Miami Hurricane, October 13, 1987

              Balancing act
Provost Luis Glaser, just finishing his first year
here at UM, combines teaching, research and administrative duties.
News — page 5
Play it again, Sam
Which movies of today will be the classics of tomorrow?
Accent — page 8
Do the shuffle
Miami's men's golf team is shuffling its lineup after a 20th-place finish in a 24-team tournament.
Sports — page 10
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THE MIAMI
Volume 65, Number 11
URRICANE
University of Miami
Tuesday, Oct. 13,1987
UM prepares for Floyd
Hurricane cancels classes, prompts parties
fc'NIK COCKSrl/urricane? Staff
Prepared for the storm
Die-hard Hurricane fans Kim Wale, I. Kristin Sinisi, and Risa Fogel braved the
bad weather Saturday to see their team beat the Maryland Terrapins 46-16.
Story, page 10.
UM orders image study
By PAT McCREERY
Humcane Staff Writer
The University of Miami battened down its hatches and went
to bed with a good book (or a
bottle of rum, depending who you
ask) yesterday evening as Hurricane Floyd whipped South Florida
with 80 mph winds.
Administrators did not know
yesterday whether the University
would be open today. They will
have made a decision by this
morning, however, and students
should listen to the radio to find
out the decision, said Victoria
Stuart, of UM's Office of Public
Affairs.
However, "if the hurricane is
gone, for sure we'll be open," she
said.
UM's hurricane advisory committee met yesterday morning,
said Dave Lieberman, UM's vice
president for business and finance.
The committee closed the university   for   numerous   reasons,   but
mainly to give faculty, staff and
students time to prepare for the
expected torrential water and
winds, he said.
The National Weather Service
predicted 10 inches of rain would
fall on Miami because of Floyd.
Lieberman said dormitories and
cafeterias may lose electrical power. Water supplies may be cut off,
also.
Residents should provide their
own snack items. If students
cannot get to their cafterias. meals
will be provided for them in
residence halls and apartments,
according to a memorandum sent
from Clarence Lefler, director of
UM's Physical Plant, to deans and
department heads.
The memorandum also said students should lock valuables in
drawers and closets and remove
rugs from the floor.
The last time L'M closed because
of stormy weather was during
Homecoming Week, 1985, when
the National Weather Service pre
dicted Hurricane Kate would hit
South Florida. The storm petered
out, however, and little rain fell.
Some Homecoming festivities
were postponed.
To replace the events that were
canceled, many on-campus residents held "hurricane parties" in
their dormrooms. The administration takes a dim view of such
jocularity, however.
" 'Hurricane Parties' are only
for the movies. Please do not drink
alcohol. Everyone needs to think
clearly during a hurricane," I.efler
wrote in his memorandum.
Not everyone is following the
advice. As soon as classes were
canceled students reported beer
runs to local stores.
"I saw quite a few people going
out and talking about buying
booze." said Ron Trebilcock. a
21-year-old finance major who
lives in the Stanford Residential
College.
"I don't envision much studying
going on." he said.
Bursar extends deadlines
By MARA DONAHOE
Hurricanv New. Editor
The University of Miami has
hired the Behavioral Science Research firm to ask local business
leaders what they think of the
University's image.
According to Susan Bonnett,
assistant vice president for University Relations, the study is "a
normal, expected thing to do to see
how opinion leaders perceive the
University of Miami."
"We are not worried about our
image," said UM President Edward T. F'oote II. "We want to
determine what people are thinking about UM. The study is part of
the general workings of that part
Ipublic relations! of the Universi
ty."
Bonnett Mid the University has
"° Pr'*'*<>*>ceptions ?oln8 '"'*> the
study and it wlTl be totally
impartial. She said the idea ror the
study came from the normal
summer planning process of her
department and this is the first
such study done in 10 years.
She added that the study is for
"internal" purposes and she has
not yet decided whether the
results will be released to the
general public.
"It's no big deal." Bonnett said.
According to Bonnett, the study
will be divided into two phases.
The first will consist of in-depth
personal interviews with about 20
Dade County business leaders. The
second phase will consist of tele
phone interviews with up to 2,000
local opinion makers.
Random sampling techniques
will be utilized. According to
Bonnett, the study will coat an
estimated $10,000.
Bonnett said results should be in
by December.
"The University is still in a state
of transition," Bonnett said.
"Changes have been very rapid
and it is taking time for the
University's image to catch up."
Bonnett said the party school
image is mostly gone and she does
not expect a particular image
problem to be found. She said if
one is found "we will work on
strategies to deal with that |image
problems] from a community
standpoint."
By BARBRA SPALTEN
Hurricane asm slant News Editor
University of Miami students who deferred
portions of their fee document until the Florida
Tuition Vouchers and Florida Student Assistance
Grants came in will have another week for their
accounts to be cleared. Although most state aid will
now be in by the Friday deferment deadline, the
deadline has been extended to Oct   23.
Friday afternoon, a run of $2.7 million in financial
assistance waa released by the state to the school,
including most students' state aid. The aid will be
credited to student accounts by this week, and any
overage checks will be ready by Che end of the week
According to Al Matthews, director of the Bursar'.s
office, deferring the ITV la like getting a short-term
loan from the -University, only the state pays It back
instead of the student.
Matthews said students will not be assessed
interest charges unless their paperwork was filled
out incorrectly or they were chosen for a verification
which has not been completed. On Oct. 24, the office
will start assessing interest charges.
Some students will be getting a refund if they paid
instead of deferring. Matthews said most students
know if they should expect a refund, since many only
paid the difference between their total charges and
their financial assistance total.
"If a student thinks he has a credit balance, he
should stop by the Bursar's office and check with
student accounts," Matthews said. "We*ll be happy to
write the student a check in two or three days. We're
as happy to clean up the students'accounts as the
students are to have the money."
Rich Richmond of the Office of Financial
Assistance said his office had some problems initially
during registration. The State of Florida sent a roster
of recipients of the FTV and FSAG early, but it was
sent to the wrong post office box at the University.
"We didn't get It until two days before registration,
but we have now corrected the situation."
Richmond said students alerted his office to the
problem. "We had a ton ot people calling us, saying
that Tallahassee said they sent the roster.
Richmond said, "We're hoping everybody will
have credited accounts by rhe li'.tli. an&t ivr'ro
making every effort possible so everyone will."
Acfdlng    fo    the   problem    were   computer    breakdowns mt financial assistance ana* the Bursar's office
all last week.
Financial  assistance  gives  disbursements  telling
the Bursar's office that students did receive financial
aid. Students can then defer the amount they have to
pay at registration if they know that they have
incoming scholarships.
Nidia Colon of check distribution said Friday was
hectic at times with students picking up their overage
checks. "Some of the checks haven't rome through,"
she said, "but the students have been pretty
understanding."
Junior Alex Bernal pays by the tuition payment
plan and said he usuallv gets an overage check. "Its
weird." he said. "We pay them and then they give us
money back, but it evens out."
Committee advises students accused of cheating
By CAREN BURMEISTER
Hurricane Assistant News Editor
American citizens are entitled to legal representation in a court of law. Likewise, students charged
with cheating by the University of Miami Honor
Council deserve someone to help them formulate a
defense and assist them, according to Camille Colella,
director or the Honor Council Advising Committee.
"The main priority is that students are getting a
fair shake," said Enrique Carillo, founder of the
committee. "This is a student's academic career we're
dealing with."
Carillo said there must be a balance in the Honor
Code system.
"As long a there is an Honor Council, then an
Honor Council advising committee should exist also,"
Carillo said.
Although the UM Honor Code system has been
active for over a year, the advising committee is
hardly recognizable.
The current advising committee has not handled
any cases yet this year. Colella said she is afraid the
students don't know that the advising committee is
available to help them formulate a defense.
"A lot of students don't know where to go,"
Colella said.
According to Mulowney, it is up to Student
Government to publicize the advising service.
As long as the advising committee provides real
assistance and sound advice to the student it is a
positive measure, said Bill Mullowney, secretary to
the Honor Council. He added that students on the
committee are not officially trained and that the
committee's advise is undesireable if it is contrary to
academic integrity.
The Honor Council Advising Committee originated
in September of 1986 through Carillo's efforts.
Student Government approved the committee in
January of 1987.
According to the UM student Honor Code
handbook "The student charged shall have the right
to be assisted by an advisor who must be a full-time
student at the University of Miami; to present a
defense to the charge; to question any witness; to
present any document; and to testify."
Carillo said the Honor Code Advising Committee is
primarily interested in the students rights.
The students are usually terrified and easily
intimated by the honor code session, he added.
He said he thought that the Honor Council was a
little zealous in its first few cases
"The honor panel has toned down since then and
so have I," Carillo admitted.
So far. Carillo has worked on five honor code
cases. He said he lost one of l hem on appeal but won
the other five. Winning a case means that either the
case was dropped or the charges were lessened, he
explained.
"We are kind of like a counselor, pseudo-attorney
and friend all in one.'' Carillo said
Colella, said the advising committee is still looking
for three more members. The current committee
includes Colella, Jennifer Ruiz and Carlos Vedecia.
For further information about the Honor Code
Advising Committee leave a message for any of these
three members at 284-3082
Meals to be donated to the needy
By JEANINE SEYMOUR
Hurricane Staff Wriler
The Miami International Development Organization in conjunction with Marriot Food Service has
organized a "fast day" on Nov. 20
where students can donate one
evening meal towards needy people in Haiti.
MIDO is a relatively new community organization with the
goals of increasing awareness of
Third World poverty and raising
money to aid the needy in those
countries.
Adriana Campa, president of.
MIDO, traveled to Cap Haitian this
summer where she visited several
health facilities to determine what
their needs were. This area was
found to be poverty striken and
needed things such as infant milk
formula   and   hygiene   products
which MIDO was able to supply.
MIDO chose the Cap Haitian
project because of Miami's large
Haitian community and because of
Haiti's need for aid. Free shipping
opportunities confirmed the choice
of Cap Haitian, according to Craig
Simon, treasurer of MIDO.
Overseas Development Network, the national program of
which MIDO is a part of, believes
that people of poor countries
know what they need.
MIDO was formed by Stanford
University graduate Frances Cos-
tantino and graduate students of
the University of Miami's International Studies program who were
interested in the development of
Third World countries.
Joining MIDO made a lot of
sense, according to Simon.
"The group has brought together  development   professionals and
students at very advanced levels,"
Simon said. He also saidthat for
him involvement with MIDO has
been a great learning opportunity.
The upcoming "fast day" is just
one of several MIDO programs.
MIDO held its first fund raiser last
summer, raising $500 by transforming the Graduate School of
International Studies building into
a tropical disco for an evening.
On Sept. 14, MIDO held an
orientation meeting which featured a film about world hunger
and a group discussion.
ODN, the national organization,
participated in Bike-A-Thon '86.
This event, which started in
Seattle and ended in New York,
raised over $100,000 and featured
such athletes such as Greg Lemond
and Eric Heiden. Another Bike-A-
Thon will occur this year
MIDO also seeks the help of area
Dade County high schools such as
Killian High. Drop boxes have
been put in homerooms to collect
items like pens, pencils and toilet
paper which go to help deaf
children at the Institut Montforrt
Pour Enfants Sourd in Haiti.
Constantino, who contacted the
University about starting a ODN
chapter, said the organization
promotes three goals: to educate
communities about problems, to
raise money and toinform students
of internships in foreign countries.
Katherine Johnson, a graduate
student in the International Studies program said, "The hands-on
experience that you get with the
intern program is rewarding."
FaU 1987 Student Government
Election Calendar
• Oct. 12 — Filing for candidacy begine
a Oct. 16 — Filing for candidacy end*
— Mandatory candidates' mgrating, 5:30 p.m.
a Oct. 36 — Graphic campaigning begins. 12.-01 p.m.
a Oct. 27 — Initial financial statements due, 5 p.m.
— Party affiliation forma due, 5 p m
a Oct. 39 — Absentee ballots available, 8 p m
a Oct. 30 — Final financial statements due, 5 p.m.
— Mandatory candidate's meeting, 5:30 p.m.
a NOV. 3 — Elections, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
a Nov. 4 — Elections, 8:30 a.m. • 4:30 pm.
a Nov. 6 — Runoff a, if necessary
Leading architect to design school
By DEANNA KLESH
Hurricane? .Staff Writer
Aldo Rossi, one of the world's
leading architects, holds a stake
in the future of the University of
Miami School of Architecture.
The Italian historian, humanist
and highly respected theorist
will design UM's new School of
Architecture.
Following in the tradition of
Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rice
University, UM commissioned
Rossi's first project in the United
States.
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, assistant dean of the School of
Architecture said, "Rossi is
among the top and most recognized   architects   today.   It   is
especially important to have the
best architect to design an
architecture school."
Rossi, who has taught at
Harvard, Yale, Cooper Union and
Universitario di Arhictuectue in
Venice, is one of the world's
most sought-after architects.
His most celebrated work was
II Teatro del Mondo, a floating
theater built in Venice in 1980.
The theater was destroyed after
it fulfilled its function: sailing
down the Grand Canal.
When asked to design the new
school it was his interest in
designing his first American
building that convinced Rossi to
make the decision, according to
Plater-Zyberk.
Please see page 5/ROSSI
Nineteen Seats Up For Election
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• 1 Fraternity Row
• 1 Stanford Residential College
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