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VOLUME 70. NUMBER 9
INSIDE
BIG WAVES FOR SMALL
All-American swimmer Kim Small has returned to UM after barely missing a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
■	Sports — page 6
IN THE BALANCE
Sarah Weddington, an attorney in the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion case, is continuing her fight for freedom of
choice.
■	Accent — page 5
OOPS
■ Notice anything missing from the front page of last Tuesday's Issue of The Miami Hurricane? Hopefully, this issue has a nameplate at the top. Otherwise, we're really in trouble. To err Is human, but to really screw things up you need an editorial staff.
FACE THE FACTS
Here It a headcount of students enrolled In the schools of medicine and law from the yeare 1988 to 1991.
number of
medicine
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1992
UM students register 856 on campus
By MARIBEL PEREZ
Staff Writer
During the voter registration drive held on campus, 856 students registered to vote.
"Many of these students were simply making changes in their registrations in order to vote in the upcoming elections,” Annmarie Gallione, chairperson of the University of Miami’s Electoral Affairs Committee, said. "It was already too late to obtain absentee ballots.”
Law student Michael Mitchell registered to vote on campus and said being able to register at UM saved some people a lot of trouble.
“I just moved here so I didn’t know where to find the voting office. I want my voice to be heard. I think it’s a very critical election,” Mitchell said. "It’s very convenient. It saved me a lot of hassle.”
According to Gallione’s figures, 342 students registered as independents or without party affiliation. More students
UP IN THE AIR
than were registered for either the Republican or the Democratic party. One student registered as a Libertarian.
Neil Pinney, a Political Science professor at UM, said this is a growing phenomenon in American politics.
Political parties, Pinney said, no longer mean the same things they used to. There no longer exist defined left and right ideologies, he said.
“Issues such as the economy, environment, and social welfare programs are of more concern to voters than loyalties to specific parties,” Pinney said. "Independent voters have turned to ‘split-ticket voting’. While they may vote Republican on one issue, they may vote Democrat on another.”
Politics has become centered around specific issues rather than specific left right ideologies, and political parties need to adapt, Pinney said.
In November 1991,373 persons registered to vote in UM’s precinct, according to the Dade County Board of Elections.
The breakdown by parlies of newly-registered voters at UM Is as follows:
291 Democrats 222 Republicans 283 no party affiliation 59 Independents 1 Libertarian
222 Republicans
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283 no party affiliations
59 Independents 1 Libertarian
291 Democrats
TANYA GILMORE /Graphics Editor
NEWSBRIEFS
Nominations needed for outstanding faculty member
The University of Miami Faculty Senate is taking nominations for the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, given each year to acknowledge a single outstanding achievement or a lifetime of accomplishment in any area of teaching or research.
A short statement listing the various accomplishments and contributions of the faculty member along with the names of four people of distinguished academic reputation offering references on the achieve- , ments of the nominee are required.
“We usually get between 15 and 20 nominations per year,” said Barbara Hoadley, senate secretary.
The winning faculty member will receive a medal and be honored at a special reception given by UM President Edward T. Foote II.
The deadline for nominations is Nov. 13. For more information contact William Whelan at 284-3721.
—PAMELA WILFINGER
SG invites presidential candidates to debate at UM
Student Government has tendered a request to both presidential candidates to debate on campus before the election.
Steven Cohen, speaker of the senate, sent letters of invitation to President George Bush and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, urging them to come to the University of Miami to discuss their views on political issues.
Cohen explained to the candidates that the graduates of UM will be the voters of today and the consumers and leaders of tomorrow.
"Currently, our prospects for employment are not great and the outlook for improvement is gloomy,” Cohen wrote. "We would like to give you the opportunity to present your platform for unproving post-colle-giate employment opportunities.”
Neither candidate has responded to the SG letters yet. The first televised presidential debate will be held on Oct. 11 in St. Louis. Election Day is Nov. 3.
—PAMELA WILFINGER
PRESTON MACK/Photo Editor
IT’S ALL IN THE WRIST: Franklin Einspruch, a member of the juggling club practices his routine Sunday on the University Center Plaza. The juggling club practices from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Sunday.
Despite economy, post-college jobs still available
■ Despite fierce competition, students are optimistic about their chances to find a job after college.
By CRISTINA I. PRAVIA
Stan Writer
According to recent surveys conducted by the College Placement Council and the Rights Associates, there are still jobs available to college graduates despite a sluggish economy.
The council’s survey said the recession has not limited the field of employment and students are optimistic about their success in finding the right job in a short time. However, the surveys explain some students will have to settle for lower starting salaries and positions.
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Perot adds uncertainty to race
By STEPHAN SCHERLEITHNER
Stan Writer
Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot re-entered the presidential picture on Oct. 1, announcing his decision to run for president after dropping out in July.
His reappearance has given voters another alternative in this year’s national election. However, no one is sure what exactly his impact will be
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tell who he will hurt more,” said Marsha Silverman, professor of political science at the University of Miami and a former political consultant. “I think that Perot will most likely get an equal share of
votes from both Bush and Clinton, but altogether not more than some 8 percent.”
Joe Shafey from UM’s College Democrats said Perot is not likely to hurt Clinton, even in the Midwest.
“Bush is so far behind in the polls there, 1 or 2 percent more or less will not make too much of a difference.”
“Ross Perot is a very unusual candidate,” Silverman analyzes. “He has his own ideas of how to straighten things out but he is a true capitalist and tries to run the country like a chief executive officer, and hence he does not mind that his plans might not appear to be politically sound.”
“I have no clue as to what could have been his motive for coming back,” Dinna Kawas, freshman, said. "But I think it’s now a lot harder for the people to choose their candidate.”
ROSS PEROT
Independent
The 61-year-old Perot was born in Texarkana, Texas, the third son of a former cowboy. He first made money selling newspapers and breaking horses for his father. After four years in the Navy, Perot went to work for IBM as a salesman.
On his 32nd birthday, he founded Electronic Data Systems, which about $3 billion.
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She recommends students, especially seniors, sign up for college on-campus interviews and be prepared for them by researching the company. Major companies such as MCI, Kraft General Foods and Republic National Bank have interviews for University of Miami students.
David Loveman, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, was applying for a full-time position at the National Underwriters Laboratories.
“I don’t think it will be that hard for top-notch students to find a job,” Loveman said.
He currently holds a part-time position in Anderson Williams Consulting Engineers. “You just have to be persistent,” he said.
"In the country and Miami, it is a difficult job market. There are more job opportunities this year because our office has more transactions and businesses,’’ said Bob Brin, a partner at the accounting firm of Coopers and Lybrand who is in charge of recruiting at UM. The firm hires a total of 25-30 new employees who have completed up to five years of college work in public accounting.
However, some students like senior Carlos P. Garcia, a music education major, have their doubts. Although he has a job as choir director at Immaculate Church and was offered a job after he graduates, his goal is to be a teacher at a public school.
“Music education is not a career high in demand.” said Garcia. "I would like to work in a public school, but for now I’ll take what I can get that way 1 can start in something and move my way up.”
Still others will continue graduate or professional school studies before joining the work force.
Lydia Chamberlin, an FSU graduate with a major in human resource management, returned with just that in mind.
“I returned to school because I wanted to increase my socio-economic level,” she said.
Artigas said, “The job search is taking longer. Students should not become anxious or frustrated. For every two objections, they will get one yes. Just be persistent.”
UM hires admissions director
TANYA GILMORE / OrapNca Edffor
By LAURIE POWELL
Staff Writer
Edward Gillis, formerly of Bentley College in Massachussetts, has accepted the position of assistant dean of Enrollments and director of Admissions at the University of Miami.
"Professionally, it’s a wonderful opportunity for me, and personally, the lifestyle change is exciting, said Gillis, a life-time Woburn, Mass., resident. “The University of Miami has a national, and perhaps even an international, reputation.”
"Gillis will oversee all of the planning and execution of all undergraduate admissions-related activities. He will be responsible for dealing with students from the very first contact to the time they enroll,” Deborah Perry, vice provost and dean of Enrollments, said.
Gillis, who will begin work at UM on Nov. 1, served as director of admissions since 1980 at Bentley University. Prior to that, he was director of admissions at Emmanuel College in Boston. He graduated from Boston College in 1970.
Gillis found out about the UM job while he was on vacation with his wife, Maureen.
“My wife and I planned a vacation to spend one week in southwest Florida and one week in southeast Florida looking for a
vacation home, a possible retirement home,” Gillis said. “About a week before we left, a colleague told me that the University of Miami job was available.”
He was interviewed while in Florida and was called back for a second interview the day after returning to Woburn.
Gillis will be responsible for the selection of about 3,000 new students every year.
“The mission of Admissions is to identify markets and encourage students to apply to the University, giving the University a greater pool of students to choose from, thereby having a real impact on the academic quality of the University,” Gillis said One of the most important factors in selecting the new director was experience at a private university.
’It was very important to us to get some-
one with a private college background. They must be able to understand the pressures on the families who send their children to a private school,” Perry said.
Gillis’ toughest decision is leaving the Woburn area which he has called home since the açe of six. Gillis will be moving here with his wife, Maureen, and his two college-age children, Brian and Laurie Gillis.
This story was supplemented with information from the (Woburn, Mass.) Times Chronicle.
Professor finds key to universe
By ZARISUSSMAN
Staff Writer
Can a jelly roll be a key to understanding the universe?
Yes, according to Daniel Wells, a physics professor emeritus at the University-of Miami.
He published a new theory in "21st Science and Technology” that explains how new planets form and predicts the radii of the new planets and their orbits. He developed it while in residence.
In his article, “Quantization Effects in the Plasma Universe,” Wells explains that planets begin when there is a large disturbance in the plane of a galaxy such as a supernova, an old exploding star.
A galaxy is made up of plasma, a partially or fully ionized gas containing free floating electrons, protons, and neutrons. After a disturbance, Wells said, shock waves go through the galaxy and the plasma returns to its lowest energy state by forming a series of rings, one inside of each other.
“It looks like a jelly-roll,” Wells
explains. After a time, the rings condense at one point, and the gaseous plasma turns into a solid planet. The new planet’s orbit is where their plasma ring used to be.
Wells said he was inspired during the late sixties when visiting the World’s Fair in New York. There he saw the White Owl Cigar Company create 18-foot long smoke rings. Instead of rising and disintegrating, the rings rose up and snapped together to form a ball of smoke. Analogy makes the ball of smoke the planet and the smoke ring the orbit.
| Science has no proven explana-' tion for the formation of solar systems.
Wells is currently a retired professor, but he still teaches Physics 110. He came to UM in 1964.
"This is something astronomers will have to pass judgment on, and the rest of us will just have to sit back and watch,” Harry Robertson, another UM physics professor, said.