Miami Hurricane, February 05, 1993

              WEATHER
HIGH:72 LOW.62
SATURDAY:
CHANCE OF RAIN
HIGH: 77 LOW: 62
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■ A former car thief
speaks about crime
prevention.
■ SG Supreme
Court Justice Tracy
Carracedo resigns to
run the campaign of
an unnamed
candidate for SG
president.
70TH YEAR. ISSUE 29
THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ■ CORAL GABLES, FLA.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1993
BRIEFS
LAN LIBRARY
STARTS EXPANSION
The expansion of the University of Miami Law Library
officially begins today, with
the groundbreaking ceremony
scheduled for 4 p.m.
Law school officials said the
expansion, which is part of the University's Master Plan, will take
about two years to complete. The
expansion consists of a four-story
addition that will wrap around the
building, according to Mary Doyle,
dean of the Law School.
"Generous contributions from
Miami law firms, faculty contributions, alumni and friends," are
funding the project, which will cost
nearly $11 million, Doyle said.
Among those contributing are Riba
Angler Daner, a class of '36 graduate who donated $2 million, and,
Claude M. Olds Estate, which
donated $1 mill lion.
Wes Daniels, law school librarian, explained that in addition to
creating more book space, the renovated building will provide better
seating facilities, 12 group study
rooms and a sophisticated computer system.
Among the 633 people expected
to attend today's ceremony are
U.S. District Court Judge William
Hoovler and former congressman
Dante Fascell.
FIRE IN DUMPSTER
CAUSES EVACUATION
Afire in the dumpster of
Mahoney Residential College caused a 45-minute
evacuation Wednesday night.
Coral Gables fire department
battalion commander Richard Wal-
die said either charcoal or matches
started the fire. He said smoke
rose through the trash chute, causing minor damage to the fifth floor.
Capt. Pablo Gonzalez said the
sprinklers were not activated and
the smoke damage was "very
minor."
Diane Agustin, a resident of the
first floor in Mahoney, was in her
room when the fire alarm went off.
"Through my window I heard
the alarm go off on one the upper
floors," Agustin said. "Then about
two minutes later the alarm went
off in the whole dorm. When we
came back in, we could smell
smoke."
Pearson Residential College residents were also evacuated from
their rooms for 10 minutes.
COLLEGE ENTREPRENEUR
SEARCH BEGINS
Ten students at two-year colleges and four-year universities are being sought to be
a part of North America s Collegiate Entrepreneur.
The Association of Collegiate
Entrepreneurs meets at the Grand
Hyatt Hotel in New York City Mar.
4 to 7 to name the leader in business achievements.
Winners will receive a Dell notebook computer from Michael Dell,
who at 27 started a $1.4 billion
Dell Computer Corporation from
his dormroom at the University of
Texas.
FACE THE FACTS
The five largest religious
groups at UM in Fall 1992
were as follows:
3.437
2£00
2,000
Catholic
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Pratotant
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► HARASSMENT HEARING
Valenta challenges UM grievance procedures
Dean Ambler Moss' role in harassment case investigated
BY LAURIE POWELL
Hurricane Staff Writer
Professor Jiri Valenta is challenging the
University of Miami's grievance procedures
today in court. He wants to be represented
by an external counsel which is not allowed
in the first phase of the
hearings investigating
sexual harassment charges being brought up
against him by another
professor.
The procedures state
that the academic counsel
present at the Professional Conduct Committee
hearing must be chosen
from full-time faculty
members. Valenta wants
his own lawyer to be able
to represent him. ^^^^^^^^^^^
"The University has taken the position, of
long standing, that academic counsel has to
come from the University's full-time faculty," Paul Dee, University Counsel, said. "He
is not entitled to what lie is asking for."
Moss
The hearing was called after Valenta,
director of UM's Institute of Soviet and East
European Studies, was accused of sexual
harassment, abusive behavior and professional misconduct. Valenta is on a leave of
absence in Prague Czechoslovakia. The
hearing is scheduled for Feb. 9.
Luis Glaser, executive vice president and
provost, and leaders in the Faculty Senate
are scheduled to testify on UM's behalf
today in court.
Valenta's lawyer, Kathleen Burgener,
would not say whether Valenta plans to
attend today's court hearing or what his
basis is for the lawsuit
"I have no comment on the ongoing litigation," said Burgener.
If Valenta were to win in court, Dee said,
"it would mean that our procedures that had
been agreed upon by the administration and
faculty members, would be determined to be
faulty."
Vendulka Kubalkova, whose complaints
brought Valenta's actions to the surface,
said that if Valenta won, a scary precedent
would be set.
"The University would lose control over
its hiring procedures," said Kubalkova. "It
would undermine the autonomy of the whole
process."
Valenta is also being investigated by the
Faculty Senate, according to Chairman William Whelan.
"The Faculty Senate does have a committee looking at the wider implications of the
claims or allegations that have been made
[against Mr. Valenta]... We would be derelict
in our duty if we stood by and did nothing."
Kubalkova and other people at GSIS have
been complaining about Valenta in letters to
Ambler Moss, the dean of the school, for
several years, but nothing has been done
until now, say the complainants. The University is now investigating Moss for neglect of
duty and other allegations.
"There were some allegations of improper handling [of affairs]," said Glaser.
Glaser said the University will be talking
to potential sources, including faculty, students and administrative staff, and researching documents and records to ascertain the
facts.
"We are looking at various administrative
actions taken, or in some instances, not taken," said Dee.
According to Glaser, the University is
investigating all of Kubalkova's allegations
against Moss, which are the neglect of duty
regarding the history of sexual harassment
complaints and the history of complaints
regarding Valenta's abuse of power, the mistreatment of those who complained, the handling of internal accounts at GSIS and Moss'
part in Valenta's violation of University
rules.
In 1987, Gregory Gleason complained to
Moss about Valenta's misconduct. The same
year, archaeology professor Edward Lipuma
asked Moss to investigate complaints of sexual harassment by female students.
"Moss replied he could not take action
because the women did not file a formal complaint," Lipuma said.
"Lipuma and others did complain about
the working conditions with Valenta, but
never about sexual harassment," Moss said.
See page ^ HEARING
► AFRICA DAY
JENNIFER ABELSON / Assistant Photo Editor
■ LET'S MAKE A DEAL: Sophomore Maurice Spencer buys a hat from Sherrie-Ann Webb, at the
Africa Day celebration on Wednesday afternoon. Webb is the chairperson of Africa Day and vice
president of African Students Union. Story — page 5.
► PUBLIC SAFETY
Stranger breaks
computer code
► A CLOSER LOOK: EATING DISORDERS
THE FIGHT TO BE THIN
BY ANNETTE J. GALLAGHER
Opinion Editor
Two-thirds of American
women suffer from eating
disorder behavior. Ten
percent of those will develop a
clinically diagnosed eating disorder
(anorexia, bulimia or compulsive
overeating) requiring treatment,
therapy and even hospitalization.
These facts, from Janet Marples,
director of the Eating Disorders
unit at The Willough at Naples,
reveal a shocking trend in the
eating habits of American women.
Marples said today one in 10
women have a problem with food,
up from one in 100 just 10 years
ago.
Kim Fuller, a psychologist at the
UM counseling center said the
statistics for eating disorders at
the University are close to the
national averages, but are slightly
higher because college-age women
are the most likely to have eating
disorders.
"I would say that more than-two
thirds of college women have some
kind of problem with food," Fuller
said.
According to Fuller, this is
because eating disorders are stress
or anxiety responses. Starting
college is a major stressor. Fuller
said, but disorders can develop
anytime there is a major lifestyle
change.
Michelle, 22, a student at Barry
University, began starving herself
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at age 10
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had a horrible body image,"
Michelle said. "I was tall for my
age and I felt like an ox, so I tried
to be thin."
Michelle's disorder became
bulimia in college.
"I never threw up, but I would
binge on four pizzas and then
exercise for hours to burn it off."
After going through therapy at
The Willough at Naples, Michelle
is finally comfortable with her
body. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall and
her weight extremes went from
110 pounds to 150 pounds. She
now weighs about 135 pounds.
In addition to her therapy at The
Willough, Michelle attends
meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous
and Overeaters Anonymous. She
hasn't had a binge in over three
years.
Marples said there is a
difference between eating disorder
behavior and an actual eating
disorder. Most women who exhibit
eating disorder behaviors do not
develop a disorder, but the
symptoms are the same, just not as
extreme.
Warning signs of anorexia and
bulimia include secretive eating
habits, peculiar food rituals,
tension at meals, frequent desire to
eat alone, spending large amounts
of money on diet aids (including
diuretics and laxatives), exercising
beyond normal limits, and
bloodshot or watery eyes,
especially after being alone when
purging could have occurred.
Students discuss
eating disorders
BY LISA J. HURIASH
Hurricane Staff Writer
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and compulsive eating were
the subject of a film and discussion session attended by about
250 students on Wednesday.
The eating disorders presentation, part of Awareness Week,
was held in the Mahoney-Pearson
classrooms.
"Awareness Week is to help
people feel less ashamed of eating disorders and be aware of
treatment options," Kim Fuller, a
clinical psychologist at the UM
Counseling Center, said. Fuller
said college-age women have the
highest incidence of eating disorders.
Paula Levine, director of the
Anorexia and Bulimia Resource
Center, said one in 200 females
has anorexia nervosa and one in '
10 females suffers from bulimia.
"These figures are appalling,"
Levine said. "This is an epidemic.
People need to work on body
acceptance and inoculate themselves against [the images of] the
media."
Levine said the "ideal" model
is 5-10 and weighs 112 pounds.
She said the average woman in
America is 5-3 and 143 pounds.
BY PAMELA WILFINGER
Mewsbriefs Editor
A computer hacker, who has yet
to be identified, has used access
codes from the University of
Miami's computer bank to attempt
to extort money from the University of Pennsylvania.
According to a report from Public Safety, the hacker using the
alias "Stranger," successfully
gained access to some UM
accounts and threatened to cause
problems to Penn's computers.
Barry Miller, system manager at
the Ungar Computer Center, said
the UM accounts were used to gain
access to Penn's files.
"This person could be making a
local call. Then he begins hopping
onto a network to reach the University of Pennsylvania," Miller
said. "He's using our system just to
get onto their's."
The hacker sent messages via
computer to Penn officials saying
that he wanted $200 in cash or else
he would cause "problems." The
specific nature of these threats is
unknown.
One of Miller's responsibilities at
UM is to spot-check over 300
accounts in the computer system.
He reported the incident to Public
Safety on Jan. 26 when he learned
the unknown hacker had successfully accessed accounts carried by
UM and used them to access lines
at Penn.
"One of the things that [computer hackers) do is take the password
file and move it to another system," Barry said. "Then they start
working at figuring out the user's
password to cause trouble."
Public Safety Detective Todd
Bleak said the hacker may be a
bored, young man between the
ages of 15 and 21.
"Basically, he's probably a high
school student who's very good
with computers — the kind of kid
who has nothing better to do in the
afternoons," Bleak said. "It seems
like it's just a kid messing around
because a serious extortionist
would want thousands of dollars."
Students and staff can take a few
precautions if they suspect someone is using their account with illegal intentions.
"People need to choose a password that's difficult for others to
figure out, but also one they can
remember," Miller said.
After learning of the hacker's
use of UM's accounts, Miller said
he ran a check on the current password list and found several students either used their names or
the phrase "Go Canes."
UM has recently taken measures
to change current access codes so
the hacker won't be able to continue using the accounts to harass
Penn.
"There have been a few incidents of this in the past but they
have been very minor," Miller
said. "Because UM is a multi-user
system, it is very difficult to write a
virus into it. Usually, a student's
personal computer doesn't have
the hardware protection that we
have."
► SAFAC
Student activity fee
funding deadline nears
BY LISA J. HURIASH
Hurricane Staff Writer
Feb. 19 is the deadline to fill out
Student Activity Fee Allocation
Committee forms, SAFAC chairman Tim Hoffman announced in a
meeting Wednesday.
"The allocation keeps organizations running," Hoffman said.
"And we encourage fund raising so
the organizations can make even
more money."-
SAFAC is holding a series of
meetings to explain the funding
process to organizations. Hoffman
said each club that wants to receive
SAFAC funding is required to send
a representative to one of the
meetings, which are being held
Feb. 9 at 8 p.m., Feb. 10 at 5 p.m.
and Feb. 11 at noon in the Lewis
Room at the Rathskeller.
Hoffman said club representa-    tf
tives will present their requests in
person   to   the   SAFAC   board
between Feb. 17 and March 31.
The $65 activity fee that all
undergraduates pay is divided up
among school organizations by
SAFAC, according to Hoffman.
Only clubs open to the entire student body are eligible for funding.
"We're here [to get] funding |for]
a trip to a national mock trial competition in Wisconsin," sophomore
Monica Aquino, representative for
the Pre-legal society, said at a
SAFAC meeting on Wednesday.
"The competition is the core of our
club and we are hoping to receive
the money."
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