Miami Hurricane, December 10, 1985

              Today s issue is the last of the semester for The Miami Hurricane The Hurricane will resume printing Jan. 24, 1986. The Hurricane staff wishes all University of Miami students, faculty and staff a happy holiday
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Air fare wars help homebound students
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By DEBBIE MORGAN
Hurricane Associate News Editor
The Undergraduate Student Body Government's new book buy back program will offer students the chance to earn more money for their books and allow students to buy used books at a discounted rate.
According to Orestes Pablos, USBG senator, a student who wishes to sell his book can pay 25C to USBG who then will put the student's name and phone number, with the name of the book, course title and condition of the book, into a computerized list. The charge is to cover cost of publicity for the program.
Students wishing to buy books can then look at a printout of the list for the book he needs. The list will be available in the University Center Breezeway the first and second week of next semester in January and the list will be available in the USBG office. University Center Room 240, since the program will continue throughout the semester.
“Students interested in buying books can look at the |USBG) list," Pablos said. “It will be cheaper for students to buy books than at the bookstore.”
‘Selling books by students cuts out the middleman and creates a system of free enterprise
Xavier Cortada, USBG
USBG tried to establish a book buy back before, but the manager of the University of Miami bookstore said they would increase the amount of money students received back from their used books instead. However, the bookstore did not fulfill this request, according to Xavier Cortada, USBG Speaker of the Senate.
Cortada, wrote a resolution two years ago that asked professors to keep one edition of the book for their class for at least two years thus increasing the demand for books to be bought back and sold again.
Therefore, the bookstore would not lose money and students could receive more money for books they wished to return to get money back.
UM bookstore now buys
books back from students for half of the price when sold but only when the store knows the books will be used again the following semester, according to Charles Canfield, UM bookstore manager.
For books that will not be used again, books have to be sold to a wholesaler, who sets prices based on the demand of the book.
Canfield said the USBG book buy back program will not hurt the bookstore’s business since students have been buying and selling books between themselves since the opening of the University-
“It happens all the time anyhow," Canfield said. “Students have always sold books and bought books from each other.”
To compensate for student selling, Canfield said the bookstore places orders for new books, taking this into consideration.
But Cortada said the book buy back program will benefit the students.
“Selling books by students cuts out the middleman and creates a system of free enterprise wherein students benefit from other students,” he said.
“It's a quality system of the students, by the students, for the students," Cortada said.
By DEBBIE MORGAN
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SANDRA JARAMILLO
Hurricane Associate News Editors
Students preparing to fly home tor the holidays will be able to take advantage of air fare wars between airline companies this year.
For the more than 700 undergraduate students alone who come to the University of Miami from the New York or New Jersey area. People’s Express is offering the lowest fare of a sampling of airlines contacted by The Miami Hurricane on the heavily-traveled New York-Miami route.
If you purchase your ticket from People before Dec. 17 and travel Monday through Thursday, the one way fare is $49. After that date, prices will be $99 for early morning flights one way and $129 for all other times one way.
According to a Pan Am agent, there should be no problem flying to New York around Dec. 19 the last day of final exams at UM, or at the beginning of January since more passengers are likely to be headed in the other direction around those dates.
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The fare has no expiration dale or advance purchase requirements.
If you want to fly on Pan Am on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, the lowest fare to New York is $149 with a seven-day advance purchase and a minimum stay of at least through one Saturday night from the day you arrive, and you can stay a maximum of 60 days.
Eastern Airlines' super-saver fares are in effect until Dec. 18. Miami-New York flights are $119 one way on Monday through Thursday. If you travel on the weekend, seating is limited and the flight will cost $149 until Jan. 6.
Piedmont Airlines is offering Miami-New York flights before Dec. 16 for $119 one way on the weekends. That price will go up to $149 after Dec. 16.
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For students at UM who live in Florida outside of Miami, a one way fare to Tampa on Piedmont costs $50 if you buy it on or before Dec. 12. After that date, it will cost $60, and the round trip fare will go up from $98 to $108.
You can fly to Tampa on Northwest Orient for $49 one way or $98 round trip throughout the holidays.
Eastern's Miami-Tampa fare is $50 one way and $100 round trip if bought before Dec. 18. After that date, the fare is $55 one way and $110 round trip.
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on a Miami-Washington DC. flight during the holidays. People’s Express will fly into Dulles International Airport for $79 on Monday through Thursday before Dec. 17. Prices will increase after that date to $119 for early morning flights and $149 for all other times one way.
Taking a Piedmont flight from Miami to Washington D.C. will cost $109 after Dec. 16, but tickets must be purchased three days in advance.
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Flying to Chicago will cost $299 on Delta if purchased seven days In advance for a Friday. Saturday or Sunday flight. The fare requires that you stay at least one Saturday night.
Pan Am's Miami-Chicago is an unrestricted fare $149 each way.
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From Miami to Dallas-Ft. Worth, Piedmont’s fare is $99 one way before Dec. 16 if tickets are bought 14 days in advance. Pan Am's Miami-Houston flight is $99 each way with no restrictions.
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The lowest Pan Am fare from Miami to Los Angeles is $159 each way with a 14-day advance ticket reservation and purchase, and the offer is not good Dec. 20 or 21 or on Jan. 5. If you purchase seven days in advance, the fare is $420 round trip.
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Hurricane staff writer Pal McCreery contributed to this article.
SEC chairperson resigns
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Student Entertainment Committee chairperson Marc Katz resigned Sunday night after the Hooters concert “for academic reasons".
“I have to buckle down in academics and start progressing in my career in the entertainment management," said Katz, a telecommunications major.
Katz turned In a resignation letter to Director of Student Activities David Brown after officially announcing his resignation after the Hooters concert.
Although the announcement was sudden, Katz said he had been considering resigning for a while.
“It was kept quiet because I wanted it that way,” he said.
“It was a decision I had to make after looking at my academic record," Katz said. “I'm going to become a student. My teachers are so psyched to have me back in the classroom.”
Katz ended his third semester as SEC chairperson — he was the only SEC chairperson to be reelected.
Brown said that a new chairperson will be elected as soon as possible.
-LISA GIBBS Katz
Library room to be open 24 hours
By MARILYN GARATEIX
Hurricane News Editor
The University of Miami is gearing up for finals by providing its student body with certain services. Reading days at the University begin tomorrow and finals begin on Friday.
According to Jeff Zurilnick, director of the University Center, the Flamingo Ballroom will be set up as a study hall during normal Center operating hours for the convenience of students. Free coffee will be available to students.
Also, according to Frank Rodgers, director of library services and Dr. William Butler, vice president of student affairs, the study room located on the first floor of the library will be open 24 hours beginning tomorrow.
Butler also said usage of the library during the 24 hours will be evaluated during this time to see if the service will be continued. This Idea was tried out a few years back Butler said,, but was discontinued because of lack of usage.
However Butler said the idea may have more success this year.
“With the increase in the quality of our students, it I the study
period) may work." Butler said.
The move to have the library open for 24 hours was initiated by the Undergraduate Student Body Government and according to Jose Garcia the idea serves to enhance the academic image UM is striving to promote.
“It provides the environment students need to study and since the semester is shorter, there is much more pressure to cram,” Garcia said.
USBG also feels, said Garcia, that having the library open will be a lot safer for students both commuters and residents, than having them drive home or walk to their dorms late at night.
Students study for finals in different ways. Some cram while others begin early. But, according to one psychologist, exercising can make a difference in your grades.
"Studying is a kind of hoopjumping event,” Patty Randolph said. "There are certain skills you can develop that will put you a few grade points higher.
“It can mean the difference between a ‘B + ’ and an 'A' or a
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‘C + ’ and a'B,’ "she said.
Randolph recommends drinking fruit Juice during an exam to maintain the brain’s glucose level and eating fruit instead of candy bars, for energy, Decause it makes you feel better physically. She also says feeling positive is a must for doing well on the test.
Randolph said students sometimes "psyche themselves ouf'on exams to the point where their completed test doesn’t reflect their actual knowledge.
Keeping your body In good shape prior to an exam usually helps the brain stay active, too. “How well you think is reflective of how your body is doing,” she said.
Randolph compiled her study tips from fellow faculty members, counseling center resources, and students attending study work shops she conducted at Texas Christian University.
She said freshmen in particular need study tips because they “don't realize the importance of studying as a regular habit.
"They also have the added burden of training other people to respect their study habits; to accept their studying.'
If a student is afraid of the material, he needs to have a talk with himself and start on the hardest subjects first, when he is freshest, she said.
“But if he is absolutely paranoid, he should start with the easiest subjects to reinforce his confi dence.”
New Orleans bar favors Canes in Sugar Bowl
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By MARILYN GARATEIX
Hurricane News Editor
The University of Miami Hurricanes are Sugar Bowl-bound and Hurricane fans will have a welcoming committee in the form of Gunther "Dutch” Fritzel, owner of Fritzels, a bar located at 733 Bourbon St. in the heart of New Orleans’ French quarter.
What makes this bar unique among many others is that each year “Dutch” predicts who the winner of the Sugar Bowl will be and then renames his bar after the team.
Accordingly, Dutch has chosen the UM Hurricanes to be the winners this year and has already renamed his bar “The Eye of the Hurricane.”
"Miami has beaten so many other tougher teams,” Fritzel said, “they’re sure to win." Fritzel said he bases his predictions on past victories and the team's record.
Fritzel has already visited the UM campus, getting acquainted with students and, at the same time, trying to recruit a bartender familiar with student tastes to work at his bar. So far, the candidates include bartenders from Rick's Cafe and The New England Oyster House, but he has not made any definite decisions as of yet.
While on campus, Fritzel also visitedrthe Rathskeller, which he termed "a good hangout,” in
Sugar Bowl packages
•	Hurricane Club offers ? one-day $249 trip to the Sugar Bowl (leave and return Jan. 1) which includes air fare, ground transportation, game ticket, check in at the New Orleans Hilton (but no overnight stay). For information call Brian Wayne at 666*1095
•	The Alumni Association's five-day, four-night package includes air fare, game ticket, stay at New Orleans Hilton, coaches breakfast on Jan. 31, pre-game dinner buffet, ground transportation and souvenir. Rates. $759 single occupant*, $599 double occupancy, $569 triple and $549 quad. For
information call 284-2872.	_
•	The Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street offers a four-day, three-night hotel package for $55 per night double occupancy.
search of a bartender. He also visited the athletic department and obtained game films of the football team which he plans to show at the bar during the pre-game festivities.
Fritzel said he has been preparing for the coming of the Hurricanes since they were invited to take part In the Sugar Bowl on Nov. 23. He has pennants and posters all over the place and his bartenders are already wearing UM t-shirts.
The bar also provides students with a message board to leave notes forjfriends. Fritzel said he strives to provide a friendly atmo-
sphere for the students. "It's a home away from home," Fritzel said, “where they can cheer for their team.”
Fritzel's bar can be easily spotted by a huge orange and green helmet he said will be hanging from the second floor.
He has become quite an expert at this as he is going on his 13th year of predicting winners with only two of them not coming true. One involved Michigan and the other was In the '60s when he was Just beginning.
Last year, Fritzel renamed the bar in honor of the Nebraska Corahuskep who beat the Louisiana Tigers 28-10.
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