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OUT AND ABOUT
South Florida has an array of entertainment, activities and culture to offer UM students.
Lifestyles, Pages 14-15C
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Sports, Pages 6-7B
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The First Impression
VOLUME 73
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ■ CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
SUMMER 1995
Crossing
Bridges
At one time or another, almost every student crosses Lake Osceola. Whether en route to a challenging exam or heading back to the dorms after a long day, everyone at some time walks over her waters.
The little lake's history dates back to the early days of the University. President Bowman Foster Ashe ordered the excavation of the familiar landmark in 1947.
Flanked by the University Center, the Rathskeller, the School of Music and Eaton, Hecht and Stanford Residential Colleges, her shores provide a scenic backdrop for a host of student activities.
Perhaps it is only fitting that this bridge is the first and last that students cross at the University of Miami.
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SEAN HEMMERLE/Photo Editor
From the desk of the President
Dear New Students:
Welcome to the University of Miami!
I am delighted that you will he joining us soon, and I look forward to meeting each of you. Mrs. Foote and I will have the pleasure once again of hosting a picnic at out house for all incoming students August 23. This tradition is a wonderful way for us to start the school year and meet you and hundreds of other new members of the University of Miami family from all 50 states and 110 foreign countries.
To those of you coming from afar, I extend as well a welcome to South Florida. You will find ours a fascinating, complex community, an international crossroads of increasing global significance.
Enjoy the summer. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Edward T. Foote II President

EE RELATED STORIES
• Take a closer look at University of Miami President Edward T. Foote II.
NEWS, Page 8A
•Key administrators, faculty, staff and students offer greetings and outlooks on the 1995-96 year.
PERSPECTIVES, Page 1 8A
New students get early taste of college life
Orientation activities to kick off beginning of academic year
By DOLLY HERNANDEZ
Staff Writer
Orientation, a week-long program taking place August 20-26, is held by the University in order to assist incoming freshmen and transfer students through the transition phase they experience once they arrive on campus.
President Edward T. Foote II said students can expect to learn a lot about UM.
“First, they will learn a great deal about their new university. Second, Orientation has been organized and fine-tuned for new students,” Foote said. “Third, [it] provides many opportunities to meet new friends at their new home.”
The President’s Picnic, held annually by Foote and his wife, Roberta, is an excellent opportunity for students to meet the president.
When asked if he was eager to host another President’s Picnic, Foote responded, “It’s absolutely one of the best days of my year."
Orientation, a student-run event, is a success due to the efforts of the Orientation staff, which is made up of Orientation Assistants (OA’s), Orientation Coordinators (OC’s). Assistant Program Coordinators (APC’s) and a Program Coordinator.
These students are volunteers who are committed to the mission of Orientation. It is an excellent opportunity for students who want to get involved on campus as they are the key players in Orientation.
Chris Blanco, program coordinator, said Orientation “begins the assimilation process into University life. It aids in the transition from home to college life.”
See ORIENTATION • Page 15A
1995 FALL ORIENTATION
Following are some of
the events planned for Orientation:
■	Cane Kick Off: 7:15 p.m, August 20. A pep rally where new students are introduced to the student-athletes, cheerleaders, band and Sebastian the Ibis. They will also learn the Alma Mater and fight song, "Hail to the Spirit of Miami U."
■	Deans' Meetings: Times vary depending on school or college, August 21. Students will meet President Edward T. Foote II and the dean and professors of their respective school or college.
■	Cane Involvement Fair:
6 p.m, August 22. Students will be able to learn about campus clubs and organizations.
■	Orientation Seminar Series: August 22-23. Students will learn about a variety of issues relating to their college experience.
■	University Resource Fair: Noon, August 23. A review of services on campus available to students.
■	Creek Expo: 7:30 p.m, August 23. Designed to inform interested students about fraternities and sororities.
■	Orientation Outreach Day: 8:30 a.m, August 26. Program to promote [volunteerism by bringing as many new students who wish to volunteer to a variety of kites.
--DOLLY HERNANDEZ
F. BATTAGLIA / First Impression
Smathers Wellness Center slated for October opening
By LOUIS FLORES
Assistant News Editor
While riding cardiovascular exercise machines, students will look out into a courtyard through a glass wall.
Bodybuilders will lift free weights in a spacious, mirrored room.
Some students will be swimming in a four-foot deep, six-lane, 25-yard indoor pool.
Others will he running on an elevated jogging track looking over three indoor basketball courts or playing racquetball in one of six courts.
The new George A. Smathers Student Wellness Center is scheduled for an Oct. 3 completion and is expected to open its doors to the University by mid-October, said Norman Parsons, director of Campus Sports and Recreation (CSR).
The Wellness Program is to be
headed by Wellness Director Loreto Jackson. The director will oversee operations of various services including lifestyle research opportunities, lifestyle assessment and nutrition modification programs as well as stress management programs.
Parsons said the Wellness Center will contain uniquely planned features such as two classrooms and an instructional kitchen.
“There are certain aspects of this facility that are one-of-a-kind,” Parsons said.
Parsons cited a performance evaluation laboratory.
“The human performance lab will be able to test for cardiovascular efficiency as well as for strength and flexibility,” Parsons explained.
In addition to the exercise rooms, the Wellness Center will also house a wellness juice bar. Parsons noted that the bar is one example of how
the new center will stress healthy living by healthy eating.
“No one else has that kind of space,” Parsons said. "Hopefully there will be something for everyone in this facility.”
Three years ago, students passed a referendum to build the center by paying a Wellness Center fee beginning with the semester the building opens.
Parsons said that daily locker use is free. However, if a student wishes to reserve a locker as well as towel service for the semester, there will be a fee of $30. Towel service is available for $20 per semester.
There are also spacious modern locker rooms with private cubicles for showering and dressing.
Among the other services and programs planned at the Wellness Center are a spa, an aerobics exercise room, a multi-purpose combat-
See WELLNESS • Page 11A
SEAN HEMMERLE/Photo Editor
Students will be able to do such activities as riding cardiovascular exercise machines or swimming in a six-lane, 25-yard indoor pool when the George A. Smathers Wellness Center opens its doors to the UM community in mid-October.
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SEAN HEMMERLE/Photo Editor Career Planning and Placement Director Shirley Good Ingold says the center has much to offer undergraduates.
By WILLIAM WACHSBERGER
Editor in Chief
Looking for a job? Need help making a career choice? Want to know what certain grad schools have to offer?
Look no further than the new state-of-the-art Patricia and Harold Toppel Career Planning and Placement Center (CP&P) on the first floor of the University Center.
CP&P Director Shirley Good Ingold said the center, only weeks in its new office, has much to offer undergrads, including those who are undeclared
majors.
One facet of the center is the career library in which research and programming are available,
especially job postings. One way to seek information is through the EASY system.
“Our EASY program has bulletins for students to search," Ingold said of this innovative computer system that updates students on upcoming activities and on-campus recruitment visits.
Ingold explained that prior to an on-eampus career interview, the center requires interested students to attend both a resume writing and an interviewing skills workshop.
“In the past, companies that have visited the campus have been impressed with our students,” Ingold said.
She says the workshops assist the students tremendously.
“What most of our students don’t realize is that they are competing not only with other students from Miami, but from the University of Florida, Florida State as well as other schools around the country,” she said.
When organizations come to recruit and interview students, they have access to either an interview room or the center’s conference room.
Ingold added that the goal of the center is to help-students attain a career goal, whether it be full-time employment upon graduation, experiential educational opportunities while at UM or acceptance into grad school.
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