Miami Hurricane, April 26, 1996

              PLAYER PROFILE
Rick Saggese has beat the odds and proved he can be one of the best.
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WVUM DJ PROFILES B H
Meet the people behind the voices on 90.5 FM.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1996
NEWS
[BRIEFS
WVUM EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS NAMED
WVUM’s Executive Board for the 1996-97 school year has been named: Darnella Dunham, General Manager; Pete Merluzzi, Program Director; Raiza Angulo, Training Director and Assistant Program Director; Rocio Acevedo, Production Director; and Mike Stone, News Director.
Other positions will be elected today
WVUM also congratulates its year-end award winners: D.J. of the Year - Irene Mederos, Morning Show Host; Specialty Show Host of the Year - Pete Merluzzi, the Metal Edge; Sportscaster of the Year - Dave Aizer, Sports Director. The General Manager’s Award for Service - Darnella Dunham, Program Director and Dave Aizer, Sports Director.
NEW COISO EXECUTIVE BOARD
Congratulations to the new COISO executive board for 1996-97: Leslie Suarez, President; Sevgi Ural, Vice President; Meenakshi Garg, Secretary; Saran Looby, Treasurer.
LEGACY SENIOR SEND OFF
LEGACY ‘96, the Senior Class Gift Program, will hold Senior Send Off at the Rathskeller at 9 p.m. on May 3.
Come and enjoy your last night at the Rat and celebrate graduation with three to five-hundred of your closest friends.
Seniors are also reminded to mail in pledges or walk them in to the Alumni House, 1550 Brescia Ave., before May 10.
For more information, contact Brenda Coleman at 284-2872.
LAST ISSUE
The Miami Hurricane wishes everyone the best of luck during finals.
Flave a great summer vacation and be sure to pick up The Hurricane when you come back or check out the Flurricane Online page for updates during the summer.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI • CORAL GABLES, FLA.
VOLUME 74, NUMBER ^
WIVERSITY OF MUM!
Four years after Andrew, ‘Hurricane’ Wm graduates
LIBRARY M
Seniors Will Sions and Ben Sell find a perfect alternative to Richter Library alongside Lake Osceola.
Photos by EMILY KEHE/Photo Editor
Seniors celebrate end with food, fun
Class of 1996 endured Andrew and rainy picnic
By MARK PEIKIN
Assistant News Editor
Swept in by Hurricane Andrew, dw University of Miami Class of 1996 renj#nisced with President Edwart^TI Foote II during a rainy senior piclnic Wednesday.
“Everybody that catne in mf graduating clas came m with at least one thing in common HtirrieaW Ae*tw.'' said Jill Bazeil.
"They became a Hurricane through a hurricane,' said Dr. William Butler, Vice-lresident of Studem
"Everybody felt a common bond. We were all ii
this together."
In the past four years, the j»lduating«Ats^has seen
the University grow around them. And (hey hav< grown with it.
They had the opportunity to play a game of rac-quetball at the George A Smathers Student Wellne Center, and to bite into a burrito at the new Ibis F<«-1 Court.
Chad Winthrop, who will nefflrayTng at the University of Florida Dental School in the fall, said
he has had some really great experiences at UM.
“I’m going to miss it a lot,” he said. "I have met a lot of really close friends here.”
Foote’s picnic was an opportunity for seniors to reflect on their four years at UM.
Jose Thomas, senior, said the picnic "was really cool, especially after three glasses of wine.”
"The senior class ended where it began - at President Foote’s picnic," said Senior Heather Warren.
The Class of ‘96 was cursed with two disasters during their four years. The first was Andrew, the second a double homicide.
Foote said that he saw irony in the fact that the murders occurred at the end of the undergraduate experience of the same class that dealt with Hurricane Andrew.
"I don’t think we should try to make any connections, but the students in the senior class, who are now mature adults, are in positions of leadership,” Foote said. "That same group of people four years later [four years after Hurricane Andrew|, has per-
See GRADS • Page 3
Senior Karen Gardner was one of the many Class of 1996 members at President Foote's senior picnic.
DAKA food leaves students hungry
By ALINDA KASSEBAUM
Staff Writer
As the semester ends, many students have expressed increasing dissatisfaction with DAKA. Their gripe: tood has always been at its ultimate low during tinals week.
Rickie Philpot, the chef at the Mahoney/Pearson cule-teria, says these complaints are not true.
"Everything is still fresh and ordered daily during the last week of the semester,” Philpot said. “But the quantities are lower due to lowered guest counts based on the previous year.”
Many students disagree with Philpot.
‘They had stale cereals and nothing left last semester," remembers Japanese exchange student Akane Shimizu. ‘The vegetables also seemed dry and too old to eat. You could tell they were not fresh.”
Many students also cluim to be malnourished during
finals week.
“The food during that last finals week is composed of 90% fat and the cafeteria seems to be supplying us with only one of the four major food groups," resident Leah Stuchel says.
David LeRoy, also a resident, adds that the University tries to compensate for this. But this is not enough.
"The snack packs and donuts they give us during that week cannot compensate for the lack of a well-balanced meal,” he said.
Trevor Kibbey, who attends both the Hecht and Pearson facilities regularly, says he’s had problems with cafeteria food before.
“I have discovered that during this time period, no matter what time I eat, 1 cannot find any comment cards.,” Kibbey said.
Kibbey, who’s had problems with food service before, illustrated how his concerns were ignored.
“When I tried speaking with the managers about the mold I found on my food and dishes, they simply apologized and walked away,” he said. "This is very aggravating and unfair."
The selection also begins to wane during this final week, some students say.
"The selection goes down to simply hamburgers, hot dogs and cold sandwiches,” Shimizu said, “which 1 cannot eat for every meal for an entire week.”
Other students agreed.
"They serve the same food every day, such as black beans and rice, mashed potatoes, and grill food, which is also always the same," said senior Ed Perry. “They could
See DAKA • Page 3
UM teachers recognized
Professors awarded cash prizes and grants by UM
By ALEXIA CAPOTE
Staff Writer
Recently, University of Miami awarded seven teachers the 1996 Excellence in Teaching Award. The award, given by the Office of the Provost and Instructional Advancement Center, is meant to encourage and reward excellence and creativity in undergraduate teaching.
The winners are Hermann Beck, Assistant Professor of History, College of Arts & Sciences; Michael Carlebach, Professor of Photography, School of Communication; Anita Cava, Associate Professor of Business Law, School of Law; David Fisher, Professor of Geology, College of Arts & Sciences; Joanna Lombard, Associate Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture; Harvey Siegel, Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences, and Tsitsi
Wakhisi, Lecturerer, School of Communication.
On receiving the award, Professor Siegel said, “I’m pleased.”
Chris Gajewski, a student who took Professor Siegel’s Philosophy 101 class said, “I had him here my freshman year. He’s like a professor should be. He would make me want to learn more.”
Dr. Anita Cava was very enthusiastic about receiving the award.
“I’m delighted that the University recognizes teachers that truly ejoy the classroom and their students.” she said.
Adam Carlin, a University of Miami MBA program graduate who is now a stockbroker at Smith-Barney, said of Dr. Cava, “Her class was by far the best class I’ve taken.”
Hermann Beck was very happy about his selection. He said, "I’ve
always liked teaching.” Tsisi Wakhisi said she was also very excited about receiving the award. “I am honored,” she said. In addition, Michael Carlebach said he felt “great” about the award.
Diane M. Christophal, Director of the Instructional Advancement Center at University of Miami, said that the winners are truly outstanding faculty who were awarded for their creativity and innovative teaching.
According to Luis Glaser, Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Miami, winners are selected by nomination from department chairs, faculty, alumni and students. All undergraduate full-time faculty are eligible for these awards.
The award consists of a $4,000 cash prize plus $2,000 in an instructional grant.
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