Miami Hurricane, December 08, 1987

              Haste makes waste
UM basketball player Lemuel Howard made a hasty decision last week to leave Miami. Now he's looking to come back.
Sports — page 10
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Say what?
Burning the midnight oil
Listening is a skill everyone can learn, according
to UM professor Joan Sayre, who teaches teachers how to listen.
Reading days are here, and so is a guide to helD you deal with them.
News — page 4
Accent — page 8
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University of Miami
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1987
Hurricanes 11-0; Oklahoma awaits
Orange Bowl-bound UM to play in championship game
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Bennie Blades and Bill Hawkins go after the football as Dan Stubbs strips the ball from Todd Ellis.
By DAN LE BATARD
Sports Editor
One bowl game down, one to go.
In their pre-Orange Bowl bowl game, the University of Miami Hurricanes squeeked past the University of South Carolina, 20-16, in a game many said would be just as tough, if not tougher, than UM's national championship encounter with the Oklahoma Sooners Jan. 1.
“We can now start thinking about Oklahoma,” said UM coach Jimmy Johnson. “They're a great ball club as well."
But the Canes knew going in that any thoughts about top-ranked Oklahoma would have to be vanquished until they slipped past South Carolina's well-balanced offense and top-notch defense.
Call Saturday's game the Hey, Somebody Pay Attention, South Carolina Is A Good Team Bowl.
Most of the pre-game focus was on South Carolina’s vaunted Black Death defense, a frenzied defensive scheme which sends as many as eight defenders after the quarterback at once and is ranked second in the nation, one notch below Oklahoma.
But the Hurricane defense, ranked third in the nation, didn't take too kindly to being pushed out of the spotlight. Saturday, they avenged themselves.
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on one play) and two interceptions.
“My players played with a great deal of pride," defensive backfield coach Dave Ca.npo said of his secondary. "I couldn't be happier with the way they played.”
Linebacker George Mira Jr. led the Canes with 15 tackles, one interception and one pass broken up. Linebacker Rod Carter and All-American safety Bennie Blades also chipped in with 11 tackles apiece.
While the defense continued to perform solidly, the rushing offense was abysmal and has become a concern going into the Oklahoma game. UM hopes to keep the Sooners off balance with a sprinkling of passes and runs, but if the running game isn't established. Oklahoma will be able to key on Walsh and his receivers.
To put things in perspective, consider that punter Jeff Feagles lead all UM rushers Saturday with 24 yards. That's right, the punter. Feagles gained all 24 yards on a fake field goal in which he was the holder.
UM amassed 61 total rushing yards on 33 attempts, less than two yards a carry. Warren Williams lead all of the real UM rushers with 23 total yards.
But for everywhere the rushing game failed, the passing game succeeded. Walsh recovered from an early beating to finished the day 22-of-40 for 310 yards, the first time he has thrown for over 300 yards in his career. He had two touchdowns and two interceptions.	,	, ,
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and Brian Blades had two grabs
for 64 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown.
"I'm very proud of our players and staff to be 11-0," Johnson said. “Playing for the national
Louis Philip Echavarria spends the afternoon randomly sketching the campus.
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Last Issue
This is the last issue of The Miami Hurricane lor the fall semester. Publication will resume in the spring semester on Jan. 19.
Michener discusses novelist’s role
By MARA DONAHOE
News Editor
Pulitzer prize-winning author James Michener said despite the popularity of television and other electronic media the necessity for story tellers and novelists is immortal.
“The story teller crystalizes life for human consumption," he said. “It is necessary for society to have its values elucidated."
Michener, a distinguished visiting professor of English, answered questions from an audience at the James L. Knight Center Friday. He is currently working on his newest novel about the Caribbean.
Nobel laureate author Isaac Singer was scheduled to appear but was unable to attend due to illness.
Michener said he needs three things in order to work: an airport, a good library, and a door set on concrete blocks to serve as a
desk.
“I have written most of my best books on doors," Michener said. "They are exactly the size I need for the organization of a novel.”
Author says despite popularity of TV, novelists are necessary
Michener said he chose UM to do his research for the new novel because of its proximinity to the Caribbean and the extensive resources available in the Richter Library on that particular region.
He also considers Miami a real action city.
“I'm here because I want to be one of you. You keep the griddle pretty hot down here in Miami," he said.
Michener said an idea for a book usually comes after narrowing down several ideas to a few good ones. Then he hits one he really likes. “It's almost as if a bell rings saying lets get with it."
He then does preliminary research and writes a chapter. He rewrites each chapter a number of times before it is just right. "I make a lot of mistakes," he said.
"I want to make the opening chapters difficult to weed out the weak," he said. "Many people start my books and don’t finish
Schodule
•	Housing — All students must move out by noon, Dec. 18. Spring semester housing available Jan. 11
•	Registration will be 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 13, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. .14 and 15. Classes will begin Jan. 19
•	Computer labs — normal hours until Dec. 17. ISF and Hecht Residential College may be open over the break. Call ISF at 284-5104 for more details.
•	Richter Library — Starting today, the library will be open 24 hours a day unlit Dec. 18. Throughout the winter break, the library will be open 9 a m. to 6 p.m. every day.
•	Cafeteriaa — University Dining Services ends the fall semester with dinner Dec. 17. The Ibis cafeteria will close at 2 p.m. Dec. 18.
them.” But he said after the reader gets through the first 100 pages he has them hooked. "They are unhappy the thing is ending."
Michener advised anyone who experiences writer’s block to go to another part of the manuscript and write for a while. “You never use what you wrote out of order but it helps you get over the hump."
Michener said he tries to make his characters composites of real life characters. He also said none of his characters in particular represent him.
“The closest thing to me being in a book was the buffalo in Centennial." he said.
Michener said he gets many of his ideas for books by keeping attuned to current events. “I have a fantastic sense of antennae, whats happening in the world."
Michener advises any young person who wants to be a writer to read. "If you want to be a writer and don't wear glasses by
age 24 you will never make it," he said.
He also recommends new writers to know what is being accomplished in all aspects of the arts including "rhythmic dancing and pottery."
Michener said American publishing is in a state of limbo, and has changed radically since the days when he first started writing.
"Most of the big publishing houses don't even read manuscripts," he said.
Michener said his best book has yet to be written.
"The favorite book is always the next one, hoping this time you can get it right," he said. "I've had 1ol„ of failures and disappointments."
What Michener hopes to accomplish with his most recent book is "to set the pattern of thought about the Caribbean for the next 40 or 50 years."
“I want my tombstone to read 'Here lies a man who never showed home movies or served bad rose.’ If that doesn't get me into heaven, I don't know what does."
Honor Council elects officers
The University of Miami Honor Council elected a new president and vice president at a meeting last week.
Mark Oster, a junior majoring in economics and religion, was elected the Honor Council president for the 1987-88 school year. Lisa Silverberg, a junior majoring in journalism and English, was elected vice president.
The president of the council presides over business meetings, represents the council in an official capacity, and serves as a voting member of the panel.
Oster is honored to be a repre-sentive of the council. "1 hope that this year the Honor Council can
continue to convey the Ideal of academic integrity to the student body," he said.
Silverberg said the president and vice president do not rank any higher than the other panel members
"We work as 14 equal panelists," she said. "We work in an administrative fashion and are the official spokespersons — the link between the council, the administration and the faculty."
Honor council secretary Bill Mullowney said he is impressed by the leadership of the council and said he is looking forward to another effective year.
— CAREN BURMEISTER
Disease concerns bring course back to UM
Researcher says class not intended just for science majors
By KATRINKA LIGON
Staff Writer
An undergraduate course, “Infectious Disease and Social Behavior” will be offered for a second time in the spring semester because of increasing concern about Acquired Immune Immune Deficiency Syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases. The course was first offered last spring.
Dr. Richard Dix, who designed and teaches the course, is a well-known consultant on the epidemiology of infectious diseases and recently presented basic research information before President Ronald Rea-
gan’s AIDS Commission when it visited Miami.
A research virologist at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Dix emphasized that the course is not strictly a science course, but designed for liberal arts students as a possible science requirement. "I don't want to scare anybody away," he said. “We start with the basics and build on it. It's not over anybody’s head."
To simplify the material for non-science majors, the course only provides a brief background in basic
immunology and microbiology. Instead, it focuses on the historical significance of infectious diseases such as the Plague in Europe, cholera in India, malaria in the tropics. STDs had a great influence on shaping society throughout history.
"The history of STDs will include lectures on the biggies: gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes and AIDS." Dix said. But other pandemic diseases such as influenza and polio also will be disrn«c»d.
Two guest lecturers, sociologist Dr. Richard
Zimmerman, and microbiologist Dr. Murray Streitfelt will assist Dix. "Zimmerman will talk about the sociology of AIDS and compare it with leprosy,” Dix said.
Renee Stewart, a junior majoring in microbiology, was enrolled in the course last spring semeser and recommends it. “We learned, most importantly, that STDs are tied to social problems. The class was taught in a clinical, factual manner. Dix answered everybody's questions seriously, no matter how off-the-wall or kinky they were," she said.
The course, Microbiology 113, will be offered from 5 to 6:15 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday.