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VOL 63, NO. 5 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY SEPTEMBER 19, 1991 14 PAGES AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER FREE
Financial Aid makes change;
residual checks in the mail
By JOHN OR BERSON
Contributing Writer
Financial aid is the lifeblood of ap­proximately
II ,000 University of Louis­ville
students and accounts for the dis­bursement
of more than $35 million an­nually
through the Financial Aid office.
Even with changes by the federal
government, Blake Tanner, U of L's
director of Financial Aid, feels that the
disbursement of financial aid funds is
happeningmoreea ilythan ever before.
"This has been one of the smoothest
fall start-ups that we've seen in many
years," Tanner said. "We've only had a
few complaints. A lot of work went in
aheadoftimetomakethingsgosmoothly
this fall. Work by the Bursar's Office,
our office and the Business Office started
well in advance of the beginning of
classes so it was a combined effort that
resulted in financial aid checks being
mailed out before classes started."
When asked about the complaints
that disbursements were being delayed,
Tanner said the gripes were isolated.
"Some delays resulted in require­ments
by the federal government for
verification of student information," he
said." We're not too satisfied with hav­ing
to go back and verify information
afier a student has filled out pages and
pages of forms.
"The federal government makes the de­cisions
that we have to follow so I can only
~thatDnC<>fthecanplaintsresulted
in the changes with fu-st-time Stafford Loan
(formerly Guaranteed Student Loan) re­cipients
who arc freshmen."
The students were notified by a letter
from financial aid concerning the delay in
disbursement of their Stafford Loans.
tutions were supposed to have notified
the recipients and that his office had sent
a letter dated Aug. 5 as a back-up so
students wouldn't be surprised by the
change.
According to U of L Bursar Don
Barnett, complaints have been minimal,
considering the number of residual
checks that have been handled, and
concern a very small numberofstudents.
"We've had some students who say
that they haven't received their checks
yet, but that's not very many people,"
Barnett said. "We've received some
checks back from the post office, and
when the students picked them up they
told us that the addresses were correct so
there is a problem with the mail system."
Barnell added that the problems have
been minor ones that usually can be
corrected easily.
Tanner said the Bursar's Office
started mailing checks Aug. 19, with
some students receiving aid disburse­mentsasearly
as the Wednesday prior to
classes starting Aug. 26.
''The freshmen who are getting the
Stafford Loans have to wait an extra 30
days from the beginningofthesemester,"
Tanner said. "The rationale behind the
federal change was the belief more stu­dents
drop out during the first 30 days of
a semester so the change was designed
to help cut down that number of drop
outs."
He attributed the early delivery of
residual checks to changes in the federal
regulations that allowed mailing checks
earlier.
"In the past we couldn't disburse the
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STAFF PHOTO BY CHARA GAIL
University of Louisville students lined up to take a crack at presenting mock weather reports and win
prizes as part of the CBS College Tour which Invaded U of L's Belknap Campus Sept. 12-13.
Tanner added that the lending insti-
RESTRUCTURING AT U OF L
School of Education revamps degree programs
By THOMAS PACE
Staff Writer
As part ofUniversitywide restructuring, the School
of Education will focus on strengthening the prepa­ration
of instructors while continuing the emphasis
of skills necessary for quality teaching.
The objectives, which will be implemented by
June 30, 1995, call for the reemphasis of three
baccalaureate degrees: Health Occupations Educa­tion,
Vocational Education and Health and Physical
Education.
Also, candidates for teacher education will be
required to complete a five-year program with a B.A.
degree in liberal arts and a graduate degree in teacher
education.
Future students will be required also to earn an
undergraduate minor in teacher education before
enrolling in a graduate program leading to a teaching
certificate.
School of Education Dean Raphael Nystrand is
pleased with the proposal.
"I am enthusiastic about it," Nystrand said. "It is
consistent with the cutting edge in teacher educa­tion.
It is a way to insure people who enter the
University of Louisville they have the education
they need."
The changes were called for in a report tilled A
S1rcUegy fonhe 90s issued by the U ofL 's Board of
Trustees. The document said the school will phase
out a number of bachelor degrees.
"Undergraduate preparation in teacher education
for early childhood development and middle and
secondary school and special education will be
phased out," Nystrand said. "Also, we arc phasing
out undergraduate counseling programs."
Nystrand also said he feels the phasing out of
these programs will help the education process at
the school.
"Very complex majors require study of a lot of
different activities," he said. 'These people need to
major in that rather than another field."
The second major change, which calls for a B.A.
degree in liberal arts and a graduate degree in
teacher education, was greeted favorably by
Nystrand as well.
"We feel that it (liberal arts) is the foundation of
a solid education," she said. "It is the studying of a
subject in depth prior to specialization."
The report echoes Nystrand's feelings.
"This is consistent with the public education
reform movement in Kentucky," the report said.
"The University's intent to make the liberal arts the
centerp1ece of undergraduate education."
Nystrand also said requiring a minor in teacher
education will be a positive step for the school.
"We want people who have associated with
schools to become teachers through early experi­ence,"
he said. "Weare making teachers more intel­lectual
I) rigorous."
He also said a fmancial aid system will be es­tablishce
so that all students will have a fair chance
to receive an education at the school. However,
details have not been planned for the program yet, he
said.
Faculty reactions
positive.
the proposals have been
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Wrightington, Ciliberti
lead University greeks
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By JACKIE HOLLENKAMP
Staff Writer
With just three months left of their
tenure as presidents of the Panhellenic
and the Interfraternity Councils, Rich
Wrightington and Angela Cilibeni are
still working hard.
At the urgings of his peers and his
own convictions, Wrighting mn for
president of IFC, a joint organization of
U of L's fraternities, last January after
being president of Sigma Chi for 1990.
A personal reason for running was he
wanted to meet the needs of the frater­nities
by increasing the number of po­tential
pledges, one of his primary goal .
"Spring Rush (1991) was one of the
largest we ever had," he said.
don't want to be telling other fraternities
what to do, we just want to be almost a
support group," he said. "By and large,
I thing that attitude has been installed."
However, Wrightington feels the
Greeks' reputation on campus could use
improvement He said the fraternities at
U of L do not party seven days a week.
Community service is a main priority
among the organizations.
"People get bad impressions because
of things lilce 'Animal House,"' he said.
"It's not allowed to be like that anymore."
The average GPA for fraternities is
higher than for the average student,
Wrightington said.
"I'd like to see Greeks get recognized
for that," he said. "I'd lilce the University
officials and administrations to see what
the truth is."
According to Wrightington, frater­nities
have spent about 7 ,000or8,000on
community service.
STAFF PHOTO BY HARRY SANDERS
Unlike JFCson other campuses where
the organization is merely used to police
fratemitites, Wrightington thinks that U
of L's IFC is a governing body and it
should be a forum fraternities can come
to with their problems instead of work­ing
independently or again teach other.
"Greeks on this campus really don't
get recognized for the positives things
Interfraternity council president Rich Wrlghtlngton (left) and Panhellenlc
chair Angela Clllbertl took a break from the jobs to relax outdoors.
INDEX
News Briefs 3
Crime Report -- 4
Artl 6
Sports 10
Editorials 12
Comics 13
Claulfled Ads-- 14
"One of the thing I wanted was for
the fraternities to work together ... we
Scissorhands
among winners
at Hugo awards
See Story, Page 7
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Sexual discrimination
workshop held at U of L
By THOMAS PACE
Staff Writer
University of Kentucky law profes­sor
Carolyn Brau and UK's Assistant
Vice President for Research and
Graduate Studies Susan Scollay pre­sented
a workshop on women and dis­crimination
titled "Let the Facts be
Submitted to a Candid World" Sept 13
in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Stu-
• dent Activities Center.
The two women, who are members
of UK's Senate Council Ad Hoc Com­mittee
on the Status of Women, carne to
the University of Louisville to present
the results of their study of sex dis­crimination
on UK's campus.
"We were asked to come and talk
about how to go about doing this (end­ing
discrimination) at the University of
Louisville," Scollay said. "We exist in a
sexist society, and we wanted to do a
workshop here."
Scollay said her hosts were very ap­preciative
for botl1 her and Bratt'sefforts.
"We had a tremendous reception," she
said. "Thcfolksat UofL were verygra:ious.
We had a meeting with the President's
Commiu.ce on Women, then had the work­shop.
Following the presentation, we an­swered
questions and then met with a small
group of women from U of L."
The workshop dealt with issues rang­ing
from sexual discrimination to affir­mative
action.
"The 20th anniversary of affirmative
action is approaching," she said. "Many
campuses are trying to assess its pro­grams
for women. We looked at pro­fessors,
staff and classified staff. We
looked at all aspects of women's work­ing
lives and their interaction with col­leagues
and students."
Assistant Dean to U of L's Nursing
School, Paulelle Adams, was very
pleased with the presentation.
"It was a very excellent presentation,
very thorough," said Adams, who is also
a member ofU ofL's Women's Advi­sory
Committee to the President. "We
thanked them for their time and said we
(the commiuee) may be interested in
contacting them later on. We would be
glad if they would share some more of
their material with us."
Adams said thecommiucchasalready
begun responding to the workshop's
ideas by meeting with U ofL's President
Donald Swain.
Scollay and Bratt have been doing
research for 22 months and are part of a
team from UK who have made about75
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Two students charged
after campus shootings
By KRISTY TRENAMAN
Contributing Writer
Arrests were made Sept. I by the
University of Louisville Department of
Public Safety in connection with a report
that six shots were f~red from the Delta
Up ilon fraternity house into a crowded
courtyard.
U of L studen t Charles Clayton
Calloway Ill, 19, was charged with
wanton endangerment in the incident
and will face disciplinary action from
the University. Calloway will also appear
before a Jefferson County Circuit Court
Oct. 16.
Matthew L. Johnson, 20, also ofU of
L, faced facilitation charges of wanton
endangerment and tampering with
physical evidence when he apparently
hid the 9mm pistol used in the shooting.
These charges, however, have been dis­missed.
Johnson was subsequently charged
with alcohol intoxication Sept 5 and is
scheduled to appear in Jefferson County
Circuit Court Oct. 4. He will face U of
L'sjudicial board as well. A date has not
been set
Thomas S. Neal, 21, who is not a
University student, was also charged
with wanton endangerment. Neal is also
up against charges of tampering with
physical evidence when he apparently
assisted Johnson in hiding the pistol.
Mark Alan Lockwood, 22, who does
notauend U ofL, was originally arrested
for wanton endangerment, tampering
with physical evidence and alcohol in-
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Field hockey
splits games at
DePauw, Ohio
See Story, Page 10