Miami Hurricane, October 30, 1998

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Volume 76, Number 16
Friday, October 30,1998
Society taps new members
Iron Arrow, the most prestigious honor society at UM, selects its fall 1998 tappees
By DENISE M. KRAKOWSKI
Hurricane Staff Writer
Iron Arrow, the highest honor attainable at the University of Miami, tapped its newest members this week.
Members are selected on the basis of love of alma mater, leadership, character, humility and scholarship. The qualifications are all weighted equally
"Iron Arrow, to me, is the living tradition of the University of Miami,” said Tonv Hernandez, chief of Iron Arrow, “Our criteria for selection bring the best and the brightest of the university together, as well as those who also contribute a great deal timewise to the University.”
“I was shocked; you don’t really expect it,” said Andrew Paul, Student Government president. “It's a great feeling to know that somebody’s been watching me and noticing my accomplishments."
Tappees have two weeks to prepare for their initiation. During that time they must conduct research on Iron Arrow and the University of Miami. They are given a book detailing the history of the organization, and they have to write two papers on the University and the Miccosukee Seminole Indians, on whom Iron Arrow bases its traditions.
After initiation, they become full members of Iron Arrow as well as members of the Seminole Nation.
Iron Arrow is actively involved in campus activities. They are represented at Homecoming Opening Ceremonies, and they judge the Alma Mater Singing Contest. They make special appearances at the Homecoming football game and a select basketball game, and they present the Iron Arrow Leadership Award every year to an outstanding second-year undergraduate.
Tapping took place at the Medical campus on Tuesday, and at the Coral Gables campus on Thursday. All tappees were presented to the tribe on Thursday at a luncheon. Justice Gerald Kogan of the Florida Supreme Court, a former chief of Iron Arrow, was the guest speaker.
“Iron Arrow is the epitome of one’s life involvement at the University of Miami,” said Norman C. Parsons, |r„
See ARROW • Page 2
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE
1948
University of Miami establishes the School of Nursing
1948
UM’s Nursing School becomes first in South Florida to offer baccalaureate programs
1973
Practitioner certification is offered for the first time
1976
Master’s degree in nursing offered for the first time
1985
Nursing School becomes first to offer the Ph D. nursing program in Florida
1996
Original money for the building campaign—$600,000 —came from two estates
school of n u r s i n g
Celebrates
The School of Nursing commemorates a half century of academics and changes
By KABI JORGENSEN
Hurricane Staff Writer
The UM School of Nursing begins celebrations to commemorate its 50th Golden Anniversary this afternoon.
The celebration begins with the launch an 80-foot hot-air balloon at 4:30 p.m. from the site of the school’s future building at 5801 Red Road. A 6:30 p.m. rooftop tent party takes place at 5665 Ponce de Leon.
“ We encourage anybody who is at all interested, students, faculty and staff, to come and celebrate,” said Diane Horner, dean of the School of Nursing. “We’re very excited about our last 50 years, and look forward to our next 50."
The School has learned much on the way to being golden.
“We had to take patients’ temperatures whether they ran a fever or not—up to four times a day,” said Sima Gebel, a 1953 UM Nursing graduate. “We wore these impractical white uniforms.”
Horner also recalls how the school has changed.
“I remember when heart attack patients were given bed rest for 3 weeks and were made to feed themselves. The sheets were pulled out from under them. They were treated more like invalids. If they got up after 3 weeks they would be weak,” said Horner.
Yet the School itself was mov
ing, and often. A permanent site did not seem within reach for a long time since the School’s founding. “We’ve had a transit history since 1948,” said Ann Lisk, director of Development UM first offered a nursing education through the College of Arts and Sciences in 1948 with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN). In 1968, the Department of Nursing became an autonomous unit as a School of Nursing and moved from the College of Arts and Sciences to the Medical Affairs Division.
In 1987, the School moved to the Medical Center campus.
"It was thought the School
See NURSE • Page 2
Dennis
convicted
Jury finds Dennis guilty of Barnes, Lumpkins murders
By KELLY RUANE
Hurricane Senior Reporter
Labrant Dennis has been convicted of the 1996 murders of Marlin Barnes and his friend Timwanika Lumpkins on the University of Miami campus.
After deliberating for less than one day, a jury found Dennis guilty of two counts of double homicide, one count of armed robbery and one count of criminal mischief. The verdict was announced just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
“Hopefully this brings to a close a very difficult set of circumstances for both the University and for the football program,” said Paul Dee, UM athletic director. “I hope the families of these two fine people will be able to find some degree of comfort from the fact that the solution was found."
Dennis’ family and the family of the victims were in the court to hear the verdict. Dennis' mother left the courthouse in tears, as did several members of the Barnes apd Lumpkins families.
The State is seeking the death penalty and that sentence will be announced on Nov. 30.
During closing arguments on Tuesday, Dennis’s lawyer, Ronald Guralnick, tried to convince the jury that another man committed the crimes. Guralnick alleged that Joseph Stewart, the man who led police to the shotgun used to kill Barnes and Lumpkins, was in fact the real murderer.
“Two hours after these homicides,
the police find out about Joseph Stewart,” Guralnick said Tuesday. “They find out he owned the murder weapon. They find out he hid the murder weapon.”
Stewart told the court he gave Dennis the shotgun, and Dennis returned it a few days later in pieces. Police found pieces of the gun near Barnes’ body in Apartment 36-C, the murder scene.
There was some concern during the trial over evidence. Guralnick argued that there was no physical evidence linking Dennis to the crime. There were no hair or skin samples on the weapon.
Despite the lack of physical evidence, the jury sided with the prosecution.
Assistant State Attorney Flora Seff said testimony from several witnesses pointed to Dennis and Dennis alone.
Witnesses said they saw Dennis BARNES on South Beach,
watching Barnes and Lumpkins at Salvation nightclub the night of the murders.
Seff portrayed Dennis as a jealous ex-boyfriend who was enraged by seeing Lumpkins with Barnes. Seff told the court that Dennis had threatened and physically abused Lumpkins when she socialized with her friends, including Barnes. The abuse, Seff said, lasted three years and ended the night Dennis killed Lumpkins and Barnes in a fit of rage.
See BARNES • Page 2
The Homecoming Couple
Miss UM La 'Tarsha Long
Mr. UM Colin Eaton
See page 3 for more Homecoming news.
■ UMTV HOSTS ELECTION SHOW
The 30-minute special will cover the governor’s race and other issues on the ballot, such as education, the environment and the government for the state The special also includes exclusive interviews with the two candidates, Jeb Bush and Buddy Mac Kay The
special airs on Monday. November 2 at 6 p m., 6 30 p.m, and 7 p m and on Tuesday November 3 at noon Election Day is Tuesday and polls are open from 7 a m to 7 p m. Florida voters need to take their voter registration cards and their dnvers licenses to the polling place listed on the registration
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■ YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT
The Greater Miami YMCA and the School of Communication are collecting neck ties for underprivileged high school students Involved in the Florida Youth in Government Program The boxes are located in the University Center. AShe Building. Business
School Lounge and the School of Communication offices in Merrick 122 The collection begins on the Monday November 2 and will continue through November 9 The program sends high school students to Tallahassee to learn how the state government operates The students help write and pass bills about timely issues, such as abortion
■ BRADLEY TO SPEAK AT UM
Former U S Senator and NBA Hall-of-Famer Bill Bradley will speak at 6 p m tonight in the Storer Auditorium He will discuss hie new book Values of the Game The appearance is part of the Kenneth M Myers Public Policy Lecture Series and is the featured event of
the UM School of Business's Homecoming celebration The lecture is scheduled to include a question and answer session If time permits. Bradley will also sign books Seating Is on a first-come, first-served basis
■ BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
As the closing event to the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Cancer Center will introduce a permanent art exhibit, “The Survivors.’’ The series include portraits of 20 breast cancer survivors painted on five kites that will be suspended from
Sylvesters atrium Breast cancer experts will present a symposium entitled, “A Comprehensive Look at Breast Cancer Research Advances in Prevention. Screening, »id Treatment