Staff Photo by Dan Spaulding
Coordinator Scott Miller inside the doomed Planetarium.
Rauch Planetarium to be razed
By Michael A. Tynan
Assistant News Editor
The University of Louisville Board of
Trustee's announced that the Rauch
Planetarium will be replaced by a parking
structure in 1998.
According to Larry Owsley, Vice
President of Finance and Administration,
the parking structure would be built to
support parking to the newly renovated J.
B. Speed Museum. The museum is not
affiliated with the University of Louisville.
"The museum just went through a $12
million renovation. (U of L) was
approached a year ago (by the museum),
we were told that it was in their master plan
to enhance parking ai the facility," Owlsey
said.
Owlsey said because of the age of the
planetarium and its equipment, and with its
location adjacent to the museum, the
planetarium site met the criteria for what
both the university and museum were
looking for.
"Its a facility that's 35 years old, with
the original equipment," Owlsey said. He
added that the facility had roofing and other
.structural problems that made relocation of
the facility more economical for the
university as well.
Owsley said that before the decision was
made the uni versity made sure that the
Jewish community was informed and
See SPEED page 2
Financial journalist eases students'
concerns of bleak economic future
By Steve Bittenbender
Editor-in-Chief
All Jane Bryant Quinn wanted to be after
college was a journalist. Unfortunately, in the
1960s, when she began her illustrious career, there
was not much available for women in the reporting
business.
"(Newspapers and Magazines) did not openly
hire women," Quinn said. Most jobs available to
women reporters at the time were gossip
columnists and food reporters.
"I didn't know basil from oregano," Quinn said.
So Quinn began working as a business reporter,
a job that had little fanfare at the time because no
one paid attention to the strong economy.
''When l got in (business journalism), it was a
backwater," she said. "Now there's a stream of
opportunities."
It began in the early 1970swith the oil embargo
against the United States that caused the strong
economy to nose-dive, and business journalism
has continued to grow as more people invest their
funds in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Instead
of being buried in the News section, most papers
now feature a business section.
And Quinn has emerged as one of the nation's
foremosi commentators on personal finance. A
recipient of the 1997 Gerald Loeb Lifetime
Achievement Award for distinguished work in
business and financial journalism, Quinn visited
the University of Louisville's College of Business
and Public Administration as part of the ongoing
Financial journalist and best-selling
author Jane Bryant Quinn
book is a revised edition of her best-seller, Making
the Most of Your Money, wl)ich has been uPctated
for the upcoming century from when it was
originally published.
Robert L. Taylor, Dean of the College of
See QUINN, page 2
Cardinal Exclusive: Athletic Director Tom Jurich
By Matt Evans, J,J, Hysell, and
Michael A Tynan
Staff Writers
Tom Jurich knew the task would be
daunting.
Just three weeks after being hired as athletics
director at the University of Louisville, Jurich
had to make a huge decision about the
struggling Louisville football program: either
keep a coach who, although under fire for a 1-
10 season, who had some support, or replace
him. The community wanted answers, and
Jurich was under the gun from the moment he
stepped off the plane and accepted the position
on Oct. 21, 1997. The situation grew more and
more intense until Jurich recommended that
football coach Ron Cooper be let go, and to
bring John L. Smith of Utah State to the helm.
But Louisville is and was an unexpected
future for him.
"If you had told me a year ago I was going
to be in Louisville, I would've said, 'Who,
where, what', and I wouldn't have given it a
chance in hell," he said.
But he's here and Jurich took all the pressure
and commotion in stride.
" Everybody tells me what a tough time it's
been for me," Jurich said. "It's just part of the
· job. J deal with it as it comes."
As for the media blitz concerning U of L
the last past weeks, he said that he has always
tried to keep an open attitude.
"I've tried to be very open and honest to the
media," he said. "I've never ducked them, and
I see the media as an ally and as a friend. I
always have."
The 41-year old spent the past three years
building athletic programs at Colorado State
University. Before that, he was the youngest
athletic director in the history of Division I
sports at Northern Arizona.
Jurich has always felt he can make tough
decision.
" I'll tackle issues. I'm not afraid of it, I'm
not going to duck things," he said. " I'm going
to take things head on. I'm going to tell you the
truth, no matter what it is."
Jurich will take on things, especially a tainted
image.
"Our image is slightly tainted, we've talked
about that many times," he said. "I want to make
sure we get a chance to fix that up and let people
know that we're driving this bus in the right
direction."
That work ethic has pushed Jurich to find
Smith, someone he feels extremely confident
about.
"He's the right person for the right job," he
said. "He has a great work ethic and he is
tremendous football coach."
The fact that Smith is going to a bowl game
in his third year at Utah State is one of the things
Jurich sees as a positive quality.
"To be able to win a (Big West)
championship and go to a bowl in your third
year from a program that was really down in
the dumps I think is a great testimony to him,"
he said.
As for the quick hiring of Smith, Jurich said.
"We had a very short window to work with and
that really made me nervous going in. We had
one shot to make this happen, and if we couldn't
get it done, we wouldn't be able to have him as
our head coach."
Despite the confidence in Smith as football
coach, he has some regret concerning Cooper.
"He certainly was a good role model, and l
know he did a lot great things .academic.ally,"
he said. "But unfortunately in this job you have
to do all those things plus win ball games and I
think that was the problem."
A[> for the race factor he said "to me, race
never entered into it."
Jurich sees the situation was handled the best·
it could be done.
"I wouldn't change a thing. I wish I was here
three years ago when Ron (Cooper) camel think
l could of helped him," he said.
Now Jurich has another possible dilemma
on his hands-the contract status of men's
' basketball coach Denny Crum, whose pact ends
at .the end of the season. Jurich, who calls
himself an optimist, wants him back in 1998.
"I hope so -I think Crum has done so much
for this university. Its certainly our intent to have
him back," he said. "I know I speak for the
President on that we'd love to see him retire
here."
The term "non-revenue sports" is not looked
highly upon by Jurich.
"First of all I never ever want to call them
non-revenue," he said. "Some sports make more
then others, but that's no reason to call them
non-revenue. So I feel you call them something
else-Olympic sports, or varsity sports."
He also dislikes the segregation among the
programs. "I don't like a men's program or a
women's program; I like one athletic program
See A.D. page 2
Reaction positive towards new U of L football coacl1 . ..
By Matt Evans
Assistant Sports Editor
After the termination of football coach
Ron Cooper on Nov. 19, University of
Louisville wasted no time hiring a
replacement.\lohn L. Smith, head football
coach at Utah State, was named to the
position on Nov. 24, just five days after
Cooper's firing.
U o"f L playe·rs and administration along
with Utah State players and administrators
voiced their opinions about Smith and his
hiring.
U of L Athletic Director Jurich said that
making connections to people was one of
Smith's strong points.
"Jumping in and building bridges, that's
his strength," he said.
Shumaker said Smith possessed a good
work ethic and was very concerned about
the program.
"He's a work-aholic, a tough
disciplinarian," Shumaker said. "And he
wants the program to be viewed as a
positive and exciting part of the university."
Asked what he thought stood out about
Smith, Shumaker said quality.
"Quality, absolute quality. While he is
well known and a hard worker, he is
passionately concerned about doing the
very best job he can do," he said.
Quarterback Chris Redman said that he
was looking forward to playing for Smith.
"I'm really ecstatic, looking forward to
what he has to say. He seems like the type
of guy I would like to play for," he said.
Redman said he liked Smith's offense.
"I know he throws the ball, so that
pleases me. l know a lot of our talent
dictates that way," he said.
Redman also liked Smith's work ethic.
"He seems like a guy we need and
someone who works hard," he said. "And
we really need to get going this off-season.
It's going to take a lot of work to improve
a 1-10 season."
Wide receiver Ibn Green said he liked
Smith.
"He seemed like a very good guy. He's
very enthusiastic and he cares about his
players," he said. "He's going to make us
work hard. The harder we work, the more
successful we'll be. We're going to put the
ball in the air a lot, but at the same time
we're going to run
it."
Offensive lineman
Rick Nord said he
likes Smith's
strategy.
"I thought he was
really enthusiastic,"
he said. " I liked the
way he likes to pull
people off of the line.
He rea II y just wants
to go out there and
get .them."
Nord said he felt
tha! Smith 's strong
offensive ability
would help the Cards
tremendously.
" I think it is going
to help dramatically,
it is going to help us
open it up," he said.
'
Offen'sive
lineman Anthony
Byrd also agreed that
Smith 's offensive
ability would help the
Cards, but said he
had not yet formed an
opinion about the
coach.
John L. Smith accepts his position at a Nov. 24 press
conference at The University Club.
"Since we have a
passing quarterback with Chris Redman,
that should go well for Louisville," he said.
·"We should put up numbers and perform
better then in the past."
While. U of L looks forward to what
Smith will do, Utah State feels sad that he
is leaving and appreciates the work that
Smith has done there.
Dr. George H. Emert, the President of
Utah State University, said that Smith
accomplished a lot.
"Smith is a great football coach and a
great human being," he said. "We hate to
lose him to the University of Louisville .
(But) we know he will be successful there .
It is my hope that Chuck Bell can find an
excellent coach that can continue the
progress that Smith has made here."
Walter Fiefla, a Junior Defensive Tackle,
congratulated Smith and his
accomplishments. "l want to congratulate
Coach Smith. He needs to do what is best
for him," he said. "We have to go 0n. It is
bad that he is leaving us, but it is good for
Louisville. It is bad timing. I am happy for
him though. I think he would be a fool to
refuse something like that."
Junior Ken Watts, a Defensive tackle,
said his feelings were mixed. " I have mixed
feelings, I am happy for him to get the job,
but I feel deserted in a way," he said. "It is
tough for me because this will be third
coaching change I have had in m career,
but I wish him good luck. It is going to be
a distraction for us going to the bowl game
because it will be in the back of our minds."
Junior Bashir Levingston, a Cornerback,
said he expected Smith to go.
"Coach Smith is a real good coach and
we all respect him. A lot of us players
expected he would go, but we thought it
would be after the bowl game. We couldn't
sec him passing up an opportunity like this,
though ."
This the last issue of The Louisville Cardinal for the 1997 fall
semester. The Cardinal will resume publication on January
12, 1998 and wi II be released on Tuesdays for the 1998 spring
semester. The Cardinal wishes all students good luck with
finals and we hope you have a safe and happy holiday season.
If you think it's hard to prepare a Holiday meal for all of your
relatives, try feeding 700-1,000 people. That's what the people
at Wayside Christian Mission do every day. See page 8.
For more information and reactions about the hiring of the
University of Louisville's new foot ball coach John L. Smith,
see pag~ 10.