Miami Hurricane, September 04, 1984

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What do we eat? Gator meat!
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Tuesday, September 4, 1984
ROTC Training Produces Results
By AHMED SHOREIBAH
Hurricane Staff Writer
A “verv good test of leadership ability" was how Chris Mact arland, a Politics and Public Affairs major from Coral Gables, described his experiences this summer at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
MacFarland was among 50 students from the University of Miami’s Department of Military Science who underwent various types of military training at sites ranging from Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Fort Benning, Georgia
MacFarland, who Is an Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship recipient, spent several weeks at Air Assault School of the 101st Airborne Division learning how to direct helicopter landings and move equipment by helicopter.
This training at Air Assault School was followed by six weeks of special leadership experience. During this period, MacFarland was assigned temporarily to positions of leadership such as squad leader, platoon leader and company first sargeant, the latter appointment having the greatest amount of responsibility.
"It prepares you for a variety of skills, especially quick decision-making," MacFarland said of the leadership training. "You come out being very confident and proficient at what you did.”
Shawn Marcotte, a senior majoring in Politics and Public Affairs, became a second generation paratrooper. He completed, along with nine other UM students, three weeks of intensive Airborne Training at Fort Bragg. North Carolina, thus earning the silver wings of an Army paratrooper.
After Airborne School came six weeks of instruction in basic military skills such as land navigation and use of an M16 automatic rifle. Marcotte was also involved in field exercizes which included war games, infantry duties and patrolling.
According to Marcotte, an important feature of this program was its special emphasis on leadership. "I definitely came away with knowledge of how to work with people," he said.
Marcotte hopes to get a regular army commission and eventually become an aviator and he would like to be stationed in Hawaii.
Another student who was involved in ROTC summer training is Valcntia Wright, a Politics and Public Affairs major from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She participated in a three-phase program in cold weather survival and tactics at the Army’s Northern Warfare School in Fort Greeli, Alaska.
Wright was one of only 14 women in the program, which had a total of 150 participants drawn from West Point as well as ROTC programs around the country.
Some of the activities the students participated in were: climbing a 6000-foot mountain (getting down was harder, according to Wright) and handling a boat in the Tanana River, which is 130 miles southeast of Fairbanks.
Wright also took part in "glacier week" which involved hiking across a glacier. "I gained confidence in myself, physically and mentally,’ said Wright.
Wright, currently a junior in Army ROTC, hopes to be commissioned as a second lieutenant upon graduation and to get an assignment in military intelligence, preferably in Europe.
Bushmasters challenge, train UM students
By ROLAND S. MEDINA
Hurricane Stall Writer
Interested in a military career — the military obligation that can last up to six years, the workload that has shunned most eager prospects?
This year the Army Reserve Officers Training Corp (ROTC) is sponsoring a special class, MIS 201, Sec GY. The class, Bush-masters, offers a wide range of adventure-type training which preclude any military obligation.
Bushmastcrs is intended to give
students an opportunity to participate in some of the formal training that a military person must endure.
The activities, taught by senior army cadets and supervised by Special Forces personnel, includes rappelling (jumping from a tower with the help of a rope), negotiating water obstacles, downproofing, hands-on practical work with US Army weapons (M-16’s and M-60’s) and other military-related tasks. There is also the possibility of participating in a mock war.
ROTC Lieutenant Wandell feels
Trash fire evacuates Student Union
Cause of fire unknown
By LISA GIBBS
Hurricane News Editor
Late Sunday afternoon, a fire occurred in the University of Miami Student Union.
The small trash fire, reported to UM Public Safety at 4:10 p.m., was located on the back stairwells of the Union, in the corner adjacent to the F'ederation of Cuban Students office.
Although the fire was small and easily extinguished by the Coral Gables Fire Department, the thick smoke produced was enough for the Public Safety officer present to evacuate the second floor of the Union.
The second floor remained closed to students for over an hour. At this time the cause of the fire is unknown No damage was incurred.
Taking the plunge
Cadet Shawn Marcotte, a junior majoring in English at the University of Miami, completed Ranger Survival Swim Training this summer through the Reserve Offi cers Training Corps.
the Bushmasters will provide immeasurable benefits to the student.
Many corporate executives believe that the practical experience the students gain in managing people and making things happen puts them far ahead of the of the thousands of college graduates struggling and competing for a handful of jobs — jobs that usually lead to the upper echelons of management, Wandell said.
U.S. Steel Corp. employment director D.M. Braithewaite described the ROTC program as an
excellent background for entrance into management. W. Thomas York, president of AMF Inc., added that “the skills, discipline, and experience gained through the ROTC program .. cannot be duplicated in any other fashion."
Bushmasters guarantees the experience without the obligations. "If you enjoy challenging yourself, being with a group of students that set high standards for themselves, and if you do not mind working hard physically and mentally, then you might want to look
into joining the Bushmasters,"said Captain Thomas J. Patykula, in structor of the course.
There is no charge or tuition for the class, which is 10 percent fe male.
The course began Aug. 24, but there is still time to join. Classes are Wednesdays from 2 to 4:50 p.m. in the armory, adjacent to the Campus Sports and Recreation building. For further information, contact Capt. Thomas J. Patykula or Capt. Krause at 284-4673 or 284-4674.
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Public Safety serves university students; offers crime prevention suggestions and
By ESTHER LEACH
Hurricane Staff Writer
When crime in Miami skyrocketed at an alarming rate a few years ago, the city's reputation suffered dramatically. Continuous reports of criminal incidents stimulated fear and concern, not only among local businesses and residents. but also among those who considered visiting the area.
Although the crime rate has improved, it is still a major subject of concern. To address that subject and combat crime on campus, the University of Miami employs a force ot state-certified police officers who work to maintain peace on campus and secure safety for all students, staff and faculty.
According to Patricia Haden, UM's crime prevention officer, the most prevalent crime on campus is
theft — nearly 85 percent of all thefts are preventable if proper precautions are taken.
"Many people think they don't even need police,” said Curtis Ivy, director of UM’s Office of Law
Enforcement. "They think they are safe here because they’re on a university campus insulated from the street life in the city.
"Despite that sense of security.
crime does occur, and it is important that students take all precautions possible to avoid becoming victims of crime.”
The Department of Public Safety advises students to lock their cars at all times and keep valuables in the trunk or out of sight; to never leave any property unattended at the pool, game room, tennis courts or other places on
campus: to not give their keys to anyone, particularly someone they don't know well; to never leave doors unlocked; and to record the serial numbers of personal valuables.
"We cannot necessarily prevent someone who wants to commit a crime,” said Ivy, "but we can
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appointed at nursing school
By CATHERINE WATERS
Hurricane Staff Writer
Evelyn Barritt, dean of the University of Miami's School of Nursing, has appointed Dr. Janice Thomas acting assistant dean for undergraduate studies.
The incumbent dean, Leda Mc-Kenry, was granted sabbatical leave for one year to travel to London and Colombia to work on her doctoral degree in international studies. She is interested in world health care in developing countries.
Thomas received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Miami; she earned her Master of Science in Nursing and PhD degrees from the University of Florida. Before coming to the University of Miami in 1981, she was the director of nursing at the Mailman Center for Child Development.
Thomas served at UM as an associate professor, teaching adult health care at the School of Nursing. She will serve as acting assistant dean of undergraduate studies until the end of the summer of 1985, although Dean McKenry will return in March 1985.
Thomas says that her new position is only temporary She finds her new job "challenging — this is a year of a lot of new programs.”
Faculty salaries remain low at School of Music
By CHARLOTTE HORNE
Hurricane Staff Writer
This is part two of an eight-part series describing the goals and objectives of the undergraduate schools and departments of the University of Miami over the next five years, as outlined in the Five-Year Strategic Plan.
The School of Music at the University of Miami is considered one of the best music schools in the country. Since its founding in 1926, it has grown in size and prestige to become the largest professional music school at a private university in the nation.
The school, fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, offers the widest choice of career programs of any music school in the world.
The School of Music offers 11 Bachelor of Music degrees, 15 Master of Music degrees and several doctoral degrees in the musical arts.
The school has recently added two major innovative programs to its curriculum.
The Music Engineering Technology program is designed for musicians interested in pursuing a career in music recording and sound reinforcement. The program is interdisciplinary, including courses in music, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, communications, psychology and business.
Music Merchandising prepares qualified students for positions in all areas of the music industry at every level, including top level management.
According to Dean William Hipp, UM’s School of Music was one of the first music schools to pioneer and initiate these types of programs. "This kind of innovation and creativity at the School of Music at UM is what makes the school unique among other schools of music," he said.
By the fall of 1986, the School of Music will have initiated a new program — ethnomusicology, which will focus on the music of Latin America and the Caribbean islands, according to Brian Busch, assistant dean for undergraduate studies
In spite of its national acclaim, however, the School of Music at UM
faces some problems — for example, the need for a studio-office building which would accomodate both faculty and student needs.
According to Hipp, a studio-office building is urgently needed to house the faculty, allowing the Foster Building to be used for its original purpose — to provide the students with a place to practice. The Foster Building is now also being used as a teaching facility.
The building has 65 practice rooms which are currently scheduled for use every day from 7 a.m. until 3 a m.
Hipp said that he hopes to see the construction of a new studio-office building and the renovation of present facilities underway within the next five to ten years.
The School of Music is a community of 120 faculty and graduate teaching assistants and about 725 students.
Most of the school's faculty perform, record and tour professionally when time permits, usually during the summer months.
The school has adopted certain goals and initiatives with regard to student quality and enrollment. The school will attempt to achieve an overall enrollment of 800 students by the fall of 1987.
Despite a drop in the total enrollment last year, this objective is believed to be attainable with an increased emphasis on a comprehensive and multiphased state and national recruitment effort.
In addition, the school intends to establish optimum and minimum enrollment goals associated with program viability in each curricular area, with an increased emphasis on student artistic and academic qualities.
Busch explained that the reason these measures are being put into effect is because the School of Music cannot afford to enroll more than 800 students, considering the present size of the faculty and the equipment and facilities that currently exist.
“In order to produce the desired results in terms of providing the students with a high quality of pre-professional education and training in preparation (or successfully entering music and music-related fields, it is in the faculty’s best interest to maximize the enrollment at 800," said Busch
A stabilized enrollment will perhaps reduce the teaching load of faculty instructors who are involved in substantive research or creative
and performing activities, as well as cut the cost of one-on-one performance instructors, accordign to Busch.
Hipp recently conducted a survey involving about 10 major music schools, including the Universities of California. Indiana, and Michigan, and Northwestern University in Illinois, to determine the faculty salaries of other major schools
Hipp discovered that the School of Music at UM ranked the lowest in terms of faculty salaries. "This is a matter of great concern," he said, adding that in order to maintain an important and qualified faculty, the salaries must increase to meet the overwhelming demand for higher salaries in the music industry
Faculty salaries are relatively low, admitted Busch He added that the school has been able to maintain a high quality of teaching that speaks well for the administration
J. Robert Floyd, director and instructor of the classical piano department, said that the faculty salaries at the School of Music are apall-ing
"The faculty members seem to be going strong despite the low salaries," said F'loyd "Obviously, the faculty members enjoy their work more so than going out there and comparing salaries with other schools of UM and also nationwide for that matter."
The school has an endowment of $4 million which is used to provide scholarships, research grants and assistantships to those students who qualify. But in recent years, these funds have been used to offset budget reductions.
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Add dale extended
The last date to add a class has been extended to Friday, Sept 7, 1984 The add process wilt continue to be held in Brockwav Hall