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NOVEMBER 6, 1997
F.ree tuition· to
boost U ;o:f·bs Interest in Buddha's message at U of L Shumaker and
others approve
tuition increase
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faculty m~rale:·.
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By Michael A. Tynan· ,1 _. ...
Assistant News Editor . ·,;_
On July, 11978 facuity and staff were
told by the U of L ·admjni'stration th.at
their dependents would no k)ng'er receive
free tuition, a policy that ha~:( b~en around
since 1966. · · •. · · .
The dependent' cli:iuse~ ' ii_lstated in
1966, allowed fot. free . t-uition- towards
dependents· of staff providihg that the
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" ... there are .... ~e~dly. two
major reasons ·{for
wanting the. .~ill ·to be
passed), it :affirm·s ·faculty
and staff'.~llowiitg · (their)
children· to, co.me for free,
and we would 'like to see
(their) cbild~e~:· be.ing
students here~, . .'· . · ...
-Faculty Senate. Pres~dent
Theresea Butler <'
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employee still had .. financial
responsibility for .,the child's care and
welfare.
Faculty S~na~e .President Theresea
Butler said the re.~soni.ng for
discontinuing tuition remission was the
fact that no other unive,rsi~y in the state
still had the policy. . ·
"My understanding,·is that ' it · was
thought that no other statt?-institution had
it, so why should we have it," she said.
"But some have it now, ·so- that's no
· longer a valid reason.". . .,
After realizing this, the Faculty Senate
passed a bill that would a1low free tuition
for dependents of faculty and staff as a
way to boost morale.
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See faculty, page 5
By Matt Evans
Assistant Sports Editor
The Louisville community was treated
to a public talk by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche,
recognized as the reincarnated Tibetan
Buddhist teacher.
The Nov. 3 event was held in the Ford
Theatre, on the third floor of the Student
Activities Center, and played host to 60
people.
Ripoche was born in Kham (eastern part
of Tibet), fleeing in the early 1950s to India,
where he wandered for several years before
being recognized as a reincarnated teacher.
He has traveled the world with his
teachings,· currently, he lives with his
family at his temple, in Woodstock, New
York, since 1976.
The teacher discussed and clarified
Buddhism theology.
"Buddha teaching is extensive, deep,
genuine to teaching,'' Rinpoche said "By
knowing teaching one can find how
effective it is."
Rinpoche also elaborated on the purpose
of meditation.
"Eventually after hearing (a teaching
from a master) we must mediate on the
meaning of the lesson to understand it
better," he said.
. He then followed by entertaining
questions from the audience, answering
questions from what his favorite food is,
(pizza), to what he thought his role in the
Chinese occupation of Tibet was.
"I think that my role in the conflict is to
teach the teachings of the Darma," he said.
David Graham, a Civil Engineering
major, said that he greatly anticipated the
speech and takes an interest in Buddhism.
I thought it was really interesting. I'm
· taking an Oriental Philosophy class right
now, and I saw the talk advertised in the
Cardinal and I thought it would be
interesting," he said. " I've read a little bit
about Buddhism, particularly in school, and
I thought the talk was interesting. I'm really
interested in Buddhism as a philosophy. It
has a lot of religious values. Of late, I've
become very interested in all Oriental
Philosophy. I'm interested in Buddhism as a
philosophy because it has a content you don't
Do lg(l'this way, or. ..
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Donnell Gordon '(22) attempts to go past an East Carolina defender
in the disappointing.ta$t'game for the University of Louisville at Cardinal
Stadium. The Cards lose 45--31 ~- see page 12 for the breakdown of the
game.
Starr Photo by Tony Matkey
Bardor Tulku Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, discussed Buddhist
teachings at the Ford theatre in the Student Activities Center.
see in Western philosophy. It's very interesting."
Paul Skolowsky, a Post-Baccalaureate in
Music composition at U of L, said" the speech
was interesting."
"I thought it was great to hear what he had
to say about aspects of the practice," he said.
"It was interesting to .see how he was
communicating with people who don't consider
themselves Buddhists and might consider
themselves devout Christians."
Charles Ferris, a post-baccalaureate music
student at U ofLsaid students misunderstand
Rinpoche's role
"People are going to see him and they're
asking questions," he said. "They want
answers, but they already know the answers.
They want him to tell them the answers. One
thing I do admire about Buddhism and their
doctrines is that it is all-encompassing, not
exclusionary the way certain facets of
Christianity are, which is not true
Christianity."
By Michael A. '!Ynan
Assistant News Editor
Tuition at the University of Louisville
will increase by 23 percent over the next
two academic years, the Council on
Postsecondary Education announced on
Nov. 1.
The state's doctoral schools, U of Land
the University of Kentucky, will have
tuition increases of 11.7 and 23 percent in
the 1998 and 1999 academic years,
respectively. Increases at regional schools,
which include Morehead State University,
Murray State University, Eastern Kentucky
University, Northern Kentucky University,
and Western Kentucky University, will total
close io 6 percent each year. _
U of L's current full-time undergraduate
tuition of $1,200 will increase to $1,340 in
Fall 1998 and $1,480 in Fall 1999; for U
of L's graduate schools, the increases ~ill
be from the current $1,320 to $1,470 next
year and $1 ,630 the next year. Regional
schools will see an increase from $900 to
$960 next year and $1,010 the following
year.
The Council said lhe increases would
bring the state's tuition in line with
comparable schools such as Indiana, Ohio
State and North Carolina, and that an
increase in the state per-capita income last
year would help offset the increase.
Renita Edwards, a U of L student and a
representative on the Council, said she
proposed an amendment that would make
U of L and UK's increases closer to 6.7
percent. The Council voted down that
melisure, 9-4.
U of L President John Shumaker said
three other options were considered by the
Council: the approved increase, a tuition
hike of about seven percent for U of Land
UK and about 3.5 percent for the regional
schools, and a flat 3 percent increase for
all schools.
Shumaker said J:Je and the other
university presidents support the approved
See TUITION page 5
Second annual cook off to help United Way
By Christopher Mebelitini
Staff Writer
The School of Education recently held
its second annual Fall Festival Costume
Party and Chili Cook Off to raise money
for The Metro-United Way Charities.
A.J. Moorman, a professor at the
School of Education said, "We basically
start at the beginning of October and t1y
to raise as much money for Metr.o-United
Way as possible during the entire month.
There have been several campus wide
fund-raisers, but all of these culminate
with · this festival, · its our major fund­raiser."
Although the festival is sponsored and
planned by the School of Education, it is
an event for the entire U of L campus.
Katie Neihouse, assistant to the dean
of the School of Education said, "This
event is for the university community as
a whole; faculty, staff and students."
"We use this festival, Newton said,
because faculty and staff can participate
with United Way through pledge cards,
but students can't. With this festival
students participate with everything from
planning on, such as game booths which
were put together by the sports marketing
classes. This is not just for the School of
Education, its forth~ campus at large. We
promote it as a student event benefiting
United Way.
Etcetera:
Staff photo by Robert Mattingly
Faculty members join in the festivities· at the 2nd annual chili cook-off.
"It benefits a good cause, and Ws a
really fun way for faculty and students
campus wide to get together."
"I personally feel it important to get
involved with any community project,"
Moorman said. "Especially United Way
since it is so active in the Louisv ille
community. This is an enjoyable way for
us to not only raise awareness of Untied
Way among students, but also a way to
give something back t o our
community."
"This festival is so much fun for the
University as a whole, as well as
beneficial to a great cause," Neilhouse
said.
Physical Education Graduate
Student Erica McGowan said, "We've
had a very big turn out today, it's really
come a long way since this morning.
This is · a really fun .event with great
prizes for a great' cause."
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