Miami Hurricane, April 10, 1973

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Tuesday, April 10, 1973
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Once Upon A Mattress
Once upon a time there was a mattress floating in dirty old Lake Osceola. UM Vice-President Carl McKenry saw the additional floating pollutant and rushed up to Whitten Union Associate Director Howard Winne-man, who was instructed to get James Grimm, director of housing, to get the mattress out of the lake BEFORE the Hurricane gets a picture of it! Student Government Senator Risa Sugarman overheard the
dastardly anti-free press plotting on the part of McKenry and Winneman and discreetly informed the Hurricane. The subsequent result is the photo you see above. Now, Dr. McKenry, Dr. Grimm and Mr. Winneman, wouldn’t it have been just as easy to remove the mattress (and maybe clean the rest of the lake while you’re at it) and not make j such a big deal about hiding the mattress from the Hurricane and the students. Remember the Watergate incident, gentlemen!
Scales Devises Alternative
SBG Revamp Asked By Senator
Bv PHYLLIS HONIG
Of TM Hurricane Staff
An alternative to the university’s present student government has been devised by a UM student.
John Scales, Student Body Government (SBG) senator for the Eaton Hall-apartment area has set up a proposal which would overcome what he terms the inefficiency and unequal representation of the
present student government.
Scales explained that under the current system, 53 senators can be elected to office.
He said, “Providing all the positions are filled, a black international student, living off-campus can have 25 out of the 53 senators represent him, whereas, a nursing or music major living in Pearson or Mahoney would have
only seven senators representing him.”
Scales pointed out SBG inefficiency when he said that individual senators have no power to help the students they represent. He claimed that any accomplishments must be achieved through a higher echelon.
“SBG cannot and does not either represent or govern the students which put them in office," he said. “My alternative is the most logical and simple.”
Scales calls his alternative proposal the University Council.
“My plan is a city council form of government.” he explained, "designed for the needs of this particular university.
“The most pronounced need is simply representation which goes hand in hand with efficiency.”
In the proposal, the offices of president and treasurer would be retained.
Road-Runners
Design Services || For Commuters
By RANDEE LIPSON
Of the Hurricane Staff
Monday, April 23, 1973, 4:00 p.m. will mark the beginning of the Road-Runners as a chartered organization.
To celebrate, a birthday party complete with door prizes, ice cream and cake is being held in the Student Union. The room will be announced later.
This is your chance to design an organization that will make being a commuter student more pleasant. Ideas are unlimited.
Imagine a place to stay on those nights when school and meetings, and other activities keep you late. Dream of those wonderful extra hours of sleep — and no rush-hour traffic the next morning.
Think of what a large locker could do for you — a place to put an extra change of clothes, extra books, and anything else you can think of. And what of facilities where commuters coulJ bathe and change in privacy and comfort.
A large lounge with a special section for those of us with a few extra hours for sleep and relaxation would be fantastic. Other ideas might include reductions on automobile maintenance and repair.
Ultimately, this provides an opportunity to meet new people, perhaps even someone from your own neighborhood. There is something in Road-Runners for all commuters.
All this can only be accomplished through your participation and effort. Here is a chance to do something for yourself, and the first Monday after vacation is the time to do it. That gives you plenty of time to come up with your own ideas, and 'keep an eye out (4r signs providing additional information.
Next would be the five standing committees which follow:
•	Student Entertainment Committee (SEC).
•	Student Rights and Services Committee — Student ideas would be developed in regard to lectures, bail bonds, Cami Gras, films, and other items not handled by SEC.
•	Campus and Community Affairs — Responsible for residence halls, cafeterias, and student living problems off campus.
•	Fiscal Affairs Committee — Responsible for financial matters concerning
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“From September to March tie (housing administration) reported $32,* 000 in damages in the residence area. Most damage in the dorms is malicious.'*
... James Grimm director of housing
$32,000 Dorm Damage Labeled As Malice
Housing Director James Grimni Explains Some Of The Problems Afflicting Dorms
... budget rut backs have wade proper maintenance difficult
Speech And MCS Combined, New Forward Trend Planned
Grimtn
Reveals
Concern
JOHN B. CUDDIHY
Of Th« Humean« Staff
Money and apathetic students are the housing administration’s main obstacles in giving the students ade-
quate living conditions. Housing Director James Grimm said at Friday's forum.
Grimm stated that due to the $300,000 budget cut of two years ago, the housing office Is no longer able to finance the dorms adequately. The dorms do not have maintenance on weekends as in the past. Along with this, rooms are no longer cleaned by the University.
“From September to March (housing administration) reported $32,000 in damages in the residence area. Most damage in the dorms is malicious,” Grimm said.
The housing administrator told the group at the Rock that this money could have been used for better service in the residence areas.
Guests are allowed to stay with students at no charge up to three days in the residence halls and as long as a week in the apartment area, Grimm said. This does not include vacation periods, because as Grimm said ‘ When 80 per cent of the students are gone this place is really vulnerable. We have a responsibility to the vacationing students. Guests need only register at the front desk to be admitted to the residence halls.”
The housing administration wishes to give students the opportunity to choose the “life style” most appropriate to each individual. The four life style policy was instituted last year.
“We can't appeal to everyone on an individual basis but we are trying to appeal to a total cross-section,” Grimm said.
Grimm said time and again that the students are the main concern of the housing department, though little discussion was given to such questions as the search and seizure policy, why so many people have full access to private rooms, and why the administration can’t control the maintenance crew.
The group at the Rock seemed dissatisifed with Grimm’s defense of the housing department.
Grimm fs looking into living conditions on other campuses across the country in order to acquire new ideas
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By PHYLLIS HONIG
Of Th« Hurricane Staff
The departments of speech and mass communications are currently being combined to create a single department of communications.
Dr. Josephine Johnson, acting chairman of the mass communications department, hopes the merger will bring about “a forward trend.”
“As acting chairman,’’ she explained, “it is under my aegis to take the speech courses and work them into the curriculum of mass communications.
"A stress area in speech will be offered in addition to the present stress areas such as journalism, broadcasting or motion pictures.”
She went on t*> say that the present department of speech will become more oriented towards pathology. Those faculty members concerned with debate, diction, or public speaking will be transfered to mass communications.
Dr. Johnson expressed much displeasure over the present state of the mass communication facilities.
"We are operating out of a Jig stye,” she said. “It is a
disgrace if we must continue working under these circumstances.”
As examples, she referred to the inadaquacy of the air conditioning and restrooms, and the new and old equipment which is rusting.
Dr. Johnson contacted Robert Hively, acting dean of the college of Arts and Sciences, about the situation.
“Dean Hiveiy inspected the mass communication building,” she said, and I am convinced he will do what he can to correct the present state of affairs.
“He has already made it possible to retain Mr. Sandy Mielke, film instructor, and Mr. David Kent, photography instructor, on a full time basis.”
Dr. Johnson is also hoping to have the concrete floor in the L-l building covered, beautify the exterior with a paint job, soundproof the film studio, and provide additional office space.
“The department of mass communications is one of the biggest moneymakers for the University,” she added. “We hope the administration will give us an*equitable distribu-
tion of the money.”
Many of the old mass communication courses have already been revised for the fall semester. The list has been submitted for entry in next year’s bulletin according to Dr. Johnson.
Some of the new courses and revisions are as follows 102 Survey of Broadcasting (in place of 102 Section G, Survey of Broadcasting and Motion Pictures); 103 Survey of Motion Pictures (202 Section G, Mass Media Analysis); 221 Still Photography (221 Section C, Basic Photography) 222 Motion Picture Iechnique (221 Section C, Basic Photography); 351 Mo-
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tion Picture Workshop I (351 Section F, Motion Picture Workshop); 352 Motion Picture Workshop II (431 Section E, Management and Direction, motion picture section); 361 Advanced Performance Workshop (411-12-13, Projects, advanced performance section); 403 Cinematic Literature (202 section D, Mass Media Analysis); 431 Television Direction (431 section PR, Management And Direction, television section); 451 Motion Picture Practi-cum (414-15-16, Projects, film production section); and 461 Broadcast Management (431 section RT, Management and Direction, radio section).
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