Miami Hurricane, February 07, 1984

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By LOURDES FERRER
Hurricane Associate News Editor
More than $1,600 was stolen early Sunday from the University of Miami's Student Union game room.
According to campus security, 29 of the 40 video game machines were broken into, and $1,615.50 was taken. The lock to two other machines were cut, but no money was taken
Campus security's theory is that the burglar (or burglars) might have hidden inside the building. According to Lt. Berford Bernard, “It looks like someone stayed inside and then had to pry a door open to get out."
The bowling alley's back door had been pried open.
“I'm pretty sure they |burglars| stayed inside last night |Saturday| hiding." said I.arry Epstein, a bowling alley employee.
Epstein said he checked the back door to the bowling alley before he left Saturday at midnight and the door was locked.
But when he came in to work at 11 a m. Sunday, he discovered that the locks to the video games were snapped open and that the door to the bowling alley had been forced open.
"It looked like a neat job," Epstein said.
According to Epstein, last summer the keys to two
closets in the bowling alley were lost or misplaced. Epstein believes the burglar could have hidden inside a closet, then waited for everyone to leave.
Epstein said the burglar “might have been someone from the cleaning crew or someone who worked last summer |who could have obtained the lost keys and sneaked in the closet.|"
However, Jack Maurer, assistant director of bowling and billiards, said he has “no suspects whatsoever," and said there was no night crew working Saturday night.
This was not the first Union burglary. Two and a half years ago, two people were arrested trying to break open the same door
Bernard said that several times in the past money has been stolen from video machines. "It was usually only two or three machines, and there were no signs of break-in."
He said that those cases looked as though they might have been inside jobs.
The police report said this weekend’s burglary occurred between 12:01 a.m. and 10:55 a m. Sunday. Campus security said there are no suspects and the investigation is still in progress.
The locks to the machines were replaced on Sunday. The game room reopened early in the afternoon.
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The video games were back to normal Sunday afternoon
In Union Burglary
Over $1,600 Stolen
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An ambassador talks politics
Electron microscope lab selective
By LOURDES FERNANDEZ
Hurricane News Editor
In a corner of the basement of the Cox Science Building sits a laboratory of which most students are not aware. This lab, however, is site of what may probably be one of the most expensive courses to give at the university, according to Biology Professor Jeffrey Prince, who teaches the course.
The two semester course is also very selective — out of 30 applicants last year, only eight were selected.
The lab itself has been present since the construction of the building. But there was a 10-year hiatus, during which the lab went unused.
Four years ago, Prince, who says he has always been interested in electron microscopy, began to bring the lab up to present standards. It took him about two years to bring in equipment and develop the lab.
He then began teaching the course. During the first semester, students learn the techniques and begin on a project. The second semester, students continue on their projects. Those taking it the first semester are not guaranteed acceptance into the second half.
The project is of their own choosing. Most students are working with faculty members in the biology department or marine school, according to Prince.
"It gives students a good exposure into what research is like," he said. “They are an interesting group to deal with.”
The lab is open 24 hours and students have their own keys, which enables them to work at their own pace.
Biology major Muhammed Sho-reibah, who is taking the course, sais it involves much responsability and many hours of work.
“You have to rely on yourself and nobody else," he said. “A lot of it is drudgery, but it pays off. It is very rare that you have the chance to do that as an undergraduate.”
Prince said the few universities that do offer such a course usually open it only to graduate students.
Students apply two weeks before registration begins. Prince said only a limited number are selected for two reasons.
First, the course can be lethal, since they work with toxic chemicals. "It's almost tutorial," he said. “I have to hold their hands."
Secondly, the course is very ex-
pensive. Replacement value of equipment in the lab is $186,000; the electon microscope alone costs $153,000 to replace.
For this reason, students must be careful in handling the equipment. According to Prince, "they have been super."
There is a service contract on the electron microscope, which means it costs $5,400 a year to maintain. There are also supplies to buy — about $1,200 worth. This amounts to about $743 a student.
Because of these expenses. Prince is looking for an endowment of half a million dollars. If so, he would name the lab after the benefactor.
The money would go towards earning interest for servicing, supplies, and scholarships for the students. He would also add newer microscopes (the present electron microscope is 20-years-old).
One of the microscopes he'd like to buy is a scanning electron microscope, which would let him open up the lab to geology and engineering majors. This microscope, however, would cost about $50,000.
The money would also help the lab become more independent, said Prince. "When you're in a pinch.
people start looking where they can cut.”
Magnification of a light microscope is 1000 times, whereas the magnification of an electron microscope is from 40,000 to 100,000 times. Besides the magnification, there is a greater resolution.
“Many universities don't have such a course available to undergraduates," said Prince. "Miami is lucky to be able to provide them with this.”
Prince said students learn all the facets of microscopy — from handling the microscope to printing cell photos in a darkroom. The lab takes up several rooms, one of them a darkroom developed for this course.
Students who apply must have a reference from the faculty. Those that have applied in the past have learned about the course from word of mouth, said Prince, since it is not listed in any of the bulletins.
He usually chooses students who have the most need for such knowledge and experience and who will get the most out of it. The average grade point average of applicants is 3.3; of those accepted, 3.6. Most are biology or chemistry majors and go on to graduate or medical school.
Talent Expo nears
By HOLLY GLEASON
Hurricane Staff Writer
The 1984 University of Miami Student Talent Expo is currently in the planning phase. The Student Entertainment Committee is looking for students to participate in the event, which is designed to expose UM’s multitude of talent.
The Talent Expo is going to encompass all the arts, both visual and aural, so students who are in a band, who paint, draw or take pictures, who dance or who have made a film as part of a class assignment are encouraged to have their work exhibited
There have been many UM students who have gone on to greatness. Former UM students who have gained prominence in the entertainment world include Jerry Herman, Grace Slick, Sly Stallone and Pat Metheny.
It is hoped that Metheny will be on hand for the event as a symbol of what UM students can and havp become Negotiations are underway to bring the former UM student and teacher back to campus
The event, which will take place on March 17 and 18, is also a way to reach out to the community. It is hoped that people from off-campus will share in the celebration of campus talent
Students who would like to be among the exhibiting participants should contact SEC chairman Hilda Mitrani at 284-5732. Students who would like to help in the actual production of what is hoped to become a tradition should contact Mitrani. This event is designed by UM students to promote UM students.
Wright, becomes increasingly dubious. "The longer we stay, the more we are drawn into factional dispute,” he said
However, he added, if they do withdraw it is uncertain what may occur. One of the more plausible alternatives would be to enhance involvement of the United Nations' forces.
In contrast to the similiar dilemma faced in Lebanon by both countries, the issue of the United States' invasion of Grenada last year ts one of a more sensitive nature regarding the relations of the two countries.
Wright said England disagreed with the United States not in the objective, but in the method. The alternative would have been to use political and economic methods.
"There was a temporary bad temper, but now we’ve kissed and made up," said Wright
England also supports the U S. objective in Central America, said Wright. "We keep our qualms to ourselves because we don't believe in back seat driving," he added.
England, he said, will not withdraw its garrison in Belize until Guatemala gives up its claim.
On aid to the Third World, he said neither the United States nor Britain is giving all that they should. England hasn't “done as much as committed to, but of all industrialized countries, the United States is the worse," he said
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A number of issues pertaining to politics in England and the allied relations of the United States and Great Britain were addressed by the British ambassador to the United States in a visit to UM.
Sir Oliver Wright spoke to a group of about 20 students and faculty members at the School of Business.
He served as ambassador to Denmark in the late 1960s and later became Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He later served as ambassador to West Germany in Bonn until elected Master of Christ College by his fellows at Cambridge University in England. He gave up this position to become ambassador to the United States last September.
Wright spoke about the multi-national presence in Lebanon, a cause to which both Britain and the United States are committed. He referred to the current situation as a "frightful mess.”
“The United States seems to feel that where there is a problem, a solution can be found. But in a lot of places, it is because they need a problem rather than a solution," said Wright.
The presence of the multi-national force in Lebanon, according to

Visiting
Erin DeLeon School in Ft.
(right) from Sparta High School in New Jersey and Jennifer Wheeler (left) from Cape Coral High Myers were among the high schoolers brought to UM last Friday on a recruiting visit.
Inside
College Roundup
News about University of Florida, University of Central Florida and colleges around the nation in College Roundup / PAGE 3
Ride of your life
A first person account of how Metrorail operates in action /PAGE 4
Miss Black UM
A preview of the annual tradition of Miss Black UM, part of Black Awareness Month /PAGE G
Play ball
A wrap-up of the baseball games played this weekend by UM in the Florida Four Tournament /PAGE 9
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Prince sits at the electron microscope
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Self-censorship worst says Argentinian editor
By LOURDES FERNANDEZ
Hurricane News Editor
Press problems in Argentina began in the 1940s and have not ended since, said an Argentinian editor and publisher at a lecture in the department of communication last Thursday.
Federico Massot of La Nucva Provincia said there are both government censorship and self-censor-ship. One of the causes is the economy. Argentina, with a 433 percent inflation rate, is the number-one country in inflation.
“It is hard to have a free press if the press can't sustain itself," said Massot
He added that after the Falklands
War, advertising went down an average of 40 percent. Many newspapers have lost up to 62 percent of advertising in the recession.
Massot said the recent election of Raul Alfonsin as president may help Argentina in its time of crisis "Now with the civilian government, at least there's a hope,” he said. "The military government was a mess. And if the Peronistas had won, as they've been doing for the past 50 years, we probably would have had a civil war."
There are three main problems facing the press in Argentina, according to Massot The first is the problem of economy
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