Miami Hurricane, October 04, 1985

              Band of the Hour’ marches on
Being in the band is more than a halftime show to UM students
News — page 3
University of Miami Vice
A UM student gets a spot on the hottest TV show in town
Entertainment — page 6
To be independent or not
Should the University of Miami remain an independent or should it search for a conference to play in? The pros and cons up close
Sports — page 8
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Volume 63, Number 8
University of Miami
Friday, Oct. 4, 1985
Freshman survey sparks dispute
Freshman survey
Examples ol questions Irom the survey administered to English 105 classes on Sept 11 and 1? include
Abortion should be legalized
The activities ot married women are best confined to the home and family A couple should live together tor some time before deciding to get married It is important to have laws prohibiting homosexual relationships College officials have the right to ban persons with extreme views from speaking on campus
• Students were ash to indicate whether they disagree strongly disagree somewhat, agree somewhat or agree strongly to the above statements
By DEBBIE MORGAN
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
Controversy has erupted over the validity and necessity ot a survey given to University of Miami freshmen on Sept. 11 and 12
The Cooperative Institutional Research Program Freshman Survey, given by the American Council on F.ducation and the University of California, Los Angeles, is being objected to by graduate assistants that administered the surveys.
Jane Whitehead, a graduate student and secretary of the Graduate Students Association, said that the graduate assistants had three main objections to the survey:
•	Students' rights were violated because the confidentiality of the survey was questionable,
•	Questions were biased.
•	Classroom time was taken to administer a survey that had nothing to do with English.
The questionnaire, a national longitudinal study of the American higher education system, was es-
tablished in 1966 and has been given at UM for 13 years.
Across the country, it is administered to 1,300 schools, five million students and over 100,000 faculty.
According to the annual book in which the results are published. "One major goal of this research is to determine what happens to students when they attend college.
“These studies are designed to help improve the quality of college education and thus may benefit future generations of college students," it said.
The CIRP, which cost about $2,000 for UM to administer, used to be given through the Testing Center to freshmen when taking placement tests
Since placement tests are not mandatory for all freshmen any longer, the surveys were given to the English department to administer to freshmen composition classes.
ACE requests that the survey be
?;iven prior to school or during the irst week in a setting with a proctor present, his was done
during English classes, because there was no other time to get all new freshmen together, according to Dr. Rod Gillis, director of the Testing Center
Gillis said that the instrument is designed to find out about the composition of the Incoming freshman class as well as their interests and backgrounds.
He said this data is used for three purposes: by the Dean of Students to determine the composition of the class, toproject enrollment for future budget planning and for a self-study of the University before its accreditation next year.
The CIRP is also used to study how students compare to other student bodies across the country.
“Every institution is encouraged to get involved with it [the survey],” Gillis said. "It is a big database."
However, Whitehead said that the students' rights were violated since they are requested to write in their names, addresses, phone numbers and social security numbers on the survey. Also, the
questionnaires are numbered sequentially.
"We want to emphasize that your participation is completely voluntary," the instructions, which were read by the proctor, stated. "We ask for your name and address (and ID number) so the UCLA researchers can contact you at some later date for a follow-up study. Your responses, however, will he used only for research purposes and will be kept in the strictest confidence."
With freshmen, Whitehead said, there is pressure on the new students to take a test given to them by a teacher they will have for the entire semester. Although they have the right not to take it, students do not want to make bad impressions she said.
“How many |students| are going to object?” Whitehead said
For the past three years. UM has asked for ID numbers when UM uses the data to do analysis of their own. According to Gillis, an example would be to find out how many people that started out as biology majors actually did gradu-
ate with a biology degree
According to Gillis, the CIRP follow-up survey for three years has asked UM, for example, who did graduate that took the survey four years ago
He said that they use a small percent of the surveyed students on which to do a follow-up Last year, UM was asked to follow up on 20 students out of about 1,400 Gillis said that as far as he knows. ACE does not talk to or survey the
students themselves
Gillis said that the students do not have to put their name or ID on it, and they do not have to answer questions they do not want to
"There is no arm twisting," he said.
However, on one section of the survey, asking three questions about religious preferences and
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Askew talks on decline of Amercia’s economy
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Increased competition from oth er nations and the strong American dollar are reasons for the declining state of the United States economy, said former Florida governor and one-time US. trade representative Rubin Askew
"This country is living beyond its means.” he observed, "and for the first time in years we re a debtor nation."
Askew spoke Wednesday at a reception given at the Honors Residential College master s residence hosted by master Dr. Ross Murfin.
Attending the reception was University of Miami President Edward T. Foote. Askew spoke informally to about 25 HRC residents.
He focused his discussion primarily on the economic position of the United States in relation to the rest of theworld.
One reason for the current situation, added Askew, was the long-time trend of increasing competitiveness on the part of foreign manufacturers, notably those in Western Europe and Japan
According to the former governor, these competitors emerged after large infusions of U S. aid were successful in building up their economies shortly after the end of World War II.
The strong U.S. dollar was also cited by Askew as a factor that has undoubtedly contributed to the record trade deficit of the past year and to the even higher balance of payments difference forecasted for the present year
Askew welcomed the Reagan administration move last week that brought high-ranking officials from seven industrialized nations together in New York for a
cy marKecs
A strong dollar means higher prices for American exports abroad and cheaper foreign imports here Thus, it becomes more difficult to sell U.S. products abroad and American consumers find the prices of foreign goods here more attractive as the dollar increases in value, said Askew.
The strong dollar has been a boon to American tourists abroad who find favorable exchange rates in almost every country they visit
“I was going to go to Europe this summer until I spoke to 40 other people and 39 out of 40 were also going I thought I'd wait unti the winter |so that I could get to| see some Europeans.' Askew joked
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(|s. (tir Nlrofix elf Heir rertrl ftsrr-l 4e re h*vp [eluyrtl an fmj«*» tmrtt riilr in c'rratinfi and making worse some of tho IJnitrd State’s
present economic ills, the University of Florida Law School graduate maintained that intrinsic factors ought to be examined more carefully for clues to more perma nent and significant reasons for its economic decline in recent years
"We need to stop fighting each other and realizing we're in it together," he said "We have the tremendous strength in this country to do the job. But we're not doing it.”
“Our country has got to be much more research-minded, he emphasized
Askew suggested, among other Please turn to page 3/ASKEW
School of Medicine suffers deficit
Former Florida governor shakes President Edward
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Rubin Askew, right. T. Foote’s hand at a
reception held in the Honors Residential ( ollege.
By SATISH ERALY
Hurricane Staff Writer
The $5 million deficit suffered by '["^^o'the'investment made in
*idne '"thf ollitV ¿/ “he A according to Marvin Siegal.
s1st°a'n"vice President^for M/^^h division of the University, has The School of Medicine, use	steps to improve the
iysicaidplant°'of' the'sch^l, to' purchase equipment and to attract
recruiting departm^t^l chairmen^oj
'cruiting atWitional otUst^ding*°acuUy°may run into the mi,.ions ol
jllars, Siegal said.	merplv filling the chair of the proposed
For example, the ««n°/off^Ven estimated at a $250.000 [■parment of Radiation Oncoli gy * d bv the university Hospitals P The loss of about *X'lt Siegarattributed the loss mainly to the
£ SISSSS	- tor whl.h UM i. only r*™»y
oimbursed by the county_	sources of revenue for the School of
1edirin*niwve%ith*r^remained stagnant, as with private grants and
hospital revenues, or have actually declined, as in the case w.th federal appropriations	^ percent in 1984.85; however, these
romprlsi less than ony.eMh .1«.	'«»»re.
programs, Siegal said-1	most js a dramatic ¡„crease in unrestricted
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addition the School will pursue “hi^Jyhcp°"^at‘Ve	8
•° Ac« "dmgTo S?ergaUhe Ich^'l of Mem a ne. which comprises more than half of UM's budget, had an estimated budget of about $175 million
in 19For84the year 1983-84. the School had a budget deficit of $17 million
Late registration deadline extended to noon today
By LISA GIBBS
Hurricane Editor in Chief
The deadline for late registration for University of Miami students has been extended^	y L any student
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Wer\hSf.ns?imat,^Uth..m200 sfudents will he allowed to complete
regis!r^!j°b Qu^pre'slm^manu^n registration | system we have no wav of knowingPexactlv how many students will be affected, said Ash "Most'vriU be people who have pulled -heir coupons and for some reason are still carrying them .	_____