Miami Hurricane, September 17, 1991

              RASTA FOOTBALL
Reggae legend Bob Marley probably never envisioned that one of his sons would be playing football for the Hurricanes.
■ Sports — page 10
KINDERMUSIK
The UM School of Music is lowering its admission standards. Now, even preschoolers are getting in.
■ Accent — page 8
NEWSBRIEFS
Graduate threatens campus
A man claiming to be a University of Miami graduate threatened to leave contaminated needles around the campus if the University does not stop sending him "junk mail" with his name misspelled.
The suspect, who claimed to be 1981 alumni Arthur Reccabaum, called one of the offices on campus Friday afternoon. He said that he would leave his own diabeti-cally-contaminated needles around the campus until his name is taken off the University mailing list.
After a records check, Reccabaum was found to have called the emergency number 911 under false pretenses and has a history of disorderly conduct.
— PAMELA WILFINGER
ACE fellow shadowing Foote
The University of Miami is participating in a leadership fellowship program of the American Council of Education. The national fellowship program takes faculty members to other universities to work with top administrators.
Florida Memorial College business professor Ben Kraft, UM’s first ACE fellow, will be shadowing President Foote this semester. Kraft, who has been here less than a month, will be going to meetings and attending fund-raisers with the president in order to learn “what it takes to be the president of a large university.”
“We’re very lucky to be a part of this program. There are only about 25 or 30 ACE fellows in the country,” said Christopher Dudley, executive assistant to the president.
Health Center adds night hours
Student Government has successfully lobbied Dr. Eugene Flipse, director of the Health Center, to expand the center’s hours this semester. The center will remain open until 7 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The center will also provide service on Saturday through the office of Dr. Charles Dunn, 4100 S.W. 57th Ave. X-rays and the pharmacy will not be available during the extended hours.
Students who want to use the center between 5 and 7 p.m. will have to make an appointment by 2 p.m. There will be a $15 penalty for a missed appointment. Deadline for cancellations is also 2 p.m.
Students who visit Dr. Dunn on Saturdays will be charged $35-$40, but the Health Center will reimburse half the cost. X-rays and lab tests will cost extra.
"This is just the beginning of a lot of the work we’re planning to do with the Health Center this year,” said Irwin Raij, SG president.
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Referendum discussed for WVUM allocation
■ Students may get to decide if the campus radio station should receive the $80,000 it needs for its power increase.
By RUTH-ANNKIMBROUGH
Staff Writer
The Students Activity Fee Allocation Committee (SAFAC) may have acted outside the scope of their powers last spring when they allocated ,$80,000 over the next four years to WVUM (90.5 FM) for a transmission power increase, according to Student Government President Irwin Raij.
WVUM has already received $17,500 for the current year. The balance is to be spread over the next four years. Raij is proposing a refer endum be placed on the ballot this fall to let the students decide if fund ing should be granted.
“The SAFAC committee made an assumption on behalf of the stu dent body for long-term funding,” ..	Raij said. “I don’t think they meant
Kaii	to, but I feel that the students should
have decided on the issue.”
Raij said he had no ill will towards the people at
WVUM. ‘‘On the contrary, I am for the power increase. WVUM needs it in order to compete with other area college stations. If ... when, it is put to a vote, I hope it wins.”
Currently, the station operates at 365 watts. According to WVUM’s adviser, Dr. Paul Driscoll, the station’s output power is expected to increase “somewhere in the 1,000” range, depending on what an engineering consultant recommends and what the Federal Communications Commission allows.
Dr. William Butler, vice president of Student Affairs, recommended the referendum in a memo to Raij and Clayton Randall, SAFAC’s adviser.
According to Butler, the results of the referendum will "have a major impact” on whether or not he approves the funding.
Byron Warren, general manager of WVUM, said he would not be happy if the funding was reconsidered.
“Some organizations are against us getting the money, but we are not an ordinary organization," Warren said. “The more powerful we are, the better it is for every organization who wants to get information out to the public.”
Troy Bell, former Student Government president and a member of SAFAC from 1985 to 1988, said, “SAFAC members are not even elected. They are selected from some of the groups that receive the money. So, ‘Joe Student’ really has no say at all in where his
money goes.
According to Bell, it is important for WVUM to be competitive if the students working at the station are to be prepared for the real world. However, he suggested that with the larger audience the station should consider format changes.
Several students said they would be in favor of the power increase if there would also be the possibility of changes in the format.
"I would be in favor of improving the quality of the station rather than improving the coverage. Quality is always better than quantity," said Bassem Chahine, a chemistry/biology major.
Fabienne Moyse, a biology major, said she doesn’t listen to the station much because the music doesn’t appeal to her. ‘‘But we still should have had the opportunity to vote.”
However, Doyle Aaron, a computer information systems major said, "We do need the power increase. You practically have to be on the top of the school before you pick up WVUM.”
Warren said he would disagree with any changes in format.
“It would not be worth the money if we changed our format,” Warren said. “The best part of the station is that it is different than any other in Miami. We are servicing a special market. Students can turn to other stations if they want classic rock, or whatever.”
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CHRISTOPHER CARLISLE/Photo Editor
PERFECTING THE STROKE: Margaret Gordon, women’s novice crew coach stands on a practice barge while instructing future oarswomen. The novice teams will practice on Lake Osceola during the upcoming weeks.
Students attacked across from UM
By ALLETTA BOWERS
News Editor
A University of Miami student was the victim of an aggravated assault while walking with four friends along U.S. Highway 1 on Sept.7, according to the Coral Gables Police Department.
Greg Joseph, a sophomore majoring in music, was assaulted after a strong arm robbery went awry.
Joseph and four other students were returning to campus around 1 a.m. after eating at Denny’s, when they were approached by a group of males.
Joseph said he and his friends were just walking past the parking lot beside Velvet Creme Doughnuts when "15 guys” came up to them.
“As we walked by, a couple of the guys from the group tried to block our path,” said Clay Giberson, a sophomore majoring in music. “One of them asked me for my wallet.”
According to Giberson, he was pushed from behind.
“The next thing 1 know I looked over my left shoulder and I saw a trash can go flying,” Vernon Sumwalt, a sophomore majoring in music, said.
The metal trash can struck Aaron Woods, a sophomore majoring in music.
"I was going back to help Aaron when I was hit in the head,” Greg Joseph, a sophomore majoring in music. “I swung at the guy who hit me and the next thing I knew I was in the ambulance.”
Joseph was transported to Doctor's Hospital. He suffered wounds to his face including several welts, a swollen left eye and a minor concussion.
“I spent about 13 to 14 hours in the hospital,” Joseph said.
Several suspects were arrested. All but one of them were minors.
According to police reports, none of the victims are willing to press charges because they said they felt unable to identify the suspects.
FIRE ANT ALERT
Two allergic reactions reported
Students may no longer be able to walk barefoot in the grass on campus thanks to the increasing appearance of fire ants.
“In the last week, we’ve had two bad reactions [to fire ant bites],” said Dr. Eugene Flipse, director of the Health Center.
Fred Remen, assistant director of Physical Plant, said no cases of fire ants had been reported to his office, however. He said fire ants are very common to South Florida.
Keith Waddington, professor of biology at the University of Miami, said there are fire ants on campus, but he doesn’t know if they could spread or not.
“It’s a possibility...if the habitat’s appropriate,” Waddington said.
Flipse said students should wear shoes and not sit in the grass to avoid being bitten.
Flipse said fire ants cause mild irritations or severe allergic reactions. He said people who begin to experience an allergic reaction after being bitten should seek medical help immediately.
— FERNANDO BATTAGLIA
ZTA returns after 30 year absence
By MARY LEA HARDESTY
Associate News Editor
After thirty years, Zeta Tau Alpha fraternity for women has resurfaced at the University of Miami, and is looking for motivated members.
“Zeta was a chapter that was colonized in the 1930s and closed in 1969. Back in the ’60s there were about 15 sororities, and about eight closed. It wasn’t cool to be in a sorority in the ’60s. There wasn’t an interest in belonging to a fraternity or sorority,” said Kelly Snow, traveling leadership consultant for Zeta Tau Alpha.
K.C. White, recently appointed adviser to Zeta Tau Alpha said she is looking forward to the challenge as an adviser to perspective Zeta Tau Alpha members. The organization is the third largest fraternity for women nationally.
Snow is on campus to recolonize Zeta Tau Alpha. She said the UM greek system has grown by 114 percent within the last four years.
“There is a huge interest,” Snow said. “UM decided it was time to expand their system. We were invited to make an extension presentation in April. Subsequently, we were chosen to recolonize,” Snow said.
White said Zeta Tau Alpha is looking for well rounded women who are active on campus.
Please see page 5/ZT A
New groups take on addiction
By PAMELA WILFINGER
Staff Writer
Responding to the requests of students, five new student run support groups have been created on campus to deal with problems of addiction.
The meetings are free and open to students who want to talk with peers who are experiencing similar problems, and do not feel comfortable talking to counselors.
“I think that these support group meetings are going to be a success. I can never get the courage up to talk to a counselor at the center, but I can talk to someone who actually has the same problems that I do,” said Lea Cabet, sophomore, majoring in Arts and Science.
Jim Smart, assistant director for Residence Services, said support groups were the idea of several students rather than the administration.
“Last spring, the students in the residence halls and in student life started asking for help on campus that the administration had not provided,” Smart said.
Teresa Poff, assistant dean of students, said these support groups are part of a new 12 step program that help lead a person to the recovery process.
Each of the 12 step groups meet on campus every
afternoon. The groups are Alcoholics Annonymous (AA), which Poff said is designed for individuals that feel they may have some type of problem with alcohol.
Poff said Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a support group that is open to any one who recognizes they may have a problem with drug usage.
"Families Anonymous (FA) are for those who found themselves in a situation where a member of the household had either a chemical dependency, or some other disfunciton like an eating disorder.
Co-Dependency Anonymous (CODA) occurs when a person’s behavior has been directly affected by the disfuntion of another, for example Adult/Chil-dren of Alcoholics in which family members obtain a behavior called co-dependent behavior, which is putting the needs of others before your own and adapting behavior that would considered a defense mechanism. And Adult/Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) is for adults who grew up in a household where there was an alcoholic, Poff said
Meetings are held during the early afternoon hours. Individual phone numbers cannot be given out, because anonymity is the key to these groups. However, information about any of the support group meetings can be obtained by calling the Residence Halls Directory at 284-4506.