Miami Hurricane, March 20, 1981

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By PETER S. HAMM
Managing Editor
The tabulations for results of the race for President and other positions in the Undergraduate Student Body Government were postponed by the Elections Commission as of 1 a.m. today. Commissioners and party spokesmen said examination of complaints forced a postponement.
And the campaign manager of the C.A.U.S.E. ticket, Benny Goodman, said, “I’d say there's a real good chance that both tickets could be disqualified."
The results of the races were due to be announced in the Rathskeller at 11:15 p.m. last night.
The two tickets are allowed 10 penalty points before they can be disqualified. C.A.U.S.E had nine points, as of 12:30 a.m. The other major ticket, A.C.T.I.O.N., is running a close second. They have eight, according to Elections Commission officials.
Commissioners Greg Matovina and Mike Ball, speaking for the seven-member Elections Commission said that there are "numerous complaints to clear up."
"The large volume of complaints made it impossible to announce the results,” Matovina said.
The Commission spokesmen said that the ballots had not been tabulated as of 12:30 a.m. Friday.
Although concrete statements
were made by neither campaign manager as to the nature of the complaints that have been filed, the number is substantial according to Benny Goodman, campaign manager for the C.A.U.S.E. ticket, headed by Presidential candidate Bill Estevez.
Asked if his ticket had made complaints, Goodman said, “we did.” Did the A.C.T.I.O.N. ticket make complaints? "That’s a pretty fair assumption.”
The Elections Committee rules state that complaints can be filed as late as this Monday. With the number that were filed yesterday, there is no telling when an announcement will be made, Ball said, speaking for the Commission.
“For an undergraduate student election, it seems to be reaching beyond it's boundaries. It's getting away from students,” Ball said. “There have been a lot of outrageous complaints. The Miami News was told of a ‘ballot-stuffing cri-1 sis.’",
The ballot stuffing complaint was made by an A.C.T.I.O.N. supporter, who witnessed along with I two others a student inserting two ! ballots into the box. “There was one discrepancy, and the vote has been identified. There is no ‘crisis’," Matovina said.
“Many people are taking complaints through the wrong channels. They have gone to Dr. Butler
(Vice President For Student Affairs) with just about everything. People have threatened to call Henry King. People have threatened to call Governor Graham," Ball said for the commissioners.
“We believe that student elections are important, but they are not a llfe-and-death situation. They should not be taken out of perspective."
The comment afforded by the A.C.T.I.O.N. ticket was made late last night by campaign manager Ritchie Lucas. “It's a tragedy that the results could not be released at the proper time. However, after careful deliberation from the elections Commission of complaints still pending, justice wilt hopefully prevail.”
The USBG Supreme Court went
into session at midnight, to start' sifting through the complaints. Supreme Court Chief Justice would not say whether the ballots had been counted. “We really can't say , whether we have results or not,” ! Becker said. “Both tickets are involved (in the complaints and the midnight session)."
The Elections Commission later confirmed that no ballots had been counted.
The only candidate not running on a ticket and therefore not involved in allegations is Roger Paul, who was running independently for Student Entertainment Committee.
Mark Wooster, campaign manager for “Harry Kane,” a popular no-! nexistant write-in candidate, said'
(only, “You’d think for once they could run a clean campaign.”
“If both other candidates get disqualified, I guess Harry wins."
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It Was A Close Call For One UM Student Who Narrowly Missed Being Burned Alive Inside His Mother's Late Model Monte Carlo. The Student, Whose Identity Was Not Released, Jumped Out Just Seconds Before The Car Burst Into Flames In The Commuter Lot By The Shacks.
“A New Era Dauns”
New University President Will Be Announced Monday
By DEBBIE WILKER
and
AMY JACOVES
Hurricane Stall
The Presidential Search and Selection Committee has narrowed the number of candidates for the UM Presidency to two people; Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. and Edward Thad-deus “Tad” Foote, II.
According to a release distributed by James W. McLa-more, chairman of the committee and of the Board of Trustees, the entire Board will hold a special meeting Monday morning strictly to discuss and vote on the two candidates.
Hearn, 43, is presently the vice president of University College; the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He was
chairman of the philosophy department, and served as dean of humanities there, in addition to being a published author on topics ranging from abortion to English philosophy.
Foote, 43, is the former dean of the School of Law at Washington University. Before entering academics professionally he worked as a reporter for the Washington Star, in Washington D.C. After receiving his law degree from Georgetown University, Foote practiced law in St. Louis.
Both candidates will be in Miami over the weekend and : will meet with members of the | Consultative Committtee, consisting of 12 deans and 12 members of the Faculty Sen-[ ate.
The committee is chaired by ! Dr. Soia Mentschikoff, dean of the UM School of Law.
McLamore said that “we have considered over 260 prospects in arriving at the two ex- i cellent candidates we will bring to you (Board of Trus- j I tees|.”
1 The search for an individual i to replace UM President Henry i King Stanford, who has served | in that post for 19 years, has • taken over 20 months.
According to McLamore, re- I placing Stanford means a new era is dawning on the University of Miami.
"I’m very excited about this. We have two outstanding and extremely attractive candi- I dates. This will be a new era in | the history of the University of ; Miami," said McLamore.
[ "The new president will be our fourth in our 56 year history. This is a major event," he added.
However, McLamore admits replacing Stanford was a tough task:
“He is outstanding. Stanford has given so much to the community and the complex UM family. I feel we are saying good bye to an old friend.”
Monday's meeting will include the reports by both the Presidential Search Committee and the Executive Consultants Committee, to be followed by presentations by the two candidates and a “working luncheon."
A press conference announcing the new president will be held this Monday at 2 p.m. at The Omni Hotel.
Speakeasies Teams Present Topics From Apathy To TV
By CATHY HICKEY
Assistant News Editor
Larry Price and Susan Bulkin, a speaking team from UM’s honorary Speakeasies program, recently became the group’s first duo to go out into the community this semester.
They spoke before the Douglas Gardens Jewish Club for the Aging on “The Effects of Television on Our Society”.
They readied themselves for their debut in the same way that all 13 two-member Speakeasies teams prepare themselves. First, they thoroughly researched their topic, which they chose because of a special interest. The program director. Allan Lubel, made the final decision on the selection of the topic.
“Each speech lasts about 20-30 minutes total for the team. They research the requisite number of hours to prepare their speech,” Lubel said.
The teams practice their presentations and participate in coaching sessions. "The members of our screening committee are the coaches. Each speaker is assigned to a coach, and the coach decides when the speaker is ready to go out into the community.
After the coaching sessions are concluded. all the members of speakeasies meet; they had a breakfast meeting this morning at 7 a.m. “Everyone is going to do a condensed version of his speech and we are going to critique each other,” the coordinator said.
During April, three teams are scheduled to speak before community organizations. Bruno Isings and Steve Renick will be speaking on the "Effects of Advertising on Consumer Behavior" before SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives. The team of Bonnie Robbins and Scott Berger will speak to the Miami Beach Kiwanis Club at a luncheon on April 23.
Their topic will be "That's Your Problem, Not Mine! — A Growing Tradition in Our Society?" The last team scheduled to speak will appear at a dinner meeting of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Alumni Association at the Embers Restaurant. The team members are James McCoy and Lisa Pender, who will talk about "Racial Justice in Miami”.
Lubel said that “all speakers are served lunch or dinner by the organizations they are speaking for.”
Lubel defined the organization as a "student speakers’ bureau which sup-
plies the community with speakers on various topics. The students are getting speaking experience, and the community is getting information on subjects that are important to them.”
There are currently 25 active members speaking on 13 different topics. The following is a list of some of the topics and speakers:
"Freedom of the Press — Perspectives From Student Editors” will be covered by Debbie Wilker and Jason Haikara of the Hurricane staff.
Cindy Bush and Jenine Parsons will discuss whether or not educational reform is needed.
“We are now in the process of screening and accepting nominations [for the next Speakeasies speakers]," said Lubel.
According to Lubel, there are two ways that a student may become part of this honorary organization. "First, any student can apply, and we will screen him. Myself, Dr. Norman Watson, Jerry Houston, and F'razier White are members of the screening committee. The students have to prepare a 5-minute speech based on anything they want, and they are judged on their speaking ability.
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