The Louisville Cardinal
OCTOBER 2, 2007
WHAT'S INSIDE
NEWS
Event to warn
students against
gambling
Dr. Terri White of the coun­seling
center will offer an
event speaking about the
dangers of gambling.
See page2
SPORTS
Pi rates take
over tailgating
U of L students put an in­teresting
spin on traditional
tailgating by dressing in
pirate regalia. See why they
did it and when they will
again.
See page4
FEATURES
DRC yearns to
make campus
equal
The staff of the DRC serves
the university as a resource
for individuals with dis­abilities.
See how they've
changed the face of cam­pus.
See pag.e8
AE
Falling into
the break
See how other Cards plan to
spend their fall break.
See page 11
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Briefs 2
Classified 1 0
Editorial 7
Entertainment 11
Features 8
Opinion 7
Sports 4
Weather 2
Web link 2
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ART BY EUZAB ETH FARRAR
U ofL seeks campus-wide smoking ban
By Sarah McSparin
The Louisville Cardinal
As cities across the United States issue
smoking bans in public areas, the Univer­sity
of Louisville is considering following
suit for the Belknap campus.
A smoking ban, which would elimi­nate
all smoking on the main campus, is
being discussed by U ofL administration,
Provost Shirley Willihnganz said.
"Several factors have brought this
discussion forward," Willihnganz said.
"Since the city has banned. smoking in
public places, the idea of 'banning smok­ing'
is very much a part of the public dia­logue."
After prohibiting smoking outside at
the downtown Health Sciences campus
in 2004, Willihnganz said discussion be­gan
of how to expand this ban onto the
Belknap campus.
"I receive regular complaints about
smoking in front of building entranc­es,
creating a haze others have to walk
through," Willihnganz said. "It smells
bad and litters our campus with ashes and
butts."
Although the smoking ban is in the
preliminary stages, Willihnganz hopes to
begin slowly moving the Belknap campus
toward a smoke-free environment in the
coming months.
"The University of Kentucky and
Western [Kentucky University] restrict
smoking within 20 or 25 feet of build-ing
entrances," Willihnganz said. "That
would be a likely first step for us and one
that I would think it reasonable to imple­ment
soon."
Since there are no designated smok­ing
areas on campus, many students have
voiced concerned over compromising
their health due to inhalation of second­hand
smoke.
"I believe that my health should not
be affected because of someone else's life­style,"
junior art major Courtney Bray
said. "A smoking ban would not only im­prove
my health, but better the campus
atmosphere."
However, others feel the ban could in­fringe
on the personal rights of students
and faculty who smoke.
"They have a right to smoke. Some
people live here on campus," Lindsey
Joyce, a junior biology major said. "You
can't expect them to leave campus, where
they live, to smoke."
Willihnganz acknowledges that re­stricting
smoking may pose a problem for
resident students.
"We don't allow smoking in the resi­dence
halls, but we also don't want people
trekking across campus in the middle of
the night to get to a place where they can
have a cigarette." .
Before the smoking ban is enacted,
Willihnganz plans to meet with the deans
and vice presidents at U of L along with
SMOKING see page 2
VOLUME 81, ISSUE 7 • 12 PAGES, 1 SECTION
U OF L'S GROWING PAINS, PT. 3
Many seek food variety
as Chartwells feeds
growing student body
Editor's note: This is the last of
a three pare series about the effects
of U of L's growth on campus life.
By Dennis O'Neil
The Louisville Cardinal
As enrolhnent climbs at the
University of Louisville, Chart­wells'
food service quality and
quantity is under a tight squeeze.
Chartwells, U of L's main
food supplier, has the challenge
of meeting the demands of more
than 20,000 hungry students
while attempting to offer healthier
options.
Many students have com­plained
about a lack of diverse
food options on campus.
"I would definitely like to see
some more cafeteria style food on
campus," resident civil engineer­ing
student Alex Frommeyer said.
"With the residents I talk to, there
is definitely a push for more than
Wendy's and Subway, which most
people are sick of halfWay through
the semester."
U of U. Vice President for
Business Affairs Larry Owsley said
the issue of cafeteria versus fast
food is really up to students and
where they decide to spend their
money.
"The cafeteria food is not the
exclusive choice of students," Ow­sley
said. "Chartwells is more than
happy to offer more nutritional
foods, but it depends on what the
students want to buy. We are hop­ing
that, over time, more students
will migrate to healthier foods."
Regarding the nutrition factor
in food service, Owsley pointed to
the modifications made to the U
of L-Chartwells' contract for fall
2007.
In the contract, Chartwells has
been given several requirements
for offering healthier foods in such
locations as the Halftime Grill,
the Terrace Food Court and the
Cardinal's Nest. The requirements
emphasize offering vegetarian op­tions,
healthier beverages, such
as juice or hot tea, and healthier
food content.
"We worked with a dietician to
help design the menu we wanted,"
Risk Management Director Sonny
Altman said.
"In the future, there will be
symbols on the menu indicat­ing
the nutritional quality of the
foods, so that students can make
choices along their own dietary
preferences," Altman said.
Altman added that the univer­sity
is continually looking foi: new
ways to improve food services on
campus. Much of the change is de­termined
by input given through
faculty and student organizations
such as the Dining Services Advi­sory
Group.
"The advisory board meets
each month where students, fac-
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Eateries at the University of Kentucky
2006-07 enrollment: 27,209
Eateries at Western Kentucky University
2006-07 enrollment: 18,554
Eateries at Eastern Kentucky University
2006-07 enrollment: 15,763
Eateries at the University of Louisville
2006-07 enrollment: 21,841
ulty and staff can discuss issues
and ideas for improvements," ju­nior
communication and politi­cal
science major Mary Katherine
Weber said. "Students are always
free to send in suggestions."
Others in the student body
have indicated that the hours of
operation for food venues is also
an issue. Student Government
Association Vice President Rudy
Spencer said he has heard numer­ous
complaints from students
who wish food venues could stay
open later.
"Since the Student Activities
Center is open untilll, it would
be nice to see something other
than Outtakes stay open until
then," Spencer, a junior political
science and French major, said.
Research into U of I.:s neigh­boring
universities, such as East­ern
Kentucky University and the
University of Kentucky, shows
several food options working late
night hours during the week.
At EKU, an on-campus conve­nience
store with a Blimpie's sand-
FOOD see page 2
$20.5 million grant to fund education center . .
U ofL to host national
research center with U.S.
Dept~ of Education funding
By Brad Atzinger
The Louisville Cardinal
The University of Louisville
announced last Wednesday that
the College of Education and
Human Development received
a $20.5 million federal grant to
host the National Research Cen­ter
on Career and Technical Edu­cation.
The grant was the second
highest received by U of L, ac­cording
to President Dr. James
R. Ramsey. The five-year grant,
awarded by the U.S. Depart­ment
of Education, will be used
to fund research projects around
the nation.
"As we focus more on our
community, state and nation, I
can think of no project that will
have a greater impact on our
economy," Ramsey said.
Dr. James R. Stone III will di­rect
the center, which will work
with other universities to increase
professional development and ca­reer
training at U.S. schools.
Stone, a professor at the Col-lege
of Education, directed the
center when it was at the Univer­sity
of Minnesota.
"The opportunities offered by
U of L were simply too much to
turn down," Stone said.
Stone added that U of L stu­dents
will have the opportunity
to work with research profes­sionals
at the center as graduate
assistants.
U of L's center will work in
collaboration with UM, Cornell
University and Clemson Univer-
~ Dr. James
R. Stone Ill will
direct U of L's
National Research
Center on Career
and Technical
Education.
sity. Stone said the center will be
relatively small, only eight staff
members.
In hosting the NCCTE, U of
L joins the likes of Ohio State
University, the University of Cal­ifornia
and UC Berkeley, all of
which have hosted the center in
its thirty-year history.
"The university and the Col­lege
of Education and Human
Development are committed to
combining research, service and
teaching in ways that can make
a genuine difference in the lives
of our citizens and the economic
development of the community,"
said Dr. Robert Feiner, Dean of
the U of L College of Education
and Human Development.
The Center officially relocated
to U of L yesterday. For more'
information, visit http://www.
nccte.org.
RESEARCH
CENTER INFO:
• The University of Louis­ville's
$20.5 million grant
will be used to host the
National Research Center
on Career and Technical
Education.
• The center will be di­rected
by former University
of Minnesota professor,
Dr. James R. Stone Ill. He
directed the center while it
was hosted by UM.
• The center will provide
opportunities for students
to work with professionals
as graduate assistants.
• The center officially relo­cated
to U of L yesterday.
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