Miami Hurricane, November 07, 1997

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BATTLE IN BLACKSBURG
■ The Hurricanes face off against the Hokies of Virginia Tech University tomorrow at 6 p.m. in Blacksburg.
SPORTS, page 6
Students lack sleep
IJ.GAMA-IOBO / Photo Editor
AFTER HOURS: Like many students. Senior Nikki Frisbie chooses studying over sleeping
■ Sleep deprived students turn to caffeine to stay awake
BY KATIE LANE
Hurricane Staff Writer The sight of weary students walking the paths of campus, clutching steaming cups of coffee as they rush to their nine o'clock classes. has become a common sight.
The problem of lack of sleep is one which plagues many college students at the University of Miami.
In class, especially early in the morning, students can he seen resting their heads on desks, staring blankly off into space, and yawning as teachers stand lecturing in the front of the room.
According to Patty Pyrz, assistant director of the Wellness Center, it is essential that a person gets enough sleep in order to be productive the following day.
"The adequate amount of sleep that most people need is between six and eight hours a night," she said.
Most students report that they usually get about Five hours of sleep a night, which is hardly enough to leave them feeling rested the next day.
There are many excuses that students use to justify why they do not have enough time to get adequate sleep
Some students said that they are unable to fall asleep when they try to and end up lying in bed for hours.
Pyrz said that there are a number of factors that could contribute to this. One possibility would be digestion of food. According to Pyrz. a person should stop eating food at least three hours prior to going to sleep By doing this, a person's meiabolism is slowed down and not as many calories are burned. This is part of the body's natural way of relaxing itself.,
Many students attribute their loss of sleep
Graduates display art at forum
■ Creativity forum will include posters and drawings
By CHRISTY CABRERA
Hurricane Staff Writer On Friday, November 7, University of Miami Graduate students will have the opportunity to display the f ruits of their labor at the Second Annual
Univeisity of Miami Graduate Student Research and Creativity Forum
The Forum, which will be held in the University Center's International Lounge, will feature projects put together by UM graduate students that focus tm each participant's particular area of study.
Graduate advisors selected one student from each department to participate in the Forum. Other students who were not chosen were also allowed to participate, said
Renee Rosen, a staff assistant at the Graduate School who helped organize the event.
"There will be posters, architecture drawings, and multi-media presentations,” said Victoria Varela, a staff-assistant at the Graduate School who helped in the organization of the event.
The Forum will begin at 10 a m. when graduate students will sign in and set up their exhibits The judges will arrive at approximately 11:1S a.in . and Varela said the awards will
be given at 2 p.m. A total of sixty students will be competing in the Forum and displaying their work.
The awards will be given to the first, second and third place winners in each of the following categories:	Physical
Sciences. Natural and Life Sciences. Social Sciences. Communication,	The
Humanities. Architecture, Marine Science, and Engineering, said Rosen. .
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Students play UNO for ‘Relief’
■ UNO marathon organizers say they hope to see more involvement
By KARIN M. MORALES
Hurricane Staff Writer The UNO Marathon started this week in the University Center Lounge as pan of Homecoming festivities, as well as to compete for a free comedy festival on campus.
During Homecoming week, students. faculty, staff and visitors are expected to play UNO between 9 a.m. and 11 a m. at the lounge. They will bnng in donations fix' the homeless of Miami, earn points for certain UM organizations and enhance the school spirit as they join in the Homecoming events
There are several reasons for participating.
“We would hope they are participating to help raise the money," said Jennifer Avidon, chairperson of the Homecoming events.
Also, volunteers of the blood
drive for the American Red Cross, another Homecoming event, have been invited to play UNO while they wait to give or gel blood
‘The last days of the blood drive, people will have to line up fix' an hour," said Craig Robinson of Student Activities. There will probably be nothing fix- them to do ¡than play cards|."
People have always played cards on campus, particularly at the lounge. What makes this event particular is that they are raising money for the Camillus Health Concern of Miami and competing for the come-
dy festival, organized by Comedy Relief. Inc., Avidon said
The University that raises the most money among the nine competing schools in the UNO-thon will win a comedy festival on campus, hosted by movie star Billy Crystal. Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams.
The movie stars host the famous Comic Relief every year to raise money for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council.
The one student who raises the most money for the cause, from any of the schools, will win an all
expenses paid trip to attend the Comedy Relief in Los Angeles in either 1998 or 1999.
“We won't know how much we have raised until the last days," Robinson said. “We could raise $20 or $20,000. We really have no clue right now.”
The Homecoming Committee started announcing the UNO-thon two days before the event with flyers and announcements on WVUM and The Miami Hurricane, Robinson said.
“The turnout has been lower than
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IORGE MIRANDA / Art Director
VETERAN: Senior Read Sawczyng donates blood for the fourth time in his life. He was among the few students who gave blood to the American Red Cross this week at the Homecoming blood drive.
■ Low turnout at blood drive unexpected, Red Cross, organizers
say
By DAMIAN NAJMAN
Associate News Editor Few students have earned the right to wear the “Be nice to me, I gave blood UxJay” sticker during this year’s Homecoming.
"The American Red Cross was disappointed with the poor results of the blood drive planned as a part of Homecoming," said Marcela Melgar. area manager fix' the Red Cross Blood Services, Southern Region.
With just over 300 pints collected by Wednesday evening, Melgar and other Red Cross
volunteers said they had estimated the final result would be between 400 and 500 pints; half of the original expectation.
Melgar said the Red Cross had expected to collect 800 pints of blood from Monday through Thursday.
The expected donations were to represent a two day supply for hospitals in Dade and Broward cixinties, where blood is used not just for injuries, but also necessary for the treatment of cancer patients.
The low turnout endangers the preparations for the holiday season, when donations of blood are usually lower. This forces the Red Cross to get blood from <xher regions of the country.
However, the local Red Cross devoted most of its time this week to the blood drive at UM, said Melgar
Since not all the people who went to the blood drive were ultimately able to donate blood
fix- a variety of health reasons, the Red Cross needed not just 800, but 1000 volunteers to reach the original goal.
“We were told there were 730 people signed up to participate in the blood drive,” said Melgar. By signing up, she said, people are com milling to donate blood and are less likely to forget or just let the opportunity pass by.
Jim Fatzinger, blood drive co-chair for the Homecoming Executive Committee, said that 730 people were listed on the rosters of organizations participating in Homecoming, such as residential colleges, greeks and otht i organizations
However, not all active member of participating organization had committed to donating blood.
The rosters of the residential colleges include only the people who sign up for Homecoming, hut in the case of greeks and other organizations, the rosters list all active mem-
bers, said Nicole Ryals, blood drive co-chair for the Homecoming Executive Committee.
Fatzinger said he believed that the reason for the low
turnout al the blood drive was that fewer organizations are competing in Homecoming this year.
BIcmxI drives have been held during Homecoming and also during Greek Week for 16 years at UM, sometimes exceeding 1000 pints of blood, said Melgar.
“Participation	in
Homecoming is not what it usually is,” said Jennifer Avidon, Homecoming	Executive
Committee chairperson.
Mark Trowbridge, director of student activities, said he is very disappointed with the results of the blood drive.
"We now realize that students
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■	Goldfinger, along with Aquabats and Save Ferris, open Homecoming tonight at 7 pm on the U.C. Patio.
ACCENT, page 6 NO LOVE FOR UNNIC0?
■	They empty your trash.
They mop your vomit. But, do we even give them a second glance?
OPINION, page 10
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VOLUNTEERS TO BE		
REWARDED FOR SERVICE
The Florida Office of Collegiate Volunteerism (FOCV) is looking for outstanding student volunteers to receive the 1998 Excellence in Serve Award. Excellence In Service (ElS) is an annual award presented to three dedicated Florida college student leaders who make outstanding and innovative contributions through service efforts in their communities.
Students must be nominated by a University faculty or staff, or a community agency supervisor who is familiar with the student's volunteer efforts.
The students selected for the ElS award not only exemplify the true meaning of service, but they set the standard for others. As an acknowledgement for their efforts, the selected students receive a $1,000 award and a certificate of appreciation during a special ceremony.
To request a nomination packet, contact the Florida Office of Collegiate Volunteerism at (830) 922-2922, or contact Volunteer Services at 284-4483. Nomination packets must be postmarked no later than January 31, 1998.
today's weather
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 80s.
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in this issue
Blood drive falls short