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Vol. 61, No.28 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY April18, 1991 12 PAGES 1 AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER FREE
Carrico wins SGA presidency with 41.3 percent of vote
By THOMAS PACE
and JIM WAMPLER:
Staff Writers
Tension filled the air as the Election
Commission chair announced Jennifer
Carrico will be the SUJdent Government
Association president for the 1991 ·92
school year. Carrico c:arried the popular
vote by 41.3 percent
All of the executive officers on
Carrico's slate were 11ictorious as well.
Kelly Davenport, Jim Howard and
Synthia Shelby were elected executive
vice president, academic vice president
and services vice pres.identrespeclfully.
Immediately fo lllowing the an­nouncement,
an emotional Carrico
wrapped up her feelings for the cam­paign.
"I am ecstatic," she said. "I expected
really tough competillion, and that"s ex­actly
what it was. So, I did not expect to
win, and I did not expect to lose. I
expected to have a real tight race."
Winners of the SG A presidency have
traditionally served ~IS executive offic­ers.
Carrico comes to the office without
that background.
"To not have been ~Ill executive officer
and pulled this positi01n I think is unique,"
Carrico said, "and I have a lotto offer.
STAFF PHOTO BY HARRY SANDERS
Newly elected SGA Pesldent Jennifer Carrico reacts moments after hearing the final returns on Wednesday
night. Voter turn out, though still light, was Increased this year by 55 percent over last year's SGAelectlons.
"I bring a lot of different perspec­tives,"
she said, "four years, as a matter
of fact, of not being an executive officer
The LouisvilleMessenger is newest student neWSJ?aper
By SHANNON BENNETT
Staff Writer
Soon the UniversityofLouisville will
have another voice in print, The Louis­ville
Messenger, a newspaper written
from the perspective of black students.
The Messenger will be a monthly
publication not only for campus readers,
but for the community at large, dealing
with campus issues as well as l01cal and
national news.
TheideaforTheMessengerstcrnmed
from an incident which occurred in the
fall of I 989, according to Editor-in-Chief
Michael Hicks. A political science jun­ior,
Hicks said that he and other black
students were distressed by the depictioo
of the Black Students Alliance in a edi­torial
cartoon published in The Louis·
ville Car(iinal during this time.
"The idea for The Messenger began
two years ago during the time of the
Dawn Jones incident," Hicks said.
"During this time, The Cardinal issued
a political cartoon with the drawing of a
large baby representing BSA.
"The baby was saying, 'I want, I
want, I want,' This disturbed us. We
realized that we did not have a print
media forum in which to express our
views . .,
The editorial cartoon, accompanied
by an editorial that supported black
student demands upon U of L President
Donald C. Swain but was critical of
BSA spokesperson Gerald White, ap­peared
in the Nov. 30, 1989, issueofThe
Cardinal. Then-editor Kevin Baker is­sued
an apology and retraction of the
cartoon in the Dec. 7, I 989, issue.
But that did not dampen Hicks' en­thusiasm
for the project.
The Messenger" s volunteer staff is
made up of 30 black students, 10 of
which are staff writers and editors, while
others are contributing writers.
Junior and managing editor Maurice
Morrison said The Messenger will offer
a diversified perspective.
"The newspaper will have a voice for
all students," Morrison said. "It will be
an outlet to listen and read from a different
perspective which will only add to the
existing print media"
Communication senior Lisa Tarver,
a feaUJre writer for the newspaper, hopes
The Messenger will not only address
problems, but will offer solutions.
"I would hope that The Messenger
will not only state problems such as
racial and ethnic exclusion, but that it
will offer viable solutions which will
generate new kinds of thinking."
Hicks, who has been a taff writer for
both The Cardinal and The Louisville
Defender, said that he realizes there is a
lack of participation by black students
on the staff of existing campus media.
See MESSENGER,
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Panhellenic Conterence
hosted by University of
Louisville sororities
By THOMAS PACE
Staff Writer
Under the theme of "Excellence through Diversity," the Uni­versity
of Louisville hosted the Southeastern Panhellenic Con­ference
April 5-7. With over 30 national sororiti.es represented, the
convention dealt primarily with the timely issue of cultural diversity.
"There were a lot of workshops that dealt with diversity," said
one of the organizers and member of U of L's Kappa Delta
sorority, Kelly Davenport "We had 30 national sororities and
some local sororities as well. There was a totall of 844 registered,
including national delegates and Greek advisors.
"There were 75 different break-out sessions nhatdealt with such
issues as alcohol, hazing, leadership, positive im:aging, stereotyping
and values and ethics."
Sarah WeddingtOn, the defense attorney in the landmarlc Roe
vs. Wade case which legalized abortion on the federal level,
delivered a keynote speech.
Davenport said both predominantly white and historically
black sororities attended the conference and worked together.
"The NPC (National Panhellenic Confen~nce) is predomi­nantly
white and the NPHC (National Pan Hell1micConfercnce) is
predominantly black," she said. "It was the f trSt time a lot of groups
carne together .... It increased dialogue.
"We wanted to take a stand that cultural diversity is an important
issue in the 1990s. It is important U of L takes the initiative in
bringing the issue to attention of the national !IOrorities."
U of L Greek advisor, Joni Burke, agreed with Davenpon.
"I thought the program was the best feaUJre," Burke said. "It
received a lot of compliments. It also gave the women a charge that
they can bcchangeagents,and one person can make a difference."
THE PRICE OF PROGRESS: In case you've ever wondered about the scarcity of
partllng on U of L's Belknap campus, these photos tell the tale. The spacious partllng
once located between the Life Sciences building and Cardinal Boulevard In the mid·
1960s (top) Is now occupied by Davidson and Strickler Halls (bottom).
Another speaker, Sandra Rackley, a Delta Sigma Theta from
Aorida State, addressed the issue of diversity in the United States.
She said America is not a melting pot but rather a stew pot,
meaning each ingredient should maintai~1 its identity yet
complement each other.
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INDEX
News Briefs 2
Cr11M Report -- 3
Arts 6
Sports 8
Editorials 1 0
Comics 11
Claulfled Ads-- 12
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but serving SGA.
"I wan1 to thank those people that
supponcd me as a persoo, regardless of
whether or not I won."
Davenport was not surprised by the
campaign's aggressiveness and has even
started 10 plan for her position as head of
the SGA senate.
"I thought it was close all the way in,"
she said. "I didn't know when we carne
here· tonight who was going to win or
lose. I need to ... prepare for my first
senate mccti ng. I'm the first one who has
the first duty of the year."
This year's electioo registered one of
the highest tum outs in recent history.
Some 2,796 students went to the polls, a
55 percent increase over last year. Fred
Rhodes, assistant vice president for
Student Life offered his opinion on the
increase number of voters.
"Eieclion day was a beautiful day,
both days," Rhodes said.
Rhodes added that in addition 10 the
good weather, the combinatioo of three
slates running and the new Student Ac­tivities
Center as a centralized voting
site were both factors in the increased
voter tum out.
Chair of the Election Commission
Carrie May agreed with Rhodes about
the voter tum out.
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Dunn and Talbott
lose bid for SGA
presidency
By JIM WAMPLER
SlaftWriler
Aller lhe election results were
announced, bolh losing cand1da1es
for SGA presidenl were congrat!Jalory
lo lhe winner and glad that the cam­paigning
was finally over.
"I'm relieved thai il's over and a
little disappoinled," said SGA candi­dale
for presidenl Julie Dunn.
"I wish her all the besl," Dunn said
of the newly elected presidenl, Jenrifer
Carrico. ·r hope that she has a good
year, and SIUdent Government has a
good year.
"She's got a lol of hard work ahead
of her," Dunn said.
Dunn said lhat the almosl 2,800
votes, 1,000 more that lasl year,
proved lhat studenls care aboul Slu·
dent Government.
"I lhink lhis is a good lime for a
See T ALBOTI, page 3
PHOTO BY HARRY
University President Donald C. Swain explains the latest draft of
restructuring plans that will position U of L for the next decade.
Swain debuts latest draft
of his restructuring plans
By ANITA-CAROL MONEY
Staff W ri tcr
At a press conference held April
15, President Dooald C. Swain pre­sented
a draftofhis plans to rcstrucwre
the University of Louisville and net
$16.3 mill.ion in savings over a three­year
period.
His recommendations came after
the Planning and Advisory Commit­tee
report and unit responses were
forwarded by the Office of Planning
and Budget to Swain Feb. 22.
According 10 the repon, the re­structuring
and reallocation of the
University focus on four themes:
search for simplification; need for
increased responsiveness 10 people
and groups the University serves;
commitment 10 strengthen high pri­ority
academic programs; and rcal­i7~
tion that certain ~peelS of the
Univeristy' s culture must change if it
is to become more responsive.
After hearing responses from stu­dents,
faculty and staff, Swain will
submit his final recommendations 10
the Board of Trustees May 20.
, "The board has the authority 10
approve, change or reject the pro­JK>
sal," Swain said.
Among the major changes recom­mended
by Swain's rcpon is for the
College of Arts and Sciences to be
divided into four subunits under the
umbrella of A & S. Those subunits
would include: Division of Science
and Mathematics; Division of Social
and Behavioral Science; Division of
Humanities and Fine Arts; and Divi­sion
of General Instruction.
Each subunit would be headed by
vice deans, all of whom repon back
to the dean of A & S. According 10
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Evansville
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