Miami Hurricane, February 24, 1984

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Friday, February 24, 1984
Tuition Raised $600; Up To u$6,950
By RONNIE RAMOS
Hurricane Editor in Chief
The University of Miami Board of Trustees Wednesday approved a $600 increase in tuition and an average $132 hike in room and board for the 1984-85 school year. The raises amount to a 7.5 increase in the cost of attending UM for students who live on campus.
Tuition for the 1984-85 school year will be $6,950. It will cost students $7,170 in tuition and fees to attend UM next year.
“We are doing everything we can to keep tuition as low as possible,” President Edward T. Foote said Thursday. “This tuition keeps way down at the bottom of in comparison with other major private universities."
UM also increased the amount of university-funded financial aid by 11.5 percent to $12 million.
Mark Cheskin, president of the Undergraduate Student Body Government, said the Senate will determine what position USBG will take on the increase at an emergency meeting on Monday.
Cheskin said the senators will talk to as many students as possible to get their reaction to the increase.
“If the students are not concerned, then there probably won't be any action," he said. “But I don’t think that will happen.”
Convocation honors academic excellence
At Wednesday’s Senate meeting, Cheskin announced the hike and presented the Senate with four basic options: totally ignore the increase, support it, protest it, or some combination of the three.
When asked if the increase was too high, the Senate voted 27-1 that it was. Senators’ suggestions on a course of action ranged from Xavier Cor-tada’s idea to organize a rally to Mark Eisenberg’s suggestion not to upset the administration and instead work with it.
Cheskin said he was not pleased with increase. “Tuition had to go up, but $600 was too much,” he said. "Within certain guidelines, the administration tried to keep it down. But I still think they could have done better.”
Chesking said the administration had to face that the university must meet certain expenses and revenues.
“The university,” he said, "felt that undergraduate tuition, instead of identifying other sources, had to be the major source of the revenues needed to balance the budget."
Cheskin added he was not totally dissatisfied with the increase. "Tuition could have been as high as $700 without USBG input."
He also said the education at UM is worth the money. “As far as a private university in the Southeast, it's a bargain. Four years ago, I wouldn't have said that.” The reasons for his change in opinion, he said, were “new deans, new faculty and a new Image."_______________________
One reason for the increase is to make up for a $12.4 million "increase in inflation and improvements in quality," according to a memo from the Office of Public Affairs. The memo said that only about $4 7 million or 38 percent of the increases would be covered by tuition.
Cheskin said part of the reason UM has had to raise tuition $1,950 in the last three years is "because of mismanagement." The mismanagement, he said, was not to be blamed on anyone in particular, "but because it had always been done that way."
Cheskin said that situation is changing; an example of the change, he said, is the lower hike in room rates. While tuition is increasing 9.5 percent, room and board are increasing, on the average, about 4.5 percent
According to Cheskin, single-room rates will rise significantly more than double-room rates. “This is so that students living in double rooms won’t be subsidizing students living in single rooms as much as they have this year," he said.
Next triday the Hurricane will begirt a three-part scries on next year's tuition. Tuition '84 will look at new financial aid possibilities, on-campus housing and proposed campus-wide improvements.
By LISA GIBBS
Hurricane Associate News Editor
Honors Day Convocation, a ceremony recognizing outstanding students, was held Tuesday in Gusman Concert Hall.
The convocation honored outstanding students nominated by their department or honor society.
The ceremony began with a procession of the students to be honored from the Cox Science Building to Gusman Concert Hall where it was met by the University Wind Ensemble.
After being welcomed by Associate Provost James Ash, President Edward T. Foote presented the departmental, college and school awards.
Foote then announced the Professors of the Year: Dr. Harry Forgan, School of Education; Dr. Whitting Johnson, department of history, Social Sciences; Dr. George I.abadie, School of Nursing; Dr. Manfred Ledford, School of Business; Professor Augustin Recio, School of Engineering; Dr. Stephen Sapp, department of religion, Humanities; Dr. Harry Schultz, department of chemistry, Natural Sciences; Thomas Spain, School of Architecture; and Dan Von Santi, School of Music.
After the presentation of Honor Society Awards, the guest speaker, Richard B. Sewall, was introduced.
Sewall was a professor of English at Yale University until 1976. He won the National Book Award in 1974 for The Life of Emily Dickinson.
Sewall delivered a speech entitled, “Don't Compete: Create." He spoke of the need for achievement for achievement's sake, rather than for success in competition.
A president's reception in the lobby of the Cox Science Building followed the ceremony.
The Honors Day Convocation was the fourth of its kind at the University of Miami. The first was initiated by Dr. Carl Snyder of the department of chemistry. Snyder was also the Grand Marshal in this year’s academic procession.
Snyder said that the purpose of the Honors Day Convocation is to "recognize academic excellence, especially among undergraduates at the University of Miami."
"I’m very pleased with the way it's |the Honors Convocation] been continued .... I would like to see Honors Dav expanded to Honors Week."
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^BG sets up committee for gathering information
By LISA GIBBS
Hurricane Associate News Editor
The Undergraduate Student Body Government is currently in the process of setting up an informational committee, the USBG Information Gathering and Analysis System (IGAS).
The purpose of IGAS, according to USBG President Mark Cheskin, is to "gather information on matters that affect the quality of student life at the University of Miami, to analyze this information to make recommenda-
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Honor society ODK taps new members
By TEQUESTA BRYANT
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society, tapped 29 persons Monday and Tuesday.
The organization taps new members during Homecoming and Cami Gras. There are 180 circles of ODK in institutions of higher learning.
There are also ODK alumni circles.
"We’ve had an excellent year of selections and look forward to increased interest in our organization," said Dagoberto Quintana,
ODK president.
The group's purpose is to recognize college leaders and to inspire others along this line, to bring together the most representative individuals in all phases of collegiate life. It also brings together members of the administration, faculty and student body and honoris causa members on a basis of mutual interest, understanding and helpfulness.
"ODK can only consider those members which have been brought to our attention,” said Quintana.
“Therefore, we encourage the presentation of candidates for consideration at our biannual selections meetings.”
Miami undergraduates tapped this week are Ernesto Apostolo,
Lisa Deutsch, Paul Frishman, Lisa Grigas, Mark Hanson. Bemie Kosar,
Barry Leffler, Hilda Mitrani. She)-
Miami Hurricane/JEFF GOTTLIEB
In preparation
5-year-old Danny Mike helps set up the Fish-o-rama booth at Carni Gras. The carnival, the largest of its kind in the Southeast, is running through tomorrow.
Pearson fires still continue
By LOURDES FERNANDEZ
Hurricane News Editor
Over the weekend, Pearson Hall — recently the location of almost weekly trash chute fires — had several additional fires.
The most recent fire occurred Sunday morning. Residents were not evacuated because the fire was not extensive, according to Sheryl McDaniel, residence coordinator at Pearson.
Students are only evacuated when the "smoke is intense enough that it appears to be dangerous,” said McDaniel.
According to Jerry Buttoff, Coral Gables Fire Marshal, there are no city regulations dictating when residents should be evacuated from a building.
However, he feels that as soon as there is smoke, residents should be evacuated.
"It’s the smoke that kills you, not the fire," he said. “You don’t need a whole lot of fire; the smoke can cause three to four deaths."
He added that fires can be contained, but smoke can be very dangerous, especially to anyone with a respiratory problem.
The Sunday morning fire was extinguished shortly after it began, which was around 10:30 a m. it was quite small since the trash chutes are mostly empty in the mornings, according to McDaniel.
She said Residence Halls is taking various preventive measures, such as sending out a letter to residents reiterating the importance of being responsible about the trash chute. Also, there is now a reward of $1,000 for any information about the fires. The trash chutes, previously open the entire day, will now be open only from 10:30 a m. to 3:30 p.nt.
Lt. Chuck Habermehl of Public Safety said that there were no new developments in their investigation. "We're hoping for someone to step forward with a lead," he said.
News anchorwoman Craft to speak twice at UM
Issac B. Singer is tapped Faculty Secretary W. Ivan
ley Niceley, John Oudens, Jay Rees, Sylvia Rosabal, Michael Schoenfeld, Ed Smart and Andre Smith.
Graduate students tapped are Ambassador Abdelkader Marquez-Garcia, Jay Martus, Alberto Mitrani, Steve Stark, Evelyn Torres and Ines Triay.
Faculty members tapped are Kamal Jacoub, department chairman in the School of Engineering; Barbara Singer, School of Law; Carolyn Stanford, School of Music; and Frank Millero, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Alumni tapped are Pat Caralis, W. Keith Phillips, and Neil Schiff.
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as honoris causa by ODK Hoy
Nobel Prize winner and English Professor Issac B. Singer was tapped as honoris causa.
Tappees must have shown "exemplary character, responsible leadership and service in campus life, superior scholarship, genuine fellowship and consecration to democratic ideals," according to the group's by-laws.
Members earn selection by demonstrating excellence in a combination of five major phases of campus life: scholarship; athletics; campus activities and student government; speech, journalism and religious activity; and creative and performing arts.
By LOURDES FERNANDEZ
Hurricane News Editor
Christine Craft, the television news anchorwoman who successfully sued Metromedia in a sex discrimination case last August, will make two appearances at UM on Wednesday.
Her first appearance will be at 2 p.m. in the Beaumont Cinema during a communications class. It is open to the public and sponsored by the UM chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. Craft will speak about the case for approximately 15 minutes and then open the floor to questions.
She will also lecture at 8 p.m. in Gusman Hall on "Television News and Show Business," using her experiences as an example of the frequent blurring of distinctions between information and entertainment
This lecture is also free to university staff and students; tickets for the general public are $5. Craft's visit is sponsored by Lecture Series.
In 1981, after a year as the co-anchor at KMBC-TV, an affiliate of Metromedia, Craft was demoted because she was “too old, too unattractive and not sufficiently deferential to men,” she said.
Two years later. Craft sued Metromedia, Inc. in the federal district court in Kansas City, Missouri. A six-member jury found Metromedia guilty of sex discrimination and fraud.
A subsequent trial in October overturned the original decision, but a change of venue for a new trial was granted. Last month, a jury in Joplin, Missouri found Metromedia guilty of the fraud charge only.

Christine Craft sued Metromedia in a sex discrimination case last year
Inside
Rathskeller offers draft beer, atmosphere
Parents’ Weekend
Parents visit UM for a weekend /PAGE 3
Sex harassment
A column on one man’s attitude toward sexual harass-
ment /PAGE 4
Starbound
Students compete in a Carni Gras talent show /PAGE 6
Seminóles in town
Preview of the UM-FSU weekend baseball series /PAGE 9
By ERIC SEIDEL
Hurricane Staff Writer
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles evaluating the different places to eat on campus. The order of the places evaluated and times were picked at random. To maintain consistency, all places were reviewed during lunch hour, none were notified ahead of time and all meals were paid for in cash.
Probably the most interesting establishment in the survey of campus food services is the UM Rathskeller.
Upon entering the two-story
Charles H. Gautier Hall, the student is faced with an unusual system of
ordering. It's always easy to spot the freshmen.
After a glance at the menu board, against one wall, the student proceeds to the cashier and gives his or her order. When the cashier gets his money, he receives a check listing the ordered items.
Continuing on to the counter, the student gives the check to the people behind the bar, who detach the bottom part, return it to the student and ask him to wait until they call his number.
One customer either was confused by the system or had fallen
asleep: "No. 985, your food has been waiting here for half an hour," said a voice over the speaker
This emphasized an important aspect of eating at the Rat — one must be alert before getting carried away in the festivites.
Unlike the menus of other campus eateries, the Rat's menu does not change daily. It consists mainly of a large selection of items available either as sandwiches or subs, the subs being more expensive (and larger).
Additional specials include deep-fried zucchini strips, British-style fish and chips and spinach salad. A convenient condiment bar offers
sandwich garnishes. Prices are a bit high compared to those of other campus cafeterias, but competitive against off-campus prices.
The most distinguishing feature of the menu is the large selection of draft beer, unavailable elsewhere on campus. Many students favorably mentioned the Rat's parties and Thursday Promo Nights, when beer tickets are only 75 cents.
Jim Romano, a self-proclaimed "avid Rat-goer," said, "I live for Promo Night and Happy Hour. The staff is friendly and cheerful, but the prices are a little expensive.
Please turn to Page 2,'RAT