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Vol. 68, No. 13 Louisville, Kentucky November 30, 1995
Last baton twirl brings tears U of L nearly reaches
affirmative action goals
Staff Photo By Tony Matkey
By Dug Begley
Staff Writer
In recent years, U ofL has made great
strides in improving the number of mi­norities
both enrolled and employed at
' the University, according to U of Lad­ministrators
who presented their reports
to the Board of Trustees at the Board's
Nov. 27.
While Affirmative Action remains
a hotly debated topic, and as states
such as California move away from
the practice of hiring certain people
based on race, U of L is closer to
meeting its Affirmative Action goals.
The University has increased the num­ber
of minority students by 352, while
adding 49 faculty and decreasing 56
· positions that were held by minorities
in the last four years.
'
Board of Trustees approves
by-law changes over objection
of faculty trustee, See B~ck Page
According Gifford, 2,937 minorities
were enrolled at U of L in 1992, com­prising
12.5 percentofthe.students. Cur­rently,
3,289 minorities make up 15.5
percent of the student body.
Gifford said this increase is an en­couraging
sign that more minorities are
interested in U of L and that the
University's attempts to. attract minority
sn1dents are working.
In the case of African-American stu­dents,
the numbers are not as high as the
entire spectrum of all minorities, but an
increase of 2.1 percent, an increase of
230 students, does signal, as Gifford
said, "a very strong commitment to mi- .
nority e'nrollment." .
Mann followed Gifford's briefing
with a rundown of the strides made in
facuJty Affirmarive Action.
The University. has raised the per­centage
of minority faculty fro in 12 per­cent
to 16 percent..
After a four-year stint as U of L's Golden Girl, Majorette Gail Anderson, nearly succumbs to tears as she gives her final performance
at Cardinal Stadium at half time during the Nov. 18 football game against North Texas.
At the meeting, acting vice-president
forStudentAffairsDeniseGifford , Uni­versity
Provost Wallace Mann, vice­president
for Administration Larry
Owsley and U of L president John
Shumaker's Affirmative Action assis­tant,
Ralph Fitzpatrick, gave brief pre­sentations
as to the state of Affirmative
Action at U ofL. All said positive things,
citing figures that indicate that U ofL is
"well on its way" to meeting the goal the
University wants to achieve in minority
hiring.
Gifford began the presentations, mak­ing
note of the increase in enrollment of
minorities since 1992.
While other areas have)!Ot seen as
great an increase, such as the African­American
totals rising two percent in
the four year period, all areas of fac­ulty,
including the hiring of women
has risen at least two percent.
See HIRING, Back Page
Basketball investigation now in NCAA's hands
• Coaches reprimanded
By Lane Gold
Staff Writer
The National Collegiate Athletic Association
is now considering what action, if any, it will take
in response to a preiiminary report by the Univer­sity
of Louisville which revealed that it had
uncovered 10 violations of NCAA ruled com­mitted
by its men's basketball program.
"We will look at the violations and determine
if any further inquiry or investigation is needed,"
said Chuck Smrt, NCAA enforcement director.
"There is no timetable, as it depends on· each
situation."
In its report, the University recommended
(and has implemented) disciplinary actions
against assistant coaches Larry Gay and Jerry
Jones, as well as head coach Denny Crum.
Gay was hit the hardest, because he has been
given an official letter of reprimand, is required
to attend an NCAA compliance seminar at his
own expense, is prohibited from performing any
recruiting activities through June 30, 1996 and
his salary has been frozen for one year.
Both Jones and Crum received an official
letter of reprimand and Jones has been urged to
attend the compliance seminar.
U of L Athletic Director Bill Olsen said he
can't predict what the NCAA's response will be,
though he thinks the University's efforts to in­vestigate
the charges on its own will help temper
the response.
"You have no way to know," ·olsen said.
"Although I think the involvement of Jimmy
Thompson will put their response on a more
serious level ... because he is the kind of person
that he is, being in jail. We've done all we can do
to assist in this process."
Smrt said the NCAA will consider waiting to
pass judgement on an institution if they have
acknowledged infractions.
Smrt said U of L's cooperation wiJI probably
mean that the NCAA will delay its recommenda­tions
until the school completes its final report.
"If an institution acknowledges the violations
and we know that they are not done, we might
want to wait," $mrt said. "We are not going to
take something to the infractions committee until
we are done investigating ... (As for the final
report), there is no deadline on the institution to·
complete the report buy a certain date.
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In addition, the NCAA suspended sophomore
center/forward Samaki Walk~r for the first two
games oj last week's SanJuan Shootoutforusing
an Eddie Bauer signature edition Ford Explorer
while working part-time at North American
Trucking Association during the summer. At the
same time,_ Walker purchased an $824 stereo
See NCAA, Page 2
Finaing 1 - NCAA Bylaw '13.1.3.1 (Time From Apr. 26-30, 19.95 yay and Thompson
Perio~;~01; T~l~phope Call~) ; J'! , · . provided Sangianti with local automobile trans-
Assistant cbach•I.:ilPry Gay PL<~ced telephone portation 'and 'Gay als~ allowed two long:.ctis-callsto
seven pro~~ctiv~:st_udent:athletes tqnce ~a1Hmi his c,ell phone. While Thompson
·· Finaing2~-NCAA Byla:Ws 13.1.2.1 (Perqris- gav~ SaiJ.gi.anti-a.pre5s pass to the Derby ,Festi~· , ;c
sible ~ecruiters- Divisio~I) ,, . val Games. "'·
u'f< Jitfu'n.yTlibmpstYrt hadi'/;lephoflecontactswith . ., •;,,, Fi 7j, ~ Bylaw 16.12.2.! ,(Bene~fits,., .:;,,
~then prospective student-athlet~ Mark ~ Bl~unt · Glfts . ervices"'- Impermissible ~ General "t
!lfld dM.o ,. San.~.anti,,.'"•~lg}lp;·..t,.. ' s."'..f tiA. n,,.:·." coil,ch,,,.. ~. ,.nd .. ,Rille) "' ·''• ·.,, ••''' '" . , :.,f: . . ... ~.,.,
guar 1an. """-:·- :· . >· · ' · .:: ~ .• "' .. :f:OriJulite 2.t, 1:995, the spoti'se.of ~ ifo.liL "'<
Finding 3 -NCAA By_law 13.1.2.1 {Permis- lfooster s;o-si~ed a Circuit City credit apPlica- ·
slble Recru'iters : .:Divisidh~I) ll.o" w \!n• ' '1 j il.:>p for,'W:alker,so that could buy_~ stereofer.his"·~i',.
· A representative of the University's f!lhletic~ Ford Explorer.
interests had.an impermissi2:leAQntact With then . ..: . Findi.J;g ~,; ~ ayJiiw, . 1,6.12.:2.1":..(BeJ].~fit!l,.q,,"
prospective Studerlt-athlt::te"sam~i Walker. ~. Gifts and Seryices - hnpenpissible- Geileral. 'm
Fin,ding~- NCAA Bylaw 1~ . .ll.2.1 (Permi~· Rule) . •• ' w •• •
sible Recruiters - Division'~ "' ~,,. ~" · '"" .:"'Ill !~rie 1<1.9:), Walker · recei~Jd~$40~.from
Thompson had impe~issibJe .. contacts with assistant coach Terry Jones to enable Walker to
then' prospective men~s 'ti~sketl:l'!iU stu~ent-ath- dfive from Louisville to, Columbus, Qliio,
letesMark;Blount and Charlie Taylor ·"" "'' Walker'shom~town. ' '\ '
.. Finding 5 -NCAA Bylaws 1,3.2.1 ,~Qfficlt~ , i· Finding9 ~Byla~,l2.!.·2.\in) \Pre£er~~ial dil ,,
and Inducements) and 13.4.1 (Printed :Recruiting Treatment - Fo.rms of Pay)"'~ ···'•;;; ""' " ·"
Materials) '-· " ,. During thy .. 'summerof ~995, \Valke~'re- ,;.
On or about Christrrias · 1991 or'l 992 ·a men's · ceived ibe u.s&' of .a Ford Explorer' while"work.: /· .
basketball student manager provided· aT-Shirt ip.gpart-time attheNortbAmericanTruc!<ing
and U of L basketball media guide to then pro- C:Ompan)r. ' · , '"', <·.. ·>~;l' r ., ,,
spective student-athlete Daymeon Fishback Finding 10 - Bylaw 13.1.3.2.1.2-(b) (Prior .
Finding6-NCAA Bylaws 13.9.1 and 13.9.2 Approval to Employment, in Ow;n Institution's '
(Bntertainment, :ReimbursementandBmployment Camp or Clinic) · ·
of High School/Preparatory Scbool/Two-Year During J1me 19-29, 1995, U of Lmen's
College Coaches - Entertainment Restrictions student-athletes were employed in the
and Material Benefits) and 13.01.5.1 (Recruiting Cardinal' Basketball Camp with approval
by Representatives of the University's Athletics from U of V s athle,~ic direotQf· · ·
Interests
Crum· defends
·program
By Be~cky Staack
Staff Writer
As a basketball coach, Denny Crum bas earned
the nickname "Cool Hand Luke" because- win
or lose - his sideline demeanor: rarely changes.
However, Crum's relations with the media have
taken on a bit of an edge since a series of Courier­Journal
articles prompted a University investiga­tion
of his men's basketball program.
The longtime Cardinals coach be feels the
v•olations are not as serious as the furor over
them would indicate.
"Nobody was trying to· cheat anybody," Crum
said in a later interview. "This misunderstanding
certainly was not intentional on our part.
"Do not overplay what has happened, it is the
media that is blowing this whole thing up," he
said.
The 10 infractions of NCAA rules discovered
by the internal investigation range from junior
Samaki Walker driv.ing a new Ford Explorer to
mishandled recruiting procedures to a team man­ager
providing a T-shirt and University media
guide to a then, prospective athlete.
Walker's involvement bas received the most
attention.
The preliminary report of the University's
investigation found that Walker received "pref­erential
benefits not generally available to other
part-time employees of the company (North
American Trucking Association). Specifically,
he had extensive p·ersonal use of a company
vehicle."
Sports Information Photo
Coach Denny Crum
Crum - and Athletic Director Bill Olsen
agreed -said his players and coaches did not
know they were in violation of the NCAA rules.
"The NCAA interpreted the rules differently
than we did," Crum said. "We will know better in
the future."
Olsen said he thinks Crum merits his recent
induction into the Ha ll of Fame, and points to
his decisions during the championship game
,in San Juan recently. Crum frequently sent
player Damian Dantzler to bench during the
second half of the loss to Auburn in order to
discipline the p layer, Olsen said. Crum also
gave less playing time to star Samaki Walker,
Olsen said.
See CRUM, Back Page
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U of L's reps. on hospital board named
By Amy Huffman
Staff Writer
accepted this new and exciting challenge."
Shumaker, who served on hospital
boards in Connecticut, said U ofL, Jewish
and Alliant agreed that the president of
each constituency would serve on the
UMCboard "asawaytoprovide manage­ment
expertise and public credibility."
major goals it hopes to accomplish. The ville and Jefferson County ."
contract to manage the University Hospital As part of the agreement to let the
between Jewish and Alliant and U ofL will Jewish/Alliant team take over manage­providefor-
assurningthestatecontributes ment of the hospital next February, the
the $14 million requested _ the construe- contract requires. the not-for-profit orga­tion
of a $28 million research facility. nizations to give the University 100 per-
Staff Photo ,by Cherri Edwards
Samiyra Shabazz, a panelist at a discussion on the Million Man
March, spoke to the crowd who gathered at a Town Meeting.
The Board of Trustees named six di­rectors
of the new University Medical
Center at its Nov. 27 meeting.
Appointees include: Gene Gardner, U
of L trustee; Dr. Donald Kmetz, U of L
vice prcsidentfor Health Affairs; Dr. Frank
Miller, U of L professor of surgery and
chief of surgery for U of L Hospital;
Jerome Parham, president of the African
American Venture Capital Fund; Olga
Peers, who is also a BOT member; and U
of L President JoJm Shumaker.
"These six will be there as agents to U
ofL," said Clarke Johnson, assistant vice
.president of health affairs.
"We selected as our board members of
UMC, Inc. a highly qualified group of
individuals who bring a wealth of experi­ence.
to this new enterprise," Shumaker
said. "In addition, they are all deeply
committed to U of Land to this commu­nity.
I am very pleased that they have
"My contribution to the Board will be
to make sure that the management poli­cies
and financial affairs of the new cor­poration
work to the benefit of the Univer­sity
and the community," he said.
J ohnsonsaid the most important function
of the board· is to first of all hire a CEO, then
approve the by-laws, assume fiscal responsi­bility
for the hospital and to "ensure the
hospital remains an educational resource as
well. as a teaching hospital."
Johnson added, however, that since
the board has not yet met - and Jewish
and Alliant have yet to each name their
three representatives - "there's still a
gray area" where the responsibilities of
the board is concerned.
Shumaker said the UM C board has three
"The Board will be responsible for cent of the hospital's profits.
policy and operation of the new corpora- "This is a majot new enterprise
tion, UMC, Inc.," Shumaker said. "Our which offers us exciting possibilities
main goal is to create ani.ntegrated health to develop here in Louisville medical
care delivery network at the Louisville teaching, research and healthcare fa­Medical
Center." . cility that will qui ckly become na-
Sbumaker said by creating that struc- tionally significant," Shumaker said .
ture, it will ensure that "duplication and "The new profit-sharing arrangement
competition is minimized and synergy will also enable us to enhance signifi­will
be maximized among the three major cantly the quality of other academic
players: U ofL, Jewish and Alliant." units in the .u of L I_-Iealth Sciences
"In addition " Shumaker said "a ma- Center (nursmg, dent1stry, health and
jor goal is to m~ke the U of L H~spilal a ' . human ~ervices) which have long been
genuine asset to the teaching and research und er-funded."
programs ·of the .U of L Health Sciences The Executive Cormnittee of the BOT .
Center. Athirdmajorgoal is to sustain and · met in executive session on Nov. 17 and
enhance the U of L Hospital's effective- Nov. 27 to consider individuals as Uni­ness
as an accessible resource for the versity representatives to University Medi­medically
indigent population of Louis- cal Center, Inc.