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Vol. 61, No. 24 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY MARCH 14, 1991 10 PAGES AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER FREE
Proposed changes in A&S
Bulk of Faculty AsseiDbly's
powers could be removed
By THOMAS PACE
and JAN1CE THERIOT
Staff Writers
In a March 4 memo to all faculty
in the College of Arts and Sciences,
the Dean's Chair Advisory Com­mittee
on Governance suggested re­moving
much of the powers of the
Faculty Assembly.
The committee asked the faculty
to give input on their opinions about
delegating faculty governance deci­sions
to a representative body instead
ofthewholefaculty. The memo states
that the faculty's preliminary repon
must be sent to Acting A&S dean
Thomas J. Hynes Jr. by March 18
"We are just looking for people's
feedback," said advisory committee
member Paul Weber. "We want to
know what form of governance
would be best for the school."
According to the By-laws of the
College of Arts and Sciences, the
Faculty Assembly is composed of
the entire A&S faculty. It votes on
policy changes ranging from merit
raises to curriculum guidelines to
graduation requirements.
The memo calls for moving most
of the decision-making power of the
Assembly to either the Legislative
Council, made up of one representa­tive
from each department, or the
Department Chairs' committee.
Hynes said that although he will
not receive a repon until next week,
he understood the aims of the advi­sory
cornmiuec's request.
"We wanted to both simplify the
process of the governing- and to
identify the features of the college
"We wanted to both simplify
the process of the governing and
... develop plans to implement
decisions on existing structures
where appropriate."
Acting A&S Dean
Thomas J. Hynes, Jr.
governing process and to develop
plans to implement decisions on ex­isting
structures where appropriate,"
Hynes said.
Weber agreed, saying "the idea is
to simplify, simplify, simplify."
'The Faculty Assembly is too large
a body," Weber said. "There is too
much pressure on professors to pub­lish
and teach: it is hard to get a
quorum."
But some faculty members dis­agreed
with Weber's assertion that
the Assembly is too large to beef­fective.
"The question is will you have
faculty governance or not," said his­tory
professor Leonard Curry.
Curry helped write the By-laws
which established the Assembly.
"I fought vigorously to keep the
real power within the Assembly," he
said. "I would like someone to show
what's wrong with the system before
it is changed.
"There are two ways of looking at
educational institutions. One way is
corporate, with quick results and clear
delegation. The whole question is not
administrative, but a governance
question."
Weber, however, said the cur­rent
decision-making process
moves too slowly.
"We need tomalcedecisions both
democratically and quickly," he
said.
Curry disagreed, saying "any
governance process takes time."
Humanities professor and
former A&S dean Joe Slavin said
he disagrees with shifting power
from the Assembly to a representa­tive
body.
"I would be absolutely, utterly
opposed to any authority making
this decision," Slavin said.
He questioned the advisory
cornmiuee's motive in calling for
such a reform, speculating that it
must have received pressure from
above to quiet the often disgruntled
Assembly. When confronted with
rumors of a reorganization of A&S
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STAFF PHOTO BY HARRY SANDERS
PUT 'ER THERE, PAL: La Bradford Smith, a senior on the Unlvers Hy of Louisville men's basketball
team, jokes with a young fan at the recent women's Metro Conference Tournament.
Concerns linger regarding safety
of U of L Health Sciences Campus
By THOMAS PACE
Staff Writer
University of Louisville medical school swdent Glen
Franlclin would like to buy a new car stereo: however, he is
afraid it will be stolen because of where he is forced to park
his car.
Franlclin, the Health Sciences liaison to the Student
Government Association, said when he gets to campus he
rarely findsaspottoparlc and often winds up north of campus
ncar the projects. He said this safety hazard often results in
items stolen from cars.
"We run out of parking spots, and we have to park on the
streets," Franklin said. "When our lots fill up, our only
option is to street park. This pushes us north into the projects.
Cars continue to be broken into.
"We've had people who are approached walking back
and forth, and they are harassed by homeless people."
This is not the first time Franklin has raised concerns
about the safety of the Health Sciences Campus. At the Feb.
5 Student Senate meeting he discussed the problem, saying
that "there are only 2,000 spots available for about 5,000
students and staff members."
Franklin also lamented the lack of security provided by
the Department of Public Safety; only one officer stays on
the campus at all times. Two Cardinal Patrolmen, students
who work for DPS, also patrol the campus and give out
tickets.
"If they call in sick, there is no one to replace them,"
Franlclin said. "If they take a break, no one is left behind. It
docs not seem very effective.
"Space is tight. Humana has a parking structure, but they
are not willing to give up spots. Someone needs to decide
security on HSC is in top priority."
DPS director Dan Keller called Franklin's concerns about
parking legitimate.
"We share Mr. Franklin's concern," Keller said. 'The
Health Sciences Campus is the most significant parking
problem. There is a greater demand (for parking places) than
the supply available."
Keller said personnel shortages have kept DPS from
upgrading security at HSC and added that the situation is
unlikely to improve in the near future.
"Not with our current manpower situation," he said. "We
are really in a little bit of a problem. We lost two officers to
the P-:rsian Gulf activation. There was one blank spot on the
roster before that.
"Recent injuries left us shon-handcd. Some officers are
working double shifts."
STAFF PHOTOS BY HARRY SANDERS
DespHe the presence of security precautions such as
these at the Health Sciences campus ••.
Medical student Ron Waldridge, who is also vice-presi-dent
of the iversityofLouisville Medical Swdent Associa- •.. many are still troubled by the shortage or
University pollee on the campus, as Illustrated by the
Sec SAFETY, Page 3 empty public safety boOth above.
Spring break promotes excessive drinking
From special dispatches
College students get drunlc more of­ten
than non-students the same age, and
with an eye toward the upcoming spring
break, the U.S. Surgeon General recently
launched a campaign against the prob­lem.
"Spring break has become synony­mous
with excessive and binge drinlc­ing,"
Surgeon General Antonia Novello
said at a news conference
Many University of Louisville stu- •
dents have plans for spring break: that
include drinking, including Jackie
Carroll, an undecided sophomore who
went to Daytona last year and plans to go
to Sarasota this year.
"You go to spring break to get away
fromhomeandtopartywithnewpeople,"
Carroll said. ''Everybody isdrink:ing and
having a good time. You have a continu­ous
buzz for seven days. People are
sleeping where they pass out" ~· ... . .. .. ' ·
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DON'T FORGET!
Russian expert speaks at Ekstrom Auditorium Because of
Spring Break,
The Lou i.<tt•ille
Cardinal will not be
published next week.
INDEX
Newa Briefs 2
Crlmntoppers-- 2
Arts 4
Sport• e
Editorials 8
Comlce t
Cleaalfled Ada-- 10
March 14 Is the last
day to drop a class.
For more
Information, call
the Registrar at
588-7325.
By ANITA CAROL MONEY
Staff Writer
Giving the University of Louisville a
fresh perspective on Russian history and
perestroika, professor Donald J. Raleigh
spoke to approximately 100 students
and faculty members at the Ekstrom
Library Auditorium March 12.
Raleigh,anexpcnonRu sianhistory
and Russian provincial culture from the
University of North Carolina, was
brought to U of L through the Bingham
Professor Series.
History professor Bruce Adams in­vited
Raleigh, who spoke on "Perestroika
in the Provinces" at 9:30a.m. and "Re­writing
Russian History underGiasnost"
at noon.
"I invited him becauseheisanexpcn
onthetwosubjectshespokeon.'' Adams
said. "He's been in the Soviet Union 18
times. And he's been to areas very few
Westerners have ever been to."
Raleigh's nrst speech centered around
anecdotes of his 16-yearstruggle to visit
the Soviet province of Saratov, about
which he had written a book entitled
Studio Theater
looks at suicide
in new play
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"Revolutions on Volga."
After many years of trying to enter
the closed province, located on the Volga
River, Raleigh was surprised at what he
found there in 1990 when foreigners
were officially allowed to visit.
"The people were not in the streets
protesting (as the U.S. media had im­plied),"
Raleigh said. ''The food supply
was better than I was told .... In fact, I
hadn'teaten so well intheSovietUnion."
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We will resume our
normal publication
schedule with the
March 28 issue.
U ofL baseball
squad springs
into action
See Story, Page 6
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