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I Vol. 67 No. 3 SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 16 Pages An Independent Student Newspaper Free
Firm hired to search
for Swain's successor
By Jodi Heintz
and Paul Fultz
Staff Writers
The U of L commitiCC responsible
for findmg a new University president
hired professional help last week.
Hetdrick & Struggles, Inc .. an execu­tive
locating firm. was chosen for the
job from live candidates. The firm's
vice chairman. William J. Bowden, will
lead the scar h.
Heidnck & Struggles, which has of­fices
m Washmgton D.C., Chicago and
29 other cities, will cam an amount
equal to onc-thi rd of the new president's
salary for us efforts. It also will be granted
up to 36,000 in travel expenses.
U of L Board of Trustee member
George Fischer said the firm's help
should grc<Jtly increase U ofL'schances
of finding the best possible person for
the JOb.
"Bastcally, the reason we wanted to
· usc a search firm was to expand our pool
of applicants to a nationwide basis,"
Fischer said. "We want to make certain
we conduct a thorough search, with a
special emphasis on minorities and
women.
"We're very happy with the choice
we made. They had an outstanding repu­tation.
I personally called their refer­ences,
and they got nothmg but fantastic
compliments."
New Presidential Search Firm
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At the request of the presidential
search committee, separate advisory
panels to represent students, faculty.
staff, management (including the presi­dent,
vice president, deans and depart­ment
chairs), alumni and community
were created. Thecommunitypanel will
be headed by David Jones of Humana
who will select a group of community
leaders.
Within the next two weeks, the firm
will meet with these panels to ascertain
which qualities the three groups would
Sec SEARCH, Page 3
Student Advocates for Education
plan to take Frankfort by storm
•Director Renita
Edwards plans to
help students reach
government officials
vocatcs for Education program, which is
designed to inform students about im­portant
issues lilce rising tuition and to
make sure their voices are heard.
duties and to expand their voice,"
Schmiedcler said. "Renita has done a
great job of expanding the program and
watching out for decisions in the (Ken­tucky
legislative) Assembly that affect
students negatively."
By Paul Fultz
Staff Writer
Are you tired of the high cost of
tuition? Do you wish students could do
something to bring it down? If you're
like Renita Edwards, the answer is a
resounding yes to both questions. But
unlike most students, Edwards has the
resources and connections to do some­thing
about the problem.
"The main thing we want to stress is
to open up the lines of communication,"
Edwards said. "We believe the student
body and local leaders would be able to
work well together if we just got to know
one another. I think a lot of legislators
are very receptive to student ideas, but
we just have to get those ideas out."
Edwards, a political science major,
became SAFE director last spring after
beating out several other candidates for
the job. Her background, which includes
internships with the 1994 Kentucky leg­islative
assembly and with Congress­man
Ron Mazzoli in 1993, is proving an
important asset in her new job.
Staff Photo by Harry Sanders
Beauty and the Beast: u of l's Gayle Anderson and the UK Wildcat share a moment during
the U of UUK football game on Sept. 3. Despite dominating statistically, U of Llost the game 2D-14.
The SAFE program was created in
the spring of 1991, when students orga­nized
tp fightstatewide mandatory health
insurance for college students. SGA
President Todd Schmiedelcr says
SAFE's role has grown since then.
"I was SAFE director two years ago,
and it was originally developed to help
students be more mindful of their civic
In building a budget, the legislature
decides how much funding to give to r
hi gher education. Based on the
legislature's decision, the Council on
Higher Education determines if tuition
Inside
• Relive Game One with full color photos from the contest. See Page 16.
• Get the lowdown on the game from the Card Ina's sports team. See Sports, Page 12.
Edwards directs the U of L Student
Government Association's Student Ad-
Staff Photo by Frank Copeland
Members of the PSL protest the U.N. arms embargo against Bosnia.
PSL protests Bosnian arms
embargo in Humanities Quad
By Amy !Iuffman
Staff Writer
David Sharp of the Progrc sive Student
League stood on a concrete block and shouted
into a megaphone at high n n in the Humani­ties
Quad Sept. 7. but many tudents passed by
without a look. Others hook their heads in
disbelief and laughed. Still, Sharp continued
yelling to passer by to protest of the Bosnian
arm embargo.
Bo Bou, an Arts and Sciences junior, doubts
the incerity of Sharp and the Olhers. "I think
they (the PSL) have a book of social issues or
injustices and they just pick one every week to
protest," said BotL "! think they (the PSL) arc
just protesting to be protesting. We (the US)
should stay out of it and let them (Bosnia) fight
their own war."
Sharp and fellow members of the PSL were
trying to spread the word of the United Nations
prohibition against providing arms to Bo nia.
They explained that for two years Serbian
forces have been attacking Bo nian citie • in-
See STUDENTS. Page 2
Sec SAFE. Page 3 • Find out why scalpers were collecting as much as $500 for a pair of tickets. See story, Page 2.
Student loses bid to force School of Law
to admit him while judge hears his case
By Jodi Heintz
StaffWnter
Michael Alexander, who filed a lawsuit against
the U of L School of Law for civil rights viola­tions,
was denied a temporary restraining order
that would allow him to start school while the suit
proceeds in court.
The U.S. Magistrate Court Judge C. Cleve­land
Gambill recommended Sept.! that the order
be denied, and turned the case over to U.S.
District Court Judge Ronald E. Meredith.
Alexander has 10 days to appeal the recommen­dation;
if he docs, Meredith will then make a
ruling.
Gambill made the recommendation after hear­ing
arguments from both sides of the case Aug.
26.
Alexander originally filed the suit Aug. 23
after being denied admission to the law school.
The suit alleges that the school's admisstons
policy places special emphasis on Afncan-Amcri­can
admissions and thus violates tlte ctvil rights
of white applicants.
Alexander also claims several Afncan-Arncrican
applicants with lower LSAT scores and grade pomt
averages than his were adrnillCd instead of h1m.
But Gambill stated that Alexander's LSAT
score was lower than any minority tudcnt's
admitted this fall.
Crime bill not likely to have big impact here
By Nikki West
Staff Writer
It is questionable whether the recently­passed
federal crime bill will have any effect on
the University or the city of Louisville. Some
tudcnts, police officers and gun shop owners
feel the bill will not help prevent crime.
According to Dan Keller, director of U of
L's Department of Public Safety, the campus
will more than likely not sec any funds.
"We don't really expect to see any funds
from the government, because from what! un­derstand
the money from the bill has all been
accounted for," Keller said. "I have not received
any copies of the crime bill, so I can't be sure of
what the initial results will be. We haven't heard
anything regarding that aspect."
The anticipated and much-debated Violent
Crime and Law Enforcement Act was passed by
the U.S. Senate Aug. 25. The crime bill provides
$30.2 billion toward increasing federal, local,
and state law enforcement.
The money will be used to build prisons and
to boost crime prevention programs for teens and
Sec CRIME, Page 5
Staff Photo by Tony Molkey
Gary Tamagnl, an employee of Ray's Gun Shop, displaying an AK-47 automatic rifle.
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