Miami Hurricane, April 23, 1985

              A BELUSHI BLAST
University of Miami should "leave the pool where it is, said Saturday Night Live star Jim Belushi, who, despite problems, provided an entertaining show Friday ENTERTAINMENT — page 8
GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES
This year’s sports season had its ups and downs — a look at moments to remember and moments to forget
SPORTS —page 10
STUDENTS OVER 30
UM’s 487 undergraduate students over 80 years old face the problem of balancing classwork and home — and usually overcome it
NEWS — page i>
Volume 61 Number 52
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Tuesday April 23, 1985
Computers stolen from 960, Jenkins
By LISA GIBBS
Hurricane Managing Editor
Two computer thefts resulted in the loss of $14,100 of IBM computer equipment last week.
About $11,000 of computer equipment was stolen from the 960 Computer Lab Friday and $3,400 from an office in the Jenkins Building Thursday.
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Dewey Bunnell (center) and Brad Palmer (left) give an all-American performance at the Student Union Patio Sunday night The concert was part of the Union's twentieth year celebration. More on the concert on page 8
Guess: tenure process is *a sham*
By CARMEN PEREZ
Hurricane Staff Writer
At least one professor at the University of Miami is upset with the tenure process — and is making his opinion heard.
Dr. George M. Guess, associate professor of politics and public affairs, claims that the tenure process is "arbitrary and secretive and has permitted the most mediocre and vindictive people to gang up on me
"1 am breaking the code of silt nee on this because junior faculty and others should be aware of their almost random chance of survival, especially if they do a good job," Guess said
According to Dr Robert Zaller, president of the Faculty Senate, a tenured professor is one who has been granted a permanent position on the faculty of his department.
A candidate is eligble for tenure after a maximum probationary period of six '.ears after which he submits his application to his department
Tenured professors and the chairman of the department review applications and make recommendations to the dean, who is
advised by a promotion and tenure committee. The tenure process continues on up to the provost, who in turn is advised by the academic personnel board and then to President Edward T. Foote, who makes the final decision.
Zaller said he feels the process is fair and applies to all candidates equally. “You can have a mistake in a given case, but there are safeguards. That is why the process is so long and complicated," he said.
However, Guess feels that such evaluations arc plagued with problems. "Suppose I set out for students grading criteria in my syllabus, ignored them, and told students not to worry and even encouraged them to work harder, then failed them according to my likes and dislikes without specific explanation?" he said.
Guess feels that this is how the tenure process works with a professor’s entire career assessed according to subjective criteria and secretively by many committees. “The process for selecting and denying tenured faculty, at least in PPA, is a sham," he said.
According to Zaller, depart-
ments should be evaluating a professor unually throughout his probationary period, "ft ought to be clear to the candidate after the end of the six years where he stands," he said.
“My Interest is being evaluated fairly," said Guess. "UM’s interest is to develop and retain quality faculty that make scholarly names for themselves here — this is the difference from simply buying big names made at other universities
“Most hired |in PPA] rarely stay if they are any good, since they discover the overall lack of departmental commitment to serious research and more importantly the ultimate goal of the PPA department, which is to teach large sections of 211 and 212 classes,” Guess said.
He added that four top members of the PPA faculty have resigned in the last four years. "Students might reasonably question the substance of many PPA coures and the qualifications of those who teach them," Guess said.
Guess notes several ways in which the tenure process could be improved. Faculty have the right to be evaluated fairly, openly and regularly and not on the basis of
personal likes and dislikes. "Without such evaluations beforehand, your performance is up for subjective interpretation by your opponents at tenure time," he said.
Guess added that the process “should be reformed for future junior faculty so that the sleazy types can’t maintain their control through the vagaries of the tenure process.”
“You can t simply buy excellence from other universities ana you can’t keep selling a phony brand to students for long," Guess said. "Tenuring home grown scholars in a fair and open process can help UM gain the excellence it so sorely needs."
Five IBM Personal Computer systems, three keyboards and two monitors worth an estimated $11,-000 were stolen between the hours of midnight and 4:30 a.m. Friday from the Complex, according to a report from the Department of Public Safety.
Three work-study students were the last to leave the computer lab Thursday night, according to the report. Residence Halls conducted a search Friday of the students' rooms and found nothing. Further investigation will be conducted by Public Safety.
According to Mike Janidlo, one of the 20 work-study student employed by the lab, students follow security procedures before they leave the lab: check the two doors and windows to make sure they are locked and close the blinds and drapes on the windows
There is an alarm system connected which is activated every night. If the alarm is on and (he door of the lab is opened, a printout will register at Public Safety. Lt. B.R. Barnard said that no printout registered Thursday night, Friday morning or any time since then
"I don't know anything about the alarm system," said Dan Rogers, Information Systems Facility supervisor in charge of the 960 lab. "|It's| Public Safety’s domain.” Rogers could not say who is responsible for turning the alarm on and off
An IBM PC dual drive unit and keyboard estimated at $3,400 was stolen from an office in the Jenkins building last Thursday
According to a report from Public Safety, the offender entered the ceiling outside the office, crawled through and came down inside the office. In the report, it is also speculated that the door of the office was left open

crazy
By AHMED SHOREIBAII
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
All this week, the Student Union Program Council, with the theme of “Let's Go Crazy.” will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Whitten Memorial Student Union
Sunday's Student Entertainment Committee-sponsored concert, tea-turing "America" and a fireworks show, started it all. Monday followed with a ground breaking ceremony and rereptlon
Today, a foosball tournament will be held at 1 pm and a faculty/student bowling tournament is scheduled from 5 to h p m Both events will take place in the Student Union gamcroom.
Tomorrow night, the Film Series will present a premiere, Gotcha, ai the Beaumont Cinema at 7 and 9:30. Also, a diving show will be conducted
On Thursdav. .* billiards tournament will be sponsored at Studen’ Union game room beginning ai p.m. That evening, from 6:30 to I pm., a Classic Film Festival u feature The Good, the Had and tin Ugly, The Maltese Falcon and Mu Marx brothers' Site at th " r<
A pizza eating contest is sched uled for Friday at noon at the Student Union patio. In the even ing. two Monty Python movies — Life of lirian and Meaning of I ije — will be shown, at H and 10 p.m, respectively, at the Student Union International Lounge
One man s recollection
Iron Arrow plans for
I 985-86
By LOURDES FERNANDEZ
Hurricane Editor in Chief
philosophy in order to teach at the I college level, but his Vietnam experience changed the direction of his lift'
‘We’re like the long lost brother that was banished. Now we’re back and everyone is happy.'
Edward I’ozzuoli
By LOURDES FERNANDEZ
Harm un,• Editor in Chief
The prodigal son has returned to his home, and the feast is being prepared.
Iron Arrow, which returned to campus this semester after a seven-year absence and has just elected new olficers, is planning its first year back.
"We're like the long lost brother that was banished Now we re back and everyone is happy," said Edward Pozzuoli. newly-elected Iron Arrow chief
Other officers elected this past Thursday are Scott Kornspan, son of chief, and Sabri Ismail, medicine man Joseph Pineda of the Alumni Office is the new faculty advisor. Two Council of Elders members were also elected: Jell Zirulnick. Student Union director, and alumni Bob Rosen.
"Next year will be the most exciting vear Iron Arrow has had because of the renewed spirit evident when we tapped," said
Pozzuoli. “The year will be less dramatic than this year, but at least as important when looking long-term. We will be laying the groundwork for years to come "
Iron Arrow, founded in 1926 as an all-male honorary, tapped women for the first time during this year's Carni Gras. It had not been on campus since 1977 because it refused to admit women after the government passed Title IX of the Education Amendments
"We'd like to gather and draw upon the resources we have to bring people back to campus and also have students reach out into the community," said Pozzuoli. "Iron Arrow's place is not just here on campus.”
He added that the organization has a network of alumni and students who keep information flowing back and forth concerning the University of Miami and the community
“We're very excited to have this responsibility and are looking forward to working with the University and alumni The one thing we stand for is love of alma mater and devotion
Commencement scheduled
The annual Commencement exercises will be held on‘ b.iday’ y 1», on the green adjacent to the Ashe Administration Building
h Instructions concerning procedures for ‘he Commencement reixes will be issued along with caps and gowns at the ok st ore from April 29 to May 7 The times are a.follow s Monday through Thursday	£30 «¡;m;_7 P-^
£r',d“y	10 a.m.—3 p.m.
Candidates should be in their assignedI areas by 7:301 a rm latives and other guests must be seated by 8 a.m. Seating is niable on a first come, first serve basis
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hen he speaks about the experience, it is in hushed tones, frequently clearing his throat
Rev. Thomas Davis.
Presbyterian chaplain at Wesley, recalls the Vietnam War — as are many others this month. Ten years ago this month, the Americans withdrew from South Vietnam and the North Vietnamese swept into South Vietnam, conquering the rest of the countrx It was a war in which 38,022 Americans died and 300,000 others were wounded.
The young men who served were sent for a year (in order to keep morale up among ihe troops). At 26. Davis was one of these men As a sophomore in college, he had volunteered for a reserve officers corps Davis later went on to do graduate work at Columbia University but was interrupted in 1970 when called into service.
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