Miami Hurricane, October 26, 2001

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Volume 79, Number 17
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Annual blood drive kicks off Homecoming
This year’s donations among most ever received
By Christian Wilson
Hurricane Staff Write
The annual University of Miami Blood Drive has begun the train of events that is yet another UM Homecoming.
Spanning UG flamingo ballrooms A through I), the blood drive (Hilled in an estimate of 1000 pints of blood, this week.
Volunteers manned the operations from nine in the morning to eight at night from Monday to Wednesday and until 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Monday was the most successful day of the drive and a benchmark tor the subsequent days to follow, organizers said.
The “Monday Challenge" extended the task to all student organizations to rally their ranks in an effort to donate blood.
The influx of students was so unprecedented that some students had to be turned away since organizers could not accommodate the surprising ly immense showing of support.
“There simply weren't enough blmid bags,” said Thomas Bibbo, co-chair of the blood drive.
Depending on the amount of mem bers from a student organization donat ing. the organization was designated a specific number of points.
As part of this challenge nearly 300 students, representing their respective campus organizations, donated upwards of 300 pints of blood on Monday.
less than 15 percent of students donating blood did not belong to a point-earning student organization, according to records.
"We got the students’ names down who couldn’t donate so that if they
Celebrating
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MATT BREWER / Hurrv ; mentati JUST CHILLIN: Travis Montgomery, Jr listens to music while giving blood.
DAVID GARCIA / Hurricane Staff
DANCING QUEEN: Students perform a dance on the University Center Patio in their native costumes as part of UN Day.
United Nations Day showcases world culture
By Aubrey Andel
Hurricane Staff Writer
free food, dancing, and entertainment lured students to the UU Patio on Wednesday to celebrate United Nations Day, a celebration of the founding of the peacekeeping organization in 1945.
“The purpose of today is to bring a sense of global awareness to the campus,” Council of International Students and Organizations K'OISO) president Nikki Chun said.
Sjfonsored by CO!SO, this year’s theme was “Global Health and Interdependence.' Students were given an “immunization record” sheet that had all of the UN Day organizations on it and were asked to visit the twenty stu
dent organization booths present to receive stickers to be turned in tor a prize.
“We want people to walk away here with information about different cultures and how immunization can pre vent diseases in children throughout the world," Chun said.
UM’s Hawaiian club, Hui Aloha, started the festivities with a hula dance honoring Hawaii's last reigning king, tollowed by a dance about a waterfall on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Patricia Whitely was mi hand to pull the string ten a halkxin release.
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Jerusalem Post editor speaks at Hillel
Topics include Israels position in world
By Valerte Ramos
Hurricane Staff Writer
It is often those speakers with the smaller turnouts that are most worth listening to.
In a casual, upstairs room of the Hillel Center last Tuesday,
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lerusiilem Post editor, Ellie Wohlgelernter stood before a group of thirty live interested lis teners to speak about the current world situation and Israel’s place in it over a dinner of Olive Garden pasta.
Hardly a one-sided event, Wohlgelernter invited and even urged the participants to question him and challenge his perceptions,
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while sharing their own.
Foremost among his points was the fact that we are now living in a new, post Sept. 1 Ith world “What has happened once before will inevitably happen again, unless we guard ourselves against it,” Wohlgelernter said The “doom and gloom” world he presented offered only one real solution:
“We have no choice but to fight this war."
Under criticism was President Bush’s willingness to invite coun tries that arc known terrorist sponsors, such as Syria and Iran, into the anti terrorist coalition.
While done with the intentions of helping keep this military action
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Friday, October 26,2001
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JHomecoming 2001
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
•	Friday, October 26
Opening Ceremonies - 7 p.m., UC Patio
•	Saturday, October 27
Hurricanes Help the Hometown - 8 a m., UC Patio Homecoming Ball - 10 p.m., Hotel Sofitel
•	Monday, October 29
Mr UM - 7 p.m., Rathskeller
•	Tuesday, October 30
Organized Cheer - 7 p.m , UC Patio
•	Thursday, November 1
Alma Mater Singing Contest/Spirit Tree -11 40 a m ., outside Ashe Miss University of Miami - 7 p m., Gusman Hall
•	Friday, November 2
Parade - 7 p.m . Stanford Drive
Storm Watch - after parade. UC Patio/Lake Osceola
•	Saturday, November 3
Homecoming game - UM vs Temple - 12 pm, Orange Bowl
•	Sunday, November 4
Closing Ceremonies - 6 p m., UC Patio
New cyber-café finally opens
By Rochelle Galang
Hurricane Staff Writer
The long in coming-and as-yct unnamed University (tenter cyber cafe is finally here.
The new and improved games area and cyber caté opened to the public last Monday after over a month of delays.
“The opening is a dry run to see how many people use the facilities," said Daniel Westbmok, associate director of the University Center.
"We want to observe what TV stations the public wants cm and see bow many people get coffee here instead of going to the toed court, said Westbrook.
The cyber café is about HO percent open with more things to come like a video games vendor and a sound system that would plays music as well as tefevi-sion sound, said Westbrook.
There are fenir brand new top of the line billiard tables, two ping pong tables and one toosball table.
The hours of operation are Monday thru f nday 8 a m. to 12 a m. which is an hour earlier than for the old games area and Saturday and Sunday from 11 am. to 12 a.m.
“There has been a kit of people com-
ing in here especially ten the cafe," junior l.isa Hlliott, a games mom attendant, said.
"I have received mixed reactions but most people seem to like the change," Elliot said.
Some reactions were due to the increase in prices for pool, she said.
(Axil prices were originally $3 an hour. Pnces now are $6 with UM ID and non-UM members $9
Ping png prices are $3 with UM ID and non-UM members $4.50.
“ I love the tast acting ADL and I like the set up of the coffee shop but I wished it had more of a coffee shop feel,’' said Art Barnett, a first year graduate student.
The cafe serves a variety of sand wiches, soups and beverages. There are tables around the café where students can sit and grab something to eat or simply hang out and chat with friends.
The compter area is designed for quick access to check e-mail or surf the web. There is no office software installed into the compters and no access to printers in the compter area
Hiere will be grand opening in lanuarv at the beginning of the spring semester, said Westbrook.
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SIX IN THE CORNER POCKET: A student plays pool in the new cyber-cafe located in the University Center
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