Miami Hurricane, April 02, 1996

              TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1996
SUMMIT TO ADDRESS RACE RELATIONS
The Yellow Rose Society, in conjunction with the Multicultural Programming Committee, will be holding a Race Relations Summit at 7 p.m. today in the Mahoney/Pearson Classrooms.
The Summit will provide a forum for students to express their experiences and views about the racial climate on campus. All are invited.
For more information, contact Monica Sanders at 663-6951.
LOGISTICS CAREER DAY
The Ziff Graduate Placement Center and the Council of Logistics Management will be holding the first Logistics Career Day event from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the School of Business Reading Room.
Students from all schools will have the opportunity to discuss careers in logistics, transportation, and international business with firms such as Exxon, Ryder, Cordis, Quaker Oats, Levi Strauss, the Port of Miami and others.
Logistics encompasses marketing, economics, operations research, information systems, engineering, and transportation management. Students are encouraged to dress professionally and bring ten or more resumes.
For more information, contact the Ziff Graduate Placement Center at 284-6905.
SPORTS CAREER FORUM HIGHLIGHTS INDUSTRY
The first annual Sports Career Forum will be held at 7 p.m. April 8 in the Smathers Student Wellness Center Classrooms I and 2. Interested students from all majors are invited to attend. Opportunities exist in management, marketing, public relations, finance, merchandising. retailing, journalism and more.
Organizations include Joe Robbie Stadium. Florida Marlins, NFL Youth Training Camps, Adcraft Sports Marketing, Florida Sports Magazine. Skate 2000 and more.
The event is being presented by Toppel Career Planning and Placement Center, Campus Sports and Recreation, and the Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences. For more information, stop by the Toppel Center or call 284-5451.
STUDY ABROAD
“International Business" in Salamanca, Spain is open to all majors. Students will engage in the study of international business in Spain. The second summer session will take place from June 26 to July 31, and will be taught on location by Dr. Donald R. Hudson of the Management department. The $300 deposit is due April 19.
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VOLUME 73, NUMBER
‘Earth Alert’ promotes recycling
By ALASTAIR HEBARD and KEITH PEARSON
Of the Staff
Environmental consciousness is becoming an important part of students’ lives. The issues that face this generation are serious, and many fail to see the direct consequences erf humanity's uncontested expansion.
Humans currently exploit many resources, and the importance of conserving and managing these resource* is becoming increasingly evident. Non-biodegradable materials are a part of our daily life. It is necessary to use these materials in areas like medical research and development. As a result, pressures have been exerted on our natural resource Supply.
One way to lessen this environmental strain is through recycling, which is efficient and cost-effective. For these programs to truly benefit the relationship between race and environment, they must be understood and practiced by everyone.
Here at the University of Miami, the recycling program is not operating to its fullest capabilities. Many changes have been made to make the program more effective on campus. Presently, the recycling that does take place includes mostly office paper.
According to Alan Weber, associate director for contract administration, the school recycles fifty-thousand pounds of colored and white paper every month. While the cafeterias recycle corrugated cardboard, only one recycles foodstuffs.
Weber has rated the success of the recycling ip Mahoney Pearson and Hecht-Stanford as a mediocre “C.” He explained that dormitory recycling is at minimal levels in Eaton, but accessibility and awareness must be increased at all the residential colleges.
UM offices are also affected. The fifty-thousand pounds of
paper recycled per month can be improved, added Weber.
If containers were more effectively located, like the large containers located in immediate photocopying areas, the total amount of recycled paper would increase dramatically. UM recycling is most ineffective with aluminum cans, green and brown glass and plastics.
The Rathskeller is the only place on campus that recycles its glasa. All other glass throughout the campus is discarded.
According to members of Earth Alert, aluminum can recycling should be promoted in all the dorms by residence coordinators, as Well as around campus.
The recycling of aluminum should not be a very difficult task to accomplish on a college campus, according to Mindy Nelson of the Environmental Science department. She believes it all comes down to a matter of education.
“I am confident that if recycling is convenient and people are educated about it, they will recycle," she said.
With recycling cans appropriately located around campus, the recycling of aluminum is a feasible goal. With the proper promotion and student awareness, receptacle contamination can also be eliminated.
Recyclables are sold to recycling companies, which eliminates the question of cost effectiveness, especially in the case of aluminum can*.
In a recent interview. University President Edward T. Foote H stated his support for recycling on campus.
“I believe very much in recycling, and we have a good deal more work to do.” he said. Although the University should take a community leadership role on the issue, nothing is stopping the students from taking action. Earth Alert will launch its “Mission: Recycle" the week of April 8.
Photos by ALASTAIR HEBARD/Staff Photographer Illustration by SHANNON THIER
(above) Sophomore Keith Pearson helps clean up a beach in the Florida Keys as part of Earth Alert activities.
(left) Environmental awareness signs for tourists visiting the beaches warn of the depletion of the earth's natural resources.
RECYCLING HIGHLIGHTS
•	PAPER: UM offices recycle about 50,000 pounds of white paper per month, which is approximately 50% of the paper they use.
•	ALUMINUM: There is no official aluminum can recycling on the campus.
•GLASS: The Rathskeller is the only source of glass recycling on campus.
•FOOD STUFFS: The food court stopped its recycling program earlier this year.
•	YEARLY AMOUNT: Ev ry year 10 tons of glass, 20 tons of cardboard and 15-18 tons of newspaper are recycled on this campus.
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Teachers value student reports
Students’ requests an important part of process
By EMILY FRIEDMAN
Staff Writer
How important are the teacher evaluation forms that students fill out at the end of each semester?
Every student has the opportunity to fill out a standardized questionnaire and a comment sheet for each professor. These questionnaires and comment sheets are very important to professors.
“For the most part, the departments use the teacher evaluation forms to make decisions on tenure and salary increases for the coming semester," said Student Government
President Monica Aquino.
Professors use the evaluations to see how students like their classes.
“I take the time to read the evaluations," said Journalism professor Michael Salwen. "Especially if you see a theme, it is something to look at closely.”
Students fill out the evaluations, although some do not always write in their own comments, which is what professors finds most useful.
“I fill out the Scantron part accurately, but the other questions I usually don’t,” said junior Diana Landrian.
Students do not always know that the professor is going to read the written comments, so they only write them for certain teachers.
“If I like the teacher, I write the comments,” said sophomore Diana Hernandez. "I think the good teachers go back and read them."
Some students fill out the forms for every professor they have because they want the professors to know what students think of their classroom performances.
“The student perspective is too often overlooked in most educational systems,” said junior Jay Dorfman. "I hope the professors look at them because it is the only chance for students to tell professors whether or not how they are teaching is valuable to the students.”
Professors understand that the evaluations reflect student feelings toward their classes.
"I take them very seriously and go over them in great detail," said Cecil Criss, professor of Chemistry. "I get upset with myself if the evaluations are not good."
‘Canes Film Festival shows student movies
By MARK PEIKIN
Staff Writer
Food, friends and films, Sound like fun?
UM students are looking forward to the semi-annual 'Canes Film Festival to be held in the Cosford Cinema on April 25 from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Following a buffet, between 15 and 20 student films and videos will be shown to an expected full-house theater. Films and videos range in length from one to 15 minutes.
Admission is free for UM students, but Cosford’s 240 seats will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Bryan Klinger, a freshman majoring in Video Film, is one of the students who plans to attend the event.
"It’s a wonderful opportunity for UM students to have their work shown because there are very few venues in this area to display their work,” Klinger said.
The University of Miami Film Association is currently screening student films to decide which best represent the talent of the film school.
"People make films to be shown,” said UMFA President Ed Townsend. "The festival gives films their proper value by showing them in Cosford Cinema, for the whole University to see.”
Event Chairman Ari Pitchenik agrees that the purpose of the festival is to highlight student films by showing them to a real theatrical audience.
"Without the festival, there would be no outlet for (students’ ] work," he said.
EMILY KEHE/Photo Editor
Delta Gamma sisters perform their organized cheer on the patio Thursday night as a part of Greek Week. They placed second in the cheer competition and first in the overall competition.
Greeks celebrate with fun, community service
By BRYAN DOLGIN
Staff Writer
Delta Gamma and Lambda Chi Alpha are the 1996 Greek Week champions at the University of Miami.
The dynasty continues for the sisters of Delta Gamma. They have won Greek Week five out of the last six years.
“It is meant to be ours,” said Ilida Alvarez, president of DG. "We went in to have fun, hut to compete...this is what greek life is all about.”
Lambda Chi Alpha edged Pi Kappa Alpha by 4.3 points to win its second consecutive Greek Week. Last year, Lambda Chi won for the first time in its chapter’s history here at UM.
"This was a huge test for us," said Rob Strachan, president of Lambda Chi. “People say probation brings your chapter down, and now we are champs again. It’s unbelievable.”
Eight out of the 11 fraternities and all six sororities participated in the week's activities.
Rounding out the top three in the fraternities, PIKE finished second and Sigma Alpha Mu landed third place.
Sorority Zeta Tau Alpha placed second, followed by Delta Phi Epsilon in third.
Greek Week is about more than just the competition between the individual organizations. Charities benefited from this week.
Greeks raised money, collected canned goods and coordinated a blood drive.
"We made [Greek Week] a lot more philanthropic, which is one of our long term goals for Greek Week, and it was a week that was fun and productive,” said Shira Citron, Greek Week co-chairperson.
The blood drive was held at the beginning
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