Miami Hurricane, February 11, 1997

              TWO OUT OF THREE
■ The Hurricanes takes two games from the Stetson Hatters in this weekend's series at Mark Light.
SPORTS, page 4
FILM FEST WRAP UP
■	See what's in store during this year's Miami Film Festival. Film critic Ruben Rosario gives his analysis.
ACCENT, page 6 REVISIONIST HISTORY
■	As Black Awareness Month celebrations continue, take a second to examine whether events question validity of history lessons.
OPINION, page 10
news briefs
TOPPEL TO HOST JOB EXPO
The University of Miami is sponsoring the second annual Summer )ob and Internship Expo at the George A. Smathers Student Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21. Over 60 companies throughout South Florida and the United States are scheduled to attend.
Hundreds of summer opportunities are available including summer camp positions, corporate internships and nonprofit volunteer positions. Resumes are recommended for internship positions. Summer camps will have applications available on the spot.
The event is co-sponsored by the Toppel Career Planning and Placement Center, the Office of Student Employment, the Volunteer Services Center, the Department of Wellness and Recreation and the Sanford L. Ziff Graduate Placement Center. For more information, call 284-5451.
today's weather
FAIR
A cold front moving over the area overnight will lead to fair conditions throughout the day. Expect daytime highs to hover in the lower 70s, with winds out of the north west at 15 m.p.h.
- National Weather Service
look back
FRASER RETIRES
Today in 1992, Ron Fraser, former Hurricane baseball coach, announced his retirement after 30 years at Miami.
During his tenure at UM, Fraser led the Canes to two national championships and was named NCAA Coach of the Decade for 1980.
I HURRICANE
VOLUME 74, NUMBER 32
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY lì, 1997
STUDENTS ROCK AT THE BOB MARLEY FESTIVAL
F. HUNTER CAREY / Photo Editor
IAMMIN': Hundreds of people from around Miami joined together for the Bob Marley Festival Saturday at the Bayside Amphitheatre. After event sponsors allowed too many patrons in, additional ticket-holders were shut out from the concert. Eventually, angry ticket-holders partook in several small fights and riots. (Left) Students join together in a drum circle with a band called One Tribe, on the lawn Saturday afternoon.
Pre-med students urged to take more humanities courses
■ Literature classes stressed for medical school exams
By PADMINI UPPU
Hurricane Staff Writer
Pre-medical students at the University of Miami and other schools around the country are being urged to take more humanities courses to prepare themselves for the future.
For the majority of the almost 1,400 pre-medical students at the UM, it is tempting to become singularly focused on grade-point average, research work and the Medical College Admissions Test.
Although these are all important criteria for acceptance into medical school, they are certainly not the only ones.
According to Lisa Rosen, the premedical advisor at the UM, most pre-medical students do not consider the value of taking more literature classes beyond those that are required for graduation.
"Naturally, there is no disputing the fact that the highest priority of a patient in selecting a physician is her or his competence in the field, but an equally important characteristics the ability to relate to the patients' human needs." Rosen said. "The study of literature provides an opportunity for the aspiring physician to develop an awareness of human."
Some students argue that while a
knowledge of the mechanics of English is important for a career in medicine, there is no need to take literature classes beyond those that satisfy the writing requirement.
Senior Jesse Acevedo said a command of the English language is essential for a physician undertaking research, but “there is no need for pre-med students to take advanced literature classes unless they are interested in it."
Citing the fact that literature courses have no direct bearing on their chosen career, some students feel it would he an additional burden on an already stressful course load.
"We already have so many requirements as pre-med students.
See MEDICAL • Page 2
Seminar
students
■ Leadership conference to draw students from around country to UM
By KELLY RUANE
News Editor
On Feb. 21 and 22, students from all over the Southeast will gather at the University of Miami for the annual AIPAC Southeast Regional Political Leadership Training Seminar.
AIPAC is a non-profit organization which lobbies Congress for foreign aid to Israel.
It is the only organization registered to lobby Congress in support of legislation affecting the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Neil Schiller, president of Hurripac. the UM chapter of AIPAC, said the leadership seminar is expected to draw over 200 participants to UM. The deadline to register to participate is Friday.
Schiller said the seminar is open to everyone. The fee is $20 for non-AIPAC members and $15 for AIPAC members.
"Once you sign up for the conference you are a member of AIPAC and every two weeks you will receive information about what's going on," Schiller said. "You get access to tremendous amounts of information that normally people would not have access to, and you get put into a job bank."
Schiller said the seminar will begin Saturday night with an icebreaking activity at the Miami Seuquarium. Schiller said Saturday night's activities are optional.
The AIPAC conference will start at 9 a.m. Sunday at the University Center.
"Middle East experts (will be) coming in to speak about what’s going on," Schiller said. "A member of Congress will speak about what's going on on Capitol Hill."
Schiller said AIPAC works to lobby Congress on a bipartisan basis.
"AIPAC lobbies Congress on one issue for foreign aid and they do that primarily through grass roots activism," Schiller said. "We're bipartisan and we don't have the money to give any one candidate. We give out timely and pertinent information to Congress and our members."
Schiller said student participation
to bring together
enhances AlPAC's effectiveness.
“Their student activism is what makes them so successful," Schiller said. “The New York Times has called AIPAC one of the most effective lobbies.”
Schiller said the conference is open to anyone, even though AIPAC is made up of primarily Jewish members.
"It's really for everyone," Schiller said. "It just happens to be that a tremendous majority of people involved are Jewish. We lobby for the protection of Israel, which is a religious homeland for Christians and Muslims."
Schiller said once a year, AIPAC meets for leadership conferences.
“This conference is about the Middle East, what's going on in the wake of the Hebron accord," Schiller said.
Schiller said the seminar will also focus on how to become more politically active and how to prepare a rdsumi and interview correctly.
Schiller said he has been involved with AIPAC since his junior year of high school.
“I went to the Democratic National Convention working for AIPAC. and I went to the Inauguration working for them," Schiller said. "If you're politically oriented and you like politics, this is a great organization."
Schiller said he lobbied AIPAC to hold the seminar at UM to show the other participating students that UM is a serious university and not “Suntan U."
“Every other year there’s a Southeast Regional Political Leadership Training seminar and this year I lobbied for it to be at UM because unfortunately we don't have that great a reputation for being an academic school." Schiller said. "Everyone thinks we go to the beach all the time. I think it's a great opportunity for the xchix)l to show the Southeast and if not the country that we are a major research facility and that we are serious."
Schiller said in the past. Hurripac at UM has not been as active as it is now.
Schiller said UM will be represented at the annual AIPAC policy conference in April.
"Every year AIPAC holds its annual policy conference in Washington and every year since I've been here we've had a representative go there." Schiller said.
"This year the prime minister of Israel and the president will be speaking at the conference."
Air Force secretary visits ROTC class
■ Coleman’s speech coincides with UM’s Black Awareness Month
By MELISSA CLAY
Hurricane Staff Writer
The Hon. Rodney Coleman, assistant secretary of the United States Air Force, visited the University of Miami on Friday as part of Black Awareness Month.
Coleman spoke to over 35 students and faculty of the Air Force ROTC as part of a day-long visit to South Florida which included visits to the Florida Memorial and the Coral Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Coleman said the military is just now catching up in handling important issues.
"The Air Force has gone through unbelievable changes in ulmost every aspect," Coleman said. "When I started 20years ugo, |the military wasn't] concerned with the environment. We didn't give a dumn about blacks, women or Hispanics. It's changed."
Coleman recalled his time in Vietnam, when racism was rampant and not monitored.
”1 was more concerned with my own people throwing hund grenades than I wus of the Viet Cong shooting rockets," he said. "My own people were trying to blow me up. Racism was so bud in the '70s, it almost destroyed the will of the people fighting."
Coleman said people must first be
willing to adapt to change.
"Only those adaptable to change are going to make it," Coleman said. "You all cannot harbor any idiotic, senseless, mindless things like prejudice und gender bias."
Coleman also addressed the current problem of sexual harassment and sex-uul misconduct in the military. He said in his job. he has seen ntuny high-ranking military officials ruin their cureers.
"When you have a four-star admiral committing an indiscretion with even the lowest sailor on the ship, and he says disparaging things about women who are part of his command," Coleman said, "that four-star admiral is buck home, no longer in command, and no longer in uniform."
Coleman appealed to the faculty to teach not only technical skills, but ethics. He suid character is just us important as skills. Coleman also answered questions from students und faculty about his future projections on military employment, benefits, pay increases und computer technology.
"You know whuf.) There are things out there in the next three or four years that you don’t even know about," Coleman said, pulling out his wallet. "And everything you're going to need is going to fit in here."
Following the speech, the Air Force ROTC presented Colemun with a navy blue T-shiri bearing the UM ROTC logo.
"The highest educated, most technical group of young people, black or white, are here on this planet right now," Coleman said. "It's your world. It's your job not to screw it up.”
Photos by F. HUNTER CAREY /
Photo Editor
STRUTTING Freshman Sonique Salisman (left) struts her stuff on the runway during the BAM fashion show at the UC Flamingo Ballroom on Friday evening.
BAM events for all students
■ Organizers want to include international students
By DANA CAIRO
Hurricane Staff Writer
For many students, Black Awareness Month is geared toward learning about the history and culture of the African-Americun community. This year, the organizers of BAM are making an effort to bridge the gap between Africun-Antericans and black international students.
BAM organizers say one of the difficulties that exists is that bluck international students do not consider themselves
"black.” In their countries, the main focus is on background, not color.
When these students come to the United States, they suffer a culture shock because there is a large focus on color here.
Teresa de lu Guardta, director of International Student Services, described the reaction of one black international student.
“He said that the first time he realized he was black was when he had to come to the United States." de la Guardia said.
De la Guardia said these differences are not only about color but culture, also. She said many of the concerns of African-American students do not huve the same impact on bluck international students.
Because black international students were raised elsewhere, they do not feel as deeply about civil rights, for example.-
De lu Guardia said this may lead Africun-American students to feel that international students luck sensitivity for these issues.
This year’s panel discussion, "Appreciating . Differences Within the Black Community," at 7 p.m. tonight, will focus on these cultural differences.
This evening, «vhich will be sponsored by the Committee on International	Student
Organizations (COISO), will bring together black students from various backgrounds and
See BAM • Page 2