Miami Hurricane, October 28, 1986

              Making waves
Two University of Miami students are spending
the semester at sea aboard the S.S. Universe,
earning credit and visiting ports around the world.
News — page 5
Judaica on screen
The Third Annual Jewish Film Festival begins tonight, but is only one of many activites the University of Miami's Judaic studies program has
Planned Entertainment — page 8
Upsets cloud UM bowl picture
Losses by Alabama and Nebraska have sv\
UM's bowl picture away from the Orange .
Sugar Bowls and towards the Florida Citrus E
Sports — page 10
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THE MIAMI
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Volume 64, Number
University of Miami
Committee's member
selection questioned
Tuesday, Oct. 28. 1986
By ANGEI A  Ml VI R
Uni'
The  Universit)   eef  Mian
dent Activitj Fee Allocation '
mittee. which determines ihe'
ly distribution eef the $60 student
activity fee, Is al ■   it,,.
issue of selecting its voting "at-
large" members
Traditionally,  SAFAl     in  addition  te> its appointed  repre •
lives from various campu
zations   and   elected   chairperson,
randomlv    selei ts    foui
eene  from   each  i I I
serve as objective .„ rs
of the committee
lose < ..in i.e. i indergradual
dent Body  Governmi
s.nd thai at-large membi
be elected by the  itudenl bod
thai the voting members will be
responsible'   and    concerned    students
Garcia  said  thai   many  eel  the
randoml)   pii ki d    I idi nl
noranl of impoi ues
and that their votes become a
negative contribution t,> committee dec Isions
"There is a lai k "lie
and accountability
ure picked oul of   ,e hat.    I Ian ia
\   position   that   is   given
away isn't an honorable one "
M.iria Slaneinis. SAFAC chair-
person, would nol comment on the
issue.
An opposing argument iee Garcia's view is that election of
at-large members would become
too political and would not fairly
represent the opinion of the aver-
age student.
II is feared that only the most
popular people would be elected
because these people are most
likely to run for a position. These'
students are usually the ones who
are already involved with one or
more campus organizations and
who are directly affected by the
actions of the committee
"The   voting   members   should
represent  a  cross-section  of  students." said Troy Hell, the committee  member  representing  United
Black Students. "The SAFAC is an
organization that derives its merit
from non-political operation "
Garcia said the average student
it   represented   by an elected
delegate   because   "the'   elee tee   is
untable to those who elected
him.
Someone who knows the issues
is    better    than   a    disinterested.
undependable person," Gari ea
said  "An election is the mosi fair
because, though your viewpoint
may not be the dominant one, you
are represented nonetheless."
Garcia also pointed oul thai the
means of choosing the- at-large
committee members is already
political and possibly biased
Though ihey are randomly chosen,
all are screened by a single i le i ted
officer, Director eef Studeni Ai ti' I-
ties Have Brown.
Jonathan Unam, freshman at-
large member, said the current
selective pre „ edure is preti
"Th mmilte,      make's     you
aware   nf   how   mm h   worl
responsibllty is involveEd," Unam
said. "If you don'l  wanl to do it,
you can just get up and leave   . ou
are fairly screened in this effect "
Bell said the current non-public
selei tieen system keep., the studeni
body in the dark over a pre,,
which    the    public    should    have
knowledgi
A  third  option  now   being  eeen-
sidered is establishing
committee to evaluate' the randomly selected students.
The screening board would consist of a cross-section of students
representing     various
tions
Employers visit UM today
By KAREN Pl.AVE
tin' aU  '.'■' '■  t tlltor
Over 60 businesses, government agencies and
professional organizations Will be represented at the
University of Miami from 10 a m to 2 p m today ror
the  I Ith annual Career Information Jamboree.
"It's an opportunity for students to ask basic
questions on a variety of organizations at one time."
said Or. F Thomas Sheeder. director of Career
Planning and Placemen!
Sheeder called  th. ' enter Breezeway
the "'front door" to the jamboree, which he expects
will fill the Bree .-.".. I >unge of the
University Center
Attendance has been good in the past, he said.
"It can be useful ni freshmen to
Ph.D. level." Sheedei
Over 100 representatives will be available to speak
to students about specific job markets, graduate and
professional study opportunities, and how to apply
different academic majors to employment opportunities
Sheeeder said the informal setting of the jamboree
affords an advantage over recruiting programs.
"Students can ask sensitive questions, like about
salary, that they would not at recruiting interviews."
he said.
A schedule of interviews through December is
available at the jamboree. Many of today's visiting
organizations recruit regularly on campus.
Among the organizations visiting today are
Southeast Bank. Price Waterhouse, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, City of Coral (iables,
Peace Corps, Xerox Corp., Dade County Public
Schools and schools of law. medicine and nursing
III III KtlSrR/llurrlc
A Taste of Culture
Claudia Kowalski, left, and Maria Fernanda-Garcia enjoy shish keb,
University Center Patio Friday during United Nations Day.
Lecturer: Drugs do not suffer abuse, people do
Morris
By MARA DONAHOE
Hurricane Assistant News t ditar
A former Miami Dolphin and
e\ convict said Friday at the
University of Miami that there- is
nee sue h thing as drug abuse
"The drug doesn't suffer; the
person dues." Mercury Morris said
at the University Center Flamingo
Ballroom
He spoke to over 100 people
about drug abuse as a behavior
and his personal involvement wilh
I eec .line.
Morris said that people are t<»<•
concerned with statistics and that
whether a person uses drugs is I
mailer of choosing a particular
behavior.
"In each and every one of us.
there is a constructive and destructive p;irt.'* Morris said. "We
all have the ability lo overcome "
'We all have a specific healing power in us. The
drug problem is not a habit but a question of
giving in to one's weaknesses.'
Mercury Morris
Morris has been traveling
around the country to various
universities and schools over the
past seven ice eighl months talking
to students and trying tee impress
upon people his philosophy aboul
the drug problem
He said that doing drug.
"buying a lottery ticket   You pul
yourself in the jackpot."
Part    eef    choosing    neel    ti
drugs,    according    lee    Morris,    is
"growing  out  of  the  nee e
the behavior "
Morris ceutime'd his involvement
v. uh drugs and his personal I holl I
. .un,-
I used to drive around in fast
ears with manv different women,
V\ name' was synon
omous feir drugs in Miami "
When   he    did   cocaine,   Munis
said he pul Inii over the windows
home lee hide from Ihe light
ly
"The nighttime represented pat
sx time," Morris said  "I wanted to
hidi  from the light, from myself "
\., ording tee Morris, a  |
who uses drugs "hides in a
substam i a bottle, and denies the
light of understanding
! ..I     tWO-and a half     '. ears.     1
blamed the- free- i ror mv
problem," Morris said   "I've
mysell   with   a  I
throat to gel to the d
Morn,    said    Ihe    rug    pi
i annol  be wived b>  d
or rehabilitation i eni
\i cording to Morris, thi
ol   urine testing ha - turned
into a contest between Ihi
being tested, v, hich hi
wars "
He  said  the  rehabilitation   cen-
il how
tn trial  ilr
methods the . ei e "c ai ■••■ a eh reha
bilitation
! hc\ i le .in thi
'•!
eellk
vv a ii I •
"We-   all    '    '
p.e.e.,
proble
I h.     ke\    lo
'
leavini
stufl
hehavioi
sti ep usii
Local news anchor
discusses success
By BARBRA SPAI TEN
ilu,'
Miami's    own     I > •• a
Iie'iusc WliU' nr eel Chan
nel 7-WSVN's Live said it
is   not   impe.
and women difficult
but not impossible
White spoki  '
Thursday  on  "Careet  Oppi
ties leer Mlnoritir   and W on
the apartment
Dr    I Im Mese cm at 1    f Rl
Coilege    ilu  pi igrai
sponsored    hy    Phi    Beta
Fraternity, the Se h  ol i
nicatlon and The Residential Col
ll ge
White's Inten si  in < ommunit a
tion began I
"In high school, beini
Htive-    and    tai nanitics
course's  started
gn .ei to be able te. ta k to people
and make' them
espei iall)  on  .   mai
said
She    graduate d
■Commonwealth
e lass   thai   im lui
communication
the    competition
aimed for a carei
White  c re eln     I
in working on a school newspaper.
Prim journalism helped to "devel-
ip ethics and news judgment." she
said.
"That's important," she said,
"because news shows don't need
people who are doing it just
e.e cause the)   wanl lo be em TV."
After college', White interned at
,i television station, where- her big
break came — she filled in for the
\>. i atherman one day.
" l hai «,is when tin \ began
using chromakey maps rhe map
superimposed, si, I was just
pointing to a blank space e.n the
wall I was supposed lo look al
monitors to know where to point.
my arms were waving all over
lhe   jil.ie . ,       he said.
I ortunately, the, expet t seen t.e
h arn on the air  They know you're
going  to change'  and   gel   better."
added   "When  I  worked on
0    I    was   told.   'You're   doing
e'. but try to settle ,<n one of
the seven Men es you use
White was working as a weekend  am hot al  an Orlando station
WSVN heard of her
"The broadcast industry is real
Iv a small world   If you do decent
k,  they  hear about   yeeu."   she
\iler se nding in a tape, she was
M%
edvisor examines
LS.-Soviet plan
White
flown In for an interv iev, and then
gcei  the job of morning am hot
Even though mosi students still
think networks aie   the besi  place
to   work,   White    s,nd,   " 1 I
great  satisfai tion in  loi al
easting    rod
t i fill and the ne I V, ork
ing    There   are   opporl
e able,   indepe ns   and
111 e -lane 111,
When NBt
net Work    I'.'.
dined,   deciding
with WSVN
"It's
WHITE
Soviet  Institute opens at  t \J
— si
By CHARLOI II   KASSAB
Zbigniev, Brzezinski, formet national  see II! If.   ,1CH I'J'l   tee e   '
de nt  Jimmj Ihurs-
'.nit  the inev itabli   i onflii t
between the United States and the
Soviet  Union  to a crowd of over
il the llus < .if. i
He opened In saying, "Miami is
. I.   , it)   because it is repre-
se ntatiV e    eef   the  I     S    ,,s a   Wl
ll   IS   a   City  eef   people   Who.   feer   the
most part, dee not share a co
past, hut  who an   \i".\  dedicated
'ee   the    same'   III!'
In his speech he foi used on two
i hi    end i
i   s  Sos let ' he  re-
■ esidenl
i and     Se e
M kail ■'    in   Rev kjav ik.
It. la
"It
inflicl   is  .. ■    part  ol
-!   ti lations."   t
Whal is
Flicl lor
Soviet I tni'ii .md the   i   S
■ ef    the'    tllli  ll
lb   said  that   !: rt   v. ill
OUtHVI
[iiieitt at  his speei h
\e e ordlll,
S'e\ nts   pre se till .
ompetition in  i
domination
i ontrol of the I
li   ( en
tral  Ann ii ' '   • n "
II.    said   that   I   S
• Ithe al influeni e
'ee    i.ur
I
"Sue e Hi.
il alternate •
i offer the   Third World, th,
l no' d Slates i ontinui
■
said
hould noi
ipp» r hand  wit h
military  superii
■
ilturallv
tile    1 apil il   lll.erl'
thi    I nited   si.it.
e ording   lee   l.r/e-.
In    the      1960s    fori
leader Khru
■
will burv
Brzezinski
teem
to   thi    '