Miami Hurricane, April 27, 1973

              After 10 Alonths, Watergate Dam Bursts
By PHYLLIS HONIG
Of Tht Murrlcan» Stall
The dam is beginning to break on the Watergate case and the Nixon Administration’s ten-month effort to cover up the scandal is starting to crumble.
Last week Hurricane reporter floise Chitlik visited the Watergate and reported the case has boosted the business of the Watergate complex. Shops are selling small “bugs" alluding to the Watergate break-in.
But the chronology of the Watergate break-in did not begin as a commercial enterprise.
Last June, the break in at the Democratic National Headquarters in Washington’s Watergate complex revealed illegal wiretapping and burglary designed to give President Nixon an alleged unfair advantage in his re-election campaign.
Seven men were arrested at the break in, and the secret campaign funds used to finance the operation were used to persuade most of them to plead guilty and to keep quiet about any high official involvement.
After they were finally convicted in January, Washington federal judge John J. Sirica pressured them to disclose more information. A Senate committee, headed by Sam J. Ervin Jr. from North Carolina, was also formed to investigate the entire Watergate matter.
The mounting pressure was followed by Nixon's refusal
to allow any of his aides to give testimony to Ervin's committee.
Nixon stuck to his June statement saying, “The White House has no Involvement whatever in this particular incident," and his August statement, “No one in the White House staff, no one in this Administration, presently employed, was involved in this very bizarre incident.’’
The seven-man indictment in January and the brief denials of President Nixon threw the country into suspense and dissatisfaction.
Last week Nixon finally made a three minute statement of a different nature.
He said that members of his statf would be allowed to appear voluntarily before Ervin’s committee if they were asked. They were to testify publicly and under oath.
He also said that he would fire anyone that was convicted and suspended any that were indicted.
Nixon claimed that his speech was “a result of serious charges which came to my attention.”
The charges were outlined in a confidential report which said that Nixon’s former deputy campaign director, Jeb Stuart Magruder had begun to give out names and information.
Magruder said that former Attorney General John Mitchell and Presidential counsel John Wesley Dean III knew of the plan to pay off the seven men to plead guilty and keep quiet, and were also aware of the bugging plans in advance.
Convicted wiretapper James McCord made practically the same statement on April 5, except he accused Magruder along with Mitchell and Dean.
These statements set off an every-man-for-himself policy among the White House staff.
When called to testify before the grand jury, Mitchell said that he had discussed plans to bug Democratic headquarters, however, he declared that he opposed those plans. He said that someone in the White House in a higher position had approved the bugging.
In a recent statement Dean has also passed the buck to the White House. He said, “Some may hope or think that I will become a scapegoat in the Watergate case. Anyone who believes this does not know me, know the true facts nor understand our system of justice.
He predicted that he will not only reveal to the grand jury what he knows, but also that there was a very definite cover-up by White House aides.
Meanwhile, the grand jury is exploring the different uses of the campaign funds.
McCord alleged that the nav-offs to the seven men amounted to about $1,000 a month for each man and were delivered by Mrs. E. Howard Hunt, the wife of one of the arrested men.
He also believes that the money was coming from the
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Faculty Senate
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Alice Cooper Grooves ... see page 7
Student Representation
Special
Are Tourists Selfish?... see page 5
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Festival
By FRAN PETERMAN
Of Th# Hurricane Staff
Flags will be flying on the UM campus next week, but “Old Glory” will be just one of the sixty international banners heralding COI-SO’s annual International Festival.
The opening ceremony of the Council of International Students and Organizations will be held on campus Wednesday, May 2. Student members will parade from the Student Union, around campus and conclude at the Rock as they proudly display their national colors. The exposition will begin at noon and commence officially at 1 p.m. when the Latin American Chairman of Coca Cola, Merton H. Farnsworth will lecture on “Multi-National Corporations.”
COISO, a student organization representing sixty
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Damages Hit $10,000 In Mahoney Hall Fire
By JOHN B. CUDDIHY
Ol Th. Hurrlc.n. Staff
Fire caused $ 1 0,0 00 damage in Mahoney Hall before vacation; gutting one room on the sixth floor. The housing office termed the blaze as the worst in UM history.
The occupants of room 649, Chris Gillen and Brian Gil were away during the fire, but they lost all their possessions left in their room, including clothes, camera equipment, books, notes, and an irreplaceable photography file.
Their suitemate, Randall Hansen, was on hand during the fire and said, “I was sitting in my room, having a party with some friends, when we all heard the windows smashing in the adjoining room. I tried running into the bathroom to see what the problem was but it was filled with smoke. We tried using the fire extinguishers but it was no use, so we all left the premises."
The housing administration said the dormitory was evacuated very quickly and
that no one was hurt. They also said that the Coral Gables Fire Department did an excellent job in containing the fire.
The firemen were able to go through the fire exits to combat the fire while some fought the fire from the windows using ladders. It took approximately 20 minutes to extinguish the flames.
Many of the residents of the sixth floor of Mahoney Hall were relocated to different rooms because of smoke damage. Some students will receive compensation for damages caused by the fire.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined by the Coral Gables Fire Commission but it is suspected that it was caused by a faulty electrical socket.
The housing office warns all students against overloading their sockets. They have sent out a memorandum to all Mahoney-Pearson students listing safety measures and have once again reinforced the regulations concerning electrical appli-
By CHUCK GOMEZ
HvrrlciM Auocl.t* Editor
A proposal which guarantees student representation on important faculty policy-making decisions was passed Tuesday by the Faculty Senate.
Two	undergraduate
students and one graduate student will sit on the Faculty Senate which adopts university academic policy.
They will have full speaking privileges, student Senate Speaker Poeppelman told the Hurricane, but they will not vote on proposals which
ances. Use of restricted appliances will evoke strict disciplinary action.
Debaters
Take 9th Place
On April 18, the UM debate team went to the University of Illinois to participate in the national debate tournament sponsored by Delta Sigma Rho — Tau Kappa Alpha, the largest forensics honorary in the country.
The debate team of Owen Ricker and Charlie McClelland finished ninth in the competition, and Owen Ricker ai d Robert Tanenbaum finished among the top ten individual speakers.
In addition, Robert Tanen-baum was elected vice-president of DSR-TKA and will play an important role in the publication of that society’s journal next year.
According to Wayne Silver, director of debate, the DSR-TKA national tournament represented a tremendous finish for the debate team and a highly encouraging sign for the future, as no one on the team is graduating this year.
come before the Faculty Senate.
One faculty member will also sit on the student senate, Poeppelman said.
The sudden move came after weeks of student senate prodding after students complained they had little
voice on University policy decisions.
It was the Faculty Senate which passed the credit — no credit extension policy. Students now have two weeks to decide whether to take a course to pasgfail.
For the first time in the University’s history, students will be allowed to speak at the monthly faculty meetings
“It’s about time," Poeppelman said. “With the proper representation, students will have an adequate voice on important decisions.”
Students will be chosen by the Faculty Senate with the approval of Dr. Stanford and serve for a one year term.
In addition the Faculty Senate voted to give the student representative on the Academic Planning Committee voting privileges, Poeppelman said.
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Road runners Hold First Meeting At UM
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Discuss Problems
By ILENE ENTIN
Of The Hurricane Staff
A Roadrunner to most is a long angular bird dashing the highways with a “Beep-Beep," but at UM, a Road-runner is a new organization for UM’s commuter students who have been neglected.
The first Roadrunner meet-
Hurricane Eye..........2	!"? w*\ ,h*ld, M°,nda^
Interested students met and
UM Demos...............3	discussed the many problems
Watergate Bugs........4	commuter students face at
Utters To Editor .... 5	tM’
Elections Coming Up .. 6 Cindy Salzman, president
Alice Cooper.......... 7 of Commuter Women
Gerri on “Ust Tango” 8	Students (CWS) expressed
the need for student partici-
Reviews................9	pation in Roadrunner, adding
Henry Seiden..........1«	that if Roadrunner is suc-
„	,	cessful, CWS will disband
Sportsllne.......... * 1	and merge into the co-ed
Intramurals...........12	group.
Under the leadership of Deans Sandler and Mills, Roadrunner attracted some fifty odd students who immediately split into groups to start a positive approach in solving the problems of the commuter student.
The main problem facing the commuter student is the neglect of his needs. UM, to such a student is more of a high school atmosphere where he comes and goes without getting involved in any of the activities resident students partake in.
Roadrunner has begun to tackle these problems. An intramural program is being planned right now for the male commuter students. The women of CWS are already involved in such a pro-
Fischer Burned By Student Senate
By CHUCK GOMEZ
Hurricane tiuciiii Editor
In a rage, student senate parliamentarian Dave Fischer threw his hands up and paced dramatically before student senators, his voice rising uncontrolled.
“I demand to know who voted against me,” he screamed pointing an accusing finger at the 19 student representitlves assembled. “And I want everyone who voted against me to stand up.”
For a moment a hush enveloped the Flamingo Ballroom where minutes before senators had voted not to approve his appointment for student Supreme Court Chief Justice.
And then, as to defy Fischer, those student senators who voted “no” slowly stood
up and stared back at the student whose temper has branded him one of the most controversial figures in UM student politics.
That was one meeting. Fischer was to bring his case before the Senate for a second time Monday. Again rejection came.
And so the student Supreme Court — a body whose function according to students is little known — was without a chief justice to direct its activities.
Sami Burstyn approved Fischer for the job. Before that Richard Potash — a candidate for student body president — held the reigns of the nine-member student group whose job is to interpret the student government constitution.
Potash resigned to run (or the presidency.
Fischer
... rejected
Without a chief justice, however, cases are seldom reviewed. Since Potash’s resignation, no cases have been heard. The Chief Justice's responsibility is to call the meetings where students may bring gripes after
student Senate review.
For Fischer — who earlier in the year stormed out of senate chambers after a senator questioned his parliamentary actions — his temper, senators say, was responsible in part for Monday’s rejection.
Although admired for his workings, senators say, within the senate (Fischer “does all the paper work” Senate Speaker Kevin Poeppelman said), senators voiced opposition to Fischer’s ability to Interpret cases fairly.
“I don’t think someone who had a part in writing the senate constitution should be chief justice,” said Potash at
Monday’s meeting. "I have nothing against Dave personally."
Reliable sources told the Hurricane that Fischer
will once again bring the case for his ratification Monday before the Senate.
“I believe I am qualified for the job,” Fischer said softly to senators Monday after the roll call vote was read in which Fischer failed to get a majority.
Potash told the Hurricane the chief justice position, if not filled at the next senate meeting, will be filled by the president-elect of the student body./
It is a matter of little urgency some senators told the Hurricane. They said the Supreme Court reviews few cases in a year. This year’s supreme court reviewed six cases according to Potash.
Justices are also approved by the senate and serve until they resign or graduate from the university.
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gram and holding second place in the league.
Social events are being planned with such ideas as a Thank God It’s Friday party at the Rathskeller. There’s also a service projects group working on such needed items as lockers for the commuting student on campus. Presently, commuter students use their cars as lockers and if they don’t have cars (which many don’t), they must carry ail their articles throughout the day.
A silent center is also in the works. This center will be in two rooms. The first would be “silent” where students could study undisturbed and the second room would have coffee and doughnuts and be a type of “break” room, where a student could unwind between his studying. A set-up like this would not only be beneficial for the commuter, but also for the on campus student.
Another needed project under discussion is an Over Night Accommodations plan. This project would be running each semester but probably more popular around finals time The rooms for “rent" would he in one of the residence areas and available for commuter students only.
Roadrunner is a new idea and all new ideas need the backing and support of students All commuter students are welcome to join and help design Roadrunner and get Roadrunner running on it’s way.
All you need do is call Mrs. Apple at X5353 and let her know you’re interested in helping yourself and your fellow commuters to a better life on campus.