Miami Hurricane, September 23, 1994

              ACCENT
■ Residential College roommates at UM can be a blessing ... or a curse.
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FOOTBALL
■ The Hurricane previews the upcoming game between the Hurricanes and 19th-ranked Washington Huskies in this special section.
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INSIDE
NEWS: The UC bowling alley is being replaced by the career placement center and convenience store. Page 2
OPINION: Top 10 reasons why Clinton's crime bill won't work. Page 4
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VOLUME 72. NUMBER 7
CORAL GABLES. FLA.
SEPTEMBER 23. 1994
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PONCE REPAVED FOR SUMMIT
Students approaching or leaving campus via Ponce De Leon Boulevard may have found a tom up road and slow traffic.
The road, which runs along the
west edge of the campus, is currently being resurfaced.
Carlos Catter, equipment man-
ager of Pan-American Construction, said the construction would be finished relatively soon.
"It will probably be two weeks,” Catter said. "Right now I have got about 10 guys working. I probably won’t need any more [workers] for what we are doing right now.”
Catter said the road is being resurfaced because of the Summit of Americas Conference which takes place in Miami in December.
“The presidents of different countries will be driving through Miami,” said Catter.
Sophomore Perla Delphino said the resurfacing is worthwhile.
“I didn’t see a problem before, but I think if there was a reason, they should be doing it,” Delphino said. “I guess we should make it
presentable to them [visitors for the Summit of Americas].
—	KIP HAVEL
LIGHTS, CAMERA AUCTION BEMftfflT
The First Annual Lights, Camera, Auction event to benefit the South Florida Muscular Dystrophy Association will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Sheraton Design Center Hotel in Fort Lauderdale.
The black tie optional dinner and auction will be themed after NBC-TV’s 1994 fall program line-up.
Guest auctioneers will be Bob Weaver and Kelly Craig of WTVJ-Channel 4. In addition to the silent and live auctions, the event includes entertainment, food and beverages.
For tickets and more information, call 624-3714.
—	TJ. KATZ
PRINTMAKER AT NEW GALLERY
Lise Drost, coordinator of printmaking and a full-time lecturer in the Department of Art and Art History, will be featured at the New Gallery located in the Art Building at 1300 Campo Sano Drive.
The exhibition opens with a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 30, and will be on view through Nov. 4.
Drost’s large-format prints are triptychs, which consist of three adjacent panels. She uses techniques including silkscreen, lithography and collage.
"It doesn’t matter to me if the viewer knows the relevance of the images I put together,” said Drost. “I would like my work to be a starting point for the viewer’s own reflections.”
Other prominent artists, including painter Carol Bosley, graphic designer Carlos Aguirre and photographer Tomas Lopez will be presented in the New Gallery’s upcoming season.
For more exhibition information, contact the New Gallery director, George Bethea at 284-2542.
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FACE THE FACTS
Following is a headcount of law students at UM over the past
five years.
1450
1400
1350
1300
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Parking problems persist
Garage opening in two months
By 8ARA FREDERICK
Hurricane Stall Writer
Getting to class on time each day has become a major concern for students who commute to the University. Part of the problem is because the newly constructed parking garage is still not completed.
The new garage, located next to Mark Light Stadium on Ponce de Leon Blvd., is tentatively scheduled to open in the next 60 days.
According to Ronald Hill, director of Traffic and Transportation, the delay in opening the garage was controlled by budding permits issued by the city of Coral Gables and weather conditions.
However, the Building and Zoning Department at Coral Gables does not have any evidence regarding missing or incomplete budding permits.
Dennis Smith, assistant director of Budding and Zoning, said he is unaware of anything from Coral Gables hampering the opening of the garage.
“They seem to be moving right along,” Smith said.
Hid said the garage will eventually add 650 spaces to the already-existing 7000 spaces of campus parking.
The prices for the permits are $115 for commuter and resident students, employees, staff, faculty and administration, and $30 for permits that adow a car to be parked only in the discount lots.
Student drivers say the current situation, without the open garage, is making parking difficult on campus.
"I think it’s ridiculous that I have to get here an hour before my class starts,” said senior Katherine Valentin. "I’m always late to my first class when I could be on time, if it weren’t for parking.”
Additionally, revenues from parking tickets go into a fund for parking lot improvements.
“We look forward to the day when there are no tickets written,” Hid said. “But, that won’t happen today.”
Senior Raul Cochez said he had no problem with parking on campus.
“I really have no complaints. The parking system is great compared to some other schools,” Cochez said. "You can always find a spot.”
Cochez also said that he sees students ignoring parking spaces in the back of the lot because they are not close to the classroom buddings.
“I think people are a little lazy and don't want to walk,” Cochez said. "People have a preconceived notion of how far they should have to walk. Even if you park in the back of the lot, it’s not that far.”
Some UM employees have also encountered problems with students parking in spaces set aside for faculty.
Christine Breslin, lab supervisor in the Photography Department said commuters must come to school at the crack of dawn to find a parking space.
“The problem is that they never tow students. Giving tickets is the way that they [the Department of Traffic an Transportation] make money. The one tune I decided to park illegally, I got a ticket. Sometimes I just have to sit and wait for a space,” Breslin said.
1 think it’s ridiculous that I have to get here an hour before my class starts. I’m always late to my first class when I could be on time, if it weren’t for parking."
Katherine Valentin, senior
SEAN HEMMERLE/Photo Editor
FEELING VIOLATED: Graduate student Christine Breslin was one of many to receive a parking ticket Tuesday. Her offense: parking in a driveway. Fine: $30.	___________
UM slowly climbs in annual poll
Mission in Haiti
UM speaks out on occupation
By MAXIMILIAN DUKE
Hurricane Staff Writer
With 15,000-plus troops set to arrive in Haiti by this weekend, students and faculty opinions are mixed regarding U.S. involvement.
The troops, in the form of a peace envoy, must disarm the Haitian security forces and remove Lt. Col. Raoul Cedras and other military leaders from power.
Senior Michelangelo Quay said the U.S. government creates policy, without fully informing the public.
"As usual, we’ll soon see that the U.S.’s agenda is to take care of its business while keeping its citizens in the dark,” Quay said. "Historically, Haiti’s welfare has never been its concern and probably never will be.”
UM law professor Bruce Winick works on Haitian class action suits dealing with the treatment of Hai-
tians during immigration. He said Cedras should be tried for his abusive treatment of the Haitian people.
“Cedras is an international human rights criminal who should be tried tor his crimes. He can be put into the Hitler category,” Winick said.
By removing Cedras and disarming the security forces, the U.S.
Jilans to replace ousted President ean-Bertrand Aristide in Haiti.
"When Aristide gets back and completes his term, there is a chance he could be killed by the anti-Aristide groups,” said Winick. “Aristide could also go back and give orders and they aren’t followed, then what have we done?” Richard Millet, senior research associate of the North/South Center, said Haiti would benefit from the return of Aristide due to the lack of political structure currently
"Cedras is an international human rights criminal who should be tried for his crimes. He can be put into the Hitler category."
Bruce Winick, UM Law Professor
prevalent in Haiti.
“Aristide would be better than what they have now. There is no justice system and no legal means,” said Millet.
Sophomore Laurie Collins said she agrees with the peacekeeping endeavors, but is worried about possible U.S. casualties.
“I do think it is America’s duty to protect and restore democracy where it is needed in order for the world’s economy to grow, but I also hate to see people’s sons and husbands go over and risk their lives,” saia Collins.
By MEU88A LEVINE Associate News Editor
In the Sept. 26, 1994 issue of U.S. News and World Report, the magazine compiled its annual rankings of America’s best colleges based on school reputation, selectivity, faculty resources, financial resources, graduation rate and alumni satisfaction.
UM ranked 83 out of 229 national universities across the country.
Last year, UM was ranked 89 and presided in Tier Two, which consists of schools ranked between 58 to 114.
In comparison with last year's ratings, UM has improved in its teacher-to-studio ratio, from 14:1 to 11:1.
The ratio of freshmen entering UM who were previously in the top 10 percent of their high school classes, raised from 37 percent to 42 percent.
Last year, UM accepted 79 percent of those students who applied. In 1994, that number dropped to 76 percent.
Provost Luis Glaser said he is unconcerned about the declining acceptance rate.
“The school makes judgments on students based on whether or not they are good students. We’ve gotten to the point where we can pick the best students, and only the best," said Glaser. “More students are applying and it’s great that we only niave to pick those that we think will be successful at UM.”
The amount of money spent on education per student has increased from $15,827 in 1993 to $17,500 in 1994.
Senior Vice President David Lie-berman said that this increase has occurred because of inflation.
“Over the year’s time, salaries for faculty and administrative members have gone up and costs for all facilities have increased. Plus, this year, property damage insurance after Hurricane Andrew caused costs to go up,” said Lie-berman.
Once all the schools were assessed by various college presidents, deans and admissions directors, scores were converted to a percentile with alumni satisfaction counting for five percent, graduasse page 2/ RANK INQ
RATINGS
U.S. News and World Report announced the annual rankings of U.S. colleges and universities. Following is the rankings for three FL universities for the 1994-95 school year.
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$15,000
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