Miami Hurricane, March 24, 1998

              CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA	SINCE 1927
VOLUME 75, NUMBER 4)____________________________WWWHURRKANE.MIAMI.EDU	TUESDAY, MARCH 24,1998
in this issue
SWEEPS AND STREAKS
■ The Hurricanes' baseball team swept the Tar Heels over the weekend to run their win-e ning streak to 12 games.
SPORTS, page 6
DRESSING UKE Dl
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■	The dresses belonging to the late Diana, Princess of
Wales, make their way to the
Lowe Art Museum.
ACCENT, page 8 KOZLOFF VS. 'HURRICANE'
■	Find out why Nikolas Kozloff thinks the Hurricane staff doesn't care about DAKA.
OPINION, page 10
news briefs
JON SECADA HOSTS CONCERT FOR UM STUDENT
Grammy Award winner )on Secada will host a benefit jazz concert on Friday, March 27, honoring the memory of Alex Abadie, a music student at the University of Miami who was killed accidentally.
The concert, which takes place on what would have been the date of Abadie's senior recital, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Gusman Concert Hall at UM.
Tickets for the concert are $15 and are available at the door or in advance by calling 284-5813. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis.
Other featured performers will be Ira Sullivan, The Miami |azz AllStars, UM |azz Vocal Ensemble I and various UM alumni.
All proceeds will be used to establish a music scholarship in Abadie's name.
today's weather
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s and evening lows in the lower 60s. Surf temperature 84.
- National Weather Service
Former law dean returns as interim
■ Mary Doyle to serve as dean until school replaces Thompson
By VICTORIA BALLARD and CHRISTY CABRERA
Of the Staff
The University of Miami School of Law appointed former dean Mary Doyle as interim dean to begin in May, after current Dean Samuel Thompson resigned last month. tier tenure as dean will continue during a national search for a permanent dean.
“I'm very happy to do this," she said.
Doyle says her experience was considered when she was asked to serve as dean after Thompson resigned She was the associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Arizona Law School.
She first came to UM in 1986 and served as dean until 1994.
“I served eight years and the average tenure as a dean is less than that—it’s four years. I felt it was time for new leadership," she said of her earlier decision to step down.
Along with her responsibilities as interim dean. Doyle says she will continue teaching. She is currently
teaching land use law.
Doyle said that the Law School community has pulled together since Thompson stepped down.
"I think it's going fine," she said. "I’m very pleased."
Thompson will not he leaving the Law School faculty.
He will continue to work with the law school's Children and Youth Law Clinic by rais-i n g money to help t h e Clinic remain open. The Clinic, which provides legal services for children who need them, has been open for two years.
Thompson, who joined the UM Law School faculty in 1990, was responsible for the establishment of a center for the study of acquisitions and mergers.
He also authored a plan that will downsize the Law School and improve the stu-dent-to-teacher ratio.
He will go on sabbatical beginning in June and plans to return to the Law School faculty in one year.
Doyle's responsibilities for the moment will include the day to day administrative duties.
Student raped on campus
■ Assault leads to tighter security at University
By KELLY RUANE
Editor In Chief
Following the rape of a female student at gunpoint early Saturday morning, the University of Miami has tightened security on campus.
According to Coral Gables police spokesman Martin Barros. the victim was walking to her car on the 5800 block of San Amaro Drive, near the Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha Epsilon houses, at 4 a.m. when the suspect grabbed her from behind. Barros said the suspect, described as a black man. between five feet eight inches and six feet tall, weighing between 170 and 190 lbs, with short black hair, held a gun to the victim’s head and walked her over to the International Studies building, at 1531 Brescia Ave.
There, police said he raped and robbed the victim.
"This was not a date rape," Barros said. "This was a heinous crime. It’s really bad."
Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Whitely said police responded quickly to the call.
"Within 15 minutes of the incident we had officers on campus." Whitely said.
Students can expect to see more roving security guards on campus. Whitely said.
"As of |Saturday) night, there are six additional walking guards on all parts of the campus, not just that area |the crime scene)," Whitely said. “[The City of] Coral Gables has beefed up security on all parts of the campus."
Barros said investigators are questioning witnesses who have come forward.
They [investigators] are taking it as a random incident. They are not telling [Media Relations! where the case is going," Barros said.
Saturday morning, UM Public Safety released a "Security Alert" message for students, informing them of the rape and the heightened secnrity. Barros said the alert has caused witnesses to tell police what they know.
"After the alert came out and the story came out in the news, people have come forward. Barros said.
Saturday night, students called police after they thought they saw the suspect in the wooded area behind the SAE house. The student, who asked not to be identified, said he and his friends were pulling into the SAE parking lot when they noticed a black male coming out of the wooded area.
"He looked like he was walking into the clearing, and when
we pulled closer to him, he walked back into the woods again,” the student said.
"When we called Public Safety, they couldn't find him," the student said.
Banos encouraged more witnesses to report what they saw
to police.
“If |students) call Public Safety, they will call us," Barros said. "Students who saw something, even if they think it is not important, should call.”
Students are urged to call Officer Edward Hudak, the investigator, at 460-5433, at Coral Gables. 442-1600.
Banos urged students to protect themselves at all times.
"We don’t need hysteria," Banos said. “If you’re going to be out at night, don’t go out by yourself. Use the buddy system."
Whitely said the University is cooperating with Coral Gables police on the matter.
"We are deeply concerned and we are going to do everything in our power to respond," Whitely said. "The emphasis right now is on catching the suspect."
Whitely said she will be available to meet with students if they have concerns. University psychologists will also be available for students. Whitely urged students to use "extra precautions.”
Whitely said she also urged students to attend a seminar tomorrow night at the George A. Smathers Student Wellness Center at 6:30 p.m. The event. “Out of Harm’s Way," features Nancy Hightshoe. a former police detective who now lectures across the country on personal safety issues. Hightshoe designed the St. Louis Police Department's Rape Squad, and has counseled victims since 1975.
The program is designed to encourage students, faculty and staff to think about their personal safety and learn techniques to keep themselves out of potential crime situations.
"We’ve been working with 14 groups to make sure this event happens," Whitely said.
There are seats at the seminar for 300 people, but Whitely anticipates that more may show up.
"We're willing to increase the space to five or 600 if need be," Whitely said.
The assault has raised questions from students about security on campus.
Following the 1996 murders of football player Marlin Barnes and Timwanika Lumpkins, the University increased security. Since then, the University has built gates at the entrances of Stanford. Dickinson and Merrick Drives off
5>ee RAPE • Page 4
Parking fee increases
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PARK IT: Parking officials want to make parking on campus more pedestrian-oriented next fall.
■ $12 increase will allow for parking face lift come next fall
By CHRIS SOBEL
Hurricane Staff Writer
Students returning in the fall will pay an additional $12 a year for standard parking permits, covering the cost of moving the University
toward a more pedestrian-style campus, said Sandra Redway, director of Parking and Transportation.
"We're spending so much money to improve the overall delivery of parking on campus." said Redway.
The increase in funds that will be generated by raising parking fees from $168 to $180. has allowed for the reconfiguration of existing lots, the acquisition of new lots and a comprehensive
See PARKING • Page 2
Smathers, longtime trustee, dies
■ Brother George funded Wellness Center
By DEANNA SWICEGOOD
Hurricane Staff Writer Last Tuesday marked the passing of Frank Smathers, a respected leader in the University of Miami community
Smathers served as the first elected alumnus to the Board of Trustees in 1944. The first posi-
tion Smathers held was president of the Alumni Association. He later became a Trustee, a position he held for 44 years. Smathers' dedication to the University, his alma mater, made him the longest serving trustee in the University’s history
A long time friend and coworker of 17 years. President Edward T. Foote said that Smathers was "very bright, a tenacious intellect...In many ways, he was a trustee's trustee. He worked hard and was very
passionate about the University.”
Passion ran throughout many other areas of Smathers life. A devoted horticulturist uul supporter of agriculture. Smathers worked to keep Chapman Field, the U.S. Department of Agriculture research station in Miami-Dade County, under operation despite budget cuts.
A lover of horse breeding, mangoes and golf Smathers was a world traveler. His travels
See TRUSTEE • Page 2
Honor Council: ‘Do students have academic integrity?’
■ Week of events brings awareness to UM honor system
By SARAH GUARNACCIA and ERIN GAHAGAN
Of the Staff
The University of Miami is far from the days of "I will not cheat on a test again.” written 5(K) hundred times on the chalkboard as punishment for cheating.
Instead, the Honor Council at UM helps maintain student’s academic integnty through an honor code that serves as not just a punitive role, but an educational one. as well.
However, the code does students little gixid if they are not aware the University even adheres to one.
So this week, the Honor Council is sponsoring Academic Integrity Week to change student's perception of the Honor
See HONOR • Page 2


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Throughout the month of March, The Hurricane will be saluting the University of Miami's own prominent women, one administrator and one student each issue.
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