Miami Hurricane, March 22, 1988

              Stressed out
Teachers learned how to deal with their own and
their students' stress at a seminar this weekend.
News — page 3
The gods must be crazy
The Great American Greek Week continues, with
University of Miami Greeks at their wackiest.
Accent — page 8
Stunned
The sixth-ranked University of Miami women's
tennis team is upset by unranked Texas A&M.
Sports — page 10
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Volume 65, Number 41
University of Miami
Tuesday, March 22, 1988
Center expansion needs funds
Students to vote on proposed recreation allocation increase
By AMY ELLIS
Staff Wriler
Efforts are currently underway
to raise between $6 and 7 million
to begin the proposed expansion of
the University of Miami Lane
Recreation Center.
To pay for the maintenance and
operation of the facility once it is
completed, students will be asked
to vote March 29 or 30 on a
referendum in the Student Government   elections.   The  referen
dum calls for a temporary $10
increase per semester in the student activity fee.
Once expansion is completed,
students will be able to use the
expanded facility, which will includes such features as a biofeedback lab, aerobic dance room,
health bar, sauna and Jacuzzi.
Norm Parsons, director of Campus Sports and Recreation, said
the new facility could be completed within the next year and a half,
depending on the success of the
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A multi-million dollar wellness facility may be
added to the William A. Lane Campus Sports and
Recreation Center.
fund-raising efforts.
"The new center will be a
world-class facility with something for everyone, not just athletes," Parsons said.
The expansion of the center has
been an on-going process since
Phase I was completed in 1975
with the opening of the indoor
gym and two exercise rooms.
The newest renovation plans
call for an addition of about 50,000
square feet of space to the existing
26,000 and would include 10
racquetball courts, two squash
courts, a martial arts room, a floor
hockey and indoor soccer room,
and an expanded weightlifting and
fitness room.
The new center would also
provide educational seminars in
wellness, stress management and
nutrition, as well as traditional
instruction in aerobics and weight
training.
Currently, UM is behind other
private institutions in developing
such a multi-faceted indoor and
outdoor recreational sports facility. Schools such as Emory and the
University of California at Berkeley have spent up to $20 million on
such facilities.
The funds for expanding the
center will be generated through
private donations. A committee
chaired by Lonnie Kantor, a UM
graduate, has been organized to
raise the necessary funds.
The $10 Increase in the student
activity fee would not be collected
until the semester after construction begins and would be used
only  to  cover   maintenance  and
operation costs for the newly-expanded center.
Also, the fee would be collected
for no more than two semesters.
Student Government Speaker of
the Senate Dean Furman authored
a resolution urging the UM Board
of Trustees to support the expansion. He also supported placing the
referendum on the ballot.
"I was very impressed with Mr.
Parsons' proposed expansions, and
I hope students will show their
support also by voting in favor of
the referendum," Furman said.
A similar referendum was
passed by students in 1973 when
Phase I of the Lane Center was
planned.
According to Parsons, student
support of the referendum will be
instrumental in generating private
donations.
"The best scenario would be for
the referendum to be passed by
100 percent of the student body."
Parsons said. "There is no doubt In
my mind that the more students
support it, the more the need for it
will be recognized."
Helen Eastman, a junior majoring in politics and public affairs,
said she has never been to the
center, but would support the
referendum.
"I'd vote for it. And with the
changes, I would go more often,"
Eastman said.
Student Government polling
booths for the March 29 and 30
elections will be located in the
University Center, Memorial
Classroom Building and Eaton
Residential College.
Convocation nonors siuaenr.
Classes cancelled
Thursday afternoon
By JEFFREY SCHWARTZ
Staff Writer
Outstanding senior students will be honored
Thursday at the annual Honors Day Convocation, and all afternoon classes will be cancelled.
The program, which starts at 2:30 p.m. with
a procession from the Cox Science Center to
Gusman Concert Hall, honors the best senior
from every school or department on campus
based on their grade point average, said
Administrative Assistant of the Honors Pro
gram Eileen Campbell.
Various honor societies that have grade
point average requirements will nominate their
outstanding members.
Also, the Harrison Book Prize, the Wilson
Honors Scholarship Prize, and the Phi Beta
Kappa Scholarship and Service Award will be
presented during the ceremony.
Students recognized in the convocation
receive an engraved certificate. Campbell said.
Many students will also be awarded plaques,
books or modest checks.
Guest speaker for the event will be
Catharine MacKinnon, a feminist lawyer,
teacher, writer and activist who invented
sexual harassment as a legal claim for sex
discrimination.
MacKinnon will speak at 8 p.m. tomorrow
in the Lowe Art Museum. Her lecture topics
usually cover pornography, sex discrimination
and sexual harassment.
MacKinnon graduated from Yale Law
School in 1977 and has just completed a
doctorate in political science from Yale She
has been a frequent guest on television and
radio shows, and has also spoken extensively
throughout the United States.
"The Honors Day Convocation has been an
annual event for the University since its revival
in 1981." Campbell said.
The convocation and the lecture are open to
all students.
UM President Edward T. Foote ll's reception will follow the convocation in the Cox
Science Center lobby.
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Dancing the day away
Delta Gamma sorority member Heidi Baker and
Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity member Mike Gerson
danced for 12 hours straight during the Dance-a-
thon Saturday at the Rathskeller. The event was
part of Greek Week and raised money for United
Cerebral Palsy.
Communication enrollment on the rise
By MARA DONAHOE
Hews Edilor
Enrollment at the University of Miami for the
spring semester is just about the same as last year,
estimated Associate Dean of Enrollments Dr. Thompson Biggers.
Recently released benchmark enrollment figures
comparing spring 1987 to spring 1988 show similar
figures, except for a small increase in the number of
students in the School of Communication and
Continuing Studies.
Currently there are 7,876 degree-seeking undergraduate students, compared to 7,925 last year.
There are 792 degree- and non-degree-seeking
communication students, compared to 657 last year.
This is over a 20 percent increase.
Biggers said the increased communication enrollment is a national trend.
"Communication seems to be a very popular
program that attracts people nationwide," Biggers
said. "In terms of academic training and job
preparation, it is a hot field."
According to Biggers, communication majors have
doubled in the past three to four years.
School of Communication  Dean Edward Pfister
Benchmark figures remain stable
said students have a great deal of interest in
communication as a profession. "It is a stepping stone
to a career," he said.
Pfister said the recently established school is
"fairly quickly distinguishing itself."
He also said communication students are finding
more employment after graduation. "Our students
are finding threshold employment," he said, referring
to the availability of jobs to graduates.
Deborah Triol Perry, dean of enrollments, said she
has seen a substantial increase in the number of
inquiries about the communication major. But she
also said the other schools are holding their own.
She attributes the rise in communication majors to
the newness of the school. "Since the school is new,
we do more intensive recruitment," Perry said.
Perry also said the enrollment of students from
Dade County has dropped a small amount. "People in
Dade County are looking at their options more than
before," she said.
Many local students are looking outside the
county, while some are choosing to attend other
universities within Dade, according to Perry.
"Florida International University has grown in
both size and statute and is helping to educate
students that they do have options," Perry said.
The recruitment process at UM has also changed.
"Many new students visit the University before
they enroll," said Perry. "It makes their [the
students'] choice better informed."
Enrollment for degree and non-degree candidates
In the School of Continuing Studies has also risen by
about five percent. There are 243 students in the
school, compared to 231 last year.
Calvin Leonard, associate dean of the School of
Continuing Studies, attributes the rise in enrollment
in the school to new marketing efforts, the quality of
the courses and the wide range of courses offered.
"The new majority in higher education is the adult
— students who are coming back to upgrade their
skills and proficiency and train for a new vocation,"
he said.
Leonard said the University also has satellite
education programs in areas throughout Florida,
including Naples and Orlando. He said the first group
of students will graduate from a program in the
Cayman Islands.
Biggers said since enrollment is remaining
constant, the University's major concern now is the
retention rate, keeping the students here.
People are slowly learning that the University has
increased its academic standards. "Some still think
this is not a rigorous University academically,"
Biggers said.
Mary Sapp, dinctor of Planning and Instutitional
Research, said retention is improving because the
recruitment methodology has been changed drastically since the fall semester 1984 when higher academic
standards were first implemented.
Sapp said the class of 1988 will be the first to
graduate under these standards. "We have better
caliber students than before — the first fruits of the
major change in recruiting strategy," Sapp said.
UM is becoming more responsible to student
concerns and is especially helping students with
academics.
Sapp also said there are many new faculty
members and a variety of new mentor programs.
Sapp said the more improved quality of the students,
the easier they will be able to handle the academics.
"The University is recruiting in a responsible
way," she said. "People know what to expect."
'Cane Card to replace current identification cards
ID's provide access
to all facilities
By BARBRA SPALTEN
Associate Sews tdtlur
The University of Miami is
introducing one new identification
card that will replace all other
form of campus ID.
Director of Academic Services
Bob Furst said the new 'Cane Card
should replace at least nine different forms of identification presently used by students. "It's making it
very convenient for everyone,"
Furst said.
The unified campus-wide ID
card  will provide access to the
'Cane Card locations
This week, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Memorial 111: All students
with registration appointment times for the week
March 28-29, noon to 6 p.m., Eaton Residential College
lobby: Eaton and apartment area residents
March 30-31, noon to 6 p.m., Mahoney/Pearson lobby:
Mahoney/Pearson residents
April 4-5, noon to 6 p.m., Hecht Residential College lobby:
Hecht residents
April 6-7, noon to 6 p.m., Stanford Residential College
lobby: Stanford residents
April 11-22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Memorial 111: Commuter
students
library, health center, dining facilities, recreation center and athletic
events.
The cards will have a student's
signature and photo. Eventually,
all University personnel will have
'Cane Cards. "We will start with
students, and phase in faculty,
administration and employees,"
Furst said.
The cards use a "high energy
magnetic stripe, as on charge
cards," Furst explained.
The cards will serve as a meal
card In the cafeterias. The system
will also be used in dorms,
activating the entrances on fire
escape doors.
"Initially, there will be a trial
period in Eaton [Residential College! t0 see how well it works,"
Furst said. The system will then
expand to the other four residential colleges.
Eventually, the cards may be
used as debit cards, the opposite of
charge cards.
"The money Is deposited in your
name and you draw against it,"
Furst said. He said the University
is considering approaching parents
to ask them to deposit funds. This
system could be used at the
University Rathskeller, bookstore,
the Eye in the University Center
and the Law School snack bar.
The cards will be produced as
part of this semester's registration
process. The computerized system
will start the second summer
session and will be in full operation in the fall.
Furst said that the value of the
system "expands tremendously;
there are all kinds of uses they
have discovered." At Duke University, for example, the cards are
used for services at a University
barber shop.
The UM Copy Center is interested in the student accounts, Furst
said, and the library will need the
magnetic cards as part of the
computerizing of book checkout.
Furst said the athletic department is happy with the uses of the
card. At the Orange Bowl it will
"prevent counterfeiting and gross
misuse of cards," he said. "If
you're entitled to a seat at the
game, you will get one."
Furst said the cards can also be
used at the Lane Recreation Center to prevent theft. "It will help
control access to the equipment."
Student Government has expressed interest in the card as a
way to verify voting, and Furst
said he plans to use the system in
all aspects of the University.
•'We intend to go into the Law
School, and we're waiting to hear
from the medical school," he said.
Special student groups registering this week, such as athletes and
honor students, will have their
cards produced at this time. Furst
said his department will later visit
the residence halls to get to
students.
Furst advises students to hold on
to the cards because a replacement
costs $15.
Publications elections to be held
Elections will be held at 3:30 p.m. April S for the positions
of business manager and editor in chief of The Miami
Hurricane and editor of the Ibis yearbook. Applications can
be obtained at the Hurricane office, University Center 221,
and are due April 1. All students may apply.
For more information, call Pam Hernandez at 284-4401.