Miami Hurricane, October 02, 1987

              The name game		Stepping out			—			 Hurry-canes
The Undergraduate Student Body Government		The under-21 crowd is getting around much easi-		The third-ranked Hurricanes football team has
gets a new name with its new constitution.		er now that area clubs have lowered their en-		had no time to celebrate last week’s victory, as
News — page 2		trance age.		they have had to get ready to meet fourth-ranked
		Accent — page 6		Sports — page 8
Bork nomination debated at UM
‘The Supreme Court is supposed to decide what is constitutional and what is not. It is not supposed to decide what is true and beautiful and desirable at a particular point in time.’
Dr. June Dreyer, professor of politics and public affairs
By ANDY SHIPF.
Hurricane Contributing Editor
The nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court has been receiving much publicity in the past few weeks.
The HRC and Mortar Board presented a debate on the confirmation of Bork to the Supreme Court Tuesday. About 25 people attended the debate at the Hecht Residential College
"Your presence indicates you, like us, feel the nomination of Judge Bork to the Supreme Court is an issue that needs to be discussed," said Hecht Residental College Master John Fitzgerald in his introductory remarks to the
debate.
The debate was moderated by Dr. Benjamin Webb, the faculty President of the Mortar Board. The debators were: Dr. June Dreyer, professor of politics and public affairs; Julia Dawson, State Legislative director of the National Organization of Women: Tom McCuin, editor in chief of The Miami Tribune; and Mike Rosen, a senior majoring in history.
Dreyer said she knew very little of Judge Bork when his nomination was announced She admitted that although she considered herself a liberal and a feminist, she started to support Bork's confirmation after she saw his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Commit-
tee.
Dreyer cited two cases, Shelley v. Kramer and Griswell vs. Connecticut, in which she agreed with Bork’s commentary of the Supreme Court's decison.
The Shelley vs. Kramer decision declared racially-restrictive real-
estate contracts as unconstitutional. The Griswell v. Connecticut decision declared that state government had no right to make laws forbidding adults to use birth control.
Dreyer claimed Bork's contention with these two decisions was
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not the outcome, but the method in which the outcomes were reasoned. Dreyer agreed with Bork that the two decisions were not
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just interpretations of the Constitution but creations of new laws.
Please see page 3/ BORK
By TODD CLINE
Hurricane Staff Writer
Pearson Residential College has undergone major renovations to achieve the look of a residential college. Now Pearson is trying to improve its student-faculty relations through the implementation of the Faculty Fellow Program
The goal of the program is to get students and faculty to meet in assigned groups and interact in a non-classroom, casual environment The fellows and students meet for different events, such as trips to the MetroZoo and Vizcaya.
"What we are irying to accomplish is to make Pearson a community where people identify with each other," said Thompson Riggers, master of Pearson "And students aren't the only part of that Faculty are involved too "
University of Miami President Edward T. Foote II, Provost l.uis Glaser. UM Treasurer Diane Cook and UM basketball coach Bill Foster are among the Pearson fellows.
“It didn't surprise us |that we got the people| because we were going after them," Pearson Residence Coordinator Dave Leonard said. "We were trying to bring in a group of influential people who were wellknown, and who would invest time."
Although the Faculty Fellow Program is not new to the University, Pearson is atempting to expand upon the programs previously carried out by other residential colleges on campus.
The fellowship provides students with many opportunities. For example,if a student has questions about financial aid, he
could ask his faculty fellow for help The fellow wouid then direct the student to the right department for assistance
"Establishing a relationship is the main thing," Leonard said "Once you have some sense of how that student is beyond the classroom you can see who he is. Through the fellowship program there are a variety of resources that a student can be channeled through."
Although the ideas arc present, the program is still in its infancy and has some growing to do.
"Pearson Residential College Is
young, based on a new system, and has new things to work out," Leonard said. "Each college has its own philosophy and ours is to break down the barriers of a large-scale Division I school."
“It's hard to deal with UM's size, but its easier to deal with Pearson's size,” Biggers said. "We want to create more a feeling of a small liberal arts program inside the larger University."
Students have had both positive and negative responses to the program.
“It's a great opportunity and I w'ish it was offered when I was a freshman," Pearson resident assistant Babara Wagner said "I think students could really take advantage of it and benefit from it."
Senior Greg Cox and junior Karl Kundinger were more cynical about the entire process
“About the only good thing we’ve gotten out of the whole thing is that at the first party we got some pretty good chips and some damn good onion dip," Cox said.
By MARA DONAHOE
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The Democratic presidential candidates, who will be debating at the University of Miami James I Knight Center Monday, will not be residing in the residential colleges due to scheduling constraints and meetings in Miami.
Former Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis, Former Arizona Go\ Bruce Babbitt, Miss. Rep Richard Gephardt. Tenn. Sen. Albert Gore. III. Sen. Paul Simon and the Rev Jesse Jackson will debate defense and foreign policy issues from 6:30 to 8 p m. Monday night
According to Joyce Berman, press secretary for the Democratic Leadership Council who is co-sponsoring the debate with UM's Graduate School, the candidates have "incredibly tight schedules and rt-Mding at the Hyatt will be much more convenient for tnem."
John Toohey, director of Scheduling for Gephardt’s campaign, said "the schedule was set up to accomplish meetings and it was crucial to stay in the hotel to accomplish them."
He said the schedule was set-up before the University made the offer to stay in the colleges "These things get set-up quite a time in advance,” he said.	.
Jim Killpatrick. national press Secretary for the Simon campaign, said the senator intends "to take the
University up on the offer at some future date " "The idea appeals to the senator." he said
Jean Diemunsch, scheduler for the Babbitt campaign, said the former governor was planning to stay on campus but chose the Hyatt because of proximity to meetings.
"We didn't realize the University was so close," Diemunsch said.
John Fitzgerald, Master of the Hecht Residental College, said the candidates still have "an open invitation to reside in the colleges "
"We will working with them individually to get them to campus soon," Fitzgerald said. "It is a good opportunity for them |the candidates! to meet people who are likely to vote."
"As we get closer to elections time they |the candidates) will be more interested in votes, Fitzgerald said
The debate will be televised live on Florida Public Television. Due to limited seating, the debate will be closed to the public A limited number of tickets w ere distributed to students through Student Government, the UM Graduate School and the residential colleges
The Miami debate is the first of three debates sponsoed by the DI C The other two in the series will be held at Tulane University in New Orleans and in Williamsburg Va
Man allegedly robbed on campus
By CINDY SMITH
Hurricane Staff Writer
A -18-ycar-old man was allegedly attacked and robbed of $400 and other personal belongings in the parking lot behind the Pearson Residential College at 4 am Tuesday.
Daniel Stroppa. of 2739 S.W 90th Ave., Miami, said two men attacked him after he left the emergency room at Doctor's Hospital to catch a cab. The attackers approached him and began beating him with their fists, he said
"The men nabbed me and knocked me down three times, and used a choke hold," Stroppa said.
Noreen Rivera, marketing coor-
dinator of Doctor's Hospital, said Stroppa came to the emergency room for complications from a hernia operation that had been performed a few days before. She said he checked out of the emergency room at about 1 a m UM Department of Public Safety Officer William Gerlach saw Stroppa when he tried to flag down Gerlach's patrol car
About 40 minutes after Gerlach's arrival, Stroppa weakened and began to hyperventilate. Gerlach took him into Pearson where Stroppa was assisted bv Public Safety Officer Michael McLane An ambulance transported Stroppa to Doctor's Hospital shortly thereafter
Rivera said that Stroppa was treated in the emergency room for bruises on his neck and jaw
McLane said Stroppa was in a state of mental dissaray after the alleged attack.
"There is a lot of unsubstantial ed evidence here," McLane said "A considerable amount of doubt exists about the facts that the victim gave." Gerlach could not be reached for comment Stroppa described both attackers as young black males about 16 or 17-years-old. wearing black shirts. One wore a red cap, he said
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Program improves college interaction
Candidates decline offer
By CINDY SMITH
Hurricane Staff Writer
Beginning in October, the University of Miami department of Public Safety will be using radar to crack down on driversspeed-ing on campus.
Curt Ivy, the department's director of law enforcement, said police will concentrate enforcement on Merrick Drive,between the Health Center and Eaton Residential College.
Ivy said the police are cracking down because of student
complaints that speeders in this section of the campus are endangering pedestrians.
Ivy said traffic signs are not well-posted in the Merrick Drive area. The speed limit is 30 mph anywhere no sign is posted, he said.
Senior Kwynn Smith said speeding is a problem on Merrick Drive. “They |drivers] only stop if you take the initiative to walk out in front of them."
According to Ivy, drivers don't
yield at the crosswalk and therefore people cross at their own risk.
Senior Phil Botwonick said he recently saw aspeeder kill a frog at the crosswalk on Merrick Drive. “The frog could have been a person," Botwonick said.
According to Ivy, radar will be in utilized at random sites along Merrick Drive. "I just want to warn people," he said.
Caren Uurnwistcr, assistant news editor, contributed to this article.
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A quiet moment
Architecture major Razali Kamisan takes time out at the Art Center to write a letter to a friend