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FILM AT UM First of a five-part series take* a look at the development of film-makinf; here in the department of communication ENTERTAINMKNT. p. I. NEW BUILDING FOR BASEBALL Locker rooms, offices and a VIP deck will soon be con structed at Mark Light Stadium SPORTS, p. 8 CROSS COUNTRY IM PROVES Caballero leads runners in their second consecutive regional tournament SPORTS, p. 8. 2ftj£ iEtami 2f urrtratte Volume 61 Number 23 Tuesday, November 13, 1984 Plan Integrates Computers into UM By DEBBIE MORGAN Hurricane .-Vw.ie.ni '.. ■■ I i\ The long Range Academic Systems Plan has been acquired by the Iniversity of Miami to improve its computer facilities. "The heart of our plan is to make students and faculty more computer proficient,'" said Dr Richard Pfau, chairman of the I.RASP Committee and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In December of 1983. Pfau was appointed by Provost William F Lee to chair the LRASP Committee "to identify the actions needed to move the University of Miami into a leading postion in academic computing," according to the executive summary of the plan The committee worked for a year on the report, which makes recommendations to meet the needs of the computer environment which will exist at UM in the 1990s. The summary suggests that "students and faculty in all schools, all colleges, and all disicplines will use computers to process texts, analyze data, communicate, and learn about the implications of technology." The committee consisted of faculty members representing the nine schools of the university and the library, one non-faculty member, and a project team of four more faculty members who contributed to the report. 'The object of LRASP is to integrate computers more fully into the teaching facilities of the University' Richard Pfau The Long Range Information System Plan is already in use by the University. It is used for information such as student records and the accounting system of the University and is not directly related to student research. "In terms of students, we will improve access of computers to students in a qualitatively measurable way," said Pfau. According to the proposed plan, 800 work stations will be set up all over the campus in labs with about 20 computers each. The labs are planned to be open 72 hours a week — six days a week, 12 hours a day. For the faculty, LRASP will provide access to 500 computer work stations and equip 10 classrooms with monitor and projection facilities capable of data communication. AIM, LKASF will install a University-wide broadband communica- tion system. The summary stales that this program will accomplish computer grading, record keeping, and exam generation for the faculty 1 ibrary computerization under the LRASP will give higher priority tu and establish an integrated computerized system for all University libraries. "The object of LRASP is to integrate computers more fully into the teaching facilities of the University." said Pfau. "We hope to interest the major computer computer company vendors to find out more about what we are doing. A lot of what we want to do depends on funds " The cost of implementing the LRASP over a five-year period will be approximately $-10 million. Some of the funds might come from special appropriations, some from external gifts and grants, and some from the operating budgets of the academic units, according to the summary "LRASP will go into effect when President [Fdward T.| Foote decides how the report should be implemented." said Pfau "The benefits [of I.RASP| will come in terms of a more productive faculty, superior students, and the pride that we all can take from our University's improving reputation," stated the summary A subcommittee of the LRISP/LRASP has negotiated a computer discount program that has been operating since Sept. 12 out of the Coral Gables University bookstore Board offers plan to insure UM students Faces of defeat Hurricane quarterback Bernie Kosar and head coach Jimmy Johnson express their disappointment as the Maryland Terrapins came back to beat the 'Canes 42-40. Story, page 8. High demand on computers leads to problems in computer laboratories By CATHERINE H. MALLINAS llurruunr Stun Wrtter Although the installation eel additional terminals in the computer lab of the Ungar Computer Center is planned, th. lab's present over crowding problems are ex pee lee! i.e persist Currently there is an insufficient number of terminals, and some of those available are inadequate, according to students, facultv, and administrators However, if ihe Universit) adopts an U'ndergraduate Student Body Government proposal to make IBM personal computers currently at the College e.f Engineering more available, the problem mav be alleviated, say members of th.- USBG senate, which passed the hill unanimous!} There are now 20 IBM personal computers with graphics features, which are off limits to all but a few engineering classes, on the third floor of the Ma. Arthur Building On the other hand, the ( i er Center has univ two sui h computers, heavily used bj over li"1 students enrolled in a graphics en- gineering course In addition, then are approximately 300 computet science majors who ar. abll to use the IBM PCs The numbct ol studi ms enrolled in the College of Engineering is expected to rise in thi spring semester, according to Direi I Academic Service'- Georgl P Brown. This would pU greater demand .en the available i eemputers Brown explan • ' ently not possible to set up an IBM personal computer lab because, "One. we don't have the personnel, and, two. we don't have the money " Brown does not consider the matter important enough to act on it immediately 1 am not impressed with Mr Brown's excuses for not establishing an IBM PC computer lab," said Izhar Ifaq. USBG senator and coauthor of USBG's proposal. "The fact of the matter is that it would take very little effort and mone\ to make the facility available to students." Haq, also an engineering studi nt. said he would like to see the 20 IBM terminals made available for all engineering students to use "I think it's absurd that there are 20 IBM PC computers which .ere essentially unused and nol available to students.'' Haq said The proposal, sponsored b\ Haq •end Senator George Duyos, states. "the University shall establish an IBM PC computer lab, consisting eef 20 IBM personal computers, In the Engineering Building " "It's had enough that si I l.ii ulty ratios are so dlspropi ately high." said Xavier I e heiirman of the USBG academic affair.-, committee, "but it's absurd that this university willingly refuses to grant thi'ir students such academic necessities such as ihe' ai i essibllty eef the PC's Something is wi "It is net' i idi nts to have all computer fai ilities used In the must effii •e' meet the need i i it the st idents." said Scott Kornspan USBG ■,■■-■■■ d.'llt Now that iii.' bill has I SBt i approval, it goes to l>r William Butler. \ ii i pri sidei I foi I Affairs, whei can either veto the bill or relay it to the appropriate departmi nt fur a r. sponsi Sociology takes humor seriously Uy MARA DO.NAHOE Hurricane '.tall IV-iire- "It's about time we take humor seriously," said Dr Ri< k Zimmerman Ihe- assistant professor of sociology will teach a new coursi for the spring semester called thi Sociology of Humor. The purpose of the rnurse is tee show the importance of humor in social interaction and the role of social groups and social situations as related to humor. The course will assess why Mimething is funny and what particular things are funny, focusing en the development of a sense of humor and the roll >( the clown lllle Zimmerman predie I - a large in li resl in the class "When student- 'It's about time we take humor seriously.' Dr. Kick Zimmerman \ssih intc professor of sociology think about it," said Zimmerman "they will realize the Importance of humor in interpersonal relation' ships, how we appear to Others and the roles we plav in everyday life "" Racial, ethnii anel "dirty" joke-, will he studied In addition, the .lass will .enter on humor as _ coping met danism and it mental health I luring thi "i. and students '.wil discuss then performance Funny films will be \ and analyzed in terms oi thi issues; a collection of readings will Studi and il ' films, television By DEMISE L. HERMAN Hurrh one llatt Writi ■ The consensus of the first Student Health Advisory Board meeting was that a student health insurance plan li needed here at th. University ol Miami for both graduate and undergraduate students lhe board hopes to have a University student insurance plan ready for mailing In January. Dr Eugene Flipse. director of the Health Center, said that it is now a matter of paperwork and deciding on a company, a premium, and the' benefits to he offered. The plan will cost UM students anywhere from $1RO-$300 to $1,200, depending on the coverage Chosen bv the board. The polled being considered provide, at a minimum, proportional amounts ol coverage fen hospital stay cal expenses, medicine and miscellaneous hospital . xpenses .lane Whitehead, representative of the Graduate Student AlSOt la tion. emphasized that many graduate students work as teaching assistants and have a difficult time getting health coverage due to their academic status. Sine i jobs are not full-time and due to a technicality concerning the number of credits they carry, they are nsidered full-time students The board, which has been dormant for the past few years, was revived this year te> help the I'm versity, and particularly the Health Center, determine thi health-oriented needs of th dents. It will look at existin. grams and make recomn tie ms Robert Gerhardt, chairman ol the board, said that it is important for students to voice any complaints or gripes they may have. The board essentially will be act ing as the eyes and ears eif the Health Center on campus Presently, the board is comprised of representatives from the Graduate Student Association, the l ndergraduate Student Body Government, the Residence Halls, and the Council of International Students Organization It is looking for representatives from the Student Bar Association and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science F. Lee Haile\ to lecture a! (jiiMiian Hall IK LISA GIBBS tlurr i dlte - I-. Lee Bailey, former defen ■ lawyer, will give a lecture entitled "The I ii e Never Rests" tonight at 8 in Gusman Hall .. whose clients ha-, eluded kidnapped heiress Pat-i. la Hearst and the Boston strancler. is the author of three best-selling non-fiction ho.iks: 7 he Di \. ver Kesf. l or the Defense, and e if for the Approach Ihe former United States Ma rine fighting pilot has also a . thored a Bailey, '17, from Walton, I' tured for over 500 i end 1500 profes j'piups and has appeared on Morning Amerii a He- attended Harvard Univi and graduated in I960 from the Bo ton University School of Law The lecture is the third in the Universit) of Miami Lecture' se ries. David Os/nski of the United States Army, a sophomore business major at the University of Miami, received an Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service Friday The award was presented by Lt. Michael Pilvinsky. chairman of the UM de- partment of military science.
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Title | Miami Hurricane, November 13, 1984 |
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University of Miami -- Students -- Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida |
Genre | Newspapers |
Publisher | University of Miami |
Date | 1984-11-13 |
Coverage Temporal | 1980-1989 |
Coverage Spatial | Coral Gables (Fla.) |
Physical Description | 1 volume (26 pages) |
Language | eng |
Repository | University of Miami. Library. University Archives |
Collection Title | The Miami Hurricane |
Collection No. | ASU0053 |
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Full Text | FILM AT UM First of a five-part series take* a look at the development of film-makinf; here in the department of communication ENTERTAINMKNT. p. I. NEW BUILDING FOR BASEBALL Locker rooms, offices and a VIP deck will soon be con structed at Mark Light Stadium SPORTS, p. 8 CROSS COUNTRY IM PROVES Caballero leads runners in their second consecutive regional tournament SPORTS, p. 8. 2ftj£ iEtami 2f urrtratte Volume 61 Number 23 Tuesday, November 13, 1984 Plan Integrates Computers into UM By DEBBIE MORGAN Hurricane .-Vw.ie.ni '.. ■■ I i\ The long Range Academic Systems Plan has been acquired by the Iniversity of Miami to improve its computer facilities. "The heart of our plan is to make students and faculty more computer proficient,'" said Dr Richard Pfau, chairman of the I.RASP Committee and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In December of 1983. Pfau was appointed by Provost William F Lee to chair the LRASP Committee "to identify the actions needed to move the University of Miami into a leading postion in academic computing," according to the executive summary of the plan The committee worked for a year on the report, which makes recommendations to meet the needs of the computer environment which will exist at UM in the 1990s. The summary suggests that "students and faculty in all schools, all colleges, and all disicplines will use computers to process texts, analyze data, communicate, and learn about the implications of technology." The committee consisted of faculty members representing the nine schools of the university and the library, one non-faculty member, and a project team of four more faculty members who contributed to the report. 'The object of LRASP is to integrate computers more fully into the teaching facilities of the University' Richard Pfau The Long Range Information System Plan is already in use by the University. It is used for information such as student records and the accounting system of the University and is not directly related to student research. "In terms of students, we will improve access of computers to students in a qualitatively measurable way," said Pfau. According to the proposed plan, 800 work stations will be set up all over the campus in labs with about 20 computers each. The labs are planned to be open 72 hours a week — six days a week, 12 hours a day. For the faculty, LRASP will provide access to 500 computer work stations and equip 10 classrooms with monitor and projection facilities capable of data communication. AIM, LKASF will install a University-wide broadband communica- tion system. The summary stales that this program will accomplish computer grading, record keeping, and exam generation for the faculty 1 ibrary computerization under the LRASP will give higher priority tu and establish an integrated computerized system for all University libraries. "The object of LRASP is to integrate computers more fully into the teaching facilities of the University." said Pfau. "We hope to interest the major computer computer company vendors to find out more about what we are doing. A lot of what we want to do depends on funds " The cost of implementing the LRASP over a five-year period will be approximately $-10 million. Some of the funds might come from special appropriations, some from external gifts and grants, and some from the operating budgets of the academic units, according to the summary "LRASP will go into effect when President [Fdward T.| Foote decides how the report should be implemented." said Pfau "The benefits [of I.RASP| will come in terms of a more productive faculty, superior students, and the pride that we all can take from our University's improving reputation," stated the summary A subcommittee of the LRISP/LRASP has negotiated a computer discount program that has been operating since Sept. 12 out of the Coral Gables University bookstore Board offers plan to insure UM students Faces of defeat Hurricane quarterback Bernie Kosar and head coach Jimmy Johnson express their disappointment as the Maryland Terrapins came back to beat the 'Canes 42-40. Story, page 8. High demand on computers leads to problems in computer laboratories By CATHERINE H. MALLINAS llurruunr Stun Wrtter Although the installation eel additional terminals in the computer lab of the Ungar Computer Center is planned, th. lab's present over crowding problems are ex pee lee! i.e persist Currently there is an insufficient number of terminals, and some of those available are inadequate, according to students, facultv, and administrators However, if ihe Universit) adopts an U'ndergraduate Student Body Government proposal to make IBM personal computers currently at the College e.f Engineering more available, the problem mav be alleviated, say members of th.- USBG senate, which passed the hill unanimous!} There are now 20 IBM personal computers with graphics features, which are off limits to all but a few engineering classes, on the third floor of the Ma. Arthur Building On the other hand, the ( i er Center has univ two sui h computers, heavily used bj over li"1 students enrolled in a graphics en- gineering course In addition, then are approximately 300 computet science majors who ar. abll to use the IBM PCs The numbct ol studi ms enrolled in the College of Engineering is expected to rise in thi spring semester, according to Direi I Academic Service'- Georgl P Brown. This would pU greater demand .en the available i eemputers Brown explan • ' ently not possible to set up an IBM personal computer lab because, "One. we don't have the personnel, and, two. we don't have the money " Brown does not consider the matter important enough to act on it immediately 1 am not impressed with Mr Brown's excuses for not establishing an IBM PC computer lab," said Izhar Ifaq. USBG senator and coauthor of USBG's proposal. "The fact of the matter is that it would take very little effort and mone\ to make the facility available to students." Haq, also an engineering studi nt. said he would like to see the 20 IBM terminals made available for all engineering students to use "I think it's absurd that there are 20 IBM PC computers which .ere essentially unused and nol available to students.'' Haq said The proposal, sponsored b\ Haq •end Senator George Duyos, states. "the University shall establish an IBM PC computer lab, consisting eef 20 IBM personal computers, In the Engineering Building " "It's had enough that si I l.ii ulty ratios are so dlspropi ately high." said Xavier I e heiirman of the USBG academic affair.-, committee, "but it's absurd that this university willingly refuses to grant thi'ir students such academic necessities such as ihe' ai i essibllty eef the PC's Something is wi "It is net' i idi nts to have all computer fai ilities used In the must effii •e' meet the need i i it the st idents." said Scott Kornspan USBG ■,■■-■■■ d.'llt Now that iii.' bill has I SBt i approval, it goes to l>r William Butler. \ ii i pri sidei I foi I Affairs, whei can either veto the bill or relay it to the appropriate departmi nt fur a r. sponsi Sociology takes humor seriously Uy MARA DO.NAHOE Hurricane '.tall IV-iire- "It's about time we take humor seriously," said Dr Ri< k Zimmerman Ihe- assistant professor of sociology will teach a new coursi for the spring semester called thi Sociology of Humor. The purpose of the rnurse is tee show the importance of humor in social interaction and the role of social groups and social situations as related to humor. The course will assess why Mimething is funny and what particular things are funny, focusing en the development of a sense of humor and the roll >( the clown lllle Zimmerman predie I - a large in li resl in the class "When student- 'It's about time we take humor seriously.' Dr. Kick Zimmerman \ssih intc professor of sociology think about it," said Zimmerman "they will realize the Importance of humor in interpersonal relation' ships, how we appear to Others and the roles we plav in everyday life "" Racial, ethnii anel "dirty" joke-, will he studied In addition, the .lass will .enter on humor as _ coping met danism and it mental health I luring thi "i. and students '.wil discuss then performance Funny films will be \ and analyzed in terms oi thi issues; a collection of readings will Studi and il ' films, television By DEMISE L. HERMAN Hurrh one llatt Writi ■ The consensus of the first Student Health Advisory Board meeting was that a student health insurance plan li needed here at th. University ol Miami for both graduate and undergraduate students lhe board hopes to have a University student insurance plan ready for mailing In January. Dr Eugene Flipse. director of the Health Center, said that it is now a matter of paperwork and deciding on a company, a premium, and the' benefits to he offered. The plan will cost UM students anywhere from $1RO-$300 to $1,200, depending on the coverage Chosen bv the board. The polled being considered provide, at a minimum, proportional amounts ol coverage fen hospital stay cal expenses, medicine and miscellaneous hospital . xpenses .lane Whitehead, representative of the Graduate Student AlSOt la tion. emphasized that many graduate students work as teaching assistants and have a difficult time getting health coverage due to their academic status. Sine i jobs are not full-time and due to a technicality concerning the number of credits they carry, they are nsidered full-time students The board, which has been dormant for the past few years, was revived this year te> help the I'm versity, and particularly the Health Center, determine thi health-oriented needs of th dents. It will look at existin. grams and make recomn tie ms Robert Gerhardt, chairman ol the board, said that it is important for students to voice any complaints or gripes they may have. The board essentially will be act ing as the eyes and ears eif the Health Center on campus Presently, the board is comprised of representatives from the Graduate Student Association, the l ndergraduate Student Body Government, the Residence Halls, and the Council of International Students Organization It is looking for representatives from the Student Bar Association and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science F. Lee Haile\ to lecture a! (jiiMiian Hall IK LISA GIBBS tlurr i dlte - I-. Lee Bailey, former defen ■ lawyer, will give a lecture entitled "The I ii e Never Rests" tonight at 8 in Gusman Hall .. whose clients ha-, eluded kidnapped heiress Pat-i. la Hearst and the Boston strancler. is the author of three best-selling non-fiction ho.iks: 7 he Di \. ver Kesf. l or the Defense, and e if for the Approach Ihe former United States Ma rine fighting pilot has also a . thored a Bailey, '17, from Walton, I' tured for over 500 i end 1500 profes j'piups and has appeared on Morning Amerii a He- attended Harvard Univi and graduated in I960 from the Bo ton University School of Law The lecture is the third in the Universit) of Miami Lecture' se ries. David Os/nski of the United States Army, a sophomore business major at the University of Miami, received an Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service Friday The award was presented by Lt. Michael Pilvinsky. chairman of the UM de- partment of military science. |
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