Miami Hurricane, October 28, 1988

              Founding father
Dr. Steve Stein has virtually created the study abroad program at UM.
News — page 4
Crowning effort
The 14 Miss UM finalists say the companionship beats the competition.
Accent — page 8
On the Road Again
The Miami Hurricanes will travel to Greenville, NC, to take on the East Carolina Pirates Saturday.
Sports — page 10
THE MIAMI
Volume 66, Number 17
University of Miami
Friday, Oct. 28,1988
Political heat
New exam schedule
Candidate supporters clash
discussed
By ALBERT XIQUES
Assistant News Editor
Presidential politics made an appearance on the University of Miami campus Wednesday, as the Students for Ameri-ca/Students for Bush held a “Nuke the Duke" rally at noon on the Whitten University Center Patio.
Paul McDonnough, president of SFA/SFB, estimated about 250 George Bush supporters and 20-30 Michael Dukakis supporters attended.
Sen. Dan Quayle was expected to attend, but had to cancel at the last moment because of a complication with an engagement at Miami High School. He and U S. Senate candidate Connie Mack were
speakers at the high school.
Quayle’s cancellation did not deter a group of campus Democrats from attending the rally and making their presence known.
“What they did was show how ignorant they are,” McDonnough said."They were hurling obscenities at us and shouting out irrelevant facts. We just wanted to tell UM students to get out and support George Bush.”
There was heckling from both sides.
The Republicans chanted:“Bush-Quayle ‘88”;“USA";“Nuke the Duke" and"Hippie go home.” They also sang "America the
Please see page 5/RALLY
SUSAN KNOWLES/Hurricane Stall
(Left) Gov. Michael Dukakis supporters Jason Kessner, Jordan Bressler and Joelle Cooperman protest the “Nuke the Duke” rally held on the University Center Patio Wednesday. (Above) Fernando Lobrada speaks for Vice President George Bush.
Music school plans practice facility
By PHYLLIS GYMFI
Staff Writer
The University of Miami School of Music recently received a $1.6 million donation to build a new recital hall and recording studio, which is now in the design phase.
According to UM President Edward T. Foote II, the donation was made by Martha Weeks, a former UM Board of Trustee member, in honor of her husband Austin Weeks. The new facility will be called the “Austin Weeks Center for Recording.”
“We are delighted by her generosity,” Foote said.
Dr. William Butler, vice president for student affairs, said the donation for the hall and studio is an appreciated offer for the music school.
“I am delighted to see a gift like this made," he said. "It is greatly appreciated and greatly needed.”
Ana Garcia, a first year music education major, agreed with Butler’s appraisal. “This new facility would be greatly appreciated," she said, adding that some pianos in the Bertha Foster Memorial Music Building are not equipped for proper practicing. As an off-campus student, she said she finds it difficult to get a good piano.
Trustee funds construction
The school’s Arnold Volpe Building will be torn down in order to build the new facility. The Volpe Building, located near the residential towers, was established in 1954 and has 28 classrooms and offices.
Construction for the Weeks Center is still in the planning stages, according to Rita Bornstein, vice president for development. “There’s a need for new music facilities at the School of Music,” she added.
The Mathes Group, from New Orleans, La., is the architectural group for the project. Donald Anguish, associate vice president for business affairs at UM, said the group is in the initial phases for the project, working on design plans.
Anguish said the first phase of conceptual design has already been approved by the Building and Grounds Committee. The architects are now in the second phase, schematic design, which will need a trustee’s approval upon completion. The detailed work of the construction and
drawing plans will comprise the third phase and the fourth will be the actual construction.
According to Raphael Peruyera, manager of UM facilities planning and programming, the design phase will probably be completed in seven or eight months. The faculty offices located inside the Volpe Building will be housed in temporary offices throughout the construction, which should last 10 to 13 months. Peruyera said the exact location of the temporary offices is not known
Anubis Perez, a first year instrumental performance major, sees the facility as a positive addition to the school. She said it is nearly impossible to get a practice room during the mid-afternoon hours.
Other practice facilities include the Henry Fillmore Band Hall, with a rehearsal hall equipped for recording; the Bertha Foster Memorial Building, with 65 practice rooms and a teaching hall; the Nancy Greene Symphony Hall, which contains a rehearsal hall for audio and video recording; the Caroline Broby Choral Hall, also for audio and video recording; and the Percussion Building, equipped with a practice studio and an office.
Jewish students face dilemma
By CARRIE HART-STRATTON
Staff Writer
The University of Miami’s revisions of the fall final exam schedule has increased the number of the exams on Saturday, Dec. 10, which some say creates a dilemma for Jewish students who observe their Sabbath on that day.
The new schedule, which adds four new sections to Saturday, was intended to give relief to the 1496 undergraduate students who were originally scheduled to take three exams in one day.
Student Government President Freddie Stebbins said finals have always been given on Saturdays, although not as many as there will be this year.
“I think it was insensitive to schedule those exams on Saturday,” said Rabbi Louis Feldstein of the Hillel Jewish Student Center. “Students shouldn't be put tn the predicament ot choosing between their religion and their school.”
“They work on the presumption that all those who are Jewish
either don’t care or can make other arrangements,” said Rick Zimmerman, associate professor of sociology. The administration believes Sunday is a day that can't be tampered with, he said.
Lisa Needleman. a senior majoring in public relations who is Jewish, said that she felt the policy is very inconsiderate, even if the students aren’t Jewish.
"We don't have class on Saturdays, so usually students have other things scheduled, such as a part-time job,” Needleman said. “I teach Shabbat |Jewish religious! school Saturday mornings, if I had a test that conflicted with that I would have a big problem.” “I find it very religiously offensive," said Shari Sabath, a junior majoring in marine science, geology and Judaic studies.
The scheduling of three exams in one day has haunted undergraduate students at UM for years. It was not until UM’s recent computerization that the actual number of students was realized, said Dr. Thompson Biggers, associate dean of enrollments.
“The revised schedule is the most ideal schedule as far as numbers go,” Biggers said.
Members of SG plan to meet with Feldstein some time this week to assess the seriousness of the situation.
Taste of the world	andyiv«»»*«.««»
Hassan Kobrosli and Hala Elneser serve Middle Eastern delicacies at United Nations Day Monday. For more on the event, please see page 5.
Students,
By JON LEINWAND
Staff Writer
Officers from the Florida division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco tried to explain the drinking laws and penalties for breaking them to University of Miami students during an open forum Wednesday in the Whitten University Center Flamingo Ballroom.
“This is not going to be a protest," Student Government President Freddie Stebbins said at the beginning of the forum.
Sgt. Bruce Ashley said a reason Gov. Bob Martinez wanted this crackdown was three recent alcohol related incidents at college campuses around the state. These include the death of a UM student who fell from a window last year, the rape of a female student at Florida State University and the alcohol poisoning death of a student at the University of Florida.
Also, the chancellor of the state’s universities Charles Reed said alcohol abuse is the number one problem in this state’s college campuses.
"I get flabergasted when groups around the nation say that this | UM | is the premier party school in the United States,” said William Sheeder, dean of students. “I have been proud in terms of our student body’s use of alcohol."
Underage students who are caught drinking on campus will be turned over to the Univesity to be disciplined; however, students caught off campus will be arrested.
“You cannot even hold an alcoholic beverage in your hand," Ashley said. He emphasized that the drinking age is 21 and when an underage person drinks, he is breaking the law.
Ashley also warned students that the use of a fake ID is a felony punishable by a. fine of up to
discuss alcohol
$5,000 and a jail term of up to five years.
"We’re not going to tell you not to drink," Ashley said. “We are going to tell you what penalties are involved."
ABT is concerned with the enforcement of the drinking age and ensuring that bars do not violate the terms of their liquor licenses. The Rathskeller has one violation. If it receives three violations a hearing will be held to determine whether the Rat can keep its liquor license.
The Rat’s popularity has fallen off since ABT conducted its checks for underage drinkers, according to Fred Karlinsky, Rathskeller Advisory Board chairperson, it has not had a near capacity crowd since last week.
Neither Karlinsky nor the manager of the Rathskeller is happy with the age segragation now taking place. Keeping students who can legally drink on the upper floor of the Rat has caused great frustration for students and management at the Rat. However, this is only a temporary solution.
During the hour-long discussion students expressed concerns that they would be forced off campus to drink and therefore would have to drive home. Ashley said if students did not break the law they would not have that problem.
Even more of a concern was that the lack of alcohol will make students turn to drugs. Sheeder said he does not think drugs will become a problem at UM.
“As long as the law says that the drinking age is 21,1 will continue to enforce it," Ashley said, adding that ABT will be watching the fraternities but will not ask to enter a party unless a violation of the
law is obvious.
"It’s going to make students think twice about drinking," Stebbins said, adding “it won’t stop students from drinking.”