Miami Hurricane, October 28, 1997

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IFC sanctions Lambda Chi

■ Fraternity will remain dry until Fall 1998
By SARAH GUARNACCIA
News Editor
Looking out from inside the Lambda Chi Alpha house, the red ribbons tied around the trees throughout the University and fraternity row promoting alcohol awareness seem to have lost their meaning to the brothers.
Within their house, the choice to drink does not exist any longer.
The brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha lost their right to have alcohol in their tratemity house and at greek social events until MaV 199b. The
sanction came as a result of violations of undtrage drinking at a brotherhood event this semester.
The Interfralemity Council Judicial Board (J-Board) a panel of six grecks. issued a sanction last Wednesday after about two hours of delegation.
’ Hie |J-Board| took appropriate action on the evidence presented.” said Gregory •Singleton associate dean of students. "The chapter was well prepared. They admitted guilt.'
While determining Lambda Chi Alpha's sanction the J-Board considered the fraternity s guilty plea to the violations and a list of possible sanctions proposed by the brothers We wrote pretty severe sanctions for our-
selves. We decided this would be best for the chapter - to admit to oui faults," said a source who asked to remain anonymous.
According to junior Andrew Paul, chief justice of the J -Board. the board used two of the potential sanctions the brothers proposed.
"The judiciary board accepted the sanctions with modification,' Singleton said.
However, the list of potential sanctions, authored and voted on by all 88 brothers, not used in deciding the sanction. The J-Board mandated a
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VANESSA ALVAREZ Layout Editor DRY: The Lambda Chi Alpha house will remain dry until Fall of 1998 '
MIAMI TRAMPLES TEMPLE
■ UM is back in the race for the Big East championship after routing Temple 47-15 Saturday at the Orange Bowl.
UN Day brings students closer
SOUTH PARK STUDY BREAK
■ Catch the latest craze on Comedy Central, South Park' every Wednesday night at the Rathskeller.
ACCENT, page 6 MIAMI LOVE OR HATE
■ Miami: You've got to love it - or do you? Visit the stages of an out-of-state student's love affair with Miami.
OPINION, page 8
news briefs
LOWE ART MUSEUM OPENS NEW EXHIBIT ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART
The Lowe Art Musuem at the University of Miami is hosting "Family Funday" on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The Lowe Art Museum is inviting all families to celebrate an afternoon o* African- Americ an ad and culture. Families will be able to enjoy two special exhibitions The Studio Museum in Harlem: Twenty five years of African-American art and Four Place Collec tion. Among other things to enjoy is the Lowe's permanent collection. Activities for the family include collagemaking workshops, storytime, a treasure hunt, blues music, and facepainting demonstrations. For members the entrance fee is $2. Nonmembers will pay $4 and students enter free with their 'Cane card. For more information on this event contact Stacey Merren, Curator of Education.
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CAMA-LOBO / Photo Editor
ON PARADE: In authentic costumes tudents perform native dances at United Nations Day last Friday. The worldwide event was celebrated at UM with the theme, "In the Spirit of Humanitarians."
■ Patio becomes carnival of cultures
By STEPHANIE NOEL
Hurricane Staff Writer University of Miami students gathered on the University Center Patio Friday to celebrate United Nations Day.
The event, held worldwide in recognition of humanitarian efforts, was especially significant this year due to the deaths of two famous humanitarians. Princess Diana and Mother Theresa.
The celebration of UN Day was sponsored by the Council of International Student Organization* (COISO). The international theme
lot this year's UN Day was ”A World Without Boundaries.” COISO also incorporated its own theme into the festivities: "In the Spirit of Humanitarians."
"United Nations Day is a means to educate the UM community on exactly how diverse the community
t$" said Ona Nenoumen COISO president
The int ’rnati >na tudent organizations served food from their homelands and some also performed tuditional dances like a •salsa routine hy the Latin American Student Association and a step routine by the African Students Union called Gumboot
"Gumhoot was originally per formed hv African miners to relieve stress.' said ASU Vice President Lee Ferguson When I performed it. I felt good because I -was presenting ‘O'retfing that was old, yet also new L M The routine is ancient in “car culture, but if, was brand tcv ‘o UM students who have never witnessed something like this before
UN Day was an oppoitunity for students to show pride in their different cultures
' We wanted to show people how rich out culture is. I here are many
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Students stay silent for peace
Holocaust event tomorrow
LUIS COBAS / Staff Dhotographer SILENT ACCORD: Students and families who attended UN Dav reflected on peace.
■ ‘Seven minutes of silence’ dedicated to peace
By LUIS HERNANDEZ
Hurricane Staff Writer On United Nations l)uy. members of the UM community, in conjunction with individuals, groups and organizations around the world .simultaneously joined in seven minutes of silent prayer and meditation to share the spirit of peace on eurth.
Seeking to focus the world's attention on the inlemulional and inter-religious spirit of the United Nations, the observance oiler: people of every country an opportunity to transcend their individual and national identities and join all humanity, even if just for a short time.
Deborah Sampson, the vice president for Promoting Health Awareness Through Education (PHATE) said, "we are doing this
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■ Lang-Stagg survived Pol Pot regime
Bv VICTORIA BALLARD
Assistant News Editor
The University of Miami will host the first Holocaust Awureness Day "A Living Memory Through Education’ tomorrow from 4-8.30 o.m. in the Muhoney/Pearsi i c. feteria featuring Sophal I are <*tagg. a sumvoi of the C • * ** dtan holocaust
The event i being i • dinut-ed by seveial gioup* < i luding Student Government Hillcl, Multicultural	Students
Association and the Department of Student Affairs. The program is part of a ration-
al campaign to increase holocaust uwarene** National sponsors include the Righteous Persons Poundinon and the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center. Inc
"We were approached hy the Holocaust Doc'iimentation and Education Centci and it was a tremendous idea," said Dr. Steven Ullmann, vice provost for Faculty Administration and University Administration. "It's a »-sponsored by nufny groups around campus.”
The University decided to host this event because of the need for awargnes: about the Holocaust, following a series of events a few years ago. In April of 1995, the Hurricane printed an advertisement questioning whether the Holocaust ever occurred.
"We felt that given two years
ago the concern with the Holocaust ad in the Hurricane it would .help healing process ’ said Dr Patricia Whitely vice president for Student Affairs "We felt why not do it on our campus. It's an important issue for students to he educated about in terms of history."
The program has been hosted on many othet campuses across the country.
"It's repealed every couple et years as the student body changes," said Ullmann. "I've heard it's a program where if people come, they will stay. A number of other universities have (kine it before and n had an impact on the student popu lation."
The full program lasts lore and a half hours.
"It involves un award win ning video a presentation hy u
survivor of the Cambodian holocaust tree dinner with survivor: mos tly from he World War II holocaust." said Ullmann It s a program that people have been to it say it impacts voui life forever."
The video presentation is u documentary about the history of the Holocaust.
Whitely said. 'It was shown on olhet campuses and is very powerf ul" ,
The program is funded by the Righteous Persons Foundation, of which Steven Spielberg is the chair. "Your feelings and thought* are really impacted, said Ullmann. "It's an outcropping front Schindler' List"
The program follows the same formal hut has a different
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High attendance at Family Weekend ‘97
■ Largest turnout since 1993
By KRISTINA LEMMON
Hurricane Staff Writer
Six-hundred and eighty-seven family members came from all parts of the country to the University of Miami for Family Weekend, the highest turnout since 1993
Family Weekend takes place annually and offers parents un opportunity to spend time with their sons and daughters, attending various campus events.
However, the main objective of visiting families was to spend quality time with their loved ones. Angelica Gans and
her husband visited from Clearwater. FI.
"Were very pleased to see how our daughter Cristina has jdupted to college life." said Guns.
For some parents, it was the first time they saw their son or daughter's new living environment.
"This is our first time at UM. we wanted to see our son mid visit his home-away-from -home." said Jana Wareeki front Massachusetts. "It's exciting to he a part of all the activities on campus."
Registration for incoming families began at 9 a.nt. on Friday in the International Lounge
A bqsy whedule of events followeu registration including
|.|. CAMA-LOBO / Photo Editor REUNITED: Families registered for the weekend’s activities.
lessor of Religion.
two faculty forums: "How to Publish your Life Story," lea-luring Dr. Evelyn Mayerson. professor of English and "Who Wrote the Bible." featuring Dr Dexter Cullendur associate pro-
Aecording to "Family Weekend's Fascinating Facts," the highest number of participating students live in Mahoney Residential College.