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Vol. 69, No. 1 Louisville, Kentucky July 18, 1996 12 Pages An Independent Student Newspaper Free
U of L basketball John's Cardinal Stadium ...... program charged
By Dug Begley
Staff Writer
After months of internal investigations
conducted by U of L to determine the seriousness
of charges against the men's basketball program,
the NCAA has handed down its assessment of
the allegations, informing the University that the
"case appears to be 'major' in nature."
The 10 charges, nine of which were
previously reported by the University, were
listed in a letter to .U of L President John
Shumaker dated July 12. The charges range
from "improper telephone calls" to prospective
players by representatives of the program to
providing center Samaki Walker with a car.
knew of the wrongdoing concerning his driving
of a 1991 Honda Accord and "provided false and
misleading information concerning the vehicle
purchase .. .it is reasonable to conclude th.at
Samaki Walker knew that his father did not
purchase the car," the report stated.
However, Nystrand held a different view,
concluding that "we found no evidence, whether
he did or not, that Samaki behaved
inappropriately. Our sense was that Samaki was
forthcoming with us as we spoke with him, and
we believe that given the fact that he had been
held out a number of games that the most
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appropriate course of action to be fair to him was
to identify the insurance violation which we
knew of and petition for his reinstatement."
The only violation not reported by the internal
investigation, headed by Special Assistant to the
President for Intercollegiate Athletics Raphael
Nystrand, was the inquiry into a car provided by
Town and Country Ford owner, Billy Hays, to
then assistant basketball Coach Larry Gay.
Walker was suspended for 11 games for his
involvement in the insurance for the Accord, but
that may not be enough for the NCAA.
In the letter, the NCAA requested U of L
provide information "relevant to Samaki
Walker's involvement in the University's
investigation." Specifically, "the dates of all
interviews with the young man," and "the reasons
the University withheld the young man from
competition."
Staff Photo by Tony Matkey
Mem_bers ofth~ U ofL and Louisville communities gathered south of Belknap Campus on June 19 to break ground on Papa John 's Cardinal
Stadtum, a proJect that took years of work by area business and civic leaders.
In a press conference held July 15, Nystrand
said the new allegation was a surprise.
"Allegation number four is the only entirely
new issue in the report," Nystrand said. "The
assertion is that Larry Gay traded tickets which
he purchased in return for the use of the car, and
he did not report that."
Nystrand said the University will comply, and
since much of the groundwork was laid in the
internal investigation, Nystrand said "we want
to resolve this as swiftly as possible." .
Football players arrested for
receiving drugs via Federal Express
After he outlined the points, Nystrand offered
observations on the allegations, and repeated that
U of L is and will continue to work with the
NCAA to come to a just and quick decision.
"In addition to our need to gather the
appropriate information and document our case,"
Nystrand added, "we have to accommodate the
NCAA's schedule. I think we just have to wait
and see h~w it turns.out."
•Starter, third-string
linemen caught in bust,
charged with trafficking
Maduaka-Cain and Tyson were arrested at
approximately 1:10 a.m.
Maduaka-Cain and Tyson could face five to 10
years in prison.
One new piece of information connected to
an already investigated charge is that Walker
Maduaka-Cain was denied bail and was held
in police custody. Tyson's bail was set at $5,000,
but he was later released on his own recognizance
Louisville Police Detective Aaron Graham
said that although arrests have been made, the
case is still open and is being investigated.
Why go to college?
By Dug Begley
Staff Writer See Focus ... can you get
a four-year degree?
Inside, page four · .... ·
By Amy Huffman
Staff Writer
Metro Narcotics officers arrested University
of Louisville football players !kern Maduaka­Cain
and Jeryl Tyson at their apartment on July
11, charging them with possession of marijuana,
possession of a controlled substance and
trafficking in five or more pounds of marijuana.
According to Chris Padgett, assistant director
of U of L Sports Information, Maduaka-Cain, a
sophomore offensive lineman; was scheduled to
play first-string for the Cardinals in the upcoming
season and Tyson, a senior defensive lineman, is
· a third-string player who wasn't expected to see
much playing time.
Leigh Ann Bates does not know what she
wants to be when she grows up. She has plenty
of time to think that over, however, as her parents
pay more than $100,000 to send their daughter
to Tulane University for four years.
I know I want to do something with children,
and I enjoy English," said Bates, a Louisville
native who passed up U of L when she got a
$5,000 scholarship to study in New Orleans.
degrees.
When I was in school," Arnold, Bates' father,
said, "a degree meant you knew what you wanted
to do, you were making a commitment, and that
degree meant something to an employer. Now
you have to have a degree to hold a job a high
school dropout could do."
According to police, they received a telephone
call from a source informing them that Maduaka­Cain
and Tyson accepted a Federal Express
package containing narcotics. Police served the
men with a search warrant at approximately 10
p.m. and found an undisclosed amount of
marijuana, five marijuana cigarettes and
hallucinogenic mushrooms. Police also found
two bags of marijuana in Tyson's vehicle.
/kern Maduaka­Cain
Jeryl Tyson
Head football coach Ron Cooper was on
vacation at the time of the arrests and could not
be reached for comment. However, Assistant
Athletic Director Mike Pollio said both players'
scholarships have been suspended indefinitely,
as have their positions on the team. Cooper has
a reputation for requiring his players to maintain
strong behavioral and academic standards, and
has suspended players in the past for undisclosed
misconduct.
Bates ' situation is not that uncommon. Many
students jump into the rigorous pace of academia,
at costs that increase annually, with no future
aspirations of what they will do with their See STUDENTS, page 4
Hynes looks to future,
accepts job in Georgia
• Dean leaves after
18 years of service to
University inA & S
following in 1984. When commenting .the search
on these accomplishments, Hynes is was based on
reluctant to take the credit. "a good
By Scott Mcintosh
Staff Writer
Atlanta is attracting more than the
Olympic games this summer.
The city is also beckoning a
University of Louisville administrator,
Thomas J. Hynes, interim dean of the
College of Arts
"I think accomplishments in a
community are never individual," Hynes
said. " Leadership is effective if it helps
to facilitate. If it helps to support the
efforts of a broader academic
cpmmunity. So I hope I made some
contributions to the two debaters who
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ultimately had to make the arguments
when they won the national debate
tournament.
"I guess I never think very much
about accomplishments because they
only provide a
and Sciences.
On Aug. 31,
p en ding
vacation time,
Hynes will
leave U of L to
serve as the
Vice President
for Academic
Affairs at the
S t a t e
University of
West Georgia,
40 miles
"The proof is in the
pudding in that he
was able· to achieve a
position at another
institution that may
someday lead to a
university
presidency."
framework for
what happens
next."
Next for Hynes
is a university
nearly half the size
of U of L.
"There are
about 9,000
students with
programs at the
master's and
undergraduate
level," Hynes said.
outside of -Provost Wallace Mann " It 's a regional,
Atlanta.
Hynes, when speaking about his
tenure at U of L, was poignant when
reflecting on what he calls "home for
the last 18 years."
When asked if he would be back to
visit U of L, Hynes exclaimed,
"Absolutely. The University is my
family."
Hynes was hired in 1978 as director
for the University's debate program, a
program that had been previously
nonexistent. Four years later, Hynes
coached the team to its first national
championship with a second place finish
comprehensive
university similar to Western Kentucky
University."
Hynes' departure will leave U of L
with Acting Dean David Howarth, who
served as associate dean for personnel
for the past six years.
According to University Provost
Wallace Mann, his office will conduct a
national search for a permanent dean for
the college beginning early in the fall
•semester. A target date of July 1997 has
been set for the permanent dean to take
over.
Hynes' decision not, to take part in
career
opportunity
to explore
elsewhere.
The fit
between the
S t a t e
c
College of
W e s t
Georgia and
myself
seemed to be
g 0 0 d
enough ... "
Hyne s'
gain is U of
L's loss.
"] think
Dean Hynes
has been a
stabilizing
influence on
the college
of Arts and Science," Mann said.
"We've been through some difficult
times together. The study on governance
and development and implementation of
the governance changes approved by the
Board of Trustees. Then there were the
promotions and tenure issues he's had
to deal with, and he did in a very
professional manner.
"I think one advantage is that Hynes
grew up within the college of Arts and
Sciences ... and because he was an
administrator, he had responsibilities
that he brought with him to his position
as interim dean. Also, he took over in a
very trying time following the death of
Dean Victor Olorunsola," Mann
continued.
"The proof is in the pudding in that
he was able to achieve a position at
because he was arrested for a "nonviolent" crime
and the jail was overcrowded with inmates. Both
men are scheduled to appear in court on July 19.
If convicted on the felony charge of trafficking
in five or more pounds of marijuana alone,
Maduaka-Cain and Tyson could not be
reached for comment.
another institution that may someday
lead to a university presidency," Mann
said.
Before he leaves though, Hynes
offered his opinion on what U of L can
do to become a better institution.
"If this institution has a failure it's
that it constantly underestimates itself,
that it constantly reflects an attitude that
this institution isn't good enough, that
somehow this institution doesn't have
some of the finest students I've ever had
a chance to interact with, some of the
finest colleagues ... that any institution
could want.
"Often times we're so darned busy
trying to figure out whether we're as
good as the University of Kentucky, that
we lose track of the notion that in many
ways we do some things as well as
anybody in America," he said.
Low staff morale a concern
By Dug Begley
Staff Writer
Staff morale during the summer may
have declined recently due to the
administration 's slow start on
implementing better staff morale, staff
members complained earlier this month.
Of the 28 ideas staff members delivered
to the Board ofTrustees in June of 1995,
only one has been implemented. The lone
exception, a staff picnic held last fall, is
not enough, according to many employees.
Staff Senate chair Matt Landrus, who
sits on the BOT committee responsible for
implementing the morale improvements,
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said staff were concerned that the Board
was not moving quickly enough on the
morale issues and that was sending a
negative precedent to the staff.
"The staff are wondering why there
hasn't been an effort to implement things
that are easy to implement," Landrus said.
. Landrus said that since many of the
recommendations were not costly, staff felt
those issues could be acted upon quicker
than what the committee had in mind.
Landrus said the committee has discussed
the morale issues, but those discussions
take time, and the staff needs to be patient.
"The process gets bogged down,"
Landrus explained.
Landrus said that since many members
of the committee are Board members, who
own or manage businesses separate from
the University and lead busy lives, it is
difficult to have regularly scheduled
meetings. In some cases, there has been a
span of several months between meetings.
Landrus spoke at the first committee
meeting in January and called for the list
to be prioritized so the issues could be
tackled in an organized manor.
" It will not be possible to address all of
them at once," Landrus said. "Some items
in the list are costly, such as rectifying 'the
inequities created by salary compression."
At the close of the Jan. 18 meeting, U
of L president John Shumaker said that
"progress is being made, especially in the
areas of inexpensive morale
improvements, involving staff fully in the
university community," according to
Landrus' transcript of the meeting. Also
at the conclusion of the meeting, the
second meeting was scheduled for four
weeks later, however, the next meeting of
the committee was not until April.
While Landrus admitted staff were
concerned that the process was not
moving swiftly, he emphasized that staff
were not displeased with the committee
or any member of administration.
"We're all working together," Landrus
said. "I tried to make it known to staff what
good had been done. They know people
in Committee Number Five and
administration are there to help them."
Landrus said numerous times that Vice­President
for Administration Larry
Owsley has been very involved and
positive in the implementation of the
morale recommendations.
As Landrus pointed out, some of the
ideas for improving morale are
inexpensive and could be implemented
with little hassle, such as making staff feel
like they are a part of the University and
informing the staff of more University
operations, in particular budget
management.
Other ideas, especially those that
involve large amounts of University
money, may take longer to implement
due to financing.
One of the reccomendations,
eliminating the age requirement on U of
L's retirement plan, may cost U of L more
than just extra dollars; it may result in the
loss of the retirement plan as a whole.
If the age requirement of 26 is lifted,
explained assistant vice-president for
human resources Don Bowling, it may
cause the University to fall under
percentage set up by the IRS. If that
happens, the money in the retirement plans
could become taxable, hurting all U of L
employees benefits.
Lifting the ban, according to Bowling,
may also put a strain on U of L because
they will be pay~ng benefits on numerous
other employees.
"There will be budget consequences,"
Bowling said.