Miami Hurricane, March 21, 1997

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FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1997
MIAMI DEFEATS LIBERTY
■ The Hurricanes improved their record to 18-10 with a home victory of the Liberty Flames Wednesday evening.
SPORTS, page 4
OSCAR PREVIEW
■	Who are the contenders for this year's Oscars? Read a thorough preview and participate in The Hurricane’s Oscar Contest.
ACCENT, pages 8 & 9 GIVE ME A (SPRING) BREAK
■	After one crazy week in paradise, read one spring breaker's take on this entire annual ritual.
OPINION, page 10
PHOTOGRAPHER INJURED OVER SPRING BREAK
Alton Stewart, freshman and a photographer for The Miami Hurricane was injured on Friday, March 7, in a car accident en route to Tampa from UM. Stewart suffered head injuries when the car he was riding in flipped over several times. His roommate, freshman Sean Klonaris, broke both arms. Both students have taken a leave of absence until next semester.
Senate elects speaker
■ Junior Shannon Neville chosen Wednesday
By KELLY RUANE
News Editor
Junior Shannon Neville was elected Speaker of the University of Miami Student Government Senate at the Senate meeting Wednesday afternoon. Junior Tracy Wulf was elected speaker pro tempore.
Neville ran for speaker against Sophomore Senator Jim Fatzinger, Sophomore Senator Reece Hoverkamp and Apartment Area Senator Michelle Licata. Wulf ran unopposed.
Neville, who is an Arts and Sciences senator and chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, said her main priority, a plan for a 24-hour library, has been accepted by the University administration and will begin next week.
Neville said she wanted to combat student apathy, "one of the worst
problems [on campus]."
Neville said she believes students do not take SG seriously, and that SG needs to become more visible to the student body.
"The majority of students on campus think SG is a figurehead for the administration," Neville said. "If we're able to get more together we'll be more visible and they'll come to us."
Neville said she is willing to give her time and effort "to achieve all the goals we set for ourselves."
According to Senate procedure, every candidate gave a short speech before the Senate voted.
Fatzinger was first, comparing the SG presidential and speaker elections to the movie Top Gun.
"When it was all over, who was the actual winner. Maverick [Tom Cruise] or Ice Man [Val Kilmer]?” Fatzinger said. "Last week there was a winner and a loser [in the presidential election], but it was black and white. There are no winners or losers here. We're all on the same side."
Hoverkamp used his time to talk about what he felt was wrong with the Senate.
"We are a student government
composed of students but we don't really reach out to students," Hoverkamp said "We come in here on Wednesdays and do our little things. You never see us. We need to really make ourselves known instead of coming in."
Hoverkamp said some senators use SG Senate to make themselves look good on their rgsum^s.
Hoverkamp said senators also need to stop taking themselves so seriously.
"A lot of times I think we're out for our own gain. We have to stop and think of ourselves as students because that's what we are," Hoverkamp said.
Hoverkamp said students do not take SG seriously because SG never works on anything new.
Hoverkamp said SG senators work on projects that have been around since before they began at UM, but never propose anything new.
Junior Michelle Licata, the next to speak, said the Senate does not have enough unity.
Licata, the Apartment Area senator, proposed solutions, such as a Senate happy hour for senators to relax together.
Licata said she would also like to see a function to bring together all branches of SG.
Licata also said she wanted to institute a "Big Brothers/Big Sisters" program in the Senate for old senators to aid new senators.
"It's just to help each other out."
After candidates gave their speeches, senators discussed the pros and cons for each candidate. When this was over, Neville was elected.
Junior Mike Belasco, recently elected vice president of SG, said Neville is an excellent choice for speaker of the Senate.
"She's hard-working," Belasco said. "Anyone in the past year knows she's done a lot of work and she's a perfect person for this position."
Speaker Pro Tempore Laurie Martin said she thought Neville was a very hard-working student who diligently gets her work done within the Academic Affairs Committee.
Junior John Bothwell. who ran for SG president as a self-proclaimed "joke" candidate, said "she really scared me because she sounded too much like a politician."
Student a finalist for award
■ Junior Tim Morrison up for ‘College Student of the Year’
By KELLY RUANE
News Editor
University of Miami junior Tim Morrison, who is involved with various campus organizations, has been named a finalist in the Florida College Student of the Year Award scholarship competition sponsored by Florida Leader magazine.
Morrison applied for the $1,000 scholarship earlier in the year. The winner will be announced Apr. 11 in Tallahassee.
“It’s a long application; you have to do a complete an extensive risumd including everything you did with your involvement and what you got out of it,” Morrison said. "There's also an essay and letters of recommendation. You have to provide references and proof that you support yourself through college.”
Morrison said he saw the advertisements for the scholarship in Florida Leader magazine and in the UM Miami Commitment Project newsletter.
Morrison is involved with several organizations on campus.
He is the president of both AWARE and Amnesty International.
Morrison is also the chairperson for the Center of Empowerment and is on the Week for Life Executive Committee.
Last year he served as a School of Music senator and was the director of communication and vice chair for the peer education consortium.
Morrison said he did not know- his involvement would lead to scholarship competitions and other awards.
”1 didn’t know there were scholarships available but the organizations 1 got involved with my freshman year," Morrison said. ”1 was just able to network and it led to other positions with other organizations.”
Morrison said his involvement has been “a really enjoyable experience.”
Morrison said he makes time for other activities.
“I do sleep a little,” Morrison said.
“I guess [it takes] good planning the time, making use of those hours when you don’t have things to do.”
Lobo shares her life story
■ Former college hoops star to play in new women’s league
By MICHELLE YEE
Sports Editor
At 23, Rebecca Lobo has had extraordinary accomplishments as an athlete and is a down-to-earth young woman, as well.
As a college basketball player, Lobo never dreamed that one day she would play professionally in the United States. Lobo’s wish will be realized in June when she will play in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Lobo, along with Texas Tech star Sheryl Swoopes, are the first members of the WNBA. Both have signed undisclosed contracts.
“1 never thought I would play professionally here. I dreamed of going overseas because there was nothing here in the United States,” said Lobo.'The men are making millions of dollars, but there was nothing for women.”
The 6’4” center began her basket-
ball career at the age of four at her home in Southwick, Mass., where Lobo first learned to dribble.
The first team Lobo played on was a boys’ team because there were no girls’ teams in the community. Lobo’s mother, who also played basketball. insisted the boys’ team allow her to play because there were no other options available.
“When I got to junior high, I knew it was something I wanted to do,” said Lobo.
At Southwick Tolland Regional High School, Lobo finished as Massachusetts' all-time leading scorer with 2,710 points (29.8 ppg) and was named player of the year.
Lobo chose to attend the University of Connecticut, where her career flourished as a Huskie.
"I fell in love with the school and with what they had to offer," Lobo said.
During her four years at UConn. the team compiled a 106-25 record, made four NCAA Tournament appearances and won two Big East Conference championships.
See LOBO • Page 4
F. HUNTER CAREY / Photo Editor BIG DREAMS: Rebecca Lobo, member of the 1996 Olympic women's basketball team, visited UM Monday night.
Panel discusses ethics in legal issues
PSYCHOLOGY ADVISING BEGINS MONDAY
Registration for classes for the fall and summer 1997 semesters will begin Monday, April 7. Sign-up sheets will be posted on the Psychology Advising Office bulletin board outside Merrick 213 on Monday. Advising will take place from March 31 to April 11.
IRON ARROW LEADERSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARD TO BE GIVEN MAY 8
The ninth annual Iron Arrow Sophomore Leadership and Scholarship Award will be given at the Honors Day Convocation on May 8. The purpose of the award is to recognize an emerging leader who demonstrates leadership, scholarship and service to the University. The award is given annually to a sophomore with a grade point average of 3.0. Students may apply for this award and be nominated by other students, faculty, administration and other members of the University community. The award is a $1,000 scholarship.
Forms may be obtained from Gayle Sheeder in the Dean of Students Office, building 21 -H. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 28 in the Dean of Students Office.
|.|. GAMA-LOBO / Hurricane Photographer LEGAL ISSUES: Abraham Laeser was one of the panelists at the Crisis in the Legal Profession discussion Monday night.
■ Today’s lawyers care more about money than jobs, prominent local panelists say
By M. DENISE GOLDEN
Hurricane Staff Writer
The University of Miami Law School hosted a panel discussion called “Crisis in the Legal Profession” for the Town Meeting on Professionalism and Ethics on Monday at Gusman Hall.
The Law School’s Office of Media Relations said the forum was sponsored by the University of Miami School of Law, the School’s Center for Ethics and Public Service, the Student Bar Association and the Young Lawyers Section of the Dade County Bar Association.
The forum was developed to help young lawyers, law students and people in the community better understand the crisis at hand concerning the threat to professionalism and ethics in today's legal practice thereby conveying that lawyers and judges are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
The panel discussion, which was moderated by Edward Wasserman, editor-in-chief of the Daily Business
Review, consisted of seven jurists from different facets of the legal profession.
These panelists gave their opinions on ethical issues in the legal arena.
During the symposium, the panelists discussed and commented on several issues of ethics concerning the legal profession such as overbilling, the practicality of ethics education, client interest versus lawyer interest, lawyer integrity, and the role of law	in
American society.
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response to Wasserman's comment on overbilling.
Justice Harry Lee Anstead of the Florida Supreme Court said the ‘‘legal profession is becoming a business,” and that what makes an “honest tradesman" in the law need to be explored.
Deitra Shaw, a member of the Young Lawyers Section of the Dade County Bar Association, said lawyers are concentrating on winning and making money, not on doing their jobs correctly. Shaw said professionalism is being replaced by billings.
"The legal profession is becoming a business." HARRY LEE ANSTEAD Justice, Florida Supreme Court
“Professionalism has taken a backseat to billings and overwhelming desire to win,” Shaw said.
Responding to Wasserman’s question concerning the seriousness of ethical depravity in the legal profession, Senior Judge William M. Hoeveler of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida said, “ It was not bad, but bad enough to cause the practice of law suffering.” According to Hoeveler, the legal system is where citizens bring their problems, and it has a responsibility to maintain the public's confidence in its ability to handle dispute resolution.
According to criminal attorney Roy Black, lawyers have an obligation to express “moral outrage.” Black said this obligation is hindered when issues of finance take precedent over issues of integrity.
Not all the panelists had similar outlooks. Judge Rosemary Barken, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said that she was enthusiastic about the future of the legal profession and proud of the integrity and dedication evident in many novice lawyers.
Adam Kebim, a member of the Young Lawyers Section of the Dade County Bar Association, said the discussion was effective "It was effective because the symposium consisted of such a distinguished panel of jurists who had insightful opinions on tough issues in light of their experiences,” Kabim said.