Miami Hurricane, November 04, 1986

              Meet the Candidates
Students can get an inside look at some of the can didates in the USBG fall elections to be held Thursday and Friday.
News — page 3
Fabulous Festival
The UM School of Music will present musical extravaganzas all this week as Festival Miami begins its second half.
Entertainment — page 6
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Miami twice
UM went two for two as the Hurricane swimmers defeated FSU and sent the Seminóles home with losses in the pool and on the football field.
r—Sports — page 8
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Volume 64, Number 17
University of Miami
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1986
UM buildings not hazardous but violate law
By LAUREN A. FINE
and
JORGE ALONSO
of the Hurricane Stall
According to Inspector Dick Dunn of the Coral Gables Fire Department. University of Miami buildings of public access, including residence halls, classrooms and •offices, are not hazardous in terms of fire safety, but they lack safety features that are required by law.
A 1985 fire code, NFPA 101 1985, requires all new and existing structures in the state of Florida to install smoke alarms, door closures and walls that can contain a fire for one hour.
Eaton Residential College already meets with the code, according to John Geeslen of UM's Physical Plant.
Every building throughout the state must comply with this “minimum safety code” within one year.
Dunn said that the bill also "gives local fire marshals the right to extend compliance time if it NFPA 101	1985| causes any
inancial hardships.
“With the University of Miami, we have to bend the rules.” Dunn said. “UM will probably have to spend millions of dollars to bring all its buildings into compliance."
George Shoffner, director of residence halls, said he was “unaware of the problem."
for
the University's compliance has not been established
However, a petition for an extension of five to 10 years is being drafted to the fire marshals who have jurisdiction.
Geeslen also said a contract for Pearson Hall will be issued "in the near future.
"Smoke detectors in The Residential College and Hecht Residential College are under study, and we anticipate a contract for Mahoney as rapidly as possible," Geeslen said.
The residential colleges and Mahoney and Pearson Halls are the first priorities, said Dunn, because of their construction and population density.
Consequently, many residents of the student apartment areas said they feel they are being ignored.
“It you're not bonded to the residential Icollege| program, you don't exist, said Brian Leavell, a former resident assistant in the
‘UM will probably have to spend millions of dollars to bring all of its buildings into compliance.’
Inspector Dick Dunn, Coral Gables Fire Dept.
student apartments who graduated last May.
At Eaton Residential College, the new alarrrF system has often been accidentally activated.
"We've been having 3 a.m. sleepwear fashion shows,” said Dr. John Masterson, the associate master of Eaton.
Masterson said technicians are still trying to work out the bugs in the new system.
No fires have been reported this year at the student apartments. One trash chute fire In Mahoney Hall last month was the only fire reported in the dorms this semester.
During the last five years, only one fire has been reported in the apartments. That fire was caused by a student who accidentally left a heating iron unattended for too long, according to Coral Gables Fire Department records.
Dual exits, large windows and
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tages unique to the student apartments.
"I can think of three ways to exit this apartment,” said Cindy Harrington, resident assistant for Building 42.
Harrington said that when she arrived on campus this year, large dressers in the hall stairway blocked all passage and access to the fire extinguishers, which, she said, were empty anyway.
"The apartments are very rundown and old, but they are fairly safe,” Leavell said. "Any fire would be self-contained, and there would be no evacuation problems.
“Unfortunately, no information is provided to students or R.A.s, and the R.A.s are not formally briefed on how to work the gas stoves and gas wall heaters," Leavell said.
Harrington said that generally students are not concerned but that the residents in her building are considering initiating a fire code on their own.
Quarterback Vinny Testaverde ran in two touchdowns himself to help the Hurricanes come from behind to scalp the Florida State Seminóles, 41-23. See page 8 for story._________________________
UM students say code lacks honor
Wesley Foundation sets up election booths for students
University of Miami students who are registered to vote on campus, precinct 837, can cast their ballots at the Wesley Foundation, 1210 Stanford Drive, from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. today.
The eligible people registered to vote in the precinct include those who live on campus and nearby in Coral Gables, according to Jerry
Houston, assistant dean of students.
Voters must be registered 30 days in advance of the election in order to vote, Houston said.
At the Wesley Foundation, six booths are set up to accommodate the voters for this election, according to Dr. Phil Sageser, director of the Wesley Foundation.
V is for Vinny!
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By ANGELA MEYER
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‘Conditions are still
According to some University of Miami students, the new Honor Code procedure seems to have contributed little more than a blank space for students to sign their names at the bottoms of exams.
This is the first semester that the student-administered Honor Code has been in effect. Establishing prohibition of scholastic dishonesty, the code is meant to protect the academic integrity of the University.
In keeping with the code, signed pledges that the work is the student’s own are required for all written work submitted.
Also, students are under moral obligation to report any known violations of the code.
Luis Muench, a sophomore advertising and graphic arts major, said, “The code hasn't affected any of my classes."
He said he thinks that the code has reduced cheating only minimally.
"Maybe it makes people think twice, but those who really want to cheat are not impeded," Muench said
Muench said he finds no difference in testing procedures and feels that students and faculty take the code very lightly.
Dr. Michael Salwen, assistant professor of communication, said that problems exist with the code. "People are just becoming famil-the code works, aren't used
It ettecllve."
■aid he assumes that
most students are honest and that “cheating is not a problem in smaller classes."
"There has always been an implicit Honor Code, but due to some small problems, it was enacted," Salwen said.
"Conditions are still conducive
conducive to cheating.’
Scott Swafford, junior
to cheating," said Scott Swafford, a junior majoring in English
He said he thinks most of the student body has been unaffected by the establishment of the code.
Swafford maintains that students can still easily cheat or have someone take a test for them
However, Swafford said the code "will have a dramatic impact on freshmen" because the code will be instilled in them from the beginning
According to Swafford, the code will infuse "a sense of honor and pride" in the future student body.
Dr. Charles Mallery. assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and associate professor of biology, reported a positive effect of the code.
"The incidence of cheating has gone down." Mallery said
He said the faculty's attitude toward the code "has made people more conscious (of cheating|.
"The faculty is pushing noncheating; cheating will not be tolerated," Mallery said.
According to Mallery, professors “stress that there is an Honor Code” before tests rather than merely relying on an implicit moral practice.
"The general attitude is so changed," said junior Susan Wein-traub, who said she thinks that moTi changes have been brought about on a pernonat l-v-l
Weintraub said she finds her classes less strict because professors rely on students' consciences to deter them from cheating “It |the code| makes it easier for everyone,” she said "The school has a lot more pride. It makes such a big difference. There is an option for greater integrity.”
Senators fight for library
By KAREN FLAVE
Hurricane Associate News Editor
And you thought you had trouble buying books for college.
two Undergraduate Student Body Government senators. Amparo Braniella and Mike Rosen, are battling the University budget committee instead of bookstore lines to get $200.000 set aside for book and journal purchases for the Richter library.
The $200,000 is part of a $1 million contingency fund the University set up last year.
Provost Luis Glaser said the fund was created "to allow some flexibility for a variety of activities for faculty as well as students."
"No one can plan for everything Budgeting is a relatively imprecise art that depends on many variables,” Glaser said
"We keep getting delayed." Rosen said Vice Provost George Gilpin told the USBG senators Friday that ‘they |budget committee| won't spend this early in the year,” Rosen said.
Gilpin is out of town this week and therefore unavailable for comment, but Glaser said that although it is a high priority, the University has made no firm commitment to use these funds for the library.
"We are not trying to give anyone the runaround," Glaser said
The USBG senate passed a bill at its May 28 meeting, recommending that "a minimum of $200.-000 be utilized for a prioritized system of book and journal purchasing which would be independent of the approved library budget for 1986-87."
According to Rosen, at the end of the summer, Gilpin told USBG that the availability of funds for the library “looked good" but was also dependent on student enrollment in the fall
In September. Rosen and Braniella received no official decision on the funds; they did receive a letter, however, from President Edward T. Foote II, thanking them for their suggestion, while reminding
them “it is too early in the year to know how much contingency money may be available."
Nevertheless, Rosen and Braniella sent letters to those in charge of books in 45 undergraduate departments, asking them to submit a list of needed books.
Braniella said a majority of the chairpersons responded by the end of October. She said some departments, such as marine science, Judaic Studies and English, requested only single volumes that cost too much money for UM's Richter Library, which Rosen called "grossly underfunded."
Rosen said another problem with the Richter Library lies in its young age. Because the library was not abie to make major purchases until the 1960s. and purchasing priority has been given to current releases, older books are difficult to get.
Although the USBG request is independent of the annual library budget, according to Rosen, the faculty senate library committee recommended a minimum annual budget increase of $500,000.
The Richter budget increased by $350,000 this year. Rosen said.
Meanwhile, fall enrollment figures were published, indicating an increase of more than 200 incoming freshmen.
While Rosen and Braniella said they hoped this increase would release the $200,000, Glaser said the fund was contingent on total expenses, not only enrollment
He added that increased costs accompanied increased enrollment
"Our commitment to financial aid has been extremely high." Glaser said
Glaser said the budget committee will not be able to determine how much of the contingency fund it can spend until February.
"We're either six months too early or six months too late.” Braniella said
Off to the races
The ‘Silver Bullet' won the School of Architecture's boat race on Friday
Shuttle service changes route
By DENISE D. CORBITT
Hurricane Staff Writer
The shuttle service between University Inn and Stanford Circle changed its route yesterday to better accomodate the changes in student living arrangements, according to Joseph Frechette, executive director of Public Safety.
"Since the drop in the number ol students living in the University Inn. we have changed the system,” Frechette said
The .lumber of students living in the University Inn has dropped since most have now moved onto campus.
Therefore, the shuttle that runs from the inn to Stanford Circle by
the University Center now runs from 7-kl5 a m weekdays. It previously ran until 9:30 a m.
At 8:15 a.m the University Inn shuttle returns to lot 600. off Ponce de Leon Blvd., to assist the
main campus shuttle until 10 a.m The two shuttle vans will run 15 minutes apart Whereas the main campus shuttle leaves lot 600 at
8:15 a.m and returns at 8:45 a.m the inn shuttle now leaves the lot at 8:30 a m and returns at 9 a m
The regular main campus shuttle schedule will stay the same, operating from 8:15 am. to 5:30
p.m weekdays.
The change in the system better serves the majority of students during busy morning hours, according to Frechette
Another change in the University Inn shuttle service is that it no longer runs to and from Stanford Circle between 11:30 a.m and 1:30 p.m
Frechette explained that few students from University Inn cross U.S. 1 during those hours
The University Inn shuttle still runs to and from Stanford Circle from 5-7 pm