Miami Hurricane, April 17, 1992

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REACHING THE TOP
Seniors Mariette Verbruggen, Paula Iverson and sophomore Rachel Viollet are all among the top 100 college women’s singles players in the country.
■ Sports — page 6
EARTH DAY
After collecting environmental information about the campus,
FarthAlert has given the University of Miami an above average grade.
■ Accent — page 5
Patton to plead guilty
Martin Patton, former University of Miami running hack, decided Wednesday to plead guilty to charges regarding conspiracy to commit fraud.
Patton allegedly charged $3,000 worth of merchandise to a VISA credit card that was mistakenly mailed to his address.
Patton's plea may permit federal prosecutors to question him about the Pell Grant scandal that broke over the summer.
Alan Ross, Patton’s attorney, said his client’s cooperation could mean him receiving probation, not jail time.
The Pell Grant scandal involved Anthony Russell, a former academic advisor, who allegedly altered financial aid application forms for a fee.
— From Staff Reports
Awards to be given at brunch
The School of Business Administration will be giving a brunch for graduating seniors on April 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the Rusty Pelican, 3201 Rickenbacher Causeway on Key Biscayne.
Dean Kenneth Fedor and the president of the School of Business Alumni Association, Hillelene Lus-tig will be presenting awards in the areas of marketing, accounting, computer information systems, finance and management.
Reservations are required and can be made by contacting the School of Business Administration at 284-4986.
It was inaccurately reported in last Tuesday’s Hurricane that the change in Pell Grant eligibility policy would affect 200 UM students. If the bill is passed, 2.000 students would be affected
TODAY’S FORECAST
PARTLY CLOUDY
20% chance of showers HIGH: 81 LOW: 70
Source: National Weather Service
FACE THE FACTS
During the 1991 academic year, one-quader of a million pounds oi newsprint was recycled on campus. The following are the results of this effort:
Resources Saved:
2,125 frees 5,250 gallons of oil
A landfill company would have been ? paid $3,375 to dispose of the waste
SOURCE: EarthAlerl
Proposed rules question minority scholarships
By GARRET ALBRITTON and FERNANDO BATTAGLIA
Of the Staff
The U.S. Secretary of Education, Lamar Alexander, recently proposed rules that would cease federal minority scholarships on college campuses in order to give minority students the opportunity to receive the same financial aid as any other students.
More than 29 percent of University of Miami student body belong to a minority group, not including international students.
These rules were proposed nearly two years ago and have received mostly negative responses from around the country. If the proposal is passed, it will affect all money appropriated by colleg-
es for minority students.
Alexander's proposal would keep colleges from granting any sort of financial aid to minority students alone. Alexander said this proposal would help minority students while following previously passed laws.
“We have a law to enforce, passed by Congress, which says that a college receiving federal funds can’t discriminate based on race, color, or national origin,’' Alexander stated in The Chronicle nf I linker Education. “Our purpose in developing policy guidelines is to help clarify how colleges can use scholarships to create diversity on campuses and to help minority students without violating the federal anti-discrimination law."
The proposal would not cease financial aid to students, only cease federal aid aimed towards minorities specifically.
Director of Financial Assistance Services Martin Carney said the impact of such a policy at UM is not clear.
“There won’t be much of an impact, depending on how he defined what is a minority scholarship,” Carney said.
According to Carney, if the proposal doesn’t include scholarships given to minority students by outside, non-aca-demical groups, such as the Golden Drum scholarship, then the effect at UM would not be great.
Joanne Nottingham, director of Minority Student Support Services, said the proposal is meant to look at minori-
ty scholarships in different manner.
Nottingham also says the proposal would affect scholarships given on other exclusionary bases, such as religious scholarships.
"Any scholarship that becomes exclusionary is going to affect the excluded group negatively,” Nottingham said.
Vivian Allen, program director for Transfer/Minority Recruiting, said the changes proposed by Alexander would be negative.
“I believe that bv instituting such a ruling that is going to deny access to an education and a private education in particular, where the costs might be prohibited," Allen said.
LYNETTE MALINGER/The Hurricane
ENTHRALLED: Fifth graders from Tucker Elementary School in Coconut Grove listen to Lamar Thomar-, a UM football player, tell stories. Thomas read to the children on Monday as part of a program sponsored by the Student Literacy
Corps
LYNETTE MALINGER/The Hurricane
IN A CHILD’S EYES: Derick Scott, a fifth grader, watches Kevin Williams as he reads "The Jolly Mon" by Jimmy and Savannah Jane Buffet Williams is a punt returner with the Universi ty of Miami football team.
Athletes donate their time to the community
By FERNANDO BATTAGLIA
News Editor
University of Miami athletes are leaders not only on the playing field, but in the community as well. Athletes do presentations around the community, giving motivational talks and providing role models for children in elementary school said Rich Cole, coordinator of Support Programs in the Athletic Department.
Cole coordinates the community service UM athletes provide.
“I personally have been involved in it (Support Programs] one year and it’s been extremely successful,” Cole said. "We're giving back to the community that supports our athletic programs."
Football players Kevin Williams and Lamar Thomas worked with the Student Literacy Corps, a program of the School of Education, by reading to fifth graders at Tucker Elementary School.
Kirk Chan Tack, a member of Student Literacy Corps, said the children did not know Thomas and Williams were coming. It was done as a surprise for the children, Tack said.
"I think that they |the children!
enjoy the attention a lot. It's evident that there’s no one at home that takes the time to read to them," Tack said.
Other athletes who donate their time to school children include Merren Armour, of the women’s basketball team and football players Darren Krein and Micheál Bar-row.
The three athletes and members of the Golden Key Honor Society gave a presentation to students at West Lab Elementary School, located next to UM, about the importance of staying in school and keeping away front drugs, said Claudia Davis, president of Golden Key.
"When they [the studentsl know that we care, it makes a difference in their lives," Davis said.
The athletes said they enjoy donating their time.
“At the Athletic Department we do a lot of presentations. We have a lot of opportunities to get involved," Armour said. “I think we really enjoy that kind of stuff because we see the smiles on the kid’s faces."
Ten win awards for service
By ALLETTA BOWERS
Managing Editor
Ten Vice President’s Awards for Service were presented at a luncheon Wednesday at the University of Miami's Faculty Club.
Jessie Armstead, Kric Bruce, Tiffany Davis, Glenn Dubin, Ron Hofstetter, Ella Gibbons, Jeanne Shay Schummm, Craig Ullom and George, “Ed", Williamson II were presented with individual awards for "extraordinary service to the greater Miami community.”
In addition, a special group award was given to seven UM architecture students. Jennifer Cohen, Valerie Dekle, Stephanie Hough, Richard Hubacker, Kristi Kenney, Arlana Patricios and Whit Robinson were honored for their work during the year to create portable housing for the homeless.
All of the recipients were given a medallion and eeitificate. The architecture students were presented with a medallion and a plaque that will be di-played in the School of Architecture.
Armstead, junior, was recognized for his participation in the “Meet the Author" program. A linebacker for UM’s football team, he read essays to the community, children in particular.
Bruce, third year law student, coordinated the blood drive at tin-law school for the past three years.
Davis, junior, founded the UM chapter of Best Buddies, a mentor program for the mentally handicapped.
Dubin, sophomore, is co-founder of AWARE, the HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education Task Force. He co-authored a proposal for funding and received $1,500 to promote AIDS education.
Hofstetter, associate professor of biology, was rewarded for his work to influence environmental policy for both the state and national governments.
Russell, senior secretar1’ for the women’s basketball program, was recognized for her work with correctional institutes in Florida. She volunteers her time transporting inmates every weekend.
Schuum, assistant professor of teaching and learning, has worked with the Student Literacy Corps. She organized a program in which UM students tutor children from Tucker Elementary School through a federal grant.
Ullom. director of student life, was recognized for his work in the community in relation to higher education.
Student will sue player accused of hitting him
By JOE CALAPAI
Statt Writer
Freshman Charles Judkins, who last week accused University of Miami freshman defensive tackle Warren Sapp of battery, said he will proceed with legal action against Sapp.
Judkins, who said the area around his eye is still sore, said he met with his lawyer on Wednesday about filing a civil case, pending the results of the state case against Sapp. Judkins said he will probably sue Sapp for medical costs and lawyer fees.
"I feel confident my case is strong," Judkins said.
Judkins said he has been in contact with the Miami state attorney, and the state attorney will be sending letters to Sapp and witnesses of the incident.
"If he [Sapp] doesn't reply to the
state attorney’s letter, then it makes my case all that stronger," Judkins said.
Sapp could not be reached for comment.
Associate Dean of Students Jerry Houston said he has completed the investigation of the case and has transferred it to Dean of Students William Sandler for action.
"Dean Houston told me it should be over with in about a week,” Judkins said.
Judkins said he will not sue the school if the proper disciplinary steps are carried out by the school.
According to Sandler, disciplinary action will be taken against Sapp. Sandler said his office has completed its investigation into the matter. Citing the Buckley Amendment, Sandler said he could not discuss the type of action that will be taken.
Student Activities pulls ads
By BARBARA E. SUAREZ
Contributing Editor
The Student Activities programming boards formally announced their decision to discontinue advertising in The Miami Hurricane for a period of four months at a meeting between the chairpersons of the different boards and The Hurricane editorial staff Tuesday evening.
“We are under formal cessation of advertising and that will be in affect through the first two months of the fall semester of 1992," Paul Addis, chairman of the Cinematic Arts Commission and spokesperson for the boards, said.
The decision is a protest on the part of the Student Activities programming boards.
According to Addis, the boards are upset by what they feel has been a deliberate mishandling of the events they organize and the facts surrounding them by The Hurricane.
“We at Student Activities have pulled out our ads because certain programming
boards feel that coverage was inadequate for their events. There have been factual misrepresentations and factual mistakes that have been made on the part of The Hurricane,'' Addis said.
Members of the different boards also expressed concern over what they perceive as a "lack of support” for their activities in the newspaper.
“It’s really very silly," Robert Miller, editor in chief of The Hurricane, said. “They need to concentrate on improving the work they do — like Promo Night and Sun Fest — rather than trying to tell us how to do our jobs. They will only end up hurting themselves and the people they are supposed to be serving.”
"We do not print slanted articles,” Miller added.
“I don’t understand how it can benefit the students," Tiffany Bost, business manager of The Hurricane, said.
"if they see it [pulling ads] as a way to affect how Student Activities is covered, it is the wrong approach," said William Butler, vice president for Student Affairs.
JULIO FERNANDEZ / The Hurrtcaoe