Miami Hurricane, January 28, 1983

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FRIDAY. JANUARY 28, 1983
UM Proposes Biltmore Tower Project
courtesy City of Coral Gables
The Biltmore Tower may become the home of UM’s North-South Center for Advanced International Studies. Decision on the historical landmark could come as early as March
Committee upgrades International Center to school / 3
By JEAN CLAUDE de la FRANCE
Hurricane News Editor
President Edward T. Foote’s dream of establishing a center of international research of worldwide repute will meets its first test on
February 8.
On that day. an evaluation panel will recommend to the Coral Gables City Commission one of five plans for the development of Biltmore Tower.
UM is a partner in Biltmore Restoration, Inc., which plans to use the historical old hotel and hospital for three main purposes.
According to David R. Weaver, president of the group of investors, the University of Miami would occupy 17,500 square feet of space for offices, meeting rooms and other support facilites for an international research center.
This would be known as the University of Miami North-South Center for Advanced International Studies and would be located on the first and second floors of the building.
The ground floor, and possibly the third, fourth and fifth floors would be converted to deluxe office spaces to be leased to governments, government agencies and corporations with special international focus. Likely users would include consulates, export agencies among others.
From the third floor to the 15th, the Biltmore would be renovated to accommodate approximately 150 deluxe guest suites.
The other proposals include:
•	A complete office building proposed by The Biltmore Group.
•	A luxury hotel developed by The Development Corp of Fort Lauderdale.
•	A Commercial hotel financed by Mariner Corporation.
•	A luxury apartment costing $100,000 a month proposed by H. Stanley Gass.
The joint UM proposal, would cost $30.25 million dollars, according to David R. Weaver, president of The Biltmore Restoration Inc. The limited partnership would contribute $8.25 million to the project.
UM's part of the bill can't be determined yet because there several ways of paying for the university's project, said vice-president for Business and Financial Affairs David Lieberman.
"The group of developers have expressed the intention of offering the university very favorable arrangements and substantially less than the market cost of office space," Lieberman said.
There are several factors why the university would have a good deal, said the vice-president.
“The presence of the University of Miami in the facilities will help attract other users and lend a name and presence that makes them more attractive than other developers,” he said.
“Another thing is that two of the members of the development firm are very active members of the Citizen's Board," Lieberman said.
The board is a group of South Florida business and civic leaders who help the university particularly
in fundraising.
Details such as how much control the university will have over the facilities have not been worked out yet, Lieberman said.
"Once the Biltmore is occupied It will pretty much operate by itself and control would not be a significant issue."
"The point that is important in the project is in determining what kind of a place it will be. It's going to be a similar challenge as in the project with Knight Convention Center where three parties had to be satisfied,” he said
In the Knight Convention Center project, UM cooperated with the City of Miami and the Knight Foundation to create a multi-million dollar facility in downtown Miami
In this case, the arrangements will be different, mainly because the type of use of the facilities will be different, Lieberman said.
"Our evaluation panel plans to make its recommendation in February. I would expect the city commission to schedule a special meeting within two weeks of that time to meet with the people who have submitted the proposals," said assistant City Manager Ken Smith. “I would also expect a final decision to be made in March." Smith said.
Even if The Biltmore Restoration Inc., is not awarded the contract, there is still a chance that “the university might be in some way involved with the Tower," Lieberman said.
“We think that the team of which we are a part has an excellent chance of winning, but even if we do not win the award it is possible that the winning developers might ask the university to be part of the Biltmore in some way. President Foote have discussed the project with some of the developers," he said.
Foote raids Pentagon for Business Dean Börsting ...
... And lures Berman from Naval Research Lab
By LOURDES FERRER
Hurricane Staff Writer
The emphasis is on creative research at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science following the appointment of Dr. Alan Berman as dean on July 1, 1981.
Berman came to Miami from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C. where he served as director of research.
“My 15 years at the Naval Research Laboratory were terribly demanding and I felt that I would like an opportunity to be involved in something creative and not be caught up in the sheer mechanics of survival,” Berman said in an interview with Veritas.
“I viewed the opportunity to
come here to the University of Miami as an opportunity to take part in an Intellectual community of considerable renown,” said Berman. “There is a certain challenge involved as well,” he added.
Berman's desire to come to Miami and to get away from the federal power structure brought him to UM as dean of Rosenstiel School.
Berman, 57, succeeds Dean William W. Hay, who resigned in June 1980 to accept the presidency of Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., a scientific consortium in Washington, D.C. Warren J. Wisby served as dean during the interim.
"During a thorough, nationwide search, we considered many well-qualified candidates, includ-
ing the final several whose credentials were exceptional. Seldom in higher education have I seen such unanimity as that surrounding Berman's capacity for this important job,” said UM President Edward T. Foote.
“Berman brings to our Rosenstiel School a rare combination of talents and experiences at an important time in its history,” Foote continued. “His record of accomplishments as a scholar and a scientific leader speaks for itself,” he said.
"Berman is widely respected within and outside of the academic world. We are most fortunate that Berman has joined us. He will be an outstanding dean,"Foote said.
“I think we should reaffirm the school's commitment to excellence and work towards being a quality institution with a world class reputation,” said Berman.
Berman says he will devote time to research. How much time he’ll devote to personal professional research is a question of time more than anything else. His personal research specialties are underwater acoustics, oceanography and signal processing.
Berman said his first priority is to familiarize himself with the organization, the people, and the programs and procedures fully understand the problems.
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head the School of Business. “I had said two to four years as the [maximum) time I would spend in Washington and this job came along at two and a half years,” Borstins said He felt the job would be “challenging and outstanding.”
The new business boss said that although the business school at UM is good, it can improve. “I wish to improve the quality of the students and the faculty so that the University of Miami would eventually be recognized as one of the top business schools in the country,” he said.
Besides emphasizing the unique aspects of the School of Business, Borsting is working with students, faculty, and alumni “to try to identify areas that we want to emphasize and which programs we want to specialize in.”
Right now, he is taking a hard look at computers and its future at the University of Miami.
“There’s a definite possibility that sometime in the future every incoming student will be issued a computer,” he said.
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By SALLY SPITZ
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
took over.
It was no accident when Borsting decided to leave his government position and take UM President Edward T. Foote’s offer to
When Jack Borsting said he’d like to bring “continuity” to his new job. that must have sounded like music to University of Miami officials.
Borsting, who took over this se-' mester as the dean of the School of Business is the fifth dean the school has had in the last four
years.
The 53-year-old Borsting came here from Washington where he served as Assistant Secretary of Defense and Comptroller In the Department of Defense.
When he decided to replace interim Dean Carl McKenry, Borsting made a commitment to stay at UM for at least five to 10 years.
Nominated in 1980 by Jimmy Carter, Borsting’s responsibilities at the Pentagon included preparing and presenting to the President and Congress the department’s annual budget. With his varied duties, Borsting said that, an appropriate title for him would be “chief financial officer of the department."
Jack Borsting
He had the distinction of being “the only Presidential appointee of the sub-cabinet and cabinet to continue in the same position” when President Ronald Reagan
Miami Hurricane/JEFE GOTTLIEB
Larry Richards is explaining why Lebanon is a house divided
Middle Eastern strife tearing Lebanon apart
By JAN HIPPMAN
Hurricane Staff Writer
A power struggle between Christians and Moslems is at the roots of most of Lebanon's problems. So said the Reverend Larry Richards, Tuesday night at the Wesley Foundation during a lecture entitled "Lebanon A House Divided. ”
Lebanon was created in order that Christians could live there and not feel the pressure of the Moslem religion. Richards said. “It is an Arab/ Christian nation."
The Christian population holds the majority in government in Lebanon, Richards told his audience. "They took in the people they wanted," and closed the boundaries he said.
In the Lebanese civil war, there is no distinction between church and state, Richards stated. He pointed out that the Lebanese government is, "functioning with 90 percent of the country occupied by foreign armies."
He told the group that the Syrian army came in 1976. "by invitation and are representative of the Arab league." He also said the Syrians will leave when the Israelis leave, and he added that the, "Israelis were not invited into Lebanon.”
While Lebanon controls Beirut and some barracks the Israelis control about one-half of the country and at the same time the United Nations has a force of troops in southern Lebanon. Richards said
For the size of the country, which is about 4000 square miles,"there is quite a collection of problems," Richards said.
American and United Nations peacemaking efforts have not been able to resolve the problems in Lebanon. Richards stated. "Syria made a real contribution to stability in putting a lid on the Lebanese civil war," Richards quickly added that the Syrians in recent years have made life more difficult.	..
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Inside
‘National College News’
A periscope of the latest news from college campuses around the country /PAGE 3
*Here and Now’
Maxwell Glen and Cody Shearer report on the ways candidates are chosen to represent theil respective parties /PAGE 4
It’s off to London	*
The UM drama department is ready to embark on a tour of Ixmdon's finest theatrics /PAGE 6
‘Rolling Stone' premieres
Starting today, the Hurricane brings you the best of ‘Rolling Stone,’ with features including Random Notes /PAGE 8
Taking a dive
The Hurricane previews this weekend’s UM-FIorida men’s swimming competition /PAGE *
Opinion /PAGE 4 Sports /PAGE 9
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Entertainment /PAGE 6 Classifieds /PAGE 10
Beta Alph
By ANNE M. RODRIGUEZ
Hurricane Staff Writer
Social organizations, honor societies, UM has them all. Yet, some organizations combine these two elements and serve the distinct purpose of helping members secure a good future.
The accounting students at UM have this opportunity if they fit the bill.
Beta Alpha Psi, one of the 156 nationwide accounting fraternities, has existed at UM since the 1940 s
The purpose of this organization is to promote the accounting profession both in public and private accounting while giving members the opportunity to meet with professionals in their fields preparing them for their future.
This year. Beta Alpha Psi officials say they intend to uphold its purpose and earn a superior chapter rating from the national chapter.
The superior rating is awarded only to the chapter that through
a Psi combines honor
various activities accumulates 8.000 points.
Ignatius Leung, president of this year's chapter says they are well on their way.
“As of December we had 4,000 points. We are now in the process of planning various activities to accumulate the rest of the points." he said.
“It's an honor to receive a superior chapter award,and we think it’s time UM received some recognition, he added
In the past the national chapter has awarded two $500 scholarships to members of the superior chapter as part of the award.
The award also brings positive recognition to the members, the University and the community.
To raise the remaining points Bet* Alpha Psi members are planning various projects. Some of the activities include holding professional meetings which involves inviting well-known accounting firms
to present lectures to the members. So far four of these meetings are scheduled.
The group also plans to attend a regional conference in Georgia. The group participates in community services which include, helping the Big Brothers of South Florida and campus services such as sponsoring the accounting tutoring lab are some of the fraternity’s projects.
“We can also accumulate points by submitting three technical papers on a specific accounting topic researched and written by our chapter members," Leung said.
Despite the academic purpose of the organization, Leung said, there is also a social element to the fraternity.
“Our next social event is a picnic at Cape Florida this weekend. We’re renting a 41-foot Morgan and going sailing. It'll be great," Leung said.
and fun
The picnic is for Beta Alpha Psi s 40 members and 40 initiates as well as faculty. It's an opportunity for accounting students to get to know one another as well as their professors.
So, as this years members continue to strive for their superior rating. other accounting majors may be eligible to join the fraternity in the future.
Students are required to have sophomore standing — or to have taken the first financial accounting course, a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and a 3.0 overall in accounting.
Anyone meeting these requirements must pledge and attend enough functions to earn 200 points before being initiated
“It is well worth it,” Leung said, “It's a good opportunity to meet professional accountants from various firms and prepare and establish yourself as a future accountant by being involved in activities related to your field."
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