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www.louisvillecardinal. com October 4,, 2005 I Vol. 79, Issue 8
U ofL police
will patrol from
Hill Street south
to the stadium
parking lots on
both sides of
Central Avenue.
Patrols will cover
the area between
Fourth and Floyd
Streets on the
west and east.
Hill Street Police extend patrol routes
Cardinal Blvd.
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BY KELLY DouGLAS
StaffWriter
news@louisvllecardinal.com
Centra/ Ave.
At the beginning of the
fall semester, University of
Louisville students were
welcomed back to Belknap
Campus with a crime spree
University of Louisville
President James Ramsey
delivers the State of the
University address last
Wednesday in Bigelow Hall.
Talk praises
univer~ity
successes
BY MATTTHACKER
News Editor
mthacker@louisvllecardinal.com
U of L President James
Ramsey praised last year's
achievements and challenged
the ·university to continue
to improve next year ·at his
second annual State of the
University add~ess.
The beginning of his
speech, held Sept. 28, fo­cused
on past success as
he listed awards won by
students and faculty and
recounted academic and
athletic honors.
"We have been called
upon to make a difference,"
he said. "And let me report
to you that we are making a
See UNIVERSITY, page 6.
· Fairgrounds
Chris Brown I Louisville Cardinal
Just
Too
uch
Airfare prices ground
students for fall break
BY MATT THACKER
News Editor
mthacker@louisvllecardinal.com
For some students, October marks the beginning of
travel season. With Fall, Thanksgiving, and Winter breaks
approaching, the high price of gas and airline tickets has left
students asking how they can even afford to go home.
"Plane tickets are expensive as it is, but if the price goes ·
up, it will make it even harder," said Mayra Barcenas, aU of
L sophomore from California who will fly home for winter
break. "When I first heard about gas prices being effected
by Hurricane Katrina, I quickly bought my ticket."
In September, Northwest and Delta Airlines filed for
bankruptcy, and US and American Airlines have both cut
domestic and international routes to help offset the rising
cost of jet fuel. According to the Air Transpo~t Association,
the price of jet fuel has more than doubled since January
2004 leading to an increase in the price of airline tickets.
High gas prices have affected motorists· too. Kayla
Downs, a sophomore at U of L, drives home for break.
She said that she has a small car, but it still costs her about
20 dollars to fill up half a tank of gas.
"I live-almost an hour from campus, so it's not much
fun when I have to fill my tank up," she said.
For students who live farther away, driving may cost
even more than flying. Lee Conrad, the manager at Ad­vantage
Travel Service in Louisville, said that airline prices
that included car and apart­ment
break-ins, bike thefts
and muggings, among other
criminal activity, University
officials have acknowledged
the issue of student safety and
are taking action.
Due to the crime trends
in areas surrounding cam-pus,
U of I.:s Deparq:nent of
Public Safety has extended
its services to parts of Old
Louisville, patrolling from
Cardinal Boulevard to as far
north as Hill Street.
Maj. Kenneth Brown,
assistant chief of police for
U ofi.:s DPS, said university
Check-in counters at Louisville International Airport
last week were scarce of patrons. High fuel prices have
driven airfares skyward in recent months, grounding
some student travelers for the I) of L fall break weekend.
have increased, but she still believes students traveling long
distances would be better off flying than driving.
"There has been a slight increase in ticket prices but
not substantial," she said. "With current gas prices, it's still
cheaper than driving."
Conrad said that the best way to cut travel costs is to
plan early. She sai~ that students should begin planning
months in advance to find the cheapest tickets, especially
See TRAVEL, page 5.
police officers are looking to
make ~ure students feel just as
protected off campus as they
do on campus.
· "We have a very, very safe
campus. A lot' of our prob­lems
occur on the outer edges
See PATROL, page 5.
SGA senators
called to action
BY SASHA W ILLIAMS .
Assistant News Editor
swilliams@louisvllecardinal.com
Academic Vice President
Alicia Paez pleaded with the
student senators for more
help. At the Sept. 27 Stu­dent
Government Associa­tion
meeting, she asked that
senators who had committed
to represent the student body
at committee meetings fulfill
their obligation by actually
attending.
''I'm one person. I can't
be the voice of everyone,"
Paez said. She said that many
decisions made at commit­tee
meetings directly affect
students. Decisions regarding
controversial issues such as the
plus/minus grading system
have been made with little or
no student involvement, due
in part to the lack of senate
See SENATORS, page 6.
-Correction-
I n the Sept. 27 issue· of
The Louisville Cardi­nal,
the editorial cartoon
erroneousty associated Fifth
Third Bank with the Ku Klux
Klansman who appeared in
the artwork. The reference
was not intended to cause any
harm to Fifth Third Bank, its
employees or associates. The
Cardinal apologizes for the
error and for any inconve,
niences it may have caused.
- Charles L. Westmoreland
Editor in Chief
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