Miami Hurricane, April 09, 1974

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New Hotel’s Fate
Awaits Zoning OK
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President Henry King Stanford Holds Torch
. . . Christie Castellano, Tri-Delta sorority president, burns mortgage
Normal procedure for zoning ordinances in Coral Ga-bles involves two hearings. On the first reading, the Coral Gables Commission restricted use of the residence facility and ordered a traffic aurvey to be conducted. The survey must show Coral Gables that Ponce de Leon Bou-
By EL VIA THOMPSON
Of Tht HurrlCMt Staff
Final arrangements for construction of a multi-million dollar conference center and an adjacent hotel-training facility still hinge on financial arrangements and Coral Gables zoning approvai.
An ordinance requesting a zoning variance for the James L. Knight International Conference Center will be brought up for a second reading today in Coral Gables. The site proposed for the complex is now occupied by a sewage treatment plant.
and does not include any visiting athletic teams.”
McKenry said negotiations are still in progress with banking interests in New York who are considering mortgaging the center. UM has a gift from James L. Knight, Chairman of the Board of The Miami Herald, amounting to $3-million dol-
lars, to begin construction, but the estimated cost of the center is $14-millinn dollars. The bankers will not finance the project until they are sure it will generate enough income to pay for itself.
McKenry said he didn't know when the traffic survey and financing negotiations would be completed.
Construction of the com-
plex would involve the demolition of the sewage treatment plant and the eventual demolition of the art center annex and the apartment building next to it.
McKenry said new facilities would be found for the art department, because "We aren't going to throw anybody out in mid-semester, or anything like that.”
Mortgages Thrown In The Fire Alter Panhellenic Pays Last Debt
By SUSIE O’BRIEN
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Eighteen years ago the Mary B. Merritt Panhellenic Building was dedicated, providing the first permanent housing for the sorority chapters at UM.
Thursday, in a ceremony symbolizing the last payment for the building, each sorority burned their mortgage on the building.
Audrey Finkelstein, the first chairwoman of the Panhellenic Housing Corporation, spoke to the assembled audience, which included alumni of many sororities from ths University.
"This building Is a monument of cooperation.” Finkelstein said as she Outlined the history of the building.
"The fact that we are still going, . . . pays tribute
to the cooperation between the Panhellenic Council and the administration, as well as between the sororities themselves.”
Finkelstein explained how members of each sorority had explored the possibilities of many kinds of housing before deciding on the present building.
Up until that time the sororities had been housed in the wooden frame buildings better known as the shacks.
Dr. Henry King Stanford conducted the mortgage burning ceremony.
.. "I'm glad that the yniversity and the Administration could esiabliah a mutual confidant* society -— each were wining to have faith in the other,” he said before he held the torch for the president of each sorority to light their mortgage.
The mortgage-burning was followed by the annual Panhellenic Workshop and Banquet
University Owes No Back Taxes On Student Activity Fee Revenues
By JOAN FREDERICK
Of Th# Hurricant Staff
Officials investigating the possibility that UM may have to pay back taxes on student activity fee revenues have discovered that the taxes are already being paid.
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Six weeks ago, while probing the feasability and possible tax complications of pay concerts. Student Entertainment Committee Chairman Stan Baum contacted the Florida Department of Revenue and explained which activities were funded by the fee.
‘‘Stan got several calls from the revenue people and they asked him questions he was not qualified to answer. He answered them anyway,” Student Activities Director Howard Winniman said.
Revenue agent George Sweet said the University might be liable for back taxes on the activity fee from the past three years, or approximately $1.5 million could be taxed.
Sweet said he would have to “meet with some responsible person and find out exactly what the situation is.”
He met with UM officials and, after reviewing the situation, discovered UM owes no taxes.
"The entire incident was a mistake. We have been paying taxes on the student activity fee for many years.” Assistant Vice President for Financial Affairs William McLaughlin said.
“I’m sure Baum waa just acting in the best Interest of the students he represents,” McLaughlin said.
Since the Florida legislation was changed five to six years ago, there have been several parts of the fee liable for taxation. These include: football, tennis, baseball and the Ibis yearbook.
The Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee
(SAFAC) budget presently allows for an eight cent tax on publications and a two cent tax on athletics from each fee that is collected.
After the question of back taxes arose, McLaughlin spoke with the Revenue Department and assured them there have been no errors.
"We’re following the law,” McLaughlin said, "there is definitely no problem and no money owed by the University to anyone.”
McLaughlin was also con-
tacted by a Wisconsin paper that specializes in college news, which wanted a follow-up on tha Feb. 26 Hurricane article.
"Some well -meening young man just tried to get the students their money's worth," McLaughlin said, “and the whole thing got out of hand.”
The money for the taxes comes from the student activity fee and is dependent, each semester, on updated information from the Revenue Department.
William McLaughlin
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Frederick Named New Editor Of HSBC's Student's Voice
By ELENA SELEZ
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New editors were chosen last Monday to head the staff of the Student’s Voice, tha Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) newspaper.
Joan Frederick, editor, and Phillis Wallach, associate editor, were selected by a spedai screening committee. Their appointments were then ratified by the Senate.
Ths committee was com-
posed of USBG officers Scott Anderson, president; Phil Medico, vice-president; Steve Silverman, senate speaker; and Henry Somerfeld, treasurer; and Howard Winniman, student activities director.
Anderson said the first editor, Rick Minkin, resigned when he found out he would have to go through the screening committee.
"We asked him to reapply, but ha refused,” Anderson
said. Debbie Shapiro also resigned her position of associate editor.
Neither of the current editors were directly involved with the preparation of the Feb. 20 issue of The Student's Voice, and Frederick said she felt the publication wasn't reaching its full potential.
“It's supposed to be a direct line of communication
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levard will be able to handle traffic generated by activities at the complex.
University officials say tha conference center will be “a two-story building, approximately 53.000 square feet, to house the learning conference center — auditorium, amphitheater, seminar rooms, administrative and supporting audio visual services.
The center will be used mainly for the continuing education of professionals, such as doctors and attorneys, and for academic conferences. Its construction will provide opportunities for student employment in various fields, including communications, since the use of audio visual aides will be paramount.
International Hotels Corporation (IHC) has agreed to be the sponsoring benefactor for the residence facility. It will be built and maintained at their expense, and they donate a percentage of its income to UM.
When the ohange of zoning ordinance was first brought up before the Coral Gables Commission, many local hotel and motel owners objected to the construction of the residence facility, saying UM would be unwanted competition. UM officials say there will be no competition because “there will be no direct solicitation or advertising locally through the media or signs directing local tourists to the facility . . . overflow bookings will be made with priority to the nearest motels-hotels and «specially to those in the Coral Gables area.”
Intercontinental Hotels wants to use the residence hall aa a training facility for their management personnel.
Additionally, UM will establish an academic department of hotel-motel management, hospitality and tourism, using the facility, and there will be employment and internship opportunities there, and at IHC hotels internationally.
Coral Gables, largely at the pressure of local hotel and motel owners, ordered restrictions on the use of the residence facility. Only registered conference members and their families and faculty members in residence will be permitted to stay there.
Dr. Karl McKenry, vice president for Academic Affairs, said “This does not include visiting parents
Look Out For Nuts
In the gutter again? Look at the grins as these people feast on probably
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the biggest mound of calories ever assembled — a giant banana split. To make it neat and easy for many people to enjoy at once, it was made and served in a real rain gutter.
HSBC Presidential Elections: Elect Your Representatives
By LYNNE SCHEWE
<X Tho Hurt icon* Staff
UM students will have a chance to elect their representatives to the Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) in the presidential elections on Thursday and Friday.
The polls will be set up outside in the front of the Student Union, near the bowling alleys. Only those students presenting a valid UM I.D. card will be permitted to vote.
Candidates and the positions they are running for, as they appear on the ballot, are as follows:
Presidential candidates are: Robby Braverman, Lea-pin’ Larry, Ken Gardner, Andy Fleisher, Jeff Marcus, John B. Cuddihy, and Pat Wilson.
Vice Presidential candidates are Bill Bill Kelley Kel-
ley, Alan Medico.
Harris and Phil
Candidates for treasurer are: Fred Tokars and Marty Cohen.
Senator candidates for Arts and Sciences are John A. Bond, Laurel Steen, Suzie Glazer, Bob Hoffman, Bruce Atwood, and Alan Richard.
Senator candidates for Education are Lori Alpert and Denise A. Conahan. Senator candidates for the School of Business are Mark A. Spie-wak and Mark Ercolin.
Senator candidates for Junior at Large are Leo Amaiz and Charlie Cooper. Senator candidates for Senior at Large are Liz Marks and Marc P. Chevrette.
Student Entertainment Committee candidates an Jamie Houseworth, Jett Jewitt, Robert M«l*. J°n Baum, Sean Skehsn, Sandee Birnbaum. D*»» Crowther,
Ken Lleberman
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Mark Tucker, Stephen nick and Csrl Wslton.
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Butler Poops Apartment Area Party
Jeff Cheli
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Last November UM Apartment Area Governors headed by Jeff Chell, chairman, planned an all-campus party to be held February 9th in the Apartment Area.
After aeveral months of planning and following the prescribed UM policies for such a function all was go until Tuesday February 5th when Dr. William Butler, Vice President of Student Affairs, cancelled the party citing violations of UM alcoholic beverage and concert policies as the reason.
It was an upset group of governors that had seen long hours of planning that had been needed to contract with a band, arrange for 36
kegs and arrange for security that searched for reasons why their party had been canceled.
But last Thursday the atmosphere had changed and Chell and his governors met with UM president, Henry King Stanford about their party and other matters concerning UM’s Apartment Area.
“We wanted to mak* Stanford aware of the problem* In this area,” Jeff Chell, Chairman of the Board of
Governors, said. “We hope that this will open a channel of communication to handle matters like this more clearly and concisely.”
During the informal meeting held in Apartment 34k Chell and his gov-
ernors outlined a series of proposals to improve that living area
They included:
•	Redefining of Apartment Area Alcoholic Beverage policy.
0 Redefining of Apartment Area Social Function policy.
•	A change in Apartment Area Pet Policy to allow pets on campus
Stanford called the evening. A very worthwhile opportunity to meet with Apartment Area Board Governors. but 1 will have to look into the situation further before taking any position.”
Chell meanwhile stated that Dean Butler is again checking into the proposed party and a decision is due in about one weak.
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Ken Ueberman. chairman of the Elections Commission, has spent the past month designing an election procedure to.prevent problems, such aa double voting, that have plagued past elections. Ha said there are 13 checks throughout the entire system to prevent double voting.
Licberman explained tha procedure: "First the student comes and presents his I.D. and fills out a specially designed voting slip. He will then be escorted to the voting booth where he will hand the escort his I D. and voting slip.
"The escort will then mark his I.D. in a certain manner. After voting, he will be escorted out from the voting area.” Lieberman said.
The only people that will be allowed in the voting area are the commissioners, the Election Commission advisors. the workers, the voters.
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