Miami Hurricane, November 02, 1990

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TAPPING INTO UM LEADERSHIP: Of. Eugene Eckstein, left, is welcomed into Omtcron Delta Kappa leadership honor society on Tuesday evening by Gema Gonzales, vice president for selections, center, and Agustin Recio, right. The tall undergraduate tappees are — Robert Abowitz, Gilbert Acosta, Brian Bartley. Kathleen Bell. Margarita Blanco, Charles Bosch, Mark Bratkiv. Brad Broker, Christian Davis. Lawrence Elmen. Marc Jacobsen, Kent Krause, Daniel Krohn, Rennae Lattiboudere, Melissa Lloyd, Carl Marker, Chris Olive, Matt Parsons, Michael Robinson, Manisha Singh, Doris Szczepkowskl, Tara Thompson, Joseph Tuzzolo and Beth Vaina.
By ROBERT MILLER News Editor •
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Since 1986, Dr. Lindsay Lafford has been responsible for the sounds of musical chimes that cover the campus twice a day.
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UM’s swimming and diving teams prepare to take on the Florida State Seminóles Saturday. They’re hoping for revenge for last year's loss.
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RUN AWAY: Four students flee the UC Pool after disrupting the Mr. UM Pageant by throwing eggs into the crowd.
Wednesday night’s Mr. UM Pageant, held on the University Center Plaza as part of Homecoming, was disrupted twice by students throwing eggs into the crowd, witnesses said
No one was injured, but pageant officials — after the first incident — did consider closing down the event to prevent usuries.
“I’m appalled that a few foolish people would pull a stunt like this during a week when we’re celebrating campus traditions,” Jody Kallman, director of Student Activities said. “I’m very thankful no one was injured and that no serious incidents occurred from a few people's stupidity.”
Witnesses reported seeing at least four males before the event carrying four cartons of eggs near the Uc Pool. Others said they
recognized several of the men, but did not wish to reveal their names, because that might hamper any investigation.
The eggs were lobbed into tlie crowd from the loading dock area at the beginning of the pageant, and later from the pool area.
Several students tried to catch the egg-throwers, but they got
away both times. Witnesses described them as being, “fleet-footed” and “too fast to catch.”
According to Kallman, she and the pageant’s organizers, are considering taking action with the Dean of Students Office when they have positive identifications of those involved.
VOLUME 68, NUMBER 19
THE MIAMI
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES, FLA.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1990
NEWSBR1EFS
UM Junior nabs 13-year-old thief
On Tuesday at approximately 2 p.m., Pete Preston, a junior majoring in political science, chased a 13-year-old boy across campus to recover his boss’s stolen wallet.
M arjorie Fitzgerald had entered her office and found a young boy standing beside her ~ desk. She said the boy looked startled and asked her for the time.
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for Preston, who took off after the thief.
After a chase around the School of Law and the Otto G. Richter
^ Preston caught the boy guard gate at Memorial Drive, recovered the wallet and detained the thief until the police arrived.
Fitzgerald said she really appreciated Preston’« help and
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North-South Center given $10 million to expand research
By ROBERT S. MARSHALL
Contributing Editor
The federal government has awarded a $10 million grant to fund the University of Miami’s North-South Center at the Graduate School of International Studies, UM President Edward T.
Foote II announced Thursday morning.
The money for the North-South Center, the main research component of the GSIS, will be used to expand the facilities and to help “provide a disciplined, intellectual focus for improved relations, commerce and understanding between North America and [Central and
South America],” Foote said.
Ideally, the center is expected to serve as a focus for the study of important issues and initiatives, and it will encourage cooperation with similar institutions in the Western Hemisphere. According to the dean of the GSIS, Ambler Moss, a former ambassador to Panama, the funding will allow the University a broader focus on Latin America through joint projects with other institutions at the international level.
Moss added that the National Security Strategy of the United States is dependent upon the progress of democracy in the Americas.
Citing a call from President Bush last June for initiatives in the hemisphere focusing on trade, investment and debt, Moss said. “The North-South Center will expand on these and other vital concerns.”

”1 would really like to think that anybody put in my situation would do the same thing. It’s really no big deal,” Preston said. “Besides, the kid was only 13 years old.”
Safety inspections begin this week
The Department of Residence Halls will be conducting health and safety inspections Monday through Nov. 10 in accordance with Student Government bill No. 88046.
Resident assistants will check rooms to ensure the safety of each room. Specific violations include: open heating elements such as toaster ovens and electric burners, items hanging from the ceiling, overloaded sockets, waterbeds and pets other than fish. If RAs are unable to reach students when they are at home, they will be keying into rooms.
Students can contact their RAs for more information.
Psychology professor wins teaching award
Dr. Carrie Markgraf, a profes-aor in the department of psychology, was announced as Student Government's first "Teacher of the Week.”
Markgraf, who taught PSY 403, Advanced Techniques in Psychobiology, last spring, said she was very flattered to be chosen.
“The award is wonderful. Undergraduate teaching is very important and this makes me feel like I get through to students," Markgraf said.
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By MURIEL SOENENS
Staff Writer
Many University of Miami stu-denta may have been wpndering what has happened to the on-cam-pus convenience store that was scheduled to open in August.
UM administrators say students should be able to buy those late night snacks within a week.
UM Bookstore Director Charles Canfield said the convenience store should have its grand opening Nov. 6 and that there should be no reason for further delay.
Julio Arellana, convenience store manager, said, “The only reason I see there would be a delay is if there is a setback on the fixtures, and then we open on Nov. 7.”
If you have recently walked by the former location of the Lakeside Copy Center, you will have noticed the store is complete in terms of its shell. The last two aspects of construction — tiling and fixtures — were started early this week.
"The delays can be attributed to Coral Gables’ stricter regulations on planning and permit processes," Canfield said. "But all papers have been signed and approved, which gives the University clearance to finalize the project.”
The delays were also a result Of
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FINISHING TOUCHES: Richard Esquivel, an employee of International Store Fixtures, puts up the last tew shelves in the on-campus convenience store Wednesday. The grand opening is set tor Nov. 6.
moving difficulties. The convenience store replaced the copy center, and the copy center moved into the University Center’s carpenter shop. There were several problems with the relocation of the carpenter shop; therefore, the convenience store suffered setbacks.
Merchandise for the store will arrive by the end of this week. Companies such as Miami Tobacco, Pepperidge Farm, Lay’s, Coke and
Pepsi will be among the main distributors. Monel, one of the leading
fourmet food distributors in South lorida, will provide the store with specialty items.
According to Arellana, pricing of all the items in the store will be “competitive with other convenience stores."
Although there was talk of having the store stay open 24 hours, Arel-
lana said, “At this point it is not feasible because of security and Coral Gables' prerequisites.” The store will, however, stay open from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Students have shown continued enthusiasm for the project regardless of the delays, but there is a recurring opinion that the store should have been proposed years ago.
Textbooks
Beginning next summer, incoming freshmen may have the opportunity to order their textbooks by phone through the University of Miami Bookstore.
A bill passed by the Student Government Senate Wednesday would allow students to order from a list of freshman texts and prices included in the University’s summer mailings.
According to author Ken Demoor, University Affairs chairperson, the bill is designed to help take some of the hassles out of book buying.
In addition to the list of textbooks, the brochure will also include the bookstore's return policy and a price list. “Even if freshmen can’t buy books because they don’t have their schedules, they can still get an idea of prices and how the bookstore operates,” Demoor said.
Demoor said he is hopeful that the University will agree to let the bookstore use UM's existing toll-free number and add the bookstore to the menu. The number would be included in all registration and orientation materials.
Depending on how well the program works, there is a possibility upperclassmen will be able to order their books in the same way.
— ALLETTA BOWERS
Colleges give alternative to SAT-based admissions
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By SCOTT MARTINEAU
Stab Writer
True to the pioneering spirit that would make its namesakes proud, Oregon’s Lewis and Clark College recently announced that it would implement an exploratory new admissions policy.
Beginning next year, applicants to Lewis and Clark have the option of submitting — along with high school transcripts — a personal portfolio in place of their Scholastic AptitudeTest (SAT)and American
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State and Fort Lauderdale colleges, as well as the California State and Oregon State university systems, at the forefront of a movement that has made standardized testing scores optional.
According to Lewis and Clark’s Dean of Admissions Peter Brown, the move is an attempt to attract a student who doesn’t want his academic prowess and capabilities "to be judged on the basis of three hours on a Saturday morning in
November.”
The portfolio approach to admissions will allow a student’s creative
flair to shine through on an application, whereas the SAT, according to Brown, favors a "statistical
approach to college admissions.’
Dean Brown also noted the demographic breakdown of SAT and ACT scores indicates that the tests are not free from bias on the basis of gender and race.
At the University of Miami, either the SAT ox the ACT are required of prospective students as part of the application process.
"It would be a radical break in University policy,” Mary Conway, Director of Admissions, said of the possibility of an optional personal portfolio in place of testing scores. "And it would require an education on the part of the entire University community."
“A test score tells us something. It gives us information,” Conway said. "I think you can make a good decision without the test score, but you can make a good decision with the test score, if you know how to property use the information.”
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