Miami Hurricane, November 13, 1984

              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.