Miami Hurricane, September 19, 1975

              Shoplifting
Controversy
Continues
Police officers commented on the alleged shoplifting by a baseball player reported in Tuesday's Hurricane:
"It was too bad that all the telephone calls were made (to Stanford, Sheeder, Fraser) and it wasn't handled by Bookstore personnel," William Kimbrough, Cables Police Chief said.
"The athlete had every right to that book. How can you arrest someone for taking something that belongs to himf” Assistant Director of Campus Security Vince Anika said.
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George Mitchell
Cops Crack Down A t Bookstore
Feel
Free
To
Browse
Students had a chanca ta
Tuesday and Wednesday In
the Library Breesewsy.
The books, which said tor 25-SO cants, «rare given to the Library, but ware net needed, or ware duollcatM et those the library had. They wars not taken out of the actual Library collection.
Mara than $000 was rale-
9G| union win do uooa to nurchaoe now tlttaa.
The Library plans to have a similar tala In February or March.
Miami Hu"ir.an*/CARL WILSON
Marijuana Policies Examined
I5IDN0 OAftCIA
Murncan« SUM Wrnw
In light ot the recant R A dismissal« and a controversial Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) resolution, some students are speaking out against current marijuana policies
The USBG resolution, making the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana a minor offense was passed last spring. However. It was later vetoed by the administration
Suzanne Serra, an education major, said she does not think the resolution would have been a good one.
"I don't think smoking or possessing marijuana should be considered a major offense.” she said, "but then again. I don't see how It can be legal on campus end Illegal on the street.”
Microbiology major Mayra Gonzales believes people will con-
tlnue smoking the controversial weed whether It is legalized or not "If marijuana was legalized, the only difference would be that people would smoke it out in the open instead of behind closed doors,” Gonzales said
One Eaton Hall resident, a iunior, believes UM should counter the nation’s "archaic marijuana laws by simply not recognizing them
"The University should not make it a disciplinary matter at all." he
said We may run Into trouble with cops raiding dorms, but on moral principles that is the stand I take."
Sophomore Bill Greensher. a general business major, said he believes administrators have the right to set their own policies because UM Is a private institution
“Concerning marijuana amounts. 1 believe there Is no difference if you are caught with one ounce or 10 pounds." Greensher said
A graduate student, who asked to remain anonymous, said he had not given the matter much thought, "but penalties regarding marijuana should be revised since other universities are doing so"
A freshman summed up the prevailing attitude among many students
"The whole administration is making too big a deal about something everyone knows is happening every day." she sold.
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Editorials.........................page 4
Mrs. G.......................... page	5
Pinball..........................page	6
Breadwinner......................page	8
Football.........................page	9
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JOAN DONOHUE
HurMoan* SUM Will«
The game Is over for UM shoplifters, according to William Kimbrough. Chief of Police for Coral Gables On Wednesday he signed Into effect a Standard Operating Procedure that will strengthen the current "get tough policy of the Bookstore Prior to the change, five students, alleged shoplifters, were arrested by Gables officers and taken to the police station Now, Coral Gables officers will Issue citations to alleged shoplifters, summoning them to court.
If they are found guilty after a court appearance, the student faces possible Imprisonment and a prison record Before Kimbrough effected this pro cedure, a more lenient policy was carried out by the Dean of Students Suspected shoplifters met with the Dean and paid a $25 fine
George Mitchell. Bookstore manager, said the lenient ap proach didn't work. "The time has come for severe action to deter shoplifters Last year alone, over $30,000 worth of merchandise was stolen New signs will be posted in the store next week, alerting students to the possibility of a jail sentence." Mitchell said In the limbo period before the citation system went into effect, the five alleged student shoplifters were physically arrested and taken to the Coral Gables Police Station All had to post bond to be released A reliable source said "One girl spent two days in the County Stockade"
Under the new system, there is no bond But there still Is a chance for arrest. If the officer deems it necessary
Chief Kimbrough explained the possibility of arrest, saying, The citation Is meant as a courtesy to UM students If they are troublesome to the officer or give him reasonable doubt to believe they will not show up In court, then they will be arrested right on the spot Basically. If they are nice to us. we will be nice to them Kimbrough met with Assistant Director of Campus Security Vince Anika and Police Captains Cier mont and Skalaski on Wednesday to discuss how the new procedure will affect the Bookstore
Anika commented on the incident reported in Tuesday s Hur-ricane of the baseball player who was allegedly shoplifting saying "First off. the athlete had every right to that book as it was on his scholarship book list How can you arrest someone for taking something that belongs to him? He didn't commit a crime but violated a procedure of the Bookstore It should have been handled by the Bookstore manager
Kimbrough agreed with Anika s statement and said It was "too bad that all the telephone calls were made (to Sheeder Fraser Stanford) and it wasn't handled by Bookstore personnel"
Captain Skalaski added. "Maybe the scholarship book policy should be changed, to avoid confusion
Chief Kimbrough read aloud a
letter written by USBG President Aubin Hill, concerning Bookstore procedure In part, the letter said,
I have benn reliably informed that there Is utter contusion among the campus security and the Coral Cables Police Force as to what they should do with students who are caught shoplift log in the Bookstore I am sure you are aware that the rules were changed concerning the discipline procedure used for shoplifting students The present procedure la. once a student is caught stealing in the Bookstore they are taken directly to the Coral Cables Police Station rather than to the Dean ol Students Office as was the tormei practice
Captain Clermont responded first to the letter, saying. "I think Mr Hill’s sources are misinform ed We (Coral Gables Police) don t have utter confusion' with Cam pus Security, or the Bookstore thefts Wo have a good working relationship with them now, just as we ve always had No, I'm afraid Mr Hill has hopfred onto a band wagon too soon!"
Chiof Kimbrough agreed and said, “I signed the Standard Operating Procedure this morn Ing It was recommended five weeks ago and couldn't be im plemeritod until approved by the City Attorney, the City Municipal Judge the City Manager and UM officials Things like this take time and aren’t immediately retroactive upon suggestion
James Dunn, senior judge for the Municipal Court of Coral Ga bles will be hearing the students cases in court
These actions may seem drastic, but we ve got to put a stop to Bookstore theft We II be treat ing the shoplifting students, if found to be guilty, like the thieves that they are We are serious about It." he said
Computing Center Has Problems
SHAWN HOLLANDER
MuffK.Afi« WnUw
Increased enrollment Changeovers In computer pro cesses and equipment, and UM teaching methods are creating problems for the Computer Center, Laboratory Facilities Coor dinator George W Mays claims Most professors do not come In to experiment with the new processes because they will he con fronted by half a dozen question ing students who are baffled by our changeovers.' Mays said The center now accommodates more than 600 students enrolled in computer-related fields
Sixteen work-study students have been hired to serve as User Assistants This staff helps students with procedure operation of keypunches and ter minals sources of reference and control language "It is an attack on a Ph D s ego if a member of our User Assistance Staff is able to answer a question
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