Miami Hurricane, October 22, 1976

              Seeking Roommate No Easy
By CATHY COWELL
Hurricane Staff Writer
Well, it happened again. Another prank call instead of a prospective roommate. Maybe your last roommate wasn’t all that bad with his drum playing sessions ’till four in the morning and his mother visiting every afternoon.
Is there another way? One alternative is Roommate Referrals, the only one of its kind in Miami It is a unique service that provides roommates.
i „nnrTr. Jkind,er8arien teacher Annette J.ynn started selecting roommates long before she started Roommate Referrals. She discovered it was a natural knack for her when she roomed her sister-in-law and best friend together.
"It worked out magnificently," Lynn said.
So after four years of teaching she took a leave of absence for a year to initiate the referral service.
In June, Lynn started a two-month research program on similar organizations around the countrv.
In August, Roommates Referrals was opened to the public. Since then they have placed nearly 100 people.
Applicants are students, divorced people, middle-aged people, senior citizens and working men and women. Their ages range from 17 to 84. "Students are placed very quickly,” Lynn said.
Roommate Referrals has placed people from all over the world, including New Zea-
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land, Peru, Greece, Martinique, Italy and Spain.
Applicants fill out an application, are interviewed in strict confidence, and within three days are referred to a possible roommate.
After the interviews each applicant's references are checked very carefully. References are roommates, friends, landlords, etc. Questions are asked about the person's honesty, neatness and ability to pay bills. Each applicant must be financially secure, she said.
“We just don’t accept anyone we want people that are reliable,” Lynn said.
After the applicants are placed and move in there is a two-month guarantee. If the applicants are not compatible then thev are
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referred to another person at no extra charge.
Ten per cent of the applicants Roommate Referrals have placed are coed roommates on platonic relationships only.
"It seems some applicants prefer members of the opposite sex," she said. It avoids jealousy and they understand each other and can give advise. “But, I don't always encourage this,” Lynn said.
The organization has had 99 per cent success with its applicants. “We try to give them what they want,” Lynn said
The benefit of this service is that it eliminates the trouble of placing an ad and the obscene phone calls that sometimes come with it.
Roommate Referrals is packed with
houses, townhouses, apartments and trailers in the South Miami area.
Two stewardesses were especially pleased when they found out one flies a completely different route from the other. One girl was thrilled when she found she could ride her bicycle down streets where trees completely blocked the sky
Lynn feels this is often a first step for some students and it’s a good idea to gain responsibility and independence in the outside world. She said she feels like a social worker because she works closely with students and gives them coaching and encouragement.
The fee for personal screening, reference follow-through and all other services is $25 To make an appointment call 595-5867 seven days a week from 9:30 a m. to 7 prm
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By LLOYD BARRY TENNEN
Hurricane Staff Writer
Coral Gables Mayor Robert Knight, guest speaker at the USBG “Senate Rap" in Lambda Chi Fraternity house Tuesday evening, said that the University Rathskeller must close at midnight weekdays and 1 a m. Saturday nights because of a city ordinance and not because Coral Gables is prejudiced against the University.
Mayor Knight said that every drinking establishment in the city must stop serving beer and wine at midnight on weekdavs and at 1 a m Saturday nights.
Mayor Knight also spoke about the free enterprise system of the United States and advocated reduced government.
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"I got a good education in economics during the depression. Back then you were lucky to even have a job, vou knew the value of a dollar,” Knight said.
Other speakers included Senator Patricia Wood-1 ward who advocated changing closing hours at the| Rathskeller and zoning ordinances affecting concerts.
Senator Allan Lubel discussed better community | relations and argued for USBG control of SAFAC.
Senator Probyn Thompson spoke about how an increase of the Student Activity fee would improve pro-1 gramming at the Rathskeller
USBG President Susan flavey gave the executive | address, in which she called for a strong bond of cooperation and friendship between fraternities, sororities | and student government.
By ALAN MARCUS
Editor
A comprehensive fund raising program, the Mid-Century Campaign, has been established to raise $129 million for the University over the next five years. This new program combines with COMMIT-MF.NT/25, which was designed to raise $25 million over a five year period.
The Mid-Century Campaign is being offered as a means to broaden the University’s fund raising potential by involving all facets of the institution. Development -Vice President F.d Coll said.
The reason’for the addition of the new program was that COMMIT-MENT/25 was “difficult to sell,” according to Coll
Coll said that the difficulty with COMMITMENT/25 was in rounding up major contributors to fund short term debts.
Another reason lor combining
COMMITMENT/25 Into this new program is that the University was able to float a $12.5 million bond issue to consolidate its Indebtedness.
The Mid-Century Campaign Is a very realistic goal, Coll said.
Of the $129 million, approximately $46 million is to be raised in deferred gifts to the University.
Presently, the University has $90 million in endowment funds. During the past 12 years, the Endowment Committee has established commitments and "this is just an extension of their work." Coll said
Coll said the balance of the funds, some $83 million in cash represents an $18 million increase over what is normally raised in a five year period.
Based on UM fund raising history, an average of $13 million a year is raised.
"The real difference is about 25 to 30 per cent more than our normal potential," Coll said.
Coll said the University will have a tough time raising the money especially if there isn’t total support by various organizations.
Coll asked support from several volunteer groups including Citizens Board, Alumni Boards, the Endowment Committee, regional organizations, the Athletic Federation, the Board of Trustees and all the “friends" of the University.
He said the continued natural growth of the alumni could also be counted on for support.
The Board of Trustees gave unanimous approval to the campaign at its last Board meeting.
The funds from the campaign will be used in various areas, such as student financial aid, the development of new University programs, and athletic programs, including womens intercollegiate and intramural activities.
Other proposals include completion of the Sports and Recreation Center’s second phase, and construction of the long needed building for the School of Business.
"The Mid-Century Campaign program holds strong possibilities for the University to obtain a leadership position among private institutions on a national level," Coll said.
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Women 9s Sport Program Expands
By DEBBIE ARONOW1TZ
Hurricane Staff Writer
‘There is no doubt that girl’s collate sports programs are grow-5. The interest has always been pre but now the girls are getting jre and more opportunities to par-ipate," says Isabella Hutchinson, •ector of women's collegiate ath-ics.
Hutchinson, appointed in 1973, is sponsible for coordinating six omen's intercollegiate sports pro-ams, including tennis, golf, swim-ing, volleyball, basketball, and ftball
Since her initial involvement in M s sports program in 1965 she
is seen the evidence of the growth women’s sports.
"In 1965,” she said, "the teams ere loosely put together and if a rl wanted to participate in a com-•tition she had to pay her own ay. It was our hope to bring the omen’s program up to high cali-■r standards. We were aware that ir tennis, golf and swimming ams had championship potential id that our team sports could be istly improved if given proper fa-lities and competition.”
Better facilities were provided hen the Campus Sports and Rec-■ation Center was constructed and le girls moved from outdoor to In-30r practice sessions.
The upgrading of scheduled oppo-ents is something Hutchinson be-
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The party is intended to bring students together and promote spirit. To insure spirit, beer will be served and a sound system will provide music for the event.
All student are invited to attend
lieves is very important in building a strong program.
“Better competition creates better athletes. Prior to 1973 there was no competition outside of Miami and Broward County. Now we have scheduled opponents from all over the state of Florida and some of our teams have been invited to participate in intercollegiate tournaments held in Georgia and Texas," she said.
Although the provisions stated in Title IX have brought women’s sports into greater focus, it did not play the most important role in improving the University’s program.
In 1973 Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. William Butler proposed that recognition be given to the girl's intercollegiate sports program.
Fifteen athletic scholarships were made available for women.
“Force was never involved in gaining opportunities for the girls. The Athletic Department has always been good to the women here," said Hutchinson.
At present there are no plans to enlarge the program.
“I would like to concentrate on the sports we have now and have both the girls on the individual and
team sports reach the championship level," she explained.
Hutchinson, whose father was a professional soccer player in Scotland. has grown up with sports. She feels the recent Olympic Games and the increase of women sports stars has inspired more girls to participate in sports even if they are not great athletes. The intramural sports program is provided for girls who want to compete but whose abilities are not up to the standards of intercollegiate athletics.
There are 17 sports in the program and competition takes place on campus.
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"This poor University Is blet-ding;
it's bleeding from all sides.”
After spending 30 years as a professor, Faculty Senate representative Anna Ceci-Knabb said this to sum up the problems UM professors are having with the administration.
Two former professors. Dr. Nancy Clasby and Dr. John Gorman, are presently suing the University because they were denied tenure after at least seven years of employment (minimum period required for tenure).
Both Clasby and Gorman were officers in the American Association of University Professors, an organization that was trying to unionize UM professors at the time of their dismissal. Some feel this was the reason they were fired
“I’ve had it with this place. That damn administration should be bull dozed out of here. The students of this University are being cheated every day and they don't know it,” Ceci-Knabb said.
After reading in The Hurricane that Chris Robinson, assistant to the vice president of academic affairs, said Clasby was denied tenure because "her qualifications were not up to University standards," Ceci-Knabb became infuriated.
"If he said that, we ought to slap him out of here. We already got the chairman (Foreign Language Chairman Robert Kirsner) and the Detin (Arts and Science Dean Robert Hively)out; I think Robinson should be next," Ceci-Knabb said.
"I called him up and asked him about the quote and he said ’now Ann, you don't believe everything you read do you?'
“Mrs. Clasby was a well-liked,
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In fall 1973, after both Clasby and Gorman were fired, UM faculty voted two to one rejecting the union.
Robinson said the faculty members were not fired because of their work for the union issue.
"It has nothing to do with the union involvement. These professors knew they were not going to receive tenure, so that's why they joined the union movement — to be safe. In effect, they joined the union to try and save their tenure," Robinson said.
"That’s why if looks as if they were denied tenure because of their union involvement ”
Clasby said she was involved with the union project long before the question of her tenure came up.
"I never dreamed I wouldn't be awarded tenure when I became a union officer. My contract stated that the Arts and Sciences faculty would decide by vote whether I
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By CINDY VOVA
Hurricane Staff Writar
The large semi-pyramid shaped gray building rises high into the sky, dominating the other structures in the area with its unusual architecture. This is UM’s Mailman Center for Child Development.
The Mailman Center is one of 20 centers associated with universities around the country dealing with the problems of mentally retarded children.
Under the Kennedy administration in the early 1960’s legislation was pushed for the development of these centers in order to increase manpower in mental retardation cases.
The center is located by the Jack-son Memorial Hospital complex on NW 12th Ave., the Mailman Center was constructed in 1970 with federal funds and private donations.
When opened, the center’s program only treated about one child a week.
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the past three years.
Former head of pediatrics at the University of California Dr. Robert Stempfel became director of the Mailman Center in the fall of 1973.
Since then the program has been greatly reorganized Last year the center saw more than 1,200 new patients.
Dr. Stempfel explained that the center begins exploring the possibilities of abnormal development and mental retardation even before a child is born.
"The idea is to detect an abnormality as early as possible and then follow through with an intervention program," Stempfel said.
The Mailman Center tests high risk births, such as pre-mature infants, for abnormalities.
This is combined with a follow up check on the child every three months.
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