Miami Hurricane, September 23, 1975

              SAGA Violates Contract
Student Needed Ride, Arrested For Auto Theft
With transportation costs soaring, some UM students are finding more and more ingenious ways of commuting to Miami One such enterprising soul was Edwin Gage a 22-year-old graduate student from Paramus. New Jersey. Gage was recently arrested by UM Security and taken to the Dade County Jail on a charge of auto theft
Information was received from New Jersey police that an auto valued at $6.000 had been stolen and was believed to be in the possession of a UM student
Security found the car in Lot 446 next to the 960 Complex When Gage got into the car he was apprehended
Gage has since admitted that he switched the license tags of the stolen car with his own. police said Since the vehicle was stolen in New Jersey he is also facing charges for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle
The FBI. as well as New Jersey officials, were notified of the arrest
The suspect, now free on bond, is awaiting trial and possible extradition to New Jersey
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Free Frisbees?
For $1 55, the Whizme special is all yours The Whizme special consists of a double cheeseburger french fries, a soft drink, and a frisbee with the name SAGA on it.
RA Dismissals Upheld
QU8 PUPO
Editor
Their appeal denied by a UM administrator and now forced to move out of the Mahoney-Pearson Complex, the four Resident Assistants (RA's) fired Sept 9 for allegedly smoking pot in a dorm room have accepted UM's final decision
In a letter to Scott Amsel. Rich Ruberti. George Sossi. and lllene Tombank, the Dean of Students. Dr Nick Gennett. stated his decision
"You have failed to abide by conditions of your appointments as Resident Assistants	the
letter said
Although the four RA s had requested that Dean Gennett disqualify himself from the case he refused to do so
Amsel said Dean Gennett was a personal friend and he had had an honest talk with him in confidence before knowing Gennett would be the appellate officer in the case
Both Scott and lllene were
warned when they came in to see me that I might be the appellate officer in the case Gennett explained. "I made it quite clear before they began talking to me Dean Gennett would not comment on his ruling Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) President Aubin Hill, who had accused the administration of violating the RA s rights as students, said he was disappointed in Gennett s decision
Three of the four RA s have
moved out and the only remaining one. Scott Amsel. said he would move out by the end of next week What has happened has hap pened. Amsel explained My main concern is to get back into UM activities and straighten out my schoolwork
Professors are being very understanding and they will let me make up my work According to a UM official, the students as employees of the university are only allowed one appeal to a superior
SAGA manager Frank BuYrows »aid the student* In no way pay tot %t\m trwfcMNMi
"It's par, of the promotion of SAGA on campus and an attempt to make our name known. Burrows said
Rice said the quality of the other food is acceptable and fruits are top quality
Another SAGA employee said, The fact that the workers are unhappy is affecting the quality of service and the relations between the employees and the customers
SAGA is clearing about $ 1.700 to $2.000 a week profit from their cash operations in the Ibis cafeteria and the snack bar and when we ask for a small raise we aren t even heard, the employee said
Burrows would neither confirm nor deny those figures but said profit is about two percent and with a new operation we are not making that much profit now."
Rice said it would he imposmbie to grant salary increases because the students would end up paying for the raise through increased board plans
Many Pep Rousing Activities Planned
DANIEL DuBRIN
Muff if an** W» it«*»
Student organizations will bo trying to stir enthusiasm for the first home football game at a Pep Rally Thursday on the Student Union Patio
ALAN MARCUS
Huff'CBno Staff Writ«»
SAGA Food Corp, UM s food service, has violated its contract with UM by serving a substitute hamburger mix
SAGA Manager Frank Burrows said the mix, known as Swift's Promo Patty Mix. contains per 100 pounds, 79 pounds of beef, of which not more than 21 pounds is fat seven pounds of dried soybean mix and 14 pounds of water
Cookie Rice, liaison between UM and SAGA said the existing contract states that 100 per cent beef must be served and doesn't even mention soybeans
The Promo Mix' was discovered over the summer on a routine sanitation inspection, a reliable administrative source said
When UM ordered SAGA to stop serving the Promo Mix, Burrows told several high ranking officiels he had invested large amounts of money in the product, had a large inventory, and had to serve it," the source said
Burrows then organized a Promo Mix taste test and served it to several top administrative officials
Rice said she tested the product herself by serving it to her family She said the burger was good but became very dry when she let it sit out for a few minutes
Most of the administrators (at the taste test) did not like the mix but permitted it to be served only with the stipulation that the Promo Patty would be withdrawn if students complained,' the source said
Burrows said the Promo Patty is
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more nutritious than a pure beef hamburger that usually contains 20 per cent fat
A Burger King representative confirmed this but said ham burgers with 20 per cent tat taste best
Burrows said he did not know how the patty was prepared and the Swift branch in Miami would not comment on the mix s pre paration Swift s main office in Chicago could not be reached tor comment
UM's previous food service contract stipulated "100 percent beet hamburgers, the administrative source said The SAGA contract, which is supposed to state any changes from the previous contract, does not mention the addition of soybean
SAGA prepares 3,000 Promo Patties per serving and saves approximately 14 cents per pound by not serving pure beef a SAGA employee said
The food they are serving is the cheapest quality they can get away with and it's hard for the workers to make good food out of poor food, the employee said
Business I« Thriving
Bookstore Works With Craftsmen
OARY MATCRA
HurncRns Writer
A small flea market is quickly growing outside the Bookstore Students crowd around tables buying |ewelry, leather goods, leans and plants
The idea of the Bookstore working with these craftsmen is a new one It's also a good one Business is thriving
One table is covered with finely crafted leather belts, berets and buckles Under the table, a huge black dog sleeps peacefully despite the crowd The belts are made by Melani Van Petten and Karen Weeks, who together make up the Anthropomorphic Leather Company The two girls make, design, fit and sell the belts
Fitted on the spot, the belts come in many styles with costs ranging from $7.50 to $10. The pair also makes dog collars The black dog was not wearing one
"I haven't made him one because he isn t fully grown yet," Weeks explained
Multi-colored rings, necklaces and zodiac symbols fill Stewart Silverman s table Like the Anthropomorphic girls. Silverman is not a student and works full time at his table His rings are hand made sterling silver from New York and Mexico, and cost $3 to $25
Silverman said the Bookstore gets 20 per cent of.all display profits The merchants feel the location is well worth it
Silverman sells approximately 25 rings a day He said he never gets ripped off "If someone wants to steal a $3 ring. God bless them.” he said
To the left of the Bookstore
quoise and coral lewelry set in earrings, necklaces, pendants and
bracelets Uslar makes all of her lewelry using methods of liquid
entrance Sharon Uslar sits behind her counter of sterling silver, tur-
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Merchants Prefer Bookstore Location
Silver and casting
Bookstore Manager George Mitchells records show Uslar is the weekly leader in sales Her newest item is a silver shark pendant Tm cashing in on the Jaws fad.' she said
Unlike the others, she is often victimized by theft, she said The next table is an outlet from Persian Passions Inc An array of hand painted silver lewelry, priced under $19, can be bought there Each piece of lewelry has a miniature masterpiece painted on it by a family of Iranian |ewelnrs The salesmen lra| Eftekhar and Cyrus Zal directly import the itoms and sell them at low prices Zal, a licensed attorney who gra duated Phi Betta Kappa at Berkeley turned down a high pay mg |Ob with a Florida law firm to sell lewelry
Being a lawyer would give me a steady income but this gives me a chance to build up a business which can turn out to be some thing really big We hope to start a chain of stores someday he said Onward down the line old faded leans are being sold by the Kar ma Free Inerlite Company Rudolph Avati. a stockbroker turned lean supplier not only sells but trades leans
Bookstore Manager Mitchell says the tables detract from illegal businesses and give some students a chance to make money Mitchell reported that the Bookstore made $1.100 from the outdoor merchants in the first three weeks of classes
Before anyone drops out of law school to work his own table, he should know that Mitchell is limiting the tables to one of each type
Sponsors Lou Dykes and Greg Adams of the Afro Center and Homecoming Chairman Larry Her rup, said the aim of the rally is twofold
The first aim is to win the entire support and enthusiasm of the UM student community for the game between the Hurricanes and Oklahoma on Friday, and also to get different student groups on campus to work together Dykes said
A concert will start off the festivi ties at 6 30 with a 25 cent special on beer at the Rathskeller
The Afro Center will be having a party on the Patio and other student organizations will be work ing various concessions, including hamburger and hot dog stands
The Homecoming Committee will offer 20 spirit points to any and all organizations actively participating in the Pop Rally
These 20 points will go toward the overall spirit and overall trophy for Americas Bicentennial Home coming 75, Horrupsaid