Miami Hurricane, March 07, 1989

              Israel reality
For one UM student, a visit to Israel answers some questions, but raises even more.
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Festival flashes
Two big events on campus gave UM students a number of choices for weekend fun.
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What’s going on here?
The announcement of Dennis Erickson as the new head football coach has pleased some and angered others.	Sports —pages
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Jankovich confirms Erickson is head coach
By AMY ELLIS
Ntw» Editor
After a week of speculation and uncertainty about who would take over the reins of the University of Miami football program, UM Athletic Director Sam Jankovich confirmed yesterday that Washington State head coach Dennis Erickson would replace Jimmy Johnaon.
At a press conference yesterday, Jankovich said Erickson’s experience and success at WSU helped determine his decision.
“The broad spectrum of responsibilities [of a heed coach] Is tremendous,” Jankovich said. “Erickson Is a highly recommended and proven head
coach."
This year, Erickson’s second as WSU head coach, the Cougars were 9-3, in the top 20 and the victor In the team’s first bowl game in over 70 years.
Erickson said yesterday he plana to continue Jim-
my Johnson’s winning tradition.
“My philosophy is not going to be a lot different,” Erickson said. “You don't fix something that’s not broken.
“We will aim to maintain the extremely high level of success that has been established at Miami. It will be hard to improve upon that level, but that will be our goal."
Johnson, In a statement from Deltas, said of the decision, “I would like to wish Dennis Erickson all the best in his career at the University of Miami. I want nothing but the best for the Hurricanes. There is no limit to what can be accomplished at UM."
Erickson met with the Hurricane football team yesterday and said he is planning to meet with UM quarterback Steve Walsh today.
“We’re going to sit down and talk football and figure out what he [Walsh] wants to do," Erickson
Walsh had said he would forgo his senior year
and enter the NFL draft unless offensive coordinator Gary Stevens were picked to replace Johnson.
Erickson also announced his plans to bring six WSU assistant coaches with him to Miami and to interview the three remaining assistant coaches at UM — Art Keboe, Tommy Tuberville and Don Sol-dinger.
Jankovich said the decision to keep the three remaining coaches would be “Erickson’s call.”
Student reaction to the announcement has been mixed, but many say Stevens should have been offered the Job.
Stevens, a coach at UM for nine years, has said he would leave UM if he was not offered the position of head coach and accept an offer from the Miami Dolphins.
Sophomore Mark Hochman said, “I think Jankovich should’ve gone with what the players wanted. For him [Stevens] to have been bypassed a second time is almost criminal.”
In 1984, Jankovich chose Jimmy Johnson, then Oklahoma State head coach, over Stevens to be UM head coach.
Some students say Stevens would have been better able to continue the successful team strategy of Johnson.
At a UM baseball game Friday against the University of Minnesota, Stevens was greeted by UM fans with chants of “We want Garyr
Freshman Chris Golden, who was at the game, said the Miami Maniac, the Hurricane mascot, spelled out “Gary Stevens" and “In the early Innings of the game had the entire stadium chanting, ‘We want Gary!’ ”
Golden added, “Personally, I think Erickson Is a good choice. He’s got a personality simitar to Johnson’s, and there shouldn’t be much change in terms of coaching style.”
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Students head out for break
By ASTRID ROMERO
Staff Writer
Almost seven million tourists came to Miami in 1988 looking for sandy beaches and tropical
students leave the sunshine capital in search of other vacation spots.
“I live here all year long, so I want to get away,” said Nina Pandey, a sophomore majoring in advertising. “It’s funny how most people come to this area for vacation and we leave.”
Dennis Rinaldi, a junior majoring in politics and public affairs, said, “We are here eight months out of the year, so why not get away?”
Rinaldi and some friends are taking a cruise to the Bahamas for $350, everything included.
“Last year we flew. Now we want to take a cruise,” he said.
Tropical areas are a popular retreat for students this year. In February, Mahoney Residential College hosted an information session about spring break. Isabel Banks, a fellow at the residential college and the travel agent giving the presentation, saia students were very intersted in the islands.
“A lot of them were interested in resort areas and cruises where everything is paid up front,” said Banks.
Alex Conde, a junior majoring In politics and public affairs, said she will be sailing to the Bahamas. “I'm taking the sailboat over there with my brothers and some friends,” said Conde.
If you haven't made up your mind about spring break, a two-night cruise to Nassau with Chandris Fantasy Cruises costs $189 per person, double occupancy. Discovery Cruises offers day cruises to the Bahamas from $79. which include breakfast, luncheon, buffet dinner and port charges.
As appealing as reggae music and frozen drinks may sound, not everyone has chosen the Caribbean for their spring break.
“I’m going white-water rafting to Georgia with some friends from school,” said Marc Jacobsen, a freshman studying broadcast journalism. “We’ve been planing this trip since September.
Claudia Davis is opting for the freezing Colorado temperatures. “I haven’t been skiing all winter, and I'm dying to go,” said Davis, a freshman majoring in broadcast journalism.
Steve Gilmore, a Junior majoring in telecommunication, said he's going home to Boston and plans to do some skiing.
“I don’t go skiing much here, and I’m really anxious to hit the slopes,” said Gilmore.
Elizabeth Evans said she is taking advantage of this short vacation to see one of her favorite bands in concert, twice.
Move to end tickets sent to SG court
800 students sign pro-choice petition
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Jennifer Logan, 12, and brother Ryan, 10, choose marbles Saturday from a vendor at the Beaux Arts Festival. See page seven for more on the story.
By PATRICK McCREERY
Editor In cMof
Two groupe Involved In a proposal to add an anti-ticket refer-
asked the University of Miami Student Supreme Court to decide whether the proposal violates the SG constitution.
The proposal reads: “I support changing the present Student Government ticket system and creating a system that would allow only the top three executive officers to run together on a ticket.”
The proposal is the result of a petition drive organized by three SG senators — Carolyn Salisbury, Roadrunner Commuter Organization senator; Heidi Wilkinson, United Black Students senator, and John Machhdo, Federation of Cuban Students senator.
Salisbury is a vocal opponent of the ticket system — a system by which the six most recent SG presidents and their followers have won office in overwhelming majorities.
“The Issue now is not whether the ticket system as we know it should be abolished, but whether the students should have the right to vote on It,” Salisbury said. “The close to 1,000 students who signed the petition want that right. They demand it, and we’re going to fight for it.”
Laura Adams, elections commission chairperson, said Salisbury gave her a list of 700 students who had supposedly signed the petition asking that the ticket question be put to a vote.
Adams said she wants to have the names verified by March 20 so students could vote on the question in the upcoming elec-
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Salisbury said she has about 100 more names to turn over to Adams for verification.
Marc Oster, speaker of the SG senate, said he did not know If the proposal would make It to the ballot. Oster said he, SG President Freddie Stebbins and Vice President Lora Davelta had asked the SG Supreme Court to decide whether or not an anti-ticket measure violates the SG constitution.
Oster said the three did not discuss the merits of the proposal, only its constitutionality.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Manny Anon was unavailable for comment.
"Throughout the four years I have been involved in Student Government, I have seen the SG leadership try to wrap the constitution around their little fingers countless times,” Salisbury said. “I’d hate to think it’s happening again, but that's what it looks like. Only the Supreme Court can stop them now.”
Everyone involved said the latest the Supreme Court could hear the case — and still have it appear on the March 28 ballot — would be the day of March 22. The senate meets that afternoon.
Search on for residence hall coordinators
By ROBERT MILLER
Staff Writer
The University of Miami Residence Halls Office is conducting a nationwide search to fill the positions of residence coordinators at three residential colleges.
At the end of the semester, Karen Mell-no, RC at Hecht, Tammy Jones, RC of Stanford, and Dave Leonard, Pearson RC, will be leaving UM.
“I have learned everything I can here. I really enjoyed myself, but it Is time to move on,” Melino said.
According to Melino, RHO should have no trouble finding good people to be the
Correction
Because of an editing error, a pull-out quote in Friday’s Miami Hurricane incorrectly reported the University of Miami Elections Commission had assessed the Liberty ticket 15 points for early graphic campaigning.
In actuality, the commission assessed the points to Synchronici-ty — another ticket seeking Stu-
‘I have learned everything but it is time to move on,’
can here. I really enjoyed myself,
new RC's as UM is known for having a quality program.
Pat Whitely, assistant director of residence halls, said, “They have all done a fantastic job and we would definitely hire them back if they wanted to return.’
All three RC's say they plan to take ad-
minlstrative jobs at other universities.
Whitely, along with acting Director of Residence Halls Dr. Robert Redick, will attend two national employment conventions to receive resumes and conduct interviews with candidates.
Advertisements for the positions have
also been placed in The Chronicle Of Higher Education, a national newspaper for college administrators and faculty.
Wnitely said RHO is looking for people with masters degrees in higher education, counseling and supervisory experience, programming expeience and a lot of ener-gy.
“A love of helping students is the main thing,” Whitely said.
The decision as to who will replace the departing RC's will be made by RHO, Vice-president for Student Affairs Dr. William Butler and the masters of the three residential colleges.
dent Government seats. The paper regrets the error.
Additionally, after Wednesday's press deadline the commission reinstated Liberty presidential candidate Trov Bell in the race. Previously, Bell had been disqualified because a professor had failed to change an “incomplete” grade Bell had made up.
Need a Job?
Monday, April 3, the University of Miami Board of Student Publications will elect next year’s Miami Hurricane and Ibis editors in chief and the business managers tor both publication.
The positions carry full tuition remission and a $400 par semester stipend. People Interested in the jobs must be full-time undergraduate stu-
dents at UM.
Applicants should make plans to meet with the publications' senior and financial advisors by Friday, March 31.
Students interested in one of the three jobs should obtain applications from Pam Hernandez In University Center 221.
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