Next week ... • September 22, 1998
rime Reports
Calendar. 7
Recess 8
Classifieds/Horoscopes/Comics 11
On Sept. 22, the NCAA Committee
on Infractions is announcing informa­tion
concerning the status of the
possible· violations made by the
volleyball and men's basketball teams.
Look for the full story next week. THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
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PIC to
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ISSUe
report
Political Issues Com­mittee
announces it
will compile report
on pro's and con's
of Metropolitan Col­lege.
By Michael A. Tynan
News Editor
The new Political Issues Committee
(PIC), which had previously announced
some of its major goals and plans to
heighten political awareness on campus,
has now announced that it is now going
to tackle Metropolitan College.
Jason French, the Student Advocate for
Education (SAFE) director and founder of
the PIC, announced last weeks at the Sept.
15 meeting, that their main focus for the
next few weeks will be to compile a re­port
about the Metropolitan College for
Student Government (SGA).
"We're going into this
objectively," French said. "We're going to
look at all sides, and put (the information)
together in a report for the senate and stu­dents."
French said that once all the informa­tion
is collected, and the report is compiled
the PIC will point out all of the positive
and negative aspects of the college.
"We will begin to advocate what needs
to be changed - but at the same time will
include the positive aspects of the college,"
he said.
French, a junior majoring in political
science who made an unsuccessful bid for
SGA vice president last year, said that the
core members of the PIC will all be work­ing
hard to meet the deadline of Oct 13.
"The goal is to get this report to the sen­ate
by its Oct. meeting. The senate is look­ing
to get something out of this," he said.
French said that all information will be
released publicly once the report is com­plete
and has been presented to the sen­ate.
The PIC will be interviewing several
students who are in the college, various
University Administrators who are in­volved,
including Vice President for Fi­nance
and Admillistration Larry Owsley;
and Associate Provost Dave Howarth,
UPS spokesperson Ken Shapiro, and
members of the Old Louisville Neighbor­hood
Association. They will be questioned
as to their views about the possible col­lege
purchase of Stansbury park.
See REPORT, page 5
. ,'" ;!< . •• .. . . rflfli{ SbOn see a extension in hours,,
~4ll'rllot of people need to
'.. ... ~.use the library after
'11:00 p.m."
-Kristie Shuimara,
SGA Academic Vice President
~;tudent Government wOrks with
:Ekstrom. Library to extend hours
Bv Amy Grimes
Assistant News Editor
This past summer surveys con­cerning
extended library hours at the
El~trom library were enclosed in tu­itjpn
statements. 12,000 surveys were
irlfended to get a student response.
However, fewer than that actually
made it through the mail.
"Only about six or seven thousand
of the surveys made it to students,"
Klristie Shunnara, Student Govern-ment
Association Vice President of Aca­demics
said.
The SGA and Shunnara have been
working closely with those at the
Ekstrom library to meet students' needs
by extending the hours of the library for
study and research. This request has
been a long time desire for .students at
the university.
"For as long as I can remember,
people have said that the library does
not stay open long enough," Shunnara
said. "A lot of people need to use the
library after 11:00 p.m."
Those at the library are willing to
put forth an effort in making the ex­tended
hours possible.
"We're just waiting to see what the
surveys showed," University Librar­ian
Hanna Rader said. "This is some­thing
we're definitely going to look
into, but there is a cost issue and we
don't know exactly how effect it (ex­tending
hours) will be."
See SGA, p~ge 5
Fraternity
under fire
for rush
infractions
By Brian i<ehl
Staff Writer
The University of Louisville's Inter­fraternity
Council Judiciary Commit­tee
imposed sanctions against Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity for alcohol
violations during Rush Week.
IFC President Eric Cameron said
SA E served alcohol to potential
pledges during Rush Week in violation
of IFC rules. Rush Week, held during
the first week of each semester, is a
time when fraternities recruit new
members. The events last from Mid­night
Sunday until Midnight Friday of
the same week.
According to Cameron, alcohol is
illegal at any fraternity activity during
rush week when formal rushees are
present. The IFC committee, which is
made up of the Fraternity Presidents'
Council, declared the following pun­ishments
for SAE in a report released
Monday:
• One year social propation, during
which SAE cannot participate in so­cials,
Greek events, intramurals or host
See REPORT, page 5
Poli-Sci to present a "panel on impeachment"
By Michael A. Tynan
News Editor
Th~ University of Louisville Politi­cal
Science Department is about to
throw in their two cents about their
views on the President Bill Clinton de­bacle.
On Oct. 8, at 12:30 in room 407 of
Ford Hall, acting-chair Charles Zeigler
has organized a "Panel on Impeach­ment."
This panel will consist of three
political science professors, Paul We­ber,
La uri Rhode beck, and Julie Bunck,
two . undergraduate students and
graduate students from the depart­ment.
"It's a chance to share some ideas
about what in;tpeachment is," Zeigler
said.
"We'll get into the legal issue with
Weber and public opinion with
Rohodebeck," Zeigler said. He added
that Bunck' s presentation will consist
of a nation to nation comparison to ex­plain
how other governments deal
with or have dealt with similar situa­tions.
As far as Zeigler's opinion on the
Clinton matter goes, he doesn't see
Clinton's actions as impeachable.
"From what I've seen, I don't think
there are solid grounds for impeach­ment.
But I believe he isn't as effec­tive
as before."
Weber, a panel member, said he
doesn' t think the public wants im­peachment,
but there will be a form of
punishment.
"I think the con-stitution
realized that the president
had to be treated differently if accused
of "high crimes and misdemeanors"
and that is why impeachment is a com­bination
of politics and the legal sys­tem.
This allows the houses of congress
to be the president's jury of peers.
"No matter what happens, congress
realizes that they have to be sensitive
to public
sensus so far of the
American people
will be a censure of
the President, but
not an impeach­ment,"
Weber said.
"I think the media has
opinion," Weber
said.
gone bonkers."
He said that
this is the closest
to direct democ­racy
that many
Americans wlll
have ever seen,
Weber added
that many Ameri­cans
don't realize
-Paul Weber,
Political science professor
that the impeach-ment
process is a combination of the
legal and political processes in Ameri­can
g~)Vernment.
"If it were purely legal, it would be
in a court system," he said. "If it were
strictly political you would have the
chief justice act as a judge, the House
(of Representatives) act as a grand jury,
and the senate as an appellate jury."
Weber said the framers of the con-because
congress
will pay close at­tention
to the public opinion polls.
He said that both major parties, Re­publican
and Democrat, will take in
several factors when voting on im­peachment
of the President.
"Republicans seem to have mixed
judgment - mixed emotions per­haps,"
Weber said. "Many are out­raged,
but may not want to see Vice
President Gore as president. He would
be hard to defeat as an incumbent in
2000."
Weber explained that the 22nd
amendment says that if Gore is ap­pointed
president, and takes on the po­sition
with less than two years, then
he would be able to run for president
both in the 2000 and 2004 presidential
races. Weber said that this makes the
timing of impeachment, if it happens,
essential for Republicans.
"If public opinion goes against the
president, then the democrats want to
distance themselves so that they will
manage to survive in their upcoming
elections," he added. "(But) if he
somehow survives, they will want to
support him for the 'shirt-tail affect,"'
Weber said.
As far as Weber's opinion on the
matter, he feels strongly on several is­sues.
"It's a surprise to me that he did
such a low crime -low life in terms of
sexual activity - and that he obvi­ously
misled people ... "
"I think the guy is a sex addict," We­ber
said. "The chance of getting caught
See WEBER, page 5
Five hospitalized, one
dead in Murray fire
Piano Concerto
By Shelley Street and C.D. Bradley
Murray State News
One student is dead and two remain
hospitalized after an early morning fire
today in Hester -Michael H. Minger,
sophomore music major from Niceville,
Fla., was pronounced dead shortly after
arrival at 3:22 a.m. at Murray I Calloway
County Hospital.
Michael W. Priddy, sophomore ac­counting
major from Paducah, is in criti­cal
condition at Vanderbilt Medical Cen­ter
in Nashville with severe smoke inha­lation
and bums to his arms and back.
Priddy was treated at Murray I
Calloway County Hospital at 3:24 a.m.
before being airlifted by Vanderbilt Life
Flight at 5:40.
Keisa Bennett, senior chemistry major
from Murray, was admitted and is in good
conclition at Murray I Calloway County
Hospital for smoke inhalation.
Charles Rupert, freshman agriculture
major from Hickman County, David
Grisham, sophomore political science
major from Louisville, and Dickie Walls,
a firefighter, were all treated and released.
Ten people were also treated on the
scene by emergency personnel.
The fire was brought under control less
than. an hour after it started.
It is unclear when residents will be able
to return to the building or when they will
be alble to retrieve their belongings. Local
phannacists are working with Health Ser­vices
to provide a three-day prescription
of medicine for students who are unable
to get their own medication from their
rooms. Students can charge this to the Uni-
See MURRAY, page 6
Valentina Lista gave a piano concerto Sunday, Sept. 20 in the School of Music North Recital Hall in her
second visit to U of L. The Ukrainian-born 27 year old has been capturing the hearts of music lovers
since she was seven years old.
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