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Volume 58, No.38
Friday, March 5, 1982
Phone 284-4401
New Academic Standards For Athletes
By GEORGE HAJ
and
MARY CRONIN
Of The Hurricane Staff
Student athletes will be subject to the same standards as other students, including admissions standards, if President Edward T. Foote approves a bill passed by the Faculty Senate Tuesday.
The Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Standards proposed the bill, after an investigation into the academic performance of athletes at UM.
“We are concerned about all students in the interest of raising standards. The University has to be raised to its top- notch potential,” committee members said.
There were six main items in the Committee’s bill:
■	Students who fall below normal academic standards, with regard to admission, retention, dismissal, or readmlssion, shall be the responsibility of an academic standards review committee consisting of faculty members from the school involved.
■	There shall be a full-time academic advisor for student athletes who, while maintaining connection with the Director of Athletics, shall be responsible only to the Provost.
■	Students not in good academic standing shall not be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities as representatives of the university until their grade point averages restore them to good academic standing.
■	Students carrying fewer than 12 credits shall not be allowed to participate in intercollegiate athletics.
■	The description of the Academic Standards Committee shall be modified to include “the committee shall monitor regularly the admission and academic progress of all students, including those on athletic scholarships.”
■	The University shall apply to athletes the admissions criteria and procedures that apply to non-athletes, including those relating to SAT and ACT test scores.
Part three was considered by many Faculty Senate members to be the most controversial proposal of the bill. It stated that students must be in good academic standing in order to participate in intercollegiate athletics. This section was not recommended to the full Senate by the Senate Council because President Foote is now considering legislation which will define good academic standing.
Speakers Oppose Race Separation
By TEQUESTA BRYANT
Head News Writer
A host of guest speakers recently spoke at a symposium in the International Lounge on the current racial separation going on in South Africa.
After introductory speeches, a movie that was smuggled out of South Africa was shown. The movie depicted atrocities against blacks in South Africa. In the movie, the squalled living conditions of the plantation workers was evident.
The first speaker, Dovi Afesi, was an African historian. Originally from Ghana, West Africa, he is now a professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
Afesi spoke of how the leaders of the United States do not care about what happens in South Africa. He feels that the US has the attitude of “as long as there is money in South Africa, forget about the blacks.” Afesi stated that freedom is important to Americans and it is equally important to South Africans.
Next to speak was Gregg Frost, who holds a position at the South African Desk in the Office of the State Department.
Frost disagreed with Afesi, saying that there is no "US tilt” toward South Africa. He said that it is not true that the United States supports and condones the apartheid government in South. Frost put forth as proof of American positive action the efforts made in educating South Africans. He said that every year 115 South Africans come to the US to study on scholarships.
The next speaker, David Ndaba, is a representative to the African National Congress (ANC) located in Zambia. Ndaba advocated the
strenghting of the common bonds between South Africans and American blacks. Ndaba said that the US government was embracing the racist policies put forth by President Ronald Reagan.
He said he came to raise the alarm about the position the United States has taken towards South Africa. Ndaba believes that the fate of South Africa is in the hands of American students and asked that we join our fellow students in the struggle for their freedom.
Ndaba said that support of the racist government from western countries has kept the blacks in South Africa from overthrowingthe country in all these years.
Kcta Miranda, editor of The Young Worker, a publication of the National Young Workers Liberation League, joined the other speakers in saying that racist policies of the US government are partly to blame for the conditions in South Africa.
Dr. Dathorne, a professor at the University of Miami, told of the conditions in South Africa. An example he gave was that of black visitors to the country, who must be declared "honorary whites” in order to enjoy the basic pleasures of a hotel.
He said that everyone is defined in terms of whites and non-whites and that the white minority government regulates the marriages, living quarters, jobs — everything concerning the black majority. Dathorne called the South African government a government without a conscience but still he hopes that the country can become united.
The symposium was sponsored by the African Students Association
Foote said, however, that “students are always students first; it should be the same question whether put to athletic or non-athletic extra-curricular activities. I would prefer to set criteria to all students of what is appropriate academically,” said Foote.
Section one of the legislation would affect all students who fall below normal academic standards. Rather than have exceptions for academic probation and dismissal made by the deans, the Faculty Senate proposed that faculty members from all schools form review committees.
However, Foote said he would like to consult with the deans before decisions are made, according to Dr. Patrick McCarthy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Academic Standards.
The Faculty Senate proposed that
a full-time academic advisor should be available for student athletes. Foote said that he did not see the need for a fuH-time advisor. However, he added that if there was to be one that person should report through the academic sector of the University, rather than through the athletic director.
When discussing section four which states “Students carrying fewer than 12 credits shall not be allowed to participate in intercollegiate athletics,” members of the Senate questioned what the requirements of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) were.
Foote, at this point, said the Senate “should not tie its decision to the NCAA regulations, because I do not consider myself tied to them.”
Harry Mallios, director of athletics, said NCAA rulings state that
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student athletes must be registereu as full-time students, meaning 12 credits per semester. Athletes must also complete 24 credit hours per year.
“If a student is really impossible [below a 2.0 high school average| then we inform the coaches early on [that it would be impossible to admit the athlete],” said William Richardson, associate director of admissions.
The Senate committee unanimously approved section five which stated “the committee shall monitor regularly the admission and academic progress of all students, including those on athletic scholarships."
McCarthy said section five was necessary “because there have been cases when SAT [Scholastic Aptitude Test] scores have not been included in athletes' files when they
should have been.”
However, Richardson said, “we do not admit any athlete who does not have an SAT or ACT test score, except transfers.
“We require the same test score as regular students,” he added, but also said, "We look at them [athletes! as special cases. We look at the test scores along with everything else, but they do not have as important an impact.”
A portion of the last section of the bill, which would have required SAT scores on all athletes' records, was rejected. Faculty Senate members said there are many transfer and foreign students who are not required to take the SAT.
According to McCarthy, the football team does not have any foreign or transfer students, but said the baseball team has many from Miami-Dade Community College.
UM Recruitment To Accent Miami
By GEORGE HAJ
Assistant News Editor
The University of Miami has embarked on a new campaign to recruit new students, using the theme “This is Miami — A Way of Life, A City, A University.” UM President Edward T. Foote announced the new program in a press conference Wednesday at the Faculty Club.
“The theme of the new approach," said Foote, “is quite simply that this university is in and of this community, that this university was born in the city of Miami, the general South Florida area.”
The theme is shown through three posters which will be mailed to prospective students. The first depicts a mangrove tree growing in shallow bay waters. tHe second shows a ship arriving at the Port of Miami, and the third reflects a campus scene with students canoeing on Lake Osceola and residence hall towers in the background.
According to George Giampetro, acting dean for enrollment and allied services, the first poster went out to 30,000 prospects and applicants. The Other two posters will be going out to the applicant pool itself.
“These posters depict the beauty of the water, the atmosphere, the climate . . . plus the strength of a great American city, Foote said. “ The city is in the middle of a period of transition, a city that is at the intersection of continents and cultures and peoples and maybe even at the intersection of eras in the history of the world.”
USBG President Bill Mullowney said after the press conference that he thought the posters and the whole program was “a professional way of dealing with an image problem.
“We are responding to that problem in a positive way, for the first time in a long time. We are showing that it is possible to have positive facilities in a positive setting — it can be compatible.
"I’ll admit it, 1 go to school in South Florida because I love it here,” said Mullowney.
The attempt to change the image of Miami to many prospective students is part of the thinking among top UM administrators that UM’s declining enrollment is directly linked to the poor publicity South Florida has received over the past year.
Foote said that “This theme emphasizes that this university and this city are together and the emphasis is on Miami, as we all know, a Miami of strength and beauty, a Miami of pride, some of which has gotten lost in the shuffle of the last year or so.
“We consider it a privilege to be an institution in Miami, and we consider it an obligation as a major institution of Miami, not only to be the best university we can be, but to be the best institutional citizen of this community we can be. So our destiny is Miami's destiny. We’re proud of it,” said F’oote.
Giampetro said that the increased emphasis on recruiting has produced results. He recently returned from an 11-day, 11- city tour of the country, visiting prospects, applicants, and their families. “This particular group of posters will be effective for the group [of applicants] coming in the fall,” said Giampetro.
"At this point, we have about the same number of applicants on file as we received last fall, and have admitted more students at this time this year than we had last fall — approximately 33 percent more, which indicates to us that the quality of the applicant pool is much better," he said.
Another change in policies is that Financial Aid will be sending out award letters to freshmen much sooner than was done in the past. This week, said Giampetro, the university will be sending out about 10 percent of the aid awards.
The university’s committment to financial aid will increase 28 percent next year, but budget cuts by the federal government may offset such an increase.
President Foote cautioned that concern over the federal cuts have only been proposed, and are meeting resistance in Congress. The American people are realizing that the most important investment that this country has to make is in its young people, its students, tomorrow’s leaders, said Foote. “It has been a long-standing commitment of the United States,” added Foote.
“It is extremely unusual, as a matter of public policy, for this country to turn back on this committment at a time when knowledge is increasing exponentially, more so than ever in the history of the world,” said Foote.
Off-Campus Housing Available
By BOB ANTHONY
News Writer
The Community Affairs Committee of the USBG Senate has compiled a listing of local area apartments which include names, adresses. and the rental prices for one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.
According to Stacy Wein, Chairperson of the Committee, the listings are being distributed from the USBG office in the Student Union, the Student Union Information booth, and in some of the residence hall’s lobbies.
Wein said that the list is being distributed now because as of March 15. students will have to start paying a $100 non-refundable deposit to sign up for residence halls for next year. She said that the time to look for off-campus apartments is now.
“The Community Affairs Committee felt that this list can be of assistance to students who want lo move off campus, but don't have the time because of school work to carefully look into all of the housing options available to them,” Wein said.
The listing is being paid for by the USBG. On F'eb-™arV 3 the Senate passed a bill allocating $52.50 for ne listing. Wein said that she had spoken to Student I Lmon Directoj Joe Pineda before she went in front of
the Senate, and that he thought the listing was a good idea so he released previously frozen funds.
The apartment listing names 23 different complexes ranging in prices for $255 for a single in one complex to $600 for a double in another.
The listings also include the features of the apartments, such as air conditioning, sauna, and pool.
Wein said that she had started the project last semester and had to call each complex at least twice.
“I had to originally call each place to see what they had available, and afterwards had to call them back to make sure that the prices they gave were their most recent ones," Wein said.
Wein said that she hopes that the list can be revised each semester. "I plan to help put out a new listing each semester because the rising costs in housing will probably make the current listing out-dated by next
fail," she said.
USBG President Bill Mullowney said that he thought the apartment listings was an excellent idea, and that he had used the old listing as reference in helping him find his currect off-campus apartment.
“I’m not encouraging anybody to move off campus." Mullowney said, “but if they want to, I think student government should offer a centralized list to assist them.”
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