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'Canes end season in first round loss page 5 Rearview Mirror to perform tonight ACCENT page 7 Star player status merits exemption OPINION page 11 The Miami Hu Coral Gables, Florida ANE Since 1927 Volume 79, Number 40 WWW.THEHURRICANE0NLINE.COM riday, March 22,2002 Academics for athletes come under fire Ernesto Lonctono and Margarita Martin-Hidalgo Of tn Surfacing allegations th.il ,1 universi ty disciplinary .tjuH-llate committee went soli e>n a football player whti got caught cheat ing twice in separate e lass es taught lit the sattie professor, have once again thrust into the spotlight the rocky marriage between stringent ath letic programs anel academics Miami Mm limes rcccttllv reported that the Honor ( ouneils appeals eom mittee composed tit the Provost. Vice I'resident lot Sliiile'til Att.urs md a stu dent represeiil.ilive' overturned the s.uietion recommended hv the student run Council, whieh advises! that UM wide receiver Andre lohnson Ih- mis pended tor two semesters tteginning thislall Had the punishment been upheld, the national champions would have stepped em the field ein August t I lor the first game ol the season shy of their Rose Bowl eei Meisl Valuable plaver lhe' Honor ( ouncil's Selections and Appeals Committee suspended lohnson lor the upe oming summer ses sums, lohnson tlid not reply tna request tor an interview lohnsons tirst academic foul plav occulted on September 7) during a ..logy exam lor .1 a lass taught by adiiiiiat protessi.r Thomas Petersen, a retired Miami hade' Juvenile Court lodge anti lormer chief prosecutor lor lhe'Miami Made Stale' Mtornev sulfiae' Petersen confronted lohnson atler two stutlents alerted htm ot the possi bility thai lhe. player and two ol his field mate's mav have swapped answers The three lests, which got haneletl in fl lhe same time, were identical I'he teaeher briefed 'ootball coaeh larre (oker about the nteielenl. I dm s.uel he weiulel discuss the matter with lohnson anil the leam as a whole "I want to work with these' siueicnts in every possible way." wrote Petersen in a memo obtained bv dm limes. "anti I eerl.iinK tlon't wanl to leopar di/e their athletie eligibility or their standing within the universitv il there is an explanation or resolution that is lair to the other students who lottJe lhe test" In mid December, |t»hnson handed in an essay on So Matter Hots loud I Shout: A ■*■ m the I.lie tf luyewlc Court,* bote, bv Pulitzer award winner I dw.ird Humes. I ven a tursoiv rcaelmg nt this papci clearlv shows it to be- a oatt) nl I promotional dest riplion ot the bexik' wrote Petersen tn a complaint addressed to the Honor ( ouncil. lohnson saiel he was eiblivtous to the source ol the repeirt smee his girltnentl had written it He was the first stutlent MflM referred lei the Honor ( ourie il Petersen told The Hurruane all the information that pertained to him printed bv Vtv limes was aee urate "I hope something positive will eome out of this," Petersen told the Hurriiane ."ll mav be ,i good oppnrtu nitv io reexamine the m.o betwven academics and athletics." he addeel lohnsons ease eiid ntit shock tat ultv members interviewee! bv the' lliirrii.uie' 'What I read mirrors what colleagues have told me trorn other departments," saiel a pre itesst >r t n t he ( ollege ol Arts and Sciences vvhei spoke on condition ol anonvnuty. That is, the souree said, that ae.tdemie st.tnd.trels tor student alhletes partteul.irly those in demanding sports programs are lower than tor those who are not. \ former professor from the fnglish department, who laught several foot ball plavers unhiding lohnson lolel The Hurrietiiie "most ol them are at a 10th grade reading and writing level" RUSSEU WOJTUSIAK I THE PRICE OF GLORY: Allegations of preferential treatment plague Andre Johnson and student athletes. The source said thai during the three ve.irs he taught at I'M.assistant coach es sometimes inserted "direct and indi reel pressure" to give stueleiit athletes who performed poorly a passing grade I'he prolessor maintained that although his colleagues at I'M were Students cope with parking pains DAVID EPPOtlTO / ON THE GRASS: Students are allowed to park on the green surrounding the University Center while construction of the new Pa*v/ta Garage takes place. Jaclyn Lisenby I'M students find lhe creation d the new Pavia parking garage I blessing and a sins. While ls»M spaces were losl lu .losing the I'avta lot tor eonstrtie lion, 214 spaces have been aeldcel bv placing concrete space markers on the lawns surrounding the Cl', the 1 owe Art Museum, and the Behavioral Medicine building. according to the department of parking and transportation Howe'U't, sluele-nts said that these spates are somewhat difficult to get to and il takes more time tor sin dents lo line! I space, or rather, a ee) lo gel lo a sp.ue "It's annoving and problemati. 'I have lo gel here fifteen minutes ear lier." savs studenl Danielle Minervtni Curbs have been lowered in some placet to make easv access Io the tempotan parking, but since it is onlv temporarv. entrances are not all e le ,irl\ narked a ease to Imd. Students are finding the con slruction to be M inconvenience, but eeimpl,unts are relattvtlv lew for now, thev ire •-wallowing their complaints in hopes eil a belter parking alternative next semester. "We reallv need the garage," sa\s treshman Richard Hargett. "It's about time we made some steps loward fixing the parking problem on campus. It's iusi t.io bad thev have te> ruin the grass Its not very nice, aesthetically "I onK have trouble on Mondays when I come to schoeil later in the day," sacs commuter stutlent Voland.i Oaai But I had that prob lem before the .(instruction started But I ceiuld usually find a parking space by the counseling center and now I can't" Fnglish professor Naias.i kov.kcvie savs,"I have a facultv tag, so it doesn't affect me as much, but the Writing Center lot, where I usu ally park, is much busier now" ' I'he parking problem affects commuter students much more than dorm residents, ihev said Ofl e ampus testdent lily Baca said that the construction hasn't affected her at all, because she doesn't have to commute "I go out on weekends anel come home at night, when parking is not a problem anvwav 1 tust fen) fl 11ton, where I live," Baca said. lhe garage will have >M spaces, more than twice as manv as the old Pavia lot ottered It will be equipped with Iwo blue light phones and a .'I hour securitv guard and is expected to open in August HWI Mother of rape victim warns of dangers By Rebeca Oliveira Kristin temper was a sophomore in college when she e.ime home lor winter break in IfW tin New Ve.irs Ive. her parents, Andrea anel Mike. went out to a party When they got home, ihey found her laving in the living room, Alanis MornssettcVioii Oughtta know" booming Irom the speakers She wasn't breathing When Andrea leaned in to check lor a pulse, she saw a gun between Kristin's legs and a poet! eif blood behind her body She was dead Mike and Andrea thought Kristin had killed herselt because ol a bad breakup a tew months before Kiev. didn't tlnd out the ruth until the next dav, when a police detective reported what he had found in Kristin's jour nai: she h.id been raped, and had been suffering trom clinical deptes sion Ihis was the storv. Andrea ('ooper brought to the flamingo Ballroom on Wednesday night "Kristin's Story," het lecture about rape and depres .inii. brought to light not onlv her daughter's sttirv. but eipened venues tor either sexual assault victtms to seek help "It was amazing. She's a very strong woman," said I ucy Ivans, a iunior who attended the talk "It was verv encouraging; very comforting." "It's a topic we- reallv haven't cov ereel well entiugh em campus," said ftfinifer Brack, Assistant Diretteir tit Business Services Ihe lectWC covered options tor victims ol rape and depression, tutor mation tor friends ami tamilv,as well as various contact numbers, books and websites ( ooper also gave warn mg signs ot clinical depression and what Inends and lamilv can and should do lo help "The things she s.nd were verv applicable with the situation here al CM," said Mike lohnston. membci ot Pi Kappa Alpha She was verv hon est, veiv open and verv sin. "I reallv think the Iniversitv should endorse more programs like this for a lot more topics Andrea (ooper began "Kristin's Story" in |i*W as i wav to help cope 'ier loss Since then, she has spti ken lo over >0,(KK) college students lhe National Offices ot Delta Delia Delia and Alpha Chi Omega, Andrea's and Kristtns sororities, respectively, pav lor len annual talks on college campuses all over the countrv "I've been waiting two tears lor this," Brack said "I was thrilled we had this experience tonight" With a nearlv full mem, most peo pie were verv satisfied bv ( coper's in.orrnat.on. However, this was nol lhe ease tor all the attendees "It was prohablv must helpttil to petiple who were not. v k tuns or didn't know anything," said Stacey stigel, a iunior. "I thought there were a lot ot issues she didn't address.' sate! Kellv Np. seipheimorc. 9 well aware that this trend was not exceptional."everv time I brought it up, thev made I point that I nettled to change the subject" The professor said he often felt the need to "slow down the pace of the class" m order lo keep some stutlent athletes on tr.iek at the expense of the more diligent students. fhe highest scoring tootball plaver he taught earned I i • And trust me when I tell vou, I was not a tough grader," he said "Seem teachers seem more lenient with athletes than others," said (.regorv labor, a iunior maioring in sports management There's definitely a double standard labor added he teels he is more hkelv lei get I better grade in a class with manv athletes Several pmfessors, including the former faculty member, also expressed meant over what thev perceive to be a 'systematic problem" in the priorities of the athletic programs. Some leel the athletes are being cheated out ot their eelue ation "They're being exploited." said the fnglish pnttessor During practice a couple of weeks atgo. ( oach I arrv ( oker declined to comment on the lohnson ease, he' said the episode was behind them. "We are here to go to school, to get an education."he said."\s Ittngas I'm here, that's going lo be our philosttphy," he added There is the perception among many facultv members that the academic "See HONOR "•Page 2 DAVID EPPOtlTO / RECEIVING H0-NORS: Jose Diaz taps President Shalala for the second highest honor society on campus Mortar Board taps President Shalala By Danielle Scott At 9:25 Wednesdav morning in the middle ol a meeting about eom mencement. President Shalala was surprised in her office by being tapped for Mortar Board, the seceinel highest honor societv em campus "What an honor Do we have initi ation on mv schedule?"Shalala said. "Shalala exemplifies everything we stand for It's an honor to have her." Mortar Board president Lilly (iiiallar said. lhank vou I'm thrilled. I was verv surprised," Shalala said. Mortar Board seaetarv Ben Veiung and member lose Dia/ were on hand to welcome Shalala into the dub With three dings on the triangle bv Guallar, a short welcome speech bv loung, and the tapping ot the mortar board on Shalalas head by Diaz, she became an official hon orary member Vice president ot selection, 1 tselle Vila, was in charge ot organizing the lapping "It went reallv well." Young said Onlv 23 student^idve been cho sen to iom the new Kappa Tau chapter ot Mortar Board," Young said. Mortar Board, Inc is a national honeir seiciety that recognizes col lege seniors tor distinguished abili Iv and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. It began in ISH8 as the tirst national organiza tion honoring senior college women Members must exhibit scholar ship, leadership and service and must have excelled within and out side of the universitv. Guallar said. To be considered students must also have above a V4 GPA and he a second semester iunior The CM Mortar Board chapter organizes book drives, scholarships lor students, and trips to elemen tary schools "We like to inspire kids to make it because we've made it," Guallar said Their tirsi annual scholarship of $500 went to sophomore Dave Tenster tor his academic career, and work inside and out of the dl See SHALALA* f/>age 2
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Title | Miami Hurricane, March 22, 2002 |
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University of Miami -- Students -- Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida |
Genre | Newspapers |
Publisher | University of Miami |
Date | 2002-03-22 |
Coverage Temporal | 2000-2009 |
Coverage Spatial | Coral Gables (Fla.) |
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Collection Title | The Miami Hurricane |
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Full Text | 'Canes end season in first round loss page 5 Rearview Mirror to perform tonight ACCENT page 7 Star player status merits exemption OPINION page 11 The Miami Hu Coral Gables, Florida ANE Since 1927 Volume 79, Number 40 WWW.THEHURRICANE0NLINE.COM riday, March 22,2002 Academics for athletes come under fire Ernesto Lonctono and Margarita Martin-Hidalgo Of tn Surfacing allegations th.il ,1 universi ty disciplinary .tjuH-llate committee went soli e>n a football player whti got caught cheat ing twice in separate e lass es taught lit the sattie professor, have once again thrust into the spotlight the rocky marriage between stringent ath letic programs anel academics Miami Mm limes rcccttllv reported that the Honor ( ouneils appeals eom mittee composed tit the Provost. Vice I'resident lot Sliiile'til Att.urs md a stu dent represeiil.ilive' overturned the s.uietion recommended hv the student run Council, whieh advises! that UM wide receiver Andre lohnson Ih- mis pended tor two semesters tteginning thislall Had the punishment been upheld, the national champions would have stepped em the field ein August t I lor the first game ol the season shy of their Rose Bowl eei Meisl Valuable plaver lhe' Honor ( ouncil's Selections and Appeals Committee suspended lohnson lor the upe oming summer ses sums, lohnson tlid not reply tna request tor an interview lohnsons tirst academic foul plav occulted on September 7) during a ..logy exam lor .1 a lass taught by adiiiiiat protessi.r Thomas Petersen, a retired Miami hade' Juvenile Court lodge anti lormer chief prosecutor lor lhe'Miami Made Stale' Mtornev sulfiae' Petersen confronted lohnson atler two stutlents alerted htm ot the possi bility thai lhe. player and two ol his field mate's mav have swapped answers The three lests, which got haneletl in fl lhe same time, were identical I'he teaeher briefed 'ootball coaeh larre (oker about the nteielenl. I dm s.uel he weiulel discuss the matter with lohnson anil the leam as a whole "I want to work with these' siueicnts in every possible way." wrote Petersen in a memo obtained bv dm limes. "anti I eerl.iinK tlon't wanl to leopar di/e their athletie eligibility or their standing within the universitv il there is an explanation or resolution that is lair to the other students who lottJe lhe test" In mid December, |t»hnson handed in an essay on So Matter Hots loud I Shout: A ■*■ m the I.lie tf luyewlc Court,* bote, bv Pulitzer award winner I dw.ird Humes. I ven a tursoiv rcaelmg nt this papci clearlv shows it to be- a oatt) nl I promotional dest riplion ot the bexik' wrote Petersen tn a complaint addressed to the Honor ( ouncil. lohnson saiel he was eiblivtous to the source ol the repeirt smee his girltnentl had written it He was the first stutlent MflM referred lei the Honor ( ourie il Petersen told The Hurruane all the information that pertained to him printed bv Vtv limes was aee urate "I hope something positive will eome out of this," Petersen told the Hurriiane ."ll mav be ,i good oppnrtu nitv io reexamine the m.o betwven academics and athletics." he addeel lohnsons ease eiid ntit shock tat ultv members interviewee! bv the' lliirrii.uie' 'What I read mirrors what colleagues have told me trorn other departments," saiel a pre itesst >r t n t he ( ollege ol Arts and Sciences vvhei spoke on condition ol anonvnuty. That is, the souree said, that ae.tdemie st.tnd.trels tor student alhletes partteul.irly those in demanding sports programs are lower than tor those who are not. \ former professor from the fnglish department, who laught several foot ball plavers unhiding lohnson lolel The Hurrietiiie "most ol them are at a 10th grade reading and writing level" RUSSEU WOJTUSIAK I THE PRICE OF GLORY: Allegations of preferential treatment plague Andre Johnson and student athletes. The source said thai during the three ve.irs he taught at I'M.assistant coach es sometimes inserted "direct and indi reel pressure" to give stueleiit athletes who performed poorly a passing grade I'he prolessor maintained that although his colleagues at I'M were Students cope with parking pains DAVID EPPOtlTO / ON THE GRASS: Students are allowed to park on the green surrounding the University Center while construction of the new Pa*v/ta Garage takes place. Jaclyn Lisenby I'M students find lhe creation d the new Pavia parking garage I blessing and a sins. While ls»M spaces were losl lu .losing the I'avta lot tor eonstrtie lion, 214 spaces have been aeldcel bv placing concrete space markers on the lawns surrounding the Cl', the 1 owe Art Museum, and the Behavioral Medicine building. according to the department of parking and transportation Howe'U't, sluele-nts said that these spates are somewhat difficult to get to and il takes more time tor sin dents lo line! I space, or rather, a ee) lo gel lo a sp.ue "It's annoving and problemati. 'I have lo gel here fifteen minutes ear lier." savs studenl Danielle Minervtni Curbs have been lowered in some placet to make easv access Io the tempotan parking, but since it is onlv temporarv. entrances are not all e le ,irl\ narked a ease to Imd. Students are finding the con slruction to be M inconvenience, but eeimpl,unts are relattvtlv lew for now, thev ire •-wallowing their complaints in hopes eil a belter parking alternative next semester. "We reallv need the garage," sa\s treshman Richard Hargett. "It's about time we made some steps loward fixing the parking problem on campus. It's iusi t.io bad thev have te> ruin the grass Its not very nice, aesthetically "I onK have trouble on Mondays when I come to schoeil later in the day," sacs commuter stutlent Voland.i Oaai But I had that prob lem before the .(instruction started But I ceiuld usually find a parking space by the counseling center and now I can't" Fnglish professor Naias.i kov.kcvie savs,"I have a facultv tag, so it doesn't affect me as much, but the Writing Center lot, where I usu ally park, is much busier now" ' I'he parking problem affects commuter students much more than dorm residents, ihev said Ofl e ampus testdent lily Baca said that the construction hasn't affected her at all, because she doesn't have to commute "I go out on weekends anel come home at night, when parking is not a problem anvwav 1 tust fen) fl 11ton, where I live," Baca said. lhe garage will have >M spaces, more than twice as manv as the old Pavia lot ottered It will be equipped with Iwo blue light phones and a .'I hour securitv guard and is expected to open in August HWI Mother of rape victim warns of dangers By Rebeca Oliveira Kristin temper was a sophomore in college when she e.ime home lor winter break in IfW tin New Ve.irs Ive. her parents, Andrea anel Mike. went out to a party When they got home, ihey found her laving in the living room, Alanis MornssettcVioii Oughtta know" booming Irom the speakers She wasn't breathing When Andrea leaned in to check lor a pulse, she saw a gun between Kristin's legs and a poet! eif blood behind her body She was dead Mike and Andrea thought Kristin had killed herselt because ol a bad breakup a tew months before Kiev. didn't tlnd out the ruth until the next dav, when a police detective reported what he had found in Kristin's jour nai: she h.id been raped, and had been suffering trom clinical deptes sion Ihis was the storv. Andrea ('ooper brought to the flamingo Ballroom on Wednesday night "Kristin's Story," het lecture about rape and depres .inii. brought to light not onlv her daughter's sttirv. but eipened venues tor either sexual assault victtms to seek help "It was amazing. She's a very strong woman," said I ucy Ivans, a iunior who attended the talk "It was verv encouraging; very comforting." "It's a topic we- reallv haven't cov ereel well entiugh em campus," said ftfinifer Brack, Assistant Diretteir tit Business Services Ihe lectWC covered options tor victims ol rape and depression, tutor mation tor friends ami tamilv,as well as various contact numbers, books and websites ( ooper also gave warn mg signs ot clinical depression and what Inends and lamilv can and should do lo help "The things she s.nd were verv applicable with the situation here al CM," said Mike lohnston. membci ot Pi Kappa Alpha She was verv hon est, veiv open and verv sin. "I reallv think the Iniversitv should endorse more programs like this for a lot more topics Andrea (ooper began "Kristin's Story" in |i*W as i wav to help cope 'ier loss Since then, she has spti ken lo over >0,(KK) college students lhe National Offices ot Delta Delia Delia and Alpha Chi Omega, Andrea's and Kristtns sororities, respectively, pav lor len annual talks on college campuses all over the countrv "I've been waiting two tears lor this," Brack said "I was thrilled we had this experience tonight" With a nearlv full mem, most peo pie were verv satisfied bv ( coper's in.orrnat.on. However, this was nol lhe ease tor all the attendees "It was prohablv must helpttil to petiple who were not. v k tuns or didn't know anything," said Stacey stigel, a iunior. "I thought there were a lot ot issues she didn't address.' sate! Kellv Np. seipheimorc. 9 well aware that this trend was not exceptional."everv time I brought it up, thev made I point that I nettled to change the subject" The professor said he often felt the need to "slow down the pace of the class" m order lo keep some stutlent athletes on tr.iek at the expense of the more diligent students. fhe highest scoring tootball plaver he taught earned I i • And trust me when I tell vou, I was not a tough grader," he said "Seem teachers seem more lenient with athletes than others," said (.regorv labor, a iunior maioring in sports management There's definitely a double standard labor added he teels he is more hkelv lei get I better grade in a class with manv athletes Several pmfessors, including the former faculty member, also expressed meant over what thev perceive to be a 'systematic problem" in the priorities of the athletic programs. Some leel the athletes are being cheated out ot their eelue ation "They're being exploited." said the fnglish pnttessor During practice a couple of weeks atgo. ( oach I arrv ( oker declined to comment on the lohnson ease, he' said the episode was behind them. "We are here to go to school, to get an education."he said."\s Ittngas I'm here, that's going lo be our philosttphy," he added There is the perception among many facultv members that the academic "See HONOR "•Page 2 DAVID EPPOtlTO / RECEIVING H0-NORS: Jose Diaz taps President Shalala for the second highest honor society on campus Mortar Board taps President Shalala By Danielle Scott At 9:25 Wednesdav morning in the middle ol a meeting about eom mencement. President Shalala was surprised in her office by being tapped for Mortar Board, the seceinel highest honor societv em campus "What an honor Do we have initi ation on mv schedule?"Shalala said. "Shalala exemplifies everything we stand for It's an honor to have her." Mortar Board president Lilly (iiiallar said. lhank vou I'm thrilled. I was verv surprised," Shalala said. Mortar Board seaetarv Ben Veiung and member lose Dia/ were on hand to welcome Shalala into the dub With three dings on the triangle bv Guallar, a short welcome speech bv loung, and the tapping ot the mortar board on Shalalas head by Diaz, she became an official hon orary member Vice president ot selection, 1 tselle Vila, was in charge ot organizing the lapping "It went reallv well." Young said Onlv 23 student^idve been cho sen to iom the new Kappa Tau chapter ot Mortar Board," Young said. Mortar Board, Inc is a national honeir seiciety that recognizes col lege seniors tor distinguished abili Iv and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. It began in ISH8 as the tirst national organiza tion honoring senior college women Members must exhibit scholar ship, leadership and service and must have excelled within and out side of the universitv. Guallar said. To be considered students must also have above a V4 GPA and he a second semester iunior The CM Mortar Board chapter organizes book drives, scholarships lor students, and trips to elemen tary schools "We like to inspire kids to make it because we've made it," Guallar said Their tirsi annual scholarship of $500 went to sophomore Dave Tenster tor his academic career, and work inside and out of the dl See SHALALA* f/>age 2 |
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