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Vol. 49 \o. 28
Friday, February 1, 1971
Sam Ervin Speaks Here Todays
By SKY PULFORD And PHYLLIS HONIG
Of TN Hurricane Staff
Senator Sam Ervin, chairman of the Senate Watergate Investigating Committee, will be speaking on the Patio today at 2:30 p.m. The lecture will only be open to members of the UM community.
Ervin will be giving an extemporaneous speech followed by a question and answer period.
The Law School, through the efforts of the Student Bar Association (SBA), had originally invited Ervin to lecture to law students
only.
Prompted through the cooperative efforts of Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) and the Hurricane, a special emergency meeting was called to request a change in location for Ervin’s lecture so
undergraduate students and the University community would be able to attend.
Participating in the meeting were President, of the SBA; Charles Mercer, USBG President Scott Anderson, Hurricane Editor; Phyllis Honig, Union Board of Governors (UBOG) Chairperson Risa Sugerman, Hurricane reporter; Sky Pulford, Director of the Ibis Cafeteria, Howard Sweitzer, and Student Union Director; Joe Pineda, along with several of his staff members.
An oral appeal was made to Mercer by the undergraduate students to switch the lecture from the Ibis Cafeteria (capacity 1057) to the Patio (capacity 7000).
Reasons for this change in location for the lecture were as follows:
•	Campus-wide participation versus law students only.
•	Continual operation of Ibis Cafeteria service versus Ibis shutdown.
•	Student Union mortgage and opera-
t i o n payment (paid by undergraduate hfudents).
• Sound system paid through the undergraduate student activity fee.
Mercer proceeded to give his views on the location change.
“Sam Ervin, who is 78 years old, would find the outdoor situation too harassing for him,” he said. "He is coming for the law students as an educational experience.”
Mercer did, however, say he agreed in principle with the undergraduate proposal.
“If I was in your place, I would probably be doing the same thing.” he said.
Mercer then suggested Ervin would probablv he delighted to speak in front of a large university audience instead of a select few, but he (Mereer) would have to check further before he could agree with the undergraduate proposal.
A final agreement was made yesterday afternoon when a meeting was convened to
discuss the location changp.
Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Carl McKenry; Vice-President of Student Affairs, William Butler; Interim Dean of the l aw School Thomas Clingan; Director of Security, Fred Doerner; Asst. Director of the Student Union, Ray Bellamy; Chairman of the Lecture Series, Bruce Alpert; Student Entertain-m e n t Committee representative, Larry Greene, Pulford, Anderson, Mercer, and Honig were present at the meeting.
The final agreement stipulated that the Lecture Series would pay V2000 and USBG would pay $500.
Security will be handled by a joint committee of undergraduates, law students, and campus security.
To avoid interruption of Ervin's lecture, the pool wiil be shut down between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Tight security with an I D. check will be made at entrance gates to the Patio.
GRAPHICS BY SIEVE HEIDIN
Senator Sam Enin
. . . makes firn cam ¡un appratirne»
Foreign Language Chairman ‘Ousted’
Fred Fights Cas Crisis
Fred Wheeler, a UM accounting major, comput-
PHOTO BY IABRY GREENE
ed all the figures and decided the best way to beat the fuel crisis is by thumbing his way down San Amaro Drive. However, some motorists don’t share Fred’s concern for saving gas. A big VW van just trucks on by.
SEC Account Has Discrepancy
By AL WHITE
Of Th§ Hurricane Staff
Nick Napolitano, Vice-Chairman of the Student Entertainment Committee (SEC), has called for an audit by Steve Machat, treasurer of the Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG), of the Homecoming books stemming from a recent discrepancy over the amount of money that should have been transferred to the SEC account.
According to Charlie Papy, former Homecoming Committee Chairman, approximately $1500 should have been transferred back into the account.
According to Napolitano a figure of $900 had been quoted to him by Howard Winni-man, director of student activities and adviser to Homecoming ’73.
"Homecoming was in early November and we haven’t received a penny,” said Napolitano. “For the last month and a half we’ve (SEC) asked for the books but excuses were found to postpone the transfer for an event that occurred over three months ago. It’s about time we received something. We are asking the USBG treasurer to audit the books
to find out what the discrepancy is.”
Scott Anderson, president
of USBG, agrees with Napolitano. Anderson said, “Two weeks ago I was approached by members of SEC
Health Center Poll Tallies Complaints
By DIANE RENNICK
AllilMflt Nm Editor
Last week 150 students responded to an Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) poll about the services offered by the University Health Center.
The poll was conducted by Ken Gardner and Alan Richards of USBG.
Gardner said the response was at least 25 to 1 against the Health Center.
"The complaints varied,” Gardner said. “There was the usual complaint of long waits for examinations. Then there were the more serious complaints about malpractice and misdiagnosis.”
“Some, however, were pleased with the services and thought the doctors and nurses were helpful," Gardner said.
Gardner said this is the first phase of an in depth study into the Health Center.
“The USBG committee of four nursing students, three students at large, Alan and myself will be working with the Faculty Senate Fact Finding Committee in a positive approach towards improving the Health Center services for the benefit of the students,” Gardner said. “Our goal is to establish a Health Center Advisory Board, similar to the Rathskeller Advisory Board and the Union Board of Governors (UBOG).’’
Gardner said the recently installed punch clock for time evaluation in the Health Center is a good first step.
The student committee will meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. to discuss the student polls and future plans for the Health Center study.
concerning the Homecoming issue. I then talked with Howard and mentioned that the agreement between SEC and Homecoming was that the rental fee of the hotel would be deducted from the ticket sales.
"All remaining monies from the ticket sales would then be transferred back into the SEC account,” said Anderson. vIt seems ridiculous. If you know how many tickets were sold you then subtract the rental fee from the receipts of the ticket sales to find the difference.”
Howard Wmniman claims the $900 figure is incorrect.
Winniman said, "The hooks have always been open to the public within the confines of this office.”
According to Winniman approximately 621 tickets were sold to the November 3 affair.
“The Ashe building keeps the account of all homecoming expenses. We are waiting for the Income Form 30 from them to make sure our records check with the ones kept in our office,” Winniman said.
By VALERIE STRAUSS
And TONY VERDESCA
Of Tht Hurriftn« Staff
Dr. Robert Kirsner has resigned as chairman of the Foreign Language Department.
He charges lackadaisical conduct on the part of professors in the department and they accuse him of using scare tactics.
The department is now under the leadership of a four -person committee chosen by the dean of Arts and Sciences Robert Hively. The committee released the following statement:
“Dr. Robert Kirsner. formerly Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages, has returned to full time teaching. Until a new chairman can be selected, the Department will be administered by an interim Steering Committee. The membership includes Mrs. Barbara Cambell, Associate Professor of Modern Languages: Dr. Donald A. Randolph, Professor of Spanish, Dr. K e s s e 1 Schwartz, Professor of Modern Languages, and Dr. Benjamin D. Webb, Assistant Professor of German.
“All four members of the Steering Committee will share the responsibility of maintaining official departmental office hours in service to students, faculty and the general public.”
Several members of the department insist, however, that Dr Kirsner did not resign last semester, but “was ousted.”
Ms. Anna R. Cecil-Knabb, Associate Professor of Italian said, "Dr. Kirsnef did not resign. He was ousted by his department.”
"Since Dr. Kirsner became chairman eight years ago, he has tried to rule this department by instilling fear. He has failed to ask the department their views on issues affecting us all. He has showed favoritism in the selection of committees, in the assigning of schedules. He has attempted to sway votes on the granting of ten-
ure and promotion by giving opinionated speeches before the election. It is for these reasons that the majority of the department wanted Kirsner out,” Ms. Ceci-Knabb said.
Edward Kuncar, French Instructor also said a change was necessary for the department to stay viable.
“There was no fairness being shown toward the faculty while Dr. Kirsner was chairman. There were personal things going on and favoritism toward some faculty.”
Dr. Gloria de la Vega, Associate Professor of Spanish said it was just a matter of the whole department
being tired of Kirsner.
“The opposition would not gel togeiher. They did not know how to communicate. They were afraid to talk for some unknown reason,” Dr. de la Vega said.
Dr. Vladimir Zborilek, Assistant Professor of Russian also spoke of the lack of communication in the department, but cited another factor fear.
“The situation was pretty
bad. People were afraid to talk. Now that the chairman is out, I can say this is the first time I can breathe freely. As a professor you want to be free to speak but in this department you had to watch what you said,” he said.
Dr. John Gorman, Assistant Professor of German said, “Many de| rrtment members suffered from very low morale, brought on by uncertainty about their jobs, which Dr. Kirsner did not do enough to alleviate. We've had a dozen people fired in the last seven years. Why? I just don’t know why.”
Dr. Kirsner refused to comment on any of these charges, but released the following statement;
“I wonder whether f
should comment on unseen observations of colleagues on whom for nearly nine years I had to make decisions regarding their professional existence, ie., salary, promotion, retention and tenure."
“However, in general terms regarding problems facing American Higher Education, I can say that there are too many professors who think they fulfill their obligation to a University merely by virtue of meeting their
classes for twelve hours or less per week. Some refuse to start teaching before twelve o’clock noon! Others don’t mind starting to teach at eight so long as their next class is at nine and they can be off campus by ten.
“Unfortunately, these people have forgotten that University is for students, that students are our reason for being Some colleagues who are consumed in publications, feel that they should command high salaries just because of the number of publications, regardless of how they treat their students. Consequently, the students become pawns of requirements, unhappy members of a captive audience.”
According to Ms. Ceci-Knabb, the resignation was forced after a ballot was
taken in the Department in
the middle of December.
The UM Faculty Manual states "at four year intervals, each voting member of each department, other than the department chairmen, shall be afforded an opportunity to express his opinion as to whether the interests of hi* department, profession and the University would be best
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Orange Key Honorary: 30 Years Of Evolution
Bv LYNNE SCHEWE
Of Th« Hurrican« Staff
"The Orange Key Society? Never heard of it.”
What is this seemingly strange, unheard-of group?
"Orange Key is the highe-t honorary society for men and women at the UM,” President Steven Silverman said. "We are not restricted to any school, either."
Silverman said Orange Key differs from other honor societies such as O.D.K., Iron Arrow, and Mortar Board, by virtue of their membership.
“Our members are male
FPIRG Dying From Lack Of Funds
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By CHUCK BORTNICK
Of Th* hwtIcim staff
The Florida Public Interest Research Group (FPIRG) is struggling for life on the UM campus.
The organization is in need of funds. Its future lies in the outcome of the Council of Vice Presidents meeting on February 5.
The FPIRG battle for money and recognition on the UM campus began in November of 1972, FPIRG President Linda Weeks said.
“A couple of law students began petitioning the student body on a proposal which would get the organization the funds it needed," Ms. Weeks said.
The proposal asked the students to pay a $1.50 tax during registration each semester, to fund the organization. Every UM student would be a member of FPIRG, and could have the opportunity to vote for FPIRG officers and express opinions on FPIRG business. The tax would be refundable at a later date if the student did not
want to participate, she said.
"Fifty-percent of the student body had signed the petition, when we were informed that regardless of the number signed, the proposal would have to be brought up as a referendum in the next election,” Ms. Weeks said.
The Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) constitution states any tax on a student must be voted on by the student body.
The election was held in December, and the referendum passed 2 to I. However, when the proposal was brought before the senate for a recommendation to Dr. Butler, the USBG Senate rejected the proposal.
“They claimed we left them with too many unanswered questions, but if we could iron them out, they would reconsider the proposal.
“We then attempted to discuss the situation with the administration but they would not discuss the matter until the senate approved the referendum. FPIRG just kept getting shoved back
dnd forth,” Ms. Weeks said.
In the spring, the senate passed a recommendation that the administration hear FPIRG. On April *1, 1973, FPIRG met with Dr. Butler and Dr. McKenry.
“They claimed not enough people voted on the proposal, showing lack of student support and the senate didn't approve it so there must have been a reason. The whole meeting really didn’t accomplish anything," Ms. Weeks said.
On May 2, FPIRG met with Dr. Stanford
“At the close of the meeting, Dr. Stanford said he would look into the matter further,” Ms. Weeks said.
FPIRG received g letter from Dr. Stanford on June 19. It stated no action would be taken at this time, but FPIRG could operate like any other student organization.
During the summer, FPIRG planned projects
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and female, and they -are soDhomores, juniors and seniors. This way, the members will get to know each other and be around longer to work together,” Silverman said.
The next tapping of members will be in two or three weeks.
“This will be the largest tapping we’ve had. Right now we have 34 members. Invitation to membership requires a 3.0 grade average and some significant contribution or dedication to the academic community,” Silverman said.
New members are selected by the present members of Orange Key. Nominations are made by the members or individuals may nominate themselves.
Dr. Casmir and Ms. Marion Grabowski are Orange Key's advisers.
"I think this thing will really go over," Ms. Grabowski said. “We need good students who are interested in the University. The group's main goal is to open channels of communication between the faculty and ad-ministration and the students."
"So far we have received much enthusiasm from the faculty. Dean Paul Salter. Mr. Howard Winniman, Dr. Leigh and Mr Weishurd have all been very helpful,” Ms. G. said.
Orange Key. a local >rga-nization. has been evolving for over 30 years.
"It used to be a freshman /
honorary, then a service honorary, and then a group dominated by the fraternities. Orange Key really came into exi-tence about 17 years ago. Now the group is very stable," Silverman said.
"I think this is going to be the most important and v'a-ble grijiup on campus," said Ms. G. “We can be a pressure group to change things: it will be a good mechanism to open communication "
At the time of initiation into the honorary, a forum is held between the faculty and the Orange Key members. “Last year at the forum the faculty was hit with a Bombardment of all types of questions," Silverman sa,d.
Oranse Key is also a social organization, Ms. G. said.
"Mv husband and I believe education should be fun. Orange Key members can have fun and recognition,” she said.
“We had a Christmas party and a Valentine’s party last year as well as other parties. Not every organization has to he all work. You can have fun here, too,” Silverman said.
There is a $10 initiation fee. No other dues are collected.
The Orange Key Society holds meetings at least once a month, in its own room, S-245.
"It's a nicely decorated room,” said Ms. G. "Other groups, such as Circle K, have reserved it for their meetings also. We barely have a chance to get into it. Who would think you'd have trouble getting into your own room?”