Miami Hurricane, September 07, 1984

              CANES MEET THE WOLVERINES
Hurricanes look to better their record to :i-0
SPORTS, p. 10
DOGS! DOGS! DOGS!
Lowe Art Museum holds canine exhibit ENTERTAINMENT, p. 6
TOO MANY TICKETS
UM students pt^^jousands in parking fines
OPINION, p/4


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Friday, September 7, 1984
UM, Chinese To Exchange Faculty
By LISA GIBBS
Hurricane Sews Editor
Over a year ago, Qi Feiqiu came to the University of Miami from the Beijing Institute of Technology in the People’s Republic of China. As a visiting scholar to the College of Engineering, Feiqiu established the first contact between the two universities.
This past week, a delegation from Beijing (Peking) visited UM and signed an agreement detailing future plans for a faculty exchange program
The Chinese delegation, composed of seven university officials from .he Beijing Institute who are interested in the exchange program, has been traveling to universities in the United States since Aug. 23.
UM is their third stop, following Massachusetts Institute of Technology. and Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Their next stop will be California, where they will visit Stanford University and University of California at Los Angeles, among others. The delegation will complete their tour and return to China on Sept. 20.
No definite plans have been made for the exchange program, although the agreement has been signed, according to Lee. “It depends on faculty interest," he said. The delegation met with faculty members yesterday.
Possibilities inc.ude joint research programs with UM and the arrival of small groups of faculty members each year. Eventually, engineering students may be allowed to study at the Beijing Institute.
“I’m very enthusiastic about the possibility of having Chinese students and faculty coming over here and sending UM faculty and students over there,” said Vice President for Student Affairs William Butler. "Our people can learn from them — not only technology . . . |but also| the culture of China "
Beijing Institute of Technology is a polytechnic institution of applied sciences and engineering, similar to MIT or California Institute of Technology.
The university, which has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 5,000 and a graduate enrollment of 200, is comprised of 10 academic departments involved with different areas of engineering and research.
Butler and Dr. Samuel Lee, associate dean for the UM College of Engineering, visited the Beijing campus last May while doing a series of lectures on higher education in the United States.
According to Butler, BIT is considered one of the top 14 universities in China, out of 805 colleges, universities and institutes of technology A total of 1 >/2 million students are enrolled in Chinese universities, compared to approximately 12 million American students in 3,400 colleges
and universities.
“They were impressed with our intensive English program." said Butler.
At a press conference, the delegation discussed their itinerary and the differences between the Beijing Institute and the universities in the United States.
“Each university has its own distinct features," said Ding Jing. professor and provost at the Beijing Institute. "In China, one university is about the same as any other.
“Regulations are formulated by the government,' added Ma Zhi-qing. also a provost at Beijing "There is more flexibility in this country — that’s good, of course."
"Everything is well-arranged, efficient, professional." said Ding, who served as translator for the delegation
At the Beijing Institute, faculty members are provided with living quarters and board at cheap rates.
Professors arc paid very little, according to Ding, because they face a much lower cost of living than professors at United States' universities.
Fewer than 10 percent of the professors and 20 percent of the students at the Beijing Institute are women, said Ding.
875,000 "rani awarded to nursing school
By CATHERINE WATERS
Hurricane Stuff Writer
The University of Miami School of Nursing recently was awarded a $75,000 grant to fund a program in oncology nursing. The program is only the third of its kind in the nation.
The University of Miami, Florida State University, and the University of Florida were asked by the American Cancer Society to apply for the $75,000 grant.
Initially, the three schools were competing against each other. But one of the state universities withdrew from the contest, said clinical oncology specialist Beverly Nielson.
Nielson was selected by Dean Evelyn Barritt and the American Cancer Society to look at the strengths and weaknesses of the program and to see what needs changing on the graduate and undergraduate levels in oncology nursing.
After reviewing each university's request, the American Cancer Society chose the University of Miami School of Nursing. The state division of the American Cancer Society, Tampa, Florida, will award the grant over a three-year period.
Neilson is a graduate and former coordinator of oncology education at Adelphi University. With seven years of oncology experience, she Is now lecturing to the undergraduate and graduate nursing students to assess the present knowledge related to oncolgy nursing
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Faculty members from the Beijing institue of Technology in Peking, China met with UM administrators
to discuss a faculty-student exchange program
UM library to hold open house
By MARIA STANONIS
Hurricane Stuff Writer
The Otto G. Richter Library will be conducting its first open house based on the theme, "What's in it for you?" on Sept. 10-11, 10 a m to 3 p.m. at Brockway Hall.
All students, faculty and staff arc welcome to the open house, which will feature library tours, door prizes, exhibits and refreshments at no charge.
The open house was set up to welcome new studi nu tu UM's h brary and to inform all students about the new organization of the facility, due to recent renovations. Linda Golran. a library administrator, said. "We just want to show that we are here to help "
There will be various displays featuring a wide variety of government publications including surveys and censuses, as well as exhibits with photographs of the library itself in different stages of construction.
There will also be a display on the costs of replacing damaged, stolen and defaced books and the effect that these costs have on the student body. Another exhibit will include information on Computer Assisted Research (COMPAS) and will show students how to utilize this service for their studies
Twenty-minute tours will be provided by the staff; librar/ans will be available at all times tj> assist the students.
Information on how to do research papers will be distributed.
Everyone is encouraged to attend UM students should bring their ID even though it is an open house.
Philosophy department ranks among top ten
By HOLLY L. SCHLAKMAN
Hurricane Staff Writer
According to a survey conducted approximately two years ago, the doctoral program of the department of philosophy at the University of Miami ranks among the top ten in the country, tied with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley for honors.
"Ours is a department which I can comfortably call one of the best in the entire southeast," said Howard Pospesel. newly appointed chairman of the philosophy department.
"We hope to teach students to think in a systematic way about important and fundamental questions that every educated person ought to consider," said Pospesel "As an example, consider the questions of right action, free will
and religion.
"Philosophy assists students in developing critical faculties," added Pospesel. "It helps them to reason, to determine what follows from what."
The department's faculty is active, with an enormous amount of scholarly productivity. Part of this activity results in textbooks and research papers, according to Pospesel, but great emphasis is placed on interaction with other philosophy scholars.
Traditionally, a number of philosophers from universities across the country are brought to UM to lecture in their particular area of expertise as part of the philosophy colloquia sponsored by the department.
"These lectures are free and open to the UM population," said Pospesel. “They're a great way to stimulate the faculty, as well as
the student body who are exposed to them."
Dr. Harvey Siegal, the newest member of the philosophy department, is scheduled to launch the series with a lecture on the philosophy of science.
"I would like to attract a greater number of graduate students to our program," remarked Pospesel. "We have already taken the first steps to more widely disseminating information about the program nationally."
Another goal of Pospesel's is to attract more faculty of consistently high caliber. “This is mostly a fiscal problem, because the interest has certainly been expressed."
Pospesel has recently implemented a computer program in collaboration with James Shelley, director of Academic Information Systems. The program is designed to help students with their studies
Pospesel
in logic.
Students will be able to practice their logic exercises and "have a computer be their private tutor," said Pospesel. "Students have responded well to the program, and 1 would venture that their understanding and performance of logic is better with the aid of the ‘computer tutor.’ "
USBG provides money for pre-meds
By SHERYL STEIN
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
The new business at Wednesday's Undergraduate Student Body Government's (USGB) senate meeting included the installation of two new senators, short speeches by Dr. William Butler. Vice President for Student Affairs; Dr Jerry Askew, Assistant to the Vice
President for Student Affairs and USBG advisor; and Supreme Court Supreme Justice Martha Diaz; and a Gator Hater cheering session.
Christine Dillon and Chris Yan-kana were sworn in as representatives of United Black Students (UBS) and Council Of International Student Organizations (COISO). respectively. At last week's meeting. legislation passed slotting
Monica Silverman as Undersecretary for Special Events for the USBG Cabinet.
Also at last week's meeting, USBG passed a bill which provides money for programs to educate minority pre-medical students on financial aid opportunities
Butler congratulated USBG on doing a good job and mentioned the possibility of a student repre-
sentative on the Trustee Committee on Student Affairs. He also stated that a visiting committee will be on campus, questioning students on UM life.
"The university has been doing a lot of things over the summer. Eaton Hall lounge is just about finished and the Mahoney/Pearson cafeteria is a treat,” he said "The Please turn to page 3/USBG
Religion scholar from Tel Aviv lectures at UM
By MARSHA COLBERT
Hurricane Stall Writer
Dr Anson Rainey of Tel Aviv University, who spoke before a full auditorium on Tuesday night, introduced a discipline of social science called Historical Geography or Total Archeology
In his hour-long lecture, and accompanying slide show entitled “Bringing the Bible Down to Earth: The Disciplines of Historical Geography,” Rainey shared with his audience the "practical side of religion."
Rainey was an undergraduate at UCLA and received his masters degree and doctorate at Brandeis University. He has been with Tel Aviv University for 20 years and is considered an expert in ancient Near East cultures and Semitic language.
During his lecture, sponsored by the University of Miami Religion department, Rainey refuted the widely held view that the only notable happenings in the Middle East during the past few decades have concerned religious violence and strife.
He showed that research and field work are continuing and tnat discoveries of great consequence to the Judeo-Christian religions, and of some concern to the Arabs, arc still being made
Rainey and other scientists are interested in answering questions about the people who lived in the Biblical lands He divided Historical Geography into four separate subdivisions for research: physical geography, philology, toponymy, and field archeology
The physical geographical aspect involves the surveying of the surface land of the Middle East. Satellite composite pictures show the current environment, but geologically analyzed soil samples indicate the type and amount of change these areas have undergone since Biblical times. The physical features of the land are important because they imply how man could have lived years ago.
Philology is the study of historical documents, including, but not exclusive to, the Bible and the Torah. Ancient maps and writings indicate the sites of biblical towns and incidents. Linguists are often needed to translate documents written in languages like Greek. Hebrew, and Cuniform Knowledge of the villages' locations allows additional information about the people who lived there to be collected.
Please turn to page 3/RAINEY