Miami Hurricane, November 01, 1988

              Victory against apathy?
While some saw the ‘Nuke the Duke’ rally as positive, many felt that it was an immature display.
Opinion — page 4
Baying at the moon
Students ‘pack’ the University Center Patio for the annual Hurricane Howl concert.
Accent — page 6
Flag football
Despite committing 17 penaliteson Saturday, Miami managed to defeat East Carolina, 31 -7.
Sjports — page 8
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Volume 66, Number 18
University of Miami
Tuesday, Nov. 1,1988
To Be A Queen
ANDY IVES/Hurricane Staff
Marlene Sotelo, right, displays her Miss University of Miami trophy and crown as second runner-up Eva Strelka watches at Sunday’s pageant.
UM crowned
Change in free hour may occur
Move could ease cafeteria crowding
By BARBRA SPALTEN
Associate News Editor
University of Miami administrators are considering several proposals which will move the Tuesday/Thursday free period later into the day.
The changes, if accepted, will affect the fall 1989 schedule, said Dr. Thompson Biggers, associate dean of enrollments.
Currently, the free period is from 12:05 to 1:10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Administrators originally designed the break for programs such as the Lecture Series.
A few weeks ago, Student Government sent a proposal to the provost’s office requesting a schedule change. Biggers said the various academic deans are supposed to contact him soon with their opinions of the proposals.
SG President Freddie Stebbins said three reasons for the change were considered. First, large departments, such as English, have a need for classes during the present free period. Otherwise, clas-
ses Have to be “bunched up” at other, less popular, times.
Secondly, the original Idea of
the Lecture Series has ‘‘fallen through,” Stebbins said.
Finally, on-campus eating establishments are overcrowded during the current free period, when students and University employees take their lunches.
"We're going to do our best to maintain a free and open period on those two days for students, and faculty members as well, who can use it to their advantage,” Stebbins said.
Stebbins said he has not yet heard how the proposal is faring; however, he said, “As far as I know they like it.”
One area of conflict for the afternoon break may be with lab sections, but Stebbins said they will try to work out the problem with the appropriate deans.
Another proposed change is to have the Tuesday/Thursday classes start at 8:30 a.m. intead of 8 a m. Biggers said one question about the proposal is whether the change will make a difference in enrollment or attendance of the first hour class.
“Will teachers be willing to teach and will students be willing to take an 8:30 a.m. class when they wouldn't take an 8 a.m.?” Biggers asked.
Miss
By LINA LOPEZ
Accent Editor
First there were 14, then there were four. Then there was one with something more.
Sunday night, judges at the Brenda Smith-Tucker Memorial Miss University of Miami Pageant narrowed the field of 14 finalists to one, as Marlene Sotelo, a senior majoring in music therapy, was crowned MissUM 1988-89.
Sotelo's court includes first runner-up Debbie Reed, a junior majoring in motion pictures and sponsored by Sigma Delta Tau sorority; second runner-up Eva
Strelka, a senior majoring in math and sponsored by Angel Flight and Hecht Residential College; third runner-up Tammy McPhee, a senior majoring in advertising and sociology, and sponsored by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity; and fourth runner-up Temple Schultz, a freshman majoring in music industry and sponsored by Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
“I can’t believe it,” exclaimed Sotelo, who will receive a $ 1,000 scholarship as the winner. "I had set myself up not to win ...this is great.”
When the pageant was over, a small mob of well-wishers
began crowding the stage — it was Sotelo’s faithful cheering section. Her father’s eye was glued to a video camera recording Sotelo’s every word and action.
If dad’s expectations hold true, Sotelo will be in the limelight once again.
“My goal, well, my father’s goal, is for me to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl or one of those big games,” Sotelo said, as her dad, still rolling tape, nodded in approval.
Sunday night was the culmination of months of hard
Please see page 6/MISS UM
Bookstore to get make-over in ’89
Tiled walkway to be added
By JENNIFER GONZALEZ
Staff Writer
Renovating the bookstore, an idea that has been around for several years, will at last become reality in the spring of 1989. In early April, the bookstore personnel plan to move all inventory from the first to the second floor, in order to prepare for construction on April 15.
According to Charles Canfield, director of the bookstore, the goal is to have construction finished by August 1, 1989, in order to serve the students better.
The idea of renovation formed about five years ago when the bookstore started receiving criticism about its overall appearance. At first the the plans were to only get new fixtures, but Canfield didn’t think that wasn't enough. He met with the UM Building and Grounds Committee, Faculty Senate and Student Government, and decided to renovate the entire first floor.
“The renovations will not only give us a bigger bookstore, but more books and goods for the students," SG President Freddie Stebbins said.
The renovations are meant to Improve the look of both the store and the Whitten University Center Breezeway, to which a new
Students
tile-covered store entrance will be added. The old entrance will
serve only as an exit during the beginning of semester rush.
Plans also include a tile-covered walkway through the middle of the bookstore, surrounded by wooden floors. New lockers and cubbyholes will be added for storing students’ books. On the stairwell, best-selling paperbacks will be displayed. An extra check-out line will be located at the back of the bookstore.
In addition to these renovations, Canfield wants to expand the bookstore’s fiction, non-fiction, best-selling paperbacks and trade book selection. After the remodeling is finished, the second floor will be painted.
“My feeling is to give better service to students and give a better image of a modern bookstore,” Canfield said.
According to Don Anguish, associate vice president for student affairs, the project is being funded irectly by the bookstore,
which has acquired enough money over the years in reserve accounts to pay for the renovations, which will cost under $500,000.
“I’m hoping we can have m store that we can be proud of and the students can be proud of also," Canfield said.
aid UM’s
recruiting efforts
By BARRY JACKSON
Staff Writer
Beth Susi has been working on behalf of the University of Miami for the past 14 months. She has conducted dozens of campus tours and assisted in numerous special programs, including visitation days for prospective honors and marine science students.
Susi has attended various local conventions, speaking with hundreds of college-bound students about UM’s committment to academic excellence. And she has answered the questions of scores of parents seeking to find the ideal university for their children.
Based on her vast contributions to the school, one might conclude that Susi is an admissions officer or academic adviser.
Guess again.
Susi is actually a 20-year-old
UM sophomore and one of a multitude of students who currently participate in the myriad of activities coordinated by the admissions office.
Susi is among 130 members of the President’s 100 — an organization comprised of undergraduate and graduate students who represent the school at various academic functions on campus and in the community.
The ambassadors to the University are not compensated for their service, but Susi said the pride she reaps as an envoy for the institution makes her labor worth the effort.
“This is a great extracurricular activity,” she said. “I like everything about this job, especially being able to talk to high school students and convey to them what a great place this is to go to
Please see page 3/P-100
International students live and learn at UM
By SUSAN SMITH
Staff Writer
This is the final article in a series examining the international studies program. In this story, three foreign exchange students express their views about Miami.
JAPAN
Sokiko Kozu, from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, has been at the University of Miami since August on the study abroad exchange program.
This is her second visit to the United States. Kozu said the experience she had in Illinois as a high school exchange student was so good she decided to repeat it. She chose Miami because Spanish is her major and she wanted to improve her English at the same time.
Kozu explained she was ready for a larger town with more diverse cultures and more to offer. In the all-white mid-western town in Illinois, Kozu said she sometimes felt out of place.
“This campus is huge, like a town,” marvelled Kozu. However, classes at UM are much smaller than in Japanese universities, Kozu said. Sophia University is very crowded, as is the city of Tokyo. Most students live off campus in very small and expensive apartments.
Contrary to the image most Americans have of the Japanese, Kozu said American students study harder than Japanese students. She said Japanese students study more in high school to pass the difficult university entrance exam.
"It's hard to get in but easy to finish," Kozu said. "The opposite of an American university.”
Kozu said she is impressed with Miami and its feeling of spaciousness. “Even the malls are so wide. Everything is so spread out when compared to Japan where buildings only go upwards.”
Kozu does not find Miami’s heat a problem, explaining that summer in Tokyo is hotter than in Miami. Tokyo has little grass or trees to absorb the heat.
Kozu admitted she was somewhat anxious about Miami's reputation for crime. She said Tokyo is safer, mainly because guns are illegal in Japan.
"But if you know when and where you are going, it's not dangerous in Miami," she added.
ENGLAND
Liz Allard said she chose to come to the University of Miami as the logical place to continue her degree in comparative American studies. She arrived in Au-
gust from the University of Warwick in England on a study abroad exchange program and will spend a year at UM.
Allard finds the continual assessment by exams to be the main difference between the English and American systems.
“I find the midterms very frustrating,” Allard said. "It seems as though classes have only just started and you are getting into your studies and you have to stop to study for an exam."
Allard explained that in England, more emphasis is placed on self-discipline. Students are given a list of lectures and a bibliography. Students attend the lectures they think are necessary and selects books to read from the list. Once a week, small groups hold discussion seminars on certain aspects of the course, with one big exam at the end of the year and a number of papers during the year.
However, despite the midterms, Allard said she loves UM and finds plenty to do on campus. She expressed amazement at all the sporting facilities, although her only participation is in an aerobics class — “the low intensity kind.”
The law banning drinking under the age of 21 was a shock for Allard. She said socializing for English students centers around university bars; however the law
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makes her social life at the University of Miami more varied.
"It's nice to find something to do besides sitting in a bar,” she admitted, adding, "That makes us sound as if we are all drunkards, and we’re not. We go out for a drink or two but not to get drunk.”
Like most foreign exchange students, Allard says she likes Miami's beaches, especially Crandon Park and Coconut Grove, which she visits as often as transportation will allow her.
“Not having a car is a nightmare,” Allard said. "Metrorail is fine, but it doesn’t go far enough.”
Allard says she loves the diversity of ethnic groups at Miami. She said she tried Cuban food once and liked it, but she has trouble getting her American friends to take her to Little Havana. They prefer American food, she said.
“Everyone here is so friendly,” she added. "I have invitations to stay with friends ail over the country. It's going to be hard to readjust when I go home. There’s always something different to do here."
WEST GERMANY
Martin Wassman came to the University of Miami in the fall of 1987 to take graduate courses in physics. He was the first
student to come to Miami from Heidel-burg University in West Germany via the study abroad program.
Wassman explained that life at UM was so good his first year that he decided to stay for a second year and get his master’s degree.
Why did he choose Miami? UM has a small, but good physics department, the climate is nice and the exchange program, together with a teaching assistant job, enable him to attend.
“But I don't spend too much time at the swimming pool," he said.
Wassman teaches five lab classes, takes nine credits and audits a Spanish class.
Last sum tier, Wassman spent two months in Bogota, Colombia, taking four hours a day of intensive Spanish. "I bought the book Spanish in 30 Days two weeks before I left for Colombia.” He said he enjoyed the way of life in Colombia and living with his “madre and padre.”
He plans to return to Germany next summer and teach physics. He says he misses the culture of Heidelburg, but enjoys Miami’s exotic lifestyle and cultural
diversity.
"I came to Miami because I wanted to experience something totally different," he explained.
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