Miami Hurricane, March 09, 1973

              Special
Care About The Environment! Read Eco-Logic see page 3
Inside
Cream's Last Concert... AFRho Film see page 6
—Humean« nuoto bv SUE ANN MILLER
34% Fail to Sample Fare
By CHUCK GOMEZ
Associala Editor
Student enrollment will f plunge for the second consecutive year, according to Dr, Carl È.B McKenry Jr., UM vice-president for academic affairs.
Forecasting a decline of 600 fulltime undergraduate students and 100 graduate students, McKenry addressed a faculty meeting and outlined reasons for next year’s tuition hike.
The tuition hike calls for increases of $100 per semester for undergraduates and a raise in the graduate hour fee from $84 to $100.
According to a recent financial report, student fees and tuition pay for half of the University's general operating costs, including faculty salaries.
Fees and tuition now amount to $2,633 a year.
The predicted loss of 700 students equals a decrease of $1.5 million. This money must he made up through a tuition hike, Cohen explained, to finance "cost-of-living” faculty raises.
-Hurricane Photo by SUF ANN MILLER
Rat Gets Mixed	,
Prices Termed Too High
llookslortt Manager (»rorjje Mitchell
. . . see/,.« ro/»/«»r( with I M nturlrnli
Bookstore Abets Courtesy
By BOBB HANE
Of The Hurricane Staff
LM's $500,000 Rat which was opened in December, is
running in'o trouble, the subject of this week's poll is the Rat and its problems. Here is what the student body thinks.
Have you ever been to the Rat?
YES	NO
64%	34.5%
A substantial number of students have not been to the Rat. 40% of those under 21 have not patronized the Rat. Several of them had to ask what the Rat was.
Approximately how many times have vou been to the Rat?
Once	13.5%
2 to 5	30%
6 to 9	5.5%
10 and over	15%
Most students have been to the Rat several times out of curiosity but- have discontinued going
"It’s dull,” one coed said.
“Prices are kind of high and I'm always kind of broke,” a student said.
Would you have preferred that the money spent to build the Rat go to something else? YES NO NO COMMENT 44%	48%	10%
Forty-nine per cent of those under 21 would have preferred to see the money go elsewhere. This contrasts with a figure of 33% for those over 21.
Of those who expressed displeasure with the building of the Rat, the majority expressed the belief that the money should have gone to academics, thus departing from the so-called "Sun Tan U” image. Students wanted better teachers and better facilities including the
'Cane Eye ......... Page	2
UM Children ....... Page	2
Newsbriefs ........ Page	2
Eco-Logic ......... Page	3
Resignations ...... Page	3
McAloon ........... Page	4
Amazing-True ...... Page	4
improvement of the undergraduate library.
The next greatest need according to those polled was the building of a gymnasium. A majority of those under 21 wanted an auditorium where concerts could be held.
If you comd legally drink at the Rat would you be
more apt to go there?
YES NO NO COMMENT
60”;,	36",,	4%
A surprisingly lar’e percentage of those under 21 were not affected by t’’e Florida drinking law. This contradicts a statement made by Mr. Joseph Pineda who is the manager of the Rat.
Considering it is a Univer-
By BILL QUINN
Of The Hurricane Staff
More than 700 students, belonging to 10 sororities and 13 fraternities will be participating in the activities of Greek Week.
Greek Week, starting Wednesday, March 14, and running through Sunday, March 18, is an annual series of events, such as a blood drive, athletic events and a semi-formal dance.
Dave Diamond, this year’s chairman, said the idea behind Greek Week is to unify all the Greeks on campus and to expose the Greek system to the rest of the campus.
The activities will start with the blood drive on March 4. The drive will run through March 1ft and will be held in the Flamingo Ballroom of the Student Union. The blood drive is open to all students, and the only restriction is that donors he 18.
The blood from the drive will go to the account of Tim Strohbach, a Miami teenager with hemophilia, who has
Letters 		
Gerri Lynne ..	
Leon Russell ..	
Cream 		
Reviews 		... Page 7
Sports 		
Classifieds		
sity run operation and not a
rubllc business, do you feel the prices of the Rat are fair? YES NO NO COMMENT
28"'	33%	39%
‘The prices could be
cheaper.”
“I would like to eat lunch there ever day, hut I'm not John Paul Getty.”
The majority of those polled expressed dissatisfaction oyej- .the service at the Rat and what is offered in the way of food, drinks, and entertainment.
Some of the other things students wished to see changed a' the rathskeller are: the prices, the I.D. procedure and the allowance of guest was without a charge. As always, UM students
been the recipient of blood from Greek Week, since 1967. Tim uses between 1200 and 1500 pints annually.
The college bowl starts on March 18 and organizations will be awarded points on the amount of correct answers on their entry.
On March 15 there will be a Greek god and goddess contest in the International Lounge of the Student Union
had many interesting ideas and comments on the poll and the Rat in general Here are some of them.
”1 waited 30 minutes one night for lousy service. There is no reason for that."
"The Rat seems l^ke a cheap cafeteria when you go in."
"Why not a poll on foods students would like at the Rat.”
"Get topless go-go dancers."
There seems to he no one problem with the Rat. As a new operation it is only natural for it to face hard times af first. Students are urged to give the Rat one more chance bv letting their complaints be known.
and a scholarship fund weigh-in at the Rock.
Each G r e ek will he weighed and his fraternity or sorority will be charged one penny a pound which will go to the Interfraternity Scholarship Fund. The weigh-in will continue on Friday.
Olympic day will be on Saturday on the intramural field. Greeks will compete in several track events and
Enrollment dropped last year by 900.
His announcement came two weeks after a financial report showing a surplus in UM revenue for the first time in two years.
Because of that report, student senators at a recent Student Body Government (SBG) meeting questioned the need for raising tuitions when surplus dollars are available.
But, Cohen said, the $1.07 million surplus left over from fiscal year 1971-1972, is already earmarked. A reserve fund of $150,000 will be carried over for general operating costs.
From the surplus, $844,156 was contributed by the UM's hospitals and clinics operated out of Jackson Memorial Hospital and the National Children's Cardiac Center.
these funds, earned by the medical staff, can only be used by the medical staff and cannot apply to general operating expenses, Cohen said.
other events, such as chariot rare.
Also on Saturday will be the semi-formal Grecian ball at the Newport Hotel in Miami Beach. The Greek god and goddess will be crowned, and tropies will be presented.
The events will end with a barbecue party behind the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house on San Amaro.
By MARK TARGE
Ol Tht Hurricane SI«H
“The only reason we're here is because of the students,” George Mitchell, UM bookstore manager says.
Mitchell, who took over as bookstore manager six years ago, has preached a philosophy of honesty, and sincerity to the Bookstore’s 50 employees, and they’ve understood that policy.
“Those who didn't like the policy have left," Mitchell said.
Mitchell has instructed his employees not to hassle students in any way; courtesy is the rule.
“We let students come in and sit on the floor and read all the time,” Mitchell said. “We even have some who come in and read an entire Monarch's Notes.”
Mitchell said that it is the employees' job to handle the customer on the floor, and to be completely honest.
“Many do come to my office, usually mad at the prices of text books. But, we just sit down with them and take the time to explain that we have no control over the prices, that we're not the ones ripping them off," he said.
“All prive lists and invoic-are made available upon request, although most
students are satisfied with an explanation,” he said.
Mitchell, who worked in Macy’s before coming to UM said he'd much rather work with the students here than
those al Macy’s.
“Students here will listen if you take the time to explain.”
Recently Mitchell held a two hour training class on the raising prices of paper products. Thus, if any student should ask about the increase, “we can give them an intelligent, honest answer.”
A strong believer in active involvement, Mitchell explained "I believe in being in-voled with students so that they know who I am, and so I know who they are.”
When Students tor a Democratic Society, (SDS), were popular on campus, Mitchell
allowed members to work in
the store.
“We even had the vice president of SDS working here,” he said, “That’s how
open I am.”
When Zero Population firowth was the big campus issue, the entire committee barged in Mitchell’s office one day demanding the Bookstore sell contraceptive jells and condoms.
"I just told them if they’d check downstairs, they’d find whatever contraceptive devices they needed. I'd always carried them.”
Mitchell said that one of the nice things about the operation of the Bookstore is that the administration has -given him a free hand.
"I’m permitted to sell anything I like," he said, "as long as it’s legal.”
Board Of Pubs Holds Elections
Elections for Ibis Editor and Associate Editor are almost
here.
Information concerning the duties and compensations that accompany these positions may be secured in the Ibis office, on the second floor of the Student Union.
Applications may be secured through the Student Publications Business Office in room S-221 of (he Student Onion, or through Senior Publications Advisor George Soulhworth in the l.-l Building
Deadline for filing is March 9.
■ rEKrtnmiGMnwa

........I1'
sHiMwiitiwiw11an»:*
Recreation Week 1973 Features , Exhibitions
By JUDI SULLIVAN Of The Hurricane Staff
From free ice cream to wheel chair basketball to cross country bike racing, UM will once again host the annual Thurston Adams Recreation For Life Week.
Seven days full of activities will begin Monday, March 12, and last through Sunday, March 18.
Recreation For Life '73 will feature various sports, exhibitions, contests and other highlights aimed to introduce students to the several recreational activities available to them throughout a life time.
Opening ceremonies will get under way at 11:30 a m., March 12, with a skydiving exhibition into l ake Osceola. Also featured Monday are Men’s Volleyball Championships on the Intramural Courts. For the women sports fans, the Women’s Intramural Archery and Table Tennis Tournament will take place in the afternoon.
At 7:30 p.m. Jordan Marsh will host a fashion show on the Student Union Patio with this year'i Orange Bowl Queen.
I	:’
On Tuesday, the Hurricane Baseball team will meet FIU and Middle.Tenn. State in afternoon and evening games, at Mark Light Stadium
The former eight time World Champion Table Tennis player, Nori Fujii from Japan will be on hand with table tennis matches and demonstrations in the Student Union lower lounge.
Tuesday's list of events also includes UM Judo and Karate matches and exhibitions. Al 2:00 p.m. the Hurricane Skiers will present a Ski Show on I.ake Osceola.
Dan Dilbelto, the 1972 all around pool player will highlight Wednesday events with a Billiard exhibition in the Student Union lower lounge
Gold Coast Wheel Chair Basketball will invade the patio and this is one event you won't want to miss.
In the Intramural arena you’ll find Women’s Pad-dleball and Softball games and also the Men's All Campus Volleyball.
On Thursday, March 15, UM will break its 123 gallon free for all Ice cream record with the world’s largest ice cream sundae. Some 135-14« gallons of assorted flavor ice cream with toppings, nuts and whip cream will be distributed free on the patio.
For the sports fans on the Varsity Courts the Women's Intercollegiate Tennis team will meet Broward Community College Following that match the Hurricane Tennis team will play the Univ. of Penn.
Tom Gompf, UM’s Olympic diver will be featured in
the Water Show al the Student Union Pool.
Friday night in the Rathskeller, two movies, "Winter Olympics” and “Mood of Surfing” will be shown at 7 and 10 p.m.
Earlier that day, Paula Sperker of Miami, the 1971 Woman Bowler of the Year will present a bowling exhibition.
Winding up the week s recreational activities, a Cross Country Bike Race, open to all students, faculty, staff and employees, will begin al 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 17. T here will he a woman’s and men’s division. Anyone interested in entering the bike race should apply in the Student Activities Office (S224) before Friday, March 16.
Sunday March 18 will bring a close to a week of events with the UM EaCrosse team meeting the U. of Fla., as Hurricane Baseball team meets So. Illinois.
All this plus many more events are scheduled in next week’s recreational festival. Coordinated by UM student Ron Pennella, Recreation For Life 73 is sponsored hv the Student Union and Student Activities, with the help of several Miami merchants and sportsmen. You can pick up a listing of scheduled events in the Student Union, Bookstore, Ratskeller and other spots around campus.
IFC Sponsors ‘Greek Week’
k.