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Senior Michelle Krietsch, ranked fifth in the nation in the long jump, has qualified for both indoor and outdoor nationals.
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TWAIN LIVES
Mark Twain impersonator Roger Durrett breathes life into the persona of the legendary American writer, complete with trademark white suit, pocket watch and cigar.
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VOLUME 68, NUMBER 37
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES, FLA.
FRIDAY. MARCH 1,1991
Former student dies In crash
Former University of Miami student Ramon Gonzalez died in a small plane crash on Monday in ILa Belle, Fla. An aviation student at Miami-Dade Community College, he was flying cross-country with his instructor when he attempted a landing at the La Belle airport. Accord-
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ing to eyewitnesses, the wings of his small Cessna 152 plane appeared to lose their lift, which made the plane drop directly to the ground.
Gonzalez, a 20-year-old from Wauwatosa, Wis., transferred to UM in August 1990 to study engineering. But, as his roommate John Seirne said, “Gonzalez’s true love was flying.” Gonzalez transferred this semester to MDCC in order to become an aviation student.
Gonzalez's instructor, whose name has not yet been released, was also lulled in the crash.
—JOANNA STAVROPOULOS
ODK to sponsor
PEACE AT LAST!
UM students breathe a sigh of relief at news of Gulf cease-fire
By ROBERT MILLER
Contributing Editor
After a 97-hour-long ground campaign, in which 79 Americans reportedly lost their lives. President Bush declared on television Wednesday night that, "Kuwait is liberated. Iraq’s army is defeated. Our military objectives are met.”
Victory for the Allied forces.
"After consulting with Secretary of Defense [Richard] Cheney, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff IGeneral Cohn Pow-
ell | and our coalition partners, I am pleased to announce that at midnight tonight, {Wednesday] all United States and coalition forces will suspend offensive combat operations,” Bush declared in his televised address.
Bush called for an Allied cease-fire, laying
down specific terms that would bring about a permanent end to hostilities. The announcement came only eight hairs after Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, allied commander of Operation Desert Storm, said there was “not enough left” of Saddam Hussein’s military for him to be a threat to peace in the region.
By Thursday afternoon. Allied forces remained on the battlefield, but they had taken up “defensive positions,” in the event Iraq attempts to break the cease-fire.
In South Florida, University of Miami students watched with relief and skepticism as Bush announced the cease-fire on nationwide television.
“It made me very happy,” Ahmed, a UM student from Bahrain who wished not to reveal his last name, said. Ahmed said he has family in Kuwait that he has not heard from
since late July. "It means a lot. I’m happy to see Kuwait is back again, and that peace might return to the region," Ahmed said.
"I'm relieved,” senior Jackie Becerra said. "I think there was a lot of tension — over the draft and over the ground war. People are just relieved it’s all over.”
"It’s like a big stress relief — to have it all over,” junior Debbie Beaton, whose sister is serving with Allied troops in Dahran, Saudi Arabia, said. “I can’t wait for my sister to come home, but I know it’s going to be a while before they all get back here.
Surprise and disbelief was also a common reaction among UM students.
“I don’t believe it,” Erika Hess, a sophomore, said. "It was too easy. I don’t think Iraq will give up that easy. They’ll try something else.”
"It happened a lot quicker than everybody thought it would,” Mike Franco, a senior watching the war coverage on CNN in the University Center, said, "I knew we were doing extremely well — they were saying by the weekend we’d have it. But a couple of days before the weekend was surprising.”
"Hopefully, now all the troops can come home soon," Student Government President Irwin Ray said. "I’m glad to see that the whole thing is over, so everyone can sleep at m|ht knowing their family members are
Thursday afternoon, Pentagon officials announced they hoped to have “the bulk of U.S. troops home by the end of the summer ” Their friends and family members at UM say they are just happy to know that the shooting has stopped.
Exhibit coincides with liberation of Kuwait
By PATRICK MASALA
Staff Writ«
University of Miami President Edward T. Foote II was among
Omicron Delta Kappa will sponsor "Leadership UM — Where Do We Go From Here?” at 9 a.m.
Saturday at the Knight Physics Building. Although this is an annual event, ODK President Carrie Edmondson said this year will be very different.
"It has been expanded,” Edmondson said. "We are bringing in leaders from the community and involving current student leaders and alumni, as well as faculty and staff.”
Janet Reno, Florida state attorney, will be the keynote speaker.
All students, whether established or aspiring leaders, are encouraged to attend. The last day to sign up is today in the University Center Breezeway.
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Mayor Sonny Bono called the new rules “courageous" in light of the money visiting collegians spend annually.
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of independence and the liberation of Kuwait,” Dr. Anwar Al-Naqi, professor of architechural engineering, said.
Salen Turlti, a senior from Saudi
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pendence of Kuwait held in the University Center.
The Kuwaiti Students Association, in cooperation with Citizens for a Free Kuwait, Miami Chapter, depicted war-torn Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion on Aug. 2, 1990. The exhibits also illustrated modem and traditional life before the invasion.
The Kuwaiti Constitution, excerpts of war-related speeches and pictures were given out at no charge during the exhibition. “Free-Kuwait’r T-shirts and a book, The Rape of Kuwait, were sold at )5 each.
A large Kuwaiti flag was unveiled for the signatures of Operation Desert Storm supporters.
Reports of Allied success in the week-old ground war were greeted With mixed reactions from those present.
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'The Middle East is the overall victim of this game,” Turki said. "Saddam (Hussein) is the tool and Kuwait is the latest.”
Sophomore Abdul Wahab said Hussein was not to be trusted. He said the best solution was to liberate Kuwait and remove Hussein from power.
"He lies a lot, 90 he is still a threat to both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia," Wahab said.
But Al-Naqi, who is chairman of the Miami Chapter of Citizens for a Free Kuwait, said students at UM have reason to celebrate.
“Out of the 800 Kuwaiti students who volunteered to fight, seven are from UM,” AJ-Naqi said. He added his brother, Abdul Aziz, a graduate student, is currently on the front lines of the battle.
Al-Naqi said most Kuwaitis have been unable to communicate with their families since the invasion. He
JACEY SMITH/Staff Photographer
DAY OF INDEPENDENCE: Students and faculty gathered In the University Center on Tuesday to celebrate the National Day of Kuwait. Here, Hasan Alduwaikhi pours a cup of Arab coffee.
said he believe« the general feeling among Kuwaiti nationals currently in the United States is a desire “to go back home, and do our beat to rebuild Kuwait.”
“We are grateful to the Americana and all members of the coalition,” Al-Naqi said. “We congratulate them and wish them a safe return home when everything is
finally over.”
”1 can’t believe it’s almost over,” UM sophomore Hani Al Bazzaz, from Kuwait, said. ‘‘I feel like fly-
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Three bomb threats target UM campus
There have been three bomb threats in the last week at the University of Miami, and students and faculty are getting annoyed.
Dr. George Serra, a political science assistant professor, had planned to give a teat Tuesday morning in the Learning Center when he learned of the threat.
’’When I went to address my class, the police were evacuating the building,” Serra said. “Although I gathered my flock and met at the [Stubblefield Classroom Building] to proceed with the teat, it was an unnecessary interruption.”
According to UM Department of Public Safety Captain Henry Christensen, "Bomb threats are a felony of the second degree, and if found guilty, punishable by one
year — not exceeding 15 — in prison.”
Christensen declined to comment further on the details of the case or the investigation.
According to Conchita Ruiz-To-pinka, interim director of media relations, the Public Safety officers followed standard procedures following the threat.
"Personally, I don't think it has anything to do with the war; I think its just a prank,” Heidi Kunze, a freshman business and communication major and one of Serra’8 students, said. ‘‘I think a lot of the students were scared, for obvious reasons, but having lived in London I’m used to this kind of thing.”
— LEE BUDAI
Gavina touts antidrug effort
By AMY ELLIS
Editor m Ctwl
bridge between the Americas,” Colombian President Cesar Gaviria | stressed the need for a joint effort between the United States and Latin America to stop the spread of drugs in both countries. Gaviria spoke at a press conference and invita-| tion-only luncheon yesterday at the Universi-
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Gaviria’s appearance at the University was the culmination of a six-day visit to the United States which began on Saturday. He met with President Bush on Tuesday. “There are no two areas in the
world that have suffered more because of drugs than Florida and Colombia,” Gaviria said. ‘‘This reality imposes on... us the responsibility to conduct a permanent and frank dialogue, to share experiences and join efforts."
Gaviria said he believed Miami will play an important role in the future of his country’s relations with the U.S.
"What Miami thinks about Latin America is very important to us. We are planning in the future for our foreign policy to be much more related to Miami,” Gaviria explained. “I am here today to encourage the necessary dialogue between Colombia and Florida.’
Gaviria stressed that recent efforts undertaken by Colombian authorities to eliminate drug trafficking have proved successful.
"Our first and best option is to strengthen Colombia’s judicial system, Gaviria said.
Although some of Gaviria’s proposals - including an offer of lenien-
cy for traffickers who turn themselves in - were initially met with skepticism, President Bush on Wednesday issued a strong endorsement of the Colombian
Eresident’s policies. At a White louse ceremony, Bush characterized Gaviria’s antidrug efforts as "heroic.”
"Some analysts have been skeptical about the real capabilities of our judicial system,” Gaviria admitted. “We have learned, and we have changed. Our new judicial reform policies deserve a chance to show they can succeed.”
Gaviria’* addreaa at the Faculty Club was attended by about 140 local dignitaries and UM administrators. Coral Gables Mayor George Corrigan presented the president with a key to the city.
The Colombian leader's visit was organized by the Miami Coalition for a Drug-Free Community, which is chaired by UM President Edward T. Foote, and the UM North-South Center.
Lack of sleep plagues college students
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By FRANK RECIO
Staff Writ«
Contrary to popular belief, college students who spend their weekends sleeping are not necessarily being lazy.
Ehr. Arthur Brucker, director of the University of Miami Counseling Center, said because of class schedules and late-night study habits, many students do not sleep enough during the week, and must, therefore, make it up during weekends.
“College students are abnormally sleepy individuals,” Dr. David Rosenbaum, director of the sleep lab at Cedars Medical Center in Miami, aaid. "They sleep less than everyone else, and their daily lives, especially
their academic performances, certainly are affected.” Rosenbaum said that weekends are a major contribution to the problem.

According to Rosenbaum, when students stay up late and wake up later on weekends, they undergo a "delayed sleep phase syndrome,” which resets their biological clocks.
"It’s like traveling to California for the weekeend,” he said. “The body does not know when it is time to
Jorge de la Torriente, a sophomore art major and a member of the UM crew team, said he spends “all week playing catch-up."
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GOOD NIGHT: UM student Tim Morgen University Center lower lounge.
DAVE GRAFF / Staff Photograph« between courses in the