Miami Hurricane, September 29, 1987

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Uncovering Hemingway
Paying for it
UM students often pay for their tuition by taking out loans. Increasingly, those are not repaid.
Insight — page 6
Playwright John de Groot’s one-man show reveals the Ernest Hemingway few knew.
Accent — page 8
Canes roll in Hogland
The fifth-ranked UM football squad posted a very impressive 51-7 thrashing of Arkansas Saturday afternoon.
Sports— page 10
Volume 65, Number 7
University of Miami
Tuesday, Sept. 29,1987
ERIK COCKS/Hurricanc Staff
Countdown begins
Miss UM Finalist Sharon Toback is congratulated by her friend at Sunday night's
announcemen t of the finalists. For more information on trio n-f/os ua* Fo&oonr. please see Accent, page 8.
Computers will ease registration process
By DEBBIE MORGAN
Hurricane Editor in Chief
This is the first in a series of articles on the new computerized registration system.
This fall, an average University of Miami student spent three or four hours going through registration — a process which may easily take 10 minutes in April.
After over three years of planning, a computerized registration system is in the final stages of completion and will be ready to be implemented in the spring, according to Al Matthews, bursar.
The Enrollment Management System is part of a $15 million computerized data base project called the Long Range Information Systems Plan.
Matthews was one of the members of the EMS task force which created the system.
Registration is the final link of six or seven systems, creating a computer network across the University that includes housing, account receivable, and financial aid, among others.
Combining all of these systems with academic enrollment will mean students will not have to stand in several long lines during registration, provided they fol-
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‘We want students to plan. We want to hit people with problems at strategic points — and that’s when they select their courses.’
Al Matthews, bursar
people with problems at strategic points — and that’s when they select their courses."
With all of the information in one system, this spring a student will be able to walk up to a computer terminal with an approved advising sheet, have the operator type in the courses and confirm the list. The student can walk away with a printout of his courses as well as a bill, similar to the fee document, with credits and charges.
Students with financial aid will receive a bill in the mail during the summer when paperwork is completed, Matthews said.
Therefore, registration for the fall will be completed in April.
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“This system is a more efficient system which will mean more efficient service," he said.
Over the summer, if a student wants to change a course section, (not a different course since the student would need approval from the advisor first) he or she can call a toll-free number to talk with computer operator who will make the change.
A similar procedure is used to call financial aid and the bursar if a student finds a problem with his award or bill.
To avoid problems however, Matthews said, students must follow all deadlines for financial aid.
This system has more far-reaching effects than making registration easier for students.
“|This system| will allow academic areas to see how many people signed up for classes and plan for how many professors are needed,” Matthews said.
The system’s course selection floor plan is made by Information Associates, but a customized program is being written by UM information systems personnel, according to Matthews.
He said the program is a conglomeration of top computerized registration programs around the country.
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United Black Students sets membership deadline
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By CAREN BURME1STF.R
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
United Black Students is taking steps to reorganize [self by selecting an election committee, addressing ssues within its constitution and setting a registra-ion deadline for membership and voting privileges.
UBS is accepting applications for membership at a able in the University Center Breezeway until 4 pm. riday. Any student registering after that date will till become a member, but will not be eligible to vote n the upcoming elections, said Denise Eutsey, a nember of UBS elections committee.
The organization has distributed 55 applications or membership. Any student who files an application vith UBS will be considered an official member.
Jerry Houston, assistant dean of students, said registration officials are receiving positive feedback from the students. He said UBS welcomes the contribution of students.
The UBS committee will meet today to set the UBS calendar of events for the year and to address election policies and procedures. The committee is composed of neutral persons of each class level who have no interest in running for UBS office.
Houston said the committee will "ensure that this procedure is not questionable and if it is questionable then it is answerable."
UBS has no officers at this time because elections last spring were invalidated.
"A meeting last Wednesday brought everyone up to date and initiated efforts to start the new year,"
said Ron Hammond, director of minority student support.
During the meeting, Houston explained the current status and direction of UBS. He also addressed speculation that the organization had been suspended.
UBS was never suspended. Houston said. "It voluntarily halted itself until it could address the problems of the organization,” he said.
After elections, UBS will submit its constitution and organizational update to the Council of International Student Organizations. If any question of
constitutional legality arises, COISO will submit the constitution to Dr. William Butler, vice president for student affairs.
Jerry Houston said the old constitution needed several by-laws, especially ones concerning membership. Houston said the reorganization process is a preventive measure. It also assures legal soundness and makes certain that UBS is not in violation of UM policy.
For instance, UBS membership applications state that dues may be charged after applications are accepted. The executive committee has not made a decision on dues yet. In the past, dues have not been more than $5.
UM professor discovers ancient ceremonial statue
By PETER VALDES-DAPENA
Hurricane Staff Writer
Dr. Nicholas Patricios, a Univcr-ty of Miami professor of archi-•cture and design and master of te Stanford Residential College, lay have made an important and ossibly significant archeological nd on Easter Island, in the Pacific ►cean west of Chile.
Patricios returned this semester rom a month and a half trip to iaster Island. While there study-ig ancient ceremonial complexes, ailed Ahu in the native language f Rapa Nui, he made the discov-ry.
While working in one of these omplexes, Patricios found the lead of a stone statue lying face ip in the ground some distance rom one complex. This was inusual for two reasons.
“One is that it was so far away rom the complex," Patricios said. 'Because if you go back into the listory of the island the statues vere all overthrown during their :ivil war, and they were just left vhere they fell."
The fact that the head was lying '»re up is also difficult to explain be people that did the over
‘Whatever we studied had to be untouched, left where we found it, because they were part of an archeological site.’
Nicholas Patricios, professor of architecture and design
throwing wanted to belittle their conquerers and made sure that the statues, which represented the ancestors of the conquerers, were face down," he said.
Patricios, who graduated from the University of London, worked in conjunction with Dr. Luis Darraido of the University of Chile. Patricios worked on the island from early January to the middle of February, switching research teams halfway through.
Easter Island, 2,230 miles west of Chile in the Pacific Ocean, is part of that country's Valparaiso province. It encompasses 64
square miles of hilly, relatively barren land.
In research funded by the International Earthwatch Foundation. Patricios and two separate teams of 12 volunteers studied the 19 Ahu on Easter Island's northern coast.
The fact that the statues occurred in odd numbers is another discovery that Patricios made on this trip The reason why is still a complete mystery.
"One normally associates Easter Island with just the statues, or Moai as they are known locally, but really they are just one element in a very complex ceremonial area," Patricios said
There are 250 Ahu ringing the island. Each of the complexes was carefully mapped out, photographed, and described. Patricios’ team was the first to study the island’s remote northern coastline.
"We wanted to study the ceremonial complexes before they were all destroyed," he said.
The stone head is still precisely where Patricios discovered it. "Whatever we studied had to be untouched, left where we found it. Please see page 5/STATUE
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Career Fair ’87 to unite students with employers
By JENNIFER BOWLING
Hurricane Stag Writer
Career Fair ’87, to be held from 10 a m. to 2 p.m.
; Thursdayin the University Center Flamingo Ball-room, gives students the opportunity to meet _ prospective employers. This year’s fair will feature .110 major companies.
f "Its a great opportunity for employers to introduce themselves to students and students to introduce themselves to the companies," said Jeanie McGuire,
' ¿rector of the Graduate Business Career Resource Center
necruiters from the companies will distribute
literature and various paraphernalia about their organizations, and accept resumes Many recruiters will return to the University of Miami to conduct formal interviews.
Some of the companies scheduled to attend include AT&T Bell Labs, American Express. Dunn & Bradstreet, Sun Bank, Dow Chemical and Honeywell, to name a few.
"The line-up of companies is outstanding," said Alina Artigas, director of Career Planning and Placement. "This year we have the best quality employers ever."
The Career Fair, for the first time ever, will be a
ort between the Career Placement and Center and the Graduate Business Career e Center. In the past, the two departments arate career fairs

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"This [the Career Fair) is not just for seniors, Artigas said. "The Career Fair is aimed at all students." She said the fair will allow freshmen and sophomores to make themselves more marketable She added that the company representatives will also help underclassmen by explaining to them which
classes at the University are most useful in the business world.
Students who plan to attend the event should "dress for success” as posters and flyers recommend Artigas urges students to dress with a professional attitude because it "creates a better impression and employers will take them more seriously.”
Roberta Kressel. manager of employment at Sun Bank, said she would remember students she met at the Career Fair if they returned for a job interview later. "That shows me that the person is expressing an interest in us, that they would make the extra effort," Kressel said.
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