The Louisville Cardinal
OCTOBER 23, 2007
WHAT'S INSIDE
NEWS
SGA group aims
to bring stars to
U of L's campus
University of Louisville
Productions, a new student
group, hopes to draw big
names, crowds to campus.
See page2
SPORTS
Big East glory?
Read about the Cross
Country squads
competing in the Big
East Championships this
weekend in Louisville.
See page 5
FEATURES
Students battle
for awareness
Check out a group of U of L
students playing intramural
flag football for a cause.
See page 10
AE
Campus
leader's new
book
U of L's McConnell leader,
Dr. Gary Gregg, releases
new book.
See page 12
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more stories and
photos:
INDEX
Briefs 2
Classified 11
Editorial 8
Entertainment 12
Features 9
Opinion 8
Sports 5
Weather 2
Web link 2
The independent weekly student newspaper at the University of Louisville since 19 26
www.louisvillecardinal.com VOLUME 81, ISSUE 9 • 14 PAGES, 1 SECTION
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U ofL,SGA
seek recycling
program
By Dennis O'Neil
The Louisville Cardinal
·As colleges and universities
across the nation try to stay en­vironmentally
friendly, many
University of Louisville students
and staff have complained about a
lack of recycling opportunities on
campus.
"Environmental accountability
must be a priority of our institu­tion.
Our students have asked for
a campus recycling program. Now
it is time for us to do so," said
President Dr. James R. Ramsey in
his State of the University address
on Sept. 12.
While many are grateful for
this renewed commitment to
campus recycling, others feel it
could not have been made soon
enough.
"I've noticed the stray alwni­num
can recycling bin here and
there, but overall, there's a whole
lot of room for improvement,"
biology graduate student Allison
Cuyjet said. "I know a few people
who save their recyclables and take
them home because there aren't
enough options here on campus."
"There aren't enough recycling
bins around campus for people to
know about them," sophomore
liberal studies major and Green­thumb
affiliate Maggie Peake
said. "Several of my friends and
THE DIRT ON U OF L: 2006 TRASH TOTALS*
Batteries: 3,900 lbs.
Office paper:
550,000 lbs.
Appliances/scrap metal:
87,000 lbs.
JESSICA RIORDAN/LOUISVILLE CARDINAL
classmates wonder if there are
bins around, and when I explain
to them what U of L is lacking,
they seem surprised."
Vice President for Business Af­fairs
Larry Owsley said that the
lack of recycling bins is something
the administration is looking to
improve in the immediate future.
He expects a recycling initiative
through Chartwells, the univer­sity
food provider, to have a sig­nificant
impact.
"Chartwells has been asked to
expand their recycling program
and more recycling bins are sup­posed
to be provided in the SAC,"
Owsley said. "We are really hop­ing
to improve the way we recycle
Coal ash:
862,000 lbs.
Used oil: 7,500 gallons
plastics and aluminum cans,
and the way we handle recy­cling
for big events like foot­ball
games."
Owsley cited several exam­ples
of success the university
has had with recycling mate­rials
such as high grade office
paper, cardboard and lighting
fixtures. He said the university
has been focusing on recycling
since the mid-90s, but it is of­ten
hard to pull several organi­zations
together for a concen­trated
effort.
"Working with groups
like the SGA, Chartwells and
Student Housing is crucial in
RECYCLING see page 3
Lighting ballasts:
7,900 lbs.
Cardboard: 280,000 lbs.
*Figures according to University of Louisvi/!ls Lany Owsley repment the pounds of trash disposed at U of L in 2006.
U of L unfolds Financial Roadmap
Plan calls for full state
funding, possible 5% tuition
increase for 2008-09
Wednesday imploring the state to
honor the university's funding re­quest
for the 2008-09 school year.
The measure came in response to
the· Council's recommendation
that the university only receive
half of the funding it initially re­quested.
The plan calls for improve­ments
in such areas as instruc­tional
technology, financial aid
administration and improved
conditions for research.
According to Curtin, the
university will require $31
million of outside funding
for the university's business
plan in the Fall of 2008. The
resolution demanded the CPE
."make every effort to achieve
full funding for the University
of Louisville."
By Dennis O'Neil
The Louisville Cardinal
The state of Kentucky must
invest inore heavily in the Univer­sity
of Louisville if it is expected
to reach the Council on Post­Secondary
Education's goals, ac­cording
to the university's 12-year
business plan presented Wednes­day.
The business plan includes a
five percent tuition increase, but
it may go up to as much as nine
percent if U of L is denied its full
funding request.
"We don't want to base our
budget every year on raising tu­ition,"
said Michael Curtin, U
of Ls vice president for finance.
"We don't want to chase students
away, but we think five percent is
a number that isn't going to break
our students' backs."
Sophomore elementary educa­tion
major Cindy Albright said
of the increase, "I understand the
need for the university to raise tu­ition.
I think it is good that they
aren't avoiding tuition hikes as a
possibility in planning for the fu­ture.
I just hope that a lot of the
funding goes to benefit students
as much as it can, since they are
the ones who are paying into the
system," Albright said.
U of Ls Board of Trustees
passed a· corresponding resolution
President Dr. James R.
Ramsey's presentation of U of LS
2008-2020 business plan, the "Fi­nancial
Roadmap," placed heavy
emphasis on state funding as a
key component in achieving the
university's goals. TUITION see page 2
TUITION COSTS FROM 1998-99 TO A TENTATIVE 2008-09*
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
GRAPHIC BY CURTIS CREEKMORE
*The University of Louisville's business plan released Wednesday includes a five percent tuition increase for next year if full
funding is received from the state. If this occurs, tuition for 2008-09 will be $7,214, as shown above.
Storms test
emergency
response
By Brad Atzinger
The Louisville Cardinal
A tornado warning issued
for the Louisville Metro area on
Thursday prompted the Univer­sity
of Louisville to issue its first
"Fast Alert" emergency notifica­tion.
Though a comprehensive
test for the system was originally
planned for next Tuesday, U of L
administrators decided last week's
severe weather warranted an im­mediate
response.
"When we heard the weath­er
forecast, we discussed several
'what if' scenarios and decided
to go ahead and use 'Fast Alert'
if tornado warnings were issued,"
said Larry Owsley, U of I.:s vice
president of business affairs. "It's
rewarding to see the system work
in a real emergency and to know
that our campus community is
safer because of the system."
The National Weather Service
issued a tornado warning for Jef­ferson
County at 6:40 p.m., and
U of Ls warnings .were sent out
at 6:42 p.m., according to a uni­versity
press release. The release
also said the "Fast Alert" system
notified students several different
ways.
An audio and text warning
message was broadcast on the
university's 8,900 phones, which
were purchased over the summer
in order to implement the broad­cast
system. Also, text messages
were sent to the 4,630 students
and faculty who signed up for the
alert system.
"I think the university's emer­gency
response was very effec­tive,"
said sophomore biology
major Beth Van Lengen. "It's easy
for students to get wrapped up in
listening to music or studying,
and they may not be able to hear
the sirens outside."
Other students had concerns
with U of Ls evacuation proce­dures.
Miriam Moore, a political
science major, said her class was
dismissed after a student received
the alert prompting students
to seek shelter. "We were in the
Humanities building and had a
hard time hearing the sirens since
the walls are so thick," the senior
said.
However, Moore said she was
not aware of any evacuation pro­cedure.
"''ve never noticed any­thing
that tells us where to go in
case of emergency."
The emergency broadcast also
included an e-mail to every U ofL
account holder, and an announce­ment
on the university web site.
U of L reported that pre­liminary
analysis of the broad­cast
showed that messages were
successfully delivered within one
minute of the time they were
sent. The statement, released Fri­day,
said, "The U of L emergency
response team will further analyze
and evaluate the system activation
to see how implementation can
be improved."
Students can register for emer­gency
text messages on their cell
phones via http:/ /www.louisville.
edu/alerrs.
FAST ALERT INFO
~The University of Louis­ville's
"Fast Alert" notifica­tion
system was used for
the first time during Thurs­day's
tornado warnings.
~ Each ofthe university's
8,900 office telephones
displayed a text warning of
the severe weather.
~ Emergency responders
sent out text messages to
4,630 students and faculty
who signed up their cell
phones online.
~ Students and faculty
may register for the cell
phone notification service
at http://www.louisville.
edu/alerts.
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