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Vying for space • • •
Bigelow Hall could become campus
recreation center or tech showcase
By cott Koloms
'taffWrucr
Btgclow llall. the cavernous room on the
ground floor of niversity Center, has lay in
limlx> ~ince regi>tration operations moved to the
tudent Activities enter in 1991.
But a few groups on campus have designs on
the room.
tudent Government Association president
ChriMy Ames said she would like to sec the room
u;ed as the temporary site for a Uni versi ty
community center with pool and ping pong tables,
and other recreational activities to encourage
;tudent> to .. hang out .. on campus more.
.. Btgelow Hall would be an excellent
temporary location for a community center to
'ervc tudcnts," Arne said ... The location would
put the center right beside the new academic
building and close to the center of campus."
Ames 'atd there was an immediate need at U
of L. for a .. community center," and the vacant
Bigelow ll all would suffice until a permanent
location could be found elsewhere on campus.
The new University of louisville foo tball tadium
and the Red Barn were mentioned as possible
future si te' for the center.
However. the Office of Information
Technology, which is already housed in
Univer>ity Center. is also eyeing the space.
-Christy Ames
SGA president
• ••• whit has come up
then Is • proposal
to lllllke the center Into
........ of hlah·tech
classrooms."
-Donald Swain
U of L president
"We were planning on usi ng it as a multi·
purpose room to demonstrate new technology to
students, faculty and staff," said Jim Cheski,
assistant vicepresidentofinformation technology.
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Sherman residents say University
officials have left them out in the cold
By Jennifer Recktenwald
taff Writer
Although the Unive rsi ty's Sherman Place
apartments arc slated to be razed in June, problems
keep mounting for residents who sti ll live there.
After last January's snowstorm, residents say
it 1 ok several days before U of L physical plant
workers shoveletl the sidewal ks around the
comple~. located at
1910 S. Third St.
Sherman houses
graduate students and
stud e nts with
dependent childre n.
Tanya Craig, a
herman resident, said
since deciding to raze
the complex , the
Universi ty has adopted
a don't-care altitude.
.. It 's hard to get
anything done," she
said . .. We' re almost
like Mcpehildren over
here. ''Their alti tude is,
'We' re going tear it down, so why bother?'
.. They owe u more. We' re paying rent just
like anyone else on campus. Other residents are
gelling quicker responses. They just say, 'We' re
doing the best we can.'"
The herman apartments are 83 years old.
When the decision was announced to tear the
bu ilding down, re idents were told they must
relocate by the end of May. me tenants have
already moved out; 15 of the apartments in the
complex are already empty. Still, some Sherman
resident• say the niversity is ignori ng their
need•.
Dunng the snowstorm, the boiler, which
supplies the building's heat, gave out. Residents
were evacuated and sent to niversi ty Tower
Apartments while a temporary boiler was installed
in the parking lot. The temporary boiler
occasionally needs to be restarted, leaving
Sherman rc.\idents without heat for several hours.
Larry Dctharidge, director of physical plant
operations, said the boiler was the only problem
at Sherman.
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Exalting femininity:
The University of
Loui ville community
celebrates Women'
History Month with a
erie of educational and
entertaining event
throughout March.
" It was a nuisance for the occupants and an
expen e for us to get it hooked up." Dctharidge
said . " If there was some other hig problem, I
would have been informed."
Some residents say the problems go beyond
the boiler. Leaking radiators, insects and faulty
plumbing were also cited a nuisances.
Sherman resident Michelle Rogers said
moving some of her belongings to TA during
the evacuation was a
hassle.
"I didn ' tlike being
uprooted ,·· Rogers
said. ''When we got
back to Sherman, the
apartment was really
cold for a couple of
days. It 's been an
inconvenience to all
the residents. We lost
half of our parking lot
because of the
temporary boiler."
Frank Mianzo.
director of residence
administration. said
the Univer ity is doing everything in its power to
help Sherman residents.
"The problems associated with herman are
the same as everywhere else on campus," he said.
"We are s till respo nd ing to all requests for
maintenance, and we're not ignoring their need•.
We haven' t forgollen th at Sherman residents are
paying rent. We are com milled to providtng the
same service for them as other re!>idcnts."
Mianzo sa id he hopes the ha,,les will end for
Sherman residents when the building is razed in
June. Several Sherman residents arc moving to
UTA, which will be converted into graduate
student and family hou,ing. It wi II be a filtering·
out process; no current residen ts will be forced to
leave, but onl y graduate studen" and students
with children will be allowed to move in .
Rogers said she is apprehensive alx)ut raising
her daughter at UTA.
" II isn' t really a family environment, so I'm
hesi tant about going," she said. "I'm gotng to do
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Sports
California dreamin':
The Cards travel to
Angeles to play their final
regular ea on game
again t U LA, Coach
Crum' former turf. The
Cards have never beat the
Bruin on their court.
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Profits pouring
in from Pepsi's
exclusive
vending contract
with University
Pepsi may be the choice of a new generation as its
advertising s logan claims, but it 's the only choice for
University of Louisvi ll e studen ts who buy soft drinks from
vending machines on campus. Pepsi has been U of L's
exclusive provider of canned so ft drinks for the past 18
years, a si tuation that has some dedicated Coca-Cola fans
upset.
··coke is my favorite drink; I don 't drink Pepsi," said
Chris Fitzpatrick, a junior sociology major. "When I'm on
campus I u>ually drink fruit drinks. I think just having Pepsi
is selling the University short. It would make a lot more
money if it offered both. ln steadofofferinga choice, they ' re
saying ·Here's this, drink it if you like it and if you don't,
don't drink it."'
Of course, Pepsi also has its supporters.
··1 like Pepsi and I'm a big Dr. Pepper fan," said Chris
Howard, a sophomore justice administration major. " It
doe,n'tlxllher me a bitt hat I can't get Coke on campus."
Paul Kinney, U ofL'sassistant vice president for contract
administration. said there·~ a reason why Pepsi is the only
hrand available in campus vending machines.
"The contract has been (up for bid] a number of times,
most recently in 1991," Kinney said. "It was bid so that any
purveyor could respond and only two responded: Pepsi and
okc. Pepsi presented the best bid and got the cont ract."
An lndepcnden't Student . 'cwspaper 1t s Free
Kinney said the bids were evaluated solely on the basis
of profit potential for U of L. Student preferences were not
solicited or taken into account. He also said onl y one vendor
was so licited because that is the most profitable opti n for
the University.
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Staff photo by Dasha Leksrlsawat
Sophomore Anne Marrle Morrell stays young and drinks Pepsi.
Student alleges she was raped in Louisville Hall
By Michael A. Undenbergc r
Stafl Writer
Tiffany A. Gilma rt in, a
University of Louisvi lle freshman
and Cardinal Hall resident, signed
an arrest warrant Feb. 17 accusing
st udent Michael Brian Gupto n, 20,
of first-degree rape and first-degree
sodomy.
Gupton, who lives in Louisville
Hall, was arrested that day by
Department of Public Safety Officer
Jeffrey Jewell.
The warrant claimed Gupton had
sexual intercourse with Gilmartin
against her will in his dormitory
room early in the morning Dec. 5,
1993. Gilmartin alleged in the
warrant that Gupton ignored her
"demands of ' no"' and performed
oral sex on her agai nst her will as
she tried to shove him away, and
then proceeded to force her to have
sexual intercourse with him. After
allowing her to use the bathroom in
his suite, he held her down and had
sex with her again, according to the
warra nt.
When co nt acted by The
Cardinal, Gupton declined to
comment.
Gilmart in said Tuesday night that
she had ''dated him once. We were
friends. (But) I had decided not to
pursue the relationship."
She said she went to Gupton 's
room that night because she trusted
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him as a friend. She said some might
believe she shou ldn 't have gone to
the room, but countered, .. Where
does trust come in? We were friends
- docs that mean you can't go
somewhere" with friend~?
Some might see her charges as
amount ing to her having awakened
the next morning and .. feeling sorry
for what she did after" the fact, she
said. But she suggested the process
Heads of the Class
of reporting the alleged rape is too
painful for someone to invent rape
charges.
" No woman would ever put
herself th rough this. This is not a
process of revenge," she said.
Gupton was jailed overnight Feb.
17 at the Jefferson County Hall of
Ju stice and released the next
morning. Bail was origina lly set for
$25,000 but Dist rict Judge Donald
Eckerle released him on his own
recognizance. A subpoena has been
issued requiring Gilmartin to appear
at a preliminary hearing March 17 in
district court .
Dan Keller, directorofDPS, said
he could not recall any other reports
of rape on campus this school year.
Staff Photo by Harry Sandel's
Past recipients oft he Board of Truateea Award atand In front of newly Installed commemorative plaques In the Student Actlvltlea
Center near the Floyd Theater Feb. 28. The award Ia given each year to a U of L faculty member for outstanding contribution•
In and outside of the classroom. From left, Phil L.aemmle and Paul Weber, of the political science department, Lucy Frelbert, of
English, John Flodstrom, of phlloaophy, and Dennla Spetz, of geography.