Miami Hurricane, February 28, 1989

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Two environmental action groups combine and plan to clean up UM's act
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Up all night
What do students buy at odd hours of the night? Only those at XTRA know.
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Lift after Jimmy
UM is just now recovering from Johnson’s momentous decision to flee UM in favor of Dallas.
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Johnson leaves UM — badly
By DAN LEBATARD
It was only a matter of prime time before reality reared its head and gobbled up our football coach.
The rumors had been hovering over the University of Miami campus since Jimmy Johnson's five-year era was still in its infancy. But they were only rumors, right? We had heard hundreds of them. They had never been true.
He wouldn’t leave. He couldn’t leave He shouldn't leave.
He did.
Ouch.
Jimmy Johnson is gone. And just when things were getting interesting
It all happened so suddenly. Quicker than you can say “See ya, it's been fun.” Quicker than UM's climb to the top. Quicker than Dallas’ slide to the bottom. Wasn’t it just a few days ago that Jimmy Johnson had that large “can't win the big one" label plastered on his forehead.
The feelings of shock and betrayal UM fans felt when rumors became reality have worn off now, replaced by emptiness.
I will not miss Jimmy Johnson. Never got along with him very well.
But he was the best strategic college football coach I had ever known. No doubt. And mostly because of him, Miami was just six points and a bad game against Tennessee from four — count 'em, four — consecutive national
championships.
Perhaps, judging from everything Johnson has done for the UM program, this should be a time for tribute. Johnson took a 1983 national championship team and kept it that way for five glorious years, a feat which is easier said than accomplished. He recruited well, coached better and, subsequently, his teams were the best.
But, you see. memory and memories are equally fleeting. What has Johnson done for us lately? Aside from leaving? And taking all his coaching pals with him? Ah, but yes, Johnson left something else behind aside from the football team — a huge hole bulging with question marks.
We can only hope offensive coordinator
Gary Stevens can pick up the UM program, dust it off and answer all of those lingering questions. No, check that. We can hope for something else. We can hope Stevens gets the chance to answer all of those lingering questions.
You really can't blame Johnson. The Dallas opportunity was wrapped in perfection.
But the way the whole thing was handled was beyond bad, well into the realm of awful. Johnson sneaked into Dallas on the coattails of his millionaire pal Jerry Jones, lurking quietly in the shadows as his buddy made the big buy.
He accepted the Dallas job without telling his players, without telling UM Athletic
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Past Hurricana coachaa	Sassona	Record	Pet.
Jimmy Johnson	1984-88	52-9-0	.852
Howard Schnellenberaer	1979-83	41-16-0	.719
Lou Saban	1977-78	9-13-0	.409
Carl Selmer	1975-76	5-16-0	.238
Pete Elliot	1973-74	11-11 -0	.500
Fran Curd	1971-72	9-13-0	.409
Walt Kichefski	1970	2-7-0	.222
Charlie Tate	1964-70	34 - 27 -3	.555
Andy Gustafson	1948-63	93-65-3	.587
Mixed feelings greet coach’s departure
By JORDAN BRESSLER
Staff Writer
“It’s over.”
These were the words of University of Miami Athletic Director Sam Jan-kovich on Sunday morning at a press conference officially announcing the end of an era in UM athletics, as Head Football Coach Jimmy Johnson became “former head coach.”
Johnson is leaving UM to take on the position of head coach for the Dallas Cowboys.
Reaction around campus could be described as mixed, with overall feelings of sadness for the University as a whole, but good tidings for Johnson and hopes for his success in Dallas.
President Edward T. Foote II epitomized the typical feeling.
“I’m sorry to see Jimmy go. He did a fine job. He was a good man who coached well and gave us lots of happy days,” Foote said.
James W. McLamore, chairperson of the UM Board of Trustees, said he recognized the opportunity for Johnson
was too good to pass up.
“It’s a tremendous upward mobility for Jimmy. It |his leaving) is personally very disappointing," McLamore said, adding Johnson's decision to go was understandable.
At the press conference, Jankovich said he was “saying goodbye to a good friend, but I’m happy for Jimmy and ail the coaches who go with him.”
Prospective linebacker Pete Preston, who plans to join the Hurricanes for the
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Hopefuls declare ¿or SG
By JORDAN BRESSLER
1	Stall Writer
Hd some controversy and tinging, the candidates for itudent Government spring i were announced Thurs-
otal of 42 candidates make liree tickets and cover all po-) from president to senators
cific schools.
* announcement of the three i comes on the heels of re-scrutiny and outcry involv-the ticket system, judged by ! to give “inside” candidates unfair advantage.
kespeople for the three kets running have revealed lir platforms, which contain is-i as diverse as tuition reform I campus security, leading the Synchronicity ket is presidential candidate hn Hudert. Hudert, a sopho-> with no previous SG experi-e, said he would like to reform • way SG works.
"I stand for the students who n't like what’s going on now in ” Hudert said, adding he uld like to “eliminate a lot of red tape” and make SG a ore participatory body.
[Hudert also said tuition is “a , problem" and said he would ampion reforms to improve the nt structure.
Currently, Synchronicity has vo candidates — Hudert and Jo-fcph Zager, the vice presidential ndidate.
An incident report filed Friday Irlth Public Safety charged Hu-ert with setting off a false fire arm at the Rathskeller.
Hudert declined comment on he incident, which will now go William Sandier, acting dean j>f students, for action.
C. Dean Furman, current ker pro-tempore of the SG enate and presidential candidate |for the Impact ticket, said he vants the University of Miami to ecome a more involved and nore spirited campus.
"One thing we want to do is fight and win the war on apathy, (which has become cliche on cam-|pus," Furman said.
“Many students who come here I don't know the history and traditions of UM,” he added.
To combat this, Furman pro-I poses establishing an exhibit at the Lowe Art Museum “to teach incoming freshmen the history of I UM."
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MICHA EL DiBARl/Slaff Photographer
Strike one!
Christina Barefoot, playing for the Mahoney Mommas, swings and misses during a Sports Fest softball game. See page 8 for more on the weekend tournament.
Foote: UM won’t cut ties with WIOD
University of Miami President Edward T. Foote II said Wednesday the University’s relationship with radio station WIOD-AM (610) will remain unchanged.
Coral Gables attorney Jack Thompson had communicated to Foote and members of the board of trustees his concern that UM promotional spots running on the Neil Rogers show could harm the
reputation of the University.
“I briefly reported on WIOD at the board of trustees meeting IFeb. 15). But the report was only Informational, and reports to the contrary are erroneous,” Foote said. “The University's relationship with WIOD is a good and long-standing one.
“Frankly, I think we shouldn't let this get out of context and as-
Students: \Me
live with rats
RHO claims rodents are gone
sume proportions that it doesn't deserve. To my knowledge, Rogers has committed no crimes or broken any Federal Communications Commission regulations.
“People are free to speak their minds in the United States," Foote said.
- MARK THIEROFF
By ELIZABETH A. KRAMER
Staff Writer
Students at Mahoney and Pearson residential colleges claim rats have become a serious problem in the complex, but officials at the University of Miami Residence Halls Office say the problem is “past history.”
Residents of the second and seventh floors of Pearson and the seventh floor of Mahoney say they have seen rats since the beginning of this semester.
Students say the furry rodents range in size from six-and-a-half to eight-and-a-half inches long.
Dr. Robert Redick, acting director of residence halls, said only “two or three” sightings of rats have been reported this semester. He said traps and poison were put down within an hour of the sightings, effectively eradicating the pests.
Redick denied any sightings within the last week and a half.
Said Dave Leonard, Pearson residence coordinator: “The rodent problem is solved.”
No rats have been sighted in the past two weeks, Leonard said, and response to the previous infestation was immediate.
Rick Yovanovich, residence coordinator at Mahoney, said he heard of only two rat sightings. Said Yovanovich, “We’ve had a few rats, yeah, but I wouldn’t call it a problem."
He said the problem was partly caused by students who left food out in their rooms, he said.
RHO officials say the problem also stems from students leaving trash in the hallways and stuffing garbage behind the ceiling tiles.
However, Matthew Mitchell, who lives on the second floor of Pearson, said the only time trash lies in the hallway is when the disposal room is locked. Mitchell said students should not be blamed for the rats.
Leonard said the type of poison used to kill the rodents alleviated much of the unpleasant odor of decaying rat corpses. He said the smells did not last more than 48 hours.
‘We’ve had a few rats, yeah, but I wouldn’t call it a problem.’
Rick Yovanovich, Mahonoy residence coordinator
Students disagreed.
Jake Rose, a resident of Pearson's seventh floor who put out his own rat trap, said the smell of decaying rats was still a problem long after the poison had been laid out.
Students also disagree with administrators who said the rats have been eradicated. Many of the students, fearing reprisals from RHO, requested their names not be used.
A Mahoney resident assistant said a student complained to him about a rat less than a week ago, after RHO officials said the complex was rat-free. In addition, some students who live on the second floor of Pearson and some desk assistants in the building say they still hear “scrabble noises”
—	as if the rodents are scratching
—	in the walls.
Mark Buenafe, a Mahoney RA, said a rat lived in his room earlier this year. It took five days for an exterminator to come, he said. Buenafe had to buy the traps, he said, and they were not very effective, he said.
Buenafe said the rat was snapped into the trap within 24 hours. The rodent had entered through a six-inch hole in the wall, he said.
Residence halls officials say the delay in Buenafe's case may have been caused by the firing of a lazy exterminator. Redick said the exterminator was fired almost two months ago.
However, three suitemates from Pearson’s seventh floor said six or more calls are often necessary to get a response from an ex-