We
weren't aware that we needed
any kind of license to hold a party
like that. We thought it was the
Belle's responsibility."
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Rapes a-re due
to ignorance,
Ziegel claims
By LARRY CROOM
Cardinal Staff Writer
"There is a phenomenon now
that experts are calling 'date
rapes,' when women go out on a
date and come back and do things
that they didr 't expect to do.
Sometimes, they don't even
realize that th£y have been classi­fied
as rape,·· said Ron Ziegel,
president of the Student Govern­ment
Association, speaking about
security and rape on the Univer­sity
of Louisville campuses.
The study of date rapes, which
consists of an article written by
Karen Barrett published in the
September 1982 issue of Ms.
magazine, coincides with many is­sues
that Department of Public
Safety director Dan Keller and the
newly formed l."ape task force are
trying to confront here at U of L.
The study, which pertains to
college campuses, states that most
college women who are raped,
are raped by acquaintances.
"According to the survey, most
of the rapes on campuses occur in
the dorms," said Ziegel.
Because of these alleged ac­quaintance
and date rapes, the
rape task force at U of Lis putting
a big priority on education about
rape, which will be for men as well
as women.
But all rapes that occur are not
just acquaintance rapes, date
rapes, or rapes where alcohol
plays a part. Many are forcible
rapes. The victim is basically help­less.
"In the areas, say, behind the
Ekstrom Library and Speed
School, women will walk to their
cars at 10 o'clock at night in an
unlit a rea with a purse over their
shoulder . I think they're asking
for trouble. They ought to know
better," said Ziegel.
As he explained it, if women are
going to walk to their cars at night,
they should not be afraid to stand
up at the end of class and find out if
anyone is going their way. It
would save a lot of unnecessary
trouble for them.
"A lot oftimes, people are inhi­bited
or they are embarrassed. I
think that's the reason our escort
service 'didn't go over; women just
felt uncomfortable calling up and
asking somebody to come and
walk with them to their cars," said.
Ziegel.
Ziegel said he believes that a lot
of the problem is "ignorance,"
meaning that women just don't
know what can happen. If
"women can be smarter about the
situation," they will be much bet­ter
off, he said.
Ziegel is confident that the new
rape task force will aid the educa-
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Frager removed
from his position
By LAURA KELLEHER
Cardinal Contributor
Last ~ummer Dr. Stanley
Frager was removed from his pos­ition
as Student Grievance Of­ficer.
After serving for over three
years, Frager said he was "some­what
surprised" at his removal.
"On one hand I was a little disap­pointed
and frustrated, on the
other hand I can see their view,"
he said.
Ron Ziegel, president of the
Student Government Association,
initiated the idea. "Even if the Stu­dent
Grievanee Officer is doing a
good job, I feel that after three or
four years new blood is needed,"
Ziegel said.
Dr. Edward Hammond, vice
president for student affairs, con­curred.
"If the Student Grievance
Officer rests in just one school or
college, there's a potential for iso­lation,"
he said.
The final decision to appoint the
Student Grievance Officer rests
with Hammond and is reviewed
by him on a yearly basis. "We feel
very strongly that students should
have a voice" in the decision,
Hammond said.
Hammond believes Ziegel's
views must serve as those of the
students. "I know Ron is president
ofthe student body and that's who
I deal with. I know he discussed it
with his cabinet ," he said.
Said Ziegel, "Dr. Frager did an
excellent job for the students, butl
felt it was time for some new ideas,
new relationships between the
faculty, Student Grievance Of­ficer
and students."
Hammond shares a similar view
. Louisville, Ky., Thursday, October 21, 1982
Staff Photo by Cindy Pinkston
Spellbound
Gavin Gleason, 7, watches the parachuters
land in the Oval during the pre-game fes­tivities
Saturday_ The U of L Marching Band,
the Lady Birds Dance Squad and the Varsity
Cheerleaders also performed at this event
sponsored by the alumni association.
An independent
student weekly
12 Pages
Student
political
groups are
lacking
By MICHAEL QUINLAN
Cardinal Staff Writer
Once upon a time, back in the
late 1960s and early 1970, college
campuses across the nation were
a force in national politics. Politi­cal
analysts can argue that the
1968 presidential campaigns of
•Eugene McCarthy and Robert
Kennedy and George McGovern's
1972 campaign forced Richard
Nixon to withdraw American
forces from Vietnam, but it was
American college students that
spawned the first seeds of unrest.
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
sang: "Tin soldiers and Nixon
coming,/ We're finally on our
own,/ This summer I hear the
drumming,/ Four dead in Ohio."
The tragedy at Kent State was the
turning point i!l an era when U.S .
colleges had an unprecedented in­fluence
on national political opin­ion.
The days of political activism on
the University of Louisville cam­pus
are diminishing. The Young
Democrats, who were a vital,
thriving force several years ago,
have vanished from the campus.
The Libertarian Party, which
was active during Ed Clark's 1980
presidential campaign, has been
dissolved on campus. The only ac­tive
political groups currently re­gistered
with the Student Govern­ment
Association are the U of L
chapter of the NAACP, FOCUL
(Feminists on Campus at U of L)
and the College Republicans.
Bill Parks, president of the Col­lege
Republicans, said that he la­ments
the demise of the Young
Democrats. ''I think that their pre­sence
would help foster a more
competitive political environment
on campus," he said.
Tom McDonald, president of
the Young Democrats three years
ago, said that the organization dis­solved
after all the officers
graduated.
Although political activism is at
an all-time low, the times may be
changing. Mike Ke5sler of the In­tern
ational Association of
Educators for World Peace has
been making waves towards es­tablishing
that organization on
campus.
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Women's studies needs funding
By SUSAN McDONALD
Cardinal Staff Writer
The University of Louisviile's
women's studies program, which
has only recently been approved
as a minor, is in danger of losing its
University funding, according to
Dr. Ann Allen, coordinator of
women's s tudies.
"I see a very distressing ten­dency
to cut off the very mi1;1imal·
support women's studies has re­ceived,"
said Allen, an associate
professor of history. "Since the
University has committed itself to
the program, it should support it. "
Allen expects to know more
about the future of women's
studies on Nov. 1, when the task
force studying the University's
budget is scheduled to make its re­port.
Since the women's studies pro-
File Photo
STANLEY FRAGER
"as long as the change does not
occur too often." Hammond stres­sed
that the grievance officer must
hold the position for several years
to develop relations with the facul-
Continued on page 2, col. 6
gram was introduced in 1975,
Allen said, "It has really had no
funds. That means no stationery,
no paper clips, and no release
time for faculty to teach women's
studies courses."
The University releases the co­ordinator
of the program from
teaching one course, but the rest
of the women's studies faculty , all
of whom teach in other depart­ments,
must carry a full course
load .
From time to time, the Univer­sity
has given funds to the pro­gram
for special events such as
lectures, but often outside funding
must be arranged.
Allen's fear is that if all Univer­sity
money is cut off, "I don't see
how we could sustain the minor
program. Individual faculty may
continue to offer courses, but I see
no prospect that the program will
progress beyond where it is now."
Several students who are cur­rently
enrolled in women's studies
courses said they were aware- of
the program's financial problems
and hoped that the University
would continue to offer the class­es.
"They are some of the most in­teresting
and relevant classes I've
taken," said one. "They've helped
me understand a lot of things bet­ter."
Allen said that women's studies
"arose in response to the way in
which issues of concern to women
were ignored in traditional
courses." While she would like to
see these issues integrated into
the other academic courses, she
does not feel that such fusion
would phase out women's studies.
"There will always be a need to
address these issues specifically,"
she said.
Speakers need
pizzazz to lecture
By KATHERINE MILAZZO
College Press Service
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Michael
Harrington finaly got to speak at
the University of Kentucky last
week, but not to many people.
Harrington, an influential au­thor
- his book helped inspire
President Lyndon Johnson's war
on poverty program - who is
well-known and respected in
political circles as a democratic
socialist but is none-too-famous in
outside circles, drew as few as 600
people over two days.
Harrington, who always has a
lot to say, almost didn't get to
speak at all. Some student politi­cians
tried to cancel the lecture
before they began. Harringtou
fans called the attempt political.
The student politicians called it fi­nancial.
So goes the campus lecture and
entertainment circuit this fall.
Many booking agencies report
campus business is off, that stu­dents
increasingly prefer enter­tainment-
oriented lectures by
soap opera stars, and that they
now insist even issue-oriented lec­tures
be delivered by celebrities in
order to assure campus promoters
of a profitable gate.
"Students are tending to be ce­lebrity-
oriented, and not as issue­oriented
as one would hope or
imagine," said Bob Davis of the
American Program Bureau, who
.books acts on campuses nation­wide.
"Political bookings are good,
but not where they should be. Piz­zazz
celebrity is still a big draw."
"Larger names are important,"
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Former coordinator Rondeal
Bizzell of the psychology depart­ment
agrees. "I think we need
both (integrated and separate
c<>urses,) she said. "Fifty years
down the pike maybe we won't
need a women's studies program,
but the way things are now, I think
it's necessary."
Dr. Lilialyce Akers, another
former coordinator, said, "If the
social situation changes, there
may not be a need for the pro­gram.
Right now there really is a
need. I'd like to see it integrated
into other academic areas, too:"
Women's studies is an interdis­ciplinary
program, and courses
are offered in at least 10 depart­ments.
Classes to be given during
the spring semester include
"Women in American Politic's"
(political science), "Women and
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Inside ..... .
A streetfair was held, a
Homecoming Queen was
crowned, and other events
helped make-up Homecom­ing
Week. Stories and pic·
tures review the weeks's ac­tivities
• • . . • . . . . . . pg. 8.
U of L 's soccer team drives to­ward
a second consecutive
state title • . • . . • • • • pg. 6.
Runninc's popularity con·
tinues to grow in leaps and
bounds •.. - . . . . • . . PI· Z.
Afterclass . . • . . . . •• PI· 10.
Afterclass Calendar • pg. 11.
Classifieds •••.•••• PI· lZ.
Editorials . . • • . • • . . pg. 4.
Sports ••.••....•• pg. 1.