Miami Hurricane, March 18, 1975

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Requirements Plan Tentative
By I RANK KUFROVIC’H
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A tentative requirements change in the college of Arts & Science has met the approval of the 37 member Artsand Sciences panel.
1 he requirements plan is (he product of the 12 member Arts and Sciences Working Committee, chaired by Professor Shepherd Faber which has been constructing the new requirements policy since its inception in October 1974.
The plan approved by the panel specifies a minimum of 56-60 required credits for graduation, as
compared to the present 72 credits and significant variations of requirements within subject categories.
Foreign language requirements would be reduced to six required credits. Fine arts would be consolidated into the Humanities category and a total of 18 credit hours would be required from this division Mathematics and sciences would also be consolidated into one category, and there will be possibly reductions from the present requirements Social sciences would be reduced from 12 to 9 credit hours.
“The important concern was the
structure of the whole plan presented by the committee. Based on the results of the vote, It appears the plan can be passed by the whole faculty," Committee member. Professor James Nearing said.
The Arts and Sciences committee is continuing its meetings biweekly and subsequent decisions made by them include:
—	The adoption of a General Education Committee to to create interdisciplinary degree programs.
—	The decision that no more than three hours from the major
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Nigerian textile craftswomem Eunice Okeji and Ashabe Bakare will demonstrate their skills ^at 8 p.m. Thursday. See story on page 4.	_
“It's an insult to RAB,” Stephens said, “because although we ran see financial statements on an individual basis we
cannot see them as a group.”
Stephens hopes RAB will begin to "receive more complete financial reporting"from nowon.
Vice President for Student Affairs and Ratskeller Corporation President William Butler is "shocked" the present RAB
leadership is “not able to consider itself important."
Hut Butler does not agree with Stephen's suggestion which would put a student on the Rat Board of Directors, which presently has a vacancy.
Although Butler claims RAB “is only an advisory board” and not a management board, he insists it is “as strong” as any university committee.
Former Rat manager and now a RAB member Joe Pineda agrees with Butler claiming “RAB is as influential as any other body on campus".
But both Butler and Stephens emphasize the Rat has still to overcome many problems but presently were on the road to compromise and improvement."
Hicks Conference Set For April 3,4
By VALERIE STRAUSS
Newt Editor
The off-again-on-again Wilson Hicks Conference is now “definitely on," Chairman Michael Carlbach says, “and we hope to attract more people than ever.”
The April 3 and 4 photography conference in Beaumont Hall was canceled earlier this year by LIM’s Budget Committee because it was financially unsuccessful, Carlbach said.
Budget Committee Treasurer William McLaughlin said the conference was losing too much money for UM.
“It cost us more than we were taking in and with the tight squeeze on money these days, we just couldn’t afford it," he said.
Faced with the threat of cancellation, photography students and faculty in the Communications Department found an alternative way to subsidize theconference.
“We called major companies across the country and asked for donations," Carlhach said. “We now have seven companies w ho have each pledged $300. This $2100 will cover the major expense of the conference, which is bringing people
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UM’s Women’s Swim team won the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Swimming and Diving championship in 35 degree weather. See story on page 13.
Students have requested a change in university alcoholic beverage policies to allow limited outdoor drinking. See story on page 4.
ByGUSPUPO
O* Th« Hurricane Staff
A proposal by Rathskeller Advisory Board (RAB) Chairperson Alec Stephens to disband the board due to its "ineffectiveness” has failed
Meanwhile, Rathskeller manager Daniel Moore resigned at
the start of this semester, effective May 30, and has called for the abolishment of the RAT controller's position.
Stephens claims RAB had become a programming machinery and was not using its powers to the full benefit of UM's Rat.
Although the proposal was voted down by other board members, Stephens is satisfied the move has brought issues out in the open.
“I was frustrated with RAB but other board members felt abolishing RAH was not the way to help the Rathskeller, but I'm satisfied we're on a better road now leading to more constructive cooperation, "Stephens said.
Moore says "no one understands the potential'of the Rat and his job hasn't been exactly what he hoped it would
be
Admitting the Rat has many problems. Moore says
money is one of its biggest as the food facility has difficulty in “breaking even every month."
Moore has three suggestions he is sure would help Increase the productivity of the Rat.
"I would eliminate both the manager and controller's yearly contracts," Moore said, "while putting the manager on a guaranteed income along with a small percentage of net
profit
“Most important, eliminate the joint reporting to Assistant Vice-President for Student Affairs William Sheeder by both the manger and controller."
According to Moore, the Rat could operate without the controller while pointing out businesses three times larger whic h "have no need for a controller".
But Rat controller Raymond Green insists his job is "quite involved and very necessary" having a tremendous amount of paperwork" which Green claims the manager would have trouble handling.
Although Green claims Moore is "the boss”, he reports directly to Sheeder keeping the Rat's finances "almost a secret” from RAB members.
Rat Manager Resigns