Miami Hurricane, April 18, 2000

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PROFESSOR RETIRES
CAMPUS SECURITY
Prince to retire after 22 years
Jackie Weisbein
Hurricane Staff Writer
After almost 22 years of service to the University of Miami, Professor Alan Prince will he retiring from full time teaching at the end of this semester.
From the start, Prince said he knew that journalism was his calling. Throughout high school, he said he worked at a weekly newspaper in New |ersey called The Grunge Transcript.
Prince received his bachelor’s degree at NYU. At that time, he said pursuing a masters degree seemed unattainable for a variety of reasons, specifically a lack of funds.
Prince soon moved to Miami and spent 25 years as an editor at The Miami Herald. Becoming a lecturer at the University of Miami was a second career, he said. His lack of a masters or doctoral degree was insignificant, said Prince
Prince said he would miss U'M The best parts of teaching, he said, are the students who care
Education is sacred, said Prince. He said that separating himself from a sacred thing was not an easy thing to do.
Prince’s retirement also brings his departure from the Miami area. He said he will be relocating to Deerfield Beach, where he can walk outside at all hours of the day and he can get plenty of exercise, as recommended by his doctor.
“Professor Prince works magic in the classroom and he will be missed," said Sigman Splichal, a professor at the School of Communication and director of the journalism and Photography Program
“He’s made some very important contributions to our school," said Bruce Garrison, a professor at the School of Communication.
“He’s at the heart of out journalism program, and exemplifies professional journalism" Garrison said.
See PRINCE » Page 2 RESEARCH NEWS
Video games beneficial for children
By Ana-Maria Colmenares
Hurricane Staff Writer
A recent study conducted at the University of Miami’s Human Performance Lab shows that playing video games may be used as a stepping stone by parents who want their children to increase their level of activity and become more energetic, said Brandon Feldman, a graduate student and assistant of the study,
“In view of the growing rates of obesity in our country,and the fact that children are spending about 25 hours each week watching television, it appears that playing video games can be used as an alternative to reduce the amount of time spent engaged in more sedentary activities, like TV-watching," said Arlette Perry, director of the lab and associate professor at the Exercise and Sport Science Department
The study suggests that playing video games can be actually beneficial for children in terms of energy expenditure, said Feldman
The study used 20 boys, ages seven to nine, whose heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure were closely monitored while they played a popular non violent video game, said Ana Rhodes, a media relations officer for the University.
Boys were only used because girls did not volunteer for the study, said Feldman,
A blood sample was also taken before and after the video game in order to measure the levels of glucose and lactate in the blood, said Feldman,
Glucose is a source of energy and lactate is a waste
See GAMES • Page 2
AUN PRINCE
Journalism Professor
City wants control
Plan would have six officers patrolling campus
By: Rochelle Galang
Hurricane Staff Writer
The City of Coral Gables, on April 11 at the War Memorial Youth Center, discussed the Coral Gables City-Wide Anti-Crime Committee’s (CWACC) recommendation to abolish the University of Miami Police, a plan that UM officials and students oppose.
The CWACC has a five-year plan to improve the Coral Gables Police Department, of which one of the recommendations is to provide “all police services on the University campus," said Charles Girtman, chairman of
CWACC, in a letter to the editor in the April 9 Miami Herald Since 1947,Coral Gables police were assigned to patrol the campus; now Public Safety Officers are hired, supervised, and compensated by the University, said Girtman’s letter to the editor.
“Campus policing is different than municipal policing," said Alan Fish, associate vice president of Business Services. “Our campus is alive 24 hours a day. We’re a city within a city” “Our officers are better trained to police UM because they’re more knowledgeable about our environment,” said Fish.
The Coral Gables Police Department would not fit into UM’s ecosystem, said Fish. Two separate departments would have communication problems, he said.
“They don't work for us,” he said. “They may work for someone who may not have the same goals we do"
The Department of Public Safety provides a transparent shield of security, said Fish. It works as a part of the University, he said.
“The Department of Public Safety is an essential link to the University," said Patricia Whitely, vice president for Student Affairs.“! believe strongly that to not have a l'M campus police force will be a big mistake for our students and overall University community."
“Students deserve officers who understand their community, who they can trust and get to know and call upon in times of need or crisis," said Whitely.
“The Public Safety department is an integral and valuable asset and member of our community,” said
of UMPD
Whitely.
“Public law enforcement officers should not be controlled bv a private corporation," said James Skinner, chief of Coral Gables Nice “The concern is about the timely and appropriate reporting of crimes that occur on campus," Skinner said “The University is required by the Cleary Campus Safety and Security Act, which is a federal law, to make crime statistics available," said Fish in response. “We’re also required by the Florida Department of Education to report crime statistics annually"
Coral Gables would protect the campus with only six officers, said Fish. That works out to about one officer per shift, he said.
Currently, Fish said. l'M has three
See POLICE « Page 2
THE PLAN: The
Coral Gables City-Wide Anti-Crime Committee plan calls (or the abolition of the UMPD
CGPD PLAN: One
officer per shift, six officers total to patrol UM Campus UM POLICE: Three officers per shift, plus security guards at night UM PLAN: The University has petitioned the state legislature to create a special district for UM police
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THROWING HEAT: Hurricane ace David Gil shut down the Notes, 7-3, Friday night
Hurricanes take two out of three from top-ranked Seminóles
By Zev Mines
Sports Editor
With revenge on their minds, the Hurricane baseball team was looking for a clean sweep when it faced the Florida State Seminoles at Mark Eight Stadium this past weekend.
Coming off a disappointing scries sweep in Tallahassee. Miami rebounded on its home field, taking two out of three from the top-ranked Soles.
"Normally we would want to win three at our place We don't ever want to lose a game at our place,” head coach |im Morris said.“They played very well last week. They were ranked number one coming in here, so two out of three puts us in good shape.”
Miami almost did not have a chance to play a third game. Rain came right before the sched uled first pitch and threatened to make the series a two game sweep. After a rain delay of just over an hour preceding Sunday's game, members of the team rolled up the tarp, and plav began. The onlv problem was that the time
was 2:09 p m.,and the Seminoles had to catch a flight back to Tallahassee.
With the time constraints, it was determined that no inning could begin past 4:30 p.m. With an official game having to he at least five complete innings, and with the marathons L'M and FSU have been involved in over the years, no one was sure if Sunday's contest was going to count.
After the first inning, the Hurricanes must have wished the game would not count. The Seminoles jumped out to an early lead off freshman Kiki Bengochea, and never looked back Bengochea lasted two-thirds oían inning,giving up five hits,five runs and two walks. The five runs were the most Bengochea has given up in one appearance this season. All five were scored with two outs on the board.
With Bengochea struggling, Morris inserted sophomore Chris Sheffield into the game Sheffield subsequently walked in a run with the bases loaded.
See FSU • Page 5
Taub to succeed Gurney
Next chief justice brings experience to new post
By Juan Pena
Hurricane Staff Writer
When the new academic year begins in August of 2000, The University of Miami Student Government will see the arrival of junior Roy Taub as the Supreme Court’s new chief justice.
Taub inherits the position from Jon Gurney, the current chief justice, who will be graduating at the end of this semester.
Taub was chosen after a nomination process that included interviews with the SG president. The appointment is subject to a final vote in the SG Senate.
(on Gurney, said he believes Taub to be the best man for the |oh.
“1 have been observing him for some time now, and his work as an associate justice really impressed
me,” Gurney said.
“I feel that I have the support of our president and the legislative branch and will accomplish all the goals that must be addressed by my position," said Taub when asked if he can properly fill the position of chief justice.
As chief justice, Taub will be responsible tor advising the legislative and executive branches, deliberating on the constitutionality of any law or proceeding of the Senate, and issuing statements that provide an interpretation of current rules and regulations. Specifically, the chief justice has the power to address any grievance presented to him by any member of the Senate
If there is an instance that a senator feels a law is unconstitutional, he or she can present his or her case to the Supreme Court. In other words, the Court serves to check and balance the other branches of Student Government.
Taub said he feels that the general student body is unaware of his role in SG and said he wishes to address that problem in his upcoming term.
“Most students don’t even know that our Student Government has a judicial branch," Taub said.“! want to get out there and reach the community so they understand the position and are able jo use it effectively"
In addition, Taub said he wishes to build on Gurney's work of building a tradition of chief justices.
"We want to tap into the vast talent at our university, so when my term is up, we get applicants that will fulfill the responsibility effectively and expand even more on the tradition that has been started," Taub said.