Miami Hurricane, September 20, 1983

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Tuesday, September 20, 1983
Foote Discusses Issues
By LOURDES FERRER
Hurricane Associate News Editor
UM students had the opportunity to meet with President Edward T. Foote II and discuss any campus issue in a two hour open forum last Thursday organized by the Undergraduate Student Body Government.
“Of all our treasures, you are the most important," Foote told students in his opening statement. “You are why we are here in the first place.
"I have inmensely enjoyed my time with students here," he added. "I have met with students in small and big groups and have worked closely with student leaders."
Students were able to ask him about any general campus issue, no matter how trivial — and they did.
Approximately 150 students, faculty and administrators were at the forum. After the scheduled 90 minute session, Foote said he would stay and answer more questions.
Following are some of Foote's responses in the informal question and answer forum:
Check cashing policy: The university has had check cashing for a while; however, it had been abused by some students, so the idea of a cashing fee was to cover the cost of the service, Foote said.
“If this is an issue with the student body, we'll take it back and take another look at it," Foote said, “since the program was designed to serve students.
Basketball: “We are actively considering the reality of bringing in a major basketball program back to the university,” Foote said
The issue is not whether anyone likes the idea, but what the priorities are, how much it costs and whether students would support it.
Football stadium: “A stadium on this campus is not my highest priority," Foote said. "It pales by comparison with the priorities that I have for this university.”
A football stadium seating 40,000 people costs anywhere from $10-20 million. “This expenditure, out of your tuition money, is not money well spent," Foote said.
Another need on this campus, said Foote, is a better indoor athletic facility which would serve all students.
He added that one of the problems with a football stadium is that as much fun as it may be five or six afternoons in a year, it is unused for the remainder of the year
Parking: The plan for years, said Foote, has been to increase perimeter parking. Also, part of the plan is to have 300 more parking places in the front of the campus by the end of this semester which would relieve the parking problem even more.
"The opening of the rapid transit in December will have a significant impact on the travel pattern in our campus," said Foote. About 700-800 students, faculty and staff members are expected to change over to rapid transit, he said.
University Inn: "We do not exist to be in the hotel business." said Foote "This represents a precious and significant asset and may present options in the future."
Options such as student living quarters, dormitories. and a nearby hotel where parents can stay.
This offers UM four acres directly across the university — in addition to the four acres already UM's property, now married student residences.
“If the figures are correct, this new investment can make a fair amount of money for the university to support academic programs." he said.
Tuition: UM's tuition is way at the bottom when compared to major private universities around the nation, according to Foote.
“We literally provide tens of millions of dollars of financial aid," said Foote. "We will do everything within our power to keep tuition as low as it could be and come up with every possible alternative to raise money and get new sources.
Enrollment decrease: "I think it would be a mistake to assume that because we have fewer students that there’s some terrible thing going on — that's not right," Foote said.
Black enrollment: "We recruit in cities, in centers of the black community in the Dade County area and South Florida. We have fewer black students than before," Foote said
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Metrorail finishes station by UM
By LOURDES FERRER
Hurricane Associate News Editor
Metro-Dade dedicated two Metrorail stations Friday, including the one opposite the University of Miami's campus on Ponce de Leon Blvd.
The dedication ceremonies, which UM President Edward T. Foote II attended, marked the completion of construction of the University and Dadeland South Metrorail stations, which are scheduled to open In December.
"They represent a very exciting sign of growth in the future of transportation in this county," said Metro-Dade Mayor Stephen P. Clark, the master of ceremonies.
Clark opened the ceremony with the "Pledge of Allegiance" and an Invocation by a local rabbi.
University station, named after the University of Miami, was the site of ground breaking marking the beginning of Metrorail construction in 1979.
“It will have an impact in all our lives,” said Foote. "It will provide services, a quality of life to each of us who will use this facility and to those who drive by and enjoy the art.”
Foote added that despite the controversies and lively differences of opinion which the system has generated, “this system — a vast concrete connector that will move people — is symbolic of what I think is important about this community that despite the odds, you pulled it off."
“This was the station where we made all our mistakes and we corrected on all our other stations as we went along," said Warren J. Higgins, executive director of Metro-Dade Transportation Administration.
Said Merritt Stierheim, Metro-Dade county manager: "This station will provide a vital link between UM’s main campus and its Medical School at the Civic Center and its James L. Knight Convention Center in downtown Miami."
The aerial center-platform station is a two-level pavilion composed of horizontal planes, open to subtropical breezes, but covered for protection.
The upper-level platform is partially lighted by a skylight, while the lower level is landscaped in keeping with the South Florida environment.
Dadeland South is at the southern end of the first stage, and its users will primarily be from the population to the south. It will provide easy access to the office complexes south of Kendall Drive. It is expected to be the access stations for nearly 7,000 passengers every day.
"Rail transit is more efficient than auto travel if only because of its tremendous advantages in the number of passengers — each rail car has 74 seats and can carry many more people standing," said Commissioner Clara Oesterle, Metro-Dade county transportation committee chairperson.
The ceremonies came to a close with the unveiling of the University and Dadeland South plaques.
Dignitaries and members of the public were able to ride the Metrorail.
Artist’s perception of what UM will look like in the future as seen from University Station
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United Way
The United Way campaign is now underway with more student participation than ever. /Page 3
State of UM
USBG president cries "fire” and the issue with Iron Arrow are presented in the column. /Page 6
Homecoming
The Homecoming schedule, now finalized, ia detailed in the entertainment section. /Page 8
Hurricanes win
A review of the UM-Purdue game is given in the sport* section. /Page 10
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UM basketball: Foote agrees
By RONNIE KAMOS
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GEORGE liAJ
Of the Hurricane Staff
The University of Miami basketball received a big push from President Edward T Foote II Friday as it rolls toward becoming a sport again.
Foote met with Athletic Director Sam Jankovich and university budget officials early Friday to discuss tne feasability of reinstating the sport.
Speaking at the inaguration of two Metrorail stations immediately afer the meeting. Foote gave Jankovich the go-ahead.
"I was impressed enough with what I saw to give approval in principle to the re-entry to the University of Miami into the world of intercollegiate basketball."
Foote also agreed with the idea of playing in the James L. Knight Center "at least for a number of years to come ”
According to Foote, the approval means that he believes that Janko-vich's plan is "feasable in principle" and will now submit that plan lo the Athletic Policy Committee of the Board of Trustees, who must approve the plan before Jankovich can move forward and hire a coach Jankovich has stated that finding a good coach would not be a problem and ‘‘several top-notch coaches have expressed an interest" in pos-
sibly coaching the UM team
The plan will be submitted to the Athletic Policy Committee "as soon as possible," f'oote said Friday
Should the full Board of Trustees approve the plan. UM will probably begin playing intercollegiate has-ketball in 1985
F'oote repeated his concern that the return of basketball "not be a drain on the student's tuition dollars," but declined to speculate on whether the university would be willing to give a short-term investment in order to get long term profits.
He said it was "premature” lo discuss the financial end. although he did say that Jankovich's plan “seemed financially feasable " Jankovich's plan calls for several options for funding a basketball program They call for various corporations or individuals to donate funds which would be used as seed money for the program
F'oote stated “now we will begin to consult widely with many peo pie, including students," as to whether they support the return of basketball.
USBG President Mark Cheskin said he supports the return of basketball to UM. but has questions about where the team will practice.
If the team practices in the Lane Center. Cheskin worries that the facility will be closed off to the general student body
By LOURDES FERNANDEZ
Hurricane News Editor
Enrollment has significantly decreased in several schools, especially the School ol Nursing and the School of Education and Allied Professions, UM President Edward T. Foote said at a recent meeting with students.
Dean Evelyn Barritt from Nursing says the School will still generate as much income as before.
However. Dean Lou Kleinman from the School of Education said they are not “carrying their load |financially|" and may have to reorganize the School
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Barritt said the number of students may be higher than figures from the registrar indicate, since the School has some students not yet registered
The cutback is also by design, she said. Because of a state contract, the School also teaches in Key West during the summer and those students are not accounted for
"Where we do have a problem is that we have a number of students in this community who because of ecobomics go to FIU," she added "In essence, we’ve become a School of Nursing for the very wealthy and the poor "
She ^aid tuition may be hard for middle-class students to afford Also, nursing students have clinical work in hospitals outside campus and must pay for parking and uniforms, said Barritt.
Last year, the School of Nursing had 460 undergraduates. Barritt said the figure she has heard this year is a decrease of about 30 students.
The School has also become smaller in graduate school, something for which they planned
“The School of Nursing is different because many students are mature and will take a semester off to catl* for their family," said Barritt
She says financial aid is “not as good as it used to be." The government used to provide many loans; in some cases part of the loans could be paid off through social work However, this is no longer done, said Barritt.
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According to Kleinman. the basic reason for the decrease in the School of Education is the raising of standards
“Lots of people are eliminated this way," he said
He added that this was a national problem affecting most Schools of F'ducation.
"The university is going to have to make a commitment, to help rebuild.” he said “Then it will be fine financially Down the road, we'll be better off for it."
He added that faculty members from the School will be meeting tomorrow to consider alternatives “Things will get better, but they'll be different before being better," he said "We'll have to regroup and reorganize
"The most intellectually talented students are not selecting teaching Salaries are down, the people coming in are questioning |education| as a career They are discouraged by parents and advisors "
Those programs being terminated nationwide are very small, said Kleinman But the major schools — he cited Stanford. Boston, and Tu-lane — are not being abolished UM is in the "same ballpark" as those major schools, said Kleinman Last year there were over 500 undergraduate and 480 graduate students The decrease has probably been in both, he said.
According to Kleinman, much is being done to attract education students, such as more money towards scholarships Also, honors students have been recruited for education, as have been students from community colleges
Kleinman insists on keeping standards high Two years ago SAT scores in the School went up an average of 24 points (from 860 to 884). Last year, they went up an av-
erage of 60 points (to 944)
The absolute minimum for an entering education student is 835. a number that will not be lowered, said Kleinman
11M honors studies:
ivictim of s’
By EVELYN RODRIGUEZ and
JOHN OUDENS
Of the Hurricane Staff
Freshman honors students who looked forward to small honors classes this semester walked into a not-so-small surprise
After the program admitted 270 new honors students, its largest freshman class ever, class size, a strong selling point of the program, jumped from an average of 13 students per course last year to 20 this year The average is still below’ that of the rest of the university "The honors program is a victim of its own success," President Edward T Foote II said last week
Additional sections of popular courses were added in order to give students access to the honors curriculum
Upper division classes are still small, said James Ash. associate provost and director of honors and privileged studies He said most of the classes expanded were lecture courses. Because the student makeup is honors, he said, the courses maintain their honors quality
Additional sections of freshman English, history, calculus, biology and biology labs were included in the fall curriculum Department chairmen have been cooperative in respect to the changes made in July. Ash said
Nevertheless, freshmen who read of small classes in honors program recruiting brochures found their classes larger than they expected
"I was under the impression the average was going to be 13," said Kim Wilson, a freshman enrolled in three honors courses, the smallest of which, she said, has 17 students
“At first they told us the average was going to be around 13 or 14," said Richard F.delstein, a freshman enrolled in an introductory psychology section and a literature course, each of which has 30 or 35 students, he said. "But then, when we got here, they told us classes were going to be bigger
“We were told, but it was too late."
In Honors 224, Religion and Human Sexuality. Wilson said, the size of the class — 20 to 25 students — makes progress sluggish
“If you want to have a discussion about a particular subject — well, with a large class, you fall behind," she said
Ken Moadel, who is enrolled in the other psychology section, said he was looking for something different from the course, which also has 30 or 35 students
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