Miami Hurricane, January 28, 1986

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§ Mike Moran and Valentia Wright are the new bat-I talion commanders for the Air Force and Army ■ Reserve Officer Training Corps
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I’m Mr. Gumby dammit!”
Gumby creator Art Clokey talks about his creation — from his down-to-earth beginnings to a feature-length film project
Entertainment — page 8
A no-win situation
Miami finished the Ryder Tennis Classic with two losses and a no-decision against three of the nation’s best teams
Sport* —.page 10 W
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THE MIAMI
Volume 63, Number 27
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University of Miami
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1986
Chairman to resign
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Athletic fee hike proposed
By MARILYN GARATEIX athletic departments revenue be Davine	i.
By JOAN KITE
Hurricane Stall Writer
Dr. John Paul Russo will leave his post as chairman of the English department of the University of Miami in August 1986 to resume teaching.
Russo, who will be completing four years of administrative service, recently underwent a standard evaluation by his peers.
Dr. David Wilson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the results of the evaluation are “totally confidential."
Sources within the English department, though, said the vote was 10-9 in favor of Russo’s continuation as department chair. However, the sources said, since the vote was so close Russo was asked to resign.
Wilson was not able to provide any official explanation for Russo's resignation.
Wilson did say though, that the tendency and practice for faculty members to obtain an administrative position and then return to
teaching, is common.
“To stay an administrator too long is to risk damage to one's continued scholarly development," Wilson said.
The evaluation process Russo underwent is routine for administrators. Faculty members are each allowed to submit a ballot and comments. In the English department, Russo was subject to evaluation by about 32 of his academic peers.
Action has already been taken to find a replacement for Russo by the fall semester, according to Wilson. However, Wilson would not commit the department to any specific time or date.
“We're a little bit too late gettinng into the market place for the fall semester," Wilson said.
The transition of power should have little or no affect on the presently 166 English majors enrolled at UM. according to Wilson.
Russo was unavailable for comment at the time of publication.
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run the SIO .tudent athletic fee ror the lBBe-87 academic year at
the University of Miami are currently being considered by the administration.
Both of the proposals would give students the chance to voice their opinion on the athletic fee — one through student referendum; the other through a negative check-off of the athletic fee on student fee documents.
The athletic fee currently provides students with such services as admission into all athletic events sponsored by UM except basketball games where there is a limited number of seating involved.
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president of Student Affairs.
The Undergraduate Student F.ody Oov.rnm.itl Hmm come up
with a proposal that calls for an increase of another $10 to be paid by the students, while the administration would do its part by contributing another $10, bringing the total athletic fee to $30 a semester.
“The athletic department thinks it (the present athletic fee] is not enough." said Xavier Cortada, USBG Speaker of the Senate, "and I tend to agree with them.”
According to Cortada, also a member of the board of trustees subcommittee on athletics, with USBG's proposal students would also be getting Increased services for the additional $10 they would
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department which handled it last semester) and assigned seating for students at the football games.
One of the conditions presented in the USBG proposal would give students the chance to voice their opinion on the issue through a student referendum that would be held during USBG elections this year, according to Cortada.
Cortada said he will be meeting with President Edward T. Foote today to discuss the proposal and will then be presenting the bill before the Senate tomorrow. If the bill passes the Senate it will then go back to the administration for a
iwwwm «... . want to pay the fee could have the fee removed from the fee documents at registration time.
Butler said the administration is waiting on student leaders before making any final decision.
"There is no firm conclusion yet," Butler said. “It's really sort of up to the students. The administration truly hasn’t settled anything yet.”
Last time the athletic fee was raised. Butler said, was 10 years ago.
“In the last couple of years it has been quite evident that the athletic department has expanded,” Butler said.
Faculty approve
gradino system
UM research grant total drops
By DANIELLE MCELHANEY
Hurricane Staff Writer
The 1984 National Science Foundation Research Fund figures indicate that the University of Miami has dropped from 33 to 57 out of 100 major universities in total federal research grants distributed over the last five years
However, the University's graduate science programs are still ranked in the top two percentile of national universities in science research.
The National Science Foundation is an independent agency of the federal government whose purpose is to promote scientific progress by sponsoring research and education in the sciences.
Janice Hinds, UM Director of Research and Sponsored Programs. confirmed that based on the University's findings for the fiscal year of 1983, although the University received over $51 million in 1984 — almost $5 million more than in 1978 — comparatively, research grants have diminished as the funds have become more competitive.
These grants are distributed to all programs within the University that support scientific research. The School of Medicine and the Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science being the
largest recipients in 1984 with $36 million and $12 million in total funds received respectively.
Dr. Sidney Besvinick, associate provost and dean for Graduate Research and Studies, said that these figures were mostly reflections of a decrease in federal grants.
Besvinick also said that the Reagan Administration’s cuts on education, especially in the sciences, were probably a major reason for the decrease in federal
monies received.
"The University wants to be better than 57," Besvinick said. “We are looking at different things we can do to stimulate interest on the part of the faculty in pursuit of research."
Among these is a pilot program sponsored by the federal government which makes the acquisition of research funds less difficult for faculty by giving the responsibility of budgeting to the university. The UM Graduate School is still
awarding research grants available to them to the faculty.
Besvinick hopes that these continued efforts will serve to increase UM's ratings in research overall. However, according to Besvinick. "any efforts the University undertakes to improve research activity will take at least two years to bear fruit.”
By MARILYN GARATEIX
Hurricane News Editor
The proposal to implement a new 12-point grading system at the University of Miami needs only President Edward T. Foote's signature to become University law.
After being approved by the Faculty Senate Nov. 18, 1985, the proposal went before the Academic Dean Policy Council last Thursday, to be reviewed for any unforseen implementation problems, according to Dr. John H. Knoblock, chairman of the Faculty Senate.
According to Knoblock, the decision of the council was to pass the proposal on to the associate and assistant deans of the University by the provost to review the proposal more extensively based on its future day-to-day implementation and affect on students.
“I have asked the review to be completed by February," said Knoblock. in order to allow enough time for the new system to be implemented for the next academic year 1986-87.
“We would like to see it implemented by that time,” Knoblock said.
Once the review is completed it will then be presented before President Foote for a signature
and final approval. If Foote signs the proposal the system could be implemented by next fall.
The present system UM now abides by establishes four quality points for an 'A', three points for a 'B', two points for a 'C' and one point for a 'D'. No quality points are awarded for a failing grade.
The Faculty Senate approved the proposal In Its original form with only two mo<^\V-j*' cording to John Flu *> person of the Fact Academic Standard»^^ the grade of A + witnJjM 4 0 quality points wod**' to the new scale.
The grade of D- with i, points of 0.7 would be from the scale making the passing grade a D with point.
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$7 million grant pending
Maniac’s car stolen
By MARA DONAHOE
Hurricane Staff Writer
The University of Miami may be awarded a $7 million research grant by the National Heart and Lung Institute to conduct cardiovascular research on campus.
The grant would be awarded for a five-year research program in the departments of Medicine. Psychology and in the Behavioral Research program.
The main focus of the research would be hypertension inminori-tles and cardiovascular reactivity.
According to Neil Schneider-
man, psychology professor and principal investigator, although it is too early to comment on the grant, the chances are good to excellent that it will be approved
Half of the research would be done at the behavioral research building on the main campus, located behind the Lowe Art Museum, and the remainder at the medical campus.
Jay Skyler. associate professor of medicine, also to be involved in the research, said he is optimistic that the grant will be approved. Notification of the award will be given in a few months.
Debate team ranking falls
By OLYMPIA ROSS
Hurricane StaH Writer
Previously ranked second in the tion, the University of Miami bate team has fallen to sixth ice.
Its decline in the rankings, iwever, is not accounted for by sses in competitions but by ilnts lost in missed tournaments. “The more tournaments we go , the more points we can quire," said junior Luis García, a ember of the team, "we have lased several tournaments, and dn't acquire the points we o
needed."
Hector Garda, Luis’ brother and also a member of the debate team explained why tournaments were "sacrificed" last semester.
"Our funds are very limited," said Garcia, also a junior. "It's very expensive to take a trip."
Despite the apparent setbacks, the team will certainly advance in the rankings after its performance this past weekend at the University of South Florida in Tampa, said Susan Millsap. debate coach. The team took first, second and third place in team debate competition.
"Before this weekend, we were
sixth in the nation," Millsap said. "When the rankings come out. they could be as high as second or third." National rankings are ex pected to be published in two weeks.
The team is now 20 ballots behind the University of Southern Illinois, which currently holds the No. 1 ranking. Catching up, however, is not impossible. In the last tournament, the team compiled 19 ballots.
“We can catch up this semester, but we have to go to more tournaments," Luis Garcia said.
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A "heartbroken" Miami Maniac is roaming the city without a car after someone stole his go-cart Thursday from a Mark Light Stadium closet.
“If anyone sees me on 1-95 with my thumb up. please pick me up," the furry mascot said.
According to police reports. someone made a hole in the right field fence and stole the small racing car from a locked shed. It was the only thing missing from the stadium.
“It seems like it was someone who knew that the car was there," the Maniac, also known as John Routh, said. "What would a stranger have expected to find at a baseball field?"
The value of the yellow and black go-cart that the Maniac used to entertain fans at football and baseball games is approximately SI.* 200.
"I hope someone finds it and turns it in," Routh said "It's too expensive to buy a new one.”
—MICHELLE KAUFMAN