Miami Hurricane, October 08, 1999

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Voluine 77, Number 11
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Friday, October 8,1999
LINK, AMSA lose bid for seats
Volunteer; pre-med groups get rejected
By Jessica McNeill
Hurricane Staff Writer
Ribbons denote cancer awareness
ESTABLISHED RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER:
•	Increasing Age
•	Family history of breast cancer
•	Breast cancer genes
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American Cancer Society
By Eugene Carral
Humcane Staff Wrier
Students set out to heighten breast cancer awareness this month by wearing pink ribbons in order to promote health consciousness across campus.
In honor of breast cancer awareness month, students had planned to give out pink ribbons in the University Center Breezeway Thursday
The pink ribbons are an expression of silent support for breast cancer research and a remembrance for those lost to the battle with the debilitating disease, said Katina Bonaparte, University of Miami health educator.
About 30,000 people die of breast cancer each year,” she said. “Breast cancer can affect both men and women, and 95 percent of women and men find the cancer themselves by self-examinations ”
Bonaparte said that if found on time, a person suffering from breast cancer can recover fully' in five years.
Early detection of breast cancer has resulted in a recovery rate of 85 percent, she said.
Bonaparte said she urges all women to get into the habit of monthly check-ups.
“The saddening truth about breast cancer is that it can be prevented and few people know how,” she said. “As a result, this year’s catch phrase is‘The Best Protectfon is Early
Detection.’"
Students such as junior Polovna |ean-Baptist feel that they are not at a high risk for breast cancer.
“I’ve never really thought about it,” said Jean-Baptist. “No one in my family has had it."
“I don’t know much about it," said freshman Ximena Huthnance.“! don’t feel that I’m at risk.”
On the other hand, students like Tori Gioia are more conscious of the high risk for breast cancer.
“It runs in my family a kit,” said Gioia. “I’m afraid I’m going to get it.”
“Risk is higher if someone in your family
has had it," said junior Kelly Reark. “One of
my good friend’s mother died of breast can-
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cer.
“Truthfully, one out of 12 women will acquire breast cancer at one point throughout their life," said Bonaparte Overall, Bonaparte said she is asking everyone on campus to become more in tune with their bodies. She states that it isn’t just an issue tor women, but tor men as well.
She also said students should pick up the Hurricane Health newsletter that will soon be available in all the residential colleges.
“Students take their health for granted,” she said. “The top 10 causes of death in the United States are all preventable.”
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Volunteer LINK and the American Medical Students Association were both denied Student Government Senate seats Wednesday
Both Constitutional amendments would have required a two-thirds vote. However, neither the LINK amend ment nor the AMSA amendment got even a simple majority.
LINK, the main volunteer programming board in the Volunteer Services Center, lost with 7 in favor, 9 against and 5 abstentions.
Senior James Decker, chair of LINK, said he felt the organization needed a Senate seat because volunteering is part of society, and it should be part of the Unfversftt
“Currently there is no representa tion of Volunteer Services on the Senate. We like to innovate new volunteer programs which will benefit the whole school," Decker said.
■Sophomore Danny Miller, Senate University Affairs chair, said, “It’s very disappointing that volunteer gtpups will not have a chance to reach out to the student body through the Senate.”
Miller, who also serves as vice chair of LINK, said the organization could have benefited by establishing a key position with SG.
The organization likes to co-program with other campus groups, Miller said.
However, Miller said he feels LINK will still continue as they have been.
“We are still a very successful organization and we still plan on working with others,” he said.
Decker, who attended last week’s meeting also, said he had concerns about the Senate’s questioning meth ods.
“I feel that people don’t have much of an opportunity to get their point across,” he said. “If senators are going to ask vague questions, then give me more than 10 seconds to respond. If yiou want detailed answers, you’ve got to ask detailed questions."
A “lack of clarity" about what LINK is may have led to the defeat, Decker said.
A LINK seat would have served all organizations based out of the Volunteer Services Center.
Senators were overwhelmingly against the bill that would have granted a seat to AMSA, a pre-health organization. The vote was two in
See SG • Page 2
JORGE GALVEZ / Hurricane Staff Photographer
MEDIA PANEL: UM’s Juan Carlos Espinoza moderates Tuesday discussion that included WSVN-7's Beatriz Canals
Latin journalists speak at Rat
Heritage Month event focuses on Hispanics in media
By Evelyn Peretro
Hurricane Staff Writer
Hispanic involvement in the media is increasing, according to panelists at Tuesday's discussion at the Rathskeller, “Breaking Barriers: Hispanics in the Media.”
The event was part of Hispanic Heritage Month,
|uan Carlos Espinoza, assistant director for the University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Studies, moderated the discussion.
The featured Hispanic representatives included: Beatriz Canals, WSVN-Channel 7 news anchor; leanette	Rivera-Lyles, senior
reporter for El Nuevo Herald; Gustavo Godoy, publisher of Vista Magazine; Lourdes Cue, freelance reporter for The Miami Herald and Generation W; and Raul Lopez, director of sales for the U.S. Hispanic	and Pan Regional
Yupi.com, a Spanish language por tal.
Espinoza began by saying that Hispanics make up the majority population in Miami-Dade County, and that Hispanics will make up a greater part of the United States in the future.
Hispanic participation in the
media is rather small but there has been an increase in Hispanic media outlets, said Espinoza.
“As the Hispanic community grows we increase the number of outlets to the point where you can live almost your entire life in Miami or South Florida with just Spanish-language media,” said Espinoza.
Yupi.com was founded in 19% by a technology-savvy young man whose father became interested in the Internet hut wanted only Spanish-language information.
Today, Yupi.com gets over 6.7 million hits from Latin America, Spain and the U.S. Hispanic population, said Lopez.
Canals said that being a bilingual Hispanic can bring lots of opportu-
nities in the English media Being bilingual automatically helps break barriers when interviewing people who don’t speak English, said Canals.
“Miami is the perfect proof of what Hispanics can do and the U.S. looks at Miami as an example because we have come a long way,” said Canals.
Godoy said that he has discovered that the South Florida Hispanic experience is almost entirely different than the Hispanic experience nationwide.
“In a Hispanic market like Arizona, we could not find bilingual journalists, sales people, general managers or engineers,’’ said Godoy.
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Students quizzed on depression
Counseling Center says symptoms are treatable
By Neil Schimmenti
Hurricane Staff Writer
Depression is an illness that changes an individual’s life.
It affects 17 million Americans each year, according to the American Psychiatric Association.
In an effort to spread awareness of depression, the University of Miami Counseling Center participated in National Depression Screening Day Thursday.
The event is sponsored nationally by the National Mental Illness Project.
“Everyone overlooks depression,” said freshman Rob Katz. “It’s important that the Counseling Center is holding the event because I know that some students ignore their problems and call it depression as a ‘cop-out’ to their real problems, which may very well be depression.”
The A PA says symptoms include: change in appetite that results in noticeable weight gain or loss, insomnia, loss of energy or fatigue, guilt, difficulty in concentrating and thoughts of self-inflicted harm such as suicide.
Symptoms occur over a period of more than two weeks, according to the association.
Genetics, biochemistry, one’s personality and other environmental factors ail can contribute to the onset of the disorder, it says.
“The goal of the event is to call attention to the disorder by having mental health professionals on hand to talk with people in a confidential manner” said Amy Boyers, a clinical psychology injern who works at the Counseling Center.
Boyers said health professionals
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M	■ New sessions
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Leadership Institute sponsors a workshop on Monday October (0	11 entitled. “The Making o( a
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2 to 4 p.m The session is geared CD	toward helping students refine
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facilitated by Dr Nanette Tummers dxector at the Wellness Center Students can also attend "Running on Empty Effective Time Management' on Tuesday. October 12. in UC room 211 from 2:30 to 4 p m TNs session will help students find a healthy balance in ttwr busy Uvee For more intarmata! on erther event, call Chns Roby at 305-284-6399
■ Coming Out Week begins Mon.
Coming Out Week 99 begins on Monday. October 11, with opening ceremonies at The Rock at noon The theme this year is. 'Coming Out m the Community Organizations that have con-tnbuted to this event include Multicultural Student Affairs, the
Division of Student Affairs and the Episcopal/Anglican Church Center Students can expect a wide variety of activities such as a comedian on Wednesday night m the Rathsketter at 9 p m The week culminates on Saturday at the Rathskeller with a “Red Party1' dance from 9 30 p.m to 1 am For more information, call 305-284-5520
■ MSA co-hosts education event
Representatives from corporate government and local nonprofit agencies attended an event hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs m conjunction with TYIM Publishing Co. called Excellence in Education The function aimed to initiate a
campaign to establish the first Hispanic Scholarship Endowment Fund at the University of Miami General Christopher Cortez, the highest-ranking Hispanic in the United States Marine corps, was one speaker TYIM presented the campaign fund with a $2,000 gift to sum up the event
■ Yearbook accepts entries
The Ibis yearbook is now accepting photographs drawings. paintings, models (architecture). poetry and prose. 250 words or less, to be included in the 2000 edition of the yearbook Students can drop off entries at the
Yearbook Office. UC room 209 with their full name title of the piece, maior. class standing and phone number by November 8 All entries will become the property ot the IBIS and will be judged by the staff For more information call 305-284 6385.