Miami Hurricane, November 21, 1995

              THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY
This week, the Beatles reunite for both a network documentary and a musical release.
ACCENT, Page 6
ANTHOLOGY
SEASON FINALE SATURDAY
After upending West Virginia 17-12, UM looks to clinch a tie for the Big East title with a win over Syracuse Saturday.
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NEWS, Page" 2
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN PERSPECTIVES, Page H

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1995	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI • CORAL GABLES, FLA.
VOLUME 73, NUMBER 25
HURRICANE ON HIATUS; APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
The Miami Hurricane will be taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be back with the final issue of the semester on Dec. I.
Currently, applications are being accepted by Editor in Chief-elect Lynn Carrillo for all positions for next semester. Anyone interested should call Carrillo at 284-2016 or stop by at UC 221.
The Hurricane wishes UM students, staff, faculty and administration a safe and happy holiday.
INTERNSHIP DAYS TO BE HELD AT TOPPEL CENTER
The Toppel Career Planning and Placement Center has invited companies to campus to interview candidates for spring semester internships. A wide range of opportunities exist for all majors. Interviews will be held on Nov. 28- 30.
Students can check the EASY system to review the companies and job descriptions, or they can sign up for interviews at the Toppel Career Center, located in the University Center. Some internships are paid, and all of the organizations will assist students in meeting requirements if they are receiving academic credit.
Approximately 25 companies will be on campus within these three days. This is the first time UM has sponsored an internship interview week. Companies recruiting UM students for internships include Ad Productions (advertising internships). Cafe Cola (marketing	internships),
Community Committee for Developmental Handicaps (marketing internships), Cyber Realty (journalism internships), Dade Aviation Consultants (engineering internships), Department of Environmental	Resource
Management (environmental, engineering, and science internships), FCB Latin America (media and client services internships), Forget-Me-Not (business development internships), Gossett Marketing (marketing/public relations internships), Guru Communications (marketing, computer, and public relations internships), History Productions (hislory/marketing internships), The Miami Herald (information system internships), Papa John’s Pizza (marketing internships), M R. Company (marketing and sales internships). Northwestern Mutual Life (financial services internships), Pace Theatrical Group (business/theater internships), Spec’s Music (music industry/audio engineering internships), Skate 2000 (sports marketing and management internships), Touch Miami (computer internships), Vento Software (computer internships), and WSVN-Channel 7 (broadcasting internships).
For additional information, contact the Toppel Career Planning and Placement Center, 1306 Stanford Circle, 284-1816.
'CANES WIN IN THE ORANGE BOWL
WILLIAM LAI/Special to The Hurricane
UM defensive end Kenny Holmes (90) is congratulated by defensive end Kenard Lang (96) after stopping West Virginia running back Jimmy Gary behind the line of scrimmage in the Hurricanes’ 17-12 victory at the Orange Bowl Saturday night
Professor’s work shown af Book Fair
By LAIENA STRICKLAND
Staff Writer
Robert M. Levine, a professor at the University of Miami, spoke on his new book. The Life and Death of Carolina Maria deJesus at the Miami Book Fair International Saturday.
Levine was one of the lecturers featured at the book fair from Nov, 12-19. There were more than 200 readings by authors at the fair.
Levine said his book describes Dejesus’s triumphant and ultimately tragic story of breaking traditional socio-economic bamers of 1950s Brazil.
“I think that it’s extremely important for historians to study people who in the past have lacked a voice, a historical voice," Levine said.
DeJesus escaped from her life as a black single mother of three, whose means of survival was collecting trash, to become the bestselling author in Brazilian history. Her heart-wrenching diaries captured interest around the world, depicting the harsh life in the "favela”, a shanty-town with no running water, where daily survival was a struggle.
Dejesus's writing stemmed from her need ip "sustain her own self-
image and ability to cope,” Levine said. She was discovered in 1958 by a journalist covering the opening of a playground in the favela. Her diaries from the last eight years were transformed from 24 notebooks, which she made by sewing together thrown-out pieces of paper because she could not afford to buy it. into Cuarto de Despejo (The Garbage Room), an internationally-published book that touched people's hearts in over 40 countries, Levine said. In 1962 it was published in the United States as Child in the Dark and sold 313,000 hard copies in the first year, he said.
During her success, DeJesus received a modest amount of money and was able to fulfill her dream of owning a real house, or concrete block house, after which she titled her second book, Casa de Alverina. Just two years later, she sold the house because she was rejected by her neighbors. Soon after, she was picking through garbage again and living in a shack she built herself, Levine said.
Levine wrote his book in collaboration with Brazilian university professor Jose Carlos Sebe Bom Meih, who conducted interviews with the
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EMILY KEHE/Staff Photographer UM history professor Robert Levine speaks about his book at the Miami Book Fair International Saturday.
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By LESLIE FRANCIS
Staff Writer
The University of Miami is presently going through a reaccreditation examination.
Every school that wants to be considered an accredited college or university must be examined every 10 years to determine its eligibility.
This long and complicated process could take four years or more, depending on the number of follow-up reports and responses sent between the school and the accreditation association, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
The first part of the procedure is to appoint a self-study director, who is in charge of the whole evaluation process done by the various self-study committees. The director is Norman H. Altman, professor and director of comparative pathology at the University of Miami.
The self-study is the whole self-evaluation done by UM students and faculty.
“It is the most thorough analysis of any institution anywhere," said Ron Newman, editor of the self-
study. "Every aspect is evaluated
and re-evaluated.”
"The aim is to make us a better institution. It is a way for us to declare our accomplishments and learn what we need to improve,” * Newman said.
There are many committees and sub-committees that are in charge of evaluating every aspect of university life, from academics to athletics to computer resources. Each individual committee meets and reports back to the steering committee, the head committee.
This process of evaluating, submitting reports, and re-evaluating will go on until September 1996. The final report will then be forwarded to the SACS committee in December of the same year.
In March 1997, SACS will send a team of deans from other schools to visit UM and basically confirm every aspect of the report. They will inspect every last detail, jotting down suggestions as they go along.
“They come to be satisfied, not to look for trouble," Newman said.
In late spring of 1997, SACS will send a report to UM with its suggestions, which must respond to these suggestions.
For example, if the SACS team says that UM needs more computers, UM could respond by saying they will be added by the end of the year. The SACS team will then send a follow-up team to check for these new computers.
The re-accreditation process is just looking out to "assure that we do our best by our students,” Newman said.
Thanksgiving Day activities planned for campus
UM'S INTERNATIONAL THANKSGIVING DAY
The UM Intensive Language Institute will be sponsoring its 12th Annual International Thanksgiving Day from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 22 in the courtyard of Allen Hall, Brunson Drive off Campo Sano Drive.
One hundred seventy-five students and their families, as well as Institute teachers, will join together to celebrate the American holiday. Students from nations including Turkéy, Israel, Qatar, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil will bring native dishes.
The UM Intensive Language Institute is part of the School of Continuing Studies. The study program helps international students to acquire fluency in English.
By TERE FIGUERAS
Staff Writer
Thanksgiving is usually considered a time for people to gather together with their friends and family, to give thanks for their blessings. For students staying on campus, however, spending the holiday alone can be a frustrating and depressing experience.
“My family is very close,” said Katie Brown, a sophomore from Michigan. "Not being able to spend Thanksgiving with them really hurts, but there’s really nothing I can do about it.”
‘‘It’s a myth that the holidays are a joyous, happy, event for everyone,” said Guy
Brewer, director of the Wesley
Foundation. "It can be a very lonely time for some, especially for students who, unable to go home, must find a way to enjoy Thanksgiving.”
The Wesley Foundation will host its 21st Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, DAKA, and the International Student Office. The luncheon, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Wesley Center, has attracted up to 500 people in previous years, which Brewer attributes to the need for students to experience a warm and giving environment during the holidays.
“We really try to extend love and hospitality to those who need it,” Brewer said. "This shows a real sensitivity on the part 0f the leader-
ship of the University."
Many foreign students feel displaced during Thanksgiving.
"A lot of foreign students feel alienated during Thanksgiving,” explained David Brahmin, student director for the Jesus Students' Fellowship.
The non-denominational organization is hosting its eighth annual international	students'
Thanksgiving luncheon at noon at the Jesus Fellowship Hall, 9775 SW 87th Ave. The function, which includes students from Florida International University and Miami-Dade Community College, is intended to help students from different countries understand and enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday.
“We provide a brief summary of the holiday and traditional American food,” Brahmin said. “Students base their opinions of this country on what they experience on campus. We want to give them a good impression of American hospitality by making them feel welcome in a strange place.”
At St. Augustine Catholic Church, 1400 Miller Rd., there will be a 10 a.m. children’s pageant. From 12 to 2 p.m. there will be a dinner for the parish in the church hall.
Another alternative open for residents is to participate in the various festivities planned in residential colleges.
“My friends are really like an
extended family, so spending Thanksgiving with my roommates will give us some extra time to bond," said junior Christine Pontillo of New York, who lives at Hecht Residential College.
Hecht will host a morning paradewatching and hagel breakfast for its residents at 9 a.m., as well as a luncheon at 2 p.m. Both events are in the Master’s apartment.
Stanford's dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Master's apartment. At Eaton, there will be a 4 p.m. dinner at the Master's apartment.
Not all residents were as enthusiastic about the prospects of spending Thanksgiving on campus.
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