Miami Hurricane, March 19, 1976

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Swimmer Shaves Head: Sets Record
Leesa Sward of the women’s 200-yard medley relay team that placed first in the AIAU' National Swimming Championships, exposes herself for I'M.
The team, also consisting of Pat Mines, J. K. Buchanan and
Jodi Yambor .set a record in the event wtih a lime of 1:47.8 seconds.
The record was set yesterday at the meet which was held in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
being dined in a nice rest.: rant.
Bill Hunt of the NCAA s.u.l these might be violations h r for action to be taken, a written complaint must be mad' Then a five man panel will m vestigate the practices.
The reasons the practices were questioned are because eating facilities on campus were available at those times
F.lliott said the Athletic Pc partnient wants to make an impression on the recruits when they c nine to Miami.
Elliott said a car has occasionally been rented lor taking the recruits out. hut usually, a coach or someone accompanying the players will huee a cat
Dr. Stanford said that the Athletic Director, Coaches and the President must certify to the NCAA that N< AA rules have been adhered to.
As in all other areas ol the CM. the football recruiting budget is kept from the public
"We prefer not to release the budget to the press I he Board of T rustees makes these decisions on releasing the budgets of any department ol the CM I really don't have the authority," Elliott said.
Elliott later agreed to give the recruiting budget to Pi Stanford, to release to the Hurricane if he wishes
Recruiting Co-Ordinator Hilly Proulx said a large part of the recruiting budget is spent bringing prospects to visit the school and entertain Ing them while they are here.
"I have only met .'? or I plav -ers in my career that seemed to expec t some kind of under the-table-deal. The smart kids know that if a coach gives a lot, they w’ill also take awav a lot," Proulx said.
We try tec involve the plav ers in as many University events as possible, but we arc handicapped because I M doesn’t have basketball or track teams playing in th<* win ter, he said.
Proulx said t he approac li to using the recruiting budget has changed.
"In the past, we used to entertain over a hundred boys in a very impersonal fashion that was not only expensive, but wasn't really the- best way lor either the CM or the placers That was when we used to sign 52 players a year. I Ins year we only brought down 42. We want to appeal to the seri ous students w ho want to play against the best teams In the
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By DAK Y MATERA and
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UM President Henry King Stanford is waiting for reports from Athletic Director Pete Elliott and the Faculty Senate Committee on Athletics on the subject of football recruiting.
The President said he is "concerned that the University strictly adhere to NCAA requirements (on recruiting practices)."
the question surrounding recruiting practices, which is regulated bv the NCAA, stems trom the Hurricane obtaining details about $500 in bills from the* Rusty Pelican Restaurant spent on football recruits
Elliott said the Athletic Department has never violated NCAA rules nor have they ever intended to.
The NCAA rulobook stipulates that recruits are allowed to be dined on campus, but in the event there are no on-cam-pus facilities available, then a place in the community on a comparable scale can be used.
T he bills from the Rusty Pelican reveal that in one evening $80.75 was spent on four individuals.
The bills also showed that the days used to take the recruits out were Friday. Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Elliott said the recruits can be shown Ihe city and the atmosphere of Miami while
UM Enrollment On The Upswing
By LESLIE TANNENBACM
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A total of 16,769 students are currently attending CM marking an "enrollment recovery after a declining period.'’
The English department will be conducting a program of pre-registration for English majors now through April 14.
‘‘A personal letter will inform each English major of this opportunity and will explain the pre-registration procedure, "English Department Professor Helen Fagin said. "It will be the students’ responsibility to arrange for a pre-registration appointment.
according to Registrar George Smith.
That number represents a two per cent increase over the spring 1975 semester, when 18,419 students were enrolled
and public relations firms show a preference in hiring English majors who have the ability to handle languages.
"I developed this system of registration for the department," Fagin said. "It doesn't put any more demand on the advisor except to carefully and conscientiously advise the majors to take the proper courses and reserve coupons for them."
When she took over the responsibility of English major
here, and an even larger increase over the 1974 figures, when 14,76.'? students attended l M.
Smith said this was "a pretty good increase," although
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registration, she decided the department should show "goodwill” and concern over their "well being".
"This will give them a feeling of security that they can get their preferred courses," Fagin said.
The department hopes this new departmental procedure will not only relieve the pressures of fall registration but will also establish a closer rapport between the English major and the department, Lagin said.
spring semester enrollment is "always lower” than fall enrollment.
“A new student crop in the spring is hard to come by,” he said, "since we do graduate quite a few people in the fall, it lowers our number "
"There just aren't that many high school graduates in midterms. Our new students are generally students who applied in ihe fall hut weren't admitted until spring."
Smith said both spring and fall enrollments "went down drastically for a number of
years."
CM had reached its peak in 1971, when 18,24 1 students attended the University in the fall, but In the same year Honda International University opened, practically in "our backyard," Smith said.
FIU drained CM of many students, and enrollment then declined," Smith said. The
numbers increased during 1972 and 197.'? and then "held steady" in 1974. It went back up m 1975.
The number of transfer students has been increasing constantly, according to Smith. "They seem to like us because they have a basis for comparison,” he said
He said the in-state enrollment is rising, but CM used to get a lot more out-of-state students than it docs now. There is heavy attrition with freshman, he added.
A question now being considered is whether or not t M's tuition increase will influence student enrollment in the 1976-77 school year
A March memorandum from CM President Dr Henry King Stanford estimates a "three per cent decline in student
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“After a conference with the departmental advisor, the student will receive a mock coupon for a specific course and section which must be redeemed at registration for a valid coupon."
Fagin said the English department would like to stimulate students interest in English
"We in the English department feel strongly that any student who doesn't have an exact direction should choose English as a major," Fagin said
Hhe said the airline industry
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Tropical Fever Dengue Effects Studied
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The various effects of dengue, a tropical fever which has appeared in South Florida in the past, are being studied by CM pathologist Dr. Arnoldo Ventura
Transmitted to man by mosquitoes the strains of dengue, known as the "breakbone fever," usually cause fever, joint pains and headaches, according to Dr. Ventura Recovery takes weeks, sometimes months.
One type of dengue, seen mostly in Southeast Asia, causes shock and death. Dr, Ventura's studies, under a $179,204 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, hopes to discover why the disease affects different parts of the world in different ways.
Dengue history in the Miami area goes back into the 18th century, Dr. Ventura said The last major outbreak occurred in the 1940's. Subsequent outbreaks occurred in the Caribbean in the early and late !960's. Dengue was recently seen in Polynesia, the doctor said.
Dr. Ventura said he "started looking into the disease and trying to isolate the agent" approximately seven years ago
"Dengue has been lound In many islands, including Haft?! Puerto Rico and Santa Domingo," he said. Oddly enough, the disease has not hit Cuba. “There has been no outbreak there as far as we know," he said.
He said it must be because Cuba was cut off at some time. Lack of air travel or any other type of travel could have kept it
out.
In Miami, Dr. Ventura said, the disease has probably not occurred because of "modernization," such as screening, air conditioning and better sanitation.
"But dengue could be imported in the area from time to time," he said. "It has happened before and there is no reason why it couldn't happen again. There is alw^.s a potentiality."
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