Miami Hurricane, April 23, 1993

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■	A new dental plan
went before the Student Government Senate for recommendation.
■	Bachelor's degree candidates in art exhibit their artwork at the New Gallery.
SPEAK UP
■ Should white
supremacists have the right to rally at the Holocaust Memorial?
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GRADUATE DEADUNE...
■ Theses and dissertations are due in the Graduate School office by April 26.
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FACULTY PROFILE
■ Alfred Reed, the most commonly performed composer alive, retires from the UM faculty this year.
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VOL 70, ISSUE 48
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■ Defensive back Ryan McNeil is projected to be the first Hurricane taken in this year's NFL Draft.
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» FRIDAY, APRIL 23.1993
SOO-CHANNEL CABLE NOT COMING TO UM
A fiber optic network offering armchair shopping, 500 cable channels and 2,000 movies upon request may be installed in Miami by late 1994. The new system, however, will not be coming to the University of Miami.
Tele-Communications Inc., the country’s largest cable provider, announced Monday that it plans to construct the network, winch will link television with computers and telephones.
The University already has a long-term contract for cable service.
"We have a five-year contract with Dynamic Cablevision," said Robert DuBord, associate director of Fiscal and Administrative Operations for the department of Residence Halls. "What we have now is what we are going to have for a while.”
The University has its own fiber optic network, which is used for such things as closed-circuit television and teleconferencing, but is not associated with the cable system, according to Ruben Lopez, director of Computer and Network Services for UM Telecommunications.
Lopez said he was not sure how the new system could affect UM in the future.
"Right now I don’t have a clear picture of how the new system will be set up, but I should be hearing something soon,” Lopez said.
TELEPHONE SYSTEM CRASHES ON TUESDAY
A number of campus telephones went haywire Tuesday after a malfunction caused a switch to crash.
According to Vince Lupo, senior technician in the Telecommunications Department, the system crashed at 8 a.m., causing many telephones on campus to connect into other lines or not give dial tones.
’Tve never seen it happen before - it was just a weak link. The little board fell and it converted the impulses from light to electrical," Luix) said.
Lupo said the malfunction was fixed by 5:15 p.m. by AT&T, after they used a crash kit to restore the main processing boards for the switch.
DISCIPUNANY PANELS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
BY LAMIE POWELL
Hurricane Stan Writer
Student groups are planning to demonstrate at noon Friday and Saturday at the University Center Rock protesting a white supremacist rally Saturday on Miami Beach.
The rally is being held between the Miami Beach Garden Center and the Convention Center, 400 feet from the Holocaust Memorial, located at 1933 Meridian Ave.
Linda Levine, interim director of the Hil-lel Jewish Student Center, said the supremacist groups have chosen the most offensive location possible in Miami.
"They have chosen to march near the Holocaust Memorial which commemorates 11 to million dead people,” Levine said. “They are looking for a response clearly.”
“We believe that to remember is to vow to never let it happen again,” said Laura Zel, director of Hillel’s student activities. “If we allow the revisionists, who would like us to believe that the Holocaust never happened, to win their argument, that’s to say that the KKK and the neo-Nazis of today could start all over again and nobody would raise a finger.”
Along with distributing fliers and buttons on campus, the student organizations planning the counter-demonstrations have collected more than 400 student signatures on a banner that will be displayed at the Holocaust Memorial Saturday.
Ann Kowel, president-elect of the Organization of Jewish Students, said the group is encouraging students to not go to the Miami Beach rally Saturday, but to join students in the unity demonstrations on campus.
“Going down there is only going to fuel
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■ SIGN ME UP: Senior David Romano signs an anti-white supremacy banner Wednesday In the University Center Breezeway. The banner will be displayed Saturday at a rally on Miami Beach.
the fire; it won’t save the world from what’s going to happen.” Kowel said.
At the demonstrations. UM students will also construct a wire mesh paper mache sculpture.
"The sculpture symbolizes unity, where everybody’s a link in the same chain,” Kowel said.
Kowel said the inarch near the Holocaust Memorial is a threat to the Jewish population. “It was those exact feelings that exterminated 11 million people,” she said.
The president of Dade National Organization for Women at UM, Katherine Drisketl, said one of the main issues NOW deals with nationally is racism.
"The perverted brand of Christianity they push certainly is highly against women," brisked said. "These are people who are a little more extreme than the crazies in front of abortion clinics.”
Katie Davis, a graduate student, said she is planning to take part in the demonstrations on campus.
“Their position is white supremacy, which is a position of hatred for every other person that they don’t include,” Davis said.
The Hillel Jewish Student Center, the UM chapter of NOW, Organization of Jewish Students, African Student Union, the Federation of Cuban Students, Volunteer Services Center, the Council of International Students, University Chaplains Association, Alpha Epsilon Pi, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and College Republicans are cosponsoring the campus demonstrations.
►BUSINESS
Study: Career women are breaking the 'glass ceiling7
he Minor Disciplinary Hearing Panel and the Minor Disciplinary Appellate Board are currently accepting applications for the 1993-94 academic year.
To be eligible, students must be registered as hill-time undergraduates, have a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average and be in good disciplinary standing with the University.
Applications are available in the Office of the Dean of Students, building 21-H. Deadline is April 21.
FACE THE FACTS
These are the revenue sources for operations at UM for 1992.
STATE
APPHOPRIATION-MEDICAL SCHOOL 1.7%
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BY CRISTINA I.PRAVIA
Hurricane Staff Writer
Women can be as successful as men in business, according to a study conducted by Teresa Scan-dura, assistant professor of Management at the School of Business Administration.
The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, examined the glass-ceiling effect, which is the point in a per- , son’s career where they reach a 1 general management position and are not promoted any more, and how it affects working women in the United States.
“Women belong in the workplace,” Scandura said. “There have to be many more studies. It is encouraging that women can be successful in balancing career demands.”
Scandura who teaches Management 498, Strategies for Upward Mobility, surveyed 176 female executives and 80 male executives nationwide. The women’s average age was 44, were mostly white and married, and had at least a bachelor’s degree.
Scandura found that 72 percent of the women had mentors who
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
This is how 365 women surveyed deal with sexual harassment on the job:
18.8% Ignored
26.1% Tough it out ___________
20 8% Ask offender not to repeat it
20.8% Get angry
13.5% Report it
Source: UM School of Business Administration
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Blue-collar women face more harassment
guided them in moving up the company ladder. The women also said they believed that the sexes were equal.
Most women surveyed had started in jobs where they were directly involved in the central business area.
“One of the most surprising [findings] was that children do not promote a glass ceiling as the media has let us believe," Scandura said.
Women with children can be as
successful as women without children, except that they are less likely to have had a mentor and are under higher levels of stress, Scandura said.
To succeed, Scandura said, working women should “develop an attitude where women are equal to men. Be where the action is. Have a mentor to provide support and be a role model.
“These are all important characteristics,” she said.
BY MARIE ELIZABETH MATO
Hurricane Staff Writer
Blue-collar women working in traditionally male occupations face sexual harassment more than their white-collar counterparts, but are less likely to report it or confront the harasser, according to a study by Teresa Scandura, assistant professor in the UM School of Business Administration, and Belle Ragins of Marquette University.
Of the 365 female urban county workers included in the study, 56 percent reported they had experienced sexual harassment. Fifty-six percent of those women said they had been harassed more than once.
Scandura said one reason for tolerating sexual harassment may be that women are not sure exactly what types of behavior constitute sexual harassment.
“It’s important to get the idea out that sexual harassment takes many forms,” Scandura said. “It can be overt or it can take the form of verbal comments or repeated
requests for dates.”
Scandura's study indicates that blue-collar female workers are less likely to report sexual harassment for several reasons, including a lack of co-worker support.
Another reason the women show a greater tolerance for sexual harassment may be because of the predominantly physical nature of their jobs, the study said. Blue-collar women may fear physical retaliation for reporting sexual harassment and may view toleration of harassment as part of their job, according to the study.
Scandura and Ragins’ study provided some support for the sex-role spillover model, which states sexual harassment occurs because of inappropriate sex-role expectations.
In the study, white-collar women responded more aggressively when the frequency of harassment increased, while blue-collar women were more likely to ignore the harassment.
JEFFREY M. BROOKS/QrapNc* EdiOf
► POLITICS
Jeb Bush addresses state problems
BY JOE CALAPAI
Hurricane Staff Writer
Jeb Bush, 1994 Florida gubernatorial candidate, warned a UM audience Wednesday that Florida could suffer the fate of California, and offered some of his solutions.
Bush explained that California has changed from one of the most “envied” states to one of the most “pitied” states, with businesses leaving California for its neighboring states.
"1 see the same trends in our state,” Bush said. “Regulation in Florida is higher than our
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► INTERNATIONAL WEEK
Cultural exhibits, dancing highlight Week
BY REBECCA WEINSTEIN
Hurricane Staff Writer
A myriad of cultures invaded the University Center Plaza this week. African Day, Wednesday, -encompassed aspects from each region on the continent. There were cultural dances, ethnic foods and African music.
“There’s no one way to represent Africa,” Cynthia Gyamfi, president of the African Student Union, said. "There are so many different parts of Africa and we are trying to show them all.”
On the north part of the patio were pyramids and Arabic tea. In the south, there was a Step Show. The other regions were represented by their cultur-
al products.
"People do not realize that Africa is such a large continent,” Gyamfi said. "They must realize that there is a lot of diversity in the culture and that is what we tried to teach them today.”
"We did various regional dances,” junior Desiree Montalvo, member of ASU, said. “We thought it would be interesting for people to learn about every aspect of Africa.”
“The evening was aimed at highlighting the different countries of Africa,” Joanne Nottingham, ASU adviser and director of Minority Student Affairs, said. “The students wanted to show something more than just the dancing, although that
was an integral part.”
Earlier in the week, there were vari ous Pakistani displays and Far Eastern presentations.
The foods on the Plaza have become a prominent part of the week, said Bindiya Ananthakrishnan, co-chairperson of International Week.
“The food here is really tasty," Ananthakrishnan said. "People always seem to like that part of the week the best. People begin to relate to a country and region through its food, and I think that’s important.”
Closing ceremonies for International Week will be April 24.