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I N D E X Arts 10 Sports_ 14 Focus 4 Editorials 16 Comics 17 Classified Ads 13 Vol. 68, No. 14 Louisvill , Kentucky December 7, 1995 18 Pages · An Independent Student Newspaper Free Shumaker will teach English, Greek classes By Becky Staack Staff Writer When a student arrives in dass on the first day, there is a preconceived notion of who will be on the other side of the desk. Students next semester, however, might be even more surprised than usual to find President John Shumaker staring back at them in English 102. "We make time for what is important," Shumaker said, "and we must not forget that the students and the 'classroom' are the reasons why the University exists." assigned a graduate teaching assistant. "He certainly will get plenty of orientation .. His assistant will be doctoral candidate Lauren Sewell. The assistant will help ~hen he cannot make class." Shumaker does recognize there .will be times when the administrative duties of a president will prevent him from being in the classroom. "I do worry about time constraints and about sudden obligations that inevitably come up in this position. That is why the English department has assigned me a graduate assis.tant who will work with me every step of the way and be prepared to step in at a mbment's notice if necessary," _ Shumaker said. Shumaker' has been teaching on a regular basis since becoming a dean and vice president before he came to U of L. He also taughtwhilepresident at Central Connecticut. Even though his expertise is in Classics, he has also taught other courses which have involved a great ·deal of writing, he said. Drawing on his experience, Shumaker's section of 102 will use the Oedipus trilogy of Sophocles as a base for discussion and assignments. Freshman Adam Ware felt Shumaker's presence would certainly impact the class. "It would be freaky to walk in and see the president of the University. I would be shocked," Ware said. Photo courtesy Ekstrom Library When It opens next semester, the newCollaboratlvelearnlng Cent!!r will feature state of the art technology and more classroom space Ekstrom to -feature 4[)D-line classroom There's no call for shock, Shumaker said. Dennis Hall, director of composition said he welcomes Shumaker to the department. "This is important because it delivers all the right messages to the students, faculty and staff. It says he .is willing to make the time to teach. It certainly isn't anything he is expected to do," Hall said. "][do not think students need to feel intimidated," he said. "After getting to know me they will realize that I am a regular person ,...who has a passionate interest in my academicfield and likes to communicate it to others." Sophomore Candi Bates felt similarly about the president. "From what I have: seen of him, he is extremely dedi- Hall explained that Shumaker will be SGA officers, take heat fromPSL By Becky Staack & Dug Begley Staff Writers The student senate passed a heavily-revised version of Arts & Sciences Sen. Chris- . . tine Jones' resolution supporting Affirmative Action programs at the University of Louisville .. At the Dec. 5 senate meeting the revised motion passed with one negative vote. Th1e resolution, which follows the lead of vioe president for academics Steven Clark in supporting the current policy, is compiised of sections one and two of Jones' original 14- point proposal. SGA, and President Renita Edwards particularly, have taken heat in recent months for their failure to vote on Jones' proposal. See ENGLISH 102, Back Page By Josh Easton Staff Writer Last Friday a sneak-preview was. held at Ekstrom liqrary for the new Collaborative Learning Center. The CLC will integrate the new technology available through network computing with the traditional library responsibility of providing information. The Internet and all of its related technology have been abuzz at U ofL Staff Photo by Ron Johnson A & s senator and PSL chairperson Christine Jones ·for more than a year. Th~usands of students regularly utilize e-mail accounts . that can now be ·accessed at different terminals across campus. But the Internet is supposed to be the gateway to worlds of information, which is a far cry from forwarding an e-mail list of _the top 50 pick-up lines. Some students are more aware than others of the research possibilities that the Net has to offer. After. slogging their way through Pol Sci 390 or one of the SGA president Renita Edwards other classes that exploit the wealth of inlforn1ation on the Net, a few innovative students are wcbbingtheirway to A's on research papers. Other students, however, are still struggling with the concept of a mouse. University_ community in the electronicinformation environment," said David Horvath in the November issue of The Owl, the newsleller for employees of the University of Louisville libraries. Horvath has been named acting coordinator of the Ekstrom CLC. The new Collaborative Learning Center at the Ekstrom Library will begin· to address this when it opens in January. The Center is a cooperative effort of University Libraries and Iriformation Technology "to serve-the needs of the According to Horvath, the first step in this three-phase project is an See LEARNING, Back Page Stetff Photo by Ron Johnson Cramming for finals? Use caffeine wisely By Martha Carrillo Staff Writer As exams, term papers and class presentations come tumbling upon students as they quickly approach the end of the Fall semester, students seek ways of keeping alert and energized. One answer for many seems to be caffeine. The substance found in drinks and pills seems like it has never been more popular. Troy Evans, a 22-y~ar-old student at U ofL, said "It's a problem but I can't see myself getting through a long school day without some sort of caffeine." Whether it's a cappucino in a · coffee bar, Coke or Mo~ntain Dew as an alertness aid during class or in a dorm room, caffeine has become a staple in the college-aged person's diet. Caffeine, however, cannot be consumed with abandon. Clark and Edwards both said it took SGA more than three months to pass the resolution only because the senate wanted to bring in experts who could explain the current policies, consult statistical information on Affirmative Action and revise the original proposal.. bate the issue," Jones said. But, Jones noted that the College ·Republicans never showed up to discuss the issue, sending it into limbo. offices in the form of a flier, produced and distributed by the Progressive Student League, detailing infractions it considers SGA to be guilty of. vices VP is not fufilling his duties. The makers of the alertness aid, Vivarin, have assembled five peak performance principles from leading authorities to dispel myths and shed light for college students on caffeine and its properties.. · However, Jones, who is the only senator who was a member of the opposition slate in last spring's SGA election and is chairperson of the Progressive Student League, said she sees the issue as a clear-cut example of how SGA bogs down issues it does not want to de a I with. "College Republicans were asked to de- Clark disagrees. He said the reason the resolution was not voted on sooner is that the wording of document was directed mainly at AfricanAmericans. "They (the SGA senators) felt her proposal was racist," Clark said. "We decided we were going to write it to where it was a resolution stating, 'we support U ofL's Affinnative Action policy." . More criticism found its way to the SGA The Progressive Student News, the national newsletter of the Progressive Student League, accused SGA in an editorial written by local PSL members of refusing to take action condemning buget cuts proposed by the Federal Government, elected senators dropping out and the appointing of new senators, refusal of the "executive three" to make changes in the election process and the newsletter concludes. by ascerting SGA did not . follow proper election procedures al).d the sere Student Government president Renita Edwards said she felt the PSL newsletter was grossly mistaken in its representation ofSGA. Edwards spoke on the federal budget cuts, emphatically stating that she has personally worked with leaders in Frankfort in regards to the budget. "We are speaking for the stu.dent body when we do things like that," Edwards said. "Everything I do speaks for U of L's. students." First of all, students need to realize that the change in sleep patterns they experience are a perfectly natural extension of the biological changes that go on during growth from childhood through adolescence, according to Mary A. Carskadon, an internationally renowned expert in.sleep research. Adolescents and college students are no different from the general population in that continued sleep deprivation re- See SGA, Page 8 See CAFFEINE, Back Page Being gay or bisexual adds hurdles to student adjustment By Michael A. Lindenberger Staff Writer Moving away from home and onto a college campus can be a big change for anyone. When U of L junior Darnell Johnson moved into Cardinal Hall four years ago he knew he was in for changes. A few months before, Johnson had been a senior at Moore High School. He had been president of both his junior and senior classes. Now he was living in a used-to-behotel- room dorm, with strangers up and down the hall. He was new and he certainly wasn't the class president. "I was very -well I won't say very - comfortable with and self-identified as being gay," Johnson said. "For the mostpartit started out fine. People didn't know, but they didn't question either." . But when his roommate decided to . be more "out" and began holding hands wi1th his boy friend in the dorm, other Cardinal Hall residents took notice. "People becamt; more vocal about it. It was more of a group vocalization, not individuals. If you passed one or two people in the hall they would just say hello and keep walking. But if it was a group, say a group of guys in the hall, th,~y would say ' there's that fag; there's that queer walking down the ball.'" sistants were supportiye and that the following semester (his second at U of L) saw an increase in programming sessions dealing with tolerating diversity. For U of L freshman biology m~jor Leslie Jones, a bisexual who transferred from Jefferson Community College, said her first days as a gay college student were uneventful. AtJCC, she said, campus life was so minimal, she continued to hang around her other friends, who already thought she was a lesbian. And by the time she arrived at U of L, after some years of traveling and working, she said she was long past caring what others thought of her sexuality. Staff photo by Tony Matkey Newly appointed Churchill Downs bugler and Music School graduate student Steve Buttieman shows why the legendary racetrack hired him to get the horses to order, dressed in Downs uniform. But one thing hadn't changed: He was still gay. Fortunately for him, Johnson said his homosexuality presented less of a problem than it might have, since he arranged to room with a gay friend. At 6-4, and 280 pounds, Johnson said he never feared for his safety, though another gay (ana much smaller) dorm resident did. To their credit, Johnson sa.id, housing officials and resident as- But she can empathize with new students here who haven't yet come to tenus with the question of whether they' are straight. For her, the first person she See GAY, Page 5
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Title | The Louisville Caridnal, December 7, 1995. |
Volume | 68 |
Issue | 14 |
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Date Original | 1995-12-07 |
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Full Text | I N D E X Arts 10 Sports_ 14 Focus 4 Editorials 16 Comics 17 Classified Ads 13 Vol. 68, No. 14 Louisvill , Kentucky December 7, 1995 18 Pages · An Independent Student Newspaper Free Shumaker will teach English, Greek classes By Becky Staack Staff Writer When a student arrives in dass on the first day, there is a preconceived notion of who will be on the other side of the desk. Students next semester, however, might be even more surprised than usual to find President John Shumaker staring back at them in English 102. "We make time for what is important," Shumaker said, "and we must not forget that the students and the 'classroom' are the reasons why the University exists." assigned a graduate teaching assistant. "He certainly will get plenty of orientation .. His assistant will be doctoral candidate Lauren Sewell. The assistant will help ~hen he cannot make class." Shumaker does recognize there .will be times when the administrative duties of a president will prevent him from being in the classroom. "I do worry about time constraints and about sudden obligations that inevitably come up in this position. That is why the English department has assigned me a graduate assis.tant who will work with me every step of the way and be prepared to step in at a mbment's notice if necessary," _ Shumaker said. Shumaker' has been teaching on a regular basis since becoming a dean and vice president before he came to U of L. He also taughtwhilepresident at Central Connecticut. Even though his expertise is in Classics, he has also taught other courses which have involved a great ·deal of writing, he said. Drawing on his experience, Shumaker's section of 102 will use the Oedipus trilogy of Sophocles as a base for discussion and assignments. Freshman Adam Ware felt Shumaker's presence would certainly impact the class. "It would be freaky to walk in and see the president of the University. I would be shocked," Ware said. Photo courtesy Ekstrom Library When It opens next semester, the newCollaboratlvelearnlng Cent!!r will feature state of the art technology and more classroom space Ekstrom to -feature 4[)D-line classroom There's no call for shock, Shumaker said. Dennis Hall, director of composition said he welcomes Shumaker to the department. "This is important because it delivers all the right messages to the students, faculty and staff. It says he .is willing to make the time to teach. It certainly isn't anything he is expected to do," Hall said. "][do not think students need to feel intimidated," he said. "After getting to know me they will realize that I am a regular person ,...who has a passionate interest in my academicfield and likes to communicate it to others." Sophomore Candi Bates felt similarly about the president. "From what I have: seen of him, he is extremely dedi- Hall explained that Shumaker will be SGA officers, take heat fromPSL By Becky Staack & Dug Begley Staff Writers The student senate passed a heavily-revised version of Arts & Sciences Sen. Chris- . . tine Jones' resolution supporting Affirmative Action programs at the University of Louisville .. At the Dec. 5 senate meeting the revised motion passed with one negative vote. Th1e resolution, which follows the lead of vioe president for academics Steven Clark in supporting the current policy, is compiised of sections one and two of Jones' original 14- point proposal. SGA, and President Renita Edwards particularly, have taken heat in recent months for their failure to vote on Jones' proposal. See ENGLISH 102, Back Page By Josh Easton Staff Writer Last Friday a sneak-preview was. held at Ekstrom liqrary for the new Collaborative Learning Center. The CLC will integrate the new technology available through network computing with the traditional library responsibility of providing information. The Internet and all of its related technology have been abuzz at U ofL Staff Photo by Ron Johnson A & s senator and PSL chairperson Christine Jones ·for more than a year. Th~usands of students regularly utilize e-mail accounts . that can now be ·accessed at different terminals across campus. But the Internet is supposed to be the gateway to worlds of information, which is a far cry from forwarding an e-mail list of _the top 50 pick-up lines. Some students are more aware than others of the research possibilities that the Net has to offer. After. slogging their way through Pol Sci 390 or one of the SGA president Renita Edwards other classes that exploit the wealth of inlforn1ation on the Net, a few innovative students are wcbbingtheirway to A's on research papers. Other students, however, are still struggling with the concept of a mouse. University_ community in the electronicinformation environment," said David Horvath in the November issue of The Owl, the newsleller for employees of the University of Louisville libraries. Horvath has been named acting coordinator of the Ekstrom CLC. The new Collaborative Learning Center at the Ekstrom Library will begin· to address this when it opens in January. The Center is a cooperative effort of University Libraries and Iriformation Technology "to serve-the needs of the According to Horvath, the first step in this three-phase project is an See LEARNING, Back Page Stetff Photo by Ron Johnson Cramming for finals? Use caffeine wisely By Martha Carrillo Staff Writer As exams, term papers and class presentations come tumbling upon students as they quickly approach the end of the Fall semester, students seek ways of keeping alert and energized. One answer for many seems to be caffeine. The substance found in drinks and pills seems like it has never been more popular. Troy Evans, a 22-y~ar-old student at U ofL, said "It's a problem but I can't see myself getting through a long school day without some sort of caffeine." Whether it's a cappucino in a · coffee bar, Coke or Mo~ntain Dew as an alertness aid during class or in a dorm room, caffeine has become a staple in the college-aged person's diet. Caffeine, however, cannot be consumed with abandon. Clark and Edwards both said it took SGA more than three months to pass the resolution only because the senate wanted to bring in experts who could explain the current policies, consult statistical information on Affirmative Action and revise the original proposal.. bate the issue," Jones said. But, Jones noted that the College ·Republicans never showed up to discuss the issue, sending it into limbo. offices in the form of a flier, produced and distributed by the Progressive Student League, detailing infractions it considers SGA to be guilty of. vices VP is not fufilling his duties. The makers of the alertness aid, Vivarin, have assembled five peak performance principles from leading authorities to dispel myths and shed light for college students on caffeine and its properties.. · However, Jones, who is the only senator who was a member of the opposition slate in last spring's SGA election and is chairperson of the Progressive Student League, said she sees the issue as a clear-cut example of how SGA bogs down issues it does not want to de a I with. "College Republicans were asked to de- Clark disagrees. He said the reason the resolution was not voted on sooner is that the wording of document was directed mainly at AfricanAmericans. "They (the SGA senators) felt her proposal was racist," Clark said. "We decided we were going to write it to where it was a resolution stating, 'we support U ofL's Affinnative Action policy." . More criticism found its way to the SGA The Progressive Student News, the national newsletter of the Progressive Student League, accused SGA in an editorial written by local PSL members of refusing to take action condemning buget cuts proposed by the Federal Government, elected senators dropping out and the appointing of new senators, refusal of the "executive three" to make changes in the election process and the newsletter concludes. by ascerting SGA did not . follow proper election procedures al).d the sere Student Government president Renita Edwards said she felt the PSL newsletter was grossly mistaken in its representation ofSGA. Edwards spoke on the federal budget cuts, emphatically stating that she has personally worked with leaders in Frankfort in regards to the budget. "We are speaking for the stu.dent body when we do things like that," Edwards said. "Everything I do speaks for U of L's. students." First of all, students need to realize that the change in sleep patterns they experience are a perfectly natural extension of the biological changes that go on during growth from childhood through adolescence, according to Mary A. Carskadon, an internationally renowned expert in.sleep research. Adolescents and college students are no different from the general population in that continued sleep deprivation re- See SGA, Page 8 See CAFFEINE, Back Page Being gay or bisexual adds hurdles to student adjustment By Michael A. Lindenberger Staff Writer Moving away from home and onto a college campus can be a big change for anyone. When U of L junior Darnell Johnson moved into Cardinal Hall four years ago he knew he was in for changes. A few months before, Johnson had been a senior at Moore High School. He had been president of both his junior and senior classes. Now he was living in a used-to-behotel- room dorm, with strangers up and down the hall. He was new and he certainly wasn't the class president. "I was very -well I won't say very - comfortable with and self-identified as being gay," Johnson said. "For the mostpartit started out fine. People didn't know, but they didn't question either." . But when his roommate decided to . be more "out" and began holding hands wi1th his boy friend in the dorm, other Cardinal Hall residents took notice. "People becamt; more vocal about it. It was more of a group vocalization, not individuals. If you passed one or two people in the hall they would just say hello and keep walking. But if it was a group, say a group of guys in the hall, th,~y would say ' there's that fag; there's that queer walking down the ball.'" sistants were supportiye and that the following semester (his second at U of L) saw an increase in programming sessions dealing with tolerating diversity. For U of L freshman biology m~jor Leslie Jones, a bisexual who transferred from Jefferson Community College, said her first days as a gay college student were uneventful. AtJCC, she said, campus life was so minimal, she continued to hang around her other friends, who already thought she was a lesbian. And by the time she arrived at U of L, after some years of traveling and working, she said she was long past caring what others thought of her sexuality. Staff photo by Tony Matkey Newly appointed Churchill Downs bugler and Music School graduate student Steve Buttieman shows why the legendary racetrack hired him to get the horses to order, dressed in Downs uniform. But one thing hadn't changed: He was still gay. Fortunately for him, Johnson said his homosexuality presented less of a problem than it might have, since he arranged to room with a gay friend. At 6-4, and 280 pounds, Johnson said he never feared for his safety, though another gay (ana much smaller) dorm resident did. To their credit, Johnson sa.id, housing officials and resident as- But she can empathize with new students here who haven't yet come to tenus with the question of whether they' are straight. For her, the first person she See GAY, Page 5 |
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