An Independent Student Weekly
SKYDIVE!
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Friday, Oct. 16, 1981, Vol. 53 No. 9
Skydi ving: U of L students
challenge the skies
By DENISE BLEUEL
StaiTWriter
This training along with a student's
first jump costs $65, $55 with a group
of five or more. The staff at Greene
"Don't push me--1' 11 jump when l'm County provides expert advice free if
ready!" the student continues, after which the
Are you ready to try something wild cost of each jump is reduced to $15.
and exciting--something fun, but dar- Is it worth it?
ing--then try skydiving, Lynn Dauffenbach, a graduate stu-
Four U of L students, including 1my- dent in Mathematics and Teaching as­self,
attempted to challenge the sl!(ies sistant at U of L has been jumping since
last Sunday at the Greene County St[XJrt her training the summer before last, and
Parachute Center in Bardstown, Ky. she says. "There's absolutely nothing
Why, you might ask? like it.. .it's like nothing you'd expect."
Steven Stoltz, a senior majoring in "I've wanted to do it all my life," said
Computer Science at Speed, explained Dauffenback. "My friends and I talked
his motives while training for his 1first about it, but they kept chickening out."
jump. "It's thrilling," he said. '''It's When reminiscing about her first
challenging nature." jump, Dauffenbach said, "I remember I
Stoltz and two other students, Ajlicia kept thinking, 'Do I really want to do
Moon and John Locke, are cadette~s in this?' But after the training you realize
the 295th Air Force ROTC on camjpus. that it's really not that dangerous. I was
Stoltz is a pilot candidate and he said, "I more afraid of screwing up and feeling
wanted to know how to do it before I stupid than of a malfunction."
had to--the Air Force sometimes has a Dauffenbach said she enjoys watch­way
of not preparing you for these ing people train and go up for their first
things." jump. "They're nervous--you can see it
Alicia Moon, a senior in Mechanical in their faces--but afterwards, you see
Engineering at Speed also plans to at- great big smiles."
tend Airborne and Air Assault Schc;x>l. A student learning to skydive uses a
Exhibiting little or no fear of skydiv- modified round parachute, the low per­ing
Moon said, "I think it'll be gre1at--l formance 28-footer used by beginners .
wanted to practice PLF's (paraclhute The first five jumps a student makes
landing falls) off the roof, but my Mom are called static line jumps because a
wouldn' t let me." line is attached from the canopy to the
But many people are admitttedly airplane and the canopy opens automat­afraid
, some even terrified, of throwing ically, at an altitude of about 3,000 feet .
their bodies out of a plane 3000 fet!t in If there is a malfunction and the para-the
air. chute does not open by the count of sev-
As Stoltz put it, "If you're nota little en students are taught to pull the rip
afraid, you're insane." cord on their reserve canopy.
John Locke, an Arts and Sciences After a student completes the first
sophomore majoring in Police Admin- five required static line jumps, he will
istration, said he wasn't too botht~red learn to "free-fall" and pull the rip cord
about jumping--" ... not while I'm on himself on his main canopy.
the ground anyway." Locke said, "[just "That's when the fun starts," accord­want
to get it over with before I lose: my ing to Dr. George Barnes, Mathematics
nerve." instructor at U of L and avid skydiver.
These students, along with everyone In fact, you might say the Greene
else who goes to Greene County to County drop zone is his home away
learn to skydive, were put through a ,..,fri>n1 home.
surprisingly thorough four hours of Barnes began jumping the summer
training to prepare them for their e1tpe- j>efore last and introduced Dauffenbach
riences ahead. Students are taught !how to the sport. When both of them jump
to use the equipment, the proper wa1y to now they "free-fall" through the air for
enter and exit the plane, how to !land 30 seconds at altitudes of 7500 feet or
safely, and how to handle any malfunc- more before deploying their para-lions.
chutes.
Writer jumps off
'the deep end'
By DENISE BLEUEL
Staff Writer
Well, the moment of truth has ar­rived.
There are four of us waiting to
make our first jump. High winds pre­vented
us from making our debut ont the
Sunday we trained, so we've all had a
week to think about it.
Moon is cool as a cucumber; Stoltz
looks as if he's fired up and ready to go;
Locke is absent today, but his sister,
Cecilia looks a bit green around the
gills.
Barnes feels that the cost of jumping
is what deters many students who simp­ly
just can't afford it.
"With this club, if we get together
and pool our resources to buy some
equipment for all the members to use, it
would make it a lot easier," said
Barnes.
Simply owning your own equipment
lowers the cost of a jump by $6 to $8.
"I'd like to see more students from U
ofL get involved in it," said Dauffenb­ach.
"It's really a lot nicer when you
know someone."
"A lot of people enjoy the canopy
ride," said Barnes, "But the real fun is
the jump."
Barnes is now using a highly modi­fied
square parachute which enables
him to maneuver easily and do forma­tions
in the air with other people. But
skydiving is a very structured sport.
Like everyone else, Barnes was first re­quired
to execute five "hop and pops"
or three second delays, and then three
each of five, ten, fifteen, and then
twenty second delay jumps before he fi­nally
progressed to the 30- econd delay
jumps he makes now.
Victimized
But even so, Barnes says, "The free­fall
is still too short ... the whole jump
from start to finish is less than five min­utes."
B'":"es said, "Most people will jump
once JUSt to see what it's like and say
'this is not for me.' Others will say 'this
is for me.'"
"There's no time like the first ," said
Dauffenbach. "Hut the first time you're
concentrating so hard you really can't
relax and enjoy it."
"That's why," explained Barnes, "a
lot of people want to go back just to see
what they missed."
Crime
parked
• In
cars
By TERESA LEEZER
Staff Writer
Mike Fahey, a U of L student is
angry. Fahey is one of many students
who was a victim of a new rash of auto
break-ins on campus.
Last week, Fahey arrived at school
for his eight o'clock class. He parked in
the Speed School parking lot. He re­turned
to his car after his classes were
finished for the day to find his car had
been broken into. "My stereo and
cassettes, worth over $200 were gone,"
said Fahey.
Robin Dale. another U of L student,
was also a victim of auto break-ins. ''I"
parked over on the Floyd Street parking
lot. When I started my car, I heard a
thumping noise. Someone had tom my
studs , trying to steal my wheels. I had
to have the front end aligned. C~nd.Jug
nuts replaced."
Tim Kraus, an engineering student,
had his car broken into but nothing was
stolen . Damage to his car however, to- ·
taled over $265. "If I'd known they
were coming, I'd have laid my stereo
on my car, because the damage they did
to my car was worth much more than
my stereo .. . ) would be willing to pay
more than $37.50 if I could be assured
that no damage would be done to my
car."
Jeff Barret, a member of the Arts and
Sciences Student Council, said, "I've
been approached by students who are
victims of car break-ins, demanding
that something be done. I understand
that budget cuts are deep, but I feel that
by paying 37.50 for a parking sticker,
students should be able to feel that their
car is safe from theft. I'm working on a
proposal to the Student Government
Association and the Department of
Public Safety, to see what can be
done."
Students' feelings about campus
parking lot safety are mixed. Robert
Rogers of Arts and Sciences said, "Pub­lic
safety could watch the cars a little
more, I've never seen anything stolen,
but I have seen people out eyeing the
cars, watching them, who could be pos­sible
theives. I think Public Safety
should patrol the lots more often ."
Cliff Ferdele of Speed School said,
"I have a good CB and stereo that would
be too easy to steal, I take it for granted
that nobody is gonna steal it, that the
cops walking around the lots checking
for stickers will keep possible theives
away. Hey, I wonder if my car insur­ance
covers my stereo."
Two other students of Speed School,
Steve Cummings and Angie Robinson,
said they haven't had any theft prob­lems
with parking on campus. Cum­mings
said, "I leave my car unlocked
and books in it without even thinking
they might get stolen." Robinson said,
"I guess parking on campus is okay,
I've never had any trouble ."
But students Mike Fahey and Robin
Dale, who have had trouble, said they'd
like to see more campus patrols by Pub­lic
Safety, more often. " I reported my
stereo stolen and was told I'd have to
wait around for a campus policeman.
They should have come immediately.
I'd like to see campus police patrol
walks , not drives . There are things you
might miss when you drive that you
won't miss when you walk," said Fa­hey.
Bob Wood, Deputy Director of Pub­lic
Safety, defended his department,
"Budget cuts have meant reduced per­sonnel.
This also reduces roof top sur­veillance
and the number of officers
available for plain clothes to be sent out
to the streets to stop auto thefts."
"Auto theft is a strange crime. It
seems to run in cycles. A lot of thefts
will occur in a row until we make some
arrests. Then it stops. Our problem now
is reduced personnel," said Wood.
Wood suggests two easy preventions
for students against car break-ins. "The
first thing is to kee!' your car doors
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I myself am wondering if I shouldn't
change my major from Journalism to
something a little safer, perhaps En­glish
Lit?
Parents, faculty upset
Dauffenbach was right, all this ~~ear
does make you feel somewhat like a
pregnant turtle.
Well, we're up! Lucky me, I get to
go first. Wow, it's a long way dc>wn
there.
Let's see ... jump, arch, count to sev­en.
Am I forgetting anything? God, I
hope not.
Moon still has a smile on her face,
but now she's saying, "I sure hope I like
this," somewhat sceptically.
Oh, oh. My jumpmaster is signaling
me to go. My time has come. Bombs
away!
Count to seven. Let's see ... one­...
Hail Mary ... two ... full of grace­...
three._..Oh, the Lord !!_with me, my
canopy IS open!
Gosh, this is great, there's nothing to
it.
Look at that scenery. Now, to find
that dam target I'm suppo!>ed to land
on.
Alri~ht! I made It!
And here come Stoltz not far be~ nd.
And Moon. All three of us safe and
sound. And smiling.
"Wow, that was fun, that was d fi­nitely
fun," Moon said breathless!) . "I
can't wait til the next time."
And Stoltz··well, he wasn't
~or the next time; he was already
mg ammgements to get on the next
. up.
When Ceciha, who landed
yards away in a field finally
b.clt, we asked her if she wanted
again.
"Not in this lifetime!" she •••••
If you feel this fun but daring
might be for you contact Dr.
Rm. 20S, Doughe~ Hall.
He and some students are atll~mJI)ttillll
to form a skydiving club if they
enough support.
Religious Groups on campus
By JOHN B. DAY
Student Writer
Out of the turbulent seventies
emerged many religious factions that
attempted to bring some· semblance of
stability to a chaotic world. These
groups numbered in the hundreds.
spanning the globe' in some instances.
and came to be lc.nown as IRGs (Intense
Religious Groups).
Through that decade, U of L had its
share of IROs, and some claim thai.
another is currently making its presence
known on campus. 1be Old Louisville
Church of Christ has been active on
Belknap Campus since last spring, but
only recently have the recruitment poli­cies
and week campus "soul talks"
come into question.
Manin E. Many, distinguished reli­gious
writer and a professor at the Uni­versity
of Chicago, provides ten ques­tions
one can use to ascertain whether
or not a particular religious organiza­tion
might qualify as an IRG. If the an­swer
to most of the following questions
is yes, the chances are that the group
under consideration can be classified as
an IRG.
I . Do the recruiters want you all to
themselves?
2. Is everyone in the group always
smiling?
3. Are you getting BIG answers?
4. 15 the leader alive?
S. Can you "go back home"?
6. Are you asked to tum your back on.
tradition?
7. Are you asked to do mindles
work?
8. Are you not allowed to think?
9. Does the group allow for discrimi­nations?
10. Will they not let you be civil?
It must be noted, however, that Mar­ty
never makes a value judgment con­demning
these lRGs, he merely warns
that colleges are traditionally a breed­ing
ground for impetuous or fanatical
ideas and feels students should realize
the long-term implications of embrac­ing
a new religion.
The reason that some feel the O.L.C.
of C. falls into the category of an IRG
centers around the propensity of its
members to knock door-to-door in
Threlkeld, Stevenson, Miller, and
Unitas halls recruiting members. Also
reports that the Ecumenical Center has
received a number of phone calls from
distraught parents and faculty members
concerning "changed" students.
The Ecumenical Center took steps to
elaborate on their knowledge of the
O.L.C. of C. by setting up meetings
with the Resident Advisors in each of
the respective dorms . Reports from
Stevenson and Threlkeld wen- compli­mentary,
with both dorms allowing the
group access to its residents and, in ad­dition,
providing space for the soul
talks. There were a few isolated com­plaints
by female residents, though, of
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SGA organizes protest
Rally to_day
By JIM JUNOT and State Representative Jon Acker-
Student Writer man.
Today at II :30 a.m. the U of L Stu­dent
Government Association will hold
a rally outside the new Ekstrom Library
to drum up support for federal funding
for education.
According to Rob Chiles, S.G.A
President, the rally is part of an effort of
each independent Student Government
Association in each of Kentucky's state
supported colleges.
The rally will last for approximately
a half an hour.
"The reason for the rally is to inform
students about what we're doing and to
get their support," Chiles said.
The speakers at the rally include, in
addition to Chiles, University of Louis­ville
President Dr. Donald Swain,
Louisville Alderman Alan Steinberg,
Chiles commented on Steinberg and
Ackerman: "Steinberg is very suppor­tive
of higher education," said Chiles,
"Ackerman is a member of the State's
Department of Education."
He added that Dr. Swain is returning
from Washington early for his plans to
speak at this rally .
''lbe object of this rally is to make'
the public aware that the studeats are
concerned about the budgeting of
higher education in the Commonwealth
and to inform legislators that we'll see
them in Frankfort come January."
Chiles feels that it's important for the
students not only in Louisville but the
entire state of Kentucky to form a
united voice in this matter.
"Once we do that we can be a very
strong political force," Chiles said.