Miami Hurricane, March 24, 1987

              THE MIAMI
Volume 64, Number 3$
University of Miami
Tuesday, March 24, 1987
Appeal returns case to Honor Council
By KAREN PLAVE
Hurricane News Editor
A senior suspended for violating the Honor Code is the first student to successfully appeal the decision of the Honor Council. The Selection and Appeals Committee remanded the case last Thursday to the panel that heard the case, according to Bill Mullowney, secretary of the Honor Council.
The student was accused of cheating on a midterm exam in a fall management class by using notes written on his shoe, hand and chair.
The student was suspended for the Spring semester as a result of the decision of the Honor Council.
"I could Just keep my mouth shut and come back in the summer," the student said, referring to his suspension. "But I'm here to
prove a point: that I'm innocent."
The Selection and Appeals Committee remanded the case on the grounds that the student's professor did not testify and the testimony of one witness had “inconsistencies.” According to Mullowney, the panel will meet by the end of this week to hear the new testimony.
Mullowney said the investigators interviewed the professor, "but the Selection and Appeals Comittee felt it was important that the full panel hear the live testimony.”
The Selection and Appeals Committee consisted of William Butler, vice president for student affairs; Pamela Ferguson, director of the honors program; and USBG President Jose Garcia.
According to the Honor Code, decisions of the Honor Council can
be appealed on procedural violations, new evidence or the severity of the penalty. The absence of the professor at the formal hearing was considered a procedural violation, and the witness’ testimony was considered new evidence.
Mullowney said the panel "could not get in contact with him (the professor," but that the student did not object to continuing with the hearing without the professor.
The student said he did not know he could object.
The professor, subsequently wrote a letter to the Selection and Appeals Committee, stating that during the exam he had “full view of the student’s desk and any material that may be improperly placed thereon."
Please see page 4/APPEAL
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Campus crime rate drops by 15 percent
By ASTRID ROMERO
Hurricane Staff Writer
Figures from the Public Safety department show a IS percent decrease In the overall crime rate at the University of Miami from last year.
A report from the department compare» crime on campus from June 1986 to February 1987.
"We cannot say crime is a big problem," said Pat Haden, director of crime prevention at Public Safety. "But everybody must be cautious and aware because It is there."
Despite the general decrease, incidents of arson
increased from two cases last year to 11 this year Petty theft Increased from 250 cases to 295, while grand thefts decreased from 225 cases to 92.
However, this shift may be a consequence of a 1986 change In Miami law which redefined petty theft from a S1 oo maximum to 8300.
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Ivy, chief of UM police.
Common sites for theft are the Richter Library, Whitten University Center, the laundry rooms and parking lots. Most thefts occur between 4 p.m. and midnight.
Please see page 4/CRIME
Going under
Lambda Chi Alpha president Don Vangeioff gets dunked at the fraternity's dunking booth Saturday at Carni Gras._________________________________
Referendum to decide future of committee
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By BARBRA SPALTEN
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
Two referendums concerning the funding of The Miami Hurricane and the future of the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee will be on the election ballot this semester.
In the first referendum, students are asked to vote on whether $3.50 of their student activity fee should go directly to the Hurricane for production costs.
If the referendum passes, the newspaper will not have to go before SAFAC for funding, and any emergency funds will come from the Board of Student Publica-
tions.
A vote against this referendum allows the paper to keep appealing to SAFAC for funding and keep a student publications seat on SAFAC.
Supporting this legislation will deprive other student publications of representation for funding decisions, opponents say.
The second referendum also deals with SAFAC. Students will be asked to vote whether the committee is to be replaced by a Senate Allocation Committee.
Supporters of the new committee say the Undergraduate Student Body Government senate is more representative of the students
since senators are elected rather than appointed or selected.
Opponents to the senate committee feel that SAFAC is a workable committee that should not be abandoned. They also oppose the veto power given to the USBG president.
T.J. Mannix, a candidate for USBG president, said. "None of the publications on campus can be connected to USBG in any way.”
If SAFAC is dissolved, publications other than the Hurricane will have to appeal to the Senate Allocation Committee for their funding.
Presidential candidate Bill Bar-zee supports the referendum, say
USBG election officials ratified
ing it makes the allocation committee more accountable to the students.
"It’s a little harder for the buddy system to work with 40 senators,” Barzee said, criticizing SAFAC's lack of checks and balances.
Barzee also supports the first referendum. "It’s in the best interest of the government to support the paper."
By BARBRA SPALTEN
Hurricane Staff Writer The Undergraduate Student Body Government passed seven bills ratifying positions during its emergency meeting Wednesday.
Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Bill Barzee authored all the bills, which were sponsored by the Council of Chairpersons. This council screened the students.
Mike Rosen was ratified as attorney general, and David Metz-man and Mike Tyler were ratified as Supreme Court justices. Fuad Alhamoud, Chad Uretsky, Laura Adams and David Gilliam were ratified as Election Commission members.
Tulio Quirantes, Election Commission chairperson, said that he had difficulty getting ail four candidates together. He also had to interview them to decide if they had enough time to be on the commission.
Quirantes said that the positions were open because four of the eight commissioners were unable to complete their terms.
“I was open to suggestions,” Quirantes said of the filling of the positions.
The new commissioners will serve in this election and the fall semester election. The other three commissioners’ terms end this spring.
BETH KEISER/Hurricane Staff
Splish splash
Marc Colaluce sunbathes in his pool while (left to right) Erica Oroszlany, Bobby Wheeler, Doug Leafier and Bob O'Mira watch on.
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Parking tags may replace decals
By BARBRA SPALTEN
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
The Parking Authority is considering a proposal to change the current parking decal system to tags which hang from the rearview mirror.
If Provost Luis Glaser accepts the proposal, the hangtag system would be implemented next semester.
Parking Coordinator Jane G. Gailey brought the idea before student representatives Bill Bar-zee. T.J. Mannix. Carolyn Salisbury and others last week.
The Parking Authority, composed of Barzee, Robert Fuerst, director of academic services, and Dr. Leonard Carrier of the philosophy department, is expected to decide by Thursday.
Other colleges are now using the hangtag system with an 85 percent acceptance rate from students, Gailey said. In these schools, students reported less than one-half of one percent of the tags stolen.
Gailey said parking stickers were originally placed only on bumpers, but these were easily peeled off and stolen. To combat theft, the parking office added stickers to the rearview mirror.
According to Gailey, the hangtag system could reduce car theft because students would be more careful.
“They would remember to lock their cars so that the tag is not stolen,” she said.
Theft of stickers is not the only complaint of the decal system.
The Parking Authority heard many complaints from owners of Corvettes and Firebirds, whose paint extends to the bumper of the i
car, that the decals ruined the paint.
Other car owners also complained.
"So many cars now have black rubber or painted bumpers.” Gailey said. “There are no more chrome bumpers."
Although the stickers can be removed by soaking the area with baby oil, Galley said the process Is
difficult. Car owners also complained that the decals lowered the resale value of the cars.
The proposed hangtags are plastic with a notch for hanging from the mirror. They are not permanently attached to the car and do not damage the car.
Under the present tag system, if a student’s car Is sold to another student and the sticker is left on.
any tickets would be charged to the first student.
Another major problem with the present decal system is students who do not use only one car. If students drive alternate cars, they have to notify the parking office. With the hangtags, the students
Please sec page 5/TAGS
Placement director to retire
By LYNNE NELSON
Hurricane Staff Writer
Dr. F. Thomas Sheeder, director of the office of Career Planning and Placement, has left the department on a leave of absence to pursue full-time business interests in the music/entertainment field.
“I want to expand my musical performance full-time," he said.
Sheeder notified the office March 13 that he is on official leave of absence until August. At that time he will take an early retirement, according to Elina Artigas, associate director of Ca
reer Planning and Placement. Artigas has been appointed acting director until a permanent replacement Is found.
"A search committee to review all candidates who may apply for the position will be named within a few weeks,” said Dr. William Butler, vice president for Student Affairs.
An accomplished jazz musician, Sheeder plays the bass guitar throughout the Miami area and has played on cruise ships and with big band artists Tex Beneke and Buddy Morrow.
Sheeder and his brother. Dr. William Sheeder, dean of students.
joined the faculty on the same day, Sept. 6, 1966.
Sheeder began his career with UM in the department of Financial Aid, where he worked for seven years. He then moved to the department of Career Planning and Placement, where he has been for the last 14 years.
Sheeder obtained a bachelor’s degree In music education at the State University of New York at Ferdonia in 1956. He earned a master's degree at Ohio University in 1958 and his doctorate from Florida State University in 1969.
He said he is now actively involved in his musical career.
Fall advising continues through April 3
Fall advising for undergraduate students began yesterday and continues through April 3. Each student must be advised in order to register. The undergraduate schools are notifying students about registration.
Class schedule books are now available in the registrar’sOffice in Memorial 111. Permits to register will be available there on March 30.
All undergraduate day students must register for the fall 1987 semester April 7 through 10. Registration will be held in the Flamingo Ballroom.
To participate in April registration, students must have been advised. A completed trial schedule form approved by the academic advisor and a permit to register t
are also required.
Students must also pay a non-re-fundable deposit of $125, payable toward tuition and fees, on or before July 6. Students can pay
during April registration or send the money in a self-addressed envelope, which they will receive from the pricer/checker at registration.
Cast your vote
Elections for the Undergraduate Student Body Government
todaY and tomorrow. The Hurricane urges all students to cast their votes and make their opinions known.