Miami Hurricane, February 18, 1997

              WOMEN'S TENNIS WINS
■ The Canes' women's tennis team won two of three matches this weekend, while the men's team drop two at home.
SPORTS, page 4
REVIEWS REVIEWS REVIEWS
■ Find out what our critics think of two new films and Robert Goulet in The Man of La Mancha.
ACCENT, page 6 NO REPRESENTATION?
■ Charged with the duty of equitably distributing the Student Activities Fee, does SAFAC truly represent the undergraduate student oody?
OPINION, page 8
news briefs
CORNEL WEST TO SPEAK AT UM'S GUSMAN HALL
Cornel West, professor of philosophy and Afro-American studies at Harvard University, will speak to University of Miami students, faculty and staff at the Gusman Concert Hall on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. West will be speaking about his best-selling book, Race Matters as part of Black Awareness Month.
The lecture is being presented by the UM Division of Student Affairs, UM student groups and other campus departments. For more information, call Mark Trowbridge at 284-5646.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING HONORS ALUMNUS
The UM College of Engineering elected Dade County Manager Armando Vidal its distinguished alumnus of 1997. Vidal will receive the honor at the Annual Engineer's Week luncheon on Wednesday at the Biltmore Hotel. Vidal graduated from UM in 1971 with a bachelor's in civil engineering.
NAFTA SYMPOSIUM
The North-South Center will host a three day symposium on NAFTA and its political and legal considerations on Feb. 26-28. The event is open to the public.
SOME RAIN TODAY
Today will be variably cloudy and windy with a chance of showers throughout the day. Expect highs in the mid to upper 70s, with winds out of the east at 20 m.p.h. Chance of rain will remain at 30 percent.
- National Weather Service
By KELLY RUANE
News Editor
Graphic campaigning for the 1997 Student Government elections began Monday at 12:01 a.m.
SG presidential candidates consider this to be the starting point for the race to the presidency.
Senior John Bothwell, running as an independent for president. said the beginning of graphic campaigning is the beginning of the candidates' commitment to run for office.
"This is when it really begins,” Bothwell said. ‘‘[When you’re] filling out the application and all [the work] before this, [you are] thinking about what yftu want to have happen. Graphic campaigning is when you commit yourself to the University.”
Junior Jonathan Brill, running on the “It’s All Up to U” ticket, said his ticket’s commitment to run for the executive board positions started as soon as they filed for candidacy.
“We’ve all been committed since we filed and that was when we became a cohesive group," Brill said. Brill said graphic campaigning is one of the more important aspects of the campaign.
“You have to get your name out and the platform out and
your ideas,” Brill said.
The UM Elections Commission establishes guidelines for graphic campaigning. Bothwell said signs and other campaign paraphernalia must be kept in good taste and displayed in such places where they will not disnipt the landscape of the campus.
“The guidelines don’t really say what you can and can’t put up but really where you can’t put things up to mess up the University," Bothwell said. "The Elections Commission tries to keep us in good taste.”
Bothwell gave an example.
See SG RACE • Page 2
EMIIY REID KEHE / Co-Art Editor CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF: Sophomore |im Fatzinger(left) is running with sophomore Tracy Wulf (right.)
THE RACE BEGINS:)unior Jonathan Brill is running on the "It's All up to U" ticket for SG president.
The Race is On!
SG presidential candidates begin campaigns
Students commemorate ‘A Week for Life’
■ Activities designed to celebrate lives, remember deaths
By MARGARITA MARTIN-HIDALGO
Hurricane Staff Writer
The University of Miami is celebrating "A Week for Life” this week to remember those ,/no are living with or have died from AIDS.
The week, which began Sunday with the conclusion of the quilt-making workshop series, continues today with the exhibition of ‘‘Project Face to Face” (a new addition to the program) at Hillel; the “Visual AIDS“ art exhibit at the George A. Smathers Wellness
Center; the display of the campus AIDS memorial quilts; and two interactive discussions entitled, “Ethics and AIDS“ and "Creative Sex.”
This is the last year in which the campus AIDS memorial quilt panels will be displayed all together. Some panels will be sent to the National Names Project.
Kenneth Goodman, director of the Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy at the UM School of Medicine, will hold and interactive panel today to deal with issues of ethics regarding HIV/AIDS.
"The panel [‘Ethics and AIDS’] will be an interactive discussion focusing on issues such as bias, discrimination and the access of healthcare for people living with AIDS,”
Goodman said.
He said he hopes student become more aware and conscientious of the ethical issues concerning HIV/AIDS.
“We have people living longer today," he said. "Ethically, we need to keep our guard.”
"Creative Sex," with sexologist Marylin Volker, will be the second of the two discussion panels held tonight at the UC.
“It will focus on healthy sexual behavior, on who made the rules about sex, encourage everyone to use their head, to choose with your heart and values, and always to be safe physically, emotionally and sexually,” said Volker.
She added that “encouraging sex” does not mean that everyone has to have sex and that
sex does not always mean intercourse
“The panel will also discuss the alternatives people have to having sex," she said.
“Ethics and AIDS" will be held today at the UC Flamingo Ballroom at 4 p.m. and “Creative Sex" will be at the International Lounge at 6 p.m.
Tomorrow’s activities include the "Safer Sex Carnival" and the “Information Fair," both at the UC Patio.
"The games [at the carnival] are intended to help people become more comfortable with the issues they need to deal with in order to behave responsibly,” said Gisela Muñoz,
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Funday celebrates 16 years of friendship
■ 300 special citizens join UM students for activities, food
By DANA CAIRO
Hurricane Staff Writer Funday celebrated its 16th anniversary Sunday, drawing over 300 special citizens from the Dade County area.
University student buddies checked in at 11 a.m. and were assigned to groups of 30 individuals, each headed by four or five group leaders. Special citizens arrived at noon.
Group leaders, all members of the Funday Executive Committee, did not have buddies but instead oversaw each buddy pair of their group.
Group leaders wore green T-shirts to dis-
tinguish themselves from the buddies in white, to ensure thut if buddies needed assistance group leaders would be easy to find.
There were six groups in total, each characterized by a color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. When special citizens arrived, each of the the buddies was assigned a color group and wore colored name tags.
Once all the buddies arrived, the opening ceremonies began. William R. Butler, vice president for Student Affairs; University president Edward T. Foote II; Mickey Rubenstein, director of the Volunteer Services Center; Jason Lane, chairperson of the Funday Executive Committee; and UM’s buddy, Bobby Baskin, all gave speeches.
Butler was presented with a plaque by Lane recognizing his outstanding service.
After opening ceremonies, the groups began their scheduled events. Each group began with a different event. Each event last-
ing 25 minutes. For example, the blue group started off with a storytime reading of Johnny Appleseed.
Groups also attended the Mystery Theater at the University Rathskeller. Buddies provided popcorn and water while groups watched Aladdin.
Another activity included was music therapy in the International Lounge in the UC. Everybody was given a musical instrument ranging from tambourines to drums. Each group of instruments was given a designated area to come in during a reading of The Three Little Pigs.
Outside the Rock, UM cheerleaders performed and the buddies danced. Field events included a dunk machine.
Buddies were awarded prizes for participation in games and treated to flavored sno-cones to fight against the heat.
The final event of the day was a barbecue on the UC Patio where all of the color groups united to eat hamburgers and hot dogs.
"It turned out really great," said sophomore Chris Alabiad. "It will be a day to remember for at least the rest of the year. It is definitely something I want to get involved with again."
Funday provides a different experience for the special citizens, as well as UM students.
"I think it was something unique that not every day college students experience," said junior Triha Ali. "Everyone should be able to experience this."
Everyone who participated seemed to have had a great time and most people said they would be back next year.
Whether or not they had a buddy, students felt they received something positive out of the day.
Sophomore Steve Wilson said he was disappointed that he did not have a buddy, but he enjoyed himself.
"I didn't like the fact that I didn't have a buddy because 1 had been looking forward to this, but l thought it was very productive," Wilson said.
"Each person is completely different," said sophomore Jennifer Sheridan. "Last year, my buddy was talkative. This year was the oppo-
site, but you can tell when they are happy. I would definitely do it again.”
Students said they learned from being a part of Funday.
"You get fed up with college life, then this makes you realize what is around you," Ali said. "1 think has made me more tolerable of
others."
The Funday Executive Committee was commended for its planning and organization.
Junior J.C. Del Valle, Funday Executive Committee member, said, "Funday is an incredible experience. It is wonderful wh£n you see individuals that care enough to give up this time to help people that need it."
Del Valle said it is important for students to learn about other people.
"We're always angry with what we don't have, whether it is material things or personal satisfaction," Del Valle said.-
"When you see people that don't have much you understand what life is all about.'' Funday lived up to its expectations,” said Del Valle.
“People came out happy with a change of
heart.”
Photos by F. HUNTER CAREY / Photo Editor
FUN AND GAMES: (above) At the arts and crafts section at Funday, buddy loaquim receives a hat while sophomore )oe Cuomo (right) and buddy Michael make hats. (Far Right) Buddy Arthur dunks the ball at the basketball game by the Rock.