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Vol. 60, No. 20 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY FEBRUARY 8, 1990
U of L and the environment
University department addresses fears, concerns
community raises about environmental issues
By JOII ORBER. ON
Staff Wnter
I he gm"th of the Ulli\Cr'>IIY of Lou1w11te''
'ere nee pr gratm and medical ~chool ha, brought
more than a larger,tudcnt body and b1gger grant\,
it ha' forced the \Chool to examine environ­mental
and occupational \afety a' welt"' hanrd­ou'
w;I\IC dl\po,al
"There has been a realiza­tion
by the University that
chemical wastes do exist at U
of L.
been organized to address safety issues. We have
a major commitment for environmental health
and afety at U of Land have a system in pia e to
deal with any environmental safety problem.''
New regulatory guidelines from the govern­ment
has led 10 many of the changes in the
University's policies.
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AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
A world of concern
In the last 15 years. the number of
people concerned about the environ­ment
has more than doubled. How
many people think environmental laws
haven't gone far enough:
U of L
and the
environment
The first of
three parts,
next week:
U of Land
recycling.
Wuh growmg pubhc concern about environ­mental
i'>~Ue\ and recent empha\1\ by govem­menwl.
lgcncle'> the la\1 few year\. the nivcr>ity
'el up a 'pccial office in 1987 'pecificalty to
provide guidance and traming m the area\ of
en' 1ronmental ~~'ue'>.
"There has been a massive
realization amongst lots of uni­versities
that we're going to
need these kind of programs
to deal with the problems."
"Several key piece of legislation have been
passed that enhanced this kind of program and
caused requirement~ for mandated program~ :·
Hildreth said. "OSHA regulations have pushed
for programs such as ours." Cleaning up is a national trend
"We're mvolved w11h the di..po..al of chem1cal
"a'te,, mfecuou' wa'>IC\. radiation. biohatard\.
.1\he'>ltl' management and indoor air quality
cnnccrn,," \ard Cheri ll1ldreth. d1rcctor of the
DcpartmcntofEnvlromnental Health and afety.
"We arc con,tantly 'urvey1ng for ~afety related
prohlc1m. Mlth a~ where there "asbe~tm, in the
Cheri Hildreth
As a result of •the new guidelines U of L
published two documents. "Right 10 Know" in
March 1988 and "Lab Safety Manual" in March
1989. to educate all students and faculty who
may come in contact wi th ha~;ardou s material.
By MARGARET JO TE
Ganncn ew\ Serv1ce
Bu,ine't>es that clean up the environment could
become the hottest moneymakers of the 1990s
- and beyond.
piling up at government and mdu,trial plant'.
Hou..eholder~ clamor for anal) 'c' of thc1r dnn~ ­ing
water.
"It's a very hot mar~et, 'a1d Jac ~ con. pre"·
dent of the I L uning Co .. a 69-ycar-old eng•
neering finn with office\ in the Cinc1mhltl area
and m Charle\lon. W.Va.
"" er"tY. and II\ abatement. ..
With all the safety measures. biochemi~try
profe sor Robert Gray said his department has no
trouble with environmental concern>.
The Unl\er,ity'' heightened concern' over
en\lronmcntal \afi:ty come' from new aware­nc''
on the pan of thr admuw.trallon. H1ldreth
"There hm, been a massive realization amongst
lots of universi ties that we're going 10 need these
kmd of program to deal with the problem\ ...
The emphasi'> on safety i' apparent throughout
the campus.
"We don't handle biochemical hat..ards per se.
but we have some things I wouldn't want to
drink."Gray said. "Most of what we have requi re
just ordinary precautions like keeping them off
the skin.
ow that laws have been enacted to protect
the environment, and millions of people are
aware of the hazards of contamination, new
businesses enter the field daily to deal with
pollution and its ramifications.
The field " wide open.
Old buildmgs are l.U'>pected of harboring as­bestos
or P Bs: dangerous contaminants re­main
buried beneath potential residential, indus­trial
and commercial sites: hazardous wastes are
uning ha-. offered matena" cngmeering ami
geo-cnvironmcntal service'> gomg bac~ to 19:! I .
but entered the field of environmentalte,ling and
inve'>ligation ju'>l three year' ago.
Between ovember 1988 and ovemhcr 'K<J.
uning's bu\1ne's grew 67 percent. \aid Scott.
""d "!here has been a rcal17at•on by the Unive~ity
that chem1cal wa\IC'>do e ist at U of L." she said.
"Over the la'>t few year' we have taken major
steps toward safety," <,aid Larry Owsley. vice
pre'>ident for administration. "Comminees have
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Deadline for financial aid applications
is approaching, some changes made
By JA I E THERIOT
Staff Wruer
Although ne 1 \emeMer's plan~ may
'eem "' di,tant a<, ltL'>I '>cmester's regis­tration
heada he'>. for University of
Lou1wille \ludenl\ wanung financial aid,
February marks the rapid approa h of
'pnng deadline>.
Appltcalions for ~umme r loans and
grant' have been available ince Feb. I,
and fonm completed by March 16 will
rece1ve pnurity. accord1ng to the Office
of Fimmcral Aid.
"Student' who depend on financial
aid need to be aware of these deadlines.''
\aid Barbara Kin g. admissions coun­'
elor. "Gcning the proper forms in on
umc " Important to whether or not the
-.tudcnt will receive aid."
Dcadhne'> for Fall seme;ter money
arc al\Ocoming up quickly. The priorny
date for filing the 1990 1991 Kentuc~ y
Financial Aid Fom1 I'> April 15. Sin e
applicant~ need their 19!19 earning> in­formation
to complete the aid requeM,
\ludenl\ would 'ave time if they had the
form in-hand when filing their income
tax.
The financial aid office •tressed that
applicant should keep copies of both
their own and their parent '> tax returns
in ca e their aid request is selected for
verification.
While most of nex 1 year's aid pack­ages
will bear close resemblance to
1989s. students who receive Stafford
and SLS loans will notice any change.
"Mm.t imponant forMudents to note.''
King said, "is the change in the di'>bursc­ment
of Stafford and SLS loan checks.
Checks must now be disbursed in two
payments. the ~econd after the midpoint
of the loan period."
Also. if student~ with these loans
receive additional aid from source\ other
than the federal government resulting in
an overaward during the loan period.
they must return the check to the lender.
While student\ ~hould plan for ~urn­mer
and fall <,emester now. thi . term
can still bring more aid, King said.
"S tudent~ ~hould also be aware that
there i~ money now available for Col-lege
Work Study." she said.
Applications for Work Study will be
accepted until April 15.
Additionally. the minimum wage will
increase to $3.80 and hour on April I.
thu rai'>ing work tudy award limit s.
lnfnrmalion for !his story was also
gathered hy staff writer Jennie Dorroh.
Correction
Because of a reporter's errors, a story
in the Feb. I edi tion about May gradu­cation
contained several errors.
Ans & Scien es, Business. Educa­tion.
Graduate. Music and Speed School
will not allow upcoming August 1990
degree candidates to participate in gradu­ation.
Also. the list of schools that will award
diplomas during graduation are: Den­tistry,
Law, Medicine a•1d Graduate.
Students who anticip ue receiving an
August 1990 degree wi ,l not be permit­ted
to participate in the 1990 ceremony.
STAFF PHOTO BY HARRY SANDERS
Canadian diplomats, from left, James A. Crowe, VIrginia Watson-Rouslln and Bernard Adam, visited
u of L Feb. 2 and 3 to discuss the possibility of a Canadian studies program.
INDEX
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SpoiU----
Editorial• --~
4
6
8
Comlca 8
Cla•lfled Ad• __ 10
Loui ville p und
Florida State, 69-50
at Fre d m Hall
See story, Page 6
STAFF PHOTO BY ERIC CURRIER
FREEDOM MARCH: About 30 students marched In a Feb. 1 demonstration to free jailed
South African leader Nelson Mandella . The students were members of the Black Students'
Alliance and the Progressive Students' League.
Diplomats visit U of L to gather
support for Canadian studies minor
By JOH STREICHER
Contributing Writer
The University of Louisville ha~ been
targeted by the anadian gov~mment
for a Canadian Studies program. which
would allow students the chance to learn
culture and business practice> orth of
the border.
Canadian Trade diplomat\ Virgmia
Watson-Rouslin. James R. rowe and
Bernard Adam visited the School of
Busine s Feb. 1-2 to solicit \Upport for
the proposed program.
Rouslin. who spe ialize~ 111 political
and economic affa1rs said she and her
co lleague~ came to of L to explore the
program's fea\ibrlity.
"We would very much li~e to see
cour>e> in re~eurch on anada." Rou,lin
~a id. "There i> u complex tradmg rela­tionship
between Kentucky and auada
that grows everyday that need~ to be
~upported by people who arc educated
about anada.
The co 1 of implementing a anadian
studies program ha\ not been dctennined
yet. However. Rou\lin '>aid money ex­i
1\ to offset the e pected h1gh "anup
C0\1.
Bob Taylor, dean of the Busi ness
School, said Canadian contributions for
the proposed program would fall in the
$2,000 10 $3.000 range and would be
used to help existing faculty members
prepare for the courses.
Taylor said at this point. the proposal
remains in the embryonic stage .
He said no Canadian studies courses
are planned right now. but a grant pro­posal
wi ll be submined to the Canadian
government wit hin two years.
"I think it's an excellent idea si nce
Canada is our largest tr.tding partner.
and we know little about their uhure.
Taylor said.
The Canadian government selected
of L to host the program because, "we
wanted to work with them {the anadian
government) and they see us as a school
ofe onomicdevelopment,"Taylorsaid.
Another school targeted for the pro­gram
is the University of Cincinnati.
Tom Crawford, U of L associate pro­vost.
said the proposed classe~ would
po~e a problem for the University.
"If this new, non-degree program
requires new additional faculty. it would
have to compete with exi,ting d gree
program~ in the college\ that al'o need
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new faculty, such as in the MathematiC\
and Modem Language Department\."
rawford said.
Rouslin said a cour'>e m anadian
politi ~and social policy will be taught
at U of Lin the spring of 1991 , from the
Political Science Department.
Y:l'>h Gupta. as;ociate profc,,or of
management. ~aid he >aw no need for
the program at of L.
"Our International Bu<,ine-.> program
already touche; on anadian compo­nents
such as trade policies." Guptu '>aid.
Gupta received a grant from the ana­dian
government to coordinate a re ent
conference on international trade. which
was sponsored by U of L.
rawford said the dean oft he ollege
of Art'> & cien es. Victor Olorumola.
would make the final deci'>!on regarding
the progran1.
Olorun'>ola wa~ unavailable to com
ment on the propo>ed progmm.
Rou\lin ;aid ~he hope., to \CC the
program \tarted within a ye:~r.
Wallace Mann. Univer\ity provo..t.
'aid Rou\lin '> expectation-. of a pro­gram
within a year i' not unreaii\IIC.
However. he 'aid. the faculty w11l hav~
to \how intere\1 and support.