Miami Hurricane, April 18, 1969

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USG Liaison Granted Board
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Trustees Accept , Student Pub 6Principle’
By CRAIG PETERSON
Of Th, Hurricane Staff
The UM Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to include a studenPliason representative in Board meetings and approved in principle a student rathskeller.
In a unanimous vote, the members approved the Administration's authorization of a rathskeller in the stu-
dent union, "provided the legal, financial and operational problems can he resolved."
"As a meaningful move, this is worth a great deal,” USG President Mike Abrams said of the action. “And as a symbolic move, it’s worth everything.” 'it will be a real boost for USG and students’ rights.”
Rathskeller
Construction
In Future
By CRAIG PETERSON
Of TIm HuftIcaim Staff
USG Presidential Hopefuls Discussed Their Platforms And Fielded Questions
... at the inicergity Forum'g “Stand ip Ami Hr Counted'’ program Wednegday
Candidates Answer	,
Present Platforms At Forum
By SHARA PAVLOW
Of Th< Humean, Staff
USG presidential hopefuls presented and defended their platforms before an audience of almost 75 persons gathered to “Stand Up and Be • Counted” at University Forum’s evening with the issues Wednesday night.
“The Forum is attempting to give students the honesty due such topics,” said Dr. Shepherd Faber, Forum di-^ rector, in his opening remarks.
“These men are sincere and dedicated. What remains for us is to hear what they -have to say.” With that, Faber turned the program 4 over to each of the four candidates for a three minute summation of his plans and platform.
order, the men touched on what they considered to be the most important or misunderstood issues in their campaign platforms.
Junior Joe Collins advocated a complete change in the overall system of student government.
"The issue at hand is not the promises or policies but rather the system to be used in initiating these policies.”
He also discussed the lack of a general university assembly to tie administrators, faculty, and students into one functioning power.
Bob Dorlon, sophomore council member, told students that while colleges all over the nation are rioting for equal representation, “here it is being offered to us.
Speaking in alphabetical “Student government must
Hurricane Staff •Nominations Today
The staff of the Miami Hurricane will nominate candidates for the positions of editor, associate editor \md business manager this afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
The candidates chosen by the staff will then run before the Board of Publications in their semi-annual elections Monday.
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This is only the second time in its history that the Hurricane has held nominat-
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Diane Botnick, Rolando Fernandez and Morton Robert Laitner are running independently for junior class representa-J tive, not senior class representative as was mistakenly printed in Wednesday's Hurricane.
The Hurricane apologizes for the erroneous printing.
ing elections. The decision was made in a staff vote taken earlier this semester. Nominations were first held during the fall semester of the Hurricane under Editor Roberto C. Fabricio.
Anyone interested in running for the three top positions of the Hurricane is eligible to run before the Board of Publications with a 2.0 average. The Hurricane nominations do not preclude the Board’s acceptance of non-staff candidates.
The Board will also elect the top three positions of Tempo and IBIS Monday. Applications for these positions on any of the three publications are available at the Office of Student Publications in the Ponce Building.
Applications for staff positions are available In the respective offices In the Union. The editor-elect of each publication will select his own staff.
All prospective candidates for editor, associate editor and business manager are urged to visit the members of the Board. Their names can be obtained from Dr. John McCollum chairman of the
Board.
take advantage of what has been initiated in the 3-3-3 Committee,” he said.
Dorlon urged that in creating a newly structured security system, student voice must not be left out.
He further added that a back-test file be set up in the library for use by all students. “If it is available to one segment (Greeks), it should be to all,” he concluded.
Greg Shapley described his slate as “standing for representation for all organizations, The scope of USG should be wider than it is now,” he stated.
He then expressed his support of the newly created department of Security and suggested the implementation of a campus police force similar to that of the Wack-enhut corporation.
“Wackenhut guards receive $1.75 an hour, 15-20 cents more than what we now pay for security,” Shapley pointed out.
Sophomore representative Jim Yasser told the audience that “we have more going for us than just promises. We have a record.”
Yasser then pointed up the accomplishments of his slate this past year along with his plans for USG.
“I realize that many of our points are idealistic, but people said the same about our plans to abolish curfews and change the board plan. These are realities for next year,” he concluded.
The floor was then opened for questions from the audience and from the candidates themselves.
Greg Shapley, former Associate Editor of the Hurricane, was asked to explicate his advocation of a new Constitutional Convention.
“I want to start completely over,” Shapley told the students. “I just cannot, In my heart, agree with any phase of the proposed Constitution.” (He was referring to the document originally presented to USG Council one month ago after six months in committee.)
In response to an inquiry about armed guards for Sha-pley’s suggested private police force “similar to the Wackenhut Corporation,” he
told students, “Only if and . when necessary.”
Sophomore representative Jim Yasser was questioned as to his alleged connections with SDS and asked if he is, or ever was, a member of that organization.
Yasser’s response was a firm denial.
“I have never been connected with SDS and the whole thing is just part of the normal trumped up campaign mudslinging,” he said.
Bob Dorlon, sophomore Council member, replied to a charge suggesting that he was coming out against the proposed Constitution he co-
authored “only now that it is election time.”
“Yes, I sat on the committee,” he said. “I did so because I feel this is important for the students.
“However,” he went on, “I do find it annoying that the document was not subject to approval of the entire committee before being sent to the Council.”
Joe Collins, the only candidate running without a slate, made his sole comment outside of the introductory remarks to denounce the proposed twenty dollar student activity fee increase.
No other questions were directed to him.
UM's proposed rathskeller, officially approved this week by the Board of Trustees is on the road to reality, with USG officers, architects and legal authorities combining their efforts to push the project to completion.
USG treasurer Tom Rebel and presidential assistant Stu Rose are spearheading the students’ drive to s°lve operational, structural, financial and legal problems which have arisen.
“Financially, a lot could hinge on the $5 increase we asked for in the referendum,” Rebel said. Rebel added that finances for the project look good, with offers of aid from local banks and good prospects for securing any needed loans. The $10,000 originally allocated to the traditions lounge, never completed, will be diverted to the rathskeller fund.
USG is working with the American Institute of Architecture's student division which will handle architectural arrangements for the project.
Original plans call for the rathskeller to be done in “a traditional pub style,” with a
Draft Center Picketed
By MARJORIE GROSS
Of TIm HurrlcaiM Stall
More than 30 people including UM students demonstrated peacefully in front of the army induction center to support Michael Meiselman, SDS steering committee member, in his refusal of induction yesterday morning.
Meiselman has said he is “opposed to war” and refuses to become part of the “military structure which is one of the most corrupting forces to human life.”
In refusing induction he
risked going to jail for five years and $10,000 fine. This is the third time he has refused induction.
Meiselman was temporally classified 1-Y pending an examination by a psychiatrist. A 1-Y is given to those who are deferred on physical or psychological grounds.
Meiselman said he should be notified by the induction center in about one week concerning his status.
Meiselman entered the Coral Gables induction center at about 7 a.m. He said
Photo by MAR JOB IB GROSS
Meiselman Supporters Protest
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that the army officers were “aware he wasn’t going to cooperate” and could not make up their minds about what to do with him.
“I think the army Is coming to the realization that they are better off with me outside their organization, this time they saw fit not to force me to refuse induction.
“For being five pounds overweight and for psychological reasons the 1-Y classification was given to me. But I weighed the same the last time 1 refused induction and my psychological condition is the same.”
Starting at about 6:30 a.m. Meiselman supporters marched holding signs saying such things as “Mike won’t go,” “We love Mike,” "Resist,” and "The draft — tool of American imperialism.”
One supporter rolled out a red carpet for Meiselman to walk through the door on and others threw pink and red fower pedals.
A cake was given to him saying, “Happy refusal day.”
Blue leaflets were distributed, mainly to others entering for induction, with the advice that they did not have to be turned over to anyone. The leaflets were copies of a letter by Meiselman explaining his views on the draft and the American military system.
In the letter Meiselman explained he is opposed "to the ever increasing militarization and brutalization of our daily lives” and “to the youth of institutionalized violence.” u
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The move came after two meetings between USG officers Mike Abrams, Al Sherman and Tom Rebel and Board members. After an initial request in January, the two meetings were held in March, laying the groundwork for eventual approval of the measures.
Details for the measure were left up to the Committee on Student Affairs, working under the Board.
Board members expressed interest in helping create a rathskeller and will work with USG officers and administration officials to move the project along.
UM Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. William Butler, said he has contacted the Vice President's office at the University of Florida at Gainesville to learn how UF's rathskeller was created.
“We will also work with the city commission and with the state beverage officials,” Butler said.
Although no time limits were set for either the final creation of the liason link or the construction of a rathskeller, both administration and USG officials indicated that the liason would be a reality by fall 1969 and the rathskeller would be well along in the planning stage the same semester.
University o f Florida's rathskeller opened this semester after more than two years of negotiations and planning. Students there have called it “the greatest things that ever happened to the campus” after the Ger-m a n-style structure was opened.
The rathskeller issue for UM was emphasized in the proposed Day of Conscience this February. Although no formal action was acknowledged by the administration at that time, negotiations had started between USG and UM officials on January 24 on the feasibility of the project.
Hershman
Quits Slate For Yasser
Jane Hershman, candidate for USG senior class repre-sentative, announced Wednesday night that she was resigning from her slate and throwing her support to presidential candidate Jim Yasser.
Miss Hershman said that she would continue to run for council representative as an independent candidate.
Miss Hershman was running on a slate with Cindy Hill, Robbie Lacritz, and Sally Kunkle.
“I feel that the slate I'm running on was put together as an anti-Yasser slate,” Miss Hershman stated. “Since I’m supporting Jim, I feel it only fair to resign.”
“I think that Jim is radical enough to activate the student body,” she continued. “Jim's got great ideas, and he’s a hard worker and will get the job done.”
The reaction of Miss Hershman’s former runhing-mates was not available at the time of the announcement.
“I hope that they’ll respect me for standing up for what I believe,” she commented.
"I wish my slate-mates the best of luck, and I look forward to serving with them on the council,” she said. •’
possible German pub atmosphere.
Rebel and Rose are currently looking into problems associated with obtaining a liquor license, enabling beer to be distributed. A national brewer has been In contact with the group over the possibility of supplying the beer.
A suggested location for the rathskeller, probably destined to be accepted, is under the Union patio, with access through the area near Lake Osceola currently being used as a storage area.
A few problems have arisen over the location, with water pressures and the presence of the bulky “floating” swimming pool likely to the problems.
Rebel said he expects more problems in the future, but said he hopes the plans will enable the beginning of construction by 1970.
“We’ve already seen steps taken that have never been done at this University,” he said, speaking of the official acceptance of the project. “A really big step was to get the President to come out and actually say he is in favor of it.”
Rebel said that with official endorsement now a reality, the remainder of the hard work and details remains for the students to resolve.
“It’s worth it, though,” he said. “It’s a service we have to provide for the University. It’s a part of the student’s total education, enabling him to come in contact with faculty and administration under informal conditions.”
Faculty
Ratings
Begin
Once again Undergraduate Student Government is conducting a survey to find the opinion of students concerning the faculty at UM.
Unlike last year’s evaluation, this year’s Student Opinion Poll will take a much larger sample. Questionnaires will be distributed to over 400 classes.
The questionnaires will be mailed to faculty members by Friday, April 18. These will then be handed out at the specified classes during the week beginning Monday, April 21.
The students of the class are to mark their answers on the IBM-questinnnaire card. Therefore, it is essential that students bring pencils to all their classes that week.
The data from this poll Continued on p^ge 6