Miami Hurricane, September 11, 1990

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UM TAKES A FALL
UM quarterback Craig Erickson lost the expected battle between Heis-man candidates as Ty Detmer and BYU handed Miami a 28-21 loss.
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NEWSBRIEFS
UM mourns law profeasor
A memorial service in honor of University of Miami law professor James S. Mofsky was held at Gusman Hall Sunday.
Mofsky died of cancer on Wednesday. He was 55 years old.
He had been with the University since 1968 as an authority on corporate law and securities regulation.
Sale of alcohol regulated at OB
The wristband program« initiated last fall to regulate the purchase of alcoholic beverages at the Orange Bowl during Hurricane football games, is in effect again this semester.
In order to purchase beer, students must be 21 years old and will be required to present ID at one of the check stations located throughout the Orange Bowl to receive a wristband.
The only acceptable IDs are driver’s licenses with picture, passports and official state of Florida ID cards.
Computer program catches cheaters
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announced at the American Chemical Society meeting in New York Aug. 28 that they have developed two computer programs that can spot classroom cheaters.
"The basis for the detection of cheating is the ‘mental fingerprints’ students leave when they copy from each other,” said David Harpp, who worked on the program with James Hogan.
"The computer programs compare and consider the probability of pairs of students getting the same answers," Harpp said.
"Answer sheets of all pairs of students are checked, and those with a predefined number of differences in their papers are flagged.”
In every case he looked at, Harpp said, the suspected students sat dose to each other in the exam room.
Cheating on multiple-choice exams was completly eliminated when students were seated randomly, and/or different versions of the test were handed out, Harpp said.
If computers can give and grade tests, and then spot students who cheated on them, does anyone need human professors anymore?
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES, FLA.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11,1990
Agony of defeat heard late into night
By ROBERT MILLER
Managing Editor
Grim faces.
Tired voices scratching out words of disbelief.
Drunken and disorderly commiseration.
This is what took place on the University of Miami campus Saturday night as the Hurricane football team failed in its first attempt to "storm into the ’90s.”
All across the UM campus, students raged in frustration as the 16th-ranked Brigham Young University Cougars handily upset the defending national champs by a score of 28 to 21.
Diabetes center receives donation
It was a long night for the Hurricanes on tlie field at Cougar Stadium, but it was an even longer night for those people trying to keep the peace on the Coral Gables campus after the game.
According to several resident assistants on duty at the time, calls to the Department of Public Safety immediately following the Hurricane’s loss to BYU went unanswered because the campus police were too busy elsewhere on campus to respond.
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after the game ended, a Public Safety officer on foot patrol was called to Stanford Residential College after someone reported "toilet paper and other projectiles’’ were being
thrown from the top floors of Walsh and Ros-borough Towers.
Michelle Pegelow, one of the RAs in the building at the time, said Public Safety officers stayed until things quieted down "about 20 minutes later.”
“It was kind of sporadic," Pegelow said. “There would be yelling, but by the time you got there, the yelling would have ended and everybody’d be gone.”
Several incident reports were filed by RAs in all the residential colleges against people upset about the outcome of the football game.
"Things were pretty scary, pretty out of hand,” said one RA who asked fo remain
anonymous. "It was definitely worse than your average weekend night.”
Although no one was injured, several RAs reported a lot of noise, people screaming and several minor acts of vandalism in the residence halls late Saturday night.
“Trash was thrown into the stairwells, and the aluminum cans for recycling were dumped onto the floor,” Pegelow said.
Public Safety officers were called to break up a small fight in the apartment area, as well as get assistance for a student who was injured in Mahoney Residential College soon after the game ended. Details of both of these incidents were not available at press time.
By JASON RICHARDS
Stall Writer
A $7 million donation and the promise of $3 million more will help fund a research and treatment center for the Diabetes Research Institute located at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
The new 60,000-square-foot structure, which will be completed by 1991, will be the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. More than
particular research.
All of the money for the new institute was donated by the Blueprint For Cure Program sponsored by the AFL—CIO Building and Construction Trades Department.
According to institute officials, the new center will bring a unique approach to the treatment of diabetes and the continuing search for a cure by breaking down traditional departmental barriers and uniting the work of various specialists in one location.
"We believe that the work of cli-
nicians and basic scientists can be enhanced by working in close proximity," said Dr
The AFL—CIO could not be reached for comment by press time, but a spokesman for the Diabetes Research Institute said that "the APL-CIO’s efforts to make this center possible included curb-side sol ¡citation, an annual Junior Diabeteti Week and various other fund-rakiers.”
There are more than 13 million people afflicted with diabetes world-wide.
Name changes, reality does not
Former little sisters can still wear frat letters, attend parties
By R. DEBORAH MATHASON
Assistant News Editor
The University of Miami Interfraternity Council recently voted to abolish fraternity little sister programs. Although some students originally disagreed with the decision, those involved are now realizing nothing has really changed.
“The girls can still wear fraternity letters, attend parties and come to special functions, and we encourage them to do so even if they are no longer official members of our organization," said Brett Greiner, former head of little sister activities for Lambda Chi Alpha.
Students who were little sisters before the system was abolished continue to associate with members of the fraternities and participate actively in housework and party preparations. They say the only difference is now they are not officially affiliated with the fraternities.
Weekly little sister meetings have been cancelled, no officers exist and dues are no longer collected. They are no longer able to call themselves little sisters, rush new members or hold meetings or elections.
Manisha Singh, formerly a little
‘We have always encouraged the girls to hang around the frat hous.e, and this aspect of greek life will not end bec£iuse of the ruling. Many people have made lasting friendships here that will not in any way be affected by the restrictions.'
Brett Greiner, Lambda Chi Alphtt
and this aspect of greek life will not end because of the ruling. Many people have made lasting friend-
PATRICK NOACK/Staff Photographer
WHAT’S IN THAT 8TUFF7 Falafel vendor Luis Soto, a 19-year-old Colombia native, works his stand between the library and the University Center.
Vendors: Business is booming
By LESLEY ABRAVANEL
Statt Writer
Adding to already diverse nature of the University of Miami campus is the wide array of ethnic foods available at vending carts located around campus.
Located between the University Center and the Ashe Building is the “Super Arepa” cart, owned and operated by Ricardo Delahoz. The stand is busy, especially during the height of the lunch hour traffic, selling Delahoz’s specialty, a Colombian delicacy of sweet corn and mozzarella cheese, known as an arepa. Students often choose to buy their lunch here, avoiding the long lines in the cafeteria.
Located directly across from the post office are the Greek stand and Falafel Express.
Among the more popular items sold here are gyros, chicken and falafels.
“The food is a nice change from cafeteria food. It’s fresh, and you can see it being made right in front of you,” said Marlene Rodriguez, a freshman majoring in theater arts and broadcasting.
of the Falafel Express. “The vendors offer great variety, and you can just walk by and eat while yougoto class.”
The T ropical Storm Cafe, a small Hawaiian hut located near the Merrick Building, also does a booming business.
Last year, the Tropical Storm Cafe came into conflict with the University because its red awning and wood frame did not blend with the natural surroundings.
Amidst rumors of a shut-down by the University, a petition was circulated protesting the decision. Within a two-week period, nearly 1,400 people, including 140 faculty members, had signed the appeal. This was enough evidence of the cafe’s popularity on campus for the administration.
Alley met with the UM building and grounds committee and agreed to change the decor of the stand to green. Immediately following this controversy, business was resumed, and the newly-renovated Tropical Storm Cafe reopened to overwhelming crowds.
According to all three vendors, business is thriving, and competition is minimal due to the variety offered and the fact that all stands are operated under the auspices of the University Dining Services.
Operating one of these carts is not as simple as it may seem. According to Delahoz, in order to establish a legitimate proprietorship on campus, the owner of the cart must pay a weekly rent of approximately $275 to $400 to UDS. In other words, they are sub-contracted through Marriot Corporation, which provides cafeteria dining through UDS, Alley said.
According to both Alley and Delahoz, the Univeraity demands that the quality of the food be top notch. The school monitors these standards and regulations by periodically requiring the submisaion of food samples to various inspectors.
Delahoz said the University expects the most professional service for the student», but of upmost importance is cleanliness and product freshness.
sister at Lambda Chi Alpha, said no real privileges have been taken
HIRAM HENRIOUEZ/Ofiphlcs Editor
away because little sister meetings and elections never had much effect on the fraternities anyway.
Fraternity members agree that things have not changed much.
"We have always encouraged the girls to hang around the frat house.
ships here that will not in any way be affected by the restrictions/’ said Greiner.
Many former little sisters, though unhappy about losing their status, say they plan to continue visiting the fraternity houses regularly despite the restrictions. Many say the ban is of little importance and continue to participate actively. ’We know that the purpose of
Apartment construction delayed
banning the program was to prevent liability for fraternities and to increase interests in sororities
which is fine with us,” said Singh. “But despite the ruling, nothing is really going to change for us since we never really had a big voice in the frats to begin with.”
By MANISHA SINGH Stall Writer
Because the University of Miami Master Plan has not yet been approved by the City of Coral Gables, construction of the new campus apartments, which was scheduled to begin this fall, will be delayed indefinitely.
According to Walter Carlson, assistant planning director for the city, the Coral Gables Planning and Zoning Board has asked the University to re-evahiate the Master Plan before it it submitted to the City Commission.________________
Carlson said the provisions of the Plan that the Board said needed further attention were the added traffic, noise snd parking problems that might be caused by the apartments.
After the University has reviewed the Plan, it will be once again submitted to the Board and then to the City Commission. If approved, permits can then be obtained for construction.
Robert Redick, director of the UM Department of Residence Halls, estimates construction should begin in October.
"There are rumors that some fraternities will be asked to give up their houses," said Redick. ‘This is not so. The apartments will be built around the fraternity houses.” Phase I of the apartments will be designed to house about 479 students, and later additions will accommodate up to 300 additional students.
Redick said Coral Gables residents in the area are concerned about the added noise, traffic and that may accompany the nti and said the University review those factors.