· ~ VOL. 58, NO. 5, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY,: .. SEPTEMBER 18, 1986 · .. Sl PAGES AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER ·
Tuition increases,
federal funds drop
By LISSA VANHOUTEN
Cardinal Correspondent
R ecent federal cutbacks in fi­nancial
aid and state increases in :,
tuition have created a burden for
some students who hope to attend
higher education institutions.
"Federal cutbacks are inevita­ble
in financial aid. Ninety percent
of the educational budget is re­search
and financial aid. It will hit
students the hardest," said Tom
Baumgarten, s tudent representa­tive
to the Council on Hig her Edu­cation.
When Congress met in 1985, the
most important part of its agenda
was to r e duce the budget deficit
by making cuts in spending. The
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Bill
proposed 20 percent across-th -
board cuts by 1987. Of these cuts,
23 p e rcent would be in higher edu­cation,
and would res ult in the
e limination of many of the finan­cial
a id programs.
Currently, the re has been a 4.3
percent cut in financial a id. In
Kentucky the net loss on these
programs is 6 percent. These cuts
have affected the College Work
Study program, the Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant,
the Nationa l Direct Student Loan,
and the State Student Incentive
Grant.
"The most troublesome cut is
the reduction in the P II Grant
program," said Blake Tanner, di­rector
of the Financial Aid office.
P e ll Gra nts were cut LO percent in
Ke ntucky. Tanner added that the
"Guaranteed Stude nt Loan has
not been as greatly affected by the
fe de ral aid cuts, but GSL is fast­becoming
a need-based pro­gram."
The best chance for qualifying
for all loans is if the family income
is less than $30,000 a year, a figure
estimated by the G.R.H. bill.
At U o f L , 3,000 students have
Pell Grants. Tanner said that
many of these stude nts have to get
other types of loans to supplement
their edu cational costs.
"The most serious problem
(with the fe d er al cutbacks) is that
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The Birds
John Burton, a sophm.ore history major,
coaxed several pigeons to sit on his arm while
he fed them recently. Burton, occasionally sits
in the quadrangle and feeds the pigeons.
UofL
seeking
coverage
By TIM SANFORD
Cardinal News Editor
University of Louisville officials
say they may be able to obtain the
liability insuranc coverage U ofL
has been lacking since June.
In a letter to faculty and staff,
dated Aug. 8, U of L President Dr.
Donald Swain explained that a
nationwide liability insurance
crisis had prevented the Univer­sity
from renewing its errors and
ommissions coverage. He added
that many other universities, in­cluding
the University of Ken­tucky,
were facing a similar di­lemma.
There will be two empty seats at Board meeting
According to Swain's letter, the
insurance covers the expenses of
defending faculty and staff mem­bers
from possible damages for
carrying out certain good faith
acts within the normal scope of
university duties. The policy
covered alleged violations of civil
rights and constitutional or due
process rights, but did not include
bodily injury, property damage or
medical malpractice.
"Where we· re naked is insur­ance
of constitutional issues, such
as due process," Swain said in a
ByM. NORMANJACOBSON telephone interview Monday.
Cardinal Managing Editor
Information for this story was also
;;athered by Tim Sanford, Cardi­nal
news editor.
The University of Louisville
Board of Trustees will hold their
first meeting of the new school
year Monday, but two seats will be
empty.
Governor Martha Layne Collins
has yet to a ppoint replacements
for Robe rt W. Rounsavall Jr. and
Thomas Simons, who resigned
INSIDE
Part l1 of a series examing the
campus bookstore and its poli­cies
will appear next week.
Student Senate recommends
that new student center be
named for Harald Adams.
Hey buddy, can ya spare a job.
Chrysler sponsored workshop
h elps students prepare to enter
the job market. . . . . . . Page 3
In Quest. Mo11eydoes change ev­erything
as the campus voices
opinions on club med. . Page 4
Jloosier buddy? 0-2 football Car­dinal
look to top the Toppers
and unveil their new dish, Rice
Cerione. . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
Star light. Photo Archives and
Planetarium capture the light ol
day fo,. cosmic viewing anytime.
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Editorials . . . . . . . . . . Page 4
Letters to the Editor . • Page 5
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
Afterclass . . . . . . . . . . Page 7
t he Board earlier this year. The
res ignations were prompted by
F1·anklin Circuit Judge Ray
Corns' ruling that university gov­erning
board members can not be
nppointed for terms of more than
four years.
Other trustees, however, have
indicated strong opposition to
steping down following the May 8
ruling.
The court ruled that six-year
terms are unconstitutional but did
110t !>peci fy the fate of trustees that
have a lready been appointed by
the governor to a six-year term or
were appointed by previous gov-
The University of Louisville is
preparing to enter the third phase
of its Quest for Exce llence fund­raising
campaign following the $4
million donation from BatTy Bin­gham,
Sr. for the construction of a
faculty, staff and alumni club.
The University has already top­ped
its 5-year goal, initiated in
1983, of collecting $40 million to
upgrade various aspects of the
school, according to U of L Presi­dent
Dr. Donald C. Swain.
"We're launching into phase
three with a coast to coast solicita­tion
of alumni," he said. "I'm ex­tremly
satisfied with the success
we've had."
The donations to the University
have come in many fonns, includ­ing
cash gifts, pledges, bonds and
bequests. The Bingham gift was a
solicited donation and was not ac­tually
a direct gift to the Quest
campaign.
Swain said the University pre­sented
Bingham with several
ideas for a possible donation and
when the subject of a social club
arose in early 1986 it seemed to ap­peal
to the former owner of The
Couier.Journal and Lol'isviile
~es. '
"It waa clear Mr. Bingham was
interested in dome something
about this, so eventually I wrote
him a letter on AU8Wil 27 at his
summer home in Massachusettes
ernors and are in their fifth or
sixth year of their term.
Rounsavall, a reti:red
businessman , and Simons, c hief
executive officer of Capital Hold­ing
Corp., said they thought their
r•'signations were in order since
they had passed the four-year
mark in their terms.
"I felt I should go a head and ten­der
my resignation," said Roun­savall.
He said he felt obligated to
abide by the court ruling and con­side
ring his retirement, age and
time spent out-of-town, " it was an
able and apt time" to step down.
Simons was unavailable for
comment.
Speculation is nsmg as to
whether other trustees will step
aside graciously if asked to do so.
Trustee Harry Jones told The
Courier-Journal he "would go
kicking and screaming" if Collins
ealled for his resignation.
"Why should l step down?" said
trustee Gene Smith. "The judge's
ruling didn't say why it servinf!,
six years, was unconstitutional. ··
Smtth said he felt no obligation
to step down at the governor's re­quest
and would appeal the r uling
in court if Collins tried to remove
h!r.-1. '·'fhe judge's ruling
Objectives Goals $Collected
Faculty development
--endowed chaus $20,000.000 $14.658.827
Library development
- purchasing books, periodt-cals.
journals. etc. $ 6,000,000 $ 284,384
Student development
-scholarships, fellowships,
cash awards $ 5,000.000 $ 1,411,284
Enrichment
-catchall $ 8,000,000 $12,214,215*
President's Venture Fund
-programmed on annual baSJs
to meet changmg needs $ 1,000,000 $ 1.212,975*
Unrestricted pledges
- no designat1on of funds no goal $ 2,693,992*
Other
- undecided on designat1on no goal $ 5,558,000"
*contributions surpassed goal ,.-------
All figures ba:iiled on August, 1986 totals
Total contnbutlons , s of August, 1986 - $38,033.677
Update compiled b Mariann Kurtz and Tn~ Sanford
to see if he was still interested,"
Swain said.
A week later, Swain said ·Bin­gham
caUed and told him that he
would give $2 million toward the
purchase of property and con-struction
or remodeling of a build­ing
and the remaining grant woul
go toward subsidizing operatin
costs. "It was his strong desire t
donate the gift for this project,"
said Swain.
Dental school turns the century mark
Hosts year long celebration
By MARIANN KURTZ
Cardinal Editor
Founded in 1886 as the Louis­ville
College of De ntistry, the Uni­versity
of Louisville School of De­ntistry
is cele brating its 100th An­niversary.
A year-long celebra­tion
began on Aug. 17 a t a kick-off
reception held at the Health Sci­ences
Center plaza.
Originally, the Louis ville Col­lege
of Dentistry was organized
under the Central Unive r sity of
ft hmond, Ky., and was recog­nized
as the firs t de ntal school
west of the Alleghe nies. The
school joined the University of
Louisville in 1918 and moved to its
present location on the H ealth Sci­ences
Campus in 1970.
The school enjoys a 200,000-
square-foot facility with a 260-
chair compliment for the d ental
c linic which o ffers comprehensive
care to more than 20,000 patients a
year. According to Dr. Wood E .
CutTens, assistant dean of the
School of De ntistry, the school is
one of the most mode rn in the
country .
"We are o ne of the most if not
the' most modern facility in the
U.S.A." said Curre ns. "We are
state of the art."
Known as a leader in d e ntal
education in Kentucky, the school
has gradua ted over 60 pe rce nt of
a ll practicing dentis ts in the sta te.
Overall, the school has over 3,000
a lumni practicing in 45 sta tes and
several fore ign countries.
The school offers a four-year
baccalaureate program in d e ntis­try
as we ll as two- and four-year
programs in d e ntal hygie ne , and a
gr adua te program in or al biology.
Initial curriculum focuses on bas ic
scie nces and pre-c linical d e ntal
skills. Once core courses are com­pleted,
second year students
begin active patient treatme nt.
Third and fourth year stude nts
complete c linical rot.ations and a re
required to give compre he nsive
care to assigned patie nts.
Post-graduate and residency
programs are a va ila ble in en-dodontics
(tooth disease), or­thodontics,
prosthodontics, oral
surgery and general practice. The
sch ool a lso boasts an active re­search
center wher researchers
can receive summer stipends to
pursue projects in basic and clini­cal
sciences.
Last fa ll, 230 students had en­rolled
in dental hygiene, ad­va
nced education or reside·ncy
programs with 61 students receiv­ing
their diplomas in May. 'The
school accepts approximately 60
students into its freshman class
each year.
According to Curre n s, m a ny
changes have occured in the
sch ool over the years. "The big
change came whe n we came into
the slate system," said C urn~ n s.
"We went from eight faculty mem­bers
to 66 full-time and 58 part­time
membe rs who are currently
teaching ."
In 1985, the school rece iv E~d a
full, unconditional renewal of its
accre ditation by the Amerilcan
De ntal Association's Commis:sion
on Accreditation. Accordinl!t to
Currens, not only has the sclnool
maintained its high standards, but
stude nts continue scor well on
n a tional exams.
"Students still do well on na­tional
t sls and licensin g exams,"
said Cu rrens, "even with our
maintained e ntrance sta ndards."
The next event sch eduled as
part of the centennial celebration
will occur Friday, Sept. 19, at the
Sch ool of D ntis try. The 16th An­nual
Raymond E. Myers Sym­posium
will address the manage­ment
of pain and anxiety in dentis­try
followed by a wine and cheese
reception and escorted lours of
the school.
The cente nnial will also host an
alumni day continuing education
course on Oct. 25, at th School of
Dentis try. The progr am is free to
d e ntal school alumni and will be
fo llowed by a tailgating party be­fore
U of L takes on Florida
S tate on th football field .
S enior dental tudent Kathy
Seibert assembled a rubber
dam around a tootl1 of Kevin
K elly's. U of L 's School of De­ntistry
is celebrating its lOOth
anniversary.
photo by John Hess•
suggested the appeal, but the gov­ernor
, efuscd," Smith added. "I
don't b !ieve there are any kings
c.r queens in this country. We
we.·e appointed by the governor
hut we act as individuals." Collins
!><nd <;he has not decided how she
willu&t~rpret the ruling in relation
to cut1·cnt trustees.
Collins said the ambiguity con­cerning
trustees who have al­ready
served more than four
years could pose legal problems.
"If a trustee in his fifth or sixth
year votes on a bond issue or some
other matter, and if someone
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Litigation concerning consitu­tional
issues that arose before
June are still covered by the Uni­versity's
previous insurance pol­icy,
according to Swain, and they
will continue to be covered for one
fuU year from the date the cover­age
end ed. H e added that no new
law suits of this nature have been
filed since June.
University officials are cur­rently
working to rectify the Uni­versity's
insurance problems and
Swain said a solution may be close
at hand.
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Creative ntarketing
draws new students
By KENNETH HARDIN
Cardinal Correspondent
Last year the University of
Louisville spent about $50,000 on
pt·omotional advertisements.
According to Ray Stines, who
oversees the program as director
of stude nt services, the expense is
worth it.
Stines, whose own office in con­junction
with the Public Informa­tion
Office and the Instructional
Communications Center produces
and coordinates the television,
radio. and newspap r promo­tions,
believes a great asset of ad­vertisments
lies in their ability to
reach the non-traditional student.
"Of course, we are interested in
all p1·ospective students," said
Stines , "but much of our a dve t·­tisement
is targeted towards
adults who wish to continue their
edu cation. Younger students
coming directly from high school
have ready access to in formation
concerning U of L through their
schools a nd can also participate in
programs such as orientation and
early registration."
Stines said most of these options
are not open to the adult student.
The University mus t take its mes­sage
to them, he said.
A major factor keeping ma ny
adults from returning to class is a
lack of confidence in their abilitv
to succeed, he said, a barr ie.r
which many ads attempt to d is­solve.
"By late summer we are r·un­ning
T.V. spots aimed at adults
with a main character who is a
mother returning to school at the
same time her children are enter­ing
college. Another ad may fea­ture
a young man driving up in his
pickup, taking off his hardhat,
gathering his books and going to
class, which is of course targeted
to the young adult who has be­come
involved in full -time employ­ment
and wishes to finish thei1· de­gree
program," he said .
Such ads feature actual !:.lu­dents
rather than actors; an as­pect
Stines feels makes them
much more convincing.
"Real people tell ing real stories
convey a sense of sincerity th;1t a
professional j ust can't," he said.
"Seeing these people will hope­fully
cause others to beheve they
can reach th se achievements as
well."
Using the media almost exclu­sively
to attract adult students is
the Room Service telephone reg­istration
program. With the aid of
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