Vol. XL VIII, No. 19 The U of L Student Newspaper February 11, 1977
Harris elected
USA chair1nan
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Larry Williams ( 44) dunked more shots than this one when U of L defeated Providence
last Sunday 68-64. (See story and photos pages 16 and 19).
By CAROL ABELL
Arts and Sciences senior Clint Harris
will be the new chairperson of the Union
for Student Activities (USA), the co­ordinating
organization for student activi­ties.
Harris was selected by the Student
Center Board Tuesday, and his selection
was ratified by the Student Senate that
night. Two other students - Jenny
layman and Michael Ruckriegel - also
applied for the position.
Harris was the concert chairperson f r
USA, and has been an independent
concert promoter in the past.
There were problems with Harris'
retification by the Student Senate,
however.
Several senate members questioned the
ability of some recently appointed
Student Center Board members to make
the decision. Education Student Council
President Brent Willet moved that the
three applicants appear before the senate
and the senate make the decision.
Rob Stout, a USA member, disagreed.
"I think that it would be quite out of
hand to bring it (the selection) to another
vote," he said. "1 doubt that any senator
knows the candidates better or could
make the decision better than the
members of the board."
The senate ratified Harris' selection.
Tim Barry, Student Government
Association services vice president and
chairperson of the Student Center Board,
said the board had a difficult time making
Red Barn closed down
to conserve natural gas
By ALAN KINSELLA
Student activities at the Red Barn will
be limited to the weekends until at least
the end of February, according to George
Howe, director of student activities.
"After that we '11 go back to the regular
chedule," he said.
The Red Barn has been closed down
from Monday through. Thur~y for three
weeks because of the fuel shortage. "We
were given the flexibility to stay open
whatever three nights we wanted," Howe
said. "In the interest of the students we
decided to stay open Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays. That's when most of our
activities are held anyway."
Bob Hamm, chairman of the Union for
Student Activities, said the only events
cut out were the Monday and Tuesday
night movi~s. "And the students can still
see those on Sunday nights," he said.
Hamm said there are many heating
problems for the Barn. "When there
aren't too many people inside, like at the
movies, it gets pretty cold. The roof isn't
insulated , and the big doors in the back
let heat out badly."
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"But when we have a large crowd, like
at the beer festivals, it gets very hot
inside " said Hamm. "There is a large fan
at each end of the building and the Barn
has louvered doors between it and the
outside. These doors open up when it gets
hot inside and we lose our heat. It gets to
be a problem."
Dave Lee, director of facilities manage­ment,
said these problems may be
eliminated as early as next fall if the
proposed renovation of the Barn is
approved. "The plan includes an addition
on the railroad side of the building,
upgraded restrooms and a new roof," he
said.
The cost of the renovation will be
somewhere around $260,000, but it has
to be passed by the council on Public
Higher Education. "The Director of
Engineering told us to draw up a
schema tic plan for the repairs, even
though the council said no to any
renovations in Kentucky at their last
meeting," Lee said.
"So if they (the Council) ok it at their
meeting in April or June. we will be
ready."
the choice. "We were most impressed
with the candidates. They were well
prepared and knew waht they were
talking about," he said.
Layman is the lecture chairperson for
USA and Ruckriegel heads the technical
committee.
"The voting was very dose . All the
candidates excelled in different areas. It
was a very , very difficult decision ," said
Barry.
In an interview after his selection,
Harris said his main concern is student
involvement. "We have poor turnouts for
many events, most of which are free.
People apparently think that something
free is of less quality. The performers and
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Thefts
• lncrease
at U of L
By TOM MURRAY
Because of an increase in theft on
campus, U of L's Department of Public
Safety (DPS) released a "practical securi­ty"
bulletin to offices and libraries on
Belknap Campus and the Health Sciences
Center last week.
The bulletin said that 30 purses and
wallets were stolen on Belknap Campus in
the last three months, 11 in January. An
estimated $1,700 in cash was reported
stolen.
The bulletin said, "Although the
Department of Public Safety has made
one ... arrest for this offense, the crime
continues."
U of L's Public Relations Office (PRO)
said that "mostly clerical people and
secretaries are being hit. Usually what
they do is leave their desk for a couple of
minutes, and when they come back their
purse is missing."
Hardest hit were Strickler Hall, life
Sciences, Humanities and the Ubrary.
According to Daniel Keller, DPS
Director, there has also been a "rash of
vending machine breakins over the past
four months."
Added to the list of on-campus theft
was a break-in of the Slide Room in the
Humanities Building last week, when
thieves stole two Leica ·camera bodies, six
rolls of film, a box of felt tip pens and a
packet of old cigars.
The theft occured between the hours
of 12:30 a.m. and 8:30a.m. the next day
(Jan. 21 ).
Sgt. Howard Cooper, investigating the
theft for DPS, thinks that a thief might
have a key to the room.