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Freshman Alexander Martin headed to the White House for an African Amencan/Hispantc improvement National Conference which began Sept 15 and ends today Marlin . a business map and music industry minor at UM, is
in Washington, D C , on behalf of The Cipher, a hip-hop newspaper operated out of Miami-Dade County and 360 international School of Thought, an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to precepts of knowledge: wisdom and understanding
■ College Night
The University of Miami will host the annual event ‘College Night '99,* on Wednesday Sept 22, at UM's Knight Sports Complex, 5821 San Amaro Dr from 7 p m to 9 p.m Over 100 representatives from colleges around the country will be at the event to distribute brochures and
applications to prospective students and their parents, as well as discuss general college	information
Representatives from the Office of Financial Assistant Services will come For more information, call Jackie Martin at (3051284 5766
■ Hurricane Study
Last month, Lynn K Shay, associate professor of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography at the University of Miami became one of two specialists to link warm core rings in the ocean with sudden hurricane intensification Shay reported areas in the ocean where warm
water extends down to a depth of 100 meters or more, causing passing hurricanes to pick up speed Shay is able to map some of the hot spots where this season's hurricanes are likely to strengthen before getting to land
■ Festival Miami
The annual concert series presented by the University of Miami School of Music kicks oft South Florida's cultural season and its 16th year with an extravaganza of musical entertainment and excitement This year s festival runs from Sept 15 through Oct 17 and includes more than 30
concerts, performances and special events There will be a variety of shows including jazz, classical and musical theatre
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WELCOME PARENTS / FAMILY WEEKEND ’99
Police violence won’t be repeated
SG raises concern over student sa fety during Penn State game
By Jessica McNeill
Hurncane Staff Writer
At Wednesday’s Student Government Senate meeting, SG members brought up the concern that many excited tans may rush the field Saturday if the University of Miami wins the big game against Penn State.
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may think twice about showing any kind of spirit.
At last year’s win against UCLA, City of Miami police were criticized after using attack dogs against students who rushed the field.
“There was a meeting with the police after the game, and the University expressed its animosity toward the extreme actions taken,” said Richard Walker, director of Student Life and the SG advisor, during the meeting.
Still, Walker said it is illegal and considered trespassing for students to storm the field.
Walker said students can feel free to show spirit in other ways, such as cheering and celebrating afterwards in the tailgate area.
In other SG news:
■	Due to Hurricane Lloyd, SG has extended the Fall Elections Calendar by one day. According to Speaker Pro Tempore Laura Batista, students interested in running for a senate position have until Monday, Sept. 20, by 5 p.m. in UC 209.
■	SG is sponsoring a barbecue in honor of Family Weekend, which did not get cancelled due to Floyd, Walker said. The dinner is scheduled for Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the UC Patio.
■	Shaun Smart. College of Engineering Senator, announced that Hollywood Squares will be coming to the University to look for a potential new player.
On Sept. 29th from 8-10 a m., representatives for the popular television game show will interview the first 200 candidates in the UC Flamingo Ballroom.
At least one UM student will be chosen and will receive an all expenses-paid trip to I os Angeles to tape the show.
Close Call
As Floyd stalked Florida’s coast, University officials prepared for the worst.
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By Chris Sobel
News Ector
As Flurricane Floyd finally turned northward, sparing South Florida, members of the University of Miami community breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Floyd, touted as one of this century’s most dangerous storms, reached sustained winds of 155 mph as it stalked the Florida coastline. Tropical storm winds extended nearly 300 mik’s from the eye of the hurricane, making it several times larger in size than Hurricane Andrew.
Floyd’s only UM casualties turned out to be Wednesday's celebration on the UC Patio for the National Champion baseball team and the opening reception tor a new exhibition at the Lowe Art Museum.
Family Weekend, Festival Miami and tomorrow's big gam*: against Penn State were not affected
Other than that, all was back to nor mai Wednesday as students returned to class.
“We are very lucky and feeling very blessed,” said Dr. Patricia Whitely, vice president for Student Affairs.
University officials decided Monday afternoon to caned all classes and events as of 2 p.m. At 4 p.m. Monday, as Floyd maintained its due west course, officials decided to shut down the University on Tuesday, as well.
A University emergency hotline was operating Monday by 11 a.m. and running through Tuesdav at 5 p.m., said Whitely.
“I think everyone knew since Hurricane Andrew to take these situations seriously,” said Whitely.“We had all the justification to do what we did.”
With Floyd approaching, South Florida residents scrambled to buy water, plywood and other hurricane supplies.
Local television stations pre-empted regular programming for complete hur ricane coverage, except for Monday night’s Miami Dolphins game
Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal areas. Thousands of local residents relocated to shelters.
“As of Monday night, the storm was still moving west,” said Kvan Fldridge, a meteorology research associate in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
At the time, forecasters were unable to predict when the northward turn would occur, justifying precautionary measures taken by authorities, Fldridge said.
“If models were off by 40 to 50 miles, the hurricane would have come1 up to the coast before turning,” said Fldridge.
“This was one of the strongest storms to ever potentially make landfall,” he said.
Residents urged to stay inside
By Jennifer Miller
Assistant News Editor
Hurricane Floyd forced the mandatory evacuation of the Apartment Area and many students in the residence halls to retreat indoors for a day and a half.
“1 was so disappointed,” said sophomore Thomas Caley, a resident of Stanford Residential College, “I was looking forward to it ”
Caley, like other campus residents, attended emergency meetings with resident staff Monday at 9 p.m.
“They told us that it was a lot bigger than Andrew and that all the cars left in the parking lot would be destroyed,” Caley said.
“They mentioned that we could be outside until 2 p.m.,” said sophomore Julie Whiteside, a Hecht Residential College resident. At 1 p.m. they made us come inside."
Whiteside said that she wasn't allowed to finish smoking a cigarette because staff threatened to lock her outside of the dorm.
“They woke us up on Tuesday between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. with a hurricane announcement,” Whiteside said. “After all they took us through, we didn’t even get hit.”
As a matter of hurricane policy, residents that live on floors 7-12 of Stanford and Hecht were forced to relocate to the bottom six floors, said Dr. Patricia Whitely, vice president for Student Affairs.
Whitely said she believes resident assistants were the “unsung heroes” during the ordeal.
“In Eaton you could walk around,’’ said freshman Tara Hensen, who relocated from Hecht along with her roommates “with four suitcases full of stuff.”
Hensen said she bought plenty of canned food in case something happened.
“Everyone said it’s the biggest storm ever," said freshman Erin Corrigan. “A lot of people in the midwest thought we were all going to
die.”
At press time Wednesday night, Hurricane Gert, a Category 4 storm, was headed on a westward path in the Atlantic Ocean.
“We want Gertie” Corrigan said.
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RUSSELL WOJTUSIAK / Assistant Photo Editor
BE PREPARED:
(Above) Freshmen Jomillah Wade and Adrierne Moss get supplies at the Convenience Store (Left) Patio furniture was brought into the UC Lower Lounge