Miami Hurricane, March 28, 1989

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Candidates running for Student Government positions reveal their backgrounds and experience.
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UM’s top ten women’s tennis team upset the Oklahoma State Cowgirls Saturday.
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Faculty seeks athlete integration
By AIMEE JILL RAPAPORT
Staff Writer
“If it’s good enough for the University of Notre Dame, it's good enough for us.”
This is one argument a group of University of Miami faculty members is using to persuade President Edward T. Foote II to abolish athletic housing and integrate student athletes into the residential colleges.
The University of Notre Dame does not currently provide separate housing for athletes.
A petition to Foote is being circulated by 13 faculty members to the rest of the teaching and administration staff of the University.
The petition reads: “I urge you [Foote| to integrate student athletes into residential college facilities for the educational benefit of all resident students."
The petition asks that faculty members return the signed statements by Monday. If more than 100
people sign the petition by that date, the documents will be presented to Foote. If fewer than that number sign, the petitions will be destroyed and the campaign for athlete integration will be terminated.
According to the February issue of Miami Faculty, 212 athletes representing eight men’s and six women’s teams are grouped by team in athletic dormitories at UM.
The faculty-oriented publication cited two categories of educational benefits students in regular residential college housing receive and of which the athletes are presently deprived.
Athletes do not interact with students of different backgrounds and are deprived of the cultural, social and educational programs a residential college provides.
Due to their athletic convictions, student athletes are already required to spend most of their time with students involved with their sport. By imposing segregated housing on athletes, the isolation of
this group of students from the general student population is almost complete, the article argued.
Athletes and non-athletes alike are being deprived of an invaluable broadening experience, the article stated.
“If all black students wanted to live in their own dorm, there is no way in the world that the University would allow such a thing," Dr. James Foley, assistant dean of undergraduate studies in the School of Business said.
“Athletes are being deprived of the programs available through the residential colleges,” said Dr. Benjamin Webb, an associate professor in the foreign language department.
Jake Morton, a freshman guard for the UM basketball team, said there are pros and cons to both sides of the issue.
“It would be good for us to be together with other students, but they close the dorms on vacations [when athletes practice], and there are more distractions in the dorms,” Morton said.
The article in Miami Faculty quoted Foote from a 1987 issue of Sports Illustrated: “Our obligation is to fundamental values that are basically academic. Every decision is measured against that principle." Foote said.
“Given the truth of this statement, we must end segregated housing,” the Miami Faculty article concluded.
The article emphasized the proposal by pointing out the University of Notre Dame achieves excellence in football without segregating its athletes.
Marc Oster, speaker of the Student Government Senate, said, “I am unsure as to whether athlete’s should be forbidden from living in separate athletic dormitories, but without question athletes should be given the opportunity and the incentive to live in residential colleges.”
During last week’s senate meeting, the issue was heavily debated and Oster said because of the uncertainty among the senators, he is not sure If any senate action will be taken.
Dorm inspections will be announced
Administration accepts SG proposal
By JON LEINWAND
Staff Writer
The University of Miami administration has accepted a Student Government proposal to establish guidelines for health and safety inspections in the residence hails.
The bill, passed by the SG Senate in November, called for prior notice of all inspections to ensure that a student has every opportunity to be present.
As a result of the legislation, health and safety inspections must now be publicized at least one week in advance. Residence Halls Office staff will have the authority to enter student rooms only during previously posted times once every reasonable attempt has been made to conduct inspections while the student is present.
Dr. William Butler, vice president for student affairs, accepted the bill with only slight modifications.
With the advice of Dr. Robert Redick, acting director of residence halls, Butler deleted a clause from the original senate bill which required that the times during which RA’s could enter rooms be limited to two periods spanning a total of four hours.
Marc Oster, speaker of the senate, said of the action, “They got the gist of what we asked for. Students will have the opportunity to be present during inspections.”
Butler rejected the senate's proposal to require that RA’s be trained in first aid.
In December, the senate passed a bill calling for first aid training for RA’s so that they could respond to emergency situations before Public Safety arrives.
Butler, after consulting with Redick, vetoed the bill, saying the responsibility for emergency medical care did not rest with RHO and that there were “other, better first aid options.”
In a letter to Butler, Redick said the SG legislation should have been directed toward the Health Center and Public Safety because they are “responsible for the services and policies for responding to medical emergencies and pro-
viding first aid on campus."
Oster said of the action, “We wanted first aid treatment available 24 hours a day, and if It’s not RHO's responsibility, then we will continue to push for this goal through other avenues.”
Another piece of legislation passed in December called for the elimination of termination of housing by contract and would require the discipline of students in residence halls to be handled through established University procedures.
The legislation was vetoed primarily because “the University’s discipline system does not always provide for the University to respond quickly” in the case of life threatening circumstances, Redick said.
According to Oster, however, the legislation did provide for such situations by giving the vice president for student affairs the ability to immediately suspend a student’s right to on-campus housing if he were a threat to other students.
Redick also said an appeal process does exist within administrative channels and that there is no evidence of abuse under the current system.
Butler approved another SG creating a University Dining Service review board.
The UDS Review Board will consist of two UDS represena-tives, three RHO representatives and eight undergraduate students from the various dining halls and cash operations. The student representatives will serve annual terms.
The bill also provided for an SG representative to accompany Dade County health inspectors during their inspections, but this provision was rejected becuase these inspections are not scheduled in advance.
As the result of another SG bill, UM students will no longer have to wait in line behind high school students at the University Center.
After 10 p.m. daily, only students with valid Cane Cards will be allowed to use the facilities.
“The bill was purposely vague to allow Craig Ullom [director of the University Center] to use his discretion in outlining specifics,” Oster said.
DAN SCHOENBA VM/Staff photographer
Waitin' for the big one
Lake Osceola provides an ideal spot for two Miami area women to fish on a lazy afternoon.
SG candidates penalized
By ROBERT S. MARSHALL
Associate News Editor
The end of the week brought more problems and more penalty points for both remaining tickets in the Student Government elections, as Impact was assessed seven points and Liberty was assessed two points for campaigning violations, according to Laura Adams, Elections Commission chairperson.
At the commission meeting Friday, a complaint filed by Ken De-
Moor, campaign manager of Impact, charged Liberty with posting a banner at the University Center Rock.
Liberty was found guilty and assessed two points, which brings their total point violations to 17. Twenty points disqualifies & ticket.
Troy Bell, presidential candidate for Liberty, said the display of the banner was an oversight.
Impact received seven penalty points for a poster DeMoor hung
on the wall next to his door in Eaton Residential College. The violation was reported to the commission by DeMoor’s resident assistant, Mark Voigts.
The Election Commission penalized Impact two points for putting the poster on an unauthorized painted surface and five points for failing to obtain permission from Eaton Residence Coordinator K.C. White
DeMoor said the penalty was>( “a misapplication of the rules.
International ID’s available
By ASTRID ROMERO
Staff Writer
The University of Miami Office of International Programs is now issuing International Student Identification Cards, the only internationally accepted proof of student status.
“It is the most convenient document a student can carry abroad, besides his passport,” said Dr. Steve Stein, director of OIP.
Discounts on travel, accommodations, restaurants and museums are available with the card. The ISIC offers students benefits on all continents. For example, holders of the card can enjoy low student fares on some airlines.
“In Europe, students can get discounts when flying domestically of 30 to 40 percent,” said Margarita B. Tonkinson, associate director of OIP.
In addition to the discounts and
travel advantages, the ISIC provides students with automatic accident and sickness insurance. Benefits include $100 per day for a maximum of 60 days when confined to a hospital, $2,000 accident-related medical reimbursement and other benifits.
Rachel Feit, a sophomore majoring in English, initiated the card’s availability on campus.
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Sports Fest trophy stolen from Hecht
By C AREN BURMEISTER
Contributing Editor
Thelma doesn’t occupy the front desk of Hecht Residential College anymore. Not since a sweet-toothed faction called the Trophy Liberation Front kidnapped her for ransom during Spring Break.
“The rebel alliance known as the Trophy Liberation Front has liberated Thelma, the Sports Fest Trophy,” said the ransom tape delivered to The Miami Hurricane Sunday night.
A resident assistant from Hecht who asked not to be identified confirmed the trophy had,
indeed, been taken, adding, “It was probably Eaton.”
Hecht won the Sports Fest trophy for the fourth year in a row, in as many years as Sports Fest has been held.
An unidentified person, disguising his voice as Yoda from Star Wars, claimed these four demands would ensure the safe return of the trophy:
First, Hecht Residence Coordinator Karen Melino, Dr. John Fitzgerald, master at Hecht, and Bill Mullowney, associate master, must appear at the University Center Rock at 12:15 p.m. April 4, each wearing a Sports Fest
T-shirt from residential colleges other than Hecht.
Second, Hecht must announce this is the first year of the retirement cycle of the Sports Fest trophy, since this was the first year in which all five residential colleges participated.
Third, Hecht must promise that if any or all members of the TLF are caught, captured or identified, Hecht will seek no retribution of any sort.
And finally, Hecht must donate a dozen non-glazed doughnuts to each residential college.
SG elections
Student Government elections for president, vice president, treasurer and all senatorial seats will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow in the University Center Breezeway and Memorial Building Breezeway.
Students must bring their valid Cane Card to vote.
Ash will leave UM
Vice provost named Whittier president
By AMY ELLIS
Nnvi Editor
Dr. James Ash, University of Miami vice provost tor under-I graduate affairs, accepted an offer Wednesday to aaaume the presidency of Whittier Collage la Lorn Angeiaa.
Ash, who has been at UM since 1977, will finish the semester here and take over at Whittier on July 1.
“I was minding my own business when the call came asking
me if I was interested,” Ash said. “The more I looked, the more I was impressed with the place.”
Ash, who has been responsible for the coordination of undergraduate studies since January 1987, said the decision to leave was hard, but the professional opportunity was too significant to pass up.
“I consider Whittier College an academic jewel, among the finest of the nation’s liberal arts colleges and one that has extraordinary potential," Ash said.
“The University has been very good to me, and it’s going to be quite a change. I owe UM a great deal for the experience of the past 12 years,” he added.
Ash has served UM in several positions, including associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, director of Honors and Privileged Studies and chairperson of the religion department. Many members of the University community say he will be missed.
“Dr. Ash has been a fine academic leader at the University,” said UM President Edward T. Foote II. “His experience and leadership qualities suit him well to be a college president.”
Susan Coe, Ash’s administrative assitant, said she has mixed feelings about his departure.
“I’ve enjoyed working with him, and I will miss him. But it’s a good move for him, and it’s a good move for Whittier," Coe said.
Provost Luis Glaser agreed, saying, “I’m very sorry to see him go. But he’s a very talented individual, and it’s a unique opportunity for him.”
Glaser added it is too early to say who will replace Ash as vice provost for undergraduate affairs.
Marc Oster, who works with Ash on the Honor Council and is a teaching assistant for Ash’s Religion 101 honors section, said Ash was “always committed to student needs and concerns.”
"Without question, Dr. Ash’s departure from the University represents a great loss. As an administrator and as a teacher, he represented exactly what the University wants in its people," Oster said.