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SQUARING OFF FOR A SHOWDOWN. • •
October deadline set for faculty counter-proposals
WAITED IT THE
BOAID Of TIUSTEES
• Better Productivity
The board suggested having
faculty speoahze in researctl,
service Of teaching. The faculty
countered that this would create a
two-bared faculty where not
flYeryone was equal
• Better Accountability
The board p-oposed plaong the
, choloe of depa1mentaf cilairs Ilk>
the ha1ds of the de<rls. The taruty
argued that this would lessen lhei
role 1n decisimmaking
By harles Me ue and George Taylor Jr.
SlllfTWritcr~
Fa ulty members arc scrambling to formu­late
their own alternatives 10 the proposals
issued last April by the Board of TruslCCS
Special Committe.
The Board's report called for a new gover­nance
system that would sucam-linc some
decision making, broaden lhc definition of
facu lty and revise the tenure appeals process.
Faculty member voted overwhelmingly
against the proposals, citing lhe report's lack
of sensitivlly 10 professors, inadequate rea­sons
from the administration for initialing the
changes, and potential negative impacts of a
sudden change in U of L's trddtuonaltenurc
and governance structures. In short, they wor­ried
it would help lhc administration at the
expense of the faculty .
University President Donald Swain S3ld he
did notexpcctlhe faculty torcjectthc Board's
report.
"I was surprised by lhc large negative vote
of the faculty assembly," Swain said. "I re­spect
their right to oppose."
International Center:
Provost to decide its fate
By Jennirer Recktenwald
Staff Writer
Changes tn lhc mission and responsi­bilities
of U of L's International Center
have been a concern of administrators since
1992. The Center's staff and students
involved said lhey hope the future will be
clearer.
Associate Provost lbomas Crawford,
said somedefinitechangcs have been made,
while other issues arc still pending.
The strategic plan in Addendum to "A
Straugyfor the 90's," an Aprill992 Uni­versity
publication outlining plans to re­duce
and restructure various programs,
called for organi7.ational changes in lhe
Center's structure and a $25,000 reduction
in its budget. The original recommenda­tion
of some administrator was 10 close
the Center. Rcalizinglheimponanceoflhe
Int.cmational Center in the University com­munity,
Wallace Mann, University Pro­vost,
re isted that recommendation and
made plans to restructure lhe Ccnt.cr.
An ad-hoc commiuec was appoint.cd by
Mann to evaluate lheCentcr and advise him
on what should be done 10 modify it and
make it more cost-effective. Crawford said
the commiuce members were chosen be­cause
of their credentials.
"All [commiuecmembers) have a good
bit of international experience," Crawford
said. ''Thecommiuec worked by interview­ing
faculty, staff and students. It made
recommendations in a report to Mann. He
aecept.cd a good part of the report but his
opinion differed in a number of ways from
the committ.ce members' opinions."
Thecommitt.cemet wilh MannJuly910
discuss ideas and see if it could agree on lhe
Center's future. Furlhcr changes will be
made but as of press time none of lhose
changes had been announced.
Mann had offered former director of lhe
International Center David Hershberg, a
role in the Center, not as director, but as
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Units brace for cuts,
submit reduction plans
By Jonathan Baize
Contributmg Writer
As Kcntucky'sgovcrnmcntbracesfora
$200 million dollar General Fund short­fall
, it1s planning significant cuts in Uni­versity
budgets, agam.
In a leiter to Umvcrs11y presidents, Gov­ern
r Brereton Jones rcqucst.cd lhat each
state Umvcrs1ty prepare conungcncy bud­gets
renecung cuts of 2, 4 and 6 percent.
The Un1vcrsity ofLouisville,along with
the se~cn Other state universities, has felt
the brunt of budget cuts in lhc past. During
the 1991-92 school year its state funds
were cut by $7,947,200. For 1992-93 it was
$5,634,800. This year the budget reduction
on state-appropnat.cd funds could be as
high as $6.6 million dollars.
D1rec10r of lhe Office of Planning and
Budget, Larry Mehlbaucr, said the reduc-lnstde
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Arts and Leisure
urrent Thinker
Review's staff leave
TR board of directors
recommends
reorganization,
possible re ignation
lion amount will depend on how much
money the governor appropriates for pri­mary
and secondary education.
"The purpose of lhe leuer was to alert
the universities 10 lhe possible cuts. Weare
preparing impact scenarios for 2, 4, or 6
percent c ut~." Mchlbaucr said. "Most of lhe
(Governor's) decision will be how much 10
cut from education reform for primary and
secondary hools."
Whether the budget rcducuon IS 2 or 6
percent, it will add 10 cuts already rcpre­sent.
cd in the budget U ofL submitt.cd to lhc
state on July I . Those cuts total
$323,616,400
Michael Curtin oflhe OfficcofPianning
and Budget said lhc possible $6 milhon in
cuts will be in addition 10 a 2 percent -
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Sports
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Life in the spotlight
isn't always ea y.
Jason Osborne, U of
L basketball player
enter freshman year
with star status
"I was surprised by the large negative
vote of the faculty assembly. I respect
their right to oppose. "
- Donald Swain, president of U of L
But he lhinks the faculty may have been
rejecting more lhan just the issues raised in the
report.
10 submit its proposals 10 the Trustees.
"It is important to note lhat faculty groups
lhroughout tile nat10n arc fcchngdistressed by
budget cuts, by lhe lack of salary increases, by
the apparent low level of public support for
higher education ... I would say lhe vote was
in part a vot.c against all of lhesc things."
The most controversial of the
rccommentations tn lhc TruslCCS com miucc's
report was a proposal to restructure the way in
wh1ch academic departments choose lh~:ar
chairs. Currently, faculty members select the
chairs of their own departments; a commiucc
The Faculty Senate has an OcL 25 deadline
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ART IN PROGRESS - U of L student Kyle Ware puts the finishing touches on his mural of a
huge, scary cardinal to goad users of the SAC to greater athletic feats.
Board plans major facelift for facility
By Dale A. Gillespie
Contribuung Wnter
Tentative Student Acuv1t1es Board plans for the
Red Bam include the installment of pool and pmg­pong
tables and dart boards,
"Traditional students w1ll really benefit from what
we are working 10 develop m the Red Bam," Special
Projects Director Paul Sehhngcr said. "We modeled
this ide<~ aft.cr the ·tructure m ide lhe Bapti t Campus
Center, and as an alternative to the bar scene."
Schlinger w1ll hufnc h1 job requirements for the
purpose of coordmating and organizing upcoming
effons withm the Red Bam
Schlingcr will work to continue operation of the
Back-To-Class Ba\h and lhe Ans and Sciences Picnic,
as well a auempt to obtain a video rental store in the
Student Acuvilies Center In addition, it i most likely
that he will sec hi g · I of transforming the Red Bam
into a lounge-liked main become a reality.
Earlier lhis year, a commut.ce of nine pctsons from
the Univcr ity of LouiSVIlle appoint.cd four new mem­ber
and reappoint.cd lhr members from last year to
the Student Acuvities Board, an organi7.ation that
plans student events and acu vi tics.
These decisions are resolved annually and usually
occur following Student Government Association elec­tions
at SGA's request in order to avoid student
government's elections overlapping wilh the appoint­ing
of SAB members.
The four new members are Kelly Dutschkc, Stuan
Doctor, Sammie Cruse and Alphonza Bradley. Re­turning
members arc Kei ha Tillman, Sharon Mudd
and Tim Ingram.
SGA President Christy Arne indieat.cd a great
deal of optimism concerning the current board.
''They will work better together as a t.cam," Ames
noted. "And that team atmosphere will hopefully, and
most likely, carry over 10 Student Government."
Kelly Dutsehke implied that she i both confident
and enlhusiastic in fulfilling her new position on lhe
SAB She also wants 10 moet the needs of the Univer­sity.
"I believe in publicity," he said. "I wish 10 both
hear lhc voice of the people and also be involved w1lh
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PageS
INDEX
Artl 12
Sporta 14
Editorial• 16
ComicS 17
Classified Ads _18
Gathering
produces list
of objectives
By George Taylor Jr.
Staff Writer
The goals set fonh at the recent Student
Government Association Senate retreat
were met with resounding success, vanous
SGA members said.
"I lhink lhe most important part of lhe
retreat is t.cam-buildmg, and I lhink we
accomplished that," Ames said. "We found
out the strcnglhs in lhat room of senators.
I lhink we have a great base to work from ."
Former SGA President and current
Graduate School Vice President Jim
Howard agreed.
"We're leaving lhis retreat friends,"
Howard said. "We came here fragmented
and we're leaving united."
The Senat.c members gatl~ered at a local
Holiday Inn June 18 and 19 to brainstorm
and enumerate a list of goals for the com­ing
school year.
However, not all participants fully
agreed wilh Ames' assessment Service.s
Vice-President Kimberly Fields, who is
the only executive officer 10 have run on
Shawn Goodpastor's slate and win in the
elections last April , said sometimes she
feels left out of the inner circle.
"I do feel lhc t.carn atmosphere among
the top four (officers) most of the lime,"
Fields said. "Sometimes, I do feel alone,
but that is understandable as I was not a
part of their original t.cam; and the other
three do have more cxpcncncc than I do.
"I occasionally feel my loyal tie.~ pulled
between remembering what a good person
Shawn Goodpa~tor is wh1lc feeling myself
becoming closer to lhc other three, espe­cially
Christy."
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Six Goals
from the SGA Retreat
• Recognize, support and
educate students on the
differences In ethnic, racial,
cultural, sexual orientation
and physical ab/1/t/es.
• Increase Interaction and
communication between
students, faculty and staff.
Monitor and Increase student
services on the Belknap, Shelby
and Health Sciences Campuses.
• Improve Student Government's
communication with all
students.
Promote student advocacy,
both within the university
community and our local state
communities.
Continue to Improve campus
safety.
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