VOL 58, NO. 24 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY MARCH 12, 1987 12 PAGES AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Officials reign at
ground breaking '•JI Crum fumes over
NCAA snubbing
By LISSA VAN HOUTEN
Cardinal Features Editor
Kentucky Governor Martha
Layne Collins and University of
Louisville President Dr. Donald
C. Swain were among the officials
who broke ground for the new
$21.7 million student activities
center last Thursday.
According to Collins, who ad­dl
·essed a crowd of about 400
people in the Red Barn parking
lot, building a new student center
would create an atmosphere at U
of L that was conducive to learn­ing.
"We are taking another step
in the quest for educational excel­lence,"
she said. "Education is the
very best investment for our fu­ture;
better schools translate to a
better economy for Kentucky.
"Our challenge now is to con­tinue
to build on our momentum,"
said Collins. "U of Lis committed
to providing the best education for
its students."
George Fischer, chairman of U
of L's Board of Trustees, agreed
with Collins that building the new
Student Center would contribute
to the educational goals at U of L.
"We are building a better knowl­edge-
base throughout Ken­tucky,"
he said.
Local television stations filmed
the event and the Cardinal Bird
roamed through the crowd. Ev­eryone
present was given the op­portunity
to take the shovel and
break ground for a souvenir
photograph.
Many students and faculty in
the audience wore stickers that
read "Adams Student Center".
The stickers indicated support for
naming the new center in honor of
Harolp Adams, former assistant
vice president for student life,
who committed suicide last Au-·
gust.
University officials have not yet
decided on an official name for the
new building. Although U of L's
Student Government Association
passed a resolution this year to
name the new student center after
Adams, Swain previously said it
was a "premature" idea.
"Adams did a lot of work in get­ting
the building for us (stu­dents),"
said Angela McCormick,
SGA president. "We owe him a
debt for realizing the need for it."
Adams' wife, Lois, said she sup­ported
the idea of the stickers. "It
(the Student Center) was a dream
of his," she said. "I very much
wish he was here to see it hap­pen."
Swain said the funding for the
new student activities center
came out of a cooperative effort in
which the Council for Higher Edu­cation
decided to put the idea high
on its priority list. "The (Ken­tucky)
legislature spearheaded
our efforts to get funding," he
said.
"We've provided the highest
level of funding going into educa­tion
than in the last 20 years," said
Collins.
The University received $12.8
million through state funding to
build the student center. It also re­ceived
$3 million from the athletic
department and $6.9 million from
students, which has been accumu­lated
through mandatory building
fees since the 1983-1984 school
year.
Continued on Page 5
Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins took her turn during the
groundbreaking ceremony for the new student center held last
Thursday while Dr. Don Swain and George Fischer looked on.
By MARK CLARK
Cardinal Sports Editor
Basketball season came to an
unusually swift conclusion for the
University of Louisville Cardinals.
U of L lost to Memphis State 75-
52 in the finals of the Metro Con­ference
tournament Sunday in
Freedom Hall. A win over the Ti­gers
would have secured the
Cards a spot in the NCAA cham­pionship
tournament with an au­tomatic
bid.
In the wake of the loss to Mem­phis,
which dropped the Cardi­nals'
record to 18-14 on the year, U
of L was not extended an at-large
tournament bid by the NCAA
Tournament Selection Commit­tee.
U of L was extended a bid to the
National Invitational Tournam­ent,
but refused the invitation be­cause
players were split on
whether or not to compete in the
NIT.
U of L coach Denny Crum
fumed over his team's exclusion
from the NCAA.
"There's no way this can be jus­tified,"
said Crum, pointing to
Middle Tennessee, which was
selected to the tournament over U
of L, as an example of what he
views as inconsistency in the
selection process.
He pointed out that Middle Ten­nessee
finished 20 notches below
U of L in Sagarin's power rank­ings,
a national quality rating pro­duced
for USA Today.
He also noted that Louisville lost
in the finals of its conference tour­nament
to Memphis, ranked 27th
by Sagarin, while Middle Tennes­see
lost in the first round of the
Ohio Valley Conf rc-nce tourna­ment
to Austin Peay, ranked No.
8R
··If they can show me m"lth .. matl­cally
or in any way a formula that
proves Middle Tennessee would
be a better representative than
Louisville, I'll be satbficd." :;md
Crum. "Could it poss1bly be that
'Joe Delaney, the commissioner of
the OVC, is on the cnm1•1itlee? '
Crum called for l11e Comm1tLee
to devise clear guidelines for the
distribution of its at-large bids.
"Isn't it about time in college
basketball that the Committee
comes up with some absolute,
dead-certain formula for coming
up with which teams go to lhf'
tournament," Crum said.
Losing the bid cost U of L at
least $200,000, the amount schools
participating in first-round games
will receive this season. However,
the team will lose little financially
by choosing not to play in the NIT,
which carries a bonus of no more
than $100,000 even for the team
which wins the championship, ac­cording
to U of L athletic director
Bill Olsen.
Olsen said he did not expect the
team's exclusion from the NCAA
or the Cards' 2-7 record in net­work
television games to hurt U of
L in bargaining for TV contracts
next year.
However, he was less sure what
effect the situation will have on U
of L's scheduling process.
"Coach Crum will decide who
we'll schedule. We'll probably still
schedule a mix of good teams,"
said Olsen. "But if we determine it
may be to our advantage to play a
lighter schedule, we may
schedule for more wins ."
U ofL loses one high-ranking official and gains a new one
Deck leaves
A&S for new
deanship
By TIM SANFORD
Cardinal News Editor
After 21 years at the University
of Louisville, Dr. Joseph Deck,
acting dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences, is leaving to take a
similar post at Southeastern Mas­sachusetts
University.
Deck said he accepted the posi­tion
of A&S dean from Southeast­ern
President Dr. John R. Brazil
on Feb. 23. Deck will assume the
post on July l following his coni' 1 r­mation
by the schools Board of
Trustees later this month.
"I'll have the opportunity to con­tinue
in administration in a rt>a!
progressive state as far as educa­tion,"
said Deck of his move tv
Southeastern. The university is lo­cated
in New Darmouth, Mass.,
and has an enrollment of approxi­mately
6,000 students.
In 1966 Deck came to U of Las
an associate professor of chemis­try
and was named an associate
GLSU
protests ·
rhetoric
By KENNETH HARDIN
and TIM SANFORD
Cardinal Staff Writers
Over 20 members of the Gay
and Lesbian Student Union
gathered at a lecture by anti-gay
activist Dr. Paul Cameron to pro­test
his assertion that homosexual­ity
poses a serious threat to Ameri­can
society.
Cameron, a former U of L in­structor
and current president of
the Institute for the Scientific In­vestigation
of Sexuality in Lin­eoln,
Neb., has actively opposed
homos xual rights for the last six
years.
He advocates a nation-wide sc­reening
program to isolate car­riers
of Acquired Immune Defi­ciency
Syndrome and suggested
infected individuals be quaran­tined
to deter the spread of the
virus. "Ifl were the Attorney Gen­eral
I would guarantee you that by
1991 no one would be threatened
by AIDS," Cameron said. "I would
suggest that if there's ever been a
time when homosexuals were a
threat to society it is now."
Several student and local civil
rights groups questioned Came­ron's
research methods and con­clusions,
claiming they are mis­representations
of accepted scien­tific
information.
They distributed literature cit-
DR. JOSEPH DECK
A&S dt!an in 1983. He has served
the last two years as acting dean of
the college si11ce the departure of
former dt!an Dr. Lois Cronholm
in th•• -:prin..: of 1985.
"1 lea\ e w1th 1·egret in that I
leave part of my life here," said
Deck. "My life here has been the
University."
Dr. William Dorrill, University
Provost, credited Deck with keep­ing
the college moving forward
during a time of transition and
added that he will be missed by
the University.
"Under his acting leadership
the College has made great
stride~: we will miss him sorely,"
said l.Jurill. "He is a learned,
prove11 and able leader."
Deck sa1d he applied to several
unive1·.~1ties and that his accep­tance
of the Southeastern job had
no relation to his not being offered
thl· A&S !')ost at U of L.
The University filled the posi­tion
of A&S dean when Dr. Victor
Olorunsola, chair of the depart­m~
nt of political science at Iowa
State University, accepted an
offer in late J anuary. Olorunsola's
acceptance came after two previ­ous
searches failed. Although he
applied for the position, Deck was
not a finalist.
According to Deck, Olorunsola
will make several visits to U ofL in
the next three months before offi­cially
taking up his duties here on
July 1. He said he plans to meet
with the new dean during these
trips to answer any questions he
may have. However, Deck stres­sed
that A&S is well-staffed and
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Stall' photo by Tom Thompson
Dr. Paul Cameron, a former U of L professor, spoke Monday to
Students for America, a christian student group on campus.
ing Cameron's expulsion by the
American Psychological Associa­tion
and censure by The New
York Times and The Los Angeles
Times as examples of the scientific
community's disdain for his find­ings.
David Williams, a gay rights ac­tivist:
who has been researching
Cameron for the past six months,
said Cameron has blatantly dis­torted
statistical information in his
campaign against homosexuality
and AIDS.
"I'm trying to show how idiotic it
is (and) point out his di~informa­tion,
misrepresentation and out­and-
out lies; to expose this so
called research for what it really
is," said Williams, who hopes to
publish his findings on Cameron
by the end of this year.
"Our strategy is to combat this
propaganda with real information
based on scientific research," said
Alan Shier, GLSU secretary. "We
feel that information is the best
way to deal with inflamatory prop­aganda
of this nature."
According to Cameron, whose
visit to U of L was sponsored by
Students for America, a Christian
student group on campus, the dif­ference
between he and other re­searchers
stems from their oppos-
Continued on Page 2
·Rhodes is
hired to run
Student Life
By KENNETH HARDIN
Cardinal Staff Writer
The person chosen to become
assistant vice president of student
life at the University of Louisville
said he intends to expand the
existing programs and activities to
reach a wider number of students.
''I'm a believer in the adage, 'If
it isn't broke, don't fix it, ' and so I
will continue to develop the pro­grams
they (former administra­tors)
have enacted," said Dr. Fred
Rhodes, selected from a pool of
four semifinalists to head the Stu­dent
Life Office.
Among top priorities listed by
Rhodes, currently dean of stu­dents
at the University of Cen­tral
Arkansas, are ~fforts to in­volve
more non-traditional stu­dents
in campus activities and a
complete assessment of student
affairs at U ofL.
Vice President for Student Af-
DR. FRED RHODES
fairs Edward H. Hammond will
recommend Rhodes' appointment
to the Board of Trustees for final
approval at its March 23 meeting.
Pending the Board's approval,
Rhodes will assume the position in
May.
Hammond said three major fac­tors
contributed to Rhodes' selec­tion
fo1· the post: experience in stu-
Increase planned
for students' fees
ByM.NORMANJACOBSON
Cardinal Managing Editor
Plans to propose an increase
from $35 to $39 in the University of
Louisville student activity fee
were discussed at Tuesday night's
Student Senate meeting.
Dr. Edward H. Hammond, vice
president for student affairs, told
the senators that he will be hear­ing
comrnents and taking recom­mendations
about the proposal
until he makes a presentation at
the April 23 Board of Trustees
meeting.
Senators were urged to consult
council members and students for
input by Doug Devine, Student
Government Association execu­tive
vice president. "I think this is
very, very serious, because I think
its probably our number one re­sponsibility
as a Senate," Devine
said.
Even with a $4 increase, U of L
would hav the lowest student ac- '
tivity fee in the state. That com­parison
does not, however, in­clude
students' athletic fee or the
building fee, also part of the "net
tuition and fees" portion of each
semester's bill.
The fee increase would be used
to supplement the accounts
funded by th student activity fee
through the Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs.
These accounts include the coun­seling
center, intramurals, the stu­dent
grievance officer and orien-tation
programs among other ser­vices.
Hammond said that mandatory
fees are eligible for coverage by fi­nancial
aid. He said if the fee in­crease
is approved by the Board
ofTrustees, the measure would go
into effect in the fall of 1987 to
allow enough time for the Finan­cial
Aid Office to process the
change.
This increase would not affect
the Student Government Associa­tion's
budget, which has received
$10 of the total fee for the last 10
years. This means that SGA has
been working from about the
same amount of money for the last
ten years
"We haven w committees and
new ideas, but we're stagnated
because our budget has remained
the sam ,"said Jeff Call, a mem­ber
of the SGA Finance Com­miltl>
e.He said the Finance Com­mittee
will discuss any possible in­crease
to the current proposal in
an effort to boost the SGA budget.
"I would like to see a 50-cent in­crease
(per student)," Call said.
The Council on Higher Educa­tion
has set a $50 limit on the
amount public universities can
charge students in the supplemen­tal
student activity fee. Hammond
said he has tried to limit increases
to about every other year, and the
$4 increase would mean students
would not have to shoulder
another increase until the 1989-
1990 school year.
dent relations, excellent adminis­trative
skills and serious concern
for the welfare of students.
Angela McCormick, Student
Government Association presi­dent
and search committee mem­ber,
said Rhodes was one of the
committee's top two choices for
the position. She also noted his
popularity with students during
the interview sessions.
"He seems to have a great deal
of creative energy to enact new
and innovative programs," she
said. "I think he will be a great
asset to U of L ."
Rhodes said he was pleased by
his selection and is looking for­ward
to working at U of L. ''It's
more difficult t.o leave a situation
where the pe8ple you work with
are more like your family, but I
feel that same sort of environment
here on campus,'' he said. "The
friendly atmosphere will rn<~ke the
transition much easier."
"In his work at Central Arkan­sas,
Dr. Rhodes has shown a true
love for students and a des1re to
listen to and take into considera­tion
their concerns, .. sa1d H;o~ m­mond.
"His pe1·sonal slylt• of hon­esty
and integnty will heir hun fit
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INSIDE
I beg to differ. U of L sends two
teams to the national debate fi­nals
at Northwestern Univer-sity
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No Coke, Pepsi. Vendor fill bev­erage
machines and makes
friends along the way. . Page 3
On the cutting edge. Instructor
uses a sword to combat stress.
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There's a hole in my pocket.
Editorial blasts Rcaga11 for pro­posed
slashes in financial aid.
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Bang the gavel slowly. IFC Jetter
complains of unfair, undemocra­tic
treatment during the SGA
budget proces . . . . . . . Page 7
Home for Lent. Cards give up
winning tradition to spend Eas­ter
in Louisville. . . . . . Page 8
Busch league. Pit-stop touts
moderation to Florida-bound
traveler . . ......... Page 10
News Updates . . . . . . Page 2
Editorials . . . . . . . . . . Page 6
Letters to the Editor . . Page i
Sporls ............ PageS ·
Afterclas .......... Page 10
Classilieds and personals
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