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Vol. 60, No. 10 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY OCTOBER 26, 1989
Computer virus invades U of L,
but no serious damage reported
By WARREN FORD
ontributmg Wnter
niven,ny of LoUiwolle \tudenl\ are
bemg plagued by a irus. but 11 ha.,
nothing to do with the recent weather.
While computerviru\c,can g1ve u .. er'
a big heada he, of L \tudenh have
largely been spared their deletcnou'>
effect\.
Th" pan ocular voru,. the Ohoo oru ...
can spread fa,ter than the "one Flu a11d
can rap1dly on feet Ooppy do\ I.\ ot unwit ­tong
computer u'er... To heel. the
plague ·., on\laught.the onh and outh
Computer Center., arc chccl.mg all
floppy dl\1.., for voru'e'>.
About!\\ o-thord' of the program dO\ I.,
at the onh Computer ent~r "ere in­fected.
'a•d Rob Watl.ins. a grauuatc
' tudcnt and consultant for the center
That number mclude' Lotu' 1-2-3.
MS-DOS. Kermit and other program
dl'>k'> common!) u\ed.
Watkon' <,aod the '1ru' ha\ been re­moved
f rn'll onfected dl\1.'>. but n·'
po.,sible th.n computer U\CfS at other
ampu\e' buch a\ Shelby) al\o could
have thi\ viru' on floppy di ks.
Write-prote ted floppydbksandhard
dosk drives are not affected by the Ohio
Virus.
Watl.ins speculated that the virus may
have been created by a programmer for
'"a rush'" or '"to do very difficult tasks
that nobody has done before.
"' It gives them a feeling of power that
their code is showing up on computers
around the country." he added.
Tom Sawyer, exe utive director of
computing and te lecommunications, said
the vi rus i~ under control at the Univer­'
ity and thmthe re have been no repon
of l o~t data.
"We con~ide r this virus more of a nui­\
ance than a seriou~ threat ... Sawyer
~aid. '" It 's like a bomb threat - you
don't go frisking everyone entering the
bui lding for six months after the threat.
We are evaluating what measures we
need to take on a d:.y-to-day basis."'
Since most '"carriers"' of the virus do
'" unknowingly,the University will not
tal.e punitive measures agai nst users with
onfected disks. Sawyer said.
To help control the viru , University
computer centers scan all di ks checked
out for use by students. The procedure
makes entering and exiting the center
more time-consuming, but is a neces­sary
precaution. Sawyer aid.
'"It takes time and it is more expensive
to the niversity, but we believe we
need to take these precautions now ... he
said. '"Who knows what new virus is
spreading?''
While the Ohio virus appears rela­tively
harrnle s. other viruses with
greater potential to lock up computer
systems or destroy valuable data are
proliferating in the public domain.
Public domain software is freely dis­tributed
to people for review. Anyone
who intends to use the software pays a
registration fee.
'"If people aren 't afraid of viruses in
the public domain. they ~hould be." Wat­kins
said.
Jamie Miller. aU of L student, found
a virus on one of his floppy disks while
trying to olve an unrelated problem.
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STAFF PHOTO BY HARRY SANDERS
The Board of Trustees listened to a report that said U of L Is far behind other universities.
Comparative study shows U of L falls
behind in areas of salaries, research
By JE IE DORROH
and MICHAEL LINDE BERGER
Staff Writer.,
A comparative study of urban col­leges
how; that the Universi ty of
Loui>ville ha., a long way to go to
catch up to the nation·, elite in\titu­tiom.
panicularly in faculty alaries
and research.
The ann ual.,tudy. presented to the
Board of Trustee; at it\ Oct. 23 meet­ing.
os designed to measure the Uni­versity
·., progre,., again;t industry
standards. said Larry Mehlbauer.
director of planning and budget.
The Board commi,.,ioned the.,tudy
in 1985. Seven top urban univer>itie'
are polled in the \Uf\ ey.
Results shov.ed of L ·, greate;t
shortcoming is in funding a top-night
facult y.
"'We've made a lot of progress com­pared
to those institutions." Mehlbauer
said. "'But we still have faculty with a
relatively heavy teaching load and our
research hasn't taken u> from last place.''
ofL'sreseareh expenditurefor 1988-
9 was slightly under $20 million,
compared to a survey-high figure of
over 90 million.
The . tudy also showed that U of L 's
average freshman American College
Test .core of 20.7 beat only two other
institution in the group.
State appropriation counted for ap­proximately
40 percent of U of L ·s
budget. the fourth -highest percentage in
the ; urvey.
of L 's faculty sa larie~ rated below
the mean of the comparable institu­tions
at all levels of teaching. by an
average amount of more than $5,000.
The University had the sixth-larg­est
enrollment in the survey, while
the study showed it also has the few­est
faculty members.
U of L Pre ident Donald C. Swain
said increased enrollment may affect
the University's re earch capacity.
To help meet the ri sing demand for
instructors. the University has hired
an abundance of part-time faculty.
Swain said this situation decreases
the Universi ty 's research potential.
Swain al o said the only plausible
solution is increased faculty funding
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12 PAGES AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Mike Kuchenbrod, a sophomore engineering major, scans floppy
disks for the Ohio Virus. The virus has not caused major damage.
A&S is "not flashy, but
very sturdy," dean says
By JENNIE DORROH
Staff Writer
The College of Ans &Science;· dean
said his division is '"not flashy, not as­tonishingly
trendy. but very sturdy ...
during opening remarks to the Unive r­sity
of Louisvilles · Board of Trustees
Oct. 23.
Recent accomplishments and plans
for future progres in A&S were the em­phasis
of dean Victor Olorunsola's spe­cial
presentation.
Olorunsola called A&S the "bedrock
and foundation" of U of L, panicularly
in student development.
.. A&S develops in students profes­sional
skills. analytical abi lity. appre­ciation
for the ans. global awareness, an
inquisitive mind, sound ethical standard~
and strong intellectual pattern; of be­havior.''
he said.
A&S assistant dean Ruth Bettendorf
said the school has improved its general
education programs and overall require­ments
to provide a stronger core of
knowledge for students attending U of
L.
"Two major initiatives are underway
in A&S.'' Beuendorf said. "We prepare
the tudents in math. writing, speaking,
science and humanities. An excellent
liberal arts foundation is provided to
both students who will graduate from
A&S and to student who receive their
first two years in A&S, .. she said.
The second initiative going on in the
school, Bettendorf told the Board. is the
mandatory fre shman A&S Campus
Culture course.
'"The goals of the course are to ease
the students' transition into college, to
encourage academic success. and to in­crease
the retention of tudents.'' she
\atd.
John I htle. a'>­'"
tantto the A&S
dean. detailed
ex temal program,
A&S i~ under­tal.
ing.
"'Since 80 per­cent
of our \tu­dent;
grad uate
from Jefferson
OLORUNSOLA County hi gh
schools, U of L is
more intensely tied to the community
than other univer .. ities are," Hale said.
A&S has instituted several ommu­nity-
wide outreach program'>. These
activi ties include the Center for Civic
Leader,hip. evening classe' for adult>.
the summer Minority Scholar; program.
and a co-operative education program.
ilale 'aid.
College Honor' Program director John
Flod,trom reponed on plan' for im­provements
in A&S ·; student honors
program.
"We've been able to hire a pan-time
academic adviser," Flodstrom said.
"We've reimplemented the College
Scholars Seminars and expanded the
curri ulum of general education honors
course .
''In the future we plan to renovate the
old Ans Center. which houses the Hon­ors
Program. and install a six-station
computer center for the use of honor'
Mudents. We also want to create an
honorscoun il of students and to funher
expand the curriculum ."'
··w e want to make our College of An'
and Sciences like thlll fin,t college in
ancient Greece."' II ale \aid. "We want a
place for the pure pursuit ofknowledge
and wisdom."
Center for
Academic
Achievement
fights attrition
By BE J. T LBO'n'
Staff Writer
The no versi tyot Louiwille '<, waron
its nearly ~0 percent ' tudcnt attrotoon
rate ha' found .1 lurmodahle \\Capon in
the Center tor Academu: A hocvc ­mcnt.
The t 1\ c }C.or-nld program." hoch of­fer'
a vanct) ol ,ocadcnlll: 'crvocc ... boa,t:.
a 'II percent rctcntoon r,nc for the 150 to
~(X) \IUUCnh II help' each )Car.
lnJtoated 111 19H4 10 help toghl a ram­pant
drop out
rate among lJ
ot L ·, mmorot)
' tudcnh. the
cen ter no\\
hOU\e\ \Ulh
program' a'
'upplcment.ol
in.,tructoon .
directed aca­demic
\lUll}
hour,. aca-democ
'uppon COATIE
\CrVICC\, fac -
ulty mentor' and the Peer A.,.,i.,tance
League.
And while the mam objectove of the
center i' o,tollto a.,., I\! monorny \l Udenl'>.
mo\l of it\ \Crvoces arc available to the
enure 'tudent body. \aid Robert Coatie.
the program·, dorector.
The only exceptoon '' a ..cholar\hip
program forminonty., tu dent~ who excel
academically. o,aid the center\ a .. sistant
director. Linda Wilo,on.
The program award' full tuition rc ­mi;.,
ion to minori ty students who cam a
3.0 grade poont average or higher and
!.pend atlca\t five hours a week Mudying
in the center, she said.
'"The centcri, for al l 'tudent!o,'"Wibon
'aid. "Student' don ' t U>e the center
becam.e they aren't doong well. auonal
Merit sc ho lar~ use ohe center ...
For oho..e Mudent' who do fall behind
in their ' tud ies. the center <,upplie' sup­plemental
in,truction for variou\ 100-
and 200-level cour,eo, wuh a 30 percent
or greater failure rate.
The faolure rate include' D .mu F
gradeo, and withdra" alo,. Coatoe added.
The center al'o offer' help 111 29
cour\e\ for wh och 11 emplo)' .. ,upple­mental
student leaders." These students
must have a 3.0 GPA in the cour'c' for
which they tutor. Coatie sa id.
Leaders are paid $800 a seme, ter by
the Tender Loving Care program. which
comes out to about $5 an hour. Coatie
said.
TLC aho helps out the center by
mailing ardinal Gram newsletters ar
the tan of the fall emesterto incoming
freshmen. mforrning them of all campus
services. oncluding the center.
" It" ., up to the '>tudents to lool. onto the
offerings tl>at interest them. '" Coatie said.
'"If a student is interested in the services
of the center. the be:.tth ing to do would
be to !.lOp by and speak wi th a staff
member to see what o,ervice., they are
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Three winners of Grawemeyer awards return to the University
By JE IE DORROH
taffWnter
When the winner'> of three H. harle.,
Grawemeyer Award\ were announced
la~t April . nive r~i t yofLoUI>vi ll e Prc~ o ­dent
Donuld . Swam ,aid "We want a
parade of out ~t anding figures comong in
and out of the niver.,ity ."'
Swain"., vi oon V.J\ reah1ed when the
three "'onners came to the nover~ity
I t weel..
Bertrand Schwant. "inner ot the
Grawemeyer Award for Educauon,
poke at the J.B. peed n Museum
Oct. 17. Roben Keohane. wonner of th
Grawemeyer Award for Idea., improv­ong
World Order, ~pol.e Oct. I Kat the
of L School of Mu~i c.
The Grawemeyer wonner for mu\ic.
ambodian native hi nary Ung. dod not
le ture at the Univer,uy but dtd attended
"We want a parade of out­standing
figures coming in
and out of the University."
Donald C. Swain
an Oct. 18 reception for the recipi­ent>
at the Speed Museum.
Parhoan Schwart/ M!rved as the French
mmi ter of education. He won the
Grawemeyer for developing and help­ing
implement a program in Fran e
comboning new job opportunities for
un.,l.tlled, unemployed French youth
with on-the-Job training and are rgani ­IA!
tion of the work pia e.
Schwart1's program stre~sed adequate
trade preparation and youth panicipa-tion
in developing their own course of
study and method of evaluation. The
plan's ultimate goal was to integrate
young people into the main tream of
French culture.
Keohane. a professor of government
at Harvard Universi ty. won the
Grawemeyer for his ideas on improving
international affairs, which he addressed
in his book After Hegemony: Coopera­tion
and Discord in the World Political
Economy.
Keohane's ideas included empha iz­ing
greater involvement in world eco­nomic
agencies that establish common
multi-national rule and hare informa­tion
and idea .
The$ I 50,()()() awards wereestablished
by a gift from H. Charles Grawemeyer,
a local philanthropist and 1934 U of L
graduate.
Past Grawemeyer winners, from left to right, Robert Keohane, Chlnary Ung, H. Charles Grawemeyer
and Bertrand Schwartz. The past winners were In town for an awards banquet honoring them.
Good Grief Charlie Soccer team suffer
temperamental loss
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