Miami Hurricane, January 18, 1980

              UM Athletics Fires Five in Reorganization Move
"I guess Maíííos saw that the easiest way to make cuts was to eliminate personnel ... So, on Jan. 3, we were just told to pack our bags and head home. We got no notice, only a month's severance pay ... (and) when you gave 150 percent and busted your tail to make it go. it hurts your pride.”
Dave Highmark, former business manager
By LORI BAKRIST
N*w» Editor
In a major reorganization of UM Athletics, five positions were eliminated. Among those fired were business manager Dave Highmark, director of promotions Jim White, a consultant to head foot hall coach Howard Schnellenberger, and two secretaries.
“They weren't really fired. I have been looking at the athletic department very closely over the past few months, and I have found that some positions could be combined and others eliminated," said Harry Mailtos, director of athletics.
"So, on January 3, we were just told to pack our bags and head home We got no notice, only a month's severance pay,” Highmark said.
Mallios said that the reorganization of the department will create a more efficient operation while at the same time, cut budget costs.
Last year's budgeted athletic deficit of $900,000 was exceeded by $500,000. Part of the reason for the huge deficit can be attributed to incorrect financial projections by former vice president for financial affairs John Green. Green projected a goal of 20,000 season ticket sales and $900.000 to be generated in fund raising drives. Neither goal was realized.
According to Highmark, the elimination of these five positions will save the athletic department approximately $100,000.
"I guess Mallios saw that the easiest way to make cuts was to eliminate personnel,” Highmark said.
Highmark's position, as well as
White's, was created two and a half years ago as part of a commitment to excellence in athletics made by the Board of Trustees.
"With this cutback. I see that the University is going to be harmed in that the publicity generated will be lessened. They’re going to lose
many of the good things that were generated over the last few years.
“I think the athletic program can survive without these positions, but I don't think it will survive as efficiently," Highmark said.
As business manager, Highmark monitored the budget, made travel
arrangements for all the teams, and did all the paperwork
White was responsible for all the publicity concerning the athletic program. Under his direction, two football games were televised nationally. A coaches' show featuring Howard Schnellenberger was also created.
Although Mallios said that these personnel cuts did not reflect inefficiency on the part of the employees, according to Budget Director Art Laskey, "some of the efforts were not producing any results. We used to do without these people and we're going to do without them now."
Laskey said that White’s position was not producing results. "He was doing things and working hard, but he didn't sell more tickets.”
However, ticket director Charles
Gesino said that ticket sales have shown a marked improvement in the past three years that White has been at UM
Although no exact figures are available. Gesino said that more higher priced tickets were sold this year than last. This year, the income from the sale of higher priced tickets was $330,000 • an increase of $1.5,000 from last year.
Laskey also said that the positions eliminated were "excess."
"I averaged 70 hours a week and during the football season as much as 100 hours a week. If that’s an indication of excess. I think someone’s definition of excess is wrong In the positions they took away, there was no slack." Highmark
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Debate Over Tuition Increase Continues
Faculty
Bargains
Pay Hike
By TERRY FEIN c«»v editor
Negotiations among UM Budget Committee members concerning the proposed faculty salary increase are continuing with no apparent success.
According to Dr. John Knobtock, assistant to the Provost for Academic Program Development, a recommendation has not yet been submitted to UM President Henry King Stanford.
"We (the Budget Committee) were going to meet on January 15, but. because of the complexity and difficulty of the issue, it (the meeting) has been deferred for two weeks,” Knoblock said.
At issue is the fiscal policy of the University. Members of the faculty
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A Measure Of Tuition Increases
Indicates Increase
1980 /1981
1979/ 1980
Indicates Tuition Cost
$225
1978 / 1979
1976 / 1977
1977/ 1978 $200
$115
1975 / 1976
$2,900
i,-... ...
$400
$3.300
— —■ .-„„d
$3,840
$3,615
$3,500
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Demonstration Wednesday
Lines Return For Spring Registration
By AMY JACOVES
Assistant News Editor
Another registration has come and gone and, as in years before, there are conflicting views concerning the efficiency of registration.
Once again, complaints came from students who waited in line for hours and were closed out of classes.
However.Registrar Sid Weisburd disagreed. “Everything went beautiful. It (registration) always goes beautifuliy,” he said, referring to the Spring 1980 registration, which took place Jan. 7 - 9.
Exact figures are not available on the number of students who registered,because not all the schools have completed registration.
Although registration was hectic,
Weisburd said that it "was a steady-moving process. The flow was good. I won’t say that the lines were shorter, but they moved quicker."
Anita Berutti, a freshman communications major, and senior John Brantley disagreed with Weisburd’s opinion. They both felt that registration was long and hectic.
“I thought it was very confusing.
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Students ^ ait To Pay In Brook way Hall
. . . complaints from students nere common
The advisors that are there should be able to tell you what is going on." Berutti said.
"Registration is inefficient and long,” Brantley said.
The Registrar said that the "hot courses" for this semester were for finance, communications, and business management. Some students stood in line for an hour to get a particular course in one of these three areas, only to find out that the course was closed.
"Last semester it took me six hours to register; this semester only one and a half. The Student Orientation Service (SOS) really helped a lot,” said Caryn Sukolsky, a freshman judaic studies and sociology major.
One student was uncertain whether she had actually registered.
"I stood in a lot of lines, but I don't know if I registered or not,” said freshman Donna Rosman.
After registration is completed. Weisburd plans to begin work on the Computer Advanced Registration System (CARS).
CARS is a system that is already in use by many universities across the nation. The process is quicker, allows for more complete records, and provides an opportunity for students to register in advance for future semesters.
"Advanced registration is for those students who can plan ahead,” Weisburd said.
He said a subcommittee will be set up to answer questions that still exist in the program and to come up with some definite plans concerning policies.
"It (CARS) will relieve the number of students that go through reg-
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By JANE L. MARCUS
Editor-ln-Chi«f
The amount of a tuition increase for the next academic year is being considered by the administration, and the Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) is taking action to pressure the administration into keeping the increase as low as possible.
"There have been many discussions held in UM Budget Committee meetings concerning budget policy for next year. But I have made no final determinations as to what the recommendation will be to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at the February meeting," said UM President Henry King Stanford.
According to USBG President Paul Novack, more than 8,000 letters have been mailed to parents explaining a tuition increase, 5,000 flyers were sent to students, and a demonstration will be held Wednesday at noon at the Rock.
Novack said that the reason USBG is taking action before a final decision is made concerning the increase is because "if we wait for final decisions, there will be no way to change them. Therefore, we have to get involved now.”
Although the amount of the increase has not been determined, Stanford said that “throughout the University’s operations we are confronted with additional costs stemming from inflationary pressures in the nation's economy.”
"For example, books, periodicals in the library, supplies for departmental operations, utilities, and many other areas are costing us more because of inflation,” Stanford said.
Stanford said that he is also concerned about what the inflationary spiral in the United States has done to the purchasing power of the salaries of faculty and staff.
According to Stanford and Dave Lieberman, assistant vice president for Financial Affairs, a portion of the increase will go towards a faculty and staff salary increase.
"We must effect salary adjustments in order to compensate adequately these loyal people and to make it possible to attract competent people to vacancies as they occur,” Stanford said.
USBG’s motives are to “insist on
Ten \cars
Ago
Ten years ago, tuition at UM was $1,000. Today tuition is $1,840 - art increase of $850. In 1970 students did not have to hold protests in order to show their disaproval of another tuition increase. Because that year there was no tuition increase; though it may seeir. unbelievable, a year actually did go by without a tuition increase. Students paid the same tuition in 1971 as they did in 1970.
a reasonable price increase," Novack said.
“We understand all about inflation, but we do not believe that these proposals are based on inflation alone. There is quite a bit of discretion involved," Novack said.
According to Stanford, the basis for a tuition increase was determined by the Board of Trustees three years ago, through which sal-
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8486,000
Missing
From l M
By PETER S. HAMM
—•	Assistant News Editor
The University is seeking to recover $486,000 missing from the accounts receivable department of the National Children's Cardiac Hospital, a UM teaching facility.
Robert H. Schweitzer and David M. Cooper are allegedly responsible for the money missing from UM as well as from several other businesses. The matter is being investigated by the Dade County Attorney's office.
According to a Miami Herald article, Schweitzer, an accountant and Cooper, an attorney, may have illegally used an authorization stamp to reroute $137,000 in Medicare and other payments from the hospital. Medicare pays some patients’ medical expenses.
Schweitzer was employed as manager of the hospital's accounts receivable department from December 1977 through May 1978. During this time, he hired Cooper to collect some of those accounts.
Cooper allegedly used the signature stamp, “University of Miami and David M. Cooper Trust Account" to deposit $137,000 in Medicare payments. $260,000 in other patient payments, and $89,000 in fees that UM said were illegally appropriated in his own account at the County National Bank of North Miami Beach.
Neither Cooper nor Schweitzer could be reached for comment.
The funds were noticed missing in the spring of 1978. When the Jacksonville Medicare office told UM that Medicare had not fallen behind on payments, UM attorney Charles C. Kline approached Cooper, who denied any wrongdoing. However, Cooper reportedly did not deny receiving the money. Schweitzer refused to answer Kline's questions.
Student Security Force Assists P id die Sa I et y
Huí ricane Elects
New Editor
By AMY JACOVES
Mtititnt N,»l Editor
A student security force will be initiated within the next few weeks on campus. The student guards will help UM Public Safety keep the campus free of crime.
Funding for the force comes from the money set aside by the 50/50 rebate split. Students received a $50 rebate on this semester’s tuition. The other $50 went into a fund for special projects such as the security force.
"These students will be in effect extra eyes and ears for our Public Safety Department. We intend to act as a deterrent to crime, aid our Public Safety Department in detecting crime and increase crime prevention and involvement on campus," said Brad Feuer. Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) executive director and secretary of public safety af-
According to Joseph Frechette, director of UM Public Safety, the program will be run with the aid of the Public Safety Department. The students on the force will walk around campus making sure that nothing is
“suspicious."
"Anything they see, they report back to us. If they can't handle the situation, our security officers will be sent out to take care of the situation. It's going to give us a lot more surveillance around the campus. It’s going •n give everyone a sense of security," Frechette said
"We're designing the program from other student security programs
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Marcus
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By LORI BARR1ST
New« Editor
In the Hurricane elections held in December, Jane Marcus and Bob Knapp were chosen editor and business manager, respectively.
Marcus. 21, is a senior marketing major. Last semester she was a news editor. She has also served as assistant news editor, production manager, and a photographer.
She plans to improve the overall style of the paper by reducing the number of grammatical and typographical errors and by creating a paper more responsive to the UM community.
Knapp. 21, was re-elected business manager. The senior marketing major plans to increase the number of advertising accounts in hopes of bringing in more money.
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Kline refused to comment, saying only that the matter was in litigation. “1 have no comment. I do not think it would be appropriate for me to speak," he said.
Oliver Bonnert, UM Business Manager, said that the University has filed a claim with the insurance company for the loss. UM is insured by Aetna Life and Casualty.
Martin Dardis, an investigator with Dade County State attorney Janet Reno, is subpoenaing Cooper’s bank records for a criminal investigation. Dardis could not be reached for comment.
In September of 1978, Schweitzer was named credit manager for Panelfold, Inc, a Miami firm which manufactures folding doors and movable partitions. Cooper again acted as an agent. Panelfold has since filed a claim with its insurance company, Fidelity and Deposit Company, for close to $100,000 in missing funds.
In April of 1979 Schweitzer became finance manager for Peninsular Supply Co., an American Telephone and Telegraph subsidiary. President John F. Kaercher said that they are now missing $150,000. X
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