Miami Hurricane, October 15, 1985

              Fighting disease I UM joins other universities in sponsoring a series 1 of fundraisers to help fight Multiple Sclerosis News — page 5	1	Crazy Parisians UM Drama’s production of the French farce, The Italian Straw Hat, opens tomorrow night Entertainment — page 8		Underwater hockey | UM’s 15-member underwater hockey team, the Reefrats, score big goals in the Student Union Pool /"■ page 10
				
Volume 63 Number 11
University of Miami
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1985
Apartheid protestors rally at UM
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Julien Dacalor and Senior Marilyn Walker, 20, join the UM rally at the rock as they express their views on the issue of apartheid
By JOAN KITE
Hurricane Staff Writer
High school and college students, faculty, administrators and community members flocked to the University of Miami campus Friday to protest apartheid — racial segregation — in South Africa.
As part of National Anti-Apartheid Protest Day, two demonstrations were held — one at noon in front of the Student Union and the other at 2:30 p.m. at the entrance of the Ashe Administration Building.
Armed with placards, armbands and a variety of chants, the protestors attracted a crowd of curious and interested onlookers.
The Young Democrats initiated the event by passing out black and white armbands, a symbol of integration, to passing students
Fran Heckelman. 21, a Motion Picture major, and her friend Daniela Dundara. 19. a Broadcast Journalism major, both accepted the armbands.
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"They (the women| would be proud of their homes, which were three bedroom shacks," Heckelman said.
Yet, Heckelman and Dundara seemed to be in the minority when it came to students willing to protest. Many UM students passed
the demonstration area to visit the Rolling Stone Expo and the activities fair instead
"People are so disinterested." Dundara said "They’re so sheltered. They have mommy and daddy. Why should they care about problems halfway across the world?”
Dundara feels most students are embarrassed and afraid to speak out.
"It’s the campus more than the community." Dundara said. "It’s me.too. I’m not out there slaving to do anything."
Nevertheless, once the demonstration began. Dundara and Heckelman joined the circle of chanting protestors.
Bill Barzee, president of the Young Democrats, Dr. O R. Dath-orne, director of the Caribbean. African and Afro-American Studies, and Roy Fauntleroy. head of the Southern Christian Leadership, were strong figures in the first rally.
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"This is not a black and white issue," Fauntleroy said. "It’s wrong versus right. We expect more of our people of all colors to stand up."
The crowd which stood before him was mixed. Old and young Black and white.
The demonstration was far from
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Officials decide distribution of basketball tickets
is Lone Justice’s key
country sounds
By ROLAND S. MEDINA
Hurricane Assisant Sports Editor
Tickets tor students to the University of Miami’s home basketball games will be distributed through the Student Union primarily on a first come-first serve basis, according to Dr. William Butler, vice president of Student Affairs.
The tickets for all the games will be distributed four days prior to the match. If any tickets remain they will transfer back to the Athletic Department for sale to the public.*
Since a few of the games are termed ’high demand', there will also be a lottery for these games.
Butler also announced that the
Future patients with severe glaucoma may have a better prognosis after surgery if 5-Fluo-rouracil is approved for the market, according to a University of Miami researcher experimenting with the "wonder drug."
Dr. Richard Parrish, assistant professor of opthamology at the UM Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, did an animal study using the drug in some cases and not in others, and he saw a highly significant difference between the two.
“Only about two to three percent of people who have glaucoma actually come to surgery, but
administration will give all UM students, undergraduate and graduate, the opportunity to obtain the tickets.
Undergraduates and graduates will thus be vying for 574 tickets made available to students.
"It would be unfair to limit basketball tickets to undergraduate students, it would make it impossible for any graduate student to attend basketball games." said Butler.
Butler also pointed out the Student Activity Fee that undergraduate students pay does not include basketball.
But, according to Butler, "the basketball ticket cost will be absorbed by the University this year."
when they do. we think the drug is making the difference," Parrish
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The eye disease, which usually strikes those over 40 years old, occurs when pressure inside the eye Increases and the outflow of fluids is obstructed from reaching the blood vessels.
"The eye is similar to a drainage system in which there must be a constant flow," Parrish said. “If the elevation becomes too great, it can affect the optic nerve — which is the neural link between the eye and the brain — and eventually, if not treated properly, can cause blindness.”
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Energy
Band blends
By JUAN CARLOS COTO
Hurricane Entertainment Editor
At every family reunion, there’s always the little girl who gets up in front of the record player and dances energetically — and endlessly — to the laughter of all her family.
Lone Justice — especially lead singer Maria McKee — in their performance Friday night on the Student Union Patio, captured all the boundless energy of that little girl.
Review
After a less than exciting set from local band Apex, the small and previously uninterested crowd was caught up in Lone Justice's music from the beginning.
You Are the Light, the band's opener, not only showed the power behind McKee's voice but also echoed a certain amount of modesty in the group.
It could have opened with a screamer like east of Eden but instead seemed to want to ease the audience into the session.
Lead guitarist Ryan Hedge-cock strummed his guitar lightly behind McKee and remained unobtrusive throughout the rest of the set.
While some rock ’n’ roll guitarists seem all too concerned with moving their fingers at 70 miles per hour, Hedgecock just made the music sound good.
His attitude seemed to carry over to the band as well. Its overwhelming energy on stage was felt in the music and not in how high the band members jumped or how loud and fast they played.
In addition to playing a guitar on many of the tunes, McKee sang her heart out to the audience. When she went into an a cappella introduction to Sweet. Sweet Baby, she was putting the
rock ’n’ roll and
audience exactly where she wanted them — right where the band could hit them with the song's energy.
McKee's voice, described by some as a mixture of Dolly Parton and Janis Joplin, was at a powerhouse level and gave the band a strong focal point from which to rock 'n' roll.
Sometimes labeled a country act, the band played songs that at first seemed foot stompers but always became uniquely Lone Justice in the end.
A song like Working Late, a country romper in many respects, still seemed to have a strong rock ’n’ roll element.
But the band also showed otf a list of songs far from any kind of country music. Its first single. Ways to Be Wicked, came off with an electricity you can't get from listening too the album
That’s what counted for this band, which gave all to give the audience something it couldn't get by sitting in front of their stereos, or for that matter, in front of any other band.
McKee and the band held their own in every kind of music played. Don't Toss Us Away, unmistakably a country tearjerk-er, was just as strong musically — and vocally — as Sweet Jane. a rock ’n’ roller that Hedgecock.
in a post-show interview, said is a performance standard for the band and not likely to ever appear on a record.
Many of the songs Lone Justice played Friday night, although from their album, are songs the band has been performing live for years.
And it shows. Lone Justice, for a three-year-old band, is ‘tight as a drum on stage.
The audience was taken through any and every style of American music, but was always kept on one track.
No matter how different the music got. Lone Justice made sure everyone had a good time.
Setting the record straight
In the Oct. 11 issue, the UM Karate Club was incorrectly named the Tae Kwon Do karate club. The Hurricane regrets the error.
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Lone Justice, seen here at a Friday press conference, played the Student Union Patio that evening
UM researcher finds drug helps glaucoma patients
By STACEY GABY
Hurricane Staff Writer
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