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VOL. 60 NO. 19 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY FEBRUARY 2, 1989 1:~ PAGES AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
DPS unveils new
plan to promote
drivers' sobriety
B) Kl VI B KER
Siall \ rncr
1 he Dcpanment of Puhlac
Saki) '' nol ,, m"nomer lor 1hme
unaloamed men ami \\Omen whn
llckel 'ludenh c.tr' d.td)
R.nhcr . lhe dcpanmcnl wkc' '"
thllll\:' anU It' t:onunltrncnl to
\Hkl~ \CriOU\I). J\ a Jan ~6
hraJJhtnnnmg ,c,,aon lor a tlt.!'dg­n.
llcd dn\er program proved
J>I'S dareclor Dan Keller headed
I he 11 mcmhcr <:nmmlllee . "Inch
anlluded c:ampu' and ~:on11nun11:r
naemhcr' 'elec1ed hl d"Cl'" .and
generate 1dca' tor ~• Oc,Jgnatc ..t
I Jft.:,a\cr program
menial wa) . I walll to "'Y . you
arc commanmg a vaolation ol the
Ia\\
llhough 1hc Unaver'>llY of
Lou""llc ha' nm had m~any
dnnkmg and dnving-relaled "'l"l­dcnl,
. Keller '"'d alcohol con­'
lllllplion among \ludenl'o " hagh
on Belknap Campu,.
He '"'d h" adea for a de"g­nalcd
dnver campaagn m:uured
over 1he holiday hreak .afler he
read 1\\tl :anatle' ahnut college
'ludcnh . IIH.:Iudmg lJ of L -.tudent
Melinda L1gh1cr . bemg 'cntenced
10 pn,on lerrm for urunk -dnv­ang
dealh' STAFF YOUNG
Alumni official vows
to support education
By GREGORY H RRI.
SHaff Wri1er
Eduetllor,. sludent~ and alumm at
1he niverslly of Louiwallc '>eekmg
lo improve the world JU't go1 -.ome
help
William J. Rolhwell. "hom 1hc
Roard of Tru-;1ee' approved Jan 23
'" Vll"C pre,ident of developmem
and alumni. 'aid ha' ul11ma1c goal i'
10 combal humanlly' woe' hy 'up­poning
re,earch and cduetuaon
It m:~y ''lllnd a lillie pae-an-lhe­'"
Y· hul whal "ere really lr ing 10
do i'> make lhe plane! a heller place
10 lave .' Rolhwcll "'"' 111 a lcle­phonc
inlervicw from Penn,ylvania
S1:11e Univcr,il}. where he curremly
'erve' a' Alumni A"ocaalion exec­utavc
director.
Bu1 or L cannol produce lead-er'
.and re,earcher' walhmll a -.1nmg
-.uppon nelwork . Rothwell '"'d. and
lhal " where he fat\ 111
Whal we try 10 do. und I thank
I ve had 'ucce-., 111 doang 11. " 1ry to
develop "hal I refer HI a' .a love af­fair
hclween the '1udcn1' ,and lhe
univer"l} . he ""d
You ve gol In pmmole a love af­faar
helween former 'illdenh Jnu 1he
univer..ny. he '"'tl. Bu1 lhal love
affair h~" g01 to 'tan whale 1hey re
'111! Ill lhe Ulli\Cr,ll) nr e\Cil hcfore
lheyrc in lhe unl\cr"l
Rolh\\ell '~"d a ..chool .::an henetit
hy maanlainang ~:lo'e relalum'h'fl'
with alumni hccau'c graduate' can
allract 'ludenh. "hn an lUna IJC,nme
'"'"lied alumna
Keller 'aad 1he program " m­lendcd
In prevem 1hc In" of life
Th" 1ypc nt ,accadem i' a dual
lr,aged>. Keller 'a ad . There "
lhc lragcdy of lhe lave' lo-.1 and
lhe !raged) of the ruaned lave' and
'arccr' nf 1he people a1 1he'e 1wo
UOI\CT\IIlt!\
DPS Director Dan Keller outlines his alcohol safety prog·ram Jan. 26.
War. di,ca>e . famanc and poilu­lion
:~re produch of agnnrance . he
'aid . and can on!} he Iough! walh
cnhgh1enrnen1.
Unles' 1he Almaghl} come' down
from heaven nr wherever he rc~idc'
and cure' lhe>e lhing'>. I can guar­:~
ntee lhal the amwer\ 10 1hc'e
problem' are goang 10 he found in
lhe lahorawrie'> and cla>!>ruom' uf
m'tilulions like the Univer"IY of
Louawille. he 'aid.
You vc g01 Ill h:ave 'ollluenh. hut
you w\lnl 10 ha\ e 'lladcnl' hangmg
on )OUr door In gel an. he -.ud
Your alumna c,an he . . and 111 my
up11unn \hould he . greal recnnlcr'
lor the 'chon!'
nol 10 prevenl dnnkmg hy
urj!ang 'tudenh In appoanl 'oher
dn,er' he fore I he} go nul pan} ­Ill!;
I 111 nol gomg 10 impmc my
mural, . Keller 'aau . I don 1 wanl
10 ' ·') . don 1 dnnk . bul an a pmi-
11\e. IHlll ·prcat:hmg . non-Judg-
Keller ""d he i' al"l <:oncerned
hecau'e 1he naver,ily " lypically
naa,ncd an I hat kmd of 'lory .
'The ancadenl didn 1 '>lart al U
of 1.. hut the \ludent i' ademitaed
Convicted student
warns others against
repeating her error
B} KF IN BAKER
S1.at1 Wruer
l\1eilnda l.ig.hlcr '1111 ~:hoke'
h.td le.ar' "hen '>he wlk-. aboul
1he 1rag.ac urun" dnvang accadcm
"hach permanenlly changed her
late
rhe Llnl\cr"l} of Lnuawille
'llldenl '"'' 'enh!nced to five
)Car' 111 pn"1n Jan . 4 for an April
4 . 19XX \Heck 1hat killed 1\\o
l·.t,lan Kemucky niver,ily ,lu­denh
who \\ere P~"'enger\ 111 her
l"ar The 1wo 21 -year-nld women .
Tona.a Den"c King of Olive Hill
and l\1achclle A Magruder of Fern
Creek . \\ere abo Lighler' friend\ .
II ' nol ea'y hl go on wath my
Ide. hu1 I have to ."" Lighter 'aid in
a ren!nl 1elephone inlervaew .
The 21 -year-old 'ophmnore i'
'l'l' ang her term in I he Mada-.on
Counl} Jaal 111 Rachmond after
pleadang gLIIII} In charge' of
re~:k k" hnnlll"ltk and drunken
uri\ mg.
Allhough Laghlcr \an.l the peo
pie arnund her ha\e heen very
helpful. 'he ,1111 h~" lame' "hen
'he ha' In re~h'oUre hcr,ell anu
de.tl "alh her feelmg, . Her voice
caugh1 agum when 'he 'Poke of
ha dalll~:ullle, .
I JU'I look ahead." 'he said . ·" I
think whal I can do 10 help some­body
el,e . I 1ry nol to look back
and I 1alk my,elf lhrnugh the hard
11mc~o,
L1gh1er 'aad lhal even though
'>he ha\ found inner >trength. >he
could not have managed 1he
lragcdy wi1hm11 lhe help of her
famd) and fnend'> . She also found
'uppon lhrough her P'Ychialrist.
'he '~ud .
I wcnl nine month>. ,he 'aid .
He helped me a' much '" a per­'
on could . And 'ometimes when
I m having a hard time . i1 helps
me hl II)' and remember lhing' he
1old me.
Lighter <.aid helping olher peo­ple
avoid her mi>.take is equally
therapeutic .
When you re at college age.
everybody like-. to pany. she
said I gue" lhat' fine, bu1
"hatevcr } uu do. just don 1 drink
and dnvc Whal happened to me
could JU'I a-. e:"aly happen In
... nmconc el\t:
II ' hard 10 1hank about at. C\ ­P"''
ally when 'omelhing like lhat
ha' never happened 1o you per­'
onally . Ru1 you have Ill 1ry .
She aiM! prai>ed Depanmenl of
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I hat "a} . he 'aid Thai lane! "
'Iii! laed on .
hlucalion lhrou),!h remforccmcnl
" I he ke} In Keller' plan .
My lhcor} i.,. to gel 1hi' idea
aero''· yuu \C got tu reinforce 1t.
he 'aid . I wanl to cnndi1ion people
10 thank ahout 11.
Po'"hlc pmjech and approache'
Keller 'ugge,lcd 10 1he comnn11ec
andude:
• an ca,dy rl!cngni4'ed logo .
• pmler, . brochure' and olher
fornh nl Jd\ert"emenl
Continued on Page 4
U of L sophomore Melinda Lighter is led from court alter toeing sen­tenced
to two concurrent five-year jail terms for reckless homicide.
In facl. Rolhwell >:nu. educalaon
" vil:tl for maintaming democracy
an the mted lale, .
"The pun,uil of happane" lh:ll
were guaranleed in 1he Dcdaralum
of Independence and 1he Cnn,latu­tion
i' unattainable withoul educa­tinn.
he 'aad. Were t..iddang our­'
elvc<, if we think !here' greal
equality wi1hou1 education .
Fundrai""!! "all ·""' he a ma.tor
pan of Rlllhwell' de\clopmcnl
\ lralegy. he \a ad
\\c ha•e an old .odage 111 lhl\
hu"ne" 1ha1 you gel money lrnm
xour fncnd, . '" you \C got Ill
tricnd-ra"e You •c gol to ma"e
friend,, Ro1hwcll ..:ml You aden ­lil
y them. antere'l lhem . 111fonn
lhcm and gel 1hem amuhcd
I farm!} hclic•c 1ha1 lh" "a late­long
rclalion,hap I hal \\ C re 1r:r1ng 10
de\ clop. he ,,mf II' nol thai )oU
'end an $100 and ne\cr 'ee me
Continued on Page 5
Ethics award presented
to ex-Attorney General
By JACKIE BROWN
Sl;aff Wriler
Sixteen year> ago. Ellao1
Richard>on decided pnncaplc' w.:re
more imponant I han a JOb.
Richard~on re~igned hi' po't a~
the United State'• Allorney General
in 1973 ra1her 1han fire special prm­ecutor
Archibald Cox per Richard
Nixon's orders during lhe Wa1crga1e
hearings .
Richard,on will receive the Uni­ver,
ity of Loui,ville\ and lhe
Louisville Communily Foundalion's
fin.l Victory of Spiril Award for hi'
deci,ion .
The award. e'tabli,hed la\1 'pring
by an anonymous donor. " antcnded
In annually honor people of national
\laiUre who have "nod hy 1heir
princaples in troubled lime., .
II " abo a lribute 10 Mary and
Barry Bingham Sr. . former pub­lisher
of The Couricr-Jounwl. for
advancing elhic' in journali-.m .
"The award ha~ my grca1e'1 ap­precialion.
said Mary Bingham.
consider it I he highe>l of honor, ."
The award"s recipient wall pre,enl
a public leclure and di-.cu"ion Feb.
I 5 on Belknap Campu> with a re-pem
perfonnan<:e dunng ,, h.onquel
lor variou' communaly leader~
In mld11ann. the award mark' a
new lecwre '>enc ' 'pon,ornl. h) 1he
College of An' and Science, . \•hach
will enhance of I ' nallonal pre'­tige
.
I I hank the "" ard " a good I hang
for 1he Umver"IY and lhc commu­nity
as a whole. '"'d Umwr,ily
Pre,idenl Donald C. Swaan
Rac hard,on' leclllrc . Choming
I he Raghl Cour,e . "all addrc" gov­ernmem
elhie> . lie " cxpcclcd In
recounl some of h" expcnence "'
Atwrney General dunng lhc Waler­gate
era.
Dunn~;~ hi; career an puhlac 'er­vicc.
Rachard,on held many po>~ ­lion,
, anduding ecrelar} of De­fen,
e. Secretary of Heallh . l: duca­tiun
and Welfare. and Amha"ador
10 Grea1 Britaan . He now prac11cc'
law an Washington. DC
Rachard,on could nol he reached
for commenl on hi' 'clec11on .
Swain and Wil,on Wyall . a local
attorney and polillcaan. wall pre,enl
1he award at the banquet.
A' Richard,on' fnend . Wyall
'aid he ha\ a '>pecial interc'l an 1he
pre'>enlalion and il\ rccapicnl.
Continued on Page 5
Free tuition plan could cut amount of debts students face . Ellison injured
B) KE 1-TH HARDIN
S1.all Wriler
Go• Walla~e Walklll\1111' rc,enl
pmpo,al hl ancrea'e enrnllmenl in
Kenlu<:k) unJYcr"lle., llW} ha\e 11'
grea1e' 1 i11apac1 an reducing 1he a\cr
age 'tudenl ' college dehl.
The pla11 . whach WilkiiNlll d"­,
·u"cd "llh I he ommonwcallh'
eaghl puhlat· mver'll} pre\adenh
la'l month. \\I1Uid offer tree lullmn
10 Kcnnad y re"denl~ from lo" - 10
maddle-annune tamalae'
Unl\ er'll) of Lou"' aile nllacaal'
'a) 1he dr•"llt" JU111p an '"''e granh.
"hach '11111e have .:-.umaled al 60
mallaon . 1o 70 mallaon. would he a
welcome rclael afler -everal year' of
'lead) dedme an federal gram
llllllle)
It' a ver) pmiiJVe 'lep Ill that II
\\ould lagl11en 'ludenh load a' tar
In this issue
Radar lover - DPS
plans to begin radar pa­trol
around University
campu5es ......... -Page 4
Freebie? - Editortal
Board examines the free
tutitionplan ...... Pa,elO
a' andebledne" " concerned . and
11 ' very ea'y for 'tudcnh to get
mer !hear head' an tenm of !heir
ahdll) lo pa} bac" their loan,, >:nd
Direclnr of Financial Aid Blake
Tanner.
Aboul 60 percenl of lhe $25 mil ­lion
10 $26 million an >~udenl a ad
of L handles each year are loan, , a
''"t"IIC whach Tanner -.aid rellect\ a
ne" phd<Nlphy on financing higher
educalaon
In the pa-.1. '>IUdenl\ have looked
In Pel! Grant\ and other gr:1n1 and
\Cholar,!np a1d. bu1 today. !..ids are
loo"mg to loan' "' lhe primary
-.oun.:e of ~11d . Tanner \aad . Some
'1uden1' are borrowing 1he 'ame
:unounl of money thear parenh dad
on !hear fir..~ mongage. and when
ou thank ahout 11. lhat' fnghlcn­mg.
Mo\1 of the hlame for 'IUdent 1n-
The U f L ymphony
rche tra reh ar e for
an up oming concert
In Afterclass, Page 6
WILKINSON SWAIN
deb1edne" lie'> w11h 1he Reagan
Admini>tration' unsupponave \lance
on hagher education. 'aid of L
Prc\ident Donald . Swain.
0\ er the pa't few year\, the em­phu\
i\ on higher educa11on ha., cer­laanly
fallen oft. and 11' heen re­tlecled
in 1he drop an ,ludenl a1d
;pending. Swam 'aid But I thank
I he governor' adea. af it hecome., a
reality. ma} 'erve to rever\e I hat
trend for many ;tudent, .
Swain 'aid lhe plan would be
mo'l \igmficant 10 lower-income
'ludent,. 10 whom 1he prmpect of
borrowing large amount'> of money
can 'erve "' a de1erren1 to allending
college .
' \pecially for >Judent\ lower on
lhe income ,cale. lhe nolaun of a
lifelime of debt can 'imply \care
them oul of enrolling. he 'aad .
With a chance w go to college with
free nr at lea'il markedly reduced
1ua1aon rale,. I thmk you II 'ee more
\ludents from 1he fmancaal-border­line
category goi1ng 11110 college.
Swuuo '~"d he an11c1p~11e' a \late ­wade
mcrea-.e in college enrollmenl
if 1he plan goe-. in10 effect. Mo,l of
of L"; addallonal 'tudenl\ would
come from it\ \aurrounding area. he
'aad .
We have enough poor 'ludenl\ in
our feeder area that 1hey would con­'
tilute our major enrollmenl in ­crea~
e. Swain '>aid. Mo't \tudenh
eligible under 1he plan would wanl
10 >Jay cl<»e 10 !heir known orbits.
'o I don'l 1hink we'll have a l:~rge
anllux from out in lhe \late ."
Under the plan. of L 'land' 10
gain m ;everal area\ relaled to en­rollmenl
jump, where the ~chool has
been >lymied in the pa\1, wain
\aid .
If we could get funding for new
residence hall\ and new faculty ap­poinlmenl\.
it would be out~landing.
becau'e lhe>e are obJectave\ where
we have expanded a-. far a-. we can
under our current financial re­'
lraint'>, • he \aid.
Swain and the o1her college presi­dent"
are conducting Mudaes on the
Continued on Page 5
Check mate
The University of
Louisville chess team
earns second place hon,
ors during a weekend
tournament.
Parvis Ellison's injury
will force him to sit out
at least two games,
see story Page 8.
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Afterclw Page 6
Sports Page 8
Editorials Page 1 0
Perspective Page 11
Comics Page 11
Classified Ada -- Page 11