Miami Hurricane, March 02, 1999

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Tuesday, March 2,1999

Womens
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By BECKY CLERO
Hurricane Staff Writer
Women’s History Month, which began Monday, was created at the University of Miami campus to celebrate the achievements of women and also to educate society about these achievements.
This month’s events are sponsored by the Women’s Commission, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Stanford Residential College, the Women’s Studies Program, the Council of International Students Organization, WRC Programming Board, National Association for Black Accountants, and the Department of Wellness and Recreation.
Renee Dickens Calian, director of the Women’s Resource Center, said planning Women’s History Month was not easy because of other major events around campus that take place during the same time.
“March is such a busy month due to Greek Week and spring break,” she said.
Calian offered an explanation as to
why many students may not know that Women’s History Month exists.
“There are large amounts of people that are concerned with women’s issues that do not fit the stereotype of a feminist,” she said. “Society appro ciates the achievements of feminism and the doors it opened for women in society, but it does have to realize that there is a continuum of feminism and many people fall in different sides of it.”
Calian said a lecture by Patricia Ireland, president of the National Organization for Women, and the Women’s Comission Breakfast will most likely be the best attended events.
Ireland will speak at the School of Business Administration’s Storer Auditorium, March 12. The Women’s Studies program is sponsoring the event.
“NOW is a powerful group and the event will generate a great turnout,” said sophomore Sarahdia Kernizan, a member of the WRC planning board.
Mimi Watson Sutherland, neurological coordinator at Jackson Memorial Hospital, will be the keynote speaker at the Women’s Commission Breakfast, Wednesday, March 24.
At the breakfast, the May Brunson Award will be given to a female undergraduate student and a faculty member who have made important strides for women’s issues on campus.
International Women’s Day is March 8. COISO is organizing “Women from Around the World,” a collection of booths and tables with information on the UC Patio.
Three attacks: one suspect
Police link recent sexual battery to previous incidents
By CHRIS SOBEL
News Editor
The suspect in the most recent sexual battery of a female University of Miami student may be the same as in two attacks last March, Coral Gables
police announced Friday.
Police released an updated sketch of the suspect and said the description is similar to the one given by the victim in the first attack nearly a year ago.
Other similarities that connect all three attacks include phrases and terms used by the suspect, the manner in which the victims were grabbed, the time of day, and the area the incidents occurred, said Sgt.
Mark Ginn.
Chief of Police James Skinner said there were differences between the first and second incidents. The recent attack was similar in some ways to the first attack and in other ways to the second incident.
“The third one pulls it together,” said Skinner.
A female student was sexually assaulted at gunpoint March 21 near the International Studies building.
Six days later another female student was assaulted and escaped an attempted abduction and rape.
The suspect in the February 19 attack approached the victim’s vehicle, forced her out of it, and took her to a darkened, grassy area on the 1500 block of Levante Avenue, said Ginn.
The suspect then slashed the vic-
See ATTACK • Page 2
1998: The
police sketch from the first attack.
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1999: The
new sketch from the third attack.
GREEK WEEK
EMILY NEALE / Hurt«
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PRISCILLA CHA FONO / Hurricane Staff Photographer
QO GREEK:
(Above) The keg toss was one of six events at Greek Week Olympic Day Sunday. (Left) The Dance-a-Thon at the Rat Saturday lasted from noon to midnight and raised more than $7,(XX) for United Cerebral Palsy.
Olympic Day promotes unity
By DAVID ANESTA
Associate News Editor
A part of Greek Week, Olympic day took place Sunday on the Intramural Field from 1 to 5 p.m.
Students competed in six games to gain Greek Week points, said Gteek Week chairperson Eric Paul.
“Basically, it’s kind of a way to promote gfeek unity,” said Paul.
For the fraternities, Lambda Chi Alpha won football, the tug-o-war, the keg toss, and the relay race. Pi Kappa Alpha won the obstacle course and Kappa Sigma won the chariot race.
For the sororities, Delta Phi Epsilon won football and the keg toss, Kappa Kappa Gamma won the tug-o-war and the relay race and Delta Gamma won the chariot race and the obstacle course, said organizers.
“1 think it was a success because everyone was there, everyone had a good time, and there was a lot of friendly competition," said Paul.
The day started with four-on-four flag football followed bv the keg toss and the tug-o-war. A new event this year, football replaced last year’s pie eating contest, said junior Jorge Carbonell.
For the chariot race, students had to build chariots that hold one person and have room for four people to pull.
Chariots were constructed from a variety of materials: PCP pipe attached to tricycle wheels, a bicycle with a wooden platform attached to the top, and a carriage made for tod dlers.
Racers had to pull the chariot across part of the field and back.
Junior Kendall Nohre said, “It’s a time for greeks to get together have fun."
In the relay race, students had to run forward across half of the field and then hand a baton off to a student who had to run backwards.
The four-person obstacle course event started with a sack race to one end and a race back in which the stu-
See OLYMPICS • Page 2
United Cerebral Palsy charity wins big at Dance-a-Tnon
By DAVID ANESTA
Associate News Editor
On the 12th hour, the dancing
ended.
From noon to midnight on Saturdav, students danced at the Kathskellar as a part of the 13th annual Dance-a-Thon, a Greek Week event that serves to get greek students more involved with other organizations and to promote unity in the greek system, said Greek Week chairperson Eric Paul.
Paul said the Dance-a Thon raised over $7,000 for United Cerebral Palsy. UCP works to support and advance the independence of people with disabilities.
“It’s the main philanthropic event of Greek Week," said junior Jamie Lesko, Dance-a-Thon chairperson. “This is our chance tor greeks to come together for UCP and come together as a whole. Each fraternity and sorority has their own causes, but the dance gives us the chance for all of us to bond together.”
“My favorite part of the dance was seeing everybody get together for a good cause and the costumes were great,” said junior Maria Angella, Greek Week executive committee member.
This year, the theme was “Stayin’ Alive”, and some students dressed up in polyester shirts and afro wigs as well as other 70s disco style attire. A disc jockey played music including everything from rap, hip-hop, and rock to swing and country, said Paul.
To gain points for Greek Week, each fraternity and sorority had to have at least 20 members dancing at all times, with ten minute breaks, said freshman
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■ Former senate leader to lecture
George Mitcrieft. tornier majority leader of the United States Senate, will lead a lecture and series of events m March The lecture will focus on the negotiation of peace m Northern Ireland and corruption in the selection of Salt Late City as the next site of the Winter Olympics On Monday, March 8,
Mitchell will lecture at the James L Kmght Center at the Hyatt Hotel in Miami Titled the Cole Lecture, Ihe event is sponsored by the Law School and an endowment funo from the Cole family The lecture is tree and open to all students He then will meet with students and faculty at the Law School on Tuesday On Wednesday Mitchell wdl attend a luncheon with the Dean 's Circle Group
■ Hospital to Perform
Members of the UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center will put on a simulation of a cancer patient support group called 'The Life of a Group" Friday, March 5 from noon 1 30 pm The purpose of the event is to make physicians more aware of what cancer patients endure emotionally
Composed of eight people, the group will portray patients who provide aid support and insight to one another during monthly meetings Jerry Carter, a social worker m New fork, directs the production and will scout tor volunteer performers from hospital staff The volunteers have one day to learn their roles, but have freedom to interpret foe characters any way they want
■ Art Book Show
Contemporary artists including John Baidessari, Nan Goldin Jenny Holzei. Sol LeWitt. Rosemarie Trockel and William Wegman are showing their work at the Lowe Art Museum through April 4 Called	Artist/Author
Contemporary Artists Books and sponsored by The Amencan Federation of Arts.
the exhibition features the artists books displayed m a museum setting AFA commissioned artist Richard Merkle to design furniture including shelf units, folding tables and stools tor people to sit and read the books
■ Blood Drive Make-up Day
The Greek Week Blood Drive will have a make-up day today in the University Center Flamingo Ballrooms Volunteers can either donate blood or platelets Platelet donations go to children who are battling cancer Thirty-two volunteers donated platelets during the blood drive
February 15-18 Greeks and non-greeks are welcome to donate
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