Miami Hurricane, October 09, 2001

              Miami routs Troy State but drops in the polls
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SPEC FORM
Promising film
promises
failure
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Miami Hurricane
Coral Gables, Florida Volume 79, Number 13
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Tuesday, October 9,2001
IBIS Ride now available
By Jorge Luis Arauz
Hurricane Staff Writer
Student and Faculty leaders seat-belted in made their way to Coconut Grove last Saturday on the first ever run for the new Ibis-Ride service.
“I'm going to Sandbar to have a Diet Pepsi toast with the student leaders involved in this endeavor," said Dr. Pat Whitely, VP of Student Affairs. “This is the result of many different people and organizations joining together to do something good".
A commencement speech and ribbon cutting were held to inaugurate the new service at 9 p.m. on Oct. 6.
“Thanks to the collaboration of the students and the administration, we are able to provide this wonderful service," said Assistant Dean of Students, Jennifer Brack, who is also the advisor to the Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs Education.
Dr. Whitely emphasized the fact that President Shalala, although not present ai the opening ceremony, is supportive of the protect. She also mentioned that Shalala would be riding with the students on one of the buses some time in the near future.
Establishing a shuttle that runs to and from the Grove has been an ongoing project since the ‘80s.
“I can remember when my son attended the University," said loanne
Baribeau. “I had to send him extra cab money so he could get around to the local hangouts’’.
The shuttle was implemented after Student Government, Pier 21, the Dean of Students Office, BACCUS, GAMMA, and the Department of Transportation gathered feedback and suggestions from students.
“Over one and a half years of student polling has gone into this project," said Michael Johnston, SG Speaker of the Senate. “It was time to provide a free and safe transportation service to and from the Grove.”
“I think that a lot of students will use this new transportation to the Grove,” said Jay Wetzel, a Resident Assistant in Stanford.
“I’ve only been to Coconut Grove once since my freshman year,” said sophomore Heather Hickey. “I can never find safe parking that I can actually afford”.
The issue of student safety was a primary concern among those seeking to
implement the new shuttle service.
“I’ve spoken with a lot of students who would rather drink and drive than leave their car overnight," said Johnston. “With this service, students won’t have to put themselves in that type of situation”.
See IBIS • Page 2
UM among best 331 colleges in U.S.
By Mike McCormick
Hurricane Staff Writer
Rest assured that football is pot the only thing by which UM is ranked amongst other colleges. The Princeton Review has published its list of the 331 best colleges in the nation and UM has made the cut.
Out of more than 3,500 colleges l’M is considered to be one of the most outstanding to attend.
Unlike the U.S. News' ranking of the best colleges. The Best 331 Colleges is a book containing students’, not the administration’s, opinions on their school.
“Incoming students can learn the most from current students," said Erik Olson, Editor of The Best 331 Colleges
According to feanne Kricr, publicist for The Princeton Rev iew, out of 62 lists UM made it in the top twenty on
five of them.
UM was ranked:
9th for having the most diverse student population
12th for having professors who make themselves easily accessible
14th for having students pack the stadium in support of intercollegiate sports
17th for having the most interaction between different race/class backgrounds
17th for being in a great college town
The book ranks each college according to student feedback on a survey that is either handed out or accessed online The survey consists of 73 questions spread throughout four sections: The Student Themselves, School
See RANK • Page 2
TO OUR READERS
Most of the Friday, Oct. 5th issues of the Miami Hurricane were stolen from the bins around campus where they were distributed around 10 p.m. the night before. The Hurricane staff decided to reprint some of the more timely articles from that issue in the Tuesday, Oct 9th issue.
We have filed a police report in order to find out which individual or group was responsible. Dean of Students, W'illiam Sandler, will be investigating.
“Certainly very strong action by the University of Miami will be taken if we can determine the student or students involved. We will not tolerate this kind of behavior," said Dr. Pat Whitely, Vice President for Student Affairs.
The Miami Hurricane will continue to follow this story as it progresses.
TOP PERFORMANCE?
Miami 38, Troy State 7
RUSSEL W0JTUSIAK / Photo Editor
SWARMIN’: HLjrricane defenders, led by Jonathan Vilma (51), stop TSU running back LeBarron Black Miami’s defense gave up 131 total yards in the first quarter, but shut down Troy State after that.
AEPi pledges accused of racist activity
Conflicting statements ensue
By Jorge Luis Arauz & Danielle Scott
Hurricane Staff Writers Muslim student, Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi filed a report last Saturday with Hecht Residential Security implicating Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity pledges Hecht resident, Erez Ahituv, was asked something along the lines of, “What are we going to do about these damned Arabs?” by a group of male students, according to witness, Sam Lockhart.
These five or more students were outside of Hecht Residential College that night, one with a video camera and one with a sheet of paper filled with questions, which they asked vari ous UM students, said Sam Lockhart Ahituv replied that he did not appreciate the question considering his roommate, Ghaffari-Tahrizi, is Iranian, according to Lockhart Ahituv refused to comment to the Miami Hurricane about the incident Muslim student. Ghaffari Tahrizi, said he fou.U out about the incident
from Ahituv and filed a report complaining about these students because he felt their behavior was inappropri ate
Lockhart said that the students had identified themselves as Alpha Epsilon Pi |AF.Pi| pledges.
Ghaffari-Tabrtzi said he filed a report with Hecht Security and then followed the male students to Mahoney/ Pearson Residential Colleges to see if they committed any other offensive acts.
He also informed Mahoney/ Pearson security of the incident at Hecht.
Ghaffari-Tahrizi said Mahoney/ Pearson security called the department of Public Safety.
By the time an officer was dispatched, none of the alleged offenders was around so no report was filed with PuNk Safety, said the officer on dutv
Ghaffari-Tahrizi implicated AEPi directly in a mass email all Muslim students on campus #
“I find it disgusting that a school-supported organization partakes in such ignorant racist activity,” wrote Ghaffari-Tahrizi.
“I am not trying to blaspheme the name of AEPi," he said. He mentioned that he has friends in AEPi and has been over to their fraternity house.
In fact, it was his previous contact with AEPi pledges and brothers that convinced him the alleged offenders were from AEPi—he recognized their fraternity pins, he said
He said that he does not blame AEPi few the incident, and realizes that these were individuals who mav have been acting of their own volition
“I did not do this to attack AEPi or the administration. I just wanted to get the word out so people would he aware of what is going on,” said Ghaffart-Tabnzi.
“I wanted AEPi to iust watch what their pledges are doing It’s the same thing that happened with Muslims— one person does something wrong
and the whole group gets implicated,"
he said.
Hecht and Mahoney/ Pearson Security would not release the names of the alleged offenders to the Miami
Hurricane
Although three of the alleged offenders spoke to the Hurricane, none wanted their names released.
Their account of the incident varied slightly from Lockhart’s.
Thev said that only one of the students was from AEPi and was a member. not a pledge According to their account, he was also not wearing a fraternity pin.
All three said thev were film students w ho were simply making a movie far tun and that the tape had since been destroyed for tear of trouble.
They said the reason that they were all assumed to be from AEPi was because a girl started shouting, “AEPi," at them before could hear Ahituv's
See AEPi • Page ?