Miami Hurricane, September 17, 1976

              Enrollment Shift Forces Senate Reápportionment
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By ELENA SELEZ
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An Undergraduate Student Body Government (USBG) Senate committee will begin work on Senate reapportionment when today’s final enrollment report is released by the registrar’s office.
A reconfiguring of the number of Senate seats in relation to the con*, stituency should be done every three years, according to the USBG Constitution.
Registrar George Smith said preliminary figures indicate enrollment
increases in the Business and Engineering Schools and decreases in Arts and Sciences and Education, with no significant changes in Music or Nursing.
’’These are preliminary figures only that indicate the ups and downs, but I don't think there's anything meaningful until the final reports are completed,” Smith said.
If today’s enrollment report confirms the anticipated changes, Senate Speaker Jon Tepper said the distribution of Senate seats, which are classified along school, class, residency and special interest lines, will
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have to be altered accordingly.
The Constitution specifies that there be one senator for every 1,250
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students with a minimum of one for each of the six schools.
“It is possible that the Business School will get an extra senator be-
1 cause it is closing in on 2,000,” Tepper said. “Because Road runners (a i commuter organization) became of-i ficially recognized by the Universi-i ty as a special interest group, there may be a change in the off-campus constituency. Off-campus enroll-j ment is also down.”
It has been suggested that off-j campus students, who are currently J represented by six senators, be given a total of four seats — one for each of the north, south and central districts and one for Roadrunners.
Another area which will have to be “clarified and defined” by a sen-
ate vote, Tepper said, is whether or not to consider General Studios a subdivision of Arts and Sciences.
If the Senate decides that General Students constitutes a separate grouping, there will be a new Senate seat for those students and one less seat for Arts and Sciences. There are currently four Arts and Sciences Senators.
Although the reapportionment will affect fall elections, Tepper said a Senator already holding office will serve out the remainder of' his term in the event that his seat is to be eliminated.
Grad School Dean Replaces
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By ALAN MARCUS
Editor
Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Clarence Stuckwisch has been appointed Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences replacing Dr. Robert Hively who has resigned to go back to the classroom.
UM President Dr. Henry King Stanford said that Dr. Stuckwisch, who will continue his graduate duties. was recommended bv Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Clyde Wingfield.
“As an interim dean it will permit the faculty and department chairman to act freer,” he said.
Dr. Stuckwisch said he is not in line for the permanent position and sees several advantages to it.
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Hurricanes Face FS U Tomorrow
By RICK REMMERT
Sports Editor
Potentially the best UM football team in a decade kicks off its 1976 season tomorrow night in the Orange Bowl as the Hurricanes tackle their traditional nemesis, Florida State. Game time is 8 p.m.
Both teams are coming off disappointing 1975 seasons. Miami was 2-8 in Carl Selmer's first season as head coach while FSU was one win better at 3-8 in Darrell Mudra’s last as Seminole bossman.
Florida State will head into the clash with a game under their belts and an uncanny series jinx on their side. Opening last weekend, the Seminóles opened the scoring and rallied late, but came up short in a 21-12 loss to Memphis State.
Winning last year’s game 24-22 on Chris Dennis’ 29-yard field goal with 13 seconds to play, the Hurricanes extended a wacky series tradition that has seen the visiting team win the last 10 contests. UM leads the overall log, 10 victories to nine.
Bobby Bowden is the new head man in Tallahassee after highly-suc-cessful stints at West Virginia (42-26) and Howard (now Samford) College (31-6). Overall, Bowden’s 73 victories rank him 14th among active head coaches at major schools.
Entering his second season'at the Hurricane helm, Selmer seems pale by comparison with but two victories under his belt, but this could be the year for some fattening.
A schedule every bit as demanding as the killer slate of 1975 is on tap with road games against such powerhouses as Colorado, Nebraska, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame and
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home opponents including Penn State and Boston College, but Selmer's charges appear capable of staying in the thick of every fray and able to come out on top more often than not.
A total of 37 lettermen returned from last year's team, lending depth and experience at almost every position. In addition. Selmer can count on 17 players who started at least two contests last fall.
Heading the list of returnees is a heavily-veteran defensive unit. Tackle Eddie Edwards (6-5, 250 pounds) is being touted as the greatest tackle in 50 years of UM football and in addition to probable All-American status, being one of the top players selected in the pro draft
But Edwards has experienced and talented company on the defensive unit, including tackle Dennis Breck-ner, another healthy fellow (6-4, 240), middle guard Don I.atimer (6-2, 238), linebackers Gregg Wal-lick and Craig Cosden and backs Willie Jenkins, Joe Bettencourt and John Turner.
In fall scrimmage action, the de-
fense has looked to be improved over last season’s crew, which wasn’t so bad in keying Hurricane upset bids against Oklahoma, Nebraska, Notre Dame and Florida, three of those four teams bowl-bound.
Offensively, things are more uncertain than they are defensively, but this could well be the most explosive unit since Chuck Foreman and friends dazzled onlookers in the early 1970’s.
Sophomores control the two most important positions in Selmer's Slot-1 offense with slender E.J. Baker at quarterback and dynamic O.J. Anderson at I-Back.
Baker, 6-2 and a rail-thin 161 pounds, gained the starting nod after a tremendously competitive battle with George Mason and Frank Glover. Each of the three excells at one phase of signal-calling, Baker at running. Mason at leadership and Glover at passing, Baker gaining the start in having the best blend.
Anderson, leading rusher as a freshman, is already being men-
tioned as a candidate for sophomore of the year honors and is given a good chance, should he stay free of injuries, at becoming the first 1,000-yard ground-gainer in school history.
A veteran pass receiving corps, led by split ends Phil August and Mike Adams and wingback Larry Cain returns and the lone question mark on the unit is the line, where all of the starters, led by guards Frank Makarevich and Steve Golding, had limited playing time last season.
The kicking game is in good hands. Chris Dennis back to handle the placements after being the leading scorer a year ago with 53 points, including 13 field goals. Brian Selmer is a solid kickoff man and freshman Tom Smith seems to have secured the punting position.
“One of the hardest things to measure about a football team,” said Carl Selmer. “is if they are ready to play. There just is no barometer, but I think we're ready to go. We’re excited about the team and excited about the season.”
Stuckwisch will still have all the powers of dean and stressed that the post would be more than just a holding position.
Besides making promotions and tenure decisions, “we must work out next year’s budget,” Stuckwisch said.
Also of importance to Stuckwisch is the establishment of long range goals in the department, something lacking in the past few years. “We are going to start from the ’grass roots', ” he said.
Dr. Stuckwisch said he is confident he can handle the additional amount of work that he is faced with.
“Since the Graduate School operates mostly with the College of Arts and Sciences, meetings that were held with department chairman just
about graduate affairs will now also include undergraduate affairs.
Dr. Stuckwisch said that he would like to start a training program for teaching assistants and graduate assistants as there is a dual relationship between their effect on the undergraduates and the graduates.
There was one disadvantage that Stuckwisch saw to being named interim dean and that he said he could wheel and deal or drop the ax on people, “but I can't because I’ll have to work with the departmental chairman in the future in my role at the Graduate School." •
Dr. Stanford said that a search committee will he appointed to search for a permanent dean, and that Dr. Stuckwisch will probably return as the full-time graduate dean within a year.
Handicapped Readers Find Help At University Clinic
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Reading everything from Spot run" to the theories of nomics can be as easy as ABC.
Unknown to most students, UM has a nationally renowned Reading Clinic which caters to people of all ages. It came into existence in 1940 to help the returning war veterans improve their reading ability.
"With the surge of veterans coming into college, it was discovered that many couldn’t read," Reading Clinic Director Dr. Richard Garner said. "We have the largest clinic of
( Contraceptive Clinic -Meets Strong Demand
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The Wednesday night gynecological clinic at the Health Center has been attracting many patients, according to Health Center Director Dr. Eugene Flipse “We have been open two nights. First night we had about 15 (patients), the second about 20 and we are booked solid with 30 for Wednesday night," Dr. Flipse said.
The clinic, which reopened Aug.
|31, is settling down after some organizational problems.
"There is no more than the usual amount of confusion involved in getting anything started fast,” he said.
The clinic opens every Wednesday night from 5 to 9 p.m. It is open to all health-fee paying students.
A $10 fee is assessed for the first visit, along with a $5 fee for a pap smear
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The contraceptive clinic also provides a rap session to discuss various contraceptive procedures.
This service informs the patient of what type of decisions are necessary in the using of the various types of contraceptives, keeping in mind the individual's personal needs.
Recent developments in birth control methods, information and explanation on a pap smear, and pelvic exams are provided.
Rap sessions last about one hour and are required for all new patients.
Flipse said there is a 7-10 day waiting period for an appointment.
The staff consists of nursing practitioners, who work with a doctor and do examinations that regular nurses cannot perform, such as diaphragm fittings and physicals.
They are aided by second semester senior nursing students.
For more information students can call the Health Center at
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All incoming freshmen and those who think they have reading deficiencies take a diagnostic battery of tests. The tests are free to all fulltime students.
The tests determine comprehension, vocabulary, speed reading, critical reading and word analysis skill.
“My guess based on 25 years of experience, is that 15 to 20 per cent of the college population would have what I consider significant reading problems." Dr. Garner said.
If a student has reading deficiencies he can choose to enroll in the clinic.
Tutors help students on a one-to-one basis. The sessions are 40 minutes each at $8 tor UM students and $10 for others. The clinic is open from 8:30 to 5:30 Monday through Saturday. The student -can choose his schedule.
The percentage of students with reading problems at UM has decreased the last few years.
Assistant Director Dr. Charlotte Rogers said that students now are probably better readers due to the foe us on a ( nllege education and the increasing sense of competition.
Students can enroll at the clinic any time throughout the year.
"The clinic starts in September with few students and then builds up throughout the year." Dr. Rogers said. “Our general enrollment usually runs from 80 to 100."
The clinic uses text books which are relevant to the students, but it is not a subject tutorial center. “Anything having to do with reading we’ll teach," she said.
Attending the clinic “saves the students time in the long run because it helps them in the other classes."
T)r. Rogers says that many college-level students have reading problems because they never learned the basic skill. Others have a second language and some have problems concentrating while reading. ^
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