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VOLUME 70. NUMBER 17
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HURRICANE HOWL
Singer Mary Karlzen will open for Bob
Dylan tonight on the University Center
Plaza.
■ Accent — page 8
ALL-AMERICAN AUGUSTA
Senior golfer Kim Augusta is hoping to
have a professional career in the sport
she grew up playing.
■ Sports — page 10
NEWSBRIEFS
New honor society to tap
A new national honor society will start tapping new
members at UM during Homecoming Week.
Alpha Epsilon Lambda, an honor society for graduate students at UM, will be the first to tap a new class
of members. The goal of the honor society is to promote commendable scholarship, community involvement and civic leadership.
Graduate students are who are eligible must have
at least a 3.0 grade point average to be nominated.
Members must also be active in the graduate student
community, have a record of leadership and have completed at least nine credits in graduate study.
Manny Tejeda, president ofthe Graduate Student
Association, said students who are nominated by
members of the faculty and administration go through
a selection process, similar to other honor societies.
"We do a cut of the top one-third from those students who are nominated and have turned in their
resumes," Tejeda said. "Then we have the candidates
come in and answer questions about their character,
scholarship, leadership qualities and how fellow students view them."
—PAMELA WILFINGER
Stops placed on registration
Freshmen who received midterm deficiencies this
semester must meet with an adviser before registering for next semester classes.
A stop is placed on registration when a deficiency is
given. Only advisers can authorize the removal of a
stop. Students do not have a passing grade in a class
will be referred to seek assistance through math,
English, computer or science tutors or though the
study skills and writing centers located on campus.
Advising is taking place until Nov. 9 when registration for the spring semester begins.
—PAMELA WILFINGER
Talk show needs students
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show is looking for University of Miami School of Communication students
who are interested in stage production to volunteer
for upcoming tapings of the show.
The show, a nationally-known daytime TV talk
show will be taping on-location on Nov. 10 to 13 in
South Miami Beach at South Pointe Park.
The producers of the show need student volunteers
to assist in the production — working with audience,
running errands, and looking for props. The tapings
will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
Students can volunteer to work for any day, but
everyone must attend a one-hour orientation on
November 9, from 11 a.m. to noon.
They [the producers] mentioned the University of
Miami as a good source of volunteers," said Elsa Vazquez, a senior who is the recruiting coordinator for the
event. "I have decided to concentrate my recruiting
efforts on the School of Communication because I feel
the work is related to this field and will provide good
hands-on experience for these students.'
Communication students who want to volunteer
should call Vazquez at 380-9418 and leave a message.
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UM REACTS TO CLINTON WIN
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The University of Miami community's reaction to the election of
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Democrats celebrated on campus before traveling
to the local Clinton victory party at
the Raddison Hotel.
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The young Democrats were happy with Clintons' victory.
"I think it was great. A great
result after a lot of hard work from
a lot of people," Lincoln Connolly,
co-president of College Democrats,
said. "The overriding thing that
Clinton showed the electorate is
that he came from the people and
understood their problems whereas Bush didn't show that."
"I am very excited about it,"
senior Charlotte Shoemaker, a
member of the College Democrats
said. "We've seen a change in the
way people think about things. We
neeed a change in leadership."
"For the young people, it's very
exciting. President Bush pledged
to reinstate the Pell Grants he
slashed, but it seemed to be an
election year promise. With Clinton, each student, upon graduating
high school, should have a college
education available to them."
"When Ohio flashed on the
screen [at the Radisson] and put
Clinton over the 270 mark, the
roof could have blown off," Annmarie Gallione, co-president of the
College Democrats, said. "I think
carrying Dade County was one of
his biggest accomplishments, especially for College Democrats. We
got a lot of people to register, to
vote and provided transportation
for them."
The College Republicans
Members of College Republicans
and supporters of President Bush
gathered for an election returns
party Tuesday night despite strong
indication of a Republican defeat.
Before the networks started
broadcasting the projected results,
there was a mood of optimism
among many of the participants of
a come-from-behind victory for
Bush.
"I am very optimistic. There's
going to be a last minute rush at
the polls, enough to give Bush four
more years," Sandy Torres, second vice president of College
Republicans, said before results
were in. "The pollsters' predictions are too optimistic for the
Democrats. Bush will ultimately
carry the pivotal states like California and Florida."
As state after state was projected for Clinton, hope was replaced
by frustration and anxiety.
"How can they make projections
with only four percent of the precincts reporting?" Ashley Ramsey,
freshman, said.
"You can't declare a winner on
an exit poll, it's absurd," Scott
Winrow, junior, said
"It is realty a sad day in American history," Jamie Hilson, treasurer of College Republicans, said.
The Future
"We have entered a period of
great challenge and extraordinary
opportunity for our nation. I am
confident we can make it a proud
place in our history," President-
Elect Bill Clinton said in a statement to the media on Wednesday.
"It's been a wonderful four
years," President George Bush
said in Thursday's Miami Herald.
"Nobody can take that away from
us. Let's finish this job with style."
"Clinton's notion of change is an
interesting one," political science
professor Neil Pinney said. "He
has a lot of good ideas about stressing education. The first 90 days
are the critical ones in an administration. We'll see if he works well
with conferees."
"We have Senate races coming
up and races for governor. We are
going to work on reelecting Gov.
Lawton Chiles and we would like to
get another Democrat in with Bob
Graham," Shoemaker said.
"A good consequence of a Clinton victory is that it would allow
the Republican Party to regroup.
We need to move more to the middle and away from the moral majority on the extreme right," Jason
Maxwell, president of College
Republicans.
Other races
In other races, Sen. Bob Graham
defeated Bill Grant to keep his Senate seat and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
defeated Magda Montiel Davis in
the race for the 18th Congressional District seat. The University of
Miami is located within that district.
This report was compiled by
Simon P. Duvall, Fernando Bat-
taglia, Laurie Powell, Marcelo
Totorica and Julius Whigham.
DAVE BERGMAN/Special to The Hurricane
PRESIDENT-ELECT: Democrat Bill Clinton, shown at a speech in the Port of Miami
earlier this year, was elected president on Tuesday, gaining 370 electoralvotes.
Opinions of Clinton vary
From Staff Reports
Campus reaction to Democrat Bill Clinton's victory ranged from hope to fear about
the next four years and the end of 12 years
of Republican power.
Emotions were high when it came to feelings about the new president-elect. Many
said they were glad to see a change.
"I feel great about it," Lawrence Harris,
freshman, said. "Clinton wss the least dishonest of the three. I'm glad to see a Democrat in the White House and now America
will be run by the people."
"It's great. Bush didn't serve the country
domestically," Liz Rothlein, professor of
education, said. "Clinton will do something
for health plans."
"I like him," Gina Cabrea, junior, said.
"He reminds me of JFK for some reason."
"I feel good because we need a change,"
Michael Fetter, graduate student, said.
"Bush was loosing track of the issues. Clinton will be in support of child services and I
am looking forward to that."
Not all people were happy with the election results. Many were wary of having Clin
ton as their president.
"I don't like it. I don't like the idea of
homosexuals in the military and I am afraid
Hillary is going to run the country," Michael
Paolencio, sophomore, said. "But I have no
choice and will make the best of it."
"I don't think Clinton is trustworthy,"
Eddy Pereira Jr., junior, said. "I'm not
looking forward to the next four years. I see
more taxes in the future. That's why I'm
buying everything before Christmas."
"I think he sucks. I don't think he's going
to do any better than Bush," Sandra Perez,
freshman, said.
"I think that Clinton is going to run the
country into the ground like all democrats,"
Chris Aubrecht, freshman, said.
Junior Julio R. Zayas said he was disappointed.
Most people said they did vote, but their
reasons for doing so were varied.
"Yes, it was it was my first time voting
and it was awesome," Paolencio, said. "It
was something to do for my country."
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Sleeping in class
may be good
By KEVA CARMICHAEL
Staff Writer
Welcome to Siesta 101. For the next class,
please bring sombreros, pillows and blankets.
If the president of Teikyo Marycrest Universi
ty in Davenport, Iowa is right, short naps taken in
class can actually be beneficial for students.
President Joseph Olander says students
should take a 10- to 15-minute snooze sometime
between 1 and 2 p.m. every day, even if it's during class.
Olander encouraged faculty to ask students
"to simply lower their heads at their desks and
take a nap." He said Latin, Asian and Mediterranean cultures have known for a long time that
naps are "spiritually, mentally and physically"
good for people.
"He's right about the other cultures, but I
don't think it will work for everyone," said Ray
Winters, professor of psychology at the Universi
ty of Miaini. "Some people don't respond well to
naps. Giving a nap will actually disrupt sleeping
patterns."
Opinions at UM were mixed for this "wellness
program."
' Sleep in class? Sounds like a party to me.
Who's to say I'll wake up in 15 minutes?" Greg
Benfield, senior, said. "I really don't think it
would work, especially for me."
"Although taking a 10- to 15-minute nap is a
good way to manage stress, professors, I think,
will feel insulted," said Kim Fuller, psychologist
at the UM Counseling Center.
Thomas Koelble, a political science professor,
said he was not convinced sleeping in class would
be a good idea.
"It would be really disruptive for someone to
fall asleep and be snoring at their desk," Koelble
said. "It reminds me of kindergarten."
College Press Service contributed to this report.
Court rejects commission's appeal
By ANNETTE GALLAGHER
Staff Writer
The Student Government
Supreme Court decided Wednesday not to have a new hearing
regarding the bill which states the
Elections Commission is "solely
responsible for publicizing elections," according to Supreme
Court Chief Justice Tracy Carracedo.
"The Court decided that the
information brought forward is not
new information,   said Carracedo.
"The evidence was obviously
available during the first case
because the Senate used it," Steve
Cohen, speaker of the SG senate,
said. "Furthermore, they {the
Elections Commission] said they
didn't have time to prepare their
case. They brought up the case, so
they should have taken more tune
to prepare if they needed it."
In response to the Supreme
Court's decision, Elections Commission Chairperson Jazmine
Latorre, Vice Chair Julien Recoussine and commissioners Christine
Aiton and Lisa Hunt have submitted letters of resignation, according to SG President David Dia
mond.
Commissioners Jeffrey Brooks,
Richard English and Narmin Nowz-
amani have all said they plan to
resign their positions as commissioners.
With four of the nine commissioners resigning, the commission
drops below quorum, the number
of commissioners needed to hold
hearings in the event of a run-off
election, according to Clayton Ran-
' The Senate does not have the power to
run elections or to settle election
disputes. We've never wanted that
power.'
Steve Cohen,
speaker of tha SG senate
dall. Elections Commission advisor.
Cohen said quorum is necessary
for elections hearings, but not to
hold an election.'
Recoussine said the Senate is
supposed to fill empty seats on the
commission within two weeks of a
vacancy. Since there were seven
empty seats at the beginning of the
semester, Recoussine said, the
Senate has been in violation of its
own rules since about Sept. 30.
"They still haven't fillesdfive of the
seven seats and we had to go out
and hunt for the ones thev did ratify," Recoussine said.
Diamond said the Senate suspended rules due to Hurricane
Andrew and that gave him extra
time to fill the seats.
"The reason for some of the resignations is not the content of the
bill but the underlying principle
that the Senate can pass new rules
when they want to without informing the commission," Latorre said.
"When the Senate is in charge of
writing the elections code, the
Elections Commission loses its sta
tus as an independent agency and
becomes a rubber stamp," English
said.
"We no longer have any control
over what we do," Hunt said. "The
Senate can change things without
even consulting us first.
"The Senate does not have the
power to run elections or to settle
election disputes. We've never
wanted that power," said Cohen.
Diamond said the Elections Commission doesn't understand their
own defense. "Their own defense
said, 'The Elections Commission
has original jurisdiction over election disputes.' It therefore
becomes impossible for the Senate
to overturn an Elections Commission decision or action."
"It's like a mother telling a child
he had to clean his room," Cohen
said. "The child didn't like that and
went to his father, who reinforced
the decision, so the child ran away
from home."
Commissioners Simeon Manalili
and Steve Nelson were unavailable
for comment.