Miami Hurricane, February 21, 1984

              Volume 60
Number 38
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Tuesday, February 21, 1984
SAFAC: $14,000 for International Week
By TEQUESTA BRYANT
Hurrit ant Assistant Vews Editor
The Student Activities Fee Allocations Committee recommended a rut
of mon than $10,000 ol an original emergent y requeit from the Council of
International Students and Organizations.
i < II IO went before SAFAC last Thursday tne.ht to seek funding for
their annual International Week.
COISO' • written request was for $25,091, but SAFAC cut the request
to $20,000 bv deducting $3.inn provided to (<>iso through regular referendum. $1,200 provided verbally by the Student Entertainment Committee
for entertainment and $700 from Student Activities this left the final request si $20,090 for International Week.
SAFAC Chairman Roy Kobert said the committee recommended to
Dean of Students William Sheeder. who must authorize all grants, to
award COISO $1 1,101 of their original request I he committee also included recommendations they felt might help COISO in this year's International Week and provide guidance for next year's Officers
"Friendly recommendations" presented by SAFAC to COISO are as
follows
I i Go before SEC to ask for help off-setting the enterlainment cost.
2) l.iki into consideration the amount of money thai COISO has already been granti il and use part of it so that Ihe cultural food to he provided during Inii i national Week can be sold at a very reasonable price to students Kobert said the goal of the food ba/aar should he to break even, not
to raise money
.0 Next year's International Week committee begin working on the
1985 International Week immediately after the elections of new COISO officers.  Kobert said that  SAFAC believes this will enable COISO to raise
funds more effectively, inside and outside the University
Kobert said that one point in the COISO request that impressed him
was that the COISO member organizations. Instead of paving a fee to par-
ticipate in International Week, are responsible for providing an activity or
event.
The African. Arab. Malaysian, Venezuelan and Haitian students member organizations haw Invited lecturers from their various countries to
speak during the week The only money COISO asked for in connection
with three of the five speakers was money to cover transportation, housing and meals.
The Venezuelan and Haitian students will be providing speakers at no
cost, since their speakers are in the area Sahri Ismail, president of COISO,
said groups get a free speaker to come rather than a contribution
There will be exhibits from 17 countries, with Ihe student organizations from each country covering the cost lor clothing and other display
items. COISO asked for no money toward this event
Ismail explained that COISO was covering half the cost for the food
and wanted SAFAC to match their money SAFAC suggested that COISO
search for a better price on the food to he prepared for the food bazaar.
F.ntertainment was a rough spot in the disc ussion COISO asked for a
total of $11,800 to provide international entertainment Ismail said the
crisis for 10 bands and other entertainment was high because they would
have to provide equipment and lighting for a few of the bands.
SAFAC had a hard time judging the worth of the bands with which
they were not familiar. John Stofan. Student Union director, suggested
that COISO provide the committee with some information on the hands to
help in their decision
SAFAC did, however, recommend that COISO go before SEC and ask
them to cover the cost ol .it least some of the entertainment Ismail said
that SEC had agreed to cover the $1,200 charge for thi latin band. Salsa
Express, or some other latin band in its place: and SAI v .dthat
amount from the amount requested SI < Mill needs to vote on that decision
s,\l \( could not understand Ismail s statement that the president's
office and Ihe Student Affairs office did not make contribution's to Inter
national Week
COISO advisor I aura Morgan said culturally, international students
equate seeking contributions with begging, and therefore have not tn the
past asked those offices for money
Ismail said COISO did approach the Student Affairs office about two
weeks ago but was turned down SAFAC suggested COISO seek contributions in the preceeding year to prevent thi available funding from running
out before International Wet V
SAFAC also suggested cut- in tin ana ol publicity COISO had planned to get much, if not all of the material from the campus bookstore, but
SAFAC members recommended off-campus suppliers, saving that the-,
generally have nun h lower prices
It was broughi up in the SAFAC meeting that COISO was awarded
$5,735 in regular fund and 20, per student ($3,100) b> a 1980 refi rendnm
spec itn all) for inii rnational Week
last year COISO received $2,850 in the regular allocation and wa-
then awarded $15,000 in a SAFAC emergency allocation   This year.
COISO received $2,635 in the regular allocation and asked for $25,091 in
emergency funding
COISO spent $16,27.1 on International Week last
$2,682 to ihe committee
and returned
Solidarity Dav
Hillel aids Soviet Jews
Mian I Hurrireine/KrlKI \ I IKI-
A student samples the desserts at the Ibis eafeteria
Ibis cafeteria rates high
in variety and quality;
high prices a drawback
By ERIC SEIPFL
tail Writs r
oi . note   Mir- fs the i
i artt'e les evaluating the
different places to cat on campus
la. irder of the places evaluated
unci1 time : .- pi ked at random.
In maintain consistency, all places
were reviewed during lunch knur.
nom were notified ahead of time.
and all me als were paid fur in t ash.
virtually cornucopian when compared to that of its next-door neighbor.
On the menu was roast beef
($109), southern fried chicken
($1.85), lasagna <$l.n0), veal par-
mesan ($1 85) and roast duck with
rm ($3.10), General surveys were
favorable for most of these dishes
(no one had tried Ihe duck) and the
pasta dishes got the highest marks.
Campus eateries
i i.ci.iv the review of campus food
services leads us to the Ibis cafeteria Situate d nest to the Hurricane
Cafeteria in the Student Union the
ibis differs from its counterpart by
having pay-per-item format, eliminating meal i arris and opening it up
to anyone
Ihis offers a pleasant surprise in
the way of variety, service and
quality   the  lunchtime  menu  was
Of course, as quality increases so
does price When a drink and salad
are figured in. most meals will
come to around $ I Nowhere is the
burden of quality more' evident than
at the salad bar which costs 20 an
ounce. This gets to be an expensive
proposition, especially If you pick a
heavy vegetable or us,' salad dressing
The service at Ibis received verv
favorable comments and observa
tion confirmed them The motherly
woman at the serving line calls stu-
dents "honey." Comment cards are
set on each table to solicit input
There is no salary variance for
this staff as compared to that of the
drudging Hurricane cafeteria's and
no special bonuses are given Why,
then, the conspicuously fni'ndlv
service? The congeniality tva- almost too irresistable to investigate
It appears there is an employee cohesion to be found here that is rare
The lady at the line who calls students "honey," 'Sweet Rolla Hurst,
said. "I call everybody sweetheart
or honey or somethin'!" She also
Ilk'-, to quote her own poetry and
invites   everyone   to   "come   one.
come all to this fantastic Ihis Ball."
A little more subdued was Mattte
Spann. who does the baking and is
proud of he-r pies, cakes and rolls.
Both ladies praised Johnny 'the
salad maker' and other co-workers,
each with their own spec laities.
By LISA GIBBS
Hurricane? Asm talc \e u i Editor
Student Solidarity Day for Soviet
Jewry, protecting the persecution
of Soviet .lews, will he sponsored
by Hillel Student Jewish Center on
Thursday
In its second year at I'M. Studeni
Solidarity Day is recognized at over
70 college campuses nationwide1
and abroad
In a resolution passed by the
Undergraduate Student Body (jov-
ernment last Wednesday, Student
Solidarity Pay was acknowledged
as "a day formulated for students to
dedicate themselves to the creation
of human rights for all mankind
throughout the Soviet t'nion and
the world."
According lo the USBG resolution and the Hillel committee, many
Jews currently living in the Soviet
I'nion wish to leave the country for
their homeland, Isr.e I Thev wish
to be united with their relatives,
their people and their culture'
For thi'se wishes, thev are persecuted, exiled and senl lo labor camp
prisons by the Soviet government.
The Hillel Soviet Jewry Committee was formed at UM by a group
of students who wanted to help the
Soviet Jews.
The committee, made up ol Hillel
members and currently headed hy
Danny Wachsstock, sends letters to
Washington. D,C and coordinates
functions such as Student Solidarity
Hay
Hillel groups from all over the
country have sent letters, not only
to U.S. senators and Washington officials, but also to former Soviet
president Yuri Andropov
According to David 1evinson. a
member of Hillel and the committee
on Soviet Jewry, the letters are
meant to put pressure on both the
U.S. and the Soviet governments so
that affirmative action will be
taken
In the past. Hillel has sponsored
Bagel Brunches and a march pro-
ti'sting ihe plight ol the lews
Thev have also adopted a Jewish
family currently living in Moscow,
the Shayev family Chaim Shayev,
head of the family, had been arrested for "anti-state functions"
wanting to leave the Soviet Union
for Israel The members ol Hillel
send food, clothing and dozens of
letters tn the family which, most of
the time, they do not rec eiv e
The oldest son. 21-year-old Ser-
gei Shayev. has hepn made an honorary student at the University ol
Miami
The Hillel committee works with
other commit lees to inform students and faculties across the United Stales about the plight "I the Soviet Jews, because, as I evinson
said. "What's happening t,, them
should not be forgotten
Students will compete at
UIVI regional tournament
By LOURDESFERNANDEZ
Hurricane v. . • i a. ■ ■•
The Whitton Student Union will he the site of a regional tournament
that Will bring college student unions to I'M to compete in different
events. 1 his will he the lirst time UM has hosted this tournament
Hie tournament will take place in Ihe Student Union this ve,eckenri
and will feature events such as Ivewling. billiards, table tennis, chess,
backgammon, football, and darts Jack Maurer. assistant director in
charge of the game room, said I'M still needs participants in backgammon
and darts
About too students are expected from 10-35 -e hools, according to
Maurer He added that the Whltten i mon volunteered us facilities bei ause
it is a major recreation event
"It costs us I to in est the tournament | what it would to travel," he said
I he Program Couni il has con'rihute-d $1,000 toward the event
The Association ol College Unions, which each year has a national
competition in addition to the regional ones, is composed of IS regions
Miami is in region six, which also include- Alabama. Georgia, and Mississippi,
The tournaments begin on the   local levi I with each i ampus tunning a
tournament   I ocal winners are sent to the regional competition  The num
her of regional entries depends on Ihe number participating in the campus
tournament
If a campus doe. not run a tournament, the school can enter a contestant (or an additional fee.
All are' invited to watch Ihe tournament
Work-study's actions
may have saved toddler
I .   turn ti
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IBIS
By AI.FXANDFR SAITTA
Hurru anc Opinion I d:l <r
The quick action of a work-study employee Sunday
may have saved a young lever victim Al 5:03 pm
Sunday, Diane Rhatigan, a desk assistant in the I M
student Union, saw Is- month-old Benjamin DeVarax
collapse into convulsions, and alerted i ampus s, c untv
The babj 'a sitter, Stephanie Levame, said the child
had had a fever the entire dav  accordini to Rhatigan
I t Buford Barnard ol Pu'blii Safet> said Sgt lames
Smith was on the scene within three- minutes ai d
tended to the child, who had been out for a stro with
his babysitter "
A Coral Gables Emergency Medics rived at
5:12 and transported the unconscious Benjamin to Variety Children's Hospital, where lie was immediate ly admitted to intensive care foi treatment
Ihe child's mother, Patrice DeVara*     aid      I h.
fever must have come on vi   ■ DtKtors at the
hospital performed a spinal tap to test for men
rest-, proved negative, and Benjamin ■' i    ■
■I '' Siinet.iv  night    v last  report   Mrs   DeV'ara>   taid
the' child was sleeping • omforfahlv.
Inside
Cuban revolution
The Graduate ScIicmiI at Internationa] Studies hosts a two-
day seminar on 1 In fulinn revolution /PAGE 3
Another Voice
Annie Ortega. t'SRC. speaker pro tempore, diacuanea the
weaknesses of USBG /PAGE 4
Godspell
A re-view  ol  the   student  production Godipell in  Pulse    I
PAGE «
Three in a row
.   The   women's tennis team wins three games! on lis wuv t.o the
top /PAGE T
Ratine eateries
I he Miumi Hurricane will rate
the on < ampus eateries an a
si ale from one to in with It) c;s
the highest rating, in the follow
ing four eireriv
Variety — What choice does the
Studeni have- in w hat to eat','
Quality    -    How     good    is    the
food''
Service — How friendly and , o-
operative are the- employee s' Do
they c are' about the student i
Atmosphere — How clean is the
c afc teiia? Is it decorated? Are
chairs broken, iite-nsils missing,
or ihe in- cream machine- working?
Ratmps: i-.t poor; 4-5 average; 6-8 excellent; 9-10 superior
Ibis Cafeteria
Variety  8
Quality  4
Service  7
Atmosphere 6
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I'hi Kappa I'hi   an academii  honor
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