Miami Hurricane, October 10, 1978

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Enrollment at All- time High Tuition May Decrease $100
Enrollment at UM hit an all-time high this semester with a total of 19,235 students enrolled compared with 17,105 last fall — an increase of 2,130. This increase,however, does not guarantee that tuition will be rolled back $100 for the spring semester.
In the past the highest enrollment was 18,241 in 1971. Registrar George Smith Mid that while enrollment is up in all schools except the Graduate School, the largest increase was in the number of non-credit students enrolled in the School of Continuing Studies for enrichment and professional development programs. These totalled 4,619, an increase of 1,741 over last fall’s 2,878.
The total enrollment of degree-seeking students is up three per cent. Registrar Smith said, as is the number of full-time
equivalent (FTE) students. Enrollment in the undergraduate divisions is up five per cent; in the Schools of Law and Medicine, up one per cent; but in the Graduate School, enrollment is down five per cent. According to Graduate School Dean Clarence G. Stuckwisch this has been a national trend over the past few years and consistent with improved quality goals.
Undergraduates totalled 10.185. an increase of 505 over last year’s 9.680. Of these, 8,216 are full-time and 1,969 are part-time students.
Enrollment in the Graduate School decreased by 120, with 2,435 students as compared to 2,555 last fall. The Schools of Law and Medicine increased by 11 each, with 1.328 students in law and 624 in medicine.
New undergraduate freshmen in-
creased by 226 with 2,059 enrolled as compared with 1,833 last fall. The anticipated number was 1.965. Transfer students also increased by 182 to 1,416 over last year’s 1,234. The anticipated number was 1,710. Total number of new students this year totalled 3,475, 408 above last fall's 3,067, for a 13 percent increase.
International student enrollment also increased by nearly 20 per cent with 750 students from 79 countries as compared with 627 from 68 countries last year and all but three states are represented.
Final analysis of these figures, which will determine whether there will be a tuition rollback of the $100 fall increase are expected about Oct. 16. according to Dr. John Green, executive vice president for administration and finance.
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JDL Protesters Gather in Front of the Student l nion
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Students Get Okay on Bi-W eek ly Pay New Computer System in Planning Stage
the bi-weekly payroll system in op-ration prior to the completion of the computer system. However, the estimated cost for the manual program would have been $20.000.
“I really do believe it would be physically impossible for them to start it (bi-weekly pay) any sooner without spending an additional $20.000. Then they would have to get rid of the whole thing when the computer system was ready. It would be a waste of $20,000." No-vack said. “I will be meeting with the representative of the computer company to try to start the new pay schedule even sooner. It seems like the hard part of pushing this issue is over.”
According to Charest, the computer system currently has two limitations; it is not powerful enough to perform all processing required by the administration, faculty and students, and a large number of people would like to use time sharing. which is restricted presently.
The new system will also add an additional 65 terminals throughout the campus to the present 32, and add more data channels and storage drums, cutting down on internal difficulties in the system.
By the end of next summer a new Univac 11-81 computer will be installed which wilfprovide the user community with four times as much computer power as the present system has.”
"The University is currently working with the academic community and administration to determine the long-range requirements for the University,” Charest said. Once this information is collected it will be put into a request for a proposal to various computer vendors, who will in turn submitt proposals on how they can best suit UM's needs.
The Finance and Management Idee System (FAMIS), once implemented. will allow the administration to keep a closer track of the financial affairs of the University. This system should be on line by January, 1979.
By CINDY S. VOVA
N>wt Editor
Attempts by Undergraduate Student Body Gvemment (USBG) to change the work study students payment schedule from the present monthly basis to a bi-weekly basis met with some success last Tuesday.
In a meeting attended by Philip Charest, director of computer services, Paul Novack, USBG Speaker Pro Tempore and Steven Ferreira, senator. School of Business Administration, Dr. John Green, executive vice president for administration and finance made a committment to the student body to Institute the
changes.
According to Novack, who renewed the three year long battle to change the pay schedule this summer. Green set a target date of Jan.l, 1980 to initiate an entire computer financial planning process.
The new planning process will incorporate more than just a switch over to a bi-weekly pay system for work-study students. It will keep the payroll for all University employees and be able to provide all information needed by government agencies as well as encompassing the needs of the entire University’s financial planning process.
Prior to the actual initiation of
the computer system all departments within the'University will be contacted to find out other uses for the system.
Charest will, with USBG, set up a committee that will allow student imput in planning the upcoming program. According to Novack, this committee will be designed to “identify further needs of the student body so that possibly they can be planned for and accomodated within the new system."
Additionally Charest will provide student government with an update on the progress of the system every two weeks.
Initially, Novack wanted to have
Philip Charest Uses Terminal
new system vili provide 65 more
Registrar George Smith
JDL Protests
Against Class On Yom Kippur
By CINDY ESON
Humean* Mew, Writ*r
The University of Miami chapter of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) sponsored a demostration on Thursday afternoon protesting the scheduling of classes on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
Chava Gottlieb, vice-president of the UM chapter of the JDL, said in her speech before the Student Union, "We feel the University is discaimiaalnry in its policy of holding classes on Yom Kippur.”
Gottlieb also said, “For the University to know that the majority of Jewish students cannot attend classes on Yom Kippur and to schedule classes on this day regardless, and after years of continuing grievances from Jewish students, is no less than discriminatory and anti-semetic. ” One third of the student population is Jewish, she added.
The protestors carried signs reading, "Cancel Classes on Yom Kippur,"“No Classes on Yom Kip-pur,”and “UM Don't Discriminate." They also shouted “1,2,3,4, No Classes on Yom Kippur- 5,6,7,8, UM Discriminates." There was a total of about nine protestors demonstrating for about an hour and fifteen minutes.
Gottlieb pointed out that there are about 20 members in the UM chapter of the JDL and that their membership is growing each week.
Gottlieb cited the example that “Many highly regarded universities such as NYU and New York’s City Colleges cancel classes on Yom Kippur and that they do not presume to enforce upon their students conditions that would involve violation of Jewish Law.
This administration, she continued. has remained insensitive to student needs and their sacred observances.
Gottlieb said she wrote a letter of petition to president Stanford explaining their position She said his reply was that he saw “no reason to cancel on Yom Kippur." “On Yom Kippur,” she added “we want to go to classes but we can’t,” because of religious observance.
In an appeal to the Christian students, Gottlieb said "think how you would feel if classes were scheduled on Christmas. It would be a disgrace.”
She continued, “We only hope that you have the same respect and understanding as we have for you.”
“Students should know," she added, "that if any of their teachers schedule exams on Jewish holidays, they should contact the JDL and they will lake care of it immediately.”
Ron Ganellen. a graduate student, said, "I think students should not be forced to attend classes on religious holidays nor be held responsible for material covered that day. Arrangements should be made with the teacher for class requirements." He also added however, “I don't think that holding Yom Kippur to Christmas is a fair comparison."
One of the protestors, Ann Decker said, "I’m not Jewish but it's wrona to have classes on Yom Kippur. It just shows there is a lack of feelings on the part of the Administration for the needs of the Student Body."
Aimed Alvarez, a senior, said of the demonstrators, “They have a point. Most teachers carry on their classes no matter what, but they’re
empty.”
Another student who refused to give his name said “Attendance is pretty poor and it doesn’t make much difference if its Christmas or Wednesday." He estimated that about 25-40% of the students in his classes regularly don't attend. “So many teachers give make-up tests that it doesn't matter if they show up for the scheduled tests or not,” he said.
Decker also said.’T think it’s totally amazing the amount of apathy on this campus.”
Two Muslim students, from Saudi Arabia, observing the protest, said they agreed with the demonstrators. “I think that it's your right not to come to school,” said Saleh Al-Mutawa. "I believe in any celebration in religion, they should be free to do whatever they want."
All Bennakhi agreed. "We should respect their religion and their ideas. Not only the Jews but anyone that has any religion."
Leslie Williams, another observer, said scheduled classes on Yom Kippur “is a form of descrimina-tion." He explained, "this is a particular day to worship and is holy just as the Christians believe that the 25th of December is. Who is to say which particular day is sacred? It Is not up to the University to decide."
Williams added that he felt that if there are enough students of one religion to form a large group, they should be extended the same “religious preference" on the day they hold sacred.
"What criteria do they give for giving the 25th off — the Christian religious holiday? The same criteria should be used for the Jewish holiday,” Williams concluded.
Other students viewing the protest said they agreed with the demonstrators objectives, but declined to give their names.
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