Miami Hurricane, October 09, 1984

              IRISH EYES ARE CRYING
Hurricanes whip the Fighting Irish, 31-15
SPORTS, p. 11
E
ARY GRANT TO APPEAR IN MIAMI
The legendary film star comes to the Knight Center Oc t. 14
ENTERTAINMENT, p. 8
STAY TUNED FOR HOMECOMING '04
Many exciting events for Homecoming — less than a week away
ENTERT AINME
•1NT, p. 10
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Volume 61 Number 1 3
Tuesday, October 9, 1984
UM Enrollment Declines
‘It may be that we’ll be looking at a stable undergraduate enrollment of around 8,500 in the next few years.’
Associate provost .James Ash
By USA GIBBS
Hurricane News Editor
According to recently released figures, overall enrollment at the University of Miami has decreased by 153 students.
Undergraduate enrollment decreased from 9,218 in 1983 to 9,151 due to the graduation of a large senior class last year, according to Dr. James Ash, associate provost for honors and privileged studies and enrollment spokesman for the University.
However, the increase in the number of entering freshmen and the number of transfer students kept the undergraduate enrollment relatively stable (a difference of only 67).
Undergraduate enrollment was “several hundred more than we budgeted for," said Ash.
The decrease in returning students, from 6,525 in 1983 to 5,833,
also “reflects graduating a huge senior class, which we planned on," said Ash. “We planned and budgeted for that.
“We dispensed more financial aid in the form of scholarships and grants this year than last year," said Ash. "We'll not have as much tuition revenue as the increase |in entering freshmen] would suggest.
“There will be a little more tuition revenue generated than last year. Under our incentive budgeting system, schools with greater
enrollment automatically get the extra revenue generated
“It’s a formula that's already been decided.”
Undergraduate Student Body Government President Scott Korn-span plans discussions with the administration to resolve any discrepancy between planned and actual tuition revenue figures.
"Students are going to look into having more say in where the extra money goes and in directing the funds to where they're most
needed," said Kornspan
The number of graduate students is down also — from 4,640 in 1983 to 4,557.
Out of an entering freshman class of 1,772, about 550 are honor students, according to Ash. According to the latest figures, the median Scholastic Aptitude Test scores for this year are up 33 points, from 1,026 (out of a possible 1,600) to 1,059
The Strategic Plan, a document outlining the goals of UM for the next five years, calls for a gradual decrease in overall enrollment “It may be that we’ll be looking at a stable undergraduate enrollment of around 8,500 in the next few years," said Ash
“I don’t see too much of a drop in the next couple of years or much of an increase either,” agreed Kornspan.
1984	Furo	liment	
Undergraduates	1984	1983	Over
Actual	Actual	(Under)	
Entering Freshmen	1772	1463	309
Transfer Students	858	768	90
Honors (Entering)*	550	270	280
Continuing Students	5833	6525	(692)
Non-classified Students* *	688	462	226
Total Undergraduates	9151	9218	(67)
Graduates			
Graduate School Students	2554	2644	(90)
Law Students	1352	1356	(4)
Medical Students	651	640	11
Total graduates	4557	4640	(83)
Total UM students	13,708	13,858	(153)
* — An approximate figure, the number is included among the entering freshmen
*• — Includes readmitted, former students and non-degree students
Iron Arrow's tappings suffer in the 1960s
By LOURDES FERNANDEZ
Hurricane Editor in Chief
This is the fourth in a series on the history of Iron Arrow. This arti-clc examines the 1960s and curly 1970s.
Iron Arrow, a history recounts that in the later years of the 1960s, "an era was coming to a close in Iron Arrow."
Much of this, according to the book, was due to the nature of the student body itself. Drugs became popular on campus, and students protested against the war in Vietnam. There were Iron Arrow selection meetings in which there was doubt as to whether anyone should even be tapped.
In addition, Thur ton Adams, director of student activities and father figure of the tribe, was about to retire. It was left to the student leaders to carry on the tradition of Iron Arrow.
In 1966, however, Henry King Stanford became the third president of the University of Miami and third sponsor of Iron Arrow
Stanford aided in clearing the way for the tapping mound and fire bowl which still stand in front of the bookstore. He also promoted the James Hutchinson Fund to acquire 50 oil canvases depicting Seminole Indian life.
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UM Arboretum to he restored
President Foote speaks at Open Forum Thursday
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dents air their grievances t quest ion-and-answer session
By LISA GIBBS
Hurricane News Editor
Students had the chance to voice their gripes to President Edward T. Foote Thursday in the University of Miami's first open forum of the year.
Foote heard students' complaints, discussed issues and answered questions for nearly two hours at the Open Forum, which was filmed by UM's cable station and sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Body Government as part of USBG Week
The following topics were discussed
PROGRESS, GOALS AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN
'My first years here were times of troubles in Miami; we were the focus of national attention," said Foote. "The challenges and problems in higher education nationally were compounded because of Miami's problems. In three years, the community has taken gigantic steps."
"Two years ago, we began a strategic planning process," he said "I presented the plan to the board of trustees, and the plan says at the undergraduate level we’ll stay about the same size, continuing a trend begun some years ago. Increasing the better students academically, offering increasing number of outstanding programs — that’s the mission and role of a major private university."
"We have problems at this university. I know that I think it woud be a mistake to miss what’s going on at this university," he said."We're moving on an extremely steep trajectory to become a regionally and nationally respected university."
"We want to focus on the undergraduate experience. We opened the Honors Residential College, we’re expanding the graduate and professional programs, and the research capacity of the university; $60,000 went last year to research."
“We’ll emphasize the building of Arts and Sciences. International Studies and natural sciences ”
"We’ve already accomplished so much in half a century when other universities are hundreds of years old "
"We’re located here in the vortex of worldwide energy, an international center of research, a commercial banking center. We re the only major university in the tropics and we can do things in this climate you can’t do in Jacksonville, much less Poughkeepsie |New York| "
"We need to accept the SunTan U image You can get a good education and a suntan too We’re a lot better university now _____________
“We’re dedicated to building a financial base. We have an endowment of between $70 to $80 million — it’s not enough. In December there will be a public announcement of a major fundraising drive. We need more money and we’re going to get more money ." INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
"We have over 1,800 international students from well over 100 countries," Foote said. "We’ve been committed to international students for a long time, from living arrangements to travel problems.”
"The university in its planning is rededicating itself to international endeavors and students; including consultations We have some problems with international students we need to address.”
HONORS RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE
"It is Yale’s 50th year in the residential college system, and my experience in college was tremendously enhanced by thé | Yale] residential college," He said. “It’s |part of] an effort to have separate related smaller communities of interests that stretch across university and become more of a faculty and university-wide presence."
"It’s not nirvana, but it |a residential college| gives a far stronger sense of identity within a broad institution, a smaller and more manageable unit. Residential colleges at Yale and Rice average between 300-500 students. That’s proven a good size."
“It gives a sense of place and belonging in a large, complicated institution The next phase in the planning process will go over costs, amount of residential colleges, etc.
“As soon as possible the residential college will be finished; we had a problem with getting the furniture on time. The fundamental commitment is real."
The college will be finished within the next two weeks, according to Ombudsman Jerry Askew.
GREEK LIFE
"The Greek system thrives," He said "It's not been threatened at all |by residential colleges]."
"It takes connections and money to build sorority houses. They get built with the approval and through the efforts of a national and local chapter. Historically, the university has not developed in that way, there's been not enough interest.”
“The interest in the Greek system this year is up — it can be a tremendous asset."
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She hopes to establish an endowed chair, a permanent source of funding which would allow for the upkeep and the hiring of a permanent director.
Gaubatz has received permission from the university to begin fundraising
A project for the continuation of the restoration involves the sale of T-shirts and tote bags with a special design of a shaving bush tree The design was done by Mari Con-neem, an artist who has won the best-in-show award in the Lowe Art Museum Art Festival
The tote bags and T-shirts are available for purchase in the bookstore.
‘The Arboretum has the potential of being the most excellent thing on the UM campus.
It can be a textbook of tropical biology.’
Kathy Gaubatz
Several people are helping Gaubatz with the restoration of saving the Arboretum Stanley Kiem. superintendent of nearby Fairchild Gardens, has helped Mrs Gaubatz with the technical terms of making a plant list and a map of the Arboretum. Taylor Alexander, professor emeritus of the botany department, is also helping with the project.
Dr. Richard Howard, renowned botanist at Harvard and former director of the Arnold Arboretum, supports the project and is willing to visit and give some suggestions for the restoration
In addition. Clarence Lefler. the director of Physical Plant on campus, has been very cooperative in the efforts to restore the Arboretum
By MARA DONAHOE
Hurricane Stall Writer
The Gifford Arboretum, located at the northern end of the University of Miami campus by the old art and physics buildings, is now being restored.
The Arboretum was begun in 1948 when Professor F’rank Ri-moldi, formerly of the biology department, planted and labeled trees and shrubs by biological family. He did this in order to teach taxonomy, the classification of plants and animals, to students.
In 1951, the Arboretum was named to honor John Clayton Gifford, a famous conservationist in the botany department Later, yn the '60s and '70s, the Arboretum fell to ruins.
Now, Kathy Gaubatz, whose husband John is a professor of law at the University of Miami, is actively trying to restore the Arboretum to its former condition. Trees need to be relabeled, specimens need to be replaced and new plot markers need to be erected. Also needed is a regular caretaker to cut the grass and maintain the grounds.
The Arboretum is unique in that trees and shrubs that cannot be grown in other parts of the United States can be grown here in the sub-tropical environment of south Florida
Gaubatz sees the Arboretum as an outstanding part of the campus "The Arboretum has the potential of being the most excellent thing on the UM campus," said Gaubatz "We can grow things here in Miami that you can’t grow in other parts of the continental US ”
Gaubatz also stressed the importance of the Arboretum in community education; “It can be a living textbook of tropical biology."
According to Gaubatz, care and upkeep of the Arboretum will cost approximately $10.000 per year — this money will most likely come from private endowments and not from the university
"Eve been told |by the administration] 'save the Arboretum? Go do it,' " said Gaubatz