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Vol 65. No 4 Lou1 svllle. Kentucky September 10 1992 I 6 P'ages An Independent Student Newspaper Free
"Theywerespooky,yetneat.Although
they were quiet and well-lit, I kept
getting this mental image of a giant
rat or alligator racing towards me at
a hundred miles an hour."
-John Justus,
WLCV general manager
U OF L FUNDING
Grawemeyer donates $100,000
to improve University libraries
By Jonathan Baize
Staff Writer
Charles Grawemeyer, a University
of Louisville benefactor and patron of
the Grawemeyer Awards, recently do­nated
S I 00,000 10 University Libraries.
The contribution will bolster the library's
depleted budget and may help recover
journal titles lost due to cancellations.
Librarian Judith
Niles said the
donation will
mean about 2,500
new books.
nals and replaced them with newer, dif­ferent
titles even though many of the old
titles were frequent! y used in research.
This hun the library 's ability to sup~
research,asdid the freeze on the library s
materials budget. '
"Actually one of the things we might
use this money for is to buy backlogs on
some new journal titles," Niles said.
"We canceled some journal subscrip­tions,
and we are looking into the possi­bility
of re-ordering some of those titles."
StaN PhoiD by George W~oon
Underneath Belknap campus Is a tunnel system
containing miles of telecommunication conduits,
24-lnch steam pipes and chilled water pipes.
StaN lllultralion by Jan Stroclt
University librarian Judith Niles said
Grawemeyer asked that the materials
purchased with the money renect the
spirit of the awards.
"Mr. Grawemeyer wanted the money
primarily 10 be spent buying books and
other materials emphasizing the four ar­eas
in which he gives the awards: educa­tion,
religion, music and world order,"
Niles said "Also, he said he would like it
10 primarily be spent on materials sup­porting
undergraduate studies."
"In terms of books, it probably trans­lates
into about2,500 books," Niles said.
"So it is like a 25 percent increase over
our annual budget for book materials."
But the funds also will increase jour­nal
holdings by allowing other funds 10
be used 10 renew subscriptions 10 some
of the titles discontinued last year.
Ralze Dorr, acting director of Uni­versity
Libraries, said the library is strug­gling
10 maintain the current number of
journal titles.
"The greatest weakness in our library
is in our journal holdings," Dorr said.
"Obviously we would like to have more
journal titles, but the budget only allows
us to stay even. We have made a con- The creation of a giant rabbit? U of L's
underworld features four miles of tunnels Niles called the contribution signifi­cant
Due to a review of journal holdings
earlier this year, University Libraries
discontinued approximately 300 jour-
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By Geor~ Wilson
Staff Writer
Sprawled under the grounds of
Belknap are four miles of tunnels that
connect each and every building on
campus. Are they civil defense tunnels
perhaps? Abandoned subway lines?
The creation of a giant rabbit?
10wards me at a hundred miles an hour.~
These mysterious tunnels contain
miles of telecommunication conduits,
24-inch steam pipes and chilled water
pipes that deliver heating and air-condi­tioning
fluids 10 eampus buildings.
Though Belknap's maze does not
have a minotaur or any other inlrigu­ing
monsters, it does have a regular
patrol, according to Physical Plant's
Dennis Keefe.
Professors' kids: Where do U ofL's
educators send their children to college?
The oldest tunnels, according 10 David
Veltman of Physical Plant, were dug in
the 1940s; theneweronesas late as 1978.
By Angelique Miller
Contributing Writer
those fortunate enough 10 atte~ U of L
tuition-free.
These mysterious tunnels have tan­talized
SUJdents for several years, per­haps
because they are a forbidden.
John Justus, general manager of
WLCV. has gone underground at the
University.
The 10-feet-wide concrete tunnels
vary from about four 10 10 feet in height.
Insulated pipes of all sizes crawl along
the walls. The tunnels are designed 10
prevent flooding. The floors slope, al­lowing
water to drain and pumps then
send it back to the surface. Large con­crete
vents on the surface release excess
heat, regulating the tunnels climate.
"We have two crews that go
through the tunnels twice a week,"
Keefe said. "They check for leaks
and check for problems and keep the
place neat."
Keefe said that years ago students
would creep iniO the tunnels to play
games, but for safety reasons the en­trances
have been locked 10 keep
people out.
Professor Anne Allen has taught his­tory
at the University of Louisville for
21 years.Butwhenthetimecameforher
son 10 choose a college, where Allen
taught became completely irrelevant
This is not to say that Allen preferred
to send her son to anolher school. How­ever,
Allen pointed out that even
professors' kids have to choose the
school that best suits their interests.
"As a large commuter school, U ofL
doesn't compete with a strong liberal
arts college," she said. "It doesn't pro­vide
the supportive learning atmosphere
and has a 10tally different setting than a
college such as Amherst"
"With my previous two children, we
had the resources 10 send them away 10
school," Hall said. "Since times have
changed. I am thankful that! was hired
at the University 10 reap the benefit of
not having 10 pay for my son's tuition.~
When selecting colleges, professors'
children suffer the same anxiety a~ olher
students. Family tradition, academic
reputation, their interests and the school's
proximity to home are among fac10rs
that influence the decision. In the end,
however, University professors whose
children chose 10 attend other schools
agree thatlhedecision ultimately lies with
It was several years ago. His mis­sion
was 10 work on some of the
scation'selectronicequipmentnearthe
Instructional Communications Center.
but his imagination gave the mundane
task some excitement
"They were spooky, yet neat,"
Justus said." Although they were quiet
and well-lit, I kept getting this mental
image of a giant rat or alligator racing
Though they found no rats or mon­sters,
WLCV's visitdidhaveitselement
of adventure: Justus and his crew were
required to keep in contact with the
"outside world" via walkie-talkies.
Justus said it was necessary, because the
tunnels are, in effect, a labyrinth.
"It's just not safe for folks 10 roam
around in there," Keefe said. "We're
talking about 125 pounds of steam in
those pipes. If that line was 10 burst,
steam displaces oxygen and you'd go
down in a heanbeat. So if the steam
didn 'tburn you,you'dsuffocate. Kids
Allen said her son, Ian Allen, chose
Amherst College for several reasons:
the college has a strong liberal arts pro­gram.
a reputable academic record, em­phasizes
individual attention and is his
mother's alma mater.
"My son was loolcing for a small
college with an excellentacademic repu­tation,"
Allen said. "I wouldn't have
minded him going here. However,
Amherst caters 10ward individual atten­tion
and an overall quality education."
U ofL offered free tuition for profes­sors'
childrenprioriOJuly 1,1978. How­ever,
that practice slOpped when the
University became a public institution.
Those professors who were at U of L
prior to 1978 still receive free tuition for
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Children Today provides babysitting option for
University students, staff and faculty members
By James Gregory
Contributing Writer
When the 1980s had the greatest escalation of
women in lhe workplace in American hisiOry, the
demand for reliable child care almost doubled.
At the University of Louisville, students, fac­ulty
and staff have an option most of America
does not. This option is a University day eare
center called ''Children Today," located in the
Johnson Stoddard Building on Bradley Avenue.
While lhe center is not limited 10 the U of L
community, Christy Geraci, the center's direc­tor,
said 50 10 60 percent of those enrolled are
children of University students, faculty or staff,
with lhe remainder coming from the general
Louisville population.
Geraci became the day eare center's director
in August of 1991 , when the University allowed
OM Enterprises, a regional day earecentermana­gerial
group, 10 assume operations. Before that
she had been in trumental in the Parent-Staff
Association,the University-basedgroupthathad
run the center previously.
Geraci said as direciOr she has been trying 10
build a "safe and constructive atmosphere for the
children."
That includes educating the children. The
Center divides children in10 eight specific groups,
depending both on the age and the need of the
children. Infants are cared for throughout the
day. Workers aid the infants in exercises, such as
simulating bicycle motion with their legs and
letting them crawl on blankets around the play­room.
The Center also treats infants 10 weekly
Red Rider wagon rides around the neighbor­hood.
Older children, the "IOddlers" and "pre-kin­dergartners
.~ are given monthly mottos.
September's is "I'm me; I'm special." The
children involved in this program will learn about
parts of their body, and why each person is
special because of his or her uniqueness.
Children who have already begun school are
THOSE TERRIBLE T\\'Os
Sial! PhoiD by Chlta Gail
Left Jamie Osbourne at Children Today, enjoys playing on the day care's playground
equipment. The day care serves students, faculty and staff as well as the community.
given reading instruCtions and supervised on the
playground, which is equipped with monkey­bars
and other gymnastic equipment.
Non-infant children are also taken on field
trips occasionally. Past trips have included get­aways
10 movies, museums, the Louisville Zoo,
the pool at the local YMCA and the Galleria.
Currently, the program has 23 full- and pan­time
employees, and may add volunteer help.
But only 100 of 200-plus possible enrollment
slots have been ftlled.
Assistant director Brenda McCoy said the
center is not publicized enough.
"I don't know why more children have not
been enrolled," McCoy said. "I guess we just
don't get enough expo~ure. I don't think most
people know we are here."
McCoy said that the center distributed pam­phlets
and fliers in various eampus locations, but
had not received much response.
One of the reasons •ra low response could be
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CREATIVE GUEST:
Poet Allen Ginsberg to
speak at U of L, see
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INDEX
News Briefs 6
Ana 8
Spona 10
Edltorlllla 12
Comics 13
Claaaltted Ada --14
Dennis Hall, aU ofL English profes­sor,
said his son Jeremy will be one of
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SG A a dresses Homecoming and
campus safety in Senate meeting
By Anita-Carol Money
Staff Writer
The Student Government Association held
the second Student Senate meeting of this
semester Sept. 22 at 6:30p.m. in the Student
Activities Center's Floyd Theater. The main
issues addressed were Homecoming Week,
the Campus Area Rapid Transit (CART) pro­gram
and safety procedures during campus
functions.
In celebrating Homecoming Week, which
will be held Oct 5-10, there will be a three­phase
activity night on Oct. 9. F'ICSL there will
be a concen at the fairgrounds featuring the
band the War Hippies. A DJ dance and then a
bonfire will follow at U of L. In previous
years, there had been only a dance (featuring
a local band) and bonftre. However, contem­porary
programming chair Donald Scobie said
the Minority Programming Committee de­cided
it would be better 10 add the DJ-mixer.
"MPC wanted the DJ -dance because Afri­can-
Americans would not come out and see a
local band ,~ Scobie said. "There is just simply
not a black music scene here in Louisville. On
a purely business level it would be hopeless 10
try and get African-American students to come
to live shows."
The Senate also addressed the capacity
crowd the DJ-dance could hold. The Home­corning
Committee is currently considering
starting a hand-stamping at the fairgrounds;
this will allow those at the fairgrotmds to go 10
the DJ dance free of charge. However, Dennis
Golden, vice president for Student Affairs,
said the eommiuee should carefully plan this.
SAC's Multipurpose Room, where the event
is being held,can only hold62S to6S0people.
Therefore, if lhe hand-stamping method was
used, it would be easy 10 exceed capacity, and
create a f tre hazard.
SGA president Jim Howard said the exact
delail of the events have yet 10 be worked out
Those responsibilities are leftiO SGA 's Home­corning
Committee, which will meet Sept.. 2S at
2 p.m. in Room W312 in SAC.
John Kolb, chair for the committee 10 ad­dresS
safety issues with lhe Deparunent of
Public Safety, said the new CART Program,
an extension of the already existing DPS
Escon Service, is operating smoothly. But
even though the program is considered a suc­cess,
Kolb said there is one snag.
"Though we have many volunteers, not
many have been approved by DPS," Kolb
said. "There has to be a background check. No
one has been turned down. but it just takes
time. Already 30 have applied, and 10 have
been approved. However, only four have gone
through the necessary training. Everyone will
just have 10 be patient and bear with us."
Despite this, Howard said the program has
enjoyed much success in its frrst month or
operation.
"There has been a lot of good P.R.,~ Howard
said. "We just got in some preliminary statis­tics.
This year they've changed how the stats
are calculated, they go by how many runs
there are, not how many individuals are picked
up. Sometimes there might be three people in
one run. Anyway, we have made 153 runs in
one month. That's more than they made in
three months last year."
During his report, Golden said a fight be­tween
a U of L student and a Kentucky State
University student broke out Sept. 18 in an
MPC dance held in SAC's Multipurpose
Room. Because of this incident. a MPC dance
scheduled for Sept 25 would be have 10 be
postpOned until security measures were de­cided
upon.
Golden said the University did not chose 10
limit lhe dance 10 only U of L students, be­cause
when it had done this in the past. there
were many complaints received from stu­dents.
In addition 10 these issues, several other
things were addressed as well.
•Golden apologized 10 U of L's Jewish
population for any inconvenience the sched­uling
of the Town and Gown, held Oct 7 on
Yom Kippur, would present. He said in the
future, U of L will be more careful with
scheduling the event.
•SGA Executive Vice President Preethi
Anathanlcrishnan said she has received sev­eral
complaints from Shelby Campus regard­ing
the newly required parking permits. She
said SGA will take an informal survey 10 fllld
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