Miami Hurricane, September 12, 1989

              Talking back	
Columnist responds to President George Bush’s	
address on drugs.	Opinion —page 4
Open your mind
Peer counselors from the Open Door answer com-momly asked questions
Accent — page 6
Business as usual	
Erickson’s Hurricanes are 1-0 after thrashing Wis- I	
consin51-3.	Sports —pag«8
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Volume 67, Number 4
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
Tuesday, September 12, 1989
ZBT
ends
pledge
system
By YVONNE ALVAREZ
Staff Writer
Zeta Beta Tau has become the first national fraternity to eliminate the concept of pledging in favor of a brotherhood program.
The University of Miami chapter, founded in 1946, has joined 90 other chapters nationwide in trying to end the problems associated with pledging.
Richard Walker, associate dean of students, outlined the goals of the new program.
"The purpose is more than just eliminating pledging. We want to eliminate hazing and personal servitude. We also want to get rid of the deadbeats in the chapter who feel their responsibility is over after pledging," Walker said.
According to Walker, once ZBT extends a bid, the new member will be initialed within 72 hours. A membership development coordinator will outline up front what is expected of the new member.
Twice a year, every member is reviewed by the whole fraternity. The review board can get rid of old members as well as new ones
ty Council permission for exemption from the academic performance policy, which says all new members must have a grade point average of 2.0. IFC granted a one-semester waiver on the policy because freshmen would not yet have a GPA upon which to base their acceptance.
Peter Vapnek, president of ZBT, said, "New brothers don’t go through four months of hell. They have all the rights of a normal brother that had pledged, but they still have to go through a seven-week education period, and they have to take an exam at the end of that time.”
Last Thursday 27 new members were initiated.
OJ. Whatley, a sophomore and a member of the last pledge class, said, "To any dedicated brother, the initiation ceremony is very emotional. With this new system,
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Geronimo
Jessica Peterkin takes the plunge Thursday during Army ROTC's water training exercises at the Cora! Gables Venetian Pool.
UM cop assaulted with own weapon
Suspect linked to campus thefts
By SCOTT STANNER
Staff Writer
A man charged with the attempted murder of a University of Miami police officer will plead not guilty to all charges when he goes to court Monday, his lawyer said. However, according to police reports the suspect signed a confession.
Wellington Penn, 30, of the 3500 block of Thomas Avenue in Coconut Grove, was arrested this summer and charged with the attempted murder of a police officer, kidnapping, trying to escape from police, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, depriving an officer of his means of protection, use and possession of a firearm and resisting arrest, according to police reports.
Penn’s lawyer, David Marcus, denies his client signed a confession and says Penn will plead not guilty to all charges.
Currently being held without bail at the Dade County Jail, Penn is also believed to be responsible for a rash of armed robberies that occurred on and around the UM campus this summer, police said.
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of a suspicious person in the Ashe Building.
“We literally bumped into each other,” Silva said. Silva said Penn shoved him and then took off running toward the Memorial Building.
Silva caught up with Penn at a construction site near the Memorial Building, and a struggle ensued in which Penn attempted to take Silva’s gun.
“He bent my trigger finger all the way back, fighting for my gun and seriously injuring the tendons |of Silva’s finger, Silva said.
Penn did eventually acquire Silva’s gun, using it to strike the officer over the head, leaving him unconscious.
“The last thing I remember was when he hit me over the head with my own gun,” Silva said. "That was it.”
Silva also suffered a fractured scapula and a knee injury from the encounter.
‘The last thing I remember was when he hit me over the head with my own gun. That was it.’
Alex Silva, UM police officer
After the assault, Penn allegedly changed into a pair of shorts, disposed of his pants and threw a bookbag containing the gun into a trash can in the Memorial Building.
Penn was then apprehended by Detective Bart Pesa on the second floor of the Memorial Building.
Police believe Penn to be responsible for two armed robberies that occurred on campus this summer, one in the courtyard of the Law School and one on the third floor of the Merrick Building.
At the time of the robberies, police were baffled by how quickly the suspect had escaped. According to Sgt. Dennis Koronkiewicz of the Coral Gables Police Department, Penn would bring a change of clothes in a bookbag and pose as a UM student, allowing him to slip by police and blend in with the crowd.
ontnookmgeven remotely suspicious and to take advantage of campus programs designed for their protection. These services include: programs on safety and rape awareness, a film library on various crime prevention topics, presentations on personal safety and property protection and the student escort service.
"As long as we have the drug problem, people will come here (to the campusl not for the drugs, but for the money they can get off students.” Silva said.
Silva was hospitalized for a week and is now on light duty.
“The doctor estimates I’ll be able to get back to regular duty in six months to a year,” Silva said.
Silva was named Officer of the Quarter from April to June and was honored along with Pesa by the Coral Gables Ki-wanis Club as Officers of the Month.
Registration over; UM still without bursar
By ANA VALLE
Staff Writer
More than 80 percent of the student body has successfully completed the process of registration, even though the position of bursar has been vacant for over a month, said Associate Provost and Dean of Enrollments Deborah Triol Perry.
“There is no backsliding in the services we provide for the students hy holding it |the position of bursarl open,” said Diane Cook, University of Miami's treasurer.
Most of those working in the Office of the Bursar believe that registration this fall was a lot easier for students than in past
years.
“Our end went extremely well,” Lillian Peralta, manager of cash operations, said. "Unfortunately, some students wait until the last moment, but we are always looking out for the students and trying to improve.”
Thomas Ceruzzi, a senior anthropology major, agreed, saying the present registration process, including taking care of the balance, was for him a big improvement over years past.
Cook said he appreciates the compliments and attributes much of the success with registration this fall to former bursar Stacey Christensen’s development of the
team working under her.
Christensen, who worked for the University for the past five years, resigned her post last month.
According to Peralta, she left to go back to school and pursue her studies.
Christensen was unavailable for comment.
While Christensen’s post remains unfilled, the people she had working under her have been reorganized and have had their responsibilities changed to meet the needs of the students, Cook said.
According to Cook, one person who deserves credit for keeping the Bursar’s Office running smoothly in Christensen’s ab-
sence is Al Matthews, associate treasurer.
Matthews, said Cook, helped to reorganize responsibilities in the office and was in charge of this fall's registration. He began working at the University five years ago as the Bursar, said Cook.
“Having previously served in that position, he knew the issues and worked registration,” Cook said. “He was there working hard and answering students' questions.”
Applications are now being accepted for the job of bursar, but Cook is uncertain if the post will be filled soon.
“We may not fill it right away,” she said.
"One of the strategies is to see how some people are doing in their positions and see if we can hold the structure stable for a while. That way maybe we can get some salary savings for a while.”
Cook said because of the efficient team now in place, there is no hurry to fill the bursar's post.
“It’s just a matter of making sure we find the absolute best person," Cook said. “It’s an important job to the University, and if we didn’t have a g<x>d team on hand, we’d be real quick to fill the job. Having a good team, we can move methodically to filling the position."
Three new RCs selected
By CHRISTINE THOMPSON
Statl Writer
The University of Miami Residence Halls Office welcomed three new faces to its staff this year.
Dick Yarington of Hecht Residential College, Christine Heft of Eaton and Lisa Bardill of the apartment area were selected from over 200 applicants as residence coordinators.
“I think we made excellent choices,” said Pat Whitely, associate director for residence life and staff development. "I believe we got among the top people in the country.”
According to Whitely, RCs are staff members of 4fHO. They live in the residential colleges and play an active role in planning educational and social programs for residents.
They are also involved in events that are open to all the residential colleges, such as the SportsFest competition.
Whitely said RCs help provide a balanced living and learning environment.
Two national conventions are held annually for college personnel looking for people to fill administrative positions. Hundreds of intensive candidate interviews
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Bardill
are conducted over four days.
Whitely said she and Dr. Robert Redick, director of residence halls, returned from the conventions and formed a wish list of the Top-10 people they wanted to invite to UM.
Six candidates accepted their invitations and visited the Coral Gables campus last spring. For two days, they were scrutinized in a series of interviews with the masters and staffs of the residential colleges.
“The faculty in the residential colleges have a lot of input into the selection process,” Whitely said.
Whitely said RCs must have a sincere interest in
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Study: Date rape common
This is the first in a five-part series on date rape.
By YVONNE ALVAREZ
Stall Writer
The word rape conjures up images of a masked stranger leaping out from behind a corner in the middle of the night, threatening his victim with a sharp knife.
But rapists aren’t always strangers. They are often acquaintances, friends and even boyfriends.
According to a 1985 study by Dr. Mary P. Kossof Kent State University, one quarter of the women in college today have been the victim of rape or attempted rape, and almost 90 percent of
‘There are more chances of getting raped in college than anywhere else.’
Dr. Aaron Lipman, UM
sociologist
them knew their assailants.
Date rape is a sexual assault by someone known to the victim in a social environment.
“Date rape is different from stranger rape, because the victim knows the assailant," said Dr. Aaron Lipman, a UM sociologist. "Less force is used, and it usually occurs on weekends in the assailant’s room or someplace
familiar.”
In her nationwide stpay Koss discovered that, starting atthe age of 14, almost one out of every four women have been a victim of rape or attempted rape, and one in 12 men have admitted to perpetrating these acts.
The average age at the time of the rape was 18, and almost half of the victims were virgins. There was also little evidence of promiscuity or excessive drug use by the victims of rape.
Fifty-one percent of the males surveyed said they might commit rape if they knew they would not be caught.
“Date rape is one of the least reported crimes,” said Pat Haden, public safety crime
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