VOL. 60, NO. 1. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY JULY 13, 1989 12 PAGES
Planetarium not in danger,
University official says
ll> Ji\'•11 D. 111'-JFS
Slat! Wn1er
Lout" die area 'l.trgMcr' and clc
mclll.trl 'chnul 'ludell!'> "Ill con
llllUC ~ '"''"!! 1hc lhiiiCr\11) nt
l.mu" 1llc'' Raut·h Plancl.mum. ,11
lc:"l tor anmhct )Ca r.
1 he tacilll} ""' 111 danger of heing
dn,cd "nee mver"IY Prc\ldcm
Donald S"'ain an -
nounced 111 laic May that ot L
wuld no loncer alford the '>5fi.<KKJ ,,
)Car Planetarium hudgcl dct1cll
lf n,,~,cr. dunng II,Jun\! ~hml'~: l mg.
the Bo.trdotl ru,tce' lhd ni\CI'\11\ ·,
go\ crmng lxld) rcumunendnl til4.tt
the l'lanct.mum 'lmuld rcm.tlll open
1 he Board d1d nnl . ho" e1 cr .• llh><.;llc
.Ill) oper.tllll)! lund' trom the I'IX'I'IO
ft,c.tl hudgcl.
Although lhe l'lanct.tnum greeted
ahmll 25.000 pcopk I,,,, )Car. nnl) II
nl\ cr'll) cia"" U\Cd the huildn1g .
The hulk ot vi'>llor' came from
clcmclal') andJunior ht gh'>chool field
lnp'
"llhmk that \ "hailed the Pre~i ­dcnt
10 h" deci'>ion." 'aid Tom
Bonne. fonncrdircctorofthe Plane­lanum.
"The fact that 'o few of L
group' u,cd the facility."
lnder II'> nc\\ operating pruvi ­'
ion,, the Planclanum will remain
Plca'c '>ee PLA ETARIUM
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Director says he was forced to take early retirement
B) JAMI:. D HI ES
St.tll Wrucr
I om Bcxmc did nol " :milo lea' c
h" 25-)car p<hlll<ll1 ,,, Planclar­IUIIl
d1rce1or :11 lhc nl\cr,lly ol
Lmu"lllc.
Thai wa' hi' oll lclal rc,pon'c
"hen of L ·"ked h1m l"-0 It me'>
111 ctghl week' 10 wke early rclire­mcnl.
hnall). fanng
a cornplclc 'hul­dn"
n unle" I he
Plancl :llturn·,
550.000 dclt..:ll
budge! broke
cven. lhc Lnl\cr­'
11} made Boone
a 1lmd offer.
") ""'-'' g.iv..:n '-'
r) lhmg." he "'id.
Bounc ""d 1ha1 over a two-monlh
period. he "a' for>~ !old I hal U of L
"a' going 10 'pend "mlhe neighbor­hood"
of $!100.000 10 replace lhe
projcclor in 1hc building and mod­crnllc
1hc \lrucwre. Then. he ,;tid.
1hc announccmcnl came 1ha1 !here
""'no money 10 allow I he Planelar­tumlo
cominue opermion,.
"The) decided lhm anddidn'leven
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AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
" M j dadd) died al age XX and
"orkcd unul he "'"' 76." Boone
'"'d. " I'm 62."
lcucr from 1he BOONE
PcN1nncl Ofllce
lh;ll 'a td I had "\0
tfa)' In <~cccpllhc ot kr or ln'c C\ c
Plca'>c >CC DIRECTOR
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Louisville-area elementary school children and stargzaers will be able to continues visiting the Rauch
Memorial Planetarium, according to University officials. The future of the 27-year-old building had been
in doubt since May. No public funds will be used for its operations, but shows will continue.
University
offices are
willing to
help students
The mver,ily of Louiwille ts much
like a 'mall Ctl y. offering ~l uden l> a
wtdc 'anely of 'ervice~ . mo\1 of which
arc mcluded in 1ui1ion fee.,.
L"1ed below b a ~ample oflhe>e 'erv­ice,,
lhc hour' I hey are available and I he
ottice' · telephone number,. While nol
an cxhau,livc li , l. il doe~ incl ude 'ome
of 1he mo\1 frequem ly u'ed depanmenh
on campu'.
Bursar - Localed 111 1he Houchen'
Building. lhe Bur,ar's office ach "' 1he
ntvtr\lly'' ca.,hter. offermg check
ca.,hing for of L ciliLen' wi lh valid
10,, p<~yroll check ca;hing for Umvcr­"'
Y employee' and qui k >Ialli' repon'
on 'IUdenh · financtal aid. The Bur'>ar\
oltice al'o collecl' Ill ilion paymenh.
I lour' of opera lion are K a.m. 10 4:30
p.m. Monday 1hrough Friday. Phone 588-
650J lor more inlormalion.
A&S Academic Counseling -
Th" office lake' 1he 'ling oul of aca­dcmit
· deci,ion -making. wilh 'everal
wcll -1ramed coun,elor' ready to am,wer
que,unn' and of fer ad vi c on "hi h
cl.t">C' Ill lake and how Ill 'ucceed in a
maJor ilcld of '1udy.
Lnt'iiiCtltn Gardmer ll all. th hllursarc
X:."\0 .1.111 . 10 4 p m. 'Vl nnday lhrough
f·nda) . Phone 5XK-64X7 for more tnfor­m.
uton or In make an aoootnrmPnl.
Student Health Services- The
Unher,uy·, medical clinic offer' '>lu­dclll'>.
facully and 'Ia if a wtde varie1y of
hcahh 'crvtcc' avai l:tble on a fee ba'i'.
Servtcc' include a full range of 1c'1'.
rouunc office vi"'' and comracepuve
d"lrthUilOn.
The ce n1cr " open Monda) lhrough
htd.ty from !! a.m. 10 4:JO p.m .. hul
paucm' mu'1 "gn 111 before-! p.m. Phone:
5KK-65N5.
Legal Aid - IUdem' have
1he acJva nlagc of free or lo"-co'1 legal
udvtce. ome '>ervice' and more com­pic
couohcl arc available on a fee ba'"·
Loc.lled 111 I he Office of wdcm Ltfe
tnlhc 1udcn1 Ccmer.lhe advi\er''> hour'>
var} from \eme\ler 10 'eme\ler. For
more mformauon. ca ll Elaine Duncan u1
58R-6695.
Plea'>e '>CC
INSIDE
IVER ITY
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Afterclass 8
Sports _____________ 8
Editorials 10
Comics 11
STAFF PHOTO BY MARK VIERGUTZ
ANCIENT MASKS: Steven and Martha Applebaum of Louisville examine an African mask that's
part of the exhibit "Evocative Images' at the J .B.Speed Art Museum. The exhibit is designed to
reveal the true meaning of traditional masks spritual worlds and old symbols used by the people
of ancient Africa. The exhibit runs though AugustS. See story, page 8.
University officials offer tips, advice
that can make registration smoother
By PA LA. F L TL
S1aff Wnlcr
B01h incoomng lre,hman and relllm
ing '>llldenh "til '"(JOn lace lhc incvuabk
fall rcgl\lr:lltnn proce". bu1 lnl\cl">tl)
of Louiwtlle ofltctal'> '>a} 1he e\I)Cri
cncc an be made ea"cr "llh proper
prepatalion.
"I \\OUid udv"c \ ludcnh Ill learn lhc
proce" and no1 le1 lhc ,latf do all 1hc
work ,"'>a td rcg"lralton nlun,elorTon)
Embry. "Read 1he cour'c '>chedu le and
remember lhc deadline,."
andy Ono. a dala cnlr} 'upcrvt'>or 111
of L ·, regl\lralllm dcpanmcnl. agreed
1ha1 prcparalton 1' 1he mo'l nnponam
pan of 1he proce'>'>.
" h'exlremely helpful if., wden l ~ have
an idea of whu11hey "an110 lake," Ono
'aid. " vcn if no1 all 1he c la!>~el. !hey
\\Unl urc avui lable i1 can make going
lhrough drop/add ea~ier."
Oun 'aid her office ha<, made an effon
1Im year 10 en\u re '>llldenls are ready for
rcg"1rauon.
"We've done a lol more advenising
!han in 1he pa'>l concerning regislra­unn."
'>he '>aid. "There are '>ign~ hanging
a,,l l. .o vercampu., rcmtnding siUdcm;aboul
Embry "tid lhe main problem both
'>ludetm and regi,lralion lUff en oun1er
he' 1111he ava tlabtli ly of cour\e\.
"lh llllportanllhal Mudems check lhe
do.,ed cia;; hM before a11emp1ing to
Price for older Batman
publication are going
through the r of
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regisler." he said. "Problems aho ari>c
when sludems discover lime conflich
wi1h classes, or when !heir work \Chcd­uie
imerferes wilh the lime a cia.,, i'>
offered."
Duri ng lasl fall \ 1wo-week open
regis1ra1ion period, 16,589 \ludenl'>
signed up for classes. and Embry said a
similar crunch is expec1ed I hi' year.
Approximalely 1,500requesh for new
classe' and drop/add fonm are proc­es;
ed on 1he fir;! day of clas<,e; alone.
Ono sa id.
"The firs1 day of clas\cs i> always
ex1remely busy," she \aid. "We have 10
Please see OFFI IALS
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Athletic tickets still
available to freshmen
By JOII IIARRELL
S1afl Wrilcr
porh fan' cnlcnng I heir lir'>l year al
1hc l ni\Cr'>ily or Loutwille can jump
'>lnught imo ardmal mhleliC'> by pur­cha,
ing 'e<l'>llll foolball pa"c' during
oncnlalion 'c'-
!-tion.,.
The pro-bolh
fonlhall and ba,kelballltckch can
fi nd them al lhe ntver,uy·, 1 ~~.:ke1 of­fice
.
Pa"e' wcm on 'a le Jul j 12. hul ""i'­lanl
a l ~ l e lt c direc10r Rob Bra"'ncr Jr.
'aid lickeh <tre u\ually 'lill avai lable
from 1he office um il fo01hall \CU'>On
'lan,,
"We have nol
'old oul on lhc
gram. ' I)(Jn ­'
orcd b) 1he
"udcn1 ' erv­i..:
c,dcpanmcnl
of lhc
Regl\lrar·,
Office. allow>
i 11 c 0111 i 11 g
fre\hmen 10
purch:"e park ­ing
permth.
foo1ball uckeh
and campu'
matlbo~c..all in
Student ticket prices
Season football: $20 stu­dent;
$25 guest.
Combination football and
basketball: $80 student;
$120 guest.
hr'l day ." in 1he
I" '''· Brawner
'aid. "So fre,h ­men
, 1111 have
I he opponunily.
Bu1 1hcy won'!
ge l !.l1e bel<!
\CUI\ .
A valod \IU­dcnl
I D " nol
rcqu trcd when
'ludenh order
lickch. hul ID ~
arc rcqutrcd 10
pick !hem up.
Students may purchase one
season ticket for themselves and
a guest.
one ~lop while
geumg ID> made on I he '>econd noorof
lhc Swdenl Cemcr.
Jenny S<m yer. dircc1or of U of L' o,
oriemalion program. 'aid lhc 'ervice i'>
impor1an1 bolh a\ :1 lime-saver and a' a
wa> for incoming Mudenl '> 10 become
immedia1ely involved in campu' life.
"llhink !he convenience help'> and il''
alo,o a way "here \ludcm' can make
conneclion' wilh 1he Univer,i ly," ' he
'>atd.
"The fall '>CillC'>ICr i'> lhe m<»l impor­laniiO
a fre,hman . II \ a cri licalltme for
1hem 1o feel a pan of of Land llhink
lim i' an exce llenl way for fre;h1]1an 10
make I he conneclion."
Sawyer '>aid 1hc fe>live almo!ophcrc
and cu'>y acce.,, ibi lily of fool ball game\
arc 1wo good rca\on'> for slllden l\ 10
auend.
" Foolball " more ,ociallhan ba,kcl­ball."
o,hc '><tid. " People can gc11ogelher
and wi lga1e before lhe game\ and !hen
go lnlhc Red Barn aflcrward.,. h ''>on I he
weekend, and buymg<t 1icke1 i'>n '1 got ng
lo imerfere "ilh cla"c'."
Sea,on ba'>kelba ll lickch wi ll no1 be
,tva tlahle 10 fre\hmen during onenla­lion,
Sawyer 'aid. becau'>C '>0 many
people lcilvc ..chool :tnd 1he logi'>lic" of
lhe si1ua1ion are very difflcuh.
Seu\on football pa"e' are limiled 10
one \ludenl 1icke1 and one gue\1 1icke1
per \ ludcnl. Pa"e' are $20 for \lude nl'
and $25 for guew,.
rre\hmen mtereMed in purcha\tng
Combina1ion package' of h<Hh fool ­ball
and ba,kelballlickel'> arc availab le
for '1>80 for '>llldenl' and 'b 120 for
gue''"·
Sawyer 'old over 200 '>CI\ of fool ball
lic ke~» a1 oricn1a1 ion ""' year. and '>he
~pec ula1 ed 1ha1 1he !cam·., reccnl pro\­perily
could provide u boo'>l in 'ale' I hi ~
'cason.
"Buying foolba lllickcl'> and being a
pan of 1he of L fool ball program will
cominuc 10 be in vogue becau<oe of ils
~ ucce,.,," '>he said.
The ltckel office began sell t ng '>Ca<oon
Plca'>c '>Ce FR ES II MEN
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To our readers
and advertisers:
This is the Special
Freshmen orientation is­sue
of The Louisville
Cardinal. We will resume
weekly production of U of
L's student newspaper
with the first day of class
in August. Have a safe
summer.
Crawford Gym is
alive with summer
ba ketball action
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