Miami Hurricane, September 16, 1994

              0 1	SPORTS /[ ■ The tennis team o' looks to overcome [ adversity on their way ) to another successful f season. 1 Page 8				ACCENT ■ Volunteer Week brings lectures, fairs and projects to campus, as well as opportunities for involvement for UM philanthropists. Page 6		INSIDE \ NEWS: The new Robert C. Groves broadcasting studio opened Wednesday. Page 2 OPINION: An international student's first impression of UM. Page 4
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VOLUME 72, NUMBER 5
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SEPTEMBER 16, 1994
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FACE THE FACTS
Following is a headcount of degree undergraduates in the School ot Arts and Sciences over the past five years.
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Harassment training eases confusion
COLEMAN GETS 75 YEARS
Steven Scott Coleman, 25, was sentenced to 75 years in prison, without a chance for appeal, for the murder of three Miami students.
After pleading guilty last week, the Florida National Guardsman was sentenced Tuesday morning.
Coleman also received 40 years for armed burglary charges and armed attempted sexual assault.
Coleman’s victims, UM student Andrew McGinnis, 21, Ronnie Quisbert, 20, and Regina Rodriguez, 15, were stabbed to death Sept. 19, 1992, on the campus of Florida International University.
— TJ. KATZ
MEDEARIS LEAVING CANES, FOOTBALL
The comeback of UM defensive end Rusty Medearis ended Thursday when the Ozark, Mo. native decided the time had come to stop playing football.
“I have chosen to stop playing football because of the chronic pain associated with my knee. I in no way re-injured my knee as a result of playing football with the University of Miami,” Medearis said. “I will continue to rehabilitate my knee, while still being involved with the team. Also, I will continue my education here at UM.”
Medearis suffered a right knee injury while playing against the University of Arizona on Sept. 26, 1992. He sat out the remainder of the 1992 season, and the entire 1993 season, rehabilitating the knee.
Coach Dennis Erickson said he supported Medearis’ decision.
"Rusty and I have talked about it a lot and we felt the pain was so much that it really bothered him and he shouldn’t play anymore. I have more admiration for him than anyone I have ever coached.”
Medearis started the first two games of the 1994 season, his first action since the injury. He also collected the last six tackles of his football career.
-LIAM FITZGERALD
CHIP STOLEN FROM COMPUTER
UM graduate student Dave Lampton stepped outside for lunch, and literally lost his memory.
An eight megabyte, random access memory (RAM) chip was stolen from the School of Architecture computer lab on Sept. 2, during Lampton’s short lunch break.
"I was installing a video card in the computer, and my boss brought myself and a co-worker lunch,” Lampton said. "We stepped outside to eat, and when we returned, the screen showed the message ‘memory changed.’ ”
Lampton rebooted the computer, only to see the same message again.
According to Lampton, the computer was left open on the desk, unattended, for only about five to 10 minutes. The personal computer was brand new, and uninsured. He estimates the worth of the chip at approximately $350.
— MATT COREY
By SUSIE PIC AR
Hurricane Stall Writer
Third in a series of articles examining sexual harassment and its impact on societal relations between the sexes.
Does this constitute sexual harassment?
Suppose Janet agrees to go to lunch with Jeff, a co-worker.
For several days, Jeff continuously asks Janet to go out with him, but each time he asks, Janet declines. Janet believes Jeff is a nice guy but is not interested in dating him.
She tries to make Jeff aware that she is not interested in him, but
Jeff continues to be persistent because he feels Janet is having a difficult time "coming around” because of her recent divorce. One day, Jeff shows up at Janet’s apartment after getting her address from personnel files at work. Janet does not let him in.
This was among the scenarios presented to a group of UM Physical Plant supervisors attending a recent sexual harassment workshop.
"Jeff crossed the line when he went into confidential work files to get her address, but is this a case of sexual harassment?” asked Wil-hemena Black, director of the
Office of Affirmative Action Programs at UM.
Because many sexual harassment issues are not clearly defined, schools and other institutions are realizing that written guidelines or simply telling employees about company policy may not be enough to effectively educate employees on sexual harassment issues.
As a result, companies and institutions searching for effective methods in dealing with sexual harassment are turning to professionals trained in sexual harassment issues for guidance.
"I think any form of education is helpful. It helps prevent embar-
rassing and difficult situations from happening,” said Selma Billingsley, a facilities administrative assistant at the Physical Plant who attended the sexual harassment workshop.
Black and Sheryl Borg, assistant director of the Office of Affirmative Action Programs at UM, are responsible for conducting sexual harassment workshops for employees and students at the University.
"Unless you have been in a cave or under a rock, you are headed for trouble [if] you don’t know what is happening in the area of sexual harassment,” said Black.
The workshops offered at UM try to inform employees and stu-
dents what sexual harassment is and how to recognize it. Through these workshops, employees and students are informed of their rights and responsibilities and of the complaint investigation process at the University. Tne workshops also consists of vignettes that encourage discussion of sexual harassment issues.
Brenda Smith, chief officer of the U.S. Office of Egual Employment Opportunity in Washington D.C., believes that sexual harassment workshops are preventative training techniques that benefit agen-cies and employees.___________
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Night time escort back on duty
CANDACE RITACCO/Asslstant Photo Editor
GOING CRUISIN’: Vincent Marotolli gets a ride from escort Jell Sanon on Wednesday.
By RICK GOLD
Hurricane Stall Writer
The UM Department of Public Safety is once again offering an escort service for people needing to get around at night without walking the campus alone.
The official hours of the escort service are from 6:30 p.m. to 3 a.m., although it will send some kind of security personnel out on the rare occasion that someone does call after 3 a.m..
Escort personnel patrol the campus in golf carts and can be identified by their bright orange T-shirts which sport the UM logo and have the words "Student Security” printed on the back.
The Service is staffed with 14 escorts who answer 25 to 30 calls a night.
Eric Shoemaker, director of Public Safety, said the escort service is one of the more important services provided by the department.
“We try and improve the program every year by increasing tne training of personnel and by bringing in new equipment,” ;maker said.
In previous years, the program has been run by three or four guards.
This year the service is under the supervision of security guard coordinator George Khoury.
“We just want to make everybody happy,” said Khoury. "Our | main goal is to make students feel | secure, make them feel as if they | are at home.”
"Our main goal is to provide escorts quicker,” said Tom DiGiovanm, one of the supervisors of the program. "But basically we just want to do what we have been doing. Things have been running pretty smoothly.”
One addition to the service this year are two extra guards that patrol the academic area on foot, in response to complaints that the area is poorly lit.
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"If I was a girl, or even if I was a guy, I would feel scared walking around that area,” Khoury said. “It’s too dam dark around there, so we try and have guards roaming around there just to make people feel more safe.” -The escort service is also the beneficiary of excellent funding.
“We have a really big budget, more than enough to run the program,” said Khoury.
Former QB Fortay refiles suit
By DARIN KLAHR
Contributing Editor
Bryan Fortay, former Miami Hurricane quarterback, refiled his lawsuit against UM last Tuesday. He seeks approximately $10 million in damages against the school and former academic adviser, Tony Russell.
The suit alleges the Uni-v e r s i t y breached its contract with him and was responsible for his involvement in financial-aid fraud.
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Last month, U.S. District Court
ney, re-filed six of the 29 counts alleged in Fortav’s original lawsuit.
JEFFREY M. BROOKS / Graphic» Edit«
Judge Federico Moreno dismissed all 29 counts, but ruled Fortay could re-file six of the complaints against UM and Russell.
The allegations contained in the six complaints were:
■	The University did not fulfill the duty owed to Fortay by a relationship established by a letter-of-intent and scholarship.
■	UM broke an oral contract when Coach Dennis Erickson failed to fulfill a promise to start Fortay at quarterback.
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The University negligently hired Russell which led to Fortay’s involvement in the Pell Grant fraud.
■	UM was negligent in supervising Russell.
■	University employees and Russell conspired to commit fraud.
Fortay played briefly as a freshman at UM in 1989, Erickson’s first year. After being redshirted in 1990, he competed with Gino Torretta for the starting job in 1991.
When Erickson named Torretta the starter, Fortay transferred to Rutgers University and sat out the season. Torretta led the Hurricanes to a national championship that season and won the Heisman Trophy in 1992.
Showers cheap and eco-friendly
By OREO DEHNERT and MELISSA LEVINE
Of the Stall
The depletion of clean and usable water has become one of the hottest environmental issues to date. This year, UM worked to alleviate the problem.
At the beginning of the school year, UM retrofitted all the shower heads throughout the residential colleges with water and money-saving aerators.
“All the shower heads have been retrofitted throughout the residential colleges," said Ron Milner, plumbing supervisor in i of the renovation.
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UM installed a 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm) shower head as opposed to their former 5.5 gallons per minute head.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, heating water
accounts for 15 to 25 percent of the average energy budget. Showers usually account for 25 percent of home water costs.
For the purpose of research, the Teledyne Water Pik, which is rated at 2.5 gpm was compared with the older model shower heads. Although the Teledyne model was not the brand used for the renovations of the shower heads, the Teledyne is comparable to the new heads.
The new shower heads have a daily operating cost of $230.42 a day. Tne cost per day last year was $696.56.
To financially break-even, UM will have to use the new shower heads throughout the campus for 158 days.
Residential housing at UM will now save a significant amount of water since they retrofitted all their shower heads.
The new shower heads will use 58,272 gallons of water per day. The old Reads used 168,409 gallons of water per day.
With the old shower heads, 41 million gallons of water was used during the school year.
Sophomore Eric DeLucia said he misses the old shower head because they offered better water pressure.
“I guess in some ways the new shower heads are better. I miss the water pressure because it relaxed my muscles after a hard day. Sometimes, it’s not too good now because the shower heads leak,” DeLucia said.
Freshman Beatriz Bello prefers the new shower heads because the water pressure has been lessened.
“It’s really not that bad. The water pressure is not that hard but it's a good, comfortable pressure. It takes the shampoo out of your hair and the school should keep it that way,” said Bello.