Miami Hurricane, April 07, 1992

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VOLUME 69, NUMBER 45
INSIDE
COLD WAR KNIGHTS
Chess, a love story set in Bangkok and Budapest during the Cold War, opens Wednesday at the Ring Theatre.
■ Accent — page 6
CLASSIC GATORADE
Track and field stars from across the country competed in the Miami Gatorade Track and Field Classic on the UM campus Saturday.
■ Sports — page 8
NEWSBRIEFS
UM linked with Moscow U.
The American Advertising Federation recently linked the University of Miami School of Communication advertising program with its counterparts at Moscow State University (MSU).
Through this link, MSU becomes the first chapter from a formerly socialist country to link with a major Western university student chapter.
“Miami’s students will be part of the development of what is sure to be a different and very exciting marketplace rich with fresh ideas and high levels of creativity,” Edward Pfister, dean of the UM School of Communication, stated.
MSU’s student chapter was formed last tall and currently has 12 student members.
—	PAMELA WILF1NGER
Debaters host state tourney
Judges are needed for the Florida Forensic Program State Tournament, a speech and debate competition to be held on April 10 and 11.
Co-hosted by the University of Miami School of Communication and the UM Debate Team, over 200 high school students will be judged on public speaking, oral interpretations and drama.
Faculty and all undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to judge. Speech or drama training is preferred, but speech and debate experience is not necessary.
To be a judge for the competition, contact David Steinburg, director of debate, 284-2265.
—	PAMELA WILFINGER
3 students rewarded by GM
Three UM seniors will receive the General Motors Volunteer Spirit Award today at 3:30 p.m. in the Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Dr.
President Edward T. Foote, II and a GM executive will present the awards to seniors Steven Alvarez, Lisa Graham and Sheri Schmid.
—	PAMELA WILFINGER
TODAY’S FORECAST
MOSTLY CLOUDY
30 percent chance of showers HIGH: 78 LOW: 65
Source National Weather Service
FACE THE FACTS
The following is the fall 1990 racial and ethnic distribution for entering freshmen at the University of Miami:
Black
^	Hispanic	144(7.9%)
353(19.3%)
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American Indian v I (0.3%)\
Asian
102(5.6%)
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■ rectal and ethnic groups SOURCE: Office of Planning and Institutional Research
OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE 1992 OLYMPIC GAMES
TUESDAY, APRIL 7.1992
Drug crimes can result in loss of aid
By RACHEL MATHASON
Staff Writer
Under a new Department of Justice initiative, state and federal courts now have greater sanctions available to them when it comes to sentencing drug users and traffickers. One of these new penalties can have a direct affect on college students.
The courts can immediately revoke financial aid from students who have been convicted of a drug-related offense, preventing them from continuing their educations.
As part of the Department of Justice “Denial of Federal Benefits Program,” now being implemented around the country, students who are convicted of drug crimes will have their names placed on a debarment list. These students become ineligible for financial assistance from the federal government for a predetermined period of time.
Saatchi and Saatchi Publics Relations in New York is spearheading a nationwide awareness campaign to let people know there are serious consequences in store for drug offenders.
“The aim of this program is to make sure everyone knows about the consequences of drug possession and trafficking on their futures,” Brenda Burrows, account supervisor with Saatchi and Saatchi, said. "A student can lose federally-funded loans, a pilot can lose his or her license to fly and a doctor can lose the right to prescribe medications.”
The campaign, which has already kicked off, involves mass mailings, television spots, newspaper advertisements and a massive public awareness campaign in schools across the country.
While the program targets college students, the law affects all U.S. citizens. More than 450 federal benefits programs will be affected.
“As it stands now, there are only about 50 people in the entire country who have had federal funding revoked as part of their court sentencing. This new program is good because it will encourage deterrence,” Martin Carney, director of Financial Assistance Services at the University of Miami, said.
“I like the idea because if the federal government is helping put you through school and you break a law, you shouldn't be able to keep your aid,” Jamika Hicks, sophomore, said.
Mary Davies, sophomore, had mixed feelings, however.
“I think, in a way, it's a good idea from the standpoint that it would teach people a lesson and it would really hit them where it hurts. But on the other hand, later in life it can hamper them because they may not be able to go on and do some of the things they wanted to do because of the blacklisting,” Davies said.
JAMES W. GIBSON/Photo Editor
RISING FROM THE RUBBLE: A Blockbuster Video Store and an Eckerd Drug are being constructed on U.S. Highway 1 across from the University of Miami. Construction will be completed this summer.
Video, drug store to open near UM
By JULIUS WHIGHAM
Assistant News Editor
A Blockbuster Video and an Eckerd Drugs will open new stores this summer on U.S. Highway 1, directly across from the University of Miami.
The new stores are expected be completed and ready to begin operation sometime around July 1, A.C. Kidd, the project superintendent from Miller and Solomon General Contractors, said.
Two other spaces are also being built but have not been leased yet, Kidd said.
Although Blockbuster hopes to attract a large number of UM students, the new location was not primarily chosen because of its proximity to the University, Wally Knief, Blockbuster media relations director, said.
“We chose that location mainly because of the demographics in the area and the easy traffic flow that would make it easy for peo-
ple to get to the store,” Knief said. “Obviously we hope that students will use the store, but we are also going to be targeting others in the surrounding community.”
Currently, Specs Music and Video, at 1570 South Dixie Highway, is the closest video store to campus. Specs employees said they are not concerned about the arrival of the new Blockbuster store.
“Our attitude is that competition makes you work harder,” Vicki Carmichael, Specs vice president, said. “The students have been very supportive of Specs through the years and we are going to continue to work hard to provide our customers with the best possible product.”
Several UM students have said they will go the new Blockbuster store when it opens. “I think it’s good because it [the new store| will be convenient for us to walk
to,” Cristie Pecoraro, freshman, said. “That other place [Specs) does not offer that many movies.”
“It will be convenient for us to be able to just walk across the street,” Andrew Gallo, sophomore, said. "There’s no Blockbuster near campus now. You have to go all the way to Miracle Mile.”
Employees at the Rite Aid pharmacy in the University Center shopping plaza on U.S. 1 are uncertain of what to expect when the new Eckerd Drugs opens.
“Most of our business comes from students,” Rite Aid Assistant Manager Cesar Hernandez said. “We expect to lose some business, but we don’t know to what extent.”
■ In related news, the facility that was formerly D’Pizza of UM will soon become the home of Cozzoli’s Pizza and a new Dairy Queen.
University seeking collection of back parking tickets
■ Some students have received bills for tickets with fines over $1,000.
By JOE CALAPAI
Staff Writer
Students who thought they were safe from paying parking tickets received on campus by not registering their cars with the Department of Public Safety may be in for a suprise.
Public Safety is now tracking down students who have received multiple parking tickets through their car’s registration.
“It’s hard to say how much we lose from uncollected tickets,”
Director of Public Safety Eric Shoemaker said. “We are dealing with a whole lot of bad debt.”
Shoemaker said it is common practice for parking ticket agencies to do this.
According to Shoemaker, information about a car’s registration is available to anyone under sunshine laws.
Generally, Shoemaker said a driver must have three or more tickets before the department will begin to track them down.
Shoemaker said people are often given notices about unpaid tickets via the mail. He said all parking fines are collected by the University itself, not Public Safety.
Sophomore Lisa Graff was issued over $1,200 worth of tickets, although her cousin was using the car last semester and did not register it with Public Safety.
Kenneth DeMoor, who graduated from UM in December, said the school put a hold on his transcripts
1 because of problems with parking tickets.
DeMoor said he received a visitor parking pass last semester which did not have an expiration date. Public Safety gave him two tickets for a stolen permit, with each ticket worth $350.
DeMoor said he appealed the tickets, and thought he had resolved the problem. However, the tickets were not charged to his account until three months after they were written.
JULIO FERNANDEZ / The Hurrlcene
BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL
FRANK RECIO/The Hurricane
LICENSE AND REGISTRATION, PLEASE: Eddy Losa. sophomore, had his car towed Friday because he was caught driving with an invalid license by Coral Gables police officers. Losa was stopped at a roadblock on Ponce De Leon Boulevard near Mahoney and Pearson Residential Colleges.
Seniors fight poor job market
Graduates may find hunt difficult but not impossible
By DIAMELA DEL CASTILLO
Staff Writer
University of Miami graduating seniors may find it difficult — but not impossible — to join the work force. After months of negative economic growth, the job market is one of the many areas that is showing signs of a slow, steady road to recovery, Cynthia Swol, associate director of Career Planning and Placement, said.
Swol said many companies do not have immediate jobs to offer but are still interviewing students on campus. She said some students are choosing to enter graduate school instead of the job market.
Still, many students have been successful in finding jobs.
“I think things are going to turn around,” Swol said, although she thinks the job search is still difficult.
Many members of the corporate world agree with Swol. They admit that only two months ago there was little hope of breaking the economic deadlock that seemed to affect the entire nation. Recently, however, there have been indications of recovery.
Clive Bridges, employment manager at The Miami Herald, said more job opportunities have begun to arise. In the last few months, The Herald has seen some improvement from advertising. This, he said, “is an indication that the economy is starting to pick up.”
Bridges said although the search will be tough for a college graduate, “more jobs have been approved to be posted at The Miami Herald."
This means that an individual has a greater chance of finding employment now, than he did two months ago.
“We at IBM have a focus on trying to i down-size the work force to match today's market a little better,” Becky Hollinsworth,
‘ Personally, I started my own company, so / don’t need to go out to look for a job. I'm not going to deal with the hassle of interviewing.'
Diego del Pino, senior
business operations manager at IBM, said. This does not mean that IBM prefers an experienced worker over a recent college graduate.
“My personal philosophy is that it is very healthy for an organization to have younger, less experienced people,” Hollinsworth said. She said long-time employees often get caught in a routine whereas “a fresh set of eyes” can offer a company a whole new outlook on business.
Still, some seniors are not taking chances and are opting to stay in school one extra year.
"I’m staying in school because there are no jobs,” Orestes Martinez, a psychology major, said. “I’m going to take some extra courses I wanted to take anyway.”
Diego del Pino, a business major, has taken matters into his own hands.
“Personally, I started my own company, so I don’t need to go out to look for a job. I'm not going to deal with the hassle of interviewing,” del Pino said.
Del Pino said he doesn’t think the job market is as bad as it has been made out to be.
“I think the bad side has been played up,” he said.

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