Miami Hurricane, January 13, 1961

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UM	Coed Visits Castro-land 'To See For Herself
There are always some people who have to “see for themselves." Nini Goldberg, 23-year-old senior, is one of these people. While the rest of us spent a carefree Christmas vacation, she and her brother (a Yale student) traveled down to controversial Cuba with the equally as controversial Fair Play for Cuba Committee, for an 11-day visit. What follows are excerpts from a special interview with Miss Goldberg by Hurricane Editor Bernie Weiner.
Q. Do the Cubans consider their government Communistic?
A. They don’t consider them-
selves Communistic and they don't want to be considered as such; they get very angry when people call them that. They are very proud of what they have accomplished and are accomplishing — and they’re sincere.
Q. Is there any resistance to the Castro government? If so. when will he be overthrown?
A. The American Embassy itself admitted to an American student while we were down there that 90 per cent of the Cubans are pro-Castro. I doubt that he will be overthrown— not if our own embassy is correct in the figures.
Q. Do the Cubans really expect the United States to invade them?
A. They are nervous about it and prepared.
Q. We all know there isn't going to be any such invasion; why does Castro tell the people this?
A. I don’t know.
Q. Why are the Cuban people so opposed to the United States government, and at the same time not at all unfriendly to Americans?
A. All the big American corporations and businesses in Cuba did nothing for the Cubans. except to exploit them and their economy. And our government supported this exploitation. No wonder they don’t like our government.
Q. Even if this is true, why
didn't Castro pay these American companies something, some reasonably fair price, when he confiscated their holdings? He did it for other countries.
A. I don’t know; I don’t understand it myself.
Q. Why are there so many refugees fleeing Cuba now if everything is so rosy?
A. These people were in support of these old American companies which exploited the people. They, too, owned much of the land, had most of the money, etc. So, when Castro started to redistribute the wealth and land, these persons naturally left the country. Why should they stay and see their position lowered?
Q. But these refugees say they fled because of Castro's “Communism.”
COED NINI GOLDBERG
'Show-Me' Spirit
A. Communism is very easy to scream. But the real reason lies in their support of the old-style economy of Cuba, an economy that suppressed- the mass of Cubans.
Q. Why is Castro so friendly with the USSR and with China — even to the point of accepting their weapons?
A. We fail to realize that he is also friendly with such allies as Canada and Belgium. I saw plenty of Belgian-made pistols while I was over there.
Q. Did you see the parade in honor of the second anniversary of the revolution?
A. I saw the parade, but who wants to look at tanks? I (Continued on Page 4)
Come On Up!
Guys officially can peek in girls' rooms on campus Feb. 12, when residents of 720 New Hall hold their annual Open House.
Last year, for the first time, men were allowed to visit the women’s room . . . accompanied by a hostess. This also applies to all relatives.
The theme this year: Valentine’s Day.
The Mia
Voi.. XXXVI, No. 13
University of Miami
urricane
Coral Garles, Fla.
January 13,1961
USG Calls For ‘Racial Policy’
3 More Suspended By Honor Council
By JACK GUARNIER1
Three more University College students found guilty of cheating on recent examinations have been suspended from the University.	♦-----------
„	,	, , ,	! cases were involved with stu-
One student was suspended for , dents found a of violating
copying during a social science j	graph one of the Honor Code:
exam and two were suspended j
for possession of "crib" notes dur- j Dishonesty, all cheating, crib-ing a humanities exam. Sus pen - ! king, falsification, impersonation, sions are effective until the Spring plagiarism in any class and or tcnn	J examination or any dishpnest
The convicted students will lose | Pjsctice mcluding the ^possession all credits attempted.
In addition, seven students were put on indefinite probation. also for possession of “crib" notes. Ijist month, two students were given suspensions and 11 put on probation for “cribbing" on this same humanities exam.
So far this term, a total of 31 cases have been heard by the Honor Council. Of this number the student body read over the five have been suspended and j Honor Code before next week’s eighteen put on probation. All 31 1 examinations.
of a ‘crib,’ which shall be con sidered prima facie evidence of ‘cribbing,’ shall be punishable by this code.”
According to Bill Cornell, Undergraduate Student Government attorney-general. “In most cases students appeared to be ignorant of the rode and the consequence of violation."
Cornell suggested strongly that
Referendum Plan Tabled Until Trustees Speak
By LEONARD TEEL
Hurricane News léiter
A student-faculty referendum on the UM “race question” was proposed and temporarily tabled Monday by Undergraduate Student Government.
After a heated debate, the USG Council voted to set aside the proposal until the Board of Trustees is consulted for UM’s official position on the question.
USG will consider the proposal *
Pktti I) Paul trill
TO TAKE YOUR mind off final exams, as our last Hurricane Honey of the semester, we present "Miss Cincinnati,” Nancy (Niki) Mason. The 20-year-old eye-stopping Tri-Delt junior is a physics major. Or was that physique?
again at its next meeting in February.
The proposal would call for a referendum to determine student and faculty opinion on the admittance of qualified Negroes to the University.
Many of the Council members were uncertain about the UM's j actual policy on the “race question.”
Those who voted down the proposal by a 6-2 vote made it clear I that they were not against the referendum itself, but wanted first to hear from the Board of
Dormitory Damage Spurs Crack-down
The UM Housing Office has started cracking down on damage to residence halls, ordering that all damage must be paid by the students themselves.
In a memorandum issued to ♦ ■	--
residents of University housing, most repairs.
DO YOU KNOW what the date is today? Well Robert Isquith, our complex cartoonist sure does It's Friday the 13th, people, and
Isquith takes his last shot as a college amateur;
he graduates Jan. 31. We know that all the
above bad luck won't befall you today, but be careful anyway! For more Isquith. see pages 2 and 10.
Henry Sikir, director of student housing, said that an inventory will be posted next month listing charges for all property damage to the dormitories.
"We feel that the students will exercise more care and respect for the housing if they know how much it is going to cost them otherwise," Sikir stated.
"The full cost of any damaged item belonging to the University will be assessed against the individual student responsible, or pro-rated against the occupants of the apartment,” the housing director said.
IN THE PAST the Housing Office has used money from its general maintenance fund for
“We have had more or less an honor system," Siker explained, “and we try to work through the advisers to help control damage.”
The advisers, upperclass students, are charged with the responsibility of all things that come up in their buildings.
"THIS IS ONE of the few universities that has apartment-type residence halls,” said Harry Meigs, manager of housing. "With this particular type of housing, there is more property in each unit which can be damaged.
“Our biggest damage problem is with doors and windows. Each window pane cost us $5 and the doors run from $15 to $30. So far this semester, about 200 doors have been damaged.”
Trustees as to whether a racially-restrictive policy does exist here.
Max Sudakow, Engineering School representative, fought against the motion, arguing that all facts should be presented- before any action is taken.
“IT IS necessary to present the policy of the University with respect to acceptance of Negroes before any intelligent poll can be taken,” Sudakow said.
USG President Kay Nabors said that the Board of Trustees
will be asked “to explain its position and the reasons for it.”
She said that there is no reason why student opinion should not be sought, "if the matter is handled correctly.
“Such a referendum is as much as we can do to show the University what the general climate of opinion is. As a private institution, we have the right to help work out such problems as this.
"Even if the Board takes no action, we will at least have presented student and faculty reaction.”
One council member, arguing for immediate acceptance of the proposal, stresseu the importance of student opinion at a private institution.
We attend an institution which is run by the Board of Trustees, but our tuition helps support the (Continued on Page 4)
Interns To Meet
All students planning to inter during either the Fall or Sprin semester of 1961 must attend th meeting Monday at 4 p.m. i Merrick room 315.
Applications will be distribute and the procedure for applyin will be discussed. Requirement for admission to internship wi also be explained.