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·February 23, 1999
Crime Reports 6
Recess 7
Comics 10
Classifieds/Crossword 1 1
The 27th annual Twentieth
Century Literature Conference
begins Feb. 25. For a preview
of the keynote speakers,
including poet Robert Creeley,
see Recess, page 7.
THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPA ER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Sports . 12
Viewpoint 14
Student convicted of sittking Belle of Louisville
• Callan will be sentenced on May 24 and faces maximum
penalties of up to 20 years in prison and a $250/000 fine Callan starts petition
drive for support By Loren Reni Beard
Editor-in-chief
of the three dismissed jurors
spoke to the media, they said they
did not think the prosecution had
proved Callan's guilt.
"The prosecution was grasp­ing
at straws,"
Marsha Mont-missed
juror, said. "There wasn't
anything to indicate he was at the
Belle of Louisville that night."
But the 12 jurors who deliber­ated
for four hours Wednesday
and almost
ter the verdict was read. "We
looked a:t all the evidence front,
back and sideways, and the evi­dence
just conclusively led to the
verdict of guilty."
I
By Loren Reni Beard
Editor-in-chief
should remember about me."
"Where do we go from here?"
Th{lt was the first thing Uni­versity
of Louisville student
Brennan Callan said to his law­yers,
family and friends on Feb.
18 after a federal jury convicted
him for the August 1997 sinking
of the Belle of Louisville.
Callan, 32, will be sentenced
May 24, and he faces maximum
penalties of up to 20 years in
prison and a $250,000 fine.
gomery said
last Wednes­day
after her
dismissal.
"He's not
guilty as far as
I'm con­cerned."
liThe prosecution
was grasping at
straws; he's not
guilty as far as
eight hours
Thursday
found the
prosecution's
case more con­vincing
than
those who
dis-
The prosecution, which in­cluded
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Michael Mazzoli, a U of L Law
School alumnus, said the longer
the jurors deliberated, the more
assured they were that a guilty
verdict would be returned.
"We knew that in order for us
to prevail, the jury would have to
work very hard, deliberate very
carefully," Mazzoli said. "And so
the more time they took, in a
sense the more confident we be-
Brennan Callan went to his
Thursday night.class last week
just like it was any other class
day. But Thursday, Feb. 18 was
not just any.other .day- about
an hour before his class began
Callan was found guilty of sink­ing
the Belle of Louisville.
''I was a student before I was
a suspect, I was a student while
I was a suspect, and I'm still a
student after the verdict,"
Callan said in an ihterview ~un­day.
"That's what people
Callan has attended U of L
since 1986, and is completing
degrees in: interdisciplinary
studies, environmental analy­sis
for geography, anthropol­ogy,
liberal studies, paralegal
studies and also a minor in the­ater.
He has remained a student '
continuously throughout the
investigation and trial, includ­ing
taking 15 hours this semes­ter.
II d m concerne . II were
missed.
After seven days of testimony "The case
from 30 witnesses and almost 12
hours of jury deliberation, the
verdict was rendered Thursday,
Feb. 18. Almost 24 hours after two
was strictly cir­cumstantial,"
Paula Daniels,
another dis-
-Marsha Montgomery,
Dismissed Juror
"It wasn't
one thing,"
jury foreman ·
Tim Turner
said shortly af-
Callan said he is especially
grateful for his paralegal stud-
See CALLAN, page 3
Swing time
Photo by Nina Greipel
U of L women's tennis player Kelly Miller prepares before
her match in the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Saturday
Feb. 20. For more tennis coverage, see Sports page 13
See CALLAN, page 16
Engineering days to
I• ncrease 'twareness
By Amy Grimes
Staff Writer
Speed Scientific S'chool stu­dents
celebrated National Engi­neers
Week on Sunday and
Monday with their annual En­gineers'
Days
(E-Days).
and participated in activities
that included an egg drop and
a soda-pop balloon contest.
"I want to show students
what Speed School is about and
my speciality," said Electrical
Engineering Major, Glenn
Alexis. He
"E-Days is
an awareness
of engineers
that is open to
the public,"
sai<;l Jeff Hess,
director of stu­dent
activities
of the Speed
School Student
"I want to show
developed
the autono­mous
roving
vehicle
(ARV), a
small car that
operates
without di­rect
human
control. "I
did the sys­tems
integra­tion,
design­ing,
circuits,
Council. "It's a
promotion of
Speed School
and a chance
students what
Speed School is
about and my
speciality. "
-Glen Alexis,
Electrical Engineering
Major
and wrote the
for students to show off what
they're been working on."
algorithms to run the circuits,"
he said .
Students' work was dis­played
for public view, and on
Monday, over 900 high school
students viewed the exhibits
The exhibits ranged from
concrete testing and plant
safety to computer graphics,
innovated refrigerator shelves
Photo by Nina Greipel
The Louisville Water Company exhibit was viewed by many
including these home-schooled children, whose mother Lisa
Ryan thought the event would be educational.
and race cars.
Chris Harlow, chemical engi­neer
major is a member of the
Society of Automotive Engi­neers
who had helped build a
mini-baja car.
"We ran it against other cars
in the area," he said. "Last year,
we came in 28th out of 96 cars
in Wisconsin. It's an extra cur­ricular
design project. We build
a new one every year."
"The Quick Chill is the quick­est
way to chill a 12 ounce can/'
said Mechanical Engineering
Major Keith Guetig about his
exhibit. "In 15 minutes its tem­perature
is zero. It was a design
project GE (General Electric)
asked for."
The exhibits also were
judged by experts in the field of
engineering. Cash prizes and
plaques of the winners will be
awarded at the Engineers' Ball
on Saturday, Feb. 27, which con­cludes
the celebration.
"Basically, we judge on tech-
See HIGH, page 16
Of students polled; non-Greek students have little knowledge of SGA
By Amy Grimes
Staff Writer
University of Louisville stu­dents
who are member~ of
Greek organizations, according
to a Cardinal poll, have more
knowledge about SGA than
non-Greek students.
A total of 112 University of
Louisville students were sur­veyed
about the Student Gov­ernment
Association and
responsed to questions about
the 1999 SGA elections
The division
Students were asked the fol­lowing
questions: do you plan
to vote in the upcoming SGA
elections on March 1 and 2; can
you list or would you recognize
any of the candidates running
in the elections; who is the cur­rent
SGA president; where are
SGA offices; do you think SGA
is concerned with the needs of
students; and what is the SAB.
When questioned, two stu­dents
said the thought Jeff
Trapp, a candidate in last year's
elections, was the current SGA
president.
between Greek
versus non­Greek
students
has lead to bi­ased
opinions
concerning
what SGA
stands for as
well as who
leads it.
uThey have to get
involved. The
students who don't
know a lot (about
SGA), find it a lot
easier to criticize. fl
Jageman
said the par­ticipation
from both
SGA and the
student is
needed for a
well-in­formed
stu­dent
body.
"Greek orga­nizations
focus
on service and
leadership,"
-Jon ]ageman,
SGA President
"The door
swings both
ways/' he
said. "We're
said SGA Presi- not miracle
dent Jon Jageman. "The average
student not involved (on cam­pus)
lacks these qualities. Every
student should have in their
minds that they can be the
(SGA) president."
workers up here. We work hard
to get to the students; but it all
goes back to, does the student
want to get involved."
]ageman said SGA is an or­ganization
in which the leaders
are voted into office by
the student body.
There are four execu­tive
positions: Presi­dent,
Executive Vice
President, Services Vice
President, and Aca-
..!. ............................ ..
• l~or SGA poll sites, see page 3.
• l~or candidate introductions,
see pages 4 and 5.
• l"or endorsements and candidate
letters, see pages 14 and 15.
Board (SAB).
Each position is
elected by the student
body, except for those of
the SAB. Nine members
of the SAB are non­Greeks,
Jageman said.
along with SGA funding, or­ganized
the Dave Matthews
concert primarily for Univer­sity
of Louisville students.
demic Vice President.
Elections to fill these· positions
will be on March 1 and 2.
The four current office hold­ers,
and all but one candidate
for office this year are members
of a Greek organization.
look like in the future for stu­dents,"
Jageman said.
SGA encompasses a senate,
student councils from each
school (Arts & Sciences, Speed,
etc.) and the Student Activities
"The SAB is a sub­group
of SGA," said SAB mem­ber
Brant Womack. "We orga­nize
activities such as movies,
comedy shows, and block par­ties
for the students."
Some students plan to
vote this year, because they
feel SGA is concerned about
the needs of the students and
is needed for representation
of the student body.
"I plan to vote so that I can
become involved and repre-
"SGA is
the recog­nized
vehicle
between the
administra-tion
and the
students,"
Jag em a ·n
said. With-out
an SGA,
"the only
other means
of education
would be by
rallies and
would have
minimal sue-cess.
"They de­velop
a vi­sion
of what
the Univer­sity
should
This past weekend the SAB, See STUDENTS, page 16
STUDENTs' RESPONSES TO SGA ELECTION QuESTIONS
representc"Jtion of 7 7 2 students randomly surveyed concerning the Student Government Association elections for 7 999
non-greek students - 73 greek students - 39
Plan to vote ................................................... 9 Plan to vote ................ ; ............. ... ..... ........... 33
Can name the current SGA President .............. 5 Can name the current SGA President ............ 26
Know where the SGA offices are located ....... 29 Know where the SGA offices are located ....... 36
Can list one or more candidates ..................... 5 Can list one or more candidates ................... 27
Feel SGA is concerned Feel SGA is concerned
with the needs of the students ....................... 35 with the needs of the students ....................... 33
Know what the SAB is ........................... ...... 25 Know what the SAB is ................................. 34
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