Miami Hurricane, February 10, 1995

              SOUL STATION
The UM band is a finalist in a national competition.
ACCENT, page 6
MARTIAL ARTIST
Sophomore Pedro Valente is a former Brazilian national Jiu-jitsu champion.
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FRIDAY
fEBRUARY 10, 1995
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AN ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS HALL OF FAME NEWSPAPER
NEWS
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SPRING ELECTIONS TO FILL OFFICES
Student government elections will be held on Feb. 27, Feb. 28, and March 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University Center.
There is one opening available for the following positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer, College of Engineering Senator, School of Architecture Senator, School of Communication Senator, School of Music Senator, and School of Nursing Senator.
Two positions are open for: Junior Senator, Senior Senator, and School of Business Senator.
Three positions are available for the College of Arts and Sciences Senator.
Students interested in running for available positions in Student Government must file in the Student Activities office, UC 236, by 5 p.m. today.
For more information, contact Student Government at 284-3095.
HURRY CANES SHUTTLES TUNED TO WVUM
Student Government passed a bill Wednesday stating that the radios on the Flurry Cane Shuttlebuses will be tuned to WVUM (90.5 FM).
Jason Hoffman, general manager of WVUM, said that the bill was presented because the station was “striving to get the radio station to all of the UM community...[and] reach out to students.”
The station’s promotions director, Randy Gilbert, originated the bill.
“It's the student’s radio station,” said Cristina Pellerano, public relations director for WVUM. “We want to be accessible to campus.”
The bill will be put into effect when and if the Vice President for Student Affairs William Butler approves it. Dr. Butler must approve all Student Government legislature before it is implemented.
COSO TO SELECT NEW REPRESENTATIVES
The Committee on Student Organizations (COSO) is the governing and programming board for all student organizations. COSO was recently reorganized. It is now made up of eleven members and one chair. The new chair is Andrew Fink.
Said Fink, "We are looking to become more proactive with organizations.” Activities in the works include workshops, various manuals for student organizations, and sponsorship of the semester Involvement Fairs, which are opportunities for organizations on campus to recruit new members.
COSO is now selecting freshman, sophomore, and junior representatives. Applications are available in the Smith-Tucker Involvement Center, UC 209.
Saturn break-ins 1
■ GM Satums, popular with customers, have recently become a popular target for thieves and burglars in the cars, but usually do damage to door locks and ignitions trying to steal the cars.
WILLIAM LAI / Assistant Photo Editor UM parking lots. Thieves aren't always successful in stealing the
Five cars broken into within span of six days
By LOUIS FLORES and SARA FREDERICK
Of the Staff
Saturn owners are now the biggest target for automobile burglars at UM.
Of 11 automobile thefts and burglaries reported from Jan. 21 through Feb. 1, five were Satums. Two incidents occurred in the serpentine parking area near the Metrorail station (Lot 425), two happened in the parking area by the Ungar Building (Lot 101) and one incident was reported in the parking lot by the Ponce Building (Lot 701).
It cost UM student Jennifer Willoughby $138 to repair the driver’s door lock to her gold 1995 Saturn that was damaged on Jan. 31.
“I had [The] Club on the car,” Willoughby said. “It didn’t stop them from breaking in.”
Willoughby, who suffered the loss of the car’s owner’s manual and doesn’t have a car alarm system said, “people have suggested that I get one now.”
Willoughby, who had parked her car in
Lot 425, said she doesn't park there anymore. She now uses the parking garage.
“It has cameras,” Willoughby said.
According to Capt. Henry Christensen of the UM Department of Public Safety, the eight video cameras inside the parking garage may have helped to deter car burglaries.
“No cars have been stolen from the parking garage,” Christensen said.
Senior Melody King’s gold 1994 four-door Saturn was broken into on Feb. 1.
Although nothing was taken. King’s Saturn required $140 in damages to her two front door locks.
“I tried going to a dealer, but they wanted $175 for each lock,” King said.
King also had The Club but said, “it was one of those days I didn't use it.”
However, King said parking in the parking garage is not very feasible.
“The only thing then would be then I’d have to be standing alone in the dark waiting for the shuttle,” King said.
Christensen said that while “nothing is a complete deterrent,” there are some strategies students may undertake to reduce risk. His recommendations include:
■	Park vehicles in well-lit areas, even though he acknowledged that some Saturn burglaries have occurred during daylight hours,
■	Purchase a car alarm equipped with a kill switch — These alarms prevent the car from being started, and therefore greatly reduce the risk that it will be stolen,
■	Use The Club; Christensen said that reversing The Club so that its lock faces away from the seat adds difficulty for burglars trying to remove it.
■ Park the car in a known safe location to reduce the chances of it being broken into.
A State Farm insurance representative claimed the recent rash of thefts and burglaries will not affect theft insurance premiums.
“We charge the same [for theft insurance] as before,” said Dawn Bond, insurance producer.
To insure a four-door 1995 Satum SL-1 for theft only, according to Bond, State Farm would charge $94 for a six-month insurance contract.
But Bond suggested that students take precautions.
“Put an anti-theft device on it, like a burglar alarm or The Club," Bond said.
Roland Daniels, general manager for Satum of Dadeland, the closest authorized Satum dealership to UM, said such cars are
often targeted by burglars.
“Satums, Hondas and Camrys seem to be targets in some areas," Daniels said.
UM student Laura Adt’s green 1993 Satum SL-1 was broken into Jan. 31, while it was parked in Lot 425. She said that of the three Satums parked in Lot 425 at the time her car was broken into, only the one with an alarm on it remained undisturbed.
Since the burglary attempt, Adt said she has tried to be more careful about where she parks her car on campus.
“The only thing I’ve done differently is try to park where people in the dorms would be able to see my car. Before, they might not have been able to see it, with all the trees and hills around the lot blocking the view,” Adt said.
Adt recommends that Satum owners use The Club or an alarm to protect their vehicles from being stolen.
SATURN THEFTS
In a time period spanning 6 days, 5 Saturn automobiles belonging to UM students were vandalized in the UM parking lots.
Date	Car	Facts	Damages	
Jan. 27	1994 Satum	auto was stolen	$12/480.00	
Jan. 31	1995 Satum	driver's door lock broken	$	138.00
Jan. 31	1993 Satum	driver's door lock broken	$	4.00
Feb. 1	1992 Saturn	driver's door & ignition damaged $		500.00
Feb. 1	1994 Satum	front door locks broken	$	175.00
SOURCE: UM Public Solely
MEUSSA LEVINE / Graphic Artist
Doctor's billing practices questioned
By LOUIS FLORES
Assistant News Editor
A panel created from the UM School of Medicine and the Office of Inspector General, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services in Atlanta, is investigating alleged professional and ethical misconduct by Dr. Lionel Resnick.
Resnick, a subcontractor of UM’s Comprehensive AIDS Program, allegedly invoiced the UM Medical School for work he conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital.
According to Christopher Dudley, director of Media and Public Relations with the Medical School, the issue facing the Medical School is, “Was the wrong company paid? Was either Vironc (his research company) or Mount Sinai due the money for the work?”
Tipped off by address
According to Dudley, the UM Purchasing Department discovered an impropriety when it was noticed the University was remitting payment to Resnick's home address. System procedures have been modified to pre-
vent similar occurrences in the future.
“Some controls were put in place [so the problem of] same addresses cannot haft-pen again," Dudley said.
Resnick conducted retro-virological work for Dr. Margaret Fischl, director of the Comprehensive AIDS Program at the Medical School.
According to Fischl, Resnick operated a retrovi-rological laboratory, which processed specimens of the AIDS virus to examine their reaction to experimental drugs being tested in the clinical trials.
Resnick, who also operates a dermatology office in Miami Beach and is not a member of the UM faculty, could not be reached for comment.
Fischl said according to federal law and National Institute of Health guidelines, the Medical School should not publicize the UM panel's investigation, if it exists.
“This involves money. I have cooperated with the University. I don’t look at this [investigation] involving my work,” Fischl said. “Even if I had been contact-
ed [by the UM panel], I cannot comment. It would violate ethics.”
Fischl also categorically denied that Resnick's scientific work underpinned her research, contradicting what The Miami Herald claimed in its Feb. 3 article.
Dr. Bernard Fogel, dean of the Medical School, was unavailable to comment on whether the allegations of misconduct will affect the Medical School’s professional reputation or future federal funding.
Scientific integrity
Dudley, however, said the real victim of the allegations is Fischl's research effort.
According to Fischl, there have never been any questions about the integrity of Resnick's research work in the past and there should be none now.
“Dr. Resnick is well published. He worked for Kimberly Bergalis,” Fischl said. “The major focus of this investigation is fiscal [not scientific].’’
Kimberly Bergalis was the first known patient to contract AIDS from dentist David Acer.
WILIAM LAI / Assistant Photo Editor FROSTY WEATHER: Sweaters are an unusual sight in Miami, but many students have been forced to bundle up recently due to the cold weather. Ken Konomi rushed to class last Tuesday morning to avoid the chilly temperature.