JANUARY 9, 2007
WHAT'S INSIDE
NEWS
Wake up pill has
strong promises
New Wake Up On Time pill
strives to make users more
energized, without drinking
any coffee. 30 pills come in a
bottle selling for $29.95.
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Rookie moot
court advances
Two University of Louisville
moot court teams receive
national ran kings after mock
court competition at the 2006
Upper Midwest Regional Moot
Court Tournament.
See pageA2
SPORTS
Cardinals defeat
Demon Deacons
University of Louisville
football team garners first
Bowl Championship Series
and Orange Bowl victory by
beating Wake Forest 24 to 13.
See page 81
ENTERTAINMENT
Dreamgirls set to
take Golden Globes
Director Bill Condon's flick
receives mu'ltiple Golden Globe
nominations.
See page 84
Ghostface Killah
wants 'More Fish'
Former Wu-Tang Clan MC
releases new album.
See page 84
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INDEX
Classified A7
Editorial A4
Entertainment 84
Features AS
Opinion A4
Sports 81
Weather A2
Web link A2
U OF L WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SOAR IN POLLS
See page 81 for more details on Coach Tom Collen's 16-1 Cards
Louisville Cardinal
7he independent weekly student newspaper at the University of Louisville since 1926
www.louisvillecardinal.com VOLUME 80, ISSUE 15 • 14 PAGES, 2 SECTIONS
Football coach Bobby Petrino announced his decsion to acceptthe Atlanta
Falcons head coach position fives days after leading the Louiville Cardinals to
victory in the 73rd annual Fed Ex Orange Bowl.
Cardinals
skip class
for higher
education
SGA Executive Vice President
~~offman said the rally will
By Heather Houchin-S~esr Gov. Ernie Fletcher's vetoes
The Louisville Cardinal against funding U ofL projects in­Faced
with an impending
I2 percenr tuition hike for the
2007-08 school year, the Stu­dent
Governmenr Association
of the University of Louisville is
launching the "Skip Class 2-7-
07" initiative during the month
of]anuary.
The initiative encourages
students to appeal to state legis­lators
in a campaign for afford­able
tuition and full state fund-ing
for the university.
The campaign will culmi­nate
in the Rally for Higher
Education in Frankfort, Ky.
on Feb. 7, when the Kentucky
General Assembly is in session.
cluding renovating Miller Hall, a
U of L dorm, and adding a new
parking lor at the Health Sciences
Center. The rally will also seek to
increase rl1e university's base fund­ing
to 100 percenr and approve
bonding authority as a means for
U ofL ro fund new projects.
SGA President Darrell Messer,
who committed the association to
fighting for a single-digit percent
increase, is sending students to the
source ro request funding. "Skip
class, skip work, bring your chil­dren
and come to Frankfort with
us," Messer urged. SGA hopes to
provide transportation and lunch
to students who attend the rally.
SKIP see page A2
Petrino decides to
fly with new flock
By Zachary Kenitzer
The Louisville Cardinal
The famed "Coaching Carousel" has claimed
former University of LouisvUie football head
coach Bobby Petrino. Late Sunday evening
Perrino officially signed a tenrative contract with
the National Footbal League's Atlanta Falcons to
rake over as head coach for the 2007-08 season.
Petrino's new $24 million, five year contract
nearly doubles his former $2S million ten year
contract as he claims the recently vacant post
from Falcons framer head coach Jim L. Mora.
Mora was the coach of the Falcons from 2004
through 2006. He is the son of the more widely
known Jim E. Mora who coached for the India­napolis
Colts and the New Orleans Saints.
The agreement between Petrino and the Fal­cons
comes as a surprise to many U of L stu­dents,
players and college football fans, especially
because of the timing.
1he U of L football team experienced their
first Bowl Championship Series invite and vic­tory
as they won the 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl
on Jan. 2.
Now some students and fans feel betrayed.
"''m really not surprised [that it is so sud­den],"
said sophomore math major Jason Rand.
"He's lied to us before, by interviewing with Au­bum
and the [Oakland] Raiders when he said
he wasn't." I'm going to miss him because he
has done great things for our program. I hope
Tom Jurich can go our and find us another great
coach."
"I think ir is really crappy, he told us he was
gonna stay, bur now he is leaving. Next year there
were hopes of a National Championship with
[Brian] Brohm and [Michael] Bush hopefully
coming back, but now it looks like both Brahm
and Bush won't be coming back. It is a big leap
backwards for the program," said sophomore jus­tice
administration major Patrick Wolford.
However Perrino wanted to make it clear rhar
his heart still resides in Louisville.
"I can't tell you how happy I am with the com­mitment
and the confidence that Tom Jurich has
in me and the university has in me," Perrino said
after signing the contract.
"I also wanted to make sure that everyone un­derstood,
I know I've said it, that this is where my
family wants to be," said Petrino. "This is where 1
want to be. I want everyone ro really believe ir."
PETRINO see page B2
Ramsey reveals new
Cardinal Covenant
Withdrawal
fee placed on
hold
By Dennis O'Neil
The Louisville Cardinal
-The board of trustees for the
University of Louisville is cur­rently
weighing on the issue of
a potential establishmenr of a
withdrawal fee. The withdrawal
fee would be assessed to students
when and if they withdraw from a
class after the drop period.
The idea for the fee came about
in order to combat "course shop­ping,"
among U of L students.
Furthermore, research conducted
by U of L into other institutions
discovered thar withdrawal fees
are becoming more and more
prevalenr.
Currently, U of L students are
penalized with a "W" on their re­cord
when they withdraw from a
class after the drop date.
According to Vice President
and University Provost Dr. Shir­ley
\I(Tillihnganz, the fee has yet to
be implemented as an official uni­versity
policy this semester, large­ly
due to active opposition from
universicy faculty and students.
Willihnganz said, "Some ad­visors
feared that students would
stay in classes for which they were
not prepared and receive more
failing grades. Some folks wanted
there to be some number of class­es
that could be dropped before a
fee would kick in."
"Student Government defi­nitely
opposed the immediate
implementation of the fee," said
SGA Academic Vice President
Ashley Howarrh.
"We voiced our opinions to
the president and the provost, and
they listened," said Howarth, a se­nior
biochemistry major. Accord­ing
ro Howarth, the potential fee
needed to be better explained to
FEE see page A2
By Sarah McSparin
The Louisville Cardinal
With the cost of higher educa­tion
rising every year, the Univer­sity
ofLouisville recently unveiled
a program known as rhe Cardi­nal
Covenant designed to make
higher education more afford­able
for lower income residents of
Kentuclcy. On Jan. 4, President
Dr. James Ramsey hosted a news
conference in Grawemeyer Hall
where the derails of this new pro­gram
were revealed.
jor David Quintin said, "I think
the povercy line is too low, and ro
imply rhar people above the line
don't need help is misleading.
While this program might be a
good starr."
"We are promising students
from low-income families that
they can attend college and gradu­ate
debt-free if they follow certain
rules," Ramsey said.
Ramsey announced that the
covenant program will make edu­cation
affordable for those living
at or below the ISO percent of the
federal poverty guideline, which
is approximately 22.6 percent of
Kentucky families.
Students eligible for the pro­gram
will be ensured free tuition,
room, board and books, Ramsey
said.
Junior political science rna-
There are many other sripu­lations,
aside from coming. from
a low-income background, such
as the recipient must be enrolled
full-time, maintain good grades,
graduate within five years, be a
resident of Kentucky, apply as
an incoming freshman and meet
other admissions and eligibility
requiremencs.
"Higher education is the best
investment anyone can make,"
said Ramsey during the confer­ence.
Ramsey predicted that around
ISO students would qualifY for
the program next fall and the es­timated
costs for the universicy
would be close to $2SO,OOO. The
university is still searching for
funding sources and is hoping for
private donations. The university
expects the costs of the program
to go up each year as the number
of students who apply for the pro­gram
mcreases.
COURT ESY
President Ramsey introduces the
Cardinal Covenant at Grawemeyer
Hall. The program gives underprivi­leged
students the ability to attend
the university.
Financial support will nor
be the only form of support
that rhe university is offering
to eligible students. Ramsey
announced rhar the university
also plans on providing men­raring
and advising sessions to
RAMSEY see page A2
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