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'ol. 66, :'-:o. 9 Louisville, Kentucky October 14, 1993 16 Pages An Independent Student Newspaper Frtt
Louisville Ladies: Part II
Schnellenberger meets with
committee to discuss group
By Jonathan Baize
Staff Writer
A Sepl. 9 anicle in The LouiSI'ille Cardinal
about the Louisville Ladies reponed the contro­versy
surrounding the organi zation, its member­hip
requirements and purpose. The controversy
remains as various groups aniculate their posi­tions
on the issue.
One question raised was that if the Louisville
Ladies re tricted membership solely to females,
it would be in violation of the rule governing
recognized student organizations. The rules state
that RSOs cannot discriminate again 1 members
on the basis of race, gender or rel igion . However,
Dennis Golden, vice president of student affairs,
said the Louisville Ladies is not a RSOandwould
not be governed under those rules.
"They are not an RSO," Golden said. "They
are under the auspices of the athletic depan­menl
."
Since the organization is not an RSO, mem­bers
of the Women's Advisory Committee de­cided
to take the discussion about the Louisville
Ladies directly to football coach Howard Schnel­lenbergcr.
"We thought it was imponant to discuss the
issues involved directly with him, and since the
Louisville Ladies are not an RSO, we didn 't go
through student affairs," said Judi Jennings, di ­rector
of the Women's Center.
Jennings said the reason for meeting with
Schnellenberger was to make him aware of the
reaction the campus community was having to­ward
the organization.
"My main aim was to discuss with him some
people's reaction to the Louisville Ladies," she
said. "I didn ' t think he knew how some people
reacted, and I thought it was imponant to present
those views to him ."
Kitty Amos, assistant vice president of stu ­dent
development and head of the Women's
Advisory Committee, said she suggested to
Schnellenberger that the organization accept
males and that the nature of the organization be
See COMMITTEE
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New Board chair Harry Jones sees
student needs as 'number one issue'
By Paul A. Fultz
Staff Writer
University of Louisville
students will find them­selves
with a strong voice
on this year's Board of
Trustees, according to Stu­dent
Government Associa­tion
President Christy
Ames.
Ames said Harry Jones,
who was elected to succeed
Roben Benson as chair of
the Board, will be respon­sive
to student concerns.
"He's stated on many
previous occasions that he's
for students, that students
are the number one issue,"
said Ames, who also serve
as the Board of Trustees' student representative.
"He believes that without students, there is no
university. With most, it 's just talk, but with him
it isn ' t."
Ames said this year's Board as a whole will be
more receptive to student concerns thanks to the
effons of Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones. The
governor cleared the boards of all state universi-
JONES
ties in July 1992, reappoint­ing
some members and
bringing in new ones.
Oft he UofLBoard's 16
current members (not
counting the student, fac­ulty
and staff representa­tives,
who are elected by
their constituents), nine had
never served on the Board
before their appointment by
Gov. Jones.
In addition, Harry Jones
and Vice Chair George
Fischer were not on the
Board ofTrustees when the
governor cleared it, al­though
they had served as
Board members prior to that
time.
"When the govemorwent
through and cleared the entire Board, he kind of
brought in some grass-roots people," Ames said. "I
think the Board is on the right track this year. I think
they are extremely interested in getting to know
students better. This is a milestone."
See JONES
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Dilemma resolved
Professor granted visa extension
By Scott Koloms
Staff Writer
After seven months of delays because of U.S.
sanctions against the former Yugoslavian repub­lics,
Serbian chemist Nabojsa Marinkovic has
been granted a visa extension to continue re­search
at the Univer ity of Louisville.
"The letter from Washington said I was eli­gible
to get my visa extension," Marinkovic said.
"They granted the extension from the day it
expired in February so I did not miss any pay­checks."
The letter was received by Marinkovic on
Sepl. 24 from the State Depanment in Washing-lnstcio
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Arts and Leisure
Wicca, a religion that
involve witchcraft and
"magick," gain U of L
follower . Practitioner
et the record traight
on mi conception
about Wicca.
ton, D.C. The next step, Marinkovic said, was for
the Immigration and Naturalization Service in
Irving, Texas to i ue the visa.
Marinkovic's life and research had been placed
in limbo when the U.S. Treasury Depanment
advised the INS in August to withhold visas to
Yugoslavian citizens.
He had been at U of L since April 1992
working on a project in electro-spectro chemis­try.
"I had little reason to return home because of
the sanctions and the war," he said, "I was in an
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Sports
U of L Football loses:
After starting the year at a
perfect 5-0, the Cards
traveled to We t Virginia
and suffered their first lo
They now come home to
face Southern Miss.
West End History
'Cultural and llistorical Tour' completes picture of Louisville
By Shannon Bennett
Contribuling Writer
Muhammad Ali 's childhood home, the
cntral Colored School, the first public high
school for African-Americans in Louisville
and Jay's afeteria, a West End callery, are
among the stops on the U of L-sponsored
African-American Cultural and Historical
Tour.
"I saw the old schools and churches that
were a big pan of my parcnts' lifc when they
were growing up,'' sa id LaVonda Stewart, a
junior majoring in justice administration,
who went on the tour last year. "So many
people take this for granted. It 's good to look
back and remember so we can realize how
far we've come.''
A stop at Jay's Cafeteria makes the tour
complete, Stewart said.
"That restaurant is the hean," she sa id.
Cardinal File f'hoto
The Rev. Jean Jackson will
be among the speakers at the
National Pan-Hellenic Cou~1cll
national convention Oct 14·17.
Jackson recently angered
student groups at UK after
declining an Invitation to tc,ur
the campus. Story, page 4.
Courtesy of U of L Photo Archives
The former Central Colored School, a stop on the U of L-sponsored tour.
"They serve true soul food. It's what my
parents and their parents have grown with."
The nivcrsity's Office of Community
Relations is sponsoring the tour on Oct. 21
for the second year. The tour is a pan of
Town and Gown Homecoming Week fes-tivities.
Brenda Summers, assistant director of
University Communications, helped orga-
Sec PAST
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'Unity in the Community'
Pan-Hellenic Council convention in Louisville
expected to be biggest; U of L chapter will host
By Charles McCue
Staff Writer
When the U of L chapter of the National
Pan-Hellenic Council celebrates its one­year
anniversary this November, it will
already have helping to host the council's
1993 national convention under its belt.
"I'm not intimidated at all. This is some­thing
we've reached for and worked for,"
said chapter president Gloria Dotson, who
is also president of Sigma Gamma Rho
sorority and a pre-med junior.
The theme of this year's convention,
which will be held Oct. 14-17 atthe Execu­tive
West Hotel, is "Unity in the Commu­nity:
Building Bridges with Children, Stu-dents,
Adults and Organizations" and will
feature workshops on such topics as black
greeks on predominantly white campuses,
AIDS education and hazing.
Among the featured speakers at the con­vention
will be the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Maj.
Gen. Matthew A. Zimmerman, chief of chap­lains
for the U.S. Army, and Lee Brown, the
U.S. drug czar. These wi II be free and open to
the public.
Nancy Wilson, a renowned jazz anist,
will give a private concert during the
convention's closing gala Oct. 16.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council is the
See PAN-HELLENIC
RSO Events Policy passes scrutiny of civil
rights com1nission; some still disagree
By Renita Edwards
Slaff Writer
The RSO Events Policy: Is it ra­cially
prejudiced against African­American
students? That was the ques­tion
put to the test as the U.S. Depat1-
ment of Education 's Office of Civil
Rights reviewed its contents this past
pring.
Golden said some felt that the policy
was enacted only because Henry was a
football player and African- American,
but he said that simply wasn't true.
"What we did after Herb was shot is
something we would have done for any
student, black, white, non-football player,
etc. The whole situation was very trau·
matic," Golden said.
On Jan. 21, 1992, the University de­clared
a 60-day moratorium on all campus
events which were open to the public. This
gave the University the opportunity to cre-
The events policy was enacted after
the Jan. 17, 1992, shooting of former
U of L football player Herben Henry
at a Red Barn dance, which left him
paralyzed from the waist down.
Dennis Golden, vice president of student
affairs, said the policy was necessary to
ensure the safety of students.
"We are concerned with the welfare and
safety of students and a good quality of life
environment," Golden said. "The purpose
of the events policy is to do just that."
ate a task force which would come up with
security guidelines for student organizations
See STUDENT
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Crime at Health Sciences Center
Car-jacking J?rompts extra security measures
By Scott Koloms
Staff Writer
The U of L Department of Pub­lic
Safety is working toward im­proving
safety on and around the
Health Sciences ntcr campus in
downtown Louisville following the
occurrence of three crimes in the
past 45 days.
"There is a ignificant level of
crime in that area of town, and we
are doing a lot of things to address
the issue of safety for the students
and faculty," DPS director Dan
Keller said.
Keller said DP has been work­ing
on various projects to increase
safety on the campus, including a
personal sonic alarm to be made
available to students for $7.50, ad­ditional
emergency tel phones and
the addition of strategic random
patrols throughout the nter.
The moves are in reaction to two
purse snatchings, which did not oc­cur
on campus, and one car-jacking,
or stl:aling someone's car at gun­point,
which did.
Ac:cording to the incident reports,
the purse natchings occurred on
Muhatmmad Ali Boulevard between
Hancock and Jackson streets. Both
were committed on Sept. I by the
same man, who has since been ar­rested
and charged for the crimes.
K!:ller said many students park at
the meters along these streets even
thoug.h the roads are not a part U of
L's d• wntown campus.
"These arc people who don't buy
permi1ts," he aid, "but what many
don't realize is that we [DPS) do not
have .authority along those trects."
tudents and faculty members
said they feel endangered not only
by the location of the Center, but
also the absence of DPS offic rs.
Richard H. Swigan,seniorasso­ciate
dean in the medical school,
said he felt safer when there was a
DPS security officer in a booth on
the Hancock Street parking lot.
"All of these incidents have oc­curred
since the removal of the secu­rity
guard," Swigan said. "Faculty
and students are apprehensive about
walking from school to their cars."
The parking lot with the security
booth is located on Hancock Street
between Chestnut Street and
Muhammad Ali Boulevard, less
than a block away from where one
of the purse-snatchings occurred.
Keller said thesecuri~ officer in
the booth on Hancock Street re­turned
to work Oct. II .
Jason Chambers, student senate
president for the School of Allied
Health, accused DPS of not doing
"its job.
"It is not right that we must go to
school in fear. DPS needs to take
responsibility for these incidents and
stop trying to keep them quiet . ..
Safety is their ultimate responsibil­ity,"
he said.
In a memo to Larry Owsley, vice­president
for administration, Cham­bers
requested "immediate adminis­trative
action by the University of
Louisville to keep this a safe and dig­nified
in titution of higher leamiog."
Keller said his depanment is do·
ing what it can to alleviate the fears
and concerns of the Center's stu­dents,
staff and faculty.
"The safety of the students, fac­ulty
and staff has the highest prior·
ity. We are very concerned, but we
must also be reali tic," Keller said.
"We will continue to use the bicycle
patrol," he said. "And we hope with
the use of random patrolling and
security guards a feeling of safety
might be returned."