Miami Hurricane, September 19, 1978

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Volume 51. Number Six
Tuesday, September 19. 1978
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The Tutors Are Here! Center Offers Aid
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Arp you having trouble telling an atom from an isodrome? Is your accounting course not making any cents?
If so, do not despair. UM's Student Resource Center comes to the rescue with Tutoring Services.
The servce, which began last week, is designed to allow students to receive low cost tutoring Allan I.ubel, former USBG president and Graduate Assistant to the Dean of Students office and Jonathan Burg, Undergraduate Director of Tutoring worked closely with the Dean of Students Office in coordinating the program
Student tutors are paid $3 per hour for giving private instruction and $5 per hour for group instruction of two or more people. Anyone needing tutoring in a subject pays $1.50 for private instruction and $1 for group iMtructkm of two or more people. The difference in the two figures is being subsidized by
the Dean of Students Office.
Outside tutoring usually costs between $10 and $15 per hour.
‘We are hoping to get funds from the deans of the different schools, and Student Government will also be supplying funds,’ l.ubel said
Lubel said the tutoring center was devloped because there was a need for a place on campus where students could get academic assistance. In the past there has been tutoring in various departments, but this is the first time that a centralized service has been set up for all students.
Currently, there are over 35 tutors for various courses. Eventually, Lubel hopes to have tutors for every course in the curriculum, except music courses, which will not be tutored.
Students interested in becoming a tutor must have an overall GPA of 2 and an ‘A’ in the course they want to tutor. Applications are available in the Dean of Students Office or at
the Student Union information desk.
A lot more tutors are still needed,’ Lubel said.
Any student needing assistance in a particular course is urged to get help before it is too late. By coming by the Dean of Students Office, or phoning x-6120, and leaving one’s name and the name of the course in which one needs help, he will be given a name of a tutor to contact and with whom to set up an appointment.
’The goal of this program is to have it fit into the University’s plan of helping the academic atmosphere and to lower the attrition rate,’ Lubel said.
’We want to give students every chance to make classes an enjoyable experience.'
Many students have already inquired about the program and received tutoring.
‘If the first week is an indicator, the program will be a big success.’
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GROVE DAY
SUN G SOUNDS: UM students lounged about Peacock Park, listening to jazz bands, soaking up the sun. shopping, seeing the sights, and generally enjoying a day in the Grove.
SAGA Helps Fellowship House
Green said they are paid the same minimum wage as the other employees and receive the same benefits.
‘We don’t want our people treated differently,' Prokop said Fellowship House provides transportation to UM for those members who reside there.
Green said the training period for these people may take a little longer until they feel comfortable Prokop explained that the members are anxious when they first re-enter the work forde. Some members, he continued, have not worked for two or three months; others have not worked for years
Both Green and Prokop stated that the members of the Fellowship House are very intelligent but have had some psychiatric problems. Green said, for example, that he has a man working now that has two Masters degrees a Registered Nurse and a top fashion model. He commented that it was interesting to note that all these people were su-cessful. 'It just shows it can happen to anybody.’ Green added, referring to psychiatric problems.
There is always a counselor from Fellowship House on campus when their members are working, available to talk if some problems arise. "We can tell if they're having problems or not. Problems arise quite infrequently,' Prokop added
Green said these workers are dependable, have a lower absentee rate than the regular part-time employees and take pride in their work.
Green said there were members of the Fellowship House who have ‘outgrown’ their transitional job and have gone out on their own. Others have gone on to work in banks and realty companies.
Fellowship House is a unique center and has been recently granted funds from the National institute of Mental Health. Some of the counselors at Fellowship House are UM graduates. There are plans, Prokop said, to replicate the center in six other^reas of Florida.
By C INDY ESON
Humean* Staff Writar
People who have a history of psychiatric disorders are being given the opportunity to work their way back into the job market through the help of Fellowship House and cooperating local businesses. Fellowship House is a federally-funded. psycho-social rehabilitation center whose purpose is to help these people function independently, according to Mike Prok-
by JEFFREY M. WEISS
Hurricane Staff Writer
Vincent Anika, assistant director and Chief of Operations for the UM Department of Public Safety, was found dead early Sunday, the apurent victim of suicide. He was 42.
Anika had been a member of the
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op, unit advisor at Fellowship House.
According to Art Green. Food Service Manager of SAGA, UM has been participating in this program of ‘transitional employment' for the last three years.
Nine members of Fellowship House are employed by SAGA and work an average of about 15-20 hours per week. They work in the Student Union Building and Ibis and Hurricane Cafeterias as dishwash-
security staff since 1970. He joined at that time as an officer and rose through the ranks until he reached the post that he held at his death Anika was a well respected member of the staff Public Safety Director David Wike stated that Anika "Had a very good rapport with students. He always looked out for the student's best interests.” "He was an excellent investigator and made a continuing effort to solve cases," said the director.
UM President Herry King Stanford also expressed his feelings at Anika’s death."I was desolated over the death of Chief Anika. I always regarded him as an effective member of the University family, eagerly helping whenever he could and utilizing his engaging personality to solve critical problems.”
These sentiments were echoed by Dr. William Butler, vice president for student affairs. “Chief Anika was a warm and positive person who was extremely well liked and recieved well by students, faculty and administrators.
“ He was always responsive t6 the human problems dealing with safety and security. These exemplified the ideal campus security officer ”
"On behalf of the University. I w^uld like fo express my heartfelt
ers, bussers or on line service.
Prokop said the purpose of these entry level positions is to help build up and develop the members' work skills and to get future job references. Prokop added that at Fellowship House, they stress to their members that this is a work situation and they cannot take off work when they feel like it. He also said they stress that cooperation and togetherness among fellow workers is important.
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sympathy to his wife and family,” Butler concluded.
Anika served in the Coast guard from 1954 through 1958. He was a member of the Provincetown, Mass, police force in 1968. He received a BBA from UM in 1969
While at UM Anika served was active in the community, serving recently as chairman of the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Crime Prevention. The newly established escort service was a product of that committee. •
Both the Miami Herald and Miami News mentioned that the UM Public Safety Department was under investigation in their stories about Anika's death.
According to Assistant State's Attorney Sam Smargon, his office is indeed investigating charges arising from an alleged sexual assault that occurred at UM this past summer. However, he commented that he would be “very suprised if the investigation was the cause of the suicide "
Smargon stated that Anika had been helpful in the course of the investigation.” Everything that I have ever heard about Vince Anika was positive," said Smargon.
A memorial service will be held today at 3 p m at the Episcopal Chapel across from Mahoney Hall.
Services for Anika
..tutoring service now mailable in most subject areas
Weekends, Alcohol Mix to Set Scene For Dorm Vandals
By SHERRY BERNSTEIN
Special to the Hurricane
Toilet paper and shaving cream littered the halls. Water fountains and washing machines were uprooted. Windows and ceiling tiles were broken. This is only a small fraction of malicious acts that cost the University ovfer $18,000 in the 1977-78 school year.
Kevin Keltz, the new Area Diec-tor of the Mahoney/Pearson Complex has made a major commitment to reduce the rate of vandalism in the dorms. Keltz claims that the number one reason for vandalism is alcohol. Drinking and vandalism are both at their peaks during the weekends.
According to Keltz, "People are just not mature in their drinking.”
Keltz has worked in the residence halls at the University of Florida. University of Alabama and the University of Texas. He insists that more vandalism exists on this campus than on any other campus he has seen. He feels that a great deal of this is due to alienation. "Students are hedonistic and self-centered. They do not care about the campus because they don’t have a sense of belonging," Keltz said. In an effort to squash vandalism, the residence halls staff is attempting to instill a sense of community. The RA’s are scheduling more floor activities and making more of an effort to introduce their floor’s inhabitants to one another.
"If someone can’t live in the residence hall,” Keltz said, ”we will terminate that person's contract."
At this time, no students have had their contracts terminated. Two students, however, were apprehended by Keltz after they had vandalized the sandwich machine in the lobby of Pearson Hall. Security officers were callled in, although most cases are handled without their aid.
The vandals were living in a nearby hotel awaiting space in one of the dormitories at that time. They have since been barred from entering any of the campus dormitories as residents.
The University hall staff of the past has been strenghthened by renewed concern and new personalities. They are not, however, the only people involved in combatting vandalism. Dr William Butler, Vice President of Student Affairs, and George Schoffner, Director of Residence Halls have initiated a committee on vandalism. The committee will adopt projjosals which will be used to curtail vandalism on campus. The first meeting of this committee will take place this week.
There are two proposals in the works now concerning vandalism. One concerns hiring a security
guard to check I.D.'s of all people entering the dormitories at night. The other involves either enlisting volunteers or hiring students to patrol the parking lots at night. This student committee would dissuade trespassers and car vandals.
Although the University staff Is assured that there will be a crackdown on vandalism, students should make all precautions to decrease their chance of becoming victims. Always keep doors locked when you are not in your room. Keep car doors locked If anyone is seen vandalizing property, let someone in authority know about it immediately.
Building
Dedicated
Ceremonies naming the University of Miami’s Adminisitrative Services Building for Max Orovltz, member of the UM's Board of Trustees and long-time benefactor, will be held at noon, tomorrow, at the site of the building, 1507 Levante Ave., Coral Gables.
UM President Henry King Stanford and Patrick Cesarano, chairman of the Board of Trustees, will pay tribute to Mr. Orovitz, who has served the University as a director of its Citizen's Board, a member of the Board of Trustees for 2.3 years and chairman of its executive committee between 1963-71 and again since 1976.
The ceremonies designating the Max Orovitz Building for Administrative Services will be followed by a luncheon at Marion and Ed Lau Founder’s Hall on campus.
Mr Orovitz, a Miami Beach business executive and attorney, has also served on other major committees of the Board — budget review and finance, development affairs and medical school. He led the drive for funds to complete the Merrick Building, which had been started in 1926 but remained a skeleton until 1950. He also made possible the Orovitz Library Collection in Human Relations.
In 1976 he was named by the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) to receive its Champion of Higher Independent Education in Florida (CHIEF) Award for his services to education.
Mr. Orovitz is a director of City National Bank of Miami and City National Bank of Miami Beach. He is past president of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Temple Israel and the United Fund of Dade County.