Vol. 60, No. 7 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY OCTOBER 5, 1989
RSA elections draw fire
from resident students
By BE J. TA BOTI
StaffWnter
Although the Re,ident Student Asso­ciation
elections are over. ~orne students
have voiced concern, about the legiti ­ma
y of their proceedings.
ome Mudents have complained that
R A imtiat rs withheld information
about housing remission for elected
offi er>.
R Aofficersreceivedi ountsontheir
rooms. something most resident students
didn't know about. Officers receive from
60 to I 00 percent of $1.200. depending
on thetr position.
A hall representative, who requested
anonymity for fear of reprisals satd she
and other re~ident students attended the
first RSA meeting. where the four open
office> were announced.
" n imponant fact was left out of the
(Aug. 29) meeting. There wasn't any
verbal dhcu>sion regardmg the 60 to
I()() percent off the price of the e lected
offi er\ room," the hall representative
said.
" I'm ure the offices wtll be time-de­manding,
but if I knew there wa going
to be some kind of money involved, I
would have made the time. instead of
running for hall representative, which
receive nothing."
Although Resident Assistantscouldn 't
run for the offices, some said they were
also irked that such information was
withheld.
"I don't think that they really meant to
defraud, but the fact remains that Julie
Dunn, RSA 's current president, ran
unopposed," said Ben Rademaker, a
Unitas Tower resident assistant.
Rademaker said some tudents did
not take the elections as seriously as they
hould have because apparently no one
knew about the remittance.
"It's like the lottery," he said. "If you
don't have anything to win, you won't
play. And no one I talked to knew about
the money off the room of an officer."
According to Rademaker, Dunn said
the information was not widely publi-cized
so people would not u>e the money
as their primary motivation.
The RSA, which plans activities for
resident students, took over variou> tasks
originally orchestrated by a depanment
for each residence hall.
Lea Froelicher, a Uni tas RA. spear­headed
the idea of the RSA in the spring
and ummer of 1988.
Dunn, Chris Katzner, a manager at
Cardinal Hall, Pam Cunis, programing
director of housing, and Lisa McGriff,
new RSA vice-president, also assisted
in writing the association's constitution
and bylaws.
Amanda Adams, RSA's new public
relations representative, ran against two
other people in the election with one
opponent dropping out midway through
the election.
Dunn and Jim Scott. who was elected
RSA secretary, both ran unopposed in
the Sept. 12-13 elections.
See RSA ELECTIONS
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Student gripes about PFM are
unfounded, management says
By MICHAEL A. Ll DENBERGER
taffWnter
Perhaps no other facet of the Univer­>
ity of Louisville is an easier target for
complai nts and gripes on the pan of the
student body than Professional Food
Management.
PFM. the company which handles all
the food services at the University. serves
approximately 3.000 people daily. said
John Gardner, a PFM manager.
Food services range from the
Cardinal's Nest and North Dining Hall
to The Sub and The Hutch, as well as
other delis in the Business School and
Davidson Hall.
StudenLs have traditionally com­plained
about price and food quality in
the Cardinal's Nest.
"The Sub is pretty good, but the
Cardinal's est is worthless," aid Todd
Cire,i. a soph more.
But many students, like freshman Tom
Jones. said they enjoy the all-you-can­eat
buffet erved in the onh Dining
Hall.
" \ like the Nonh Dining Hall," Jones
said. "I like the idea of a buffet. It tastes
real good. I get the taco bar there all the
time. There is always a good choice of
food on the hot bar. You can get what­ever
you are in the mood for."
However. Gardner said both The
Cardinal's Nest and the Nonh Dining
Hall serve " the same food prepared in
the same kttchen."
STAFF PHOTO BY ERIC CURRIER
Lunchtime draws many students to The Cardinal's Nest in the
Student Center. PFM says complaints about the food are unfounded.
Cardinal's Nest, serves a Ia carte item ,
offers a daily lunch special, and features
a salad bar, soup and sandwich bar and
club sandwich bar.
Another difference which may have
attributed to the North Dining Hall 's
popularity has been the relative ease
with which students have entered with­out
paying for the buffet, said Larry
Puscizna, Director of Food Service .
"I took an hour and played policeman
and caught 12 people (stealing food),"
Puscizna said.
But even students who pay for their
food found PFM 's fare to be a good
value.
"The food is pretty good and you can
eat for less than five dollars," said fresh ­man
Corinna Maehl, a patron of The
Sub.
Sales have risen over twice as much as
the enrollment increase of 9 percent
from last year, Gardner said.
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14 PAGES AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
MILLER HALL REMODELED
Residents relax In the lounge of Miller Hall. The 23-year-old dorm recently underwent a $425,000
renovation to spruce things up and make the residency more appealing to U of L students.
Revamped dorm draws rave reviews
from the students who live there
By JACKIE BROWN
Contributing Writer
Miller Hall dormitory recently un ­derwent
a $425,000 renovation to make
the 23-year-old structure more appeal­ing
to students.
The renovation is pan of a five-year
plan to overhaul all campus residence
halls and provide more hou ing for
e~panded enrollment. said Frank Mi­anzo.
director of Residence Admini­'
tration.
Proposals for renovations of two
other residence halls wi II be presented
soon after almost three years of plan­ning.
he said.
··we have a verbal commitment for
renovating Threlkeld Hall and the Sher­man
Apartments," he said. "It depends
on funding but at least we are sched­uled
to look at it.''
Shannon Staten, assistant director
for facilities with housing. said her
office is getting estimates on improve­ments
ofThrelkeld Hall and the Greek
complex for next summer.
"U of L has made a commitment to
gradually upgrade all the dorm facili­ties,"
she said.
U of L has 1,850 beds including 500
spots that were obtained in late sum­mer
1988 by leasing the old Eeono­Lodge
Hotel on Warnock and building
a new six-story, 200-bed facility be-hind
Confederate Apartments.
"Last year we leased the Eeono­Lodge
Hotel." Mianzo said. ''This year
we purchased it. The new facility will
cost us $8 million to build and $620,000
a year in mongage payment.s."
Mianzosaid the renovations to Miller
Hall . which began May 15 and ended
just before the stan oft he fall semester.
were extensive.
··we painted every inch. The hall ­ways
and common areas were recar­peted
- we remodeled the halls and
bathroom ceilings and replaced light­ing
in the halls and stairwells," he said.
Air conditioning/heating units, fire
facilities, the men 's showers and the
lobby area were also erviced.
"We did it all fora measly $425,000,"
he said. "Two hundred thousand dol­lars
was used for work on the building
and the rest of the money was used for
(new) furniture and replacements."
New furniture included beds, de!>ks,
chain., bookshelves and window blinds.
The 280-bed faci lity serves as
"home" to a mixture of students- 60
percent are freshmen and sophomore;
and 40 percent are juniors and seniors
Vanis aFord,afreshmancommuni­cation
major, said she is pleased with
the changes at Miller Hall.
Ford. a native of Lexington, said this
is the first time she's lived away from
home. The comfon and atmosphere
provided by Miller Hall are extremely
important to her adjuMment to college
life, ;he ;aid.
"Miller Hall is fine," ; he said. "Ev­eryone
here is alway'o making every­thing
a; nice a; pos&ible. I'm an honors
floor student and it 's like one big family
on this floor. We do our homework to­gether
and take class.:• together. I'm
sati , lied."
The llonor' Floor i> reserved for
honor students and has strict rules
regarding quiet hour~ and noise limits.
Mike Neely, a civil engineering ma­jor,
and Keith Greenwell, a mechani­cal
engineering major stayed in
Threlkeld llall during the summer
freshman orientation.
"Miller is a lot nicer than Threlkeld
Hall." Greenwell said. "Besides being
more attractive. it's also peaceful here.
"There are a lot of advantages living
here. We have computer rooms, a
kitchen and everyone helps each other
out."
Tony Taylor, a junior civil engineer­ing
major, has lived in Miller Hall
since his freshman year.
" It 's definitely a lot nicer (since the
renovation)." he said. "The furniture is
different. It 's bigger and it looks nice."
Information for this story was also
gathered by comributing writer Cathy
Schaffer.
Still, thecafeteriasoperatedifferently.
In the orth Dining Hall, student can
eat all they want for one price. The
Puscizna said students use excuses
like: "I'm meeting someone," "I'm just
putting my books down," or "I just want
to see what you have." Other tudents,
he said. simpty sneak past the cashier.
"Many students brag and tell people
in the Nonh Dining Hall that they are
eating without paying," he said.
Even the students who are pleased
with the food feel that PFM doesn 't stay
seePFMMANAGE~a~~~ Marchers on Washington hope
Re-enactment of the Battle of Perryville to raise awareness for homeless
will include U of L students of history
By JEN IE DORROH
Contributing Writer
When U of L student Lisa Chalmers
dre ses this weekend, she may don her
magenta and bl ck triped dress, fishnet
stockings. bla k lace gloves and a feather
headdress.
halmers, a member of University of
Louisville's Phi Alpha Tbeta honor
society for history students. i one oft he
200 to 500 Civil War buffs who will
panicipate in a re-enactment of the Battle
of Perryville. Her role i that of a 19th­century
prostitute.
"The re-enactment is as true to history
~ po sible," Chalmers said. "All the
players wear authentic attire. Other
women dr >s as proper ladies visiting
their husband at the front or as nurse .
Most of the men act as soldiers.
halmers, a panicipant for several
years, said the Perryville Battle was "the
major battle in Kentucky." She said the
nion and onfederate forces stumbled
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on each
o t h e r
while they
were look­ing
for
water.
" I t ' s
aIm o s t
i m pos­si
ble to
describe. It's a lot like playing dress up
when you're a kid."
The annual re-enactment will take
place Oct. 6 through 8 in Perryville.
Chalmers said people interested in en­countering
this depiction of life in 1862
should attend Saturday to avoid the
crowd and take advantage of special
events like the ladies' tea and the dress
competition.
About a dozen of Chalmers' fellow
Phi Alpha Theta member will attend
the re-enactment as spectators, said
Katherine Kingren, the group's presi ­dent.
•
"This is my first time
(witnessing a historical re­enactment)
and I'm really
looking forward to it," she
said.
U of L student are eli­gible
for membership in Phi
Alpha Theta if they have
12 credit hours in history,
an overall grade point av ­erage
of3.0, and a 3.1 average in history
courses.
Phi Alpha Theta has planned an active
year. Kingren said.
In addition to viewing the Perryville
re-enactment, members will visit the
Cincinnati An Museum, see a one-half
calc model of Notre Dame, attend
Andrea McElderry 's lecture on her
e~perience on sabbatical in Vietnam,
and hold a book sale in the spri ng.
Faculty Adviser harte Brockwell
aid he hopes the group can attend the
Phi Alpha Theta national conference in
t. Louis in December.
By WEND I WALTRIP
Contributing Writer
Seven buses with 300 people, includ­ing
University of Louisville student .
will arrive in Washington, D.C., from
Loui;ville just in time for Saturday's
March for the llomeless.
Leaving Friday evening, the marchers
plan to drive through the night to make
the II a.m. sraning time before boarding
for their returning trip over Saturday
night.
"Something really exciting is happen­ing
here." said Jean Jones, project coor­dinator
of Housing Now! Louisville. the
sponsor for the LouisviUe buse .
According to national organi.rers,loeal
marchers will join an estimated crowd
of 250,000 from variou organitations
throughout the United States.
"The me sage we are taking is the ter­rible
reality of homelessnes and the
need for the creation of ;afe, decent and
affordable housing for everyone," Jones
aid.
At least one group of 12 U of L >tu­dents
re ponded to the call for marchers.
said Barbara Prince, Housing Now! rep­resentative.
"We have a great group from
U of L that is going. I just wish it were
more," Prince said.
"I feel that is is very imponant for stu­dents
to understand the urgent needs of
the homeless," she said.
Student and marcher Susan
MacDonell also volunteered as one of
14 bus captain> for the march. "This is
totally new to me," she >aid. ''I'm a
political science major and I'm a little
anxious to see what its all about.
"I'm a bus captain and a lot of home­less
people will be on my bus; some
mentally un table and liable to be
armed." She explained that the home­less
are accustomed to protecting them­selves
this way in order to ·ray alive on
the streets.
Aside from students, workers from
housing organi1.ations and the homeless
themselves, many other organizations
have volunteered their support. Jone;
said.
"Both Mayor Jerry Abramson and
County Judge Executive Harvey Sloane
haveendor>ed the Housing Now! march.
•'
Several aldermen. Jefferson County
family and neighborhood services,
churches, synagogues and other organi­zation>
have made donations and more
than 25 agencies have endorsed us," she
said.
Suppon could not have come at a
more critical time, ' he said. Since 1981
federal funding for housing assistance
program; has been cut by more that 75
percent, from $32 billion to less than $8
billion.
In Jeffer•on County alone, 11 ,071
families contacted the Depanment of
Human . ervice Family Assistant Cen­ter
and the Community Ministries seek­ing
help in 1988.
During that same year, Jefferson
County housed 437 families in emer­gency
shelter~.
Jone\ emphasized that no one is home­less
by choice. "Often people say that
homeless people don't want a home, but
that 's not true. The 5,000 people on
waiting lists for hou•ing in Jefferson
County would not have jumped through
the hoops to get their name; on lists for
help if they didn't want it or need it."
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