Miami Hurricane, February 20, 1981

              Volume 57, IMo.XB y\
Friday, February 20, 1981
Phone 284-4401
Mlami Hurricane/JULIO HIDALGO
Dr. Carl Snyder and Henry King Stanford Paste Symbolic Bumper Sticker On The President's Car In Recognition Of Academic Excellence
Professor Revives Day Of Honor For Scholars
Tuition Is Now
Up To $5,000
By AMY JACOVES
News Editor
The annual tuition rate for the 1980-81 academic year will be $5000, as approved by the Executive Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee of the UM Board of Trustees on Tuesday. This is an increase of $330 per semester.
In addition, the cost for rooms in residence halls will be increased approximately $300, and food services will go up about 10 percent for all meal plans.
Faculty salaries will also be increased. A 10.5 percent salary poo! will be used for merit raises for all categories of UM employees. The hiring of an additional 27 faculty members was approved.
The tuition increase “is $60 over the inflation rate," according to Vice President for Financial Affairs David Lieberman. He said that he felt this increase was high, but that it was necessary in order to improve academic quality.
“The University has made tremendous strides in improving the academic quality over the past three years. However, we can’t sit still if we are to continue on that path, since academic quality is the single most important criterion used by good students in the selection of a college," Lieberman said.
Major expenditures include $972,000 for additional computer systems — including hardware, software and personnel needed to provide needed instructional, administrative and research support and $113,000 for 20 additional graduate student stipends.
There will be an increase in the level of stipends of 500 graduate students; $300,000 for upgrading maintenance on the Coral Gables | campus; $154,000 for additional 1 Public Safety Officers, market sala-i ry adjustments and Student Security Patrol.
UM President Henry King Stan-I ford, attempting to-make cutbacks in the budget, told administrative departments to cut spending by five percent.
Student Leaders Get Their Say
By JULIO HIDALGO
News Writer
Honors Day, a celebration of UM students’ academic excellence, will be revived on Thursday, March 12.
The celebration involves an afternoon convocation and awards ceremony in Gusman Hall. Section S classes (3:05-4:20) will be cancelled for the day.
Honors Day is a festivity which used to be celebrated on campus regularly. However, the last Honors Day was held a long time ago — so long ago that nobody seems to remember the year.
“The only thing I can remember,” said Dr. Sidney Besvinick, Vice President of Academic Affairs, “is that it was before Gusman Hall existed, and there was no place to hold a ceremony like this.”
The Honors Day Committee has defined the Day as a celebration of academic excellence in which faculty, administration and the student body award and recognize those
undergraduate students who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievements.
“There are deans' lists, honor societies awards — but we are looking for a visibly honorable recognition of faculty, students and administration," said Dr. Carl Snyder, chairman of the Honors Day Committee.
Administration and faculty members involved in the organization of the ceremony and selection of award winners have expressed the opinion that the ceremony be revived and are enthusiastic about the program.
UM President Henry King Stanford showed his support by being the first person on campus to put an Honors Day bumper sticker on his car. Financial support will be given by the office of academic affairs for Honors Day.
Qualified students will be nominated for Honors Day awards by each undergraduate school, depart-
ment and honor society. The selection of students for awards will be a decision based on overall academic excellence; it will not be influenced by his or her academic year.
The convocation speaker has not been chosen yet. Snyder said that the decision is being carefully weighed by the committee because, he said, the speaker should be a person with a high scholarly reputation appropriate for the occasion.
Dr. Earl Kromp, chairman of the Department of Industrial Engineering, stated that it is a good thing to recognize in a ceremony students on the basis of scholarship. He mentioned that the Industrial Engineering Department actually gives such awards to community high school students; having seen this, he said, the Honors Day award ceremony will be a strong motivating factor for the rest of the students.
Kromp added that students’ hometown newspapers will be notified of the awards received.
Eliezrie Named Chaplain
By JACKIE HALLIFAX
News Writer
Rabbi David Eliezrie, founder and director of Chabad House Jewish Student at UM, was recently appointed UM Jewish Chaplain by William Sheeder, dean of students.
Eliezrie, the second Jewish chaplain appointed at UM, brings the number of chaplains to seven. He will retain his position as director of Chabad House.
The appointment followed recommendations by various Jewish organizations, over forty local rabbis, and the Chaplains Association of the university.
"This will give us a greater ability to reach the campus community and enhance our position at the University of Miami. It will serve to enable us to upgrade the quality of Jewish life on campus,” Eliezrie said.
Eliezrie is a graduate of the Central Yeshivah Tomchie Timimim Lubavitch Rabbinical Seminary. He has been active on Florida campuses for over five years.
Besides founding Chabad House Jewish Student Center at UM, Eliezrie initiated the effort to establish a Chabad campus center at the University of South Florida. He organized the Southeastern Conference of Jewish Students, which serves to link students on campuses throughout the southeast. In addition, he has visited campuses throughout the state advising and assisting student groups in organization and other aspects of student programming.
Rabbi Mark Kram, director of the Hillel Jewish Student Center, spoke the feelings of the other chaplains when he said simply, "I'm welcoming him.”
Dr. HenryJdinich, chaplain of the Episcopal Cnorch Center, said. “Eve known Rabbi Eliezrie for some
time. His appointment was pending the collection of the records. I would just like to reflect that he represents another aspect of the Jewish faith and belief, and that's fine. The more who are devoted to the spiritual needs of the campus the better.”
While Hillel is plurastic in the sense that it programs for varying Jewish beliefs — liberal, conservative and reform as well as ortho-
dox, Chabad House, with Eliezrie as its director, provides only orthodox programming.
Some examples of this programming include free Shabbat dinners for students on Friday evenings followed by special programs of Jewish interest and preceded by services. The Kosher Supper Club provides meals for students on a daily basis. Classes, social events and special projects are also scheduled.
“Without those cuts," Lieberman said,“tuition would have to go up another $45 to $60.” He also stated that these cuts created “new dollars" which could be spent and allocated to other areas of the university budget.
Other areas in the budget which were cut include a $200,000 decrease in the Athletic Department’s deficit, which brings the total budgeted deficit to $1.1 million, according to Lieberman.
It is expected that next year, UM will award more that $30 million in federal financial aid, mostly in guaranteed and national direct student loans, which include GSL and NDSL loans.
In addition, more than $8 million in university funds will supplement other forms of financial aid, including Presidential Scholarships, University Scholarships, and donor loans. Over $800,000 has been earmarked for minority students under the John F. Kennedy-Marting Luther King, Jr. Grant Program.
“I understand the reason for the |tuition] increase.” said Dean of Students William Sheeder, "But my greatest concern is with financial aid. If there are any changes in regulations or allocations it can have great effects on the student body.”
Undergraduate Student Body Government President Alan Rubin said that with the Reagan administration's plans to lower the eligibility rate on GSL, NDSL and BEOG loans, many “middle income families will not be able to get financial aid, and due to the late notification of students financial aid awards, it will be too late for students to make appropriate arrangements.”
Rubin also said that he felt "that the despite the several claims by the administration, their actions clearly show that they really don’t care."
Carni Gras Chairperson, Susan Liss, shown here earlier booths for the week of fun Qjjd games. The festivities, will continue through Saturday.
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To allow for student input on the University Budget Committee, an Advisory Council has been formed consisting of student leaders from USBG, the Graduate Student Association (GSA), the Student Bar Association, and the Medical School Association. The committee makes the recommendations to the Board of Trustees for tuition.
The purpose of the council is to provide a means of comunication between the administrative Budget Committee and the students, allowing students to voice their opinions on fiscal policies.
“The council meets and deliberates on different topics and makes recommendations to the president and the Budget Committee,” said Dr. William Butler, Vice President of Student Affairs and chairman of the advisory council. Butler said the council is doing a productive job.
"I'm very pleased with the results thus far," Butler said. “I think that the students feel they have an effective voice on the process.”
Joy Hodges, secretary of university affairs for USBG,has been attending the Budget Committee meetings in place of the USBG President, Alan Rubin. Rubin was a member of the Budget Committee until the Advisory Council was formed in demand to the other student government presidents wanting a voice on budget policies.
“The Advisory Council is a good idea because students can attend meetings and voice their opinions,” Hodges said. "However, it was a blow to the USBG president to lose his seat on the Committee itself, especially since USBG tends to participate more than the other organizations because the issues discussed mostly involve undergraduates."
Although Hodges attends meetings regularly, she said that the input from the students is not given enough consideration: “I doubt that the Committee considers our input and ideas seriously.”
However, the Graduate Student Association feels that USBG has not given the Council a fair try and has not been discriminating in expressing its views of the Council and its effects.
Norma Banas. president of GSA, said, “It is unfair to state that stu-
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dents or administration have had no say in major decisions since USBG did gain access to the Budget Committee metings and then abused that privilege by failing to participate or attend.”
Banas expressed hope that the graduate students, along with the Medical and Law Associations, can show the administration that they are responsible enough to participate on the council.
Jim Norconk, President of the Medical School Association, stated that the Advisory Council has done a good job in informing students of budget policies and making students aware of the slope of problems accompanying the balancing of the budget.
“People who say the Council is a complete waste of time are not being honest or fair." Norconk said. "The Council definitely acted as a moderating force by expressing to President Stanford and the Budget Committee students' concerns over budgeting policies."
“However, whether we ultimately influenced decisions on tuition is debatable," Norconk added.
The president of the Student Bar Association, Steve Hyman, said that the council is working.
"I'd like to see our views given more credence, but I think the administration does listen to our views," Hyman said. "I feel, however, that we have had some influence on decisions."
Both Hyman and Norconk expressed gratitude for Butler’s assistance and for his straightforward attitude towards the council.
President Stanford stated. “The council has done an extremely effective job on brooching topics concerning the welfare of the entire University.”
Stanford said that he appreciated the council's ideas. “Although final decisions concerning the budget lie with the President," he said, "I value the input that I get from various committees, among them the Advisory Council."
Butler said that he hopes the Advisory Council will continue when Stanford's successor takes office.
“It is in keeping with the Stanford philosophy of taking serious and thoughtful arguments that come from the students. ! can only hope that the new president will continue this same philosophy,” he concluded.
MARY CRONIN
News Writer
Bobby Seale, former Black Panther, called for the continuation of the organization of blacks and involvement in legislature on Monday night.
"60 million people live at subsistance and below because the profit seeking sector and small exploitive profit seeking systems are the ones that make the laws and loopholes. Corporate groups are not going to stop negative growth, they depend upon it,"said Seale.
Seale said that he firmly believes "community control of the economic promises will stop negative production growth,” and "that eco-
! nomic liberation is i | thing."
All workers,____
have permanent jobs.) to guarantee this^ according Seale, is to get rid of the influent j °f profit-seeking organizations legislation.
However, Seale said that blacl must organize with specific goals mind, in order to gain their econon ic prosperity.
‘One of the great mistakes th, we made, that many Black organ zations made, is that w’e never si down at a table to hammer out a ideological objective as to whei our struggle was going."
Seale ^aid that he feels tha'*
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